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What They Sold For

What They Sold For

Posted on 19 July 2010. Tags: , , , ,

They paid how much?

They paid how much?

POTTSTOWN PA – The top price paid for real estate within Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township from March 8-April 16, 2010, was $132,000, the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper reports. The property is located at 1219 N. Valley Rd.

A second property, at 524 Village Ln. Building 5, sold for $107,000.

This week’s top reported prices were listed Sunday (July 18, 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 $165,000; Limerick PA Township, east, $425,710; New Hanover PA Township, northeast, $375,149; Upper Pottsgrove PA Township, west, none listed; and in North Coventry PA Township, south, none listed.

Across all of Montgomery County, the highest-priced property sold during the period went for $2 million, at 6101 Joshua Rd., Whitemarsh PA.

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The Post Week In Review

The Post Week In Review

Posted on 18 July 2010. Tags:

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Published during the week just ended in The Sanatoga Post:

Saturday, July 17

  • Keep Healthy Next Week
    A weekly 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
    • Friday Night Fun At The Limerick Carnival
      The rides were busy, the food was tasty, and the temperatures were cooler (at least in comparison to daytime highs). And the good news is, the carnival on Ridge Pike is open all day today and most of tonight too. See a gallery of Post photos.
  • Also, In The Pottstown Post
    • Scenic Girls Give Pottstown’s Y A Workout
      (With Video) After they visited the VIP Diner, the Juan Carlos restaurant, and Desserts First, where else would Pottstown’s Hip To Be Scene Girls go except that palace of health and fitness, the Freedom Valley YMCA.
    • Keystone BMX In Review, Better Late Than Never
      (With Video) The bike race occurred almost two months ago, but don’t tell that to the YouTube account holder who on Monday (July 12) posted six minutes of exciting video from the Keystone Nationals. He hopes you’ll relive every jarring bump and bruise.

Friday, July 16

  • Pottsgrove’s Country Fav Releases Two New Songs
    (With Video) Boots on and guitar in hand, Pottsgrove’s Kendal Conrad offered two new country music performances at YouTube during the past 10 days, attracting more than a thousand viewers.
  • Shorty’s Cafe Gives Thousands To Meals On Wheels
    The Lower Pottsgrove restaurant helped do what it does best, feed its neighbors, by conducting an annual fund-raiser for the Sanatoga-based non-profit agency.
  • Pass The Tissues; Allergens Are Airborne
    A specialist with offices in Lower Pottsgrove talks about how those who suffer with allergies can best cope during a long, hot, pollen-filled summer.
  • Fresh On Facebook for Friday
    Exclusive or additional content provided only on The Posts‘ Facebook page. We’d love to have you follow us.

    • Just Opened: Antigua Guatemala
      The foodie bloggers at PhoenixvilleDish.com swear that the just-opened Spanish restaurant, Antigua Guatemala on Main street in downtown Phoenixville, is worth a visit.
    • Dig at Valley Forge Unearths Washington ‘War Room’
      Archaeologists wrapping up a six-week dig at Valley Forge National Park say they’ve found evidence of a dining hall Gen. George Washington may have used as a “war room.”
  • Also, In The Limerick Post
  • Also, In The Main Street Post
    • Bookseller Offers A Cheaper Read With Textbook Rentals
      Barnes And Noble, which operates the Pottstown and Blue Bell campus bookstores for Montgomery County Community College, is working with the school to rent, rather than sell, selected textbooks.
    • Journal Register Launches Blog Ad Network
      The publisher of local newspapers like The Pottstown Mercury and The Phoenix is partnering with a national firm to create Internet advertising networks involving local bloggers and websites.

Thursday, July 15

  • Understand 422 Plan Endorsement, Lower Pottsgrove Advised
    An East Coventry supervisor offered unsolicited advice Wednesday to Lower Pottsgrove commissioners as they consider whether to endorse the U.S. Route 422 master plan. He voted against it, and thinks they should too.
  • Sunnybrook Head Wants Lower Pottsgrove Apology
    The chairman of the Sunnybrook Foundation thinks his group was maligned during last week’s board of commissioners meeting, and wants its members to say they’re sorry.
  • Stuff To Do This Weekend
    Concerts, carnivals, book sales and farm markets. C’mon, goof off (you deserve it, after all).
  • Mangoes And Lemonade A Concert Duo Sunday
    This week’s concert in Sanatoga Park features The Mango Men and glasses of lemonade for a good cause. Join your neighbors on the lawn for a sip, a swallow, and an earful of fun music.

