Cedar Crest FFA was one of 11 chapters nationwide to receive a Raven RS-1 Demo Education Simulator, which is designed to teach the benefits of precision agriculture.
2023
🔗 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire’s economy: Paying real-world bills with Elizabethan fantasy
The economic impact of Mount Hope’s 11 traditional “Ren Faire” weekends is an estimated $8.785 million, according to Discover Lancaster, and it easily reaches more than $10 million after annual events like Celtic Fling are added in.
🔗 Lebanon County church overwhelmed with donations for upcoming clothing drive
Palm Lutheran Church in Palmyra spent the past month asking for donations of clothing and the response was overwhelming.
🔗 DA: Man charged with raping children in Lebanon County
A Dauphin County man was charged with multiple counts of rape of a child in Lebanon County, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
🔗 Lebanon restorative tattoo artist helps fellow cancer survivors and others ‘feel whole again’
Barbara Fox, 59, is a breast cancer survivor who became a tattoo artist at 55 to help people who have faced battles like her. She uses her art background to help others through restorative tattooing — or tattooing that reintroduces pigment into the skin in areas where it has been lost or changed.
🔗 Is there a limit to Americans’ self-storage addiction? Billions of dollars say nope
As a pandemic-inspired boom ends, entrepreneurs and giant corporations alike are counting on customers to keep accumulating more stuff than they can squeeze into their homes.
🔗 Lebanon’s Cedar Crest among 11 FFA chapters nationwide to receive precision agriculture driving simulator
Lebanon County’s Cedar Crest FFA chapter is among 11 nationwide that will receive a Raven RS-1 Demo Education Simulator donated from CNH Industrial, which is the parent company of both Raven Technologies and New Holland Agriculture.
🔗 World’s largest Lebanon bologna sandwich takes a bite out of hunger
What event at the Lebanon Area Fair includes a marching band, Mr. Whiskers the Seltzer’s bologna mascot and a 40-person bologna security crew? The world’s largest Lebanon bologna sandwich, of course.
🔗 Another uncommon bird spotted at Middle Creek, Lancaster County
Two weeks after crowds gathered at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area to spot a tropical bird, another rare bird appeared at the nature reserve.
🔗 Cool treats await at Colebrook Crossing, a restored mid-century eatery
Dairy farmers took a chance on renovating a local restaurant, which now offers dairy treats, mouthwatering burgers, and a warm small-town atmosphere.
🔗 ELCO school board hears first reading of bathroom policy
An Eastern Lebanon County School District board of directors committee held a meeting presenting a draft of a policy regarding student physical privacy in school facilities. A special board meeting was held after the meeting where the policy was brought up for first reading.
🔗 Northern Lebanon school board committee discusses bathroom policy affecting trans students
A committee of four Northern Lebanon school board members met Tuesday night to discuss a draft of a policy on students’ usage of bathrooms and locker room facilities.
🔗 Diamond: Let’s stop “doubling up”
State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) is proposing a way to reduce the number and expense of state special elections in one fell swoop. He is planning to introduce legislation that requires candidates to run for just one elected office at a time.
🔗 Tropical bird spotted for the first time in Pennsylvania at Middle Creek, Lancaster County
On Saturday, a crowd armed with binoculars and cameras gathered on the edge of a road in Clay Township. Their goal: To spot a rare, feathered visitor to the area, believed to be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.
🔗 Artist, muralist, magician and author Katie Trainer talks her many talents
Radio host Scott LaMar says that Lebanon resident Katie Trainer has to be one of the most talented people who has ever appeared on The Spark.
