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2 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 December REGULAR January 2014/2015 Features What’s Inside Vol.11, No. 6 Salty, sweet, and delicious...... 16 Editor’s Notebook Broken Cookie, UTZ bake unique partnership By Alex J. Hayes...... 5 Training to be a hero...... 20 Community Faces...... 6 Volunteers take saving lives seriously Tracking a hobby’s growth...... 24 What’s Goin’ On...... 8 Popularity of model trains not hitting the brakes
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NotebookBY Alex J. Hayes
A publication of Gettysburg Times, LLC Most magazines similar to the Gettysburg Companion PO Box 3669, Gettysburg, PA 17325 center each issue on a certain theme. I prefer not to
publisher box myself in by selecting the theme and then having Harry Hartman to find stories that fall into that category. Every issue Editor Alex J. Hayes of the Gettysburg Companion has the same, somewhat Magazine Design & Production generic, theme – interesting stories about people and Chris Blaska places in and around Adams County, Pa. Matt Fern Contributing Writers As I began editing the stories that are in this edition of Companion, I Ashley Andyshak Hayes noticed that we ended up with a theme completely by accident. Holly Fletcher Passion. Jessica A. Rudy Passion can be found in Jim Hale’s story about model train enthusiasts Jim Hale who keep up with the every-changing hobby. Vanessa Pellechio Passion is also evident in Vanessa Pellechio’s story about sisters Megan James Rada Jr. and Tabitha McDonald, who own The Broken Cookie in Hanover. The Abbey Zelko McDonalds have entered into a unique partnership with Utz that will Photography probably activate your sweet tooth. John Armstrong Passion for helping others is the focus of James Rada Jr.’s story about Jim Hale volunteer firefighters. These brave men and women spend countless hours Jessica A. Rudy training for, and responding to, emergencies. The only pay they receive is the Darryl Wheeler good feeling that comes when you help your neighbors. Advertising Sales Nadine Baugher has a passion for her family and her community. The The Gettysburg Times sales staff Aspers resident recently shared stories from yesteryear with Writer Abbey
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December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 5 FacesCOMMUNITY 1 Area residents from all walks of life, who are out & about, doing this & that.
1. Rachel Warthen, a member of the color guard, performs with the Gettysburg High School Band prior to the football game at Warrior Stadium on Oct. 31. The band members dressed as their favorite character for their Halloween performance. (Photo by Darryl Wheeler) 2. Child Evangelism Fellowship of Adams County held its annual banquet at the Biglerville Fire Hall Oct. 25. CEF is a non-denominational children’s Bible teaching ministry. Before the meeting, Mark Punchard, left, and Bruce Hoover, director of the CEF, share a light moment. (Photo by John 2 3 Armstrong) 3. Lt. Col. Mike Reetz of Gettysburg recently made his acting debut on TLC’s “19 Kids & Counting” when he took the Duggar family to Devil’s Den. (Photo by John Armstrong) 4. A young child runs toward Tara Jones- Oxenrider at the finish line of the 1-mile run held during Strawberry Hill’s Annual Turkey Trail Tussle. (Photo by Jordan Soliday) 5. Ruth Ann Orndorff, chair of the education committee of the Gettysburg Business and Professional Women’s Club presents Casey Little, Gettysburg Area High School senior, with the club’s “Student of the Month” award at the club’s Nov. 13 meeting at the Adams County Arts Council. Casey, the daughter of Chris and Thomas Little, is the captain of the school’s cross country 4 and swimming teams, Vice President of the National Honor Society Chapter and a member of the Key Club. (Photo by John Armstrong) 6. Dozens of veterans in full dress attended the annual Veterans Day ceremony at American Legion Post 202 in Gettysburg. (Photo by John Armstrong) 7. Robin Fitzpatrick, president of the Adams County Economic Development Corporation, presents the organization’s 2014 Frank Sapp Volunteer of the Year Award to Norris Flowers, chief executive officer of Destination Gettysburg, at ACEDC’s annual meeting. (Photo by Alex J. Hayes) 8. Participants in the YWCA Gettysburg & Adams County Zumba classes perform a routine during the Gettysburg Halloween Parade. (Photo by Darryl Wheeler)
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GComoinpiled by Jessica ’A. RudOny Ongoing www.reidsorchardwinery.com Gettysburg Festival Inc. HACC- Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. Gettysburg Campus, 731 Old Saturdays, 6-9 p.m. Open Mic Night, Hauser Estate Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg. Hauser After Hours, Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, www.gettysburgfestival.org Biglerville. www.hauserestate.com Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. www.hauserestate.com Dec. 5, 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. Holiday Open House, Hollabaugh Sundays in January, 1-4 p.m. Women’s Singer Songwriter Night, Bros. Inc. Fruit Farm and Market, Souper Sundays, Reid’s Winery & Cider House Cafe, 545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville. Adams County Winery, 400 Baltimore St., Gettysburg. www.hollabaughbros.com www.reidsorchardwinery.com 251 Peach Tree Road, Orrtanna. www.adamscountywinery.com Dec. 5, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Photos with Santa, Strawberry Hill Now-Dec. 20. Local Singer Songwriter Night, Nature Preserve, Fairfield. A Civil War Christmas at the Shriver Reid’s Winery & Cider House Cafe, www.strawberryhill.org 400 Baltimore St., Gettysburg. House, Shriver House Museum, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. www.reidsorchardwinery.com 309 Baltimore St., Gettysburg. www.shriverhouse.org The Gettysburg College Sunderman Fridays, 7-10 p.m. Conservatory Wind Symphony will Local musicians perform live, perform at Majestic Theater, Reid’s Winery & Cider House Cafe, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. 400 Baltimore St., Gettysburg. December www.gettysburgmajestic.org www.reidsorchardwinery.com Dec. 3, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 5-14 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Ladies Night, Hauser Estate Winery, The Gettysburg Community Theatre, December 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. 49 York St., Gettysburg, presents Holiday Open House, www.hauserestate.com “A Christmas Story.” Jennie Wade House Museum, Dec. 5 www.gettysburgcommunitytheatre.org 548 Baltimore St., Gettysburg. First Friday, Gettysburg Style Dec. 6, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com will be celebrated at retailers, Encounters with History: Lee and Ewell Saturdays and Sundays, January galleries, restaurants and businesses at High Tide, Gettysburg National Mid-Winter Talks at Gettysburg in downtown Gettysburg. Military Park Museum & Visitor National Military Park Museum gettysburgretailmerchants.com Center, Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. & Visitor Center, Baltimore Pike, Dec. 5, 1 p.m. www.gettysburgfoundation.org Gettysburg. www.nps.gov/gett The Sgt. Mac Foundation will place (717) 339-2148 December Christmas wreaths at Soldiers’ National Dec. 6, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. An Eisenhower Christmas, Eisenhower Cemetery, Gettysburg, as part of the Gettysburg Garden Club Christmas National Historic Site, Gettysburg. National Wreath Project. Greens and Gourmet Gift Sale, www.nps.gov/eise www.sgtmac.org Gettysburg Fire Hall, 35 N. Stratton St., Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Dec. 5, 2-7 p.m.; Gettysburg. Proceeds used to beautify Local musicians perform live, Reid’s Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lincoln Square and provide scholarships Winery & Cider House Cafe, 400 5th annual Gingerbread Celebration to Adams County students. Baltimore St., Gettysburg. and Holiday Mart. Proceeds benefit (717) 334-7688
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Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Dec. 11-21 Dec. 17, 7-9 p.m. Saint Nicholas Day, Hollabaugh Bros. Totem Pole Playhouse presents “A Paint Nite, Hauser Estate Winery, Inc. Fruit Farm and Market, Christmas Carol” at the Capitol 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. 545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville. Theatre, Chambersburg. www.hauserestate.com www.hollabaughbros.com www.totempoleplayhouse.org Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.-midnight Dec. 6, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 12, 7 p.m. New Year’s Eve at Christ Church, Breakfast with Santa, benefits children’s 19th annual Gettysburg Tuba Carol Christ Lutheran Church, programs at United Way of Adams Fest, Lincoln Square, Gettysburg. 30 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg County, Gettysburg Hotel, 1 Lincoln 717-334-7719 Dec. 31 Square, Gettysburg Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve Celebration on Lincoln Dec. 6, 7 p.m. Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas, Square, Gettysburg,organized by Annual Old Getty Place Christmas Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., the Adams County Arts Council. Parade and Tree Lighting, downtown Gettysburg. www.gettysburgmajestic.org Entertainment, fireworks, and more. Gettysburg. (717) 334-1518, ext. 229 Dec. 13 www.adamsarts.org Dec. 7, 10:30 p.m. 18th annual House Tour, Inns of the Dec. 31, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Yoga on the Hill, Hauser Estate Winery, Gettysburg Area, Gettysburg. New Year’s Eve Celebration, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville. www.gettysburgbedandbreakfast.com Liberty Mountain Resort, Carroll Valley. www.hauserestate.com Dec. 13, 12 p.m. www.libertymountainresort.com Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The MET Live presents Die Holiday Open House, Rupp House, Meistersinger von Nurnberg shown at 451 Baltimore St., Gettysburg. the Majestic Theater, www.gettysburgfoundation.org 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. January Dec. 7, 1-3 p.m. www.gettysburgmajestic.org Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. Holiday Greens Wreath craft workshop, Dec. 14, 12-5 p.m. East Tennessee State University Choir Adams County Winery, East Berlin Holiday House Tour. will perform at the Gettysburg National 251 Peach Tree Road, Orrtanna. Historic homes in East Berlin. Military Park Museum & Visitor www.adamscountywinery.com Advanced tickets available at Cashman’s Center, Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg Dec. 9, 12-7 p.m.; True Value Hardware, 1595 Route 194 Jan. 17, 12-5 p.m. Dec. 10, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. North, East Berlin. www.ephpspa.org Hibrewnation Festival of Beer, Allstar Muller Wooden Art from the Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Family Fun, 2638 Emmitsburg Road, Erzgebirge, The Christmas Haus, On Christmas Night will be presented Gettysburg. hibrewnation.com 110 Lincoln Way West, New Oxford. by Music, Gettysburg! at the chapel of www.thechristmashaus.com the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Jan. 17, 1 p.m. The MET Live presents The Merry Dec. 10, 6-9 p.m. Gettysburg. www.musicgettysburg.org Widow shown at the Majestic Theater, Dancing with the Vines, Hauser Dec. 14 & Dec. 21, 1 p.m. 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. www. Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Holiday Cookie and Wine Pairing, gettysburgmajestic.org Biglerville. www.hauserestate.com Adams County Winery, Orrtanna and Gettysburg locations. Jan. 18, 1-3 p.m. www.adamscountywinery.com Bridal Show Spectacular, The Inn at
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Herr Ridge, 900 Chambersburg Road, Resort, Carroll Valley. Jan. 31, 1 p.m. Gettysburg. www.herrtavern.com www.libertymountainresort.com The MET Live presents Les Contes Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25, 3 p.m. d’Hoffman shown at the Majestic Burns Night will be presented by History Conversations Book Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. Music, Gettysburg! at the chapel of Series, presented by the Seminary www.gettysburgmajestic.org the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Ridge Museum at the Schmucker Gettysburg. www.musicgettysburg.org House, Lutheran Theological Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m. Seminary at Gettysburg. Cameron Carpenter will perform at www.seminaryridgemuseum.org www.gettysburg the Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., Jan. 30, 12 p.m. companion.com Gettysburg. www.gettysburgmajestic.org The Paul Austerlitz Group will Jan. 25, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. perform at the Majestic Theater, Your Information Link 10th annual Ryan Lichtenberg 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg. To Area Past & Present Memorial Rail Jam, Liberty Mountain www.gettysburgmajestic.org
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12 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 Nadine Baugher
Story by Abbey zelko | Photos by john armstrong Baugher family matriarch remembers a different Aspers
ighty-two-year-old Nadine Baugher has share of change. the edge of the railroad track. Ewalked along the Thames River, visited Looking out her living room window 62 “Their things were made out of Honduras the London Eye and Big Ben and explored years ago, Baugher said she used to see a dirt mahogany and fine, fine woods, heavily the rich cultures of England, France, Italy, road in front of her house, which rarely had carved, beautiful pieces,” Baugher said. Germany, Austria and Switzerland. any traffic since her home was one of three But now, the building is “totally And she says a trip to Scotland is now on built on Aspers’ North Road. When Baugher dilapidated,” she said. the horizon. moved to Aspers, she said the town didn’t Next to the furniture factory was a lumber “I like to meet new people, and I find their even have a stop sign. business, which was probably instrumental architecture and the history and the food, it’s “It was very quiet,” she said, “a great place in bringing the wood in for the furniture all so interesting,” she said. to raise children.” factory, according to Baugher. But as Baugher looked out her window as Baugher and her husband, John, raised Aspers also had an apple processing the morning sun began to rise and saw the four children in that house. Her children company, which is now owned by Doctor colors of the morning rays reflecting in the grew up surrounded by 19 cousins from five Pepper, and a feed mill and coal business that pond next to her house, she was reminded immediate families who all lived in Aspers. used to sit right on the railroad, she said. that she will always call the small town of Aspers used to be a town full of industry, At the bottom of the hill right on the creek, Aspers in Adams County home. Baugher said. Aspers had a factory that refurbished bowling Baugher has lived in her pre-Civil War Dennis Asper owned a big tile factory in pins. Baugher said she always called it the home in Aspers for 62 years now. She moved town. He built a Mediterranean-style house Bowling Pin Factory, but today, she calls it to the one-road town from her home in up on the hill, which had a plaza, hallways the Dust Factory because it produces dust Littlestown after she married John Baugher, and window frames filled with tile, she said. that settles through the valley, she said. whose family has owned Adams County “People think about restoring it, and it’s a The town also had a post office, two grocery Nursery for years. tremendous job,” Baugher said. “Huge job. stores and a dry goods store. In the more than 60 years Baugher has I can imagine in the day when Dennis built And in the early 1900s, the business leaders lived in Aspers, she says the approximately that, it must have been a thing of beauty.” in Aspers also decided to build a church, 350-person town has gone through its fair The town also had a furniture factory along called Christ Lutheran Evangelical Church
December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 13 on Center Mills Road, which celebrated its “Aspers used to be a pretty town,” she said. Her family’s business, Adams County 100th anniversary this year. “I think that’s what makes me feel so bad Nursery, probably employs the most people “Just the fact that a town that small with about it.” in Aspers, Baugher said. Depending on the only one street could have an apple factory, a But just because Aspers has changed doesn’t season, the company employs about 20 to 50 tile mill, a feed mill, a coal mill and the lumber mean that it has lost all of its beauty. people, including members of the community factory and a lumber yard, two grocery stores and members of the Baugher family. and a dry goods store,” Baugher said. “It’s Baugher’s four children took over the such a tiny town. We didn’t even have a stop I like to meet new people, and business about 30 years ago. sign let alone a red light.” I find their architecture and the The business was started in 1905 and has But now, the industry that had once “ come down through about five generations of impressed Baugher no longer exists in Aspers. history and the food, it’s all so Baughers. Adams County Nursery has about Both grocery stores are now gone, so 1,000 acres of land combined and sells more ~ Nadine Baugher Baugher travels to Biglerville for groceries interesting. than 1 million apple, peach, cherry and other every week. And Aspers now has a pizza joint deciduous fruit trees a year, Baugher said. where the post office used to be. Looking outside from her living ”room But now that Baugher’s children and “I guess the church is maybe the only thing window, Baugher now has a view of grandchildren began working at the nursery, open for business,” she said. Gettysburg as well as the pretty scenery of “a she said she can’t get them to leave the town After the industries left Aspers, Baugher typical agricultural setting.” and explore the world. said the town became neglected. Now, Aspers What was once an industry town has now “I kept saying, ‘Get out and see the world,’” is filled with too many empty, abandoned become a farm town, she said. Baugher said. “They would say things like, houses, crumbling sidewalks and general Baugher’s home is surrounded on all four ‘No, dad needs us here this summer.’ Things neglect. sides by orchards. like that. And I thought, I don’t think these
