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BY FRANCINE FULTON

The11th annual Octorara Invitational Indoor Wiffle Ball Tournament will be held in the Octorara Junior-Senior High School and Intermediate School gymnasiums on Friday, Feb. 24, starting at 4 p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 25,

beginning at 8 a.m.

Each year, about 40 teams take part in the tournament, which is open to male and female players from fourth grade through adult.

“There are three different circuits, as we call them,” explained Phil Capotrio, one of the event organizers. “Rookie is for fourth- through

sixth-grade (students), Junior is for seventh- and eighth-graders and Senior is for grade nine through adult. There is no age limit.”

Wiffle ball is played using a lightweight bat and a wiffle ball, which is hollow and made with plastic. Like in baseball, the goal is to score the most runs.

“The games are a half hour with (a team of) five players. There are traditional wiffle ball rules, and we follow them,” Capotrio said, noting that all regulations are posted on the event website. “Most people bring their own bats, but we have wiffle balls. People tape up their bats and make them look cool.”

He said that wiffle ball allows people of different athletic abilities to participate. “It’s become pretty popular, especially with the adults. It is played in a small space with (short-distance) running,” said Capotrio. “We have some good ballplayers that compete, but most people do it for the fun of it.”

BY FRANCINE FULTON

If something is happening in Chester County, Becky Brain, the public information officer, knows about it. And it is her responsibility to share it with the news media and the public, along with a host of other responsibilities. Brain recently shared information about what her job entails with the Community Courier.

C o m m u n i t y C o u r i e r : What are some of your job duties?

Brain: Those familiar with “government” titles might know that the public information office is really the communications office. So, as public information officer for Chester County government, I oversee all communications and mediarelated matters, including the county’s website, social media pages and the county’s weekly newsletter. I write - a lot - whether it’s press releases, newsletter stories, proclamations, letters of commendation and citations or information for the county commissioners’ speaking engagements.

C o m m u n i t y C o u r i e r : What is a typical day like?

Brain: On a typical day, I - along with my team - answer questions from reporters or set up interviews with the commissioners and county personnel. I write press releases, arrange press conferences and special events, prepare proclamations and citations and prepare presentations for the commissioners’ public meetings. I also respond to questions asked by county residents via email or phone calls. See Becky Brain pg 2

BY FRANCINE FULTON

Middle-schoolers who reside in Chester County are invited to take part in a Civics Bee that is being offered through the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry (CCCBI).

CCCBI is partnering with the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) to host the competition, which is designed to test students’ knowledge about civics that is “the study of the rights and obligations of citizens in society.” Students will be recognized and awarded cash prizes.

members who won the Junior divison in last year’s Octorara Wiffle Ball Tournament were (from left) Brayden Remphrey, Mason Prokay, Camryn Naggy, Garrett Beiler, Christopher Everly and Grant Umble.

The Octorara Invitational Indoor Wiffle Ball Tournament is played in the Octorara school gyms using regulation wiffle bats and balls.

Becky Brain

Community Courier: What would people be surprised to learn about your job?

Brain: That this “government” job is exciting, varied and never dull! Chester County government includes Emergency Services/the 9-1-1 Center, the Health Department, Human Service programs, County Parks + Preservation, Planning, Water Resources and Conservation, libraries, Voter Services and even Chester County’s Archive and Records Services. So one day I can be writing about foster care and adoptions or programs in the county’s parks, and the next day I can be answering questions on the county’s elections, writing about affordable housing projects or even organizing events like the Chester County Color 5K.

C o m m u n i t y C o u r i e r : How long have you been in this job, and do you work at home or in an office?

Brain: I have been working in a communications role with Chester

County for 16 years and have been public information officer for nine of those years. Before the pandemic, I could access my work desktop from home, so the technology needed to work from home during COVID-19 was already in place. My role is currently hybrid.

Community Courier: What is your favorite part of the job?

Brain: It is difficult to pinpoint a favorite, but an aspect of the job that I really enjoy is the partnerships developed that help to expand and improve

the county’s services to residents and businesses. This includes partnerships with nonprofits, chambers of commerce, schools, municipalities, the first responder community and agencies like the Chester County Economic Development Council and the Conference and Visitors Bureau.

Community Courier: What do you do in your spare time?

Brain: I enjoy cooking, spending time with family, game nights and book clubs with friends. And I love to travel - throughout the U.S. or abroad and to (my family’s) former home in the UK.

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Feb. 1. Kacie’s Cause Support Group

Parkesburg Baptist Church 103 West St., Parkesburg, 7 to 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/KaciesCause Parkesburg

Feb. 1. Story Time

Parkesburg Library 105 West St., Parkesburg, 10 a.m. www.parkesburglibrary.org

Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22. Book Club

An all-virtual program being presented by the Chester County Library System on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be “The Light We Carry” by Michelle Obama. Register at https:// ccls.libcal.com/event/10120690.

