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Elizabethtown

Mat Magic Runs in the Carl Family

BY CAT SHANNON

She’s only 14 years old, but Ivy

Carl has already made history.

Ivy, the daughter of John and Tracy Carl of Elizabethtown, is the first person in the 51-year history of the Elizabethtown Optimist Junior High Tournament wrestling tournament to win her weight class back-to-back years and also earn fastest pin honors. Additionally, she took home Outstanding Wrestler, an honor voted on by other coaches and teams.

Going into the tournament, Ivy was a heavy favorite to win her weight class of 120 pounds. She finished this past season with an undefeated record.

“I was excited, and I felt ready to go,” she said of participating in the February tournament. “I knew I was probably going to have a target on my back just from last year and how I did the whole season, but I felt confident and ready for whatever happened.”

To earn the fastest pin award, Ivy completed pins in all three of her matches, totaling just two minutes and eleven seconds overall. Although it was a successful day for the young wrestler, the sport is about much more than winning,

BY CAT SHANNON

Transformation is underway at the former Rheems Elementary School, where construction has begun on a no-cost learning center set to open in summer 2027. When it does, the Catherine Hershey School will bring change not only to the building, but also to the students and families it serves.

The Elizabethtown Catherine Hershey School, located at 130 Alida St., will be the second location to open in Lancaster County, following the opening of a site in New Danville this summer. A third school is set to open in Lancaster city in the fall of 2027. Additional Catherine Hershey Schools are open in Hershey, Harrisburg and Middletown.

BY CAT SHANNON

About 25 years ago, Joan Schaum learned about Relay For Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, through her employer, and she joined a team. She didn’t know that the organization would touch her personally in the future.

Years later, her mother-in-law, Jackie Immel, moved in with Joan and her husband, Jeffrey, to their home in Columbia. While living with the Schaums, Immel was diagnosed with several types of cancer.

The Schaums took Immel to the Lancaster Relay For Life, which was then a 24-hour event focused on walking laps around a track to raise funds for cancer research.

“She loved walking around the track,” Joan recalled. “When she couldn’t walk around the track anymore for the survivor lap, we put her in a wheelchair and pushed her around the track. She thought it was awesome that all these people were clapping for her and cheering her on, and she had no idea who they were.”

In 2016, Immel passed away from kidney failure. The loss prompted the Schaums to take action in Immel’s memory.

“We thought it would be nice to honor her, and she liked the Relay so much, we decided to start our own team,” Jeffrey said.

Recalling how much his mom liked the survivors’ dinner part of Relay For Life, he had an idea.

“We thought, ‘Why don’t we start a survivor breakfast?’” Jeffrey said. “Growing up, any time we had big events, my mom cooked. We thought, ‘What a great way to honor her by cooking for the cancer survivors and their caregivers.’”

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They named their team The Breakfast Crew, and they served their first meal of pancakes, baked goods, meats and more in the tent at the Relay For Life site at Conestoga Valley High School.

“We were hoping we could bring in people who couldn’t come for the Friday night meal,” Jeffrey said, noting that at the time, Relay For Life took place from Friday to Saturday.

The Breakfast Crew features about 20 members, all from Joan and Jeffrey’s family.

“My brothers and sister help, and Joan’s family jumped right in, too,” Jeffrey said.

Over the years, the group has served hundreds of people, providing upwards of 150 servings at each meal.

did,” Jeffrey said. “Last year, we made chicken potpie. This year, we’re doing homemade chicken corn soup and vegetable beef soup.”

They still call their team The Breakfast Crew, even though they are now serving dinner, and their contributions have extended beyond Relay day.

Each February, they help to host Taste of Relay, a potluck-style dinner for cancer survivors and their caregivers. During the Christmas season, they organize a Breakfast with Santa event.

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“He never does anything little,” Joan said with affection toward her husband. “He was feeding the Relay For Life workers, the EMS people on-site, anybody walking the track.”

