Shoppers Invited to Ten Thousand Villages Gift Shop
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit, fair-trade retailer that sells handcrafted home decor, gifts and accessories from artisans around the world. Locally, a Ten Thousand Villages gift shop will be offered at Oxford Presbyterian Church (OPC).
At OPC, items for sale will include pottery and textiles; ornaments; spice blends; coffee and chocolate; jewelry; trivets; artwork; greeting cards; toys, games and puzzles; journals and notebooks; scarves, gloves and socks; planters; dried nuts; and wallets.
This year, the shop at OPC will be open on Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. On Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29, the shop will have extended hours until 5 p.m. The shop will also be open on Friday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m.
According to www.tenthousand villages.com, Ten Thousand Villages, which is a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization, ensures that artisans receive a fair price for their work, which directly impacts the life and community of its maker in a developing country.
Local authors will also offer books for sale, including Cochranville author Iris Gray Dowling. Featured will be her new book, titled, “Echoing Memories #2,” which she completed this year. Dowling will visit the shop on Dec. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. and offer signed books to purchase. Guests may also ask Dowling questions about her books and writing process.
“The book is about things that happened in the past century. I did a section on the military, including the relatives who served in various wars,” she stated. “Those who are still living have written their own stories.”
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Registration for the 16th annual Octorara Invitational Indoor Wiffle Ball Tournament, which will be held in the Octorara Junior-Senior High School and Intermediate School gymnasiums on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 21, 2026, will open on Friday, Nov. 21.
The tournament is open to male and female players from fourth grade to adult, who participate in various divisions, including Rookie, which is for fourth- through sixth-grade
and eighth-graders; and Senior, which is for players in grade nine through adult. There is no upper age limit.
“Each year, we have about 30 to 40 teams,” said Phil Capotrio, one of the event organizers. “We want people to sign up early. We offer early registration discounts and discounts to returning players. We close registration in January. We are limited on the number of teams.”
Capotrio said he would like to see more youngsters take part in the tournament. “The adults love it, and they played when they were younger
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Cochranville author Iris Gray Dowling will be on hand with copies of her newest book on Dec. 5.
Turkey Bowl To Run on Thanksgiving Morning
BY FRANCINE FULTON
The 34th annual Turkey Bowl will be run on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, at Tel Hai Camp & Retreat in Honey Brook. The event will feature a 5K cross-country race that will take participants through the camp and around the lake. The event will also include a 1-mile children’s fun run.
This year’s event will begin with registration and race packet pickup from 7:45 to 9:20 a.m. in the camp’s dining hall. The fun run, which is open to children age 12 and under, will begin at 9:10 a.m. Parents may run alongside their child in the fun run at no charge. The 5K race will
Second Wind Race Timing will provide chip timing for the 5K race again this year. Online registration and mail-in registration forms can be accessed from the Turkey Bowl page of the camp’s website. Online registration will be open until the end of check-in on race day. Participants will need to register online before they arrive or when they arrive using their cellphones.
According to Bruce Gregory, camp director, last year’s participants had to brave running and walking through the rain.
“We had 373 finishers in the 5K race and 46 finishers in the 1-mile children’s fun fun,” he reported. “Considering it was a rainy morning, we had a good turnout. We are hoping for good weather this year.”
The 5K is a 3.1-mile race that will cover a mixture of paved, gravel and grassy paths, including some hills. The kids’ fun run will stay on the main campus.
Children who complete the fun run will receive a finisher’s medal. First-place trophies will be awarded to the overall female and male runners of the 5K, and medals will be given to the top three finishers in various age groups.
Last year, Frankie Disilvestro of Honey Brook was the first male finisher in the 5K, with a time of 16 minutes and 42 seconds.
Where Young Men Find New Beginnings
BY CAT SHANNON
Within the walls of Manos House in Columbia, a new generation is finding its footing. At the nonprofit residential program for young men ages 14 to 20 with drug and alcohol histories, transformation happens every day through structure, compassion and a belief in second chances.
“We focus on a holistic approach,” said executive director Chris Runkle. “We serve their needs from the substance use side, but we also serve their educational and emotional health needs as well.”
Manos House has been guiding young men through that challenge since 1972. Originally founded as a halfway house for adults transitioning out of prison, the organization shifted its focus to adolescents, offering substance use treatment, counseling and education under one roof.
