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MARCH 2, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 2
Music And Memories BY ANN MEAD ASH
eb Kline-Smith, secondary music teacher with Warwick School District (WSD), will retire after 35 years with the district where she has taught students at all levels. Looking back specifically on her work with musical productions, Kline-Smith recalled the dedicated parents she now calls good friends. “They were amazing when I had their children as students, but also all those years beyond,” said KlineSmith of parents who returned to work as costumers, set builders, and house managers long after their children had graduated. Kline-Smith was born in Allentown, but her family moved to Hanover in York County when she was a child. In third grade, she took up clarinet, and she recalled her initial challenges with the instrument. “I squeaked a lot,” said Kline-Smith, who learned from a music dealer that the reed she was using did not suit her instrument. Kline-Smith’s
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Teacher To Retire After 35 Years With Warwick band leader was not encouraging, but that did not stop her. “I was a determined person,” said KlineSmith. “I was going to play the clarinet.” Her perseverance paid off, and she was later chosen to attend AllState Band to play the instrument. In high school, a choir director discovered that Kline-Smith could sing, and she asked her to join chorus. “That was a turning point,” said Kline-Smith, “ … finding someone who believed in me.” After that, Kline-Smith sang at shows and festivals, eventually becoming a voice major with a piano minor at Millersville University. After graduating from college, she became a long-term substitute teacher at South Western School District in Hanover and later music director at York Country Day School, where she taught choir, band, and orchestra for students of all ages. In 1987, she joined WSD, where in addition to teaching music, she has directed the Production Company, show choir, and spring musicals and worked with Tri-M Music Honor Society.
Partnership Offers Independence To Seniors BY ANN MEAD ASH
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE “Remember America” To Emphasize Education . . . .3
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Introductory Seminar Planned
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Tom Hermansader, with one of his favorite works, a painting of Lancaster’s Penn Square
If you’ve ever admired a Lancaster County landmark, chances are, Tom Hermansader has painted it. For more than 40 years, Hermansader has been making his mark on the art world, creating paintings of churches, houses, bridges, schools and more. Now 71, he’s selling his originals and hoping to find buyers in the area so the works can remain close to home. “I’d like my paintings to go to the places they feature,” he stated. “It’s a recorded piece of history.” See Details pg 2
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