Frank Dixon is both an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He spent the first half of his life making money. He has spent the second half of it giving it away.
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.
Posted inEducation
ELCO explores $25-30 million major overhaul to 1962 high school building
The Eastern Lebanon County School district is exploring the feasibility of a $30 million renovation project that would change the face of the ELCO High School.
Posted inPeople & Places
Camp Shand encourages kids to do what comes naturally – be kids
Camp Shand exists to help nurture developing children, to teach them core values and allow them to simply and honestly be kids.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Financial stability of Lebanon Valley Mall may be stronger than it appears
The Lebanon Valley Mall has experienced the same financial challenges facing many malls across the country.
Posted inNews
PennDOT to add roundabout at Colebrook & Rocherty Roads; realign another stretch of Colebrook near Mill Road
The $3.4 million Colebrook Road construction project is slated to begin during the week of March 22. The project will take about seven months to complete and should be finished by November 2021.
Posted inCrime & Safety
For local firefighters, the importance of training is through the roof
During the training exercise, the local firemen took turns with chainsaws, cutting holes in the metal roof and exposing the ceiling’s rafters, which would allow air and eventually water to access the imaginary fire.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
World may have changed, but Lebanon bologna has remained the same
Seltzer’s Smokehouse Meats, located at 230 North College Street in Palmyra, may be the only company currently making Lebanon bologna in Lebanon County. According to its website, Godshall’s Quality Meats, at 1415 Weavertown Road in Lebanon, still sells Weaver’s Lebanon bologna, but it is not known whether or not that product is manufactured in the county.
Posted inNews
Frog’s Hollow bridge isn’t falling down, but it does need to be replaced
Currently in the planning stages, construction on the new bridge is expected to begin in three years, and will take about six to eight months to complete. When finished, the new structure should last about a hundred years, and replace an existing bridge that has been supporting increasingly heavy traffic over the last 90 years.
Posted inUpcoming Events
‘Connections’ art exhibit seeks to connect humans with nature
The Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts is taking its newest exhibit out of doors. It’s being dubbed ‘Art in the Wild’, or more specifically ‘Connections’.
Posted inCommunity Shoutouts
Rotary’s student of the month program celebrates hard work and leadership
The Lebanon Rotary has been sponsoring the student of the month program for more than 35 years. Currently, the Lebanon Rotary honors high school students monthly – mainly seniors – in the Cornwall-Lebanon, Lebanon and Annville-Cleona school districts, as well as at Lebanon County Career and Technology Center.
Posted inHistory
Krim’s beverages – the little Lebanon business that made a big splash in the soft drink world
From the 1920s to the 1970s, Krim’s Beverages produced a number of soda products in a modest plant at 406 S. Broad St. in Lebanon.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
Community Homes expands in pursuit of mission for more affordable housing
Community Homes of Lebanon County’s six properties provide 287 apartments and units for local seniors and younger adults with disabilities in need. There are another estimated 555 local residents on Community Homes’ waiting list for housing whose rent is determined by income.
Posted inNews
First responders’ commitment to Lebanon County is thick as a brick
Through the brick project, the organizers hope to raise as much money as they can for the funding of the First Responders’ Memorial, shooting for as much as $120,000 of the estimated $175,000 to $200,000 total cost.
Posted inBusiness & Nonprofits
For those seeking a unique wedding venue, WareHouse 435 is place to go
Located at 435 Willow Street in Lebanon, at the site of the former Hidden Still Spirits building, the WareHouse 435 experience is rooted in the past, while featuring all the modern amenities.
Posted inNews
Whodunnit? Mystery novelist Barbara Neely did – very, very well in fact
Neely was one of the greatest mystery authors of our time. But because few details exist, her time in Lebanon is shrouded in mystery.
