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Community Corner

5 Things: April 19

Tidbits of information to get you through the day.

1. Centennial School District: CSD has provided dates regarding the close of the academic year. Please click here for these dates in order to make arrangements and notify relatives/friends of graduation information.  

2. Upper Southampton Parks and Recreation: In addition to the farmhouse, carriage house, pavilion and more to rent out for your special events, USPR also offers its basketball and tennis courts and ball fields (at the Community Center) for your athletic competitions/activities. Please call the Tamanend Park Office for renting information at 215-355-9781.   

3. Billboard Number One: Today in 1970, The Jackson 5's "ABC" topped the charts. This song actually was number one on both the pop and R&B charts. View a performance of this song on Dick Clark's Best of Bandstand: The Superstars.  

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4. Green tip for your iPod: Apple products are green in design and function, but there is a way you can directly preserve your iPod's battery life (and thus save energy). Turn your light setting on your iPod Nano to off and adjust the lighting to 50 percent on your iPod classic. This will actually diminish the number of times you will need to charge your iPod. Click here for more green tips regarding your Apple products.  

5. Speaking of energy saving... Today is National Hanging Out Day. When doing your laundry today (and perhaps throughout the week and season) utilize that abandoned clothesline instead of the dryer; six to 10 percent of energy use in residential areas comes from the operation of clothes' dryers.

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