Harrisburg Magazine December 2019

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AFTER 19 YEARS OF HUMBUGGING, NICHOLAS HUGHES ONCE AGAIN RETURNS TO THE STAGE AS MISERLY OLD EBENEZER SCROOGE

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WHITE HOUSE SELECTS PENNSYLVANIA 23 FOOT DOUGLAS FIR AS ITS CHRISTMAS TREE

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

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TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SIMPLY THE BEST 2020

20 PROVIDING FOR YOUR PET’S

FUTURE WITHOUT YOU 22 YES, THEY STILL MAKE

CHOCOLATE IN HERSHEY 24 SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER

BY BAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT 26 HARRISBURG HOLIDAY MEMORIES

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30 WINK-104'S DYNAMIC DUO 34 TEN REASONS TO GIVE A GIFT

CARD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 36 2019 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

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42 EVENTS 50 TASTES OF DISTINCTION 56 BARTENDER'S BEST

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Recognized for 10 years by Harrisburg Magazine readers.

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For more than 30 years the team of dental care professionals at Wood & Myers Oral and Maillofacial Surgery have put patients at the center of their oral surgery practice. The intense focus on patient care, safety, and comfort is reflected in every facet of the practice's operations.

Wood & Myers is led by Robert L. Myers, DMD, MBA, who joined the practice in 1998.

Dr. William Currie, DDS joined in 2016, who devoted his professional career to all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with special interest in treatment of cosmetic reconstructive surgery and dental implants. He has be listed as one of Central Pa’s best doctor by Harrisburg Magazine. He has lived and practiced in Carlisle and Shippensburg for over 24 years.

Dr. Currie brings a wealth of clinical and educaional expertise, and Dr. Myers had the distinct privilege of studying under P.I. Branemark, the pioneer in the design and surgical placement of dental implants. This type of advanced training promotes successful outcomes in even the most severe dental cases.

Recently, Wood & Myers welcomed two surgeons to its practice–Varun Arya, DMD and Daniel Smith, DMD. Dr. Arya graduated from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Denistry where he achieved the highest-class rank. In 2017, Dr. Arya completed his oral and maxillofacial residency at Boston University.

Dr. Smith is a Major in the United States Air Force who is serving out his last commission as the staff surgeon at Walter Reed Medical Center. He has been distinguished in his service and received the Meritorious Service Medal in 2018. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Temple University School of Dentistry, he is also a graduate of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He is a diplomat of the Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

"Dr. Arya and Dr. Smith bring hands-on experience and records of superb academic achievement to our practice and our patients," says Dr. Myers.

The practice also employes full-time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to further promote comfort and safety during procedures. Wood & Myers is the only practice in the region that has taken this extraordinary step to ensure this level of patient care.

The Wood & Myers team also includes Dr. Mark Cherewka, DMD, FICOI, who has 30 plus years of experience as a practicing dentist and dental lab professional. Dr. Cherewka's role is to ensure coordinated care among all patient providers and the Wood & Myers team.

"Dr. Cherewka brings hands-on experience to our patients, and he makes sure that the care we provide is coordinated seamlessly here at Wood & Myers and with our referring dentists. Patients take great comfort in knowing that a professional with decades of experiences is guiding their care throughout the entire process," adds Dr. Myers.

Oral surgeons are the second fundamental part of the implant team.

Wood & Myers employs sugreons with extensive specialty training in

Putting Patients First all aspects of implant dentistry, including treatment planning, site preparation, advanced bone grafting, and the experience to expertly place the implant for optimal clinical and aesthetic outcome.

"Dental implants have evolved into the most reliable, stable, and aesthetically-pleasing treatment for the long-term replacement of a missing tooth or teeth. They are truly the 'gold standard' of care," says Dr. Myers. "The goal of our team approach, which includes the area's finest restorative doctors, prosthodontists and dental laboratories, is to provide outstanding results. Restorative dentists, the cornerstone of the implant team, provide both diagnostic and final aesthetic expertise to implant patients," says Dr. Myers.

Wood & Myers' commitment to adopt the latest technogical advances, along with the team's uncompromising desire to exceed patient needs and expectations, has earned the practice a stellar reputation in the field of oral and maxillofaial surgery.

This focus on innovation fueled the launch of ISOIMPLANTTM in 2017.

ISOIMPLANTTM guarantees that patients receive all original manufactured components from the three largest implant manufacturers in the world.

Only ISOIMPLANTTM certified provideers, from the surgeon to the lab, ensure life-long warranties.

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After 19 years of humbugging, Nicholas Hughes once again returns to the stage as miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge

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Story By Jeff Falk • Photos By Haley Harned

harles Dickens’ character Ebenezer Scrooge causes us to pause and look inside ourselves, and challenges us about what we see.

Scrooge also causes Nicholas Hughes to look inside himself, but in a much different way.

None of us are like Ebenezer Scrooge, and we’re all like Ebenezer Scrooge. But no one knows Scrooge better than Hughes.

It is the type of conflict that makes for good drama and great theatre.

For his part, Hughes is merely an actor. And actors must act.

“There must have been a reason I was selected for the role in the first place,” said Hughes. “Scrooge has many facets to his character. But I’m not going to tell you I’m a mean, stingy, old man. That’s certainly not the way I feel. But it is meant to be a morality tale.

“I try to portray him as a man who sees only what he wants to see,” continued Hughes. “He avoids the world around him. He has a selfish view of life in this world. But there is a better side in him that has to be coaxed out. There are layers of him underneath. If they can be discovered, his life can be changed.”

It may be that 20 years of portraying Scrooge has left Hughes with a different perspective on his character.

This holiday season, Hughes will again play Scrooge in Open Stage’s production of Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol." The stage show, which is directed by Chris Gibson and produced by Stuart Landon, is being 6 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019

"Ther ea him u re layers o f nd If the erneath. disco y can be ve can b red, his life e chan ged.”

performed at the 25 North Court Street theatre at 7:30 p.m. on November 24 and 30, and December 4, 5, 6, 6, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28, at 2 p.m. on November 23 and December 1, 8, 22, 29 and at 4 p.m. on December 15.

“We’re in our 20th year, and when you say it like that, it seems like a long time,” said Hughes. “To me, it seems like yesterday when we did the first show. It goes way back to the last century. I’m the only one who’s been in it every year in the same role. How better could I spend my time? I find it a great honor and privilege to do it every year.

“Over those 20 years, I’m sure he (Scrooge) has evolved and changed,” Hughes continued. “I’m just not sure if I can tell you how. I think I’m trying to do the same things in 2019 that I did in 1999. But every night you see a play, it should be a different presentation.”

The depth of Scrooge’s character is only Hughes’ initial challenge. The portrayal requires a range of emotions, from grumpy to enlightened, from uncaring to reflective, from narcissistic to altruistic.

The experience of encountering ghosts at Christmas time possesses the power to conjure up those kinds of feelings.

“It’s about Ebenezer Scrooge’s life,” said Hughes. “He is an invention of Mr. Dickens, who was a huge celebrity in his time. It tells the story of

a man who was a rich and miserly businessman in London, someone who undoubtedly made his money by loaning to poor people at high interest rates. There will be a terrible reckoning in the afterlife. Scrooge could change his fortune if he changes his way. By the end of the play, he decides it’s a good thing to do.

“I just find it very rewarding,” added Hughes. “There’s a depth of character and an interest in the plot that make it a pleasure to act. Without a doubt, working with fellow cast members for an intense period of six-to-eight weeks makes it worth doing. You greet old friends, you make new ones, and you come together to produce a play. You all have the same goal in mind. It’s a nice experience to be part of a team like that.”

Originally from Devon, England, the 74-year-old Hughes adopted Harrisburg as his new home in 1978. He relocated here after marrying his wife Ellen, who passed away three years ago.

Currently, Hughes resides in Cumberland County.

“I’d done a little bit of acting at school or college, but nothing real serious,” said Hughes. “I was a scientist, a mathematician, an economist. I hadn’t done acting for 35 or 40 years. But I had gone to the theatre as part of the audience. It’s like anything, the more you do it, the more accomplished you become.

“I haven’t had any formal training,” Hughes added.

“Young people now, they major in theatre and learn all sorts of things about acting. I don’t have many technical skills.

Acting is being truthful in imaginary circumstances. You try and think, ‘This is who you are for the moment. How would you be thinking? How would you be behaving?’ You imagine yourself being that person in that situation.”

Before Scrooge, Hughes’ first role at an Open Stage production was as the prosecuting attorney in ‘The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.’ Since, he has also performed at Harrisburg’s Gamut Theater, Hershey Theater, Oyster Mill Playhouse in Camp Hill and York Little Theater.

It may be that Hughes feels he’s part of something bigger than himself.

“I love the idea that this is a tradition, putting on this play each year at Christmas time,” said Hughes. “The theater is offering something to the community by doing it for such a long time. Audiences come back year after year. It’s a premier production with costumes that has been developed over the years. It’s a wonderful occasion to celebrate at Christmas time.

“We’d love people to come out and see the play,” continued Hughes. “We’re offering something that will make them feel like part of a continuing production. That’s a pretty good thing to be a part of.”

Nineteen shows and four-to-five rehearsals of two or three hours can take a toll on a person, physically, mentally and emotionally. But in the spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge, Hughes remains unwavering, still going strong.

“I used to be a young man when I started this,” said Hughes. “I don’t know how much longer I can continue to do it. Probably the physical limitations are most taxing. I have to be breathing and moving a bit. I might have to retire by popular demand. We have to take it one year at a time. I haven’t said it was my last, but I haven’t said it wasn’t.”

So it might be that Hughes’ favorite ghost is the Spirit of Christmas Present.7

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White House Selects Pennsylvania 23 Foot Douglas Fir As Its Christmas Tree

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.

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Northumberland County Tree Farm has provided the White House with its Christmas tree this year.

Larry Snyder, the owner of the Mahanotongo Valley Farm, is the grand champion winner of the National Christmas Tree Contest. He has the honor of providing the White House a grand tree for the holiday season. Snyder earned the honor of providing the tree by being named grand champion at a National Christmas Tree Association competition this summer. Last month, the tree was cut and transported to the White House.

