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MARCH 11, 2020
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVIII • NO 8
STORY TIME
Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, will offer Raise a Reader story time on Fridays, March 13 to April 10, at 10 a.m. The program is designed for children from birth to 36 months. Rhymes, finger plays, music, and lots of books will be featured. Space is limited to 15 children and their caretakers. For more information or to register, contact 610-273-3303 or jspade@ccls.org. PORK, SAUERKRAUT DINNER
Coventryville United Methodist Church, 1521 Old Ridge Road, Pottstown, will hold a pork and sauerkraut dinner on Saturday, March 14, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Menu items will also include potato filling, green beans, a roll and butter, applesauce, coleslaw, dessert, coffee, water and iced tea. Dine-in and takeout options will be available. Costs have been set for adults and for students and seniors, with children age 5 and under admitted free. For more information, call 610-469-9350 or visit www.coventryvilleumc.org/2020/02/ 26/pork-and-sauerkraut-dinner. POTPIE, CHILI SALE
The Hay Creek Valley Historical Association will hold its annual spring sale of chicken potpie and chili on Thursday, March 26. A fee will be charged per quart. The order deadline is Saturday, March 21. The items can be picked up at Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, 1250 Furnace Road, Geigertown, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on March 26. For more information or to place an order, call 610-286-0388.
Conestoga Mennonite Church, 2779 Main St. (Route 23), Morgantown, will be the site of a meeting of Senior Connections on Thursday, March 12. The event will begin with a free meal at noon, followed by the program “Wisdom From the Trail,� which will be presented by Lois and Ernie Hess. The couple worked to complete their dream of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine by the time they reached age 75. They will share glimpses of the journey, including photos and stories of beauty, challenges, obstacles and learning along the way, as well as God’s provisions for them. All local residents age 60 and older are invited to attend.
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Twin Valley High School To Stage “Newsies� By Francine Fulton
The Twin Valley High School (TVHS) Theater Arts program will present “Newsies,� a high-energy show about the newsboys’ strike of 1899, as its spring musical. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 19, 20 and 21, as well as 2 pm. on Sunday, March 22. “Newsies,� set in New York City, tells the story of Jack Kelly (junior Conner Lawler) and his ragtag team of newsboys who make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. But when the prices of “papes,� as the newsboys call them, are hiked, the newsies form a union and organize a strike against the greedy publisher of the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer (senior Reid Simmons). Jack and the newsies, with the help of independent young newspaper
reporter Katherine Plummer (sophomore Elise Leid), show the strength that young people can have when they join together and stand up against injustice. “Audience members will really get a feel for what life was like during the 1899 newsboy strike, and they will leave the performance feeling empowered,� said Jessie Miller, show producer. “Newsies� was a 1992 movie starring Christian Bale, Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret. With a book by Harvey Fierstein and music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, it was adapted to the stage and was on Broadway from 2012 to 2014. Musical numbers include “Seize the Day,� the power ballad “Santa Fe� and new songs added to the Broadway show like “Watch What Happens.’’ Miller explained that the play at TVHS is chosen each year based on several criteria, such as the number of students in the theater arts program, what See Twin Valley pg 3
“Newsies� will be staged at Twin Valley High School on March 19 through 22. The cast includes (from left) Mia Basilio as Crutchie, Conner Lawler as Jack Kelly and Gary Meals as Davey.
PJP II Students Make Blankets Irish Breakfast Buffet Set For Cancer Patients At Joanna Furnace By Francine Fulton
By Francine Fulton
In addition to an open house, a book fair and special activities for students and staff members, the Home and School Association at Pope John Paul II Regional Catholic Elementary School (PJP II) partnered with Cozies 4 Chemo to complete a service project during Catholic Schools Week (CSW). Students in each classroom worked together to make more than 30 blankets for Cozies 4 Chemo, which will distribute them to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. See PJP II pg 4 The
During Catholic Schools Week, students at Pope John Paul II Regional Catholic Elementary School created more than 30 fleece blankets for cancer patients, including some designed for children. The blankets were delivered to Cozies 4 Chemo for distribution.
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The Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA) will host the 13th annual Irish breakfast buffet at Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, 1250 Furnace Road, Geigertown, on Saturday, March 21, from 7 a.m. to noon. Visitors are invited to wear the traditional Irish colors of green, white and orange. The menu will include pancakes, French toast, country sausage, homemade corned beef hash, bacon, scrapple, creamed chipped beef, scrambled eggs, country-style potatoes, baked oatmeal, fruit, coffee, juice and more. Reservations for the breakfast buffet are not required. There will be separate admission prices for adults See Irish Breakfast pg 5
Dot Trate (left), 97, and John Fleming, 96, attended last year’s Irish breakfast buffet at Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works presented by the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA). Fleming is a founding member of the HCVHA and was its first president. This year’s breakfast will take place on March 21.
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