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New clock adorns Shillington at borough hall

Reading Eagle: Bill Uhrich At the new Shilington clock outside borough hall are, from left, Larry C. Whiskeyman, mayor; Nancy L. Kershner, borough secretary; Keith G. Kershner, treasurer of the Shillington Business Association, which donated the clock; and Ronald C. Dunkelberger Sr., borough council president.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Fourth of July weekend events around Berks County

Fourth of July weekend events Many events are planned for the holiday. The Fourth of July Parade in Wyomissing starts at 10 a.m. Saturday.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Recycling, not landfills, urged as proper disposal for old TVs being junked in Berks County

Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Full of toxic metals, this set, put out with the trash near Third and Walnut streets in Reading, is likely destined for a landfill.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Slices of life: Bethany Children's Home gets new garden

Shillington, PA - Bryce I. Sakach, 16, of Shillington, a junior at Gov. Mifflin High School, recently completed designing and building the Horn Garden at Bethany Children's Home, Womelsdorf, as part of working toward becoming an Eagle Scout.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Tarps costing $11,000 to protect Gov. Mifflin High School fields from fireworks embers

The Greater Gov. Mifflin League will cover the artificial turf on the Fourth of July.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Senior citizens center closes in Fairgrounds Square Mall

Berks Encore's site in Fairgrounds Square Mall closed Tuesday as part of a plan to merge two senior centers in the former Fleetwood Elementary School.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Daily planner: Sunday

Traffic restriction Waverly Street in Shillington closed from Lancaster Avenue to Brobst Street in preparation for Greater Gov.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Shillington mibster follows in mother's footsteps, wins national tournament

Whitney A. Lapic of Shillington won the girls National Marbles Tournament today in Wildwood, N.J. Lapic, 13, headed into today's final in first place with a 32-4 record during play in the 86th annual event.

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Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Berks County Scouts earn Eagle rank

Reading Eagle Robert A. Stricek, 15, son of Arthur F. and Leslie M. Stricek, Spring Township, has received the rank of Eagle Scout.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Posthumous 'Endpoint' Updike's touching diary

John Updike; On Dec. 13, 2008, just 45 days before his death, fearful that his recently diagnosed lung cancer had metastasized, John Updike bid a poetic farewell to the tiny Pennsylvania town that had nurtured him and provided a lifetime of literary substance.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Victoria Advocate

The last words of John Updike, poet

"Endpoint and Other Poems," by John Updike; Alfred A. Knopf ___ On Dec. 13, 2008, just 45 days before his death, fearful that his recently diagnosed lung cancer had metastasized, John Updike bid a poetic farewell to the tiny Pennsylvania town that had nurtured him and provided a lifetime of literary substance.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Six injured in Lower Heidelberg crash

Reading Eagle Six people were injured today when a car slammed into the rear of a sport utility vehicle on Route 422 in Lower Heidelberg Township, township police said.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Review: 'My Father's Tears and Other Stories' by John Updike

That feeling of sufficiency is echoed by a character in a recent Updike story in which a man remembers how his first wife wrongly thought that his high school reunions back in small-town Pennsylvania were a nice chance to visit a place he had put behind him.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Missions from Berks churches spread love

About church mission trips Berks-area churches are gearing up for mission trips in the coming months.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Philly.com

The last words of John Updike, poet

On Dec. 13, 2008, just 45 days before his death, fearful that his recently diagnosed lung cancer had metastasized, John Updike bid a poetic farewell to the tiny Pennsylvania town that had nurtured him and provided a lifetime of literary substance.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Kdka.com

Off Track Then On, Pa. Teen Dashes Ahead Of Pack

JERRY REIMENSCHNEIDER, Reading Eagle ROBESONIA, Pa. Lamont Fowler's journey toward daylight began in darkness.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Meeting on medications a prescription for drug safety for Berks residents

Reading Eagle: Ryan McFadden Dr. Christopher Walsh, the medication safety pharmacist at St.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

LancasterOnline

Who Has The Best Subs In Lancaster?

Once again, I need your help. My wife and I have had a pleasant and interesting conversation about subs, or "submarine sandwiches". I've always enjoyed sub sandwiches.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

WHTM

Man Wanted in Motorcycle Thefts

Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in connection with the thefts of five motorcycles in Dauphin County last month.

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Fri May 29, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Angelica Creek Trail officially open; south Reading, Kenhorst linked

Hikers and cyclists now have one more way to get to Angelica Park in Reading. The Berks County Conservancy has completed a key connection between the park in south Reading and the Ken-Grill Recreation Center in Kenhorst.

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