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Do You Know...? Page 4A Hometown Flavors Page 10A & 11A 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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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Earth Day was celebrated last week and it was an absolutely gorgeous day to spend outside among nature with family. Flowers are blooming, trees are blossoming and the beauty all around us gives us a chance to take our minds off of all that is going on currently. Shown in the photo is mom Eugenia receiving a beautiful bouquet of pink blooms from her daughter who was enjoying some Earth Day climbing in Akron.
Heritage In The Pennsylvania Heartland - Colonial Era Printing Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese This week, Shopping News readers will learn about Colonial Era printing done at the Ephrata Cloister. Many people drive by the Ephrata Cloister on Route 322 (also known as West Main Street in Ephrata) without knowing the significance of the local historic site. Local auctioneer Tom Horst (shown in photo) of Horst Auctioneers will describe various types of printing done by the Brotherhood and household members at The Ephrata Cloister back in the 18th century. Also shown in the photo are two framed printed broadsides (which are defined as a single sheet print, intending for display or trade advertising), two small paper bound booklets and the massive “Martyrs Mirror.” Additional infor mation about these items will be described in detail later in this article. The founding of Ephrata started along the Cocalico Creek by a pietist movement that settled there, led by Johann Conrad Beissel, who had immigrated from Eber bach, Germany. While living in the Germantown area, Beissel was a minister in the early German Baptist Breth ren Church and from 1728 to1730, he wrote three books (Continued On Page 2A)