Together

Do you use postage stamps? I have a very current story to tell, even though I’m embarrassed to tell it.

It’s the last day of the year and I am ready to look ahead to what 2024 has in store. This is the time of year many of us make New Year’s resolutions, looking to improve some part of our lives. If you make a resolution, you will be joining the about 40% of Americans who make a New Year’s res…

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many nonprofit organizations around Lancaster County. Right now, during the holiday season, volunteers are helping feed people, providing care to shelter visitors and giving gifts to individuals and families in need. Throughout the year, volunteers help run pr…

Food plays a central role in many holiday celebrations, and specific foods are deeply connected to our holidays. It might be hard to imagine a Thanksgiving meal without turkey or Christmas without cookies and special sweet treats.

Did you know that volunteering can be good for your health? We regularly see the benefits of volunteering in our community when people give their time and expertise, helping improve the lives of our neighbors. What we may not see so easily is that volunteering also helps improve the lives of…

Lancaster County has a rich cultural history that has been shaped over the course of hundreds of years. Before the establishment of Lancaster County almost 300 years ago, Native Americans in our area had their own established cultures. Europeans who moved into the area brought their own cult…

My sister and I were traveling throughout Southeast Asia in 1979 and flew into Tokyo Haneda Airport in the late afternoon. Our family had years earlier hosted a Japanese exchange student, and our plan was to visit her family. By the time we arrived at the Tokyo Central Railway Station, it wa…

I was following the recent news about heavy rain and flooding in New York City, and it was shocking to see floodwater in places where I had been during past visits. The news story also looked back at other storms and hurricanes that hit the area, and it showed how we have been fortunate to a…

When you ask why people volunteer, you hear a wide variety of reasons. Some include getting involved in the community, meeting other people, serving neighbors, religious beliefs, working to address local issues and serving an organization that helped them or someone they know.

Many people in our area commute to work, driving from home to work and back each day. Those are the two places we tend to spend the most time throughout the week.