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NOVEMBER 9, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Seeking The Gift Of Life Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed Many theater goers have enjoyed surgery to remove the valves, but performances by AJ Tantala, a cast damage was done to his kidneys. Tantala has posted his need for a member with Chester County’s SALT Performing Arts. Now, the new kidney on the National Kidney 23-year-old is hoping that one of Registry (NKR) website, where he those audience members will con- describes his situation. “This past sider giving him the gift of life by summer I was to work an internship before graduation and it was becoming a living kidney donor. Tantala was born with posterior necessary for me to have a blood urethral valve syndrome (PUV). test done, and that is when we discovered how poor my kidney function was,” he stated. “Anything below 20% functioning is transplant ready; currently my function is at 11%.” Getting a new kidney would eliminate the need for Tantala to go on dialysis. “The goal is to find a living donor before I ever need to go on dialysis. That way the second the doctors determine it’s time for me, we will go right to the transplant,” he said, noting that his parents are unable to donate because they are AJ Tantala (left) portrayed Prince Charming medically ineligible. BY FRANCINE FULTON
Participants in last year’s Turkey Bowl included Ginny Wray (left photo, left), Gabe Stratton (left photo, right) and Rachel Storms (right photo).
Turkey Bowl To Run On Thanksgiving Morning BY FRANCINE FULTON
egistration is underway for the annual Turkey Bowl at Tel Hai Camp and Retreat. The event, which will include a 5K race and a children’s fun run, will take place on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 24. Registration and race packet pickup will be held from 7:45 to 9:20 a.m. in the camp’s dining hall. The fun run will begin at 9:10 a.m., followed by the 5K race at 9:40 a.m. “Last year we were able to do an in-person race back to our normal course,” said Bruce Gregory, camp director, noting the event was modified for the past several years because of the pandemic. “We had 316 finishers in the 5K race and 63 finishers in the 1-mile children’s fun run.” The 5K race this year will take runners through the camp and around the lake. The course includes paved, gravel and grassy paths. While the course is primarily level, there are a few hills for runners to tackle.
including the Downingtown, Gap, Oxford and New Holland areas, as well as those who are from out of town and in the area visiting relatives for the Thanksgiving holiday. “This is the 31st year for the race, and we are looking forward to another great year,” Gregory stated. The Turkey Bowl is sponsored by local businesses, which are listed at the event website. Proceeds from the event are used to benefit Tel Hai Camp and Retreat, a nonprofit Christian camp that is a member of the Christian Camping and Conference Association. The camp is located along Beaver Dam Road, 1.5 miles east of Route 10. The GPS address is 31 Lasso Drive, Honey Brook. For more information, visit the previously mentioned website or contact Gregory at 610-273-3969 or bruce@telhai camp.org. Volunteers are also needed to help on race day. Interested volunteers should contact Gregory for more details. More information about the camp can be found at www.facebook.com/TelHaiCamp.
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Celebrating 100 Years Of Kurt Vonnegut BY FRANCINE FULTON
A celebration of the 100th birthday of American author Kurt Vonnegut, featuring refreshments, film clips, dramatic readings, prizes and birthday cake, will be held on Friday, Nov. 11, at the WCR Center for the Arts in Reading. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free. See Kurt Vonnegut pg 2
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The 1-mile children’s fun run for youths age 12 and under will take place on the main grounds of the camp. Parents may run alongside their children at no charge.7 All children who complete the fun run will receive a finisher’s medal. Chip timing for the 5K will be provided by Second Wind Race Timing. First-place trophies will be awarded to the overall female and male runners of the 5K. Medals will be given to the top three finishers in various age groups. The top overall time for the 2021 5K course was 16 minutes and 36 seconds for males and 20:25 for females. To register, visit www.telhaicamp .org/events/turkey-bowl-run. Online registration will end on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Participants may also print a registration form from the website and mail it to the camp, along with the registration fee. Those who register by Thursday, Nov. 10, will be guaranteed an event T-shirt. Gregory noted that the Turkey Bowl attracts local participants and people from surrounding communities,
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