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Article RatingMany local events are open to the public. Some listed below may have admission fees or other costs.
Ongoing events, such as art shows, are at the end of the list.
Events for which tickets need to be purchased in advance, such as bus trips, are also listed at the end of the list.
Dinner, film on Vietnam rescheduled
Vietnam is a land of incredible diversity, from the orchards of the Mekong Delta and the tropical beaches of Nha Trang to bustling Saigon and Halong Bay with its thousands of limestone islands.
“Vietnam: A Land of Surprises” is the focus of the next offering in Wilson College’s World Travel Film and Ethnic Dinner Series, Thursday, Feb. 14 (originally Feb. 12).
The evening will include a buffet dinner of dishes representative of typical Vietnamese cuisine followed by a film and lecture by filmmaker Buddy Hatton.
“Vietnam: A Land of Surprises” is the next offering in Wilson College’s World Travel Film and Ethnic Dinner Series.
A buffet dinner of dishes representative of typical Vietnamese cuisine will be served at 6 p.m. in Laird Hall Thursday, Feb. 14.
Dinner will be followed by a film and lecture by filmmaker Buddy Hatton at 7:30 p.m. in Thomson Hall’s Alumnae Chapel.
Reservations are required and dinner tickets must be purchased at least one week in advance. Dinner and film tickets are $14.50 per meal for students, adults and senior citizens; $10.50 for children under 10.
Tickets to the film and lecture (without the dinner) are $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for seniors and children. Seating is unreserved, but attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. If seats are available, additional single tickets for the film only can be purchased at the door Tuesday evening.
For tickets, order tickets online at www.wilson.edu. Click on “Events and Conferences,” then on “World Travel Film and Dinner Series” or call the Wilson College Office of Conferences and Special Events at 262-2003.
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Pesticide exam scheduled
The Pesticide License Exam will be given at 9 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Franklin County extension office, 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg. For more information call 263-9226.
Holstein Club banquet set
The Holstein Club annual meeting and banquet will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Solomon’s Lutheran Church in Chambersburg. For more information call 263-9226.
Art Alliance will meet for watercolor demonstration
The Franklin County Art Alliance continues their monthly meetings, open to the public, with a demonstration in watercolor on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Wilson College’s Warfield Auditorium. The Alliance’s business meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. and the program will follow.
Glen Sabetto of Fort Loudon will demonstrate watercolors. Winner of the first-place award for both watercolor landscape and watercolor still life in the Alliance’s 2007 exhibition, Sabetto has studied watercolor with Lonnie Jenkins and Clyde Roberts of Hagerstown, Md., and Ruth Durbin of Fayetteville.
Currently she studies with Jeff Barnhart of Chambersburg.
A teacher in the Tuscarora School District for 30 years, Sabetto has also attended — and organized — numerous workshops by regionally recognized artists. She received her bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University, Long Island, N.Y. and her master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.
The public is welcome to attend. For more information, call 267-1396.
Thursday, Feb. 14 -- Valentine's Day
Basketball game rescheduled
The District 3 Shippensburg boys' basketball game, which had been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday, will now be played at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Cumberland Valley High School.
The Greyhounds will face the Steel High team.
Woodland owners' meeting is on forest pests
Cumberland Woodland Owners Association will discuss insect pests that affect forests at their next meeting.
Information on identification and methods for controlling forests insect pests such as gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer, tent caterpillars, scale insects, and weevils will be presented.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
Zachary Roeder, service forester for the Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the lower conference room of the Cumberland County Cooperative Extension office, 1100 Claremont Road, Middlesex Township.
The Cumberland Woodland Owners Association is an organization of private forest landowners and others interested in forestry issues in south-central Pennsylvania. For more information about the group, e-mail Fred Peabody at fredp5@earthlink.net or call 776-3565.
Friday, Feb. 15
Ship rec plans dance for teens
Dances will be held from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Shippensburg Community Center, 115 N. Fayette St.
A Valentines dance will be held Feb. 15.
Other dances are set for Feb. 29 and March 21.
Cost is $3 per person. Concessions will be available.
For more information call Kip at 532-7144.
Art exhibit opening reception today
“The Road Less Traveled: Artists’ Journeys” will open with a meet-the-artists reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
The exhibit will continue through March 29 at the Council for the Arts gallery at 159 S. Main St. in Chambersburg. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (note new hours — the gallery is now closed Wednesdays).
