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October 22, 2014 • Vol. 11 No. 41

THE LOCAL LENS with

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THE LOCAL LENSwith Thom Nickels

Thom Nickels is a

Philadelphia-based author/

journalist/poet, film critic

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by Thom Nickels

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Whenever Halloween comes around, I think of my old friend Arthur. Arthur is a poet and a mystic, and in the 1970s he had some very scary visions of the future. It all started when Arthur was a parochial school student. He would sneak into the church during recess, stand in front of the altar (with rosary beads) and pretend that he was a statue. “I remember standing like that, arms extended out and frozen in the air, feet planted firmly on the ground as if I was cement-ed in a pedestal. I didn’t care if anyone walked into church and saw me, although sometimes I got the feeling that one of the nuns was looking at me in the choir loft.” When Arthur was 10 years old he contracted double-pneumonia and almost died. He was hos-pitalized for weeks. Out of the hospital, he spent a lot of time in his parent’s bed where his mother looked after him. On the bedroom wall in front of him he says he kept seeing the outline of the Little Flower, or Saint Teresa.

“I kept sitting up in bed, convinced that the saint was appearing to me,” he said, over coffee in a Dunkin Donuts. “I kept seeing her outline on the wall. As a kid, I never told anyone about this. I didn’t want them to think I was crazy.” Like so many young peo-ple, Arthur had become an atheist by his late teens. “I believed that spiri-tuality and religion were crutches for the weak, for those people who couldn’t face up to the harsh reali-ties of life. I had no time for people who need fairy tales to give their life mean-ing. You had to find your own meaning in life. That was the challenge.” Life, according to Arthur, was a meaningless affair. The bad and good things

that happened to us were just the random arrows of fate. In the end, it meant nothing. When we died, we turned into dust or cabbage. We might as well have never been born. Life changed for Arthur when he was 22 and work-ing as a bellhop in a fancy Utah ski resort. At the time Arthur was working with another bellhop, a much older fellow who lived in a tent in the mountains and read esoteric spiritual novels. Arthur dubbed his co-worker a loser, espe-cially when he started to talk about the I Ching, a tool used for divination that is originally from the Western Zhou period of China. “I mean, here’s this weir-do who lives in a tent, a complete career failure as far as I was concerned, someone who had been defeated by life and by life’s demands; here he was telling me what I should read, and acting like he had some special knowl-edge to impart. The funny thing is, although I hated his lifestyle, I knew that he knew things that were hidden to me, and so that’s why I said yes the day he offered to give me an I Ch-ing reading.” The words of the I Ch-ing startled Arthur: “You are about to experience a great shock, a shock that will change your life as you know it.” Arthur remembers how the words of the reading sent a chill up his spine yet he still dismissed it as “gar-bage.” After all, why take as valid the predictions of a man who can’t even find decent housing? Arthur says that soon after the reading he made plans to travel back to his home city of Boston, but that as soon as the plane landed at Logan Interna-tional Airport he knew that he had made a mistake. “The city seemed bleak and dreary. There was a feeling of unfriendliness in the air. For the first time since leaving home at 18, I felt afraid, really afraid.” Where was this feeling of dread coming from?


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Arthur says he stayed with an old girlfriend but that things were not good. Some time earlier he’d been obsessed with her and now that awful feeling was re-emerging. He put off looking for a job because he didn’t know what to look for or where to go. “I felt as if I was in new skin. It was almost as if on the plane from Utah I had entered The Twilight Zone,” he told me. Luckily, a neighbor found Arthur a job in a book packaging warehouse. “The job was hell,” Ar-thur remembers. “Between sorting out my feelings for my friend and trying to do what was expected of me at work, I slipped beneath a crevice. Something in me had changed.” Some weeks before Hal-loween, Arthur says that he began to see and hear things he’s never seen or heard before. “I was not doing drugs—I’ve never done drugs, but I felt I could see beneath people’s faces and into their character. One night when I was sleeping on my ex-girlfriend’s sofa, I was awakened by her in a panic. The smell of gas was in the air. She said the

gas oven had been left on and that when she came in the smell of gas was everywhere. She asked me if I had turned it on and I said no. I would never want to hurt myself or other people.” A little later, he says he began to hear noises from the radiator that seemed to correspond with his thoughts. “If I thought something in the form of a question, the radiator taps would seem to answer. I’d ask a question, and the radiator would respond.” Things got even strang-er when he began to see shadows on the ceiling. They were vague outlines, hooded figures. Arthur says he even got the im-pression that a person had hung himself in his ex-girlfriend’s bedroom. He says he saw the shadow of the noose in the middle of the door frame. His ex-girlfriend assumed he was playing an early Halloween joke on her, but when Arthur insisted he was not joking, they agreed that they should separate. Arthur found a room in the historic home of a famous Civil War aboli-tionist, Charles Sumner, on Beacon Hill’s Hancock Street. Hancock Street was off the beaten track, on

Beacon Hill’s outer edges. When Aurthur lived there in the 1970s, the Sumner house was owned by a widow who lived there with her daughter. They were an odd mother and daugh-ter pair— the mother was polite but distant, but there appeared to be something wrong with the daughter. The girl had a habit of suddenly appearing from behind doorways and then staring at you. She was also eerily quiet with large eyes and a pale face that made you think that she had just gotten over an illness. Arthur says he was the only roomer in the house at the time. His room was on the second floor and had one window that faced the back lots of a number of Beacon Hill properties. The view from the window also had an old industrial look because he could see parts of a water tower. “The year was 1974, but the view from that window could have been one from 1875, and on foggy, over-cast days I’d get the feeling that I had stepped outside time,” he said. The furnishings in the room included a large an-tique closet (which looks like it could have been used by Senator Sumner), a lone sink in the corner,

an antique dresser and an elaborate bed with a headboard. Arthur says he’d come home from work every night, hoping that the daughter was locked away doing homework but more often than not he’d catch a glimpse of her walking from one room to another. He’d pick up his mail on the table in the foyer and then head upstairs. One night, as he lay in bed relaxing, Arthur start-ed to see “stuff on the ceiling,” like an image of himself as the reincarna-tion of his great uncle, who died in 1942. When he saw his grandmother’s face, he was taken aback when her face turned into a wild kaleidoscope of many other faces, her past lives he assumed. Arthur, who prided himself on his atheism, didn’t know what was happening. Things started to really roll when he envisioned a vase of roses on the man-telpiece, and watched as they swayed in the direc-tion of the one rose that limped or dropped in the opposite direction, as if sick. He watched as the group of roses would come to the sick rose’s rescue, swaying in its direction until they “pulled” it to health with something like

a love vibration. He saw other things, of course, some of them too strange to list here: the coming of AIDS, the shift of the earth’s poles (that some think is happening now), and even visions of crashing airplanes and terrorists. Today, Arthur is a fairly well adjusted individu-al. He works hard at his

job, cultivates an array of healthy friendships and has a full life. While he no longer “sees” spirits, he sometimes thinks about that unique experience on Boston’s Hancock Street, when he was “shocked” out of a complacent, mate-rial existence. Thanks, partially, of course, to a “loser” in a Utah tent.•

