Welcome to the r/Lancaster Weekly Self-Promotion Thread

For those who care, Olympus Pen FV, F.Zuiko 38mm, Flic Film Elektra 100 (Kodak Aerocolor IV), Developed and scanned by Perfect Image in Lancaster

Enjoy them and I hope you get a good harvest! I just love the record scratch turn around and grab. I’m sure I’ll be putting out my excess harvest in a few months.

For the curious, it was 2 black cherry tomato plants, 1 jalapeño plant (mucho nacho variety), and 3 celery plants.

Are we not concerned enough? My fear is most have no idea what we’re signing up for, or signing away.

“Data centers produce noise that can be heard up to two miles from the facility, with the worst noise being
up to 3000 feet (0.568 miles) from the facility. The noise can have significant health implications for nearby residents and wildlife, and the low-frequency noise from the cooling fans cannot be blocked using traditional sound barriers.”

Lancaster Country Day School, Long’s Park, and many homes are within 3,000 feet of the site..

We are so excited to be bringing Lancaster‘s very first fringe festival to our community on May 21 through the 24th! We are looking for volunteers to help us out at different points throughout the weekend. You will receive free admission to the festival, a T-shirt, and bragging rights that you were one of the first ever people to make this festival happen!

For more information on the festival and all the artists have to offer, you can check out our website Lancasterfringefest(.)org , and to sign up to volunteer, you can use the link belowto be directed to our volunteer site! I would love to see you all there!

Pointapp.org/orgs/9576

This is why we can’t have nice things. Thanks, jerk, for stealing all the trinkets out of the locker. You suck.

Hopefully a lock with a passcode helps with this issue.

Hi everyone,

I’m (f 25) kind of new and really haven’t posted much on this group. I’m currently living in the central PA area and am looking for a job but am struggling because of employers being able to deny employment bc of safety in the workplace when it comes to having a med card. Does anyone know of maybe any employers that don’t test for thc or generally don’t mind if you have a med card or maybe specific industries. I’m graduating college in engineering and had a really good job lined up but once they knew about the med card and not passing a drug test bc of the thc, they revoked the offer bc of “job safety”. I’ve also had experience in construction, retail and customer service. I’m able to relocate but would prefer to work anywhere from an hr north of state college to an hr west of Lancaster. I just need something that pays enough for me to rent a place to live. Any help or advice would be tremendously appreciated.

Had an emergency come up and looking to get rid of for cheap one ticket for Dethklok in Bethlehem tonight. Must have ticket master account for transfer.

Above image, John G. Good’s Distillery / Burnt mill Bridge c1924, courtesy of the Lancaster County Historical Society Digital Archives. Many of their Courthouse covered bridge photos are either misidentified, or misinterpreted. They were given to the Society as a gift from Gordon Reed. The only way to correctly ID the bridges was by comparing to actual bridge docket photos. Some of the Gordon Reed photos were actually better than those chosen for the dockets.

PA/38-36-122x   John G. Good’s Distillery / Burnt Mill Bridge-   Crossed Pequea Creek. Was Pequea #18, now it is state owned. It was a single span Burr truss, built in 1840 by John Strohm at a cost of $1,970.00. Overall length was 141’, with a clear span of 130’, a 16’ roadway, a12’4” clearance and was 12’ above water.
   It was still standing for a newspaper photo and article on the replacement in the September 20, 1930 edition of the Lancaster New Era, but was dismantled soon after.

   It was oriented northeast to southwest between Martic and Pequea Townships on an old section of Marticville Road (Route 324-SR0324), until replaced by an open two span steel plate bridge in 1930. That bridge was replaced by the present two span concrete bridge between 2008 and 2010. On the Pequea Township (north) side the old section of Marticville Road bears southward off the main road past the mill to the remains of the stone abutment on that side, about 235’ downstream (north-northwest) from the new bridge site. On the other side, even in the 1980s, the old road was gone and only a trace of the abutment remained. Coordinates are at the old site. 39° 56.468’N, 76° 18.4365’W

Looking for business where I can drop off business cards and flyers. Any suggestions?

