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Events and Activities You Won’t Want To Miss!

SEE YA LATER, GATOR

SOME COLD, HARD FACTS ABOUT ICE CREAM

DÉJÀ VU, ALL OVER AGAIN

WALLY THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ALLIGATOR

THE HISTORY OF ICE CREAM

REDLAND LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM

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The Nose Knows

By Deborah Fingerglow • Photos by Danielle Debley

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’m sorry folks, I’m going to need to cut this presentation short.

We’ve been called out to help with a missing person,” explains Terri Heck. She packs up her anti-bullying program quickly and efficiently, maneuvering a box under her arm and guiding K9 Briggs to the door.

Briggs is a beautiful black and tan bloodhound, trained to search and help rescue missing persons here in south central Pennsylvania. She is part of the Summit Search and Rescue team headed up by Terri and Jim Heck. They operate the non-profit at no charge to the community that benefits from their trained bloodhounds. This is volunteerism at its finest, working to help local law enforcement find folks that are lost, as well as those who would rather not be found.

What is Scent-Tracking?

Bloodhounds are unparalleled when it comes to scent tracking.

Tenacious, stubborn and dedicated, these dogs can pick up scent from virtually any object, even if it’s been altered by fire, or taken into the water. They are true masters of scent. So proficient in fact, that their positive identification of a subject is accepted in court proceedings.

They’re that good at what they do. SSAR bloodhounds are deputized in Cumberland County, PA by the District Attorney Office Division of Criminal Investigation.

Born to it, the rangy bloodhound can work through almost any terrain. Head down, long ears working to sweep the scent up into their noses, the bloodhound can scent from the ground as well as the air. “Scent travels,” explains Heck, “Every minute we’re constantly shedding skin cells that we can’t see. The bloodhounds can detect scent that is dissipated by wind and rain. It’s all around us.” Prior to a search, the dogs are harnessed up, given a scent article and told to “find.” That’s when their training kicks in.

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How Do Bloodhounds Find Missing People?

The dogs regularly work both new and aged trails as part of their ongoing training.

To keep the teams sharp, weekly training sessions in a variety of scenarios, constantly challenge both human and dog. They train in the wind, rain, snow and even in the water.

Up against railroad tracks and in debris-filled brush. In deserted buildings and in crowded streets. The goal is to prepare the teams for any real-life situation they encounter.

During a recent training session, a volunteer provided an unusual scent article - her sister’s suicide note. The entire scenario was coordinated by Jim Heck, retired Detective Sergeant, who does his best to think of the unthinkable. A second volunteer victim - the sister - was loaded into the back of an SUV and covered with a soiled tarp. Handlers were given the note to scent, interviewing the first volunteer who sent them off in the wrong direction. Each time, each bloodhound running the trail circled back to the car and found the victim.

Handlers are taught to read the dog’s signals. When the bloodhound makes a positive identification, there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind. The amazing part is that the dogs self-regulate, choosing the most appropriate signal for each situation. “Our dogs are taught to jump up on the person to identify, especially in criminal investigations.

But in missing person searches, with children or the elderly, the dogs will lay down next to the person, signaling the end of the search and identifying the person,” explains Heck.

Serious at work and in harness, Briggs the bloodhound is joyful at home with Terri and Jim and fellow bloodhounds K9 Merit and K9 Stratton. They chase bubbles, eat mini-pumpkins for a treat and clamber all over a playset that is there solely for their enjoyment.

“Working dogs need balance, just like we do,” says Terri. “A time to work and a time to play and exercise, and just be dogs.”

It All Started with a Bloodhound Named Boone K9 Briggs follows in the footsteps of her predecessors. Boone was the first bloodhound Terri Heck trained. A small black and tan, wrinkly dog that would alter the course of Terri’s life. Jim Heck chose a bloodhound as the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift, starting something that would turn into a true benefit for the community, Summit Search and Rescue. Established in 1999, the teams have worked more than 1,000 cases.

Prior to Boone’s arrival, Heck had seen the story of an elderly woman who had wandered from her home and died from exposure. “I kept wondering if things could have turned 8 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019

out differently if a trained bloodhound was available,” says Heck.

K9s Comanche and Apache followed Boone. Then K9 Merit and now K9s Briggs and Stratton. All trained in search and rescue. All on call 24/7, 365 days per year.

K9 Briggs wears multiple hats. Not only is she a trained search and rescue dog, she’s a Cumberland County detective and a certified therapy dog. When she’s not out on the trail, you can find Briggs and Heck in local schools and community centers teaching lessons of safety and presenting an anti-bullying program that started years ago with K9 Merit. Heck isn’t surprised by the program’s success or longevity. “The kids open up to the dogs, they feel like they can relate more easily, and they hear the message.”

The Pennsylvania State Working Animal Foundation (PSWAF): One of a Kind Mission Hits Close to Home Most folks don’t know exactly what working animals do, and how they benefit the residents of Pennsylvania. They can’t appreciate the training and time spent working as part of a team, because most of us don’t how it happens. We don’t think about the service or the sacrifice some of these working animals make. Heck knows first-hand. K9 Merit just recently retired from service at age 13. She’s worked hard in spite of health complications that added up to thousands of dollars that Heck was more than willing to pay. “She’s invested her whole life in service; we have an obligation to take care of her to the best of our ability.

And besides that, we love her.”

When PSWAF founder Rob Lauver approached Terri Heck and asked her to volunteer even more of her time, she didn’t hesitate. PSWAF is a 501c non-profit 10 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019

founded to celebrate, honor and support working animals across the Commonwealth.

Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, the foundation will provide a forever memorial, showcasing the service and lives of working animals here in Pennsylvania. The complex will be an educational hub that shares the stories of police K9s, therapy dogs, service animals, mounted patrol and many more.

Heck feels strongly about honoring and supporting the animals that serve us so well. “I’ve spent my entire life working with the animals, and I see the work they do.

And most times, once they pass, they’re forgotten. All of these animals are fiercely loyal to the folks they serve; we want to honor that. They deserve it.”

Heck isn’t content to stop there. Both Terri and Jim Heck travel up and down the East Coast to help train bloodhounds for law enforcement and search and rescue work.

On days off, you’ll find her walking the streets of Steelton with K9 Briggs, providing community service in a more casual, more approachable way. Reaching out and connecting. One person and one bloodhound at a time.

For further information on Summit Search and Rescue Bloodhounds, visit their website at www.ssarbloodhounds.org. If you’d like to see images of the dogs in training and community service, check out their Facebook page at Summit Search and Rescue. To learn more about The Pennsylvania State Working Animal Foundation, visit them at www.pswaf.org, or on their Facebook page at PA State Working Animal Foundation.

Both non-profits participate in community events and welcome the chance to say hello and introduce you to a real-live working animal. 7 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 11

See Ya Later, Gator Wally, the Emotional Support Alligator

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any folks in Harrisburg and York can now boast that they’ve hugged or even kissed an alligator thanks to Wally. Once a tiny gator who nobody wanted, Wally, has graduated into a new role as an emotional support animal.

Now four years old and 35 pounds, Wally has become world famous, having greeted visitors from all over the world who have come to visit, record, televise, and personally pet him.

Wally’s journey from Florida to Pennsylvania began in 2015.

“My friend called from Florida and asked me, ‘Do you want a gator?’” says Joie Henney. “My friend rescues alligators and told me that a gator was rescued from a lagoon. If I wanted him I could have the gator.

Henney, who had a hunting and fishing show on ESPN Outdoors, Fox and other outlets from 1989 until 2000, jumped at the chance to rescue a gator.

“Wally was just over a year old when I brought him home,” says Henney, who suffers from depression. “After Wally came to live with me, I began to feel so much better.” Over time, Henney realized how much the gator calmed him, and he decided to register Wally as an emotional support animal.

Henney says when he first arrived at his home, little Wally was afraid of everything. “He snapped, and I had to feed him with tongs because I didn’t want to lose a finger” says Henney.

He made it a point to pick Wally up on a regular basis, showering kisses and hugs, and soon Wally began to feel more at home. Henney says Wally eventually became as domesticated as he would become.

“But he’s still a wild animal,” cautions Henney. “You still have to be careful around him.”

