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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015
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VOLUME L, NO. 33
• Student Spotlight • Deck The Halls
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Festive Christmas Planned In Downtown Ephrata
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 2B for more events, including: • Stevens Fire Company Craft Show • Wiest Church Soup, Sub and Christmas Cookie Sale • Akron Fire Company Craft & Vendor Show • Brickerville Fire Company Craft & Vendor Show
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Brickerville United Lutheran Church, 340 E. 28th Division Highway, Lititz, will hold a worship service on Thanksgiving Eve at 7:00 p.m. The community is invited.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Trinity United Methodist Church, 420 Main Street, Denver, will hold their 2nd Annual Holiday Show, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be available.
A huge shout out to the Martzall Family of Ephrata who have a long history and family ties to the Ephrata community and that is why the Martzall family is so excited to share their beautiful
spruce tree with the town. The centerpiece of Christmas and the launch of the holiday season in Ephrata has been the long time tradition of lighting the tree. This year that tradition will continue on
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Friday, November 27 in downtown Ephrata in front of the Ephrata National Bank building with special thanks to Ryan and
Karen Martzall and their two boys Cole and Alex. Over 36 years ago Karen’s par(Continued On Page 5A)
Lititz Christian School Holds Native American Day
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 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 717-733-4134.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 A Christmas Craft Show and Holiday Bazaar will be held at the Stevens Fire Hall, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Admission is free.
The Shopping News will be closed Thursday, November 26 in observance of Thanksgiving. The office will re-open at 8:00 a.m. Friday, November 27.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The fourth grade students at Lititz Christian School recently celebrated Native American Day. Students in Mrs. Hackman’s class prepared for the day by choosing a tribe to research and then give a presentation in costume. Some of the students made rain sticks, bows and arrows, jewelry, pottery and other Indian crafts. The celebration ended with a special party with food, crafts and games.
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