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1 week ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
At 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10, Annubis Productions will premiere This is Why I Believe, a documentary that captures 25 locals’ reasons for believing in God, at the Allen Theatre. Erik Soulliard, owner of Annubis Productions and director of This is Why I Believe, spoke with LebTown about what inspired the feature-length documentary. Soulliard was raised in the church, turned 18, and walked away from religion for a time.
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1 week ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Lebanon Rescue Mission shared its vision for Agape Safe Haven with the Lebanon community through the open house on Thursday, May 1. During the event, community members were given the chance to tour the former Goodman Vending property located at 1250-1310 Bittner Blvd., Lebanon, and envision the floor plan of the new 25,126-square-foot facility.
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2 weeks ago | 
lebtown.com | Lexi Gonzalez
Lebanon Rescue Mission is expanding its ability to serve women with children and seniors with a new facility planned for Lebanon city. Mission CEO/executive director Susan Blouch and director of development Cari Daub spoke with LebTown about Agape Safe Haven. The new 25,126-square-foot facility will be situated on the former Goodman Vending property located at 1250-1310 Bittner Blvd., Lebanon.
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3 weeks 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 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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2 months 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.
