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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014
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VOLUME XLIX, NO. 36
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Adamstown Area Library 9th Annual Benefit Dinner/Auction
Around Town Also see our complete calendar of events in The Bulletin Board, in this section!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 Akron Volunteer Fire Company will hold the Annual Halloween Parade. The parade starts at the Broad Street Park and ends at the fire station. Parade staging begins at 6:30 p.m. and the parade begins at 7:00 p.m. All participants must have a number. Numbers provided at Broad Street Park. Costumes, food, prizes and fun.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley will sponsor “In Their Own Words: The Cocalico Valley’s Men and Women of World War II” at 7:00 p.m. at the Ephrata Public Library, 550 South Reading Road, Ephraa. Admission is free. For more information, call 717-733-1616.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 The West Earl Lions Club will sponsor a Halloween Parade at 7:00 p.m. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. at the West Earl Lions Park.
Please join the Friends of the Adamstown Area Library for their 9th Annual “Bucks for Books” Dinner and Auction to benefit the Adamstown Area Library. The event will take place on Saturday, November 8 at Stoudt’s Black Angus Restaurant in Adamstown.
Last year’s event was such a success that you won’t want to miss it this year. It is always an entertaining and fun-filled evening and the Friends largest fundraiser. A preview will begin at 4:00 p.m. followed by a delicious dinner at 5:15 p.m. The auction, un-
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese der the direction of auctioneers member or at the library. Again, Art Pannebecker and Brad Wolf, there will be a silent auction and a will begin at 6:30 p.m. There is a live auction. Items to be sold incost for tickets. Walk-ins for the clude a hand-crafted willow Chesauction are welcome after 6:00 hire-style picnic basket for two, p.m. at no charge. Tickets are av(Continued On Page 2A) ailable from any Friends Board
Coats For Kids Being Offered At Ephrata Middle School
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 The Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, will host a concert of the Harrisburg Mandolin Ensemble from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more information or to pre-register, call 717-626-2255,
SUNNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Salem Lutheran Church, 1331 West Main Street, Ephrata, will sponsor a Community Trunk or Treat from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Free hot dogs, drink and candy will be provided.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 The Parkinson’s Support Group at Garden Spot Village will meet from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 433 South Kinzer Avenue, New Holland. For more information, call Judy Shaffer at 717-355-6259.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Weaverland Mennonite Church, located along Route 897, 1/2 mile north of Route 23, East Earl, will hold a Community Fall Celebration, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese In response to tough economic times, churches in the Ephrata and Cocalico areas are providing gently used, kid appropriate coats for families in need. The event is planned for Saturday, November 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Ephrata Middle School cafeteria. Anyone wishing to donate a gently used coat may drop if off at modern cleaners who has offered to clean them for this event. Shown in the photo, from left to right, with a sample of the available coats, are Katarina Scheck, Emily Groff, Grace McCollom and Carly Snyder. The coats are available to kids in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, residing in the Ephrata, Cocalico or neighboring school districts.