Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Sept. 5

• Friday Football Photos: Pottsgrove 34, Pennridge 21
  The Post traveled to Perkasie for Pottsgrove’s first game, and first win, of the season. We’ve got 49 photos.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A review of free or low-cost local seminars, support groups, screenings, tests and clinics to help you stay healthy and fit, sponsored or conducted by community health care organizations.
• Exelon LGS Siren Test Planned Monday
  As they do every month, sirens surrounding the Limerick Generating Station will be tested for 3 minutes. It’s only a test.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Laerenswaert Event Returns To Farmstead
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • CPR Re-Certification Training Available
  • Looking For A Job? Check College Fairs

Friday, Sept. 4

• Foltz Promoted To Lieutenant In Lower Pottsgrove
  Township commissioners and his chief praised the department’s new leader as highly qualified. He’ll help supervise 17 officers.
• Notebook Worthy
  It won’t appeal to head-bangers, but a local college can now be found on iTunes. The second time is not the charm for an area post office. And, in light of today’s headlines, an “oops” moment.
• Pennsylvania Launches 511 Service Today
  Want to avoid a traffic jam on Routes 422, 202, 100 or 30? Make friends with your cell phone and, beginning today, dial 511 for traffic alerts and other travel information across the state.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Two Blood Drives Scheduled In Limerick

Thursday, Sept. 3

• Township Dues Investment Already Paying Off
  A $250 payment to become a member of a local municipal group has already brought benefits to Lower Pottsgrove Township.
• Heating Oil Firm’s Sale Has Local Roots
  Sunoco Inc. is selling three home heating oil divisions to a Canadian firm. One of the largest includes the remnants of Lower Pottsgrove’s former Walter Schwab Oil Company.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Take a break from your labors (it’s Labor Day weekend, after all) and visit downtown Pottstown for September’s First Saturday events (there’s a slew of ‘em). Watch horses parade around Ludwig’s Corner. Or get an earful from musical performances at the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick.
• Pottsgrove Girls Golf Season Begins Tuesday
  The team is new this year to Pottsgrove sports. It prepares to launch its inaugural season against Phoenixville at Twin Ponds Golf Club.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Get SCORE Help To Start A Business
  • Hope Church Sales Benefit Library

Wednesday, Sept. 2

• Local Bicycle Sharing Program Gets National Notice
  The Pottstown area’s humble effort to promote bicycles as a greener, healthier way to get around attracts attention this week at a conference in Washington DC.
• Chamber Speaker Offers Lesson In Education
  Next week’s launch of 2009-2010 TriCounty Chamber of Commerce programs features a look at the future of education in Pennsylvania.
• Elvis, Patsy Cline Tribute Raises Funds
  An upcoming show at Sanatoga’s Sunnybrook Ballroom benefits a Pottstown fire company.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 4-H Club Sponsors Horse Show
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • YWCA Dedicates Koury Playground
  • Diabetes Support Group Meets

Tuesday, Sept. 1

• As School Opens, Progress On Ringing Rocks’ Project
  Although final plans for the elementary school’s reconstruction are still months away, preliminary work is moving ahead. Pottsgrove School Board members OK’d expenses for two related tasks, but wanted more information on a third.
• Potassium Iodide Distribution Starts Today
  Montgomery County’s Health Department is distributing, today through Thursday, free potassium iodide tablets to anyone who lives within 10 miles of the Limerick Generating Station. They’re meant to be taken only after a nuclear accident.
• Historical Society Sets Community Sale
  The public’s invited to participate in a good-weather-only sale that raises cash for Lower Pottsgrove historians and provides good hunting for the bargain-hungry.
• MCCC Holding Fall Career Fairs
  In Pottstown, the college has scheduled job fairs during September and November. Looking for work? Come on down.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Sept. 1, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Want To Quit Smoking? Here’s A Chance
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Sept. 1, 2009

Monday, Aug. 31

• At Armory, Garden Says ‘Welcome Home’
  Veterans’ groups across Montgomery and Chester counties have contributed to an effort that is creating a service members’ honor garden at the Spring City Armory. The public’s help is sought too.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2009
  Who they’ll play, where, and when during the coming seven days.
• Healthy Tests Every Woman Should Have, Part 2
  In the second of two installments in a Post Sunday Contributor series, Pottstown Memorial’s Dr. Jill Weber identifies four medical tests all women should want to take.

