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DECEMBER 10-16, 2015
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35th Historical Society House Tour successful
Number of Recreation items Brought to Moore Supervisors by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
(L) Carol Bear-Heckman showed a table setting of antique cups and saucers and Christmas decor and (R) many quilts were on exhibit and on Sunday there was a raffle for one. –Home News photos by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
A beautiful, sunny day greeted hundreds of people as they joined in the 35th annual Governor Wolf Historical Society’s Christmas House Tour on Saturday morning and afternoon. It was not limited to the Bath area, but did include the Circa 1785 Gov. Wolf Academy, Ralston-McKeen House, Monocacy School, in Jacksonville, East
Allen Township, and the Siegfried and folk art. Log Cabin in Bath. At the Ralston-McKeen House, There the visitors found a wide Kathy Wilhelm was busy chopassortment of things to keep ping up ingredients to do cookthem busy and interested. At the ing in a fireplace, while Carol Academy, the society was selling Bear-Heckman of Steckel House hand-made wreaths and swags of Antiques showed embellishments fresh greens, to raise money for and furnishings for an authentic their continuing restoration proj- period home, and author Carol ects. There were also vendors who Young signed her children’s and sold candy, handcrafted soaps adult books. and body care products, neck- Continued on page 2 laces, and woodcarvings of Santas
East Allen Twsp. woman dies in Friday night fire by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Jo-Ann D. Stofanak, 72, of 5701 Old Carriage Rd. in East Allen Township died Friday evening when the house she and her husband Patrick live in caught fire. Reports now indicate that the fire started in a stovetop cooking accident. Coroner Zachary Lysek said on Saturday night that Mrs. Stofanak died of carbon monoxide poisoning from smoke inhalation. A niece, Kathy Wilhelm, said on Saturday morning that her aunt was on the second floor and suffered from smoke inhalation and couldn’t get out. She believed the fire originated in the kitchen as the fire started around Continued on page 4
A number of items were brought to the Moore Township Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 1 by the Recreation Commission. Some were approved, others delayed for next year’s budget. Approved by the board was another Pappy’s Pride 5 on 5 flag football tournament to be held on Borek Field with no fees charged. It will be held to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Saturday, May 21, 2016 with a rain date of the following day. This past May 9, the tournament raised $1,478 in memory of Paul Bickert when nine teams had 58 participants. Age levels in the tournament will be 10 to 13 years, 14 to 17, and 18-plus. The event will be insured. The resignation of Herman Gestl on the committee was accepted. He has been a very dedicated volunteer in the township. A Walk Under the Lights program was approved for the recreation park on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights from 6 until 8 p.m. until Daylight Savings Time resumes. A request to purchase Weed & Feed for next year at $3,500 for 25 playing acres, with the Garcia Cup soccer tournament to pay for it was delayed until next year’s budget. Other costs for a 60gal. sprayer, 52-inch tiller, and a backpack blower were advised to be included in the township’s regular budget, not using money from the recent Topfer request. There was also a discussion by the recreation committee about updating rules and regulations Continued on page 7
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