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At MTRPP Halloween Events, the More the Merrier BY JEFF FALK
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art of Manheim Township’s charm and strength as a community is its diversity - and its inclusivity. About five years ago, the Manheim Township Recreation Park Planning (MTRPP) department made a conscious effort to conduct more community events with the express intent of including more groups of people. This Halloween, MTRPP will be celebrating diversity as much as the autumn harvest, creativity and the change of seasons. “Prior to five years ago, we weren’t doing that many special events,” said Matt Stopa, who’s been MTRPP’s director for six years. “Some of these events I started, and we’ve made them better. But See Halloween pg 3 A visitor to last year’s MTRPP Halloween Carnival plays a game of skill.
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Event Will Kick Off Salem Hellers’ Next 300 Years of Service BY JEFF FALK
At Salem Hellers Church, faithfulness is a two-way street. It’s a road that church members have been navigating every day for the last three centuries. And it’s a type of faithfulness worth celebrating. “I don’t want to talk about our faithfulness to God,” said Joann Cooper, a longtime member of Salem Hellers Church and the head Members of Salem Hellers’ planning committee prepare for the church’s R122419
Andora Is Right Back Where It Started From BY GEORGE DEIBEL
T h e y g o t t h e b a n d b ac k together. Formed in 1975 while students at Hempfield High School, members of the group Andora reunited in 2022, and it feels so good. Andora consists of Lancaster Township resident T homas Richards, who sings and plays the rhythm guitar; Ron Sharpe of Millersville, who plays the bass and sings; East Earl resident David Chambers, who does vocals and plays the guitar; and drummer Curt Ruhl of Denver. Richards and Chambers started playing music together in East Petersburg when they were approximately 10 years old. “We had the entire band packed in a little red wagon,” said Richards. “I t was one drum, one cymbal, (Chambers’) amp, and a guitar.” Sharpe and Ruhl joined about six years later. “I don’t know how we all got together, but I do remember that the first big thing we played was a Battle of the Bands at Hempfield High School,” Richards said. “We had a very unusual rehearsal spot. We rented a storage unit at a place called Stowaway. I think they had one plug for power, no heat. But we’d rehearsed there, and we rehearsed at somebody’s house. We played a Battle of the Bands, and we won.” The group settled on the name Andora, but the details are a bit fuzzy. Sharpe pointed out that on the television show “Bewitched,” Samantha’s mother’s name is Endora. There is a country on the
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