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Prosperous? Yes. But theres


still room for improvement
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Lancaster County is a great place to work and


live, although there are a few areas that could use
improvement. Thats the basic takeaway from
this years Prosperity Indicators report, issued by
the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber began tracking the indicators
after launching the program in 2011. Partnering
with the Lancaster County Community Foundation, the United Way of Lancaster County, the
County of Lancaster and LNP, the Chamber monitors six key areas of prosperity.
The real impetus behind the program was really to find a consensus around indicators that we
could measure uniformly throughout the county
to better leverage our limited dollars and resourc-

es on areas giving us the most trouble, says Cheryl Irwin-Bass, vice president and chief operations
officer of the Chamber. By working together, we
could focus in on those areas and make the most
impact. We could combine our resources and focus our attention, our work and our dollars on
making an impact.
The Prosperity Indicators focus on six areas:
Community and Culture, Economic Engine, Education, Health & Safety, Physical Environment
and Well Being of People.
Both the Community and Culture and Health
and Safety areas saw no significant changes this
past year, Irwin-Bass says.
Generally, things are looking fine in those areas, she says. The only area that really indicated
movement was population diversity as we are be-

coming a more diverse population, but even that


was slight although we are moving in the right direction.
The Economic Engine indicator pointed to a
positive year, she says.
That whole area is looking extremely strong,
she explains. The unemployment rate is steadily
decreasing and thats a good thing.
The partners also looked at business growth
over the past year, both in the number of businesses in the county and the mix of industries.
The number of businesses has seen an upward
trend this year and we are continuing to see business growth, Irwin-Bass says. Our mix is still
strong. We believe thats one of the strengths of
the Lancaster County community, thats what
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Every one of us
benefits from
living here and
being a part
of this strong
community.
That doesnt
just happen. It
takes intentional
planning and
work to ensure
our future is
exactly what we
want it to be.
Cheryl Irwin-Bass,
vice president
and COO of
Lancaster Chamber
of Commerce &
Industry

protects us during economic downturns, when you have a strong industry


mix.
Additionally, the number of patents
has increased this past year, she says,
adding, That tells us business is strong
and people are still investing in research and development and growing
and enhancing their products and businesses.
The area of Education had some plusses and some concerns, Irwin-Bass
says, the latter especially apparent in
the area of school readiness.
There was a decrease in the percentage of children enrolled in public-funded pre-K programs, she says. Theres
an issue of accessibility and affordability of daycare centers where children
get instruction.
This past year was the first year that
13 of 16 school districts in the county
used a uniform kindergarten readiness
test, she says, and the results showed
that 30 percent of children were able to
meet the target for all eight indicators
tested.
Thats a baseline number, she says,
which can be used to view progress or
decline on a countywide level in coming years.
Additionally, in the area of education,
the indicators measure post-secondary
education plans, tracking the percentage of students who are going to continue their education beyond high school,
either in college or a technical school.
Were seeing a little bit of a drop
there, Irwin-Bass says. We want to
make sure that isnt a long-term trend
because its important to consider postsecondary education as part of a successful career path.
Good news in education pointed to a
high graduate rate holding steady, she
says, with the majority of districts in
the county having graduation rates of
90 percent or higher.
In the category of Physical Environment, the county fared well, she says.
Recycling continues to be very
strong in the county. Thats an area
were somewhat of a leader in, she says.
The time spent commuting has also
been relatively steady.
Considering we are a growing coun-

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ty in terms of population, one would


think commute time would be compromised as well, but so far it hasnt been,
Irwin-Bass says.
Air quality showed a dip, but that
number reflects the number of good
air quality days, not an increase in unhealthy days, she says.
Lastly, the Well Being of People
showed positive results.
Teen pregnancy is down. Our real
income is up, Irwin-Bass says, noting
that positive real income should reflect a household income equal or preferably higher than inflation levels.
In the appeal of Lancaster County
as a place to live category, the county
continues to do well, faring much better than its surrounding areas.
Our life satisfaction index ranks the
best out of nine MSAs (metropolitan
statistical areas) in Pennsylvania, so
were doing very well there, IrwinBass says.
An area that is still troublesome for
the county is housing affordability, she
says.
Here, we look at the percentage of
people who spend 30 percent of more
of their income on housing, either their
mortgage or rent, she says. This continues to be high and is increasing for
renters. Its getting slightly better on
the home ownership side, but for renters, the demand is high, so the cost is
going up. Its difficult for people to get
a quality rental for a price they can afford.
Information from the Prosperity Indicators is used by the Chamber to help
set priorities and agendas for the year
ahead, Irwin-Bass says.
We use this to determine where we
should be leveraging our resources, and
our partners do, too, she explains, adding that the Chamber will reach out to
additional organizations that can impact specific areas more effectively.
Overall, she says, the Prosperity Indicators reflect what life is like in Lancaster County and can be viewed by
county residents as a snapshot of their
community where it is now, and
where its heading.
Every one of us benefits from living here and being a part of this strong
community, she says. That doesnt
just happen. It takes intentional planning and work to ensure our future is
exactly what we want it to be.

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Green arrow: improving
Red arrow: getting worse
Black line: no change/insufficient data

WELL BEING OF PEOPLE


n Appeal as place to live: p
n Life Satisfaction Index: p
n Real income: p
n Relative affluence:
n Housing affordability: q
n Teen pregnancy: q

EDUCATION
n School readiness: q
n Academic achievement:
n High school graduation rate: p
n Postsecondary school plans: q
n Educational attainment:

ECONOMIC
n Unemployment rate: q
n Business growth: p
n Industry mix: p
n Patents: p
n Minority-owned business:
n Building permits:

HEALTH AND SAFETY


n Health care insurance coverage:
n Health status:
n Obesity:
n Low birth rate:
n Crime rates:

COMMUNITY AND CULTURE


n Voting:
n Volunteering:
n Charitable giving:
n Cultural/arts participation:
n Population diversity: p

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
n Air quality: q
n Water quality:
n Open space and parks: p
n Time spent commuting:
n Recycling: p
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Preserving our agricultural heritage


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The rural beauty of Lancaster County is undeniable, with its rolling pastures and farm fields.
Its no wonder that people travel from all over
the world to see the place the people of Lancaster
County call home.
With the development of Lancaster County,
the agricultural heritage of Lancaster County is
threatened. For every big box shopping center,
outlet mall, mega supermarket and industrial
center, land that may have once been farmland
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palities have made a concerted effort to retain


the agricultural heritage that is so important to
the regions character. Thats why organizations
like Lancaster Farmland Trust have made it their
mission to develop tools that will help to preserve
that heritage into the future.
The question of determining at what point Lancaster County has enough land preserved to sustain its agriculture is one that Lancaster Farmland Trust deals with every day.
Those at the Trust say the answer is a simple
one: Never.
The beautiful landscapes, unique cultures, and
work ethic and values of the people, all contribBUSINESS

ute to the exceptional quality of life in Lancaster


County. These qualities draw people to the area
to live and to visit, says Karen Dickerson of Lancaster Farmland Trust. If uncontrolled growth
takes over the countys beautiful, bountiful fields,
the very essence of what makes Lancaster County
a special place would be lost forever.
As Dickerson adds, the mission of Lancaster
Farmland Trust is to save what is so special about
this beautiful county so it can be enjoyed for generations to come.
In Lancaster County, there are approximately 5,657 farms totaling 439,481 acres. Of those,
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Continued from 5

105,361 acres have been designated as reserved through


Lancaster Farmland Trust
and Lancaster County Agricultural Preserve Board, for a
total of 1,344 farms.
Lancaster Farmland Trust
works in partnership with
farmers to preserve their
land for future generations,
with the mission to preserve
and steward the beautiful,
productive farmland of Lancaster County that reflects
our heritage, supports our
economy, protects our environment, nourishes our
health, and enhances our
quality of life.
To achieve these goals, there
are a number of programs in
place, such as municipal outreach through Smart Growth,
in which the trust partners
with municipal officials and
the local community to identify funding mechanisms and
policies to preserve farmland
in perpetuity.
Innovative planning tech-

niques such as transferable


development rights (known
as TDRs), effective agricultural zoning and ordinances
protecting the right to farm,
have yielded positive results
in many Lancaster County
municipalities.
We work one-on-one with
owners of preserved farms
to help them decide how to
best care for their land and
its valuable natural resources. The trusts Smart Farms
program is an agriculturally
and environmentally conscious program that assists
local producers in managing
sustainable operations, says
Dickerson.
As she points out, there are
a number of important benefits to preserving Lancaster
Countys agricultural heritage. Its much more than the
postcard pretty pictures of
patchwork farms.
Quite obviously, Lancaster
Countys farms offer an abundance of fresh, local foods.
There are farmers markets
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come to admire it. More than
51,000 people owe their livelihood to agriculture in Lancaster County.
For every dollar of local
taxes paid, residential development uses $1.30 in services. For every dollar farmers
pay in taxes, they use only
7 cents in services, notes
Dickerson. Residential development costs the existing taxpayers more and burdens local governments and
school districts with increasing demands for services.
In recent years, one of the
most significant projects
was the preservation of four
neighboring farms in East
Lampeter Township in 2015.
The farms form a 300-acre
greenway just a half mile
from the urban development
along Route 30. By preserving contiguous blocks of
land, that ensures the longterm viability of farming and
shields farmland from the
pressures of development.
Within a 2-mile radius of
these four farms, there are
25 other preserved farms
totaling over 1,300 acres,

says Dickerson, adding that


the preservation of the four
farms represents one of the
largest preservation projects
the trust has ever undertaken.
Throughout the county,
municipalities are stepping
up to retain their agricultural heritage. In Caernarvon
Township in the northeastern portion of the county,
supervisor Gary Van Dyke
points out that there are
some 18,000 acres of land in
the township. Of that, nearly
half is zoned for agriculture.
With a comprehensive
plan, the goal is to use zoning and agricultural security
to create balanced growth,
while preventing sprawl
from the townships village of
Churchtown.
Planning is crucial to retaining the farmland, open
spaces and woodlands that
give our township its character, says Van Dyke.
In Warwick Township, the
Transferable Development
Rights (TDR) Program has
provided an effective means
of managing growth. TDRs
are purchased from farmers
who wish to preserve their
farmland. The purchase price
is based on the fair market
value of the farmland at the
time the TDRs are sold. Since
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The funds generated by the
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been successful in selling 306
TDRs since 2001, redirecting
more than $750,000 to farmland preservation.
As Warwick Township
manager Daniel Zimmerman points out, the township
consists of more than 14,000
acres, with half zoned as agricultural. There are more than
3,000 acres preserved.
The TDR program has
been a very effective program to assist in preserving
farmland, says Zimmerman.
Agriculture is an important
part of our economy and the
regional strategic plan clearly
outlines that efforts to support and preserve it are important to the township.
Zimmerman also notes that
the rich soil is a valuable resource. Warwick Township
has more than 80 percent of
land classified as either class
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is a prime resource.
Dee Dee McGuire, manager
for West Lampeter Township, has been involved in
farmland preservation in regard to environmental stewardship projects, agriculture
and Chesapeake Bay. Working with area farmers, the
township provides information on safe farming practices
to protect the environment
and retain one of our most vital resources of all: water.
Preservation of agricultural lands has taken on a
prominent importance in
West Lampeter Township,
both as a counter to increasing development pressures
and as a way to preserve an
important component of the
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Leadership Lancaster participants complete a day-long session, one of nine in the program.

Perhaps the biggest misconception that people have


about our program is that its
only for leaders, says Leadership Lancaster executive
director Deborah Rohrer.
We do welcome existing
leaders, but were also looking for people who have a
desire to make a difference in
the community.
Leadership Lancaster was
formed in 1983 by the Junior
League of Lancaster and the
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce with the goal of finding
and training people to work
effectively a volunteers.
The goals and basic structure of the program remains
the same nine day-long

sessions from September


through May but the topics covered during that class
time have evolved. There are
also two retreats that focus
on building leadership skills.
Prior to starting a new class,
the organizations board examines topics that are in the
news or are emerging.
Weve touched a lot of subjects over the years. Weve
changed as the community
changes. We want topics that
are relevant to our community and the best people to
address them, Rohrer says.
Januarys session was devoted to public policy, and
a past topic has been the
Belmont development in
Manheim Township and the
various issues surrounding
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that development. Other topics include law and justice,


health care and fine arts.
We do our best to have several speakers address each
topic so that participants understand how important it is
for all viewpoints to be part of
the discussion, Rohrer says.
Human resource consultant Ed Krow, class of 2003
and a member of Leadership
Lancasters alumni engagement committee, says that
as someone who was born
and bred in Lancaster, he
wasnt sure if the program
was geared toward him.
I initially thought that the
program was for people who
werent locals. But I found
that it was about leadership
and developing leadership
skills. I also found that the
program gave me an appreciation of what makes this
county great people who
want to work together to find
solutions to issues, Krow
says. You can be connected
in this community if you
want to be, and Ive always
looked at business as being
done by relationships.
In addition to attending
the sessions, Leadership
Lancaster class members
also work in small groups on
a project. Rohrer says that
group members are selected
to encourage diversity in a
number of areas including
leadership style.
Its a real-life exercise in
working together and developing leadership skills.
When class members come
to Leadership Lancaster it
doesnt matter what their
job title may be, each person
has something valuable to
contribute and everyone is
equal, she says. You learn
as much, if not more, about
yourself as a leader from your
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class members as from the


leaders.
I was constantly surprised
by what I learned. We werent
just sitting in a classroom;
when we had a session on agriculture, we went to a local
farm and learned first-hand,
says Heather Morris, class of
2003 and assistant director
of alumni engagement and
giving at Millersville University.
Morris adds that her experience with the program
helped her more clearly define her passions. Her focus
on children and adults with
developmental and intellectual disabilities and education have helped steer her
toward serving on committees and in positions in those
areas. Shes also sought new
ways to engage with Leadership Lancaster alumni, such
as the Leadership Book Club.
While the basic format has
remained the same, the class
size has increased. Rohrer
says that in the past it may
have been 40 to 45, but now
its based on the number of
applicants. At the end of every session, graduates are

Growing up, I only


knew a small part of
the county. Leadership
Lancaster gave me a
broader perspective,
he says. It came at
a pivotal time in my
career and helped
focus my passion.
Tony Hernandez

provided with opportunities to serve on the board of


a nonprofit or volunteer opportunities.
Every organization needs
board members. Theres
an opportunity for people
to learn more about what
theyre passionate about and
serve an organization that
sparks that passion, she says.
Tony Hernandez, a member of Leadership Lancasters
30th anniversary class who
serves on the organizations
board, says that it was a life
changing experience.
Since both of his parents

immigrated to the county


from Puerto Rico, he wanted
to become more involved in
the community. A friend suggested Leadership Lancaster.
Growing up, I only knew
a small part of the county.
Leadership Lancaster gave
me a broader perspective,
he says. It came at a pivotal
time in my career and helped
focus my passion. I taught in
the School District of Lancaster for 11 years then taught
at Lancaster Country Day.
Now Im out of the classroom
and moving into doing diversity programs focusing on
education and nonprofits.
Other programs have been
developed including an executive series, an abbreviated
five-session version of the
core program thats offered
to new executives and their
spouse/partner; Leadership
Advantage, a one-day workshop that supports the work
of volunteers and staff in

nonprofit organizations; and


Board Leadership Academy,
a series of training sessions
for nonprofit board members
and senior staff who want
more effective performance
in their leadership roles.
Rohrer has been with the
organization for eight years.
Every time I go through a
session I learn something
new about our community.
Shes also noticed that a
number of class members
are people who grew up here,
left for college or career, and
who have moved back to raise
their families here. Leadership Lancaster can also be an
opportunity to network.
As a Leadership Lancaster
graduate, youre connected
to your community in deeper
ways and also to 2,500 other
Leadership Lancaster graduates, she says.
The opportunity to network
was what prompted Steve
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of his class of 45.


I thought it would be a
good opportunity to network and meet people and
find out what was going on
in the community, he says.
It turned out to be a stepping stone to being involved
in the community. I had been
involved with community
organizations, but I didnt

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Geisenberger, a principal
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Leadership Lancasters inaugural class of 1984. He was 27
at the time and relatively new
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something she had wanted to
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Through Leadership Lancaster, Ive learned the importance of leadership and
collaboration and the overall
positive impact it can have on

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Additionally shes serving on
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North Queen Street.


The 1,100-square-foot shop
at 305 N. Queen St. sells a
variety of lines of clothing as
well as Brighton jewelry and
accessories along with Naot
shoes.
It is owned by Scott and
Sherry Soost who moved
their store from Quakertown,
where they operated it for 15
years.
Contact: 984-2983

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of lightly used clothing and
shoes for men, women and
Apparel for the People
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opened in The Shoppes at
Bloomfield, just south of Retro Rocks
Lititz.
The gem and rock store ExThe store at 245 Bloomfield tinctions got a new name and
Drive, Suite 104, is owned a new kind of rock this year.
by Robert and Kendra Da- Retro Rocks at 1809 Columvis who are partnering with bia Avenue in the Wheatland
their friends Shane and Kelly Shopping Center still carries
Elder
gems, fossils and minerals,
but now also has records,
posters, clothing and other
memorabilia from the 1960s
and 1970s.
The store is owned by Steve
Hess and his wife, Erin, who
worked on fossil digs in Colorado and operated nature
stores there before opening a
store in Lancaster.
Contact: 208-6273
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Mercis Fine Alterations on East King Street.

downtown Lancaster.
The shop does tailoring
and alterations for mens and
womens clothing. It also offers custom designs for womens gowns and mens suits.
Mercis Fine Alterations
is owned by Mercedes Maccarino and her son, Michael,
who also have a design studio
in Ephrata.
Maccarino has worked in
the fashion industry for more
than 25 years and has done
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The Heat Check/


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The Heat Check, a sneaker
store, and Fresh Boutique, a
mens urban clothing store,
share a 2,500-square-foot
space in the Wheatland
Shopping Center at 1775 Columbia Ave.
The Heat Check is owned
by Justin Ashby, a long-time
sneaker collector who has
been selling sneakers online
and maintains an active blog
about sneakers.
The Heat Check specializes in Nike, including some
limited-edition varieties, and
focuses on Michael Jordan
and LeBron James sneakers.
Ashby also takes new and
gently used sneakers on consignment.
Fresh Boutique, owned by
Andre Cole, specializes in
street wear, including Tshirts, denim jeans, sweat
pants and hats.
Contact: 947-7975.
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Tone Tailors
Tone Tailors, a boutique
guitar shop, opened at 213 W.
King St. in downtown Lancaster.
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Owners are John LeClair
and
Jon Paul Painton.
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struments and equipment.
Among the brands the store Advance Auto Parts
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from Divided by 13 and Love in Willow Street, at 2417 WilTree, and pedals from Solid low Street Pike.
GoldFX and Keeley.
Advance Auto Parts is a
They also sell accessories leading retailer of automosuch as strings, picks, cables tive parts, batteries, accessoand straps as well as offering ries and maintenance items.

