News in the Northwest - Germantown Newspapers
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News in the Northwest - Germantown Newspapers
Happy Rosh Hashanah Mount Airy Independent September 17, 2009 • Volume 1 • Number 21 5275 Germantown Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19144 • 215-438-4000 • germantownnewspapers.com Electical Fire Puts Hundreds Without Power By PATRICK COBBS Staff Writer Residents of Hortter Street near Lincoln Drive got a scare on Sunday afternoon, September 13, when PECO lines caught fire and one dropped to the ground, leaving 850 area homes without service for a few minutes and a live wire in the middle of the road for several hours. “I heard the noise,” said area resident Kittura Dior, who had just pulled away from her home. “In my rearview mirror I could see this popping, fiery, sparking stuff and then the smoke.” She turned the car around and called 911 and by the time she got back to her home several other neighbors were outside making the same call. “It was an unbelievable sound. I think it brought the whole block out,” said Gregory Medearis, whose Hortter Street home was the site of the accident. “The wire popped, or broke right at the tree… and the wire that was left intact was burning.” Several PECO wires run from a pole on Hortter Street to Medearis’ home where they go on to other homes, including Dior’s. The wire that broke was one of four that stretch past a tall spruce tree in Medearis’ front yard and appear to rest against its bark. Continued on page 11 News in the Northwest Free Solar Panels ...................2 Toastmasters........................2 SEPTA Upgrades ...................3 Opinions ...................................4 Letters.....................................5 Community Calendar........6-7 Police Briefs ...........................9 Political Info..........................10 Religion..................................12 Real Estate..........................13 Education......................14-15 Business Directory ....16-18 Classifieds ...........................19 And they’re off – more than 100 runners dashed down trails in Fairmount Park on a damp Saturday morning, September 12, competing in Historic RittenhouseTown’s annual 5K Paper Mill Run. Winners in all divisions included: overall first male, Stuart Calderwood; overall first female: Emily Ellithorpe-Like; 18 and under male, Marcus Bonaparte; 18 and under female, Carey Groves; 19 to 29 male, Brendan Walsh; 19 to 29 female, Kimberly Maxwell; 30 to 39 male, Chris Linn; 30 to 39 female, Jennifer Snyder; 40 to 49 male, Martin Mastascusa; 40 to 49 female, Susan Cousins; 50 to 59 male, Shahir Kassam-Adams; 50 to 59 female, Christin Crooke; 60+ male, Steve Rook; 60+ female, Anne Bacon. Restauranteurs Organize to Pool Resources By PATRICK COBBS Staff Writer Coffeecake on white linen was the centerpiece at the inaugural meeting of the Mt. Airy Restaurant Association on September 15 at Umbria, 7131 Germantown Avenue. Mt. Airy Business Association Executive Director Kim Miller called the quorum as a nod to the growing sense of a neighborhood “restaurant row” on the Avenue. “We’re starting to become known to folks outside the neighborhood as a place to come,” Miller said. Even with the recent loss of North by Northwest, the Mt. Airy has been bustling with culinary excitement lately. Between the apparent success of Earth, Bread + Brewery, the more recent opening of the always-buzzing Wine Thief and the expected fall opening of Avenida, a Latin cuisine restaurant at 7402 Germantown Avenue, the Mt. Airy strip shows an increasing variety of dinner venues amid area standards like Umbria, which celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year. To Miller this all means one very important thing – it’s time to organize and make sure the success continues. “I want to get this started,” she said to open the meeting. “I’m hoping you guys will keep the ball rolling.” Miller thought the restaurateurs should consider focusing the new group on two main goals: identifying ways to save costs, while drawing in more customers. And the best way to do both of those, she said, is to share resources and pool knowledge. As an example she announced that Trolley Car Diner Owner Ken Weinstein recently researched credit card billing services, a typically confusing and expensive service for restaurants to provide even though most diners expect it. And what he learned lead him to switch providers and save several hundred dollars each month. Several meeting goers made sure to talk to Trolley Car Special Events Manager Po-hung Yu for the details on this discovery, and she wasn’t shy. “We love to share,” she said. Miller also suggested that the restaurants build a network of joint purchasing when materials and supplies are duplicated, as a way to save labor and costs. Peggy Zwerver, co-owner of Earth, Bread + Brewery, through that was a great idea. “We already do that with InFusion,” she said. The two businesses place regular orders with Green Meadow Farm, a Lancaster County “minimum impact” grower that specializes in restaurant supply. By combining orders they keep the total cost above the minimum level for free delivery. “So we order together,” Zwerver said. “It comes to either my place or hers and then we don’t have the [delivery] fee.” Pat O’Donnell, the chef of the Urban Café at 5815 Wayne Avenue in Germantown, shared his secret to great seasonal produce as well – the small farm at the historic Wyck House at 6026 Germantown Avenue. “I can just go there, I can walk in… and just pick it from the garden,” he said. Besides the freshness, another advantage to his relationship with Wyck is that the farm is willing to grow items that he requests. Zwerver mentioned a similar openness from the farm at Walter B. Saul High School in Roxborough, where Earth sometimes buys supplies. In addition to purchasing, small business and restaurant consultant Harris Eckstut suggested the restaurants think about a joint marketing campaign. “The greatest thing you have leverage-wise is the leveraging of marketing,” he said. “You have huge marketing capabilities of everybody’s email lists and Facebook lists. What was one hunContinued on page 16 Page 2 September 17, 2009 The Mt. Airy Independent Company Pitches Free Solar Panels to Northwest Homeowners By PATRICK COBBS Staff Writer On Wednesday, September 9, members of the Awbury Arboretum Neighbors Association learned about something no one is supposed to believe in – a free lunch. Or, more specifically, free rooftop solar panels to run the microwaves that cook their lunches or TV dinners. “Installation, there’s no charge. The maintenance of the panels, there’s no charge… Nobody writes a check in our situation,” said Urban Eco Electric (UEE) President David Blumenfeld at the community meeting held at the DePaul building at 5725 Sprague Street in Germantown. Blumenfeld and other representatives from the brand-new Conshohocken start-up were there as part of the company’s swing David Blumenfeld, president of Conshohocken-based Urban Eco Electric, pitched his plan for lower power bills through home installed solar electric systems to the Awbury Arboretum Neighbors Association September 9. Many had questions about the plan, but Gay Johnson (far right) wanted to sign up right away. through the city aimed at convincing 100 homeowners to sign on for the free panels by the end of next month. So far they have 68 takers, and Awbury area resident Gay Johnson was ready to be the next name on that list. “I just know that my roof is made for that,” she said after the meeting. Here’s how the deal was outlined. Homeowners like Johnson take a 20-year lease on the UEE photovoltaic panels that will be installed on their roofs. The amount of the lease payment is locked in at the equivalent to their average monthly bill to PECO. The array installed on their houses will be big enough to cover that average usage, but their houses will remain connected to the PECO grid. If the home’s power usage stays constant the deal means a 20-year rate-lock on a commodity that tends to go up in price. If the usage goes up, the UEE customer will pay the locked-in rate to UEE plus the difference at whatever the PECO rate is at that time – they simply draw the excess current from the grid. Blumenfeld sees the arrangement as a way for homeowners to freeze the majority, if not all, of their bill at a rate that is likely to be far lower than ten or 20 years in the future. Johnson seemed to agree, plus she liked the other benefits. “I like the idea,” she said. “I believe in doing green things.” UEE seems to be a textbook example of a “green enterprise” such as politicians hoped would crop up from all the federal and state stimulus dollars approved last year. Though Blumenfeld does not come to the project from a “green” (environmental) background, he is open about it. He knows about another kind of green: funding investments through tax credits. As the manager for Grasso Holdings Acquisitions LLC, the real estate development company that owns the commercial sections of the Packard Building downtown and the developer for several other large projects as far afield as New York City, Blumenfeld is comfortable with the world of public incentives and he sees the current collection of them as a big opportunity. “Right now this deal works for us because we have the federal tax credits, we have the state rebate, and we don’t think that’s gonna last,” he said. “So we see this as an opportunity to do this right now.” UEE will claim federal tax credits for each of the solar panels installed on Philadelphia homes. In five years Blumenfeld hopes that will amount to 5000 arrays. UEE can then sell those tax credits to investors, while it will also apply for state cash rebates for each of the panels through the Sunshine Program, funded by the Pennsylvania stimulus bill passed last year. In this way the company hopes to subsidize the construction of a photovoltaic infrastructure on the roofs of people’s homes across the city, which will pump green electricity back into the PECO grid when the homes are not using it. And thanks to the new Pennsylvania Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS), which essentially requires local power companies like PECO to accept the power generated by homebased photovoltaic arrays, there is a strong prospect of continued income for UEE. The federal tax credits, the state rebates and the AEPS income from PECO are all incentives open to individual homeowners, but they would have to first purchase and install a solar electric system. Blumenfeld sees UEE as a no-cost and low risk way for homeowners who might not make such an expensive investment to claim some of the advantages. To sweeten the deal for early customers UEE is offering power for half price for the next two years – a temporary cut-rate lease payment based on half of what the homeowners normally pay to PECO. Even with the initial savings, some at the meeting were wary of making a 20-year commitment to their current bills. Still, Johnson was convinced it made sense. There was a problem for her, though. Her house has a pitched roof and UEE is only accepting applications from homes with flat roofs, to keep installations simple. As Blumenfeld and the others left the meeting she hoped the company would make an exception. After all, her roof faces “due south,” she emphasized – the sunniest part of the sky. For more information about the program visit www.Go-UEE.com or go to Earth Bread + Brewery at 7136 Germantown Avenue on September 23 at 6:30 p.m. for UEE’s “Beers for Bills” promotional event. Company representatives will be there to talk about the opportunity - and if you bring your electric bill they’ll buy you a beer. Afraid of Speaking in Public? Covenant Toastmasters Can Help By AARON MOSELLE Correspondent Peruse almost any list of top 10 fears and you’ll find most people dread public speaking. It often ranks number one on the list. Here in the Northwest, the Covenant Toastmasters Club wants to help change this Perception - one speech at a time. Founded in 1992, the Covenant Toastmasters is one of more than 12,500 affiliate clubs part of Toastmasters International, a non-profit organization that has worked to teach and tackle talking in front of a live audience since 1924. “Everybody that comes, comes in with one desire: to hone and polish whatever skills they already have,” explained Rosemary Robinson Jervay, the club’s remaining charter member. “And in about two or three months, I see improvement.” However, at the club’s most recent meeting September 9 at Lovett Memorial Library, 6945 Germantown Avenue, the skills of more seasoned Toastmasters were on display during two speech contests: the “Humorous Speech” and “Table Topics” competitions. Following club announcements from the club’s vice president of education, Deborah Cureton, Toastmasters Chyron Hosten and Robert Warrington competed in the Humorous Speech category to represent the 22 members of the Covenant Toastmasters at the contest’s area level, which includes three additional clubs. Warrington, a club member since 2007, narrowly edged out Hosten with his speech “Dad’s Big Scare,” a cautionary tale about a father who panics because he believes his 18-month-old son is choking, despite the fact the child is crying throughout the episode. During the Table Topics Contest, participating contestants had to give a two-minute extemporaneous, off-the-cuff speech in response to a previously Continued on page 8 The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Page 3 SEPTA Announces Improvements at Wister Station By PATRICK COBBS Staff Writer SEPTA held a special meeting Wednesday, September 9 to give an update on improvements scheduled for the Wister Train Station in Germantown that are set to begin early next year. But even with good news in hand, the public train company had to fight the perception that it has neglected the isolated station, which suffers from low ridership despite being located only a few blocks from La Salle University. “I’ve got about 4,000 kids in about a five-minute walk of this place. If it were clean, safe and well-lit, they would use it,” said Edward Turzanski, La Salle’s assistant vice president of government and community relations. Turzanski and Jim Foster, the publisher of this paper, pitched the idea of remaking the station to increase ridership and incorporate La Salle as a community partner. Turzanski stressed the university’s high level of interest in the station, but only if it was brought up to snuff and made clean, safe and inviting. “The kids call it ‘Scary Station,’” he said. “I want to get rid of that. It’s bad for you, it’s bad for us…I’d like to put this station on my campus map… I’d like to incorporate my shuttle to pick up and drop off here.” SEPTA’s Senior Director of Capital Construction Bob Lund stressed that the projects outlined for Wister as part of a $2.3 million federal stimulus-funded cleanup of the R7 line would not be significant enough to cover La Salle’s needs, but that they might be the first steps to ongoing capital plans, given strong-enough community input. Above left: the platform at Wister Station. Above right: the under-track tunnel that allows access to inbound and outbound trains. Turzanski reminded him that about five years ago La Salle expressed interest in applying for a $5 million grant with SEPTA for a renovation at Wister, but SEPTA was not interested. “We said, ‘look, we can steer the money in this direction, we have the leadership. Are you in a position to take it?’ And for whatever reason the answer was no,” Turzanski recalled. Later he emphasized, “I have to tell you how surprised we were.” SEPTA’s Chief Financial Officer Rich Burnfield was at that meeting, then as director of capital budgets. SEPTA didn’t actually say “no,” he said in a later interview. There just “wasn’t really any follow-up after that,” from either party. “That was different,” Burnfield went on. “That was before SEPTA had Act 44 [the Pennsylvania Public Transportation Trust Fund]. At that point in time we didn’t even know how we would get from year to year.” Lund said SEPTA might be more willing to consider signifi- cant projects now. “SEPTA has a new management from what we had five years ago,” he said. “This may be the time to sit down and revisit this again.” Thanks to $191 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding over the next two years, SEPTA will have the chance to make good on what even its own executives consider to be overdue basic improvements across much of its infrastructure. Lund said securing that kind of money is itself a strong indication of a more proactive approach at the organization, especially since Joseph Casey took over as General Manager last year and Jeffrey Knueppel became assistant general manager and chief engineer. Tom Carl, the stimulus projects manager, agreed, saying he’s never seen such energy in all his years on the job with SEPTA. “Thirty years here. I’m not joking, this is a can-do administration,” he said. 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The stimulus improvements, which should begin early next year, will include painting the under-track tunnel that allows access to inbound and outbound trains, replacing many of the railings on the platforms, landscaping some of the ground leading to the inbound platform, cleaning the small platform building and Continued on page 8 we WATERPROOF. . . 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When the concept of nailing iron strips to wooden planks, putting flanged wheels on carriages and moving them with steam power emerged, prominent citizens of Philadelphia decided an experimental costly investment would only be justified if it connected the most important destinations of the day. That six-mile railroad went from center city Philadelphia to Germantown, to the corner of Price Street and Germantown Avenue. It was only the second passenger railroad built in this country. While the cars were hauled by horses for the first six months, Baldwin delivered its first locomotive in June 1832. The Philadelphia, Germantown & Norristown train made the trip in 28 minutes in 1832, phenomenal speed for the day and only a few minutes longer than the trip presently takes. The succeeding corporation over the years was known as the Reading Company, which expanded the line with multiple stations and eventually extended it to Chestnut Hill. By this time both passengers and freight were carried, as coal for home heating was carried to numerous yards along the line, and lumber and other large deliveries were made by rail. On its 100th anniversary in 1932 the railroad spent an enormous amount of money to raise the entire line above ground level to eliminate road crossings and at the same time electrify the passenger service. This system carried commuters from Reading Terminal (now Market East) to 16 stations, (four now gone) with trains filled standing-room-only in peak periods. The consolidation of the railroads with street public transit culminated in SEPTA, the regional system that operates them today. Today the line built in 1832 is the oldest continuously operating railroad line in the United States, known locally as SEPTA’s R7. Unfortunately, SEPTA apparently determined that the rail system was for the suburbanites only and some selected communities. Early on they dismantled many stations within the city limits, and maintenance was deferred on others. The perspective that every building they did not have to maintain saved money continues to this day in some areas. The Germantown portion of the line is first on that list. Wister Station in particular is a prime example of how neglect can render a station almost unusable. The deferred maintenance at Wister is so complete that vegetation now completely obscures the structure on the platform up and over the roof. The station cannot be seen from the primary street it is located on and no sign whatsoever indicates its presence. To access the station from Belfield Avenue one travels a formidable narrow fenced walkway that is not accessible by vehicle and is hidden by high fencing and razor wire. Then you are welcomed to an underground tunnel that few would use in daylight, let alone after dark. On the opposite platform, the waiting room station has long since been demolished, the parking lot eliminated, and the access road from Wister Street so neglected that few would take their auto there. Of course there is no station sign at Wister Street or on Ashmead Street which leads to the station from Germantown Avenue. This is the station that time – and SEPTA – forgot. Continued on page 10 Mt. Airy Independent 5275 Germantown Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19144 215-438-4000 • fax: 215-754-4245 germantownnewspapers.com Jim Foster, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Publisher Karl Biemuller, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Managing Editor Scott Alloway, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate Editor Patrick Cobbs, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Staff Reporter Bob Canner, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Advertising Director Rachel Goodwin, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . .Sales Representative Chris Warfield, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales Representative Avis Mudrak, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sales Represntative Phyllis Sunberg, [email protected] . . . . . . . . . .Classified Advertising The Mt. Airy Independent is owned and operated by Germantown Newspapers, Inc., and has offices at 5275 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144. The Mt. Airy Independent is published every Thursday and is circulated door-to-door throughout Mt. Airy with a press run of 14,000 copies each week. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising. All content ©2009 Germantown Newspapers, Inc. All rights reserved. Shown is the Highland Hotel in 1900. It stood on the southwest corner of Germantown and Highland avenues in Chestnut Hill. “Yesterday in the German Township” is presented in conjunction with the Germantown Historical Society to give a look back at the way life was once lived in Germantown, Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill, the old “German Township.” Opinion: Health Reform from a Business Perspective By AMY EDELMAN Owner, Night Kitchen Bakery About two years ago we decided to offer health insurance to all of our full-time employees. We pay 90 percent of the monthly health insurance premiums for 7 of our 14 employees. Last year the premium increase was potentially so high that we had to opt for a plan that required a bigger co-pay for doctor visits and meds. We decided to offer health insurance so that we could attract and retain better employees. That decision was made as businesspeople with the priority of employee retention and with the ultimate goal of excellent customer service and product consistency. As Americans we believe that no one should be denied health care, no one should go bankrupt because they get sick, and no one should be denied treatment by a health insurance company. That is a viewpoint shared by all other industrialized countries and many developing countries which provide health care for its citizens - from Germany to Japan and India to Ireland. These countries make health care costs a priority. And it shows in their life expectancy ranking. Japan’s is number three in the world and the United States is number 50! To see a complete ranking, check out the CIA’s website at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/rankorder/2102rank.html We are the richest nation in the world and yet thousands of our fellow uninsured and under-insured Americans wait in lines for hours, missing work or school, to see volunteer doctors at mobile medical units. These doctors are often volunteering to provide medical services to some of the poorest countries around the world, but end up in California or West Virginia. There are many options for health care reform on the table. They are being thwarted by the people that have the most to loose - the health insurance companies. We The People elected Barack Obama because he offered “Change We Can Believe In.” Health care reform was at the top of his list of priorities. A new poll shows that 68 percent of Americans want a public option in a health care bill. A public option or single payer system would alleviate the burden of health insurance premiums on businesses and spur economic growth. Health insurance for all would increase the life expectancy of our citizens and create a healthier population. It’s the right thing to do for America. What’s Your Opinion? Write a Letter to the Editor! [email protected] or Germantown Newspapers, 5275 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144 The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Page 5 Letters to the Editor … Philadelphia’s Students Need Help To the editor: When a child starts off in the Philadelphia school district, he or she has just over a 50 percent chance of graduating from high school. Since my own children attended our local public schools, I have always been aware of this startling statistic. I am proud to say that our youngest child graduated this spring and is starting college this fall. If only all of her classmates faced such a bright future. During my almost two decades of involvement in the Philadelphia public school district, I met many parents struggling to make ends meet while raising their children. Thanks to getting to know my daughters’ own friends and their families, I knew that many children were not even aware of career possibilities in store for them if they could at least graduate high school. Without this inspiration, many of these students simply gave up and dropped out of school. Likewise, while there are many wonderful resources for parents and children in our area, working parents often face difficulties finding them. In July of 2006, I founded the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to giving Philadelphia’s children the resources they need to succeed. I was motivated by three things: my passion to provide young people with the support they need to excel in life; the understanding that resources in the city are abundant, but do not connect fully with the community they aim to serve; and the educational inequality that many students in Philadelphia face. At the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation, we have already launched an impressive web-based resource center, Philadelphia Children’s Connection (www.philly-connect.org), where students, parents/guardians, teachers, service providers and mentors can find a wide range of resources to inspire Philadelphia’s children. It is a unique format, the first of its kind to combine all our local resources in one place online. I encourage you to view and share the website. While I am proud of my foundation’s accomplishments, the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation has