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any avid runners appreciate autumn for its crisp, bright days when heading out for a few miles is more comfortable than during the summer months. Many who enjoy a good walk in the outdoors feel the same way. Recognizing this fact, organizers of the annual Intercourse Library 5K Run/Walk have moved the event to a later fall date for runners to take to the b u co l i c co u n t r y s i d e surrounding the popular Runners line up to start the 2024 Intercourse Library 5K Run/Walk. tourist destination. The 2025 run will begin at the which travels through scenic farmAccording to Intercourse Library library, 31 Center St., Intercourse, land, offers some rolling hills, but board member Michele Lichty, the on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. it is generally considered mostly event has become an important Packet pickup and race-day reg- flat and fast. Refreshments will be annual fundraiser for the library. istration will be held from 8:45 available to participants following “The 5K is just one way the library to 9:30 a.m. The event will once the race. raises funds for the important pro- again be timed by Every Mountain Awards will be presented to the grams offered (there),” said Lichty. Outdoors and RunPA. The course, overall top male and female runners,
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Community Invited To Celebrate “The Can Man” BY FRANCINE FULTON
For many years Ralph Berkey, known locally as “The Can Man,” traveled along Routes 30 and 41 in Gap and Christiana to pick up discarded aluminum cans as a way to generate extra income. He could be seen every Tuesday, pulling a wagon along the roadways. The community now has an opportunity to meet Berkey in person and wish him a happy 77th birthday during a party to be held on Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Christiana Lions Club, 325 N. Bridge St., Christiana. People may drop in anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. Individually wrapped birthday cupcakes will be provided. Berkey’s friend Janice Crills, who provides him with assistance, is organizing the party. “He hasn’t been able to be on the road for several years, but people still know him,” Crills explained. “Most people call him The Can 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 to collect the cans during his weekly route through Chester and Lancaster counties. In 2008, Lions Club members were able to help provide Berkey with a trailer to live in, which was furnished through donations and help from volunteers and local churches. Since Berkey is no longer physically able to collect cans, Crills accompanies him on outdoor outings throughout the week. “We walk at the Gap (Salisbury Township) Community Park a
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