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New Year. New Beginnings

Memories of the Year 2013Whole Lotta Holiday Happenings in the River Wards

STRIVE for the Future Gets Lives Back on Track

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by Patty-Pat Kozlowski

T’was the days before Christmas and all through the hood, events were exploding as we riverwarders did good! Here’s a recap of some of the amazing and traditional events that happened in the neighborhoods as December 25 quickly approached. Enjoy the pics and memories and Happy New Year! On Saturday, December 7 did you hear the sound of jingle bells through the streets of Port Richmond? It was the 7th annual Peter J. Hanlon Jingle Bell Walk/Run in memory of good guy Pete Hanlon. This quirky and kitchy event has become a staple on the first Saturday of December as hundreds of people either ran a 5K

Miracle on Richmond Street. Miss Jackie DeSanctis of the Bridesburg Rec Center holds the street sign naming the 4500-4600 block of Richmond Street Miss Jackie’s Way in her honor.

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STRIVE for the Future is a job-training program to help juvenile offenders get a job and keep it.

It’s always nice to have a second chance…at anything. And, for young folks who have had a rough go at it, a second chance means everything. STRIVE for the Future, a job-training program started in February of 2013 made poss ible by funding from the Federal Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, provides 14 through 24 year olds with an opportunity for a do-over. The program is for those who have been involved in the juvenile justice system within the last 12 months or who are currently on probation and have no adult felonies or adult convictions. Whether a youth finds out about this program through his probation officer, a youth counselor or word of mouth, the benefits to be reaped are grand. The goal of STRIVE

for the Future is to get those whose lives have gotten off track back on it in a positive, sustainable way. This day/evening program offers juvenile offenders training in computer skills, prepares out of school students to take and pass the GED, provides mentoring for students enrolled in schools, helps students find

and keep a job using these skills and provides support for students to continue on with post-secondary training. Another piece of the training is in A+ Certification, which provides hands-on, lecture based courses that will teach students how to use system files, security f un c t i on s , c o m pu te r

hardware and software, networking, computer troubleshooting methods and how to assemble and take apart a computer. Upon completing the classes, students will be prepared and eligible to take the A+ Certification examinat ion, f ree of charge. One of those who will be

sitting for the A+ certification is 18-year-old Daniel Holland, who has been in the program for five weeks and is thriving in it. “[Today], we are working on resumes.” Prior to entering this program, Holland didn’t have the confidence that he would be able to even hold himself up in an interview.

And, though it is still early in his time with STRIVE for the Future, he can “now visualize himself in the workplace” – there was a time when he couldn’t. For many youth who have been in trouble and have never been in the work place, there’s a lot to learn about both getting

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I didn’t expect to attend the 114th Mummers Pa-rade, but there I was with friends Tara, Walt and Bob walking up Broad Street to the Union League, the only place where the string bands stop and play during their long strut up Broad from South Philly. Hav-ing watched the Mum-mers in the late 1970s and in the early 1980s, the fact that string bands like Aqua, Woodland, Quaker City, Fralinger and Avalon only play in front of the Union

League (and then later in front of the judges and TV cameras), is just a little bit shocking. In prior days the string bands were quite gener-ous when it came to the number of tunes they belted out. If they saw a highly appreciative crowd, say at Broad and Locust or Broad and Spruce, they would of-fer a song and a strut. Unfortunately, those crowd-pleasing days are over. Since the Mum-mers went corporate, money is the operative word; and since time is money and money is ev-erything, little or no at-

tention is paid to the ap-preciative crowds along the way. Of course, there is always the outdoor Mummers party on 2 Street, where the string bands still let loose, but 2 Street, compared to Center City, might be

compared to a small fishbowl. There’s no escaping the fact that what happens today on 2 Street, used to happen on Broad. In the new world of Mummery, the string bands save their heart and soul for the TV cameras but they will, however, play a tune or two in front of the Union League because, as Tara told me, the Union League gives the Mummers huge annual cash donations to do so. Money talks! The result of all this is that the city has a far different parade than it did in the days be-

fore corporate sponsor-ship. New Year’s Day in Philly had a decided New Orleans feel but that party-hardy ambi-ence has been reduced to an event created by Walt Disney. The new sanitized, “Disney” Mummers is just a little more exciting than watching a 4th of July parade in a small town in Utah. In fact, compared to what the parade was like in the 1970s and early 80s, the parade has become a practice run for perfor-mances before TV cam-eras and for those special shows in the Conven-tion Center. In prior years, the parade usually lasted until midnight. There was an exhilarat-ing feeling on Broad Street then, an actual atmosphere of joyful revelry and personal in-volvement as people on the street camped out or huddled curbside, stay-ing late into the night or until the last Mum-mers marched on past. It was that one day of the year when you were allowed to take the party mentality to the limit, stay out late and drink on the street, or sit on a lawn chair by an al-leyway while dressed in Mummers glitz. This healthy venue for letting go was great for Phila-delphians everywhere. It provided an air of spon-taneity and freedom. People would host all day parties along South Broad Street and guests would come and go until the late evening hours knowing that the parade would still be happening when they went back outside. The new corporate Pa-rade ends at five o’clock like the roll up of a se-curity gate in front of a retail store. By six, the sidewalks are as clean as they were before the first Mummers set foot on Broad Street. While this has an antiseptic, “clean Jean” feel to it, it’s also somewhat spooky. The corporate parade