For more information, go to www.innernet.net/councilforthearts or call 264-6883.
Angel Food lists deadlines
The Angel Food February menu from the Shippensburg Church of the Nazarene, 415 E. Orange St., is available from Kim at 729-3936 or at www.shipnazarene.com.
The ordering dates for February are noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 15 and 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 16 in the Church Annex.
Food Stamps, cash or money orders only accepted for payment. Make money orders out to Ship Nazarene AFM, not Angel Food Ministries.
Distribution day for February menu items will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at Priemer Events
429 E. Orange St. in Shippensburg.
Singles dinner planned
A Weekend-of-Valentine’s-Day Dinner Party for Singles will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Family Traditions Lighthouse Restaurant, 4301 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg.
Cost is $10.95 per person for the buffet; beverages are not included. Make a reservation by Feb 15 by calling Deanna at 369-3097 or e-mailing singlesinthespirit@hotmail.com.
Peace vigil set for Chambersburg
The Chambersburg Peace Vigil is held the third Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to noon.
Meet on the square on Feb. 16. Participants can bring their own signs, but there are always have extras for those who do not. Some people gather in a local coffee house at noon to network and share.
Science fair awards ceremony at Whitaker
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts will host the 51st annual Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair Feb. 13-16.
Each year, aspiring local scientists, mathematicians and engineers from grades seven through 12 exhibit their projects in one of 15 categories.
After a two-day competition, two senior high students will be chosen as grand champions to compete at International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held in Atlanta, Ga.
Fair exhibits will be featured in public spaces throughout Whitaker Center.
Visitors are invited to view the projects prepared by talented students from the Capital area from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The awards ceremony will be at 7 p.m. in Sunoco Performance Theater. Admission is free.
SU women hosting alumni game
The Shippensburg University womens’ basketball team will host its annual alumni game on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. in Heiges Field House prior to the Lady Raiders’ game with Clarion at 1 p.m.
Any alumni interested in playing should contact the women’s basketball office at 477-1543 or by email at kktrn@ship.edu.
Following the contest, alumni and their family members are invited to stay for a reception as well as the team’s game with the Golden Eagles.
Also that day, the athletics department will also be recognizing “Think Pink” and are encouraging all fans to wear pink to the game in support of the fight against breast cancer.
For the latest information on the Lady Raider basketball team, including a 2007-08 schedule, please visit the Shippensburg athletics website at raiders.ship.edu.
Sunday, Feb. 17
Grief support group will meet
Turning Points, a bereavement support group, will meet from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, in the conference room of Lutheran Home Care Services, half a mile south of the Chambersburg Mall on Route 997.
The group is free and open to any adult who has experienced a loss. For more information call Kim McCurdy at 217-3527 or 800-840-9081.
Monday, Feb. 18 -- Presidents' Day
Winter growers' meeting planned
Tri County Winter Vegetable & Greenhouse Growers meeting will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at Shippensburg Area Senior High School.
For more information call 263-9226.
Tour Mont Alto campus
Penn State Mont Alto will host a general information session for individuals who are interested in attending Penn State at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18.
There will be admissions counselors on hand to answer questions and provide information on Penn State academic programs, the admissions process, the application process, financial aid, and more. A tour of the campus and residence halls will be provided afterward.
To register, go to www.ma.psu.edu or call 749-6130 or 800-392-6173.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Garden club will meet
The Shippensburg Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Shippensburg Chamber of Commerce Building at 22 E. King St.
The speaker will be Karen Brown, a master gardener with Franklin County Cooperative Extension. She will discuss seed propagation.
Prospective members are invited to attend the meeting. For more information, call 776-7179.
Deadline to register for workshop
The Lancaster Farm and Home Center in Lancaster will hold a one-day workshop for individuals interested in producing and marketing natural and/or organic beef on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The session will be conducted by Penn State Cooperative Extension from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Preregistration is required to attend. Cost is $25 per person and $45 for two individuals from the same operation. Fees cover reference materials, breaks and lunch.
To register by the Tuesday, Feb. 19 deadline, contact the Lancaster Extension Office, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 or call 717-394-6851.