Feb. 2. Narcotics Anonymous

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Feb.

8. Strasburg Senior Citizens Meeting

Strasburg Fire Hall 203 W. Franklin St., Strasburg, 1 p.m. Yearly membership is available to residents of the greater Strasburg area who are age 50 and older. There is a nominal registration fee at the door. Guests are welcome to attend activities and programs.

Frens Named County Solicitor

The Chester County commissioners recently approved the appointment of Colleen Frens as solicitor for the County of Chester. Frens, the former deputy county solicitor, has served as acting solicitor since July 2022, following the appointment of former solicitor Nicole Forzato to the bench of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.

As solicitor for Chester County, Frens will provide legal counsel and opinions relative to county government operational and administrative matters, and she will oversee the county’s team of lawyers.

Frens joined the county as assistant county solicitor in April 2021 and was named deputy county solicitor in July 2022, shortly before becoming acting solicitor. Previously, she worked as a Chester County public defender and as an associate for Lamb McErlane. Frens also gained legal experience in the Office of the Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor. She is a graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law and has coached Temple’s School of Law national trial team.

Frens lives in West Chester with her family. She enjoys cooking, hiking, and photography.

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Wiffle Ball

According to Capotrio, the first Octorara Wiffle Ball Tournament was held in 2011. “The tournament founder was Phil Rudisill, an Octorara High School teacher and assistant baseball coach,” he said. “The tournament (continues to be a) way for the booster program to raise money for the (Octorara) Junior-Senior High School baseball teams for equipment, field maintenance and other important items.”

In addition to crowning the tournament champions, organizers award a prize for the best-dressed team in each division. “People get creative. Sometimes they dress as branches of the military,” said

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Capotrio. “Somebody wore pajamas one year - whatever you can think of.”

Spectators are also invited to attend. “We are encouraging all members of the community, whether they are participating or not, to come out to this fun event,” Capotrio said. “We will have good concessions, cool (giveaways) and some good wiffle ball.”

A fee will be charged per team. To register and for more information, visit https://sites.google .com/octorara.org/octwiffle/home. The deadline for registration is Monday, Feb. 6. The Octorara campus is located at 226 Highland Road, Atglen.

The Attic:

The Gap Gang

Submitted by Leona Baker of the HistoricalSocietyofSalisburyTownship. Photo and select details were provided by Wayne Morris of Coatesville in the Jan. 1, 1913, issue oftheCressetMagazine.

One hundred and fifty years ago, much of Salisbury Township was still a forested frontier. However, there were just enough little villages and farms to encourage horse thievery and other crimes.

Around 1851, there emerged along the boundary of Chester and Lancaster counties a group of thieves, counterfeiters and bounty hunters known as the “Gap Gang.” So successful were the gang members’ exploits, no one could ever actually prove that they were the perpetrators of crimes.

The leader appears to have been William Blank, whose high social standing may have protected him from suspicion. It was never proven that he had any connections with the gang, although circumstantial evidence did get him convicted of robbery several times.

The gang specialized in two activities - bounty hunting and stealing clover seed, though horses were also considered fair game. There was no quibbling over whether a person of color they captured was a runaway slave or a freeborn Northerner; any black person they could grab meant a profitable night. The Gap Gang was so successful that only once was it proven the gang had engaged in bounty hunting.

Today, clover is grown as a cover crop, but when it was introduced 175 years ago, clover seed was extremely expensive, up to $25 a bushel (60 pounds), which is equal to more than $100 in today’s market. By stealing 10 or 15 bushels in a night, the thieves could make a profit far greater than by stealing horses.

Success was almost always on the side of the Gap Gang, for the goods were sold through agents in other states. This made them very hard to trace.

The gang gained enough notoriety to be blamed for just about any suspicious disappearance of goods from the neighborhood or any crime. In 1854, a man stopped at the Mt. Vernon Hotel with saddlebags filled with considerable cash. He went to bed late the night he arrived and was never heard from again. No one was ever prosecuted, but suspicions were strong that the Gap Gang was involved.

Fate finally brought about the gang’s downfall. One day a constable and his agent discovered a cave full of articles recently stolen from local landowners. Enough evidence was found to implicate the group’s alleged leader, Mr. Blank, who had moved to the South by that time, establishing a reputation as an upright citizen in a Maryland town. Hearing that the constable was coming South to arrest him, the esteemed Mr. Blank began telling his new friends that “men are coming to steal your (slaves) and take

The Mt. Vernon Hotel, circa 1913

“This is our first year being involved with (the Civics Bee),” noted Marguerite DeGrassa, CCCBI director of marketing and communications, adding that the regional Civics Bee is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s National Civics Bee competition.

