Morgantown/Honey Brook OCTOBER 16, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: TVHS CELEBRATES HOMECOMING page 19
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVII • NO 39
School To Host Chicken Barbecue, Auction By Francine Fulton
Conestoga Christian School (CCS) will hold its 46th annual benefit chicken barbecue and country auction on the school grounds, located at 2760 Main St. (Route 23), Morgantown, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19. The activities will begin on Oct. 18 with the chicken barbecue, which will be available between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Diners may eat at tables set up in the gym, or they can pick up their meals for takeout. In addition, a drive-through service will be open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Conestoga Mennonite Church, located across the street from the school. Each dinner will include a half-chicken, applesauce, chips, a dinner roll and butter, a whoopie pie and a Turkey Hill beverage. Half-chickens only will also be available. To order chicken barbecue tickets in advance, readers may visit www.conestogachristian.net/auction2019. Tickets for the chicken barbecue are also available from any school family, as well as in the school office and at the door. Those who choose to eat on-site will be able to shop in the craft room and gift certificate store and preview items that will be on the auction block the following morning. The Cougar Grounds
Displaying some of the auction items that will be available during Conestoga Christian School’s chicken barbecue and country auction on Oct. 18 and 19 are students (back, from left) Taemin Um, Adriana Zook, Sieum Kim, Samantha Nace, Lindsey Weaver, Evan McFarland, (front) Ethan Wayman, Zack Fulton, Zack Johnson and Alexander Italiano. Coffee House will serve coffee and hot cider on Friday evening, and it will reopen on Saturday morning to serve coffee, specialty beverages and hot cider. Activities on Oct. 19 will begin at 8 a.m. with breakfast. The menu will include egg sandwiches, apple
“Run For The Woods” 5K Planned Event To Incorporate Fitness Challenge For Firefighters
This third annual Wallace Trust 5K “Run for the Woods” will be held in Wallace Township’s Wagenseller Park on Saturday, Oct. 19. And, for the second year, the event will feature a fitness challenge by
During last year’s Wallace Trust 5K “Run for the Woods,” about a dozen firefighters from Glen Moore Fire Company completed the course in their gear as part of a fitness challenge. This year’s event, which will also include a 1-mile walk, will take place on Oct. 19.
Restoration Projects Preserve History At Joanna Furnace By Francine Fulton
While Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works is known for its popular events that bring history to life, the site is currently undergoing several restoration projects designed to preserve history as well. In 2019, the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA), the nonprofit organization that formed to maintain, restore and preserve the historic site, will invest approximately $300,000 in several projects, including preserving the blast furnace bosh, rebuilding the wheelwright shop and installing shutters in the office/store. In addition, a team of students from the Kutztown University Department See Joanna Furnace pg 2
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the Glen Moore Fire Company (GMFC), which is asking firefighters to join the event and compete in the 5K wearing their firefighting gear, which is estimated to weigh between 40 and 60 pounds. In addition to the 5K “Run for the Woods,” which will start at 9 a.m., the event will include a 1-mile walk that will start at 9:15 a.m. “We are calling it a fun walk. (People See “Run For The Woods” pg 6
dumplings, pastries and coffee. The auction, featuring items donated by school families and local businesses, will begin at 8:30 a.m. The craft room and gift certificate store will both be open. Those who cannot make it to the school event may bid on a separate See Barbecue, Auction pg 18