has lost its spontaneous character and patina. The “fun” in today’s Mummers is dispensed like those building passes you get once you pass through security at the lobby desk. The truth is that sometimes real fun involves a little bit of messiness and elements of the unpredictable. Big money was certain-ly on Mayor Rendell’s mind when, in 1995, he rerouted the parade to include Market Street so that it could “play to” the proposed Disney entertainment center. But both the rerouting of the Mummers and the Disney complex proved to be complete failures. Despite the parade’s corporate veneer, our group still managed to have fun. After listen-ing to one string band play outside the Union League (thanks to that hefty cash donation), we headed into the Ritz Carlton bar where the atmosphere was as lively as a 1920s speakeasy. Walton, generous to a fault, bought rounds of red wine as two women sitting next to him pro-ceeded to comment on his British scarf, which resembled something The Who would wear. The women prodded Walton with questions. “That’s an English scarf. We’re Irish. Where are you from? I’m Ameri-can,” the younger of the two said. For some reason, she thought that Walton was a recent im-migrant, so he had to tell her that his Dutch family came over on the Mayflower. You can’t get more American than the Mayflower. Conversations some-times get skewed at bars, especially on New Year’s Day. Before we left the Ritz and headed to a place called Time, our Irish friend cushioned her good-bye with a warm handshake and some polit ical com-ments: She told us that

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Thanks to All Who MadeHancock Rec Center

Christmas Party A Success The staff at Hancock Rec would like to thank U 2 Can Be Cool organization for sponsoring toys and gifts for Hancock Recreation Center’s Christmas Party for our neighborhood children. Mrs. Saleema Lovelace and family (organizer), Mr. Joe Diaz (Santa Claus), helped our children to have a nice Christmas. The children were treated to pizza from George’s Pizza on 2nd St. and Girard Ave., and ice cream and cake from Super Fresh Market in the Piazza. We would also like to thank the Hancock Advisory Council for all of their support. Hancock Rec Staff

she hates Congress, sup-ports Hilary Clinton for president, and is in love with the views of Rick Santorum. That’s quite a stretch. L e av i n g t h e b a r Time—where there was a live band and where one guy was happily dancing with himself--we were once again on the streets of Center City, the quiet, dead streets of Center City where there was no evi-dence of a Parade at all as the sanitation squads, out in force, did their corporate best to erase all the rustic reminders of the Broad Street strut. Certainly not like the old days when you’d see groups of stragglers limping home or hud-dled on stoops and street corners while blowing the last silver paper horns of New Year’s Day.•

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STRIVEcontinued from page 1

I would like to thank Gus Tornberg and Bo Diaz for allowing The Friends of Historic Penn Treaty Park for allowing us to put the Christmas Tree for the children in the lobby of Penn Treaty Park Place. We very much appreciate your kindness and consideration.

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a job and then, keeping it. That’s where STRIVE for the Future’s Recruiter/Retention Specialist Elaine Colbert comes in. “Once you get a job, we want to make sure that you keep that job.” The point of the program is not to get a job and then quit because you are unable to navigate the environment. “If you have any issues so far as your employment is concerned,” Colbert notes, “we want you to

zone is getting outside of yourself and being able to be introspective.” Therefore, the coursework is built to allow time for personal growth and goal setting. “The first week is about breaking down walls and barriers and you get a chance to talk about yourself,” Sistrunk notes. “Week two we begin rebuilding.” STRIVE for the Future’s Job Developer, Marie Hicks, has been working assiduously to develop r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h employers who are willing to give new employees a second chance. At this point, STRIVE for the Future has approximately 30 employers/partners willing to give graduates of the program a chance a t employment . “A relationship with us helps our students through the vetting process,” Hicks noted. As STRIVE for the Future enters its second year of existence in the Philly area, they want to bring awareness to youth who are struggling to find their way that there is an opportunity for positive change. “I want people to be aware that the program exists and what support we offer,” Colbert noted. If you have ever been in trouble or can’t find a job and haven’t been successful, this program teaches you workforce skills that get you ready for employment.” Colbert continued: “Sometimes, it is really some of those simple things [that you need to change] to get you the job.” New cycles start every six weeks and operate on a Monday through Thursday

schedule. Classes are held at Metropolitan Career Center located at 100 South

Broad Street, Suite 830. For more information, contact Elaine Colbert @

come to us and talk about it.” The same is true with job advancement. “If you want to apply for a higher position and you think you need some help, we will work to help you apply for that position.” STRIVE for the Future is not only about learning t a n g i b l e s k i l l s , b u t about being exposed to soft ones as well, such as accountability and responsibility. Instructor Jonathan Sistrunk has been teaching at STRIVE for two years and noted the following: “Getting outside of your comfort

