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ochranville will commemorate its 300th anniversary with a community celebration on Saturday, Sept. 20. Events will include a parade, family activities, food, live music and historical presentations. Festivities will start with the parade at 9 a.m. that will begin at the Cochranville United Methodist Church, 92 Church St. The parade, which will feature antique cars, trucks and tractors, along with other attractions, will travel along old Route 41 and Steelville Road and will end at the West Fallowfield Township grounds, 3095 Limestone Road. Activities will continue after the parade from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the township building and grounds.
Committee members planning the event are (from left) Denise Lewis, Kelly Stoltzfus, Erwin Stoltzfus, Bill Hershey, Kacie Hershey, Caysie Williams, Duane Hershey, Jenny Kauffman, Donna McCool and (not pictured) Doug Engle. Photo by Francine Fulton
Among the attractions will be early American artisans. Scheduled presenters are Bill Wilde, gunsmithing; Jim Koterski, early redware and
stoneware; Nick Santella, blacksmithing; Joe Maxwell, furniture making; and the Lancaster Weavers and Spinners. There will also be a See Cochranville pg 8
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Community Day Planned in Atglen BY FRANCINE FULTON
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The 13th annual Atglen Community Day, featuring food, craft vendors, children’s activities and entertainment, will be presented by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church and Atglen Public Library (APL) on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will take place at Atglen Community Park, 400 Ridge Ave., Atglen. Each year, the organizing committee plans a new attraction; last year it was a zip line. This year, it will organizers include committee members (from be a combination rock wall and bungee trampoline. Event left) Cristi Hahn, Pat Softchin, Lillian Thompson, (not “There is a rock wall on one side and two bungee pictured) Melissa McClay and Tabatha Wallace.
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VOL XXXV • NO 28
A Celebration of Christiana History BY FRANCINE FULTON
“We want to bring awareness to local history and have some family fun,” said Patti Shrom when describing Christiana Heritage Days being presented by the Christiana Historical Society (CHS) on Friday through Sunday, Sept. 12 through 14. The celebration will include music, food, historical demonstrations and displays, children’s activities and guided wagon tours through the town. Visitors will also be able to learn about the Christiana Resistance, a slave rebellion that took place in Christiana on Sept. 11, 1851. Activities will be centered at the William P. Brinton House, 17 Green St., which is the CHS’s headquarters, but other events will take place within walking distance at the C hr istiana Freight Station, 10 Railroad Ave.; the Christiana Masonic Lodge, 115 E. Slokom Ave.; and the Underground Railroad Center at Zercher’s Hotel, 11 Green St., which will be open for tours. The opening event will be on Sept. 12 when Hilton and the Pickers will present a concert on the lawn of the Brinton House from 6 to 8 p.m. “We will have the big tent set up for Saturday, and they will perform there, and it’s free to the public,” Shrom said. Hot dogs will be available for purchase, as well as pizza from the Christiana Pizza Company. Events on Saturday, Sept. 13, will include a Civil War encampment, vendors and historical displays. “When people arrive, they need to stop by the welcome booth to get a map of everything going on that day, and if they want to go to the museum, they have to reserve a spot,” said Shrom. See Christiana pg 4
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