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everal local organizations are BY FRANCINE FULTON gearing up to deliver another fun Halloween season filled For many years Ralph Berkey, with the community’s favorite known locally as “The Can Man,” traditions. Activities will include traveled along Routes 30 and 41 Trunk or Treats, where children in Gap and Christiana to pick up travel from vehicle to vehicle discarded aluminum cans as a way collecting candy; a Halloween to generate extra income. He could parade; and a family bingo, which be seen every Tuesday, pulling a will include a costume contest. wagon along the roadways. A Trunk or Treat will be preThe community now has an sented by the Christiana Borough opportunity to meet Berkey in Police Department on Friday, person and wish him a happy Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. The event will 77th birthday during a party also feature free food, giveaways to be held on Sunday, Oct. 12, and marshmallow roasting, folat the Christiana Lions Club, lowed by an outdoor movie at 325 N. Bridge St., Christiana. the Moores Memorial Library, People may drop in anytime 9 W. Slokom Ave. between 1 and 4 p.m. IndividuActivities will take place in the ally wrapped birthday cupcakes library parking lot and across the will be provided. Enter at any showroom! Enter at any showroom! Enter at any showroom! street atPRIZE Christiana Borough GRAND 2ND PLACE PRIZE Hall, GRAND PRIZE 2ND PLACE PRIZE GRAND PRIZE 2NDBerkey’s PLACE PRIZEfriend Janice Crills, Gozney GDPCMUS1239 GRPRGUS1223 Gozney GDPCMUS1239 Gozney GRPRGUS1223 Gozney GDPCMUS1239 Gozney GRPRGUS1223 10 W. SlokomGozney Ave. “We mostly who provides him with assistance, are in the library parking lot and is organizing the party. “He hasn’t to Qualified BuyersSPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE 18 to Qualified BuyersSPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE to Qualified Buyers 18 MONTH SPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE18 MONTH MONTH Chantry Place (located next to the been able to be on the road for library),” explained Christiana Borseveral years, but people still ough Police Officer Brian Smyth. Among the costumes last year at the Halloween Costume Family Bingo offered know him,” Crills explained. “Most people call him The Can See Halloween pg 5 by Our Lady of Consolation Church were characters from “Beetlejuice.” Man or Ralphie.” Berkey, an honorary member of the Christiana Lions Club, has been assisted through the years by the club, which at one time gifted him with a new wagon BY FRANCINE FULTON to collect the cans during his weekly route through Chester Warm winter items, including and Lancaster counties. In 2008, coats, hats and gloves, will be given Lions Club members were able out at IMPACT Church, 101 E. First to help provide Berkey with a Ave., Parkesburg, on Saturday, trailer to live in, which was furOct. 18, from 9 to 11 a.m. Anyone nished through donations and in the community is invited to visit help from volunteers and local the church that day to pick up winchurches. terwear free of charge. Since Berkey is no longer physMen’s, women’s and children’s ically able to collect cans, Crills coats will be available in various sizes accompanies him on outdoor and styles. “When people arrive, we outings throughout the week. will give them a shopping list, and “We walk at the Gap (Salisbury they can check off what they are Township) Community Park a POSTMASTER:
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