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wedNesdAY, MArCH 9, 2016 • VoluMe l, No. 48 • reAd THe Full Issue oN THe weB:
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• Student Spotlight • Meeting The Business Challenge
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Ephrata Lions Club 37th Annual Sports Card Show
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 16A for more events, including: • 6th Annual Ephrata Youth Lacrosse Vera Bradley & Coach Purse Bingo • Bible Fellowship Church of Ephrata Free Clothing Giveaway • St. Paul’s E.C. Church Chicken Pot Pie Supper
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Hammer Creek Mennonite Church, 590 Hammer Creek Road, Lititz, is hosting a Ladies Fellowship. Refreshments will be served at 9:00 a.m. followed by Erla Rutt sharing her per sonal testimony of her cancer journey, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For more information, call 7176268080.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12 The Berks History Center, 940 Centre Avenue, Reading, will present “GirlCentric: Painting the Canvas of Art and Feminism in Berks County” at 10:00 a.m. Refreshments at 9:30 a.m. There is a cost. For more information, call 6103754375.
The Ephrata Lions Club is sponsoring its 37th Annual Sports Card Show and Auction on Saturday, March 19, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Ephrata Recreation Center. The Rec Center is located at 130 South Academy
Drive, Ephrata, near the intersection of Routes 322 and 272. Overflow parking is available at the Ephrata Middle School. Approximately 40 sports mem orabilia dealers will be present to buy, sell and trade baseball cards
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese and other sportsrelated items. Between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer will sign autographs for attendees purchasing tickets.
During his career, Palmer won three Cy Young Awards and four Gold Glove awards, was a six time All Star and had 268 career wins. Palmer was a member of (Continued On Page 5A)
Adamstown Library Friends Spring Basket Event
SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Grace Church, 62 Hahnstown Road, Ephrata, will show a free movie at 6:00 p.m. Light refreshments. Childcare pro vided. For more information, call 7177381109.
MONDAY, MARCH 14 The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver’s Support Group will meet at Garden Spot Village, 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For more information, call Joanne Morton at 7173556076.
Spring is upon us! Want a way to get rid of those “Winter Blues” and start the season with friends and lots of fun? Join the Friends of the Adamstown Area Library for their annual Basket Bingo. This year’s
event is scheduled for Sunday, March 20 at the Reamstown Fire Company. The doors open at 12:30 p.m., the Advanced Ticket Game begins at 1:45 p.m. and regular Bingo starts at 2:00 p.m. There
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese will be 20 Bingo games, special games, a basket raffle, a 50/50 raffle and lots of door prizes. All of the Longaberger baskets are
Meeting the
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filled with goodies donated by the Friends and generous community sponsors. Refreshments are also (Continued On Page 5A)
Look for this special section profiling over
150 local businesses
IN THIS ISSUE!