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fun run or walked through the streets to honor and remember Pete. Based out of St. George Parish, (2700 Venango Street) everybody enjoyed a pancake and sau-sage breakfast with Santa Claus! 5k race winners were Timmy Storino and Maureen Hanlon. Later in the day, Pow-ers Park over at Ann and Almond Streets in back of the Richmond Library was lit up like Times Square as the Friends of Powers Park had their annual Christmas Tree Light-ing Party. Councilman Mark Squilla funded a brand new fresh evergreen tree to be planted in the rotunda of the park and the hardworking Friends of Powers Park (John Ka-licki, John Wilson, Maria Shrack just to name a few) decorated the tree with an awesome display of lights and homemade children’s Christmas ornaments for the big countdown and lighting. Kids were treated to a Christmas pizza lunch and ornament making party at the Richmond Li-brary with thanks to Jerry Franklin and the dedicat-ed staff there. Everybody loved the Christmas tree in Powers Park!

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The Port Richmond On Patrol & Civic Asso-ciation (PROPAC) and Port Richmond Town Watch (PRTW) hosted their annual Children’s Christmas Party at the Columbia Social Club on Almond Street with the biggest crowd to date. Lo-cal kids received a pizza and hot dog lunch, DJ Dance Party and of course a visit from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Every kid received a goody bag, a picture with Santa and a chance to win awesome

prizes and gifts. PRTW Prez Maryann Trombetta and PROPAC Prez Ken Paul worked extremely hard with their members (Phyllis Hackimer, Helene LaBenz, Pat Healy, Anne Paul, George Herbert, Bar-bara Seiger, Denise Bonk and all the others who helped and patrolled all year long) to make sure all the kids at the party had a great time and came away with a gift from Santa and a full belly of food. A big thanks to the Rich-mond Corridor Associ-

ation (RCA), a group of all the manufacturers, fac-tories and industrial busi-nesses in Port Richmond, for getting together and making a huge impact on one local family and making their Christmas so much brighter this year. An amazing domino ef-fect happened when San-ta’s naughtiest elf RCA vice president George Groves reached out to PROPAC for a family in need for the holidays. PROPAC in return called up another one of Santa’s helpers, the one and only Rev. Liz Colton of the Grace Church Incarnate at Edgemont & Venango Streets, and she knew im-mediately of a family who could use a bit of light this holiday season. Bonk’s Bar started cooking up a hot holiday meal for the family. RCA members responded to an email of help from the L.F. Dool-ing Company and over $1000 was raised to buy gifts and food for four kids

who received bunk beds, a TV, bikes and video games. This was really a heartfelt and outstanding gesture on the part of the RCA mem-bers. We never know what goes on behind the front doors of our neighbors and how so many people are struggling but are too proud to ask for help. The look and squeal on these kids’ faces and voices made it all worth while as they hugged Santa Claus who delivered the food and toys to their home while the kids performed in Grace Church’s Christmas Eve Pageant on December 24. It was quite a surprise and quite a Christmas miracle. And we cannot forget the Miracle on Richmond Street up in the Burg! On December 19 the 4500-4600 block of Richmond Street was dedicated and named Miss Jackie’s Way in honor of the be-loved Rec Leader Miss Jackie DeSanctis of the Bridesburg Rec Center. A community grassroots

petition drive led by Lisa Dickson and Kathy Glatts propelled the community to hand over 1000 signa-tures to City Councilman Bobby Henon who worked with Philadelphia Streets Department to install a new sign that ceremoniously renames Richmond Street in front of the Bridesburg Rec: Miss Jackie’s Way! Bridesburg Business As-sociation & CDC Prez Joe Slabinski was the MC on that glorious day as Aqua String Band entertained over 200 people who came out for the ceremony. “I guess you guys love me and I love you right back,” said Miss Jackie who has worked at the Rec for over 50 years. “Now let’s go inside and have some breakfast!”•

A big shout out to Ken and Anne Paul for being Santa’s helpers for so many events in Port Richmond this year for the kids. Every year, with St. Nick’s blessing, Anne and Ken are there for the children in the community. Happy New Year to all!

Hundreds of people gathered for a Pancake Breakfast after the Peter J. Hanlon Jingle Bell Walk/Run in memory of Pete Hanlon. This is an annual event that takes place on the first Saturday of December. Santa joined the crowd.