Letterkenny board will meet
Letterkenny Army Depot will hold its regularly scheduled Restoration Advisory Board meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Building 14 in the Public Works Conference Room.
Updates will be presented on current environmental issues regarding the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program and the Installation Restoration Program. The status of the future property transfers will be discussed plus updates on other environmental projects.
Building 14 is at the intersection of Michigan and Overcash Avenues. Access to Building 14 does not require driving through the Letterkenny Security Gate.
Building 14 is the 2-story brick building on the right just after crossing the railroad tracks. The parking lot is located on the left after crossing railroad tracks. Access to Building 14 is on the east side of Building 14 along Overcash Avenue via the entrance door with large white columns.
The board is a government/community board that provides input on the environmental cleanup actions ongoing at Letterkenny. Board meetings are open to all interested individuals of the general public.
For more information, call the Letterkenny Public Affairs Office at 267-5102.
CV Christian School plans open house
Cumberland Valley Christian School, 600 Miller St., Chambersburg, will hold a public open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29.
Visitors may tour the facilities, meet the staff and learn about the school’s programs (academics, fine arts, sports and music for grades K-4 through 12).
Information on the “After Care” program will also be available.
Cumberland Valley Christian School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association of Christian Schools International.
For more information, call 264-3266, ext. 134.
Saturday, Feb. 23
Dinner dance will benefit CVSM
The Cumberland Valley School of Music will celebrate its 13th annual Elegant Dinner Dance at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in 1the Beistle Corp. ballroom in Shippensburg.
This year people will take a trip on the Orient Express, celebrating the cuisine and culture of some of the cities the world-famous train traveled through as it made it way from London through Paris, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, to Istanbul.
The black-tie optional evening features food prepared by seven chefs from the area and music for dancing by “Kenny I Orchestra” from Philadelphia.
Tickets for the evening are $100 or $700 for a table of eight. Early reservations are encouraged, since the event often sells out.
All proceeds from the event benefit the Cumberland Valley School of Music.
For more information or to reserve tickets, go to www.cvsmusic.org or call CVSM at 261-1220.
Banquet is for sportsmen
A banquet for sportsmen will be held at Air Hill Brethren in Christ Church, 7041 Cumberland Highway, Chambersburg, on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Tom Rakow of Silver Lake, Minn., will be the speaker.
Doors will open at 4 p.m. for people to bring a favorite mount to display. Door prizes will be given, including a new “In Line Muzzleloader.”
The pot-luck dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Each family is asked to bring a covered dish to share. Beverages and dessert will be provided.
Make a reservation by e-mailing airhillbic@netrax.net or calling the church at 267-3373.
Workshop focuses on producing organic beef
The Lancaster Farm and Home Center in Lancaster will hold a one-day workshop for individuals interested in producing and marketing natural and/or organic beef on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The session will be conducted by Penn State Cooperative Extension from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will feature speakers from Penn State University, the Pennsylvania Certified Organic Organization and local producers and marketers of natural and organic beef.
Topics for discussion include marketing natural and organic beef; budgeting natural and organic beef production; packaging; labeling issues; certification processes; working with a processor; marketing trends and pasture management.
The program is designed for individuals who currently are producing beef cattle and are interested in looking into the development of alternative marketing opportunities.
Preregistration is required to attend. Cost is $25 per person and $45 for two individuals from the same operation. Fees cover reference materials, breaks and lunch.
To register by the Tuesday, Feb. 19 deadline, contact the Lancaster Extension Office, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 or call 717-394-6851.
Sunday, Feb. 24
Speaker will discuss investments, identity theft
Phyllis Nye of Orrstown Bank will discuss two topics, investmenting and identity theft, from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Shippensburg Public Library.
The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Refreshments will be served.
This is one of the “Sunday with Friends” programs sponsored by the Friends of the Shippensburg Public Library. For more information call the library at 532-4508.
Monday, Feb. 25
Cheering practice held at SAMS
Practice for the Shippensburg Area Middle School cheerleading squad will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on Feb. 25-28 in the school gym. Tryouts will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on March 1.
Students should plan to attend at least two of the practices in order to learn the routines necessary for tryouts.
The cheerleading squad is open to all SAMS students, including those who are home-schooled.
For more information, call the school at 530-2750.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Tax program at SU rescheduled
The tax information session planned for Tuesday at the Center for Land Use at Shippensburg University has been rescheduled to Feb. 26 in Shearer Hall 109.