Wednesday, July 14

Tuesday, July 13

  • Sunnybrook, Town Relationship Seems To Sour
    Not everything’s rosy between the Sunnybrook Foundation and Lower Pottsgrove Township commissioners, who last week complained about a lack of cooperation from the entertainment venue’s owner.
  • Notebook Worthy
    Pottsgrove kids explore what inventors do, and a retired Pottsgrove teacher wins a surprise award.
  • Consider Retooling Your Retirement Plans
    If you haven’t saved for your golden years, or if you have and those savings took a hit, it’s time to take action, according to Pennsylvania’s certified public accountants.
  • Come Boogie Down Friday In Sanatoga
    Get your ’70s groove on during an adult dance and mixer, and a contest for the best disco outfit.

Monday, July 12

Sunday, July 11

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Posted on 18 July 2010. Tags: , , , , ,

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Keep Healthy Next Week

Keep Healthy Next Week

Posted on 17 July 2010. Tags: ,

SANATOGA PA – Health care news for western Montgomery County residents (and anyone else!), for July 18 (2010) and beyond.

Tuesday, July 20

The grief support group of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center is scheduled to meet on the second and third Tuesdays of every month at 6:30 p.m. in Classroom 1 at the rear of the Chesmont Professional Building, 13 Armand Hammer Blvd., Pottstown PA. For more information, call 610-327-7596.

Tuesday, Aug. 3

Individuals interested in learning cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic defibrillators will be accommodated in the Heart Saver program Aug. 3 (2010; Tuesday) from 6-9 p.m. in the board room at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., Pottstown PA. For more information or to register, call 610-327-7662.

Friday, Aug. 20

Is your child safe in that car seat? Be sure. Learn Aug. 20 (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.

Thursday, Sept. 9

A two-day safe driver course for persons age 55 and older will be offered Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in the Chesmont classroom of Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown PA. Successfully completing the 55 Alive program may provide a reduction in some car insurance premiums. For more information or to register, call 610-495-6402.

Saturday, Sept. 11

A one-day Lamaze class for expectant parents will be held Sept. 11 (2010; Saturday) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 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.

Tuesday, Sept. 14

Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and AED re-certification training for health care providers will be conducted July 6 (2010; Tuesday) from 6-10 p.m. in the board room at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., Pottstown PA. For more information or to register, call 610-327-7662.

Thursday, Sept. 16

The first in a series of three Living With Diabetes classes will be held Sept. 16 (2010; Thursday) from 6-9 p.m. at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., Pottstown PA. Advance registration is required. For more information, call 610-327-7463; to register, call 610-327-7500. Remaining classes are scheduled at the same time for Sept. 21 (Tuesday) and 23 (Thursday).

Friday, Sept. 17

Is your child safe in that car seat? Be sure. Learn Sept. 17 (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.

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422 Detour, A Second Time Around

Posted on 16 July 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

VALLEY FORGE PA – Several weeks after its first failed attempt to work on overhead lines crossing U.S. Route 422 in Upper Merion (PA) Township, crews from Philadelphia Electric Co. (PECO) will try again this Sunday (July 17, 2010), causing both the east- and westbound lanes of a portion of the highway to be closed to traffic between 6 and 10 a.m.

PECO originally scheduled the work for June 27, but violent storms that crashed down on the area only days earlier sent its workers off to fix damage wrought by Mother Nature, and the June attempt was cancelled.

According to the 422Improvements.com website, these detours will be posted and available while PECO’s work is being conducted:

  • For eastbound 422 drivers: Exit at Route 23; turn right at Route 23; turn left at Gulph Road;  and take Gulph Road to Route 202.
  • For westbound 422 drivers from Route 202 north: Turn left at Gulph Road; take Gulph Road  to Route 23; turn right at Route 23 and then turn left at the ramp to Route 422 West.
  • For Interstate 76 drivers and from Route 202 south: Take the ramp to the  Swedesford Road exit; turn right at Swedesford Road; turn left at South  Warner Road; turn left at Gulph Road; turn right at Route 23 and turn left  at the ramp to Route 422 West.

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Pottsgrove's Country Fav Releases Two New Songs

Pottsgrove's Country Fav Releases Two New Songs

Posted on 16 July 2010. Tags: , , ,

POTTSTOWN PA – Pottsgrove High School graduate Kendal Conrad has released two new original musical performances to YouTube – one on Wednesday (July 14, 2010) titled “Country Queen,” and a second last week titled “Gettin’ Even and Reba” – that so far have been seen by almost 1,200 viewers.

Conrad, who aspires to become an internationally famous country music star and who has performed in several venues across the nation and on television, earned her diploma from the high school, on Kauffman Road, Pottstown PA, in June. Her YouTube channel itself has more than a thousand subscribers.