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Port Richmond Community Group MeetingCommunity meeting at Our Lady Help of Chris-tians Church. Rep. John Taylor will be there to provide Neighborhood Updates. In addition, the PHILLYRISE Program will be implemented on Sat., Oct. 25 with a clean up kickoff at 9AM on the following blocks - 3000 - 3100 Janney, Weikel, Tu-lip, Memphis, Aramingo & 2300 E. Allegheny to Ann. For Quality of Life, License & Inspection is-sues or police issues please write specific addresses/problems to submit for resolution.

Al-Anon Meetings at Holy Name Church HallAl-Anon Meetings are held every Monday night from 7 to 8PM at Holy Name Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Sts. Members share their personal experi-ences and stories. Personal contact is an important element in the healing pro-cess. The meetings provide strength and hope for fami-lies and friends of addicts. If you are worried about a loved one with any type of addiction, this meeting will help you. Everyone is wel-come to attend. Anything that is shared at meetings stays there. Al-Anon Meet-ings are free, anonymous and confidential.

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NLArts First Friday Kids’ WorkshopNLArts will hold its First Friday Kids’ Workshop series now through De-cember. This monthly, evening craft event is open to children 5 through 12. NLArts’ popular Summer Camp is held during the last 3 weeks in August. For more information, email [email protected] or

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Free Music Program for GirlsSister Cities Girlchoir in-vites girls in grades 1-8 to join our FREE cho-ral academy in Northern Liberties. Rehearsals are every Saturday from 10AM -12PM at Walter Palmer Charter School( 910 N. 6th St.). SCG is the girl-empowerment choral academy serving over 250 girls in Philadelphia and Camden. Visit www.Sister-CitiesGirlchoir.org or call Alysia at 909-4-SISTER for more information.

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First Emmanuel Prayer PartnersPrayer MinistryFirst Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Min-istry. Looking for Prayer Partners. Everyone is wel-come to come pray with us every Tuesday night at 8PM. 215-456-9974 or 267-746-0448.

First Presbyterian Bible Study GroupOn Wed. evenings at 7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyte-rian Church, 418 E. Gi-rard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, ev-eryone is welcome.

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.

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Community Movie NightThe First Presbyterian Church (418 E. Girard Ave.) be showing the re-interpre-tation movie “NOAH”, starring Russell Crowe, on Fri., Oct. 24 start-ing at 7PM. The movie is free and popcorn and snacks are provided. Visit www.1stpresbykensington.org for more info.

Frank Glavin Playground NewsHAUNTED HOUSE: Girl Scouts at Glavin Play-ground (A&W) invite you to their Haunted House on Fri., Oct. 24 and Sat., Oct. 25 from 6-8PM at 2600 E. Westmoreland St., at Almond St. Cost is $3. Refreshments will be sold. ZUMBA CLASSES - Zumba classes for adults on Tuesdays 7:45-8:45PM. $4 per class. 215-685-9898.For more information, contact the office at 215-685-9898. Located at Almond and West-moreland Sts.

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Hackett SchoolFall FestivalHackett School will be hosting a fall festival on Sat., Oct. 25 from 12-3PM. Event is rain or shine. There will be face painting, popcorn, pump-kin decorating, apple dip-ping, storytelling, games, food and many other fun activities for the whole family. $5. per child, adults free.

Pay-What-You-Choose Spaghetti SupperEveryone is invited to a community dinner on Sat., Oct. 25,from 4-6PM at Summerf ie ld Church (2223 E. Dauphin St. at Tulip) for spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and drinks. Your donation helps pay for the dinner and any ex-tra will go to the church’s chimney fund.

Tiger’s “Flapjack” DayThe Port Richmond Ti-gers are hosting a Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s of Port Richmond, 2535 Cas-tor Ave., on Sat. morning, Oct. 25 from 8-10AM. For further details and info, call Tom Mack – 215-275-8838; Coach Greg – 267-574-3812; Coach Lou – 267-516-3578 or Coach Stephanie – 215-617-0712; or the clubhouse – 215-423-7611.

Designer Bag BingoCome out and support Nativity BVM at their De-signer Bag Bingo on Sat., Oct. 25 at 7PM. Doors open at 6PM, tickets are $30. It will take place at Our Lady Help of Chris-tians Church Hall (Gaul & Allegheny). 50/50’s, door prizes, Chinese auction, raffles, etc. BYOB and

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LEITHGOW FESTIVALSet to Rock the River Wards This Weekend

Friends of Cione to Host Family Festival

by Ryan Shellenberger

see LEITHGOW on page 4

see CIONE on page 12

Derek Dorsey, promoter and organizer of Leithgow Festival, stands at the corner of Girard and Leithgow where the three-day music festival will be held. /Photo: Ryan Shellenberger

Starting this Friday night and lasting until Sunday evening, The Fire (412 W. Girard Avenue) will be holding its 3rd annual Leithgow Festival. The festival will span three days and nights and features more than 25 different musical acts performing an eclectic array of music ranging from punk to funk to hip hop and reggae. Sponsored by a number of local businesses includ-ing The Spirit Newspa-

per, Philadelphia Brewing Company, Trios Trattoria and Las Cazuelas, this will be the first year that Leithgow Festival will be held in September. For the past two years the event had been held in October but according to promoter and organizer Derek Dors-ey issues with the weather created a less than ideal situation for the outdoor portion of the festival. This prompted organizers with the idea to push the festival up a few weeks. Performances on Friday

and Saturday nights will be indoors and age restricted to those over 21. Admission Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday is open to all ages. “We want Saturday after-noon to be family friendly,” said Dorsey with regards to the free outdoor all-ages portion of the festival. “I’ve never seen so many strollers outside The Fire,” Dorsey said after noting the success of previous Leithgow Festivals and the venue’s spring Sundrop Festival held over Memo-rial Day weekend. “A lot of young parents are able to bring their kids to see bands they like that would normally play an age re-stricted event.” Along with the music, Saturday afternoon’s fes-tivities will feature tables and vendors from around the area selling arts, crafts and goods, as well as family activities such as pumpkin carving. The festival starts Fri-day night at 9PM with three acts: Leana Song, Sugar Tongue Slim and Kid Haney. Kid Haney, whose real name is Chris McKenna, will be making his Philadelphia premiere. McKenna is a singer-song-writer act who finds his namesake in his great-great-grandfather, George “Kid Haney” Hesser. Hes-ser was born September 26, 1888, 126 years to the day before McKenna’s first show. As if that were not co-incidence enough, Hesser lived and grew up at 1017 Leithgow Street. Hesser was an acclaimed boxer at the Cambria Gym in Kensington and like many