In the first round of the contest, local sixth-, seventh- and eighthgrade students will be asked to submit an essay. In the essay, students must identify a problem, challenge or opportunity in local communities and explain what can be done to improve it based on civic virtues and founding principles. Civic virtues include moderation, respect and integrity, and the founding principles - core ideas of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution - include concepts such as inalienable rights.

In the 500-word essay, students may write about issues in their own

SweetLife To Perform At

CMBC

The musical duo SweetLife will present a concert at Calvary Monument Bible Church (CMBC), 1660 Mine Road, Paradise, on Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. SweetLife will perform hymns, contemporary Christian songs, and love songs from various decades.

There is no cost to attend, and tickets are not necessary. A freewill offering will be received and donated to the CMBC youths’ mission trip to West Virginia later this year.

Free child care will be provided, but children must be registered by Sunday, Feb. 5.

To register, visit the Valentine’s banquet sign-up table at the church and provide the number of children and their ages. For more details, call the church at 717-442-8161.

Gap Gang

neighborhoods, answering questions such as “Is there something in your community that you would like to change?” or “What service is currently missing from your community?”

The deadline for essay submissions is Friday, Feb. 24. Entries may be submitted by mailing a hard copy, postmarked by Feb. 24, to Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry, 1600 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA 19355. A link to email the essays is available at www.facebook.com/chescochamber in a post dated Jan. 6.

Judges will select 20 finalists to participate in CCCBI’s local competition at the CCIU, 455 Boot Road, Downingtown, on Saturday, April 15, beginning at 10 a.m.

Similar to a spelling bee, the Civics Bee will feature contestants answering questions one at a time. “It will be a live quiz event,” noted DeGrassa. The Civics Bee will feature special guest judges, including state Rep. John

Lawrence; Michael Hartman, chief of staff for state Sen. Carolyn Comitta; and Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline and Josh Maxwell. “More ‘celebrity’ judges are being added daily,” DeGrassa said.

Sample Civics Bee questions include “Which branch of government can declare war?” (legislative branch); How many justices are on the Supreme Court?” (nine); and “What year did women get the right to vote?” (1920).

After regional Civics Bees at five other locations in Pennsylvania, the top three students from each local competition will advance to the state competition in June.

For complete details about the Civics Bee, including the specific essay requirements, important dates and cash prize information, visit the previously mentioned Facebook page or visit www.chescochamber.org and choose “Events” and then “Civics Bee.”

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them North.” The constable and his agent were met with armed men. Shots were fired and the two retreated. However, they later returned to successfully arrest Mr. Blank, who was convicted for possession of a stolen harness.

The rest of the gang members decided things were getting too dangerous and moved away, many to join the Civil War in 1863. But their reputation lived on with such strength that people blamed the Gap Gang for crimes for nearly 100 years after the gang’s dispersal. Their escapades have joined the tales of folk lore.

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All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act which makes it illegal to advertise a preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, handicap (physical or mental) or familial status (people with children) or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This publication will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hearby informed that all dwellings advertised in this publication are required to be available on an equal opportunity basis.

*NOTE TO OUR CUSTOMERS* When placing your real estate ad please describe the property only, not who you wish to occupy it.

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WEST CALN TWP. - RANCHER, 2 BRs, 1 bath, 2-car gar., gas heat, CAC, no pets/no smoking, $1,600/mo. 610-384-7011.

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2017 SUBARU WRX, blue, 6-speed w/ turbo. Excellent condition. 96,000 miles. New tires. 32-34 mpg. Maintenance records available. $21,000 OBO. Call 717-947-0933.

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ATGLEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: E. Main and Dallas Sts., Atglen, PA. Joe Newsome, Interim Pastor. Join us Sundays at 11am as we preach Christ crucified, risen and coming again so all may come to a personal, saving relationship with Christ.

COMMUNITY OF LOVE LUTHERAN CHURCH

117 N. 4th Street, Oxford, PA 19363

Sunday Service 10 am(in-person & online) 610-998-0282 collutheranchurch@gmail.com For more info, visit www.collutheranchurch.org

ENCOUNTER CHURCH: 300Hideaway Drive, Quarryville, PA 17566 Sunday Service & Kid’s Church held at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Church e-mail: office@encounterchurchpa.org www.encounterchuchpa.org Church phone: 717-786-2756

FAITH BIBLE CHAPEL: “Ordinary People Serving An Extraordinary God.” Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. (Children’s Service during Pastor’s Message). Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 6:30 p.m. We are locatedat 140 Bernard Ave., Cochranville. Pastor Scott Althouse 610-593-6333 fbchapel@zoominternet.net

GAP COMMUNITY CHURCH: located at 835 Houston Run Drive, Gap PA 17527. Sunday morning gathering at 10:00 am as well as streaming live.To learn more, please check out our website at: http://gapcommunity.church

