Everyone is invited to join in the fun at Stoudtburg Village holds its Cookies with Santa event on Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Santa will visit, share cookies with the kids and hear Christmas wishes. Balloons, special prizes and more will be offered.

All activities will be free, and there will be plenty of parking available. A donation of canned good for the food bank is requested.

Stoudtburg Village is located on Stoudtburg Road off Route 272 in Adamstown, 1.5 miles north of the Turnpike Exit 286.

Kathryn A. Troutman, 105, of Denver, passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 at Denver Nursing Home.

She was born in Denver to the late Lizzie Grimes and was the wife of the late Harold W. Troutman who died in 1962.

Kathryn was the oldest living member of St. John’s United Church of Christ of Denver. She was also someone who especially loved animals. Until her retirement, Kathryn worked as a production worker for 43 years at A. N. Wolf Shoe Co., Denver.

She is survived by two daughters: Lillian E. Troutman, of Denver; and Audrey T., wife of Herbert Grill, of Denver.

Her funeral service was held on Nov. 22 at the Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., Denver, with Rev. David Brumbaugh officiating. Interment took place in the Fairview Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in Kathryn’s memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Arrangements were made by Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Denver. Online condolences can be given at roseborostradling.com.

By: ALICE HUMMER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

East Cocalico Township supervisors are in possession of a large, heavy pool table. The catch is that it has no legs and was deposited illegally in the township’s woody waste area.

Supervisor chair Doug Mackley and other supervisors Alan Fry and Noelle Fortna all shared disappointment at their Nov. 16 meeting that a few people ruin having the woody waste site available all the time for the optimum convenience of residents.

"We’ll have to start locking it again during off hours," Mackley commented.

Township manager Mark Hiester will include the purchase of cameras in next year’s budget to better monitor the woody waste site.

Supervisors noted that several residents asked about having a place to dump leaves and grass.

"Martin’s Mulch takes these (grass and leaves) for a nominal fee per bag — I think it’s 50 cents," said Mackley.

"I think we need to address the Woody Waste issues first," Fortna said.

The Stewart Annexation Plan, which includes the relocation of a dwelling from Ridge to Reinhold roads, is seeking relief regarding the financial security deposit. Supervisors, in discussion, said that they would consider an alternate approach, that being one which requests an amount for the demolition of the property, such as $2,500.

John Walton of Lancaster was the winning runner in the Turkey Trot 10K Race on Saturday, Nov. 19, in Ephrata.

Walton finished the 6.2 mile course in a time of 39:13. Michael Landis of Lititz was a distant second with a time of 44:19, while female winner Kristen Groff of Akron was third (44:25), Brittany Dukeman of Ephrata was fourth (46:13), and Clarisa Mansell of Reading was fifth (46:31).

All proceeds from the event benefit Winning Wealth Services.

The following are the results from the Turkey Trot 10K:

1. John Walton, Lancaster, 39:13; 2. Michael Landis, Lititz, 44:19; 3. Kristen Groff, Akron, 44:25; 4. Brittany Dukeman, Ephrata, 46:13; 5. Clarisa Mansell, Reading, 46:31; 6. Patti Weaver, Reinholds, 47:25; 7. Todd Ribbeck, Ephrata, 47:41; 8. Michael Grenier, Strasburg, 48:14; 9. Ben Eisemann, Lancaster, 51:11; 10. Robert Honeybone, Ephrata, 51:15; 11. Jessica Hildebrandt, Akron, 51:15; 12. Taylor Augustine, Waynesburg, 51:32; 13. Heidi Weaver, Denver, 51:32; 14. Erin Kelly, Mohnton, 51:39; 15. Mathew Ward, West Chester, 52:36.

Todd Ruth

Ephrata Review

Sports Editor The Lancaster-Lebanon League, and Section One in particular, flexed its muscles in the recently completed high school field hockey season which culminated Saturday with Hempfield beating Warwick 2-1 in overtime in the State AAA title game.

All year long, Lower Dauphin and Emmaus were the prohibitive favorites to be playing Saturday, but that all changed when Central Dauphin, a team Warwick handled 4-1 in the semifinals, knocked off LD in the quarters and Hempfield shocked Emmaus, 4-3 in the semis.

That set up Saturday’s All-LL showdown at Whitehall, the fourth game between the two teams this year. Warwick held a two games to one edge, but Hempfield saved its best for last, scoring with 23 seconds left in overtime to win its first State title in thrilling fashion.

How strong was Section One this season? Well, Penn Manor won the section title, Warwick captured the L-L League crown and Hempfield earned the big State prize. Not too shabby.

Section Two was strong as well with Cocalico winning another section crown before getting to within one win of another State berth. In addition to the Lady Eagles, Ephrata and L-S both made the League and District playoffs while Manheim Central, the fourth place team, made a deep run to the State semifinals in AA.

