Vol. III No. 75 (439) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia April 24, 2012

COUNCILWOMAN MARIAN TASCO dances the Cha Cha with Nodari

Tetraushuvilt at 4th annual Dancing with the Philly Stars . This was a benefit for

Sickle Cell Disease Asssociation of America, Delaware Valley Chapter . It was

held at Crystal Tea Room on Sunday, Apr. 22. Photo: Robert Mendelsohn

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T h e P h i l a d e l p h i aP u b l i c R e c o r d

C a l e n d a rApr. 26- 2012 Centennial

Pk. Celebration honoring Joseph

Manko, Ryan Howard and Van-

guard at Phila. Horticultural

Ctr., Montgomery Ave. & N.

Horticultural Dr., 6 p.m. For

tickets, etc. Arthur (215) 988-

9341.

Apr. 26- Black Tie Clover

Club Dinner at Union League,

140 S. Broad St., starting 6:30

p.m. DA Seth Williams keynote

speaker. Formal. Members seek-

ing info call Clover Club Treas-

urer Mike Cibik (215) 735-1060

or sign on at www.cloverclub.org.

Apr. 26- Phila. Greens’

Presidential Caucus at Buzz

Café, 1800 N. Howard St., 7

p.m. Free and open to all, but

only registered Green voters

may vote. For info (215) 243-

7103 or gpop@gpop.org.

Apr. 26- Committee to

Re-Elect State Rep. John Taylor

hosts Historical Site Cigar &

Wine Tasting at Colonial Dames

Of Phila., 1630 Latimer St.

Tickets $250, $500, $1,000 and

$2,500. For info (215) 545-

2244.

Apr. 27- Republican

Women’s Luncheon at the Ves-

per Club at noon. No cost other

than your lunch choice. To share

ideas, thoughts, events that en-

courage a more active role for

women in the party. Call for

reservations at (267) 246-6347

or email

karenbrownmayor@yahoo.com.

Apr. 28- Rev. C.W. Gre-

gory 1 Mile Walk & Mt. Zion

5K Walk/Run. Starting from Mt.

Zion Baptist Ch., 50th & Wood-

land Ave., 8 a.m. For info Janice

Bullock (215) 206-4627.

Apr. 28- Ducky Birts

Foundation Health Fair, 12 m.-2

p.m. and Gospelrama, 2-5 p.m.

at Zion Baptist Ch., 3600 N.

Broad St. Sponsored by Key-

stone Mercy Health Plan.

Apr. 28- Bok Tech HS Re-

union classes from 1970 to 1979

at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein,

9130 Academy Rd. Tickets $45.

No ticket sales at door. Celebrat-

ing retirement of Tom DeFelice

after 43 years of teaching and

coaching. Former student Jeff

Chandler will also be honored.

For ticket info Eddie Everett

(302) 561-1434.

May 4- Carpenters Joint

Apprenticeship Committee hosts

annual Contest & Open House

at Training Facility, 10401 De-

catur Rd., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For info

Director Charles T. Brock (215)

824-2300.

Meat

& DeliPrego Pizzelle Baker $29.99

Uno Panini Grill $39.99

2024 S. 10th St

Philadelphia PA 19148

215-468-5363

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Congressman Brady,On $5 A Day

BRADY checks out $1.69-a-

head lettuce.

BRADY encounters State Sen.

Vincent Hughes in canned-veg-

etable aisle

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Daily WafflesFrom Joe Sbaraglia (The Waffleman)

AUTOMATS - were Horn &Hardart Restaurants that dis-played a variety of food be-hind little chrome and glassdoors in a huge wall. Thesedoors could only be opened byinserting a specified amount ofnickels into a coin slot. Theproduct and its price wereposted next to the door. Whenthe correct number of nickels -

and only nickels - was insertedinto the coin slot, the doorcould be opened and the foodremoved. The empty compart-ment was soon refilled byrestaurant workers, behindthe wall. It was then ready forthe next hungry customer,with the correct amount ofnickels. The lady in the Au-tomat's change booth ex-

changed dollars, quarters ordimes for nickels. She wascalled a nickel thrower fromher ability to throw five nick-els, from a hand full of nick-els, without counting them.She always had blackened fin-gers from handling all thosecoins.