of his time was born to im-migrants. Now, McKenna will perform one block and 126 years away from the very place the actual Kid Haney grew up. “Somehow, from a bunch of poor Irish, Italian, and German immigrants who came here over 150 years ago, I exist, and I’ve had a pretty great life so far. I feel lucky, and I’m indebted to the hard work of my ances-tors who lived in the River Wards,” said McKenna. McKenna is from Nar-berth and spent time in Philadelphia working as a math teacher. Since then he has bounced around the northeast corner of the country, splitting time between Maine, Brooklyn

and Pennsylvania. He is currently working on re-leasing a collection of 88 songs that he wrote earlier this year over the course of 88 days. Headlining Saturday af-ternoon is I Yahn I Arkes-tra, a group that has been based out of Fishtown for close to 20 years. Taking cues from renowned jazz bandleader Sun Ra, the group has taken to calling themselves not a band, but an “arkestra,” an inten-tional change to the spell-ing of “orchestra.” The arkestra moved to Fishtown from Old City in 1996 and made their debut performance at the Betsy Ross house as a part of the first ever Fringe Fest. IYIA

plays a mixture of reggae and dub and is as they call it, “music with a message.” Six members make up the group and they have just released a new album, From Shakamaxon. Derek Shawn (known as Ras Jah D), the band’s leader, says the album was recorded “in homage to the original na-tive American village and place of tribal council that resided along these banks and to the area that fuels our creativity.” Along with IYIA, Sat-urday afternoon will see eight other performances including Fishtown Beats, whose real name is Colin Dooley. Dooley has been in

Friday, Saturday, Sunday - September 26, 27, 28

by Max Pulcini

Persistence is a qual-ity some organizations lack. They strike up a seemingly great idea for a seemingly great cause, rally together and dream up big plans. But when push comes to shove, many of these groups and the causes they champion flame out thanks to a lack of ambi-tion, overextension and disinterest over time. How quick do people forget that some times it’s slow and steady ac-tion that wins the race? The Friends of Cione, on the other hand, are a neighborhood organi-zation that doesn’t lack persistence. Instead they embody that ideal—an ideal that they hope will

ultimately take the play-ground they represent and love a long way from where it is right now. “We’re looking forward to fostering community and having people com-ing to together at Cione,” Brian White, President of the Friends of Cione, said. “We want people to get back into the swing of things here and care about our playground.” The Friends of Cione is a community organization whose purpose is improve Cione Playground (Ara-mingo Ave. and Lehigh Ave.) and reestablish the large recreational space as a centralized commu-nity hub—a place where children can play, par-ents can congregate and neighbors can recreate. Already, The Friends of

Cione have made strides toward reaching that goal. Thanks to contri-butions from Olde Rich-mond Civic Association (ORCA) and Council-man Mark Squilla, Cione Playground has a brand new fence surrounding it. Friends of Cione also recently partnered with Joe Kotwicki and Lenny Lineman for a hugely successful hockey tour-nament at Cione’s rink that raised $3,000 while drumming up awareness that big things are in the works at the playground. Next on the docket is a community fundraiser event on Sat., September 27 from 11AM to 5PM that will feature Cow Chip Bingo and a grand Fishtown spelling

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“[We will have] profes-sionals there to speak one-on-one with residents,” Mandell said. “We’re going to ask them about their yard.” While the testing is anon-ymous (an address is not required), the information about the yard can help the pros give accurate preven-tion advice. “One of the best ways to reduce exposure is good, solid grass cover,” Smith said. “Other solutions in-clude planting shrubs and laying mulch.” Hand washing is also important. Children can often transmit lead by put-ting their hands in their mouths and around their eyes. Sandy Salzman, Exec-utive Director of New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC), says the testing is a necessity. “We pushed [the EPA] for this for a long time,” Salz-man said. “We’re thrilled this is going to happen. We urge people to go.” The nearby former facto-ry that processed lead was last owned by Anzon. In 1998 they were responsible for cleaning the factory area before it was trans-formed to a commercial retail site. However, regula-tors did not call for inspec-tions of soil on neighboring

residential properties. Because no mandatory inspections were made, residents are financially re-sponsible for any lead pre-venting actions they take. The only way that can change is if the area is des-ignated a Superfund site, which provides govern-ment money for cleanup. The process to become a Superfund site is difficult. “You need to be able to prove there is a problem and who caused it,” Salz-man said. The EPA says that is com-plicated with urban lead. “It’s difficult to delineate where it comes from,” Smith said. “Gasoline used to have lead in it, paint [as well], and any factories that emit anything, very often it goes up in the air.” Salzman says factory emissions likely caused the problem locally. “The Anzon plant emit-ted lead without any scrub-bers [air pollution devices to remove gases or par-ticulates] until the 1990s,” Salzman said. That plant existed for about 140 years. Gathering the soil for test-ing is simple. For garden-ers, testers suggest digging up soil six inches deep in several different areas of the yard and gathering it in a plastic baggie. For care-givers of children about two inches should suffice, according to Mandell. “You don’t need a lot,” Salzman said. “A few ounc-es should do.” EPA officials said to bring

more just to be safe. The testers use a small machine, which detects the metal. “It can read right into the bag,” said Jack Kelly, EPA On-Scene Coordinator. “It comes extremely close to lab results.” The machine can also de-tect other pollutants such as cadmium and arsenic, but the accuracy is not as consistent as it is with lead. If the levels of lead reach the threshold of concern then the resident can have the soil sent to a lab for confirmation. That usually costs between $12 and $30, according to Kelly. Smith says the EPA worked with the local civic groups to create the event. “We geared it toward the community,” Smith said. “It’s a great opportunity to learn about and prevent lead exposure.” The whole process should take less than 30 minutes, according to Smith. “We’ll even have master gardeners on hand to ad-vise backyard gardeners,” she said. “There’s been a lot of study about lead uptake into food.” A 2004 Northwestern study, published by the Na-tional Institutes of Health, noted heavy concentra-tions of lead in the roots of plants, a detectable amount in the shoots of plants, but not dangerous amounts in the fruit of plants. Many gardeners are familiar with the “root, shoot, and fruit” philosophy.

