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Band members in performance earlier this year in Royersford.

The Falcons' flags fly this weekend at HersheyPark in Hershey PA.

POTTSTOWN PA – The winning, and therefore smiling, members of the Pottsgrove High School Falcons Marching Band head off Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) to HersheyPark Stadium, 100 W. Hersheypark Dr., Hershey PA, where they will compete in the two-day Cavalcade of Bands Association Inc. Pennsylvania Championships.

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The contests begin at 9:15 tomorrow morning and run through 7:30 p.m. Sunday, with an estimated 70 high school marching bands from across the region vying for top honors. In addition to Pottsgrove, marchers from Spring-Ford and Boyertown high schools also will be on the field.

Pottsgrove’s first performance is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. The Falcons currently are ranked third in the state among 26 bands in the Cavalcade’s Independence Class. Classes are based on band size.

Pottsgrove finished its marching season recently with six first-place wins and two second-place finishes.

Tickets for the event remain available at a cost of $15 in advance; and at the gate $18, or $15 for students and senior citizens. Band lovers claim it’s a great time, and it couldn’t hurt to have as much maroon-and-white in the seats as possible.

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Expect eye-popping color tonight at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary.

POTTSTOWN PA – Tonight’s (Friday, Nov. 13, 2009) Family Fun Night performance at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School won’t be what was originally planned, but organizers are willing to bet families that attend will have a blast nonetheless.

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The night’s entertainment, presented by the Lower Pottsgrove Parent-Teacher Organization for the school’s students and their families, was to have featured Chinese acrobats. They are unable to perform as scheduled, the PTO alerted members Thursday afternoon in an e-mail. In their place, the PTO will offer a 45-minute laser light show, accompanied by music and presented by Prismatic Magic.

Doors to the school’s lobby, 1329 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA, will open tonight at 6:30, for light refreshments and conversations. The “dazzling” show is set to begin promptly at 7:15 p.m. Audience members are advised to bring a blanket or beach towel with them for comfortable seating on the floor of the school gym, in which the show will be held.

Family Fun Night marks the end of the school’s first trimester marking period. Report cards (shudder!) for the period will be distributed during parent-teacher conferences scheduled for Nov. 23 and 24 (2009; Monday and Tuesday) at the school. The entertainment also precedes the school’s observance next week of American Education Week.

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Nick Duchan.

SANATOGA PA – Nick Duchan, P.L.S., a project manager for Sanatoga-based Bursich Associates Inc., 2129 E. High St., Pottstown PA, has been elected 2010-2012 vice president of the Reading chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors.

As a division head for Bursich for more than 11 years, Duchan has been actively involved in providing support for boundary and topographic survey, American Land Title Association surveys, final as-built surveys, and construction stake-out on a variety of private and public sector projects. He currently lives in Penn (PA) Township, Berks County, with his wife and daughter.

Bursich, founded in 1972, is an engineering, planning, and land surveying firm with additional offices in Bucks and Berks counties. It specializes in highway and roadway design; bridge, culvert, and retaining wall design; water and waste water engineering; land development site design engineering and storm water management; and land surveying throughout Pennsylvania.

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A brief open mic will follow the readings.

POTTSTOWN PA – Two nationally recognized poets, Jeanne Murray Walker and AV Christie, will read from their works Saturday night (Nov. 14, 2009) at 7 p.m. in a free-to-the-public performance of the Mad Poets Society at the Churchill Artisan Bakery and Chocolatier, 137 E. High St., Pottstown PA.

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An Atlantic Monthly Fellow at Bread Loaf School of English, Walker has been awarded a Pew Fellowship in The Arts, an National Endowment for the Arts grant, and other grants and fellowships.  She serves on the editorial board of Shenandoah and Image magazine, and for 20 years was the poetry editor of Christianity and Literature.

Christie was co-winner of the 2004 Robert McGovern Publication Prize for her book, “The Housing,” and also won the 1996 National Poetry Series for her first collection of poems, “Nine Skies.” Christie has taught for more than 10 years as a Poet-in-the-Schools. She has won individual artist fellowships from the NEA, both the Maryland and Pennsylvania State Arts Councils and the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation.

Glenn McLaughlin will host the event. A brief open mic period will follow the featured readings, for local poets interested in introducing their own pieces to an audience. For more information, call 484-941-5100.

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The season starts Nov. 28.

POTTSTOWN PA – Registration for Pottstown YMCA Youth Basketball League play is being held daily through Nov. 28 (2009; Saturday) for ages 4-14 at the Pottstown branch of the Freedom Valley YMCA, 724 N. Adams St., Pottstown PA.

