This year’s parade theme, “Patriotic Songs” provides creative inspiration for floats and banners and encourages more musicians and bands to join in than last year. Parade chairman Russ Henze and his Parade Committee have devoted countless hours to creating a must-see spectacle of bands, cars, floats, marchers and other displays dedicated to showcasing our remembrance and gratitude owed to our veterans and our service men and women.
The parade will begin on Monday, May 27th at 10 a.m. sharp at Augustus Lutheran Church in Trappe, and will continue down Main Street to First Avenue. It will end at noon at Waterworks Park. Volunteers will hand out flags and programs to the spectators along the route. Children and families will enjoy giveaways from the parade participants and also at the parade’s end at Waterworks Park.
If you are watching the parade, bring your lawn chair to any shady spot along Main Street in Trappe from 7th Avenue down to First Avenue. Plenty of great viewing spots are available!
The parade will include about 60 floats, bands, including our own PV High School band, and representation from the Keystone Grange, the 4-H Club, Boy Scouts, antique cars, horses, civic and youth groups, bike brigades, neighborhood community groups, police and fire engines, and as always, quite a few surprises. A number of armed forces and military groups will be represented, including the Gold Star Mothers, who have a son or daughter serving in the military, and the Blue Star Mothers, who have lost a son or daughter. Several motorcycle and other groups will be riding in tribute to our military, including the Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education, Warrior Watch and the Keystone Wounded Warriors.
At the end of the parade, viewers should join the parade behind the EMS vehicle and walk to Waterworks Park for a short Memorial Day Observance led by Pastor Martha Kriebel of Trinity Church. The Observance will feature three buglers, a ceremonial flag raising, a Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” led by the Philadelphia German Brass Band, who will also perform a short concert at the end of the service.
At the parade’s end, lunch and snacks will be available from a number of food stands.
For more information Contact Russ Henze at russhenze@aol.com or (484) 902 8340.
Our renewed producer/grower market opens in a new location: the DaVinci’ Pub parking lot at 217 E. Main St., Collegeville.
Our 2013 market features new vegetable and other specialty vendors. Selling at the market will be over 20 farmers and vendors with virtually all vegetables and fruits in season, baked goods, cheeses, local wines, honey and home-made food products, including stuffed peppers, artisan gelato and granola, infused olive oils, fresh extracts and spices, pastured eggs, poultry, beef, and pork, gourmet dog treats, perennial plants, soaps, and crafts.
Additionalenhancements to this year’s market include:
Ample customer parking in the Power House lot adjacent to the market,
Weekly special food and fun events,
A shady location in the woods, and
A great restaurant—DaVinci’s—on site.
The 2013 market will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. from May 4th through November 23rd, rain or shine. Each market also includes live entertainment. The market is committed to providing locally grown, fresh food to the residents of Collegeville and the surrounding communities as well as providing an enjoyable shopping experience for all.
The Collegeville Farmers’ Market is sponsored by the Collegeville Economic Development Corporation (CEDC). For more information, check out our website at www.collegevillefarmersmarketorg or contact Cathy Kernen, catherine.kernen@comcast.net or 610 409 0370
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society offers its nine-hour Tree Tenders training course in three sessions, on April 9, 16 and 23. The Tree Tenders program is part of Plant One Million, the multi-state tree campaign to replenish the tree population of 13 counties in the Greater Philadelphia region, southern New Jersey and Delaware. The course offers hands-on tree care training for residents. For those age 16 and over.
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.phsonline.org.
For more information, contact Barley Van Clief at 215-988-8793 or bvanclief@pennhort.org.
The Ursinus College Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Sunday, March 17, at 4 p.m. in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
UC Jazz Band
Conducted by Holly Gaines, Associate Professor of Music, the Jazz Ensemble will perform standard and new works for jazz band, in a mix of swing, ballad, and Latin styles. Included in the program will be new arrangements of the standards It Had to Be You, Lush Life and Time After Time. The band’s trumpet section will be featured in the jazz-rock Brass Machine, and the band’s seven graduating seniors will present a feature on All About the Blues.
Philadelphia hosts the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the world. This year’s theme is Hawaii. The show will wow visitors with a tropical experience that is part digital technology and part natural beauty. Sugar House Casino will sponsor a “man cave,” where sports will be projected and table games played.
A new law is now in effect!!