even larger dreams including plans for a career-shadowing program, a Vo-Tech School Tour, a Resource Fair and a Career Bus serving as ma obile career exploration center for elementary Will Sirens Ever Stop? To the editor: Does anyone but me notice the incessant wail of police sirens in Germantown? It seems that almost without exception, whenever I open a door or window to my house I hear police sirens. This unfortunate fact of life is now an ongoing accompaniment to all the other environmental noise that we have to deal with in this community. Sometimes I imagine that we’re living in a place dominated by police who are constantly running around in an attempt to control rampant crime like cats in a house that is infested with mice. Will it ever end? If it will not end, will it ever subside? Thomas D’Ulisse Germantown school students. Before we can accomplish these goals, however, we need more funds, volunteers and participants for our fundraising regatta, September 19.. I also encourage you to participate in our book drive, benefiting John L. Kinsey Elementary which will be occurring at various local businesses, at our regatta and at the Chestnut Hill Border’s on Saturday, September 26. As a lifelong member of this community, I believe that we must make an investment in our children. Please help us make a difference in the lives of Philadelphia’s children. In these tough economic times, it is one of the best investments we can make. For more information on how you can help, call 215-242-5115 or email to [email protected] John Bannon Executive Director Philadelphia Children’s Foundation Demand Single Payer System To the editor: On September 2, people gathered throughout the U.S. with various opinions concerning health insurance. At the Keswick Theater in Glenside, Stapeley in Germantown residents Shirley Sagin, Jose Clark and myself joined Wanda Will and Kathy Baxter plus almost 100 others to demand single-payer insurance for all. June Krebs Member, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Wars Always End But Big Government Doesn’t To the editor, I am not sure where to begin in expressing the rage brought on after reading the letter you published from Lawrence Geller in your September 10 Issue. First, are we discussing the inevitability of rationing health care services in a nationalized health care system leading to “death panels” such as the ones that exist in the U.K or Canada? Or are we discussing the Iraq Afghan wars and their need for coffins - “death boxes”? I do not see a relationship between the two. The coloration that Mr. Geller draws is to give a list of large corporations, some dealing in defense contracting. If Mr. Geller is correct perhaps we should open up drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, tap our offshore oil reserves, or construct a new oil refinery or two. Then we would not need to keep our troops aboard. I would also like to thank Mr. Geller for assuming me an “average American” to be an idiot. What I do understand is the fact that we cannot afford president Obama’s healthcare plan. But wait, this plan will pay for itself in money the government will save. Now, there are two words that go together - government and savings. Eh, Mr. Geller? The wars which rightly or wrongly we are engaged in will in time come to an end. The government, once it has expanded, never contracts. So fol- lowing Mr. Geller’s logic we will trade a set corporate of masters for government ones At least corporate governance is less oppressive than government governance. We might ask the people of the former Eastern Block if this is true. Perhaps instead of involving the government we could try a free market solution to the healthcare problem. We could shop insurance providers in other states. At the moment we are unable to do this. By opening up the market, the provider with the best services at the most affordable rate will get the most business. Has anyone else noticed how much easier it is to deal with Comcast now that they are laying Verizon cable? Mr. Geller also implies that members of Congress own shares in insurance companies. This is not illegal. Is it not also true that Al Gore runs a green-based hedge fund? Now there is certainly no conflict of interest by championing a cause which he directly profits from. In his closing Mr. Geller lists members of the Republican party. So in response: Wright, Ayers, Sunstein, Jones, Emanuel (both of them) and my “president awesome” Obama. These people are as evil to me as Gingrich, Rove, Cheney, Beck and that “boy from Texas Bush” are to you. 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House, farm and garden available for tour. Info: 215-848-1690 or email to [email protected]. SOUL FOOD CINEMA Point of Destination Café, 6460 Greene St., Upsal Train Station. Doors open 6:30 p.m., showtime 7 p.m. Reelblack Soul Food Cinema Series presents Truth Hall. Free with purchase of Soul Food Friday meal ($11 and up). Info: 215-849-7771. CIRQUE-ULAR Greene Street Studios, 6122 Greene St. 8 p.m. Professional juggler and sideshow performer Dave Smith, with troupe of 8, performs “Cirque-ular,” a Fuastian narrative of what life in the circus demands. Part of Fringe Festival. $15. Repeats Sept. 19. Info/tickets: 215-413-1318 or www.livearts-fringe.org. STAGECRAFTERS The Stagecrafters, 8130 Germantown Ave. 8 p.m. 2009-10 season at Stagecrafters opens with “Night Watch,” taut mystery thriller by Lucille Fletcher, author of “Sorry, Wrong Number.” Performances Sept. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, October 1,2, 3 at 8 p.m.; Sept. 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. $15, Thursdays 2 for $20, students with ID $2 off. Info: 215-2478881; reservations 215-247-9913. BLUES MESSENGERS LaRose Catering/Social Club, 5531 Germantown Ave. 8-11 p.m. Philadelphia Blues Messengers perform high-energy blues. $10. Info: 215-248-1718. FREE CONCERT Walk a Crooked Mile Books, Gowen Ave. and Devon St. 7-9 p.m. Free concert with Kedron Miller, classically trained singer and composer of Christian music, performing work from both genres. Rain date September 19. Info: 215-242-0854. ART AT ARTISTA Artista Gallery, 7151 Germantown Ave. Exhibition of work of jewelry metalsmith Martha Kent Martin. Through September 30. Info: 215-248-2450. SPIRIT OF ANCESTORS Geechee Girl Rice Café, 6825 Germantown Ave. Opens 5:30 p.m. Geechee Girl presents “In the Spirit of Our Ancestors,” Africaninspired multi-media exhibit by local artist Steven Berry. Through September 30. Info: 215-8438113. 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This week: “Sugar,” written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryna Fleck, story of culture shock as sensitive young Dominican ballplayer attends training camp in Iowa. $6 includes popcorn. Info: www.mtairyvideolibrary.com. JAZZ AT CUBA Cuba Restaurant and Gallery, 8609 Germantown Ave. Live Latin jazz every Friday evening at Cuba. Info: 215-967-1477. SATURDAY 19 JAZZ AT CIP Center in the Park, 5818 Germantown Ave. 6:30 p.m. “Music From the Heart” concert at CIP features Universal African Drum and Dance Ensemble, Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble and vocalist Sherry Wilson Butler. $30. Info/tickets: call Nicole at 215-848-7722 or visit www.centerinthepark.org. DUKES OF DESTINY Mermaid Inn, 7673 Germantown Ave. 9:30 p.m. Philly favorites the Dukes of Destiny play blues clas- free rx delivery For 1 Month with This Coupon 215-844-1319 Fax 215-438-3947 FRIENDLY, FREE PHONE QUOTES• CHaRLENE N. OUTTERbRIDgE, INSURaNCE agENT CONVENIENT HOURS 6218 CHEW aVENUE • PHILaDELPHIa, Pa 19138 Hardy Real Estate, LLC. 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SINGLES SCENE Unitarian Universalist Church, 6900 Stenton Ave. 7:30 p.m. 12:30 a.m. Weekly program for mature single adults. This week: Teachers’ Night Out. Donation $8. Info: 215-247-2561 (press 7). TEXTURE OF TREES Morris Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. “The Texture of Trees” features work of photographer Andrea Baldeck on trees in all their forms. Free with regular admission. Through September. Info: 215-247-5777 or www.morrisarboretum.org. SUNDAY 20 GARDEN RAILROAD Morris Arboretum, 100 Northwestern Ave., Chestnut Hill. Annual miniature Garden Railroad open through October 12, features 12 different rail lines, bridges, plus miniature replicas of American lighthouses made from natural materials. Free with regular admission of $14 adults, $12 seniors, $7 students and ages 318, under age 3 free. 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MONDAY 21 SENIOR ACTIVITIES Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment, 8431 Germantown Ave. CHAC has numerous programs each day for seniors, including exercise, crafts, games, workshops, discussions, more. Info: 215-248-0180, e-mail to [email protected]. BLUE MONDAY LaRose Catering/Social Club, 5531 Germantown Ave. 6-9 p.m. Jazz for everyone each Monday with Tony Williams Quartet. $8. Info: 215-248-1718. TUESDAY 22 PRESCHOOL STORIES Falls of the Schuylkill Free Library, 3501 Midvale Ave. 10:15 a.m. Stories, music play and activities for 3-5 year-olds. Free. Info: 215-685-2093. TABLE TENNIS Earth Bread + Brewery, 7136 Germantown Ave. 9 p.m. – midnight. Ping-Pong Night every Tuesday at Earth Bread. Info: 215- Page 7 September 17-23 [email protected]. OLDIES NIGHT LaRose Banquet Facility, 5531 Germantown Ave. 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Oldies Night every Wednesday. 60s and 70s DJ music, dancing, buffet. Adults over 34. Proper dress Walk a Crooked Mile Books welcomes Kedron Miller for a free concert at the Mt. Airy Train Station, Gowen Avenue and Devon Street, on Friday, September 18 from 7-9 p.m. Kedron Miller is a classically trained singer and also a composer of contemporary Christian music. He will perform work from both genres and accompany himself on electric piano. This is an outdoor concert so bring lawn chairs or blankets and a picnic. The rain date is Saturday, September 19. For questions call 215-242-0854. 242-6666. CHESS PROGRAM Concerned Black Men, Inc., 7200 N. 21ST St. 5-7 p.m. CBM Chess Program teaches chess every Tuesday and Thursday. Free. Info: 215-276-2260. WEDNESDAY 23 PHOTOS AT EARTH BREAD Earth Bread + Brewery, 7136 Germantown Ave. Photography exhibit by local artists Ellie Seif, Sol Levy and Judith Levy on display through September. Info: required. $5. Info: 215-844-5818. WOODMERE WEDNESDAYS Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave. Woodmere remains open until 9 p.m. Wednesdays. free. Info: 215-2470476. Reelblack’s Soul Food Cinema Series returns to The Point Of Destination Café, 6460 Greene Street (above the Upsal R8 train station) with the presentation of Truth Hall, starring Jade Jenise Dixon, Karimah Westbrook, Tamara L. Curry, Celeste A. Sullivan and Nicole Prescott, on Friday September 18. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show is at 7 p.m. The movie is free with the purchase of a Soul Food Friday Meal ($11 and up.) For more information call 215849-7771. 215-242-6666. GARDEN CLUB Cliveden House, 6415 Musgrave St. 6 p.m. Cliveden Park Environmental Garden Club meets every Wednesday. 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The passage empties into the cave-like opening of the pedestrian tunnel underpass. From the west, because no through street connects to the station, the easiest access point is past a secluded and trash-strewn dead-end at Ashmead Street. At minimum, Turzanski wanted to see SEPTA widen the long passageway from Belfield into the large PGW parking lot that makes up one of its borders. Foster wanted SEPTA to install automobile access to both sides of the station. One suggestion he made for the inbound side was to extend Rufe Street, an existing roadway that already connects Wister Street to the dead end at Collom Street, so that it will also connect with the dead end at Ashmead. Doing this would provide a strong through-street access point to the station via Wister Street, Foster said, and promote heavier student and community use. Wister Station was apparently built with Rufe Street access in mind because a set of stairs runs off the end of the inbound platform in that direction. The stairs empty into a wide, trash-filled pathway down to Rufe, but SEPTA’s stimulus plan for Wister includes blocking off the pathway to Rufe as a measure against dumping with removable car barriers. To Foster this made no sense. “The way to improve a station’s usability and visibility is not to make it even less accessible,” he said in a later interview. And he worried that emergency vehicle access to the station would be further curtailed by the blockage. Still, Tom Carl reiterated that any major capital project at Wister had to start with the stimulus plans. “It’s possible to get this thing in a presentable fashion,” he said. “Start with that.” Lund emphasized that more significant future projects were possible at Wister with focused community involvement. Turzanski offered to host a focus group at La Salle and Lund seemed eager for the idea, calling it “a good, appropriate step.” He suggested that workgroup members could share specific desires for the long-term use of the station in the effort to reach a compromise plan. “You know we’re going to have everything from the absolute minimum to the Taj Mahal and we’ll find some middle of the road,” Lund said. Vernon Price, staffer to 8th District City Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller, offered his boss’s full support for revamping the station. “If we have a coordinated effort with SEPTA… then Councilwoman Miller’s office will do whatever she needs to do to make this happen,” he said. Lund suggested that City Council could help on a possible easement to expand the station walkup into PGW’s parking lot. He thought it would be a faster way to widen the approach than trying to purchase the land outright. Foster wanted to see illuminated signs on Belfield Avenue for the station as part of the stimulus project, but Lund doubted that could happen so quickly. While Turzanski doubted La Salle would be able to expand security patrols to include the station right away, he did say the school would expand the scope of its discussions about security if students started using Wister in larg- Covenant Toastmasters Above, Deborah Cureton, the club’s vice president of education, addresses the gathering of about 15 Toastmaster members at Lovett Library. Continued from page 2 undisclosed topic. The topic on September 9 asked Toastmasters Tiffaney Dunbar, Cheryl Wallace and Vickie Landers to discuss what line of work they’d choose if they had to take on a second job. 