By ANNA GILGOFF

Special to The Press

As in the past, Ebenezer Church in New Tripoli invited the community to shop, eat and catch up with friends at its annual bazaar on a stellar October Saturday.

People could shop for flea market items, join in on a basket raffle or grab a bite to eat while chatting with friends and neighbors on Oct. 19.

“People came in spurts,” Elaine Tibbs said, keeping the Women of the Church busy over the course of five hours.

“There was a little lull, but then people were back again,” Lori Hegedus said.

The bazaar also featured crafts, quilted items, and one-of-a-kind finds ranging from books to housewares.

Out-of-towner Tom Piccolo was delighted to find Dino, a dinosaur straight out of the Flintstones, for his granddaughter.

“She’s wearing a Pebbles costume for Halloween, so Dino is a perfect addition.”

The kitchen was busy serving a variety of items including soups like broccoli cheese, sausage corn, seafood bisque, ham and string beans and chicken noodle, and sweets like cookies and pies.

“I would say that soup was the biggest seller,” Justine Huber said and Lucille Snyder added “a lot of baked goods sold, too.”

Baskets wrapped in cellophane grabbed the attention of shoppers entering Ebenezer’s large hall.

“We have 39 baskets with some great things inside,” Pam Dellagatti said.

“Lori Hegedus donated 10 of them.”

Doors opened at 8 a.m. and just before closing at 1 p.m., Dellagatti announced, “Attention all. Fill a bag for $5,” which caused a little flurry of activity to close the event.