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This is Lancaster County.
Lancaster County, PA is the 6th largest Lancaster County Quick Facts
545k
county in Pennsylvania by population and
1 among the fastest growing. Lancaster
County has a diverse employment base with
advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical,
POPULATION
$64k
agribusiness, and live event staging. MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD
INCOME
COMMUTING Lancaster is an easy
38.7 MEDIAN
AGE
2
drive, and is connected by rail, to some
$200k
of the largest metros in the nation
including Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C. MEDIAN
PROPERTY
and New York City.
VALUE
27%
BACHELOR'S
DEGREE OR
SHOPPING Lancastrians like to shop local, HIGHER
3 49%
but they also take day trips to shopping
meccas in King of Prussia, Tysons Corner
MALE
and New York City. Lancaster is home to one
shopping mall, two regional outlet centers,
51%
and two new shopping centers are currently
under construction. FEMALE
NEW YORK CITY
2.5 Hours
2 Hours
•
KING OF PRUSSIA
HARRISBURG PHILADELPHIA
1.5 Hours
YORK
BALTIMORE
WASHINGTON D.C.
TYSONS CORNER CENTER
SOURCE: U.S. Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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approaching the
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two-month mark with the force
, merchants abidin d business closures
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same,” said Marty be the same. I’ll never
restaurant scene.
in southern end
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acter and Madcap Hulse, owner of Building Char- What’s with all the
& Co. in the 300 “Save Octoraro
Queen Street. block of North Reservoir” signs sprout
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shops face tough wn, Hulse said ter County’s southe
decisions about payingindependent end? rn
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FRONT PAGE WRAP – open in the long tted to keeping his les the Lancaster-
run, own stores Chester line. About
devastating for anyonehe says the closures could be 200,000 customers
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person who can’t a
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CONCERTS
HERSHEYPARK: EMPTY THIS SUMMER
Shows with big names are either canceled or postponed
ENTERTAINMENT LANCASTER LNP | LANCASTER, PA
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JACKSON BROWNE n Where: Hersheypark Stadium
As far as big events go, n Status: Postponed
n Where: Giant Center.
summers in this region
have belonged to Her- n Status: Rescheduled. n Original date: Saturday, Aug. 1
sheypark for decades. n Original date: Thursday, June 18. n New date: TBD.
Even without the name- n New date: Thursday, July 1, 2021.
sake theme park, huge SANTANA AND
concerts have been a ZAC BROWN BAND EARTH, WIND & FIRE
mainstay at Hersheypark n Where: Hersheypark Stadium. n Where: Hersheypark Stadium.
Stadium, the Giant Cen-
n Status: Canceled. n Status: Postponed.
EL is a broadsheet publication that provides
ter and Hershey Theatre
for many years. n Original date: Saturday, n Original date: Saturday, Aug. 8.
June 20.
Before the COVID-19 n New date: TBD.
outbreak seeped into all SUBMITTED
parts of public life two LAUREN MOTLEY CRUE AND
The Zac Brown Band is making music online this summer.
months ago, nearly all DAIGLE
residents and visitors with complete and
DEF LEPPARD
of Hershey’s major con- n Where:
certs, from Nickelback to Giant Center. n Where: Hersheypark Stadium.
n Status: TBD. According to
KEEPING BUSY
James Taylor, have either n Status: Here’s what some of the artists who were scheduled to
Motley Crue’s Instagram page,
been rescheduled or can- Rescheduled.
a decision on the tour will be perform in Hershey this year have been up to since the
celed outright.
timely information about dining, theatre,
n Original released to the public on June 1. pandemic began.
