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THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 PAGE 1

APRIL 16, 2014 • Vol. 11 No. 15

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Stick to the Fight When You’re Hardest HitThe Persistence of Saint Laurentius Parishioners

St. Laurentius Church online fundraiser is now available. Dona-tions can also be made to FRIENDS OF ST. LAUREN-TIUS c/o 3rd Fed-eral Bank, 2330 E. York Street, P h i l a d e l p h i a , PA 19125. If you donate by cash or check, please email [email protected] so that your donation can be recognized on the fundraising site.

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St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown will be closed until further notice because the building is “in imminent danger of a collapse,” the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced. Plans are now being taken by the parishioners to save the church from demolition. /Photo: Roman Blazic

see ST. LAURENTIUS on page 3

The news hit the parishio-ners of St. Laurentius very hard when they were blind-sided by the announce-ment from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that their church would be closed immediately because the structure was “in imminent danger” of collapse. The decision to close St. Lau-rentius has ignited a fire within the community to save their church. But shouldn’t they have expected that news? After all, the scaffolding was sur-rounding the church for some time. Didn’t everyone know that those nets you see around the front of the church were there to catch all the debris from the crumbling building? And, didn’t the Archdiocese announce previously that the church would close? So, why then does this news come as a shock to so many? At a recent meeting held in Holy Name church hall, which was very well attend-ed, information was shared that would shine a different light on the situation. It was in this crowd that you could feel the energy of a group determined to not sit back and let the Arch-diocese take down their building. They certainly weren’t allowing them to take down their spirits. This is a very persistent group of people who have done their homework and present an entirely differ-ent picture than that ren-dered by the Archdiocese. Tim Breslin, a parish-ioner and parent who is heavily involved in the parish, school and com-munity relations, presented

the other side of the story. Breslin, who has a back-ground in construction, has been working with contractors and engineers to investigate the condition of the church building and reported with great confi-dence and in a very calm and professional manner that what was represented by the Archdiocese con-cerning the building being “in imminent danger” was simply not the truth.

To dispute the facts, Bre-slin, with engineering pro-posal in hand, unraveled the truth, as he has learned through an independent inspection and explained why he believes the Arch-

diocese has holes in its case to close St. Laurentius church. According to Breslin, “the minimal tests for basic dis-placement were not done by the architectural firm

hired by the Archdiocese.” Those tests include plumb line and laser testing and those tests would have provided pertinent data to evaluate the condition of the building. The plumb line testing is where an instrument (plumb bob) is used to ensure that the construction is “plumb” or vertical. The instrument is a pointed metal weight at-tached to a string used to

THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

by Thom Nickels

THE LOCAL LENS with Thom NickelsThom Nickels

is a Philadelphia-based author/journalist/poet, film critic and

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Last week, I gave a talk at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts on the history of Philadelphia’s famous mural, Dream Garden, located in the lobby of the Curtis Building on Wash-ington Square. The story is a fascinating one. The story begins with a man named Edward Bok. In 1887, Bok became an advertising manager at Scribner’s Magazine. Two years later he was at the Curtis Building on Philadel-phia’s Washington Square as editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal. Bok transformed the magazine from a fluffy woman’s magazine into a best-selling publication that campaigned for women’s suffrage, pacifism, and the protection of the environ-ment. Because Bok believed that good art should find a place in public buildings, he asked Cyrus Curtis of Curtis Publishing if he would include a mural in what was then the new Curtis building. Bok wasn’t thinking of the lobby, at least not yet, but of the large public din-ing room on the building’s top floor. He hired Fred Maxfield Parrish to paint a series of seventeen panels

between the windows there. The five year long project resulted in panels depicting a series of gardens with youths and maidens frolicking in colorful costumes. Bok then turned his atten-tion to a large blank white wall in the lobby of the Curtis Building. The wall measured over one thou-sand square feet. The space seemed to call for a mural, much the same way that many outdoor spaces today call to Jane Golden and the Mural Arts Project. Bok wanted to find another artist, and rather than re-employ Parrish, which would have been the logical thing to do, he looked elsewhere, as if trying to find someone bet-ter. He traveled to London and visited with English artist Edwin A. Abbey. Al-though Abbey was working on a project for the capitol building in Harrisburg, the two men struck a deal. Ab-bey was given the okay to paint anything he wanted to paint for the Curtis Center. Abbey’s idea was a theme based on “The Grove of Academe,” with Plato and his disciples lounging around in philosophical ecstasy. Bok returned to America, but the very day that Ab-bey started the project in London, he fell over dead, as if cursed by a competing

artist’s voodoo spell. Bok then went on a tal-ent scout hunt and found a Wilmington artist named Howard Pyle. Pyle was a good choice because he also happened to know a lot about Plato. But the hoped for connection never came about because when Bok tried to telephone the artist at his Wilmington home, he was told that Pyle had just died an hour earlier while traveling in Italy. Sometimes life is like that, unpredictable, cruel and only sometimes fair. When a third artist, Bou-tet de Monvel, a famous decorative master, agreed to do the project, Bok invited Monvel to Philadelphia to inspect the space at the Curtis building but almost immediately after arrange-ments were made, Monvel died in Paris. Now it was time for Bok, who was beginning to feel

cursed, to take stock. He started to think collectively. He asked six of the leading mural artists in the county to submit a full color mural pro-posal on any subject of their choosing. The six anony-mous submissions were then submitted and analyzed by a panel of judges. But this time the curse manifested itself in the form of six blatant rejections. He then remembered a glass mosaic curtain by Louis C. Tiffany he’d once seen in Mexico City’s Municipal Theatre. He recalled the look of favrile glass set in cement and how that produced a marvelous luminosity. Bok contacted Tiffany and got him to agree to a partnership but they still needed an artist to provide the preliminary sketch. Bok went back to Parrish and asked him to come up with a sketch for Tiffany despite the fact that Parrish

had never worked with glass or mosaics. Parrish’s preliminary drawing was approved. Six months of planning and thirty skilled artisans and over one million pieces of glass later, Dream Garden was given a New York exhibi-tion where it was viewed by over seven thousand people. Art critics at the time were thrilled: they said the mural went way beyond the lim-ited expression of a painted canvass. It took six months for the mural to be disassembled in New York and then reas-sembled in Philadelphia. Parrish was born in 1870 in Maryland into a family of Quaker physicians. He went to Haverford College but then transferred to PAFA in 1892. In 1894, he got his first commission to paint the Old King Cole mural in the new Mask and Whig Club. After that, success came to him easily. Once he became a seasoned artist he called himself “a mechanic who loved to paint.” His first magazine cover illustration commission was in 1895, and from then on it was a roller coaster ride.A passion for gardening caused Parrish to insist that a reflecting pool be placed in front of Dream Garden when it was installed in the Curtis Center. His idoliza-tion of youth in Italianate landscape settings seemed to reflect aspects of his ro-mantic life. He had two love affairs of note, both with much younger women, while maintaining his status of a married man. Sue Lewin was a 16 year old farm girl when Parrish and his wife employed her to look after their two children. Parrish was 32 or 33 at the time, an age difference that in today’s world would almost certainly catapult his name into a scandalous Philly.com breaking news headline. Lewin became Parrish’s model, but she was no ran-dom castaway. A journalist once asked Lewin if there was something to her as-sociation with the artist and she said, “I’ll have you know that Mr. Parrish has never seen my bare knee.” Some-times political white lies are necessary, because the exact opposite of this proved to be true when, sometime after both their deaths, workers in Parrish’s Plainfield, New Hampshire home found revealing photos Parrish had taken of Lewin. Lewin remained with Parrish until his 90th birthday when she asked him to marry her. When he refused to do that, Lewin went off and married somebody else. Another love, Nancy Ro-elker, was just 21 years old when she met the 66 year old Parrish in 1936. Par-rish’s letters to Roelker sur-vive, but Parrish destroyed Nancy’s letters to him, fear-ing a scandal. In the early 20th cen-tury almost every home

