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AUGUST 21, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 25
Christiana library Friends to host yard sale, barbecue BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Final Friday to feature “Dog Days of Summer” theme
Churchill (left photo) and Laurel (right photo) are service dogs trained by Canine Partners for Life, which will have representatives at the event available to answer questions and provide information.
See Christiana library pg 4
Highlighting the best of Chester County 4-H
BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY FRANCINE FULTON
“Dog Days of Summer” will be the theme of Final Friday, to be held in downtown Parkesburg on Aug. 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. During the monthly street fair, presented by the Parkesburg A ction Committee (PAC), informational tables will be set up by Canine Partners for Life (CPL), as well as Pine Creek Animal Hospital, one of the event sponsors. Final Friday will also include vendors, live music and
Showcasing all the work that 4-H members complete throughout the year is the goal of the Chester County 4-H Fair, held annually at the Romano 4-H Center in Honey Brook. During this year ’s event, which ran from Aug. 5 to 10, 4-H members demonstrated their skill in the handling and care of farm animals, including beef cattle, dairy cows, breeding sheep, market lambs, swine, goats and horses. In addition to the live animal
See Final Friday pg 3
shows, 4-H youths displayed projects in various categories, such as sewing and crocheting, woodworking, plants and vegetables, cut flowers, expressive arts, photography, painting and arts and crafts. This year’s show featured 289 tabletop projects. The Chester County 4-H Dairy Show was held as part of the 4-H Fair Week on Aug. 9. This year, the show was divided by dairy breeds and was judged by Mark Welk of Kirkwood. “ We have a different judge every year because judging is so See 4-H Fair pg 6
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Displaying yard sale items are (from left) Friends member Ginny Rettew, library director Trish Vandenbosch and Friends members Cindy Logic, Karen Gallagher, Karen Woods and Kathy Patterson.
n conjunction with boroughwide yard sales in Christiana on Saturday, Aug. 24, the Friends of the Moores Memorial Library will hold its own yard sale and a chicken barbecue. The Read Moore Book Store, located in the lower level of the library, will also be open that day. The yard sale at the library will begin at 8 a.m. Chicken halves, prepared on-site in the library parking lot by Randy Yoder, will be sold beginning at 10 a.m. Joan Esworthy, Friends president, noted that a variety of yard sale items have been donated by Friends members. “We will have tables set up outside and inside,” she said. “We will have housewares, décor, some jewelry, toys and games.” Esworthy noted that donations are also being sought for the yard
sale. All items must be clean and in good condition. No clothing or appliances will be accepted. Donations may be brought to the library during its hours of operation: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon. Proceeds from the yard sale and barbecue will be used for upgrades and restoration work in the Read Moore Book Store. Esworthy announced that the Friends group is currently seeking new members. The all-volunteer group helps with fundraising and sponsors activities such as story times and the Summer Reading Program. Volunteers also are responsible for the operation of the Read Moore Book Store, which includes staffing the store and sorting and displaying the donated items. The