Sunday, Aug. 30

• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 23-29, 2009

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Aug. 23-29, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Aug. 29

• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A review of free or low-cost local seminars, support groups, screenings, tests and clinics to help you stay healthy and fit, sponsored or conducted by community health care organizations.
• Strength Training Soon At Co-Op Extension
  Women who want to get in shape with strength training find an ally in Montgomery County’s Cooperative Extension program.
• Teaching Old-Time Arts To Newcomers
  Earlier this month, the annual Folk Festival of the Goschenhoppen Historians invited local modern inhabitants to settle back and enjoy some old-world charm.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Watson McDaniel In Shipping Deal
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 29, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Dent Honors Gilbertsville Mariner
  • Alumni Reunion Scheduled For Pottstown Grads
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 29, 2009

Friday, Aug. 28

• Tah-Daah! District Unveils New Web Look
  Pottsgrove parents, teachers and students have a new, more easily navigated, and more comprehensive website. School district administrators showed it off this week.
• Pottsgrove Accepts Personnel Changes
  Ten new faces will appear before students and teaching colleagues when Pottsgrove schools open their doors next Monday. The school board also approved retirements, resignations, and conference expenses.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Exelon Donation Supports River Festival
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Penn State CE Holds Songbirds Course
  • Young Girl Collects For Cancer Patients

Thursday, Aug. 27

• School District Salary Schedules Approved
  Annual salaries of two dozen administrative, supervisory and professional employees of the Pottsgrove School District were officially approved Tuesday night by the school board.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Kick up your heels on the disco floor with The Tramps in Sanatoga. Kick a ball around at the TOP Soccer Festival in Limerick. Or kick back at the Taste of the Valley Food Festival, also in Limerick.
• Western Center: A Work In Progress
  By any definition, the multi-million dollar expansion of the Limerick PA career training center where many Pottsgrove High School students will spend a portion of their coming school year is big, big, big.
• Zoners OK Private School’s Messaging Sign
  Coventry Christian Academy will be allowed to erect an internally lit sign with changing messages on its North Pleasant View Road campus.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 27, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 27, 2009

Wednesday, Aug. 26

• Budget Impasse Could Pinch Pottsgrove By December
  The bulk of school district tax revenues is expected by September, and there are savings it can tap too. But the longer the state budget holds up its funding, the tougher it gets for Pottsgrove to pay its bills.
• Inspectors Finishing Up At Western Vo-Tech
  Pottsgrove school board members have been assured that the Limerick PA career training center will open on time, despite its continuing renovations and expansion.
• Exelon Donates To Schuylkill Quality Fund
  The money, more than $169,000, will pay for two projects proposed to improve water quality.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 26, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Depression Support Group Meets
  • Co-op Extension Offers Strength Training
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 26, 2009

Tuesday, Aug. 25

• Signs, Signs, Everywhere Are Signs
  Small advertising signs for services and events are cropping up like weeds on Lower Pottsgrove roadsides. One commissioner has asked for better sign enforcement.
• State Sen. Rafferty’s Office Hours Friday
  The staff of Lower Pottsgrove’s state senator will be available locally to help constituents with Pennsylvania-related problems.
• The Post Marks Its First Full Year
  We’re singing Happy Birthday, as The Sanatoga Post marks its first year of online publication. We served 20,000 unique visitors during our first 12 months. We thank each and every one.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • What They Sold For … in Limerick
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • What They Sold For … in Pottstown

Monday, Aug. 24

• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and neighboring municipalities.
• Notebook Worthy
  In the future, maybe not a toll highway for 422, but a toll lane? In September, maybe a day without cars?
• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 16-22, 2009.

• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Flower Power-Less, But Only For A Note Or Two
  • Health Tests Every Woman Should Have

• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  Summer Picnic A Hot One At St. John’s

Sunday, Aug. 23

• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 16-22, 2009.

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Aug. 16-22, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Aug. 22

• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A review of free or low-cost local seminars, support groups, screenings, tests and clinics to help you stay healthy and fit, sponsored or conducted by community health care organizations.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 22, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 22, 2009
  • Two Local Blood Drives Next Week

Friday, Aug. 21

• Township Seeks Grant For Park Site Plan
  Lower Pottsgrove will apply for additional money to determine the future use of Snell and Norton parks. At least one township commissioner seemed unconvinced a use existed.
• Township Summer Paving Continues
  North Adams Street at Buchert Road was blocked for a portion of the day Thursday, as an area contractor re-paves parts of several Lower Pottsgrove roads.
• Pottstown Alumni Reunion Set For October
  If you graduated from Pottstown High - no matter what year or what class - you’re wanted to join with fellow grads Oct. 3 in a bash planned at Sanatoga’s Sunnybrook Ballroom.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Aug. 22-29, 2009
  Athletic practices officially got under way this week. Kicking off the Pottsgrove schedule, a varsity football scrimmage Saturday morning.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Kids’ Fall Clothing Sale Scheduled By Club

