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Winter 2007 Volume 4 Issue 4

School children enter the Lutz Franklin School-house Museum to participate in a hands-on heritage learning experience.

November 7th and 8th were exciting days at Lutz-Franklin School. Third grade students from Saucon Valley Elementary School spent the morn-ing reliving a school day from seventy years ago. The children entered the school and hung up their coats to the ringing of the school bell.

Mrs. Ruyak’s class on Wednesday listened to Peggy Fluck talk about her days at Lutz-Franklin in the 1930s. Mrs. Anthony’s third graders heard Lenny Szy talk about his fourth grade experience at Franklin School in the 1950s.

Each third grader was assigned a biography of a former student, and the child then assumed the role of that alumnus for the rest of the morning. The teacher, Sue Horiszny, portrayed a former one-room schoolhouse teacher in Lower Saucon, Miss Long. Miss Long explained the duties of a one-room schoolhouse teacher to the children.

The school day offi cially began with the Pledge of Allegiance and two songs. Wednesday, Lorraine Tor-rella played the piano for the students. Next, the students came to the recita-tion bench for reading while class-mates copied lessons from the board.

During recess, the children enjoyed a scavenger hunt looking for the old and new. They were quick to notice an alarm system, sprinkler system, lights, and electrical outlets. These are all new features not found in the one-room school seventy years ago.

The students liked memorizing a poem and reciting the poem from memory in front of the classroom. Lunchtime was fun. The children played period games outside after eating a brown-bag snack brought from home. The school day ended with history and a discussion of why the fl ag hanging in the front of the classroom only had 48 stars. The third grade children enjoyed be-ing students from long ago. One of the boys looking out of the window commented on how much fun it would be to spend recess time exploring the fi elds and woods around the school. All the students wanted a chance to ring the bell, and many of the boys asked to go to the basement for coal.

The schoolhouse will be open again next April and May for third grade classrooms to come visit. More third grade classrooms from Saucon Valley Elementary School will come at that time.

Sue Horiszny (front center) leads the class along with the help of Lutz Franklin alumnus, Lenny Szy (front left).

The Civil War Social on October 5, 2007, was a success. Bob McHugh and one of his History classes and Genia Miller’s and Deb Welch’s 9th grade English class students portrayed Civil War characters at a Social.

Bob McHugh’s friend, Mike Scott (Civil War re-enactor), set up camp and talked about his clothing, daily tasks, and food! He fi red an old mus-ket and we were amazed to see the great clouds of smoke billowing out into the air!

We were also graced with Ms. Jodi Cox portraying the bereaved widow, Mary Todd Lincoln. She brought along authentic clothing for the stu-dents to try on! What great stories – you had to be there! Both were ex-tremely professional, well-organized, entertaining and educating.

Moravian College student and musi-cian, Grace McManus, provided period music. One very special “Lutz Kid,” Peggy Fluck, shared stories of her home life and how the one room schoolhouse experience infl uenced her future.

The SVHS students broke up into three groups and rotated in and out of the schoolhouse. We have special moments recorded on DVD, thanks to Don Dauphin (Business/TV Produc-tion student-DeSales University).

At the end of the visit, I agreed with Ira Hiberman that the Civil War Social

Lutz Franklin Schoolhouse Museum hosted Unique Civil War Social Event

First Classes Enjoy Educational Experience at Lutz Franklin Schoolhouse Museum by Sue Horiszny

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Published Quarterly by LSTHS

Lower Saucon TownshipHistorical Society

Our Mission StatementThe Lower Saucon Township Histori-cal Society is a registered Pennsylva-nia charity dedicated to restoration and preservation of the Lutz Franklin Schoolhouse, located in Lower Sau-con Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Upon the successful restoration of the schoolhouse, the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society will provide heritage education to school children and adults through the establishment of the Lutz Franklin Schoolhouse Museum. The museum will display artifacts (such as desks, maps, quill pens) used while the school-house was in operation from 1880 to 1957. We will archive, maintain and display records and material document-ing the early history of Lower Saucon Township. We will encourage school groups and other visitors to attend class and experiece first hand a day in the Lutz Franklin school in 1880.

