Manheim Township NOVEMBER 5, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 15,990 HOMES
VOL XLI • NO 23
Representing the People BY JEFF FALK
Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra entertains an audience at a recent performance.
CBJO Will Show Up, Show Out for Veterans
BY JEFF FALK
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here are many meaningful ways to honor veterans for their service. One opportunity that’s designed to be snappy, satisfying and entertaining is an upcoming Corsair Blue Jazz Orchestra (CBJO) performance. “The audience can expect great
music, good entertainment,” said Joe Chestnutt, president emeritus and one of the foundering members of CBJO. “The band’s going to have a great show. When the band was founded, one of the tenets was to do things to help veterans.” CBJO will present this year’s edition of its annual Veterans Day concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday,
Nov. 9 - two days prior to the national observance of Veterans Day - inside Highland Presbyterian Church’s acoustic-friendly sanctuar y at 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free to attend, and a freewill offering will be accepted during intermission. “It’s a nice, large venue, and the See CBJO pg 8
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Protecting Lancaster’s Land for Generations
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BY CAT SHANNON
What’s the value of dirt? For the Lancaster County Conservation District, it’s priceless. The organization formed in 1950 with a mission of empowering farmers to maintain and improve the rich, productive soil of Lancaster County through conservation practices. Today, as the group
marks its 75th anniversary, it has expanded its focus to include four more departments beyond agriculture, touching the lives of everyone who calls the county home. “Coming out of the time period of the Dust Bowl, in the late 1920s and ’30s, there was a national movement to create conservation districts across the country,” said Sallie Gregory, Lancaster County
Donegal Creek stream restoration, one of the
Nikki Rivera is not a politician. Rivera is a person, a human being who chooses - and has been chosen - to practice politics. She is not defined by what she does. What she does and how she does it is defined by her. “I think I’m the same person (I was before I was elected),” said Rivera. “I think life experiences are such a great educator. Every life experience, good or bad, helps build character. I’m still the same person I was, but I have more resources. I think I have an amplified respect for all the organizations we have in our area who collaborate well. Every day, I meet so many brilliant people. I love finding and seeing all the ways people can be successful.” Rivera, a 53-year-old resident of Manheim Township, is one of 203 house representatives in the state of Pennsylvania. She represents 64,000 citizens who reside in the state’s 96th legislative district, which includes the entirety of Manheim Township, northern portions of the city of Lancaster and East Petersburg Borough. Rivera was elected in 2024 and is currently serving a twoyear term in the state House of Representatives that will expire in 2027. “I represent a whole range of residents who need great education, who need wages to support themselves and their families,” said Rivera. “They are people with disabilities; people who need resources for mental health and physical health. They are small business owners. They are educators. They are farmers. We have so much in common when it comes to living well in central Pennsylvania.” While her responsibilities vary,
See Conservation pg 3 first watershed projects in Lancaster County
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