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Ride the Nation meets Trilogy Park BMX-the Warrens are here!

After logging over 1700 miles since April, the Warren family made a grand entrance into Pottstown today.  They stopped at the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center where there was a bit of a media frenzy (at least by small town standards) and I got the chance to meet this amazing family and hear a bit about their adventure so far. 

If biking is contagious, then this family is definitely spreading the bug.  Tammy, mother of the BMX rider and author of the Ride the Nation blog, seems more like the kind of person you would sit and have coffee with than someone who just rode over a thousand miles in a month.  And, I think that’s just one part of the appeal of this family. 

In fact, one of the goals they set for themselves before heading out on this trip was to inspire the occasional biker to ride more often.  They seem to be having so much fun and have so much enthusiasm for the whole endeavor that I am sure they are far exceeding that goal along the way. 

The Warrens led the way, with Borough Manager Jason Bobst, employees from Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department and BMX racers following them to Memorial Park where all the fun will take place this weekend. 

You can follow the family’s progress as they keep riding till Memorial Day on their blog and you can get more information about our hometown BMX track at www.trilogypark.org

BMX Family Rides the Nation

The Memorial Classic, Pottstown’s annual BMX race, is scheduled for this weekend, but it started over a month ago for the Warren family of Tampa, FL.  This adventurous threesome, consisting of a 12 year old BMX rider and her parents, have already logged over 1500 miles since leaving their home in late April. 

The Warrens aren’t super star athletes; if anything they are almost the opposite, calling themselves “two fat forty somethings.”  But what they are is determined, and it’s easy to get caught up in their enthusiasm reading the blog they are keeping about the journey, the BMX races, and life in general.  They lovingly refer to their daughter as “the beast,” which seems fitting since this family is logging over 50 miles on their bikes most days. 

Their goals for the trip, which is scheduled to continue through the summer as they ride through the BMX circuit and end at The Grand National Championship in Louisville, KY on Labor Day weekend. 

You can follow the Warren family’s progress yourself on their blog, ride the nation, and you can even follow them in nearly real time on Google. 

They are scheduled to arrive here in Pottstown on Thursday afternoon, sometime between 2 and 3pm at the Pottstown Hospital and they will be here for the Memorial Day Weekend festivities at Trilogy Park.

Hungry?? Head over to MCCC for Taste of the Town on Saturday

Breast cancer gets a lot of press, and deservedly so.  This disease strikes mothers, daughters, sisters, friends.  I can say that it has hit close to home for me this last year as a dear friend is in the fight of her life against breast cancer.

What might not get as much attention are the families of the women engaged in this battle, but Prayers and Poinsettias has their well being in mind.  This local non-profit, founded and headed by Mary Beatty of Barto, PA, provides scholarship funds to students at Montgomery County Community College whose mothers have or have had breast cancer.

This weekend you can help the cause, raise money to help a student at MontCo and sample food from some of the area’s best restaurants.  The Taste of the Town event is scheduled for Saturday, May 21st from  1-4pm at the North Hall Art Gallery of MCCC.

For just a $20 donation, you can sample food from the following restaurants:

Java’s Brewin of Limerick and Pottstown Hospital

www.javasbrewin.homestead.com or find them on facebook at www.facebook.com/javasbrewin

This coffee shop has been around since 2007 in Limerick and more recently in the lobby of the Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.  Their light food, delicious muffins and welcoming atmosphere are the result of team effort at this family owned business.

Ice House Deli

A Pottstown staple both for their food and community involvement, Ice House Deli serves pizza, steaks and more in their downtown location.  Their name is very fitting because the building they occupy actually used to be an ice house!

www.icehousedelivers.com

Rita’s of the Shops at Coventry Square

Be cool-eat a Rita’s!  (okay that song is now stuck in your head, sorry) at the Rita’s of Coventry Square.

Rita’s website

Dave’s Rib Shack

www.davestakoutribshack.com

Located in what looks like an ice cream stand, Dave’s Rib Shack serves up pulled pork, brisket and of course, ribs.  They open at 8 am everyday and have fresh breakfast items!