Contact us at:LSTHSPO Box 176Hellertown, PA 18055610-625-8771Email: [email protected]

Office manager: Keri MaxfieldCan be reached at 610-625-8771 on Tuesdays from 10:00am - 2:00pm.

Website:www.lutzfranklin.comWebmaster: Laura Ray

Executive Board:President: Lorraine TorrellaVice President: Barbara RyanTreasurer: John OrtweinSecretary: Keri Maxfield

The Look Back Again NewsletterEditor and Layout: Laura Ray

The newsletter is published quarterly by the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society and distributed to its current membership.

A Message from our President

Two thousand seven has become part of our history and we are now perched on the future of 2008 - and what a year we have in store!

A few short years ago the Lutz Frank-lin Schoolhouse was marked for relocation. Today, it remains where it stood 127 years ago - and for the first time in more than 50 years, students are receiving Heritage Education in our Schoolhouse. Through the Society’s efforts and the good graces of our many benefactors, we’ve completed an extensive renova-tion and reopened the school. Fifty children attended class at the School-house in November. In the spring of 2008, several hundred children will delight in our programs, and together with their teachers, experience first hand the learning environment of the Lutz Franklin during the years 1930-1958. The LSTHS Educational Pro-gram complements the Third Grade Social Studies curriculum taught in Pennsylvania.

One year ago we began our paper recycling efforts and through the support and cooperation of all of our friends at the Borough of Hellertown, including the Dewey Fire Company, and the Post Office, Lower Saucon Township, Lehigh University, Saucon Valley School District, the residents of Society Hill Condominium Association, Stabler Land Company, and more than one dozen local businesses - over 330,000 pounds of paper have been recycled! Nearly three thousand trees were saved this year alone! I applaud the efforts of our Green Team Mem-bers and would like to thank Abitibi Consolidated for helping LSTHS raise money for ongoing operational expenses.

One of our most impressive under-takings is likely to come to fruition in 2008. If approved, the Lutz Franklin will be Lower Saucon Township’s first individual structure listed on the Na-tional Historic Registry.

LSTHS Members, Lower Saucon Township Staff and Council have co-operated during this past year in creat-ing plans for Kingston Park. The 2.5 acre space adjoining the Schoolhouse property was donated to the Township by Dr. & Mrs. Kingston. We are all very excited about the added benefits

the Park will provide visitors of the Schoolhouse and look forward with great anticipation as the Park begins to become a reality in 2008.

As we begin this 2007 Holiday Sea-son, I would like thank the Lower Sau-con Township, our faithful members and life-long friends of the Lutz Frank-lin One Room Schoolhouse Museum for their continued support.

Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year! The Best is Yet To Come! Lorraine Torrella, President, LSTHS

* * * * *NEW - View the inside of the Lutz Franklin School @ www.lutzfranklin.com Click ‘Education/School Vis-its’ Page to watch streaming video! Thank you… Don Dauphin, DeSales University , PBS-Channel 39 and LSTHS Website Designer, Laura Ray.

was a pilot for future programs! We have had many groups tour the Mu-seum, but I would like to make special mention about the S.V. High School students. Their behavior was exem-plary. They all were very enthusiastic about “living in the past”. We look forward to the future, where The Lutz Franklin Museum will welcome many neighboring schools and their students to a living history experience worth remembering!

A special thank you to Fran Robb for opening the schoolhouse, supervising the students and taking such memora-ble photos! Good Team Work… Proud to play a small part in it ~ Lorraine

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Need a last-minute gift idea? We have some ideas. Our New Calendar - $10 Address Markers - $15

LSTHS now has reflective address mark-ers available for $15. The white numbers are on a green background. The markers can be either horizontal or vertical (shown above) depending on how you need to mount it.

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Call our office 610-625-8771 to get a calendar featuring local historic photos.

