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Golfers Invited To “Drive For The Bears” By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The 20th annual “Drive for the Bears” golf outing to support the Elizabethtown Area High School football program will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Par Line Golf Course, 4545 E. Harrisburg Pike, Elizabethtown. Check-in will open at 7 a.m., and scramble-format play will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. A lunch of baked ziti, meatballs, and chicken Parmesan will be served at noon. The golf outing is crucial to the Elizabethtown Football Club’s support of the varsity and freshman football teams, said club vice president Kristin Gilhool. Typically, the club covers the costs of football camps, pregame and postgame meals, strength and speed programs, training equipment, team gear, coaches’ apparel, and more, for a
total of about $20,000. “This is our big fundraiser,” Gilhool remarked. “The community has been so wonderful and supportive. We raise a really good chunk of change by doing this.” Some of the expenses will be different this year, as the football program has already begun to adapt to safety measures implemented to protect against the coronavirus. Two team camps have been canceled, and the three-a-week offseason practices have been short. “They’re trying to do social distancing,” Gilhool said. “They’re trying to do their best to stay safe.” The Bears’ first home football game, against Donegal, is currently scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at Thompson Field, 600 E. High St., Elizabethtown. However, Gilhool noted that the game might be moved up to 7 p.m.
on Friday, Aug. 28. Either way, she hopes to be in the stands cheering on her son, quarterback Patrick Gilhool, and she expects the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) to release attendance guidelines. In the meantime, the PIAA’s website includes a link to Gov. Tom Wolf ’s “Return to Sport Guidance for Schools,” which was last updated on June 22. The document at www.governor. pa.gov/covid-19/sports-guidance/ states that sports-related activities must adhere to gathering limitations as set forth by the Governor’s Plan for Phased Reopening, which caps attendance at 250 people in the green phase. Additionally, the number of people in a facility must not exceed 50% of its capacity. “During the yellow and green phases of reopening, sports-related activities See Golf Outing pg 4
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Students Win Apollo Awards
PSPCA Offers Pet Food Assistance
production to gather the list of nominees. The awards focus solely on the performances of the young people, honoring their acting, singing, and dancing abilities. Also nominated from EAHS were Emma Creason and Jagger Gilleland for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play; Emma Buettner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play; and Tori Bressler for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play. EAHS’ production of “You Can’t Take It With You” was nominated for Outstanding Play. Recognitions were also given to individual students for their dedication, hard work, and commitment to their high school production. EAHS student Tyler Faulkner earned one of 14 Spirit of Theater awards for the Play See Apollo Awards pg 4
The Lancaster County Community Foundation in partnership with the United Way of Lancaster County awarded the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) Lancaster Center a $2,000 grant to assist pet owners in need throughout the region. The funds have been put into action to provide pet food as families face the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. The PSPCA Lancaster Center, 848 S. Prince St., Lancaster, is working to assist pet families in need and has provided hundreds of pounds of dry food and countless pounds of wet food to its clients. With other area resources shuttered, the PSPCA has worked to ensure that anyone who needs assistance feeding their dogs or cats during this time receives it. To ensure safety of the PSPCA Lancaster staff and the public, all pet food pantry pickups are done See PSPCA pg 4
The Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center received a grant to help families in need feed their pets. Donations and applications for assistance are welcome.
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Elizabethtown Area High School senior Claire Fritz took home one of the top honors at the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards program when she was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play.
At the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards, Elizabethtown Area High School (EAHS) senior Claire Fritz won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play for her role as Alice Sycamore in “You Can’t Take It With You.” Inspired by the Tony Awards, the awards program is held annually to recognize outstanding achievement by local high school students in their musical and play productions. High schools in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, and Perry counties were eligible to receive nominations. The Elizabethtown Area School District was invited to participate due to its proximity to Hershey. Independent evaluators representing the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards attended each school’s
Elizabethtown Area High School quarterback Patrick Gilhool ran the ball during a game last fall. Patrick and his teammates have begun practicing for the upcoming season, and the Elizabethtown Football Club has planned a golf outing on Aug. 8 to support the program.
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