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16 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 Sisters Megan and Tabitha McDonald always and unique products that Megan and Tabitha May, according to Glatfelter. crave something salty after working all day at created. “I want the Broken Cookie to get more their bakery business – The Broken Cookie in “We value what our employees tell us. They exposure,” Glatfelter said. “I want the products Hanover. deal with our customers every day,” Glatfelter to draw business and get more of her customers They decided to give their sweet treats a twist continued. “There were some that were in our store, too.” on National Potato Chip Day, March 14. employee favorites, and there were some that Megan added that they want to compliment Something as simple as a sugary cupcake had hit the trashcan.” newer products coming out from Utz Quality the finishing touches of an Utz Quality Foods Megan said it was beneficial from a research Foods like the Yuengling Hot Wing Sauce potato chip. standpoint to have her recipes analyzed chips or the Bacon Horseradish (Grandma) Once Megan and Tabitha put a photo of through the samplings, plus they had the Handcooked chips. the savory cupcake creation on their business’s ability to customize their products to meet The best part about the Utz Quality Foods Facebook page, it not only got countless “Likes” their specifications. store is having products that tourists cannot and “Shares,” but it also caught the attention Some creations that Glatfelter even “really find anywhere else, Glatfelter said. of Stephanie Glatfelter, the marketing services liked” did not make the cut. One thing you will not find in a typical manager at Utz Quality Foods, Inc. One of her favorites was a cookie infused grocery store is the newest product Megan and Glatfelter said the photo experimenting with with crushed up honey barbeque chips, she Tabitha hope to have out by January in the Utz their product grabbed her attention because said. Quality Foods store —Plastered Popcorn. Utz Quality Foods has a lot of success with their chocolate-covered pretzels. From there, Glatfelter emailed Megan if she had an interest in coming up with ideas to incorporate Utz’s salty products into the Broken Cookie’s local recipes. The products, Grandma Utz cupcakes and salted-chip caramel cupcakes, are made at the Broken Cookie Store, 1000 Carlisle St., and are currently sold at the factory store, located at 861 Carlisle St. in Hanover. For Grandma Utz, Megan and Tabitha used yellow cake batter mixed with crunched up Grandma Utz potato chips creating a cornbread texture. The cupcake is topped with chocolate buttercream and sprinkled with a Megan’s sour cream and onion chip cookie Following experimentation with potato light shower of sea salt. also did not make it to the store. Pieces of the chips, Megan and Tabitha had the option to do The salted-chip caramel cupcake includes chips were mixed into cookie dough before more with popcorn or pretzels. a chocolate cake base and salted-chip caramel baked just like a cookie. They chose to work with popcorn, creating buttercream frosting, infused with pieces of Tabitha and Megan also tried creating sweet and savory flavors through the top potato chips. cookie, cut into the shape of a crab, with coatings. “We make all our recipes from scratch, Old Bay seasoning, which is a big hit at their The two bestsellers are birthday cake and including the buttercream,” Megan said. Broken Cookie Store. garlic parmesan, according to Megan. The Utz Quality Foods store was selling “We should have called it a biscuit because Other flavors follow a drinking-theme with out of the $1.99 cupcakes during tourist when people hear the word ‘cookie,’ they their names such as: blue Hawaiian, fireball, season from 100 to 150 a week, according to expect it to be sweet,” Tabitha said. “But they green appletini, banana monkey, under 21, Glatfelter. are not sweet.” house party, Baltimore-blend, ranch-o and While Glatfelter said the salted-chip caramel Tabitha said one of the hardest parts nacho mama. cupcakes are a customer favorite, she likes the in the process is choosing between flavor The brand uses a slogan incorporating Grandma Utz cupcake the most. combinations that the public is most likely to the ever-popular hashtag from Twitter: “Get But those are not the only two recipes enjoy. #popcornwasted, Snack Responsibly,” Megan Megan came up with to go through a sampling Glatfelter said Utz officials came out with said with a smile. process. the first two products just in time for tourist Megan piloted the popcorn effort at the York Glatfelter had 35 employees sample different season, which runs from May to August. Fair and received compliments from customers The hope is to add more recipes before next as well as sold out of a good portion of flavors.
December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 17 “I feel like the best thing about working with The McDonald sisters knew one day they One “accident” occurred when peanut- Utz is how they started as a small business and would open their own bakery. butter mousse tart was not selling very well, have grown into a regional business,” Megan It was in their blood. so they used the extra peanut-butter mousse to said. “I am very humbled they would treat this Their grandparents owned a couple of put on a chocolate cake. relationship as a big sister, little sister process. I bakeries in Baltimore, but sold them when “We turned it into one of our bestsellers— have learned so much along the way.” Tabitha and Megan were born to spend more the Reese’s Bar cake,” Megan said. Glatfelter said Utz Quality Foods became time with their grandchildren. While the bakery offers a wide variety of interested in working with the Broken Cookie Hearing all the stories about the bakery cookies, Megan said the two things that have because of the uniqueness of their products. business inspired the sisters to start a venture turned out to be the “bread and butter” are Utz Quality Foods is also a big supporter of on their own. flavored cupcakes and custom cakes. local businesses, according to Glatfelter. Some of their flavored cupcakes are: The Utz website says “the primary almond cake with raspberry buttercream, mission at Utz is to maintain our hard- chocolate cake with peanut butter earned reputation as the premier snack buttercream, red velvet, lemon, chocolate food company in our expanding market cheesecake, rocky road, banana nut and area. We will constantly strive to improve confetti. our leadership position and grow through The bakery also has mocha cupcakes, a the hallmarks of superior quality and chocolate cake with coffee flavored icing, service. Our specific goal – to manufacture margarita cupcakes, a lime-flavored cake and merchandise the best possible with buttercream frosting and edges rolled products with a commitment to customer in rock sugar, and cookie crisp, a yellow satisfaction that is second to none – must cake iced with vanilla buttercream frosting never be jeopardized by our goals for and toppings of chocolate chip cookie growth.” crumbles. Megan said it feels amazing that Utz Even though Megan and Tabitha have Quality Foods is willing to put the a vast selection of cupcakes, they do their Broken Cookie’s name on their store’s best to cater to what customers are looking marquee and see the number of people in for, especially with specially-designed the community come up to congratulate her “We are third generation bakers,” Megan cakes. business about the partnership. said. “We grew up in the kitchen with our “We could never compete against large “They helped get our name out there grandmas, baking and cooking.” chain stores on the price of custom cakes, because they have more of an imprint on the Tabitha chimed in that their grandmothers but we could on quality and service,” Megan community,” Megan continued. taught them basic life skills when it came to continued. The experience has made her a better business cooking. For instance, Megan and Tabitha sit down owner by helping her get well-versed in more Megan still remembers one phrase from with customers to go over the ideas they things from figuring out the best process to “Grammie McDonald” to this day. have for their custom creations from showing produce an item to ordering, production and “Hot pan, cold oil and it will never stick,” Pinterest photos to giving specific designs. packaging of products, Megan said. Megan recalled. “When they place orders, the less specific When growing up, Tabitha said they used to Tabitha said they rolled Christmas cookies people are the better the cakes turn out,” said travel from Baltimore, Md., to the Utz Quality every year together with their grandparents, Megan. Foods factory for day trips and tours. sprinkling colorful sugars on them. Some of the past designs for custom cakes “Now that I’m older and a business owner, Back in 2010, Megan and Tabitha quickly include cartoon characters, movie or television it is very gratifying to have our products sold learned that the products they were making favorites, a bacon cheeseburger and creative there,” Megan added. were not what residents were used to or wanted scenes. Megan and Tabitha, from Baltimore, Md., at the time, according to Megan. Megan said it is challenging for people to opened one of the first local, family-owned Megan added that they had to adjust their understand the cakes they see on “Cake Boss” bakeries in Hanover on March 15, 2010. products based on the market. Now, they don’t are on national television for a reason. They can Since Hanover was mostly filled with big sell any of the items they started the store with. make those types of cakes, but they come with corporations that made cakes and bakery “Eighty percent of the things that turn out a bigger price-tag, according to Megan. items, they chose the location at 1000 Carlisle to be our bestsellers are complete and total “We do everything we can to work with St. in Hanover. accidents,” Megan said with a laugh. our customers,” Megan noted. “I am a huge
