On Northlawn Drive sits one busy family, the Wolgemuths. Andrew, Sarah (Faubion) Wolgemuth, Vivienne, age two, and Henry, just-weeks-old at the time of his photo opportunity in Stroll. Charlie the bloodhound is only four but he has a lot of life under his belt. Andrew grew up in Lancaster, but finding Sarah required a great deal of travel since she hails from Wenatchee in Washington State. 

Wenatchee is called the “Apple Capital of the World,” but the city with the fertile soils, at the confluence of the Columbia and Wenatchee Rivers, also produces cherries, pears and peaches. Outdoors is the name of the game. “In Wenatchee you can ski and kayak within 30 minutes of each other and it’s some of the best skiing in the country” offered Sarah while reflecting on her childhood. Sarah moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. She worked in recruiting at Microsoft and eventually moved over to Meta, where she now works on strategic partnerships with celebrities, specifically, authors. Along the way, Sarah became passionate about the unhoused and became an advocate for tools to reduce homelessness. 

Andrew graduated from West Point and was in service at Joint Base Lewis/McChord, a combination Army and Air Force facility near Tacoma, Washington, the most requested duty station in the Army, when they met. Andrew was an Army Ranger, preparing for his next deployment to Afghanistan, when he was badly injured after a fall during a firefight drill in an exposed area. He broke his neck, jaw and many of his teeth. This injury and the long rehabilitation process ultimately led to Andrew leaving the service in 2021.

“I was madly in love with Andrew three weeks in, but what really cemented this was the fact that within three days of his career altering injury he was studying for the GMAT in a neck brace,” recalled Sarah. “He did not complain or take it out on others, he was nice to everyone from the surgeons to the janitors.” 

“He was so close to being paralyzed from the neck down, I remember his doctor telling me. We got so lucky. Not having teeth for nine months felt like nothing,” Sarah recalled. “He really loved his time in the Ranger Regiment and was determined to be with his guys, but clearly his story had a plot twist.”  

Andrew recovered, took the GMAT, enrolled at Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania and then left when an opportunity to purchase a logistics company in Lancaster emerged. His firm now handles transportation and warehousing for multiple Fortune 100 companies throughout the northeast. Sarah continues to work for Meta and she handles all subject matters, but fiction has been extremely active thus far. "We work with anybody from Colleen Hoover or Bill Gates to Oprah," she explained.

    Special occasions call for special activities and the Wolgemuth family walk to Cabalar and get patty melts if it snows and they make donuts at home if the white stuff makes an appearance in the morning. Other food choices when the family dines out include The Horse Inn, The Belvedere and Luca. This diverse approach has affected family travel choices as well. New places of interest draw family attention when presented. Recently, a ski trip to Switzerland was splendid. 

    The Washington/Pennsylvania collision results in dual support of the Eagles and Seahawks. Army football is another passion. Their activities also include mountaineering, hiking, biking, running, triathlons, marathons, cooking and volunteering. “We love anything outside - that's one of the reasons we feel in love with School Lane Hills. The trees are spectacular!”

    Favorite recording artists include Mumford & Sons, CAAMP and Bruce Springsteen. Social activities really take on lives of their own in the Wolgemuth household. The family attends St. James Episcopal Church and Sarah volunteers at Water Street Mission. Vivienne loves books and Henry is just beginning to establish himself in this big world. 

    The Wolgemuths might be best defined by food and merriment. “We host our extended family on most Mondays for Monday Night Football, but we really just eat and drink, not a ton of football watching occurs,” said Sarah. “Our life really revolves around culinary activities and hosting,” she added. “We made it through one of Alison Roman’s cookbooks last year” Roman is the author of several cookbooks, including the bestseller Nothing Fancy.

When asked what they love about living in the neighborhood, the Wolgemuths do not hesitate. “The neighbors,” they both answer. When Henry was only weeks old the Wolgemuths had received numerous meals and baskets from neighbors they had yet to meet. “We care deeply about the community and the world and it’s so lovely to have already met neighbors who feel the same way. School Lane Hills has taught me a lot about community.”