Manheim Township townlively.com
MAY 14, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 50
New MHALC program will link faith to mental health BY JEFF FALK
Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC) is introducing a new program to explore and enhance mental health’s relationship with religion and churches. MHALC is
calling the program Faith Communities Partnership. “God made us, made our spirit, made our body, made our minds,” said Irma Do, the program coordinator for Faith Communities Partnership. “God has a plan for us. But because the See MHALC pg 3
Event is exercise in familiarity, building trust, community pride BY JEFF FALK
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lack. With sugar or sweetener. With milk or creamer. Or with both sweetener and creamer. Stacey Morgan Brubaker likes her coffee with local residents. Manheim Township will make both Morgan Brubaker and hot java available at its upcoming Coffee with a Commissioner event. “ The intent is to create an environment that makes you
feel like we’re at a local coffee shop,” said Morgan Brubaker, who’s been a Manheim Township commissioner for three years. “Have a cup of coffee, sit down and talk. It’s free flow. We sit and face residents, and we just chat. It’s that informal.” M a n h e i m To w n s h i p w i l l present its next installment of Coffee with a Commissioner from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, inside the public meeting room of the township municipal building, 1840 Municipal Drive,
Lancaster. The free event encourages Manheim Township residents to provide ideas, concerns and feedback about current local topics and issues and to ask questions of their elected officials in a laid-back setting. In advance of the meeting, residents are asked to email their thoughts to info@manheimtown ship.org and to use the subject line “Coffee with a Commissioner” in order to structure the discussions. “Residents pay taxes, they live
Program director Irma Do (left) and MHALC executive director Kim McDevitt prepare for the upcoming Faith Communities Partnership.
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
See Coffee with a Commissioner pg 2
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.” When not on the go 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 and See Bookmobile pg 4
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Manheim Township Commissioner Stacey Morgan Brubaker discusses an issue at a recent meeting.