Octorara DECEMBER 7, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
‘Tis The Season For Special Holiday Events BY FRANCINE FULTON
beginning to look a lot like It’sChristmas. Outdoor Christmas lights are
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appearing in area neighborhoods, radio stations are playing holiday music and live Christmas trees can be seen on the rooftops of cars as
they make their way to homes to be decorated. Locally, members of the Parkesburg Parks and Recreation Commission got into the spirit by decorating the gazebo in Minch Park on Nov. 27 with holiday lights, greens and wreaths, as well as a Christmas tree.
Also to usher in the holiday season, special events and activities have been planned by area organizations. The Christiana Fire Company will escort Santa through Atglen Borough on Friday, Dec. 9, starting at 6 p.m. In addition to delivering candy canes, Santa and his helpers will collect nonperishable food items for the Octorara Area Food Cupboard. The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum, 50 S. First Ave., Coatesville, will present its annual holiday open house on Dec. 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will include live holiday music by the Lukens Band, a train display and refreshments. Children will be able to visit with Santa Claus and make holiday tree ornaments to take home. In addition to the open house, attendees will be able to stroll the grounds of the Lukens National Historic District, where luminarias will light the way between each of the historic houses. Tour guides will be stationed at both the 1889 Graystone Mansion and nearby Terracina. For more information, visit www.steelmuseum.org. Limeville United Methodist Church (UMC), 5783 Limeville Road, Gap, will present a free Kids’ Christmas Event on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. Children will be able to visit with Santa, hear the Christmas story, make crafts and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate. Santa will be on hand and available for photos.
Children will be able to visit with Santa during a free Kids’ Christmas Event at Limeville United Methodist Church.
See Holiday Events pg 3
VOL XXXII • NO 41
Community Invited To “Adopt” A Pennsylvania Soldier BY FRANCINE FULTON
The community is invited to bring a little taste of home to men and women in the miliary who are serving overseas this holiday season as part of the Parkesburg Lions Club’s Adopt a Soldier Project. Those who receive the boxes, which will be mailed to the unit in time for Christmas, are all residents of Pennsylvania. Information about the servicemen
and women was provided to the club by a Pennsylvania State Battalion command officer for the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. “We were given the names of 207 Pennsylvania soldiers in this unit,” said project organizer Danielle Salada. “Their names cannot be released due to security reasons, and they are in a remote area away from any services such as a PX (retail store).” See Adopt A Solider pg 4
More than 200 boxes were collected in 2021, and organizers hope to reach that goal again this year.
Appreciating The Memories
Community Calendar . . . .2
Paradise Eatery Closes Doors
Project To Benefit Children In Foster Care . . . . . . . . . .2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Business Directory . . . . . .8
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Tina Cosgrove Edgell cannot remember a time when her parents, James and Kathy Cosgrove, did not own the Revere Tavern in Paradise. The Cosgroves purchased the property at 3063 Lincoln Highway with a man named Buzz Myers when Tina was just a child nearly 60 years ago. “It was just this bar and one dining room,” recalled Tina. “When Buzz wanted out, my dad bought his part.” See Paradise Eatery pg 8
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