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December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 19 a chilly October morning, community,” said Scott Vowling with the On members of many of Adams Cashtown Fire Department. “You are help- County’s fire companies gave up their warm ing people when they need it the most.” He beds and headed out to the Bonneauville has been a firefighter for six years. Volunteer Fire Department. It wasn’t a house fire or automobile accident that roused them Why They Do IT Training To Be A Hero on a Saturday morning when they could have Chris Folster with the Gettysburg Fire slept late. It was training time. Department was about as close to destined On this particular morning, the firefighters to be a firefighter as a person could be. His Volunteers take saving lives seriously were learning about issues that might arise father was a firefighter and his mother was an when dealing with hybrid cars on emergency emergency medical technician. He grew up By James Rada, Jr. cars. What high-voltage wires could they in New York and joined his first fire company safely cut? Where were the batteries located? when he was 16 years old. How would the cars react when involved “I love everything about being a firefighter in an accident? The firefighters spent their from the camaraderie to running calls,” he weekend morning in the classroom listening said. to lectures and outside examining hybrid cars On the other hand, Jadon Carr with the and questioning technicians. Bonneauville Fire Department is the first Even training can be interrupted with a person in his family to become a firefighter. call for actual accident or fire, though. On “I became involved in high school to get this morning, the call came into the Bon- volunteer experience and have something to neauville fire station and a group of men and put on my resume,” he said. women rushed from where they had been It turned out that he was liked the work. studying hybrid cars to their own cars or into He became an EMT first, and he has been a the station. firefighter for nearly five years. They dressed quickly in their turnout gear “A couple times patients have met you af- and then climbed about the fire engine. terwards and they say, ‘thank you’ and really “If you bring your gear, you can go,” said mean it,” Carr said. “It makes what you do Denise Eckard with the Bonneauville Fire worthwhile.” Department. Now this young man, who at one time She didn’t get to go this time, though. considered going to medical school, can’t see Plenty of volunteers were on hand. Enough himself doing anything else. He even turned of them dressed quicker and got on the en- his volunteer work into a paid firefighter -po gine that Eckard went back to the training sition in Winchester, Va., which he was pre- class. paring to start in October. “A lot of people are not It certainly isn’t the exciting life many Some firefighters get an early start to their volunteering because they have moved from a city where the people think about when they think of fire- training. Jason Dibert is a high school stu- firefighters were paid. If there fighters. This training and other training ses- dent and a Junior Firefighter with the Bon- were no volunteer firefighters, sions prepare these volunteers so that they are neauville Fire Department. The Junior Fire- though, taxes would skyrocket.” willing to rush into a burning building and fighter program, which can be found in most Chris Folster, confident that they will come out safely. fire houses, recruits high school students into Gettysburg Fire Department Hundreds of men and women in 23 fire the ranks of volunteers. Although the minors companies volunteer to protect Adams can’t go into dangerous situation, they can go County in the case of fire. They are mechan- on calls to handle things like the fire hoses ics, businessmen, nurses, and housewives, to help the adult firefighters. Junior fire- but they all share a desire to help their com- fighters can also take training classes so that munities and keep their neighbors safe. they are ready to be certified and respond “I get joy out of helping and helping my on calls when they turn 18 years old. In the
20 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 a chilly October morning, community,” said Scott Vowling with the On members of many of Adams Cashtown Fire Department. “You are help- County’s fire companies gave up their warm ing people when they need it the most.” He beds and headed out to the Bonneauville has been a firefighter for six years. Volunteer Fire Department. It wasn’t a house fire or automobile accident that roused them Why They Do IT Training To Be A Hero on a Saturday morning when they could have Chris Folster with the Gettysburg Fire slept late. It was training time. Department was about as close to destined On this particular morning, the firefighters to be a firefighter as a person could be. His Volunteers take saving lives seriously were learning about issues that might arise father was a firefighter and his mother was an when dealing with hybrid cars on emergency emergency medical technician. He grew up By James Rada, Jr. cars. What high-voltage wires could they in New York and joined his first fire company safely cut? Where were the batteries located? when he was 16 years old. How would the cars react when involved “I love everything about being a firefighter in an accident? The firefighters spent their from the camaraderie to running calls,” he weekend morning in the classroom listening said. to lectures and outside examining hybrid cars On the other hand, Jadon Carr with the and questioning technicians. Bonneauville Fire Department is the first Even training can be interrupted with a person in his family to become a firefighter. call for actual accident or fire, though. On “I became involved in high school to get this morning, the call came into the Bon- volunteer experience and have something to neauville fire station and a group of men and put on my resume,” he said. women rushed from where they had been It turned out that he was liked the work. studying hybrid cars to their own cars or into He became an EMT first, and he has been a the station. firefighter for nearly five years. They dressed quickly in their turnout gear “A couple times patients have met you af- and then climbed about the fire engine. terwards and they say, ‘thank you’ and really “If you bring your gear, you can go,” said mean it,” Carr said. “It makes what you do Denise Eckard with the Bonneauville Fire worthwhile.” Department. Now this young man, who at one time She didn’t get to go this time, though. considered going to medical school, can’t see Plenty of volunteers were on hand. Enough himself doing anything else. He even turned of them dressed quicker and got on the en- his volunteer work into a paid firefighter -po gine that Eckard went back to the training sition in Winchester, Va., which he was pre- class. paring to start in October. “A lot of people are not It certainly isn’t the exciting life many Some firefighters get an early start to their volunteering because they have moved from a city where the people think about when they think of fire- training. Jason Dibert is a high school stu- firefighters were paid. If there fighters. This training and other training ses- dent and a Junior Firefighter with the Bon- were no volunteer firefighters, sions prepare these volunteers so that they are neauville Fire Department. The Junior Fire- though, taxes would skyrocket.” willing to rush into a burning building and fighter program, which can be found in most Chris Folster, confident that they will come out safely. fire houses, recruits high school students into Gettysburg Fire Department Hundreds of men and women in 23 fire the ranks of volunteers. Although the minors companies volunteer to protect Adams can’t go into dangerous situation, they can go County in the case of fire. They are mechan- on calls to handle things like the fire hoses ics, businessmen, nurses, and housewives, to help the adult firefighters. Junior fire- but they all share a desire to help their com- fighters can also take training classes so that munities and keep their neighbors safe. they are ready to be certified and respond “I get joy out of helping and helping my on calls when they turn 18 years old. In the
December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 21 meantime, these young firefighters help out keep taxes low. Since they are volunteers, Eckard said her training took a couple around their stations to keep things running they don’t have to be paid out of a com- months, but even then, she didn’t go out on smoothly. munity’s tax coffers. In places like Frederick a call until her chief was satisfied that she was “I like going to the station, helping out County, where many companies can’t muster ready. Her first emergency calls haven’t even with the functions, and doing the training,” enough volunteers to run a station, residents involved fires. She still gets nervous each time Dibert said. “I’m helping out here (at the sta- have seen their fire tax rates rising. the alarms sounds, though. tion) and helping the community.” The county used to have two separate “Definitely an adrenaline rush, no two rates; one for areas served by paid firefighters calls are the same, never know what you are In TheIr BlooD and one for areas served by volunteers. Over going to find until you get on the scene,” she Many firefighters do what they do because the years, the difference between the county’s said. they were taught by their parents that it is an urban and suburban fire tax rates narrowed The training never stops, either. Additional excellent way to serve the community. as more volunteer fire companies added paid classes can be taken to learn new skills and Samuel Biesecker with the Biglerville Fire firefighters. However, in the last year before there is monthly training available regionally Department is the fourth generation of his the fire tax was incorporated into the coun- or at a firefighter’s home station. The goal is family to be a firefighter. ty’s property tax rate, a person with a home to make sure that volunteers are as prepared “I joined because it’s a family thing,” he valued at $200,000 paid $256 a year in an as they can be and that they are confident of said. “My great-grandfather, grandfather, urban fire tax district while the same person their own abilities. father, mother, and sibling have all been in- paid $160 in a suburban fire tax district. “There are dangerous parts to the job, but volved with the fire