May 22, 2013— Elizabethtown Area High School held its annual senior awards banquet for the Class of 2013 on Thursday, May 16 at Elizabethtown Area High School. At the ceremony, 84 members of the senior class were honored with the following scholarships and awards: American Chemical Society Outstanding Student in Chemistry: Marjia Jannati American Legion Conewago Post #329 Award: Austin Farwell American Legion Conewago Post #329 – Officer Neidinger Law Enforcement Scholarship: Rebecca Slack American Legion Sons Post #329 Math Award: Amar Paul American Legion Sons Post #329 Citizenship Award: Alice Greider Dale Andrews Memorial Scholarship: Lauren Hayden R Jeanette[Read more...]

This is the first 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 1937, it cost 15 cents to bowl one game at the Central Bowling Alley located behind the Central House[Read more...]

EAHS sports schedule for the remainder of April:   (Click on story for formatted list)   4/15/2013 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Boys Lacrosse vs. Cocalico* (v) Location: Field – No. 2 Home 4/15/2013 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Boys Tennis @ Hempfield Location: Tennis Courts Away 4/15/2013 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Track and Field @ Track and Field @ Ephrata* Location: Ephrata Middle School Away 4/15/2013 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM Baseball @ Penn Manor* (v/jv) Location: Penn Manor High School Away 4/15/2013 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Softball vs. Penn Manor* (jv) Location: Elizabethtown Park Home 4/15/2013[Read more...]

The Donegal boy’s basketball team upset Neumann-Goretti of Philadelphia, the number one ranked AAA basketball team, 55-50 Friday night in Coatesville. Neumann was the number one ranked triple-A team in the Commonwealth and three time defending state champs. Their run is over thanks to Donegal. Donegal will move on to face Imhotep Charter in the semifinal game on Tuesday at a site to be determined. Donegal faced a 28-16 deficit at halftime, but outscored the Saints 39-22 in the second half. Matt Foltz scored 20 points and Martin Dietrich added 19 points. Foltz also grabbed 11 rebounds. Donegal is now[Read more...]

March 13, 2013- Congratulations to thirteen Elizabethtown Area High School students for earning awards in the 2013 Lancaster County Young Artists competition. Their work will be exhibited along with other talented county students at both Mulberry Studios and Millersville University – Lancaster City galleries during the month of March. The annual competition, juried by local artists, was open to local secondary school students from across Lancaster County and received thousands of entries. Entrants were eligible to receive gold, silver, or exhibition awards. Award categories ranged from photography and graphic design to apparel. Silver award winners were Lauren Clouser, Erica Dinse,[Read more...]

Elizabethtown College’s Percussion Ensemble performsat 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the KĀV, located in the College’s Brossman Commons. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the direction of James Armstrong, the percussion ensemble performs compositions by Beck, Daughtrey and more, including a special “stomp” style presentation. Also included in the concert is a guest performance by Ephrata High School Percussion Ensemble,under the direction of Stephen Goss. At the conclusion of the concert, the two ensembles will join together in a collaborative piece. The Elizabethtown College Percussion Ensemble, part of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts,[Read more...]

From Chronicling Elizabethtown ELIZABETHTOWN – Home brewers and cooks will put their beers and chili to the taste test in the inaugural Beans and Brews from 6 to 8 p.m. March 8 as part of Second Friday in downtown Elizabethtown. To be held at the Elizabethtown Public Library, the brewing portion of the evening is a sanctioned event by the Beer Judging Certification Program. Sponsors for the event are Lucky Ducks Bar and Grille and Lancaster Homebrew. “Beer and chili go great together, and I know we have some great cooks and home brewers in the area,” said Andrew Schoenberger, one of the founding members[Read more...]

March 1, 2013- Elizabethown Area School District students Austin Shirk and Phillip Richardson were recently recognized as the January Do the Right Thing award-winners. The Do The Right Thing program recognizes students in the Elizabethtown community who have distinguished themselves through their accomplishments, attitude, or outstanding efforts. The program provides a way to recognize good deeds and reinforce exemplary behavior. REMAX of Lancaster, Elizabethtown Office was the program’s sponsor for January. Shirk, a ninth grader, received his award for assisting a student on the bus who was being bullied and harassed on the way to and from school. Shirk encouraged[Read more...]

From Chronicling Elizabethtown Walkers, cyclists and runners soon will be able to traverse Elizabethtown, from the east side to the west, on a pathway that the borough is constructing. A pedestrian and bike path that has been part of the borough’s downtown master plan approved in 2005. The plan, a map of which you can see here, is to have a path that stretches from the train station all the way to the Elizabethtown Area School District property. We have been working on the west section from Market Street to the Train Station for a couple of years. And then[Read more...]

Founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), Marian Wright Edelman, will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Leffler Memorial Lecture at Elizabethtown College. Edelman’s lecture—slated for 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20—will focus on the importance of defending and addressing the needs of children and how the defense of children in the United States relates to issues of diversity and inclusion. The Carlos R. and Georgiana E. Leffler Memorial Lecture features speakers of national and international renown, who enrich the education of students and create meaningful dialogue within the community. Edelman is a graduate of Spelman College and[Read more...]