Manheim Central townlively.com
JUNE 2, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 19
A Call To Serve And Protect BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Like many of their peers, the members of Mastersonville Volunteer Fire Company are struggling to recruit help. To remedy the problem, the fire company will hold an open house from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 7, at the station, 2121 Meadow View Road, Manheim. “The goal of this open house is to engage the community,” said Lori
Shenk, assistant secretary. “It’s an open invitation to come say hi and see what we’re all about.” When the station moved to its current location, it hosted an open house in 2019, but the June 7 event will be less formal, Lori explained. “It’s going to be fun, informative and interactive in a safe way,” she stated. “We’re going to have handson activities under guidance and supervision.” There will be three stations set up for the open house. See Fire Company pg 2
Manheim Community Life Group members Tere- Businesses, organizations and individuals sa Nolt (left) and Bill Melone have been working have helped to furnish rooms for single mothwith a team of volunteers to create The Home ers and their children. on Ferdinand.
Providing A Safe Haven t the corner of Charlotte and Ferdinand streets in Manheim, a fresh start awaits. The site will be the location of The Home on Ferdinand, providing shelter for single mothers and their children. The home will be showcased in an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 5, and Sunday, June 6. The Home on Ferdinand is a project of the Manheim Community Life Group, said Bill Melone, community care pastor of Manheim Brethren in Christ Church and a board member of the group. “(Manheim) churches got together to see what they could do in Manheim to help the community,” Melone recalled, noting that the group soon determined the need for emergency housing services. “One of the churches had some money and made it available to the other
work was needed to prepare it for its new purpose. The entire interior was painted; floors were replaced throughout; walls were removed to make rooms bigger; and updated security features, including cameras and smoke detectors, were installed. The home features a common room, a dining room where the women can eat together, a full kitchen, a children’s play area and an adjoining building where live-in staff will reside. “A lot of volunteers helped to make this project happen, so the open house is an opportunity for them to see the finished project,” Nolt said, adding that the home is tentatively set to open in late summer. “It’s also a way for us to raise awareness for what we’re doing here. We have had financial contributions from churches, businesses and individuals, so the open house will give them a chance to see what has transpired here.”
What is the value of a red rose? For the members of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manheim, it’s priceless. On Dec. 4, 1772, Baron Henry William Stiegel and his wife, Elizabeth Holz Stiegel, conveyed property to fellow Lutherans to build a church in exchange for an annual rent payment of one red rose. The celebration and rose payment,
See Home pg 4
See Rose pg 3
Mastersonville Volunteer Fire Company members (from left) Eric Shields, Sara Duttera, Matt Shenk and Lori Shenk will host an open house featuring hands-on activities.
The Festival Of The Red Rose Celebrates History BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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churches to use. We were able to purchase the property in December of 2020.” The site had been the location of the Danner Home, a senior care facility, so it was already set up to be a group home, said Teresa Nolt, project manager and board member. “ We will have room for eight women and their children,” she noted, adding that the home is designed to be transitional housing, providing shelter to the families for up to a year. “We will also have support for the women to assist them in their needs, whether it’s job searching, counseling and so on. We’ll have an in-house social worker as well.” Services will be individualized to meet the needs of each woman, providing the support for her to eventually live on her own, she said. Although the home was already set up to house many people, lots of
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