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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 51
Local Little Free Library Receives Recognition America” Book Club Pick for January. Honey’s book exchange box was In the summer of 2020, Ellyn seen along with several other LFLs Honey opened a Little Free Library on the Jan. 4 episode of “Good (LFL) filled with books for sharing in Morning America,” which included the parking lot of Honey Spas in a story about the LFL organization Mohnton, where she works as opera- and the unveiling of the Book Club tions manager. Now Honey’s LFL has Pick, “The Maid” by Nita Prose. The gained national attention by being segment also featured an appearone of 150 LFLs that were chosen to ance by the author. Honey learned about the show receive copies of the “Good Morning and the book club promotion from the LFL organization, which suggested that she apply for the recognition since her library was chosen as a Library of Distinction in July of 2020. According to the award certificate, the library was recognized for “its unique design, creative outreach to friends and neighbors and the enthusiasm of its stewards and patrons.” “I sent a photo when I registered. Because my library was unique, they gave me a Library of Distinction Ellyn Honey’s Little Free Library in Mohnton was seen on a segment that aired award,” Honey said. BY FRANCINE FULTON
Sharing The World Of Model Railroading BY FRANCINE FULTON
oel Moore’s first experience of seeing a model train was when he was a very young boy. “When I was 8 years old, my father had taken me to a friend’s house to see his train layout. It was love at first sight,” said Moore. “He bought me a kit and I built (my first train car), and it grew from there.” Today, Moore has created several HO train displays in his home and shares his knowledge of model railroading with others. He also uses images of his trains in a series of books he has authored about the Civil War. Moore, a retired teacher, historian and Civil War re-enactor, recently presented “Explore the World of Model Trains” via Zoom during a program sponsored by the Friends of Hopewell Furnace. Moore, a resident of Narvon, has been a member of the group for the past eight years. During the presentation on Jan. 9, Moore shared photos of his extensive private collection of model trains with the group. The slideshow highlighted all the details of Moore’s main train display, which depicts the
the track regularly. You have to clean all the electrical contacts to the locomotives,” he noted. Photos of the model railroad, which depicts life in the 1880s, can be found in a series of books that Moore has authored, including “Summer at Stewart Creek,” which takes place along the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Moore’s other books in the “railroad series” are “Summer of Two Worlds” and “Twelfth Winter.” “With the publication of ‘Twelfth Winter,’ three out of the four stories have been published,” said Moore. “‘Stranded in Snow Shoe’ remains as an incomplete manuscript from nearly 40 years ago. It will hopefully release as a completed work sometime in 2022.” For more information about Moore and other books in the series, visit www.jarthurmoore.com. The Friends of Hopewell Furnace, a group that supports the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Elverson, holds an activity on the second Sunday of each month. To learn more, visit www.facebook.com /FriendsofHopewellfurnace or www.friendsofhopewellfurn.org.
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Keeping The Roadways Safe In Winter BY FRANCINE FULTON
Now that winter has arrived, snowstorms and freezing rain can make for treacherous driving conditions on local roadways. Helping to keep Honey Brook Borough safe during the winter months is Bill Ford, public works director for the borough, who recently shared information about winter storms with the Community Courier. See Roadways pg 2
See Little Free Library pg 3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community Calendar . . . .2 CCHD To Offer COVID Testing, Vaccination . . . . .3 Gillen And Team Win Farm Show Contest . . . . .4 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .5 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8
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fictitious Virginia and Truckee Railroad in West Virginia. Intricate details on the layout include small figurines representing townspeople, buildings and railroad cars, many of which Moore built by hand. Moore’s train layouts are located in the basement of his home. For the main display, he has transformed a former storage room to build the layout. “The trackworks went in first,” he said, noting that friends helped him build the layout. “This represents the junction of two railroads. The back track is the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. The front track ... is the Pennsylvania Railroad.” Rocks were created out of plaster, tunnels were added for the railroads to travel through and buildings were carefully placed along the railroad, including churches and shops and station houses. Moore also added an electric control station that directs the movement of the trains along the track. Moore spends time tinkering with the Virginia and Truckee Railroad layout, cleaning it and creating additional hand-built cars. “If it’s going to run well, you have to clean
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Author Joel Moore has created model train Joel Moore’s model train layout, which depicts life in the displays in his home, photos of which are fea- 1880s, features handmade cars and buildings. tured in his Civil War-related book series.