Wer eenich eppes in der Pann mit em Messer schtaert, grickt Seitsch-teche.

If you stir anything in a pan with a knife, you will have a sidesticker (pain in your side).

Es erscht Yaahr schneit mer me Kind die Neggel net ab, schunscht waerts en Dieb un lernt schtehle.

Do not cut an infant's nails before it is a year old or it will become a thief.

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Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department will be selling 9-inch or 6-inch Zook's homemade pies with chicken, sausage or beef. Orders must be made by April 3 by calling Pat at 610-285-2488. Pickup is April 18 at the fire department.

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Hope Community Church, Claussville Road, will host a fish dinner (baked and fried) 5-8 p.m. March 22. Everyone is welcome to attend. Call 610-285-6967 for information on church activities.

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Lighthouse Baptist Church, Independent Road (Route 863 S), New Smithville, will have Friday Night at the Movies at 7 p.m. March 22 . The suspenseful film is "Apocalypse III: Tribulation," which deals with the world worshipping the anti-Christ, the Mark of the Beast (666), and other end-time events. The community is invited to attend.

Call 610-285-2235 for more details.

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Weisenberg Elementary School's Market Day features delicious appetizers, meats, cheeses, desserts and much more. Orders can be placed by entering marketday.com and placing code 24729 in the appropriate box.

Orders must be made by March 20. Pickup is 5:30-6:15 p.m. March 26 at the school. For information, email silvamcsilvaEaol.com or call Charlene 610-298-8625.

All proceeds benefit the school with equipment and supplies.

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Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Luckenbill Road near Kutztown University, will host Easter on the Farm 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 23.

Folklife demonstrations, children's crafts, traditional crafters, vendors, Old Time Plow Boys, Reading Berks Guild of Craftsmen and an Easter egg hunt will be part of the festivities.

For more information, call 610-683-1589.

Mach's gut,

Mary Bittner Henry