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Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN

AUGUST 4, 2021

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXIV • NO 5

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Volunteers Ken Scardino (left photo, left) and Joe Capietz (left photo, right) will prepare homemade meatballs for this year’s Seven Sorrows Festival. Also featured will be a flea market (center photo) and a chance to win a quilt (right photo).

Middletown Parish To Offer Fun For The Community BY FRANCINE FULTON

he annual Seven Sorrows Festival, featuring a car show, a flea market, children’s games, homemade food, musical entertainment and more, will take place on Thursday through Saturday, Aug 19 to 21, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) Parish in Middletown. The festival will open on Aug. 19 with a car show and music provided by DJ Joe T. New this year on Thursday will be a food truck event. Vendors will include Sittin’ Pickin’ Chickin’, The Lucky Penny Burger Co., Marsico’s A Taste of Italy, Grappling Crab Shack, 717 Tacos and Sunset Slush. On Friday, Aug. 20, there will be live music by Dovetail. An inflatable bounce house will be offered for children on both Friday and

for the church, but it is also a community event,” Huggins said. “It’s a way for the community to socialize and have fun.” The festival was canceled in 2020, and this year’s event is being held later than usual to allow more time for the pandemic to ease. “We usually run it in June, but this year we moved it to August,” said Huggins. At least 200 volunteers from the parish family will contribute their time before, during and after the festival to make it a success. “Volunteers not only work at the event, but they help with setup and making the food,” said Huggins. “There are also so many volunteers over the course of months who help with the planning.” Seven Sorrows BVM Parish is located at 280 N. Race St., Middletown. For more information, visit www.ssbvm.org.

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food outside: hamburgers, hot dogs, Schmit’s sausage, fresh-cut fries and our popular funnel cakes that are 100% homemade and made to order,” said Huggins. Beer and wine will also be offered for sale at the festival for the first time. Also new this year is an appearance by the magic bus. “It’s a Volkswagen bus and they have props, and you can get your photo taken with the bus,” Huggins noted. There will also be an opportunity for people to win a handmade quilt, as well as gift baskets that have been assembled by parish members. “Each basket is worth at least $75, and there are a plethora of themes,” Huggins explained. “We will (sell) tickets on the night of the festival, and you put your ticket in front of the basket you want to win.” All proceeds from the festival will benefit the parish. “It’s a fundraiser

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Saturday, and a DJ will provide music on Saturday. Activities will be held in the Seven Sorrows BVM Elementary School parking lot, as well as inside the school building. “Indoors is our very famous flea market in the gym downstairs,” noted Donna Huggins, who is co-chair of the festival along with Judi Leo. This year’s flea market will feature approximately 49 tables filled with merchandise that has been donated by school and church families. Bingo will take place in the school cafeteria, and visitors can purchase ethnic foods to eat in or for takeout. Among the selections will be homemade lasagna rolls with meatballs, Polish stuffed cabbage with haluski, pierogies and baked goods. Farm Show milkshakes will be available on Aug. 21. “We also serve normal cookout

Hershey Public Library director Laura O’Grady is heading to a new position, but she leaves behind a chapter full of accomplishments at Derry Township’s library. During her tenure, O’Grady led the renovation of the library, which resulted in a brand-new youth services wing and reading garden. The project was supported by the Hershey Library Endowment Trust, the Friends of Hershey Public Library, and the Keystone Grant for Public Library Facilities, guided by the library staff and community.

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