Mount Joy's Matt Wheeler won $13,500 on Jeopardy! before finishing 3rd

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Mount Joy's Matt Wheeler won $13,500 on Jeopardy! before finishing 3rd

Mount Joy resident Matt Wheeler — an associate registrar at Lancaster Bible College and a working singer-songwriter — won $13,500 on his Jeopardy! debut Thursday night, then came back Friday as defending champion and ended his run in third place with another $2,000. Wheeler hosted a watch party at Landis Hall in the Junction Center in East Hempfield Township, where friends and family packed in to cheer him on. His reaction after Friday's loss: "An experience I'll treasure."

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Community Spotlight: Jerry Kornfield of Leola

Jerry Kornfield of Leola is part of a small Lancaster County contingent in competitive airgun benchrest — a precision target sport where competitors take aim at small targets from a rested position at distances out to 150 yards. Public competition records confirm he was on the roster for the Pro-Benchrest class at the Rocky Mountain Airgun Challenge in Colorado last year and placed 36th in 50-yard Benchrest Unlimited at the Extreme Benchrest national event in 2025.

Kornfield wrote in to The Ledger after a recent welcome email to share that he won an airgun benchrest competition in Florida this spring, taking home a $15,000 prize. Congrats, Jerry!

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What's happening

Monday

Dino Tales with Lancaster County Parks Naturalist | Lancaster County Parks naturalist program for kids at Manheim Township Public Library. | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Dr., Lancaster | Free

Mr. Mike the Dinosaur Man: DINO CHAT | Lancaster Public Library's Mountville branch hosts an interactive dinosaur program for kids. | 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Lancaster Public Library Mountville Branch, 120 College Ave., Mountville | Free

Mindful Monday at Binns Park | Free downtown wellness evening at Binns Park with movement and mindfulness for all ages. | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Binns Park, 100 N. Queen St., Lancaster | Free

Tuesday

Free HIIT Bootcamp with LA Fitness | LA Fitness-led free outdoor HIIT class at Binns Park. | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Binns Park, 100 N. Queen St., Lancaster | Free

Hip Hop Step Aerobics with Soul Kharisma | YWCA Lancaster dance-cardio class taught by Soul Kharisma. | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | YWCA Lancaster, 110 N. Lime St., Lancaster | $20

Flameworked Glass Suncatchers Workshop | PA Guild of Craftsmen beginner-friendly torch workshop. | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | PA Guild of Craftsmen, 335 N. Queen St., Lancaster | $145 ($130 members)

Wednesday

Stained Glass Fish Workshop | PA Guild of Craftsmen all-day stained-glass fish workshop, supplies included. | 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM | PA Guild of Craftsmen, 335 N. Queen St., Lancaster | $130 ($117 members)

Metalsmithing Basics: Roll-Printed Silver Hoops | PA Guild of Craftsmen evening silver-hoop earring class. | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | PA Guild of Craftsmen, 335 N. Queen St., Lancaster | $170 ($153 members)

Lancaster Compost Co-Ops Orientation: Brandon Park | One-hour orientation for the Brandon Park drop-site composting co-op. | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Brandon Park (near basketball courts), 525 Fairview Ave., Lancaster | Free

Lancaster's Backyard Cornhole League | Wednesday-night cornhole league at Binns Park. Rotating teammates, BYO drinks. | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Binns Park, 100 N. Queen St., Lancaster | $10 per player

Now Playing

West Side Story | Fulton's mainstage production of the Bernstein-Sondheim classic, running through July 12. | Tue & Wed 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM (Mon dark) | Fulton Theatre, 12 N. Prince St., Lancaster | From $64

Joshua | Sight & Sound's biblical epic of Joshua marching on Jericho with live animals and a 300-foot panoramic stage. Runs through Dec. 31. | Tue & Wed 11 AM & 3 PM (sold out) | Sight & Sound Theatres, 300 Hartman Bridge Rd., Ronks | $82–$104 adults / $44 child

Ned & Nancy See America | Bird-in-Hand Stage's family-friendly musical road trip across America. Runs through July 25. | Tue 1 PM & 7 PM · Wed 1 PM | Bird-in-Hand Stage, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand | Show only $47 adult / $18 child; dinner & show $73.50 / $34

Live music

Monday

Open Mic w/ Henry Devorick | Open Mic / Variety | 7:00 PM | Tellus360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster | Free

Tuesday

Open Mic (hosted by Tony Torres & Dan Jamison) | Open Mic / Acoustic | 7:00 PM | 551 West, 551 W. King St., Lancaster | Free

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage w/ Rutherford Hill | Indie / Anti-Folk | 7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM) | Phantom Power, 121 W. Frederick St., Millersville | $20 advance / $25 day of show

Wednesday

80's Live! (Prima Theatre house band) | 80s Hits | 7:30 PM (gates 5:00 PM, opener 6:40 PM) | Greenfield Park (Greenfield Summer Concerts), 1828 William Penn Way, Lancaster | Free

Summertrios Faculty Chamber Music Concert | Classical / Chamber | 8:00 PM | Barshinger Center at Franklin & Marshall College, 620 College Ave., Lancaster | Free