Henney says Wally, “is just like a dog.” Wally, who is now 5 feet long, follows Henney and girlfriend Liz Caswell around the house, sleeping on “his” couch and lying in bed. Wally also loves his 300-gallon pond which Henney has in the living room and which he shares with Scrappy, 12 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D. Photos by Danielle Debley

another gator who Henney rescued.

Henney also rescued two other gators which share his home—Hope and Luna. Unfortunately, Hope is disabled, having recovered from a broken back and leg. But she has her own gated area which protects her. Luna is still a very young gator who has her own area, too.

“Wally helps me keep my spirits up,” says Henney. “He can also sense when folks are not feeling well. He’ll do his best to get to that person to comfort them."

Henney says that Wally loves to watch television. “His favorite show is ‘Swamp People’ and his favorite movie is ‘The Lion King’” says Henney. “Wally also loves going on walks and drives in the car.”

Wally loves to cuddle with folks who are receptive to becoming intimate with a gator, resting his head on their laps or snuggling up on their feet. Henney encourages people to rub the top of Wall’s head.

“When you rub the top of Wally’s head, it’s like petting a dog,” says Henney. “Wally will close his eyes and enjoy it just like a dog does.”

Henney knows that many people can be afraid of Wally so he only takes his emotional support animal to places he knows the gator will be welcome. He says Wally has gone with him to stores such as Cabela’s and Lowe’s, and he does take him into restaurants when requested.

“Many owners are afraid of having a gator inside their restaurant due to fears of their customers contracting salmonella,” says Henney.

“But gators don’t carry salmonella.”

A recent scientific study by George Mason University has found that alligators and other crocodilians have developed a very strong defense against infection. “They inflict wounds on each other from which they frequently recover without complications from infection despite the

fact that the environments in which they live are less than sterile,” says co-author of the study, Barney Bishop.

In 2008, chemists in Louisiana found that blood serum taken from alligators destroyed 23 strains of bacteria and depleted reserves of the HIV virus. The germ-killing molecules were identified as enzymes that break down a type of lipid.

“My goal is to educate the public about gators,” says Henney.

“I take Wally to schools, senior centers, and retirement homes,” says Henney. “I make presentations about alligators and those who want to pet or hold him can do so.

Henney says the public is really impressed by Wally.

“Everyone loves him. And children with developmental issues are mesmerized by his presence.”

Henney recounts a recent visit to a nursing home where Wally made a profound impression on a male resident who was suffering from dementia. “This 93 year-old former farmer had not smiled in over a year. But when Wally found him and the gator put his head on the man’s feet, he smiled. The man’s blank look disappeared, and he began to smile. He really liked Wally.”

While Wally could grow to be 15 or 16 feet long, and weigh up to 1,000 pounds or more, Henney says he will never part with his emotional support animal. “Wally will always have a home with me.” Henney also says his other gators will have a permanent home, too.

Henney has plans to build a special facility for his gators so they’ll have room to grow. His plans also include opening the facility to the public to learn and experience the world of gators.

Also in the works is a 501c3 foundation which will allow Henney and Caswell to raise funds from their presentations about gators and appearances from Wally, with all donations going to feed the homeless.

To learn more about Wally, go to his Facebook page, Wallygator. To schedule a visit with Wally and a presentation by Henney, contact Caswell at caswelle1981@gmail.com 7

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“They are great memories we will have for the rest of our lives.

It was a fun ride.

It was an once-in-alifetime experience.

It was incredible.”

“Déjà vu, all over again”

By Jeff falk

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t was a series of events that captured the hearts and imaginations of people on both the West and East Shores, as well as the country’s. It made boys heroes and stars.

It was a life-altering experience - one whose details and specifics are eerily beginning to repeat themselves. Then again, they do say that there is no greater teacher than experience.

There is something special going on within and around the Red Land Baseball Team. The Patriots are enjoying a spring season that has mirrored a similar one the Red Land Little League team experienced nearly 46 months prior.

As the great Yogi Berra might have put it, “Déjà vu, all over again.”

“I think it made those kids a little more popular,” says Red Land Varsity Baseball

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Coach Nate Ebbert. “It may have put a little more pressure on them. But they put pressure on themselves. I don’t see them as the Little League World Series kids.

“I think it’s a little bit like, ‘Man those kids did it. We can do it too,’” continues Ebbert. “They believe they can win a state championship.”

“The boys got to see it on a grand stage,” says Red Land Junior Varsity Baseball Coach Tom Peifer. “They’ve always worked hard.

We’re certainly not easy on them as coaches. I think what’s important is the knowledge that they can do whatever they set out to do.

“They’ve become much more mature around audiences,” says Peifer. “They realize their actions mean something. They know what kind of impact they can have on a community.”

Flash back to the summer of 2015, when there were both incredible joy and painful disappointment for the Lewisberry community-based Red Land Little League Baseball Team.

From Aug. 21 through Aug. 30 in South Williamsport, Red Land successfully competed in the 69th edition of the prestigious Little League World Series. Red Land earned the distinction of United States champion, but ultimately lost the world title to Japan, 18-11 in the final game of the tournament.

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“I’ve never seen anything like it in all of my years of baseball. It wasn’t just the Red Land community that got behind it. All the neighboring communities supported us as well. People still talk about it, and walk around with Red Land Little League t-shirts.”

Along the way there were two tense wins over Texas, impressive victories over South Carolina and Missouri, and a Mid-Atlantic Region championship. But there were also unbreakable bonds forged, life-long memories fostered and events experienced that simply cannot be reproduced in any other way.

Peifer was the head coach of that team then.

“They are great memories we will have for the rest of our lives,” says Peifer. “It was a fun ride. It was an once-in-a-lifetime experience.

It was incredible.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in all of my years of baseball,” says Peifer. “It wasn’t just the Red Land community that got behind it.

All the neighboring communities supported us as well. People still talk about it, and walk around with Red Land Little League t-shirts.”

“The funny thing is, I’ve known all those

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kids since they were six- and seven-years-old,” says Ebbert. “I just think of them as kids who grew up with my son. It was surreal, seeing kids you know forever playing on TV. It was just a fun time.

“I don’t know that they’re that much different as kids,” adds Ebbert. “I think it changed their expectations. They’re just normal kids. They’re not cocky or arrogant. They’re all just good kids.”

Now those kids are all grown up – well juniors and sophomores - and competing just as successfully on the varsity and JV levels. Of those 13 boys who comprised that Red Land Little League squad, ten are still playing for the Red Land High School teams.

Sure some have gone on to pursue other endeavors. Some have chosen to focus on other scholastic sports. And while the link to that special time and team is undeniable, it

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should be pointed out that are other players who weren’t directly associated with it that are contributing to the Patriots’ current success as well.

Right now, the Red Land varsity roster boasts no less than seven players who have committed to major college baseball programs.

“They’re definitely related,” says Peifer of the success shared between 2015 and 2019.

“Obviously that was a great group of players, but we weren’t the first. We’re not the only thing driving this team. There are seniors and juniors who have come together and embraced the younger kids. It didn’t start with us. There were some really good players in Red Land who came before that team.”

“We knew when they were little that it was going to be a good time for Red Land baseball,” says Ebbert. “We had expectations long before the Little League World Series team, and after that, everybody else had them, too. We’ve had good players and good teams every year.

This year, we have guys who can play. We play baseball and don’t make it bigger than it is.”

This spring, the Red Land Varsity Team won 16 of its first 17 outings, while the JV squad went 11-5. The Patriots were the top-rated Class AAAAA team in the District Three power rankings for most of the spring.

“Most years, we think we can get to states and make a run at it,” says Ebbert. “We definitely think that this year. When you get to states, anybody can beat anybody. Our goal at the beginning of the season was to win the state championship.

“We think we have some talent,” adds Ebbert. “We think we have the work ethic.

We’re not arrogant with our goals, but we don’t want to sell ourselves short either.”

“Just like our ultimate goal was to be world champions, the players have their hearts set on being state champs,” says Peifer. “In 2015, we knew we would be good, but we didn’t know how good. In 2015, we didn’t let them look

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ahead. Hopefully, at the end of the season, we’ll still be playing.

