Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
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NOVEMBER 10, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 19
Hummelstown Invites Residents, Business Owners To See Their Names In Bricks BY FRANCINE FULTON
Hummelstown-area residents and businesses owners have an opportunity to permanently inscribe their names on bricks that will be placed in one of the area’s parks. As part of the Hummelstown Parks Brick Fundraiser, individuals or families may purchase a brick, which they can engrave with their
family name or designate in honor of or in memory of their loved ones. The bricks are designed to be a lasting tribute to local residents, along with their children, grandchildren, parents, other relatives or friends whose names they may choose to include on the bricks. Bricks may also be purchased by businesses, but only the business name will be included. See Bricks pg 4
Volunteers from Hershey Church of the Nazarene pack shoeboxes filled with gifts for Operation Christmas Child.
Church Will Host Fall Festival, Collection Drive BY FRANCINE FULTON
ershey Church of the Nazarene, 986 E. Governor Road, Hershey, will host a Fall Festival, featuring games, pony and horse rides, food and a bonfire, on Saturday, Nov. 13,
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from 1 to 6 p.m. All activities are free, and the community is welcome to attend. The day will also include a concert at 4:30 p.m. by Ricky Murphy, who will perform contemporary Christian music. Murphy has been part of a Southern gospel band in the past and is currently in a Christian rock band in which he sings and plays acoustic guitar and keyboard. He performs on his own as well, sharing his love of God in music ministry. “If one soul is touched by what I have to share, it’s all worth it,” he stated. “I love to share what the Lord has shared with me.” Attendees are asked to bring blankets or chairs for seating during the concert. The church had held a Fall Festival in the past,
and this year the activity was revived by the church, which is under the new leadership of interim pastor John Sharpless. “We are opening it to the community as an outreach to bring people to our church,” said church board member Susan Crawford, event organizer. Activities will take place in the large field behind the church, where there will be games on the volleyball and basketball courts and cornhole games. Hot dogs, nachos, s’mores and beverages will be offered at no cost. The Fall Festival will be held rain or shine. The church also recently announced that it will be a designated drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child (OCC), which provides shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in need worldwide. OCC is held annually by Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization.
Ricky Murphy
Hummelstown-area residents and business owners can purchase inscribed bricks that will be placed in one of the area’s three parks, including Schaffner Park.
Students Obtaining Christmas Gifts For OCC BY FRANCINE FULTON
Millions of children around the world will receive a shoebox full of Christmas gifts through Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a program of Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization. Some of those boxes will be filled locally by students at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary School (SSBVM) in Middletown.
County Approved For Public Assistance . . . . . . .2 HCPAC Slates “Princess Whatshername” . . . . . . . .2 Arts Alive Series Will Feature Quintet . . . . .2 House Of Worship . . . . . . .9 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
See Seven Sorrows pg 3 R077499
See Church pg 2
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