April 19-25, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, April 25

• Eyes Have It At Journalism Meeting
  Editors and reporters are in Philadelphia this weekend, trying to make their news products better for readers.
• In Center City, Sk8boarders Everywhere
  Their wheels rolled along many streets, and as they whizzed past it sorta looked like fun.
• Students Exhibit At Ursinus
  The 20th annual student art show opens next week in Collegeville with a public reception. See an accompanying video.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 25, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, April 24

• State Says No To Keeping Bridge Open
  Pleas to keep at least one lane of the East High Street bridge west of North Sanatoga Road open during its reconstruction have been denied by PennDOT.
• “Now’s The Time” For Park Access
  A Lower Pottsgrove commissioner contends the township should start negotiating for better right-of-way public access to its dedicated open space along the Schuylkill River.
• Valley Forge Commemorates Alliance
  Revolutionary War re-enactors tip their tri-corner hats to Francophiles next weekend in Valley Forge, during an open-to-the-public encampment that honors the French-American alliance.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 24, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, April 23

• Worried THP Owners Look For Help
  At Coddington View, which lies within the Pottsgrove School District, and at other TH Properties’ developments, current and would-be home owners air concerns about the builder’s abrupt closing.
• Worthwhile, Maybe Not Exciting, Reading
  Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Lower Pottsgrove Township Authority News has been published. Your free copy’s waiting.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Friday: three - count ‘em, three - student plays and musicals. Saturday: sheep-shearing, environmental education, and kids fun activities. And Sunday: for your health, fresh produce and a leisurely walk. Get going!
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 23, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, April 22

• Builder THP Suspends Operations
  The new-home builder with projects in Pottstown, Royersford, and just north of Lower Pottsgrove has stopped work and hopes to financially restructure.
• Drums Echoed Through High School
  Pottsgrove High was the venue Saturday for world-class drummers and percussionists, as the state chapter of the Percussive Arts Society brought its annual event to Lower Pottsgrove.
• Planners Accept Oxy Lot Change
  Lower Pottsgrove’s planning commission OKs a two-acre change in lot lines requested by neighbors in the township heavy industrial district.
• PMMC Installs Digital Mammography
  A new machine in the hospital’s imaging department creates sharper images faster.
• Park Teaches Basic Fishin’
  Admit it: goin’ fishing always sounded like it could be fun. But bating hooks? Handling worms? It’s not bad (really), and a park program next week will prove it.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 22, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, April 21

• Paired Living Facility Proposed Near Hospital
  A combined assisted and independent living facility, first proposed during 2000 for Lower Pottsgrove property near PMMC, re-emerged at Monday’s planning board meeting.
• Celebrating Earth Day 2009
  Wednesday is The Big Day, but there’s a week’s worth of events planned reflecting all things green. Several are happening in Lower Pottsgrove and its surroundings.
• Elementary Band Plays Wednesday
  Toot a horn, bang a drum. Students from Pottsgrove’s three elementary schools will assemble for a concert worth hearing tomorrow night at the Middle School.
• Tree Health Taught At Park
  There’s a right way and a wrong way to plant a tree. Guess which you’ll learn Saturday in nearby Knauertown?
• Next Month With The Homeschoolers
  They meet with a program during early May in the Pottstown Public Library.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 21, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, April 20

• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and surrounding communities.
• Caps Were All The Rage
  Fashion statements in baseball? Several were made Saturday as the Pottsgrove Little League took to the fields at Sanatoga’s Gerald Richards Park.
• Notebook Worthy
  It really can be who you know that counts. The bathrooms can count most. The school district is rewarded when bidders count more than expected. And farewell to a man on whom our area often counted.
• Schwenksville Visitors Enjoy The Rural Life
  The simple things in life matter most during a Saturday event at one of Montgomery County’s historic parks.
• Dogs, Owners Revel In Bark For Life
  It was woof, woof, ca-ching, ca-ching for the American Cancer Society, as its third annual pet-based local fund-raiser circled Sanatoga’s Sunnybrook Ballroom.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 20, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Sunday, April 19

• The Post Week In Review
  For April 12-18, 2009.

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