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| For Immediate Release February 1999 Press Releases Chamber President Elected Chair of the PA Chamber of Commerce Executives’ Board Harrisburg, PA – Barbara Y. Groce, President of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce, was recently elected Chair of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce Exectuives’ (PCCE) Board of Directors. The 200-member organization, comprised of local chamber of commerce managers and others employed in chamber of commerce work, was formed to enhance the quality and relevance of chamber management in Pennsylvania. Groce has served as Chamber President since 1995, and is the first female to hold the position. She also serves on the boards of the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC), The Chamber/ACES Foundation, and the Harrisburg-Hershey-Carlisle Tourism and Convention Bureau. Groce is a member of the Dauphin County Local Emergency Planning Council and the Dauphin County Technical School Advisory Council as well as many other area non-profit business, travel and education organizations. Groce assumed her position January 1, 1999. Dickinson College Announces Master’s Degree Opportunities in England Carlisle, PA – Dickinson College recently formalized an agreement with the University of East Anglia (UEA), in Norwich, England, that will allow Dickinson College graduates the opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at the British university. This program is an extension of the 10-year relationship that Dickinson and UEA already enjoy in their undergraduate programs. Real Estate Firm Adds Partner Harrisburg, PA – Rothman, Schubert, & Reed, REALTORS, has announced that W. Greg Rothman has been named a full partner in the firm. The Camp Hill-based real estate firm is a leader in commercial and residential brokerage, appraisal services, property management, and real estate development. Mr. Rothman is a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Playroom, Community Trust Company, and the Harrisburg Young Professionals. Uptown Children to Benefit from Donation to Purchase New Playground Harrisburg, PA – Sharon Fach, district representative of the McKesson General Medical Corporation Philanthropic Foundation (Middletown), has notified officials at Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church that the uptown Harrisburg community center has been selected by the San Francisco-based corporation to receive $7,000 to replace aging playground equipment. Established in 1994, the McKesson General Medical Corporation Philanthropic Foundation, headed by Marcia Argyris, is in its second year of philanthropic giving. With this year’s emphasis on children, the Foundation accepted the recommendation of local officials, Sharon Fach and District Manager, Christopher Carlson, that Neighborhood Center should receive a major financial gift. Business Advisory Council Formed Harrisburg, PA – The ATHENA Foundation has chosen Central Pennsylvania as its first national site for the kick off of its PowerLink Program. Business leaders from Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, York, and Lebanon counties have announced the formation of the Business Advisory Council to implement the ATHENA PowerLink Program. The mission of the new organization will be to assist women-owned businesses to expand profitably through the use of volunteer professional advisory panels. Local business owner Michael Brenner, owner of the Brenner Family of Dealerships underwrote the cost of the start-up investment. Brenner, the incoming chairman of the CREDC, said, "We are committed to the community and are honored to be able to help women business owners in the Capital Region." Business Leaders of the Year Named as City Notes Record Number of New Businesses Harrisburg, PA – Mayor Stephen R. Reed presented the City of Harrisburg’s top business recognition awards to Michael A. Brenner, owner and chief Executive Officer of the Brenner Family of Dealerships, as Business Leader of the Year; Jorge and Sylvia Marroquin, owners of Marroquin, Inc., as Small Business Leaders of the Year; and Stephen and K.J. Weinstock, owners of Stocks on 2nd, as the 1998 Business Rookies of the Year. Wellness Center Opens in Penbrook Borough Harrisburg, PA – Massa Therapeutics Wellness Center opened for operation in the Penbrook borough on Walnut Street, close to downtown Harrisburg and the Colonial Park area. The center is owned and operated by Shirley E. Arnold NCTMB and Sharon E. Muzio RN, who both bring an extensive healthcare background to the Center. The Center caters to all of your wellness needs, offering therapeutic massage, aromatherapy, and wellness education to the community at large, as well as to corporate clients. Much emphasis has been placed on alternative medicine over the past few years as a complement to traditional methods of treatment, and this concept of health is steadily growing in central PA. Clients range from persons suffering from chronic pain and illnesses to the person just looking to relax and experience the health benefits of massage. The center is currently open and is planning to be fully operational by mid February, with hours by appointment six days and one evening each week. Allied Arts Fund to Receive First Legacy Gift Harrisburg, PA – The Allied Arts Fund announced that is has received its first legacy gift from former Board member and Campaign Chairman, Charles L. Stoop. This generous gift comes as the result of a charitable remainder unitrust established by Mr. Stoop at The Greater Harrisburg Foundation to benefit nine named organizations, one of which is the Allied Arts Fund. When the trust terminates at Mr. Stoops death, a permanent endowment fund will be created to provide annual support to the Allied Arts Fund and its affiliated arts and cultural organizations. Swenson Plaza Improvments Harrisburg, PA – Mayor Stephen R. Reed earmarked the remaining funds in the Walnut Street Bridge Trust Fund for upcoming improvements to Swenson Plaza, the eastern entrance to the historic structure located at Front and Walnut Streets in downtown Harrisburg. Damaged by ice and flood waters in 1996, a variety of fundraising initiatives and donations resulted in nealy $100,000 being contributed for Bridge related improvements. Over the past decade, Swenson Plaza has become a much used public gathering place for ceremonies, festivals, musical performances, fundraising activities, and other events. The Plaza project will be incorporated into an already-approved city and federally funded walkway, lighting, paving, and drainage improvement project being undertaken throughout Riverfront Park by the city.
Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Community Theatre has announced April 15, 1999 as it’s deadline to reserve a seat for its portrait project titled "Opening Night." This creative fundraiser will support HCT’s move to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts as the Resident Theatre Company beginning with the 1999-2000 season. To reserve a seat for "Opening Night," contact Harrisburg Community Theatre at 232-5501. Best Kept Secret Celebrates 1st Anniversary Harrisburg, PA – The "best kept secret in town," Walnut Street Pastry and Deli, will be celebrating its one year anniversary and Valentines from Feb. 12 – 21. Located at 430–405 Walnut St., Harrisburg, the deli’s celebration will climax with an evening featuring Jack Snavely and friends playing live jazz. Plans for the next year include increased promotion of breakfast and afternoon business meetings, patronizing the local arts community, and building the take home deli sales. Ask about gifts of good taste. Open seven days a week. Catering available.
The season opener is Diva for a Day: Aria Interesting in Singing? On Feb 21, at 5pm at Saint Pauls Baptist Church, 1201 N. 17th St. Harrisburg. Regional choral groups are featured singing everything from a gospel to Broadway. There will then be a sing-a-long of great opera choruses topped off by a pasta buffet at the Arches restaurant in Harrisburg. Subscribers have a choice of four different tiers. Season prices for four performances begin at $178 for box seats. The other tiers are $128, $103, and rear seating for $88. For a subscription brochure, patrons should call the Harrisburg Opera Association at 236-7372. All subscriptions are handled through THE BOX at 214-ARTS. The Harrisburg Opera Association is an Allied Arts Affiliate and also receives support from the state Council for the Arts, local and regional corporations and businesses, foundations and memberships. To make a tax-deductible contribution to the HOA, contact the office at 236-7372. PinnacleHealth Physical Offered in Upper Dauphin Harrisburg, PA – PinnacleHealth Physical Therapy offers a full service physical therapy program in Upper Dauphin. The facility is located at 125 East Main Street, Elizabethville, and provides care for acute and sub-acute back pain; orthopedic injuries and joint replacements; sport related injuries; arthritis; CVA’s; amputees; industrial injuries and Parkinson’s Disease; Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological disorders. Additional sites are in Cumberland Valley, Dillsburg, and within PinnacleHealth Hospitals. The number for Physical Therapy of Elizabethville is 362-3685, and their fax number is 362-4376.
Harrisburg, PA – Effective January 4, 1999, Capitol Area Transit’s Route D Shopper’s Special schedule adjusted to make it fully accessible to wheelchairs. The addition of accessibility on this route will make lift-equipped buses available on portions of Routes 7, 18, 19 and on all of Route D. As CAT adds new buses to its fleets, more routes will become accessible. For additional schedule information, or for a complete listing of accessible trips, please call our Information Specialists at 238-8304.
Under the treatment, tiny radioactive seeds smaller than grains of rice are permanently inserted into the prostate gland with less radiation exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. PinnacleHealth Regional Cancer Center is the first treatment facility to offer radioactive seed implantation in the local area. For additional information on the procedure, please call 782-4177. Neighborhood Center Seeks Campbells Labels Harrisburg, PA – Midstate soup eaters are asked to save their labels and send them to Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church, which needs to collect 383,486 labels by June 30, 1999. Already 65 percent of the way to its goal of 1,095,000 labels, Neighborhood Center will have to forfeit thousands of labels which "expire" on June 30, 1999, unless it gets enough for a new 15-passenger van. Soup eaters and others who want to help Neighborhood Center reach its goal of 383,486 labels by June 30, 1999, may send their labels, lids, and UPCs to Neighborhood Center, 1801 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102. Labels may also be dropped off at Neighborhood Center each weekday between 6:30am and 8:30pm and each Saturday between 9am and 4pm. For information, please call 233-6541
Harrisburg, PA – Today’s commercial airfares are unpredictable at best, particularly for the business flyer who often travels short distances on short notice. After executives book a flight, they still face long check in lines and possible delays. Upon landing, there’s the added hassle of renting a car, racing to meetings, spending a night in a hotel and repeating the whole process the next day on the return trip. Since 1953, Harrisburg Jet Center at Capital City Airport has been easing the travel woes of area businesspeople by providing aircraft charter services that cater to their busy schedules. With just one hour’s notice, passengers can literally drive up to the plane, then fly in pressurized comfort to more than 3,000 destinations. In Fact, Harrisburg’s Jet Center flies 95% of the nation’s airports, meaning a businessperson can fly directly to and from a meeting in South Bend, Indiana in one day with no layovers, no transfers, and no hassles. Harrisburg Jet Center serves a number of local businesses, including Dame Media, York International, Gannett Fleming, Keystone Financial and Giant Foods. Companies often try to send multiple employees on the same flight to cut down on the cost of chartering. While a majority of their business comes from the corporate world, occasionally central Pennsylvanians will splurge on a leisure flight.
