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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025 • VOLUME LIX, NO. 48 • READ THE DIGITAL EDITION ON THE WEB: SNEWS.COM
In This Week’s Issue:
New Holland Historical Society Plans Drop-In Unveiling Event
Section A
Do You Know...? Page 2A Biblical Message ............. 14A Births.................................... 15A Crossword Puzzle......... 12A “Happy Birthday”.......... 15A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”................... 10A Things To Do ................... 11A
Section B
Where In The World Winners Pages 1B
Who’s Hiring in Transportation
Student Spotlight Cocalico High School Briella Wilson Lititz Christian School Yoniel Gonzalez
The New Holland His torical Society is planning a dropin event on Sunday, April 13, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the society museum to give the
community the opportunity to see and hear about their recent acquisition of the large back bar that once served customers at the Blue Ball Hotel. The dropin
event will include a presentation at 3:00 p.m. along with an open invitation for anyone to share stories or memories of the Blue Ball Hotel that they remember.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese The massive piece is 17feet left to right, are (seated) Bill long with a mirror measuring Gable, Wilbur Horning; ten feet by five feet weighing (back) Lloyd Ziegler, Arthur around 500 pounds. Johnsen and Larry Knepper. Shown in the photo, from (Continued On Page 2A)
Adamstown Library Friends Present Annual Contribution
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 7176262255 or visit their website at lititzlibrary.org. • Knitting Club Tuesdays, March 11 & 25 at 6:00 p.m., and Monday, March 17 at 10:00 a.m. and Knitting Club meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, from 10:00 a.m. until noon and the second and last Tuesday of each month from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 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 also welcome. No registration required. (Continued On Page 5A)
Adamstown Area Li brary Director, Jessica Gar ner, accepted the annual contribution of $25,000 from the Friends of the Library recently.
Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Judy Nichols, Veronica Heston, Margaret Harting and Library Director Jessica Garner.
Jessica stated, “We are so extraordinarily blessed to have the Friends of the Adamstown Area Library supporting the work that we do! These dedicated
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese volunteers provide untold an expansive collection and hours working to ensure a wide variety of services that our library has the for our community. From (Continued On Page 2A) resources it needs to provide
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