in America had a Maxfield Parrish print. Parrish’s work saturated the market. He was Andy Warhol before there was an Andy Warhol. He did covers for Life, Collier’s, and Harper’s Weekly Magazines, posters and ads for Hires Root Beer and General Elec-tric. He was commissioned to do murals for office build-ings and hotels. In a way, his work—canvasses depicting eternal blue skies—reflected the Age of Innocence, al-though his popularity began to decline in the 1930s. And it really sunk after WW II. In the beginning of the 20th century he was as popu-lar as Van Gogh is today. After WW II, American art began to be noticed on the world stage, and Parrish became known as mainly an illustrator, banished by art critics to second fiddle status. Norman Rockwell, who once had a sustained artistic lega-cy and even a museum near Washington Square, suffered a similar fate—Rockwell, in fact, considered Parrish to be an artistic mentor. Until the summer of 1998, Dream Garden rested comfort-ably in the lobby of the Cur-tis Building, attracting tens of thousands of visitors who would view it without fanfare and then shuffle off to view Independence Hall or the Liberty Bell. It was just one more nice Philly attraction. Dream Garden was still attract-ing visitors despite the fact that Parrish’s artistic reputa-tion had been demoted by those art scholar squirrels. Dream Garden in the 40s, 50s, and beyond was pretty much taken for granted in a city al-ready filled with a lot of art.In the late 1990s before the proposed sale of the mural was announced in the press, I worked in the Curtis Build-ing and can say that many people who worked there at that time knew next to noth-ing about Dream Garden. The Dream Garden lobby was mostly regarded as a pretty walk-through area where one might only occasionally glance at the body contours of a blue mosaic nymph or naughty satyr. There were no adoring crowds, no multiple clicks of cameras. Before the 1998-Steve Wynn controver-sy Dream Garden was another “taken- for- granted Philly treasure,” another addition to a list that ranged from his-toric houses to personalities. Dream Garden moved to center stage in July of 1998 when it was announced that an anonymous buyer wanted to remove it from the lobby of the Curtis Building. This was breaking news, and attracted considerably more attention than what passes as breaking news today. The impend-ing sale was the result of the actions of Elizabeth C. Merriam, of Wynnewood, wife of real estate developer John W. Merriam, an early Gerry Lenfest-like figure who gave millions to area in-stitutions like the University of Pennsylvania, University


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Clean Up at Palmer Cemetery A Clean Up at Palmer Cemetery is scheduled for Sat., May 3 at 8:30AM. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. The cemetery has had a rough winter and will need all of the help it can get to make it look its best. There will be some much needed tree work done this month and financial donations are needed to offset the cost of the tree trimming. Donations can be made to PALMER CEMETERY, 1410 E. Palmer Street., Phila., PA 19125. 100% of the donations are used for the care and maintenance of the historic burial grounds. For more info on Palmer Cemetery go to Palmercem-eteryfishtown.com, or email Jim Kingsmill at [email protected].•

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Keys FoundA set of keys were turned into the Spirit Newspaper office on Fri., April 11. The per-son found them around St. Laurentius School. If anyone lost them please contact the Spir-it Newspaper office. 215-423-6246.

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Tom Callen, Post Adjutant & Harry Cutter, Post Commander of The American Legion Elm Tree Post 88, presented Wendy Hamilton, General Manager of SugarHouse Casino & Leigh Whitaker, Vice President of Communications at SugarHouse Casino, with Appre-ciation Awards for SugarHouse Casino’s philanthropy to organiza-tions in Fishtown. The awards were given at The American Legion Elm Tree Post 88 Annual Birthday & St. Patty’s Day Banquet on Saturday, March 8. All in attendance gave a big round of applause and congratulation to the gracious recipients.

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calibrate a straight vertical line in construction and can determine if the build-ing is tilting. The absence of those tests raises questions and concerns among the pa-rishioners as these tests, according to Breslin, are standard and routine test-ing in the industry and they were not done. And on the topic of rais-ing questions, in an email from parishioner, A.J. Thomson to Philadelphia’s Licensing & Inspection Commissioner Williams, Thomson said he asked Williams, “is the building in imminent danger of col-lapse?” to which Williams responded, “it is unsafe.” Thomson told the crowd that Williams would not say that the building was “in imminent danger.” Seeking to fill in the blanks and get to the bot-tom line, Breslin sought the expertise of engineer, Rick Ortega and contractor, Andrew Palewski to inspect and evaluate the condition of St. Laurentius church. Ortega has over 30 years experience of preservation

engineering and technical aspects of historic preser-vation and architectural conservation. Palewski is a local preservationist and led the effort to save the Church of the Assumption on Spring Garden Street. Following Ortega and Palewsi’s inspection of the church building, Breslin received a proposal for the repair of the church building with a price tag of $691,000. The Archdio-cese estimates the cost to demolish the building to be $1,000,000. If those num-bers are realistic, that is a savings of over $300,000 to repair the building. The repair would be a three-phase process -- out-side stone, inside stone and structural repairs. Some who feared that this is only a temporary solution, a Band-Aid on the building, asked Breslin how long the repairs will last to which he responded, “about 50 years.” In an effort to raise the necessary funds, parishio-ners have formed a group, Friends of St. Laurentius Church. Their goal is to raise the funds to repair the church. They hope to raise $100,000 by Memorial Day and prove to the Arch-

diocese their commitment to save St. Laurentius from being demolished. And here we go again, fighting to keep treasures in the community. “It seems as though we have to fight for it all…our schools, our libraries and now our church,” said A.J. Thomson who along with his wife Megan are instrumental in the organi-zation of the Friends of St. Laurentius Church. In a conversation with Father Joseph Zingaro, pastor of Holy Name, Father said that no deci-sion has been made to demolish St. Laurentius church or to repair the church. “The transitional committee is an advisory committee and their job was to advise me,” said Father. “I have not yet made a decision.” Father Zingaro added, “It is a very tough decision.” He was not able to tell us when the fate of St. Laurentius church will be decided. The fundraising to repair the church has begun and the group asks for your help. You can donate to the fund online by visiting savestlaurentius.org or by mailing your donation made payable to Friends of St. Laurentius, c/o Third Federal Bank, 2330 E. York Street, Philadel-phia, PA 19125. Support St. Laurentius. Give Now. Every single dollar adds up. Let the gauge on the thermometer rise! Note: According to the Friends of St. Laruentius, if you con-tribute towards the repair fund and the decision is made to demolish the building, you have the option of having your dona-tion returned to you; or, you may choose to have the donation go to St. Laurentius School. The donations will not be handed over to the parish or to the Archdiocese if the repairs are not made.•


Business is about making money— bottom-lines, profit margins, dollar signs. With budding com-mercial corridors devel-oping along Girard and Frankford Avenues, Phila-delphia Financial Credit Union (PFCU), New Kensington Community Development Corpora-tion and the Fishtown Area Business Association (FABA) are looking for ways to add community cooperation and new in-formation into the local business conversation. On Wed., Apri l 30 PFCU, NKCDC and FABA will host a Small Business Networking Event for community business owners at O3 World (1339 Frankford Ave., Suite 3) from 6PM-

