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11/21/2024

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11/20/2024

Rotary Club Recognizes Alyssa Vasyanovich
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Alyssa Vasyanovich was recognized as the Ephrata High School Student of the Month by the Denver-Ephrata Area Rotary Club. 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.

Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Erica Pennabaker (Rotary Presi­dent), Alyssa Vasyanovich and Dr. Scott Galen (Rotary Member).

11/20/2024

50 Years Ago!

11/20/2024

Shown in the photo are two unidentified women at the home of John G. and Maude (Weidman) Mentzer, 115 North Church Street, Ephrata, in 1956.

If you are able to provide more details about this picture, call The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at 717-733-1616. (Photos provided for publication by The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.)

11/20/2024

Peace UCC Holiday Craft Show
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

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 hand-crafted items for sale. Delicious homemade food and baked goods will be available. Live holiday music will be heard throughout the building. 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 Show.

Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Bobbie Porter-Kunkel, Pat Hall, Pat Harting and Lois Haldeman.

11/19/2024

Ephrata Amvets Post 136 Conducts A Flag Retirement Ceremony
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

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.”

The Ceremony began with 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 played by Bob Trout, Navy Veteran.

Immediately following the ceremony, a free lunch was provided for all veterans in attendance.

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.

Shown in the photo on the left is Navy veteran Robert Trout. Shown in the right photo, from left 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.

11/19/2024

Eagle Scout Project Renovates Muddy Creek Playground
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As his Eagle Scout project, Mason Sheaffer of Boy Scout Troop #84 in Neffsville recently renovated the playground in the grove of Muddy Creek Lutheran Church at 11 South Muddy Creek Drive, Denver. The playground was dedicated on Sunday, November 3. Mason is a member of Muddy Creek. He and his team of scouts completely replaced two swing sets, added new slides and benches, and replaced all the mulch. The playground also includes a large “Noah’s Ark” for kids to climb and play on. All families of the public are welcome and invited to play on the playground at any time. Shown in the photo is Mason with the new playground in the background.

11/19/2024

Garden Spot Performing Arts Proudly Presents “Clue: On Stage”
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

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 farce-meets-murder 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. White, grade 12), Luke Canales (playing Wadsworth, grade 12) and Lila Albertson (playing Miss Scarlet, grade 12).

11/19/2024

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11/13/2024

Cloister Amphitheater Project Making Excellent Progress
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

The much needed renovation project at the Historic Ephrata Cloister is moving along quite nicely, thanks to dedicated workers and great weather. Workers shown here are tending to freshly poured concrete in the front stage area. When finished, this will be a great venue for a multitude of community activities.

11/13/2024

Cocalico Alumni Support Stockings For Soldiers Program
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

The Cocalico Alumni Association teamed up with the Reinholds VFW to raise money for the Stockings for Soldiers program.

Every year, the Keystone Military Families organ­ization ships between 8,000 and 10,000 holiday stockings overseas to active-duty men and women. The stockings are filled with food, hygiene products and other items such as holiday decorations. Unfortunately, the inter­national fees of shipping these stockings are very costly.

In an effort to provide monetary support for this successful program, the Cocalico Alumni Associ­ation and the Reinholds VFW hosted a barbecue on Saturday, September 28. Pick-up was available, along with an event that had fabulous food, raffle items, a DJ, games, and a bouncy house for the kids. This year’s barbecue raised $5,000. The Alumni and the VFW want to thank all the many generous donors and sponsors that made this possible.

Shown in the photo, from left to right, are: Connie Fasnacht, VFW Auxiliary member; Dennis Martin, Reinholds VFW volunteer; Danielle Shumate, VFW Auxiliary Treasurer and Cocalico graduate; and Lesley Stricker, Alumni Association representative.

11/13/2024

Shown in the photo is projectionist Raymond N. “Flash” Long in the projection room o the old Main Theater in Ephrata.

If you are able to provide more details about this picture, call The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley at 717-733-1616. (Photos provided for publication by The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley.)

