Elizabethtown FEBRUARY 13, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT “NIGHT IN THE TROPICS” page 4
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 6
ANNUAL EVENT
Elizabethtown Boys Club
BENEFIT BREAKFAST
The Conoy Lions Club will hold a breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at the Bainbridge Fire Company, 34 S. Second St., Bainbridge. The breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and sausage gravy, fruit cup, and beverages. Attendees are encouraged to bring an item for the food pantry. Proceeds will benefit the Haldeman Mansion. For more details, readers may call 717-426-3794. FREE MEAL
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PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS
COBYS Family Services has slated a free program for kinship caregivers, who are those raising a relative’s child, such as a grandchild or a niece or nephew. The monthly educational discussion group with other kinship families will feature a different topic at each month’s session, as well as the sharing of practical community resources. The program will be held at Community Place on Washington, 61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown, on Tuesdays, Feb. 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, and June 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Child care will be available. To register, call COBYS Family Services at 717-435-8139. Updates will be posted at www.cobys.org/kinship.
Graves Will Perform Concert pg 3
Public Forum To Discuss Trails pg 4
EAHS Mini-THON To Benefit Local Cancer Patients Community Invited To Participate By Francine Fulton
Elizabethtown Area High School (EAHS), 600 E. High St., Elizabethtown, will hold its annual Mini-THON, a 12hour version of Penn State’s THON, on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and 9. During the event, starting at 7 p.m. on March 8, student dancers will stay up all night until the amount of funds raised during the event is announced at 7 a.m. on March 9. The slogan for this year is “One Small Step For Etown, One Giant Leap For A Cure.” All proceeds will benefit Four Diamonds, an organization that provides assistance to children treated at Penn State Children’s Hospital and their families by providing support services and covering medical expenses related to cancer
care that are not covered by insurance. In addition, funds raised go to research and finding a cure for pediatric cancer. The community is invited to patriciate in the event by taking part in the Mini-THON during community hours from 8 to 11 p.m. on March 8 for a small donation. Children age 6 and under will be admitted for free. “Any students and community members can attend,” noted EAHS teacher Kevin Goss, who co-advises the EAHS Mini-THON Committee. “We will have special events like at talent show and games and a bouncy house. We will have local kids and families who are (from) Four Diamonds come and share their stories during the community hours.” Like the Penn State THON participants, EAHS students are not permitted to sit down at any time during the 12 hours, so activities are planned to keep them up and moving, such as a See Mini-THON pg 2
At the conclusion of last year’s Mini-THON at Elizabethtown Area High School, it was revealed that the fundraiser netted more than $85,000 for the Four Diamonds charity. This year’s event will take place on March 8 and 9.
Susquehanna Stage To Debut Students Qualify For National At New Arts Center We The People Competition By Dayna M. Reidenouer
In a twist of irony, Susquehanna Stage’s first production in its new, permanent space at the Marietta Center for the Arts, 133 W. Market St., Marietta, takes place in a rented room. “Plaza Suite,” a comedy by Neil Simon, features four couples in three acts, each during their time in Suite 719 at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. “The last 10 years we had been in a rented space,” said Susquehanna Stage artistic director Jim Johnson. “ We wanted our own space.” The play will be performed on the Gallery Stage of the new venue, which originally served as a house of worship. See Susquehanna Stage pg 6
Susquehanna Stage will present Neil Simon’s comedic play “Plaza Suite” at the new Marietta Center for the Arts on two weekends this month.
Elizabethtown Area High School has been invited to represent Pennsylvania at the We the People National Finals. The Elizabethtown We the People program has secured eight state championships over the past several years. The team is now eligible to represent Pennsylvania in the We the People National Finals competition, to be held from Friday to Monday, April 26 to 29, in Washington, D.C. Each state will send its state championship constitutional scholars team to compete for the title of national champion. The We the People competition
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815 Bruce Ave., Mount Joy, will offer a free community breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A variety of breakfast foods will be offered. Free parking will be available at the lower end of the parking lot, and attendees should enter through the double glass doors under the drivethrough. Reservations are not needed. Call 717-653-1202, ext. 2.
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The We the People team from Elizabethtown Area High School will represent Pennsylvania at the national finals in April. promotes civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s secondary students. At the national competition, See We The People pg 5
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will hold its fifth annual bingo event on Sunday, March 3, at Moose Lodge, 18 N. Market St., Elizabethtown. Doors will open at noon, and games will begin at 2 p.m. More than 75 prizes will be awarded. To purchase tickets, readers may visit www.etownboysclub.com or Andrew Douglas Jeweler, 44 S. Market St., Elizabethtown. Tickets will also be available at the door. The Elizabethtown Boys Club has provided opportunities for 1,000 children to participate in football, cheerleading, baseball and wrestling. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the club’s programs. For more information, contact Michelle at jmrudy@comcast.net.