The Spirit Newspaper

THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013 PAGE 1

NOVEMBER 6, 2013 • Vol. 10 No. 43

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As arts programs have steadily left public schools, one Port Richmond woman has taken it upon her-self to keep creativity alive and blooming in the Riverwards. In 2008, Kim Creighton founded Portside Arts Center, a community based arts center serving chil-dren, teens and adults with performing arts, visual arts and music programs year round. Creighton was concerned because of consistent reductions in school-based arts’ programs as well as the lack of neighborhood arts options for local kids. “It seemed like a lot of kids were hanging on corners,” Creighton observed. “It seemed like they needed something to do and for kids who aren’t really academic or sporty, this is a perfect fit.” But, it wasn’t just a hunch that she had that kids needed something to do that drove her to create this center. Due to her background in sales, Creighton knew that she needed proof of this need before she moved forward. “We passed out 1,500 surveys to neighbors asking if they would like an arts center in the area and if so, what programs they would like to see.” With an overwhelmingly positive response

Art on the Road

by Denise M. Krenski

Portside Arts CenterGoes Mobile

by Denise M. Krenski

see PORTSIDE on page 7

Lacey Gallagher loved the game of soccer. She also loved the number 13. On Oct. 7, 2013, her love for a game, a school, and a number were forever retired to the rafters of Little Flower High School. Ever s ince she was 9-years old, Lacey found her niche on the soccer pitch, playing for Fish-town A.C. before try-ing out for and playing on Select and Keystone State tournament teams. One of her coaches, Joe Carson, once said that Lacey’s “dedication, skill and sportsmanship made her every coach’s dream player—she always gave 100 percent.” But no matter what team she played on, Lacey wore 13. “She without a doubt believed it was her lucky number,” said Denise Gal-lagher, Lacey’s mother. Even when Lacey went on to play soccer for Little Flower High School and wasn’t able to receive her beloved number 13 in her first year, she always wore an old Fishtown A.C. shirt under her uniform with her lucky number on it. Stephanie Bates, a for-mer high school team-mate of Lacey’s, wore number 13 for four years before handing it down to Lacey at the conclusion of Bates’ senior year. At Little Flower, jersey selection day always began with up-perclassmen and worked its way day to younger players. “That tradition (of hand-ing down jersey numbers) was no different when it came time to select jerseys during my senior year, but Lacey had other ideas in mind,” recalled Bates, who was a senior when Lacey was an incoming freshman. “I remember her trying to sneak into the area where the uniforms

by Max Pulcini

Lacey Gallagher’s Memory Lives OnNumber 13 Will Always Be Lacey’s Number

were being distributed to take the number 13. I was a little upset with her be-cause I wanted to finish out my soccer career with the same uniform. But I had it in my mind from that mo-ment on that the number 13 would be something that I would ‘hand down’ to (Lacey) at the end of the season.” “I remember giving her my Little Flower soccer t-shirt during our Senior Day festivities and made a little dig, saying that now she wouldn’t have to worry about a newer player com-ing in and trying to take that away from her,” Bates said. Lacey went on to have a successful career playing soccer in high school. Lit-tle Flower Athletic Direc-tor Adam Butcher recalls

Lacey as, “an above aver-age student athlete with an above average personality.” “Although quiet as a freshman, Lacey grew into a leader both on and off the field,” Butcher said. However, tragedy struck on April 28, 2007 when

Lacey passed away on the night of her senior prom in a car accident, while she and a group of friends were driving to the Poconos for a post-prom party weekend.

see LACEY on page 12

Above: Lacey Gallagher’s sisters, Brianna and Lexi, pose with a framed uniform bearing Lacey’s number 13. Below: Lacey’s jerseys and photos are displayed at her number retirement ceremony at Little Flower High School on Mon., Oct. 7, 2013.

From left to right: Jenna Wilchinsky, Assistant Director, Krystal Cruz, intern from El Centro de Estudiantes and Kim Creighton, Founding Director.

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THE LOCAL LENS with Thom Nickelsby Thom Nickels Thom Nickels

is a Philadelphia-

based author/journalist/poet, film critic

and feature writer for the Spirit Newspapers.

see LOCAL LENS on page 11

MARIANA BRACETTI ACADEMY is having a fundraiser to raise much needed funding for our new location – the former building of the Northeast Catholic High School for Boys. We are selling engraved bricks, which range from $50 to $200. Your brick will be laid into the walls of our school to remember your generous donation for years to come. All donations will be put toward new gymnasium bleachers, auditorium curtains, and to support our arts program. Bricks can be customized & purchased online at:

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When I was asked by Marita Krivada Poxon author of Irish Philadelphia, to write a ghost story for a Halloween Irish Ghost Story Night at Saint Mala-chy’s Catholic church at 1429 North 11th Street last month, I was curious to know whose ghost I would

be. When Marita suggested, Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick, the 3rd Bishop of Philadelphia in 1844, I did the necessary research and wrote the story. Since it was suggested that the five ghost writers and per-formers come dressed as their characters, I knew I’d wear an old chasuble a friend of mine in Montre-

al made for me sometime in 2007. The green chasuble with lots of gold in it was not made as a costume but as the real thing, but that’s another story for another time. The idea around the sto-ries was to explore the lives and attitudes of famous people in the Kensington area during the time of the Nativist anti-Catholic riots.

