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Who Let the Dogs Out? LDAR Holds Adoption Event in Honey Brook BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Bauer said that events can be a very good way to find potential adopters. In fact, T iny T im, now rename d Willie Nelson, found his forever home after meeting a family at the gathering in Honey Brook. In addition to adopters, LDAR is also in need of fosters who provide dogs and cats a
Village Library to Offer Writing Workshops BY FRANCINE FULTON
“What’s so fun as an educator and writer is to see different people come together - people who want to finish a novel they are about to publish, someone who has not sat down to write since high school or a high school student working on a paper,” said author, editor and certified book coach Alissa Butterworth, who will offer free writing classes at the Village Library of Morgantown. “(The goal) is to create a writing
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“We have so many dogs that need homes right now.”
place to stay while their permanent homes can be found. Berks County resident Jessica Stofik was at the adoption event with her foster, Charlie Brown, a 5-month-old mixed breed dog. “He is a really sweet boy,” said Stofik. “He settles into a home beautifully, and he is OK with other dogs. He’s almost fully potty trained. He’s got all his adult teeth, so he’s not chewing on (things).” Stofik encourages others to consider fostering, which she said is a rewarding way to help animals in need. She noted that even though the transition may be difficult when the time comes to let the animal go to his or her new family, the effort is well worth it. “The way I look at it is if I keep them, I can’t continue to foster. So I can help more dogs, the more I am willing to let them go,” she said. “Knowing that they’re going to a good family and watching Jessica Stofik is fostering Charlie Brown, who is See Dogs pg 5 currently available for adoption.
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community in the Morgantown area.” The first program will be a “Write-In Series” that will debut on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 1 to 2 p.m. The theme will be “Turning the Page.” For the Write-In Series, which will be offered once a month through May, attendees may bring their own writing projects from home or come prepared to write about the monthly theme. “Folks can come in with their own project - memories, a short story or a project for school,” Butterworth
said. “We will also have fun writing prompt games around the theme of that month. Those prompts and themes and writing experiments are for poets, for prose writers (and writers of) nonfiction and fiction. We will have some (activities) for kids and some for adults.” “A write-in generally is where a bunch of writers come together in a community space to work individually in a community setting,” she continued. “Someone can join us for one session or all sessions.” Attendees are asked to bring See Village Library pg 4
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s part of an ongoing effort to find permanent loving homes for animals in need, Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue (LDAR) holds special events throughout the area where visitors can get a chance to meet adoptable pets. Attendees can also learn more about LDAR, which, according to its mission statement, aims to “rescue homeless, abused and unwanted animals in our local communities.” Most recently, LDAR held an adoption event on Jan. 3 at Suburban Brewing Co. in Honey Brook. On hand for the meet-and-greet was M a r y B a u e r, fo u n d e r o f LDAR, who noted that the dogs’ foster families brought them to the venue. “We have so many do gs that need homes right now. I tr y to do adoption events weekly at this point,” said Bauer,
noting that an adoption event was also scheduled for Jan. 10 at Stubborn Goat Brewing in West Grove. Adoptable dogs on hand included Zeke, Benny and Charlie Brown. “These are puppies. Once they hit a certain (age), it is harder for them to get adopted,” Bauer noted.
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