Manheim Township DECEMBER 4, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: UDS GIFT WRAP VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT page 12
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 39
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Chester and Berks counties •Holiday Lights at Gring’s Mill, Reading - Thursdays through Sundays through Dec. 29 •Christmas at Joanna, Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, Geigertown - Dec. 6 to 8 •Christmas at Langoma, St. Mary of Providence, Elverson Dec. 14 Dauphin and Lebanon counties •“The Homecoming” at Hershey Area Playhouse - select dates from Dec. 5 to 15 •“Joy to the Burg: A Live Christmas Concert” at Rose Lehrman Performing Arts Center at HACC, Harrisburg - Dec. 8 •Wreaths Across America ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery - Dec. 14
Servant Stage To Present “Joy To The World” pg 6
By Ann Mead Ash
When Deb Frantz, president of the Manheim Township Historical Society (MTHS), met potter Jeff White at a craft fair in Mount Gretna, she was so impressed with his work that she asked if he might create a collectible mug for the historical society to sell. “I thought it had just the feel we would like to have,” said Frantz. The new Manheim Township 1729 collectible folk art mugs, crafted by White with a reproduction 18th-century Pennsylvania German design, will be on sale at the free Community Christmas Open House the historical society will hold at Stoner House, located at 601 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, on the Overlook campus off Fruitville Pike. The open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7,
and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. In the 1970s, White began creating redware pottery in a style that dates to the early 1700s. White’s lead-free functional artwork has become known for its ability to be used in the oven, microwave, or dishwasher. In addition to the mug, the old-fashioned community Christmas gathering will include shopping opportunities. Door prizes and other giveaways will include themed baskets. MTHS members will prepare hot mulled cider, cookies, and an assortment of other treats for guests at the event, and Christmas music will fill Stoner House. A bake sale including cookies and other goodies will also be held. For the delight of children who visit the open house, Santa Claus will be available for photo opportunities from noon to 2 p.m. each day the open house is held. See Community Christmas pg 4
Paige Snyder (left) and her grandmother Ellie Snyder (right) are looking forward to meeting Santa Claus, enjoying some treats, and hearing Christmas music when the Manheim Township Historical Society holds its Community Christmas Open House at Stoner House on Dec. 7 and 8.
Journey To Bethlehem Continues Celebrating 15 Years Of Granting Wishes By Ann Mead Ash
•Gifts That Give Hope Lancaster Alternative Gift Fair, The Junction Center, Manheim Dec. 7
Lisa Kalinowski, founder of CoJo Motion Dance Company of the Lititz
Academy of Dance and the organizer of “A Season for Wishes,” is getting prepared for the 15th annual “A Season for Wishes” event this year. “I am getting See “A Season For Wishes” pg 6
•Performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” Memorial United Methodist Church, Quarryville Dec. 15 York County •Christmas Magic - A Festival of Lights, Rocky Ridge County Park, York - through Dec. 31
The ninth Journey to Bethlehem, an interactive live Nativity presentation, will be held at Woodcrest Retreat Center, Ephrata, on Dec. 13, 14, 20, and 21.
•Winter walks at Gifford Pinchot State Park, Lewisberry select dates starting Dec. 20
Adam Fox, summer camp director at Woodcrest Retreat, has been involved in the annual Journey to Bethlehem - an
By Ann Mead Ash
interactive Nativity held at the camp for six years, but some parts of the program still amaze him. “I still get that sense of awe when the angels appear, (even though) I know it’s going to See Journey To Bethlehem pg 2
Dancers with CoJoMotion Dance Company are preparing to stage the 15th annual “A Season for Wishes” at Manheim Township High School on Dec. 7 beginning at 6 p.m. Funds raised by the event will be donated to Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware, and Susquehanna Valley to help grant the wishes of seriously ill children.
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•The Midstate Ballet of Greater York Dance’s “The Nutcracker,” Appell Center, York Dec. 15
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Holiday Open House Slated pg 3
An Old-Fashioned Community Christmas
Lancaster County •The Train Guys’ holiday train display at Elizabethtown Public Library - select dates in December
Festive Event Set At Landis Valley pg 3