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Five Things to Know Today: April 3

Penndale ninth graders launch rockets today

1. The first round of voting wraps up today for Walmart’s “Get on the Shelf” contest. One contestant is Matthew Chalal, an incubator client from . Chalal is owner and creator of Flashcar, an educational board game that improves math skills while racing a car around a track to the finish line. The top 10 products from the first round will be eligible for the second round from April 11 to April 24. Visit www.getontheshelf.com/product/1360/Flashcar for more details.

2. Come play at Lansdale Library at 1 p.m.

3. Roots Magic Genealogy Group meets at 7 p.m. at . Get help with the RootsMagic program, research ideas and more.

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4. Ninth grade students at , 400 Penn St., Lansdale, will launch rockets today during all ninth-grade periods. Students have been learning Newton’s laws of motion in science. To supplement the learning process, students have been working on creating a power rocket out of a 2-liter soda bottle and cardboard, powered by air pressure and water.

5. are being held tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 295 S. Main St., Telford.  Attendees should bring a mat and a set of light weights. There is a free trial week this week. Visit www.AerobicRhythmics.com for more details.

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