For more information, call the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors at 763-0930.
Young people perform "The Emperor's New Clothes
Chambersburg Community Theatre Inc. (CCT) presents a performance of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Capitol Theatre.
The performance is the culmination of an eight-week Young People’s Workshop.
General admission tickets for adults (age 18 and over) are $8, plus a $2 per ticket Capitol Theatre handling fee.
Children under 18 will be admitted for free with a paying adult, with no limit to the number of children who may accompany each adult. Tickets are available from the Capitol Theatre Box Office, inside the main theatre lobby, at 159 S. Main St.
The box office is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the performance. For tickets or more information, call 263-0202.
Saturday, March 1
Pruning workshop offered
A hands-on Pruning Workshop, sponsored by Franklin County master gardeners, will be held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 1.
For more information call 263-9226.
Monday, March 10
Turf group will meet
Franklin County Area Turf & Ornamental meeting, sponsored by Franklin County Cooperative Extension, will be held at 8:30 a.m. March 10 at the Penn State Mont Alto campus. For more information, call 263-9226.
Monday, March 17
Pig club will reorganize
Franklin County 4-H Pig Club reorganization meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. March 17 at the Franklin County extension office, 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg.
For more information call 263-9226.
Sunday, March 30
Master gardener will give talk
Jill Hudock, a master gardener, will present a program from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Shippensburg Public Library.
The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Refreshments will be served.
This is one of the “Sunday with Friends” programs sponsored by the Friends of the Shippensburg Public Library. For more information call the library at 532-4508.
Sunday, April 13
Biographer will discuss Civil War general
Richard Wagner, author of “For, Honor, Flags, and Family,” a biography of Civil War Major Gen. Samuel W. Crawford, will speak at the Shippensburg Public Library from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 13.
The program is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Refreshments will be served.
This is one of the “Sunday with Friends” programs sponsored by the Friends of the Shippensburg Public Library. For more information call the library at 532-4508.
June
March to Destiny
March to Destiny, Shippensburg’s annual Civil War re-enactment event, will be held June 27n29.
Highlights of the weekend are listed below.
Saturday
Activities for the children, and demonstrations are planned throughout the day. Sutlers (people selling Civil Warnera items) set up shop selling their wares.
* 3 p.m. — The main street through town is closed, and a street skirmish ensues between the Confederate and Union troops. Immediately following the battle is a parade of all participants, with President Lincoln reviewing his troops.
* 8n10 p.m. — A Victorian Ball is held with period music at Naugle Motors in Shippensburg. Dress is appropriate for the period. The event is open to the public.
Visitors can take a walk through the encampments and learn more about what life was like during the Civil War. Listen to the stories the men have to share with everyone.
Sunday
1 p.m. — A tactical Civil War re-enactment takes place at the Shippensburg fairgrounds.
Web site
For more detailed information and pictures, go to the event’s new Web site at www.marchtodestiny.com.
Ongoing events
Sign up for Little League
The Shippensburg Area Little League will hold 2008 baseball and softball registration at Doc Norcross Stadium from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 12 and 14.
When registering, bring a copy of each player’s birth certificate.
Teen dances set for Shippensburg community center
Dances for those age 18 or younger will be held at the community center in Shippensburg on the dates listed below.
All the dances are from 7-9 p.m. on Fridays.
* Feb. 15.
* Feb. 29.
* March 21.
Cost is $3 per person. Concessions will be available.
The community center is at 115 N. Fayette St. in Shippensburg.
For more information call Kip at 532-7144.
4-H Tractor Club lists meetings
The Franklin County 4-H Tractor Club has announced the spring meeting schedule.
The group will meet Feb.18 at Tractor Supply Co.; Feb. 25 at Byers Tire Service; March 3 will be the B-Equip trip; Mar. 10 at Forresters Farm Equipment Ltd.; then the club will resume meeting at the Church of the Brethren.
For more information, call the Franklin County Cooperative Extension office at 263-9226.
Chambersburg art exhibit features landscapes
“The Road Less Traveled” will feature artists Helen Leyh of Waynesboro and Teresa Uccellini of Mercersburg.
Working in watercolor, acrylic and oils, Helen Leyh interprets the landscapes around her — and makes up her own as well.