Thursday, Aug. 20

• MCCC Expands In High Street Building
  Enrollment growth forced the community college to expand to the second floor of renovated North Hall in Pottstown. A Sanatoga businessman led the ribbon-cutting dedication ceremony.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Get tomato-blasted in Gilbertsville. Get thundered upon at the car show in Sanatoga (and bring canned food for a worthy cause). Get your fill at three church festivals and picnics in Limerick, Gilbertsville and Pottstown. And get your boogie down with a free summer concert.
• Heard Everywhere But Pottsgrove Stadium
  The sound of hopes deflating emanated from Kauffman Road, as the Pottsgrove School District pays far more than it expected to replace the broken sound system in the high school stadium.
• District August Conference Costs OK’d
  Pottsgrove is spending more than $7,000 this month to send teachers and administrators to conferences and workshops in advance of the start of school.
• Three Local Blood Drives Saturday
  If you’ve got the time and energy, give a pint at either of two locations in Pottstown or a third in Gilbertsville.
• Stimulus Spot Check: Summer Wave Of Projects Nears Crest
  In Montgomery County PA, and across the rest of the nation, this summer finally is seeing “shovels in the ground” as the result of the federal economic stimulus program. A ProPublica report.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Top Fuel Racer Visits Limerick Today
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Quality Inn Stages Murder-Mystery

Wednesday, Aug. 19

• Township Commissioners Meet Thursday
  Lower Pottsgrove’s elected leaders return from vacation this week. Known on the agenda: a police department grant application.
• District Signs Special Ed Contracts
  Pottsgrove’s school board authorized placements at four schools for eight students, at an average cost of more than $42,000 per student for the 2009-2010 year.
• Faces Changing In Pottsgrove Schools
  The district Board of School Directors acted last week on more than 40 personnel changes affecting four school buildings.
• District’s Got Itself A New Gator
  Fear not, it’s a vehicle, not a varmint. It’s for use by Pottsgrove’s athletics department.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • StrongWomen Program Scheduled At 4-H Center
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • College Expands North Hall Use Today
  • Chiropractor Offers Services For School Supplies
  • Pottstown Author Publishes New Book

Tuesday, Aug. 18

• Consultants Express Interest In Studying Route 422
  Those interested in bidding on work that will be a preface to future changes along the section of highway from Norristown to Reading got questions about the project answered Friday.
• The Pay-Off: Library Benefits, And A Winners’ Cup To Boot
  Pottstown Public Library pages win the first Page Olympics, proving that Lower Pottsgrove commissioners know how to bet on a winner.
• CMD Announces School Bus Schedules
  They include stops by address for every bus route for the five Pottsgrove schools, with pick-up and drop-off times, and routes for private schools too.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Two Songwriters, Ready For A Bigger Stage
  • Blowin’ Its Horn For A Reason …
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Rotary Names Kiesling Citizen Of Year
  • YWCA Playground Honors Louise Koury
  • Maintain Your Brain Program In Boyertown

Monday, Aug. 17

• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Commissioners Kill Condemnation Rumor
  All that whispering can stop. Lower Pottsgrove township commissioners say they have no intent to condemn property at North Pleasant View and Bleim roads.
• Keep Healthy This Week
  A review of free or low-cost local seminars, support groups, screenings, tests and clinics to help you stay healthy and fit, sponsored or conducted by community health care organizations.
• Lower Pottsgrove Joins Municipal Group
  The township is among the newest members of the Montgomery County Consortium of Communities. One reason: it’s lobbying to reduce anticipated increases in the cost of storm water management.
• Middle School Orients Sixth Graders
  Incoming 6th Grade students find out Thursday what it’s like to attend Pottsgrove Middle School.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • What They Sold For in Limerick
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • What They Sold For in Pottstown
  • Pottstown Dance Plans Open Houses
  • Great Swamp Picnic Set For Saturday

Sunday, Aug. 16

• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 9-15, 2009.

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Aug. 9-15, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Aug. 15

• Fwix Adds The Posts To Philly News Stream
  Stories from The Sanatoga Post, The Limerick Post and The Pottstown Post began appearing Thursday as part of a national news distributor’s website for Greater Philadelphia.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Blessed Teresa Announces Its First Festival
  • Songbirds Course Scheduled In October
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Walk In September Like The Nordics Do

Friday, Aug. 14

• Summer Reading? Some Complainin’: Bo-o-ring!
  Parents and students alike reportedly complained about the Pottsgrove High School’s summer reading choices to school board members. The classics no longer are, it seems.
• Four Times Ten, Plus One: The Reading Choices
  Four Pottsgrove High School summer reading lists have 10 choices each, and there’s an extra on the freshman list for good measure. Make your selections, and take The Post Poll.
• Learn How To Learn Online
  Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown campus offers an introduction to e-Learning later this month.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Phoenixville Plans October Arts Stroll
  • Beads, Jewelry Featured At Show
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 13, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 13, 2009

Thursday, Aug. 13

• Surprise Enrollment Spurs Demographic Interest
  Higher-than-expected kindergarten enrollment across the Pottsgrove School District prompts the school board to consider updating its last demographics study, conducted in Spring 2005.
• District Assembles Ringing Rocks Planning Team
  Even though no designs are final and no construction has been authorized, a group to oversee the anticipated re-building of Ringing Rocks Elementary School is being assembled now.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  In Schwenksville, the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. Hoot a nanny! In Sanatoga, the last summer concert. Souped-up Sousa! In Royersford, “Oliver, The Musical.” Please, sir, can we have some more?
• Car Wash Benefits Marching Band
  Stop by Saturday at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary and get your car cleaned, cheap, while helping a high school cause.

