Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
AUGUST 28, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: EMS SCHEDULES FUNDRAISER page 2
VOL LX • NO 34
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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townlively.com for information about upcoming events and happenings in your community and throughout the region! Chester County • Atglen Community Day, Atglen Community Park Saturday, Sept. 21 • Hibernia United Methodist Church’s County Fair, Coatesville Saturday, Sept. 21 • “An Evening With Tim Tebow” presented by The Parkesburg POINT at Octorara Junior-Senior High School - Thursday, Oct. 10 Dauphin County • MDA Muscle Walk of Central PA - Hershey, Giant Center, Hershey - Saturday, Oct. 5 • The Hershey Partnership’s annual Soup Cook-Off, Hershey Volunteer Fire Company Saturday, Oct. 5 • Night at the Museum, AACA Museum, Hershey - Wednesday, Oct. 9 Lancaster County
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SNHA Launches Pilot Season Of Free Riverboat Tours By Chelsea Peifer
Cruising along the Susquehanna River in a pontoon boat while hearing about the history of the area was an activity the team at Susquehanna National Heritage Area (SNHA) wanted to offer to locals and visitors - to make sure more people had a chance to enjoy all that the river has to offer. On July 13, SNHA launched its pilot season of River Discovery Boat Tours with resounding success. Paul Nevin, manager of Zimmerman Center for Heritage, which is operated by SNHA, said that the tours were so popular that within hours of the first round of free tickets being made available online, every spot filled up for the free pontoon boat tours offered at three times on Saturdays
and Sundays in July and August. “The response has been overwhelming,” said Nevin, who is one of the three guides who alternate taking the lead for the boat tours. The tours begin and end at the dock across the street from the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville. Nevin said that due to the enormous popularity of the boat tours, SNHA decided to expand its pilot season to include Fridays and to extend through Sunday, Oct. 13, rather than ending in August. Reservations may be made at w w w. s u s q u e h a n n a h e r i t a g e . o r g / programs/boat-tours. The free tours are available at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through Oct. 13. Tickets will be released incrementally, with another block of dates opening up in mid-September. Tours will be offered again in 2020. See Riverboat Tours pg 3
York County • York Fair, York Fairgrounds Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 15 • Native Plant and Yard Sale presented by the Penn State Master Gardeners, York County Annex, Saturday, Sept. 7 • York Bike Week - Wednesday, Sept. 18, through Saturday, Sept. 21
The Logue family, (from left) Ethan, Kelly, Katie, and Jason, enjoyed one of the free River Discovery Boat Tours offered by the Susquehanna National Heritage Area over the summer. The pilot season of tours will continue on Fridays through Sundays through Oct. 13.
Mount Joy 4-H Community Club Eastern York Workcamp Planned For 2020 teenagers and adults who are members By Chelsea Peifer Hosts Project Showcase of church youth groups from throughPlans are underway for a second Eastern York Workcamp Initiative to take place from Sunday to Saturday, June 21 to 27, 2020. At the workcamp,
• Lancaster 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, the Lancaster Barnstormers’ stadium - Sunday, Sept. 8 • The Edible Classroom’s Watermelon Blaster 5K, Manor Middle School, Lancaster - Saturday, Sept. 21
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out the country will volunteer their time to repair homes of elderly, disabled, or low-income residents in the community. Colorado-based GROUP See WorkCamp pg 2
The Mount Joy 4-H Community Club held its annual roundup on Aug. 5 at Mount Joy Mennonite Church. The event included a dinner and showcase of projects. While the projects were being scored by club leaders, the 4-Hers participated in STEM activities and art projects. By Chelsea Peifer
In other parts of the state, many 4-H clubs have folded or are dealing with dwindling attendance and involvement, but the Mount Joy 4-H Community
Club is bucking the trend. With the club having 130 members on the roster last fall, Community Club organizational leader Katina Musser said, “We were actually told that this is the largest club in the state.” See 4-H pg 5
In July 2018, approximately 188 teenagers and adults provided home repairs to area residents in need through the inaugural Eastern York Workcamp Initiative facilitated by GROUP Mission Trips. A second workcamp is set to take place in June 2020. Applications from local residents for assistance with home repair projects will be accepted through Jan. 31, 2020.
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• Hospice & Community Care’s Labor Day Auction, Solanco Fairgrounds, Quarryville - Saturday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 2
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