DateBook Notes

The deadline for the DateBook is noon Tuesday, two weeks before the desired publication date. Information should include event, date, time, applicable fees and contact information that can be published for more information. Send to Spring-Ford Reporter at 290 Commerce Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034; fax to 610-948-5914; or e-mail to sfreporter@montgomerynews.com.

Athletic Endeavors

• West-Mont United Soccer Association will hold an Election Day Soccer Camp, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hill Top Farm.

Sessions will include soccer technical and training activities; small group training; world cup matches; groups games; high caliber, professional trainers.

Full day camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 7 to 15 and costs $40. Half day (9 a.m. to noon) for ages 4 to 6 costs $25. Extended day morning (8 to 9 a.m.) costs $10; Extended day afternoon (3 to 5 p.m.) costs $15.

West-Mont and non West-Mont players are invited. Registration forms can be attained at the West-Mont United Web site at www.westmontunitedsoccer.org.

Church events

• Spring City United Methodist Church, Broad and Church streets, will host its Fall Bazaar Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lunch will be available, including hoagies and soup. Baked goods, attic treasures, and crafters

• Lower Skippack Mennonite Church, 892 Evansburg Road, Skippack, will hold its Second Annual Fall Festival on Oct. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. The festival will feature free games, moon bounce, and hayrides, as well as a bake sale, general store, and much more. There will be homemade soup and other foods as well as hot and cold drinks for sale.

Call 610-564-6176 for more information.

• St. Eleanor Church, Collegeville, will hold a Bazaar and Craft Show Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school hall. It will feature 40 crafters, prize tables, a 50/50 raffle, visits with Santa Claus, a bake table, games and toys.

• Sacred Heart School, Lewis and Washington streets, Royersford, is holding its Seventh Annual Ladies Basket Raffle Nov. 13, in the school’s gymnasium. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the raffle starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets ordered in advance are $10 per person; tickets bought at the door are $15. There will be more than 150 baskets, two 50/50 raffles, and Grand Prize drawings.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 610-454-0668 or e-mail ticketsforbaskets@sacredheartroyersford.org.

• Open Door Ministry Pantry, 350 Main Street, Royersford, is open every Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. except the last Thursday of each month, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Events

• The Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a Mixer at Wells Fargo Advisors, 100 Springhouse Drive, Suite 104, Collegeville, from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 15. Join the chamber for wine, light hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to meet and view the work of local artist Debbie Radicchi.

E-mail info@pvchamber.net to register for the event.

• Northern Star Farm, Trappe’s only remaining family owned and operated farm, announces its second annual Community Fall Fest.

The Fall Fest will run every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. The festivities will include hay rides, pony rides, a corn maze, opportunities to watch the Dairy Herd being milked, a pumpkin patch where you can “pick your own” pumpkin, and additional special events planned throughout the month.

Fall Fest goers will be able to tour the Dairy Farm and visit with the farm animals, and the youngsters will have an opportunity to try their hand at milking Connie the Cow. Additional vendors will be on hand with family friendly food, and locally produced goods and crafts including hot and cold cider, caramel apples, and more.

The final day of Northern Star Farm’s Fall Fest is Oct. 31, and will feature a Halloween celebration for kids and adults alike with a costume contest and a trip through the Haunted Maze at dusk.

• Trappe Tavern will host Tavern Talks the third Thursday of every month.

Presented by St. Luke’s UCC, PSeC and the Trappe Tavern, the talks will feature presenters, current issues and interaction among participants.

Oct. 15, “Sexual Liberation and Sexual Repression: A Sexual ethics Conversation,” by Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale, Christian association of UPenn.

For more information, email pastorann@stlukestrappe.org, blakesley@psec.org or visit www.yaya-spirit.org.

• Spring Valley YMCA will host Oktoberfest from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the YMCA, 19 W. Linfield Trappe Road, Limerick.

German music, dancing and food, games and pumpkin decorating contest. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride or tour the YMCA. For more information call 484-984-2000.

