August 20, 2014 • Vol. 11 No. 32 BRIDESBURG FISHTOWN KENSINGTON NORTHERN LIBERTIES PORT RICHMOND 1428 E. SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125 • 215-423-6246 • www.spiritnewspapers.com Port Richmond Resident AOH/LAOH Member [email protected]patricia m. dugan 215-634-2355 2662 EAST ALLEGHENY AVENUE Multi-Legal Services for Mature Adults WILLS • ESTATES • ELDER LAW ISSUES Public art, noun: Art in any capacity that has been planned and executed with the intention of being placed in a public space, usually outside and accessi- ble to all. Often associated with murals, sculptures and fountains. Street art, noun: An um- brella term defining forms of visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned and executed outside of traditional art venues. Often associated with graffiti, wheat pasting, sticker art and stencils. Like paint on canvas, these two creative ideas blended together when world-re- nowned artist Shepard Fairey joined forces with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program to create a stun- ning new piece of public art at 1228 Frankford Ave. The mural, titled Lotus Diamond, is the artist’s first large-scale piece in Phila- delphia. “It’s amazing [to be part of Philadelphia’s Public art collection],” Fairey said. “I think this is the best place for public art on a large scale in the country. I spent a lot of time all over the country— LA, New York, Chicago, San Fran- cisco—and I think that the mural program here is extraordinary... I’ve done a lot of illegal art but this is my first big mural here and hopefully it’s just the beginning.” Fairey is best known for his HOPE portrait of President Obama that cir- culated thought the 2008 campaign and his OBEY stickers featuring Andre the Giant’s visage. He is often characterized as a street artist whose name first popped on the radar for wheat pasting, a way of adorning public spaces with posters, signs and other elements by adding water and a wheat mixture Beautifying the Neighborhood on a Large Scale Shepard Fairey Creates Public Art on Frankford Avenue by Max Pulcini to create a wallpaper paste, and for sticker tagging. The guerilla nature of his art has led to several run-ins with the law with numer- ous arrests now comprising his official criminal record. “For me, street art has been everything— empow- erment, therapy,” Fairey said. “I’ve frequently had the police on my back so it’s great to have the pow- ers backing me here. That’s amazing after 16 arrests but I really believe in the power of art to inspire people in so many differ- ent ways.” The partnership that Fairey has fostered with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts makes sense. The pro- gram was set up in 1984 as part of the Philadel- phia Anti-Graffiti Network to eliminate the graffiti crawling along the city’s see MURAL on page 5 On Fri., August 8th a new mural by world- renowned artist Shepard Fairey (above) was dedicated on 1228 Frankford Ave. Titled Lotus Diamond, the mural was made possible by the partnership created between Fairey and Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program. /Photo: Max Pulcini Design that is painted on the building at 1228 Frankford Avenue. (right). “I love this neighbor- hood. I feel bad saying that this is the Echo Park or the Wil- liamsburg of Philly because really Echo Park and Wil- liamsburg are the Fish- town of their places. I feel 20 years young- er hanging out here.” Artist Shepard Fairey
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Multi-Legal Services for Mature AdultsWILLS • ESTATES • ELDER LAW ISSUES
Public art, noun: Art in any capacity that has been planned and executed with the intention of being placed in a public space, usually outside and accessi-ble to all. Often associated with murals, sculptures and fountains. Street art, noun: An um-brella term defining forms of visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned and executed outside of traditional art venues. Often associated with graffiti, wheat pasting, sticker art and stencils. Like paint on canvas, these two creative ideas blended together when world-re-nowned artist Shepard Fairey joined forces with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program to create a stun-ning new piece of public art at 1228 Frankford Ave. The mural, titled Lotus Diamond, is the artist’s first large-scale piece in Phila-delphia. “It’s amazing [to be part of Philadelphia’s Public art collection],” Fairey said. “I think this is the best place for public art on a large scale in the country. I spent a lot of time all over the country— LA, New York, Chicago, San Fran-cisco—and I think that the mural program here is extraordinary... I’ve done a lot of illegal art but this is my first big mural here and hopefully it’s just the beginning.” Fairey is best known for his HOPE portrait of President Obama that cir-culated thought the 2008 campaign and his OBEY stickers featuring Andre the Giant’s visage. He is often characterized as a street artist whose name first popped on the radar for wheat pasting, a way of adorning public spaces with posters, signs and other elements by adding water and a wheat mixture
Beautifying the Neighborhood on a Large ScaleShepard Fairey Creates Public Art on Frankford Avenueby Max Pulcini
to create a wallpaper paste, and for sticker tagging. The guerilla nature of his art has led to several run-ins with the law with numer-ous arrests now comprising his official criminal record. “For me, street art has been everything— empow-erment, therapy,” Fairey said. “I’ve frequently had the police on my back so it’s great to have the pow-ers backing me here. That’s amazing after 16 arrests
but I really believe in the power of art to inspire people in so many differ-ent ways.” The partnership that Fairey has fostered with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts makes sense. The pro-gram was set up in 1984 as part of the Philadel-phia Anti-Graffiti Network to eliminate the graffiti crawling along the city’s
see MURAL on page 5
On Fri., August 8th a new mural by world-renowned artist Shepard Fairey (above) was dedicated on 1228 Frankford Ave. Titled Lotus Diamond, the mural was made possible by the partnership created between Fairey and Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program. /Photo: Max Pulcini Design that is painted on the building at 1228 Frankford Avenue. (right).
“I love this neighbor-hood. I feel bad saying that this is
the Echo Park or the Wil-liamsburg
of Philly because
really Echo Park and Wil-
liamsburg are the Fish-town of their
places. I feel 20
years young-er hanging out here.”
Artist Shepard Fairey
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THE LOCAL LENSwith Thom NickelsThom Nickels
is a Philadelphia-
based author/journalist/
poet, film critic
and feature writer
for the Spirit Newspapers.
