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Middletown SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

IN THIS ISSUE: ARTS FESTIVAL SCHEDULED page 3

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXIV • NO 29

TURKEY DINNER

Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown, will hold a roast turkey dinner on Monday, Sept. 17, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. In addition to roast turkey, the menu will include stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, cranberry sauce, beverages and desserts. There is a fee for the meal. Takeouts will be available. Everyone is welcome, and the church is handicapped-accessible. For more information, call 717-944-6181. “TARZAN” MUSICAL

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Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center (HCPAC), 1000 S. Eisenhower Blvd., Middletown, will present “Tarzan: The Stage Musical” on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14 and 15, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2:30 p.m. Based on the animated Disney movie “Tarzan” and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel “Tarzan of the Apes,” the show features music by rock legend Phil Collins and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Songs include the Academy Award-winning “You’ll Be in My Heart,” as well as “Son of Man” and “Two Worlds.” To purchase tickets, visit https://thehcpac.org/shows/. COMMUNITY EVENT

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ANNUAL CONCERT

Historic Peace Church, located at St. John’s Church and Trindle roads, Camp Hill, will present its annual Harvest Home Concert on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. The concert will include vocal and instrumental solos, as well as a hymn sing-along led by Norma Swain, director of the Historic Peace Church Chorale and organist and choral director at Zion Lutheran Church in Harrisburg. Mechanicsburg resident Don Golden, area substitute organist and former organist and director at Trinity Lutheran Church in Newport News, will perform selections on the 1807 Conrad Doll organ. The concert is free. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information, call 717-737-6492 or 717-571-5189.

Pumpkin Fest Planned The Middletown Home, 999 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, will hold Pumpkin Fest 2018 on Sunday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will feature a barrel train, hayrides, face painting, a build-your-own-scarecrow opportunity, caricatures, and, new this year, hot air balloon rides. Additionally, there will be pumpkin painting, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin chunkin’, and a pumpkin dunkin’ booth. Local and regional artisans will be on-site, and there will be giveaway drawings. Food, such as chicken barbecue provided by the Lower Swatara Fire Department and homemade chicken corn soup, will be available. Live music will be performed by No Last Call, Pentagon Band, The Fabulous Hubcaps, and Erin Cruise and Cruise Control Band. All proceeds will help to provide care and services for residents of The Middletown Home who have exhausted their financial resources. More information is available by calling 717-944-3351.

Gaelic Singer To Perform Concert D.A.W.G.S. Club To Begin Season The Susquehanna Folk Music Society (SFMS) will sponsor a concert by award-winning Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place at The Abbey Bar, Appalachian Brewing Company, 50 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. Attendees must be age 21 to enter the venue. Fowlis, who grew up in the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist, was nominated as Folk Singer of the Year in this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. She has created five studio albums and has participated in numerous high-profile collaborations. She has performed on stages around the world, from Highlands village halls to stages in New York City, the Philharmonie de Paris, and Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Over the years, she has been nominated for and won several BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and Scottish Traditional Music Awards. She was the first Gaelic solo artist to win a Scottish Music

The D.A.W.G.S. (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seekers) Kid’s Club at Geyers United Methodist Church, 1605 S. Geyers Church Road, Middletown (Londonderry Township), will begin its 2018-19 season on Wednesday, Sept. 26, with a session from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The club is open to all children and youths from

age 3 through middle school and will run most Wednesdays through April. The Little DAWGS program is for children from age 3 through kindergarten and is directed by Jan Aichner and Cheryl Wright. Activities will include stories, songs, crafts, games, and puppet shows. See D.A.W.G.S. Club pg 3

Julie Fowlis Award, which she earned in December 2014. Fowlis also performed the songs “Into Open Air” and “Touch the Sky” on the soundtrack of the movie “Brave.” She has collaborated, recorded, and performed with artists such as violin See Gaelic Singer pg 6

Tatiana Greene takes aim to shoot a water balloon across the church lawn during a D.A.W.G.S. (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seekers) session at Geyers United Methodist Church. The 2018-19 season will begin on Sept. 26.

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will host an ice cream social and car and motorcycle show on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Kiwanis Park, Route 441, Royalton. Music will be provided throughout the event, and there will be food, cake walks, and more. In the case of rain, the event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 30. For more information, visit www.royaltonpa.com.

Middletown Area School District (MASD) recently honored staff members for their many years of service. The honorees were (back, from left) David Martin, 25 years; Kevin Little, 25 years; Jonathan Dickey, 30 years; (front) Kathy Weltmer, 25 years; Cheryl Friedman, 25 years; Karyl Hawkins, 25 years; and Cynthia Harbeson, 25 years.

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