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AUGUST 31, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 30
Stepping Back In Time At Historic Joanna Furnace BY FRANCINE FULTON
lans are being finalized for the 2022 edition of the Hay Creek Festival, which will run from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 9 to 11, on the grounds of the historic Joanna Furnace Ironworks, 1250 Furnace Road, Morgantown. The festival will run
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each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Highlights of the 46th annual event, presented by the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA), will include traditional early American crafts; a contemporary craft market; living history presentations and interpretations; vintage Industrial Revolution era working equipment;
threshing demonstrations; a working sawmill; children’s hands-on activities; Civil War and World War II encampments; a display of antique vehicles, steam engines and tractors; traditional folk music presentations; and homemade foods. Mark Zerr, HCVHA executive director, noted that 10,000 people
visit the festival over the three-day period each year. “(In addition to local visitors), we have people come from the tri-state region - Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey - especially some of our exhibitors,” he stated, noting that nearly 800 people participate in putting on the event. “That includes volunteer interpreters, exhibitors and
crafters.” In addition to early American craft demonstrations and sale of crafts at the Creekside Crafts Market, open fire cooking, bake oven demonstrations and butter and sauerkraut making will take place throughout the weekend. Samples of the early American foods will be available to purchase. See Hay Creek Festival pg 7
Patients, Survivors Invited To Cancer Support Group
Golf Outing To Benefit Rock Hollow Woods
BY FRANCINE FULTON
After a break during the summer months, the cancer support group at Conestoga Mennonite Church will resume meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15. Meetings, which are held at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, offer support, encouragement and education to those who are currently dealing with cancer or those who have dealt with cancer in the past. See Cancer Support pg 5
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Summer campers at Rock Hollow Woods enjoyed exploring nature with their homemade binoculars.
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Visitors will be able to sample early American foods (left photo), view vintage tractors (center photo) and watch craft demonstrations (right photo).
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Rock Hollow Woods, a nonprofit environmental learning center that offers programming for people of all ages, will present a golf scramble on Monday, Sept. 12, at Manor Golf Club, 153 Bran Road, Reading. Participants in the first-time event will enjoy competing in a round of golf that includes use of a cart, lunch and dinner and chances to win prizes. Registration will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun scramble at noon. The event is open to golfers age 21 and over. See Golf Outing pg 3
Museum Unveils Plans For New Building . . . . . . .2 Archaeology Display To Highlight Historic Artifacts . . . . . . . .3 Community Calendar . . . .8 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9 House Of Worship . . . . . .12
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