Manheim Township townlively.com
JULY 14, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 9
A Walk With A Story A Recipe For A Multigenerational Activity
ake one part walk in the park, one part engaging children’s book mounted in weatherproof display stands, and two parts interactive engagement; mix with delightful illustrations; and throw in a QR code. A dash of good weather is a plus. The Manheim Township Public Library (MTPL) put this dish to the test during May when StoryWalk was unveiled. “This activity combines literacy, physical activity, parental engagement, all in an outdoor setting,” said MTPL executive director Joyce Sands, who noted that the creation of the walk, which begins at the Children’s Discovery Patio in front of the library and extends along the walking path toward the Stoner House in Overlook Community Campus, was funded by an Earned Income Tax Credit Contribution from local organizations. The first known StoryWalk Project
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was created by Anne Ferguson and developed with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, Vt. Karin Rezendes, MTPL youth services manager, said that having a permanent StoryWalk installation had been on the library’s wish list for a long time. Rezendes was amazed when the funds arrived during COVID-19, when the outdoors was a safer place to be. “It was like kismet how it all came together,” she said. “We started (working on this) when the library was completely closed.” The StoryWalk includes 20 permanent story boards that each hold a few pages of a book. In addition, the boards offer extension activities created by Rezendes, which may be questions, instructions, or interesting facts related to the book. “(The) ‘Let’s Move’ (segment) has kids doing yoga poses or (counting) how many chickens are on the page and then doing that many jumping jacks,” said Rezendes. “We are trying to engage the whole child.”
County Treasures: Partnership Promotes Local Heritage
Parents and children will have the opportunity to read, learn, and do physical activities when they try out Manheim Township Library’s new StoryWalk.
HOHC: New Location, Same Life-Affirming Mission BY ANN MEAD ASH
In the last five years, the ministry originally known as House of His Creation (HOHC) and briefly called Family of Restoration Ministries (FORM), has been through a number of changes. After becoming FORM in 2016, the ministry moved from Lititz Pike to the Brickerville area, but as of late 2019, the name had reverted to HOHC, and in February 2021, the ministry moved to the site of a former bed-and-breakfast at 301 N. Broad St., Lititz.
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Debbie Saylor, curator for the Blue Rock Heritage Center, believes that she and Blue Rock president Charlie Douts bring together the expertise needed to preserve Washington Boro area history. “My specialty is Native American (cultures), but Charlie knows local history, so it’s a good partnership,” she said.
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House of His Creation staff (from left) Michelle Gibbs, Matthew Neff, and Callie Neff are ready to welcome clients at their new location in Lititz.
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