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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 June 1999 Press Releases 11th Annual March of Dimes Duck Regatta at Kipona The Regatta, the March of Dimes’ second largest fundraiser — behind only Walk America — began eleven years ago as a unique way to inspire audience interaction and has become the foundation upon which many other local chapters base their versions of the event. The format of the Regatta is simple: purchase a numbered rubber duck for $5, watch it be thrown into the Susquehanna, and wait to see if it is the first of the flock to cross the finish line. If it is, you’re the winner. If it isn’t, you’ve got a great rubber duck to take home … and you don’t even have to be present to win! All proceeds directly benefit the March of Dimes and stay completely in the area, furthering the charities funded and supported by the local Susquehanna Division of the March of Dimes’ Central PA Chapter. Last year’s event raised $40,000 and, with the support of the community, the organizers of this year’s race hope to raise $10,000 more. Ducks should be arriving in the area by late this month and will be available for sale in Strawberry Square through the month of July, during Kipona, and from the March of Dimes itself. Any business interested in selling the ducks at its site should contact Belinda Smert at the March of Dimes at 545-4534. To kick-off the event, celebrity guests, food, and surprises will be included in a public reception to announce the Regatta. Dates and times will be announced at a later date — check MODE for more information.
Hershey, PA – The All That & More Festival scheduled to visit the Star Pavillion at HersheyPark Stadium on July 2 at 7pm has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Tickets should be returned to the original point of purchase for a full refund by June 20. For further ticket information, contact the HersheyPark Arena Box Office at 534-3911.
Elizabethtown, PA – The Board of Trustees of Elizabethtown College has approved the creation of an honors program. The program, funded by a $200,000 grant from Hershey Foods Corporation, will be called the Hershey Foods Honors Program. The program will provide enhanced learning opportunities for students with excellent academic records, superior academic abilities, intellectual promise, and demonstrated initiative. The honors program will be open to 25–30 freshmen each year who rank in the top ten percent of their graduating high school class, score above 1200 on SAT I exam, and are approved by an honors committee of nine faculty members. The Hershey Foods Honors Program will be offered to incoming students in the fall of 2000.
Harrisburg, PA – WITF-FM’s Next Generation Festival presents internationally known pianist Awadagin Pratt and friends for six free chamber music concerts in four locations in Central Pennsylvania, including HACC, York College, and Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. Among the “next generation” of concert artists, Pratt is increasingly acclaimed as one of tomorrow’s superstars. He was the first student at Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory of Music to receive simultaneous degrees in piano, violin, and conducting and has won international awards for his performances. As part of the festival, Pratt will perform on both the piano and the violin. Sponsored by First Union, the Next Generation Festival affords chamber music lovers the opportunity to see a new generation of classical music and gives young musicians greater experience and exposure to the public. The concerts begin June 8.
The classes will be offered from July 19 to August 5 and will focus on the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin. Students will take classes in drama, movement, visual art, and science and will take field trips to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Franklin Institute. As a culminating experience, those enrolled will design and build their own inventions, and create an original dramatic production focusing on the ARTSCI experience. Tuition for the three-week program is $150.
New Cumberland, PA – Avatar’s has moved up…to the second floor. With handpainted clouds on the ceiling and a wall painted with a mural of Malibu’s Lone Cypress Tree (denoting longevity), Avatar’s has opened it’s new, warm, and inviting second floor vegetarian restaurant. Siri Neel Mirando and his wife, Debbie, have created an outstanding new menu full of healthy items for lunch and dinner. Relax at a table or lounge at the juice bar while you enjoy a wide selection of natural and organic vegetarian dishes previously unseen in this area. You don’t have to be a vegetarian to enjoy the new Avatar’s Café’s wide variety of natural vegetarian foods. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, 11am- 3pm for lunch, and 5pm- 9pm for dinner. Reservations of six or more is suggested.
Hershey, PA – Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company Board of Directors has approved plans to create a new sports bar at The Hershey Lodge and Convention Center as well as a full-service spa at The Hotel Hershey. The sports bar will be called the Bears’ Den and will feature a 9’x12’ television screen built into one wall. A late fall 1999 opening is planned. The full-service spa will provide multi-faceted wellness programs for both body and mind. The spa is targeted to open in the fall of 2000. Earl Swensson Associates of Nashville are lined up to be the architects for both projects.
Harrisburg, PA – The Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Harrisburg has awarded eleven area students with scholarships this year. For over twelve years, the HBA has been providing scholarships to students pursuing careers in the building industry. The theme of this year’s program was “Serving Your Community.” The students were awarded scholarships of $1000 toward continuing their education.
Harrisburg, PA – The Dauphin County Library System has announced that its automated catalog is now available on the World Wide Web at the library’s website: www.dcls.org. The web version of the catalog offers most of the same searching options currently available to in-library and dial-up users, including listings of the holdings of all nine DCLS libraries. Users can determine whether a book or other item is available and can, using their barcode, place holds on items and indicate at which library they wish to receive them. Library patrons can also access a database of local community organizations with a related events calendar.
