Hershey/Hummelstown/Palmyra
MAY 1, 2019
A Mother’s Day-themed vendor show will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place at Palmyra First United Methodist Church, 520 E. Birch St., Palmyra. For details, readers may contact Louann at lkeller524@ gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the Palmyra Area Heritage Association.
PLANT SALE
The Palmyra Garden Club will hold its annual spring plant sale on Saturday, May 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The sale will take place at the Roto-Rooter parking lot, 1308 E. Main St., Palmyra. The sale will take place rain or shine. The event will feature homegrown perennials contributed by members, their friends, and neighbors. Annuals, geraniums, herbs, succulents, houseplants, containers and hanging baskets will also be available at the sale. Proceeds will support club scholarships and town beautification projects in Palmyra.
INFORMATIVE EVENT
will take place on Friday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company No. 1, 249 E. Main St., Hummelstown. More than 50 representatives from state and local agencies and the health care industry will be on hand to speak with attendees about programs and services as well as answer questions or concerns. A variety of free health screenings will be offered. Admission is free and no advance registration is required. For more information, readers may visit www.Rep Mehaffie.com or www.Face book.com/RepMehaffie or call 717-534-1323.
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LDHS Team Wins State STEM Competition Lower Dauphin High School’s (LDHS) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) team of Kelly Barr, Morgan Cummings, Annie Dickinson, Hailey Foreman, and Abbie Natkin recently won first place in the state and also won first place in the people’s choice category at the annual Pennsylvania Invention Convention in State College. The team’s winning project created a tapiocabased plastic to substitute for traditional polymer-based plastics. The product can be used to make beverage can six-pack holders that will be biodegradable and not contribute to plastic pollution in oceans. Plastioca is a biodegradable, renewable, and green alternative to traditional polymer-based plastics. In addition to trial-and-error experimentation
to come up with the right tapioca-based formula for their plastic alternative, the team members used 3-D printers to create the molds in which to make the final product. The team is coached by Lower Dauphin science teacher Elizabeth Kirman. By virtue of their state win, the team is eligible to compete at nationals, which will be held Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Dearborn, Mich., in late May. To reach nationals, the team is seeking donations to offset the per-student cost of $1,200 for plane tickets, hotels and conference registrations. Those interested in making a donation may call superintendent Robert Schultz at 717-566-5334.
Lower Dauphin High School’s STEM team of (from left) Abbie Natkin, Hailey Foreman, Annie Dickinson, Kelly Barr, Morgan Cummings, and adviser Elizabeth Kirman pose with their hardware at the state Invention Convention.
Rotary Club Honors Students
Susquehanna Chorale Plans Concerts
The Hershey Rotary Club recently honored its Students of the Month for March. The honorees are (from left) Clayton Wagner and Jocilyn Koser from Middletown Area High School, Jian Arnold and Angela Tranguch from Milton Hershey School, and Charles Fackler and Maliyah Painter from Hershey High School.
The Susquehanna Chorale will present its spring concerts on Friday, May 10, at Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey and on Saturday, May 11, at the High Center on the campus of Messiah College in Grantham. Both concerts will begin at 8 p.m.
Bike To School Day Scheduled Derry Township, the Derry Township Police Department and the Derry Township School District encourage families to join others from across the country in celebrating National Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 8. The public is invited to join Hershey Bears mascot Coco and the Penn State mascot the Nittany Lion at the Memorial Field parking lot at Cocoa and Elm avenues from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Community members will cheer on the elementary school students as they travel to school on foot or by bicycle, skateboard, scooter, wheelchair, or
roller blades. The first 200 arriving students will receive a flashing safety light. Bike safety checks will be offered, and all participants will receive a healthy snack. Participating students in any grade will have a chance to win prizes by registering their Bike to School Day Pledge online at http://tiny.cc/DerryBTS2019. The Bike to School Day Pledge will also be available at www.hershey.k12.pa.us. Families who live too far away to safely bike to school can participate as well by picking a place to park within a safe bicycling distance of the school. Parents and See Bike To School Day pg 2
The Susquehanna Chorale will present its spring concert series, “Singing the Dance of Life,” on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11. The chorale is a nationally recognized adult chamber ensemble of 36 auditioned singers. It was founded in 1981 by artistic director and conductor Linda L. Tedford. The spring concerts will be performed on May 10 at Derry Presbyterian Church, 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey, and May 11 at the High Center on the campus of Messiah College, 1 College Ave., Grantham. Both concerts will begin at 8 p.m. Guest artist Todd Goranson will accompany the chorale on saxophone. In addition, Goranson will perform a
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pre-concert recital 15 minutes before each performance. This concert explores a variety of repertoire that celebrates the dance of life. Bach’s motet “Lobet den Herrn” expresses praise to God, contrasting with the peaceful reflections of evening in “Abendlied” by Josef Rheinberger. Quiet moments are captured in Ola Gjeilo’s “Evening Prayer” and Howard Helvey’s arrangement of “Steal Away,” both accompanied by saxophone, as well as in Eric Whitacre’s “Seal Lullaby.” “No Mirrors in My Nana’s House” and “Let the Life I’ve Lived Speak for Me” portray cherished pictures from the past. The concert will conclude with popular standards from the American Songbook, See Chorale pg 2
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