The following students are members of the Athletic Director's All-Academic Team at Ephrata. They include (front row, left to right): Taylor Hoefner, Joel Chachapoya, Madison Walmer, Hannah Reimel and Megan Esterbrock. (Back, l-r): Jeff Halligan, Matt Faller, Hannah Raezer, Sharayah Crossgrove, Sarah Haddon, Emily Vogt, Ryan Fritz and Rahul Singh.The following students are members of the Athletic Director's All-Academic Team at Ephrata. They include (front row, left to right): Taylor Hoefner, Joel Chachapoya, Madison Walmer, Hannah Reimel and Megan Esterbrock. (Back, l-r): Jeff Halligan, Matt Faller, Hannah Raezer, Sharayah Crossgrove, Sarah Haddon, Emily Vogt, Ryan Fritz and Rahul Singh.

The Ephrata Area School District Athletic Department recognizes the importance and seeks to promote the student-athletes who distinguish themselves through outstanding classroom performance. The Ephrata Area School District truly believes that athletic excellence begins with academic success in the classroom.

The following students, who maintained straight A’s in all classes while participating on a fall athletic team, are members of the Athletic Director’s All-Academic Team: Jeffrey Halligan, Joel Chachapoya, Melynda Beam, Hannah Reimel, Ryan Fritz, Corey Shirk, Matthew Faller, Madison Walmer, Taylor Hoefner, Ryan Burkholder, Rahul Singh, Sarah Haddon, Taylor Ream, Sharayah Crossgrove, Hannah Raezer, Emily Vogt and Megan Esterbrook.

By: ANGELA CABEZAS Review Staff acabezas.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Ann-Kathrin Sigmund (front left) and Gregor Lamprecht (front right), two of the 24 students who visited Ephrata High School from Eberbach, Germany last month, pose with their host siblings Sarah Hoffer and Lukas Olson. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)Ann-Kathrin Sigmund (front left) and Gregor Lamprecht (front right), two of the 24 students who visited Ephrata High School from Eberbach, Germany last month, pose with their host siblings Sarah Hoffer and Lukas Olson. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

Ephrata High School (EHS) welcomed 24 newcomers to its halls of learning last month when students from Eberbach, Germany traveled to Lancaster County for a two-week stay.

"We have more German (exchange) students this year than we did" ever before, said Bonnie Strohl, who has taught German at Ephrata since 1974. "I think it’s just the reputation of the exchange. It’s become so popular they have a lottery in Germany."

More than 50 students from Hohenstaufen-Gymnasiums Eberbach, the school in Ephrata’s German sister-city, submitted applications in hopes of taking part in the exchange program, which has been going on since 1989. Less than half of those who applied were picked for the trip.

By: GARY P. KLINGER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

It now appears that the tax man’s visit will be a bit more painful in Ephrata Borough soon, as residents will face a fate similar to their counterparts across much of the area with increased taxes.

That was just part of the monthly report of the budget and finance committee to borough council’s monthly regular meeting on Monday night.

By how much taxes will increase remains uncertain until each committee is able to review its respective budget proposals in search of cuts and savings which may help to ease the pain a bit. In the past, council members have been vocal about trying to adopt a budget with little to no increase in taxes, especially considering the on-going economic unrest facing residents. However, it now appears that an increase may be inevitable.

In its report to council the committee discussed the projected shortfall in the General Fund’s 2012 proposed budget. Staff revised the proposed budget and made adjustments to revenues and expenditures where applicable. A change in the process of collecting earned income tax will result in a shortfall of approximately $100,000 in 2012 until the collection efforts are perfected.

Local students are serving in leadership roles at Lebanon Valley College.

Kimberly Holt of Denver is serving as vice president of Freedom Rings. Holt is a senior chemistry major.

Kirstin Lutz, also of Denver, is serving as vice president of Student Alumni Association and treasurer of Habitat for Humanity. Lutz is a sophomore business administration major.

Abigail Wise of Stevens is serving as secretary of student government. Wise is a senior art and art history major. Benjamin Richardson of Reinholds, a first-year student at Gettysburg College, was awarded a Presidential Scholarship by the College. The Presidential Scholarship goes to top-ranking applicants based upon their grade-point average, class rank and SAT or ACT scores. Warren Pace of Stevens, a first-year student at Gettysburg College, participated in the fall production of "Blood Wedding" at Gettysburg College.

By: MICHELLE REIFF Review Staff mreiff.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

The Nov. 8 election identified two-thirds of the new members of Denver Borough Council.

Republican candidates Walter Fink and Michael Cohick were on the ballot and were elected to serve on borough council for the next four years. The filling of the third seat will be based on the results of the write-in vote.

On Nov. 9, Denver Borough Manager Mike Hession spoke with a representative from the Lancaster County Board of Elections concerning the election results for the third borough council seat.

Hession said that according to Paul at the board of elections, his office would not begin reviewing the write-in ballots until Nov. 14.

"If there are multiple write-in candidates with the same number of votes, the county will send each a letter to see if they are interested in serving and all who are will be invited to the board of elections office in Lancaster in late November/early December to draw to see who will win the seat," said Hession after speaking to the board representative.

The official ballot results posted on the Denver Fire Company door indicated that 11 write-in votes were cast for the third borough council seat on Nov. 8.