AVENUE - The EastPassyunk Avenue shoppingdistrict. Over a hundredstores line both sides of thestreet from Broad Street, east-northeast to Tasker Street.They sell a large variety ofproducts and services. It is al-most obligatory to walk on theAvenue at least once a week toshop, to see and to be seen.

BO-BOS - was the name ofthe black, high top sneakerthat almost every kid wore. Ata cost of about two dollars,they were almost indestructi-ble. Bo-Bos were sneakersworn while playing or in gymclass. They were never to beworn to visit. While going toor from school on gym day,they were carried over yourshoulder with their laces weretied together. This also al-lowed the nearest wise-guy tograb them and throw themonto the nearest overhead tele-phone or electric wire. This isone reason there are sneakerson the wires in South Philadel-phia.

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Congressman Bob Brady (D-

Phila.) joined the Jewish Federa-

tion and the Coalition Against

Hunger yesterday at the kick-off

of the week-long Greater

Philadelphia Food Stamp Chal-

lenge. Brady and other partici-

pants, including Mayor Michael

Nutter and State Sen. Vincent

Hughes (D-W. Phila.), are at-

tempting to live on a $5-a-day

food limit, the average food-

stamp benefit.

Thanking the Federation and the

Coalition for their leadership,

Brady said, “The challenge

should be taken on the road to

Harrisburg and Washington,

D.C. to help more lawmakers

understand how outrageous cuts

in the S.AP/food stamp program

are impacting people’s lives and

their long-term health. This is

going to be a real challenge for

me, but I’m only doing it for a

week. Poor families have to

make do on this budget week

and week after week.”

On day one of the challenge, the

Congressman filled his shopping

cart at the ShopRite Market in

West Philadelphia. He stocked

up on chicken cutlets, a loaf of

wheat bread, peanut butter, jelly,

milk, rice, spaghetti sauce, pasta,

fresh carrots, lettuce, bran cereal

and store brand decaf tea bags.

Paying close attention to prices,

Brady said, “The cuts to the

SNAP program and Pennsylva-

nia’s means test for the poor will

require struggling families to

make food choices that may af-

fect the health of their children.

This is an assault on the poor

and it is stupid.” Brady’s bill

came to $35.21, but with a dis-

count Shoprite card it rounded

out to $35.00.

The Food Stamp Challenge is

designed to raise awareness

about the importance of food

stamps (now called SNAP) and

highlight the policy issues that

affect Pennsylvanians’ access to

the program, specifically the

2012 Farm Bill, the federal legis-

lation that funds the program.

The Challenge also takes place

the week before the planned

asset test for SNAP goes into ef-

fect in Pennsylvania, which will

disqualify thousands of low-in-

come families from food assis-

tance.

Follow Congressman Bob Brady

(D., PA) on Twitter http://twit-

ter.com/#!/RepBrady for updates

on the challenge.

Guv Declares DisasterFrom Spring StormGov. Tom Corbett has declared a

statewide disaster emergency to

enable state, county and munici-

pal governments to respond ef-

fectively to the impact of the

weekend’s late spring storm.

The snowfall crippled parts of

western and northern Pennsylva-

nia and brought heavy rain to

much of the rest of the state.

The proclamation authorizes

state agencies to use all available

resources and personnel, as nec-

essary, to cope with the magni-

tude and severity of this

emergency situation. The time-

consuming bid and contract pro-

cedures, as well as other

formalities normally prescribed

by law, are waived for the dura-

tion of the proclamation.

Corbett issued the disaster

proclamation based on the rec-

ommendation of Glenn Cannon,

director of the Pennsylvania

Emergency Management Agency

and forecasts from the National

Weather Service.

The State Emergency Operations

Center, located at PEMA head-

quarters in Harrisburg, was acti-

vated with enhanced staffing late

Sunday evening to support

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county emergency services and

to coordinate state resources in

response to the severe storm.

The State’s Emergency Opera-

tions Center has been monitoring

conditions statewide to assess

conditions and coordinate any

response necessary to support

county and local officials in the

affected areas. PEMA remains in

communication with multiple

state agencies, including the

state departments of Transporta-

tion, Health, Public Welfare,

General Services, State Police,

Pennsylvania National Guard,

Turnpike Commission, Public

Utility Commission and the

American Red Cross.

