Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
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MAY 10, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 44
FIA to host Community Fun Day ollowing the success of its first Community Fun Day, Friends in Action International (FIA) will hold its second annual Community Fun Day on Saturday, May 20, at its headquarters at 3950 E. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown. The free event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine, will feature activities for people of all ages. The event will provide the community with an opportunity to learn about FIA’s mission work around the world through interactive activities. Adults can test their skills in the excavator obstacle course competition, operating the boom and bucket to pick up and move objects, just like FIA uses it to move trees, brush and soil in Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu. Adults and children can use a hand well pump like the ones used in Africa to experience fetching water. Children can jump and enjoy the bounce house, which is reminiscent of the Amanda Brandt Memorial Playground that is part of the community transformation work in Rama
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Children’s activities, including a bounce house, will be featured.
A joint wastewater management initiative of Dauphin County and the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC) was recently recognized as an Innovative Community and Governmental Initiative as part of the 2023 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence. The award was presented to the Dauphin County commissioners and the TriCounty Regional Planning Commission during an awards ceremony held April 12 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. The winning program was a joint effort by the county and TCRPC to address the growing range of
stormwater management, water quality and flooding issues in the county. In recent years, the cost to address these issues has risen due to the increasing complexity of the impacts and environmental regulations associated with stormwater management. The Regional Water Resource Enhancement Program was designed to cut municipal costs by 60% to 90% percent by providing a central framework, offering strategic partnerships and coordinating efforts between municipalities. To date, 15 municipalities are participating in the program.
Rededication ceremony held for Wildwood Park boardwalk
Participants in the ribbon cutting include (from left) Mike Pries, Anthea Stebbins, Lori Yeich, Rep. Patty Kim, Cindy Adams Dunn, Kristen Olewine Milke, Jim Caufield, Lee Johnson, Chris Rebert and Chad Saylor.
After three years of planning and repairs, Dauphin County officially reopened the boardwalk at Wildwood Park during a rededication ceremony held on April 29. County officials were joined by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, as well as leaders from Friends of Wildwood and local park supporters, to cut the ribbon. Participants included Dauphin County Commissioner chairman Mike Pries; Dauphin County Parks and See Wildwood Park pg 3 R095328
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Cay in Nicaragua. They can also enjoy barrel train rides, scramble for candy when it is shot out of the Candy Cannon each hour and take a picture sitting on the skid loader. Younger children can use Tonka trucks to level airstrips at the corn table, which is a “sandbox” full of corn, used instead of sand, with toy construction vehicles. At the craft table, children can paint toys for children in Vanuatu who are without them. The Kids Cookie Break Party will be on hand from 9 a.m. to noon. Visitors may stop by the tent to request a song, see the cookie car and get some free goodies and Chick-fil-A cookies while supplies last. New this year will be a pulled pork Smokin’ Hot Cook-Off Competition. Spots are still available to enter the competition. FIA will provide three, 10-pound pork butts and rolls. Preparation can be done at home, but cooking must be done on-site. Pulled pork sandwiches will be available for attendees for a small donation.
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