On May 1, Hershey En- date: Friday, n While Zac Brown’s tour was canceled, he is still making
n Original date: Tuesday, Aug. 11.
tertainment released a July 10. music from home. Earlier this month, the band performed a
statement online declar- n New date: livestream as part of Verizon’s Pay it Forward initiative, which
ing that refunds would Thursday, PHISH supports local businesses that have endured financial hardship
during the pandemic.
be available at the point March 18, 2021. n Where: Giant Center.
and things to do in the Lancaster, PA area.
of purchase for events n Status: Rescheduled. n Nickelback fans may not see the band in concert this
canceled outright. For NICKELBACK n Original dates: Tuesday, Aug. 11,
summer, but guitarist Ryan Peake said in a Twitter video that
the band is “very close” to releasing a new documentary.
postponed and resched- n Where: Hersheypark Stadium. and Wednesday, Aug. 12.
uled shows, Hershey En- n You may have seen commercials for (or “Saturday Night
n Status: Canceled. n New dates: Tuesday, Aug. 10, Live” spoofs of) MasterClass, a remote learning website that
tertainment states that and Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. provides users access to instructional videos by experts. Carlos
n Original date: Saturday, July 11.
guests will be able to use Santana, who was due to perform in Hershey with Earth, Wind
already-purchased tick-
KIDZ BOP LIVE 2020 THE HELLA MEGA and Fire, teaches guitar on the platform.
ets for newly scheduled TOUR FEATURING
This section is part of LNP|LancasterOnline's
n Where: Giant Center. n Rod Stewart sent $6,000 to a South Wales mother of three
dates. while she recovered from coronavirus. Natasha Jenkins, 35,
However, if tickethold- n Status: Postponed. GREEN DAY, FALL OUT told People magazine that Stewart sent her a check and an
ers can’t attend a resched- n Original date: Friday, July 17. BOY AND WEEZER autographed photo after seeing a video on Facebook of her
uled date, to get a refund reuniting with her children after she recovered.
n New date: TBD. n Where: Hersheypark Stadium.
they have up to 30 days n Status: Postponed. n John Mayer was already privy to Instagram Live before
print edition every Thursday, reaching over
Schools
after the day the resched- coronavirus, so naturally, he adapted to an increase in
uling announcement was
DEAD & COMPANY n Original date: Sunday, Aug. 16. livestream viewers quite easily. If you missed it, be sure to
n Where: Hersheypark Stadium. n New date: TBD. check out his silly and absurdly catchy song “Drone Shot of My
made for their concert, Yacht,” which he premiered on his live show. Mayer n was set to BARBARA HOUGH HUESKEN, 717-481-7335, BHUESKEN@LNPNEWS.COM
n Status: Canceled. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 CONTACT:
or by May 30 if the an- appear in Hershey as part of Dead & Company.
nouncement was already n Original date: Wednesday, July SAM HUNT
n Green Day released a full-band cover of Blondie’s
118,000* adults.
made by May 1. View the 29. n Where: “Dreaming” set to video footage from past tours. Frontman
Hersheypark
Worldview
whole statement at bit.ly/ Billie Joe Armstrong shared additional covers on the band’s
HersheyparkCOVID19. ROD STEWART Stadium. YouTube channel, including “That Thing You Do!” (from
Below is an updated list n Where: Hersheypark Stadium. n Status: the 1996 movie of the same name; its songwriter, Adam
Canceled. Schlesinger, died from coronavirus-related complications April
of every planned concert n Status: Postponed. 1), “Kids in America” and “I Think We’re Alone Now.”
that was to take place this n Original date: Friday, July 31. n Original Martin Meylin
date: Saturday, — Jenelle Janci
summer, with new dates n New date: TBD. Aug. 29.
Geography Bee.
listed where available.