“My mother was an artist,” she says, “and I learned to paint in oils from her.” Leyh’s only lessons were in watercolor, many years ago in Cleveland, Ohio. Now 82, she is working on a 10-foot-long mural outside her Rouzerville home.
Teresa Uccellini specializes in watercolors of seaside scenes and flowers.
Originally inspired by James Buchanan High School art instructor John Burget, she has experimented with pottery, printmaking and sculpture as well as many two-dimensional media.
A Mercersburg resident, she has studied at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts with instructor Bob Wantz and is currently working on a two-story mural at the nearby Whitetail Ski Resort.
“The Road Less Traveled: Artists’ Journeys” will continue through March 29 at the Council for the Arts gallery at 159 S. Main St. in Chambersburg. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (note new hours — the gallery is now closed Wednesdays).
For more information, go to www.innernet.net/councilforthearts or call 264-6883.
Tree seedling sale
The Franklin County Conservation District is again holding its annual tree seedling sale.
The trees are grown at a state-certified nursery and will be sold in bundles of 25 per species. Orders will be taken through March 7.
The seedlings will be available around the middle of April and customers will be notified about the pick-up time and location.
The species vary in the height they will be when you get them, because some species grow faster than others. Most will be from 8 to 10 inches tall, but may be as much as 28 inches.
The trees for sale are Douglas fir, concolor fir, Fraser fir, Colorado blue spruce, Scotch pine, eastern white pine, Austrian pine, white oak, red maple and white flowering dogwood.
The cost for a bundle of 25 plants varies from $14 to $21, depending on the species.
Place an order by stopping at our office and picking up an order form and mailing it. You can also go to the Conservation District’s office at 100 Sunset Boulevard West, behind the Family Traditions Restaurant on Route 11 north in Chambersburg, and pick up an order form there.
The order form is also on the Web site at www.franklinccd.com. It will print on 8.5-by-14-inch (legal) paper.
This is a great offer if you have some land suitable for trees. Most building lots would be very crowded with trees if 25 fir trees were planted on it, but maybe you can get together with a neighbor and share a bundle.
Volleyball is for singles
The Alternative to the Bar Scene sponsors mixed singles volleyball for men and women every Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church on the corner of West Washington and South Prospect streets in Hagerstown, Md..
Cost is $2 per person. For directions and more information, go to www.geocities.com/thealternativeinc or call 301-739-4113.
Tickets available
'Elegant Dinner' tickets available for CVSM benefit
The Cumberland Valley School of Music will celebrate its 13th annual Elegant Dinner Dance at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in 1the Beistle Corp. ballroom in Shippensburg.
This year the event's theme will be a trip on the Orient Express, celebrating the cuisine and culture of some of the exotic cities the world-famous train traveled through as it made it way from London through Paris, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, to Istanbul.
The black-tie optional evening features food prepared by seven chefs and music for dancing by “Kenny I Orchestra” from Philadelphia.
Tickets for the evening are $100 or $700 for a table of eight. Early reservations are encouraged since the event often sells out.
For more information or to reserve tickets, go to www.cvsmusic.org or call CVSM at 261-1220.
Other events
Book sale dates set
The Franklin County Friends of Legal Services group has set May 2-4 as the dates for its 24th annual book sale at the Wilson College campus in Chambersburg.
Book donation sites will be announced in mid-February.
In the meantime, anyone with a large quantity of books to donate can make special arrangements by calling Franklin County Legal Services at 262-2326 or Esther Buck at 263-8303.
“If you’re cleaning out your bookshelves, please consider holding your books our sale,” said Carolyn Carter, a book sale volunteer. “We really appreciate the wonderful donations of books that we have received over the years from so many local residents.”
For more information, call Carolyn Carter at 337-3730 or 476-5311.
Photo contest seeks entries
The photo contest for the Shippensburg Public Library calendar continues.
The contest will end June 1.
Until that time, photographs of historic sites in Shippensburg representing the four seasons of the year will be accepted. Each photo should be submitted with a completed application form.
Applications and guidelines for the contest are available at the library’s circulation desk. The library is at 73 W. King St. in downtown Shippensburg.
The calendar will be a fundraiser for the library and include dates of library activities and dates of importance in the community.
For more information call Linda Basler at 423-5241.