“I think they know what it takes to do it,” continues Peifer. “They’re winners. They’ve always been winners. It’s kind of become the expectation at Red Land. There’s certainly very good baseball being played in Red Land.”

At its most basic level, baseball is simply boys playing in the dirt. It is that type of spirit, that love for the game, that accountability to teammates, once formed in Williamsport, that continues to drive the Patriots today.

“We’ve been playing well,” says Ebbert.

“We’re starting to play as a team. We’re starting to come together. We just push each other. They don’t rest on their laurels, but we’re playing relaxed.

“I think they would be close anyway,” he continues. “They just have that experience. It’s like something else they never experienced.”

“They just want to be good teammates,” concludes Peifer. “They’re almost like brothers.

They have their spats, but for the most part, they’re best friends. They’re comfortable around each other. They feed off each other and pick each other up.”

Because the Patriots realize it’s the time of their lives – again. 7

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some cold, hard facts about ice cream

By Jacqueline G. Goodwin, Ed.D.

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istory says ice cream’s European debut occurred in Italy in the latter part of the seventeenth century. It spread through the royal houses of Europe including England where “one plate of ice cream” was served during a 1671 fest of King Charles II and again at a 1688 banquet to celebrate the birth of the son of King James II. In the eighteenth century, English cookbooks begin to include recipes for ice cream. These early recipes called for cream and fruit but no eggs. By the middle of the century, recipes said the mixture should be stirred during freezing, and the ingredients included eggs.

That resulted in a smoother, richer, creamier substance that closely resembled modern ice cream.

Recipes advised ice cream makers to use one container for the cream mixture and a second, larger one for the ice and salt. Mrs. Elizabeth Raffald’s 1775 cookbook stated, “set the mixture in a tub of ice broken small, and a large quantity of salt put amongst it, when you see your cream grow thick round the edges of your tin, stir it, and set it in again till it grows quite thick, when your cream is all froze up, take it out of your tin, and put it into the mould you intend it to be turned out of, then put on the lid, and have ready another tub with ice and salt in as before, put your mould in the middle, and lay your ice under and over it, let it stand four or five hours.”

Ice cream began to appear in the American colonies during the first half of the eighteenth century. The first known instance of ice cream being served occurred in Maryland in 1744, when Governor Thomas Bladen put it on his dessert table. It was May, and the sight of something frozen to eat in the warm months astonished the guests.

One of them, William Black of Virginia, wrote of it in a letter that stated, “a Dessert no less curious: Among the Rarities of which it was 20 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019

Compos’d, was some fine Ice Cream which, with the Strawberries and Milk, eat most Deliciously.”

Historians know of at least two royal governors who served ice cream at the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg. A hailstorm in July of 1758 gave Governor Francis Fauquier the chance to make ice cream in the summer. In his memoir, Fauquier writes that hailstones were so large they broke every window on the north side of the Palace. When they were collected, Fauquier added, “he cooled his wine, and froze cream, with some of them the next day.” It was Fauquier’s first year in

Martha Washington did not invent ice cream any more than Jefferson or Dolley Madison, but she served it at Mount Vernon.

Williamsburg and his first exposure to the violence of American weather.

Ten years later, his successor, Lord Botetourt, arrived in Williamsburg, where he served as governor until his death in 1770. The inventory of Botetourt’s belongings included pewter ice molds, which would have been used to form ice cream into pretty shapes. The inventory mentions “1 tin ventilator,” a device that could have doubled as a sarbottiere.

So a few Americans were eating ice cream long before Jefferson went to France in 1784 as American ambassador to the court of Louis XVI. Although Jefferson did not introduce ice cream to America, he encountered it in Paris, and he enjoyed it enough to jot down a recipe that calls for “2 bottles of good cream, 6 yolks of eggs, 1/2 lb. sugar” to be flavored with vanilla and frozen in a sarbottiere. Jefferson took notes on icehouse construction when traveling in Italy and Virginia before building his at Monticello. near the north terrace in 1802. It required “62 waggon loads of ice” from the

Rivanna River to fill. A 1796 inventory lists “2 freising molds” in the kitchen, so his servants were making ice cream at least that early. When he was president, Jefferson had an icehouse built for the President’s House, now the White House—and on Independence Day in 1806, hired a servant to turn the ice cream maker. This introduced many to ice cream, hence the belief that Jefferson brought the dish to America.

Martha Washington did not invent ice cream any more than Jefferson or Dolley Madison, but she served it at Mount Vernon. The Washingtons acquired a “cream machine for ice” in 1784, the year George directed his estate manager to build an icehouse on his estate.

And the favorite flavors of the day?

Strawberry, vanilla, and raspberry seem to have been popular. A recipe for apricot ice cream appears in one cookbook with the notation that the cook can use “any sort of fruit if you have not apricots.”

Perhaps the strangest flavor is found in Mary Randolph’s cookbook—oyster ice cream. “Essentially it was frozen oyster chowder,” historians believe.

IN PENNSYLVANIA C. Jacob Fussell, a Quaker, ran a milk and cream delivery business in Baltimore selling “country fresh” dairy products from farms in York County. An opportunity arose when a dairyman who operated a small catering business that sold a frozen concoction of milk, eggs, and sugar in Baltimore defaulted on a debt to an older Quaker who had no desire to take over the business. The lender asked Fussell to take on the operation.

Knowing supply and demand of milk was highly unpredictable, According to the Baltimore Sun, as a “country produce dealer,” Fussell used his surplus milk and cream to manufacture ice cream and market it “for 25 cents per quart, delivered in moulds or otherwise day and night.” The newspaper reported that ice cream at the time was selling for sixty cents a quart.

Faced with the decision to manufacture ice cream close to the market or near the supply, Fussell decided in the winter of 1851 to relocate to Seven Valleys where he contracted a local miller, Daniel Henry, to build an ice house and ice cream factory on Main Street adjacent to the Codorus Creek. He supervised the production of ice cream during the summer of 1852 and for the following two years his frosty confection was packed in ice and shipped by rail to Baltimore through the fall of 1854. Although he eventually moved his operation to Baltimore and abandoned the Seven Valleys factory, the York County community is recognized as the location of the first commercially produced and distributed ice cream in the United States.

Fussell also earned the title of the Father of the Wholesale Ice Cream Industry. 7 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 21

Photos By Danielle Debley Story By Jaqueline G. Goodwin, Ed. D & Danielle Debley

chill out at these mom and pop ice cream shops I scream. You scream. We all scream for the best mom and pop ice cream spots in the Harrisburg area! We’ve got no shortage of mom and pop ice cream spots in this region. So if you want your ice cream stop with a figurative cherry on top, check out these six cool spots.

ECKELS ICE CREAM FOUNTAIN

Step back in time as you enter through the front doors of Eckel’s Ice Cream Fountain, housed in the landmark Eckels Pharmacy in Mechanicsburg. First opened in 1879, now you can enjoy a banana split or a light lunch topped off with an old-fashioned ice cream soda or milk shake.

The original soda fountain and marble counter remain, as does the wooden tables and glass shelving. There is also a pharmacy museum filled with original pharmaceutical items. Movie buffs will delight in knowing that a scene for the 199 film “Girl Interrupted” was shot at Eckels Ice Cream Fountain.

Owner Deb McCreary has created a “Girl, Interrupted” sundae, just like the one ordered in the movie by Angelina Jolie—vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, peanuts, rainbow sprinkles, whipped cream and a cherry.

Eckels Ice Cream Fountain 36 East Main St. Mechanicsburg, PA 717-458-8551 Hours: Wednesday & Thursday – 11:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Friday – 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 5 pm - 9 p.m.; Saturday – 12 noon - 9 p.m.; Sunday -- CLOSED eckelsicecream.com 22 HARRISBURG MAGAZINE JUNE 2019

URBAN CHURN

To those with a taste for more unique flavors, you must visit Urban Churn in Harrisburg. This recent, small shop makes its own ice cream with the most amazing flavor combos. The ice cream is frozen by the traditional combination of salt and ice, then hand poured into dairy containers, using local and natural ingredients. Visit them in their two locations.

Urban Churn 1004 North 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-884-9396 Hours: Monday & Tuesday – CLOSED; 11:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Wednesday & Thursday; 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., Friday & Saturday; 12 noon – 7 p.m., Sunday.