Raw Can Roll of Douglassville

Beyond the clever pun they use for their name, Raw Can Roll  serves up some amazing vegan, gluten free, raw foods with plenty of flavor.  They have a cute little cafe in Douglassville and also offer smoothies.  Their menu changes with the fresh foods in season and includes salsas, hummus and other fresh choices.

www.rawcanrollcafe.com

Positively Pasta

If you attended last night’s Positively!Pottstown Happy Hour, you got a sampling of the delicious food from Postively Pasta.  This High Street restaurant serves much more than pasta, with great breakfast, lunches and dinner.

Bause Landry Catering

Another hometown Business, Bause Landry offers full service catering for all kinds of occasions.  Their cakes are absolutely heavenly as well.  If you visit their website, you will definitely get hungry, but you can also check out a video of one of their events!

www.bauselandry.com

Also at Taste of the Town, there will be a silent auction to help raise additional funds for scholarships.

Even if you can’t make it to Taste of the Town this Saturday, be on the lookout for Prayers and Poinsettias around Christmas time when they will again be selling poinsettias to benefit the organization’s mission of providing scholarships and support to the children of women with breast cancer.

Additionally, I would encourage everyone to show their support to these businesses and others who consistently give of their time and their profits to help our community.  The next time you are at a local business, thank them for their generosity and their commitment to Pottstown.

Paint the Town Purple Kick-off and much more this weekend

Get your weekend sizzling at the Third Fridays Starry Ferrari Salsa Social in Pottstown! It gets jumping at the Ballroom on High at 310 E. High Street, beginning at 7:30 pm Friday night, May 20th. Admission is $12. For more info. Go to www.swingkat.com.

To celebrate 75 years as a National Federated Garden Club, the Pottstown Area Garden Club is presenting  “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” a Standard Flower Show held at the Frederick Mennonite Community, 2849 (Route 73) Frederick today, Friday, May 20 from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 21, from 9am till 2 pm.

If you’re doing spring cleaning this weekend, you’ll want to head over to Pottsgrove High School.  The Pottsgrove High School Music League is holding a clothing drive Friday and Saturday. Bring your old clothes to Pottsgrove High School between 3-7 pm Friday or Saturday between 10am and 1 pm. There will be a trailer in the parking lot and volunteers on hand to accept your donations.  Funds raised will support the music programs in the Pottsgrove School District. 

On Saturday morning head over to Smith Plaza in front of Pottstown Borough Hall to take part in the Paint the Town Purple Kick-off event. That’s taking place from 10 am to 1 pm. Pottstown is an epic leader in Relay for Life participation and funds raised. Join Relay for Life teams, local businesses and the mayor as the countdown to relay begins.  For more info. Go to www.pottstownrelayforlife.com

 Also this Saturday, May 21st, Taste of the Towne food festival and silent auction will be held from 1-4 pm at Montgomery County Community College’s North Hall Art Gallery at 16 W. High Street, Pottstown. This community event will raise scholarship money for Montgomery County Community College students whose mothers are battling breast cancer. Prayers and Poinsettias, is a nonprofit organization founded by Mary Beatty of Barto, who is an alumna of Montgomery County Community College. Admission is $20 and you can pay at the door. Participating restaurants include Java’s Brewin’, Ice House Deli, Rita’s at the Shops of Coventry Square, Dave’s Rib Shack, Raw Can Roll, Positively Pasta and Bause-Landry Catering.

If you’re feeling a little more raucous, you can Get Down and Derby with the Pottstown Rockstars Roller Derby. Women’s roller derby is taking off across the nation and Pottstown’s got its very own team, now something like 50-women strong. They are raising funds to find a permanent space in Pottstown. “Get Down and Derby” goes from 8pm to midnight at the Elks Club on High Street. Admission is $40 and includes food and beer, with a cash bar for mixed drinks.

