12.14.22 issue

Akron’s New Year’s Eve Family Tradition Continues Since 2006

The Akron Borough ShoeIn committee is busy preparing for the Annual New Year’s Eve Shoe Drop and Family Night on Saturday, December 31, 2022 from 9:00 p.m. to

12:15 a.m. at the Broad Street Park.

Shown are committee members gathering at the Akron Borough Hall to check out the shoe. They include, from left to right,

(front kneeling) Joe Dunn, Committee member; (first row) Cindy Mellinger, Committee member; Darryl Witmer, Committee chair; Sue Davidson, Akron Borough Manager; (kneeling) Ryan Myers, Comm-

ittee member; Harold Stauffer, Committee member; and Ray Martin, Committee member; (back row) John McBeth, Akron Borough Mayor; Cindy

Hoffert, Committee member; Dennis Dougherty, Community member; and Joanne Martin, Committee member.

Cocalico High School’s Spanish Club’s Pulsera Project

Lagos, Weston Martin, Sophia Gervase, Jessica Kiehl, Luo Lin, Jesús Martinez-Grajales and Mayra Gonzalez.

Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

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Blue Christmas Service

Hope United Methodist Church in Ephrata will host its annual Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The service is a quiet time for contemplation, restoration, and private worship in the middle of a

hectic holiday season. Open to the public, the service will feature soft music in the candlelit sanctuary and a time for meditation and prayer. There will be an opportunity to light a candle in memory or to pray with a member of the church.

Hope United Methodist Church is located at 3474 Rothsville Road, Ephrata. Contact the church office at 717-738-3774 for more information.

Akron’s New Year’s Eve

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This free “fun for all ages” community event will include: food, a candy cannon scramble, hayrides, Akron Trivia, a bonfire, a DJ spinning tunes, and of course the famous giant purple and

The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, located at 237-249 West Main Street (Route 322), Ephrata, needs your help! They are hoping that Shopping News readers can provide information regarding this photo. Shown in the photo are unidentified individuals from the Walter W. Moyer Company Christmas party in 1968.

If you are able to provide more details about this picture or identify the persons shown, call The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at 717-7331616 or email cjmarquet@ gmail.com. Future “Do You Know…” photos will be published in upcoming Shopping News issues. If a photo is identified, the information will be published.

The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley is dedicated to discovering, gathering and preserving materials and data relative to the community known as the Cocalico Valley. For more information on the Museum and the Library, please visit their website at www.cocalicovalleyhs.org or call 717-733-1616.

gold Converse Chuck Taylor shoe drop at midnight.

Pastor Chris Lieby with

To see all published “Do You Know” photos, please like our Facebook page (The Shopping News of Lancaster County) and

Oasis Church will once again be hosting the popular Kid Friendly New Year’s Celebration with a hot cocoa bar and child friendly activities from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the church. Families may then proceed to the park for the New Year’s festivities.

A special thank you and note of appreciation for the major sponsors: Good’s Disposal, Ephrata National Bank, and Blue Ridge Communications; along with the many other local

view the album titled “Do You Know?” Photos will be updated with information as it is received.

business donations.

Keeping with tradition, there will also be a collection of new and gently used shoes that will be given to local outreach Peter’s Porch. Shoe Drop Off collection sites include: Akron Borough, Weiser Markets, Blue Ridge Communications, Oasis Church and Ephrata National Bank-Akron Branch.

For additional details, visit the Akron Borough Website and Facebook.

Obituaries

Due to press deadlines, some obituaries may appear in Section B. View obituaries at www.snews.com/obituaries.

Patricia J. Dietz

Patricia J. Dietz, 85, affectionately known as “Grammy” who was born on October 5, 1937, passed away at The Gardens at Stevens on Saturday, December 3, 2022 surrounded by family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Emaline and Robert Whenry. She was the loving wife of Robert Dietz with whom she celebrated 32 years of marriage with on October 5th.

Pat graduated from JP McCaskey High School. She worked for Schick and later worked many years at Oregon Dairy. She enjoyed her vacations on Chincoteague Island, doing crafts and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend and will be very much

Frank F. Fox, 86, husband of Sandra Ruth (Hoeltzel), Lititz, passed away on Saturday, November 19.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons: Jeffrey Fox, husband of Donna, Nashville, Tennessee, and Michael Fox, husband of Lisa, Yuba City, California; a daughter, Kimberly Fox, Jericho, Vermont; seven grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia Cover, Lancaster.

Marlene H. Campbell, 86, Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, formerly of Denver, passed

missed.

She was a member of the Oregon Community Church, Oregon, PA.

Pat is survived by her children: Kevin (Andrea) Lamphere; Lori (Lester) Guyton,; and Shawn (Tina) Lamphere; her grandchildren, Ashley (Nick), Cory, Kelsea (Tino), Megan (Tom), Mandi (Chris), Josh, Jenna, Amber;

away on Sunday, November 27.

She is survived by two daughters: Linda L. Brown, Lancaster, and Patty L. Ward, York; two grandchildren; and two sisters: Phyllis L., wife of George Wolf, Akron, and Judy A., wife of Dave Hertzog, Denver.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy A. Campbell.

John J. Keretzman, 89, husband of Lois (Slaymaker) Keretzman, New Holland, passed away on Monday, November 28.

and her great-grandchildren, Grace, Paige, Chase, Olivia, Brynn, Jamison, Weston, and Paisley. Also surviving are siblings: Kay Dorsey; Robert Whenry; and Douglas (Joyce) Whenry; stepchildren, Scott, Lisa, Doug; and many nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her daughter, LuAnn Miller.

Loved ones were invited to attend a Visitation on Friday, December 9, 2022 at Oregon Community United Methodist Church, 1214 Creek Rd., Lititz, PA 17543, which was followed by a graveside interment in the adjoining church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Pat wished that any tributes in her memory be made in the form of a charitable donation to her great-grandson, Weston kidney transplant fund c/o Nicholas & Ashley Hertzler, 34 Linden St., Leola, PA 17540. To send an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome. com.

Arlene

Marie (Hertzog) Fasnacht

Arlene Marie (Hertzog) Fasnacht, 89, of Denver, entered into rest December 4, 2022, at her home. She was the wife of the late Roy S. Fasnacht, Sr. who passed away in 2008.

Born in Blainsport, she was the daughter of the late Roy & Nora (Althouse) Hertzog, Sr.

Arlene worked at local factories as a sewing machine operator. She also did over 50 years of volunteer work for Red Cross, an ECH Gray Lady at Ephrata Hospital, Hospice, ReUzit, Crossfire Ministries, and various nursing homes.

She was a faithful member of the Cocalico Church of the Brethren.

Arlene is survived by son Roy “Buddy” (Janet Leakey) Fasnacht, Jr.; granddaughter

wife of Douglas L. Guldin, Wernersville; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Terry Seidel, husband of Bonnie.

Miranda Sue, Denver; a sister Merla Kersey, Reamstown; 2 brothers, Earl (Mabel) Hertzog, Reamstown, and Donald Hertzog, Denver.

In addition to her parents and husband, Arlene was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Raymond, Roy, Jr., Herman, and Leon Hertzog.

by a son, Matthew H. Steller.

Melvin H. Weaver, 92, Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, November 29.

A visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 14th, at Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home, 533 Walnut St., Denver. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 am, with Pastor Ken Leininger and Pastor Glenn Martin officiating.

Interment in Blainsport Cemetery.

Kindly omit flowers. Contributions in Arleneís memory may be made to Crossfire Ministries, 514 Wabash Road, Ephrata, PA 17522.

Arrangements by Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., Denver. Online condolences can be given at roseborostradling.com.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Pastor John J. Keretzman II, husband of Beth; a daughter, Elizabeth “Beth” Keretzman; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Betty A. Hornberger, 90, Berks Heim Nursing and Rehabilitation, Leesport, formerly of Ephrata and Reinholds, passed away on Tuesday, November 29.

She was the wife of the late Luke H. Hornberger.

She is survived by two daughters: Cindy L. Stahl, companion of Mark H. Kehoe, York, and Peggy S.,

June L. Steller, 86, wife of Donald, Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, formerly of Leola and Brownstown, passed away on Tuesday, November 29.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons: Michael, husband of Debra Frank Steller, Lancaster, and Mark Steller, Leola; a daughter, Susanne, wife of Charles Alfonso, Langhorne; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two brothers: Robert, husband of Wanda Albright, Philadelphia, and Fred, husband of Blake Albright, Lancaster.

She was preceded in death

He was the husband of the late Mary Joan (Ruppert) Weaver.

He is survived by two sons: Jeffrey Weaver, husband of Lauren, and Robert Weaver, husband of Carol; a daughter, Joann Weaver; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by an infant son.

Keith R. Benner, 65, Hopeland, formerly of Easton, passed away on Wednesday, November 30.

He is survived by his parents, Raymond Benner, Buffalo, New York, and Mary Springfield, Bethlehem; a son, Kyle Benner,

husband of Teresa, Newport News, Virginia; two daughters: Sarah Wolf, wife of Robert, Mountville, and Emily Carpenter, Newmanstown; seven grandchildren; and two sisters: Deborah Bair, Winding, Georgia, and Diane Warner, Easton.

Linda E. Smith, 83, wife of Dr. Kenneth J. Smith, Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, November 30.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Scott Smith, husband of Rebecca, Doylestown; a daughter, Suzanne Smith, Lansdowne; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

R. William (Bill) Spacht, 95, Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, November 30.

He was the husband of the late Ruth Y. Steely Spacht.

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Lititz Senior Center Lists Activities

The Lancaster County Office of Aging, Lititz Senior Center, located at Lititz United Methodist Church, 201 East Market Street, Lititz, is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., with lunch served at noon. There is no cost to attend.

The Center serves independent Lancaster County seniors ages 60 and up from Ephrata, Rothsville, Akron, Neffsville and Lititz areas. Ephrata is also served by van service. Reservations for lunch and transportation must be made by 10:00 a.m., one day in advance, by calling the Center at 717626-2800.

Daily Activities Include: Wednesday, December 14: 9:00 a.m., Tai Chi with Kathy; 9:15 a.m., Chair Yoga with Jenny; 10:00 a.m., Bible Study with Pastor Vernon; 10:30 a.m., Nutrition Bingo sponsored by Lancaster Rehab; Fresh Vegetables Delivered; 12:00 Noon, Lunch.

Thursday, December 15: Congregate Breakfast; 9:15 a.m., Exercise with Kathy; 10:00 a.m., Owl Learning Center - Kids visit the center; 10:30 a.m., Music with Rick Kirby; 12:00 Noon, Lunch.

Monday, December 19: 9:15 a.m., Exercise with Kathy; 9:30 a.m., Clothing Bank; Blood Pressure Check; 10:00 a.m., Animals prepare for winter by Lancaster Environmental Center; Candy Pick-Up; 12:00 Noon, Lunch. Lunch Menu:

Wednesday, December 14: Pepper steak with 2 oz. gravy, 1/2 cup whipped potatoes, 1/2 cup diced carrots, wheat bread. 1/2 cup blushed pears.

Thursday, December 15: Hawaiian pork loin, 1/2 cup buttered noodles, 1/2 cup island blend vegetables, fresh seasonal fruit, cookie.

Monday, December 19: BBQ chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup coleslaw, wheat bread, fresh orange.

* Menu subject to change.

Obituaries

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He is survived by two daughters: Susan J. Spacht, partner of Calvin Schenkel, Pottstown, and Carol A. Enarson, wife of Cam Enarson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Lloyd S. Fasnacht Jr., 65, Adamstown, passed

away on Thursday, December 1.

He is survived by his companion, Linn Hehnly; two (like) sons: Heath, husband of Erika Hehnly, and Jason, husband of Amisha Hehnly; four grandchildren; a brother, Wesley A., husband of Jill Fasnacht, Ephrata; and three sisters: Aleta R. Beiler, Adamstown; Cheryl L., wife of Kenneth Welch, Ephrata; and Laura R., wife of Earl Zimmerman, Adamstown.

Virginia A. “Ginny” Franke, 72, wife of Rick,

Lititz, passed away on Thursday, December 1.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters: Christine Tercha, wife of Donald, Honey Brook, and Bonnie Miedema, wife of Jelmer, Merion, Massachusetts; five grandchildren; two brothers: George Fetrow, husband of Joan, and John Fetrow, husband of Maryann.

She was preceded in death by a son, James Perloff.

Elsie Marie (Chaffin) Herr, 84, wife of Martin R. Herr, New Holland, passed away on Thursday, December 1.

She was the wife of the late David R. Hess.

She is survived by two daughters: Linda M. Arndt Coble, wife of Robert Coble, Mount Joy, and Beth A. Elkins, wife of Scott, Lititz; two stepdaughters: Linda J. Herr, wife of James Wheeler, Akron, and Norma J. Herr Harris, wife of Bernard Harris, Lancaster; nine grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; two brothers; and two sisters.

Rev. John Philip Smeltzer, 84, husband of Anne Smeltzer, Lititz, passed away on Thursday, December 1.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons: John L. Smeltzer, husband of Cathy Flanagan, Washington, D.C., and Karl, husband of Cassandra Cullison, Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Kristen Rolison, Drexel Hill; and four grandchildren.

Peggy Anne Usner, 73, wife of Randy L. Usner, Ephrata, passed away on Thursday, December 1.

Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

Akron Elementary School has once again selected another group of students who exemplify the traits that qualify them to be a Mountaineer Slip Winner! Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front) Daniel Sinclair, Jack Shuman, Tanner Stevenson, Nora Ludwig, Kyree Gray; (second row) Brian Hansell, Jonairys Torres Garcia, Alivia Schwartz, Austin Martin; (back row) Chase Stevenson, Marshall Mellinger, Cassidy Rearich, Ethan Detweiler and Kevin Vazquez. Missing from the photo are Alaiia Torres Garcia, Hailey Thomas, Maria King and David Johnson.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons: Dean R. Usner, husband of Ceclie R., Pittsburgh, and Dale W. Usner, husband of Kim D., Mesa, Arizona; six grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and two brothers: Dennis Breneiser, and Tom Breneiser, husband of Judy.

Anjali Bhan, 75, wife of Tej Narain Bhan, Lititz, passed away on Friday, December 2.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Tarun Bhan, husband of Sonia Bhan; a daughter, Amrita Bhan, wife of Sean Byrne; and one grandchild.

Robert E. Frey, 94, Lititz, passed away on Friday, December 2.

He was the husband of the late Arlene Espenshade Frey.

He is survived by a son, Jeffrey E., husband of Mona Frey, Conestoga; a daughter, Debra L. Frey, fiancée of Merle Becker, New Holland; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Charlotte Splain.

T. Glenn Horst, 90, Akron, passed away on Saturday, December 3.

He was the husband of the late Claudette (Surprenant) Horst.

He is survived by two sons: Timothy G., husband of Renee (Kline) Horst, and Thomas A., husband of Susan (Kilefner) Horst; a daughter, Sandra H., wife of Dean Myint; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Martha Kurtz Gascho.

He was preceded in death by his companion, Ursula Ramm.

Martha W. Zimmerman, 80, Ephrata, passed away on

News Photo by Donald Reese Tommy’s Express Car Wash in Ephrata is excited to support their local nonprofits Ephrata Area Social Services (E.A.S.S.) and Align Ministries with their non-profit day held on Saturday, October 22. With the help of the local Ephrata community, Tommy’s Express Ephrata was able to raise and donate $4,600. Thank you to all who helped make the day a success!

Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Casey Ellis (Executive Director E.A.S.S.), Tyler Weber (Owner Tommy’s Express Car Wash) and Lora Brock (Community Relations Coordinator, Align Life Ministries).

Saturday, December 3.

She is survived by a brother, Amos, husband of Lydia Mae (Nolt) Zimmerman, Penn Yan, New York; and four sisters: Katie Sauder, Ephrata; Lena Zimmerman, New Holland; Elsie Zimmerman, Ephrata; and Amanda, wife of Mervin Myer, Quarryville.

Robert E. Bauder, 84, husband of June L. (Heft) Bauder, Stevens, passed away on Sunday, December 4.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Daniel L. Bauder, husband of Diane Glasford, Bowmansville; a daughter, Deborah A. Bauder, Muskegon, Michigan; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Leroy Bauder, Leola; and two sisters: Joanne Davis, New York, and Linda Arnold, Kentucky. He was preceded in death

by a grandchild.

Robert E. Dietz, 89, Akron, passed away on Sunday, December 4.

He was the husband of the late Dawn (Fisher) Dietz, and the late Patricia Dietz.

He is survived by two sons: Scott A. Dietz, husband of Shirley, Lititz, and Douglas W., husband of Jen Seymour Dietz, Lancaster; a daughter, Lisa M., wife of Carl Miller, Lititz; two stepsons: Kevin Lamphere, and Shawn Lamphere; a stepdaughter, Lori Guyton; 19 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Lois DeForest.

He was preceded in death by a son, Robert K. Dietz.

Mildred M. Nolt, 69, wife of Paul S. Nolt, East Earl, passed away on Monday, December 5.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons: Randy, husband of Lucinda

Nolt, Narvon, and Shawn, husband of Mary Ann Nolt, East Earl; six grandchildren; two brothers: Lewis, husband of Lena Mae Leid, Narvon, and James, husband of Elizabeth Leid, Narvon; and four sisters: Vera, wife of Allen Weaver, New York; Mary, wife of Titus Weaver, Ephrata; Ada, wife of Isaac Zimmerman, Lititz; and Jane

Zimmerman, Narvon.

Sarah N. Horning, 94, East Earl, formerly of New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, December 6.

She was the wife of the late Eli Horning.

She is survived by four sons: Paul, husband of Lydia Nolt Horning, Ephrata; John, husband of Rachel Martin Horning, New Holland; Eli, husband of Nora Shirk Horning, New Holland; and Erwin, husband of Virginia Horst Horning, Leola; eight daughters: Anna, wife of Aaron Martin, East Earl; Mabel, wife of Wayne Zimmerman, Shippensburg; Sarah, wife of Harold Zimmerman, Penn Yan, New York; Ella Mae, wife of James Leid, Shippensburg; Esther, wife of Samuel Zimmerman, East Earl; Emma, wife of Earl Weaver, Mifflinburg; Suetta, wife of Roy Zimmerman, East Earl; and Jane, wife of Mervin Weaver, New Enterprise; 108 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; numerous great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Lloyd Zimmerman, New Holland; and a sister, Esther, wife of

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Isaac Martin, Martinsburg. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Marian Horning.

Ephrata High School Honor Roll

The following students achieved Honor Roll status at the Ephrata High School for the first marking period.

Grade 9

Sohrab Ahmadi, Jocelyn Baionno, Christopher Baker, Mackenzie Baker, Chloe Balman, Maverick Balmer, Laila Barnhart, Lucas Bedoya, Kallie Bellum, Breelyn Beyer, Samantha Bickel, Hailey Bonneau, Cole Boyer, Elliot Boyer, Katie Brass, Timothy Breckbill, Collin Brosnan, Austin Bryant, Jacob Buckwalter, Sophie Burkey, Bruce Burkholder, Neil Burkholder, Leah Caldwell, Chloe Capps, Warren Car-

ter, Jeremiah Cassidy, Rylee Cicero, Shire Ciran, Tristan Clauss, Haleigh Cline, Benjamin Cole, Faith Conlin, Joslyn Copeland, Caleb Copenhaver, Jordan Crabbe, Jayleen DeAza, Gabrielle DeGothseir, Drew DiCicco, Allison Diehm, Katlyn Diirner, Madisyn Doom, Nadia Drobot, Aidan Dull, Seth Eby, Shelby Eitnier, Christopher Engel, Vittoria Faccio, Vincynt Fellenger, Hunter Ferris, Makenzie Finefrock, Andy Flores, Rebecca Foard, Elijah Foulks, Trent Frey, Brayden Fries, Payton Froggatt, Chase Fullmer, Madelyn Gangaway, Ethan Garman, Keira Gibbons, Augusta Good, Joshua Goushian, Ellie Grande, Noah Gray, Moreno Guzman, Darien Harnish, Jayla Harris, Courtney Harting, Skylar

Hatt, Hunter Heindel, Alison Heisey, Broderick Heuyard, Anyah High, Evan Honberger, Dustin Hoover, Jai Howard, Alliyah Hubbard, Bronson Hurst, Andrew Ingham, Elea Jones, Paytyn Jones, Nikolai Jusino, Kaelyn Kennedy, Ayden Kern, Sullivan Klinger, Hadassah Knowles, Andrei Kondramashin, Collin Kreider, Sophia Kresge, Madison Lausch, Isabella Le, Sam Le, Taylor Lehr, Piper Leonhard, Ivy Lockard, Desiree Loos, Alexia Lorah, Allison Ludwig, Cecilia Macias, Mukhammadamin Makhammatjonov, Matthew Mantsevich, Jack Martin, Leslie Maston, Carter Matthews, Isabella Mazzio, Ethan McComsey, Keira McComsey, Marie McCracken, Alicia Mcgill, Marley Means, Linnea Messner, Zoey Mohler, James Moore, Darren Morrison, Manee Moua, Ava Munro, Carissa Murphy, Lauren Muscarelli, Brody Musser, Courtney Musser, Ryder Newlin, Jackson Nolt, Emma Ober, Breackann Olenhouse, Jomar Ortiz Castro, Diego Ortiz, Sydney Ovsianik, Fabiola Pagan Rosado, William Petry, Sabrina Phinitpapha, Amani Pierre, Ivy Poole, Hunter Popolis, Nathan Potts, Chase Prange, Hailey Rea, Megan Rebuck, Toriana Reese, Mason Regitz, Addison Reiff, Joseph Reiff, Deacon Renninger, Avery Rideout, Sebastian Rios, Shaydeliz Rivera Serrano, Sophia Rivera, Kennyel Rodriguez, Trinity Rodriquez, Piper Rudy, Mya Russell, Mila Saenz, Landon Schadt, Susannah Schelling, Nathan Schlegel, Sophia

“Pieces From The Past” - Featuring The Historical Society Of The Cocalico Valley

“Pieces From The Past” continues this week, featuring the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley. In this weekly article, Shopping News readers will learn about local items housed in local museums and historical societies.

Samuel Breneisen Tall Case Clock, ca. 1800

The clock shown was made by Samuel Breneisen (1772-1837) in Reading, Berks County. He worked in Reading from 1795 through 1808 before relocating to Adamstown and later Reamstown, where he continued to make clocks. The clock descended in the Sallade and Howard families of Reamstown, and was a gift from Col. and Mrs. George S. Howard (Ret.) to the historical society. The clock has a hepplewhite case with inlaid decoration and 8-day movement. The feet have been altered and the dial retouched so that the maker’s name now reads, “Breneman.”

The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley is devoted to the geographic region, which includes the present townships of East

and West Cocalico, Ephrata, Clay, West Earl and a portion of Earl. The Society collects and interprets a wide range of objects, from high-end antiques to the humble and the quirky. All contribute to our understanding of the region and its inhabitants from around the time of European settlement into the 21st century. In addition, the Society maintains a large

and continually growing collection of manuscripts, print items and photographs.

The Historical Society library is now open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The museum is open on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information, please call 717-733-1616. 9 9 9

Schlinkman, Aimee Selzer, Adam Sensenig, Campbell Shelley, Grayson Shellhammer, Camryn Simes, Mackenzie Simmons, Cara Slider, Ethan Spangenberg, Micah Spring, Dawson St Victor, Dayton Stauffer, Peter Suhrbier, Jocelyn Sweigart, Kolton Sweigart,

Brianna Theis, MacKenzie Thoeun, Brynn Thomas, Hunter Umstead, Aiden Walsh, Kiera Walters, Ryleigh Warner, Victoria Weaver, Anna Weidman, Landry Weidner, Justice Weik, Savannah Weiss, Todd Weist, Madison Weng-

er, Jenna Wertz, Joshua Williams, Brady Witmer, Zymir Womack, Ryan Woolard, Easton Wyniawskyj, Hailey Ya, Wright Young, Adelynn Yunginger, Caleb Zawaski, Adelyn Zimmerman, Landon Zimmerman.

Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

Breona Abelt, Lucia Aeschliman Yoder, Alise Althouse, Sara Anthony, Camila Arguello-Lopez, Taylor Artus, Dahvir Atkins, Conner Auchey, Kaliana Auchey, Sara Baker, Thomas Bambrick, Olivia Banks, Olivia Barrett, Micah Bautista, Dominic Beaver, Lucas Becker,

Aleksey Belogurov, Averiana Bender, Jerny Benedict, William Bischoff, Sally Bollinger, Brendon Bond, Brayden Brown, Zachary Buckwalter, Bria Burkholder, Carter Burkholder, Abigail Calkins, Bella Canfield, Edwin Carter, Kileigh Cassidy, Cydelis Cintron Velazquez, Zachary Coble, Jaiden Colon,

Nathan Conover, Ciprian Diaz, Joshua Erwin, Urrego Escobar, Ellie Eshleman, Xavier Fischbach, Joseph Fleischer, Mackenzie Flora, Brandon Foster, Riley Frey, Natalie Fulmer, Sampson Gibson, Anya Gilbert, Kyleiannah Gipe, Angelica Gonzalez-Garcia, Caleb Grant, Shawn Gutshall, Lyra Haun, Ethan Haupt,

Clare Heberlig, Sarah Hensley, Colin Hepler, Max Herman, Kreeden Horst, Madelyn Horst, Makenna Houck, Preston Houseal, Marshall Hurst, James Immel, Tera Jackson, Elise Johnson, Wesley Jones, Cierra Kauffman, Nicholas Keller, Madison Kiefer, Ava Knopsnyder, Andrew Kohl, Anya Kreider, Valeryia

Kuchuk, Carter Kunkle, Cayden Landis, Anastasia Lehman, Lydia Lehman, Marissa Mackey, Margaret Malinowski, Andrew Mantsevich, Uriah Martell, Ashlen Martin, Hannah Martin, Megan Martin, Natalie Martin, Rhiannon Martin, Cole Martzall, Laynie May, Taisiya McCarthy, Kaelyn McMahon,

Allurah McNally, Emily Meiskey, Ian Mentzer, Clarissa Merklinger, Chazz Metz, Hannah Miller, Yandiel Montalvo Santos, Ava Morgan, Nicole Morrell, Gwendolyn Moyer, Joshua Muhr, Natalie Mull, Braden Murphy, Joseph Myer, Wesley Newswanger, Carley Noland, Dylan (Continued On Page 13A)

Der Granville Schuhmacher

by Paul B. Horning

Der Granville Schuhmacher waar en schmaerder, yunger Bu un hot gut gelannt in de Schul. Sei Daadi hot ihn in die Hochschul gschickt. Wie er achtzeh Yaahr alt waar, hot er en gudi Lanning ghat un hot glei denooch gheiert. Er hot en Mannsleit-Schuh-Schtor uffgemacht in de Schtadt. No hot er en Regel gemacht fer sich un sei Fraa. Er is alle Owed ins Bett am nein Uhr un is uffgschtanne alle

Mariye am finf Uhr. Am sex Uhr hot die Fraa sei MariyeEsse vun zwee gebackene Oier zurecht gemacht. No is er noch em Schuh-Schtor un hot uffgemacht. Er hot zimmlich glei en gude Kunnschaft ghat. Des is als greesser gewaxe un er hot zwee yunge Kalls gedingt fer ihm helfe der Kunnschaft abwaarde.

An deere Zeit hot er noch en Regel gemacht as er un sei Fraa yeders in ihre eegne Schtubb schlofe misse alle Nacht, ausgenumme Samschdaag nachts. Es hot hot nix ausgemacht wann sie Sunndaag mariyets schpot gschlofe hen.

An deere Zeit hot er der Schtor vergreessert un hot Weibsleit-Schuh verkaaft. In paar yaahr Zeit waar des ewwe en grossi Bissniss un er hot zwee Weibsleit gedingt fer deere groosse Kunneschaft abwaarde.

Mol ee Owed hot er in seiner Bettschtubb ausgerechelt wie gross as die Bissniss waar un die Ziffere waare hoch. Des hot ihm gut aagschtanne. Er is harrlich ins Bett un hot gut gschlofe. Wie er wacker is waare, hot er gsehne as die Uhr saagt: Vier Uhr. Er hot sich widder anne gelegt un hot gedenkt er schlooft noch en Weil. Wie er widder wacker is warre, waar es als noch vier Uhr. Ei, hot er gedenkt, des waar awwer en katz Schlummeres un hot sich widder hie gelegt. Wie er es dritt Mol wacker is warre, hot er es Gscharr heere glebbere in de Kich un hot gsehne am Fenschder as die Daagshelling do waar. Er is uffgschtanne un hot sei Gleeder aagerisse, hot sei Fiess in die Schuh gschowe, hot die Schuhbendel net gebunne un is gschpurnge fer die Schpeicher Schteeg.

Uff de zwedde Drepp is er uff sei looser Schuhbendel gedreede un des hot ihn kopps-vedderscht die Schteeg nunner gschmisse. Er hot awwer zu alle Unglick der Hals verbroche. Sei Fraa hot ihn gheert yaemere, geht graad hie un frogt, “Was is letz?” - “Ei,” hot er gsaat, “ich bin do kopps-vedderscht die Schteeg runner gfalle in meim Huddel. Ich glaab as ich der Hals verbroche hab. Wann ich net do driwwer kup m, dann geh in mei Bettschtubb un datt uff em Bett leit en Babier mit Rechles druff un deel ordligh grosse Ziffere as weisse wie reich as mir sin. Alles as mir eegne is no dei allee.”

Er is der negscht Daag waricklich driwwer gschtarewe. Die letschde Wadde as sie gsaat hot zu ihm waare, “Gude Lanning un fleissich sei batt ehm all nix, wann mer net genunk wees fer die Uhr alle Owed uffziege” un ich denk sie waar recht.

***

Granville Shoemaker

Granville Shoemaker was an intelligent, young fellow and was a good student. His father sent him to high school. When he was 18 years old, he had a good education and was soon married.

He opened a men’s shoe store in the city. Then he established a rule for him and his wife. Every evening he went to bed at 9 o’clock and got up every morning at 5. At 6 o’clock, his wife made his breakfast of two baked eggs. Then he went to the shoe store and opened up. Quite soon, he had many customers. The business grew and he had to hire two young fellows to help serve the customers.

THE and

of Lancaster County

(Originally published in the August 14, 1985 issue of The Shopping News)

By: e Late C. Richard Beam A collection of “Deitsch Eck” columns from past issues of e Shopping

honoring the late C. Richard Beam.

At this time, he made another rule, so that every night he and his wife each had to sleep in their own bedroom, with the exception of Saturday night. It didn’t matter if they slept late on Sunday morning.

