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MAY 28, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXVI • NO 18
Strawberries, songs and service BY CAT SHANNON
Hands-on celebration will mark 25 years of watershed work
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eminding us that “we all live downstream,” the Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance (CCWA) will mark its 25th year with a community celebration at the site of its key past projects. Lunch & Learn at Rife Run will be held on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mummau Park, 446-498 Chestnut St., Manheim. A rain date is scheduled for the same time on Saturday, June 14. “We wanted to try something
new and focused on hands-on learning about some key watershed-related themes targeted towards elementary to middle school ages,” explained Paul Duncan, president of CCWA, who noted that the event will highlight the group’s projects at both Mummau and Logan parks. T he event ’s schedule will feature themes that appeal to people who are interested in the technical side of environmental stewardship, as well as people who want to indulge in some watershed arts activities. “Some take interest in the
technical understanding and others in the beauty of the natural experience,” Duncan said. The event also offers an opportunity for CCWA to collaborate with other groups who share its vision, including Lancaster Conser vancy. The event will be part of that organization’s Water Week, which will run from Friday, June 6, through Saturday, June 14. “ We are also thrilled that some students and their adviser from the Manheim Central High School FFA Club will help at the event,” Duncan stated.
Hitting a high note in a national contest Manheim Central alumna reaches semifinals BY CAT SHANNON
Earlier this year, Meagan Caterbone was scrolling through social media when a post caught her eye. It encouraged teachers to apply to become America’s Favorite Teacher through a competition sponsored by Reader’s Digest and Bill Nye. “I thought it might be fake, but then I thought it couldn’t hurt to apply,” recalled the Donegal
School District orchestra teacher. “I filled it out thinking, ‘This isn’t going to go anywhere.’” She was wrong. From that ini t i al entr y, Meagan kept progressing, round after round, through the contest, which promoted entrants based on the number of votes they earned online from friends and family. “I kept winning each round, and eventually, my husband See Contest pg 3
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Members of the Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance work on the early stages of a project at Mummau Park in 2003.
Seventeen members of Salem United Methodist Church in Manheim will head to West Virginia this July for the church’s 43rd annual Appalachia Ser vice Project (ASP) mission trip. The long-standing tradition focuses on improving living conditions in the Appalachian region by making homes warmer, safer and drier, said Doug Winters, who is organizing the event. This year’s mission team will include Doug, along with Mark ASP mission team members work on a Heller, Chris Trovinger, previous year’s project. Charlie Winters, Gareth Wright, and Brynn Trovinger. “Some of the physical work Uri Almoneda, Lucy Bucher, Madison Brady, Valerie Bucher, that’s done ranges from drywall, Angela Byus, Ben Heller, Jacob painting, insulation, roofing, Kalicicki, Jeff Morris, Sam Rice, stairs, ramps, foundation repair Jim Stouch, Adelynne Trovinger and plumbing,” Doug shared,