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MAY 15, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 15
Honey Brook church to host open mic night BY FRANCINE FULTON
B oth singers and people who love to listen to music are invited to attend open mic night at Honey Brook Presbyterian Church. The event is held on the third Monday of the month from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and the next installment will take place on May 20.
The first session of the new program was held at the church on April 15. The first event included 20 attendees; seven of them were singers, many of whom perform at other open mic nights in the area. Even though open mic is being held at a church, attendees do not have to perform Christian music. The only requirement is See Open mic night pg 4
Berks ARL fosters include Lauren Reinhart (left photo) and Debbie Martin (right photo).
Berks ARL hosts Kitten Shower BY FRANCINE FULTON
Tom Wagner (right) performed while Bill Klumpp worked the sound system on open mic night.
TVHS gymnast competes at national event BY FRANCINE FULTON
Sierra Ortiz visits Mogget, who is currently available for adoption from Berks ARL.
returning them is difficult but part of the foster’s commitment. “I’ve only kept two, and they were from the second litter, but the more you do it, the easier it gets to give them back knowing they are going
K atelynn Sherman, 16, a junior at Twin Valley High School (TVHS), recently had great success at a national gymnastics competition held in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where she earned numerous accolades. At the event, the 2024 Women’s Development Program Level 9 Eastern Championships, gymnasts competed in four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise, where a 10 is the perfect score. Katelynn
See Kitten Shower pg 5
earned first place on vault, with a score of 9.7; third place on floor exercise, with a score of 9.6; fourth place on uneven bars, with a score of 9.3; and fourth place on balance beam, with a score of 9.475. In addition, she won the all-around competition. Katelynn is now the Level 9 senior national vault and all-around gymnastics champion. “I am over-the-top happy,” said Katelynn. This is Katelynn’s first time competing at nationals. Last year, she was scheduled to participate, See Gymnast pg 3
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s part of an effort to encourage more families to foster rescued kittens until their permanent homes can be found, the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Berks County recently hosted a Kitten Shower at Ridgewood Winery in Birdsboro. According to José Joel DelgadoRivera, ARL’s chief communications officer, every year, thousands of kittens in all stages find their way into the shelter system with the need of families to care for them. In 2023, the shelter placed a total of 2,834 kittens with foster families. “Many of the kittens we received at the ARL need around-the-clock care until they are ready to eat by themselves,” he said. “Our foster families are a very important part of the work we do at the ARL.” Featured at the event were a number of fosters, who explained
how they care for the kittens staying at their homes. This includes regularly scheduled bottle feeding. Debbie Martin is currently fostering three kittens that were found abandoned in a yard. “At this point, I feed them every four hours. When I started, it was every two hours,” said Martin, who has been an ARL foster for five years. “These are my 77th, 78th and 79th foster kittens.” She said that the ARL keeps a list of fosters that are contacted when there is a need. “ They send out an email with whatever kittens are available and their information - how old they are, if they have anything medical going on and how many there are in the litter,” she noted. Martin pointed out that the animals will be spayed or neutered at 8 to 10 weeks of age and then be available for adoption, adding that