Hershey/Hummelstown/Palmyra
OCTOBER 31, 2018 UPCOMING MEETING
The Women’s Civic Club of Hershey will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Chip Koons, a Veterans Affairs cemetery representative, will speak about the history of Indiantown Gap and its operations. Women age 18 and older are invited to attend. For the meeting location, readers may contact Louise Bell at 717-566-0311. SOUP SALE
Zion Lutheran Church, 5 W. Main St., Union Deposit, will host an Election Day soup and rummage sale on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The event will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature homemade baked goods, homemade soups, books, puzzles, clothing, toys, household items, and more. Soup choices will include chicken corn rivel, clam chowder, ham and bean, and vegetable. Soups will be sold by the bowl or quart until sold out. Barbecue, hot dogs, and hot sausages will also be sold. For more information, readers may call the church at 717-566-3376. IMPROV PRESENTATION
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Students Learn About Health Care Twenty high school students from Derry Township School District and Lower Dauphin School District are participating in the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center & College of Medicine’s Healthcare Career Exploration Program (HCEP). The HCEP program allows high school students the opportunity to interact with health care professionals in a real-work environment. Hershey High School students Anton Aluquin, Desirae Chandran, Victoria Corado, Olivia Eichman, Caroline Fackler, Advay Mongia, Timothy Lee, Lynnae Shultz, Abigail Sullivan, and Shawn You are among this year’s HCEP participants. From Lower Dauphin High School, Summer Blouch, Grace Day, Audrey Domovich, Kailey Eldridge, Sarah Gingrich, Tanner Kennedy, Ashleigh Kenney, Ryan Kutz, Cassandra Derry Township School District and Lower Dauphin School District students are McIntire, and Nicholas participating in the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center & College of Medicine’s Messner are also participating. Healthcare Career Exploration Program.
Team Meghan Holds Yard Sale
LDHS Sets Fall Production Lower Dauphin High School (LDHS), 201 S. Hanover St., Hummelstown, will present “She Kills Monsters” from Thursday, Nov. 1, through Saturday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The fall play is a comedy that contains elements of action and adventure. The show is directed by Doug Grove. Cast members include seniors Olivia Wagner as Agnes, Sierra Fields as Lily, Sam Sincavage as Kalliope, Ian Tonkin as Osrus, Ashontae Kelly as Farrah the Faerie, Wulfgar Ramsey as Miles, Dennel Stump as Vera, and Katie McDonough as the Narrator. Other cast members include Nora Holahan as Tilly, Matt Little as Chuck, Olivia Meyers as Evil Tina, Maeve Ramsey as Evil Gabby, and Brayden Harris as Steve. Tickets for the show will be available at the door, with separate costs set for adults and for students and senior citizens. Tickets can be reserved by emailing Grove at dgrove@ldsd.org.
Lions Club Announces Eyeglass Collection
Used eyeglasses were collected by Hershey Lions Club as part of Lions World Sight Day and the Worldwide Week of Service in Sight. Shoppers browsed items at the Team Meghan Community Yard Sale on Sept. 29. The Team Meghan Community Yard Sale was held on Sept. 29 at the Brownstone Lodge on Route 322 in Hershey. It featured local vendors, the Derry Township Police Department’s K-9 Unit, the Brownstone Lodge, and local residents selling items. All proceeds from the Team Meghan Community Yard Sale were slated to go to the Meghan M. Johnson Memorial
Scholarship Fund and glioblastoma cancer research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh. 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 See Yard Sale pg 2
To combat the leading causes of blindness and assist in preserving vision, the Hershey Lions Club participated in Lions World Sight Day and the Worldwide Week of Service in Sight. Both traditionally held in October, the initiatives’ purpose is to heighten awareness and education about sight preservation and preventable blindness. The initiatives are sponsored by Lions Clubs International and Lions Clubs International Foundation. The theme for World Sight Day 2018 is “Eye Care Everywhere.” Receptacles are available at local As part of the initiatives, the Hershey businesses and other locations so Lions Club will collect used eyeglasses in community members may donate unneeded eyeglasses for distribution the community. Community members may See Eyeglass Collection pg 4 to people in need around the world.
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will host a First Friday presentation, “Improv for Enhanced Communication.” The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room C2860 on the second floor of the Biomedical Research Building, located on the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Campus, 500 University Drive, Hershey. Improv professionals will introduce applied theater, improvisation, and drama therapy. Members of the medical profession are increasingly using improv as a tool when dealing with the challenges associated with health care. The lecture is free and open to the public. No preregistration is required. For more information, readers may contact Claire de Boer at cdeboer@pennstatehealth.psu. edu.
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