by Thom Nickels
see LOCAL LENS next page
In Legendary Locals of Center City Philadelphia, I profile the life of an important Philadelphia writer, Agnes Repplier. Repplier was born in 1855 in Philadelphia and went to the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Eden Hall, in Philadelphia’s Torresdale section. She was a headstrong, inde-pendent, mischievous girl, a sort of lady-like version of a male juvenile delinquent. As a result of her behavior (extremely tame by today’s stan-dards) she was expelled from Eden Hall, although her mother came to the rescue and enrolled her in the Agnes Irwin School. Unfortunately, she was expelled from the Irwin school as well. Life was not starting out well for little Agnes. Little Agnes took a per-verse pleasure in being bad, and so at age 11 she started smoking Benson & Hedges cigarettes, a brand she would smoke until the end of her life. Her first book, In Our
Convent Days (1905), Rep-plier recounts what her days were like in that strict convent school where, after daily morning Mass, the students were only allowed to speak French to their classmates at the breakfast table. “At that Spartan meal…even had we been able or willing to employ the hated medium [French], there was practically no one to talk to. By a tri-umph of monastic dis-cipline, we were placed at table, and at church, next to girls whom we had nothing to say;-good girls, with medals around their necks, and blue or green ribbons over their shoulders, who served as insulating mediums, as non-conductors, separat-ing us from cheerful cur-rents of speech….” There was little time for recreation at Eden Hall. It also didn’t help matters any that the school was unheated in winter. When Repplier looked back at her days there, she (half in jest) wrote that her big Eden Hall accom-plishment was learning
to smoke. Along with her small circle of friends, they obtained these ciga-rettes from one of the girls’ brothers, who ap-parently smuggled them in. “But the role of rebel was a dangerous one in a convent school in the 1860’s, especially when one was only fourteen,” writes George Stewart Stokes, whose biography of Repplier (Agnes Repplier, Lady of Letters) was pub-lished in 1949. Repplier was expelled from Eden Hall after her second year there. “Just why Agnes should have been singled
out of all the little rebels there at the Sacred Heart is not altogether clear,” concludes Stokes. The life of a non-stu-dent didn’t thrill Agnes either. Before her mother enrolled her in the Ir-win school in downtown Philadelphia) she had to contest with what she called “stupid, monoto-nous, everlasting home duties.” The ever precocious and impossible-to-please Agnes found the Irwin School “a dull matter of daily trips back and forth, of stupid evenings under the lamplight at
2005 Chestnut Street [her home], of endless tasks about the house in free time.” She wanted to return to the convent school, but she could not, and she was not happy. It certainly did not help that Miss Irwin was also a friend of her mother’s, meaning that the spot-light would be on her every move. A clash of wills occurred when one of her Irwin teachers gave her a book to study and Agnes re-fused to read it. She not only refused to read it, she threw it on the floor. Her reward for this act of defiance was expulsion. At sixteen years old, she then embarked on a serious course of self education, perfecting her French and Latin, reading and rereading Horace, and then trying her hand at becoming a writer by submitting stories, small articles and poems to var-ious Philadelphia newspa-pers. She later achieved some success when she submitted pieces to the Catholic World and then, after many attempts, into the pages of The Atlantic Monthly. It was a long process, but in the end she was living the life of a writer. As Stokes writes: “”Ev-ery morning, promptly at nine, Miss Repplier would proceed to her study and take her place at a tidy desk watched over by a portrait of Keats after Severn’s sketch. Though she had heard and read that some authors wrote their best at night because of the thought-conducive quiet, Agnes Repplier found that for herself the morning was the most propitious time of all.” When a Catholic priest suggested that she should stick to the essay form rather than write fiction, Repplier took the priest’s advice and eventually came to be called ‘the Dean of American es-sayists,” “a shy Catholic version of Ralph Wal-do Emerson,” and “the American Jane Austen.” She would also write a number of notable bi-ographies. Among the most praised works are Mere Marie of the Ursulines, Pere Marquette, and Junipera Serra. Perhaps her most important book is Philadel-phia, the Place and the People (1898), written for Mac-millan’s Travel Series. By 19oo, she had won the admiration and respect of Edith Wharton, poet Walt Whitman, and novelist Henry James. “There isn’t a writer in
the country who hasn’t been trying to achieve the perfection of style of the distinguished Miss Repplier,” Edith Whar-ton said to her after their 1906 meeting in Lenox, Massachusetts. Repplier lived in Phila-delphia all her life, but she felt under appreci-ated in her home town. In her book Philadelphia: The Place and the People, she wrote: “The Quaker City lacks that discriminating enthusiasm for her own children…which enables more zealous towns to rend the skies with shrill paeans of applause.” She goes on to say, “if mis-taking geese for swans produces sad confusion…the mistaking of swans for geese may also be a serious error. The birds either languish or fly away to keener air.” What Rep-plier had in mind were those Philadelphians who left the city for more wel-coming environments. Repplier’s writing career lasted 65 years, yet in order to experience the fullness of her reading public’s appreciation, she had to travel to Boston. Stokes, for instance, had this to say about Rep-plier’s treatment in her home town: “If her head had been understandably turned by Boston, it was swiftly un-turned again by Philadel-phia. Back home, she was merely Agnes Repplier, a relatively insignificant writer living quietly west of the Schuylkill. Here she found no open-arms reception and this in spite of her ‘triumph’ in Bos-ton. Here she found only obscurity, the obscurity, she felt, that is Philadel-phia itself.” Repplier never mar-ried, but she had a cat named Agrippina. “Cats like quiet people. They heartily approve of a sed-entary life.” Stokes, commenting on Repplier’s unmarried state, writes, “Her life was to be singularly free of all considerations involving the heart rather than the head.” She wasn’t actively looking for a husband or a lover, either. As Stokes observed, “She not only offered men no encour-agement—her wit and cleverness were generally far too brilliant for all but the hardiest-- but she may have frightened more than she attracted.” At some point in her career, she met the poet Walt Whitman and, ac-cording to Stokes (who in-
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terviewed Repplier some years before her death in 1950), “she found him a most astounding old man, though very simple, kind, and hospitable.” The fact that Whitman was boarding in Camden when they met, was for Repplier a most depress-ing reality. She felt that being a boarder was one of the most depressing ways anybody could live, and added that the reason why the great poet had such difficulty in getting along in life could be
traced to his living in a city like Camden. “What is…Camden?” she reportedly said to Stokes. Yet Repplier traveled to the poet’s boarding house and on that first meeting the poet did his gracious best: he served her whiskey in a china toothbrush mug, having no shot glasses on hand. Stokes writes that Agnes drank the drink “hero-ically,” and then goes on to quote her thoughts about the condition of Whitman’s rooms. “His little room was littered with old newspa-pers, so that one lighted match carelessly discard-ed would send him into another world.” She also felt that while Whitman wrote a few great lines of poetry worth remembering, most of it was not worth re-membering. As Stokes concludes, “She recog-nized that he [Whitman] always had the courage to be just what he wanted to be, that he never allowed anything to interfere with his life, and this she found an admirable quality. But she felt him to be an incur-able poseur. He loved his indecency, she insisted, clinging to it with almost embarrassing ardor.” No column about Rep-plier would be complete without listing a few of her quotes. “It is not because the city is big, but because it draws to its heart all things that are gay and keen, that life in the streets is exhilarat-ing. It is short of birds, but that is a matter of more concern to the city’s cats than to the city’s inhabit-ants.” “Sufficiency, security,
and freedom are not the exclusive ideals of the United States. We may be as good as we are great, but our distaste for sin-cere and searching criti-cism blurs our national vision.” On Books: “If they are somewhat antiquated and out of date, I have no wish to flout their vigor-ous age. A book, Hazlitt reminds us, is not, like a woman, the worse for being old.” On love: “Violent love cannot subsist, at least cannot be expressed, for any time together on both sides.” “Men and women who have a pressing job on hand (Florence Nightin-gale was all job) cannot afford to cultivate the minor virtues.” “An historian without political passions is as rare as a wasp without a sting.” On work: “The com-bination of solitude and stillness are fortune’s great gifts.” On religion and politics: “There is nothing so ab-horrent or so perilous to the soul of man as to be ruled in temporal things by clerical authority.” Agnes Repplier died on December 15, 1950, and after a Solemn High Re-quiem Mass at Saint John the Evangelist Church on 13th Street in Cen-ter City, she was buried in the churchyard. Her obituary stated, “Friends are requested not to send flowers.” •
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Thank you to everyone who showed up Thursday night for the prayer vigil/demonstration for St. Laurentius Church. As usual, the pastor was not in the Holy Name church rectory to talk to us and give us some answers to our questions. We then marched to St. Laurentius church where we sang and prayed for help from above. Also, thank you to the people who have started a memorial shrine on the steps of St. Laurentius church. Feel free to add to this endeavour.THANK YOU !!!!
