Warwick
ARE WE ING! HIR
ion
Premier Recreat Facilities
Get your LSP Season Passes Today! LrC & ROC Members Get 50% OFF!
ram Guide Summer Progust 2024 July & Aug
FITNESS
townlively.com
MAY 15, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 10
FUN
ACTION
om www.lititzrec.c
96
• 717.626.50
Look Inside
See page 14
Find produce and more at Venture Lititz farmers market
BY JEFF FALK
M
om always says you have to eat your fruits and vegetables. Mom is never wrong. The Venture Lititz farmers market offers a way to eat fresh, farm-to-table foods and pursue a balanced diet. But the weekly event, hosted and organized by Venture Lititz, is also about supporting local businesses, getting outside and being active and embracing what it means to be from Lititz. “The farmers market promotes healthy eating,” said Venture Lititz executive director Emily Allen. “Eating healthy is very important. It’s where you get your energy. It helps kids grow. It’s healthier than fast foods. The farmers market is a great place to buy your stuff as you plan your meals for the week.” T his year ’s Venture Lititz
farmers market will get underway on Thursday, May 16, and run ever y Thursday through Oct. 17 at Lititz Springs Park, 24 N. Broad St., Lititz. Each Thursday, the festivities will start at 4 p.m. and continue until dusk. Visitors are encouraged to bring reusable shopping bags. “The purpose of the farmers market is to introduce folks to local vendors and give people easy access to eating healthy,” said Allen. “You’re supposed to stock your kitchen and decorate your home. Our mission is community, getting people together and walking around downtown. It’s something for people to do. It’s a way to show people the community.” The farmers market isn’t limited to local growers selling fresh produce. It also features small businesses offering items like flowers, pastries, soup, granola, fermented goods, soaps, potted
See Farmers market pg 3 A visitor to last year’s Venture Lititz farmers market scans the scene for desirable items.
Filled with stress, struggles and challenges, life can be difficult. But there are safeguards in place designed to lessen the burden. An all-men’s social club, F3 Lanco (Fitness, Faith, Fellowship) takes a proactive approach toward diffusing hardships and improving the quality of life. For the key to the club’s success, one doesn’t need to look much further than its name. “Just in general, I think guys
sometimes have a hard time making new connections,” said Keith Martin, F3 Lanco’s leader. “As we get older, some of those connections we had when we were younger fade away. Men do have a hard time finding the time to socialize. With F3, we can get after something and have that connection.” Already well established in the county, F3 Lanco has now found its way into Manheim Township. F3 Lanco began meeting at Manheim Township’s Overlook
Ride for the Community exemplifies what Rotary is all about
BY JEFF FALK
How are Rotary Club members and bicycles alike? They both may be underappreciated vehicles for goodness and kindness. Rotar y C lub of L ancaster Sunrise ’s upcoming Ride for the Community promotes the relationship that exists between the local cycling community and altruism. It also serves as an opportunity for individuals to explore what Rotary Clubs do. “You don’t have to be a particularly avid, trained athlete to come
Cyclists in last year’s Rotary Club of Lancaster Sunshine’s Ride for the Community take a break.
out and do it,” said Steve Bell, one of Ride for the Community’s directors. “We’re trying to expand our impact on the community
by encouraging participation. I think Rotary, in many ways, is the impetus to participate. We’re trying to introduce community service
See F3 Lanco pg 4
See Rotary pg 6
AWESOME SELECTION! Stop in, Treat Your Senses!
• Perennials • Evergreens • Berries • Shrubs • Fragrant PEONIES • ROSES • BOXWOOD • Butterfly Bushes and Lots More! BERRY Bushes 20% OFF
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8-6 Closed Sunday 717-872-9311
400 Long Lane At Marticville Road (Rts. 741 & 324S)
717-872-9311
www.cherryhillorchards.com
R106892
BY JEFF FALK
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER MAY 15, 2024
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
Postal Patron
WAR
Embrace fitness and fellowship with F3 Lanco