The education piece was especially needed, Runkle said.
“Our kids are coming in highly deficient in academic credits,” he explained. “We may get an 18-year-old who has zero high school credits.”
To remedy the issue, Manos House opened Pros-
pect Grove High School, an on-site school with certified teachers and a small student-to-teacher ratio.
Although the school helped with one piece of the problem, the young men needed support in another area as well.
“We were seeing the young men being discharged after completing their program, but then we realized the homes they were going to weren’t supportive,” Runkle said. “There might be addiction in the home, or they might be going back to a peer group and social network that’s not good for their recovery efforts.”
To address the issue, Manos House opened a supervised independent living program, providing inpatient residential care as the men transition out of high school.
Manos House originated in downtown Lancaster, but even after one move in the city, it outgrew the space.
Today, the Manos House campus spans 14 acres and includes residential housing, classrooms, therapy spaces and an independent living program. It can accommodate up to 43 young men in the program, with an additional 18 beds in independent living.
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Students come to Manos House from across the state and into Maryland.
Manos House residents enjoy a hike.
Manos House residents work together to build a boat as part of a new program at the organization.
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and want to come back to play in the adult league, (but) I would love to see the beginners or Rookie (division) grow. I would love to get more younger kids,” he stated. “While we focus on Octorara, we would love to have more kids from Pequea (Valley School District).’”
Wiffle ball is played in teams of five, with players using a lightweight bat and a wiffle ball, which is hollow and made with plastic. Like
in baseball, the goal is to score the most runs. All rules and regulations about the tournament are posted on the event website.
The first Octorara Wiffle Ball Tournament was held in 2011. The tournament founder was Phil Rudisill, an Octorara Junior-Senior High School teacher and assistant baseball coach. Proceeds for tournament registration fees will benefit the Octorara Junior-Senior High School
Turkey Bowl
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was Laura Posh of Morgantown, with a time of 20:33.
Gregory said the race has become a popular Thanksgiving Day tradition in the area. Both local runners and outof-town visitors for the holiday participate in the event. “Besides the Honey Brook areas, I know we have runners from the Downingtown area, the Gap and Oxford areas and the New Holland area,” he stated, adding, “We are sponsored by over 150 local businesses and individuals who are listed on the Turkey Bowl page of our website.”
Proceeds from the event are used to benefit Tel Hai Camp & Retreat, which is celebrating 75 years of camping ministry this year. According to a history of the camp, “Tel Hai” Camp, meaning “Hill of Life” in Hebrew, was founded in 1950 and incorporated in 1951 as an independent, nonprofit, Christian camp.
range and rifle range; a swimming pool; a climbing wall; and a challenge course, which includes a giant swing and zip line. The camp also offers banquet and luncheon facilities and offers retreat programs for churches, Christian schools and other related organizations.
Special events include a Mother & Daughter Spring Getaway offered in May and a Dad & Lad Camp offered in June.
Tel Hai Camp & Retreat also offers events that are open to the community, including spaghetti dinners and an annual vendor and craft fair. Information about the activities can be found at www.facebook .com/TelHaiCampRetreat.
The board of directors, comprising members from Maple Grove Mennonite Church in Atglen and Conestoga Mennonite Church in Morgantown, developed a camp program for urban and local children. A farm was purchased north of Beaver Dam Road in Honey Brook, and the camp was started in a farmhouse. In 1956, the camp was moved to the woods on the south side of the road. In 1996, another 40 acres was added to the east of the site.
Today, the facility includes a gymnasium; a miniature golf course; a gaga court; an archery
baseball program.
In addition to crowning the tournament champions, organizers award a prize for the best-dressed team in each division. “We have had people dress up in everything from Hawaiian shirts and baseball jerseys to their favorite college, military (uniforms) or TV show (characters),” noted Capotrio.
Spectators are also invited to attend. “We will have a full concession stand and
(giveaways),” Capotrio said. “We get friends and family members cheering on the teams, but people can walk in and watch.”
A fee will be charged per team. To register and for more information, visit www.octorarabaseball .com/wiffle-ball-tourney -reg. Those with questions may email info@ octorarabaseball.com. The Octorara campus is located at 226 Highland Road, Atglen.
