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2020 What a Year

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LANCASTER’S BEST OPTIONS FOR PAIN RELIEF NEUROSURGERY

Perry J. Argires, MD, FACS Brain and Spine Surgery

Louis A. Marotti, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS Brain and Spine Surgery Voted Best Surgeon (1st Place)

Steven Falowski, MD, FACS Internationally Recognized for Brain and Spine Surgery

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Jarod B. John, MD Neurologist

Esther DiGiacomo, MMSc, PA-C Voted Among the Best Physician Assistants

Dr. John has expertise with Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disorder, Seizure Disorder, Headache Disorder, Concussion, Neuromuscular Disease, Neuropathy, Dementia, Stroke, General Neurology, EMG, and EEG.

Adam Traux, PA-C Voted Among the Best Physician Assistants

Our award winning Neurosurgical team was founded by Dr. Perry Argires and Dr. Lou Marotti. Both have been consistently voted the Best of Lancaster County. In addition, Dr. Steven Falowski has been elected to the board of directors of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS).

PAIN MANAGEMENT

Jack Smith, MD Pain Medicine

For Dr. Smith, considering each patient on an individual level and creating a customized plan of care is key to his patient philosophy. “My approach is: listen to the patient first, and then consider all options, keeping in mind the final goal of them living happier, more fulfilled lives.” he said.

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A AH HEEA ALTH LTH O ODYS DYSSSEEYY I recently read that a person’s health begins to go downhill at age 69. “Boy, isn’t that the truth!” I thought to myself. Pair that notion with a pandemic and I feel as if I’ve been living in a parallel Covid-universe over the last 18+ months.

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Todd J. Feddock, DMD, Feddock Family Dentistry

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odyssey began on a night in March 2019, one month after my 68th birthday. I was swimming laps when I felt something move in my left knee. I felt paralyzed but managed to make it to the steps in the shallow end of the pool. Mindy Yocom, the assistant aquatics director at Hempfield recCenter, came swooping in out of nowhere and helped me exit the pool. I sat in a chair trying to figure out what to do next. “Who can I call to come and get you?” she asked. “I don’t know,” I replied. “I don’t know anyone’s telephone number.” (Who needs to memorize numbers if you have an iPhone?) She asked where my phone is, thinking maybe it was stashed in a locker. “At home,” was met with a roll of her eyes. She offered to call an ambulance. “Where is that going to take me?” I asked. “A hospital,” she said (omitting, “You dummy, it’s not a taxi or Uber.”). “Just get me to my car and I’ll be fine,” I said. I put my coat on over my wet bathing suit and a lifeguard rolled me – still sitting in the chair – to my car. “That should be interesting to explain if you get stopped by the police,” Mindy said of my wardrobe, making me promise to text her when I got home. I iced my knee all night and the next morning was good to go. FOUR MONTHS LATER, on July 10, I arrived at the office of Dr. Todd Feddock for a routine dental exam. As my teeth were being cleaned, an old crown became disengaged. It could not be resecured. I went over the options with Dr. Feddock and, based on the condition of the surrounding teeth, decided a bridge would be the route I’d take. Work would begin on August 5 and be completed just before my trip to the beach in late August. A week later, I had an appointment to meet with Josh Funk at Per Diem, his restaurant at Hotel Rock Lititz. After about an hour, I stood up to leave and discovered I couldn’t walk. “Are you okay?” he asked. “Oh, yeah, my leg’s just asleep,” I lied, thinking, “I must not appear to be an old lady! I just have to make it to the car and it will be all right.” Somehow, I managed to limp through the hotel

and across the parking lot. I went home and iced my knee all night. My luck was up – it was no better the next morning. I called Westphal Orthopedics and made an appointment. The X-rays were pretty ugly. Bone-on-bone in my left knee. Dr. Thomas Westphal was convinced knee replacement was in my near future. “Just get me to the beach and you can do whatever you want after that,” I begged. “I can do that but I don’t think you’ll be able to do much of anything,” he replied. “That’s OK, I wasn’t planning to go surfing,” I assured him. The treatment to get me to the beach began with a cortisone injection and then, once the insurance company approved, a series of gel injections. In the meantime, I signed up to attend a seminar on the kneereplacement process. The cortisone injection provided no relief. I used a walker and a rolling chair to get around the office. I basically hopped and crawled around my house. After about two weeks, I was approved for the series of gel injections, which miraculously began to kick in over time. Slowly but surely, I was able to walk again. THINGS WENT DOWNHILL – AGAIN! – on Thursday, August 22. That’s the day I was scheduled to be fitted for the permanent bridge. As I was eating breakfast, I felt an odd sensation on the other side of my mouth. That afternoon, as Dr. Feddock was finishing the work on the bridge, I mentioned what happened and asked him to take a look. He informed me that I had cracked a tooth and would need a root canal and crown. Wow! I wasn’t expecting that. I said I’d schedule an appointment after Labor Day. “It can’t wait that long,” he replied. “But, I’m going on vacation Saturday,” I explained. Incredibly, he offered to come into the office at 8 a.m. the next day – his day off – and do the job. There was only one hiccup – he had to find an assistant who could come in and assist. Fortunately, Kim Lilley was available. More good news: Dr. Westphal said that because I was doing so well with the gel injections, we should try another round in six months and see how that goes. I was off to the Outer Banks, thankfully able to walk and eat. However, with the luck I’d been having, I half expected to be attacked by a shark. IN NOVEMBER, I was in D.C. twice – for the Washington Nationals’ World

Cole Pizzingrilli, PA-C, Dr. David J. Silverstein Associates

Joseluis Ibarra, MD, The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health Series parade and again over Thanksgiving weekend for the holiday light show at Nationals Park. By early December, I was really sick. As in like-a-Mack-truck-hit-me sick. Cole Pizzingrilli, a physician assistant at Dr. David J. Silverstein Associates, prescribed an antibiotic, which took the edge off. Thinking back, I never fully got back to feeling great. I settled for good and trudged forward. By late January of 2020, I was feeling odd and out of sorts. My heart was racing. I often felt dizzy. I was having difficulty breathing. I told myself I’d call the doctor if I didn’t feel better by Friday. On Thursday, after cleaning up the kitchen, I went downstairs to watch television. Pain began shooting down my left arm and across my back. My heart was racing. My phone was upstairs. “How am I going to get out of this basement?” I asked myself. I crawled up the stairs and made it my goal to get to my next-door neighbor’s house. Fortunately, Greg Peters, who is a registered nurse in the emergency department at Tower Health in Reading and is in the process of becoming a family nurse practitioner, was home. He brought me inside, monitored my vitals

Greg Peters, RN, BSN, Tower Health

Gregory Rossini, MD, Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster

Bhavin Mehta, MD, Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster and announced we needed to go to the hospital. The man is a saint. He took me to Lancaster General, stayed with me the entire time and explained everything that was going on. The date was February 2. It’s the first time I saw signage and experienced protocols regarding COVID-19. Testing determined I was not having a heart attack. However, I was advised to make an appointment with The Heart Group of

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Steven Khov, DO, Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster

Duane E. Furman, MPAS, PA-C, Lancaster General Health Physicians Infectious Diseases Lancaster General Health and was assigned to Dr. Joseluis Ibarra. I spent the next six weeks undergoing tests. Everything proved negative. I was told I might have experienced a panic attack or a virus – not Covid – impacted my heart. I was not eligible for a then-rare Covid test because I didn’t exhibit enough symptoms. AS MARCH TURNED INTO APRIL, I was still having difficulty breathing. I hooked up my nebulizer machine and asked Silverstein Associates to refill my inhaler prescription that helps to get me through allergy season. By early June, I was in agony. I made an appointment with Cole. He was alarmed by the fact that I was going through inhalers at a fast clip – one every 30 days. “We’re going to get to the bottom of this,” he said. First up was a chest X-ray and then a

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CAT scan on Friday, June 19. That evening, the phone rang at 7:30. Seeing it was Silverstein’s office, I thought to myself, “This can’t be good.” It was Cole. The test results were not good. I had a dark spot of some kind on my right lung. By the time we hung up, I was convinced I had lung cancer. The phone rang again at 10:30. It was Cole – another saint in my book – calling back. He had been studying the test results all night. “I don’t know what this is,” he admitted, saying cancer had fallen low on the list of possibilities. “I want you to see a specialist.” THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I became a patient at Pulmonary Associates of Lancaster and was assigned to Dr. Gregory Rossini. More tests followed with mixed results. Then, I was told I would have to undergo a bronchoscopy, which entails a procedure in which a tube is inserted into the airways for a look-see. Dr. Bhavin Mehta also took multiple biopsies. (I finally got my Covid test, which proved negative.) If you have a MyLGHealth.com account, you receive the results as they become available. I spent Fourth of July weekend looking up the meaning of all the words in the reports via the internet. The mystery deepened. Cole implored me to stop consulting the internet. Because I was having such difficulty breathing following the procedure, I had an emergency follow-up with Dr. Steven Khov (Dr. Rossini was out of town). Of course, the only appointment that was available coincided with my first salon appointment in seven months. Let’s see, which is more important: breathing or looking human again? I chose breathing and he prescribed an inhaler for asthma and a round of steroids. I was breathing normally within a couple of hours. It was the best I had felt in months! A week later, I had a follow-up visit with Dr. Rossini. We went over the results of the bronchoscopy. Cancer was definitely ruled out … but, what is that spot on my lung? Biopsies pointed to a fungal infection. He suggested we get a second opinion and consult an infectious disease doctor. That sounded so foreign to me that I asked if I had to go to Philadelphia. No, I was told, just to the Suburban Pavilion (health campus), where Lancaster General Health Physicians Infectious Diseases has an office. I met with Duane E. Furman, a physician assistant, who shared that I was a “walking miracle” of sorts. It seems

other doctors who had looked at my case were wondering how I was able to function. People who have this sort of (untreated) infection, he explained, can be very sick. I was given two choices: treat the infection aggressively or wait and see how it progresses/regresses and treat it accordingly. Because of Covid, I chose the aggressive route, which will entail six months of treatment. So far, so good. I’m completely back to my normal routine. How did I get a fungal infection? Duane is of the opinion that my compromised immune system might have made me vulnerable. But, then again, it’s in the air and in the ground. A friend, who does a lot of internet research, is convinced I picked it up from the sand in North Carolina. Who knows? AS FOR MY KNEE, I had a second round of gel injections in April and May. Because his staff was reduced due to Covid, Dr. Westphal would be doing the injections himself. Knowing how timeconsuming it is, I was a little anxious. “What am I going to talk to this guy about?” I asked myself. No worries; turns out we bonded over discussing Colorado. In fact, I looked forward to the appointments – I was the only person in my area of our sparsely inhabited office building and rarely had the opportunity to talk to anyone face-to-face (with a mask on, of course). It was so nice to have a conversation with someone. Something occurred to me as I was writing this. Because we must wear masks – all of the doctors agreed it’s necessary – if I’d happen to pass one of them on the street when normalcy returns, I’ll have no idea who they are! I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but I am so ready to see 2020 pass into the history books. The silver lining is that I discovered how fortunate Lancaster is to have the medical community it does. I am also grateful for the health insurance I have.

