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Lenny and Jodi Heisey of Mountville. Izzy is a member of the varsity track team for both the winter and spring teams and is a varsity cheerleader. She is part of National Honor Society (NHS), Video Production Club, and Anchor Club. Izzy is part of Hempfield’s Comm Tech Program and powderpuff. Julia Sweigart is the daughter of Amanda Wamsley and Dale Sweigart of Lancaster. Julia is a member of NHS, Anchor Club, and Varsity Club. She is a member of the varsity track team for both the winter and spring teams. She is a varsity cheerleader and a member of the senior powderpuff team.. Maira Virmani is the daughter of Samia Virmani and Zahid Virmani of Landisville. Maira is a member of Varsity Club and served as president for two years. She is a member of Student Council and served as a class
Take an immersive lantern-lit journey through Mount Bethel Cemetery on a unique tour that blends history and a bit of haunting when Rivertown Theatre Productions presents Columbia’s Haunted Lantern Tour. This year’s tour will feature the theme “Fatality’s Last Stand.” Tours will be held on Fridays, Oct. 10 and 17; Sundays, Oct. 12 and 19; and Saturday, Oct. 18. Tours will run every half hour beginning at 6:30 p.m. with the final tour stepping off at 9:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 8 p.m. on Sundays. “ The theme for this year’s tour grew out of reflection on a past production,” shared Sara Mimnall, owner of Rivertown Theatre Productions and producer and director of Columbia’s Haunted Lantern Tour. “Back in 2018, I touched on the subject of disease in a tour called ‘Mortality Within,’ which also explored famine, illness and the hardships of daily life. That theme stayed with me, and I knew I wanted to return to it one day with a sharper focus.” This year’s tour centers on epidemics and pandemics that shaped Columbia’s history. “Audiences will encounter characters whose lives were marked by outbreaks of tuberculosis, diphtheria, smallpox, cholera, the Spanish Flu and many more remarkable diseases,” Mimnall explained. “It’s not just about the tragedies themselves, but about how families and communities faced them.” During the one-hour tour, people will experience a theatrical production featuring costumed performers.
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Members of the Hempfield High School homecoming court are (front, from left) Elli Yaeger, Izzy Heisey, Avery Wilson, Olivia Denlinger, Julia Sweigart, Maira Virmani, Autumn Winand, (back) Derek Katch, Cadyn Buckwalter, Ace Brown, Ethan Albright, Wilder Long, Aaron Tran, and (not pictured) Junior Abiola. Photo by George Deibel
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empfield High School will hold its homecoming festivities from Wednesday, Oct. 1, to Saturday, Oct. 4. The occasion will get underway Oct. 1 with the junior/senior football game and crowning of the homecoming king at 7 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 3, the Black Knights’ varsity football team will play Wilson at 7 p.m. and the homecoming queen will be announced. The homecoming parade will be held Oct. 4 from 10 to 11 a.m., featuring the Hempfield High School marching band, homecoming court, sports teams, and emergency vehicles. Parking will be available in the high school lots. Following the parade, there will be food trucks in the quad lot. Spectators should
set up their blankets and chairs by 9:30 a.m., while being mindful of people’s property. The parade will begin in front of the high school on Stanley Avenue, then go left on Bank and Elizabeth streets and Emily Avenue. It will turn right on Stanley Avenue and then left on Barbara Street down to Kauffman Road. The parade will end in the guest lot on Mumma Drive. The homecoming dance will be held Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. The homecoming queen candidates are Olivia Denlinger, Izzy Heisey, Julia Sweigart, Maira Virmani, Avery Wilson, Autumn Winand, and Elli Yaeger. Olivia Denlinger is the daughter of Kala and Mitch Denlinger of Landisville. Olivia is a member of Sisterhood Club and powderpuff football. Izzy Heisey is the daughter of
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