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POTTSTOWN PA – The rock band “Stand On Saturn” kept Pottsgrove High School students entertained Jan. 29 (2010; Friday) during the school’s annual Color Day, its end-of-mid-terms break, with a filmed performance that was posted Feb. 4 (2010; Thursday) to YouTube, the popular video sharing website.

• What’s the Color Day tradition? Read Pottsgrove Color Day Has Its Serious Side.

The 3m46s video showing the band in concert is hosted at the YouTube user account of Courtneydaniels1.

High school teacher John Shantz later joined a group on stage for a rousing rendition of  “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” by heavy metal rock band Metallica. A 5m50s video of that performance was posted Jan. 29 at the YouTube user account of a7xmetalhead713.

Music wasn’t the only thing that kept the students interested. Earlier in the day they decorated the gym at the high school, 1345 Kauffman Rd., Pottstown PA, with colorful class banners they created themselves. See the assortment below:

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POTTSTOWN PA – The “Someone Special Dance,” which was scheduled to be held last week at Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School and then was canceled because of severe weather, has been re-scheduled for Friday (Feb. 19, 2010) from 7-9 p.m. in the school, 1329 Buchert Rd., Pottstown PA.

Guests are invited to “bring their someone special” to enjoy fun and dancing at a cost of $5 per person, according to a note from the school calendar.

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Seen Thursday (Feb. 11, 2010) in the windows of Home Depot, Armand Hammer Boulevard, Pottstown PA. When the weather's bad, sometimes business can be good ... until the inventory runs out.

SANATOGA PA – Recent jottings from a reporter’s notebook:

Trend-Spotting

One subscriber to The Sanatoga Post‘s daily headlines e-mail, who receives it at work, programmed her e-mail box to issue an automatic reply Friday (Feb. 12, 2010) to all incoming messages. It read, in part:

“Due to the snow storm, (the office) has been closed for the last two days. I am busy shoveling out, so I will be out of the office again. I will not be checking email and voice mail.”

There’s a new trend for ‘ya; snowfall as a way to unplug.

For No Advance Warning, They Look Good

One hazard of being a public figure – and usually there is no more public a figure than an elected official – is that you may be asked to have your photo taken at a moment’s notice. That’s what happened Jan. 26 (2010; Tuesday), just before the start of the Pottsgrove School District Board of School Directors’ meeting. A student needed the board’s photo for a project, and directors did their best to seem happy about the opportunity.

They even have great smiles, despite the fact that the first of last week’s two blizzards was just beginning to rage outside.

The assembled multitude, from left, consists of Scott Fulmer, Fred Remelius, Jodi Adams, Michael Neiffer, Nancy Landes, Philip Keogh, Patricia Grimm, April Kontostathis, and Robert Lindgren.

Coming Soon, Or So The Signs Say

“Bliss,” which dubs itself as an “eco-friendly salon” – one assumes that means it will use natural hair care products and techniques – has announced by a sign outside that it will occupy space in the former school house at the corner of East High Street and Sunnybrook Road in Sanatoga PA. The building formerly served as home to an interior furnishings retailer.

“Goose’s Tobacco Outlet and Cafe,” which dubs itself as a “Super Montecristo cigar lounge” – Montecristo is a premium cigar brand name – also has announced by a sign outside that it will occupy space in the Sunset Center plaza at 250 W. Ridge Pike in Limerick PA.

No date has been given for either debut.

