Area seniors are invited to participate in any of the following programs held at the Elizabethtown Area Senior Center.  The Senior Center is located in the GEARS Community Center, Elizabethtown and is open Monday through Friday.  Call the center for more information about the activities or to make reservations at 367-7984. The Elizabethtown Area Senior Center is a service of GEARS and The Lancaster County Office of Aging. Thursday, June 20: 8:30-9:30am walking, 9am Sewing and pancakes, 9:30am morning stretch, 10am Craft Class, 11am Talent Show, 12:30 Pinochle, 1pm Bridge .  Lunch will be: tuna sandwich, cheese broccoli soup, fruit salad.[Read more...]

Vinyasa Yoga   Hatha yoga turned up a notch! Connecting breath, body, and mind to feel strong and long! Health benefits are flexibility, clarity, strength, detoxed, and a greater awareness of yourself. New classes are forming. Great time to delve into yoga! After 15 years of practicing yoga, Stephanie decided she wanted to share her passion for yoga and began teaching 4 years ago. Stephanie continues her study of yoga every year and brings her knowledge to each class leaving you with something new to work on . Yoga is a journey one breath at a time!” Join Stephanie in[Read more...]

The Elizabethtown Library’s writer’s group will hold an open mike reading this Friday in conjunction with June’s Second Friday event. It will be held at the Giant grocery store in E-Town in the cafe area. The event will be held on every 2nd Friday of the month, beginning this Friday, June 12, 2013 from 5-7pm. Poetry, short essays, short plays may be read at this event.  The writers group meets every 3rd Thursday at the Library.  For more information contact Jahne at 717 405-2516.

June 10, 2013- Tutankhamun, Attila the Hun, Homer, Leonidas, Moses, Socrates, and many more notable historical figures of the ancient world recently graced the hallways of the Bear Creek School as part of the school’s Living History Museum. This year-end tradition brought learning to life as the students spent the day sharing information about their famous character of the past to their classmates, parents, teachers, and principals at the school. The sixth graders have spent the year learning about various individuals from ancient world history. As part of the museum, the students selected a figure of their choice to portray.[Read more...]

June 7, 2013- Clad in the traditional blue or white robes, the members of Elizabethtown Area High School’s Class of 2013 strode across the stage at LCBC to accept their diplomas on Thursday, June 6. The students – all 311 of them – were cheered on by more than 2,000 guests including parents, family members, teachers, administrators, and school board members who supported them along the way. Amidst much fanfare, valedictorian Alison Levosky and salutatorian Maura Fertich opened up the commencement program by leading the senior class into the packed auditorium where they were greeted by overwhelming applause and serenaded[Read more...]

 Area seniors are invited to participate in any of the following programs held at the Elizabethtown Area Senior Center.  The Senior Center is located in the GEARS Community Center, Elizabethtown and is open Monday through Friday.  Call the center for more information about the activities or to make reservations at 367-7984.   Thursday, June 13: 8:30-9:30am walking, morning stretch and Sewing , 10:30am Pennies From Heaven, 12:30 Pinochle, 1pm Bridge .  Lunch will be: sloppy joe sandwich, vegetable soup, peaches. Friday, June 14: 8:30-9:30am walking, 9am Pancakes, 10am Bible Study, 11am Father’s Day Activity, 5pm TGIF Party, please call for[Read more...]

Team Cycling for Life, a local bicycle group organized to raise funds for the Young Survival Coalition, is announcing a charity bicycle ride event to take place on June 23. The Young Survival Coalition is a global organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women diagnosed with breast cancer. The group offers resources, connections and outreach to young breast cancer survivors. The registration fee will be used as a donation to the Young Survival Coalition. All proceeds from this event will go directly to YSC. The ride consists of 3 individual routes, each 25 miles in length. The[Read more...]

St. Joan of Arc Festival for 2013 will be held Thursday June 20 through Saturday June 22.  St Joan of Arc is located at 359 W. Areba Ave. in Hershey.  they can be reached at 717-533-7168. 5 pm – 10 pm each night–Yummy Outdoor Food: Meatball & Sausage Subs, Hot dogs, Pierogies, Burgers, Bake Sale, Pork BBQ Sandwiches, Haluski, Fruit covered waffles & Mazzoli’s Ice Cream. 5 pm – 10 pm each night–Great Family Fun:  Silent Auction, Games, Inflatable’s, Jewelry, Bingo, Plants table, Crafts table, Basket Raffle, Rock Wall Climb, Paintball!     Thursday June 20: Home- Made Sit down[Read more...]

2013 Camp Ladybug  GEARS, in cooperation with the Elizabethtown Area Services for Special Needs, are proud to sponsor this year’s Camp Ladybug.  Camp Ladybug is also sponsored by Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club, Crystal Pure Water, Jeans for Cause and Elizabethtown Rotary. Camp will run Monday-Friday, June 17-July 26 (excluding July 4) from 9 am to 12 noon at the Elizabethtown Area Community Park Pavilion #5. Camp is free. This program is a camp for individuals that may be mentally delayed and/or physically challenged of all ages. The purpose of Camp Ladybug is to provide a fun atmosphere where the campers may[Read more...]

June 4, 2013- Mill Road Elementary School third graders recently held a chalk walk to celebrate the completion of a reading challenge that began in March. Using bright, vibrant colors, the students from Tina Tuell’s class illustrated the children’s book – The Trouble with Chickens – on the blacktop behind the school using sidewalk chalk. The challenge began with Read Across America Day, a nationwide celebration of reading timed around Dr. Seuss’s birthday. As part of the literacy initiative, Richard Schwarzman, assistant to the superintendent, visited the classroom monthly as a guest reader. The students and Schwarzman took turns reading[Read more...]