Batz works as a teacher and librarian at the Schuylkill Haven Area High School and library director at the Richland Community Library.
Community Shoutouts
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NAACP honors scholarship recipients at Juneteenth celebration
The Lebanon County NAACP awarded three $1,000 diversity scholarships to local high school graduates at its sixth annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday.
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Penn State Extension names 2026 recipient of Alletta Schadler award
The Alletta Schadler Community Service/Engagement Award for 2026 has been awarded to Holly Dolan for outstanding service and leadership in the Family and Consumer Sciences and in the local community.
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Teens in summer arts program paint library windows for centennial
Tuesday afternoon, middle- and high-schoolers in the Lebanon Valley Council on the Arts’ START Art Club painted the windows of Lebanon Community Library in celebration of its 100th anniversary.
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Spinstock Flow Arts Festival draws performers, vendors to Coleman Memorial Park
The 12th annual Spinstock Flow Arts Festival, held at Coleman Memorial Park, brought performers, vendors, and the public together under clear, warm skies.
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Local nurse and cancer survivor initiates statewide Unity Quilt project
Inspired by her more than 55 years working as a nurse and brush with cancer, 88-year-old Carol Carpenter has dedicated herself to a statewide project to bring the community together: the Unity Quilt.
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Questers provides $2,000 in grants to restore historic Moravian cemetery gates
The Lodwarrick #344 Chapter of the Questers has secured $2,000 in combined funding to help refurbish the iron gates at the Hebron Moravian Cemetery, which received a historic designation from the Commonwealth last year.
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ELCO High School senior Lila Leisey wins congressional art competition
Lila Leisey of ELCO High School earned first place in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Pennsylvania’s 9th District, and her work will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
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Lebanon County student wins 1st place in student art contest about lyme disease
The Shapiro administration on May 14 recognized 18 students from throughout Pennsylvania – including two from Lebanon County – who submitted winning entries to the 2026 Lyme Disease Student Art Competition, “Protect. Check. Remove.”
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Soldier with PA National Guard wins regional Best Warrior Competition
A soldier with the Pennsylvania National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap recently won the best noncommissioned officer category at the National Guard Region II Best Warrior Competition.
