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THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 PAGE 1

JANUARY 29, 2014 • Vol. 11 No. 4

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World Famous Tattoo Artists and EntertainmentPhiladelphia Tattoo Arts Convention This Weekend!

Troy Timpel, Fishtown resident, runs the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention. The convention, one of the largest tattoo shows in the country, features world famous tattoo artists and plenty of entertainment on the side.

see TATTOO on page 10

“If you’ve never been to the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Con-vention, you’ll leave amazed for the next week...” ~Troy Timpel

Troy Timpel still remem-bers when he got his first tattoo. With a can of Miller High Life in one hand, his greying beard in the other, he went on to explain what happened on that fateful day back when he was a skateboarding punk rock kid. “I drove my friend to get a tattoo but ended up getting a skull and crossbones with a dagger on my forearm,” Timpel said. “Man, for that first month I must have just stared at that thing constantly, just amazed that it’s there forever.” From that day forward, Troy Timpel fell slave to needle gun and ink. “It left such an impression on me that when I got into tattooing I realized that it is the highest form of art—it is something that can never be taken from you and the permanency and lasting effects of it are beautiful.” That first job is now cov-ered up with fresher ink, lost in the vast canvas that has become the artist’s exposed epidermis. At 41-years young, Timpel

has been giving and get-ting tattoos for twenty years—his body is both a personal history and an art collection in itself. He first arrived in Philadelphia at the age of 21 where he be-gan working under tattoo icon, Philadelphia Eddie. Eddie is a world-renowned artist and tattoo innovator who was instrumental in what tattooing equipment has become today. “[Eddie] started National Tattoo Supply, a tattoo supply company,” Timpel said. “It became a really influential supply company and broke out a lot of what could be done with tattoos through creation of new colors and fine tuning the equipment that was out there in the late 60s and early 70s.” After Philadelphia Eddie retired ten years ago, Tim-pel and Joe Shipley (also known as Furry Couch of Hot Rod Hoedown fame) bought one of Ed-die’s shops, Philadelphia Eddie’s 621 Tattoo on South Street. Around that same time, Eddie, who had founded the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention,

also decided that he no longer wanted to run that show anymore. So Troy stepped in and took that project over as well. “At the time when I took the convention over, it was

a 70-booth show down by the airport in a sleazy hotel that has since been demolished,” Timpel said. “I moved it to Center City and built it up.” Much like a full-sleeve

tattoo, it took lots of work to get the convention to where it is today. Now, the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention features 800 artists from 12 different countries, making it one of the largest shows of its kind in the United States. Housed in the Pennsylva-nia Convention Center, this year’s show is running from January 31 through February 2. Timpel, whose work ethic is personified by the tattoo on his neck of a candle burning from both ends, has made enormous strides in bringing the best in the business to Philly—fine artists who can make pho-torealistic portraits, fa-mous inkers from your fa-vorite television programs (i.e.; Ink Masters, LA Ink and Best Ink), and internation-al tattoo sensations from Spain, Germany, Austra-lia, Japan, Italy, Canada, Portugal, Venezuela, and the Caribbean… not to mention some of the best homegrown Philadelphia talent from shops like Ed-die’s on South Street, or Black Vulture Gallery, Art Machine and Bonnie and Clyde’s from right here in Fishtown. “When you come to the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention, you’ll be able to meet and greet the art-ists that are on TV now and see the rest of the art-ists that have been pushing

