Sometimes people say, “It is too difficult to understand.” This sermon series will help people better understand what is being said in the Gospel of John. So, even if you’ve heard preaching on this Gospel before, come, listen and learn.
First Church Ephrata is on their third group of sermons in this series and they’d love to have you join them. First Church thanks those of you who have participated with them. The church is located at 68 North Church Street, Ephrata, and has a Traditional service at 8:30 a.m. and a Contemporary service at 10:30 a.m. If you have any questions, please call the church office at 7177382465.
Scripture Passages for each Sunday (Now through Sunday, December 29)
• Sunday, November 24 —
John 6:2271
• Sunday, December 1 —
John 7:113
• Sunday, December 8 —
John 7:1424
• Sunday, December 15 —
John 7:2552
• Sunday, December 22 —
John 7:538:11
• Sunday, December 29 —
John 8:1230
Garden Spot Performing Arts Proudly Presents “Clue: On Stage”
Garden Spot Performing Arts will proudly present the PG rated high school version of “Clue: On Stage” in the Stan Deen auditorium.
Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie inspired by the classic board game,
“Clue” is a hilarious farcemeetsmurder mystery that’s great fun for everyone! The showtimes are Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office on
Wednesday, November 20 and Thursday, November 21, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the auditorium lobby, or at the door one hour before each showtime. All seating is general admission. The performance runs
approximately 90 minutes and is under the direction of Hillary Martin. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Morgan Watt (playing Mrs.
grade
and Lila Albertson (playing Miss Scarlet, grade 12).
Eagle Scout Project Renovates Muddy Creek Playground
White,
12), Luke Canales (playing Wadsworth, grade 12)
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Sheaffer
Scout Troop #84 in Neffsville recently renovated the playground in the grove of Muddy Creek
Muddy Creek Drive, Denver.
November 3. Mason is a member of Muddy Creek.
Shown in the
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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 7176262800.
Daily Activities Include:
Wednesday, November 20: 9:00 a.m., Chair Yoga with Marcy; 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Tai Chi with Kathy; 10:30 a.m., Bingo; 12:00 Noon, Lunch.
Thursday, November 21: 9:00 a.m., Table Games; 9:15 a.m., Exercise with Kathy; 10:15 a.m., Music with Allan Dutton; 12:00 Noon, Lunch.
Monday, November 25:
9:00 a.m., Table Games; 9:15 a.m., Exercise with Kathy; 10:00 a.m., Animals Migration, Lancaster County Parks; 12:00 Noon, Lunch. Lunch Menu: Wednesday, November 20: Turkey chef salad (2 oz. turkey, egg, cheddar, over 1 cup mixed greens with tomato), 1 cup vegetable soup, dinner roll, 1/2 cup gelatin.
Thursday, November 21: Stuffed pepper with tomato sauce, 1 cup tossed salad with dressing, 1/2 cup carrots, white bread, 1/2 cup pudding.
Monday, November 25: Baked meatloaf with gravy, baked potato with margarine, 1/2 cup beets, wheat bread, seasonal fresh fruit.
* Menu subject to change.
The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, located at 237249 West Main Street (Route 322), Ephrata, is showcasing an old photo this week that does not need identification. Shown in the photo is Joan Mentzer, daughter of John G. and Maude (Weidman) Mentzer of North Church Avenue at her father’s garage in 1949. She is with a Dalmatian named Penny.
If you have an identifications from previously published photos, please call The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at 7177331616 or email cjmarquet@ gmail.com. Future “Do You Know…” photos will be published in upcoming Shopping News issues.
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 7177331616.
ELANCO Library Events
The Eastern Lancaster County Library is located at 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland. 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 7173540525 or email adagostino@elancolibrary. org with questions. Registration is not required for events, unless indicated.
• Ectothermic Animal Adventures with Jesse Rothacker and Forgotten Friends
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Reptile Sanctuary Saturday, November 23 at 11:00 a.m.
Being a REPTILE is an adventure! These ectothermic animals are buried alive as babies, they grow up as orphans, and they learn how to survive without teachers or parents! Jesse Rothacker shares his house with over 100 of these coldblooded creatures. Come laugh and learn with Jesse and check out some animal books, too! For all ages. Space is limited! Entry will be granted on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Arrive early to secure you seats.
• Preschool Storytime: Feathered Friends – Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers are invited to enjoy themed books, songs, rhymes, or movement activities while building language and literacy skills.
Ages 36, siblings welcome!
This month, they’ll investigate the lives of birds
• Teen Tuesdays – Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. Join Miss Jen on Tuesdays during the school year for an hour of crafts, games, snacks and more! No registration required. For tweens and teens.
Schedule:
Tuesday, November 19Crafts on a Budget
Tuesday, November 26Thanksgiving Potluck and Games
• Toddler Thursdays: Feathered Friends – Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Toddlers will dance, zoom, scoot, and hop with stories selected to promote language development. All adults are expected to participate and encourage the children to join in. Ages 03, siblings welcome! This month, they’ll explore the lives of birds.
County) and view the album titled “Do You Know?” Photos will be updated with information as it is received.
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Dwight S. Shimp
Dwight S. Shimp, 78, of Lancaster, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, November 8, 2024, at the UPMC Hospital in Lititz. Born in Ephrata, Dwight was the son of the late Clarence K. and Helen M. (Eshelman) Shimp. Dwight was the loving husband of 59 years to Kathleen E. (Lemon) Shimp.
Growing up in Red Run, Dwight was a high school graduate of Garden Spot High School. He later served in the United States Army Reserves during the Vietnam war. Dwight worked for Case New Holland for 41 years, working as a Cost Analyst in their engineering department until his retirement in 2008. Dwight was a longtime
Walter “Butch” G. Wenrich, 85, Ephrata, passed away on Sunday, October 27.
He was the husband of the late Josephine E. Wenrich. He is survived by a sister, Trudy Chant.
Joan Dalo Libonati, 93, United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, October 30.
She was the wife of the late Lawrence A. Libonati.
She is survived by a son, Larry N., husband of Jennifer Libonati, Columbia; two grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and two sisters: Annette Cannon, Lansford, and Rosemary Bianco, Lititz.
Eli S. Lapp, 87, Evergreen Estates Retirement Community, formerly of Akron, passed away on Thursday, October 31.
He was the husband of the late Marilyn J. (Good) Lapp. He is survived by two brothers: Leon Lapp, husband of Ruthie, Gap, and Ben Lapp, Sarasota, Florida; and two sisters: Naomi Esh, and Lena King, both of Millersburg.
Jay C. Buch, 79, husband of Carole L. (Carpenter) Buch, Brownstown, passed
member of St. Paul’s E.C. Church in Reamstown, serving as a head usher, visitation committee, mission committee, and social committee. He also served as the church Treasurer for 20
away on Monday, November 4.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons: Thomas J., husband of Mindy (Merkey) Buch, and Joel C., husband of Rhonda Buch; three grandchildren; and a sister, Joanne Dissinger.
Alma E. Rodgers, 88, Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, November 5.
years and name Layman of the year 2010. Dwight also served his community as the co-treasurer of the Cocalico Marching Band, Meals on Wheels deliverer, and volunteer bus driver for the Ephrata Manor. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends camping and taking regular beach trips for over 60 years. Avid travelers, Dwight and Kathy made many trips around the world including the Western US, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy. They also took their family to Disney World and made a 25th anniversary trip to Hawaii. Dwight had a big heart for serving the Lord, his family, friends, church, and community and he would be greatly missed.
Along with his wife Kathleen, Dwight was a devoted father and is survived by his daughter, Michelle L. (Shimp) Troop, wife of John M. Troop, whom Dwight loved as a son; two grandsons,
She was the wife of the late Richard L. Rodgers.
She is survived by two sons: Robert Rodgers, husband of Sherri, Lititz, and Matthew Rodgers, Lititz; grandchildren; and greatgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons: Jeffrey Rodgers, and Rodman Rodgers.
Gavin & Owen Troop; nieces, Jaenell (Steve) Ditsious (and family), Lori (Jim) Sulfare, (and family); and the Eshelman family & Gable family. Dwight is predeceased by his sister, Joan Eshleman & brother-in-law, Larry Eshleman.
A viewing was held on Friday, November 15th, with a funeral service at 12:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s E.C. Church, 46 E. Church St., Reamstown, PA 17567. A luncheon followed the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions will be appreciated to St. Paul’s E.C. Church, P.O. Box 270, Reamstown, PA 17567, or the American Parkinson Disease Association, P.O. Box 61420, Staten Island, NY 10306.
Joseph M. Ervin Jr., 83, husband of Margaret D. (Devaney) Ervin, Ephrata, passed away on Wednesday, November 6.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons: Joseph M. Ervin III, husband of Darlene Ervin; Christopher J. Ervin; and Andrew
Charles Ervin, husband of Elivi Varga; a daughter, Stephanie E. Scheifley, wife of James Scheifley; two grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three stepgreatgrandchildren; a brother, Raymond Ervin, husband of Cheryl Ervin; and two sisters: Kathleen Komar, and Marie Flick, wife of Bill Flick.
Titus W. Horning, 93, East Earl, passed away on Wednesday, November 6.
He was the husband of the late Edna M. Rissler Horning.
He is survived by a son, Amos R., husband of Grace Martin Horning, Ephrata; a daughter, Anna R., wife of Cleason Martin, East Earl; 14 grandchildren; 45 greatgrandchildren; and two sisters: Sarah Oberholtzer, New Holland, and Martha Shirk, Ephrata.
He was preceded in death by a greatgrandchild.
Gary Lee Hoffert, 78, husband of Diana Jean (Mullis) Hoffert, Denver, passed away on Thursday, November 7.
Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons: Denny, husband of Tina Hoffert; Devin Hoffert; and Dustin Hoffert, significant other of Kari Mease; four grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren.
Orpha S. King, 86, Fairmount Homes, formerly of Belleville, Denver and New Holland, passed away on Thursday, November 7. She was the wife of the late Floyd R. King. She is survived by a son, Floyd Robert King Jr., husband of Kelly VanWright, Selinsgrove; a daughter, Judy, wife of Loren Bener, New Holland; four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Salinda Weber, New Holland. Frank Ludwig, 91, Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, passed away on Thursday, November 7.
He was the husband of the late Dawn. He is survived by three children: Barb, Dwight and Carole, and their spouses; eight grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and two greatgreatgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Gail.
Donald L. “Ruhly” Ruhl, 72, husband of Leslie (Strickler) Ruhl, Lititz, passed away on Thursday, November 7.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons: Derek Ruhl, husband of Jenelyn, and Nicholas Ruhl, husband of Marianna; and two grandchildren.
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Edith H. Weaver, 75, wife of Elam E. Weaver, New Holland, passed away on Thursday, November 7.
Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons: Darvin R. Weaver, husband of Dayna H. (Martin) Weaver, New Holland; Brenden M. Weaver, husband of Ann L. (Martin) Weaver, Denver; and Jason E. Weaver, New Holland; three daughters: Sherilyn M. (Weaver) Schuler, wife of James W. Schuler, Lititz; Rosalyn (Weaver) Martin, wife of J. Daniel Martin, Marengo, Ohio; and Martina M. (Weaver) Sweigart, wife of Daniel L. Sweigart, Roaring Spring; 42 grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; three brothers: Daniel H. Martin, husband of Grace; Leroy H. Martin, husband of Laura; and Jay Paul Martin, husband of Rhoda; and five sisters: Verna H. Hoover, wife of Daniel; Alice H. Beachy; Grace M. High, wife of James; Anna Frances Knauer; and Naomi H. Zimmerman, wife of Ernest. Susan Patterson Martin, 68, wife of Thomas K. Martin, New Holland, passed away on Friday, November 8.
The Friendly Circle Club Honors Local Veterans
Besides her husband, she is survived by her parents, Richard and Alta Mae Patterson, New Holland; a son, Shane T., husband of Chilpha R. Corion Martin, Lancaster; two daughters: Tiffanie S., wife of David J. Meerman, New Holland, and Sabrina F., wife of Eric
Smucker, New Holland; four grandchildren; a brother, Richard Patterson II, husband of Susan; and two sisters: Diana Jacobs, wife of John, and Audrey Patterson.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Adam Thomas and Trenton Scott.
Esther M. (Steffy) Mohn, 97, Ephrata Manor, formerly of East Earl, passed away on Friday, November 8.
She was the wife of the late Melvin R. Mohn.
Ephrata, passed away on Saturday, November 9.
Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Joe, husband of Kelly Trynosky; a daughter, Lisa, wife of Scott Kachel; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lori Weigand. Cheryl Marie Fithian, 76, Leola, passed away on Sunday, November 10.
She was the wife of the late Richard Jon Fithian. She is survived by a son, Mark Fithian, husband of Dee Fithian, Franklinville, New Jersey; a daughter, Kimberli Watkins, New Holland; eight grandchildren; and a sister, Sandra DiLeo, Vineland, New Jersey.
Joyce E. Hoffman, 78, Akron, passed away on Sunday, November 10.
She was the wife of the late Harold N. Hoffman. She is survived by two sons: Timothy A. Hoffman, and Thomas A., husband of Erin Hoffman; two grandchildren; and two brothers: Dale, husband of Patricia Simmons, and Stephen, husband of Linda Simmons.
J. Scott Wolf, 69, husband of Linda (Kirk) Wolf, Ephrata, passed away on Friday, November 8.
She is survived by two daughters: Melissa A., wife of Terry Arment, East Earl, and Lisa G., wife of Timothy Trinkley, Akron; two grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreatgrandchildren.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a stepson, Brent Brown; a stepdaughter, Tina Dissinger; two stepgrandchildren; and two brothers: Dennis Wolf, and Walter “Bill” Wolf.
