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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 • Volume LX, No. 12 • Read The Digital Edition On The Web: snews.com
In This Week’s Issue:
4th Of July Community Fun Night And Fireworks Planned
Section A
Do You Know...? Page 11A Biblical Message ������������� 10A Births ������������������������������������ 11A Crossword Puzzle �����������8A “Happy Birthday” ���������� 11A Obituaries ����������������������������2A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck” ����������������������7A Things To Do ����������������������8A
Section B
Who’s Hiring in Healthcare
Shopping News July 4th Deadline Due to the Friday, July 4th holiday, The Shopping News will observe the following deadlines for the July 9 issue: News Articles: Wednesday, July 2, 12:00 noon. Display Ads: Wednesday, July 2, 4:00 p.m. Classified Ads: Monday, July 7, 9:00 a.m. Normal office hours will resume at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, July 7.
Ephrata Church of the Brethren (ECOB) is busy preparing to host a special community fun night, complete with the amazing fireworks show to finish the
evening. There will be free face painting, inflatables, jugglers, barrel train rides and music. Food and milkshakes will be for sale and you are encouraged to
bring a canned food item Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese for the Mountaineers’ Table Shown ready to celebrate Reese Sollenberger; (back) (peanut butter, canned tuna the 4th of July are, from Wyatt Sensenig, Colton and canned chicken are the left to right (seated) Avery Sensenig and Hudson items most in need). Sensenig, Julia Sollenberger, Sollenberger.
Ephrata Tidal Waves To Host Special Alumni Swim Meet
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FAMILY PAGE on the back page of B Section! Featuring
NEW puzzles each week through July 23rd and a
SPECIAL CONTEST on July 30th!
The Ephrata Tidal Waves Summer Swim Team is excited to host a special Alumni Swim Meet to bring together past swimmers, current families, and comm unity supporters—all while raising funds for the team!
The event is Sunday, July 20 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Ephrata Rec Indoor Pool. Registration and warm-up will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with races beginning at 4:00 p.m. The event is open to Alumni
and open swimmers, and you may swim in as many events as you’d like! There are also Parent/Family Races (ages 14 and under) with a total of six heats available and spots are first come, first serve. Spectators are encouraged
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese to come watch and support Shown in the photo, from the team. There will also be left to right, are Sophia Hahn, an After-Meet Celebration Dominic Mentzer, Sam for a casual get-together at Ehrhart (assistant coach) a local restaurant (TBD) to and Mickey Molchany (head reconnect and celebrate! coach).