Community Media's Open House: Recent Episodes
Community Media of South Central PA
Celebrating our community here in South Central Pennsylvania! We invite those who are doing great thing in our community to share their accomplishments with the world.
In this episode of Open House, Ray and Lara talk with Elaine Shenk and John Dizon from Bethany Christian Services and their Safe Families for Children program. Learn all about Bethany, what services they provide, and how they help bring and keep families together.
https://bethany.org/
In this episode of Open House, Ray sits down with The Gleaning Project. Matthew Moser the executive director, Natalie Sinclair the Assistant Coordinator, Jan Althoff, founder and Carolyn George a volunteer. Learn all about the Gleaning Project, how they help our community, and how you can get involved!
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with returning guest, Jason Martz who is the Communication Specialist for the Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower Historic Site. They discuss how the Park's July event went, what you can find on the Park's website, and some upcoming events like the World World II Weekend.
To learn even more about the parks, and the events visit: nps.gov/gett or nps.gov/eise
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with Lisa Cadigan, the Executive Director of the Adams County Arts Council. They discuss the many ways the Arts Council provides artistic avenues for people to have a voice and be heard, and the many ways the community can connect through art.
To learn even more about the Arts Council visit their website at: adamsarts.org
In this special episode of Open House, Ray talks with Joe Ewers the founder of the 2nd South Carolina String Band! Joe discusses how the band got started, how they became the most popular Civil War String Band, and where they are today.
To learn even more about the band, or to listen to their music you can visit their website at:
CIVILWARBAND.COM
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with Michael Nelson, the Executive Director of the Lomas Center Museum, and Pete Socks from SockEm Web Solutions. They discuss what the museum has, how it began, events it holds and much more.
To learn more of the Lomas Center Museum visit:
lomascenter.org
In this special episode of Open House, Guest Host Elida Murray from the Adams County Children's Advocacy Center talks about the Gettysburg Community Theatre. Hear from the Executive Director of the Theatre, Chad-Alan Carr along with two volunteers, Kelli and Ella Scott! Learn all about the Theatre and what they do to help our kids have a safe place to express themselves, as well as a special performance by Ella Scott!
To learn more about the Gettysburg Community Theatre visit: gettysburgcommunitytheatre.org
In this special episode of Open House, guest host Elida Murray from the Adams County Children's Advocacy Center, talks about Collaborating For Youth. (CFY). She talks with Lyric Gallagher, the CFY Youth Coalition Coordinator along with two Youth Coalition Co-chairs: Ashley Rodriguez and Maia Niedererr. Learn all about the CFY and what they do in Adams County to help our Youth in many different ways.
In this special episode of Open House, Guest Host Elida Murray from the Adams County Children's Advocacy Center, talks about the Head Start program. She talks with Jennifer Showers who is the Executive Director of Head Start, along with Amy Geesey, a Head Start Teacher, and Kate Parichuk, a Head Start parent. Learn all about the Head Start program, and how it can help get your kids ready for school!
In this episode of Open House, Guest Host Elida Murrary from the Adams County Children's Advocacy Center, brings in some people of Adams County 4-H.
Alexis Lansford, a 4-H educator and Penn State Extension Educator, talks about what all 4-H has to offer for us, and our Youth. Joining her are two
4-H Youths, Casey Zirk & Makayla Keller, who talk about their experince with the 4-H programs.
In this episode, Ray talks with Sarah Messer, who is the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce's President. She talks about the many ways the Chamber helps to improve our community, and the events they hold. To become a member or to learn even more about the Chamber visit: hanoverchamber.com
In this special episode of Open House, Ray talks with George Keeney from Mansion House 1757. They go over some history about the Mansion as well as the food they serve there, all while showing you how George makes a yummy lamb burger!
For more information on the Mansion House 1757 visit: www.mansionhouse1757.com
In this episode of Open House, Morgan Garrett talks with Chris Lauer and Wendy Halperin from Waldo's & Company.
Chris is the Founder of Waldo's and Wendy is the Executive Director. Learn all about Waldo's from where they are located,
to where they got the name from.
