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JULY 27, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVIII • NO 10
Flag Football Fun League Offers Activity For Adults With Disabilities touchdown,” said Samuels, cofounder and coach for the league. andy Samuels first heard of “We will have buddies for those who flag football for adults with can’t catch. (Buddies) can catch (the disabilities during halftime of ball) for (players) and send them to the professional football season the endzone.” Risa Paskoff, executive director championship. Later on, he heard from a parent of an adult with spe- of Aaron’s Acres, concurred. “Everycial needs who wanted to start a body plays no matter what, and local league. He and Bev Magee, one everybody can cheerlead,” she said. Chuckie was a camper with of the founders of Aaron’s Acres, began looking into the possibility. Aaron’s Acres when the program The league was ready to kick off was established in 1998. He was when COVID-19 restrictions hit, known for his happy face and warm embrace throughout the time he delaying the start of play. Now, the program, which is camped with Aaron’s Acres. “If you named the Chuckie Magee Flag knew Chuckie, you loved him,” said Football and Cheerleading League Paskoff. “He was always smiling and after Bev’s son, has partnered with always saying hi to everyone.” Aaron’s Acres, and play is due to Chuckie passed away in 2015 at the start on Saturday, Aug. 20. Games age of 23. While the league was being orgaand cheerleading will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at nized, Samuels told his wife he Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, wanted to name the program after 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. The Chuckie, but he did not tell Bev league is open to participants ages right away. He said that before con21 to 40 with varying abilities and necting with Aaron’s Acres, he and disabilities. “We will make sure that Bev began visiting nonprofits lookeveryone gets to kick off and score a ing for a partner for the league.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
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A Vision Fulfilled BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
When Mark Mueller’s wife, Jackie, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1998, the couple saw the diagnosis as an opportunity. “We decided to treat this naturally as much as we could, without medication,” Mark recalled. “We did a lot of experimenting with nutrition and exercise to see what worked and what didn’t.” The result of their efforts became MS FitEffect, a free, 10-week fitness program for people with MS. The next session will run from Saturday, Sept. 10, through See MS FitEffect pg 2
Rob Weatherholtz, director of discipleship with The Potter’s House, holds a copy of his book, “A Raptured Heart,” which was released in March.
“I have a passion to help people find freedom (from addiction),” said Rob Weatherholtz, director of discipleship for The Potter’s House. “I want to see healed relationships and marriages. We don’t just do recovery; we want to inspire the next generation of game changers in society.” Rob gives presentations about the mission of The Potter’s House, a nonprofit, Christ-centered ministry that offers a holistic approach to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of pre-release and post-release prisoners and individuals desiring to
overcome addictions, and about his own journey, which he has chronicled in his book, “A Raptured Heart,” which was released in March. “It’s a long, long story,” said Rob, playfully slapping the book where it lay on the counter in his home at Still Waters Recovery Center, a campus that also includes a group home for Potter’s House students. Land for a second group home was recently broken at the site. Rob’s story begins in Elizabethtown, where he was the youngest in a family of seven. He describes his childhood as “tumultuous,” noting that his father, Robert Weatherholtz Sr., was in and out of his life. After See The Potter’s House pg 3
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Randy Samuels (left) and Risa Paskoff are looking forward to the start of the Chuckie Magee Flag Football and Cheerleading League.
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