The youth league’s focus is to teach skills, develop team spirit, and build self-esteem. Teams will be divided into four age categories. Team screenings are scheduled for Dec. 5. The league season runs from December through Feb. 27 (2010).

Volunteers also are needed for coaching, “team parenting,” score-keeping and refereeing.  For more information, call 610-323-7300.

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SANATOGA PA – The new codes book is here, the new codes book is here! The laws are something big again!

Township Assistant Manager Alyson Elliott shows the new codes book to members of Lower Pottsgrove's Board of Commissioners.

OK, so maybe comedian Steve Martin would not have reacted quite the same way about Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township ordinances as he did about the arrival of a phone book in his 1979 movie “The Jerk.” To some folks in municipal circles, however, the recent re-codification and printing of all legislation that directly affects township residents is a very big deal.

Given the cost of getting the job done – $24,000 during the past two years – it may be significant to taxpayers too.

Back in 2007 the township Board of Commissioners agreed to, and budgeted for, a proposal to clarify, organize, re-assemble, print, and put online a comprehensive set of all resolutions, laws and requirements enacted by and currently in force in Lower Pottsgrove.

The book covers all administrative and general legislation. Everything from what commissioners do, to what sex offenders cannot do; from building codes to Civil Service regulations … they’re in there. Thanks to a careful governmental house-cleaning, laws that have been superseded, changed, or repealed but somehow never were removed are no longer in there.

And because laws are likely to change again in the future, the new codes book looks somewhat like a fancy loose-leaf binder. The township will now receive quarterly updates and replacement pages from its publisher to keep the document continually fresh.

The same publisher, General Code of Rochester NY, is responsible for maintaining web updates. The entire set of codes online can be found here.

With all these changes, commissioners must adopt a resolution that officially makes the new codes effective and immediately makes the old ones moot. That is expected to happen during the board’s Dec. 7 (2009; Monday) meeting at 7 p.m. in the municipal building, 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA. That’s also where the new book can be found and is available for public inspection during regular business hours.

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POTTSTOWN PA – A public hearing on the budget to renovate and re-build Ringing Rocks Elementary School – which covers its proposed cost, but not the design itself – has been scheduled next month by the Pottsgrove School District, despite the objection of one school board member who later said he considered the stated amount too high.

Front entrance at Ringing Rocks Elementary School.

The district Board of School Directors, during its meeting Tuesday (Nov. 10, 2009) at Ringing Rocks, 1401 Kauffman Rd., Pottstown PA, voted to schedule what is known as an “Act 34 hearing,” named for 1973 legislation that amended the Pennsylvania School Code. The hearing is necessary for the district to apply for partial reimbursement of the $17.84 million its says it plans to spend on the project.

The hearing has been set for for Dec. 3 (2009; Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Ringing Rocks gymnasium. Spoken or written testimony from members of the public, for or against the project, will be accepted. A 28-page booklet describing “physical, administrative, budgetary and fiscal matters relating to the project” is available for inspection at the district offices, 1301 Kauffman Rd., Pottstown PA, and also can be downloaded from the district website.

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The cost being presented to the public and submitted to the state represents a “not-to-exceed” number; that is, the board pledges it won’t spend more than that amount unless it holds another hearing and obtains new authorization.

The sole dissenter in the board vote was Director Robert Lindgren. Lindgren has consistently supported and still favors the elementary school’s renovation and expansion. After the board meeting, however, he said he considered the maximum “number too high. We started out talking about a $15 million or $16 million project,” he noted.

It’s possible, Lindgren said, the final project cost could be significantly lower once its architectural drawings are finished and its plans approved. That will be determined in months to come, by committees on which Lindgren serves and, ultimately, by the board as a whole.

Board President Michael Neiffer was absent from the meeting and did not vote.

Related (to the Pottsgrove Board of School Directors’ meeting of Nov. 10):

• Music Soothes The School Board
• District Tech Audit Response On Board Agenda

Related (to Ringing Rocks Elementary School renovations):

• Pottsgrove Asks State Help To Pay For Ringing Re-Build
• As School Opens, Progress On Ringing Rocks’ Project
• Surprise Enrollment Spurs Demographic Interest
• District Assembles Ringing Rocks Planning Team
• District OKs Architect Negotiations
• Consensus On Ringing Renovations: $16M
• Ringing Rocks Proposals Aired Tuesday
• Ringing Rocks Re-Examined April 14
• Pottsgrove To Trust-But-Verify On Ringing Plans
• Ringing Rocks Plans Take Another Step
• No Shortage Of Ideas At Pottsgrove Meeting
• Weigh In On Pottsgrove Renovations
• Framing The Rocks Discussion
• Response Mixed To Pottsgrove Improvements
• District Invites Public For Study Results
• A Different Rocks, But Only As A Concept

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SANATOGA PA – Weekend activities for Sanatogans (and anyone else!), Nov. 13-15, 2009:

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‘Tis the season for Christmas bazaars, craft fairs, shows and meals. Find a list of them here.