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If you are looking for a unique, environmentally friendly ice skating experi-ence, then you should know that it is available to you right now, right here in the Riverwards. Skate at the Piazza, a syn-thetic polymer plast ic “ice” skating rink has just “popped up” at The Pi-azza at Schmidts, an 80,000 square foot, multi-purposed, open-air plaza in the heart of Northern Liberties, 1001 N. 2nd St. And, it’s cool, pun intended. Everyone skated for free when the official grand opening and ribbon cutting took place recently. While DJ Royale pumped tunes from the southfacing steps, an LED screen illuminated the rink from above, Santa Claus took requests and car-olers sang their hearts out, kids and adults held hands and circled the rink like pros. Well, some of them did, at least. World-class ice skater and 2010 Olympian for Israel, Tamar Katz had a great time with the kids after an opening performance. When asked how it was skat-ing on a plastic surface, she noted that it was a bit of a challenge, mostly because it slows one down a bit. But, that’s where the novices – adults and kids alike — will

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enjoy this rink most. As one skater noted: “This is better for a new skater because it hurts much less to fall.” Six-year-old Natalia Ni-gro of South Philly had her first ice skating experience that night. While not as slippery as real ice, this young skater thought it was indeed “slippery but very cool.” Her father, Domi-nic, who was busy shep-herding around his middle daughter – four-year-old Victoria – thought Skate at

the Piazza was a great find. “We will definitely come back! There is a great feel here. Nice people and this skating rink is a plus.” Activated by the blades of the skates, the lubricated squares that make up the 5,000 square foot pop up ice skating rink is the first of its kind to hit Philly. And, with $1 skate rent-als, $3 dollar day passes for kids and $5 dollar day passes for adults, this rink is a great temporary win-ter time solution when

the ‘what to do?’ question arises. “Skate at the Piazza seems like a great way to use the space during the winter,” noted Matt Rubin, Presi-dent of the Northern Liber-ties Neighbors Association. “Because it can be supple-mented with food, enter-tainment, and other uses, it can provide something for everyone. It’s good to see The Piazza’s management trying new things like this.” Surrounded by top-notch restaurants and bars, bou-

tiques, record stores, and fitness studios, Skate at the Piazza, which is operating through the end of the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 23, 2014, has something for every-one. Over the next two months there will be live music and entertainment and movies on the LED. There will also be food trucks and craft stands. Additionally, there is also

talk of a curling league be-ing formed, which would end its season at the same time that Curling medal-ing event will appear at the Sochi Olympics. Check out: www.skateat-thepiazza.com for more specific details about the pop up rink and www.live-atthepiazza.com for more information about general location. Hours of op-eration are: Mon.-Thurs.: 4-10pm; Fri. 4-11pm; Sat.-Sun.: 11am-11pm. In addition to abundant parking options, including many free outdoor lots and street parking availability, this location is also acces-sible via SEPTA, trolley and a 15-minute cab ride from Center City.•

Skate at the Piazza held its Grand Opening in early December. The event featured a ribbon cutting, photos with Santa, carolers, free skating and more. Don’t miss out on the fun this winter. There is something here for everyone! /Photo: Denise M. Krenski

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EKNA Zoning Update - 2100 N Front St.The Zoning Board of Ad-justments (ZBA) hearing for 2100 N Front Street has been scheduled for Wed., Jan. 22 at 12PM. The ZBA hearing room is lo-cated at 1515 Arch Street, 18th Floor. 2100 N Front Street is located at the in-tersection with Diamond/Coral Street. The owner of this property, Kens-ington Hospital, proposes to renovate and expand the existing building for a Group Practitioner Medi-cal Facility to be used for Methadone treatment and counseling. A joint com-munity zoning meeting between EKNA and Norris Square Civic Association was held on Nov. 12, and the community vote was overwhelmingly in op-position (54-8) to this pro-posal. Neighbors to this property are encouraged to attend the ZBA hearing or send their comments to the ZBA at: 1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Mu-nicipal Services Building, 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102-1687 Tele-phone Number: 215-686-2429 Fax Number: 215-686-2565.

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Bridesburg Rec NewsMen’s Softball League, Spring and Summer 2014 at Bridesburg Rec Center. Teams only. Wooden Bat League. If possible going to Single Wall Bat. Inter-ested: call Dan at 215-605-6004. Pre-School: Thurs. & Fri. Noon to 2:40PM. Two spots available in the af-ternoon class. Child must have turned three as of Sept. 1, 2013 and must be potty trained. Toddler Time: Mon. & Thurs. Noon to 2PM. Three spots available in the afternoon class. Child must have turned two as of September 1, 2013. Child does not have to be potty trained. Winter Adult ActivitiesZumba: Classes all year

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CLEAN PLATE: Homemade Granola Crash dieting is not my specialty and I’m not

