Gettysburg News

The Gettysburg Lions Club has been instrumental in organizing and developing the Pennsylvania Lions Club Band.

Superb rehabilitation work of Morgan-Keller Construction was celebrated recently by Gettysburg Seminary and the Seminary Ridge Museum.

GETTYSBURG >> The Adams County Arts Council summer camp season is winding down but there are still opportunities to enjoy a week of art and creativity at the ACAC's Arts Education Center.

HARRISBURG >> Twenty-one state House Republicans sent a letter to members of Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation Tuesday expressing concerns over the 500 migrant children who are now being housed throughout Pennsylvania.

Rock Paper Scissors owner Jen Snyder talks about how Hanover Borough's outdated ordinances affect her salon business.

GETTYSBURG >> "Birds with a Gettysburg Address 2014" is the topic of a special Aug. 2 evening campfire program at Gettysburg National Military Park.

GETTYSBURG >> The world premiere of the final chapter of John Putch's locally shot trilogy of films -- the 'Route 30' series -- will be screened Aug. 2 and 3 in Majestic Theatre, 25 Carlisle St. Beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 2 and 3 p.m. Aug. 3, the event includes a cast and filmmaker question/answer session following each screening.

Things are about to get "corny" around here as more and more corn festivals are "popping" up in the surrounding community during the coming weeks.

GREENE TOWNSHIP >> Someone stole a 70-inch flat screen smart TV, a 55-inch flat-screen smart TV, an orange love seat and couch, a black television stand with glass doors and two steel end tables with glass tops from 1415 Doron Drive between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Chambersburg.

The 77th annual Dusman Family Reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 10, at St. Paul's Church, 1958 Dubs Church Road, Hanover.

In 1934, German immigrants Franz "Frank" Elsner Sr. and his wife, Johanna Elsner, founded Elsner Engineering Works with their very first machine development project, a slicer for the potato chip industry.

A three-day music festival will kick off Aug. 8 in Adams County, bringing 180 bands to Gettysburg from 14 states and Washington.

Planning a trip to Gettysburg ? For visitors determined to hit all of the essentials, even with only a short time to stay, the following options are available for dining and touring in the Gettysburg, PA area.

Servpro of Gettysburg/Adams County has been providing fire and water damage restoration to area homes and businesses for over 11 years, said owner Kenneth VanHoutte who bought the franchise in 2003 with his wife Pamela.

The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, Gettysburg, Pa., recently acquired Roy Blas painting of three time Lemans winning American racing champion Phil Hill.

Chambersburg director John Putch works on set of "Route 30 Three," a film he plans to premiere at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg on Aug. 2 and 3. Audiences can expect romance, secret agents and Mister Ed's Elephant Museum in the last installment of John Putch's "Route 30" trilogy.

For 27 years the staff at God's Meal Barrel at 413 Baltimore St., Hanover, has been providing food for needy families in the Hanover area.

Civil War buffs had their questions answered by a group of Civil War military officers during a visit with the Confederation of Union Generals.

UNION TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNTY >> Ten firearms were stolen from a Union Township home on Sunday, according to Pennsylvania State Police, Gettysburg.

The New Oxford Area Historical Society has appointed a committee to spearhead a fundraising initiative that could help the borough purchase the 1.03-acre property in the future, said Anita Kennedy-Muccino, secretary of the society.