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For over 20 years, Fox Country Sheds has built a reputation for quality hand-crafted sheds. The Kontis family - Adam andJeannie Kontis and their son Alex - have continued that tradition as owners since 2008, manufacturing backyard storagesheds and prefabricated garages.Not only do they build for wholesalers, they also sell directly to retail customers. They build customized sheds in many
sizes, styles and colors to meet your storage needs. They will build a shed to match your home’s siding, roof and can evenadd options such as a cupola or weathervane. There are pool house sheds, prefabricated garages, workshop sheds and ofcourse garden sheds. Custom sheds can include specialty buildings such as concession stands or ticket booths. Somepeople use their custom sheds for home offices or art studios.They also sell locally-made backyard Amish play sets and gazebos. You can add site preparation service for sheds, garages
& gazebos or rubber mulch for play sets. Standard delivery of a pre-assembled shed, gazebo or playset is included for alllocal customers. For hard-to-access backyards, they will even provide a mule delivery service or build-on-site service in youryard.You can customize and order directly on their website www.foxsheds.com. To find out more, call or check the website,
Facebook or email to [email protected]. The retail sales office is open Mon.- Fri. 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. and on Sat. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Fox Country Sheds owners Jeannie and Adam Kontis, and their son Alex, welcome you to stop by their sales office.
537 E. 28th Division Highway, Lititz717-626-9560 • www.FoxSheds.com
Representing Homes atEvery Price Range
100 Foxshire Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601Office: 717-291-9101 | Cell: 717-271-9339
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WHERE EXCELLENCE MEETS EXPERIENCE
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Brubaker Inc. offers a full slate of residential andcommercial services, from plumbing, heating, airconditioning and electrical services to kitchen,bath and laundry remodeling. But likemany long-time successful businesses in Lancaster County,Brubaker Inc. hadmuch humbler beginnings.
As the company celebrates 75 years of growth thisyear, it also celebrates themanwho started it all,alongwith a business philosophy that remains itskey to success today: Do thework right the firsttime, and every time.
In 1945, just after the end ofWorldWar II, I.Wayne Brubaker began offering his plumbing,heating and rainwater spouting services underthe name I.W. Brubaker Plumbing, Heating,and Spouting.With the economic expansion ofthe 1950s, Brubaker added a retail store sellingFrigidaire andDelco kitchen and laundryappliances. They also became one of the firstcontractors in the area to offer two-way radiodispatching.
The company continued to expand in the nextdecade, with the addition of air conditioningservices in 1959 alongwith electrical services andwater softening technology in the early 1960s.Brubaker Inc. even added an automotive servicegarage in the 1970s. And in the 1980s, the companybecame a pioneer in computerized drafting,estimating andmaterial/labor takeoffs.
Andwhen fire destroyed their showroom in 2011,Brubaker Inc. continued to offer its full slateof serviceswhile rebuilding a new facility thatopened in the summer of 2012.
Today, the three-generation family-ownedcompany specializes in plumbing, heating, cooling,electrical and remodeling, with a design center toassist customers in transforming their kitchen,bath or laundry room. As part of its remodelingdivision, Brubaker Inc. also has a certified Aging-in-Place specialist, who can help homeownersremodel ormodify their homewith low- or no-threshold showers, walk-in tubs, first- or second-floor laundry rooms, first-floor bathrooms, andsafety devices such as grab bars and shower seats.
Brubaker Inc. is also an authorized dealer andservice center for kitchen and laundry appliancebrands such as Frigidaire,Maytag,Whirlpool, LG,Electrolux, KitchenAid, SpeedQueen andAmana.
As Brubaker Inc. has evolved into amulti-facetedcompany, its customer-centered approach isstill the same as it waswhen I.Wayne Brubaker
first opened shop in 1945. In 2020, the companyremains dedicated to building relationshipswithcustomers, establishing trust, and providingindividual attention and service that is second tonone. Brubaker Inc. always focuses on providingyouwith Service That Exceeds Expectations…You’ll SEE!SM
A secret to the longevity and continued successof Brubaker Inc. is its commitment to buildingpositive relationships and trust. They seek tobuild relationshipswith their employees, theirloyal customers, andwith vendors, suppliers andthe local community.