service.” “Volunteers are needed badly,” Folster said. serves your home and someone will give you 1 class. It includes more than 200 hours of you get trained to be better prepared so that Eckard said a friend convinced her to be- “A lot of people are not volunteering because an application and explain what you need to classroom instruction and hands-on training. when you get to a scene you know what to come a firefighter since she was already an they have moved from a city where the fire- do. When successfully completed, volunteers are do,” Vowliing said. “Stuff is always chang- EMT. In addition, her father had been a fire- fighters were paid. If there were no volunteer You don’t even need to become a trained prepared and qualified to go into burning ing so you are always getting trained to keep fighter. firefighters, though, taxes would skyrocket.” firefighter. Local fire companies need admin- buildings, handle hazardous materials, fire- up.” “My dad was a firefighter, too, since before Despite this value to residents’ property istrative volunteers and people who can help fighting equipment, fire trucks operation While volunteers give up their time to I was born,” Vowling said. His grandfather and pocketbooks, the number of volunteers with other aspects of keeping a fire company and more. serve, they feel that the sacrifice is worth it. had been a firefighter in Gettysburg while his in Pennsylvania fire companies, and across the running like fund raising and maintenance “You should always be concerned about “It can take some time away from family father had volunteered in Cashtown. country, are falling. Over the past decade, the of the building and equipment. safety,” Folster said. “You don’t want to get and friends, but they are also appreciative for Dibert’s parents and grandparents are also number of volunteer fire companies in Penn- Vowling said that volunteering can be in- hurt because if you do, you won’t be useful.” what you do,” he said. firefighters who have set the example for him sylvania have fallen by 54 percent, according convenient because you never know when to follow. to the Adams County Volunteer Emergency the alarm will come in. It may not happen Services Association. often, but when the call does come in, vol- VolunTeerIng unteers are expected to drop what they are Volunteers not only help protect their Becoming a volunteer is easy. All you need doing and get to the station. community and neighbors, but they help to do is stop into the fire department that “And you’re guaranteed to lose sleep due to late night calls. Even though you may have to go to work the next morning, someone needs help at 2 a.m. and we have to be willing to sacrifice our comfort for someone else’s,” said Biesecker.
TraInIng The main thing to keep in mind is that a fire chief is not going to send an untrained firefighter in a situation they aren’t prepared for. When a person volunteers to become a firefighter, he or she is sent to training classes. These classes are held within the county and include both classroom time and controlled- situation training at the Adams County training center. The first class that all firefighters take in- or der to certify as a volunteer is the Firefighter
22 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 meantime, these young firefighters help out keep taxes low. Since they are volunteers, Eckard said her training took a couple around their stations to keep things running they don’t have to be paid out of a com- months, but even then, she didn’t go out on NEW FREEDOM PENNSYLVANIA smoothly. munity’s tax coffers. In places like Frederick a call until her chief was satisfied that she was “I like going to the station, helping out County, where many companies can’t muster ready. Her first emergency calls haven’t even with the functions, and doing the training,” enough volunteers to run a station, residents involved fires. She still gets nervous each time Dibert said. “I’m helping out here (at the sta- have seen their fire tax rates rising. the alarms sounds, though. tion) and helping the community.” The county used to have two separate “Definitely an adrenaline rush, no two rates; one for areas served by paid firefighters calls are the same, never know what you are In TheIr BlooD and one for areas served by volunteers. Over going to find until you get on the scene,” she Many firefighters do what they do because the years, the difference between the county’s said. Tannenbaum they were taught by their parents that it is an urban and suburban fire tax rates narrowed The training never stops, either. Additional excellent way to serve the community. as more volunteer fire companies added paid classes can be taken to learn new skills and Train Samuel Biesecker with the Biglerville Fire firefighters. 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December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 23 early in 2015. of the hobby, he said. For example, Building the site poses a tiny chips now permit video cameras monumental challenge, Tommy said, to be installed aboard trains. because there’s such a huge volume “of “You can stay in the old analog Tracking intricate and unusual merchandise to world when you’re building your put on the page.” layout and scenery,” Tommy said, but a Hobby’s Growth Though Tommy is embracing if you “get into the new electronics, digital commerce, he said he still you can have sound. You can change Popularity of model trains not hitting the brakes prefers “eyeball to eyeball contact” the tone of whistle or the ring of bell. — or at least voice-to-voice contact. You can hear the steam coming out of Story and photos Throughout recent interviews, the engine, or the sound of the diesel, by Jim Hale both he and Carver were frequently or the sound of coal being shoveled” interrupted by phone calls from into a steam engine. customers, leading to conversations Today’s model railroaders can do thick with the arcane jargon of “lots of things we couldn’t do in the locomotives, controllers, tracks, and Fifties,” Carver agreed, noting for Donald Carver Jr. outside his shop at 305 Buford Ave., Gettysburg. wheels. (Carver’s number is 717-334- example that radio-frequency controls Model trains are a large-scale hobby, big Gettysburg could never support two such Brazil, and Australia. 6937, while Gilbert’s is 717-337- Trains can be run via computer, allowing let hobbyists uncouple cars remotely. enough to fill a lifetime. businesses. He also depends on walk-in traffic. U.S. 1992.) movements to be much more complex. For And, he said, the old-style “stinky” fluid Just ask George “Ted” Gilbert, 92, who still And you’d be right, but both owners said Route 30, which runs just outside his shop’s The digital revolution has certainly shunted example, Tommy said, two trains can run used to produce puffs of smoke from engines comes to work every day at Tommy Gilbert’s their network of customers stretches as far as door at 305 Buford Ave., “is a very heavily the hobby onto a different track, both men simultaneously on the same line. has been replaced with a product that offers Hobby Shop in Gettysburg. railroads themselves. traveled highway,” he said, and when folks said. And electronics enhance the sensory aspect different scents, from coffee and bacon to He started Gilbert’s Hobby Shop in 1949 “Pennsylvania has always been a Mecca” see the baby-blue locomotive-shaped sign at with his brother, Dick Gilbert, the curb, “they realize that ‘this and today works with his son, is something we haven’t seen in Tommy, who has been engaged in a while.’” the family business since he was Gilbert’s is a bit farther off the 10. beaten track, but customers have Or ask Donald Carver Jr. of little trouble finding the store at Carver’s Toy Trains, who has been 346 E. Water St., where it has operating a shop in Gettysburg been located for 28 years now. since the 1960s. It too boasts a landmark sign, a You might think that two vast former school bus transformed sales and repair businesses — each into a locomotive look-alike, with tens of thousands of items though Tommy still misses a in stock, including new and old big sign, supported by pillars in locomotives, train cars, parts, Donald Carver Jr. with some of the tens of thousands of items in his shop at the shape of a paintbrush and scenery supplies, model airplanes, 305 Buford Ave. X-acto knife, that a windstorm toys, and more — would be fierce for train enthusiasts, whether of the model felled some years ago. cross-town rivals. or real-life variety, said Carver, who vividly However, the Gilberts are reaching beyond Not so. remembers steam locomotives thundering signs. Carver started out as a customer of through Gettysburg while he was growing A revamped website for the store is under the Gilberts. “I used to practically live up here. A great deal of actual early railroad construction under the guidance of local at that store,” he said. “We have a great history occurred in the Keystone State, he resident Barbi Papillo, who did information relationship.” said, and that has “fostered a desire to have technology work in the Air Force. (Her As for the younger Gilbert, he said he’s toy trains.” husband Gus, a model railroading enthusiast “tickled to death” to have a colleague like “Seventy percent of my business comes and retired member of the Army’s 82nd Carver. from outside Pennsylvania,” said Carver, Airborne, helps out with managing the store’s “I’d be swamped without him,” Tommy who built his clientele partly through ads physical inventory.) Barbi’s goal, she said, is said. in hobbyist publications and has mailed for www.gilbertshobbies.net to be “user- You might also think that a small town like friendly and not cluttered” when it launches merchandise to locales as far-flung as Japan, Donald Carver Jr. with a layout at his shop on Buford Avenue.