And finally, if you’re ready to take a deep breath, clear your head and chill out on Sunday after an insane weekend, head over to Camp Fernbrook, 1954 St Peters Road in North Coventry for the Coventry Woods Festival. It’s happening on May 22nd from 1- 5 pm and admission is free. We visited Coventry Woods and the Fernbrook area last fall when we were doing the parks and rec series, and it’s one of the most gorgeous outdoor spaces in the area. For more info, go to the township’s website at www.northcoventry.us.

Remember, if you want to see your event here, just let us know and we will include you in the calendar.  Get out this weekend and see what’s going on in town!

Career Fair at Sunnybrook Ballroom

Job seekers should definitely make some time to stop by Sunnybrook Ballroom on Wednesday between 11am and 1pm when employers from around the region will be on hand to take resumes and applications.  The impressive list of employers includes everything from food service to retail and medical opportunities. 

The event is sponsored by the Tri-County Community Network in partnership with Exelon, Sunnybrook Foundation, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board, and the (Pottstown) Mercury newspaper. 

Here is the rundown of companies who will be hiring tomorrow:

TriCounty Community Career Fair

May 18, 2011: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunnybrook Ballroom, Pottstown

Accountants For You/Office Staff For You

Adecco Staffing

Aerotek Staffing

AlliedBarton Security

Assisting Hands of Collegeville

Atria Woodbridge Assisted Living

Berks & Beyond Staffing

Best Buy

Boscov’s

The Brick House

Brooks Brothers

CAS Home Health Care

Chestnut Knoll (Phoenixville)

Chestnut Knoll (Gilbertsville)

Century 21 Alliance

Colonial Electric Supply

Creative Health Services

Developmental Enterprises Corp. (DEC)

Educational Data Systems Inc. (EDSI)

Exelon Nuclear

Family Caregivers Network

FirstJobStop.com

HCR ManorCare

Home Health Mates

Home Instead Senior Care

KenCrest Services

LifeQuest/LifeSpan

Lowe’s

Metro Public Adjustment

Montgomery County Childcare Information Services (CCIS)

National Penn Bank

Nikken Marketing

PA Civil Service Commission (Philadelphia)

PA CareerLink (Montco)

Parkhouse-Providence Pointe

Paychex

PeopleShare Staffing

Pottstown Memorial Medical Center

Pottstown Mercury

Robert Half International/Accountemps

Salvation Army

Sanatoga Court/Genesis HealthCare

Sears

Seniors Helping Seniors

SEPTA

Southeastern Veterans Medical Center

Step By Step

Sunnybrook Ballroom

Susquehanna Bank

TD Bank

TIMET

Tracon Telecom Corp.

Univest Bank

U.S. Air Force

Visiting Angels

Visiting Nurse Association of Pottstown & Vicinity

Wells Fargo Bank

In addition to employers, the following training Providers will be on hand to help job seekers learn more about their services:

Antonelli’s Medical Institute

MCCC University Center

YWCA Adult Literacy Center

The Tri-County Community Network is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to build relationships among organizations, community members and businesses through advocacy, information sharing and education to improve health, social and environmental conditions within the TriCounty area.”  You can get more information about the organization from their website:  Tri-County Community Network. 

Sunnybrook Ballroom is located at 50 Sunnybrook Road in Lower Pottsgrove.

Plenty to do in Pottstown this weekend

Pancakes, legos, nuns, and school bands.  That’s not the opening of a joke; it’s a sampling of what is going on this weekend in Pottstown. 

Nunsense finishes up its run at the Tri-Pac Performing Arts Center this weekend so be sure and get your tickets for this weekend’s shows before it’s over.  With the tagline:  “so funny, it’s habit forming,” it’s bound to be good.  You can get your tickets online before the show or get them at the door. 

The Pottstown Public Library is kicking off their new Lego Construction Project on Saturday, May 14th from 11am to 1pm.  Kids from age 9 through adults can come in and build to their heart’s content and then display their creations until next month when the club will meet again.  Work on your own or as a team-the event is free. 