After the pandemic, the format for Relay For Life changed. It became a one-day event that takes place in the afternoon and evening, negating the need for a breakfast, but the Schaums continued to serve the cause.

“The organizers asked us if we’d

On Saturday, March 28, they’ll host breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast & Spring Vendor Market. The event is open to the public and will take place at the Church of the Apostles, 1850 Marietta Ave., Lancaster. Doors will open at 8:45 a.m., and the event will run until noon. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/4aUSP6V.

“Everything is donated for the meals we provide,” Joan said. “We don’t charge Relay for anything. Our family members all help out, even if they can’t be there the day of the meal. They’ll make something or donate something.”

The Schaums encourage others to get involved in Relay For Life, noting that the organization has numerous ways for people to volunteer, including helping with setup or cleanup at the Relay or volunteering with other activities throughout the year.

Although they didn’t realize how big a part Relay For Life would play in their lives when Joan joined that first team decades ago, they both say they can’t imagine not being involved with the cause.

Both emphasize how positive Relay For Life is, focusing on optimism and joy.

“It’s not a morbid event. It’s a celebration,” Joan said. “It’s about the mission to celebrate life, remember loved ones, fight back and offer hope.”

Both Joan and Jeffrey agree that tackling a cause like eradicating cancer is an overwhelming task, but they believe that everyone can make an impact.

“Everybody says, ‘What can I do? We can’t fix this,’” Jeffrey said. “Well, there’s strides being made every day

in the fight against cancer. Having The Breakfast Crew is something we can do. We can’t do everything, but we can do this.”

The 2026 Relay For Life will be held on Friday, June 12, from 3 to 11 p.m. at Conestoga Valley High School, 2110 Horseshoe Road, Lancaster. Now called the Festival of Hope, the event will feature survivor activities and dinner, a caregiver area, a glow run, inflatables and other kids’ activities, food trucks, vendors and more. For more information or to support a team, visit www.relayforlife.org/palancaster.

Women’s Group to Meet

Women of all ages and preschool children are invited to attend Neighbors Sharing and Caring, a women’s ministry of the Chiques Church, 4045 Sunnyside Road, Manheim, on Tuesday, March 17, from 9 to 10:45 a.m.

Kate Miller will speak about Bible2School, a public school ministry that helps children grow in the Lord. Bible2School aids the local church in fulfilling the

mission of preaching the Gospel to the world by equipping communities to provide free elective Bible classes during the school day to elementary school children attending public school. During the program, child care will be provided for infants through prekindergartners. Readers may contact Bonnie at 717-361-2613 or Veronica at 717626-7603 for more information.

Historical Society Sets Presentation

The Elizabethtown Historical Society, 57 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, will hold a program titled “Mennonites and Amish of Lancaster County: History and Contemporary Variety,” presented by historian Steven Nolt, on Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m.

Nolt will trace the story of the Mennonites and Amish from their origins in the 16th-century Anabaptist movement through their migration to Pennsylvania during the Colonial era. He will also explore the development and diversity of these groups in Lancaster County and surrounding areas. The program will highlight

examples and include discussion of the role these groups continue to play in the region today.

Nolt serves as the director of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. A native of Lancaster County and a member of the Elizabethtown College history faculty since 2016, Nolt is widely recognized for his extensive scholarship and is the author of numerous books and articles on Mennonite, Amish, and Pennsylvania German history.

The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 717-361-9382 or email info@ etownhistory.com.

Lenten Fish Fry Set

Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Middletown has announced its annual Lenten fish fry.

The fish fry will be held as a drive-through at Seven Sorrows School, 360 E. Water St., Middletown, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Fridays through March 27. The school campus lot will only be accessible after 4:15 p.m.

