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OCTOBER 20, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 26
Church Welcomes New Pastor BY COURTNEY MENGEL
In 1954, pastor Mark Chavez was baptized a month after his birth in Denver, Colo. His father, Arthur Chavez, was a devout Catholic whose parents had migrated from Spain to New Mexico. On the other hand, Mark’s mother, Viola, was a German Lutheran. “Both were stubborn,”
The Penn Manor High School homecoming court candidates are (front, from left) Riley Peart, Lily Sugra, Joy Perkins, Avery Groff, Jesselin Lopez, Devyn Mauger, Ella Kratz, Nicole Lapp, (back) Connor Brumbaugh, Erik Hinkle, Harrison Brown, Charlie Gonzalez, Ethan Adelman, Carter Harnish, Noe Perez, and Zach Erb.
Penn Manor To Host Homecoming ixteen Penn Manor High School seniors are vying for the title of homecoming king and queen this year. Members of the homecoming court are raising money and collecting supplies for the Loft Community Partnership, which provides clothing, food, and household supplies to Penn Manor families in need. During homecoming week, Penn Manor will host Fall Fest from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, at Comet Field. Admission will be free, and the event will include food trucks, fireworks, cornhole, spike ball tournaments, bounce houses, children’s games, a DJ, and stands selling Four Diamonds merchandise. The homecoming king and queen will be crowned at halftime of Penn Manor’s homecoming football game against Cedar Crest on Friday, Oct. 22, at Millersville University’s Biemesderfer Stadium. On Saturday, Oct. 23, the homecoming dance will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on the top level of the high school parking garage. Avery Groff, Ella Kratz, Nicole
plans to attend Bloomsburg University and major in health sciences and psychology. Jesselin Lopez is the daughter of Jessica Ortiz and Will Lopez of Mountville. Jesselin is a member of the Scrubs Club, the Spike Ball Club, and Comet Nation. She plans to attend college. Devyn Mauger is the daughter of Robert and Rebecca Mauger of Pequea. Devyn is a member of the girls’ lacrosse team, Lanco Elite Travel Lacrosse, NHS, MiniTHON, and the varsity cheerleading squad. Devyn is also a junior coach for the Penn Manor Junior Comets and is a Comet Nation student representative. Devyn plans to attend Juniata College, where she will major in secondary math education and psychology and participate in athletics. Riley Peart is the daughter of Kevin and Megan Peart of Lancaster. Riley is a member of the Student Ambassadors, NHS, Mini-THON, Student Council, and Comet Nation. She also plays on the basketball team. After high school, Riley plans to attend a university and major in biochemistry and public health. See Homecoming pg 5
See New Pastor pg 8
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With a theme of “Reunited and It Feels So Good,” the 74th Mardi Gras Halloween Parade will return to Columbia on Thursday, Oct. 28. The parade will step off at 7 p.m. from 10th and Manor streets before proceeding along the 1.5-mile route that will include blocks of Manor, Fourth, Union, Second, Locust and Sixth streets.
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Lapp, Jesselin Lopez, Devyn Mauger, Riley Peart, Joy Perkins, and Lily Sugra are the candidates for homecoming queen. Ethan Adelman, Harrison Brown, Connor Brumbaugh, Zach Erb, Carter Harnish, Erik Hinkle, Charlie Gonzalez, and Noe Perez are vying for the title of homecoming king. Avery Groff is the daughter of Brad and Brenda Groff of Lancaster. Avery is a member of the Penn Manor swim team, the York YMCA swim team, Comet Nation, the National Honor Society (NHS), and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). After high school, she plans to attend college and study finance. Ella Kratz is the daughter of Phil and Jen Kratz of Millersville. Ella has been involved in Penn Manor girls’ soccer, Student Council, NHS, and Mini-THON. After high school, she plans to attend Central Penn College to become a physical therapist assistant. Nicole Lapp is the daughter of Robert and Erica Lapp of Lancaster. Nicole is a Student Ambassador and a member of the track and field and Unified Track and Field teams at Penn Manor. After high school, she
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noted Mark. For the sake of the family, Arthur thought it was best to worship together, and knowing his wife wouldn’t budge, he asked his mother for her blessing to leave the Catholic church. According to Mark, Arthur’s mother was a devout Catholic. Growing up, Mark’s family spent every Sunday at his grandmother’s house. “There was a crucifix in every room in her huge house,” recalled Mark. Nevertheless, she gave Arthur her blessing. Mark was raised a Lutheran and eventually entered ordained ministry in the Lutheran church. In May of this year, he became the pastor at Reformation Lutheran Church, 2100 Manor Ridge Drive, Lancaster. However, he initially tried to avoid the call to ordained ministry by serving in the U.S. Air Force, which he joined in 1972. During his time in the Air Force, Mark was given a fellowship to study in Oxford, England. The only Lutheran congregation in Oxford consisted of a group of people who left Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Mark only attended church a few times. “I didn’t speak a word of German;