The MOMs Club of Pottstown/Pottsgrove is holding and all you can eat pancake breakfast at the Greshville Inn in Boyertown.  Contact  mckeejl@yahoo.com for tickets and more information about the event.  Adults $7, kids 3-12 $5 and all proceeds benefit the International MOMs club Mother to Mother fund. 

The Pottstown Arts and Cultural Alliance is bringing back its Sunday in the Park series with a performance by Pottstown School bands at Riverfront Park.  Bring a blanket and sit in grassy amphitheatre to listen to the talented students of our school district’s music program. 

After all that fun, and maybe after an airplane ride at Limerick Airport, you might want to take some time to freshen up your resume for next week’s job fair at Sunnybrook Ballroom.  Sponsored by the Tri-County Community Network, this job fair has over 60 employer participating.  It is being held Wednesday from 11am to 1pm at Sunnybrook, and you get more information by calling TCN at 610-705-3301 Ext. 2.

Remember, if you want to see your event included in our weekly calendar posts, be sure to email it to us or contact us on facebook!

Classic Cars Return to Pottstown

Don’t try to drive down High Street this Saturday night; instead, take a walk through the Pottstown Classics Nostalgia Night scheduled for 5-9pm. 

The summer season for classic cars kicks off May 7th with the first of many car shows to come to town this summer-every first Saturday from May to September.  You can check out old cars and for the first time even new cars will be included in the show. 

Pottstown Classics Car Club is over 30 years old and does more than just gather car enthusiasts, it helps the community.  The club truly lives out their motto of “Serving the community through our hobby” by giving much of the  proceeds from each event to organizations such as Pottstown Seniors Center, Make A Wish Foundation,Vietnam Vets, World War 2 Memorial, Pottstown Police, Boy Scouts, Relay For Life, Ambucs, Genesis Crisis and Pregnancy Center as well as to individuals the club realizes are in need.

So, take a walk down automotive memory lane this weekend for the Pottstown Classics Car Club Nostalgia Night and help them get the 2011 season off to a great start.

Weekend Happenings in Pottstown

The first full weekend of May is here and the weather actually seems to be agreeing with the calendar for a (very welcome) change.  This weekend is all about Mom, with Mother’s Day on Sunday, but maybe you can change things up a bit this year and head outside instead of out to eat-or better yet, do both!

Here at Positively!Pottstown, we are big fans of the parks in our area.  Our loyal readers already know all about the Parks Series we wrote in the fall of last year, but if you are new to the blog, you should definitely check out all the opportunities our local parks offer for families.  The ground is drying out and a picnic lunch at Memorial Park or watching the model airplanes at Swamp Creek Park would be the perfect way to spend this Saturday or Sunday. 

Pottsgrove Manor is hosting their annual May Fair on Saturday, from 11am to 5pm and there will be fun for all ages, including historic crafts, cooking in the Manor’s kitchen and even old-fashioned games for the kids. If you have never been to Pottsgrove Manor, or haven’t been in a while, this weekend is a great time to visit. 

The Pottstown Classics Car Club Nostalgia Nights are back, starting this Saturday night on High Street.  From 5pm to 9pm you can check out some amazing classic cars and enjoy food and fun.  This all ages event will be held once a month throughout the summer. 

Take Mom to brunch at Sunnybrook this year!  Brunch and shopping with mom in mind from 11am to 2pm on Sunday.  The buffet menu includes everything from French toast to carved roast beef. 

Enjoy the weather and the weekend in Pottstown!

Pottstown Clean Up Day and More to do this weekend

In case you haven’t noticed, spring has definitely sprung here in Pottstown.  The view down my own street in the East End has gone from bleak to bursting with color in the span of just a week and even the stubborn sycamore tree outside my front door has finally decided to join in the fun and get some leaves. 

Now that Pottstown has woken from its long winter’s nap, it’s time to look around your neighborhood, pitch in and clean up.  And, the Borough is there to help. 

