Manheim Township /townlively
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 21
Forgotten Friend To Offer Virtual Reptile Shows Scholarship Fund Can Help Provide Programs For Students BY ANN MEAD ASH
Bringing Food And More To Lancaster BY ANN MEAD ASH
Jesse Rothacker of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary holds a Gila monster in front of the greenscreen he uses for virtual presentations.
Pautz explained that the mission of Treasures Markets has several facets: first, to supply affordable food in a food desert; second, to make other items available in the store at reasonable prices and to keep those items out of the waste stream; and third, to offer jobs. “We are working with Water Street Mission’s (WSM) Step Up program,” said Pautz, adding that they received a grant to do job training. “We are working in that program to bring some folks over once they complete the program at Water Street.” Groff added that the organization is already working with a few men to do job training. But job training is not the only way the organization has partnered with WSM. “This is a social enterprise,” said Pautz. “We created Treasures Markets as a benefit to Treasures of Hope Foundations, which is a 501(c)(3) with the sole intent to
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everal years ago, Mike Mitchell, former owner of a discount market, was sitting in church when he had a vision of bringing closeout liquidated overstock merchandise and thrift store items together with groceries, fresh produce, dairy, frozen foods, and fresh meat. Mitchell thought, “If God brings me the right team to put this together, I can do this.” That team, which has brought just such a market to a food desert, with a population of 33,000 within a mile of the location, in Lancaster, includes vice president of development Pam Pautz, who has worked with area nonprofits; vice president of purchasing Mike Willig; and Ken Groff, vice president of store operations. Willig and Groff are both former Amelia’s employees with many years of experience. On June 30, that vision became a
reality when Treasures Markets opened its flagship store located at 515 N. Franklin St., Lancaster, between the McDonald’s and McCaskey High School. The 30,000square-foot building features a variety of groceries, including brandname and locally produced food items, at discount prices on one side and merchandise ranging from jewelry and clothing to furniture and large appliances on the other. Willig pointed to the variety of food items neatly organized to the right of the store. “We wanted to give the local community access to the type of (grocery store) they don’t have access to in Lancaster City,” he said. Pautz noted that closeout items, including new clothing and shoes, priced at less than a third of the original retail. Outside, 40 free parking spaces are available. The store is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays.
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The team that has made Treasures Markets a reality includes (from left) vice president of store operations Ken Groff, vice president of development Pam Pautz, and vice president of purchasing Mike Willig. The first store, which offers discounted groceries, clothing, and housewares, opened on North Franklin Street in Lancaster at the end of June.
“The kids get to meet some of the same animals (as a live show), but they get to meet some different animals as well,” said Jesse Rothacker, founder and president of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary in Manheim, who pointed out that Gila monsters have been part of all the virtual programs the organization has done since COVID-19 restrictions kept him from doing live shows. Rothacker sees benefits in the change. “We don’t usually bring venomous lizards, but now that we’re doing it virtually, (students) can be up close to the nose of a Gila monster and actually see the beady texture of their skin without liability or concern for the schools or teachers.”
To allow Rothacker to bring more information about a number of different types of reptiles, including box turtles, boa constrictors, alligators up to three feet, geckos, and tortoises, to students from prekindergarten through college,