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Cool Stuff About Business and Entertainment in the Greater Harrisburg, PA Area. |
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Cool Stuff About Business and Entertainment in the Greater Harrisburg, PA Area. |
| For Immediate Release May 1999 Press Releases Harrisburg School
District and Hersheypark Join Forces With more than 2,800 seasonal employees, Hersheypark offers young people opportunities to meet other high school students from Central Pennsylvania. In addition, Park employees receive free passes to the park, discounts on merchandise and college scholarship programs. Touted a “win-win situation” for both sides by Harrisburg School District Superintendent, Dr. Lucien Yates III, the program offers applicable students positions in a variety of roles throughout the park, including foods, rides, merchandise and guest services. For more information on the “Learn-N-Earn” program, call the Harrisburg School District at 255-2617 or Hersheypark Human Resources Office at 543-3326.
Harrisburg, PA – The City of Harrisburg has been selected to receive four top state awards from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society for various programs and events. Three Excellence in Programming Awards have been conferred on the city for The Annual Kipona Festival, The Youth Computer Learning Program, and The City Island Fun Day. Further, Harrisburg took top state honors with the statewide group’s Agency Publication and Promotion Award for the monthly City Calendar that is published by the city and distributed free throughout the area. The City’s Department of Parks and Recreation conducts the events and activities and is responsible for publishing the newspaper. Harrisburg has the largest parks system of any municipality in the midstate and annually conducts the most extensive range of special events ever undertaken by any municipality in the midstate’s history.
Harrisburg, PA – The City of Harrisburg has issued a Request for Proposals to invite any interested developers to submit plans for the construction of a year-round restaurant and entertainment complex on the southeastern quadrant of Harrisburg’s City Island, according to Mayor Stephen R. Reed. (No April fools joke here!) Reed said the facility should, in addition to having interior seating areas for restaurant and entertainment components, also have outdoor decks and seating. The city will lease the site long-term. The city expects to make a selection by late this month, and construction is expected to begin within a year of the date of the developer’s selection. City Island received 1.6 million visitors during 1998 and is already home to over 20 different facilities, where a myriad of recreational, sports, and water-related activities are held.
Harrisburg, PA – In order to raise funds for the Sheetz Family Christmas, Sheetz District 15, managed by Michele Brungart, is holding an outdoor fundraising fair on Saturday, May 22 from 10am to 3pm. The fair will have something for everyone — basketball and putting games, a duck pond, and a balloon toss. All games cost $1, and prizes will be awarded. Attendees can enjoy hot dogs, sausage, popcorn, cotton candy, and soda. Entertainment will include Wheels of Fire from 10am – 1pm and Spellbound from 1pm – 3pm. Sheetz Family Christmas benefits underprivileged children living within the three state Sheetz retail region. The children are taken Christmas shopping at a local store with the funds raised by Sheets employees and the Salvation Army.
Harrisburg, PA – One of the oldest names in superior quality diamonds and jewelery, Keepsake, has chosen Mountz Jewelers in the Colonial Park Mall as one of the only eight jewelers in Pennsylvania to carry their product. Each Keepsake diamond center stone is uniquely branded with a laser inscription number on its girdle to individualize the diamond. Keepsake has been producing top quality diamond jewelery since 1930 where Mountz is celebrating 50 years of excellence in jewelery retailing and repair this year. They make the perfect combination. Mountz invites you to see the stunning Keepsake diamond jewelery line in it’s newly remodeled Colonial Park Mall Store.
Harrisburg, PA – Well-known jazz expert Russ Neff has joined the technical staff of WITF-FM 89.5. Neff began his career at WITF in 1980 and served as host and producer of “My Favorite Things” from 1982-1991. That position evolved into beginning his own production company called My Favorite Things Productions, where he has worked with such artists as jazz saxophonist Chris Bacas. In addition to the production company, Neff maintains a web site, is a member of the Jazz Journalists Association, and is an Arts and Entertainment writer for the Patriot-News.
Harrisburg, PA – For the second straight year, Pennsylvania has been named the home of America’s oldest worker. On behalf of Governor Tom Ridge, Secretary of Aging Richard Browdie, and Secretary of Labor and Industry Johnny J. Butler named 100-year-old Philadelphia physician Frederick William Sunderman the nation’s oldest employee. The ceremony, which took place in Washington, D.C. in late March, was part of Prime Time Awards Week. The awards are sponsored by Green Thumb, Inc., the nation’s largest and oldest provider of job-training and employment services for older workers. According to Green Thumb, Sunderman was selected on the basis of his age, distinguished career, and devotion to the furtherance of medical education. In addition to other responsibilities, Dr. Sunderman still works an eight-hour day editing the Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science, a publication that he started at the age of 72.