1233 N 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-884-3996 Hours: Sunday– Wednesday – CLOSED; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday & Friday; 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday.

HANNA’S ICE CREAM SHOPPE

Hanna’s Ice Cream Shoppe may not have the longevity that other ice cream shops have, but if you walk in, you wouldn't guess it. Founded in 2017 by Kevin and Deb Loncar, Hanna’s is designed with a retro 50's vibe and offers soft serve and hand dipped ice cream, as well as shaved ice, milk shakes, floats, cones and sundaes, all available in lots of flavors like teaberry, cookie monster, and a new dairyfree flavor—vanilla. Hanna’s Peanut Butter Fudge Parfait is a sweet treat to die for, as is the Hanna Banana Split.

The shop’s decor is 50’s perfection, with a full jukebox and a soda fountain counter.

Hanna’s Ice Cream Shoppe 321 Bridge St. Cumberland, PA 717-576-5477 Hours: Sunday– Thursday– 12 noon– 8 p.m.; Friday & Saturday– 12 noon-9 p.m. hannasicecreamshoppe.com

3B ICE CREAM

Claude “Bugs” Weiss opened his first 3B Ice Cream, making his own ice cream, on Peters Mount Road in Dauphin in 1969. He eventually went on to open two more shops.

Today, the four locations, including one on Derry Street, sell more than 45,000 gallons of ice cream every summer, and offer over 20 flavors produced by Turkey Hill and Galliker’s of Johnstown.

3B Ice Cream 4701 Derry Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 717-564-2271 2199 Colonial Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 717-545-6355 1430 Peters Mountain Road Dauphin, PA 17018 717-921-2057

KRISTY’S WHISTLE STOP

Known for its huge portions of perfectly poised twists, make sure you stop on down to Kristy’s Whistle Stop in Enola. This 1950s themed ice cream shop features loads of flavors both soft serve and hand dipped.

The shop has been standing for almost 60 years now, with the current owner, Kristy Magaro, owning it for the last 16. Looking for something more adventurous? Try one of their delicious sundaes, like the Cinnamon Roll Sundae!

RAKESTRAW’S ICE CREAM COMPANY STORE

Rakestraw’s Ice Cream has been preparing delectable treats in Mechanicsburg for more than a century. Founded by Roy E. Rakestraw in 1903, the shop boasts 32 premium ice cream flavors and six limited edition slow churned flavors. For many people, an ice cream cone at Rakestraw’s is a summer tradition.

Although Rakestraw died in 1950 and the business has passed through many hands, Rakestraw’s Ice Cream Shop continues to be a Mechanicsburg icon.

Rakestraw's Ice Cream Company Store 313 South Market St. Mechanicsburg, PA 717-691-5353 Hours: Monday– Sunday-12 noon to 8 p.m. rakestrawsicecream.com 7

521 North Market Street Duncannon, PA 17020 717-834-4528 Hours: 11a.m. – 10 p.m., weekdays 11a.m. – 10:30 p.m., weekends

Kristy’s Whistle Stop 600 South Enola Rd. Enola, PA 17025 717-909-3881 Hours: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday; 11 a.m. – 10 p.m., Friday; 12 noon– 10 p.m., Saturday; 12 noon– 9 p.m., Sunday; CLOSED Monday.

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Summer 2019

Fun

Guide

LocaL EvEnts and activitiEs You don’t Want to Miss this suMMEr This list of summer activities are family friendly, fun, and easy on the budget. And best of all, most of the following events and activities are local and many are free. So if you’re looking to enjoy all the fun that summer brings this is the list for you!

While we do our best to provide accurate, useful information about the event and activities listed sometimes details change. We strongly encourage you to confirm the details and the price to attend before you go.

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ARTS EvEry Day ThroughouT ThE SummEr arT in ThE WilD Wildwood Park – along the trails 100 Wildwood Way Harrisburg, PA 17110 www.wildwoodlake.org JunE 7 - 8 along ThE PainTED JournEy – arTiSan rEcEPTion BrainVessel Main Gallery 4704 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 7:00P.M. – 7th 10:00P.M. – 8th www.brainvessel.com JunE 7 - 28 WaTEr – Er: a mulTi-mEDia EDucaTional arT ExhibiTion by chElSEa carolinE The Art Center School and Galleries of Mechanicsburg 18 Artcraft Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Gallery Hours: Tue- Fri: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Sat: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. www.theartcenterschoolandgalleries.com JunE 8 – 9 FluiD arT claSS WiTh ann bEnTon yEagEr The Millworks 340 Verbeke Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 12 noon - 2:30 p.m. www.millworksharrisburg.com JunE 12 inkS anD DrinkS BrainVessel Main Gallery 4704 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. www.brainvessel.com JunE 22 WinE & TinE moDErn calligraPhy WorkShoP The Millworks 340 Verbeke Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. www.millworksharrisburg.com JunE 23 ExhibiT oPEning: arT oF ThE STaTE 2019 State Museum of Pennsylvania 300 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. www.statemuseumpa.org

JunE 30 glaSS bloWing WiTh michaEl PEluSo BrainVessel Lower Gallery 4704 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 5 p.m.– 7 p.m. www.brainvessel.com

auguST 6 - 9 DEvEloPing arTiSTS camP WiTh lynDSay TinglEr BrainVessel Makeship 4704 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 10 a.m -1 p.m. www.brainvessel.com

July 5 - 26 JuriED ExhibiT The Art Center School and Galleries of Mechanicsburg 18 Artcraft Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Gallery Hours: Tue- Fri: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Sat: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. www.theartcenterschoolandgalleries.com

auguST 10 FluiD arT claSS WiTh ann bEnTon yEagEr The Millworks 340 Verbeke Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 12 noon- 2:30 p.m. www.millworksharrisburg.com

July 20 – 21 FluiD arT claSS WiTh ann bEnTon yEagEr The Millworks 340 Verbeke Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 12 noon - 2:30 p.m. www.millworksharrisburg.com July 28 gallEry Tour Susquehanna Art Museum 1401 North 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 3 p.m. www.susquehannaartmuseum.org July 31 cuT iT ouT! – makE a cEramic lanTErn BrainVessel Main Gallery 4704 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 6:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m. www.brainvessel.com

auguST 3 - 19 STuDEnT/TEachEr ShoW anD icE crEam Social The Art Center School and Galleries of Mechanicsburg 18 Artcraft Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Gallery Hours: Tue- Fri: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Sat: 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. www.theartcenterschoolandgalleries.com all SummEr FiTzgEralD PoTTEry 954 Range End Road Dillsburg, PA 17019 Showroom adjoining the studio and workshop offers a good variety of pottery on display and available for purchase. www.fitzgeraldpottery.com

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FESTIVALS AND FIREWORKS June 1 Foundry day Children's Lake Boiling Springs, PA 100 + tables of crafts and art. www.ybcrafts.org

CARS June 7-9 the eleGance at hershey Hotel Hershey Hershey, PA A weekend celebration of a bygone era featuring classic cars, a vintage hill climb, Cars and Coffee and Saturday night gala. www.theeleganceathershey.com carlisle events Carlisle PA Fairgrounds Carlisle, PA Carlisle Events honors the Summer of ’69 in 2019.

Experience one of 10 annual collector car and truck events held at the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds. The schedule includes three automotive flea markets of varying sizes, four collector car auctions, as well as individual specialty shows featuring Corvettes, Fords, GMs, Chryslers, trucks, imports, tuners and performance sport compacts. www.carlisleevents.com WilliaMs Grove speedWay 1 Speedway Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Williams Grove Speedway is a weekly 1/2 mile banked smooth clay oval racing track with speeds reaching in excess of 100 mph.

The 2019 racing season runs until Oct.5. The speedway opened on May 21, 1939, and has hosted many of the most notable national touring series and some of those most prestigious races in the country. www.williamsgrove.com south Mountain raceWay 1107 Petersburg Rd. Boiling Springs, PA 17007 www.southmountainraceway.com Check out the area’s exciting drag racing action at South Mountain Raceway's 1/8-mile track.

Events are schedule for just about every Friday or Sunday until the end of October.

The track’s website lists the entire schedule. auGust 2-5 MecuM car auction www.mecum.com Join thousands of classic car enthusiasts searching for their dream vehicle when the Mecum Car Auction takes up shop at the PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.

