Manheim Central OCTOBER 17, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 41
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP
Save a Life Night
BASEBALL PRESENTATION
The Manheim Community Library, 15 E. High St., will host Smart Baseball with Keith Law, a program for people of all ages, on Monday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Law, a senior baseball writer for ESPN and an analyst for ESPN’s Baseball Tonight, will discuss baseball, as well as his book, “Smart Baseball.” He will sign copies of his book after the program. A limited number of copies will be available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the library. The program is free, but registration is required. Visit www.manheimlibrary .org or call 717-665-6700 for details. FOOD SALE
1290 Fruitville Pike, Lititz, will host a pulled pork and bake sale on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pulled pork sandwiches and combo meals will be available for takeout or to eat at the church. Combo meals will include a pulled pork sandwich, chips or pretzels, homemade baked beans, dessert, and a beverage. A selection of baked goods and pints of pulled pork or baked beans will also be sold separately. GOSPEL CONCERT
The Gap Male Chorus will perform in concert on Sunday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Mount Joy Mennonite Church, 320 Musser Road, Mount Joy. The concert will include classic hymn arrangements, Southern gospel music, spirituals, and music in modern styles. Admission is free, though a freewill offering will be received to benefit the chorus’s chosen mission project.
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Celebrating God’s Goodness Around The World By Chelsea Peifer
When Friends in Action (FIA) International was first approached about the need for well drilling in West Africa in 1998, executive director Tim Johnston traveled to the area with a survey team. He still vividly remembers watching as women knelt in a pond to scoop water into eight-gallon containers to carry on their heads. Meanwhile, across the 500foot pond, cattle sauntered through to relieve themselves and an alligator perched on a fallen tree while birds cleaned its teeth. “People walked 2 to 3 miles to find this dirty water. Then they would let it in pots and have to scoop the top off when they used it, because it was that dirty,” explained Johnston. He mentioned that in some areas the water would be teeming with insects to the point that the water did not stop
moving. “That was my introduction to how desperately (the people of West Africa) needed clean water and why they get sick,” Johnston said. With such a high percentage of illness being waterborne, he noted that giving people access to clean water gives them a much better chance of survival and health. After the need was presented to and approved by the board, FIA started drilling wells in the Ivory Coast before transitioning to Ghana. Work began in Burkina Faso in 2006, where FIA continues to serve. According to Johnston, many people in West Africa often feel no need to hear about another belief system until they see FIA volunteers drilling water they desperately need free of charge. This causes people to pause and opens the door for conversation. “The water is so vital to their livelihood that when you offer something like that to them they want to See Friends In Action pg 5
Friends in Action International executive director Tim Johnston (far left), shown with a survey team in Vanuatu, invites the community to the organization’s Missions Banquet on Nov. 2 at the Red Lion Hotel in Harrisburg.
65 Years Of Agriculture In The Spotlight At The Farm Show
Craig Heisey Memorial 5K To Support REYS
Proceeds from the Craig Heisey Memorial 5K on Nov. 3 at Donegal High School will benefit Rainbow’s End Youth Services in Mount Joy. Children age 10 and under may participate in the Victoria Heisey Fun Run immediately following the 5K. By Chelsea Peifer
Rainbow ’s End Youth Services (REYS) invites community members to take part in the 11th annual Craig Heisey Memorial 5K at 9 a.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 3, at Donegal High School (DHS), 1025 Koser Road, Mount Joy. The 10th annual Victoria Heisey Fun Run for children will begin after the 5K is finished. The events are named in memory of See Memorial 5K pg 2
Thousands of area residents visited the 65th annual Manheim Community Farm Show, held from Oct. 8 to 12, to enjoy agriculture exhibits, competitions, food, a business expo, the annual Farm Show Parade, and more amidst unseasonably warm temperatures. To view photos from the week, readers may visit www.townlively.com/fairs-and-farm-shows.
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will be co-hosted by Northwest EMS and Rep. Mindy Fee on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Manheim Central Middle School, 261 White Oak Road, Manheim. Registration will start at 5:30 p.m., with the event taking place from 6 to 8 p.m. The purpose of the event is to equip attendees to be better able to save a live should they find themselves in an emergency situation, even as bystanders. Professionally trained instructors will be on hand to facilitate the classes. Attendees will learn handsonly CPR. Through the Stop the Bleed instructional campaign, those in attendance will also be trained to help in a bleeding emergency. There is no cost to attend, but preregistration is required at www.repfee.com or by calling 717-664-4979.