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Ridge and First Lady Michele M. Ridge have announced that a collection of Andy Warhol still life will be on display at the Governor’s Residence during the spring public tour season. Andy Warhol: A Traditional Form with a Modern Touch is a selection of still life on loan from the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York. Warhol, a native of Pittsburgh, is best known for creating works that merged high art with popular culture, as he did with his world-famous paintings of the Campbell Soup cans and celebrity portraits. All of the works in the exhibit at the Residence were produced using the technique of silk screening, which Warhol used for more than 20 years. Free guided tours will be available at the Residence on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 2pm through June 29.
Harrisburg, PA – Summer is just around the corner and the Harrisburg’s hottest professional cheerleading team will be “turning up the heat” with open auditions for the 1999-2000 season. Harrisburg Hotshots are looking for fit, trim, energetic, and fun young ladies to come out and audition to be a cheerleader for Harrisburg’s Professional Indoor Soccer Team, the Harrisburg Heat. Each cheerleader receives many benefits during the season such as tickets to each game, athletic bags, uniforms, sneakers, pompoms, and warm-ups and is sponsored by corporations and private donations. The Hotshots also have a personal trainer throughout the season to help each young lady look her best. Registration, practice, and auditions will be held at Sports City located at 4141 Linglestown Road. Registration is Thursday, May 13, from 6pm-8pm. Practice and auditions will be held on Saturday, May 15, from 9am-2pm. Athletic attire and sneakers are required. For more information on auditioning for the Harrisburg Hotshots cheerleading squad, contact Kim at 671-5722.
Mechaniscburg, PA – Pro-Am Photo and Video has announced the launching of their national website for the sale of previewed videos movies. Bob Gold, owner of Pro-Am, reports that they have over 5,000 used movies for $6.95 each. They also offer rare and Disney out-of-print videos at higher prices. Pro-Am began their global sales with over 600 auctions at the online auction community of www.ebay.com. The success at eBay is the catalyst for their own website. All sales are processed electronically and shipped through UPS. Pro-Am continues their store operation at 5205 Simpson Ferry Road, Mechanicsburg. Visit their online store at www.buyvideosonline.com.
Mayor Stephen R. Reed said the city’s nomination was endorsed by the state’s Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of Forestry. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.
Hershey, PA – Summer is around the corner and so is the 1999 Summer Concert Series. The stars will be shining in Hershey with many of today’s top performers taking the stage at Hersheypark Stadium and Star Pavilion. After researching numerous entertainment facilities, the Hershey Sports and Entertainment Group and Hersheypark Security have decided to implement a proven system that will give everyone an equal opportunity to purchase great seats without having to stand in line overnight. For the larger shows which are anticipated to draw sell-out crowds, a new approach for ticket on-sales has been introduced. For these shows, fans will be permitted on the property two hours prior to the on-sale time. During this first hour, fans will be directed to a specific location, predetermined by Hersheypark Security, where they will be issued numbered wristbands. The fans that arrive after that first hour will be directed to a second location. At the conclusion of the first hour, security will randomly select a wristband number to determine the line order. Once the line is in place, everyone will be escorted to the box office windows. At that point, everyone who arrived after the first hour will be escorted to the end of the line. As previously stated, this system will only be in effect for some concerts.
Summerdale, PA – The Central Pennsylvania Business School announced its recognition as a college by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at the recent 1999 commencement ceremony. The action taken by the Pennsylvania Department of Education enables Central Penn to designate itself as Central Pennsylvania College. Accredited as a college by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1977, this new recognition necessitates few changes to the institution. Central Pennsylvania College offers twenty career-oriented programs in healthcare, business, and legal studies and is located on an attractive 20-acre campus in Summerdale just across the river from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, PA – Last month, Mayor Stephen R. Reed announced that over $1 million in restoration and improvements will occur in Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park as a result of the city’s successful appeal of an earlier settlement. Reed said the reason for the appeal was that the city knew the original total estimated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was inadequate to repair the costs of the damage incurred in the January, 1996 flood. The Mayor said that the initial estimate, $157,759, was insufficient to cover the extensive damage that the flooding did to the lower walkway, steps and the embankment of the river itself. As a result of the successful appeal, the new settlement will be spent on repair and replacement activity. Reed said the largest part of the work will involve replacing the 52,443 square feet of land scoured by the massive ice flows of the flood. In doing so, the city will place a stone veneer to not only brace the repairs but to protect it from future flooding loss and possible related damage to North Front Street, as well. The remainder of the work will involve repairs to Riverfront Park itself. The Mayor said the City Engineer’s office will now proceed with bid specifications to have the work undertaken this year.
Elizabethtown, PA – We know, we know, you just want to rock and roll all night and party everyday. Well, now you can! 105.7 The “X” is running a new promotion now through May 21, 1999, that pays listeners to rock while they work, called the “X” workforce. The promotion works like this: fax an application with the heading “I want to Rock with the X at work,” include name, business, and numbers. Then, tune in after Howard Stern in the morning until 6pm, Monday through Friday. If your name gets called, you have 10 minutes and 57 seconds to call back to be rocking with the X for $50 an hour, or sign up at a live broadcast to earn time and a half! The X pays to rock at work. Don’t you wish life could always be this easy? [files/NavBar/DefaultNavBar.htm] |
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