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MAY 31, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 13
Library to host special event BY FRANCINE FULTON
After being canceled last October because of bad weather, the Atglen Public Library (APL) Di-Atglen Alley Wizard Faire will return on Saturday, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities will be take place around APL, located at 121 Main St., Atglen.
Club members learn the parts of a horse from Maggie Hutchison (far right).
For the love of horses Rough Riders 4-H Club seeks new members seeking new members, is led by Christi and her mother, Judi Scott. he majority of our kids The program is open to 4-H Club don’t (own horses). They members ages 8 to 18, as well as just love horses and want those in Cloverbuds, a 4-H proto be around them,” said leader gram for children ages 5 to 8. Participants do not ride horses or Christi Scott when describing the Rough Riders 4-H Club, which receive riding lessons during club meets on the second Monday of the meetings, but they do learn how to month at 6 p.m. at WaterGap groom and care for them. Horserelated crafts and other activities Stables in Christiana. The club, which is currently are also featured, along with guest speakers. Each meeting begins with the reciting of the 4-H Pledge followed by the program. “ We go over the parts of the horse and the (equipment) like saddles and bridles. Sometimes we do games with the horses,” said Judi, noting that club members recently painted horseshoes and made dreamcatchers out of them. Club members are also learning grooming and showmanship. “ We teach At a recent meeting, club members took part in a them how to braid craft activity, painting horseshoes and then and clean the horses turning them into dreamcatchers. BY FRANCINE FULTON
Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume.
See Atglen Public Library pg 5
Beulah Baptist Church to celebrate 200th anniversary BY FRANCINE FULTON
Beulah Baptist Church in Russellville will celebrate its 200th anniversary on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. The weekend will begin with an outdoor gathering on June 3 at 3 p.m. “We are having a church family and alumni reunion and get-together on the church grounds. We will have a catered meal and activities for kids, including bounce houses,” said Richard Farmer, a member of the Beulah Anniversary Committee. The public is encouraged to attend a special worship service that will take
place on June 4 at 10 a.m. Guest attendees will include pastor emeritus Roger Hunter, who was pastor at Beulah for nearly 25 years. “We are going to have (alumnus) Philip Graybeal give a testimony and remembrance. I will be dressed up in an 1823 outfit and talk about what was going on nationwide in 1823 and talk about the beginnings and origin of the church,” said Farmer. There will be special music during the Sunday service, and the message will be delivered by current pastor Ed Arnold. “He grew up in the church and was mentored very well by Pastor Hunter,” noted Farmer. See Church Anniversary pg 2
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really well,” said Judi. “They learn how to lead the horses safety and how (to make) the horses look their best.” Field trips are also offered, such as one the group took last year to Gettysburg National Park, where they had an opportunity to go horseback riding. Judi said that the club has been meeting at the family farm for more than 30 years. “We started out with Chester County Penn State, but we joined the Cecil County, Maryland, 4-H (program),” she noted. Those interested in joining the club may attend a meeting. The next scheduled event will be on Monday, June 12. Club members are asked to pay a membership fee to join 4-H. “They can decide if they want to join, and we will give them information to sign up through the 4-H website,” Judi explained. Christi said that the horses used in the 4-H Club are the same horses that the family uses to give riding lessons at the farm. The farm also offers equine therapy. WaterGap Stables is located at 325 Noble Road, Christiana. Those who would like more information about the club may call 610-593-2000 or join the Facebook group “ROUGH RIDERS 4-H WaterGap Stables.”
For the past several years, the event has been held in the fall, but organizers decided to move the celebration to spring/early summer to coincide with the kickoff of the library’s Summer Reading Program. “The event was (set for) Oct. 1, and then we got Hurricane Ian. It was actually the wind that shut us down, not the rain,” noted Erin Metzler, a member of the organizing committee. “We are basically doing what we had planned last year.” The event, which is open to people of all ages, is an annual celebration of a wizard-themed fantasy book series. Featured will be live entertainment, children’s activities and shopping. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume. There is no admission fee, and most of the activities are free. Upon arrival, attendees will receive a program detailing the events. “There is a formal entrance, which will mean something to the fans (of the literature series),” said Metzler. “The librarians will have a stand where they will hand out the programs and little gift bags to the kids.”