Penn Manor FEBRUARY 11, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 17,060 HOMES
Conestoga Farm Is Building Bridges For Veterans
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MobilePack Hopes to Reach New Goal BY GEORGE DEIBEL
The need is immense; therefore, the goal is ambitious. You can help fulfill the lofty ana Howard got objective. much more than he The 11th Feed My Starving requested, and he Children (FMSC) MobilePack and the other board memwill be held Friday, March 20, bers of the Building Bridges through Sunday, March 22, Foundation are ecstatic at Willow Street Mennonite about it. Church, 399 E. Penn Grant Road, Allow fellow board member Willow Street. Dave Kleintop to explain. Packing shifts will be held “We have pasture here in Friday, March 20 from 9:30 to Anderson Farm, and we had 11:30 a.m., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and excess grass,” he said. “I have 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, March 21, a connection with Hartland from 9 to 11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m., Farms (in Quarryville).” 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 5 to 7 p.m. Hartland Farms owner Ben and Sunday, March 22, from Flahart donated four young 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and 4:30 to steers to Building Bridges Dave Kleintop (left), Joe Campbell (middle), and Dana Howard are on the board 6:30 p.m. “Some shift times are of the Building Bridges Foundation. Photo by George Deibel that weigh about 375 pounds more popular than others and each. Dave Anderson, the owner of (to Building Bridges) back in April, average,” said Kleintop, who lives in fill quickly,” said Lora Mangus Anderson Farm, bought six more and we fed them on the pasture Peach Bottom. Wenger, w ho is the FMS C “They’re not heavy enough to for a total of 10. “They brought them until January to about 1,250 pounds Lancaster County MobilePack chairperson. See Building Bridges pg 2 Every individual who signs up for a packing shift is asked to contribute a minimum of $63. “This covers the cost of one box of packed meals (216 meals), which is the average amount a single volunteer packs inBIXLER a two-SOFA $ hour period,” Mangus Wenger BY GEORGE DEIBEL said. “Basically, we encourage everyone to donate as they’re T he First Presby terian C hurch, located at able. Whether a person can HOT29 cents or $290, HOT we HOT 101 S. Decatur St., Strasburg, will hold a Mission contribute BUY BUY Italy Auction on Saturday, Feb. 21. Doors will open welcomeBUY you to participate.” at 5:30 p.m. The auction will begin at 6:15 p.m. Registrations will be taken The auction is a fundraiser for a mission trip to Italy starting Friday, Feb. 6, and will this summer. be accepted up until the day Auctioneer Don Welk Sr. will put 106 items up people participate. Go to https:// BIXLER SOFA BIXLER SOFA $ $SOFA $ for bid, including a signed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tinyurl.com/2vezzzj9 to sign up. 499 499 BIXLER 499 basketball that’s authenticated; a painting by local If it is your first time to register artist Fred Rodger; a signed baseball bat and glove for a FMSC event, you will need HOTto from county native Travis Jankowski; a signed Students and adults who will embark on a mission trip set up a username and password BUY HOT this summer show items that will be up for bid at a See Mission Trip pg 9 fundraising auction. Photo by George Deibel See BUY MobilePack pg 8 BY GEORGE DEIBEL
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