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Shorty’s Café Gives Thousands To Meals On Wheels

Posted on 16 July 2010. Tags: , , , ,

The staff of Shorty’s Sunflower Café in Pottstown recently presented a donation of $14,346 to Meals on Wheels. Embracing an oversized check, from front at left, are Madison Wambold, Lauren Mace, Malissa Nettles, and Meals on Wheels case manager Ruth Hood; and at back, Amber Travitzky; Shorty’s co-owner George Bieber, Jen Brown and Nathan Stouch.

SANATOGA PA – The staff of a popular Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township restaurant – Shorty’s Sunflower Café, 1494 N. Charlotte St., Pottstown PA – recently presented a donation of $14,346 to the Meals on Wheels program, according to an announcement last week (July 7, 2010) from Family Services of Montgomery County, which operates the program from Sanatoga.

The money was collected by the restaurant during its annual Meals on Wheels fundraiser, held in April.

“Our staff and customers always enjoy our annual Meals on Wheels fundraiser,” said Liz Bieber, co-owner of Shorty’s Sunflower Café.  “By participating in this event, we have a chance to be more involved in our neighborhood, help those most in need and do what we do best … feed the community.”

Each weekday, Meals on Wheels – based at 1976 E. High St., Sanatoga PA – provides two meals, a hot lunch and a cold supper to refrigerate, to an average of 160 home-bound elderly and disabled individuals in Pottstown, Royersford and the Lower Perkiomen Valley. Community volunteers personally deliver over 81,000 meals a year.

The café staff sold raffle tickets to customers for the chance to win a variety of prizes, including gift baskets, art work, and gift certificates to local businesses.  In addition, the café offered advertising “space for sale” in the form of t-shirts Shorty’s staff members wore during the week-long fundraiser.

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Pass The Tissues; Allergens Are Airborne

Posted on 16 July 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Ah-h-h-h-choo! Yes, it's that time of year again: allergy season.

By Dr. Paul Swanson
Medical Staff, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center (PMMC)

Dr. Paul Swanson

Summer has arrived. So have a lot of other substances that may be causing itchy, watery eyes, a runny nose and sneezing. If you have allergies, your body’s delicate balance can be knocked out-of-kilter by hundreds of environmental triggers: animals, plants, foods and medicines, to name a few.

Approximately 50 million individuals in the United States suffer from some form of allergies, and that number is growing. The cause of an allergy is not always known, but a family history of allergies is thought to be a primary risk factor.

An allergy is a reaction by your body’s immune system to something that does not typically bother other people, according to the National Institutes of Health. Simply put, your body’s defense system sees a certain substance – called an allergen – as a threat, and releases antibodies to fight it. Usually, people who have allergies have increased sensitivity to more than one allergen or group of allergens, such as certain types of grass and trees, dust and lint, pollen and mold, and animal fur. Most common food allergies are the proteins in cow’s milk, eggs, peanuts, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish and tree nuts.

Allergic symptoms vary from person to person. They can be seasonal or year-round, and reactions can range from mild discomfort to life-threatening (particularly in the case of severe food allergies). Some people are born with allergies, while others develop them later in life.

Specific types of allergic diseases include allergic rhinitis (hay fever), sinusitis (swelling of the sinuses), serous otitis media (an allergic ear problem), conjunctivitis (red, itchy eyes), hives (itchy, red bumps), asthma (coughing or difficulty breathing), or anaphylaxis – a serious allergic reaction usually caused by a food, insect sting or exposure to certain chemicals, such as latex.

Anaphylaxis arises quickly and causes mild to severe symptoms: warmth, tingling in the mouth, a rash, faintness, shortness of breath, cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, even a drop in blood pressure resulting in loss of consciousness or shock. If not immediately treated with an injection of epinephrine, this type of allergic reaction can be fatal.

If you think you have an allergy, your family physician can refer you to a specialist such as an ear-nose-throat doctor (ENT) or an allergist-immunologist. An allergist-immunologist is an internal medicine physician, or a specialist in ear, nose and throat problems, with additional specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases. He or she will review your medical history, perform testing to determine the nature and severity of an allergy, and develop a treatment plan.

A variety of options are available for treating allergies: over-the-counter remedies (oral medication, topical creams or nasal sprays) prescription medication, or allergy shots. The right course of treatment depends on the severity and frequency of your symptoms.

Allergy shots or allergy drops work like a vaccine, by exposing you to a small dose of the allergen, to build your resistance. Allergy drops work in a similar way to allergy shots, but involve placing drops under the tongue rather than receiving an injection.  Allergy shots are usually reserved for more severe, recurrent symptoms that do not respond to other treatment.