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The Willow Street store is


its 11th in Lancaster County;
the company has some 5,200
stores in the United States,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Canada.
Contact: 464-4242
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Behind the Scenes


Behind the Scenes, an art
gallery and guest house,
opened at 26 N. Water St. in
downtown Lancaster.
The first floor of the business is an art gallery featuring

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Jon Paul Painton,


left, and John
LeClair, owners
of Tone Tailors on
West King Street.

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the work of artist Paris Wyatt Lou Telego.


Llanso. The guest house is on Contact: 615-7597
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Warwick-area fifth-graders visit Millport Conservancy on Lititz Watershed Day last year.

STEM education continues to grow


LAURA KNOWLES

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You never know which students might one day


develop the cure for a dreaded illness or engineer
an invention that saves time and money.
Within the classrooms of Lancaster County,
students in kindergarten through 12th grades are
exploring the world through STEM education.
These STEM solutions cover the areas of science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
Coordinating these efforts to focus on scientific,
technological, engineering and mathematical education, Lancaster-Lebanon IU13 has developed
the STEM Team as part of its instructional services department.
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Students like Jenae Logan are benefitting from


STEM education, through her school and through
encouragement from her parents.
Many times, there is the assumption that girls
are not as interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as their male counterparts.
For Logan, that is not the case.
I want to be an engineer, says the 13-year-old
Lancaster student. More specifically, she wants to
be an environmental engineer.
Logan became interested in environmental
engineering when she visited the Lancaster Science Factory and learned about environmental
science. That piqued her curiosity to learn more
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about finding ways to protect the environment


through things like wastewater management and
stream water protection.
Its very important to me, so we will have a safer environment with safe water to drink and clean
air to breathe, Logan says.
She represents a growing number of girls who
are breaking through the stereotypes of STEM
education not being for girls. Its not just boys
only territory. Still there are opinions that need
to be changed, so that girls will feel as comfortable
as boys to head toward careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Joey Bertrand, a curriculum and instruction
STEM, page 18
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Schools face
challenges of
new testing
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If it seems like children are


taking lots of tests in schools,
its not your imagination.
In Pennsylvania, students
take the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
(PSSA), the Pennsylvania
Alternate System of Assessment (PASA), the Keystone
Exams, Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Its no wonder that Pennsylvania students and educators might be feeling a
little over-tested.
The PSSA assesses English
language arts and mathematics for students in grades 3
through 8, while students in
grades 4 and 8 are also administered the science PSSA.
The PSSAs are aligned to
the Pennsylvania Common
Core Standards in English

language arts and mathematics. The PSSAs are intended


to provide students, parents,
educators and the public
with an understanding of student and school performance
related to the attainment of
proficiency of the academic
standards.
Then there are the Keystone Exams, which are high
school accountability assessments for federal and state
purposes, which eventually
will be used as high school
graduation requirements.
Current Keystone Exams
are given in algebra 1, literature and biology but one day
could include many other
subjects in order to graduate. The exams are given at
the end of the corresponding
high school course, usually in
May.
A proposed Keystone Project would provide students
with an alternate pathway to
demonstrate proficiency in

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algebra 1, literature and biology for those students who


are unable to show proficiency on the Keystone Exam.
I wouldnt have been able
to pass algebra and chemistry to save my life, says one
Lancaster parent of a high
school senior. And my son
is struggling in literature and
composition. He plans to be
an engineer.
In many school districts in
Lancaster County, administrators are facing the challenges of the new testing.
This is the first year that
students across the state

were evaluated based on the


newly adopted PA Common
Core Standards, says Ron
Hallett, coordinator of assessment and professional
development for the Warwick School District.
As Hallett explains, the
state
of
Pennsylvania
changed what was assessed
for the 2014-15 school year.
The PSSA and Keystone exams were still the tools used,
but the exams looked far different than in past years. It
wasnt unexpected, since
school districts across the
state have known about this

for some time.


At Warwick, curriculum
leaders have been working
with building and district
administration, along with
support from the local IU13
to modify curricular content
and provide a more comprehensive curriculum that reflects the newly defined expectations.
States are also required to
come up with plans to help
students at schools where
test scores are in the lowest 5
percent.
In December, President
TESTS, page 17

State testing seems to me to be very much like


hurdles on a track. For some students, coaching
them to hurdle the gate is simply a matter of
showing them once, then moving on to ways to
improve their time. Other students require much
more attention to the mechanics of hurdling.
Others still require a more unique approach to
the instruction of hurdling. Unlike track, all of
our students must compete. There will be no one
sitting on the sidelines here.
Ron Hallett, coordinator of assessment and professional
development for the Warwick School District

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Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act, a


federal education bill replacing the 2002 No Child Left
Behind law.
Under the new legislation,
students will still have to take
reading and math tests in
grades 3 through 8 and once
in high school, but the weight
those tests are given in evaluating schools and teachers
will be left to the states.
In a rare occurrence in
Washington, D.C., the Every Student Succeeds Act
enjoyed bipartisan support,
passing the Senate 82-12 and
the House 359-64.
By reducing the No Child
Left Behind emphasis on
standardized testing, Every
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from making standardized

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of how effectively teachers
teach and students learn.
State Sen. Lloyd Smucker,
who chairs the Senate Education Committee, said he
appreciates the new laws
framework for accountability and its encouragement in
improving low-performing
schools and shifting away
from standardized testing.
I think states are better able to understand what
works in their schools,
Smucker says.
I think that Every Student
Succeeds is a step in the right
direction, says Kenneth
Klawitter, acting superintendent for the Columbia Borough School District.
Klawitter served the district as superintendent from
1999 to 2006, then again as
acting superintendent in
2013-2014. He stepped into
the position again to coordi-

nate the school year activities


and assist in the superintendent search this school year.
I guess you could say I
have a soft spot for Columbia.
I want to see our kids do well
and watch them succeed, he
says.
Klawitter says Columbia
has been working closely in
sessions with IU13 to develop
curriculum for grades K-12 to
respond to changes in state
testing. In September, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera visited
Columbia Borough School
District to suggest that he
wants to see school profiles
provide a more holistic picture of school success.
Rivera, formerly superintendent at School District of Lancaster, was working with state
legislators to make changes in
state assessments even before
Every Student Succeeds was
signed by Obama.

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Damaris Rau, Riveras successor at School District of


Lancaster, hopes to see other
factors, such as the number
of students taking high-level
classes, taken into account in
assessing students.
With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act,
states will have much more
authority over how they evaluate schools. They still will
have to report test results
for subgroups, but how much
the federal government can
hold schools accountable for
achievement gaps is unclear.
Despite some of the changes, Rau says School District of
Lancaster continues to focus
on opportunities and performance of all students. State
assessments are only a part
of the picture. Rau believes
that it is important to meet
the needs of the whole child.
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that she hopes the shared vision will culminate in every
child being engaged in their
school community and every
student being college- and
career-ready.
State testing seems to me
to be very much like hurdles
on a track, says Hallett, of
Warwick. For some students, coaching them to hurdle the gate is simply a matter
of showing them once, then
moving on to ways to improve their time.
Other students require
much more attention to
the mechanics of hurdling.
Others still require a more
unique approach to the instruction of hurdling, he
says. Unlike track, all of
our students must compete.
There will be no one sitting
on the sidelines here.

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specialist with IU13, says parents and teachers need to foster the natural curiosity that
leads to scientific discoveries.
Instead of providing answers
to questions like, Why is the
sky blue? or How do you
build a birdhouse that keeps
squirrels out? educators
can encourage boys and girls
to research answers on their
own.
Girls can be encouraged
to do do-it-yourself projects,
like fixing things, or playing
with STEM-related apps,
says Bertrand.
There is no reason why a
girl cant build a bookcase, go
fishing for trout, program the
digital TV or figure out complex math problems.
As Bertrand notes, STEM
education offers equal opportunities for all students to

learn about and understand


their world, so they can make
a difference one day.
At IU13, the innovative
solutions for STEM education include a variety of
workshops, institutes, grantfunded and professionally
sponsored development opportunities for teachers that
will increase student learning in STEM subject areas.
STEM education is an intentional, integrative approach to teaching that encourages students to uncover
their aptitude for science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics.
Its all about engaging
teachers and students in
collaborative
professional
learning and networking, to
build their own capacity to
lead.
The IU13s STEM program
begins with early childhood
education and elementary
education, moving into sec-

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students work
on a pendulum
project, part
of the schools
recently added
STEM science,
technology,
engineering and
math classes.

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mathematics,
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Some of the programs offered by the STEM Team
include PULSE, a Math/
Science Partnership grant
from the U.S. Department of
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a three-year professional
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secondary math and science teachers; STEMathon,
a statewide STEM education
conference that is held in
central Pennsylvania during
the summer; and STEM Student Activities that provides
a number of STEM-related
programs for students, including 24 Math, AP Calculus
and Statistics Simulations;
and the IU13 STEM Consortium Student Competition.
The STEMathon is the premier statewide conference
for all disciplines of STEM
education. Attendees from
throughout Pennsylvania, as
well as surrounding states,
participate in conference activities that examine a variety
of STEM topics.
It is a collaborative effort
among Pennsylvania educational organizations, such
as the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Lincoln
IU12,
Lancaster-Lebanon
IU13, Berks County IU14,
Capital Area IU15, Central
Susquehanna IU16s Center for Schools and Communities, Technology and
Engineering Education Association of Pennsylvania,
Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association, Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of

Mathematics, Elizabethtown
College, Lebanon Valley College and Millersville Universitys College of Education.
There are also STEM
camps for students held in
Lancaster County, including
technology summer camps
at Lancaster Country Day
School that instruct students
in computer programming
languages, engineering projects, controlling programming physical hardware and
robotics.
The Technology and Engineering Camp at Millersville
University is offered by the
schools department of industry and technology and
includes projects and handson experience in a variety of
STEM applications.
A substantial number of
programs specifically target
minorities, women and other
groups that have traditionally been under represented
in the sciences.
Biases that may have existed are being overcome by
educational approaches that
might one day lead to cures
for cancer, new energy sources, more viable plant resources, stream water preservation, enhanced technology
and mathematical solutions.
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Organizers celebrate the record-breaking donations in Lancaster County following the Extraordinary Give in November.

Lancaster a most generous place to live


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LNP CUSTOM CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR

Giving to charities has increased across the


country, surpassing the peak last seen before the
Great Recession, according to Giving USA 2015,
an annual report of philanthropy by the Giving
USA Foundation.
Pennsylvania recently ranked as one of the least
charitable states in a survey by the consumer finance website wallethub.com, but the Lancaster
metropolitan area came in first as the most generous place in Pennsylvania, according to philanthropy.com.
The total contributions for Lancaster and Lancaster County were more than $366 million, the
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study reports. The data ranks areas based on giving ratio, the ratio of an areas total charitable donations to its total gross adjusted income for that
year.
Sam Bressi, president and CEO of Lancaster
County Community Foundation, says he would
agree with the assessment that Lancaster County
is generous.
I have lived in several different places and
the sense of community pride here in Lancaster
County is one that Ive not experienced anywhere
else, Bressi says. There seems to be a deep connection and appreciation for Lancaster and Lancaster County. Its always noticeable but especially on Extraordinary Give.
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Extraordinary Give is a 24-hour online giving


marathon most recently held in November 2015.
On Extraordinary Give, $6.1 million was raised
in 24 hours. Thats $71 a second! Bressi says, still
sounding amazed. Thats not a pledge. Thats actual transaction by credit card.
Kimbia, the provider that helps coordinate
the event with LCCF and does others across the
country, says the average per capita donation
across the country is $2. Here in Lancaster County, with 525,000 residents, it was $11 each. Off the
charts! Bressi says.
Giving (in 2015) increased 36 percent from
year three to four, he says, but we have to reGIVING, page 22

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Churches find ways to continue growing


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CONTRIBUTOR

The statistics are overwhelming. According to


the U.S. Census Bureau, every year more than 4,000
churches close, with just over
1,000 new churches starting
up. And, every year 2.7 million church members stop attending church.
Church leaders talk about
it, church magazines write
articles about how to recruit
new members, the media report on it. Church membership is declining across the
nation. Churches are struggling but not giving up. But
what about here in Lancaster
County?
The Rev. Eddie Cameron
has been on staff at First
United Methodist Church,
29 E. Walnut St., since 2009.
He has served as pastor for
Christian formation since
July 2014.
We dont use the word
recruitment to describe

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Continued from 21

member there are 364, this


year 365, other days that we
can give. I encourage everyone to give of their money
and their time to something
they care about. There are a
lot of rewards in giving. Giving of your time is just as
important as the dollars you
give.
Children Deserve a Chance
Foundation (CDCF) was just
one of the nonprofit organizations that took part in Extraordinary Give. It received
1,628 donations totaling
$252,257.
We were very blessed to be
part of Extraordinary Give,
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Church in Bowmansville,
says, Our focus is more upon
the number of attendees
rather than the number of
members. We find that persons are not as quick to become a member of the church
in todays culture. We have
attendees who are very active
but are not members.
Pine Grove has a regular attendance of about 300.
Our attendance is growing
year-over-year at our existing campuses, says the Rev.
Rob Fisher, LCBC Manheim
Campus pastor. We are also
growing through the addition of new campuses. We
launched two new campuses
in 2015.
In 2013, Outreach magazine
PINE GROVE CHURCH
ranked LCBC (formerly LanPine Grove Church in Bowmansville has seen modest growth, says the Rev. Jonathan Yoder, thanks to its
caster County Bible Church)
community focus and ministry to children. The churchs Pine Grove Preschool is now in its third year.
no. 10 on its list of Top 100
Fastest-Growing Churches
our process of welcoming joining our church regularly love of God through Christ. in America. And in 2014, the
and accepting people to join and by their vow of member- First UMC currently has a magazine ranked LCBC no.
24 on its list of Top 100 Largus in ministry and mission ship they commit to support- membership of 1,052.
to the city, he says. We do, ing the church, praying for its The Rev. Jonathan Yoder, est Churches in America.
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however, have new members ministries, and witness to the senior pastor of Pine Grove
says Jordan Steffy, founder of
CDCF.
The mission of the foundation is to aid in the financial,
emotional and spiritual development of underprivileged and disabled youth.
The goal is to provide a safe
and uplifting atmosphere
where students can receive
help with homework, set and
accomplish goals, plan for
college and obtain emotional
support, with an ultimate
goal of getting kids to and
through college.
Acquiring donations for the
organization has not always
been this successful.
It wasnt easy (in the beginning). It still is not easy. As
a minority-run organization
it was difficult, Steffy says.

But were in this for the long


run. We are earning more
respect and gaining more
believers. Historically, Lancaster County is not quick to
change. Most of our donors in
the first six years were from
outside of Pennsylvania.
Steffy chose to start his
foundation here in Lancaster because Im from here
and there was a void. A huge
need. Steffy says he felt
compelled to pay forward
the assistance I received
from a mentor. My life was
changed forever because I
received a scholarship to college, he says.
Im a person of color, not
from a wealthy family, and
when I started the foundation I was extremely young.
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I was 18, 19. Now, here we are


10, almost 11 years later. says
Steffy, a former University of
Maryland quarterback.
What we aim to do is not
the most appealing. Were not
feeding the hungry, helping
the homeless. Were giving
middle school students who
havent done anything wrong
a path to success. They may
be underachievers only because no one has ever asked
more from them.
But they want to know
about the path to college.
We have a waiting list for
our 5:30 a.m. before-school
class, Steffy says. People
are becoming more aware of
us. Were here in downtown
Lancaster. A lot of our support comes from the staff and

the scholars families. Our


network has grown.
One of the organizations
most generous supporters is
Bill Koch and CCS Building
Group. They support us in
many ways and with many
resources because he cares
about all people progressing,
Steffy says. We have many
others who are supporting us
in many ways.
Steffy also cites Franklin &
Marshall College president
Daniel Porterfield, who referenced the foundation in a
recent Forbes magazine article. Steffy invites anyone
interested in the foundation
to visit them at 16 W. King St.
Larry Aubrey, director of
development at United DisGIVING, page 23
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Churches
Continued from 22

Cameron says, I believe that


all aspects of church growth
need to be considered when
determining if First Church is
growing. And I can say without a doubt that, yes, we are
growing. Our membership is
increasing, our contributions
are increasing, our ministries
to the city are expanding, our
global missions are transforming lives, and our relationship
and dependence upon God as
author of our faith is deepening.
He attributes this growth
to unity of spirit and love for
one another. These two factors strengthen relationships,
stir new passions for ministry,
and lead us forward in faith to
serve the city God has placed
us in.
Sadly, he says, many
churches in Lancaster are declining as mainline, traditional churches struggle to stay
relevant in an ever-changing
society. The message of the
Church, Gods love for the
whole world and salvation
through Jesus Christ, has been
the same since its inception.
However, the Churchs ap-

proach to conveying its message has not always changed as


quickly as the culture around
it. This has left the Church
playing catch up for many decades.
Cameron says weekly attendance isnt always the best
way to gauge the health of the
church, since many families
are busier with activities like
sports, vacations and jobs
that demand time away from
home.
Instead, he looks at active
participation in not only worship, but also Christian formation, mission trips, local service opportunities and online
donations as a better indication of church vitality.
First UMC offers many outreach opportunities in the city.
For example, it just began its
12th season of its faith-focused
Upward Basketball league in
January with a record 340plus children playing this year.
We have been blessed by
Upwards ability to attract
new members for our church
but once again we would not
see it as a recruiting tool. It
is another way to share Gods
love with children outside the
traditional models of faith formation.
Says Yoder, From my per-

spective, I see church memberships declining in the


smaller congregations and
growing in the larger congregations.
Pine Grove Churchs congregation has seen modest
growth, Yoder says, due to its
community focus and ministry to children through its preschool, vacation Bible school
and other programs.
We view ourselves as a community church rather than a
denominational church and
therefore attract persons
from a variety of church backgrounds who desire to worship in a congregation located
in the community where they
live, he says.
Yoder says they do outreach
to see people grow in faith and
to build relationships with the
community, not for the sake of
numbers or financial gain.
Pine Grove Preschool is in its
third year and has an enrollment of 41 students.
Fisher at LCBC says, Our
mission is to introduce people
to Jesus and help them fully
follow him. ... We grow primarily through word of mouth.
Most people come to LCBC
through the invitation of a
friend, family member or coworker. We are very intention-

al in creating friendly and engaging environments so that


people from all walks of life
feel welcomed and accepted.
Currently, LCBC has eight
campuses located across central Pennsylvania with a total weekend attendance of
15,000-16,000, Fisher says.
The Manheim location also
broadcasts the weekend message to all of the other campuses. The weekend attendance
at Manheim is between 6,500
and 7,000 .
Fisher, a member with his
family of LCBC for 17 years,
says the church focuses on impacting the world both globally and locally and unleashing
a movement of generosity.
LCBC has participated the
past three years in a movement called Be Rich.
Our people give of their
time, money and gifts to others, outside the walls of LCBC,
both locally and globally.
In 2015, LCBC attendees
gave $783,462 in both money
and gifts and 3,188 hours of
volunteer service with local
nonprofits, and sponsored
over 2,500 children around
the world through organizations like World Vision, Compassion International and
CURE.

