This year’s Lebanon Area Fair drew more than 60,000 visitors during the week. Most of those in attendance were local residents.
Jeff Falk
Jeff Falk is a seasoned journalist based in Lebanon, PA. He's a graduate of Cedar Crest High School, Penn State University, and a lifelong resident of Lebanon, born and raised. Currently, he is a feature writer for Engle Publishing in Lancaster, the editor of LebCoSports.com, sports director at WLBR 1270, a contributor to TheBurg, a former photographer and writer for Go Local magazine, a correspondent for The Lebanon Daily News, and a freelancer for LebTown. Formerly, he was a sportswriter at The Lebanon Daily News, the publisher of LebanonSportsBuzz.com, a writer for Harrisburg magazine, a news and sports correspondent for Lancaster Newspapers, a contributor to OnThePulse News, and a freelancer for The Hummelstown Sun. Jeff is married to Lori Messersmith-Falk, he's the father of three grown children, and he enjoys traveling, reading, theater, movies, music, sports, and history.
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Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts to hold legacy exhibit for Angela Funk
The Angela C. Funk Legacy Exhibit will be presented to the community from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 6 at the LVCOA headquarters.
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At Lebanon Area Fair, beauty is in the eye of the photographer
More than 300 images were entered in the photography contest, which was about half as many as were entered in 2019, prior to the pandemic.
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‘The Chocolate Town Special’ remembers Hershey the way it was
“The Chocolate Town Special” re-debuted to rave reviews from a new audience July 9 at the Derry Township Historical Society’s Museum at 40 Northeast Drive in Hershey. The intricate N-scale – or 1 to 160 proportion to actual size – model train display will be exhibited through December.
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Amid great anticipation, the 65th Lebanon Area Fair opens on Saturday
The Fair will run daily, beginning at 8 a.m., with gates closing at 10 p.m. Admission to the fair is $5 after 3 p.m., while some of the special events on the fairgrounds’ track require a separate charge.
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Lebanon Valley Community Tennis Association wants to grow the game by taking it indoors
LebValCTA aims to enclose the tennis courts at the Louser Memorial Optimist Park to allow players access to the game year-round.
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Fredericksburg baseball players seek to recognize local teen who died in combat
The Beard brothers will need to raise $5,000 to $7,000 to install an obelisk stone memorial with a plaque honoring Earl Wenger’s service.
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Tokyo Games sparks memory of Cedar Crest alumna winning Lebanon County’s only gold medal
Nine years have passed since Corkish became what is believed to be the first and only Lebanon County native to ever win an Olympic gold medal.
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Jim Biever’s family honors his legacy of service through police scholarship fund
Established in August 2020, the Biever Family Police Scholarship Fund celebrates the life of former Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Jim Biever by helping to defray costs of local men and women pursuing a career in law enforcement.
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ELCO seeks coach to lead boys’ soccer program back to prominence
One of Lebanon County’s most successful interscholastic sports programs – ELCO boys’ soccer – is on the hunt for a new coach to lead the squad in its next chapter.
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After serving Lebanon community for 66 years, H.A. Boyd’s sold to Autohaus Lebanon Volkswagen
When H.A. Boyd’s Volkswagen dealership was acquired and rebranded by Autohaus Lebanon Volkswagen on June 1, 2020, it ended a decades-long tradition in Lebanon city.
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Seeking justice for Maxwell Schollenberger, Lebanon County District Attorney brings in seasoned special prosecutor
Lebanon County’s top prosecutor is getting outside assistance in her bid to win a conviction in the brutal abuse and murder of a 12-year-old Lebanon boy.
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Lebanon School District will conduct town hall on building projects
The Lebanon School District will conduct its second town hall meeting about the two new building projects inside Lebanon High School’s Starr Auditorium, at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 1. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.
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With an eye to the future, move to Myerstown will honor Kleinfelter’s Auction’s rich past
In June, Kleinfelter’s Auction moved from its long-time location to the refurbished site of the former Farmer Boy Ag building.
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Union Canal Groundhog Lodge #17 celebrates 40 years of preserving Pennsylvania Dutch culture
Forty years later, the Union Canal Groundhog Lodge #17 is still preserving and promoting the Pennsylvania Dutch—or Pennsylvania German—culture and dialect.
