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Manheim Township

OCTOBER 30, 2019

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VOL XXXV • NO 34

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Berks and Chester counties •Toy Run motorcycle charity ride at West Chester Cycle - Saturday, Nov. 2 •Tel Hai Turkey Bowl at Tel Hai Camp - Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28 •Holiday Open House at Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines - Sunday, Dec. 1 Dauphin County •Hershey Figure Skating Club’s “Riding the Silver Blades” show at the Giant Center - Friday, Nov. 1 •“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” at Gamut Theatre Friday, Nov. 15, to Sunday, Dec. 8 •The Peace Tree ceremony and lighting at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital - Thursday, Nov. 21 Lancaster County

•Dayspring Christian Academy’s “Thanksgiving Exposed: The True Story of the Pilgrims” Friday, Nov. 22 •“The Queen of the Night” benefit at Lancaster Public Library’s Lancaster City Branch - Friday, Dec. 6 York County •Veterans Day celebration and breakfast at York Expo Center Monday, Nov. 11 •The Cultural Alliance of York County’s “Going Platinum” anniversary event - Saturday, Nov. 16 •Christmastime in Loganville Saturday, Nov. 23

Landis Homes To Display Artwork pg 5 Church Celebrates 125th Anniversary pg 6

Special Concert Will Honor Veterans America’s Sweethearts, CBJO To Perform Together By Ann Mead Ash

Joe Chesnutt, a member of the Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra (CBJO), is thrilled to be planning a concert to honor veterans with professional singing trio America’s Sweethearts. The members of CBJO have been playing together for five years, and the group wanted to hold a concert for veterans at Highland Presbyterian Church, which serves as the band’s home base. “Everything came into place to have the Sweethearts (join us),” said a smiling Chesnutt. Anyone is welcome to attend the free concert, which will be held at Highland, 500 E. Roseville Road,

Lancaster, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10. The event will feature big band music combined with Andrews Sisters songs sung by the Sweethearts, along with local vocalists. Chesnutt listed a number of songs from the World War II era that CBJO plans to perform with the Sweethearts. “We will do ‘Hold Tight’ with them, which is one of their favorites,” said Chesnutt, who noted that “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Bei Mir Bist Du Schön,” and “In the Mood” will also be on the playlist. “We will also play ‘Pennsylvania Polka,’” said Chesnutt. “That’s an audience favorite and a very fun piece.” In addition, after hearing the Sweethearts perform “America the America’s Sweethearts will perform with the Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra in a free Beautiful” without music, Chesnutt concert to honor veterans at Highland Presbyterian Church on Nov. 10, beginning asked the group to perform it at

at 7 p.m. Net proceeds from an offering received at the concert will benefit the

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SRM Fundraiser Will Feature Ambassador Sudan Rebirth Ministry’s (SRM) sixth annual banquet will feature the ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan to the United States, Philip Jada Natana, as the guest speaker. Natana, who has extensive diplomatic experience, was involved during the creation of South Sudan in Members of the board of Sudan Rebirth Ministry are planning the organization’s annual 2011. He assumed banquet for Nov. 8 at the First United Methodist Church in Lancaster. The speaker will be his current post in the ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan to the United States, Philip Jada Natana. Washington, D.C., in September 2018. Jacob Guot, Celebration Center of First United students from kindergarten through founder of SRM, will also be a fea- Methodist Church, 29 E. Walnut St., college in order to prepare them to tured guest at this year’s banquet. Lancaster. The goal of the event is to be citizens, leaders, and Christians The fundraiser will be held Friday, specifically raise educational schol- in the world’s newest country. There Nov. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the arship funds for South Sudanese is a per-person cost to attend. See SRM Fundraiser pg 2

JFS To Show Free Film On Warsaw Ghetto By Ann Mead Ash

“This story is powerful because it speaks of people in the Warsaw Ghetto and how they clearly saw what their future was like,” said Bob Ruder. Ruder further explained that Jewish Family Services (JFS) was bringing “Who Will Write Our History,” a film written and directed by Roberta Grossman and executive produced by Nancy Spielberg, to Penn Cinema, 541 Airport Road, Lititz, on Monday, Nov. 11, as a followup to the group’s 2018 showing of “GI Jew.” Showings will be at 2 and 7 p.m. According to Ruder, the film goes back and forth in time, interspersing footage from World War II with presentday actors and actresses. “You go from modern to archival, so you have to pay attention,” said Ruder. “It’s powerful. It’s something that … the community will find informative and educational. See Free Film pg 2

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