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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 17
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MTHS Marching Band To Present “Piano Man” By Ann Mead Ash
Scott Siegel, director of the Manheim Township High School (MTHS) marching band, admits to being a big fan of Billy Joel, but he was not alone in choosing the theme for this year’s fall drill. “Every year, the band staff and I talk
about the students we have and what their strengths are,” said Siegel. “We choose a theme and build a show that is customized to their ability level.” The show is not only designed for the specific group of band members. “We try to do something unique every year so that a student who is in marching band four
years will have four unique and special shows to remember,” added Siegel. The 98 members of the MTHS marching band gathered at the school, 115 Blue Streak Blvd., Lancaster, the week of Aug. 10 to 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day to learn this year’s drill, titled “Piano Man: The Music of Billy See Piano Man pg 5
Manheim Township High School marching band members met at the school from Aug. 10 to 14 for band camp. This year the band’s fall drill utilizes the music of Billy Joel and is aptly titled “Piano Man.”
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A little over a year ago, Sgt. John Donnelly with the Manheim Township Police, 1825 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, attended a training session where he learned about a program run by the Monmouth County, N.J., police department that helped to identify residents with special needs. “Their program has been
running since 2016 and has been quite successful,” reported Donnelly, noting that the Monmouth department has about 1,400 registered participants. “They have had one case that the See Township Program pg 2
Liz Plastino, a Manheim Township resident with cerebral palsy, shakes hands with Officer Devon Reinert of the Manheim Township Police Department after having her name added to a new registry of people with special needs that the department has created to better serve local residents.
MTHS Graduates Win Competition By Ann Mead Ash
When Natalie Littlehale, community outreach officer with the Manheim Township Police Department, spoke at the unveiling of the winning design for the No Excuses Youth Traffic Safety Billboard Design Contest sponsored by a Community Safety Grant from State Farm, she made sure her voice was loud enough to be heard over the nearby Route 222 North traffic. Looking at winning student designer and Manheim Township High School (MTHS) graduate Lillian Mitchell, See Billboard Contest pg 3
Manheim Township High School (MTHS) graduates Lillian Mitchell (pictured) and Brandon Yoeun (not pictured) won the No Excuses Youth Traffic Safety Billboard Design Contest sponsored by a Community Safety Grant from State Farm. The winning design can be seen along Route 222 North in Ephrata.
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