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🌱 When and where to honor Calvin and Shirley Staudt in Wernersville
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In today's newsletter:
- When and where to honor Calvin and Shirley Staudt in Wernersville
- Which new Wernersville spot is serving pork and potatoes?
- How a Wernersville man got pulled into a body-parts scheme
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- Thursday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 45 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 56, low: 25.
- Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; colder, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• » Shirley Doris (Sensenig) Staudt (thegrundyregister.com) — A longtime local family is inviting friends to a joint memorial for Calvin and Shirley Staudt at St. John’s (Hain’s) UCC on North Church Road in Wernersville on April 11, 2026. The obituary honors Shirley’s deep Berks County roots, active church life, and large extended family while sharing details for the service, burial, and reception afterward. 
• 2025 in review: Restaurants opened in Berks County [Roundup] (readingeagle.com) — Food lovers in Wernersville have a new option: Twisted Spuds opened this year at 32 Penn Ave., serving pork-and-potato-focused dishes. It’s one of many new restaurants and food trucks that launched across Berks County in 2025, offering everything from ramen and Thai to soul food and cheesesteaks.
• Former morgue manager, wife sentenced for selling stolen human remains to Berks man, others (readingeagle.com) — A Wernersville resident, Joshua Taylor, is awaiting sentencing after admitting he bought and transported stolen human remains taken from Harvard Medical School’s morgue. The article details how the former morgue manager, his wife, and several others across multiple states were sentenced in a broader trafficking scheme involving remains shipped into Pennsylvania.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 📚Read and Play Storytime🧸
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library , 101 Woodside Ave , West Lawn
11:00 am - ♟Chess Club♟
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library , 101 Woodside Ave , West Lawn
3:00 pm - Chipotle Fundraiser 4-8pm, 25% of sales mentioning Mini-THON
Chipotle Mexican Grill , 2733 Paper Mill Rd , Reading
4:00 pm - Reinholds Line Dancing
Reinholds Fire Co Banquet Hall , 138 W Main St , Reinholds
6:00 pm - Adult Yoga for Everyone
Wyomissing Public Library , 9 Reading Blvd , Wyomissing
9:00 am - Divine Liturgy
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading
9:00 am - St. Ignatius of Antioch; St. John of Kronstadt
Greek Festival/Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church , 1001 E Wyomissing Blvd , Reading - AT LEBANON: Orthros and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with Ordination of Christopher Giovanis to the Holy Diaconate
Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church , 116 E Weidman St , Lebanon
9:00 am - Gingerbread Build-Off
Wyomissing Public Library , 9 Reading Blvd , Wyomissing
10:30 am - Santa’s visit to RCC
Romanian Community Center , 51 West Lawn Ave , West Lawn
2:00 pm - Winter Solstice Concert
Wyomissing Public Library , 9 Reading Blvd , Wyomissing
3:00 pm - The Doctors of Funk at Building 24 Live
Building 24 Kitchen and Bar , 1115 Bern Rd , Wyomissing
8:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Report of police activity at Burlington Coat Factory in Reading, Pennsylvania.
3:27PM on Dec 16: Nextdoor user reports police and unmarked cars around Burlington Coat Factory in Muhlenberg Shopping Center. (Nextdoor )
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager Up to $20/per hour to start in Reading. Apply here.
- Packaging Corporation of America posted a job opening for Clamp Truck/Roll Stock Operator - 3rd Shift in Reading. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wernersville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Robesonia
- Berks food safety inspections found 23 violations at restaurant, including excessive old food debris,trash (readingeagle.com)
Wyomissing
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