24 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 early in 2015. of the hobby, he said. For example, Building the site poses a tiny chips now permit video cameras monumental challenge, Tommy said, to be installed aboard trains. because there’s such a huge volume “of “You can stay in the old analog Tracking intricate and unusual merchandise to world when you’re building your put on the page.” layout and scenery,” Tommy said, but a Hobby’s Growth Though Tommy is embracing if you “get into the new electronics, digital commerce, he said he still you can have sound. You can change Popularity of model trains not hitting the brakes prefers “eyeball to eyeball contact” the tone of whistle or the ring of bell. — or at least voice-to-voice contact. You can hear the steam coming out of Story and photos Throughout recent interviews, the engine, or the sound of the diesel, by Jim Hale both he and Carver were frequently or the sound of coal being shoveled” interrupted by phone calls from into a steam engine. customers, leading to conversations Today’s model railroaders can do thick with the arcane jargon of “lots of things we couldn’t do in the locomotives, controllers, tracks, and Fifties,” Carver agreed, noting for Donald Carver Jr. outside his shop at 305 Buford Ave., Gettysburg. wheels. (Carver’s number is 717-334- example that radio-frequency controls Model trains are a large-scale hobby, big Gettysburg could never support two such Brazil, and Australia. 6937, while Gilbert’s is 717-337- Trains can be run via computer, allowing let hobbyists uncouple cars remotely. enough to fill a lifetime. businesses. He also depends on walk-in traffic. U.S. 1992.) movements to be much more complex. For And, he said, the old-style “stinky” fluid Just ask George “Ted” Gilbert, 92, who still And you’d be right, but both owners said Route 30, which runs just outside his shop’s The digital revolution has certainly shunted example, Tommy said, two trains can run used to produce puffs of smoke from engines comes to work every day at Tommy Gilbert’s their network of customers stretches as far as door at 305 Buford Ave., “is a very heavily the hobby onto a different track, both men simultaneously on the same line. has been replaced with a product that offers Hobby Shop in Gettysburg. railroads themselves. traveled highway,” he said, and when folks said. And electronics enhance the sensory aspect different scents, from coffee and bacon to He started Gilbert’s Hobby Shop in 1949 “Pennsylvania has always been a Mecca” see the baby-blue locomotive-shaped sign at with his brother, Dick Gilbert, the curb, “they realize that ‘this and today works with his son, is something we haven’t seen in Tommy, who has been engaged in a while.’” the family business since he was Gilbert’s is a bit farther off the 10. beaten track, but customers have Or ask Donald Carver Jr. of little trouble finding the store at Carver’s Toy Trains, who has been 346 E. Water St., where it has operating a shop in Gettysburg been located for 28 years now. since the 1960s. It too boasts a landmark sign, a You might think that two vast former school bus transformed sales and repair businesses — each into a locomotive look-alike, with tens of thousands of items though Tommy still misses a in stock, including new and old big sign, supported by pillars in locomotives, train cars, parts, Donald Carver Jr. with some of the tens of thousands of items in his shop at the shape of a paintbrush and scenery supplies, model airplanes, 305 Buford Ave. X-acto knife, that a windstorm toys, and more — would be fierce for train enthusiasts, whether of the model felled some years ago. cross-town rivals. or real-life variety, said Carver, who vividly However, the Gilberts are reaching beyond Not so. remembers steam locomotives thundering signs. Carver started out as a customer of through Gettysburg while he was growing A revamped website for the store is under the Gilberts. “I used to practically live up here. A great deal of actual early railroad construction under the guidance of local at that store,” he said. “We have a great history occurred in the Keystone State, he resident Barbi Papillo, who did information relationship.” said, and that has “fostered a desire to have technology work in the Air Force. (Her As for the younger Gilbert, he said he’s toy trains.” husband Gus, a model railroading enthusiast “tickled to death” to have a colleague like “Seventy percent of my business comes and retired member of the Army’s 82nd Carver. from outside Pennsylvania,” said Carver, Airborne, helps out with managing the store’s “I’d be swamped without him,” Tommy who built his clientele partly through ads physical inventory.) Barbi’s goal, she said, is said. in hobbyist publications and has mailed for www.gilbertshobbies.net to be “user- You might also think that a small town like friendly and not cluttered” when it launches merchandise to locales as far-flung as Japan, Donald Carver Jr. with a layout at his shop on Buford Avenue.