More detailed information, in-

cluding emergency kit checklists

and emergency plan templates, is

available online at

www.ReadyPA.org or by calling

1 (888) 9-READY-PA.

US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has

co-sponsored an amendment that

would increase transparency and

accountability of government-

sponsored conferences while im-

posing new travel limitations. In

light of the current Government

Services Administration scandal,

this amendment would reduce

the amount a federal agency can

spend on travel to 80% of the

amount spent in 2010.

Agencies would also be required

to post a quarterly report on each

conference for which the agency

paid travel expenses, including

total cost, location, justification

of participation, and an explana-

tion as to why the conference

was more cost effective than a

teleconference. Agencies would

also be required to post detailed

information on their websites on

any presentation made by any

employee of that agency at a

conference, including speeches,

visual exhibits and videos.

“The excessive, gluttonous

spending of taxpayer dollars by

GSA officials to dole out luxuri-

ous trips and other benefits is

outrageous, if not potentially

criminal. This amendment would

force agencies to account for the

dollars they spend on confer-

ences and justify their participa-

tion at these events,” Toomey

said. “The federal government

spent more than $2 billion on

conferences from 2000 to 2006 –

it’s time for agencies to realize

they must answer to the Ameri-

can people as to how they spend

taxpayer dollars.”

The amendment also would:

• Cap the amount of agency

funds that can be spent on a sin-

gle conference at $500,000.

• Allow non-federal foundations

and sources to provide financial

support for a conference, but re-

quire a listing of such sponsors

and a certification that there is

no conflict of interest resulting

from the financial support.

• Prohibit agencies from spend-

ing funds on more than one con-

ference per fiscal year sponsored

by an outside organization.

• Limit overseas agency confer-

ences to no more than 50 federal

employees stationed in the

United States (unless the State

Dept. deems a larger number is

in the national interest).

Toomey Bill Would LimitGov’t Conference $$

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Horticultural Soc.Wins Arbor Day AwardThe Pennsylvania Horticultural

Society is the recipient of a 2012

Arbor Day Award in honor of its

outstanding contribution to tree

planting, conservation and stew-

ardship.

The Society is one of 16 individ-

uals and organizations being rec-

ognized by the Foundation at the

annual Arbor Day Awards. The

ceremony will be held at Lied

Lodge & Conference Center, lo-

cated at Arbor Day Farm in Ne-

braska City, Nebraska, on

Saturday, Apr. 28.

PHS will receive an Excellence

in Urban Forest Leadership

Award in recognition of its inno-

vative leadership in advancing

sustainable community forestry

efforts at the local, state and na-

tional level.

Since 1827, the Society has mo-

tivated people to improve their

quality of life and sense of com-

munity through horticulture.

They sponsor the Tree Tenders

program, which has played a

critical role in restoring the tree

canopy in Philadelphia. As of

today, the Tree Tenders program

has recruited 3,600 volunteer

tree planters and 200 neighbor-

hood groups. They engage their

volunteers in a comprehensive

approach, ensuring they are fully

equipped to take care of trees

once they are planted. A partner-

ship with Keep America Beauti-

ful is resulting in pilot programs

that will lead to national expo-

sure.

“Because of the leadership and

vision of the Pennsylvania Horti-

cultural Society, volunteers in

Philadelphia and throughout the

country have a renewed spirit

and appreciation for the impor-

tance of community trees,” said

John Rosenow, founder and

chief executive of the Arbor Day

Foundation.

Since 1972, the Arbor Day Foun-

dation has recognized the inspir-

ing and life-changing work of

leading environmental stewards

and tree planters through the an-

nual Arbor Day Awards.

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STUDENTS from Germantown Friends were awarded $1,000 last week for collecting most food

out of eight schools in Philadelphia who participated! Altogether 21 schools collected 71 tons of

food — enough to feed THREE sold-out crowds at Citizens’ Bank Park. From left, Germantown

Friends students Anna Sacks, Carly Kane and Laura Biester volunteered at Philabundance’s

Hunger Relief Center on South Galloway Street in Philadelphia. These students received a $1,000

prize.

G’town Friends StudentsHaul In Tons Of Food