Join us as Luther Acres, a Luthercare community in Lititz, sponsors the Ice Throne at this fun community event, which is returning for the 15th year. The Lititz Fire & Ice Festival begins on Friday, Feb. 14, with a downtown party from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. featuring live ice sculpting at numerous locations along Broad and Main streets. Make sure to stop for a photo at the Luther Acres Ice Throne, which will be positioned at the entrance to Lititz Springs Park along Broad Street. Downtown shops and restaurants will be open late, and food trucks will also be on hand. In addition to sponsoring the throne, our culinary partner, FLIK Lifestyles, will be participating in the festival’s Fire & Ice Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Warwick High School. The cook-off features local chefs partnering with charitable organizations in the competition, with event proceeds benefiting the organizations. Admission buttons are required for this event. For more information about the event, visit https://lititzfireandice.com/

Spang Crest, a Luthercare community, invites the public to learn more about advance care planning for circumstances you may face as you age and how to have conversations that will help you express personal choice if or when you are a loved one if faced with critical life-saving decisions. The community will host a free seminar, "The Gift of Conversation," presented by the Age Wave Initiative of Lebanon County, on Thursday, March 19, from 8:00-10:30 a.m. The Age Wave Initiative's Advance Care Planning coalition will present on Advance Care Planning, how to have your own conversations and how to become better informed about making medical decisions. To register by March 16 or for more information, call 717.274.1495.

Luther Acres, the Luthercare senior living community in Lititz, will host its 9th annual Wellness Fair and Open House on Thursday, April 30. The day features educational seminars from 8:30 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. and a health fair from 11:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The health fair, with the theme “Wellness Rocks!,” will take place in the Community Room at the Luther Acres Towne Center, at 250 St. Luke Drive, Lititz. Seminars will take place in and around the Towne Center. The day’s events are open to the public, and there is no charge to attend. More details to follow.

The spring Attic Treasures Indoor/Outdoor Garage Sale sponsored by the Luther Acres Residents’ Council will be held on Friday, May 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 2, from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 515 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, near the St. Matthew Road entrance to Luther Acres, the Luthercare senior living community in Lititz. Items for sale include gifts and collectibles, kitchen items, furniture, linens and soft goods, toys/puzzles, artwork, electronics, tools, picture frames and other odds and ends, including numerous items for holiday decorating. All proceeds benefit the charitable activities of the Residents’ Council. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. You won’t want to miss this sale! For more information, call 717.626.1171, ext. 1697.