Elizabethtown townlively.com
JULY 19, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIV • NO 23
Historical society in need of repairs BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Marc Summers, host of “Double Dare,” will bring fun and games to Elizabethtown.
“Double Dare” host will entertain in Elizabethtown n the late 1980s and early 1990s, if you turned on Nickelodeon, chances are you could see contestants on the game show “Double Dare” competing to run an obstacle course, completing silly challenges like “Pies in the Pants” or trying to avoid being covered in green slime. And hosting the mayhem while encouraging the contestants was Marc Summers. Now you can meet the television personality, comedian and talk show host in person when he comes to Elizabethtown. Double Dare You to Come to E-Town with Marc Summers will be held on Saturday, July 29. The event will run from 4 to 8 p.m.,
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with Summers appearing at The Tatted Toy Guys, 4 S. Market St., from 5 to 7 p.m. Summers’ appearance coincides with a performance the following weekend at Mount Gretna Theatre, explained Tony Gibble, who is organizing the Elizabethtown event with Clint Gibble. “The Mount Gretna Theatre came to us about slime for the show,” said Tony, who owns The Tatted Toy Guys, The Candy Unicornium and Figments in Sprinkles with Clint. “Having wanted to do a ‘Double Dare’-inspired event for some time, it seemed a perfect opportunity to make that come to life with the extra-special option of adding the show’s host to it. To our humble delight, Marc was enthusiastic about
doing it, and so the event was born.” Summers will perform “The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers” at Mount Gretna Theatre from Thursday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 6. At the Elizabethtown event, Summers will talk about the show and answer questions. There will also be various games and activities hosted by LIV-ETown and downtown Elizabethtown businesses, all in conjunction with the theme. Typically, LIV-ETown organizes events on second Fridays and some Sundays, but Tony and Clint said they have wanted to expand to Saturdays and when the timing worked out to host Summers, they jumped at the chance. “How many chances do you get to be in the same space and possibly get to
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Rissers Mennonite Church will hold community picnic BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“We encourage people to come out for food, fun and fellowship,” said Miranda Heistand, committee member and wife of pastor Daryl Heistand, describing Rissers Mennonite Church’s annual community picnic. “There is something for all ages to do.” The picnic will be held on Saturday, July 29, beginning at 4 p.m. at the church, 8360 Elizabethtown Road, Elizabethtown. Highlights of the event will include a 16-foot water slide for
both children and adults to enjoy, as well as lawn games, including cornhole and ladder golf. Young children can ride a barrel train and play in kiddie pools. A meal, including pork barbecue sandwiches, sides and ice cream, will be offered as well. The event will conclude with a showing of the movie “5000 Blankets” inside the church, beginning at 8 p.m. Inspired by a true story, the film follows a woman and her young son on their quest to find the woman’s husband, who has experienced a mental health crisis and is living on See Picnic pg 3 R097321
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The building that houses the Elizabethtown Historical Society dates to the 1860s, and now it’s showing its age. “We need to raise some funds for building repairs,” said Dixie Kaley, president of the historical society. She noted that work needs to be done on the one-room schoolhouse that holds the historical society’s archives. “I’m calling the campaign ‘Save Our Little Red Schoolhouse Fund,’” Kaley said. A few months ago, a volunteer noticed water damage on a wall, which led to an inspection of the Dixie Kaley points to water damage on a wall in schoolhouse’s original the Elizabethtown Historical Society. windows. “We realized we need to windows are no longer able to be replace the windows,” Kaley opened or closed.” The schoolhouse features 10 remarked. “The wood around them has deteriorated to the point it original windows, but two of them can’t be painted anymore, and the are interior windows that mark
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