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VOL LXVII • NO 13
Hope Runs From Mount Joy to Ghana
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BY CATHY MOLITORIS
waffles, the menu will also include pancakes, scrambled eggs and eggs to order, breakfast casseroles, bacon, sausages, home-fried potatoes and assorted beverages. “All food will be prepared and served by the Mission Outreach Team members who will be participating in either of the mission trips happening this summer,” explained mission team member Gail Ruhl, who organizes the trips with her husband, Chuck. “Each
From Mount Joy to Ghana, an Arm of Hope stretches across continents to reach children in need. That connection will come to life locally on Saturday, May 2, when the Mount Joy-based nonprofit invites the community to step up and step out for its annual 5K. The event will be held at Hope Community Church, 1806 Harrisburg Ave., with the race kicking off at 9 a.m. Greg Grove, who directs the race with Keith Franz, encouraged people to sign up for the event. “It’s a great family-friendly event, flat, easy course with door prizes and a great cause,” he said. “All ages are welcome - walkers, runners, strollers, pets, everyone!” Along with a variety of door prizes, baked goods will be presented to the top finishers in each age bracket. The top male and top female overall finishers of the race, along with winners in the master’s brackets - for those over age 40 will receive a handcrafted wooden trophy from Ghana, Grove said. A chicken barbecue will be available to purchase by donation so participants can take lunch home with them. The meal will include a chicken leg and thigh, a baked potato, a homemade roll and a whoopie pie. Pickup for the chicken barbecue will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the barbecue is open to members of the public even if they are not participating in the 5K. The chicken barbecue is available for preorder only by Friday, April 24. To order, visit www.armofhopeinghana.org/bbq. The annual 5K is a fundraiser
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Students in the Greenhouse Management class at Manheim Central High School invite people to their annual plant sale.
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Student-Grown Plants Will Take Root at Sale BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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ll semester long, students in the Greenhouse Management class at Manheim Central High School have been hard at work cultivating a wide
variety of plants. The public is invited to enjoy the fruits of their labor at the annual plant sale, which will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Fridays, May 1 and 8, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, May 2 and 9. The sale will take place at the
greenhouse located on Adele Avenue at the high school. “We focus on heirloom varieties and have over 60 different kinds of tomato plants and over 30 types of peppers,” shared Alex Vazquez, a senior who is a member of the See Plants pg 5
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Strawberries, Waffles and a Mission to Serve BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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Volunteers from Ruhl’s Church work on a mission project in North Carolina.
S w e e t s t raw b e r r i e s , w a r m waffles and community service will be on the menu when Ruhl’s Church serves up its annual fundraising breakfast. The church will host its all-youcan-eat breakfast on Saturday, May 2, from 6 to 10 a.m. or until sold out, at 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim. Along with strawberries and
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