Community calendar

Oct. 6

Hamburg Area Historical Society program: 7 p.m. at Hamburg Area High School LGI room. Sandy Sorlien presents a program based on her book “Inland-the Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation.”

Oct. 8

Iron Kettle Soup Sale: hosted by Hope Lutheran Church with the Kutztown FOE at 550 Fleetwood Road, Bowers. Soups made will be beef vegetable and chicken corn noodle. The cost is $8per quart. Pick up is between 10 a.m. and noon at the church. Preorder by Sept. 29, call Renee at 484-646-9082, with your name, phone number, type and quantity.

Oct. 8

Strausstown Volunteer Fire Company’s Breakfast: 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Strausstown Community Campus, 50 East Ave. Full breakfast menu. Proceeds benefit the Apparatus Fund.

Oct. 8 Keystone Villa Fall Festival:

1 to 3:30 p.m. at Keystone Villa at Fleetwood, 501 Hoch Road. Outdoor family event includes complimentary hot dogs, root beer and live music. Raffle table, bake sale and vendors. Traditional bluegrass and folk music by local band Days of Old from 2 to 3 p.m. To RSVP, call Danielle

at 484-637-8200.

Oct. 8 and 9

Hay Creek Valley Historical Association’s Hay Creek Apple Festival: Historic Joanna Furnace on Oct. 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 9 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Apple pancake breakfast 7 to 11 a.m. both days in Joanna Furnace Mule Stables. Throughout day, traditional apple food plus Mabel’s Iron-Kettle Soups. Hay Creek Flea Market open both days. Scarecrow building, pumpkin painting, hay rides and Apple Barrel Express. Working blacksmith, demonstrations of casting process, charcoal making. Free admission. Parking is on Joanna Furnace site with a donation. All proceeds support educational and restoration projects. www.haycreek. org, 610-286-0388

Oct. 9 Beanbag tournament fundraiser:

11 a.m. at Hamburg Fire Company Field House. Two-player teams will compete in a double-elimination format for cash prizes. Silent auction, food and beverage vendors, including beer and wine. Register at growingwildflowerspa.com under “news.” Event benefits the nonprofit Growing Wildflowers, which supports families caring for children with complex medical needs through financial support, education materials and to advocate for adaptive and accessible areas in the community.

Oct. 17 21st annual Safe Berks Silent Witness March and Dedication:

11 a.m. at Safe Berks, 255 Chestnut St., Reading. Silent march 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. to Reading Area Community College’s Schmidt Training & Technology Center. Dedication ceremony noon 12:40 p.m. followed by lunch. Safe Berks honor and remembers Berks County victims of domestic violence homicide for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Marchers will carry red, life-size silhouettes that symbolize the victims. Free and open to the public. To RSVP, contact Delio Santana, Manager of Education and Outreach Programs at Safe Berks, at DelioS@SafeBerks.org or 610-370-7811. Through October, the Safe Berks Silent Witness Project will be on display at Kutztown University, Alvernia University and Reading Area Community College.

Oct. 22 AYCE Homemade Turkey Pot- Pie Dinner:

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Kutztown Grange Hall, Kemp Street and James Alley, Kutztown. Lettuce with bacon dressing, corn and green beans, applesauce, roll and butter, beverage, one dessert included. Adults $11, children ages 4 to12 for $5.50, children ages 3 and younger free. Pot-pie quarts $8. Takeout dinners and quarts available.

