Camp Shand exists to help nurture developing children, to teach them core values and allow them to simply and honestly be kids.
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[Photo Story] A visit to Lions Lake on the first “nice” day of the year
LebTown photographer Will Trostel visited Lions Lake to grab some shots on the first “nice” day of the year.
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Historic Schaefferstown grieves the loss of volunteer Ken Eckert
Friends and colleagues remembered Eckert, 82, as an amazingly gifted craftsman in many areas. “He was really something,” said Bill Ross, who knew Eckert since the 1970s.
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A symbol of America, bald eagles are nesting in Lebanon County
“If people are observant, they’ll see eagles pretty routinely in Lebanon County,” a state game warden told LebTown.
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Renewal after death: how a Lebanon man’s loss prompted the planting of a special dawn redwood grove in South Hills Park
“The tree that he tried to save saved me. It gave me purpose.” In the two years since his brother’s unexpected death, Chris Black has planted over 200 trees on his own time and expense in a new grove in South Hills Park.
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What’s the source of the recurring ‘vroom’ sound near Fort Indiantown Gap?
The unidentified sound seems to be coming from the vicinity of the Pennsylvania National Guard base at Fort Indiantown Gap, but details about its point of origin are elusive.
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Meet Tina Litz, Lebanon County Correctional Facility’s new warden
After being promoted by the Lebanon County Commissioners, Litz takes over as warden for the retiring Robert Karnes. She first began working at the prison as a 19-year-old.
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Icy conditions delay annual snow geese migration at Middle Creek, peak numbers expected in coming weeks
On Monday, March 1, the Middle Creek Migration Update blog recorded over 40,000 snow geese and other waterfowl. That number is expected to peak soon now that the season’s ice and snow is melting.
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Nutella scion has ties to Annville, but they aren’t quite what some think
The wealthiest of Lebanon Valley College’s former students owes his fortune to the global popularity of a sweet chocolate and hazelnut spread.
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Grace is the theme of local author’s second novel
Would you risk your safety or your relationships to recover long-lost precious and sentimental family heirlooms? The characters in local author David Bohr’s new novel would say, “Yes.”
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Everyone can agree Monument Park needs a little sprucing up
Philosophically, David Balmer, a concerned citizen, and Jo Ellen Litz, a Lebanon County commissioner, see eye-to-eye on a great many things. But there are a few minor specific details that they vary on.
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County man chosen as Pennsylvania National Guard’s top enlisted soldier
Sgt. Maj. Jon B. Worley, a Fredericksburg resident and former chief of the Fort Indiantown Gap Police Department, has been chosen as the ninth senior enlisted adviser for the Pennsylvania National Guard.
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Erik Soulliard’s latest media project to promote Lebanon is simply creative
Activist and photographer Erik Soulliard’s latest project features portrait photos of 20 Lebanon County residents and is set to be displayed at a March 5th exhibit.
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Ancestor’s medal leads N. Cornwall man on quest to identify Lebanon County veterans of turn-of-the-century wars
Wherever possible, Jim McAteer has collected the name, rank, unit, birth and death dates, parents, spouses, children, place of death and gravesite of every veteran from turn-of-the-century conflicts with ties to Lebanon County.
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Local clock repairman Henry Smith would like to see downtown clocks keeping time
Henry Smith is a local clock repairman whose passion for clocks produces strong opinions about them. Not only does Smith find clocks aesthetically pleasing, he also sees their functionality as beautiful.