“Raised beds [are a good way] of decreasing the per-centage of lead exposure [in garden food],” Smith

The EPA will hold to a free soil testing event at Cione Recreation Center (Aramingo and Lehigh Avenues) on Sat., October 25 from 9AM - 5PM.

said. If you can’t make it on October 25 the EPA will pick up your soil from you

or you can drop it off to the local office at the Port-side Arts Center (2531 E. Lehigh Ave). •

Michael Thompson is a kid who grew up in Port Richmond.He went to school here, played sports here and is raising his family here. He is a great guy with an over abundant amount of friends. Michael suffers from ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. It is a progressive neurode-generative disease. Look it up and learn a little more about it! We, his family and friends,are having a Benefit for Mike, his wife Trish and his three children,Aaron, Faye and Lily. Mike can take the mon-ey and do whatever he

Benefit For Michael Thompson My name is Cora J. Semon,my phone num-ber is 215-300-5132. I can also be reached by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your time on this matter and for the opportunity to help raise money for Mike! Also, any dona-tion is a deduction from taxes. If you want to write a check, please make it payable to Thompson’s Troopers. Tax ID No# 47-1015382.•

wants to do with it. We want Mike to do some-thing he wants to!!! The benefit is going to be held Saturday, No-vember 1 at The Polish Eagle Hall, right in Port Richmond. It is going to be from 8PM to 12AM. The address is 3157 Thompson Street, parking on Clemin-tine Street. We want to know if you can make a donation of any kind to help raise funds for Mike. Anything you have is greatly appre-ciated.

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Work Underway on Berkshire Street I have some good news. Work is scheduled to begin tomorrow, weather permit-ting, on the 2700 block of Berkshire Street, between Salmon and Edgemont Street, where a PennDOT property has been over-grown with weeds. We’ve been told it could take a week to complete the work. We’ll keep you posted.Sunoco Responds to Rat Infestation I received the letter below from Sunoco explaining how the rat infestation oc-curred and what actions they took to remedy the situation. I want to thank Sunoco General Man-ager Joseph McGinn for responding quickly to our concerns. Read the letter here: LINK: http://www.reptaylor.com/Display/SiteFiles/98/Taylor%20Sunoco%20letter%2010%2015%2014.pdf Stopping Predators in Schools This week we passed leg-islation to prevent school employees accused of child abuse, sexual or physical, from quietly resigning and acquiring employment at another school district in the state. This practice is often known as “passing the trash.”

Taylor Legislative Update

I want to thank everyone for coming out to my latest Senior Living Expo, where attendees received valuable information from state and local governmental offices, as well as our com-munity’s businesses and civic groups. We also gave away some great prizes and honored two of our community’s best citizens, Leo Mallon (above) and Mary Lou Leuters (below). ~ State Rep John Taylor

Thanks for Coming to My Senior Living Expo

Under House Bill 1816, anyone who applies to work directly in or around schools must provide de-tailed background infor-mation from all previ-ous employers, including contact information, in order to be considered for employment. In turn, pre-vious employers must pro-vide the inquiring school entity with all requested background information regarding a former em-ployee, explicitly pertain-ing to abuse allegations. Further, the bill would require explicit disclosure from the applicant dur-ing the initial application process. The applicant is now required to indicate whether or not they have ever been disciplined, dis-charged, non-renewed, asked to resign from em-ployment or separated from employment while allegations of such abuse or sexual misconduct were pending or under investi-gation. The bill would apply to all public schools, private schools, nonpublic schools, intermediate units and area vocational-technical schools in the Common-wealth. House Bill 1816 would also encourage teaching and learning in manu-

facturing and vocational fields and outlines when an assessment of basic skills would be required of an applicant for teacher certification. The bill awaits the gover-nor’s signature to become law. Link: http://www.le-gis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2013&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2063 Preventing Prescrip-tion Drug Abuse In an effort to combat the growing opioid abuse problem throughout Penn-sylvania, the state House passed legislation this week to create a statewide da-tabase of certain types of prescription medication records. The database would be maintained by the Penn-sylvania Department of Health and would collect Pennsylvanians’ prescrip-tion medication records only if the substances fall on Schedules II-V of the federal Controlled Sub-stances Act. Examples of medications that fall into this schedule are OxyCon-tin, Tylenol with codeine and Valium. Medical practitioners, pharmacists and law en-forcement would have ac-

cess to this confidential database, while those pa-tients with prescriptions would be able to obtain their records at no charge once a year. The database would also alert practitioners to pa-tients who may be “doctor or pharmacy shopping” to feed an addition. Law enforcement would only be able to access the database through the state Office of Attorney General if relevant to an active in-vestigation.

The bill awaits the gover-nor’s signature to become law. LINK: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billIn-fo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2013&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1180 LINK: http://www.jus-tice.gov/dea/druginfo/ds.shtml Helping to Stop Do-mestic Violence To raise awareness of and to help stop domestic violence, the Pennsylva-nia House of Representa-

tives unanimously adopted House Resolution 1035, which designates October 2014 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Penn-sylvania. Earlier this week, the PA Coalition Against Domes-tic Violence held its an-nual Capitol ceremony to remember those who died as a result of domestic vio-lence within the past year. This ceremony is part of the coalition’s campaign,

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LETTERS to the Editor

TELL US WHAT YOU THINKSend your letters and opinions to The Spirit, 1428 E. Susquehanna Avenue, Phila., PA 19125 or email [email protected]. Letters will not be printed without a name and must have a phone number and address for verification.

An Open Letter to Our Parishioners and Neighbors

I am writing this letter to rectify a situation that happened to us a few short weeks ago. Being a resident of the area for some 64 years, I have become accustomed to seeing people lined up at various intersections along Aramingo and Delaware Aves. and local stores asking for money from passing vehicles and pedestrians. Now, being on a fixed income (no present employment and certainly not a lot of money to help charity) a light bulb went off in my head. Wow, what if I get a jar and collect donations for our church? So, a couple days later, I decided to proceed with my new idea and devoted a couple of hours to this mission. Well, all was well, collected $7 and went home very happy that we were on our way to be able to contribute to our church. The next day we continued our mission, and again collected another $5.44 and on the way home a lady we knew donated another $10. Well, with it being the end of the week, we were thrilled that we had something to contribute to our church’s Pay Down the Debt Collection. On Monday, we happily turned in our proceeds of $22.44 from our collecting, only to find that our mission had caused a problem. We were informed that our “new mission” concerned and disrupted a few people to the extent they felt compelled to complain and question if our church was up for immediate closure and if our endeavor was a desperate act. Also, the following day, we were informed that our family was also approached even to the point of our grandchildren being annoyed and teased. Now, needless to say, I feel it is time to say, enough is too much and straighten this situation out. I started out with an idea to try to do something good and productive and this is what happens. No one says anything when people are out panhandling money (in many cases to support vice habits) but we are being bothered and others are being bothered due to our good intention. I don’t think so. Well, like I said, I’m writing this letter to try to clarify exactly what is going on. May I say no one told us or asked us to do this “mission”, it was done solely on our own so we could try to pull our end of the wagon to help our church by way of contributions. As for anyone thinking it was an act of desperation, and that our church is up for immediate closure, no way, that is not the truth. I just feel in these days of past debt, and bad economy, every contribution is important. So, to sum everything up, we did stop our collecting; however, we do intend to pursue this endeavor again. To the folks who were so concerned to turn this into a problem, I say please, be a bit more concerned and conscious of the real problems out here (and yes there are many) rather than bother yourselves and others over someone just trying to do good.