The folks at Brubaker Inc. believe that tocontinually provide Service That ExceedsExpectations they need to attract and retain thevery best employees. They then provide themwithan environment and the best tools and equipment,all in an effort to equip themwith all that theyneed to deliver superior service to their customers—service that is so superior that the customerwill gladly promote Brubaker Inc. to others. Thatphilosophy is also extended to Brubaker Inc.’ssuppliers, vendors and subcontractors, all in aneffort to engage in and promote excellence in allthat they do.
The standards first set by I.Wayne Brubakercontinue to this day through sons Donald, GerryandDave, and through grandchildrenDoug, NeilandKatey:
• Honesty• Dependability• Stability• Integrity• Reliability• Family• Innovation and Creativity• Promoting New orImproved Technologies
Brubaker Inc. is located at 1284RohrerstownRoad. Appliance store hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Saturday. They also have a staff of factory-trainedtechnicians on call 24 hours a day tomeet yourplumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical andwater treatment needs. Contact them at717-299-5641 or at [email protected] can visit them atwww.brubakerinc.com or onFacebook.
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For Dr. Jack Smith, a childhood passion for helpingothers eventually transitioned into a career in themed-ical field, specifically pain management – and now,into joining the expert team of experienced neurosur-geons at Argires Marotti Neurosurgical Associates ofLancaster, located at 160 North Pointe Blvd., Suite 200.
“I’m very excited to come to the practice, partner withthis group of expert physicians and help our patientsimprove the quality of their daily lives through innova-tive pain management techniques,” he commented.
Growing up, Dr. Smith said he was always interested inmedicine because it is a “caring field.”
“I alwayswanted tobe able to help other people,whichstartedmy interest in medicine. I eventually decided togo into pain management, specifically, because I hadmany family members who dealt with chronic pain,and I saw first-hand the challenges of living with paindaily – it steals the joy from simple things like holding
hands or hugging a loved one,” said Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith attended Temple University School of Medi-cine and completed his residency and fellowship atVirginia Commonwealth University Hospital. Much ofhis focus is on non-invasive, interventional pain man-agement, such as with peripheral joint and epiduralsteroid injections, and regenerative medicine.
“Regenerative medicine is a unique focus in which apatient uses their own body’s healing ability,” he ex-plained. “For example, we use platelet-rich plasma(PRP) injections, which are a concentration of a pa-tient’s own platelets, to accelerate the healing of in-jured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. This is agreat option for patients who have arthritis, or tendon,joint or muscle pain.”
For Dr. Smith, considering each patient on an individ-ual level and creating a customized plan of care is keyto his patient philosophy.
“My approach is: listen to the patient first, and thenconsider all options, keeping in mind the final goal ofthem living happier, more fulfilled lives.” he said.
At Argires Marotti Neurological Associates of Lancast-er, skilled neurosurgeons strive to provide each patientwith comprehensive evaluation and medical manage-ment services in order to create a personalized treat-ment approach. Argires Marotti offers both surgicaland non-surgical pain management treatments andphysical therapy for relief from chronic joint, neck andback pain, including groundbreaking techniques in-volving spinal cord stimulation.
To reach Dr. Smith, or for more information on ArgiresMarotti Neurological Associates of Lancaster, visittheir website at https://www.argiresmarotti.com or call(717) 358-0800.
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Eliance Health Solutions is a self-funded health plan backed by PennMedicine Lancaster General Health. Our health plan offering wascreated for Lancaster businesses with the goal of reducing healthplan costs for employers and improving the health of employees.
We have been working with the Lancaster business community since2016 and are continuously finding new and innovative ways to helpour clients save money through their medical plan.
Our health plan offers a variety of benefits designed to savebusinesses money including:
• A discount off the best contracted rates on facility charges atPenn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
• A tiered network approach. This combines a local network ofproviders for members receiving care nearby and Cigna’s nationalnetwork for members receiving care outside of the local area. Ournetwork provides the highest quality care by adhering to the mostadvanced clinical guidelines.
• Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s integrated award-winningWellness program that keeps members healthy and on the job.
Mike McCuen, our Manager of Broker Relations, is committed to meeting with business owners and the brokercommunity to further discuss the advantages of our program. Mike works with a variety of local employersacross Lancaster County and helps them to navigate their employee benefits and ensure they are offering thebest healthcare coverage to their team. He can work directly with local businesses or with their broker to provideEliance Health Solutions as a health plan offering. Mike enjoys providing a seamless experience to clients so theycan spend more time investing in their employees and less time navigating the employee benefits landscape.