Pennsylvania Agriculture Deputy Secretary Fred Strathmeyer, with help from the National Christmas Tree Association, picked the tree from the Mahantongo Valley Farm to be displayed in the Blue Room at the White House.

The White House Christmas tree, which serves as a centerpiece for Christmas decorations, must stand 18-19 feet tall and reach the ceiling of the Blue Room, where the chandelier is removed each holiday season to accommodate the tree. No need to worry that this year’s winner won’t fit the mark. Snyder’s tree is a Douglas fir, about 22-feet tall and has been growing for 16 years.

First Lady Lou Henry Hoover started the as yet unbroken custom of a Blue Room tree. In 1929, she oversaw the decoration of the first “official” tree. Since that time, the honor of trimming the principle White House Christmas tree has belonged to our first ladies.

It was First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy who established the tradition of displaying a thematically decorated Blue Room Christmas tree in 1961. That year the tree was decorated with objects depicting characters and toys from the “Nutracker Suite” ballet. The tradition was interrupted twice. In 1962, the tree was displayed in the Entrance Hall instead of the Blue Room because of renovation work. In 1969, First Lady Patricia Nixon chose the Entrance Hall again to make the tree more visible.

According to the Department Agriculture, there are more than 1,400 tree farms in Pennsylvania and the state ranks third in the nation for Christmas tree production. North Carolina and Pennsylvania have produced the most trees for the White House.

“Pennsylvania Christmas tree growers have a big impact on the state’s economy,” said Strathmeyer. “And now, a Pennsylvania tree is making its way to America’s living room.”

Pennsylvania has bragging rights in the Christmas tree industry, ranking third in the nation for Christmas tree production. Over 1,400 tree farms span over 31,000 acres in the state. 7

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Harrisburg Magazine is excited to announce its “Lifetime Achievement” Awards to those businesses in central Pennsylvania who have consistently provided continuous, extraordinary, and exemplary service to our readers during the last decade. Selected by our readers, this is our way of honoring and recognizing the outstanding achievements made.

At Harrisburg Magazine, we believe in rewarding excellence and we think there is something to be said for a business that consistently makes it to the top of the list for Simply the Best year after year. And so, we’d like to introduce our new Lifetime Achievement Awards. We currently have three: DIAMOND: A business who has received either Simply the Best or Reader’s Choice 12 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019

in any category for 10 years between 2010 and 2019.

PLATINUM: A business who has received either Simply the Best or Reader’s Choice in any category for 8 or 9 years between 2010 and 2019.

GOLD: A business who has received either Simply the Best or Reader’s Choice in any category for 5 to 7 years between 2010 and 2019.

We will be featuring businesses that have achieved these levels in our October, November, and December issues. In October, we featured Home, Auto and Leisure which included auto, charities, home improvement, personal services, pets, radio and media, recreation and shopping businesses.

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Last month, we recognized businesses in the areas of food and drink. This month we are recognizing the areas of medical and professional which includes dental, medical, legal, financial and event businesses.

Unlike Simply the Best, Lifetime Achievement Awards are not awarded for a specific category but are designed to recognize the business as a whole. They are designed to recognize a business for continually being at the top of its field.

When you need a product or service, look for the Lifetime Achievement Award logo. Because when you see a Lifetime Achievement Award logo displayed, you'll know that the business has deomonstrasted the very best in product quality, customer service, and professionalism.

MEDICAL & PROFESSIONAL ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Becker Chiropractic

501 Market St, Lemoyne Olivetti Chiropractic

5521 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg Reiki by Rickie ~ ReikiSpace & Learning Place

2793 Old Post Rd Suite 10 Harrisburg 717-599-2299 www.ReikiebyRickie.com Tian Shi Acupuncture

4055 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg

DENTAL Apicella-Lorei Orthodontics

400 E Main St, Mechanicsburg Hilton-Diminick Orthodontic Associates

3412 Trindle Rd, Camp Hill Miller Oral Surgery

400 Nationwide Dr, Harrisburg Minium, Kearns & Lamb Orthodontists

4509 Union Deposit Rd, Harrisburg Verber Family Dentistry

3920 Market St, Camp Hill Wood & Myers Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

207 South 32nd. Street Camp Hill PA 717-763-1970 www.woodandmyers.com

EVENTS C & J Catering

903 Spring Garden Dr, Middletown Event Central Rental & Sales

665 Independence Ave Mechanicsburg

Tents and Events

955 E Main St, Annville That's It! Wedding Concepts

Mechanicsburg, PA The JDK Group

1 Bishop Pl, Camp Hill Unique Limousine

(717) 233-4431 www.uniquelimousine.com 1900 Crooked Hill Rd, Harrisburg

Jazz Me Band

www.jazzmeband.com Klock Entertainment

1310 Crooked Hill Rd #100, Harrisburg Mixed-Up Productions

2700 Turnpike Industrial Dr. Middletown The Luv Gods

theluvgods.com

EVENTS - PHOTOGRAPHER Colleen & Company

colleenandco.com

Conte Photography (717) 795-0563 www.contephoto.com 900 Lambs Gap Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA Elaine Gates Photography

309 E Elmwood Ave, Mechanicsburg Paul V Photography

340 Verbeke St Studio 211, Harrisburg The Camera Box

2001 Market St, Camp Hill

Gold's Gym Linglestown

Premier Caterers

1845 Market St, Camp Hill

Premiere #1 Limousine Service

3321 Trindle Rd, Camp Hill

2000 Vine St, Middletown

Planet Fitness Mechanicsburg (Carlisle Pike)

4850 Carlisle Pike, Hampden Township

Planet Fitness Mechanicsburg (Gettysburg Pike)

101 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg

FINANCIAL Belco Community Credit Union

Harrisburg, PA

Boreman & Babb, CPA’s

710 Bridge St, New Cumberland Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz

210 Grandview Ave, Camp Hill

Capital View Wealth Management

212 S Front St, Wormleysburg Conte Wealth Advisors, LLC

2009 Market St, Camp Hill Gift & Associates, LLC

1205 Manor Drive # 100, Mechanicsburg Members 1st Federal Credit Union

5000 Louise Dr, Mechanicsburg M&T Bank

Harrisburg, PA PNC Bank

Harrisburg, PA PSECU

1500 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg

EXERCISE & DANCE 4450 Oakhurst Blvd, Harrisburg

17 S 35th St, Camp Hill

Om My Yoga

4407 Carlisle Pike, Camp Hill

EVENTS - ENTERTAINMENT

Peter Allen House

1801 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin

Momentum Fitness Center

5103 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg

Just Plain Yoga LA Fitness

INSURANCE Capital Blue Cross

Harrisburg, PA

Gunn-Mowery, LLC

650 N Twelfth St, Lemoyne Highmark

1800 Center St, Camp Hill

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Strock Insurance

401 S 32nd St, Camp Hill

LAW FIRM Costopoulos, Foster & Fields

831 Market St, Lemoyne McKonly & Asbury

415 Fallowfield Rd, Camp Hill

MEDICAL SPECIALTY Farrell Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, P.C.

2025 Technology Parkway Suite 204, Mechanicsburg www.farrellmd.net 717-732-9000 Harrisburg Foot & Ankle Center Inc.

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

4033 Linglestown Rd Ste 1 Harrisburg

Smigel, Anderson & Sacks

108 Lowther St, Lemoyne

100 Pine St, Harrisburg

4431 N Front St, Harrisburg www.sasllp.com Award Winning PA Law Firm

LIFE SERVICES

Internists Of Central PA

JDC Pediatrics

2025 Technology Pkwy Mechanicsburg Orthopedic Institue of Pennsylvania

BAYADA Home Care

Now Accepting New Patients (717) 761-5530 www.oip.com 3399 E Trindle Rd, Camp Hill

Country Meadows

PinnacleHealth CardioVascular Institute

Bethany Village

5236 Sassafrass Ct, Mechanicsburg 525 N Twelfth St Suite 102, Lemoyne 451 Sand Hill Rd, Hershey Homeland Center

1901 N 5th St, Harrisburg Malpezzi Funeral Home

8 Market Plaza Way, Mechanicsburg Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village

100 Mt Allen Dr, Mechanicsburg Parthemore Funeral Home

1303 Bridge St, New Cumberland

MEDICAL AllBetterCare Urgent Care Mechanicsburg

6481 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital

503 N 21st St, Camp Hill Patient First Mechanicsburg

107 S Sporting Hill Rd, Mechanicsburg Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

500 University Dr, Hershey

PinnacleHealth Medical Group

Harriburg, PA

PinnacleHealth System

Harriburg, PA

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900 Century Dr #100, Mechanicsburg PinnacleHealth Heritage Pediatrics

3720 Market St, Camp Hill Tan & Garcia Pediatrics

4700 Union Deposit Rd #220, Harrisburg Urology of Central Pennsylvania

100 Corporate Center Dr #100, Camp Hill

Memorial Eye Institute

4100 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg Morrison Eye Associates

235 Division St, Harrisburg www.morrisoneye.com Visit One Our Three Locations Premier Eye Care Group

92 Tuscarora St, Harrisburg Schein Ernst Mishra Eye

4004 Trindle Rd, Camp Hill

PERSONAL CARE Camp Hill Barber

3401 Hartzdale Dr #110, Camp Hill Changes Salon & Day Spa

5121 E Trindle Rd, Mechanicsburg Elements Massage

6416 Carlisle Pike #3200, Mechanicsburg Polished Salon, Spa & Wellness

1200 Market St #220, Lemoyne Sass Salon and Day Spa

(717) 612-0344 www.SassSpaAndSalon.com 4931 Kranzel Drive Camp Hill, PA Studio 91

712 Grantham Rd, Mechanicsburg The Spa @ Hotel Hershey

100 Hotel Rd, Hershey

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

WatersEDGE

1857 Center St, Camp Hill www.watersedgepa.com 717-763-7333

MENTAL SERVICES

Abel Personnel

3356 Paxton St, Harrisburg JFC Staffing Companies

1520 Market St, Camp Hill

Inspired Counseling Solutions

REAL ESTATE

(717) 761-5301 www.inspiredcounselingsolutions.com 355 N 21st St Suite 204, Camp Hill

1015 Mumma Rd, Wormleysburg

PinnacleHealth Psychological Associates

2793 Old Post Rd #200, Harrisburg

205 S Front St, Harrisburg

OPTICAL Armesto Eye Associates

2015 Technology Pkwy #103, Mechanicsburg Dailey Harvey Eye Associates

1857 Center St, Camp Hill

Bill Gladstone Group

Joy Daniels Real Estate Group

TRAVEL AAA Central Penn - Camp Hill

4680 E Trindle Rd, Camp Hill Boscov's

170 S 32nd St, Camp Hill 7

Ten Things You Need to Know about Simply the Best 2020.