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June 6-8 GettysburG brass band Festival Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg, PA Featuring the best brass bands of the area. www.gettysburgbrassbandfestival.com June 7-9 the eleGance at hershey Hotel Hershey Hershey, PA A weekend celebration of a bygone era featuring classic cars. www.theeleganceathershey.com June 9-10 dauphin county Music and Wine Festival Fort Hunter Park 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA Crafts, food trucks, wine and music. www.DauphinCounty.org June 16 biG 33 Football classic Landis Field Harrisburg, PA All-star players from PA and MD kick off the annual event. www.Big33.org June 20 Jubilee day Mechanicsburg, PA The largest, one-day street fair on the East Coast. Activities for all ages. www.mechanicsburgchamber.org June 21-23 civil War days National Civil War Museum One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park Harrisburg, PA 17103 www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org.

June 29 11th annual stars and stripes salute Sunset Park and Sunset Bar & Grill.

Middletown, PA New Holland Band performing patriotic tunes in Sunset Park and Whiskey Brothers, a Southern rock band, will perform at Sunset Bar & Grill.

Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. www.londonderrypa.org

July 4 taste oF independence Food truck Festival and FireWorks Riverfront Park Harrisburg, PA 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra performs prior to fireworks.

Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. www.VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org/Events pyrotechnics display Hershey Park Hershey, PA www.VisitHersheyHarrisburg.org/Events 4th oF July - spectacular vieW The National Civil War Museum 1 Lincoln Circle Harrisburg, PA 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org July 19-21 GettysburG national 19th century baseball Festival Over 20 baseball clubs play baseball the same way it was played in 1863 in Adams County.

965 Pumping Station Rd. Gettysburg, PA www.gettysburgbaseballfestival.com July 20-21 biG 26 baseball classic FNB Field Harrisburg, PA PA and MD high school baseball players go head to head.. www.Big26.com July 20 dauphin county breWFest Fort Hunter Park 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA Beer lover's delight featuring the region's best breweries. www.forthunter.org

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July 26-27 susquehanna Folk FesTiVal Workshops, dance and music.

Roundtop Mountain Resort Lewisberry, PA www.susquehannafolkfestival.org

Wednesdays Wine slushy happy hour Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. www.springgatevineyard.com

saTurdays happy hour Midstate Distillery 1817 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. www.midstatedistillery.com

July 27 pride FesTiVal oF CenTral pa Soldier's Grove Memorial Park, PA State Complex centralpapridefestival.com

Thursdays sangria happy hour Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. www.springgatevineyard.com

Free Tours Midstate Distillery 1817 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 4:30 p.m.& 6 p.m. www.midstatedistillery.com

augusT 2 dauphin CounTy CulTural FesT Dauphin County Courthouse Corner of 2nd and Markets Streets Harrisburg, PA 5 p.m.

Wine slushy happy hour Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. www.springgatevineyard.com

augusT 10-11 29Th annual peaCh FesTiVal 545 Carlisle Rd. Biglerville, PA 12 noon-4:30 p.m.

Fridays Cider nighTs Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. www.springgatevineyard.com

July 27 naTure and arTs FesTiVal Free family-friendly, educational entertainment.

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art Millersburg, PA www.nedsmithcenter.org

sepTeMBer 1-3 kipona CeleBraTion Harrisburg, PA Labor Day celebration featuring music, arts, crafts, food, vendors, canoe races and fireworks. www.ExploreHBG.com/Events-Entertainment

Food & drink Tuesdays TaCo Tuesdays Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. www.springgatevineyard.com

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happy hour Midstate Distillery 1817 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. www.midstatedistillery.com Food Fridays – loCal Vendor Midstate Distillery 1817 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 www.midstatedistillery.com

sundays BreWery happy hour Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 1 p.m. – 5p.m. www.springgatevineyard.com sunday Fundays – Build a Bloody Mary Bar Midstate Distillery 1817 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17103 www.midstatedistillery.com June 7 – 9 Cherry FesTiVal Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 www.springgatevineyard.com June 15 Junk Food MeeT - CoMBinaTion Car shoW & Food TruCk FesTiVal Riverfront Park 440 S Front St. Harrisburg, PA 12 noon – 6 p.m.

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June 15 – 16 Kingly Crown’s weeKend * Wear a crown and receive the special pricing of $3 for beers from the brewery!

Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com June 16 Father’s day BrunCh Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works 1 S. Union St. Middletown, PA 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. www.tatteredflagbsw.com June 16 donuts and dad The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey 598 Schoolhouse Road Middletown, PA 17057 12 noon– 3 p.m. www.vineyardathershey.com June 18 Pirate dinner Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works 1 S. Union St. Middletown, PA 6 p.m. www.tatteredflagbsw.com June 20 ladies night The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey 598 Schoolhouse Road Middletown, PA 17057 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. www.vineyardathershey.com June 21 siP and savor Nissley Vineyards 140 Vintage Drive Bainbridge, PA 17502 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. www.nissleywine.com June 22 roCK loBstah & summer sushi soiree The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey 598 Schoolhouse Road Middletown, PA 17057 12 noon www.vineyardathershey.com June 29 – 30 usa Festival Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com

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July 6 – 7 get slushed Festival Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com July 20 BrewFest Fort Hunter Mansion and Park 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. www.forthunter.org July 20 - 21 tea uP Festival Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com July 22 - 23 summer Festival Buddy Boy Winery & Vineyard 111 Barnett Dr. Duncannon, PA 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. www.perrycountychamber.org July 26 – 28 PeaCh Festival Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 3 p.m., Friday; 12 noon, Sat./Sun. www.springgatevineyard.com august 9 – 11 BlueBerry Festival Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 3 p.m., Friday; 12 noon, Sat./Sun. www.springgatevineyard.com august 17 – 18 6th annual CraBFest Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com august 24 – 25 Freedom Festival Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com

august 31 – sePtemBer 1 end oF summer Bash Spring Gate Vineyard 5790 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 12 noon www.springgatevineyard.com

Kids every monday (July 1 – august 12) marvelous mondays Hershey Gardens 170 Hotel Road Hershey, PA 17033 10 a.m. – 12 noon www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com every wednesday and thursday (June 26 - august 21) summer nature laB series State Museum of Pennsylvania 300 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120 11:30 a.m. www.statemuseumpa.org First Fridays story time State Museum of Pennsylvania 300 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. www.statemuseumpa.org June 4 – 9 Colonial ParK mall Carnival Colonial Park Mall 4600 Jonestown Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17109 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

June 7 movies in the ParK: mary PoPPins returns Fort Hunter 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. www.forthunter.org

June 7 Youth Chess night Fredricksen Library 100 N. 19th Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 6:30 p.m. www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com June 8 PnC PresChool steAM exPlorAtion DAY Whitaker Center 222 Market St. Harrisburg, PA 17101 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. www.whitakercenter.org June 8 Youth FielD DAY Dauphin County Anglers & Conservationists 201 Clarks Valley Rd. Dauphin, PA 17018 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

June 14 Movies in the PArk: trolls Fort Hunter 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. www.forthunter.org June 15 the BrAve little tAilor Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 11a.m. www.gretnatheatre.org June 20 CuriositY kiDs: exPlore BuBBles State Museum of Pennsylvania 300 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120 11:30 a.m.– 12 noon www.statemuseumpa.org

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June 21 Movies in the Park: Disney’s ChristoPher robin Fort Hunter 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. www.forthunter.org June 28 Movies in the Park: Mary PoPPins returns Fort Hunter 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. www.forthunter.org June 29 For FaMilies: native aMeriCans along the susquehanna Fort Hunter (Centennial Barn) 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 10 a.m. – 12 noon www.forthunter.org June 29 rainbow Fish the MusiCal Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 11 a.m. www.gretnatheatre.org July 5 youth Chess night Fredricksen Library 100 N. 19th Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 6:30 p.m. www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com July 9 Zoo aMeriCa at the library East Pennsboro Library 98 South Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com July 13 lions, Zebras & genets, oh My! learn about aFriCan aniMals!