Here’s to your health! – Suzanne Starling-Long

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY

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We’re honored by the trust you place in us. Being recognized by our community as a health-care leader is a great responsibility. We believe that keeping you, your family and our entire community healthy is our calling. That’s why improving the health and well-being of everyone in our community is the focus of everything we do. As part of Penn Medicine, we continue to provide more advanced care and breakthrough treatments, right here in the place you call home. #1 Hospital: Lancaster General Hospital #1 Family Physician: Jessica Walker, MD, LG Health Physicians #2 Family Physician (tie): Andrea Stern, MD, LG Health Physicians Family Medicine Mount Joy; Christopher Putney, MD, LG Health Physicians Family Medicine Strasburg #2 Surgeon: Christopher Kager, MD, LG Health Physicians NeuroScience & Spine Associates

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Contents

NOVEMBER 2020 | VOLUME 34 | NUMBER 7

FEATURES

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2020 … What A Year

Lancaster County Magazine’s publisher, Jocelyn Engle, reflects on a year that’s been like no other.

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The Best of Lancaster County 2020

Be Scene! Visit our website,

lancastercountymag.com, to learn of events planned and rescheduled for the coming months.

The results have been tallied for readers’ picks for favorite restaurants, professional services, medical providers, home and garden pros, things to see and do and more.

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Today’s Special: Survival

Michael Upton catches up with Dean Oberholtzer and Josh Funk, two restaurateurs who opened new businesses just before Covid struck and shutdowns ensued.

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DEPARTMENTS

The Long & Short of It

2020: A Health Odyssey … or, how it took an aquatics instructor, two physician assistants, one dentist, one nurse/neighbor and five doctors to put editor Sue Long back together again.

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Life of a Party

Jill Brown explores how Lancaster’s nonprofit organizations have been forging ahead with fundraising events by pivoting to Plan C, which often entails virtual galas, auctions and 5Ks, as well as a lot of creativity.

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Foodographer

For Jordan Bush and some high school buddies, the dead of winter is the perfect time to head for the hills of Tioga County, where they reunite for their annual, “Men’s Mountain Weekend.”

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78. Table for Two Rochelle Shenk visits with Andre and Donna Pham, the owners of Issei Noodle in downtown Lancaster.

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Backyard Tourist

As the saying goes, “If it’s Tuesday, it’s Root’s.” The country market and auction is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year.

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Holiday Guide

Your guide to gift-giving ideas, entertaining essentials, home decorating and building/ remodeling professionals, medical providers, pet needs and more.

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ON THE COVER: Jocelyn

Engle was photographed by Nick Gould. Hair/makeup by Michelle Smoker; T-shirt courtesy of YWCA Lancaster; leggings and mask courtesy of Festoon.

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Uniquely Ephrata Ephrata is a unique, fast-growing community in Lancaster County. Come and enjoy The New Main movie theater and live theater at Ephrata Performing Arts Center. Hungry? Stop and have a bite to eat in one of our 30 eateries or brewpubs. Explore our greenspaces and enjoy the activities they hold, such as concerts in the park’s band shell, which hosts a variety of musicians. Bring or rent a bike and enjoy the rail trail, try the Ephrata Bike Park at Heatherwood or stroll through Grater Park’s oak trees. Discover our hidden gems, such as the Ephrata National Bank building, designed by C. Emlen Urban, or the famous Gameseum®, which is a museum and mega-arcade. Meet Laura the Cookie Lady, winner of the Christmas Cookie Challenge on the Food Network, and visit FX Saddle Co. to see beautifully handcrafted saddles and other leather items – be sure to ask about their Penny Farthing bicycles. These are just a few assets found in our smaller, walkable community.

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Life of a Party THE GIVING SEASON

PA N DE M IC F U N DR A ISI NG PI VO TS “Every party needs a Plan B,” a seasoned event planner once said. Plan B used to mean preparing for a downpour during a tented party. Or, how to handle the bride’s pre-ceremony, bridezilla-caliber meltdown. Or, what to do when the band drinks all the champagne before the guests arrive. (Yes, all these things really did happen.) Plan B has quickly shifted to Plan C – for Covid, of course – and all the aforementioned crises now seem like tiny pebbles in one’s shoes compared to the chaos the pandemic has created for nonprofit organizations.

BY JILL BROWN

hile brides and their families reluctantly send out change-the-date cards announcing postponed weddings and milestone birthdays pass by with a tepid toast on Zoom, our charitable organizations have not had the luxury of postponing their annual fundraising events. Their shows must go on due to the fact that the very survival of nonprofit organizations depends on the monies that are raised during those annual galas, auctions, golf tournaments and 5K runs.

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its annual Top Chefs of Lancaster fundraiser, the event that provides 40% of Water Street Health Services’ operating budget, leadership pivoted. “We aren’t canceling,” wrote Vice President of Advancement Jon Eisenberg to the 280 patrons who had reserved for the 7th-annual, sold-out event. “Water Street’s guests need the community to invest in their health now more than ever.” Instead, the Water Street Mission reinvented its event. Traditionally held at the Lancaster Country Club each spring, the evening is a salute to some of Lancaster’s most outstanding chefs and restaurateurs through a multi-course dinner, with each course contributed by a chef’s preparation or his/her proprietary recipe artfully executed by Lancaster

Images from past years serve to remind us that this year’s Extraordinary Give will probably be a lower-key event – fewer parties and more social distancing. Because it has always emphasized online giving, Lancastrians have grown accustomed to supporting their favorite nonprofits on the third Friday of November and no doubt will continue to give in 2020.

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Country Club’s executive chef and staff. A silent auction is followed by an energetic live auction of one-of-a-kind experiences, all to provide funding for health, dental and behavioral-health services to those in greatest need, Lancaster’s homeless and at-risk individuals and families.

“Water Street’s guests need the community to invest in their health now more than ever.” Giving their patrons an “experience” was a top priority among Water Street’s leadership. Rather than simply go online with a plea for support, Water Street enlisted the participation of some of their selected “Top Chefs” to create videos of cooking demonstrations for the new normal – at-home dining. Joining those videos with a taped testimony of a life transformed by Water Street’s health services and a respected community member’s inspiring message citing why he or she personally supports the Mission, the “event” became a powerful online presentation with a limited timeline for making donations, a clear financial goal and a launch on the same weekend as the original date of the event. In keeping with the Mission’s culture of “giving back,” every registered event guest also received a $50 gift certificate to use to support one of the “Top Chefs” participating restaurants – a way to help Lancaster’s restaurant owners who also desperately need the community’s support at a critical time. The result was miraculous: 100% of the event’s financial goal was met.

A SAMPLING OF FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES FULTON THEATRE (thefulton.org) turned to a telethon, emphasizing This is Our Home, and enlisting WGAL-TV’s broadcasting of the fundraiser. The effort raised over $330,000 to help keep the theatre operating while its stage remains dark until 2021. THE NORTH MUSEUM (northmuseum.org) made its splashy Cosmic Bash virtual, with online bidding on auction items. SCHREIBER PEDIATRIC (schreiberpediatric.org) turned their gala into a stay-home-and-bid Pajama Gala. HOSPICE & COMMUNITY CARE (hospiceandcommunitycare.org), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, has turned its annual Labor Day weekend auction into a fundraising juggernaut, raising a record $870,000 in 2019. Vowing to continue the tradition, the organization turned it into a virtual event that ran over a two-week period in September and raised $457,000.

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THE LANCASTER SYMPHONY (lancastersymphony.org) maintained its touch with the community by providing online glimpses into its musicians’ lives at home while in quarantine, and earlier this fall, launched its reinvented 74th season with a week-long series of collaborative performances with the Penn Square Music Festival called Harmonize Lancaster. THE LANCASTER SCIENCE FACTORY (lancastersciencefactory.org) replaced its annual Taste of Science Gala with a Virtual Science Trivia Night that included early prizes for the most creative team names.

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THE YWCA’S RACE AGAINST RACISM (ywcalancaster.org), which is held in April, was transformed into a virtual event and raised $61,000. RED ROSE RUN (visitlancastercity.com), proceeds from which benefit Lancaster Central Market, was postponed until late September and also became a virtual event. HUMANE PA (humane.org), which includes the Humane League of Lancaster County, has had to cancel many of its events but is forging ahead with Art for Arf’s Sake (November 14). The artauction gala will become a virtual event this year, with patrons being given the opportunity to pre-order Pawty in a Box packages that will contain wine, beer, artisan cheeses, bread and other delights. THE LANCASTER CONSERVANCY’s (lancasterconservancy.org) Harvest Moon Gala evolved into a “streamed” event whose focus was A Night for the Susquehanna Riverlands. People who use the riverlands for recreation were invited to submit videos and selfies for the hour-long appeal that was streamed on October 2. An online silent auction was also conducted. The effort generated more $323,000. VISIONCORPS (visioncorps.net) will be holding its annual repelling event – Eye Drop 2020 – in conjunction with the Extraordinary Give on November 20. This year it will have a twist – in view of the struggles the nonprofit community is experiencing, VisionCorps is welcoming all nonprofits to participate. Any monies they raise in excess of $1,500 will be theirs to keep.

PENNSYLVANIA SPCA (pspca.org), of which the Lancaster Center is an affiliate, will be holding its annual Bark & Whine Gala on November 14. This year’s version – Bark & Whine 2020: Happy at Home – will feature online silent auctions, raffles and engagement with adoptable animals. Bark in a Box party kits are available. PET PANTRY (petpantrylc.org) The organization’s annual Howls & Meows Bingo Bash has evolved into an online extravaganza – Howls & Meows Raffle Baskets – that will feature baskets filled with goodies and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are available through November 3. Drawings will be held November 4.

“While this year’s event will feel a bit different, the good news is that the Extraordinary Give has always been an online event,” explains Tracy Cutler, Lancaster County Community Foundation’s executive vice president. “New for 2020, the Extraordinary Give will partner with a team of creative businesses based at Rock Lititz to bring you ExtraGive CAST Live, a digital experience that will highlight extraordinary locals, music and storytelling, live prize drawings, stories from participating organizations, plus

some surprise guests – right up to the countdown to our final total at midnight.” KUDOS TO ALL our community’s organizations for their creative, nimble responses to a global crisis that has left no one untouched in its impact. Their pandemic pivots show the spirit of Lancaster County: resilience, generosity and a healthy dose of Pennsylvania Dutch determination and grit.