Joshua Johnson - IndividualPat & Charles Hampton - FamilyAdrienne Robinson - Individual

Rick & Iris Lewis - FamilyThe Shegda Family - FamilyPeter Demayo - Individual

Thomas & Margaret Clauser - FamilyCarole Gorney - Individual

Curtis & Andrea Cooke - FamilyMarianne Brady - IndividualStacy Shillinger - IndividualArlene Wetzel - Individual

Ned & Linda Heindel - FamilyEllsworth & Kathleen Smith, Jr - Family

Barry & Judy Ihle - FamilyJane Finger- Individual

Marianne Brady - IndividualElaine Mease - IndividualD and D’s Den - Family

Ira HibermanAnd special thanks to our

renewing members :

Kenneth & Irene Muschlitz - FamilySandra Yerger - FamilyRuth Lewis - Individual

Nancy & Ed Dover - FamilyRollin & Betty Heller - Family

John & Cynthia Ringhoffer - FamilyNancy & James Birdsall - FamilyEdwin & Nancy Sauder - Family

Lorraine Martin - IndividualJoan James - Individual

Elwood & Rose Seasholtz Margaret & James Sturm - FamilyMartha & Michael Kush - Family

Bill & Donna Bergstresser - FamilyAlan and Lillian Hall - FamilyRemember, we count on

your renewal to keep reaching our goals!

(Photo above from our 2008 calendar)

Welcome New Members

The Christmas Bird Count by Priscilla & Rett Oren

What a great way to spend a day! Count-ing birds is what over 50,000 volunteer observers do during the Christmas season.

How did this start? Prior to 1900, a holiday tradition was the “Christmas Side Count.” Participants chose up sides and went into the countryside to shoot as many birds as possible. The team with the most killed birds “won.” Dismayed by this carnage, Frank Chapman, a young Audu-bon ornithologist, proposed that birds be counted, not shot. His idea began mod-estly in 1900 when 27 counters identified 90 species of birds. Today, the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has grown into the larg-est wildlife census in the world.

So what does the CBC mean for us? We will get up before sunrise, meet with other volunteers, and travel by car, foot, and boat to identify the species and numbers of all the birds we see in our designated geographical area. (We are doing the CBC in Venice, Florida this year). This process is repeated throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific Islands. How many birds are counted? In North America last year’s tally was over 65 million birds of 643 different species.

The Hellertown- Lower Saucon area has been a long-time participant in the CBC. Within our area there have been changes in the species of birds that are now being seen compared to years ago. Birds that are not normally seen nowadays include Evening Grosbeaks, Ring-necked Pheas-ants, and Rough-legged Hawks. Birds seen in larger numbers now include Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Wild Turkeys, Bluebirds, Canada Geese and Black Vultures.

The CBC compilers for Hellertown and Lower Saucon are Elaine & Don Mease (610-346-7754). The count day is Dec. 29th. Contact them if you are a birder and wish to participate in the field counts or simply count at your backyard feeder.

(Information from www.audubon.org and “The 107th Christmas Bird Count”, pub-lished by National Audubon Society)

Ringneck pheasants used to be plentiful in Lower Saucon Township. Can you reme-ber the last time you saw one?

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Seasons Greetings and Wishes for a Wonderful New Year to all of our Members

Dorothy & Elwood (Woody) Eyer, Dr. Richard Kingston, Drake Klados, Dr. & Mrs. Harry Light, Bill & Cris Loftus, Denise & Brian McCall, Rett & Priscilla Oren, John & Carol Ortwein, Lou Pector, Linda & Gary Ringhoffer, Fran Robb, Dr. Dale Rosin, Barbara Ryan, Karen & John Samuels, Harriet Samuels, Ron Smith, Lenny Szy, Chris Valianatos, Lee Weidner

