Community engagement

Light refreshments will be provided, and attendees will be able to visit with the organizations, which will have tables set up around the fire company.

“We will have flyers listing our events,” said O’Connor, “(and) we will have sign-up sheets (for prospective volunteers).”

Everybody Plays! will provide information about its upcoming designer bag and tool bingo on Saturday, April 22, at the Parkesburg VFW, 406 W. Fourth Ave. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m., and bingo will start at 4 p.m. A link to order tickets is available by searching for “Everybody Plays” on Facebook.

PAC’s next event will be a spring cleanup on April 22 at 9 a.m. Volunteers, who will meet at Parkesburg’s Minch Park, will help clean up trash, plant flowers and work on small beautification projects. Those who are unable to volunteer that day may donate soil or frompg 1 flowers or make a financial donation to purchase supplies. Individuals may contact O’Connor at experiencepositivethera py@gmail.com for more details.

The borough will provide information about its upcoming community yard sale on Saturday, April 29.

“(We encourage those) who ever wondered how to get involved, want to know what’s going on in the community or learn about upcoming events to attend,” said O’Connor. “Also, those who are new to the community (are invited) to check out what Parkesburg Borough has to offer.”

O’Connor said that the consortium is a new organization made up of community service organizations in the area, all of which will be represented at the event on April 20. For more information, contact O’Connor at the previously mentioned email address.

Church to host special speaker

The Rev. Ron Cohn will speak at New Beginnings Church of the Cross, 1 Penn Ave., Christiana, on Sunday, April 16, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and on Monday, April 17, at 6 p.m. A free community meal will be served on April 16 in conjunction with the 10 a.m. service.

Cohn received Christ at age 12 and was baptized in 1972. He attended Rhema

Bible Training College in Broken Arrow, Okla., graduating in 1976. He has traveled extensively throughout the United States and has ministered in several foreign countries. During his ministry, he has started and pastored several churches. Cohn resides in WinstonSalem, N.C.

For more information, call Russ Huggins at 610593-0317.