Community Shoutouts

Crafters, weavers, and creators of all ages in Lebanon County have an opportunity to showcase their talents in the upcoming Pennsylvania Make It With Wool contest, slated for Oct. 7 at the PA Preferred Banquet Hall in the Farm Show Complex.

Serenity Farm and Linden Hall Equestrian Team, a team made up of girls from Lebanon, Lititz, and Bernville, qualified for one of twelve nationwide spots at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Finals, held April 27-30 in Tryon, North Carolina.

The Krypton Cougars, a high school robotics team from Hershey and Palmyra, dominated their division at the 2023 FIRST World Championship in Houston, Texas, culminating a remarkable season.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of National Travel and Tourism Week, Visit Lebanon Valley held its inaugural Hospitality Star Awards on May 11.

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.

Dinosaur Rock, a unique geological feature in State Game Lands 145 near Colebrook, needs your help.

Cedar Crest High School graduating senior, Sophia Medzoyan, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Harmonia Music Association.

The 2023 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Lebanon Valley College sophomore Hannah Horengic.

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.

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.