Family Calender Template For Four

Berks Country calendar for Oct. 4Oct. 7

• Favorite (Bazaar) Food Sale: Women of the ELCA at Zion’s Lutheran Church, 354 Zions Church Road, Shoemakersville, drive-thru food sale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Soup, barbecue and apple dumplings. Pre-order sales only, payment due by Oct. 1. Checks payable to WELCA mailed to church address. Information and order forms at zionslutheran.org and Facebook page. Also collecting clothing for Hope Rescue Mission at pickup. Proceeds benefit ministries of Zion’s and community.

• All-you-can-eat turkey potpie dinner, Kutztown Grange Hall, Kemp Street and James Alley, Kutztown, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $12 for adults; $6 children 4-12; free for children 3 and under. Dinner includes lettuce with homemade hot bacon dressing; corn and/or string beans; applesauce; roll with butter; beverage; one dessert. Potpie quarts $9. Take-out dinners available.

• Drive-thru sausage sandwich sale, St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 122 W. Franklin St., Topton, 10 a.m. until sold out. Cost $6 each. Enter at Broad Alley and exit at Franklin Street.

• Spring Valley Boutique, Spring Valley Church of God, 2727 Old Pricetown Road, Muhlenberg Township, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Most items at the boutique are free. Featured items vary by month (depending on donations) but frequently include clothing for women, men and children, shoes, handbags, jewelry, etc. Anyone looking to donate used items to this ministry can do so during boutique hours. Park in the upper parking lot, boutique is set up in the gym.

• Buckwheat pancake and sausage supper, Hill Church Picnic Grove dining hall, 620 Hill Church Road, Pike Township, 3-6:30 p.m. Cost is $11 for adults and $6 for children 3-10; Eat in or take out; take out is $1 more. Dinner includes sausage, buckwheat pancakes, home fries, dessert and a beverage.

• Third annual Berks County Fair FALL FEST at the fairgrounds, 1216 Hilltop Road, Bern Township, noon to 4:15. Free admission. Pumpkin crafts, games, a bounce house, touch a truck, animals and a hayride to a pumpkin patch. Antique tractor parade at 3 p.m. followed by tractor games. A cornhole tournament begins at noon. Food available for purchase. The event will conclude with candy dropped from a firetruck ladder. For additional information visit www.facebook.com/TheBerksCountyFair

• Ontelaunee Region Antique Automobile Club meeting, 3 p.m. in New Jerusalem Zion UCC Church basement, 1456 Krumsville Road, Lenhartsville. Learn about the group’s fun activities. Door prizes, free refreshments. Learn more at www.ontelauneeaaca.com

Oct. 7 and 8:

• Hay Creek Apple Festival, Historic Joanna Furnace, Furnace Road, Robeson Township, 3 miles north of Morgantown, Saturday 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Traditional apple food, apple cider, soup and more. Tours of the historic buildings, flea market and family-centered activities. Admission is free. Parking on site with a donation.

Oct. 8:

• Fall on the Farm, Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Maxatawny Township, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Enjoy all the best parts of fall, from fresh apple cider to pumpkin painting to organic apple picking. Listen to live music, eat an organic meal from visiting food trucks and pick your own organically grown apples. There will be activities for kids of all ages, free wagon tours of the farm, pumpkin painting and a fall plant sale. Go to the Visitor Center and check out a walking tour of the farm. For more information, visit rodaleinstitute.org/visit/fall-on-the-farm.

• Breakfast, Strausstown Fire Company, 50 E. Ave., Strausstown, 7:30-11:30 a.m. A full breakfast menu will be available. Proceeds benefit the apparatus fund.

• Ribbon cutting and groundbreaking, noon to 5 p.m., Longswamp Township Park, 1112 State St. Longswamp Township Historical Society is dedicating its 1941 Reading Co. caboose and marking its museum and historical library groundbreaking. Free caboose tours and concert by Swing Time Dolls. Food and beverages for purchase. Visit the society’s Facebook page for event details.

• Orders due for oyster pie sale, Huff’s Union Church, 540 Conrad Road, Hereford Township. Pick up between 9 a.m. and noon in the chapel on Oct. 21. Cost $8.50 per pie. Call the church office at 610-845-2625 to order.

Oct. 10:

• “Let’s Cook Vegetarian” class, Berks County Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Bern Township, 5-7 p.m. It’s a hands-on cooking class that will explore different ways to eat a balanced, plant-based diet. Participants will sample all the recipes prepared. Cost is $30. To register, visit extension.psu.edu/lets-cook-vegetarian or call 877-345-0691.

• Wyomissing Area Garden Club meeting, Wyomissing Library, 9 Reading Blvd., Wyomissing, 1 p.m. Local writer Nancy A. Hughes, who will give a presentation on shade gardening entitled “Mystery Writer Shares Shady Secrets.” Free.