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Both contests were judged on a variety of elements, including speech development, body language, voice, and audience response. Topics for the five to seven minute humorous speeches had to be original and preapproved. At the meeting’s close, all contest participants returned to the lectern to be introduced to the audience, receive additional applause and a certificate of participation for, as Robinson Jervay put it, “taking a step out of your comfort zone.” “I would recommend [Toastmasters] to anyone,” said Wallace, who helps produce independent film projects. “Especially for me because I’m constantly dictating instructions and directions to people and the information needs to be clear. Being more projective and clear and feeling more positive about myself as far as speaking to different kinds of people, Toastmasters has helped a lot.” The Covenant Toastmasters Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at New Covenant Campus, 7500 Germantown Ave., Founder’s Hall, Room B11. The next meeting is September 23. For more information visit www.covenant.freetoasthost.us or call 215-877-6511092. The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Police Briefs in Mt. Airy If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information or services, call Northwest Victim Services, 6301 Germantown Avenue, at 215-438-4410. Their services are free. West Mt. Airy Neighbors requests that all crimes committed in Mt. Airy be reported to WMAN at 215-438-6022. The following crimes were reported in Mt. Airy between September 7-13, 2009. THEFT FROM AUTO, ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFT September 11: 7100 block Germantown Ave. – rear passenger window broken on 2003 Ford Expedition, laptop taken. September 12: 700 block E. Upsal St. – rear driver’s side tire taken from 2001 Ford Crown Victoria. September 13: 200 block E. Mt. Pleasant Ave. – passenger side window removed from 2003 Buick Lesabre. Speakers, amp and DVD player taken. Septmeber 13: 200 block E. Durham St. – front passenger’s side window broken on 2003 Acura, GPS system taken. STOLEN AUTO September 8: 6800 block Lincoln Dr. – 1985 white Olds Cutlass stolen. September 11: 7200 block Sprague St. – 1996 black Nissan Maxima stolen. September 13: 800 block E. Sharpnack st. – 2005 Chrysler Pacifica stolen. THEFT September 8: 500 block W. Sedgwick St. – complainant stated that records show laptop delivered to location and signed for by unknown person, complainant never received it. BURGLARY September 7: 6400 block Greene St. Attempt made to gain access to apartment, attempt unsuccessful. September 7: 300 block E. Hortter St. – complainant reported lock damaged in residence, refrigerators and microwave taken. ROBBERY September 7: Phil-Ellena and Quincy sts., 12 a.m. – complainant approached by offender on mountain bike who pulled gun, demanded complainant’s handbag. Complainant said there was nothing in handbag, offender rode away toward Phil-Ellena St. September 8: 7100 block Germantown Ave., 12 a.m. – complainant approached by offender as he exited location. Offender struck him with unknown object causing him to fall to ground. Offender then forced complainant into com- Support Group for Co-victims plainant’s car, drove to 5900 block Wissahickon Ave. where complainant exited vehicle. Vehicle recovered on 600 block W. Rittenhouse St. September 10: Johnson and Anderson sts., 12 a.m. – complainant alleged that acquaintance gave her a ride, then took her to Johnson and Ardleigh sts., dragged her out of car, took her cellphone and drove away. September 10: Upsal and Anderson sts., 12 a.m. – while walking on Upsal, complainant allegedly approached by two offenders who pointed guns, demanded money, hit complainant in head with guns, took wallet and fled. Suspects later ID’d and arrested. September 12: Unit block E. Gown Ave., 5:25 a.m. – complainant approached by two offenders while making delivery. They demanded money, cash taken. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT September 7: 7200 block Crittenden St., 10:30 p.m. – complainant in verbal dispute with acquaintance who allegedly picked up fork and stabbed complainant with it in chest and arm. Suspect arrested. September 9: 200 block Garrett St., 12 a.m. – after verbal altercation offender allegedly chased complainant on foot while holding gun. Tour Tulpehocken Historic District Meet the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion’s neighbors on Saturday, September 19, 10 a.m. to noon. The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of America’s first railroad suburbs. Join architect Sandra Radich for an excursion through the neighborhood. Participants will be introduced to six lovely Victorian mansions with a secret peek inside one stunning home on Greene Street. The morning will be capped off by a docent-led tour of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion complete with luscious dessert and lemonade in the Victorian style. The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is Philadelphia’s only authentically restored Victorian house museum and garden and is the centerpiece of the Tulpehocken Station Historic District. The tour begins at the Mansion, 200 West Tulpehocken Street, promptly at 10 a.m., rain or shine. Wear comfortable shoes for Do You Have Something for the Business Service Directory? 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The documentary film covers Philadelphia history from 1864, the year before the end of the Civil War, to 1876, just before the opening of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The documentary film series includes a webisode on Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in Philadelphia. Lincoln visited Philadelphia more than any other city during his presidency. Lincoln lay in state for two days beneath the statue of George Washington. His funeral procession drew more than 300,000 people. A young African American woman, Emilie Davis, joined the throngs that came to pay their respects. In her diary, she wrote: “It was the grandest funeral I ever saw. The coffin and hearse was beautiful.” The documentary focuses on people, places and events in Philadelphia history such as volunteer fire fighters, baseball, the influence of railroads, the Sanitary Fair, the civil-rights movement Fairmount Park, dance, theater, and major signature buildings. Sam Katz, a Philadelphia businessman, and Mark Moskowitz are the executive producers of the webisodes and documentary film series. Over the summer, screenings of the pilot and webisodes have been held at churches, schools, museums, and historical societies. For more information contact Betty Turner at 215-843-1457, email [email protected] come. Reservations are required. Visa and Master Card are accepted. Call Diane at 215-438-1861 for reservations and details. 10% discount With this ad Pilates Wed 7 PM MaMa: Moving Arts Studio 215.842.1040 Get a Fresh Start. restore Your Good Credit. Bankruptcy? • Protects your property • inexpensive, informal, fast • Stop threats, calls, lawsuits • Wipes out most debts ALFrED ABEL LAW OFFiCES JENKiNTOWN PLYMOUTH MEETiNG www.alfredabellaw.com 215-517-8300 We help people under Ferderal Bankruptcy Laws. 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District office: 1536 East Wadsworth Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19150, phone 215-242-7300, fax 215-242-7303; home page http://www.pahouse.com/parker. 201st Legislative District: Rep. John Myers. District office: 5847 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144, phone 215-849-6896, fax 215-560-1824. Home page: http://pahouse.com/myers Pennsylvania State Senate 3rd Senatorial District: Senator Shirley Kitchen. District office: 1701 West Lehigh Avenue, Suite 104, Philadelphia PA 19132, phone 215-227-6161; home page http://www.senatorkitchen.com. 4th Senatorial District: Senator LeAnna Washington. District office: 1555-A Wadsworth Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19150, phone 215-2420472, fax 215-753-4538; home page http://www.senatorwashington.com/ U. S. House of Representatives 2nd District: Congressman Chaka Fattah. District offices: 4104 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19104, phone 215-387-6404; 6632 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19119, phone 215-848-9386; home page http://fattah.house.gov/index.html. Northwest Zoning Hearings Next Week The following hearing will be held next week at the Zoning Board of Adjustments, 1515 Arch Street, on the 18th floor. All information is according to the Community Alerting Service of the Housing Association of Delaware Valley. Wednesday, September 23, 2 p.m.: 4969 Wakefield Street, two use permits for the relocation of lot lines to create one lot from two lots (existing as one Board of revision of taxes account) to be as follows: building 1 – private penal facility to include 36 residents, staff, staff rooms, kitchen and accessory preparing of food and serving of food; building 2 – accessory to private penal facility. Tioga Unity Day is September 19 The 2009 Tioga Unity Day will be held Saturday, September 19 at Jerome Brown Playground, 20th and Ontario streets, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activities will include live entertainment, free giveaways, rides, special treats for seniors, a Gospel Hour of Power, games, free school supplies, an old cell phone collection, a gently-used coat drive, and much more. Parental supervision is requested for all rides for children under Sharpest Cuts Around Men & Children Walk-ins Welcome 9 AM - 9 PM 215-438-8917 5104 Germantown Avenue age 18. Special guests include Mayor Nutter, Senator Shirley Kitchen, Councilmembers Greenlee and Miller, and others. The rain date is Sunday, September 20. The Philadelphia Blues Messengers will be performing their unique style of high energy blues this Friday, September 18 at the La Rose Supper Club, 5531 Germantown Avenue, from 8-11 p.m. The cover is $10, and there is free supervised parking behind the club. For more information call 215-2481718. Shovel Ready Continued from page 4 The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Germantown Chronicle recently covered the imbalance between maintenance and new projects within SEPTA. In response SEPTA invited us to meet with them while they outlined plans to spend federal stimulus money on the Wister Station. Incredibly, all they are going to do with the money is perform the neglected maintenance of the last 20 years: cutting overgrowth, painting what is left, and - get this - blocking off the only remaining road access to the station so no one can get a car close to it, including any police or security vehicles. There will be no real new construction. After this work the station will be cleaner but less usable. Public money spent with political pressure in the Northwest has just gone to make two R8 stations “restaurant ready” to the tune of $15 million, but we are told there is no money to do any more than a minor cleanup for Wister. Why can’t regularly-budgeted funds be used to do deferred maintenance at this station, and stimulus dollars used to make it accessible and safe at all hours? Yet to be mentioned is the potential extensive use of the station by Peace Event In a War on Terror Peace Event, 23 peace groups will demonstrate from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, September 20 near Senator Arlen Specter’s home on West Schoolhouse Lane (between Henry Avenue and Gypsy Lane). They want Specter to cut off funding for the U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan and to bring the troops home now. On this date in 2001, President George Bush II declared a “War on Terror” to a joint session of Congress. 