Sandy Run, Run Down
I passed the chipping, worn Sandy Run sign and the tennis court overgrown with weeds to head for the entrance to the building.
I passed the chipping, worn Sandy Run sign and the tennis court overgrown with weeds to head for the entrance to the building.
The four-week genealogy workshop is designed for beginners, and will start May 21.
The Historical Society of Montgomery County, located at 1654 Dekalb St. in Norristown, will hold a four-week Genealogy Workshop, from May 21 – June 11. The Tuesday evening workshops will occur from, 7 – 8:30 p.m., and will be lead by genealogist Rose Brown. The workshops are designed for beginning genealogists, who wish to find their roots. According to the Genealogy Society of Pennsylvania website, becoming a new genealogist is an exciting time, from discovering an ancestor’s naturalization papers or locating a long-ago relative in a census. The site goes on to say that genealogy has a special methodology, and the society suggests reaching out to a variety of more experienced genealogists for beginners. The materials for the workshops …
Make some weekend plans.
Check out some events happening this June around the Philadelphia area: Manayunk Bike Race What: Racers will vie for $60,000 in prize money as they pedal a 12-mile loop through Manayunk and residents and visitors cheer them on. When: Sunday, June 2; women's race (60 miles) starts at 8:30 a.m., once it ends, the men's race (120 miles) starts Where: Lyceum and Manayunk avenues, Philadelphia Cost: None Lansdale Beer Fest What: The fourth annual Lansdale Beer Tasting Festival is expected to feature 200 beers from 100 breweries. It's sponsored by the Lansdale Area Fundraising Society. When: Saturday, June 22. Doors open at noon for VIP ticket holders; others get in beginning at 1:30 p.m. Taps close at 4:30 p.m. Where: 3rd Street and Richardson …
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Eastern Center for Arts and Technology Culinary student and Upper Dublin High School student Donovan Calhourn helped prepare fruit kabobs for the UDEF Day.
The Upper Dublin Education Foundation (UDEF) Day took place on May 15 at George’s Dreshertown Shop ‘N Bag, located at 1650 Limekiln Pike located in Dresher. The event featured Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (Eastern) Culinary Arts and Upper Dublin High School junior, Donovan Calhoun, who volunteered with Hatboro-Horsham juniors, Caitlin Goodspeed and Lauren Bissig and Eastern Student Success Aide Cori Sansalne, during the UDEF Day to prepare dishes such as fruit Kabobs. According to an Eastern press release, Shop ‘n Bag donates a large portion of the day’s receipts to the Upper Dublin Education Foundation, a non-profit community organization whose exclusive educational and charitable purpose is to support programs for the benefit…
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The Franklin & Marshall College poll ranks what voters feel is important for the state.
The No. 1 issue that Pennsylvania voters care about is improving the economy, at least according to one poll. The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 found that, of 11 possible issues, the one voters said to be most important to them was improving the state’s economy. The poll listed a number of issues and asked voters to rank its importance on a scale of 1 to 10. The top two issues, “improving the state’s economy” and “help create new jobs,” both had a mean score of 8.9 among voters polled. The poll, which was conducted between April 30 and May 5, gathered responses from 526 registered voters, including 265 Democrats, 196 Republicans and 65 Independents. The poll’s results are listed below: What do you …
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9:05 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Thanks for the comment, Cadillac Man. I'm curious. When you mention "the real issues," which ones are you talking about?   more ›
Two Republicans and two Democrats will be on the ballots of both political parties Tuesday.
Four Montgomery County residents are hoping to fill two open seats in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in January, but the first step is making it past the Primary Election, in which all of the candidates are cross-filed. Republican candidates Sharon Giamporcaro and Maureen Coggins will be on the Republican and Democrat ballots, as will Democrats Steven Tolliver and Gail Weilheimer. Here is a look at the four candidates: Maureen Coggins of Upper Hanover Township Maureen Coggins is a Montgomery County attorney with over 20 years of courtroom experience, including eight years as a prosecutor with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, including serving as chief of the Major Crimes and Special Prosecutions unit. As the…
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Matthew Royer went missing en route to Skippack from the University of Rhode Island on Thursday; his vehicle was spotted in Lebanon County Friday afternoon.
Pennsylvania State Police confirmed a new sighting of the car belonging to Matthew Royer, 21, a Skippack Township man who went missing on his way home from a Rhode Island Thursday night, according to abclocal.com. Police say Royer’s car was seen at 1 p.m. on Friday at Route 501 and Route 22 in Lebanon County, where two Subway restaurant employees told Action News that they "feel confident" they saw Royer. Pennsylvania State Police say Royer left the University of Rhode Island on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with his valuables in his vehicle. Before the Lebanon County sighting, Royer was seen at a Sunoco gas station in Breiningsville, Lehigh County, where he bought gas and water. Royer's cell phone stopped working around noon on Sunday, …
10:50 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
denise im the optimist! on a side note..... in this day of twitter facebook etc etc.... i doubt he has run away. Too many digital trails to follow. So one would venture the obvious.... he is probably incapacitated in some way... to what degree remains to be seen. I drove across country with all my stuff and when i stopped each night i unloaded all my stuff into the hotel room. My fear is someone …   more ›
Forest and Main Brewery, Philly's Phamous, The Ambler Bake Shop and more inspected in April.
The Montgomery County Health Department in April conducted inspections of food-service establishments in Ambler. Click each facility's name to see its Patch directory listing and click the date of its inspection to read the health department's report.
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7:40 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Spring-Ford High School ...not Springfield for PAC10 Football Senior Game   more ›