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APRIL 9, 2025
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EPC Golf Outing will benefit Good Samaritan Services
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Manor Township’s annual race will support farmland preservation BY GEORGE DEIBEL
If you hear the sound of cannon fire on Saturday morning, May 3, know that Manor Township is taking steps to
preserve its vast farmland. The township is hosting its 26th annual Turkey Hill Country Classic races that day at Central Manor Church of God, 387 Penn St., Washing ton See Country Classic pg 3
Manor Township manager Ryan Strohecker (left) and race director Michelle Smith show the course for this year’s Turkey Hill Country Classic.
Band boosters bingo promises prominent prizes
Rachel Shelley (left), director of marketing for Good Samaritan Services; Dan Silva (middle), Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) marketing and communications director; and Jocelyn Engle, EPC publisher
Services, agrees. “We love our partnership with EPC,” said Shelley. “Obviously, the funding that comes from the golf outing is helpful in supporting our mission (and) funding the work that we do in the community. Also, EPC is obviously so well-connected, and this is a great awareness-building event for us, too.” Good Sam has locations across Lancaster and Chester counties and ever y day ser ves about 300 people who are in crisis. “Our mission is to respond with
compassion to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness,” Shelley said. Anyone who needs assistance from Good Samaritan Services can go to https://goodsam services.org. A Good Sam representative will conduct a screening via a phone call to determine if the organization can help. EPC is carrying on a family tradition started by company founder Alvin Engle, who was Jocelyn’s grandfather. Alvin
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Penn Manor Band Boosters are beating the drum for its bingo fundraiser. Designer purses and Yeti tumblers filled with cash will be the big prizes when the club holds its second annual event Saturday, April 26, in the cafeteria of Penn Manor High School, 100 E. Cottage Ave., Millersville. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. The first game (early bird) will
start at 1:45 p.m., with regular bingo starting at 2 p.m. “It’s a good time, and it supports our student musicians so that we can get them on the road,” Penn Manor Band Boosters president Kirsten Ditzler said. Bingo players can win purses designed by Michael Kors, Coach, and Loungef ly. “ The feedback we got from the first one from big bingo folks said it was a lot of fun and well-organized,” said Ditzler. “We have
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ike golfers who win the Masters Tournament and the green jackets tailored for them, Good Samaritan Services (Good Sam) and Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) are ideally suited for one another. The two community-minded organizations are once again linking up for the 18th annual EPC Golf Outing benefiting Good Samaritan Services. The charity event will be held Friday, June 6, at Crossgates Golf Club, 1 Crossland Pass, Millersville. There will be two sessions of golf. The first will tee off at 7:30 a.m., and the second will start at 1:30 p.m. A light breakfast and a chicken barbecue lunch will be served to the morning groups; the afternoon groups will receive a light café lunch and a chicken barbecue meal for dinner. The deadline to register is Friday, May 23. Go to https://epcgolf outing.com for more information and to register. Individuals or businesses that wish to sponsor the event or provide prizes can visit the aforementioned website or email EPC marketing and communications director Dan Silva at marketing@ engleonline.com. “We want to be involved with the communities we serve,” said Jocelyn Engle, who is EPC ’s publisher. “We know that some people just need an extra boost in times of need, and this was a perfect fit for us.” Rachel Shelley, the director of marketing for Good Samaritan
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