ENCOUNTER CHURCH: 300 Hideaway Drive, Quarryville, PA 17566 Sunday Service & Kid's Church held at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Church e-mail: office@encounterchurchpa.org www.encounterchuchpa.org Church phone: 717-786-2756
FAITH BIBLE CHAPEL: “Ordinary People Serving An Extraordinary God.” Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. (Children’s Service during Pastor’s Message). Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 6:30 p.m. We are located at 140 Bernard Ave., Cochranville. Pastor Scott Althouse 610-593-6333 fbchapel@zoominternet.net
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH: Dedicated to the serious preaching & teaching of God’s Word. Traditional hymns & praise songs accompanied by guitar. Sunday Service 10:40am. 53 Hurley Rd, Parkesburg, PA 19365. 610-593-7123. www. gracecommunitychurch-parkesburg.com for messages, ministries and directions
To register for the Turkey Bowl, visit www .telhaicamp.org/events/ turkey-bowl-run. Registration and a course map are also available by visiting www.runsignup.com, choosing “Find a Race” and then selecting “34th Annual 5K Turkey Bowl Race.” Event T-shirts will be available on race day while supplies last.
The camp is located along Beaver Dam Road, 1.5 miles east of Route 10. The GPS address is 31 Lasso Drive, Honey Brook. There will be free parking and rest room facilities available. Parking will be located in the field by the lake on the north side of Beaver Dam Road.
For more information, visit the previously mentioned website or contact Gregory at 610-273-3969 or bruce@telhaicamp.org. Those who would like to volunteer on event day are asked to contact Gregory for more information.
HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH: 1 EAST HIGHLAND RD., PARKESBURG PA 19365 610-857-1670 www.highland-bc.org
Sunday Services: Sunday School for all ages 9:30 am, Morning Service 10:45 am (nursery is available), Prayer Service 4 pm Wednesday Youth programs 6:30-8:00 pm. Thursday Ladies Bible Study 10:00 am
IMPACT CHURCH: IMPACTING lives with the Hope of Jesus Christ. Sunday Gatherings at 9 am & 10:30 am. 101 East 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Pastor Mike Bailey. 610-857-3887. Visit us online at WWW.IMPACTPA.CHURCH
LITTLE BRITAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
255 Little Britain Church Rd., Peach Bottom (between 222 and 272). Sunday School Classes all ages 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups for Elementary, Jr. High and Sr. High, Choir, Bell Choir, Small Groups. Rev. Thomas Milligan, 717-548-2266. Web site: www.littlebritainchurch.org E-mail: lbpc1732@gmail.com
MANOR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)
“Come find spiritual life in Christ for your family.” Cochranville: Rte. 926, halfway between Rte. 41 & Rte. 10. Rev. Daniel Henderson, Pastor. Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 am. Fellowship & Refreshments from 10:15-10:35 am. Worship with classes for infantsPre-K at 10:45 am Kidsworship for K5th is held during the sermon time. Youth Group for 6th-12th grades twice a month at 6:30 pm 610-869-2402. www.manorpresbyterian.com
MAPLE GROVE MENNONITE CHURCH: 549 Swan Rd., Atglen. 610-593-6658, Lead Pastor: Mike Clemmer, Music Minister: Matt Chambers. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10am, Children’s Church, Nursery. Youth Group Wed., 7pm. Christian Preschool. Visit us online at: www.maplegrovemc.com
MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org
MT. VERNON CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Growing Deeper, Reaching Farther. 1 Lighthouse Dr, Kirkwood. Pastor Tony Murrin. Sunday School- all ages 9am, Worship 10:00am. Handicap Access. Phone: 717-529-4102. Visit us online at mtvernonchristianchurch.com
PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Where everyone can find a place to belong! 116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford. Sunday Holy Communion Services at 8:00 & 10:00 AM; 10:00 AM also live-streamed. When people warmly welcome you, you will know you have found a church home where you can come just as you are. The Episcopal Church is Catholic in the way we worship and Protestant in the way we think. You’ll find beautiful music, good preaching, and an inclusive community in which to worship God. YOU BELONG HERE! Check out St. Christopher’s website, YouTube, or Facebook for updates and links. Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Mertz rector@stchrisoxford.org 610-932-8134 www.stchrisoxford.org
UPPER OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC): 1121 Octorara Trail (on Rt. 10 a mile south of Rt. 30), Parkesburg. Christ-centered, Handicapped accessible. Sunday School all ages 9:30 am (Sept-May). Sunday Worship (Blended style) 10:30 am. Youth Group & a variety of adult groups. Dana J. Smith, Pastor. (610)857-5787
