Spring-Ford Champs Honored At State House

New today in The Limerick Post:

• Four Days, Four Different Performances At MCCC Theater Like dance? Like choral music? Like jazz? Take your pick! All will be presented between April 26 and May 2 during aspiring arts showcase at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell.
• Spring-Ford Girls' Basketball Honored At State House Several elected representatives honored the Rams' championship team and coaches earlier this month by noting their accomplishments in a resolution read on the House floor, and then posing for a commemorative photo.
• Vietnam Vets' Memories, Mementos Needed For Exhibit They'll become part of an interactive display being planned for an education show that will run from September through November at ArtFusion 19464, the non-profit community art center in Pottstown.
• 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:

• Spring-Ford Seminar Covers Student-Athlete Recruiting Spring-Ford students and parents who hope that college-level athletics will yield a scholarship usually need to know more about the process. Here's their chance.
• They're Starting 'Em Out Right In Limerick, And Young The age of some participants in a Friday fund-raiser for the Spring Valley YMCA in Limerick may surprise you.
• Some Paid In Gold Wednesday For A Lead Foot On 422 Three different police agencies caught an average of one lead-footed motorist every six minutes during a four-hour U.S. Route 422 speed enforcement detail Wednesday in western Montgomery County. Some fines were doubled because speeders were pulled over in "active" construction zones.
• West Nile Virus Season Approaching, MontCo Warns West Nile virus season has begun, and the Montgomery County Health Department recommended Monday that county residents take precautions to clear away mosquito breeding areas around their homes.
• New And Favorite Vendors Offer Collegeville What's Fresh The weekly summertime Collegeville Farmers Market has been enhanced, renewed, and relocated to the parking lot outside DaVinici's Pub on East Main Street, organizers report. It's grand re-opening is scheduled for May 4 at 9 a.m.
• Artist Celebrates Mother's Day At Frederick Living Well-known local artist Julie Longacre will sign copies of her new book, "A Sketch in Time," during a May 11 Mother's Day observance at the Frederick Living complex in Frederick PA.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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