The menu will include fish and chips, baked haddock, fried shrimp, pierogies, macaroni and cheese, fish sandwiches, half-quarts of

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Elizabethtown Spring Sports Kickoff

BASEBALL

Tue. 3/17 at Red Lion 4:15 pm

Thu. 3/19 vs Palmyra 4:15 pm

Fri. 3/20 at Cocalico 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/23 vs Governor Mifflin 4:15 pm

Sat. 3/28 vs Reading 11:00 am

Wed. 4/1 at Conestoga Valley 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/2 at Donegal 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/6 vs Warwick 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/8 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/13 at Lebanon 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/15 at Solanco 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/16 vs Lower Dauphin 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/20 vs Conestoga Valley 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/22 at Warwick 4:15 pm

Fri. 4/24 vs Hershey 4:15 pm

Mon. 4/27 at Lampeter-Strasburg 7:00 pm

Wed. 4/29 vs Lebanon 4:15 pm

Fri. 5/1 at McCaskey 4:15 pm

Mon. 5/4 vs Solanco 4:15 pm

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL

Tue. 3/17 at Cocalico 7:00 pm

Wed. 3/18 vs Eastern York 7:00 pm

Fri. 3/20 vs Garden Spot 7:00 pm

Mon. 3/23 vs Wilson 7:00 pm

Tue. 3/24 vs Warwick 7:00 pm

Thu. 3/26 at Manheim Township 7:00 pm

Tue. 3/31 vs Ephrata 7:00 pm

Thu. 4/2 vs Northern 7:00 pm

Tue. 4/7 at Penn Manor 7:00 pm

Thu. 4/9 vs Hempfield 7:00 pm

Tue. 4/14 at Cedar Crest 7:00 pm

Thu. 4/16

Tue. 4/21

Thu. 4/23

Thu. 4/30

Mon. 5/4

Tue. 5/5

Thu. 5/7

GIRLS' LACROSSE SOFTBALL

Mon. 3/16 at Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/23 at Warwick 4:15 pm

Thu. 3/26 vs Central York 7:00 pm

Fri. 3/27 vs Garden Spot 4:15 pm

Mon. 3/30 vs Berks Catholic 4:15 pm

Wed. 4/1 at Conestoga Valley 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/2 at Lancaster Country Day 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/9 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 7:00 pm

Sat. 4/11 vs Cedar Crest 10:00 am

Mon. 4/13 at Cocalico 7:00 pm

Wed. 4/15 vs Warwick 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/16 at Mechanicsburg 5:30 pm Tue. 4/21 vs Lancaster Country Day 7:00 pm Sat. 4/25 vs Ephrata 10:00 am

Mon. 4/27 at Spring Grove 7:00 pm

Wed. 4/29 at Garden Spot 6:00 pm

Fri. 5/1 vs Bishop McDevitt 4:15 pm Mon. 5/4 vs Cocalico 4:15 pm

BOYS' LACROSSE

Mon. 3/16 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm Thu. 3/19 at Muhlenberg 4:30 pm

Mon. 3/23 vs Warwick 4:15 pm

Wed. 3/25 vs Conrad Weiser 7:00 pm Fri. 3/27 at Garden Spot 6:00 pm Mon. 3/30 at Kennard-Dale 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/2 vs Lancaster Country Day 4:15 pm

Thu. 4/9 at Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm

Sat. 4/11 at Cedar Crest 10:00 am Mon. 4/13 vs Cocalico 4:15 pm Wed. 4/15 at Warwick 4:00 pm

Mon. 3/16 vs Palmyra 4:15 pm

Wed. 3/18 at Mechanicsburg 4:15 pm Fri. 3/20 vs Cocalico 4:15 pm Wed. 3/25 at Red Lion 4:15 pm Fri. 3/27 vs Eastern York 4:15 pm Wed. 4/1 vs Conestoga Valley 7:00 pm Thu. 4/2 vs Donegal 7:00 pm Mon. 4/6 at Ephrata 4:15 pm Wed. 4/8 at Lampeter-Strasburg 4:15 pm Fri. 4/10 at Manheim Central 6:15 pm Mon. 4/13 vs Lebanon 7:00 pm

