Manheim Township JUNE 12, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: “THE COMEDY OF ERRORS” PRODUCTION SET page 4
VOL XXXV • NO 14
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
OUTDOOR CONCERT
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a concert featuring two hours of orchestral music by Allegro on Sunday, June 16. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org. INFORMATIVE EVENT
The second annual Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership Fair Housing Summit 2019 will take place on Wednesday, June 19, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Emerald Foundation Community Campus, 2120 Oregon Pike, Lancaster. This year’s summit will focus on the ABC’s of fair housing, including access, barriers, and common ground. For more details and registration, visit www.eventbrite.com. Readers may also call 717-291-9945. GARDENING PRESENTATION
The Manheim Township Historical Society will present “Heirloom Vegetables and Native Plants” by Jodie Morris on Saturday, June 22, starting at 10 a.m. at the Stoner House, 601 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster. Morris has 20 years of gardening experience working for Stauffers of Kissel Hill in Lititz, where she is the general manager of the garden center.
Streaks Play For PIAA Championship pg 6
LCDS Holds Commencement pg 2
Foundation Presents Awards pg 2
Rotary Wheels And Wings Festival And 5K Planned At Airport By Ann Mead Ash
In spite of the inclement weather last year, Rotary Club of Lancaster member Russ Harlan was impressed with the turnout at the 2018 Wheels and Wings Festival and 5K. “(Overall), we had half the attendance of the year prior, but we still had 91 runners in the 5K, and 70 car owners still showed up,” reported Harlan. “I was supremely impressed with 70 cars (coming out for the show) in the rain.” This year, organizers plan to bring back the activities they had planned for last year that were designed to entice more families to the event. The 2019 Wheels and Wings Festival and 5K, which will be held at the Lancaster
Airport, 500 Airport Road, Lititz, on Saturday, June 22, will feature two bounce houses, helicopter rides for purchase, and a flying rebuilt Huey helicopter from the Vietnam era. Festivities will kick off with the 5K race at 8 a.m. A fly-in and a car show will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Live music will be performed beginning at 10 a.m. The event will be held rain or shine, and there will be no charge for spectators to come and enjoy the day. Parking will be provided by suggested donation. See Wheels And Wings pg 3
The 2019 Wheels and Wings Festival and 5K, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lancaster, will feature planes, helicopters, and a 5K when it is held at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz on June 22. Funds raised by the event will benefit Summer Youth Experience.
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
will hold the annual Mela Indian American Fusion Community Festival on Saturday, June 29, from 2 to 8 p.m. at Lititz Springs Park, 24 Broad St., Lititz. The event will feature Indian American food for purchase, along with shopping, entertainment and more. For more information, readers may visit www.iafgl.org or contact festival organizer Satish Dwivedi at iafglorg@gmail.com. LOCAL HISTORY
The Lancaster County Postcard Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 17, at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Club member Bud Heim will present “The Conestoga Traction Company.” The postcard competition will be “A Mechanical Postcard.” The meeting is open to the public. For more information, readers may call 717-413-6882 or search for “Lancaster County Postcard Club” on Facebook.
LMS Quiz Bowl Teams Earn Success Lemonade Series Returns To Highland The Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) high school Quiz Bowl team recently won this year’s Brainbusters competition against Elizabethtown. The team includes coach Dan Dietzel and students Toby Palmer, Jacob Cairns, Benjamin Jessep, and Josiah Esch. Students from the LMS Lancaster and Hershey campuses were on the team to take part in the Lancaster/Lebanon competition. “It felt so good to win this year!” said team captain Jacob Cairns, Class of 2019. “We had lost two years ago, and so this win as a senior was really great. It was such a fun group of teammates.” See LMS Quiz Bowl pg 4
By Ann Mead Ash
Lancaster Mennonite School’s high school Quiz Bowl team, including (from left) coach Dan Dietzel and students Toby Palmer, Jacob Cairns, Benjamin Jessep, and Josiah Esch, recently won the Brainbusters competition against Elizabethtown. The team also qualified for the National Quiz Bowl Tournament.
The third intallment in the 2019 Opera Lancaster Associates (OLA) Lemonade Concert Series will feature four young people who represent the reason behind the events. On Thursday, June 20, the winners of the 2019 OLA voice competition will be showcased in a concert at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. Students who triumphed in the competition include Gretchen Enterline of Lancaster, Rebekah Hill of Lancaster, Holly Butler of Leola, and Rebecca Gideon of Denver. According to Michelle Klink, one of the organizers of the Lemonade Series, the competition, now in its 50th year, had granted scholarship money to about 160 students. To raise funds to continue that tradition, freewill
QuintEssentially Brass will perform on Aug. 8 as part of the Opera Lancaster Associates Lemonade Concert Series. offerings are received at the Lemonade Concert Series. Concerts will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 15. See Lemonade Series pg 3
R040619
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER JUNE 12, 2019
Postal Patron
MTM
The Indian American Fusion Group of Lancaster