And to learn more about Waldo's visit their website at: waldosandco.com
In this episode, Ray talks with returning guest, Jason Martz, who is the Communication Specialist for the Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower Historic Site. Jason gives us an update on their upcoming events for the rest of the spring season, as well as the summer. He also gives us an update on Little Roundtop. For more information on the either of the sites, visit: nps.gov/gett or nps.gov/eise
In this special edition of Open House, Guest Host Christy Lucas, from Roots for Boots, talks with veterans Martin and Carolyn Kliener. They talk about their time in the military, and what Memorial Day means for them.
For more information on the Military Women's Memorial visit: womensmemorial.org
For more information on Liberty WarBirds visit: libertywarbirds.com
In this special edition of Open House, Guest Host Christy Lucas, from Roots for Boots, talks with veteran Denny Kuehn. Denny talks about his time in the service, and how important Memorial Day is for all of us.
In this special edition of Open House, Guest Host Christy Lucas, from Roots for Boots, talks with veteran Jack Kranchick. Jack talks about his time in Vietnam, as well as the importance of Memorial Day for us in the U.S.A.
In this episode of Open House, Ray and Lara talk with two vet techs from the Adams County SPCA. Lori Wetzel and Kayla Meyers talk about a few things the SPCA does for Adams County to help keep not only our pets, but our local strays as well.
To learn more about the SPCA visit their website at: https://www.adamscountyspca.org/
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with Delainey Robertson to learn more about the Jeremy Redding Memorial Ride, and the Jeremy Redding Legacy Award.
To learn more about the Memorial Ride visit: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556175716088
To learn more about the award and scholarship visit: https://www.delonecatholic.org/support/awards-and-scholarships
In this special episode of Open House, Guest Host, Janise Bankard, Development Director for YWCA Hanover, talks with Sarah Harvey from the YWCA Hanover Safe Home.
Sarah is the Director of the YWCA Hanover Safe Home, and she talks about what they do for our community, and how they can help us in emergency situations.
"Recognizing the fact that domestic violence is a serious issue, the Safe Home Program was developed in 1981 by YWCA Hanover. The foundation of the program is the strong belief that individuals have a right to control their lives and make decisions without fear of assault or degradation. Safe Home has continued to grow and now serves the Hanover area as well as the entirety of Adam’s County."
In this special episode of Open House, Guest Host, Janise Bankard, Development Director for YWCA Hanover, talks with Julia Dunn from Olivia's House. Julia is the Clinical Director for Olivia's House,
and she talks about how they got started, where they are now, and what they do to help our community, and especially, our kids. "Olivia’s House offers no cost services for families who have experienced the death of a loved one."
In this special episode of Open House, Guest Host, Janise Bankard, Development Director for YWCA Hanover, talks with Jill Nelson from Kelley Latta Ministries.
Jill is the Director of Operations for Kelley Latta Ministries, and she talks about what they provide for our community.
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with Elida Murray, the CEO of the Adams County Children's Advocacy Center. Elida talks about what their organization does to help the kids in our community, as well as their plans for April. April is Child Abuse Prevent Month. From the Kids Safe 5% Challenge, to spring flags, the Children's Advocacy Center has a lot planned for the month of April to help teach not only kids, but adults on how to prevent child abuse.
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with Hoffman Homes for Youth CEO, Rebecca Van der Groef. She talks about how Hoffman Homes began, and what services they offer to our community, and its youth.
In this episode of Open House, Ray talks with returning guest, Jason Martz, the communication specialist for the Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower Historic Site. Jason talks about the success of their Winter programs, upcoming programs, and gives us an update on the Little Round Top Rehabilitation Project.
Join Yeime Bautista as she talks with fellow Manos Unidas Board Member, Peter Boving. Peter talks about the VITA (Volunteers Income Tax Assistant) program, and how it can help you this tax season. www.manosadams.com
Join Ray as he talks with Katie Hess, the director of South Mountain Partnership. In this interview, Katie discusses what the South Mountain Partnership does for our community,and tells us more about their new 'State of the Region' report card.
In this episode of Open House Ray talks with Jason Martz, the Communications Specialist for the Gettysburg National Military Park. Jason talks about how he got started with the park, what the park is currently working on, and what they have in store for the future.
In this episode of Adams County, Unwrapped, Ray talks with former Executive Director of the Adams County Arts Council, Chris Glatfelter. Chris talks about the history of the Arts Council, and the many things it has helped create within Adams County, like Dancing With the Local Stars.