4/15 vs Solanco

4/16

4/20

4/22 vs Ephrata 7:00 pm

4/24 at Hershey 4:15 pm Mon. 4/27 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 7:00 pm

4/29 at Lebanon 6:15 pm Fri. 5/1 vs Garden Spot 7:00 pm Mon. 5/4 at Solanco 4:15 pm

TRACK & FIELD

Mon. 3/23 vs Lampeter-Strasburg 4:00 pm Mon. 3/30 vs Manheim Central 4:00 pm Tue. 4/7 vs Solanco 4:00 pm Mon. 4/13 at Warwick 4:00 pm Mon. 4/20 vs Cocalico 4:00 pm

4/27 at Garden Spot 4:00 pm

5/4 vs Conestoga Valley 4:00 pm

BOYS' TENNIS

Thu. 3/12 at Hempfield 4:00 pm Mon. 3/16 at Lebanon 4:00 pm Wed. 3/18 vs Ephrata 4:00 pm Fri. 3/20 at Northeastern 4:00 pm Mon. 3/23 at Elco 4:00 pm

Each is funded by a $350 million initiative by the Milton Hershey Trust, and all are open to low-income families.

“All expenses are covered for our families,” said Luanne Dohner, center director for the Elizabethtown Catherine Hershey School. The school will operate year-round and will provide classes for children age 6 weeks to 5 years.

The school will accommodate up to 150 children and will initially be open to families that live or work in the Elizabethtown, Manheim Central and Donegal school districts.

The Elizabethtown site has kept much of the footprint of the original elementary school, adding some new features that are found in all Catherine Hershey Schools.

Each school features a tree motif in the lobby, representing Milton Hershey’s philosophy.

“He believed if you plant a tree, you’re planting not for the shade it provides, but for the people who come after you,” Dohner said.

A Family Success Center will be at the heart of the school.

“We have dedicated advocates for all of our families,” Dohner remarked. “Each family success advocate has about 20 families that they walk alongside of while they’re here. We have a two-generational approach to education. It’s a whole-child approach as well as a family success approach.”

While little ones are learning, adults will have opportunities to work toward their own goals, such as financial literacy or furthering their own education.

Participating in the advocacy

program is required, Dohner said.

“We want to help the child, and we want to provide high-quality education, but we also want to help the family progress along, so they are not in the same place they started when they finish with our program,” she explained.

One wing of the new school will be dedicated to preschool classrooms for 3- and 4-yearolds. Each classroom will have a maximum of 17 students to three teachers, who will work together to team teach and collaborate thanks to a space that encourages interaction between the rooms.

Each classroom also features its own bathroom.

A wing on the left side of the building will house the infant and toddler classrooms.

The center wing of the building will hold administrative offices, including space for an operations manager, human resources generalist, health services and others.

“I love that it’s in the center of this building, so it’s equidistance from all of the classrooms and everyone is here together to collaborate,” Dohner said.

Unique features of the Catherine Hershey School include porches outside every classroom, so students have opportunities to get outside daily to use playground facilities.

A sensory room will provide a place for children to calm down and self-regulate, if needed, and an observation room will provide opportunities for therapists, coaches and specialists to review what’s happening live in a class -

Extension Sets Pruning Workshop

Penn State Extension will offer “Pruning for Professionals” on Monday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Masonic Village Freemasons Cultural Center, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown.

The workshop is designed to build a foundation in pruning shrubs and trees in the landscape. It will begin with a classroom session covering pruning theory, terminology, and plants’ biological responses to pruning. Participants will explore how plant structure and growth patterns inform best practices and maintenance techniques. Following lunch, the workshop will move outdoors for a hands-on session, where attendees will apply classroom concepts directly in the field.

Some of the topics that will be covered are techniques to renovate and maintain ever -

room without having to interrupt instruction.

Construction at the site has modified the original cafeteria into a gross-motor-skills room, with skylights added to bring in natural light.

A state-of-the-art kitchen located off the gym will provide breakfast, lunch and a hearty snack daily. Children will eat family style in their classrooms.

