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OCTOBER 9, 2024
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 19
living Look Inside
Performer Cody McSherry has the music in him BY JEFF FALK
Cody McSherr y has been performing for as long as he can remember. In many ways, performing is at the core of what he does and who he is. As he prepares to experience things in life that he never has before, the 2021 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School
and native of Conestoga can’t imagine an existence without performing. “As a person, I’ll continue to perform,” said McSherry, who’s on track to graduate from the University of Pittsburgh in May of 2025. “I don’t know who it will be with or if it will be solo. ... Performing is something you do forever.” See Cody McSherry pg 3
Lancaster Catholic graduate Cody McSherry performs on stage with the Tamburitzans.
BY JEFF FALK
Two million bucks. That’s a lot of dough. That’s a lot of greenbacks. That’s a lot of moolah. T h a t ’s a l o t o f l e a r n i n g opportunities. This past spring, the Manheim
Township Educational Foundation (MTEF) surpassed the $2 million mark for the cumulative amount of grants it has awarded to teachers, administrators and students seeking to take education up a notch. It’s a significant milestone that symbolizes MTEF’s commitment to
kids, educators and the future of the community. “The grant program is really the major focus of the organization,” said Becky Doumaux, who’s been MTEF’s executive director for a year. “That’s how we give back to the school district the most. We want to bring together
Gladden appointed as site administrator at historical site The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has appointed Shawn Gladden as site administrator of Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum in Lancaster. Gladden assumed his new role on Aug. 5. As site administrator, Gladden will oversee daily operations and visitor services at Landis Valley, as well as all other aspects of site operations and preservation. He continues the long line of site stewards, dating back to
George and Henry Landis, who established the museum in the 1920s at their Landis Valley homestead. Gladden joins Landis Valley from the Cumberland County Historical Society, where he served as executive director and chief operating officer. Prior to that, he held the same position at the Howard County Historical Society in Mar yland. Throughout his career, Gladden has demonstrated
See MTEF grants pg 4
See Museum pg 2
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Landis Run Intermediate School students work on a project funded by the Brick by Brick: Constructing a Brighter Future with Lego Spike Prime grant.