Community Calendar
Nov. 19. Narcotics Anonymous IMPACT Church
101 E. First Ave., Parkesburg, 5 p.m.
Nov. 19 and 26. Bible Study
Parkesburg Mennonite Church
44 E. Second Ave., Parkesburg, 10 to 11 a.m. The fall Bible study will focus on Romans. The topic on Nov. 19 will be “Clothing Ourselves With Christ.” The topic on Nov. 26 will be “Bearing With Each Other’s Differences.” Coffee and pastries will be provided.
Nov. 22 and 23. Ten Thousand Villages Gift Shop
Oxford Presbyterian Church
6 Pine St., Oxford. The shop will be open on Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon, as well as on Friday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Items offered for sale will include handmade jewelry, seasonal decorations, ornaments and pottery. Author Iris Dowling will be on hand with copies of her new book, “Echoing Memories #2,” on Dec. 5. Call the church at 610-932-9640 for more information.
Nov. 23. Church Services
Safe Harbor Baptist Church
478 Daleville Road, Cochranville. Sunday school is held at 10 a.m. followed by Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The service features the King James Version of the Bible and traditional hymns. A Wednesday night prayer and Bible study is offered at 7 p.m. www.safeharborcochranville.org
Nov. 24. Monday Music
Parkesburg Free Library
105 West St., Parkesburg, 10:30 a.m. Children age 5 and under are invited to sing, dance and play simple instruments. Preregistration is preferred. Register at
https://ccls.libcal.com/event/14878922. Those with questions may call 610-857-5165.
Nov. 30. Community Tree Decorating Presented by the Parkesburg Action Committee Main Street and Strasburg Road, Parkesburg, 1 p.m. The tree will be located across from Rocco & Anna’s Ristorante Italiano. www.facebook.com/PAC19365
Dec. 2. Tuesday Shift
Atglen Public Library
121 Main St., Atglen, 3 p.m. Youths ages 11 to 15 will be able to explore their interests, such as mechanics and robotics, playing games and writing. Register at www.AtglenPublicLibrary.org or by calling the library at 610-593-6848.
Dec. 6. Book and Bake Sale
Parkesburg Free Lirbary, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of adult fiction and children’s books and baked goods for the sale are being accepted. Book donations can be dropped off during regular business hours. To sign up to donate baked goods, stop at the circulation desk at the library, call 610-857-5165 or send the library a Facebook message.
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She noted that another section of the book details the life of the late President Jimmy Carter, while another talks about Dowling’s mother, who was a teacher. “There are two poems that were written about my mother by her students,” Dowling said. “After she retired, she stared making quilts. People would want a certain color or pattern, and she would make any quilts they wanted.” Photos of some of the quilts are included in the book.
Dowling said her own memories are also featured, including her first teaching assignment out of college at the Sugartown School near Malvern. “Other articles (in the book) are about items that have disappeared from daily use over the past 50 years like the silver $1 coin, the $2 bill and other coins. The penny is also disappearing,” she added. “People use tissues rather than cloth handkerchiefs, (and people no longer use) penny postcards.”
Dowling, who has spent more than 65 years as an educator, author and play director, Dowling has written more than 17 books, including “Let’s Open Our Eyes & Find a Luna Moth”; “Nature Stories #2”; “Days Gone By (Life in 1930s and 1940s),” which details the beginnings of Cochranville”; and “Keep Your Eyes Open (Discover the Cecropia Moth).”
Oxford Presbyterian Church is located at 6 Pine St., Oxford. The shop is located in Room 206 on the second floor of the church, which can be accessed by the stairs or an elevator. Only cash and checks are accepted for payment.
To learn more about the local Ten Thousand Villages shop, visit www.facebook .com/OxfordPresbyterian or call the church office at 610-932-9640.
For more information about Dowling’s books or how to obtain a copy, email dowlingiris013 @gmail.com.
