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Greater Hershey Area

IN THIS ISSUE: SINGERS TO BEGIN REHEARSALS page 12

ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN, MIDDLETOWN AND PALMYRA

JANUARY 15, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXII • NO 40

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

The Community Courier is teaming up with Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc.’s other community newspapers - the Merchandiser, Advertiser, and Pennysaver - to create one go-to spot to engage with the community on Facebook. The new Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/townlively. Community members may follow the new page to stay connected to the areas where they live, work, and play through nonprofit news, community happenings, local sports coverage, and much more. The Facebook page supplements EPC’s www.townlively.com website, where readers can find digital editions of the community newspapers, read articles, learn about community events, and more.

Grange Unveils Quilt Block Display pg 2

Book Fair Planned pg 2

Farm Show Invites Attendees To “Imagine The Opportunities” On Jan. 4, Gov. Tom Wolf and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding kicked off the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show, inviting the show’s thousands of competitive exhibitors and nearly half a million visitors to embrace the 2020 theme,

ROAST BEEF DINNER

Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown, invites the public to a dinner featuring roast beef on Monday, Jan. 20. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. or until sold out. The cost of dinner will include cheesy potatoes, glazed carrots, a fruit cup, dessert and a beverage. Takeout will be available. Call 717-944-6181.

“Imagine the Opportunities.” Throughout the eight-day event, attendees had the chance to explore the breadth of Pennsylvania agriculture, its heritage, and the innovation driving its future. The ceremony began with a Pennsylvania State Police ceremonial color guard and the singing of the national anthem by the Greater Harrisburg Chorus’ Sweet Adelines, winners of the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show Oh Say, Can You Sing? contest. Serving as masters of ceremonies were Pennsylvania FFA president Timber Thebes of Perry County and Pennsylvania 4-H vice president of

ANNUAL EVENT

will hold its 12th annual Falcon Fling at Hollywood Casino, 777 Hollywood Blvd., Grantville, on Saturday, Jan. 25. This year LDFF will honor 10 faculty members by recognizing their achievements and highlighting the opportunities they have created for Lower Dauphin students. There will also be a silent auction, station dining and live music from the Katie Rudolph Trio. To register, visit http://ldfalconfoundation .org/index.php/events.

See Farm Show pg 3

Themed “Imagine the Opportunities,” the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show took place from Jan. 4 to 11 and featured exhibits, competitions, activities, and fun for people of all ages.

Food Bank Receives Donation

WINTER SHOW

The Hummelstown Area Historical Society The Hershey Lions Club recently helped the Hershey Food Bank and Derry Township residents in need by providing a food donation. The new service project provided food for the food bank at a time when it was needed most. The project netted more than 278 pounds of nonperishable food items that were collected during the club’s December meeting. Longtime Hershey Food Bank

volunteer and guest speaker Odette Bergloff shared with the Hershey Lions Club that the food bank receives and distributes at least 26,000 pounds of food each month. She also shared about other services and referrals that the food bank provides. At least 400 families rely on the food bank each month. Aiding the food bank is one of many hands-on service projects of the Hershey Lions Club. Lions Clubs around See Food Bank pg 2

The sixth Hummelstown Winter Fling will take place on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25. The festivities will include ice sculptures and live music.

Hummelstown Borough and the Hummelstown Community Foundation will hold the sixth annual Winter Fling on the weekend of Friday, Jan. 24, and Saturday, Jan. 25. The event will kick off on Jan. 24 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the downtown square with live music, ice sculpture carving, food, representatives of wineries and breweries, complimentary photos, free hot chocolate, bounce houses and children’s activities. The Winter Fling will continue on Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nye Elementary School, 200 S. John St., Hummelstown, with carriage rides, food, the Beaver Bend golf shootout, the annual Cupcake Wars, bounce houses, rock painting, children’s activities, Zumba Jeff, representatives of McCann’s School of Dance, and Lower Dauphin sports teams. The Winter Fling White Out See Winter Fling pg 3

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is paying tribute to the square in Hummelstown with its winter show called “On the Square.” The show will continue through April at the History House, 32 W. Main St., Hummelstown, on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. Eighty historical photographs of the square are featured, plus 25 paintings, prints and other artworks depicting the square, as well as 60 contemporary photographs. There is no admission charge, but freewill donations are appreciated. Call 717-566-6314.

Hummelstown Sets Winter Fling

Hershey Food Bank volunteer Odette Bergloff (left) was the guest speaker at the Hershey Lions Club’s December meeting. Club president Bart Callear presented more than 278 pounds of donated nonperishable food items for the food bank.

Let us show you the difference a caring neighbor can make. Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Palmyra | 717-838-9211 Travis S. Finkenbinder, Supervisor

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Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation (LDFF)

Event Will Showcase Area Preschools pg 3

Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory Elizabethtown | 717-367-1543 Thomas W. Ford, Supervisor

Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Middletown | 717-944-7413 Alana A. Ace, Supervisor


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