Hershey/Hummelstown/Palmyra
APRIL 17, 2019
SPRING GET READY FOR
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INTERNATIONAL MEAL
The Federated Women’s Club of Hershey will hold a fundraiser on Sunday, April 28. The family-friendly international luncheon will be held at the Hershey Country Club, 1000 E. Derry Road, Hershey, at 12:30 p.m. The event will include themed menus for adults and children, live cultural entertainment, and a Chinese auction featuring international themed baskets for adults and children. Tickets will be discounted for children and may be purchased by contacting Mary at 717-566-1249 by Saturday, April 20.
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Library Receives Gold Star
Conservancy Plans Events
The Hershey Public Library, 7 0 1 Cocoa Ave., has achieved the highest level with the Pennsylvania Library Association in the PA Forward Star Program, the Gold Star library status. This means that the library has successfully demonstrated that its programs and services support the five literacies that are believed to be beneficial in the 21st century: financial, civic and social, basic, health, and information. For more information, readers may visit http://hersheylibrary.org or call 717-533-6555.
Manada Conservancy has announced two community events. For more information, readers may contact office@manada.org or 717-566-4122. An educational program titled “Backyard Pollinator Habitat” will be offered on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Attendees will learn how to improve their property to give pollinators a home. The program will be presented by Ryan Davis, Chesapeake Forests Program manager of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. The 19th annual Spring Native Plant Sale will be held rain or shine on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Schaffner Park, Parkside Avenue, Hummelstown. Featuring many native perennials, trees, and shrubs from See Conservancy pg 3
Susan M. Cort (left), chairwoman of the Derry Township Board of Supervisors, and Laura O’Grady, director of the Hershey Public Library, display the PA Forward Star Program Gold Star certificate.
Chorale To Perform Spring Concerts
UPCOMING PRESENTATION
Proceeds will benefit the community. Seven cadets from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy and students from the National Honor Society volunteered See Benefit Dinner pg 11
Voices of the Valley will perform its spring concert, “I Will Lift Mine Eyes,” on April 27 in Harrisburg and on April 28 in Middletown. Voices of the Valley will present its 41st spring concert series, “I Will Lift Mine Eyes,” on Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Cathedral, 221 N. Front St., Harrisburg, and Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 121 N. Spring St., Middletown. The program is inspired by Psalm 121.
The ensemble, directed by Gregg Mauroni, will perform the works of Jake Runestad, Ysaye Barnwell, Rene Clausen, and Morten Lauridsen. The concert will also feature the premiere of a new work, “Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord,” by Dr. Robert C. Lau. Ruth Sweigart will be the pianist. There is a cost for admission. Tickets See Concerts pg 3
Members of the Federated Women’s Club of Hershey and the Hershey Lions Club, along with volunteers from the community, recently hosted a traditional pork and sauerkraut dinner. Proceeds from the event will benefit the community.
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Clubs Hold Pork And Sauerkraut Meal The Federated Women’s Club of Hershey and the Hershey Lions Club jointly held a pork and sauerkraut dinner on March 3 despite inclement weather.
The Hershey Camera Club will host Tim McGowan on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Country Meadows, 451 Sandhill Road, Hershey, in the Rose Room. McGowan will present “What I Have Been Doing!” The lighthearted talk will focus on his personal views of how the photography business has changed. Included in the presentation will be samples of some of his current photographs done for clients. McGowan, of Myerstown, has been a professional photographer for more than 40 years. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, readers may visit www.hershey cameraclub.org or search for “Friends of the Hershey Camera Club” on Facebook.
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