The Elizabethtown Fair will be hosting its annual talent show on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 6:30 p.m. on the main stage. The contest is open to any amateur from the greater Elizabethtown area. No full bands are allowed. There will be four divisions: adult amateurs, youth amateurs (up to and including age 18), lip sync […]
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Four Tournaments to Be Held at E-Town Fair
The Elizabethtown Fair will be holding four tournaments during this year’s event. The third annual cornhole tournament will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 23. The tournament will be limited to 30 two-person teams. American Cornhole Organization (ACO) rules will be used, except as specified by the fair. Boards and bags will be supplied […]
Read MoreE-Town Church to Host Free Concert
Sweet Ember, a popular band in the Lancaster area, will perform a free concert outside at Elizabethtown’s Christ Church United Church of Christ on Sunday, Aug. 5. Featuring the lead vocals of Katrina Ambron, Sweet Ember is known for covers of classic rock, pop, and funk hits from the 1970s through today, as well as original […]
Read MoreSummer Learning Isn’t Over
With a little more than a month left before kids head back to school, the desire may be to relax and not worry about keeping kids in learning mode. Without educational stimulation, children can experience the “summer slide” by falling behind during the summer months and entering the next school year behind their peers. No […]
Read MoreMasonic Village Gets Final OK for Apartment Complex
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Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate
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The Elizabethtown Borough Council unanimously approved a request from Masonic Village to reduce the required sewage capacity for its planned 48-unit apartment complex. Normally, the requirement would be one Equivalent Dwelling Unit, or EDU, per apartment, which works out to 239 gallons a day. K. Craig Smith, a landscape architect with RGS Associates, told the […]
Read MoreFirewood, RV Rules Discussed at Marietta Council
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Nicole E. Matthews/Special to the Advocate
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Regulations about storing firewood in yards and requirements to hide recreational vehicles behind screens were once again the topics of discussion at the Marietta Borough Council. William Dalzell, of the Planning/Zoning Committee, said at the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, July 10, that there were at least 10 residents in attendance at the last committee […]
Read MoreGetting an Early Start on the (Servant) Stage
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Art Petrosemolo/Special to the Advocate
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Kacy Hartman is a seventh grader at Elizabethtown Area Middle School, and has lots of acting credits to her name. She got her start at age 5 as an angel in a Christmas pageant, and has performed with the Susquehanna Stage ballet theater. The Servant Stage summer theater camp was recommended to her by her […]
Read MoreMount Joy Township Supervisors Hear About Drainage Issues
Mount Joy Township supervisors heard from two township residents about problems with storm water drainage. Bernadette E. Bream spoke to supervisors about her property on Sheaffer Road near Hickory Run Drive. The township widened the road in 2012 and added a bike path, at the same time replacing an old 15-inch corrugated metal drainage pipe […]
Read MoreConoy Passes New Public Comment Rules After Losing Rules From 1986
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Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate
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Conoy Township supervisors passed a resolution about public comment at meetings after realizing they could not find a copy of a similar resolution passed in 1986. Under the resolution passed unanimously at the supervisors meeting on Thursday, July 12, public comments are to be limited to five minutes. Groups coming to address the supervisors are […]
Read MoreWest Donegal Moves Forward With Property Maintenance Ordinance
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Dan Robrish/The Elizabethtown Advocate
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By a vote of 4 to 1, West Donegal Township supervisors voted to advertise a proposed ordinance to establish a property maintenance code. Currently, the township has no authority to deal with structurally unsafe buildings or homes with problems such as vermin or animal hoarding. The township can take people to court over issues such […]
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