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SOCCER PROGRAM
Trinity United Methodist Church has opened registration for its free Ignite soccer program for children age 3 through fifth grade. It will be held Sunday, June 9, through Thursday, June 13, at Alexander Park in Hummelstown. Players will gather each day at 6 p.m. for music and singing, soccer basics, a Bible lesson, a snack, and a game with their peers. Each player will receive a soccer ball, sling bag, water bottle and T-shirt. All young children must be toilet-trained to participate. The program will conclude at 8:15 p.m. To register, visit www.ignitesoccer.org before Friday, May 31. Call Sarah Ordille, coordinator, at 717-566-0252, ext. 110.
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Students Speak At Career Event The Capital Region Partnership for Career Development hosted the Showcase Luncheon at the Best Western in Harrisburg for the midstate’s superintendents and career educators on April 30. The event featured career exploration experiences from students in Dauphin and Cumberland counties. Two Lower Dauphin High School seniors spoke at the event. Elyse Erdman shared about her experience in the internship program at Hope Springs Farm, and Quinn McMonagle shared about her internship experience at the Vista School.
Lower Dauphin High School students Quinn McMonagle (second from left) and Elyse Erdman (second from right) recently spoke at the Showcase Luncheon hosted by the Capital Region Partnership for Career Development. They were accompanied by (from left) Cindy Markham, Lower Dauphin School District work experience transition coordinator; Robert Schultz, superintendent; and Renee McMinn, cooperative education coordinator.
Troop 66 Receives Funds
Justin Cowan (left), Commander of American Legion Post 265 of Hummelstown, presented Scouts BSA Troop 66 with a grant to underwrite the registration fee for Scouts to attend district and council camping events. Eagle Scout Miles Book (right) accepted the donation on behalf of Troop 66 on April 24. Also present was Assistant Scoutmaster Glenn Book (middle). Dan Dorsheimer (not pictured), Post 265 delegate, facilitated the awarding of the grant.
Derry Township and the Derry Environmental Action Committee (DEAC) are applying for a TreeVitalize grant to fund street trees to be planted in April 2020 by volunteers. A cost to property owners has been set per tree. Interested residents should complete the Property Owner Tree Request Form available at www.derry eac.wordpress.com and return it as directed by Friday, June 14. Residents are not required to pay when they apply for trees, but if the grant request is funded, those who have asked for trees will be contacted for payment. If a grant is approved but is not sufficient to subsidize all the trees requested, applicants will be chosen to receive trees in the order in which they applied. For detailed information, readers may also call Chuck Gassert at 717-566-5058.
race starting at 9 a.m. Rascal from the Harrisburg Senators will be present greeting fans, and radio personality Patsy Sympson will be the master of ceremonies. Items up for bids in the silent auction will include tickets to events, attractions and amusement parks; brunch at a local hotel; various local business gift certificates; and more. The requested donation per runner or walker includes a Team Meghan Tshirt. Awards will be presented to the top male and female finishers in the following categories: Children, High School, Adults, Masters, and Seniors. Preregistration is requested but not required; to preregister, readers may visit www.teammeghan.org.
Scholarships to be presented in memory of Meghan M. Johnson will be funded in part through the second annual Team Meghan 3K Run/Walk and Silent Auction. The event will be held on Saturday, June 1, at Cassel Vineyards in Hummelstown.
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Team Meghan Plans Run/Walk, Silent Auction The second annual Team Meghan 3K Run/Walk and Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, June 1, at Cassel Vineyards, 80 Shetland Drive, Hummelstown. Meghan M. Johnson was a resident of Hummelstown and a 2017 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School. She died on Nov. 21, 2017, five days shy of her 19th birthday, after a battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. All money raised from the 3K Run/Walk and Silent Auction will support the Meghan M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Elizabethtown that presents college scholarships in Meghan’s name at three central Pennsylvania high schools. The event is also intended to raise awareness of glioblastoma brain cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. The silent auction and run/walk sign-in and registration will begin at 8 a.m., with the
REMEMBERING D-DAY
will welcome Joe Drake, a veteran who fought at Normandy, France, to be the guest speaker at the group’s meeting on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 433 E. Main St., Hummelstown. Drake served with a battalion that climbed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc on June 6, 1944. Drake, however, arrived a few weeks after the initial Normandy landings and helped clear out remaining pockets of German soldiers in the vicinity. The June meeting will also feature a buy one, get one free book sale, with proceeds donated to local nonprofit organizations that benefit veterans. Anyone interested in World War II is invited. There are no membership or admission fees. Contact Charlie Lloyd at charlie.centralpaww2rt@gmail.com or 717-503-2862, or visit www .centralpaww2roundtable.org.
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