I have heard from fruitgrower friends back in Adams County that Knouse Foods is not doing so well. They closed the Musselman's plant in Biglerville a few years back. It'd be a shame for them to go belly up, but at least Dad's not here to see it. He basically worked for them from the founding in 1949 till he retired for good and all in 1996, Well, except for those 5 years in Rochester...

On the plus side, this may mean fewer big trucks blasting through Arendtsville going from Peach Glen to Chambersburg on 234, although the Orrtanna plant is still open and 234 is still the best route from there to Peach Glen.

EDIT: Not to mention that The Ancestral Home was owned by ME Knouse, one of the founders and after whom the company was named. Knouse sold us the house at a discount in 1962 when he built a larger, more modern house across town (but you've been to Arendtsville, so you know how short a distance "across town" actually is - about 1/4 mile.)