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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 42
Poole Forge Sets Dedication Ceremony BY FRANCINE FULTON
Bruce Gregory, director of Tel Hai Camp and Participants in the 2020 Turkey Bowl included (from left) Retreat, and the turkey mascot are looking Christen Goske of Downingtown and Kelee and Joanne Lepage forward to this year’s Turkey Bowl. of Honey Brook.
Historic Poole Forge, 1940 Main St., Narvon, will have a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on Friday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. for the recently acquired hammerhead that was originally used in the operation of the forge from 1786 through 1859. Local historian and board president William Shirk acquired the
hammer from the Berks County Historical Society, which purchased the item in 1934 from a blacksmithing shop in Honey Brook. Shirk spent the summer creating an educational display for the hammer. “When we acquired this hammerhead, we decided to make it interpretive, so people could understand how it was used,” said Dawn Ekdahl, Poole Forge executive director. See Poole Forge pg 7
Tel Hai Camp To Host Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl BY FRANCINE FULTON
fter a modified Turkey Bowl was held last Thanksgiving at Tel Hai Camp and Retreat in Honey Brook, the traditional event, featuring a 5K race and a 1-mile children’s run, will return on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25. Last year, the 5K race was run with staggered start times that took place every 20 minutes. Chip timing was used to record the runners start and finish times. To accommodate the multiple 5K start times, the 1-mile children’s run was not held. Bruce Gregory, camp director, said organizers wanted to hold a live Turkey Bowl in 2020 rather than a virtual event. “Last year we had 223 total participants and we had 197 finishers in the 5K race,” he stated. “Many (participants) commented that they appreciated being able to do a race in person instead of virtually. Second Wind Race Timing, our chip timing company, helped us with a modified version so we could do the race in person.” The 5K race this year will again take runners through the camp and around the lake. The course includes paved, gravel and grassy
“This is the 30th year for the race and we are looking forward to another great year.” Registration and race packet pickup will be held from 7:45 to 9:20 a.m. on Nov. 25 in the camp’s dining hall. The fun run will begin at 9:10 a.m., followed by the 5K race at 9:40 a.m. All children who complete the fun run will receive a finisher’s medal. First-place trophies will be awarded to the overall female and male runners of the 5K. Medals will be given to the top three finishers in various age groups. To register, visit www.telhai camp.org/events/turkey-bowl-run. Online registration will end on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Participants
may also print a registration form from the website and mail it to the camp, along with the registration fee. As in previous years, all participants at the Turkey Bowl will be cheered on by the Tel Hai turkey mascot. “This is the 30th year for the race and we are looking forward to another great year,” Gregory stated. The Thanksgiving Day run was started in 1992 by former camp program director Buzz Tyson, who is now director of the Lighthouse Youth Center in Oxford. The Turkey Bowl is sponsored by local businesses, which are listed at the event website. Proceeds from the event are used to benefit Tel Hai Camp and Retreat, a nonprofit Christian camp that is a member of the Christian Camping and Conference Association. The camp is located along Beaver Dam Road, 1.5 miles east of Route 10. The GPS address is 31 Lasso Drive, Honey Brook. For more information, visit the previously mentioned website or contact Gregory at 610-273-3969 or bruce@ telhaicamp.org. More information is also available at www.facebook .com/TelHaiCampRetreat.
Historic Poole Forge has acquired a hammerhead that was originally used in the operation of the forge.
Senior Club To Host Author, Storyteller The Birdsboro Senior Club at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has announced that local author and storyteller Charles Adams III will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the group on Thursday, Nov. 18. Adams is the editor of the Berks County Historical Review and an author of more than 30 books on topics ranging from travel and the paranormal to baseball, shipwrecks and train crashes. His book titles include “Ghost Stories of Berks County,” “Great Train Wrecks of See Senior Club pg 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Craft Show To Benefit Animal Rescue . . . . . . . . .2 Helicopter Museum Awarded Grant . . . . . . . . .3 Community Calendar . . . .4 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9 House Of Worship . . . . . .12
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paths. While the course is primarily level, there are a few hills for runners to tackle. The 1-mile children’s fun run for youths age 12 and under will take place on the main grounds of the camp. Parents may run alongside their children at no charge.
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