Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
JUNE 19, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: FESTIVAL WILL CELEBRATE ACTS OF KINDNESS page 4
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 24
GUEST SPEAKER
The World War II Oral History Club
A Dying Art and Spirits, a fun evening of painting and socializing, will be held at Mount Bethel Cemetery, 700 Locust St., Columbia, on Friday, June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. Participants will be guided through the process of creating a work of art. Refreshments and door prizes are included in the registration fee. For details or reservations, text Jane Moore at 717-575-9760 or email Claire Storm at astorm495@comcast.net. OUTDOOR FILM
Movies Under the Stars on Friday, June 21, will feaure a free movie, “Peter Rabbit,” and popcorn under the stars in Locust Street Park in Columbia starting at dusk. Attendees are asked to bring their lawn chair or blanket. “Dumbo” will be shown on Friday, Aug. 16. For updates, search for “Movies Under the Stars” on Facebook. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
The Gospel Echoes Mercy Road Team will be at Stony Brook Mennonite Church, 15 Locust Grove Road, York, on Sunday, June 23, at 10 a.m. A freewill offering will be received to benefit the Gospel Echoes, a prison ministry sharing the Gospel throughout the United States and Canada through music, preaching, seminars, rallies and literature. Call Brenden Colla at 203-448-0127 or Jim Heindel at 717-818-3608. MEN’S BASKETBALL
Lower Windsor Township Gym, 2425 Craley Road, Wrightsville, will be the site of an open gym basketball program for men on Thursdays, June 20 and 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. The program is open to men age 30 and older. Teams and format will depend on the number of players each week. The nominal fee is payable at the door. Players of all ability levels are welcome.
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School Supply Drive To Benefit Local Students By Chelsea Peifer
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No season flies by quite like summer, and even though it may seem like school just ended, many people are already hard at work preparing for the start of another new academic year. To help ensure that children in Columbia Borough are prepared with supplies they need during the school year, Columbia Life Network is once again hosting a school supply drive supporting the Columbia Borough School District and Our Lady of the Angels school. Supplies requested include new backpacks, pencils, pens, colored pencils, crayons, rulers, scissors, binders, notebooks, glue sticks, and earbuds. Several opportunities for the community to donate school supplies are planned. The first will be at several local retail stores on Saturday, Aug. 3,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Once finalized, a list of locations will be posted at www.facebook.com/columbialife network. Columbia Life Network executive director Jamie Widener noted that the biggest change for this year will be the addition of collection boxes placed at businesses and churches throughout Columbia for added convenience throughout the summer. “There really is a uniqueness in Columbia as far as how the community comes together to do this every year,” remarked Widener. Another opportunity to drop off donations will be at the popular “Jail ‘N’ Bail” event during the Columbia Borough Police Department’s National Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Glatfelter Field, 1249 Lancaster Ave., Columbia. Throughout the evening, donors will receive tickets that See School Supply Drive pg 2
Columbia Life Network executive director Jamie Widener (far right) gathered with (from left) Mandee Havrilla-Sahd of Our Lady of Angels and Chris Patterson and Dr. Jodie Parkinson of Columbia Borough School District to invite area residents to participate in a school supply drive for local students.
Riverfest To Remember Battle For The Bridge Sharing Hope At Relay For Life On Sunday, June 30, Rivertownes PA USA will present Riverfest 2019 from noon to 9 p.m. on the lawn at John Wright Restaurant, 234 N. Front St., Wrightsville. Riverfest is held to commemorate the 1863 burning of the covered bridge that spanned the Susquehanna River at that time. David Haneman of Rivertownes PA USA said that the bridge was set ablaze to prevent the Confederate soldiers from crossing the river from York County and moving toward Harrisburg or Philadelphia. A narrated “Battle for the Bridge” reenactment of the conflict leading up to the burning of the covered bridge spanning the Susquehanna River will be held from noon to 2 p.m. The Red Rose Minutemen and associate groups will portray both Union and Confederate See Riverfest pg 4
By Chelsea Peifer
Rivertownes PA USA will host Riverfest from noon to 9 p.m. on June 30 on the lawn at John Wright Restaurant in Wrightsville. Festivities will include historical re-enactments by the Red Rose Minutemen (pictured), demonstrations by firefighters, live music by Dillweed, and more.
New Holland police officer Wendell Metzler and his family had participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County for many years in support of a close friend who was fighting cancer. Then, in the summer of 2018 on a family vacation to Virginia Beach, Metzler had to be taken into the emergency room due to excruciating pain and the sudden inability to walk. He was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. “As a public servant, I had always taken great pride in helping others,” shared Metzler. “Through my See Relay For Life pg 5
The FUNguys For Life team (pictured) was one of 112 teams that participated in the Relay For Life of Lancaster County on June 7 and 8 at Conestoga Valley High School. Team captain and Cochranville resident Brenda Shelton (back, second from right) said the team name is in honor of her husband, Robert Shelton, who had a mushroom business and passed away in 2009. The FUNguys For Life raised $18,312 toward the event grand total of more than $672,462.
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