Please contact Mike to discuss how Eliance Health Solutions can help your business.
I AM Tice Allison Design
Layouts imbued with the power to sell!You may remember ac tor
Tice Allison from the launch of hisbook, Badass Acting, but Tice is also askilled graphic designer with decadesof experience under his belt.
Aptly named Tice Allison Design,Tice prefers for himself the monikerof layout artist — this is because hisforte is for the type of projects otherdesigners palmoff to apprentices: dataentry forms, questionnaires, corpo-rate reports, newsletters, copy edit-ing. “There’s something about applyingexpert typography to ordinary officematerials that I find satisfying,” Ticetells us with a laugh.
Mr Allison’s portfolio also boastsmany colorful, direct mail and printmarketing designs: postcards, displayads, white sheets and brochures— all
of them imbued, on some level, withthe power to sell.
In sharing the secret to his ap-proach, TiceAllison confesses he rarelyknows how a designwill turn out untilit’s fully completed. “My layouts par-take of old-fashioned skill, anchoredto a deliberate reliance on intuition.”
Tice’s streamlined systemofwork-ing remotely with clients (via emailand the internet) has been in place foryears, long before covid came along.“That duly noted,” he continues, “mycomfortable home office is open toanyone who wishes to meet with mein person.” With a wink he also adds,“And if you’re someonewho can appre-ciate the American flag waving frommy front porch, it’s likely you and yournew graphics guy share a few thingsin common!”
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Top Surgery for Transgender Patients
When an individual begins the physical alteration to becomefemale or male, top (or chest) surgery is one important step intheir transition, particularly toward lessening gender dysphoria.Helping patients to either masculinize or feminize the chest is anarea of expertise for Dr. Cicuto and unique to this region.
“Historically, this procedure for a female transitioning to a malehas been done as a breast reduction technique. This often leaves afeminine appearance to the chest and doesn’t address the genderdysphoria,” he says.
Transmaculine surgery involves the removal of excess skin andbreast tissue, as well as the reconstruction of the chest andrepositioning the nipple in order to provide a more masculineappearance.
“Instead of simply removing breast tissue and making the areaflat, the procedure I perform enhances the chest to look moremasculine.”
In order to create the preferred and realistic appearance, severalfactors should be considered when choosing what technique isbest. These include an individual’s body composition, desirednipple sensation, and overall health history. Most importantly,patients are encouraged to undergo the procedure for themselvesand not to fit an ideal image or attempt to fulfill a partner’s desire.
The procedure is performed as an outpatient, although additionalsurgeries may be needed depending upon the patient’s individualsituation. Healing continues for several weeks as the swellingdecreases and the overall chest shape improves.
Top surgery is an option if:
» You have been diagnosedwith persistent genderdysphoria
» You have been under thecare of a mental healthprofessional who can providea letter of recommendationsupporting the decision
» You have been living as amember of your desired sex
» You are at an age to giveconsent
» You have a positive outlookand realistic expectations
“I discuss the risk factors associated with the surgery and outlinethe benefits in choosing to either enhance or remove breasttissue,” Dr. Cicuto says, adding, “The decision to undergo topsurgery is personal and while good results are expected, there areno guarantees.”
For patients with severe gender dysphoria, or genderincongruence, surgery has been a mainstay of treatment fordecades. Recently, Medicare lifted a decades-long ban on genderconfirmation surgeries, as the benefits are clear in a well-screenedpatient population and the surgeries are no longer consideredexperimental. Facial feminizing surgery, breast augmentation,and vaginoplasty may be pursued by male-to-female patients.Likewise, for female-to-male patients, chest masculinizing surgery,hysterectomy, and genital reconstruction are often pursued.
“These are life altering operations and people often seek somesense of self-restoration through reconstruction. There’s a bigresponsibility that goes along with that — not only to care forthem, but to listen and respectfully help them meet their goals,”Dr. Cicuto says.
Breast Reconstruction Options
When an individual has experienced a life-changing event suchas breast or skin cancer, or who may have been the victim oftrauma such as a burn, Dr. Cicuto can help restore their outwardappearance. The full range of personalized breast proceduresshould be evaluated. Using today’s advancements in medicaltechnology, Dr. Cicuto will work with the patient to achieve theirgoal and develop a customized surgical plan. Common breastprocedures include:
» Breast augmentation – The most common surgery in theUnited States, many women undergo this procedure to enhancethe size and shape of their breasts. Augmentation can helpbalance the size of uneven breasts or compensate for reducedmass as a result of pregnancy. The goal is to provide a firmer,fuller, and rejuvenated appearance of the breasts. Patients maycombine this surgery with a breast lift.
