Midget football season kicks off Sunday, Aug. 27

The Linglestown Colts will host Steelton for a three-game set on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Koons Park. PeeWee game kickoff is scheduled for 1 pm; Pony and Midget games will follow.

The games were originally scheduled to be played in Steelton. Power problems in Steelton forced the game to be moved to Linglestown, according to the Linglestown Football Association's Web site.

Community Calendar, News

Activities

* Saturday, August 26 – Central Dauphin High School Four Diamonds Committee will hold a car wash 9 am-2 pm at Hoffman Fordland, 5200 Jonestown Road, $5 donation, proceeds benefit The Four Diamond Fund that serves children with cancer at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

* Starting Thursday, Sept. 7 – New Hope Church aerobics sessions, 6:30-7:30 pm, Mondays and Thursdays, free, no sign-up required. The church is located at 584 Colonial Club Drive. Call the church office at 545-3400 for more information.

* Thursday, Sept. 14 – Linglestown Garden Club flower show ‘A Day At The Beach,” 1-8 pm, Linglestown Fire House Social Hall. For more information, call Kay Yniguez at 652-2866 or Diane Kreider at 652-3827.

* Friendship Community Center sponsors many programs and activities. CLICK HERE to check out the center’s Web site.

Public Service Opportunity

* Central Dauphin School District is looking for people to serve on a newly formed Tax Study Commission. CLICK HERE to fill out an online form, or call Robin Malloy at 545-4703, extension 202 for more information.

Trips

* Friday, Nov. 10 – Holiday Trip to Hunderdon Hills Playhouse, sponsored by Linglestown Garden Club, $76, call Helen Drothler at 234-8979.

News Briefs

* Linglestown Womens Club has awarded scholarships to Central Dauphin High School 2006 graduates Elizabeth A. Proctor and Steven M. Budd. For scholarship program information, contact Cathy Grove at 652-0768.

* Central Dauphin School District school year begins Monday, Aug. 28.

State park near Linglestown

You can see a state park from Linglestown.

It’s true. The southernmost section of Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area is at the top of Blue Mountain, west of the power line towers. The entrance to the park is along Fishing Creek Valley Road in Middle Paxton Township.

There’s a public hike scheduled at the park from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday, Aug. 20. CLICK HERE for more information.

Community Calendar, News

Activities

* Saturday, August 19 – Festival at Mt. Laurel Community Park, located about 5 miles northeast of Linglestown on Piketown Road, food served 4 pm, entertainment 6 pm, bring lawn chairs, donation requested.

Public Service Opportunity

* Central Dauphin School District is looking for people to serve on a newly formed Tax Study Commission. CLICK HERE to fill out an online form, or call Robin Malloy at 545-4703, extension 202 for more information.

Trips

* Friday, Nov. 10 – Holiday Trip to Hunderdon Hills Playhouse, sponsored by Linglestown Garden Club, $76, call Helen Drothler at 234-8979.

News Briefs

* New Hope Church has launched a new Web site. The church is located at 584 Colonial Club Drive.

Football at Koons Park

Youth football and cheerleading squads are already into their second week of practices at Koons Park. Linglestown Gazette tentatively plans to post schedules and game results this season.

Community Calendar

Activities

* Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 am – Possibility Place, a handicapped-accessible playground at George Park off Nyes Road, will hold its grand opening, CLICK HERE for more information or call Janis Creason at 540-7150.

* Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7 pm – Lower Paxton History Society meeting at the Township Municipal Building. CLICK HERE for more info.

* Sunday, Aug. 20, 1 - 4 pm – Child Identification Program at Linglestown Legion Post 272, 505 N. Mountain Road, FREE, call 545-6721 for more information.

* October – Scarecrow Outdoor Art Exhibit at Friendship Community Center sponsored by Lower Paxton Township Arts Council, registration deadline is Sept. 15, call 657-5635 for more information.

Trips

* Friday, Nov. 10 – Holiday Trip to Hunderdon Hills Playhouse, sponsored by Linglestown Garden Club, $76, call Helen Drothler at 234-8979

Scenes from National Night Out

Several hundred people turned out on Tuesday evening, August 1, for Lower Paxton Township's National Night Out festivities at Koons Park in the village of Linglestown.


Hershey Medical Center's Life Lion flight team landed in the sandlot/teener ballfield.


Life Lion takeoff from Koons Park. And below, police and other public safety personnel mingle with the general public and put their equipment on display.