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The communi ty o f Por t Richmond comes together for the 10th Anniversary of the deaths of Captain John Taylor and firefighter Rey Rubio of Engine 28 firehouse. Ten years ago they lost their lives fighting a fire on 3600 Belgrade Street. A Memorial Service is planned for tonight, Wednesday, August 20, with a prayer service at 6:30PM on 3600 Belgrade Street (at Venango), and then a procession to Engine 28 Firehouse where a wreath and flowers will be laid at
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the memorial garden (approximately 7PM). All are welcomed to participate, rain or shine.) This memorial is organized by PROPAC. For more info 215-816-3363.•
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Jane Golden, Executive Director of Philadelphia Mural Arts, stands with Shepard Fairey after dedicating his new mural in Fishtown. /Photo: Max Pulcini
Muralcontinued from page 1
Number One, which have had corporate clients such as Pepsi, Hasbro on top of album art design for The Black Eyed Peas and the movie poster for Walk the Line. His OBEY stickers have also spun off into a popular clothing line. “[Fairey] is just an inter-esting model of an artist who is highly innovative and entrepreneurial,” Golden, Mural Arts Execu-tive Director, said. “He’s also tremendously gener-ous and I think those are all qualities we want to embrace in our artists. He’s a great role model to our young artists and our art education program— that you can take that talent and creativity that some-times goes unrecognized and we say, ‘Recognize it, Recognize it!’ We want kids to have access to art educa-tion programs and then you can take it and follow that lead, and it can lead to fabulous things.” The always-exuberant Golden was pleased to dedicate the finished mural on Fri., August 8th along with Fairey, City Council President Darrell Clarke, Philadelphia developer Roland Kassis and Josh Goldblum from Bluecadet
design studio. “I think it’s hugely excit-ing, the fact that Shepard is here doing a major piece of art, not something small but major, and will be com-ing back and doing several other things with us over the next few years. It’s ex-traordinary,” Golden said. “People all over the world are talking about our city and it’s collection of public art. To me it’s thrilling and says that this is a city that cares not just about arts and culture but also about community, young people and the community of artists who live here. To me, this is a resounding message of optimism and hope.” According to Golden, Fairey will be putting up two more major pieces in Philadelphia. She couldn’t specially comment on them other than the fact that they are going to be part of an international street art and contem-porary art exhibit that’s happening in the fall of 2015, with a lineup of “fantastic” artists coming to Philadelphia. Golden said these artists will be connecting with different parts of Mural Arts, the community and younger
artists in a way that Golden says will be “generative, profound, educational and inspiring,” Northern Liberties resi-dent and street art en-thusiast Max Cohen was observing the dedication. Cohen is a fan of Fairey’s work and was seated in the front row of the ceremony. “Shepard Fairey is a per-fect example of what the Mural Arts Program repre-sents, taking graffiti writers and showing them how to paint with brushes. OBEY parallels this perfectly,” Cohen said. “Starting off
in the illegal sphere and being able to transcend into the legal realm, all while maintaining his in-tegrity and vision is a great achievement. I love that he’s true to his roots and still shares his art with the world.” When asked what it was like to be a few short feet away from Fairey, Cohen simply said, “Inspiring.” “Public art is democrat-ic—you don’t have to go to a museum or anywhere that’s intimidating to expe-rience it. I just think that it enriches lives and I’d like to
see more of it,” Fairey said. “Philadelphia has such an amazing mural culture I’m just thrilled to be part of it and the thousands of murals here. I think it’s so unique that the Mural Arts Program working with the government has been fa-cilitating all these things… it really shows what is pos-sible when people think about how creative energy can be channeled and sup-ported. I am humbled and grateful that I could be a very small part of it and I hope that you guys like what’s going on here.”•
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FACT Membership MeetingMon., Sept. 8 at 7PM at Holy Name Church Hall. Guest speaker will be Kevin Kelly of Penn Treaty Special Services District. Kevin will give an update on the PTSSD as well as explain how groups can apply for SSD Grant money. At our October meeting Mr Michael Sam-chick will give an update on the new restaurants & entertainment coming to Delaware Ave.
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Cione Tot RecProgramCione Tot Rec Program, Aramingo and Lehigh Aves., has a few open-ing for their 14-15 school year. Children need to be 3-1/2 years of age. For more information call 215-685-9950. A $15 non-refundable registration fee is required at sign-up. Morning classes only.
Tigers Tot-SoccerPort Richmond Tigers are currently taking sign-ups for Tot-Soccer for boys and girls, ages 3-1/2 to 6. Sign up at the Tigers Club-house, Chatham and Ann Sts., Mon. thru Fri from 6:30 til 7:30PM. For more info call the Clubhouse at 215-423-7611 or Tom Mack at 215-275-8838.
Fishtown Tot Rec Preschool Programat The Fishtown Recreation CenterReg i s t ra t ion fo r the 2014/15 School Year. Wed., Aug. 20, 6 - 7:30PM. 3 Year Class - Child should be three by Septem-ber 1st. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11:30 to 2:00.4 Year Class - Child should be four by Septem-ber 1st. Classes are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30 to 11:00.All children must be able to attend to their own bath-room needs. At the time of registration you will need
your child’s birth certifi-cate, immunization record and a $20 non-refundable registration fee.
Kensington Community Food Co-opUntil the development of its future store, at Frank-ford and Lehigh Avenues, the Kensington Communi-ty Food Co-op continues its bi-monthly Marketplace, every 2nd and 4th Tues-day of the month, from 6-8PM on the 2nd floor of Circle of Hope, 2009 Frankford Ave. Members and non-members alike can purchase organic, sea-sonal produce and bulk dry goods such as beans, grains and granola. Bring your own containers and bags. For further information, www.kcfc.coop/market-place_is_back.
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.
Bridesburg RecKinder KampKinder Kamp for Boys & Girls, 2,3,4 years old, as of Sept. 1, 2014. Tues., Wed., Thurs., starting July 22. 1:30 to 4PM. Room is air-conditioned. Two (2) Four (4) week sessions. $110, paid in full when you register. Register now in the office. See John, Mike or Miss Jackie. Bridesburg Rec, 4601 Richmond St. 215-685-1247.
Kensington LibraryHumane Education Sum-mer Series. Mondays 2–4PM at Kensington Li-brary, 104 West Dauphin Street (at York-Dauphin Station). 22reasons is a humane education orga-nization working to raise awareness about animal welfare. Gigi Glendinning, founder and director of 22reasons, will present ani-mal stories with engaging activities at the Kensington Branch this summer.
Zumba Classesat Glavin PlaygroundFrank Glavin Playground is holding Zumba classes for adults on Tuesdays 7:45-8:45PM. $4 per class. 215-685-9898.
