In honor of the 40th anniversary of National Travel and Tourism Week, Visit Lebanon Valley held its inaugural Hospitality Star Awards on May 11.
Community Shoutouts
Annual virtual race hosted by Dutch Council will benefit Scouts & KPETS
The Pennsylvania Dutch Council and Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services are teaming up this year for the Dutch Council’s annual Virtual Race, an event aimed at raising funds and awareness for both organizations.
Community rallies to clean iconic Dinosaur Rock: Volunteers needed
Dinosaur Rock, a unique geological feature in State Game Lands 145 near Colebrook, needs your help.
Cedar Crest senior Sophia Medzoyan wins Harmonia Music Assn. scholarship
Cedar Crest High School graduating senior, Sophia Medzoyan, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Harmonia Music Association.
Mackenzie Thomas crowned 2023-2024 Lebanon County Dairy Princess
The Lebanon County Dairy Promotion Program held its 51st annual Lebanon County Dairy Princess coronation on the evening of May 6.
Makayla Kimmel of Champ’s Barber School [We Are Lebanon, Pa]
Makayla Kimmel is the director and financial aid coordinator of Champ’s Barber School in Lebanon.
Lebanon Valley Conservancy awards Light scholarship to LVC student
The 2023 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Lebanon Valley College sophomore Hannah Horengic.
FirstEnergy completes $9 million power line upgrade & rail trail repaving project
FirstEnergy’s subsidiary, Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, has finished a $9 million project to enhance electric system reliability for 3,300 Met-Ed customers in Lebanon County, improving the power line’s resilience against strong storms.
Local churches work to erase $1 million in medical debt for Pennsylvanians
Two local Episcopal churches, Hope Church of Manheim and St. Luke’s of Lebanon, are working together to eliminate over a million dollars in medical debt for Pennsylvania residents.
Local township leaders recognized at state association conference
The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors held its 100th Annual Educational Conference and Exhibit Show from April 23 to 26 at the Hershey Lodge, where two Lebanon County township officials received special recognition.
Applications open for annual Alletta Schadler Community Service Award
Applications are open for the annual Alletta Schadler Community Service Award, a scholarship opportunity available to Lebanon Countians pursuing further education in the area of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Lebanon Bicycle Recycle hosts free Cinco de Mayo Slow Ride; RSVP not required
Lebanon Bicycle Recycle, a program of the Lebanon Valley Bicycle Coalition, invites the community to join its Cinco de Mayo Slow Ride on May 5 at 6 p.m.
Paul Zerman, owner of AA Comics and Cards [We Are Lebanon, Pa]
We Are Lebanon, Pa speaks with Paul Zerman, the owner of AA Comics And Cards in Downtown Lebanon.