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OCTOBER 5, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 32
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Soup, Sandwich, And Talk To Return Community Invited To One-Night Celebration 160 Route 41, Gap. “We are getting back to our roots (now),” said Buck. “We want to include the community. This is open to the public, and it doesn’t cost a dime.”
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Several years ago, three couples founded the Soup, Sandwich, and Talk events that were held in Gap. Each program included a variety of See Soup, Sandwich, And Talk pg 7 free soups and sandwiches with a short sermon. The programs were the predecessor to the creation of WordUp Community Ministries, a local church. “Soup, (Sandwich), and Talk started five years ago,” said Buck Mowday, who founded the events along with his wife, Verna; Rodney and Stephanie Smoker; and Lloyd and Gail Murphy. Buck recalled that the evening program stopped when WordUp Community Ministries, Buck Mowday is looking forward to celebrating moved into a new facil- the anniversary of Soup, Sandwich, and Talk, ity at Dutchland Inc., which was founded five years ago.
Octorara Holds Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony he Octorara Area School District inducted two new members into the Octorara Hall of Fame on Sept. 23 during a ceremony held at Octorara Junior-Senior High School. The inductees were Joshua Althouse, a member of the Class of 2006, and Catherine Imms, a member of the Class of 2010, who was inducted posthumously. Welcoming attendees to the 30th annual induction ceremony was Julia Roth, senior class president. “These inductees have shown the world what the Octorara Brave can
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achieve. They set an example for generations to come,” Julia said, encouraging her classmates to view the Hall of Fame plaques displayed in the school hallway. Yony Gonzalez, vice president of the Student Council, inducted Althouse and provided his biographical information. Althouse attended James Madison University in Virginia, where he received a master’s degree in public administration and a Bachelor of Arts in political science. After working for the United States government for seven years, he started working for
Facebook’s Meta in the external affairs department in 2018. Althouse addressed the Octorara students, asking them to always express appreciation to their teachers. “I got to serve in the United States House of Representatives working for Congressman Joe Pitts, who represented this area. I worked for Speaker Paul Ryan, and through that job, I got to engage with two presidential administrations,” he said. “The teachers in this school, the mentors and coaches should be up here (on stage) with me. They are the reason I was able to do anything beyond these walls.”
The sixth annual Chester County Color 5K run/walk will take place on Saturday, Oct. 8. This year’s event, the sixth annual, will be held on the Chester Valley Trail and will start and end in Exton Park, 122 Church Farm Lane, Exton. This is a new venue this year; previously, the fundraiser took place at Everhart Park in West Chester.
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Participants in the Hall of Fame induction ceremony were (back, from left) inductee Joshua Althouse and Rosemary Shirey, accepting the honor on behalf of her late sister, Catherine. Also in attendance were (front) Catherine’s parents, Peggy and Dan.