AAA Opens Driving School;
Announces Car Care Days
AAA has announced the establishment of the AAA Driving School, to serve residents of Dauphin, Cumberland, and Lancaster counties. Created in an effort to “keep the highways safe,” the School can be used by new drivers of any age — teenager, mature driver, or new resident.

The school’s curriculum, approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and staffed with state certified instructors, is designed to provide driver education comprised of 30 hours of classroom and six hour behind-the-wheel instruction. These courses can be taken concurrently or individually.

For more information, call 657-2244 ext. 431 or visit aaacp.com.

AAA Central Penn has also announced a listing of Car Care Days to celebrate October as AAA Car Care Month. Three days have been established to provide local residents the opportunity to receive free inspection of belts, easily accessible fluid levels, lights, tires, and hoses in preparation for winter driving conditions. Certified mechanics will inspect each vehicle; owners will receive a written inspection checklist that they can take to their own mechanic. You do not have to be a member of AAA to participate in the free inspection.

The Car Care Days are slated for October 10 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 984 Isabel Drive, Lebanon; October 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the NAPA Store, Jonestown Rd., Harrisburg; and October 20 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Cassius Mullen’s Auto Care, 473 E. North St., Carlisle.

Parthemore Funeral Home
to Sponsor Project Kidcare Event
On Saturday, September 29, Parthemore Funeral Home and Cremation Services will host a Project KidCare Photo ID event as part of a national effort to provide parents with personal safety IDs of their children in the event that they are missing. Taking place during the Apple Festival in New Cumberland’s Borough Park, the event will offer parents free photographs of children for their KidCare ID booklet.

“Over one million kids are reported missing each year in this country. It’s imperative that parents have up-to-date photos of their children, as well as the safety information that this event provides,” said Steve Parthemore, funeral director at Parthemore. “We saw the Apple Festival as a great opportunity to reach a large number of local families.”

The Project KidCare Photo ID event will take place at the Apple Festival from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. New Cumberland Borough Park is located along Front Street in New Cumberland.

Harrisburg School Authorized
to Award Massage Therapy Degree
The Academy of Medical Arts and Business has been granted approval by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Charles Zogby, to award the Associate in Specialized Business Degree as a Professional Massage Therapy Specialist.

The only school in Central Pennsylvania authorized to offer this degree, The Academy will train students for work in their own private practice or in a number of other areas, including with physicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, health spas, cruise ships, and sports teams.

According to statistics released by the Rosenthal Center, Columbia University, over half of the medical schools, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, and Johns Hopkins, have added massage therapy or alternative medicine to their curriculum.

Students with previous training in massage therapy may apply to transfer credits towards the degree.

The Tuesday Club Names Staff Members
The Tuesday Club has announced the hiring of its first two employees, executive chef Sebastien Durand and executive general manager Patrick Desneiges.

Natives of France, both men have worked in the restaurant industry for more than a decade. Sebastien Durand received his training in France at the Academie Culinaire d’Angers and worked at L’Obelix in Paris and Le Petit Chaudron in the south of France, a position that enhanced his knowledge of Mediterranean fare and wines. Durand later served as the executive sous chef for Frog Commissary Catering in Philadelphia. Most recently, Durand served as the morning sous chef for the Fountain Café within the Hotel Hershey.

In 1989, Patrick Desneiges founed Les Arts/Fleur de Vin, a top-rated upscale French gourmet restaurant in Pasadena, California. In addition to managing two California locations for McCormick and Schmick, Desneiges was also general manager of Legal Seafood Restaurant in Washington, D.C. Most recently, he served as a consultant for several restaurants in California, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Currently under construction at 215 Pine Street in Harrisburg, The Tuesday Club is a private business club being revitalized by local businessman John O. Vartan. Prospective members may apply via The Tuesday Club website, thetuesdayclub.com. The Club will be located in the area’s newest fine dining restaurant, Parev, which will be opened to the public at night.

The Club is expected to be operational by October 5.

U.S. News & World Report Ranks
Millersville University Among Best in Nation
In a recent survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report, Millersville University was again named one of the best universities in the nation. In a new categorization, Universities-Master’s, Millersville was ranked 31st out of a total of 167 public and private institutions in the North, one of four regions into which the publication places schools.

The new category represents institutions that offer both a full range of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degrees, but few, if any, doctoral programs. Other schools ranked in the North include Villanova University, the Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Scranton, and St. Joseph’s University.

The rankings are based on academic reputation, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving.

The survey is featured in the magazine’s September 17 issue.