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Middletown JULY 3, 2019
INFORMATIVE PROGRAM
Lower Swatara Township Historic Preservation Society will host a presentation by John Ziats titled “Middletown Underground Railroad Stop Recycled” on Thursday, July 18, at 6 p.m. at Lower Swatara Township Firehouse, 1350 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown. The program and coffee are free to the public. For more details, contact lsthistoric preservation society@gmail.com or 717-944-9891 or visit www.lsthistoricpreservation.org. GOSPEL MUSIC
Stoverdale United Methodist Church, Wood and Middletown roads, Hummelstown, will welcome the Crossover Quartet for gospel music and ministry on Saturday, July 13, at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will follow. A freewill offering will be received. Call Steve or Carol Harper at 717-370-2471. “BASEBALL FEVER”
affiliated with Christian Women’s Clubs of America, invites all area ladies to its “Baseball Fever - Catch It, It Lasts Forever” brunch buffet at Hershey Italian Lodge, 128 Hillcrest Road, Hershey, on Wednesday, July 10, from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Featured will be Jessica Moyer, director of group sales for the Harrisburg Senators. The speaker and musician will be Rhonda Lehman from Fort Wayne, Ind. An inclusive price has been set. For reservations by the Friday, July 5, deadline, readers may call Edna at 717-652-0997 or Mary at 717-533-3497 or email roseyposey3@verizon.net.
A total of 138 high school seniors attended the 59th annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference held from June 9 to 13 at Messiah College in Grantham. Rotary District 7390 holds the annual conference for seniors who are selected and interviewed by the 42 Rotary Clubs in the district. Rotary District 7390 encompasses Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties. The five-day conference featured speakers, team-building activities and fun. At the end of the conference, the students voted on the top eight conferees. Seven of the students received the Lloyd Bollinger Award, a $500 cash award. These honorees were Ian Mills of Hershey High School, Cody Perrin of East Pennsboro
Area High School, Angelina Torres of Middletown Area High School, Erin Williams of Palmyra Area High School, Matt Keebler of Lancaster Catholic High School, Frankie White of Dover Area High School, and Lucas Winslow of Annville-Cleona High School. The top conferee was awarded the William E. and Violet W. Nitrauer Leadership Award, a $750 cash award. The recipient this year was Lindsay Aluquin, Hershey High School. The motto of Rotary International is “Service Above Self.” Rotary is found in more than 200 countries and geographical areas in the world and has more than 1.2 million members. For more information about Rotary and District 7390, readers may visit www.rotary7390.org.
During the recent Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference, students were recognized by conference co-director Dave Seibert (far left), Rotary District 7390 conference chair Gary Crissman (fourth from left), and conference co-director Donna Griest (far right). Receiving the Lloyd Bollinger Award were (from left) Lucas Winslow, Erin Williams, Frankie White, Matt Keebler, Angelina Torres, Cody Perrin, and Ian Mills. Lindsay Aluquin (second from right) received the William E. and Violet W. Nitrauer Leadership Award.
Community Days Event Slated
Troop 97 Holds Court Of Honor Scout Troop 97 recently held a Court of Honor to publicly recognize rank advancements and merit badges earned within the Boy Scouts of America. The ceremony began with the presentation of colors, at which
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The Middletown Holiday Home Tour Planning Committee Scouts (from left) Jesse Reigle, Mason Barrick, Cameron Lyons, and Luke Spangenberg prepare to present the colors during Troop 97’s Court of Honor.
time the American flag and Troop 97 flag were posted, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, the Scout Oath, and the Scout Law. Three Scouts were awarded rank advancements. Kaelan Lakomskis and Abraham Longacre joined Troop 97 in March and have worked with Scoutmaster Bill Lee and troop guide Luke Spangenberg to complete the requirements for the rank of Scout. These include demonstrating Scout spirit, the Scout sign, and the Scout handshake. Kaelan and Abraham learned how to tie a square knot, two half-hitches, and a taut-line hitch, and they became familiar with how Scout ranks are earned. Assistant Scoutmaster Kevin Little administered the rank of Tenderfoot Scout to Cameron Lyons. To earn this rank, Cameron expanded his knowledge of knots, added basic first aid skills and learned the importance of the buddy system. He can also demonstrate how to raise and lower the American flag. Troop 97 Scouts received various merit
Scoutmaster Bill Lee (back) congratulated (front, from left) Scout Kaelan Lakomskis, Scout Abraham Longacre, and Tenderfoot Cameron Lyons on their rank advancements. badges, including automotive maintenance, home repairs, electricity, canoeing, coin collecting, disabilities awareness, and fingerprinting, in addition to Eagle Scoutrequired camping, communications, family life, personal fitness, personal management, emergency preparedness, and sustainability. See Troop 97 pg 2
Seven Sorrows Community Days will take place from Thursday to Saturday, July 11 to 13. The event will be held indoors at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 280 N. Race St., Middletown. The new event will feature baked goods, an indoor flea market, bingo, children’s games, and more. Picnic foods, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, sausages, funnel cakes, french fries, milkshakes, and other items, will be available for purchase. The event will run from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 11 and on Friday, July 12. On Friday, a pig roast will take place in addition to other planned activities. Community Days will open again at 8 a.m. on July 13 and run until noon and then resume from 5 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, the flea market will close with a bag sale from 5 to 9 p.m. The community is invited to attend. All activities will be held indoors at the parish school. For additional information, readers may visit www.ssbvm.org.
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will host a “Christmas in July” rummage sale on Saturday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Event Place, 11 S. Union St., Middletown. Readers interested in renting a space may contact Carole Shanaman at 717-930-0931 or carole139@comcast.net.
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