1. Nominations begin January 1, 2020.

2. You can nominate one business per category each day.

3. Nominations and voting is done online at https://harrisburgmagazine.com/simply-thebest-2020/ 4. The top 10 businesses or people with the most nominations will be listed on the voting ballot.

5. Voting begins April 15, 2020.

6. Simply the Best People is now part of Simply the Best. Be sure to include the full name of the person and where they work when nominating.

7. You can nominate businesses in as many or as few categories as you like.

8. To cast additional nominations or vote, you will need to use the link sent to you in an email to login.

9. December is the perfect time to check out businesses that you may want to vote for.

10. We’ve added over 30 new categories this year. Check out the complete list in this issue.

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PROVIDING FOR YOUR PET’S FUTURE WITHOUT YOU

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.

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s your pet a member of the family or piece of property? For most people, the answer is: both. No matter your emotional connection, the law considers pets to be tangible personal property, like a car, jewelry, or furniture. That’s one good reason to include your pets in your estate plan, lest they be left homeless or sent to a shelter if you die before they do.

As you develop a plan for your pet’s care, be sure to consider these three key questions.

1. WHO’S IN CHARGE? Consider who would take care of your pet in the event that you die. Perhaps it’s your children, siblings, nieces or nephews, or maybe a close friend. Before making any decisions, you’ll need to have a frank conversation — not just to gauge their interest, but also to delve into whether they will actually be able to care for your pet, or whether they have any restrictions (housing, allergies, mobility) that might keep them from being as attentive as you’d like.

If you don’t have anyone in your life to care for your pet, you’ll want to find a charitable organization that can help. The Humane Pennsylvania Foundation, for example, can make estate arrangements for surviving pets. Identify a local group now, and find out what it requires in return for finding your pet 20 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019

a good home. Organizations may need you to sign some sort of agreement in advance and leave a specific sum of money to pay for the cost of care.

2. DO I NEED A WILL? If you want to plan out where your things go after you die, a will is probably a good idea.

If you’re leaving your pets to an individual, you may want to give a lump sum to help pay for some costs associated with your pet’s future care. To determine approximate costs, attorney Peter J. Daley, of Peter J. Daley and Associates, recommends that you calculate the annual costs to care for the pet, and multiply that figure by the pet’s remaining life expectancy, plus add some extra for medical care as the pet ages.

However, if you’re contemplating leaving a larger amount, for example, to pay for much or all of your pet’s future needs, including not only food and vet visits, but also medication and grooming, plus any boarding, walking services, and other costs, Daley recommends you create a trust to manage the money for your pet. Consult an attorney for more advice if you are contemplating this route. Before making formal arrangements to provide for the long-term care of your pet, seek help from professionals who can guide you in preparing legal documents that can protect your interests and those of your pet.

3. WHAT PAPERWORK DO I NEED? Once you have both a plan and a budget for your pet’s care, you have two ways to spell out your wishes in your estate plan: either within your will, or via a separate pet trust.

A will has the advantage of simplicity; including a pet in your will is usually relatively inexpensive. As with any other piece of property, you state in your will who you’ve chosen to inherit your pet upon your death — but you can also leave that person funds to help defray some of the cost of the pet’s care.

Typically, the will would state that the person would only receive the money upon accepting responsibility for the pet. Your executor will be responsible for securing the agreement and passing along the funds.

Use this approach only if you truly trust your chosen caregiver. Generally speaking, a will won’t let you guarantee that the money will actually be used to care for the pet on an ongoing basis — or even that the designated guardian won’t give your pet away.

Daley says, “You can get more control, but with greater expense, with a pet trust, which lets you set aside money with specific rules as to how the money will be used. You’d name a trustee to manage the funds, and ensure that the money is used solely for the care of the pet.”

He recommends that you name different people to be the trustee and the pet’s caretaker. The trustee will be responsible for providing money to the caretaker, ensuring that the pet is cared for, and — if necessary — finding a new caretaker if any problems arise. “Get the advice of an attorney who specializes in estates and trusts,” says Daley. “You want to make sure that everything is done correctly.

“Ultimately, the decisions you make will depend on what works best for your family, your pet, and your financial situation. But you’ll get more peace of mind knowing that you’ve secured some sort of care for your pet after you die — which is better than having no plan in place at all.” 7

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Yes,

They Still Make Chocolate in Hershey

By Jeff Falk

N

othing has the power to jog the old memory like the sense of smell.

Do you remember driving through Hershey and smelling the chocolate?

Do you remember the specific nuances and qualities of that strong aroma?

Do you remember a sense of pride evoked when you did?

The way it turns out, we have been misled or betrayed by our noses.

Because when you drive through Hershey now, the smell of chocolate isn’t as noticeable, isn’t as profound, as it once was.

But that doesn’t mean chocolate is no longer being produced in Hershey or that not as much is being made there. Actually, it seems that the opposite is true.

“We’ve got one of the largest chocolate plants in the world in Hershey,” says Jeff Beckman, director of corporate communications at the Hershey Company. “It’s just not downtown any more. If the wind is blowing in the right direction, you can still smell chocolate in Harrisburg and Palmyra.

“The technology is different today, in terms of how things are vented,” adds Beckman. “I can still smell chocolate when I’m downtown. When did chocolate stop being produced in Hershey? It didn’t. We make more chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania than we ever did.”

That’s partly because the ever-diversifying Hershey Company produces more things – including chocolate – than it ever has.

In 2012, Hershey spent $300 million to double the size of its West Hershey Chocolate Plant’s production capabilities – partly to coincide with the closing of its original plant downtown. Made there are Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Almonds, Hershey’s Syrup and about 70 million Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolate per day.

Located right across the street is the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup plant, where Hershey’s biggest brand is produced. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups have been made by Hershey’s for more than 60 years and is the first candy brand in the world to hit $2 billion in retail sales per year.

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“You probably have a range of opinions,” says Beckman. “But we have talked for years about our gem of a chocolate plant. We’re nothing but proud to talk about it. The Reese’s plant has never moved. We have a large population of employees who work in both plants and live in and around the area.

“Most people could name five or six Hershey products, on a good day,” Beckman adds. “They know Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars and Hershey’s Kisses. They know we make Reese’s and Kit-Kats. In 2012, we doubled the size of the West Hershey plant and it kept the candy manufacturing capabilities in our hometown. At that time we launched the project ‘Next Century,’ which basically said, ‘we’ve been here for a century, we’re going to double down and make sure we’re going to be making chocolate here for another century.’”

While Reese’s may have been Milton Hershey’s first acquisition – and ultimately the biggest – it certainly wasn’t the last. Over the years, the Hershey Company has acquired such familiar brands as Peter Paul Mound, Almond Joy, Heath Bar, Cadbury, and Twizzlers.

Now, the Hershey Company produces some 80 different confectionary or snack type products and sells them in 90 countries around the world.

“We want to manufacture our products as close to our markets as we can,” says Beckman, “so we can deliver fresh products to those markets. Our biggest focus markets outside the United States are Canada, Mexico, India, China and Brazil. You can buy growth or you can grow by making good products.

“When we looked at how our business was growing, we decided we needed more plant manufacturing,” adds Beckman.

“We did our due diligence and we asked ourselves, ‘Where should we build them?’

We looked at other places.”

In the United States, the Hershey Company manufactures products in Lancaster, where Twizzlers are made, in Hazelton, where Cadburys are produced, in Robinson, Illinois, in Stuarts Draft, Virginia and in Memphis, Tennessee. The Hershey Company, which boasts nearly $8 billion in sales per year, also operates two manufacturing plants in Canada, two in Mexico, one in Brazil, one in India, and one in Malaysia.

“The plant in Hershey was ‘The Plant,’” says Beckhman. “We know where we’re headed. A few years ago we created a new strategy for continued growth for Hershey called ‘Innovative Snacking Powerhouse.’

Confections are a part of snacking, but we wanted to be a more diverse provider of snacks. That has driven our acquisition strategy. We’re not a candy company. We’re a snacking company meeting an everyday need.

“It’s really changed,” Beckman adds. “If snacking is a spectrum, it includes candy, salty snacks and things that are better for you. Instead of people going to Hershey’s once a day for a snack, they might be going three times a day. We want to bring snacks together. We’re always thinking about what consumers want.”

In that way, the Hershey Company simply continues to follow its founder’s vision. With almonds, kisses, peanuts for the Mr. Goodbar and rice crisp for the Krackel, Milton Hershey was the company’s first innovator.

“He was always curious and looking for ways to differentiate and innovate,” says Beckman. “I think he would be proud of the company’s innovations. He was always a tinkerer. He was always looking to do things different and better.”

Milton Hershey built his original chocolate plant downtown on East Chocolate Avenue in 2005. In 2015, a major portion of the original plant was torn down and the remaining portion of it was restored and turned into offices.

Today, the building serves as the Hershey Company’s corporate headquarters.

“We’re still here,” said Beckman.

“We’re still a dominant presence in Hershey, Pennsylvania. We’re not going anywhere. We look forward to continuing to operate in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It’s our hometown and we want to stay in our hometown."

“When we made a decision to build our largest chocolate plant in 2012, we sent a message that we’re committed to making chocolate in our hometown,” added Beckman. “We’re still continuing to focus on our core.”

It may be that the smell of success just isn’t as fragrant as chocolate. But rest assured.