Thank you. Peace and Love,Candy (Lippincott) DiPietro

See ANSWERS on page 15

Girl Scouts at Glavin Playground

Present Haunted House

Girl Scouts at Glavin Playground (A&W) in-vite you to their Haunted House on Fri., Oct. 24 and Sat., Oct. 25 from 6-8PM, 2600 E. Westmo-reland St., at Almond St. Cost is $3. Refreshments

Who’s the Boss?

Girl Scouts at GLAVIN PLAYGROUND (A&W)

2600 E. Westmoreland Almond & Westmoreland Sts.

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Proceeds benefit the G.S. Troops at Glavin, and The Glavin Playground Advisory Council

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Halloween Hoedown at

Penn Treaty ParkHalloween Hoedown will take place on Sat., Oct 25 from 12 to 2PM at Penn Treaty Park, 1341 N. Dela-ware Ave. Games, Face Painting, Free Pumpkin Patch, Prizes for Best Cos-

tumers and more! Spon-sored by Penn Treaty SSD and Johnny’s Hots.

Halloween ContestHalloween Contest for boys and girls 10 and un-der on Sat., Oct. 25 at the Bridesburg Rec (4625 Richmond St.) at 2 PM. There will be trophies, door prizes, treats and a charity raffle.

Drag (yourself to) Halloween Bingo

Come one, come all to the 1st ever Halloween Drag Bingo at Atonement Church, 1538 E. Mont-gomery Ave. on Sat., Oct. 25 at 4PM. Doors open at 3PM. Come as you are, as you want to be..in drag, in your Halloween attire. Prize for best costume. 50/50, booze baskets and cash bingo. BYOB. $20 in-cludes play for all games. Come hungry too!

Campbell SquareHalloween Event

Sat., Oct. 25, Halloween Event! 1:30-3PM - go trick or treating in the park, bal-loon man, scary music! Parents must be accompa-nied by children. Campbell Square is located at Bel-grade St. & E. Allegheny Ave., in the heart of Port Richmond.

Haunted AttractionFreaky Farm

Haunted Attraction, Freaky Farm will take place from now to Oct. 30 at Albert & Thompson Sts. from 7-9PM. $3 per person. Closed Mon. & Tues. Por-tions of proceeds will go to charity. •

1. What is the first name of Spongebob Squarepants’ boss, Mr. Krabs?

A. Elliot B. EugeneC. Sheldon D. Stanley

2.In what kind of place would you find someone with the job title “Pit Boss?”

A. A coal mine B. A restaurant

C. A casino D. A construction site

3. In which month is Boss’ Day observed?

A. January B. SeptemberC. June D. October

4. What is the name of TLC’s “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro’s New Jersey Bakery?

A. Gino’sB. Fernando’s C. Buddy’s D. Carlo’s

5. New Jersey Rock and Roll legend Bruce Springsteen, a.k.a. “The Boss,” featured a then unknown actress in his “Dancing in the Dark” video. That unknown actress made it big on TV. What was her name?

A. Jennifer AnistonB. Courtney Cox C. Julia Louis-DreyfusD. Sarah Jessica Parker

6. Tony Danza starred i n t h e T V s i t c o m “Who’s The Boss” back in the 80s and early 90s. During the 2009-2010 school year, he filmed a reality show in Philadelphia where he returned to his teaching profession. At which Phi ladelphia High School was his show filmed?

A. Dobbins B. OlneyC. Northeast D. Mastbaum

7. “Boss Hogg” from the TV show “Dukes of Hazzard” always wore what?

A. A white suit B. A huge gold watchC. A feather in his hatD. Purple socks 8. What Philadelphia based food business was featured on the reality show “Under-Cover Boss”?

A. Rita’s Water Ice B. Primo’s HoagiesC.Philadelphia Pretzel Factory D. Slack’s Hoagie Shack

9. Who shot Homer Simpson’s boss, Mr. Burns?

A. Lisa B. Aunt SelmaC. Smithers D. Maggie

10. In 1979, Motown released an album called “The Boss” which was written and produced by Ashford and Simpson. What female singer’s album was it?

A. Marylin McCoo B. Diana RossC. Donna Summer D. Dionne Warwick

1 1 . T R U E O R FALSE? Ger man y luxury clothing brand Hugo Boss supplied uniforms to the Nazi party.

A. TRUE B. FALSE

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The Ukie Club on Franklin invites you to apply for participation or come watch and support the teams in the 1st Annual Ukie Cup Outdoor Soccer Tournament this November. Enjoy great competition and an all-around awesome tournament experience on a crisp autumn weekend. • Kitchen will be open for lunch and dinner both days serving a variety of traditional American and Ukrainian foods, beer special• Live Music Saturday night, after the last game• Abundant FREE street and lot parking Tournament Details: Format: 6 v 6 (5 players and a goalie). The 2014 team entry fee is $120. Payment of the entry fee must be received by Sun., Nov. 2. Please make check payable to the “UACA.” Deadline to Commit: November 2! Competition will begin on Sat., Nov. 8, and will conclude on Sun., Nov. 9. Proceeds benefit the Ukrainian American Citizens’ Association (The Ukie Club on Franklin). To register contact: Paul Mellon, 215-740-4507 (call or text). Email: [email protected] or [email protected].•

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• Zero (0) homicides reported during this time.• One (1) rape reported during this time: 2400 Kensington (10/13)• Zero (0) robbery-point of gun during this time. • Zero (0) robberies other weapon during this time.• One (1) Aggravated Assault other weapon during this time: 2000 Huntingdon (10/12)• One (1) Aggravated Assault with a gun dur-ing this time: 700 Gaul (10/12)• Six (6) residential b ur glaries during this time: 2200 Frank-ford (10/8), 2600 Har-old (10/9), 2600 Emer-ald (10/11), 2100 Firth (10/13), 2300 Lehigh (10/13), 2600 Memphis (10/13)• Six (6) theft from au-tos during this time: 2200 Emerald (10/8), 2400 Jasper (10/8), 2500 Memphis (10/9), 2600

