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E.A.S.S. Welcomes 2019 Officers And Board Members Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The Ephrata Area Social Services is pleased to welcome their 2019 Officers and Board Members. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front row) Joy Ashley (Executive Director), Dave Davies (President), Rev. Glenn Beard Jr. (Vice President), Lori Snyder (Secretary); (middle row) E. Richard Young Jr., Dave Austin, Lori Beatty, Lisa Gockley (Program Coordinator), Robin Boyer, Sandy Howe; (back row) Kim Bahata, Phil Hess, Chris Ament, Paul Trella and Merv Witmer (CoTreasurer). Missing from the photo is Jim F. Martin (Co Treasurer) and Rev. Matt Lenahan.
Section A Do You Know? Page 5A
Valentine’s Day Dining Out & Gifts Page 10A Biblical Message ............. 14A Births.................................... 15A Crossword Puzzle......... 12A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................6A Things To Do ................... 11A
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Student Spotlight
Civil War Roundtable Program
Author and Historian Gary Dyson will present a program entitled, “A Civil War Correspondent in New Orleans.” Hosted by the Lititz Public Library and Spring 2019 The Lancaster Civil War Program Guide Roundtable, this program Spring Into Fun & Fitness! will take place on Thursday, February 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. “A Civil War Corres pondent in New Orleans” The Ephrata Rec Book explores the eyewitness account of Boston Journal is Now Available! Cocalico High School Lititz Christian School
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War Correspondent Albert Gaius Hills from the day he left Boston Harbor in November 1861 through the New Orleans Campaign of 1862. Hills recorded his observations while with the Union fleet in the Gulf of Mexico and on Ship Island as well as his account of the bombardments of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and impression of captured New Orleans. Hills’ life and his relationships with other correspondents are also part of the presentation. Gary L. Dyson is a retired Environmental Specialist from the City of Gaith ersburg, Maryland and a
former Marine. He is a lifelong history enthusiast and has spent countless hours reading, researching and exploring battlefields, from the French and Indian War to World War II. Gary owns Dyson Genealogy and Historical Research and is the author of Ambush of the Isaac P. Smith and A Civil War Correspondent in New Orleans, the Journals and Reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal as well as two Maryland church histories. He has a B.S. in Natural Resources Management from Oregon State University. Gary lives in Mount Airy, Maryland
with his wife Emily and are almost “emptynesters.” Gary is also the Secretary for the Frederick County CWRT in Maryland. The Lancaster Civil War Roundtable is a group dedicated to the study, discussion and learning in depth about America’s War Between the States. For more information email lancastercivilwarround table@gmail.com or visit lancastercivilwarroundtable. org. The program is free and open to the public.
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Brownstown All Girl Troop 82 Bridging Ceremony Is A Joyous Occasion
On a brutally cold night with temperatures hovering around seven degrees, all girl Troop 82 of Brownstown became the first female troop to be officially accepted into the Penn sylvania Dutch Council.
The new troop is now part of the organization’s new Scouts BSA program for children ages 11 to 17. The girls were not aware that the bridging ceremony would be taking place at midnight on Thursday, January 31,
but it had to be at midnight because Friday, February 1 is when their efforts would be officially recognized. The evening started with the girls moving through a variety of stations conducted by Eagle Scouts who
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decided if they had passed the test and were ready to move to the next station. The ceremony started at The Amish Farm and House along Lincoln Highway and progressed along a snowy path to the covered bridge,
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese which was chosen for the each task, the girls crossed bridging ceremonies’ cul the bridge at midnight, mination because the officially becoming scouts previous Troop 82, which and getting pinned with dissolved 30 years ago, had their first rank by their a covered bridge on their parents. Tears of joy could (Continued On Page 2A) patch. After completing
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