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APRIL 23, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 18
Find your next adventure at the PA Family Travel Fair BY CAT SHANNON
BY JEFF FALK
There are different topics, different subjects. It’s a different kind of learning. It’s a different kind of teaching. At the Brownstown campus of the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC), students are encouraged to explore fields they are interested in. That type of empowerment broadens horizons. “I can walk through our school, and I can go from one world to another,” said Justin Bruhn, principal at LCCTC-Brownstown. “It’s really amazing what’s under our roof. I like to walk into programs and say, ‘What are you doing today?’ It’s just a great environment. There’s enthusiasm. There’s ambition. There are a lot of students finding their ways. Some are finding how they learn best.” Located at 231 Snyder Road, Ephrata, Brownstown is one of three LCCTC campuses supported by 16 Lancaster County public school districts. The Brownstown building houses 20 classrooms and adjoining laboratory workspaces, one for each of the LCCTC programs offered there. “In order to have a forwardmoving world, it’s important to have educated citizens,” said Bruhn. “That’s what education does for students. It teaches them how to be learners. No matter what the profession, that’s going to be something that stays with them for the rest of their lives. If you’re going to last, you’re going to
See Travel Fair pg 2 Visitors enjoy a booth at last year’s PA Family Travel Fair.
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f you’re looking for a getaway that ’s within driving distance of home, this is the perfect place to find it,” said Wendy Royal, organizer of the PA Family Travel Fair. “Come here and see what’s right in your backyard.” The PA Family Travel Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, at Spooky Nook Sports Complex, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim. The event will feature free entry and free parking. Organized by Where & When Pennsylvania, a free seasonal travel magazine, the PA Family Travel Fair will spotlight more than 50 vendors. “ We will have destination marketing organizations from all over the state,” Royal shared. “Probably the farthest one is VisitErie or Warren County, but we have representatives from across Pennsylvania, from northeast Pennsylvania to Bucks County and the Laurel Highlands.” Several of the vendors have participated in the fair since its inception in 2018, while others are new this year. “We have some historical railroads coming,” Royal remarked. “ We have amusement parks, museums and historic sites.” Many of the vendors will feature giveaways for items ranging from day passes to overnight trips. The grand prize children’s giveaway will be an eight pack of all-day passes to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park & L aguna Splash Water Park in Tipton. The grand prize giveaway, sponsored by Visit Potter-Tioga, will feature a four-night stay for
LCCTCBrownstown opens different doors for students