First Presbyterian Bible Study GroupOn 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.
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.
Free Kickboxing Classes for Girls at Joe Hand Boxing GymAges 10-17, at Joe Hand Boxing Gym, 3rd & Green Sts. Kickboxing instructors Erin Fennell and Brittani Warner, in conjunction with the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab, are offering free cardio kickboxing classes for girls aged 10-17, every Friday at 5:45PM at 547 N. 3rd St. Combine kickboxing to music with strengthening, cardiovascular condition-ing and toning exercises, while focusing on the girls’ self-confidence. Fennell, a certified kickboxing in-structor, sees the classes as a building block to help young girls increase their self-esteem. All necessary equipment will be provided for free by the Joe Hand Boxing Gym. If interested in joining the class, contact Fennell at 267-765-6592, or [email protected].
Come Join the Richmond Book Club!Monthly meetings of the Richmond Book Club are every third Thursday at 6:15PM at the Richmond Library. The selection for July will be John Adams by David McCullough. Cop-ies at the branch.
Farm to FamiliesEach week Farm to Fami-lies supplies families with boxes of produce from local farmers at a cost of only $10 or $15. Pick-up is every Thursday from 4-7PM at the Gar-den Center at the corner of Frankford and Berks (Entrance on Frankford Ave. ) How to order : Phone: Call 215-427-0350 x110, Email: [email protected]. In person: Visit our site (Berks & Frankford) Thurs. 4-7PM.Visit NKCDC at 2515 Frankford Ave be-tween 9-5PM M-F. All orders for the following week must be placed before 10AM on Fridays!
CSA Farm SharesArea nonprofit Philly Food-works is running a CSA, a farm share program of-fering weekly deliveries of produce. It runs now through October 23 and offers a wide variety of choices. In addition to vegetables, options include meat, dairy, fruit, bread, jam, honey, hummus, beef jerky, soup, condiments, and desserts. Pricing for the season franges from $396 to $625. Pickup is at Cafe Chismosa, NW corner 4th
& Poplar. More info at the www.nlna.org.
Pearl Dance Studio RegistrationPearl Dance Studio wil be holding registration for the 2014/15 Season on Aug. 20 from 6-8PM and Aug. 26 & 27 from 6-7:30PM. They offer classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, cheer-dance, lyrical and Irish dance. $20 registration fee (non-refundable). Pearl Dance Competition Team Auditions will be held on Sept. 3 & 4. Audition to be on the award winning dance team. Located at 3065 Richmond St. 215-688-7356 or email [email protected]. Like them on facebook.
Campbell Square EventsThurs., Aug. 21, Karaoke hosted by Patty-Pat, starts at 7PM; Wed., Aug. 27, Family movie night begins at DUSK. The movie is “FROZEN”, but the POP-CORN is Fresh and Hot!; Sun., Sept. 14, Friends of Campbell Square Fall Flea Market, 8AM-1:30PM; Sat., Oct. 25, HALLOW-EEN, 1:30-3PM - go trick or treating in the park, bal-loon man, arts and crafts, face painting, scary music! Parents must be accom-panied by children; Tues., Nov. 11, VETERANS DAY-salute to our veter-ans, flag raising by Korean War Veterans PFC Stanley A. Gogoj Chapter #38. 11AM – 12PM. Fri., Dec. 12, Christmas Tree Lighting/SANTA! Starts at 6:30PM. Light refreshments will be for sale at all events. Rain date policy: While the Friends of Campbell Square will make every effort to re-schedule events cancelled by bad weather, we cannot guarantee that alternate dates will be scheduled. The Friends of Campbell Square would like to thank all our local sponsors, vol-unteers, Philadelphia Parks & Rec and the Pennsylva-nia Horticultural Society. Please call John Rajca at 267-304-2993 or Susan Ongirski at 215-426-3766 on event dates for possible cancellations. Volunteers are needed for gardening and main-tenance on Wednesday nights at 6PM.•Campbell Square is located at Belgrade St. & East Allegheny Ave., in the heart of Port Richmond!.
Hancock Recreation Center 1st Alumni Basketball TournamentHancock Rec Center will be hosting our 1st Alumni Basketball Tournament. All players from the Rebels and the Hancock Basket-ball Programs are encour-aged to come and register
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Caring for Two Decades!Pat Cain’s We Care Soccer Camp Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
by Jeff Kilpatrick
This summer, We Care Soccer Camp celebrated its 20th Anniversary. Started in 1994, the camp was conceived and is still run by Fishtown coach Pat Cain. Most summers, We Care has been run out of Hetzel’s field at Thompson Street and Montgomery Avenue in Fishtown. “For the past two years though, we had to run the camp at Shissler Rec, because Het-zel’s Field had too many holes,” stated Pat. With the recent upgrades made to Hetzel’s, the camp was able to return to its home base for the 20th Anniversary. We Care is a legacy that Pat is passing down to younger generations of Fishtowners and River-ward residents. His grand-daughter Ava has been at-tending We Care since she was five years old. Ava is ten now, and said the camp has made her a much bet-ter team player. Her friend Hannah likes the fact that she gets to meet and play with kids from so many different schools. Sean, an Adaire student, said his favorite part of the camp is “Hanging out with friends and learning how to be better at soccer.” Sean also liked that he gets to meet new friends while also playing alongside his best friend Andrew. Kids at We Care spent their week going through drills and playing scrim-mages. They are given firsthand instruction on ba-sic and advanced mechan-ics of soccer, teamwork and sportsmanship. Kids are also given breakfast and
The final day of camp. All the kids and staff of the 2014 We Care Soccer Camp.