“They learn to serve themselves, clean up after themselves and other skills that hopefully parents will appreciate when they go home,” Dohner said.

An innovation studio will be stocked with materials for art and science projects, and an outdoor STEM garden will feature interactive water bubblers, shrubbery and greenery to represent different areas of Pennsylvania, a rock garden, a scavenger hunt for animals and more.

Children will also have the opportunity to grow produce in the garden to use in the classroom.

“We like to say we bring the classroom out into our play areas,” Dohner said.

Construction on the site began about a year ago and is scheduled to wrap up in the next few months. Staff will then be brought in for a professional development period starting this summer, with teachers joining in January of 2027 for their training. An opening date for students is tentatively set for the summer of 2027.

The first Catherine Hershey School opened in Hershey in 2023, and the model has proven to be

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green and deciduous shrubs; proper methods for pruning trees to reduce the potential for decay; differences between removal, reduction, and heading cuts; how to perform various types of tree and shrub pruning; strategies for thinning out flowering trees; and selection and use of proper pruning tools. Participants will also learn best practices to meet the American National Standards Institute A300 Part 1 National Tree Care Standards and Z133 Safety Standards.

Attendees who participate in the workshop can earn 5.5 credits from the International Society of Arboriculture. There is a fee, and participants are encouraged to register by Thursday, March 19. For more information or to register, visit https://extension.psu.edu/ pruning-for-professionals.

successful, Dohner said.

“Families are realizing everything we can provide and help them with,” she noted. “We’re here to walk alongside them to help them reach their goals and find the resources they need along the way.”

For more information on the Catherine Hershey School, visit www.chslearn.org.

soup, coleslaw, and vegetables. Four desserts will be available: chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, triple chocolate cake, lemon berry mascarpone cake, and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. New this year, deepfried cheese sticks will be available.

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BOSSLER MENNONITE CHURCH: Located at 2021 Bossler Rd., Elizabethtown. Phone: 717-367-5167. Web site: www.bosslermennonite.org Sunday Worship held at 10 am. Preschool: 717537-8192.

CHIQUES METHODIST CHURCH: 1215 E. Main St., Mount Joy. John Lynch, Pastor. Worship Service at 9-10 am Children’s Sunday School: 9-10 am. Refreshments & Fellowship: 10-10:30 am. Adult Sunday School at 10:30-11:30 am. Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. For more information, call: 717-653-5175.

CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

75-125 East High Street, Elizabethtown 717-367-2786. Rev. Albert J. Domines, Jr., Sr. Pastor. Rev. Gerald R. Kliner, Jr., Assoc. Pastor. Liturgies of Holy Eucharist Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 8:15am & 11am. Sunday school for all ages 9:45am Handicapped accessible. Morning Prayer Wednesdays at 8:30am. Visit us online at: www.christlutheran-etown.com

COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH: welcomes you to Love God, Love Others, and Reach Out with us! Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, or 11:00 a.m. We’re located at 331 Anderson Ferry Road in Marietta (off Rt 441 on Rt 772). Learn more at cbcpa.org.

ELIZABETHTOWN MENNONITE CHURCH:

300 S Spruce St. (corner of S. Spruce & E. Bainbridge) Elizabethtown, PA 17022. You are welcome to join us for Sunday School at 9:00 am and Sunday Worship at 10:00 am - in person or livestreamed on our YouTube Channel. Ph: 717-367-7089 info@etownmennonite.com Visit us online at www.etownmennonite.com

ETOWN GRACE CHURCH, 305 Anchor Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Dr. Rick A. Clark, Pastor. Sunday: SS and Adult Bible Classes 9 am, Morning Worship 10:15 am. Wed night 6:15-7:45 pm AWANA (Children’s Ministry). Website at etowngrace.com

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You are welcome here! Worship service is at 10:15am Sunday mornings at 815 Bruce Avenue, Mount Joy PA 17552. Now LiveStreaming on YouTube - Search for us @florinchurch For more information, visit us at www.florincob.org Phone: 717-6531202 Email: secretary@florincob.org