Gertrude A. Trynosky, 82, wife of Joseph Trynosky,
Verna L. Hoover, 76, Ephrata, passed away on Sunday, November 10. She was the wife of the late Raymond M. Hoover. She is survived by four daughters: Janae L. Martin, wife of Glenn, Myerstown; Christine J. Martin, wife of Nelson, Lebanon; Lorene D. Hoover, wife of Wesley, Lebanon; and Karen M. Sauder, wife of Melvin,
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese
The Friendly Circle honored Veterans in attendance at the most recent meeting. Shown in the photo, from left to right, (seated) are Clay Miller, Lamar Lutz and David Baver; (back) Jeff Goodman, John Rice, Jerry Gerhart and Jerry Reinhold.
Myerstown; 25 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; five brothers: Lewis L. Horst, husband of Laura, Ephrata; Clarence L. Horst, husband of Erla (Mabel), Lebanon; Melvin L. Horst, husband of Arlene, Geneva, New York; Amos L. Horst, husband of Etta, Lititz; and Daniel L. Horst, husband of Susan, Ephrata; and two sisters: Elsie L. Hoover, wife of Clarence, New Holland, and Kathryn L. Zimmerman, wife of Richard, New Holland.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth H. Hoover.
Terrance L. “Terry” Kauffman, 70, husband of Patricia Ann Sellers Kauffman, New Holland, passed away on Sunday, November 10.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a stepson, Timothy, husband of Charmaine Brooks, Kissimmee, Florida; and a brother, Dean Kauffman, New Holland.
Sharon Diane (VanBuskirk) Rothweiler, 79, wife of Paul W. Rothweiler Jr., Ephrata, passed away on Sunday, November 10.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons: Mark G. Rothweiler, husband of Karina, Ephrata, and Gary S. Rothweiler, husband of Jennie, Ephrata; three grandchildren; and many greatgrandchildren.
Elva W. (Martin) Brubaker, 95, E. Cocalico Twp., passed away on Tuesday, November 12.
She was the wife of the late Elvin G. Brubaker.
She is survived by five sons: Earl Brubaker, New Holland; Paul, husband of Eva Ringler Brubaker, East
Earl; James Brubaker, East Waterford; Jesse, husband of Mary Martin Brubaker, Withee, Wisconsin; and Elmer Brubaker, at home; a daughter, Esther Brubaker, at home; 15 grandchildren; 62 greatgrandchildren; seven greatgreatgrandchildren; and a sister, Bertha W. Martin Leid Zimmerman, wife of Samuel Zimmerman, Fleetwood.
She was preceded in death by a son, David M. Brubaker.
Katie S. Fisher, 94, New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, November 12.
She was the wife of the late Ezra L. Fisher.
She is survived by four sons: Eli, husband of Mary King Fisher, Christiana; Stevie, husband of Priscilla Kauffman Fisher, Lykens; Paul, husband of Rachel Zook Fisher, New Holland; and Elam, husband of Naomi King Fisher, Canajoharie, New York; five daughters: Susie Lapp, Coatesville; Arie, wife of Bennie Kauffman, Christiana; Sadie, wife of Ephraim Stoltzfus, Honey Brook; Martha Stoltzfoos, Rebersburg; and Esther, wife of Daniel King, Rebersburg; 60 grandchildren; numerous greatgrandchildren; six great great grandchildren; four brothers: Jacob Ebersol, Peach Bottom; Samuel Ebersol, Ronks; Elam, husband of Emma Ebersol, BirdinHand; and Eli, husband of Sarah Ebersol, Gordonville; and a sister, Susie Ebersol King, Honey Brook.
She was preceded in death by a son, Elmer Fisher, and two grandchildren.
Edith K. Rannels, 79, wife of Ronald L. Rannels, Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, November 12.
She was preceded in death by a grandchild.
Two Earn Placement At Cocalico
Two students from Cocalico High School have earned placement in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 7 Chorus Collin Brubaker (left) and Madison Pasternacki (right). They placed 10th and 12th in their voice parts, respectively, out of hundreds of singers who auditioned recently. The festival will take place from Friday, February 7 through Saturday, February 8 in 2025. The Saturday concert showcasing the students’ accomplishments will be held at 5:00 p.m. at Central York High School under the direction of Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams from West Chester University. The Cocalico Music Department is very proud of Collin and Madison and wishes them the best of luck in their future vocal pursuits!
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese
Library Events
Adamstown Area Library is located at 110 West Main Street in Adamstown, next to the post office. Regular library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn more about free events and register at AdamstownAreaLibrary.org or call 7174844200.
• Friends Book Sale –Tuesday, November 19 in the library community room. Whatever your favorite genre, you’ll find something to love at the Friends Book Sale! Book Sale hours are Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to
7:00 p.m., except for the second Tuesday of each month when the sale will end at 5:30 p.m. for a library program. The book sale will be paused for the holidays after Tuesday, November 19 and will resume in midJanuary.
• Almost Perfect Crimes — Tuesday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Join Miss Jess as they discover “Whodunit!” Upon registration, you will receive the Zoom link and the Mini Murder Mystery Story. Additional clues and evidence will be revealed during the meeting as they try to solve the crime together. For teens and adults due to some graphic content.
• “Budding Bookworms” Preschool Storytime – Every
Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Stories and an easy craft for ages 36 with adult. Wednesdays, November 20, 27. Guest Reader: November 20, Reamstown Principal Watkins.
• Dream Ink Art Club –
appreciation for the arts. Open to students in fifth through ninth grade.
• “Twinkling Stars” Baby Storytime – Every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Simple stories, rhymes, puppets, songs, and fingerplays. For babies with adults. Thursday, November 21. No Storytime on November 28 due to holiday.
• Young At Heart –Wednesday, November 20 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 first and third Wednesday of each month. For more information, call 7173367797 or visit REALLCS.org.
Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 p.m. An art program that provides a creative space for young people to explore their artistic talents through various mediums, such as drawing and painting. It fosters selfexpression, encourages collaboration, and develops essential skills while promoting confidence and
• Connect with a Social Worker at the Library –Fridays by appointment from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. or dropin from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Are you facing challenges or seeking support in your life? A licensed social worker from REAL Life Community Services is here to help! To make an appointment, call Emelia at 7173367797 option 1 or email her at Emelia@reallcs.org. REAL Life Community Services serves residents of Cocalico SD.
• “The Young and the Restless” Toddler Time – Every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Stories, songs and fingerplays, followed by an easy craft and free play. For toddlers with adults. Thursday, November 21. No Storytime on November 28 due to holiday.
• MahJongg Group –Thursday, November 21 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Experienced players as well as people wanting to learn are invited to drop in to play
LEOLA
BOWMANSVILLE
• Horst Outdoor Power Equip.
• Ranck’s Family Restaurant
BROWNSTOWN
• Daniel’s Farm Store
DENVER/ADAMSTOWN
• Deer Country
• Red Roof Inn
• Tru by Hilton
• Turkey Hill (300 Main Street)
• Weaver Markets (Adamstown)
• Willow Creek Discount Grocery
EAST EARL
• Good’s Store
• Horst Farm Market
• Martin’s Trailside Express
• Shady Maple Smorgasbord
• Shady Maple Farm Market
ELM
• Elm Post Office
EPHRATA
• A.B. Martin Roofing Supply
• Ebenezer Groceries
• Glenwood Foods
• Good’s Store
• Green Dragon
• Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant
• Key Aid/Ace Hardware
• Redner’s Warehouse Markets
• Sharp Shopper
• Turkey Hill (4 Hahnstown Road)
• Turkey Hill (903 S. State Street)
• Turkey Hill (1010 Sharp Avenue)
• Turkey Hill (3585 Rothsville Road)
• Wawa
• Weis Markets
FIVEPOINTVILLE
• Weaver’s Store
LITITZ
• Giant
• PaulB
“One Of The Few Things In Life That’s Free…”
SHOPPING NEWS
Below is a list of convenient locations where you can pick up your weekly issue if you are not in our regular hand-delivered area.
• Giant • Weaver’s Hardware
• Oregon Dairy Restaurant
• Weiser’s Market
MARTINDALE
• Eby’s Store
MORGANTOWN
• BB’s Grocery Outlet
• Turkey Hill
• Wawa
MYERSTOWN
• Bud’s Exxon
• Dutch Country ACE
• Home Messenger Library & Bookstore
• Horning’s Market of Myerstown
• Raub’s Twin Kiss
NEW HOLLAND
• Grocery Outlet
• Garden Spot Village
• J.B. Zimmerman
• Yoder’s Country Market
REAMSTOWN
• Redner’s Quick Shoppe
REINHOLDS
• Sunoco
ROBESONIA
• Heidelberg Family Restaurant
• Tony’s Family Ristorante & Pizzeria
SCHAEFFERSTOWN
• BB’s Grocery Outlet
• Caruso’s
• Good’s Store
• JOY Bookstore
• Speedway
• Tom B. Morrissey $1.199
MahJongg. For adults and teens.
• Library Open House –Friday, November 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – The Adamstown Area Library will host an Open House on Friday, November 22 to celebrate the Extraordinary Give and the community’s fourth year in their new library building. The library invites everyone to come out to enjoy light refreshments, fun activities for kids, games, raffle basket drawing, and to learn about the services the library offers. The book sale will be open during Open House hoursthe last book sale date in 2024.
• Castañeda’s Library Fundraiser – Wednesday, November 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On the last Wednesday of each month, 10% of all proceeds at Castañeda’s Mexican Restaurant in Denver will go to the Adamstown Area Library (excludes alcohol). Dinein or takeout that day to enjoy great food while supporting the library! 323 Main Street, Denver.
• Library Closed – Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. The library will be closed on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
• Mitten & Accessory Tree – Now through Saturday, December 7. Donations of NEW, unwrapped mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, socks, etc. will be accepted through Saturday, December 7 and
distributed to local families and children in need.
• Marine Corps Reserve “TOYS FOR TOTS” Now through Wednesday, December 11. Donations of new, unwrapped gifts are being accepted in the box located near the circulation desk through Wednesday, December 11.
• What are you Thankful For? Paper Chain – All month. Stop in the library to write your answer on a strip of paper. They will be added with other patrons’ answers so they can make a gigantic paper chain decorate the children’s room.
• “Wild Weather” Play & Learn Center All month. Stop in at the library to enjoy their story corner Play & Learn Center is a great place to hang out for some educational fun with toys, puppets, vocab, figures, blocks, and more all with a “Weather” Theme.
• 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 “Tasteful Transportation.”
• “Read ‘em Up and Eat ‘em Up” Autumn Reading
By Ryan A. Berenz
VFW To Host Children’s Party
The Cocalico Valley VFW Post 3376 (Ephrata VFW) is hosting its annual Children’s Christmas party on Saturday December 21. The doors open at 11:00 a.m. The party will take place at the Cocalico Valley VFW (Ephrata VFW) banquet hall.
All children are invited to come to the Ephrata VFW for this free event, however, they must sign up online before Friday, December 6. Children over tenyearsold are welcome to come and visit with Santa and take pictures. Children ten and under will receive a take home bag and a personalized gift from Santa and the Post. Santa will arrive at 12:00 noon to hand out presents.
Program – Through Saturday, November 30. Kids… get a leg up this fall as you head back to school while earning a free kid’s meal from Texas Roadhouse. Pick up your log at the library, read 50 books throughout the fall, and return it for your Certificate of Achievement! Ages 12 & under.
• Tree Lighting with Santa Sunday, December 1 at 5:30 p.m. (Santa to arrive at 6:00 p.m.) in the Adamstown
Visit www.ephratavfw. org and click on the events tab, then click on the VFW Children’s Christmas Party in the dropdown menu to sign up for the event.
Grove. Miss Maribeth will be reading some holiday stories while they wait for Santa!
Circle Meeting
The Friendly Circle held their November meeting on Tuesday, November 12 at Akron Community Church.
Vice President Charlotte Putt welcomed everyone and conducted the meeting.
Barry Garner and Ginny Valentine greeted 57 members and one guest to the meeting. Vice President Putt started the meeting with The Friendly Circle’s theme
song, “The More We Get Together,” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and “God Bless America.” They also sang, “Thanksgiving Hymn” and “Over the River and Through the Woods,” accompanied by Gladys Horvath on the piano.
The club’s veterans, David Baver, Gerald Reinhold, John Rice, Jerry Gerhart, Lamar Lutz, Clay Miller and their guest Pastor Jeff Goodman, had their picture taken and were given a free meal.
The devotional speaker was Pastor Jeff Goodman from Salem Lutheran
Church, in Lincoln. Pastor Jeff gave them some history about Veterans Day. Pastor Jeff told them about Saint Martin of Tours, an outstanding soldier in the Roman Empire, who shared his knowledge of Christ to all he came in contact with. He once encountered a beggar in the middle of winter, took off his tunic, drew his sword, cut his tunic in two and shared half with the beggar to keep him warm. He was elected Bishop by the people. Going back to his homeland, he led people to believe and become Christians. Saint Mar
tin “Ran the Race of Perseverance.” Pastor Jeff also gave the prayer and blessing before the meal.
“Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime,” “This Land is Your Land,” “Hey, Good Looking,” “Jambalaya,” “Walking My Baby Back Home,” “What a Wonderful World” and ending with, “God Bless America.”
Decorations were provided by the club.
The business of the meeting was held with Secretary Libby giving the Secretary’s report from October, and Treasurer Debbie Moyer giving the Treasurer’s report as of October 2024.
Pat Bunting led the singing for six November birthdays.
Following the delicious “Thanksgiving Meal,” the club was entertained with music by Ron and Josie. They started out recognizing veterans and their families singing all the military hymns and having all the veterans and families stand for their service hymn. They played music from the 30s, 40s, 50s and also Broadway, having members sing along with them. Ron sang and Josie played the piano and guitar. They played and sang, “All of Me,” “Just in Time,” “Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do,” Let’s Fall in Love,” “Paper Moon,” “This Love of Mine,” “Moon River,”
Sandy Butzer reported 57 members present plus one guest.
Grace Gerhart reported sending one get well card.
