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Manheim Township AUGUST 11, 2021

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXVII • NO 13

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Pieces Of History Reist To Share Knowledge Of Farm Artifacts

More than 30 years ago, Art Reist of Manheim Township went to auctioneer school in Mason City, Iowa. As one of his exams, he was asked to identify 100 items in a pole barn full of antiques. The professor boasted that no one had ever received a perfect grade on the test. “I named every one,” recalled Reist, who noted that the teacher pointed out that there was one item even he could not identify. “It was a tool that was used to seam stovepipe together,” said Reist. Reist will share his knowledge when he presents “Antique Farm Tools and Artifacts,” a program sponsored by the Manheim Township Historical Society, which will be held at the Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. Reist said he plans to bring about

St. Peter’s Preschool staff members include (from left) Shannon Striggle, Sally Longenderfer, Heather Cramer, and Dottie Almoney.

Welcoming A New Day

See Reist pg 3

St. Peter’s Preschool Prepares To Reopen BY ANN MEAD ASH

hen St. Peter’s Preschool, 10 Delp Road, Lancaster, shut down in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions in March of 2020, teachers left their classrooms and did not return until the summer of 2021. Until the

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teachers were able to begin to prepare for the school’s reopening on Monday, Sept. 13, calendars, lists of student names, and seasonal classroom decorations remained locked in time. Now, all that is changing, as teachers and Heather Cramer, St. Peter’s Preschool director, work to

get ready for the arrival of new students. Cramer anticipates a few changes when the parents line up cars to drop off the children on the first day. “We will be a bit smaller than in the past to give a little more social distance for children,” said Cramer, who has reduced class size from 16 students to 12 with a

INSIDE THIS ISSUE teacher and assistant. There will be a class for young 3-year-olds meeting three days a week and classes for 4- and 5-year-olds that meet five days a week with an option for four days a week. Classes will meet from 9 a.m. to noon each weekday. In addition to classrooms, children will have scheduled access to a

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See St. Peter’s Preschool pg 8

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