Friday, Nov. 13

Original artwork created by more than 25 local artists who are members of the Gallery On High, 254 High St., Pottstown PA, are on display daily through Nov. 17 during the gallery’s Fall Member Art Show. Show hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All show receptions are free and open to the public.

Your chess challenge awaits ...

Up for a challenge? The Amity Chess Club meets from 7-10 p.m. at St. Paul’s UCC Church, 1312 Old Swede Rd., Douglassville PA, for chess matches and lessons at all ages and skill levels. For more information, call 610-385-6324.

Disc Jockey “Enchanted Midnight” will play recorded hits from the 1960s through the ’80s during an adult dance and mixer scheduled Friday (Nov. 13, 2009) from 7-11 p.m. in Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Sanatoga PA. A happy hour event and karaoke entertainment will be held from 7-8 p.m. A $5 admission fee will be charged at the door.

A Family Fun Night performance at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School will feature a 45-minute laser-light show, accompanied by music and presented by Prismatic Magic, on Friday (Nov. 13, 2009) beginning with light refreshments and conversations at 6:30 p.m. in the school, 1329 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA. The “dazzling” show will start promptly at 7:15 p.m. Audience members are advised to bring a blanket or beach towel with them for comfortable seating on the floor of the school gym, in which the show will be held.

“1776,” the award-winning musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will be staged Friday and Saturday (Nov. 13 and 14, 2009) at 8 p.m., and Sunday (Nov. 15, 2009) in a 2 p.m. matinee in the Forge Theatre, 241 First Ave., Phoenixville PA. Tickets cost $15 for adults; $12 for students age 18 and younger, and will be available at the door or by reservations. For more information or reservations, call 610-935-1920.

“Accidents,” an adult comedy by local playwright Arthur Fischman, will be presented by Methacton Community Theater on Friday and Saturday nights (Nov. 14 and 15, 2009) in the Collegeville Inn, 4000 Ridge Pike, Collegeville PA. Both shows will be preceded by a full-course buffet dinner, with cocktails and appetizers served at 6:30 p.m. There also will be a Sunday (Nov. 15, 2009) matinee at 1:30 p.m. Tickets for both dinner and the performance are $45 and must be purchased in advance; call the theater at 610-489-6449.

Saturday, Nov. 14

More than a dozen area veterans whose stories and photos appear in a non-fiction book by Berks County (PA) authors Steve Wagner and Sharon Wells Wagner, titled “Ordinary Heroes: Untold Stories of World War II,” are expected to join the authors during a book-signing event scheduled for Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Lawn Methodist Church, 15 Woodside Ave., West Lawn PA. Admission is free and open to the public.

He's here!

Santa Claus arrives Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) at Coventry Mall, Routes 724 and 100, Pottstown PA, at 11 a.m., and intends to take up residence there daily at selected times to meet with children, adults, and have his picture taken. For more information, call 610-327-0700.

Different types of Colonial hand sewing, typical of the late 18th through early 19th centuries, will be demonstrated by local living history specialists Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in a program being conducted at Montgomery County’s historic Peter Wentz Farmstead, 2100 Shearer Rd., Worcester PA, 16 miles southeast of Sanatoga village center. Visitors can try their hand at basic sewing stitches, fancy needlework, and quilting techniques demonstrated by costumed interpreters located throughout the Wentz farmhouse. Each trained craftsperson will also discuss traditional uses of the needlework techniques that date from the late 1700- early 1800s.

An oldies music spectacular featuring live performances by The Passions, The Elegants, Willie Winfield and the Harptones, and Earl Lewis and the Channels will be held Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) beginning at 6 p.m. in Pottstown High School, 750 N. Washington St., Pottstown PA, as a fund-raiser to benefit the school’s athletic programs. A post-concert dance also is planned, to be held at the Pottstown Elks Club., 61 High St., Pottstown PA. For more information and prices, call Tom Coyle at 610-306-9361.

Top local swing and big band performers will be featured at a “greatest sounds of yesteryear” concert and dance scheduled for Saturday night (Nov. 14, 2009) at Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Pottstown PA. Tickets will be available at the door, or in advance by calling 610-926-9272.