Giving

Continued from 22

Jordan Steffy,
third from
left, and staff
members of his
Children Deserve
a Chance Foundation monitor
donations for
their collegeprep program
during a previous
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abilities Services Foundation, also invites anyone interested in the program to


visit and take a tour.
We are always looking for
new opportunities to present the UDS story especially
as we celebrate our 50th anniversary of serving folks
with disabilities in Lancaster
County.
Aubrey credits the solid
roots of this faith-based community for its extremely generous giving. Having worked
throughout the central PA re-

We are very
intentional in
creating friendly
and engaging
environments so
that people from
all walks of life
feel welcomed
and accepted.
The Rev. Rob
Fisher, LCBC
Manheim Campus
pastor

gion, I do believe Lancasters


giving is directly related.
Aubrey says UDS has a
very strong base of individual and corporate donors
as well as business sponsorships in the community that
we have built through the
years. These relationships
have been built on trust with
the community and a history
of providing excellent services to our consumers.
UDS was recently included
as one of Highland Presbyterian Churchs chosen agencies. Highland has provided
more than 2,000 gifts to participants since 1981.
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George Melancon and Pat Gingrich stay fit at Messiah Lifeways at Mount Joy Country Homes in Mount Joy.

Senior living focuses on total wellness


STEPHEN KOPFINGER

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Romaine Morrows residence at Oak Leaf Manor is more like an apartment, with a living room
full of collectible items and a bedroom with an
impressive four-poster bed.
But she doesnt spend all of her time there. At
the Landisville retirement community, theres
simply too much to do. Is Morrow, 93 years
young, as she describes herself, keeping busy?
Oh, yes! she says. We have bus trips. We have
exercise. We have meetings. We have bingo.
Bingo is something long associated with retirement. But these days, that might be one of the few
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holdovers from the era of rest homes, where


seniors whiled away their time playing bingo,
watching television, eating mass-prepared dining
hall food and not even thinking of yoga or Tai Chi
classes. Todays approach to elder care living is,
well, almost care-free, except for the choices offered to keep things going.
Its known as total wellness, which encompasses physical and mental activity, diet, getting
out and about and not shutting oneself from the
world.
Douglas Motter, president at Homestead Village, just off Marietta Avenue, has seen the changHEALTH & WELLNESS

es.
Ive seen things go from very passive to very
active, says Motter, who has been working in
senior care for 30 years, 17 of which have been at
Homestead, a complex of apartments, cottages,
independent living villas and facilities dedicated
to convalescent and dementia care.
Life enrichment used to be driven by the staff,
Motter says. Now its driven by the persons we
serve.
There is a mindset that once you are 50 or 55
or older, your best days are behind you. Tell that
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Wellness
Continued from 25

to Harrison Ford and Carrie


Fisher in the new Star Wars
movie. They are well past
the golden years, but dont
mess with them.
According to Kelly Herbster, writing in a 2015 blog for
Messiah Lifeways, which has
retirement communities in
Mechanicsburg and Mount
Joy, There has never been
a better time to be over age
55 in America. Not only are
older adults staying healthier
longer, they are also more active and involved in the community than ever.
This could be due in part
to the positive examples
we see of older adults every
day, such as successful, funloving celebrities Ellen DeGeneres, Goldie Hawn and
Tom Hanks. There are also
more and more examples in
our own lives of grandparents who help take care of
grandkids, seniors who travel
the world, and 55 (plus) folks
who take up new hobbies
and interests in retirement,
Herbster writes.
So who is sitting still? Certainly not June Lancaster
and Marilyn Burkhart, both
of whom are residents at

Messiah Village at Mount Joy


Country Homes.
Lancaster, 77, participates
in a writing club, where you
write a story for your grandchildren. It brings back the
memories of your own childhood.
But there is plenty of physical activity involved. Mount
Joy Country Homes is very
much an independent community, with residents living
on their own. Burkhart admits that her husband, John,
wasnt ready to move.
Their daughter worked at
Landis Homes, a long established retirement facility,
and then here, Burkhart
says.
She said, They are building, why dont you check it
out?
Mount Joy Country Homes
has a community center,
where residents can work
out, entertain or just pick
up the mail. Its more like a
country club setting.
All very well and good,
but what about the food? At
many retirement communities, if you dont want to
cook, there is no need to fear
the bland lime-green gelatin
and the equally bland turkey
sandwich on white bread.
Oak Leaf Manor, for instance,
takes into consideration food

John Rosenberry
and Pat Gingrich
work out in the
community center at
Mount Joy
Country Homes.

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Life enrichment used


to be driven by the
staff. Now its driven
by the persons we
serve.
Douglas Motter,
president, Homestead
Village

which can help control blood


pressure and taste good.
Fruit, vegetables, salad bars,
whole grains, fish and poultry
are on the menu.
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menu choices, says Lynette


Trout, president at Oak Leaf,
recalling her early days at
the facility, which also has
a location near Millersville.
These days, Oak Leaf takes
advantage of the bounty of
the county, which can mean
a trip to Roots, a local landmark known for its food to
get fresh vegetables, Trout
says.
Jason Heilman, dietary director at Oak Leaf, backs up
that claim.
Washington Boro tomatoes are a big hit! he says
with enthusiasm. Heilman
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man Catholic faiths.


The biggest challenge is
the diversity, Heilman notes.
Its pretty much the same at
Homestead Village. Healthy
dining cooking without
trans-fat and a lack of processed foods are part of the
menu are augmented by
water aerobics, indoor track
walking or simply walking to
the nearby Stauffers of Kissel
Hill flagship store nearby for
groceries.
Nobody is staying put. At
Oak Leaf, Romaine Morrow
sums it up as she peruses her
upcoming day.
If you have an open mind,
she says, you have an open
heart.
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Hospital mergers expand services


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To meet the needs of a


changing health care industry, Lancaster County hospitals recently experienced
mergers with larger organizations.
Ephrata Community Hospital officially became affiliated with WellSpan Health in
2013, while Lancaster General Health became a member
of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn
Medicine) this past August.

WellSpan Ephrata
Community Hospital

Dr. Mark Jacobson, vice


president-medical
affairs
administration for WellSpan
Ephrata Community Hospital, says when the decision

was made to affiliate the two


organizations, senior leadership looked at the future of
health care.
We saw it going from volume to value, he says. Its
about making sure patients
are getting the right services
at the right place at the right
time. Its a high-quality, lowcost way of doing business.
He says Ephrata Community Hospital was concerned
about the best way to address
the changes in health care.
For a small hospital, it was
going to be challenging to be
successful in the future of
health care, he explains. We
felt to be successful, we needed to partner with a larger
system.
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expanded neurological services and the expansion of


bariatric services, including
bringing in a new bariatric
physician and offering bariatric surgery as well as medical
weight-loss programs.
Gynecological services have
also been expanded, including adding a uro-gynecologist
and a specialist in gynecological cancers.
The hospital is in the midst
of a large operating room expansion as well.
Well have state-of-the-art
surgical services and resources for patients, Jacobson
says, including the addition
of robotic-assisted surgery
and extended interventional
cardiology services.
A new patient portal allows
patients to go online and see
test results, view lab reports,
make appointments and
more, he says. Soon, the portal will allow patients to read

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Hospitals
Continued from 28

physicians notes online.


As of Jan. 1, WellSpan finalized its affiliation with Philhaven and will be expanding
behavioral health programs
as well.
Ephrata Community Hospitals affiliation with WellSpan has allowed both hospitals to share ideas for best
practices, he adds, and find
ways to provide the best care
possible.
Were always looking for
new ways to improve care,
Jacobson says. Weve been
able to enhance care in a
more cost-effective, patientcentered environment.
Overall, Jacobson says, the
affiliation has been very well
received by patients. It was
important to the senior staff
and board of Ephrata Hospital that the partnership
maintained Ephratas emphasis on small-community,
local health care.
We went with WellSpan
because its model is to keep
care within communities
and in the local area, he says.
We wanted to be able to keep
things within our own hospital and our own community.
Patients can stay right in the
Ephrata area and get very
high-quality care.
Patients have responded
with positive feedback, he
says, including their appreciation for the hospitals personal touch.
Patients have said its great
to be able to stay in the community and have said they
feel the care is very patientcentered and family-oriented, he says. People have
been surprised that with the
expansion and affiliation,
weve been able to keep the
small-town feel. The care
they are receiving is personal
care and now just with expanded services.
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Like WellSpan Ephrata


Community Hospital, Lancaster General Health and
Penn Medicine recently
joined forces to offer expanded health care options in the
county. The merger became
official Aug. 1 and brings the
best of both organizations
together, says Jan Bergen, LG
Health president and CEO.
This partnership strengthens our ability to keep people
in our region well, Bergen
says. Patient engagement,
experience and well-being
are the driving forces behind
each step forward that LG
Health takes. Its a road that
has led the organization to
adopt new approaches and
examine all aspects of care
for opportunities to improve
and offer more to meet community needs.
The merger aligns LG

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Hospitals
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Continued from 29

patients an expanded primary-care


network.
Uniting with Lancaster General
Health offers powerful opportunities to connect medical teams and
experts to improve care for all patients we serve and find solutions
to health care delivery challenges
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He says both organizations share a
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Muller says the merger was
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Dr. Mark Jacobson, vice president-medical


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Community Hospital

Bergen

Muller

He notes that LG Health has a tradition of serving patients from birth


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The population is served by LG
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while Penn has that, too, they often
treat patients for special needs on a
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Patients of LG Health and Penn
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lower back pain clinic a systemwide protocol that emphasizes integrated approaches such as physical
therapy and yoga to reduce the need
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Similar practices have increased
patient comfort at the Ann B.
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says, where patients have access to a


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not only disease treatment, but also
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To increase patient satisfaction
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Health patients receiving services at
Penn Medicine to help patients interface with the two systems.
LG Health has also partnered
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with neurological issues caused by
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Jenny Hill
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Theres also the potential
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in 2012, but it fell off in popularity quickly after. Its not
even in the top 20 for 2016.
Some gyms have dropped
Zumba or added other dancebased workouts, most notably ballet-inspired barre
classes.
Dance workouts are just as
easy to find at dance studios.
In early 2014, Lizzie Ambrose opened Citiline Studio of Dance to help others
discover her love for dance.
Her adult customers split
the line between dancers and
nondancers, half with some
childhood or college experience and half with none at all.
She says dancing can feel
intimidating to adults, but
making small gains quickly
leads to newfound confidence. She has a client in her
60s who started tapping last
year with her daughter-inlaw.
Ambrose says the woman
has improved her balance
critically important as we age
and made new mental connections by trying something
out of her comfort zone.
Almost every kind of dance
provides flexibility and
strength benefits. Fast-paced
choreographed classes also
provide a cardiovascular benefit.
Our top classes, they usually leave pretty sweaty, our
hip hop class for sure, says
Ambrose.
Some customers, often
former childhood dancers,
schedule multiple classes
each week with the goal of
losing weight. Others add a
weekly dance session to more
typical workouts to hit different muscles and stay motivated.
Options available at Citiline include ballroom and
DANCE, page 33
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Dance
Continued from 32

core-centric belly dancing.


Ambrose also plans to add an
adult Irish step dancing class
this year.
Its quite a workout, she
says.
Hill says an hour-long hoop
workout can burn up to 400
calories, about the same as
30 minutes spent pedaling
strenuously on a stationary
bike. She says she developed
a pretty fierce abdominal wall through hooping,
dropping some pounds and
sculpting her arms. She
supplements with yoga to
stay focused and flexible for
more-demanding moves.

For the uninitiated, the results can be motivational.


Any movement thats new
is going to be a surprise to
your body, Hill says. Youre
going to sweat.
She teaches weekly classes
on Wednesdays at Studio
Spin in Lancaster, where
dancers of multiple skill and
experience work through
choreography that calls on
them to press, glide and float
their hoops. Meanwhile,
playlists incorporating the
likes of AC/DC and the Preservation Jazz Hall Band keep
it light and well-paced.
Hill also hosted a beginner-friendly Hoop Yourself Ambrose says small class
Fabulous workshop at the sizes and short sessions
Ephrata Recreation Center some studios allow dancers
on Feb. 20.
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Everything from
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Beth Sterling of Holtwood loves tiny houses.


Her Facebook account often has photos of the
charming, mini homes, with Sterlings admiring,
positive comments about them.
I have always been drawn to tiny homes, she
says. Tiny homes shout out organization, tranquillity, peace, creativity to me. I am, I have been
told, an old soul, so I am truly drawn to rusticlooking tiny homes like log cabins, tiny homes on
wheels with wood siding.
She finds the green, less materialistic aspect, as
well as the ease of cleaning, appealing. I really
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long for a simplistic home.


Sterling currently lives with her husband, Peter, and daughter Hannah, in a 900-square-foot
home. So, not really that big but bigger than a
tiny home, she says.
Her family emphatically does not share her interest in small space living, she says with a laugh.
As the owner, with her husband, of PB Sterling
WoolNook and Mill LLC, Sterling is surrounded
by fiber. She is an avid spinner, weaver and knitter, with spinning wheels, looms and a fiber stash
to show for it.
When asked how all this will fit into the tiny
home of her dreams, she admits, with a laugh,
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would fit into my tiny studio right next door. With
my raised bed gardens, bird houses and bird feeders in between.
Most prospective tiny homes clients are looking for a house that they can design to their
unique individual lifestyle to maximize efficiency
and space for a fair price, says James Stoltzfus,
who along with is wife, Rosemary, runs Liberation Tiny Homes in Ephrata.
I am the founder, and I wear many hats at
this point, he says. My titles are entrepreneur,
manager, sales, marketing and anything else that
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Tiny
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Rosemary does a lot of the bookkeeping and also helps with vision
oriented details. They launched
their business in July 2015.
We have completed two houses
and have four in production, in
various stages of construction,
Stoltzfus says.
Tiny home owners, he says, want
freedom of debt, freedom to travel,
freedom of location, having the option to pursue dreams versus working a thankless 9-to-5 job.
This is why we named our company Liberation Tiny Homes. Our
vision is to guide clients to a more
liberating lifestyle.
Its a lifestyle that the Stoltzfuses
envision for themselves someday
a small home in the country in the
future.
Tiny homes, he says, have definitely hit the mainstream and I
would think it has to level out at
some point as it is growing exponentially right now. I believe this trend
will probably continue for a few
years.
Stoltzfus predicts the mainstream

intrigue will drop off in the near future, but the true tiny house community will remain strong for years
to come.
This has been a slow-growing
community that started around 15
years ago and it was not until around
a year or two ago that it really started
picking up steam after TV networks
and news sources started reporting
stories on them, he says.
Tiny homes are most popular
among adventurous younger couples or singles under 30 without
children, or older people looking to
downsize and simplify their lives,
Stoltzfus says.
Stoltzfus says 55 people attended
an informational meeting he held
in January for anyone interested in
owning a tiny home.
Hes seen prices range from
$20,000 to $90,000, but he estimates
the average is between $40,000 and
$50,000.
According to thetinylife.com: The
typical American home is around
2,600 square feet, while the size of
tiny houses is between 100 and 400
square feet.
Intrigued by the idea of a tiny
home? Youll have to get rid of
things, be ruthless, says Stoltzfus.
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Continued from 36

Lisa Ackerman has been


ruthless in preparing to move
into her tiny home from a
three-bedroom, two-and-ahalf-bath townhome.
She laughs when she says
during a phone interview,
Do you hear that echo? Its
because Ive gotten rid of almost all my furniture.
Ackerman hopes to move
into her tiny home by February, with plans for it to be
located in Lancaster (or perhaps Berks) County. Her tiny
home, which is being built on
a 24-foot wheel base, is being
constructed by Liberation
Tiny Homes.
Were customizing it with
some reclaimed wood, she

says, her excitement evident


in her voice.
Ackerman worked in the
corporate world for 25 years
but was laid off in April
2015. Unlike many who do
not know what to do when
found jobless, Ackerman just
stepped up her passion a
part-time job shed started a
few years earlier.
Ive always loved golden
retrievers and grooming
them. When my daughter
started college, I trained as a
groomer and am also a certified canine massage therapist
(and equine sports therapist).
When she compared looking for another job in the corporate world or moving her
passion from part time to full
time, it was an easy decision.
I can make people happy
with my dog-grooming ser-

vice, The Golden Touch,


Ackerman says. I dont even
call it a job. It makes people
happy and me happy.
The dogs are happy, too.
Ackerman travels to peoples
homes and even attends
Golden play dates, where
owners socialize and the dogs
romp, until its their turn to
be groomed.
When she was deciding
what else she needed to do
with her new life, a friend
mentioned the tiny home
shows on TV. What a concept, I thought.
When she told her mother
her plans, she said, Well, if
anyone can do it, you can.
I get two reactions when I
tell people, Ackerman says.
One, is this glazed look as
they try to contemplate it.
The other is Oh. My. Gosh.
That sounds like fun!