Oct. 22

Berks History Center Road Ramble: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. self-guided driving tour through northern Berks County. This year’s event celebrates renowned Berks County historian Geroge M. Meiser, IX. He co-authored the newspaper series, “The Passing Scene,” with his wife, Gloria Jean. He also served as president of the Berks History Center from 1998until 2011. Starting at Berks History Center, 940 Centre Ave., Reading, tour through Leesport, Hamburg, Lenhartsville, Virginville, Kempton and concludes at Albany Township Historical Society, where food will be available for purchase. All proceeds benefit Albany Township Historical Society and Berks History Center. Road Ramble tickets $35 per car for Berks History Center members and $45 per car for non-members. Purchase at www. berkshistory.org/event/ fall-2022-road-ramble or call 610-375-4375.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Volunteer Reading Tutors

Ready.Set.READ! Program: Volunteers are needed to tutor 2nd grade students who need extra support with reading at Kutztown Elementary School and GreenwichLenhartsville Elementary School on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. during the 2022-2023 school year. No previous teaching experience is required. This opportunity is for anyone interested in volunteering weekly for one hour. Current background clearances are required and training provided. Contact Darby Wiekrykas at United Way 610-685-4574or darbyw@ uwberks.org.

Berks Opera Company: Auditions for 2023 production of “L’Enfant et les Sortileges” and “Gianni Schicchi” set for Nov. 26. Lauretta, Rinuccio and Gianni Schicchi are cast; all other roles are available. Both works will be performed in English. To be considered for an audition, send a recording of one piece in English to tamlouise@aol.com with Audition in the subject line. An accompanist will be provided for a live audition. Seeking local singers only for this production. All singers must be over 18 by May 15, 2023.

CHURCH NEWS

Zion’s Lutheran Church, 354 Zion Church Road, Shoemakersville

Oct. 5: in person at 10:30 a.m. or on Zoom at 7 p.m. Bible Study titled “Brave: Women of the Bible and Their Stories of Grief, Mercy, Folly, Joy, Sex, and Redemption” on the book written by Alice Connor.

Favorite (Bazaar) Foods Sale: drive-thru food sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 8 hosted by Women of the ELCA at Zion’s Lutheran Church. Soup, BBQ and apple dumplings. Pre-order sales only. Payment and order due by Sept. 25. Checks payable to WELCA, mailed to Zion’s Lutheran Church, 354 Zion Church Road, Shoemakersville. Information and order form at zionslutheran.org and Facebook page. Proceeds benefit Zion’s ministries and property needs.

Oct. 9: Worship to include Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. Today is also Pastor Appreciation Sunday. The service will be in person, on Facebook Live, and the church website. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. All are welcome.

Huff’s Union Church, Hereford Township

Huff’s Union Church Oyster Pie Sale: Oct. 22 pick-up between 9 a.m. and noon. Cost is $8 per pie. Orders are due by Oct. 9. Call Church Office at 610845-2626 to order.

St. Mary Church, 94 Walnut Road, Hamburg

Harvest Fest: Oct. 7 from 4 to 9 p.m. and Oct. 8 from 12 to 9 p.m. Friday Flamin’ Dick & the Hotrods 6 to 9 and Saturday The Golden Tones Polka Band 1 to 4 p.m., Polka Mass 4:30 p.m. and The New Individuals Band 6 to 9 p.m. Homemade ethnic food, activities, entertainment and games for all ages, rock wall and bungee jump, hay rides, first responders, bingo, theme baskets, raffles, corn maze. Free admission, plenty of parking, no coolers. 610-562-7657. http://www.stmaryhamburg.org or check us out on Facebook.

Zion Moselem Lutheran Church, 340 Moselem Church Road, Kutztown

Concert: 2 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 6 with the Reading Liederkranz Singers and the Tannenberg Organ with Mark Herr. Concert will consist of accompanied and acapella vocal performances along with Tannenberg organ and piano accompaniments. Light refreshments provided. Free will offering will be collected.

Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 550 Fleetwood Road, Bowers

Sausage Sandwich Sale: Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. until sold out $5 per sandwich. Choices are plain or with sauce, onions, peppers, or The Works.

St. Paul’s U.C.C. Church, 5 West Arch St., Fleetwood

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Supper and Bake Sale: Oct. 29 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at St Paul’s U.C.C. Fleetwood. All you can eat family style dinner, dessert and beverage included. Tickets sold at door. $10 for adults, children age 10 and younger $8, free for age 4 and younger. Silent auction and Bake Sale available. Wheelchair accessible. Access church by parking on Green or Arch streets or municipal parking lot across the street.