the envelope,” Timpel said. “You’ll also be able to meet the old timers— Philadel-phia Eddie will be there, Stanley Moskowitz will be there. Between Philadel-phia Eddie and Stanley Moskowitz, I think they have 1000 years of tattoo-ing experience between them, give or take a year.” And this isn’t your average art show where it’s “look but don’t touch”. At the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention, people do get inked up on the spot. “You can come down and get traditional Japanese hand-tapped Tebori tattoos by artists from Japan, you can get world-class portraits in black and grey… there’s so many really talented artists out there now, it’s absolutely amazing where tattooing has gone into its own fine art realm,” Tim-pel said. Since taking the show under his wing, Timpel has also made huge strides in making the convention an entertainment experi-ence that can be enjoyed by those who aren’t tat-tooed, bringing in world-renowned sideshows, fine art painters, clothing and book vendors, suspension performers who have been on tour with [popular rock band] Jane’s Addiction, and more. “It’s an eyeful to see,” Timpel said. “If you’ve never been to the Philadel-phia Tattoo Arts Conven-tion, you’ll leave amazed for the next week. You’ll be telling people about the girl you saw hanging from her knees upside down on one hook, or about the enigma of someone cutting up an apple in his mouth with a live chainsaw blindfolded. The suspension shows are amazing and really crazy.” With that said, the show is called the Philadelphia “Tattoo Arts” Convention, so the celebration of body art remains the main attrac-tion. With over 40 tattoo contests happening over the course of the weekend, people are excited to see and then become living, breathing art galleries. This intrigue and infatuation ex-cites Timpel but it also sur-prises him to see just how celebrated and accepted tattooing has become in recent years.


Thom Nickels is a

Philadelphia-based

author/journalist/poet, film critic

and feature writer

for the Spirit Newspapers.

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THE LOCAL LENSwith Thom Nickelsby Thom Nickels

see LOCAL LENS on page 11

Not so very long ago I sat with Judson Hale, the semi-retired editor of the Old Farmers Almanac. We were squirreled away in a back corner of Port Richmond’s Hinge Café. It was my first meeting with the tall, quintessential New England Yankee. I was im-pressed with his white hair, lean, angular face, and ready smile. He was eating an egg breakfast sandwich when I made my arrival. George Washington used to read the Old Farmers Almanac, so I told myself that I was sitting with the ringleader of the most famous American pub-lication ever. The Alma-nac was founded in 1792. Its world famous weather predictions have over a sixty-five percent accuracy rate. Abraham Lincoln once used the Almanac, as a defense attorney, in an Illinois murder trial. The United States banned the publication for a time during World War II. Ask many people about the Old Farmers Almanac and they’ll tell you, “What exactly is it anyway?” “Our endeavor is to be useful but with a pleasant degree of humor,” Mr. Hale told me, “and that has not changed.”

In a country where change has become a mor-al imperative, the Almanac is an oddity. “It’s also been lucky,” said Mr. Hale, who joined Yankee Publishing Inc. in 1958 as an assistant editor but who became managing editor of both the Almanac and Yankee Magazine in 1970, then Editor-in-Chief of both publications in 2000. The Almanac has been in the Hale family since the 1930s, when Mr. Hale’s uncle, a tall man who re-sembled Abraham Lin-coln, became the 11th editor. “My uncle, or my moth-er’s brother, has always been sort of odd, so when I went there in 1958, I was meeting him for the first time. I worked with my uncle for 12 years.” Mr. Hale calls that men-torship “a wonderful time.”

“For over 20 years the content of the Almanac has not changed radically, but if you looked at issues at the turn of the 19th cen-tury, they would be very different, more local, not-ing vacations of the local colleges like Dartmouth and Harvard,” he said. “Oftentimes during vaca-tion, students would come and work on the farm….Well, there are few farms anymore.” The 1800’s era editions of the Almanac weren’t all that interesting, he adds, noting that in the last twenty years, “we re-ally put a lot of wonderful writers in it.” “The rough translation of Almanac is a calendar of the Heavens, and a calendar is annual. It’s always been an annual. It’s the oldest continu-ously published periodical in North America,” he adds, emphasizing that the Almanac never gets into politics. “As far as sex and religion go, if it’s extreme, we’d steer clear of it. We can make a little fun of sex, but we can’t make fun of religion.” The 256-page Almanac used to be a humble 65 pages in 1958. The tradi-tional punched hole in the Almanac’s upper left hand corner is for wall display, just like any calendar. “It costs us $42,000 a year

The Ladies AOH-Div. 51 will be having their Annual Irish Cinnamon Potato Fundraiser. They are $5 per container. The Ladies will be at Holy Name Hall on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 from 10AM to 2PM rolling them. You can come buy and purchase them while we are there. They will also be available for sale at the Spirit Newspaper office. Please contact Renee Shaw at [email protected] if you have any questions.•

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ing nominations for tuition assistance grants between now through January 31. The nominees must be the children or grand-children of dues paying members of Northeast Catholic Alumni Asso-ciation, 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 spe-cific Catholic universi-ties/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 archio-diocese, 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 Philadel-phia and in the dioceses of Camden and Trenton. These grants are payable in equal semi-annual in-stallments over sixth, sev-enth and eighth grades. All grants are awarded on the basis of academic ability and financial need with equal weight applied to both criteria. The nomina-tion forms may be down-loaded from our website: www.necathalumni.org/news. Hit the Scholar-ship 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, Philadel-phia, 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.