Welcome The New Mayor(s) Of Sanatoga …

If you’re a user of Twitter, the web-based social messaging network, you’re probably seeing an increase in Tweets that look something like these:

MKadash: I’m at Diamond Credit Union (1600 Medical Drive, Pottstown). http://4sq.com/bQFdf1
Saturday, February 13th at 18:00:28

subewl: I’m at Walmart (Chester Valley Trail, Pottstown Pike, Exton). http://4sq.com/85tqU0
Saturday, February 13th at 17:50:06

jsheehan200: I’m at Jerry’s Chicken Barbeque (146 Shoemaker Rd, 100, Pottstown). http://4sq.com/dq2PTH
Saturday, February 13th at 22:49:55

AllTravelSites: I’m at Carmike Coventry 8 Cinemas (650 W Schuylkill Rd, Pottstown). http://4sq.com/cKsYRW
Saturday, February 13th at 21:05:44

lfamous: I’m at Target – West Pottsgrove (100 Upland Square, Pottstown). http://4sq.com/4X3TVW
Thursday, February 11th at 20:49:37

And like other Twitterers, you may have wondered, “Who are these people? Why do they constantly say where they are? And does anybody care?”

They do care, if – like the folks above – they enjoy playing a game known as FourSquare.

FourSquare is a mobile phone pass-time that allows players to proclaim where they are in the world, and receive points for being there. If they check in from the same location enough times, and accumulate sufficient points, FourSquare designates them as the “mayor” of that place. A block occupied by 10 different businesses might also have 10 different FourSquare mayors.

Players who visit the same place even more times, or who visit wholly different places to which the game may point, can unlock special “badges” that mark them as being FourSquare experts.

The game’s developers explain that as players use FourSquare to check-in, they “start learning more about the places” others frequent. It’s both a way to meet up with friends, and a way for businesses to attract new customers because the game makes them seem more popular or trendy. A growing number of businesses – many of them bars, restaurants and entertainment venues – are making special offers to their mayors; a free dessert with a dinner purchase, for example.

Those perks  put an awful lot of pressure on mayors to keep re-visiting their favorite haunts (checked by FourSquare using the GPS capabilities of a player’s cell phone). Miss a day, and they could lose their mayoral titles to a trespasser, like this one:

akaleirose: I just ousted @beejer as the mayor of Burger King – Pottstown on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bylxF2
Sunday, February 14th at 02:55:29

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CLEARING SNOW FROM THE ROOF’S EDGE – Lower Pottsgrove Township residents Vince (on the ladder) and Zach (with the shovel) Markwith, of 1116 Kepler Rd., Pottstown PA, weren’t taking any chances with the weather Sunday afternoon (Feb. 14, 2010). They used tools to scrape snow from their home’s rooftop, helping to reduce some structural weight and also eliminate ice formations in gutters and beneath the eaves. They may have finished the job just in time, too. AccuWeather predicts another (but thankfully, smaller) snow storm will hit the Greater Philadelphia area tonight (Monday, Feb. 15) and Tuesday morning (Feb. 16), with the possibility to dump another 4 to 6 inches of white on western Montgomery County.

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They paid how much?

POTTSTOWN PA – The top price paid for real estate within Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township from Oct. 8-Nov. 18, 2009, was $239,900, the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper reports. The property is located at 2296 Diane Ct.

A second property, at 1367 Bramblewood Ct., sold for $181,500. A third, at 736 Maple Glen Cir., sold for $148,000.

This week’s top reported prices were listed Sunday (Feb. 14, 2010) in “The Top 50,” the newspaper’s weekly review of highest prices paid for real estate sold within the city of Philadelphia and townships in its surrounding counties.

By contrast, during the same period, the top real estate sales price in Pottstown PA Borough, immediately to the west was $140,000; Limerick PA Township, east, $352,850; New Hanover PA Township, northeast, $415,000; Upper Pottsgrove PA Township, west, $308,684; and in North Coventry PA Township, south, none listed.

