Downingtown/Exton SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 31
GIFT CARD BINGO
Members of the Parkesburg Lions Club will present a gift card bingo on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Parkesburg VFW, 406 W. Fourth Ave., Parkesburg. Doors will open at 1 p.m., and bingo will start at 2 p.m. The ticket price will include 20 games. Refreshments will be available. Tickets purchased in advance will be discounted. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, readers may call Nancy at 610-724-3904.
MOVIE NIGHT
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave., will present a movie night on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. The library will screen “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (PG-13). This awardwinning 94-minute documentary explores the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host Fred Rogers. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. No reservations are required. Call 610-933-3013, ext. 132, or email mpinto@ccls.org.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
107 S. 17th Ave., Coatesville, will hold a pancake breakfast in the church fellowship hall from 8 to 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of the month starting on Sept. 15. The community is invited. The meal will include pancakes, French toast, bacon, sausage, eggs/omelets made to order, hash browns, dried beef gravy, baked goods, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice.
“TOUCH A TRUCK”
Downingtown Library, 122 Wallace Ave., will present Touch a Truck Day on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the library parking lot, adjacent to Kerr Park in Downingtown. The family event will provide a hands-on experience for all. Several trucks, emergency vehicles, buses, and construction equipment will be on hand for children to explore. To register, readers may visit www.downingtownlibrary.org.
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Trinity AG Distributes Free Food At Melton Center OJR To Hold Annual Sales As part of the Trinity Compassion By Francine Fulton
Ministries (TCM) program at Trinity Assembly of God (AG), free food is now being distributed every Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Charles A. Melton Arts and Education Center, a nonprofit community center located at 501 E. Miner St., West Chester. Visitors will receive a bag of nonperishable food, as well as frozen food donated by local convenience stores. No proof of income or residency is required. “We are giving away canned foods and nonperishable food, and we have them prepacked in bags, so people can just pick them up,” explained Caleb Gudgeon, director of TCM. “(However), if people just need canned vegetables, they can (take those); it’s very informal. “We are also giving out frozen breakfast sandwiches, chicken bites and soft pretzels,” he added. See Trinity AG pg 10
By Francine Fulton
Volunteers from Trinity Assembly of God are distributing free food every Thursday evening at the Charles A. Melton Arts and Education Center, 501 E. Miner St., West Chester.
Run/Walk To Benefit CCWS People of all ages are welcome to participate in the annual 5K run and 1-mile Walk for Life being presented on Saturday, Sept. 15, by Chester County Women’s Services (CCWS), a nonprofit pregnancy care medical center. Events will take place in Downingtown’s Kerr Park, Kardon Park and along the Struble Trail. Registration will open at 8 a.m. at Kerr Park, 1 Park Lane, Downingtown, located off Pennsylvania Avenue. Opening ceremonies will begin at 8:40 a.m. “One of our board members will speak about what CCWS is, and our board president will bless us in a prayer,” explained Dana Faragaso, race organizer. Participants will then walk a short distance along Pennsylvania Avenue and across its intersection with Route See Run/Walk pg 9
The Owen J. Roberts (OJR) Music Parent Organization (MPO) will hold its third annual community yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the OJR Middle School, 881 Ridge Road (Route 23), Pottstown. Proceeds will benefit the OJR Middle and High School bands. Community members are invited to participate by renting yard sale spaces to sell their own merchandise, or they may donate goods to the MPO, which will sell the items that day to raise money for the bands. “This is a onestop shop for all your needs - clothing, furniture, toys, books - anything and everything,” said MPO member Karin Campbell, event co-chair. See OJR pg 10
Bike Chester County Offers Group Rides
By Francine Fulton
By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
The Rev. Jimmy Smuda (second from left), pastor of Trinity Assembly of God in West Chester, and his family took part in last year’s Walk for Life event presented by Chester County Women’s Services. The Smuda family, including (from left) Josiah “Jojo,” Gloria, Ariana and Bella, plan to take part in the event again this year on Sept. 15.
Bike Chester County, a volunteerbased organization that focuses on bike advocacy, is offering group rides in the area through the beginning of October. Each Thursday through Oct. 4, a Bike Chester County group will meet at 6 p.m. at the Atglen Borough Hall, 120 Main St., Atglen, to enjoy a ride of about 10 miles on area roads. Rides in Exton are held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. beginning at Exton Park at the Chester Valley Trail, 140 Church Farm Lane. In Phoenixville, rides are held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the Port Providence Trailhead located next to Reynold’s Dog Park, 100 Longford Road. The Exton and Phoenixville rides will continue through Sept. 25. There are no fees or requirements for participation in the rides other than See Bike Chester County pg 10
Jan Johnson (center) leads Bike Chester County group rides out of Atglen each Thursday at 6 p.m. starting from the Atglen Borough Hall. Participants on Aug. 23 included Barb Albright (left) and Nancy Pelet. Other bike rides are held in Exton and Phoenixville. Rides will be offered through the beginning of October.
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