WHAT?  Lebanon Valley Home Builders Show & Garden Faire. WHERE?  Lebanon Valley Expo Center. WHEN?  Tuesday March 20th through Saturday March 24th. HOURS?  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 5:30PM 'til 9:00PM.               Friday, 12 noon 'til 9:00PM.               Saturday, 10:00AM 'til 3:00PM. Cost?  $5.00 admission fee, FREE parking. 03/19/2012

WHEN?  Saturday April 14th, 2012...Registration starts at 6:30AM...Run begins at 8:00AM WHERE?  Event starts and ends at The Salvation Army office...1031 Guilford St, Lebanon, PA 17046. COST? Early registration is $20.00 by March 31st...After March 31st it's $25.00...Early entry guarantees a t-shirt in requested size. PRIZES?  Overall Male and Female champion receives a plaque...Medals awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in various age catagories. Questions?  717-273-2655   Professional timing provided by Pretzel City Sports of Reading, PA   03/06/2012

What? Special Olympics Lebanon County Annual Dinner and Auction. Where? Sacred Heart Parish Center in Cornwall When? 6:00PM , March 10, 2012 Cost? $25.00 per person, $45.00 per couple, $160.00 for a table of eight... Includes buffet dinner. For more information, seat reservations etc. contact; Special Olympics lebanon County Joan Sechrist or Jackie Gostomski 717-272-1332 extension 7, or, email lebcoso@comcast.net Merchandise donations still needed! 02/08/2012

I wanted to pass along some information to those of you who fit either part of the description in the heading for this post...American Heritage Property Management in Lebanon is a very capable property management company capable of handling your rental properties or processing rentals for those folks looking for a new home...Christy Mootz, 717-376-2980, can answer any and all questions regarding rentals and whether you're a landlord or a renter rest assured she's at the top of her game in the business in Lebanon County...Give her a call. 02/07/2012

LOCATION?  Lebanon Community Library DATE, CLASS, TIME? Thursday January 19th, NOOK class, 5:30PM                              Thursday February 2nd, KINDLE class, 5:30PM                              Saturday February 4th, KINDLE class, 10:00AM                              Thursday February 16th, e-reader question and answer, 5:30PM REGISTRATION or QUESTIONS? Phone 273-7624 or email hawk@lclibs.org The Lebanon County Library System now has eBooks and eAudio available for downloading to county residents with a valid library card...Check out www.lclibs.org/lebanon 01/19/2012

WHAT? Free Christmas Tree Recycling WHERE?  Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Recycling Center, 1610 Russel Road, Lebanon, PA WHEN?  December 27 until February 19, 2012 TIME?  7AM to 3:30PM Weekdays...8AM to 11:45 AM Saturdays COST?  FREE to Lebanon County residents only...Remove all decorations and trimmings please! QUESTIONS?    717-867-5790 01/13/2012

WHAT? Poetry contest for members of The Lebanon County Library System...OPEN TO ALL AGES. WHEN?  Now through March 16, 2012...There will be 10 winners announced for each of the 2 age groups...Up to 8th grade and 9th grade to adult. RULES?  All contestants must live in Lebanon County.             Maximum 2 entries per person             Each poem must fit on one page of 8.5 X 11 paper and should be typed or legibly printed.             Each entry must have an entry form attached to it...Forms may be picked up at the Library or as a PDF file at www.lclibs.org/lebanon/poetryentryform2012.pdf             Entries can be dropped off at the library or emailed to volunteers@lclibs.org ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?  Contact Karen Stump at 273-7624 ext. 216 01/11/2012

What?  Horse Drawn Carriage Rides When?  Friday, December 16th, 2011, 5:00PM until 8:00PM Where? Lebanon Farmers Market, 35 S. 8th St., Lebanon, PA and Cumberland Coffee & Tea Company, 714 Cumberland St., Lebanon, PA Cost? 13 years old and older $7.00...3-12 years old $3.00      12/14/2011

OK folks here's a list of Holiday Bazaars and Craft Shows in the Lebanon, PA area...Check out one or all for a wide variety of gifts and food for the upcoming holiday season...Have fun!     Christmas Gift & Quilt Show Lebanon Valley Expo Center, November 11-13th Friday 11/11 2:00PM until 8:00PM, Saturday 11/12 10:00AM until 8:00PM, Sunday 11/13 10:00AM until 5:00PM $5.00 admission 12 and older.     Churchmouse Bazaar Immanuel United Methodist Church, Cleona, PA Saturday 11/12 8:00AM until 2:00PM More info 949-3488 or 272-4363      Holiday Bazaar Gravel Hill United Methodist Church, Palmyra, PA Saturday 11/19 7:00AM until 1:00PM w/breakfast available from 7-9AM More info 838-4721     Christmas Bazaar St. Benedict the Abbot, 13th and Lehman Sts., Lebanon, PA Saturday 11/12 8:00AM until 1:... 11/09/2011

WHAT? National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. WHEN? Saturday October 29, 2011 from 10:00AM until 2:00PM ONLY. WHERE? Lebanon County residents can drop off unwanted and expired prescription drugs at the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks, 2632 Route 72 in Jonestown. There is NO COST involved and no personal information collected 10/28/2011

