Morgantown/Honey Brook JANUARY 28, 2026
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Exploremores Join Girl Scout Cookie Lineup Those who love rocky road ice cream will be pleased to know that it was the inspiration for the new Girl Scout Cookie for the 2026 season, called Exploremores. According to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP), Exploremores are chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a creamy blend of marshmallow and toasted
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
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 day were a brand-new pop-up tent, toys, a school desk and chair and bags of clothing. “Some kids came in and donated stuff,” noted Hannah Ochis, who is leading the donation drive and flea market committee. “They said they were done with the toy and wanted another little child to have fun with it. You could tell that the parents told them this is a way to support their community.” This year’s pay-what-you-will flea market will take place on Saturday, May 30, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the school’s annex gym, located at Door No. 10. During the event, items will be placed in categories, such as books, toys, clothing and household goods. Specialty items offered for sale See Daniel Boone pg 2
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here are no auditions. I f you don’t know how to sing , you will learn,” said Kirsten Echegoyen, who founded Sing for Joy, a choral group that includes homeschooled students age 8 and older from Berks, Chester and Montgomer y counties. The group meets for two sessions each school year. Sing for Joy is a choral group that is open to homeschoolers age 8 and older. Rehearsals are held “I try to do a variety - some is more at Brick Lane Community Church a concert at the church in April. While registration for this session classical and some is more on the in E lverson from September through December, culminating is closed, interested youngsters will jazzy side,” noted Echegoyen. “We in a December concert. The first be able to register for the fall season also do music in different languages - Latin, German, Spanish rehearsal of 2026 was held on in September. Sing for Joy concerts feature sacred and Swahili. We do one or two forJan. 14. Rehearsals will continue on Wednesdays in preparation for music with piano accompaniment. eign language pieces per concert.
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