Amber (10/9), 2500 Bos-ton (10/9), 2000 Lehigh (10/13)• Zero (0) stolen ve-hicles during this time. • Six (6) thefts during this time: 2400 Kensing-ton (10/8), 1100 Shacka-maxon (10/8), 2500 Potter (10/9), 200 Richmond (10/11), 1000 Palmer (10/13), 2200 Frankford (10/13).•

“PA Says No More,” which highlights ways to stop and prevent domestic violence. Several represen-tatives attended the event and read the names of the victims from the podium. You can watch the full ceremony here. If you or someone you know is being abused, do not be afraid to get help. Although there are a number of victim advo-cacy websites, victims are encouraged to call the Na-tional Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224, as Internet usage can be easily monitored by an abuser. For more information on domestic violence preven-tion, visit link below.

Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billIn-fo/billInfo.cfm?sYear=2013&sInd=0&body=H&type=R&bn=1035 Link: http://www.rep-mikereg an .com/Vid -eo/819940922/Rep_Re-gan_Press_Conference,_Domestic_Violence Link: http://www.thehot-line.org/Touring the Do Good Brewing Company I had the pleasure of visit-ing the Do Good Brewing Company of Port Rich-mond and owner Tom Sheridan. Sheridan, a Port Richmond native and a fel-low North Catholic gradu-ate, is trying to keep pace with the demand for his craft brews made right here in the neighborhood. He not only produces great craft beer, but he also do-nates to special neighbor-hood projects.•

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Congratulations Matt!Congratulations to our very talented local teen football star, Matt Galasso from Roman Catholic High School who was featured on philly.com after helping to foil Fr. Judge in a game on Thurs., Oct. 9th. Way to go Matt! Keep up the great plays. You make St Anne’s Parish proud. From the parishioners of St. Anne’s Parish

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is also Neighbor Appre-ciation Week at Sugar-House (Oct. 19 – Oct. 23) and Hamilton hopes to see community mem-bers coming in to take advantage of the festivities. “We love having our neighbors over to our “house,” and there are a lot of things we’re offer-ing to those who are able to visit us, including food discounts at The Refinery, free slot play and a special gift,” she said.•

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DIMPLEZ (A24093820) What’s a smile without Dimplez?? Dimplez is a 1-2 year old female pit bull terrier. Dimplez was brought into the shelter as a stray and she was in very rough shape. Dimplez had been found abandoned in a yard with no food or wa-ter. She currently only weighs 28-1/2 pounds, but she’s being well cared for (and well-fed) at the shelter and is loving all the attention and yummy treats! Although she has been through a rough time, Dimplez is still very sweet and sociable, and she would love to be a part of a forever family. If you’d like to foster or adopt this friendly girl with a winning personality, please come on over to ACCT and ask the shel-ter staff to introduce you to her today! If you have dogs of your own, you’ll need to bring at least one in to meet any potential dogs and make sure there is no major personality clash. Please also bring proof that you are allowed dogs/cats at your home if you rent. Dimplez is located at ACCT -- 111 W. Hunting Park Ave, Phila., PA 19140. Phone: 267-385-3800 (ask for the Lifesaving Department!)Email: [email protected] More about Dimplez: Primary colors: Jet Black with White Markings • Coat length: Short. ACCT ID Number: A24093820 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DIMPLEZ, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected].•

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Have you ever had trouble deciding between multiple menu items at a restaurant? I’m constantly stuck between two or three entrees, so much so that I attempt to manipulate my dinner companions into or-dering the items I’m debat-ing over just so I can have a bite. Occasionally, my persuasion backfires and I wind up with a serious case of food envy— I’m not as impressed as I had hoped with my selection and wishing I had ordered what someone else has. The easiest way to avoid the dreaded food envy is to order an entire meal of

small plates or appetizers to share. I’m never more satisfied than when I can have a little bit of every-thing on the table. This recipe is for a homemade, healthier version of a fin-ger food favorite that is so tasty you may not want to share.

Baked Coconut Shrimp1 pound of medium shelled and deveined raw shrimp¼ cup flour1 large egg¾ cup shredded, sweetened coconut¾ cup panko crumbs¾ cup ground almonds¾ cup apricot preserves1 tablespoon rice vinegar

2 teaspoons chili garlic sauceSalt

Preheat oven to 425 de-grees and spray baking sheet with non-stick spray.

Whisk egg in a medium bowl with 3 tablespoons of water, add flour to a separate bowl, and com-bine coconut, panko and almonds in another shal-low, large bowl or plate.

Season shrimp with salt, coat in flour, then egg, then coconut mixture, al-lowing ingredients to fully cover each piece. Place on baking sheet and bake in oven for about 10 minutes, flip and continue to bake for about 7 minutes, until shrimp are fully cooked. In a small sauce pan, heat apricot preserves, vinegar and chili garlic sauce over medium heat, constantly whisking until combined. Place in a small bowl and serve with shrimp. This is a restaurant qual-ity dish made at home and, while a tad bit high-maintenance (you may have a few dishes to do), it’s worth the effort. A crunchy coating of panko and almonds is accompa-

nied by sweet, baked flakes of coconut. It’s pleasantly surprising how the bread-ing maintains its crispiness with only a short stay in the oven; thanks to a coating of flour and egg before the coconut, you won’t have to worry about it falling off. The sweet dipping sauce, which has the slightest bit of heat, is the perfect ac-companiment. The combo of the coconut coating and apricot sauce would be perfect for chicken or salmon, as well.•


The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has recently negotiated to sell the operational and management rights to all their catholic cemeteries to StoneMor Co. MLP for an initial annual lease payment of 53 million dollars at the closing of the deal. After the initial 53 million dollar payment, StoneMor has agreed to pay an additional 35 million dollars through the remaining term of the sixty-year lease agreement. StoneMor Co. MLP is a publicly traded, profit driven, master limited partner-ship, which will now be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Archdiocesan Cem-eteries, along with the 278 cemeteries and 90 funeral homes it already controls in 28 states and Puerto Rico.

In our opinion, all the Archdiocesan Cemeteries will go from a place of comfort and solace to a place of intense commercial activity. StoneMor Co. MLP is on record saying it will use the cem-etery records to contact over 60,000 lot owners and solicit them to buy cemetery services, monu-ments and funeral merchandise (caskets and vaults). Using a trained sales force, their objective will be to maximize profits during the term of the lease.

