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Middletown AUGUST 14, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 25
MILES FOR SMILES
Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA) will hold its eighth annual “Miles for Smiles” Benefit Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, Aug. 17. The event will start and finish at the East Hanover Township Building, 8848 Jonestown Road, Grantville. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the ride will begin at 10:30 a.m. The two-hour ride will follow a scenic 60-mile cross-country route through the Capital region of Pennsylvania. Participants will return to a catered meal, entertainment, and door prizes. There is a registration fee. Registration and details are available at www.catra.net. TOUCH-A-TRUCK
Colonial Park Community Baptist Church,
Annual Geological Walk Slated pg 3
Collaborating To Build Homes With Brittany’s Hope pg 2 Celebrating “Trips That Transform” pg 3
Volunteers Travel To Nicaragua Friends in Action (FIA), headquartered in Middletown, recently sent local volunteers on short-term mission trips to Nicaragua. FIA has been assisting the Rama Cay people, known as the last indigenous people group in Nicaragua, for more than a dozen years. Many volunteers return year after year. Using community transformation projects as a
platform to share the Gospel, local volunteers have an opportunity to take an active role in the Great Commission by teaching biblical and life skills or completing construction projects. This summer, more than 20 congregants from Lebanon Valley Bible Church and Community Bible Church in Marietta hosted Bible training sessions for See FIA Volunteers pg 2
700 S. Houcks Road, Harrisburg, will host its annual Touch-A-Truck on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The event is an interactive hands-on experience for the children to see, touch, and explore a variety of working trucks and vehicles they see in everyday life. This year, Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank will host a blood drive during the event. Touch-A-Truck will take place rain or shine. For more information, call 717-545-3261. CLINIC FOR PETS
will hold a low-cost vaccine clinic for cats and dogs on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at PAWS, 9803 Jonestown Road, Grantville. Distemper and rabies vaccinations will be provided for dogs and cats. For a three-year rabies vaccination, owners must provide proof of previous rabies vaccination. Microchips will also be available, and the price includes registration. Pets will be vaccinated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Breeders will not be serviced. Cash and checks will be accepted as payment. All cats must be in secure carriers, and all dogs must be leashed. Contact The Dogs’ Den at 717-469-7325 or doggieden@aol.com.
Children gathered for a vacation Bible school.
Volunteers stopped by the home of Rama Cay leaders Marion (on balcony, third from left) and Elidas (on balcony, far left) during a short-term mission trip.
Susquehanna Chorale Sets Tabernacle Concert MASD Plans The Susquehanna Chorale will perform “Music for a Summer’s Evening” at the Mount Gretna Tabernacle on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. The Tabernacle is located at Third Street and Glossbrenner Avenue in the
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The Encounter Church,
Campmeeting area. The chorale’s artistic director, Linda L. Tedford, will conduct the chorale in its appearance as part of Mount Gretna’s Summer at the Tabernacle concert series. The chorale,
founded in 1981 by Tedford, is a nationally recognized adult chamber ensemble of 36 auditioned singers. From Gregorian chants to the rhythms of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, from the music of See Chorale pg 3
The Susquehanna Chorale will present a concert titled “Music for a Summer’s Evening” at the Mount Gretna Tabernacle on Sunday, Aug. 18.
Medication Drop-Off Event Middletown Area School District (MASD) will host a Medication Drop-Off Night on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. to encourage parents to deliver medications and all required medical documentation to their child’s school prior to the first day of school. Per MASD’s policy, no prescription medication or over-the-counter medication will be administered by school personnel without a parent or guardian’s signature and specific written instructions from a physician. Medications and paperwork not received on Drop-Off Night may prevent a child from receiving their medications on the first day of school. Updated immunization information may also be brought to the See MASD pg 3
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221 N. Front St., Bainbridge, will host a “Movies in the Park(ing Lot)” outdoor movie night in its parking lot on Friday, Aug. 16. The movie “Incredibles 2” will be shown at dusk. In the case of rain, the event will be held indoors. Admission is free, and free popcorn, pizza, candy, and beverages will be provided. Attendees may bring their own chairs and blankets.
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Rama Cay women and American volunteers gathered for a discussion during the volunteers’ visit to Nicaragua.