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June 14 Flag Day Ceremony: 2 p.m. at Keystone Villa at Douglassville, Independent Building, 1180 Ben Franklin Hwy East. Speaker is Mark Moore, senior pastor of Glossbrenner UM Church in Mount Joy, who as a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve Chaplain Service. Following 9/11, he was mobilized for military service, serving as deputy command chaplain at the headquarters of the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia, and as deputy chaplain in the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

April 22 & 25 Literatour Berks Author Zooms: noon April 22 author Mark Binder discusses his book "The Misadventures of Rabbi Kibbitz and Mrs. Chaipul: A Midwinter Romance of Laughter and Smiles." Family program April 25 at 10 a.m. author Melissa Stoller discusses her book "Sadies Shabbat Stories." Register at www.readingjewishcommunity.org/home/literatour. April 24 - Advertisement - Flea market, bake sale and basket raffle: 8 to 11 a.m., Calvary UCC, 1231 Route 100, Barto. To register as a vend...

April 11 Literatour Berks Author Zoom: 10 a.m. author Raffi Berg discusses his book "Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad’s Fake Diving Resort." Register at www.readingjewishcommunity.org/home/literatour. April 12 - Advertisement - Miller-Keystone Blood Drive: 1 to 6 p.m. at Boyertown Community Library. Appointment required. Schedule online at giveapint.org or call 1-800-223-6667. Registration in lower level of library. April 15 Alzheimer’s support group - Understanding the basics: 6:...

March 19

March Egg Your Yard Tri-Valley Cheer Club fundraiser event: wake up Easter morning to a yard covered with candy filled egg. Club can hide them, scatter or add $8 to be placed in a basket and left on porch with a note from the Easter Bunny. VENMO payment is preferred and payment must be made in advance. The Club will go to all of Berks, some of Chester and Montgomery. Email tvcheerclub@gmail.com or call 302-530-3189. Cash Raffle drawing held on April 10 live on Tri-Valley Cheer Club Facebook pag...

Feb. 20 Free Drive-Thru Community Meal: 12 to 1 p.m. at St. Andrew UMC, 611 Swamp Creek Rd, Bechtelsville. Follow the signs to the back of the church. Please wear masks. Feb. 21 - Advertisement - Pioneer Grange, Topton: order deadline for Italian Hoagie Sale is Feb 21. $5 each. Pickup March 1 at the Grange Hall from 3 to 5 p.m. Call orders to Tammy at 610-463-7213. Feb. 22 Go Taste Berks: Feb. 22 to March 1, hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. Visit GRCA member businesses with Go Ta...

Feb. 7 Leesport Area Historical Society Open House: 1 to 4 p.m. The museum resides in the former West Leesport 4-room school house built in 1858 at 128 Main Street, Leesport. See area and regional artifacts including a classroom circa 1940s and a Quaker Marriage Certificate predating the Declaration of Independence. Feb. 7 - Advertisement - Literatour Berks author event: 4 p.m. children’s author presentation via Zoom “Such a Library - A Yiddish Folktale Re-Imagined” by Jill Ross Nadler. P...