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8PM. The event will fea-ture the presentation of survey results that have been collected from more than 90 of the neigh-borhood’s small business

owners. “We had a pilot event with the Mount Airy Busi-ness Association where we wanted to understand what small business own-

ers were experiencing in that community,” Karen Eavis, PFCU Commu-nication Specialist, said. “Because this April is the one year anniversary of our Fishtown branch, we thought it would be a great time for us to work with the New Kensington Community Develop-ment Corporation and the Fishtown Area Busi-ness Association to bring that survey into this com-munity.” The hyper-local survey was developed along with NKCDC and FABA so that each organization could get a feel for what local small business own-ers are experiencing in this economy— their feel-ings, challenges, successes and opinion. The ultimate goal is create an open discussion where PFCU, NKCDC and FABA can work with local businesses and see if better services can be provided to suit the specific needs of business owners in the area. “We provide a lot of different kinds of sup-port,” Joanna Winchester, Economic Development Specialist at NKCDC, said. “A lot of it is one-on-one advice and assistance, especially as folks look into expanding or starting a business.” NKCDC also helps con-nect business owners with city services, explains dif-ferent financing options, works with people on storefront improvement grants and helps others with fitting out or finding a new space. FABA, on the other hand, works to connect businesses with each other, with the com-munity’s residents and with the city. This is done at bi-monthly member-ship mixers and different workshops. Michael Driscoll, PFCU Vice President of Business Development, will pres-

ent the survey results and open up the discussion. Once the presentation is over, light refreshments will be available and net-working is encouraged. “We’re looking to get diverse folks in here as well,” said Winchester. “We want the businesses that have been here for

60+ years and business that have just opened up.” For Winchester, the stag-gering number of surveys that had been filled out proved testament to how active the area’s small businesses are and how lucky the neighborhood is to have dedicated business owners. “All of this energy go-ing on in the [Girard and Frankford] corridor is relatively new—it’s so exciting to see it happen in a way that is still keeping the small business owner at the forefront. Our mis-sion is to always make sure they get support so it stays that way,” she said. “One of the advantages of this area is our history of making things— we have a lot of creativity with folks making a lot of great products. I think that across the board, business owners know that the more of that we can foster together, the more we create, the more business everybody gets.”•

On Wed., April 30 PFCU, NKCDC and FABA will host a Small Business Networking Event for community business owners at O3 World (1339 Frankford Ave., Suite 3) from 6PM-8PM.

John “Uke” Muzychka creates beautiful handcrafted eggs using the ancient Eastern European art of egg decorating, known as Pysanky. He will be selling them in the back room of the Starboard Side Tavern, Gaul and Norris Sts., on Good Friday, April 18 starting at 5PM. Stop by to purchase one of his incred-ible masterpieces.

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First Presbyterian Church Easter Plant SaleEaster Plant Sale at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave., on Thurs., Fri., and Sat., Apr. 17, 18 and 19 from 9AM-5PM. Sale will be closed from 12-1PM for Good Friday Services. All are invited to attend. Light refreshment table plus lots of beautiful fresh plants to brighten your home.

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FNA MeetingPlease join us on Thurs., Apr. 17 at 7PM for the next meeting of the Fish-town Neighbors Asso-ciation. This month we will host the Democratic candidates in the May primary for State Repre-sentative in our district (175). Incumbent Michael O’Brien and challenger Sean Sullivan will be pres-ent. The primary election is on May 20. All FNA General Membership Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Fishtown Recreation Center. Meet-ing starts at 7PM sharp, but come at 6:45PM for refreshments.

NLNA MeetingCome to the NLNA’s April General Member-ship meeting Thurs., Apr. 17 at 7PM and check

purchase seasonal pro-duce and bulk dry goods such as beans, grains and granola at the bi-monthly marketplace. Bring your own containers and bags, and for further informa-tion, check out http://www.kcfc.coop/market-place_is_back

Richmond Library ProgramsPreschool Storytime is every Wed. at 10:30AM. This program is intended for children from one- to four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St. 215-685-9992.

Classes at Portside Arts CenterEarly Registration Now Open for Portside’s Sum-mer Arts Camp 2014. Layaway Plan Available! Portside Arts Center will also be hosting a Teen Theater Camp this sum-mer. Session 1: June 23-July 12 and Session 2: July 14-Aug. 3. For more information and to see the classes that Portside Arts Center has to offer visit their website at www.portsideartscenter.org. Lo-cated at 2531 E. Lehigh Ave., 215-427-1514. Take advantage of April’s Special Promotion!Sign up for one of Portside Art’s new adult workshops anytime between now and the Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival and mention cou-pon code: LAAF2014 to get 10% off ! Sign up online or call 215-427-1514. Of-fer ends Sat., April 26.

Free First Time Homebuyer SeminarFREE First-time home-buyer seminar at Beneficial Bank, Aramingo Avenue branch. 2514 Aramingo

Ave. on Wed., Apr. 16 at 6:30-8:30PM. Pre-regis-tration is required. Seating is very limited. Please call Maria Aquilar at 215-425-5640 to reserve your seat. Light refreshments will be served. A Free Credit Report and prequalifica-tion will be available to all participants.

Bridesburg RecBasketball ClinicSignups for the Bridesburg Rec Basketball Clinic will take place on Wed., Apr. 16 from 6:45 to 7:15PM. Basketball Clinic will take place on the following days: Wed., Apr. 16, Wed., Apr. 23, Fri., Apr. 25, Wed., Apr. 30, Fri., May 2 from 7:15 to 8:30PM for boys and girls 10 and under. $10 for the 5 clinics. Please bring your own basketball. Bridesburg Rec is located at 4601 Richmond St.

Come join the Richmond Book Club!The next meeting of the Richmond Book Club meeting is on Thurs., Apr. 17 to discuss Home by Marilynne Robinson; copies available at the branch. On May 15 the title is the Pulitzer prize winning Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Monthly meetings are every third Thursday at 6:15 pm at the Rich-mond Library. Bring sug-gestions for our next book. The Richmond library is located at 2987 Almond St. Call 215 685-9992 for more information.

Portside’s 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

out the brand-new build-ing at our local elementary school. Meet Kearny’s new pr incipal , and Farah Jimenez, member of the School Reform Commis-sion. Presented in coop-eration with the Kearny Home & School Associa-tion. We’ll also be hearing from candidates in the up-coming May Primary Elec-tion in Philadelphia, and taking nominations for the upcoming NLNA board of directors election. And check out the Facebook Event Page.

EKNA April MeetingMon., Apr. 21 at Phila. Brewing Company (Mar-tha & Hagert Sts). Social time 6:30PM, meeting agenda at 7PM. Small Business Spotlight - Do you have a small business in the neighborhood you’d like to let people know about? EKNA’s Small Busi-ness Spotlight is your op-

portunity to get the word out at the monthly meet-ings. Let us know if you would like your business to be spotlighted! Trenton Ave Arts Fest- Sat., May 17, Noon-6PM - Registration Open! Find out more and sign up at trentonavearts-fest.org Check out these great articles about proj-ects in East Kensington, including neighbors work-ing on the Megalots, and the Philly History Truck.

PFCU/NKCDC/FABA Small Business Networking Event On Wed., Apr. 30, Phila-delphia Federal Credit Union will host a small business networking event in conjunction with the New Kensington Com-munity Development Cor-poration (NKCDC) and the Fishtown Area Busi-ness Association (FABA. Small business owners in the area will have the op-portunity to network with one another and hear the results of a recent survey addressing topics influenc-ing or of interest to small business owners in the neighborhood. Compli-mentary refreshments will be provided. O3 World, 1339 Frankford Ave., Suite 3.

