Manheim Central NOVEMBER 14, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: THE GATEHOUSE PROMOTES ADDICTION RECOVERY page 6
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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DAY OF GIVING
The Lancaster County Community Foundation will hold the seventh annual Extraordinary Give on Friday, Nov. 16. On that day, from midnight to 11:59 p.m., individuals may visit www.ExtraGive.org, choose from any of 500 local nonprofit organizations, and make an online donation. Thanks to the Community Foundation, the High Foundation, and corporate sponsors, all participating organizations will receive a prorated portion of the stretch pool, which will total at least $500,000. An additional $50,000 in prizes will be offered to nonprofit organizations throughout the day. Visit www.ExtraGive.org.
UPCOMING EVENT
will be hosted by Ruhl’s United Methodist Church (UMC), 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. The community is invited. The Rev. John Laughlin from Salem United Methodist Church in Manheim will deliver the message. Two offerings will be received that evening: Monetary gifts will be donated to the Manheim Ministerium for its Help Fund, and nonperishable food items will also be collected and given to the Manheim Food Pantry. Ruhl’s UMC is handicapped-accessible, and ample free parking is available. “CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS”
Lancaster County Postcard Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The program will be “Christmas Traditions on Postcards” by member Aaron Heckler. The postcard competition will be a board with the theme “Thanksgiving.” The meeting is open to the public. For more information, readers may call 717-413-6882.
Handbell Group To Perform With MCCL pg 5
Church Plans Carol Sings pg 8
Aaron’s Acres To Celebrate 20 Years By Ann Mead Ash
“We are celebrating our past and looking to the future,” said Aaron’s Acres executive director Risa Paskoff. “We are where we are because of the community and the support (it provides). It has been an amazing journey, and it’s because people believe in us.” To celebrate its history and its future, the organization will hold its first gala at the Bolger Conference Center in Gordiner Hall at Millersville University, 40 James St., Millersville, on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m. The event has sold out of all 200 tickets. The special guest speaker for the gala will be Kyle Maynard, who was born with a condition called congenital amputation that left him with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end
near his knees. “When he was born, his parents were told (by experts) that nothing would become of him,” said Paskoff. “(But) his parents told him he could do whatever he wanted to.” Maynard learned to move without prosthetics, and eventually became a champion wrestler, a CrossFit-certified instructor and gym owner, a competitive MMA/Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter, a world record-setting weightlifter, and a skilled mountaineer. Maynard is also a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY awardwinning mixed martial arts athlete. Paskoff recalled the genesis of Aaron’s Acres more than 20 years ago, when a group of parents of children with special needs were talking about the need for camping programs for their children. “(I read) this article on
LAMS Goes To High School
Staffers and campers have been enjoying the experience offered by Aaron’s Acres, a camp that celebrates the capabilities of children with special needs, for 20 years. The organization will hold a gala in honor of those two decades of service on Dec. 8. Janiece Seldomridge (one of the founding parents), raising her son Aaron, who has autism,” explained Paskoff. “In the middle of the article, there were two sentences (about how the) parents
were looking to start a camp.” At the time, Paskoff had a counseling and therapy practice for children, but her dream was to run programs for children with special needs. See Aaron’s Acres pg 8
Tour Of Homes To Steep Visitors In History And Holiday Spirit By Chelsea Peifer
Five Lititz Area Mennonite School freshmen are part of the new nontraditional high school program that began with the fall semester. The flexible curriculum, which is called LAMS Collaborative Academy, focuses on preparing students to lead purposeful Christian lives in the future. By Ann Mead Ash
When Lititz Area Mennonite School (LAMS) student Tanner Martin was finishing eighth grade last school year, he was not sure where he would be going to school the next year. “My parents were debating whether I should be homeschooled or go to (another Christian school with a high
school program),” said Martin. Fortunately for Martin and his parents, LAMS unveiled a new nontraditional high school program, and Martin became one of five freshmen to enroll in the first session, which began in August. The new program, which is called LAMS Collaborative Academy, focuses on preparing students to lead purposeful Christian lives in the future. See LAMS pg 4 S H O P O U R S PE C TACU L A R
B L AC K NOVEMBER
Like many of the homes in Marietta, Cynthia McComsey’s East Market Street abode boasts quite an expansive history. Stone mason Joseph Hopkins built the two-story log cabin between 1810 and 1815 after having purchased the plot of land from Andrew and Esther Hershey. The Hersheys had bought the plot in 1804 from none other than David Cook, the founder of Marietta’s east section, known as New Haven. Hopkins covered the cabin with pebbledash stucco before selling it to grocer Samuel Hipple, who split the property into two rental units.
Marietta residents Cynthia McComsey (left) and Vivian Carroll (seated) invite the community to usher in the holiday season with an assortment of upcoming events in the borough, including a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus at the annual Christmas tree lighting on Nov. 24. McComsey’s home will be one of eight private residences featured on the 53rd annual Marietta Candlelight Tour of Homes on See Marietta Tour pg 9 Dec. 2, along with several historic buildings.
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