Manheim Township
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 38
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Lancaster Bible College, 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, will host a concert of Christmas music on Monday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Good Shepherd Chapel. Students in the college’s jazz lab band and percussion ensemble will perform. The jazz lab band is a 15-piece big band directed by faculty member Matthew Pavelko. The group also includes jazz musicians from Lancaster and York counties. The percussion ensemble includes several students and faculty members. For more information, readers may call 717-413-7126. UPCOMING WALKS
Penn Dutch Pacers Volksmarch Club will offer noncompetitive 10K and 5K walks on Saturday, Dec. 8, in downtown Lancaster. The start point will be Isaac’s, 25 N. Queen St., Lancaster. Participants may start anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Walkers must complete the event by 4 p.m. All are welcome to participate. There is a nominal cost for IVV credit. All others may take part for free. For details, contact David Barber at 717-626-6103 or visit www.avaclubs.org/pdp. HOLIDAY BREAKFAST
in partnership with St. Anne’s Retirement Community and the LCHS Spiritual Life Department, will present a breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 8, in the cafeteria at LCHS, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., and activities will be offered from 9 to 10:30 a.m. There is a cost for breakfast. Reservations are required by Monday, Dec. 3, by contacting tbrill@lchsyes.org or 717-509-0310. FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT
The Manheim Township Music Association will host its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8 to 10 a.m. in the cafeteria at Manheim Township High School, 115 Blue Streak Blvd., Lancaster. The meal will include pancakes, sausage, orange juice, coffee, and tea. Holiday entertainment will be provided by various high school music ensembles. Tickets are available for a fee, and children under age 6 may eat for free. Proceeds will benefit the music programs of the Manheim Township School District.
LCCS Plans Christmas Marketplace pg 8 Cookie Walk To Support Global Missions pg 5
Skating Show To Tackle Big Questions By Ann Mead Ash
A December skating show has been a hallmark of the Red Rose Figure Skating Club since 2006. For 2018, Ursula Wolfer, lead choreographer for the presentation, chose to tackle questions concerning acceptance of self and others in a show titled “Mirror Mirror.” The Red Rose Figure Skating Club show will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1 and 5 p.m. at the Lancaster Ice Rink, 371 Carerra Drive, Lancaster. The show will feature up to 45 skaters ranging from 4-year-olds to adults. Solos in the show will be performed by high school seniors and skaters who
have reached the elite level in the club. The 2018 soloists will include Manheim Township High School student Katelyn Young, Lancaster Catholic High School student Erin Regan, Hempfield High School students Courtney Meyers and Ellamay Cassidy, Red Land High School student Makayla Robitaille, and Lancaster Mennonite High School student Dulce Shenk-Zeager. For the story of “Mirror Mirror,” Wolfer reflected on the themes of two Disney Channel movies - “Descendants,” which tells the tale of children of storybook villains, and “Zombies,” a musical that pits zombies and humans against each other in a high school setting. See Skating Show pg 6
Skaters who will take part in the Red Rose Figure Skating Club’s “Mirror Mirror” show include (from left) Courtney Meyers, Erin Regan, Katelyn Young, Ellamay Cassidy, Makayla Robitaille, and Dulce Shenk-Zeager. The show will be staged on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1 and 5 p.m. at the Lancaster Ice Rink.
History And Fun - Rolled Into One name, but the characteristics of the Germanic character are murky. “The Belsnickel should not be confused with a jolly old Saint Nick,” noted Stephanie By Ann Mead Ash Celieberti, lead guide with Landis Valley Perhaps the name Belsnickel is familiar? Village and Farm Museum. “He or she is Maybe local residents have heard the (also) not an anti-Santa Claus.” Rather, according to Celieberti, the Belsnickel traditionally was a real person, actually a villager who disguised himself or herself with furs, bells, and soot so as not to be recognized by the children. “Every Belsnickel carried a switch and a bag full of nuts, candies, and fruits,” explained Celieberti. “Before Christmas, the Belsnickel would travel to the children’s homes The Belsnickel will visit Landis Valley Vil- in the village.” Celieberti noted that because the Belsnickel was lage and Farm Museum during Days of the Belsnickel for special events on Dec. 4 a fellow villager, he or she knew which children were good or bad and Dec. 8. The events, which have been and could bring up examples of celebrated for a decade at the museum,
Museum Schedules “Days of the Belsnickel”
attract up to 50 people for each gathering.
Landis Homes To Host Upcoming “Sing For The Moment” Holiday Concert
Clair Leaman (left photo, front of room) is rehearsing weekly with singers he will conduct when the first “Sing for the Moment” Holiday Concert is held at Landis Homes in the West Bethany Chapel on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend. By Ann Mead Ash
Clair Leaman of New Holland has conducted “Messiah” Sing-Along concerts for more than 20 years. Faith Hoover, director of Adult Day Services and coordinator of the Memory Loss Support Group at Landis Homes, attends the
See Belsnickel pg 7
“Messiah” Sing-Alongs. Hoover thought that if Leaman had the skills and flexibility to conduct the sing-alongs, which are performed without previous rehearsals, he might be an ideal person to conduct a concert that brings together Alzheimer’s patients who have an interest in singing. See Holiday Concert pg 2
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