Manheim Township townlively.com
MAY 7, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 49
As recreational activity, water polo’s making a splash BY JEFF FALK
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he Manheim Township Recreation and Park Planning (MTRPP) Department recognizes that everyone is unique and that everyone has different interests. That’s why it wants to offer a variety of programs, including water polo. “I think it gives kids an outlet to try something they haven’t tried before,” said Matt Hutchison, Manheim Township’s assistant director of recreation and aquatics director. “A lot of our programs are like that. It’s an opportunity to learn a new game or sport, and you might pick up a new friend along the way.” MTRPP sponsors and organizes two instructional and recreational water polo programs. The first is conducted indoors at the pool at Manheim Township High School (MTHS), 115 Blue
Streak Blvd., Lancaster, from March to May, while the other is held outdoors at Overlook Park Pool, 301 Golf Drive, Lancaster, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays from June 9 to the end of July. There is a fee involved with MTRPP’s water polo program. For more information or to sign up, go to www.manheimtownship .org or call 717-290-7180. “(The program) gives youth of all ages a chance to learn the game,” said Hutchison. “It’s a lot of instructional time and learning the rules. It’s a recreational program. It’s really conducive to beginners and learners.” MTRPP’s water polo program is designed for both township and non-township youths, boys and girls age 14 through college students. The two-hour sessions consist of learning fundamentals, the rules of the game and basic
Instructors teach fundamentals to participants in Manheim Township’s water polo program.
strategies, as well as putting those basics into practice in the form of scrimmages. But participants do not compete against clubs or teams outside of Manheim Township. About 13 youths were involved with MTRPP’s water polo program
at MTHS this spring, and typically the rec department’s summer water program attracts 15 to 20 participants. Chris Flores serves as the program’s instructor. MTRPP has been sponsoring its water polo programs for about five or six years now.
“It’s kids who can swim and want something different from the swim team,” said Hutchison. “It’s something new that they can’t get anywhere else. There’s a curiosity piece to it. People who play need to be really good swimmers and need endurance and strength. You can’t See Water polo pg 6
For more than three decades, the Make-A-Wish Mother’s Day Truck Convoy has rolled through the county, lifting spirits and raising funds for local children battling critical illnesses. The 36th annual event will be held on Saturday, May 10. It will kick off at Manheim Pennsylvania Auto Auction, 1190 Lancaster Road, Manheim. While truck parking and driver registration will run from 6 to 10 a.m., the public is invited to a Family Fest from
9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The convoy will depart at 1:30 p.m. In the past, the convoy has been held on Mother’s Day, but organizers made the decision to move the event to the day before the holiday in the hopes of improving attendance, enhancing volunteer availability and encouraging more participation from drivers and wish families. “Everything else that folks love about the event remains unchanged,” said Lori Dietrich, Make-A-Wish director of development for Lancaster County.
Festival and 5K are about vehicles, planes, running and helping youths BY JEFF FALK
The annual Wheels and Wings Festival & 5K was established in 2017 to benefit Lancaster city youths. Since then, the Rotary Club of Lancaster’s fundraiser has really “gotten rolling”; it’s really “taken off.” “It’s really a fun, family day,” said Amy Lewis, who’s been a member of the Rotary of Lancaster’s board of directors for two years. “We encourage families to come. There’s music that gives it a classic car vibe. It’s
Visitors check out some of the more than 300 vehicles that were displayed at last year’s Wheels and Wings Festival & 5K Race.
a chance to explore Lancaster AirThe Wheels and Wings Festival port in a way you don’t usually get, & 5K is part car show, part running support the Rotary and support competition and part airplane this amazing cause.” show. The sixth edition of the event
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