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NOVEMBER 20, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV ⢠NO 43
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Glen Rock Shooting Club, Junior Handicap Champion and Junior Doubles Champion at the George Landis Jr. Memorial Shoot at Glen Rock Shooting Club and Junior Handicap Champion and Class C High All-Around Champion in Elysburg. Leonidas Neifert has achieved the ranking of All-American. âIn the 2024 season, Leonidas is ranked 18th in the world in amateur trapshooting in the Sub-Junior Category,â Tod stated. âHe also achieved the honor of being named to the Pennsylvania state team.â In the 2024 season, Leonidas amassed more than 40 awards in each of the three disciplines. âThe groupâs success would not be possible if they wouldnât have found a sportsmanâs club to accept them with open arms. The Manheim Sportsmenâs Association did exactly that,â Tod commented. He added that the association
For the past few weeks, a group of budding entrepreneurs at Marticville Middle School has been putting its creativity and teamwork to the test. Students in Elizabeth Ortegaâs autism support classroom have embraced the role of small business owners, preparing for their debut at the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13âs Holiday Student Bazaar. Operating under the name The Spectrum Studio, these young creators have crafted a collection of one-of-akind handmade keychains and vibrant tie-dyed T-shirts, all ready for sale at the event on Thursday, Dec. 5. The bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the IU13 Conference and Training Center, 1 0 2 0 Ne w Ho l l a n d Av e . , Lancaster. Several of the seven students in the class are nonverbal, but they use pictures and communication devices to share their enthusiasm for their projects. Pointing to the beaded keychains, Zayvion Jones showed off his favorites, while Nesha Hopstetter said she loves making keychains from silicone beads and shrinky dinks. As they string the beads and color the keychains, they are doing much more than just making crafts. â There are so many good skills they learn from this,â Ortega said. âThey learn to handle the money, work on the budgeting and prepare all the items.â Participating in the bazaar
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Members of the Manheim Sportsmenâs Association and young trapshooters (front, from left) Jim Shreiner, Joel Hershey, Kurt Diffenderfer, Andrew Waddington, Matt Powronzik, (back, from left) Avery Kirchner, Leonidas Neifert and Chase Kirchner
in amateur trapshooting. âThe FFA at the Lancaster County FFA disciplines are singles, handicap competition earlier this year and and doubles,â he said. âSingles won first place. Individually, Chase achieved trapshooting is when you shoot from five different angled posi- shooting both 25 and 50 straight tions that are 16 yards from the while competing at the Pennsylvania state shoot trap house, where in Elysburg. Avery the clay targets won individual a re t h ro w n .â I n âThe joy of champion as the handicap, shooters high-scoring fire from different trapshooting is shooter at the Lanyardages, based on within reach of all caster County FFA their skill level. In young shooters shooting competidoubles, two birds tion. Andrew won are thrown at the in the Manheim the Doubles Chamsame time. In all area.â pionship Class D disciplines, the clay runner-up at the targets are thrown Westy Hogans in at approximately Elysburg. He also won the Singles 35 miles per hour, Tod said. Each of the Manheim shooters Junior Class Runner-up Chamhas events that he gravitates pion, shooting a 98 of 100. Joel to, Tod noted. Shooters Chase has won awards in six events: Kirchner, Avery Kirchner, Andrew Junior Singles Champion and Waddington and Joel Hershey Junior Handicap Champion in represented Manheim Central the 128th Anniversary Shoot at
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hen someone tries trapshooting, they will experience much more than just hitting a clay target, said Tod Neifert, president of M a n h e i m C l ay S p o r t s a n d member of the Manheim Sportsmenâs Association. âYoung shooters that take up trapshooting sports learn great skills,â he shared. âOn top of shooters learning safety, sportsmanship and shooting skills, they also learn to work through difficult times, concentration during distractions and that there is value learning from the veteran shooters.â One of the things Tod enjoys most about the spor t is its inclusivity. âTrapshooting is for all shooters, not just males, not just females, not just young or old, and there are shooters that stand and shooters that are in a wheelchair. It is for all,â he said. âBecause of the support of the Manheim Sportsmenâs Association, the joy of trapshooting is within reach of all young shooters in the Manheim area.â As Tod explained, five young local trapshooters got together to try the sport for fun at a different trap club. âThey all began to improve and enjoy the competition and camaraderie of trapshooting,â he said. âWith all the boys being from Manheim, Jim Shreiner and Matt Powronzik, with the support of Kurt Diffenderfer, began reaching out and offering the boys to shoot at Manheim Sportsmenâs Association.â The students, who all attend Manheim Central High School, have achieved great success and improvement in their disciplines this year, Tod noted. He explained that there are three disciplines
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