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Octorara OCTOBER 24, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVIII • NO 39
FAMILY BINGO
Our Lady of Consolation Church (OLC)
INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION
Members of the Sadsbury Township Historical Society will meet on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Sadsbury Township Municipal Building, 2920 Lincoln Highway, Sadsburyville. The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. Guest speaker Jim Christ will present “Remember Paoli (the Paoli Battlefield).” He is vice president of the Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund. Visitors are welcome, and admission is free. Light refreshments will be served after the program. For more information, readers may call 717-442-9240 or search for “Sadsbury Township Historical Society” on Facebook. MUSICAL PROGRAM
will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Latta Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 23 Green St., Christiana. The Americana Classics Singing Group from Christiana will present music from days gone by. The group features Naomi Thompson. A light lunch will follow the program. Free blood pressure checks will be available. For more information, readers may call the church at 610-593-5467.
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By Ann Mead Ash
As Grace Point Church, 8 S. Singer Ave., Paradise, prepares to hold its 13th annual Fall Fun Fest, organizers can look back at serving thousands of free meals over the years. “We served 615 last year,” noted Kathy Gehman. Fellow organizer Melissa Zook added that more than 660 meals were served in 2016. Highlights of this year’s event, which will be held at the church on Friday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., will include a 75-foot inflatable obstacle See Fall Fun Fest pg 3
255 Little Britain Church Road, Peach Bottom, will serve a free community fellowship meal on Friday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Readers may call the church at 717-548-2266 for more details or visit www.littlebritainchurch.org.
“A Waiting Game” Kinzer Fire Company Members Gather To Make Sauerkraut By Ann Mead Ash
Dwight Groff of the Kinzer Fire Company knows his sauerkraut. After all, he remembers the first pork and sauerkraut dinner the fire company held on New Year’s Day in 1978. The main purpose of gathering fire company members in the fall is to make sauerkraut for that meal, but the fire company has found that some area residents do not want to wait until the new year to taste the company’s kraut. “We make a total of five 30-gallon drums and five 50-gallon drums,” explained Groff. “We sell all the 30-gallon drums and two of the 50-gallon drums to the public.” The sauerkraut is scheduled to be sold at the fire company, See Sauerkraut pg 7
Getting ready to enjoy the 13th annual Grace Point Fall Fun Fest are (from left) Ethan Hackett, Aidan King, Claire Hackett, Amelia Hackett, Logan King, and Lincoln Hackett. This year’s trick-or-treat alternative will be held at Grace Point Church in Paradise on Oct. 26.
What’s The Real Treasure In Uncle George’s Suitcase?
Upward Basketball League Expands Player Evaluations Set For November, December By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
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Grace Point Church Slates Annual Fall Fun Fest
Promise Players will present the comedic play “The Money in Uncle George’s Suitcase” at Lampeter Church of the Brethren nine times between Oct. 26 and Nov. 4. By Dayna M. Reidenouer
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Promise Players production, “The Money in Uncle George’s Suitcase,” which will be performed nine times between Friday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, See “Uncle George’s Suitcase” pg 5
The Upward Basketball League held at Pequea Baptist Church is such a popular activity for youngsters that this season it will be expanded to include eighth-graders for the first time. Upward Basketball is a nationwide program provided through sponsoring churches. Now offered for boys and girls in first through eighth grades, the program at Pequea Baptist strives to teach skills and teamwork in a safe, fun environment. There is also a faith-based component to the league, with time for devotionals worked into practice sessions. “We’re always trying to teach character traits, such as how do you act and how to speak in a way that reflects your faith (while you are at) school,” See Upward Basketball pg 9
Youths like Eliana Walton enjoy playing Upward Basketball at Pequea Baptist Church. This year the program has been expanded to include eighth-graders.
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will host Halloween Family Bingo on Friday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. at the Schneider Parish Center, 2995 Cemetery Road, Parkesburg. Prizes for people of all ages will be awarded for cutest, most creative, scariest, and best themed costumes. There is a cost to attend. Refreshments will be available to purchase. To reserve tickets, readers may call 610-857-0511 or email Janice Dagney, OLC director of religious education, at jdagney@olc church.org. Tickets will be discounted when purchased in advance and full price at the door. For more information, readers may visit www.facebook.com/ olcchurch and choose “Events.”