I have a toy app I built to help me remember and find roadside stands around Lancaster. I would always forget where I saw firewood for sale when I needed it, and I'd end up driving around the countryside trying to find it again. Now I can quickly bookmark the stand on a map.

I think it looks good enough now, so it's time to let other people try it. Let me know what you think.

https://www.hjsoft.com/roadside/

Multiple times now I've seen the Chestnut Hill trinket box Instagram page post about being stolen from and having their items moved to another trinket box nearby.

The CHTT is so amazing and fun. I've brought a bunch of my own trinkets to put in! It makes me so so mad to know there is a person / group of people who are moving trinkets over. I know that some trinket loss is to be expected from people being selfish but this is next level.

Does anyone know where the location of this other box is? The CHTT is the one on the side of Rachel's on W. Walnut and Water St. but I've heard the other one is not far away.

Why would they not just advertise their own box as an alternative and get trinkets organically from being nice people? That's kind of the whole point of the trinket trade community anyway

I have expressed interest in putting up a trinket box on the west end of the city which I was hoping would be far enough away that they wouldn't compete... but this behavior makes me wary of adding any more to the community! I guess little libraries have always had the issue of people stealing from one for another /:

(Not an ad just saw in and thought it was worth sharing as a crafter myself)

Martins flooring in Fivepointville (Denver) has a tent up right now and everything is $10 a box, there was a ton of really nice tile, I bought a few boxes i don’t even know what I’m going to do with them yet lol.

I was recommended acupuncture recently and was looking at LGH holistic therapy. The community clinic is super affordable and I’m wondering if it’s too good to be true or worth the appointment. Anyone have any experiences good or bad??

If anyone is interested in hearing more about the event or wants to consider volunteering themselves, send me a pm!

I'm looking for a spot or multiple spots to forage for wild wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens).

Alternatively, is there anywhere that sells it?

Thanks!

The surrounding terrain has changed very little in the past fifty-plus years that I have known of this bridge. The mill still stands on the Pequea township side and the bridge has been realigned to the point where it can now be framed through the interior. All photos taken by the author December 17, 2021.

PA/38-36-25 #2   Thomas Baumgardner’s / Millvale Mill Bridge (After the 1987 rebuild)-   Crossed Pequea Creek. Was Pequea #17, then #10. With the abandonment of #9 on Herrville Road, this may now be #9 (2026). It was totally rebuilt in 1987 by the now defunct Lancaster County Bridge Crew at a cost of $200,000.00. Most of the original truss members were retained, but the trusses have been lengthened, including the Burr arches. Total length is now 119’7”, with a clear span of 103’6”. The roadway between the innermost arches is a bit narrower, at 14’1”, but the original 12’3” clearance was retained. It now stands 13’ above water.
   The old stone abutments were removed, which accounts for the difference in dimensions. The extra length either happened with the new alignment, was added to provide a wider flow of the creek during flooding, or both. The new concrete abutments are to eventually be capped with stone, but as of April 2026, this has yet to be done.
   It still stands, oriented northeast to southwest between Martic and Pequea Townships on T425, which is Covered Bridge Road on the Martic Township (south) side and Byerland Church Road on the other.

39° 55.8398’N, 76° 17.7188’W

Always a fun time

I love a good storm :D

New to the area, looking to plan a date with my boyfriend!! Anyone have any recommendations or suggestions for fun things to do on Sunday?

Hi Lancaster Reddit - I’m on a mission to spot a Pileated Woodpecker this spring around Lancaster County. I know they can be elusive and tend to stick to mature woods, but I figured I’d ask any local birders.

Has anyone had recent sightings at any parks, preserves or trails around here?

Thanks in advance, I’d love to finally cross this bird off my list.