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Polonia Honors KosciuszkoThe Polish American Con-gress, Eastern Pennsylva-nia District, is conjunction with the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, extends an invitation to everyone to attend the Annual Kosciuszko Trib-ute Ceremony, honoring American Revolutionary War Hero and designer of the fortifications at West Point, the site of America’s Military Academy. This year the public ceremony, which will take place at the Kosciuszko House, 3rd and Pine Streets, on Sat., Feb. 1 at 12 noon, will highlight the accomplish-ments of Kosciuszko on the occasion of the 268th anniversary of his birth. Immediately following the Tribute Ceremony there will be a luncheon in the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Wal-nut Street. For additional information or luncheon reservations, call Theresa Romanowski at 215-739-3408 or 215-423-8854.

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It’s pretty rare that I go out to dinner and don’t or-der an appetizer, an entrée and dessert. It sounds like a lot of food but if you plan it right and order things that complement each other, you finish feeling satis-fied, not overly full. The decision regarding what to eat at the very start of the entire meal is critical, as it can set the tone for the rest of the evening: ordering something delicious that you know you love will leave you wanting more, but ordering something that doesn’t register with you could turn you off for the rest of the dinner. The appetizer selection, as you can see, is where I feel the most pressure; it’s hard for me to choose how I want to start each meal because, usually, there are probably about three appetizers I’m craving. Our love of appetizers and hors d’oeuvres has influenced my girlfriends and me to start solely serv-ing “picky foods”, as we’ve deemed them, at parties. We developed a habit of each bringing such a deli-

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What Do You Make of the Weather We’ve Had This Winter?medium heat, for about 5 minutes, until fragrant. Set aside. Boil a pot of salted water. Add the po-tatoes and partially cook, about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and set aside. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel away as much of the skin with your hands as possible and shred the potatoes using a box grater. Place grated potatoes on top of a baking sheet lined with paper towels, cover with additional layers of paper towels, and squeeze as much moisture from the potatoes as possible. Dump grated potatoes into large bowl and mix with sautéed green onions, spices and bread crumbs. Mix well with your hands and form the potato mixture into small logs, approximately the size of 1 tablespoon. Heat a large sauté pan with approximately ½ inch of olive oil deep over medium heat. Working in batches, fry the potato logs in the skillet until golden brown, about 2 minutes each side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to strain excess fat. Sprinkle the tots with salt and chopped green onion tops while still warm. The quintessential frozen, white potato version of this

recipe is a snack that spans generations and will never go out of style. Adapta-tions of the classic are even served at local restaurants and gastro-pubs. The sweet potato variation appeals to me not only because I know it’s maybe just slightly better for me, what with all the dietary fiber and vitamin A, but also because the brightly colored potato walks the line of just sweet enough. With fragrant green onions and just the right amount of spice, the savory influences highlight and complement the best qualities of the sweet po-tato. A quick fry on each side crisps the exterior of the tots while maintaining the soft, pillowy middle. Serve these alongside your favorite dipping sauce, and they’ll be a hit; I mixed a tablespoon of Sriracha sauce with about ½ cup of ketchup for a spicy twist on the classic condiment. These make up enough for a group of people when combined with other appe-tizers, but who’s to say you can’t have “picky foods” for dinner? They’re easy enough to whip up for a Thursday night dinner at home, too.•

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Along with the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention, Troy runs his own art business, Villain Arts, that does tee shirt printing, publishing and runs other tattoo conventions across the United States. /Photo: Max Pulcini