Related:

• What They Sold For, Oct. 7-Nov. 11, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 1-Nov. 4, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 26-28, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 27-Oct. 23, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 12-16, 2009
• What They Sold For, Oct. 5-9, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 14-18, 2009
• What They Sold For, Sept. 1-11, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 26-31, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 20-25, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 13-19, 2009
• What They Sold For, Aug. 5-12, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 29-Aug. 4, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 24-28, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 20-23, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 13-17, 2009
• What They Sold For, July 6-10, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 29-July 3, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 22-26, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 15-19, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 8-12, 2009
• What They Sold For, June 1-5, 2009
• What They Sold For, May 25-29, 2009
• What They Sold For, May 18-22, 2009
• What They Sold For, May 11-15, 2009
• What They Sold For, May 4-8, 2009
• What They Sold For, April 27-May 1, 2009
• What They Sold For, April 20-24, 2009
• What They Sold For, April 13-17, 2009
• What They Sold For, April 2-12, 2009
• What They Sold For, March 30-April 1, 2009
• What They Sold For, March 19-27, 2009
• What They Sold For, March 18-20, 2009
• What They Sold For, March 5-11, 2009
• What They Sold For, Feb. 26-March 4, 2009
• What They Sold For, Feb. 18-25, 2009
• What They Sold For, Feb. 4-11, 2009
• What They Sold For, Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2009
• What They Sold For, Jan. 19-27, 2009
• What They Sold For, Jan. 10-18, 2009
• What They Sold For, Jan. 1-9, 2009
• What They Sold For, Dec. 22-31, 2008
• What They Sold For, Dec. 15-19, 2008
• What They Sold For, Dec. 8-12, 2008
• What They Sold For, Nov. 26-Dec. 5, 2008
• What They Sold For, Nov. 18-24, 2008
• What They Sold For, Nov. 10-17, 2008
• What They Sold For, Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2008
• What They Sold For, Oct. 20-27, 2008
• What They Sold For, Oct. 13-17, 2008
• What They Sold For, Oct. 6-10, 2008
• What They Sold For, Sept. 29 -Oct. 3, 2008
• What They Sold For, Sept. 22-26, 2008
• What They Sold For, Sept. 15-19, 2008
• What They Sold For, Sept. 8-12, 2008
• What They Sold For, Sept. 1-5, 2008
• What They Sold For, Aug. 25-29, 2008
• What They Sold For, Aug. 18-22, 2008

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SANATOGA PA – Selling real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township went slightly higher tech last weekend.

An animated, three-dimensional video walk-through of a furnished, “deluxe, one-bedroom apartment” that doesn’t yet exist, but nonetheless is being advertised for sale at the Buchert Ridge Retirement Community on Buchert Road west of North Pleasant View Road in the township, was posted Feb. 5 (2010; Friday) on YouTube by architects for the project.

• Watch the video, above, or see it at the YouTube account of user JLAoffice1.

The video is not narrated, so don’t adjust your sound; there’s nothing to hear. To The Post’s knowledge, this is the first time this kind of animated video has been used as a residential new construction real estate sales tool in Lower Pottsgrove. They have been common elsewhere for years.

Buchert Ridge is a project of Sanatoga PA-based Wil Hallman Retirement Development.

Related (to Buchert Ridge Community):

• Walk Through These Rooms Without Moving
• Commissioners Warm To Energy-Saving Apartments
• Commissioners Get An Early Start Tonight
• Meeting Moved Up For Buchert Ridge Presentation
• Buchert Ridge Unveiling Final Phase

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POTTSTOWN PA – On the Pottsgrove School District sports schedule for today (Monday, Feb. 15, 2010) through Sunday (Feb. 21):

Today (Monday, Feb. 15)

• PAC-10 Boys Basketball Final Four vs Boyertown at Pottstown HS, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

• Boys Middle School Wrestling @ Boyertown West, 3:30 p.m.
• Coed Varsity Swimming VS. Boyertown, 3:45 p.m.
• PAC-10 Girls Basketball Final Four vs Boyertown at Pottstown HS, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

• Boys Middle School Wrestling @ Arcola Intermediate School, 3:30 p.m.
• Quiz Bowl at St. Pius, 3:30 p.m.
• PAC-10 Final Four – Boys Basketball Championship at Pottstown HS, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 18

• PAC-10 Final Four Girls Basketball Championship at Pottstown HS, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 19

• Boys Middle School Wrestling – Southeastern Classic at Quakertown, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20