Wednesday, Aug. 12

• School Board OKs Administrative Switch
  Pottsgrove school directors authorized two of the district’s top administrators to voluntarily change positions.
• Lobbying Pays Off In Band Trailer Purchase
  Pottsgrove High School band boosters can rejoice. The equipment trailer they’ve been asking for has the school board’s approval. Next worry: when will it get here?
• School Districts Among Foundation Grant Recipients
  Pottsgrove, Pottstown and Spring-Ford districts all were winners in the eyes of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation. Separately, the Philadelphia Business Journal yesterday published an article on the foundation’s second assessment of community health.

Tuesday, Aug. 11

• Don’t Like 422 Tolling? Website Wants Your Alternative
  The operators of 422Corridor.com accept that the public doesn’t love the prospect of imposing tolls on the now-free U.S. Route 422. But if not that, they ask, what? Ball’s in your court …
• Dottoli To Do It The Sunnybrook Way
  The Frank Sinatra sound-alike singer is scheduled to perform next month in Sanatoga. Tickets are available now.

Monday, Aug. 10

• Federal Stimulus In MontCo Worth $108 Per Person … So Far
  An analysis by ProPublica shows more than $84 million so far has flowed into Montgomery County under the federal Recovery Act. U.S. Route 422 drivers and the Pottsgrove School District are among direct beneficiaries.
• How Berks, Chester Counties Compare In Stimulus Spending
  Unlike the national picture, of which ProPublica reporting is critical, it appears that in the Tri-County area the county of greatest need received the most stimulus money per capita.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and neighboring municipalities.
• Creeks Swell With Sunday’s Rain
  The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning Sunday, as streams in Lower Pottsgrove and elsewhere filled with run-off. Up next today: scorching heat.
• Foundation’s Peeke Videos Available Online
  Video segments from the inspiring speaker who advocated lifestyle changes during the fifth anniversary dinner of the Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation now can be viewed online.

Sunday, Aug. 9

• The Post Week In Review
  For Aug. 2-8, 2009.

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Aug. 2-8, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Aug. 8

• Superintendent Confirms Plan To Switch Administrators
  A change of positions for Dr. David Ramage and Terri Koehler will be proposed to the Pottsgrove school board next week.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A review of free or low-cost local seminars, support groups, screenings, tests and clinics to help you stay healthy and fit, sponsored or conducted by community health care organizations.
• Hillside Swimmers Finish Near Top At Nationals
  Members of the Hillside Aquatic Club swim team return from the YMCA Nationals swimming competition in Maryland ranked among the top in the nation.
• PMSI Plans Diabetes Seminars In Township
  Two of the medical practice’s offices in Lower Pottsgrove have scheduled patient education sessions during August.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 8, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Best Buy Donates To Gallery School Programs
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 8, 2009

Friday, Aug. 7

• 422 West Traffic Restrictions Start Monday
  The flow of vehicles on U.S. Route 422 East between Royersford and Collegeville has already been limited for a couple of months due to reconstruction. Crews will start on westbound lanes next week.
• Pottsgrove Middle School’s On Twitter
  Hackers shut down the social networking site for a time Thursday, but middle school Principal Bill Ziegler was undaunted. He opened the school messaging account yesterday afternoon.
• Bray Completes Basic At Lackland
  The Pottsgrove High School graduate is a member of the Air National Guard.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • History, Recreation Mix Well At Park
  • Fastpitch Softball Tryouts Next Week
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 7, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Steelpan Player Transported Tri-PAC Audience
  • Diabetes Seminars Set For Pottstown
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 7, 2009

Thursday, Aug. 6

• Township Grant App Twists Through Norristown
  Federal money Lower Pottsgrove wants to buy police radios is being sought under a grant request made through the borough 16 miles east.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Three different carnivals, and a folk festival. Four musical concerts, two of them for free. A night walk, Colonial gamesmanship, and the annual Montgomery County 4-H show. Don’t tell us “there’s nuthin’ to do.”
• Summer’s Been Busy For Club Revive
  Teen club operators Sandra and Cary McGuckin branched out from their Lower Pottsgrove base during the summer, adding locations in Allentown and Sellersville to attract hundreds of young dancers.
• Faux Bee Gees Booked At Sunnybrook
  If you think “Stayin’ Alive” was heavenly music; if you can’t hear “Jive Talkin’” often enough; if “Nights On Broadway” is the soundtrack of your life … well, then, this show is for you.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • Diabetes Seminars In Collegeville, Royersford
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 6, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 6, 2009

