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Manheim Township townlively.com

JANUARY 26, 2022

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXVII • NO 36

A Youthful Perspective BY ANN MEAD ASH

acy Eisenhart, a Manheim Township High School (MTHS) student and member of the newly formed Manheim Township Youth Council, hopes that other young people in the area will speak up about issues facing students. “We are interested in hearing perspectives from others in the youth population,” Eisenhart said. The opportunity for local youths to share their thoughts and opinions on local issues grew its roots in the summer of 2021 when the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners wanted to add youth participation to local politics. “We discussed how it could be set up, and we drafted a resolution. We created the Manheim Township Youth Council,” said Jim Drumm, Manheim Township manager, who has worked with youth councils in the past. The group held its first meeting on Dec. 6 and is scheduled to meet the first Monday of

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Members of the Manheim Township Youth Council are (from left) Soleil Yoder Salim, Aanya Iyengar, Sophie Esbenshade, Macy Eisenhart, Zayne Seyed, Krishna Chinnasamy, Jack Bear, and (not pictured) Zaara Seemeen. They will work with Manheim Township manager Jim Drumm (far right).

each month at 4 p.m. at the Manheim Township Municipal Office, 1840 Municipal Drive, Lancaster. A call went out to local schools, and several students from MTHS became members of the initial council. In addition to Eisenhart, they are chair Krishna Chinnasamy, vice chair Zayne Seyed, Aanya Iyengar, Jack Bear, Soleil Yoder Salim,

Sophie Esbenshade, and Zaara Seemeen. Several of the students commented on why they decided to become involved in the council. Bear said that he does not want to leave MTHS without having taken steps to positively benefit the community. Chinnasamy echoed that comment, and he

pointed out that he would also like to raise awareness of local government among other students. “We forget that local government makes decisions that affect us daily,” he said. Seyed said he was struck by the importance of being able to represent the youths and have a say in the community.

Eisenhart wanted a chance to express her opinions. “I think it’s important to have a youth perspective on local (issues) that could impact us,” she said. “When (local government) is doing something involving our age group, they should have our perspective. So, I was interested in helping out.” See Manheim Township pg 2

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CEF After-School Clubs Return To Lancaster County

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BY ANN MEAD ASH

BY ANN MEAD ASH

In October of 2021, Risa Paskoff, executive director of Aaron’s Acres, was informed that the Manheim Community Pool, where Aaron’s Acres has held its summer camp, would not reopen in the spring. “In 30 days, we researched about 30 community pools,” said Paskoff. “Our team was amazing. We had to find a place.” See Aaron’s Acres pg 2

Prayer, a Bible lesson, singing, and small group times are all part of Good News Club meetings, which will be held in a number of local school districts this spring.

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In the fall of 2021, Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Good News Clubs went live again across Lancaster County and beyond. In the spring of 2022, in-person clubs are planned for elementary-age students in the school districts of Columbia, Conestoga Valley, ELANCO, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Manheim Township, Penn Manor, Pequea Valley, Lancaster, Warwick, and Octorara. Virtual clubs will be offered in Cocalico, Donegal, See Good News pg 3

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