HANOVER TWP. â Dozens and dozens of vehicles lined up Monday afternoon at the Hanover Area High School parking lot for a holiday food distribution for families in need.
Around 250 Hanover Area families signed up to get roughly $125 in food per family, and the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for food in the area, high school business teacher Christa Langdon said.
âMost definitely. Prior to the pandemic, we were averaging maybe about 100 or so,â Langdon said. âBut now since the pandemic, and weâve only done this twice since Easter, weâre at 225, 235, that are solid. It definitely has increased between the pandemic and I think the kids being home all the time. You know, just feeding families.â
SUGAR NOTCH â In May, 17-year-old James Scholten accidentally snapped his fishing rod during a trip to Frances Slocum State Park.
The mishap was devastating for Scholten, who has Down syndrome and other medical challenges. On the water, however, Scholtenâs focus shifts away from the medical issues to just one thing: âI want to catch a really big fish,â he said.
And he wants to do it with a fishing rod of his own.
Thanks to local charity Fishing for a Cause, Scholten is back on track toward his goal of landing a big one. Hanover Twp. resident George Bowers, who founded the charity, visited Scholten on Dec. 17 with a few early Christmas presents. In addition to a fishing rod, Scholten received his own tackle box stocked with lures and a new fishing buddy in Bowers, who also gave the family a $1,250 check to help with medical expenses.