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REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Michael C. Upton Story Sponsor: D&S CIGAR LOUNGE 1623 Manheim Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 569-3500 • dnscigar.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/faohsL0qOs4"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JoshParmer.mp3"] Inspired by “Back to the Future,” Josh Parmer picked up a skateboard after seeing Marty McFly* rip through time on his Valterra. Parmer’s family was into skiing, so a transition to skateboards was easy, especially ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: LANCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 349 West Roseville Road • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 569-7180 • lancofcu.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/TJimP2CsHng"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ElijahMorton.mp3"] Sitting inside one of the studios at Morton’s Dance Center in Landisville, the bass from hip-hop music in an adjoining room pulses and booms, filling the air with energy. Studio owner Elijah Morton ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: LANCASTER NEUROSCIENCE & SPINE ASSOCIATES 1671 Crooked Oak Drive • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 569-5331 • lancasterneuroscience.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/bTMedjfsCjI"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PeachesGehman.mp3"] On a Saturday morning in June of 2014, Peaches Gehman, then 59, planned to get up and go for a run. Having recently completed her first 5K, she decided to start training ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: GREG ORTH’S SANDLER TRAINING 1175 Manheim Pike, Suite B • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 459-3445 • thincbox.sandler.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/YAhm_ygExSI"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BrettClemmer.mp3"] If you ask him what the hardest part of living independently has been so far, Brett Clemmer is quick to respond with his infamous “fire drill” story. Laughing as he recounts the ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Michael C. Upton Story Sponsor: SPA LA VIE 3031 Columbia Avenue • Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 295-4523 • spalavielancaster.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/NDzFuEv_4H0"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BeckyRupp.mp3"] Getting to where she is today Becky Rupp travelled a long, hard road pocked with drugs, alcohol abuse, and failed relationships. She spent most of her life trying to fill a hole. When she thought ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: ZIG’S BAKERY & CAFE 800 East Newport Road • Lititz, PA 17543 (717) 626-7981 • zigsbakery.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/s4kHqiRVwOE"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JimmyPhillips.mp3"] Chatting with Jimmy Phillips is like sitting in a history class with a teacher who’s been there. Remarkably spry for a 96-year-old, the memories he shares of his youth and service in World ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Michael C. Upton Story Sponsor: FESTOON BOUTIQUE 202 North Duke Street  • Lancaster, PA 17602 (717) 299-2232 • shopfestoon.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/cI1BBcoRK4w"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WayneMutata.mp3"] Even though he is a man seriously dedicated to his desires, Wayne Mutata’s smile is contagious. Sitting in his meticulous Lancaster home, Wayne is more than 7,000 miles from where he grew up. What brought ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: SALON ENSO 245 Centerville Road Suite 6 • Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 435-9374 • salonenso.net [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/Ik6hxwIsOco"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LucySarah.mp3"] Lucy Sarah practically grew up on the back of a motorcycle. “My dad rode a Harley even before I was born, and my mom always rode with him. My sister and I used to ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: THE ANDY ESBENSHADE TEAM Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 215 South Centerville Road • Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 615-4874 • thelancastrian.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/4c-aSl4syYo"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/TomValentine.mp3"] If you’ve ever walked around downtown Lancaster and noticed random painted rocks, abstract paintings, wall murals, or googly eyes in odd places, chances are you’ve seen the handiwork of local artist ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: EXCENTIA 1810 Rohrerstown Road • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 519-6740 • ourexcentia.org [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/F97qyNEUQo0"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ElenaPadilla.mp3"] Elena Padilla’s story is one that defies statistics and stereotypes. Growing up in Reading, she experienced what she calls a “pretty much normal” childhood living with her mom, dad, and grandmother. At age 12, her parents got ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Michael C. Upton Story Sponsor: HORSE INN 540 East Fulton Street • Lancaster, PA 17602 (717) 392-5528 • horseinnlancaster.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/zF0B9YzuvHY"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JimMcMullin.mp3"] During the lean times Santa Claus came every other year to the McMullin house, sometimes even skipping two years in a row. Little Jim McMullin didn’t know any better. “We lived in extreme poverty. When you ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: ITRAIN STUDIO 315 West James Street • Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 496-9660 • theitrainstudio.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/LyeA9DsFOfg"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RandolphHernandez.mp3"] “Lancaster and Puerto Rico are the two places that I’ve always felt are home to me,” says Officer Randolph Hernandez, as he sits on a couch in his downtown Lancaster apartment. Born in the town ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Michael C. Upton Story Sponsor: THE FRIDGE 534 North Mulberry Street • Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 490-6825 • beerfridgelancaster.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/Vu9I9WPAUwQ"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SamanthaPfautz.mp3"] To say the experience of prison changed someone’s life is cliché, a prelude to a tale perhaps told too many times. But, for Samantha Pfautz, the statement is real. In 2016, Sam—then 21 years old—made the ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Michael C. Upton Story Sponsor: HINKLE INSURANCE AGENCY INC. 600 Olde Hickory Road, Suite 200 • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 560-9733 • hinkleinsurance.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/myjj4jDv58g"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WillKeifer.mp3"] Will Kiefer sits on a piece of gym equipment in the shadow of a gorilla mural honoring the infamous Harambe. The mural depicts strength on a level that can relate to the ...

REVELO ISSUE 02 • Written by Brooke Carlock Miller Story Sponsor: TELLUS360 24 East King Street • Lancaster, PA 17602 (717) 393-1660 • tellus360.com [vc_video link="https://youtu.be/PrZrWGub0Ic"] [audio mp3="http://revelomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JackChance.mp3"] Traveling is in Jack Chance’s blood. “My folks both had wanderlust and they traveled as much as they could and were into whatever new and adventurous activities they could get into, so I kind of learned ...