Elizabethtown DECEMBER 31, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Students Honored for ONLINE Doing the Right Thing
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BY CAT SHANNON
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t a recent gathering in the auditor ium of E liz a b e thtow n A re a Middle School, Allison Bridgeman of Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care (EACTC) asked the audience of students, parents and caregivers to raise their hand if anyone had ever helped them when they weren’t expecting it and then to keep their hands up if they still remember how that made them feel. Almost every hand went up - and stayed up. “ S t u d e n t s , l o o k Some of the recipients of Do the Right Thing Awards at Elizabethtown Area School around,” Br idgeman District. Photo by Cat Shannon told the group. “This is what a today, you have added 13 more and High School were recognized with Do the Right Thing Awards, caring community where everyone people to that community.” matters looks like. Kindness makes On Dec. 12, 13 students from presented for demonstrating kindpeople feel like they belong, and Elizabethtown Area Middle School ness, bravery or leadership in their See Students pg 5
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SALT Proves Friendship Has No Age Limit BY CAT SHANNON
Are we ever too old to make new friends? Absolutely not, say the senior citizens who gather on Tuesday mornings for SALT (Seniors Are Living Treasures). The group meets for fun, friendship and fellowship from 9 a.m. to noon weekly at Mount Joy Church of God, 30 E. Main St., Mount Joy. “We might have anywhere from 25 to 30 people each week,” said Tracy Miller, who coordinates the group with a team of volunteers. R124382
See SALT pg 2 Seniors mingle at a recent SALT gathering. Photo by Cat Shannon
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Home Is Where Servant Stage’s Heart Is BY JEFF FALK
Everybody deserves a place to call their own. Everybody needs a home. Servant Stage’s new home is also the nonprofit’s first. Not only are Servant Stage’s new digs a product of growth, the location is also a space where it can continue to grow. “It’s almost hard to put into words,” said Johnathan Bauer, the founder and executive director of Servant Stage. “It hits every once in a while. This is a home. Like, ‘Wow, this is for real.’ It hasn’t fully sunk in yet. There are a lot of firsts in this place that are really special.” Following 12 years of serving the Lancaster County community through theater and the performing arts, Servant Stage moved into its new headquarters at 1842 William Penn Way, Lancaster, in East Lampeter Township in October. Up until that point, Servant Stage had been doing the best it could with what it had, while the mission around it was flourishing. “It’s so nice to have our own space,” said Bauer. “It’s fun every day. It’s nice to be able to have a conversation and not have to reply to an email. Having no space for so many years, you get used to it. A lot of it was working from home. We were storing sets and props in basements, garages and barns. Efficiency is a huge part of what we do. We were doing so many shows that it wasn’t sustainable.” Servant Stage’s new home base is eight rooms and 8,500 square feet in size, 5,000 of which is dedicated to a workshop, warehouse and storage space and 3,500 of which is being used as offices and for conferences and meetings. See Home pg 3
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