“We want to save lives, no matter how many legs you walk on,” said FASP executive director Gregg Smith in a release announcing the donation.
Community Shoutouts
Pets of the Week: Archie and Woody
Both pups are goldendoodles, and their owner says they are “brothers from another mother.”
Lebanon teens attempt to become youngest City Council members ever
Alisher Aminov, 18, and Zaelys DeArce, 19, of Lebanon, are running as independent candidates in the upcoming election. The teenagers are attempting to become the youngest council members in the history of Lebanon City.Â
Lebanon Gives seeks to raise $40,000 for 22 organizations in Giving Tuesday event
More than twenty local nonprofits are joining forces once again to capitalize on the nationwide Giving Tuesday phenomenon.
With blinks and smiles, Shana Lee Sholly fights to recover from traumatic injuries
Sometimes, Shana Lee Nye Sholly smiles, or she moves her eyes in a way that convinces her family and friends that she understands her situation and is trying to communicate.
Pet of the Week: Frankie
Frankie, a mastiff mix, was adopted in November 2020 from the Pennsylvania SPCA in Lancaster.
118-acre Myerstown farm protected by Farmland Preservation Program
Lebanon County added another 118 acres of farmland to its stock of preserved agricultural land with the recent purchase of a conservation easement on the David P. & Almira D. Kline farm in Myerstown.
Bidding for sports memorabilia opens online Oct. 25 for 21st annual Anne Fund auction
Bidding opens online at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, and ends at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29.
Veteran actor Kevin Biddle reflects on over 40 years of performing
Kevin Biddle is a staple in local theater, and has been performing since 1979. He will soon perform in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” LCT’s first musical since pre-COVID-19.
Two Lebanon County teens advance to national Make It With Wool contest
Lebanon County teens Madison Copenhaver and Jolene Bomgardner each placed first in their division of the Pennsylvania Make It With Wool competition Oct. 2.
John Lux of Deluxx Bicycles [We Are Lebanon, Pa]
We Are Lebanon, Pa profiled John Lux, owner of downtown Lebanon’s Deluxx Bicycles. He discusses his business and his time in and out of Lebanon.
“Gray Out” CCHS field hockey game tonight will honor Dave Arnold’s memory
The team will host a fundraiser, “Gray Out for Brain Tumor Research,” at the game in honor of Senator Dave Arnold, CCHS ’89.
Pet of the Week: Abe
Abe, Jill says, is a mix of many breeds, “otherwise known as a mutt.”
New basketball courts open at South Sixth Street Playground
The Joseph P. Sevco Jr. Basketball Courts were dedicated on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 2, at the South Sixth Street Playground.