lunch every day. Unlike many other summer camps in the city, We Care Soccer Camp is, and has always been, a free resource for kids from the River Wards and surrounding neighbor-hoods. Several local spon-sors help to make the camp possible, like Joe Sulimay’s Barber Shop, Primo’s Deli, BeDazzled Hair Salon, Starboard Side Tavern, Vinnie Ovecka (State Farm Insurance), and Memphis Street Market. Children showed up to register for the camp on Monday morning, and came every day for the next five days. While attending We Care, kids were split into squads by age group, and coached by adult and teenage volunteers. There were approximately 25 vol-unteers helping with this year’s soccer camp. Billy Gorey, who was raised in Fishtown, but now lives in
Port Richmond, was glad to volunteer. His son Liam attended the camp, along with several players from the Fishtown Kickers team Billy coaches. Gorey has helped Pat several times in the past. This year, Billy left most of the coaching up to the younger counselors. Instead, he took on duties of cleaning up the field and retrieving balls kids would overstrike. Gorey said his favorite part of the camp is seeing all of his old friends and neighbors. “Living in Port Richmond now, I miss the camara-derie of the old neigh-borhood,” Billy stated. Pat Cain uses the camp to not only teach kids to become team players, but to become leaders as well. One of the traditions of We Care is having kids come back to help coach as they get older. One of the teenage coaches,
Brendan, has been help-ing with We Care for the past five years. Brendan is a Fishtowner and a Junior at Franklin Towne Charter, where he plays varsity soc-cer. The young kids seem to really like and respect Brendan, as they do all of their coaches at the camp. Brendan looks at his time at We Care Soccer Camp very fondly, saying, “It’s a really good opportunity, and every year it seems to get better. I get something out of working with these kids, because every day seems like a new journey for me.” Not only is We Care still going strong after all these years, it is also actually ex-panding. Pat reported that the camp hosted over 250
kids this year. Aside from the number of registrants increasing, the services are also expanding. We Care is now open to special needs children. Cain runs a TOPS Soccer program at Penn Treaty School, so he wanted to make sure these kids also had the op-portunity to participate in the camp this summer. All week long, children of all ages and sizes could be seen donning gym uni-forms and hoodies promot-ing their respective schools. However, on Friday, the final day of camp, they were all given We Care Soccer Camp shirts, show-ing they were on the same team. Of course, the final day of the camp is every-one’s favorite day. Aside
from their shirts, kids each receive a brand new soccer ball to take with them, so they can keep their skills sharp throughout the year. We Care Soccer Camp is a tradition that will keep going for years to come. “These programs are very important,” Billy Gorey said, “because they keep the kids active, they get to meet new friends. What Pat does with this camp is amazing, doing it for free and not charging a lot of money like all of these other camps. It’s sad when you drive by an empty playground. We need more activities for the kids.” Be on the lookout for announcements about We Care Soccer Camp next summer in the Spirit Newspapers.•
We Care Soccer Camp volunteers. /Photo: Jeff Kilpatrick
We Care Soccer Camp sponsors. /Photo: Jeff Kilpatrick
Pat and his granddaughter Ava Cain, who has been attending We Care Soccer Camp for five years. /Photo: Colleen Mullen-Cain
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Winter Adult ActivitiesZumba: Classes all year round. Mon. & Thurs. from & to 8PM. Zumba Toning – Wed. at same time. $4, walk-in.Scrapbooking: held all year round. Come join! Wed. from 6:30 to 9:30PM. $5 each time you attend. You only need your photos and a book! We have everything.Ladies Bowling League: Tues. mornings at 9AM at Erie Lanes. Interested? Just come any Tues. morning. All ladies invited to join. For more information call Miss Jackie at 215-685-1247, 215-533-6448 or 215-331-9417.
Bridesburg Rec Center Tot Rec 2014-15 Few spots are available for Tot Program. Pre K: Mon. & Wed. 12Noon to 2:40PM. Must be 4 by Sept. 1, 2014; Pre-School: Thurs. & Fri. 12Noon to 2:40PM. Must be 3 by Sept. 1, 2014. Toddler Time: Mon. & Thurs. 9:30 to 11:30AM or 12Noon to 2:40PM. Must be 2 by September 1, 2014. Call Miss Jackie at 215-685-1247.
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Bridesburg Rec News
Philly Play, Councilman Henon Host Pop Up Play Event in Bridesburg
Councilman Bobby Henon (6th District) and members of the Philly Play team were joined Thursday by the Vin Nguyen of Zhang Sah Martial Arts and Coach Albert Johnson of Manor College and Philadelphia 76ers Summer Camp for a Philly Play Pop Up Play event at the Bridesburg Recreation Center (4601 Richmond St.). Snacks were donated by the Philly Play team and the Dining Car. The Pop Up featured martial arts demonstrations and training from Vin Nguyen and basketball drills with Coach Johnson. Attendees also learned and practiced the official Philly Play dance, a choreographed number that will be performed by more than 2,500 kids at the Philly Play Summer Challenge on August 13. “I want to thank and acknowledge Miss Jackie and John McBride for opening their doors to us, along with Nancy Morozin and the Dining Car, Joe Slabinski, the Bridesburg CDC and Business Associations and the Boys and Girls Club,” said Councilman Bobby Henon. “Bridesburg is important since we’ve committed capital dollars to rebuilding the playground. These kids deserve a safe, welcoming space that is equal to the effort put in by the volunteers that work here, day-in and day-out.” Earlier this year, Councilman Henon hosted a community meeting and announced the commitment of capital funding to repair sections of the Bridesburg site, including for new play equipment, improved outside lighting, security cameras and renovations to both the outside basketball and hockey courts. To learn more about Philly Play, visit www.phillyplay.org.•
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by Lisa Shaat (a.k.a. Miss Know-It-All)
Miss Know-It-All’s Quizzo Challenge:
This is for the Birds!
1. What is the name of the bird that is “Cuck-oo for CoCo Puffs”?A. Kooky B. SonnyC. Chewy D. Curley
2.Which of the follow-ing birds are noctur-nal?A. finches B. parrotsC. owls D. cranes
3. What is the official language of the coun-try Turkey? A. Arabic B. UrduC. Turkish D. Farsi
4. What is the heaviest breed of bird? A. emu B. roadrunnerC. ostrich D. rhea
5. What is the academic study of birds called? A. ornithology B. cynologyC. paleology D. epidemiology
6. Which of the follow-ing is impossible for any bird to do?A. eat with their head upside-down B. pass gasC. sweat D. fly backward
7. What was the name of the “chicken hawk” that always tried to take a bite out of Fog-horn Leghorn?A. Harry B. ChuckyC. Henry D. Charlie 8. What was the name of the seagull in Dis-ney’s “The Little Mer-maid”?A. Sammy B. ScuttleC. Shrimpy D. Shelly
9. What was former first lady “Ladybird” Johnson’s real first name?A. Clementine B. Janet C. Ellie-Mae D. Claudia 10. The 70’sTV detec-tive Baretta had a pet cockatoo. What was
the bird’s name?A. Tony B. Fred C. Huggy Bear D. Bullet
11. The song Free Bird was a hit for the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Who was the band named after?A. a gym teacher B. a traveling preacher C. a bootlegger D. a Confederate General
12. “Have you heard? Bird, bird bird, bird is the word.” Is a lyric from the song “Surf Bird” by what 60’s band?
A.Paul Revere and the Raiders B.The Beach BoysC. Beach Blanket Bingo Boys D. The Trashmen
See answers on page 14
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30 Years Later, A Stolen Bike Still Stingsby Patty-Pat Kozlowski
Thieves cut thru a bike chain and metal U-bar and got away with 2 bikes in Bridesburg on Sunday night, August 17. Right: Patty-Pat with her blue Rallye Bike.
Please be on the lookout for a Men’s Blue Rallye Bike with milkcrate on back (above), Shi-mano pedals and also a Women’s Gi-ant Black Bike with black metal basket with Japanese let-tering on gear shifts (right).
For Christmas in 1983 I asked for a new bike, a dog, and the miniature WWF wrestling ring with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant figurines. Santa Claus, (aka Big Pat and Carmella Kozlowski) de-cided that I would enjoy a Cabbage Patch doll in-stead of the wrestling ring and on Christmas morn-ing, under the tree was a boy Cabbage Patch doll named Whitney Vincent. Whitney did not have a good life and DHS should have been called on my 8 year old butt as I tattooed him with magic markers and made him wrestle the wrestling figurines that all my friends got that year.However, a blue and yellow BMX bike was under the tree for me (and it made me
forget that we didn’t get the dog either). That spring and summer of 1984, I rode that bike everywhere that I was allowed in the riverward boundaries. I could go north as far as
Bridesburg and south as far as Fishtown. The movie E.T. was still hot and riding BMX bikes was cool as hell as another movie called “Goonies” was just ready to be out in the theaters.