• Join in with the Schuylkill Canal Association on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, and be a part of the international clean-up effort being performed by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world with the goal of removing trash and debris from our area beaches, lakes, and streams.

Lend SCA a helping hand as it works along the 3-mile linear greenway known as the Schuylkill Canal Park throughout Mont Clare and Port Providence, Upper Providence Township.

Tasks to be completed include trail clearing, litter pickup, tire collection, and retrieval of debris in the two waterways; the Schuylkill River & Canal, with the park area, to name a few items on the “To Do” list.

Volunteers will meet at Lock 60 on the Schuylkill Canal, Locktender’s House, 400 Towpath Road, Mont Clare, 19453 (For directions, visit www.schuylkillcanal.org)

To register, contact Betsy Daley at the Schuylkill Canal Association at edaley@schuylkillcanal.com, visit www.schuylkillcanal.org, or call 610-917-0021.

• Towards Harmony Acupuncture, Skippack, together with the other holistic health practitioners “Upstairs at Dreamcatcher”, invite the community to participate in their Open House Oct. 17, from noon to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 267-342-2485 or e-mail towardsharmony@hotmail.com.

• Perkiomen Valley Art Center will present a demonstration of portraiture in oil by Paul DuSold at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Encore Experiences at Harleysville, 312 Alumni Ave., Harleysville.

The program is free and open tot he public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the Art Center at 610-287-0694.

• A Health Insurance Crisis Breakfast Meeting with the Spring-Ford Chamber of Commerce will be held Oct. 22 at 7:30 a.m.

Speakers are Charlie Laskey from Ron Black Agency and Tony Talone from Diverse Technical Lines, Inc. A question-and-answer session will follow the talks.

The breakfast will be held at the Spring Ford Country Club, 48 Country Club Road, Royersford.

Cost is $20 for all area chamber members, $25 for non-chamber members.

RSVP to beth@springfordchamber.com or call 610-948-1771.

• Jeff Marshall of the Heritage Conservancy will present a program sponsored the Skippack Historical Society, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Indenhofen Farmhouse, corner of Evansburg Road and Skippack Pike (Route 73) in Skippack.

Mr. Marshall will show a slide presentation and will then guide a tour of the Indenhofen Farmhouse, where he can demonstrate certain characteristics discussed in his presentation and answer questions.

Suggested donation for attendance is $2. Refreshments will be served. Call 610-584-1166 or e-mail info@skippack.org with any questions or for more information.

• Spring-Ford High School’s Homecoming Weekend will be Oct. 23 and Oct. 24.

Festivities will kick off with the annual Powder Puff football game, in which junior and senior girls compete on the playing field, with junior and senior boys serving as cheerleaders. The game will begin at 5 p.m. in Coach McNelly stadium. Tickets are $3 per person and will be available at the door. The goal is to raise $5,000 for autism treatment and research. After the game, a bonfire will be held from 7 to 8 p.m.

A Spring-Ford Alumni Association social will be held at the Royersford VFW, 730 S. 4th Ave., from 7 to 11 p.m.

On Oct. 24, the fun begins at noon with a parade in Royersford. The parade will begin at 7th Avenue and Washington Street, where the procession will march down 7th Avenue to Main Street. The parade will turn left on Main and continue to 5th Avenue and then turn left onto Green Street. From Green Street, the parade will end behind Coach McNelly Stadium.

The football game versus Boyertown High School will begin at 2 p.m., but gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the public is invited to watch performances by Boyertown’s marching band, as well as the introduction of the Homecoming Court. At halftime, Spring-Ford’s Homecoming Queen will be announced, the Court will be presented, and the Golden Ram Marching Band will perform.

• Spring-Ford High School’s SNAP (Post Prom Party Committee) is sponsoring a fundraising concert, “Spring-Ford Live,” which will be held at the Ninth Grade Center’s auditorium on Oct. 23 after the homecoming bonfire. The event starts at 8:30 p.m., doors will open at 8 p.m. This fundraising event will host five Spring-Ford student bands while raising money for the post prom party in May, 2010.

Students can obtain tickets at the Spring Ford High School during lunch the week of homecoming (Oct. 19 to Oct. 22). Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the door.

