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JULY 14, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 25
The Hunt Is On In Manheim BY CATHY MOLITORIS
There’s a pig perfect for posing with in Manheim. Do you know where it is? It’s one of the stops on the Manheim PA Community Scavenger Hunt, created by Manheim Community Cares. The scavenger hunt kicked off last month and will run through December. To get started, just download the GooseChase app on
Members of the Manheim Veterans Memorial Committee and advisory board lay flowers at Veterans Memorial Park, where the group plans to construct a plaza.
he Manheim Veterans Memorial Committee (MVMC) has a motto that sums up its mission: Honor Their Service. To fulfill this goal, the group recently launched a capital campaign to raise funds for the creation of a memorial plaza in Manheim’s Veterans Memorial Park. “This is something we want to do for all Manheim veterans, whether they served in war or in peace,” said retired Army Brig. Gen. George Schwartz, a member of the committee. “There is a long list of people in Manheim who have made the ultimate sacrifice, but everyone who serves sacrifices something. We want to honor everyone.” The memorial will be dedicated to residents of Manheim Borough and Penn and Rapho townships. It will include flagpoles for the standards of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard as well as the Merchant Marines of World War II. The plaza will also consolidate the various memorials already in place around town to provide one access point for honoring veterans.
“Consolidating the memorials will give them more meaning,” Schwartz said. “People might walk by some of the memorials and never really notice them. Some have actually been in storage because they were moved due to development, so it will be nice to be able to have a dedicated place to put them all.”
“This is something we want to do for all Manheim veterans, whether they served in war or in peace.” Members of the MVMC had planned to conduct their capital campaign in 2020, but the pandemic put it off a year. The group, made up of volunteers, hopes to raise $300,000 through donations, inkind gifts, special events and the sale of memorial bricks for the plaza.
“Parts of the plaza are going to be paved by bricks, and they will be engraved,” Schwartz noted. “Bricks can honor any veteran, not just someone from Manheim. It’s a great way to get involved in our effort and to recognize a veteran.” He said the committee is working on plans for people to adopt a veteran from World War II and purchase a brick in his or her honor. The MVMC is being assisted by an advisory board made up of local residents including Penn Township manager Mark Hiester, former Manheim Central School superintendent Lew Jury and Manheim Borough Council president Carol Phillips. The capital campaign will run through Veterans Day, and the committee has set a goal for the groundbreaking of the plaza to coincide with the Manheim Memorial Day parade in 2022. For more information, visit https:// manheimveteransmemorial.org.
See Hunt pg 2
Some stops on the Manheim PA Community Scavenger Hunt feature collectible wooden tokens.
Northwest EMS Awards Scholarships
INSIDE THIS ISSUE VFW Baseball Tournaments Held . . . . . .3
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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Northwest Emergency Medical Services (EMS) recently awarded two scholarships to graduating seniors at Manheim Central High School. Audrey Miller and Jenna Wagner were awarded the Robert C. Stirling Scholarship, named in honor of Bob Stirling. Stirling was an active member of the Manheim community, including the Manheim Veterans Memorial Ambulance Association, which merged
Mount Hope Plans Celebration . . . . . . .7 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Business Directory . . . . . 12
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your smartphone and search for “Manheim PA Community Scavenger Hunt.” Paper copies of the hunt are also available at Sloan’s Pharmacy, 73 S. Main St.; Divine Swine, 2684 Lebanon Road; and state Rep. Mindy Fee’s office, 47 Market Square. The scavenger hunt provides something fun for people to do while exploring the Manheim area, said Nancy Hanula of Manheim Community Cares. Founded in 2018, Manheim Community Cares is composed of community leaders and concerned citizens who work to identify and address needs in the community. “At Manheim Community Cares, one of the things we do is analyze data to see what the needs are,” she noted, adding that data showed a lack of prosocial activities beyond school for youths in the community. “But the scavenger hunt isn’t just for youths. It’s for adults, too. We’re hoping that everybody young and old comes out and participates.”
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