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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025 • VOLUME LIX, NO. 51 • READ THE DIGITAL EDITION ON THE WEB: SNEWS.COM
In This Week’s Issue:
WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday With A Joyful Smile
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
Who’s Hiring in Healthcare
Student Spotlight Ephrata High School Valeryia Kuchuk Lititz Area Mennonite School Grant Sauder
Spring 2025
CAR & TRUCK GUIDE
World War II veteran Nick Ferrara, who is a resident at Keystone Villa, recently celebrated his 100th birthday with friends, family and fellow residents. Nick served in the Navy aboard
the USS Princeton until it was sunk during the conflict. Nick was in the water for five hours until rescue came. He received over 200 cards from fellow veterans and family. Having been a
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese resident at Keystone Villa for a little over five years, Shown in the photo are Stuhrman (daughter), Sally everyone would like to wish him many more years (front) Nick and his wife Marte (close friend), Beverly enjoying life as he currently Claire, and in the back, Falcones (friend) and Jose does. from left to right, are Carma Marte (friend).
Ephrata Mennonite Roadside Cleanup Is Learning To Serve
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Ephrata Mennonite School’s annual Roadside Cleanup Fundraiser Event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 (with a rain date of Wednesday, April 9).
The students and volunteer chaperones will be organized into approximately 100 teams who will be going throughout Lancaster City, Ephrata, and surrounding
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese areas to pick up trash along nearly 150 miles of roadway. communities and raising students, from left to right The core value of this (kneeling) Adalyn, Brandon, project is learning to serve, support for their school Trey, Eden; (standing) which is a significant part of community. Shawn, Cohen, Bryce, Shown in the photo are Brynne, Brynne and Jozlyn. both cleaning up our local