Morning Update 09/22/2011

What’s Happening Today
• Make your own at at 10 a.m.
• It’s at . Women 21 years and older can partake in a free evening with wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, gourmet chocolate, parrafin hand treatments, women's beauty and health ideas, massage, door prizes and more.

Mark Your Calendars
• The Perkiomen Valley School Board will hold another meeting at Monday, Sept. 26. There will be a tour of the building at 6:30 p.m., followed by a meeting around 7. The discussion will include the building’s current state and possible improvements.
• Skippack Days will be held the weekend of Oct. 1 and 2; the Revolutionary War encampment will take place Oct. 8 and 9.
• is hosting a Fire Prevention Open House on Oct. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Trappe Community Day will be held Saturday, 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.
• The Perkiomen Township Fire Company is hosting its first-ever Oktoberfest Saturday, Sept. 24, from 7 to 10 p.m. The event includes music, food and samples from local breweries. Admission is $25, and $15 for designated drivers. Visit here for more information.

Today in History
From History.com
• Patriot executed for spying (1776)
• President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
• President Gerald Ford survives second assassination attempt (1975)

Born Today
• Joan Jett (1960)
• Bonnie Hunt (1964)
• Nate Dingle (1972)
• Bilbo (1290) and Frodo Baggins (1368)

Morning Song
• Cherokee Morning Song

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