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Pet of the Week: Borealis (aka Boris)
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Borealis! Borealis, or Boris for short, found a new family through happenstance.
Pet of the Week: Tommy
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family. This week, meet adoptable Tommy! Tommy, according to Pitties.Love.Peace rep Mika Stiefel, is about 4 years old.
Pet of the Week: Tobi
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home.
Pet of the Week: Tundra
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Lady Mae
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Lady Mae! Lady Mae, according to owner Steve Goodhue, is named after two dogs from his past, Lady and Maylene. Lady Mae is an adorable 9-week-old Bermadoodle, Steve says.
Pet of the Week: Brooklyn
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family. This week, meet adoptable Brooklyn! This 11-month-old pup is “adorably bug-eyed and a BIG snorer,” says Pitties.Love.Peace rep Mika Stiefel.
Commentary: SC child abuse victims need help only Congress can provide
South Carolina is the fastest-growing state in the country. Over the past decade, our state's population has grown by 12 percent. Unfortunately, the number of child abuse victims in our state is rising even faster. South Carolina's Children's Advocacy Centers — the nonprofits that coordinate law enforcement, medical service and other expert care in response to abuse — served nearly 14,200 children last year, a nearly 75 percent increase from a decade ago.
A year in, new Wertz Candies owner eyes the shop’s 100th birthday
It’s been a year since ownership of a sweet Lebanon city retailer passed into new hands … and, according to the new owner, things are great. “I would say it’s going swell,” said Jazzie Battle, who co-owns Wertz Candies with his wife, Missy. “Lots of ups and downs, figuring stuff out, but definitely enjoyable and fun.” Wertz Candies, at 718 Cumberland St., has been synonymous with handmade opera fudge, caramel corn, jelly-filled chocolates, and other sweet treats for nearly a century.
Pet of the Week: Squirrel!
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Squirrel! “The ! is mandatory in the spelling, but optional in the pronunciation,” explains owner Linda Jones.
Pet of the Week: Church
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Blaze
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Blaze! Blaze is an Australian Labradoodle owned by Lee and Lisa Spencer in Ebenezer, near Lion’s Lake.
Pet of the Week … Is yours next?
LebTown tries to feature a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family. And sometimes … we have none. What’s missing?
Pet of the Week: Bonnie
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family. This week, meet adoptable Bonnie! Bonnie, according to Pitties.Love.Peace rep Mika Stiefel, is playful, timid, and sweet.
Pet of the Week: Lola
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Lola! Lola is a tri-color Pembroke Welsh corgi.
Pet of the Week: Alpha
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Chewy
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Chewy! Chewy is a 4-year-old pug/shitzu mix.
Pet of the Week: Athena
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Bingo
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Bingo! Bingo is a goldendoodle, owner Laura Zombro says. “He is a soft bundle of joy,” she says.
Pets of the Week: Johnny and Jane
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Rosey
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Rosey! Rosey, according to owner Doug Griffin, is just over a year old. An Australian shepherd, she’s “a very playful and loving girl,” he says.
Pet of the Week: Rosey
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Rosey! Rosey, according to owner Doug Griffin, is just over a year old. An Australian shepherd, she’s “a very playful and loving girl,” he says.
Pet of the Week: Smidge
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Smidge
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Whitney
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Whitney! “I adopted Whitney on August 1, 2015, from the Lebanon County Humane Society,” says Shelley Dolak.
Pet of the Week: Chowder
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Archie
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Archie! Archie is about 8 months old and is a Labradoodle/goldendoodle mix. He was rescued from Noah’s Ark Rescue Project and Sanctuary, says owner Cody Rhoads.
Pet of the Week: Curry
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Annville Free Library will host a 5K run/walk fundraiser on Saturday, June 13
The Annville Free Library will host its ninth 5K Book It! Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, June 13, beginning at 8 a.m. at Annville Cleona High School, 500 S. White Oak St. The event will be held rain or shine, prior to the start of Historic Old Annville Day. Proceeds benefit the library, one of six libraries in the Lebanon County Library System. Online registrations are due by midnight on Friday, June 5. Beginning Saturday, register at the library or at the race.
