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MARCH 23, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 50
Hope@22 Will Raise Funds And Spirits BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Logan Wells
Play Us A Song, You’re The Piano Kid
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SWAN is an organization based in Lancaster that provides free music lessons, ensemble training, performance opportunities, and mentoring from local music teachers to children and youths ages 6 to 17 located in the Lancaster and Red Lion areas. Wanda contacted SWAN and asked for someone to evaluate Logan. “I explained that he had no formal training, and when they heard him play, their eyebrows went up,” explained Wanda. Since April 2021, Logan has been taking piano lessons via Zoom, and Bryan, the boys’ father, purchased Logan a new piano right before Christmas last year. According to Wanda, SWAN believes in Logan’s abilities so
much that the organization began sending an instructor to their house to provide a one-hour lesson each week in addition to Logan’s online instruction. The first time Logan performed for an audience was August 2021 outside of the Ware Center in Lancaster. The entire McCaskey football and cheerleading teams were walking by at the time, and the group stopped to listen when Logan started to perform. As soon as Logan played his last note, the teams cheered loudly. “I teared up,” commented Wanda. “For us, that was a turning point. I think it was at that moment he realized he’s doing something most people can’t do and it’s appreciated.” See Logan Wells pg 7
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n important lesson everyone should be taught is not to judge books by their covers. We will never know people’s life stories based solely on their appearances. Logan Wells is anything but a typical third-grader. His grandmother, Wanda, is his guardian and his brother, Alex, is on the autism spectrum and has attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). While Logan goes to Mountville Elementary School, Alex stays home and attends cyber school. In spite of the obstacles that have come their way, both boys are straight-A students and have an interest in the arts. For Alex, he enjoys drawing,
while Logan plays the piano. However, it was Alex who had a piano on his Christmas list two years ago. Wanda bought him a toy piano with prerecorded music from Walmart, and after playing with it for a few months, Alex set it aside. One day, when Wanda was in the kitchen, she heard music coming from the piano, but it wasn’t prerecorded. It was live. When she came into the living room, she discovered that Logan was playing a tune he had heard from memory. Wanda knew Logan had something special, so she searched for an organization that provided affordable piano lessons. Then she discovered Scaling Walls a Note at a Time (SWAN).
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A baby has brittle bone disease. Two people have been diagnosed with brain tumors. Another man, who is just 39 years old, has ALS. These are some of the people who will benefit from the support of Lancaster County Field of Hope this year. The Columbia-based organization helps people in Lancaster County who are facing health hardships, and you can be a part of this mission by attending Hope@22, a fundraiser for the organization. Hope@22 will be held on Saturday, April 2, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Garth gallery, 22 S. Second St., Columbia. The event - named for the address of the gallery will feature a silent auction, giveaways, beer from Pour Man’s Brewing, wine and lite fare. Josh Wolpert will provide live entertainment.
