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Midway…the center of it all
This is the eighth and final installment of a monthly series leading up to the 100th Ephrata Fair, set to begin next month, Sept. 25-29. Since its founding in 1919, the Fair (or Farmers Day) in Ephrata...
- Posted August 29, 2018
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Gone but not forgotten: Beloved events that were once at the Ephrata Fair
(The following is the sixth in a series of monthly articles leading up to the 100th Ephrata Fair, set for Sept. 25-29. The feature highlights beloved elements of the past that no longer exist) Once we were...
- Posted June 28, 2018
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River to the community
Few realize how many non-profits benefit from the fair, and how much is given back for the benefit of all (The following is the third in a series of monthly articles on the Ephrata Fair, leading up...
- Posted March 28, 2018
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From Farmers Day to Tent City
The following is the second in a series of articles leading up to the 100th anniversary of The Ephrata Fair in September In 1919, residential Ephrata was very different from today. To the west, the town stopped...
- Posted February 28, 2018
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Sunday on the Trail
It is a gorgeous autumn Sunday afternoon as Major Dick Winters and I stand guard at the Fulton Street entry to the Ephrata-to- Lititz railtrail. The sun is warm with just enough of a seasonal chill to...
- Posted October 14, 2015
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Filling the gap
With Title 35, Chapter 74 subchapter D of the Pennsylvania Health and Welfare Act, the Pennsylvania Legislature created an entity called the “Special Fire Police.” And why, you may ask, are you bothering me with this trivia?...
- Posted April 8, 2015