On Saturday: Community Day, And Dewees Clean-Up

New today in The Limerick Post:

• Society Calling For Volunteers In Dewees Clean-Up Members of the Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, and Perkiomen Valley hope you'll join them April 20 for a bit of volunteer clean-up work April 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Dewees Museum on West Main Street.
• Collegeville Packs Community Day With Hours Of Activity Ursinus College and the borough's Main Street program have scheduled arts, athletics, kids' fun and games, food, and Earth Day observance and a whole lot more into only four hours that should make April 20 memorable long after it's gone.
• Bringing Children To Your Work? Take 'Em To Lunch, Too National "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" will be observed April 25 with a celebratory luncheon jointly sponsored by the TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Pottstown chapter of the Society of Human Resource Managers.
• Representative Holds An Office Open House April 20 Mark Painter, who represents Limerick and Royersford in the state's 146th Legislative District, opens his Sanatoga office doors on April 20 for a four-hour meet-and-greet session with constituents. His staff will be on hand for problem-solving, too.
• Boston Marathon Bombings Have An Area-Wide Impact Several residents from across western Montgomery County were registered to run in Monday's Boston Marathon, the site of what appears to have been a series of terrorist bombings. No one local has been reported injured. The Post offers a list of linked stories to help keep you abreast of the continuing news.
• Chicken Pox You Had As Child Can Resurface As Shingles Adults age 50 and older might avoid the illness known as shingles, or lessen its complications, with the help of an available vaccine, according to a publication for Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.
• Montgomery County's Latest Emergency Dispatches Did you just hear a siren? It could be the police, emergency medical service personnel, or fire companies being dispatched by Montgomery County's Department of Public Safety. See its incident list here in real time.
• From ‘Serious Eats,’ Something Great For Dinner Tonight Whip up something fabulous for tonight’s dinner, with fresh recipes daily from “Serious Eats”.
• Ahead On The Calendar Local events by the day, week or month. Got one to add? E-mail The Post.
• Tomorrow’s AccuWeather Forecast, And National Weather News A look at what the next day could be like, provided by AccuWeather.

Earlier:

• Limerick Heritage Field Airport To Receive Runway Repair The Limerick PA public-use airport, which is privately owned, is seeking contractors' bids to seal cracks in its runway, re-mark some portions of its pavement, and install new lighting fixtures.
• Homeowner Patio Plans Topic Of Limerick Zoning Hearing Patio plans for a Par Circle, Limerick PA, property require a variance for construction. The township Zoning Hearing Board will discuss the proposal April 24, and its meeting is open to the public.
• This Week: 3 Meals, 8 Performances, And Learning Galore You'll be busy! Enjoy dinners of turkey in Trappe or spaghetti in Pottstown. Attend a play in Trappe, dancing in Collegeville, a talent show in Pottstown, or a home show in King of Prussia. Learn about health insurance in Pottstown, safer driving in Royersford, and iron during the Revolutionary War in Pottstown.
• Community Network Conducts Five Career Prep Workshops Looking for work? The TriCounty Community Network wants to help! To prepare job-seekers for its third annual career fair, TCN has scheduled five workshops - including in Phoenixville and Sanatoga - that make searching for employment easy and more productive.
• Delaware Organist Offers Recital Sunday At Ursinus Jackson Borges, organist and director of music at Concordia Lutheran Church in Newark DE, will present a Heefner Memorial Organ recital Sunday at 4 p.m. in Bomberger Auditorium on the Ursinus College campus in Collegeville.
• Have They Any Wool? Bags Full, Saturday In Worcester Where does that warm wool winter clothing come from? From the backs (and everywhere else) of sheep, of course. See how their fleece is harvested at Montgomery County's Peter Wentz Farmstead.
• Right People, Property And Price In 2012 Vacation Home Sales Sales of vacation and recreational homes were up during 2012, according to a National Association of Realtors' annual survey, in part because interested buyers with more money in their pockets found some good deals.
• Cold But Fun Bargain-Hunting In Hell's Kitchen There are fewer vendors during winter at this world-famous New York City flea market, but it remains a lively place almost every weekend. And who knows what bargain you'll snag?
• Three Local HS Teams Out To Prove They're Really Smart Student teams from Spring-Ford, Pottsgrove and Pope John Paul II high schools join 14 others Friday in a battle of wits and smarts during Montgomery County's annual Academic Competition and Quiz Bowl.
• Unemployment Cheats, Beware! PA Set To Crack Down A proposal to increase penalties for unemployment fraud, eliminate the statute of limitations on the crime, and stop prison inmates from collecting checks has passed the House of Representatives.
• A First For Local Freshman: Amendment Passes In House State Rep. Mark Painter, who represents Limerick and Royersford, achieved a milestone of sorts Tuesday.
• Family Services Hosts Fathers' Workshop In Sanatoga The free and interactive series of sessions conducted by Family Services of Montgomery County beginning May 1 are intended to help fathers become the best possible parents, and offer coaching and community resources support.

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