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The former underutilized Columbia Avenue stop on the R7 was completely renovated and became Temple U because there was public and political pressure to find the money to do it. LaSalle has indicated willingness to participate in any project that would make Wister Station a viable alternative for its students. Renaming it LaSalle University would have a nice ring to it. Explanations rationalizing neglect have been told to citizens year after year when it comes to public projects and neighborhood needs. It is either “budget constraints”, “that has to come from the state”, “that has to come from the federal government”, “we would have to move it from some other project” - the excuses go on and on. Stimulus money is supposed to be used for only “shovel ready” projects. There has been so much nonsense told to this community over the years about what can’t be done (but can be done elsewhere) that the R7 tracks are filled with more manure than they were when those horses pulled the first cars. We are “shovel ready” here. • Low Prices • Herbal Medicine • Senior Citizen Discount • All Major Insurance Accepted • We Accept Medicaid, Medicare, Part B & D Plans Free Delivery 215.438.3880 • Fax: 215.438.3883 206-B West Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19144 Pharmacy Hours: Monday – Friday 10 am to 6 pm • Saturday – 10 am to 5 pm was later used to justify illegal invasions, continuing occupations and human rights abuses (including torture) by the U.S. The War on Terror Peace Event has been endorsed by Brandywine Peace Community, Bucks for Progress, Catholic Peace Fellowship, Chester County Peace Movement, Code Pink Philadelphia, Communist Party of Eastern PA and DE, Delaware Valley Veterans for America, Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia, Green Party of Montgomery County, Green Party of Philadelphia, Military Families Speak Out, Northeast Philly for Peace and Justice, Northwest Greens, Peace Action of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network (PRAWN), the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (Philadelphia Branch) and more. For more information e-mail to [email protected] or call 215-843-4256. GHS Class of ’74 Plans Reunion Germantown High Class of 1974 will hold its 35th reunion on October 10 at the Philadelphia Hilton Hotel – Airport. For more information call D. Paige at 215-635-0468. The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Page 11 ‘Music from the Heart’ at CIP Fire Causes Power Outage Center in the Park, supported by Bravo Health, presents “Music from the Heart,” on Saturday September 19, featuring the Universal African Drum and Dance ensemble, Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble and vocalist Sherry Wilson Butler. It takes place at 6:30pm in the Loeb Auditorium at Germantown Friends School. For tickets and information, call 215-848-7722, ask for Nicole at 215-848-7722 or visit w w w. c e n t e r i n t h e p a r k . o r g . September is Grandparents Month, a perfect opportunity to treat an older adult you love to a gift of Center in the Park’s “Music from the Heart.” Above left, flame spurts from the power cable at Lincoln Drive and Hortter Street. Above right, PECO technicians at work restoring service. Photos by Kittura Dior. Continued from page 1 Medearis said he called PECO years ago asking for the utility company to do something about the tree limbs that used to press down against the wires from that tree. It was only months ago that workers finally arrived to cut off those limbs, he said, but the wires still seem to abrade the main trunk even now. According to Medearis the flames on the wire that did not fall into the street remained small on Sunday. Still, firefighters arrived on the scene almost immediately and waited, making sure nothing got out of hand, but they did not attempt to put out the flames. PECO followed several hours afterward. The fire and line breakage happened around noon, but PECO workers didn’t arrive until much later, completing temporary repairs at 5 p.m. according to PECO Communications Manager Michael Wood. Those temporary insulators are still visible on Medearis’ tree. PECO doesn’t have a timetable yet for when the permanent repairs will be made, Wood said. “We had quite a busy day Friday and Saturday because of all the rain and the windy conditions,” he said. Medearis wondered if the windy weather caused the tree to sway so much that it wore the insulation off the wire that was resting against it. Officially the cause of the incident is undetermined, according to Wood, but he thought Medearis’ description was as likely as any. “Tree contact with our area lines is the most common cause of power outages,” he said. With a similar thought in mind, Dior and Medearis expressed concern that a separate power line connecting their homes still snakes through another large tree and appears twisted among several limbs. The neighbors worried that a similar fate might await those wires. But as things worked out Sunday they were primarily grateful no one was hurt. “We were going to do a yard sale for the block and we decided not to do it because of the rain, and thank god,” Dior said. How to Get Your Word Out The offices of the Germantown Chronicle and Mt. Airy Independent are located at 5275 Germantown Avenue (pictured above), between East Penn and Bringhurst streets. Press releases and letters or opinion pieces can be mailed to this address, dropped off here during normal business hours, faxed to 215-754-4245, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Please be sure to include the name and phone number of a contact person in case there are any questions about information in your announcement. A Family Tradition of Excellence Since 1937 AL JEFFERSON 215-849-4343 BRICK & stone poIntIng Alfred Jefferson is the number one contractor for the tri-state area. If you need complete construction services for your home or business, then he is your go-to guy! Jefferson is the owner of Al Jefferson Brick & Stone Pointing, a family trade since 1937. His late father, Al Jefferson, Sr., initially taught him the business and the art of brick and stone pointing and also wood graining, which is a unique technique of transforming any door (wood or metal) into a beautiful work of art with the appearance of a wood-grained effect that is all done by hand. You have to see it to believe it! Neigbors in Mt. Airy thank him for giving their neighborhood a beautiful face lift and great curb appeal! If you ride through the streets of Mt. Airy, Germantown or West Oak Lane, you are sure to see his famous brick and stone pointing. His signs are seen all over Mt. Airy, Germantown, West Oak Lane and South Philadelphia. For more information, call 215-849-4343 and get a free estimate. You will be so glad you made the call. • Steps • Patios • Ext. & Int. Painting • Concrete Walks Also Custom Door Graining • Rough Cast Cellar Walls • Glass Block Windows Page 12 September 17, 2009 The Mt. Airy Independent From the World of Religion Kehilla for Secular Jews Does the Shofar blow for you? Looking for a place to hear the loud trumpet sound, which heralds in the Jewish New Year? Philadelphia’s Kehilla for Secular Jews invites all to join them Saturday, September 19, 2 p.m., for Rosh Hashana and Monday, September 28, 3:45 p.m. for Yom Kippur, at Germantown Friends Meeting, 47 West Coulter Street, as they celebrate their Jewish heritage. The observances will be multigenerational, multicultural, and LGBT-friendly. Events are free; contributions requested; proceeds benefit Jewish Children’s Folkshul. Free parking is available. The High Holiday programs are for all ages, and there will be crafts and other activities for children, pre-school through third grade, during the programs. But don’t come expecting a rabbi or a prayer book. Instead, on Rosh Hashanah, September 19, 2 p.m., there will be songs, poetry, a secular Sh’ma and sounding of the traditional shofar. Special guests will be Yiddish recording artist Fran Kleiner, and Art Miron, a popular musician/singer in the Mt. Airy coffeehouse scene. Yom Kippur observance, on Monday, September 28, will feature candle lightings, reflection, singing, and a secular Yizkor and Kaddish. In Eastern Europe, a Kehilla was a Jewish community, bound together by its history, religion, and location. Today, the Philadelphia area has several Kehillot, but only one Kehilla for Secular Jews. Philadelphia’s own secular Kehilla, consists of six local groups: Jewish Children’s Folkshul and Adult Community; Philadelphia Secular Jewish Organization; Shir Shalom; Sholom Aleichem Club; South Jersey Secular Jews; and Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring of Philadelphia. These organizations welcome those who are not comfortable with traditional Jewish denominations and may find the community and fellowship that they seek in a secular humanistic Jewish setting. The Kehilla welcomes all who identify with the Jewish experience, its history, culture, and values. For information, contact Barbara Halpern, Kehilla for Secular Jews, at 215-572-6131, email [email protected] . Jewish Children’s Folkshul, a founding member of the Kehilla, is a cultural Jewish school for children in grades Pre-K through ninth, providing a secular, humanist approach to the exploration of Jewish cultural identity, holidays and history. For over 80 years, Folkshul has served communities in the greater Philadelphia area including families from Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware Counties. Folkshul also offers a wide variety of adult education classes including book discussions, Hebrew, Yiddish, history, philosophy, and political discussions. Classes, workshops, presentations and discussions are held Sunday mornings from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Springside School in Chestnut Hill. For more information about Folkshul, call 215-248-1550 or visit www.folkshul.org. Missions Celebration at High Street The High Street Church of God, 222 East High Street, will celebrate the 37th year of Faith Promise Missions Convention on Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday Oct. 4. The theme is “That None Shall Perish.” The community is invited to come share in this celebration. On Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. there will be a banquet with speaker will be Elizabeth Floyd from Neighborhood Crusade, Inc. of Philadelphia. On Sunday at 11 a.m. the Rev. Melvin Floyd, director and founder of Neighborhood Crusade, will be the guest speaker. The evening service will be at 5:00 p.m., celebrating with Holy Communion and a candlelight service. Minister Daniel Sawyer of Neighborhood Crusade will minister in this service. High Street has supported many missionary ministries, including in Liberia, the West Indies, and Egypt and local ministries Child Evangelism Fellowship, Have Christ Will Travel, Teen Challenge and Arab World Ministry and Neighborhood Crusade Inc. All are welcome. For more, call 215-438-1682. Rev. David E. Griffith is pastor. DUBLIN FUNERAL SERVICE, INC. • Prearrangement Planning • Monuments • Cremation • Traditional Services • Memorial Services Marcell D. 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These two young men, who wanted to make our streets a safer place, ”were slain in a senseless crime.” The Saturday, September 19 Awards Ceremony is being sponsored by the Saints of Valor Martial Ministry and will be held at Enon East, 2800 Cheltenham Avenue, 7 -9 p.m. The Saints of Valor Martial Ministry, under the leadership Master C. Hamilton Robinson, seeks to provide an educational, cultural, social and martial arts enrichment program consistent with Enon’s vision of family values and human dignity. The goal is to increase the level of prosocial involvement and to empower martial arts training across all ages, genders, backgrounds and groups of the Christian Community. During the Appreciation Awards Ceremony law enforcement officials and others will be presented with National Awards from the American Police Hall of Fame and Museum Awards Program The keynote speaker will be Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper. Thyra Course at St. Paul’s The Thyra Course, a mystical introduction to the Christian faith, will be offered at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, this fall, according to the church rector, the Rev. E. Clifford Cutler, who will teach the course. It begins Wednesday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Dixon House on the church campus at 22 East Chestnut Hill Avenue. The course studies ancient and contemporary mystics to uncover Christian insights for daily life. Mystics, Cutler says, are those who have had direct experiences of God. From the Greek word thyra, meaning door and opportunity, the course is designed “to open the door and offer an opportunity to explore spiritual answers for life’s questions: What can I believe in? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Where is life’s meaning?” Cutler reports that the Thyra Course will create “a safe place to ask about life, meaning, spirituality and religion.” To be studied during the eight Wednesday evening sessions are many mystics, ranging from the medieval Hugh of St. Victor to the contemporary Dag Hammarskjöld. The course, which has a $20 fee, is open to all. For more information call 215-242-2055 or e-mail [email protected]. St. Paul’s Church is located near the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill, one block from SEPTA’s R7 and R8 Chestnut Hill stations. Visit www.stpaulschestnuthill.org for information about this offering and St. Paul’s many other ministries. Funtastic Friday at Cedar Park Cedar Park Presbyterian Church, located at 7740 Limekiln Pike (at Upsal) will present “Funtastic Friday” on Friday evening, September 25, beginning at 7 p.m. Children, youth and teens are encouraged to attend this festive and lively evening of fun fellowship. The agenda will consist of a myriad of activities, line-dancing, karaoke, rap performance, boardgames, films, contests and other activities developed for specific age levels. Refreshments and snacks will be served and there is no admission fee. This event, with other events to follow, is being promoted to foster goodwill, good times and to serve as a bridge between church and community. Note your calendar and come prepared for fun in a warm and welcoming environment. Cedar Park is here for you...and we wish to make your acquaintance. For information call the church at 215-549-9775. The Music Ministry of the Christian Church in Philadelphia, 8044 Stenton Avenue, will present the Evelyn Graves Ministries Choir of Yeadon, Pennsylvania in an afternoon of sacred music on Sunday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m. at the church. Everyone is invited to come. For more information call 215-248-5091 or visit www.churchinphila.org. High Holidays at ChabadLubavitch In anticipation of the upcoming Jewish New Year (September 1820), Chabad-Lubavitch of Northwest Philadelphia has announced its High Holiday Services schedule. They will be “warm, friendly, traditional, and open to all” says Chabad’s Executive Director, Rabbi Yitzchok Gurevitz. All are welcome to services at Chabad, free of charge, regardless of background or affiliation. Membership is not required to join and there are no prerequisites. All prayers will combine the original Hebrew and translated English. “Whether your background in Jewish prayer and practice is extensive or limited,” says Rabbi Gurevitz, “attending services at Chabad will leave you feeling enriched, connected, uplifted and inspired.” Services will be held on Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year (September 18-20), as well as Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement (September 27-28). For information regarding High Holiday Services, or to reserve a seat call 215-438-5327, email [email protected], or visit www.ChabadNWP.org. Chabad-Lubavitch of Northwest Philadelphia will be presenting a Challah Baking Workshop for Adults and Children on Thursday, September 24, from 5-6 p.m. Attendees will learn hands-on steps involved in baking Challah (a braided bread traditionally prepared for the Sabbath and Jewish holidays): preparing the dough, braiding techniques, glazing, and baking. Attendees will take home their own challah. Special focus will be given to holiday shapes and flavorings. The workshop is free of charge, but RSVP is appreciated. The workshop will be held at 7334 Rural Lane. For more information and to RSVP, please call Pessy Gurevitz at 215-438-5327, email [email protected], or visit www.ChabadNWP.org. The Historic Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse, built in 1770 and home to the table on which the first protest against slavery in America was signed in 1688, will host an open house on Saturday, September 19 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Meetinghouse is located at 6133 Germantown Avenue. For further information, call Christopher Friesen at 215843-0943. The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Page 13 Real Estate News Join ‘Ghostbusters’ at Historic Cliveden Do you believe in ghosts? Do you hear banging, footsteps or voices in your home? Are you really seeing things or is that just your imagination? If you answer yes to any of these questions, join Cliveden on Friday, October 9 from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. for “Ghost Hunting 101.” Ghost Hunting 101 is the third in a series of collaborations between Cliveden and the Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators. Visitors will be treated to a ghost hunting workshop and live paranormal investigation of the Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground. The workshop will be hosted by the Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators, in Cliveden’s historic Carriage House. It will address a wide range of paranormal topics including the history of ghost hunting, electronic voice phenomena, and psychic protection. After the workshop, attendees will gain hands-on experience by conducting a live paranormal investigation at the Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground. Located down the street from Cliveden, the Concord School House was built in 1775 as Germantown’s first English language school. The School House Anthony Vacca (left) and Frank Cassidy (In vest) of Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators discuss readings they are getting of electromagnetic activity near a pillar in the foyer of Cliveden at a previous investigation this year. occupies a corner of the Upper Burying Ground, one of the oldest cemeteries in Germantown and a site where over 50 Revolutionary War Soldiers are buried. Admission is $20 per person. RSVP is necessary as space is very limited. For further details about this event and to RSVP call Richard Fink, education director, at 215848-1777 x223 or by emailing [email protected]. More information about this program can be found on Cliveden’s website, www.cliveden.org. To learn more about the Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators, check out www.freespiritpi.com. Details about the Concord School House and Upper Burying grounds are located at www.ushistory.org/germantown. Learn How to Care for Damaged Trees A major storm can have devastating effects, changing our community in an instant. Buildings may be damaged or destroyed, power lines down, and trees broken and torn. In the wake of this loss, neighborhoods and an entire community may experience a sense of devastation not known before. “Because trees are such a large part of a city’s visual landscape, damage to them from a severe storm can be a major shock to residents,” said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation, an organization that helps people plant and care for trees. “Seeing a favorite tree down or badly damaged in the front yard can be a traumatic experience, almost like losing an old friend.” But Rosenow also said that trees are amazingly resilient and that many recover with proper care. Information is available from the Arbor Day Foundation for residents who want to become more informed about tree care and storm recovery. The Arbor Day Foundation’s Web site, arborday.org, offers a free Storm Recovery Kit, an online set of easy-to-understand guidelines to explain how to care for trees following a severe storm. Residents will learn to Blue Bell agent Richard McIlhenny is a recipient of REMAX Pennsylvania and Delaware Region’s Top 25 Sales Associate Team for 2009. The recognition is based on awardable commissions year-to-date through the end of June. McIlhenny, a licensed realtor and REMAX associate since 2002, was rated number 19. McIlhenny, who represents both buyers and sellers, is a life-long resident of Mt. Airy. He focuses on the Northwest Philadelphia and Montgomery County areas. know whether a tree can be saved, the best way to remove broken limbs, and how to identify scam artists posing as arborists. After a major storm, city officials, utility workers, and private tree care firms have their work cut out for them. The best thing residents can do is be patient and lend a hand. Citizens can help expedite the city’s recovery process by quickly learning correct tree care practices, taking care of simple tasks, and protecting against tree service imposters. For the free Storm Recovery Kit, go to arborday.org. The Mt. Airy Business Association, in conjunction with Valley Green Bank, invites everyone to take advantage of an opportunity to properly dispose of all unwanted electronics, including televisions, computers, printers, hard-drives, monitors, VCRs, radios, video games, transformers, and even batteries on “Weird Waste Day.” Bring your weird waste to the Valley Green Bank parking lot, 7226 Germantown Avenue, on September 26 between 1-4 p.m. and we’ll make sure that it gets responsibly recycled. The cost to you is $.032 per pound. We have engaged IRN, a recycling network that helps businesses and institutions find the most responsible, efficient and cost effective way to recycle all materials. All products are hand-dismantled and shredded. Each item is directed to the right end market and recycled safely, in full compliance with all environmental regulations. For information call 215-242-0777. Harvest Festival at Wyck Wyck, 6026 Germantown Avenue, celebrates the fall with an evening festival on Friday, September 18, from 5-7 p.m. The Harvest Festival will feature live bluegrass music, cider pressing, fabric dyeing using plant-based dyes, delicious dinners for sale, a collaborative writing project for kids and adults, and cooking demonstrations by the Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Wyck’s house, Home Farm and gardens will be open for tours and Wyck’s Farmers Market will run from 2– 6 p.m. Visitors can meet Wyck’s new flock of chickens and see our beehives. Wyck offers a variety of programming for its community, neighbors and friends. The Wyck Outdoor Education Program for underserved Germantown students features an emergent curriculum focusing on natural science, nutrition, and seasonal dynamics at Wyck’s 2.5-acre site. School children also participate in all aspects of the Wyck Home Farm, a large chemical-free production garden. In conjunction with the Food Trust, Wyck has established a seasonal, weekly farmers market, held Friday afternoons from 2pm – 6pm from May through November, where Wyck’s produce is for sale alongside produce grown and sold by a Lancaster County production farmer. Wyck accepts vouchers from the federally funded Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which gives lowincome senior citizens and WIC recipients subsidized access to fresh, local produce. The market also accepts food stamps in the form of the EBT/Access card. The Wyck Workshop and Lecture Series offers free or lowcost educational programs on traditional horticulture and sustainability methods to modern urbandwellers. Workshops take place on topics such as food preservation, composting, bee-keeping, permaculture, seed-starting, edible landscaping and traditional seed saving techniques. For more information about the Harvest Festival please call 215-848-1690 or email [email protected] . For information about Wyck’s programs, please contact Lori Litchman, education program coordinator, at [email protected]. Visit Wyck’s website at www.wyck.org. Are You Looking for a Space to Rent? Well, look no further. Trinity Lutheran Church of Germantown has space to rent. Office space and rooms for all your special events. For more information and any questions, please contact our church office and speakwith Ms. Gracie Hayman at 215-848-8150 Page 14 September 17, 2009 The Mt. Airy Independent The World of Education FUMCOG After-School Program The After School Program for Germantown High School students at First United Methodist Church of Germantown (FUMCOG) will start Tuesday, Sept. 29 for 9th grade students and Monday, Oct. 5 for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. The program is held at the church, 6001 Germantown Avenue, across the street from the school. The program is free to Germantown High students. The daily program runs from 3:05-6 p.m. and is free. Programming includes a healthy snack followed by two hours of tutoring, learning sessions and homework help. Every student has a computer applications class and access to the internet for study and research. A recreation program is available from 5:30-6 p.m. Students receive structured tutor- ing at all levels in math and English. Help is available in history, science, Spanish and French. Enrichment activities during the school year include: a Living History project at historic Wyck in Germantown; a stained glass arts project; attendance at theater, music and dance performances; eating out at restaurants; career training; acting and drama classes; and SAT and ACT preparation. A Tuesday night program for 12 graders includes cooking and creative thinking as well as help for senior projects. The promotion rate for students who attend this program regularly is over 90 percent.. Applications are available at Germantown High and at the church office. For more information call the after School Program at 215-4386767. LuBel’s Christian Academy PA Board of Education Accredited 500 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue • Philadelphia 19119 215-242-4663 Free Quickbooks Seminar Aliyah Bonaparte, owner of the Northwest-based Pyramid Accounting Solutions, Inc., won up to $20,000 in Intuit Inc.’s Power to Get More Done Stimulus Grant competition. As one of 10 winners nationwide, Bonaparte will receive $10,000 in cash and up to $10,000 in Intuit products and services to assist the small business community in and around the Philadelphia area. Pyramid Accounting Solutions, Inc. provides bookkeeping, payroll, and QuickBooks setup, training, and support services. Bonaparte’s goal is to provide free and low-cost Basic QuickBooks seminars to 10,000 small business owners in her area. Bonaparte believes that increasing an owner’s ability to understand and implement accurate accounting policies and procedures will result in the creation of a more financially sound, thriving business. “Each seminar’s goal is to provide business owners with the skills and means to produce and analyze financial statements using QuickBooks,” said Bonaparte, a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. “Accurate financial statements can improve the owner’s ability to make effective cash and strategic management decisions. They can also increase a small business owner’s chance to apply for and receive funding to expand their own business.” Pyramid Accounting Solutions, Inc. will also use the grant to become an earth-friendly firm. “Having the means to purchase proper equipment and software will allow us to become a paperless firm, decrease our need for space, and increase both our efficiency and the level of service we give our clients,” Bonaparte said. Pyramid will host a free fourhour QuickBooks Basics seminar on Sept. 23. