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Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville

OCTOBER 17, 2018

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LIX • NO 41

PUMPKIN PAINTING

Susquehanna Heritage

INTERNATIONAL CHOIR

Central Manor Church, 387 Penn St., Washington Boro, will host the Children of the World International Choir in concert on Sunday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. The choir consists of boys and girls from World Help’s Child Sponsorship Program. The “Refuge + Strength” tour will help audiences learn about the challenges facing refugee children and families around the word. For more details, call the church at 717872-2772 or visit www.centralmanor church.org. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW

200 Alliance Ave., York, will its fourth host annual arts and crafts show from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10. Registrations for artisans and direct sales vendors are being accepted. Artisans and direct sales vendors who want to reserve a space may visit www.valleyviewcma.org and click on the Arts and Crafts Show banner at the top of the homepage. For more details, readers may contact Crystal Bolton at 717-755-0193 or cbolton@valleyview cma.org. Proceeds will benefit the church’s Dominican Republic Missions Team.

The Columbia Lions Club and Sunsnappers have announced that Vincent B. and Mary C. Wickenheiser will serve as grand marshals for the 72nd annual Mardi Gras/Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 25. The parade will form at 10th and Manor streets and step off at 7 p.m. It will proceed along the traditional 1.5-mile route, which includes sections of Manor, Fourth, Union, Locust and Sixth streets. The Wickenheisers will ride in a horse-drawn carriage at the front of the parade. Vincent “Vinnie” and Mary are lifelong residents of Columbia and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2017. They have been actively

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involved in the community for many years. Most notably, they have each served 15 years on the Columbia River Park Advisory Committee, which has been instrumental in the expansion and revitalization of Columbia’s river front. The committee’s accomplishments include development of the Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, a new boating access ramp, a canoe and kayak launch site, a picnic pavilion, an expanded parking area, floating docks and shoreline fishing access. The Columbia Lions Club and Sunsnappers, represented by Paul Resch (left), They are actively involved in planJohn Meshey (second from right), and John Grunden (far right), have ning for the next phase of the River Park expansion, which will include announced that Mary (second from left) and Vincent Wickenheiser (center)

will serve as grand marshals for the annual Mardi Gras/Halloween Parade in

See Mardi Gras Parade pg 6 Columbia on Oct. 25.

Susquehanna Seasonal To Support Delivering Christmas Joy Each year, the fraternal organizaOnce again this year, the community Marietta Center For The Arts of Columbia will come together to lend tions join together, along with numerBy Chelsea Peifer

Big things are on the horizon for the Susquehanna Stage Company (SSC) as it anticipates moving into a new space in 2019. SSC board member Julia Howey said that the theater group acquired a building at 133 W. Market St., Marietta, that was formerly a church and will now be designated as the Marietta Center for the Arts. The goal is to have part of the space renovated and ready for an SSC production in February 2019. To help launch the new space, SSC will host “The Susquehanna Seasonal: Light the Stage” for the community on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m.

COOKING WORKSHOP

The Horn Farm Center, 4945 Horn Road, York, will present Offal: Tongue, Brains, and More on Friday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees will learn to prepare brains, heart, and tongue just in time for All Hallows’ Eve. Space is limited to 10 participants. The registration fee includes all materials and ingredients. For more details and to register, readers may contact 717-332-8710 or educationdirector @hornfarmcenter.org or visit www.hornfarmcenter.org.

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Wickenheisers Named Mardi Gras Parade Grand Marshals

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On Oct. 20, the community is invited to “The Susquehanna Seasonal: Light the Stage,” a fundraiser benefiting the Marietta Center for the Arts, which will serve as the new home of the Susquehanna Stage Company.

a hand to those in need this Christmas season. The annual Christmas Food Box Delivery is made possible through the efforts of the Columbia Lions Club and Sunsnappers, area businesses and organizations, and, of course, hundreds of volunteers.

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ous community volunteers, to pack hundreds of boxes with essential holiday dinner items and additional grocery staples. Each box contains a turkey, eggs, bread, milk, canned vegetables, See Food Boxes pg 7

Columbia Lions Club members Paul Resch (far left) and Grant Shultz (far right), Columbia Life Network executive director Jamie Widener (second from left), and Christmas food box volunteer Robin Gamby invite area residents to participate in the annual Christmas Food Box Delivery. Volunteers are needed to help pack and deliver boxes on Dec. 16. Families in need may visit Columbia Life Network on select dates to sign up to receive a box.

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Asters • Mums • Pansies Veggies • Pumpkins & More HAYRIDES Saturday! (weather permitting)

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has announced that its Pumpkin Painting Party will be held on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Columbia Crossing, 41 Walnut St., Columbia. The event will offer fall fun for the whole family, and attendees may unleash their creativity and paint a pumpkin to take home. Pumpkins, paint, glitter, and supplies will be available. The event is open to all ages, and there is a suggested donation per person. For more information, visit www.susquehannaheritage.org.


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