Manheim Central DECEMBER 11, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
The Baron Stiegel Lions Club of Clay and Elizabeth Townships and the Brickerville Fire Company will hold a Buffet Breakfast With Santa on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Brickerville Fire Hall, which is located on Hopeland Road at Route 322. Attendees may eat pancakes and sausage, make crafts and meet Santa. There is no charge, but donations will be accepted. Readers may call Cindy at 717-940-6927 or Bill at 717-572-9224 for additional information.
Kraybill Slates Seasonal Event pg 8 Dance Company To Present “The Nutcracker” pg 7
The More Music, The Merrier Students Prepare For Holiday Concert
SCAVENGER HUNT
Governor Dick Environmental Center, 3283 Pinch Road, Mount Gretna, will host a Christmas scavenger hunt on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants must find all the scattered holiday items within the time allowed to win a prize. There is a fee to participate. Preregistration is required by contacting governordick@hotmail.com or 717-964-3808 and providing a name and phone number in case the program is canceled.
By Chelsea Peifer
The Manheim Central High School (MCHS) music department will present its annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, in the school auditorium, located at 400 E. Adele Ave., Manheim. Admission is free. The MCHS concert band, orchestra, and concert choir will all perform during the program. The concert band will perform under the direction of John Brackbill. The orchestra, directed by Shenna Caravella, will perform “Jubilant
BLUE CHRISTMAS
Overture,” “Christmas Rocks at the Pops,” and “Fantasia on We Three Kings.” Members of the choir, led by director Christa Schimitsch, will present “Rote Abendwolken ziehn” by Johannes Brahms, “Pilgrims’ Hymn” from the opera “The Three Hermits” by Stephen Paulus, and “This Lil’ Light,” a traditional gospel rendition of the tune “This Little Light of Mine” with piano and percussion accompaniment. In keeping with tradition, the choir will end with “Carol of the Bells” by Mykola Leontovych, for which alumni will be invited to join students on the risers to sing. Music sheets will be provided. See MCHS Concert pg 2
New Year’s Day Ride To Support Local Veterans
Ruhl’s UMC To Host Free Christmas Meal By Chelsea Peifer
Beautiful weather with temperatures in the 50s graced last year’s New Year’s Day charity motorcycle ride along the Susquehanna River, and organizers are crossing their fingers for more of the same this time around. “Last year we raised over $35,000, and it was our biggest year for the
The congregation of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church (UMC), 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, would like to invite the community to a free Christmas meal on Saturday, Dec. 21. Dinner will be served promptly at 6 p.m., with a brief program to follow. Everyone is welcome to attend the free event. Dinner will be served family-style at tables set up in the church gymnasium. The menu will include ham, green beans, baked potatoes, applesauce, rolls, and assorted desserts.
See Motorcycle Ride pg 2
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Manheim Central High School Interact Club advisers Megan Adams (back, second from left) and Amy Burdyn (back, third from left) and choir director Christa Schimitsch (back, far right), together with students in Interact and the music department, invite the community to a free holiday concert on Dec. 15. A freewill offering will be received at intermission to help fund two scholarships awarded each spring.
By Chelsea Peifer
Inviting the community to join in the 11th annual New Year’s Day charity motorcycle ride to support veterans at the Lebanon VA Medical Center are (from left) Jen Stumpf, Tyler Stumpf, Guy Caplinger, Nicole Tipping, Jeff Andrews, and Billy Hecht. Registration will open at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020, at the Walter S. Ebersole American Legion Post 185 in Mount Joy, with the ride taking off at 1 p.m.
The meal will be prepared and served by members of Ruhl’s UMC. Those planning to attend are encouraged to sign up by calling the church office at 717-665-3400. Organizer Seth Achey noted that while reservations are not required, they help to give organizers an idea of how much food to prepare. Live Christmas music will be See Ruhl’s UMC pg 9
Ruhl’s United Methodist Church in Manheim will host a free community Christmas meal and program on Dec. 21. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Hempfield Church of the Brethren, 1186 Stevens St., Manheim, will hold a Blue Christmas Service on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. People who have experienced loss or challenging life situations this year, as well as those for whom this time of year feels less joyful, are invited to attend. A Blue Christmas Service invites people to come as they are, whether joyful or sorrowful, excited or dreadful, or peaceful or restless, to reflect and to acknowledge their pain and questions, inviting Christ to be present. For more information, readers may call the church at 717-8980181 or visit www.hempfieldcob.org.
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