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wedNesdAY, deCeMBer 13, 2023 • VoluMe lVIII, No. 36 • reAd THe dIGITAl edITIoN oN THe weB: sNews.CoM
In This Week’s Issue:
Anne Brossman Sweigart Foundation Awards $350,000 To Local Organizations
Section A
Do You Know...? Page 2A
Student Spotlight Cocalico High School Mayra González Lititz Christian School Josiah Lapp Biblical Message ............. 10A Births.................................... 11A Crossword Puzzle............9A “Happy Birthday”.......... 11A Obituaries ............................3A Professor Beam’s “Deitsch Eck”......................6A Things To Do ......................9A
Section B
Where In The World Winner Page 2B
On Thursday evening, December 7, the Anne Brossman Sweigart Charitable Foundation awarded and presented 47 grant recipients with grants totaling $350,000 at its annual Christmas Tea held
at the Anne Brossman Sweigart Charitable Foundation headquarters located at 204 Spring Garden Street in Ephrata, which was one of Mrs. Sweigart’s former homes and the former home of her sister, Bertha Bross-
man Blair. Nearly 60 people attended this year’s event. Shown in the photo, from left to right, are (front) Patrick J. Castagna (Trustee), W. Craig Brossman (Trustee & Distribution Committee), Stephen R.
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese Gibble, Esquire (Trustee & bution Committee); (second Distribution Committee), row) Karen Hummel (EphRichard G. Cummings, CPA rata Area Rehab Services), (Trustee), Fred N. Buch Tessa Balencic (Girls on the (Trustee), Ruth Buch Run), Anna D’Agostino Library), (Distribution Committee), (ELANCO and Johan Spotts (Distri(Continued On Page 2B)
Lititz Holiday Decorating Event Officially Gets Under Way
Who’s Hiring in Transportation
2O23
Last Minute
Holiday GUIDE
In This Issue!
Lititz Springs Park and Venture Lititz have partnered to sponsor this year’s Decorate Lititz holiday decorating contest, hosted by Laurel Avenue Lights. The event includes
15 decorated homes and seven decorated businesses. The participants’ map can be found at lititzpa. com/event/decorate-lititz. Voting for your favorites is encouraged, which will
be held online from now through Sunday, December 24. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 26. Sadly, Laurel Avenue Lights is making this the
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Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese last year for their display, Shown is the Laurel so be sure to check out the Avenue display from tour. There is a contribution a previous year, but it box at this location, with all promises to be more donations going back to the amazing with numerous community. additions this year! PLUMBING • HEATING • AIR CONDITIONING
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