An iconic fixture on Manchester University s campus will be removed next month for restoration so it can sound again for its 100th anniversary next year.
The Verdin Co. of Cincinnati is tasked with the Manchester Chime project, which includes removal of 10 bronze bells from the Administration Building tower Aug. 9 to 11, the university said in a news release.
Along with refurbishing the bells, which range in weight from 550 to 2,650 pounds, work includes creating four bells and installing a new open bell tower next spring or summer in the middle of the Manchester University Mall, the release said.
Alumni and others raised $8,700 in the early 1920s to buy the original chime, and its players – mostly students – pushed hand levers in a drafty room directly below the bells, even in winter, the release said.
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Former band director pleads guilty to child seduction
To be placed on house arrest, probation if judge accepts plea agreement
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A former band director at Heritage Junior-Senior High School likely won t serve time behind bars after admitting to child seduction.
Josiah Pfenning, 32, pleaded guilty to the felony charge Friday in Allen Superior Court.
If a judge accepts a plea agreement, Pfenning will be placed on probation for five years, with the first two years on house arrest. Sentencing is set for Jan. 13.
Pfenning was charged a year ago with child seduction and possession of child pornography.