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and a light breakfast will be served. The seminar will end at 1 p.m. For details, visit www.pyramidaccounting.com or call 267-244-1026. Infants • School Aged •Pre-K & Kindergarten 6 AM – 6 PM Over 30 Years Experience • State Subsidy Accepted Motto: We Want to Learn, We Can Learn, We Will Learn. We Also Offer Before & After School Care Grace Community Christian Center 29 West Johnson Street • Philadelphia, PA 19144 Now Enrolling Now Enrolling CALL FOR APPOINTMENT DR. A. H. WILLIS PRINCIPAL Grace After School Program (GAP) Register NOW!! • We Serve Grades K-5, Ages 5-12 Homework Assistance • Technology Enrichment (Computer Lab) Music Enrichment • Physical Development • Arts & Crafts Spiritual Growth • Nutrition Education • Math Help • Creative Play Fee Schedule: $45 Weekly (Transportation Provided at Extra Cost) Discounts for Families Co-payments, CCR & DPR Payments Accepted open 3 PM – 6 PM Monday through Friday Open Half Days Certified & Trained Staff For More Information, Call 215-848-2700 Germantown Friends School COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM QUALIFYING EXAM SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 AT 9:00 AM GFS will award four scholarships to students entering grades 6, 7, 8 or 9 in September 2010 Qualifications: • Grade average of ‘B’ or above • Strong teacher recommendations • Financial need—based on income Call 215-951-2345 to register. Visit www.germantownfriends.org for more information. A Quaker, co-ed school for grades K-12, Germantown Friends affirms its commitment to admit students of any race, creed, color, nationality or ethnic origin. Registration/ Classes begin Sunday, Sept. 27 9:30 am NW Merit Semifinalists Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Competition have announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit scholarship Program. These academically-talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 National Merit scholarships, worth more than $36 million, that will be offered next spring. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. Students from Northwest high schools who have achieved Semifinalist standing include: Central High School, Jody Z. Zhong; Crefeld School, Emily C. Livingston and Daniel E. Sloane; Germantown Friends School, Tracy C. Bank, Connor G. Bartholomew, Eli BogomShanon, Christopher R. Kim, Seth C. Koren, James T. Query, and Allison R. Wattenberger; William Penn Charter School, Michael T. Bak, Jamie D. Garden, Kate J. Goldenberg, Theresa M. Manning, Brian J. Mendel, Ben E. Perelman, and Eamon A. Ronan. The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Page 15 The World of Education South African Music and Dance at MALT Don’t miss the fun with Sharon Katz and The Peace Train in Mt. Airy Learning Tree’s South African Music and Dance Class, number DA19. Join Sharon Katz and The Peace Train for a series of eight workshops filled with South African music, dances and stories. Members of the band will visit the sessions to teach and together we will build a dance group and create something joyful, positive and creative. All ages, nations, religions, colors, shapes and hairstyles are welcome! Also learn more about the new school and cultural center in South Africa and how to visit South Africa with The Peace Train. Sharon Katz and The Peace Train are performing worldwide, composing for a new musical and CD, and raising funds to build a new school in South Africa geared towards children who lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. Class meets Thursdays from 78:30 p.m., September 24 to November 12, at Blair Christian International Ballet Exchange announces open auditions for a production of The Nutcracker with the Donetsk Ballet of Ukraine. IBE, the non-profit arm of Wissahickon Dance Academy, offers this unique opportunity to area ballet students. The Donetsk Ballet is an internationally renowned ballet company that has toured the world. Their principal dancers have won several international ballet competitions and they continue to entertain audiences with their dazzling pyrotechnics and artistry. Through IBE, area dancers have the opportunity to perform with this exciting company of twenty professionals, no matter which dance studio they attend. The audition will take place on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. for children ages 5-9 and 6 – 7:30 p.m. for students ages 10 and up at Wissahickon Dance Academy, 38 East Schoolhouse Lane. Children should be dressed in ballet attire and must arrive promptly. The audition fee is $15. For information, call Nancy Malmed at WDA at 215-8497950 or visit internationalballet.org or wissahickondance.com. Rehearsals for the production will take place on Sunday evenings beginning Sept. 27. Performances will be held Dec. 17-19 — a school show for the Philadelphia School District and two community performances at Plymouth/Whitemarsh High School on Dec. 19 Saving Workshop at Coleman Become a Philadelphia saver! In a workshop at Coleman Northwest Regional Library, “Build Wealth, Not Debt! Philadelphia Saves at the Library,” you’ll gain the tools, resources and motivation you need to begin saving. You can save for retirement, for college, a down payment on a home or car – you name the goal. No matter how much or how little you earn, the habits and benefits of saving can be a part of your life. The event takes place on Monday, September 23, 6-7 p.m., at Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library, Greene Street and Chelten Avenue. For more information call 215-685-2155. Above: pictured with Sharon Katz (left) is Shophi Ngidi who, as one of the members of the Peace Train, taught the class with Katz in 2007. Members of the Peace Train band who will teach the class in 2009 include Nomsa Majola, Khethiwendi Quick and Nokwanda Taho. Academy in the gym. The cost is $99 with a $20 materials fee payable to the instructor. BtDPPQFSBUJWFtOVSTFSZtTDIPPM Accepting applications for Fall 2010 Starting at age 2 years, 7 months 1:5 adult–child ratio Large outdoor play space For more information, call MALT at 215-843-6333 or visit www.mtairylearningtree.org. For more information: 215.248.0919 240 E. Gowen Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19119 HOPE Charter High School 9th through 12th grades • A tuition-free high school in West Oak Lane • Student enrollment from all areas Philadelphia • For the youth who needs extra help & small classes • For information, 215-849-2112 ext 5112 • Or email [email protected] GREENE STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL Open House Dates – RSVPNEEDED Needed OPEN HOUSE DATES-RSVP Thursday, October 1, 8:45 to 10:30 AM. 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Submission of a completed application does not guarantee placement in the program. ƇClassroom Weeks: ƇClinical Practice Weeks: Hours are 8 AM to 4 PM Hours are 7 AM to 3 PM After successfully completing the Training Program, you will be eligible for a Nursing Assistant Pool Position in our Nursing Facility - or a Nursing Assistant Position in our Unique Assisted Living Program. Cathedral Village is diagonally across the intersection from the Andorra Shopping Center. SEPTA 9 & 27 buses stop at Cathedral Road and Ridge/Henry Avenue. 600 E. CATHEDRAL ROAD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128 EOE CALL: 267-385-9410 EOE The Nutcracker with the Donetsk Ballet of Ukraine Sponsored by International Ballet Exchange Auditions Sept. 20 Audition times – 5 PM, ages 5-9 6 PM, ages 10 and up Audition fee $15 Ages 3 to Adult • Ballet • Jazz • Tap • Hip Hop • Modern • Yoga Fall Registration Thursday, Sept. 10, 4-7pm Fall Classes begin Saturday, Sept. 12 Photo: Deborah Boardman 38 E. 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Airy Restaurants Organizing Continued from page 1 dred [names] becomes a thousand.” Marketing Mt. Airy restaurants as a related dining venue can save money for individual businesses while increasing exposure, he said, if the restaurants keep one thing in mind. “As long as you have the philosophy that you’re a restaurant row and people can’t eat at your place every night,” he said. Elizabeth Moselle, director of commercial corridor revitalization for Mt. Airy USA, suggested a natural marketing angle might be the effort area restaurants put in to buy supplies from nearby producers. “If a lot of people are already using local products, how about playing up that you’re local?” she said. It might have sounded like music to Miller’s ears. As a founding member of the Sustainable Business Network, Miller is all about local. So she segued to an event that was close to her heart - the Mt. Airy Business Association “Focus on Local Arts” celebration coming up November 6, 7. “What we’re trying to do is fill every possible wall space with local artists,” she said. The aim is to have 50 artists represented on walls all over the neighborhood. Miller believes that by giving exposure to these artists, both through displays in businesses and with a big public Among the participants were (back row, left to right) Kim Miller, executive director, Mt. Airy Business Association; Harris Eckstut, small business and restaurant consultant; Alisa Consorto, owner of Umbria; an unidentified participant; Elizabeth Moselle, director of commercial corridor revitalization, Mt. Airy USA; David Fellner, property owner and owner of the Video Library; Po-hung Yu, events manager for the Trolley Car Diner; (foreground), Valerie Erwin, owner of the Gee-Chee Girl Rice Café and Pat O’Donnell, chef of the Urban Café. Not pictured: Peggy Zwerver, owner of Earth, Bread + Brewery; Chris Simpson, owner of Wine Thief, and Betty Ann Fellner. to-do, the Focus on Local Artists event will also bring new faces to the businesses and restaurants of Mt. Airy. The event is the same weekend as the Mt. Airy Furniture Show, which is put on by Mt. Airy Custom Furniture at the Sedgwick Theater and also features the work of many local craftspeople. So that weekend the Avenue promises to be crawling with local art enthusiasts. Miller encouraged the restaurant owners to open their walls to local artists for the event, or think of other ways they might be able Weavers Way Plastics Recycling Resumes T h e We a v e r s Wa y E n v i r o n m e n t C o m m i t t e e ’s monthly collection for #5 plastics, which are not included in the City’s recycling program, will resume September 19, and will follow a monthly schedule: October 17, November 21, and December 19. The program will skip January and resume in February. Weavers Way is moving the collection to a new location: the Co-op’s garage, at 542 Carpenter Lane, across the street and a bit further down the block from the Big Blue Marble bookstore. For more information visit http://weaversway.coop/index.p hp?page=plastics-recycling. Geechee Girl Restaurant Presents Second Annual Local Farmers’ Dinner Join Wyck’s Home Farm Manager Landon Jefferies and Wyck’s Horticulturist Nicole Juday at Geechee Girl Rice Café, 6825 Germantown Avenue, on Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. for Geechee Girl’s second annual local farmer’s dinner. The dinner showcases local food and producers. Participants also include Dave Zelov of Weavers Way farm, Christopher BoldenNewsome of Martin Luther King High School farm, and Linda Geren of Highview Farm in New Jersey. Marilyn Anthony from the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will also participate. The menu will feature produce from the Philadelphia farms and humanely raised pork and lamb from Highview. The cost for the dinner is $42.50. Reservations are necessary. Please contact Geechee Girl Rice Café at 215-843-8113. Do You Have Something for the Business Service Directory? Call Rachel and Put Your Business on Display! 