Manheim Central SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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FALL-WINTER 2019
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Pleasant View Retirement Community is sponsoring a golf tournament, set for Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Overlook Golf Course, 2040 Lititz Pike, Lancaster. Registration will take place at noon, and golf will begin with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Participants will enjoy two meals and 18 holes of golf and may participate in a wide variety of games along the way. Proceeds will benefit Pleasant View’s cognitive care fund. To register, visit www.pleasantview communities.org/golf. Contact Amanda Gilbertson at agilbertson @pleasantviewrc.org or 717-664-6644. TRIVIA NIGHT
is sponsoring a trivia night on Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Luther Acres Community Room, 600 E. Main St., Lititz. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with trivia starting at 7 p.m. The public is invited. A cost has been set per person. Tables will accommodate up to eight team members. Light refreshments will be served, and attendees may bring their own beverages. Vocal Harmonix is the Lancaster-based chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a nonprofit organization. To buy tickets, visit the events page at www.vocalharmonix .org or email vocalharmonix@ gmail.com. Prepurchased tickets may be picked up at the door. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the door. RAPTOR PRESENTATION
The Lancaster County Bird Club will meet on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Peggy Hentz, founder of Red Creek Wildlife Center, will present “Basic Introduction to Raptors.” She will bring four birds. This program is appropriate for children of kindergarten age and up. The public is invited to attend free of charge and may call 717-725-2717 or 717-984-2738 with questions or visit www.lancasterbirdclub.org.
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Bible2School Prepares For New School Year By Chelsea Peifer
Bible2School offers free elective Bible classes to children in second, third, and fourth grades attending Doe Run and Baron elementary schools. Why those grade levels? “That’s really when the kids are starting to ask the hard questions - like ‘ Who am I?’ ‘Where do I come from?’ ‘What happens when I die?’ - and we love that we can come alongside of them and give them a biblical worldview,” said Stephanie Smith, director of operations at Bible2School. Students in the Manheim Central School District have the opportunity to participate in the hour-long classes offered on a weekly basis during lunch and recess. Bible2School is entirely free to schools and families, as it is funded
through donations and carried out by trained volunteers. The program formed in 1979 when a group of pastors from the Manheim area decided to utilize the then newly amended Section 1546 of the Pennsylvania School Code, which allows children to be released from public school for religious training of their choice. Each week, a Bible lesson is taught, sometimes incorporating music, a skit, or a science experiment, before the children split up into smaller groups, where a volunteer leads discussion, a craft or activity, and prayer. “We really aim to make it as fun as possible and age appropriate,” Smith said. “(Students) really look forward to it.” The small group leaders try to develop friendships with each student. Smith noted that some of the volunteers even request to move up in grade levels along See Bible2School pg 2
Volunteer Marie Good (center) interacts with students during Bible2School, a free weekly elective Bible class offered to second-, third-, and fourth-graders attending Doe Run and Baron elementary schools. Registration is now open for the 2019-20 school year. Volunteers are also needed.
Golf Tournament To Fund Not The Last Dance By Ann Mead Ash Hope Within’s New Dental Clinic By Chelsea Peifer
Hope Within Ministries, a free primary care medical clinic located at 4748 E. Harrisburg Pike, Elizabethtown, focuses on providing health care coverage for people who may otherwise fall between the cracks in the health care system. “A lot of people think that it’s the poorest of the poor that we see, but it’s not,” explained Anne Marie McAlester, Hope Within chief operating officer. “We serve those who are the ‘working poor,’ those who are working multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet but yet they make too much to qualify for medical assistance and not enough to afford health insurance.” Oftentimes, Hope Within patients See Hope Within pg 2
Standing outside of the entrance to the recently completed 1,900square-foot addition at the Hope Within Ministries primary care clinic in Elizabethtown are (from left) volunteer Robin Bush, chief operating officer Anne Marie McAlester, office manager Anderline Celestin, and event coordinator Darice Baird.
Doris Kreiter of Lititz is not happy that her husband, Dave, is retiring even though Dave is 83. “I hate to see him retire because we have a good time,” said Doris, referring to her husband giving up calling square dances, which he has been doing since the mid1970s. The pair founded the Swing Thru Square Dance Club in 1974. Doris is still looking forward to the last two fun nights of calling that Dave has on his schedule. Although Dave is retiring, the club he and Doris founded is still going strong, and members are excited to teach square dancing to the next generation. In fact, the club will offer two free introductory nights for those who are interested in learning a bit about this form of dance. The club invites singles, couples, groups, and families to Luther Acres Wellness Center, 600 E. Main St., Lititz, on Thursdays, Sept. 12 and 19, at 7 p.m. See Square Dance Club pg 6
Doris and Dave Kreiter were dressed to square dance in 2014. Dave is retiring from calling square dances and running the Swing Thru Square Dance Club the two founded in the 1970s. The club will continue to hold dances, and free lessons will be offered at Luther Acres Wellness Center in Lititz at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 and 19.
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