December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 25 vanilla and cedar. business. Though the two men welcome the hobby’s The TV show “influenced young kids to latest developments, they differ in regard to keep playing with trains,” Carver said, and cyber-commerce. inevitably, as some kids grew older, they Unlike Tommy Gilbert, Carver said became impatient with little wooden trains the Internet plays essentially no role in his that they had to push around the track. The business. He doesn’t need it. He’s got more speed and realism of electric model trains than enough work already. were the next logical step, Carver said. Carver said a steady supply of repair And just as inevitably, Carver said, “little by work keeps him three to six months behind, little the Thomas the Tank Engine crowd grew meaning that he loves a quiet afternoon up” and introduced their own kids to the toys when he can concentrate. When he’s using they had loved. all the skills he has picked up over the years, So it turns out that the hobby, like the from electrical and mechanical tasks to Gilberts’ business, is often a family affair. woodworking and painting, “then I really From left, Ted and Tommy Gilbert at Tommy Gilbert’s Hobby Shop, 356 E. Water St., Gettysburg. “When you’ve been in it as long as I have,” feel like I’m making it around the track,” he Ted Gilbert said, “you start selling this said. evolution. “We got tired of running back and forth,” merchandise to small kids, and then you see That repairs are a big part of his work is “We’ve always had a family business,” said Ted said, “and we thought, Why not get in the them come in with their children.” no surprise. Carver began working on clocks, George “Ted” Gilbert, who is also known as business ourselves?” “It’s amazing when somebody comes in machines, and trains in 1957 and continued “Pop” because he’s Tommy’s dad. Most enthusiasts begin as enthralled kids, with their own kid, just like I came in with through high school. When he came home Ted worked with his own dad at Gilbert’s the Gilberts and Carver agreed. my dad,” Tommy Gilbert said. after serving in the Army from 1962 to 1965, Food Market during the Great Depression. “When kids see something, they want it,” What it all comes down to, Carver said, is he opened Carver’s Business Machines, The business began in their home and Carver said. “They want models of things that that humans are fascinated by cyclical motion, focusing on fixing typewriters and the like. eventually moved to the Franklin Street sort of excite them.” whether it’s a model train circling a layout, His first location was on Biglerville Road. location that was sold years later and became It’s easy to imagine the young Ted Gilbert, cars racing around a big oval, a home-run In 1974, he moved to the current site, which the current Kennie’s Market. his eyes locked on a soaring biplane, longing hitter circling the bases, or the hands of his looks from outside like an everyday house, Ted and his brother Dick first set up the for a flying machine to call his own, even if he antique clocks. but unfolds inside into an endless multi- hobby business in what had been the family’s had to build it himself. “I see the rotation of the generations,” Ted story Aladdin’s cave of shelves and display food store, now the site of Tania’s Mexican With that image in mind, it’s easy to Gilbert said. cases, which include toys and Christmas Restaurant and Store near Kennie’s. Eventually, understand why both stores feature large, There are other train and train history decorations as well as trains. Meanwhile, a the hobby business moved to what had been working track layouts that kids love to see. attractions in Gettysburg. multitude of mechanical clocks, many from Little’s grocery store at 230 Steinwehr Ave. “We always run the trains for kids,” Tommy For example, the Lincoln Train Museum, the 19th century, tick non-stop and mark Tommy said he looked at buying his uncle’s said, described the marks of kids’ noses on 425 Steinwehr Ave., features operating model each hour with a wild cascade of chimes. business, but an accountant recommended the transparent wall around his layout as layouts and real railroad artifacts along with In the 1960s, he and his wife Mary Jane starting fresh. In 1987, operations moved to “love prints.” Young visitors get especially an actual Maryland Pennsylvania Railroad Carver ran a second store on Pa. Route the current site, a spacious former furniture enthusiastic about a strange reptilian figure caboose. Displays, videos, and much more 34 near Boyd’s School. The Bride’s Nook and children’s clothing store. looming above the intricately landscaped guide visitors through American history. focused on stationery, a natural connection Ted and Dick started Gilbert’s Hobby display. “The kids love Godzilla,” he said. The Gilberts’ shop displays real railroad to the typewriters that Carver repaired. Mary Shop in 1949, after World War II. Ted said A resurgence among kids has given the memorabilia too, including a Great Northern Jane also started the Christmas decoration his brother was the railroad man, while he hobby as much of a shot in the arm as new luggage cart that looks as if it were built to last aspect of the business, still much in evidence himself was fascinated by airplanes. It was electronic features. And the store owners are in a thousand years, a stove from a Pennsylvania at the current site. “a good combination,” he said, and the two total agreement about where that resurgence Railroad caboose, Western Maryland lamps, By 1985, however, computers began modes of transportation continue to make up came from. and seats from a B&O passenger car. pushing typewriters and adding machines a big part of the business. “Thomas the Tank Engine has been the And, downtown Gettysburg’s historic train aside. Carver responded by pivoting the Aviation was still new in Ted’s childhood, biggest boost,” Tommy Gilbert said. station on Carlisle Street was recently restored business toward toy trains, which he called and the sight of an airplane in flight stirred When Carver added Thomas merchandise to the original color scheme Abraham Lincoln “my avocation,” though once in a while he his heart and imagination. Ted started out some 15 years ago, he said his wife had doubts, would have seen when he arrived in 1863 to still is asked to repair a typewriter. buying model kits from Zerfing’s Hardware but he told her that kids inevitably search out deliver the Gettysburg Address. Destination Gilbert’s business also boasts both a skillful on Lincoln Square., but he and his brother what they see on television. To help them Gettysburg staffs a visitor information center repair service and a long history, one that soon became customers of a more complete find it, Carver installed the cartoonish steam- in the station a block north of Lincoln is tied closely to Gettysburg’s commercial hobby shop in Hagerstown. engine-shaped sign that remains outside his Square.
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Of course, as a brewery, it offers an exciting concept stuck with Stranahan. Saturdays on a first come, first served basis variety of treats for anyone who appreciates So when Stranahan launched the Flying for the low price of $5. good beer. Dog Brewpub in Aspen, Colorado in 1990, That gets you an hour behind the scenes And with its long-running connection to the name seemed natural. in the facility and a generous tasting session Gonzo-journalist Hunter S. Thompson and Later, in partnership with longtime friend after the tour. partner in crime, illustrator Ralph Steadman, McIntyre, the brewpub expanded into a The first stop at Flying Dog is the entry a look at a bottle’s label or a visit to the production brewery. In 2008, production hall, which is basically a passage adorned with Frederick, Md. brewery is exciting for literary moved to Frederick. a vivid mural depicting the story of Flying nerds. Through the brewery’s development, Dog, and the connection the brewery has to The Flying Dog story started in 1983, when Stranahan and McIntyre had the support of Steadman and Thompson. The very hip tour George Stranahan, Richard McIntyre and a Hunter S. Thompson, who lived very close guides will then hand out some very stylish band of 10 friends journeyed from Colorado to Stranahan in Aspen. Through Thompson, safety goggles, and it’s onto the brewery floor. to Pakistan with the goal of summiting K2, Flying Dog became involved with Ralph Aspiring home brewers will like what they the second-highest mountain on earth. Steadman, who has designed all the labels for see. During a recent tour, visitors were able to After successfully summiting the peak, Flying Dog beers from the beginning. chat with a brewer about the day’s recipe in the band returned to Pakistan, where they The influence of both men can be seen the mash kettle and the lauter tun (where the wanted to celebrate in the dry country. They throughout the Frederick brewery. wort gets removed from the mash). secured the ability, as foreigners, to imbibe, Like any awesome brewery, Flying Dog Tour guides and brewers will pass around and set about their celebration. offers tours on a regular basis to interested samples of all-important barley and hops to During the following party, George and his folks over 21 (sorry, no kids allowed on these allow visitors to sniff the ingredients of beer. friends caught sight of an oil-painting of what tours!). Brave visitors will even have the chance to could only be described as a “flying dog.” The Tours are offered Thursdays, Fridays and sample wort, which is what will become beer
How To Get There From Adams County, head south on Route 15 into Maryland. Travel to Frederick and follow signs to I-270 South. From I-270, take exit 31B for MD-85 N/Buckeystown Pike. Turn right onto English Muffin Way, then turn right onto Wedgewood Blvd. Flying Dog Brewery is located on the left side of the road.
28 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 29 after the fermenting process. Then it’s on to the fermentation area. Here, If You Go tour groups learn it takes several weeks for the sugars in the wort to interact with brewing Flying Dog Brewery yeast to the point where delicious beer is 4607 Wedgewood Blvd. ready to drink. Several fermenting vessels are Frederick, MD 21703 in different states of the process, as noted by staff members on a reference board near by. flyingdogbrewery.com The fermentation area is conveniently right Tour times: across the hall from the brewery’s testing Thursdays and Fridays: 4:30 p.m., lab, which will pull samples throughout the fermentation process to ensure that all is 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. well with the taste and composition of the Saturdays: 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 developing beers. p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. After a few weeks, it’s off to bottling, Tours are $5 per person for people the final stop before the beer is ready for over 21. Tickets are available at the consumers! gift shop on a first come, This is where beer aficionados get really excited - it’s time for tasting! first served basis. Each tour admission comes with a No one under the age of 21, wristband, complete with pull tabs for five including babies and small children, samples, and a handsome Flying Dog goblet. are allowed on the tour. Close-toed Be sure to get on an early tour to ensure shoes are required. enough time to enjoy your drinks. Flying Dog Brewery offers a variety of six packs, single bottles and growler fills within barley wine, and a selection of ales. the gift shop area of the brewery. However, If this isn’t enough, the bar is home to the the only way to enjoy the bar is to take a tour. brewery’s scratch beers and test brews. The On tap at the bar are some of the brewery’s tour guides will point out which brews on year-round brews, which at any time could tap are experimental and love to hear from include Bloodline, Pearl Necklace Oyster visitors which beers are working, and which Stout, a variety of IPAs and lagers, Gonzo brews still need some help. Imperial Porter. Depending on the time of Flying Dog Brewery is a refreshing and year, seasonal treats will also rotate onto the relaxing, albeit adult-oriented way to spend taps. During a recent autumn visit, the bar an evening in Frederick, either on a special offered a smooth and sweet pumpkin ale occasion or on a regular basis - and so close to called “The Fear,” as well as a coffee stout, a Adams County on less than one tank of gas.
