Montgomery County – Page 11

The Making of a Hero

Posted on January 7, 2015 by admin

A new exhibit opening Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at historic Pennypacker Mills reveals the story of Galusha Pennypacker, Brevetted Major General and Medal of Honor recipient for valor at the Battle of Fort Fisher, Cape Fear, North Carolina.

The story of Galusha Pennypacker began in a small house in Valley Forge, PA. From humble beginnings, this cousin of Pennsylvania Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker volunteered at age seventeen to serve in the 9th Pennsylvania Volunteers. His career would see him reach the heights of military leadership, but always maintain personal warmth for his men. Through engagements at Swift Creek and Fort Gilmore, Galusha rose through the ranks until the fateful assault at Fort Fisher.

Pennypacker Mills is operated by the Montgomery County Division of Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites and is located at 5 Haldeman Road in Schwenksville, PA. For more information, please call 610-287-9349 or visit the website at
www.montcopa.org/pennypackermills.

Ambler Restaurant Week

Posted on January 7, 2015 by admin

Ambler Restaurant Week begins this coming Monday, January 12th, and runs through January 19th! Ambler area restaurants will be offering wonderful specials and prix-fix menus. Participating restaurants are listed below, please select the individual restaurant to see their menu and other pertinent information.

Whether you’re looking for high end or casual, a beverage pairing or a BYOB, lunch or dinner; there is something to please everyone. This is always a popular week in Ambler, so don’t delay and make your reservations! Please keep in mind that not all restaurants are open each night during Restaurant Week,
yet another reason to plan in advance and make reservations!

Shootings In Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Posted on December 15, 2014 by admin

PENNSBURG, PA — UPDATE — The body of Bradley Stone was found. He appeared to have killed himself in the woods near his home in Pennsburg.

ORIGINAL STORY
A suspect identified as Bradley Stone is at large. Six people are dead and one is wounded in what is reported to be a custody dispute. All victims are members of the slain mother’s family including her mother and grandmother. The children are unharmed. Stone left the kids at his neighbor’s house and has not been seen. “Residents in Pennsburg, PA are being told to lock themselves inside their houses. If you see Stone, police warn — do not approach him. Call 911.”

He graduated Souderton Highschool in 1998. His Facebook page says he likes the movie “Hell And Back Again”, the TV show “The Walking Dead” and the music of Chicago Blues, Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, AC/DC, Tartanic and Steel Panther.

The members of the murdered family were cousins with The Promoter TV director of photography’s Scott Alexander Johnson. Scott studied journalism at West Chester University. Scott said, “For all the faithful out there, a horrific tragedy has struck my family today. I won’t name names as the media has not yet done so. But prayers are needed and appreciated at this time.”

NBC News reports, “One of the victims is Nicole Hill, Stone’s ex-wife. She was shot inside her apartment in the Harleysville section of Lower Salford Township, just feet from her kids, sometime between 4 and 5 a.m., police sources and neighbors told NBC10.

“I heard the kids say, ‘Mommy no. I want my mom.’ And I heard [the suspect] say ‘Let’s go. We have to go now. We’re leaving,’” the woman’s neighbor at the Pheasant Run Apartments along 150 Main Street in Lower Salford Township said after being jolted awake by gunshots between 4 and 5 a.m.”