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The tiny home also will allow her to live closer to her
client base, she says.
Ackerman will be living in
her tiny home with her two
golden retrievers, Kenzee, 13,
and Harper, 3. Im looking
for someplace with land, so
they can run a bit, she says.
Now, living in her roomy
townhouse, they only get

walked on a leash.
Another new concept in
tiny home living is a granny
pod. Some offer a one-room
living space (giving the family member some space);
others are equipped like a
hospital room, complete
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From the brick construction and slate roof to the
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the former Mellinger mansion recalls life in Lancaster
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Public records and local
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that the history doesnt have


to remain a secret. Anyone
can trace the history of a
county property, combining financial and ownership
records with less official
sources to paint a vibrant
picture of years gone by. The
Internet has revolutionized
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Years ago, it was so much
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is helping Thomas sell the


house at 1300 Brenneman
Road.
A deed, created each time a
property is sold, reveals the
basic information needed to
identify a propertys boundaries. In Lancaster, deed
books date to 1729, the year
of the countys inception.
All records from 1926 are
now digitized, with more on
the way, according to Joseph
Sharpe, the countys deputy
recorder of deeds.
To start a free search at lancasterdeeds.com, people need
only have an instrument
number (for modern homes)
or book and page numbers
(for properties last sold before 2001). The number can
be found on an assessment or
deed.
From there, its as simple as
clicking through and linking
key names and dates.
Older deeds include boundaries described by the adjacent owners names and acre-

age. In those cases, searchers


often strike historical gold.
On Brenneman Road, an
original, adjacent property
is listed as being other land
now or late of said John S.
Mellingers estate. The same
surname is attached to the
deed through 1985, when Luella Mellinger sold the house
to Lawrence and Deborah
Palombo for $161,000.
A Google search reveals
that Luella was head teacher
at Central Manor Elementary. Penn Manors Alumni
Association profiled her in
its spring 2014 newsletter,
revealing a few choice details about what her life on
Brenneman Road was like.
According to the article, the
house was built by her father,
David, for her mother, Agnes, in 1900. But assessment
records, searchable by name
or address at http://lcapp1.
co.lancaster.pa.us/aoweb,
show the home was actually
built in 1879.
Luella lived in the ornate
Victorian with her sister, Mildred, long after their parents
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the area to have a television


set. Luella was often seen
tending a large garden and
cleaning out a chicken shack.
Years after her sister died,
Luella moved to St. Annes
Village. When she sold the
house, she created a fund that
later endowed three scholarships and still supports high
school theater and band programs in the Penn Manor district.
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The earliest days of the story unfold in tightly scripted
cursive, some made nearly illegible with time, stamps and
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Dr. Mellingers life got a
half-page mention among
the biographical sketches of
Franklin Ellis History of
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The author noted Dr.
Mellinger had an exceptionally successful practice over
a 12-mile radius. After 40
years in the field, he was still
praised for responding with
alacrity to the summons of
his patients, and also superintends the cultivation of a
productive farm.
The same book reveals that
the Mellingers often housed
extended family at the property.
Today, 1300 Brenneman is
listed at 2.1 acres, with a second residence and two detached structures.
Assessments show the second residence, referred to in
the current real estate listing
as carriage house with in-law
quarters, was built in 1910. A
loft-style barn was added in
1916. A shed, still standing,
came in 1975.
In 2007, owners Robert and
Barbara Vanderplate sold the
property to Waste Management for $599,000 to save it
from condemnation.
The company plans to use
part of the land for landfill
space at some point in the
future. But the house itself
went back on the market in
HISTORY, page 41
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History
Continued from 39

2009, selling to Thomas for


$535,000.
Thomas restores antique
dolls made around the same
time her home was built. She
once envisioned turning the
picturesque property into

a wedding venue, but now


wants to downsize.
Shes heard many rumors
about the house over the
years, and often wonders why
certain features were added
and when. Some neighbors
suggested large storage areas
in the basement might have
been set aside for good horses. Thomas herself thinks

the family might have owned


a car early on; the carriage
house has a unique door and
planks that seemed to adapt
from horse to vehicle storage.
Pappas says the official details are easy to come by; his
firms title company will provide them to buyers free of
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research is also free. Sharpes

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He says many property
owners are oblivious to their
homes past, but some are
driven to find details after
having strange experiences.
We have people call and
come in who think they have

a ghost, Sharpe says. Then


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organic gardening. But youd
like to go further, take steps
towards energy independence.
Very good, say architects
and builders. Saving on energy costs and at the same time
helping the environment are
certainly worthwhile pursuits, but often the initial investment discourages homeowners.
Its too bad, they say, for the
long-term payback for such
measures as geothermal and
solar is great. But often the
choices for that new house
come down on the side of
marble counters and a hot
tub, something that can be
enjoyed immediately. The
fact that energy is currently
relatively inexpensive has
also stood in the way of green
progress.
Still, the numbers keep improving. Last year, homes
that were completely off the
grid, meaning untethered
from all local utilities, became a $38 billion industry,
according to the National Association of Home Builders

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along homeowner interest in
solar and geothermal, say JK
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Stephens.
Tim Heitz, sales manager at
JK, projects a 75 percent increase in sales this year, and
Vince Youndt, president of
Vertex, also expects a marked
increase in geothermal projects.
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Green
Continued from 42

One very good reason is


that the 30 percent tax credit for geothermal ends this
year,explains Heitz. We
have a lot of clients, whove
considered this for a few
years, but now theyre going
ahead. They dont want to
lose that tax credit. The solar
credit, which is also 30 percent, has been extended till

2019.
JK Mechanical lives up to
its own green recommendations. Its Willow Street headquarters is designed with
solar and geothermal installations, completely eliminating utility bills.
Vertex concentrates on
geothermal and radiant heating rather than solar. Youndt
explains that he finds solar
unworthy of its clean image.
Silicone is part of solar
cells, and its nonbiodegradable, he says. So disposal of

systems becomes a problem.


They cant go into landfills,
so where do they go after the
20 years theyre supposed to
last? Passive solar heating
and cooling is a different matter entirely. It works without
suspect materials.

Warming up to
geothermal

Geothermal installations
get nothing but accolades
from the pros.
The payback is great and
its available to anybody who

has a lawn, says Heitz. It


literally converts a lawn to a
power plant. It can even be
done at a downtown home.
As long as we get six feet to
dig a hole and room to bring
in a rig, we can do geothermal. Its a shame people
know so little about it. What
surprises them most of all is
learning that it can be done in
very cold climates, even as far
North as Canada,
Youndt agrees. A geothermal heat pump doesnt warm
the house by burning fuel; the

furnace does, he explains.


In winter, it collects the
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a series of pipes, called a loop,
installed below the surface of
the ground or immersed in a
pond or lake. Fluid circulates
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n A look at businesses that opened in the past year. For


additional listings, see the Business, Together, Food and
Entertainment sections.

Furniture4U
Furniture4U offers fine
used furniture at 243 S. Broad
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The store carries a wide
range of furniture and home
furnishings, including bedroom, dining room and living room furniture. It is not a
consignment shop.
The store is owned by David
Garman and his wife, Paola.
Contact: 519-9657
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A.K. Interiors moved from
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and added a home furnishings boutique.
The Shoppe at A.K. Interiors, 246 W. Orange St., houses

the interior design firm and


the boutique, which carries a
variety of home furnishings,
accessories and gifts, including chairs, tablewares, lamps
and artwork.
Owner Alison McIndoe operated A.K. Interiors out of
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Hometown Refurnishing
Hometown Refurnishing, a
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former Sprechers Hardware
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The store at 24 E. Main St.
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The owners are Dale and
Kim Latshaw along with
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Contact: 733-0916

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The shop offers primitives,
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The shop is owned by
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The Old Brick House
The main level of the building features items offered
Shoppes
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Madcap & Co., a multi-merchant marketplace, opened
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stained glass.
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Columbia, sells a variety of
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as textiles and home decor.
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Kelly Robinson and Chris Mawhinney outside their home in the Blossom Hill neighborhood of Manheim Township.

First-time homebuyers bring savvy to sale


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LNP CUSTOM CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR

Theres nothing quite like the feeling of closing the deal on your very first home. Countless
emotions blanket the moment excitement, apprehension, pride, a sense of accomplishment.
The process leading to that event, however, has
evolved significantly in the past decade.
Todays first-time homebuyers typically single and in their mid-30s, according to Zillow, a
real estate website have done their homework
even before attending their first open house.
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The Internet, TV shows and insider information


have put a new face on finding a forever home.
Kelly Alice Robinson and partner Chris
Mawhinney moved to a Lancaster city rental a
couple of years ago from Boston, Massachusetts.
Robinson began her research by reading the
Nolo book Essential Guide to Buying Your First
Home. Then, she went online, perusing open
houses to see what Lancaster was all about. She
wanted to enter the process armed with as much
knowledge as possible, which, she said, included
polling Facebook friends about favorite neighborREAL ESTATE

hoods.
The mid-30s, child-free and self-employed couple knew what they wanted in a home neighborhood, layout, accoutrements and what they
could and couldnt live without. And they made
comparisons of these homes on Zillow and similar sites, before beginning visiting properties.
Zillow, up and running since 2006, with a database of more than 110 million U.S. homes, gave
Robinson tax information, aerial neighborhood
photos, mortgage estimates and past selling pricSALE, page 55

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T hank you,
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Associate Broker

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Millersville, PA 17551
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Realtor

Lusk & Associates


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100 Foxshire Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601

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Building trends focus


on flexible living spaces
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CONTRIBUTOR

As our lives and


technology change, so
do our tastes in homes.
Home styles also reflect
our creativity.
Two current trends are
lofts and flex spaces,
and these both give free
reign to creativity and
individualization.
A flex space is often
on the main level and
typically has a door to
close it off. (French doors
can be used to let in light.)
Lofts are on a second
floor and do not have four
defined walls or a door,
although they may have a
half-wall or railing. Lofts
overlook a living area.
Theyre
both
very
versatile
areas
and
can
serve
different
uses depending on the
homeowners needs.
Laura
Leonard,
marketing generalist with
Landmark Homes, says a
number of the builders
homes have flex spaces or

Richard Boas Jr.


Associate Broker, GRI, CRS, ABR
Homesale Realty

215 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603


Office (717) 393-0100 | Direct (717) 203-3567
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First-floor flex space can be used as a study or home office,


playroom, hobby room, dining room or even additional bedroom.

lofts.
A lot of people arent
into formal dining rooms
any more. For those who
want a dining room in a
plan that doesnt have one,
flex space can be used as
a dining room, Leonard
says. Whats nice about
flex space is that it can be
a home office and also a
guest space depending on
the furniture.
Mike Garman, president
of Garman Builders Inc.,
adds that flex space has

replaced formal living


rooms.
It depends on what
the family needs and
their stage in life as to
how they use flex space.
Its something thats
popular across the board
from young couples to
families, empty nesters
and seniors, he says.
Flex space is pretty
popular
in
55-plus
communities such as
Landmarks Hometowne
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Realtor
Lusk & Associates

Sothebys International Realty


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Lancaster, PA 17601
o 717.291.9101
c 717.371.2687

Kamlesh.err@gmail.com
luskandassociates.com
Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

Kathy M. Long,
Realtor

www.kathylong.howardhanna.com
Office: 717-392-0200
Cell: 717-475-3856
kathylong@howardhanna.com
2260 Erin Court
Lancaster, PA 17601
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Judy Kudrick
Realtor, Fine Homes Specialist
Homesale Realty

Landmark Homes

Second-floor loft space overlooks the first floor living area.


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215 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603


Office (717) 393-0100
Cell (717) 940-3110 | Direct (717) 286-9950
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Homes

A second-floor loft
area makes the
perfect space for
teens to have some
privacy without
being closed off
from the activity
below.

Continued from 51

Garman Builders

Square in Ephrata, Leonard says.


One plan, the Plymouth, offers
flex space on the main floor and
an upstairs room that can become
storage, a home office or bedroom
for children when they come for a visit.
Charlie Sensenig, Garman
Builders director of sales and
marketing, says that flex space
can also be used as an additional
bedroom, music room, reading
room or toy room. Other uses,
Leonard says, include a study or

home office, a homeschool area, or


an arts and crafts room.
Craft rooms are really popular
right now, Leonard says. Loft
spaces can also be used as a craft
room, but in that case there may be
some built-in areas to store items
neatly away so the room doesnt
look cluttered when its not in use.
A home office can also be located
in a loft, however for this use there
may be some built-ins for storage.
The desk could be housed in a
furniture-like piece such as an
armoire. That way when its not
HOMES, page 53

OUR
OUR

MEET LANCASTER
Kathy Aston
REALTOR

Cell: (717) 903-6158


Office: (717) 392-0200
Fax: (717) 397-1819
kathyaston@howardhanna.
com
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Marilyn R. Berger, GRI


Associate Broker, Licensed in PA and MD
Homesale Realty

215 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603


Office (717) 393-0100
Cell (717) 940-1444 | Direct (717) 291-1228
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A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC

Tom Taglieri
Associate Broker
Lusk & Associates

Sothebys International Realty


100 Foxshire Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601

Marilyn Berger-Shank
Realtor
Homesale Realty

215 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603


Office (717) 393-0100
Cell (717) 468-0407 | Direct (717) 291-1228
berger@redrose.net

o 717.291.9101 ext. 3543 TomTaglieri@comcast.net


c 717.475-5079
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luskandassociates.com

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC

Marilyn Hartman
Realtor
Lusk & Associates
Office:
(717) 569-8701
Cell:
(717) 468-1795
Fax:
(717) 560-9791
Toll Free: (888) 454-6499
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Lancaster, PA 17601
o 717.291.9101 Marilyn.Hartman@sothebysrealty.com
c 717.951.7683 luskandassociates.com

Thomas G. Weik

Broker, GRI, CRS, ABR

Success Based on Service

1770 Oregon Pike Lancaster, PA 17601-4295

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Homes

Sliding doors make


this flex room
in The Gables at
Elm Tree in Mount
Joy as open or as
private as desired.

Continued from 52

Alden Homes

in use, it can be hidden from view,


she says.
Garman says a number of the
companys home plans offer loft
areas.
Theyre usually upstairs off a
landing or hall. Theyre not bonus
space, but the loft is usually large
enough to fit a small couch, he says.
Since the space is upstairs, youre off
the main floor but youre not closed
off from all the activity below.
Sensenig says a loft can also be

used as a sitting room.


In some of our older neighborhoods,
the loft overlooked the great room,
he says. Weve gotten away from
that because the sound carries. Now
weve designed plans so that theyre
at the top of the steps. Some homes
are now housing multi generational
families. A loft can be used as a
sitting area for either a young couple
or perhaps an older family member
whos still mobile enough to do
stairs, Leonard says. In some plans,
the main bedroom or bedrooms are
downstairs and the upper level may
HOMES, page 56

COUNTY REALTORS
Krista L. Fansler-Miller,
Realtor

FERNE SILBERMAN, CRS, SRES


REALTOR

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Lusk & Associates

Sothebys International Realty


100 Foxshire Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601
Office 717.291.9101
Direct/ Text
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65C E. Main Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552
Office: (717) 653-2646 ext. 102
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A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC

Find me on Facebook
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ABR, CNE, CRS, GRI, SRES, ePRO

Realtor

150 North Pointe Blvd.


Lancaster, PA 17601
717.560.9100 Business
717.475.6814 Cellular
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Office: (717) 392-0200 ext. 1020


Cell: (717) 994-6203 Fax: (717) 397-1819

www.MarthasLancasterHomes.com

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Lancaster, PA 17601
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A member of the franchise system of BGG Affiliates, LLC.

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Tom Garman
REALTOR
Homesale Realty
215 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
Office (717) 393-0100 | Cell (717) 725-4636
tgarman@homesale.com
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LANCASTER COUNTY

R E A LT O R S

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Realtor

REALTOR
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Homesale Realty
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Sale
Continued from 49

es, all which helped narrow


her decision-making process.
We were prepared but
open to possibilities, she
says.

Changing face

overarching sense that millennials are jaded, no longer


envisioning the American
Dream, never seeing themselves as better off than their
parents.
But its just not true, he
says.
Because of the economic
downturn just as they were
coming of age, this generation stalled a bit, he said,
but theyve started to nest.
There is a pent-up demand
to buy.
A Zillow study shows that
todays buyer rents for an
average of six years before
choosing a first home, compared to the 1970s, when they
rented for just 2.6 years.
And, Rutt says, They are
buying the houses their parents might have bought.
Almost all want a detached
house, choosing a standalone fixer-upper over a
move-right-in townhouse.
They are very relational
people, he says of those ages
15 through 35. They want to
have people over; they dont
want to be a bother to someone next door.

I dont remember the last


time I met people at the office, and they hopped in my
car to go see six, seven, eight
properties, says Phil Rutt,
associate broker with the
Marian Rutt Team for Re/
Max Associates of Lancaster. Todays buyer is savvy
in aligning what they want,
making the agent more about
the paperwork, the finances,
inspections.
And, he says, about counseling on the final sale, asking
the agent if its a good property and which one he would
pick.
Im still surprised when
they call out of the blue,
wanting to see this house or
that house, he says, noting
that they have already narrowed their choices, ready
to make decisions. They are Location, location,
used to Googling; it comes location
naturally.
Before starting to search
Rutt, in real estate for 14 for a home, Robinson tried
years, has been hearing of an to remove emotion from the

Kelly Robinson and Chris


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they wanted
an older home
with a fireplace
and a yard. They
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before making an
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process, and looked at it more


as a business decision. Then,
she filled out the exercise
in the Nolo book about the
must haves of her future
home. A yard, privacy, older,
a fixer-upper, no shared wall,
woodsy or farmy and Chris
really wanted a fireplace and
off-street parking, Robinson
says, noting that this ruled
out the city.
They used Zillow heavily
and, then, picked a Realtor.
Jerry Lehman with Coldwell
Banker took them to just a
handful of homes before they
made their offer in the Blossom Hill area of Manheim
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Laura Caufield, 27, says location was first on her musthave list as well. The school
district was important because she and her husband,

Joe, saw their first home as


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She admits to dragging her
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nel that focuses on home improvement, gardening, crafts


and remodeling, helped Caufield narrow the choices, she
says.
We wanted a singlefamily home rather than a
townhouse. We knew we
didnt want to share a wall
or a yard. They also wanted
three or four bedrooms.
Once they made up their

Homes
Continued from 53

have a bedroom or bath off


the loft. Thats a nice fit for
multi generational living.
Garman, Sensenig and
Leonard all agree that lofts

minds to buy, the process


moved quickly. We talked
about it in the fall of 2014,
looked at Zillow, a lot, and
then called a Realtor after the
holiday.
Thats a big deal, Caufield
says about hiring an agent.
Where do you start?
In her case, she followed a
personal referral. A coworker suggested Carolyn Colon
with Kingsway Realty.
They had narrowed their
list after researching Zillow
and chose five properties of

different styles for Colon to


take them to see.
Some of the places we
didnt even go upstairs. They
looked good on the outside,
but
In the end, they decided on
a Manheim Township singlefamily home built in 1997
that was pretty much ready
to go. They signed the papers in February.
Colon, a Realtor since 1990,
is still a little surprised by
the change in process. It
used to be you called a Real-

tor and they met you at the


home with a printout in their
hand, she says. Now, buyers
are more educated because of
the Internet, Zillow, smartphones. They can see new
listings within minutes and
they know if they are getting
a solid investment. Its also
a lot more different to get a
loan than it was years ago.
Lenders, she says, used to
give out money left and right.
Today, they are more particular. But, said Colon, buyers do
their homework and come to

her prequalified.
I dont even show homes
outside of their price range,
she says.
Thanks to the home-repair
TV shows, buyers also are
more savvy about inspections and hidden defects.
They know the questions to
ask, and they dont mind putting some effort into a tiredlooking home.
They arent afraid to pull
up their sleeves and do the
work to get what they want.

are a great place for teens to


gather with friends either to
hang out or to play games.
They can have their own
space, yet parents can have
an idea of whats going on,
Leonard says.
Teens can play computer
or board games in a loft. They

have more privacy than at the


kitchen table, but its not as
closed off as a bedroom, Garman adds.
Leonard says shes also seen
lofts used as exercise space or
as a yoga room.
Lofts or flex space can fit
with any home style, Garman

says, since elements of the


design style such as Craftsman can be incorporated into
the area.
Whether a plan includes
flex space or a loft depends
on how the plan lays out,
Sensenig says.
Ive seen homeowners

convert an unused third bedroom into a loft-type space


by taking the door off, he
says Some have also taken
down a wall or part of a wall,
but I caution anyone thinking about this to consider the
resale value of a two- versus
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see the familiar cows, sheep and steers grazing on
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youll see another four-legged animal, too.
Once thought of as exotic, alpacas are making
Pennsylvania Dutch Country their home.
With their easy-going temperament and beautifully soft fiber, alpacas quickly became a growing
industry, with some high-end breeding stock selling for as much as $100,000 in the early days.
Alpacas (and llamas) are members of the camALWAYS LANCASTER COUNTY

elid family of mammals. Alpacas were first imported into the United States in the 1980s from
Chile. By 1988, the Alpaca Owners and Breeders
Association (AOBA) was formed.
The number of alpacas in the U.S. has grown
significantly, according to Gatewayalpacas.com,
to 100,000 registered animals from 1998 to 2007,
with many more unregistered alpacas living on
small farms. It is estimated that currently there
are about 150,000 in the U.S.

