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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 29
A Passion For Painting BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“I love art, because you are able to do whatever you want with it,” said Alana Cassel, who owns The Glazing Sun in Wrightsville. “There are no guidelines on creativity.” Cassel, 24, spends her days getting creative, hand-painting and firing pottery from her studio on Hellam Street. Although she’s passionate about her small business, this wasn’t always Cassel’s path.
Heritage Day celebrates Wrightsville’s history.
Honoring Wrightsville’s Heritage BY CATHY MOLITORIS
rightsville has a long and interesting history, and that history will be celebrated at the 46th annual Heritage Day. Organized by Historic Wrightsville Inc. (HWI), the celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Fourth and Locust streets. Because the date corresponds with the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, HWI will honor local first responders with a recognition program beginning at noon. The organization will also introduce the Kenneth Stoner Award for Excellence and Community Service in memory of the past president of HWI and an active community member who passed away this year. Heritage Day will also include a Civil War encampment by the 45th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company K at the Wrightsville Historical Museum, located at 309 Locust St. “The man who built our building, Calvin Budding, was a member of this unit during the Civil War,” explained Joyce Heiserman, chair of events for HWI. The encampment will include three programs - Life of a Soldier at 10:30 a.m., Manual of
“There’s a lot of local history and heritage in Wrightsville ... This year’s Heritage Day connects the past with the present, from the Civil War to 9/11.” Susquehanna Dodge will sponsor a car show, Heiserman said, noting the show is open to all vehicles but will focus on Jeeps. “We thought that would be nice since jeeps were used in World War II and were used by first responders,” she stated. “We’re inviting anyone with a Jeep, old or new, to participate.” A local Model A club will also be participating in the car show. “And, if anyone has a first responder vehicle, they are welcome to enter that as well,” Heiserman stated. A People’s Choice award will be presented.
Heritage Day will also feature an interfaith cornhole tournament at 10:30 a.m., with two-member teams from local churches competing, as well as old-fashioned games for children. Music will be provided by the Emigsville Band. Food will be available for purchase from food trucks and vendors. “We’ll have our popular cheddar cheese wedges,” Heiserman shared, adding that the item sells quickly and reservations for the cheese can be made by calling the museum at 717-252-1169. Additional food will include chicken corn soup, root beer floats and homemade apple sundaes. The organization’s holiday tea cookbook will be available for purchase, and tickets will be sold for HWI’s Stories by Lantern Light ghost tour in October. Heritage Day was originally created to display and honor the local heritage of the community, Heiserman said, and this year’s celebration will continue that tradition. “There’s a lot of local history and heritage in Wrightsville,” she stated. “This year’s Heritage Day connects the past with the present, from the Civil War to 9/11.” For more information on Heritage Day, call the museum at the aforementioned number or email historicwrightsville1983@gmail.com.
Alana Cassel
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You’re Invited To Rally Day BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Walking in the doors of a new church can be intimidating. Jesse North, pastor of Wrightsville Presbyterian Church, is hoping to change that. The church, located at 205 N. Second St., will hold a Rally Day event on Sunday, Sept. 12. “I’m hoping Rally Day is like putting out a big welcome mat,” North said. “It can be hard to break into a new church, even if you’ve been wanting to. We want everyone to know they are welcome here.”
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“I was going to college for nursing,” she recalled. “My whole family had hyped me up to be a nurse.” It was a part-time job during college that sparked a career change. “I was working at The PotteryWorks in downtown Lancaster, and I loved it,” Cassel said. “I’ve always loved art. One day, I realized, I don’t want to be a nurse. I want to do something art related, something small-business related. I wanted to make my own schedule and my own rules.” Cassel dropped out of nursing school, earned her associate degree in business from Penn State Harrisburg and began selling her pottery on social media. When she signed up to do her first craft show four years ago, she had to come up with a business name. The Glazing Sun pays tribute to both Cassel’s sunny personality and the type of paint she uses, called glaze. Cassel set up The Glazing Sun in the living room of her mom’s Wrightsville house and arranged to use the kiln
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