Morgantown/Honey Brook JULY 23, 2025
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Skateboarders demonstrate their moves during the grand opening.
Grand Opening Held at Honey Brook Skate Park
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
A
fter years of planning, a grand opening of the Honey Brook Skate Park took place on July 11 at James A. Umble
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Memorial Park. The event was part of the Fun Friday summer program, presented by the Honey Brook Township Recreation and Parks Board. The state-of-the-art skatepark is
open seven days a week from dawn to dusk. “They (can enjoy the skatepark) on skates, inline skates, bikes, skateboards and little scooters,” said Kevin Dougherty, chair of the recreation and parks board. “It’s See Skate Park pg 5
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The Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, is offering a variety of programming this summer for patrons of all ages as part of its Summer Reading Program, themed “Color Our World.” Among the new offerings is a knitting club for youths who want to learn the art of knitting. The next scheduled gathering, led by library volunteer Heather Buffington, will be offered on Saturday, Playing a card game at the library are (from left) John Aug. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. “The program is for teens. They can bring their own Buffington, James Mauchline, Chris Mauchline and knitting project,” Heather explained, noting she has Heather Buffington. John leads the Drop-in Board and Card Games club at the library, while Heather offers a
See Summer Reading pg 4 knitting club. Photo by Francine Fulton
While most people think of park rangers as people who are responsible for keeping parks and the people who visit them safe, their roles also include environmental education. Locally, park ranger Jared Brandt serves as the naturalist for French Creek State Park in Elverson and Marsh Creek State Park in Downingtown. Brandt frequently conducts educational programming for the parks and is a regular guest speaker at the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. He conducts in-house programs during the library’s story time, and he hosts on-site programs at French Creek State Park, such as nature hikes and creek walks, where children search for creatures in the water. The Community Courier recently asked Brandt about his role as park ranger and naturalist, which he began in 2019. Community Courier: What are some of your job duties?
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Brandt: As a naturalist for both French Creek and Marsh Creek state parks, I facilitate a host of programming, which includes outdoor recreation, like hiking, kayaking, paddleboarding, etc., as well as interpretive and historical programming, which helps connect visitors to the parks’ resources. I also help with volunteer coordination. The volunteers at the parks are a pivotal entity. Community Courier: What would people be surprised to learn about your job? See Park Ranger pg 6
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