Lititz Trick-or-Treat Night: Hours and Police Safety Tips
Trick-or-treat ran from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2015 in Lititz Borough and Warwick Township, and Lititz Borough Police shared ten safety tips for families.
Laura Whitcomb
Elsa and Anna Born on a “Frozen” Day at Green Meadow Farm
Twin lambs born overnight during a bitter February 2015 cold snap at Green Meadow Farm, a nonprofit therapeutic riding farm, were named Elsa and Anna after the sisters in Disney’s “Frozen.”
Pet Pantry of Lancaster County in Urgent Need of Food Donations
In November 2015, the Pet Pantry of Lancaster County, which had grown from feeding pets for 18 families to 301, saw donation bins run low before the Extraordinary Give and asked the community for pet food and supplies.
Humor Column: A TSA Thanksgiving
A tongue-in-cheek holiday column imagines a Thanksgiving dinner run by airport security rules, from 3.4-ounce gravy allowances and a bomb-sniffing cat to a body scanner on the chimney for Santa.
LIHEAP Heating Assistance Deadline Extended to May 1
Pennsylvania extended the 2014-15 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program deadline from April 3 to May 1, 2015, after a long, harsh winter, giving PPL Electric Utilities customers and others more time to apply for heating grants.
Host Families Sought in Lititz and Manheim for Students From Spain
In spring 2015, the nonprofit exchange organization Horizons du Monde sought 15 Lititz- and Manheim-area host families for teenagers from Spain visiting in July, after hosting a group of French students that spring.
Ride of a Lifetime: Keller Bros. Ford Co-Owner Flies an L-39 Jet at Community Days
Dan Keller, co-owner of Keller Bros. Ford in Lititz, took the controls of the L-39 Albatros jet “Vandy-1” during Community Days at Lancaster Airport in August 2015, flying rolls and spins with Warrior Aviation, a charity that helps wounded veterans build aviation careers.
VFW Now Offers Benefits Appointments in Lititz for Veterans and Surviving Spouses
In October 2015, the Pennsylvania VFW began offering free VA benefits appointments with a service officer on Mondays at Lititz VFW Post 1463, so veterans and surviving spouses could get help with claims closer to home.
Tempting Treats Featured at Friday Night’s A Taste of Lititz
Bacon pops from Rooster Street Butcher, paella from Zest, kettle corn from Rothsville and pizza from Roma drew big crowds to East Main Street for the June 2016 A Taste of Lititz, a benefit for the town’s downtown revitalization group.
A Walk in the Park: Gamer, Grandma and a Grand Old Flag
A column from a warm, then rainy, December Sunday in Lititz Springs Park, with duck-feeding families, missionary grandparents awaiting a grandson, a tattered flag over the caboose and a double rainbow over the closing Wilbur Chocolate factory.
Movie Review: Run to See \”McFarland, USA\”
Disney’s “McFarland, USA,” starring Kevin Costner as the coach of a Latino cross-country team in California’s Central Valley, is a family film with heart, strong young performances and an understated message about empathy, this March 2015 review argued.
Moe’s Southwest Grill Opens in Lititz With Free Lunch and a Year of Free Moe’s
Moe’s Southwest Grill opened July 17, 2015, in The Shoppes at Kissel Village in Lititz, in the former Blockbuster space, after a July 16 community day offering free lunch to every guest and free Moe’s for a year to the first 75 in line.