Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville townlively.com
APRIL 10, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 6
Support sought for pickleball project BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Pickleball is having a field day. Now people in Columbia are working to bring the popular sport to Glatfelter Memorial Field. “The Sports & Fitness Industry Association deemed (pickleball) the fastest-growing sport in
the United States for the third consecutive year,” said Carl Glatfelter, president of the Glatfelter Memorial Field Trust board. “This park serves the people of Columbia and the surrounding communities, and we want to be on trend with that growth in the popularity of the sport.” See Pickleball pg 2
Members of the Mountwaybia Club enjoy tea at a recent meeting.
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“It was an outlet for women to do something academic, stretching themselves and learning something new.” “We run our meetings differently than other book clubs,” said club member Marianne Nolt. “Some people just read a book and then they all discuss it. We have a business meeting to start, and
then each person takes a month to be the reporter.” The woman presenting the report may choose the topic, focusing on a book or a subject of personal interest. At a recent meeting, club vice president Deanna L awrence offered a biography about Robert Frost and then read one of her favorite poems of his, noting that she met the renowned poet as a 10th-grade student in York. Club secretary-treasurer Elaine Savukas gave a business report. Club president Kathy Hengst served as a hostess and also as the main presenter, giving a short talk about Longwood Gardens followed by a slideshow of the attraction. W hen it was founded, the Mountwaybia Club included 12 women from Mountville and 12 from Columbia.
Enjoy crafters, food and more at Smoke on the Susquehanna BY CATHY MOLITORIS
You never know what you might find while wandering through Smoke on the Susquehanna. “We have 110 vendors, crafters and artists and seven food trucks,” said April Geesey, the owner of Spitfire Events and organizer of Smoke on the Susquehanna. “People can expect a variety of local crafters making all kinds of handmade items and great food.” Smoke on the Susquehanna
will be held on Sunday, April 21, at John Wright Restaurant, 234 N. Front St., Wrightsville, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is the third year Geesey has hosted this event, which began as a way to promote her own small business, Burning Hell Hot Sauce, which she launched in 2021. “I realized how important these events are to small businesses,” she said. “I absolutely love being able to do these events and help
See 100 years pg 3
See Smoke pg 2
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n 1924, Helen Breneman gathered a group of women to form what she envisioned as “a cozy little literary club.” For 100 years, the Mountwaybia Club named for the hometowns of the original members, Mountville and Columbia, as well as the Lincoln Highway that joins the towns - has been drawing women together. Over the years, many things have changed for the club. Gone are the musical selections played on the Victrola during club meetings and the $1 annual dues. But despite the decades, most things are unchanged, as the club still provides an opportunity for women to gather in members’ homes to carry out the motto “Culture, Friendship and Service.” The Mountwaybia Club meets
twice a month on Wednesdays from October to April, concluding the year with a spring social in May. At each meeting, a club member serves as hostess, and another gives a report before tea and other refreshments are served.
Glatfelter Memorial Field Trust board members Julie Lehmer (left) and Josh Birk at the site of the future pickleball courts
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