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JULY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 9
Watching out for heat wave hazards BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
gardeners added topsoil and fertilizer to repurposed garden beds before planting mint, milkweed, strawberries and other plants. The beds will house the fruits of their labor for years to come. “Many people assume that our children have experiences in nature, and a number of them do. But there are many children
According to www.extreme weatherwatch.com, the hottest day in Lancaster County ’s recorded histor y was Aug. 7, 1918, when the temperature peaked at a staggering 107 degrees. This record remains unbroken, but June’s heat wave battered the county with temperatures higher than anything the area has experienced in recent years. Although the extreme weather has affected ever y part of the county, residents of rural townships may face different hazards than others who live in the suburbs, and certain populations are more vulnerable to severe heat. On its website, www.noaa .gov, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that heat is one of the primary causes of weather-related deaths in the United States, causing more than 1,000 deaths every year. NOAA also lists newborns, pre g nant women, elderly persons and individuals with chronic illnesses as groups that are more susceptible to serious health issues in hot conditions. Extreme heat events have
See Student garden pg 7
See Heat safety pg 6
Third-graders work in Hans Herr Elementary School’s recently added interactive garden.
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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n June, students in Lecinda Baker’s third-grade class at Hans Herr Elementary School shared ice cream with mint tea and strawberries, two products of the school’s garden that was added to campus this year. Baker and her fellow third-grade
teachers incorporated the garden as an interactive learning activity during this past school year, giving the kids an opportunity to learn about the life cycle of plants as they cultivated various herbs and fruits. At the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, third-graders at Hans Herr Elementary School begin a
module that details the life cycle of plants and the monarch butterfly. Pennsylvania’s educational guidelines require third-grade teachers to include the course in their curricula, but the school’s new garden allowed teachers to utilize interactive activities to engage students with the material. During lessons, the budding
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Students taste the fruits of their labor from school garden
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