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Around Town Also see our complete calendar of events in The Bulletin Board, in this section!
Look in this week’s Things To Do section beginning on page 11A for more events, including: •Reinholds Fire Company Chicken and Waffle Dinner •Martindale Volunteer Fire Company All You Can Eat Breakfast
Each year more than 132,000 students in grades sixth through eighth enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The
national first-place winner wins $5,000 and an allexpensepaid trip to Washington, D.C. The first-place winner from each state
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese competes for national awards minimum of $500 at the national totaling $54,500, with each first- level. (Continued On Page 6A) place state winner receiving a
Creative Communications Writing Contest Winners
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Fairmount Homes, 1100 Farm Crest Drive, Ephrata, will host a gospel music concert in the Farm Crest Gathering Room featuring the Roland Zimmerman Family at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 7173546804.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 A meeting for widows will be held at the Udder Choice, 1812 West Main Street, Ephrata. Meal at 6:00 p.m. with meeting to follow. If it snows, meeting is cancelled. All widows welcome.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Ephrata Mennonite School, 598 Stevens Road, Ephrata, will hold a Spelling Bee and Mini Auction. Food stand and special singing starts at 5:00 p.m. Spelling Bee starts at 6:00 p.m. No admission charge. For more information, call 717 7384266.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Free Lunch at City Gate, 100 East Main Street, Ephrata, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. While supplies last.
The Ephrata High School English Department is proud to announce the winners of the Creative Commu
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Composition and Language Course contest and they will be published submitted their poetry to this national (Continued On Page 5A)
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