Lancaster County PA Realty Check: September 2009

Stunning Elizabethtown PA Contemporary Home For Sale

Take a look at this lovely Elizabethtown PA contemporary home with its stone trim and beautiful open floor plan!  The soaring Palladian windows frame a cozy gas fireplace in the 2-story great room.

You'll love the custom cherry den with its built-in cherry desk, shelves, cabinets and entertainment center. 

The first floor master bedroom suite and first floor laundry add to the easy living style.

Entertain in the formal dining room with its tray ceiling, chair rail and wainscoting.  Professionally lighted landscaping surrounds the house.

P.S. - THIS HOME QUALIFIES FOR ZERO-DOWN USDA FINANCING!

How should we be commemorating 9/11?  There seems to be some dilution of the poignant memories of what happened to this nation on September 11, 2001.  I watched the morning news today, and on most networks there was hardly any footage of the terrible things perpetrated on our country eight years ago.

OUr President in Washington DC, and the Mayor of New York at the site of the World Trade Center both mentioned something similar - that this day should be spent in community service in honor of those who gave their lives that day.  Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health wrote a letter to her employees expressing a similar theme.

But should community service be foremost on the anniversary of the deadliest day in our nation's history on American soil at the hands of a foreign enemy?  (Yes, I realize that there were days of greater losses during the Civil War).

The attacks on the Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA were acts of war by a foreign enemy, not crimes to be dealt with by a judiciary.  September 11 is a day in which we should remember what happened on that terrible morning, remember and honor the men and women who lost their lives, and those heroes who put themselves at risk, sacrificing in many cases their own lives and health.

We also should honor the brave men and women of our military - as we vow not to allow such an attack on our country to occur ever again.

Lancaster PA Singles Have a Blast at a Regional Dance:

New Singles sponsored one of the biggest dances in the south central PA region Saturday night.  The dance was held at the Wisehaven Banquet and Expo Center, York, PA.

The dance featured The Hubcaps Band, one of the finest rock'n'roll bands in the area.

Singles came from all over Lancaster County, York County, Adams County, Dauphin County and even Maryland, as far south as Baltimore!

The banquet hall was beautiful, with seating on the main floor plus tables on the second floor balcony as well.

A number of members of the Red Rose Singles of Lancaster PA were in attendance, as well as many friends and acquaintances from other dances in adjoining counties.

I estimated that over 500 singles came to the dance - and you wouldn't believe the energy in the room once The Hubcaps started their music...

I had only my cell phone with me, but no separate camera, so the photos I took in the dimmed light do not really do justice to the atmosphere or to the size of the crowd - but you can decide for yourself if they looked like they were having a great time!