A treasured institution of the Souderton community suffered a devistating fire on the night of June 19. Mayor John Reynolds eloquently spoke of the affects of the fire as well as the community response. He has graciously allowed us to post his letter to the editors of the local papers. He said it all.

Another local resident, Staci Landis, captured the fire in photographs.  She posted them on a blog. Not only do her photos capture the strange beauty of the fire and the hard work of the firemen but her comments on the blog talk about the heroism of the first responders. She has graciously allowed us to link to them. 

The new parking lot on Main Street in Souderton will be closed from July 2 to July 14 for final paving and detail work.

While it is closed, the Borough forces will complete the parking lot entrance with the streetscape design of granite block pavers and asphalt pavers. The granite pavers are set in a bed of concrete which must cure for a week prior to withstand vehicular traffic.

We know this will be an inconvienience to the business community, but this will be the quickest way to finally complete this project!

The Indian Valley Farmers' Market's Field to the Table Food Festival will be held on Saturday, July 12!

Celebrate with a wide range of food from local vendors and restaurants, shopping, music, children's games, and a dunk tank!

Rain or shine, it will be held from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at the beautifully renovated Telford Marketplace, located at Penn Avenue and Main Street.

New York Life will be providing a hospitalilty tent for visitors' dining pleasure in the shade. B101 will be promoting the event and they will be on hand to add to the excitement.

Last year's local restaurants all sold out, so come early and stay long!

Don't forget to visit the website for the Indian Valley Farmer's Market to see what is fresh.

The River to River Route 113 Heritage Bicycle Tour will be held on Saturday, July 26, offering a great day of cycling through historic Montgomery and Bucks County, from the Delaware to the Schuylkill River.

Designed like a figure eight, the Tour route begins and ends at the Penn Valley Church in Telford, Montgomery County. Rest stops at historic sites will provide refreshment.

Bikers can choose a 25, 50, 75, or 100 mile route. Registration is $35 and each participant will receive an event T-shirt (if registered by July 12), cue sheets with maps, and lunch served at Penn Valley Church.

Ride proceeds benefit the Heritage Conservancy, the area's regional leader in natural and historic preservation.

For online registration and more information, visit www.rivertoriverride.org. 

Souderton-Telford Main Streets has a summer intern, Rudy Flores, working on a Parking Management Study. He is coming up from Philadelphia to work on this project.

Consequently, he needs some local volunteers to help with counting vehicles in parking lots. If you know of any students looking for community service hours, we can put them to good use, and they will learn a lot about the town in the process.

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Actor Tony Braithwaite returns to Montgomery Theater with his high-energy comic fury!  Montgomery Theater presents Ten Percent of Molly Snyder, playing June 19-July 12, 2008.  

See website for details. 

Plan on some cool summertime entertainment at Main Street Java or stop by during their regular hours for some of their new menu items and specials:

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 7:00 - 9:00 pm, The Dan Harney Band

Saturday, July 26th All Day Music Festival JAVA ON THE ROCKS!

see website for more details

The 21st season of the Concert Sundaes in the Park opened at 7pm on June 1st.  Programs run on Sunday evenings June 1- Aug. 7 at the Souderton Community Park, Wile Avenue and Reliance Road, Souderton.  Rain location is the auditorium at Indian Crest Junior High School, Route 113, Franconia Township. 

Ice cream and a variety of light refreshments will be available for purchase at the park.