“Now that the public sees these [TV] shows and what a good tattoo should look like, they’re willing to get large-scale projects with the understanding that they are multi-sitting tat-toos,” Timpel said. “Back in the 90s, all we did were little tattoos under the sides of your fists over and over. We didn’t draw as much, but now I don’t think I’ve tattooed something that I haven’t drawn in months.” That back and forth pro-cess and the idea that tat-toos are an art that allows

the expression of both the tattoo artists and the per-son going under the nee-dle says a lot about where tattoos have come from and where they are now. Timpel describes count-less clients who come into his shop wanting custom work. Tattooing and the imagery of the art has been broadened thanks the escalation of the techniques, industry, communication, training and talent of the artists. All of this has allowed tattooing to flourish in a way that Timpel never saw possible. “It takes two to tango—

it takes a customer who’s willing to have an idea and then allow the artist some freedom to create a good design and solid tattoo. The best thing is when you hit a good idea with a customer and you’re able to put out a nice, solid tattoo that both of you are happy with and proud to wear.” While he is (pleasantly) surprised at the fact that the stigma of tattoos has been broken by and large, it’s not shocking to Timpel that the Philadelphia show has become one of the larg-est in the country. After all, Philly has always been a very tattooed city. “You go to South Street, Olde City, Fishtown— you order a drink at the bar and I’ll bet you a beer that the person serving you has a visible tattoo,” Timpel said. “Philadelphia has always had very heavily tattooed people and its population has always been more ac-cepting of tattooing. I don’t know why… maybe be-cause of the naval influ-ence in the 50s, or maybe because of Philadelphia Eddie and the other good artists that have been here since the 50s and 60s… tattooing has a long history here, especially as a blue collar working town and as a tough town—Philly’s still living that life.” And the people of The City of Brotherly love to represent their hometown on their skin. As Timpel explained, he’s done more Phillies tattoos than games

they’ve won over the years. What the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention does is make getting amaz-ing pieces of art on your body readily accessibly and fun. While it may be cheaper to get some work done by a friend or at an apartment tattoo party, the chance to get permanent work done by topnotch artists is an amazing oppor-tunity to anyone who wants to get their first tattoo or

their fortieth. “Nobody wants to sit in at someone’s house and get a trashy tattoo that shows to people that they are a low class individual,” Timpel said. “Choose your ink wisely: it may cost you a little more to get a pro-fessional tattoo, but the quality will outweigh the difference between spend-ing the rest of your life looking ghetto and having nice, clean, professionally

“It left such an impression on me that when I got into tattooing I realized that it is the highest form of art—it is something that can never be taken from you and the permanency and lasting effects of it are beautiful...” ~Troy Timpel

done tattoos. It’s not your tie-dye shirt from the 70s, your flight pants in the 80s, or that Nero jacket from the 90s that can go in a closet. Tattooing is on you forever.” You can find out more about the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention and Troy Timpel at Vil-lainArts.com. Admission to the convention is $22 for one day or $45 for the entire weekend.•

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Shattering expectations, Health Partners Plans enrolled more than 1,500 new members in its new Philadelphia Medicare Advantage plans that took effect Janu-ary 1, 2014. Health Partners Medicare began enrolling members this fall during the annual Medicare open enrollment period, a time when most Medicare-eligible individuals can switch plans. “Other Medicare Advantage plans entered the Philadelphia market with less than a few hundred members during the first year they were offered,” said John Gorman, executive chairman of Gorman Health Group, which specializes in supporting health plans in delivering high-quality care. “Health Partners Medicare far exceeded the initial enrollment numbers of its competitors’ first enrollment, in some cases by more than 700 percent. That’s pretty impressive.” “Because of our solid reputation for ‘doing it right,’ we were confident that Health Partners Medicare would be well-received,” said William S. George, president and CEO of Health Partners Plans. “But the enrollment of more than 1,500 new Medi-care members far out-paced our expectations. We are thrilled and appreciate the vote of confidence by the Medicare community in Philadelphia. We also thank the thousands of area physicians and many community partners that are working with us to serve our growing Medicare membership.” Health Partners Medicare is expected to continue to grow throughout 2014, as more people become Medicare eligible and because people who are eligible for the dual-eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) can enroll at any time during the year. In addition, individuals who meet certain specified criteria are also eligible to enroll at any point. Along with Health Partners Medicare, Health Partners Plans offers Health Part-ners, the region’s leading Medicaid plan in member and provider satisfaction and KidzPartners, the fastest growing CHIP plan in Southeastern Pennsylvania. •