Electronics such as computer parts, microwaves,televisions, radio's etc can no longer be thrown in the dumpsters or placed by the dumpsters for recycling. Please contact the Recycling Hotline at 800-346-4242 or the DEP at www.depweb.state.pa.us to find the proper way to dispose of your unwanted electronics. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Cabin Fever Relievers in Valley Forge and Montgomery County
Published: 2012-12-21
Winter shouldn’t put your pursuit of fun on ice. In southeastern Pennsylvania, a cool mix of recreation, history and one-of-a-kind museums blows in with the cold air. So, before you go stir crazy waiting for spring, visit Valley Forge and Montgomery County, Pa., to bust up those winter blues.
Spring Mountain Adventures, near Schwenksville, is the closest ski area to Philadelphia, south Jersey and Delaware and offers the least expensive lift tickets around. Eight trails, four lifts, two snow tubing runs, a terrain park, and a half-pipe ensure endless enjoyment in the snow, and zip-line canopy tours are available year-round. And now, you can stay over at the newly remodeled Woodside Lodge, a 1920s-era nine-room country manor.
Green Lane Park, in Green Lane, offers outdoor faves like ice skating, sledding, ice fishing, and cross-country skiing. The scenic trails are open for walking, hiking and jogging, perfect cures for the cold weather blahs and a healthy way to stick to that resolution to trim a few pounds.
Another local choice for cross-country skiing is the iconic, 3,500-acre Valley Forge National Historical Park. Kids aged 6–12 can burn some pent-up energy by “enlisting” in the Continental Army on certain dates in January, February and March. Here, they receive enlistment papers, copies of Continental currency, and wooden muskets to drill the same way as Washington’s soldiers.
Rock climbing at Philadelphia Rock Gym in Oaks lets you reach your peak, build confidence, make new friends, stay active and have fun all at the same time. It’s one of the first indoor climbing facilities in the U.S.and offers programs for all ages and abilities.
If anyone is in need of a bag to remove your Christmas tree, we still have some leftover from last year. Come to the Leasing Office and grab one while supplies last, or let us know and we'll put one on your doorknob.
We will keep you up to date on the option to bank online. We hope to have Spruce Court set up soon!
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MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
This year’s parade theme, “Patriotic Songs” provides creative inspiration for floats and banners and encourages more musicians and bands to join in than last year. Parade chairman Russ Henze and his Parade Committee have devoted countless hours to creating a must-see spectacle of bands, cars, floats, marchers and other displays dedicated to showcasing our remembrance and gratitude owed to our veterans and our service men and women.
The parade will begin on Monday, May 27th at 10 a.m. sharp at Augustus Lutheran Church in Trappe, and will continue down Main Street to First Avenue. It will end at noon at Waterworks Park. Volunteers will hand out flags and programs to the spectators along the route. Children and families will enjoy giveaways from the parade participants and also at the parade’s end at Waterworks Park.
If you are watching the parade, bring your lawn chair to any shady spot along Main Street in Trappe from 7th Avenue down to First Avenue. Plenty of great viewing spots are available!
The parade will include about 60 floats, bands, including our own PV High School band, and representation from the Keystone Grange, the 4-H Club, Boy Scouts, antique cars, horses, civic and youth groups, bike brigades, neighborhood community groups, police and fire engines, and as always, quite a few surprises. A number of armed forces and military groups will be represented, including the Gold Star Mothers, who have a son or daughter serving in the military, and the Blue Star Mothers, who have lost a son or daughter. Several motorcycle and other groups will be riding in tribute to our military, including the Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education, Warrior Watch and the Keystone Wounded Warriors.
At the end of the parade, viewers should join the parade behind the EMS vehicle and walk to Waterworks Park for a short Memorial Day Observance led by Pastor Martha Kriebel of Trinity Church. The Observance will feature three buglers, a ceremonial flag raising, a Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, and singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” led by the Philadelphia German Brass Band, who will also perform a short concert at the end of the service.
At the parade’s end, lunch and snacks will be available from a number of food stands.
For more information Contact Russ Henze at russhenze@aol.com or (484) 902 8340.
Collegeville Farmers Market
Our renewed producer/grower market opens in a new location: the DaVinci’ Pub parking lot at 217 E. Main St., Collegeville.
Our 2013 market features new vegetable and other specialty vendors. Selling at the market will be over 20 farmers and vendors with virtually all vegetables and fruits in season, baked goods, cheeses, local wines, honey and home-made food products, including stuffed peppers, artisan gelato and granola, infused olive oils, fresh extracts and spices, pastured eggs, poultry, beef, and pork, gourmet dog treats, perennial plants, soaps, and crafts.