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SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER

BY BAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.

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ast year was Shelly Lee's most ambitious of all her years since she started baking Christmas cookies. The Harrisburg resident baked 90 dozen of each kind of 10 holiday cookies for a total of 10,800 candy canes, raspberry thumbprints, peanut butter blossoms, chocolate chips, gingerbread and snickerdoodles. Definitely her personal best.

Starting the Friday after Thanksgiving and wrapping up the weekend before Christmas, Lee somehow manages to accomplish all of her holiday baking with one heavy-duty KitchenAid mixer and, "awesome cookie sheets I bought from the restaurant store that fit the width of my oven," she says.

Lee's list of holiday cookie recipients is long. It includes her immediate family, in-laws and co-workers, her husband's office mates, the neighbors. . ."Anyone who has made an impact on me that year." According to Lee, each recipient receives quite the edible haul—one dozen of each kind of cookie mingled with homemade milk and dark chocolate truffles, sea salt caramels, dipped pretzels and cherry cordials.

Anyone who takes on herculean holiday baking efforts understands the signs: Rubbermaid containers full of cookies 24 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019

taking over the dining room table and a freezer loaded with butter. Lee says it’s not unusual for her to go through 60plus pounds of butter during the holiday season. She starts stocking up on baking ingredients—pounds of flour and sugar and bottles of pure vanilla—well before Halloween. “I start scouring the newspaper inserts for coupons and deals on baking ingredients right after Labor Day,” Lee adds.

And when she launches into the baking process, she says her methodology is to crank out one kind of cookie in two days, with perhaps some help from her husband and her 90-year-old mother who lives with them.

You might question why, at a time of year already wrapped in extra commitments and

“It makes me happy to see how much folks enjoy my cookies and candies,” says Lee. “And I give enough to each person so they can share.”

stress, someone would take on a baking marathon. But, Lee attributes it to the season of giving.

Lee’s ambitious holiday baking sessions got their start 20 years ago.

She says there were a few years when other commitments got in the way, but she approaches the 10-12 hour baking stretches as a small sacrifice for the joy it brings the cookie recipients.

“It makes me happy to see how much folks enjoy my cookies and candies,” says Lee. “And I give enough to each person so they can share.”

For others, baking holiday cookies is tied to the tradition of baking with loved ones, deepening bonds, and getting into the spirit of the season.

Food historians trace European holiday cookie traditions to as early as the 1500s, specifically German, gingerbread-like lebkuchen and Swedish ginger pepparkakor. Intricate cookie cutters were introduced in Germany and the Netherlands and are thought to have spurred the growth of holiday baking. And it is a known fact that Dutch immigrant brought those traditions to America.

Legacy and nostalgia bring together Angela Yacullo’s extended family to bake their Sicilian grandmother’s handwritten recipes in an old yellowed notebook preserved by Angelina Zambito, Yacullo’s mother.

Yacullo says the holiday cookie baking has always had a place in their traditions, but it brought a younger generation’s involvement when the family started a one-night pre-holiday bake-off combining the family’s aunts, sisters, and cousins.

The aunts make all the doughs in advance so that night usually the week before Christmas. Yacullo says the family piles into her large kitchen to bake and decorate everything from Nonna’s “S” cookies (they substitute lemon for the traditional anise), tutus (chocolate-walnuts balls in thin white icing), sesame logs (ciminos), pizzella wafers, conventional sugar cutouts and many others.

“We serve the cookies at our extended family’s Christmas Eve celebration,” says Yacullo. “We definitely bake enough so that everyone can load up their own trays or tines to bring home.” 7

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Harrisburg Holiday Memories

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.

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o you remember the Christmas holiday season? Do you remember the holiday season starting with the family Thanksgiving dinner with aunts, uncles and cousins? Did you attend the traditional William Penn versus John Harris football game? Do you remember the holiday parade with floats, balloon characters bands, and of course, Santa? Did you make the annual pilgrimage downtown to see Pomeroy’s Department Store holiday windows with animated displays, the painted winter scenes outside Fellers’ clothing store, Santa in Bowman’s Department Store basement, as well as numerous sidewalk Santas ringing their bells? Did you peruse trains and models at Vince’s Hobby Shop on Locust Street or toy soldiers and sporting equipment at Shenk & Tittle? Did you go to Joe the Motorist’s Friend to look at guns and fishing equipment, and to get a Santa pin?

If so, you grew up in Harrisburg, or at least nearby. We wanted to know about these childhood holiday experiences, so we got the word out and asked readers for their recollections. So navigate through the memories provided by some of our readers and allow yourself to be transported back in time to the days of Christmas past.

After my Mother and I went to Zimmerman’s, the Broad Street Market and the Food Fair at Kline Village for baking supplies, we set about started making Christmas treats for family and friends. We put the finished cookies in Christmas tins so they would not become stale.

Sometimes I would sneak into the pantry and steal a couple of cookies to eat.

Lois Kupckeck Lemoyne

My brothers and sisters and I shopped for Christmas gifts at Lee’s 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ Store in the uptown shopping district. I seemed to always buy costume jewelry for my Mother and candy for my Father.

Joesphine Pawdecki Harrisburg

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I remember December as being an agonizingly slow month. I just couldn’t wait for Christmas to arrive. My relatives would send my family Christmas cards and packages from out of town.

Mail was delivered twice a day and the Christmas cards we received were immediately opened and taped to the archway of the door into our living room. We weren’t allowed to open any gifts until Christmas morning. However, that did not prevent my sister and I from shaking them to try to discover what was inside. And when the big day arrived, we found that Santa had placed them around our real live Christmas tree. After opening our gifts we went to church and then came home to enjoy a delicious meal with all of the holiday trimmings.

Vivian Melrose Harrisburg

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Holiday traditions in our family started when I was quite young, and we’ve continued them since I’ve had my own family. My parents allowed us to open one gift on Christmas Eve. I always hoped for a book to read so that I could help pass the time until Christmas morning because I was too excited to sleep. When we woke up, my mother put her traditional breakfast casserole in the oven to heat while we opened gifts. We always took turns opening gifts, one at a time. It was both to extend the special time but also so everyone could see what the others had gotten as gifts. My father never wanted my mother to have to cook a big meal on Christmas Day, so he always took us to the Hotel Hershey to eat in the Circular Dining Room. It was a special treat for all of us. When we got home, we’d usually play with our toys, read our books, or visit with neighbors.

As a mother I’ve implemented many of the same traditions. My girls are also allowed to open one gift on Christmas Eve and then they put some ‘reindeer food’ in the yard and on our driveway to show the reindeer and Santa Claus where to land. In the morning, we get up early and open gifts, then have a breakfast of eggs and bacon and chocolate chip pancakes.

After we’ve eaten, we sit around with our new gifts for a while and then get ready to go to the Hotel Hershey for our Christmas meal. This is my favorite Christmas tradition that has been in our family for 40 plus years.

After we’re done stuffing ourselves, we return home and get into our comfy clothes and head over to my mom’s house or my sister’s. There, we exchange gifts with my mom and my sister’s family and eat food even though we’re not very hungry. We’re usually still stuffed from our meal at the Hotel Hershey. After we exchange gifts with our extended family, we visit for a while then I take our girls over to their father’s house, just two miles away.

Although we’ve been divorced for a few years, we both make sure to work out our schedules so that we’re able to always see the girls on holidays. It’s not always easy, but we can agree that the important thing is spending time with our girls. After my girls come home from their dad’s, we spend the rest of the night snuggling with our pugs, Abraham and Lincoln, before heading to bed. As our girls have gotten older, we’ve tried to focus more on experiences and time spent together than material gifts. The next day the girls will write thank you notes to the friends and relatives that have given them gifts. They sometimes complain about it, but I know how much people appreciate getting them, and I think it’s an important part of receiving a gift.

Laura Korot Mechanicsburg

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My dad introduced the pyramidshaped box wrapped in the Sunday comics about 30 years ago. My siblings and I would get $100 for guessing the gift inside, minus $10 for every question we asked. No one won -- it was a 78-RPM record

by Irish tenor John McCormack – but the tradition continues, slightly altered. I put something animal-themed in the box, and everyone -- now including sibling families -- tries to guess the animal.

The Christmas after Dad died, the mystery gift was a hat of his with a fish on it. My oldest brother won – an appropriate remembrance of the mischievous dad who turned a pyramid-shaped box into a holiday tradition.

M. Diane McCormick Harrisburg

Back in the 60s when I was little my family and I got dressed up to go downtown to Christmas shop and see the holiday displays in the windows of Pomeroy’s, Bowman’s and the other stores in Harrisburg after the Christmas displays went up after Thanksgiving. We dressed up like we were going to church.

Valerie L. Hubbard Harrisburg

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WINK -104'S Dynamic Duo Talk Family, Friendship and Relationships

By Jeff Falk

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ue Campbell and Denny Logan are two intelligent, well-spoken individuals who have developed a conversational rapport over the years. But the WINK-104 Wake-Up Show is more than just that.

It is a dynamic of the interaction between a nurturing older-sister figure and a somewhat care-free single male 20 years her younger.

It is also the result of complimentary personalities, both extraverted, but to varying degrees.

But more than anything the LoganCampbell relationship is real and believable and relate-able. It’s the human condition broadcast over the airwaves every day, and that’s what makes it work.

“I don’t think either of us puts up false pretenses,” says Campbell. “We are who we are. Denny likes horse racing. He likes to gamble. He doesn’t like to do what he doesn’t like to do. We aren’t acting. We’re genuine. I try to reflect my values on the air.”

“We talk about life,” adds Logan. “We’re living life out loud. We talk about things you’re going to talk about with your friends.

We just have an audience. It’s things people can relate to.”

And if the same things are happening in Denny’s and Sue’s lives, it somehow makes us feel better about ours.

The WINK-104 Wake-Up Show is the Harrisburg area’s longest running morning radio show. For 17 years, from 5:30 to 10 a.m. every week day, Campbell and Logan have been bringing us our news, sports, weather and traffic reports, all intertwined with contests, pop music and their own special brand of opinionated, witty banter.