Tomorrow, Saturday April 30, from 8am to 12 noon, the Borough of Pottstown is sponsoring a Clean Up day to help residents and business owners clean up the streets and sidewalks after that long winter.  There will be dumpsters stationed at Borough Hall and at the Empire Fire Company on the corner of Franklin and Chestnut Streets. 

You can get some friends and neighbors together  to spruce up your own block or come downtown and join the larger effort there.  The weather looks like it is going to be perfect for getting out and re-connecting with nature and your neighbors!

After the clean up, there are plenty of fun things going on this weekend in town.  Here is just a sampling: 

Friday at 5pm, at the NorCo Fire Company

Give Love: A Mother’s Day event benefitting Trey Love

Saturday, April 30th:

10:30 am at The Ballroom on High

Zumbathon for Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster Relief

Sunday May 1st:

Pottstown Celebrates Young Children

Kick off the month of May, which is also the Month of the Young Child, with a celebration at the Pottstown YMCA, sponsored by the PEAK program for early childhood education.  The event will feature fun and games for kids (all free) and community groups will be there in force to help families learn about the opportunities for young children in our town. 

1pm-3pm at the Pottstown Family YMCA (FREE)

Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstar Carwash

Also, on Sunday, bring that pollen covered car to the NorCo Fire Company between 9am and 2pm and get your car washed by some of Pottstown’s own Rockstars.  That’s right, the Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstars are holding a fundraiser carwash on Sunday and there will be derby merchandise and bake sale items to buy while you are waiting for your car to be done. 

Monday, May 2nd

While not technically the weekend, this event will be a great way to ease into the work week and help a good cause.  The Tri-County For a Cure team, who you will remember from the video last month a the Positively!Pottstown Happy Hour, is still raising money for Yoga on the Steps. 

This time, they’ve got Rita’s chipping in to help.  Just come to the Rita’s Water Ice on Route 100 near the intersection of Pughtown Road between 6 and 9pm and your purchase will help the team raise money for the Yoga on the Steps event coming up in just a couple of weeks. 

It’s bound to be a busy spring weekend here in Pottstown and may actually turn out to be a sunny one as well, so take advantage of all that’s going on in your hometown!  Get off to a great start by cleaning up from winter so we can all enjoy a beautiful spring here in Pottstown. 

If you’d like to see your event here in our calendar, be sure to send us an email or check in on our facebook page.  We love to spread the word about this town!

Easter Egg Hunts and more in Pottstown this Weekend

There is still time to get the kids out to do some good old fashioned hunting and gathering-Easter Style-at the North Coventry Fire Company on Rt.724 in Pottstown.  Their Easter Egg hunt, which is one of the largest I have ever taken my own kids to, starts at 12 noon this Saturday, April 23rd.  Bring your own basket and put the running shoes on the kids! 

In Upper Pottsgrove Township, at Heather Place Park, there is also an Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Upper Pottsgrove Township Fire Company No. 1.  Their egg hunt is from 11 AM to 1PM. 

After the Easter Egg hunt, or maybe before the excitement of running through fields in search of candy and other goodies, you can take the kids to see the big fluffy rabbit for pictures at the Coventry Mall. 

If you are looking for a great place to bring your family (and skip the cooking) on Easter Sunday, Sunnybrook Ballroom is having an Easter Brunch from 11AM to 2PM.  They are serving a full buffet menu and Joe Horbach will provide the entertainment, playing Sunnybrook’s grand theater organ, “Ursula.” 

Of course, if you aren’t celebrating Easter this weekend and are looking for something to do outside, you should click on the Parks link at the top of our page.  In fact, even if you are celebrating Easter, a walk in the park is the perfect way to get rid of those extra calories the Easter bunny brings! 

The Schuykill River Trail is just bursting with spring color and you can rent a free bicycle on Saturday at Pottstown’s Tri-County Bicycles on High Street through the Bike Pottstown program and check out the trail. 

Have a wonderful (Pottstown) weekend and Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!

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