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DECEMBER 1, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 44
Ryerss Farm To Host Holiday Open House Attendees will be able to visit with the farm’s resident horses and Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines Albert the donkey, take photos with will present “Horses and Hot Santa and enjoy complimentary Chocolate, a Holiday Open House” refreshments, including hot chocoon Sunday, Dec. 5, from noon late and homemade Christmas cookies. until 3 p.m. “(The annual event is) an hour longer this year, and there will be plenty of parking available. All the resident horses will be in their stalls for visiting,” said Joelle Temoyan, Ryerss administrative manager. The Ryerss Gift Shop will be open, offering holiday gifts and decorations, including homemade horse-themed Christmas decorations. Also offered for sale will be the 2022 Ryerss Farm calendar. The Giving Tree will be on display for those who choose to provide financial support to the retired and rescued horses that live at the farm. “It’s a reverse giving tree,” Temoyan explained. “There will be several Avery and all of the resident horses at options (such as) a bag of feed, BY FRANCINE FULTON
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held recently in Birdsboro’s Rustic Park to dedicate the Hay Creek Pedestrian Bridge.
Hay Creek Pedestrian Bridge Dedicated In Birdsboro connects Rustic Park in Birdsboro, a popular community recreation ribbon-cutting ceremony area, to the 1,800-acre Birdsboro was held on Nov. 15 to Waters Preserve, owned by the officially dedicate the Hay Birdsboro Municipal Authority. Creek Pedestrian Bridge, which The new bridge spans the waters of Hay Creek, providing easy access to the preserve. Within the preserve, visitors will find miles of walking and mountain biking trails, including the well-traveled Horseshoe Trail. Following the ribboncutting, attendees, including a bicyclist, made their way across the bridge for the first time. The creation and installation of the 6-foot-wide, ADA-accessible pedestrian bridge came about through the efforts of Birdsboro Borough, Birdsboro Municipal Authority, The new Hay Creek Pedestrian Bridge in the Pennsylvania Bureau Birdsboro, which traverses Hay Creek, proBY FRANCINE FULTON
vides access to the Birdsboro Waters Preserve.
See Pedestrian Bridge pg 4
Ryerss Farm will be decked out for the holidays during an open house on Dec. 5.
Celebrate Christmas At Poole Forge BY FRANCINE FULTON
Caroling, children’s crafts, a display of holiday trees and decorations, a Christmas Marketplace and an opportunity to tour the newly renovated 18th-century Ironmaster’s Mansion will be featured as Historic Poole Forge presents “Christmas at the Ironmaster’s.” The holiday attraction will open with self-guided illuminated tours on Friday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event will continue on Saturday, See Poole Forge pg 8
See Ryerss Farm pg 3
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of Forestry, Berks Nature and the volunteer-led Hay Creek Watershed Association. Kim Murphy, president of Berks Nature, which now oversees the watershed association and facilitated the project, welcomed those in attendance. “I recognize that most of you here today have been working hard toward this achievement for many, many years,” she stated. “Today’s celebration and the installation of this bridge represent unique partnerships and a community dedicated to making the trails and outdoor recreation more accessible and safer, all while protecting the habitat of the Hay Creek. Thank you for your dedication to this important project.” “It took a team that communicated well and often to get this project completed for today’s celebration,” added Ted Coffelt, president of the Hay Creek Watershed Association.