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It’s All Here In Black and White1. What famous classic actress gave us White Diamonds perfume? A. Sophia Loren C. Elizabeth TaylorB. Joan Collins D. Shelly Winters

2. Where might you be if you order a “Black Russian”?A. a bakery C. a deli B. a nail salon D. a bar

3. The Black Sea is one of four seas named after colors. Which of the following is NOT a real sea? A. The White Sea C. The Yellow SeaB. The Green Sea D. The Red Sea

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who used sunspots to pre-dict the weather for 1816, wrote that it would snow throughout the summer. “He became a laughing stock,” Mr. Hale said, “so he tried to get all the copies off the newsstands, destroy-ing everything he could, and had the Almanac reprinted. He remained the laughing stock till late spring when Mt. Tabora in the Dutch East Indies (now Indone-sia) erupted one hundred times bigger than Mount Saint Helens, and the dust from Mt. Tabora circled the globe causing 1816 to be “the summer of no summer.” And it did snow in New England. The Almanac’s astronomi-cal/lunar forecast for No-vember 22, 1963, the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination, stated that there would be two moons, a highly unusual occurrence and one that the writer described this way, “Night is coming on, and murder perhaps.” “I knew the writer of that piece,” Mr. Hale recalls. “He was a literary farmer who went to Harvard. This prediction generated thou-sands of calls.” In 1943, a German U-boat landed on Long Island. The boat’s operator some-how made it to New York’s Penn Station, where he was apprehended by the FBI. “When they searched him they found a 1943 or 1944 edition of the Almanac in his pocket,” Mr. Hale said. “They felt the Germans were using the Almanac to see what the weather would be like over here, so they banned it. The Germans were using the Almanac not for weather but they wanted to know about the tides.” In 1857, Abraham Lincoln used the Almanac in his role as defense attorney for a man accused of killing somebody at 11:30 at night. “Lincoln was a friend of the family of the accused, the Armstrongs, and when the prosecution produced a witness who said they saw the accused strike the victim ‘by the light of the moon,’ Lincoln turned to the Old Farmers Almanac and read, “On August 29, 1857, ‘the moon rides low,’ meaning there wouldn’t have been enough light to see,” Mr. Hale said. Unfortunately, Lincoln had a guilty man acquitted, for on his deathbed, the accused admitted to the murder. Being the Editor-in-Chief of the oldest publication in America means a lot of tele-vision and radio exposure. “I used to do 3 weeks of PR all over the country, six or seven shows a day, when the new Almanac was published

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in June. It was exhausting and tiring. I was on the Today Show and Prime Time for years. Media has changed now. But I did 14 years of Conan O’Brien. I liked the man but a couple of times I wouldn’t do what they asked me to do…” When Mr. Hale’s ap-pearance on the Good Morning America show was cancelled because of breaking news—the death of Pope John XXIII—he was booked three months later, but that visit had to be cancelled too because the new Pope, John Paul I, had also died. “It was strange how I was perceived as I was doing all of those things. In Portland, Oregon television I was the third guest. The first guest took off a red T-shirt and played America the Beau-tiful on a harmonica; the second guest was the tallest woman in the world, 7’9” tall, taller than Wilt Cham-berlain. At the conclusion of the night I wondered, ‘Is there a message in that grouping? And if so, what’s the message?” Mr. Hale is the author of “The Education of a Yankee” and “Inside New England.” He lives in Dub-lin, New Hampshire with his wife, the former Sally Huberlie of Rochester, New York. Here are the 2014 Old Farmers Almanac predic-tions for February’s weather in the Northeastern United States: 1st-3rd. Intense storm, heavy rain, snow, strong winds. This could seriously impact Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, which will be played for the 1st time at a cold weather site (New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium). 4th-7th. A quiet spell, but unse t t l ed weath-e r r e t u r n s b y 7 t h . 8th-11th. Coastal snow-storm, cold. 12th-15th. Another storm moves along Appalachian Mountains: wintry mix. Flooding many coastal lo-calities due to heavy rain. 16th-19th. Light snow/flurries. 20th-23rd. Rain, snow New England; plain rain farther south. 24th-28th. Turning very unsettled with rain, snow, gusty winds.•