In an effort to ruin my childhood, like she ruined my Christmas of 1983 with the Cabbage Patch doll, my mom Carm slapped 50 “Property of PAT” stickers all over my bike. On the handlebars, the seat, the pedals, the plastic yellow rims. This is cool if you race in NASCAR to have spon-sor decals, but not when you’re an overweight kid chugging along on your BMX bike with a pretzel in one hand and balancing a cherry water ice on your handle bars. Yep, everyone knew that bike was mine. Even my best friend Jen teased the hell out of me about those stickers. Her mom Mary even got in on it when I would ride up to their porch. “Hey, Patty, is that your bike?” One hot August night, the bike was stolen out of our backyard. I would chain it to the fence behind our BBQ grill but a pair of bolt cutters took care of that se-curity. The morning I saw the chain on the ground and the bike gone, I sat on
my step and cried. Who would come in our back-yard and take my stuff ? See? If they would have given me that damned dog for Christmas, the dog would’ve barked like hell to stop the thief. A few weeks later at 1:30 in the morning our phone rang. It was the 24th po-lice district calling. They nabbed a guy stealing bikes in the neighborhood and in his backyard was a pile of bikes he had stolen. He had filed off the serial numbers and re-painted most of them but the cops found a Property of Pat sticker underneath the seat that the scoundrel didn’t catch and peel off. Those damned stickers ID’d my bike. Carm drove to the police station in her pa-jamas to reclaim the bike. (Her Sicilian blood also prompted her to turn over the property receipt she had to sign at the police district and she found out who the guy was that took
my bike. Let’s just say he walks with a limp now.)And now, almost exactly 30 summers later, I find myself standing on my porch in Bridesburg early one morning holding a cable lock that has been broken and cut. My blue Rallye Mountain Bike that I rode on the Wildwood Boardwalk, the Lehigh Valley Gorge, Kelly Drive, the new Port Richmond riverfront trail and Penny-pack Park was stolen, as was my better half ’s beach cruiser. Charlie, the dog that howls, yaps, barks and puts it on Facebook, if God forbid, I break wind in my sleep had been silent the night before as we slept to the rhythm of the air conditioner in the window hum. My neighbors have security video of two guys coming onto my porch at 4:55 a.m. and then riding our bikes away at 5:02 a.m. I call my mom. She asked if I put my name on my bike. And that is when I start to cry.•
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26th District Crime ReportJuly 30, 2014- Aug. 5, 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: 1300 Eyre (7/30)
• Zero (0) robbery-point of gun during this time:
• Three (3) robberies other weapon during this time: 1800 Front (8/1), 100 E Lehigh (8/3), 2200 Cedar (8/4)
• Zero (0) Aggravated Assaults with a gun during this time.
• Two (2) Aggravated Assault other weapon during this time: 200 E Girard (8/1), 2600 Memphis (8/4)
• Five (5) residential burglaries during this time: 2400 Frankford (7/30) X 2, 1200 Colona (7/30), 2500 Tulip (8/3), 2700 Albert (8/3)
• Four (4) Theft from Autos during this time: 100 E Lehigh (7/30), 1200 Fletcher (8/2), 2700 Huntingdon (8/3), 2600 Kensington (8/4)
HOROSCOPESARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, sometimes you just need to put a different spin on things to get your way. Instead of being too pushy with things, relax a bit and let others come to you.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, ask for further clarification if there is some-thing you don't understand. Do not make important decisions until you understand all of the pertinent details.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, now is a good time to plan an outing with family members. It's been awhile since you've made some memories together, and your schedule affords you this opportunity.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22How do you know how others will react to your requests if you never drum up the courage to ask, Cancer? Let your feelings be known this week and take a risk.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, enjoy an upcoming reunion with a friend you haven't seen in some time. Make the most of this op-portunity to catch up and recall old times.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, you have much-needed rest and relaxation coming your way. Let loose this week and enjoy the freedom. Enlist others to join in the fun.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, an opportunity to jump on the career path you always had in mind for yourself is about to present itself. Do everything in your power to make the job yours.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, distractions are all around you and you find it difficult to stay focused on one thing at a time. Try separating yourself from all external stimulation for a few days.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Something inspires you to give a relationship another chance, Sagittarius. Maybe it was the lyrics to a song or a segment on a television show, but you are moved to action.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Obligations at home could temporarily stall work plans, Capricorn. Fortunately, you have understanding bosses who are willing to give you the time you need.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, your friends are great sources of uncondi-tional support. Lean on them for advice as you make an important decision in the coming weeks.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, try some things that fall outside of your comfort zone. The adventure will recharge your batteries and may prove inspiring.
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• Five (5) Thefts during this time: 2600 Kensington (8/2), 2400 Kensington (8/2), 2400 Kensington (8/4) X 2, 200 Gordon (8/4)
• Five (5) Stolen Vehicles during this time: 2400 Sepviva (7/30), 1300 Frankford (7/30), 2400 Almond (8/1), 2600 York (8/4), 2300 Coral (8/5).