EVENTS

Hancock Rec Center Summer Day CampHancock Recreation Cen-ter is enrolling children now for their summer day camp. Ages 6 - 12 years old. $150 for six weeks ($25/week). July 9 through August 11. Weekly trip, swimming, and,other rec-reational activities, are included. Meal and a snack will also be provid-ed. Come join the fun at Hancock. Space is limited, register NOW!!!

Bible Study Group atFirst PresbyterianOn Wed. evenings at 7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

St. Anne’s NovenaSt. Anne’s Novena will take place every Thurs. at 7:30PM at St. Anne’s Church, 2328 E. Lehigh Ave. 215-739-4590.

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didn’t want to be talked out of it. Several people we told spoke up and told us, “It’s a done deal. The situation is hopeless.” In some ways it seemed like a ludicrous idea; two people do not a demonstra-tion make. Or do they? On the afternoon of the first protest, we were driven to the site by a friend, who did not stick around to see what would happen. As I wrote in ‘Coming together to keep a ‘Dream’ alive,’ for The Inquirer, “…Our two person protest attracted immediate attention. Cars honked; tourists in horse-drawn carriages asked for fliers; Curtis Center office workers, couples, artists, students, kids of bicycles, el-derly couples, parking meter attendants and others told us how shocked they were at the sale.” Many asked what they could do. We told them to come to the protests on Wednesday or Friday. By the end of the first protest, scores of people had prom-ised to come Wednesday with friends. During that first two-person protest, we attracted the attention of Inquirer photographer Peter Tobia. The next day

the picture of the demo ap-peared on page one of The Inquirer. I’d given Tobia my phone number as the contact num-ber for the Arts Defense League, the name we de-cided to call our group. That Tuesday, July 28th was a wa-tershed moment. My phone did not stop ringing. Many callers were from outside the city, and nearly every caller wanted to know what they could do to help. The second protest attract-ed nearly 70 people, plus a large chunk of the news media and the city’s civil disobedience squad. People helped with the petitions and promised to bring more friends to Friday’s demon-stration. Suddenly the idea of keeping Dream Garden in the city seemed a very real possibility. We expected over 200 at Friday’s demonstra-tion, but then Mayor Ren-dell suddenly announced at a news conference that Steve Wynn had backed out of the deal. Dream Garden would not be broken up into pieces or sections and shipped to a casino. We collected almost 700 signatures during that 3-day span. My friend and I were shuffled in and out of TV

studios—Fox News, Chan-nel 48, NBC 10, Channel 6 and 35. It was through the roof even if there was no WHYY or Marty Moss Coane. A few television interviews were conducted in front of my apartment on Pine Street, and with each broadcast more people wanted to help solidify the Arts Defense League. There were other art works in the city that needed saving, we felt. Some of the people who joined us envisioned a new organization along the lines of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia with a Board of Directors, a President, Secretary and Treasurer. They asked to be given something to do while taking it upon themselves to write politicians and city agencies as ADL represen-tatives. Get your photo and phone number published on page one of The Inquirer as the co-founder of a new organization, and see how quickly people flock to you with their own ideas about how the organization should be run. What was once so manageable—a simple two-person consensus—was slowly morphing into a large committee where dissenting views always threaten to hamper progress or bring

about schism. A reporter from People Magazine telephoned me one night at my job in the Curtis Center, and said he wanted to interview me for the magazine. This created an exciting opportunity but in the end proved to be a disaster, because his wish to interview only me made it necessary for me to tell him that my friend and I were in this together. So while he did eventually interview both of us in an Old City restaurant, when I told my friend about the initial request of a single interview this set off a chain reaction of suspicion and distrust that in the end got this marvelous opportunity---a full feature in People —canned. As a result of the protest and the mayor’s action, on July 29, 1998 the Historical Commission notified the Merriam estate its intention to designate Dream Garden as an historic object under the City of Philadelphia’s historic Preservation ordi-nance. The Merriam estate ap-pealed the historic designa-tion, and so began three years of very costly litigation. In 2001, the Pew Charitable Trusts agreed to provide 3.5 million for purchase of

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Since I work in the De-velopment Office of a school, I’m graced with a similar schedule as the students during the

academic year; this not only included the ample amount of snow days we had this past winter, but also the multiple vacations peppered throughout the 9 ½ months of school. The latest hiatus, spring break,

fell the last week of March and is considered the final pause in our typical sched-ule until Memorial Day. Many faculty and staff take the opportunity to travel to physically and mentally get away and stock up on sleep before the hectic stretch that lies from April until classes are finished. Joe and I took a road trip to Montreal, just about 45 minutes over the Canadian border and only a 7-hour drive away. It sounds like a long time to spend in the car, but when you consider it’s like visiting a European city that was uprooted overseas and planted in North America, it’s tolera-ble. While it was extremely frigid, we donned our most comfortable and warmest walking boots and explored the city by foot. Montreal is certainly rem-iniscent of Paris, saturated in the French culture like “The City of Light;” with

the primary language be-ing French, any Franco-phile would love it. It also has many similarities to our hometown, segmented into alluring neighbor-hoods and bursting at the seams with awesome res-taurants and markets. Every day, we layered up to brave the cold and grabbed a coffee and one of Montreal’s famous St- Viateur bagels before em-barking on a walk to one of the city’s many landmarks. The warm, slightly chewy wheels of bread differ from the bagels we’re fa-miliar with in size alone, and the texture is what makes them memorable. We brought several home for our freezer, knowing the day would soon come that we would miss their one-of-a-kind flavor. We even created our own food tour, stopping for falafel and Mexican food before grabbing a hot cap-

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EASTER Word Find

1. According to the bible, the first siblings were Cain and Abel. Which one killed the other? A. Cain B. Abel 2. Which of the Jack-son 5 brothers was the eldest?

A. Tito B. JermaineC. Jackie D. Marlon 3. Actress twin sisters Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen missed their prom to appear on what TV show?

A.The Full House Re-

union B. The Tonight ShowC. Saturday Night LiveD. The Emmy Awards 4. Which “Peanuts” cartoon characters was the brother of Lucy?

A. Charlie Brown B. LinusC. Pig Pen D. Schroeder

5. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher are the original members of what world-famous British rock band?

A. The Proclaimers B. OasisC. AC/DC D. One Direction

6. What famous chil-dren’s fiction author wrote about sisters

Ramona and Beezus (a.k.a. Beatrice)?

A. Judy Blume B. Lisa WintersteinC. Beverly Cleary D. J.K. Rowling

7.In the Disney ver-sion of “Cinderel-la”, her step-sisters names were Anasta-sia and what?

A. Drizella B. JelabelleC. Agathina D. Lucinda 8. On the TV show “Diff ’rent Strokes” orphans Arnold and Willis were adopted by Mr. Drummond and got a sister out of the deal named what?

A. Linda B. Blaire

C. Kimberly D. Michele

9. Kelly and Jack Os-bourne, famous chil-dren of Ozzie and Sha-ron Osbourne have another sibling who chose not to partici-pate in their reality TV show. What is her name?

A. Jasmine B. VictoriaC. Karen D. Aimee

10. Singing legend Cher has a famous child, Chaz, who tran-sitioned from being a daughter to a son, but she also has another son, who’s father is Greg Allman. Name Chaz’s half- brother.