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Jonathan Groff to be featured in ‘Frozen’ documentary
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MARY ELLEN filming and production summer. On July 3, the standing lead actor in a
WRIGHT work on the sequel to filmed version of the musical for his work in
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SOLANCO SCHOOL DISTRICT
WARWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT
2 are nominees
the sleeper hit “Frozen” musical “Hamilton,” last year’s off-Broadway
Lancaster County na- — which won the 2014 featuring the original revival of “Little Shop of
tive Jonathan Groff is Academy Award for best Broadway cast — includ- Horrors.”
for ‘American
among the actors who animated feature. ing Groff as King George Groff has starred in
will be featured in a six- The series follows the III — will premiere on Netflix’s “Mindhunter”
part documentary se- sequel’s directors, ani- Disney+. and HBO’s “Looking”
Voices’ medal
Schools
ries, “Into the Unknown: mators, songwriters and Groff, a Ronks na- and had a recurring role
Making Frozen II,” on voice cast, including tive and Conestoga on Fox’s “Glee.” His pre-
Disney+ next month. Groff, Josh Gad, Idina Valley High School vious film work includes
All six episodes of the
series will be available
Menzel, Kristen Bell,
Sterling K. Brown and
graduate, earned Tony
Award nominations for
roles in “The Conspira-
tor,” “Taking Wood-
Work by students across the
county showcased at Demuth
DISNEY PLUS
on the Walt Disney Co. Evan Rachel Wood, “as Jonathan Groff records his voice-over as Kristoff for the his Broadway work in stock” and “American
streaming service start-
ing Friday, June 26.
they race against time to
finish the film, with both
animated Disney film “Frozen II.” “Hamilton” and “Spring
Awakening.”
Sniper.”
In other Disney news,
and Lancaster Museum of Art
Groff is the voice of creative breakthroughs tured in the second epi- source of Elsa’s magical Groff, a stage, film and it was announced re-
Kristoff the mountain and frustrations along sode of the documentary powers. TV actor, has been cast cently that the Broadway
man — and love interest the way,” Disney says. series. The “Into the Un- in the “Matrix 4” film musical “Frozen” has
to Anna — in the “Fro- The introduction of In “Frozen II,” which known” of the documen- sequel, the production closed permanently be-
zen” feature films and “Lost in the Woods,” the premiered in theaters in tary’s name refers to the of which has been tem- cause of the COVID-19
animated shorts. 1980s-style ballad that November, Anna, Elsa, title of Elsa’s power bal- porarily shut down be- pandemic shutdown of
According to a news Academy Award-win- Kristoff, Olaf and Sven lad in the sequel. cause of the COVID-19 Broadway theaters. As
release from Disney+, ning songwriters Kris- the reindeer leave the This won’t be Groff’s pandemic. of its final show March
“Into the Unknown” is a ten Anderson-Lopez and kingdom of Arendelle only appearance on the He recently received 11, the show had played
behind-the-scenes look Robert Lopez wrote for for an enchanted land, Disney subscription a Lucille Lortel Award played 825 performanc-
at the final 11 months of Groff’s character, is fea- where they seek the streaming channel this nomination for out- es and 26 previews.
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Accused
L I F E LO N G B AT T L E : A F T E R B E I N G D I AG N O S E D
WITH BREAST CANCER NINE YEARS AGO, APRIL
priests
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have committed crimes
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Almost 1,700 priests and other cler-
gy members who the Roman Catholic
Church considers credibly accused of
child sexual abuse are living under the
radar with little to no oversight from re-
ligious authorities or law enforcement,
decades after the first wave of the church
abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses, an As-
sociated Press investigation has found.
GETTY IMAGES These priests, deacons, monks and lay
people now teach middle school math.
Local financial experts say most people who stick to a They counsel survivors of sexual assault.
long-term retirement savings plan will be OK Retirement They work as nurses and volunteer at
nonprofits aimed at helping at-risk kids.
strategies to They live next to playgrounds and day
care centers. They foster and care for chil-
follow by decade
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F
LNP CORRESPONDENT
dren.
