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wedNesdAY, FeBruArY 2, 2022 • VoluMe lVI, No. 43 • reAd THe dIGITAl edITIoN oN THe weB:
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Ephrata Unleashed Dog Park Breaks Ground Late Summer
Section A
Do You Know...? Page 2A
Student Spotlight Ephrata High School Destiny Yang Lititz Area Mennonite School Aleah Martin Biblical Message ............. 13A Births.................................... 15A Crossword Puzzle......... 12A “Happy Birthday”.......... 15A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”................... 10A Things To Do ................... 12A
Section B
“Where’s Oakley?” Contest Page 1B
When someone says, “Ephrata’s going to the dogs,” that’s usually a bad thing. But not when you’re talking about a 40,000 square foot dog park filled with water stations, ramps, benches and, of course, doggie waste stations. Yes,
40,000 square feet. Ephrata Unleashed Dog Park is slated to break ground late summer 2022. A partnership between the Borough of Ephrata, Main spring of Ephrata and the Ephrata Dog Park Comm ittee made up of community
members, allows this highly anticipated project to move forward with a tangible schedule and fundraising activities. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front) Peyton Loose with Chester, Paul Sleek with Luna,
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Brenda Perrotti with Sandy (Ephrata Borough Council and Molly; (back) Tina woman and Mainspring Trimble with Tucker, Joy Board Member) and Lori Ashley (Mainspring of Ann Kobzina with Jeremy. Ephrata Executive Direct “I am thrilled that Ephrata or), Lisa Willwerth (Main spring of Ephrata Admin will soon be home to a top istrator), Linda Martin (Continued On Page 2A)
Garden Spot Recognizes Respect And Pursuit Of Excellence
“Pieces From The Past” - Featuring The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley Page 1B
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ON THE BACK page OF B SECTION! Featuring NEW puzzles each week through February 9th and a SPECIAL CONTEST on February 16th!
Garden Spot High School has chosen two sets of four students to be recognized as Students of the Month recently. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front) Megan Hechler, Emma
Burger, Jada Dickson, Alan Krock; (back) Lilly Burger, Tanner Donahue, Carli Laudermilch and Luke Canales. Megan Hechler is a freshman and is the
daughter of James and Karen Hechler of Denver. She is currently taking several honors courses and has received distinguished honor roll since middle school. She is also a member
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese of the marching band and volleyball team. Emma Burger is a senior and is the daughter of Michael and Stephanie
Burger of New Holland. She has taken several honors and AP courses during her time at Garden (Continued On Page 5A)