A. Elijah

B. RedmondC. ElliotD. Rocky 11. Fictional siblings Ross and Monica Gel-lar from the TV show “Friends” had inter-esting jobs. Monica was a chef, but what was her brother Ross’ profession? A. astronomer B. research biologist C. paleontologist D. chemical engineer 12. Which sibling on “The Brady Bunch” had to dye their hair to fit in with the other five siblings?

A. Greg B. BobbyC. Peter D. Jan

See answers on page 14

Mother of Divine Grace Parish

Designer Bag BingoCoach ~ Kate Spade ~ Michael Kors

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014Mother of Divine Grace

Church HallDoors open at 6:00 PM Bingo starts at 7:00 PM

Tickets: $30Door Prizes

RafflesBYO Snacks

& DrinksExtra boards and

bingo markers will be available

for sale.

To purchase tick-ets please contactFrank Valentino @ 267-408-4926

Anthony Valentino @ 215-813-0129


Fishtown patches to iron or sew

on. $8. Fishtown decals for your

window, door, car window in same design also avail-

able. Large $5; Small $3.

For sale at the Spirit office.

1301 E. Susquehanna Avenue215-634-1123

Kitchen MON.-SAT. 11AM-12AMSUNDAY 2-10PMOPEN 7 DAYS

8AM-10AM MORNING SPECIALS

on everything!LUNCHTIME

SPECIAL

SANDWICH OF THE DAYDOMESTIC BEER PINT

MON. thru FRI. 12 - 2PM

$500

COME IN FOR A REVERSE

SUN. thru THURS. - 10PM - 12AM

$150 $250

IMPORTEDPINTS

DOMESTICPINTS

9PM TILL ?DJ SCOTT

9PM TILL 1AMKARAOKE with Y-5-K

Attention all Men of the Sea Members and

Future Members As you all know the 2013 Fishing Season is all done. Hope you had a great year. On Sat., Apr. 26 at 3PM we will have a meeting to discuss the upcoming year of 2014. The meeting will be at George’s house, 331 Belgrade St. We will talk about dues, paying dues on time and we will be collecting any money owed to the club. We will talk about the benefit opportunities, raffles, fish fry’s and beef and beers. So far we have two fishing trips scheduled, one with Capt. Robbins on May 31 at 7AM and the other trip to be announced. If you have any ideas that you want to add, write the ideas down and bring them to the meeting. Your initial yearly dues of $150 are due before the first trip. All members. If you can’t make the meeting, please contact us before Sat., Apr. 31. Thank you,M.O.S. Officials:Pres. George Ludwig – 267-408-4826 Tres. Albert White – 610-986-8343

Get Your Fishtown

On!

OPEN SUNDAYS NOON - 9PM

All Day Saturday Starting at 12 Noon

PBR CANS

$200YUENGLING LIGHTLAGER BOTTLES

$200ALL DAYEVERY DAY!

SPECIAL DURINGFLYERS GAMES

QUIZZO IS BACK!THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:30PM

BUD LIGHT BOTTLES

$275

COORS LIGHT PINTS$200$300 COORS BANQUET

CLOSEDEASTERSUNDAY

26th District Crime ReportApril 2, 2014- April 8, 2014

Below is a breakdown of crimes committed in the 26th District in the neighborhoods that make up PSA #3

• Zero (0) homicides reported during this time.

• One (1) rape reported during this time: 2500 Richmond (4/7)

• Zero (0) robbery-point of gun during this time. • Two (2) robberies other weapon during this time: 1900 Boston (4/2), 2500 Lehigh (4/4)

• One (1) Aggravated Assaults other weapon during this time: 100 Lehigh (4/5)

• Zero (0) Aggravated Assault with a gun during this time.

• Zero (0) residential burglaries during this time.

• Zero (0) Theft from Autos during this time.

• Zero (0) Thefts during this time.

• Five (5) Stolen Vehicles during this time: 2300 Frankford (4/3), 2500 Boston (4/3), 2600 Frankford (4/5), 2500 Coral (4/7), 2400 Aramingo (4/7)

future, perhaps in the sum-mer time when the heat is intolerable in Philadelphia yet comfortable up north. Aside from our freezer full of bagels, we also brought home a can of genuine sirop d’erable, known here as maple syrup. The sweet sap is a staple of Montreal and is incorporated into everything from candies to soaps. Check out this recipe, highlighting it in a glaze for salmon.

Maple Mustard Glazed SalmonAdapted from Real-Simple1 cup white rice½ cup maple syrup2 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard4 6-ounce salmon fillets1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt½ teaspoon black pepper½ fresh pineapple, peeled and roughly chopped1 jalapeño, seeded and finely choppedChopped fresh chives

Cook the rice according to the package directions. Preheat oven to 425 de-grees. Whisk together the maple syrup and mustard in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 min-utes. Remove from heat and set aside. Place the salmon in a foil-lined 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Sea-son with the salt and pep-per. Scatter the pineapple and jalapeño around the salmon. Brush the salmon with the syrup mixture and roast for approximately 10 minutes, basting with glaze occasionally. Switch oven to broiler, and move rack to the top of the oven. Baste salmon one final time and

Help Available For Those Suffering From

Substance AbuseDo you or a loved one have a substance abuse problem and want help but the cost is an issue? The 26th District wants you to know there is help available! Call or visit one of the following websites to get the help that is needed.

Teen Challange Philadelphia215-849-2054

www.teenchallengephiladelphia.com

Mission Teens856-691-9855

www.missionteens.com

Clean Platecontinued from page 8

broil for 3 to 5 minutes, until the glaze bubbles but does not burn. Serve the salmon and pineapple with the rice and drizzle with the remaining glaze, if desired. Top with chopped chives.•


Happy 3rd Birthday to our lil diva Mackenzie Todd who celebrated on March 23rd. We love you so much and hope you enjoyed your Bounce Party! Love Mommy, Daddy & Kassidy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACKENZIE

Some of the winners of the St. LauRUNtius Fishtown 5K that took place on Sat., Apr. 12. To see all results visit https://www.runtheday.com/registration/select_race_type/22873. /Photo: Roman Blazic

Fishtown 5K 3rd Annual St. LauRUNtius

5K Race & 1M Fun Walk Through Fishtown

Easter Worship Services at First

Presbyterian Church

F i r s t P re s by t e r i a n Church will be having multiple worship op-portunities during Holy Week. Maundy (Holy) Thurs-day Communion Wor-ship at 7:00 pm - Thurs-day, April 17. Good Friday Prayer - at 12 noon - Friday, April 18. Easter Sunrise Service at Penn Treaty Park - 7:00 am, and Tradi-tional Worship at 10:30 am - Sunday, April 20.•

2nd Annual Hallahan Spring Fling

Sat., Apr. 26. 3-7PM at West Tavern, 1440 Cal-lowhill St., Philadelphia, Pa 19130. $35 in advance, $40 at the door. www.paypal.com. To pay for tickets in advance use email address [email protected] or contact Bridget Gentner, Tiffany Cunningham, Sandy Convery, Erin Schrack or Kim Kadelski. Buffet, DJ, Domestic Drafts and Bottles, Wine, Chinese Auction, 50/50. Supports the Hallahan Scholarship Fund. For a scholarship application email [email protected]. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 23.•


DistTech, a highway subsidiary of the Kenan Advantage Group, is now seeking

Class A CDL Drivers out of Allentown, PA. Company Driver,s Regional positions,

Competitive pay, Excellent benefits including: Medical, Dental, & Vision plans,

Paid vacations & holidays, 401K with company match, Paid training on

safe driving & product handling, newer and well-maintained equipment,

Driver referral incentive pay And so much more! We require Class A CDL, 18 months recent, verifiable tractor-trailer experience,

Tank & Hazmat endorsements (or ability to obtain) and a safe driving record.

