Elverson sets Day in the Park

BY FRANCINE FULTON

Live music, children’s activities and food will be some of the features of Elverson Day in the Park, which will take place on Saturday, June 24, at Livingood Park on South Chestnut Street in Elverson. Events will begin at 5 p.m. and end with a giant firework display at approximately 9 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, June 25.

Musical performances will kick off the evening. “We are beginning with singer Carol Ruffner and her band at 5 p.m. They are the opening act,” said Mayor Esther Prosser, a member of the Elverson Day in the Park committee. “(Singer) John Barnett will follow.”

The culminating musical act will be the West Chester Swing Kings, known for their repertoire of music by artists such as Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. The fireworks will begin after the group’s last song.

Food will be offered by Giovanni’s Pizza and Pasta of Elverson, along with food vendors, including Suburban Brewing Company of Honey Brook, a farm-to-table food truck and Kona Ice. Local Boy Scouts will sell hot dogs and soft pretzels.

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Community Calendar

June 24 13th Annual Car Show

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

1035 Old River Road (Robeson Township) Birdsboro, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All makes, models and years of cars and trucks are welcome; the first 100 will receive dash plaques. Also featured will be food, baked goods, prizes, craft vendors and a flea market, To rent a craft or flea market space or for more information, call Carol at 610-823-2730.

June 24 Birdsboro Street Fair and Duck Derby

Main Bird Park

Main and Water streets, Birdsboro, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be entertainment, food, crafts and the Duck Derby in Hay Creek. Tickets to purchase a duck are on sale at the Boone Area Library. For more information, email birdsboroduckderby@gmail.com or search for “Birdsboro Street Fair and Duck derby” on Facebook.

June 24 Berks Stroollers Hike

John Bartram Trail

25 Kernsville Dam Road, Hamburg The group will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the trail head. All are welcome to join. Hike leader: Carol, 610-775-4741

June 24 “Magic: The Gathering Club”

Honey Brook Community Library

687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, 6 to 8 p.m. The program is open to people age 12 through adult. The library will offer starter sets, or attendees can bring their own cards. Call 610273-3303 or email jspade@ccls.org to register.

June 25 Grandpop Bubbles

Twin Valley Bible Chapel www.facebook.com/twinvalleybiblechapel

105 Shirktown Road, Narvon, 1 to 5 p.m. Children are invited to come see Grandpop Bubbles with his enormous bubbles. Also included will be food, prizes, a bounce house and Kona Ice.

June 27 Magic Show

Boone Area Library

129 N. Mill St., Birdsboro, 6:15 p.m. Featured will be Eddy Ray Magic. Registration is not required.

July 8 Church Yard Sale

St. James Lutheran Church

1337 Geigertown Road, Birdsboro, 8 a.m. to noon. Offered for sale will be a bike rack, small electronics, children’s games, clothes, household items, outdoor items and “as seen on TV” items.

July 20. Cancer Support Group

Conestoga Mennonite Church

2779 Main St., Morgantown, 7 p.m. All cancer patients and survivors are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Cheryl at csgcmc@ptd.net.

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Honey Brook Library offers Summer Reading Program

BY FRANCINE FULTON

Patrons of all ages are invited to sign up for the Summer Reading Program, themed “All Together Now,” at the Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook. The program began on June 3 and will end on Saturday, Aug. 12.

Participants are asked to pick up their Summer Reading Program packages at the library to register and then start reading. Those who bring in their reading log weekly will receive a ticket to be entered into a drawing to earn prizes. Those who bring in a nonperishable food item for the Honey Brook Food Pantry will earn one extra ticket. Reading logs are customized for various age groups. “Elementary school students should read for a minimum of 30 minutes three times each week,” explained Therese Mauchline, programming librarian. “For preschoolers, someone should read to them, and we have a photo that they can color in. Young adults (YA) have to read three YA books or seven graphic novels each week to get their ticket. Adults can earn a ticket when they read two books.”

Three gift baskets will be given out in each age group through a random drawing. The preschoolers’ baskets contain items such as toys, stuffed animals and games. The school age prize is a Lego kit basket. Adult prize baskets include gift cards, tickets to Longwood Gardens and gift certificates to local restaurants.

“All of the prize baskets contain books,” noted Mauchline. The drawing for the prizes will be on Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Also as part of the program, activities will be offered throughout the summer.

New this year is Family Baking with Ms. Therese, which will be offered by Mauchline on Tuesdays, June 27 and July 11 and 25, at 6 p.m. Open to children in grades one through six, the program aims to teach attendees how to use math by measuring the ingredients needed for baking. Dry ingredients will be provided to take home and bake after adding milk, eggs and other items.

Also new this summer is Magic: The Gathering Club on Saturdays, June 24,

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July 8 and 22 and Aug. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. The program is open to people age 12 through adult. The library will offer starter sets, or atteneeds can bring thier own cards. “Like Pokemon, it is a card game that started in the’90s but has become very popular again,” Mauchline explained. “(Patrons can) come and learn. We will have people available to teach them.”

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Other programs will include Lego Nights, Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 6 p.m.; Build & Play, Tuesdays, June 27, July 11, July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1, at 10 a.m.; Stories in the Shade with Miss Jennifer, Wednesdays, June 28 through Aug. 2, at 10 a.m.; Sewing Camp with Ms. Nancy, Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m.; Nature Thursdays by Phil Whitman featuring live reptiles and other creatures, July 13 and 27 at 10 a.m.; Gaming Night, Tuesdays, July 18 and Aug. 1, at 6 p.m.; and Teen and Adult Craft Fun, Thursdays, July 6 to 27, at 6 p.m.

Registration is required for Build & Play, Family Baking, Gaming Night, Sewing Camp and Magic: The Gathering Club. Call 610-273-3303 or email jspade@ccls.org to register. For more information, visit www.honeybrook library.org or search for “Honey Brook Community Library” on Facebook.