Rachel Ruffner 
This post is republished from an original story from Sept. 2020. Fourcorners Comics and Games co-owners Holly Krichten and Arthur Sanchez have been selling comic books, manga, board games, cards, and other entertainment in Gettysburg for the past six years and supporting the Adams County Library System at the same time. The couple started the
Owners Cindy and Mark Fox are celebrating the 9th anniversary of the opening of Sweeet! The Candy Store in downtown Gettysburg. “Everyone loves candy,” said Cindy Fox. “It’s my husband; it’s all his crazy brain. Mark was his own motivation. He gets an idea in his head and he’s committed to it. He’s going to
The English Department’s Melissa Forbes has become the new director of the Gettysburg College Writing Center. The center matches students from all disciplines with a team of 10 student tutors who help students discuss and clarify their ideas, plan next steps, and implement effective writing strategies. At the same time the tutors gain professional development
Reformers Unanimous (RU) is a program designed to help those who are struggling with addiction or who wish to break bad habits. The group meets on Fridays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Lighthouse Baptist Church at 80 Apple Avenue, north of Gettysburg. The program was founded in 1995 by Baptist pastors Mr.
“You really only have two choices right now: You can take your ball and go home, or you can lean down and put your shoulder into it,” said Cary Gregory, owner of GettysGear, located at 777 Baltimore St. in the Old Gettysburg Village in Gettysburg. The store, which also has an online nation footprint, sells
Gettysburg College Professor Dr. McKinley Melton presented his work-in-progress poetry project in an online presentation on October 2, 2020. The project focused primarily on African American poets who performed spoken word pieces. “Spoken word poetry is an understudied field, and I am interested in thinking through the ways that Black poets in the contemporary moment
Timbrel Wallace is the owner of Lark Gifts at 17 Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, a business she started in 2011 and which she has grown over the years. “We primarily sell gift items from small U.S. companies,” said Wallace. “I worked for Crate and Barrel for about six years in Atlanta. That was where I
COVID-19 has canceled live choral performances across the globe, and those of the Gettysburg Concert Choir, Camerata, and Audeamus are no exceptions. The concert choir faces the largest challenges since it is composed of both college students and community members. Each of the choirs is adapting to the challenges with virtual singing under the direction
Fourcorners Comics and Games co-owners Holly Krichten and Arthur Sanchez have been selling comic books, manga, board games, cards, and other entertainment in Gettysburg for the past five years and supporting the Adams County Library System at the same time. The couple started the shop at 42 Baltimore Street in Kritchen’s hometown in 2015. “We’ve
On July 4 a large contingency of armed individuals gathered in the Gettysburg National Military Park (GNMP), supposedly to prevent the burning of a U.S. flag and to protect the confederate monuments. The presence of this armed group caused concern among many local residents, and on July 5 a new activist group was founded to