Oakes Museum of Natural History 1 College Ave Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com July 20 alaDDin Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 11a.m. www.gretnatheatre.org

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July 27 golDiloCks anD the 3 bears Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 11 a.m. www.gretnatheatre.org august 2 youth Chess night Fredricksen Library - Ruggaber Community Room, Lower Level 100 N. 19th Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 6:30 p.m. www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com august 3 PinoCChio Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 11 a.m. www.gretnatheatre.org august 10 what's in the water?

Oakes Museum of Natural History 1 College Ave Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 9:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com august 16 CraFtaPalooZa East Pennsboro Library 98 South Enola Drive Enola, PA 17025 www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com

MuseuMs Fort hunter Mansion anD Park 5300 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 www.FortHunter.org the national Civil war MuseuM 1 Lincoln Circle Reservoir Park Harrisburg, PA 17103 www.nationalCivilWarMuseum.org the state MuseuM oF Pennsylvania 300 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120 www.statemuseumPA.org u.s. arMy heritage anD eDuCation Center 950 Soldiers Dr. Carlisle, PA 17013 www.USAHE.org

The AACA MuseuM, InC. 161 Museum Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 www.AACAMuseum.org GeTTysburG nATIonAl MIlITAry PArk MuseuM And VIsITors CenTer 1195 Baltimore Pike Gettysburg, PA 17325 www.GettysburgFoundation.org GeTTysburG seMInAry rIdGe MuseuM 111 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325 www.SeminaryRidgeMuseum.org hershey-derry TownshIP hIsTorICAl soCIeTy And hIsTory MuseuM 40 Northeast Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 www.HersheyHistory.org The hershey sTory—The MuseuM on ChoColATe AVenue 63 W. Chocolate Ave. Hershey, PA 17033 www.HersheyStory.org John hArrIs—sIMon CAMeron MAnsIon 219 S. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 www.DauphinCountyHistory.org PennsylVAnIA nATIonAl FIre MuseuM 1820 N. 4th St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 www.PNFM.org PennsylVAnIA sTATe PolICe MuseuM 187 E. Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 www.PSP-HEM.org susquehAnnA ArT MuseuM 1401 N 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 www.susquehannaartmuseum.org doll house MuseuM 2004 State St. Harrisburg, PA 17103 www.hbgdollmuseum.org dAuPhIn CounTy hIsTorICAl soCIeTy 219 S Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 www.dauphincountyhistory.org

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Historical society of east Pennsboro 410 Cherry St. Enola, PA 17025 www.ephistory.org MecHanicsburg MuseuM association 2 West Strawberry Alley Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 www.mechanicsburgmuseum.org oakes MuseuM of natural History 1 College Avenue Messiah College Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 www.messiah.edu tHe MuseuM of bus transPortation 161 Museum Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 www.busmuseum.org HuMMelstown area Historical society 32 W Main St. Hummelstown, PA 17036 www.hummelstownhistoricalsociety.org

Music

June 15 anika HMAC 1110 N. 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 7 p.m. www.harrisburgarts.ticketfly.com June 15 cousin eartH Abbey Bar 50 North Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 8 p.m. www.abcbrew.com June 15 kiX Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com

June 6 luke bryan Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com

June 21 JosH groban Giant Center 550 Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com

June 8 an intiMate evening witH kristin cHenowetH American Music Theatre 2425 Lincoln Hwy East P.O. Box 10757 Lancaster, PA 17605 8 p.m. www.amtshows.com

June 21 wolfPac HMAC 1110 N. 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 7 p.m. www.harrisburgarts.ticketfly.com

June 12 Moon HoocH Abbey Bar 50 North Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 8 p.m. www.abcbrew.com June 13 carrie underwood Giant Center 550 Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com

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June 14 frontiers Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com

June 23 Martina Mcbride American Music Theatre 2425 Lincoln Hwy East P.O. Box 10757 Lancaster, PA 17605 7 p.m. www.amtshows.com June 23 blondie Strand Theatre 50 N. George St. York, PA 17401 7:30 p.m. www.appellcenter.org

July 4 Fourth oF July Patriotic PoPs concert Majestic Theatre 25 Carlisle Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 6 p.m. www.gettysburgmajestic.org July 5 Blink-182 & lil Wayne Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com July 6 neW kids on the Block Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com July 7 killer Queen: the Premier triBute to Queen American Music Theatre 2425 Lincoln Hwy East P.O. Box 10757 Lancaster, PAÂ 17605 7 p.m. www.amtshows.com July 12 ron holloWay Band Abbey Bar 50 North Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 8 p.m. www.abcbrew.com July 17 elvis costello & the imPosters Majestic Theatre 25 Carlisle Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 8 p.m. www.gettysburgmajestic.org July 20 Genessa and the selena exPerience Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com July 20 Folsom Prison revival - a Johnny cash triBute shoW Capitol Theatre 50 N. George St. York, PA 17401 7:30 p.m. www.appellcenter.org

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July 24 The Growlers Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com July 25 reTurn To The sunseT sTrip Tour Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com July 20 ArT GArfunkel in Close-up Strand Theatre 50 N. George St. York, PA 17401 7:30 p.m. www.appellcenter.org July 26 kidzBop world Tour Giant Center 550 Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com July 27 BreAkinG BenJAmin Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 5:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com July 28 roBerT rAndolph And The fAmily BAnd Sunoco Performance Theatre 222 Market St Harrisburg, PA 17101 7 p.m. www.whitakercenter.org AuGusT 2 The new power GenerATion: fT. The musiC of prinCe Strand Theatre 50 N. George St. York, PA 17401 7:30 p.m. www.appellcenter.org AuGusT 3 Green Jelly HMAC 1110 N. 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 7 p.m. www.harrisburgarts.ticketfly.com

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August 9 LiLiAc HMAC 1110 N. 3rd St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 8 p.m. www.harrisburgarts.ticketfly.com August 10 MArchfourth Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com August 14 skiLLet Chameleon Club 223 North Water St Lancaster, PA 17603 6 p.m. www.chameleonclub.net August 17 kick – the iNXs eXperieNce Club XL 801 South 10th St. Harrisburg, PA 17104 7 p.m. www.xlhbg.com August 17 fLoridA georgiA LiNe Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com August 18 the goLdeN Boys stArriNg frANkie AvALoN, fABiAN, ANd BoBBy rydeLL American Music Theatre 2425 Lincoln Hwy East P.O. Box 10757 Lancaster, PA 17605 3 p.m. www.amtshows.com August 18 BAckstreet Boys Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 8 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com August 21 kiss Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com

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August 23 the BeAch Boys American Music Theatre 2425 Lincoln Hwy East P.O. Box 10757 Lancaster, PA 17605 7:30 p.m. www.amtshows.com August 29 ZAc Brown BAnd Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com August 30 hootie & the Blowfish Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com August 31 JonAs Brothers Hershey Park Stadium 100 West Hersheypark Dr. Hershey, PA 17033 7:30 p.m. www.hersheyentertainment.com

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Blue MountAin outfitters 103 S. State Rd. Marysville, PA 17053 Exlpore the Susquehanna River. Canoe, kayak, paddleboat rentals. www.bluemountainoutfitters.net wildwood PArk 100 Wildwood Way Harrisburg, PA 17110 Walk the trails and boardwalk, ride your bike, picnic. www.wildwoodlake.org the Pride of the susquehAnnA 1 Riverside Dr. City Island Harrisburg, PA 17101 Public sightseeing cruises on an authentic paddlewheel riverboat every day during the summer. www.harrisburgriverboat.com cAPitAl AreA greenBelt 18-mile bike trail around Harrisburg. www.caga.org cuMBerlAnd VAlley rAil trAil Newville trail entrance on 23 McFarland Street Newville, PA Hike, bike, walk, or horseback ride on the 13-mile Cumberland Valley Rail Trail that follows the abandoned Cumberland Valley railroad corridor from Shippensburg to Newville. www.visitcumberlandvalley.com/listing/ cumberland-valley-rail-trail/1148/

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AppAlAchiAn TrAil The Appalachian Trail is the longest hiking-only footpath in the world, ranging from Maine to Georgia. Appalachian Trail Communities in the Harrisburg area include Boiling Springs and Duncannon. Use the interactive map at www. appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail to explore the Trail, find shelters, locate parking and more. cocoA KAyAK renTAls of hershey 624 Pine Rd. Palmyra, PA 17078 Kayak rentals. Kayak trips. www.cocoakayak.com hershey GArdens 170 Hotel Rd. Hershey, PA 17033 Conservatory features exotic butterflies. 23 acres of seasonal displays and themed gardens. www.hersheygardens.org lAKe TobiAs Wildlife pArK 760 Tobias Rd. Halifax, PA 17032 Hundreds of animals, safari tours on more than 150 acres, zoo exhibits. www.laketobias.com