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my health and well being. It’s important to keep myself in check, as I tend to derail during the end-of-year festivities. Mara-thon cookie baking pro-vided me with occasions for taste testing, batch after batch. Additionally, we celebrate Christmas Eve at our house, so the fridge and pantry were practically busting at the seams leading up to and in the days after the party. And while many are motivated to start the year fresh with a visit to the gym on January 1st, our tradition has been to enjoy it as just one more day to relax, and we watch movies in our sweats and order Chinese takeout for dinner. Wiping the slate clean in 2014 isn’t so much a resolution for me as it is a necessity; the indul-gence of the past few weeks has caught up to me and, as the adage goes, there really is such a thing as too much of a good thing. For me, starting each day with a high protein breakfast will curb my appetite until lunch and, before the pastry-filled morning routine of the holidays, I was on a scrambled egg kick. Looking to mix it up, I started incorporat-ing non-fat Greek yogurt into my week and found it just as satisfying. The only drawback: it’s pretty boring on its own. This homemade granola is

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Homemade GranolaFrom Cookie & Kate4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1½ cups raw slivered almonds 1 teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon cinnamon½ cup melted coconut oil (or olive oil)½ cup + 1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup)¾ teaspoon vanilla1/3 cup chopped dried apricots ¼ cup chopped dried cherries

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, com-bine the oats, nuts, salt, and cinnamon. Stir thor-oughly to combine. Stir in the oil, honey and vanilla. Turn the granola out onto prepared pan and use a large spoon to spread it in an even layer. Bake for ap-proximately 24 minutes, stirring halfway. Allow to cool before stirring in chopped fruit. Store in airtight container at room temperature. This easy homemade granola is great as an ad-dition to your morning


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Who Wants To Be A Trivia Champion? Clean Platecontinued from page 10

yogurt; with milk, like cereal; or even on its own. The combination of coconut oil, which is cholesterol free, and honey crisps and tans the oats under the heat of the oven. Using un-seasoned and unroasted nuts, whichever nut you choose, is important so the resulting flavor is gentle and not charred. The cinnamon was just

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for his age and is eating prescription diet canned food. Max LOVES being held, cuddling, belly rubs, going for walks, is peppy, loves to mark trees, check out the neighborhood and meeting other dogs. Max can live with chill cats and other dogs. He has a touch of separation anxiety and would love a home where someone is home with him a lot! Max seems 90% house-trained and he happily wears a little diaper band in the house. Max is living in foster care with a shelter vol-

unteer and he’s anxiously waiting a home of his own! Want to hear more about our happy little Max? email - [email protected]! Max’s shelter ID number is A21157204.•

.. by Sue SennPet of the Week is a

courtesy of the PHILLY PET

HEALTH CENTER, 3365 Frankford Ave.,

Philadelphia, PA 19134. Caring, reli-

able, and affordable veterinary care in the

heart of Port Rich-mond / Kensington!


CLEANOUTSA to Z

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Thank you St. Jude for favors received through your inter-cession to the Holy Trinity. ~Anonymous

PRAYERS

FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED

REAL ESTATE SALES:

new or experienced;

excellent training

program; private office.

Call Mike Dunphy

at 215-840-8399

Produc t ion /Ware -house -1st & 2nd shifts. Great jobs for all and those who are bilingualSpanish. In-terviewing now to fill job openings. Must have good work histo-ry; pre-screening req’d and 2 forms of ID.

PLEASE CALL 215-423-2955

ext. 113Monday-Friday

8am-4pm

ACCU STAFFING SERVICE

FOSTERPARENTS

Good loving homes

needed for children

of all ages. PLEASE CALL

215-203-8733 or

1-877-nfi4kid or visit online @ www.nfi4kids.org

HELP WANTED

All real estate adver-tised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any pref-erence, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, religion, sex, handi-cap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitation, or discrim-ination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in vio-lation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings are available on an equal opportunity basis. Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, 866-540-FAIR (3247).

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Drivers: Start up to $.41/mi., Home Weekly or Bi-Weekly, 90% No-Touch, 70% D&H. CDL-A 1yr. OTR exp. Req. 877-705-9261

Honest and re-sponsible person for cleaning for over 15 years. Ex-perience and ex-cellent references. Call Sandy. 215-425-0164.

CLEANING

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Drivers: Don’t get

hypnotized by the highway, come to a place where there’s a

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E S T A T E N O T I C E

ESTATE OF CARMEN FOGLIETTALate of Philadelphia

Letters Testamentary on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who re-quests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment, without delay, to the Executrix, Donna M. Koerz, 1642 Park Ave, Sellersville, PA 18960, or her Attorney,Charlotte A. Hunsberger, Esq., Brick-er, Landis, Hunsberger & Gingrich, LLP, 114 East Broad Street, P.O. Box 64769, Souderton, Pennsylvania 18964.

