Gettysburg's Greatest

Here’s an opportunity to vote for your favorites in Adams County!

It’s easy: Just fill out the ballot, and click submit. The results will be published in the July/August issue of Celebrate Gettysburg magazine.

Please include your name and contact information for a chance to win a gift certificate from one of the winning establishments. We will have a drawing to determine the gift certificate winner.

Forms must be received by May 15, 2010 for consideration. Questions? E-mail editor@celebrategettysburg.com.

Please cast a vote for at least 10 categories. Ballots with less than this amount will not be counted. Only one nomination per person, please.

Go Red For Women Luncheon

I had the pleasure of attending this year's Go Red For Women Luncheon at the Hanover Country Club and have attached some photos of the event.

Lori Burkholder, co-anchor of WGAL was the mistress of ceremonies for the afternoon. Everyone was touched by guest speaker Christal Pike-Nase. Christal experienced an ischemic stroke on November 11, 2007 and after intensive therapy, determination and the support of her family, returned to work full-time in September 2008 as one of the Deputy Chief Counsels of the Department of the Auditor General.

The event was fabulous and I am already looking forward to next year.

Snow Day in Gettysburg

The snow has finally stopped falling and the cleanup begins. Here are a few photos of our Chambersburg Road offices. Keep in mind that our building is 3 floors high! Come on spring...

I will upload a few images later of our downtown offices.

ShopLocalBuyLocal gets a face-lift

Troy had some free time last night, so our newest project received some love. ShopLocalBuyLocal.com received a face-lift with a brand new logo, and overall new design. We have some other tricks up our sleeve for the site and organization, so be sure to become a member (businesses pay only $1 month, while consumers are free) and check everything out.


www.shoplocalbuylocal.com

Upcoming local events

January 28-31
IceFest
Downtown Chambersburg

This much-anticipated winter festival features
live ice carving and amazing ice sculptures, food vendors, extended business hours, a chili cookoff, fireworks on Saturday and so much more. IceFest’s main attraction, live ice carving, begins on Thursday at 5 p.m. and continues on Friday from 5-8 p.m. Carvers use chainsaws, propane torches and hand tools to turn blocks of ice into an array of artistic sparkling masterpieces. A special fireworks display will be featured Saturday at 6:30 p.m. from the Southgate Mall. New to IceFest activities this year: a 40-foot ice slide! www.icefestpa.com info@icefestpa.com

January 31-February 28
Cooking with Executive Chef George T. Keeney
The Links at Gettysburg
601 Mason-Dixon Rd., Gettysburg

In this eclectic cooking class, you’ll create tempting hors d’oeuvres, intriguing party foods, breakfast and brunch classics, New Orleans favorites and Asian foods. The class will be taught by George T. Keeney, executive chef of The Links, Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m. No class on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. $. 717-334-5006. www.adamsarts.org

February 5
Book signing with Author Matt Pinsker
The David Wills House, 8 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg
An admission fee will be charged. 866-486-5735. www.davidwillshouse.org

Big News!

Everyone at Celebrate Gettysburg has been a bit stressed out lately—but the good, exciting stress. We have joined forces with our printer—locally owned Graphcom Inc, we have started a new creative agency—Graphcom Creative, specializing in all things print and web, partnered with ShopLocalBuyLocal.com founder Jeremy Schaffner and we have opened a second location in Gettysburg—which now serves a growing team of designers, web developers and of course our talented editor Jaime and fabulous sales executive Terrie. And all of this happened in a span of 1 month!

Here are a few pictures from our new location which includes the outside of the building, the three-story fire pole which is the centerpiece of two offices, our ingenious coffee station, an interior shot of the main area, my unorganized desk and the view from our roof deck, overlooking the Gettysburg Airport. Definitely the best creative environment that anyone could ask for!

New Offices

Celebrate Gettysburg has lots of exciting news to announce next week. To peek your interest, here is a beautiful image of a sunset taken at our new, second location offices, on the Chambersburg Road in Gettysburg.