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EPHRATA — The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce will kindle a new tradition Friday, with the first official Downtown Tree Lighting. “We decided we wanted to get the town lit up ahead of time and Thanksgiving weekend is an awesome weekend to do it,” said Chamber Executive Director Rita Witte.

EPHRATA – Ephrata Chamber of Commerce Director Rita Witte said she was excited at the response as the chamber hosted its first annual business expo during its April 12 business after-hours. “I think my excitement was that everybody else was excited,” Witte said. “Everybody else was happy with how it went.” ...

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce will host its first annual Business Expo Wednesday. The new event has received unexpected, but welcome support, chamber officials said. “Our goal was 25 businesses,” said Chamber Director Rita Witte. “We actually got 47.” ...

Latrobe Art Center took on the look and feel of a cozy bistro for A Taste of Romance, a Valentine-themed dinner held Feb. 10. Tables were laid with white linens with red accents, including napkins and candles, and strewn with chocolate hearts. Soft jazz played in the background. Adding to

Always Flavored, the flavor-centric Sauce and Seasoning company from Fredericksburg, Virginia, celebrates two second-place honors from the 2023 Scovie Awards for its Sweet Virginia Love BBQ Sauce in the Barbecue Sauce-Unique category and Ritabeata's Mild Hot Sauce in the Prepared Sauce-Prepared category.

A Stafford-based hot sauce maker held a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate its products hitting the shelves at the Fredericksburg Food Cooperative.

A Stafford sauce maker will see her flavors stocked by the Fredericksburg Food Cooperative starting Thursday, March 24