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JANUARY 29, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 1
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Chester County Area â€˘â€œVotes for Women: A Visual Historyâ€? exhibition, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, Chadds Ford - Feb. 1 through June 7 â€˘â€œLove Your Libraryâ€? fundraiser, Heatherwood Retirement Community, Honey Brook - Feb. 14 •Valentine’s Breakfast Buffet, Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works, Geigertown - Feb. 15 Greater Hershey Area •Caitlin’s Smiles’ Have a Heart Volunteer Day, New Hope Church, Harrisburg - Feb. 1 â€˘â€œVoices of the Eighth: Rhythms of Resilience,â€? Gamut Theatre, Harrisburg - Feb. 7 to 9 •Performance by The Tamburitzans, Middletown Area High School - Feb. 22
Grove Church Sets Cookie Fundraiser pg 2
Program To Offer Youths A Fresh Start pg 5
Advocating For Elementary Students pg 2
Residents Invited To Become Master Watershed Stewards By Francine Fulton
Penn State Master Watershed Stewards are volunteers from the community who are dedicated to improving the health of local streams, rivers and other natural resources. Those interested in taking part in the program are invited to attend free information sessions that will be held locally and online. An information session has been set for Saturday, Feb. 1, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Penn State Extension, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 370, West Chester. Another session will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the New Garden Township Building, 200 Starr Road, Landenberg. The online session will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 7 p.m. at http://psu.zoom.us/j/433763719. During the free public information sessions, attendees will learn about the
Master Watershed Stewards and their work in the community. “I will talk about the programs and some of the projects we do, and some of our stewards (will speak),� explained Meagan Hopkins-Doerr, Master Watershed Steward/Master Gardener coordinator. “I’ll have applications there if anyone is interested.� To register for an information session, readers may visit http://exten sion.psu.edu/master-watershed -steward-information-meeting. Applicants who are accepted into the program will be required to complete 40 hours of training from a wide range of professionals and educators. This year, training sessions will be held on Tuesdays, Feb. 25 through May 19, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at locations in southern Chester County. The training includes three Saturday field trips as well. Topics covered during the training See Watershed pg 7
Beth Ianelli (left) and Debbie Blaisse, Master Watershed Stewards who completed the training program in 2019, staffed a booth at the Delaware River Festival this past September. Training for this year’s program, led by the Penn State Extension, has been scheduled to begin in February.
Lancaster County •A Taste of Western Lancaster County, Elizabethtown Public Library - Feb. 7
•Patriotic Stitchers for Veterans fundraising auction, Veterans Hall of the War Memorial Building, Leola - Feb. 22 York County •1st Capital Leather and Lace Ball, Wyndham Garden, York Feb. 8 •Knights of Columbus Council 8891’s Polish Dinner Dance, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, New Freedom - Feb. 8 •Royal Tea Party, YMCA - Bob Hoffman Dover Branch March 15
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Octorara Orphie is slated to reveal the truth during the 112th Groundhog Day celebration at the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville. The public is invited to watch the spectacle unfold on Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Chateau in the Valley of White Rock, 248 White Rock Road, Quarryville, beginning at 8:15 a.m. Guests should arrive early to secure a good place to park their vehicles and their behinds to watch the show. The festivities will kick off with a ceremonial parade from the covered bridge over the Octorara Creek. Once all of the men wearing black top hats and white nightshirts are assembled in front of the Pinnacle of Prognostication an erstwhile manure spreader - the
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New Activities Scheduled At Atglen Library By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
Groundhog Day will be celebrated on Feb. 2 at the Chateau in the Valley of White Rock, where the season’s forecast will be announced. program will commence. Hibernating Gov. Richard M. Rankin, positioned upon the pinnacle, will consult with Octorara Orphie, the lodge’s mascot, See Orphie pg 6
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Children from the community recently attended the first session of a new reading and craft program at the Atglen Public Library. The new Kid Crafternoon event is an ongoing, monthly program designed for children in kindergarten through grade three. Held on the third Thursday of each month from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., the expanded story time features a story followed by a related craft and a snack See Atglen Library pg 3
Bridget French (left) and Courtney Hepburn (right) were among the youngsters enjoying the new Kid Crafternoon program at the Atglen Public Library with volunteer Diane Palmer.
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