John Rice announced the nomination of officers for 2025: President Carol Landis, Vice President Charlotte Putt, Secretary Libby Rupp, Assistant Secretary Bonnie Fry, Treasurer Debbie Moyer, Assistant Treasurer Carl Woerner, Membership Secretary Sandy Butzer, 1st Assistant Membership Secretary Karen Good, 2nd Assistant Secretary Sandy Lausch, and Corresponding Secretary Jerry and Grace Gerhart. They will be inducted at the December meeting.
The last trip was taken on Thursday, November 14.
The meeting was adjourned.
Anyone interested in joining “The Friendly Circle” group, please call Sandy at 7177339503 (openings are available for 2025). The Friendly Circle serves a delicious meal, has a devotional speaker, plans bus trips to different venues, has entertainment and lots of friendly people to converse with. Come have fun with “The Friendly Circle” in
* There are many uses for empty Tic Tac containers. Here are three: Wrap with pretty paper and use as a tiny
dryer. It works really fast.”
L.E. in Georgia
* To get a couple more days out of your cat litter, clean the box out and mix in a cup of baking soda.
* Remove mildew from plastic shower curtains by spraying them with a mix of bleach and water, or just toss them in the washing machine with your next load of
(Pay back is not kind.)” A Mom, via email
* If your vacuum has a paper filter, spray it with your fave perfume or essential oil. It will blow into the air as you vacuum, leaving behind a pleasant scent.
* Fill your salt and pepper shakers a fourth of the way with uncooked white rice.
* Mark old toothbrushes with masking tape so you can tell the difference between cleaning brushes and those you use for your teeth. You can clean a toothbrush in the dishwasher. Put it with the silverware.
* Because fabric softeners can leave residue in the dryer’s lint trap, clean yours out at least every other regular wood floor cleaner. It’s nice and shiny afterward.” P.L. in Oregon
* Use a turkey baster to “squirt” pancake batter into your frying pan. Mix the batter as normal and unscrew the top of the baster to load. You can use it to make letters for fun kids’ breakfasts.
* If you have trouble opening the lid on glass jars, try using a pair of standard dishwashing gloves. They work to grip both the lid and the jar. They work especially well if your hands are the least bit moist.
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By:
Es Wasserloch fer die Kinner.
(Originally published in the October 7, 1987 issue of The Shopping News)
HUNSDAAGE
By Ed Weber
Des Wedder is hees, die Kinner sin bees, Die Hunsdaage warre als schlimmer. In annre Wadde, mir suche fer Schadde
Gehlweschbe Neschder un Hawwer dresche, Cantelopes un Wassermeloone esse
No fer gut Glick die Muddy Grick Picnic: Hinkel un Welschkannsupp un Eis Kriem fresse!
Luftverenderung fer alde Menner, Odder en Windraad as mit Leckdrick schpringt; En gross, rot Schnuppduch fer Schwitz abbutze, Un’s Schpringhaus fer en Frischer Drink.
Nemm die Hunsdaage, des kannscht net glaawe, Finf un siwwetzich Yaahr zerick!
Es waar nix dezu! Du hoscht’s yuscht geduh; Mir hen’s genumme darich Dick un Dinn.
Mischt nausgfaahre mit Mischtblankewagge Uff’s Hawwerschdobbelland, Uff Heife abhokle mit en Mischthoke, Un schpaeder ausschpraehe vun Hand.
Dit hattscht Arewet in der Welt is Mischt schpraehe im Feld, In Wedder so schmudderich un hees!
Liewer Hols hacke in die Kelt fer winnicher Geld, Ebbes das alle Bauergnecht wees.
No is noch en Ding, des is schier gaar so schlimm, Des is aa als mit der Hunsdaage kumme; Hecke abmache die Schteefens nooIch heer als noch die Hummle brumme!
Im Aagscht, der dritt Sunndaag, is FamillyeReunion Daag.
Do grickt mir die Friendschaft zamme; No schwetzt mer vun Yaage, vergesst die Hunsdaage, Un browiert vun Fishing Trips draame. August 20, 1987
DOG DAYS
The weather is hot, the children are cross; the dog days are getting worse; in other words, we are looking for the children.
Yellow jacket nests, threshing oats, cantaloupes and watermelons to eat for good luck the Muddy Creek Picnic: chicken corn soup and ice cream to eat!
Air conditioners and electric fans for old men, a big handkerchief to wipe sweat, and the spring house for a fresh drink.
Take the dog days, this you can’t believe, 75 years ago there was nothing to it. You just did it. We took it through thick and thin.
e Late C. Richard Beam
A collection of “Deitsch Eck” columns from past issues of e Shopping News honoring the late C. Richard Beam.
We hauled manure with a manure wagon onto the oatstubble field, pulled it off on piles with a manure hook, and later spread it by hand with a manure fork.
The hardest work in the world is spreading manure in the field, in weather so mucky and hot. I’d rather cut wood in the cold for less money, something every farm hand knows.
Another thing almost as bad that came along with the dog days: cutting brush along the stone fence I can still hear the bumble bees buzz.
In August, the third Sunday, is family reunion day. You get the relation together, you talk about hunting, forget the dog days and try to dream about fishing trips. ***
On August 24, “der alt Weiss Kopp,” formerly of “Wisse Daal,” sent us his latest opus, HUNSDAAGE. “Der alt Weiss Kopp” regretted that “die Hunsdaage” got him a bit late this year, but we know our readers will enjoy Ed Weber’s HUNSDAAGE much more during these cooler autumn days than last summer.
We were most pleased to be reminded of the old Muddy Creek Sunday School Picnic. Perhaps we can persuade “der alt Weiss Kopp” to write a piece on the former Muddy Creek Picnic, which many of us recall so well.
October 7, 1987
En BischliGnippli as die Hunsdaage net gleicht!
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Ephrata Library Programs
The Ephrata Public Library, located at 550 South Reading Road, Ephrata, has announced their programs for November. 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 7177389291 or stopping into the library during normal business hours.
• Tuesday, November 19, 6:00 p.m. Kids Create: Shrink Art! Sometimes great art comes in small packages. Come out and create your own shrink art masterpieces! Ages 510.
• Wednesday, November 20, 4:30 p.m. Stardew Valley Cooking for Tweens. Come ready to cook some recipes from the official Stardew Valley Cookbook, create your own pixel art and talk about your favorite parts of Stardew Valley! You are
highly encouraged to come in your best farmer outfit. Ages 1012.
• Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 p.m. Gentle Yoga: Tips to Destress Before the Holiday Rush. Slow down, take a deep breath, and relax before the holiday season sweeps you away into last minute shopping, entertaining and stress. Learn a few mindfulness tips to make the holidays a little more peaceful with Suzanne Accardo from The Yoga Place. Ages 18+.
• Thursday, November 21, 1:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Celebration: Children’s Fall Program. They will be reading books about the Thanksgiving holiday, learning what diverse ways they can celebrate it and playing pretend feast. They will be making arts and crafts, listening to songs and playing games. All these activities will be Thanksgiving themed. Ages 26.
• Thursday, November 21, 4:00 p.m. – Tween Gamers Club. Join them for some relaxation and video games on their Nintendo Switch! They will be playing a different game each session. Ages 1012.
• Monday, November 25, 6:00 p.m. Adult Cooking: Pterodactyl Dip. Do you have a plan for what to make for all those upcoming holiday parties? Jaden from Isaac’s Deli is back to teach them how to make their amazing Pterodactyl Dip, an exclusive, offmenu item. Ages 18+.
• Tuesday, November 26, 5:30 p.m. Thanksgiving DIY Balloon Parade! Join them for a special Thanks
giving event at the library! Kids will be given balloons and different crafting materials to use for designing their very own parade balloon for their Thanksgiving Library Parade! They will end with a parade around the aisles of the Library. Parents and friends are invited to be spectators for the parade and cheer on the balloon handlers! Ages 612.
• Thursday, November 28 – Closed for Thanksgiving.
THURS., NOVEMBER 21 Ephrata Community Meals will be held at First Church, 68 N. Church St., Ephrata. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meal at 6:00 p.m. Dinein only. For more info., call Tina at 4847980155.
FRI., NOVEMBER 22Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host a Cooperative Living and Giving Day, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more info., call Wendy Nagle at 7173556215.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23Luther Acres, 250 St. Luke Dr., Lititz, will hold a Holiday Bazaar and Pancake Breakfast, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23The Conrad Weiser Homestead, 28 Weiser Dr., Womelsdorf, will hold Candlelight Tours, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23Root’s Country Market, 705 Graystone Rd., Manheim, will hold their 20th Annual Christmas Show, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visit with Santa from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Door prizes. Free parking and admission. For more info., call 7178987443.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23Lititz Christian School will be hosting their 3rd Annual Christmas Wonderland Market, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at 300 W. Orange St., Lititz. Concessions will be available. Admission is free.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23City Gate, 100 E. Main St., Ephrata, will hold a Free Community Lunch, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or while supplies last.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23The Rothsville Volunteer Fire Company, 2071 Main St., Lititz, will hold a Potato Filling Sale (preorder), from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. For more info. or to place an order, call 7176265193.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23The DurlachMt. Airy Fire Company, 880 Durlach Rd., Stevens, will hold a Holiday Art and Craft Show, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Continued On Page 12A)
SAT., NOVEMBER 23The Stevens Fire Company, 91 Stevens Rd., Stevens, will hold a Turkey Dinner, from 3:00 p.m. until sold out. Cost is by donation. Drive thru only.
THINGS TO DO... AND PLACES TO GO
restaurant style). For more info., call Mohn’s Hill Church at 6107753667.
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Refreshments will be offered. For more info., call 7173362717 or 7175721951.
SAT., NOVEMBER 23Schoeneck Fire Company, 125 N. King St., Denver, will hold a Craft Show and Bake Sale, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Food provided by the Schoeneck Fire Company Auxiliary. For more info., call Marlene at 7172787981.
SUN., NOVEMBER 24
Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host a community Thanksgiving Service, at 7:00 p.m.
WED., NOVEMBER 27
Wiest Memorial UMC, 48 S. King St., Schoeneck, will hold a Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service, at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
THURS., NOVEMBER
28 An Ephrata/Cocalico Thanksgiving Day Meal will be held at the Ephrata Business Center, 400 W. Main St., Ephrata, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. No takeouts (only sit down to be served
FRI., NOVEMBER 29 & SAT., NOVEMBER 30Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host Christmas Crooners, by Servant Stage, at 7:00 p.m. Cost is by donation.
SAT., NOVEMBER 30, SATS., DECEMBER 7, 14, 21 & 28 Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host Train Room Open Houses, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For all ages.
SAT., NOVEMBER 30The Historic Ephrata Cloister, 632 W. Main St., Ephrata, will hold a Candlelight Open House, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There is a cost.
SAT., NOVEMBER 30
The Stevens Fire Company, 91 Stevens Rd., Stevens, will hold a Craft Show, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Admission is free.
SAT., NOVEMBER 30City Gate, 100 E. Main St., Ephrata, will hold a Free Community Lunch, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or while supplies last.
SUN., DECEMBER 1Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host Ephrata Christian Fellowship, at 2:30 p.m., for an a capella Christmas program.
SUN., DECEMBER 1Lititz Church of the Brethren, 300 W. Orange St., Lititz, will hold a Servant Stage Christmas Spectacular, at 3:00 p.m. No tickets required. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
SUN., DECEMBER 1Wiest United Methodist Church, 48 S. King St., Schoeneck, will hold a Christmas Concert, at 2:00 p.m. with Brenten Megee. Light refreshments will be served after the concert.
MON., DECEMBER 2The Ephrata High School Class of 1955 will meet for lunch at the Udder Choice Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. For more info., call Georgine at 7177334216.
THURS., DECEMBER 5 Ephrata Community Meals will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 167 E. Main St., Ephrata. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meal at 6:00 p.m. Dinein only. For more info., call Tina at 4847980155.
FRI., DECEMBER 6SUN., DECEMBER 8 & FRI., DECEMBER 13SUN., DECEMBER 15Terre Hill Park, 1030 Precast Rd., New Holland, will hold Christmas In The Park, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each evening. There is a cost for parking (with offsite parking with shuttle service to park). There will be a Christmas light trail, music, food, children’s activities, a nativity display and crafts.
FRI., DECEMBER 6Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host a First Friday Artisan PopUp by the Artisans Corner, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
SAT., DECEMBER 7
Coleman Memorial Chapel, 1980 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, will hold a Christmas Bazaar, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more info., call 7172037068.
SAT., DECEMBER 7Peace UCC, 37 E. Swartzville Rd., Denver, will hold a Craft Show, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more info., call 7174844400.
SAT., DECEMBER 7 & SUN., DECEMBER 8Join the Keystone Chapter European Train Enthusiasts for an Open House Train Display, at 211 Terrace Ave., Ephrata, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. There is no cost. For more info., call Chris at 7175752808.
SAT., DECEMBER 7Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host a Village Christmas Market, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be shopping, entertainments, food, book readings with Mrs. Santa and more.
SAT., DECEMBER 7An Indoor Flea Market will be held at the War Memorial Building, 54 W. Main St., Leola, from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch available. For more
Student Of The Month
The Brownstown Elementary School has chosen their November Student of the Month. She is fourth grade student Amilya Tlumach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tlumach of Talmage, and student of Mrs. Cassie Rumbach.
Mrs. Rumbach says that Amilya demonstrates the character traits of a great Brownstown Bulldog. Amilya has a wonderful sense of humor and can laugh at herself. If she has trouble understanding something, she asks the right questions until she gets the answer. Best of all, Amilya is kind to everyone and all of her classmates. This was an easy decision to choose Amilya Tlumach as November Student of the Month.
The West Earl Lions have enjoyed 16 years of pre
senting this award every month. Part of a job well done is the award that comes with it, but in Lions their reward is knowing that they help those less fortunate and living up to their motto, “We Serve.” They congratulate Amilya on this honor and wish her success in the future and congratulate her parents for a job well done.
Shown in the photo is Amilya with her parents.
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info., call 7176566154. Proceeds benefit the Veterans.
SAT., DECEMBER 7
Reinholds Station Trinity Chapel, 114 E. Main St., Reinholds, will host a free Afternoon Concert in the Chapel with the Swamp Lutheran Church Handbell Choir, at 2:00 p.m. For more info., call 7173366846.
