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JULY 12, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 23
Band to present “Rock and Soul Revival” BY FRANCINE FULTON
“ We will perform everything from America to Led Zeppelin,” said George Pena, a member of the band Sling Shot, when describing the group’s new show “Rock and Soul Revival,” which will be featured as part of the Honey Brook Borough Concerts in the Park series. The performance will take place on Sunday, July 16,
from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Honey Brook Borough Park, 71 Pequea Ave. (Route 10), Honey Brook. In addition to Pena, lead singer and guitarist, Sling Shot includes Greg Treadwell on bass guitar, drummer Marcello Alvsi and Joe Wasko on keyboard and vocals. The current band members, who all hail from Chester County, have been playing together for the past six See Concert pg 2
Members of the Birdsboro Parks and Recreation Department include (from left) Debbie Mettler, Christen Thompson, Sharon Morris and Ryan Acevedo.
Birdsboro Farmers Market offers fresh produce, baked goods and more he Birdsboro Farmers Market is now open for its third season, with new vendors and activities planned throughout the summer. The outdoor market, presented by the Birdsboro Parks and Recreation Department, is typically open every other Saturday at Main Bird Park, located at 226 N. Water St., Birdsboro. The next scheduled event will be on July 15 and the final markets of the year will be on Oct. 7 and 14. The market takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the exception of July 29, when the market will be open from 4 to 8 p.m., followed by a free movie screening in the park.
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A community yard sale will be held at the park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day. “ We wanted to test out an evening market,” said board president Christen Thompson. “We’re going to play the movie ‘Free Guy’ afterwards in the park. It’s a good family movie (starring) Ryan Reynolds. We have a big inflatable screen. We’ve done movies over at Texas ballfield before, but we are going to do that (in the park) this time. This is a newer movie, so we hope it brings people out.” For the community yard sale, a fee will be charged per space in the park. Those who are having yard sales at their homes may be included in a
map for a fee. To register or for more details, search for “Birdsboro Parks and Recreation” on Facebook and choose “Events.” “Christmas in July” will be the theme of the market on July 15. “We will have Santa Claus come; he will be in the gazebo. The vendors will be doing Christmas sales,” Thompson said, noting one vendor will sell ornaments. Baby Goat Yoga will be featured at the Aug. 12 market from 10 to 11 a.m. Tickets will be required. Those who shop at the market will find a variety of plants, flowers, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned and pickled goods, baked items, honey, tea, pet products, jewelry,
St. Mark’s dedicates Community Care Center BY FRANCINE FULTON
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Birdsboro, led by pastor Jim Farnsworth, has a mission to serve the community. The church offers a group for senior citizens, a community garden and a food pantry, among other ministries. The church’s latest project is the installation of a shower and laundry facility that can be utilized by the local homeless population and others in need. St. Mark’s Community Care Center Shower and Laundry was dedicated
on June 28. The facility, located downstairs in the church fellowship hall, was once a boys’ restroom, but it now houses a shower, as well as a washer and dryer complete with laundry soap and a scrubbing sink. Farnsworth said that the facility will serve Birdsboro’s homeless population and others who may have water issues or nonworking appliances. “We don’t have a big homeless population, but we do have some unhoused individuals … so there is a population,” he told those who gathered for the dedication. “St. Mark’s has been serving this
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