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Manheim Central NOVEMBER 13, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: “CONCERT OF COMPASSION” WILL BENEFIT FOOD BANK page 3

VOL LX • NO 45

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

The Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge Choir will lead the morning worship service at 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, at Hernley Mennonite Church, 746 Lebanon Road, Manheim. A freewill offering will be received for the organization. Everyone is welcome. Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge is a faith-centered organization and a drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment center providing highly specialized services and programs. Its core mission is to restore wholeness to individuals and hope to families and communities impacted by substance abuse.

COMMUNITY EVENT

Piercing Word

OUTDOOR EXPLORATION

Governor Dick Environmental Center, 3283 Pinch Road, Mount Gretna, will offer events to the public. Preregistration is required by contacting 717-964-3808 or governordick@ hotmail.com and providing a name and phone number. Attendees should meet at the Environmental Center. On Saturday, Nov. 16, Seeds on Weeds will be presented at 1 p.m. Attendees will learn how to identify plants by their seeds as well as how seeds disperse. Additionally, a 5-mile hike will be offered at 1:30 p.m. on National Take a Hike Day, Sunday, Nov. 17. Hikers should wear sturdy shoes and bring water.

Collins Joins Manheim Community Library As Director By Chelsea Peifer

Paula Collins officially began as director of the Manheim Community Library on Oct. 7 - which turned out to be perfect timing to get acquainted with some of the things that make Manheim shine: football and the Farm Show. “I quickly found out that it is like Texas football here,” said Collins. “This is Manheim, Texas, and everybody goes to the games whether you have a player on the team or not. I love it.” Collins said she loves the sense of community in Manheim - not only surrounding football, but everything, including the beloved library located at 15 E. High St., Manheim. “I kept getting separated from our float during the (Manheim Farm Show) parade, because I would stop to talk to people, and everyone was so friendly,” recalled Collins. “I was asking, ‘What do I need to know about Manheim?’ And people had so much to say. I kept hearing, ‘Oh it’s a great community!’ and ‘We love our library!’” As director, Collins hopes to form partnerships with organizations throughout the Manheim Community

Library’s service area to bring new opportunities and promote lifelong learning in the community. She also plans to develop an outreach component to the library’s program schedule in order to provide services to individuals who are unable to visit the library due to various barriers, such as transportation or mobility issues. Collins currently lives in Clearfield County with her husband and two young adult children and commutes to Manheim. Growing up, she and her family visited Lancaster County every summer to go to Dutch Wonderland and enjoy other area attractions. “I’ve always loved Lancaster County,” said Collins. “There is so much going on here, and there is so much support for the libraries.” Library work has been a passion for her ever since she began working at her local library - the Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library in Clearfield - at age 18 as her first job after graduating high school. “I quickly fell in love with library services and helping people find what they were looking for,” recalled Collins. She earned her undergraduate degree as an

Paula Collins began serving as director of the

See Library Director pg 2 Manheim Community Library on Oct. 7.

Great Turkey Hunt 5K To Support ECHOS By Chelsea Peifer

It may not be every day that you have your eyes peeled for rogue turkeys, but runners in the Great Turkey Hunt 5K will be encouraged to be on the lookout for just that. Stuffed turkeys will be hidden along the course for participants to find and trade in afterward for a frozen turkey. But that’s not all - pie will be served after the race, and all proceeds from the event will support Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS). Race director Grace Wells explained that her husband, Chuck Wells, who also facilitates the annual See Great Turkey Hunt 5K pg 3

Inviting the community to participate in the Great Turkey Hunt 5K on Thanksgiving Day at Elizabethtown College are (from left) race facilitator Chuck Wells, race director Grace Wells, and Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services (ECHOS) assistant director Leigh Ann Farling. Proceeds from the event will be used in partnership with ECHOS to support local families in need this holiday season.

Loan Program Will Promote Trade School Enrollment By Dayna M. Reidenouer

Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning (LDHL) has launched the E. Ann Klein Trade, Occupational, and Technical Education Loan Program, also known as TOTE Loan Program. The new TOTE Loan Program provides interest-free loans to Lancaster County residents who have earned a high school diploma or GED and are planning to attend an eligible trade, occupational, or technical program. Students are eligible to receive one loan totaling up to $3,400 to aid in their See Loan Program pg 2

Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning staff members (from left) Amy Heth and Ashley Hemmelstein and board president Samantha Eck announced the creation of the E. Ann Klein TOTE Loan Program for students attending postsecondary schools other than colleges. Ephrata

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will present “Celebrating the Harvest” during the Extraordinary Give on Friday, Nov. 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim. The show will feature live Scripture performance highlights from the 2019 and 2020 seasons and celebrate God’s work through the ministry of Piercing Word. The ministry is taking part in the Extraordinary Give, and community members are invited to support it during the event. Piercing Word’s mission is “to ignite passion for the Word of God in the heart of the church” through dramatic and musical presentations of Scripture word-for-word from the English Standard Version of the Bible. The ministry aims to challenge everyone to memorize the Word of God for themselves; it also offers memorization workshops and discipleship programs.

The Extraordinary Give - Lancaster County’s Largest Day Of Giving - Will Return On Nov. 22 See pg 6

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