• Boys Varsity Wrestling – Sectionals, 9 a.m.
• Boys Middle School Wrestling – Southeastern Classic at Quakertown, 9 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 21

• None scheduled

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Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, Feb. 13

• 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.
• Adult Dance Friday At Sunnybrook
• Texas Hold-Em Benefits Swim Team
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Area Students Named To Honors Society
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Honors Society Inducts Local Students

Friday, Feb. 12

• Stuff Postponed And Stuff Canceled (Sigh!)
  The best-laid plans go out the window when the weather turns nasty. It’s true today in the Pottsgrove School District, in Sanatoga, and in Pottstown.
• No Longer ‘How Deep,’ But ‘How Fast’
  The weather problem for the coming weekend across western Montgomery County is not necessarily more snow, but higher winds that likely will cause snow to blow and drift.
• In The Aftermath, The Little Clean-Ups Begin
  The roads are clean (for the most part) and dry. Driveways and parking lots are too. So now that traffic’s moving again in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township, residents and business owners are turning to other weather-related chores.
• For Some, Roofs Are The Next Worry
  Forty-four inches of snow, dumped on our area during the past seven days, adds up to a lot of weight on roofs and building structures. Look out below.
• Emergency Dispatches For Feb. 11, 2010
  Local and area emergencies that occurred between Thursday at 5 a.m. and today (Friday) at 6 a.m., to which Montgomery County (PA) dispatchers sent first-responder teams.
• Texas Hold-Em Benefits Swim Team

Thursday, Feb. 11

• The Blizzard Locally, As Seen On YouTube
  In Pottstown, in Limerick, in Collegeville … almost everywhere, or so it seemed Wednesday, somebody had a video camera handy to record what was happening out in the snow.
• Second Time ‘Round: Tweeting Up The Snowfall
  Shovel? These folks don’t need no stinkin’ shovel! Instead, from anywhere within 10 miles of Pottstown between late Tuesday night and early this morning (Thursday), they stayed inside and chatted about the weather on Twitter.
• Stuff To Do This Weekend
  There are some fun activities that were scheduled for the weekend, and we haven’t received cancellation notices on any of them. Just to be sure, call before you go.
• Emergency Dispatches For Feb. 10, 2010
  Local and area emergencies that occurred between Wednesday at 6 a.m. and today (Thursday) at 6 a.m., to which Montgomery County (PA) dispatchers sent first-responder teams.
• Dance And Dine Saturday At Sunnybrook
  Figure the snow will be cleared by then. You’ll want to get out. Where better to go than a local Valentine’s Dance with a hopping band?
• Tasting Session Benefits Sanatoga Fire Co.
  A February fund-raiser allows you to taste some treats you can prepare at home, and buy the ingredients too. One-stop shopping!

Wednesday, Feb. 10

• New State Budget Proposes Education Increase
  On the same day that the Pottsgrove School District approved a preliminary budget for next year, Gov. Ed Rendell introduced a proposed state budget that contains an increase in education funding.
• District Special Audit OK’d In Alleged Funds Theft
  An area accounting firm has been approved to conduct a forensic audit of the Pottsgove School District’s health insurance bookkeeping, following allegations of theft from retirees’ premium payments.
• School Board Adopts Prelim Budget, Promises Cuts Ahead
  The Pottsgrove School District’s 2010-2011 starter budget, with a whopping 9+-percent tax increase, has been approved. Fear not, directors claimed; it won’t stay that big.
• Emergency Dispatches For Feb. 9, 2010
  Local and area emergencies that occurred between Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. and today (Wednesday) at 6 a.m., to which Montgomery County (PA) dispatchers sent first-responder teams.
• Recycle That Recycling Bin, Get Half-Off
  Do the responsible thing, and Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township can offer a great deal.

