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APRIL 17, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 17
High steaks Cook-off will benefit butterfly garden maintenance BY ANN MEAD ASH
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hile this is only the second year for the Keystone Steak Cook-off to be held in New Holland, organizer Bryant Glick is confident that the upcoming event will be successful. “The top 30 national teams will come to this,” said Glick. “The bigger players like to come because it’s a triple (competition).” Glick also received glowing reviews for the Jackson Street location following last year’s initial event. “(Competitors) rave about the park because it is not a parking lot, but it’s flat,” he noted. The Keystone Steak Cook-off will be held on Saturday, May 4, with events scheduled for competitors from 9 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. in the New Holland Community Memorial Park, 400 E. Jackson St. Proceeds from the event, which is sanctioned under the Steak Cook-off Association (SCA), will benefit the maintenance fund for the New Holland Community Butterfly Garden, which will adjoin New Holland Borough’s Groff Park arboretum on North Railroad Avenue in Earl Township. Glick is planning for 40 teams from the East Coast and Midwest to take part in the
competition. He noted that the competitors are chasing points to aid them in the national competition. “This is three cookoffs in one event, and each cook-off awards points,” said Glick, who noted that each competitor can make up to three steaks and that they also have the option to cook ribs. “This is unique because it’s the only triple in Pennsylvania,” he added. Cooks will first meet at 9 a.m., with the initial steaks turned in from noon to 12:30 p.m. Ribs will be turned in from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m., and awards will be given out at 5:30 p.m. Cash prizes for winners will range from $50 to $1,000. Competitors may register at www.steakcookoffs.com. The second Kids Hot Dog Grill Master Contest will take place on May 4 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the park. Children under age 14 may enter the contest, which will feature prizes, including gift cards. First prize will be a 30-day supply of hot dogs. “It’s a free kids’ hot dog cook-off, and it’s sponsored by John F. Martin,” said Glick. As with the Keystone Steak Cookoff, proceeds will benefit the New Holland Community Butterfly Garden. To register, Bryant Glick, organizer of the Keystone Steak Cook-off and Kids Hot Dog Grill Master contact Glick at 717-419-7184 or email Contest, stands in front of the pavilion where the competitions will be held in the New keystonesteakcookoff@gmail.com. Holland Community Memorial Park.
Go fish! BY FRANCINE FULTON
Youngsters are invited to take part in the 10th annual Children’s Trout Derby that is set for Saturday, April 20, at Historic Poole Forge. Registration will be from 8 to 9 a.m., with fishing slated for 9 a.m. to noon. The free event will be held rain or shine. No fishing license is required, and all children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Children will be divided into two age groups: ages 4 to 8 and ages 9 to 12. First-, second- and third-place People will gather along the banks of the Conestoga River, which runs
BY JEFF FALK
Sometimes we try too hard. Sometimes we overthink things. Sometimes the answer is right in front of us. The PA Family Travel Fair has a unique way of simplifying things. The lively event focuses on recreation, on Pennsylvania, on family. “Recreation is so important to your well-being,” said Wendy Royal, organizer of the PA Family
Travel Fair and editor of Where & When Pennsylvania. “It’s crucial to your health to check out of your job. It can just be a long weekend. But it’s time with kids too. It’s important for families to spend time together. It’s important to get away and make those memories. You only get 18 summers with your kids.” The sixth edition of the annual PA Family Travel Fair, hosted by Where & When Pennsylvania, See PA Family Travel Fair pg 4 UP TO
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