Editor’s note: The author, Dr. Paul Swanson, is a member of the medical staff at PMMCin its department of surgery. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a general surgery internship at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. His residency in otolaryngology was completed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Swanson is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. His practice – Broker, Cramer, Swanson, Goldberg, and Actor ENT/Allergy – is located in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township at 5 S. Sunnybrook Rd., Suite 300, Pottstown PA. PMMC supplied this article and is responsible for its content.

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Understand 422 Plan Endorsement, Lower Pottsgrove Advised

Understand 422 Plan Endorsement, Lower Pottsgrove Advised

Posted on 15 July 2010. Tags: , ,

EAST COVENTRY PA – An East Coventry (PA) Township supervisor, who opposes imposing driver tolls on U.S. Route 422, offered this unsolicited advice Wednesday (July 14, 2010) for Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners’ Vice President Bruce Foltz and his colleagues: be cautious.

Municipalities that vote to endorse the 422 Corridor Master Plan “are, indeed … endorsing a toll,” elected East Coventry Supervisor Michael Albert Moyer wrote in comments appended to a Sanatoga Post article published Monday (July 12). The story reported on action last week in Lower Pottsgrove, during a commissioners’ meeting over which Foltz presided, to table a resolution that supported the master plan until they understood its implications regarding the potential of tolls on the highway.

Moyer, who like the commissioners is a public official elected to help govern affairs of his township, on Monday joined fellow Supervisor W. Atlee Rinehart in voting against East Coventry’s approval of the master plan. Two other supervisors favored acceptance, but because the board chairman was unavailable to cast a tie-breaking vote the matter “died at the table,” according to Rinehart.

It is uncertain whether the East Coventry board will attempt passage of the master plan resolution during a later meeting, Rinehart said.

A similar resolution may re-surface on Lower Pottsgrove’s agenda as early as its July 22 meeting, township Manager Rodney Hawthorne indicated last week. Commissioners said they would await more information before issuing a decision on the master plan.

In his comments, some of which were directed to Foltz by name, Moyer claimed municipalities that embraced the master plan were providing it with “the imprimatur of legitimacy from the local folks,” while accepting on faith that proceeds from tolls, if levied, would be used to make repairs and upgrades on 422. “Jesus, I accept on faith,” Moyer wrote. “The word of government and governmental agencies, not so much.”

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Sunnybrook Head Wants Lower Pottsgrove Apology

Sunnybrook Head Wants Lower Pottsgrove Apology

Posted on 15 July 2010. Tags: , , , , ,

SANATOGA PA – The chairman and president of the Sunnybrook Foundation, in an e-mail Wednesday (July 14, 2010), wrote that he thinks Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township officials should publicly apologize to his group for what he considers “false and uneducated remarks” regarding an alleged lack of cooperation over grants intended to benefit Sunnybrook Ballroom.

Sunnybrook Ballroom.

Foundation head Thomas Sephakis, in his e-mail to township Manager Rodney Hawthorne, described as “totally unfounded and inaccurate” comments made last week during a Board of Commissioners’ meeting and reported by The Post. “I personally feel that the township and its commissioners owe Sunnybrook and its community volunteers a public apology,” Sephakis wrote.

A copy of Sephakis’ message was forwarded to The Post. Although other foundation board members also were recipients, there is no clear indication Sephakis was writing at the direction of, or on behalf of, his board. It is not known if Hawthorne replied or, if so, what he said in response.

The e-mail, which apparently was accompanied by documents sought by the board, reacted to criticisms commissioners and Hawthorne made on what they claimed was the foundation’s delay in responding to their requests for information. Read the story here.

The non-profit foundation owns the ballroom, 50 Sunnybrook Rd., Pottstown PA, and has developed it into an entertainment and conference center during the past three years. It has received assistance and limited financial support from the township, but tensions between the two have heightened during the last year over applications for and distribution of county and state grant money.

“Sunnybrook has been forthright and has involved the township since inception,” Sephakis wrote of the current situation. “For several years we have had an amicable relationship and (I) do not understand why – as Sunnybrook is trying to better our community – that the commissioners continuously verbally ‘bash’ these efforts and what we have accomplished,” he added.

One foundation director privately noted about eight months ago that earlier, inflammatory  ‘we said, they said’ exchanges between the township and Sunnybrook “aren’t helping anybody.” Sephakis drew a similar conclusion in his lengthy e-mail: “Once again, this reflects badly for both parties to this matter,” he wrote.

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