Article: Rookie joins musical group to entertain vets

Twenty-eight-year-old Jeff Habecker admits the transition from baseball uniform and cleats to sequined vest and dancing shoes was difficult.

But after three years of touring with Re-Creation, a Pennsylvania- based musical performance group, Habecker has become a seasoned song- and-dance man.

Habecker, a graduate of Hempfield High School and Millersville University, played second base for Hempfield and was named to the 1993 Lancaster-Lebanon League all-star baseball team as a designated hitter. He earned a degree in public relations from Millersville in 1998.

Habecker auditioned in June 1999 for Re-Creation, a volunteer group which performs colorful, upbeat musical programs for patients at ...

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