At its most basic level, it is information presented in an entertaining way.

“We can say anything to each other,” says Logan. “I tease her about a lot of things. There is nothing that is off limits.

We’ve known each other for 25 years. It’s like getting to know your cell mate.

“I talk way more than her,” continues Logan, “and sometimes I’ll realize it afterwards. It’s tough being the dynamic one.”

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I do with my husband,” says Campbell. “We know a lot about each other, on and off the air. He’s my friend. He’s my co-worker. He’s my brother.

He knows me. He knows my weaknesses. He knows my strengths.

“There is something to that (the team aspect),” Campbell continues.

“When one of us isn’t here, we don’t like it. We like it together. We get that the sum is just better than the total of the parts.”

Studies have shown that women make up 71 percent of the WINK104 Wake-Up Show’s audience. And while each is very much in tune with that fact, both Logan and Campbell take the on-air approach of addressing each other as much as their audience.

The natural conflict that exists between men and women simply makes the show more enjoyable.

“It’s perspective,” says Logan. “I think women have a natural inclination to be maternal, and I think women can relate me to the men in their lives. We’re nobodies. But we’re interesting enough. I’m extraverted and Sue is too, to a degree. I’m likeable enough. If not, you can’t be on the air.

“Sue and I are talking to each other, and we want everyone to listen,” adds Logan. “We try to keep it to what women want. And we hope men are listening too.”

“It’s a different perspective thing,” says Campbell. “He’s a single guy.

I’m a married woman with two grown kids. There are some things I can share about my life on air, but I don’t want to embarrass people. We get a feel for what our listeners want to hear, what’s interesting to them.

Our target audience is women, 25-54, but we also want to appeal to men. Hopefully we appeal to everyone.

“We definitely think about our audience,” Campbell adds. “But we don’t sit here and think about people listening. We trust ourselves. We kind of edit ourselves as we go. I hope we can, as a team, continue to be part of people’s mornings, make them interesting. It’s different every day. There’s always something new. People have an invitation to our breakfast table.”

For 14 years, beginning in the late 1980s, Campbell was the co-host of WINK-104’s Wake-Up Show with Tim Burns. With no real formal radio training, Campbell created a ‘joke lady’ character, and when Burns retired, Logan was brought on.

Logan had been working WINK-104’s overnight shift at the time. He always had the voice and personality for radio, but never really knew in which direction his life would lead him.

“We just got lucky,” said Logan. “It’s about being at the right place at the right time. I never said, ‘no’, and I was always nice to people.

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It found me. We were lucky we had already known each other. We weren’t put together.

“Any professional person will tell you, ‘You better perform,’” added Logan. “Nobody wants to hear ‘Woe is me.’ Part of what we worry about is ‘Do people think it’s entertaining?’.

It doesn’t have to be funny. Not everything is a joke. But we don’t want to come across as trying too hard.”

“I never worked alone in the industry,” said Campbell. “My story is not usual. I got lucky and fell into it. Tim (Burns) was my mentor. I was the sidekick starting out. Now we’re co-hosts. But Denny does like to get the last word in.

“I think that’s what makes good morning teams, when you have a certain understanding,” Campbell added. “We bust on each other like bros in a bar. But we don’t take it to the next day, or the next hour.”

There are times when Campbell serves as Logan’s voice of reason, when she needs to reel him in just a bit. Not only is it important to like what you do, but also to like who you’re doing it with.

“It’s just a conversation,” said Logan. “We talk to each other off the air just as we do on it. It’s better having someone to talk to. It works because it’s genuine. I know her. I know her husband. I know her family. I just feel I fit in.”

“There’s nothing that makes my day more “We’re living life out loud. than when someone says, ‘I love your We talk about things you’re show,’” said Campbell. going to talk about with “ ‘We listen every your friends. We just have an morning.’ That’s gold. audience. It’s things people That makes can relate to.”

getting up every morning at three o’clock worth it. I love it.”

Individually, both Logan and Campbell expressed a feeling of gratitude for the success they have enjoyed.

And each seems to realize that they couldn’t do it without the other.

“Every show can always improve,” said Campbell. “We’re not perfect.

Where’s it going? I hope we have a few more years. I can’t see myself doing the show with anyone else. My life isn’t saying I need to go yet.

I’m still enjoying it.”

“I like what it is,” said Logan. “We get to be who we are. We don’t have to fake things. I was the class clown in high school. But it’s not about the attention.

“It’s a series. It’s serial,” concluded Logan. “You can join in. It’s very talk-show-esque. Each show is different from the last. I don’t know where it’s going. I don’t think it’s going anywhere.”

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Ten Reasons to Give a Gift Card This Holiday Season

By Darcy Oordt

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ift Cards often get the bad rap. They are often considered impersonal gifts that are only given by people who are lazy or don’t care to buy a “real” gift. And sure, people will often talk about the gift card they got and have never used.

But let’s be real, we have all gotten a gift that we never used. At least if it’s a gift card it won’t be taking up valuable space in your attic or basement.

Here are 10 reasons you should consider giving a gift card as a gift for the holidays or any time of the year.

1. It ensures the person gets exactly what they want. Think back. Have you ever been disappointed to get a gift card? “A gift card? Oh no, I have to go shopping at my favorite store and spend someone else’s money. How horrible!” said no one ever. You may also consider giving them a gift card for a necessity like groceries, pet store or gasoline. That way, the money they don't have to spend at the grocery store they can use to spend on other items they want.

2. You can make them personal. Sure, you can’t go wrong with a Visa or Amazon Gift Card, but you can make the gift personal by finding the right gift card for that person. Almost every store and restaurant sells gift cards. It may be a card for someplace they rarely get to go or a place they go every day.

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Christmas to enjoy.” Sure, if all they get is gift cards, but that probably won’t happen. But if you are really worried about this, then pair it with a small gift. A gift certificate for a wine store could be given with a pair of wine glasses. A gift certificate for a pet store could be given with a dog bone or bag of catnip. You get the idea.

4. They never have to be returned. Nothing is worse than getting a gift for Christmas that has to be returned. That means you either have to battle the crowds after Christmas or risk that the store will be out of the item by the time you get there.

5. They are easy to wrap. Did you know that people buy 4 million pounds of wrapping paper each year? That’s enough to fill almost 5 NFL football fields full or wrapping paper.

What’s worse is that it is often lined with plastic so it can’t be recycled. That’s a lot of paper that could be saved by giving a gift card. The nice thing about gift cards is they can be given in small containers that can be reused.

6. It is more economical for you. Many stores give incentives during the holidays for gift card purchases. Some give smaller gift cards with a larger purchase. For example, Harrisburg Magazine sells discounted gift cards. You can give a $25 gift card for $18.75.

7. It is more economical for the other person. Everyone knows that stores have huge sales after Christmas. Well, by giving a gift card, you can help the person get more for the money because they might find it on sale. What if it’s sold out? Well, if you are concerned that could be the case then give them their gift a few days early.

8. They are easy to purchase. Many gift cards can be purchased online and be shipped to your door. Even better, you can purchase gift cards that are sent directly to the person. Saves you from having to battle the post office. Not to mention they are perfect last-minute gifts.

9. They can be great to have on hand for surprise gifts. Nothing is worse than getting a gift from someone and not having a gift for them. Sure, you can go with the old “Your gift is at my house” excuse, but no one will believe that. But if you keep a few gift cards on hand in your office or purse, you’ll be ready for this. They may not be as personal as you’d like, but it saves you from having to deal with the awkward situation. And if you don’t need them, you can always use them later for yourself.

10. Gift cards are great for re-gifting.

Unless you get a gift certificate that expires, you can always regift them later. And if you don’t want to regift them, consider donating them to a local charity. They can either use them to purchase items they need or to purchase items for raffles. So if you get a gift card you don’t want, think about giving it away.

And speaking of gift cards, don’t forget you can purchase gift cards at a discount on the Harrisbur Magazine website at https://harrisburgmagazine.com/shop/.

These cards are discounted (but don’t worry they don’t say that on the card itself), so stock up for the holidays!

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2019 Holiday GIFT GUIDE

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he holidays are here! In keeping with the spirit of the season, Harrisburg Magazine is pleased to present its annual Holiday Gift Guide.

The Holiday Gift Guide is compiled from local advertisers. Please consider these businesses and their services when shopping for friends, family, and business associates. Our best wishes to you, our readers, for a happy holiday season!

WOW THEM WITH CHOCOLATE AND OTHER SWEET TREATS This holiday season discover over 50 varieties of handmade chocolate and candy treats, including decadent truffles, caramels and more made by traditional hand-dipping techniques that create truly unique confections at this third-generation candy shop.

Matangos Candies 1501 Catherine St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 (717) 234-0882 www.matangoscandies.com

GIVE THE GIFT OF HANDMADE ARTISAN CANDIES Enjoy giving Brittle Bark and Cocoa Creek Chocolates and the standing ovation you will receive from family and friends as you delight them with this divine indulgence will be worth it. Stop by to purchase those special holiday gifts and enjoy some free samples.

Brittle Bark 33 W. Main St. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 697-6950 www.brittlebark.com

MAKE THEM SQUEAL WITH DELIGHT ‘Tis the season to experience the joy on a child’s face when they open the perfect present from Snazzy Giraffe.

Whether you are a parent, aunt or uncle or a grandparent who wants to score cool points, this is the place to find elegant baby and children’s clothing plus accessories, books, toys, stuffed animals and more.

Snazzy Giraffe The Shops at Walden 104Walden Way Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717) 590-5147 www.snazzygiraffe.com

GIVE THE GIFT OF BEAUTY The holidays are a time when people want to look and feel their best. Sass Salon and Day Spa offers much more than hair services. Central Pennsylvania’s full-service salon, Sass Salon and Day Spa offers trained technicians in hair, nails, skin care, body treatments, and massage therapy. This holiday season, give the gift of beauty. Gift cards available.

Sass Salon and Day Spa 931 Kranzel Dr. Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 612-0344 www.sassspandsalon.com

THINGS JUST GOT VERY MERRY Looking for stocking stuffers? Purchase lottery tickets from your local Pennsylvania lottery retailer and benefit older Pennsylvanians. Every day. Remember. You have to play to win.

