Morgantown/Honey Brook SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
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Birdsboro Group Holds Activities for Seniors
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he Birdsboro Senior Group a t S t . M a r k ’s , launched in June of 2021 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Birdsboro, continues to offer a place where individuals age 55 and over can enjoy activities and a homemade lunch. T h e g ro u p m e e t s on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gat h e r i n g s i n c l u d e refreshments and a time for fellowship and bingo followed by a guest speaker and the Preparing homemade lunch for the Birdsboro Senior Group at St. Mark’s are church meal. Activities are free, volunteers (from left) Kim Arantowicz, Gayle Kramer and Jim Reeser. Photo by Francine Fulton “We have bingo from 9 to 11 a.m. but donations are accepted for the beverages; eggs; and baked goods, including loaves of bread. Attend- and a guest speaker. Then we do lunch. Bingo prizes include paper ees also have an opportunity to lunch,” explained church member products, cleaning supplies and win these and other items through Sally Sassaman. “The prizes are anything from food to personal other household items, along with a random drawing. See Seniors pg 6
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Hay Creek Festival To Offer Food, Entertainment, Re-Enactments and More
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Organizers, volunteers, craftsmen and nearly 800 living history interpreters are busy finalizing plans for the 2025 edition of the Hay Creek Festival, which will run from Friday, Sept. 5, through Sunday, Sept. 7,
on the grounds of Historic Joanna Furnace, 1250 Furnace Road, Morgantown. The festival will be open each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Highlights of the 49th annual event, presented by the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA), will include traditional
The event will feature cooking demonstrations by re-enactors, such as Barbara Esterly, who displays homemade muffins that See Festival pg 5 were baked at a previous festival.
VOL XXXIII • NO 31
Rock Band To Conclude Concert in the Park Series BY FRANCINE FULTON
The final performance in this year’s Honey Brook Concerts in the Park series on Sunday, Sept. 7, will feature the band Local Honey. The outdoor concert, to be held in Honey Brook Borough Park, 71 Pequea Ave. (Route 10), will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for donation to the Honey Brook Food Pantry (HBFP). Local Honey is a group of long time friends who have played in various bands through the years. Concert goers can expect to hear tunes from bands like the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band and Pink Floyd, as well as original material. To learn more about the band and to listen to music samples, visit www.localhoney.live. According to Jeanne Jenzano, vice president of Honey Brook Borough Council and chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee, this is the first time that the band has played in Honey Brook. She explained that she finds bands to perform in the concert series from local music venues. “I spend a lot of time listening to live music around the county. If I hear a band that would be fun, I talk to them afterward,” she said. “I don’t like to book a band that I have not seen and heard in person. We want to make sure we are getting quality musicians. Plus I also have to consider the audience. I have to make sure the music fits the audience.” The concert series debuted in 2010 with one concert by a trio of See Concert pg 3
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