The National Guard Bureau is restarting an effort to remediate the former Mount Gretna area military training camp that has its origins in an 1880s era act of generosity by local corporate titan Robert H. Coleman.
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Which roadside stand is your favorite place for fresh summer produce?
LebTown wants to hear where to find Lebanon County’s best fresh produce at a local roadside stand. Sound off!
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Vietnamese man visits Gap for first time since experiencing it as refugee in 1975
It was the first time Viet Nguyen visited Fort Indiantown Gap since his family had been refugees there in the summer of 1975.
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Do you recall the great Palmyra golf ball mystery? Was it ever resolved?
It’s been 18 months since LebTown first reported on Palmyra’s golf ball mystery. It doesn’t appear to have been solved.
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Ups and downs in office: state Rep. Frank Ryan reflects on accomplishment, plans
Frank Ryan, state representative for the 101st Legislative District, reflects on his time in office as his third and final term nears its end.
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Eight of the best bicycle trails in and around Lebanon County
Between rolling fields, forest paths, and wide-open riverside trails, the Susquehanna region is hardly lacking in sights to see from the perch of a bicycle seat.
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Frank Dixon’s legacy reaches far and wide in Lebanon County
Community leaders and others remember the businessman and philanthropist, who died Dec. 16.
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The miracle of birth, barnyard style: Lebanon farmers take cows to Farm Show’s ‘Calving Corner’
Four cows, specifically, from the Brook-Corner Holsteins farm will be putting their maternal instincts on display as people gather at the Calving Corner, a relatively new exhibition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show that shares the miracle of birth, barnyard style.
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Local Christmas display enthusiast lands “dream job” at National Christmas Center
Lebanon County local Darrel Moyer has long had a passion for Christmas decorating, and he is now putting that passion to work at the National Christmas Center of Pennsylvania, where he got a job in July.
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From chicken coop to courtroom: Career change rekindles an early love of theater
Local actor/director Jack Ferry began his career in poultry management, but it took a switch to law to get him into the theater.
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New kiosk at Gemberling-Rex House offers guide to Historic Schaefferstown
A new visitors kiosk has been installed at the Gemberling-Rex House in Schaefferstown, welcoming visitors to one of the oldest settlements in Lebanon County.
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Warm weather, annual Christkindlmarkt draw visitors to Coleman Memorial park
This past weekend, Christkindlmarkt brought a flurry of activity and seasonal color into the otherwise slightly-dull shades of Coleman Memorial Park in the late-late-fall.
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Friends of Governor Dick talks with Gretna Bill about Gretna development
A recent podcast interview between Gretna Bill and Friends of Governor Dick member Ryan Fretz delved into an issue on the top of many people’s minds in the Mount Gretna area – development and tree-clearing.
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LebTown is looking for Lebanon County’s best Christmas light displays
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but elaborate Christmas displays are starting to light up again for Lebanon’s holiday season.
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Whiskey’s under-appreciated role in PA history focus of upcoming book; look to Schaefferstown for prime example
Although today Kentucky might jump to mind when it comes to whiskey, that paramount status had once been Pennsylvania’s to lose.