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- You who solve all problems, who light all roads, so that I can obtain my goal. You who give me the divine light to forgive and forget all evil against me, and who in all instances of my life, you are with me. I want this short prayer to thank you for all things to confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you and even in spite of all material illusions I wish to be with you in Eternal Glory. Thank you for your mer-cy toward me, and mine. This prayer must be said for three consecutive days. After that time, the favor will be granted, even though it may appear dif-ficult. This prayer must then be published immediately after the favor is obtained without disclosing the favor or your name. C.M.

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(Never Known To Fail)Oh most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me here you are my Moth-er. Oh Holy Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to suc-cor me in my necessity. (Make requests). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (XXX). Say this prayer for 3 consecutive days then you must publish this and it will be granted. C.M.

DEAR JESUS - PRAYER FOR FAVORSDear Heart of Jesus: In the past, I have asked for many favors. This time, I ask you this very special one. (men-tion favor). Take it dear Jesus, and place it within your own broken heart, where your father sees it. Then, in your merciful eyes, it will become your favor, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 days, promise publication and your favor will be granted. Never known to fail. C.M.

NEWSPAPER NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPTOF A FINAL REPORT FOR

STATEWIDE HEALTH STANDARD

[SECTIONS 302(e)(2), 303(h)(2)]

Notice is hereby given that Envirosearch Consultants, Inc., on behalf of Com-munity Ventures Philadelphia and the Redevelopment Authority of Phila-delphia, is submitting a final report to the PA Department of Environmen-tal Protection, Southeast Regional Office, to demonstrate attainment of the residential Statewide Health Cleanup Standard (SHS) for the future Ingersoll Commons residential development, located at the intersection of 16th and Master Sts., Philadelphia, PA. Envirosearch has indicated that the remedia-tion measures taken have attained compliance with the residential SHS estab-lished under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards (LRERS) Act.

This notice is made under the provisions of the LRERS Act, the Act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 2.

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTTO REMEDIATE FOR

STATEWIDE HEALTH STANDARDS

[SECTIONS 302(e)(1)(ii), 303(h)(1)(ii),304(n)(1)(i), and 305(c)(1)]

Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2), the act of May 19, 1995 P.L. 4, No.1995-2, notice is hereby given that Envirosearch Consultants, Inc. (Envirosearch), on behalf of Community Ventures Philadelphia and the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia, has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) a Notice of Intent to Remediate (NIR) the subject site, located at the intersection of 16th and Master Sts., Philadelphia, PA. This NIR states that the site has been found to be contaminated with petroleum products, lead and various polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The contaminants of con-cern have been found in both the soil and groundwater. The proposed future use of the property will include both residential properties and a recreation area. The soil contamination has been remediated using excavation and off-site disposal, to meet the Statewide Health Standards (SHS) established under the Act 2 program. Quarterly monitoring data has demonstrated attainment for the residential SHS for groundwater.

NEWSPAPER NOTIFICATION OF RECEIPTOF A FINAL REPORT FOR

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[SECTIONS 302(e)(2), 303(h)(2)]

Notice is hereby given that Envirosearch Consultants, Inc., on behalf of Carr amd Duff, is submitting a final report to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, to demonstrate attainment of the State-wide Health Cleanup Standard (SHS) for the Galloway Property, located at 3655 S. Galloway Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Envirosearch has indicated that the remediation measures taken have attained compliance with the SHS established under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards (LRERS) Act.

This notice is made under the provisions of the LRERS Act, the Act of May 19, 1995, P.L. 4, No. 2.

