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Morgantown/Honey Brook FEBRUARY 20, 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: CCYO SETS MID-WINTER CONCERT page 10

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL XXVII • NO 5

COMMUNITY DINNER

St. Peter United Church of Christ (UCC), 1920 Ridge Road (Route 23), Knauertown, will hold a community dinner on Friday, Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy food and fellowship. A freewill offering will be received. For more information, readers may call 610-469-9690. BINGO FUNDRAISER

The Woman’s Club of Birdsboro will hold its annual Bingo Bonanza on Sunday, March 3, at 1 p.m. at the Birdsboro Community Memorial Center, 201 E. Main St. Doors will open at 11:45 a.m. A cost has been set for 25 games. For more information or to purchase tickets, readers may call Molly Rapposellli at 610-582-5112. More information is available by searching for “Woman’s Club of Birdsboro” on Facebook.

BREAKFAST BUFFET

Geigertown Fire Company, 3433 Hay Creek Road, Robeson Township, will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday, March 3, from 7 to 11 a.m. Proceeds will support the fire company. For additional details, readers may call 610-286-6481 or visit www.geigertownfireco.com. Individuals may also find the fire company on Facebook.

Job And Career Fair Scheduled pg 2

Walking Initiative Reaches Milestone pg 3

Senior League Invites Men To “Play Ball!” By Francine Fulton

Men age 60 and over who enjoy playing softball and are not quite ready to give up the game are invited to join the Brandywine Valley Senior Softball Association (BVSSA), which is currently enrolling players for the 2019 spring and summer season. BVSSA is registered with the Amateur Softball Association (ASA), and eligible players may turn age 60 anytime during 2019. The men’s slow-pitch softball teams follow the rules of senior softball, which means that bunting and stealing bases are not permitted. Other safety measures have also been put into place, according to BVSSA commissioner John Lundell. “We have a double first

base. There is an inside bag and an outside bag. The runner goes to the outside bag so that he does not collide with the first baseman,” explained Lundell. “We also have a double home plate. When you run down the third-base line, the second home plate is off to the right, so there is no interference with the catcher.” Lundell noted that players in the league come from the tri-state area, which includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. “Players come from Delaware County; Berks County, including Reading; and from Chester County, including the West Chester area, Downingtown, Coatesville and Honey Brook,” he said. Players range in age from 60 to their 90s. “There are guys this

year who will turn 89 and are still playing,” Lundell noted. “Our oldest player was 96.” New players must attend one of the two skill analysis sessions, which will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 28 and 29, from noon to 2 p.m. at United Sports Complex, 1426 Marshallton Thorndale Road, Downingtown. “Basically, we have a guy go out and we hit ground balls to him, and we see how he runs, catches and fields the ball. That will determine which division he competes in,” Lundell said. “The gold division is more competitive. They are really good players who do especially well for their age. The silver division is more relaxed. They are good ballplayers, but their skills have diminished. The managers See Softball League pg 9

9/11 Survivor To Address ROFM Banquet BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

428 Ranck Road, New Holland, will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9. Five divisions will be offered, including 15 and Under Boys, 15 and Under Girls, 19 and Under Boys, 19 and Under Girls, and an open division. There is a cost per team. Each team is guaranteed three games. Registration is required by Monday, March 4. For details and registration, visit www.nhcnazarene.org.

By Ann Mead Ash

Joel Jakubowski, who became director at Revelations of Freedom Ministries (ROFM) in July 2018, had a personal

BOOK CLUB

The Boone Area Library, 129 N. Mill St., Birdsboro, will host a meeting of the Cliffhanger Book Club on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. The group will discuss Iris Johansen’s thriller “Shattered Mirror.” For more information, call 610-582-5666 or visit www.facebook.com/boonearealibrary.

Stanley Praimnath

stake in the choice of Stanley Praimnath as a speaker for the seventh annual ROFM banquet, to be held at Shady Maple Banquet Center, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl, on Thursday, March 21. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Jakubowski met Praimnath in 2003, when Jakubowski had been a student in Teen Challenge for about five months. “I was trying to figure out who God is,” said Jakubowski, who said that he came to the program as an argumentative atheist. When Praimnath spoke at a Teen Challenge chapel gathering, Jakubowski and his fellow students were riveted by Praimnath’s tale of surviving the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. “When Stanley came and started to tell his story, you could hear a pin drop,” said Jakubowski. “He told his heroic and faithful (account of escaping) out of the offices that the plane actually hit.” See 9/11 Survivor pg 7

The Brandywine Valley Senior Softball Association, open to players age 60 and over, is currently enrolling players for the 2019 spring and summer season and has set skill analysis events on March 28 and 29. Current players include Joe McFadden (left photo) and Wayne Davison (right photo).

Event Will Share Mental Health Resources By Francine Fulton

A Path to Hope, a newly formed nonprofit organization that helps residents connect with local mental health providers and services, will present a Services-Therapy-Education-Providers-Support (STEPS) Resource Fair on Saturday, March 2, from noon to 4 p.m. in the library at Lionville Middle School (LMS), located at 550 W. Uwchlan Ave., Exton. Attendees will be able to meet area providers; talk to pet, art and music therapists; get information on emergency services and health insurance; discuss medications with a local pharmacist; and more. The first-time event will also include yoga demonstrations, an expressive dance performance and a display of art. “(The fair is) open to parents, caregivers and (teenagers) - anyone who wants to be educated in our area about what is available in mental health services,” said A Path to Hope founder

Holly O’Connell Holly O’Connell, a registered nurse. “It will be a general overview of what is available for (those with) anxiety or depression (and people) who want selfhelp or to better themselves or are See Resource Fair pg 8

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