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JULY 21, 2021
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Harrisburg Has A New Women’s Tackle Football Team “Women can do whatever they want to do. My ladies are here to show that it can be done,” said Tiffany Thomas, owner of the Harrisburg Havoc, a new competitive women’s full tackle football team. The team is currently seeking female players age 18 and over to join the team in its inaugural season. “The season will start next spring, but the ladies have started agility and conditioning now,” said Tiffany. “They will play in full pads and go by college rules, so there will be 11 girls on the field.” Tiffany noted that games will most likely be played at Harrisburg and Steelton-Highspire high schools. The schedule will be released in October or November. The Harrisburg Havoc is part of the Women’s Football Alliance (WFA), which has teams throughout the United States. Teams include the Tampa Bay Inferno, the Boston Renegades and the Minnesota Vixen. Teams in Pennsylvania include the Pittsburgh Passion. “There was another team in the Harrisburg area, and they folded. They did not have a season in two years. That is why I started the new team,” Tiffany explained. “I have a lot of returning players (from that team).” Currently, the Havoc is holding evening practices at South Side Elementary School in Harrisburg on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. “(The team members) are from all over central PA. I have ladies that travel from the Lehigh Valley, Marietta, Lancaster and Lackawanna County,” Tiffany noted.
History Center Unveils Model Railroad The Hershey History Center opened a new exhibit, “Return of the Chocolate Town Special,” on July 10. The exhibit will continue through December. This 1920s scene of rural life and features three N-scale model trains that depict the Lebanon branch of the Reading Railroad and the significance of this transportation on the vitality and growth of the community. Models of historic Hershey buildings, including the Hershey Chocolate factory, and operating trolley cars add to the historic scenery. Visitors may operate interactive scenes and sounds, and children may take part in a scavenger hunt. The Chocolate Town Special model railroad was designed and created by Cassel and See History Center pg 4
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Members of the Harrisburg Havoc, including (from left) Reba Trinta, Kaeli Thomas, Terrance Parsons and Lesly Trinta, volunteered at a “Feed the Children” event with the Parsons Foundation.
Tiffany’s daughter, Kaeli, 23, has been playing women’s tackle football for the past five years. She said that female football players are just as competitive as their male counterparts. “I think the one big thing is showing the boys we can do what they do; we can hit just as hard as they do,” said Kaeli. Kaeli, who plays right guard on the offensive line, has been injured while playing tackle football. “In
my second season, I broke my hand. It got stuck in another girl’s helmet,” she recalled. “When you have a cast, (they) wrap it in foam, and I still played.” Tiffany said that an important aspect of the team is having players take part in service projects and serve as role models for young women. “My goal is to get out in the community. We recently did a ‘Feed the Children’ event with the
Parsons Foundation and (took part) in Capital Rebirth’s Stop the Violence and Drug Abuse Festival in Harrisburg,” she noted. “A big part of our football team is engaging the community and empowering women.” Kaeli hopes that the community will turn out once games begin. “Once the season starts, we want to (build a) fan base and have the stands filled,” she said.
Friends’ Annual Book Sale Set . . . . . . . . . .2
Lions Club To Hold Community Day . . . . . . . .2
Christmas In July Scheduled . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
House Of Worship . . . . . . .9
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .10
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