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JUNE 29, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 21
Nicole DeWald Represents Daniel Boone At State Laurel Pageant BY FRANCINE FULTON
Musical performers will include Old Fangled (left photo) and country singer Stephanie Grace (right photo).
Birdsboro To Celebrate 150th Anniversary BY FRANCINE FULTON
irdsboro is having a giant party on Saturday, July 2, to celebrate the borough’s incorporation 150 years ago. Activities, which will include music, food and events for children, will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. at Main Bird Park, located at 226 N. Water St., Birdsboro. The Birdsboro Farmers Market will also be open in the park prior to the celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Birdsboro was founded in 1740, but it was incorporated in 1872,” explained Christen Thompson, a member of the Birdsboro Parks and Recreation Department. “Borough Council asked Parks and Rec to throw a celebration.” A highlight of the day will be live music. Old Fangled will perform from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by singer Stephanie Grace from 6 to 9 p.m.
roast at the park. “There will be at least six food trucks,” said Thompson, noting that the trucks will include Pip and Lily’s Loaded Tots and Sammy’s Steaks and French Fries. Also for sale will be ice cream and Betty’s Old-Fashioned lemonade. A dunk tank will also be featured. “We are going to dunk (Birdsboro Borough) Council members,” Thompson noted. The day will conclude with a fireworks show at 9 p.m. Since space is limited, parking will be available at Daniel Boone High School, 501 Chestnut St., Birdsboro. “Everything will be at Main Bird Park. There will be a shuttle from the high school,” Thompson added. For more information about the anniversary celebration, search for “Birdsboro Parks and Recreation” on Facebook.
State Laurel Queen pageant.
Village Library Posts Summer Reading Program
See Nicole DeWald pg 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Chester County To Welcome Balloon & Music Festival . .3
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Reading incentives, special programming and story times are just some of the activities being planned at the Village Library of Morgantown as part of this year’s Summer Reading Program. Themed “Oceans of Possibilities,” the program began with a presentation by Jesse Rothacker of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary on June 13. Rothacker’s interactive animal show featured live snakes, as well as lizards and turtles. See Village Library pg 2
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“Old Fangled is from Birdsboro, and they (perform) old-time rock ‘n’ roll,” said Thompson. “Stephanie is from Douglassville, and she sings country.” More information about Old Fangled and Grace is available at www.facebook.com/oldfangledduo and www.facebook.com/Stephanie GraceOfficial, respectively. “KooKoo the magician will perform a show in the gazebo at 4:30 p.m.,” Thompson added. “It’s a show for both adults and kids. He is really good.” To learn more about KooKoo the cartoon magician, visit www.facebook.com/kookoomagic. A beer garden will be presented by The Angry Anvil. For children, face painting will be offered by Abundant Life Ministries and there will be a bounce house. Food will be available to purchase. St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold a pig
Nicole DeWald of Birdsboro, a 2022 graduate of Daniel Boone High School, recently participated in the Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen pageant held during the 80th annual Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival in Wellsboro. Nicole, who was named Miss Daniel Boone earlier this year, took part in a variety of events at the festival, which is named after the state flower. Nicole, the daughter of Pete and Kathleen DeWald, said that as a representative of Daniel Boone and Berks County, she traveled the farthest out of the 26 Laurel Queen candidates. “It took us about four hours to get there. It’s right near the New York border,” said Nicole, who was accompanied to the event by her parents and Miss Daniel Boone Nicole DeWald recently took part in the Pennsylvania grandparents.