Manheim Central JULY 23, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 11,320 HOMES
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Mural Will Strike a Colorful Chord BY CAT SHANNON
People participate in a recent bingo fundraiser for Precious Paws Community Cats.
Building Hope for Forgotten Felines N
oticing an abundance of stray and feral cats in Manheim, Samantha MacIntyre felt compelled to help. In 2021, she began doing community-based
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trap-neuter-return (TNR) and cat welfare efforts, hoping to help cats experiencing injury, illness or abandonment. “ What began as small-scale, personal rescue and sterilization efforts quickly grew as the need
became more apparent,” MacIntyre said, noting that her mission became Precious Paws Community Cats, a nonprofit organization based in Manheim. “Formalizing the organization in 2023 allowed us to expand our impact, organize See Felines pg 2
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Shine Bright at Hope Within 5K BY CAT SHANNON
Support a local nonprofit, enjoy beautiful surroundings and get some exercise all at the same time by participating in the Hope Within Ministries’ Let Your Light Shine 5K Walk/ Run. The event will be held on
Saturday, July 19, beginning at 8 a.m. at Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown. “The idea came about as a means to represent what Hope Within Ministries is - a health care, dental and counseling center,” said Laurie Reichert, director of development for the See 5K pg 2
Backpacks and Blessings
2024 MS FitEffect participants and trainers with program director Mark Mueller (far right)
MS FitEffect Puts Strength Into Motion explained. “We have sessions there are no two people who available Monday through Sat- share the same set of symptoms urday in the morning, afternoon at the same intensities with the and some evenings. It is based same presentation of symptoms.” While specifics vary for each on the participant’s and trainer’s participant, the program focuses availability.” on strength, stamina and stability for all sessions. “ We use a combination of “We meet each stretching, relaxation techniques, participant where they weight training, cardiovascular training, balance and gait training are at and move them and functional training,” Mark forward from there.” said. “We meet each participant where they are at and move them forward from there. We focus on As Mark shared, MS FitEffect is helping them achieve a better qualpersonalized. ity of life by working with them on “The program is different for activities of daily living that have everyone, as the trainer cus- become difficult for them.” tom-designs the program for the MS FitEffect is open to anyone particular participant,” he stated. with MS or any demyelinating “MS is different for everyone; disease.
The historic Star Barn will be one of the sights to see along the route of Hope Within Ministries’ Let Your Light Shine 5K.
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ark Mueller and his wife, Jackie, took a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and turned it into an opportunity to help others. Jackie was diagnosed with MS in 1998, and the couple sought to treat the disease as naturally as possible, without medication. They experimented with nutrition and exercise to see what worked and what didn’t, and their research led to MS FitEffect, a free, 10-week program for people with MS. The next session will run from Saturday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Nov. 15, at Elizabethtown Fitness Club, 626 S. Market St. “Each participant selects a time with their trainer for their private one-hour weekly session,” Mark
A World of Wonder Awaits Inside the Bookmobile
BY JEFF FALK
It ’s more than books on wheels. The Library System of Lancaster County’s (LSLC) bookmobile delivers knowledge, creativity, inspiration and joy. The bookmobile is kind of like a food truck serving up nourishment for the mind and soul. “Reading in general is very important,” said Audrey Lilley, the bookmobile’s driver, curator and full-time coordinator. “It’s important for kids to be reading. It’s important for them to
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be able to pick up a book and see characters who look like them. Reading can be inspirational, and with retirees, it kind of comes full circle. I think retirees can find comfort in reading. For all people in between, it’s a way to relax and unwind.” W h e n n o t o n t h e g o to multiple locations all across Lancaster County, Lilley parks the bookmobile at LSLC’s main office at 1866 Colonial Village Lane, Suite 107, Lancaster. The bookmobile is a 22-foot-long box truck with a single entrance
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For the second year in a row, Teen Central will host an initiative aimed at supporting students in the Manheim Central School District. The organization, located at 15 S. Wolf St., Manheim, will host Pack-A-Backpack Day, when students in kindergarten through grade 12 who live within the district’s confines will be invited to pick up school supplies and personal hygiene items. The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Inviting students to Pack-A-Backpack Day are Teen Central executive
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A mural coming to the south wall of Zion Lutheran Preschool in Manheim will showcase community, collaboration, music and science. “Reach for Stars,” created by Jason and Katherine Horst of Horst Arts, will add beauty to the space and highlight some of the history of the town. As Jason explained, the preschool wanted a mural with this theme, and as he began to work on the project, he learned of Lancaster Marimba Ensemble’s interest in creating a mural to celebrate Manheim’s own Clair Omar Musser, a master of the marimba. “When we learned that Musser also worked for NASA and even built a one-of-a-kind celestaphone, with the frame and the bars forged from 678 pounds of meteorites, the collaboration made sense even more,” he said. Stephanie Smith, director of the Lancaster Marimba Ensemble, came on board to help with the project as well. She explained that Musser’s final design project was the celestaphone, which combined his interest in music and outer space and which resembles a pedal glockenspiel. Smith noted that Musser helped to propel the marimba into the spotlight as both a solo and ensemble instrument. “(Musser) was a marimba virtuoso, composer, conductor, teacher and designer of mallet instruments and is hailed as the largest influence on marimba performance in America,” she said. “Musser organized large marimba orchestras of 100