Manheim Township townlively.com
AUGUST 23, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 13
When Marching Blue Streaks show up, they show out marching band. “The community’s support is appreciated. We like pern the world of marching bands, forming in front of large audiences. there is a distinct difference If people know this matters and between playing and performing. that their support is important to In some ways, members of the these kids, that’s a win.” The Manheim Township marchManheim Township High School (MTHS) marching band perform for ing band will perform this season themselves - see self-esteem, self- before all five Blue Streak regularconfidence, self-actualization. But season home games and at halftime of all five away footwhat they do takes on even more mean- “We try to design a ball games. MTHS ing when it’s done in show custom for will commemorate its front of others. each group, one 50 years of marching and music during a Another Manheim Township marching that provides a homecoming ceremoband season is upon unique experience.” ny on Friday, Oct. 6. The Manheim us. The 50th edition of the Marching Blue Streaks will be Township marching band will also on revealed during Community participate in four showcases sponNight on Thursday, Aug. 24, at sored by the Pennsylvania Coalition Manheim Township High School, of Bands at various locations on then again as part of the pregame Saturdays during the fall. “I’m biased, but these students festivities for the football team’s Friday, Aug. 25, season opener at are some of the brightest and most respectful kids in the high school home against Cumberland Valley. “What these kids are doing mat- building,” said Siegel. “They’re such ters on Friday nights,” said Scott a diverse group. They’re like a secSiegel, who’s in his 16th year of ond family. For some, band is a directing the Manheim Township social connection. Every year the BY JEFF FALK
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What makes the Manheim Township marching band’s field show so cool is all the work it puts in during the hot days of August.
group has a different personality and a different group of leaders. These are kids who are here genuinely enjoying what we are doing.” The 2023-24 edition of the Marching Blue Streaks is 95 members strong, comprising two drum majors, 70 musicians, 17 members
of the color guard and six equipment personnel. This season, the band will be performing a seven-minute show titled “Heroes and Villains,” which is built around recognizable music from popular movies. “We try to design a show custom for each group, one that provides a
unique experience,” said Siegel. “We think about what the kids would like to play, what audiences would like to hear and what we’d like to teach them for three months. Once we get a theme in mind, we ask ourselves, ‘What would that look like visually?’”
Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County are seeing stars BY JEFF FALK
Science is all around us. And for some, the best way to get in touch with the coolest science is to simply look up. The members of Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County (AELC) were so enamored of the study of the stars that they formed their own club. Sixty members strong, the AELC meets for two evening hours on the first Wednesday of every month in
In Township, starting chess club was really good move BY JEFF FALK
the community room of the Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road. Members of the club derive great enjoyment from observing the night sky, exploring it and sharing information pertaining to it. “(Astronomy is) the oldest science,” said AELC’s treasurer, Tom Lugar. “Ancients would look to the stars for answers. It’s something that goes back to a time when men looked up to the sky to see stars. It incorporates all the other sciences.” The club’s meetings consist of
Chess is a sport of the mind. Chess is a battle of wills. Chess is great mental exercise. The whole idea behind the Manheim Township Chess Club is to promote the game, teach it and bring like-minded players together. The Manheim Township Chess Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster. The chess club is a relatively recent development, but
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