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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 36
The Manheim Farm Show Is Back BY CATHY MOLITORIS
hen the 67th annual Manheim Community Farm Show kicks off on Monday, Oct. 4, it will have a unique theme: “Back to Normal.” “We’re back, and we’re so excited to be having a farm show, since we couldn’t do it last year,” said Deb Seibert, director. The Manheim Farm Show will run from Oct. 4 through Friday, Oct. 8. Although it will be held on the farm show grounds adjacent to Manheim Central High School as usual, all visitors must park at the Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road, and take a shuttle to the show due to limited parking at the site. The farm show is an opportunity to showcase agriculture and its importance in the community, Seibert noted, adding, “We are the only fair in Pennsylvania that’s called a ‘farm show.’ This is an agricultural event. It’s about farming and teaching where your food comes from.” The Manheim Community Farm Show will run from Monday, Oct. 4, through Friday, Oct. 8.
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Put Pork On Blessing All Creatures Great And Small priest in charge, who is a cat mom. Your Fork “They are so much a part of our BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Due to ongoing limitations and guidelines for long-term care facilities and in lieu of its annual harvest festival, pig roast and auction, Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community will hold a drive through, curbside pickup pulled pork fundraiser. The fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of East Fairview Church of the Brethren, 1187 Fairview Road, Manheim. Each meal will include fire-grilled and slow-roasted pulled See Pork pg 7
Inviting people to a pet blessing ceremony are Barbara J. Seras and her cat, Willie.
Our pets bring us joy and happiness. They love us unconditionally, and their presence has been proven to reduce stress. They are truly blessings in our lives, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church thinks so, too. The church, located at 90 S. Charlotte St., Manheim, will hold Francis Fest - Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. The ceremony will be held on the church lawn. “Our pets are so important to us,” said Barbara J. Seras,
lives. For me, they bring a rhythm to my life.” Seras, who has been serving at St. Paul’s for the past 18 months, held similar ceremonies at her other churches over the years. She has blessed most household pets, as well as sheep, goats and the local K9 unit. “I’ve had people ride up on horses for the blessing,” she recalled. All pets are invited to Francis Fest, but they must be crated or leashed. “I just ask that (attendees’) pets are not running loose,” Seras stated.
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