Morning Update 09/13/2011

What’s Happening Today

• It’s Meet the Teacher night at and elementary schools.
• The continues its run at ’ Berman Museum. The first major exhibition to focus on the Muhlenbergs, Pastors & Patriots will bring the family to life using portraits, furniture, needlework, firearms, photographs and many other artifacts—most of them never before exhibited or published.

Mark Your Calendars

• Frederick Winner, an artist formerly from Upper Salford Township, will present a program Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the . Winner will demonstrate a watercolor still life. The 95^th year for the GFWC-PA Women’s Civic Club of Schwenksville will be under way. Nikhil Bhat, the club’s HOBY (Hugh O’Brien Youth) winner and a junior at Spring-Ford High School, will speak about his experiences at the HOBY Leadership Seminar. Refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m. Guests are welcome—call 610-287-5488.
• Roll in to the at 201 W. Third Ave., Sept. 17. Proceeds will benefit two local children.
• Trappe Community Day has been rescheduled to Sept. 24 at Water Works Park
• St. Eleanor’s Parish is holding a Centennial Youth Event Sunday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon and then 2 to 5 p.m.
• A Zumbathon in memory of will take place Saturday, Sept. 24 at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Royersford. The event runs from 9 a.m. until noon. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by emailing zumbaforgabby@gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the Vogel family.
• Cub Scout Pack 105 is holding an ice cream social for recruiting Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Today in History
From History.com
• Francis Scott Key writes “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814)
• Attica Prison massacre (1971)
• Israel-Palestine peace accord signed (1993)

Born Today
• Claudette Colbert (1903)
• Roald Dahl (1916)
• Joanie Sledge (1956)

Morning Song
“Wherefore and Why” (Gordon Lightfoot)

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