What?  Lebanon Gun Show...Buy, Sell or Trade New and Used  When?  Saturday October 1, 9:00AM until 5:00PM            Sunday October 2, 9:00AM until 4:00PM Where? Lebanon Expo Center, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 Cost?  $5.00 admission, but free parking Production by Eaglearms... www.eaglearms.com  09/29/2011

WHAT? FREE expert Medicare Counseling for Lebanon, PA seniors WHEN? 9:00AM until 5:00PM Thursday October 20, 2011 WHERE? Lebanon Senior Center , 710 Maple St., Lebanon COST? FREE but you need an appointment...Call 273-9262 This is an opportunity for seniors in Lebanon County to get up to date medical benefit advice concerning Medicare, Medicare supplements, Medicaid and PACE/PACENET. There will also be a representative of the Veterans Administration participating. 09/23/2011

What?  HINKLEFEST Where?  Firemans Park off Rte. 343 just south of Fredericksburg When?  Saturday 9/17/11 from 8:30AM until 9:00PM---Sunday 9/18/11 from 10:30AM until 4:00PM 'HINKEL' is the Pennsylvania Dutch word for CHICKEN...The annual festival has chicken prepared more ways than you can think of...Proceeds benefit 5 of the  Fredericksburg Community Organizations; Fire Company, Library, American Legion, Lions Club and Community Association...Stop buy, have some fun and eat well...It's a nice time. More info?  www.hinkelfest.com     09/17/2011

What? Annual Schaefferstown Harvest Fair sponsored by Historic Schaefferstown Inc. Where? Alexander Schaeffer Farm (A National Historic Landmark) just south of Schaefferstown on Route 501 When? This upcoming weekend, Saturday September 17th from 10AM until 5PM and Sunday September 18th from 12 noon until 5PM Cost? Admission is $5.00 but children 12 and under get in free There will be farm tours, cider pressing, apple butter making, wool spinning and soap making demonstrations and lots of other good stuff...Bring the family, it will be a fun day. 09/15/2011

The downtown Lebanon 8th Street Jazz Festival and Wine & Beer tasting will be held from 12 Noon until 7:30PM on Saturday, September 24th, 2011...There will also be a Home-Brew Competition and a ConJazz themed Graffiti test with cash prizes...Go to www.lebanonpa.com for more information. 09/15/2011

G&L Trophies and Costumes, 1550 N. 7th Street in Lebanon, PA is the first place to contact for any type of award, trophy, plastic signage, remembrance plaque, engraving or anything related...Gary & Linda also have a first rate costume shop and all the pertinent items needed for make-up, wigs, masks etc...They're the best around...Don't go hunting on the internet for stuff when it's right here and at extremely reasonable pricing...No shipping charges, no mistakes to deal with in shipping back and forth...Right here, job done right...Give them a call and tell them I sent you...274-2475. 09/09/2011

Door to Door hazardous waste collection is available in Lebanon County...Lebanon County residents can call toll free, 1-800-449-7587, to schedule a pick-up of household hazardous waste (chemicals, electronics (up to 3 computer systems or televisions ( console TV'S and stereos EXCLUDED))...There is a $15.00 co-pay required (nobody works for free)...LIMIT one pick-up per household address per year...The whole thing is sponsored by The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority...Give them a call and get rid of the stuff you don't want to just put in the garbage...Recycle, make it a way of life! 09/05/2011

What?  Make your own Bloody Mary Bar Where?  Overtime Sports Bar & Grille, 312 Mill St,  Hershey, PA, 533-9824 When?  Sundays from 11:00AM to 2:00PM Amenities?  Choose your Vodka and go to work, adding whatever you like from the bar of goodies. Cost?  $5.00 to $8.00 depending on Vodka choice. It's only 10-14 miles from Lebanon depending on where you live in the County...Take a drive and enjoy. 09/04/2011

What? A 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, a 5K run and a 10k run. When?  October 8, 2011 Where?  Lebanon Fairgrounds and Lebanon Rails to Trails Registration Fees? UP TO September 22, 10K $25.00, 5K $18.00, 1 mile $6.00...AFTER September 22, 10K $30.00, 5K $21.00, 1 mile $6.00. Amenities? Refreshments, music, raffles, prize drawings...Cash Prizes for overall top 2 finishers...9 different age group divisions...1 FREE raffle ticket to the first 100 registrants. Register? ONLINE @ Active.com...LEVIS RUN. 09/03/2011

Labor Day weekend is the traditional time of year for Kipona in Harrisburg at Riverfront Park along the Susquehanna...Admission to Kipona is free but there is a $5.00 admission charge for the Artfest...For folks in Lebanon County it's only a short trip to enjoy a great weekend with food, entertainment and much more...It kicks off Saturday September 3rd with the GIANT Chili Cook Off and ends Monday night, Labor Day, with the last of the entertainment, The Ridgeway Brass...There's tons of stuff in between so take a day and a short drive and enjoy yourselves. 09/02/2011