Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
AUGUST 18, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 7
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Middletown Church To Present “Food Trucks & Friends” BY FRANCINE FULTON
iddletown Area School District (MASD) will host a dedication event for its new mini-turf stadium, known as the Blue Raider Sports Complex, at Middletown Area High School, 1155 N. Union St., on Wednesday, Aug. 25. This open house style event, which is open to the general public, will kick off at 5 p.m. with “Meet the Raiders” in the high school gymnasium,
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showcasing the Blue Raider fall athletes. At the same time, attendees may purchase food from seven food and dessert trucks: Stuff’D Steaks, the Chubby Unicorn, Wich Way Sandwiches, Sunset Slush Classic Italian Ice, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Angelina’s Pizza & Ice Cream and Farm Show Milkshakes. Young athletes will be invited to join current Blue Raiders for skill drills on the turf field beginning at 6 p.m.
Several local athletic clubs and nonprofit organizations will be present to share information about their organizations. The participating groups are Middletown Area Blue Raider Foundation; Blue & Gold Club; Middletown Area High School Alumni Association; Middletown Area Baseball Association (MABA); Olmsted Regional Soccer Association (ORSA); Middletown Area High School cheerleaders; Middletown
Seven Sorrows Football; Middletown Youth Club (Football & Cheerleading); Lower Swatara Township Athletic Association (LSTAA); Middletown Area Recreation Alliance (MARA); MASD Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce; Middletown Holiday Home Tour; Middletown Area Historical Society; Middletown Historic Restoration Commission; and Lower Swatara Township Historic Preservation Society. See Stadium pg 4
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Middletown Area School District will dedicate its new stadium.
Families and individuals may skip cooking dinner on Tuesday, Aug. 24, and attend “Food Trucks & Friends” being hosted by Middletown First Church of God from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the church parking lot. During the first-time event, visitors may purchase food from a variety of vendors, including Cheezy Grill, Blazing Swine BBQ, G’s Concessions, Sparky’s Mini Donuts and Coffeeine Unlimited. The event, which is open to the community, is the third in a series of outreach programs held by the church this summer in the fourth week of each month. “In June, we had a tie-dye night and a picnic, and in July we had an outdoor movie night (with) root beer floats and popcorn. This will be the last event