Each of these fine organizations continues to rely on the community’s support to weather this wretched, virusinduced storm. We’d encourage you to reach out to your favorite organization and help them in any way you can.

EXTRAORDINARY GIVE But, what about Lancaster’s biggest day of collective giving – the Extraordinary Give (extragive.org)? Friday, November 20, marks the event’s ninth year. It continues to be the most generous per capita giving day in the nation – read that again, the entire nation! Since its start in 2012, in eight 24-hour periods, the Extraordinary Give has generated more than $53 million to support nearly 500 organizations that directly impact our quality of life in Lancaster County.

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With a personality as vibrant as her paintings, Belgium-born artist CHRISTIANE DAVID has taken art to a new level in Lancaster County. “I believe I was born an artist, and through my training in architecture and interior design in Brussels, Belgium, I became a painter,” she says. Her palette requires the full spectrum of color to express the vast range of human emotions. Using watercolor and oil, Christiane emphasizes the nature of the color as she captures the soul of the subject. In her abstract painting, she eliminates the subject to concentrate on color, shape and

As Lancaster’s favorite comprehensive eye care provider for 18 years, EYE ASSOCIATES OF LANCASTER looks forward to continuing to serve the greater Lancaster community. They recently welcomed a new surgeon, Dr. Zachary Landis, who specializes in the treatment of cataracts, corneal disease and refractive surgery. Their new facility at 606 Community Way is officially open, replacing their Harrisburg Pike location. The board-certified physicians and optometrists at Eye Associates of Lancaster use a patient-centered and evidence-based approach to eye care. Their ABO-certified opticians are available to assist in making the perfect selection of eyewear and corrective lenses. Get a new look for the new year with eyeglass frames from Ray Ban, Coach, Kate Spade, Maui Jim, Tory Burch, Bibi, Tommy Hilfiger and more. From basic vision screenings to cataract surgery, Eye Associates of Lancaster offers a comprehensive solution to your eye care needs. JURA is the innovation leader in automatic coffee machines for the home and workplace, offering a true bean-to-cup experience that is freshly ground, not capsuled. For those who want the best, JURA machines produce the finest highpressure-brewed coffee, espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato and more, cup by cup. Fast and easy to operate, they can grind, froth, brew and selfclean in less than 60 seconds. Frothing options make it easy to froth or steam milk to perfection. JURA automatic coffee machines produce coffee specialties at the touch of one button. JURA innovations include Pulse Extraction Process (P.E.P.®), which optimizes extraction time to develop the full flavor of espresso and ristretto – plus the Intelligent Water System (I.W.S. ®) and integrated cleaning and maintenance systems. JURA’s app, J.O.E.® (JURA Operating Experience), allows users to easily operate selected JURA automatic coffee machines from their smartphones or tablets. For more information, visit jura.com.

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Taking Your Sight Seriously Eye Associates is pleased to welcome our new surgeon, Zach Landis, M.D. Dr. Landis attended Elizabethtown College, where he graduated Cum Laude with Honors in the Discipline in Biochemistry. He received his medical education from the Penn State Milton S. Hershey College of Medicine. He completed a medical internship at the Reading Hospital, followed by his Ophthalmology residency at the Penn State Eye Center, where he served as Chief Resident during his final year. Dr. Landis most recently completed a Cornea Fellowship at the renowned Wills Eye Hospital, where he learned advanced techniques in corneal transplantation, intraocular lens exchange, and iris repair from leading surgeons in the field. Dr. Landis will base his practice in the treatment of cataracts, corneal disease, and refractive surgery. WE SPECIALIZE IN: • Cataract and Small Incision Surgery, and Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery, Including Multifocal Implant Lenses and Astigmatism Correction • State-of-the-Art Laser Surgery for Glaucoma and Other Ocular Problems • Diabetic Disease Eye Exams and Management • Double Vision • Corneal Transplants • Refractive Laser Sugery (Free LASIK/PRK Evaluation) • Neuro-Ophthalmology • Dry Eye Syndrome

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Do you struggle to find the perfect gift year after year? DUTCH BASKETS might have just what you need to show your appreciation for those you love! Give a beautifully wrapped gift basket brimming with the delicious foods that Lancaster County is known for, like Stoltzfus Meats, Wilbur Chocolates, Hammond’s Pretzels and shoo-fly pie. Choose from small gifts, like the Little Snacker, or go with the larger Smorgasbord or Dutch Feast baskets. Dutch Baskets can deliver directly to the recipient with their local delivery drivers or they can ship anywhere in the country. Single orders can be placed online or contact them for multiple basket orders. The staff at Dutch Baskets wishes you a safe and happy holiday season and beyond. Keep warm this winter with the help of BOWMAN’S STOVE & PATIO, a 43-year-old family-owned business located in Ephrata that specializes in gas fireplaces, wood stoves, outdoor furniture and gas and charcoal grills. They have over 40 burning displays of stoves, fireplaces and fireplace inserts and their own install crews that perform all installations for your convenience.

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2020 … What a Year

Who is the person behind the mask on this month’s cover? She’s the magazine’s publisher, Jocelyn Engle, who is very in tune with the ups and downs that have defined 2020.

Small Business

Like many Lancaster County businesses, Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. began small – it was founded in the basement of Alvin and Pauline Engle’s home in 1954 – but dreamed big, with publishing being added to offset-printing services five years later. The Engles’ lone shopper-style weekly paper grew to include 21 weekly community newspapers that are distributed in four counties, plus nearly one dozen specialty/lifestyle publications, including Lancaster County Magazine. In addition, customers from across the country utilize the services of the printing division. When Alvin suddenly died of a heart attack at age 49, Pauline vowed to carry on. Family supported her efforts, including the Engles’ son, Charlie, who left college in the Midwest to return to Mount Joy and help his mother operate the family business. He went on to graduate from Elizabethtown College and serves as the president of the company. When Covid struck, Engle employed nearly 200 people. On March 27, when the stay-at-home order was announced by Gov. Wolf, Jocelyn, who is the granddaughter of Alvin and Pauline and the publisher of the aforementioned publications, was walking her dogs, Olive and Willow. “Suddenly, my phone was blowing up,” she recalls. “Employees were asking what the proclamation meant. At first, we were unclear what it meant for us; our team needed clarity for what was deemed essential and nonessential.” Because it is a communications company, Engle was granted essential status. Still, moving forward would be a challenge, as it immediately became obvious that the company’s products would be impacted by the loss of advertising revenue. “The aftermath [of the proclamation] created a domino effect,” she explains. “Crisis mode” are the words Jocelyn uses to describe the following four weeks. “I didn’t sleep,” she admits. “Every time the governor spoke, we held our breaths. We became accustomed to things changing on a dayby-day, even hour-by-hour basis.” Looking back, Jocelyn says Covid made her realize just how dependent the company is on its employees – many of whom are now working from home – and vice versa. “Knowing that we help to support nearly 200 families is a huge weight to bear,” she says. “Our employees are like family.” Sadly, the Engle family and company lost its matriarch in late September, with the passing of Pauline.

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Credits: Hair & Makeup by Michelle Smoker, Bristle & Prim T-shirt: YWCA Lancaster Fly Swatter: Lancaster County Conservation District

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After graduating from Leadership Lancaster five years ago, Jocelyn became a judge of elections at one of the city’s polling places. “Being involved in the election process has made me aware of how absolutely important it is to vote. Voting has a direct impact on local and state policies. As a business owner, I’m aware of the many ways government policies – local, state and federal – impact us and with it, our employees.” For those feeling uneasy about voting at your polling place, Jocelyn was impressed by the steps that were taken during the primary to ensure the safety of visitors. “I felt very safe,” she says. Jocelyn also helped to ensure that polling places across the region

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will be adequately staffed on election day. “We advertised for poll workers in all our community newspapers and had a great response,” she notes.

Race Against Racism

Jocelyn credits the event that is sponsored by the YWCA Lancaster for putting her on the road to becoming a marathon runner. “I started running in college to help ward off the Freshman 15,” Jocelyn explains. After graduating, she began running with her sister, Janelle. Race Against Racism was the first 5K she attempted. “I had to walk part of it,” she recalls. She’s proud to be associated – as a media sponsor – with the Lancaster edition of Race Against Racism, which is regarded as the longest-running event of its kind in the country. Next year’s event (number 23) will be held April 24. No doubt, it will put renewed emphasis on Lancaster’s stance against social injustice and the call to “say their names” in memory of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ricardo Muñoz and others. Running ultimately became an outlet for Jocelyn. “Not only is it good for you from a physical and mental health perspective but it’s helped me to build relationships. There’s nothing like meeting up with your training buddies at 4:30 in the morning. It’s also provided me with a way to compete against myself. It’s an amazing experience to cross the finish line of a marathon and learn you’ve run your best time,” she says of past experiences in Chicago, Las Vegas and other cities. Next stop (hopefully) is Waco in April (with a side visit to the Magnolia Home complex).

Covid Fashion

In addition to comfort food, we have been craving comfort fashion during the pandemic. Yoga pants have inspired the new look in legwear. “The look has become a fashion essential,” says Kris Pryer of Festoon, located in Lancaster. For the photo shoot, Festoon provided two options that exude comfort and style. “I’ve totally adopted the yoga-pant craze,” Jocelyn says. “For me, it’s all about comfort – and elastic waistbands!” On the cover, Jocelyn wears leggings from Sympli, a Canadian company that offers an incredible selection of mix-and-match, jersey-knit tops, tunics, bottoms and dresses. Festoon hosts two Sympli trunk shows per year. Here, she wears a pant from Chalet (made in the USA) that can go from free-flowing to cinched at the ankles with a quick knot or a series of buttons. The poly/bamboo fabric makes them incredibly comfortable. Owner Kathy Frey and her team have gone above and beyond to ensure a safe and inspiring shopping experience. Shopfestoon.com.

Masks: The Accessory of 2020

You can’t go anywhere – grocery, big box, department or specialty store and Amish-owned businesses – and not see masks for sale. “Masks are essential for me to see my family,” Jocelyn says of her parents as well as the “loves” of her life – her three young nephews. “Not seeing them has been the hardest thing to cope with. They are my ‘heart’ and I missed them terribly.” Festoon made a connection with Robin Timpson (ReCreations by Robin) of Narvon, who creates one-of-a-kind clothing for people and dogs, and added her masks to its “Made in Lancaster” selection of products. Robin, who began making masks in March, uses cotton fabric that is fun, colorful and seasonal. In early July, she passed the 1,500 mark and is still going strong. Visit her on Facebook.

