Harry S Truman Elementary School's PTO will hold its annual ice cream festival noon to 4 p.m. June 7. Hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton candy, soft pretzels, chicken fingers, ice cream sundaes, candy and more will be available to purchase at the festival. For entertainment, the Salisbury Middle School Jazz Band is scheduled to play and Salisbury High School student Colin Smith is to perform a magic show.

Family activities will include inflatable rides, rock wall climbing and Zumba dancing. Attendees are invited to take their chance on a basket raffle for a variety of prizes including an iPad. Kids can get an up close look at fire trucks from Eastern Salisbury Fire Company. Tickets will be sold to use on food and entertainment. SYA sports registrations for football, cheerleading and wrestling will be available.

A table also will be designated to register for Boy Scouts.

Have you finished spring cleaning your house and garage? Why not donate the unneeded household items you've bagged up? Load your donations in your car and head over to HST. The school's PTO is collecting clothing and household goods for its clothing drive. Proceeds benefit HST students providing funds for field trips, equipment and events throughout the year. Accepted items include clothing, shoes, fashion accessories, household items and toys. No books, VCR tapes, CDs, kitchen appliances or furniture will be accepted. Donations may be placed in the school's truck, parked at the end of the campus lot 8 to 8:45 a.m. or 3 to 3:45 p.m. June 6.

Items are also being accepted noon to 4 p.m. June 7 during the ice cream festival. Contact Jen with questions at jenwith1n@aol.com.

HST students recently joined St. Luke's University Health Network to kick off the program "Get Your Tail on the Trail." Students stretched, ran and enjoyed Zumba dancing. The program encourages families to get active this summer. To participate in the challenge, students must track miles on log sheets and hand the log sheets in at the start of the 2014-2015 school year. HST students can win prizes for their school. For example, 5,000 miles earns $250 and 10,000 earns $500. For more information, visit www.stsd.org/news.

HST honored its maintenance staff during a recent school leadership gathering. Students presented custodians with cards and gift baskets made in their Leadership Club.

Meanwhile, HST students selected their 2014-2015 Student Lighthouse Team. The team will meet with the Lighthouse Teacher Team to help manage the schoolwide Leader In Me Program for a complete school year. All students were eligible to apply for membership on the team by filling out an age appropriate application.

T-shirt day for HST will be June 5. Show your pride by wearing your blue and white, Falcons.

Recess provides a time for play and for socializing. However, some kids feel shy when it comes to approaching their peers. HST students are raising money to provide a special spot on the playground for these students. It's called the "Buddy Bench."

Here's how it works. A child sits on the bench, signifying to other students he or she would like a playmate. In turn, fellow classmates befriend the child by way of conversation or playtime.

HST students are raising money for the bench by holding a "Buddy Bench Walk-A-Thon" June 6. To be a parent volunteer or to sponsor a student, go to the school website at www.stsd.org/ truman.

SHS softball coach Ken Choquette recently was named "Colonial League Softball Coach of the Year." Congratulations, Ken and to the Falcons for finishing the season 13-8.

The Salisbury Township Planning Commission will hold a workshop meeting 6 p.m. June 5. The meeting will cover proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance. The public is invited. Interested individuals need to make an appointment for the meeting by calling the township office at 610-797-4000.

The 2014-2015 Salisbury School District calendar was approved by the school board and can be downloaded at www.salisburytownshippa.org.

Salisbury Township Department of Public Works is seeking seasonal summer maintenance workers. Duties include, but are not limited, to painting and maintenance work on local parks and streets. Employment period is approximately June 16 through Aug. 29. Interested individuals may apply on the township website www.salisburytownshippa.org or at the township administration building, 2900 S. Pike Ave.