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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026 • VOLUME LXI, NO. 3 • READ THE DIGITAL EDITION ON THE WEB: SNEWS.COM
69th Annual Fivepointville Fire Company Benefit Auction
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The Fivepointville Fire Company is busy getting ready for their 69th Annual Benefit Auction. Friday, May 1 will begin with a grocery sale at 5:30 p.m.. The main auction will be held on Saturday, May 2 beginning
at 8:00 a.m. A wide variety of items including lawn and garden, hunting and fishing, antiques, farm equipment, tools, shrubs, flowers, crafts, outdoor furniture and quilts will be available. Great food will also be available. The
receiving times are Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No items will be accepted the day of the sale. For more information, call J.R. Weaver at 717-286-
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese 7070. All proceeds benefit Good with a few auction Fivepointville Fire Compa- items, including four originy. nal wooden school desks Shown in the photo, from from Fivepointville Elemenleft to right, are Greg Shaffer tary School in the 1960s, (treasurer), J.R. Weaver and which was located where the his granddaughter Raya fire company is located.
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Students at John Beck Elementary School were treated to an entire day of hearing from guests who came to share their career and everything that is involved in their chosen profession. Visitors included Kayla Rohrbach - Pediatric RN, Alicia Gochnauer - RN, Shannon Geier - CSI, Forensics, Sgt. Needham with Rudy - Police Officer with Arson Dog, Gabi Turner - College Presentation, Maya Smith - ASL Interpreter, James Reinhart - Finance, Greg Graham - PA Game Commission, Phil Wilkerson - Finance, Shannon Taggart - Manufacturing, Fred Mentzer - Technician, Rachel Hales - Entertainment Rock Lititz, and Kevin Campanale - Physical Therapist. Shown in the photo is student Evan Stechman as he shakes hands with a robot.