• The Fourth Annual Owen J. Roberts Make A Difference Day will be held Oct. 24. Opening Ceremony is 10 a.m., and community members are encouraged to drop off donations of food, paper goods, and personal care items for the North Coventry Food Pantry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Connelly Chiropractic will hold Pumpkins & Posture Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Achin’ Back Garden Center (Corner of Penn Road and Ridge Pike, Sanatoga) for a posture check and free pumpkin, cookies and cider.

• DaVinci’s Pub will host Flamin' Dick and the Hotrods at DaVinci Pub’s Second Annual Car Show at 1 p.m. Oct. 24 in the parking lot, with entertainment and prizes for first, second and third places.

Call Frank to register - 610-656-6626. DaVinci’s Pub is located at 217 E. Main St., Collegeville, 19426. Reservations: 610-831-1955 www.davincispub.com.

• Warren Lodge No. 310 will hold a Ham and Roast Beef Supper Oct. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m. Dinner will be served buffet-style in the dining room of the lodge, corner of Main Street and Clamer Avenue, Collegeville. Most of the desserts will be home-made.

Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and children under 6 are free. Pay at the door. Take-outs available.

• A Build Your Business Network Luncheon, sponsored by the Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be held Oct. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Trappe Tavern, 416 Main Street, Trappe

Sally Magee, RN, BSN, CCM, Capone & Associates, will discuss Nightingale Patient Assistance Services (www.askthenightingales.com).

Register early for $20 (e-mail info@pvchamber.net) or $25 at the door.

• The Central Montgomery County 4-H Horse & Pony Club presents its 2009 Fall Fun Horse Show Oct. 31 at 9 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.) at the Montgomery Co. 4-H Center, Route 113 near Skippack.

The Costume Division is open to all and there is a special class for Best Dressed Any Animal. There are gaming and racing classes and plenty of good food.

For a prize list and more information call: 610-287-7619 or 215-272-1799

• Friendship Fire Co. and Ambulance, 269 Green St., Royersford, will host its second annual Basket Bingo Nov. 1.

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call Danielle at 484-369-8175 for more information or to purchase tickets.

• The Perkiomen Valley Art Center will hold its 54th Open Juried Exhibition, open to all artists, Nov. 2 through Dec. 4, at The Hill School Center for the Arts, Beech and Sheridan streets, Pottstown.

The public is invited to a free reception Nov. 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the exhibition site. Awards will be presented at 4 p.m. Exhibition hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment (610-705-1039), and is closed Nov. 26 to Nov. 30.

Artists who wish to submit artwork for the show should contact the Perkiomen Valley Art Center at 610-287-0694 for details, in advance of the delivery date (Oct. 30), or visit www.perkvalleyart.org.

• A Mixer at Zwahlen’s Ice Cream & Chocolate Co., 670 Shannondell Blvd., Audubon, 19403, will be held Nov. 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. Register by e-mail at info@pvchamber.net.

The mixer will include chocolate tasting, gift baskets and chocolate apples!

• The Perkiomen Valley School District will hold at comedy show/silent auction Nov. 6 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Hotel Fiesole, 4046 Skippack Pike, Skippack, 19474.

Tickets are $35 per person and include the comedy show, auction, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Tickets can be ordered at www.PSSDFoundation.org or by e-mailing kim Barrett at kbarrett@pvsd.org.

• A Multi-Chamber Mixer will be held Nov. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Spring Ford Country Club, 48 Country Club Road, Royersford.

Join business members from Perkiomen Valley, Phoenixville Area, Spring Ford, Tri-County Area Chambers of Commerce. This event is sponsored by Verizon.

• A Holiday Mixer, sponsored by the Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce, is planned for Dec. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Spring Ford Country Club, 48 Country Club Road, Royersford

Call 610-489-6660, fax 610-454-1270 or e-mail info@PVchamber.net to register.

For kids

• Kids’ MusicRound, music and movement classes for families with young children, begins its fall semester at the Kiddie Academy on 301 Wartman Road in Collegeville.