ESTATE NOTICE

NKCDC Housing Counselor

Counselor works to build healthy communities and expand homeownership op-portunities and retention for low and moderate-income households. Counselor’s goal is to provide aspiring homebuyers or struggling homeowners with the skills, knowledge and information to buy and maintain a home, provide them with energy assistance, or resolve their current housing situation.

NKCDC Resident Services Coordinator

Coordinator provides advocacy and community organizing functions and fosters sustainable living in the greater Fishtown, Kensington, and Port Richmond areas. Coordinator provides capacity-building assistance to residents developing a resi-dent-led civic association.

NKCDC Block Programs Coordinator

Coordinator administers and coordinates Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NAC) Program of the City of Philadelphia. Coordinator organizes community service briefings, activities, events, and/or workshops that provide educational in-formation on topics relevant to constituents as a means of pursuing neighborhood and community improvement and involvement.

For full job descriptions go to http://www.nkcdc.org/jobs/

Send cover letter, résumé, and writing sample by Monday, January 20th, to Shanta Schachter, NKCDC, 2515 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125, 215-427-1302 (fax)

or to [email protected] (e-mail).

CLEANOUTS

FIND IT IN THE SPIRIT CLASSIFIEDS


TRIVIA ANSWERS:

Part One: 5 points each

1. B. Paul and Paula 2.A Cleopatra B. Tina Turner 3. C. The Mona Lisa 4. D. I Want to Hold Your Hand

Part Two: 10 points each

5. C. Travel in Space 6. A. Leslie Gore 7. C. New Hampshire 8. A. The Birds

Part Three: 15 points each

9. B. General Hospi-tal 10. D. Zip Codes 11. C. The Artificial Heart Pump 12. A. Instant Replay

Scoring : Under 50 : Tr iv ia Ama-teur; 50-85: Trivia Buff; 90-115: Trivia Whiz; 120: TRIVIA CHAMPION! Check me out on facebook: Lisa Winnick Shaat. Feel free to send me your topic ideas, how you scored, feedback, or book me for your next quizzo party!

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WE BUY JUNK CARS UP TO $400 CASH PAID

FREE TOWING267-229-1970• 7 DAY A WEEK SERVICE •

23xx E. Allegheny Ave. - 1BR apt, 2nd floor, $650 month incl. heat. 267-250-3269.

Apartment for Rent - Port Rich-mond. 30xx Cedar St. 1BR, first floor, no steps. $775/mo.. + util. 215-425-3086.

Kensington and Port Richmond - fully fur-nished, safe, utilities in-cluded. $300/mo. Call 267-475-3929.

JUNK CARS WANTED

UP TO $1100 CASH FOR CARS OR TRUCKS WITH BAD

ENGINES OR TRANSMISSIONS. $500 CASH

FOR ANY COMPLETE JUNK CAR OR TRUCK. WITH OR WITHOUT TITLE.215-669-1000

ROOMS FOR RENT

Rooms for Rent. Kens-ington and Fishtown. Fully furnished, safe and clean. $250 and $350. Call 215-200-2960

NEIGHBORHOOD PRINTS FOR SALE

ELECTRICIANS

Community prints for sale, full color, 8x8, 8x10, 11x14. Can be hung or put on table. 8x8 prints include black metal frame - $20. 8x10 prints - $10; 11x14 prints - $15. On sale at the Spirit Newspaper office.

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APARTMENT FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT $1000 / 2br - Apart-ment Handicap Ac-cessible (Northeast Philadelphia). Beau-tiful new 2BR, 1 bth, 1st floor, handicap accessible, washer and dryer, hard-wood flooring and central air.

Call 215-416-6945

Room for Rent in Port Richmond - Laundry rm & kit. privileges. 215-203-4536.

2 BR house for rent. $900/mo. 2900 bl. off Cedar St. Call Sam-my at 201-328-5701.

3 BR house for rent, Port Richmond. fin-ished basement, plas-ma TV in basement, liv. rm., & all BRs. Fully furnished. 215-203-4536.

FISHTOWN2 bdrm home - $1500/month215-425-3086

PORT RICHMOND2 & 3 bdrm homes

$900 & $1100/month.215-425-3086

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2900 Blk. Frankford Ave. - 2 rooms, effi-ciency. Call 856-305-1556.

30xx Richmond St. - 1 BR apt., immedi-ate occupancy, non-smoker, cable incl., $675/mo. + 1 mo. sec. 215-739-9783.

Room & Efficiency: 25xx Frankford Ave. - Furnished rm. $375; Furnished priv. eff., priv. bath & kit. $500. 215-941-3000.

26XX CEDAR ST.3BR, $795/Mo. 1st + 2nd mo. sec. no pets.

215-539-7866.

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT


Burns Family Funeral HomesFamily Owned and Operated Since 1939

Martin J. Burns Funeral Home, Inc.1514 Woodbourne Road

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Lisa Burns Campbell, Supv.

www.burnsfuneralhome.com

Burns Funeral Home, Inc.1428 E. Columbia AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19125Phone: 215-634-6858Robert J. Burns, Sr., Supv.