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ON TREND, ON STYLE Looking for something for that special someone? You’ll find it at Bill Maloney Men’s Wear and Tailor Shop in Hummelstown, the area's largest selection of suits, sport coats, shirts, shorts, pants, ties and accessories.

Personalized service, an in-store tailor, and tux rentals and sales also available.

Bill Maloney Men’s Wear and Tailor Shop 17 E. Main St. Hummelstown, PA 17036 (717) 566-8987 www.billmaloneymenswear.com

TRUST YOUR SPECIAL MOMENTS TO MOUNTZ For over 30 years, Mountz Jewelers has been providing exquisite holiday gifts to folks in the area. From renowned watch and designer jewelry lines to one of a kind custom designed pieces, Mountz has something for everyone. Trust your special holiday moments to Mountz.

Three locations: Carlisle, Camp Hill and Colonial Park/Harrisburg.

Mountz Jewelers www.mountzjewelers.com GIVE THE GIFT OF RELAXATION AND WELLNESS Whether you want to de-stress yourself or help those on your holiday list, let Elements Massage help deliver the gift of ultimate relaxation. With an immense variety of different massages and exclusive AromaRitual essences, give a gift card for a truly personalized gift.

Elements Massage 5072 Jonestown Road, Suite 3 Harrisburg, PA 17112 (717) 417-4154 www.elementsmassage.com THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT Looking for the best unique gift this holiday season? Put the thrill of driving back in your loved one’s garage with the all new, totally redesigned 2020 Ford Explorer.

They’ll be glad you did.

L.B. Smith Ford 1100 Market St. Lemoyne, PA 17043 (717) 761-6700 www.lbsmithford.com GIVE THE GIFT OF UNIQUENESS With over 30 years of pottery experience, Mark and Huynh Mai Fitzgerald combine the basic elements of earth, water and fire to produce beautiful unique items of permanence that enhance the everyday experiences of cooking and serving food as well as adding visual beauty.

Fitzgerald Pottery 954 Range End Rd. Dillsburg, PA 17019 (717) 432-8124 www.fitzgeraldpottery.com

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GIVE THE GIFT OF JEWELRY One can never go wrong with the gift of jewelry. If your special someone hasn’t dropped hints or slipped a wish list your way, K Novinger Jewelry will help you find that great gift to make your beloved’s holiday season shine a little brighter.

K Novinger Jewelry 1200 Market St. Lemoyne, PA 17043 (717) 972-0553 www.knovingerjewelry.com HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Kindle the warmth and charm for your holidays at home with custom blinds, shades, and shutters from Hunter Douglas. The friendly staff at L & L Window Fashions will help you find the perfect window treatments to ransform the light in your home, making holiday living more enjoyable and defining the mood of your unique and beautiful space.

L & L Window Fashions 5450 Derry St., Bldg. 2 Harrisburg, PA 17111 (717) 635-9623 www.landlwindowfashions.com MAKE IT THE TOAST OF THE TOWN Whether you’re planning Thanksgiving dinner, looking to stock the cellar for holiday parties in December, or simply want to relax after a long day’s work, there’s a Pennsylvania State Liquor Store around the corner. Stop by and talk to the experts who can help you find that right bottle for any occasion this holiday season.

Pennsylvania Liquor Control’s Fine Wine and Good Spirits www.finewineandgoodspirits.com PAMPER YOUR PET FOR THE HOLIDAYS Give the gift of special care and attention to your fourlegged family members this holiday season. Tegs’ groomers work to make every step of the grooming and spa package enjoyable for your special pet. From a soothing bath to a proper trimming and gentle brushing your pet will receive the best services possible to make him clean and shiny for the holidays.

Teg's Canine Clippery 335 Bridge Street New Cumberland, PA 17070 (717) 774-7262 www.tegs.us

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GIVE THE GIFT OF RETRO KITSCH Shopping for the perfect holiday gift? Select from artisan-made jewelry, purses, candles, and pottery. Whether you’re looking for an affordable coffee mug for an office gift, or a fine art sculpture for yourself, you’ll find it along with Papyrus greeting cards, fine art boxed notecards, journals, adult coloring books, and retro kitsch. Gift cards available.

Homestyle Charlie 19 Briarcrest Square Hershey, PA 17033 (717) 508-7518 www.homestylecharlie.com O’CHRISTMAS TREE, O’ CHRISTMAS TREE Nothing quite welcomes the holiday season like a welldecorated, festive home. Whether you prefer traditional red-and-green décor or favor more subtle gold ribbons and greenery, let Stauffers help you infuse every room in your home with Christmas spirit. Select from a spirited mix of lush garlands, real or artificial trees, and decorations galore.

Stauffers is your one stop shop for holiday decorating.

Stauffers of Kissel Hill 51 Gettysburg Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 766-7993 5350 Linglestown Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17112 (717) 657-1760 www.skh.com YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS WANT GIFTS, TOO Looking the perfect gift to give your dog or cat? With a superior selection of high quality, human grade, holistic and nutritious pet foods, treats, and supplements from which to choose, Abrams & Weakley is the place to shop for those four-legged friends on your holiday gift list.

Abrams & Weakley General Store for Animals 3963 N. 6th St., Rear Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 232-3963 www.abramsandweakley.com

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SPREAD THE JOY WITH SPARKLE Let the friendly and knowledgeable staff at Henderson & Co. Jewelers help you select the perfect gift this holiday. The exquisite selection of unique jewlery designs combined with style and value to meet all your custom jewelry needs makes Henderson & Co. Jewelers the ideal choice.

Henderson & Co. Jewelers 5255 Simpson Ferry Rd Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717) 766-7771 www.hendersonjewelers.com GIVE THE GIFT OF FONDUE Your special someone will love you for a dinner date to The Melting Pot this holiday season. Enjoy several fondue cooking styles and a variety of unique entrees, salads, and indulgent desserts. Definitely a fondue experience for the memory book.

The Melting Pot 3350 Paxton St, Harrisburg, 17111 (717) 564-6358 www.meltingpot.com MAKE THE HOLIDAYS SWEET Zimmerman’s Nuts & Candies is the perfect place for your all your candy gifts. The family owned business has been a local favorite since 1915.

Purchase Zimmerman’s homemade peanut butter for everyone on your holiday list. Browse the large selection of candies, nuts, fruits, baking supplies and more. From one piece of candy to 10 pound bags and bars Zimmerman’s has it all.

Zimmerman’s Nuts & Candies 2701 Elm Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 (717) 232-6842 www.zimmermansonline.com FOR YOUR SPECIAL PETS Benny’s PET DEPOT offers a large variety of natural pet food, pet supplies, bakery items, and much more. With the largest selection of toys, treats, chews and pet accessories, you’re sure to find something to keep your special pets happy and healthy this holiday season.

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GIVE A CALM RETREAT FROM THE BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON A gift certificate from Changes Salon and Day Spa is the perfect way to spread holiday cheer. Choose from a variety of packages offering the finest in massage, facials, skin care, makeup, body treatments, nail therapies, hair color and design. Treat your special someone to a calm retreat from their busy holiday season.

Changes Salon and Day Spa 5121 East Trindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717) 697-2600 www.changesdayspa.com GIVE THE GIFT OF A CLEAN CAR With winter’s chill a definite, one way to make it easier for drivers on your holiday list to deal with the elements are holiday gift cards from Quik Quality Car Wash. Quik Quality provides a range of convenient auto washing and detailing services for all vehicles, and the gift cards make great stocking stuffers. Open seven days a week.

Quik Quality Car Wash 3620 Walnut St. Harrisburg, PA 17109 717-545-1234 www.quikqualitycarwash.com

GIVE THE GIFT OF BALANCE, PEACE AND ENERGY Give the gift of Reiki. Reiki is a gentle and deeply relaxing hands-on healing technique which is highly beneficial for stress management and balance. This holiday season, let Rickie get underneath to the source of your stress by using Reiki to melt it away.

Reiki by Rickie 2793 Old Post Rd., Suite 10 Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 599-2299 Rickie@ReikiByRickie.com GIVE THE GIFT OF FRESH, UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE The Hair Co. is your one stop shop for the ultimate in haircare. Salon services and products are always the highest quality, including a full line of beauty products that are well-known and trusted. Cuts, colors, and a variety of other barber shop and salon services for both men and women from all styles and backgrounds. Special holiday offer: Buy one gift card and get another of equal value.

Offer good until December 24, 2019.

The Hair Co. 4409 Locust Lane Harrisburg, PA 17109 (717) 439-2869 www.thehaircohbg.com

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DECEMBER EVENTS through November 9. No tours June 29 to August 3.

NOVEMBER 30 THROUGH DECEMBER 1 WREATH WORKSHOP Wildwood Park 100 Wildwood Way Harrisburg, PA 17110 Times: 9 AM, 10:30 AM, Noon Admission: $20.00 per wreath Phone: (717) 221-0292

A Little Respect

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anging berry-studded springs of mistletoe over doorways during the holidays originated in Europe during the 1500s. Technically a parasitic, mistletoe was widely considered by many as a nuisance that damaged trees.

However, today it is known as the key in sustaining ecosystems worldwide and a necessary food source for bird species.

The kissing custom was practiced in the early United States. Washington Irving referred to it in “Christmas Eve,” from his 1820 collection of essays and stories, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. In Irving’s day, each time a couple kissed under a mistletoe sprig, they removed one of the white berries. When the berries were all gone, so was the sprig’s kissing’ power.

Today, the custom continues.

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MONTHLY ON THE 3RD FRIDAY 3RD IN THE BURG AROUND THE CITY Various locations around Harrisburg Harrisburg shows off its creative flair with 3rd in the Burg, a celebration of the city’s quickly growing arts and cultural scene. Each month, dozens of venues host special events - exhibits, music, theater, comedy, lectures throughout Downtown and Midtown.

THROUGH DECEMBER 6 CHILDREN'S STORYTIME The State Museum of Pennsylvania 300 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM $7 adults, $6 seniors $5 children 1 -11 yrs.

