En weissi Zwiwwel ziegt Gift aus re Wund. A white onion placed on a wound will pull the poison out.

Wammer’n Kind kitzelt eb’s en Yaahr alt is, waert’s schtodderich. If a child is tickled before he is a year old, he will stammer.

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Members of the Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Company, 2500 Golden Key Road, are selling hoagies.

Italian, turkey, ham and cheese, roast beef and tuna are available.

Deadline to order is Oct. 27. Pick up at the fire station 4:30-6 p.m. Nov. 5.

To order, call Pat at 610-285-2488.

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Weisenberg Lowhill Township Historical Society will have its annual meeting and banquet 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Seipstown Grange, 8501 Claussville Road.

A family style dinner will be served.

Speaker for the evening is Charles Adams III, author of more than 30 books on ghosts, legends and lore.

For information and to reserve a seat, call Bill at 610-285-6694. Deadline is Nov. 1.

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The Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Festival by the Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen will take place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 31 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 1 at the O’Pake Fieldhouse, Kutztown University, 312 Trexler Ave., Kutztown.

There will be handcrafted traditional and contemporary crafts and artisans on site.

A wide selection of one-of-a-kind items will be available to spruce up home décor for the holidays or fill gift-giving needs.

For information, go to rbcrafts.org.

Mach’s gut,

Mary Bittner Henry