EOE Call 800-871-4581 or Apply at TheKag.com

DistTech, a highway subsidiary of the Ke-nan Advantage Group, is now seeking Class A CDL Drivers out of Al-lentown, PA. Company Driver,s Regional posi-tions, competitive pay, Excellent benefits in-cluding: Medical, Den-tal, & Vision plans, Paid vacations & holidays, 401K with company match, Paid training on safe driving & product handling, newer and well-maintained equip-ment, Driver referral incentive pay And so much more! We require Class A CDL, 18 months recent, verifiable trac-tor-trailer experience, Tank & Hazmat en-dorsements (or ability to obtain) and a safe driv-ing record. EOE. Call 800-871-4581 or Apply at TheKag.com

PLUMBING

CEMENT WORK

Gene RahillWALLCOVERINGS

EXPERTLY INSTALLEDPAINTING • SCRAPING

Crown Molding Installed215-880-7645

PAPERHANGERPAINTING

• CLASSIFIED DEADLINES •DISPLAY AD –– FRIDAY - 5PM • LINE ADS –– MONDAY - 12 NOON

B&AAPPLIANCES

REPAIRSALL MAKES

AND MODELS• Washers

•Dryers• Stoves

• Refrigerators24-Hr.

Emergency Service$1000 ChargeFor EstimateNo ChargeWith Repair

215-588-1671

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

PRAYERS

WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS$300 - $3000 CASH PAID ANY YEAR• ANY CONDITION

267-800-3227FREE TOWING

SAME DAY SERVICE

CEMETERYPLOTS

FOR SALE

2 dbl. plots, side by side. $1000 per pair. Greenmount Cem-etery. Call 267-601-1497.

Drivers: $2,500

Sign-On Bonus! Dedicated Runs!

Consistent Freight, Weekly

Home-Time for Solo’s & Teams. Werner

Enterprises: 1-855-681-8930

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

FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED

JUNK CARS WANTED

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

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

All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in viola-tion of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings are available on an equal opportunity basis. Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, 866-540-FAIR (3247).

ELECTRICIANS

EQUAL HOUSINGAPPLIANCE REPAIR

FIND IT IN THE SPIRIT

NEWSPAPER

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

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

CLEANING

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

PORT RICHMOND2 & 3 bdrm homes

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

Licensed & Insured • Lic. # PAO40852/16493

30xx Frankford Ave., furn., lg. priv. cook-ing. $475/mo. 215-941-3000.

Indoor Flea Mar-ket Space avail-able. 2143 N. Front St. Call Ed-mund Colwell at 267-258-7980 or stop in after 12.

FLEA MARKETSPACE

Male/Female. Sewing Machine exp. req’d. Flexible schedule. American Hat Fac-tory in Bridesburg. Call 267-345-1141 or email [email protected]

Drivers: DEDICATED. REGIONAL. HOME WEEKLY/BI-WEEKLY

GUARANTEED. Startup to $.44 cpm. Great Benefits + Bonuses. 90% No Touch Freight/70%

Drop & Hook. 877-704-3773

ADVERTISE IN THE SPIRIT

NEWSPAPER

Helper Wanted to install canvas aw-nings. License re-quired, clean driv-ing record. Apply in person. 3029 Ruth St., Phila., PA 19134. 215-423-1213.

ROOMSFOR RENT

ROOMSFOR RENT

IT’S IN THE SPIRIT

CLASSIFIEDS!


Trivia Answers:Part One: 5 points each

1. A. Cain 2. C. Jackie 3. C. Saturday Night Live 4. B. Linus

Part Two: 10 points each5. B. Oasis 6. C. Beverly Cleary

7. A. Drizella 8. C. KimberlyPart Three: 15 points each

9. D. Aimee 10. A. Elijah 11. C. paleontologist 12. B. Bobby

Scoring: Under 50: Trivia Amateur50-85: Trivia Buff; 90-115: Trivia Whiz

120: TRIVIA CHAMPION!Want a daily fix of trivia? Just go to my new

website www.missknowitallsquizzo.com and hit “like” and get a fresh new trivia question every day! Feel free to send me your topic ideas, how you scored, feedback, or book me for your next

quizzo party!

Crossword Answers:

Across: 1. eggs 4. star 5. veil 6. risen Down: 1. Easter 2.strives 3. family

PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program

Sessions begin May 1 in Northern Liberties; May 6 in Northeast Philadelphia and May 7 in North Philadelphia

When someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Program to help individuals and family recognize and address an addiction problem in a spouse, parent, child or other loved one. Facilitated by trained volunteers who have been in the same situation, these information and support programs run one evening a week for three consecutive weeks at three locations in Philadelphia. Sessions in Northeast Philadelphia meet on the first three Tuesdays of the month, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at CORA Services. In North Philadelphia, sessions are held on the first three Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Recovery Community Center. Sessions are also held on the first three Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the PRO-ACT office in Northern Liberties. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-program/.•

Purchase must be made in cash only and paid for at the time of sale, along with a refundable cash deposit. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at time of purchase. Sale is subject to adjourna-ment and we reserve the right to determine an opening bid. LOCKER ROOM SELF STORAGE, INC. (215) 535-8885

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE - OF PERSONAL PROPERTYNotice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy the lien of the landlord, at Public Sale by competitive bidding on April 29, 2014 @ 2pm. Locker Room Self Storage, Inc. Located at 4391 Aramingo Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19124. The personal goods stored in space No:

#1633 – Belton, Neshelle #405 – Cristofalo, Cheryl #508 – Gallagher, Charles #307 – Hall, Michael#1614 – Hardin, Ernestine #1707 – Holland, Ernest#1634 – McNeill, Michael #1310 – Moore, Leonard#304 – Ollilia III, Bernard #1202 – Payne, Lloyd#1233 – Spellman, Jada #1128 – Tomlin, Steven#020 – Ward, Kevin #021 – Ward, Kevin

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

Efficiency apt. Lo-cated in Fishtown, Girard & Palmer. Easy access to Cen-ter City. Call John 215-783-8213.

APARTMENT FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

1900 Blk. E. Ontario St. - 1BR, 2nd floor. Credit check. Call 856-305-1556.

32XX Frankford Ave. - Efficiency apt. - Freshly painted, immed. poss., $550 + electric. 215-840-8399

PUBLIC NOTICE

ROOFING

PAY LESSROOFING

New Rubber RoofsAluminum Roof Coating

Minor Roof RepairsSHINGLES • GUTTERS • SPOUTS215-743-8599FREE ESTIMATES • CALL GERRY

Port Richmond Pharmacy Taking Back Unwanted

Prescription Drugs On Sat., April 26 from 10AM to 1PM, Port Richmond Pharmacy and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its eighth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Port Richmond Pharmacy at 2512 E. Clearfield St. (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.) The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines – flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash – both pose potential safety and health hazards.•

IT’S IN THE SPIRIT

CLASSIFIEDS!CALL

215-423-6246

FLEA MARKET

Ladies of Port Richmond & PROPAC Flea Market

The Ladies of Port Richmond and PROPAC will be holding a Flea Market Fundraiser on Sat., Apr. 12 from 8:30AM-2PM. $15 per space; $20 the day of. Campbell Square, Belgrade and Allegheny. For information contact Maureen at 215-425-3834. All proceeds to benefit Breast Cancer Research.

Glavin Playground Flea MarketFlea Market at Frank Glavin Playground (Almond & Westmoreland) on Sat., Apr. 12 from 9AM to 2PM. $10 per table. First come first serve basis. No food vendors. Any questions call 215-685-9898.

