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World of difference in EMS language program
Students may take full-year German or Spanish courses
EPHRATA - Evan Young, an Ephrata Middle School student is taking a German language course that he says is not only enjoyable, but is preparing him for the years ahead.
"Having a different language experience is good because I will get a head start on the language I will learn in high school," Y...

Council wants public input for recreation plans
EPHRATA - Ephrata officials want more feedback from the public on how to proceed with future recreation projects.
At Monday night's meeting, council member Daryl Horning suggested that the council could generate revenue by selling six small parcels located at various locations throughout the borough. Fou...

Football coach update
EPHRATA - Ephrata High School appears to be a few steps closer to naming a new football coach.
A lot has happened since the Jan. 21 school board meeting that left some fans and players unhappy with the long process that failed to yield a candidate.
Since re-opening the position, the Ephrata vacancy ...

Centenarian still enjoys the simple life
LITITZ - You can tell by his smile that Frank Denlinger has lived a good, full, happy life.
Born Feb. 1, 1908 Denlinger always had a hunch that he would live to be 100 years old. "I always felt good, I always ate good and really had no problems," said Denlinger at his birthday party at Audubon Villa in ...

Sweigart trust awards 2007 grants
EPHRATA - It has been nearly one year since the death of Anne Brossman Sweigart, one of Ephrata's most notable residents who was known for her generous contributions to area organizations. Through the Anne Brossman Sweigart Giving Foundation, her charitable nature will live on through the various causes such ...

Baby injured in crash with cruiser
EPHRATA - Four people were injured, including an infant, after a state police patrol car crashed into a vehicle at the intersection of Old Mill Road and Route 272 Friday night while in pursuit to assist another officer in a traffic stop.
At 8:05 p.m., troopers were dispatched from the Ephrata barracks to...

GSC debates home rule charter
LANCASTER - Lancaster County's Government Study Commission assembled in the county courthouse Tuesday to continue discussions regarding a Lancaster County Charter that, if approved by voters, will become Lancaster's new form of government.
The study commission, convened in November of 2006, has been workin...

Making the world a better place
Retired teacher's love of history valuable as Cloister tour guide
EPHRATA - Thomas Jefferson once said, "A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable." While this may be generally true, it is not the case in Ephrata. Anyone hungering for a piece of the past has to look no further than the picturesque Ephrata Cloister, which sits in pastoral beauty...

Residents sack district on football coaching issues
EPHRATA - Back to the drawing board.
Unfortunately, that is what the Ephrata administration and school board are facing with their football coaching vacancy, and the local faithful are none too happy.
Monday night at the monthly Ephrata School Board meeting, dozens of current players, parents and fa...

WEC gives students second chance at success
EPHRATA - Over the past eight years, 568 young people have received WEC diplomas and at this, the 16th graduation, 42 more earned a high school diploma at the Ephrata Reformed Presbyterian Church at 21 East Locust Street in Ephrata.
The program currently accepts students from the Ephrata Area School Dist...
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