The program will encourage parents and children to explore the art of music play and movement. Led by trained Kids’ MusicRound faculty, the 10-week, 45-minute sessions explore the joys of interactive musical play for families with infants and children through age 4. Classes are Saturday mornings in Collegeville. The program includes two CDs and a songbook of traditional, original and world music. The full schedule, with information on Kids’ MusicRound philosophy, teachers, song clips and videos is available on www.KidsMusicRound.com.

Semesters in fall, winter, and spring will run 10 weeks and include two CDs and a songbook.

To request a brochure or for more information, call 484-868-2383 or e-mail annmariec1146@aol.com. You can also visit our Web site at www.KidsMusicRound.com.

For the Troops

Pottstown Memorial Medical Center is holding a donation drive to collect needed items to send to injured American soldiers and injured and/or orphaned children in Afghanistan.

Marcia Favinger, RN, Labor & Delivery, and Diane Mower, RN, PCU, are asking the community to reach out and donate needed items to be sent to Afghanistan. Captain Jen Martinez, United States Air Force, is the daughter of Favinger and sister of Mower, and is stationed with a medical unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan. She is asking for donations of the following items:

Tootbrushes and toothpaste; Soap; Shampoo; Zip lock bags (2-1/2 gallon); Backpacks (adult); Children’s shoes (rubber crocs, tennis shoes, etc.); school supplies (paper, pencils, crayons, pens, construction paper, notebooks, binder tablets, or any other school supplies).

Donations can be dropped of at the information desk in the main lobby of the hospital through Oct. 1. Call Tammy Naftal or Marcia Favinger at 610-327-7145 with questions or for more information.

Halloween and

Holiday Events

• The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy’s 19th Annual Halloween Night Hike, will be held Oct. 16 and Oct. 17. On a pumpkin-lit trail hikers will meet five different night animals and their young. Hikes leave every 15 minutes beginning at 6:15 p.m. through 7:45 p.m.

The conservancy is located at the corner of Haldeman Road and Route 73 in Schwenksville. Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, call PWC at 610-287-9383 or visit www.perkiomenwatershed.org.

• Governor Samuel Pennypacker’s country farm is the setting for wonderful fall festivities as one of Montgomery County’s most popular historic sites presents the All Hallow’s Eve Fall Festival on Oct. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. The Pennypacker mansion and barn, situated on 170 acres of pristine farmland will be the setting for family fun and the celebration of the fall season.

Families can choose their favorite pumpkin to paint ($1 per pumpkin) and create their own masterpiece for display. Kids will enjoy easy-to-do fall themed crafts that they can make here and take home to enjoy. Nearby, everyone enjoys doing gravestone rubbings.

Also featured will be a hay pile, games, corn shucking.

Parking is free. Suggested donation is $2 per person.

• The Collegeville Rotary will again host the annual Collegeville Halloween Parade on Oct. 28. Judging takes place at 6 p.m. with the official start of the parade taking place at 6:30 p.m.

There is no admission fee to the parade or contest. Children and their families are invited to march in the parade.

For more information or sponsorship opportunities, call Joe Greenwald at 610-220-6454.

• “Halloween Harvest Party” for 3 to 6 year olds, will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, Schwenksville.

Join us in costume for delightful stories, whimsical songs, giggly games and special picnic treats.

Fee is $12 for members/$15 non-memebers. Pre-registration is required.

Call 610-287-9383 or visit www.perkiomenwatershed.org for more information or to register.

• Crafters looking for an opportunity to showcase and sell their products in time for the Christmas holiday are invited to participate in the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish Community-wide Christmas Bazaar. The bazaar will take place Nov. 27 and Nov. 28 and will feature craft tables, photos with Santa, a Santa’s Secret Workshop, raffles, and food. The community-wide event will take place at the Blessed Teresa Education Center at Swamp Pike and Neiffer Road in Schwenksville and will draw attendees from throughout the area. For an application for a Crafter’s Table, contact Sueann Erb 610-970-7188 or sberb2003@yahoo.com or Wendy Parisano 610-495-7245 or wparisano@comcast.net. Applications are also available at www.blteresacalcutta.com. Space is limited.

