March 29-April 4, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, April 4

• Seniors Get Extra Payment
  Hundreds of Sanatoga residents who are already enrolled in any of four federal programs will receive one-time stimulus payments in May.
• Sportsplex Throws A Free Party
  Its dome is up and operating. Now owners of the sports facility in Lower Pottsgrove want to show it off, with a free party for the public.
• Warwick Park Hosts Outdoor Fest
  Take a Nordic hike, climb a wall, catch a trout. There will be plenty for young and old alike to do.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  Breast-feeding support, and lessons in proper back care. Free!
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 4, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, April 3

• Hundreds Turn Out For Job Fair
  As the federal government announced unemployment insurance filings Thursday, the TriCounty Area chamber conducted a heavily attended job fair for local residents. Other labor news Thursday indicated things on the jobs front may be improving.
• Cross Blessed For New School
  Students from St. Pius X High School in Lower Pottsgrove joined Philadelphia’s archbishop Thursday in blessing and placing the final steel framing at their new facility being built in Royersford.
• Radio Exec Discusses Target Marketing
  Women as a consumer market are too big and too important for businesses to ignore or treat shabbily, a radio station general manager tells chamber of commerce members.
• Golf Outing Benefits Pottsgrove Music
  A June fund-raiser at Blackwood Golf Course aims to assist high school musicians.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 3, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, April 2

• Just Cleaning Up A Bit
  Maybe you didn’t notice, but gutters and curbs lining East High Street in Sanatoga village looked a whole lot cleaner Wednesday. PennDOT crews were busy.
• Met-Ed Gets Advance Payments OK
  The utility company, which serves part of Lower Pottsgrove, receives approval to accept advance payments for customers who want to offset higher electricity costs expected by 2011.
• Dent Hold Service Academy Day
  Lower Pottsgrove’s congressman wants to explain the process by which young men and women are nominated and accepted for the nation’s military service academies.
• Leaf Collection Scheduled Monday
  OK, the weather’s been nice enough to get some spring yard work done. Bag up those leaves and yard waste for recycling next week in Lower Pottsgrove.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  A cabaret performance. A World War II swing dance. Cross-town running. Or frog-watching. Diverse events for diverse tastes.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 2, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, April 1

• Producer Market Beckons From Downtown
  A new venue selling fresh fruits and vegetables gives Lower Pottsgrove residents and their neighbors another reason to venture into Pottstown this Sunday.
• Show Features Lower Pottsgrove Art
  An exhibit coming to the Norristown Public Library features the works of artists at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary.
• Chamber Program Wins National Penn Funds
  The Boyertown-based bank makes a contribution to the TriCounty Area Chamber that benefits, among others, Pottsgrove School District students.
• College Opens Observatory Free
  Go star-gazing at MCCC’s new science facility without cost later this month.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 1, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, March 31

• Poll: Economic Trust In Government Wanes
  Pennsylvanians polled by Mansfield University say they are unwilling to trust government leaders to get us out of the nation’s economic mess. A smaller percentage doesn’t trust business leaders to do it either.
• Pottsgrove Day Encourages Entrepreneurs
  At a seminar for several school districts today at Pottsgrove High School, students learn how to get into business for themselves.
• Pius Students Part Of Tonight’s Concert
  Two St. Pius X High School students will be among 475 performing musical tributes in Philadelphia.
• Mad Hatters Took To Tea Sunday
  Hats, headgear, millinery, chapeaus … call those hair-toppers whatever you like. There were dozens on display Sunday in Sanatoga, worn for a good cause.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for March 31, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, March 30

• Easter-Themed Program Opener Draws Crowd
  No one minded a little damp weather Saturday, when Lower Pottsgrove held an egg hunt, bunny hop races, and a visit with the Easter Bunny.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove and neighboring townships.
• Notebook Worthy
  National companies try to attract local attention on Twitter. Sanatoga firefighters hope to attract your generosity. Taco Bell in Pottstown won’t be attracting anyone.
• Sunnybrook Renews Capital Campaign
  Sunnybrook Foundation hopes to raise $5.5 million to complete restoration of, and further expand, the historic ballroom in Sanatoga.
• MCCC Exhibits Student Artwork
  The fourth annual show of artwork created by students at the college’s Pottstown campus gets under way with a reception.

Sunday, March 29

• The Post Week In Review
  For March 22-28, 2009.

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