A festive dining room; a buffet of delicious home-made food; a hot chocolate bar and dozens of trays with tempting home-baked desserts awaited diners on Tuesday, as they poured into the Barn at Herr Ridge Farm in Gettysburg for another free Community Dinner, conceived and brought to fruition by Gettysburg resident Stephanie Auer. As we
The Gettysburg Community Dinner Thanksgiving event, which had originally been planned for 12 families, eventually grew to serve 1,065 meals, with only a couple of weeks’ preparation. Many families asked if there would be a Christmas dinner to follow, which prompted Stephanie Auer, the originator of the community dinner events, to immediately jump into gear
by Emily Previti, Pennsylvania Capital-StarNovember 13, 2025 Pennsylvanians should get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November by the weekend, if not sooner. SNAP payments stopped on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown. About two million – or 15 percent – of people living in the commonwealth received more than $350 million, combined,
Gettysburg resident Stephanie Auer sits at a long folding table at the Day’s Inn Conference Room, surrounded by multiple checklists, notepads, and flyers, jotting down messages from businesses and community residents offering contributions to her rapidly developing initiative: A free community Thanksgiving meal for families in need. A little more than a week ago, deeply
The Adams County Farmers Market (ACFM) will close out its 2025 season with its first-ever Chicken Poop Bingo fundraiser on Saturday, November 1st, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Gettysburg Rec Park. The program will raise funds for food assistance programs at the farmers market. The farmers market will be in operation as normal.