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JUNE 9, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 19
Tel Hai Resident Highlighted In New Book BY FRANCINE FULTON
Author Cathy Ostrum Swarmer believes that the stories of ordinary people who live interesting and fulfilling lives should be documented for future generations. Swarmer is the founder and executive director of Hometown Mentors Inc. (HMI), a nonprofit charity founded in Emporium, a rural town located in Cameron County in the Allegheny
Boy Scouts from Elverson Troop 37 who participated in the Memorial Day ceremony include (from left) Patrick Bowker, Avery Koller, Jayden Stoltzfus, Noah Decker and Andrew Malcolm.
Memorial Day Observed In Elverson
The Village Library of Morgantown will hold an outdoor book sale on Friday and Saturday, June 11 and 12. The book sale will begin with a presale from 4 to 5 p.m. on June 11. A fee will be charged for entry. The sale will then be open to the public free of charge from 5 to 8 p.m. A bag sale will be featured on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., where attendees may fill a bag for a donation. Two sizes of bags will be available.
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Memorial Day was established as an official holiday by Congress in 1971 and it always celebrated on the last Monday of May each year. “The idea of Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, arose from the ashes of the Civil War,” said Trupe. “Since then, Americans have rallied together every year to say thank you and pay tribute to the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Our attendance today is one small spark that burns across the nation not just today, but every day.” A wreath-laying ceremony to honor fallen soldiers was held, and the wreath was placed by John Mohl, a Korean War veteran, and Leonard Creitz, judge advocate, American Legion Post 537. Mohl also offered remarks about Memorial Day, reading a poem provided by the American Legion: “Far away from all they knew, with hearts of pride and courage true, vowed to serve as freedom’s light, and through their strength our nation’s might. They gave all, our brave defenders, where poppies lie, we will remember.”
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“The Essays of the Real and Unknown: The Story of Ruth Ann Kronenwetter Lathrop” documents the life of Ruth Lathrop.
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Held in the cemetery located across from Elverson United Methodist lverson-area residents gath- Church (UMC), the event included ered on May 31 to remember patriotic music, remarks from local the true meaning of Memori- residents and a flag-folding ceremony. al Day - to honor the men and A gun salute and taps were provided women who died while serving in by the color guard from Col. Jacob Morgan American Legion Post 537, the United States military. Morgantown. The master of ceremonies for the event was Elverson Mayor Bob Broderick, who began the ceremony by leading the singing of “The StarSpangled Banner.” Marine and Operation Desert Storm veteran Troy Trupe, commander of American Legion Post 537, explained the meaning of the holiday. “Armed Forces Day is for those still in their uniforms. Veterans Day is for those who hung up their uniforms, and most importantly, Memorial Day is for those who never made it out of their uniform,” he stated. Members of Elverson Boy Scout Troop 37 held a flag-folding ceremony narrated by Scoutmaster Tom Yost (left) on Memorial Day. BY FRANCINE FULTON
Mountains of Pennsylvania. Swarmer’s first book in a series about residents of Emporium is titled “The Essays of the Real and Unknown: The Story of Ruth Ann Kronenwetter Lathrop” and focuses on Ruth Lathrop, a resident of the Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook. “I interviewed Ruth over the last four or five years when I visited her at home and at Tel Hai,” said Swarmer. “Ruth is my late mother’s first cousin, so I’ve known her all my life.” The book details Lathrop’s life through storytelling and photos, which were provided by Lathrop’s niece and daughter-in-law. Lathrop was born in 1934 and attended Pennsylvania State University. She graduated in 1956; she was also selected as the homecoming queen that year. She and her family, including her husband, John, who was a dentist, relocated to West Chester and, in 1969, she was selected as an Outstanding Young Woman of America by the Junior Century Club of West Chester.