Konrad Square Flea MarketThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a Flea Market on Sat., Apr. 19. Also on Sat., May 3 and May 17. at Konrad Square, Tulip and Dauphin Sts., from 8AM to 3PM. Anyone interested in renting a space should call Vicky at 215-426-9654.

Bridesburg Rec Flea MarketBridesburg Recreation Center, 4601 Richmond St., will hold a Flea Market on Sat., May 10 from 8AM-1PM. Tables $20 or 2 for $30. Call Loretta for info @ 215-743-3972. Sponsored by the Bridesburg United Methodist Church.

Tezzi-Reitz Veterans Memorial Flea Market

Tezzi-Reitz Veterans Memorial, Aramingo Ave. and Somerset St. will hold a Flea Market on Sat., May 17 from 8AM to 1PM to benefit the Friends of Tezzi-Reitz Vets Memorial. Table space is first come, first serve. Set up begins at 7AM. For more info contact [email protected].•

Atonement Church Gay Bingo“You don’t have to be…Gay Bingo” Committee Meetings. Come one, Come all. Every Tues. at 6PM at Atonement Church, 1538 E. Montgomery Ave., to plan the 1st Annual Gay Bingo set for Sat., May 3 at 5:30PM. Too fun, too over-the top, too terrific to miss. Food, fun, a festival. Come dressed as you are, over dress for the event or bring your favorite character. Entry is $3, which includes 2 cards. Our hostess Ms. Pearl E. Gates cannot wait to meet you. Pro-ceeds will also benefit The Attic, which serves LGBQ youth in Phila.

KIDSTOCK!By My Side Neighborhood Parenting Group presents KID-STOCK! - “Peace, Love and Playdough!” Sun., May 4, 1-6PM at Liberty Lands, 926 N. American St. Join us for an afternoon of music, face painting, kids activities, food, a flea market and more! This is a free event and all donations benefit By My Side Parenting Group.

Polish Polish Assn. Annual Founder’s BanquetThe Polish Police Assn. of Philadelphia cordially invites you to attend the 39th Annual Founder’s Banquet on Sat., May 10 from 6PM to 12Midnight at King’s Caterers II, 4010 New Falls Road, Bristol, PA. (15 min. from Phila., via Rts. I-95 and 413). Featuring continuous music, cocktail hour with hot and cold Hors D’oeuvre table, Surf and Turf sit-down dinner, both Lobster and Filet Mignon, 6 hours open bar. Grand prize drawing: 1st prize: $1000 cash, 2nd prize: $500 cash; 3rd prize: $300 cash. Price: $65 per person. Tables of 10 and 12 will be reserved. Get your reservations in early. Call Ed McCloskey at 215-425-4783.

Trenton Ave Arts Fest Coming May 17The annual Trenton Ave Arts Fest (TAAF) will be held this year on Sat., May 17 from noon-6PM. Volunteers are needed to help with social media, vendor registration, door knocking, sponsorship, kids entertainment, and day-of support. Email [email protected] to let us know how you would like to help!

Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer Walk10th Annual Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer Walk to be held Sun., May 18 at 10AM, rain or shine. Monkiewicz Recre-ation Center. Registration $30; day of walk: $35. Pre-registration by Apr. 26. Shirt pick-up at Monkiewicz Recreation Center on May 10 from 9AM-12 noon. For information call Mary Lou at 215-427-3222.

Memorial Day CeremonyPlease join the Walter L. Mason Federal American Legion Post 152 on Sat., May 24 at 9AM at the Tezzi-Reitz Veterans Memorial, Aramingo and Somerset, for a ceremony to honor the men and women who died while serving in the US Armed Forces.

Liberty USO Day at the Phillies5th Annual Liberty USO Day at the Phillies on Sat., July 12. Phillies vs. Nationals 7:15PM. Please join Liberty USO for a great afternoon at Citizens Bank Park matching the Phillies play the Mets. The entire profit of each ticket purchased will go directly to Liberty USO for programs that support local military and their families. Help us reach our goal of 500 tickets sold so we earn a first pitch opportunity to honor a local member of the military. Tickets are $40 per person; section 416-418 (first base). To pur-chase contact Ellen Allen (Liberty USO Volunteer) 215-738-0918 or [email protected]. Purchase tickets early. Group seating available. Great for friends, families, schools, teams, co-workers, veteran and volunteer groups. Donations accepted for military members to attend. Facebook.com/libertyuso.

TRIPSTrip to Niagra Falls, New York

Join the Happy Travelers on a 4-day Niagara Falls, New York trip Thurs., June 26 to Sun., June 29. Besides visiting the Niagara Falls and State Park (no passport is needed), there will be a Lock-port Canal Cruise & Canalside Lunch, Maid of the Mist Boat Ride, Lockport Caves Cruise, Tasting at Two Wineries, Visit the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Lewiston, NY, visit to the Made in America Store in Elma, NY and much more. Package includes motor coach transportation, 3 nights hotel Holiday Inn Grand Island on the Niagara River, 3 buffet breakfasts, 2 dinners at the Top of the Falls & Como Restaurant, 1 dinner at Casino, taxes and gratuities and baggage handling included. $550 per person, dbl occupancy. Call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 or in the evening at 215-423-8854.

REUNION50th Class Reunion Simon Gratz High School

50th Class Reunion celebration for Simon Gratz High School. We are looking for classmates from these four classes, January/June 1964, @ January/June 1965. the reunion will take place on Sat., Oct. 18. For more information please contact Joyce Singleterry Burton 215-424-2968, Marjorie Washington Johns 215-247-6639, Charlotte Hatcher Conway 215-439-8686, Juanita Zeigler Stevenson 215-226-1773.


Burns Family Funeral HomesFamily Owned and Operated Since 1939

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

Levittown, PA 19057Phone: 215-547-3040

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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gram offers a wide variety of subjects, and or weekly school fee includes the price of the many trips we take throughout the school year. For more information, call Cione Tot Program at 215-685-9950.

MDG Designer Bag BingoCoach ~ Kate Spade ~ Mi-chael Kors. Sat., Apr. 26, Mother of Divine Grace Church Hall. Doors open at 6PM ~ Bingo starts at 7PM. Tickets: $30. Door Prizes ~ Raffles ~ BYO Snacks & Drinks. Extra boards and bingo mark-ers will be available for sale. To purchase tickets please contact Frank Val-entino @ 267-408-4926; Anthony Valentino @ 215-813-0129. Thank you for your support of Mother of Divine Grace Parish.

Beacon Empowered: A Celebration of Community CreativitySat., Apr. 26, 11AM-3PM. You are invited to join Bea-con Church in celebrating several major milestones. Join us for food, stories, art, and celebration--the Lights on Cumberland Street Project art installa-tion will be unveiled, Co-Director Rebecca Blake will be ordained as a pastor, and the lawn will be open for the party! As Rebecca starts her ministry and the lights begin their shining, we are taking a moment to pause and celebrate all the ways in which our stories have come together at Beacon. All are wel-come to join us for part or all of the day’s events. The day’s approximate schedule is: 11AM: Or-dination Worship Service & Lights Commissioning, 12:30-1:30PM: Lunch Re-ception, 1:30-3PM: Art, Stories, Garden-planting, and other Festivities. All events will take place at Beacon, located at 2364 E Cumberland St. For more information, call 267 702 0804 or check out thewordatbeacon.org/lights.