Popular Philadelphia area guitarist John Lilley, of the rock band The Hooters, steps out with his own band for two shows Saturday night (Nov. 14, 2009) at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Steel City Coffeehouse, 203 Bridge St., Phoenixville PA. Tickets cost $15 advance and $18 on the day of the show. For more information or reservations, call 610-933-4043.

Two nationally recognized poets, Jeanne Murray Walker and AV Christie, will read from their works Saturday night (Nov. 14, 2009) at 7 p.m. in a free-to-the-public performance of the Mad Poets Society at the Churchill Artisan Bakery and Chocolatier, 137 E. High St., Pottstown PA. A brief open mic period will follow the featured readings, for local poets interested in introducing their own pieces to an audience. For more information, call 484-941-5100.

Sunday, Nov. 15

A workshop for beginning genealogists will be conducted Sunday (Nov. 15, 2009) from 2-5 p.m. by the Pottstown Historical Society in its headquarters, 568 High St., Pottstown PA. The workshop will feature lectures by four experienced local genealogists, and concludes with a panel discussion of audience questions. From 5-6 p.m., participants will have access to PHS library records, with experts on hand to answer specific questions. Refreshments also will be served. Registration is required, and costs $20 for society members and $25 for non-members. For more information, call Dave at 610-323-9273 (days) or Clara at 610-323-2636 (evenings).

For holiday buyers and diners

A craft show featuring the all-handmade wares of more than 60 vendors will fill two rooms for public viewing and purchases Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Limerick Fire Company, 390 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick PA. A raffle also is planned.

The fall Antiques Show and Sale sponsored by the Twin Valley Scholastic Boosters Club will be held Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday (Nov. 15, 2009) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Twin Valley High School, Route 23, Elverson PA. Tickets cost $5. For more information, call 610-999-1291.

An Autumn Craft Fair and Bazaar will be held Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 316 High St., Pottstown PA. Admission is free. The event features various area crafters, a “Thinking and Doing Green” table, a kid’s craft corner and children’s book exchange, and baked goods. For more information, call 610-323-2895.

A Holiday Craft Bazaar with more than 40 tables of crafts will be held Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hope Community Church, 2732 N. Charlotte St., Gilbertsville PA. A flea market also will be held. Lunch, home-made baked goods and lunch will be available.

The annual Christmas Bazaar of Coventryville United Methodist Church will be held Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 1521 Old Ridge Pike, Pottstown PA. It features a silent auction, bake table, greenhouse, tree trimming items, a youth table, and attic treasurer. Breakfast and lunch items also will be for sale.

The Holiday Bazaar of St. John’s United Church of Christ will be held Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church at the corner of High and Price streets, Pottstown PA. Home-made crafts and Christmas items will be offered, along with goods on a white elephant table. Church cooks will sell cookies and other baked goods, soups, potato filling, and other hot and cold lunch items.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Glascow and Walnut streets, Stowe PA, will hold its Holiday Bazaar on Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church, with parking available at the rear. Food items, including home-made chow-chow, soup, baked goods and candies will be available for sale, as well as crafts, plants, and items on a white elephant table.

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Today is Veterans Day.