Tuesday, Feb. 9

• Tolls, Lower Pottsgrove Station Part of 422 Plan
  A “draft-final” version of the U.S. Route 422 master plan, released Monday, puts a future commuter train station inside Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township. Tolls to be imposed on 422 drivers would help pay for it … if ever built.
• Scan Sixers’ Stands, See The ‘Grove Fans
  Pottsgrove Middle School students are bound for a Philadelphia 76ers basketball game next week, as their reward for academic achievement.
• School Board Meets Tonight; Agenda Lacking
  Pottsgrove School District directors are expected to clear away a bulk of business tonight, so they can focus in two weeks on Ringing Rocks’ developments. A board agenda for their meeting, however, isn’t publicly available.
• What’s For Dinner? Pizza, PTO Hopes
  It’s a meal-time fund-raiser for Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School.
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • Fossilized Fun: Study Bones With Your Sweetie

Monday, Feb. 8

AND THERE’S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM – A North Pleasant View Road, Sanatoga PA, resident used a snowblower to clear his lengthy driveway Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) at mid-day, but it’s likely that neither he or any of us are done with the white stuff yet. AccuWeather predicts up to 4 inches of snow could fall on our area Tuesday night, and another 4 to 8 inches may drop during the day Wednesday. Check out its forecast, below.

• Tomorrow’s AccuWeather Forecast
  A look at what the next day could be like, provided by AccuWeather.
• What They Sold For
  A weekly review of top prices paid for real estate in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township and surrounding municipalities.
• On The Job Watch This Week
  Commuting may be in your future to find a job, or more specifically the job you most want, near the 19464 zip code. Which are the most popular sites to look for work online?; learn the Top Five. And there’s good news (well, sort of) and bad in the latest set of labor statistics.
• Pottsgrove Falcons Sports For Feb. 8-14, 2010
  Who they’ll play, where, and when. Assuming, of course, that more snow won’t shut everything down.
• Emergency Dispatches For Feb. 7, 2010
  Local and area emergencies that occurred between Sunday at 6 a.m. and today (Monday) at 6 a.m., to which Montgomery County (PA) dispatchers sent first-responder teams.
• Also, In The Limerick Post
  • 24 Hours In Limerick For Feb. 7, 2010
• Also, In The Pottstown Post
  • 24 Hours In Pottstown For Feb. 7, 2010
  • Manor Features Sweets For The Sweet

Sunday, Feb. 7

• Emergency Dispatches For Feb. 6, 2010
  Local and area emergencies that occurred between Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sunday at 6 a.m., to which Montgomery County (PA) dispatchers sent first-responder teams.
• Scenes From A Snowy Saturday
  When the second significant winter storm of the past 60 days ended Saturday in Sanatoga, lots of folks spent a portion of their day digging out and cleaning up.
• The Post Week In Review
  For Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2010
• Journalists’ Group Issues Social Media Guidelines
• Tweeting Up The Area’s Snowy Weather
  When Pottstown area folks couldn’t talk in person about Saturday’s big snow dump, they Tweeted about it.
• Emergency Dispatches For Feb. 5, 2010
  Local and area emergencies that occurred between Friday at 6 a.m. and Saturday at 6 a.m., to which Montgomery County (PA) dispatchers sent first-responder teams.

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SANATOGA PA – Health care news for western Montgomery County residents (and anyone else!), for Feb. 14-20, 2010, and beyond.

• These events have been added to The Post calendar.

Monday, Feb. 15

The first in a series of four weekly Lamaze classes for expectant parents will be held Feb. 15 (2010; Monday) from 7-9 p.m. in the boardroom on the ground floor of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC), 1600 E. High St., Pottstown PA. For more information, call 610-327-7147. Remaining classes are scheduled at the same time for Feb. 22, and March 1 and 8.

Water aerobics classes for members of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Senior Circle group will begin at 2:15 p.m. in the Boyertown Area YMCA, 301 W. Spring St., Boyertown PA. For more information, call 610-327-7699.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

A free breast pumping class for new and expectant mothers is scheduled to be held Feb. 16 (2010; Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. in Suite 300 of Medical Office Building II on the campus of Phoenixville Hospital, 140 Nutt Rd., Phoenixville PA. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call 610-983-1288.

