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E-Town Public Library Plans World Cafe Day With Events

Dan Robrish Posted on April 4, 2019April 3, 2019

The Elizabethtown Public Library will celebrate coffees, kids, and cultures from around the globe on World Cafe Day, Saturday, April 6. Throughout the day, the community can participate in a variety of pop-up crafts and games, each representing a different country, and sample coffee from a variety of countries. Occasions Disc Jockeys will be on […]

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40 Years Later, Local Farmer Remembers Three Mile Island

etownadvocate Posted on March 28, 2019March 27, 2019

By ERIC HURLOCK Lancaster Farming Harvey Espenshade had the radio on in the barn, like he always did, when he was milking the cows early on March 28, 1979. The news report mentioned a minor incident at Three Mile Island, the nuclear power plant 2 miles west of Espenshade’s Evergreen Valley Farm in West Donegal […]

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Eight Aspiring Businesswomen From Donegal Help Milanof-Schock Library

Dan Robrish Posted on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

On Monday, March 19, the Lancaster Chamber’s Women in Business Mentoring Program brought to the Milanof–Schock Library eight juniors from Donegal High School who are participating in the program. One requirement of each student active in the program is to participate in a volunteer experience in her local community. The young women identified Milanof-Schock Library […]

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Elizabethtown Borough OKs Conditional Use for 64 New Apartments

Dan Robrish Posted on March 21, 2019

The Elizabethtown Borough Council has approved a conditional use for eight apartment houses containing eight apartments in each building next to a group of similar-sized apartment buildings owned by the same developer. The buildings are an addition to the Village Green apartment buildings at 701 E. Willow St., which already have 128 apartments. Anthony B. […]

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Rheems ‘Cardiac Kids’ Raise Thousands for Heart Research

etownadvocate Posted on March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

Rheems Elementary School held its Jump Rope For Heart campaign to benefit the American Heart Association. With music pumping and kids jumping, the school raised more than $10,100 for the fight against heart disease and strokes. The top fundraiser was second grader Elizabeth Kline who raised $530. Kline was followed by first grader Ryker Caruso […]

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EAHS Club’s Video Up for Award

Dan Robrish Posted on March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

When Elizabethtown Area High School’s Paws and Think Club entered a “Just Drive” public service announcement video contest in November, students knew they wanted to focus their efforts on showing the possible outcomes of distracted driving. Contest sponsors are NJM Insurance Group, SADD Pennsylvania, Team DUI, and Teen Safe Driving Coalition. Distracted driving is defined as the act of driving […]

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DeMolay Plans Charity Dinner for Children’s Dyslexia Center

etownadvocate Posted on March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

On Saturday, April 13, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of De-Molay, will be holding their 24th annual charity dinner fundraiser with proceeds benefiting the Children’s Dyslexia Center of Lancaster. The all-you-can-eat chicken pot pie dinner will be held in the Lodge Multi-Purpose Room, formerly known as the Lodge Dining Room at […]

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Golf to Raise Funds to Fight Cancer in Kids

Dan Robrish Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

On Saturday, May 18, Par Line Golf Course near Elizabethtown will host its first Tee Off for T-Cells Golf Tournament to support the Emily Whitehead Foundation. Entry fee is $75 per golfer or $280 per foursome. Registration includes 18 holes of golf, carts, lunch, dinner, beverages, and registration gifts. A Chinese auction will also be […]

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Mount Joy Township Discusses Regulation of In-Home Lodging

etownadvocate Posted on March 18, 2019

Mount Joy Township supervisors discussed possible regulations for short-term rentals such as Airbnb, but took no action on the matter. Airbnb and a number of similar services allow people to rent out their homes, or individual rooms, to travelers. Currently, Mount Joy Township only allows rentals of less than 30 days at licensed hotels, motels […]

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Conoy Supervisors Head: ‘We’re Not Going to Pass an Ordinance for One Idiot’

Dan Robrish Posted on March 14, 2019

Conoy Township supervisors listened sympathetically to a citizen who said her neighbor has been firing a gun and using a snow blower late at night in a deliberate attempt to be a nuisance, but said passing a noise ordinance is not the way to address the problem. “We’re not going to pass an ordinance for […]