By this time, he had to enlarge the store and sold women’s shoes also. In a few years’ time, he had a large business and hired two women to wait on the large number of customers. One evening in his bedroom, he figured out how large his business was and the figures were high. This pleased him well. In high spirits, he went to bed and slept well. When he awoke, he saw that the clock indicated four o’clock. He lay down again and thought he would sleep a while longer. When he awoke again, it was still four o’clock. Well, he thought, that was a short nap and lay down again. When he awoke the third time, he heard the rattling of dishes in the kitchen and saw by the window that daylight had arrived. He got up quickly, pulled on his clothes, pushed his feet into his shoes, didn’t tie his shoelaces properly and ran to the stairway.

On the second step, he stepped on his loose shoelaces and this threw him headfirst down the steps and broke his neck as he fell. His wife heard him moaning, immediately went to him and asked, “What’s wrong?” - “Oh,” he said, “in my haste I fell headforemost down the steps. I think I have broken my neck. If I don’t recover (from this accident), go into my bedroom. There on the bed lies a sheet of paper with calculations on it. Some of the figures are rather large and reveal how wealthy we are. All that we own is then yours.”

The next day he died of this accident. The last words his wife said to him were, “A good education and industriousness are of no benefit if one doesn’t know enough to wind the clock every night.” And I guess she was right. ***

This tale was sent to us by “Papa” Horning on February 21. We had been on the wire a few days before, but our connection was so poor we were unable to terminate our conversation properly. Fortunately, Uncle Sam still sends his postmen around every weekday, so the connection was re-established immediately by mail.

In a note which Paul appended to DER GRANVILLE SCHUHMACHER, he asks, “How did his wife know that he had not wound the clock?” - Paul’s right. This question requires some thought. What do our readers think?

So again, our battered Deitscher Schtrohhut is tipped in salutation to our ever-young (young as ever) “Papa” Horning, deep in the heart of Bradenton, Florida.

August 14, 1985

En Bischli­Gnippli as in eem Bett mit de Fraa schlooft

ELANCO Library Events

The Eastern Lancaster County Library is located at 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland. Their hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Visit www.elancolibrary. org for library events, happenings, and offerings. Call 717-354-0525 or email adagostino@elancolibrary. org with questions.

Check out the library’s new eResource, Flipster! It provides instant access to the magazines you know & love in an easyto-read digital format, free of charge to you. All you need is your library card. For more information and to get started, see: https:// elancolibrary.org/flipsterdigital-magazines/.

You can get so much more than books with your library card! Call or visit them to borrow museum passes, a ukulele, STEM kits, games, American Girl dolls, thematic kits, and more!

ELANCO Library’s Operational Campaign 2022 is underway! Help them meet their fundraising goal of $112,000. Visit https:// elancolibrary.org/donate/ to contribute. Thank you!

• Coffee & Conversation: Discussion with Differences - Wednesday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m. A conversation circle where you can meet and socialize with other adults in your community. Poems of Maya Angelou, Wendell Berry, Naomi Shihab Nye and others serve as the starting point for discussions on what unites and what divides people. Bring your own coffee; light refreshments will be served.

• STEM Workshop: Gingerbread House Construction ZoneSaturday, December 17 at 11:00 a.m. Attention builders and engineers of all ages! Stop by the ELANCO library to design and decorate your own gingerbread house to take home. Don’t miss this delicious STEM challenge! To ensure they have adequate materials, registration is required! (Registration for this event opened Thursday, December 1)

• Preschool StorytimeEvery Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers are invited to enjoy themed books, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building language and literacy skills. For ages 3-6 and siblings.

• Teen Tuesday ClubsEvery Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Join one of their teen clubs that meet on Tuesdays throughout the month! Each week they will come together to explore one of the following topics: STEM, creative writing, arts and crafts, or book discussions. For ages 12 and up. Visit https:// elancolibrary.org/events for details.

• Toddler ThursdaysEvery Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Toddlers will dance, zoom, scoot, and hop

between stories selected to promote language development. All adults are expected to participate and encourage the children to join in the fun. For ages 0-3 and siblings.

FRI., DECEMBER 16 ­

Stevens Fire Company, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, will hold Holiday Bingo at 6:00 p.m. For more info., call 717-336-4200.

SAT., DECEMBER 17 ­

A Free Breakfast With Santa will be held at the Ephrata Masonic Lodge, 29 West Main St., Ephrata, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. All are invited. Santa will have a gift for the kids (or if you would like to bring a special gift, he would be glad to present that as well.)

SAT., DECEMBER 17 ­

The Akron Fire Company will hold an All You Can Eat Breakfast with Santa, from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Santa arrives at 8:00 a.m. There will be drawings for gift cards. There is a cost. Three and under enter for free.

SAT., DECEMBER 17 ­

A Free Lunch will be held at City Gate, 100 East Main St., Ephrata, from 11:30 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. or while supplies last.

SAT., DECEMBER 17 ­

Stevens Fire Company, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, will hold a Christmas Program. For more info., call 717336-4200.

SUN., DECEMBER 18St. Paul’s E.C. Church, 2120 Main St., Rothsville, will hold a Candlelight Service at 6:00 p.m. Casual dress welcomed.

SUN., DECEMBER 18 ­

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1331 West Main St., Ephrata, will hold a Christmas Open House, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Enjoy decorations, hear local musicians and enjoy German treats and refreshments.

SUN., DECEMBER 18 ­

Coleman Memorial Chapel, 1980 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, will hold a Candlelight Service at 7:00 p.m. featuring local musicians.

SAT., DECEMBER 24 ­

A Free Breakfast will be held at City Gate, 100 East Main St., Ephrata, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or while supplies last.

SUN., DECEMBER 25The three churches in Brownstown (Carpenter’s Community, Emanuel

United Methodist and Ebenezer (Brownstown) E.C.) are offering a Free Christmas Dinner, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to anyone who can’t afford a dinner. Take out meals are available. For more info. or to schedule a meal delivery, call 717-656-7570. The dinner will be held at the West Earl Fire Company, 14 School Lane, Brownstown.

SAT., DECEMBER 31 ­

Fivepointville Fire Company, 1087 Dry Tavern Rd., Denver, will hold a Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner, from 10:30 a.m. until sold out. There is a cost.

SAT., DECEMBER 31A Free Lunch will be held at City Gate, 100 East Main St., Ephrata, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or while supplies last.

MON., JANUARY 2 ­

The Ephrata High School Class of 1955 will hold their first month lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Udder Choice Restaurant. The class will no longer meet for breakfast next year.

THURS., JANUARY 5Thinking Thursdays “Getting Insurance through PENNIE” will be held at REAL Life Community Services, 239 Main St., Denver, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

THURS., JANUARY 12

Thinking Thursdays “1980s Trivia Night with Prizes” will be held at REAL Life Community Services, 239 Main St., Denver, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

SAT., JANUARY 14Anchored Ministries will be at REAL Life, 240 Main St., Denver, for a Free Clothing Event, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot. No registration is required and donations are not being accepted the day of the event.

THURS., JANUARY 19

Thinking Thursdays “Craft Night - Making Snowflakes” will be held at REAL Life Community Services, 239 Main St., Denver, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

THURS., JANUARY 26

Thinking Thursdays “Preparing to Prepare Your Income Taxes” will be held at REAL Life Community Services, 239 Main St., Denver, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

FRI., MARCH 3 ­ SUN., MARCH 5 ­ Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter will be held at the Heritage Hotel, Lancaster. For more info., call 717-569-5676.

SAT., MARCH 11Anchored Ministries will be at REAL Life, 240 Main St.,

Denver, for a Free Clothing Event, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot. No registration is required and donations are not being accepted the day of the event.

SAT., MAY 13 ­ Anchored Ministries will be at REAL Life, 240 Main St., Denver, for a Free Clothing Event, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot. No registration is required and donations are not being accepted the day of the event.

SAT., JULY 8 ­ Anchored Ministries will be at REAL Life, 240 Main St., Denver, for a Free Clothing Event, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot. No registration is required and donations are not being accepted the day of the event.

SAT., SEPTEMBER 9 ­

Anchored Ministries will be at REAL Life, 240 Main St., Denver, for a Free Clothing Event, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot. No registration is required and donations are not being accepted the day of the event.

SAT., NOVEMBER 11 ­

Anchored Ministries will be at REAL Life, 240 Main St., Denver, for a Free Clothing Event, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot. No registration is required and donations are not being accepted the day of the event.

Ephrata High School Honor Roll

Oberholtzer, James Pagan Santiago, Cohen Parvin, Marlon Perez, Landon Pilon, Yesenia Pioquinto, Bella Pratt, Lorell Price, Dominic Pugh, Kyra Ramirez, Renata Rave Jimenez, Amelia Ream, Elizabeth Reddig, Katherine Reed, Logan Reichenbach, Koralis Renta Colon, Sofia Rios, Alana Rivera, Rayna Robinson, Darian Rodriguez, Jordin Rojas, Joanna Roth, Molly Rueckel, Braxton Rupp, Nicholas Ryan, Brent Saenz, Dontavious Sanders, Ileana Santiago, Nathan Savage, Kayleigh Schafer, Caroline Schmid, Benjamin Schnettler, Megan Schnettler, Courtney Setzer, Ayden Shepard, Kira Simmons, Austin Smith, Parker Snow, McKenzie Souden, Tristan Spolum, Brooklyn Stauffer, Joanna Stoltzfus, Michael Straubel, Kaleb Sweigart, Sarah Taylor, Kylie Thomas, Logan Thomas, Noah Tlumach, Aleksander Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy, Lexi Tristaino, Aleksandar Valencia, Eugene Van Dun, Peter Van Etten, Alyssa Vasyanovich, Kaylee Walters, Paige Walzl, William Washington, Alayna Watterson, Emily Weaver, Paige Weinhold, Kiera Wene, Reese Wenger, Jessica Wenrich, Emily

Werner, Breana-Belle Wigren, Addison Williams, Addison Wilson, Noah Woods, Nikita Yakymchuk, Emma Zimmerman, Hayden Zook, Ava Zucchi. Grade 11

Rebecca Abraham, Delaney Adam, Tyler Alexander, Trent Altemos, MacGyver Balmer, Evelyn Banks, Brianna Bartholomew, Caden Beyer, Avery Bitner, Carter Bollinger, Sara Brass, Reagan Bright, Ethan Brinser, Nathan Brubaker, Cassidy Buckwalter, Nathan Buehler, Quinten Burkholder, Kailey Byers, Natalia Byrne, Maycee Carson, Jaden Celentano, Mia Cerullo, Elisha Chekanov, Yeva Chekh, Danielle Cintron, Landen Ciran, Camille Cochran, Angel CollazoColon, Madelyn Colon, Anna Commero, Mason Diehm, Alec Dissinger, Daniil Dorokhov, Sarah Drury, Laurent Duvert, Rosemary Eagan, Joanna Ehrhart, Lydia Ehst, Janessa Eshleman, Elizabeth Foard, Evan Folker, Dakota Frey, Lindsay Garday Flores, Erin Garman, Jaylin Gaston, Sharrona Gerth, Austin Greiner, Dawson Groff, Owen Grube, Tristan Hart, Nathan Hartranft, Gavin Haupt, Jasmine Helmick, Damian Hemsley, Jenna Hornberger, Kaylie Horst, Olivia Horst, Anthony Huff, Jackson Hurst, Alexandra Huss, Jakob Jankowski, Dayton Jones, Mariah

Jones, Brenden Kapczynski, Moses Kapp, Kisimba Kasampilo, Bailey Kern, Francesca Kerwin, Anisha Khadka, Emma Kiefer, Cowan Kiely, Jeremiah Knowles, Julius Kohler, Richard Koshinsky, Katherine Koychev, Alexis Kresge, Emma Kretzing, Anthony Kuhn, Kyler Lentz, Jordan Leonard, Vaughan Lewis, Camden Lindberg, Ethan Lloyd, Jianna Long, Parker Loose, Peyton Loose, Joci Lynch, Ida Maibom, Nafosatkhon Makhammatjonova, Taylor Maletteri, Jennifer Mantsevich, Alicia Martin, Jordan Marzec, Matthew Mathias, Sam McCracken, Elliana Meier, Teagan Mellinger, Brandon Miller, Chloe Moua, Scarlett Moua, Emmanuel Moundhala, Makenzie Mountz, Tristin Murphy, Justin Muscarelli, Jaden Newswanger, Michael Nixon, Sarah Nolt, Matthew Ochieng, Halle Oleszczuk, Eduardo OlivoMorales, Gracie Paparo, Kauri Parsons, Mya Patterson, Brandon Pauser, Claudia Pfautz, Quintin Pfautz, Likhit Phinitpapha, Landen Pitts, Hannah Popolis, Paige Reddig, Alayna Regitz, Kayla Reidenbaugh, Atticus Reiff,

Bethany Reiff, Marisa Rhen, Peyton Rideout, Lauren Rissler, James Robbins, Kennyalis Rodriguez, Ashley Rogers, Madelyn Russell, Madalyn Sandell, Mariah Santos, Jacek Sarver, Hannah Schwartz, Eleonora Scutaru, Trenton Seibel, Montgomery Sensenig, Preston Shaneyfelt, Jacob Shirker, Dillon Shortuse, Kayden Shuman-Alfano, Ashmeen Sindhar, Courtney Smith, Silas Smith, Brady Stauffer, Gretchen Suhrbier, Robert Sweigart, Andrew Thomas, Braden Thomas, Christopher Timasonravichkit, Talya Todd, Zoe Wales, Quinn Watson, Benjamin Weaver, Madison Weaver, Owen Weaver, Savannah Weaver, Matthew Weidman, Emily Weidner, Alison Williams, Zachary Williams, Lance Wilson, Alyssa Wingenroth, Trent Wolf, Hannah Ya, Paige Yali, Anastasia Zamatayeva, Edward Zelenak, Allison Zimmerman, Caleb Zimmerman, Cassidy Zimmerman.

Grade 12

Carlos Abreu, Lily Alexander, Bethany Appel, Leigha Aten, Jesse Atkinson, Marissa Ault, Katelynn Baker, Dominick Barnhart,

Nathan Barnica, Benjamin Beam, Melany Bedoya, Liliana Berges-Maltez, Chanvir Bhandal, Savannah Bierman, Autumn Bohanan, Ryan Bromirski, Desiree Buitrago, Benjamin Burkey, Samantha Burkholder, Kayla Campalans, Miles Campbell, Erin Cassidy, Troy Chedraoui, Paola Cintron Vega, Emma Collier, Morgan Colon, Mason Diehl, Alycia Eberhart, Erin Eby, Natasha Ehly, Adelaide Faccio, Lillian Fahr, Tyler Fegely, Alisen Flores, Matthew Foley, Jessica Fulmer, Amanda Gehr, Maximum Gibson, Carly Gilbert, Austin Good, Darian Good, Emily Good, Jasmine Griffin, Natisha Gudala, Brianna Hafner, Anthony Hatt, Taylor Haupt, Seth Heinsey, Lily Hershberger, Owen Hertzog, Sierra Hoover, Sydney Hornberger, Ava Howard, Isaac Hubbard, Braelyn Huff, Drew Hurst, Katelynn Ingram, Dylan Jantzen, Chen Jiang, Owen Johns, Amanda Johnson, Chad Jones, Collin Jones, Madelyn Jones, Sawyer Jones, Jason Keiser, Noah Keller, Madison Kimmel, Dylan Kohl, Bogdan Koychev, Camrin Kreider,

A Spiritual Workout

By Pastor Kevin Sadler

“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure” (Phil. 2:12,13).

