Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Jan. 24

• Final Monday For Tree Recycling
  Next week holds the last opportunity for this year to recycle your Christmas tree in Lower Pottsgrove.
• Celebrate With The Falcons
  The PAC-10 Football banquet is scheduled for Feb. 8; show your support, end enjoy supper too.
• Thank Yew. Thank Yew Vera Much
  Elvis, or someone who looks and sings like him, headlines the show next Saturday at Sunnybrook Ballroom.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Jan. 24, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Friday, Jan. 23

• Just One Speaker At Sanatoga Springs Hearing
  A sole member of the public commented in Limerick during a hearing Thursday on the additional shopping center proposed for the south side of Sanatoga’s interchange on U.S. Route 422.
• Ca-Ching! Goes Lower Pottsgrove
  To do almost anything in the township, you need a permit. To get a permit, you’ll pay a fee. Fees add up to thousands of dollars annually in supplemental revenue.
• Feb. 6 Is ‘Wear Red Day’
  A hospital promotion aims to make women aware of heart disease risks. The color is the key.
• Hold ‘Em Or Fold ‘Em Tuesday
  Senior citizen poker-players can buy in and practice their skills in a card game not for the faint-hearted.
• Diamond Program Offers Car Discounts
  A Lower Pottsgrove credit union provides incentives to buyers of new GM or Chrysler cars.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Jan. 23, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Thursday, Jan. 22

• Industrial Plant Begins Repair
  A work crew was on site Thursday at Valtech Corp. in Lower Pottsgrove to repair a hole in its building, reportedly caused by an explosion and fire.
• Surprise! Township Board Cancels Meeting
  A Lower Pottsgrove Township hearing on sex offender residency restrictions, scheduled tonight, won’t be held. Commissioners won’t meet again until Feb. 2. No explanation offered.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  Model trains in Phoenixville (comin’ round the bend). Painting on glass in Schwenksville (what color is clear?). And smoking meat (yummy) at the Peter Wentz Farmstead.
• Entrepreneurs, You’re Not Alone
  Get business help during a SCORE workshop next week in Pottstown.
• Aldi Looks To New Stores
  It intends to open 75 new supermarkets this year, much like the one already operating in Lower Pottsgrove.
• PMSI Sets Diabetes Seminars
  The Lower Pottsgrove medical firm hopes to start patients off right, with educational programs, during the new year.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Jan. 22, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Wednesday, Jan. 21

• More Local Homes On Sale Block
  In Lower Pottsgrove Township, 11 foreclosed homes are the subject of sheriff’s sales scheduled through next month.
• ‘Change Has Come To America’
  As his first official act, President Barack Obama proclaimed a National Day of Renewal and Reconcillation.
• Mid-Terms Delayed By Weather
  At Pottsgrove High School, tests were only put off, not canceled. Sorry ’bout that.
• Berean Schedules Wild Game Dinner
  If your taste buds are a bit adventurous, a Sanatoga church has announced its annual fund-raising treat.
• Dental Exams Scheduled At Ringing
  Parents can opt for a private dentist, but the school nurse must be notified.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Jan. 21, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Tuesday, Jan. 20

• A Big Day! Inauguration, And Mid-Terms
  Pottsgrove High School students start the day off with the same high hopes of the nation’s new commander-in-chief: passing tests and making the grade.
• A Grim Reminder Of Obama’s Challenges
  Need to file an unemployment compensation claim in Pennsylvania. You can do it by phone or online, during expanded hours.
• Dent Votes To Renew Child Health Insurance
  If it passes the Senate like it did the House, Lower Pottsgrove’s congressman says, a federal law would authorize $35 billion in health insurance coverage for children in low-income families.
• Chamber Mixer Features Artists
  TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce members gather to shake hands, exchange ideas, and soak in a little cult’cha.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports for Jan. 20, 2009
  Who’s playing what, when, and where in the Pottsgrove School District.

Monday, Jan. 19

• Dome Rises At Sportsplex
  The glistening white bubble on Industrial Highway houses a synthetic turf field on which outdoor sports will be played indoors year-round, no matter what the weather.
• KnitOut Raises Thousands For Relay
  Organizers of Saturday’s fifth annual Pottstown KnitOut to benefit the fight against cancer say they raised thousands of dollars. See 66 photos in a Post gallery.
• World Series Fever Deja Vu
  The glittering 2008 World Series Trophy, now the proud possession of the Phillies baseball team, goes on display Thursday only a short drive from Sanatoga.
• Next Month With The Homeschoolers
  Teaching children at home takes hard work and lots of preparation. The people who do it gather soon to swap ideas and help each other.
• Literacy Training Scheduled Saturday
  Help someone learn to read ‘The Post,’ or anything else, for that matter. Training is scheduled in Sanatoga.
• Swing Saturday In Sunnybrook
  Swing dancing returns once more to the Sanatoga ballroom that helped make it popular.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Jan. 19, 2009
  Who’s playing what, where, and when today in the Pottsgrove School District.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of highest prices paid for homes in Lower Pottsgrove and surrounding municipalities.

Sunday, Jan. 18

• ‘The Post’ Week In Review
  For Jan. 11-17, 2009.

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