2nd Annual Cow Chip BingoU10 Fishtown BELLS & HOTSPURS 2nd Annual will hold their 2nd An-nual Cow Chip Bingo on Sat., Apr. 26 from 2-6PM. (Raindate Sun., Apr. 27) at the Ukranian Club, 847 N. Franklin St. There will be a moonbounce for the kids, grilled food, cold beer, DJ Edgie Lesinski and lots of fun! Tickets are $20 and will give you a chance to win the Grand Prize of $10,000!!! Please see any player for tickets or call Pat Cain Jr. 215-806-2540, Bobby Mulvenna 215-554-7198, TJ Farrell 267-496-9068 or Mike Galdo 267-205-0721. Come out and enjoy a day of fun for the whole family!!!

7th AnnualLehigh Avenue Arts FestivalThe Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival (LAAF) will take place on Sat., Apr. 26. The LAAF is Portside Arts Cen-ter’s biggest outdoor an-nual community arts event featuring; local, talented artist & crafts vendors, popular food trucks, live music, antique car show, kids crafts, interactive art projects, raffles, 50/50’s, moon bounce and this year The Philly Puff; an inflat-able sculpture contest. This festival was previously held in September. Like us on facebook.

Rummage Sale to Benefit Lithuanian Music Hall Restoration ProjectJoin us on Sat., Apr. 26 from 11AM-4PM at Lithuanian Music Hall, 2715 East Allegheny Ave., for a rummage sale to benefit the Lithuanian Music Hall Association Restoration Project. A wide variety of catering s u p p l i e s , h o u s e h o l d goods, dishes, glassware, decorations, toys, furniture, tools, and other treasures will be sold at bargain prices! Hotdogs and soft drinks will be available, too! For more information: http://lithuanianmha.org/event/lmha-benefit-rummage-sale-x/

2nd Annual Hallahan Spring Fling Sat., Apr. 26. 3-7PM at West Tavern, 1440 Cal-lowhill St., Philadelphia, Pa 19130. $35 in advance, $40 at the door. www.pay-pal.com. To pay for tickets in advance use email ad-dress [email protected] or contact Bridget Gentner, Tiffany Cun-ningham, Sandy Conv-ery, Erin Schrack or Kim Kadelski. For a scholar-ship application email [email protected]. Applications must be post-marked by Friday, May 23.

Spring TeaCDA Ct. St. Francis De Sales # 2617 hosts Annual Spring Tea Sun., Apr. 27 11:30AM-3PM at St. Joachim 1527 Church St. Adult $18, child $10. Advance tickets only call Mary 215-850-1975 or Deanna 215-288-8168 for tickets or info.

Friends of St. George Golf OutingGet ready to tee off again with the Friends of St. George Golf Outing and Banquet! Please join us on Sun., Apr. 27 at Juniata Golf Course; registration starts at 8am and tee off at 9AM. $100 donation for a fun day of golf, food, beer, soda, water, and golf gifts followed by a delicious homemade buffet and cold drinks in the Church Hall. Even non-golfers can join in the fun at the Banquet for only $25. Banquet to feature a Chinese Auction.

American LegionElm Tree Post #88 Presents AnOldies NightAmerican Legion Elm Tree Post #88 presents an Old-ies Night on Sun., Apr. 27 from 4-7PM. Doors open at 3PM. This will be a benefit for the good of the legion featuring: Chuck Walker & Intertwine with a special guest, “Charlie Brown”, the last man standing from the Coasters. Also, DJ “Lefty”, WRDV 89.3FM, long-time host of the “Evening Shad-ows” show. Music, dancing, buffet. Tickets: $15 per person at the door.

People to PeopleCoach Bag BingoCoach Bag Bingo on Sun., Apr. 27 from 1-5PM at Cannstatter Volksfest – Verein, 9130 Academy Rd. $40 - Includes: 10 Games of BINGO, BIN-GO Dauber, 5 Chinese Auction Tickets, Entry for Doorprizes, Roast Beef, Baked Ziti, Cake, Draft Do-mestic Beer, Soda. Tickets available by calling Karen at 215-275-4546. Proceeds Benefit: Student Tuition for “People To People” Summer Educational Tour Program.

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 invited to learn more about Total Joint Replacement at Naz-areth Hospital. The classes will be held on the follow-ing: Monday Morning Classes Begin at 11:30AM: Apr. 28 (A), May 19 (A), June 16, July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15 (A), Oct. 20, Nov. 24 (A), Dec. 15 (A). Wednesday Evening Classes Begin at 6PM: Apr. 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3. Classes at Nazareth Hospital, located at 2701 Holme Avenue in Phila-delphia, in Marian Con-ference 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 the name of your surgeon.

Free Refrigerator Swaps at NKCDC Through April 30See if you qualify for a free refrigerator swap to lower your energy costs! Apply with NKCDC by schedul-ing an appointment at our office at 2515 Frankford Ave, call 215-427-0350. Your refrigerator must be over ten years old, and you must meet the income eligibility (150% of the pov-erty level or $17,235 for 1 person household; $23,265 for 2 people; and $6,030 for each additional person). Supplies last though Apr.

OBITUARIES

Life Celebrations:Gulfport, FL - Saturday, 4/19/14

Philadelphia, PA - Saturday, 5/10/14 (Details forthcoming)

Joyce(Zalenski/Williams)

KwasiborskiGulfport, FL

Sunrise: January 9, 1951 Sunset: April 9, 2014

John S. “Dutchie” BrownFebruary 5, 1932 – July 22, 2013

Loving father of June, Joanne, Joyce and the late John; also survived by 7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to gather Friday, April 18, 2014, 6PM, Burns Funeral Home, 1428 E. Columbia Ave., Phila., PA, followed by his Memorial Service 8PM.

30 so act soon to get a new energy efficient fridge today!

Events at Richmond LibraryThe Philadelphia Science Festival will be at the Rich-mond Library on Thurs., May 1 from 3:30-5:30PM. Scientists, engineers, and other experts will share their knowledge to provide fun and free programs, including interactive ac-tivities, family-friendly ex-periments, and hands-on demonstrations, for all to enjoy! The Academy of Natural Sciences is coming on Thurs., May 8 to pres-ent a program on Discov-ering Dinosaurs. The fun starts at 3:30. Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., 215-685-9992.

Mama Llamas Children’s Goods Consignment Sale! Summerfield Church 2223 E Dauphin St. Sat., May 3, 9:30AM-2:30PM, Sun., May 4, 9:30AM-2:30PM (most items 50% off all day!) Come shop gently used children’s spring/sum-mer clothes from New-born to age 8/10, toys, puzzles, swim gear, jump-ers, bouncers, exersau-cers, slings, swings, high-chairs, bathtubs, strollers & amazing maternity clothes from Pea in the Pod, Motherhood Mater-nity, Liz Lange & more! A portion of the proceeds goes to our generous host Summerfield Church and Friends of Hackett!

Elm Tree Post 88 Flapjack FundraiserYou’re invited to an Ap-plebee’s® Flapjack Fun-draiser Breakfast to sup-port American Legion Elm Tree Post 88 $7.50 per person; $4.50 for kids under 10. Sat., May 3, 8-10AM at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 2501 Aramingo Ave. For more information: Tick-ets may be purchased by calling Tom Callen at 215-425-5356 or Marge Wible at 215-426-6435.•

In Memory of My Son, Barry Bozine, Jr.

Son, I want to wish you a Happy Easter. We think of you always and miss your smile. We will never forger you and you will forever live in our hearts. So until we can all be together again, please remember that we love and miss you. Love always, Mom, George, Jeff and Fee. xoxoxo


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