Backyard news, 01.22.09

* Guitarist and singer Frank Cotolo of Grantville will be the featured artist tonight at St. Thomas Roasters coffee house in the village of Linglestown, 8–10 pm, no cover.

* Linglestown Fire Company will hold a two-soup dinner on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. until sold out. Delicious chicken corn and ham & bean soups will be served along with other goodies.

* Harrisburg Christian School is having an open house on Thursday, Feb. 4, 7–9 pm and on Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 am–noon. Guided tours of the facility and the opportunity to meet faculty and administrators will be offered.

* The Linglestown Merchants Association is gearing up to present special Valentine’s Day weekend treats for visiting a participating location on Feb. 12–14. CLICK HERE for all the details.

* The Central Dauphin Boys’ Rugby Team is about to start its second year of interscholastic competition. As a new team, it has many needs including equipment, first aid supplies, EMS services, referees and uniforms.

If you or your business would like to help out, please check out sponsorship opportunities by contacting Diane Way at 652-1563.

* Capitol Opera Harrisburg will present its 2010 Gala on Saturday, Feb. 27 that will include a couple Linglestown merchants, First Impressions boutique and Shag hair salon. CLICK HERE for more info.

Linglestown scouts take to the skies

Boy Scouts with Troop 68 of Linglestown were featured Sunday in a Patriot-News article. Click the article below to view a larger version.

The Carlisle Sentinel also covered the event. CLICK HERE for that story.

Magazines, other reading materials needed

Linglestown resident Bill Minsker is in need of magazines, library books, dictionaries and classic novels to send to educational and library institutions in Poland. His nonprofit organization, Pennsylvania Partners Abroad (PPA), has been doing this since 1990, and his supply of materials is nearly depleted.

Time is short to help out because Bill is leaving for his annual five months of teaching in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 22.

For more information or to make arrangements to contribute materials, contact Bill via e-mail or call him at the PPA office at (717) 545-9574.