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AUGUST 28, 2024

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXV • NO 26

Dam Bridge Challenge will support Riverkeeper Association

Enjoy produce from a community garden

BY CATHY MOLITORIS

participants will receive a reusable tote swag bag filled with freebies. Live music and refreshments will be featured at the race’s conclusion. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association. Founded in 2006, the organization works to promote clean water. “We advocate against pollution and we educate the public through

One night over dinner earlier this year, Erika Herold was talking with her husband, Jim Switzenberg, about people in need in their community. Herold recalled that Wrightsville resident Alicia Fe r ra r i w a s o r g a n i z i n g a summer lunch program at Wr ightsville Presby ter ian Church to offer free lunch to school-age children weekdays from June through mid-August. “I thought it was incredible how many children need this pro g ram,” Herold said. “I wanted a way to help take a burden off (these families).” The couple are no strangers to giving back. Switzenberg, one of the owners of John Wright Restaurant in Wrightsville, regularly supports families in need through a variety of initiatives, including his participation in food giveaways through the Masons. “We both thought, ‘These kids need more. There should be more help out there,’” Herold said. Working with Don Mann, who operates a farm in Millersville, the couple decided to support the children participating in the summer lunch program - and

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People participate in a previous year’s Dam Bridge Challenge.

either up river or down river, Evgeniadis shared. When the race started six years ago, the Riverkeeper Association’s office was located at Shank’s Mare Outfitters along the river. An employee who is an avid stand-up paddleboarder and kayaker had the idea for the challenge race because of the organization’s location. “It’s 5 miles from there to the

Safe Harbor Dam, and it’s 5 miles to the Route 462 bridge that connects Wrightsville to Columbia,” Evgeniadis explained. “On the day of the event, the direction is chosen, and the registrants don’t know which way it will be - either to the dam and back or to the bridge and back.” Prizes will be awarded for the top three male and female winners in a variety of age groups, and all

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ou can help to ensure the quality of the water in the Susquehanna River by getting out on the river during the sixth annual Dam Bridge Challenge. The fundraiser to benefit the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, beginning and ending at the Lock 2 Recreation Area, 2 1 4 0 F i s h i n g C re e k R o a d , Wrightsville. Participants are invited to compete in three paddle races - a 10-mile route, a 3-mile course or a quarter-mile kids’ race - or enjoy a 1-mile recreational paddle during the event, which will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. before the first boats hit the water at 9 a.m. “Typically for the Challenge, we get a wide array of boats out on the water, from surfskis, which are very fast kayaks, to outrigger canoes, stand-up paddleboards, kayaks and recreational canoes,” said Ted Evgeniadis, executive director of the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association. Participants should bring their own boats, although there is equipment available for rent for people who need it. The event gets its name from the 10-mile race, which pits participants against each other

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