Eastern York County MAY 29, 2019
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VOL LIX • NO 34
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Chester County •Octorara Angels Rainbow Run/Walk 5K and Carbon Monoxide Awareness Event: Saturday, June 1 •West Brandywine Township’s car show and concert: Saturday, June 15 •Golf outing to support Animal House Project’s Chester County Pet Food Pantry: Friday, July 19 Dauphin County •Harrisburg Bike Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2 •The Elegance at Hershey: Friday to Sunday, June 7 to 9 •Walk for Love fundraiser to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children: Saturday, June 22 Lancaster County •Long’s Park Summer Music Series: Sunday, June 2, through Sunday, Aug. 25 •Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance’s 2019 Watershed Expo: Wednesday, June 5 •Cause for Paws, a 5K Fun Run, Walk, and Wheelchair Roll, to benefit UDS Service Dogs: Saturday, June 8 •York County History Center’s 27th annual Art and Leisure Auction: Friday, June 14 •York County Senior Games: Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21 •10,000 Acts of Kindness celebration: Sunday, June 30
Book Sale Will Support LifePath
Christ Lutheran Church of Spry, 2385 S. Queen St., York, will celebrate its 51st Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine. The event will feature strawberries, shortcake, and ice cream, as well as homemade chicken corn soup by the bowl or quart, hot dogs, hamburgers, nacho chips and cheese, chips, desserts, and beverages. A bake sale will take place as well. A live auction will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Among the featured items will be a weeklong stay in the United States and a long offseason weekend in Ocean City, Md. Other items will include restaurant and grocery store gift cards, tickets to local attractions, and gently used items. Children’s activitites from noon The Strawberry Festival will to 5 p.m. will include include a variety of food, face painting and a Christ Lutheran Church of Spry’s Strawberry Festival will take place on with a focus on strawberries. bounce house. Saturday, June 1. The event will feature a live auction.
Early Registration Opens For SummerQuest Early registration has opened for York County Libraries’ 2019 SummerQuest, “A Universe of Stories.” To register children, readers may visit http://summerquest. yorklibraries.org. The free program is geared for children from birth to age 18 and will run from Saturday, June 1, to Sunday, Aug. 18. This year’s SummerQuest will explore the universe through hundreds of family-friendly activities. Children only need a free York County Libraries card to participate. After children are preregistered, they may pick up their SummerQuest packets at one of the three kickoff events on June 1. Children are encouraged to bring their library cards. The kickoff events, featuring free entertainment and activities, will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Richard Nixon Park on Nixon Drive in York; Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 See SummerQuest pg 3
York Bubble Lady Debbie Flaum will be among the entertainers appearing at York County Libraries’ SummerQuest kickoff celebrations on Saturday, June 1. Children may meet Flaum at the Nixon Park kickoff event.
LifePath Christian Ministries will hold its annual book sale on Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1. This year’s sale has a new location and a special early bird session, another new feature. Book sale hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 31 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 1. Thousands of gently used books will be available for sale in all interest categories. The sale will take place at a new location this year - York College of Pennsylvania’s Grumbacher Center, 889 S. Richland Ave., York. Ample off-street parking will be available. Volunteers will help shoppers carry their purchases to their cars. See Book Sale pg 3
Church Will Host Voice Recital St. John Lutheran Church, 2580 Mount Rose Ave., York, will host a voice recital featuring Bob Kilgore on Sunday, June 2, at 4:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The recital will feature sacred pieces, spirituals, and secular songs. Choir director and organist Jim Riggs will accompany Kilgore. Bob’s wife, Nancy, will sing two duets with him. The public is invited to attend. For more information, readers may contact the church at 717-840-0382 St. John Lutheran Church in York will host a voice recital or visit www.st by Bob Kilgore (right), on Sunday, June 2. His wife, Nancy, johnyorkpa.com. will sing two duets with him.
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