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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 29
Victorian Harvest Ball Set In Parkesburg BY FRANCINE FULTON
Planning is underway for a Victorian Harvest Ball to be held on Sunday, Oct. 31, at the Schneider Parish Center, 2995 Cemetery Road, Parkesburg. The first-time event will include a catered dinner, a silent auction, historic displays and the Victorian Dance Ensemble, which will demonstrate dance steps and provide instruction. The Victorian Harvest Ball is a fundraiser for Parkesburg’s 150th anniversary celebration, to be held on Friday to Sunday, May 20 to 22,
2022. “It’s almost a prelude to some of the activities we will enjoy in 2022,” said Kathleen Hood, a member of the Parkesburg Sesquicentennial Committee. The event will open with a social hour and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and a cash bar from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. A catered dinner will be served buffet-style from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Guests will be seated at round tables in the parish center. “The meal will be catered by Traditions Catering,” Hood noted. “We will provide a mini dessert selection.” See Victorian Harvest Ball pg 2
Organizers of this year’s Atglen Community Day include (from left) Cristi Hahn, Lillian Thompson and Pat Softchin.
fter a scaled-down version of Atglen Community Day was held in September of 2020 because of the pandemic, the annual event will return with a full slate of activities this year on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Atglen Community Park, 404 Ridge Ave., Atglen. “We are back 100%. Some of the things we have done in the past but skipped last year (are) a live auction, a pie-eating contest, the dunk tank and a moon bounce for children,” said Cristi Hahn, office coordinator for Penningtonville Presbyterian Church, noting all these activities will return this year.
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The event is organized by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church and Atglen Public Library (APL), with support from Atglen Borough and sponsoring businesses. Proceeds will go to the library and local service organizations, including the Christiana Fire Company, the Christiana Community Ambulance Association, the Parkesburg POINT youth center and the Octorara Area Food Cupboard. “This year we are not requiring masks, but we are following current CDC guidelines,” said Lillian Thompson, event co-chair, noting that hand sanitizer will be available throughout the day. Crafters, along with community organizations, government officials
and home-based business vendors, will be set up in the park. Those who would like to reserve a space may do so by emailing Maureen.K.Fox@gmail.com. There will be entertainment throughout the day, including Matt Holub on acoustic guitar. The Da Vinci Center will present a science show at approximately 11 a.m., and Critter Connections will bring live animals and reptiles to view at 3 p.m. Members of the Octorara Ballet and Steel City Dance and Gymnastics will offer demonstrations throughout the day. The Octorara Junior-Senior High School band will perform the national anthem during the opening ceremony at 10 a.m. See Atglen Community Day pg 4
Packing Christmas Joy In A Shoebox
Car Show To Benefit Chester County Food Bank . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Community Calendar . . . .4
Millions of children throughout the world will receive a shoebox full of Christmas gifts through Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a program of Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization. Some of those boxes were filled right in Chester County. Will and Amy Shaw, regional area coordinators for the Mid-Atlantic
Teen Gardener Gives Back . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Business Directory . . . . . .6 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
See Christmas Joy pg 6
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