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JANUARY 18, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 28
Hummelstown Winter Celebration To Return As A Two-Day Event BY FRANCINE FULTON
fter being scaled down last year because of the pandemic, this year’s annual Winter Fling, being presented by the Borough of Hummelstown and the Hummelstown Community Foundation, will return to a two-day format on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28. During the ninth annual Winter Fling, activities will take place on Jan. 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the downtown square and on neighboring streets, which will be closed during the festivities. Events on Jan. 28 will be held at Nye Elementary School, 200 S. John St., Hummelstown, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Featured attractions in the square will be ice sculpture carving demonstrations, a performance by the Hershey School of Dance and live music by Cold Spring Union. “They are a new band for this year, so it will bring in a new group of people,” noted Kelly Williamson, secretary of the Hummelstown Community Foundation. More information about the band is available at www.facebook.com/cold springunion. Local wineries and breweries will Cold Spring Union will perform at the Winter Fling. offer beverages for sale and food trucks will be stationed on-site. Also offered will be free hot chocolate and cookies. “We have numerous restaurants in the area that will be open and selling food and drinks,” Williamson said. “(The Winter Fling) is very good for the community (and local) businesses.” Winter Fling apparel will be available for purchase, and there will be a photo booth. A KIDZ Zone will also be open on Friday, where attendees can make their own s’mores in outdoor fire pits. There will also be a hula hoop contest, cardio drumming, a game truck, bounce houses, games and prizes.
Students Honored For Helping In Emergency Three students at Lower Dauphin High School were recently recognized by Lower Dauphin Communities That Care and Hummelstown Police for doing the right thing over lunch in the cafeteria. Amber Abela, Kaitlyn Hoffman and Nathaniel Wolfe were nominated by assistant principal Stephanie Vaughn for their quick thinking during an emergency situation on Sept. 8, 2022. One of their classmates experienced a medical emergency, and, Vaughn said, the trio jumped into action by getting the nurse immediately, notifying the closest teacher, turning the student on their side to prevent them from choking and even running to get the AED located outside the gymnasium. All three students remained calm and listened for directives from the trained staff members who arrived. See Students pg 2
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See Winter Celebration pg 3 Hummelstown’s Winter Fling draws a crowd to the downtown square.
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