Morgantown/Honey Brook JULY 25, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE: CHURCH PLANS BIBLE STUDY page 10
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVI • NO 27
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
Robeson Lutheran Church, 3520 Plow Road, Mohnton, will host Plowville’s National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will feature food, games, entertainment, handouts from local businesses and organizations, demonstrations by first responders, and more. The event is free and open to everyone. NATURE THURSDAYS
Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, will present Nature Thursdays on July 26 and Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. for children entering first through eighth grades. The programs will be held outdoors, and participants should bring a blanket or chair. Registration is required. Siblings younger than first grade must be well supervised by a parent. To register, contact the library at 610-273-3303 or jspade@ccls.org.
COMPOSTING WORKSHOP
Satoyama Homestead, 271 Laurel Road, Elverson, will host a free Compost in the Cupboard workshop on Saturday, July 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. Attendees will learn about various composting techniques and make a 3-gallon worm farm to take home. The workshop will be held rain or shine. Space is limited. Donations will be accepted. To register and for more information, visit www.satoyamahs.org.
BREAKFAST BUFFET
3433 Hay Creek Road, Robeson Township, will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday, Aug. 5, 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.
VENDORS SOUGHT
Garden Spot Fire and Rescue will hold a craft show at the station, 339 E. Main St., New Holland, on Saturday, Nov. 3. Vendors are needed. To reserve a space, call Lynn at 717-355-0161.
Campers To Present “The Lion King Jr.� pg 5
Tours To Highlight Local Sites pg 7
Twin Valley Ice Hockey Honors Former Player By Francine Fulton
During the recent Twin Valley Ice Hockey Club (TVIHC) alumni game, when past players took on the current varsity team, the club retired the No. 16 jersey of former Twin Valley player Tim Coffman. Coffman went on to play professional ice hockey for the ECHL, a minor professional hockey league formerly known as the East Coast Hockey League. The TVIHC, a nonprofit all-volunteer organization, is open to students from grades one to 12 who reside in the Twin Valley School District. Games and practices are held at ice hockey rinks in Reading and in Exton. “ We have a youth team, a middle school team, (junior varsity) and varsity,� said TVIHC president Lori Jones. Jones noted that Coffman was one of the first players to be a part of the varsity
team in 2003. “Tim loved playing hockey with his friends, and one day while playing on a pond on Route 401 (in Elverson), he suggested forming a club,� she recalled. “He was on other teams, but he wanted to play on a team locally because they all went to school together.� The TVIHC officially formed in 2003 with the motto “Coolest Club in Town.� Coffman was part of the first three varsity championships in the 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. He mostly played defense, helping to set up his teammates with goals. “Tim was a cornerstone of those teams,� said current varsity head coach Tim Meers. “His teammates enjoyed playing with him, and he was a joy to coach.� After graduating from Twin Valley High School in 2006, Coffman played for the Philadelphia Little Flyers (2006-07) and the Laconia Leafs (2006-08) before heading to Utica College (2008-12). See Ice Hockey Player pg 8
Marathon Runner To Raise Funds For The RADAR Project
Twin Valley Ice Hockey Club president Lori Jones (left) and current varsity head coach Tim Meers (right) presented Tim Coffman his retired jersey.
Chester County 4-H Program Names New Educator
By Francine Fulton
By Francine Fulton
Although he lives in Ithaca, N.Y., William LaRose will run the Philadelphia Marathon this fall in an effort to raise money for The RADAR Project, a Chester County-based nonprofit organization that supports victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. LaRose, who recently completed active duty as an officer in the United States Army, has formed the Race for RADAR team, a group of men and women who hope to raise money to allow The RADAR Project to market an app that will allow victims to anonymously report crimes by dropping color-coded pins on a virtual map, marking the locations where the incidents occurred. Currently, incidents of abuse can be reported at www.theradarproject.org. See The RADAR Project pg 3
Logan Hall, who has been involved in 4-H since he was in elementary school, was recently named an extension educator by the Chester County 4-H Youth Development Program. Hall, who started his new job on July 9, grew up in Cumberland County, located near Harrisburg. “4-H has been a part of my life since age 9 or 10,� said Hall. “I started in Cumberland County 4-H Goat Club and then joined the Cumberland Farm Stock Club. I grew up in town, but my aunt had eight acres outside of Carlisle, which is where my agriculture and livestock experience comes from.� During his youth, Hall showed market goats, breeding goats, market hogs, breeding sheep, market sheep and poultry, among other livestock. “We also raised turkeys,� he noted. See 4-H Educator pg 3
William LaRose will run the Philadelphia Marathon this fall in an effort to raise money for The RADAR Project, a Chester Countybased nonprofit organization that supports victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Logan Hall recently joined the Penn State Extension of Chester County team as an extension educator with its 4-H Youth Development Program.
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