Octorara townlively.com
JUNE 18, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 16
Octorara Class of 2025 Celebrates Graduation BY FRANCINE FULTON
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herishing special moments f ro m h i g h s c h o o l a n d beyond was the theme as student speakers addressed the Class of 2025 during commencement ceremonies held on June 6 on the front lawn of Octorara Junior-Senior High School. The event also featured m u s i c a l p e r fo r m a n c e s a n d comments offered by school administrators. Salutatorian Mya Trotty spoke about her passion for collecting coins throughout her life and placing them in glass containers. She compared that to cherishing small moments throughout high school. “The value was never in the money; it was in the collecting,” she stated. “All of us have collected
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See Octorara Graduation pg 6
Mya Trotty
Event Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Route 10
Book Walk Unveiled in Atglen
BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY FRANCINE FULTON
When Route 10 opened on June 6, 1925, a celebration was held, which included a parade that traveled through the towns along the roadway. To commemorate that event and celebrate the roadway’s 100th anniversary, a group of car enthusiasts, led by Parkesburg resident Jeff Hery from the Delaware Valley Region, Classic Car Club of America, recreated the road’s opening celebration on June 7 by holding a parade of vehicles that traveled along Route 10 from Morgantown to Oxford. The parade of cars, led by Hery in his 1971 Pontiac LeMans, began at the Classic Auto Mall in
Children and their families are invited to explore the Bilingual Book Walk , which was recently installed by the Atglen Public Library (APL). The walk, located across from the APL, at the Atglen Borough Hall Park, 120 Main St., features pages from the storybook “Tree Hugs/ Abrazos De Árbol.” As visitors walk along the path, they can read pages from the book, which are attached to posts.
See Route 10 pg 3
Jeff Hery led the parade of classic vehicles.
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There is also a post containing the biography of the book’s author, Marcela Caratozzolo, and the illustrator, Eva Mastrogiulio. According to APL director Robbyn Kehoe, the library facilitated the installation while working with the borough to determine placement. “(The book walk) is in Atglen Borough Hall Park along the pathway, and it ends in a circle play area,” explained Kehoe. “It’s a temporary installation for June, July and August. (The See Book Walk pg 5
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