DON’T FORGET TO SIGN-UP FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTSMEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM: Monday, October 3 at 10:00 AM in the Great Room. WELCOME BACK! GOOD FOOD/GOOD HEALTH WITH PARI: Monday, October 10 at 11:00 AM. Instructor: Pari Hoorfar. Cost: $5.00. Limited to 15 members. You will learn how to how to make “Crepes” and enjoy eating them 6TH ANNUAL CRAFT SHOW & BAKE SALE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Rain or Shine – Held indoors). It will be a special day. Fun activities for everyone. A wonderful assortment of handmade crafts along with Café of the Day(join us for coffee and donuts for breakfast or hot dogs, soup, tomato pie et al for lunch), Bake Table, Pictures with Santa, Gift Basket Raffles & Chance Drawings. MEDICARE AND YOUR OPTIONS: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT 10:00 AM. Presentation by Jim Long from Young Insurance. Between October 15 and December 7, anyone can join, switch, or drop a Medicare drug plan. The change will take effect on January 1 as long as the plan gets your request by December 7. TIME TO PLAY UMSSC JEOPARDY II: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24. Such a success we want to play again! FLU SHOTS:...
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The McKaig Nature Center and the Old Roberts Schoolhouse has suffered from the ravages of Hurricane Irene and we need your help. Even though we cleared the gutters just prior to the rains at the Old Schoolhouse, water cascaded over the gutters and onto the cellar doors.  These doors are old and rusty and the installation grout has partially crumbled away.  The basement received much water that the existing sump pump may have kept up until the power went out. Additionally, in McKaig Nature Center, the 3 bridges have suffered along with some significant erosion to the trails that will require remediation.  Please visit here for a more detailed explanation. Stream bank erosion under the Janoski bridge near Monkey Rock. The estimated repair costs for the Old Schoolhouse for new cellar doors, sump pump with battery, and a commercial dehumidifier is $2,800.  Furthermore, at least $6,300 is needed to start the repairs to the 3 bridges and erosion damage in the park itself. We would need 65 families to offer $100 each along with several, more generous neighbors to start the repairs.  Please visit here to help. Vytas Masalaitis, Director www.UMPHF.org parent organization for McKaig Nature Education Center Contact...
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King of Prussia, PA. -  The King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company will be holding a ceremony to mark the 10th Anniversary of  9/11 by dedicating a memorial park with two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center.   On April 7, 2011, twenty members of the fire company traveled 328 miles round trip from King of Prussia to JFK Airport in New York City to pick up two pieces of steel 5 feet tall by 33 ½ inches  wide.  Since that day members of the KPVFC 9/11 Memorial Committee, firefighters from KPVFC and JJW Inc. have worked very diligently to build a park to remember those lost  during that horrific day.  All are invited to attend the ceremony . Our dedication ceremony will be on  Sunday September 11, 2011 at 2:00pm at the Main Station of the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company located at 170 Allendale Road in King of Prussia. The ceremony will include: -All uniformed personal will be led in a walk by the Brian Boru Pipes and Drums to the firehouse to start the ceremony. All uniformed personal will meet in the Panera Bread parking lot on Allendale Road just south of the firehouse no later then 1:45pm. -The Star Spangled Banner,...
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The Upper Merion Park and Recreation Department’s Annual Community Fair and 5K Big Red Run are scheduled for Saturday, September 10, 2011. The 14th Annual 5K Big Red Run’s registration starts at 7:30 am and the run starts at 8:30 am.  The starting line is Pheasant Rd at the Township Building Park entrance.  The finish line is the Doreen Thornbury O’Donnell Memorial Playground.  The proceeds raised by this event are donated to the Upper Merion Mothers Club to be used for a variety of community projects. Doreen Thornbury O’Donnell co- founded the Upper Merion Mothers Club. The Upper Merion Township Community Fair runs from 10:00 am thru 2:00 pm.  It takes place at the Upper Merion Township Building Park.  Come on out an meet local vendors, business people, and community organization.  The will be entertainment, children’s games/activities and much more.  What a great way to see what’s in out community.  New this year, The Upper Merion Cultural Committee will be on hand to provide entertainment, food, and information on different cultures in our area. Pease check out our website at umtownship.org to register or to see complete descriptions. For more information, please call 610-265-1071
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A Tree Falls in Penn’s Woods Perzel guilty plea shows no one is above the law By: Lowman S. Henry The Lincoln Institute’s most recent Keystone Business Climate Survey found just 16% of employers in Penn’s Woods held a positive view of the state House of Representatives, only 14% thought kindly of the job being done by the state Senate. Those numbers are reflective of the low esteem in which the public at-large views the commonwealth’s legislative branch. Eight years of missing budget deadlines, a growing fiscal crisis and rampant corruption have soured citizens on state government. To its credit, the new General Assembly that took office earlier this year has balanced the budget – and done so on time. Further, the state Attorney General’s office has made significant and commendable progress in cleaning up legislative corruption. Complete validation of former Attorney General, now Governor Tom Corbett’s Bonusgate and capitol corruption scandal probes came with the plea bargain entered into by former House Speaker John Perzel. Perzel was, at one time, the 800-pound gorilla of state politics. He ruled the House with an iron hand and ruthlessly destroyed, or attempted to destroy, anyone who opposed him. He is now...
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