Harrisburg, PA – The Midtown Market District and The State Museum of Pennsylvania annouce an art and independent film series to be held at the auditorium of The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Third and North Streets, Harrisburg. Proceeds will help defray the Midtown Market District’s costs of relocating the former Palmyra Arts Cinema into the Midtown District. Beginning Saturday, January 23, 1999 with the showing of Cinema Paradiso, the series will offer a different independent film at 3 p.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month through April 1999. Other films selected as part of the series include, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman scheduled for February 27, Hudsucker Proxy, scheduled for March 27 and El Mariachi scheduled for April 24. Kate Brooks Associate Professor at Dickinson College will be on hand at the opening of Cinema Paradiso, on January 23 to speak on independent films and why these four were selected for the series. Cost to attend any one film in the series is $8.50 per person or $32 per person for the four films. Price includes a $.50 per ticket service charge, $4 of the ticket price goes to support the Midtown Market District’s Arts Cinema Project. Tickets are available at The Box at Strawberry Square, or by calling 214-ARTS.
Harrisburg, PA – Mayor Stephen R. Reed announced the retirement of the Harrisburg Police Chief, Peter J. Brooks, effective January 15, 1999, and the appointment of Captain Charles G. Kellar as the new Chief of Police in Pennsylvania’s capital city effective January 16,1999.
Harrisburg, PA – Hillary Rodham Clinton may have written the book on taking a village to raise a child, but the cultural connotations have been around for centuries. In the spirit of sharing with the community the importance of family, and in honor and celebration of Black History Month, Children of the Village childcare center will sponsor a cultural and artistic extravaganza at the Camp Curtin YMCA, located at Sixth and Woodbine Streets in Harrisburg, on Sunday, February 21, 1999 at 4 p.m. This fundraising event will feature live, African dance performances by the Imani Dance Edutainer, food, theatrical skits, a mock traditional wedding, and a guest speaker. Please help us to spread the word on quality daycare for families who wish to instill solid, lifelong values in their children as we celebrate Black History Month.
Harrisburg, PA – The public relations firm of Andrews, Sacunas & Saline, Inc. (AS&SI) won 12 awards for excellence in communications. The firm received the awards at the Harrisburg Chapter of International Business Communicators (IABC) Capital Awards gala and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Central Pennsylvania Chapter Keystone Awards program. The largest full-service public relations and marketing firm in central Pennsylvania, Andrews, Sacunas & Saline, Inc. provides public relations, marketing, strategic Internet communications, and special events planning counsel and services for high-technology companies, associations, and corporations.
Harrisburg, PA – Mayor Stephen R. Reed announced that the U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire as many as 260 temporary staff, starting this August, to perform field services prior to the actual start of the Year 2000 Census. The 30-hour per week positions involve six weeks of work with wages ranging from $9.75 to $12.75 per hour, depending upon the job classification. Openings exist for enumerators, crew leaders, field operations supervisors, office operations supervisors, recruiting assistants, and clerks. The staff will be used to confirm housing addresses, with enumerators visiting every third housing unit in a block of highway to verify the addressee and to confirm adjoining addresses. This allows the Census Bureau to more accurately send out the Census forms in 2000.
Reed said the work, which totals $216,539, includes a Key 93 Grant of $101,539 from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, $100,000 in matching funds from the city, and $15,000 in private donations from the Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company, First Union Bank, and Backyard Benefits, Inc. Reed said the work is part of his ongoing Parks Improvement Program, which has realized more than $28 million in new investment in dozens of city parks, playgrounds, and open spaces since 1985.
Harrisburg, PA – Keith L. Dalrymple, President and CEO of Dauphin National Bank, a locally owned Independent Community Bank with offices in Central Pennsylvania announced, "the Board of Directors decided to change the name of the bank to Vartan National Bank." Dalrymple said, "Dauphin National Bank, now Vartan National Bank (VNB) has been providing continuous Full-Service banking since 1919." Dalrymple also announced, "the name of VNB’s parent company, Dauphin Bancorp, Inc., has been changed to Vartan Financial Corporation (VFC)." Dalrymple said, "VFC’s goal is to encourage other Community Banks to join forces with us to preserve roots while we collectively accomplish what no one could easily do alone. VFC’s partnership opportunity is a solid hedge against the deterioration of local decision-making and long term investment in our communities," Dalrymple added. |
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