Perhaps you have seen the Christian slogan, “Exercise

Church Service: 10:15am Biblical Message THIS WEEK’S

Daily. Walk with the Lord!” Essentially, that is what the Apostle Paul is calling for when he requests for the Philippians to “work out your own salvation.” When Paul makes this statement, he has already acknowledged that he is writing to “saints” (Phil. 1:1), to believers who were positionally in Christ, set apart from sin and set apart to God. Paul does not say to “work for your own salvation,” but to work “out” the salvation God had already given them. Scripture is clear that salvation today is all of grace through faith, not of works, lest any man should boast (Eph. 2:8,9). Salvation must first be worked in before it can be worked out.

The Philippians are instructed here by Paul to “work out,” to put into practice in their daily experience what God had wrought in them by His Spirit. When we trust the all-sufficient provision made for us by Christ’s death and resurrection, salvation is worked in by the Spirit (Titus 3:5). And salvation is worked out by the Spirit through our faith and obedience to God’s Word (Rom. 8:11).

Working out your salvation is about living the way you were saved: by grace through faith in Christ (Col. 2:6). Salvation is found in a Person. Christ is our salvation. At the moment of trusting Him alone for our

salvation, Christ’s life is inworked in us. Paul says in Colossians 1:27 that all who have trusted the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior have “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” After salvation from sin’s penalty, God desires Christ’s life to be outworked practically in our lives, so others see His life in our life. As we do so through the Spirit’s power, by the Word, in faith, we work out our own salvation and our lives will exhibit Christ-like attributes (cf. Gal. 5:22,23). To work out our salvation is also to live in victory over sin in our daily lives, experiencing salvation over sin’s power by God’s resurrection power within, living righteously in the life and freedom we have

in Christ (Rom. 6:1-13).

Verse 12 shows us there is human responsibility to our Christian lives as we are told to “work.” Effort must be put into the Christian life, effort to grow, effort to know the Word, effort to pray, effort to serve, and effort to be in fellowship with others. And Paul says that we are to work out our own salvation “with fear and trembling.”

These terms show us that the outworking of our salvation must be done realizing the seriousness of the Christian life in living before a lost and dying world. We live “in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation [generation]” and God would have us shine brightly and boldly for Him “as lights in the world”

(Phil. 2:15). Working out our own salvation with fear and trembling also reminds us of our own weakness and inability to live the Christian life in our own strength. We should rightly fear and distrust our own ability to meet God’s will and instruction. We need to humbly trust in Him and not in ourselves to live godly lives. By His power we work out our own salvation and can show Christ’s life in us.

Paul is talking about the believer’s practical, daily sanctification here and he shows both the believer’s responsibility and God’s role in it. Verse 12 could not be carried out without the reality of verse 13. We could never work out our

Coleman Memorial Chapel

1980 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, PA 17543 (Brickerville) 717-626-6933

Bible Baptist Church

45 S. Ninth Street Akron, PA 17501 717-859-1303

Pastor Ken Williamson Sunday School - 9:30am Church Service - 10:30am Sunday Night - 6:00pm Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting - 6:00pm

Ephrata BFC

491 Peach Rd., Ephrata 717-733-2526 www.ephratabfc.com

Pastor Dan Krall

Sunday School - 9:30am

Sunday Worship - 10:30am

Wed. Youth Group & AWANA - 6:45pm Prayer Meeting - 7:15pm Bible Based - Family Focused

Reamstown Church of God

Arthur T. Karick, Sr. Pastor 400 Pfautz Hill Rd. P.O. Box 98 Stevens, PA 17578 717-336-2147 www.reamstownchurchofgod.org

Sunday School - 9:00 AM Sunday Worship - 10:00 AM Wednesday Connect 4 classes for all ages - 7:00 PM

Ephrata United Zion Church

408 E. Fulton St., Ephrata 717-733-1661 www.EphrataUZ.org

Pastor Melvin Horst

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Worship: 10:00 a.m.

St. Paul’s UCC

133 Church Street Bowmansville 717-445-6256

Pastor Phil Shober

Sunday Worship 10:30am

Sunday School & Nursery Available Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies

Second Wednesday of the Month, 7pm Home of “Grace House Blessings” www.stpaulsuccchurch.org

Liberty Baptist

47 Cindia Lane, Ephrata 717-733-0396

Pastor Jim Taylor Assoc. Pastor Keith MacDougall Old Hymns - KJV

Traditional Services

Sunday School 9:30 AM Sun. Worship 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM Thurs. Bible Study 1:00 PM

Independent - Fundamental Soul Winning

Licensed Supervisor

Funeral

own salvation and grow and mature to be more like Christ without God working in us. God does not ask of us what we can’t do, and He Himself is our provision. The Christian life is a process of “ins” and “outs.” God works in and we work out. As God works in us and we grow spiritually in Him and His Word and prayer, we then work out His life and light, serving Him and others.

I Thessalonians 2:13 says, “the Word of God… effectually worketh… in you that believe.” God works in us by His Word, and changes our will and desires as we grow and apply it. Our minds, attitude, priorities, worldview, and understanding of life are transformed by the Word of God. Through it we learn to see the world through His eyes and feel with His heart. As God works in us by the Word, His “will” becomes ours, and we will seek to “do” things of “His good pleasure” (Phil. 2:13). And to will and do of God’s good pleasure is about “Look[ing] not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others” (Phil. 2:4). God’s will and desire is for us to put the needs of others first, in love, like Christ did for us at the Cross (Phil. 2:5-8).

In Ephesians 3:20, Paul writes, “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” Paul says the unlimited power by which Almighty God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask in prayer is the same power that works in us. So there is no limit to what God can do in and through you and me. As God works in us, He is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, or could ever conceive, or possibly imagine through you and me!

Ephrata High School Honor Roll

Lauren Kreider, Madison Lang, Ben Le, Taylor Leakey, Madeline Lee, Douglas Leed, Katelynn Leid, Erica Littlejohn, Wesley Lockard, Hannah Logue, Zoryana Lototska, Torin Macleod, Stephen Marquis, Collin Martin, Desiree Martin, Joyanna Martin, Avery McCarty, Mariely Melendez, Jayden Mentor, Kendall Miller, Kenneth Miller, Jaelyn Morales, Tyler Morrison, Cameron Morrongiello, Ailish Moyer, Madelyn Muhr, Joshua Musser, Micah Neff, Natalie Newswanger, Iyana Nissley, Weston Nolt, Bailey Oberholtzer, Emily Oberholtzer, Connor Ochs, Vivek Patel, Anna Petry, John Plante, Barbara Price, Savannah Pugh, Lanie Reinhold, Morgan Repass, Gabriella Rios, Audrey Risser, Dylan Ritter, Isaiah Roberts, Christopher Rohrbaugh, Trinity Roth, Jacob Rowell, Jordan Sarver, Coy Schwanger, Addison Sensenig, Hunter Shearer, Madeline Sherk, Hunter Shoff, Clay Sholes, Madison Shonsky, Adam Smith, Addyson Snyder, Reese Snyder, Savannah Stauffer, Christopher Straubel, Mathias Sweigart, Kyle Swenson, Jay Tanis, Brielle Thomas, Austin Thompson, Madison Thompson, Cara Tiesi, Carla Troche Munoz, Tyler Truex, Devon Valenti, Teng Vang, Sherlsy Vilsaint, Mackenzie Walsh, Andre Weidman, Jessica Weiss, Tori Weist, Jorja Welsh, Grace Willetts, Chase Willwerth, Luke Wingenroth, Noah Wingenroth, Corbin Wise, Simon Yoder, Aycen Zambuto, Ethan Zimmerman, Owen Zimmerman, Delaney Zoll, Grant Zook, Kiera Zook, Cameron Zunner.

First United Holds “I Am” Sermon Series

Do you know Who is Jesus? Is he Christ the Savior who saved everyone? Or is he the Lord you worship? In the early church, when the gospel had reached different parts of the Roman Empire, different people with different culture and religion accepted and interpreted Jesus differently. So many Christians claimed so many different Jesus. It became serious problems for the unity of church. It was a huge crisis for the Early Church. So John the Apostle had to write another gospel to answer the question, “Who is Jesus?” with the Seven “I am” statements.

Who is Jesus today? How do you know Jesus and follow Him? Rev. Choi invites you to their new journey with “Gospel According to John: I Am…” on New Year’s Day 2023.

Gospel According to John: I Am…

• Sunday, January 1 - “I Am the BREAD of LIFE” John 6:35-51

• Sunday, January 8 - “I Am the LIGHT of the WORLD” John 8:12-20

• Sunday, January 15 - “I Am the DOOR of the SHEEP” John 10:718, “I Am the GOOD SHEPHERD”

• Sunday, January 22 - “I Am the RESURRECTION and the LIFE” John 11:1727

• Sunday, January 29 - “I Am the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE” John 14:1-7

• Sunday, February 5 - “I Am the TRUE VINE” John 15:1-11

They have services at 8:30 a.m. (Traditional) and 11:00 a.m. (Contemporary) are located at 68 North Church Street and can be reached at 717-738-2465.

Christmas Eve Service At Middle Creek

You are invited to a Christmas Eve service at Middle Creek Church at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 24 as the birth of Christ is celebrated.

The service will include a time of singing Christmas carols, a message and candle lighting.

The church is located at 351 Middle Creek Road, Lititz. For more information call 717-733-4222 or visit the website at middlecreek church.net.

Births

CUGINO, Tyler and Kayla, Denver, a daughter, at Women & Babies Hospital.

DEHAVEN, Ryan and Danica (Schmeck), Adamstown, a son, at Women & Babies Hospital.

FOX, Jaron and Jennifer, Lititz, a daughter, at UPMC Lititz.

HOOVER, Nathan R. and Nancy H. (Martin), Stevens, a daughter, at home.

MARTIN, Brent and Nicole (Saylor), Lititz, a daughter, at UPMC Lititz.

MARTIN, Quentin Z. and Laura R. (Rissler), New Holland, a son, at home.

PRIGA, Benjamin and Katie (Bratton), Honolulu, Hawaii, a daughter, at Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. Grandparents are Becky and Steve Priga, Denver.

SMUCKER, Raymond and Katie (Esh), East Earl, a son, at home.

ZIMMERMAN, Jason S. and Elizabeth W. (Sensenig), Stevens, a daughter, at home.

December 8

Nathan Samuel Royer, 5, son of Thomas and Alexandria Royer, Lancaster, grandson of Susie Miller, Ephrata, and great-grandson of Susan A. Hollinger, Stevens.

December 9

Mya Grace Martin, 2, daughter of Jamie and Martha Martin, East Earl.

December 12

Krista Diane Fox, 2, daughter of David and Norma Fox, Ephrata.

December 14

Priscilla S. Hoover, 1, daughter of Wayne and Erla Hoover, Narvon.

December 15

Janae Dawn Nolt, 4, daughter of Lawrence and Martha Nolt, Ephrata.

December 16

Eric Zimmerman Hoover, 2, son of John David and Miriam Hoover, Narvon.

Noah Z. Hoover, 6, son of Mervin and Janice Hoover, Denver.

Lorelle H. Nolt, 10, daughter of Maynard and Miriam Nolt, Lititz.

December 17

Kendrick G. Nolt, 4, son of Andrew and Miriam Nolt, East Earl.

Kimberly G. Nolt, 4, daughter of Andrew and Miriam Nolt, East Earl.

December 18

Dawson Blake Halteman, 12, son of Rodney and Kim Halteman, New Holland.

Bryson Durell Martin, 5, son of Clarence and Nanita Martin, Ephrata.

Denise S. Martin, 2, daughter of Jonathan and Suzanne Martin, New Holland.

December 19

Trenton C. Martin, 9, son of Lester and Mable Martin, New Holland.

December 20

Micah Austin Fox, 9, son of Carl and Sandy Fox, Terre Hill.

Keisha Danae Wenger, 12, daughter of Dave and Karen Wenger, Leola.

Student Spotlight

Cocalico High School

Angel Yang

Senior

Angel, daughter of Lia and Chia Yang, is a very involved student her senior year here at Cocalico High School. This year she will juggle her course load of AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Language and Composition, Introduction to Psychology, AP Physics, AP Computer Science, and Spanish 4, along with many extracurriculars.

Angel is involved in NHS, and this year she is a committee liaison. She is also an officer of the LEO Club, and last year in this position, she helped organize a Mini-THON charity event. Angel also includes the Quiz Bowl team in her schedule.

While keeping her incredible grades and helping to organize events, she has managed to design her graduating class’s annual t-shirts for the past two years, and she designed the senior yard sign this year. She will no doubt get into a great college, her top two choices being Swarthmore and Haverford. While there, she wants to go for a degree in the science field.

Angel was asked where she would go if she could go anywhere in the world, and her heartwarming answer was, “I would go to Laos because I think it would be great to reconnect with family members and dive deeper into my culture.” I’m sure she has many other places she wishes to go in her lifetime as well, which would directly line up with a quote she finds important by Mr. Worldwide as he once stated, “Mr. Worldwide.” You never know, maybe as she’s traveling “Worldwide,” she will learn how to finally ride a bike.

Written by: Hanna Weller

Joey LaPlaca

Senior

Joey LaPlaca is a student who attended Lititz Christian School for many years. He most enjoys the school environment of learning and talking to his friends. Besides spending time at school, Joey also joined the robotics club for LCS; the reason he joined is because he likes making robotics. Another hobby that Joey has is playing baseball. Joey also enjoys hanging out with his friends and family in his spare time. Joey plans on becoming an X-ray technician after graduation. Joey does go to a local church called Manheim BIC.

Having a good grade on his math midterm in 2022 is Joey’s greatest accomplishment so far in his life. Joey likes Lititz Christian School very much, and he picked math as his favorite class from all the classes that he has been taking because math is an easy subject to him and it’s fun to learn about it. Joey has two people whom he admires and they are Tyler Velkly and Jerry Jing. He admires Tyler’s intelligence and helpfulness and Jerry’s good relationships with everybody.

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Ephrata Library

Programs

The Ephrata Public Library, located at 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, has announced their programs for December. Programs are open to the public and free of charge. Registration is required for programs and can be made by visiting the events calendar on the Library’s website (www. ephratapubliclibrary.org), by calling the Library at 717738-9291 or stopping into the library during normal business hours.

• Every Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Free Computer and Workforce Development Lab. Stop by the lobby for free computer and job searching help. They’ll help you get on track to improve your computer skills and help with your job search! Funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

• Tuesdays, December 13 & 20, 10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – Toddler Time. Toddlers and their caregivers are invited to this

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SHOPPING NEWS

Lititz Community Carol Sing Fills The Heart With Christmas Joy

30-minute story time that includes songs, short stories and learning-enriched art activities. Ages 2-4.

• Tuesday, December 13, 11:00 a.m. - Intermediate Word. In this two-part class, participants will be able

to learn, understand and practice skills to create a flyer, insert and manipulate tables, use additional art features, use features in the design tab and create columns. This class expands

Where In The World Contest Winner

8th Annual Toy Drive In Honor Of Kole Trupe

Would you like

Enter The Shopping News “Where In The World” contest! As always, we’ve received many interesting entries this month and it was difficult to pick a winner. There were entries from Delaware, St. Maarten, Ireland, Egypt and more!

