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Middletown AUGUST 21, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 26
5K RUN
The 28th annual Ben and Tim Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Hershey High School (HHS), 550 Homestead Road, Hershey. A 5K run will begin at 9 a.m., and a 1-mile fun run/walk will start at 10 a.m. A prerace spaghetti dinner and motivational talk will take place on Friday, Aug. 23, in the cafeteria at HHS from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Ben Yupcavage and Tim Russell Memorial Scholarship Funds, as well as organizations that benefit students. To register, visit www.benandtimday.org. MEET THE FALCONS
Lower Dauphin High School will hold its annual Meet the Falcons Night for fall sports at Lower Dauphin Middle School’s Falcon Fields, 251 Quarry Road, Hummelstown, on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The event will begin with the marching band performing the national anthem followed by a few songs from the band’s upcoming fall show. Lower Dauphin athletes will be introduced. The cheerleading squad will perform a routine. Parents and spectators will be invited onto the field to take photos. Call David Bitting at 717-566-5338. NONCOMPETITIVE WALK
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OPEN HOUSES
Middletown Area School District has posted its open house schedule. Open houses will be held at Middletown Area High School, 1155 N. Union St., Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Fink Elementary School, 150 Race St., Thursday, Sept. 5, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Middletown Area Middle School, 215 Oberlin Road, Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Kunkel Elementary School, 2401 Fulling Mill Road, Thursday, Sept. 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; and Reid Elementary School, 201 Oberlin Road, Thursday, Sept. 19, with kindergarten through second grade from 6 to 7 p.m. and third through fifth grades from 7 to 8 p.m.
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Troop 97 Attends Summer Camp Seven Scouts and three adult leaders from Boy Scout Troop 97 traveled to Kunkeltown for a week of adventures at the Trexler Scout Reservation. The camp is located on more than 900 acres donated by decorated war hero Harry C. Trexler in 1928. Scouts had the opportunity to select from an extensive offering of merit badges for personal development, including Climbing, Archery, Rifle Shooting, Kayaking, Fishing, Boating, and Swimming. Scout Matt Brion, Second-Class Scout Bryson Harris, and Star Scout Luke Spangenberg were mentally engaged with Inventing, Exploring, and Fingerprinting merit badges. A historical approach to skills in the Leatherwork, Woodcarving, Pulp and Paper, and American Heritage merit badges tested Star Scout Brayden Harris and Life Scout Leo Nissley. See Troop 97 pg 2
Mason Swartz displays a fish he caught during Boy Scout Troop 97’s week of camp at Scoutmaster Bill Lee competed in the Scoutthe Trexler Scout Reservation. master Dutch Oven Lunch and Chili Cook-Off.
Assistant Scoutmaster Matt Pauley (left), Acting Senior Patrol Leader and Life Scout Mason Swartz (center), and Second-Class Scout Jesse Reigle completed the Trexler Rangers’ mud course.
Event To Feature LPGA Golf Legend Church Plans Ice Cream Social, Concert Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania (VROCP) will host an exclusive fundraising event with Jan Stephenson, LPGA golf legend and Hall of Fame inductee, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at VROCP, 1130 S. 19th St., Harrisburg. Guests will be offered a unique opportunity to mingle with the LPGA Hall of Fame inductee. The event will be an opportunity for Stephenson to introduce her line of beverages to guests, share stories from her time as a touring professional, and talk about
her work with disabled veterans and first responders. For VROCP, the evening will allow the agency to bring public awareness to the agency’s mission to the blind and vision-impaired and its 98-year history. The evening will include tastings and sales of all beverages, not yet available in Pennsylvania, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Stephenson will autograph all bottles purchased. Tickets for the event are limited. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Cheryl Cuddy at 717-238-2531 or ccuddy@vrocp.org.
Swatara Hill Church of the Brethren, 2943 E. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, will host an ice cream social on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 1:30 p.m. Following will be a performance by musical group Days of Old beginning at 2 p.m. in the church’s pavilion. Days of Old is a bluegrass/gospel
band consisting of family members and friends. The members have been playing together for more than eight years, sharing their talents with many different audiences. The majority of the band members come from the Hamburg area, with other members coming from the Fleetwood and Mertztown areas.
Gretna Theatre Slates USO Show Gretna Theatre will celebrate local veterans with “The USO Show Troupe’s American Heartland Tribute.” The production will run at the Mount Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Gretna, from Thursday, Aug. 22, through Sunday, Aug. 25. Performances
will take place at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 22; at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24; and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 25. The USO Show Troupe will perform a special 90-minute show as a tribute to central Pennsylvania veterans. The See USO Show pg 3
Days of Old will perform at Swatara Hill Church of the Brethren in Middletown on Sunday, Sept. 8, in conjunction with the church’s ice cream social.
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is offering a noncompetitive 10K or 5K walk on Saturday, Sept. 7, starting at the Freemasons Cultural Center at Masonic Village, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown. Walkers may start anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., and they must be finished by 4 p.m. There is no cost to take part, but a fee has been set for those seeking IVV credit. Call Jane Holmes at 760-4968610 or visit www.avaclubs.org/pdp.
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