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OCTOBER 6, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 21
Manheim Township Plans Homecoming BY ANN MEAD ASH
n Friday, Oct. 8, Manheim Township High School (MTHS) will hold its annual homecoming celebration. The 2021 homecoming queen will be crowned during halftime of the varsity football game against Penn Manor High School, which will begin at 7 p.m. at the MTHS stadium, 115 Blue Streak Boulevard, Lancaster. The homecoming dance will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9. The queen will be crowned by the 2020 queen, Macy Mosner. The nine 2021 homecoming queen candidates are Kristen Bennett, Noa Blumenthal, Megan Hampshire, Brynn Magrini, Avery Palandjian, Katherine Pan, Savanna Petersheim, Maddie Wells, and Sophiae Yost. Kristen Bennett is the daughter of Scott and Mary Bennett of Lititz. At school, she is president of Manheim Township Performing Arts (MTPA), a committee head for Mini-THON, a liaison for Tri-M Music Honor Society, and a member of National Honor Society (NHS). She sings in
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the concert choir and Bella Voce Music Ensemble, and she takes part in fall plays and spring musicals. Outside school, she is involved in community theater. Following graduation, she plans to study biomedical engineering. She will be escorted to the game by her father. Noa Blumenthal is the daughter of Stuart Blumenthal and Dr. Donna Cohen of Lancaster. At school, she is co-founder and communications chair of Township Together, treasurer of the Women in Leadership Club, a Link Crew leader, and a member of NHS, and MTPA. She is co-captain of the Manheim Township girls’ soccer team and a four-year varsity player. Outside school, she is national special projects lead of the MyVote Project, president of Shaarai Shomayim Temple Youth Group, a member of the PA Classics Soccer Club, and a coach for the Manheim Township Little Kickers program. Following graduation, she plans to attend college to major in science and minor in Spanish. She will be escorted to the game by her father. See Homecoming pg 4
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Lizzette Anders, second-grade Spanish immersion teacher at Reidenbaugh Elementary School in Manheim Township, traces the origins of the grant she received in May from Manheim Township Education Foundation (MTEF), an organization dedicated to making resources available to educators in order to enrich student experiences, to a well-known horticultural wonder in Kennett Square. “I had completed a couple of workshops with Longwood Gardens about five See MTEF pg 3
Neffsville Car Show Moves To New Home BY ANN MEAD ASH
The Neffsville Car Show, formerly run by the Lancaster Sunrise Rotary Club, is moving to Lancashire Hall, 2829 Lititz Pike, Lancaster. The
show was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, but for 2021, the event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. “I think our grounds at Lancashire Hall are perfect for a car
show,” said Eric Stark, marketing coordinator for Lancashire. “We hope to gain a lot of positive exposure and (offer) a great experience for people to bring their cars and enjoy our beautiful grounds.” See Car Show pg 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Professional Women’s Forum Announced . . . . . .2 Creation Care Celebration Set . . . . . . . . .6 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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Members of the Manheim Township High School homecoming court are (from left) Madeline Wells, Savanna Petersheim, Avery Palandjian, Kristen Bennett, Megan Hampshire, Katherine Pan, Noa Blumenthal, Brynn Magrini, and Sophie Yost.
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