LSTHS Lifetime Members

LSTHS Members Aria Day Spa - Rebecca Myhr, Charles & Rita Bartolet, Thelma Bauder, Bill & Donna Bergstresser, Jim & Nancy Birdsall, Virginia Bloss, Donald & Debra Boyce, Marianne Brady, Chevrolet 21, Inc., Joseph & Elizabeth Christ, Mr. & Mrs. David R. Clauser, Curtis & Andrea Cooke, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Cowling, D and D’s Den, Walter & Lucinda Dealtry, Peter Demayo, Elaine Donnelly, Ed & Nancy Dover, Louis & Barbara Dravecz, Sandra Eckert, Martin & Margaret Eichner, Jane Finger, Jack & Lois Fischel, Peggy Fluck, Ro Frey, Dale Fritchman, Howard & Janet Gardner, Robert Gardner, Charles & Andrea Gimbar, Carole Gorney, Earl & Evelyn Gross, Alan & Lillian Hall, Mr. & Ms. Pat & Charles Hampton, Deborah Hartwell, Ned & Linda Heindel, Rollin & Betty Heller, Judith Heydt, Ira Hiberman, Jody Hijazi, Mr. & Mrs. Albert & Janet Hoffert, Albert Hoppes, Ron & Sue Horiszny, Mr & Mrs Barry Ihle, Mrs. Joan James, Joshua Johnson, Richard & Elaine Kantor, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Karabin, Bill & Kristen Kehs, Glenn Kern, Lawrence Kish, Phyllis Kline, Mr. & Mrs. Alton Knauss, Joseph & Janet Kunsman, Michael & Martha Kush, Jennifer Kucheruck, Michael & Carol Leach, Charles & Carol Lee, Richard & Rita Leidich, Rick & Iris Lewis, Ruth Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lohr, Lost River Caverns & Gilman Museum, Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Marie Luthar, Richard Marson, Lorraine Martin, Suzanne Matey, Tom & Keri Maxfield, David & Catherine McCarthy, Timothy & Peggy McCoy, Elaine Mease, Romeda Milliken, Jon & Saraleah Murphy, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth & Irene Muschlitz, Mrs. Meryle Person, Dorothy Pichel Schneider, Nancy Piller, Pearl Pondelek-Bodor, Stanley & Nancy Prosser, Robert Ravier, Laura Ray, Margaret Rehrig, Dale Rice, John & Cynthia Ringhoffer, Mrs. Adrienne Robinson, John & Daphne Rodriguez, Barbara Sands, Edwin & Nancy Sauder,

Mr. &. Mrs. Elwood Seasholtz, Timothy & Jacque Lynn Sell, The Shegda Family, Stacy Shillinger, David (Fran) Shively, Adrian Sinko, Michael & Gillian Skertic, Stanley Sloyer, Ethel Smith, Ellsworth & Kathleen Smith, Jr., Joseph Sofka, Robert Stieg, Mr. & Mrs. Rollin Stralo, Mary Strock, James & Margaret Sturm, Cynthia Surovi, Francis Szy, Mrs. Carol Tavormina,

George & Lorraine Torrella, The Valley Voice, Victor & Marjorie Vilk, Lee & Rose Marie Wagner, Patti Wagner, Robert Wasser, Arhur & Mildred Weaver, Mrs. Jane Weddigen, John Weiss, Arlene Wetzel, Sandra & Paul Yerger

Images of America:Lower Saucon Township

Books are just $20 each and can be purchased at: Neighbor’s on Main St., Hellertown, Bergy’s Mall on Wassergass Rd., Hellertown, Lost River Caverns on Durham St., Hellertown, or at the Lower Saucon Township offi ces on Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem. Or call Lee Weidner at 610-417-9886. * * * * * * * * * *

We continue to have many requests for private tours of the Lutz-Franklin School-house Museum. Our volunteers have been happy to oblige, much to the delight of our visitors. Here is one of the letters of thanks we have received from recent guests.

Dear Lorraine (Torrella), Peggy (Fluck) and Francis (Robb), I am writing to Thank You on behalf of the Society Hill Fellowship group that visited the Lutz Franklin Schoolhouse on September 24th.

The talks you gave were both interest-ing and informative as we learned about the history and restoration process of this lovely building. We enjoyed walking about viewing the artifacts of yesteryear - the large coal stove, the framed Lord’s Prayer, and the Palmer Method Alphabet above the original blackboards were especially impressive!! Eating our lunch seated in the old desks was another bit of nostalgia that brought back memories. So from the school bell’s fi rst ring, to the outside tour in the fall sunshine it was a very pleasant experience for us, and we wish to com-mend you for all your efforts in maintain-ing this historical treasure. Thanking you once again I am, Sincerely yours, Jane M. Finger

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough into equal halves. Blend into one half, 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring. Roll 1 teaspoon of each color dough into a strip 4 inches long. Press strips side by side and twist like a rope.

Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with mixture of 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy and 1/2 cup sugar.

