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JULY 27, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 31
Exploring Costa Rica fter the trip was canceled twice because of the pandemic, students from Cocalico, Pequea Valley and Twin Valley high schools recently took part in a nineday excursion to Costa Rica, where they enjoyed ziplining, traveling by boat to a national park, viewing wildlife up close and visiting a local elementary school. The students were accompanied by teacher chaperones Erin Kregar from Cocalico High School, Jennifer Bilby from Pequea Valley High School and Elizabeth Techman from Twin Valley High School. Every other year, local students have the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica in a travel cohort made up of local school students. The trip is presented by WorldStrides, a student travel company. “We have been doing these trips every other year since 2014,” explained Techman. “We haven’t gone since 2018. This trip was canceled twice. It had to happen (this year), and it was wonderful.”
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Highlights of the trip included staying near the Tortuguero National Park, which is only accessible by boat through the canals; ziplining in Monteverde; hiking in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve; visiting the Toucan Rescue Ranch; taking a night hike to witness animal life after dark; taking part in a cooking lesson at Santuario Ecológico Monteverde; spending the day in Manuel Antonio National Park; and viewing exotic animals in their natural habitats, including monkeys, lizards, sloths and birds such as tiger herons, anhingas, ibis and motmots. In Tortuguero, the students spent the morning at an elementary school, where they visited the local students and learned about their day. They also donated supplies to the school, which they brought from home. “(Most of the students) enjoyed the school visit. When kids get together with kids, it’s magical,” said Techman. “A lot of kids See Costa Rica pg 6
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When Mark Mueller’s wife, Jackie, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1998, the couple saw the diagnosis as an opportunity. “We decided to treat this naturally as much as we could, without medication,” Mark recalled. “We did a lot of experimenting with nutrition and exercise to see what worked and what didn’t.” The result of their efforts became MS FitEffect, a free, 10-week fitness program for people with MS. The next session will run from Saturday, Sept. 10, through
Randy Samuels first heard of flag football for adults with disabilities during halftime of the professional football season championship. Later on, he heard from a parent of an adult with special needs who wanted to start a local league. He and Bev Magee, one of the founders of Aaron’s Acres, began looking into the possibility. The league was ready to kick off when COVID-19 restrictions hit, delaying the start of play.
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Randy Samuels (left) and Risa Paskoff are looking forward to the start of the Chuckie Magee Flag Football and Cheerleading League.
Now, the program, which is named the Chuckie Magee Flag Football and Cheerleading League after Bev’s son, has partnered with Aaron’s Acres, and play is due to start on Saturday, Aug. 20. Games and cheerleading will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. The league is open to participants ages 21 to 40 with varying abilities and disabilities. “We will make sure that everyone gets to kick off See Flag Football pg 4
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