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Students To Exhibit Artwork At Library
Jan. 9. Chester County 5K Winter Series - Race #1 Downingtown West High School 445 Manor Ave., Downingtown, 9 a.m. The 5K course will run around the grounds of the Downingtown West and Middle School campuses. www.runsignup.com/Race/PA/ Downingtown/ChesterCounty5kWinterSeries Jan. 9. Hidden Trails Hike Springton Manor Farm 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore, 1 to 3 p.m. The 3-mile hike will cover some of the old and rugged trails that are no longer on the map. Wear a sturdy pair of footwear and bring a backpack with snacks and water. www.chesco.org/parkprograms
Jan. 11. Newcomers Club The next general meeting of the Newcomers Club of Central Chester County will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 11. Interested women are welcome to come out and learn about the organization and the many interest groups available through the club. Visit https://newcomerscenchesco.org for details and meeting location. Jan. 11. Therapeutic Yoga Series Downingtown Yoga & Meditation Center 116 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Attendees will enjoy a therapeutic approach, personalized attention in a small group and doing a slow-paced yoga customized to their capacities and needs. Reserve a spot at www.downingtownyoga.org or call 484-678-2078. Jan. 14. Parent’s Night Out Lionville YMCA 100 Devon Drive, Exton, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Children will take part in an evening of fun games and activities while parents enjoy a night out. www.activekids.com/exton-pa/parent-s -night-out-2022 Jan. 15. Downingtown Farmers Market Kerr Park 28 E, Pennsylvania Ave., Downingtown, (Log House field), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Offered for sale will be vegetables, dairy, meat, poultry, eggs, baked goods and other food items. www.growingrootspartners.com Jan. 16. Winter Wildlife Hike Springton Manor Farm 860 Springton Road, Glenmoore, 10 to 11 a.m. Designed for school-age children, the 1-milke hike will focus on winter wildlife identification, tracks and habitat. www.chesco.org/parkprograms Submit your meeting or event information for the Community Calendar to ffulton@engleonline.com. For more information, call 800-8001833, ext. 6018.
Julianna Upham (left) and Becca Reese (right), both juniors at Downingtown East High School, are among the students whose artwork is on display at Downingtown Library. They are students of Terri-Lee Cook (center). Downingtown Library, 122 Wallace Ave., Downingtown, is holding its annual Student Art Show. Works by students from Downingtown East High School will be on display through mid-January, after which Downingtown
West students will show their works through midMarch. Bishop Shanahan High School will be featured for six weeks, and then Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center will be spotlighted until the end of the school year. Students
from Downingtown STEM Academy displayed their works earlier in the fall. Shows may be viewed during library hours in the Krapf Program Room unless an activity is taking place in this space.
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continued from page 6 State Extension Master Watershed Steward program, received funding from Pennsylvania American Water to install five live stake nurseries across Pennsylvania, including the one in West Caln. The funds were provided through the company’s annual Environmental Grant program. The West Caln nursery was a collaboration between Pennsylvania American Water, Master Watershed Stewards of Chester and Delaware Counties, and Chester County Water Resources Authority with support from the Chester County commissioners, the Chester County Conservation District, West Caln Township, and the Coatesville Country Club.
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Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards are locally educated and managed volunteers who address conservation priorities in collaboration with a broad partnership of organizations and local governments.
The nursery consists of branch cuttings with surrounding tubes. The program recruits interested citizens from the community; provides them with formal classroom and hands-on, in-thefield learning; and connects them with ongoing volunteer opportunities. For more information, contact Meagan Hopkins-Doerr, coordinator for the Master Watershed Steward program in Chester and Delaware counties, at mxh1135@psu. edu or 610-696-3500.
Pennsylvania American Water’s annual Environmental Grant Program funds innovative, community-based environmental projects aimed at improving, restoring, or protecting the watersheds, surface water, and groundwater supplies in communities served by Pennsylvania American Water. Applications for 2022 funding will open in the spring. For more information, visit www. amwater.com/paaw/news-community/ environmental-grant-program. townlively.com
