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Downingtown/Exton AUGUST 21, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: 5K SUPPORTS FOUNDATION page 2

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXXI • NO 28

BLOOD DRIVE

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 2440 Conestoga Road, Chester Springs, will hold a Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 2 to 7 p.m. Register at www.redcrossblood.org. MEMBER SOCIAL

The MOMS Club of Pickering Valley and Shamona Creek will hold a member social on Monday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. The group is open to all mothers and their children who reside within the boundaries of Pickering Valley and Shamona Creek elementary schools in the Downingtown Area School District.Those interested in playdates, moms’ nights out and various other community service projects, as well as those inquiring about the location of the member social, may email momsclubpv@yahoo.com or visit www.momsclubpv.weebly.com. The club will also be starting its Penny Drive to benefit the Chester County Food Bank’s Weekend Backpack Program, which provides food to children so they do not go hungry on weekends.

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Rotary Club Builds Gaga Court At The POINT By Francine Fulton

As part of an ongoing effort to complete service projects that benefit the community, members of the Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown volunteered their time on Aug. 10 to create a gaga ball court at The Parkesburg POINT youth center. A group of 10 volunteers constructed the octagon-shaped court, which is used to play gaga, a gentler form of dodgeball. During the game, players hit the ball, using just their hands, at or below their opponents’ knees to eliminate them from the game. The last one left is the winner. The club previously completed gaga ball courts at East Ward Elementary School

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MOVIE FESTIVAL

The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, will host its eighth annual Splatterfest Horror Movie Marathon on Saturday, Aug. 31. The evening will include trailers, prizes, exclusive event posters and T-shirts, as well as the fifth SplatterFeast. Doors for general admission and SplatterFeast attendees will open at 5 p.m., with the five-movie marathon set for 6 p.m. until approximately 2 a.m. Various ticket prices have been set. For tickets and additional details, readers may visit https://thecolonialtheatre.com/programs/splatterfest-8. More information is also available by contacting Brendan Carr at 610-917-1228, ext. 203, or brendan@thecolonialtheatre.com.

and at Beaver Creek Elementary School, both in the Downingtown Area School District. Club members learned from Rotary member Evelyn Samuels that The POINT was interested in a similar project. Samuels is friends with Bud Herman, facilities manager at The POINT. “There is an organization where you get blueprints and they send you yellow metal pieces (to frame the court) and they tell you how much wood you need and the lengths,” explained Rotary president Elva Wright. “Jack Hines, a woodworker, bought the wood and made sure it was seasoned.” The volunteers constructed the gaga ball court in a field next to The POINT, but it will eventually be moved when the facility’s parking lot is competed. “It See Rotary Club pg 6

Among those who helped construct a gaga ball court at The Parkesburg POINT youth center on Aug. 10 were (from left) Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown members Bernie Orglmeister, Bob Rigg, Autumn Katzenmoyer, Evelyn Samuels, Bill Keen and Elva Wright; Bud Herman, facilities director at The POINT; Erin Moffa, the Rotary Club’s scholarship winner; and (not pictured) Jack Hines and Kenny Holman.

Fresh2You Mobile Market Serves All StarFest To Highlight The Night Sky By Marcella Peyre-Ferry

Residents of Chester County are able to enjoy garden-fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables through the Fresh2You Mobile Market, operated by the Chester County Food Bank. The Mobile Market offers a wide selection of produce, including kale, strawberries, tomatoes,

cauliflower, collards, radishes, turnips and cucumbers, as well as locally sourced eggs and honey. Items sold at the Mobile Market are grown locally. “Most of what we sell is grown by us at the food bank. We have an agriculture department with farmers on staff that grow most of this food for us,” said Alex Steinmetz, Fresh2You assistant manager. “Anything else they’re not growing, we’re purchasing from local farmers or distributors, so everything’s coming local from the area.” The Mobile Market is open to everyone regardless of income. All forms of payment, including debit cards, See Fresh2You pg 5

Assistant manager Alex Steinmetz welcomes the community to shop for fresh fruits and vegetables at the Fresh2You Mobile Market operated by the Chester County Food Bank. The Mobile Market is available at sites throughout Chester County.

Visitors to StarFest 2019 on Aug. 24 at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site will have a chance to view different objects in the night sky at 10 Object Row, where 10 telescopes will each be focused on a different deep-sky object. The event is being presented by the Chesmont Astronomical Society. By Francine Fulton

The Chesmont Astronomical Society (CAS) will present StarFest 2019 on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, located at 2 Mark Bird Lane, Elverson.

During the 20th annual event, the community will be able to view the night sky through powerful telescopes owned by CAS members. Also featured will be educational activities for children, along with guest speakers and door prizes. Admission and parking will be free, but donations will be accepted. See StarFest pg 4

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will hold its eighth annual Hard to the Core 5K Orchard Mud Run at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Weaver’s Orchard, 40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown. Participants will run through apple and peach trees, a vineyard, a Christmas tree farm, mudholes, hay bale obstacles, and more. The course will end at the pond with a live rock band and an apple pancake breakfast. OneRunTogether holds races to benefit local cancer patients in need. For registration information, call 484-844-1249 or visit www.oneruntogether.org.

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