Harrisburg, PA — Area commutes are getting longer, and a recent survey finds area business leaders view rail service as the preferred transportation alternative to relieve roadway congestion. The survey, completed by nearly 300 members of the Capital Region, Carlisle, and Lancaster Chambers of Commerce, is part of the Major Investment Study of the Tri-County Area. Coordinated by Capitol Area Transit (CAT), the goal of the survey was to gather local business perspectives on current and future transportation needs. Survey findings are guiding recommendations for highway improvements and for public transportation alternatives in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Lancaster counties. “Business leaders are concerned about growing traffic congestion, parking problems, and the increased difficulty customers will have reaching their locations,” said Dick Miller, CAT chairman. “By far, rail is the number one transit alternative identified by the business community to relieve traffic headaches,” Miller continues, “Transportation planning got a strong endorsement in the survey. Planning is seen as a regional need to preserve our quality of life, our economic value and to offer transportation options.” The survey found that local business people would favor rail not only as a means of easier public access to their places of work, but for personal commutes, as well.
Harrisburg, PA – Mayor Stephen R. Reed has been presented with the State Chair Award for his support of the National Guard and Reserve. According to Robert Felsburg, chair of the South Central Pennsylvania ESGR Committee and presenter of the award, Mayor Reed’s dedication to the armed forces was pivotal in his receiving of the award. “Mayor Reed’s strong commitment to our Nation’s military forces has been evident throughout his career and his support for our Guard and Reserve personnel, especially those employed by the City of Harrisburg, has been unparalleled,” he said, adding, “He epitomizes the type of employer our Guard and Reserve personnel need to effectively help defend our nation.” In response, Mayor Reed emphasized his belief in the National Guard and Reserve and reiterated his commitment to their efforts, “Employers and communities need to assure that Guard and Reserve personnel can continue with their important service to our nation.” This award is the top statewide recognition in Pennsylvania from the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and its Pennsylvania committee.
Harrisburg, PA – Local career school, Gary Kay, was named Eastern Pennsylvania’s “1999 Small Business Person of the Year”, by the United States Small Business Association (SBA). Kay, President of the Academy of Medical Arts and Business, was honored at a luncheon that was held last month by the Association in Philadelphia. The SBA selected Kay because of his many accomplishments over the past decade. Upon receiving his award, Kay was sure to acknowledge those from the school, “Academy of Medical Arts and Business students and staff deserve this award, as well.” Gary Kay also received the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce 1998 “Small Business of the Year” award, and is the finalist in the upcoming 1999 Entrepreneur of the Year awards. Over the years, the Academy of Medical Arts and Business has trained thousands of men and women in a variety of fields. Graduates from the Academy have served internships and have been hired at over 1,000 Pennsylvania businesses and corporations.
Harrisburg, PA – In response to the successful unveiling of the new “Baskets of Life” program last month, several other basket locations have been added to the list. The Baskets of Life program provides a basket and a warm blankets in which someone can place an unwanted child. The baskets are located in businesses or other establishments with 24-hour operations. Locations now include: Dauphin Manor, the County’s nursing home, located at 28th and Paxton Streets, Harrisburg; a group home facility operated by Richard and Theresa Ciccocioppi, 2613-15 Butler Street, Penbrook; Susquehanna Lutheran Village (SLV), a privately operated nursing facility at 990 Medical Road, Millersburg; and, the Board of Commissioners will be placing another basket near the Market Street entrance of the Dauphin County Courthouse, Front and Market Streets, downtown Harrisburg. Citing recent tragedies around the state involving unwanted newborns being injured or killed by their mothers and fathers, this new program will offer an alternative. Mothers or fathers of newborn infants can leave the child in the basket, alert the person on duty, and leave. Charges will not be pressed against the parents if they assure someone is aware of the baby in the basket. Arrangements will be made for the child to be placed into a protective services program. Anyone interested in getting involved in the program should contact the Commissioner’s Office at 255-2741.
Harrisburg, PA – Representatives from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) will travel to Harrisburg on June 16 to seek local input for the Commonwealth’s Historic Preservation Plan for the 21st century. The public is invited to participate in a town meeting from 4pm-7pm at 1230 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, to discuss local historic preservation issues. State officials from the PHMC and Preservation Pennsylvania will visit Harrisburg to listen to citizens’ input on such issues as: the types of historic districts, structures, sites, and objects that should be preserved; the local threats to these treasures; the importance of historic properties to the revitalization of Pennsylvania’s main streets and neighborhoods; and ways the state can help. The goal is to ensure that the people of the Harrisburg region have a voice in the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, a strategic management tool to guide the Commonwealth’s historic preservation goals and resource allocation. The plan will serve as a framework to identify and address issues relating to public awareness, education, and economic development among other things. The National Historic Preservation Act and Pennsylvania’s History Code mandate the state historic preservation plan.
Harrisburg, PA – Steelton Mayor, George P. Hartwick, III, held a press conference early this month that unveiled plans for a new Steelton Boys and Girls Club. This announcement was a result of the Steelton Borough Council unanimous vote in mid-May to accept the gift of the Mellon Bank Building for use as the Club site. Mayor Hartwick said the road to establishing a Youth Center in Steelton has been a long time coming and expressed his thanks for all those who helped, encouraging everyone in the community to get involved. “Our main focus will be on providing greater opportunities for our youth,” said Hartwick, “The absence of a facility which provides positive, nuturing services to our youth is among the first issues that we wanted to tackle, and our goal has been accomplished today.” [files/NavBar/DefaultNavBar.htm] |
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