Octorara townlively.com
MAY 14, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 11
Experience base ball as used to be played (and spelled) BY FRANCINE FULTON
Teams in vintage base ball (how it was originally spelled) play the 1860s version of the game, taking the field without gloves and no modern equipment and wearing authentic uniforms. Additionally, only one ball is used during the course of the game. “All of the vintage balls are hand-sewn, and traditionally you used one ball because they did not have a lot of them,”
The community is invited to experience vintage base ball as it used to be played during the Civil War era as the Brandywine Base Ball Club (BBC), a Chester County-based organization, faces the Keystone Base Ball Club of Harrisburg on Sunday, June 1, at noon at East Goshen Park, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester.
See Vintage base ball pg 9
MEMORIAL DAY
Event organizers include (from left) Grant Umble, Daniel Bishop, Ruchika Arora, Johan Torres and Lucas Hoffman.
SALE
OABEST to celebrate 10th year of all2,036 things 600 Octorara MAY 22nd - MAY 28th
$
Members of the Brandywine Base Ball Club and the Keystone Base Ball Club of Harrisburg will meet again for a game on June 1 at East Goshen Park.
ADDITIONAL
$
WHOLE PACKAGE
A dream hastened May fundraiser plannedMEMORIAL for new DAY nonprofit organization
INSTALLATION REBATE
$
259
BY FRANCINE FULTON
T
his year marks the 10th annual Octorara Agriculture, Business, Environmental Science & Technology (OABEST) Expo, an event designed to showcase the best of Octorara. To mark the anniversary, organizers are promising an even greater program of activities for people of all ages. Set for Saturday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the school grounds at Octorara Junior-Senior High School, 228 Highland Road,
SALE
MEMOR
Atglen, the attractions will include board are helping to organize the a petting zoo, crafters and vendors, event along with Mark Peticca, FREE BY ANN MEAD ASH Grill Assembly! food trucks and children’s games. Octorara’s director of career and Octorara students will display technical education, and Rebecca The question “What happens their artwork, and there will be German, CTE director administo a dream deferred?” is often student musical performances, trator assistant. The group has quoted. Lenea DeTore is expeincluding numbers from this past been meeting to plan the event riencing the opposite. “I wasn’t year’s production $of “Shrek the $since January. $ planning on doing this right 629 this 669 479 Musical.” New at WFES3030RS OABEST In additionWDP540HAMZ to the activities now,” pointed out the 2016 WRT318FZDM year will be Critter Connections, already mentioned, other highPequea Valley High School gradwhich will display reptiles and lights will include a performance uate. “I always wanted to start Washer/Dryer insects. by Russell’s Dance and Baton Professional a coffee shop for people with Laundry Pair Combo INSTALLATION Members of the Octorara Area Studio; displays by the Parkesburg disabilities (to work at), but I am $ 1,799 Action Available Career and Technical Education Free Library, Parkesburg a full-time occupational thera(CTE) programs’ student advisory Committee (PAC), Octorara YMCA pist working with children with
disabilities, and I love it. So, I MAY 22nd - MAY 28th wasn’t going to do this until I retired.” The Caring Cup, which Lenea MAY 22nd Leather hopes toRecliners open on a spot of land located near Road and starting Hatville at $ in Gordonville, will Route 340 999 OFF be focused on helpingLeather parents Recliners of children with special needs at who have aged out starting of many $ forms of care and are looking for fulfilling work. “When the chilSelect Groups Available dren age out, the parents don’t IN ONLY 3 DAYS know what to do,” said Lenea, Bedroom, Living, Dining, E
SA
10%
999
MEMORIAL DAY 10 Design Your Own Furniture
SALE
See OABEST pg 4
See The Caring Cup pg 6 MAY 22nd - MAY 28th
NO
Bed-in-a-Box
$
729
$
WFW4720RW
WED4720RW
729
MEMORIAL DAY
BROWNSTOWN
CLEONA
433 Sabbath Rest Road
4216 Oregon Pike
308 W. Penn Avenue
814-515-9516
717-859-3131
717-273-7555
SALE
QUEEN MATTRESS
AT OUR NEW
$
499
SAVE UP TO
starting at
$
MYERSTOWN
NEW PROVIDENCE
READING
740 E. Lincoln Avenue
2318 Beaver Valley Pike
4850 Perkiomen Avenue
717-866-7555
717-786-7373
610-401-0390
MAY 15thmartinsappliance.com - MAY 24th martinfurniturepa.com
MAY 22nd - MAY 28th
Bed -in-a Box
Leather Recliners
PFQ83HSSWWW
ALTOONA
POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER MAY 14, 2025
PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. Postage Paid Engle Printing Co
Postal Patron
OCC
WMMS3130RZ
999
10% OFF
SAVEUP
500
3
Bed-in-a All
TEMPUR-ProBreeze®
QUEEN MATTRE
00 $
QUEEN MATTRESS
$
†
PER MONTH
NEW PROVIDENCE TO * 2318 Beaver Valley $ Pike 717-786-7373
$
49
TEMPUR-LuxeBreeze®
00
QUEEN MATTRESS
on selec t adjustable mattress sets
Powered by
R117828$
FEELS UP TO THE MEMORIAL DAY SALE Design Your Own10OFurniture COOLER**
†
PER MONTH
50%
® ® ® ® *Offer valid May 6–June 3, 2025, while supplies last. Maximum savings of $500 requires savings purchase of a TEMPUR-Breeze and a TEMPUR-Ergo Powered by Sleeptracker-AI . *Offer valid May 6–June 3, 2025, while supplies last. Maximum of $500 requires purchase ofmattress a TEMPUR-Breeze mattress and aSmart TEMPUR-Ergo® Smart Base. Save $300 on any size TEMPUR ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Base. Save $300 on $200 any size TEMPUR-Breeze mattress. Save $200 on any size TEMPUR-LuxeAdapt , Save TEMPUR-ProAdapt , or TEMPUR-Adapt mattress. mattress. Save on any size TEMPUR-LuxeAdapt , TEMPUR-ProAdapt , or TEMPUR-Adapt mattress. $200 on any size®TEMPUR-Ergo ProSmart Base orSave TEMPUR-Ergo® Smart Base. Save $100 on any size TEMPU ®
®
®
Select Groups Available ®