Hellam/Wrightsville JULY 11, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 27
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Kreutz Creek Library (KCL),
DAY CAMP
Columbia United Methodist Church will hold a day camp at Glatfelter Field, 1249 Lancaster Ave., Columbia, from Monday, July 30, through Friday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for children entering grades one through six. Activities will include crafts, games, science activities, and Bible stories. Snacks and lunches will be provided. The group will take a field trip and will also have a giant water slide to end the week. There is a cost to attend, and space is limited. To register, call 717-684-2356 by Thursday, July 12.
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A bowling and laser tag fundraiser will be held on Friday, July 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Laser Alleys, 3905 E. Market St., York. Proceeds will support A Place for Jacob, a project to develop a family group home for adults with autism. Two ticket options are available. One ticket includes unlimited bowling and rental shoes, and the other includes unlimited bowling, rental shoes, and unlimited laser tag during the event. Tickets must be purchased in advance, and lanes are reserved for five to six people per lane. For tickets, visit www.laser alleys.com and click on Store and then Fundraiser Tickets or contact Laurie Howard at 717-373-0002 or aplacefor jacob@yahoo.com.
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Susquehanna Heritage, NPS Partner To Reach Students Susquehanna Heritage and the National Park Service (NPS) recently completed their third Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Chesapeake Trail) field trip season for local fourth-grade students. Each year, Susquehanna Heritage receives funding from the National Park Foundation’s Every Kid in a Park initiative in cooperation with the NPS to offer the program to schools at no charge. The field trip was initially developed by Jerry Schenck, a fourth-grade teacher from Wrightsville Elementary School who participated in the NPS Teacher Ranger Teacher program. Since its inception in 2016, all fourth-graders from the Eastern York School District have participated in the program. Fourth-graders from Columbia Borough School District, Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School in Columbia, and York Academy Regional Charter School joined in the program’s second year. The program is based at the Susquehanna
Heritage Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville. Lesson materials draw on all three of the Chesapeake Trail’s interpretive themes and address several state education standards. During a scavenger hunt at the Zimmerman Center and its waterfront pavilion, students learn about the travels of Captain John Smith and how he documented what he saw, as well as the history of the Susquehanna River. Students are led on a guided hike to Native Lands County Park, 1664 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, to see the site of a former Susquehannock Indian town and learn how colonization affected how and where they lived. Finally, students take part in a field stream study to learn how each person’s actions affect the health of rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay. As part of the experience, students complete a Chesapeake Trail Susquehanna River Edition of the NPS Junior Ranger See Junior Rangers pg 5
Bring On The Chi Cha! By Chelsea Peifer
BENEFIT EVENT
The eighth annual Chiques Challenge, dubbed by regular participants as the “Chi Cha,” will take place on Saturday, Aug. 11. Hosted by the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce (SVCC), the duathlon event includes a run on part of the Northwest River Trail and through the streets of historic Marietta, followed by a kayak journey on the Susquehanna River. Competitors will begin at the Columbia River Park, 41 Walnut St., Columbia. Perry Ligon of Harrisburg is one of several competitors who have participated in the duathlon since it began. “This will be my eighth year, and I guess the real challenge for me comes from the river,” said Ligon. “I’m an ultramarathon See Chiques Challenge pg 7
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Wrightsville Elementary School students recently visited the Susquehanna Heritage Zimmerman Center for Heritage as part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail field trip season. The students completed the National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book and were sworn in as Junior Rangers, bringing the program’s total to 1,015 students taking the Junior Ranger pledge.
Motercycle Ride To Support Veteran Service Canines By Chelsea Peifer
The Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the eighth annual Chiques Challenge on Aug. 11. Individuals and two-person teams are welcome to participate in the duathlon event, which will include a run on the Northwest River Trail and through Marietta, followed by a kayak journey on the Susquehanna River.
Mount Joy resident Dave Laughman founded Veteran Service Canines three and a half years ago as a way to connect honorably discharged veterans with servicerelated disabilities with their own service dog free of charge. Those disabilities may include anything from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to traumatic brain injuries (TBI) or physical needs. “Service animals are amazing tools,” said Laughman, who served in the United States Marine Corps for 12 years and on four deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. “There are a lot of veterans, including myself, who have suffered from PTSD. It’s something that’s been See Service Canines pg 6
A motorcycle ride on Aug. 11 will benefit the work of Veteran Service Canines, a veteran-founded, volunteerrun nonprofit organization that connects veterans who have servicerelated disabilities with their own service dog. The leadership team includes (from left) Dave Chobanoff, founder and president Dave Laughman, Sandy Reynolds, Chad Reynolds, Mike Bunch, and (not pictured) Maggi Bradley.
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66 Walnut Springs Road, York, has planned two activities. The Cupcake Wars qualifying round, for people ages 13 to 18, will take place on Thursday, July 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. Participants will show off their creative decorating skills. The top two competitors will be invited to participate in the county-wide championship on Sunday, Aug. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Dover Township Community Center. The Lego Builders’ Club, for people age 6 and up, will meet on July 19 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Visit www.yorklibraries.org/ hellam-kreutz-creek/.