Local Stories
The Beauty in Nature: Dace and Darters
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Blacknose dace and Johnny darters are slim, 2-inch fish that live in various-sized waterways in the eastern United States, including southeastern Pennsylvania.
Lancaster Native Receives National Order of Merit, Rank of Knight
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- Written by Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs Secretary of the Navy Public Affairs
The Hon. James F. Geurts, performing the duties of undersecretary of the Navy, received the French National Order of Merit, with the rank of Knight, during a decoration ceremony at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., on May 11. Geurts is a native of Lancaster.
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Open in Lebanon County
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The Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging will again be the distributing agency for the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program checks in 2021.
Boomers, Seniors, Caregivers Invited to Lancaster County 50plus EXPO
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The 50plus EXPO, central Pennsylvania’s one-day information and entertainment event focused on the 50-plus community, will return to Lancaster County next month.
2021 Farmers Market Voucher Program Has Begun
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Lancaster County Office of Aging is pleased to announce distribution of the 2021 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Program.
The Beauty in Nature: Feathered Dancers
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Up to six kinds of small birds nest or winter along flowing streams in North America.
Service Stories: From Firefights to Flies, Peril Came in Many Forms in Vietnam
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- Written by Robert Naeye Robert Naeye
Hershey resident Charles “Chuck” Bechtel went through intensive training to serve as an Army Ranger. This instruction prepared him well for the brutal combat he would experience in Vietnam. He survived nasty firefights with the enemy, but his tour would be cut short by the bite of a measly insect.
Farmers Market Voucher Program Announced for Chester County
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Each year, Chester County Department of Aging Services distributes vouchers that can be used at farmers markets to purchase Pennsylvania-grown fruits and vegetables.
The Beauty in Nature: Native Woodland Wildflowers
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Early in April in southeastern Pennsylvania, many green shoots emerge from crunchy carpets of dead, fallen leaves on woodland floors and push toward the sunlight.