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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 27
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Heritage Days to celebrate Christiana history BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Christiana Historical Society (CHS) will present Christiana Heritage Days on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9 and 10. The event is designed to celebrate the history of Christiana, which has a motto of “Freedom Began Here,” and to highlight the Christiana
Resistance, a slave rebellion that took place in Christiana on Sept. 11, 1851. Activities will take place on the grounds of the William P. Brinton House, 17 Green St., Christiana. The building, which is currently undergoing renovations, was once owned by the Brinton family members, who were stationmasters See Heritage Days pg 3
A pie-eating contest (left photo) and a car show are among the Community Day activities.
Atglen to host Community Day festivities BY FRANCINE FULTON
tglen Community Day, featuring food, vendors, a car show, children’s activities, live entertainment and more, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, being presented by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church and Atglen Public Library (APL), will take place at Atglen Community Park, 400 Ridge Ave., Atglen. A highlight of the day will be the car show, which generally attracts 30 to 40 vehicles. The vehicles will be parked along Ridge Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vehicle owners may register on the day of the show or in advance by calling APL at 610-593-6848. Dash plaques and goodie bags will be given to the first 25 paid registrants. People’s Choice trophies will be awarded to first- and second-place winners. Food will be provided by the church trustees. “They will have a
“The bumper cars are a new addition to Community Day. We try to have at least one new attraction each year.” Craft vendors will be set up along the perimeter of the park, and there will be booths set up by representatives from local organizations, such as Kacie’s Cause. Other attractions will include an apple pie-eating contest and a book sale by APL. Entertainment will be offered throughout the day, including Matt Holub on acoustic guitar. “He is a
mainstay of Community Day. This will be his 11th year,” noted Hahn. The event will also include performances by dancers from Russell’s Dance & Baton Studio and Steel City Dance and Gymnastics, an Abracadabra magic show and a live animal show by Critter Connections. A live auction will begin at 2 p.m., and there will be an opportunity to win gift baskets. Among the auction items will be home decor, gift baskets and gift cards. “Auction updates, including new items, will be posted on the (Atglen Community Day) Facebook page right up until the event,” noted Hahn. There will also be children’s games and activities. “For a fee, you get a wristband for unlimited games and the bounce house,” Hahn pointed out. Those who donate canned goods for the Octorara Area Food Cupboard (OAFC) will receive a discount. For a separate fee, attendees will be able to ride bumper cars that will be located along Ridge Avenue. “The
Event organizers include (from left) Darlene Colón, Patty Schrom, Brenda Shock and Kathy Patterson.
Spectators welcome to experience vintage “base ball” BY FRANCINE FULTON
There is one more chance for community members to enjoy “base ball” as it was played in 1864 as the Brandywine Base Ball Club plays its final games of the season on Saturday, Sept. 9, at East Goshen Park, 1661 Paoli Pike, West Chester. The Chester County team will take on the Providence Grays Historic Base Ball Club from Rhode Island and the Diamond State Base Ball
Club of Delaware, with games set at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Games are free and open to the public. “We won’t play on the cut baseball diamonds. Our field is the large open expanse of grass at the north end of the park,” said Rick Stratton, the team’s marketing manager, noting that canvas bags or sacks filled with rubber chips are used for bases. As part of vintage base ball rules, players do not wear gloves, and only one baseball is used during the
See Community Day pg 2
See Vintage “base ball” pg 10
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chicken barbecue, fresh-cut french fries, hot dogs and hamburgers and baked goods,” said Cristi Hahn, who is co-chair of the event along with Lillian Thompson. “The Good Humor ice cream man will also be on hand in uniform selling ice cream.”