Hokendauqua: HPPA will award two scholarships
In continuation of Hokendauqua Park & Playground Association’s (HPPA) Bob Warke-Dale Horn Scholarship program, the association will again be awarding two $1,000 scholarships.
To be eligible for the scholarship, you must be a Class of 2018 high school-eligible graduate, be continuing your education in the fall of 2018, have participated in HPPA’s baseball, softball or basketball youth programs and complete the scholarship application form and return it to HPPA by Feb. 28.
Additional requirements are listed on the application and the association’s website, hokeypark.org.
The organization will review all applications and select one girl and one boy to receive the scholarships at its March/April meeting.
Visit the website to download the application.
For more information, email Bill Sabol at wsabol@rcn.com.
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HPPA will be holding boys and girls registration for the upcoming baseball and softball season at Hokendauqua Fire Company, 3022 S. Second St., on the following days: 6-8 p.m. Feb. 2 and 2-4 p.m. Feb. 10.
Online registration began Jan. 15 at hokeypark.org and will close Feb. 10. Registration forms may be downloaded from the website.
When registering in person, bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate (for first-time players), proof of health insurance and contact information (including phone numbers and an email address).
For questions regarding baseball or softball registration, contact the group’s commissioner, Chris Hudak, at hudakchris7@gmail.com; for questions regarding Girls Lehigh Valley League 10U through 18U, contact Harvie Oliver at harvieoliver@gmail.com.
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Local students in second through ninth grades are rehearsing at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church for Camp Rhythmo’s spring production of “Peter Pan Jr.”
“Based on the Disney film and J.M. Barrie’s enchanting play, Disney’s ‘Peter Pan Jr.’ is a modern version of the timeless tale about a boy who wouldn’t grow up,” according to the Camp Rhythmo website.
Final performances will be 7 p.m. March 9 and 2 p.m. March 10, with the venue to be announced.
For more information and cost of the show, visit camprhythmo.org, call 866-430-0810, ext. 3, or email mbodnyk@camprhythmo.org.
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