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Leggings, pants and mask: Festoon

Hair/Makeup

Jocelyn turned to Michelle Smoker, a senior stylist at Bristle & Prim in Lancaster, to create a “messy” bun and smoky eye for her cover look. “I’ve just been pulling my hair back or up,” Jocelyn says of her Covid style. As for the eye makeup, she shared, “I think this is like the third time I’ve had makeup on since March!”

Take-out

Jocelyn, who lives in the city and loves to cook, has been doing her part to support Lancaster’s restaurants by placing her share of take-out orders. She names Luca, The Belvedere Inn, Rice & Noodles, Isaac’s, Callaloo Trinidadian Kitchen and “pizza places too numerous to list” as her go-to take-out destinations. “I’ve also done food trucks and I began to venture out with friends and family to places with outdoor dining such as Shot & Bottle, Luca, Park Bar [Pressroom], C’est La Vie, The Exchange and the Zoetropolis complex. I ate inside at the Greenfield Restaurant & Bar and felt perfectly safe.”

Those Dastardly Spotted Lantern Flies

This was Jocelyn’s first summer to have a garden. “I started with tomatoes and herbs,” she explains. “They grew like crazy!” She also became aware of spotted lantern flies. “Oh, they are horrible. They buzzed around my backyard and covered my front porch. I’d try to step on them while I was running.”

A Covid Take Away

“I’ve learned that it’s important to be more invested in people than experiences,” Jocelyn philosophizes. “I’ve missed being with my friends and family. Willow and Olive helped to keep me grounded – it was nice to have some other living beings in the house.”

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The Best of Lancaster County 2020

PRODUCED BY KAYLEE REX

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About Artist Brenda J. Blank

Brenda was one of the artists who responded to the call-for-submissions project Lancaster County Magazine launched in early summer. The submitted work was so impressive that we devoted the August issue and our social media sites to “Art in the Age of Covid.” We loved Brenda’s submission – The Refuge – and purposely didn’t publish it in the August issue, thinking it would be perfect for the November “Best of Lancaster” issue. Brenda, who was born and raised in Lancaster County, is a self-taught artist – her favorite medium is watercolor and her muse is Andrew Wyeth – who became serious about her God-given talent in 2014. She says she is inspired by “simple everyday scenes,” and loves to put the spotlight on people, places and things that are often overlooked. Hence, her work features architectural details such as windows, weathered barns, cherished homes, pets, wildlife, the natural world, portraiture and what she calls “prophetic images” that relate to the Bible. She also paints in miniature, creating one-of-akind pieces she calls “mini-masterpieces” that measure between 4x4” and 6x6”. She also accepts commission work relating to homes, weddings, engagements and pets. The Refuge pays homage to the staff at Lancaster General Hospital who are on the frontlines of fighting the battle against the pandemic. The hands that are seemingly protecting the staff were inspired by Psalm 91: “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” While the original has been sold, prints and notecards are available for purchase. Brenda’s work can be seen at Purple Robin Reserve in Lititz and the Prussian Street Arcade in Manheim. She was the winner of the Myrtle Tremblay Award for Watercolor at this year’s Lancaster County Art Association Spring Membership Show. For details, visit bjblankart.com, as well as Facebook and Instagram. L A N C A S T E R CO U N T Y | N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 0

RESTAURANTS A survey (1,000 adults) conducted for the National Restaurant Association in August verifies how much Americans love dining out at their favorite restaurants: 78% of those surveyed said that going out to a restaurant is one of the things they have missed the most in the wake of Covid, while 88% said they consider restaurants to be an important part of their communities. They also fear for the industry: 89% were concerned their favorite restaurant will not survive, while 56% were already aware of restaurants that will not reopen. With winter coming, restaurateurs will undoubtedly face new challenges. You can show your love by making a reservation at your favorite restaurant, ordering take-out and buying gift cards as part of your holiday shopping strategy.

TAKE-OUT 1. Caruso’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 2. Vigis Parties LLC 3. Rice & Noodles Vietnamese Eatery

BREAKFAST

DINNER

1. Gracie’s on West Main 2. Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant 3. Dienner’s Country Restaurant

1. The Belvedere Inn 2. Horse Inn 3. Ciro’s Italian Bistro

OUTDOOR DINING

WEEKEND BRUNCH 1. Eden Resort & Suites 2. Gracie’s on West Main 3. (tie) Rachel’s Café & Creperie & Shady Maple Smorgasbord

CELEBRATING/ SPECIAL OCCASION

1. Loxley’s Restaurant 2. Funck’s Restaurant & Bar 3. T.J. Rockwell’s American Grill & Tavern

1. The Belvedere Inn 2. The Log Cabin 3. LUCA

HOTEL RESTAURANT LUNCH 1. Rachel’s Café & Creperie 2. Isaac’s Restaurants 3. Tomato Pie Café

CASUAL DINING 1. Loxley’s Restaurant 2. Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House 3. Trio Bar and Grill

1. John J. Jeffries, Lancaster Arts Hotel 2. (tie) Eden Resort Restaurants: Arthur’s Terrace and Garfield’s & Plough, Lancaster Marriott

2. Bruno’s 3. (tie) Gracie’s on West Main & Primanti Bros.

PUB/BAR 1. Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House 2. Bulls Head Public House 3. (tie) Quips Pub & Mick’s All American Pub

NEW RESTAURANT 1. Whisk Café 2. C’est La Vie 3. (tie) Blackworth Live Fire Grill & Double C & Plough

SEAFOOD 1. The Fat Crab Café 2. Gibraltar 3. Kyma Seafood Grill

PIZZA 1. Caruso’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria 2. Venice Pizza & Pasta 3. Metro Express Pizza

BARBEQUE 1. Harvey’s Main Street BBQ 2. Pork U BBQ 3. Hess’s Barbecue Catering, Inc.

WINGS 1. Beanie’s Bar & Grill 2. American Bar & Grill 3. Joe’s Famous Wings ‘n Wieners

SPECIALTIES OF THE HOUSE BURGERS 1. Horse Inn 2. 551 West 3. (tie) Lancaster Brewing Company & T.J. Rockwell’s American Grill & Tavern

TACOS 1. House of Tacos 2. El Serrano 3. Chilangos Authentic Mexican Restaurante

STEAK 1. Stockyard Inn 2. J.B. Dawson’s Restaurant & Bar 3. Johnny’s Bar & Steakhouse

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SUSHI 1. Ginza Sushi 2. (tie) Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Blue Pacific Sushi & Grill & Café East

MEXICAN/LATIN AMERICAN

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH

1. El Serrano 2. Cocina Mexicana 3. Chilangos Authentic Mexican Restaurante

1. Oregon Dairy 2. Shady Maple Smorgasbord 3. Dienner’s Country Restaurant

BEER SELECTION VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN 1. Root of Lancaster 2. (tie) Harvest Seasonal Grille & Wine Bar & Rice & Noodles Vietnamese Eatery

CHINESE 1. Hong Kong Garden 2. Café East 3. Yang’s Restaurant

1. Funck’s Restaurant & Bar 2. The Fridge 3. Federal Taphouse

WINE/SPIRITS SELECTION ASIAN-FUSION ITALIAN/ MEDITERRANEAN

1. Issei Noodle 2. Oka Asian Fusion 3. Mojo Asian Cuisine & Sushi Bar

1. Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar 2. Amorette 3. Horse Inn

1. Ciro’s Italian Bistro 2. LUCA 3. Pasquale’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

INDIAN 1. Himalayan Curry & Grill 2. Taj Mahal 3. Namaste Restaurant

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DESSERT 1. Bistro Barberet & Bakery 2. Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar 3. (tie) Rachel’s Café & Creperie & Country Table Restaurant

FOOD/DRINK With so many of us working and learning from home, meal prep – breakfast, lunch and dinner – has become part of our daily routines. Still others are teaching themselves to cook or are working their way through their favorite cookbooks. We are incredibly fortunate to live in Lancaster County, where we have access to a phenomenal selection of grocery stores, specialty shops, farmers markets, orchards, bakeries, dairies and roadside stands. If you tire of cooking, there’s probably a food truck parked nearby!

SPECIALTY CAKES 1. Oregon Dairy 2. Byers Butterflake Bakery 3. Lancaster Cupcake

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GROCERY/FOOD STORE 1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill 2. Giant Food Stores 3. (tie) Oregon Dairy & Weis Markets

COFFEE/TEA SHOP 1. Square One Coffee 2. Coffee Co. 3. Mean Cup

PREPARED FOODS

CATERING 1. Vigis Parties LLC 2. Simply from Scratch 3. Hess’s Barbecue Catering, Inc.

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill 2. S. Clyde Weaver, Inc. 3. The Country Store

FOOD TRUCK 1. Walk-O Taco 2. Lancaster Cupcake 3. Souvlaki Boys

1. Hammond’s Pretzel Bakery 2. Martin’s Snacks 3. Auntie Anne’s Pretzels

FARMERS MARKET/ PICK-YOUR-OWN 1. Lancaster Central Market 2. Root’s Country Market & Auction 3. Cherry Hill Orchard

PRETZELS/SNACK FOODS

BAKERY 1. Bird-in-Hand Bakery & Café 2. Achenbach’s Pastries 3. Ric’s Bread

ICE CREAM 1. Fox Meadows Creamery 2. Pine View Dairy 3. Lapp Valley Farm

WINERY

GOLF COURSE

1. Nissley Vineyards & Winery Estate 2. Waltz Vineyards Estate Winery 3. (tie) Grandview Vineyard & Moon Dancer Winery

1. Crossgates Golf Club 2. Overlook Golf Course 3. Lancaster Country Club

PERFORMING ARTS 1. Fulton Theatre 2. Sight & Sound Theatres 3. American Music Theatre Firefly Dinner Party by Liz Hess

BREWERY 1. Lancaster Brewing Company 2. Spring House Brewing Company 3. Mad Chef Craft Brewing

THINGS TO SEE & DO The arts have been profoundly impacted by the pandemic. For the most part, parks, arenas, breweries, restaurants and concert halls were not alive with the sound of music over the summer. Theaters are dark, art/craft/makers shows continue to be canceled and amusement parks have had to abide by the new attendance standards. On a positive note, golf courses and parks have been enjoying a booming surge in popularity.

