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People enjoy a previous year’s Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck Convoy.
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hen hundreds of trucks hit the road on Saturday, May 9, they’ll be working to grant wishes. The 37th annual Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck
Convoy will kick off at the Manheim Pennsylvania Auto Auction, 1190 Lancaster Road, Manheim. Truck parking, driver check-in and on-site registration will take place from 6 to 10 a.m. A silent auction and basket giveaways will
be featured from 8 a.m. to noon. A Family Fest will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. At 11 a.m., there will be a mandatory safety meeting for convoy drivers, before remarks and a Wish Angel Remembrance at noon. The convoy will depart See Make-A-Wish pg 3
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Zion Lutheran Church, 85 E. Brandt Blvd., Landisville, will host the third Landisville Area Church Choir Festival on Thursday, May 14, at 7 p.m. The sanctuary doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Parking will be available in front of and behind the church, as well as in an overflow lot on Cooper Street. The event will feature the choir from Zion Lutheran, led by John Landis; singers from Landisville
Mennonite Church, led by Douglas Bomberger; and Hempfield High School (HHS) Chamber Singers, directed by HHS choral director Alejandro Ramos. Each group will perform two or three songs, and then all participants will collectively sing three pieces under the direction of guest conductor Ramos. The first number will be “Draw the Circle Wide,” a folk-style hymn written See Festival pg 3
Great things happen when kids get outside. They can discover new skills, develop self-confidence, make new friends and, most of all, have fun. Kids ages 10 to 15 are invited to the 31st annual Youth Field Day, organized by the L ancaster County Sportsmen For Youth. It will take place at the Milton Grove Sportsmen’s Club, 731 Milton Grove Road North, Elizabethtown, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. “We encourage kids and their parents to come to our Youth Field Day if they want to experience a day of outdoor activities,” said Lynn Carruthers, a volunteer with the event. “The 10 stations they will get to experience for 35 minutes each may vary slightly year to year but are typically archery, canoeing, fishing, fly fishing, muzzle loading, trapping, 22 rifle, trap shooting, turkeys (and) wildlife education with the PA game commissioners and Raven Ridge Wildlife Rescue.” The event is free to attend, no gear is needed and participants will all receive a free lunch. Parents are encouraged to accompany their child, but it’s not required. While Youth Field Day is an opportunity for kids who don’t have a background in outdoor activities to experience the fun, it’s open to any youths in the age range, said Scott Deiter, who coordinates the canoeing. “We can say that many kids that start at age 10 return each year for the next four or five years that they fall into the age range,” See Youth Field Day pg 2
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