Burns Funeral Home, Inc.9708 Frankford AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19114Phone: 215-637-1414Gerard J. Burns, Supv.Joseph J. Burns, Supv. Gerard J. Burns, Supv.

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Fishtown Rec Center ProgramsD a i s i e s a n d B row n -ies – Mondays, 6-7PM; Men’s Hockey League – Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs., 6-10PM; Dance Mondays – 6-7:30PM; Tae Kwon Do – Mon.-Wed.-Fri., 6-8PM; Tot Rec. – Tues.-Wed., 9AM-1PM; Ceramics – Tues.-Wed., 6-9:30PM; Zoning Meetings – First three Tues. of the month; FNA Meetings – Third Thurs. of the month; Beautification Meetings – Third Thurs. of the month; Homeless Vets’ Meetings – Third Sat. of the month; Senior Citizen Bingo – Mon. and Thurs., 10AM-2PM. For informa-tion, call 215-685-9885.

Free Kickboxing Classes for GirlsAges 10-17, at Joe Hand Boxing Gym, 3rd & Green Sts. Kickboxing instructors Erin Fennell and Brittani Warner, in conjunction with the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab, are offering free cardio kickboxing classes for girls aged 10-17, every Friday at 5:45PM at 547 N. 3rd St. Combine kickboxing to music with strengthening, cardiovascular condition-ing and toning exercises, while focusing on the girls’ self-confidence. Fennell, a certified kickboxing in-structor, sees the classes as a building block to help young girls increase help young girls increase their self-esteem. “I think I start-ed gaining self-esteem as a young girl once I started working out, and I think kickboxing had a lot to do with it as well,” said Fen-nell, a class instructor at Lucille Roberts and L.A. Fitness gyms. All necessary equipment will be provided for free by the Joe Hand Boxing Gym. If interested in joining the class, contact

Scammell, making his Walnut debut. Jan.14 to Mar. 2: 215.574.3550.

WALNUT STREET THEATRE INDE-PENDENCE STU-DIO ON 3, 825 Walnut Street “DRIVING MISS DAISY” is an American classic! As a play and a film, this tale of a jour-

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ney involving an elderly southern woman and her Afro-American chauffeur won almost every possible critical award. The jour-ney begins when Miss Daisy can’t drive any-more due to an accident. Reflecting the attitudes of 1948 Atlanta she, ini-tially “will not have” an Afro-American, hired by her son, “chauffeuring” in her car. Before their journey ends, however, the two have become fast

Get Your Fishtown

On! Decals

That Is!

Fishtown decals for your window, door, car win-dow... Large $5; Small $3. Avail-able in 3 different colors. For sale at the Spirit office.

Fennell at (267) 765-6592, or [email protected].

NL History Exhibit Opens Feb 14; Still Looking for ContributionsPersonal Stories and Artists’ Pages The wonderful History of Northern Liberties exhibit being curated by neighbor and artist Jennifer Baker will be opening in just a few weeks, Fri., Feb. 14. Response to Jennifer›s call for artifacts, personal sto-ries, and pages for the Art-ists› Book has been great. And Jennifer is still looking for more. So if you have any memento or physical object from NL›s history; if you have a personal story to share; or if you›re an artists who would like to have a page in the Artists› Book - contact Jennifer at [email protected]. 1202 E. Montgomery Ave.

AVI Updates: Extended LOOP Deadline; Installment Tax Payments The City has extended the deadline to submit LOOP (gentrification protection) applications by a month, to Feb. 17. In addition, the state has just made it legal for the City to allow payment of property tax bills in installments. For more info on LOOP, visit http://www.phila.gov/loop/Pages/default.aspx.

TRIPS

Senior Trip to Branson, MOSenior Ron Aways pres-ents trip to Branson, MO on Sept. 21-26, 2014 for 6 days and 5 nights. Pack-age includes motor coach transportation, accomoda-tions, 5 breakfasts, 3 din-ners, 1 dinner cruise with entertainment, 6 shows, visit to Imax Complex, shopping, taxes and meal gratuities and baggage

friends. The playwright, Alfred Uhry won a Pu-litzer Prize, the Outer Critics Circle Award plus an Academy Award and a Tony Award. Bern-hard Havard, actor, stage manager and producer, directs this deeply mov-ing journey with a dream cast, i.e. Johnnie Hobbs Jr. is Miss Daisy’s new driver, Wendy Scharfman is Miss Daisy and Bill Van Horn is her son. Jan. 14 to Feb. 2: 215.574.3550.•

Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund Tuition Assistance

Grants Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. will be accepting nominations for tuition assistance grants between now and January 31. The nominees must be the children or grandchildren of dues paying members of Northeast Catholic Alumni Association, Inc. The Fund awards $261,000 in grants each year. Four grants of $25,000 each are awarded to seniors in high school to attend thirteen specific Catholic universities/colleges in the greater Philadelphia area. Five grants of $15,000 each and five grants of $10,000 are awarded to students in the 8th grade to attend archdiocesan high schools in the Philadelphia archiodiocese, and diocesan high schools in the Camden and Trenton dioceses. All of these grants of $6,000 each and four grants of $3,000 each are awarded to 5th grade students to attend parochial schools in the archdiocese of Philadelphia and in the dioceses of Camden and Trenton. These grants are payable in equal semi-annual installments over sixth, seventh and eighth grades. All grants are awarded on the basis of academic ability and financial need with equal weight applied to both criteria.The nomination forms may be downloaded from our website: www.necathalumni.org/news. Hit the Scholarship Fund button and the request form button will highlighted in red. Click on that and you can fill in the form online and then hit the print button and mail the form to us, or you can request a form by calling 215-543-1051. The forms must be returned to us at P.O. Box 7005, Philadelphia, PA 19149-005 prior to January 31, 2014. Since the inception of the Fund in 1968, we have awarded over $4.2 million in tuition assistance for Catholic education.•

handling included. Only $879 pp/dbl. For more information and reserva-tions call Nancy at 803-720-0310 or Josephine at 215-634-1307.

FLEA MARKET

Spring Garden Indoor Antique & Vin-tage Flea MarketCenter City’s Largest Winter Indoor Vintage Marketplace at the former

Fed-Ex warehouse, 9th & Spring Garden. 8AM til 4PM - But Early Birds Welcome! Antiques, Col-lectibles, Vintage Fur-niture, Jewelry, Pottery, Artwork, Great Food and Much More! On the fol-lowing Saturday’s: Jan. 18, Feb. 1 & 15, Mar. 1 & 15. Free Parking / Free Admission / ATM / Food Court / Handi-cap Accessible. Use 820 Spring Garden Street, 19123 For GPS. www.PhilaFleaMarkets.org.

OBITUARIES

In Memoriam of Kevin B. Diaz Sr.

5/4/74 – 4/10/12The holidays are here. If there were steps to heaven, we would go and bring you home with us. Gone but not forgotten.Love, Mom, Dad, brothers, sons and the rest of the family and Hope Street family.

The Rohrback family would like to express a great big thank you for everyone’s love and support in the passing of our father and Pop-Pop, Daniel F. Rohrback Sr. Dad is missed and loved by 6 children and in-laws, 15 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. We are all heartbroken as we lost both our Mom & Dad within a 10 month period. Mom and Dad you did not go alone, a piece of all our hearts are with you forever. Rest in peace.Love, the Rohrback Family

OTTHENRIETTA, age 88, December 6, 2013; mother of Tom (Dolores) and the late Michael (Joyce). Also survived by nieces, one nephew and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. BURNS FUNERAL HOMES

IN MEMORIAM

THANK YOUThank You

from the Rohrback Family

26th District Crime ReportDecember 25, 2013- December 31, 2013

Below is a breakdown of crimes committed in the 26th District in the neighborhoods that make up PSA #3• Two (2) robberies other weapon during this time: 2600 E Cumberland (12/26), 700 E Girard (12/26)• Four (4) Aggravated Assaults other weapon during this time: 2500 Frankford (12/25), 2100 Norris (12/26), 2200 Fletcher (12/28), 2100 Dauphin (12/29)• Two (2) residential burglaries during this period: 1800 Frankford (12/26), 2000 Lehigh (12/26)• Eight (8) Theft from autos during this period: 2500

A St (12/25), 2700 E Lehigh (12/26), 2400 Gaul (12/27), 900 Penn (12/28), 2000 Fletcher (12/28), 400 Memphis (12/29), 1200 Columbia (12/31)• Four (4) Stolen Vehicles during this time : 2700 Lehigh (12/26), 2200 Thompson (12/27), 2600 Martha (12/27), 2600 Lehigh (12/28), • One (1) Theft during this period: 1700 Frankford (12/27).


Wishing you Peace, Health and Happiness in the New Year.

2901 E. Thompson St., Philadelphia, PA 19134Phone: 215.425.0901

4725-27 Richmond St., Philadelphia, PA 19137Phone: 215.744.2600

If I can ever be of service, please call any one of my two

neighborhood constituent offices

State RepresentativeJOHN TAYLOR

Effective January 1, 2014, I will no longer be operating a district office at 1039 East Hunting Park Avenue, Phila-delphia, PA 19124. Should you need any assistance, kindly visit or contact 2901 East Thompson Street, Philadel-phia, PA 19134 (215-425-0901), or 4725-27 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137 (215-744-2600). I apolo-gize for any inconvenience, but my attention and dedication to help each member of the community will continue.

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