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County Geigertown Fire Company Berks Students to Dish Up Lenten Dinners Invited to
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uilding on the success of its breakfast buffet program, Friendship Fire Company No. 1 of Geigertown will offer Lenten dinners ever y Friday through March 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. A members-only soft opening was held on Feb. 13, and dinners began on Feb. 20. Menu items offered for sale include a baked fish dinner, crab cakes, fried shrimp and half a pound of peel-and-eat shrimp. For non-seafood eaters, stuffed chicken and breaded chicken are offered, as well as grilled cheese and chicken nuggets designed to appeal to children. All dinners are served with a roll, coleslaw and macaroni and cheese or french fries, as well as a beverage. Dinners are prepared in the fire company’s kitchen by volunteers, including Wayne Steele, training officer, who noted that guests are welcome to dine in at the fire See Lenten Dinners pg 2 Wayne Steele will help prepare food for the Lenten dinners. Photo by Francine Fulton
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ARL Devises Special Programs to Benefit Shelter Dogs and Cats
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County (ARL) has created two special programs to benefit shelter dogs and cats waiting for their forever homes: Dog’s Day Out and Cat’s Day In. As part of the Dog’s Day Out program, people may visit the shelter and sign out a dog for the
day, giving him or her a break from shelter life. Participants can take the dogs for a walk, buy them a pup treat or let them relax at home on the sofa. Organizers emphasize that the program is beneficial to the dogs, even though they have to eventually return to the shelter environment. “From what we have seen for the One dog who recently enjoyed a most part, a break from the kennel day trip out of the shelter was Leo, a Chihuahua mix, who is currently
See ARL pg 5 available for adoption.
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Berks County students are invited to express their creativity by participating in the Youth Voices of Independence Contest, which is open to students in grades six to 12. As part of the first-time event, which is designed to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago, youths may submit written submissions, artwork or a short video that answers the question, “What Does the Declaration of Independence Mean to You?” The contest is being presented by the America250PA Berks Committee and administered by Berks County Public Libraries. “ There is a committee, America250PA Berks, and they are organizing (250th anniversary) activities and they’re in charge of the contest. Berks County Public Libraries became a partner when they were looking for ways to distribute information and collect (entries),” explained Christie Brown, deputy administrator/outreach services coordinator for Berks County Public Libraries. “Initially, they thought to make it an essay contest but decided to open it up and make it more diverse.” There will be two divisions in the contest. Division 1 is for students in grades six to eight, while Division 2 is open to students in grades nine to 12. All entries must be submitted online. Written submissions may include an essay, a poem or a short story. For the artwork category, students are to take high-resolution photographs of See Contest pg 6 R125709
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