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Middletown AUGUST 7, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 24
GAME NIGHT
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, will host a game night with a free movie and popcorn on Saturday, Aug. 10. Games and activities will begin at 7 p.m., and “Dumbo” will start at 8 p.m. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. GOSPEL MUSIC
Stoverdale United Methodist Church,
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Church Plans Outdoor Service
Wood and Middletown roads, Hummelstown, will welcome Victory Express for gospel music and ministry on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will follow. A freewill offering will be received. Call Steve or Carol Harper at 717-370-2471. BACKPACK GIVEAWAY
Stevens Hill Community Church of the Brethren, 3131 Turnpike Road, Elizabethtown, will host its second annual Backpack to School Extravaganza on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. Children in kindergarten through grade five will receive a backpack with some school supplies. The event will also feature inflatables, games, cotton candy and snow cones. To receive a backpack, register at www.stevenshill.org. BRUNCH BUFFET
will host a “Let Us Entertain You” brunch buffet from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Hershey Italian Lodge, 128 Hillcrest Road, Hershey. Sopranos Amy and Megan Burghdorf from Middletown will perform. Nancy Richard from Smyrna, Del., will present “The Day I Said ‘I Do.’ A True Dynamic Story of …For Better or For Worse.” There is a cost to attend, which is all-inclusive. For reservations, contact Edna at 717-652-0997 or Mary at 717-533-3497 or roseyposey3@ verizon.net. The deadline for reservations is Friday, Aug. 9. FREE PROGRAM
Keystone Capital Chorus
Good’s Mennonite Church will hold an outdoor worship service on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. at Governor Stable Park, 101 Governor Stable Road, Elizabethtown. The Werner Family Band, a gospel bluegrass band from Mount Joy, will provide music for the event. Lunch will be provided following the service. The public is invited. Attendees may bring lawn chairs. For more information, readers may contact Josiah at 717-689-6428.
Day Will Chair Heart Ball
45th Annual Mount Gretna Art Show Set The 45th annual Mount Gretna Art Show will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18, on the streets and in the parks of Mount Gretna. The show will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 17 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 18, rain or shine. The Mount Gretna Art Show features fine artists from across the country. This year’s show will feature 260 exhibitors, selected from nearly 500 applicants, as well as an Emerging Artists area for artists who have not exhibited previously. The art show will host Mountain Road Band from Harrisburg on Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Mount Gretna Playhouse. Admission to the concert will be included with Aug. 18 show admission. Children’s events will include a percussion craft led by Gretna Music and drum circles on the Mount Gretna Playground led by Joyful ViBraysions from York. The Kids’ Art Show, created for families, is scheduled for both days under the direction of Christa Eck. Held at the Chautauqua Playground, the event is scheduled to occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Children will sell their artwork and crafts. Children’s activities will also include make-andtake art activities, face painting, caricatures, and spin art. Daily entertainment will include See Art Show pg 4
Daniel P. Day
The 45th annual Mount Gretna Art Show will be held on Aug. 17 and 18 in Mount Gretna.
The American Heart Association has named Daniel P. Day as chair of the 2020 Capital Region Heart Ball. Day has served as Highmark Blue Shield’s chief market officer and senior vice president of the central region since 2018. He has more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry, including positions with Aetna and most recently at Murray Securus Insurance, where he was vice president of health benefits. Day is a graduate of Ursinus College with a degree in economics and business administration. He also has his Certified Employee Benefits Specialist certification from the W harton School of Business and IFEBP. The annual Capital Region Heart Ball will take place on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at the Hershey Lodge. The gala to raise funds for the American Heart Association will include dinner, dancing, a silent and live auction and other activities. For more information, including sponsorship and ticket packages, readers may contact the American Heart Association at 717-730-1700.
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will host a free voice and singers’ program, Everyone in Harmony. Sessions will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Aug. 13 to Sept. 10, at Christ Presbyterian Church, 421 Deerfield Road, Camp Hill. The program is open to all individuals age 14 and above. Registration is required by contacting Donald Myers at 717-838-6146 or gnolead@yahoo.com. More details are available at www.kccsing.com.
The Werner Family Band will perform during Good’s Mennonite Church’s outdoor worship service on Aug. 11 at Governor Stable Park in Elizabethtown.
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