11/13/2024

Where In The World Contest Winner

Would you like to win $50 next month? Enter The Shopping News “Where In The World” contest! As always, we’ve received many interesting entries this month and it was difficult to pick a winner. This month was especially challenging, with very unique entries. There were entries from Kuwait, Washington, California, Italy, Illinois, Uzbekistan, Arizona, Mexico and many more!

The winners for the month of October, shown in the photo, are Kleon and Katrina Zimmerman of Akron, who are shown at Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyerbean, Norway (close to the North Pole). The Seed Vault is opened three times a year for deposits, and holds backups of millions of seed varieties from around the globe, protecting the world’s food supply in case of catastrophic loss. The vault is built three miles into a mountain, where permafrost and thick rock ensure that the seeds will remain frozen. They chose to receive their $50 gift card to JD’s Pazzo Pizza.

Could the next winner be you? Once a month one winner will be selected and they will receive a $50 gift card from any regular Shopping News advertiser of their choice as their prize. To read all of the contest criteria and get an entry form, see page 10A. Check out our page in the near future to see all of the entries we have received to date!

11/12/2024

Denver All Pro Dad Program Encourages Quality Time Together
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

Denver Elementary School welcomed dads to the All Pro Dad program, which was started across the nation by Tony Dungy (a former NFL head coach), who wanted to bring dads into the schools and help improve their relationships with their children. The All Pro Dad program involves a group of teachers inviting all dads of students in the building for breakfast at school one day each month. The goal is to provide a free breakfast for the dads and their children, while encouraging conver­sations about important life topics. Conversations in­clude topics of importance to building a strong relation­ship and involvement in the school.

Shown in the photo is dad Jon Coles holding Nathan, his youngest, along with Logan, Jacob and Weston, as they enjoy some quality time together.

11/12/2024

Ephrata High School Theatre To Present “Almost, Maine”
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese

The Ephrata High School Theatre Department will proudly present, “Almost, Maine” on Friday, Novem­ber 15 at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, November 16 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Directed by Reji Woods, “Almost, Maine” is a series of tales about love, each with a compelling couple at its center, each with its own touch of magic!

Propelled by the mystical energy of the northern lights and populated with char­acters who are humorous, plain-spoken, thoughtful, and sincere, “Almost, Maine” includes a cast of almost 30 students: Olivia Banks, Sally Bollinger, Mark Burd, Logan Carroll, Joslyn Copeland, Allison Diehm, Lucas Doom, Xavier Fischbach, Elijah Foulks, Riley Frey, Kris Gehman, Caitlyn Gockley, Augusta Good, Ali Heisey, Jonny Huntington, Carlos Kohls, Rae Leininger, Uriah Mar­tell, Kaelyn McMahon, Allurah McNally, Ash Mohler, Erik Guzman Moreno, Darian Rodriguez, Addi Scheirer, Susannah Schelling, Jade Serrano, Jacob Urrego, Laynie Watterson and Noah Woods. In addition, there are many students involved on stage crew, costume crew, and technical crew.

Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (seated) Erik Guzman Moreno (Pete), Laynie Watterson (Ginette), Uriah Martell (Phil), Riley Frey (Marci); and (standing) Darian Rodriguez (Steve), Susannah Schelling (Marvalynn), Carlos Kohls (Man) and Rae Leininger (Hope).
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In addition to direction by Reji Woods, many others serve on the production team: costume design by Kat Turner, properties design by Inge Story, art design by Whitney Yeo, lighting design by Thomas Hudson and David Tyson, set design and technical direction by Jeremy Bischoff, box office management by Meghan Hooper, stage management by Kate Yusko and production management by Audra Woods.

There is a cost for tickets, which can be purchased at the Box Office in person (cash or check only) one hour prior to each performance or reserved online in advance on the school website (bit.ly/ephratatheatre).

11/12/2024

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11/12/2024

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11/11/2024