Calendar of events
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 610367-8114 or visit www. stjohnhillucc.org.
FRIDAY, AUG. 12 Eerie Limited Historic Haunted Ride on Colebrookdale Railroad: Join us for an entertaining ride on the Colebrookdale Railroad. Learn haunted secrets of the Secret Valley Line on this two-hour evening round trip, departing from Boyertown’s “Grand Central Station” at 6:30 p.m. Highlights ghost activity in the area along with amusing vignettes of local history, all carefully researched and documented. Visit www. colebrookdalerailroad.com or call 610-367-0200 for reservations and details.
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, 610582-6914, 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.
August Bookmobile Schedule
New Hanover Township Building: Aug. 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2943 N. Charlotte St., New Hanover. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Upper Frederick Township Building: Aug. 5 and 19, Route 73 (Big Rd.), Obelisk. 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Weis Market Shopping Center: Aug. 6 and 20, Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville. 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. (summer hours).
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 610327-2235.
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 walkless 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 484-793-5190 with questions.
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 610-683-6408, e-mail otplowboys6408@aol.com or visit www.oldtimeplowboys.com.
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