Manheim Township JUNE 5, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: ROAD RUNNERS SET 31ST SMITH’S CHALLENGE page 7
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 13
MARIMBA ENSEMBLE
Opera Lancaster Associates will present the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble on Thursday, June 13, as part of the Lemonade Concert Series. The concert will take place at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster, at 7 p.m. The group will perform a repertoire ranging from opera to vaudeville and from Broadway to spirituals. A freewill offering will be received. Following the concert, lemonade will be served. OUTDOOR CONCERTS
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will feature two concerts this weekend. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. On Saturday, June 8, a concert by Corty Byron and Friends will feature music by the Beatles. A two-hour concert by 7 Bridges on Sunday, June 9, will be a tribute to the Eagles. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org.
LCBC To Host Motorsports Show pg 2
Friendship Community Welcomes Legislators pg 3 World Juggling Day Event Slated pg 7
College Of Technology To Graduate Maintenance Technicians By Ann Mead Ash
More than 65 students, many of them adults who are working full-time jobs and attending school, have already
taken part in the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (TSCT) Facilities Maintenance (FMT) program offered in partnership with Tec Centro in Lancaster, which began at the school in the spring
of 2018. The spring 2019 class will graduate on Friday, June 7. “When you see the children (of the graduating students) at graduation, it puts it in perspective,” said Timothy
Bianchi, vice president of academic affairs for TSCT. “Adults are coming back to school … many of whom thought they would never go to a college.” See College Of Technology pg 12
POTLUCK PICNIC
The Sierra Club Lancaster Group Students in the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Facilities Maintenance program worked on remodeling the building that will become the Heritage Press Education Center. The students who have completed the six-month program, which is run in partnership with Tec Centro, will graduate on June 7.
For The Love Of Trains Bill Cole Named Railroad Museum Volunteer Of The Year
The Gen. John H. Michaelis Chapter 327 of the Korean War Veterans Association will meet on Wednesday, June 12, in the Eagle Commons of Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The meeting will begin at noon with a free luncheon. David Manuel will speak on “The Navajo Code Talkers of WWII.” Membership in the chapter is open to all servicemen and women who served in Korea at any time from 1945 to the present or were in uniform serving anywhere from June 25, 1950, to Jan. 31, 1955. A special effort is being made to recruit those who served in Korea at any time following the armistice in July 1957. For details, contact Dr. James P. Argires at 717-394-1943.
“I am a model railroader,” said Bill Cole proudly. “I love trains all the time.” A man who first fell in love
Students at the Sunny Sunbeam Center in Georgetown create a variety of items including gift baskets and rolled-candy dolls for sale. An auction to support the center and its six sister workshops will be held on Monday, July 1, at Fisher’s Quality Dairy Sales, 3304 B Old Philadelphia Pike, Ronks. By Ann Mead Ash
Bill Cole of Lancaster was formally recognized as the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Volunteer of the Year at the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission ceremony in Harrisburg on April 27.
In the village of Georgetown, there is a place where students with special needs gather three days a week. Guided by up to five teachers, the students at
the Sunny Sunbeam Center begin their days with devotions and then spend time in song. Ranging in age from 15 to 30, the students take part in a variety of planned activities including lessons, news time, and crafts. See Benefit Auction pg 3
SUMMERTIME FLOWERS and FRUIT! lots of Long Lane At Marticville Road Variety!
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By Ann Mead Ash CODE TALKERS
with trains when he received one for Christmas at the age of 5 growing up in Minnesota could not resist visiting a railroad museum after moving to Lancaster. But making just the occasional visit to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg, became a thing of the past when Cole retired. See Volunteer pg 7
Special Needs Benefit Auction Planned In Ronks
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will host a picnic/potluck at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, in Long’s Park, Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The club will supply charcoal, black bean and regular hamburgers, hot dogs, and rolls for this zero-waste, child-friendly event. Attendees are asked to bring a side dish that will serve at least four. The public is invited. To register, contact Jane Druce at 717-575-8705 or janedruce@gmail.com. To find the gathering site, look for the Sierra Club banner at a location close to the park’s big playground or at the pavilion near the amphitheater.