DAN MARSCHKA | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PHOTOS
And in their time since leaving the
April Good gets a medical bracelet before her chemotherapy treatment Sept. 25 at Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute. church, dozens have committed crimes,
or years now, financial experts have been predicting a market correction, KIM MARSELAS Good’s tattoo, which says, “Stormy seas make strong sailors,” is a statement that she turns to as she goes through her
including sexual assault and possess-
LNP CORRESPONDENT treatments, which she has received every three weeks for nine straight years and will do so for the foreseeable future.
arguing that record gains over the last decade were too good to pay out in the ing child pornography, the AP’s analysis
SHARING
Some retirement strategies make sense at any found.
long run. age, but as workers near the finish line, there are A recent push by Roman Catholic dio-
But when the markets did come crashing down — accelerated by the arrival specific tools and approaches that may pay divi- ceses across the U.S. to publish the names
of the novel coronavirus on U.S. soil — it wasn’t just a slap on the wrist for Fortune 500 dends. of clergy members they consider to be
“Establishing an emergency fund of three to credibly accused has opened a window
companies whose profits are so closely aligned with the markets. six months of expenses is the foundation of a into the daunting problem of how to mon-
HER STORY
good financial plan,” says financial planner Curt itor and track priests who often were nev-
The sudden losses were a gut punch to the little ship; and Jamie T. Detweiler, certified financial Stoltzfus. “Getting out of debt before retirement er criminally charged and, in many cases,
guy, too, especially those whose retirement assets planner with Everence Financial in Ephrata, for increases the odds of successful retirement dra- were removed from or left the church to
are tied up in market-based investment plans. their thoughts on the current downturn, and for matically, not to mention the peace of mind it live as private citizens.
Pulling from limited pay to invest now also might strategies that can help average investors protect gives you.” Each diocese determines its own stan-
be stomach-churning for early-career investors their retirement assets and ensure they still reach But planning isn’t just about the money. Would- dard to deem a priest credibly accused,
just beginning to save for a far-off future. their goals. be retirees also need to start thinking about how with the allegations ranging from inap-
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A
The economic downturn isn’t just on the verge Largely, their advice hasn’t changed. Plan, re- they’ll live their lives — and the expenses connect- ACCUSED CLERGY, page A10
of becoming a depression. It can actually feel de- view and be patient — regardless of age or how ed to that daily living — once they no longer have
pressing. to report to the office. pril Good noticed something odd
Still, local financial and investment profession- Some retirees want to volunteer their time; oth- while getting dressed to walk her
als say there’s no need to panic. The overwhelming While you may not be where ers will want to save more or select investment ve- daughters to the bus stop.
majority of individuals who save for retirement hicles such as annuities that might benefit chari- “I picked (my bra) up to put it on,
and stick to their long-term plans — or adjust their you thought you should be at ties with which they have a connection. and there was a spot of blood on it,” Good re-
strategies and goals to capture potential earnings this point, it is never too late to “They need to find a passion and a purpose once called of that September day in 2010. “I’m like,
over the next couple of years — will be OK. the work routine ends,” Stoltzfus says. “Putting ‘All right, I don’t know what that would be
“Every crisis in the markets usually has some
improve your situation. yourself in a position to be generous and help oth- from.’ ”
unique aspect to it,” says Chris Hershey, a certified — Jamie T. Detweiler, ers is ideal and is very satisfying.” Good put the concern in the back of her
Everence Financial
financial planner with Manheim Township-based Here, several advisers offer a decade-by-decade mind until her daughters were off to school.
Rogers & Associates. “The one thing notable about approach to setting and meeting goals. “When I came back inside, I went on the
(this downturn) was how quickly it happened. It’s many more working years are expected before you computer and looked it up,” she said.
a public health crisis, and the threat of shutting can quit for good. What retirement strategies should I pursue As she searched the internet for answers,
down the economy makes it different.” “Previous downturns have taught us that mak- in my 50s? Good feared she might have breast cancer.
