Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: 5K TO SUPPORT “SAVE A WARRIOR” page 4
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 38
YARD SALE
The Women’s Auxiliary at the historic Kreutz Creek Presbyterian Church,
RAIN GARDENS
The Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, Wrightsville, will hold a rain garden workshop on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30, from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn about the Susquehanna River watershed and how rain gardens can be a cost-effective way to reduce runoff from one’s property. The interactive program will cover everything that goes into planting a rain garden. Attendees will learn how to identify some plants and animals in the garden and will also catch and tag monarch butterflies as they begin their migration south. The event is part of Watershed Weekend, sponsored by the Watershed Alliance of York. The public is invited. For more details, readers may visit www.susquehannaheritage.org or call 717-252-0229. HYMN SING
2427 Craley Road, Wrightsville, will host an old-fashioned hymn sing on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Freewill donations will be accepted to benefit missionaries directly related to senior center members. For information, contact Jean Miller at 717-927-6261.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Fourth Friday will be celebrated by various establishments in Wrightsville, Marietta, and Columbia on Friday, Sept. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. Highlights will include live entertainment, food, a business anniversary celebration, discounts, giveaways, specials, and more. For more information, visit www.parivertowns.com.
Light The Night Event Slated pg 5
KCL Announces Schedule pg 3
Bridge Bust To Celebrate 30th Year By Chelsea Peifer
The Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce (SVCC) will present the 30th annual Bridge Bust on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nearly 300 vendors will offer antiques, art, crafts, food, and one-of-a-kind items for purchase at the popular community event. Area residents are invited to stroll and browse the selection of wares that will fill the Veterans Memorial Bridge between Columbia and Wrightsville. The 1.25-mile bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic during the event. Separate nominal admission prices have been set for adults and for children ages 2 to 11. Children under age 2 will be admitted for free. Pets will not be permitted on the bridge during the event. An anchor in the community as far as long-running local arts events go,
Bridge Bust fulfills a dual purpose of promoting local makers as well as raising funds for the SVCC. Proceeds from Bridge Bust help to operate the SVCC and Visitors Center, located at 445 Linden St., Columbia. The Visitors Center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. In addition to vendors, several nonprofit organizations, including local Boy Scout troops and churches, will have booths at the event. Some of those organizations will offer children’s games and activities. Food vendors will offer a plethora of items for people to purchase, such as cotton candy, caramel apples, popcorn and kettle corn, deep-fried onions, bacon on a stick, pork barbecue, ribbon fries, fried pickles, breakfast sandwiches, cheesesteaks, ice cream, soft pretzels, See Bridge Bust pg 9
Ryan Reflects On Battle Of Mogadishu
Antiques, art, crafts, and food from a variety of local vendors will be available to purchase at the 30th annual Bridge Bust, which is set to take place on Oct. 6 on the Veterans Memorial Bridge between Columbia and Wrightsville.
Friends To Host Fall Book, Jewelry Sale By Chelsea Peifer
By Chelsea Peifer
The Battle of Mogadishu took place 25 years ago, but the details remain fresh in the mind of retired United States Army Maj. Timothy Ryan. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about being over there with my guys or something that happened over there,” said Ryan. “I remember it so vividly.” The Battle of Mogadishu was fought on Oct. 3 and 4 in 1993 as various United States military elite special operations units were in Mogadishu, Somalia, to destabilize the government and bring humanitarian aid, along with the support of UNOSOM II (United Nations Operation in Somalia). Ultimately the goal of the See Mogadishu pg 3
Manheim resident and retired United States Army Maj. Timothy Ryan (right), pictured with fellow soldier Kenny Haines, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu on Oct. 3. Ryan and Haines fought together in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993.
The Hellam Township Public Works building, 45 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, will be transformed into a reader’s - and shopper’s - paradise as the Friends of the Kreutz Creek Library host a fall book and jewelry sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 and 29. The community is invited to peruse a selection of approximately 10,000 used books that will be sorted into categories for ease of shopping. Book genres will range from children’s and young adult to adult fiction and nonfiction. Among the variety of genres See Book Sale pg 6
The Friends of the Kreutz Creek Library will hold the group’s fall book and jewelry sale on Sept. 28 and 29 at the Hellam Township Public Works building. Inviting the community to attend are (from left) Friends member Elizabeth McKonly, library volunteer Emma Smith, and library director Susan Nenstiel.
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85 Old Church Road, York, will host a soup and yard sale on Friday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The yard sale will feature Christmas items, crafts, boys’ clothing, Amish books, and more. The homemade soups will be chicken corn, beef vegetable, and ham and bean. The preacher’s chili, homemade baked goods, hot dogs, and Bury-style hamburgers will also be available. For more information, call Sandy Ludwig at 717-495-0960.