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Hawk Mountain Spring Plant Events

From a press release:

http://www.hawkmountain.org

Greetings, native plant gardeners and happy spring! We have some great gardening programs in May, as noted below, and I’m happy to send a PDF flyer upon request. Please help us by spreading the word. We’re especially excited to have Doug Tallamy speak during the first day of our Native Plant Sale this year:

Sat, May 3 — Native Wildflowers Workshop

Presented by Miles Arnott, Ex. Dir Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
$15, Hawk Mountain Education Building. Limited Seating. Call 610-756-6961 to reserve ticket.

May 17-18 — Native Plant Sale

This year we’ll have free demos by master gardeners

Sat, May 17 — DOUG TALLAMY, author of “Bringing Nature Home”
10 am, Hawk Mountain Education Building. Limited Seating. Workshop and Guided Walk on “Plant a Better Bird Feeder.”

$15, Call 610-756-6961 to reserve ticket.

Sat, May 17 — 1 pm, Hawk Mountain Visitor Center, Book Signing with Doug Tally

Sat, May 17–DOUG TALLAMY

7 pm, Alvernia College, “Bringing Nature Home”
$15, Call 610-756-6961 to reserve ticket.

Sat, May 31 — Propagation Workshop
Presented by Jim Ethridge, Mt. Cuba Center
$30, Limited Seating. Call 610-756-6961 to reserve.
Learn and practice how to collect, clean, save and store native seeds, including techniques on scarification and stratification techniques. Each participant will leave with seeds that he or she collected and cleaned.

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Students Compete in Hershey

from a press release:

Students From Ten Pennsylvania Schools to Compete in 2014 Automotive Technology Competition

When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 – 10:00 A.M. Competition Start

Where: Antique Auto Museum in Hershey

161 Museum Drive, Hershey, PA 717-566-7100

Participating schools and students:

A.W. Beattie Career Center Hazleton Area Career CenterDonny Bartolomucci-Geno Schepis Maurice DeAngelo-Corey Zanolini

Bedford County Technical Center Lebanon County CTC

Dale Clark-Jordan Miller Kyle Kohr-Joshua Neidig

Butler County AVTS Wallenpaupack Area High School

Dalton Scott-Nicolas Shearer Andrew Avissato-Fred Petsche

Central Mountain High School Williamsport Area High School

Joshua Carrigan-Devin Mahoney Justin Dymeck-Logan Ertel

Cumberland Perry AVTS York County School of Technology

Austin Adair-Daniel Nelson Zach Rothlisberger-Aaron Wilson

On March 13, 2014, the above students will compete in the PAA Automotive Technology Competition for scholarships and prizes. The winning school will advance to the 2014 National Automotive Technology Competition at the New York International Auto Show.

A team of two students from the ten top schools were selected for the competition through a written qualifying exam, in which a pool of 107 students from 16 schools participated. To prepare for the competition, students are currently training at new car dealerships in their areas. On competition day, the students will face a test of advanced automotive diagnostic skills on 2014 vehicles with predetermined defects. The 2014 vehicles will be supplied by area franchised dealerships.

The Pennsylvania Automotive Association represents the nearly 1,000 new car and truck dealers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It also provides its members with: legislative advocacy, regulatory and compliance assistance, title services, a charitable foundation, insurance, a dealer purchasing online store, and training.

About the AACA Museum

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, a member of the Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program, displays beautifully restored automobiles, buses and motorcycles in unique life-like scenes representing the 1890s – 1980s in a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco. This Museum, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, is known to be one of the largest automotive museums. Special exhibits change several times a year and focus on a variety of eras and types of vehicles. The Museum is located just off Route 39, one mile west of Hersheypark Drive in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Regular admission $10, seniors age 61 and older $9, juniors age 4-12 $7, children age 3 and under are FREE. The Museum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For further information, please call 717-566-7100 or visit www.AACAMuseum.org.

Special Note: Competition Awards are expect to occur @ 1:30- 2:00 PM time frame.

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Wax Museum Contents Up for Auction

FROM A PRESS RELEASE
LINK: www.paonsiteauctionco.com.

Gettysburg, PA – Auctions are very common; however a wax museum auction is a once in a lifetime event. The Gettysburg Heritage Center, formerly the American Civil War Wax Museum, is preparing to auction off the contents of its museum on March 15 beginning at 9 am. Now under new ownership, the museum will refocus its storyline to that of the town before, during and after the battle. The auction will allow the museum to re-develop the space, updating it and making it relevant to all visitors.

The auction will include approximately 95 life-sized museum figures; nevertheless, they are not the sole items up for sale. The props used to create the 52 year old vignettes, such as antique furniture, light fixtures, backdrops and scenery, old books, oil paintings and some store displays are also scheduled to be sold. “Not everyone is looking to purchase a wax figure,” states museum president Tammy Myers. “We feel the auction will appeal to a diverse audience including theater groups, both community and professional; antique collectors; and those who would like to own a piece of Gettysburg history.”

There will be three opportunities for the public to preview the items for sale prior to the auction. Wednesday, March 12 from noon till 5 pm, Thursday, March 13 from 4 pm till 8 pm, and Friday, March 14 from noon till 5 pm.

The auction will be conducted by PA Onsite Auction Co., on Saturday, March 15 beginning at 9 am sharp. The snow date will be Sunday, March 16. To view the catalog, visit www.paonsiteauctionco.com.
The Gettysburg Heritage Center will begin working on the new gallery immediately following the on-site auction. It is expected to open sometime in June. Renovations to the gift shop and theater are currently underway, and are expected to open to the public in mid-April.

The Gettysburg Heritage Center is located at 297 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, PA 17325. Visit online at www.GettysburgMuseum.com, or on Facebook at Gettysburg Heritage Center.