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LittLe BuffaLo State Park 1579 State Park Rd. Newport, PA 17074 Picnic, swim, fish, hike, and experience nature and history. Open from sunrise to sunset. The pool, overnight areas, and other areas are open specific seasons and hours. www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/ LittleBuffaloStatePark MiLLerSBurg ferry North St. Millersburg, PA 17061 Experience the last-known all-wooden double stern wheel paddleboats still operating in the United States. www.millersburgferry.org Pine grove furnace State Park 1100 Pine Grove Rd. Gardners, PA 17324 Steeped in natural and historical features, the 696-acre Pine Grove Furnace State Park is at the northern tip of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in an area known as South Mountain. Visitors enjoy many recreational opportunities, including swimming in two mountain lakes, and hiking the nearby Appalachian Trail. Checking out the Appalachian Trail Museum. www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/ PineGroveFurnaceStatePark coLoneL Denning State Park 1599 Doubling Gap Road Newville, PA 17241 Located in north-central Cumberland County, the park has 273 acres of woodland and a 3.5-acre lake. The park serves as a gateway to the 96,000-acre Tuscarora State Forest, which surrounds it. A visitor center, exhibiting plants, animals, and minerals found in the park, is open during the summer season. Enjoy hiking, swimming, picnicking, boating and fishing. www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/ ColonelDenningStatePark rounD toP Mountain reSort 925 Roundtop Road Lewisberry, PA 17339 Summer at Roundtop offers an adventure park featuring OGO balls (only found 3 places in the United States) a 600’ Super Slide and tons of interconnected climbing features. More adventuresome individuals can try the Vertical Trek zipline canopy tour beginning with a chairlift ride to the top of the mountain and descending the side of the mountain over a series of 10 ziplines interspersed with cargo nets, and wire crossings through the treetops. www.skiroundtop.com Letort SPring run 260 East Pomfret Street Carlisle, PA 17013 A popular fly fishing destination, LeTort Spring Run is one of the finest limestone trout streams in the nation, known for large wild brown trout. There is a handicapped accessible fishing 40 harrisburg magazine june 2019

platform at LeTort Park. Visitors can hike and bike the LeTort Spring Run Nature Trail. The two-mile trail is an easy hike on 6-foot-wide crushed stone path. There are two entrances to the trail and both are easily accessible. The first is in LeTort Park and the second is at Bonny Brook Road Bridge in South Middleton Township. www.letort.org Yellow Britches creek 534 Park Dr. Boiling Springs, PA 17007 The Yellow Breeches Creek is a world-renowned limestone stream that originates on South Mountain, in Michaux State Forest and runs through Cumberland Valley's farmland, forested areas and suburbs, and joins the Susquehanna River near New Cumberland. Activities along the Yellow Breeches include boating, birding and fishing. www.ccpa.net/951/Cumberland-County-WaterTrails tco FlY shop 2 East First St. Boiling Springs, PA 17007 Whether you are a beginner or want to brush up on your casting skills, there is a fly fishing class for you. TCO also offers private lessons tailored to your needs. Fly tying materials, kits and tools and fly fishing gear available. www.tcoflyfishing.com/pages/shop-fly-tying

PETS Doggie Dugout 4075 Lisburn Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Off-leash dog park with separate areas for larger and smaller dogs. Double-gated entry. Dogs must be altered and vaccinated. happY tails Dog park Dowhower Rd. Kohl Memorial Park Harrisburg, PA 17111 Off-leash dog park within Kohl Memorial Park with a space set aside for dogs. Fully fenced with a separate small dog area, shade trees, and drinking water.

Closes 9 p.m.

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The Canine Spa Ore Bank Rd. Dillsburg, PA 17019 An indoor spa and water park for dogs. And when they’re done playing, there’s a station for you to get your dog nice and clean again before you go home. www.caninespa.net

June 23 pa BeST FriendS 10k relay and 10k Winding Hills West Park Mechanicsburg 8:30 a.m.

July 4 5k on The 4Th New Cumberland Borough Park New Cumberland, PA 8 a.m.

FriendS oF MidTown dog park 1730 North 7th St Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 Off Leash dog park with two separate fenced in July 7 areas; one for small dogs and another for large dogs. CaTFiSh TriaThalon Open from dawn to dusk Harrisburg City Island Harrisburg, PA wildwood park 7 a.m.

100 Wildwood Way Harrisburg, PA17110 July 14 Leashed pets are welcome on the walking trails. run The VineyardS yoga and Keep an eye out for ducks, geese, and squirrels. enduranCe 5k Challenge www.wildwoodlake.org Armstrong Valley Winery Halifax, PA BoaThouSe park 9 a.m.

Boat House Rd. Hershey, PA 17033 July 17 A dog-friendly creek access located along the FirST naTional Bank Swatara River featuring a boat launch. Offers harriSBurg Mile and halF leashed dogs and their owners fishing, boating, MaraThon and picnicking opportunities.

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RUNS/WALKS

June 1 SToMp ouT STigMa 5k Harrisburg City Island Harrisburg, PA 10 a.m.

June 5 The Big run 5k Harrisburg City Island Harrisburg, PA 5:30 p.m.

June 12 aMeriCan lung aSSoCiaTion paSTa run 5k and kidS noodle run Harrisburg City Island Harrisburg, PA 6:30 p.m.

June 15 Mid penn Bank CenTral pa 10k and MilkShake run 1 HACC Dr. Harrisburg 9 a.m.

June 22 hoMeland hoSpiCe 5k and MeMory walk Harrisburg City Island/Carousel Pavilion Harrisburg, PA 8:30 a.m.

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July 27 dog dayS 5k run or walk 1-Mile dog walk Harrisburg City Island Harrisburg , PA 8 a.m. auguST 10 uS road running 5Th annual piraTe 5k and 10k 11 Championship Way Harrisburg, PA 8 a.m. auguST 16 harrC aFTer dark 7k Kunkle Plaza Harrisburg, PA 7 p.m. auguST 17 run wild For wildwood 5k Wildwood Park Harrisburg, PA 9 a.m. auguST 17 SaVe The day 5k Fun Run and Block Party Race and Conoy Streets Harrisburg, PA

SPORTS Adventure SportS in HerSey 3010 Elizabethtown Rd. Hershey, PA 17033 This state-of-the-art arcade provides exciting fun for all ages. Arcade and outdoor laser tag parties are available. Only outdoor laser tag field in the area. Experience the new escape room. www.adventureHershey.com CArliSle SportS emporium 29 S. Middlesex Rd. Carlisle, PA 17015 Over 75,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor fun for all ages, including three go-kart tracks, two 18-hole themed miniature golf courses, a 7,500 square foot, two-story LASERTON laser tag area, batting cages, roller skating, and the largest arcade in the area. www.carlislesportsemporium.com AutobAHn indoor SpeedwAy-HArriSburg 1001 Bosler Ave. Lemoyne, PA 17043 Indoor go-kart racing with speeds up to 50 MPH. www.autobahnspeed.com HArriSburg SenAtorS bASebAll FNB Field, City Island 245 Championship Way Harrisburg, PA 17101 www.senatorsbaseball.com york revolution bASebAll 5 Brooks Robinson Way York, PA 17401 www.yorkrevolution.com HArriSburg ArCHery Club 1401 Roberts Valley Road Harrisburg, PA 17110 www.hbgarcheryclub.org

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TheaTre May 9 – June 22 CaMelot Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601 Times Vary www.dutchapple.com May 25 – June 16 RagtiMe Open Stage of Harrisburg 25 North Court St, Harrisburg, PA 17101 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.openstagehbg.com

June 21 – July 6 a gentleMan’s guide to love & MuRdeR Allenberry Resort 1559 Boiling Springs Road Boiling Springs, PA 17007 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.keystonetheatrics.com

