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ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN & MIDDLETOWN
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 32
Scouts serve community, learn skills and more
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he Boy Scouts of Troop 97 took part in a variety of activities in November and December, including service projects and trips. E v e r y N o v e m b e r, S c o u t s across the nation collect nonperishable food and household supplies for neighbors in need as part of the annual Scouting for Food program. Boy Scouts of Troop 97 joined forces with Cub Scouts of Pack 97 to distribute flyers on the first Saturday of the month and collect donations the following Saturday. This year, 23 Scouts and 25 family members volunteered more than 300 hours of community service to collect 2,112 items. The Scouts sorted items into categories, boxed them up, and delivered them to the Londonderry Fire Company 1 for distribution. The following weekend, 11 Scouts and nine adults from Troop 97 traveled to Philadelphia to tour the Eastern State Penitentiary. They saw several areas of the
prison, such as the security hall; the grounds outside, including a small exercise yard; the perimeter walls; and the watch towers. Some of the prisoners who were wealthy, like Al Capone, had luxurious cells with a radio and a plush chair. The Scouts’ adventure continued on the USS New Jersey, America’s most decorated battleship. The group enjoyed a guided tour of the captain’s quarters, the steam room, the engine room below deck, and the weapons systems of the ship. They slept in the bunks and ate on the ship, with Scouts Colin Buggy, Adrian Komanski, Logan Nissley, and Daniel Orris volunteering to serve meals to crew members and visitors. Daniel and leaders Danielle Kryscio and Assistant Scoutmaster David Orris had the opportunity of firing the guns on deck. In December, Assistant Scoutmasters Chris Hoyt, Matt Pauley, and Erik Moir helped the Scouts to earn the Automotive Merit
Assistant Scoutmaster and Eagle Scout Matt Pauley (third from right) instructs Scouts (from far left) William Zakovitch, Jace Kryscio, and Jordan Paul.
Badge. The Scouts learned how to maintain a vehicle by checking the fluids, tires, and brakes. They reviewed what the gauges and lights on the dashboard mean and how easily things can break. Hoyt brought in a complete engine that
Austin Whitman (left) and Daniel Orris load donations during
See Troop 97 pg 2 Scouting for Food.
The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners in Dauphin County will host a two-part Spring Symposium. The programs will be held at Olewine Nature Center at Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, and will also be livestreamed. The first program will be Climate Smart Gardening on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Master Gardeners Michael Bre wer and S teve Tambolas will advise attendees on how to plant gardens that will help to capture carbon,
Church to sell chocolate eggs
retain and filter rainwater, support biodiversity of plants and animals, and provide floral resources for pollinators in all the seasons they are active. Gardening for the Senses, Including Taste will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. This program will include a virtual tour of the Five Senses Garden in Harrisburg, and Master Gardener Cindy Hogeman will speak about creating a native garden to feed the senses and support pollinators. Riverbend Foraging’s
Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Middletown has announced its chocolate egg sale. The eggs will be sold through Wednesday, March 27, or as long as supplies last. Customers may purchase peanut butter, coconut, or butter cream eggs coated in either milk chocolate or dark chocolate. The handdipped eggs will be sold for a fee per egg. The 2.8-ounce eggs have received regional recognition through various media outlets. In 2023, 55,000 eggs were produced and sold through businesses, through direct orders, and at Seven Sorrows Parish. Roughly 5,000 pounds of peanut butter, 640 pounds of butter/margarine, and 3,200 pounds of chocolate were used. This year, 100 volunteers will prepare and distribute the eggs. All eggs will be sold on a first-come, firstser ved basis while quantities last. Eggs will Janice Paul (front) and Charlotte Kovalchik (back, be sold at the Egg Store, located in the church left) make chocolate eggs while pastor Tim Sahd See Chocolate eggs pg 8 watches the process.
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