SAT., DECEMBER 7Vinemont Community Lutheran Church, 1278 Fritztown Rd., Reinholds, will hold a Craft/Vendor Show, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is a cost. For more info., call Denise at 6105685455.
SAT., DECEMBER 7Wiest Church, 48 S. King
St., Schoeneck, will hold a Christmas Cookie Sale, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
SAT., DECEMBER 7Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will hold a Village Christmas Market, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Baked goods will be available. A train room open house will be open from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SAT., DECEMBER 7
Brickerville United Lutheran Church, 340 E. 28th Div. Highway, Lititz, will hold their Christmas Bazaar, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
SUN., DECEMBER 8Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland,
will host The Lancaster Meistersingers, at 7:00 p.m.
A love offering will be taken to benefit Helping Hands & Hearts Ministry.
MON., DECEMBER 9 & TUES., DECEMBER 10Celebrate the Season with Christmas at the Cloister, at 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., at 632 W. Main St., Ephrata. There is a cost for admission. Advance tickets are required. For more info., call 7177336600.
THURS., DECEMBER
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First Church Ephrata, 68 N. Church St., Ephrata, will hold its monthly Senior Moments luncheon with entertainment (Christmas Music by Gary Pike and Lynn Kline) at 11:45 a.m. Eat at 12:00 noon for a small cost. For more info., call 7177382465.
THURS., DECEMBER
12 Ephrata Community Meals will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 167 E. Main St., Ephrata. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Meal at 6:00 p.m. Dinein only. For more info., call Tina at 4847980155.
FRI., DECEMBER 13 & SAT., DECEMBER 14
Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host a Christmas Concert by the Garden Spot Village Music Ensembles, at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, and at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. This event is free and open to the public.
WED., DECEMBER 18
Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, will host a Christmas Concert by Vivace Strings, Chimes and Voices. This event is free and open to the public.
THANKSGIVING DINING OUT
History Of The Thanksgiving Parade
Thousands of people line the streets of midtown Manhattan every year to catch a glimpse of the balloons and performers marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Millions will tune in to watch it on television. Historians believe the parade was instituted by European immigrants who made up the majority of employees at the retail giant Macy’s. In the 1920s, employees, who were now proud Americans, wanted to celebrate with traditions that were similar to traditions in Europe. This included a parade down the streets. Animals were borrowed from the Central Park Zoo, bands played and marchers wore costumes.
In 1927, concern for children lining the parade route led parade officials to replace live animals with helium balloons. A dragon and Felix the Cat were some of the first balloons. The festivities continued to grow during the 1930s, when Santa was added to the parade’s list of participants. 1933 was the only year that Santa led the parade rather than closed it.
During World War II, the parade was put on hiatus, as the rubber for the balloons and the helium was donated to the war effort. The parade resumed in 1945 and was televised only in New York.
The 1947 film “Miracle on 34th Street” made the parade even more popular. NBC televised the parade nationwide the following year, drawing viewers from all over the country.
How Aged Men Should Behave
By: Pastor Ricky Kurth
Recently, I came across a website called, “Lies That Moms Tell Their Kids To Get Them To Behave.” One mom told her kids she had a new phone app that could tell her when they were misbehaving behind her back!
Well, while children should heed Paul’s advice to “obey your parents in the Lord” simply because, as Paul went on to say, “this is right” (Eph. 6:1), the apostle Paul says that “aged men” should behave themselves for a different reason. He told Titus, “…speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be… grave… sound in faith” (Titus 2:1,2).
Aged Christian men should behave themselves because it is becoming to the sound doctrine they profess to believe. That word means to make something look good.
Officers in the military can be charged with “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman” if they misbehave and make the military look bad, but aged Christian men should want to make the sound doctrine they believe and teach look good!
And that includes being “grave,” a word that means serious—deadly serious! As men grow old, they tend to mellow, and not take things as seriously as they did when they were young. While that might be okay in some areas of life, Paul is talking about being serious in spiritual matters, and the gravity of spiritual things doesn’t diminish with age. So, if you are an older Christian man, you might want to take stock of your life to determine if you are as serious about serving the Lord as you were when you wore a younger man’s clothes.
Paul says that aged men should also be “sound in faith.” The word “sound” means healthy, wholesome and strong. When Isaiah wanted to describe how sinful the people of Israel were in his day, he compared them to a diseased man’s
body (Isaiah 1:5), saying of his nation, “there is no soundness in it” (v. 6). So being “sound in faith” means having strong and healthy faith.
Maybe you noticed that Paul didn’t say that aged men should be sound in the faith. That is, he didn’t say they should be sound in the body of truth given to Paul for the dispensation of grace. That’s true, but that’s something Paul expressed earlier in this epistle (Tit. 1:13). Here the word “faith” means faithfulness, as it does when Paul wrote of God’s faithfulness to the people of Israel despite their unbelief (Rom. 3:3). So, in saying that aged men should be “sound in faith,” Paul is saying they should be strong in their faithfulness to the Lord.
And now that I’m getting to be an aged man myself, I think I can understand why the apostle says this to aged men. It is the same reason he tells us all, “be not weary in well doing” (Gal. 6:9). That’s challenging for believers at any age, but it is a particular challenge when a man starts getting on in years. I still
love studying the Word and teaching it, but I have to tell you, I’m getting tired! So I can see why Paul would tell aged men that they should be “sound in faith,” and not let weariness or anything else affect the soundness of their faithfulness to the Lord.
So if you’re a Christian man who is willing to admit that the word “aged” might describe you, I hope that the words “grave” and “sound in faith” can also be used to describe you. If you’re as serious about serving the Lord as you were when you were young, it will surely show in your faithfulness to Him. And Paul says that these are “things that become sound doctrine.”
Of course, one of the ways to help ensure that you’ll be sound in faith when you get old is to start while you are young!
“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). You’ll be eternally glad you did!
Club recently collected 731 pairs of socks during their “Socktober” event and donated them to the Good Samaritan Shelter in Ephrata. Adamstown Elementary’s student council held a canned food drive during Red Ribbon Week and collected over 240 items that were given to Ephrata Area Social Services. Also, students from three classes at Adamstown and Chance the Eagle recently visited with residents at The Gardens at Stevens. They wore book character outfits and paraded through the hallways spreading cheer and kindness throughout the facility.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have always been a runner, but foot pain has kept me from running in the past few years. Now I have severe pain, even when walking. An MRI showed nothing wrong. The foot and ankle specialist I saw did Xrays and found a large bone spur. He said that surgery to remove the bone spur could get me to walk and run again.
I’m 70 and unanxious to have surgery, and the surgeon says he does many of these surgeries with a good outcome. What do you think? E.W.
CONSTANTINE, Emily, and Gabriel Mink, Ephrata, a son, at UPMC Lititz.
GLICK, Jacob and Susanna (Stoltzfus), Leola, a son, at home.
HORST, Lester and Amy (Leid), Ephrata, a daughter, at home.
HURST, Randal and Sara (Zimmerman), Ephrata, a son, at UPMC Lititz.
HUYARD, Jesse and Kathryn (King), New Holland, a son, at home.
LAPP, Matthew and Emma (Miller), New Holland, a daughter, at home.
NEWSWANGER, Jonathan and Danielle (Martin), Lititz, a daughter, at UPMC Lititz.
NOLT, Mark Z. and Lynelle J. (Burkholder), Ephrata, a daughter, at home.
STOLTZFUS, David Lee and Kathryn Marie (Esh), New Holland, a son, at home.
STOLTZFUS, Melvin S. and Miriam L. (Lapp), New Holland, a daughter, at home.
WEILER, Stephen and Brittany (Wilson), Swatara Township, a son, at UPMC Lititz.
ZIMMERMAN, Marvin and Lucille (Newswanger), East Earl, a daughter, at home.
ZOOK, Arian R. and Anna Mae (King), Narvon, a daughter, at UPMC Lititz.
ANSWER: Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is a cause of foot pain where the Achilles tendon is inserted into the calcaneus, the heel bone. This problem frequently occurs with runners, especially those with tight calf muscles. The damage done to the tendon sometimes causes a reaction in the bone, causing an osteophyte (a bone spur).
Conservative management includes rest, ice and physical therapy to help with strength and flexibility. Antiinflammatory medicines may be helpful. Splinting at nighttime, orthotics, or special shoes are also helpful for some people.
Prior to considering surgery, experts will consider shockwave treatment, although it’s not clear how effective this is.
If surgery is considered, there are several different
techniques, and your surgeon will pick what they think is best for you and what they have the most expertise in. Patient satisfaction rates are reported to be between 86%95% with surgery.
Given the fact that your life has already been affected, and the likelihood that your pain and decreased ability to exercise is likely to worsen, you should seek more aggressive treatment. If physical therapy and other nonoperative treatments have failed, I recommend you strongly consider surgery.
Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual questions, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu.
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Darren Lee Martin, 2, son of Michael and Norma Martin, Denver. November 22
Michelle Newswanger Brubaker, 11, daughter of Evan and Linda Brubaker, Denver.
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Angela G. Martin, 4, daughter of Edwin and Arlene Martin, East Earl.
Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front) Paxton Funk, Theodore Fletcher, Jonathan Bisaccio,
Jaxon Mello; (back) Hannah Crouse, Aubrey Bingham, Hayden Quinn SangreyHerbein and Desa Keiser.
Kalash
Jason Kalash 8th Grade
Hinkletown Mennonite
The ball seems to dance along beside him as he dribbles up the court. The shot clock is ticking down and the Hawks are running out of time. Six seconds, five, four… Jason Kalash, number five, shoots the ball. Three, two, one…and he scores! Hinkletown Mennonite, the school Jason attends, just won the game! Jason is a fun and energetic 8th grader, and he is the son of Edward and Alla Kalash. He attends Petra Church and is an excellent leader and team player in sports and music.
Jason has participated in three sports in his middle school career: basketball, volleyball, and soccer. His favorite of those is basketball, which he started in seventh grade and plans to continue this year. Jason is good at many aspects of basketball, but his strength is ball handling. This year, he is hoping to lead the team as point guard, the player who brings the ball up the court. Not surprisingly, Jason’s favorite subject in school is gym class, and he participates in a gym extension elective to get more chances to compete. Jason is a good leader everywhere he goes whether on the court or off.
Another example of a place where Jason displays his leadership is in music. Jason plays the piano, which he has done for eight years. His favorite style of music is classical, however he also likes to use his gifts in Hinkletown’s worship team and jazz band, where he leads the group with his piano skills. No matter what Jason is doing, he is excellent at guiding others.
Written by: Riley Ament
On the court and off, Jason Kalash is an excellent athlete and musician who is good at leading a group. He is funny, kind, and outgoing, and his love of Jesus shines through everything he does.
Nicole Cassel
Senior Nicole Cassel, daughter of Steven and Jennifer Cassel, is a 12th grader at Ephrata Mennonite School this year. She is in the yearbook class and is helping design this year’s yearbook. She attends White Oak Church and works at Dutch Way in the deli. After school she thinks she might work full time and try to sell some of her crafts but ultimately let God take her to where he wants her to be.
One thing that she is looking forward to is graduating this year and starting a new chapter in life. A dream of hers is after graduating school to live in a cottage or cabin where no one else is, have animals and growing plants, and just being in nature. Some of her hobbies include crocheting, embroidery, drawing, painting–anything artsy.
Nicole has type one diabetes that was diagnosed in fifth grade. She has one sister and three brothers. Two of her brothers are married, and one lives all the way up in Maine.
by: Marissa Oberholtzer
One thing that Nicole would change about the world would be that people would slow down and enjoy life, or in her words, “take a chill pill.”
Some random facts about her are that she enjoys reading or listening to stories, her favorite season is fall, she enjoys problem solving, and she owns a pet cockatiel bird named Fitz, who doesn’t really like to be held.
In all, Nicole is a very sweet person that everyone loves.
Ephrata Amvets Post 136 Conducts A Flag Retirement Ceremony
Ephrata Amvets Post 136 hosted a Flag Retirement Ceremony recently at their post at 614 South State Street, Ephrata. Residents were encouraged to bring their old flags to the Post to be included on the day of service. All were welcomed and encouraged to attend as they pay tribute to Old Glory. “I am the flag of the United States of America…I stand guard with the greatest military power in the world. Look up and see me. I stand for peace, honor, truth, and justice. I stand for freedom. I am.”
Lititz Public Library Events
For more information on any of the following programs happening at the Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, please call 717-626-2255 or visit their website at lititzlibrary.org.
• Mitten Tree Donations & Gift-a-Book - Monday, November 18 – Saturday,
The Ceremony began with
December 14. Bring new gloves, mittens, hats, scarves, earmuffs, and socks to help decorate their Mitten Tree. All donations go to local families in need. Gifta-Book allows you to choose from their selection of books and purchase your favorite for the library. Put a holiday bookplate in the book and be the first to check it out.
• Blanketeers - Tuesday, November 19 at 2:00 p.m. The Blanketeers meet on the first and third Tuesday of
prayer and then Peggy Keller (local resident) sang the National Anthem. Honorable speakers included Post Commander Kim Carson and Ephrata Mayor Ralph Mowen. To commemorate the retired flags with dignity and respect befitting our nation’s flag, “Taps” was
each month. They get together to socialize and create blankets of various kinds for Project Linus. Project Linus is a volunteer non-profit organization that created handmade blankets to give to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need of new handmade blankets. Project Linus welcomes blankets in all styles, including quilts, tied comforters, fleece blankets, crocheted and knitted afghans. No regis-
Peace UCC Holiday Craft Show
Immediately following the ceremony, a free lunch was provided for all veterans in attendance.
Shown in the
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Amvets Post No. 136 is a military or veterans organization in Ephrata whose mission is to promote and strengthen friendship and fellowship among American veterans.
tration needed. For more information contact dguscott@lititzlibrary.org or call 717-626-2255.