The winner for the month of November, shown in the photo above, is Howard Marzolf of Lititz, who is shown in Oranjestad, Aruba. He chose to receive his $50 gift card to Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant.

Could the next winner be you? Once a month one winner will be selected

and they will receive a $50 gift card from any regular Shopping News advertiser of their choice as their prize. To read all of the contest criteria and get an entry form, see page 6A. Check out our Facebook page in the near future to see all of the entries we have received to date!

The family of Kole Trupe, who died in a tragic 2011 flooding accident, along with the East Cocalico Police Department are collecting new, unwrapped toys and Legos to be distributed to local hospitals and families in need. All contributions must be dropped off by Tuesday, December 20.

Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front) Sean Lefever-Frey, Heather Ferguson, Max Blickle; (back) Cindy Pha, Lia Finnegan, Carissa Wike and Kiera Tran.

Collection points include the following: 53 South

at 1405 North Reading Road, Stevens; Heck Construction at 143 Main Street, Denver;

The Lititz Historical Foundation, in conjunction with the Lititz Moravian Archives, held their annual Community Christmas Carol Sing in Moravian Church Square last week. The Moravian

Trombone Choir was on hand and free song sheets and candles were handed out. Friends, neighbors and family all enjoyed singing holiday classics. Afterwards, everyone was invited inside

Fellowship Hall where light refreshments were served. The Putz was also available for various showings throughout the evening in the church’s social hall. Shown in the photos are:

(top left) Paul Miller, Gina Yoder and Mel Miller in 18th century Moravian garb; (top right) family members Nathan, Chris, Andrew and

Graham; (bottom right) children singing along; and (bottom left) three close friends enjoying the festive evening.

Line Road, Stevens, at the Trupe home; East Cocalico Township Police Department at 100 Hill Road, Denver; Rivera Pizza

Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

Ephrata Library Programs

on previously learned skills and deepens participants’ understanding of what the software is capable of. Funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Ages 18+.

• Tuesdays, December 13 & 20, 12:30 p.m. – Mahjong Club. Matching tiles has

never been this much fun! Learn and play American Mahjong right here at the library. They’ll meet weekly to give you lots of time to hone your skills. Ages 18+.

• Tuesday, December 13 & 20, 3:30 p.m. - Teen Gamers Club. Join them for some relaxation and video games on their Nintendo Switch! Feel free to bring any multiplayer (4 or more players) games you wish to share with the group. Ages 13-18.

• Tuesday, December 13, 4:30 p.m. – Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead. Join the library for

a fun afternoon of science, technology, engineering, arts and math using cool tech equipment and robots supplied by the library! Ages 10-12.

• Tuesday, December 13, 6:00 p.m.- Adult Night Out: 3D Pen Holiday Crafts. Fun, relaxing and free! Every month it’s adults only for unusual frivolity. This month they’ll be working with 3D pens and making cool holiday decorations. Ages 18+.

• Tuesday, December 13, 6:00 p.m. – Documentary Screening: “Love & Stuff.” “How do you live without your mother?” Filmmaker Judith Helfand asks this unbearable question twice: as a daughter caring for her terminally ill mother; as an “old new mom”, single parenting her muchlonged-for adopted baby girl at 50+. With gallows

humor and lots of heart, this multigenerational love story ultimately asks: what do we really need to leave our children? This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent nonfiction film series on PBS. (www.pbs.org/pov).

• Wednesdays, December 14 & 21, 10:00 a.m.Lapsit Story Time. Infants, young toddlers and their caregivers sing songs, recite fun rhymes and read together. Participants also learn fingerplays, basic sign language and play together. Ages 0-24 months.

• Wednesdays, December 14 & 21, 3:30 p.m.eSports Practice. Play, compete, practice, repeat! Join the library eSports team. Right now they are playing Rocket League and League of Legends. Interested in becoming a member or looking for more information? Reach out to them at publicprograms@ ephratapubliclibrary.org. You must be at least 11 years old to join the team.

• Wednesday, December 14, 1:00 p.m. - Digital Citizenship. This class will complete the seven concepts of digital citizenship with the last three focal points of

acknowledging the digital divide, practicing digital wellness and securing digital devices. Participants will learn about the inequity of digital access for all people in the United States and what implications and ramifications it can have on their working life. Participants will learn about clickbait and how it leads to viruses and spam. Funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Ages 18+.

• Wednesday, December 14, 4:30 p.m. – Holy Guacamole Foodie Lab. Join them at the library for easy recipes that kids will enjoy making and eating. Seasonal ingredients will be showcased. Food preparation and information will be discussed. Ages 8-12.

• Wednesday, December 14, 4:30 p.m. - I Can Cook! Kids Cooking Club. Young children, along with an adult, can join them at the library to make easy recipes. Proper use of kitchen tools and simple cooking techniques will be introduced. Ages 5-8.

• Wednesday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. - Introduction

8th Annual Toy Drive

Carolyn’s Notary Service at 58 Copperfield Circle, Lititz; CNS Companies at 151 Koser Road, Lititz; Two Cousins Pizza at 1215 North Reading Road, Stevens; Cocalico High School and Cocalico Middle School.

Follow this project on Facebook and for more information/questions email Officer Zach Stauffer at staufferz@ectpd.org.

This joint effort by the Trupe family and East Cocalico Township Police Department, brings smiles to over a thousand children each year.

“It’s a community outreach program of which we’re very proud,” said Chief Darrick Keppley.

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to Gmail. Participants will be able to understand and correctly use email vocabulary; identify and evaluate different types of email servers for personal and business purposes; set up an account, create and send emails, attach a file and open attachments,

4, 5, 6 6. What was first to be released from Noah’s Ark? Gull, Dove, Raven, Serpent ANSWERS: 1) Neither, 2) Yeast, 3) Levi, 4) Androcles, 5) Five, 6) Raven Hardcore trivia fan? Visit Wilson Casey’s subscriber site at www .patreon.com/triviaguy. © 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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forward and reply to emails and manipulate settings in Gmail to suit their purposes. Funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

• Thursday, December 15, 1:00 p.m. - Movin’ & Groovin’. Have ants in your pants? No worries! Come to the Library for this interactive program with music, motion, sound, games and storytelling! Children will release some pent-up energy while learning to take turns, follow directions and be respectful to one another. Plus, they will discuss

healthy habits during each session! Ages 3-7.

• Thursday, December 15, 11:00 a.m. - Word: Mail Merge. This class will focus on what mail merge is, how it works and why it is a useful skill. Participants will be able to understand the three parts of the process including the main document, the data source and the merged document. There will be extensive practice for this concept as it can be a pitfall for many employees in a professional setting. Funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Ages 18+.

• Thursday, December 15, 3:30 p.m. - Teen Cuisine. Sauté, fry, mince, bake, fold, puree, sweat, knead: words to live by or dread? Either way, learn how to become the master of your kitchen with your friends at the library. Learn simple recipes that will delight at home. Ages 13-18.

• Thursdays, December 15 & 22, 4:30 p.m. –Imagination Workshop for Tweens. Each week they will explore a cool new project or activity like making a model city, writing letters or creating your own alien planet. Come prepared to have fun and maybe even learn something new! Ages 10-12.

• Thursday, December 15, 4:00 p.m. - Tween Gamers Club. Join them for some relaxation and video games on their Nintendo Switch! Feel free to bring any multiplayer (4 or more players) games you wish to

share with the group. Ages 10-12.

• Monday, December 19, 1:00 p.m. - Monday Matinee. Take some time out to enjoy an unconventional holiday movie, “The Family Man”. Jack’s (Nicholas Cage) lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning, he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate (Tea Leoni), his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves. Ages 18+. Rated PG-13. 126 minutes.

• Monday, December 19, 3:00 p.m. – Interview Tips. Join CareerLink™ Lancaster County for this workshop, which studies the critical role of interview preparation and the skills necessary to confidently conduct an interview and the

follow-up process. Funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Ages 18+.

• Monday, December 19, 6:00 p.m. – Whip It Up Cookbook Club. Join them monthly as they delve into a cookbook and explore the chef(s), the ingredients, the tastes, the culture, the fun and the camaraderie. Look for this month’s cookbook behind the circulation desk. Sign up list is at the circulation desk. Ages 18+.

• Tuesday, December 20, 4:30 p.m. – Kids Sewing Club. Students will learn how to use and develop simple hand sewing skills. Each week they will work on a fun project together that you can take home. No experience is necessary. Ages 6-12.

• Tuesday, December 20, 6:00 p.m. - Horizon Planning Series: Celebrating Our Loved Ones. Creating cherished conversations with the people who are most important to you is a gift that lasts forever. As lives and health change, everyone will need others

to speak for them and to be their advocates. Learn how to talk with your family about difficult health issues and gain tools to help them listen and speak to you as well. Learn how to speak to physicians about your care so that you have the information you need to make healthcare decisions that best fit your goals and values. This highly interactive session encourages people to create celebrations that fill their life’s last bucket list. A Northern Lancaster Hub event.

• Monday, December 19, 4:30 p.m. - Pop Open a Good Book. Children can enjoy getting to know different children’s authors. They’ll explore plots, illustrations and story structure with games, activities and stories. Popcorn will be served while reading books. Ages 5-9.

• Monday, December 19, 3:30 p.m. - Dungeons and Dragons for Teens. Dungeons and Dragons is a game of imagination, fun, chaos and story. Play as a character you create and let the Dungeon Master take you on a journey to a mystical land. Cast spells, talk to and befriend NPCs. Everything is possible as long as you can roll the dice. Designed by teens, for teens. New players are welcome! No prior experience needed. Ages 13-18.

• Monday, December 19, 10:00 a.m. - Story Time. Preschoolers are invited to this story time that integrates songs and concept-enriched fingerplays. Early literacy skills, including letter and sound introduction, are included in each story time. Large and small motor skills are practiced with simple art activities. Ages 4-7.

For Sale

FOR SALE: Seasoned hardwood, split, delivered, stacked with kindling. 50 cubic feet, $250. 717-2287301.

FOR SALE: Firewood. Mixed hardwoods, no maple, no pine. Split and cut to 18”, well seasoned, stored in greenhouse for 1 year. $195/ cord plus delivery. 717-7333952.

FOR SALE: Octane XR6 seated elliptical exercise bike, used very little, like new. Great work-out options. Only $1,200 cash. Pick up only. Lititz area. Text, 717-917-2289`

FOR SALE: Authenticated Beanie Babies! I have (3) 1/ 1 prototypes. Be the only person in the entire world to own these beanies! $7M/ each or buy 2 for $12M or buy all 3 for $17M. All are Museum Quality! Call Sherry, 484-721-9998.

FOR SALE: Custom built replacement windows and doors. Professional installation. Call Ronafa Window & Door, 717-733-7534 or visit our showroom at 400 W. Main St, Ephrata in the Ephrata Business Complex. Thank You!

FOR SALE: Clark’s brown slip-on women’s dress shoes, 8.5, $20. Good condition. 717-803-9430.

FOR SALE: Victory Pride 4wheel mobility scooter, exc. cond., $1,700. 717-7389098.

FOR SALE: New women’s Nine West dark brown boots, size 8.5, $40, regular price, $120. 717-803-9430.

FOR SALE: Pool houses, sheds, gazebos, pavilions, decks. We do roofing, siding, garages, windows, doors, soffit, fascia, gutters, gutter guard. Wyomissing Structures, 610743-5660.

FOR SALE: Lionel Trains Annual Sale. Buildings, accessories and Fastrak. Extra cars, more. Free gift with purchase. 717-341-2800.

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FOR SALE: Tis the Season for Giving! Houseplants, succulent gift baskets, evergreen arrangements. Bird seed special. Mt. Airy Greenhouse, 345 E. Mt. Airy Road, Stevens. 717-405-2445. Open Friday & Saturday, 8-4.

FOR SALE: Beautiful Coach handbag, $20, good condition, 717-803-9430.

FOR SALE: Country Pit Beef, owned for 18 years and looking to retire. If interested in being your own boss, please call 717314-0647.

FOR SALE: Old toys, sports items, car manuals. 717859-5850.

FOR SALE: Nike women’s red sweatshirt, size small, $10, like new; Nike women’s blue sneakers, size 7.5, $20; Nike women’s black sneakers, size 8, $20; New Balance women’s size 6.5 sneakers, $20; Men’s size 8 gray Converse sneakers, $20; Nike men’s size 9 maroon skateboard sneakers, $20. 717-803-9430.

FOR SALE: Flags, flagpoles, bunting, flag cases, lapel pins, hats, garden flags, eagles, brackets, etc. American Flag Shoppe, near Adamstown. Our American flags are made in America! 717484-1183.

This train was handcrafted, wood carved, by Mr. Ken Huber. Ken carved this seven-piece, seven foot long wooden train and donated it to the Toys For Tots Holiday Event that was held at the Ephrata American Legion on Saturday the 3rd of December.

The train was auctioned

off and those proceeds went to the Toys For Tots Program for the children in the Ephrata/Lancaster Area. Since retiring from his permanent employment, Ken “carves” out various toys for children and donates those toys to various charities.

FOR SALE: Poly furniture, table sets, swivel gliders, settees, chairs, 26 colors, we custom. Vinyl swing sets, concrete lawn ornaments, Catholic lawn ornaments. Wyomissing Structures, 610-743-5660.

FOR SALE: Cast iron weights and bench and misc. exercise equipment. Also, two air conditioners. 717-723-5763.

FOR SALE: Used sheds. 12x14 A Frame, 10x12 Carriage, 8x12 Mini Barn. Good condition. Can deliver. 717673-2303. No Sunday calls.

COMMERCIAL RATE: $9.00 first 15 words + 30¢ each additional word.

EXAMPLES: FOR SALE: Dog houses, all sizes and shapes. Call 000000-0000.

FOR SALE: Seasoned firewood, good quality, $60, 4x8 stack. Also, garden sheds, $250. Hoovers 773 Lauschtown Rd., Denver.

FOR SALE: Lots of fabric for quilts and crafts. $2 a yard. 717-354-7046.

Antiques

FOR SALE: Ephrata Mountain Springs two volume set, hardcover books, copyright 2009. Signed Clarence Spohn, $50 717-715-7339.

FOR SALE: Beautiful Christmas decor, great gifts, antiques, furniture and more. Always restocking. 2 shops, 1 location. Cornfields and Vintage Kollections, Route 322 and Gristmill Rd., between Ephrata & Blue Ball, GPS: 245 Gristmill Rd., New Holland, 17557.

Auto/Truck

FOR SALE: 2014 Toyota Sienna black handicapped van, 23,000 miles, $30,000. 717-6560219.

Computers/Office

FOR SALE: 31Hx13Dx13-1/ 3W rolling black wire cart. Perfect for teen, college or work from home situation. Top access hanging file, 1 pull out drawer and bottom hanging file pull out. Was $95, sale, $25. 717-2036521.

Household/Furniture

FOR SALE: Custom built replacement windows and doors. Professional installation. Call Ronafa Window & Door, 717-733-7534, or visit our showroom at 400 W. Main St, Ephrata in the Ephrata Business Center. Thank You!

FOR SALE: Ashley Lite Gray sleeper sofa, $695; Sage reclining loveseat, $645; Offwhite loveseat, $495. Closeout Models & Rebuilt Mattresses in stock. Martindale Mattress, 114 Hurst Road, Ephrata. 717-445-9153.

FOR SALE: Twin bed with trundle bed. $75 OBO. 717330-5959.

FOR SALE: Futon like new, very good condition, $160. Call 484-219-4965.

