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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015
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Summer Reading Carnival At Ephrata Public Library
Also see our complete calendar of events in The Bulletin Board, in this section!
Look in this week’s Things To Do beginning on page 10A:
• Brickerville Fire Company Bingo • Denver Lions Club Moneyball Bingo • Lifetree Café “Everything Goes Wrong” Program • We Care Program “Island Flave” at Ephrata Mennonite School
THURSDAY, JUNE 25 A Community Dinner will be held at Wiest U.M. Methodist Church, 48 North King Street, Schoeneck, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25 The Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, will host a Teen Movie Night showing “Guardians of the Galaxy” at 5:30 p.m. Bring your friends. For more information or to register, call 717-7389291.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 The Adamstown Area Library, 3000 North Reading Road, Route 272, Adamstown, will host a Hero Costume Party at 7:00 p.m. Prizes awarded. For more information or to register, call 717-484-4200.
MONDAY, JUNE 29 THURSDAY, JULY 2 Grace Church will sponsor the children’s event, “The Great Park Experience” from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Ephrata Park by the pavilions. There is no cost. For more information. or to register, call 717-7381109.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 The Eastern Lancaster County Library, 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland, will a program called, “Be a Hero for Our Earth” at 6:30 p.m. For grades K-6. For more information or to register, call 717-354-0525.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The Ephrata Public Library kicked off its Summer Reading Program with its annual Summer Reading Carnival this past week. Children enjoyed a bounce castle, sand art, face painting and highlighting the event was local magician Erick Hershey. Shown are parents and children enjoying this summer kickoff program.
Ephrata Chamber Supports Education Foundation
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The Ephrata Area Chamber of Commerce (EACC) will sponsor its Annual Ephrata Area Family Night at the Ball Park on Friday, June 26 at the Reading Fightin Phils stadium. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. with fireworks immediately following. This well-attended annual event serves two purposes for the Chamber. First and foremost, it promotes a sense of community among all the businesses and their employees and customers in the wide-ranging area of the Ephrata Chamber of Commerce. Secondly, it serves as a fundraiser for the many programs that the Chamber provides for the communities and businesses of the Ephrata Area. The Ephrata Chamber’s educational mission includes partnerships with local school districts in order to help prepare students to enter the workforce by learning bases on real workplace experiences that may provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in college, career and life. (Continued On Page 2A)