• Jane Austen SocietyTuesday, November 19 at
Shown in the photo on the left is Navy veteran Robert Trout. Shown in the right photo, from left
6:30 p.m. Come for tea and treats and discuss all things Austen. No registration is needed.
• Lititz Game Club - Wednesday, November 20 at 4:30 p.m. Meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month. A place for people to come together and play tabletop games. Whether (Continued On Page 2B)
Rotary Club Recognizes Alyssa Vasyanovich
Alyssa Vasyanovich was recognized as the Ephrata High School Student of the Month by the DenverEphrata Area Rotary Club.
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Porter-Kunkel, Pat Hall, Pat Harting and Lois Haldeman.
Santa will be at the church to greet and listen to the wishes of young and old alike. You may even take home one of the themed gift baskets. Get your holiday shopping done while enjoying good food and fellowship at the annual Craft
Alyssa is a senior at Ephrata High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society (NHS), German NHS, Science NHS and the Tri-M Music Honor Society.
Alyssa participated in
marching band, rifle team, the percussion and jazz ensembles, lacrosse, the investment and yearbook clubs.
Alyssa has volunteered at her church, OMPH, assisting with food service, and at Blessings of Hope. She has volunteered many hours in the areas of music and theatre as well as a number
of other activities to support students and programs at the high school. Her future plans include attending a four-year college majoring in either economics or finance.
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played by Bob Trout, Navy Veteran.
to right, are Kim Carson, Commander of Amvets Post 136; Frank Widder, Provost Marshal; Bob Wasneuski, board member; Stan Wert, First Vice Commander; and David Meaney, life member of the club and veteran.
Peace UCC, 37 Swartzville Road (Rt. 897), Denver, is holding a Craft Show again this year. On Saturday, December 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There will be more than 30 crafters with various different handcrafted items for sale. Delicious homemade food and baked goods will be available. Live holiday music will be heard throughout the building.
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Shown in the photo, from left to right,
Erica Pennabaker (Rotary President), Alyssa Vasyanovich and Dr. Scott Galen (Rotary Member).
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you enjoy casual games like Uno and Scrabble, Gateway games like Catan, Wingspan, and Ticket to Ride, or more strategic games like Scythe and Terraforming Mars, they have plenty of fun games to play. A game library with a selection of games is available, but feel free to bring your own (familyfriendly) games as well! Their games accommodate players ages 10 and up. No registration is needed.
• Free Blood Pressure Screenings - Thursday, November 21 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. WellSpan and the American Heart Association will be offering free blood pressure screenings and heart health
wellness information on the fourth Thursday of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. No registration needed, just stop by.
• BYOB Book ClubThursday, November 21 at 2:00 p.m. A non-traditional book club. Bring whatever you are currently reading and share it with the group. This is a great way to find new books. For more information contact Diane at dguscott@lititzlibrary. org.
• Literary Travelers Book Club - Friday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. Meets during September through May to discuss six contemporary fiction books written by international writers. Discussions are led by Scott Vine, Director of F & M College Library. For more information contact Diane at dguscott@lititzlibrary. org
November Students Of The Month
• Accessible Yoga with Black Cat Yoga - Friday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. A gentle and fully accessible
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fun, then this class is for you! Beginners and regular meditators are welcome. Registration began Wednesday, November 13.
• The Lititz Public Library will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29.
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• Knitting Club - Tuesday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. Knitting Club is for people who knit and like to share the craft. This is not a class or instruction, just a friendly gathering to knit and work on projects. Must bring all your own supplies. Crocheters are also welcome. No registration required.
• Lititz Art AssociationTuesday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. No registration is needed.
• Painting Club - Wednesday, November 27 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.
• The Art of Your Energy Meditation Group
- Wednesday, November 27 at 12:00 noon. Mari Beckman is a metaphysics and meditation teacher from Manheim Township. Mari has taught spiritual growth classes based on her book “The Art of Your Energy” for five years and has been working with the human energy field for over 20 years. If you are interested in learning to meditate to help you gain confidence, sleep better, relax and have
• Red Rose Quilters Guild of Lancaster Embroidery Mini Group - Wednesday, November 27 at 1:30 p.m. This club works to promote, educate, and encourage the love of machine embroidery, incorporating it into your love for quilting. Meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Come share your knowledge, show and tell project, and answer any problems or questions about machine embroidering. No registration is needed. Children/Families Register online two weeks prior to the event.
• Paws to Read - Saturday, November 23 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Children can practice their readingaloud skills by reading their favorite stories to therapytrained dogs. Register online two weeks prior to the program.
• Holiday StoryWalk®The Lititz Public Library’s newest StoryWalk® title is “You Can Do It, Sam” by Amy Hest. Early on a snowy morning, Mrs. Bear and Sam are making a tasty surprise. Take a wintery walk around the library to enjoy a story about bravery and generosity.
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The November Students of the Month have been selected at Cocalico High School. Shown, from left to right, are Mayra Gonzalez Valdebenito (Denver Lion’s Club), Liberty Huling (Denver-Ephrata Rotary Club) and Melody Vang (East Cocalico Lion’s Club).
-- Sewing machine and thread.
tern (with palms at center). Or arrange three hands with one hand pointing to the right, one to the left and one straight up. The pattern should resemble a flower.
Make Cheap and Sweet “Glam” Cleaning Gloves
Make a Handprint
Bloom Card for Mom
1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
-- A glue-gun to attach decorative add-ons such as ribbon, bows, rickrack and buttons if you wish. Or pin on a brooch. You also may decide to cut the edges with pinking shears.
3. Cut and glue on green paper in shapes of a stem and leaves. Add a circle in a contrasting color for the center of the flower.
2. Let one of your kids count and crack the eggs into a mixing bowl. Inspect it to be sure there are no remaining shells. Beat eggs with a beater until light and pale.
It’s easy and fun to dress up drab latex rubber gloves with perky cuffs. Add rickrack, bows or sparkling brooches for extra bling, and your household cleaning chores won’t seem so humdrum.
Young kids can let Mom know she's the best, hands down, with this personalized Mother's Day poster card. Their own handprints will create the blooms for an artful flower that Mom will treasure. Get started now, since Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8.
Here's what you'll need:
Your kids can help with the fabric choice, measuring and cutting.
Once you get going, make several pairs. They’re fun to tuck in a basket of items for a shower or housewarming gift for a new family on the block. A whimsical homemade gift from you and your kids!
— 1 large, 12-inch-by-18-inch sheet of sturdy construction paper or poster board in a light color such as yellow, pink or lavender — several sheets of construction paper in assorted colors — colorful tissue paper, cut into thin strips — white household glue — empty recycled margarine or deli tub — paintbrush, pencil and scissors Here's the fun:
1. With the pencil, outline your child's hand with fingers slightly spread apart on a piece of construction paper. Cut out tracings (you'll need at least three per flower).
Here’s the stuff you’ll need:
-- One pair of rubber gloves with cuffs in the quality and color you prefer, available at grocery and discount stores for a few dollars.
-- 1/4 yard of oilcloth or water-resistant stiff fabric that is at least 36 inches wide
2. Pour glue into the tub, and dilute with a few drops of water. Brush glue mixture on the cutout. Wad the tissue strips and press on cutout to decorate. Make and decorate several hand shapes using at least one hand from each child in the family. Glue the cutouts on the top half of the large sheet of construction paper in a circular pat-
-- Measuring tape, marker, scissors and straight pins.
4. Make a border on the poster card and write a personal greeting, such as "Best Mom, Hands Down!" or "From your little blossoms: Janelle, Mia and Emily."
HERE’S THE FUN:
Directions for one glove:
1. Trim off the edge of the glove and make the cuff shorter for a comfortable fit.
2. Cut fabric 4-inches wide by at least 18-inches long. If you prefer fuller ruffles, make it longer.
3. Let your child mark 2-inch intervals along the edge and then make small knife pleats at each mark. Pin and sew the pleats in place with stitches running close to the edge. Remove pins. Note: Once I got the hang of it, I created the pleats one by one as I sewed.
Kids lend a "hand" to create Mother's Day poster card
4. Bring the 4-inch edges of the fabric right sides together, pin and sew a 1/4-inch seam to create a circular, pleated fabric ready to attach to the glove.
Variation: Instead of cutting a hand shape, simply place a child's hand in poster paint (palm down) and guide the hand on the card. Gently press the hand on the paper, making sure that the palm and five fingers make a print. Repeat with another child's hand until the flower is complete. Add paper stem, leaves and center. ***
5. Ease the pleated cuff wrong side out over the right side of the glove and pin in place.
(I placed the 4-inch-long seam above the thumb side of the glove.) If the pleated cuff is too large, add another
pleat. Remove pins as you sew 1/2-inch from the edge. Turn cuff over the seam and fluff the pleats. Repeat with second glove.
For extra pizzazz, use your imagination and items in your craft box to decorate the gloves with add-ons. A glue gun works quickly.
***
Puff Pancake Makes for a Dramatic Breakfast
Make weekend breakfasts extra special when you put this delicious puff pancake on your menu. Also called a Dutch baby, this version of the recipe is simple to prepare with kids, and dramatic to serve piping hot, right out of the oven. Believe me, mouths will be watering when it arrives at
the table. Take a bow, and then serve with fresh fruit or other favorite toppings.
DRAMATIC PUFF PANCAKE
4 eggs
1 cup skim or whole milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Topping: 1 tablespoon powdered sugar and a squeeze of fresh lemon
2. Another child may measure and gradually beat in the milk, flour, sugar and salt.
3. Meanwhile, place butter in a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron or ovenproof skillet, or a 9-inch-by-13-inch ovensafe glass baking dish. An adult should place it in the oven until it is hot and the butter sizzles. Remove from oven and pour batter into the hot butter. Return to oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until puffy and goldenbrown on the edges. (Keep oven door closed until done.)
4. Squeeze lemon juice on top, dust with powdered sugar and serve tableside immediately. Serves 4. Serve with fresh fruit, such as berries, grapes and kiwi slices. Alternate blender method for steps 1-2: Put eggs in a blender and whirl for one minute. With motor running, add milk and slowly add flour, sugar and salt. Whirl for an additional 30 seconds. Proceed with step 3. ***
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Cocalico Honors Local Veterans
On Sunday, November 10, four honor societies from Cocalico High School organized a heartfelt tribute to the community’s veterans. The ceremony, held at Cocalico High School, featured a variety of performances and dedications. Dyna Sampson, a member of the National Art Honor Society, highlighted the significance of the Veterans Garden,
a space filled with over 100-handcrafted ceramic red poppy flowers each honoring a local veteran. Musical performances by the Tri-M Music Honor Society and CHS Chamber Choir included renditions of the “Star-Spangled Banner” arranged by John Stafford Smith and “In Flanders Fields” by Christine Donkin. The ceremony concluded with the laying of a wreath
and a luncheon hosted by the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society. The event was a powerful reminder of the sacrifices made by veterans and a testament to the gratitude of the younger generation.
The Poppy Garden Project was made possible in part by a generous donation from McCarthy Engineering and contributions from Cocalico staff members.
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NOTICE: Garage Sale, Friday, 11/22 and Saturday, 11/23 from 8am-12pm. Furniture, books, household items, toys, vintage items. 805 Academy Heights Ave., Ephrata.
NOTICE: One Day Sale, Saturday, November 23, 9am-3pm. Indoors. Everything must go. Furniture, you haul, Oak Ridgeway Grandfather clock, oak china cabinet, mirror/glass 4pc. wall unit, bedroom set, paintings, lamps, hardcover books, fashion jewelry, household items. All in pristine condition. 896 Walnut St., New Holland.
NOTICE: 10+ Family Yard Sale, Saturday, November 23, 7-11. Men, women & lots of baby & children’s clothing, baby items, sports items, lots of decor & books, baked & more. Inside barn at 134 Michaels Rd., Newmanstown.
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WANTED: Corvettes, 1953-2019. Always buying. Call Jeff Gast, Lancaster, 717-575-4561.
WANTED: Always buying your unwanted jewelry, broken ok. Also, old wrist and pocketwatches, working or not. Cast iron frying pans, old radios, antiques, A to Z. Call Reed Antiques, 610780-6873. Don’t delay, call today. Put cash in your pocket.
WANTED: Dead or alive. Old radios, cable, floor models, unusual radios and accessories. Also, gold and silver coins, gold jewelry, broken ok. Buying all and any Beatle items. 610-780-6873.
WANTED: Antique men’s and women’s clothing in excellent shape from 1800s to 1970. Also buying jewelry, ornate frames, mirrors, paintings and small furniture. Call Suzie 610-334-7619.
WANTED: $50-$500 paid for junk autos. Free removal. Call anytime, licensed, insured, bonded. All paperwork taken care of legally. 717-989-6980.
WANTED: Coins. American, Canadian, Foreign, paper money, jewelry. New Holland Coins, 592 E. Main Street, New Holland. 717-355-0206.
WANTED: Buying silver dollars, paying $25 each. Buying Indian cents, paying $0.50 each. Buying Franklin and Liberty Walking half dollars, paying $9 each. Also buying comic books, GI Joe, phonograph records. Phone, 717-272-4338 or 717-9260633.
WANTED: Vinyl records & musical instruments: Paying cash. Top dollar paid for your vinyl records- all styles and genres, 33s, 45s & 78s. Guitars, amps, Anything music! Also, video games, consoles and equipment. Call or stop by today, Lititz Music Company, 47 S. Broad Street in Lititz. 717-627-4929. www.lititzmusic.com.
For Rent
FOR RENT: 1500 sq. feet of storage/warehouse space in Terre Hill with loading dock. Dave, 717-497-4764.
Apartments
FOR RENT: 142-A Tom Avenue, Ephrata. 2BR, 1st floor, end unit, nice neighborhood, spacious/ bright living area, floorto-ceiling cabinets and island in kitchen. Range, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer, large deck, off-street parking, trash/lawn/ snow removal included. No pets, no smoking. $1,150/month. Available 1/23/25. Wolf & Kline, 717-859-2010, www.wolfkline.com.
FOR RENT: Small separated apartment, $400 and $150 for bills. Fivepointville. Text 717-304-4042.