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country were left with alpacas worth much less
than they paid for them. Many sold at a loss, but
others have changed their business model and are
finding new ways to keep these beautiful animals
on the farm. Now the focus is on the alpaca fiber,
not the breeding.
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Alpacas
Continued from 57

Deb Potts-Ragan, owner


of Cloverleaf Alpaca Farm in
Mount Joy, told visitors to
her open barn event last fall:
You have to love the animals
to be in this business.
Spring Grove Alpaca Ranch
in Quarryville has about 155
alpacas, the only animals on
the ranch since 2008, says
farm manager Erica Baughman.
The ranch is owned by Carl
Troop, who has been a largeanimal veterinarian in southern Lancaster County for
more than four decades.
We are strictly a huacaya
breeder, Baughman says.
Huacaya is one of two breeds;
the other is suri.
Originally, we had bred
and raised them for breeding
stock and showing but we are

getting more into the fiber


end of things.
The cute part is a massive
bonus, she admits. That
definitely played a part in
Carls decision to buy them.
The market definitely fell
for your average alpaca since
they first made an appearance here, but seems to have
stabilized lately, she says.
The good bloodlined alpacas
who have done great in show
and have fantastic fleece still
are quite valuable.
Baughman says she believes frivolous breeding, just
to make money, played a part
in the falling market.

Fiber is the future

Sarah Donahoe, president


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My operation is aligned
more with the commercial
industry, a progression to
more emphasis on the fiber.
She sells her raw fiber to
a co-op where its baled and
sold to international buyers.
Italy is one of the top buyers
right now, she says.
Potts-Ragan has 50 alpacas, including some owned
by her parents, Pam and Bill
Potts, who operate Golden
Age Alpacas. She started 13
years ago with four after seeing them at the Pennsylvania
Farm Show. A knitter, crocheter, spinner and weaver,
Potts-Ragan says she loves
the soft and silky fiber of the
alpaca.
The industry is moving
into the commercial market,
she says. Although breeding
is still part of what were doing, the fiber is where the future is.
She sends some of her fiber
to a co-op, and some is used in
products in her on-the-farm
store, Alpaca and Beyond.
Potts-Ragan spent a long
week at Farm Show in January where she, in addition

Cloverleaf
Alpaca Farm
is home to
50 alpacas.
Some of their
fiber is sent to
a co-op and
some is used
to make products available
in the on-farm
store.

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to caring for the alpacas on


show, helped with PAOBAs
education station.
Even with 50 of them,
Potts-Ragan says she knows
all of them by name. They all
have their own personality.
They are curious and kind of
shy.
Donahoe says alpaca own-

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us into the agriculture industry. It was a big feather in our
cap and helps us continue to
educate people about alpacas.
Baughman says there are
several
misconceptions
about alpaca.
I think the main misconALPACAS, page 59
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Alpacas

Continued from 58

ception is that they spit like


llamas when really they are
less feisty and aggressive
and usually only spit on each
other or if you really upset
them, she says.
People also tend to think alpacas are not affordable, she
says, but even most breeding
females run under $1,000.
Another misconception is
that alpacas are hard work.
Not so, says Baughman.
You do nothing to their
fleece. You do not brush,
bathe or anything like that,
she says. Daily care is much
less work than most livestock. They eat less, poop
less and drink less. They get
shorn once a year.
Just because the investment value has dropped
doesnt mean you cant earn
an income from raising alpacas, she says.
There are so many different things you can do with
their fleece and so many different places and ways to
market it, Baughman says.

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It all just depends on what


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what comes out. The more
you learn, the more you make
and the more you put yourself out there determines
whether you will make any
sort of income or not.
We continue to breed and

raise alpacas because we


know we have what it takes
to produce great animals
and we know anything great
comes in time, she says.
The satisfaction of how far
we have come and where we
are going is just as good as the
Alpaca fiber processed into roving and ready to spin.
monetary reward of it.

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he says an antique is actually an item thats at least 100
years old and rare enough to
be valuable. This is true of
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furniture to jewelry.
The antiques market is
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are fewer collectors of really fine furnishings, but the
best of the best still fetch
good prices. One example is a
stoneware pepper pot, dated
1861. At a recent Hess auction
it went for $47,200. Similarly,
a rare painted mini-blanket
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In the Lancaster area,
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Nowhere in 18th-century
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of sophistication reached
than in Philadelphia, where
expert cabinetmakers created elegant highboys, tea
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Antiques

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Pieces that would have sold
for thousands a few years
ago, now sell for hundreds,
Continued from 62
says Hess. So heres a good
tables and tall clocks. And in opportunity to pick up those
Pennsylvania Dutch country, character pieces that will add
skilled woodworkers crafted personality to your rooms.
handsome cupboards, tables,
chairs and chests, using the The new collectors
wood from the walnut, cherry It isnt just the way hoand poplar trees they felled meowners decorate with
to clear the land. Much of this antiques that has changed.
furniture features artistic Young collectors really dont
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furnishings are highly prized spend fortunes on 200-yearby traditional collectors.
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grandmas house.
Its a nostalgia thing, says
Hess, himself a collector of
tobacco memorabilia. Both
my grandfathers were big tobacco men.
The big interest today is in
the smaller items we call collectibles, says Harry Rinker, known nationally for an
HGTV show and his columns,
which appear in numerous
newspapers and antiques
and collecting publications.
The newest homeowners
collect items from the 1950s
to the 1980s, and even items
produced later than that are
now becoming collectible,
Rinker says. And they dont
go in for extensive collections. Yesteryears collector
would spend years amassing
a thousand versions of some
collectible, say hatpins or
paperweights. Todays collectors are quite able to stop at
five and six items, enough to
make an eyecatching display,
and then they go on to collect
something else.
Rinker calls the new collectors the fun generation.
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From left: Nancy Horting, Ginny Claes, Elaine Long, Judy Stern and Charlene Brumbaugh, all members of Newcomers & Neighbors, gather for lunch at the
Claes home in East Hempfield Township.

Newcomers find friends and fun


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It can be scary settling into a new town. Youve


got to learn to navigate the area. Find a dentist,
a handyman, a veterinarian. And a really good
cheese shop. But, most of all, you need friends.
You wont really feel at home until you do. Fortunately, in Lancaster there are options to help you
along.
Volunteering is a great way to meet people,
says Vicki Roberts, who moved to Lancaster three
years ago. I began volunteering at the hospital.
Still do. But the best thing I ever did was joining
Newcomers & Neighbors, a Lancaster area womALWAYS LANCASTER COUNTY

ens association. Suddenly I had 140 new friends.


Donna Landis agrees. When we moved here
in the 1990s, I felt lost, and today, all these years
later, I have to say that every one of my friends is
somebody I met through the group.
Actually, there was no Newcomers group when
Landis moved here. She had joined another organization, where she met Elaine Breuers, and it
soon dawned on them that the format and purpose of this group was not what they had in mind.
So, along with a few other women, they started
Newcomers
My husband was transferred quite often in
those early years, says Breuers. One of those
TOGETHER

moves took us to Connecticut, where I encountered my first Newcomers group, and I enjoyed it
so much that whenever we moved I always asked
the Realtor if there was such a group around. In
Lancaster, the closest they could come was Welcome Wagon. I joined and did enjoy it, but it
wasnt the Newcomers group that meant so much
to me in Connecticut. So Newcomers of Lancaster was born.
In time, of course, we were no longer newcomers, so we added neighbors to the name. Good
thing, too. We have members who are lifelong
Lancaster residents.
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Friends
Continued from 65

Dottie Yuska of Willow


Street, for example, was born
and raised here, but when she
retired somebody suggested
that she join the group.
My job had been in Harrisburg, she says, and my
colleagues were all younger,
so there was no connection
there. A friend in a book club
I belonged to told me about
Newcomers. I went to an
event and loved it. This was
just what I needed. Friends
and lots of things to do.
This year, Yuska is Newcomers president.

Activities galore

A monthly newsletter keeps


members informed whats on
the agenda. Many activities
are repeated each month, except for July and August.
Some involve small groups
and most are held in members homes. These currently
include clubs for knitting,
beading, card games and
books, but Yuska is the first
to admit that this is a group of
foodies.
Weve got Lunch Bunch,
where we go to a different
restaurant every month,
says Yuska, and we have

a dinner or lunch meeting


monthly, also at area restaurants. Many single women
dislike exploring restaurants
on their own, so these are
popular activities.
Then we have Someone is
in the kitchen. This involves
a member demonstrating
how to make some special
dish, and, of course, everybody gets to eat it.
Theres a dinner club, too,
with three or four members
plus husbands dining at each
others homes, with guests
bringing most of the menu
items. There are also wine
tasting parties and lots of
special celebrations, such as
Valentines Day, Christmas,
Kentucky Derby and Fourth
of July.
The point is to have variety, adds Landis. Plus were
always coming up with new
things. Our flexibility is one
of our strengths, I think. And,
naturally, you can join in as
much or as little as you want.
Nancy Ray, a former president, feels that the groups
Serendipity meetings are especially entertaining.
This is where members
get together to discuss special activities. We might decide to go to a Barnstormer
game, a movie or bowling, or
we might travel to Longwood
Gardens or New York City, or

When we moved here


in the 1990s, I felt
lost, and today, all
these years later, I
have to say that every
one of my friends
is somebody I met
through the group.
Donna Landis,
Newcomers & Neighbors

RANDY HESS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Nancy Horting, left, and Ginny Claes fill water glasses for a Newcomers & Neighbors lunch at Claes home.

visit a chocolate factory. Or a country. Were happy to pick


nursery with exotic plants. up newcomers until they
know their way around. In
fact, we often carpool, beDoing good
One of the purposes is list- cause thats another oppored as promoting an interest tunity to get to know each
other. And, of course, were
in the Lancaster area.
We do that in myriad always there to share inforways, Yuska says. And many mation about good shops, a
of them serve the double great plumber, etc.
purpose of being helpful to Some charitable work
newcomers. We go all over is involved. For example,
the county through our lunch at Christmas Newcomers
and dinner clubs and Seren- worked with Salvation Army
to supply two single mothdipity activities.
Two popular events are ers and their kids with a great
dinner with an Amish fam- holiday, and all through the
ily and a farm tour of Amish year members supply birth-

day cakes to kids living in


shelters.
Anything for men?
Oh sure, says Yuska.
Couples are welcome to a
number of social functions
and over the years, the men
have become friends. They
play lots of golf and meet for
weekly lunches.
Might a division for men
be upcoming? She laughs.
No, all they need is a wife or
girlfriend, whos a Newcomers member, and theyll find
themselves in a busy social
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1 roof, multiple generations, growing trend


LAURA KNOWLES
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At one time,
three generations of the
Delarosa family lived under
one roof. They
are not alone.
It is estimated
that about
54 million
Americans
live in multigenerational
households.

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ago from Long Island, they
were excited to live in Lancaster County, which was a
more affordable area for the
two of them to retire.
Back then, it was just Pat
and Bernice, in their late 50s,
with their two small dogs.
Then their son-in-law lost his
job, and their daughter was
pregnant with their second
child. They also had a little
dog.
They needed help, recalls
Pat. So we invited them to
live with us until they got
back on their feet.
In just a few months, the
couple had become a family of five and then, when the
baby came, a family of six,
with three dogs.
When their 22-year-old
son graduated from college
around the same time, he
wasnt able to find a job immediately and asked if he
could stay with his parents
until he got started on his
career in IT. And then there
were seven.
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osa. But our kids needed us.


As it turned out, the Delarosas needed their kids,
too. Bernice became ill and
needed someone to drive her
to doctors appointments
and treatments. Pat was still
working part time and decided he needed to work full
time. Their son-in-law and
son both got jobs, and their
daughter was able to care for
their children, and help her
mother.
The multigenerational arrangement has been very
much like traditional families, where parents, adult
children and grandchildren
live together under one roof.
Often such families were
seen among Asian or Latino
families, in a sort of it take a
village concept. Sometimes
the three generations can
even include grandma and
grandpa, making it four.
The Delarosas are not
unique. It is estimated by
Pew Research that about 17
percent of the population, or
about 54 million Americans
now live in multigenerational households. With so many
people living together under
one roof, housing trends are
changing, with a premium
on homes that offer flexible living spaces, such as finished basement apartments,
grandparents suites and
more than one master suite.
In a recent Harris Interactive poll, 72 percent of people
living in multigenerational
households noted that at
least one family member
was benefiting financially, 75
percent said it made it easier
to care for relatives, and 82
percent reported enhanced
family bonds. The reasons
may be economical, medical
or cultural.
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Family
Continued from 68

My wife is very close with


her mother, says Mike Berry
of Ephrata, adding that when
his mother-in-law was widowed, his wife wanted to have
her live with them.
He agreed, since his mother-in-law had health issues.
He created an upstairs suite
with a bedroom, bathroom
and mini-kitchen, so she
would have her own space.
The entire family, including
their two children, eats dinner together most evenings.
Its kind of nice, and they
are both great cooks, says

Berry. And the kids love having grandma spoil them.


A few reasons for multigenerational families include
loss of a job or unexpected expenses, like divorce or death
in the family, working parents who prefer to have their
own family members care
for their children instead of
strangers, elderly relatives
who need to be looked after
by family instead of home
care services or unexpected
circumstances, such as injury, heart problems or illness.
Multigenerational families
may have good reasons to
share living space, but there
are obvious challenges. Privacy is just one of them.
A few ways to manage hav-

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roof is to allow for private
and communal spaces. Make
sure everyone shares the
responsibilities and has assigned chores. Have together
time and alone time. Create a
forum for airing complaints,
so that anger doesnt surface.
Have clear-cut rules that everyone understands. Appreciate the importance of family and how you can help each
other. And when the time
comes, let go.
The Delarosas younger son
got a job near Pittsburgh and
moved there. Their daughter
and son-in-law had a third
child and moved to a new
home. Now the couple is a
couple again, and recently
moved to a smaller place for
just the two of them.
I kind of miss all the commotion, says Pat.

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Of those surveyed in a recent Harris Interactive poll:

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CommunityAid
CommunityAid opened a
thrift store in a former Weis
Markets location in East
Hempfield Township.
The store at 31 Rohrerstown Road near Lowes offers around 50,000 square
feet of retail space.
CommunityAid
thrift
stores sell clothing, shoes and
various small housewares.
The merchandise is collected in tan bins set up through
nonprofit organizations that
then receive payments based
on the weight of the items
collected.
CommunityAid, a nonprofit based in Mechanicsburg,
has stores there and in Hanover and Selinsgrove.
Contact: communityaid.net

body waxing, lash extensions,


manicures and pedicures as
well as air-brush spray tanning and other face and body
treatments.
Spa La Vie has five treatment rooms, two pedicure
stations and one manicure
station.
The business is owned
by Danielle Todd, who has
worked in the spa industry
for 10 years, including in Lancaster at Luxe Salon & Spa
and Plum Salon & Spa.
Contact: 295-4523
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Hand & Stone Massage


and Facial Spa
Hand & Stone Massage and
Facial Spa is located at The
Shoppes at Landis Valley,
2351 Oregon Pike, Suite 105.
The spa offers a range of
services, including Swedish,
hot stone and couples massage, facials and hair removal.
The spa has nine rooms for
massages and three rooms
for facials and waxing. It offers monthly memberships.
The business is part of a
New Jersey-based chain that
has more than 160 locations.
The Lancaster spa is owned
by Echo Unlimited Inc.
Contact: 569-1133
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Shear Miracle Organics


Shear Miracle Organics
opened a salon at 513 Leaman
Ave., Millersville, behind
Wileys Pharmacy.
The salon offers beauty and
wellness workshops, demonstrations and classes and sell
its own line of beauty products.
Shear Miracle Organics
also has a salon in Columbia.
Products available at the
store include shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, makeup
and pomade as well as products for men, babies and pets.
Shear Miracle Organics is
owned by Robyn Atticks.
Contact: 419-5534
MZ Beauty Studio
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MZ Beauty Studio opened
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Spa La Vie
Spa La Vie has opened in The four-chair salon offers
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MZ Beauty Studio is owned


by Zarita Herasme-Terrero .
Contact: 208-3239
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Fusion Gymnastics Center,
formerly Accelerations Gymnastics Academy, is located at
10 Citation Lane, Lititz.
The
12,000-square-foot
gym offers a variety of gymnastics classes and summer
camps for youth. It also has
dance classes as well as some
offerings for adults.
The new owners are Harry
Urban and Shelley Myers.
Contact: 560-4978
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Anytime Fitness opened
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The new fitness center includes circuit and resistance
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Vegetables in a CSA share from Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, which offers fresh produce from over 100 local farmers.

