Morgantown/Honey Brook /townlively
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVIII • NO 36
Visiting Kittens Bring Comfort To Hospice Patients BY FRANCINE FULTON
Louise Griffith of Pottstown served apple dumplings and apple pies to go during the Hay Creek Mini Festival in September at Historic Joanna Furnace.
A fall flea market will be featured during the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association’s Apple Fest at Historic Joanna Furnace on Oct. 10 and 11.
Festival To Feature Apple Dishes, Flea Market And More Although a few changes have been made due to COVID-19, this year’s Apple Festival at Historic Joanna Furnace will go on, offering an assortment of apple dishes, as well as a flea market and fall craft fair. The Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA) will present the Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Apple favorites that will be offered include apple cider, apple pie, apple crisp, apple fritters, apple dumplings and apple cinnamon bread. Also for sale will be the traditional snitz un knepp, which is apples and dumplings. This year there will be no apple dessert contest and no apple pancake breakfast. However, egg and bacon breakfast sandwiches will be available. HCVHA volunteers will prepare open fire cooked soups throughout the weekend, as well as chicken potpie. Soup varieties will include chicken corn noodle, beef vegetable and ham and bean. Soup can be purchased by the quart or by the bowl. Other foods available at the event will include hot dogs and a box meal that will include a sausage
sandwich with french fries and a beverage. There will be no tables and chairs available for visitors. However, festival attendees are invited to bring their own chairs or blankets for seating while keeping socially distant. There will be curbside pickup for customers who prefer not to enter the festival. People are encouraged to preorder their food at www.haycreek.org/food-raiser. “Ordering guarantees that you get what you want because we will only be preparing a select amount,� noted Mark Zerr, HCVHA executive director. Despite similar restrictions that were put in place during the Hay Creek Mini Festival on Sept. 12 and 13, the event was a success. “We had quite a few people that walked through and shopped from our vendors,� said Zerr. “Some people did the curbside pickup, and Boy Scouts pulled their food for them. We will do that again for the Apple Festival.� The flea market will be open, and craft vendors will also set up booths during the Apple Festival. Individuals who are interested in setting up a flea market booth should call Kathleen Rhode at 610-914-8152.
Booth setup will be on Friday, Oct. 9, from noon to 6 p.m. and Oct. 10 from 6 to 8 a.m. Food sales will not be permitted in the flea market. Children’s activities will not be held this year, and the historic buildings will also remain closed. However, scarecrow kits will be available to purchase to take home, or visitors can sign up for a time slot to make a scarecrow at the festival. Time slots can be reserved by emailing Tammy at leah19551@yahoo.com. Hand sanitizing stations will be set up at various booths, and everyone will be required to sanitize their hands at the festival gate. All outside vendors will be asked to provide hand sanitizing bottles at their booths. Face masks will be required at the gate area and while purchasing items from vendors. Everyone will be required to social distance at the event. Historic Joanna Furnace, 1250 Furnace Road, Geigertown, is located just off Route 10, 3 miles north of Morgantown. Admission is free, but a parking donation will be accepted at the gate. For more information, readers may visit www.haycreek.org or call 610-286-0388.
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Melissa McCarron (top photo), a licensed clinical social worker, brings kittens waiting to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA to her workplace, where they provide comfort to hospice patients (bottom photo).
Children Invited To Explore Nature BY FRANCINE FULTON
Experiencing the fall season in a scenic location, taking part in crafts and hands-on learning programs and hiking outdoors are just some of the activities that preschoolers can enjoy as part of the Little Wonders Nature Classes currently being offered by the Green Valleys Watershed Association (GVWA). The program is open to children ages 3 through 5 and their caregivers.
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While heath care workers traditionally use therapy dogs to provide comfort to patients, Melissa McCarron, a licensed clinical social worker, has come up with an additional way to bring joy to her hospice patients - kitten therapy. For the past several months, McCarron has picked up kittens waiting to be adopted from the Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester and brought them to her workplace, Holisticare Hospice in Berwyn. At first, McCarron brough her therapy dog, Pearl, to visit with the patents, often dressing the chihuahua in little outfits. “Her personality is so mild-mannered, and she is very loving,� McCarron recalled. “I knew she would be a
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