August 31, 2017 - Elizabethtown Advocate

County Planner Urges Higher Density of Residential Development

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 31, 2017September 11, 2017

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously reported that West Donegal Township supervisors were not at the regional meeting. West Donegal Township Supervisor J. Clair Hilsher was present. Local governments should encourage residential development at greater density to prevent development from sprawling into rural areas, a county planning official told elected officials from […]

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One Conoy Creek Bridge Opens; One Has Weeks to Go

Dan Robrish Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

The bridge that carries Bainbridge Road over Conoy Creek near the Conoy Brethren In Christ Church has reopened to traffic after being closed since March for a bridge replacement. Another bridge on Bainbridge Road in West Donegal Township is still out. Replacement of the bridge just east of Rutts Road also began in the spring, […]

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Former Elizabethtown Resident Describes Texas Storm

Dan Robrish Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

A former Elizabethtown resident who now lives near Houston said her neighborhood has been spared much of the devastation from the severe weather there. Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday, Aug. 25, as a Category 4 hurricane. Although it’s since been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has lingered in the Houston area, dropping about […]

Maytown Man Is Dems’ Pick for County Sheriff

Tim Stuhldreher/LNP Staff Writer Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

Veteran former Lancaster City Police Officer Christopher Genetti will be the Democratic candidate to succeed ousted Lancaster County Sheriff Mark Reese in this fall’s election. The executive board of the county Democratic Committee selected Genetti over former Philadelphia police officer and detective David Kaiser. Board members had high respect for both men, but Genetti’s local […]

Elizabethtown Area School District Featured

New Assistant Principal Starts

Dan Robrish Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

Christel M. Pond has been appointed as the assistant principal for East High Elementary School. She replaces Amanda Baxter, who has accepted a position to become the elementary principal at Mill Road Elementary School. Pond has 15 years of experience in the field of education. Her experiences include teaching experience at both Rancocas Valley Regional […]

Smucker Lauds Bipartisan Efforts in U.S. Congress

Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

The congressman who serves Elizabethtown said he is hopeful that people of different political ideologies will find ways to work together in Congress, citing the newly formed Problem Solvers Caucus as an example. The caucus of several dozen members, split roughly evenly between Democrats and Republicans, recently came up with a plan for overhauling health […]

EAHS Bears Sports

Ealy Resigns as Girls Lacrosse Coach

Bret Pallotto/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 31, 2017August 31, 2017

Elizabethtown Area High School will be looking for a new girls lacrosse coach after Mat Ealy announced his resignation. Ealy, who was an IT manager at Kinsey Archery, said that he accepted a similar position with a larger company that he did not specifically name. He added that he does not currently plan to relocate […]

EAHS Bears Football Sports

Defense Set To Lead Football

Bret Pallotto/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 31, 2017August 29, 2017

The Elizabethtown Bears football team was 9-41 in the five seasons prior to coach Bill McDonald’s arrival. In his first year with the team, they went 2-8 and in his second year they went 6-4. The former offensive coordinator at Lancaster Catholic returns four starters on offense and eight on defense. The Bears’ defense gave […]

EAHS Bears Golf Sports

Golf Season Passes Halfway Mark

Bret Pallotto/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 31, 2017August 29, 2017

The one-month-long golf season has officially passed the halfway mark with the fourth match of the season wrapping up at Meadia Heights Golf Club. In the backyard of Lampeter-Strasburg, the Elizabethtown golf team finished sixth with 414 strokes on Monday, Aug. 28. The top four golfers were within four shots of each other with sophomore […]

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Tennis Drops Season Opener Against Manheim Township

Bret Pallotto/The Elizabethtown Advocate Posted on August 31, 2017August 29, 2017

Coach Brenda McBride admits that the match at Manheim Township served as a learning opportunity for her and the team The Bears traveled to take on the Section 1 power for their season opener on Monday, Aug. 28, and did not win a game in a 7-0 defeat. “They have an incredibly strong program. [Athletic […]