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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 • Volume LX, No. 34 • Read The Digital Edition On The Web: snews.com
In This Week’s Issue:
Akron’s 6th Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting
Section A
Do You Know...? Page 2A
Student Spotlight Ephrata High School Madison Frymyer Catalyst Christian School Kaylee Akinin Biblical Message ������������� 14A Births ������������������������������������ 15A Crossword Puzzle �������� 12A “Happy Birthday” ���������� 15A Obituaries ����������������������������3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck” ����������������������9A Things To Do ������������������� 11A
Section B
Who’s Hiring in Healthcare
Senior Moments Luncheon
The community is invited to a free, festive Akron celebration, the 6th annual Christmas Tree Lighting, held on Saturday, December 6 in the W Donuts parking lot, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. Tonya Haynes, Akron Borough Councilwoman, and chair of the event, stated, “The tree lighting has been such a great event in years past and we hope for the event to grow every year.”
Shown in the photo, from left to right, are Akron Mayor Elect Sue Davidson, Tonya Haynes (council member and event chair), Sue Martin (tree lighting committee) and Santa (Greg Brock).
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Some fun activities be playing Christmas songs. planned for children include If children wish to write a face painting, balloon art by letter to Santa, W Donuts Andrew Imhoff, and a visit from Santa from 6:15 p.m. will have premade letters to until 8:00 p.m. A live DJ will (Continued On Page 2A)
Historical Society Of Cocalico Valley Christmas Open House
First Church Ephrata, 68 North Church Street, Eph rata, will hold its monthly Senior Moments Luncheon on Thursday, December 11 at 11:45 a.m. (eat at 12:00 noon – there is a small cost) followed with music and song by Gary Pike and Lynne Kline. They are bringing them back to entertain again, so come and enjoy them! Gary & Lynne, both lifelong Ephrata residents, have been singing together for almost 45 years. They have and continue to sing in the choir at Hopeland Church. While mostly singing for church groups, they have expanded to sing at weddings, funerals, retire ment homes, local social groups and other special occasions. Their programs feature easy listening with today and yesterday’s hits, or popular Christian music with a message. Christmas season is their “most favorite time of the year.” For more information, call 717-738-2465.
The Historical Society of Cocalico Valley invites you to their Christmas at the Connell Mansion
Santa, cocoa, cookies, crafts Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese and cards. The mansion is Shown putting the finishing are, from left to right, Brenda located at 237 West Main touches on the Christmas Wangman and Delores Street in Ephrata. tree at the Historical Society, Neuber.
Open House on Sunday, December 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is a free event including live music,
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