Fairfield Gift Festival showcases handmade crafts for charity
The 29th International Gift Festival at Fairfield Mennonite Church on Main Street runs over three days with baskets rugs sweaters pottery toys and more. Proceeds fund Selfhelp Crafts Program projects aiding impoverished communities, with the event now the area’s largest church sale and a major fundraiser since 1962.
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Wolfe and Cole face uphill battle in Adams County race
Republican John Wolfe pledges to be a full time legislator if elected to the 91st District seat, challenging long time incumbent Democrat Kenneth J. Cole. The Gettysburg contest drew about 50 supporters as Wolfe described a potential upset in Adams County in the general election. County officials noted high absentee voting and a projected turnout near 72 percent as voters prepare to decide the result.
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D-Orrianna
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Adams
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Iraqis capture French soldiers amid Gulf crisis
Reports say Iraqi forces captured three French soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol near the Saudi border but later freed them. Paris said the patrol may have crossed into Iraq. The incident comes as Bush plans Thanksgiving with troops in Saudi Arabia amid multinational forces facing Iraqi forces in Kuwait and near the border. дипломатические talks with Gorbachev and Shevardnadze proceed as the U.S. seeks expanded UN sanctions and possible action.
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