Consumers get share of farm fresh food


PAT JOHNSON

LNP CUSTOM CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR

Its winter. Snow may be just around the corner or on the ground. But there are Lancaster
County farmers who spend their days (and maybe
some nights) thinking about vegetables and fruits
and harvesting them.
Their purpose in life is to produce quality food
for their friends and neighbors, here in the county and as far away as Philadelphia, Maryland, and
Virginia.
These farmers are active in Lancaster Countys
community supported agriculture program, or
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CSA. In a CSA, consumers purchase a share


from a local farm (or co-op) and periodically receive produce and other products throughout the
seasons.
Winter CSA has quickly become a very important season for our farmers, according to a blog
on the Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (LFFC)
website, lancasterfarmfresh.com. Many of our
farmers use greenhouses to ensure a variety of
greens through the snowy months. Wood stoves
are used in some of these greenhouses as a sustainable way to control the climate.
Elizabeth Donsky, LFFCs CSA manager, has
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LFFC will celebrate its 10th anniversary this
spring. The membership fluctuates with the
seasons, with spring/summer being our largest
membership, she says. We are thrilled to see
membership continue to grow with 2015 spring/
summer our biggest yet. We hope 2016 will be
even bigger.
The co-op has just over 100 farmers providing
fresh, organic produce to members.
We offer several different share types in
winter, she says: six to eight vegetables, meat,
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CSA
Continued from 73

chicken, cheese, yogurt, milk,


bread, eggs, pantry, veganize
(one each of tofu, pantry and
bread), omnivore (one each
of meat, cheese and pantry).
We send you (information
on) what we think will be in
the shares a few days before
to help plan shopping and
then update you on the final
contents the day you will receive it, to get you very excited.
Donsky emphasizes that
All of the produce grown
by our member farmers is
organically grown. We occasionally work with nonmember farmers who grow
using IPM (integrated pest
management).
LFFC is now accepting
signups for spring/summer
shares. Folks can warm up
to the thoughts of summer
squash and sweet strawberries in the midst of winter,
Donsky says.
Jaclyn Downs of Lancaster
has been a member and site
host of LFFC for four years.
Downs, a nutritionist, loves
fresh vegetables, and the idea
of having her own supply of
organic vegetables and helping other people enjoy them,
too. She offers her porch as a

pick-up location for weekly


shares.
Taking part in a CSA, she
says, offers benefits on many
levels. You get to try new
vegetables, experience organic farming and help the
local economy, she says.
A newsletter called The
Compost generally offers several recipes for that weeks
share and other information.
Buckhill Farm CSA in Lititz
is entering its ninth year as
a CSA. Owner/farmer Andrew Buckwalter says that although the farm has been in
his family, he didnt grow up
wanting to be a farmer.
I was teaching at a boys
prep school in New York
and had the summers off. I
worked on farms (that used
the CSA program) during the
summers and started reading
agrarian writers, and before
I knew it I was farming with
internships that specialized
in market stands and small
CSAs, Buckwalter recalls.
CSAs fit my lifestyle and
what I wanted out of farming, he realized.
Buckwalter says, in his experience, people become CSA
members because they want
to reconnect to agriculture
and how their food is grown.
They become shareholders in our farm and share in
the harvest. Some even take

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supporting local
farms. It gives us an
opportunity to learn
more about where
our food comes from,
how it grows and the
challenges that come
along with farming. It
encourages a deeper
connection to our land
and respect for it
Elizabeth Donsky, CSA
manager, Lancaster Farm
Fresh Cooperative

Andrew Buckwalter in the


greenhouse at Buckhill Farm
CSA in Lititz.
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advantage of a work share in


some CSAs, he says. The
majority, 95-98 percent, are
willing to let us do all the
work and they just show up
and pick up their share of the
harvest.
Currently Buckhill Farm
has 400 members, up from
50 when they started. Its a
lot to manage, he says, but
the fact that members sign
up online and pay before the
season starts makes it easier.
The bookkeeping is all
completed before the exchange of food. We can just
focus on growing the crops
and harvesting, he says.
Like many CSAs, Buckhill
Farm, which farms 15 acres,
provides a newsletter and
recipes.
In March, he will be working in the greenhouses and
also selling to restaurants.
They grow everything they
share, except some fruits
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such as peaches, apples, pears


and plums that come from
local orchards.
About 80 percent of the
share is set out market style
so there is some choice involved. Buckhill also offers local bread, cheese and
honey. They have recently
set up a CSA share program
with the employees of nearby
Rock Lititz.
Jonathan Crawford, manager of Crawford Organics in
East Earl, agrees that people
like CSAs because they like
buying locally and knowing
where their food is produced.
But he also thinks that some
like the surprise of it.
We choose what goes into
the share from what weve
harvested that week. We send
along recipes to help with
meal planning, too, Crawford says. One member has
said its like Christmas every
Tuesday!

Crawford Organics began


its CSA program in 2009
with less than 60 members.
It is currently at 200 and is
expanding and joining with
another CSA program.
Unlike some CSAs that
utilize heated greenhouses,
Crawford takes a 10-week
break. They will start again
in early April and deliver to
locations around Lancaster.
They will also distribute in
the Philadelphia area and,
with the expansion, to the
Exton and Downingtown vicinity as well.
We hope to soon offer
customization of their box,
Crawford says. We want
to adapt to the customers
needs, perhaps offering additional items such as cheese,
breads and meats.
The traditional CSA, he
says, is changing and were
changing along with it.
ALWAYS LANCASTER COUNTY

Breweries
enjoying
resurgence
LAURA KNOWLES
LNP CUSTOM CONTENT
CONTRIBUTOR

With all the microbreweries popping up in Lancaster


County, it might be surprising to know that its really a
step back to the past.
Back in the 1870s, Lancaster County had 14 breweries
employing some 80 workers. By the 1900s, the workforce had grown to several
hundred, and annual output
surged to 200,000 barrels.
It was a beer-drinking
community, thanks to the
immigration of Germans
in the 1840s. Many of them
brewed their own homebrewed beers. These were
different than the English
and Scottish ales that first
arrived in the area. The German lager beers quickly
replaced the English-style
beer in popularity. During
the early 1900s, Lancaster
County produced 7 percent
of the all the beer, ale and
lager consumed in the United States, at breweries like
Rieker Blue Star, Wacker and
Sprenger.
Lancaster breweries had
deep cellars for aging and
storing beer. Many of the
inns also had hidden vaults
designed to store large quantities of beer. Then Prohibition came along in 1920, and
brewing and beer-drinking
was forced even deeper underground.

Local breweries had to be


pretty sneaky about their
beer-making
operations.
They pretended to be making only root beer or soda.
Some produced beer late at
night to avoid detection. A
few built concealed breweries within the larger, main
buildings. Getting the beer
out was a clandestine operation with stories about hoses
being placed along sewer
lines. Raids by federal agents
occurred on a regular basis.
While Prohibition marked
the start of the end for Lancasters glory days in brewing, it took a few more
decades before the local
brewing made its last gasp.
As large, modern breweries
began to spring up in other
regions of the country, it
was tough for the smaller
Lancaster County breweries
compete.
Lancasters last beer was
brewed at Wacker Brewery
on Walnut Street, which
closed in July 1956. The remaining beer was poured
down the sewer, beginning a
39-year interruption of Lancasters glorious brewing tradition.
But were back, says Bryan Kepner, the new owner of
Wacker Brewing Company,
which is now located at 417
W. Grant St.
Wacker returned in 2014,

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brewing a variety of microbrews, such as German-style


lagers, kolsch and stouts. To
complement the beers devel-

oped by brewmaster Michael


Spychalski, the brewpub features beer food like pulled
pork sandwiches, sausage
sandwiches, grilled cheese,
pretzels and red beet eggs.
Along with the return of
Wacker has come a new wave

of small breweries in Lancaster County. There are beer


fests in Lancaster City and in
Lititz, attracting huge crowds
of beer-lovers.
Black Forest Brewery in
Ephrata is one of the newest,
opening in 2014. Owned by

Bob Harter and located in the


former Donecker House at
301 W. Main St., Black Forest
is a brewery, bed and breakfast and tasting room.
This started off with my interest in home brewing, and
then we decided to combine

it with a bed and breakfast,


says Harter, who owns Black
Forest with his wife Denise.
They have a full menu of
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Breweries

2011 by Jon Northup and


Mike Price. They began
small, filling growlers and
Continued from 76
servicing bars with kegs, until
ican Amber Ale and 42nd they opened their new brewMile IPA.
ery just west of downtown
Just up the road is St. Boni- Ephrata with a taproom in
face, which was started in 2013. Dain Shirey joined the

ownership group, and St.


Boniface began expansion
plans for a new 15 barrel brew
house.
Across the county, in Columbia, Columbia Kettle
Works opened, brewing a variety of beers like Kettleface

Imperial Red Ale, Smoked


Weizenbock, Trappist Ale
and Dunkelweizen. The goal
of the new brewery is to appeal to those with an undisputed love and discerning
passion for high quality craft
beer. Located at 40 N. Third

St., Columbia, Kettle Works


is a hidden gem, in keeping
with the back-to-the-future
trend of small local breweries.
Going back a bit further,
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Continued from 77

pany at 209 Hazel Street in


Lancaster has been serving beer and Southern style
food since 2007. They typically have 10 beers on tap,
many locally made.
Southern inspiration is
also found at JoBoys Brew
Pub at 27-31 E. Main St.,
Lititz, where Jo and Jeff
Harless serve up local beers
and food like pork barbecue sliders and wings. The
beer line-up includes Lititz
Springs Lager, Amber Lager, Manheim Red Irish
Red Ale, Pale Ale, Hopitude
American IPA and Porter.
The list of small local
breweries goes on, surpassing the 14 that once kept
beer-drinkers happy in
the early 1900s. Today we
have Appalachian Brewing,
Zuckfoltzfus Brewing Co.,
Bubes Brewery, Iron Hill,
Lancaster Brewing, Hunger-n-Thirst, Rumspringa
Brewing Co. and Stoudts
Brewing Co., to name just
a few.

n A look at businesses that opened in the past year. For


additional listings, see the Business, Together, Home and
Garden, and Entertainment sections.

La Piazza Pizzeria &


Italian Restaurant
La Piazza Pizzeria & Italian
Restaurant opened a pizza
shop at 40 W. Orange St.,
along with a restaurant and
bar.
The 60-seat pizza shop has
seating at a window counter,
some tables and a long banquette.
The restaurant features 24
beers on tap and has seating for around 100, including
space for 20 at a long bar.
The new restaurant is
owned by brothers Francesco and Giuseppe Gambino,
who also own La Piazza Italian Restaurant & Sports Bar
in Lititz as well as the Two
Cousins pizza in Bridgeport.
The newly opened pizzeria in downtown Lancaster
shares a menu with the restaurant in Lititz.
In addition to pizza, theres
hot and cold subs, burgers,

sandwiches and cheesesteaks


as well as salads, wraps and
appetizers. The pizzeria also
sells some six-packs of beer
and has some bottles.
Contact: 490-6430

DiCarlos Original Pizza


DiCarlos Original Pizza has
opened in downtown Lancaster.
The specialty pizza shop at
155 E. King St. serves artisan
pizzas, baked sandwiches and
salads, among other things.
The 50-seat restaurant
takes a space formerly occupied by Roaring Brook Market and Cafe.
DiCarlos, which originated
near Steubenville, Ohio, 70
years ago, recently became a
franchise and now has several locations in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Virginia and
Ohio.
Contact:
945-7724
facebook.com/dicarlospizza.
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FILE PHOTO

Owner Francesco Gambino sits in La Piazza Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant at 40 W. Orange St.

hoagies, burgers, sandwiches


and salads. It features a pizza
buffet and offers takeout and
delivery.
Foxs Pizza Den also has an
ice cream parlor with softserve and hand-dipped ice
cream as well as milkshakes,
sundaes and banana splits.
The Pittsburgh-based chain
has around 250 restaurants
in the United States, including one in Willow Street.
Foxs Pizza Den of Intercourse is owned by Center
Street Group LLC, a group of
local business owners.
Contact: 717-929-0450
foxspizza.com
Foxs Pizza Den
Foxs Pizza Den has opened bit.ly/FoxsPizzaIntercourse
in Intercourse, taking space
in a new building next to the Capricios Italian
Pequea Valley Public Library. Grill & Kitchen
The restaurant at 23 Cen- Capricios Italian Grill &
ter St. has a menu with pizza, Kitchen has opened outside

Lancaster near Rockvale


Outlets.
The 1,800-square-foot restaurant at 2481 Lincoln Highway East is taking a space
formerly occupied by Jakes
Wayback Burger. It has seating for around 40.
The menu at Capricios features pizza, subs and wraps
as well as pasta, chicken and
seafood dishes in addition to
cannoli and zepoli for dessert. Theres also a catering
menu.
A specialty is the chefs
menu that includes steak and
seafood dishes as well as dinner entrees such as gnocchi,
lobster and ravioli.
After 4 p.m., Capricios offers table service.
Capricios is owned by Joe
Satiro and his wife, MarianWHATS NEW, page 79

Joe Satiro and


Francesco
Cataldo of Capricios Italian
Grill & Kitchen.

Always delicious,
Always memorable.
2 East King Street, Lancaster Pa 17602 717-207-4033 pennsquaregrille.com.
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na.
Contact: 717-517-9938 or
717-690-2178
http:// bit.ly/ CapriciosFacebook

Charcoals Bar and Grill


Charcoals Bar and Grill
opened at 701 Olde Hickory
Road.
Charcoals is owned by
John Katras, who has the Alley Kat in Lancaster, and Wes
White, who has Whites Auto
Sales in Lancaster.
The menu at Charcoals includes seafood, chicken and
burgers prepared in an oven
fueled with charcoal or wood.
The drinks menu includes
around a dozen draft beers,
including craft brews.
Charcoals has seating for
around 100.
Contact: 208-7427
http://charcoalsbg.com/
facebook.com/ CharcoalsBarGrill/

Sports Bar opened the largest


of its 10 company-owned restaurants at 125 S. Centerville
Road, south of Route 462.
The
9,300-square-foot
Aroogas has seating for 300
inside as well as room for 100
more at an outside patio.
The newest restaurant for
the Harrisburg-based chain
features 119 televisions, 40
beers on tap and a menu with
its signature wings, sandwiches, burgers and pizza.
Contact: 635-9464
FILE PHOTO
aroogas.com
facebook.com/Aroogas462 Owners Mohamed Sheasha, left, and Ahmed Ayed inside the Center-

Centerville Diner
Centerville Diner, 100 S.
Centerville Road, is in a corner spot in Woods Edge Plaza, across from Sheetz.
Centerville Diner offers a
full menu that includes appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches and burgers, as well
as dinners such as meatloaf,
ham and ribs. Breakfast is
served all day and includes
omelets, eggs, pancakes and
French toast.
Mohamed Sheasha, and
Aroogas Grille House &
Ahmed
Ayad own the restauSports Bar
rant,
which
features Greek
Aroogas Grille House &

ville Diner in the Woods Edge Shopping Center.

and Italian food along with ly. They also own the ChamePennsylvania Dutch dishes. leon Club in Lancaster.
Contact: 553-5772
Firepit Kitchen + Bar features fire-grilled chicken,
veggie, pork and lamb kebabs
Firepit Kitchen + Bar
Firepit Kitchen + Bar has which can be made into a
opened in Manheim Town- pita.
ships Richmond Square, It also has appetizers, salads
the retail/residential area at steaks and burgers including
Fruitville Pike and Route 772. Village salad, a traditional
The restaurant at 605
Richmond Drive, Suite 9, is
American with a Mediterranean twist, according to
Nick Skiadas, who owns the
restaurant with his wife, Hol-

Greek salad with cucumbers


and tomatoes.
The restaurants drinks
menu includes 10 beers on
tap plus 75 bottled beers
in addition to 35 different
wines.
Contact: 208-3668
facebook.com/firepitpa

Guss Keystone Family


Restaurant
Guss Keystone Family
Restaurant, 3687 Rothsville
Road, Ephrata, opened at the
site of the former Ephrata
Diner.
The restaurant is owned by
Gus Kourgelis, who also owns
Guss Keystone Family Restaurant in Mount Joy.
The menu includes breakfasts like Belgian waffles with
fruit topping and whipped
cream or the Keystone omelet with ham, sausage, bacon, onions, mushrooms,
green peppers and cheese.
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St., is owned by Ryan Leese


and his dad, Brian, who are
partners in Puff N Stuff,
a hippie store at 253 N.
Queen St. that sells clothing,
incense and posters as well as
smoking accessories.
Grub N Stuff serves inexpensive food and offers
quick service in a rock n rollthemed environment.
The menu includes burgers,
hot dogs, soups and salads as
well as hot and cold subs. The
breakfast menu features eggs
and omelets, as well as breakfast sandwiches, French toast
sticks and breakfast gravy.
Contact: 399-4782
facebook.com/grubnstuffpa

Other selections include


avocado poached egg, sweet
potato pancakes, stuffed
French toast and banana
bread French toast.
Lunch specials offer soup
and a sandwich. A few sandwich options include paninis,
pretzel sandwiches, burgers, club sandwiches, BLTs,
and classic melts like grilled
Reubens, tuna melts and
patty melts. There are cheesesteaks, hot roast beef sandwiches, crab cake sandwiches
and hot turkey sandwiches,
too.
Contact: 738-7381
Primo Hoagies
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first Lancaster County location in Manheim Townships
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Fruitville Pike has a variety
of hot and cold, Italian-style
hoagies made with Thumanns meats and cheeses.
The first Primo Hoagies
opened in 1992 in South Philadelphia, and today there are
87 locations, mostly in and
around Philadelphia.
The franchisee for the Lancaster shop is Donna Saggese.
Contact: 690-2951
primohoagies.com
facebook.com/PriFILE PHOTO
m o - H o a g i e s - L a n c a s t - Owners Hong An Yang, left, and Zhi Yang at Mount Pepper Restauer-1021777837835704/
rant on Columbia Avenue.

Mount Pepper
Mount Pepper, a restaurant
that features Sichuan cuisine,
has opened along Columbia
Avenue outside Lancaster.
The Chinese restaurant at
1930 Columbia Ave. has poultry, pork, beef, lamb and seafood dishes as well as soups,
dry hot-pot dishes and rice
and noodles.
The food is prepared in a
style traditional in Chongqing, a province in southwest
China known for its distinctively spicy and pungent flavors.

Mount Pepper is owned by


Hong An Yang and his nephew Zhi Yang.
Contact: 509-8988
facebook.com/mountpepper/

Silantra
Silantra, an Asian street
kitchen at the corner of
Duke and King streets, lets
customers build their own
Asian wraps, rice bowls or
salads.
The restaurant is owned by
Cindy Lam and Sam Guo.