Oct. 14:

• St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1136 Geigertown Road, Union Township, will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a free public festival starting with a 5K run and 1-mile fun walk at 9 a.m., with the festival running from 2-8 p.m. Live music in the tented area will be provided by Threefold Blessing at 2; Think of 3 at 4; and Ironwood Drive at 6 p.m. There will be fireworks at 8 p.m. A variety of food will be available along with various activities. A tour of the historic sanctuary and cemetery will be offered.

• Craft and vendor bazaar, West Lawn United Methodist Church Raffauf Community Center, 101 Woodside Ave., West Lawn, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Breakfast, lunch, baked goods. Pre-register for a table by calling Sharon Rutherford at 610-468-9427. All proceeds benefit the ministries and missions of West Lawn UMC.

• Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue open house, Golden Gateway facility, 60 Vera Cruz Road, East Cocalico Township, 10 a.m.-noon. Meet and greet the golden retrievers and dogs that are available for adoption. Staff is on hand to answer all questions, and food is available for purchase. No admission charge. No photos. Do not bring other dogs. For more information, email [email protected], call 717-484-4799 or visit https://dvgrr.org/adopt/monthlyopenhouse.

• 25 cent sale and flea market, Calvary United Church of Christ, 1231 Route 100, Washington Township, 8-11 a.m. Clothing, shoes, books, household items and more.

• Tulpehocken Settlement 300th Anniversary Church Tour, 1 to 5 p.m. The 14 churches started from 1727 to 1792. Each will offer tours of their buildings and adjoining cemeteries. This is a repeat of tours in May. The tours are free but donations will be gladly accepted. The Tulpehocken Settlement Historical Society in Womelsdorf and Andulhea Historical Society in Rehrersburg will be open during the tour. For street addresses and GPS information consult the Tulpehocken Territory 300th Anniversary Facebook page.

Oct. 14-15:

• Amity Harvest Fest, Amity Community Park, 1843 Weavertown Road, Amity Township, Saturday noon-7:30 p.m., Sunday noon-6 p.m. Saturday: Libations for Learning, 1-6 p.m., beer/wine/seltzers/cocktails. To purchase tickets, go to wwwlibationsforlearning.org. Music by Sloth Love Chunk, noon-3 p.m., followed by Stephanie Grace, 4-7 p.m. Optimist Club craft market 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Food trucks, inflatable park, rock wall, softball tournament, fireworks. Sunday, Cupcake Wars noon, cornhole tournament 2-6 p.m. Pre-registration required at www.blazerfoundation.org. Music by Monkey Business all day. Optimist Club craft market 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Food trucks, inflatable park, rock wall, softball tournament, bonfire. Free parking, no admissions fee.

Oct. 16:

• Berks Photographic Society meeting, GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington St., Reading, Suite 326. Simon d’Entremont will present “Taking your Bird and Wildlife Photography to the Next Level” via Zoom from Canada in a hybrid session. He will go over some of his top tips about wildlife photography, including gear, settings, field techniques and strategies for pretty pictures. He will also cover his post processing. This will be a paid event for non-members with a $10 donation. For non-members interested in attending online, register by making your $10 donation at https://store.berksphotographic.org/product/club-donation. At checkout, specify “Xuan-Hui Ng – September 18” in the order box. Once BPS receives the donation, the pass will be emailed to you.

Oct. 17:

• “Lead, Steel, and Irony: Stories of Love, Valor, and Fate in the American Civil War,” special presentation by Steve Heffner, 7 p.m., Robesonia Borough Hall, 75 S. Brooke St.. For more information, call 610-693-8039. Sponsored by Friends of the Robesonia Community Library.

Oct. 21:

• Flea market and bake sale, Faith Lutheran Church, 210 N. 25th St., Mount Penn, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Clothing and household items. Bag sale starts at 11 a.m.

• Fall Family Fun Day, Dreibelbis Historic Farm, 356 Hard Hill Road, Richmond Township, 2-6 p.m. Child-friendly hay ries, bonfire, refreshments, children’s games, pumpkin decoration. Free parking, $5 admission covers all activities. Children under 3 are free. Rain will cancel.

• Kauffman’s chicken BBQ hosted by Lions Club of Boyertown, Ehst Custom Kitchens, 630 Sweinhart Road, Douglass Township, Montgomery County. Drive-through pickup starts at 11 a.m. Pre-sold dinners guaranteed until 2 p.m. Cost is $13. For tickets, call Nancy at 484-269-7138 or email [email protected].

• Pork and sauerkraut dinner, Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 1342 Long Lane Road, Greenwich Township, 4-7 p.m. Adults $12, children 5-12 $6, under 4 free.

Nov. 4:

• Holiday bazaar, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 14833 Kutztown Road, Richmond Township, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Homemade pierogies, soup, barbecue, craft vendors, basket raffle, money raffle, white elephant sale, used books, homemade baked goods.