Downingtown/Exton JULY 11, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: GOLDEN GOLF CLASSIC SET page 9
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 22
PAINTING CLASS
Phoenixville Public Library will host another step-by-step painting class with local artist Amy Hathaway on Thursday, July 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There is a set fee for the class, which includes a 16-by-20-inch canvas and all needed supplies. The event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013, ext. 132. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville. UPCOMING MEETING
West Caln Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, July 17, at 7 p.m. in the West Caln Municipal Building, 721 W. Kings Highway (Route 340), Wagontown. The topic will be “Sunset Park.” The speaker will be Anita Carr, daughter of former Sunset Park owner Lawrence Waltman. Sunset Park was a historic country music venue in Jennersville. The meeting is free and open to the public. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
An intermediate-level photography class
WRITING WORKSHOP
Parkesburg Library, 105 West St., Parkesburg, will host “How to Write and Publish Your Own Books” on Wednesday, July 18, at 7 p.m. During this free how-to workshop with local author Kathy Geesey, adults and youths will learn the specifics of how to write and publish their own books. The author will also be available for a book-signing with the many books she had published. Interested readers may register for the workshop by visiting the Parkesburg Library, by calling 610-857-5165, or by visiting www.parkesburglibrary.org.
Public Invited To Watch Vintage Base Ball pg 8
Food Donations Sought pg 2
Students Will Travel To China For Physics Competition By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
Students from three area schools have earned places on the United States team that will take part in the International Young Physicists Tournament (IYPT) in Beijing, China, on Thursday, July 19, through Wednesday, July 25. Katherine Baker of Coatesville Area Senior High School (CASH), Eric Beery and Anthony Mazur of Phoenixville Area High School (PAHS), and Jarod Dagney and Ben Mellema of Octorara Area High School (OAHS), along with two alternates, Willetta Wisely from PAHS and Kyle Quinn from OAHS, were chosen for the local team at a selection competition at the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) in March. On April 14, the five team members and two alternates traveled to the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia for the regional competition, where
they defeated a team from Princeton Regional Institute of Science and Math, a New Jersey STEM high school, to earn the right to represent the United States in the international competition. The students began to prepare for the regional competition when they started the school year last fall. They were presented with 17 physics problems that do not have readily available answers. Working in clubs after school and in their free time, they researched the problems and came up with solutions and presentations. Each school has a teacher involved in its club to help the students with their research and to prepare them for competition. Assisting teachers are William McWatters, OAHS; David Fenimore, CASH; and Jay Jennings, PAHS. Thirty-five teams will compete in the IYPT, where the five local students hope to be among the top 15 finishers. See Physics Competition pg 7
Summer Course Explores The Science Of Space Take an empty 35mm film canister, add a quarter-tablet of antacid with water, cap the canister and turn it upside down. Within a few minutes, the film can will launch, sending its contents through the air like a rocket ship. The film can experiment was just one activity that children enjoyed while taking part in Science in the Summer at the Coatesville Public Library. The theme of this year’s session was “The Science of Space.” Joe Korzec, a science teacher in the Rose Tree Media School District, was the program’s instructor. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” Korzec told the students See Summer Course pg 8
Recent high school graduates (from left) Anthony Mazur, Eric Beery, Katherine Baker, Ben Mellema, and Jarod Dagney will represent the United States in the International Young Physicists Tournament from July 19 to 25 in Beijing, China.
Glen Moore Church Welcomes New Pastor
By Francine Fulton
By Francine Fulton
Maddalena Shollenberger (left) and Bella Marino used film canisters filled with water and a quartertablet of antacid to create a rocket launch. The experiment was one activity that children enjoyed while taking part in the Science in the Summer program at the Coatesville Public Library.
When Patrick Welch moved to Chester County 14 years ago, he discovered Glen Moore United Methodist Church (GUMC), located on Route 282 near Wallace Township Community Park, during a walk around his neighborhood. Little did he know at that time that he would one day be appointed as the church’s pastor. Welch officially became pastor on July 1 during a special installation service that took place prior to the Sunday worship service. Welch succeeds pastor Ralph Cain, who retired after spending 10 years serving at GUMC. Welch, who most recently was pastor at Friendship United Methodist Church (UMC) in Coatesville, See Glen Moore Church pg 7
The Rev. Patrick Welch was installed as the new pastor at Glen Moore United Methodist Church on July 1.
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will be taught by award-winning professional photographer Laura Keen on Thursday, July 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville. The class will share ways participants can improve their photography and start taking photographs that look more professional. The event is open to the public. Reservations are required and may be completed by selecting the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013, ext. 132.
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