FAMILY FUN CityFolk Gallery

1. Dutch Wonderland 2. Go ‘N Bananas 3. Cherry Crest Adventure Farm

ART GALLERY 1. (tie) Liz Hess Gallery & CityFolk Gallery 3. (tie) Christiane David Gallery & Red Raven Art Company

PARK/RECREATION AREA 1. Long’s Park 2. Lancaster County Central Park 3. Lititz Springs Park

MUSEUM/ HERITAGE SITE LIVE MUSIC VENUE 1. Tellus360 2. American Music Theatre 3. Chameleon Club

1. Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum 2. North Museum of Nature & Science 3. LancasterHistory: Wheatland

EVENT VENUE 1. Tellus360 2. (tie) Melhorn Manor & Long’s Park

NIGHTLIFE 1. Tellus360 2. Marion Court Room 3. (tie) Chameleon Club & The Exchange

CONSIGNMENT

BARBER SHOP

1. Next to New Fine Clothing 2. Fashion Cents Consignment 3. Wearhouse Consignment

1. The Black Comb 2. Tangles Salon 3. Gary and Joel’s Barber Shop

THRIFT STORE

TATTOO ARTIST

1. CommunityAid 2. Re-Uzit Shop of New Holland, Inc. 3. Jubilee Ministries

1. Mehndi Sol - Alicia Lyter 2. Dreams Collide Tattoo 3. Transcending Flesh

LOCAL MUSICIAN/DJ 1. Josh Mast – DJ Mast Productions, LLC 2. (tie) 30 West Entertainment & Chuck Colson Entertainment

FASHION/ AESTHETICS Yoga pants, sweats and slippers became the uniform of the pandemic – except when you had to attend a Zoom meeting! We longed for the day when we could visit our favorite salon for a cut and color. We learned to do our own mani/ pedis and concocted magic potions to give ourselves facials. Some consulted YouTube for tutorials in cutting hair. Needless to say, when the salons and spas reopened, the appointment books filled in record time.

JEWELRY 1. Koser Jewelers 2. Ream Jewelers 3. (tie) Brent L. Miller Jewelers & Goldsmiths & Finch Jewelers

SPECIALTY SHOP/BOUTIQUE/ VINTAGE

HAIR SALON

1. Festoon Boutique 2. Space 3. Clemintines

1. Tangles Salon 2. Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon 3. LUXE Salon & Spa

MANICURE/PEDICURE 1. LUXE Salon & Spa 2. Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon 3. Vi Nails

SPA 1. LUXE Salon & Spa 2. Visage a’ Visage Day Spa & Salon 3. Blossom Med Spa

FITNESS When gyms and fitness/rec centers closed in March, we improvised and took to the sidewalks of our neighborhoods to walk and run. Then, we rediscovered the joy of riding a bike and sales went through the roof. We also discovered the wild side of Lancaster County and have been taking advantage of the fitness opportunities that parks, railtrails and nature preserves provide.

BIKE SHOP 1. Lancaster Bicycle Shop 2. Martins Bike Shop 3. The Common Wheel

FITNESS CENTER

YOGA STUDIO

1. Universal Athletic Club 2. (tie) Lititz recCenter & Spooky Nook Sports Complex

1. Evolution Power Yoga 2. The Light Within Yoga Studio 3. West End Yoga

BIKING/HIKING/ JOGGING TRAIL 1. Warwick to Ephrata Rail-Trail 2. Silver Mine Park 3. Northwest Lancaster County River Trail

HOME & GARDEN Staying home has created a monster: Homeowners are taking close looks at their residences and are not liking what they see. As a result, we’ve been busy painting, redecorating, remodeling kitchens and bathrooms and transforming basements, attics and spare bedrooms into home offices and classrooms. Outdoors, we’ve been turning our backyards into entertainment centers. We’ve embraced gardening. We are growing our own veggies and herbs. Remodeling contractors and landscaping companies have never been busier.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDER/REMODELER 1. Metzler Home Builders 2. Garman Builders 3. (tie) Charter Homes & Neighborhoods & EGStoltzfus

KITCHENS/BATHS

ROOFING

1. Choice Windows, Doors & More 2. Bomberger’s 3. (tie) Horizon Kitchens & KbE Design & Build (Kitchens by Eileen)

1. Greenawalt Roofing Company 2. Zimmerman’s Roofing 3. George J. Grove & Son, Inc.

ELECTRICAL WORK 1. M. Goodman Electric, LLC 2. Lapp Electric 3. Haller Enterprises

FLOORING 1. Martin’s Flooring 2. Bomberger’s 3. Quality Floors

AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEMS 1. WeeBee Audio & Video

CARPET CLEANING 1. Certified Carpet 2. Lancaster Carpet Cleaning 3. (tie) Martin’s Flooring & The Rug Beater Cleaning Enterprises, Inc.

SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS 1. George J. Grove & Son, Inc. 2. Choice Windows, Doors & More

PAINTING/ PAPERHANGING 1. Two Dudes Painting Company 2. (tie) Ville Painters & Terry Kline Painting & Mitchell Forry Wallcovering, Inc. & Barry Hoover Painting & Paperhanging

1. Interiors Home 2. Always Never Done 3. Sensenig’s Furniture

INTERIOR DESIGN 1. Heritage Design Interiors, Inc. 2. Interiors Home 3. Henrietta Heisler Interiors, Inc.

PLUMBING 1. JK Mechanical 2. Neffsville Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Services 3. Haller Enterprises

HEATING/ COOLING LIGHTING 1. Yale Lighting Concepts & Design 2. The Lighting Gallery

FURNITURE/HOME ACCESSORIES

1. JK Mechanical 2. Neffsville Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Services 3. (tie) Brubaker Inc. & Haller Enterprises

PAINT/ WALLCOVERING CENTER 1. Grauer’s Paint & Decorating Center 2. Phillips Paint & Decorating Center 3. Bomberger’s

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APPLIANCE CENTER

GARDEN CENTER

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

1. Martin Appliance 2. Gochnauer’s Home Appliance Center 3. (tie) Brubaker Inc. & LH Brubaker Appliance

1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill 2. Esbenshade’s Garden Center 3. (tie) Tudbink’s Farm & Ken’s Garden

1. Full Effect Lawn & Landscape Services 2. Stauffers of Kissel Hill 3. Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care, Landscape & Pest Control

OUTDOOR-LIVING CENTER 1. Stauffers of Kissel Hill 2. Bowman’s Stove & Patio 3. Penn Stone

HARDWARE CENTER 1. EM Herr Farm & Home Center 2. Bomberger’s 3. J.B. Hostetter & Sons

LAWN/YARD MAINTENANCE 1. Full Effect Lawn & Landscape Services 2. Tomlinson Bomberger Lawn Care, Landscape & Pest Control 3. (tie) Indian Run Landscaping LLC & Wolggie’s Lawn Care

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Layoffs, furloughs and terminations from jobs have made the services provided by accountants, attorneys and insurance professionals all the more important. In view of the fact that 2020 has become a seller’s market, it’s critical for buyers to have a savvy real estate agent on their side. Looking for a job? You’ll need the perfect head shot. Indeed, life goes on and whether the news is good or bad for a friend or loved one or a scaled-back celebration is held in place of a gala extravaganza, we can always express our sentiments and good wishes with flowers.

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ATTORNEY

cloistergroupcpa.com 1. Brad Rauch – Cloister Group 1. Anthony M. Georgelis – Georgelis Lancaster 717.209.7130 Accountants Akron 717.859.5555 Injury Law Firm 2. (tie) Brian W. Rosenberg – Brown 2. Rebecca Cheuvront – Law Office of Schultz Sheridan & Fritz • J. Ronald Rebecca Cheuvront Risser – J. Ronald Risser, CPA 3. (tie) John R. Gibbel – Gibbel • Jeffrey Blevins – Jeffrey F. Blevins, Kraybill & Hess • Kevin D. Dolan – CPA • Brian D. Wassell – Trout CPA Nikolaus & Hohenadel, LLP • Robert F. Musser – Clymer, Musser & Sarno, P.C. • Stephen Cody – Cody & Pfursich Law Firm

INSURANCE AGENT 1. Bart Ziegler – Olweiler Insurance Agency 2. Owen White – Allstate 3. (tie) Chris Skundrich – State Farm • Dan Naumann – Allstate • Rick Milanak – State Farm • Rip Lawhead – State Farm

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FLORAL DESIGN

REAL ESTATE AGENT 1. Craig Hartranft – Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty 2. Nicole Messina – Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 3. Anne Lusk – Lusk & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty

BANK/ CREDIT UNION 1. Fulton Bank 2. PNC Bank 3. Members 1st Federal Credit Union

1. (tie) Floral Designs of Mount Joy & Splints & Daisies 2. Royer’s Flowers

AUTO REPAIR 1. Landis Garage 2. Steffy’s Garage 3. (tie) Bender’s Garage & M & R Auto Center

PHOTOGRAPHER 1. Richard Waine – Richard Waine Photography 2. PhotOle Photography 3. (tie) Jeremy Hess – Jeremy Hess Photographers/The Premise Studio & Lauren Fisher – Lauren Fisher Photography

PETS The pandemic has created a furry phenomenon – we’ve discovered there is nothing more comforting than a dog or cat (or other creature) when times are tough. Across the country, animal shelters have been inundated with potential adopters. The adoptees have hit the jackpot – last year, Americans spent $95.7 billion on their pets ($490 million of which was on Halloween costumes). The number is significant – it’s the first time Americans spent more money on pets than alcohol. Stats for 2020 should be interesting!

PET STORE

PET BOARDING

1. That Fish Place – That Pet Place 2. Keystone Pet Place 3. Basset & Lab

1. Gochenauer Kennels 2. Oscar’s Pet Resort 3. Canine Country Club

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DOG DAYCARE 1. Gochenauer Kennels 2. Oscar’s Pet Resort 3. Canine Country Club

VETERINARY PRACTICE

RESCUE ORGANIZATION

1. Manheim Pike Veterinary Hospital 2. Landisville Animal Hospital 3. Neffsville Veterinary Clinic

1. Pet Pantry of Lancaster County 2. Pennsylvania SPCA Lancaster Center 3. Furever Home Adoption Center

HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS Where health is concerned, Lancaster is very fortunate to have the quality of care that is available. As we move forward to 2021, the healthcare industry is urging people to schedule the checkups, physicals, screenings, dental procedures, blood tests and therapy sessions they canceled or postponed over the last year. If you haven’t visited a hospital or medical/dental office lately, you’ll find that safe and secure environments have been created to decrease your stress and ensure your comfort levels.

