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JANUARY 12, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 34
Township Scouts Create Two Little Libraries bout two years ago, the eight members of Cadette Girl Scout Troop 70069, which meets at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 Saint Thomas Road, Lancaster, had an idea. To receive their Silver Award, the highest award a Cadette can earn, they would hold a prom for senior citizens. “It was pre COVID-19, and they were all excited about it,” recalled Jodi Stapler, who has led the group of seventhand eighth-grade girls since they started as Daisies in first grade. When the troop members were able to seriously consider the project again in the summer of 2021, they decided they should focus on a safer contribution to the community. Since all the troop members enjoy reading, they thought a little library might be a nice addition to the area. Stapler reported that they considered Overlook Park and a spot near the Neffsville Elementary
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making them, the girls thought it would be cool if there was a smaller one for little kids to pick out books,” Stapler recalled. “We said, ‘Why not? We have the supplies. Let’s do it.’” The taller library is about five feet high, and the smaller one is about three feet so children can reach into it easily. The girls collected books to stock the little libraries, which are available to the public. Those who use
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Manheim Township Public Works Asks For Patience When It Snows
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About five years ago, Lanny Millette, director of donor relations with The Potter’s House and The Potter’s House of Ruth, heard Joel Jakubowski, who is now men’s ministry director with The Potter’s House, speak at a workshop in See Potter’s House pg 2
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the troop members have met the criteria and that she hopes to hold a ceremony where the girls will receive their awards in the park in the spring. Members of Cadette Troop 70069 who will receive their Silver Award are Kenley Stapler, Juliann Vedock, Makayla Beck, Maya Hartz, Sidney Gumiran, Emma Drolet, Victoria Pongonis, and Violet Westphal. Ann Vedock leads the girls with Stapler.
Thank You For Waiting When Philip Mellott, director of public works for Manheim Township, was asked what area residents need to know about how the 165 miles of local roads are cleared when it snows, he was quick to point out the priorities the department adheres to during a storm. “Our first mission is to plow the main roads that people travel,” said Mellott. “Once those are plowed, we go into the subdivisions, but we only plow the center of the road.” Mellott explained that this first pass through a neighborhood is designed to make the roads accessible to first responders police, fire departments, and ambulances.
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the library are encouraged to borrow, return, and contribute books on a few-at-a-time basis. As with other Girl Scout awards, there is a list of requirements that must be completed for the girls to earn the Silver Award. “It’s all about community activities and becoming a leader,” explained Stapler. “It’s coming up with ideas, planning, (and completing a project).” Stapler reported that
Girls in Cadette Girl Scout Troop 70069, which meets in Manheim Township, completed two little libraries to be placed in Community Park.
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More than 20 Manheim Township employees work to keep 165 miles of roads clear each winter.
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School. Working with Matt Stopa of the Manheim Township Recreation and Park Planning Department, the decision was made to put the library in Manheim Township Community Park, located at 309 Petersburg Road, Lancaster, between Neffsville and East Petersburg, near the pavilions where the troop has been meeting. Stapler noted that the Free Little Library website suggests a variety of plans. “The girls liked the roof with the little shingles,” said Stapler, who added that originally the plan was to build just one library. “As we were
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