Wednesday, Aug. 5

• No Post Office Closings Here, But One Nearby
  The U.S. Postal Service has got to cut costs fast. It expects to lose $7 billion during 2009. On the chopping block: 700 post offices, including one a short distance east of us.
• Township Seeks More Money For Sewers
  Lower Pottsgrove needs $7 million for future sewer system improvements. The state expects to give out hundreds of millions of dollars next year in water and sewer system grants. An application is in the works; a consultant will help.
• A Beautiful Evening To Do Some Fishin’
  So there was a little rain Sunday. OK, more than a little. By 6 p.m., though, most of the clouds had gone, the air was cool and not clammy, and Sanatoga Lake beckoned. It was time to grab a pole and go fishing.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 5, 2009
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • Diversions Demonstrated At Pottsgrove Manor
  • Peyton Performs Wednesday At Hot Topic
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 5, 2009

Tuesday, Aug. 4

• Its Grant Gone, Sunnybrook Looks To ‘Something Else’
  The foundation that operates the Sunnybrook Road event center still hopes it can win back money Lower Pottsgrove rejected in July. If not, there’s always next year …
• Butterflies Fluttered Downtown Saturday
  Creating artistic butterflies that will be included in local and Texas exhibits was part of the First Saturday activities during the weekend in downtown Pottstown.
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Aug. 4, 2009
  • Three Area Blood Drives Scheduled
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • MCCC Conducts Pottstown Open House
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Aug. 4, 2009
  • Borough Yard Material Recycling This Week

Monday, Aug. 3

• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• Band Plays On; What’s A Little Rain Among Rockers?
  Rain held off Sunday evening in Sanatoga long enough for the latest Lower Pottsgrove concert series performance to get started. After that, all bets were off.
• Sanatoga Car Show Benefits Food Banks
  Thunder Outreach Ministries and local car enthusiasts have scheduled a fund- and food-raising event this month at Sunnybrook Ballroom.
• Commissioners On Vacation Tonight
  Eager and excited to attend tonight’s scheduled meeting of the Lower Pottsgrove commissioners? Sorry to disappoint you …
• Also, In The Limerick Post …
  • What They Sold For In Limerick
  • Kiddie Academy Sets Grand Opening
• Also, In The Pottstown Post …
  • What They Sold For In Pottstown
  • Community Band Plays At ManorCare
  • Blind Day Campers Had Fun With Judo

Sunday, Aug. 2

• The Post Week In Review
  For the week of July 26-Aug. 1, 2009

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May 3-9, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, May 9

• Keep Healthy Next Week
  Clinics, support groups, special classes and more, offered at Pottstown and Phoenixville hospital locations. Take advantage of these free and low-cost services.
• Music Program Benefits From Golf
  Pottsgrove High School musicians will be the winners in a golf outing next month.
• Today’s A Day To Help The Hungry
  Letter carriers are picking up food donations in Lower Pottsgrove. Are yours by the mailbox? Thanks!
• Teams Compete In Basketball Madness
  A 3-on-3 basketball competition will raise funds for a Pottsgrove boys sports program.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May 9, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, May 8

• Trying, Trying Again At The Interchange
  Lower Pottsgrove says its talking with Limerick Township about working together to solve mutual problems at the Sanatoga interchange of U.S. Route 422. Also, Lower Pottsgrove commissioners have called a special meeting next week regarding the interchange.
• FolkFest Returning With Name Acts
  The famous Folk Festival comes back to nearby Schwenksville this August, with some recognizable artists’ names heading the bill.
• Power A’Plenty In Grid This Summer
  The area company that controls the grid for Pennsylvania and 12 other states says we’ll have adequate electricity for residential and commercial needs in the months ahead.
• Park Teaches Kids Survivor Skills
  An upcoming program at Warwick County Park tries to instill confidence in youngsters if they find themselves lost.
• SHRM Discusses Recovery, Insurance
  The Pottstown chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management will hear about unintended consequences of the economic recovery.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May 8, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, May 7

• MontCo Confirms 2nd Flu Case
  Montgomery County Health Department officials confirmed Wednesday what they already suspected: the state’s second official swine flu victim was a county resident. Also, other flu developments in brief.
• Help Stamp Out Hunger Saturday
  Letter carriers in Sanatoga and Lower Pottsgrove will collect non-perishable food donations as part of the national effort to help hungry families.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Teen dancing, professional dancing, swing dancing, ballroom dancing (hey, we’re tired already). Knife collectors, kilometer runners, trout fishers and car exhibitors. And Pops goes the Sunnybrook.
• 5 Qualities Distinguish Non-Profits
  A TriCounty Chamber speaker says that charities who collaborate with communities are winners.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May 7, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, May 6

