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Senators Set Ticket Prices for 2002
The Harrisburg Senators have announced some changes in ticket
prices for the 2002 season. The reserved ticket price was increased by one
dollar, the first jump in eight seasons.
“The last time we changed the prices for a reserved seat was to start the
1994 season when we went from five to six dollars,” said Senators’ General
Manager Todd Vander Woude. “Simply, it is a matter of increased costs.
This organization has moved forward quite a bit since 1994.”
The team also raised the price of the box seats to $9 a ticket. The cost
of general admission tickets was not changed. General admission prices are
$5 for adults and $3 for children.
“We feel its important to not only give our fans choice on seating, but
Harrisburg Senators Baseball continues to be affordable family
entertainment and we want to keep it that way,” said Vander Woude. “The
general admission section will be available for the same price as it was
during the 1994 season.”
For more information, contact the Senators ticket office at 231-4444.
City Update: Newspaper Recycling Begins;
River Street Garage News
Mayor Stephen R. Reed has announced that the City of Harrisburg
will being newspaper recycling efforts on November 1. The pick-up is in
addition to the recycling program for glass, plastic, and metal food
packaging waste that is already in place. Residents are asked to secure
newspapers in a paper bag or bundled with twine and place the newspapers
in their blue recycling containers.
The Mayor noted that the addition of newspapers to the recyclable pick-ups
will help to reduce the amount of the city’s solid waste being disposed of
in the Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility, saving money for the city
while helping the environment.
In other City news, the Harrisburg Parking Authority is now offering a
state-of-the-art Swift Pass system for frequent users of the new River
Street Garage on North Second Street.
A pre-paid, swipe-card system, Swift Pass will speed entry and exit from
the 850-space garage. Cardholders will swipe the card upon entering and
exiting the garage and the amount will automatically be deducted upon exit
from the garage with the remaining balance displayed on the monitor for
customer awareness. The cards can be purchased for any dollar amount and
can be recharged with an additional purchase when the pre-paid amount is
expended.
Those interested in obtaining a Swift Pass must complete the application
form available at any city garage and mail the form to the Harrisburg
Parking Authority. Once the card is received the amount can be paid at the
Automated Pay Station on the Ground Level of the River Street Garage.
Cards can be recharged any time at the pay station.
For more information on the Swift Pass call the Harrisburg Parking
Authority at 255-3099.
Commissioner Petrucci Appointed to National
Committee
Dauphin County Commissioner Anthony M. Petrucci has been
appointed to the Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee
of the National Association of Counties (NACo).
The Finance Committee is one of 11 NACo committees formed to shape the
legislative platform for counties when they appear before Congress and the
White House.
Petrucci will be one of 60 to 100 subcommittee members who will meet
several times during the year to formulate policy on issues such as fiscal
management, federal aid, municipal borrowing, the federal budget, and
federal tax reform.
Petrucci is currently serving his tenth year on the Dauphin County Board
of Commissioners. He was appointed to the steering committee by NACo
President Javier Gonzales.
Local Businessman Honored by United Way
M&T Bank Vice Chairman Carl L. Campbell was recently honored
with the Humanitarian Award from the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of the
United Way of the Capital Region.
The Humanitarian Award is presented annually to community leaders who meet
seven criteria. Some of the criteria include a commitment to voluntary
systems of human services, creativity in approach to serving the
community, and performing actions that have had or will have a major
impact on changing and saving lives.
Since his move to the area in the late 1980s, Campbell has been actively
involved in the United Way of the Capital Region. He has served as
chairman of the Board of Directors, chairman of the Campaign Committee,
and chairman of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society. He has also been
involved with a number of other organizations, including the Pennsylvania
Chamber of Business and Industry, Capital Region Chamber of Commerce,
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, Governor’s Community Service
Advisory Board, and the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, among others.
“Over the past 35 years, Carl has helped make Central Pennsylvania a
better place to live, work, and raise a family,” said Society co-chairs
Charles Pearson of Waypoint Bank and Frederick DePalma of Merrill Lynch.
“He has applied the same business savvy that serves him well as a member
of the banking industry to his community commitments. I can think of no
individual more deserving of this year’s Humanitarian Award.”
Two Concerts Scheduled —
Proceeds to Benefit Disaster Relief
Area musicians have responded in the wake of the September 11
terrorist attacks in the way they know best — benefit concerts. Over the
course of the past month, a number of concerts benefiting the disaster’s
relief efforts have been held, from a Green Eggs and Spam performance at
Wanda’s Deck and Beach Club to the extensive line-up of bands — including
Balistic, Grumpy Old Men, Bullet, The Martini Bros., and Full Effect,
among a number of others — who took part in separate functions held at the
Ye Olde Ale House in Mechanicsburg and Fisaga in downtown Harrisburg.
Continuing in the efforts, two additional benefit concerts have been
announced. On Saturday, October 13, Rogue Stork Entertainment and WQXA-FM
105.7 The X, along with the Downtown Improvement District, will host a
concert to benefit Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed’s NYC Relief Fund. To
be held along North Second Street outside the 5:01 Club, the Rockin’ for
Relief event will run from 4 p.m. until midnight and will welcome nine
acts, three of whom are national recording artists. Participating
musicians include Julian Fist, Negative Space, Clove, Nevermoure, Live
Alien Broadcast, Wayne Supergenius, 7th House, and The Darcie Miner Band.
New York’s Von Cello will be on hand to open the event with Jimi Hendrix’s
version of the Star Spangled Banner. Admission is $5.
A second benefit concert will be held Sunday, October 14 at the
Appalachian Brewing Company, Cameron Street, Harrisburg. The “Show Our
Support” (SOS) Music Benefit for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief
Fund will take place from 4 p.m.–10 p.m. and includes performances by
Avogadro’s Number, The Gliders, Mike Banks, Rhyne McCormick, Glenn
Hamilton, and Tony Perry, among others. Admission is $10. For more
information, visit
community.pennlive.com/cc/sos.
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