215.438.4000 to participate. The chefs and restaurant owners also discussed ideas about Mt. Airy Gift Certificates and the business association’s coming DecemberFest promotional event. But easily the most exciting decision made at the meeting was to keep the Mt. Airy Restaurant Association going again next month. Eckstut might have voiced the hope and reasoning involved here. “If you’re willing to share, the restaurant row will just grow, and grow, and grow,” he said. A new band, Black Men Blush, will debut at La Rose Café, 5531 Germantown Avenue, on September 25 at 8 p.m. Admission is $10. Black Men Blush is an exciting five-piece dance band playing blues, zydeco, country and soul: great songs that make you dance. Black Men Blush features John Colgan-Davis from the Dukes of Destiny on harmonica and vocals; Rich Curtis from the Dukes on bass and vocals; Carl Snyder, also from the Dukes, on keyboards; AC Steel, former rhythm and lead guitarist with the Dukes, on guitar and vocals; and Mike O’Rourke on drums. La Rose has great sight lines and a good sized dance floor adjacent to the stage. It has parking next to the club and an attendant to watch your car. It is the scene of the Tony Williams jazz jam on Monday nights, and for the past year it has hosted a last Friday Night Blues series that has brought an array of local blues talent to play on the last Friday night of each month. That series is now going weekly, and Black Men Blush is proud to be the inaugural act of the weekly schedule. For more information call 215-844-5818. The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Drama, Farce and More at The Stagecrafters This Season By ANDREW GILMORE Guest Writer Theatergoers of all ages will be happy to know that Philadelphia’s Stagecrafters Theater is soon beginning its new season. This year’s works offer a variety of fun and interesting plays, from the suspenseful to the whimsical. This season is particularly special for the theater because it is their 81st season, during which they will be passing the 500th production benchmark. Stagecrafters’ 2009-2010 season opens Friday, September 18, with a dramatic production of a good old-fashioned mystery thriller — Lucille Fletcher’s “Night Watch.” The New York Times (1986) calls this play “an American version of a British specialty: sneaky goings-on in a houseful of suspects.” Elaine Wheeler thought she saw a body or two in the apartment next door. Or did she? Her attempts to convince her husband and friends to help her investigate lead to mysterious situations. Be sure to be there during its run and maybe you can help solve the mystery. Beginning November 27, Stagecrafters will present Thornton Wilder’s classic farce “The Matchmaker.” The play is a comedy almost in a Shakespearean sense, in that nearly all of its plot centers around love, marriage, and the machinations that often conspire to get in the way of true love. Like all good comedies, it ends with a marriage, or two...or maybe more... The director of the play, Yaga Brady, says, “It’s a warm, funny and Cherri Poet of West Philly and Pierlisa Chiodo-Steo of Chestnut Hill in “Night Watch,” first show of the 2009-10 season at The Stagecrafters. clever play… I love to work with ‘period pieces’, re-read them and rediscover in them a myriad of issues, questions, lines, references which, when examined, can make perfect sense within the contemporary perception of the world.” On February 5, 2010, the season continues with Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Soldier’s Play.” Taking place in all-black military unit in the South during WWII, the play is powerful, uncompromising and fascinating in the way it deals with military life and relations of African Americans among themselves. The director of this play, Marilyn Yoblick, says that doing this particular piece “represents our theater’s continuing commitment to Page 17 Business Services Directory Moving & Hauling DELIvERY SERvICE DAY or NIGHT present to our audiences important plays by African-American authors.” On April 9, Stagecrafters’ productions continue with highlyregarded playwright Richard Greenberg’s “The Violet Hour”. Greenberg once defined the title of the play as “the uniquely New York moment when day gives way to night, the moment that rewards you for the day.” In it, a young publisher must choose between two books to publish. One, “The Violet Hour,” is written by his good friend who needs to get the book published in order to marry the rich woman he loves. The other is an autobiography by the publisher’s mistress. Which shall he choose? Which does he choose? The ending of the play has been described as being like the happy hour that comes after a hard day’s work. June 11 begins the season’s final production, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s classic musical “The Fantasticks.” Stagecrafters presents few musicals because of its fairly small stage, so this is a special occasion. The basic plot concerns two fathers who put up a wall between their houses to ensure that their children fall in love because they know children do what their parents forbid. Is that true? Will they do it? And if they do, what will come of it? Come to enjoy one of the longest-running musicals of American offBroadway history. For more information on the productions and the theater, visit www.thestagecrafters.org. The Stagecrafters is at 8130 Germantown Avenue. saying through it; normal stages of infant development; challenges of sleep and feeding; attachment and separation; exploration of the experience of modern parenting. The program will build confidence, let you have fun with your baby, and meet other local parents. The group will be co-led by Kellie Wicklund, MA, NCP, LPC and Toni Seidl, LCSW, BCD. Kellie Wicklund currently works as the Center’s Clinical Director and is a 2008-2009 Clinical Fellow with The Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. Her area of advanced study is in postpartum disorders, infant attachment, and parent-infant psychotherapy. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Counseling, is nationally certified as a psychologist, and holds a license to practice in the state of Pennsylvania. Toni Seidel is a licensed clinical social worker. Her first career was as a pediatric nurse. Following nursing, she spent twenty-two years serving as the supervisor and chair of the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Seidl was trained at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia in the Child Psychotherapy Program, and is an academic graduate of the Adult and Children’s Psychoanalytic Program. 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Download a PDF of the Germantown Chronicle or the Mt. Airy Independent from our website. germantownnewspapers.com Clay Workshops at ALAC Allens Lane Art Center, Allens Lane and McCallum Street, is offering a new class and two new workshops in sculpting with clay, beginning in late September. Designed for adults and mature teens, they will be taught by Mt. Airy sculptor Rivkah Walton. The first workshop in the new Art and Spirit series, Fertility: Figurines, Amulets & Plaques, meets two Thursday evenings, Sept. 24 and Oct.1, 6–9 pm. The first session of this class for adults will explore symbols that many cultures have used to ensure the fertility of themselves, their land, and their hands. In the second, using polymer clay, participants will create their own figurine, wearable amulet, or wall plaque as a focal point for prayer or meditation. In Form-ation: An Introduction to Sculpting Meeting, adults and mature teens will use a step-bystep process to sculpt an organic form in water-based clay and finish it for firing or casting. Meeting seven Sundays, beginning Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., students will learn to see and shape planes, volume, and texture; make, use, and take care of sculpture tools and materials; and understand the historical context of sculpture. Participants will gain basic knowledge and skills that will support further figurative or abstract work in clay. Make Your Own Mezuzah Case, the second Art and Spirit workshop, will take place Sunday, Oct. 25, from 2:30 – 5:30 pm. Mezuzah cases are found on the outer doorposts of most Jewish homes; many are also attached to the entranceways to rooms inside. Participants will learn the ancient history and role of these ritual objects and the scrolls they hold, similar practices in other traditions, and the wide variety of ancient and contemporary styles. The class will decipher a secret code on the inner parchment. Incorporating personal symbols, each participant will sculpt a mezuzah case using polymer clay. The class will enjoy snacks while their creations are permanently oven-hardened. Instructor Rivkah Walton holds an MFA in Crafts from Tyler School of Art. Her life-long interest in psychology and spirituality led her to establish the Institute for Contemporary Midrash (biblical interpretation), where she directed the training programs in the arts. Her portraits in clay and assemblage constructions may be viewed at studio-rw.com. For information or to register for these or other classes for adults, teens, or children, go to www.allenslane.org or call 215248-0546. The Mt. Airy Independent September 17, 2009 Page 19 Germantown Newspapers Classified Advertising We have a classified listing for those of you who want environmentaly-friendly services and products. 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HoUSE flEa maRKEt Saturday, october 3, 2009 • 9am – 3pm Held on U.U. House parking lot 224 W. tulpehocken Street COST - $10 per space Space available on a first-come, first-serve basis PAYMENT DUE: September 30, 2009 flEa maRKEt WoodCRESt CHURCH Sept. 19th, 9 am to 3 pm mt. pleasant & thuron aves. Vendor space $12, Tables $10 extra Call 215-659-3538 Flea Market / Yard Sale Valley Greene Co-op Apartments 5720 Wissahickon Ave. Saturday, 9/26, 8 AM - 2 PM. Table Space Rental — $10 Contact Beverly, 215-849-1448. Rain Date 10/3 HElp WantEd aCtoRS WantEd – Volunteers The Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion needs actors for its upcoming Murder Mystery Event at the end of October. Auditions will be held on Sunday, Sept. 20. Email diane at [email protected] or call 215-438-1861 to arrange an audition. This is really a fun event for actors & guests alike! matURE pERSon REQUIREd for PT night position in a residential facility. Must have experience with Women in Transition. Call 215-849-2396 before 5 pm. QUalIfIEd & EXpERIEnCEd tEaCHER’S aSSIStant Needed for daycare center. Must be able to start immediately; HS diploma necessary. Letters of recommendation, child abuse & criminal clearances required. Call for appt., miss Sandy 215-224-5308 matURE pERSon REQUIREd for pt night position in a residential facility. Must have experience with Women in Transition. Call 215-849-2396 before 5pm EaSt moUnt aIRY mUltI-famIlY YaRd SalE Sat. Sept. 19, 9am to 1 pm Raindate: Sun. 9/20 6725 CRIttEndEn St. Books, vintage collectibles, household items, sports equipment & many more miscellaneous items. bIg flEa maRKEt All neighbors participation! 6400 blK of ClEaRVIEW St. MT. AIRY (Johnson St. & Chew Ave.) Sept. 19th, 9 am to 5 pm Raindate: Sept. 20 poSItIonS WantEd aCCoUntant/booKKEEpER off-SItE Cpa OVER 15 YRS. OF SMALL BUSINESS & NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE Call: 215-729-9586 www.dysulaiman.com SERVICES mR. magoo CaRpEt ClEanER Carpet Cleaning Sale 2 rooms for $35.00! We rotary shampoo & steam extract – you get 2 for the price of 1 Vacuuming, moving furniture, stairs & Hallway, color brightening, static proofing, stain removal, scotch guard, disinfecting & dry cleaning a little bit more. We also clean furniture. Accepting all major credit cards Call noW: 215-729-1274 or 267-250-9764 ($35 MINIMUM) REal EStatE REal EStatE 1bR In pRIVatE HomE $600/mo incls: utilities, cable, internet (wifi ) Use of kitchen & laundry, ceiling fans, AC, quiet! Call mike: 215-983-7633 maRtIn Elfant, InC. Call Jeff Elfant @ 215-844-1200 1 bR dUplEX apaRtmEnt IN MOUNT AIRY Convenient to shopping (Mall), PO transportation, grocers. $650/mo + utilities; avail Oct. 1 Call: 215-753-9213 leave message. SpaCIoUS 1bR apaRtmEnt 2nd flr., E. mt. airy ww/carpet, nice block, near transportation & shopping $625/mo. includes water. Call Sue: 215-242-8269 onE bEdRoom apaRtmEntS Starting at $495 + utils. and up HW flrs., refrigerator, yard, newly remodeled, some private entrances. Call: 267-226-0918 gaRdEn StYlE apaRtmEnt ComplEX IN MOUNT AIRY NICE 1 & 2 BEDROOMS Utilities included except for electric. lv. message for Sprague Court 215-842-2500 CRIttEndEn manoR aptS. 1 BEDROOM apartment available in Mount Airy. Utilities included except for electric. Call: 215-842-2500 leave message for Crittenden manor gaRagES aVaIlablE Multiple Sites, Single & doubles From $90/month [email protected] 139 tulpehocken 2BR, 1B, h/w floors Renovated unit, heat included! $825./month 262 E. Cliveden 1BR, 1B w/w carpets. Very spacious, off-street parking. W/D on site, free heat! $625./month 6628 n. 8th Street Totally renovated 1BR, 1bth & Others Off street parking, w/d on site $595. — $650./month 700 W. Walnut lane 2BR, 1bth, ww/carpets, w/d lots of closet space off street parking. $725/mo germantown lg. 1bR + lg dEn UnIt Incl: EIK, stained glass skylight, hw flrs. throughout, huge backporch, Coin op. W /D on premise Easy access to R8. Tenants use of garden & backyard for entertaining. First, last & security deposit reqrd. Call greg 215-287-1404 or [email protected] gERmantoWn 1bR, KItCHEn aREa, lR, dR Tranquil park-like setting! $450. + utilities Call: 215-593-8159 SERVICES 1. moUnt aIRY 79XX RUGBY ST. 2BRs, 2nd Floor, $750/mo + utilities. 2. gERmantoWn 1XX W. MANHEIM ST. Furnished Rooms, $90 up/wk. Call: 215-849-4385 or 267-476-4942 (cell) gERmantoWn 50XX tacoma St; 2bR Rowhouse Close to transportation & shopping. HW flrs. Section 8 OK $600/mo. + utilities Call: 267-577-9601 *** EQUal HoUSIng *** All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings are available on an equal opportunity basis. glamaRama HaIR StUdIo 201 W. gRangE aVE./olnEY New Option Relaxer Alternative Alkaline mineral softener 99.9% chemical free 215-548-2200. bring ad - get $5-10 off chemical services bEgInnIng KEYboaRd oR pIano lESSonS Children & Adults Lessons in your home Once a week. Contact: 215-350-1521 pICtURE fRamIng pREoWnEd oR WE pURCHaSE to SUIt. Call: 215-849-9192 mobIlE notaRY SIgnIng SERVICE Licensed, Bonded, Certified We Travel to banks, title companies, Senior centers, convalescent & Retirement homes. Your Business or Residence! Call: 215-548-5894 or www.needmobilenotaryservice.com InfoRmatIon and pRoblEm SolVIng for 55+ in nW philadelphia Resources for Older Adult Living (ROAL) 215-843-5602 www.roalatnim.org Page 20 September 17, 2009 The Mt. 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