For success: Smooth strips can be made by rolling on lightly fl oured board. Make complete cookie one at a time. If all strips of one color are made fi rst, dough becomes dry to twist. As a teenager, these cookies were a treat when I visited my girlfriend’s home. They always served us candy cane cookies and eggnog - wonderful!

This recipe was provided by Marion Buchman Van Norman for our Three “R’s” Cookbook. Only a few copies remain and are available for $15 by calling Cris Loftus at 610-861-5159 or our offi ce at 610-625-8771.

Candy Cane Cookies 1/2 cup crushed candy canes

Mix together:1 cup soft shortening (half butter)1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar1 egg 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract1 tsp. vanilla

Sift together:2 1/2 cups sifted fl our1 tsp. salt

Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that grows on the branches of trees. Druids used mistletoe as a symbol of fertility. Victorians bound the mistletoe to a frame to make a “kissing ring.” Each time a gentleman caught a lady under the mistletoe, he was allowed to claim a kiss. When the branches were bare, the kissing had to stop! A traditional rhyme about mistletoe is:

‘Pick a berry off the mistletoeFor every kiss that’s given.When the berries have all goneThere’s an end to kissing.’

It is still customary to kiss someone under the mistletoe.

In the Middle-Ages, aware of mis-tletoe’s pagan origins, the church

Letters of Thanks to LSTHS

Lorraine:

On behalf of Lower Saucon Township Council, please extend our congratulations and appreciation to everyone involved in this fantastic project!

I can’t tell you how happy I am this morn-ing as I read the account of the live classes held at the school house. These classes are a major part of what all the joyful work was all about. I wish I could have seen the kids’ faces as they got a real life experience of our history and heritage. What a great thing.

I know I speak for the rest of council when I say we’re very proud of the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society and the individuals involved with this project. The work everyone has done to make this a reality touches a special place in our hearts. Thank you!

Glenn KernPresidentLower Saucon Township Council

soft shortening (half butter) confectioners’ sugar

History of The Mistletoe

contributed by Barbara Ryan

banned mistletoe and suggested that holly should be used as an alternative evergreen. However, the tradition refused to die out and mistletoe and holly can still be found side by side in most houses today during the Christmas period.

If you are not a member, please support us by joining.Make checks payable to “L.S.T.H.S.” Return this form with your payment to:

Lower Saucon Township Historical SocietyP.O. Box 176 Hellertown, PA 18055

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We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at at Seidersville Hall (next to Lower Saucon Town Hall) on Old Philadelphia Pike from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Stop in and find out what we’re up to.

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Sterling’s Scrapbook Secures HistoryBy Lee Weidner

Recently Sterling D. Werkheiser donated a logbook that he kept in 1952 as a student at Lutz Franklin School in Lower Saucon Township. This scrapbook was a class project assigned by Hilda Knauss to trace events weekly during the first half of the school year.

The book contains Werkheiser’s best test papers and class work and a record of weekly events from Sep-tember up to Christmas break. Each class member then gave the book as a Christmas present to his parents.

Werkheiser wrote, “Dear Mom and Dad – My Christ-mas gift from school this year is different. It is a scrap-book which tells some of the news and things that took place in our school from week to week. After you read it, you will almost feel you were in school.”

To any lover of history, this is a primary source that perhaps was not recorded anywhere else. For example, during the week of September 3rd he stated, “This year we are going to a new school that was re-opened. It is called Franklin School. P.T.A. members gave it a fresh coat of paint.” His new teacher was Mrs. Knauss. Test papers are signed by parents, Robert and Beatrice Werkheiser.

During the rest of September, some unusual events oc-curred. “Mr. Keshle had to come to fix the bell because Emil (Palos) turned it over… Mrs. Knauss said that some children do not play well on the playground… Dorothy Dimmich has missed about two weeks now because she is in the hospital… We are having an auc-tion October 10, 1952 at the Park Hotel… We collected peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, dishes, pears, cakes and canned goods and the school that has the most things gets a prize… We have lights in our room now.”

In October the school won $1.00 for collecting the most auction items. The school got a new piano and “Charlotte Snyder played a song for us.” The students held a Halloween party. “Whoever is the funniest, nicest and the one that’s hardest to guess gets a prize.” These prizes were won by Stephen, Harriet, Louise and Edward.