Dermatology Partners To Hold November Food Drive
Dermatology Partners, the Mid-Atlantic’s privately owned, physician-led dermatology group, will support the nearly 40 communities in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland in which it has clinic locations by holding a month-long food drive.
Throughout November, Dermatology Partners invites patients, team members and neighbors to join with it in collecting nonperishable food items and household essentials to benefit local food banks.
Anyone can help by dropping off items such as canned goods and ready-toeat meals, pasta and pasta sauce, rice, granola bars,
peanut butter and cereal to any Dermatology Partners location throughout November. Dermatology Partners’ clinic locations can be found at www.derm partners.com/locations.
Dermatology Partners will send all food donations to the following local food banks in Pennsylvania: Allentown Food Bank, Chester County Food Bank, Helping Harvest Food Bank, Lancaster Food Hub, Montgomery County Food Bank, Philabundance and Warminster Food Bank.
For more information about Dermatology Partners’ November food drive, visit www.dermpartners .com or call 888-818-3376.
Railroad Museum Plans
Holiday Movie Night
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Days are highly structured. Each morning begins with a 6 a.m. wake-up call, followed by breakfast in the cafeteria and high school classes until noon. After a family-style cafeteria lunch, students spend time in therapy sessions focused on their specific needs.
“We are a strong proponent of not telling you what you need to do,” Runkle commented. “We would much rather come alongside you and say, ‘You’re here. You probably don’t want to be here, but what are some things you want to work
on? Can we build a treatment plan around you being successful?’”
After school and on the weekends, residents may participate in activities ranging from more therapy to recreational time to play basketball or enjoy the on-site rec room. Evening programming during the week focuses on partnerships Manos House has developed with community groups. Students might participate in writing circles led by a retired Hempfield English teacher. Columbia Christian Fellow -
ship, which leases space on the property for church services, offers Cell 13, a faith-based Wednesday night program. The guys also work with Lancaster Art Room, which is located on the property; complete service projects with their neighbors at St. Anne’s Retirement Community; and meet weekly with Mennonite families that come in for Bible studies, games and socializing.
The young men also enjoy community outings to football games or corn mazes before lights out at 8:30 p.m. during the week. Manos House operates as a 501(c)(3), and the program relies on insurance, grants and community donations, including support from Lancaster’s ExtraGive, happening on Friday, Nov. 21. In a typical year, Manos House might see a deficit of $100,000 that’s unfunded by any of its revenue streams, but families
are never billed for services.
The on-site school also operates year-round but only receives state funding for a typical 180-day school year. Since students come to Manos House all year long, it’s important for them to be able to jump right into school even if they arrive in July, Runkle said. Finding funding for teachers, staff and other expenses during that time is an ongoing challenge.
“We don’t turn individuals away,” Runkle said, “but we need support for those cases where there’s no insurance or where we have extra funding needs.”
Students may spend just a few months or up to a year at Manos House, with some transitioning to the resident program beyond that. But every young man who walks through the doors has the same opportunity to transform his life, Runkle said.
“We’re planting seeds here,” he shared. “We’re set-
ting them up with what they need to be successful in life, and we’re doing that alongside them. Facing addiction as a 14- to 20-year-old is difficult. Addiction at any age is difficult. But we’re telling a teenager, ‘Everything that’s ever worked for you is nearsighted and doesn’t serve you in the
long run. Everything that has provided you comfort in the past, we need you to give that up.’ Naturally, they struggle with that. But every day, we work on those struggles with care and compassion.”
To learn more about Manos House, visit https:// manoshouse.com.
Movie Night
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train known as “The Polar Express” stops at the house of a boy who is growing skeptical about the existence of Santa Claus. The conductor says the train is traveling to the North Pole, and the boy, although reluctant at first, climbs aboard.
Each ticket will include the showing of the movie in the museum’s climate-controlled main exhibit hall, a container of popcorn, and hot chocolate. Children age 2 and under will be admitted for
free. Tickets may be purchased at www.eventbrite .com by searching for “Holiday Movie Night at the Museum 2025.”
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to a collection of about 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars, a research library and archives, a working restoration shop, an immersive education center, and a museum store. For more information, visit www.rrmuseumpa.org or call 717-687-8628.
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