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AUGUST 30, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 30
MCC to present carnival, Hay Creek Festival: A living history event car show BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA) will present the 47th annual Hay Creek Festival on Friday through Sunday, Sept. 8 through 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at historic Joanna Furnace. The event will feature demonstrations of traditional crafts, children’s activities, festival foods, a display of antique vehicles and more. The festival timeline will highlight the 18th- and 19th-century iron-making community from the beginning of the furnace’s operation in 1791 up to the 1950s. “The Hay Creek Festival is truly a one-of-a-kind living history adventure,” said Re-enactor Barbara Esterly displays Mark Zerr, HCVHA execu- homemade mush muffins that were baked at a previous festival. Mush muffins are tive director. made with cornmeal and topped with
oving Communities to Christ (MCC) Church will hold its fifth annual RISE Carnival and Car Show from Wednesday, Sept. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 9, from 5 to 10 p.m. at MCC’s main campus in Elverson. The family-friendly event will feature carnival rides, games and food. Admission and parking are free. Fireworks will be held at the carnival at dusk on Sept. 9.
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The festival’s car show will take place on Sept. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m., and it will feature live music along with a display of classic, modern and antique cars. Trophy categories for the car show will include Best Classic, Best Modern, Best Antique, Best In Show and People’s Choice. Registration for the car show is free, but donations will be accepted. Preregistration is not required. “Last year, we had about 40 cars,” said Jenn Pallante, a member of the MCC Church events team. “We have volunteers from our church that judge. We also give out tickets, and for a donation, people can vote for the People’s Choice trophy.” The amusement rides, including a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round, will be set up on the church grounds. The amusement company will begin setup on Tuesday, Sept. 5. “You can (purchase) a wristband, which covers all the rides, or buy (individual) tickets,” said Pallante, adding that tickets will be discounted on Sept. 6. Food will be available for purchase throughout the event. “We do the burgers and hot dogs and grilled
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SALT to host Princess Party BY FRANCINE FULTON
The event will feature carnival rides (top photo) and a car show (bottom photo).
cheese,” said Pallante, noting that the carnival company will sell other foods such as cotton candy, candy apples, funnel cake and corn dogs. There will also be an opportunity to win gift baskets. The winners will be announced on Sept. 9; they need
not be present to win. A children’s scavenger hunt will be held inside the building, and the church will provide information about its services and other activities that it offers., “The carnival is not a fundraiser for the church. It’s more of an outreach
SALT Performing Arts will bring back its popular Princess Party on Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show grounds. There will be seatings at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and the party will last approximately 90 minutes. During the event, children of all ages will be able to meet princesses, princes, fairies and other fairytale characters. Attendees are encouraged to dress up as princesses and princes for the event. “(The party) is definitely not for girls only. We’d love to have all kids that would enjoy this event,” said Judy Elliott, SALT
marketing director. “We will have a few princes, too.” This is the fifth year that SALT has hosted a Princess Party. The first two events took place at the SALT theater in the West Pikeland Township Building. This is the third time it is being hosted at the showgrounds, where the annual Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show and Country Fair will take place on Labor Day weekend from Friday, Sept. 1, through Monday, Sept. 4. “The Princess Party will be held inside a large tent, rain or shine. Tickets to the Princess Party also gets you admission to the horse show and fair,” Elliott said, noting
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