FOR SALE: Solid oak sewing machine cabinet, excellent condition, $750. 717-2080911.

Lawn & Garden

FOR SALE: 2018 Exmark Radius, zero turn, 52” deck, only 93 hours. $4,200. 717208-0911.

Musical

FOR SALE: Bose Wave Music System II with 5-CD charger. All accessories. Call 717-336-6722.

Pets & Animals

FOR

MIXER DRIVER

Rohrer’s needs drivers to deliver ready-mix concrete to our customers at various job sites, mainly in Lancaster and Southern Lebanon Counties. We dispatch concrete trucks from our Lititz

reimbursement is available. Candidates should complete an application or submit a resume to the attention of Human Resources by email, fax, mail, or in person. Please include salary requirements. Visit our website at www.rohrers.com.

FOR SALE: Chocolate Labrador for stud, DNA certified, reasonable rate. Call to schedule, 717-222-9564.

FOR SALE: 2 mini pigs, 1 rabbit, $50 for all. Call/text, 610-401-1548.

FOR SALE: Yellow Lab puppy, male, 10 weeks old, UTD on shots, ACA registered. $150. 717-354-8508.

Sporting Goods

FOR SALE: Trek mountain bike, $950. Specialized road bike, $675, both very low miles. 717-445-4305.

FOR SALE: 1903 Springfield 30-06 Army Rifle, used, $200. 717-336-1623.

FOR SALE: Teeter free step, zero impact exercise machine. Like new. $500 OBO. 717-951-2233.

FOR SALE: New and used bicycles, sales and service. Jack’s Bike Shop, 717-7336042, Open Mon., Wed, and Friday, 6-8p.m., Saturday, 9-5p.m.

FOR SALE: 20 gauge Stevens pump shotgun, synthetic stock, like new. $225. 717847-6568.

FOR SALE: Specialized Rockhopper mountain bike, great condition, $199, retails for $599. 717-803-9430.

Seasonal

FOR SALE: Ash firewood, $100 cord. 717-445-4114.

Notice

NOTICE: We accept brush, trimmings, grass clippings, trees and stumps for a small fee. Call Martin Mulch for information. 717-7331602.

SALE: Australian Shepherd mix, Cavapoo, and Irish Doodle puppies, ready for Christmas. For more information or to schedule a visit, call 717626-1260.

NOTICE: Custom built replacement windows and doors. Professional installation. Call Ronafa Window & Door, 717-733-7534, or visit our showroom at 400 W. Main St., Ephrata in the Ephrata Business Center. Thank You!

NOTICE: December Special on Bird Seed. 50lb. black oil Sunflower seed, $27.50/bag, 25lb. bird seed blend, $17.50/bag. Shipping/delivery available. Call for volume discounts. Mt. Airy Greenhouse, 717-405-2445.

NOTICE: Piano lessons. Call Susan Lambert, lessons for all ages. 717-371-4742, 11 Brookfield Drive, Ephrata.

Help Offered

HELP OFFERED: Experienced electrician and handyman services, licensed and insured. Prompt friendly service and free estimates. Call Jim, 717-5752147, please leave a message.

HELP OFFERED: Groff Painting. Clean, quality work. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. Ephrata. 717-723-5734, PA118129.

HELP OFFERED: Light tree trimming, debris removal, hedge trimming, mulching and leaf clean-up. Great prices, free estimates. Call Tim at 717-8242831.

Denver

HELP OFFERED: Interior panting, custom colors. Drywall repair, wallpaper removal. Call about our winter specials. We are filling slots fast. Don’t miss out! Call Damien 717-940-5912. PA#032157.

Cleaning Services

HELP OFFERED: A-Clean Hometown Services specializing in commercial cleaning: offices, churches, apartment turn-overs, move-ins and move-outs. Serving Northern Lancaster County for 30 years. 717336-4854.

Home & Lawn Care

HELP OFFERED: Busy B Tree Service. Tree removal, tree trimming, fully insured, free estimates, 5 years experience. 717-475-0828.

HELP OFFERED: We do tree trimming/removal, trim bushes and stump grinding. And also, build decks and paver patios/walkways and outdoor kitchen areas. Call ZJs Estate Maintenance at 717-940-4431 or go to landscapinglancasterpa.com and Contact Us.

HELP OFFERED: Phillips Home Improvements & Renovations LLC is currently offering discounts for early winter contracts. Roof repairs, siding, carpentry, decks, porches. Fully licensed and insured. PA#132025. Call Phill, 717-723-5817.

Help Wanted

HELP WANTED: Snow removal, residential property, Main St., Rothsville. Sidewalks and driveway. 717725-4693.

HELP WANTED: Foltz’s Hand Rolled Soft Pretzels, 8 locations, 2 food trucks starting up to $18/hour. 717-9409947.

HELP WANTED: Part-time experienced cleaning help, transportation required, flexible hours, great wages. Call 717-336-4854.

HELP WANTED: To assist taking care of large house. Denver area. Flexible hours. 717-336-5871, leave message.

HELP WANTED: Occasional driver needed to drive pick-up. FT laborer on roof/siding crew. Drivers licence required. 717575-1998.

HELP WANTED: Box driver, regular licence, part time, 30+ hours, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Good driving record, ability to lift 50lb. Cell, 717-2789681, texting is ok.

HELP WANTED: FT/PT sales with computer knowledge. Apply at Sensenig Hardware, 1020 Sensenig Rd. or call 717-330-6979 or sensenighdw@gmail.com.

HELP WANTED: Year round on horse farm, for groundskeeper/caretaker. Reinholds area. 717-484-4249.

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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Denver Elementary School held a successful Book Fair recently with books available that every student could enjoy and read to expand their horizons. Shown perusing the books are Morgan Good, Arabelle Myers, Olivia Hill and Benjamin Thach.

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CAP Cadets

On Saturday, November 12, cadets from the Jesse Jones Squadron 304 participated in the model rocket launch at the Hambright Elementary School in Lancaster, hosted by the Southern Pennsylvania Area Association of Rocketry (SPAAR).

Rocketry is one of the fundamental aerospace education topics taught at Civil Air Patrol to cadets. Cadets attending the rocketry launch constructed their own individual rockets. A successful launch and recovery is one of the milestones towards earning their rocketry badge.

The cadets who participated were Cadet Airman First Class T. Carter Bojako of East Earl, Cadet Senior Airman Brady J. Dougherty of Willow Street, Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Trevor A. Jones of East Earl, and Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Slater J. Shannon of East York. The event was coordinated by Lt. Col. Glenn C. Baugher of Lancaster, who is also the Squadron Aerospace Education Officer. The

launch pad and ignition systems were provided and coordinated by SPAAR.

The Southern Pennsylvania Area Association of Rocketry (SPAAR) is a member of the National Association of Rocketry, Section #503. SPAAR is based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and holds monthly sport launches and

In Model Rocket Launch

meetings in and around the Lancaster area. Membership is open to all persons with an interest in rocketry. For more information, go to www.spaar.org.

Jesse Jones Squadron 304 meets each Monday (except holidays) at 7:00 p.m. in the Venture Jets hangar, which is located, on the airport near the intersection of Lititz Pike

and Millport Road. Visitors are always welcome.

Shown in the photo, from left to right is Cadet Airman First Class T. Carter Bojako, Cadet Senior Airman Brady J. Dougherty, Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Trevor A. Jones, and Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Slater J. Shannon.

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Adamstown Library Events

Adamstown Area Library is located at 110 West Main Street in Adamstown, next to the post office. Library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Adamstown Area Library hosts a variety of free programs and events for children and adults.

Adults and teens are invited to participate in Winter Reading Bingo through January 31 and to learn professional chocolate tasting skills at the Chocolate Processing and Sensory Evaluation program on Thursday, December 8. Registration is required for this event.

The library will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas - Saturday, December 24 through Monday, December 26. The library will also be closed on New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and the Monday after - Saturday, December 31 through Monday, January 2.

December Events at Adamstown Area Library

• Elf on the Shelf – Now through Tuesday, December 20. Elf on the Shelf is

hiding in the library! Tell the librarian where you saw “Cocoa” (the Elf) and receive a raffle ticket to win a Basket of Prizes. Every day he will move, so stop in often to claim more raffle tickets.

• Winter Reading Bingo

– Now through Tuesday, January 31. For readers 18 and older. Pick up a Bingo card at the library, cozy up with books this winter, and enter to win a beautiful winter prize basket.

• “Twinkling Stars” Baby Storytime – Every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Simple stories, rhymes, puppets, songs, and fingerplays for ages birth-2 with adult. Bring along your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten packets to help achieve your goal!

Thursdays, December 15, 22, 29.

• “The Young and the Restless” Toddler Time –Every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Stories, songs and fingerplays, followed by an easy craft and free play. Bring along your 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten packets to help achieve your goal!

For ages 2-3 with adult.

Thursdays, December 15, 22, 29.

• Monday Funday Flannel Board Stories – Mondays, December 12 and 19 at 10:00 a.m. Story re-telling is an important skill in developing language and memory skills, cause and

effect, problem solving, and cooperation. For ages 2-6.

• “Budding Bookworms” Preschool Storytime –Every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Stories and an easy craft for ages 3-6 with adult. Wednesdays, December 14, 21, 28.

• Young At Heart –Wednesday, December 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

REAL Life Community Services invites you to Young at Heart, with free events for anyone age 60 and up. Join them at the library for coffee, chatting, games, crafts, and more on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 717-3367797 or visit REALLCS. org.

• Marine Corps Reserve

“TOYS FOR TOTS” – Drop off donations by Tuesday, December 13. Donations of new, unwrapped gifts are being accepted in the box located near the circulation desk through Tuesday, December 13.

• Genealogy Group –Tuesday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m. This group meets once a month for lively discussions, research help or short talks from genealogy researcher Ken McCrea. Join others with an interest in researching family history and learn more about online resources for genealogy research. For adults and older students.

• Teen Take and Make Packet Pickup (Embossed Foil Sign) – Monday, December 19, while

supplies last. Get creative with ready-to-go kits! Check here each month to see what you can learn to make with just a few simple materials, provided to you at no cost, and a few easy instructions. Supplies are limited, so stop by to claim your bag today!

• Almost Perfect Crimes

– Tuesday, December 20 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Join Miss Jess as they discover together “Whodunit!”

Upon registration, you will receive the Zoom link and the Mini Murder Mystery Story. Additional clues and evidence will be revealed during their meeting as they try to solve the crime together. For ages teen/ adult due to some graphic content.

• MJWK (Miss Jess wants to Know) - All month. Teens, the Library wants your opinion! Stop in the Young Adult and Teen Graphic Novel Book Section of the library for the

question of the month! With this simple voting passive program, teens can vote with a sticker dot to select their favorite. Results will be posted on their Facebook page at the end of the month. This month is “Perfect Pet Wars.”

• Story Challenge – All month. Read the story on the window next to the wheelchair ramp. Tell the circulation desk staff the answer to the question for a prize.

• Fall/Winter I SPY Window Game – Stop in at the library to “spy with your little eye” all the fun things on the window. List of items changes weekly. When you finish, come inside to receive your congratulatory sticker.

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Lititz Public Library Events

For more information on any of the following programs happening at the Lititz Public Library, please call 717-626-2255 or email register@lititzlibrary.org.

The Lititz Public Library will be closed on Saturday, December 24, Sunday, December 25, Monday, December 26, Saturday,

December 31 and Monday, January 2.

Special Holiday Happenings:

• Santa Visits the Library - Saturday, December 17, 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. At 11:00 a.m. Santa will read “The Night Before Christmas.” Holiday Take and Make Crafts available from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Short Christmas movie throughout the day.

• Model Train DisplayTuesday, December 13 –

10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, December 15 –3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Friday, December 16 - 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, December 17 –10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Displays created by Lavon Stauffer, Greg Phillips, and friends.

• Santa’s Mailbox - Now through Friday, December 23. Children may drop a letter in Santa’s Mailbox, in the children’s area of the library. Write your child’s full name and address on

their letter to get a reply from Santa.

• Morning Yoga - Every Friday at 9:00 a.m. – No Yoga Friday, December 16. Come join Joyce Courtney for Yoga in the Morning. This class is appropriate for all abilities. Adults and teens welcome. Bring your own mat (if you have one) and a water bottle. No sign up needed.

• Baked Books Book Club - Tuesday, December 13 at 2:00 p.m. Baked Books will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 2:00 p.m. Come join them for their Baked Books Book Club. Read the book and taste the dessert! To register contact Diane at dguscott@lititz library.org. December they will be discussing “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. They will be tasting Plum Pudding.

• Painting Club -

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Wednesdays, December 14 and 28 at 12:30 p.m. Meet the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Bring your own painting supplies. Get together with others to paint and socialize. No registration required.

• BYOB – Bring Your Own Book (Club)Thursday, December 22 at 2:00 p.m. A non-traditional book club for adults. Instead of reading a predetermined title, they share what they are currently reading and pick up new recommended reads. Contact dguscott@ lititzlibrary.org for more information.

Children/Families

• Cruise into Kindergarten - Monday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m. This Pennsylvania early literacy program is based on the national “Every Child Ready to Read” program. After hearing a story, the child and caregiver will visit different stations that will help with skills needed to start school. They will make learning fun! Program will

be held monthly. Geared for ages 3-6.

• Holiday StoryWalk® - A StoryWalk® combines two healthy activities, taking a walk and reading a book. It is a self-directed activity for people of all ages, which encourages participants to read a children’s picture book in stages while walking along a short path. The Lititz Public Library’s holiday StoryWalk® title is “Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!” by Doreen Cronin. Once again, Duck has gotten the whole barnyard STUCK in quite a predicament! Will anyone be able to un-stuck Duck and save Christmas? The StoryWalk® begins to the right of the entrance to the Lititz Public Library and moves counterclockwise around the library.

• Coming Soon! - Indoor Storytime - Monday, January 23 through Monday, March 23 (Evening classes available). Online registration begins Monday, January 9 at 7:00 a.m.

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WED., DECEMBER 14

- 10:00 a.m. - Al’s Automotive, 7 South Wayne St., West Chester. Automotive Garage Liquidation Auction - Multiple rotary auto lifts, tool chests, Worldwide Environmental Emission Unit, alignment lift, SnapOn equipment, Mac tools, industrial grade air compressors and much more. Beiler-Campbell Auction Services.

WED., DECEMBER 14 - 1:00 p.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Antiques, collectibles, household goods, tools. Horst Auctioneers.

WED., DECEMBER 14

- 4:00 p.m. - Leon E. and Patricia A. Houser, 2811 Heidelberg Ave., Newmanstown. Country 2-1/2 story 4 bedroom farm house, 3 car garage/shop building 24x60, 3-1/2 acres with stream and pond. Kline,

Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

THURS., DECEMBER 15 - 4:00 p.m. - Glenn A. Dissinger, 240 Lancaster Ave., Lititz. Lot #1 - 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1,440 sq. ft. one story home, .46 acre, 24’x30’ 2 car garage. Lot #2 - 16’x16’ storage shed, .18 acre. Martin and Rutt Auctioneers.

FRI., DECEMBER 169:00 a.m. - Samuel M. and Della Conley, John E. and Linda Conley, 525 Prospect Rd., Mount Joy. Farm and dairy equipment, Harvester silo, tobacco building, wrapped alfalfa hay, primitives, collectibles, coins, guns. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

SAT., DECEMBER 179:00 a.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Outstanding firearms, hunting, fishing and military collectibles and accessories. Horst Auctioneers.

