May 21, 2013- East High Street Elementary School recently celebrated the writings of its second graders by holding its annual Young Authors Tea. As part of the festivities, parents and family members of the students were invited to the school to listen to their child read his or her self-illustrated autobiography, as well as a collection of other short stories written throughout the year.   At the Tea, the students grabbed a quiet spot with their family and proudly shared their writing samples. Afterwards, the students and adults had time for snacks and refreshments. The event was a way to[Read more...]

This is the second in a series of articles describing the life and history of Elizabethtown.  The articles are authored by Pat (Patsy) and Lloyd Reed of the Elizabethtown Historical Society.  Most of these articles were originally written years ago for the Elizabethtown Chronicle.  Several of Patsy and Lloyd’s articles appeared in the Elizabethtown Journal in 2009 and 2010.  To view these articles click on the Reed’s name in the contributors box on the lower ride side of the page.       In 1903, a blizzard-like snowstorm prevented Clarence Seibert from reporting to his coveted new job as a U.S. Railway[Read more...]

Air National Guard Band to Perform on July 4th  The Air National Guard Band of the Mid-Atlantic will present an exciting brand of concert band and popular music in concert on Thursday, July 4th at the Elizabethtown Park Amphitheater at 6 pm.   The Air National Guard Band of the Mid-Atlantic was originally formed in 1942 in Rapid City, South Dakota as the 53rd Army Air Forces Band. Federal recognition was extended to the band in 1949. The band has experienced numerous name changes and reassignments over the years, more recently as the 553rd Air Force Band, Pennsylvania Air National Guard.[Read more...]

May 16, 2013- A group of students from Elizabethtown Area High School is gearing up to celebrate the release of a CD they produced in their Electronic Music class. The release party is set for Friday, May 24 from 6-8 p.m. in the high school lobby. The public is invited to attend the evening’s festivities. The CD is full of original student works across a variety of music genres. Students from five departments are involved in the production. Steven Barraclough’s electronic music class composed the music and recorded the tracks. Students from Sue Peterson’s creative writing class wrote lyrics. Kevin[Read more...]

The Senior Center can be contacted at 367-7984 and is located in the GEARS building. Thursday, May 23: 8:30-9:30am walking, 9am Sewing, 10:30am music w/Glenn Hough, 12:30 Pinochle, 1pm Bridge. Lunch will be: we will have a Back Porch BBQ. Friday, May 24: 8:30-9:30am walking, 9am All Day Bingo, 10am Bible Study, 5pm TGIF Party, please call for reservations. Lunch will be: a bag lunch will be served. Monday, May 27: We are closed for Memorial Day! Tuesday, May 28: 8:30-9:30am walking, 9:30am morning stretch, 10am Trivia w/Bob, 1pm Bridge. Lunch will be: stuffed pepper casserole, potatoes, mixed veggies, sherbet.[Read more...]

The Elizabethtown Advocate is our local print newspaper.  The Elizabethtown Advocate is sold for 50 cents from orange and black vending boxes at these places: Outside the Advocate office (9 S. Market St., across from the public library) In front of the Elizabethtown post office In front of Bainbridge Elementary School At the Elizabethtown train station Outside the Conoy Township Municpal Building   The paper can also be purchased from these dealers: Darrenkamp’s Elizabethtown Market, 191 Ridgeview Road South One Stop Market (at the Sunoco station on High Street near the high school) Groff’s Meats, 33 N. Market St. Elizabethtown[Read more...]

From Chronicling Elizabethtown When I think about it, cancer has been around me almost all my life. But it wasn’t until recent years that it really hit home: my father-in-law had lung cancer and a childhood friend had a malignant brain tumor removed (his blog Thinking Clearly is a must read). And then in the space of a week this winter, a good friend was diagnosed with breast cancer, a college roommate’s dad died of pancreatic cancer and a local mom was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The news about the last person, the mom — her name is Jessica Range[Read more...]

May 14, 2013- Elizabethtown Area High School (EAHS) student Morgan Gizzi was recently announced the winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Contest (CAC). At a reception held at Garden Spot Village, Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16) honored Gizzi for her charcoal drawing titled In Loving Memory – Pipercub. As the winner, Gizzi will have her piece displayed for one year in the Cannon Tunnel hallway leading from the House office buildings into the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Gizzi will be invited to attend a June reception in Washington, D.C. for other CAC winners from across the nation.   Thirty-eight pieces of[Read more...]

 Rapho Township Summer Playground                New this Summer! Under the direction of GEARS, Rapho Township will offer a 2013 Youth Summer Playground Program. Your child can have fun with other kids right in your own neighborhood park.  Trained program leaders will lead supervised, quality recreation activities. Kids will learn social and physical skills through recreation activities. But it’s more than fun and games. This program promotes good citizenship among children, and the fun activities keep kids active and entertained.               Summer Playground offers a wide variety of recreational activities to children. Playground Leaders will create safe, supervised and[Read more...]

The editor of the Elizabethtown Journal  in collaboration with faculty and students at Elizabethtown College has just completed research on public parking in the downtown area of Elizabethtown.  The results of the research have been published in the report, Public Parking Utilization in the Central Business District of Elizabethtown:  Its Relationship to Community Development.  The Report is free and available to the public in PDF format.  It can be accessed by clicking on the report title above. Included in the research is a statistical summary of parking utilization at metered spaces in the downtown area.  This summary was based on[Read more...]