Additional enhancements to this year’s market include:
The 2013 market will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. from May 4th through November 23rd, rain or shine. Each market also includes live entertainment. The market is committed to providing locally grown, fresh food to the residents of Collegeville and the surrounding communities as well as providing an enjoyable shopping experience for all.
The Collegeville Farmers’ Market is sponsored by the Collegeville Economic Development Corporation (CEDC). For more information, check out our website at www.collegevillefarmersmarketorg or contact Cathy Kernen, catherine.kernen@comcast.net or 610 409 0370
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society offers its nine-hour Tree Tenders training course in
three sessions, on April 9, 16 and 23. The Tree Tenders program is part of Plant One Million, the multi-state tree campaign to replenish the tree population of 13 counties in the Greater Philadelphia region, southern New Jersey and Delaware. The course offers hands-on tree care training for residents. For those age 16 and over.
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.phsonline.org.
For more information, contact Barley Van Clief at 215-988-8793 or bvanclief@pennhort.org.
Cost:
$25
Jazz Ensemble to Present Spring Concert
The Ursinus College Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Sunday, March 17, at 4 p.m. in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
UC Jazz Band
Conducted by Holly Gaines, Associate Professor of Music, the Jazz Ensemble will perform standard and new works for jazz band, in a mix of swing, ballad, and Latin styles. Included in the program will be new arrangements of the standards It Had to Be You, Lush Life and Time After Time. The band’s trumpet section will be featured in the jazz-rock Brass Machine, and the band’s seven graduating seniors will present a feature on All About the Blues.
The Philadelphia Flower Show
When: Sunday, March 4 – Sunday, March 11, 2012
Where: The Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia hosts the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the world. This year’s theme is Hawaii. The show will wow visitors with a tropical experience that is part digital technology and part natural beauty. Sugar House Casino will sponsor a “man cave,” where sports will be projected and table games played.
Hello Residents!
Re: Trash
A new law is now in effect!!
Electronics such as computer parts, microwaves,televisions, radio's etc can no longer be thrown in the dumpsters or placed by the dumpsters for recycling. Please contact the Recycling Hotline at 800-346-4242 or the DEP at www.depweb.state.pa.us to find the proper way to dispose of your unwanted electronics. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Thank you!
Cabin Fever Relievers in Valley Forge and Montgomery County
Published: 2012-12-21
Winter shouldn’t put your pursuit of fun on ice. In southeastern Pennsylvania, a cool mix of recreation, history and one-of-a-kind museums blows in with the cold air. So, before you go stir crazy waiting for spring, visit Valley Forge and Montgomery County, Pa., to bust up those winter blues.
Spring Mountain Adventures, near Schwenksville, is the closest ski area to Philadelphia, south Jersey and Delaware and offers the least expensive lift tickets around. Eight trails, four lifts, two snow tubing runs, a terrain park, and a half-pipe ensure endless enjoyment in the snow, and zip-line canopy tours are available year-round. And now, you can stay over at the newly remodeled Woodside Lodge, a 1920s-era nine-room country manor.
Green Lane Park, in Green Lane, offers outdoor faves like ice skating, sledding, ice fishing, and cross-country skiing. The scenic trails are open for walking, hiking and jogging, perfect cures for the cold weather blahs and a healthy way to stick to that resolution to trim a few pounds.
Another local choice for cross-country skiing is the iconic, 3,500-acre Valley Forge National Historical Park. Kids aged 6–12 can burn some pent-up energy by “enlisting” in the Continental Army on certain dates in January, February and March. Here, they receive enlistment papers, copies of Continental currency, and wooden muskets to drill the same way as Washington’s soldiers.
Rock climbing at Philadelphia Rock Gym in Oaks lets you reach your peak, build confidence, make new friends, stay active and have fun all at the same time. It’s one of the first indoor climbing facilities in the U.S.and offers programs for all ages and abilities.
Mike - I was told that, too. Hopefully we will be able to pay online sooner than later. Thanks for the feedback.
Christine - Thanks for the update! Happy New Year to you as well!
Happy New Year everyone!!
If anyone is in need of a bag to remove your Christmas tree, we still have some leftover from last year. Come to the Leasing Office and grab one while supplies last, or let us know and we'll put one on your doorknob.
We will keep you up to date on the option to bank online. We hope to have Spruce Court set up soon!
Thank you.
Carrie, I was told January 2013
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