Calendar of Events

March 16

The Boyertown Lions Club: will hold their dinner meeting Thursday at the Gilbertsville Fire Company, 1454 E. Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Russell Jirik on Senior Life of Reading.

March 17

Couples & line dance: 7:30 -10:30 p.m., Food available 630 to 8:30. Shartlesville Grange, N. 4th St. Shartlesville. Cost benefits Shartlesville Lions outreach programs. 610-488-1984.

March 18

Oldies Dance and more: he public is invited to a dance held at Keystone Fire Company, 240 N. Walnut Street in Boyertown, from 7 to 10 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. Entertainment provided by DJ Sunny. For more information, call 610-562-2326.

March 19

Woman’s Club of Oley Valley: Basket Raffle; A gallery of baskets filled with gift cards, admission tickets and fun themed accessories will be up for grabs at the Spring Fling Basket Raffle. Proceeds to benefit Local Youth & Community. Doors open at noon; drawings start at 1 p.m. Located at the Oley Fair Centre. BYOB; some food and beverages at the event. Tickets in advance: $20 for 25 raffle tickets. ($25 at door.) Contact jszilli3@gmail.com or Karen at 610-987-9103. Purchase more raffle tickets and 50⁄50 at the event.

March 20

New Hanover AARP: meets on Monday, March 20, at the New Hanover Lutheran Church, Lutheran Road, Gilbertsville. Optional social time with a bring-your-own bag lunch (beverage and desserts provided) is at noon, Entertainment will be provided by Kathleen Martin, Esq. ( Senior Legal Issues ). Meeting is at 12:45 p.m. All those age 50 and older are invited to attend.

March 25

Pancake breakfast: Bally Mennonite Church, Route 100 in Bally, will be serving a breakfast including pancakes, French toast, sausage, scrapple, OJ, tea, & coffee in the Church Fellowship hall on Saturday, March 25 from 7 – 11 a.m. The cost is a donation.

March 25

Dancer: Ages 30 and up, March 25from 7-11p/\.m. at Keystone Fire Company, 240 N Walnut St, Boyertown. Admission $10, includes door prizes, music by “Johnny K”. Cash bar. For information, contact Marge at 610-780-8500.

March 25

Chicken Pot Pie Dinner: Calvary United Church of Christ from 3 to 7 p.m. Calvary UCC is located at

Bookmobile schedule

New Hanover: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. March 22,29.29, Township building, 43 N. Charlotte St., New Hanover Upper Frederick: 10 a.m.. – Noon March 17, 31, Township building, Rte. 73 (3205 Big Rd.), Obelisk Gilbertsville: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. March 18, Weis Market Shopping Center, Philadelphia Ave., Gilbertsville

Announcements

Toastmasters: Improve Your Public Speaking Skills and Confidence with the Gilbertsville Toastmasters - visit our meetings on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. We meet in classroom 205 at the New Hanover United Methodist Church, 2211 Swamp Pike, Gilbertsville PA 19525. For information, email Doug Maden at dougmaden@gmail.com or visit our website <www.kstoastmaster.org>. Garden Club: Pottstown Area Garden Club meeting held the first Friday of every month at St. James Lutheran Church, 1101 E. High St., Pottstown at 11:30 a.m. For amateurs interested in all aspects of gardening. 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 610367-522 or e-mail boyertownhistory@dejazzd.com. Edward Jones Breakfast Club: is on the first Tuesday of the month, 8-9 a.m. at the Jukebox Café. 535 S. Reading Avenue in Boyertown. 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 Road, 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 email info@colebrookdalerailroad.com for more information.

Exeter Community Library

4569 Prestwick Dr, Reading, PA 19606 www.berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/ Children’s programs To register for programs: come to the library, 4569 Prestwick Dr., Reading or call 610-4069431. Toddler Story Time: Ages 12-36 months, Wednesday at 10 a.m. Sleepytime Story Time: All ages, Wednesdays, 7p.m. Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5 with outside activities weather permitting, Thursdays at 10 a.m. Baby Lapsit: Infants to walking, Fridays at 9:30 a.m.

March 18

Pennsylvania Dutch Music and

Folklore: from 2-4 p.m. Musicstories and fun with Keith Brintzenhoff, local PA Dutch expert. For all ages. Free. Registration recommended. Call 610-4069431 for more info or visit http:// www.berks.lib.pa.us/sxt/

Oley Library events

Storytime: Preschool Story Time with Miss Mary Lou Parry is Back! Join us every Friday at 10:30 a.m. All school year long for a special story time hour with retired Oley kindergarten teacher, Miss Parry.

Craft Night: Craft Nights will be the first Tuesday of the month all fall! Lego Club: Join us for Lego club after school hours.