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DECEMBER 8, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 46
Holiday Concert Will Raise Scholarship Funds BY CATHY MOLITORIS
njoy the sounds of the season when Manheim Central High School (MCHS) presents its annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19. Due to ongoing construction at the high school, the performance will be held in the auditorium of the middle school, 261 White Oak Road, Manheim. The MCHS concert band, orchestra and choir will perform during the program. Under the direction of John Brackbill, the concert band will perform “The Joyful Rose of Winter,” which is a musical portmanteau of “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” and “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”; “Fantasia on Silent Night”; and a suite of selections from “The Polar Express.” The orchestra will be directed by Shenna Caravella and will perform “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” “Around the World at Christmas Time,” “Liszt Christmas Suite” and “Shaker Variants.” Directed by Stephanie Magaro, the choir will perform “Gaudete!” - a traditional Latin
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carol dating back to the Renaissance; “Glow,” a piece by contemporary composer Eric Whitacre; “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”; and “Carol of the Bells.” The concert is a joint production between the MCHS music department and Interact Club. Interact Club is a service club sponsored through the Rotary Club of Manheim and Manheim Central School District. The theme for Interact is “Service Above Self,” with the central concept of students giving back to the community. Members are required to volunteer a minimum of 10 service hours by the end of each school year. Past projects have included assisting with roadside cleanup, serving free community meals in the Manheim area, helping with the evening meal at Water Street Mission in Lancaster, caroling at Pleasant View Communities, volunteering at the Manheim Central Foundation for Educational Enrichment auction, assisting at the Manheim Community Farm Show and more. Club advisers are Amy Burdyn, Lyndsey Rote and LuAnn Wise.
Come To A German Holiday Market
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Head to Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, on Saturday, Dec. 18, and take a trip back in time. The second annual Drive to Bethlehem will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. “When you arrive at the drive, you will be greeted by a Roman centurion, who will inquire if you are coming to Bethlehem for the census that was decreed by Caesar Augustus,” explained Kris Gray, one member of the team that is coordinating the event. “The centurion will hand you a booklet with the Christmas story so you can follow along.”
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“We want to offer opportunities to share our cultural heritage with the community,” said Elise Bullington, event chairperson for Lancaster Liederkranz’s Christkindlmarkt. “We do that through our fests. A big thing in Germany are these Christmas markets. They are an opportunity to bring people together, for local artisans to showcase their talents and for wonderful family fun.” See German pg 5
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Take A Drive To Bethlehem
A Nativity will be one stop on the Drive to Bethlehem.
See Bethlehem pg 2
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