🌱 How a new tax credit windfall could reshape childcare in Ephrata
Hi Ephrata! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a new tax credit windfall could reshape childcare in Ephrata
- How Ephrata filled Main Street with over 1,000 donated bikes
- Which Ephrata field hockey stars just made All-State?
Also on today's calendar: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 30 and low of 21 degrees.
- Wednesday: Rather cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 44, low: 23.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 48 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pa. tax credits to provide more than $5 million in support for Lancaster County nonprofits (lancasteronline.com) — More than $5 million in state tax credits will boost Lancaster County nonprofits, including nearly $398,000 to move Wiggles & Giggles Early Learning Center in Ephrata so it can serve more low-income families. The funding also supports affordable housing, food distribution, youth programs, and mental health services across the county, with several projects likely to begin within the next year. 
• Bike donations for Toys for Tots break record in Ephrata, Lanc. Co. (wgal.com) — Main Street in Ephrata shut down Monday night so volunteers could line up and load more than 1,000 donated children’s bikes for Toys for Tots, smashing last year’s total. Local sponsors, Ephrata High School baseball players, police, and fire crews all pitched in as tractor-trailers carried the bikes to the regional distribution center.
• Pa. High School Field Hockey Coaches Association announces All-State teams (pennlive.com) — Ephrata field hockey fans can celebrate two local standouts, Marie McCracken and Campbell Shelley, earning spots on Pennsylvania’s prestigious All-State teams. The long list highlights top players from across every classification, but Ephrata’s recognition underscores the strength of local high school field hockey this season.
📸 Around Ephrata
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Original Pattern Brewing Co!
39 E Main St, Ephrata
10:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Other local events
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Borough Planning Commission Meeting
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar , 124 S State Street , Ephrata
7:00 pm -
Zoning Hearing Board Meeting
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar , 124 S State Street , Ephrata
7:00 pm -
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Ephrata Performing Arts Center , 320 Cocalico St , Ephrata
2:00 pm -
Community Services Committee Meeting
Ephrata Borough Hall , 124 S State St , Ephrata
4:30 pm -
Highway Committee Meeting
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar , 124 S State Street , Ephrata
5:30 pm -
Budget & Finance Committee Meeting
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar , 124 S State Street , Ephrata
6:30 pm -
Development Activities Committee Meeting
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar , 124 S State Street , Ephrata
7:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Firearms & Militaria - Day 1
Morphy Auctions , 2000 N Reading Rd , Denver
9:00 am -
County Commissioners' Work Session
Lancaster County, PA Calendar , 150 North Queen Street , Lancaster
10:00 am -
Lancaster County Land Bank Authority, Lancaster County Housing Authority, Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority
Lancaster County, PA Calendar , 28 Penn Square, Suite 200 , Lancaster
4:00 pm -
MS Winter Chorus Concert
Cocalico MS Denver, PA 17517
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Ephrata. Apply here.
- REV Group posted a job opening for Material Handler I in Ephrata. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ephrata here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Holland
- Historic mill to become wedding venue in Warwick Twp.: Top 5 most-read stories Dec. 8-14 [ICYMI] (lancasteronline.com)
- 50 years after their 1st cookie swap, friends continue tradition in Lancaster County (lancasteronline.com)
- Three tied for lead entering final round of Golfweek Senior TOC (usatoday.com)
Lancaster
- Grants available in Pennsylvania's York, Lancaster watersheds (outdoornews.com)
- Penn State Health Lancaster, Milton S. Hershey medical centers earn 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital Awards for outstanding quality, safety (pennstatehealthnews.org)
- Lancaster Township's 57% increase in expenses for 2026 largely due to public works building renovation (lancasteronline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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