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wedNesdAY, AuGusT 31, 2016 • VoluMe lI, No. 21 • reAd THe Full Issue oN THe weB:
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Ephrata VFW Names Dylan Fritz Scout Of The Year
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:
• 43rd Annual Ephrata Arts & Crafts Fest • Adamstown Community Days Cash Bingo • Garden Spot Fire Rescue Steak & Lobster Dinner • Ephrata American Legion Bingo WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 Lifetree Café will be showing “Trapped?” at the White Swan, Rothsville, at 7:00 p.m. Free to the public. For more information, call 717-626-4444. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Free Community Meal at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 167 East Main Street, Ephrata. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Serving at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 717733-4134.
Some of the VFW’s earliest ties to the community involve youth groups and perhaps none are stronger or more lasting than the relationship between the VFW and America’s scouting organizations. In fact, VFW’s partnership with
the Boy Scouts of America dates back to 1915 when VFW Post 2100 helped to establish Troop 1 in Everett, Washington. Through the VFW’s Scout of the Year program, members of
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts $5,000. Scouts must be registered, who display standout citizenship, active members of a Boy or Girl patriotism and love of country have Scout Troop, Venturing Crew or a the opportunity to be rewarded Sea Scout Ship who have received with college scholarships of up to (Continued On Page 11A)
Ephrata Public Library Held Children’s Magic Show
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Akron Grace E.C. Church, located on the corner of 272 and Fulton Street in Akron, will hold a Chicken BBQ and Yard Sale, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Chicken quarters will be by donation and ready by 9:00 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Akron Grace Youth Missions Team. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Fresh Hope of Lancaster County will meet at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 133 Church Street, Bowmansville, at 1:00 p.m. Persons with mood disorders and their loved ones are welcome. For more information, call 717-925-6520. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 The Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, will host Digging Up Your Roots Genealogy Group, at 1:00 p.m. For more information or to register, call 717-738-9291. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Ephrata Area Women’s Connection “Empty Nest Refilled” will be held at Foxchase Golf Club, 300 Stevens Road, Stevens, at 11:45 a.m. There is a cost. For reservations, call Ellen Arms at 717-587-4189 or Jan Moyer at 717-721-3627.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Children and adults were dazzled recently by the magic of Erick Hershey at the Ephrata Public Library. The Country Conjuring Magic Show kept the audience entertained and puzzled at the many illusions.