19125 Back to School Fundraiser
Tonight: Wed., Aug. 20 5 to 7PM
Friends of Adaire, Friends of Hackett, and Friends of H.A. Brown are doing a joint fundraiser to help raise money for back-to-school supplies for our kids & teachers in 19125! Tonight! Wednesday, August 20, from 5 to 7PM at Revolution House, 200 Market St. in Philadelphia. Tickets are $25 in advance and get you one free drink plus a selection of tasty finger foods! We’ll also be raffling off some great donated items, including original artwork, books, and restaurant gift certificates. Purchase tickets online at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/19125-back-to-school-fundraiser-tickets-12445271141. $30 at the door. •
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
by Sue Senn
CLUES ACROSS 1. Derived from senses 10. Extemporaneous 12. Japanese religion 13. Body louse (slang) 15. Most adroit 16. Formatted electronic data 18. An alternative 19. 3rd largest whale 20. 6th tone 21. Gentlemen 24. Car mechanics group 27. Breakfast pastry 30. Where one sits 31. Oh, God! 33. Scientific workplace
34. No seats available 35. MN 55120 37. Assistance 39. Environmental Protection Agency 41. Reconstruct 42. Russian ruler 44. Female Muslim quarters 47. Radioactivity unit 48. Window glass 49. Atomic #18 50. Consume 52. The golden state 53. Mosquito disease 56. Authoritatively ordered 61. Yielding 62. On all sides
63. Br. romantic poet 65. Cruel vocal quality
CLUES DOWN 1. Irritated state 2. Sea eagle 3. Fish capturing devices 4. An informal photo-graph 5. Old English 6. Competes 7. Pressed a shirt 8. Averse to others 9. Mother of Apollo 10. Radio frequency 11. Have already done 12. Baseball championship playoffs World __ 14. Snakelike fishes 15. Br. slang for sleep 17. Telegraphic signal 22. More scarce 23. Step excavation of ore 24. Envision 25. A gelling agent in foods 26. Impatient expectancy 28. Civil Rights group 29. 3rd largest Balearic island 32. Mama’s partner 36. Head gesture 38. Moved to music 40. N. & S. of the new world 43. Discern the written word 44. Thigh of a hog 45. Mures river city 46. Crew member 51. Liang weight units 54. __ Angeles 55. Adrenocorticotropin 56. Mend a sock 57. Shallowest Great lake 58. Gadidae fish 59. Area floor coverings 60. Point midway between NE and E 64. “You know” in Canada
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Macho is a 3 year old, black and white, 54 pound terrier / pitbull mix who was found as a stray. He is a friendly and social guy who seems to get along and play well with other dogs. Macho loves to chase after toys and he especially loves to eat treats. Doesn’t he seem like a fun dog! Please bring in your whole family, including any dogs, to see if everyone gets along if you’d like to meet our happy Macho in person! What are you waiting for! 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. Macho is located at ACCT -- 111 W. Hunting Park Ave, Phila., PA 19140. Phone: 267-385-3800 (ask for the Lifesaving Depart-ment!). Email: [email protected]. More about Macho: Pet ID: A23426498 • Primary colors: Black with White markings • Coat length: Short IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MACHO, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected].•
Registration for our instructional programs will be held on Thursday, Sept. 11 from 7 to 8PM - $20 non-refundable registration fee per child is due at time of registration. Minimum age requirement for dance/tumbling instructional programs is 4 years old. Programs offered: Dance / Tumbling / Tai Kwon Do / Zumba / K - 12th grade Girl Scouts Schedule for days / times of activities will be available night of registration - Ms. Kirsten (Pearl Dance) and Ms. Kenndey will be returning as instructors. Monthly fees - $25.00. FLEA MARKET - Saturday, Sept. 20 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - $10 rental space (2 blocks width) - Vendors must supply your own table. Vendor set up locations is FIRST COME / FIRST SERVE. No Food Vendors please. HAUNTED HOUSE is coming back, due to the great reviews for our Family Night Out event. We will be returning this year so Save the Date for Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 24 and 25. Food and snacks will be sold. For more information, contact the office at 215-685-9898. Located at Almond and Westmoreland Sts.•
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WORD SEARCH ANSWERS
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS
Trivia Answers:Part One:
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for the one day basketball tournament. We will have music, food, and drinks, water ice. etc. Sat., Aug. 23 at Hancock Recreation Center, 147 W. Master St. 11AM – 4PM. Register at Hancock Rec. Coach Don 215-669-1182, or Coach Larry 215-685-9886/9877. [email protected].
Brush Up & Chow Down with Your Neighbors at North of Lehigh Communi-ty Art Project & BBQEnd your summer right with a great day with your neighbors and NKCDC at the North of Lehigh Community Art Project & BBQ, Sat., Aug. 23 (rain date Aug. 30). Residents are invited to participate in two different activi-ties on the 23rd. First, NKCDC and local fami-lies will come together to install a community art project on the newly-installed fence along the Lehigh Viaduct between Jasper Street and Helen Street from 10AM-1PM. The art project is de-signed by local resident and Somerset Neighbors for Better Living Vice President Genevieve Geer with nearby residents and will bring new bright-ness and beauty to the neighborhood. Next, SNBL will be hosting a BBQ along Helen Street and Sterner Street from 1-5PM. Neighbors are welcome to check out the newly installed art as well as enjoy free food, fun activities, and information about needed resources offered by SNBL and NKCDC. Free BBQ , music, line dancing & kids activities! Que mas?? Contact Tess for more info 215-427-0350 x139 or [email protected].
Leprechauns 1st Annual Cow Chip Bingo & Family Fun Day1st Annual Cow Chip Bin-go & Family Fun Day on Sun., Aug. 24, starting at 12PM. At Ukraine Club, 847 N Franklin St. (23). There will be a DJ, dunk tank, moon bounce, face painting, a lot of games, plenty of food and drinks. You have a chance to win up to $10,000. Chances are $20 and will be sold by the square. You need not to be present to win. If the cow plops in your square, you WIN! There will be fun for all ages. For more information call 215-423-6309.
Hagert Playground Movie2040 Hagert Street, Mon., Aug. 25, 7:30PM. Join the Friends of Hagert Playground for a spe-
cial screening of Fro-zen in the playground at dusk. Celebrate the end-of-summer with your family and friends at this upcoming event. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for this outdoor screening.Come early for some fun and games, including a FREE character meet-and-greet with Pretty Princess Jersey’s Win-ter Sister. The pre-show entertainment begins at 7:30PM and the movie will begin as soon as it gets dark (approx 8PM).
Polish American FestivalThe 49th annual Polish American Festival at the national shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa, located on Ferry Road in Doylestown, PA, takes place during Labor Day Weekend, Sat., Aug. 30, Sun., Aug. 31 and Labor Day, Mon., Sept. 1 from 12 noon until 8PM each day. The Polish American Festival features carnival rides, live music and stage shows and ongoing entertainment on the main stage and in the Polish Village highlighting Polish and American food and refreshments. The $12 admission includes all events and carnival rides. The Festival will continue on Sat., Sept. 6 and Sun., Sept. 7. For more information, visit the Shrine’s internet site at: PolishAmericanFesti-val.com or PolishShrine.com.
History of NL Exhibit Continues thru Aug 31There’s still time to see the wonderful History of Northern Liberties ex-hibit at the Philadelphia History Museum, 15 S. 7th St. (just below Mar-ket). Continued thru Sun., Aug. 31. You also can access videos, podcasts, a documentary about NL and more online, at the NLNA web site - www.nlna.org. Check it out!
PRO-ACT Family Addiction Educa-tion Program Serves Philadelphia Sessions begin week of Sept. 2 in Northeast Philadelphia, North Philadelphia and North-ern Liberties When someone is ad-dicted to drugs or alcohol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together) hosts a Fam-ily Addiction Education Program to help individu-als and family recognize and address an addiction problem in a spouse, par-ent, child or other loved one. Facilitated by trained volunteers who have been
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Guess Who?1. My birthday is on August 7, 1960.I starred in a popular television series that explored topics of ex-traterrestrial activity.
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3. My birthday is on September 3, 1965.Although I am a suc-cessful actor, my off-screen antics, includi my acrimonious de-parture from a hit TV show, have lately gained more atten-tion than my career.
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Thank you from the family of
Sis Goebig
Thank You
The family of Sis Goebig would like to thank all of our friends and neighbors for their kindness and expressions of sympathy fol lowing her sudden passing. We are grateful to everyone for the flowers, the condolences and Mass cards, and especially for the wonderful stories that were shared with us. We will treasure those memories forever. Thank you!The Goebig Family
In MemoriamIn Loving Memory of
Donald Parsons8/7/2002
This day will never be forgotten. The day a kind gentleman, a soldier, an uncle, a brother, and all around wonderful, sweet man’s life was taken. I will never forget the time we spent together. You’re always in my heart uncle. Always and forever. I’ll never forget you. I love you and miss you very much. Your niece, Chris.
