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FEBRUARY 10, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 39
LCCS Plans Second Legacy Workshop BY ANN MEAD ASH
When describing the thought process behind presenting Legacy Planning for Uncertain Times, a financial workshop to be held at Lancaster County Christian School (LCCS), Doctor Sandy Outlar, who works in community relations for the school, turned to John Wesley, Methodist Evangelist and famous theologian, for inspiration.
George used pipe cleaners and googly eyes to craft a flying creature from his stick of butter.
See LCCS pg 2
Tim Shawaryn
Jackson created a bird-like butter sculpture during a recent class at Landis Woods Nature Preschool.
Teacher Matt Geyer passed out butter and craft supplies so students would have a chance to create their own butter sculptures.
Fun With Outdoor Education Students Try Their Hands At Sculpting Butter BY ANN MEAD ASH
andis Woods Nature Preschool has been meeting for more than two years, and teacher Matt Geyer, known as Mr. Matt, has always interspersed lessons about the great outdoors with learning letters and numbers. However, this year, classes are being held primarily outside Boettcher House in Landis Woods, located off Route 501 in Neffsville. “Our goal is to have them ready for kindergarten when they go, but we add a nature twist to it,” said Alex Van Pelt, who works in environmental education and outreach for the Manheim Township Recreation & Park Planning Department, which oversees the preschool. “This year especially, we are outdoors the entire time,” he added.
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about how milk is processed into butter. Geyer reviewed the information from the film, discussing how butter is separated from buttermilk in a machine. A second video focused on butter sculptures that have been created for the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which was held virtually this year. Past sculptures have featured life-size depictions of people, children, and animals. Following the films, each child received a stick of butter, courtesy of Oregon Dairy, as students lined up along tables at the edge of the patio. Butter sculpting supplies and decorations found at each table included popsicle sticks, colorful feathers, seashells, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners. Using the items they were given, children created sculptures resembling insects, birds, and other whimsical creatures.
“We are workforce specialists,” commented Judy Wechter, site administrator for Pennsylvania CareerLink Lancaster County. “We provide job training and supports for individuals who are displaced and currently looking for employment, and we are an outlet for the county for employment and workforce resources.”
See Outdoor Education pg 4
See CareerLink pg 3
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The classes, held on the Boettcher House patio with children sitting on individual squares and wearing masks in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions, take place weekdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. with 4-year-olds meeting three times a week and 3-year-olds meeting twice a week. On Jan. 15, in addition to classes discussing the letter H, taxidermied birds stored at Boettcher House were brought out, and Mr. Matt discussed differences between types of hawks and also between hawks and owls. The discussion varied from history to helicopters to herpetologists, and students learned about using vowels to build words before the discussion turned to butter. “We are going to make some butter sculptures,” announced Geyer, who reminded students that butter comes from cows before Van Pelt showed a video