Rochelle Shenk

Rochelle A. Shenk is a writer with over two decades experience. Her work appears in regional business publications and lifestyle magazines as well as area newspapers. She writes about business and municipal sectors as well as arts and entertainment, human interest features, and travel and tourism.

Rochelle has interviewed notable figures such as NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, artist P. Buckley Moss and the late Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll. She also interviewed the late Helen Thomas, a groundbreaking journalist who was a member of the White House press corps covering the administrations of 10 presidents and one of the first female members of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

A lifelong central Pennsylvania resident, Rochelle served as the president of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications and was on the board of the Ad Club of Central Pennsylvania.

Business & Nonprofits

Funck’s at the Gap rebranded as Snitz Creek Restaurant & Brewery

by Rochelle Shenk March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 3 min read

Craft beer continues to be produced at Snitz Creek in Lebanon and served at the brewpub there, with kegs now also sent to the newly-rebranded Snitz Creek at 1805 Fisher Ave.

Education

Former NFL player & Lebanon High grad Jared Odrick will donate artwork

by Rochelle Shenk March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 2 min read

Former NFL player Jared Odrick plans to donate a 12-foot tall cast bronze sculpture entitled “Conversations with Myself” to his alma mater, Lebanon High School.

Business & Nonprofits

While chains gobble up local grocers, Dutch-Way remains resilient

by Rochelle Shenk February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 5 min read

Dutch-Way Farm Markets has watched corporate supermarkets gobble up independent grocers around it. Owner Jason Bennett explains why Dutch-Way is different.

Education

Fun Friday exposes Lebanon Middle School students to the best of Downtown

by Rochelle Shenk November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 5 min read

If you’ve been in Downtown Lebanon on a Friday night recently, you may have run into the Fun Friday crew. Here’s the story on how this community program took off.