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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 35
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Berks and Chester Counties • Hay Creek Apple Festival, Historic Joanna Furnace, Morgantown - Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13
Chester County 4-H Sets Auction pg 8
St. John’s Compass Observes Anniversary pg 3
Soap Box Derby Will Return To Christiana By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
• Country Auction and Chicken Barbecue, Conestoga Christian School, Morgantown - Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19 • Elverson Antique Show, Twin Valley High School, Elverson Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27 Cumberland and Dauphin Counties • Caitlin's Smiles' A Night of Smiles, Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill - Saturday, Oct. 5 • Gretna Theatre Gala, The Hotel Hershey - Saturday, Oct. 12 • 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles, John HarrisSimon Cameron Mansion, Harrisburg - Friday, Oct. 18 Lancaster County • Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild's Quilt Show and Artisan Market, Manor Church, Lancaster - Saturday, Sept. 28
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania's Garden Railways Tour, sites throughout Lancaster County and neighboring areas Sunday, Oct. 6 York County • The Wonder Ball fundraiser for Easterseals, Country Club of York - Saturday, Oct. 12 • Pennsylvania Cowboy Weekend, Northern Central Railway Steam Into History, New Freedom - Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13 • 50th Greater York CROP Hunger Walk, four starting points in York - Sunday, Oct. 13
Soap Box Derby racing will return to Christiana Borough on Sept. 28. Preparing for the event are (in car) racer Joel Moats, (front, from left) Nathan Moats, Holly Moats, (middle row) Kim Moore, Bailey Moore, Jim Groff, Bradley Gift, (back) Zachary Vandenbosch, race director John Moore and Earl Moats.
Libary To Offer Books, Baked Goods By Francine Fulton
Shoppers looking for bargains and treasures are invited to attend the Community Yard Sale to be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Borough of Parkesburg. During the day, homeowners from throughout the area will hold yard sales at their homes. Maps of the yard sale locations will be published and available on Thursday, Sept. 26. Individuals may obtain a map by emailing Wendy Keegan, borough secretary, at wakeegan@parkesburg.org or by visiting www.parkesburg.org. Maps will also be available on Saturday morning outside the door at the borough offices, 315 W. First
After a long absence, the Soap Box Derby will return to Christiana on Saturday, Sept. 28. This year, young drivers ages 8 to 14 will race downhill on North Bridge Street in Christiana Borough. The event is being organized by the Christiana Fire Company, as well as past participants. “There were a few members in the community who asked to bring it back because there were kids interested in doing it again,” race director John Moore said. “It’s a day for the kids. We’re going to have fun.” The race will involve closing North Broad Street from 6 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Action will start in the morning, with practice runs at about 9 a.m. There will be food available at the Christiana Lions Club Park, along with bounce houses and other attractions.
The race involves many volunteers, which was one reason it was discontinued after running from 2004 through 2010 with Jim Groff as race director. “I’m glad to see it coming back. It’s a great sport,” Groff said. This year some past drivers will come back to help with the event. One of them is Zachary Vandenbosch, who raced the Christiana Lions Club car in 2007 at the age of 11. “My big memory is putting (the race car) together with my dad. It really is a great family sport that brings everyone together,” Vandenbosch said. “I knew it was going to be hard for me to win because I was so big. I had a hard time getting down in the car.” Past races were qualifiers for the AllAmerican Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, but the cost of going on to the championship race proved to be prohibitive. This year, the derby in Christiana is an See Soap Box pg 2
Walk To End Epilepsy Will Raise Awareness, Research Funds
Annual Community Yard Sale Scheduled In Parkesburg Ave., Building 1, Parkesburg. Those who would like to be included on the map must contact Keegan by Wednesday, Sept. 25. Keegan said that an average of 20 to 30 homeowners hold yard sales each year. One year, however, nearly 50 residents took part. “We hold yard sales the last week in April and the last week in September. (The tradition) started in the early 2000s,” said Keegan, noting that residents do not have to purchase a permit to participate in the yard sale. She said that creating a map of yard sale sites makes it easier for shoppers. “I attend Chester County Day and they provide a map, so I thought we should do the same thing,” Keegan said. Residents who live outside of Parkesburg Borough are also encouraged to shop at the yard sales. See Yard Sale pg 2
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Aaron Wingert of Lancaster was 30 when he experienced his first epileptic seizure. “Everything is normal in your life, and then you wake up in the back of an ambulance,” he said. Nineteen-year-old Nadine DeBalko of Adamstown was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 12 and had to change her perceptions about the disorder. “I thought it was just older people who had it,” she recalled. Lancaster resident Kerri Michnya See Walk To End Epilepsy pg 7
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania staffer Kerri Michnya (left) and volunteers Aaron Wingert (middle) and Nadine DeBalko have helped to plan Lancaster County’s first Walk to End Epilepsy, which will be held in the Lancaster Barnstormers’ stadium on Oct. 12. Ephrata
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