Feb. 8-14, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Feb. 14

• Wanted: Nurses, State Says
  The jobs of the future, or at least of next year, are in nursing, according to Pennsylvania Labor Department forecasts.
• Free Admission Newest Military Benefit
  Pennsylvania historical sites offer their cheapest-ever tickets - free! - to active members of the military and their families.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A heart-healthy talk. Diabetes and babysitting classes. Blood pressure and EKG screenings.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Feb. 14, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.
• Hill Faculty Dean Moving To MI
  After 17 years at the Pottstown college prep school, he’ll take a headmaster’s position in Glen Arbor.

Friday, Feb. 13

• Wind Storms Affect Met-Ed Customers
  Gusts up to 60 m.p.h. blew down wires and poles. A handful of Lower Pottsgrove customers were affected.
• Business Pros Urge Better Branding
  Dining in Sanatoga, members of the Women of the Workforce group get advice on making themselves and their businesses more memorable with the public.
• Neighbors Get Exelon’s Check
  Lower Pottsgrove Township’s eastern neighbor yesterday received the first of four annual checks to benefit the Limerick police, fire and parks departments.
• Soothe Cabin Fever At The Y
  The Pottstown non-profit will offer a free trial membership beginning Feb. 22.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Feb. 13, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, Feb. 12

• Thanks But No Thanks, Pottsgrove Says
  School district directors don’t think much of the governor’s plans to consolidate school systems, and Tuesday declined to talk with Pottstown about a merger.
• Lender Pact Ends For Mercury’s Parent
  The Mercury’s owner, Journal Register Company, said an agreement it had with lenders on its $625 million debt has ended. How, if at all, does that affect Lower Pottsgrove’s newspaper of record?
• House’s Open For History Buffs
  Visit Lower Pottsgrove’s Historical Society next Sunday, Feb. 22.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  The Backyard Bird Count begins. Or you can hit the wineries trail. Maybe build a bluebird box. Your choice!
• Grief Support Group Meets
  Help is available from the Pottstown YMCA.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Feb. 12, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, Feb. 11

• Ringing Rocks Plans Take Another Step
  Pottsgrove’s school board Tuesday asks its architects to draw up three options for renovation. It says no, for now, to an invitation to talk about a merger with Pottstown schools. And it’s entertained by students.
• Pottsgrove Middle School Students Strut Their Stuff
  “What Time Is It?,” they asked the school board Tuesday, in a musical number slightly delayed by a civics lesson. See a Post video.
• Seminar On Senior Domestic Abuse
  Greater Pottstown’s health care professionals plan an April workshop on prevention and assistance.
• Next Month With The Homeschoolers
  They’ll meet in Pottstown in two weeks to discuss family service.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Feb. 11, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, Feb. 10

• Pruss Hill Road Housing Moves Ahead
  Lower Pottsgrove planners approved an incremental step Monday in two residential development proposals.
• Slope Issues Cause Specht Delay
  An office developer delayed his appointment Monday before the Lower Pottsgrove planning board so engineers could work on property-related issues.
• Locally Known Names Surface In Business Article
  The Sanatoga Village District is a local connection to U.S. News and World Report’s speculation about national companies in financial trouble.
• Pottsgrove Grad An Inaugural Participant
  He’s a medic who was part of the largest-ever National Guard contingent sent to Washington.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Feb. 10, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, Feb. 9

• Dozens Seek College’s Help For Financial Forms
  Doug Vore was busy Saturday, showing college-bound students in Greater Pottstown how they can lay claim to free tuition money. It can be complicated, but that’s why he and others were available to help.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of highest prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and surrounding municipalities.
• Sanatoga Fire Co. Marks Anniversary
  It’s been 100 years since the all-volunteer company received its charter. Time to celebrate.
• Bridal Show Ahead At Sunnybrook
  It’ll be held too late for Valentine’s Day, but in plenty of time for the spring and summer wedding season.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Feb. 9, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Sunday, Feb. 8

• ‘The Post’ Week In Review
  For Feb. 1-7, 2009.

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