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SERVING THE ANNVILLE & PALMYRA AREAS
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL I • NO 14
Sticks & Biscuits allows PCIHC to reach and score goals
GOTR fall program is crossing the finish line
BY JEFF FALK
BY JEFF FALK
Runners at last year’s Sticks & Biscuits 5K break from the starting gate.
under and also requires a fee, program, and the burden on will be conducted on one of In parents can be pretty high. The The Net’s artificial turf fields cost of ice time isn’t cheap.” beginning at 8:15 a.m. “Hockey is more of a lifestyle,” More than 1,200 runners are continued Patrick. “It’s a family expected to participate. Mem- pursuit. It’s open to everyone, bers of PCIHC but it takes a lot w ill b e on hand to get our athletes to assist with the where they need “Hockey is more staging of the to be. Hockey is of a lifestyle. It’s a no t a ga me yo u event. All proceeds just stop playing family pursuit.” from the fundafter high school.” raiser will be used Unlike many to offset expenses scholastic athletic incur red by P C IHC . P C IHC endeavors, ice hockey is not a will also be accepting separate Pennsylvania Interscholastic don at ions for the Hershe y Athletic Association-sanctioned Figure Skating Club’s Hershey sport. PCIHC is associated with Twizzles therapeutic program the Palmyra Area School District for children and adults with (PASD), but not affiliated with it physical and mental disabilities. or funded by it. “It’s our primary fundraiser PCIHC sponsors a high for the year,” said Patrick. “We school varsity team made up are responsible to fund our of 24 PASD students in grades
nine through 12 and a middle school team made up of 17 PASD students in grades five through eight. PCIHC ’s high school varsity team is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League and plays about 20 games each season. PCIHC was founded in 1994, and the club established the Sticks & Biscuits 5K fundraiser in 2007. The club plays its home games at Klick Lewis Arena, which is located at In The Net. “A lot of these kids play travel hockey too,” said Patrick. “This is an opportunity to play for their school. Hockey has always been a big thing in Palmyra. When you have a crowd packed into an arena , it just takes games to a different level. It’s the school-pride piece that the kids play for.”
I t promotes health and growth and confidence. But Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster is also about stamina; it’s about finishing the race. GOTR Lancaster is in the process of putting the wraps on another fall season. If participation and impact are any indications, the current season has been an overwhelming success. “Girls participate in our program for every reason imaginable,” said Jennifer West, co-founder of GOTR Lancaster. “They stick with it because it’s fun. Our program is a developmental program that focuses on the whole girl. The girls learn about who they are and how to make good choices. They learn how to be good friends and how to choose good friends.” GOTR Lancaster will conclude its 10-week fall season on Sunday, Nov. 24, at Millersville University’s Pucillo Field, 105 Pucillo Drive, Millersville, with a session-ending 5K fun run beginning at 2:30 p.m. More than 1,400 runners are expected to attend, including most of the GOTR Lancaster participants and members of their support teams, as well as community members. The 5K fun run is open to the public, and runners can register at www.gotrlancaster.org up to and including the day of the event. GOTR is also seeking fun run volunteers for the event. “ I t ’s a d a y w h e n g i r l s , coaches and family members come out and celebrate the accomplishments of these 10 weeks,” said Jessica Wilson, See GOTR pg 2
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nside the ice hockey arena, sticks and “biscuits” - or pucks - are crucial for staging the contest. On the Thanksgiving table, drumsticks (or simply sticks) and biscuits play different roles that are just as important. Sticks and biscuits also have a lot of meaning to the Palmyra Cougars Ice Hockey Club (PCIHC). For it is from them that the club’s most important fundraising event, Sticks & Biscuits 5K, originates. “People in the hockey world g e t i t ,” s a i d R ya n Pat r i c k , PCIHC’s president. “There are costs to (playing ice hockey), but we’re trying to keep them down. Sticks & Biscuits is our way to do that. You get to come out and run and be active. We want to continue to grow the game in the area.” PCIHC will present this year’s edition of the annual Sticks & Biscuits 5K run and fun run on Thursday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Day, beginning at 8 a.m. at In The Net Sports Complex, 798 Air por t Road, Palmyra. Competitors and participants can preregister at https://palmyra cougarsicehockey.spor tng in .com or in person beginning at 6:30 a.m. on the day of the event. Runners will be sent out over the 3.1-mile Airport Road course in two waves, one at 8 a.m. and the other at 9 a.m., and prizes will be awarded for the top male and female 5K finishers in different age groups. Top finishers not present when the winners are announced w ill have their pr iz es sent to them. The fun run, which is designed for kids age 12 and