Penn Manor DECEMBER 11, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR ANNUAL BIRD COUNT page 7
VOL LVI • NO 37
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
ASL CLASSES
The Lancaster Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (LCDHH), 2270 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, will offer beginner noncredit American Sign Language (ASL) classes from 6 to 8 p.m. from Tuesday, Jan. 7, through Thursday, Feb. 27. Students will meet once per week on either Tuesday or Thursday. There is a cost per student, plus a fee for books. All courses will be taught by instructors who are deaf. For details or to register, contact 717-207-9822 or lcdhh@bdhhs.org. Individuals may also stop by the office for an application.
CHRISTMAS DINNER
St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 108 E. Liberty St., Lancaster, will sponsor its 30th annual Christmas Day dinner for those who will spend Christmas alone or are unable to afford a meal. The meal will be served on Wednesday, Dec. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Transportation is available in the Lancaster city area by calling St. Anne’s Church at 717-392-2225 or Lisa Wood at 717-669-6282 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. before Friday, Dec. 20. The dining facility is not wheelchair-accessible.
UCOMING EVENT
will take place on Saturday, Dec. 21, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 321 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, from 7 to 10 p.m. The event is a group social dance for people of all ages with Caroline Barnes calling with the band Sleigh for Four. A workshop for new dancers will be held at 6:15 p.m. There is no need to bring a partner, as partners are exchanged after each dance. Admission fees will be discounted for students, with free admission for youths age 15 and under. For more information, call 717-951-4317 or visit www.lancastercontra.org.
Latin Percussion Group Will Perform pg 13
Students To Present Concerts pg 3
Model Train Enthusiasts Plan Holiday Layout By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“I’ve actually had someone email me and ask me if we’re doing this again and when. It’s good to know people like it,” Al Strausner mused. Together, Strausner and his grandson, Matthew Palmeri, built a temporary model railroad layout last year at West Willow United Methodist Church, 118 W. Willow Road, Willow Street. During the six days it was open in December 2018, more than 180 people visited. “People like to come and talk,” Strausner said. Matthew, age 12, is in sixth grade at Martic Elementary School. He and his grandfather have shared a love of model trains for as long as he can remember. Matthew helps with the layout in the basement of Strausner’s Willow Street home, and he has one at his own house.
“My layout’s a mess because I’m redoing it all again,” Matthew commented. Matthew’s mother, Amy Palmeri, occasionally provides assistance with Matthew’s projects. With last year’s holiday layout, she served as Matthew’s assistant. “We had everything on a cart, and she handed me the items so I could fill in the layout,” Matthew said. “My mom does help - hopefully she’ll do that this year - and she sits and talks to people (when they visit the layout).” The design will differ from last year’s, but it will still be a realistic town. About 50 Plasticville buildings are slated to populate the HO- and O-scale layouts. Strausner, age 75, said he has had a few of the buildings since he was younger than Matthew, adding, “My aunt and uncle would get me one for every holiday.” During most of the year, the structures See Model Train Layout pg 9
Water Street Mission Opens Providence Shelter
Al Strausner (left) and his grandson, Matthew Palmeri, will welcome guests to view a Plasticville-furnished model railroad layout at West Willow United Methodist Church on Saturdays and Sundays from Dec. 14 to 29.
Display Space To Expand For Folk Art Show By Chelsea Peifer
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
“We call this the Water Street Marriott location and youth hostel,” Mike Burkholder, chair of the board of directors of Water Street Mission, 210 S. Prince St., Lancaster, joked to open his comments at the Nov. 13 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the mission’s new Providence emergency shelter. The facility was created by renovating 9,000 square feet of warehouse space into a comfortable, attractive place where individuals may receive immediate care, shelter, and the opportunity for a better life. “Several years ago, (we looked at how to) align our core values and what we believe God’s heart is for our guests and our facilities,” Burkholder continued, noting that offering dignity, hope, and See Water Street Mission pg 2
Water Street Mission president Jack Crowley (left) and Lisa, a guest of the mission, cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the emergency shelter named Providence on Nov. 13. The renovated warehouse will provide safe, trauma-informed services for homeless individuals.
Local and regional artists will have even more display space at this year’s Christmas Folk Art Show, as the Manheim Historical Society has invited exhibitors to expand throughout the entire first floor of the Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station, 210 S. Charlotte St., Manheim, where the annual event takes place. This year’s event is scheduled for 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. Admission is free, and complimentary refreshments will be available. Woodcarver Doug Shaw, who has See Folk Art Show pg 2
Manheim Historical Society president Susan Williams (third from right) and exhibiting artists, including (from left) Doug Shaw, Dan Barthold, Mike Brown, Karen Hurd, and Cynthia Baker, invite the public to the annual Christmas Folk Art Show on Dec. 13 and 14 at the Manheim Historical Society Railroad Station.
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