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AUGUST 28, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 21
Fighting the Close out the summer with good fight, community fun in East Petersburg 15 years later
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Scotch will perform from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and the evening will wrap up with a firework display at 9:30 p.m. “We tweak what we’re going to be doing a little bit every year, and we really try to include as many different parts of the community as possible,” said Kristin Troop, chair of the events committee. Organizations such as local Scout troops, the East Petersburg Historical Society and vendors from the area will participate in the 2024 series. On Sept. 14, the last day of the series will begin with a kids’ fun run at 8:30 a.m., followed by the
In 2009, Lynd a C harles organized a bake sale to raise money for her sister-in-law and her co-worker. The women had recently received diagnoses of breast cancer, and the treatments prevented them from receiving an income or insurance from working. The bake sale raised more than $9,000, and it prompted Lynda and her husband, David Charles, to create Mountville-based nonprofit Help The Fight. Fifteen years later, the organization has raised more than $1.2 million dollars for breast cancer patients throughout Lancaster County. Help The Fight will host its 15th annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Spooky Nook Sports, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim. The event will take place from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., and it will include live and silent auctions, prize drawings and giveaways. Only 500 tickets for the banquet will be sold, and the deadline for registration is Saturday, Sept. 14. Each table will seat a maximum of eight guests. Registration forms are available online at www.helpthefight .org. To receive a copy of the
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Children enjoy games and activities during the 2023 East Petersburg Days event.
feature carnival rides and games for guests of all ages, and the activities will be provided by Russ Amusements. Food, drinks and desserts will be available to purchase from different food trucks and local organizations on each day of the series. The East Petersburg Lions Club will attend the event on Wednesday and Thursday, and Friday and Saturday will feature M&M Makin the Bacon, Traveling J’s, Halo’s Eatery and Premium Shaved Ice. The 2024 East Petersburg Days will feature live music from a different artist on each day. Rock
group Andora will perform in the evening on Sept. 11, which will kick off with the national anthem and recognition of first responders to commemorate 9/11. This year, the schedule has been modified to move several activities to Friday instead of Saturday to better accommodate attendees’ schedules. The Friday, Sept. 13, festivities and live entertainment will include a juggler, a whoopie pie eating contest, a magician, balloon animal twisting, face painting and games for kids offered by the East Petersburg Elementary PTO. Pop
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efore summer’s long and leisurely days bid a final farewell, the East Petersburg Events Committee will offer the community a full roster of festivities to send the season out with a bang. The community events will take place at East Petersburg Community Park, 6051 Pine St., East Petersburg, and the event committee’s lineup will kick off with the East Pete Blues Festival at noon on Saturday, Aug. 31. This year, the annual concert will feature performances by Smokehouse 4, Bluestime, Soul Miners Union, Buzzard Luck, Muddy Ruckus, the Blues Reincarnation Project and Skyla Burrell Band. Throughout the day, refreshments may be purchased from food trucks such as Walk-O Taco, Simply Greek, Scoop Ó Dough, Krazy Kones and Dutch Country Concessions. The Blues Festival will once again feature a beer garden provided by Mad Chef Craft Brewing, which was introduced to the event in 2023. From Wednesday, Sept. 11, to Saturday, Sept. 14, the East Petersburg Days series will return to the park to offer a variety of events to local community members and visitors from across the county. Each day of the series will
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