Morgantown/Honey Brook JULY 9, 2025
SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
REACHING MORE THAN 7,480 HOMES
Birdsboro Dog Park Site of Humane PA Fundraiser Dementia Education “Reframing Dementia”
Reducing the stigma of dementia and helping care partners to build tools for purposeful engagement for someone living with brain changes.
A Four-Part Series
(2¼ hours each) Held at ELANCO Library 11 Chestnut St. New Holland.
Lunch & Learn
(we’ll provide dessert)
12 P.M.-2:15 P.M. July 22, 24, 31 & August 7 Coffee Talk
H
umane Pennsylvania (Humane PA) has announced the return of the original Mega Pints for Pups event, which will feature live music, craft drinks, food trucks and vendors. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, July 19, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Danielle Ruiz-Mur phy Dog Park , 503 S. Center Road (Route 82), Birdsboro. Live music will be provided by The Youngers from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by Dibbs and the Detonators from 7 to 9 p.m. The Youngers, a band from Reading, play a blend of American music, Well-behaved pets on leashes are welcome at the event. including rock, alternative country bands is available at www.facebook so we will have an entire area for and bluegrass. Based in Glenside, .com/theyoungersofficialpage music,” said Lauren Henderson Dibbs and the Detonators play and www.facebook.com/DIBBS Pignetti, Humane PA director of swing, rockabilly and classic coun- ANDTHEDETS, respectively. development. “The music is a big try music. “(Music will take place) by the big draw for folks.” More information about the red barn, which has tons of space, Food trucks that will be on
for the Honey Brook Food Pantry. The band members, who hail from Adams, York and Franklin counties, will perform for the fifth time as part of the concert series. T he band ’s last per formance in Honey Brook was in 2023. “The first year we played was in 2013, and I had never heard of Honey Brook . But now Honey Brook is in the top of our list of places we want to return for repeat concerts,” See Celtic Band pg 6
See Tel Hai pg 3
Celtic Band To Perform in Honey Brook
5:45-8 P.M. July 24, 31 & August 4 & 6
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Cost
$60 per person
R119458
Scan the QR code for more information or to register.
www.theforgeworks.org 717-355-6270
Members of Across the Pond are (from left) Molly Shortridge, Mike Morrison, Lavinia Reid and Dan Diviney.
Honey Brook Borough will continue its 2025 Concerts in the Park series on Sunday, July 13, when Across the Pond will perform Celtic traditional folk music from 5:30 to 8 p.m. T he concer t will take place in Honey Brook Borough Park, 71 Pequea Ave. (Route 10), Honey Brook. In lieu of an admission fee, nonperishable food donations will be accepted
Tel Hai Resident Honored for Military Service Velma Sack, a 103-year-old U.S. Navy veteran and a resident of Tel Hai Retirement Community, was honored for her service during a program held on June 26. The event included a pinning ceremony, the presentation of a Challenge Coin and Navy Service Certificate and the awarding of a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Velma ser ved from 1942 through 1944 as part of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), which was a branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II. Established in 1942, its purpose was to free up male sailors for sea duty by employing women in shore-based roles. The women performed a wide range of duties, including clerical work and aviation support. Velma served in security communications as a Morse code message transcriber. Velma was born on June 10, 1922, and recently celebrated her 103rd birthday at Tel Hai. According to a biography prepared by Tel Hai wellness supervisor Diane Kabelo, Velma grew up in Jonesboro, Ga., a small town located near Atlanta. She joined the WAVES after graduating high school. Her job in communications included typing Morse code messages that came in from ships. She also sent messages that officers wrote. Velma stated that it was not hard being a woman in the Navy, that she was treated well and respected and that her group was well managed.
See Dog Park pg 3
(we’ll provide coffee & dessert)
Hop on the bus! 717-768-8811
www.bihbank.com Visit website for full bus schedule.
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VOL XXXIII • NO 23
Bank of Bird-in-Hand’s Gelt Bus @ Brandywine Shoe Shop Mondays 9AM - 5 PM 1620 Cambridge Road, Honey Brook R119538