• Sex Offender Residency Limits Approved
  After months of preparation, and a delay or two, Lower Pottsgrove commissioners pass a law that restricts where sexual offenders can live.
• Go Take A Hike … Locally
  Pennsylvania Hiking Week is scheduled later this month, but Lower Pottsgrove residents can go take a hike, comfortably, any time here in the township.
• Pottsgrove Counselor To Receive Award
  A Montgomery County professionals’ group Friday will honor a Pottsgrove School District employee for his excellence.
• Symphony Plays Pops At Sunnybrook
  A guest conductor, big band sounds, two different auctions, and good food … all this Saturday in Sanatoga.
• Speaker’s Topic: Communication Gap
  Men and women in the workplace don’t always speak the same language, this TriCounty Chamber speaker contends.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May 6, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, May 5

• Will Road Be Closed When School Re-Opens?
  Maybe, Lower Pottsgrove township commissioners worried Monday, if bids for repair of an East High Street bridge in Sanatoga aren’t solicited until next month.
• Society Sale Has A Pointed Purpose
  Lower Pottsgrove historians are raising funds to repair mortar that holds together the bricks of Sanatoga Chapel.
• Hydrant Flush May Affect Taps
  Fire hydrant flushing that begins this week east of North Charlotte Street could affect some Lower Pottsgrove residents.
• Tea, Sandwiches And Good Advice
  It’s what the YWCA Tri-County offered Sunday at Cutillo’s Restaurant in Sanatoga.
• Hospital Seeing Patients Hourly
  A policy instituted by Pottstown Memorial Medical Center includes a schedule of checks on patients to ensure their satisfaction.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May 5, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, May 4

• Polka Returns With A Vengance
  A larger-than-anticipated crowd streamed Sunday into Sanatoga’s Sunnybrook Ballroom and shook its rafters with a polka beat.
• Crowd Pours Into Pottstown For Cars
  A classic automobile show, with substantial sponsorship from a Sanatoga custom car builder, proves to be a big hit with visitors Saturday.
• Notebook Worthy
  A Pottsgrove crew cruises to the zoo. An area engineering firm cruises to victory in a national contest. And cruising North Sanatoga Road is made a little safer.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and neighboring communities.
• The Post Week In Review
  For April 26-May 2, 2009.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May4, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Sunday, May 3

• The Post Week In Review
  For April 26-May2, 2009.

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April 26-May 2, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, May 2

• Fusion Is Sunnybrook’s New Revive
  Is there room in the Greater Pottstown market for a second dance event aimed at teens? Sunnybrook Ballroom management intends to find out.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  You don’t always need to spend money to stay fit. Check out these free health screenings and programs, all within 10 miles of Sanatoga.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May2, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, May 1

• Swine Flu Prompts Calls To The Doc
  Medical offices in Lower Pottsgrove and elsewhere have their phones ringing off the hook. Swine flu is the callers’ concern.
• Young Artists Put Works On Display
  Color exploded in every direction Thursday in the halls at Ringing Rocks, the last Pottsgrove School District elementary school to hold its art show this year.
• Excitement’s In The Air At West Pottsgrove
  Will a fifth-grade artist become nationally recognized today? It would be nice if it happened, but make no mistake: her peers already think of her as a winner.
• Chartwells Run Benefits Foundation
  Next weekend’s ninth annual run and walk in Lower Pottsgrove put special items into classrooms that a school budget can’t otherwise afford.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for May 1, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, April 30

• Stimulus Lowers District Deficit, Not Taxes
  Money from the federal government could help the Pottsgrove School District close the gap on a budget shortfall, but it wouldn’t lower next year’s proposed property tax rate increase.
• Mural Unveiled At Ringing Rocks
  Fifth-graders collaborated with a professional artist to create something special for their school. It gets publicly presented tonight.
• Opposing Pitchers In Pottsgrove
  Girls fast-pitch softball is under way, with duelers at the mound Wednesday showing off their form. See a Post gallery of 31 photos.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  History at Pottsgrove and in Valley Forge and Pine Forge. Big band sounds and fund-raising sales. A polka party. You probably won’t have enough time to do everything, but you’ll want to try!
• Lavage De Voitures, Only 5 Bucks
  The Pottsgrove High School French Club holds a car wash this weekend, s’il vous plaît.
• Dance Your Shoes Off In May
  A Pottstown dance hall announces its calendar of events for the coming month. Rumba up a storm.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 30, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, April 29

• District OKs Architect Negotiations
  Pottsgrove School District’s business administrator has been authorized to discuss an agreement with district architects regarding renovations to Ringing Rocks.
• Beware: Limo Traffic Jam Ahead
  If cars move more slowly this Friday and Saturday night along Sunnybrook Road, remember that it’s prom season.
• Eye Docs’ Office Gets Started
  Construction is under way on Armand Hammer Boulevard for a new medical office building to be occupied by ophthalmic specialists.
• Moving On In The THP Debacle
  Owners at THP communities meet to determine what their next moves can be, and how they might help each other.
• Pottstown Offers First Saturday Fun
  Live entertainment, engaging activities, and some really attractive sheet metal arrives Saturday in downtown Pottstown.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 29, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, April 28