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTTO REMEDIATE FOR

STATEWIDE HEALTH STANDARDS

[SECTIONS 302(e)(1)(ii), 303(h)(1)(ii),304(n)(1)(i), and 305(c)(1)]

Pursuant to the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act2), the act of May 19, 1995 P.L. 4, No.1995-2, notice is hereby given that Envirosearch Consultants, Inc. (Envirosearch), on behalf of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) a Notice of Intent to Remediate the Gallo-way Property, located at 3655 S. Galloway Street, Philadelphia, Pa.. This Notice of Intent to Remediate states that the site, has been found to be contaminated with petroleum products. A petroleum release has contaminated the soil on the site. The proposed future use of the property will be commercial. The soil contamination has been remediated using excavation and off-site disposal, to meet the Statewide Health Standards established under the Act 2 program.

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ties. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9AM through 5PM or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-program/.

St. Joseph’s Hospital Blood DriveSt. Joseph’s Hospital is holding an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tues., Feb. 4 from 8AM-1PM at 1600 W. Girard Ave. Basement – Audi-torium A. Appointments are preferred. For an ap-pointment or information please call Barbara Hurd at 215-787-9051 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org. Enter sponsor code: St. Joseph’s Hospital.

When Schools Off Portside’s On! Winter and Spring Day CampsPortside Arts Center is of-fering several day camps on days when schools are-closed. Go to work confi-dent that your little one is having a great time making art, playing games and making friends. Camps run from 8AM-5PM. For ages 5-10 for just $36. Space is still available. Feb. 5 schools closed; Feb. 17 President’s Day; April 18 Good Friday; May 20 - schools closed. For additional information and registration, visit our web-site: http://www.portside-artscenter.org/.

Build Business Credit SeminarThurs., Feb. 6 at 6PM at Penn Treaty Financial, 1341 N. Delaware Avenue, Suite 208. Penn Treaty’s Financial Experts will host a free seminar to help small business owners learn how to build business credit. Refreshments will be served. How to get approved for $50,000 in business credit - TODAY! How to get your business credit profile established with D&B, Experian and Equifax.How to properly establish your business credit. How to obtain money based on your business strengths. H o w t o b u i l d yo u r business credit to secure funding. RSVP: lbritton@

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First Friday Films atFirst PresbyterianCome join your fellow Fishtown residents and enjoy a free film in support of First Fridays. On Fri., Feb. 7 we’ll be watching “The Great Gatsby” star-ring Leonardo DiCaprio. Movie starts at 7PM. Free popcorn and snacks will be provided. First Pres-byterian Church (418 E. Girard Ave).

Ladies of Port Richmond to hold Flapjack Fundraiser BreakfastEnjoy a short stack for a tall cause. You’re invited to an Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to support the Ladies of Port Richmond on Sat., Feb. 8 from 8-10AM at Apple-bee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 2535-37 Castor Ave. $7 per person. For more information contact Marylou Leuters at 215-427-3222.

Rockin’ the Pink2014 Rockin’ the Pink in support of the Linda Creed Foundation will be held on Sat., Feb. 8 at Daly’s Bar, 4201 Comly St. Free admission. Hosted by A.K.A Danny Quimby (of Dashboard Iguana). Stiver Ahearn McKee, Flip-N- Mickeys, Brasch and Bold and more. $30 wristbands for domestic drafts from 8PM till mid-night or cash bar. 50/50s, buffet, raffles, auctions, specials and one hell of a party! Show starts at 7PM. All proceeds raised will go to Philadelphia’s own Linda Creed Foundation. www.lindacreed.org. For more info visit www.face-book.com/akarocksonline.

MDG Designer Bag BingoMother of Divine Grace Parish and Home and School Association pres-ent: Designer Bag Bingo on Sat., Feb. 8. Doors open at 6PM, games start at 7PM. MDG Church Hall, 2918 E. Thompson St.., Phila., PA 19134. There will be more than 10 chances to win! Each winner will receive a hand-bag from top designers such as Coach, Dooney Bourke and Michael Kors. 50/50 chances, Chinese Auction, BYOB event.

Adults only. $30 admis-sion. To purchase tickets or for additional informa-tion please contact: Katie Shapley at 267-456-6027 or email: [email protected] or Dana Dutch at 215-687-2744 or email [email protected].