SAT., DECEMBER 1710:00 a.m. - Isaac and Huldah G. Petersheim Estate, 957 Weaverland Rd., East Earl. 4 bedroom rancher with 2 car attached garage.

Real estate at 12:00 noon. Car, furniture, tools, personal property, household goods. Tim Weaver Auction Service, LLC.

SAT., DECEMBER 1710:00 a.m. - Noah Shirk Sawmill, 220 Covered Bridge Rd., Ephrata. Live edge slab and slab log auction. Beiler-Campbell Auction Services.

SAT., DECEMBER 1711:00 a.m. - Park A. Hirneisen Estate, 130 Blue Lake Rd., Reinholds. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath rancher, 2 car garage, 1/2 acre lot. Art Pannebecker and Brad Wolf Auctineers, Inc.

SAT., DECEMBER 1711:00 a.m. - William J. and Dorsalee Fuller, 857 Hughes Rd., Trout Run. 145 acre farm, woodland, hayfields,

spring, country 2-1/2 story 4 bedroom farm house, ideal hunting paradise property. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

MON., DECEMBER 19 - 4:00 p.m. - Joseph Prestano Estate, 85 W. Newport Rd., Lititz. 16.25 acre farmette. 1 story 4 bedroom modular, pole barn 36x30, 2 utility barns 24x12 and 28x10. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

TUES., DECEMBER 20 - 4:00 p.m. - Patricia A. Burkhart, 386 Lauschtown Rd., Denver. Brick 3 bedroom split level, 2 car garage, heated and insulated pole building 40x60, 2.2 acre country lot. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

WED., DECEMBER 21

- 1:00 p.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Antiques, collectibles, household goods, tools. Horst Auctioneers.

THURS., DECEMBER 29 - 4:00 p.m. - Donald J. Campbell Estate, 333 Vinemont Rd., Reinholds. 2 story 4 bedroom dwelling, attached 2 car garage 42x24, 2 acre rural lot. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

FRI., DECEMBER 3012:00 p.m. - Amy Kerper, 900 Houtztown Rd., Myerstown. 4 bedroom Cape Cod and lg. shop on 4 acres. Real estate at 1:00 p.m. L&H Auctions.

FRI., DECEMBER 30 -

Lewis M. and Esther L. Martin, Martindale Fire Hall, 542 Gristmill Rd., Ephrata. Tractors, trailers, sleighs, primitives, collectibles, tools, furniture, guns, quilts. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

SAT., JANUARY 7 - 8:00 a.m. - Nan M. Oberholzer Estate, 1585 and 1587 Main St., Goodville. 2-1/2 story stone 3 bedroom house, store building 24x60, warehouse/garage 26x80, 6/10 acre corner lot, zoned Commercial (known as “Obie’s Country Store). Real estate at 1:00 p.m. Personal property, antiques, furniture, lawn/garden tools. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.

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The following were recorded at the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds office from December 1 to December 7:

Adamstown Borough Abir S. Abdel-Mawla and Khaled A. Saad conveyed property on Bittendorf Way to Orvis Charles Rowe and Virginia Ann Rowe for $315,000.

Akron Borough

Dennis M. Hartranft Jr. and Diane L. Hartranft conveyed property on South Fourth Street to Branson Keener and Cherish Keener for $245,000.

Clay Township

Lynne F. Sheaffer and William K. Sheaffer conveyed property in Clay Township to Lynne F. Sheaffer for $1.

Denver Borough

P&A Builders LLC conveyed property on Elm Street to Karina Akulov and Yan V. Akulov for $187,500.

The Nadine J. Leid Estate conveyed property on South Fourth Street to Devon Fichthorn for $200,000.

Sharon K. Finefrock, Brenda F. King, Craig A. Stover, Rick L. Stover, and the Harry D. Stover Estate conveyed property on Main Street to Craig A. Stover for $1.

East Cocalico Township

Amy L. Binkley and Jason D. Binkley conveyed property on Park Street to Tammy Sue Aungst and Timothy A. Aungst for $260,000.

Narrows Glen Inc. conveyed property in East Cocalico Township to Carriage Hill Owners Association Inc. for $1.

Vanh T. Moua conveyed property on Lynda Drive to Dale H. Martin for $280,000.

M. Ann Huck conveyed property in East Cocalico

Township to Christine Eberly and Marvin Eberly for $350,000.

Susan M. Martin and Warren H. Martin conveyed property on Dogwood Drive to Roxanna J. Martin and Scott C. Martin for $2,355,000.

Ephrata Borough

Vicki L. Kalpokas conveyed property on West Franklin Street to Damien Quinton Kalpokas and Vicki L. Kalpokas for $0.

81 North Church Street Property LP conveyed property on North Church Street

to Kodi H. Seibel for $266,500.

Donna L. Bowman conveyed property on South State Street to Bruce K. Haws and Kristin F. Haws for $90,000.

Ephrata Township

The Betsy W. Young Estate conveyed property in Ephrata Township to Eylem Gerdan and Hakan Gerdan for $320,000.

Sandra Miller conveyed property on Parkview Heights Road to Dennis J. Parmer Jr. for $279,900.

Lititz Borough

Dean E. Miller and Phyllis A. Miller conveyed property on South Spruce Street to Jenna Rae Testa for $281,000.

Robert J. Kegel and Stephanie N. Kegel conveyed property on East Sixth Street to Lanita T. Miller and Robert B. Miller for $451,000.

New Holland Borough Larry E. Martin and Sally L. Martin conveyed property on South Railroad Avenue to Tri Z Power LLC for $215,000.

Lorelei R. Byer conveyed property on East Jackson Street to Timothy L. Martin for $250,000.

Willows South LLC conveyed property in New Holland Borough to David S. Dienner for $170,000.

Terre Hill Marian H. Rissler and Paul R. Rissler conveyed property on Center Avenue to Kent L. Martin and Martha F. Martin for $270,000.

Upper Leacock Township Riverwalk Property Solutions LLC and Dylan J. Thomas conveyed property on Farmland Road to House Cash LLC for $142,000.

Warwick Township Laura I. Trimble conveyed property on Pinewood Drive to Gregory A. Zittle for $1. Joseph D. Zimmerman and Melinda H. Zimmerman

conveyed property in Warwick Township to Mitch Davis and Marjory R. Kauffman for $385,000.

Lititz Hospitality LLC conveyed property on Furnace Hills Pike to Firm Foundations Property Solutions LLC for $1,200,000.

David C. Overly conveyed property in Warwick Township to James P. Mellinger Jr. and Joann M. Mellinger for $225,000.

The Soreno A. Auker Estate conveyed property on Arrowhead Drive to SDR Property Management LLC for $254,000.

Daniel Klim and Ronnie Jean Klim conveyed property on Declaration Drive to Joan S. Esbenshade for $549,700.

West Cocalico Township Joseph F. Donohue Jr. and Marie K. Donohue conveyed property on Sunrise Lane to Erin B. Donohue, Joseph F. Donohue Jr., and Marie K. Donohue for $1.

David Penney and Heather Penney conveyed property on Chapel View Drive to Travis D. Althouse and Melissa S. Haas to $340,000.

Bruce L. Williams, Josiah G. Williams, Lei N. Williams conveyed property in West Cocalico Township to Blue Lake Rentals LLC for $235,000.

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What To Give New Homeowners This Holiday Season

The real estate market has been a wild ride in recent years. Sellers have cashed in on record-breaking profits, and buyers have had to compete against many others — sometimes in bidding wars — for a limited number of properties. Once listed, homes are selling fast.

As interest rates rise and inventory increases, things are likely to change, though for some it did not come soon enough.

Individuals who were lucky enough to find a new home this year may discover they now have little money to outfit those homes. Shoppers with new homeowners on their holiday shopping lists may want to help those loved ones outfit their homes this season. The following are some home-related gift ideas to get shoppers started.

• Video/smart doorbell: Although the smart doorbell market began with only a handful of options, there’s now a bevy of manufacturers who make video and smart home doorbells. These doorbells serve the

dual purpose of alerting homeowners to someone at the door, while providing surveillance of the comings and goings outside of the home. Depending on the product, a subscription may be needed to access video history. Doorbells range from $50 to $200 and more depending on features and resolution.

• Furniture gift card: There’s a good chance new homeowners will need to furnish new rooms in a home, particularly if they’re coming from an apartment

or a smaller place. Many people also like to update furnishings when they move into new places. A gift card to a popular furniture store in the area will provide the head-start new homeowners need to secure sofas, dining sets, lamps, rugs, and more.

• Household tool kit: What better way to prepare new homeowners for the do-it-yourself projects and household repairs than with a tool kit? Home improvement retailers often package common tools needed in carrying cases or sets, but shoppers can grab separate items they think will be used and group them

together into one gift. Pliers, screwdrivers, wrenches, a level, and measuring tape are good starter tools.

• Customized doormat: Give that new home additional curb appeal with a doormat customized with a special message or the new homeowners’ names, such as “Welcome to the Smith Home.” Other customizable products include cutting boards and wall plaques.

• Programmable thermostat: A programmable or learning thermostat will help new homeowners save on their energy bills. Many thermostats now pair with smart home systems and phones and automatically adjust the temperature as needed to reduce energy consumption.

• Linens: A high thread count sheet set or plush Turkish cotton towels may not be something new homeowners think to get for themselves. But these luxurious gifts can make life at home more comfortable.

Moving into a new home is an exciting yet expensive endeavor. Carefully curated gifts can tap into what new homeowners need the most.

What To Get The Family Beach Bum

Sandy beaches and the sounds of waves lapping against an idyllic shoreline may not be the first images people think of during the holiday season. But the beach is never far from a beach bum’s mind, and that’s something holiday shoppers can keep in mind as they look for the perfect gift for loved ones who can’t wait to dip their toes in the sand.

If the weather outside is frightful, these beach-themed gifts can be just what beach lovers want to see under the tree this holiday season.

• Beach shade/tent: Beach shades and tents can make a day at the shore that much more enjoyable by protecting beachgoers from the sun. Many beach shades and tents offer significant sun protection, making them the perfect places to look to for a riverside or oceanfront nap. Shades and tents also provide a welcome respite from the sun while eating or reading summer’s must-read novel.

• Beach hammock: Individuals or couples who want to take beach napping to the next level would undoubtedly appreciate a beach hammock. A beach hammock strung between two palm trees is the stuff tourism brochures are made of. When shopping for beach hammocks, look for one with durable tree straps and an attached bag that makes setup and takedown a snap.

• Sand­free towel: Perhaps the only nuisance of spending a day at the beach is bringing sand home with you. Enter the sand-free beach towel. Sand-free towels are typically made with microfiber that prevents sand from accumulating on them. That helps beachgoers ensure sand on their towels doesn’t make it to their cars and homes.

• Foldable blanket: A foldable blanket folds up and zips into a tiny rectangle and makes for the perfect place to enjoy a picnic at the beach.

Foldable blankets that can be zip-closed can fold up into the size of a small pillow, making them highly popular among beach lovers who are accustomed to serving as sun-soaked sherpas each time they visit the beach.

Sand-free fabrics make these ideal for people who want to leave the sand behind when it’s time to go home.

• Beach wagon: Beach wagons make getting from the car to the sand with your gear in tow that much easier. Collapsible wagons can fold up and fit easily into vehicle trunks when not in use. Depending on the size of the wagon, it may be able to carry more than 100 lbs. of cargo, including beach chairs, coolers, towels, and more.

The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day might not be peak beach season, but it’s a great time to find items that can make beach lovers’ trips to the beach that much better.

Find The Time To Shop For Holiday Gifts

The holiday season is a busy time of year. So many activities are packed into a relatively short period of time, and it is easy to become a tad overwhelmed by it all. Once Black Friday arrives (or Thanksgiving evening for those who can’t wait until Friday), holiday shoppers have less than a month to get all of their shopping done.

Planning, decorating, entertaining, and socializing takes time away from shopping. To find the time to get everything done — especially shopping — consider these time management tips and tricks.

• Shop during off­peak hours. The busiest times of the day for holiday shopping will be lunch hour during a business day and right before or after supper time.

Wading through crowds can be time-consuming. Try to shop when the stores are more sparsely populated so you can get in and out faster.

• Shop local. Think about patronizing small, independent retailers. Not only will you enjoy customized, exemplary customer service, but the stores probably will not be able to fit as many

customers as large chains. That means you can browse more readily and shop faster and more safely.

• Schedule online shopping blocks. Pepper your calendar

with blocks of time devoted to online shopping. This way you can handle it without

distraction and easily check people off of your list.

• Delegate some tasks.

Pool your resources with friends or family members and divide up your shopping lists. Each person can be in charge of a different category of shopping. For example, if you are in charge of gaming gifts, buy all of these and then distribute them to whoever needed them. Delegating saves time and lets shoppers avoid rushing from store to store.

• Take a day off. While it may not be ideal to use vacation time for holiday shopping, sometimes it can be an effective way to check off a good portion of your list. Start in the early morning when the children are at school and visit as many stores as possible. Stow away those gifts until you have the opportunity to wrap them. Make the day off a little more special by treating yourself to a solo lunch or a midday meal with a friend.

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year. Finding the time to finish shopping and complete other tasks is challenging, but possible.

Popular Songs To Stream

Holiday Season

The holiday season is steeped in tradition. One of the most popular traditions is playing holiday music, which many retailers begin to broadcast over their PA systems shortly after people put their Halloween costumes in storage. The popular music streaming platform Spotify tracks the most popular holiday songs each year, and 2021 featured a mix of some newer songs and some all-time classics. According to Spotify, these five songs were the most streamed holiday tunes on the platform between November 1 and December 9, 2021.

Recycle And Reduce Waste For The Holidays

The holiday season is a special time of year. Individuals often spend a little more on gifts, indulge a little more on rich foods and treats, and make a concerted effort to enjoy more time with their loved ones during the holidays.

The tendency to overdo things during the holiday season can create a lot of waste. In fact, Americans produce 25 percent more garbage from Thanksgiving through the end of the year, according to Waste Advantage magazine, a publication of the waste and recycling industry. That uptick equates to one million tons of extra trash per week throughout the holidays.

Extra food, plastic and paper waste is generated this time of year, but people can be mindful of the potential to go overboard and take some steps to be more waste-conscious as they entertain.

• Reuse a small portion of wrapping paper or look for other wrapping items. Sunday comics, newsprint, colorful magazine pages, and even pieces of fabric can be used to wrap gifts in lieu of purchasing new wrapping paper. Otherwise, collect used wrapping paper and reuse it next year, doing the same with

boxes and bows. According to researchers at Stanford University, if every American family wrapped just three presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields.

• Skip disposable party items. It’s certainly easy to use disposable plates, napkins and cups when hosting holiday parties, but that is very wasteful. Opt for durable, reusable products that can be packed away and used each year during holiday events.

• Buy durable and reusable items as gifts. Avoid fad gifts and focus on items that will have staying power. Homemade gifts, such as foods, knitted scarves, artwork, and more, are generally eco-friendly.

• Set up marked trash and recycling receptacles. Remind party guests to recycle the appropriate materials by clearly marking a pail designed for collecting recyclables, such as cans, plastic beverage bottles and glass wine bottles. Most hard plastics can be recycled.

• Remove your name from catalog lists. Call companies and ask to be taken off promotional mailing lists to reduce paper waste.

• Send a photo. Mail holiday card recipients photos of the kids or the entire family in lieu of cards. They’re apt to save the photos and display them, helping to keep even more paper trash out of landfills.