Shared Living
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FREE: Two sofas, 8 years old, very good condition, getting new ones as a gift. You pickup. You can come to see them. 717-336-7382.
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Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church at 1331 West Main Street in Ephrata, is making preparations to celebrate God’s love for everyone through the birth of His Son.
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* The universe has a color, but it’s not what you might think. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University took the average of light from over 200,000 galaxies. It turns out the universe is, on average, kind of beige. They named the shade “cosmic latte.”
* In a 2008 survey of British teens, 58% of the respondents believed Sherlock Holmes was a real person, while 20% said that Winston Churchill was not.
* When asked if her husband Abe had any hobbies, Mary Todd Lincoln responded, “Cats.”
* Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once sneaked out of a White House event, commandeered an airplane, and went on a joyride to Baltimore.
* The Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke, India, is home to 20,000 rats who are believed to be descended from an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Durga.
* According to NASA, it possibly rains glass on the planet known as HD 189733b.
* The first baseball caps were made from straws and worn by the New York Knickerbockers in 1849. A few years afterward, the first merino wool baseball caps were put into circulation.
* Some traditions hold that walking backward while wearing your clothes inside out will allow you to see a witch on Halloween.
* In ancient Rome, lemons were used as an antidote to all poisons.
* One of the world’s largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons is located at a U.S. Navy base near Seattle, which is partially defended by trained dolphins.
* The highest mileage on a single car is over 3 million miles.
* There’s a surgical procedure called selective amygdalohippocampectomy that removes half of the brain’s amygdala -- and with it, much of the patient’s sense of fear.
* Obituary writers have
their own awards, which are called The Grimmys.
* During World War II, the term “security blanket” was slang for measures meant to keep military information secret, or covered up.
* Future Martians might marvel at the Valles Marineris (a.k.a. Mariner Valley) the same way Earthlings marvel at the Grand Canyon. The huge rift is more than eight times the length of the Grand Canyon, and four times as deep.
* The Eiffel Tower leans slightly toward the shade on sunny days.
* Forbes estimates that Barbie’s Dream House would be worth around $16 million if it were real. The three-story house has seven rooms, an elevator, a garage and a pool.
* In 1897, Indiana state legislators tried to pass a bill that would have legally redefined the value of pi as 3.2.
* A game show in Japan featured one item in a room that was replaced with a look-alike item made of chocolate or other candy. Contestants would try to find it by biting into various objects.
* The ancient Greeks believed that pearls were the hardened tears of joy from Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
* Elton John has pianos named after Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone and Diana Krall.
* There’s a five-story, blood-red waterfall in Antarctica.
* When he’s not busy
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* LEGO has an underground vault with every set ever made.
* Though he’s today regarded as one of history’s greatest orators, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received a “C” in public speaking while a student at Crozer Theological Seminary.
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* Through the years, folks have come up with euphemisms for pooping, but surely Icelanders rank among the top contenders with “ad tefla vid pafann,” roughly translatable as “playing chess with the pope.”
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* Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice, who was generally known for being a bit of a handful, had a pet snake named Emily Spinach that she enjoyed toting about the White House in her purse and taking out at unexpected moments.
* Actor Bela Lugosi was buried in full Dracula costume.
metal top, 4 1/2 inches, $110.
Coin-Operated Scale
Q: My mother-in-law saved everything and some things have come down to us that we have no idea what to do with. We are retired and downsizing but want to treat my father-in-law’s memorabilia with respect. We have his uniform with insignia, medal, correspondence between them when he was in the war, his training manuals to become a pilot, emergency maps, gas mask, etc. in the event he was shot down, crew and plane photos, a detailed scrapbook, subsequent reunion materials with his bomber group. What should I do with all of this?
A: There are many collectors of World War II memorabilia. If you are interested in selling your collection, there are auctions and dealers that specialize in military and historical items. World War II memorabilia sells well at general auctions, too. If you have any weapons, guns, knives, live
Most of us diet and check our weight, but the days of tall scales sitting on a street corner waiting for someone to put a penny in the slot and step on the scale are almost gone. It was during the 1920s and ‘30s that coin-operated scales were important. The first pedestrian coin scales were made in Germany in 1885, and by 1889, the National Scale Company was manufacturing them in the United States. In 1929, Peerless Scale Company, the largest in the U.S., was worth over $50 million (much more if you think in terms of 2022 dollars). The pennies were enough. A scale in a good location earned about $1,000 a year. By the 1930s there were new incentives to spend a penny. The scale supplied a ticket with your weight printed on it. The tickets added fortunes, and people collected sets. But the fad didn’t last and by the 1940s there were barely a third of the scales still left. The personal bathroom scale had replaced almost all of them. Collectors ignored the old scales at first, but by the 1970s, there were collectors who bought the Peerless scales and others, and especially figural scales like an iron Mr. Peanut. Mr. Peanut scales were created in 1951. There were only 65 ever made — one for each of Planters Stores.
The scale pictured measures weights from 25 pounds to 275 pounds. It sold at a Cowan auction for $344.
I have a full bottle of Corby’s Park Lane Canadian Whisky. The seal is intact and has “1942” printed on it. I also have the original box and hard container for it. I know it is old, as it was in my aunt’s liquor cabinet for many years. Is there any collector value to this? If I
do sell it, can I legally ship it to the buyer?
A:The value is in the collectible container and its packaging, not its contents. It is likely a special decanter bottle, probably a Christmas special, which makes it more collectible than a regular decanter. Park Lane Canadian Whisky has been discontinued. Laws vary from state to state on selling whiskey. But you could sell an empty bottle and box.
This 1920s mirrored scale was made of iron and porcelain by Peerless Weighing Machine Company.
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ammunition, or anything that might explode, check with local police for laws about safe handling and selling. You may want to consider donating your treasures to a museum; especially personal items like the photographs and scrapbook. A local museum or historical society in your father-in-law’s hometown may be interested in them. There are museums dedicated entirely to World War II, like the National WWII Museum in New Orleans and the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Some accept donations for their collections and archives. An association for World War II veterans and their families may have further advice. * * *
Q: I have a question on this coffee set, which belonged to my grandmother (born 1884). I am confused because this set has four larger serving pieces (coffee pourer, creamer, sugar and ?). All of these items have the Ceramic Art mark (per your guide, says Belleek, 1906-1924). The set also has six cups and saucers, which are marked “J.P.L France” (Again, per your guide, 1842-1898). The pattern of all, however, appears to be identical to me, and I haven’t been able to find it anywhere.
marks from different makers. The J.P.L. mark was used in Limoges, France, from the late 1800s to about 1932. It is unlikely that Ceramic Art and Limoges made the same pattern, but they did have something in common: They both made blanks to be decorated at other factories or by hobbyists at home. This may be the case for your coffee set. Professional decorators would sign the pieces they painted, usually with their initials. If yours aren’t signed, they may have been decorated by an amateur, making your set truly one of a kind.
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Bon Bons, gold leaf lettering, black ground, reverse painted, wood frame, Long Island, N.Y., 9 x 40 inches, $1,260.
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Q: I inherited my dad’s straight razor collection. I have 450 razors and would like to know the best way to sell them. I tried local antiques dealers here in Canada, but it would take too long for them to be sold. Any ideas or suggestions on what to do with them? I also have 100 hair receivers.
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Coverlet, jacquard, three colors, red and green stripes, star medallions in leafy wreaths, signed, C. Fehr Emaus, 1840, 96 x 62 inches, $90.
Cobalt blue glass, compote, shallow bowl, baluster stem, clear knop with bubbles, round foot, polished pontil mark, 7 x 8 inches, $100.
Store, bin, Coffee, red paint, slant lid, glass panel, yellow lettering, 19 x 13 x 6 1/2 inches, $120.
Royal Doulton, Bunnykins figurine, Nurse with Red Cross, white apron and cap with red cross on each, dark blue cape, Graham Tongue, DB 74, 1989, 4 inches, $50. Wood carving, dough bowl, French Provincial, oval, 18th century, 8 x 36 3/4 x 18 inches, $160. Sewer tile bank, football, brown textured glaze, coin slot on side, molded tee base, Ohio, early 20th century, 8 inches, $375. Silver, sterling tea set, flared paneled bottom, elongated cinched neck, shaped handles, stepped foot, open sugar, Gorham, three pieces, $415.
TIP: If you have valuable old glass, you should keep it in a safe environment. It should be stored or displayed where there is some air movement to dry off the surface. Glass bottles and containers should be stored with the lids and stoppers open.
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Depression glass, FireKing, salt and pepper, milk glass, black polka dots,
TIP: Put the silica packets that come in shoeboxes, handbags and with some prescription pills in the storage containers that hold your out-of-season clothes. The packets keep moisture and bugs away.
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A: That is an interesting question; you don’t often see a complete set of dishes with
Toy, tractor, John Deere, Model 730, diesel, green, box, collector’s coin, Precision Classics, 6 x 9 inches, $60. Store, sign, soda fountain,
A: Straight razors have been made for a few hundred years. They lost popularity after safety razors were introduced in 1903, but some are still being made. Hundreds of manufacturers in many different countries have made straight razors. The maker as well as the design and material of the handle help determine value. Collectors want old razors in good condition. The original box adds value. Search on Google or on a site like Liveauctioneers.com to find razor auctions. If you decide to have an auction to sell the collection, be sure to find out what the seller’s commission, buyer’s premium and any other charges will be.
Box, traveling, lap desk, artist’s, lift top, interior compartments, front drawer, scrolling brass inlay, recessed carrying handles, 19th century, 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, $385. Scientific instrument, telescope, Etablissement Vion, France, single draw, brass, oak tripod stand, 57 inches, $585.
Pottery, contemporary, vase, feelie, apple green drip glaze, round, short neck and foot, signed, Rose Cabat, 3 inches, $1,090.
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* “To clean the TV remote in my home, I dip a cotton swab into rubbing alcohol, shake off any excess and use it to gently clean the surface. I do this weekly during cold and flu season.” -- M. in Minnesota
* To keep track of rolls of tape or other rolled items in your shop, hang a length of chain from two “S” hooks on your pegboard. They will be readily accessible, and you can tear off what you need.
* “If you use those little plastic key-ring cards for store rewards accounts and discount programs, you can keep them easily organized in a small photo brag book. These books can be found at drugstores and big box retailers, and are meant for a small collection of walletsize pictures. However, if you put your cards in one, it’s easy to flip through to find the correct card to scan.” -- R.I. in Arkansas
* Fill an easy-to-use hand soap dispenser with body wash or shampoo for kids to use in the bath or shower.
* “Here’s a fun idea for place cards at Thanksgiving (coming up in Canada): Scan in and print out a photo of each guest as a child. Laminate it and attach it to a pretty piece of ribbon with a glue gun. Use the ribbon to tie up a napkin and/or utensils. Guests will have a good time trying to guess who’s who and reminiscing about days gone by.” -- P.D. in Ontario, Canada
* When working with juicy items (lemons, watermelon, etc.) on a cutting board, try placing the board on a kitchen towel. When the juices run over the edge, they will be caught by the towel. Cleanup will be easy!
* When preparing outdoor furniture for winter storage, it’s important to give it a nice cleaning. If you have a truck, why not load it up and bring it to the local self-serve car wash? The specialized brushes make it easy to clean right there in the back of the vehicle, and a pressure rinse gets soap and dirt from all the nooks and crannies.
* “While at a backyard
barbecue now that the weather has turned nice out (down in the South, anyway), I learned this trick from a neighbor. Put hot dogs in the slow cooker. Don’t add water or anything. They taste really good without taking up space on the grill.” -- J.V. in Alabama
* To keep algae from growing in your backyard birdbath, add a few copper pennies. Or you can get a small piece of copper pipe from the home-improvement store. It keeps the algae from getting out of control.
* When you need an extra garbage bag, like during a party or while doing lawn chores, try this cool trick: Use a large pop-up laundry bin, and line it with a lawn and leaf garbage bag. Use chip clips to secure it at the top if you need to.
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* To fix a hole in drywall that requires a healthy helping of joint compound, you can cut a piece of screen slightly bigger than the hole and tack it to the inside of
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* “I recently did a little work on my car, and afterward I washed and waxed it. My tools got pretty grimy, so I cleaned them too. Since I had the wax out, I used it on several of them to keep them from rusting in storage.” -- via email
* Add a softener sheet to your vacuum bag or canister when you change it. While you clean, you will distribute the good smell throughout your home. You also can use a cotton ball scented with your favorite essential oil or even perfume.
Very often, the staff of autosupply chains will lend you tools or even assist you right in the parking lot.
* Got bug bites? Try these for some relief from the itching of insect bites: apple cider vinegar; a paste of baking soda and water, allowed to dry on the bite; a similar paste of meat tenderizer and water; or antiperspirant.
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* Punch holes in paint can rims with a nail so the paint that gets sloshed on the rim will drain back into the can. To seal the can, wipe the rim with a damp cloth, and rub it with a little petroleum jelly and cover with a piece of plastic wrap and tap the lid back into place.
* “Keep baby wipes at your bedside table for those nights when you are just too tired to take your makeup off properly. A little is better than nothing. If you’re guilty of this more than you care to admit, invest in a packet of eye makeup remover wipes.” -- E.S.D. in Texas
* Sun protection shouldn’t stop when the summer is over; the sun is still shining! If you have trouble putting sunscreen on your face, try this trick: Spray or smear it on a paper towel, then apply to your face. Use twice as much as you think you should, as some will get lost in the paper towel.
* While boating or fishing, tape small blocks of Styrofoam to your eyeglass arms so they will float if they go overboard. -- R.D. in Florida
* If you have trouble threading needles, try spritzing some hairspray on your finger, and twist the end of the thread. It will keep the fibers together and stiffen it enough to be easily threaded.
* It is possible to save a bit of money on car maintenance if you can’t change your own oil. Learn common add-ons you will be offered at oil and lube places. Air filters are surprisingly easy to replace on your own, and so are windshield wipers.
