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MAY 22, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 4
school Blue Rock Heritage Center to hold High organizes second annual open house Day of Caring BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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and rowed with oars to avoid scaring waterfowl with a motor, including an oar on the rear that allows hunters to approach their prey undetected. Four woven coverlets will be
On the first two Saturdays in April, roughly 100 members of the National Honor Society (NHS) at Penn Manor High School (PMHS) participated in the second annual Day of Caring. Groups of student volunteers set out to pick up litter and clean community spaces such as local parks, working with various township officials and schools throughout the Penn Manor area. On April 6, about 50 students collected garbage, tree branches and fallen leaves as they weeded the sidewalks surrounding the PMHS track and field. The volunteers also organized storage spaces for athletic equipment near the school gym. Other students removed litter from the Little Conestoga Creek, the Enola Rail Trail and various parks in Manor Township. Another group of volunteers visited Central Manor Elementary School to weed its garden and prepare the garden beds for planting. According to Manor Township’s public works director, Mark Harris, PMHS students collected more than 1,300 pounds of trash throughout the day, including 13 tires. On April 13, a second team
See Open house pg 2
See Day of Caring pg 7
“We always try to showcase the local Native American history that was such a rich part of this area.”
Barry Lee (left) and MaryAnn Robbins of Circle Legacy Center hold corn that was grown in the three sisters garden at Blue Rock Heritage Center.
to BRHC by Eugene’s son, David. Attendees of the open house will have an opportunity to view a sneak boat that was donated last fall by Alan Dinkel of Columbia. The boat was made in the 1940s
for duck hunting on the open waters of the Susquehanna, which has a large duck and goose population due to its shallow waters and rocky islands. The sneak boat was designed to be camouflaged
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One of BRHC’s most recent additions is an assortment of Native American artifacts that belonged to the late Eugene Shultz, a resident of Washington Boro and avid collector. The collection includes stone tools, arrowheads, brass items and glass beads that Eugene found in local fields and gardens between the 1930s and 1960s. Many of the items date to as early as the 17th century, and they were brought
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lue Rock Heritage Center (BRHC), 2251 River Road, Washing ton B oro, will hold an open house on Sunday, June 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. The annual event will highlight various items in its collection, including new additions and temporary displays. The open house will also feature demonstrations and educational activities offered by local nonprofit organizations and historical groups.