Patrick Freer has experienced the life of being an entrepreneur and running a family business. The Strickler Insurance president & Snitz Creek Brewery cofounder shares his career path with LebTown.
Jeff Falk
Jeff Falk is a seasoned journalist based in Lebanon, PA. He's a graduate of Cedar Crest High School, Penn State University, and a lifelong resident of Lebanon, born and raised. Currently, he is a feature writer for Engle Publishing in Lancaster, the editor of LebCoSports.com, sports director at WLBR 1270, sports editor at the Lancaster Patriot newspaper, a contributor to TheBurg, a photographer and writer for Go Local magazine, a correspondent for The Lebanon Daily News, and a freelancer for LebTown. Formerly, he was a sportswriter at The Lebanon Daily News, the publisher of LebanonSportsBuzz.com, a writer for Harrisburg magazine, a news and sports correspondent for Lancaster Newspapers, a contributor to OnThePulse News, and a freelancer for The Hummelstown Sun. Jeff is married to Lori Messersmith-Falk, he's the father of three grown children, and he enjoys traveling, reading, theater, movies, music, sports, and history.
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The Wandering Woodsman: Have camera, will travel
The Wandering Woodsman is a Womelsdorf-based YouTuber with more than 35,000 followers of his explorations around Central PA.
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Frederick Chevrolet expands pre-owned operation into former Bennett Toyota lot
Frederick Chevrolet will turn the former Bennett Toyota on Route 72 into a pre-owned lot featuring nearly 400 vehicles.
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Through dedicated action, Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited shows it cares deeply about local water quality
You can call it conservation, or the Doc Fritchey chapter of Trout Unlimited, or diversion well technology. Or you can just call it fellowship.
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Think it’s hard being a rookie head coach, try it during a pandemic
For first-year coaches, the importance placed on those three skills increases exponentially. Now try to imagine the challenges a coach taking over an athletic program faces during a pandemic faces.
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Palmyra UCC celebrates 125 years
This year, the Palmyra United Christian Church is celebrating its 125th anniversary – a century and a quarter of impacting the Palmyra community, of seeking to understand God’s word and put it into practice and of stewardship and fellowship.
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Connected Together Lebanon County aims to decrease local violence
Recently, the Community Health Council secured a $300,000 grant to understand, curtail and prevent violence and abuse locally. The initiative will be called ‘Connected Together Lebanon County.’
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Family, craft, and tradition all twisted into Shuey’s pretzel business
The Shueys have been making crafted pretzels in Lebanon for 93 years.
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How Schaefferstown folk artist Barbara Strawser sees (and paints) the world
For 35 years, Barbara Strawser has shown and sold her paintings around the world. Her work reflects her heritage and how she sees the world around her.
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Meet Lebanon mover and shaker Judy Williams Henry
Judy Williams Henry has made a career out of understanding and defining the elements of movement. She’s made an impact on Lebanon County — and the world — by refining and promoting movement.
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Online shopping may be hot, but Bennett believes car sales is a people business
Bennett is currently executing a plan to move its dealership in Lebanon from Quentin Road to West Cumberland Street.
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Gidge Horn was as Lebanon as bologna
George ‘Gidge’ Horn was the kind of man who made a town a community. He passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, but his spirit and work lives on in Lebanon.
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At Palmyra sports complex In The Net, athletics is more than just a business
In The Net didn’t create the need, but it continues to meet it. The Palmyra sports complex has built a business around the proliferation and specialization of youth sports.
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The good times are still rolling at Mount Gretna Roller Rink
Eunice and Brian Heist bought Mount Gretna Roller Rink 29 months ago. The couple is keeping the passion for roller skating alive in Mt. Gretna.
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Verna Morris is on a quest
Not everyone can do what Verna Morris does. Much in the same way that not many local agencies can do what QUEST does.