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FEBRUARY 8, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 2
Showcasing A Manheim Artist BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1008 speak to students at Manheim Central High School.
Sharing History With Students BY CATHY MOLITORIS
ddressing a room full of high school students, Vietnam veteran John Hoober presented the crowd with a goal for the assembly. “We hope you have a lot of questions for us,” he said. “That’s why we’re here.” Hoober was one of seven vets from Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1008 who spoke to students at Manheim Central High School in January. Students in grades nine through 11 in the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. History, American History and Human Geography classes participated in the program. “We want to give students a chance to ask us the questions they may not get answers to out of their history books,” Hoober explained. He’s been organizing presentations at area schools for nine years. “We really put an emphasis on the students’
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John Hoober displays a photo of himself in Vietnam.
questions. What do they want to know?” said Hoober, who is the head of the chapter’s education committee. At each visit, members of the chapter bring personal memorabilia such as photographs, letters and uniform pieces, which they share with students while also having time to talk one-on-one with students. The panel then sets up for the formal program, which began at Manheim Central with each panelist giving a brief history of his involvement in the war. Panelists at the January presentation included Pat Gibson, who served as an Army medic during the Tet Offensive; chapter president Mike Kunitsky, who volunteered to go to Vietnam with the Navy; Lou Farganis, a Marine who was wounded twice in the war; and Alberto Ros, a Cuban American who enlisted before he became a U.S. citizen. Panelist Russ Hogg
At 92, Anna Mae Kulp has spent a lifetime raising four children, serving as a member of Chiques Church in Manheim and cooking homemade meals. “Mom was always a great cook and baker,” said Wesley Kulp, her son. “She would pick and can strawberries and make her famous strawberry jam. Her baked corn was always a hit at gatherings. I must say that her pig stomach was the best ever and there were never leftovers.” But Anna Mae had Anna Mae Kulp with one of her paintings another talent that she didn’t pursue until she had an when Creative Inspirationz Gallery empty nest. She loved to paint. hosts “A Tribute Legacy Show to Now the Manheim woman’s art will Anna Mae: A Manheim Artist.” The be on display for everyone to see show will run from Friday, Feb. 17, See Artist pg 12
Sweetheart Meal Will Support Mt. Hope BY CATHY MOLITORIS
After Don Good passed away in December, his four children described their father as having lived a life of “calling, connection, commitment and caring.” Good, a farmer and pastor, spent his last days living at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim, where the staff gave back to the man who had
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