Calendar of events
Dec. 29
New Year’s Celebration: Dance to the music of “Bob Kreitz & Friends” 1 to 2 p.m. Join us at The Center at Spring Street to ring in the New Year as we put down the dance floor and transform the Main Room into a ballroom-like setting. Entertainment programs are free of charge. Anyone 55 years of age or older is invited to attend. Those wishing to also join us for lunch on that day should call the Center at 610- 367-2313 at least two days in advance to make a meal reservation and plan to be present at 11:30 a.m. for the meal. The suggested meal donation is $2. Location: Boyertown Area Multi-Service, Inc., The Center at Spring Street, 200 West Spring Street, Boyertown. Breakfast Club @ Jukebox Café: meets the First Tuesday Each Month from 8 to 9 a.m. (January 3, 2017) at the Jukebox Café, 535 S Reading Avenue in Boyertown. Jan. 5 The Boyertown Lions Club: will hold their dinner meeting at the Gilbertsville Fire Company, 1454 E. Phila. Ave., Gilbertsville at 6:30p.m.. This will be our monthly board meeting. All members are welcome. Homemade Apple Dumplings: Huff’s Church Youth Group, Hereford Township. To order call Deb Bortz at 610-679-4834 by Jan. 14. Pick up is Jan. 21 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. “Foundations of Investing” Joint Seminar: with CPA Barbara Akins at Sanatoga Ridge Community, Jan. 17 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Sanatoga Ridge Community, 2461 E High St., Pottstown, PA 19464
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 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 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 866-2894021 toll free, or e-mail 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. Read to Clara: Tuesdays – Dec. 13 from 4-5 p.m. Make an appointment to read to Clara the therapy dog. Children can read to Clara for 5 minutes. Please call for registration and more information 610-406-9431.
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.