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Dick Wanner

Founder & Editor · Founder

Lancaster County, PA

Dick Wanner spent five decades as a journalist in Lancaster County — covering the people, places, and stories that shaped the region. From the fields of Lancaster Farming to the streets of Lititz and Ephrata, his lens and his notebook captured a community in motion.

At 85, he founded Gneiss Works to create something new: a publishing company built on the premise that the best stories come from people who’ve lived long enough to have them, and that a business can be generous by design.

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