Soup and Salad Supper at St. Joachim ChurchCDA Court St. Francis De Sales #2617 invites you to come in out of the cold for our Soup and Salad Supper on Sun., Feb. 9 from 3-6 PM at St. Joachim Church, 1527 Church Street. Enjoy a buffet with a variety of hot, homemade soups, hearty bread and rolls, salad, and delicious des-serts along with fun, fam-ily entertainment. Adults $8, Children $4. Bring canned goods for our food cupboard and receive a free raffle ticket.

Free Homeownership and Financial Literacy Workshop for First Time HomebuyersConcilio presents a free monthly homeownership workshop on Tues., Feb. 11 from 5-8PM at Con-cilio at 705 N. Franklin St. to educate the community on how to become suc-cessful homeowners and prevent potential foreclo-sure. Topics addressed include budgeting, credit repair, mortgage and the purchase process. Phila-delphia residents who at-tend the workshop will potentially be eligible for a city grant that assists qualified purchasers with their home closing costs.To register to attend or to learn more on Concilio’s Homeownership program visit www.elconcilio.net. RSVPs should be sent to Irina at [email protected] or 215-627-3100.

NL History Exhibit Opens Feb 14; Still Looking for Contributions, Personal 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.

Questions About Total Joint Replacement? Nazareth Hospital Has Answers During Information Classes Thinking about having a Total Joint Replacement? Scheduled to have a Total Joint Replacement? You and your family are in-vited to learn more about Total Joint Replacement at Nazareth Hospital. The classes will be held on the following: Monday Morning Classes Begin at 11:30AM: Feb. 17 (A), Mar. 17, Apr. 28 (A), May 19 (A), June 16, July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15 (A), Oct. 20, Nov. 24

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(A), Dec. 15 (A). Wednes-day Evening Classes Begin at 6PM: Feb. 5, Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3. Classes are held at Naza-reth Hospital, located at 2701 Holme Avenue in Philadelphia, in Marian Conference Rooms A and B. To reserve your seat, call 215-335-6313. You will be asked for your name, tele-phone number, number of people attending, date of your surgery and name of your surgeon.

Paintballing 4 Autism Paintballing 4 Autism will take place at Crusader Paint-ball, 225 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 on Sun., Feb. 23, 9AM. $36 per person includes Admis-sion, Equipment & 500 Paintballs. Contact Freddie Suarez 267-234-1025 or Bil-lie Suarez 215-796-5524 or E-Mail [email protected].

5th Annual “St. Patty’s for Matty” Beef & Beer

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Crypto Fun:A. punt B. field

C. pigskin D. spiral

Trivia Answers: Part One: 5 points

1.C.Elizabeth Taylor 2. D. a bar 3. B. the green sea 4. C. Family Matters

Part Two: 10 points each5. A. Germany 6. B. the war of 1812 7. A. White Stock-ings 8. C. Snowboarding

Part Three: 15 points each9. C. John Stamos 10. B. Eric Clapton 11. A. Fleetwood Mac 12. A. Jack London

Scoring: Under 50: Trivia Amateur; 50-85: Trivia Buff; 90-115: Trivia Whiz; 120: TRIVIA CHAMPION!

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Benefiting The Matthew Holmes Scholarship Fund The 5th Annual “St. Patty’s for Matty” Beef & Beer Benefiting The Matthew Holmes Scholarship Fund will take place on Sat., Mar. 15, 7-11PM at Polish Eagle Sports Club, 3157 E. Thompson St. Beef & Beer Tickets: $25. I.D. required. TV Raffle Tickets: $5 for a chance to win a Samsung 59” Plasma TV. All tickets can be purchased at: Primo Hoagies Port Richmond, 2703 E. Clearfield St., Farmers Insurance Agency, 601 E. Belgrade St., or Rich’s Barber Shop, 2626 E. Ontario St. For more in-formation contact: Mallory Gorham 267-970-3304, Patrick Gorham 215-718-7726 or Kevin Penko 215-280-2806 or visit http://mattyholmesscholarship.org. Please make donation checks payable to: The Matthew Holmes Schol-arship Fund. The five re-ceipients of The Matthew Holmes Scholarships will be awarded at the Benefit. •

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