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JANUARY 18, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 39
SECA Plans Ahead For The New Year
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Basketball Runs In The Family BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
In June 2022, Mike Glackin started as the girls’ varsity basketball coach at Penn Manor High School. The Solanco High School graduate and Millersville resident previously served as the team’s assistant coach last year, a position that his cousin Gillian took over at the beginning of this year’s season. Mike’s journey with basketball began when he was a student at Solanco, where he played on the varsity basketball team for three years. Mike’s family has always been heavily involved in the sport; his uncle was the head coach of the basketball team during his senior year, and his father was the junior varsity coach. “It’s always been a part of our family,” said Mike. “From a young age, I wanted to play basketball for a living. After growing up, I realized that if I wanted to keep doing it, I would need to become a coach.” Registration is open for several different programs, including flag football.
ith the arrival of 2023 and the conclusion of New Year’s festivities, many organizations are already looking ahead and filling their schedules for the coming months. Although there are still a few more months of cold left to endure, the Southern End Community Association (SECA) has slated a handful of events and programs to look forward to. SECA published the schedule for its biweekly Friday night bingo games on Facebook in the beginning of January; upcoming dates include Jan. 27, Feb. 10 and Feb. 24. Doors will open each night at 5 p.m., and bingo will begin at 6 p.m. Snacks such as hot dogs and chips will be available for purchase,
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as well as soft drinks and other bev- program is separated into three erages. There will be a set cost groups: youngsters ages 5 to 7, childepending on the number of boards dren ages 8 to 11 and youths ages purchased, and the winning jackpot 12 to 15. The flag football program is always in need of will be capped at $500. Participants Although there are coaches; those intermust be 18 years of s t i l l a f e w m o r e ested in coaching may age or older to play, m o n t h s o f c o l d contact SECA at but children may left to endure, the director@secarec.com. SECA’s men’s basattend. Southern End ketball program will Early-bird registration for a SECA pool Community Associ- kick off on Tuesday, pass will be open until ation (SECA) has Feb. 7, at Smith MidTuesday, Jan. 31, slated a handful dle School and will after which pool o f e v e n t s a n d continue on Tuesday passes will be avail- programs to look evenings. SECA will host its able to purchase at forward to. yearly St. Patrick’s standard price. Youth flag football registration is Day Money Party on Saturday, also open until Friday, Feb. 17, and March 11. Participants in the the first game will take place on fundraising event will pay a set Sunday, March 19. The flag football price for a ticket; each ticket will
then be assigned to a ball in a bingo machine. Once a participant’s number is pulled, he or she is eliminated from the game; however, every 10th ticket number called will earn its owner a prize. The owner of the ticket that is pulled last will win the main prize. Last summer, SECA hosted a free picnic at its pavilion for local veterans and first responders. This summer, SECA director Trevor Marsh plans to host the event at the pool instead. “Last year was the first year that we had the event,” Marsh said. “We don’t make any money from it; we just wanted to give back to the community and show our appreciation.” To stay up to date on other announcements from SECA, visit https://secarec.com.
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