Healthy Living

• RSVP of Montgomery County is offering free, confidential Medicare information to beneficiaries and their families. Information about Medicare health care options and prescription drug plans will be available.

• NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds monthly support groups for family members and caretakers of persons with mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD etc.) the second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., at Creative Health Services, 11 Robinson St. Room IOP3, Pottstown. For more information call 215-886-0350.

• Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 E. High St., Pottstown, will host the following events. Information: 610-327-7000; or www.pottstownmemorial.com

BiPolar Disorders Support Group meets the third Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. in the PMMC Boardroom #1 on the ground floor. For more information call 610-327-7633.

Breast Surgery Support Group meets the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Chesmont Professional Building, 13 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Chesmont Classroom #1 (rear of building). For more information call 610-327-7719.

Depression Support Group meets the first Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Private Dining Room A (ground floor) at PMMC. For more information call 610-327-7633.

Diabetes Support Group meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in Private Dining Room A (ground floor) at PMMC. For more information call 610-327-7463.

Grief Support Group meets the second and third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Chesmont Professional Building, 13 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Chesmont Classroom #1 (rear of building). For more information call 610-327-7596.

Prostate Support Group, “Man to Man”, meets the third Wednesday of every month at noon, Chesmont Professional Building, 13 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Chesmont Classroom #1 (rear of building). For more information call 610-327-7585.

• The Pottstown Memorial Medical Center Senior Circle will host exercise class every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Mercy & Truth Synagogue, Keim Street, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center. No registration is necessary. For more information call 610-327-7699.

• The Colonnade Assisted Living Community, 300 Perkiomen Avenue, Schwenksville, will hold the following. Information: 610-287-1822.

Monthly Alzheimer’s Support Group meetings for people and families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are typically held the last Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. The meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Call to register.

• Family Services’ Meals on Wheels program is accepting new clients. Each weekday, Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver two meals, a hot lunch and a cold supper to refrigerate, to homebound elderly and disabled individuals in Pottstown, Royersford and the Lower Perkiomen Valley.

The eligibility requirements to receive Meals on Wheels are: age 60 or older, primarily homebound; unable to cook or shop for groceries because of lack of transportation, illness or disability, at-risk of malnutrition because the proper support is not available in the home.

For more information or to apply, please call Family Services at 610-326-1610.

Historical Events

• On Oct. 25 at 2:30 p.m., in conjunction with the exhibit, “Roads to Progress: Connecting Montgomery County to the Modern Age,” the Historical Society of Montgomery County will present “Whistles and Oars: Life on the Rails and Canals.” Dressed in period clothes, Matthew Dodd, noted historical musician, will takes listeners on a journey through time with songs and stories, humorous and poignant, depicting the bygone era of the canals and railroads. The program will be held at the society’s Headquarters, 1654 DeKalb Street, Norristown, and is free to the public.

For more information or directions, call 610-272-0297.

Library Events

• The Perkiomen Valley Library, 290 Second St., Schwenksville, will hold the following events. Information: 610-287-8360; or www.pvlibrary.net.

Storytimes for all ages. Join us for stories, fingerplays and fun. Infant Storytimes are Tuesdays at 11 a.m., 3 and 4-year-old Storytime is Wednesday at 11 a.m., Volunteer Story Hour for all ages meets Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Bring the family to Jammin’ Jammies, a new evening storytime, Thursdays at 7 p.m., wear your PJs and bring a stuffed friend.

HA! HA! Halloween silly, spooky, shivery stories presented by Bill Wood on Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. Bring the family and enjoy stories for the season.

Evening Book Discussion Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Come for a discussion of “Death of a Witch” by MC Beaton. Copies available at the library.

Tea & Talk: An Afternoon Book Discussion for Adults Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. Come for a discussion of “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest Gaines. Copies available at the library.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Registration is requested. Call 610-287-8360 or stop into the library to register. Enter the auditorium on Church Street to attend the program. The auditorium is handicap accessible.

