Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: LIBRARY POSTS PROGRAMS page 3
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX• NO 36
ART SHOW
Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce (SVCC) invites the public to the Feet in the Street Art Show on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Locust Street Park in Columbia. The free community event will feature hands-on activities such as make-and-take crafts; free yoga sessions at 11 a.m, noon, and 1 p.m.; and a Feet in the Street foot painting area. Sneakers the Clown will provide entertainment, and Bubbletopia, a creative bubblewand activity, will be showcased. The public is also invited to enjoy art displays from Columbia High School. For more information, readers may contact SVCC at 717-684-5249.
Knights Double-up Hanover, 4-2 pg 8
Museum Expands Blue Star Program pg 4
Acoustic Rock Concert Planned pg 6
Remembering A Thriving Iron Furnace Industry Exhibit Dedication Scheduled
COMMUNITY MEAL
Wrightsville Presbyterian Church, 205 N. Second St., Wrightsville, will offer a free community meal on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. Breaking Bread Ministries, the church group that organizes the event, will offer a free meal on the fourth Saturday of each month. PLANT PROGRAM
The Green Thumb Garden Club
By Chelsea Peifer
Iron foundries played a vital role in establishing the riverfront region in and around Columbia and Marietta, and the 14th annual Pig Iron Fest and Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 30, will serve as a celebration of the region’s industrial heyday. “It really captures the spirit of Marietta and the area,” said
organizer Marcus Snow. “There is a historic focus on the iron foundries and the role they played in building the region, but we also have fun with great show cars, family-oriented events, food, and live music. It is a great day for community, and everyone helps out.” The free community event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Furnace Road Day Use Area and the
Soup Galore From Local Connoisseurs
Old-Fashioned Field Days Set For Sept. 15 And 16
St. James Lutheran To Host Annual Sale By Chelsea Peifer
By Chelsea Peifer GREEN LIVING
Susquehanna Heritage has planned two Green Living Workshops for Thursdays, Sept. 20 and Oct. 4, at Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut St., Columbia. Recycle Right will take place on Sept. 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A representative of Lancaster County Solid Waste Authority will speak about Lancaster County’s new recycling guidelines. A Composting Workshop will take place on Oct. 4 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A representative of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will present information about composting at home. For more information, visit www.susquehannaheritage.org.
Musselman/Vesta Furnace Site in Chickies Rock County Park, Furnace Road and Route 441, just south of Marietta. Approximately 120 antique, classic, muscle, and street rod cars will be showcased in the lawn area. Trucks and Iron Horse motorcycles will also be welcome. Interested individuals may register a vehicle in advance by See Pig Iron Fest pg 6
All The Bells And Whistles
Each year the dedicated residents who organize Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days decide on a different agricultural process or antiquity to feature at the two-day event, and this year’s theme was chosen at the suggestion of numerous individuals. Bells, whistles, and poultry items - new and old, of all shapes and sizes - will be on display for folks to view and learn a bit of history. Organizer Darl Williams has amassed quite a collection of bells and whistles, including several worn by horses pulling the famous Conestoga wagons. See Old-Fashioned Field Days pg 3
The organizers of Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days, including (from left) Darl Williams, Earl Fuhrman, Mitch Bernhard, Ron Bernhard, Tonya Bernhard, and Kevin Baker, invite the community to enjoy the free two-day festival celebrating agricultural history on Sept. 15 and 16 at Conoy Park in Bainbridge.
As summer winds down and the weather cools off, that means that soup will be making its way back onto the dinner table. Perhaps even better news for soup fans is that an opportunity to let someone else do the stirring and simmering is on the horizon as St. James Lutheran Church in Columbia prepares for its annual autumn soup sale. This year’s soup and bake sale is set to take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the church, 655 S. 10th St., Columbia. Folks are invited to preorder quarts of soup by calling 717-684-5135 or 717-684-2096. The varieties of soup on the menu will be cream of crab, chicken corn, ham
Members of St. James Lutheran Church in Columbia, including (seated, from left) Jean Fry, Vicky Waugh, (standing) Cathy Miller, Betty Albin, Sharon Pannell, Peg Shenberger, Lynn Morrison, and pastor Mark Kopp, invite the community to the congregation’s annual soup and bake sale on Sept. 15. and bean, zesty Italian, beef barley, and vegetable beef. Attendees do not need to bring their own containers. See Soup Sale pg 7
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will hold its monthly library program for adults on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Kreutz Creek Valley Library, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hallam. Master Gardener Carol McDonald will present “Native Autumn-Blooming Perennials,” discussing plants and their uses. The program is free and open to the community. For details, contact Melanie Markowski at 717-617-7457 or mmarkowski@juno.com.
The annual Pig Iron Fest and Car Show on Sept. 30 at the Furnace Road Day Use Area and the Musselman/Vesta Furnace Site in Chickies Rock County Park will feature a variety of vehicles, live music, children’s activities, food, and history tours.
During the summers of 1988 to 1992, Millersville University (MU) students, led by Dr. June Evans, trudged down the old railroad bed to the Henry Clay Iron Furnace. The railroad bed has now been transformed into the Lancaster County Northwest River Trail. The students carried shovels, trowels, screens, and notebooks to the site, which was the second of eight anthracite coal fired hot blast iron furnaces in the area. The furnaces had lined the shores of the Susquehanna River between Marietta and Columbia from 1843 to 1931. Hundreds of hikers and bikers now pass by the remains of one of those furnaces every week. During the class excavations at the furnace site, the teams uncovered, classified, marked, and preserved more than 50,000 artifacts. The artifacts are now housed at the Musselman/Vesta See Exhibit Dedication pg 2