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VOL XXXV • NO 48
Parkesburg Exploremores Join 250 Sets ONLINE Girl Scout Cookie Lineup Upcoming Fundraisers
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hose who love rocky road ice cream will be pleased to know that it was the inspiration for the new Girl Scout Cookie for the 2026 season, called Exploremores. According to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP), Exploremores are chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a creamy blend of marshmallow and toasted almond-flavored crème. The new variety replaces S’mores and Toast-Yay! So far, the new cookies have gotten some positive reviews. “I think it’s good. It is kind of like an ice cream sandwich,” said Peyton King, a member of Christiana Girl Scout Troop 4673, who was selling cookies recently at the Parkesburg Walmart along with her mother, Amanda. In addition to Walmart, located at 100 Commons Drive in Parkesburg, cookies are on sale on weekends at Tractor Supply, 985 Octorara Trail, Parkesburg. For a complete list of booth locations, visit www .gsep.org, choose “Cookies” and then enter a ZIP code at “Find Cookies!” In addition to Exploremores, cookie
Peyton King (right) and her mother, Amanda King, offered
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Museum Will Host Rails & Ales BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Sip some suds in a sensational setting. T hat ’s the oppor tunity being offered at the ninth annual Rails & Ales craft beer event, which will be held on Saturday, March 28, at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Road, Strasburg. VIP entry will begin at 5:30 p.m.; general admission ticketholders can enter starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Registration will close an See Museum pg 2 Rails & Ales will be held in the museum’s Rolling Stock Hall.
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Parkesburg 250, a ne wly formed organization that will present a three-day celebration in Parkesburg to commemorate America’s 250th birthday this summer, has planned several upcoming fundraisers. Proceeds from the events will be used by the group to help with the three-day event, set for Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5, in Parkesburg’s Minch Park. The group’s first scheduled fundraisers are bingo games and pancake breakfasts. Bingo will be held on Fridays, Feb. 13 and March 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Parkesburg VFW, 406 W. Fourth Ave. There will also be food offered for sale, prizes and an opportunity to win gift baskets. To reserve a spot at an upcoming bingo, email parkesburg250@ gmail.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door. “At every bingo, we have been running 12 bingo games with prizes. Plus, we are doing five baskets at every bingo,” said Casey Wyatt, a member of the Parkesburg 250 committee. “There is a potential of 17 things they can win at every bingo.” Those who would like to donate items for the prize baskets are asked to contact the group via the aforementioned email. Pancake breakfasts will be held on Saturdays, Feb. 21 and March 21, from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW. A fee will be charged per person. The breakfast will include all-you-can-eat pancakes, fruit, bacon or sausage, coffee and tea. Parkesburg 250, which has been meeting since the fall of 2025,
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