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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 16
An Unforgettable Summer Fresh Air Fund Children Visit Local Area By Chelsea Peifer
For many local residents, like the Horst family of Elizabethtown, hosting a child through the Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns program is a highly anticipated part of every summer. The Horsts have welcomed Lulu, an 11-year-old from New York City, into their home for a week or more each summer since 2014 and were eager to see her as she arrived at the Junction Center in Manheim on July 2 along with 34 other children and teenagers being hosted by Lancaster- and Lebanon-area families. “It’s great to have Lulu return again and again and develop a close relationship with her,” said Juanita Horst. The Fresh Air Fund is a not-for-profit agency that connects thousands of children from low-income families in New York City with host families in rural, suburban, and small-town communities
along the East Coast and southern Canada. Youths ages 7 to 18 stay free of charge for one or two weeks of fun and relaxation with a host family. Bus drop-offs occur several times throughout the summer in various locations. Juanita’s daughter, Larisa, said that having another girl in the house is one of her favorite parts of Lulu’s summer stays. In past years, the Horsts took Lulu along to visit a local amusement park in Hershey and Camp Hebron in Halifax to try new activities such as horseback riding and archery. At home, the family loves to spend as much time as possible outside, including evenings spent roasting marshmallows over the fire pit and setting up tents to camp out overnight. Exploring the family garden is another simple pleasure for Lulu, and last summer the Horsts sent corn back with her to New York so that she could share fresh corn on the cob with her own family. “It’s fun to see the kids’ excitement as they pick fresh tomatoes, peppers, and corn,” Juanita remarked. When it comes to
Thirty-five children and teenagers from New York City arrived by bus at the Junction Center in Manheim on July 2 as part of the Fresh Air Fund’s Friendly Towns Program and were greeted by excited host families from throughout the Lancaster and Lebanon area. Drop-offs occur at various locations several times each summer for one- or two-week stays. Host families are needed for next summer and may apply at www.freshair.org.
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Cellist Inbal Segev will present a program of works for solo cello by 21st-century women on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mount Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Gretna. Segev will perform music by four of today’s prominent female composers: Anna Clyne, Missy Mazzoli, Augusta Reed Thomas, and Gity Razaz. The program’s focal point, “Legend of Sigh,” will be a multimedia piece for cello and electronics written by Razaz. Other works will include Clyne’s “Rest These Hands,” Mazzoli’s “A Thousand Tongues,” and Thomas’ “Spring Song.” Segev has performed as soloist with acclaimed orchestras internationally and made debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic and Israel Philharmonic at age 17. She is also a founding member of the Amerigo Trio with former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow and violist Karen Dreyfus. Segev’s discography includes works by Grieg, Chopin, and Schumann with pianist See Cellist pg 2
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Cellist Inbal Segev will perform on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mount Gretna Playhouse.
Hickey Receives Scholarship Recent Lower Dauphin High School (LDHS) graduate Ella Hickey received a $1,000 scholarship from the Meghan M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund. Rachael Johnson, Meghan’s sister, presented the award to Ella during the LDHS senior social and awards event on May 23. Ella is the daughter of David and Julie Hickey of Hummelstown. She plans to attend Slippery Rock University in the fall to major in music therapy. In addition to LDHS students, the Meghan M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund will also offer scholarships to Mifflin County High School students in 2019. The Team Meghan Community Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Brownstone Lodge of Hershey, 215 W. Governor Road, Hershey. Donations to the fund may be made at www.meghanmjohnson.org. A 2017 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, Meghan passed away on Nov. 21, 2017, after a long battle with Stage 4 glioblastoma brain cancer. She was five days shy of her 19th birthday. The scholarship fund was
created to support students pursuing a higher education in the arts, as well as to promote brain cancer awareness and glioblastoma research.
Lower Dauphin High School senior Ella Hickey (right) recently received the Meghan M. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. Rachael Johnson, Meghan’s sister, presented the award to Ella.
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