Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
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MARCH 2, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 34
Hershey Symphony Orchestra To Present Virtual Fundraiser People will be able to enjoy eating chocolate, drinking wine and traveling the world - all without leaving their homes - as part of a virtual fundraiser being presented by the Hershey Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, March 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. During the event, titled “Guilty Pleasures: A Night of Wine, Chocolate, and Opera,” participants will learn about wine and chocolate pairings from sommelier Carrie Elliott Reese and then taste samples of wine and chocolates that they
Charlotte Kovalchik coats eggs in chocolate.
Church Sets Fish Fry, Chocolate Egg Sale even Sorrows Catholic Church in Middletown has announced its fish fry and its chocolate egg sale. The chocolate eggs will be sold through Easter Sunday, April 17, 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 hand-dipped eggs will be sold for a fee per egg. The 2.8-ounce eggs have received regional recognition through various media outlets. In 2019, nearly 81,000 eggs were sold through businesses, through direct orders, and at Seven Sorrows Parish. Roughly 6,000 pounds of peanut butter, 870 pounds of butter/margarine, and 4,320 pounds of chocolate were used. This year, 100 volunteers will prepare and distribute the eggs. Orders may be placed by visiting http://bit.ly/7SorrowsEggs. All eggs will be sold on a first-come, firstserved basis while quantities last.
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Trio Of Fans Cheers On Middletown Athletes Three Middletown graduates have become their alma mater’s No. 1 sports fans. They have claimed their seats on the front row of the bleachers and even have their own designated cafeteria table at halftime. Barry Condran, Class of 1964; George Fach, Class of 1965; and Dave Rhen, Class of 1965, attended Middletown schools throughout their primary and secondary school careers, with the exception of the See Fans pg 2
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The menu will include fish and chips, baked haddock, fried shrimp, pierogies, macaroni and cheese, fish sandwiches, coleslaw, and vegetables. Three desserts will be available: chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, chocolate fudge cake, and lemon berry mascarpone cake. No call-in orders may be placed. All orders will be filled on a firstcome, first-served basis. Cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover cards will be accepted. For 25 years, the parish has been serving hungry patrons who come from throughout southcentral Pennsylvania to enjoy the meatless meals. In 2019, more than 5,000 pounds of haddock, 700 crab cakes, and 180 pounds of macaroni and cheese were served to more than 7,300 guests by at least 100 volunteers each week. For more information, visit www.ssbvm.org and click on Fish Fry 2022 or Chocolate Eggs.
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Those ordering eggs must select a pickup location, and choices will include the parish’s weekly drive-through fish fry beginning Friday, March 4. Also, new this year, eggs will be sold at the Egg Store, located in the church parking lot at 280 N. Race St., Middletown. The Egg Store will be open on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., weather permitting, and while supplies last. Visitors should enter via Race Street for the safety of the school children. Eggs will not be sold at either the parish or the school office this year. The fish fry will be held as a drive-through at Seven Sorrows School, 360 E. Water St., Middletown, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Fridays from March 4 to April 8. The school campus lot will only be accessible after 4:30 p.m.
picked up earlier in the day. The evening will also include operatic pieces performed by renowned opera singer and Palmyra resident Gwendolyn Bowers along with musicians from the Hershey Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Sandra Dackow. Music will include “Habanera” from “Carmen,” “Dance of the Tumblers” from “Snow Maiden” and “Danse Bacchanale” from “Samson and Delilah.” Dackow and Bowers will provide introductions to the musical selections. After registering, participants will receive a link to the event and instructions for picking up the boxes of chocolate and wine. “There will be a live host, and the sommelier will be doing the wine and chocolate pairings live,” explained Susan Cort, symphony development director. “Then we will go to a segment of (prerecorded) music.” The symphony decided to hold the virtual event after a similar fundraiser was held in April of 2021. The 2021 event, titled
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