For information on all our programs, please visit the library Web site: www.pvlibrary.net

• The Spring City Library is located at the Brown Street Pavilion (245 Broad St.), Spring City, 19475. Visit the library online at www.ccls.org or call 610-948-4130. The library holds the following programs:

Story Times, Story times run in six -week cycles:

Bibs ‘n Books -- 0 to 2 years, Mondays 10 a.m.

Wee Read -- 3 to 5 years, Wednesdays 10 a.m.

Creative Crafts --5 to 7 years Thursdays 10 a.m.

• Royersford Free Public Library’s Fall Story Times. Mondays 10:15 a.m. – children of any age, Mondays 11:15 a.m. - children age 2 to 3; Tuesdays 10:15 a.m. - infants to age 24 months, Tuesdays 11:15 a.m. – children age 2 to 3; Sept. 29 will be Makin’Music; and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. - children of any age.

Story Times for Oct. 1 through 22 are Mondays 10:15 a.m. – children of any age, Mondays 11:15 a.m. - children age 2 to 3; Tuesdays 10:15 a.m. - infants to age 24 months, Tuesdays 11:15 a.m. – children age 2 to 3; and Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. - children of any age. Royersford Free Public Library is located at 200 South Fourth Avenue, Royersford. For a complete schedule of events go to www.mc-npl.org choose the Royersford Branch, or call 610-948-7277.

Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Book Discussion Group for Adults at Royersford Free Public Library. “Year of Wonders” by Geraldine Brooks. Available at the library. New readers welcome.

Oct. 17, 10:30 or 11:15 a.m. Makin’Music with Mr. Dan at Royersford Free Public Library. Call to preregister for a show time. Space limited.

Oct. 21 at 10:15 a.m. Book Discussion Group for Adults at Royersford Free Public Library. “The Faith Club: a Muslim, Christian, Jew – Three Women Search for Understanding ” by Ranya Idliby. Available at the library. New readers welcome.

Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Medicare Presentation at Royersford Free Public Library. “Prescription Dug Plan Changes for 2010” Presented by an APPRISE Medicare Counselor. Preregistration required for this free presentation.

Oct. 26, 7 p.m. March with the Royersford Library in the Annual Royersford Halloween Parade. Call to preregister.

Oct. 27, 10:30 or 11:15 a.m. Makin’Music with Mr. Dan at Royersford Free Public Library. Call to preregister for a show time. Space limited.

Royersford Free Public Library is located at 200 South Fourth Ave., Royersford. For a complete schedule of events go to www.mc-npl.org choose the Royersford Branch, or call 610-948-7277.

• The Montgomery County Library District’s Bookmobile will make the following local stops:

Oct. 16, 30 -- Skippack Fire House, Route 113, Skippack, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Oct. 20 -- Upper Providence Meeting Hall, 1301 Black Rock Road, Upper Providence, 10:30 a.m. to noon; Augustus Lutheran Church lot; Main Street and Seventh Avenue, Trappe, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 -- Waltz Golf Farm, 303 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; TD Bank, toutes 113 and 73, Skippack, 1 to 4 p.m.

Oct. 24 -- Upper Frederick Township Building, Route 73 (3205 Big Road), Obelisk, 2 to 4 p.m.

Oct. 27-- Collegeville Shopping Center, Route 29 and Main Street, Collegeville. 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

• Lower Providence Community Library, 50 Park Lane Drive, Eagleville, will hold the following. Information: 610-666-6640; or visit lowerprovidencelibrary.org.

Story times for infants through 2-year-olds, will be held Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

Story times for children 2 to 3 years old are held Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11:15 a.m.

Story times for children four and older are held Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. All story times are held in the community room.

Meetings

• The Perkiomen Valley School Board will hold two public information hearings concerning the tax referendum upon which school district residents will vote in November.

The first will be held Oct. 15 at Skippack Elementary School, 4081 Heckler Road, Skippack. The second will be held Oct. 21 at Perkiomen Valley Middle School East, 100 Kagy Road, Collegeville.