In this episode of Unwrapped, Ray talks with Will Hudson, the current Executive Director of Adams Rescue Mission (A.R.M). The Adams Rescue Mission is a local Thrift Store, Recycling center, and a Men's shelter. They also have a family shelter, The Agape House in downtown Gettysburg. In this episode, Will talks a little bit about his history, and why he began to help out at ARM. He talks about the future, and what their plans are for 2024, to help out the people and families of Adams County.
In this episode of Unwrapped, Ray talks with Joe Yeck, President of the Adams County Sports Hall of Fame. The Sports Hall of Fame aims to honor local sports players, coaches, and many more of those who made a difference in our community through sports. Joe talks about the history of the Hall of Fame, and their goals going forward into 2024.
Ray talks with Wendy Allen, President, and Ken Kime, Vice President of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. Lincoln Fellowship vows to honor late President Abraham Lincoln, through events and other programs in Gettysburg. In this episode of Unwrapped, Wendy and Ken talk about what they do, and where they want to see themselves in 2024.
Sarah Kipp, Conservation Director at the Land Conservancy of Adams County joins us in this episode of unwrapped. The Land Conservancy of Adams County is an accredited, member-supported, 501(c)3 nonprofit land trust dedicated to preserving the rural lands and character of Adams County, Pennsylvania. Thanks to Ralph Serpe, President and CEO of Adams County Community Foundation for guest hosting this episode.
In this episode guest host Ralph Serpe is joined by Rachel Stoner, Program Director of Shining Stars Therapeutic Ministries. Shining Stars Therapeutic Ministries mission is to provide therapeutic horsemanship programs to children, adults, and families with special needs in order to improve physical, mental, emotional, and social areas of their lives. Thanks to Ralph Serpe, President and CEO of the Adams County Community Foundation for guest hosting this episode.
Matt Crowner, co-chair of the Gettysburg Green Gathering joins guest host Ralph Serpe, president and CEO of the Adams County Community Foundation in this episode. The Mission of the Gettysburg Green Gathering is to educate, inspire and foster environmental stewardship in the daily lives of citizens and businesses throughout Adams County, PA. In addition to the 'Plant a Tree for Adams County' program Gettysburg Green Gathering also partners with community organizations and individuals to bring glass recycling to Adams County.
Amy talks with Matt Callery from the Addressing Gettysburg Podcast, in this episode of Unwrapped. Addressing Gettysburg is a local podcast focused on the history of Gettysburg, for those who wish to dig deeper into Gettysburg. Matt talks about how he got started with the podcast, and future plans for 2024.
Lisa Cadigan, Executive Director for the Adams County Arts Council joins us on this episode of Adams County Unwrapped. Lisa talks all things Arts Council and gives us an updated on the buildings renovations. Thanks to Ralph Serpe, President and CEO of the Adams County Arts Council for guest hosting this episode.
In this episode of Adams County, Unwrapped, Ray talks with Karl Pietrzak the President and CEO of Destination Gettysburg. Destination Gettysburg is the official marketing organization for Gettysburg and Adams County. Karl talks about what exactly they strive to do, as well as their future plans for 2024.
Guest host Ralph Serpe, President and CEO of the Adams County Community Foundation talks with Jill Sellers, President and CEO of Main Street Gettysburg. Just having completed this year's 'A Gettysburg Christmas Festival' Main Street Gettysburg is focused on the Gettysburg Welcome Center project. The Gettysburg Welcome Center will provide a centralized location for information and public restrooms in the heart of the Gettysburg historic district.
President Robin Fitzpatrick and Vice President Kaycee Kemper of the Adams Economic Alliance join us and explain how the Alliance provides personalized and focused retention, expansion, attraction and workforce development services for business.
Amy talks with Heidi Acker, Promotion and Development Director at The Adams Rescue Mission (ARM).
ARM exists to proclaim the passion of Jesus toward the hungry, homeless, abused, and addicted; to accelerate recovery and restoration to the least, last, lonely, and lost.