» Breast lift – Also known as mastopexy, a breast lift raises thebreast and creates a more youthful contour by removing excessskin and tightening the surround breast tissue. This proceduremay also be used to reduce the size of the areola (or darkerarea nipple).
» Breast reduction – Both men and women who have largeor disproportionately large breasts (macromastia in womenand gynecomastia in men) may feel discomfort physicallyand emotionally from the condition. Female breast reductionremoves extra breast tissue to sculpt lighter, more proportionalbreasts. Male breast reduction also reduces the size andenhances the chest’s flatter, more masculine contour.
» Breast reconstruction – This surgery involves rebuilding thebreast to simulate the original size and shape and is favoredby women who have undergone cancer treatment involving amastectomy (removal of one or both breasts), lumpectomy, orwho have had another form of breast trauma.
“Many of my patients who choose reconstruction do so to appearand feel whole again. I offer three types of breast reconstructionto help them achieve their goal,” says Dr. Cicuto.
» Breast cancer reconstructionpost mastectomy (TRAM,latissimus muscle flaps, orimplant-based)
» Nipple reconstruction, areolatattooing, and secondary fat-grafting procedures
» Breast cancer oncoplasticbreast reduction
For women who have had a lumpectomy, where only part of thebreast around the cancer was removed, breast reconstructionmay not be needed. Whatever the patient’s lifestyle, vision,or questions, Dr. Cicuto emphasizes that he and UPMC remaincommitted to helping all achieve their goals.
“I appreciate the fact that most people want their internal andexternal selves to be congruent, and so one of the most rewardingthings about being a plastic surgeon is helping to assist inrestoring patient self-confidence.”
For more information about the services at UPMC Pinnacle Plasticand Aesthetic Surgical Associates or to schedule a consultationwith Dr. Cicuto, call 717-625-3509.
PROVIDINGTRANSFORMATIVE CARE
Bryan Cicuto, DOBoard-Certified Plastic Surgeon
UPMC Pinnacle Plastic andAesthetic Surgical Associates
Transformation occurs in many forms and often begins from within.In some individuals, however, a desire to match what is felt on theinside with their reflection is a process. Fortunately, these patientshave options and plastic surgery is one aspect of their makeover.
Bryan Cicuto, DO, offers a full range of services to help people lookand feel their best, but his skills extend beyond the traditional facialand body contouring procedures. He also specializes in genderreassignment surgery, as well as reconstruction for cancer andtrauma patients.
UPMC Pinnacle Plastic and Aesthetic Surgical Associates1535 Highlands Drive, Ste. 300, Lititz | 300 Continental Drive, Elizabethtown717-625-3509
UPMCPinnacle.com/PlasticSurgery
PCI Auctions East Coast wasestablished over five years ago,with only four part-time employeesworking in a converted barn. Sincethen, they have grown into a staffof over 20 full-time employees andhave over 20,000 square feet ofwarehouse space that is constantlyfilled with equipment.
Their staff is responsible forfacilitating removal, remarketing,and sales of 20-30 completerestaurants, businesses, andschools every month. Theyhelp major restaurant chainssuch as Joe’s Crab Shack, PizzaHut, Subway, Ruby Tuesday,Dunkin’ Donuts, Au Bon Pain,and TGI Fridays to liquidate theirequipment.
PCI also donates time and moneyto community entities andconduct charity auctions for localorganizations. They have a passionfor supporting local businessesand are always looking foropportunities to helpthem succeed.
The PCI team assists businesseswith startup, as well as helping
existing businesses withimprovements at an affordablecost. They also help businesseslooking to renovate, changelocations, or move on to otherprojects liquidate their existingequipment to put money back intotheir pockets.
PCI staff is available aroundthe clock to answer questionsregarding their business, processes,and any other questions aprospective client or customer mayhave. They take pride in havingconsistent production selectionand a user-friendly auctionprocess. They pledge that theirservices and auction process willsolve any urgent problem.
They know this is a hard time foreveryone, and are here to extendtheir services to help propel yourbusiness, even when the future isunpredictable. They have remainedopen and follow all CDC guidelinesso they can safely help any clientsand bidders during this time!
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