Pet of the Week: Bella
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Bella! Bella is a mixed-breed puppy, nearly a year old, according to owner Jonathan Ortiz.
Grace Avenue will be closed in Swatara Township in June for pipe replacement
A short stretch of Grace Avenue (Route 1003), south of Jonestown Borough in Swatara Township, will be reduced to a single lane for much of next week, and the segment will be closed entirely to traffic for a month beginning June 1. Road restrictions will allow the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to replace a large concrete drainage pipe in the area.
Pet of the Week: Arthur
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pets of the Week: Ozzie and Louie
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Ozzie and Louie! “Ozzie is a rag doll breed and very gentle and has never hissed at anyone in his 10 years,” owner Linda Cramer tells LebTown.
Pet of the Week: Xena
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family. This week, meet adoptable Xena! “Ball is LIFE,” Pitties.Love.Peace rep Mika Stiefel says of this sweet, playful 4-year-old pup.
Pet of the Week: Rudi
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Rudi! Rudi, according to owner Deb Spencer, is a Yorkie, and he’s close to 15 years old.
Pet of the Week: Gingerbread
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Halligan
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Halligan! This week, meet Halligan! Halligan is a rescue pup from Georgia, says owner Erica Gettle. He’s going on 5 years old and is a rottweiler and boxer mix.
Pet of the Week: Jenna
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Archer
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Archer! “Archer is the sweetest, most ā¦ opinionated boy you’ll ever meet with a big attitude,” says owner Erika Swogger.
Pet of the Week: Zola
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pet of the Week: Tinkerbell
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Tinkerbell! “This is my baby,” says owner Christine Anspach.
Pet of the Week: Lucinda
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family. This week, meet adoptable Lucinda! “Good things come in small packages,” Pitties.Love.Peace rep Mika Stiefel tells LebTown.
Pet of the Week: TK
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet TK! TK is a 2-year-old German shepherd.
Pet of the Week: Gracie Mae
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Gracie Mae! Gracie Mae is a 5-year-old bulldog/bully mix, says owner Linda Deimler.
Pets of the Week: Gypsy and Bear
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Gypsy and Bear! Gypsy Bear “Gypsy is an all black domestic shorthair with a little white patch on her chest.
Pet of the Week: Coal
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week sometimes is a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the weekly column will spotlight an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Wertz Candies expands sale of famous caramel corn to three local groceries
Have you ever had a hankering for some of Wertz Candies signature caramel corn but just couldn’t make it downtown to pick up a bag? Lebanon’s own Jazzie Battle, who took over the legacy business in October, has you covered. The sweet and crunchy treat is now available for sale at three local grocery stores ‚Ķ and, according to Battle, it’s “flying off the shelves.” The first extension to the downtown operation was at Gristick’s Fresh Market, 505 S. Lincoln Ave.
Pet of the Week: Jack
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Jack! Owner Shelley Dohner says Jack is a mixed breed pup, about 8 years old.
Cornwall Borough police warn of high-value scams targeting local residents
Cornwall Borough police have issued a warning about scams that, in recent months, have cost local residents more than $300,000. According to a release from borough police Chief Brett A. Hopkins, the department in the last three months has investigated several scams over the internet and telephone lines that, combined, resulted in a loss of approximately $326,000.
Pet of the Week: Scooby
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. The Pet of the Week sometimes features a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. Other times the column spotlights an animal that’s available for adoption through a local shelter and is seeking a forever family.
Pets of the Week: Harper and Holly
LebTown features a different Lebanon County pet each Friday to help us enter the weekend with the best vibes possible. Our Pet of the Week is sometimes available for adoption through a local shelter. Other times the weekly column will spotlight a local furbaby who already lives in a happy Lebanon County home. This week, meet Harper and Holly! Their owner, Marta Lipensky-Shirk, calls them her “golden girls” (for obvious reasons). Harper is 2 years old, she says, and Holly is 6.
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