* Here’s a back-to-fluseason tip: If you have a fever over 100.4, a sore throat without cough or congestion, if you’re sick for more than a week, have one-sided facial pain or dark-colored mucus or any nausea or vomiting, you should not only stay home from work or school (so you don’t infect your friends), but also consider making an appointment with your doc or urgent care facility.
* When patching up cracks in plaster walls, if the crack is large or it’s a small hole, stuff it with wadded-up newspaper or steel wool in order to fill the crack. Apply the plaster over the top.
* If your washer oversuds because you accidentally added too much detergent, just add a half-cup of white vinegar to the wash water. It will dampen the extra bubbles. Then make sure to put the load through an additional rinse, to eliminate
any soap residue in your clothes.
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SALES REGISTER
WED., NOVEMBER 20
- Garden Spot Fire Rescue, 339 E. Main St., New Holland. Quilt and quiltrelated items. Hometowne Auction, LLC.
- 1:00 p.m. - Joanne L. Morton, and Nancy L. Wissler, 2, 6, 7 and 8 Ponderosa Dr., and 3, 4 & 5 Hunsicker Rd., Lancaster. 7 prime level Manheim Township building lots, rural custom home sites. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
WED., NOVEMBER 20
- 4:00 p.m. - Kathleen E.
Showalter, 986 William Penn Blvd., Womelsdorf. 5-6 bedroom, 2 story home with 2 car garage and detached garage on 1.4 acre country lot. Horning Farm Agency, Inc.
WED., NOVEMBER 20
- 4:00 p.m. - Keith A. and Eve E. Sagner, 5842 Wertztown Rd., Narvon. Colonial 3 bedroom split foyer dwelling, 2 car garage, 12x24 utility building, 1.73 acres. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
THURS., NOVEMBER 21 - 8:30 a.m. - Stauffer Compressor N Machine, 49 Pleasant Valley Rd., Ephrata. Trucks, lathes, mills, welders, hand and power tools, new and used air compressor pumps, motors
and parts. Beiler-Campbell Auction Services.
THURS., NOVEMBER 21 - 12:00 noon - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Coins and currency. Horst Auctioneers.
THURS., NOVEMBER 21 - 4:00 p.m. - Geraldine G. Good Estate, 52 Sunset Ave., Manheim. Holland stone ranch style dwelling with attached one car garage, attached covered carport and frame garden shed. Horst Auctioneers.
FRI., NOVEMBER 2210:00 a.m. - David G. and Edith S. Heckel Estate, 249 Landis Valley Rd., Lititz. 7.3 acre farmette with pond and stream, 2-1/2 story brick 5 bedroom house, 4 car garage, brick bank barn 46x36, shed, pavilion. Real estate at 1:00 p.m. Tractors, trailers, golf cart, shop tools, primitives, furniture, milk bottles. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
SAT., NOVEMBER 239:00 a.m. - Barry J. Arnold Estate, 1509 Jay St., Lebanon. 17.50 +/- acre farmette with farmhouse, bank barn,
, 8’ fork extensions, block forks, Wayne 1/3 hp elec. sump pump, push garden cultivator, skid of 8”x8” reddish color pavers, lg. Amishtown General Pro Hardware sign, copper kettle, exerciser, 25 stackable chairs, trash cans, assortment of new galv. farm gates in various sizes, (4) 12’ (1) 10’ (4) 6’ bolt on hitching rails, various length concrete in hitching rails, asst. of gate hardware including hinges, latches etc., misc. other new items include: pet supplies, pet carriers, plastic shovels, dirt shovels, scrapers, misc. other hardware items and more! (Selling For Amos & Mary Lapp) - Meat Slicer - Furniture - HH Related - New Store Items -
sheds. Real estate at 1:00 p.m. Toy collection, equipment. L&H Auctions Inc.
SAT., NOVEMBER 239:00 a.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Outstanding firearms, hunting, fishing and military collectibles and accessories. Horst Auctioneers.
SAT., NOVEMBER 239:00 a.m. - Robert McDonough, 95 Hampshire Rd., Sinking Spring. 1 +/acre with 4 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, brick home, 4 car detached garage. Real estate at 12:00 noon. Metal and woodworking tools, equipment, trains. Beiler-Campbell Auction Services.
MON., NOVEMBER 25 - 4:00 p.m. - Shawn C. Houchin, 322 South Broad St., Lititz. 2-1/2 story frame sided 2-unit duplex. Witman Auctioneers.
TUES., NOVEMBER 26
- 4:00 p.m. - One-Nine LLC, 116 Auction Rd., Manheim. Brick and aluminum sided 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom commercial property, prime location. Witman Auctioneers Inc.
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PUBLIC SALE ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, TOOLS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27, 2024 AT 1:00 P.M.
Preview Times - Tuesday, November 26 from 2:00 P.M. thru 5:00 P.M. and Wednesday, November 27 from 8:00 A.M.
*The following is just a very general list of items to be sold.
Photos representing the entire auction will be posted on our website www.horstauction.com on Tuesday, November 26.
Sale to be held at the Horst Auction Center, 50 Durlach Rd., Ephrata, PA 17522
FURNITURE - Antique, Vintage, Reproduction & Modern Incl. Bedroom, Dining Room, Living Room, Family Room, Kitchen, Office & Patio (Sets & Individual Pcs.); WILLIAMS “LIBERTY BELL” PINBALL MACHINE; GOTTLIEBS BANANZA PINBALL MACHINE; APPLIANCES; KITCHENWARE; CLOCKS & LAMPS; SILVER; COPPER & BRASS; WROUGHT & CAST IRON; AGATE; PEWTER; WOODENWARE; BASKETS; CHINA & GLASSWARE; POTTERY; LINENS & TEXTILES; BOOKS & PAPER; ESTATE & COSTUME JEWELRY; ARTWORK; CHRISTMAS & SEASONAL DECORATIONS; TOYS; TOOLS; LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT; BOX LOTS & MANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE SOLD! Accepted Payments: Cash or PA Check. Visa, MasterCard, Discover & Debit Card with 3% fee. No out of state checks without prior approval. Sale For: KENNETH ZITTEL ESTATE, MARIE BRUBAKER, LYDIA LAPP, JAMES DIBERT & OTHERS
TUES., NOVEMBER 26 - 5:00 p.m. - Helen L. Chase, 215 Old Trinity Place, Lancaster. Old town Lancaster 3 bedroom home with a detached 1 car garage. Hess Auction Group. WED., NOVEMBER 27
TUES., DECEMBER 33:00 p.m. - Sara L. Newswanger, 1978 Main St., Nar-
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Tuesday, November 26
von. 1-1/2 story, 3 bedroom house, 30’x36’ 2 story barn/ garage, 2.4 acres +/-. Tim Weaver Auction Service LLC.
WED., DECEMBER 41:00 p.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Antiques, collectibles, household goods, tools. Horst Auctioneers.
WED., DECEMBER 44:00 p.m. - Estate of Violet Stauffer, 208 New St., Terre Hill. Very desirable 2,300 + sq. ft., brick and vinyl clad, late 1980s, 3 bedroom rancher in eastern Lancaster County, situated on 1/4 acre. Patrick Morgan Auction Services LLC.
WED., DECEMBER 44:00 p.m. - David and Mary Jane Seibel, 1610 Steinmetz Rd., Stevens. 2-1/2 story, 4/5 bedroom house, garage, 2 barns, 4.8 acres +/-. Tim Weaver Auction Service LLC.
FRI., DECEMBER 64:00 p.m. - Elmer A. and Mary K. Fisher, 26 Old Leacock Rd., Ronks. Country 2-1/2 story 5 bedroom farm house, 2 story barn/garage 30x42, 2-1/2 acres, fenced pasture. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
SAT., DECEMBER 79:00 a.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Antiques, collectibles, musical instruments, toys, model trains, dolls, household goods, tools. Horst Auctioneers.
SAT., DECEMBER 79:00 a.m. - Amos and Elizabeth Lapp, and Amos and Mary Lapp, 147-A Amishtown Rd., New Holland. JD diesel, generator, air compressor, welder, metalworking equipment, tools, new farm gates, new store items, household related. Double EE Auction Service, LLC.
SAT., DECEMBER 710:00 a.m. - Terry R. Lerch, 420 N. Partridge St., Lebanon. 3 bedroom, 1 bath semi-detached on .04 +/acre. L&H Auctions, Inc.
SAT., DECEMBER 712:00 Noon - Jesse K. and Martha H. Weaver, 691 Weavertown Rd., Myerstown. 6 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath 2 story house on 1.3 +/acres. L&H Auctions, Inc.
SAT., DECEMBER 72:00 p.m. - Anna H. Wise, 551 W. Washington Ave., Myerstown. 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath Cape Cod and detached garages on .73+/acre. L&H Auctions, Inc.
TUES., DECEMBER 10
- 2:00 p.m. - Paul E. and Arlene M. Weaver, 740 Wollups Hill Rd., Stevens. 19 acre farm with stream, 2-1/2 story 5 bedroom farm house with 3 car garage, 2 story bank barn, detached 3 car garage, utility buildings. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
TUES., DECEMBER 10
- 3:30 p.m. - Jason and Tara Esterly, 107 Horning Rd., Mohnton. 15+/- acre farm, farmhouse, bank barn, cottage and more. BeilerCampbell Auction Services.
WED., DECEMBER 111:00 p.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Antiques, collectibles, household goods, tools. Horst Auctioneers.
WED., DECEMBER 111:00 p.m. - Keith and Kevin Kline, 159 West Mountain Rd., Hegins. Prime agriculture farmland, 51 +/-
acres, bank barn, farm shed and borders Deep Creek. Beiler-Campbell Auction Services.
WED., DECEMBER 114:00 p.m. - P. Douglas and Brenda L. Brubaker, 7 N. Vintage Rd., Paradise. Country 2-1/2 story 3 bedroom house, utility barns with fenced area, 6/10 acre rural lot. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
THURS., DECEMBER 12 - 4:00 p.m. - D.D. Hurst Properties II, LLC, W. Main St. & S. Windsor Ave., Palmyra. 3,700 SF commercial type building, 1,000 SF detached 2 car garage 50x20, .88 acre level lot. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
FRI., DECEMBER 139:00 a.m. - 220 Covered Bridge Rd., Ephrata. Produce Equipment Consignment Auction. Tractors, farm equipment, plastic layers,
planters, irrigation, picking assists, conveyors, brushers, boxes and bins, greenhouse equipment and supplies.
FRI., DECEMBER 134:00 p.m. - Duane A. and Jessica Martin, 87 Hahnstown Rd., Ephrata. Country brick 3 bedroom rancher, attached 2 car garage, shed, 4/10 acre lot. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
SAT., DECEMBER 14 -
9:00 a.m. - Jacob and Fannie Smoker, 241-A Hogs Back Rd., Millville. Horse-drawn farm equipment, greenhouse and produce equipment, shop tools. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
SAT., DECEMBER 1410:00 a.m. - Karen S. Fry Estate, 207 Elizabeth Dr.,
Lancaster. 3 bedroom, one bathroom home with an unfinished basement and off-street parking. Hess Auction Group.
SAT., DECEMBER 142:00 p.m. - Michael R. and Jeanette E. Martin, 48 E. Rosebud Rd., Myerstown. 12.2 +/- acre farmette with 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 story house, 40x64 shop, 32x48 hoop barn. L&H Auctions, Inc.
MON., DECEMBER 16 - 4:00 p.m. - Devon R. and Krista J. Zimmerman, 615 Greenville Rd., Denver. 2-1/2 story 4 bedroom house, 2 car garage, barn/ shop 30x26, outbuildings, 4.1 acres with stream. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
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3 BR 1 BA SEMI-DETACHED ON .04 +/-
Randal V. Kline
Roy E. Good, Jr. Aaron Z. Nolt Curvin M. Horning
Financing, deposit or bridge loan available to qualified buyer. Call Randal V. Kline 717-733-1006 (Lender NMLS ID #834368) Devon R. & Krista J. Zimmerman 717-926-6636
717-606-2226
Lic. #499, #2116, #5064, #3956
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TUES., DECEMBER 17
- 4:00 p.m. - Paul H. and Edith C. Gehman, 351 E. Farmersville Rd., Ephrata. Country brick 4 bedroom dwelling, 1 car garage, utility building, 3/10 acre rural lot, snowblower, tiller, mower, pedal tractors. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
WED., DECEMBER 18
- 4:00 p.m. - Lamarr Z. and Patricia A. Horst Estate, 280 Hartings Park Rd., Denver. Country 1 story 3 bedroom rancher, 2 car garage, 12x20 utility building/garage, 1 story 28x60 shop/garage building, 2 acres. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
FRI., DECEMBER 20 -
4:00 p.m. - Paula E. Bedrick, 1560 Telegraph Rd., Honey Brook. Country 1-1/2 story 4
bedroom Colonial house, 4.2 acres. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
SAT., DECEMBER 219:00 a.m. - The Estate of Donna Silk, 720 Indian Trail Rd., Mohrsville. 23 acre farmette with stream, 2 story 4 bedroom log house and spring house, bank barn, outbuildings. Real estate at 12:00 noon. UTV, vehicles, horse equipment, antiques and contents. Horning Farm Agency, Inc.
SAT., DECEMBER 2810:00 a.m. - Brenda F. King Estate, 345 Holtzman Rd., Reinholds. Country 1 story brick rancher, 2 car garage, 36x40 horse barn with lean to, 2.8 acres, fenced pasture, JD 4x4 mower, livestock trailer, MF 1020 tractor, EZ golf cart. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
FRI., JANUARY 3 - 2:00 p.m. - Horst Auction Center, Ephrata. Cataloged antique auction. Horst Auctioneers.
SAT., JANUARY 4 - 9:00 a.m. - Horst Auction Center,
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East Cocalico Lions Recognize Student Of The Month
Each month, the East Cocalico Lions Club honors a Cocalico High School student for their achievements and for being one of the High School’s and the community’s finest. Each student is presented with a certificate and a monetary gift along with a gift from the Adamstown Public Library.