More information about the pending referendum and the Occupational Assessment Tax can be found on the Perkiomen Valley School District Web site at www.pvsd.org.

Nature events

• Botany Walks. Join the Perkiomen watershed Conservancy as it explores the wonders of the Perkiomen Creek Watershed. Each walk is located in a different location throughout the watershed. Botany Walks are about 90 minutes to 2 hours in length. These free monthly events are ideal for adults interested in learning more about the natural world. Walks begin at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 17: Fulshaw Craeg Preserve, Salford Township.

For more information and registration contact 610-287-9383 or www.perkiomenwatershed.org.

• Color, Color, Everywhere, for ages 3 to 6, will be held at the Green Lane Nature Center, Route 29, Green Lane, on Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.. Learn what makes leaves change colors and learn to match leaves to trees. Make leaf rubbings to take home. Bring a collecting bag. Fee: $4. Pre-registration required. Call 215-234-8497 to register or for more information.

• Oct. 22 children ages 3 to 6, along with their favorite adult, can join the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy’s (PWC) ‘Terrific Turtles’ Animal Adventure Hour” from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Held at the Conservancy’s historic brownstone barn on the corner of Route 73 and Haldeman Road outside of Schwenksville.

The lesson contains engaging listening games, original activities, natural history artifacts, and some of the very best in children’s literature. Every one completes a turtle craft. Fee: is $7 for members/$10 for nonmembers. Pre-registration is required by calling 610-287-9383.

Reunions

• The Spring-Ford Area High School Class of 1974 will host a 35-year reunion on Nov. 27 at Spring Hollow Golf Club.

Class members should forward current contact information to Judy Slinkard, jgslinkard@comcast.net or 610-999-2685.

• Plans are under way for a get-together for members of all graduating classes of Owen J. Roberts High School.

The event is planned from 3 to 7 p.m. on May 22, 2010, at St. Peters Inn, St. Peters. Cost will be $55.

For more information on the event or for reserving overnight accommodations, call 484-433-9050.

• The Pottstown High School Class of 1969 will host a 40-year reunion on Nov. 13 and 14. An informal gathering on Friday will kick off the event. Saturday’s festivities include a tour, a concert at the high school and a dance at the Elks Home, Pottstown.

• JW Hallahan Catholic Girls H.S. Class of 1979 will hold its 30th Reunion on Nov. 7 at Finnegan’s Wake, Spring Garden Street

For more info:frmulholland@na.ko.com or call Monica Stuart Stinson at 215-669-1528

• The Class of 1989 of Northeast High School, Philadelphia, will hold its 20-year reunion on Nov. 28, 2009, at the Sheraton Society Hill, 1 Dock st., Philadelphia. For more information, contact nehs1989@verizon.net.

• The 50th reunion of the first class (1959) of Cardinal Dougherty High School will be held Oct. 10 at the Radisson Hotel, Trevose. Call 215-542-7320 or e-mail sndman409@aol.com for details.

• John Bartram High School 45th Class Reunion of the January and June Class of 1965, will be held June 25 to June 27, 2010, at Embassy Suites near the Philadelphia Airport.

Calling members of the 1960 through 1966 classes to join us

For more information, contact Bernard Diggs at 215-727-8883

Support

• The Center for Loss and Bereavement holds the following professional counseling groups for individuals, couples, children and families dealing with loss and bereavement:

Adult Support groups: Loss of Spouse/Partner, Thursdays from 7 to 8:15 p.m.; Support for Suicide Loss, Mondays from 7 to 8:15 p.m.; Monthly Loss of Child Support: the second Mondays of the month, from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

More groups will be scheduled as interest is shown. Child’s Bereavement Support Program, nello’s Corner, is ongoing and free of charge. Local chapter of Parents of Murdered Children meets at the center. Call 610-222-4110 ext. 118 for counseling and program information.

• NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds monthly support groups for family members and caregivers of persons with mental illness (i.e. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD etc.) on the first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Main Street and Richardson Avenue, Lansdale; on the first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m. at the Montgomery County Human Services Center, 1430 DeKalb Street, Norristown; and the second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 200 West Main Street, Trappe.

