Calendar of events
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Dance: Ages 35 and up, 7-11 p.m. at Gilbertsville Fire Company, 1456 E. Philadelphia Avenue (Route 73). Admission includes door prizes and music by Jimmy Kelly. Cash bar. For information, contact Carol at 610-926-5479. Free Classes at Dance One Studios: in celebration of National Day of Dance, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free classes, refreshments, crafts and games. The day will culminate in an informal performance, “So You Think You Can Choreograph!” Free and open to public, no experience needed. Located at 1864 W. Schuylkill Rd., Douglassville. For more info, visit www. danceonestudios.com.
SATURDAY, AUG. 6
Hill Church Annual Ringgold
Band Picnic: Music 5-8 p.m. Food available 3 p.m. Sit down service, 3-7 p.m. Hill Church Picnic Grove, 620 Hill Church Road, Boyertown. Door prizes during concert. Hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, soup, ice cream. Public cordially invited. Refreshments, rain or shine. Call 610-367-8114 or visit www. stjohnhillucc.org.
SATURDAY, AUG. 13
Dance: Ages 35 and up, 7-11 p.m., Gilbertsville Fire Company, 1456 E. Philadelphia Avenue (Route 73). Admission includes door prizes and music by Johnny K. Cash bar. For more information, contact Carol at 610-926-5479.
Hepler Family Reunion: Memorial Service at grave of Revolutionary War soldier Caspar Hepler, 10 a.m., Zion’s Cemetery, Pitman. Reunion then convenes at Mahantongo Fire Company. Dinner, 12 p.m. Cost involved. Deadline for reservations, Aug. 8. Contact Mae Ann Rehrer, 171 Amity Park Rd., Birdsboro, 610-582-6914, or Tom Hepler, 856-866-1348, teh. himself@comcast.net.
SATURDAY, AUG. 20
Huff’s Union Church Picnic: Hereford Township, food and baked goods available after 4 p.m. Entertainment, Marshall’s Highway, 5 to 8 p.m., weather permitting. Free children’s activities, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 27
Community Fair: hosted by Wellness Council of Boyertown, at Hickory Park, 2140 Big Rd., Gilbertsville. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Family fun, games and prizes, at 10 a.m. Cross Fit Competition at 11 a.m. Families, couples and singles welcome. Visit BoyertownWellness.org.
Dance: Ages 35 and up, 7-11 p.m., Gilbertsville Fire Company, 1456 E. Philadelphia Avenue (Route 73). Admission includes door prizes and music by Johnny K. Cash bar. For more information, contact Carol at 610-926-5479.
Announcements
Garden Club: Pottstown Area Garden Club welcomes amateurs interested in all aspects of gardening. Meetings are held the first Friday of every month at St. James Lutheran Church, 1101 E. High St., Pottstown at 11:30 a.m. Contact 610-327-2235. Boyertown Historical Society: The society hosts monthly programs open to the public on the first Wednesday of the month, October through June, at 7 p.m. in the museum. See the EVENTS tab online for program announcements. For information about group tours, educational programs and membership, contact the Collections Director at 610-367-522 or e-mail boyertownhistory@dejazzd.com. Edward Jones Breakfast Club: is the second Wednesday of each month, 8-9 a.m. Saville’s Diner, 830 E. Philadelphia Ave., Boyertown. Sponsored by Edward Jones Investments. Edward Jones Lunch Club: is the last Wednesday of each month. 11:30 a.m. lunch, seminar 12-1 p.m. Gatsby’s at the Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 N. Sunnybrook Rd., Pottstown. Sponsored by Edward Jones Investments.
Haunted Boyertown: Introducing the first walkess Haunted and Historical tours around Boyertown, ride the Eerie Limited on the Colebrookdale Railroad. Enjoy Tales of Haunted Boyertown along with stories of Tragedy and Terror on the Colebrookdale Railroad. Two-hour round trip departing and arriving in Boyertown, second Friday of each month, 6:30 p.m., through December. Dining car will be open on some trips. Contact 610-367-0200 or 866-289-4021 toll free, or e-mail info@colebrookdalerailroad.com for more information.
Bally Community Garden: at Bally Mennonite Church, has free plots available for the coming season if you like to garden or would like to learn how. We have raised beds for those with gardening limitations. Contact godsacrebmc@gmail.com or call 215-679-6967. Website is http:// godsacrebmc.wordpress.com. Oley Valley Community Library Peach Festival Book Sale: Oley Fairgrounds, Friday, Aug. 12, 2-5 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. with Fill A Bag Sale. Individuals may also volunteer to help. Call Noel Christman, Library Director, at 484-7935190 with questions.
Huff’s Church Clambake: Aug. 6, 5-6 p.m. Bake includes one dozen clams, chicken leg or breast meat, potatoes, corn on the cob, carrot, onion, beverage and dessert. Additional clams can be ordered at cost by the dozen, as well as shrimp. Bakes must be pre-ordered before July 31. Contact Pat Crossley at 215-6794951 for pricing and tickets. Summer Show presented by The Old Time Plow Boys Club: Saturday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PA German Cultural Heritage Center, 22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown. Free parking, admission and entertainment. Featuring Antique Tractor Parade daily at 1 p.m., tractor games daily at 10 a.m., children’s activities, kids and adult pedal pulls, tractor pulls, car and truck cruise, church service in the barnyard 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, vendors, crafters, barrel and wagon rides and more. For more information, call 610-6836408, e-mail otplowboys6408@aol.com or visit www.oldtimeplowboys.com. Neighborhood Bible Time: All youth in the area can attend a unique two week program directed by visiting Youth Evangelists. From July 31 to Aug. 4, children age 4 through grade 6 attend, and teens in grades 7-12 attend Aug. 7-11. Teen program is a Teen Olympics theme. Both weeks, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday through Thursday. Dramatic stories, Bible drills, lifetime souvenirs, contests, free dinner each night and more. Closing program held Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. concluding with a country fair for kids and a free pig roast for all ages from the community. Please RSVP for pig roast by July 31. Free transportation can be provided. Call 610-369-1111 for preregistration and questions, or visit www.colebrookdalechapel.com.
Vacation Bible School: “The Living Bible, Our Watery Ways” Aug. 1-5, 6-8:30 p.m. Join us for an evening of sailing through our Living Bible’s Watery Ways while learning, God is always with us. Calvary UCC, 1231 Route 100, Barto. 610-845-2570, www.calvaryuccbarto.org.