Hershey notes most major indexes lost 30% to ing rash decisions when the market is volatile “For many, these years are the prime earning and Tests over the next few days confirmed her DESCHUTES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE VIA AP
40% of their value between mid-February and is detrimental to an individual’s financial plan,” saving years,” says Jamie Detweiler, of Everence April Good, left, meets her friend Cheriss Lefever in the lobby of suspicions. Roger Sinclair, seen in 2017, was removed by
mid-March. The Great Recession that happened Stoltzfus says. “The key to financial success is to Financial. “These years can be a great opportunity the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute on her way to her chemo- “When I found out, it was more shock,” the Diocese of Greensburg in 2002 for alleg-
between late 2007 and 2009 had a longer, more remain disciplined. Working with an adviser to to really ramp up retirement savings efforts.” therapy appointment. Good, 48, said. “And there were definitely edly abusing a teenage boy decades earlier.
significant loss of 50%. establish a written financial plan and a portfolio Starting at age 50, the IRS allows workers to add tears. I had these three little girls.” In 2017, he was arrested for repeatedly
n.Today.is.the.fifth.annual.pink.edition.of.Sunday.LNP,.its.pages. molesting a young developmentally disabled
LNP asked Hershey; Curt Stoltzfus, certified asset allocation tailored to your risk tolerance and annual “makeup” money to several types of retire- tinted.pink.to.mark.National.Breast.Cancer.Awareness.Month.. GOOD, page A6
man in Oregon and is now imprisoned for
financial planner and senior financial strategist financial goals will help keep you on track.” ment plans, including traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, a crime that the lead investigator in the
with Ambassador Advisors in Manheim Town- PANIC, page 2 RETIREMENT, page 2 INSIDE.|.Image.Recovery.Center.is.important.aid.to.patients,.Page B1..Lessons.in.mourning.from.a.son,.Page E1 Oregon case says “should have never been
allowed to happen.”
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14Video Production
Tell your story. Get visibility. Breakthrough! Package A: Brand Video
Video Production Services One 2-3 minute brand video including:
• Half day shoot on location (up to 4 hours)
The LNP|LancasterOnline Studios give you high
• Custom Graphics
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team that’s ready to shoot at your location or in our
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Three 30-60 second social videos including:
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15The Caucus DID YOU KNOW?
Fact: Caucus is considered the
Watchdog of lawmakers in the state
The Caucus combines top-notch investigative journalism of Pennsylvania.
with analytical reporting on pending legislation,
procurement, bids, hires and fires. Its sophisticated design
combines with exceptional usability and insider investigative
content that can’t be found anywhere else.
Make your mark with powerful ads that reach
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Full page 10.4167” W x 16” H $1,297
Half page 10.4167” W x 7.75” H $779
Quarter page 5.125” W x 7.75” H $437
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster Farming is the leading Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
farm newspaper. Every Saturday, the newspaper delivers news,
market and commodity reports, and agribusiness information
to more than 60,000 paid subscribers and 157,000 weekly
readers in Pennsylvania and fifteen other states. Lancaster
Farming has been in continuous weekly print since 1955.
Lancaster Farming reaches many ag industries, including
dairy, beef, swine, sheep, goat, horse and specialty animal
buyers and sellers. It is also the largest farm implement
marketplace in the Northeast.
Weekly Publications
Reach an additional 9,500 households in our paid,
weekly publications which go out to subscribers across
Lancaster County. This is a great way to reach a targeted area.
The Lititz Record Express
Lititz’s first official weekly newspaper with total circulation
of almost 7,000, today’s Lititz Record Express is read by
two-thirds of family households in Lititz.
The Ephrata Review
Founded as The Saturday Review in 1878 with total
circulation of almost 6,500, today’s Ephrata Review is read
by one-third of family households in Ephrata.
The Elizabethtown Advocate
The Elizabethtown Advocate serves Elizabethtown,
Mt. Joy and surrounding areas with total circulation of 1,154.
It’s read by two-thirds of households in Elizabethtown.
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