• No Swine Flu Detected Here; PA On Guard
  No news is good news, the state says, but it’s taking no chances with illness.
• District Seeks AC Work Bids
  Contractor bids are sought for critically needed upgrades, approved during February, in Pottsgrove School District buildings.
• Seminars Held For Home Buyers
  A Lower Pottsgrove real estate agent sponsors a series of programs to help home buyers through the process.
• Sunnybrook Hosts Polka Fest
  Hootin, hollerin, singin’ and dancin; all combine for a fun time this weekend in Sanatoga.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 28, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, April 27

• Notebook Worthy
  Semi-pro or professional, entertainers use Twitter to attract a local following. And The Post, always on the cutting edge, tries Twitter as a reporting tool.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and surrounding communities.
• The Post Week In Review
  For April 19-25, 2009.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 27, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Sunday, April 26

• The Post Week In Review
  For April 19-25, 2009.

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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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April 12-18, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, April 18

• Voter Registration Deadline Monday
  Want to vote in the May primary? Get your registration or change into Norristown quickly.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  Classes on Lamaze child-birthing, and living with diabetes.
• Pius Cheerleaders Win Honors
  The Lower Pottsgrove high school squad names a majority of all-stars during its recent competition in Virginia.
• Werner New Senior Circle Advisor
  A Macungie PA former business owner is named to had PMMC’s program for older adults.
• Ringing Rocks Sings Monday
  Students at Ringing Rocks Elementary present a choral concert in the Pottsgrove High School auditorium.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 18, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, April 17

• 422 Proposal, Like Traffic, Creeps Ahead
  Two June meetings have been scheduled for further public discussion of a proposal to turn U.S. Route 422 into a toll road, to fund commuter rail service and relieve congestion.
• For Fans, Idol Won’t Be Far Away
  Good news for local fans of the televised singing competition, American Idol. Its summer concert tour will play in four Pennsylvania locations, one within a half-hour’s drive of Sanatoga.
• State Offers Environmental Camps
  Pottsgrove High School students, and others interested in a career working on conservation and environmental issues, can apply to attend a free state-run camp to learn more about such work.
• Church Plans Sale And Auction
  A Pottstown church plans an auction and yard sale as a fund-raiser, and is soliciting stuff it can sell.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 17, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, April 16

• Rafferty Encourages 60 GED Grads
  Lower Pottsgrove’s state senator, who knows how successful later bloomers can be, congratulated 60 of them Wednesday night in a GED graduation ceremony.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Travel through time at Pennypacker Mills. Share the visions of juried artists. Pick up a pepper in Pottstown. Or run with the revolutionists in Valley Forge.
• Oral Exam And Sealants At Clinic
  Community Health and Dental Care teams with local partners to offer children free dental exams and teeth sealants in early May.
• West Pottsgrove Sings Tonight
  Students at West Pottsgrove Elementary present a choral concert in the school auditorium.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 16, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, April 15

• Consensus On Ringing Renovations: $16M
  Nothing’s been voted on officially, but there seems to be both public and school board acceptance of a $16 million plan to renovate Ringing Rocks Elementary School.
• College Sets 2nd Job Workshop
  Maybe, in addition to needing a job, you need help in understanding how to search for and land a job. Montgomery County Community College will offer some assistance, free.
• Lower Pottsgrove Sings Tonight
  Students at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary present a choral concert in the Pottsgrove High School auditorium.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 15, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, April 14

• LGS Unit 2 Returns After Maintenance
  Exelon Nuclear’s generating station is back to full power after ending a scheduled re-fueling and maintenance outage.
• They All Recognized “The Voice”
  The man who made his mark as one of baseball’s most memorable announcers turned heads in a suburban McDonald’s restaurant, just by placing his order.
• Access Changes Start At CVS
  The Sanatoga pharmacy is making its parking lot and sidewalks more accessible to the disabled.
• Site Recounts Historic Trolley Accident
  A genealogy website recalls the tale of a trolley tragedy on what was then known as Rahn’s Hill in Sanatoga.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 14, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, April 13

• Township Looks To Pols For Bridge Help
  The clock’s ticking on the scheduled closure of a portion of East High Street for repairs to its bridge over Sanatoga Creek. Lower Pottsgrove is relying on help from its legislators to keep traffic flowing.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and neighboring townships.
• Notebook Worthy
  Montgomery County Community College says bye-bye (almost) to catalogs. A green design team is ready to say howdy, if you qualify. And the results of last week’s Post Poll tell the U.S. Postal Service a thing or two about mail delivery preferences.
• Quigley Hosts Friday Health Expo
  Lower Pottsgrove’s state representative schedules his 4th annual free show about living healthy with lots of activities, complimentary lunch and 70 different vendors.
• Medical Practice Adds Rheumatology
  A Lower Pottsgrove physicians’ office adds a new division at its Medical Drive site.
• The Post Week In Review
  For April 5-11, 2009.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 13, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Sunday, April 12

• The Post Week In Review
  For April 5-11, 2009.

