Manheim Township AUGUST 27, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 15,990 HOMES
VOL XLI • NO 13
Bike and Hike Will Expand the COBYS Family BY JEFF FALK
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ou can go for the exercise and physical activity. You can go for the sweet treats. You can go to support kids, families and mental health. Of course, there is also a fourth option - D. All of the above. COBYS Family Services’ Bike and Hike fundraiser is a great many things to a great many people. “Bike and Hike is really a broad event,” said Anne Stokes, who’s been COBYS Family Ser vices director of development and communications for six years. “It’s not just one thing. There are several different ways for people to participate. However it makes sense for them. But what it’s really all about is spending time together and celebrating all the services COBYS provides.” COBYS Family Services will present the 29th edition of its annual Bike and Hike event in Lititz from
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noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7. The event will consist of a 10-mile and a 25-mile bike ride, a 3-mile walk, a 1.5-mile Tasty Tour and a festivities-concluding ice cream social - because everyone always has room for ice cream. “The best thing about the Bike and Hike is the way you get to have fun and at the same time do good things for your community,” said Stokes. “You get to come as you are. What’s really special is that everyone comes together after the event and learns how COBYS is making a difference in the community.” All the festivities included with Bike and Hike will originate from Lititz Church of the Brethren, 300 W. Orange St., Lititz. The event will begin at noon with the 25-mile bicycle ride registration and start, followed by the check-in and start of the Tasty Tour of four downtown confectionary stops - Dosie Dough, Café Arabella, CAVOLO! and Slate Café - at 1 p.m. See Bike and Hike pg 2
A COBYS supporter pedals along at last year’s Bike and Hike fundraiser.
BY JEFF FALK
It’s about exploring the Great Outdoors. It’s about camaraderie and fellowship. It’s about wholesome male development. But to fully understand what Trail Life USA is really all about, one must experience it, at least a bit of it. That’s the purpose of Troop PA-0316’s upcoming open house. “Essentially, we are a character development organization for boys and young men,” said Steve Tyer,
who’s been Trail Life USA Troop PA-0316’s membership chairman for nine years. “Our goal is to create a generation of responsible young men, fathers, husbands and employees. It’s a Christ-centered adventure program. We want participants to grow up to be good stewards of what God has given them.” Trail Life USA Troop PA-0316 will host its initial open house from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, at Cornerstone Church, 80 W. Brubaker Valley Road, Lititz. A Troop PA-0316 member crosses a stream during a recent Trail Life USA See Trail Life USA pg 5 activity.
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