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MARCH 20, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 2
Ken Kulakowsky refuses to stop the presses BY JEFF FALK
Print is far from dead. But print is being threatened. Ken Kulakowsky is a historian, an advocate and a guardian of everything related to the art of lettering, typesetting and lithograph. Currently, Kulakowsky is looking for a new location from
which to continue his crusade. “Printing is something that people need to know about,” said Kulakowsky. “I’m really into the history of printing because it has been such a major part of everyone’s history. Everyone should know about printing, w i t ho u t h i t t i n g t he pr i nt button. It’s a craft that needs See Kulakowsky pg 4
Members of the Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club gather at establishments across the county for fellowship, to relive past experiences and to support each other.
Breakfast serves Lancaster County veterans BY JEFF FALK
“There is a bond. We are all brothers and sisters.” In the upcoming months, LCVBC has scheduled meetings at the Lititz VFW, 14 N. Spruce St., at 7:30 a.m. on April 20; at American Legion Post 429, 300 Cocalico St., Ephrata, at 8 a.m. on May 18; and at Shady Maple Restaurant, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl, at 7 a.m. on June 15. Many of the breakfasts are paid for by sponsors,
including local businesses. “It didn’t start out with a mission,” said Terry, a resident of East Hempfield Township and a Vietnam War-era Navy veteran. “It was just a way to get vets together. It was a time to have breakfast with other veterans. Then some gentlemen began stepping up and paying for the breakfast. Now we have a jar and pass it around and collect funds for veterans’ groups. We’re still giving back to the community, even though some of us have already put our lives on the line.” A typical LCVBC gathering could include the Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer, the relaying of jokes and a guest speaker. “There seems to be a lack of understanding toward what veterans have done,” said Terry. “If you were not in battle, it’s much easier to get acclimated back into civilian life. If you were in battle, it is hard.”
Ken Kulakowsky sitting at one of the floor model presses at the letterpress and book arts education center that bears his name
Connecting to the community: EPC at 70 BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Over the past seven decades, Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) has grown from one couple producing one paper to a company that employs 150 people, distributes 16 community newspapers and multiple specialty publications to close to 200,000 people, and provides printing services for numerous clients. Although the scope of the business has changed, one thing has remained constant: community.
“We want to make that connection to our local merchants and to our community members,” said Charlie Engle, company president. As EPC marks 70 years in business this year, Charlie and his daughter Jocelyn Engle looked back on what started in 1954 in the basement of Alvin and Pauline Engle’s Mount Joy home. “My dad bought his own little press and put it in our basement,” Charlie said of Alvin. “He was working full time in the printing
See Veterans breakfast pg 2
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or a group of local veterans, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Sure, the nutrition is important. But the real sustainability comes from fellowship, shared experiences and compassion. The group goes by the name of Lancaster County Veterans Breakfast Club (LCVBC). While it’s sort of a cross between a self-help outreach program and a support group, it’s also a reminder that United States veterans have always come up with ways to get the job done. “There’s a camaraderie with all of us,” said LCVBC founder Bill Terry. “There is a bond. We are all brothers and sisters. It’s honoring those who have gone before us. There’s an understanding that we gave to the defense of our country. It’s what all of us have in common. It
might have been a higher calling because it’s not for everyone.” LCVBC meets on the third Saturday of every month. Over the past five years, the breakfast club had met at a restaurant in Bird-in-Hand before a fire temporar ily shut down the restaurant.
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