February 2012 Greater Harrisburg's Community Newspaper - theBurg

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… a Month in Pictures
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Jan. 1: Mild weather, a huge crowd and the annual
strawberry drop greeted 2012 for the annual New Year's
Eve celebration in downtown Harrisburg.
Jan. 3: John Campbell was sworn in as Harrisburg's new
city treasurer. Looking on are Susan Brown-Wilson,
Sandra Reid and Brad Koplinski, who took the oath of
office for City Council.
Jan. 6: Mayor Linda Thompson, with the help of students,
Fire Chief Robert Talloni and Freddy, the friendly fire dog,
launched the city’s new fire safety van and fire public
education program outside Downey Elementary School.
Jan. 7: Unusually calm January weather brought record
crowds to the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show, which
marked its 96th year.
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Jan. 16: The Harrisburg High Players performed "Oh
Freedom! Excerpts from Black Souls" at the MLK Day of
Service opening ceremonies at Camp Curtin School.
Jan. 16: Volunteers bundled up against the cold as they
scraped windows outside of the Broad Street Market
for the MLK Day of Service, which attracted hundreds of
volunteers for projects throughout Harrisburg.
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Jan. 18: Dana Shoaf, editor of Civil War Times, lectured
at Harrisburg's National Civil War Museum on 1862 as
a critical year in war. His talk was part of the opening
reception of the musuem's latest exhibit, "1862," which
will be on display through the end of the year.
Jan. 20: David Detweiler of Cornerstone Coffeehouse
holds his winning latte during Harrisburg's first "barista
throwdown," at Midtown Scholar. Hannah Mattingly,
right, of Little Amps placed second in the contest, which
rewarded the finest in latte decoration.