STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL 2010 On Sat., June 12, we held our Strawberry Festival for 2010.  Thanks to all the wonderful help we had, we are proud to announce that it was a big success.  The weather cooperated and we had a lovely day for an outdoor event, although it did get a little hot later in the day, and some of our all-day workers were wilting a bit. Thanks so much to the O'Such Rhythm and Music Trio, and the Pottsgrove High School Show Choir for providing us with wonderful musical entertainment.  We especially appreciate baseball legend Bobby Shantz giving of his time to come out and greet people, and also "Blast from the Past" Street Rods Inc. for putting on such a great display of  their work with custom cars.  Click here for photos. We would like to give a big thank-you to all our volunteers who worked tirelessly throughout the festival, and to those who gave of their time and efforts behind the scenes doing all the preparation involved in the days leading up to the big event.  Also, we appreciate all of you who came out to share this day with us, and support us in our efforts with your purchases.  It was great seeing all of you. We would like to announce that the winner of the 50-50 ticket raffle was Bob Fisher, who donated his winnings back to the Historical Society.  Kudos to Beth Scherer, who organized the event for us this year.  This was her first year doing this, and she did a fantastic job.  Way to go Beth!!               ___________________________________________________________               __________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                              LPHS JULY MEETING The July meeting began with the annual Covered Dish Picnic.  The Society provided hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks for all, and there were plenty of tasty dishes brought by the attendees.  A brief business meeting followed. Now that the final tally is in, the Treasurer officially announced that we had a successful and profitable Strawberry Festival.  Membership reported that our Membership Drive is going quite well.  The Museum Committee discussed new acquisitions and the creation of a release form for prospective donors of artifacts to sign.  We will pass this on to our legal advisor for evaluation.  The Restoration Committee reported that the repointing work being done on the east wall of the Chapel has been completed to our satisfaction, and the front wall of the Chapel will be worked on next year. Member Dave Updegrove donated coveralls that he wore when the Sanatoga Fire Co. operated the Esso gas station across the street during the late 1950's.                   ___________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                            LPHS JUNE MEETING President Tom Troutman led the June 9th meeting of the LPHS.  The minutes were read by Secretary Janet Scherer, and the Treasurer's Report presented by Barbara Updegrove.  Almost the entire meeting was devoted to finalizing the last minute details for the Strawberry Festival to be held on Sat., June 12. Grounds Committee chairman Dave Updegrove was voted approval to purchase a new string trimmer to be used in maintaining the Chapel grounds.  Membership Secretary Glenn Isett noted that the membership drive letters were sent out on May 20.