GLOSSBRENNER CHURCH: 713 Church St. (located on the corner of Church & Angle Sts.), Mount Joy. Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 am (In-Person or Live Streamed). Nursery Provided, Handicapped Accessible. Sunday School for all ages: 11:15 am. Pastor: Heather Hammel. Church Office: 717-653-5683. "Like" us on Facebook: Glossbrenner Church. www.glossbrenner.net

GRACE COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF MANHEIM: 1483 N. Colebrook Rd., Manheim. SUNDAYS: Adult Bible Class at 9:30am and Worship Service at 10:30am. Wednesday Evening Prayer is held from 6:30pm-7:30pm For more details, please visit http://www.gcfmanheim.org or call 717-665-7222.

MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH (A Roman Catholic Parish): 625 Union School Rd., Mount Joy. Pastor: Rev. Ted Keating. Mass Times: Saturday Vigil 4:30pm, Sunday 8:30 & 11 am; Monday thru Friday 8:30 am. Confessions: Sat 3:30pm. 717-653-4903, visit us online at www.marymotherparish.org

MAYTOWN CHURCH OF GOD: 14 West Elizabeth St., Maytown. Scott Sweigart, Pastor. All are w0elcome! Sunday Worship Service at 9:00 am. Phone: 717-426-3117. www.maytowncog.org

MILTON GROVE CHURCH: 2026 Cloverleaf Road (located N. of Rt. 283 Rheems/ Elizabethtown Exit) Mount Joy. Pastor: Jamie Pietsch. Join us Sundays at 9:30 am for in-person worship and on Facebook live at www.miltongrovechurch.com

PROCLAMATION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA): Meeting at Kraybill Mennonite School, 598 Kraybill Church Rd., Mount Joy, PA 17552. Sundays at 10:30am We Welcome You! Visit us online at www.proclamationpca.com

RUHL’S CHURCH: A growing church committed to Christ. Worship on Sunday morning at 8 am for a traditional feel. Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 am., 10:30 am. Worship led by praise band. (Nursery available. Handicap accessible.) For more information, please call 717-665-3400 or visit www.ruhlschurch.org Located at 4810 Elizabethtown Rd, Manheim.

SAINT PAUL’S CHURCH (A united Methodist Congregation): 398 N. Locust Street (North Spruce and Oak Streets), Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Phone:717-367-1889. Sunday Worship: Traditional at 8:30am, Grace Kids (ages 0-12 yrs) at 10:15am, Contemporary 10:15am.Email:office@wearesaintpauls.com Visit us online at: wearesaintpauls.com

ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Loving, growing, and sharing JOY through Jesus! Sunday service times: 9 and 10:30 a.m. 27 E. Main St., Mount Joy 717-6535493. www.connectstmarks.com Livestream at facebook.com/ConnectStMarks

TBC BIBLE CHURCH: Together Becoming Christ-like. 5880 School House Rd., Elizabethtown. We are a friendly, family-like atmosphere welcoming you to join us for Sunday school for all ages at 9:30 am & worship at 10:30 am. (jr. church included). Afternoon / evening gatherings meet on various Sundays for prayer, Bible study and fellowship. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:00pm. Monthly men’s and women’s Bible studies offer an opportunity to grow deeper in the Word and to fellowship with others. tbcbiblechurch.org or call 717-433-7585

THE ENCOUNTER CHURCH: A gathering of imperfect people seeking to know and encounter God. Sunday morning prayer at 9 am & worship at 10 am. 221 N. Front St., Bainbridge. www.encounter-connect.org

WORD OF LIFE CHAPEL: 139 Wickersham Rd., Bainbridge. 717-426-1171 Sunday Service - 10:15 am (Children’s Ministry & Nursery Care Provided). Visit us online at www.wordoflifechapel.org We welcome you!

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said Ivy, an eighth-grader at Elizabethtown Area Middle School (EAMS).

