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NOVEMBER 24, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 43
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.” - Psalm 107:1
Community Invited To “Deck The Brook” Holiday Decorating Contest Announced BY FRANCINE FULTON
“Deck the Brook,” a holiday decorating contest, is being presented by the Honey Brook Community Partnership (HBCP). As part of the annual event, residences, businesses and organizations in Honey Brook Township and Honey Brook Borough are invited to decorate their property or doorway for any winter holiday of their choice, including Christmas and Hanukkah. A cash prize will be See “Deck The Brook” pg 5
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Christmas At Joanna To Highlight Holiday Traditions BY FRANCINE FULTON
oliday traditions from 1871 will be highlighted during Christmas at Joanna, to be held at Historic Joanna Furnace, 1250 Furnace Road, Geigertown. The event, presented by the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA), will take place on Friday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5, from 4 to 9 p.m. The site’s Mule Stable will be
and there will be parlor games and a live 15-foot cedar tree,” Zerr noted. The Hay Creek Trio and Hay Creek Dancers will perform during the event. “We’ve done Victorian dancing within the ironmaster’s parlor before, but we moved it this year to a heated tent. There will more room for dancing, and visitors can learn and participate in the dancing,” said Zerr. Approximately 1,000 luminarias will light the furnace walkways. Boy
Scout Troop 543 from Plowville will light the candles each evening, utilizing more than 3,000 tea lights throughout the event. Members of Boy Scout Troop 315 of Alleghenyville will take part in pre-event decorating, and they will also be in charge of the centrally located bonfire. Musical groups that will perform around the bonfire include the Twin Valley Bible Academy bell choir, the Kurtz Family Band and the choir from Allegheny Evangelical Lutheran Church. See Christmas At Joanna pg 8
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decorated to resemble the parlor of the Ironmaster’s Mansion, which was home to ironmaster L. Heber Smith and his wife, Ella Jane. “Ella Jane’s sister, Daisy Grubb from Lancaster, is coming to visit,” said HCVHA executive director Mark Zerr. “Daisy was a major socialite and philanthropist, and she is bringing a lot of gifts for the family (in 1871).” Volunteer re-enactors will portray Daisy, Ella Jane and Heber. “In the parlor, you can meet the family,
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Walkways at Historic Joanna Furnace will be lit with luminarias during the Christmas at Joanna event.
