Keith Mayer: Clay pigeon shoot to benefit Veterans Making a Difference
Apr. 18—The United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County is holding a clay pigeon shoot to benefit Veterans Making A Difference on April 30 at 8:30 a.m. at Wingpointe, 1414 Moselem Springs Road, also known as Route 662.
Tickets are $50 per person at the door.
Each shooter can bring their own shells or buy them at the facility. A golf cart is not included in the price.
Make reservations at 484-650-2226 or kkrott@comcast.net or bobhoffmaster57@gmail.com.
Conservation District
The Berks County Conservation District is holding a conservation celebration on April 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Berks County Agricultural Building along County Welfare Road.
The free event includes Hawk Mountain presenting a live raptor program at 11 a.m. followed by entertainment provided by Dave Kline and the Mountain Folk Band from noon until 2 p.m.
Other activities include a rain barrel auction, PA Bat Rescue, Smokey the Bear, Funny Farm Apiary with a live demonstration hive, Living Roots Compost Tea, Tulpehocken Creek Outfitters with fly tying and fly casting demonstrations, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and more.
For more information contact Jennifer Brooks at Jennifer.brooks@berkscd.com
Fundraiser with psychic
Muhlenberg Community Library is holding a fundraiser with Nellie Walter of the Psychic Medium Gallery on May 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Muhlenberg Recreation Building, 3025 River Road, Muhlenberg Township.
Tickets are $25 per person. But them at the library at 3612 Kutztown Road, Laureldale or call 610-929-0589.
Miffin library sale
Friends of Mifflin Community Library are holding a book sale fundraiser at the library, 6 Philadelphia Ave., Shillington.
The dates and hours are April 28, noon to 7 p.m.; April 29, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ($5 per bag sale day); and April 30, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ($3 per bag sale day).
For more information: 610-777-3911
Historic Dreibelbis Farm
The Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society will host Spring Peeper and Wetlands Walk at the Historic Dreibelbis Farm near Virginville on April 23 at 6 p.m.
Naturalist Amy Langman lead the walk to find tiny singing frogs called spring peepers, organizers said.
Along with deer, spotted salamanders, wood frogs, bull frogs, and snapping turtles, the vernal pool on the property is home to thousands of spring peepers.
The free event will be held rain or shine.
Parking is on-site and monetary donations will be gratefully accepted.
The Historic Dreibelbis Farm is located on Route 143 south of the village of Virginville. The GPS address is 356 Hard Hill Road, Hamburg.
For more information visit www.Dreibelbisfarm.org and on the Historic Dreibelbis Farm Facebook page.
Donation to fire company
The Upper Bern Township supervisors recently donated $32,500 to the Shartlesville Community Fire Company to defray the cost of a new roof at the fire company.
The donation was approved unanimously at a recent supervisors meeting, the township said.
Cocalico Historical Society
The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley presents "Warm Your Hands Here" on April 27 at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 167 E. Main St., Ephrata.
Richard Martin, an historical researcher from Penryn, Lancaster County, will discuss 18th-
and 19th-century iron stoves, stove plates and firebacks, describing their manufacture, usefulness
and safety features.
The program is free and the parking lot and entrance is from the rear alley.
For more information: www.cocalicovalleyhs.org or 717-733-1616.
Hamburg Historical Society
Hamburg Area Historical Society presents Darlene Moyer with a program entitled "400 Years of PA Dutch History in 40 Minutes."
It's May 5 at 7 p.m. at Hamburg Bible Church, 731 Port Clinton Ave., Hamburg.
All are welcome to the free program.
Fishin' fun for kids
There's a fishing derby at Hickory Park, 2140 Big Road, near Gilbertsville on May 14 from 9 to 11 a.m.
The rain date is May 15.
The derby is free for kids 12 and under but registration is required at www.newhanover-pa.org or 610-323-1008, ext. 101.
Heartland Herb bus trip
The Herbal Delights Garden Bus Tour organized by the Pennsylvania Heartland Herb Society, a unit of the Herb Society of America, is June 21.
Buses depart Fairgrounds Farmers Market lot at 8 a.m.
The tour will include five Allentown-area gardens, a nursery and a garden center.
A boxed lunch is included in the price and will be served at First Presbyterian Church in Allentown.
The cost for the day is $60 per person.
Registrations by mail will be accepted until June 6.
Brochure and registration forms: www.paheartlandhsa.org/garden-tour. Email paheartlandhsa@gmail.com.
PennDOT survey
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is seeking the public's feedback on winter services through an online survey.
The survey is available through April 29 and should take about five minutes to complete. All responses are completely anonymous.
The 17-question survey asks respondents about their timeline expectations for safe and passable roadways, how they rank snow-removal priorities, and how they rate PennDOT's winter services.
Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2022PDWinter.
Respondents are also asked how they receive PennDOT roadway information, and whether or how they use the state's 511PA traveler information services.
During the winter, www.511PA.com offers its standard traffic and incident information while adding PennDOT plow-truck locations, winter roadway conditions, and other services.
Kempton Lions Club
At a meeting of the Kempton Lions Club on April 6, the club received a grant of $40,000 from the Lions of Pennsylvania Foundation.
The grant was awarded in support of the club's goal of constructing a pavilion at Leaser Lake.
The check was presented by Lions Past District Governor Rich Taylor, a member of the board of the Lions of Pennsylvania Foundation.
The Kempton Lions Club has held several club fundraisers and received individual donations specifically in support of the pavilion project. The Lions of Pennsylvania grant will be part of the ongoing overall effort to fully fund the project.
For more information on the Kempton Lions, visit the group's Facebook page or contact President Frank Lyter at 610-597-4593 or flyter@ptd.net.
Orwigsburg Historical Society
The Orwigsburg Historical Society presents "Friendship Hose Co. #1: The History & Legacy" on April 21 at 7 p.m.
Presenter, Deborah Shepler, a retired veterinary technician, joined the Orwigsburg fire company in 1981. She served as one of Schuylkill County's female firefighters and has held the positions of secretary and assistant fire chief.
She is currently a lieutenant with the Orwigsburg fire police, and is as well fire company chaplain, historian, and chaplain for the Schuylkill County Fire Police Association.
Shepler compiled the history of fire company for its 100th anniversary in 1987 and continues to build on that history.
The free program will be held at 109 E. Mifflin St., Orwigsburg.
Call 570-366-8769 or 570-617-7809 for more information.
Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead
Overseers of the Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead, 1700 Tulpehocken Road, Wyomissing, said there is a double header weekend coming up:
—May 7: 20th annual benefit auction. The auction starts at 9 a.m., with Amish-made quilts auctioned at 11 a.m. and a collection of old books at noon.
Many of the books are focused on Pennsylvania German heritage and culture, and a rare "Annals of the Conestoga" will be auctioned off, one of which fetched $1,700 at last year's auction.
There will also be homemade Amish food available on a donation basis.
All of the proceeds from the auction will go towards the Nicholas Stoltzfus Homestead Preservation Committee, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the homestead and educating visitors about the Stoltzfus family and other Amish immigrants who lived in Berks County in the 1700s.
—May 8th, 6:30 p.m.: Concert. The event is free but donations for the homestead will be accepted.
Musicians will include Conrad Fisher, a Stoltzfus descendant and singer/songwriter from Gordonville, and Dave Reinwald, a local pastor at Kissinger's Church in Wyomissing.