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 7-9PM, at CORA Services. In North Philadelphia, sessions are held on the first three Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30PM at the Philadel-phia Recovery Commu-nity Center. Sessions are also held on the first three Thursdays from 6:30-8:30PM at the PRO-ACT office in Northern Liber-ties. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9 AM through 5PM or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-pro-gram/.
New Date for Penn Home’s Fundraiser GamePlease note that Penn Home’s Fundraiser Game which was originally scheduled for June 5 has been postponed to Fri., Sept. 5 at 7:05PM. Penn Home will earn $5 for each ticket sold for the Riversharks game against the Barnstormers. Tick-ets are only $12.To get your tickets, visit www.riversharks.com and select “Riversharks Fundraising Log-In” located on the right-hand side of the page and enter our unique code: PENNHOME. Then simply select your seats and buy your tickets. Please note you must pur-chase your ticket through the “Fundraising Log-In” in order for Penn Home to receive the $5 dona-tion. If you do not have access to the internet or have any questions about purchasing your tickets,
please call Kate Corrigan at 215-739-2522.
Jazz Festival at Memphis StreetAcademyRenaissance Action Na-tional Network and PORT RICHMOND ACTION Community Associa-tion West present: Port Richmond/ Kensington 19134 JAZZ FESTIVAL. Featuring Performers: Philadelphia’s Original Delphonics, Philly Blue Magic, Breakwater, Ur-ban Guerrillas Orchestra, Philly Jazz Sensation Jeff Bradshaw and alot more.Two stages of music. Sat., & Sun., Sept. 13 & 14 at Memphis Street Academy, (old Jones Jr High School), 2954 Memphis St. For tickets and information contact: Maurice Camp-bell at 215-526-8519.
Bethesda United Methodist Church Penny PartyBethesda United Meth-odist Church will hold a Penny Party on Sat., Sept. 13. Doors open at 12 Noon. Starting at 1PM. $5 for 60 tickets, includes dessert, tea or coffee. Lo-cated at 2820 E. Venango St. 215-739-7399.
Questions About Total Joint Replacement? Nazareth Hospital Has Answers During Information Classes Thinking about having a Total Joint Replacement? Scheduled to have a Total Joint Replacement? You and your family are in-vited to learn more about Total Joint Replacement at Nazareth Hospital. The classes will be held on the following: Monday Morning Classes Begin at 11:30AM: Sept. 15 (A), Oct. 20, Nov. 24 (A), Dec. 15 (A), Wednesday Evening Classes Begin at 6PM: Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3. Classes at Nazareth Hospital, located at 2701 Holme Avenue in Phila-
OBITUARIES
FEATHERCLIFFORD W., On August 8, 2014 at the age of 74; beloved husband of Donna J. (nee Zemczak); father of Karlena (Angel) Prada; step-father of Paul (Debbie) Stales nd Daniel (Frances) Stales; also survived and loved by many grandchildren, great grandchildren nieces, nephews and 2 brothers, Richard and Donald Feather and the late Mary Kent. BURNS FUNERAL HOMES
delphia, in Marian Con-ference Rooms A and B. To reserve your seat, call 215-335-6313. You will be asked for your name, telephone number, num-ber of people attending, date of your surgery and the name of your surgeon.
Girl Scouts RegistrationIt’s that time again!! Girl Scouts at Holy Name Church Hall Tues., Sept. 16 from 6-7PM. Registra-tion fee: $15.
The National Association of the Holy Name SocietyCommittee for the Cause of Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli35th Annual Mass for the Cause for the Canoniza-tion of Blessed John of Vercelli, Founder of the Holy Name Society. Cel-ebrant: Most Reverend Joseph F. Martino, D.D. Sun., Sept. 21 at 3PM. The Holy Name of Jesus Church, 701 E. Berks St. (at Gaul St.) Sponsored by the PAHNU and the Na-tional Association of the Holy Name Society. For further information con-tact Sean Clarke, Chair-man – 215-830-9649 or email: [email protected].
Save the Date!Taylor’s Senior ExpoState Rep. John J. Taylor’s Annual Senior Expo will take place on Fri., Oct. 10 from 10AM to 12Noon at Cohox Recreation Center, Cedar and Ann Sts.
FLEA MARKETS
Flea Market & Book SaleThe Friends of Rodri-guez Library will host a flea market, book sale, and raffle on Sat., Aug. 23, at the Rodriguez Li-brary, 6th and Girard, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. If interested in renting space, e-mail friends.de.rodriguez@gmail .com.
Konrad Square Flea MarketThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a Flea Market on Sat., Aug. 23 from 8AM to 3PM at Konrad Square, Tulip and Dauphin Sts. Anyone interested in renting a space should call Vicky at 215-426-9654.
Bridesburg United Methodist Church Flea MarketSat., Sept 6, 8AM-1PM, 4601 Richmond St. Spac-es $20/2 for $30. Call Loretta for info 215-743-3972.
Statement Regarding Actor Robin Williams The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers their condolences to Robin Williams’ family, his friends, and everyone touched by Robin’s generous spirit. Based on reports, Robin took his life by suicide. He brought laughter into every life he touched; Robin also suffered from depression. It is the hope that we are able to have an open conversation that depression and addictions are real illnesses that can sometimes be fatal. Every 13 minutes someone dies from suicide and it is among the top ten causes of death in the U.S. We have to do more to prevent such tragic deaths through greater awareness of mental health issues, warning signs, effective interventions and treatment. Suicide is preventable and we all have a role to play to end the tragedy of suicide. For more information regarding suicide, warning signs and prevention visit their website at www.afsp.org.•
Glavin PlaygroundFlea MarketSat., Sept. 20 - 9AM- 2PM - $10 rental space (2 blocks width). Vendors must supply your own table. Vendor set up loca-tions is FIRST COME / FIRST SERVE. No Food Vendors please. Almond and Westmoreland.
REUNION
Northeast Catholic Class of 1969 45th ReunionSat., Oct. 18 from 7-11PM at Patty Whack’s Irish Pub, Roosevelt Blvd. at Welsh Rd. Cost is $45 and includes open bar and food. For info contact Jack Devine at 215-287-8691 or [email protected].
50th Class Reunion 50th Class Reunion cel-ebration for Simon Gratz High School. Looking for classmates from these four classes, January/June 1964, @ January/June 1965. Sat., Oct. 18. For more info contact Joyce Singleterry Burton 215-424-2968, Marjorie Wash-ington Johns 215-247-6639, Charlotte Hatcher Conway 215-439-8686, Juanita Zeigler Stevenson 215-226-1773.•
Guess Who Answers: 1. David Duchovny2. Stephen King3. Charlie Sheen
After forty-four years, Walter Pomroy is still devoted to helping “Jerry’s Kids”. Walter Pomroy, known as the Fishtown Good Samaritian, is holding his annual campaign to raise funds for the children with Muscular Dystrophy. He will be on the sidewalk of 319 E. Belgrade St. now until September 1. Please stop by and make a donation to a worthy cause. Once again he will be selling hot dogs and cans of soda. The cost for a hot dog and soda will be $2 this year. Please help Walt to help Jerry’s Kids.
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