HOSPITAL 1. Lancaster General Hospital 2. (tie) UPMC Pinnacle & Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital

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FAMILY PHYSICIAN

PEDIATRICIAN

1. Dr. Jessica M. Walker – Lancaster General Health Physicians 2. (tie) Dr. Christopher J. Putney – Lancaster General Health Physicians Family Medicine Strasburg • Dr. Andrea L. Stern – Lancaster General Health Family Medicine Mount Joy

1. Dr. Ronald V. Krak (in memoriam) – Lancaster General Health Physicians Roseville Pediatrics 2. Dr. Pia B. Fenimore – Lancaster Pediatric Associates

DERMATOLOGIST PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 1. Stacy Spence – Penn State Health Medical Group – Prospect 2. Kimberly Brown – Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center 3. (tie) Esther DiGiacomo – Argires Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster • Adam Truax – Argires Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster

1. Dr. Stephanie A. Mackey – Stephanie A. Mackey, M.D. 2. Dr. George E. Groleau – Dermatology Physicians, Inc. 3. (tie) Dr. Richard J. Herschaft – Dermatology Physicians, Inc. • Dr. William K. Andersen – Lancaster Skin Center

1. Dr. Louis A. Marotti – Argires Marotti Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster 2. Dr. Christopher D. Kager – Lancaster General Health Physicians NeuroScience & Spine Associates 3. (tie) Dr. David D. Sieger – Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, Ltd. • Dr. Christopher C. Cooke – Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, Ltd.

1. Dr. Thomas R. Westphal – Westphal Orthopedics 2. Dr. Carl E. Becker – Westphal Orthopedics 3. Dr. Christopher C. Cooke – Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster

CHIROPRACTOR/ HOLISTIC PRACTITIONER DENTIST

SURGEON

ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN

1. Dr. Edward E. White – White Family Dental 2. Dr. Roger H. Strause – Centerville Family Dental 3. Dr. Donald H. Burgess – Dr. Donald H. Burgess, DMD

1. Dr. Mary Colman – The Hetrick Center 2. Dr. Leah Reiff-Herr – Blue Skies Chiropractic Health Center 3. Dr. Rustin Glass – Advanced Chiropractic & Rehab

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EYE PHYSICIAN

1. Target 2. Lowe's Home Improvement 3. Boscov’s

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COMMUNITY The pandemic helped to put the spotlight on the sense of community that defines Lancaster County. Groups came together to sew masks. We supplied food banks with necessities. We donated meals to hospital staffs and first responders. We supported restaurants and other small businesses by ordering take-out meals and making online purchases. We’ve also continued to help the many nonprofits that have had to cancel/revise their major fundraising events. We’ve assisted neighbors with grocery shopping and childcare. We’ve stood in support of those who protest the social injustice that continues to exist in this country. The mantra, “We’re all in this together,” exemplifies Lancaster’s sense of community during this challenging time.

SENIOR LIVING

ARTIST/MAKER

1. Willow Valley Communities 2. Masonic Village at Elizabethtown 3. Brethren Village Retirement Community

1. Nate Nixdorf 2. Liz Hess 3. Christiane David

When you’re shopping in grocery stores, retail shops, department and big box stores, garden centers, etc. this holiday season, please be patient with and courteous to their employees. It’s been a long and trying year for everyone.

TEACHER

UNSUNG COMMUNITY HERO

1. Taylor Miller – Penn Manor School District 2. Mick Steckbeck – Kraybill Mennonite School 3. Randy Gehman – Dayspring Christian Academy

1. Karen Gerth – KPETS 2. (tie) David Wauls – Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation • Saheeb Sabur – Dig It! • Jordan Steffy – Attollo Prep

NEIGHBORHOOD

SCHOOL

1. (tie) Lititz & Penn Grant Commons (Willow Street) 2. School Lane Hills (Lancaster)

1. Dayspring Christian Academy 2. Hempfield School District 3. Manheim Township School District

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION

Lititz

Penn Grant Commons

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1. KPETS 2. (tie) Pet Pantry of Lancaster & Water Street Mission

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Owned by the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design (PCAD) since 2012, the grassy plot across Prince Street from the college has come to be known as Art Park. Even before that, it was used by students for artistic self-expression and as a place to take a break between classes. Of late, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become the epicenter of gatherings that serve to protest the social injustices that plague the country. As a result, PCAD encouraged artists to creatively express their activism in the park. One such project saw artists Keisha Finnie, Adam Serrano, Kaya Hobbs, Kearasten Jordan and Eleazar Jimenez update the Ampersand sculpture that was installed in the park in 2018 by collaging it with images and words that represent protest and activism.

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SURVIVAL To say 2020 has been rough on restaurants is an understatement and not to be made light of for the sake of the 13.49 million people who were employed in the hospitality industry nationwide prior to the pandemic. Times are tough for eateries, cafés and bars. Forced to follow changing mandates from federal, state and local governments, many restaurants have folded under the challenge. Many have adapted. Some – like restaurateurs Dean Oberholtzer and Josh Funk – had opened new businesses just as Covid took hold. Their resilience, tenacity and creativity as business owners have helped them weather the storm of a pandemic. BY MICHAEL C. UPTON

The Conway Social Club combines the old-fashioned tradition of a neighborhood gathering place and modern-day aesthetics to create a place where quality conversation, cocktails and food are the norm. In other words, televised sports and news shows are not on the menu. Photo courtesy of TFB Hospitality.

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Clockwise: Dean hopes to reopen Josephine’s Downtown in November. The restaurant, whose atmosphere he describes as “swanky supper club,” had only been open six months when the governor closed nonessential businesses. Photo by Nick Gould. For those who consider The Belvedere Inn a holiday tradition, you’ll be glad to know that Dean plans to fully decorate it for the season. From Josephine Downtown’s chef Daniel LeBoon: Braised short ribs with butternut squash custard, roasted pearl onions, roasted chanterelles, black garlic demi, togarashi, micro basil and micro lemon balm. Photo by Nick Gould.

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The Perfect Space … and a Little Forward Thinking “It was never my passion to open another restaurant,” says Dean Oberholtzer, owner of The Belvedere Inn since 1998, and now C’est La Vie and Josephine’s Downtown. Sitting socially distanced inside of C’est La Vie, with the perfect view of the corner of Grant and Market streets, he continues, “Except for this location.” The space at 50 West Grant Street was formerly home to Carr’s and before that, Market Fare. Dean and his partners turned the space into two restaurants. Josephine’s Downtown, located downstairs, is a reincarnation of the Marietta restaurant formerly owned by chef Daniel LeBoon. It opened in fall 2019. After making some renovations, Dean opened the more casual C’est La Vie upstairs in December 2019. And, then, Covid. “It’s made things very difficult,” Dean admits. “My first thought was, ‘How am I going to make it through this?’ As time goes by, you do what you have to do to make it work.” Josephine’s remains closed – its beautiful back room converted into a storage space for chairs and tables that simply cannot be used at this time. Dean hopes for a November reopening of the intimate, fine-dining venue. Upstairs, outdoor seating saved C’est La Vie. Dean applied to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) for outdoor dining in February as part of his new plans

The closure of Market Street has enabled Dean to expand seating for C’est La Vie beyond its brick-and-mortar location in the Hager Building. Heaters have helped to prolong outdoor dining through the fall months. Photo by Nick Gould.

for the space. The application quickly went on hold as shutdowns occurred. When the state temporarily eased regulations on outdoor dining, he was ready with a plan. Large, room-opening glass doors were installed facing Central Market. “Lancaster City was very quick in responding. They shut down Market Street and it benefits four restaurants right here,” Dean says. The other three restaurants being The Lancaster Dispensing Company, Old San Juan and The Taproom (Spring House Brewing Company), all of which utilize individual areas on the route already popular for foot traffic. “We are able to seat almost 60 people outside. That saved us. Otherwise, with the governor’s restrictions of 25% [indoor seating capacity], we’d only have 12 tables.”

Despite the city’s accommodations, Dean is still concerned. Weather could still dampen his business. Remaining or increased restrictions could set his restaurants back even further. The Belvedere only reopened in September after closing over the summer. Don’t worry festive friends: Covid won’t throw a humbug over this owner, as he plans to go ahead with fully decorating the restaurant for the holidays! FOR DEAN, much of the attraction to the C’est La Vie/Josephine’s location is due to its proximity to Fulton Theatre, which will remain dark until next spring. “Typically, people go for dinner and a show,” he says. “And, then, after a show, they have cocktails. This is a prime location and now, suddenly, we are going

to go a whole year without theatre. That’s gonna hurt a lot.” The Covid-era menu and staff of C’est La Vie have been an amalgamation of the two restaurants, with a third of the menu items being staples on the Josephine’s menu. “Those who want the Josephine’s experience can still have it [through food],” Dean explains. Despite the hardships and challenges, Dean is grateful for the support his restaurants have received. “We’ve had huge support from the community. Many of the regulars at The Belvedere and from Carr’s have been very supportive.” The Belvedere Inn: belvederelancaster.com C’est La Vie: clvlancaster.com Josephine’s: josephinesdowntown.com

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Photos courtesy of TFB Hospitality Clockwise: Ben Hash is the beverage manager for both Annie Bailey’s and the Conway Social Club. The Conway’s menu of cocktails changes seasonally in order to inspire the creative juices of its staff and take advantage of nature’s freshest ingredients. The Conway Social Club, which opened a year ago, has evolved from having a speakeasy vibe to that of a cocktail bar.

From Conway Social Club, how to enter: 1. Check to see if the green light is illuminated outside the black door at 28 East King Street. 2. Knock. If there’s a delay, we are likely seating another guest, but we’ll be there shortly. 3. Enter. Reservations are recommended, but if we have available seating, walk-ups are welcome.

A Place for Social Gathering … While Social Distancing Josh Funk had the idea of developing a pop-up, speakeasy-style social club several years ago. While the idea never really gained momentum, the plan stayed in his mind. Flash forward to 2019 and enter the Conway Social Club. “I saw Ben Hash became available,” says Josh. “I pitched him the idea and he was pretty excited about it. He does the cocktail program down at Annie’s and …” FIRST THINGS FIRST. “Down at Annie’s” refers to Annie Bailey’s Irish Public House, which is owned by Josh and his brother Jake. The upstairs at Annie Bailey’s – previously used for overflow and special functions – converted into the Conway in November 2019. As for Ben Hash, he is well known in the Lancaster cocktail scene and manned the bar at the Horse Inn since its reinception. He serves as the beverage manager for both the Conway and Annie Bailey’s.