• Research new recipes for leftovers. With an abundance of food remaining after entertaining, turn leftovers into new meals by exploring recipes from friends or by doing a little research online.

Waste can get out of control during the holidays, but there are ways to tame the excess.

Jingle Bells

The instantly recognizable “Jingle Bells” has become a wildly popular Christmas carol despite not mentioning Christmas or any other holiday. Written by New England native James Lord Pierpont, “Jingle Bells” is commemorated with plaques in two different cities, each of which claims to be the place where Pierpont wrote the song in the 1850s. One plaque is in Medford, Massachusetts, where Pierpont is said to have written the song from a tavern while watching sleigh races taking place outside. The other plaque is in Savannah, Georgia, where locals believe Pierpont wrote the lyrics prior to leading a sing-along of the song at a local church in 1857.

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh O’er the fields we go Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight! Oh,

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one­horse open sleigh. Hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago

I thought I’d take a ride And soon, Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side, The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot.

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one­horse open sleigh. Hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago, The story I must tell I went out on the snow, And on my back I fell; A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh, He laughed as there I sprawling lie, But quickly drove away.

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.

Now the ground is white Go it while you’re young, Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song; Just get a bobtailed Two forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! you’ll take the lead.

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride

In a one-horse open sleigh.

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.

Lyrics written by James Lord Pierpont Lyrics courtesy of Digital Music News

Deck The Halls With Your Own DIY Decor This Holiday Season

Decorating is one of the joys of the holiday season. Families often decorate together, and such traditions may include dressing the Christmas tree and hanging holiday lights around the house.

A day spent making homemade ornaments is another great way to decorate and spend quality time together as a family during the holiday season. Though families can let their imaginations run wild when making ornaments at home, the following are some great starting points that can serve as springboards for holiday crafting sessions.

• Snowmen: The holiday season simply wouldn’t be the same without snowmen.

made out of ping pong balls, which are the ideal size when making ornaments for the Christmas tree. Those

who want to go a little bigger can glue wiffle balls or large polystyrene balls together or create their own papier mâché snowmen to display

on mantles or on console tables in a foyer or hallway.

• Santa Claus: Another staple of holiday decor, Santa Claus has inspired

many a DIY holiday ornament over the years. A paper plate Santa Claus with a cotton ball beard glued on can make for a fun Christmas craft, especially for young children who can’t wait for the big guy to appear on Christmas Eve.

• Penguins: Though they might not have a direct link to the holiday season, penguins evoke feelings of cold weather, making them an ideal addition to holiday decor schemes. Make your own penguin family using polystyrene craft balls in assorted sizes and then hang them on the tree or place them around the house.

• Reindeer: Santa would not be able to get the job done each Christmas Eve without his trustworthy team of reindeer. Popsicle stick reindeer projects can be fun for kids of all ages and a great way for youngsters

to recognize the efforts of Dasher, Dancer, Comet, Cupid, and, of course, Rudolph, among others.

• Cookie cutters: Family baking sessions are a holiday tradition for millions of people. Though that often leads to batches upon batches of tasty cookies, it also means families tend to have a surplus of holiday cookie cutters around the house.

Surplus cookie cutters tend to be discarded or relegated to the miscellaneous items drawer in kitchens, but a more awe-inspiring fate can await them. A coat of paint, some glitter and a little bit of string or twine is all families need to transform their extra cookie cutters into colorful tree ornaments.

Holiday decorating sessions can be made even more fun when families take time to craft some DIY decorations together.

How To Make Christmas Eve Special For Kids

Christmas Eve is viewed differently by different people, even those who live under the same Santaready roof. Adults may see Christmas Eve as crunch time when they must prepare food for the next day or set up presents for their children to open in the morning. Children, on the other hand, are focused on Santa’s visit and little else.

Parents naturally want to make Christmastime as special as possible for their children, and that may involve ensuring that Christmas Eve is just as memorable as Christmas Day. The following are some ways to impart more magic into Christmas Eve celebrations.

Attend Mass at midnight Practicing Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas. On Christmas Eve, churches often hold celebrations that may include late-evening or midnight masses that celebrate the birth of Christ when the calendar switches over to December 25. While it does make for a late night, it can be thought-provoking for kids and a unique experience unlike any other.

Bake fresh cookies

Children like to leave out a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa. That makes Christmas Eve a perfect time to whip up a fresh batch of cookies. Explore different recipes to come up with a unique offering each year.

Read a Christmas story

Watching television or looking at a tablet or mobile phone before bed can be too stimulating when it’s time for children to wind down for bed. Choose a holiday tale or tales that can be read as a Christmas Eve bedtime story. Reciting the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)” is a great way to set the Christmas Eve mood.

Make a batch of ‘reindeer dust’

Why should Santa’s reindeer be left out when it comes to receiving treats? Reindeer dust, made from a combination of oatmeal,

rice cereal, dried fruits, and glitter (if desired), is purported to attract Santa’s reindeer and provide them a nibble at the same time. Plus, it’s generally safe for other animals in the yard to eat.

Go caroling

Caroling may not be the norm, but some families may want to revive it. Close-knit communities can organize family-centric caroling opportunities and roam the cul-de-sacs and other pedestrian-friendly areas singing popular songs.

Christmas Eve is a great time to embrace various traditions that help to make the season even more special.

Away In a Manger

The popular Christmas carol “Away In a Manger” has an interesting history. German priest and Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther was long believed to have written the song. However, historians no longer believe that’s the case, and it is now widely considered to have American origins. In fact, the author of the third verse remains a topic of debate, as that verse does not appear in the earliest renditions of the song. Though that final verse is often attributed to American John T. MacFarland, various sources indicate that more research is necessary before that credit can be safely assigned.

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.

I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky And stay by my cradle til morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray.

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care, And take us to heaven, to live with Thee there.

courtesy of LyricsforChristmas.com

Lyrics

Great Gifts For SchoolAged Children

Successful shopping for adults on a holiday list often involves identifying a loved one’s favorite hobby and then finding something that makes that hobby even more enjoyable. For example, a new e-reader can be just what the family bookworm needs to make reading even more immersive.

School-aged children may not be so simple to shop for, as their interests are always evolving and they tend to outgrow toys as quickly as their growing bodies outgrow their clothes. No two kids are the same, but these gift ideas can appeal to school-aged youngsters at a time in their lives when their curiosity is always piqued.

• STEM gifts: Parents know that the term “STEM”

is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. These academic disciplines have gained heightened importance over the last couple of decades, and many toy manufacturers now make products that reinforce STEM lessons kids learn in the classroom in a fun way. STEM-based toys are available for kids of all ages, including children who are still in diapers.

• Nature­based gifts: Many parents do everything they can to reduce the amount of time their kids spend looking at screens, which is a tall order in the digital era. But various manufacturers produce toys designed to help kids be more physically active in the great outdoors.

From age­appropriate binoculars that encourage kids to explore natural settings to birdhouses and fairy gardens kids can build and paint in their favorite colors, shoppers can choose from a host of nature-based gifts that encourage kids to

way for kids to learn and have fun doing it. Board games are made for kids of all ages, and they’re not just fun, but also

beneficial to early childhood development. For example, clinical psychologist Beatrice Tauber Prior, Psy.D. noted to the children’s book publisher and distributor Scholastic that board games requiring strategy help the frontal lobes of the brain develop. Those lobes are responsible for planning, organizing and decisionmaking. Board games also provide opportunities for families to spend quality time together free from distractions.

• Cookbooks: Cookbooks are another great gift for school-aged youngsters, who can learn a lot from pitching in at dinnertime. Children who cook with their parents can learn valuable lessons about nutrition, and measuring ingredients can reinforce lessons learned in the classroom. Shoppers can choose from any number of cookbooks designed for kids, and even children as young as two can pitch in when baking cookies or preparing family meals.

Shopping for school-aged children during the holiday season can be made easier with some suggestions that can reinforce classroom lessons while keeping the focus on fun.

get away from their screens and enjoy the great outdoors.

• Board games: Board games remain a wonderful

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as the main course. It’s perfectly acceptable to offer a few new and unique dishes on your holiday table, but guests likely will be expecting some tried-andtrue classics as well.

Green bean casserole is a staple of many holiday dining tables. Alongside mashed potatoes and candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole is a beloved holiday recipe — and it’s easy to make as well. This recipe for traditional “Green Bean Casserole,” courtesy of Campbell’s®, can hit the right note for guests who want a taste of holidays past this year.

Green Bean Casserole Serves 6

1 can (10½ ounces)

Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free, or Unsalted)

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon soy sauce

4 cups cooked cut green beans

11/3 cups French’s® Fried Onions (divided)

Heat the oven to 350°F. Stir the soup, milk, soy sauce, beans and 2/3 cup onions in a 1½-quart casserole. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Bake for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir the bean mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining 2/3 cup onions.

Bake for another 5 minutes or until the onions are golden brown.

Variations: This recipe can be customized as one sees fit. Double up the amount of condensed soup if you desire a wetter casserole, or change the flavor by selecting a different flavor soup variety, such as Cream of Asparagus. You can add grated Parmesan cheese or shredded cheddar if you

want a cheesy option. Some people prefer to use Frenchstyle green beans instead of the thicker cut variety.

Alternate cooking method: The traditional recipe has you cooking the casserole in the oven. However, if you have a large enough toaster oven, you can cook it in there to free up oven space; otherwise, prepare the casserole as directed in a slow cooker and cook on low for around 3 to 4 hours, until tender. Then add the remaining onions and transfer the casserole to the oven to crisp up for 5 minutes. (Check that the slow cooker crock is ovensafe; otherwise, spoon the mixture into an oven-safe dish for the final baking and serving.)

Get To Know Boxing Day

Many people get their fill of boxes on Christmas Day. However, people living in certain countries, including Canada, know that there may be more boxes in store on the day after Christmas as well.

Boxing Day is an annual holiday celebrated in Canada on December 26. Canadians are not alone in celebrating Boxing Day, which is also observed in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, among other countries.

The origin story behind Boxing Day is not entirely known. One theory regarding those origins connect the holiday to 19th century England and the giving of boxes that included money,

presents and/or food to British servants on the day after Christmas. The servants had to work on Christmas while their employers cele brated, so they waited until the following day to celebrate with their families. The boxes were a token of appreciation and a way to make servants’ celebrations more bountiful and enjoyable.

Another theory links Boxing Day to collection boxes for the poor. Long known as a time of giving, the holiday season was a time to give to the poor. So when collection boxes were opened on the day after Christmas, they were full and the money within them was then distributed to the less fortunate.

Modern Boxing Day celebrations don’t resemble either theory of the day’s origins.

In fact, modern Boxing Day

more closely resembles Black Friday, a retail holiday in the United States that marks the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season. Retailers discount items on Boxing Day, and the deals compel people across Canada to spend the day after Christmas shopping.

Canadian soccer fans who are not excited by the idea of shopping on Boxing Day can celebrate like many of their British counterparts. In England, Boxing Day has become synonymous with European football, and the Premier League has ensured its fans can spend a good portion of Boxing Day watching the action on the pitch.

Boxing Day may not have maintained a significant connection to its past, but the day remains one to look forward to.

What

Holiday shoppers relish the moment when a loved one unwraps a gift and immediately smiles widely. Hitting the nail on the head in regard to a holiday gift is its own reward, and there’s no shame in looking around for some inspiration to find a gift loved ones will truly cherish.

Shopping for young professionals this holiday season could be a little tricky, as changes sparked by the pandemic continue to affect work environments. However, shoppers can still find gifts to make young professionals happy this holiday season.

• Home office essentials: Many businesses have welcomed workers back to the office, but some are taking a hybrid approach to being in the office. Many professionals who once went into the office five days a week are now spending one or two days a week at home. Others may still

Young Professionals This Holiday Season

be working remotely fulltime. Holiday shoppers can take this into consideration when shopping for young professionals and look for some basic home office essentials. A comfortable office chair, a monitor that can be paired with a company-issued laptop and even a single-serve coffee pot for young people accustomed to getting their morning coffee on the way into the office can help professionals seamlessly transition from the office to their home office during the work week.

• Messenger bag: Looking the part can boost young professionals’ confidence as they begin their careers. A leather messenger bag is a stylish and sophisticated way for young professionals to carry their laptops and other workday essentials to and from work. Professionals working in especially formal environments may prefer

shuffling from one business meeting to another.

• Business card holder: Though they might not be as prevalent as they once were, business cards remain an effective way for young professionals to build their networks. An elegant, monogrammed business card holder can help young professionals make a strong first impression.

• Luggage: Business travel may not be back to its prepandemic levels just yet, but many young professionals will undoubtedly still appreciate an upgrade over the luggage they used in college. If designer luggage is a budget buster, look for a sturdy, elegant alternative that young professionals will be proud to tote around on their first official business trip.

Business may still be unusual as the world continues to emerge from the pandemic. But shoppers can look to some old favorites as they search for the perfect gifts for the young professionals on their holiday shopping lists this season.

How To Celebrate The Holidays Away From Home

A popular Christmas song attests “there’s no place like home for the holidays.” For many people, a truer statement couldn’t be uttered. But sometimes life gets in the way of an oldfashioned holiday spent at home.

There are a number of reasons why individuals may not be able to spend the holidays at home. Active military service people may not be able to leave their posts to travel home. Some students studying abroad or even far away domestically may find getting back to their homes can be timeand cost-prohibitive. Some people may not be home for the holidays because work obligations keep them out of town, or because they have planned vacations to serve as nontraditional holiday celebrations.

Being away from some familiar sights and sounds of the holidays doesn’t mean

a leather briefcase, which creates a more traditional look for young people who will be entertaining clients or

celebrations should be any less special. Here are tips for celebrating away from home.

• Find people in similar situations. Chances are you will not be the only person away from home, particularly if you are a student or someone on a business venture. Connect with others who are away from their families and do something together for the holidays.

• Partake of local traditional activities. You may be used to baking sugar cookies for the holidays, but in a foreign country, the locals may make another type of dessert. Figure out how the locals celebrate the holidays and then take part in any way you can.

• Volunteer your time. If you will be away or alone

Visit a children’s hospital and deliver small gifts.

• Engage in virtual fun. Connect with people at home through the power of digital technology. Video conferencing services connect people who can’t be together in person. Utilize

celebrations by cooking the foods you would normally enjoy at home. Those tastes and smells can transport you back to grandma’s kitchen or dad’s living room.

• Stay off of social media. Being away from home during the holidays can

loved ones. Tune out of your social feeds for a few days.

• Invite others to you. Maybe you don’t have the means of getting home, but you can bring those at home to you. Find out if anyone can plan a road trip, train ride or flight to where you are and then enjoy the holidays together.

Being away from home during the holidays may not be ideal. However, there are plenty of ways to maintain your holiday spirit when celebrating in unfamiliar surroundings.

Shopping is foremost on the minds of many come the holiday season. When considering loved ones and acquaintances while making holiday shopping lists, tangible gifts, such as clothing or items for the home, may be the first things that come to mind. However, experiential gifts also merit consideration. Experiential gifts are those that focus on experiences rather than

items. These can include anything from a horseback riding adventure to a spa day to concert tickets to getting behind the wheel of a race car. Experiential gifts can be tailored to people’s interests. A 2014 study by researchers at San Francisco State University showed people tend to realize greater wellbeing from life experiences and consider them to be a better way to spend their money. Overall satisfaction tends to be greater with gifted experiences than with material things.