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MARCH 15, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 2
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Giving back to the community OLC-ELC students hold food drive BY FRANCINE FULTON
Our Lady of Consolation Early Learning Center (OLC-ELC) staff members believe it is never too early for youngsters to learn the important message of helping those who are in need. That is why each year the preschool holds a food drive for the Octorara Area Food Cupboard (OAFC) at Dutch-Way Farm Market in Gap. This year’s event was a
breakfast food collection held on March 4. Children, their parents and other family members manned the food donation booth in the store lobby from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. that day, with each group putting in a one-hour shift. “We do this every year as our community service (project). We try to be very family-oriented and include the families as well,” said Shelly Carr, OLC-ELC assistant director and preschool teacher. See Food drive pg 5
Displaying some of the items that will be for sale are (from left) Karen Woods, Kate Valentino and Jeannette Kolb.
Library Friends set spring book sale BY FRANCINE FULTON
he Friends of the Moores Memorial Library in Christiana have a message for those who love to read: “Please come and buy books.” The Friends’ spring book sale will take place in the Read Moore Book Store, located in the lower level of the library, 9 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana. The sale will start on Thursday, March 16, from 1 to 7 p.m. and then continue during regular library hours on Friday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday, March 18, from 8 a.m. to noon. Admission is free. As part of the three-day clearance sale, visitors will be able to fill a bag with books for a set price or purchase individual materials. Bags will be provided. “We are spring cleaning to make room for future new donations,” said Jeannette Kolb, Friends vice president.
Book Store will notice that items are displayed on unique shelving, including a canoe and a baby grand piano. There are bookshelves made from rain gutters, and the young adult section features books displayed on skateboards. Since the library’s building once was home to a bank, shoppers can find rare and unique books in the “vault.” The Read Moore Book Store is open on Mondays through Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. and on and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. The store is staffed and maintained by volunteers from the Friends group. For more information, visit www.facebook.com /ReadMooreBookStore. Additional volunteers are needed. Prospective members are invited to visit www.christianalibrary.org /friends for more information. To learn about upcoming library events, contact the library at 610593-6683, visit www.christiana library.org or search for “Christiana Library” on Facebook.
Our Lady of Consolation Early Learning Center students collected breakfast items.
Local churches to offer Lenten services BY FRANCINE FULTON
Community members are invited to attend Wednesday evening Lenten services that are being held at local churches. As part of the program, area churches are taking turns hosting worship every week beginning at 7 p.m. A Good Friday service on April 7 will complete the schedule at Parkesburg Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 406 W. Second Ave. The first worship service was held on March 8 at Parkesburg United Methodist Church (UMC). The worship schedule will continue at the
following locations: March 15, First Presbyterian Church of Parkesburg, 511 Main St.; March 22, Faith Community UMC, 332 Chester St., Atglen; and March 29, Parkesburg Baptist Church, 103 West St. Each service will include a time of music, worship and fellowship. “We typically invite another pastor to give a short message so that people get to hear pastors other than us in their pulpit,” said Rebecca Brown, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. “On March 15, I will open and close the service and the praise choir from Mount Zion AME will join us. We will have a bulletin so (people) can follow along in the service.” See Lenten services pg 2
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Also for sale will be large selection of puzzles, music CDs and movies on Blu-ray and DVD, which shoppers will be able to fit into a bag for a set price. “If you have a favorite movie and want to own it, we probably have it here,” said Kolb. There will be plenty of cookbooks and children’s books for sale, as well as paperback and hardback adult fiction. “The fiction will be sorted by prolific authors - Nora Roberts, Danielle Steele and Stuart Woods,’’ Kolb noted. “We have a whole table of James Patterson (books). Some of them are from the library, but some look like they have never been opened.” Special items, rare books and collectible titles will also be available and individually priced. All the proceeds from the spring book sale as well as sales from the Read Moore Book Store help support the many programs offered by the library. Those who visit the Read Moore