Morgantown/Honey Brook
AUGUST 28, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVII • NO 32
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Chester County • Atglen Community Day, Atglen Community Park Saturday, Sept. 21 • Hibernia United Methodist Church’s County Fair, Coatesville Saturday, Sept. 21 • “An Evening With Tim Tebow” presented by The Parkesburg POINT at Octorara Junior-Senior High School - Thursday, Oct. 10 Dauphin County • MDA Muscle Walk of Central PA - Hershey, Giant Center, Hershey - Saturday, Oct. 5 • The Hershey Partnership’s annual Soup Cook-Off, Hershey Volunteer Fire Company Saturday, Oct. 5 • Night at the Museum, AACA Museum, Hershey - Wednesday, Oct. 9
• Hospice & Community Care’s Labor Day Auction, Solanco Fairgrounds, Quarryville - Saturday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 2 • Lancaster 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, the Lancaster Barnstormers’ stadium - Sunday, Sept. 8 • The Edible Classroom’s Watermelon Blaster 5K, Manor Middle School, Lancaster - Saturday, Sept. 21 York County • York Fair, York Fairgrounds Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 15 • Native Plant and Yard Sale presented by the Penn State Master Gardeners, York County Annex, Saturday, Sept. 7 • York Bike Week - Wednesday, Sept. 18, through Saturday, Sept. 21
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Church Sets Community Day, Vehicle Display pg 7
Honey Brook Library Plans Expansion By Francine Fulton
The Honey Brook Community Library recently announced plans to expand its current building by adding a community room and a new area for children and youths. The proposed additions will nearly double the size of the current library. Expansion plans were unveiled on Aug. 17 during a networking event held at the library in conjunction with the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce and the Honey Brook Community Partnership. Attendees were able to view the sketches of the proposed library expansion and meet with other community members while enjoying beverages and snacks that were served in the library’s outdoor pavilion. Jennifer Spade, library director, greeted those in attendance and provided
information about the building project. “The reason we are hosting (this event) is to kick off our capital campaign to expand the library,” she said. “Our goal is to raise $600,000. We wanted to reach out to community partners, businesses and friends.” She said the library is a very popular place where patrons of all ages attend a variety of programming. “We are small but mighty,” Spade stated. “We are so busy right now that we are busting at the seams and we need to expand.” According to the architect’s sketches, the expanded library will have a U shape and the main entrance of the library will move from the front of the building (on the Route 10 side) to the back of the library. “On the left part of the U will be the community room that will hold about 70 people,” Spade explained. “The existing library will be the adult section, and See Honey Brook Library pg 2
During a recent networking event and capital campaign kickoff, Honey Brook Community Library staff and board members unveiled plans to expand the library. Participants included (from left) board member Kitty Goetz, board treasurer Nicole Markward, board president Sara Huard, library director Jennifer Spade, board secretary Dawn Schaffer and board member Chris Mauchline.
Emergency Services Department NHSAP Season To Conclude To Offer CERT Course With Fiddler’s Picnic By Francine Fulton
By Ann Mead Ash
When local emergencies occur, first responders can be overwhelmed with the number of people in need of help. There is now an opportunity for community members to receive the training they need to help themselves and others during times of crisis. The Chester County Department of Emergency Services will offer a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course this fall at the Public Safety Training Campus, 137 Modena Road, Coatesville. This class is open to anyone who wants to learn how to be better prepared before, during and after an emergency. The course will take place on Mondays, Sept. 16 to Nov. 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. See CERT Course pg 5
Those who take part in the upcoming Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course will learn skills such as how to rescue a survivor trapped under fallen debris. CERT will be offered on select dates from September through November at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus in Coatesville.
New Holland Summer Arts Program (NHSAP) secretary/treasurer Sue Noll recently looked back on the success of this summer’s program, which brought a number of returning and new musical acts to the New Holland Area Community Park on East Jackson Street on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings. “It has been a good summer with a lot of great shows,” said Noll. Traditionally, the final NHSAP event of the summer is the annual Fiddler’s Picnic. This year’s picnic will be held on See NHSAP pg 3
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A variety of musicians will gather to perform at the annual New Holland Summer Arts Program Fiddler’s Picnic scheduled for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, in the New Holland Area Community Park. This year, the event will open at 9 a.m. with a performance by the Summit Hill Bluegrass band.
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