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JANUARY 23, 2019 DISASTER RELIEF
The Palmyra Area Lions Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hometown Restaurant, 1 N. Londonderry Square, Palmyra. Jim Groff, Pennsylvania Lions disaster relief coordinator, will speak about how to help make a difference in the community when disaster strikes. Groff will discuss his work on disaster scenes and the Lions Club’s efforts to aid local families following recent flooding disasters. Readers are asked to register by calling 717-838-6000 and leaving a message including the number of people who will attend. Attendees will order and pay for their own dinner.
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Lions Club Holds Anniversary Event Members of the Hershey Lions Club, including Carol Teufel, Ron Snavely, and Brian Lynch, were recognized by their fellow club members during the club’s 74th Charter Anniversary event in December. Teufel, a second-generation Lion, joined the club in 2007 and has spearheaded the club ’s eye exam and
eyeglasses efforts. She received the Richard Ax Memorial Lion of the Year Award. Snavely, a 21-year member of the Hershey Lions, was recognized with a Melvin Jones Fellowship. Snavely has participated in various club projects, including civic aid, and has served previously as the club’s treasurer. Lynch,
Hershey Lions Club past president Brian Lynch (left) awarded Carol Teufel with the Richard Ax Memorial Lion of the Year Award.
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who served as the club’s president from 2016 to 2018, was recognized with the club’s immediate past president lion statue. During the same meeting, tentative plans for the club’s upcoming 75th Charter Anniversary were announced. The Hershey Lions Club was organized and
Past president Brian Lynch (right) recognized Lion Ron Snavely with a Melvin Jones Fellowship.
chartered in 1944 and since then has continuously served the residents of Derry Township. The club meets on the first and third Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 E. Main St., Hummelstown. For more information, readers may visit www.hersheylions.org.
Current Hershey Lions Club president Bart Callear (left) recognized immediate past president Brian Lynch with a lion statue.
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Students Excel In Geography Competition Library Posts Winter Programs Hershey Public Library, 701 Cocoa Ave., Hershey, will offer a variety of winter programs. The community is encouraged to participate. For more details and registration, readers may visit www.hershey library.org or call 717-533-6555. “Clue” is the theme of the 2019 Adult Winter Reading Program. Brochures are available at the library’s front desk. Participants will try to solve the Library Staff Murder Mystery and earn a library mug and opportunities to be entered into a drawing for gift cards provided by the Friends of the Hershey Public Library.
Young adults ages 12 to 17 may take part in a Winter Reading Program with the theme “Help Find Milt’s Guitar.” The program will run until Sunday, March 31. Registration and program details are available at https://hersheylibrary.beanstack.org/ reader365. On Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m., Totally Vocally will be presented as part of the Friends Children’s Series. Through contemporary and classic cover songs as well as original works, Ball in the House will help children discover the history of a cappella singing from chant to doo-wop. The See Library pg 2
HALUPKI DINNER
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PA Hope Ride Announced
St. Joan of Arc School held its Geography Bee on Jan. 9. The winner, fifthgrader Sebastian Angelo (second from left), and the runner-up, seventhgrader Kelly Mosier (second from right), were congratulated by (from far left) fifth-grade teacher Lynn Shapiro, seventh-grade teacher Betsy Gensemer, and principal Sister Eileen McGowen.
The PA “Hope” Riders are aiming to help find a cure for cancer. The “Hope” Riders come from as far as Ohio and Florida and as close as Hershey and other local neighborhoods. They aim to provide hope and support to those battling cancer and those who need that extra kindness to get them through each day. The “Hope” Riders are the 2019 American Cancer Society’s (ACS) PA Hope Ride bicyclists, who, on Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23, will pedal anywhere from 30 miles to more than 170 miles through central Pennsylvania, starting from the
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Hope Lodge in Hershey. Until then, “Hope” Riders will raise funds to support the Hope Lodges of Pennsylvania and other program services. PA Hope Ride cyclists may ride as individuals or as teams. Riders may participate in one or two days of the tour. Participating cyclists pay a registration fee and are provided with tips to reach individual fundraising goals. The Hershey Hope Lodge will be the start and finish of this year’s ride. The “Hope” Riders may pass through five of Pennsylvania’s counties and many rural See PA Hope Ride pg 3
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5408 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, will hold a halupki dinner on Sunday, Jan. 27. Dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Halupki are an Eastern European specialty and sometimes referred to as cabbage rolls. The cost of a dinner for children ages 5 to 10 will be discounted, and children age 4 and under may eat for free. Meals and a la carte portions will be available to eat in or take out. For more information, visit www.stannbyz.org.
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will host Have a Heart Volunteer Day on Saturday, Feb. 2, at New Hope Church, 584 Colonial Club Drive, Harrisburg. Two-hour volunteer sessions will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is one new craft supply item, such as a modeling compound, coloring books, loom rubber bands, foam stickers, or zip-locking baggies. To register, visit www.caitlinssmiles.org and look under Events. For details, contact caitlinssmiles@comcast.net.