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JANUARY 22, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 34
Welcome to the Battle aims to disarm the enemy BY JEFF FALK
step up and be a part of the battle. Part of the battle tactics is to know ou’re invited to a fight, a what it looks like and have everyconfrontation between one know what to do when they good and evil, a struggle see it.” for lives. Welcome to the Battle is NSI’s In the war against human annual panel discussion that trafficking , the i nvo l ve s e x p e r t s North Star Initiafrom all areas of the tive (NSI) event front lines provid“My intent is Welcome to the ing facts, dispelling to have people Battle is a premisconceptions and emptive strike. It spreading informawalk away with is an attempt to hope and feeling tion on the state of deal the enemy a human trafficking empowered.” blow before he or in Lancaster County. she can mount an This year’s Welcome offensive. to the Battle will be “The battle is to end human conducted on Tuesday, Jan. 28, trafficking in our community,” from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lives Changed said Melinda Clark, NSI’s chief By Christ Church’s Ephrata executive officer. “Our community Campus, 5 Hahnstown Road. doesn’t want trafficking to happen Members of the panel will here, and it does. The battle line is include Brad Ortenzi, coordilong, and everyone has a chance to nator of the Lancaster Human
Vietnam War veterans share firsthand accounts with students BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Thanks to a unique partnership with a local veterans group, students at several Lancaster County high schools can get a firsthand account of the Vietnam War. A panel of veterans, organized by Vietnam Veterans of America ( V VA) C hapter 1008, provides students with an immersive experience, offering insights that go beyond what
they read in history books. The panel, which has been visiting local schools for nearly a decade, includes veterans from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force, each of whom shares a unique perspective. Education chair John Hoober, who organizes the visits, explained that the veterans’ goal is not to teach a traditional history lesson but to engage students with personal stories.
Panelists engage the audience at last year’s Welcome to the Battle.
Trafficking Task Force and ZOE International East Coast; Meg McCallum, Berks County supervising attorney; Kevin Quinter, detective sergeant of the Wyomissing Police Depar tment; Celeste Hutchinson, NSI’s clinical
director; and Jen Sensenig, NSI’s founder. The event, which is being presented as part of the United States Department of State’s National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, is free to
attend, and registration at www .northstarinitiative.org/events is encouraged. Light refreshments will be served, and a number of local human trafficking fighting agencies, including Lancaster YWCA, Sparrow Place, See NSI pg 5
Implementing elements of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” BY JEFF FALK
Child rearing is both important and taxing. Sometimes guardians need a little boost, reminders about what they already know or introductions to incorporable unique thoughts and concepts. The Manheim Township School District’s upcoming parent session is designed to give caretakers intellectual and mental support. The event is being brought to them by the Manheim Township See “Mister Rogers’ Author Ryan Rydzewski addresses Manheim Township educators during Neighborhood” pg 3 an event last year.
See Vietnam vets pg 2
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