For more information call 215-886-0350.

Ursinus events

• The exhibition Muriel’s Moores: Works on Paper by Henry Moore runs through Nov. 15 at The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art on the Usinus College campus.

Over the course of 30 years, Muriel Berman assembled a comprehensive collection of lithographs, drawings and etchings by Moore. Meticulously documented, many of these works were acquired directly from the artist with whom she and her husband Philip had a personal relationship. While the Bermans selected numerous bronzes together, Muriel herself defined the parameters of the graphics collection. She studied, lectured on, and curated focused exhibitions of these works, which include series such as “Stonehenge,” “Elephant Skull,” “Animals in the Zoo,” “Mother and Child,” studies for sculpture, and illustrations for the publications of poets such as W.H. Auden.

The Berman Museum Museum of Art is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Museum is closed Sundays, Mondays and college holidays. The Museum is accessible to the physically disabled and admission is free.

• The International Film Festival at Ursinus College will present six films during the fall semester. All films will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium, and light refreshments and conversation will follow. All are subtitled in English.

On Oct. 28, Director Gregory Nava’s El Norte (Spanish, 1983) will be shown. On Nov. 5, director Guillaume Canet’s Tell No One (French, 2006) will be presented. On Dec. 3, Director Fatih Akin’s Edge of Heaven (German, 2007) will complete the festival.

For more information on the International Film Festival, please contact Colette Trout at ctrout@ursinus.edu or 610-409-3000, ext. 2432.

• A Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held Oct. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. A Watercolor Demonstration by Andrew Kish III is set for Nov. 1, from 1 to 3 p.m., and a Gallery Talk by Lisa Tremper Hanover, director of the Berman Museum, will take place Nov. 11 at 4 p.m.

• Leading Saudi Arabian authority Robert Lacey will speak at Ursinus College Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in The Kaleidoscope Lenfest Theater. The historian and author of “The Kingdom: Arabia & The House of Sa’ud” will deliver The Wright Lecture on Middle Eastern Affairs.

The Walter Livingston Wright III Lectureship was established in 2006 by Walter Livingston Wright III, Ursinus Class of 1954, to provide enhanced opportunities for student and faculty enrichment in Middle Eastern affairs, past and present.

• The Ursinus Jazz Ensemble will present a concert Oct. 31 at 4:30 p.m. in The Kaleidoscope Lenfest Theater. The concert is free, open to the public, and no tickets or reservations are needed.

Holly Gaines, assistant professor of music, will conduct a program including swing, ballads, Latin and funk styles for big band. Classic works by Miles Davis, Count Basie and Charles Mingus will be performed as well as modern compositions by Don Menza, Don Sebesky, Les Hooper and Victor Lopez.

Ursinus College is located at 601 E. Main St., Collegeville. For more information, call 610-409-3000; or visit www.ursinus.edu.

Volunteer

Opportunities

• Family Services’ Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteers to deliver meals in the Royersford and Lower Perkiomen Valley areas.

Each weekday, Royersford Meals on Wheels volunteers meet at Gethsemane Tabernacle of Hope Church (425 Walnut Street, Royersford) at 10:40 a.m. to pick up the meals for delivery.

Lower Perk volunteers meet at Perkiomen Valley Brethren in Christ Church (46 Trappe Road, Collegeville) at 11:15 a.m. to pick up the meals for delivery.

All meal delivery routes take approximately one hour to complete. Most volunteers commit to delivering meals once a week, while others volunteer on a substitute basis. Training is provided.

For more information, please call Cindy Koser, Meals on Wheels caseworker, at 610-326-1610, ext. 228 or e-mail ckoser@fsmontco.org.

• VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Philadelphia is need of volunteers throughout Montgomery County. Volunteers complete classes and then provide respite for caregivers, offer companionship for patients, run errands and help in many meaningful ways. They work in private homes, nursing homes and hospital inpatient units staffed by VITAS. For more information, call 800-209-1080 or 610-260-6020 or e-mail lee.gordon@vitas.com