An exercise class for members of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Senior Circle will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Congregation Mercy and Truth, Keim Street, Pottstown PA. It includes 60 minutes of aerobics, strength training and stretching. For more information, call 610-327-7699.

” Keeping Active Without Knee and Hip Pain,” a free Lunch ‘N Learn program for members of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Senior Circle group, will be presented Feb. 16 (2010; Tuesday) at 11 a.m. by Dr. Alan Cooper in Classrooms 1 and 2 of the Chesmont Professional Building, 13 Armand Hammer Blvd, Pottstown PA.  Seating is limited.  For more information or to register, call 610-327-7699.

The weekly meeting of the Domestic Violence Support Group sponsored by Pottstown Memorial Medical Center is held every Tuesday evening. For more information on times and locations, call 610-970-7363.

The Grief Support Group of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center will meet Feb. 16 (2010; Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. in Classroom 1 of the Chesmont Office Building, 13 Armand Hammer Blvd., Pottstown PA. For more information, call 610-327-7596.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

An gentle yoga class for members of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Senior Circle will begin at 9 a.m. at Villa At Morlatton in Douglassville PA. It offers 70 minutes of yoga for flexibility and relaxation. For more information, call 610-327-7699.

The second of twice-monthly meetings of the Grief Support Group sponsored by the Pottstown branch of the Freedom Valley YMCA will be held Feb. 17 (2010; Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. in the Y, 724 N. Adams St., Pottstown PA. For more information, call 610-323-7300.

A meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, sponsored by Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, will be held Feb. 17 (2010; Wednesday) at 7 p.m. in a location to be announced. For more information, call 610-385-6577.

Thursday, Feb. 18

An informational seminar on weight loss surgery, conducted by Phoenixville Hospital, 140 Nutt Rd., Phoenixville PA, will be held Feb. 18 (2010; Thursday) from 6-7:30 p.m. in the third floor conference center of Medical Office Building II on the hospital campus. For more information or to register, call 610-983-1975.

An exercise class for members of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center’s Senior Circle will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Congregation Mercy and Truth, Keim Street, Pottstown PA. It includes 60 minutes of aerobics, strength training and stretching. For more information, call 610-327-7699.

A meeting of the Bi-Polar Disorders Support Group will be held Feb. 18 (2010; Thursday) at 2 p.m. in the ground floor boardroom of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., Pottstown PA. For more information or to register, call 610-327-7633.

Make Today Count, a support group for persons with life-threatening illnesses, will meet Feb. 18 (2010; Thursday) at 1:30 p.m. in the laboratory library of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center 1600 E. High St., Pottstown PA. For more information or to register, call 610-327-7555.

Blood pressure screenings will be conducted by staff members from Pottstown Memorial Medical Center on Feb. 18 (2010; Thursday) from 1-3 p.m. at Wal-Mart, Route 100, Bechtelsville PA.

Friday, Feb. 19

Is your child safe in that car seat? Be sure. Learn Feb. 19 (2010; Friday) from a certified car seat technician how to properly install a child’s car seat. An appointment is required; to make one, call 610-327-7145. The service is sponsored by Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

Saturday, Feb. 20

A one-day birth prep class for new and expectant parents is scheduled to be held Feb. 20 (2009; Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Suite 300 of Medical Office Building II on the campus of Phoenixville Hospital, 140 Nutt Rd., Phoenixville PA. A fee of $85 per couple will be charged. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call 610-983-1288.

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SANATOGA PA – Disc Jockey “Enchanted Midnight” will play recorded hits from the 1960s through the ’80s during an adult dance and mixer scheduled Friday (Feb. 19, 2010) from 8-11 p.m. in Sunnybrook Ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Sanatoga PA. A $5 admission fee will be charged at the door.

• This event has been added to The Post calendar.

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