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Manheim Central JULY 10, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: GRETNA MUSIC TO WELCOME JAZZ TRIO, CLARINETIST page 11

VOL LX • NO 27

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

CREATIVE ARTS

Penn State Extension 4-H

COMMUNITY BREAKFAST

Florin Church of the Brethren, 815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, will offer a free breakfast on Saturday, July 20, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A variety of breakfast foods will be offered. Free parking will be available at the lower end of the parking lot, and attendees should enter through the double glass doors under the drive-through. The event is open to the public, and reservations are not needed. For more information, call 717-653-1202, ext. 2.

Paddling Adventures Await At SUSQ Camp pg 2 Students Graduate From Program pg 10

Patriotic Revue Performances Set pg 6

Local Racer Qualifies For Amateur National Motocross Championship Incoming Manheim Central High School freshman Braxton Keiffer, 14, recently qualified for the 37th annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, which will take place from Tuesday to Sunday, July 30 to Aug. 4, at the historic Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Presented by Lucas Oil, the event is the largest amateur motocross race in the world. Braxton competed against more than 22,000 participants from across the

nation to earn one of the 1,446 qualifying positions. T h e s o n o f J. P. a n d Christine Keiffer of Columbia, Braxton began riding and racing competitively when he was 5 years old. He rides nearly every day on a track at his family’s property and also trains twice a week at Power Train Sports and Fitness in Manheim to help stay in shape for his competitions. He competes nearly every week at local tracks and along the East Coast. Over the winter, Braxton participates in wrestling. See Motocross pg 5

Braxton Keiffer will compete in the 37th annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Tennessee.

BIBLE SCHOOL

1756 Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Joy, will host vacation Bible school from Monday, July 22, to Thursday, July 25, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. for children age 3 through grade five. The VBS will be themed “Splash!” and will focus on stories from the Bible where God used water. To register, call 717-653-1284 or email office@mountpleasantbic.org. CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

Lancaster Independent Baptist Church, 33 E. Center St., Lititz, is sponsoring a vacation Bible school program from Monday, July 15, to Friday, July 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “The Mighty God: God Leads Moses and Me” will be for children ages 4 to 12. For more information or to register, readers may call 717-394-8500 or email secretary@lancasterministries.org.

Ruhl’s UMC Plans Annual Community Picnic By Chelsea Peifer

On Saturday, July 20, Ruhl’s United Methodist Church (UMC) will host its annual community picnic at the church picnic grove located at 2766 Newport Road, Manheim. All are welcome to attend, and admission is free. Homemade chicken corn soup will be available to purchase by the quart beginning at 9 a.m. A week in advance of the event, Ruhl’s UMC members will begin to prepare by cleaning the equipment and preparing a staggering 800 pounds of chicken that volunteer Joyce Diffenderfer explained will be used to make the soup. The old-fashioned recipe used by the church includes handmade rivels and is cooked for a long time to intensify the flavors. Folks are asked to bring their own containers to transport the soup. Soup will also be available to purchase by the bowl throughout the day.

Members of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, including (from left) Chuck Ruhl, Gail Ruhl, Karen Nolt, Curt Diffenderfer, and Joyce Diffenderfer, invite area residents to the annual community picnic at the church picnic grove on July 20. Lunch will be available for purchase beginning at 11 a.m., and the kitchen

will remain open until 8 p.m. Options will include hamburgers, cheeseburgers, See Picnic pg 4

By Chelsea Peifer

In 2010, Michelle McGovern went through the devastating agony of her first child, a son named Liam, being stillborn at 21.5 weeks. “They said it’s like being struck by lightning; it can never happen again,” recalled Michelle. As she and her husband, Mike, grieved the loss of their son, a co-worker whose daughter had experienced the loss of a child through a miscarriage told Michelle about Sarah’s Laughter, a nonprofit that offers faith-based support to couples struggling with infertility or the death of a baby. Since no groups were meeting locally then, Michelle signed up to receive emails from the organization, and as time went on she more or less forgot about Sarah’s Laughter. Michelle gave birth to her daughter, Violet, in 2012, with no complications. “She was a picture-perfect pregnancy,” noted Michelle. Her labor and delivery with Violet went quickly - something that Michelle laughs about now because of how much it reflects her daughter’s enthusiastic personality. In 2015 and 2016, however, Mike and Michelle suffered the loss of two children through miscarriages and again waded through the immense sorrow that accompanies such losses. To honor the legacy of Liam, as well as their other children, and to help other couples experiencing the loss of a child through stillbirth, the McGoverns donated a Cuddle Cot to The Women’s Place at Heart of Lancaster in 2016 and another to Women & Babies Hospital in 2017. “We did the two Cuddle Cot donations, but I wanted to do something more regularly (to help other women),” Michelle said. As Michelle rediscovered Sarah’s Laughter and began regularly listening to the organization’s podcast, which features interviews with people who understand infertility and child loss, she began to consider starting a group See Sarah’s Laughter pg 7

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in Lancaster County will host a creative arts mini-camp from Monday, July 29, to Friday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon in the training room at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The camp will include instruction and hands-on experience with different art mediums and techniques and will explore ideas about careers in the arts. For 4-H members, projects can be used for Showcase. A fee has been set, and 4-H membership is not required. Contact Patti Van Brederode at pev3@psu.edu or 717-394-6851 for more information or to register. More information can also be found at https://extension.psu.edu/programs/ 4-h/counties/lancaster/events.


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