During November American Education Week was featured with parent visitations. Mr. Todd administered a test for the first quarter. The classes discussed Armistice Day. Mrs. Knauss’s daughter Laureen visited and played the piano well. “We made Pilgrim booklets telling the story of how the Pilgrims came to America.” The school room had a new clock installed.

In December “We got our Christmas tree from Mr. Vassa… We made paper Christmas trees for the blackboard. When we get a 100% perfect paper, we may put a ball on the tree.”

This was the last notation in the scrapbook. It not only described many events but contained lessons and tests on math problems, reading, verb identification and other parts of speech, history and spelling. The question as to when the Lutz Franklin received electricity has finally been answered thanks to Sterling Werkheiser and his sister, Ruth (Werkheiser) Posch, who passed the scrapbook along to LSTHS.

Sterling Werkheiser is 4th from the left in the top row and teacher Hilda Knauss is 4th from the left in the second row.See the Classmates page on our website for a complete list of all students pictured.

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Winter Calendar of Events

January 9th - 7:00 - 9:00 pm - LSTHS Monthly meeting at Seidersville Hall, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem.

January 23rd - 4:00 - 7:00 pm - LSTHS “Work Party” - help with the archives, plan activities, fundraising ideas, etc. At Seidersville Hall, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem.

February 13th - 7:00 - 9:00 pm - LSTHS Monthly meeting at Seidersville Hall.

February 27th - 4:00 - 7:00 pm - LSTHS “Work Party” - help with the archives, plan activities, fundraising ideas, etc. At Seider-sville Hall.

March 12th - 7:00 - 9:00 pm - LSTHS Monthly meeting at Seidersville Hall.

March 26th - 4:00 - 7:00 pm - LSTHS “Work Party” - help with the archives, plan activities, fundraising ideas, etc. At Seider-sville Hall

Directions to Lutz Franklin: From I-78 Take exit 67 (Hellertown/Bethlehem), turn left on Rt. 412/Main St. Go 1 block and turn left at traffic light onto Cherry Lane. Follow 4 blocks to end & turn left on Easton Road. Go 2.1 miles & turn left on Countryside Lane. Go 1.3 miles to the school house.

Tom Maxfield for restoring and donat-ing a period schoolhouse style lamp for our front porch at the schoolhouse. We also appreciate Tom and Keri Maxfield - Maxfield Design for their design work on the calendar.

The calendar committee: Peggy Fluck, Jody Hijazi, Lenny Szy, Lorraine Tor-rella, Karen Samuels, Richard Kantor, Keri Maxfield for all their work in put-ting together the new 2008 LSTHS calen-dar. Also extra thanks to Andrew Verzilli PH.D. - Broken Tree One Room World Schoolhouse, Bechdolt’s Orchards and Lenny Szy - Heritage Photography, Woody and Dottie Eyer for sponsoring the calendar.

Rod & Glenda Kassab and the Team at Saucon True Value Store for hosting our Winter Fundraiser “Reflective Emergency Markers.” A free-standing exhibit is on display at True Value during December and January. S.V. High School students Neville Billimoria and Vanessa Segaline joined LSTHS Members Woody Eyer and Lenny Szy at the store, handing out fliers.

Ira Hiberman, Asst. Superintendent-S.V.School District for initiating and brain-storming the Civil War Tea along with teachers Bob McHugh, Genia Miller and Deb Welch. Civil War Soldier Re-enactor, Mike Scott and Ms. Jodi Cox, portraying “Mary Todd Lincoln.” Don Dauphin (DeSales Univ. student) for the location filming and editing of Civil War Tea at Lutz Franklin. Mike Rinkunas (MR Productions) for location photography, interviewing, film editing and graphics, oral history reviews for the Lutz Franklin educational program. Carol Hurst, Abitibi Recycling rep. for being our guest speaker at the S.V. Elementary School Assembly! Pepper the Paper Retriever gave the teachers and students “Green Team” bracelets! “Heritage Teacher of the Day” - Mrs. Sue Horiszny and her assistant, Peggy Fluck for making Mrs. Ruyak’s and Mrs. Anthony’s third graders so excited about the lifestyles of our “Lutz Kids.” Peggy made school life in the l930s to 1950s “come alive.” Ladies, job well done!

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