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April 5-11, 2009, headlines in The Sanatoga Post

Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, April 11

• Exelon Contributes To Clinic
  The non-profit medical and dental clinic that includes Lower Pottsgrove in its service area receives a corporate financial gift.
• Allentown Newspaper Features Club
  Lower Pottsgrove’s Club Revive takes its show on the road, and gains the attention of a Lehigh Valley publication.
• Keep Healthy Next Week
  A pamphlet on hypertension. Foot health and blood pressure screenings. All free!
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 11, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, April 10

• Township Seeks Police Force Grant
  Lower Pottsgrove intends to take advantage of federal economic stimulus money that pays for the hiring of an additional police officer for three years. There’s a catch, though.
• Pottsgrove Little League At Practice
  The baseball season starts for all divisions across Lower, Upper and West Pottsgrove next Saturday, April 18. The Post tried to duck fly balls as it took photos during practice Thursday at Gerald Richards Park.
• Once Slated For Limerick, Gaming Goes East
  Boyd’s proposed casino never made it to the south side of U.S. Route 422. But for those who thought gaming was gone for good from the western suburbs, surprise! Slots will be just down the road, in Valley Forge.
• Ringing Rocks Proposals Aired Tuesday
  The Pottsgrove school board unveils proposals next week for the renovation of Ringing Rocks Elementary School. Public comment is not just welcome, but wanted.
• Dent Sets Office Hours In Sanatoga
  Lower Pottsgrove’s congressman pays a local visit next week to meet with constituents.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 10, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, April 9

• Seminar Accompanies More Local Foreclosures
  Lower Pottsgrove’s congressman schedules a seminar about federally available help for financially troubled home owners; the governor talks about Pennsylvania’s growing foreclosure problem; and the Montgomery County sheriff lists local properties on the auction block.
• Ringing Rocks Proposals Aired Tuesday
  The Pottsgrove school board’s meeting next week at Ringing Rocks Elementary School covers the latest three proposals for that building’s renovations. Make your opinions known.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Enjoy the Passover and Easter holidays with family and friends. Lots of activities are scheduled for your entertainment.
• YWCA Presents Opportuni-Tea In Sanatoga
  An informal tea fund-raiser at Cutillo’s will showcase how local women succeed by seizing opportunities others miss.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 9, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, April 8

• Sex Offender Law Hearing Approved
  After an executive session Monday night, Lower Pottsgrove commissioners unanimously agreed to schedule a public hearing on a proposed law to limit where registered sex offenders could live.
• Needed: A Plan To Save The Planet-Savers
  The Canadian company that helps Pottsgrove and other school districts earn money by recycling newspapers and magazines is in need of some financial help itself.
• To And Around The Outlets, In Style
  Segway, the company whose scooters power security at the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in Limerick, teams up with GM on a, um, different-looking vehicle.
• Township Offices Closed Friday
  … for the Easter holiday. They will reopen Monday.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 8, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, April 7

• Board OKs Police Study, With An Asterisk
  Lower Pottsgrove commissioners agree to participate in a study regarding the merger of the Lower, West and Upper Pottsgrove police departments, but say they have no interest in the combination. An overview of several topics.
• VIST Opens Social Network Sites
  The area bank that owns a Sanatoga insurance brokerage is making itself available to customers via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts.
• Pottsgrove’s Soccer Season Under Way
  Youth soccer officially returned during the weekend to the fields at Gerald Richards Park on Buchert Road, as the club season opened. Watch a Post video of kids in five PeeWee games having a fun time.
• Realtor Offers Phone Search Tool
  How would you find a dream home among hundreds offered for sale in the 19464 zip code that includes Lower Pottsgrove? Maybe just pick up the phone, and let it show you the location.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 7, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, April 6

• Notebook Worthy
  Pottsgrove takes on the Postal Service. Then you take on the Postal Service. Then The Post takes off, in the off-season, to Nathan’s Famous at seaside.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and neighboring townships.
• Exelon Monthly Siren Test Today
  It’s routine, but it’s a necessity. Sirens will blare for 3 minutes this afternoon, during a test at Exelon Nuclear’s Limerick Generating Station.
• Swinging Into Spring At Sunnybrook
  Ten-hut! It was a salute to veterans of all ages as the eighth annual World War II Swing Dance got under way at Sanatoga’s Sunnybrook Ballroom. See a Post gallery of 34 photos.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for April 6, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Sunday, April 5

• The Post Week In Review
  For March 29-April 4, 2009.

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