Philadelphia Inquirer: December 20, 2013

Lawrence Miller, StoneMor’s Chief Executive, said during a meeting with investors last month that between 60,000 and 80,000 Catholics in the Philadelphia region had already purchased a grave site in one of the cemeteries, but nothing else needed for burial. “They don’t own their vault, they don’t own their marker, they don’t own their casket, and they don’t own the opening and closing. So there is going to be the enormous opportunity for the company to market.” Miller said.

Our best advice to you is to continue to place your trust and confidence in your locally-owned and operated family funeral home. You know who we are. We live among you as your friends and neighbors. Moreover, chances are we have served your family for decades, even generations. WE are not going anywhere and will always be here to meet your needs. Our reputation and our sense of community demands this.

For further information regarding the purchase of the management of the Catholic Cemeteries please visit www.burnsfuneralhome.com.

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An Open Letter to our Friends and NeighborsAn Open Letter to our Friends and Neighbors

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has recently negotiated to sell the operational and management rights to all their catholic cemeteries to StoneMor Co. MLP for an initial annual lease payment of 53 million dollars at the closing of the deal. After the initial 53 million dollar payment, StoneMor has agreed to pay an additional 35 million dollars through the remaining term of the sixty-year lease agreement. StoneMor Co. MLP is a publicly traded, profit driven, master limited partnership, which will now be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Archdiocesan Cemeteries, along with the 278 cemeteries and 90 funeral homes it already controls in 28 states and Puerto Rico.

In our opinion, all the Archdiocesan Cemeteries will go from a place of comfort and solace to a place of intense commercial activity. StoneMor Co. MLP is on record saying it will use the cemetery records to contact over 60,000 lot owners and solicit them to buy cemetery services, monuments and funeral merchandise (caskets and vaults). Using a trained sales force, their objective will be to maximize profits during the term of the lease.

Philadelphia Inquirer: December 20, 2013

Lawrence Miller, StoneMor’s Chief Executive, said during a meeting with investors last month that between 60,000 and 80,000 Catholics in the Philadelphia region had already purchased a grave site in one of the cemeteries, but nothing else needed for burial. “They don’t own their vault, they don’t own their marker, they don’t own their casket, and they don’t own the opening and closing. So there is going to be the enormous opportunity for the company to market.” Miller said.

Our best advice to you is to continue to place your trust and confidence in your locally-owned and operated family funeral home. You know who we are. We live among you as your friends and neighbors. Moreover, chances are we have served your family for decades, even generations. WE are not going anywhere and will always be here to meet your needs. Our reputation and our sense of community demands this.

For further information regarding the purchase of the management of the Catholic Cemeteries please visitwww.burnsfuneralhome.com.

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Community Center at Visitation Opens Fresh Choice Food Pantry On Monday, October 20, the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center at Visitation celebrated the grand opening of its Fresh Choice Food Pantry. Located at 2646 Kensington Ave. Serving more than 80 families a week, the Pantry provides wholesome, nutritious food to some of the community’s most needy residents. The Pantry operates on a supermarket model, where qualified families are able to choose their own foods most appropriate to those living in their household. The Center’s Pantry model is one of only a handful of choice pantries in Philadelphia. Food insecurity is a particular problem for minority, single-parent, and low-income families. For example, approximately 34% of households headed by a single woman experienced food insecurity in the past year, and 35% of households with incomes below $35,000 per year experienced food insecurity. In addition to a simple lack of sufficient food, food-insecure families often rely on cheap food which is low in nutrition and high in calories. The Philadelphia Department of Health estimates that 70% of children in the Community Center at Visitation’s service area are obese. Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District, home to the Center, is the poorest district in the state and one of the 10 poorest in the country. The zip codes surrounding the Center include two of the three poorest in the city. The Community Center at Visitation, a nonprofit organization, is commit-ted to providing a safe place for community outreach, continuous education, and recreation among the diverse cultural communities of Kensington and its surrounding neighborhoods. Serving as a “Beacon of Hope,” the Center embraces and celebrates this community with particular regard for nurturing the potential of its youth, senior, and immigrant populations.•


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Polish Harvest Festival “Dozynki”On Sun., Oct. 26, ev-eryone is invited to the Polish Harvest Festival “Dozynki”, from 12 noon to 4PM in St. Adalbert Auditorium, Thompson St. and Allegheny Ave. Polish food and refresh-ments will be available, live music, performances by Polish Folk Dance groups, featured items from the Museum Gift Shop and an afternoon of merriment. Admission is free. The Polish Harvest Festival is sponsored by the Polish American Cultural Center Museum and the Polish American Congress and they invite you to attend the Polish Harvest Festival and ask that you spread the word. For more infor-mation contact the Polish American Cultural Center Museum at 215-922-1700.

Fishtown Spelling BeeHere’s the buzz on the 13th Annual Fishtown Spelling Bee. It will be held on Thurs., Oct. 30 at 3:30PM at Shissler Rec Center, 1800 Blair St. at Berks St. Grades 2 to 8. Open to all students. Free refreshements. Prizes to all participants. Sponsored by Penn Treaty SSD.

7th Annual Mugė Lithuanian FestivalCelebrate Lithuania’s rich cultural heritage at the 37th Annual Mugė Lithu-anian Festival in Phila-delphia on Sat., Nov. 1 from 12 to 8PM and Sun., Nov. 2 from 12 to 6PM. The festival will be at the Lithuanian Music Hall (2715 E. Allegheny Av-enue). Enjoy two incredible days of live music, folk dancing and family fun. Savor the tastes of Lietuva -- delicious balandėliai, kugelis, fried bread and the world’s best potato pancakes. Sip Lithuania’s favorite brews by Švyturys and Kalnapilis. Visit our newly renovated Cultural Center, learn about LT heritage and pin your an-cestral home on our map. Shop for gorgeous amber jewelry and gifts.

Christmas BazaarSt. John Cantius Parish Hall (4415 Almond St.) will host a Christmas Ba-zaar on Fri., Nov. 7 from 6PM to 9PM and Sat., Nov. 8 from 4PM to 9PM. Join them for games, out-standing homemade Polish Food, Holiday Shopping and much more.

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and Green Our NeighborhoodIn partnership with East Kensington Neighbors Association, NKCDC will organize a yard tree give-away sponsored by Parks and Recreation’s Tree-Philly program on Sat., Nov. 8 at the NKCDC Garden Center (Frankford & Berks), from 10AM – 2PM. NKCDC & EKNA received trees through a Community Giveaway Grant from TreePhilly. There is a limited species variety and no guarantee that you’ll receive your first species choice. Apply early at ekna.org/treephilly and check out treephilly.org for how to pick the right tree for the right place. Participants will receive a free planting and care demonstration as well as a free bag of mulch from the Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center. Contact Michaela with questions about how to apply for a yard tree through NKCDC at 215-427-0350 x 125 or [email protected].

