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wedNesdAY, JANuArY 19, 2021 • VoluMe lVI, No. 41 • reAd THe dIGITAl edITIoN oN THe weB:
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Akron Church Of The Brethren Food Ministry Outreach Program
Section A
Do You Know...? Page 4A
Student Spotlight Hinkletown Mennonite School Caleb Martin Ephrata Mennonite School Candace Fox Biblical Message ............. 14A Births.................................... 15A Crossword Puzzle......... 11A “Happy Birthday”.......... 15A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................8A Things To Do ................... 11A
Section B
Akron Church of the Brethren is participating in Who’s Hiring the Blessings of Hope food in Healthcare box giveaway program, which impacts local families in a meaningful way. Every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., volunteers come together to sort food, fill boxes and load them in the cars that line up to The following events receive this support. One will be hosted by the Lititz Public Library for the month of January. For more Shopping News Photo by information, call the library Donald Reese at 7176262255 or email Dear readers, we have register@lititzlibrary.org. a special treat for you! It • Knitting Club - Monday, might help you “let off some January 17 from 10:00 a.m. steam” and maybe in the to 12:00 Noon. Knitting process be “just the ticket” Club meets every 1st and you are looking for. 3rd Monday of the month, The alwaysadorable from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Knitting Club is for people Oakley is back and he now has his train conductor who knit and like to share license. He is focused to the craft. the point of having “tunnel (Continued On Page 6A) vision.” Oakley, like most dogs, has a “one track mind” that originates in the Look For our belly but he is absolutely “streamlined” and refuses to be “derailed” by the winter weather. If cold weather has you ready to “blow your stack,” pause and keep “chugging along” because this new “Where’s Oakley” contest might just get you “on the right ON THE BACK page track!” Oakley has his bags OF B SECTION! packed and is awaiting the “all aboard” call to head Featuring NEW puzzles out on his next journey with each week through our readers. Oh and in case February 9th and a you’re wondering, yes he really is wearing/balancing SPECIAL CONTEST on his conductor’s hat and his February 16th! ultracool scarf!
Lititz Public Library Events
box of food usually weighs about 40 lbs., and Blessings of Hope distributes the equivalent of 64,000 high quality meals per day to help fight hunger. An average family box would cost over $100 if items were purchased individually. The mission at Blessings of Hope is to feed the hungry by facilitating partnerships between food
suppliers and nonprofits in a way that brings God’s blessings to both. Through partnering with Blessings of Hope, thousands of people have an opportunity to experience the love of Jesus. Together with staff and volunteers, they repackage foods into manageable sizes and organize it for efficient distribution.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Akron Church of the Brethren and the volunteers are thankful to be able to serve those in need through this program. The church is located on Main Street in Akron, one block west of the traffic light. Volunteers shown ready to load food boxes include,
from left to right: (front) Pastor Chris Reinford, Dennis Foltz, Pastor Tim Fleener, Nancy Fittery and Brenda Brown; (back) Fannie, Leroy High, Andy Anderson, Jeff Frysinger, Rick, Steve Strite, Ken Boyer, Bob Highley, Tom Seifert and Brandon Camp.
Where’s Oakley Contest Returns Next Week With All-New Prizes
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As you may have guessed, Oakley is shown above at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Over next five weeks,
Oakley will be photographed at locations throughout The Shopping News delivery area. Starting in next week’s Shopping News (January 26
issue), readers can identify Oakley’s location and enter to win a fourpack of tickets to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Two winners
will be chosen each week. The museum is located at 300 Gap Road, along Rt. 741 in Strasburg. Visit them online at rrmuseumpa.org.
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JAN 17 - FEB 5
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