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH: Dedicated to the serious preaching & teaching of God’s Word. Traditional hymns & praise songs accompanied by guitar. Sunday Service 10:40am. 53 Hurley Rd, Parkesburg, PA 19365. 610-593-7123. www. gracecommunitychurch-parkesburg.com for messages, ministries and directions

HEALING SHEPHERD, ECC Progressive, Inclusive, Democratic, Catholic! Sunday Mass: 10am 2109 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425 610-969-5932 www.healingshepherd.com

HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH: 1 East Highland Rd., Parkesburg PA 19365 610-857-1670 www.highland-bc.org Sunday Services: Sunday School for all ages 9:30 am, Morning Service 10:45 am (nursery is available), Prayer Service 4 pm Wednesday Youth programs 6:30-8:00 pm. Thursday Ladies Bible Study 10:00 am

IMPACTCHURCH: Impacting lives with the Hope of Jesus Christ. Sunday Gatherings at 9 am & 10:30 am. 101 East 1st Ave., Parkesburg. Pastor Mike Bailey. 610-857-3887. Visit us online at WWW.IMPACTPA.CHURCH

LITTLE BRITAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 255 Little Britain Church Rd., Peach Bottom (between 222 and 272). Sunday School Classes all ages 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Groups for Elementary, Jr. High and Sr. High, Choir, Bell Choir, Small Groups. Rev. Thomas Milligan, 717-548-2266. Web site: www.littlebritainchurch.org E-mail: lbpc1732@gmail.com Hearing assistance devices.

MANOR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)

“Come find spiritual life in Christ for your family.” Cochranville: Rte. 926, halfway between Rte. 41 & Rte. 10. Rev. Daniel Henderson, Pastor. Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 am. Fellowship & Refreshments from 10:15-10:35 am. Worship with classes for infantsPre-K at 10:45 am Kidsworship for K5th is held during the sermon time. Youth Group for 6th-12th grades twice a month at 6:30 pm 610-869-2402. www.manorpresbyterian.com

MAPLE GROVE MENNONITE CHURCH : 549 Swan Rd., Atglen. 610-593-6658, Lead Pastor: Mike Clemmer, Music Minister: Matt Chambers. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10am, Children’s Church, Nursery. Youth Group Wed., 7pm. Christian Preschool. Visit us online at www.maplegrovemc.com

MIDDLE OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH : 1199 Valley Road Quarryville. Sunday Services: Sunday School 9 AM; Blended Worship 10:30 AM. 717-786-3402 Visit us online at www.middleoctorara.org

MT. VERNON CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Growing Deeper, Reaching Farther. 1 Lighthouse Dr, Kirkwood. Pastor Tony Murrin. Sunday School- all ages 9am, Worship 10:00am. Handicap Access. Phone: 717-529-4102. Visit us online at mtvernonchristianchurch.com

PARKESBURG BAPTIST CHURCH: 103 West St., (next to Parkesburg Library & Minich Park). 610-857-9135 or Email: info@parkesburgbaptist.org. Pastor: Rev. Mary C. Lewis. Sunday Worship 10:30 am - Nursery Care & Jr. Church provided.

SANDY HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH : 420 S. Sandy Hill Rd., Coatesville 610-857-3959; www.sandyhill.net. Sunday service: 10:15am; Bible teaching, music; Children’s classes, staffed nursery; Adult classes, 9:15am, Youth Min., Sundays, 5:30-7:30pm. Small Groups. A Friendly, Christ-centered church. Preschool: Enrolling-2 1/2-5 years, 610-857-1922

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Where everyone can find a place to belong! 116 Lancaster Pike, Oxford (Rt. 472 at the Rt. 1 bypass ramps). Sunday in-person Holy Communion Service at 10:00 AM, also live-streamed. When people warmly welcome you, you will know you have found a church home where you can come just as you are. The Episcopal Church is Catholic in the way we worship and Protestant in the way we think. You’ll find beautiful music, good preaching, and an inclusive community in which to worship God. YOUBELONGHERE! Check out St. Christopher’s website, YouTube, or Facebook for updates and links. Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Mertz rector@stchrisoxford.org 610-932-8134 www.stchrisoxford.org

UPPER OCTORARA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (EPC) : 1121 Octorara Trail (on Rt. 10 a mile south of Rt. 30), Parkesburg. Christ-centered, Handicapped accessible. Sunday School all ages 9:30 am (Sept-May). Sunday Worship (Blended style) 10:30 am. Adult choir, mid-week Youth Group & a variety of adult groups. Bill Kelly, Pastor; Bill Cliff, Asst. Pastor. (610)857-5787 www.uopc-epc.org Find us on Facebook. Christian Preschool: (610)8570236

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