Wizards Bring Magic to Pottsgrove Benefit Game Nov. 4, Discount Tickets End Monday

Time is running out to buy your discounted tickets for the BIG GAME at Pottsgrove High School.

The Harlem Wizards, who wowed crowds at Pottstown High School earlier this year, are back.

And like in Pottstown, they are in Pottsgrove to help raise money for the Pottsgrove Education Foundation.

The foundation is a non-profit organization that provides supplemental funding to pay for extras the taxpayers cannot afford.

The game is on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The Wizards will be playing staff and other notables from Pottsgrove School District, including school board member John Rossi, who will no doubt be a little bleary from staying up late to get election results from the night before.

But if you want to save some money, you have to buy your tickets now.

Advance sales for tickets -- and the $5 savings -- close on Monday.

After that, you will have to pay $15 at the door.

The game will be played in the high school's spanking new gymnasium, so here's your chance to check it out and raise money for the school district at the same time.

5K Race Aids Pottsgrove Education Foundation

The 14th annual Pottsgrove Education Foundation's 5K Race and Kids Fun Run will be held on Saturday.

The course is a slightly hilly neighborhood runt hat begins and ends at Pottsgrove High School's athletic stadium.

New this year is that student members of the "PRIDE" Fitness Program will join and their culminating event.

Elementary and middle school students have been working toward the goal for the last seven weeks and for many, this will be their first road race.

Registration on Saturday is from 8 to 8:45 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m.

The cost is $20 per person and includes a race T-shirt for all participants.

Checks may be made payable to the Pottsgrove Education Foundation.

Awards will be presented for male and female overall winners and with age group medals in grades K-12 and in age groups ranging from 19 to over 60.

For more information, contact Athletic Director Gary DeRenzo at gderenzo@pgsd.org or by calling 610-326-6376.

The Honor is All Theirs

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New inductees to the Pottsgrove Honor Roll are, from left, Toddy Kelly, Lori Ann Strunk, Jan McDermott and Harry Dannehower III.

Four members of the Pottsgrove community were recently inducted to the Pottsgrove School District Honor Roll during the 14th annual luncheon.

Sponsored by the Pottsgrove Retired Educators and the Pottsgrove Education Foundation, the luncheon was held at Copperfield's in Limerick.

This year's honorees were Jan R. McDermott, Harry R. Dannehower III, Todd Kelly and Lori Ann Strunk.

McDermott, a graduate of Pottsgrove High School, is an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia.

Dannehower, also a graduate of Pottsgrove High School, is a corporal patrol unit supervisor with the Pennsylvania State Police.

Kelly is an English teacher at Pottsgrove High School and the director of 44 dramatic productions there.

Strunk is a graduate of Pottsgrove High School and as an actress and singer has played in both the U.S. and National European tours, including on Broadway.

The Honor Roll recognizes members of the community who have provided distinguished service to the school district or who have made notable contributions to society since graduating from Pottsgrove.

The master of ceremonies for the luncheon was Charles Yohn.

Honorees were introduced by Grace Schafer, Rosemary Woodland, Linda Cole and Earl Boehmer.

Jane Conley offered the invocation.

The Honor Roll Committee is comprised of Yohn, James Basile, John Meko, D.J. Testa, Arlan Buckert, Addison Davidson, Barbara Clayton, Bernard Conley, Boehmer, Thomas Roberts and Robert Rheel.