United Nations Worker, Author To Visit Ursinus

New today in The Limerick Post:

• U.N. Representative King Scheduled As Ursinus Speaker The international aid worker and author will visit Collegeville on March 18.
• Forget Faux Maple Slurple! Real Thing's Harvested Today One of Montgomery County's most popular park programs, Maple Sugar Magic, returns today (Saturday) to show visitors how sap from maple trees is transformed into syrup for pancakes.
• Finger-Numbing Coldness Ahead, County Warning Says Montgomery County's health department issued a Code Blue alert for tonight through early Monday.
• 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:

• Collegeville Man Walks Cross-Country In Wife's Honor He's raising money for ovarian cancer research, from which she died 1-1/2 years ago.
• Having Problems Parking In Royersford? You're Not Alone The problem affects the borough manager on occasion, he admitted Tuesday, and a restaurant owner says the lack of parking is costing him business.
• Already Wooded Collegeville Land Gets Even More Trees A public-private grant will be used to purchase the seedlings. Environmental studies students at Ursinus College will do the planting.
• Get More Mileage From Your Doctor Visit With A Map The Patient First health care firm suggests you take a road map of sorts - a list of what you want to talk about - with you during every visit to a physician. You'll get more health care in less time that way, it says.
• Celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday At Upper Schuylkill Park If you were a cat in hat, would you run a zoo too? Only the inimitable Dr. Seuss, the famous children's book author, would ask such an outrageous question and have it easily understood. His birthday will be celebrated with a party of sorts Saturday in Royersford.
• Hungry Family, No Time To Spare? Reach For A Skillet On Wednesday's Food Page: Simple skillet dinners can get food on the table fast during a busy week without causing a panic ... or a call for carryout; A quiche dish is the perfect addition to your spring menu for guests; And canned foods as essential cooking tools? Yup.
• After Hiatus, Popular BIE Home Show Roars Back Everything that makes a house a home, and then some, will be displayed this weekend (Friday through Sunday) at the annual Building Industries Exchange of Pottstown Home Show in Sunnybrook Ballroom.
• Awaiting Trial, He Enters Plea In Phoenixville Murder A Delaware County man entered his plea Monday regarding the incident in 2011.
• Robots Ran For Pegs Saturday In Phoenixville Contest A robotics qualifying tournament for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics classes at Spring-Ford, Phoenixville, and 34 other high school programs was held Saturday in Phoenixville. Glittering hardware was everywhere.
• Collegeville Meeting Room Spruced Up, Ready To Rent The Collegeville Fire Company invested in refurbishing its meeting room. Now the space is ready for rental for public or private functions, it said Saturday.
• Reach For Commuting Aspirin; More 422 Delays Ahead Drivers on portions of U.S. Route 422 in both its east- and west-bound lanes can expect a full month of lane restrictions during March.
• County Sessions Return For Seasonable Income Tax Help If you earned less than $51,000 last year and need help filing your federal income tax return, breathe deeply and pick up the phone. You may qualify for free assistance in Sanatoga and Eagleville, under the VITA program operated by Family Services on Montgomery County.
• This Week: Moons Rise, Authors Talk, And Charlie Sings Ahead on The Post calendar: learn about distant moons at Boyertown's planetarium, discover new books in authors' talks in Blue Bell and Collegeville, taste salad dressings in Kimberton, watch dancers soar across an Ursinus stage, dine on spaghetti in Royersford, and hear Charlie Brown belt out a tune.
• Crawl Pubs Of Phoenixville In Advance; Patty Won't Mind A St. Patrick's Day tradition returns to Phoenixville next month ... ahead of St. Patrick. It's the annual Pre-St. Patty's Day Pub Crawl, coming March 9 to eight different food and beverage establishments along Bridge Street.
• Painter Says Vets Need Better Access To Education The state representative for Limerick and Royersford suggested Friday that a bill he is promoting would require Pennsylvania-supported colleges and universities to give veterans more assistance.
• Sustainable Cosmetics Coming To King Of Prussia 'Pulse' "Fair trade" cosmetics sales begin Saturday at a new concept store in King of Prussia.
• College Degree Help For Veterans Promoted By Painter He'll hold a press conference today (Friday) to talk about what he calls a "Combat To College" program.
• Zoës Kitchen Opening New Restaurant In Collegeville The chain specializes in Mediterranean-inspired foods.
• Home Prices Jump In S-F; Flat In Pottsgrove, Pottstown Over the past year, according to a new report, average single-family home sale prices rocketed up 32 percent or more in the Spring-Ford Area School District but stagnated or declined slightly in the Pottsgrove and Pottstown districts.
• Court Ruling: No PA Privacy Right For Home Address This decision clarifies the state Right-To-Know Law.
• Philly Flower Show Features Botanical Illustrators Members of the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators report they have a special interest exhibit planned for those who attend the Philadelphia Flower Show next month.
• Community Health Plans April Dental Sealant Program A children's dental sealant program, which provides complimentary oral examinations and sealant placement for children ages 6-14 years old, will be conducted April 6 by Community Health and Dental. It's free, and appointments are being accepted now.
• Valley Forge Table Games Earned $2.55M In January Its take was based on the operation of 50 tables operating during the month in King of Prussia.

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