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1 day ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Lebanon Valley College will host a student jazz orchestra concert on Thursday, May 1, and a faculty jazz orchestra concert on Friday, May 2, showcasing the teaching of guest artist Alan Ferber, a Grammy-nominated jazz trombonist and composer. Dr. Justin Morell, professor of music at LVC, became friends with now-New York-based Ferber during their time in Los Angeles.
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1 week ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Lorraine F. Klepper, 70, of Lebanon, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at the WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. She was the wife of the late Ronald R. Klepper. Born in Providence, RI, on Oct. 27, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Cooke Sr. and Gertrude (Glynn) Cooke. Lorraine worked as a waitress for Schwalm’s in Cleona. Following retirement, she worked part-time in the kitchen at the Lebanon VFW.
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2 weeks ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Enough Is …, a story by Lancaster County native Jessica Whipple that teaches children the difference between wants and needs, is on display now through the end of April on the Myerstown Community Library’s StoryWalk at Myerstown Community Park. Library director Sarah Bair told LebTown that back in the spring of 2024, “a faithful patron of the library,” who, Bair added, met the Enough Is … author at an event, recommended the children’s book be featured on the library’s StoryWalk at the park.
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2 weeks ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
The first annual Myerstown carnival is set to open on Wednesday, May 21, and run through Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, at Myerstown Community Park. Daniel R. Ebling, president of the Elmer C. Ebling Memorial Charity and event organizer for the first annual Myerstown carnival, told LebTown about the free-admission event, which is one of many community events made possible — in whole or in part — by the charity.
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4 weeks ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Harvest Thrift opened its doors to the Lebanon community on Saturday, Oct. 19, and the community has been responding positively since. Rebekah “Becky” Weaver, founder of Harvest Thrift, spoke with LebTown about the offshoot of Awaken The Harvest Ministries, which she co-founded with her mother, Elaine Mason. Weaver was raised in poverty, living with her family out of their cars and squatting in vacant residences.
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1 month ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
This article was funded by LebTown donors as part of our Civic Impact Reporting Project. At its March meeting, the South Annville Township Board of Supervisors unanimously moved to approve a new solution for connecting Carmany Place and Candler’s Pointe. The initial solution to install a midblock crossing within Candler’s Pointe to connect the development to the apartment complex has since been discarded due to the grading and stormwater system on Candler’s Pointe.
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1 month ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation in Lancaster County is the only wildlife rehabilitation facility in the state of Pennsylvania that specializes in squirrels, rabbits, and groundhogs, according to its founder Betsy Shank. And almost 40% of the wildlife rehabilitation facility’s rescues come from Lebanon County. Shank first moved to Lebanon County — to Spring Hill Acres in Cornwall, in particular — with her family in the spring of 1980 as she was finishing first grade.
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2 months ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
A little over two years since closing its South Lebanon Township location of 29 years, Pucillo’s Pizza & Pasta is preparing to open a new eatery in Myerstown on Monday, April 7. Siobhan Pucillo, owner of Pucillo’s Pizza & Pasta, spoke with LebTown about what led to her decision to open the new location at 52 W. Main Ave., Myerstown, in the building of the former T&M’s Pizzeria, better known as Tony’s Roma Pizza.
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2 months ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
A blossoming business in Lebanon County offers its patrons one-of-a-kind arrangements when many are searching for the perfect gift for their one-of-a-kind sweetheart. Jacquelyn King, founder of Mad Potter Studio, took time to speak with LebTown about the business during its busy Valentine’s Day season. Right now, King is the sole employee, but she plans to hire a shopkeeper to help out about once a month. King’s passion for plants and flowers inspired her to enter the floral industry.
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2 months ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
From early January through mid-March each year, the Isaac Meier Homestead offers items to community members in need to keep warm over the winter. Michelle Voydik, president of the Isaac Meier Homestead, mother of three, and grandmother of seven, and Kathy Yang, chair of the Myerstown Recreation Board and homeschool mother of three, spoke with LebTown about the winter giving fence at 525 S. College St., Myerstown.
