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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
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VOLUME L, NO. 45
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Ephrata VFW Patriot’s Pen Youth Essayists Honored
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 15A for more events, including: • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sportsman’s Dinner • Schoeneck Fire Company Buffet Breakfast • Reinholds Fire Company Chicken & Waffle Dinner • Durlach/Mt. Airy Fire Company Amish Wedding Meal • Garden Spot Fire Rescue Ham & Roast Beef Supper • Akron Fire Company All You Can Eat Breakfast
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 A Free Community Game Night will be held at Bible Baptist Church, 19 South 9th Street, Akron, starting at 6:00 p.m. They will be serving pizza. For more information, call 717859-8771.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 The Martindale Fire Company, 527 Gristmill Road, Ephrata, will hold an All You Can Eat Breakfast, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. For more information, call 717-989-3050.
Each year more than 125,000 students in grades sixth to eighth enter the Ephrata VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The first-
place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $50,000, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese of $500 at the national level. The trip to Washington, D.C., in national first-place winner wins March. $5,000 and an all-expense-paid (Continued On Page 5A)
Akron Celebrates Milestone By Helping Others
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Ephrata Mennonite School, 598 Stevens Road, Ephrata, will hold a Spelling Bee and Mini Auction. Food stand opening at 5:00 p.m. Spelling Bee starting at 6:00 p.m. No admission charge. For more information, call 717-738-4266.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Akron Grace E. C. Church, North 7th Street, Akron, will host the Teen Challenge Choir at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call 717-859-2700.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church, 320 Church Ave., Ephrata, will offer a ten-week ALPHA Course, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There is no cost, but a freewill donation will be accepted. For more information or to register, call Tim and Carol Foltz at 717859-1218.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Akron Elementary School recently celebrated 100 days of school and students set an ambitious goal of collecting 100 of each item listed to benefit Peter’s Porch in Akron. Item totals are as follows: pasta - 91, peanut butter - 36, meats - 108, soup - 79 and toiletries - 102. They did an outstanding job celebrating this momentous occasion by helping others. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Andrew Schnettler, Miles Sweigart, Breelyn Beyer, Allison Williams and Martin Sweigart.