Linglestown weekly planner

Upcoming events …

* Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 pm … Lower Paxton Historical Society meeting at St. Thomas Roasters on the village square will feature Dane Maryott displaying and talking about “swords of the Civil War.” For more information, call 545-8704.

* Saturday, May 17, 9 am to 1 pm … Dauphin County Recycling Day will be held at Harrisburg Area Community College. This event is a great opportunity for getting rid of electronics and other items at no or limited cost. CLICK HERE for more details.

* Saturday, May 17, 7 am to 10 pm … St. Thomas Roasters on the village square celebrates its 8th anniversary. Guest baristas – the coffee house's "old time" staff – will be working the counter for the morning. Owners Pam and Geof will be there too, making fresh crepes. Trivia, prizes, live music inside and out. Plus, “Old Time” prices from 2000 for the day.

* Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18 … Olivia’s Team Room, located above Linglestown Flowers & Gifts, will hold an open house event. Alice Thorne and her daughter operate the shop that features a tearoom and a gift shop for the American Girl doll. Call 652-5082 for more information.

* Sunday, May 18, 6 pm … The Chocolatetown Cafe in Linglestown will host the second of a three-part series of hour-long presentations entitled "Postmodernism and the Church." There will be a Q&A session and light refreshments after the formal part of the program. The featured speaker is Dr. Kenneth Miller of Evangelical Theological Seminary in Myerstown.

CD sports … Rains have forced the postponement of today's Mid-Penn softball playoff game between CD and Greencastle-Antrim. The game has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13, 5 pm at Heishman Field in Newville.

The rains also pushed back CD girls' soccer team's opening game in the PIAA District 3 Tournament from Wednesday to Thursday, 7 pm at Landis Field. The second-seeded Lady Rams will play the winner of a first-round game between Susquehannock and Chambersburg.