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Silantra tries to use vegetables from local farms, as well


as antibiotic and hormonefree meats. Other options include seaweed and edamame
salads and wasabi coleslaw.
The restaurant seats about
50. Silantra currently has
10 employees, including the
co-owners. Employees are
paid a higher wage in lieu of
tips, which will be donated to
small, project-driven charities.
Contact: 399-1988
silantra.co/

B Peace Cafe
B Peace Cafe, which offers
Ethiopian and American
food, has opened in Lancaster.
The cafe at 701 E. Walnut
St. has traditional Ethiopian
dishes such as tibs (lamb sauted with onion, jalapeno,
Ethiopian butter) kita firfir
(spiced bread with Ethiopian butter) and ful (crushed
black-eyed peas with onion,
garlic, boiled eggs and Ethiopian spices.)
Theres also subs, burgers,
grilled cheese sandwiches
and wings as well as a breakfast menu that includes pancakes and omelets.
In addition, the cafe has ice
cream as well as Ethiopian
and American coffee.
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WHATS NEW

pork as well as plantains and


carimanola, a potato fritter
stuffed with meat.
El Friquitin de Villalba is
owned by Ochy and Angie
Rodriguez, who are helped by
their daughter, Angely.
Contact: 517-9305

Continued from 80

B. Peace Cafe has seating


for 24 and also offers some
to-go items, including Ethiopian spices and coffee.
The cafe at East Walnut
and North Franklin streets
is owned by Biniam Demmelash
and
Selamawit
Ketema.
Contact: 299-2979, or 6902776

Salsas Mexican Grille


Salsas Mexican Grille, 1506
Lancaster Ave., Columbia, offers traditional Mexican cuisine, including soups, salads,
quesadillas, burritos, fajitas,
tacos and platters, as well as
fish and chicken dishes.
The menu includes 21 different platter combinations,
10 different burritos and 34
dinner specialties.
Owners are Armando and
Eduardo Saldana.
The Saldanas also have
a Salsas Mexican Grille in
Philipsburg and have plans
for one in Cleona.
The Columbia restaurant
offers takeout and catering.
Contact: 449-5762
salsagrillebedford.com/
Burma Road
Burma Road, 30 W. James
St., features Burmese and
Asian cuisine.
The restaurant carries Burmese dishes as well as sushi,
egg rolls, spring rolls, fried
rice and fried lo mein.
Burmese dishes include
mohinga, a rice noodle and
fish soup, as well as nan-gyitoke, which is made with
thick noodles and chicken
curry.
The restaurant has seating
inside for 10 and offers takeout and some delivery.
Burma Road is owned by
Kam Li Tangbau and his
wife, Htoi Lu Sumlut, who
are helped by two employees.
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Flora Gonzalez stands in front of her restaurant, Floras, at 306 N.


Mulberry St.

The owners and employees


are Burmese refugees.
Contact: 399-0250, or 508259-4549

El Friquitin de Villalba
El Friquitin de Villalba, a
small Puerto Rican takeout
restaurant, opened in Lancaster.
The restaurant at 243

Green St. features a variety of


Puerto Rican dishes, including rice and beans as well as
chicken and beef stew. Barbecue chicken, ribs and catfish
are also on the menu.
In addition, the restaurant
next to King Elementary
School has empanadas with
a variety of fillings, including chicken, beef and fried

wanese shaved ice.


Contact: 984-2616
facebook.com/BoboTLancaster

Hey Asian Restaurant


Hey Asian Restaurant
opened at 1930 Columbia Avenue, just west of Lancaster.
The roughly 55-seat restaurant offers Chinese, Japanese
and Thai dishes, including
Ramen noodle soups, terriyaki combos and stir fried
noodle dishes. There are also
pork, beef and chicken dishes
in addition to appetizers and
salads.
The restaurant offers takeout but not delivery.
Contact: 509-3599
heyasianrestaurant.com

Bobo T
Bobo T, a cafe with Taiwanese-style bubble tea, opened
in downtown Lancaster at
116 W. Orange St.
The cafe features a teabased drink mixed with dairy
and fruit to which chewy
tapioca balls are added. This
bubble tea comes in 16 flavors, including taro, kiwi,
mango and watermelon.
Bobo T is owned by Jack
Vien and his son, Wyman,
who are also the shops only Floras
employees.
Floras, a restaurant that
In addition to bubble tea, offers dishes influenced by a
the shop sells smoothies and variety of Latino cultures,
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opened at 306 N. Mulberry


St.
Menu items include paella,
a Spanish rice with scallops
or shrimp, as well as pollo
guisado, a Dominican braised
chicken with sauce and vegetables served over rice.
In addition to lunch and
dinner, Floras has breakfast
on Saturdays, with a menu
that includes breakfast sandwiches, eggs, oatmeal and Farina.
Flora Gonzalez owns the
restaurant with her husband,
Abner Gonzalez, and her
brother, Thaddeus Ramirez.
Contact: 553-5765
facebook.com/FlorasRestaurant

smoothies.
The restaurant is owned
by Dung Ho, who previously
owned Pho Noodle House in
Lancaster.
The restaurant has seating
for 24 and also offers takeout.
Contact: 299-5020
facebook.com/CAFEPHOHOANG

Good Burrito
Good Burrito, at 17 W. High
St., Elizabethtown, opened in
November.
The restaurant serves burritos, burrito bowls, tacos,
quesadillas and chips, with
a variety of fillings available:
beef, chicken, steak, pork,
rice, beans, corn salsa, guacamole (costs extra) and more.
Doug Logan, Nick Weaver,
Ryan Peterson and Justin
Daley are partners in the
business, which also donates
a percentage of all sales to loCafe & Pho Hoang
Cafe & Pho Hoang, a res- cal causes.
taurant featuring tradition- Contact: facebook.com/
al Vietnamese dishes, has GoodBurritoCo/?fref=ts
opened in Manheim Township.
Rooster Street Butcher
The restaurant at 1140 Eliz- Rooster Street Butcher has
abeth Ave. features pho (noo- opened a new shop in Lititz,
dle soup) and banh mi (ba- having moved from Elizaguette sandwiches) as well as bethtown where it began
bun (rice vermicelli) and mi in October 2012 as Rooster
(egg noodle soup).
Street Provisions.
There are also appetizers The new shop at 11 S. Cedar
such as spring, summer and St. is just south of East Main
egg rolls as well as drinks and Street in the former home of

Jewelry & Clock Works.


Owned by Tony and Kristina Page, Rooster Street
Butcher offers pork products
as well as beef, chicken, lamb
and duck. Its products also
include bacon, sausage, salami and cured meats.
The Pages said the Lititz
shop allows them to become
a full-service butcher with a
larger production space as
well as a bigger deli case to
display products.
In addition, the Pages have
a small dine-in and take-out
cafe inside the shop that sells
small appetizers and sandwiches.
Contact: 481-0088
roosterst.com
facebook.com/Roosterst

Perry Street Cellar


Perry Street Cellar opened
in the lower level of the Railroad House Inn in Marietta.
The basement bar at 280 W.
Front St. features craft and
rare beers as well as a pub
menu with hot dogs, flavored
popcorn, sandwiches, tacos,
salads and burgers.
Theres seating for around
50, including space for about
12 at a bar and at wooden
tables along a stone wall in a
space reminiscent of a speakeasy.
A small stage in front of a
dance floor is for hosting live

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family operated since 1972

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FILE PHOTO

Perry Street Cellar owners Joey Bowden, left, and Freddy States sit at
their new bar on Front Street in Marietta.

pretzel, Snickers bar and


salted caramel.
It also gives customers the
option of customizing their
own doughnuts.
The new shop is owned
by Valerie Cornwell, who is
helped by her husband, John.
The Millersville shop is a
franchise location of the Sugar on Top shop in Strasburg.
Contact: 925-6246
sugarontopdonuts.com
facebook.com/sugarontopJoBoys Speakeasy
MU
JoBoys has opened JoBoys
Speakeasy below its brewpub in Lititz, offering drinks Geneva Bakery Cafe
and a select menu in a base- Geneva Bakery Cafe has
ment room that pays homage opened in East Petersburg.
to Prohibition-era drinking The cafe is part of the East
lounges.
Petersburg Area Civic CenThe hideaway below the ter, in the Real Life Church of
brewpub at 27-31 E. Main St. God at the northwest corner
offers wine and 10 JoBoys of State and Lemon streets.
beers as well as a small plate Geneva Bakery Cafe is
menu that features barbecue owned by Linda Rannels.
sandwiches, pretzels, and fish Among the cafe offerings
and chips.
are frittatas, quiche, oatJoBoys co-owner Jeff Har- meal, brownies, pies and
less renovated the space.
cheesecake as well as coffee
Contact: 717-568-8330
and tea.
joboysbrewpub.com
Rannels said she also plans
to add soups and eventually
expand with more speciality
Sugar on Top
Sugar on Top, a gourmet coffee drinks.
doughnut shop, has opened Contact: 569-5919
in Millersville at 126 N. facebook.com/genevabakerycafe
George St.
Sugar on Top offers a vari- genevabakery.com
ety of signature doughnuts
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such as chocolate covered

music on Saturday nights.


The beer list at Perry Street
Cellar includes 12 beers on
draft as well as 60 in bottles,
with an emphasis on Belgian
and European ales.
The Railroad House Inn
and Perry Street Cellar are
owned by Joey Bowden and
Freddy States.
Contact: 426-4141
perrystreetcellar.com

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Amaranth Gluten-Free
Bake Shop
Amaranth
Gluten-Free
Bake Shop opened a retail location at 112 W. Orange St.
The bake shop offers coffee, tea and bagels, as well as
breads, rolls, pizza crusts and
cookies, muffins, cupcakes,
cakes, granola and brownies.
All items are made without
gluten.
Amaranth, which was begun six years ago by Kristen
Ippolito, also sells products
wholesale to stores and restaurants and operates stands
in two seasonal markets in
Philadelphia.
Contact: 330-4359
amaranthbakery.com
Thoms Bread
Thoms Bread has opened
a retail shop in Manheim
Township that adds pizza to
its lineup of specialty Italian
breads.
Thoms Bread Bakery, 113A
Butler Ave., is next to Brewers Outlet near Oregon Pike
and Route 30.
In addition to pizza and its
specialty breads, the shop
carries bagels and granola.
Thoms Bread is owned by
Thom Capizzi, who started
the business in 2012. He now
has five employees.
Contact: 490-6303
facebook.com/thoms.bread
Randisis Italian Bakery
Randisis Italian Bakery has
opened outside Lititz in the
Village Shoppes at Brighton.
The bakery at 1180 Erbs
Quarry Road, Suite 2, has a
variety of breads, cookies,
cakes, pastries and desserts.
Among the offerings are
traditional Italian breads, including Sicilian sesame and
antique Romana. Randisis
also has biscotti, brioche,
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Spring House Brewing


the Village Commons shopCo. brewpub
ping center.
The Spring House Brewing The brewpub at 2023 MillCo. brewpub opened at 209 er Road has seven beers on
Hazel St. in Lancaster.
tap as well as a Dry Hopped
The new brewpub is just Cider
west of Prince Street, five There will also be a selecblocks south of the Spring tion of wines from Waltz
House Taproom at 25 W. Vineyards in Manheim and
King St.
The Vineyard at Grandview
The brewpub has seating in Mount Joy.
inside for about 100, with Greg Kendig owns the
space for another 40 on a pa- brewpub with Francisco
tio.
Ramirez and Gary McVaugh.
There are 12 beers on tap The menu includes Cuban,
FILE PHOTO
and a menu including burg- Reuben, French dip and porFrom left, Carl Vitale, Tara Welsh and Pete Keares sit at the bar at
ers, sandwiches, steaks and tabella mushroom sandwichMulberry Social at North Mulberry and West James streets.
seafood. Theres also a se- es, chicken and waffle platlection of salads as well as a ters and soft pretzels.
cake as well as coffee, tea and bit.ly/ CreeksideDelion- charcuterie board, smoked There are also pommes
chicken wings and fried frites (French fries) with a
specialty sodas.
Facebook
green tomatoes.
Randisis is owned and
variety of dipping sauces as
Contact: springhousebeer. well as charcuterie boards
staffed by John and Olena Mulberry Social
Randisi.
with selections of meats and
Mulberry Social has opened com
Contact: 690-2364
cheeses.
in Lancaster at 300 W. James
facebook.com/Randisisi- St.
Contact: 283-6469
Mad Chef Craft
talianbakery
madchefcraftbrewing.com
The restaurant at the cor- Brewing Co.
ner of North Mulberry and Mad Chef Craft Brewing Co.
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Creekside Delicatessen West James streets is owned opened in East Petersburg, in
by
Pete
Keares,
Carl
Vitale
Creekside
Delicatessen,
a New York-style deli, has and Tara Welsh.
opened in Manheim at 345 S. Vitale, who is the executive
chef, is the former execuMain St.
The carry-out-only restau- tive chef at Gibraltar, where
rant takes its name from the Welsh was a manager. Keares
is the owner of Lancaster
nearby Chiques Creek.
Owners Ben and Lisa Will- Brewing Co.
ing offer a menu that includes The menu includes pastas,
made-to-order hero sand- burgers and sandwiches as
wiches. There are also two well as salads and pizzas.
The drinks menu includes
weekly entrees.
Bagels, breads and baked 11 draft beers from Pennsylgoods are delivered fresh vania brewers along with a
to our amazing patrons who have supported us
from New Yorks five bor- wine list and a variety of craft
over 12 years in Mountville. We had a wonderful 2015.
oughs and breakfast is avail- cocktails.
We are so proud of our accomplishments as a small
Contact: 947-7162
able all day.
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Little Dutch Taproom


Wacker Brewing Company
has opened the Little Dutch
Taproom in a former downtown Lancaster tobacco
warehouse above its production room.
The taproom at 417 W.
Grant St. is in the same space
as the tasting room for Thistle Finch Distillery, which
produces rye whiskey, gin
and vodka at the site.
The taproom is open for
growler fills, samples, and
pint glass sales. It also has
a limited food menu with
pulled pork sandwiches, popcorn, soft pretzels, hard pretzels and strawberry whoopie
pies.
The Little Dutch Taproom
will host live music on a stage
in the corner and a large
television will broadcast live
sports.
Wacker Brewing Company
is owned by Bryan Kepner
and brewmaster Michael
Spychalski is among the halfdozen employees.

Contact: 617-2711
wackerbrewing.com

Lititz is owned by Larry Wilson, who has 14 other Moes


restaurants. This is the first
Moes in Lancaster County.
Funk Brewing
Moes Southwest Grill has
Elizabethtown
more
than 600 locations.
Funk Brewing Elizabethtown opened a brewpub in
the former Elizabethtown Piper Belles BBQ
Hotel building, 28 S. Market A new food trailer, Piper
St.
Belles BBQ, is setting up regProprietor Jon Norm ularly outside Mount Joy and
Norman and brother-in-law Lancaster.
Kyle Funk are partners in Piper Belles BBQ is parked
the Funk Brewing Co. of Em- at Stop and Go Oil, 1950
maus, which began brewing W. Main St., Mount Joy, on
and selling craft beer in 2014. Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Funk Brewing has eight and at Freys Greenhouse,
beers on tap: four core 1501 Columbia Ave., Thursbeers and four rotating ones, days and Fridays.
including seasonal selec- Piper Belles features pulled
tions.
pork barbecue sandwiches,
A small stage accommo- charcoal fired pizza, homedates live music.
made pineapple slaw and
Contact: 366-4352
homemade bread pudding.
http://funk-etown.com/
It will also have a variety of
weekly specials. Piper Belles
BBQ also offers catering.
Moes Southwest Grill
Moes Southwest Grill, 970 Piper Belles BBQ is owned
Lititz Pike, in the Shoppes at by David and Cas Shirey.
Kissel Village, specializes in Contact: piperbellesbbq.
burritos that can be custom- com
ized with 20 ingredients. It
also has wraps, burrito bowls, Root
quesadillas and salads.
Root, a vegan bar and resThe franchise location in taurant, has opened at 227 W.
Walnut St. in Lancaster.
Root offers an ever-changing menu of appetizers, salads, pizza and main dishes,
all made without any animal
products.

Appetizers include pierogies, fried tomatoes and pub


fries while vegetable stromboli and avocado are among
the pizza options.
Main dishes include vegetable ravioli, pot pie and an
E.L.T, which is a sandwich
made with eggplant, lettuce
and tomato.
The beer, wine and liquor
sold at Root are also entirely
free of animal products.
Root is owned by Rob Garpstas.
Contact:
bit.ly/RootVeganRestaurant

lage Farm Market, opened on


the grounds of the Masonic
Village retirement community west of Elizabethtown.
Orchard View Cafe consists
of a small kitchen and workspace with a walk-up window built as an addition to
the farm market at 310 Eden
Road.
The cafe offers hand-dipped
ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes and soda floats as well
as hot dogs, soup and apple
cider slushies. There is also
a weekly sandwich special,
such as pulled pork, beef barbecue or chicken barbecue.
Orchard View Cafe features
milk
and ice cream from
Speckled Hen
Trickling
Springs Creamery
Speckled Hen, a specialty
coffee shop and kitchen, in Chambersburg.
opened at 141 E. Main St., Contact: 361-4520
mvfarmmarket.com
Strasburg.
Speckled Hen serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with a Freezy Barn
menu that includes omelets, Freezy Barn ice cream shop
sandwiches, salads and fresh- has opened near Mussers
baked items.
Market in the Buck.
The restaurant includes a The shop at 35C Friendly
sit-up espresso bar as well as Drive, Quarryville, features
a play area for children.
soft-serve ice cream as well
Speckled Hen is owned by as 12 flavors of hand-dipped
Ryan and Janae Dagen.
ice cream and six flavors of
Contact: 288-3139
Italian ice.
facebook.com/speckledhen- There are also sundaes, ice
coffee
cream floats, milkshakes and
fruit smoothies as well as
baked goods, some breakfast
Orchard View Cafe
Orchard View Cafe, a sea- sandwiches and a variety of
sonal cafe at the Masonic Vil- coffee drinks.
The shop is owned by Mick
Pickens and Danielle Hossler.
Contact: 923-0145
freezybarn.com

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Splits & Giggles


Splits & Giggles, an independent Lancaster ice cream
shop that closed in 2014, reopened last spring under new
owners.
The shop at 500 W. Lemon
St. features 10-plus flavors of
Hersheys ice cream as well
as lunch items such as soups
and sandwiches.
The new owners are Dave
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and Emily Brown, Jim and


Dawn Cox, and Jason and
Melissa Cavallaro, all of
whom live near the ice cream
shop.
Contact: 399-3332
facebook.com/splitsandgiggles

Kings Kreamery
Kings Kreamery, which
features a small ice cream
and dairy shop, opened at
2195B Old Philadelphia Pike
in East Lampeter Township.
Kings Kreamery offers 10
flavors of hand-dipped ice
cream. They also sell yogurt,
cheese and other dairy products, as well as maple syrup,
pickles, relish, jam and coffee.
The ice cream shop is takeout only.
Kings Kreamery is owned
by Eli King, whose family has
a dairy farm near Gordonville
that provides milk for the
products.
Contact: 208-3187
Route 66
Route 66, a restaurant
featuring burgers, fries and
milkshakes, opened at 45 W.
Liberty St. in Lancaster.
Owner Mujtaba Mash
Mahmood, a native of Bahrain, says he loves American
food.
The menu features cheesesteaks, burgers, cold subs,
salads, milkshakes and baked
spuds, which can be customized with toppings. Burgers
are certified Angus beef and
feature Route 66s special
sauce and seasonings.
Milkshakes are made with
Pine View Dairy ice cream
and come in four flavors.
Contact: 394-0010
thisisroute66.com
facebook.com/thisisroute66
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Tropical Smoothie Cafe has
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opened in Centerville Square,


near Giant in the East Hempfield shopping center.
The restaurant at 572B
Centerville Road has its
namesake fruit smoothies as
well as a variety of sandwiches, wraps, soups and salads.
The new cafe is the fourth
for Matt Shaffer, who owns
the restaurant with his
brother, Cody. The Shaffers
also have Tropical Smoothie
Cafes in downtown Lancaster, Manheim Township and
Millersville.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe has
some 400 restaurants nationwide.
Contact: 717-618-8930
tropicalsmoothie.com

Renewal Kombucha
Renewal
Kombucha
opened a small taproom at 51
N. Broad St., Lititz, where it
sells its namesake fermented
iced tea.
The shop offers six varieties
of kombucha brewed on site
and served in cups and refillable growlers for takeout.
Its three flagship flavors are
white tea with lemongrass,
hibiscus mint green tea and

cinnamon orange mate.