• Pottsgrove Legionnaires Perform At Veterans’ Tributes
  Members of Brig. Gen. Elmer S. Friedberg American Legion Post 244 of the Pottsgroves will perform firing squad duties at three separate ceremonies to commemorate Veterans Day 2009. Seven riflemen from the post will fire three volleys in a salute to veterans of all armed services. A bugler will play “Taps.” The public is invited to all three events: today (Nov. 11, 2009) at 11 a.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Memorial Park, Manatawny Street, Pottstown PA; today at 3 p.m. at the Sanatoga Court nursing home, 227 Evergreen Rd., Pottstown PA; and  Sunday (Nov. 15, 2009) at the new St. Aloysius Cemetery on Buchert Road, Pottstown PA.
• PennDOT Offices Will Close Veterans Day
  All Pennsylvania driver license and photo centers will be closed today in observance of Veterans Day, the state Department of Transportation announced.
• Township Offices Closed Too
  The Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township municipal offices, 2199 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA, also will be closed today in observance of Veterans Day. The township staff will return Thursday (Nov. 12, 2009) at 8 a.m. to resume business.
• Outback Offers Free Items To Veterans
  U.S. armed services veterans and active duty military personnel will receive a Bloomin’ Onion appetizer and a beverage – either non-alcoholic, or one draft Anheuser Busch beer – free with their dinners today at the Outback Steakhouse restaurant, 22 Anchor Pkwy., Royersford PA. The free offer is being made by Outback Steakhouses nationwide as an expression of appreciation, restaurant spokeswoman Stephanie Amberg said.
• Home Depot Offers Discounts To Veterans
  The Home Depot home improvement retail store in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township will offer U.S. armed services veterans, active duty military personnel and their families a 10-percent discount on all purchases of up to $2,000 made today, corporate spokeswoman Jean Niemi said. To qualify, individuals must present a valid military identification when checking out. Discounts will be taken at the register. The Lower Pottsgrove store is located at 295 Armand Hammer Blvd., Pottstown PA.
• Rafferty Plans Veterans’ Breakfast In Sanatoga
  Hundreds of U.S. armed services veterans who live in Pennsylvania’s 44th Senatorial District, represented by state Sen. John Rafferty are expected to attend the senator’s second annual Special Veterans Salute, to be held  Saturday (Nov. 14, 2009) from 8-10 a.m. in Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Pottstown PA. The event includes breakfast and a guest speaker, according to Alex Charlton, director of outreach in the senator’s local office at 3770 Ridge Pike, Collegeville PA.
• Local Heroes Join Authors At Book Signing
  More than a dozen veterans whose stories and photos appear in a non-fiction book by Berks County (PA) authors Steve Wagner and Sharon Wells Wagner, titled “Ordinary Heroes: Untold Stories of World War II,” are expected to join the son-and-mother team during a book-signing event scheduled for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Lawn Methodist Church, 15 Woodside Ave., West Lawn PA. Admission is free and open to the public. The book is based on interviews with more than 60 former enlisted men, including Willard Bickel of Sanatoga and Gabe Fieni, the founder and designer of the World War II memorial in Pottstown’s Mantawny Park.

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BOYERTOWN PA – Gavin Owens, a 3-year-old wheelchair-bound boy who died Sunday (Nov. 8, 2009) of a mitochondrial disease that slowly shut down his organs, never had the chance to occupy his family’s new home. But he was able to see its reconstruction progress, and for his grieving parents the residence itself represents new hope.

A family photo of 3-year-old Gavin Owens, who died Sunday.

Gavin’s father and mother, Adam and Karen Owens, and his 4-year-old sister Madison, returned Monday from a Delaware hospital where their son and brother died to find a crew of friends and family members had emptied their cramped, second-story Pottstown PA apartment and moved them entirely into the new home on Route 73 in Boyertown.

The property was obtained and refurbished using monetary and material donations from individuals and businesses, and work by volunteer laborers.

Former Royersford real estate broker Randy Doaty, working with a Boyertown charity called the Erin’s Dream Project, was among its organizers. Among firms contributing to the effort were Haines and Kibblehouse Inc., which owns the Pottstown Trap Rock Sanatoga Quarry on South Sanatoga Road, Pottstown PA.

Despite the sadness that accompanies the death of any child under any circumstances, the story of the Owens family and the community effort to help them is an uplifting one, volunteers and donors say.

The family had struggled daily with conditions at the second-floor walk-up apartment with steep stairs. They wrestled with moving Gavin and his wheelchair up and down the steps to be able to make doctors’ appointments and other events, according to publicist John Spencer. Organizers of Erin’s Dream, who knew the Owens family and learned of their needs, determined the charity could help.

In recent months a group spearheaded by Doaty located the home, convinced its owners to rent the property to the Owens’ with an option to buy, solicited the necessary donations, and got work under way. Remodeling included the installation of handicapped-accessible parking and sidewalks, exterior landscaping, adding an additional room to the house, and interior painting.

The home was reconstructed with Gavin in mind, Spencer noted in an e-mail. The youngster’s debilitating cellular disease and autonomic (nervous system) dysfunction denied him the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of labors by people he never met but who cared to give their time and talents to help him.

Just yesterday (Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009), as the Owens family consoled itself in its new surroundings, mother Karen picked up her mobile phone and messaged the world via Twitter: “Gavin would have loved this place.”

Some expenses of the rehab, known locally as Gavin’s House, remain uncovered. The Erin’s Dream Project will hold what it describes as a “bittersweet” spaghetti dinner fund-raiser this Friday (Nov. 13, 2009) to benefit the home and the charity, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Earl (PA) Township Fire Company hall, 1340 Ironstone Dr., Boyertown PA. A disc jockey will provide musical entertainment. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased at the door. For more information, send an e-mail to Linda Cisick or Kristen Weller.

• Read an expanded story about Gavin’s House in the Nov. 1, 2009, edition of The Reading (PA) Eagle newspaper.
• Watch a video about Gavin’s House carried on Philadelphia’s NBC Channel 10 News.

Photo from GavinOwens.com

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