May 31 – June 16 the Fox on the FaiRway Oyster Mill Playhouse 1001 Oyster Mill Road Camp Hill, PA 17011 8 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www. http://oystermill.com

June 27 - June30 Rounding thiRd Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m.(Sunday) www.gretnatheatre.org

June 4 - July 14 MaMMa Mia! Fulton Theatre 12 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17608 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m.(Sunday) www.thefulton.org

June 27 – august 10 annie Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Rd. Lancaster, PA 17601 Times Vary www.dutchapple.com

June 7 - June 8 Cannibal the MusiCal Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg 915 S. York St. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. www.ltmpa.com

July 12 – July 28 bRighton beaCh MeMoiRs Oyster Mill Playhouse 1001 Oyster Mill Road Camp Hill, PA 17011 8 p.m.(Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.oystermill.com

June 13 - 16 iRving beRlin’s i love a Piano Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 7:30 p.m.(Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.gretnatheatre.org

July 18 – July 21 oliveR! Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.gretnatheatre.org

June 14 - June 23, 2019 the KRevsKey CenteR 513 Hurlock St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) http://www.theatreharrisburg.com

July 19 – august 4 disney’s MaRy PoPPins Allenberry Resort 1559 Boiling Springs Road Boiling Springs, PA 17007 7:30 p.m. (Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.keystonetheatrics.com

June 15 - July 6 MadagasCaR Fulton Theatre 12 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17608 7:30 p.m.(Weekend) OR 2 p.m. (Sunday) www.thefulton.org

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June 19 – June 22 Pa youth ballet - FoundeR’s seRies Sunoco Performance Theatre 222 Market St Harrisburg, PA 17101 Wed-Fri 7:00PM Sat 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. www.cpyb.org

July 25 the suMMeR Club – swing night Gretna Theatre 200 Pennsylvania Ave. Mount Gretna, PA 17064 7:30 p.m. www.gretnatheatre.org

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GOLF SportSman’S Golf CourSe 3800 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg 717-545-0023 www.sportsmansgolfcourse.com Dauphin hiGhlanDS Golf CourSe 650 S Harrisburg St., Harrisburg 717-986-1984 www.golfdauphinhighlands.com Colonial Golf anD tenniS 4901 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg 717-657-3212 www.colonialgolftennis.com Deer Valley Golf CourSe Top of Form 101 Stoudt Rd., Hummelstown 717-583-4653 www.deervalleygc.com liberty forGe 3804 Lisburn Rd., Mechanicsburg 717-795-9880 www.libertyforge.net armitaGe Golf Club 800 Orrs Bridge Rd.,Mechanicsburg 717-737-5344 www.armitagegolfclub.com manaDa Golf Club 609 Golf Lane, Grantville 717-469-2400 www.manadagolfclub.com riCh Valley Golf CourSe 227 Rich Valley Rd., Mechanicsburg 717-691-8805 www.richvalleygolf.net Valley Green Golf CourSe 1227 Valley Green Rd., Goldsboro 717-938-4200 www.valleygreengolfcourse.com 46 harrisburg magazine june 2019

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GET YOUR GRILL ON

Celebrate the long days and warm nights of summer by gathering your friends and family for the ultimate backyard barbeque.

We got you covered for recipes from burgers to grilled shrimp and macaroni salad to strawberry shortcake. So fire up the grill and kick off summer.

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Grandma’s Macaroni Salad INGREDIENTS • 4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni • 1 cup mayonnaise • 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar • 2/3 cup white sugar • 2 1/2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper • 1 large onion, chopped • 2 stalks celery, chopped • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped INSTRUCTIONS Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.

Rinse under cold water and drain.

In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, celery, green pepper and macaroni.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

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Chili Lime Grilled Shrimp INGREDIENTS • 2 tablespoons olive oil • Juice and zest from 1 lime • 1 teaspoon chili powder • 3 garlic cloves, minced • 2 pounds large shrimp, deveined and peeled • Bamboo skewers INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the grill to 450 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together the first four ingredients. Stir in the shrimp and coat completely.

Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. While the shrimp is marinating, soak the bamboo skewers in water for 15-20 minutes. Stick the shrimp onto the skewers. Discard any remaining marinade.

Place the shrimp skewers on the grill and cover. Grill 2 minutes. Flip and grill another 2 minutes or until opaque.

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Best Burger Ever INGREDIENTS • 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef • 1/2 onion, finely chopped • 1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese • 1 teaspoon soy sauce • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce • 1 egg • 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix • 1 clove garlic, minced • 1 tablespoon garlic powder • 1 teaspoon dried parsley • 1 teaspoon dried basil • 1 teaspoon dried oregano • 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary • Salt and pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS Preheat a grill for high heat.

In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, onion, cheese, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, egg, onion soup mix, garlic, garlic powder, parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Form into 4 patties.

Grill patties for 5 minutes per side on the hot grill, or until well done. Serve on buns with your favorite condiments.

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Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake INGREDIENTS • 3 pints fresh strawberries • 1/2 cup white sugar • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 4 teaspoons baking powder • 2 tablespoons white sugar • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/3 cup shortening • 1 egg • 2/3 cup milk • 2 cups whipped heavy cream INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Slice the strawberries and toss them with 1/2 cup of white sugar. Set aside. Grease and flour one 8 inch round cake pan. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons white sugar and the salt. With a pastry blender cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and add the beaten egg and milk. Stir until just combined. Spread the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool partially in pan on wire rack. Slice partially cooled cake in half, making two layers. Place half of the strawberries on one layer and top with the other layer. Top with remaining strawberries and cover with whipped cream. 7

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Tomcat Gin Old-Fashioned • 2 ounces Tomcat Gin • 1/4 teaspoon sugar • Dash Angostura Bitters • Club soda • Orange slice and cherry

Bartender’s Best

By Charlie Wohlrab

Wondering what to get Dad for Father’s Day? How about something he will enjoy and doesn’t already have? Might I suggest Tom Cat Gin by Barr Hill. I was recently introduced to this sweet, spicy spirit (86 Proof by the label, but seems more potent than that). This is a fine “sippin whisky,” neat or on the rocks, that doesn’t taste much like a gin. There is a subtle gin note, but the honey really makes it pleasant and unique.

This spirit can find its way into cocktails with ingredients any well-stocked home bar or liquor cabinet should have. As I do not like cocktails that require anything that is only used in that particular cocktail, and since I don’t want to drink the same cocktail every night, that very special ingredient invariably leads to a half bottle taking up space on a crowded shelf in my home bar. However, the recipe for a Tomcat Gin Old-Fashioned Cocktail that follows is one that can be made with what your Dad should have on hand.

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.

This month he makes his Bartender’s Best debut and 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

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In an “Old Fashioned Glass” (Rocks Glass) put the sugar and a couple dashes of Bitters. Add a splash of club soda and stir to dissolve. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the Tomcat Gin. Top with club soda. You know what to do with the orange slice and cherry. Be very judicious with the sugar. You just want enough to absorb the bitters as the gin is very sweet. I recommend using crushed ice because as the ice melts, the flavor mellows.

If you are enjoying this cocktail at home- no problem; but if you are out, I suggest you have the “Uber number app” on your phone (I’m an Old Guy), as this drink packs a wallop.

This recipe uses Angostura Bitters which should be a staple in any home that enjoys a cocktail. However, may I suggest another gift for Dad? Peychaud’s Bitters. This product is a little harder to find but well worth the hunt as the taste is bright and adds a light citrusy note to a cocktail enjoyed in the afternoon or early evening.

Thanks to the Internet, a few keystrokes and the Peychaud’s Bitters will appear at your door. If you already have the Peychaud’s, here is another drink you and your special Dad may enjoy together.

Tomcat Manhattan

• 2 ounces Tomcat Gin • 1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth • Peychaud’s Bitters Fill a cocktail mixing glass ½ full of crushed ice. Add the Tomcat Gin and Sweet Vermouth, a couple dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters, and stir gently. Pour into rocks glasses and fill with crushed ice. I usually use the ice from the mixing glass and top with crushed ice. Add a couple of cherries and a “Soda Back” and you are good to go.

(Soda Back – how experienced drinkers ask for a glass of Club Soda to accompany their Cocktail).

Enjoy! And Happy Father’s Day.