Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville
OCTOBER 24, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 42
GUEST SPEAKER
The World War II Oral History Club will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Newton Dana, a pilot with the 374th Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group, 14th Air Force, who served as a B-24 Liberator pilot in the China-Burma-India Theater. As a member of the famed Flying Tigers, Dana flew both bombing and transport missions over the Himalayan mountain range. He flew more than 40 missions. His plane and crew are memorialized at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Base near Dayton, Ohio. The World War II Oral History Club meets at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia, on the last Tuesday of the month, except in December. All World War II veterans and their families and anyone with an interest in World War II history are invited. Call 717-319-3430. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
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Wrightsville AG Gears Up For Fall Fest By Chelsea Peifer
Members of Wrightsville Assembly of God (AG), 365 Orange St., Wrightsville, have been busy preparing for the church’s sixth annual Community Fall Fest, which will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Area residents are invited to wear costumes - or not - and drop in before, during, or after trick or treating for an evening of free food and activities. Bounce houses and obstacle courses, carnival games with prizes, a car bash, a petting zoo, hayrides, barrel train rides, face painting, and cake walks will be among the festivities. For the second year in a row, a bicycle obstacle course will be set up by a local bicycle shop. The shop will provide bicycles of various sizes for people to ride as they navigate the challenge. Wrightsville Fire and Rescue
Company 41 will be on the grounds with a vehicle for folks to see and candy to hand out. A security team and Hellam Township Police will also be on location for safety purposes. Volunteers will serve hot dogs, hamburgers, snacks, desserts, and hot and cold beverages. The Rotary Club of Eastern York County will also offer french fries. All of the food is free. Pastor Aaron McNatt said that approximately 700 people attended Fall Fest last year, and it has truly become a community event, with various businesses and organizations taking part - in addition to members of the church volunteering their time. “We really just emphasize the event as a fun family night,” McNatt said. “The parking lot will be all lit up, and we are planning to have more seating areas this year with fire pits and heaters so people can relax and hang out and drink coffee and See Fall Fest pg 4
Conquering The Cold By Chelsea Peifer
Running with a chill in the air or snow underfoot is all par for the course when it comes to the York Road Runners Club
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(YRRC) Winter Series. The 2018-19 series is sanctioned by USA Track & Field and features eight races on various weekends in November to March, with one registration fee covering the cost to See Winter Series pg 4
Children (from left) Emma Abel, Macy McNatt, Lacey Abel and Mallie McNatt were among the hundreds of people who enjoyed last year’s Community Fall Fest at Wrightsville Assembly of God. This year’s event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 31.
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Friends in Action International executive director Tim Johnston (far left), shown with a survey team in Vanuatu, invites the community to the organization’s Missions Banquet on Nov. 2 at the Red Lion Hotel in Harrisburg. By Chelsea Peifer
The York Road Runners Club Winter Series will kick off with the Dover 10-Miler on Nov. 11. The series is open to runners of all ages and ability levels and offers eight races in various locations on select weekends in November through March.
When Friends in Action (FIA) International was first approached about the need for well drilling in West Africa in
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1998, executive director Tim Johnston traveled to the area with a survey team. He still vividly remembers watching as women knelt in a pond to scoop water into eight-gallon containers to carry on See Friends In Action pg 3
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73 New Bridgeville Road, Craley, will hold its annual cash and meat bingo on Saturday, Nov. 10. The doors will open and food will be available at 5 p.m. Bingo will begin at 6:30 p.m. Each ticket includes 20 games. The prizes will be cash and meat, including steaks, pork loins, chicken, seafood, roasts, and breakfast packages. Two special games will be available for an additional fee. Door prizes will be awarded. The proceeds from the event will be used to pay for a new tanker. To purchase discounted tickets in advance, call Bob at 717-244-5237 or Sid at 717-252-1622. Full-price tickets will be available at the door.
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located at the corner of Sixth and Locust streets, Columbia, invites the community to its second annual Christmas bazaar, which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guests will be able to start their Christmas shopping and pick up Thanksgiving hostess gifts. There will be crafts, jewelry, antiques, soap, food, and baked sale items, as well as merchandise from a direct sales women’s clothing company. Attendees will also have the opportunity to enter a basket giveaway drawing. Baked goods, breakfast foods, coffee, and other beverages will be available to purchase. Call the church office at 717-684-2763. Organizers note that shoppers can also visit two other nearby churches that will host bazaars that day.
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