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“For a bar management team, our company has some pretty heavy hitters now,” Josh says, and explains the club opened quietly, serving four days a week, in order to gauge customers’ reactions to the space and the drinks. “Then, Covid hit and we shut it down.” The 54-seat space on the second floor of 28 East King Street was not conducive to gatherings for some time. At 25% capacity and with new dividers and spacing, the Conway could only welcome back a few guests starting in September. “This was like anything else. You gotta figure out what you can do and how you can do it,” Josh says. JOSH WAS DETERMINED to not allow Covid to undermine his businesses. His goal during the shutdowns was to position himself to open stronger than he was when he closed. So, the Funk brothers invested in new point-of-sales systems for their restaurants – the TFB Hospitality umbrella also includes Per Diem, a restaurant at Hotel Rock Lititz, and Gravie Kitchen + Commons at Rock Lititz (which is currently closed) – kept staff employed by working on the physical businesses, developed new ideas for understanding their business data, engaged a leadership consultant to help build the team and made new hires with new viewpoints. “We took advantage of government programs and used them in the right way,” Josh explains. “We’re getting some normalcy and rhythm now.” One of the new hires is executive chef Federico Canavesi, who comes to Lancaster via New York and Milan and who was hired halfway through the Covid shutdown. He designs the menu for the Conway. At Per Diem, chef Rafe Hottenstein, formerly of Greenfield Restaurant & Bar, joined the staff just as Covid-related shutdowns were ordered. “The new menu is whimsical and fits the cocktail culture. We’ve moved away from the speakeasy vibe to a cocktail bar vibe,” says Josh of the Conway. The menu features items like octopus tacos and chicken liver donuts for a mature foodie. “It’s a curated experience,” he remarks. The Conway’s website echoes the new normal in dining. Feeling Social: Book a Table … Feeling Anti-Social: Order Takeout.

From us at Yale Lighting Concepts and Design in Lancaster to the readers at home, we would like to give a big thank you to everyone who has voted for us to be #1 in the Lighting Category! Through these difficult times, we will continue to give our customers the very best experience at our location while keeping up with every necessary precaution to keep our customers safe. In order to better serve you and your lighting design needs, we are currently open by appointment only, but for any updates please visit our website. Thank you again for this accomplishment, and we hope to see you all again soon!

Conway Social Club: conwaysocialclub.com Annie Bailey’s: anniebaileys.com Per Diem: perdiemlititz.com Gravie Kitchen + Commons: itsgravie.com

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November is prime time for mountain getaways – after all, it’s deer season and with it, male-bonding time! However, some high school buddies and I look forward to ascending into the solitude of nature – and eating to our hearts’ content – in the dead of winter, long after the crowds are gone. We fondly refer to our getaway as Men’s Mountain Weekend.

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OUR WINTER EXCURSIONS

to Tioga County started during college. I don’t remember exactly how they began, but Derrick Martin (or likely someone else) volunteered his family’s cabin along Pine Creek. The Alpine, as it’s called, is a beloved spot; seasonal availability and winter break prompted us to schedule our now-annual pilgrimage after the holidays. The Martins graciously continue to allow us to invade their mountain getaway. I hadn’t joined the trip in the past few years, so when plans started to come together for 2019, I decided to make it a priority to go along. Over time, the size of the group has diminished, thus making plans simpler. All of us are characters: good-hearted but sometimes comedic pains in the you-know-what. Upon hearing that we’d meet at the Martin residence at 5:30 a.m. on a Friday, I thought it was a joke. For starters, this was 12 hours earlier than when I last made the trip. Second, not being much of a morning person, the joke wasn’t well-received, particularly when I found out it wasn’t a joke. Without naming names, certain individuals were given different arrival times in order to adjust for established tendencies on “timeliness.” When the day of departure arrived, we were all more-thansurprised to see Eric Musser’s Chevy Suburban loaded up and ready to connect with the turnpike at 5:54 a.m. I specifically remember that time because he mentioned it with such unexpected delight. I was further surprised to learn I drew the short straw and was destined to end up in the third row – all 6’3” and 240 pounds of me – holding my camera bag and a guitar case all the way to our destination, which is north of Williamsport. (Fortunately, on the ride home, I was rewarded with the shotgun seat.)

“... even if you only get to hang out a couple times a year, within hours – sometimes minutes – it’s like you are right back where you left off.” ONCE WE ARRIVE, the routine is always the same. After opening up the cabin and unpacking our gear in bucket-brigade fashion, everyone settles in. The water is turned on and a warm fire started. For a while, no one does much of anything, which is partly the point of the trip. Eventually, someone starts setting off mostly legal things that go flash and bang and the rest of us respond in kind. I usually bring a couple of books that I seldom touch until late at night, along with journals for writing. The others like to play the card game, Haus. Collectively, the group usually soon hatches a genius idea to go tubing behind the Suburban on unmaintained roads covered in a half-foot of snow. Did I mention the cell phone signal is poor? As college students, we wouldn’t have worried about sliding off the road in sub-freezing temperatures. As grown-ups, those sorts of things now occur to us. On the side of an unnamed mountain, with an open view into other mountainsides and valleys, we’ll stop to take in the last rays of sunlight for the day as it glistens through the snowy trees. The scenery never fails to amaze us. One of my favorite after-dinner pastimes is going for a walk along Pine Creek with a cigar or my pipe. It’s contemplative and introspective, revisiting the vector of life with a nip in the air. This time, the sound of countless coyotes barking and yipping, echoed throughout the mountains. One night on a previous trip, after standing silently in the snow for nearly an hour, a bobcat jumped out

Opposite: Josh Stoltzfus prepares chicken wings with a side of fireworks at the Martin family cabin in Blackwell, Tioga County. Top to bottom: Derrick Martin, left, decides Jamie Weaver’s breakfast choices are superior to his at The Buttery Biscuit in South Williamsport. Eric Musser making difficult grocery decisions at Wegmans in Williamsport. The view from the Suburban’s third row. With little room left over, the last 45 minutes of the trip require holding our groceries.

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Clockwise: Sausage and bacon are prepared outdoors – using a Camp Chef stove and griddle – for Saturday morning’s breakfast. Jamie Weaver, left, and Josh Stoltzfus, right, season sliced sirloin for cheesesteak sandwiches on a Camp Chef stove. From left to right, Eric Musser, Derrick Martin and Jamie Weaver outside of the Martin family cabin, affectionately known as The Alpine. Dinner included hot wings (right) and cheesesteaks (left). A portable, two-burner Camp Chef propane stove made for an excellent outdoor kitchen setup.

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of a nearby tree. On another occasion (this one in the summer), while photographing night exposures of the sky, I was quickly shooed inside the cabin as a curious black bear loomed around the corner. You never know what might find you! When Sunday dawns, the mood turns a bit somber at the thought of going home. Nevertheless, we still manage to make the most of the waning weekend. After cleaning up, we load the vehicle, pack away the cooking gear and winterize The Alpine. Until next year, old friend.

FOOD: AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR WEEKEND This is not a throw some hot dogs over the campfire and call it dinner kind of weekend. To be fair, I’m not much of an outlier in the group – we all have big appetites to address. It’s fantastic to be among so many guys who are passionate about food and cooking. On last year’s drive up U.S. Route 15 towards our solitary destination – it was still early in the day and we were already along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River – we researched and debated breakfast locations both local and afar. Josh “Foos” Stoltzfus consulted Yelp and the various notes he had prepared in anticipation. We ended up at The Buttery Biscuit in South Williamsport, which was a definite win. I was in the mood for bacon and eggs but immediately regretted my decision as breakfast was served. Everything looked amazing! Fear of missing out took hold for everyone. We ended up turning the table into a version of Shady Maple Smorgasbord, sharing our portions in order to sample different plates. The chicken-fried steak was a winner and the eggs Benedict was right there with it. It occurred to me that The Buttery Biscuit was quite an upgrade from grabbing Taco Bell during our Friday night departures in younger years. Continuing with our trip, we stopped a few minutes later at our next and final stop: Wegmans in Williamsport. Stopping at Wegmans has become a tradition. It’s also the store that first introduced me to the Wegmans “experience.” From a sentimental standpoint, it’s the location to which I compare all others, including larger and more robust stores such as the one in Lancaster. We shop on full stomachs, not because it’s wise, but because we’re hungry and impatient men eager to be at the cabin and certain to make child-like dietary choices. Just inside the Wegmans entrance, a random shopper stopped us and remarked, “You guys look like trouble.” Agreeably, we laughed and I quickly shot back that her optometrist is doing a fine job.  AS WE’VE GROWN UP, we actually meal-plan these days, so Jamie Weaver prepared a bit of a shopping list. When all of our preferences don’t align or we just want more of something special, side purchases from the collective pot are made. For example, Eric grabbed Mountain Dew and jelly beans. I almost always opt for chocolate-chip cookies and Swedish fish. At checkout, wagers are placed in the fashion of The Price is Right as to what the total grocery bill will be. There is no prize beyond being right, or the least wrong, and that’s plenty. Later, funds are shuffled without adequate change or payment methods. Complex deals are struck to cover lodging, fuel and grocery expenses, making international trade agreements appear simple. Services like Venmo and PayPal didn’t exist at the time of our inaugural trip, so the challenge of settling all debts in cash and without adequate change has become a game.  For this trip, 100% of our cooking took place over a propane stove outdoors. Jamie brought his glorious, two-burner Camp Chef propane stove and it served us well all weekend. I think it was below freezing the entire time but we didn’t mind. Cleanup was easy and the meals

Josh Stoltzfus checks the temperature of the fryer we used throughout the weekend to cook fries, wings and onion rings.

Derrick Martin, left, and Eric Musser, right, dig into a sirloin cheesesteak sandwich and onion ring dinner.

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fairly straightforward – they were made from scratch and more imaginative than hot dogs cooked over the fire. Cheesesteaks made out of sliced sirloins, seasoned French fries and onion rings kicked off our first night’s meal. Breakfast the next morning was again outdoors: sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs with cheese (take them off early and keep them constantly moving on a hot skillet), fried tater tots, coffee and orange juice. As much as we all love the smell of bacon, outdoor cooking makes for a cabin that doesn’t smell like a fryer. After a big breakfast, we made sure we were good and hungry for dinner that night: chicken wings dropped into hot peanut oil. Foos, standing on a sheet of ice in his sandals and wearing his “Sawdust is Man Glitter” T-shirt, fired up his highpressure propane burner. Served with a side of fireworks, crispy-plain and Old Bayseasoned wings came out of the fryer to be paired with an assortment of dipping sauces made from scratch.