(717) 787-4980 This year–D-Day’s 75th Anniversary– experience a different side of Gettysburg on a “World War II in Gettysburg” bus tour. Experience moving stories of WWII veterans buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery; visit a prisoner-of-war camp and learn why an intelligence camp was located here; hear stories of the Navy’s mapmaking operation that prepared for the invasion of Japan. Following the 2-hour bus tour, you may take a walking tour of the national cemetery. Tour runs weekly on Saturdays from April 6

Make an evergreen wreath out of natural materials. Everything will be supplied to make a wreath with decoration from nature, including cones, berries, nuts and seed pods.

Bring work gloves and clippers.

Register at www.wildwoodlake.org/ events. There are three different start times to choose from: 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm on either November 30 or December 1, 2019.

DECEMBER 4-8 PENNSYLVANIA CHRISTMAS & GIFT SHOW Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center 2300 N. Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: (610) 565-0313 The Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center It's a wonderland of all things Christmas! Get in the holiday spirit at one of the largest holiday shows in the country and find something for everyone on your gift list. Thousands come from all over the Northeast to visit The Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show, a festive celebration of the season’s finest decorations, arts & crafts, cuisines, and musical & dance groups. Shop crafts, jewelry, clothing, Christmas decorations,

toys, household accents, ceramics, furniture, dolls, flowers, paintings, holiday foods and much more.

DECEMBER 7 2019 JINGLE BELL RUN SpringGate Vineyard and Winery 5790 Devonshire Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17112 Registration Opens 8:00AM Race Begins 10:00AM Get your jingle on at the MOST FUN & FESTIVE holiday fun-run around – all to battle the #1 cause of disability!

The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run is the original festive race for charity. It’s where you can strut your stuff in your favorite holiday costume and FEEL GOOD about DOING GOOD. Together, we’ll jingle all the way to a cure – and have a fantastic time every step we take! Bring a team of friends, family and co-workers to run or walk. Get your jingle on and spread the Spirit of Yes: Yes to having fun and celebrating what you love. Yes to living life to the fullest.

Yes to conquering arthritis for good.

100% of your registration fee and fundraising go to a great cause!

For more help or information about the 2019 Jingle Bell Run Harrisburg, PA contact Zachary Robinson at zrobinson@arthritis.org or call 814-246-7968.

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DECEMBER 8 46TH ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT HOUSE TOUR Historic Harrisburg Association Inc. 1230 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17102 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM www.historicharrisburg.com Historic Harrisubrg Association will present its 46th Annual Candlelight House Tour on December 8 and will featuer historic homes and buildings of significance in Harrisburg.

The Nutcracker

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his month, ballet companies all over the globe are presenting their take on Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet, “The Nutcracker,” and families everywhere are planning their annual pilgrimage to see it. For many people, this is the only time in the year they’d even contemplate spending money on going to the ballet, yet a Christmas without “The Nutcracker” just wouldn’t be Christmas. It’s as quintessentially Christmassy as mince pies, fir trees and carols.

“The Nutcracker” tells the story of Clara, a young girl, who creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favorite gift, a nutcracker. A mysterious magician, Drosselmeyer, is waiting to whisk her off on a magical adventure. After defeating the villainous Mouse King, Clara and the nutcracker fly on a golden sleigh through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy serves up a dazzling display of dances, including her own. Back at home in bed, Clara is convinced it must all have been a dream.

It’s the eternal fantasy of Christmas come to life on stage . The ballet is free of theology, steers clear of baby Jesus and celebrates festivities to which many families, regardless of religious persuasion, can relate at this time of year. Here is a magical world of young children, parents, toys, Christmas trees, snowflakes and candy, all set to Tchaikovsky’s beautiful score. No wonder it’s a timeless classic. 7

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The Tour will feature a variety of single-family residences and condominiums and other important landmarks that reflect the city's architectural heritage.

Advance tickets at discounted prices may be ordered onlne.

Day-of-tour tickets will be $25 a will be available at the Historic Harrisburg Resource Center at 1230 North Third Street.

Launched by Historic Harrisburg in 1973, the Candlelight Hous Tour is the oldest and biggest tour of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

DECEMBER 9-10 CHRISTMAS AT THE CLOISTER Ephrata Cloister 632 West Main St. Ephrata, PA 17522 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM https://ephratacloister.org Performances at 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM each night. Spend a few moments in quiet reflection with seasonal readings and holiday music in the 1741 Meetinghouse

at the Ephrata Cloister. Seating is limited and advance tickets are required.

Call 717-733-6600 after November 8 to order your tickets.

Special Admission rate of $7 per person.

DECEMBER 14-15 CPYB’S “THE NUTCRACKER” IN HARRISBURG Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts 222 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” is coming to Whitake Center on Saturday, December 14 at 1:00pm and 5:00pm and Sunday, December 15 at 2:00pm George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® will have your heart bursting with cheer in this holiday tradition for the whole family!

The brilliant dancers of Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet bring Balanchine’s winter classic to life with larger-than-life sets and dazzling costumes set to the magical music of Tchaikovsky.

As the clock strikes twelve, you’ll happen upon a battle between toy soldiers and mischievous mice as a blizzard of ballerinas reveal a wonderful world of confection.

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Christmas Cards

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hristmas Cards appeared in the United States in the late 1840s, but were very expensive and most people couldn’t afford them. It 1875, Louis Prang, a printer who was originally from Germany but who had also worked on early cards in England, started mass producing cards so more people could afford to buy them.

Prang's first cards featured flowers, plants, and children. In 1915, John C. Hall and two of his brothers created Hallmark Cards, who are still one of the biggest card makers today.

The first known personalized Christmas Card was sent in 1891 by Annie Oakley, the famous sharpshooter and star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. She was in Glasgow, Scotland at Christmas in 1891 and sent cards back to her friends and family in the United States. featuring a photo of her on it. As she was in Scotland, she's wearing tartan in the photo.

Annie reportedly designed the cards herself and they were printed by a local printer.

In the 1910s and 1920s, homemade cards became popular. They were often unusual shapes and had things such as foil and ribbon on them. These were usually too delicate to send through the post and were given by hand. 7

100 Wildwood Way Harrisburg, PA 17110 Times: 10 AM - 4 PM Admission: Free Phone: (717) 221-0292 Visit the Olewine Nature Center, where special exhibits will highlight some of Wildwood's animals in winter.

Self-guided stations will help visitors understand more about natural history and enhance a winter outdoor experience.

Closed on Mondays and December 25.

DECEMBER 19 LINDA EDER CHRISTMAS SHOW Whitaker Center 222 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 46 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019

Time: 8 PM info@whitakercenter.org (717) 214-2787 Part of Harrisburg University’s Fall Concert Series, Linda Eder will appear “live” in concert on the Whitaker Stage. Eder’s diverse repertoire spans Broadway, Standards, Pop, Country and Jazz.

Launched in 2018 under the direction of HU Director of Live Entertainment and Media Services Frank Schofield, the HU Concert Series marks the return of worldclass national music artists, comedians and more to Harrisburg.

All Tickets: $40. For additional information go to www. concertseries.harrisburgu.edu/ jason-isbell-tickets/

DECEMBER 21 STRASBURG RAIL ROAD CHRISTMAS TRAINS Strasburg Rail Road is located in Lancaster County, PA 301 Gap Road, Ronks, PA 17572 Multiple daytime train departures.

Pre-purchase online or by phone at 1-866-725-9666 Boarding times are 15 minutes before departure times Christmas arrives at the Strasburg Rail Road on Thanksgiving weekend. Plan ahead to reserve your seat for the magic of Christmas – Strasburg Rail Road style!

Santa Claus welcomes you and passengers of all ages aboard America's oldest operating railroad for a truly magical steam train and Christmas experience!

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DECEMBER 26-29 LANTERN TOURS Ephrata Cloister 632 West Main St. Ephrata, PA 17522 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ephratacloister.org/events/lantern-tours These special theatrical tours take you back in time to visit Ephrata Cloister as it may have appeared in the 1700s. Each year we offer a new story with a cast of junior and senior high school students playing the roles that bring history to life.

The Candy Cane

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he first historical reference to the familiar cane shape though goes back to 1670.

The choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany first bent the sugar-sticks into the shape of canes to represent a shepherd's staff. The all-white candy canes were then given out to children during the long-winded nativity services.

The clergymen's custom of handing out candy canes during Christmas services would eventually spread throughout Europe and later to America. At the time, the canes were still white, but sometimes the candy-makers would add sugar-roses to further decorate the canes. In, 1847, the first historical reference to the candy cane in America appeared when a German immigrant named August Imgard decorated the Christmas tree in his Wooster, Ohio home with candy canes.

In 1919, a candy maker named Bob McCormack began making candy canes. And by the middle of the century, his company, Bob's Candies, became widely famous for their candy canes. Initially, the canes had to bent by hand to make the "J" shape. That changed with the help of his brother-in-law, Gregory Keller, who invented a machine to automate candy cane production. 7

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Advance tickets are required and can be purchased after December 1 by calling 717-733-6600. Adults $10, Seniors $9, Students $7, Children $5. Tours depart every half hour.

DECEMBER 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY FOR CHILDREN Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts 222 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM https://www.whitakercenter.org/ Join the Popcorn Hat Players for our 27th annual New Year’s Eve Party for children where we countdown to NOON instead of midnight! The party is so big it’s held at the Sunoco Performance Theater at the Whitaker Center.

Tickets include admission to the show, noisemakers, party hats, and a Hawaiian lei. Enjoy this year’s show, Beauty and The Beast!

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and the performance will begin at 11:00 a.m.

Early bird tickets Nov. 10–30, $10 Dec. 1–31 tickets, $12 Tickets at GamutTheatre.org or 717-238-4111 This event sells out every year; we

highly recommend you reserve tickets in advance.

NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION Hersheys Chocolate World Attraction 101 Chocolate World Way Hershey, PA 17033 4:00PM - 9:00PM Start your celebration early at HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WORLD! Special activities and appearances from the Hershey's Characters. Guests of all ages will enjoy ringing in the New Year with hourly countdowns.