Things To Consider Flying Dog Brewery is handicap accessible, though parts of the tour require climbing stairs. Floors may also be slick, since visitors will be walking through active parts of the brewery. Close-toes shoes are required, and non-slip soles are recommended. Additionally, the brewery may be noisy depending on the time of visit. Children are not permitted on the tour, so it’s probably a good idea to find a babysitter before visiting Flying Dog. Tours are extremely popular, so be sure to arrive early for your desired tour time. Growler fills are only available Thursday and Friday evenings, and Saturdays, though the gift shop is open Monday through Wednesday. No food is available at the Flying Dog Brewery bar, but tour guides are happy to recommend local eateries. Additionally, a variety of dining options with a broad selection of prices along nearby Buckeystown Pike.
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story BY HOLLY FLETCHER PHOTOS BY Darryl Wheeler Gettysburg Eddie’s 217 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-334-1100
Gettysburg Eddie’s historical, but unordinary
Gettysburg Eddie’s offers a unique dining experience in downtown Gettysburg. It’s a historical tribute, but to the sport of baseball rather than the Civil War. Located along Steinwehr Avenue, the restaurant is named for baseball Hall of Famer Edward (Eddie) Plank. A Gettysburg native, Plank (1875-1926), played for Gettysburg College for two seasons before heading to the major league. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 and remains 13th on baseball’s all-time wins list. When restaurant owner Bill Wills decided to make a change in 2009 to what was then the Gingerbread Man, he wanted to give tourists and locals a different side of Gettysburg history.
32 / Gettysburg Companion / December 14 / January 15 “I wanted to do something historical, Provolone cheese, banana peppers year for the tournament and it but something out of the ordinary,” and an olive and red pepper spread. has grown to about 16 teams,” said Wills. “Brian Kennel, caretaker There are delicious soups, said Wills, noting that the goal of Evergreen Cemetery, where Eddie including a thick crab and shrimp is to keep it growing, “perhaps is buried, helped me with photos bisque; and thick, hand-cut steaks, getting as big as the reenactment,” and information in order to bring which they do in-house. Gettysburg Eddie’s is located at 217 light to the man behind the name.” Some of the homemade desserts Steinwehr Avenue, just across the Plank was born on his family’s include gingerbread with hot lemon street from the National Cemetery. farm north of Gettysburg. Although sauce and peanut butter pie. There The restaurant is open seven days he would eventually become the first are also 75 specialty drinks to choose a week, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. major league southpaw to win 300 from, a fun children’s menu, and Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. games, he is rarely mentioned with daily specials including popular to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; other great players of his era. Wills, Wing Nights. and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. and others, have been working to Gettysburg Eddie’s also offers a To learn more, call 717-334-1100 or change that by providing a tribute to catering service, and has a private visit www.gettysburgeddies.com. Gettysburg’s legendary son and the room that can accommodate up era in which he pitched. to 40 guests. They have been a Certified Green Restaurant since March 2009. “I wanted to The restaurant is smack dab in the middle of a highway construction do something project which includes paving, brick sidewalk reconstruction, historical, but concrete curbs, and street lighting along Steinwehr Avenue. something “It’s a mess right now, but will be nice when complete - sometime out of the in the spring,” said Wills. “In the meantime, there is plenty of parking ordinary” in the lot behind the restaurant and Bill Willis - Owner we have signs to direct our guests.” Gettysburg Eddie’s also hosts Photos of Plank and baseball the annual 19th Century Base Ball memorabilia are on display Tournament, which features teams throughout the restaurant and from across the country. The game souvenir cards give a history of the is played as it existed in 1864, even local legend. The restaurant’s classic down to the customs and language of “sports bar” feel is complete with the period. The restaurant’s upstairs seven large screen LCD televisions room is a tribute to 19th century and access to 80 MLB games a week. baseball and the Elkton Eclipse who The menu includes the namesake introduced this annual event to sandwich - Eddie’s House Hero Gettysburg. - which comes with ham, salami, “This past July was our fifth
December 14 / January 15 / Gettysburg Companion / 33 Beyond the microphone
‘Monkey Band’ strives for authenticity
By Ashley Andyshak Hayes
Civil War-era band in southwestern Pennsylvania and concertina, keyboard, a Civil War- Gettysburg might not parts of West Virginia. Folkemer reproduction guitar and a modern seem like anything traveled to State College to sort guitar, as well as a donkey’s jawbone Aspecial, but a performance by the through Bayard’s collection, and the for percussion. six members of Dearest Home is following year the Folkemer Family Beth said the band’s goal is to anything but ordinary. Band, including Beth, her husband perform each song as close to its Formed in 2011, Dearest Home Stephen, and their children, formed original version as possible, which performs Civil War-era music, and began to perform Bayard’s means tracing the tunes as far back Appalachian folk tunes, and songs songs. as their original sheet music. from the collection of Samuel Bayard. In the following years, as the “We’re always looking for the tune Depending on the performance and Folkemers’ children grew up and they way it was played in the 19th venue, band members sometimes moved on to other pursuits, the century,” she said. “We try to keep don period attire, but their music couple formed Dearest Home it the way the soldiers might have sounds just as authentic when they specifically to perform the Bayard sung it. We’re always trying to be play in street clothes, due in large tunes, as well as American folk historically accurate.” part to the group’s attention to songs and authentic Civil War-era The vocal talents of each member historical accuracy. music. Joining Beth and Stephen of the band make recreating the Dearest Home grew out of the are their daughter, Margaret, Chuck original Civil War-era harmonies Folkemer family’s involvement in Krepley, Charles Thompson, and easy, Beth said. On a recent Friday the “Songs and Stories of a Civil Chris Barnabei. The group played night, the group performed at War Hospital” series, held at Christ their first professional gig in 2011, Hickory Bridge Farm west of Lutheran Church in Gettysburg. and shortly thereafter, released their Gettysburg, playing folk melodies Playing as Folk and Friends, the first album, comprising Civil War- sans lyrics as well as songs with Folkemer family anchored the era music and three Bayard songs. obvious ties to soldiers, like “The performances and invited fellow The group is presently working on Battle Cry of Freedom.” While many musicians to join them. Their a second album of primarily Bayard of the songs are more than a century performances there inspired the tunes. years old, the band manages to creation of Dearest Home, although The group forms what would sound authentic and modern at the the group didn’t officially form until be known as a “monkey band” same time. more than a decade later, said Beth in the Civil War era, meaning “We really do try to highlight the Folkemer. that there is no standard set of less-known and the better-known In 2005, Beth began researching a instruments; musicians bring American collections in the music previously unpublished collection of whatever instruments they have to that we do,” Beth said. American folk songs. The collection a performance and just play, Beth For more information about belonged to Samuel Bayard, a said. Dearest Home’s performances Dearest Home and a schedule of professor at Penn State University include such varied instruments upcoming shows, visit dearesthome. who had collected the songs from as the pennywhistle, banjo uke, com.
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