In fact, one of the reasons she participates in tournaments is to promote the sport for other girls.

“I want girls to try wrestling and stay in it,” she said. “When I hear girls say, ‘I might join wrestling next year,’ I’m like, ‘Yes!’”

Ivy is just one of three Carl siblings who participate in the sport. Her older sister, Cassidy, a junior at Elizabethtown Area High School, also has an impressive record. She took first place in the Baguba Brawl in Elizabethtown in December, winning at 118 pounds. Ivy won first in the junior high championship of the event.

Younger brother Liam, now a sixth-grader at EAMS, inspired the sisters to join the sport he started as a kindergartner.

“It’s fun,” Liam said simply of why he loves to wrestle. “It’s physical. You can make some really good friends you have stuff in common with.”

All three Carl kids believe in promoting the sport and encouraging other athletes as much as they strive to win.

They routinely volunteer at local tournaments, offer tips and support to fellow wrestlers and take every opportunity to share their love of wrestling.

Even when she’s competing, Ivy tries to make matches a teachable moment for both herself and her opponent.

“There were times when Ivy could have gone out and immediately pinned somebody, but she doesn’t,” Tracy said. “She’ll take it to all three rounds just to help her opponent learn and so she can practice her moves as well.”

The Carls are a wrestling family.

John wrestled and Tracy’s sister, Jessica Heckman Casperson, made history at Manheim Township in the ‘90s, becoming a three-time high school All-American wrestler.

Ivy recalled when she first knew she wanted to get out on the mat.

“My brother was wrestling in elementary school, and I was always in the bleachers watching him,” she said. “I would see what he was doing, and I just wanted to get out there. I would think, ‘I could do that.’”

She started wrestling four years ago with the Elizabethtown Bears

Club. The Carl kids all credit their various coaches over the years as well as other wrestlers with inspiring them to continue to challenge themselves to improve.

Both Ivy and Cassidy wrestled at the state tournament at the end of February and will be participating in the Keystone State Championships at Penn State University in March.

Ivy said she loves spending time honing her skills.

“I find places to go to get different teaching styles,” she said. “We just got a shed at our house with weights and small mat, so I can practice moves and work out here.”

Having two siblings who love the sport also helps with practice, Cassidy joked, adding, “There’s always a wrestling match going on at our house.”

Over the years, Ivy has endured injuries both minor and major, including a broken collarbone she suffered in a match last year, but she doesn’t give up, Tracy said.

“She has a natural understanding of wrestling, and when she’d get invited to wrestling events, the organizers would say she just would not quit,” Tracy stated.

“Sometimes she was the only girl there, but she kept going.”

Ivy said she doesn’t mind losingnot that it happens often - because she considers each loss a teachable moment.

“Even if I lose, it’s not the end of the world,” she said. “It’s an opportunity to learn and to try to do better the next time. I’m always happy wrestling, even if I lose.” Cassidy noted that wrestling gives girls much more than a chance to grapple on the mat.

“Wrestling is a big community,” she said. “You’re not just learning the sport. You’re learning life skills, too. You’re learning how to win graciously and how to lose graciously. You’re getting a chance to build up your strength both physically and mentally, and that’s something you can use throughout your life.”

Breakfast to Benefit Haldeman Mansion Restoration

The Conoy Lions will hold a breakfast at the Bainbridge Fire Company, 34 S. Second St., Bainbridge, on Saturday, March 14, from 7 to 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society’s mission of preserving the historic Haldeman Mansion.

The all-you-can-eat meal will include pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage gravy and biscuits. Orange juice, coffee and tea will also be available.

The Haldeman Mansion is home to Samuel Haldeman, professor and natural scientist of the bugs and of the life of swimming creatures of the Susquehanna.

Restoration is happening at the mansion with improvements on the first floor, plus the outside. To learn more, visit www.haldeman -mansion.org.

Visitors will be able to see the improvements during the Strawberry Festival to be held at the site in early June.