Elizabethtown townlively.com
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 33
A Collection Of Craftsmen BY CATHY MOLITORIS
lizabethtown is evolving. The town is bursting with small businesses, and Carrington Creasy wants to shine a spotlight on them. Creasy, who co-owns Cider Press Market on Market Street with her mother, Kirstie Williams, is hosting the first E-Town Evolution event. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds, 900 E. High St. “We’ll have a variety of vendors,” said Creasy, who described the event as “a collection of craftsmen.” About 30 artisans will sell paintings, candles, custom mugs and homemade soap. “I make jewelry, and my mom does floral wreaths and arrangements,” Creasy stated. Her grandmother’s homemade afghans and washcloths will be available for purchase as well. E-Town Evolution will also feature food trucks, including What’s For Supper, as well as live music performed by Steven Kissinger
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from noon to 3 p.m. “He’s local to E-Town, so I’m really excited about that,” Creasy remarked. The event will also include activities for children. “A lot of times, when people go to craft shows, the kids get bored, so we’ll have lots of things for kids to do,” Creasy noted. “We’ll have face painting by donation only, barrel train rides, a bean bag toss and more.” Proceeds from the event will benefit three local nonprofits Pitties.Love.Peace, Hope’s Haven Rescue and Youth Camp and the Wolf Sanctuary of PA. Both Pitties.Love.Peace and Hope’s Haven will have booths at the event selling their merchandise. Creasy, who also works as a fulltime nurse, and Williams opened their business in November of 2020. They sell revived furniture, florals and home décor. The store’s name pays tribute to the family patriarch, Darl Williams, who is known for his freshpressed apple cider from his antique cider press.
Conquering The Country On Bicycles
Carrington Creasy will host the first E-Town Evolution craft show.
Fun For All At The Rissers Picnic
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
The motto of Lifecycles is “Do hard things,” and for 60 days this summer, a team of bicyclists did just that. Eight boys and three adults rode 3,700 miles, from Sunset Beach, Ore., to Cape Henlopen, Del., as part of the Trans Am Extreme Challenge Ride. The ride is a project of Lifecycles, a nonprofit mentoring program committed to building young people of character through bicycling.
Rissers Mennonite Church’s community picnic will feature children’s activities and more.
“It’s important for us as a church to be connected to our community,” said Arlene Heistand, chair of the social committee of Rissers Mennonite Church. With that goal in mind, the church will hold a community picnic on Saturday, Sept. 25, beginning at 4 p.m. The festivities will be held at the church, 8360 Elizabethtown Road, Elizabethtown. “We will have lots of activities for children,” Arlene said, noting that a presentation by Ryan Bridge, The Bug Man, will be among them. “He will be bringing live insects and
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