DECEMBER 31 THROUGH JANUARY 1 LAST LAUGHS OF 2019, GAMUT NEW YEARS EVE! Gamut Theatre 15 North 4th Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 http://www.Gamuttheatre.org Join us at Gamut Theatre on New Year’s Eve for a series of short performances to keep you laughing till midnight!

TMI, Gamut’s beloved improv company, and BARD SENSELESS, the comedic touring troupe of Harrisburg Shakespeare Company, will entertain you on the Select Medical Mainstage, while Peggy’s Pub provides refreshments in the Capital Blue Cross Lobby. Finishes just in time to see the Harrisburg fireworks.

Ticket Pricing: General admission pay-per-show: $10 VIP: $30.

VIP ticket includes admission to all three shows (come and go as you please through the night), complimentary non-alcoholic drinks, after-midnight access.

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BEST HOLIDAY CANDY THAT EVERYONE WILL LOVE

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.

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t’s the most wonderful time of the year for candy. So sweeten the holiday season and spread some cheer with these irresistible candy recipes. Holiday candy not only makes a great hostess gift, it adds a sweet touch to dessert platters and gift bags or baskets this holiday season. Pack candies in clear cellophane bags with festive ribbon or in small boxes with tissue paper for gift giving. From easy peanut butter fudge to old-fashioned sea foam candy, you'll find something for all of your friends with a sweet tooth. And if you're smart you'll make some for your yourself and your family to enjoy.

Happy holidays!

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EASY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE This is the best recipe for creamy and delicious peanut butter fudge. It is great for sharing at work.

INGREDIENTS • 1/2 cup butter • 1 (16 ounce) package brown sugar • 1/2 cup milk • 3/4 cup peanut butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar DIRECTIONS Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and vanilla. Pour over confectioners' sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat until smooth; pour into an 8x8 inch dish. Chill until firm and cut into squares.

LAYERED PEPPERMENT BARK INGREDIENTS • 20 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped, divided • 30 peppermint candies, crushed, divided • 10 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped • 6 tablespoons heavy cream • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract DIRECTIONS Line a 9x12 inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Melt half of the white chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Spread the white chocolate into the prepared pan. Sprinkle 1/4 of the crushed peppermints evenly over white chocolate. Chill until firm, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt the dark chocolate, heavy cream, and peppermint extract together in the top of a double boiler over just barely simmering water, stirring frequently, until just melted.

Quickly pour the chocolate layer over the chilled white chocolate layer; spread evenly. Chill until firm, about 20 minutes.

Melt the remaining white chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just barely simmering water, stirring frequently, until just melted. Spread quickly over the chilled bark. Sprinkle with the remaining peppermint pieces; chill until firm, about 20 minutes. Cut or break into small pieces to serve.

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CHOCOLATE FUDGE INGREDIENTS • 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk • 1/4 cup butter • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) DIRECTIONS Place chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter or margarine in large microwaveable bowl. Zap in microwave on medium until chips are melted, about 3-5 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour into well-greased 8x8 inch glass baking dish.

Refrigerate until set. Cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE TRUFFLES INGREDIENTS • 1/4 cup unsalted butter • 3 tablespoons heavy cream • 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped • 2 tablespoons orange liqueur • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest • 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil DIRECTIONS In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine butter and cream. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in 4 ounces chopped chocolate, orange liqueur, and orange zest; continue stirring until smooth. Pour truffle mixture into a shallow bowl or a 9X5 in loaf pan. Chill until firm, about 2 hours.

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Shape chilled truffle mixture by rounded teaspoons into small balls (a melon baller also works well for this part). Place on prepared baking sheet.

Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.

In the top of a double boiler over lightly simmering water, melt remaining 4 ounces chocolate with the oil, stirring until smooth. Cool to lukewarm. Drop truffles, one at a time, into melted chocolate mixture. Using 2 forks, lift truffles out of the chocolate, allowing any excess chocolate to drip back into the pan before transferring back onto baking sheet. Chill until set.

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OLD-FASHIONED SEA FOAM CANDY INGREDIENTS • 1 pound white sugar • 1/2 pint water • 4 tablespoons distilled white vinegar • 3 tablespoons light corn syrup • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips • tablespoons shortening • 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate DIRECTIONS Butter a 8x8 inch square baking pan; set aside. Put sugar, vinegar, syrup, and water in a heavy 4 quart saucepan (cast iron if you have it).

Gently heat the mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon, until sugar has dissolved and syrup has melted. Bring to a boil, cover and boil for 3 minutes, then remove lid and boil until temperature reaches 285 degrees F (140 degrees C) on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda, mixing well to allow bubbles to subside a little.

Pour hot mixture into prepared pan and leave until just beginning to set. Mark into squares with a lightly oiled knife. Leave to set completely. Cut or break into pieces.

Combine chocolate chips, shortening, and baking chocolate in a 2-quart glass bowl. Microwave on High for 2 minutes to melt.

Stir with a wooden spoon. Dip candy pieces into chocolate, covering completely. Let cool on waxed paper.Wrap individually in waxed paper, twisting the ends together, and store in an airtight container.

PRALINES INGREDIENTS • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar • 1 1/2 cups white sugar • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1 cup sour cream • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup • 2 tablespoons butter, softened • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 cups chopped pecans • 24 pecan halves DIRECTIONS Lightly grease the inside of a 4-quart saucepan. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Stir the brown sugar, white sugar, baking soda, sour cream, and corn syrup together in the oiled pan; place over low heat. Cook and stir continually until the sugars are dissolved.

Wipe any sugar crystals above the liquid line with a pastry brush moistened with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

Do not stir once the sugar syrup begins to boil. Heat to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Remove from heat; stir in the butter, vanilla, and chopped pecans.

Drop spoonfuls of the mixture 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Press a pecan half into the top of each praline. Allow to cool completely. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.

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CHOCOLATE PRETZELS INGREDIENTS • 24 circular pretzels • 24 milk chocolate candy kisses • 1 (1.69 ounce) package mini candy-coated chocolates DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pretzels on baking sheets. Unwrap candy kisses and place one in the center of each pretzel. Place in preheated oven 1 to 2 minutes, until kisses melt. Remove from oven and place one candy-coated chocolate in the center of each pretzel. Chill in refrigerator until set. 7

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Bartender’s Best

By Charlie Wohlrab

T

he “Highball” is a classic, easy to make, tasty drink with many variations. The name is derived from the glass. Apparently, in the late 1800’s, bartenders referred to glasses as “balls” and the tall glass was a “Highball.” There is sparse documentation regarding alcoholic beverage consumption and what there is, is often conflicting. I usually go to the most logical. There are several variations of the “Highball,” but the tall glass is a constant. Actually, a Rum and Coke, a Scotch and Soda and a Rye and Ginger are all “Highballs.” Notice I did not include Screwdrivers and Bloody Marys on the list of “Highballs,” as these are made with a fruit juice and are, therefore, more historically “Punches.”

The Rye and Ginger is a traditional cocktail that I wanted to try after my aunt ordered one at my daughter’s wedding. My Aunt was elderly and her request spoke of the history and popularity of this cocktail.

A word about Rye Whiskey. I like to use Old Overholt. This whisky has an interesting Pennsylvania history and had a role in the HBO series, Broadwalk Empire. Old Overholt was around during Prohibition, and Andrew Mellon, Secretary of Treasury and part owner at the time, was able to grant the distillery a “Medicinal License.” It is now distilled by Jim Beam in Kentucky, theoretically, according to the original recipe.

RYE AND GINGER

• 1 and ½ ounce Rye Whiskey • Ginger Ale • Ice When I make a Rye and Ginger, I have a pair of old eight-ounce tall glasses that I like to use. I fill the glass with ice, add the Rye Whiskey and top with Ginger Ale. Could anything be easier? However, due to the differences in Ginger Ale and Rye Whiskey, this can alter the taste slightly. My suggestion is to pick one of each Rye Whiskey you like.

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As long as you have the Rye Whisky, have a taste of it “neat”(in a glass with no ice), so you know what it tastes like. The same with the Ginger Ale. Since there are subtle difference, try different brands in order to get the ones you prefer To make this a Presbyterian Rye and Ginger, substitute equal parts of Ginger Ale and Club Soda or Seltzer for the Ginger Ale. Again, use either Club Soda or Seltzer. It’s your choice or what you have on hand. However, a true Presbyterian Cocktail will use Scotch as the whiskey. Here’s a drinking history tidbit: The name “Presbyterian Cocktail” was given is because Scotch was the liquor of choice and the Presbyterian Church began in Scotland. But as I mentioned before, alcoholic beverage history is often sparse e so this fact just might be based on conjecture.

A slightly different Rye and Ginger is made with Rye and Stones Ginger Wine. I like Stones Original Ginger. This is a ginger flavored currant wine which dates back to 1740s England. The bottle suggests one drink it over ice with a slice of orange. But if this is too spicy, a splash of club soda or seltzer will mellow it out. For a slightly different Rye and Ginger, I use the following: • 1 and ½ ounce Rye Whiskey • ½ ounce Stones Original Ginger Fill a rocks glass with ice, add the Rye whiskey and top with the “Stones.” Give a gentle stir and it is ready. Again, if it is too spicy, a splash of club soda will mellow it. To dress it up a bit, I might add three cherries on a spear. This takes the Rye and Ginger from “ Highball” to a mixed alcohol cocktail much like the Manhattan and Martini.

Happy Holidays!

Charlie Wohlrab is a mixologist whose motto, “Drinking. . .more than a hobby” has been topmost in his mind since he first started tending bar while getting his Pharmacy degree. Now retired, when he’s not restoring his older home in New Jersey, he’s made it his goal to elevate the experience of having a daily cocktail from something mundane to something more exciting. He is now Harrisburg Magazine’s official bartender in residence.

My recipes are like my opinions,” says Wohlrab. “They continue to be refined as I try new products and work with old standbys.” Currently working on a book about cocktails, Wolhrab welcomes comments from his readers. He can be contacted at jgoodwin@harrisburgmagazine.com. 7