Community

Conoy Township supervisors agreed to buy a historic blacksmith shop in downtown Bainbridge with blacksmith tools included for $97,500. Supervisors said at their meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, that if they did not buy the property at 15 S. Second St. from owner Wayne Brooks, it would likely be torn down, and purchasing it gives […]

Carl Hackman, president of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce, recently awarded a $500 scholarship to two local students attending The Janus School, 205 Lefever Road, Mount Joy. The two Mount Joy students were 11th grader Mark Laube and 2nd grader Jadon Matias. The $500 scholarships presented on Sept. 25 will be put towards their […]

Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services is gearing up to open the doors to its emergency winter shelter for the fifth year. Last year, the shelter saw a 76% increase in beds used. Volunteers play a critical role in overseeing the operations of the shelter. In order to be successful, ECHOS needs 73 volunteers per […]

An architect gave the Elizabethtown Borough Council an update on plans for renovating a building that dates to the 1700s into the new borough offices. At the Borough Council work session on Thursday, Oct. 3, Gary E. Weaver of Tippetts/Weaver Architects described plans for the building at the southwest corner of North Market and Hummelstown […]

At a recent induction ceremony, Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay, welcomed Angel, Edward and Miguel Peña from Lancaster as the newest members of the Chapter. The DeMolay Sponsor and First-Line Signer for the Peña Brothers was Holden Green, Past Master Councilor of the chapter. The Obligating Ceremonies were performed by Past Master Councilor Patrick Eiswerth, […]

A Doorway to Northwest Lancaster County’s history has been restored near Bainbridge thanks to the Donegal Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. With the support of the Donegal Chapter, DAR approved a Special Project Grant to restore the Haldeman Mansion’s main visitor door entrance. The Haldeman Mansion Preservation Society was awarded […]

The Winters Heritage House in Elizabethtown, is running an exhibit that explores the Great Depression of the 1930s and its effects on our area’s people, manufacturing and agriculture. Visitors can catch a glimpse of 1930s Elizabethtown through photographs, recorded memories, and written information. There are several interactive exhibits that require visitor participation. The exhibit leaves […]

West Donegal Township supervisors have agreed in principle to lease vacant space on the lower level of the township building to a regional recreation authority. Greater Elizabethtown Area Recreation & Community Services currently leases office space in Elizabethtown Area Middle School, but the Elizabethtown Area School District wants to bring sixth grade classes back to […]