News Herald from Perkasie, Pennsylvania • 33

NEWS-HERALD, Perkasie, Wednesday, Oct. 3 1 1 990 33 PA Society To Honor AAr. Rogers reflects the concerns of early childhood for the benefit of preschoolers and their parents. Mr. Rogers' strong and consistent If FRED ROGERS The award will be presented by Sordoni at a black tie dinner expected to attract more than 1,500 Society members and guests.

Following childhood in Latrobe, Mr. Rogers studied music at Rollins College in Florida. His intention to enter a seminary for religious studies was diverted when, after viewing pie-throwing and slapstick segments on many children's television programs, he decided to enter the field of children's television in hopes that he could offer something more positive and meaningful. At NBC in New York, he worked as floor director for "The Kate Smith Hour," the "Hit Parade," "NBC Opera Theater" and many other programs. In 1953, Mr.

Rogers returned to where he helped organize WQED. the country's first community-supported public television station. As puppeteer for the "Children's Corner," the precursor of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," he created some of the characters still featured on his show today. In 1962, after forsaking lunch hours for seven years to continue his religious studies, he was ordained Into the Presbyterian ministry and used the medium of television to send his message "I like you just the way you are" to young audiences across the country. "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," the longest running program on public television, is carried by more than 300 stations and viewed each weekday by an audience of 10.5 million.

A recipient of nearly every award for children's television including two Emmys, the program gently the Commonwealth plays in the cultural, economic and social life of the United States. This year's program has another local connection. Perkasie native Joan Fretz Vogt, now of Quaker-town, will be the guest soloist. She will sing "God Bless America" at the start of the dinner. Society president Andrew J.

Sordoni in, of Wilkes-Barre, announced that Mr. Rogers will become the 84th recipient of the Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement. In recognition of the accomplishments of Mr. Rogers, the Society will contribute $25,000 in his honor to the McFarland Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, a charitable trust established in memory of Dr. Margaret B.

McFarland, Mr. Rogers' mentor and script advisor. Fred McFeely Rogers, host and creator of the award-winning "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," will be honored for his contributions to children's television at the 92nd Annual Dinner of The Pennsylvania Society at New York's Waldorf-Astoria on Saturday evening, Dec. 8. The Pennsylvania Society, headquartered in Sellersville with William H.

Barndt as executive director, seeks to recognize the accomplishments of Penn-sylvanians who have made meaningful contributions to the welfare and reputation of the Commonwealth. With 1,740 members, it is the largest organization of its kind in the nation. The Society, founded in 1899, sponsors functions to remind its members and their of Pennsylvania's colorful history and the vital leadership role Quality Meats MS. MM Mm MM TIT Ml AA CHUNKYPIES M.4.69 SANDWICH STEAKS 4.69 mmm SANDWICH STEAK OF TURKEY 3.69 GRAND A PEPPERONI .3.89 aniUMSMEflT.EATMlTCOMfB MffTfCMN TITHT CHUNKYPIES ,,.2.29 Service Deli SWISS CHEESE n3.99 ffnH SUNLESS LESS SALT TURKEY BREAST 4 4 9 TURKEY BREAST m4.49 CHICKEN BREAST 3.99 GOURMET TURKEY BREAST uv3.99 LESS SALT COOKED HAM u.3.79 LESSSALTTAVERN HAM 4.49 tHrnuqMuniaxn a aa GERMAN STYLE BOLOGNA 2.39 COOKED HAM n3.49 (mil MMSTU HQ HATFIELD SCRAPPLE 1U SAVE 1.49- AMERIQSlUr A. JL.

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2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Garden State Story League will spin their tales by firelight in the Log House, located on the grounds of The Mercer Museum. Inside the Museum, BCHS Staff will read Pennsylvania Folk Tales and selected stories from "November Night Tales," written by Henry Chapman Mercer. The 1921 silent film, "The Cabinet of Dr.

Calagari," will be shown in the Elkins Gallery at 6:30 p.m. Some out-going members of the audience will be asked to take part in the dialogue during this surreal film about a sleepwalker. Visitors can make and color copies of masks from The Mercer Museum's collection, that were worn by mischievous children at. Bedminster School, Deep Run, before 1898. Warm and comfortable dress is suggested.

BCHS members and children under 6 are admitted free. For more information, contact the Education Department of The Mercer Museum at 345-0210. LocalWomanEarns CISR Designation 1 DONNA URICH Donna Urich of Sellersville, customer service agent of the Glick- man Associates Inc. insurance agency, Glenside, has successfully earned the distinction of Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR), from the Professional Insurance Agents Association of PA," MD, DE and the Society of CISR, based in Austin, Texas. The announcement was made by Larry A.

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