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Boyertown Live - October

Coming up on Boyertown Live

Phenomenal news and a miracle.  After being diagnosed with painful RSD, how Gilbertsville’s Lindsay Spengler is on her feet again and can’t wait to come home.

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The cars were glistening at Boyertown’s annual Duryea Day along with lots of fun activities.

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A new restaurant highlights Boyertown’s own sports teams and memorabilia along with great food.

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Hello and welcome, I’m Zach Reinert.  Boyertown Live starts next.

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DURYEA DAY

People from all over came to see the shiny cars that were displayed at Boyertown’s Duryea Day on September first.  This was the forty second annual event organized by the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles.  Cars from all time periods were present and their owners were proud to be there to show off their prized possessions.  Also at the event was a flea market aimed at selling vintage-car related items.  For daring drivers, a teeter-board was set up and car owners competed in attempt to balance their cars.

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Duryea Day honors all kinds of wheeled-memorabilia, and welcomed a traveling bicycle museum.  The owner took the unique cycles out for a ride displaying each of their characteristics. 

A highlight video of the day along with some tours of the hot cars will be available on our website at www dot wzartv dot com in the upcoming weeks.  Duryea Day is held every Labor Day weekend at the Boyertown Park on Madison Street.

TRUCK, CAR, & MOTORCYCLE SHOW

The Boyertown Fire Department held the 4^th annual Custom Truck, Car, and Motorcycle show also at the Boyertown Park, of course not on the same weekend.  Owners displayed their vehicles - many from Duryea Day were also present at this fundraiser.  Trophies were awarded in twenty one different classes to the first and second place winner.  The show was started in 2004 to benefit the Boyertown Fire Department.

LINDSAY SPENGLER

Gilbertsville’s Lindsay Spengler has been on the road to recovery now for a little more than a month after a difficult operation to help relieve her RSD, a condition that causes her extreme pain at all times, restricting her movement.  Lindsay has been bed-ridden for several years because of the pain.  She was scheduled to go to Germany for a rare kind of treatment, but was then forced to travel to Mexico when the German treatment was discontinued.

As of the last week of August, she was put into a coma to prepare her for an intense procedure that would hopefully relieve much of her pain and give Lindsay her life back.  After years of her family and friends seeing her suffer, Lindsay has now been introduced to eating real food again, sitting up, standing, and even walking.  What you are seeing are photos from her website taken in the hospital in Mexico.

Although Lindsay has a long way to go and much painful recovery, she has created a “food mural” of the items she hopes to be capable of eating in the near future, and is anticipating coming back home and being her old active self once again.  We can’t wait to see you back in Pennsylvania again Lindsay.

LIBERTY FIRE MUSTER

A fire muster was held at the Liberty Fire Company in New Berlinville and was open to the public to show off some of the latest in fire fighting equipment and to give some local firefighters the chance to get together and have some fun.

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Along with the food and entertainment, tickets being sold for a drawing were available and benefited the Fallen Firefighters Fund, an organization dedicated to providing support for families of firefighters killed on duty.

FARMERS MARKET

Building a Better Boyertown has organized a farmer’s market in Boyertown, allowing local businesses and farmers a chance to meet in one place to sell their products.  The arrival of large chain stores is a problem for local retailers, and the farmer’s market gives those retailers and easy passage to reach the community.

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The market was so successful on its first day, that some even sold out of their products.

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The farmers market is held at the parking lot near the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles and will continue to be held every Sunday from 10 till 2 until November 2^nd.

BEARS DEN RESTAURANT

A hidden secret in Boyertown?  No, just a little hidden from sight.  The new Bears Den restaurant in Boyertown is open for business and besides its great sandwiches and hoagies, it has a huge display of Boyertown sports memorabilia to show off.  Owners Kelly and Dennis Frain are Boyertown Sports Fanatics and have been collecting the items for years and are finally able to show off their hard work to all those who come to share in their food.  On the walls, one can see achievements from the fifties; while looking at a different portion of the wall, one can see achievements from as late as the most recent sports seasons.

Probably the most unique parts in the construction of the interior are the walls and booths.  Integrated into the red and black walls are wooden panels, original bleachers that were removed from Bears stadium.  One can see the original painted numbers on the wooden panels, collected by Kelly’s father, and constructed into walls and booths by Dennis.

A variety of organizations and sports teams have since donated uniforms and other retired sports equipment since the opening of the restaurant.  Be sure to check back to the WZAR website for an expanded story and tour of the restaurant.

RT. 100 CAR ROLLOVER

WZAR was first on the scene within minutes after an SUV took a tumble on route 100 closing down the northbound lanes for a few hours.  The tire tracks seem to show that the SUV went up into the grass and then rolled onto its side after reaching the pavement.  The situation was dangerous because the accelerator was stuck, causing the wheels and the drive shaft to continue to spin until emergency crews disabled the vehicle.  Both driver and passenger walked from the wreck, and directed traffic until authorities arrived.

DAWN BIRTHDAY

It was a special someone’s 50^th birthday party this month, Dawn Haas Rhude, owner of Miracles in Motion Dance Studio and writer of WZAR’s “In the Spirit of the Performing Arts” webpage was thrown a surprise party by her friends and family.  Guests were welcomed with a toast, a piece of cake, and a few hours of sharing memories.  Happy birthday, Dawn.

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