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wedNesdAY, MArCH 25, 2020 • VoluMe lIV, No. 50 • reAd THe dIGITAl edITIoN oN THe weB:
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Ruth Doughty To Celebrate 100 Years President’s Service Award
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Do You Know...? Page 4A Hometown Flavors An Advertising Supplement to with Reader-Submitted The Shopping News Recipes Page 8A
Student Spotlight Gehmans Mennonite School Samantha Martin Garden Spot High School Jesse Martin Biblical Message ............. 14A Births.................................... 15A Crossword Puzzle......... 12A “Happy Birthday”.......... 15A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................6A Things To Do ................... 12A
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This coming Saturday, March 28 marks a very special day for Ephrata resident Ruth Doughty. Ruth, who resides at The Groves in Ephrata, is celebrating her 100th birthday and is looking forward to this special milestone. Ruth was born
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese in Jersey City, New Jersey and lived in Kearny, New Jersey as well as Florida for her school years. In Florida, she enjoyed the beach after school. After graduating from Kearny High School, she married and moved to Columbus, Ohio where her
husband, Vincent Heding, was stationed before being sent overseas during WWII. She returned to New Jersey after the war and lived there for several decades. Widowed in the mid (Continued On Page 2A)
Abigail Kachel, an Eph rata High School senior, is a recent recipient of the Presi dent’s Volunteer Service Award for her exemplary volunteer service. The award recognizes Americans who have volunteered sig nificant amounts of their time to serve their comm unities and their country. Abigail volunteers in many different capacities across the community, but they all have one thing in common, mentoring and helping younger children. As a YMCA “Big Sister” at
Akron Elementary School, she volunteers after school every Monday. “We go over a lesson, and I spend one onone time with a fourth grade student, as well as time in a large group with other students,” she ex plained. She also volunteers with the Fulton Elementary School Mounts Buddy pro gram, Camp Conquest and Lititz Grace Church. Abigail credits her vol unteering experience to her growth in patience and leadership. She also be (Continued On Page 2A)
Brecknock Real Life Economics Lessons Encourages Third Grade Entrepreneurs
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The third grade learners in Cristen Miller’s Language Arts class from Brecknock Elementary School had a chance to experience being an entrepreneur. The learners worked independently or with a team to create a product to sell at an Entrepreneur Bazaar held on Friday, March 6. Learners from third and fourth grade, as well as staff members, shopped at the bazaar using play money. The learners enjoyed learning about economics in a reallife handson experience. Shown in the photo on the left is bazaar patron Zachary Johnson as he chooses some custom greeting cards made by Quinn Carroll. The photo on the right includes, from left to right, Aaliyah Forney, Lydia Gingrich, Ayiana Boyer and Faith Evans as they purchase homemade ice pops from entrepreneurs Emily Heller and Kelsey Longacre.
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