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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 32
Hay Creek Festival To Highlight Early Iron-Making Community
Featured at this year’s Hay Creek Festival will be Civil War re-enactors (left photo), a craft sale (center photo) and a display of antique cars (right photo). BY FRANCINE FULTON
he 45th annual Hay Creek Festival at Joanna Furnace, which allows visitors to experience what life would have been like in a 19th-century iron-making community, will be presented by the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA) from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10 to 12. The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and will feature early
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American crafts, living history presentations, children’s hands-on activities, homemade foods, a display of antique cars and tractors and more. Because of the pandemic, a mini-Fall Festival was held in 2020 and this year’s event will be modified as well. “We are offering a scaled-back rendition of the festival,” explained Mark Zerr, HCVHA executive director. “We understand there is a worldwide
pandemic going on and there are people who are still very concerned with the virus. Because of that, we do not have quite as many vendors and exhibits, and unfortunately, we were unable to invite community groups to participate like we did in the past.” Masks will be optional during the festival, but visitors should maintain social distancing. This year’s event will feature three new attractions.
For the first time, visitors will be able to see HCVHA’s latest restoration project - the Joanna Furnace Wheelwright Shop. The restoration project began in 2019 and was completed this spring. Throughout the weekend, committee members from HCVHA’s newly acquired Tri-County Heritage Library will exhibit various artifacts and displays in the Mule Stable, including photos of Col. Jacob Morgan’s home and items from Grace Mines.
In addition to the Civil War encampment, there will be a new World War II encampment this year. The early American crafts area will include domestic and village industry demonstrations of skills such as open fire cooking and food preservation. There will also be bake oven demonstrations, and samples of early American foods made in the oven will be available. This year’s Creekside Crafts Market will offer items such as redware
Car Show To Benefit Chester County Food Bank
Honey Brook To Celebrate Harmony Day
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
After a year’s absence because of the pandemic, the Top Dead Center (TDC) Motor Club’s annual car show will return this year at a new location. The 12th annual Drive Out Hunger Car Show and Food Drive to benefit the Chester County Food Bank (CCFB) will take place on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lexus of Chester Springs, 400 Pottstown Pike, Chester Springs. See Car Show pg 3
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
A book sale will take place at Honey Brook Community Library on Harmony Day.
Honey Brook Harmony Day, featuring community-wide yard sales, a Family Health and Safety Fair, a library book sale and more, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18, in and around the borough of Honey Brook. The event, which is presented by the Honey Brook Community Partnership (HBCP), is returning after being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. “We are back better than ever. The community is ready; the partnership is ready. We are all looking forward to the event,” said HBCP president Corey Ross.
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