Morgantown/Honey Brook MARCH 11, 2026
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Mission Possible Club ONLINE Brings Comfort to Spring Hospitalized Children
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The community is invited to participate in the fifth annual cleanup of Route 345, a roadway in Elverson that travels through French Creek State Park and Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. The event, organized by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), will take place on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 9 a.m.
Wagontown Chapel will present its 20th annual Sportsman’s Event on Saturday, March 21, beginning at 12:30 p.m. The event will feature a display of vendors; snacks; and a talk on hunting by Nate Hosie from HeadHunters TV, who is also a country music singer. Attendees will also have an opportunity to win prizes. Guests will be able to view displays by a variety of vendors from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. “We will have 15 to 20 vendors this year,” said pastor Tim Crans, a resident of Atglen. “There will be hunting-related vendors, taxidermists, fishing vendors and hunting call vendors. The church will have a table that will have information about our church and our other ministries like archery camps for kids and 3D shoots for adults.” Pheasants Forever, a nonprofit conservation organization, will set up a display, while another vendor will offer framed works of art made with painted turkey feathers. “She paints a deer, a turkey or a bear on the feathers,” said Crans. “One of them will be a door prize.” W hile lunch will not be served, an assortment of snacks will be available to enjoy. Among the snacks will be cookies and brownies, as well as chips donated by Herr’s. Hosie ’s presentation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Hosie is from Montdale, where he learned to hunt from his father and grandfather who both began taking
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or children, a hospital stay can be a time of fear and anxiety. Helping young patients by providing gifts to help them pass the time is the goal of Mission Possible, a club at Twin Valley High School (TVHS). Once a month, club members travel to Reading Hospital bearing gift bags filled with items such as coloring books, crayons and small toys, which they distribute to the children. Inspiration for the club, which began in September of 2023, came from current TVHS senior Emma Hahn, For their Halloween visit, club members dressed in costume and did a reverse who approached club adviser trick-or-treat activity, giving out candy to the hospitalized children. Michelle Roby, who was the TVHS came up with the idea for the club and she jumped right on board,” guidance counselor at the time. “I and approached Dr. Roby with it, said Emma. “Her daughter was a See Mission Possible pg 2
Sprucing Up Route 345
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Volunteers Needed for Cleanup BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Wagontown Chapel to Host Sportsman’s Event BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Volunteers work along the roadway during last year’s event.
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