Morgantown/Honey Brook JANUARY 21, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 7,480 HOMES
VOL XXXIII • NO 51
Readers Can Local Puppy Raiser Take a Book, a Book Trains Future Guide Dog Share at New Little Free Library
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See Puppy Raiser pg 3 Kelly Hersh and Olly. Photo by Francine Fulton
Daniel Boone Blazer Foundation Prepares for Spring Flea Market BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Each year in May, a giant flea market is presented by the Blazer Education Foundation at Daniel Boone Area High School, 501 Chestnut St., Birdsboro. To prepare for the event, which benefits students in the Daniel Boone Area School District, monthly donation drives are
held throughout the year so that volunteers can gather items to be sold at the event. The most recent donation drive was held on Jan 10. Items that were collected from the community included gently used household goods, clothing, toys and furniture. Among the items donated that Chuck Fries (left) and Hannah Ochis items from the community day were a brand-new pop-up tent, accepted during the donation drive on Jan. 10. See Daniel Boone pg 4
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The Little Free Library (LFL) initiative started in 2009 in Hudson, Wis., when Todd Bol built a small book-sharing box in the shape of a one-room schoolhouse as a tribute to his late mother, who was a teacher and loved to read. Today, book-sharing boxes in all shapes and sizes can be found worldwide and are managed by stewards, who build and install the boxes and then maintain them by assuring that they are filled with books for both children and adults. Many add other small items to share as well, including small toys or bookmarks. Locally, the newest box, with the motto of “ Take a book, share a book,” has been built and installed by Autumn and Tommy Rinck of Narvon, who are calling their box “The Backroad Bookshelf ” because of its rural location. Along with homemade bookmarks, the box also contains a jar of dog treats because of the couple’s love of dogs. Those who visit the box are invited to sign their name in a guestbook if they choose. Autumn explained that she has a great love of books and reading and wanted to share books with others. “I like anything from romance to thrillers,” she said, noting that she frequently visited LFLs throughout the area. “I always went to Little Free Libraries, and I always wanted to make one. We moved here two years ago. We were from (New) Jersey, and we lived on a highway, and See Readers pg 5
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aving a Seeing Eye dog can give visually impaired people a feeling of independence by providing them with a way to more safely navigate their environment. A dog can also offer them an increased sense of confidence and security, as well as friendship. T hese speci al companionships would not be possible without the help of puppy raisers, who agree to welcome a future guide dog into their homes, teaching them basic manners and obedience skills. One local puppy raiser is Kelly Hersh of Mohnton, who is currently working with Olly, a 9-week-old golden retriever. The area coordinator brought the puppy to the family on Dec. 22, 2025, from The Seeing Eye, located in Morristown, N.J. “We have him for about a year,” said Hersh. “We will teach him the basic commands - sit, down, come, rest, forward and stay back, like when you are walking through a door