Nazareth Hospital Honors Veterans with Free Health Screenings Nazareth Hospital is host-ing a health screening event in honor and ap-preciation of U.S. military veterans. The free event will be held from 1PM to 4PM on Thurs., Nov. 13 in the hospital’s Marian Conference Center (2601 Holme Ave) and all veter-ans are invited to attend. Nazareth Hospital will offer a number of differ-ent screenings, including balance and strength test-ing, and blood pressure. Informational literature on nutrition, Mercy Home Health, stroke signs and symptoms, early heart at-tack care, congestive heart failure, chest pain and cancer education will be provided. Veterans will also have an opportunity to meet physicians from Mer-cy Cardiology and ask any health-related questions they may have. In addition, Nazareth Hospital’s phar-macists will be available to answer medication ques-tions. A limited number of free flu shots will be provided. Refresh-ments will be served. For more information, call 1-866-NAZARETH (1-866-629-2738).

Jug-Baby: An AutobiographyA one-woman puppet show come to Yell Gallery (2111 E Susquehanna Ave.) on Fri., Nov. 14 at 7PM. Jug-Baby follows the misadventures of a baby who spends its formative years inside a jug. Upon its release, Jug-Baby has no gender or identity to call its own. It soon learns that others can mold it into whatever they desire and must learn to shape its own destiny as it travels from

the brothels to the towering offices of The Big City. Jug-Baby is performed by C. Kennedy, with live music provided by Upholstery, & live foley by Dj SnakPak. Pay what you can at the door.

Voice Of The Arts Awards - Dance BenefitJoin the Port Side Art Cen-ter on Fri., Nov. 14 from 8 PM-12AM for our first annual Voice Of The Arts Awards - Dance Benefit. This event will be held at the Skybox at 2424 Studio’s (2424 E. York St.). Tick-ets $20 and include beer, sangria & l ight Hors D’oeuvres. Live entertain-ment from the Don Jones Band & DJ Holly Sue spin-ning 50’s & 60’s rock-n-roll. This Dance Benefit Hon-ors State Representa-tive John Taylor & John Crowther for their contin-ued support of the Portside Arts Center. Portside will be awarding our honor-ees at 9 PM. All mon-ey raised goes towards Ports ide’s New After School Arts Program. You can purchase tickets online at http://www.portside-artscenter.org/.

Saint Anne Church Designer Bag BingoMemphis & Tucker Sts. in Social Hall on Fri., Nov. 14. Doors open 6:30PM. Bingo begins: 7:30PM. Cost $30.For tickets con-tact the Rectory 215-739-4590 or Dot Quinlan at 215-285-7272.

St. Laurentius Beef & BeerSt. Laurentius Catholic School presents Beef & Beer on Sat., Nov. 15 from 7-11PM at Holy Name Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Sts. Tickets are $25. Come celebrate with friends and enjoy a good Old-Fashioned Beef & Beer and support St. Lau-rentius School of Holy Name Parish.

Spaghetti Dinnerat Bethesda ChurchBethesda Church (2820 E. Venango St.) is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on Sat., Nov. 15 from 2PM to 6PM. $8 adults, $4 chil-dren, Free for kids under 5 years of age.

North CatholicTurkey Bowl Football ReunionNorth Catholic Turkey Bowl Football Reunion to be held on Sat., Nov. 23 from 1 til 4PM. Chickie and Pete’s, 11000 Roo-sevelt Blvd., Phila., PA 19116. $30 for tickets or info call Len or John at 215-543-1051.

Philly Fixers Guild Repair FairYou love it. It doesn’t work. Why throw it out? Let a Fixer help you bring it back to life at Shissler Rec (1800 Blair St.) on Sat, Nov. 23

from 12 PM - 4 PM. The Philly Fixers Guild is a community organization that supports our neigh-bors and the city through regular Repair Fairs like this one. During the Fair, guests from all around Philadelphia are welcome to bring in their damaged or inoperative possessions to have a capable volunteer fixer help them get it back to working condition!

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: Nov. 24 (A), Dec. 15 (A), Wednesday Evening Classes Begin at 6PM: Nov. 5, Dec. 3. Classes at Nazareth 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 the name of your surgeon.

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Flea Market at Historic Penn Treaty ParkHistoric Penn Treaty Park will host a Flea Market on Sat., Oct. 25 from 10AM to 3PM. $15 a table. Make check out to Tamanend Fund. Call Barbara More-head at 215-425-0393 for more information.

Elm Tree Post 88 Flea MarketThe American Legion Auxiliary Elm Tree Post 88 will sponsor a Flea Market and Bake Sale on Sunday,

Nov. 2, from 9AM-2PM. The Flea Market will set up around the outside perim-eter of Palmer Cemetery. The Bake Sale will take place inside the Elm Tree Post at 1414 Palmer Street. The cost of a table space is $8. To reserve a spot, call Marge at 215-426-6435. Come out and support our veterans!

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LOPR Breast Cancer Fundraiser Trip toResorts CasinoLadies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer is sponsor-ing a fundraiser at Re-sorts Casino in Atlantic City. The bus leaves from Campbell Square (Bel-grade & Allegheny Ave) at 11:30AM on Sun., Oct. 26. Price is $30. Return of $25 Slot Play. Call Mary Lou at 215-427-3222.

LOPR Trip to Lancaster Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer is run-ning a trip to Lancaster on Sat., Nov. 29, to the American Theater for a show called “Joy To The World”, following a trip to Rockvale Outlets and a Buffet Dinner at Shady Maple Restaurant. Round trip motorcoach transpor-tation and all taxes and gratuities are incl. (except driver). Cost is $105pp with deposit before hand. Depart from Campbell Square at Belgrade and Allegheny at 9:30AM and arrive at Rockvale Outlets

at 11:30AM. Arrive home approximately 9:30PM. For more info call Mary-lou at 215-427-3222.•

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Fitness Equipment The Bridesburg Recreation Center (4601 Richmond St.) is seeking fitness equipment for their new fitness room. If you have a treadmill, an elliptical bike, a set of free weights, a Bow Flex - any form of fitness equipment - no longer being used, please consider donating it to help build this resource for the community. A letter of valuation will be given to everyone who donates, to apply to your 2014 tax return. Staff will arrange to pick up any donations. For more information, call the Bridesburg Recreation Center at 215-685-1247.•


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