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FEBRUARY 22, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Fun and fitness with Scottish country dancing BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“If we dance a dance in Manheim, the same dance is being danced the same way in London or Berlin or anywhere in the world where there is a branch of Scottish country dancers,” said Sandy Leyh, a teacher with the
Red Rose Scottish Country Dancers. If you’d like to be a part of an international activity, now’s your chance. The group will hold four weeks of basic classes on Tuesdays from March 7 through 28. The classes will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Manheim Train Station, 210 S. Charlotte St. See Scottish pg 3
Banquet guest speaker Arthur C. Woods (front, left), Teen Central activity director Shontel Griffith (front, center) and executive director Janelle Heying (front, right) with (back row) Teen Central students
Banquet will benefit Teen Central BY CATHY MOLITORIS
his is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Janelle Heying, executive director of Teen Central, describing the organization’s annual banquet. “One hundred percent of everything we raise goes right back into our ministry.” Teen Central will hold its banquet on Tuesday, March 21, at The Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the event will run until 8:30 p.m. “We’ll have a free catered meal, and we’ll do a time of giving,” Heying stated. “The meal will be catered by Country Home Catering, and we’ll also have a silent auction.” Auction items will include gift cards to local businesses and organizations, themed baskets and more. “We get a pretty good mix of experiences or tickets to local events as
nonprofit, and our main goal is to provide a safe and welcoming space for students to be able to come in and hang out with friends or work with mentors,” Heying explained. “We try to be a hub for teens in our community so their needs are met, whatever those needs may be.” The organization also offers meals for students and organizes field trips, all with no cost to the students. “We are 100% volunteer-driven other than a few paid staff members,” Heying said. “Our volunteer teams are what keep us going.” Sponsorship opportunities are available for the banquet, including table sponsorships and business promotion through on-site advertising. For more information on sponsorships or to register for the banquet, call 717-664-2990 or email info@teencentralmanheim.org. The reservation deadline is Friday, March 10.
The Red Rose Scottish Country Dancers
Manheim soccer club seeks players BY CATHY MOLITORIS
At fields in local parks, boys and girls are playing soccer, but they’re actually doing more than that, said Adrian Young, president of the Manheim Soccer Club. “We play soccer, but we want to encourage having fun above all else,” he explained. “We want to encourage teamwork. Soccer is really secondary.” The club is looking for new kids to join for this season, which will begin in early to mid-March, depending on the weather. The season will run until the first week in June. A fall season will run from
early August through the first weekend in November. The Manheim Soccer Club is open to youths up to age 12. “We have everything from U6 to U12 teams,” Young stated, noting that players as young as 4 years old have joined. “We have intramural, rec and travel levels. We try and make sure we have a spot for any kid who wants to play.” The U6 and U8 teams play against other teams in the club, while the U10 and U12 teams compete in the Lancaster Area Recreational Soccer league. The club is open to both boys and girls, and games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. See Soccer pg 2
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well as handmade items,” Heying shared. “We have volunteers who do handmade woodworking, and we’ll auction off some of that.” Each year, students at Teen Central offer a cornhole board set, made locally and then decorated by the students, Heying said. The banquet will also feature a guest speaker, Arthur C. Woods, who is a teen life coach for middle school and high school students. “He does seminars and speaking engagements, and he’s coming into Teen Central to do a Bible study and get to know the kids before he speaks at our banquet,” Heying remarked. “He’s done a lot of really good work that relates directly to teens and what they’re going through.” Located at 15 S. Wolf St. in Manheim, Teen Central provides after-school programming for students in middle school and high school. “We are a Christian