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Gettysburg Foundation to Host Historians After Hours in the Historic Rupp House
The Gettysburg Foundation is proud to present a special after-hours programming event that is free and open to the public. The event will take place on Saturday, July 25, 2024, from 6:30 until 8 p.m. in the historic Rupp House – the childhood home of Children of Gettysburg 1863. The event will feature historian and author Stephen Evangelista and Licensed Town Guide Ted Hirt.
WellSpan Receives Prestigious American Hospital Association Prize for Commitment to Quality
WellSpan Health, a healthcare provider in Pennsylvania and Maryland, has been awarded the American Hospital Association (AHA) Quest for Quality prize for leadership and innovation in quality performance improvement. According to the AHA, WellSpan’s safety infrastructure was particularly impressive, with daily huddles used to escalate any potential issues across the organization to ensure decisions regarding patient care could be made quickly and efficiently. The healthcare provider also aimed to create a sense of psychological safety within the organization, so that all team members, including frontline care providers, could feel empowered to share their perspectives and quickly address any safety issues that may arise. This approach led to a significant decrease in serious safety events during care, as well as a significant increase in team members who felt empowered to stop the line and report patient safety events.
Did PA Gun Laws Enable Assassination Attempt?
Gun control advocates in Pennsylvania have intensified their calls for stricter firearm regulations following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, PA, last Saturday. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle, a weapon associated with numerous high-profile shootings across the country, including the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh and a deadly shooting in Philadelphia last year.
Gettysburg Among WellSpan Hospitals Recognized For High Performance
Demonstrating excellence in healthcare, six WellSpan hospitals were named “high performing” U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Hospitals: Procedures & Conditions ratings with 16 recognitions across varying specialties. “We are incredibly proud of our team’s relentless pursuit of excellence and their commitment to caring for our...
Hear Historians After Hours
The Gettysburg Foundation is pleased to host author and historian Stephen Evangelista and Licensed Town Guide Ted Hirt for special after-hours programming Saturday, July 25, 2024, from 6:30 until 8 p.m. in the historic Rupp House, home of Children of Gettysburg 1863. The after-hours programming is free and open to the public and will take place inside the museum. The doors will open at 6:20 p.m.
Sacrifice
I’ve asked my friend to play and sing one of her evangelical praise songs for Sunday’s service. It’s a fun, bouncy song, and I think joy should be part of a worship service. But I’ve also been thinking about the words, the sacrifice of praise. Why should our our praise and gratitude be a sacrifice? Shouldn’t praise be spontaneous, like gratitude and kindness? Unless the sacrifice of praise means that we are agreeing to give up some of the negative things in our lives like our resentments, our grumpiness, our judgmentalism, etc?
Gettysburg Foundation to Host “A Medical Analysis of the Lincoln Family: Cures for the First Family—Then & Now”
On July 25, 2024, the Gettysburg Foundation will host a special program at the historic George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital. The program, titled “A Medical Analysis of the Lincoln Family: Cures for the First Family—Then & Now,” will be led by Dr. Trevor Steinbach, President of the Society of Civil War Surgeons. Steinbach will explore the medical history of the Lincoln Family both inside and outside of the White House. Guests can learn interesting facts such as how President Abraham Lincoln almost died of a faulty gas jet in the White House in September 1864 and how Mary Lincoln’s mood swings might have been caused by diabetes. Steinbach will cover these and other lesser-known stories about the medical facts and history surrounding our 16th President and his family.
YWCA Celebrates 95 years of service with a birthday celebration
The YWCA of Gettysburg and Adams County’s legacy of community support and advocacy began 95 years ago. The work started with two sisters, Annie and Irene Danner, but hundreds of women have worked tirelessly throughout the decades to continue this work. To mark 95 years of service, the YWCA...
Planning Commission meets again for Gettysburg Borough rezoning project
The Gettysburg Planning Commission continued the task of reviewing a new draft zoning ordinance for the borough of Gettysburg at their meeting yesterday. The commission heard two presentations from residents who wished to make specific recommendations for revisions. Before the comments, Commission Chair Charles Strauss said the commission would be...
Obituary: Patricia A. Behre
Patricia A. Behre, 90, Gettysburg, PA, and formerly of Chatham, NJ, passed away Saturday July 13, 2024 at SpiriTrust at Luther Ridge, Chambersburg, PA. She was born June 5, 1934 in Orange, NJ the daughter of the late Frederick and Anna Meldrum Quinn. Patriciaâs husband, Charles Behre died in 2015.
Obituary: Edward R. Wenschhof, Sr.
Edward R. Wenschhof, Sr., 76, Fairfield, PA passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at his home. He was born August 12, 1947 in Gettysburg, PA. He was the son of the late Robert and Doris (Frock) Wenschhof. Edward is survived by his wife, Patricia (Hess) Wenschhof, to whom he was married 58 years.
Obituary: Alice M. Williams
Alice M. Williams, 86, New Oxford, PA entered into Godâs eternal care on Friday, July 12, 2024 at the Brethren Home in New Oxford, PA. She was born November 28, 1937 in Franklin Township, Adams County, PA the daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Harbold McDannell. Alice is survived by her husband Kenneth E. Williams, Jr.
Shakespeare Grad Student Directs At Gettysburg Community Theatre
Gettysburg Community Theatre (GCT), the non-profit 501c3 organization located at 49 York Street within the first block of Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, PA, now in its 16th Season will present Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at 7 pm Fridays and Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays from August 2-11, 2024 under the direction of Shakespeare Grad Student, Elizabeth Pellegrino.
Living History At Children Of Gettysburg 1863
The Gettysburg Foundation is pleased to partner with living historians to offer area residents and visitors to Gettysburg living history programming at Children of Gettysburg 1863 on select weekends. Open daily, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. for the summer season through Oct. 14, Children of Gettysburg 1863 is an interactive...
Heat Wave Hits Home
After scorching the Western United States with record-setting temperatures, a relentless heat wave is now making its way to the Northeast. This week, cities including New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, are bracing for the region’s hottest temperatures of the summer so far. Forecasts predict temperatures soaring into the mid- to upper 90s, prompting concerns about public health and safety.
Governor Shapiro Orders US, Commonwealth Flags to Half-Staff
In accordance with the United States flag code, Governor Josh Shapiro ordered United States and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff Sunday, July 14, to recognize the tragedy that occurred at a rally for former President Trump in Butler County and in honor of Corey Comperatore, a Butler County husband and father who was killed while attending the event. The Governor also extends the prayers of all Pennsylvanians to the two Pennsylvanians who remain in critical condition and their families.
Detour to Begin this Saturday for Route 116 Bridge Replacement Project Near Gettysburg, Adams County
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a detour is scheduled to begin Saturday, July 20, for the bridge replacement project on Route 116 near Gettysburg. The bridge spans a tributary to Willoughby Run just west of Willoughby Run Road in Cumberland Township. The detour will use Knoxlyn...
Local governments could save millions if public notice requirements change. Newspapers oppose the move.
Pennsylvania township and borough associations want the legislature to let them publish public notices online, but lobbyists for newspapers say voters prefer the status quo. This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here.
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