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Large tax hike proposed in Clay Township
CLAY TOWNSHIP - Clay Township homeowners can expect an increase of $81.46 per $150,000 of assessed value due to the proposed 2008 budget.
Supervisors are expected to adopt the  budget at 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28 at the Clay Township municipal office, 870 Durlach Road, Stevens.
Township revenues ar...

Douple Agency founder, Rufus Douple, dies
EPHRATA -

Rufus W. Douple, formerly of Ephrata, passed away on Tuesday at Brethren Village. He was 91 years old. Born in Myerstown, he was the son of the late Jacob and Sally (Gibble) Douple and the husband of the late Ruth (Royer) Douple.
Rufus graduated from Myerstown High School and attended Eliza...

Eicher founder, well-known business man, Randy Klinefelter, dies
EPHRATA -

George Randolph "Randy" Klinefelter,  95,  of  Ephrata, entered into rest at Maple Farms Nursing Center, Akron, on Thursday, December 20, 2007.
He was born in Ephrata in the building that now houses the Eicher Arts Center, a son of the late George and Bertha Heinecke...

Three new members on Ephrata board
EPHRATA -

Three new Ephrata Area School Board members were sworn in at the December re-organization meeting.
Marty Harmes, Kay Kurtz, and Allyson Snyder won seats on the board in the November election. Incumbents Judy Beiler and Neil Reichard won re-election and were also sworn in for four-year terms....

Highland has new principal
District still working on football coach position
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School Board unanimously approved two new principals at Monday night's meeting.
After an executive session the board reconvened and Gangi Cucciuffo was appointed as the new principal at Highland Elementary School at a salary of $72,000 per year. He also recommended that Stacie B...

This 'Friday' should be best yet in downtown
EPHRATA - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and this month's Third Friday will bring patrons to downtown Ephrata.
"I continue to be amazed at the energy and commitment of this group of new businesses," said Marsha DiBonaventuro, executive director of Downtown Ephrata, Inc. &qu...

Ephrata Township seeking public input
EPHRATA TOWNSHIP - Ephrata Township will give residents and local business leaders a chance to way in on a new comprehensive plan, a set of guidelines that will heavily influence zoning and other land use policies in the next decade.
A steering committee met for the first time in early December to begin weighing ...

Gov. Study group researches county executive post
LANCASTER - Lancaster County's Government Study Commission met Tuesday to talk about possible changes in the roles of row officers and a "county executive" position.
The commission interviewed current county administrator Mark Esterbrook in researching how an executive/administrative position fits into a f...

Come to Akron and 'Shoe-In' New Year
AKRON - Akron is hosting its second annual New Year's Eve "Shoe-In" Celebration on December 31.
Joyce Moyer, chair of the event and an Akron Borough Council member said the event is intended as a community celebration.
"We're not intending to compete with Lancaster's celebration. That's a really g...

Lieutenant addresses council over contract
Citizens attend council to support Shumaker for chief
EPHRATA - The controversy over whether the chief of the Ephrata Police should serve at the will of the council or be covered by civil service protections dominated the Monday night Ephrata Borough Council meeting.
About 50 people attended the meeting last night to show their support for Lt. Thomas Shumak...
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