Manheim Township JUNE 19, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: SENIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE SETS ALL-STAR GAME page 3
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 15
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The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park,
GRAND OPENING
Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, invites the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new Children’s Discovery Patio. The event will take place on Saturday, June 22, at noon. Various donors toward the new resource will assist in officiating the grand opening. SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT
St. Anne Neumann Seniors will meet at St. John 23 Center, 601 E. Delp Road, Lancaster, on Tuesday, June 25, at 12:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Matt and Carol Frigm of SweetLife. The group welcomes new members age 55 and up. For more information, call 717-626-3932. BROADWAY FAVORITES
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By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The sixth annual FoodStock Music Festival, a fundraiser to fight hunger, will be held at Buchanan Park, 901 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster, on Saturday, June 22, from noon to 7 p.m. During the event, attendees may enter to win prizes, shop at a craft show, listen to a variety of music, and purchase food and beverages. Children age 12 and under will be able to enter for free when accompanied by adults who have purchased tickets. The event has been moved to Lancaster from Manheim so that organizers can take full control of the event - the previous venue controlled the layout and concessions - and to ensure that it is family-inclusive and affordable. “Our goal is to maximize attendance and, therefore, maximize the amount of money we can raise for hunger-fighting
The World War II Oral History Club will meet on Tuesday, June 25, at St. Anne’s Retirement Center, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, at 7 p.m. Congressional Gold Medal and Purple Heart recipient Salvatore Castro will speak about his World War II experiences. The club meets on the last Tuesday of every month except December. All World War II veterans and family members and others with an interest in World War II history are invited to attend. There are no membership or admission fees. For more information, readers may call 717-319-3430.
organizations in our community,” explained Jack Fliszar, FoodStock promotion and marketing coordinator. In the past five years, FoodStock has raised approximately $30,000. Fliszar noted that the event was created by Tom Hayden, who worked for the United States Postal Service and saw firsthand the success of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Hayden wanted to do more, so he created FoodStock Music Festival, which provides funds for local food banks and pantries. “Food insecurity affects people and families from all age groups, and summer months are especially tough,” Fliszar said. He reported that according to www.feedingamerica.org, 1 in 8 people, including 1 in 6 children, struggle with hunger in Pennsylvania. “In Lancaster County, approximately 59,000 residents, including 1 in 5 children, go See FoodStock pg 2
Sharing Hope At Relay For Life By Chelsea Peifer
New Holland police officer Wendell Metzler and his family had participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County for many years in support of a close friend who was fighting cancer. Then, in the summer of 2018 on a family vacation to Virginia Beach, Metzler had to be taken into the emergency room due to excruciating pain and the sudden inability to walk. He was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. “As a public servant, I had always taken great pride in helping others,” shared Metzler. “Through my times as a volunteer firefighter, See Relay For Life pg 2
Six bands will perform at the sixth annual FoodStock Music Festival on June 22. The event has moved to a new venue: Lancaster city’s Buchanan Park.
Local Squadron Offers Learning And Adventure By Ann Mead Ash
The FUNguys For Life team (pictured) was one of 112 teams that participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County on June 7 and 8 at Conestoga Valley High School. Team captain and Cochranville resident Brenda Shelton (back, second from right) said the team name is in honor of her husband, Robert Shelton, who had a mushroom business and passed away in 2009. The FUNguys For Life raised $18,312 toward the event grand total of more than $672,462.
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Jerome “Pepper” Broad, deputy commander with Jesse Jones Composite Squadron 304 of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), which meets regularly at the Lancaster Municipal Airport, is happy to expound on the origins of the organization. “(CAP) started during World War II,” said Broad, who added that the first members were coastal watchers, scanning both the east and west coasts of the U.S. for enemy submarines. CAP, which is an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, was See Local Squadron pg 2
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FoodStock Music Festival Moves To Lancaster
Opera Lancaster Associates will continue its 2019 Lemonade Concert Series on Thursday, June 27, at 7 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The concert will feature John Darrenkamp and Friends presenting “The Best of Broadway.” The community is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be accepted.
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Cadet members of the Jesse Jones Composite Squadron 304 of Civil Air Patrol proudly displaying the model rockets that they built during the June 3 meeting at Lancaster Municipal Airport include (back, from left) cadet chief master sergeant Alec Ashcroft, cadet technical sergeant Remi Asso-Gonzalez, cadet staff sergeant Judah Acosta, cadet airman first class Seth Gerlach, cadet senior airman Daniel Freeman, cadet airman Kuria Mbatia, (front) cadet airman Colin Stritch, cadet airman Kuria Muthoni Mbatia and cadet technical sergeant Jurnee Acosta.
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1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a concert featuring music by Liz Vice on Sunday, June 23. 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.