FRIENDS FOREVER It’s been quite a while since we attended Garden Spot High School together. We all now find ourselves in different stages of life. Some of us have families. Where we each call home has changed, numerous times. Jobs and career paths have shifted and may not even be settled. Everyone is busier than ever with new responsibilities and commitments. Even in our early 30s, we’ve endured the hardships of loved ones lost in all capacities of life. Yet, the refuge of the mountains, of The Alpine, which is quiet until we arrive, is thankfully a constant. Even better, so are our friendships. I asked Eric to read this for accuracy and he replied, “Seriously can’t wait for MMW! It’s funny, Lauren [his wife] and I were just talking about how much richer childhood friendships tend to be, because even if you only get to hang out a couple times a year, within hours – sometimes minutes – it’s like you are right back where you left off. You don’t have to explain yourself because you’re already known.” As we’ve gotten a little older – I dare not say matured – we’ve come to appreciate better food and to deeply respect the shared occasion. It’s an annual highlight; the anticipation of it is almost as great as the event itself. Yeah, we’re still “trouble” – and YEARS without question, we each regress during our annual weekend at the cabin. It’s a part of life I hope we always hold onto.

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Over the last eight months, Andre and Donna Pham have learned to go with the flow – their restaurant’s tagline is “Peace. Love. Ramen.” – and meet the challenges of the Covid pandemic in order to keep Issei Noodle operating.

espite being closed for in-restaurant dining, the 70-seat eatery in the heart of Lancaster’s downtown has continued to serve its customers by ramping up its take-out and delivery options. In looking back, Donna notes that Gov. Wolf’s mid-March order to close non-life-sustaining businesses couldn’t have come at a worse time: The restaurant was fully stocked for what is typically a busy time. “There’s usually a really big convention at the Lancaster County Convention Center right at that time, and we had just received all the deliveries to handle the expected crowd. Then, we had to shut the doors,” she explains. LOCALS AND VISITORS alike have helped to make Issei Noodle a downtown dining destination. The Asian-fusion menu reflects the family’s Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai/Laotian culinary traditions and focuses on various styles of ramen, as well as pho and rice dishes. Issei’s hallmarks are quality ingredients, authentic flavors and fresh produce.

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With the mid-March decree, the restaurant’s focus switched to take-out and delivery. Issei Noodle already enjoyed a brisk take-out business and relied on DoorDash for delivery service. In anticipation of added demand for delivery, it quickly expanded to include Grubhub and Uber Eats. The Phams also partnered with Commons Food Hub. The Commons Company, which operates several food and beverage businesses, including Prince Street Café and Passenger Coffee, manages the online service with curbside pickup available in either downtown Lancaster or Lititz. Items are from local purveyors and include a variety of perishables, dry goods, prepared food and even some libations. “We already have a system in place for doing prepared food since we have a stand at Central Market,” Donna says of Dozo by Issei. “We also have the packaging for both take-out and prepared food. In fact, once we switched to takeout, delivery and the Commons, we reorganized the dining room to make room for the cases of

take-out containers we’ve been using. It’s a bit sad to see the once-busy restaurant stacked with boxes, but it’s a way for us to get by. We’ve kept in contact with a lot of other restaurant owners, and we’re all experiencing challenges.” Unfortunately, the Lancaster Central Market stand, which opened in June 2019, is now closed. The couple most likely will not reopen it. “We loved being part of Central Market – the other standholders and the shoppers welcomed us. We talked with our staff to gauge their comfort level about reopening and some were hesitant about working due to their own family situations,” Andre explains. “When we opened Issei here, we had talked about having a stand at Central Market and we were fortunate to have that happen,” Donna adds. “We know there’s a waiting list for stands and would like another entrepreneur to have the opportunity that we did.” The couple is also not certain when they’ll reopen the restaurant’s dining room due to

Andre and Donna Pham with their daughter, Luna.

Opposite page, clockwise from top right: • Haru Warm Ramen is named after Obe-chan (grandma) and entails chicken, shrimp, tantan pork, veggies, peanuts and cilantro. • Shrimp Dumplings are filled with lump crab meat, pork, veggies and rice noodles and are served in House-made fish sauce for dipping. • Black Garlic Ramen includes chashu pork, eggs, bok choy, bean sprouts, bamboo, seaweed, onions and tonkotsu pork broth.

concerns about the health and safety of their staff. “Our staff is like our family,” Donna says. LIKE MANY RESTAURANTS, Issei Noodle is a family affair. Andre grew up in the restaurant business – his parents, Robert and Naomi Pham, launched Issei Noodle in Carlisle in 2008. Robert was born in Laos and his family immigrated to the U.S. as refugees to live with family and grandparents when he was about five years old. He grew up in the Camp Hill area. He enlisted in the Marines and was assigned to a base in Okinawa, Japan, where he taught English lessons to the locals in his free time. One of his students was Naomi, who wanted to perfect her English so that she could better communicate with visitors at the gift shop where she worked. They married in 1986 and started a family in Okinawa. Robert then made it his goal to learn Japanese, so that he would have an easier time finding employment. Both coffee lovers, they took a leap of faith, did extensive homework, made contacts and launched their first brand – Seattle Espresso, which they successfully operated for 15 years. They moved to the states when Andre was about 10 years old, settling in Camp Hill, where they opened a coffee shop. In 2008, they shifted direction and opened Issei Noodle – long before ramen was a trending food. That restaurant is now under the leadership of their daughter, Chane, and her husband, Jonathan. Donna and Andre both grew up in Camp Hill and, while they attended different schools, they were acquainted with each other. As college students, they shared dreams of operating their own businesses and agreed to join forces. They left their respective colleges in order to explore the idea of opening a restaurant. They launched their enterprise in 2011 (partnering with a friend) with pop-up dining experiences on Pitt Street in Carlisle. Two years later, they moved to Lancaster to open a second Issei Noddle, which started as a take-out window due to a government shutdown postponing the release of their funding from a business loan. The restaurant opened in 2014. The Phams were married in Steinman Park in May 2018. Now, a third generation is on scene. Pre-Covid, Andre and Donna’s two-year-old daughter, Luna, could be found at the restaurant

For now, the Phams are concentrating on take-out and delivery.

with her parents. “Our customers will have a chance to watch her grow,” Donna says. THE PHAMS also believe in extending a helping hand to others by giving back to their community and their roots. Andre has been involved in mission trips and the family’s restaurants donate funds to a Christian orphanage in Thailand. “My grandfather was raised in an orphanage in Thailand,” he explains. “Two summers ago, my parents took a trip and searched for the orphanage. They didn’t find the exact orphanage where he was raised – it may no longer exist – but they did find one nearby. We’ve supported that orphanage ever since.” “We’re so glad we’re able to help where we can,” Donna adds. Issei Noodle’s Lancaster location can be found at 44 N. Queen St. Dine-in service is not currently available. Take-out and delivery only. Call 717-449-6800 or visit isseinoodle.com and Facebook.

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Lancaster County is without a doubt home to some of the best farmers markets in the country. Root’s Country Market & Auction, located just outside of Manheim, is among them – in fact, it placed second in Lancaster County Magazine’s Best of Lancaster Reader’s Survey In the Farmers Market/PickYour-Own category.

his gem of a farmers market has been operated by five generations of a single family since its humble beginnings as a poultry auction in 1925. Those details are significant: Root’s is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year and is regarded as the oldest, single familyrun country market in Lancaster County. As the sun rises each Tuesday morning, more than 200 vendors make their way to Root’s to set up their stands. The tradition of Tuesday dates back to the market’s founding, when A.W. Root began conducting poultry auctions that connected local farmers with butchers.

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Mr. Root felt that holding the auctions on Tuesday would give buyers enough time to clean and prepare their chickens and ensure freshness for their shops and weekend markets. While the poultry and produce auctions are still a cornerstone of Root’s, the market has grown substantially thanks to the addition of all manner of vendors. The complex now features multiple buildings for indoor vendors, as well as a large number of outdoor vendors. You truly have your pick among some of the finest local bakeries, delis, butchers, snack food producers and produce vendors in the county. Crafts, garden plants, collectibles and antiques are also represented. JUST ACROSS Graystone Road, you will find another attraction – Root’s Old Mill Flea Market. Originally a feed mill utilized by members of the Lancaster County Farmers Association, the mill operated under various companies until 1983, when it became the Old Mill Flea Market. In 2005, it was purchased by Root’s, becoming known as Root’s Old Mill Flea Market. Open every Tuesday (6 a.m.-dusk), it hosts over 180 indoor and outdoor vendors whose primary focus is antiques, collectibles, estate jewelry and household goods. The newest venture is Root’s Saturday Flea Market, which is held on the first and

third Saturday of each month. The open-air style market primarily features food, décor, antiques, collectibles and handmade goods. (Note: The last flea market of the year will be held on Saturday, November 7, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.) WHILE MANY of the special events that dot Root’s calendar – including the two arts and craft shows hosted by Heart of Lancaster – were canceled because of the pandemic, Root’s Annual Christmas Open House will be held on Saturday, November 21 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.). The availability of wreaths, greens, handmade products and much more will surely put you in a holiday mood. Root’s Country Market & Auction is located at 705 Graystone Road in Manheim. For more information, visit rootsmarket.com.

SETH DOCHTER is the owner of Dochter Digital Media and shares his images of Lancaster County through amishroadshow. com., as well as various social-media sites. He is also completing the certification process to become a Google Trusted Independent Photographer. In September 2014, he was named the winner of Lancaster’s first Instagram contest. Seth and his family live in East Earl.

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et’s just admit it – some people, in fact a lot of us, have various fears about dental procedures, including cosmetics. I get it. Really, I do. I share the same fears in other areas of my life. What is the greatest fear in cosmetic dentistry? It is the fear of the final result; will it look natural?

How do you address that apprehension? In my own life, I have found fear is often a byproduct of incomplete knowledge. It’s not an absence of knowledge, but having only some of the facts can be far more fear-generating than having none at all. I have found that an informed conversation goes a long way to help ease the mind. That means we start with listening to our patients. Active listening. We want to know the result you are looking for, what your history has been and determine together what a path forward may entail. I call this co-treatment, and it involves conversations of education, talking through approaches and showing you literally what the procedure will look like once finished through predictive 3D modeling. I’m approaching three decades of providing the best prosthodontic care I know how to do. That means nearly three decades of various scenarios and successful treatment. Success is defined as patient satisfaction. In many cases, elation. We guide your treatment plan through implementation of leadingedge science and experience expressing itself like art. We map the shape of your mouth, producing a virtual and physical replica, along with the natural nuance of your smile’s inherent design, jaw and mouth structure, tooth shades and shapes. Then, we work together to co-treat, which could mean veneers, crowns or implants, or a combination, depending upon the situation, all appropriately and digitally color-matched. We co-create the result you’re expecting, a naturallooking smile. One other lesson experience has taught me is that patients we have treated are my best advocates to allay a patient’s fear. You can see a wide array of before-and-after photos and videos of our patients on our website to see the difference a cosmetic procedure makes in their smile – and can make in your life. They will literally tell you. Call or email us today to set up your initial conversation on the way to less fear and more confidence.

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