Octorara /townlively
DECEMBER 9, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 43
Imbierowicz Foundation Earns Proclamation For CO Awareness Efforts BY FRANCINE FULTON
State Sen. Andy Dinniman, who sponsored a Senate resolution officially designating November 2020 as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month in Pennsylvania, recently recognized the Carly Imbierowicz
Boy Scout Troop 20 in Atglen, held a Court of Honor ceremony on Oct. 5 in the outdoor pavilion behind Penningtonville Presbyterian Church.
Atglen Boy Scouts Hold Court Of Honor BY FRANCINE FULTON
oy Scout Troop 20 in Atglen, composed of boys who reside in the Pequea Valley and Octorara Area school districts, held its autumn Court of Honor on Oct. 5, during which Scouts were recognized for their achievements. The ceremony was held in the outdoor pavilion behind the Penningtonville Presbyterian Church in Atglen, where the troop meets. During the Court of Honor, 18 Scouts were awarded 105 merit badges. Through the merit badge program, Scouts have the opportunity to learn about various sports, crafts, trades and more. The merit badge subject areas awarded at the recent Court of Honor included Animation, Electronics, Inventing and Wood Carving, as well as some of the Eagle Scout required merit badges like Swimming, Citizenship in the Nation and Citizenship in the World. “Two Scouts made incredible use of their COVID-19 lock-down time and earned some record numbers of merit badges,” noted Christine Zink, a member of the troop’s parent committee. These Scouts are Sawyer Johnson, a first-year Scout,
merit badge weekend at Camp Mack in Newmanstown. Additionally, the Scouts have kept up their Adopt-A-Highway cleanup commitment and they took part in the annual Scouting for Food drive. “This year, we hung door hangers (asking for donations) on one Saturday and the following Saturday we picked up what (canned goods they) left out for us,” noted Zink. “We (collected) three beds of pickup trucks full of food.” The food was donated to the Octorara Area Food Cupboard. The troop is looking forward to a snow tubing outing in December and to a full year of activities in 2021. The Scouts are currently selling cookbooks to help defray the costs of their events. Anyone interested in purchasing the book, which contains recipes submitted by Scout members’ families, should email zink.scouts@gmail.com. The troop meets in the pavilion behind Penningtonville Presbyterian Church, 406 Main St., Atglen, on Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Boys ages 11 to 18 are welcome to join, and the troop welcomes visitors at its regular meetings. In the event of inclement weather, the troop meets via Zoom.
See Imbierowicz Foundation pg 8
State Sen. Andy Dinniman (left) recently welcomed Donna (center) and Andy Imbierowicz and their dog, Malachi. after sponsoring a Senate resolution officially designating November as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month in Pennsylvania.
Tax Preparation Program Seeks Volunteers BY FRANCINE FULTON
One of the programs of Life Transforming Ministries (LTM), a local nonprofit organization, is to provide free tax preparation and filing for low- and moderateincome households, people with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Currently, LTM is seeking volunteers to help people in need with their income tax preparation.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Santa Claus To Visit Christiana, Collect Food Donations . . . . . . . .3 Community Calendar . . . .4 New Organization Aims To Promote Faith And Art . . .5 House Of Worship . . . . . . .9 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .10
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who earned 12 merit badges, and Bennett Miller, who earned 11 merit badges. In addition, four Scouts advanced in rank. Luke DeCosta and Jonah Zink advanced to the rank of Tenderfoot, the second rank in Scouting. Tommy Hart and Noah Zink advanced to the rank of Life Scout. These two Scouts can now begin work on earning their Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in Scouting. Despite the pandemic, members of Troop 20 had a busy summer. The troop found ways to not only continue regular meetings via Zoom but also to participate in a few camping trips. “The troop normally goes to Camp Rodney in Maryland but back in June we made the decision not go,” said Zink. “The Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster and parent committee worked to create a pseudo summer camp at Hickory Run. We did an extended weekend, where the Scouts were able to camp, earn merit badges and work on rank requirements and skills.” The troop also kept busy with weekend camping trips at Jim Landis Woodland Preserve and Rickett’s Glen State Park and a
Foundation for its work in educating the community on the dangers of carbon monoxide. The foundation is named for the late Carly Marie Imbierowicz who, along with her friend, Daulton “Daulty” Pointek, passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning on the way home from a movie in November 2014. A broken exhaust pipe allowed deadly carbon monoxide gas to enter the car through the passenger air vents. Both were students at Octorara Area Junior-Senior High School. The foundation was started by Carly’s parents, Donna and Matt Imbierowicz. Donna, along with their son, Andy, recently traveled to Harrisburg to meet with Dinniman and to accept a citation and a copy of the resolution.