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APRIL 9, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
MTHS students learn to fight a killer
EPC Golf Outing will benefit Good Samaritan Services BY GEORGE DEIBEL
BY JEFF FALK
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Like golfers who win the Masters Tournament and the green jackets tailored for them, Good Samaritan Ser vices (Good Sam) and Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) are ideally suited for one another. T he two community-minded organizations are once again linking up for the 18th annual EPC Golf Outing benefiting Rachel Shelley (left), director of Good Samaritan Services. marketing for Good Samaritan Services; T h e c h a r i t y e v e n t Dan Silva (middle), Engle Printing & w i l l b e h e l d F r i d ay, Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) marketing and June 6, at Crossgates communications director; and Jocelyn Golf Club, 1 Crossland Engle, EPC publisher Pass, Millersville. There will be barbecue lunch will be served two sessions of golf. The first to the morning groups; the will tee off at 7:30 a.m., and the afternoon groups will receive a second will start at 1:30 p.m. light café lunch and a chicken A light breakfast and a chicken barbecue meal for dinner.
he life lessons to be learned from extracurricular activities are profound and far-reaching. But this event took the teaching of life lessons to a whole other level. Recently, a group of Manheim Township High School (MTHS) students and teachers learned skills and techniques that could be considered both life-altering and lifesaving, figuratively and literally. “This ranks right up at the top of the experiences we have provided,” said Mark Evans, who’s been the head football coach and a school counselor at MTHS
“It’s about life experiences. It’s about constant character development.”
See EPC Golf Outing pg 5
From football player to activist
Manheim Township football players Isaac Churchville (left) and Ben Cardona work on a mannequin as part of their recent CPR/AED training.
the Peyton Walker Foundation and offered to the students and teachers on a voluntary basis. Of those 105 individuals, all but two became certified in CPR/ AED training for the first time. “Sudden cardiac arrest is the No. 1 killer of high school kids,” said Evans. “I think (CPR/AED is) an essential life-saving skill. I was just looking for a vehicle for training a large group of kids.” “I’ve been CPR-trained for 30 years,” continued Evans. “I’ve never had to use it. But it’s better
to have it and not use it than to not have it and need it. I can’t say enough about having that skill.” The CPR/AED training was led by Billy Odom, an instructor with the Peyton Walker Foundation, and four local emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Located in Mechanicsburg, the Peyton Walker Foundation, which is named for a 19-year-old college sophomore who died due to cardiac arrest in 2013, provides education, training, screenings and equipment to organizations and
BY CAT SHANNON
In 2015, Deon Butler was living a dream, playing professional football for the Detroit Lions, but he held a secret: Despite having graduated from college, he could not read past a fourth-grade level. After getting help, Butler was moved to help others, and today, he’s a motivational speaker. He’ll share his story at “Breaking Barriers: A Path of Perseverance.” The event will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, at The
Janus School, 205 Lefever Road, Mount Joy. Growing up in Michigan, Butler became adept at hiding the secret of his struggle with reading. “I got picked on a lot in middle school and high school, where I was called ‘stupid’ and ‘dumb,’” he recalled. “I bottled it all away, and I got really good at hiding it.” Butler became a master at memorizing, always chose the easiest book to read if he had to read out loud and avoided situations where his secret might
See MTHS students pg 2
See Deon Butler pg 4
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for 13 years. “There’s no other way to describe it. Our (football) program is not just about X’s and O’s. It’s not just about the football experience. It’s about life experiences. It’s about constant character development. It’s what we’re trying to teach our group.” During a morning strength -training class in late February, about 105 MTHS students in grades nine through 11 and teachers - a vast majority of whom are associated with the Blue Streaks’ highly successful football program - were certified in CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) use. The training was provided free of charge by
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