Kombucha is a fermented
tea brewed with herbs, cane
sugar, yeast and probiotic
culture that has an alcohol
content of less than 0.5 percent.
Renewal Kombucha is
owned by Jeremy Sayer, who
is helped by his wife, Kristi.
Contact: 484-525-3575
drinkrenewal.com
facebook.com/DrinkRenewal

wine importation business


he began in 2004.
Contact: 208-3887
gesinosfood.com

Indulge
Indulge, a specialty gift
shop that features a variety
of food items, has opened in
downtown Lititz.
The roughly 600-squarefoot shop at 69A E. Main St.
carries whole bean coffee, tea
and cider as well as whoopie
pies, cookies and biscotti.
Theres also a selection of
jewelry and a spa section
with chap stick, body cream
and candles, among other
things. Many of the items are
made by local artisans.
Indulge Lititz is owned by
Theresa Williams.
Contact:
615-0085
facebook.com/indulgelititz

Gesinos Italian
Specialty Food
Gesinos Italian Specialty
Food, 945 N. Plum St., features hard-to-find Italian
grocery items in a circa-1920
converted warehouse.
The retail specialty food
store carries a variety of Italian foods, including organic
and specialty pasta along
with pesto, tapenade and Lancasters Specialty
sauces. Theres also olive oil, Market
balsamic vinegar, jam and Lancasters
Specialty
marmalade as well as chocolate, seasonal Italian cake
and coffee.
Gesinos is owned by Gesino Sgro, who also owns Bacco
Wine & Spirits, a wholesale

Market has opened in the


Brickerville House Specialty
Shops where it offers a wide
selection of natural foods and
locally made products alongside imported grocery items.
The market at routes 501
and 322, is owned by George
and Tony Agadis, who own
the nearby Brickerville
House Family Restaurant.
Grocery items include baking products, spices, coffee
and tea as well as sweets,
drinks, relish, pickles and
snacks.
A deli case has a variety of
meats and cheeses and there
is also a section for German
grocery items as well as one
devoted to Italian items such
as pasta, sauce and olive oil.
In addition, the store carries a variety of organic and
gluten free items.
Contact: 717-568-8686
facebook.com/LSMarket
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Tyler Reppert takes a break from painting to enjoy some wine at Art and a Bottle in the Village Shoppes at Brighton, outside Lititz.

Art and wine a popular pairing


STEPHEN KOPFINGER

LNP CUSTOM CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR

In the age of La Vie Boehme in 1900s Paris, artists were said to have fueled their creativity with
absinthe.
Nothing that wild happens at places such as
Lititzs Art and a Bottle and Squeeze Spot in Ephrata, but some folks have chosen to tap their muse
with the help of the fruit of the vine.
Nobody is quite sure just when and where combining wine drinking with painting sessions got
their start Squeeze Spots Tina Palombo specALWAYS LANCASTER COUNTY

ulates California but she understands a vibe


which has swept the country from Charlottesville to Chicago, New York to New Mexico and all
points beyond in cities and suburbs.
Its more of a relaxed, creative time, sums up
Palombo, who runs Squeeze Spot, 30 E. Main St.,
with business partner and fellow artist Moe Boyer.
Both attended Millersville University and
opened Squeeze Spot last August. The space also
houses a gallery and hosts community benefit
classes, known as Classes for Causes, which benENTERTAINMENT

efit nonprofit organizations.


But its the Squeeze Spots Adult Coloring
Hour, which attracts those who cant even envision picking up a paint brush.
We cater to people who dont feel they are artists, says Palombo, noting that some will tell her,
I cant even draw a stick figure.
Thats where the wine, brought BYOB-style,
comes in handy. Its not about getting plotzed before picking up a palate and kids arent around
at the evening events but as a way for potential
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Lancaster
Countys
new land of
make-believe

Mary and
Dimitri
Papadimitriou,
left, opened
Escape Room
Lancaster near
the Lancaster
Amtrak station.
Below: The
Medieval Castle
room challenges
you to escape
before being
thrown in the
dungeon.

Escape Room takes


imaginary play to a
whole new level

LAURA KNOWLES
LNP CUSTOM
CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR

You will get out, one


way or another. We
promise.
Mary Papadimitriou,
The Escape Room

Do you remember all those


games you played as a kid?
You know, all those imaginative games like reenacting
your favorite fairy tales, or
playing detective like Sherlock Holmes, or mapping
your way to the pirates buried treasure?
Grown-up kids or at
least kids who are at least 10
years old can rediscover
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game-playing with a whole


new concept here in Lancaster County.
Its called Escape Room
Lancaster, and its located
at 18 McGovern Ave., right
near the Lancaster Amtrak
station. Remember that, because its an important clue.
Escape Room is the brainchild of Mary and Dimitri
Papadimitriou. The Lancaster couple have relatives
in Greece, and thats where
the idea came from. Popular
in Europe and other countries, themed rooms that
allow participants to play
in a creative way are all the
rage.
The Papadimitrious relatives mentioned that they
were having a blast playing
games with friends. So the
couple decided to check it
out for themselves in Philadelphia and in Montreal,
when they were traveling.
Would this work in Lancaster? they wondered.
Why not?
Escape Room is part playENTERTAINMENT

ing the board game Clue


and part scavenger hunt.
You have to be smart, clever
and crafty. You have to be
sharp and perceptive. Most
of all, you have to have an
imagination.
Right now, Escape Room
has three themes that you
and your group can choose.
You can play together as a
group, or join in with a group
of people who dont know

each other yet.


Since we are right near
the train station, one of our
rooms is 1920s Train Station, says Mary, adding that
up to eight people can play.
The larger room is Art
Gallery Heist, in which you
pretend to be involved in the
heist of a world-renowned
work of art. You can have
10 people in this game. The
smallest game is Medieval
Castle, for up to six participants. The game sizes relate
to the capacity of the rooms.
Each room is gloriously
cluttered with items and
keepsakes from the past,
like old-fashioned luggage
and train cases, jeweled
crowns, royal thrones and
gilt-framed paintings. We
cant tell you too much, or it
would ruin the fun.
All the stuff comes from
my father-in-law, says
Mary, adding that Tony Papadimitriou is known as the
flamingo man and a proud
hoarder who loves all sorts
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Its a dreary winter afternoon, and youre ready to sit


down and enjoy a good book.
Like many avid readers, you
may own an e-reader device,
like a Kindle or Nook. So, you
just go online to Amazon or
Barnes & Noble and, with a
few clicks and a quick download, you can start scrolling
through The Martian or
that biography of Alexander
Hamilton.
Then again, you might prefer the heft and weight of an
actual book in your hands,
the smoothness of real paper
pages turning beneath your
fingers, that comforting book
smell.
The Association of American Publishers reported that
e-book sales fell 10 percent in
the first five months of 2015,
after several years of increasing or steady sales. However,
other analysts point to a rise
in e-book prices and say that
sales of independently published e-books are growing.
Still, owners of local independent bookstores are encouraged by the enduring allure of words on paper pages
and say they are competitive.

E-books not
everything

Actual physical books are


far more popular than ebooks, says Todd Dickinson,
co-owner of Aarons Books in
Lititz.
Many customers have
found e-readers to be lacking,
Dickinson says; some have
discovered authors through
e-books and want to find
their work in print.
Dickinson says e-books are
a small part of the market,
and he doesnt view them

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as competition for his store,


which he and his wife, Sam
Droke-Dickinson, opened in
2005. In fact, the shops foot
traffic and sales have continued to increase, he says.
People who come here
are readers who buy books,
says Dickinson. People who
come to us are book people.
In Lancaster County, book
people have some independent bookstore choices,
including B.R. Books in the
Foxshire Plaza and Lancaster
citys DogStar Books.

More stores

The American Booksellers Association reports 1,712


member stores in 2015 compared to 1,401 in 2009. ABA
spokesman Dan Cullen says
that independent bookstores
sales have grown since 2012.
Locally, bookstores have
come and gone.
The Rabbit & the Dragonfly, a downtown coffee shop/
bookstore, opened a year ago.
But the Old Hickory Book
Rack closed in January.
Owner Barry Trainor, who

DIANE M> BITTING

Todd Dickinson, owner of Aarons Books in Lititz, says e-books are a small part of the market and havent
hurt foot traffic or sales in his store.

is semi-retired and moving


to Florida, says he couldnt
find a buyer for the business,
which he opened in 2010 as
part of the Book Rack chain.
Although a labor of love,
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Escape
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of antiques, vintage items


and collectibles. Hell scour
the local markets and sales
for wonderful stuff that
his son and daughter-inlaw can use in their theme
rooms.
Right now there are three
rooms, but they may add
more in the future. Once
a room has run its course,
they will replace it with another theme to keep things
fresh and interesting.
We have companies who
use it for team-building
activities, because people
have to work together to
solve clues, says Mary.
And we also have couples
who might join up with
strangers, which makes it
all the more intriguing.
Just like any game, there
are rules.
For one, you need to be on
time. Since these are liveaction events, you have to
arrive on time in order to
participate. They dont wait
for latecomers. The door to

the room locks and thats it.


You need a reservation.
There are no walk-ins. All
Escape Room events must
be scheduled online up to
four hours in advance. You
can book up to two months
in advance. And if you suffer from claustrophobia, you
might want to think about
whether you will be OK with
being locked in a room, until
you figure out how to escape.
Dont worry, assures
Mary. You will get out, one
way or another. We promise.
And there are emergency exits in the rooms.
Playing the game at Escape Room is $24 per person in each room, whether
you choose the 1920s Lancaster Train Station, where
a friend has been arrested
for bootlegging; the Modern
Art Gallery Heist, where you
are a high-stakes art thief; or
the Medieval Castle, where
you are trapped as the drawbridge suddenly closes and
must solve an ancient puzzle
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dungeon.
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Trainor says its a difficult


business, with so many forms
of entertainment competing
for peoples attention.
Downtown Lancaster has
lost several bookstores over
the years, points out DogStar
owner Brian Frailey. Frailey has sold books full time
since 2002, first solely online
through Amazon, eBay and
AbeBooks.
Having done robust sales in
collectible childrens literature, modern first editions of
fiction, scholarly books and
antiquarian titles, Frailey
opened his downtown store
in 2006. In 2012, the store
moved to Lemon Street, tripling its space for a burgeoning inventory, author events
and artwork.
We succeed as a dealer
in used books by offering as
wide a selection of titles in
as many categories as we discern a local demand, Frailey
says via email. But being a
book seller with an online
presence is absolutely essential for our continued success.
Frailey doesnt offer new
books because Amazon sells
newer titles cheaper than he
can buy them from a publisher or distributor.
Aarons Books started out
selling all used books but
added new books because
of customer requests. Now,
Dickinson estimates, 60 percent of the inventory is new.
They always have a really
good selection. They themselves are just really helpful,
says Heidi Lucier of Lititz. If
Im looking for something, if
they dont have what I need,
they can get it in really fast.

Co-owner Stephanie Todoroff inside the Rabbit & the Dragonfly.

discussions has been a key to


Aarons success.
We want to make it a place
where people can come and
talk about and learn about
new books, says Dickinson.
Aarons also partners with
community organizations.
For instance, Aarons brings
in authors as speakers for
Parish Resource Center, and
the store is involved in the
Warwick Education Foundations annual childrens literature festival.
Aarons also sponsors a
pick-of-the-month book with
public broadcaster WITF.
Says Droke-Dickinson: We
serve the community, and
online booksellers do not.
Any book we put on our shelf,
we put with the community
in mind. Its not about numbers for us.
B.R. Books owner Gina Pollock says business has picked
up over the past year.
Its definitely not what it
was before the advent of the
e-book. (But) I think people
are starting to come back to
bookstores, says Pollock,
owner since mid-2013. The
previous owner, she says, had
declining revenues over several years.
The store carries almost
all used books, including the
popular romances, westerns
and mysteries, along with
childrens and young adult
selections. But it does sell
new books by local authors
Community
and hosts signing events.
connection
Offering events such as au- They (customers) cant
thor book signings and book meet authors online, says
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Pollock.
For 2015, the store held a
50 Book Challenge, in which
participants pledged to read
50 different types of books
over a year, for a prize drawing. The 2016 challenge is
now underway. Coming up
are Marchs Murder Mystery
Month and ABAs Independent Bookstore Day (Saturday, April 30).
The six partner/owners of
The Rabbit & the Dragonfly
count The Inklings as their
inspiration.
This group of 20th-century
British writers, including
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis,
are represented on the bookstore shelves, along with other authors and genres. Most
books are used, with some
new works by local authors.
Owner Laurie Keener says
the stores blind date books
have been popular. For $3, a
reader gets a book whose title
is concealed, with a hint on
what its about.
Browsing through a bookstore, says Keener, gives a
reader the opportunity and
the ability to start a conversation with somebody about
your mutual love of books.
Owner Melissa Garland
likes handing off a good read
to somebody else, more likely
done with a book than an ereader. Youre passing on a
feeling, she says.
Garlands hope is that the
book makes its rounds and
then it eventually comes back
to a bookstore for somebody
else to buy.
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WHATS NEW

n A look at businesses that opened in the past year. For


additional listings, see the Business, Together, Home and
Garden, and Food sections.

Squeeze Spot
Squeeze Spot, which offers painting parties and other
workshops, opened a storefront at 30 E. Main St. in downtown Ephrata and added a boutique.
The boutique has jewelry, purses and hats as well as other
items from about a dozen artists.
In the workshop space, the Squeeze Spot will host its popup painting parties as well as workshops for kids. Among
the offerings will be BYOB coloring parties and BYOB Lego
parties for adults.
Squeeze Spot is owned by Moe Boyer and Tina Palombo.
Contact: squeezespot.com
Red Rose Comics
Red Rose Comics, 356 W. Main St., Leola, has some 15,000
comic books as well as toys and comic book art.
The shop specializes in back issues of comics that feature
well-known characters such as Batman, The Avengers, Superman and Spider Man.
Red Rose Comics also has a large selection of memorabilia from The Walking Dead television series and offers
a free comic book for anyone who visits the store.
Owners are Brian and Melissa Poppe.
Contact: 517-0566
facebook.com/RedRoseComicsLanc
4th Wall Comics
4th Wall Comics, a comic book and game store, opened in
Lancasters Manor Shopping Center.
The store, at 1224 Millersville Pike, sells comic books,
specialty board and card games as well as other comic
memorabilia. The store also has classic arcade games and
gaming tables where customers can play from a selection
of demo tabletop games for free.
They host weekly events such as Magic card game nights,
family game nights, movie nights and art openings.
Owners are James Mathison, Jeff Mathison and Jared
Wolf.
Contact: 208-3524
facebook.com/4thwallcomics/
Crafter Hours
Crafter Hours, a craft studio and workshop, opened at 67
E. Main St., Mount Joy. The shop offers walk-in do-it-yourself craft projects, custom crafts for sale, and events.
Crafter Hours has a variety of crafts on display each
month that customers can make for themselves at the studio. Materials and instructions are available to help customers from start to finish.
Owner Karen McCrady also plans to host BYOB painting parties, glow painting nights and craft classes. Crafter
Hours is also available for private parties.
Contact: 492-9111
facebook.com/CrafterHourParties
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Moe Boyer, left, and


Tina Palombo launched
a creative space known
as The Squeeze Spot
on East Main Street in
Ephrata last summer.

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painters to feel a little less


intimidated when exploring
their artistic side. Most of the
participants are women, says
Palombo, who are looking
for a moms night out, or a
site for a bachelorette party.
Its pretty much the same
at Art and a Bottle, 1180
Erbs Quarry Road, in Brighton, a village-style complex
of homes and shops just off
Fruitville Pike, says Jonathan
Lauchner, who runs the studio with his wife, Joelle.
But men are most welcome.
Tyler Reppert, an Art and a
Bottle patron, recently took
his time dabbling at the canvas, the colors of his palate
joining the ruby red of the
Australian Cabernet/Shiraz
he was enjoying.
(Its a way) to create while
you drink, he summed up.
Art and a Bottle will supply napkins, water, ice buckets (no ice), plastic cups and
glasses, and bottle openers/
corkscrews, as well as all supplies needed for painting. If
you bring a beverage, it need
not be alcoholic.
Food is also welcome. Most
BYOB classes are held in the
evening; it is advised that participants show up around 20
minutes before class times to
allow for food and beverage
setup.
Those under 21 are welENTERTAINMENT

come, but, of course, are not


allowed to drink alcohol and
must be in the company of
an adult. Not all events at Art
and a Bottle are bottle-inclusive; a non-BYOB was scheduled this month to benefit
the Hempfield Band Booster
Club.
Squeeze Spot also houses
family-friendly classes in addition to its painting parties.
Check out squeezespotworkshops@weebly.com for a list
of upcoming events and class
prices.
The proprietors of both
business are happy to have
found a fit in a county known
for its artistic scene, even

if what they offer is a little


twist on things. In Ephrata,
where Squeeze Spot occupies a vintage storefront in a
town known for its Ephrata
Performing Arts Center, the
Chamber has been wonderful. The merchants have been
wonderful, Palombo says.
And while Art and a Bottle
is a Lititz address, its not
in downtown Lititz proper,
though the location is a good
fit between the suburbs of
Manheim Township and the
historic Moravian community known for its hip boutique
and dining scene.
We love Lititz! says
Lauchner.

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