Recently, at a club meeting that she and her parents attended, Hayden Ressler was honored as the Club’s Student of the Month by the members of the East Cocalico Lions Club. Some of her school activities include being a member of the ASL Club (a student-led American Sign Language Learning Community) and the German Club. Besides being honored as the Club’s
THURS., JANUARY 16 - 4:00 p.m. - Marie K. Brubaker, 34 Harvest Rd., Lancaster. Brick and vinyl sided ranch style dwelling
Student of the Month, other awards Hayden has received were the Scholastics Gold Key, American Visions Nominee and LCYA Gold Award for her painting,
with attached one car garage and vinyl sided garden shed. Horst Auctioneers.
TUES., JANUARY 21Garden Spot Fire Rescue, 339 E. Main St., New Holland. Quilt and quilt-
Witman Auctioneers, inc.
Randal V. Kline
Roy E. Good, Jr. Aaron Z. Nolt Curvin M. Horning
717-445-4309
Lic. #499, #2116, #5064, #3956
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19 ACRE FARM W/STREAM
717-575-7933
2-1/2 STY. 5 BDRM. FARM HOUSE W/3 CAR GAR.
740 Wollups Hill Rd., Stevens. N.
Rd. to 4 way stop in Schoeneck.
Rd.). Left Wollups Hill Rd. Farm on right.
Farm house w/2550 SF, country eat-in kitchen w/pantry & appliances, living rm., parlor, bonus rm., laundry & mud rm., 5 bdrms., 2 baths, LP gas & wood heat system (new 2023) w/HW radiant system, low maintenance exterior, insulated/tilt windows, 3 car garage 32x34 (new 2019). 2 sty. 42x42 bank barn w/lean-to & extension, large stable area, full 2nd floor storage, 24x36 masonry 3 car garage, misc. outbldgs./sheds & utility bldg. 19 ACRES m/l, 15 acres fenced pasture w/spring, large lawn & garden area. After 27 years, owner moving to larger farm & serious to sell. Move in condition farm house updated in last 6 years. Convenient location. Minutes to Denver, Ephrata & Schoeneck. Ideal for cattle & horses. Personal inspection by appointment or open house Sat., Nov. 23, 30 & Dec. 7 from 1 to 4 PM. For brochure or land plotting, visit www.klinekreidergood.com. Financing, deposit or bridge loan available to qualified buyer. Call Randal V. Kline 717-7331006 (Lender NMLS ID #834368) Paul E. & Arlene M. Weaver 717-336-4815 or 717-387-6781
Lic. #499, #2116, #5064, #3956
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“Monumental.” Her future plans include attending a college to become a mathematics professor and hiking to Maine on the Appalachian Trail.
related items. Hometowne Auction, LLC.
THURS., JANUARY 30 - 4:00 p.m. - Dianne S. Martin Estate, 126 Center Ave., Terre Hill. Custom 3 bedroom rancher, attached garage, shed. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
TUES., FEBRUARY 44:00 p.m. - Shawn A. and Carmen L. Good, 218 Mountain Trail Rd., Newmanstown. Country brick 3 bedroom rancher, attached 2 car garage, shed, 2.3 acres. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
Shown in the photo is Lion Chuck Blattenberger, Student of the Month Chairperson, congratulating Hayden and her parents, Jessica and Thomas Ressler. Awarding a Student of the Month is just one of many ways in which the East Cocalico Lions serve the youth of their community. The members of the East Cocalico Lions Club congratulate Hayden on this and all her achievements and wish her the best of luck in the future.
If you are interested in finding out more about the East Cocalico Lions or would like to join and help them “Change the World,” please call 717-336-5311 or visit them on the web at www.eastcocalicolions.org.
FRI., MARCH 7 - 2:00 p.m. - Keith R. and Rochelle J. Musser, 300 Evergreen Rd., New Bloomfield. 24 acre turkey farm, 2-1/2 story 5 bedroom farm house, 2 car garage, 4 turkey buildings, start to finish, bank barn, litter shed. Kline, Kreider and Good Auctioneers.
TUES., MARCH 18Garden Spot Fire Rescue, 339 E. Main St., New Holland. Quilt and quiltrelated items. Hometowne Auction, LLC.
Schoeneck Rd. N. to Schoeneck 4 way
Straight onto N. King St. Right Hartings Park Rd. OR from Cocalico &
Rd., Ephrata,
17522. Rt.
of Ephrata to Hinkletown at Martins Bike Shop. Right E. Farmersville past Sensenig’s Furniture. Right & continue on E. Farmersville Rd. to property on
Schoeneck
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Lititz Historical Foundation Holiday Events
The holidays are right around the corner, and the Lititz Historical has three days of planned events that will surely get you in the spirit of the season!
First is the Annual Christmas Carol Sing, which takes place at Lititz Moravian Church Square on Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. This is a free event, but donations are always appreciated! The Moravian Trombone Choir will be on hand and free song sheets will be handed out as you, your friends, neighbors, and family will sing holiday classics. Afterwards, all are welcome to warm up inside Fellowship Hall where light refreshments will be served.
Then, on Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14, the foundation will present its Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of the 1792 Johannes Mueller House.
What better way to get into the holiday spirit than to visit Lititz. Guests will receive a 40-minute guided tour of the 1792 Johannes Mueller House and will learn the story of Mueller and his family as well as history and customs of the early Moravian community of Lititz during the 18th century. Tours depart every 15 minutes and run from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. each evening. There is a cost for tickets and they can be purchased below by calling 717-6274636 or emailing info@
lititzhistoricalfoundation. com. Hurry! This event always sells out.
Cocalico School District. 2024 Taxes: $1,352 spring/$5,662 fall. Auctioneer Note: Dandy opportunity to purchase a country property w/acreage. Southern exposure w/farmland view & overlooking the Cocalico Valley. Minutes to Denver, Ephrata, Stevens, Reamstown, Schoeneck, as well as Rts. 272, 222, 322 & PA Turnpike. Sellers are downsizing to smaller property, giving you the opportunity to purchase this piece of real estate. Terms: 10% down, settlement on or before Feb. 3, 2025. Patrick Deibler, Atty. 717-3547700. Personal Inspection by appointment OR Open House: Saturday, Nov. 23; 1-3 PM. For private showing, contact sellers at 717-336-7381. Contact Tim Weaver at 717-354-9524
The following were recorded at the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds office from November 7 to November 13:
Adamstown Borough
Ella Caroline Fritz conveyed property on East Main Street to Josiah Findley and Alarie Findley for $117,000.
Akron Borough
Richard A. Snyder conveyed property South Ninth Street to Erbie S. Stoltzfus for $275,000.
Brecknock Township
Edward M. Zimmerman and Pauline Zimmerman conveyed property in Brecknock Township to the Eric J. Becker and Quinda R. Becker Revocable Trust for $280,000.
Clay Township
Refreshing Mountain Camp Inc. conveyed property in Clay Township to Refreshing Mountain Camp Inc. for $1. Lincoln Land Group Inc. conveyed property in Clay Township to Allison Vargo Holder and Travis Holder for $531,986.
Lincoln Land Group Inc. conveyed property in Clay Township to John Yang and Cheng Yang for $178,200.
The Wayne T. Barr Estate conveyed property on Furnace Hill Road to Patrick Barr for $300,000.
Earl Township
Richard Lee Miller conveyed property in Earl Township to Richard Lee Miller and Linda N. Miller for $1.
The Mabel H. Huber Estate conveyed property on Sunset Road to Sheldon R. Hoover and Mindi J. Hoover for $1.
Victor Ortiz Sr. conveyed property on Airport Road to Victor Ortiz Sr. and Glendalee Ortiz for $1.
Ivan K. Kulp and Ethel L. Kulp conveyed property in
Earl Township to Leroy Z. Martin and Jane R. Martin for $1,250,000.
N. Lynn Ebersole conveyed property on West Main Street to 710 West Main Street LLC for $1. East Cocalico Township
Mike Wipf and Nancy Wipf conveyed property on Hickory Lane to Rachel E. Rendon for $350,000. Travis E. Frable and Megan N. Frable conveyed property on North Main Street to Nathaniel B. Leighton for $255,000.
Rita Leonard conveyed property in East Cocalico Township to Joseph J. Leonard for $230,000. Ricky L. Harding conveyed
in Original Boxes; Other Allis-Chalmers Collectibles; Signs; Daniel Ebersole Animated Sawmill & Feed Grinder; Sugar Creek & Howard Thomas Models; + More! EQUIPMENT: IH McCormick Ground Driven Manure Spreader; JD 3 Pt. 2 Row Corn Planter; New Idea 272 Flail Mower; Walk-behind Plow; AGCO Bar Rake; 3 Pt. Blade; AGCO Flail Mower; Single Row Water Wheel Transplanter; 3 Pt. Sprayer; Retail Produce Stand Wagon; Plastic Mulch Layer & Drip Line; Simplicity Riding Tractor w/Allis-Chalmers Decals & 44” Deck; Corn Sheller; Snowmobile Trailer; Early Schwinn & Other Bikes; Etc.
NOTE: Don’t miss out on this outstanding toy collection plus selection of
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property on Reinholds Road to Robert L. Weaver and Dawn M. Weaver for $345,000.
Klassen Construction conveyed property on Pacific Boulevard to Roman Bilan for $374,000.
East Earl Township
Christina Ruiz and Maria C. Ruiz conveyed property on Cedar Avenue to Maria C. Ruiz for $1.
Paul A. Witmer Jr. conveyed property on Camp Meeting Road to James N. Ulrich for $115,000.
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Elizabeth Township
Catherine A. Marcelo Steninger conveyed property in Elizabeth Township to Richard J. Marcelo and Kendra Fogelberg for $1.
Ephrata Borough
Philip O. Rudy conveyed property in Ephrata Borough to Philip O. Rudy and Georgia L. Schmook for $1.
Robert V. Blauser and Hyunjeong Yim conveyed property on Mason Drive to Robert V. Blauser for $1.
Robert V. Blauser and Yeunchan Yim conveyed property on Mason Drive to Robert V. Blauser for $1.
Robert V. Blauser and Meehye Yim conveyed property on Mason Drive to Robert V. Blauser for $1.
Christopher Lawler and Alice Lawler conveyed property on Sycamore Road to Alice Lawler for $1.
Ephrata Township
The Stanley F. Szymanski Estate conveyed property on Dogwood Drive to Nicole Belfiore for $1.
Nathan Bahn conveyed property on Buchanan Drive to Austin T. Miller and Megan N. Miller for $380,000.
Clark R. Stauffer conveyed property in Ephrata Township to Clark R. Stauffer and Cheryl R. Stauffer for $1.
Lititz Borough
Central Penn Capital Management LLC conveyed property on East Main Street to Linda C. Petromilli for $460,000.
Matthew Howe and Paige Howe conveyed property in Lititz Borough to Amos S. Zook Jr. and Elizabeth B. Zook for $295,000.
New Holland Borough
Sharp Septic LLC conveyed
1 STY. BRICK 3 BDRM. RANCHER ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE – SHED LEVEL CORNER LOT ADAMSTOWN – REINHOLDS AREA WEDNESDAY,
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property on Union Avenue to Kenneth M. Hubik for $1.
Kenneth E. Martin and Esther M. Martin conveyed property in New Holland Borough to Alex Michael Burkholder for $375,000.
Debra Joan McClymont and Leon William McClymont III conveyed property on Valley View Drive to Jonathan Bucklin for $300,000.
The Edwin L. Hoffman Revocable Living Trust conveyed property on Oak Avenue to John Robert Casey Bralla and Paula M. Bralla for $425,000.
Warwick Township
Landmark Homes at Warwick Hill LLC conveyed property on Tupelo Street to Megan E. Zepp and Kevin R. Schulz for $714,501.
The Gerald Shirk Estate conveyed property on Woodland Avenue to Matthew Leber and Deniece Leber for $210,000.
West Cocalico Township
William O. Roseberry and
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Tracy L. Roseberry conveyed property in West Cocalico Township to William O. Roseberry and Tracy L. Roseberry for $1.
The Eugene K. Martin Estate conveyed property in West Cocalico Township to Linda S. Martin for $1.
Carl B. Martin and Shirley N. Martin conveyed property on Hartings Park Road to the Martin Family Living Trust for $1.
West Earl Township
Justin Hoover conveyed property on Eagle Drive to Leonora Margaret Prange for $320,000.
James W. Martin and Alma Z. Martin conveyed property in West Earl Township to James W. Martin and Alma Z. Martin for $1.
James W. Martin and Alma Z. Martin conveyed property in West Earl Township to James W. Martin and Alma Z. Martin for $1.
James W. Martin and Alta Z. Martin conveyed property in West Earl Township to James W. Martin and Alma Z. Martin for $1.
w/brick
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& dryer incl.finished bsmt. w/outside
oil HW BB heat, wall AC, 1.2 ACRE lot w/large oak trees. Ideal setting across from PA Game Lands #220. Zoned Ag.
After 46 years, estate is serious to sell. Economical & low maintenance. Minutes to Reinholds, Denver & Adamstown w/easy access to Rt. 897, Rt. 222 & Turnpike. Personal inspection by appointment. For brochure or land plotting visit www.klinekreidergood.com. Financing, deposit or bridge loan available to qualified buyer. Call Randal V. Kline 717-7331006 (Lender NMLS ID #834368)
Randal V. Kline
Roy E. Good, Jr. Aaron Z. Nolt
Curvin M. Horning
717-733-1006
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Clair E. Sweigart Estate Bonnie J. Thompson, Exc. 717-336-3709 or 717-823-0401 www.klinekreidergood.com
Aaron R. Zeiset and Marian N. Zeiset conveyed property in West Earl Township to A. Lamar Zeiset and Charlene M. Zeiset for $1.
246 Jefferson Rd., Adamstown, PA 19501. Rt. 272 N. to Adamstown.
215 Swamp Church Rd.,
Adrian D. Zimmerman and Melissa J. Zimmerman conveyed property in West Earl Township to Adrian D. Zimmerman and Melissa J. Zimmerman for $1.
