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MAY 7, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 14
Spectators, players invited to experience vintage base ball BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Brandywine Base Ball Club (BBC), a Chester County-based organization that plays the 1860s version of the game, is currently seeking players interested in joining the team as well as spectators looking to spend time immersed in the sport as it used to be played during the Civil War era. Team members, who choose
imaginative old-time names like Stonewall, Tuffy and Shaggy, take the field without gloves and no modern equipment, wearing authentic uniforms. Team members follow the 1864 rules of base ball (how it was originally spelled), which means that only one ball is used during the course of the game. “All of the vintage balls are hand-sewn, and traditionally you used one ball See Vintage base ball pg 2
Volunteers included (from left) Ron Moyer, Maggie Stoltzfus and Amber Krohmer.
Rotary Club cleanup turns trash into treasure Anchored Ministries to for Village Library hold Food Truck Takeover
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ollecting trash and raising money for a good cause was the goal of the Litter for Literacy event, held on April 26 by the Rotary Club of Twin Valley. As part of the annual effort, club members along with students from the Twin Valley High School (TVHS) National Honor Society (NHS) helped clean up a 2.6-mile section of roadway on Route 23 from the Twin Valley Fire Department to the Botanery Barn.
Additionally, sponsors were asked to donate funds to support the cleanup, with all monies donated to the Village Library of Morgantown. Cleaning up a stretch of Route 23 were Ron Moyer, club treasurer, along w i th NHS memb ers , including TVHS juniors Maddy Vandergoes, Addison Ketterer and Maggie Stoltzfus and senior Amber Krohmer, who said they were not deterred by the rainy weather. “The Rotary Club asked NHS if we had any volunteers, so we
volunteered,” said Maddy, noting that she collected unusual items along the roadway, including an assortment of car parts. Addison reported finding a yoga mat. According to Moyer, the Rotary Club of Twin Valley joined PennDOT’s Adopt-a-Highway program in 1998, agreeing to keep the stretch of roadway in Elverson litter free. The fundraising component was added in 2022. He noted that PennDOT provided the bright orange vests and work gloves for the volunteers and that the agency was slated
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Everything from burgers and fries to Mexican food, açaí bowls and salads will be featured at the Food Truck Takeover being presented by Anchored Ministries. The event, which will also include free games, music and giveaways, will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Twin Valley High School. T he first-time event is designed to provide family fun while educating people about the nonprofit organization that
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provides assistance to people in need. “It is a community-focused event,” said Megan Johnson, director of development. “We want to raise awareness of what Anchored Ministries is doing in the community and our impact.” The agency’s board members recruited the food truck participants by reaching out on social media. “Our board members knew there are food truck groups on Facebook, and we got an application together,” Johnson explained. “We wanted to make See Anchored Ministries pg 6
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Players take on old-time names like Tuffy (left photo) and Shaggy (right photo).