Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: HWI PLANS MUSEUM DAY DISPLAYS page 11
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 37
BOOK SALE
The Friends of the Kreutz Creek Library
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce
Golden Knights Blank Canners pg 4
Celebrating Faith, Friendship, And Family pg 2
St. James Lutheran To Hold Soup, Baked Goods Sale By Chelsea Peifer
will host the 31st annual Bridge Bust on Saturday, Oct. 5. The project is in need of several volunteers. Volunteers will receive free admission to the event. Various shifts are available. If interested, contact SVCC at 717-684-5249 or event1@visitsusquehannavalley.com. In the event of rain, the event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12. Proceeds from the Bridge Bust will support the Susquehanna Valley Chamber and Visitors Center.
4020 Holly Drive, Columbia, will host the group’s fall community breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 28. The breakfast is open to the community and will be served from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. For more details, call the church at 717-684-8072. GUEST SPEAKER
St. James Lutheran Church in Columbia, represented by (from left) Vickie Waugh, pastor Mark Kopp, Lynn Morrison, Betty Albin, Cathie Miller, Jimmy Lease, and Peg Shenberger, invites the community to place orders for its annual soup sale on Sept. 21. Homemade baked goods will be available to purchase, too.
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Old-Fashioned Field Days To Highlight Dairy
will feature German-born Hermann Pfisterer, who experienced life inside the Third Reich, at its next meeting, set for Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. The club meets at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, on the last Tuesday of the month except December. All World War II veterans and their family members and anyone with an interest in World War II history are invited to attend. For more information, call 717-319-3430. REUNION PICNIC
The Columbia High School Class of 1964 will meet for a picnic to celebrate its 55th reunion on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Silver Springs Park, 3800 Ironville Pike, Columbia. Class members are invited to drop in and bring a picnic lunch. For more details, call Bill Clark at 717-684-8074.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
It has been eight years since Samantha Brazzo, now an 11-year-old in West Hempfield Township, was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2i (LGMD2i), a rare and progressive
form of muscular dystrophy. At the time, treatments and cures were wished for, but awareness of the disorder was minimal, and research was nearly nonexistent. To change that and to improve the lives of Samantha and others with LGMD2i, Samantha’s parents, See Foundation pg 7
People with LGMD2i, their family members, and researchers into treatments for the rare form of muscular dystrophy met together during the National LGMD Conference over Labor Day weekend. The Cure LGMD2i Foundation, which co-sponsored the conference, will host fundraising events in Lancaster County on Oct. 5 and 12.
By Chelsea Peifer
The 22nd annual Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days event will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22, at Conoy Park, 2115 River Road, Bainbridge. Admission and parking will be free. Antique tractors, hitand-miss engines, model engines, and other items will be on display for the See Field Days pg 2
Organizers of Susquehanna Old-Fashioned Field Days, including (front, from left) Earl Fuhrman, Tonya Bernhard, Sandy Baker, Kevin Baker, (back) Cameron Reigle, Darl Williams, Ron Bernhard, and Dori Hammer, invite the public to take part in the two-day event set to take place on Sept. 21 and 22 at Conoy Park in Bainbridge.
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of soup for the community. Cream of crab and chicken corn are perennial bestsellers, but Shenberger said that all of the varieties offered have devoted fans who would miss their favorite if it were to be removed from the selection. Homemade baked goods are equally popular, and the selection will include fudge, seafoam, taffy, cakes, pies, whoopie pies, and several other items. Proceeds from the event will go into the St. James Lutheran Church Outreach Fund, which makes contributions to local organizations such as the Columbia Food Bank and the Columbia Borough Fire Department. St. James Lutheran Church hosts Sunday services at 10:30 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. All are welcome. To learn more about the church, readers may visit https://stjames columbiapa.com.
Soup sales are back! Cooler temperatures call for a hearty bowl of soup, and the members of St. James Lutheran Church in Columbia are known for their delicious homemade flavors. This year’s soup sale is set to take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the church, 655 S. 10th St., Columbia. Interested individuals 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 and bean, zesty Italian, beef barley, and vegetable beef. Attendees do not need to bring their own containers. Church member and resident chef Peg Shenberger, along with a dedicated crew of volunteers from the church, will once again prepare hundreds of quarts
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will host a book, bake, and gently used jewelry sale on Friday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place at the Hellam Township Public Works Building, 44 Walnut Springs Road, York. For details, call the library at 717-252-4080.