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ECHOS Serves Up Support BY CATHY MOLITORIS
W
hile ECHOS provides a range of services to individuals looking for housing suppor t and more, the Elizabethtown nonprofit knew there were needs in the community that were still unmet. With that in mind, they created ECHOS Community Food Support, a free hot meal program open to the public. The first community meal was served on May 5, and the program will conclude on Tuesday, Sept. 29. “Our case managers see firsthand just how many community members are People enjoy a free community meal at ECHOS. struggling to make ends meet and keep food on the table,” ECHOS, 105 E. Washington St., hot dogs, ham balls, spaghetti, said Liz Henry, Enrichment Center Elizabethtown, on Tuesdays from meatball subs, etc.,” Henry said. coordinator. “Beyond meeting a noon to 1 p.m. In bad weather, the “Each meal, we offer a main dish, a side dish and a vegetable.” basic need, food brings people meal will move indoors. Meals are prepared by ECHOS Funding for the program comes together and gives us the opportunity to create connections with volunteers, in collaboration with from a grant ECHOS received from CVS Health, Aetna. If funding community members that might ECHOS staff. “We have provided a variety of allows, the organization hopes to not otherwise enter our doors.” Meals are held outdoors at foods, including cheeseburgers, continue the program in the future.
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People enjoy the petting zoo at last year’s Elizabethtown Fair. Photo by Cathy Molitoris
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When the Elizabethtown Fair returns later this month, guests will enjoy lots of new activities, along with old favorites, said Sally Nolt, fair secretary. The Elizabethtown Fair will run from Monday, Aug. 24, through Saturday, Aug. 29, at the fairgrounds, 900 E. High St. “Competitive exhibit registration will be online this year,” Nolt said. “Camel rides and hatching chicks are back. The ventriloquist
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A New Path to Adventure For many years, Jake Sitler of Marietta was a professional cyclist. He raced in Europe and had an impressive career, but in 2018 he was hit by a car, leaving him with a broken back and an uncertain future. Although he made a comeback in 2022 when he represented the United States in the Mountain Bike World Championships, he shifted his focus to running Endo Café & Collective, a wellness endeavor with a location in Lancaster city and in Marietta. But the passion for mountain biking never left the father of two young boys, and he wanted a way to share that passion with the community. Thanks to Sitler’s efforts, the Marietta Woods Trail Project will soon be open to anyone who wants to mountain bike, from novices to avid riders. “I know how to help people get into the sport, and I know that there’s not a lot of accessible, easy mountain biking trails in central Pennsylvania,” he said. “The area is very rocky and full of roots.” Sitler, who claims he’s ridden on the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail “more than anyone in the history of Marietta,” hoped to find a way to make mountain biking available to anyone, and he discovered an opportunity when he saw an old lumber yard for sale along the trail. He pitched an idea to Marietta Borough officials: Could he recruit SAMBA, the Susquehanna Area Mountain Bike Association, to help oversee the project and install a bicycle playground and create mountain bike trails off the river trail? “I told them I would raise all of the money needed,” Sitler
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