They do this through multiple programs that benefit our community including a Men's Shelter, 'the Agape House' a women and children's shelter, a recycling center, a thrift store and more.
http://www.adamsrescuemission.org/
Manos Unidas is a community organization that promotes the integration of the growing diverse population in Adams County through programs that facilitate cross-cultural understanding and appreciation.
Ray talks with Jamie about the important roll Manos Unidas plays in our community.
manosadams.com
Principal Karissa Costello and teacher Lara Wible talk with Ray about how the school got started and where it is heading in the future.
Freedom Christian Schools is small but vibrant school established in 2000 as a safe place for families to bring their children to grow physically and mentally as well as emotionally and spiritually. Freedom Christian Schools desires to not only equip their students to meet the world with phonics and formulas but to also train their students to heed Biblical authority and the calling that God has placed on their individual lives.
freedomchristianschools.com/
rootsforboots.com
Combat veterans Lyndon Sampang and Chad Reynolds join us along with Christy Lucas, CEO of Roots for Boots, to share their experiences with this local organization dedicated to help area veterans with any need.
Steve Sims, Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site, and Christopher Gwinn, Chief of Interpretation and Education at the park share information about some improvements to the park and how the park is incorporating new technologies to tell the stories of Gettysburg.
https://www.nps.gov/gett/
Mitch Mummert Commander of Post 202 and Lewis Jones past Commander of Post 202 (currently 22nd District Commander and State Activities Director) join us and share all the programs, events, resources, and activities the Legion does in our community and around the world. The American Legion is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.
Adams County Veteran Affairs Director Stan Clark assists veterans and their dependents and survivors to obtain benefits from the federal, state and local agencies administering programs for veterans.
117 Baltimore St., Suite 201-A
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717-337-9835
Email: sclark@adamscountypa.gov
Laura McMahon, Executive Director of United Way of Adams County, and Commissioner Jim Martin campaign chairman, join us to talk about their annual fundraiser event and other fundraisers they hold throughout the year. United Way of Adams Counties goal this year is to raise $175,000 for their 75th anniversary.
You can help support The United Way of Adams County by visiting their website and clicking on the 'Donate' button.
https://www.uwadams.org/
Joel Cymerman , Content and Trails Manager, at Destination Gettysburg shares with us the trails programs you venture on in Adams County.
AdamsCountyCropHop.com
AdamsCountyPourTour.com
Morgan Garrett of TCC, a Verizon authorized dealer, in Hanover PA talks about the culture of giving at TCC and the many grants and giveaway opportunities TCC has for our community. Rescue Rocks is occurring on May 13th, 2023 at TCC Verizon store in Hanover on Eisenhower Drive. Come out and meet some of the Adams County SPCA pet available for adoption.
Amy talks with Erica Duffy, Development Director of the Adams County Library System. Erica share with us some of the great programs the library offers, the importance of supporting the library, volunteer opportunities, and more.
Jill Sellers, President and CEO of Main Street Gettysburg shares with us the many projects Main Street has taken on. From a new welcome center on Baltimore Street to the Baltimore Street and Steinwehr Avenue revitalization projects and the Gettysburg Christmas Festival. All this wouldn't be possible without volunteers and the buy-a-brick program.
Joshua Fitting, PA State Constable in Tyrone Township shares with us the duties and roles of Constables in our community. If you're interested in more information about Constables the Adams County Constables Association contact information is listed on their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/acca51/
Sean Morgan,Regional Director at TCC, and Emily Clark, District Manager at TCC, an authorized Verizon reseller, join us in this episode to tell us about all the great community programs TCC offers. Driven by a ‘Culture of Good’, TCC implemented several give back programs to support the communities they serve. Quarterly giveback programs include Teachers Rock, Students Rock, Schools Rock, and Veterans Rock. TCC also as scholarship opportunities for students and a grant program for nonprofits.
Tracie Potts, Executive Director at the Eisenhower Institute, talks about the institute and the 2023 Adams County Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Thanks to TCC for supporting this and the 2023 MLK celebration promotional production and live stream coverage. tccrocks.com/tccgives/
Christy Lucas, CEO of Roots for Boots. The goal of Roots for Boots is to meet the current needs and future challenges of military families, predominantly in rural areas. This grassroots organization attempts to simplify the process of locating services and funds available to our servicemen and women by providing a single source for information and/or assistance regarding their specific needs and interests.