The characters represented on stage were culled from the local history books of historian Ken Milano. Since Roman bishops wear a lot more than a cha-suble-- especially a bishop from the 1800s when litur-gical vestments were a lot more elaborate than they are today—I found a large faux gold ring with a cross on top, gaudy enough to

be loved by Liberace. If I had had an opportunity to incorporate a miter, it would have been one of those pre-Second Vatican Council sky high miters, not the little pointed hats that pass as miters today. While I skipped the miter part, Re. Monsignor Kevin C. Lawrence, pastor of Saint Malachy’s found an old pole with a small cross on top that probably held a banner at one time but which could reasonably pass as a bishop’s (minia-ture) processional cross. (For the record, Saint Mal-achy’s is the parish church of Father John McNamee (Pastor Emeritus) a poet and author of Diary of a City Priest, winner of numerous literary awards and later made into a film for television starring Da-vid Morse). The following is Bishop Kenrick’s tale from the grave. I, Bishop Francis Patrick Kenrick, was blessed with a fine clerical career. In my home town of Dublin, I was selected, at age 18, to study in Rome. In Rome I spent many summers read-ing on the Spanish Steps and praying in St. Peter’s. I was ordained in April of 1821. I had prayed for a significant priesthood if that be the Lord’s will, and very soon it seems I was rewarded when my superiors announced that I had a special gift for theol-ogy and Greek, the Greek part being as much a mys-tery to me as it was to my bother, Peter Richard, the Archbishop of St. Louis, Missouri, who would ask, in jest, if I was planning an escape to Mt. Athos, where there was once a Benedictine monastery before the great schism of East and West. After ordination, I was called to Bardstown, Ken-tucky, not far from the present day Abbey of Gethsemane of Thomas Merton fame. Country living was never my ideal, my heart being in the city, so I prayed and began work on translating the Gospels and a new version of the Douay Rheims, a project that would take many years. When I had resigned myself that my priesthood would be as placid as Kentucky’s green pastures, I was appointed

Coadjutor Bishop of Phila-delphia. My heart skipped a beat on that blessed day! A bishop! How often as a boy mother would look at me, pat my head, and mur-mur, “My son, the bishop!” as if she knew my destiny. I had actually fallen a little bit in love with Kentucky and shed tears as the train pulled out of the station. Through the cracked glass of the railway car, I blessed those who had come to say good-bye then buried my head in my breviary. Kentucky’s quiet gave way to very terrible events in Philadelphia, although I did have a brief honey-moon of sorts when I had two successes, one involv-ing a struggle with the lay vestry and the other the founding of Saint Charles seminary. These victories got me thinking I was well on my way to receiving the red hat. But, as I was to learn, even the sacred priest-hood is no defense against the sins of Narcissism and ego. Life changed in a big way when the cholera hit. After that, I had to struggle to find the peace I’d so taken for granted in Bardstown. When I was made the 3rd Bishop of Philadelphia in 1844, the world, at least for Philadelphia Catholics, seemed to come to an end. It was a time when hatred swept the city. But let me say that even now, so many years af-ter my death, I can attest that one of my greatest struggles occurred seconds after I breathed my last as Archbishop of Baltimore, my last position in the Church. Although on my death bed in 1863 I did not, like the dying Thomas Aqui-nas, announce that every-thing I’d written was straw, I did feel a tremendous jolt when my spirit left my body. I’d been ill for some time and knew the hour was fast approaching when my spirit ascended and lin-gered over the heads of the mourners. Startled to find myself gifted with second sight, I saw that many in the room cried not for me but for their own mortality. Some of them, I am afraid to say, were also thinking about getting something to eat. I was even able to read

MARIANA BRACETTI ACADEMY is having a fundraiser to raise much needed funding for our new location – the former building of the Northeast Catholic High School for Boys. We are selling engraved bricks, which range from $50 to $200. Your brick will be laid into the walls of our school to remember your generous donation for years to come. All donations will be put toward new gymnasium bleachers, auditorium curtains, and to support our arts program. Bricks can be customized & purchased online at:

WWW.BRICKSRUS.COM/ORDER/MARIANABRACETTI For questions contact Anita Shelbrack

at 215.291.4436 Ext 390

PLEASE DONATE BY BUYING YOUR BRICK TODAY!


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Too many people are being diagnosed with lung cancer everyday – those who smoke, and those who don’t. It’s heartbreaking. We, as a society, need to be advocates for cleaner, healthier air to breathe and help people quit smoking, and make sure children never start. Healthy clean air is a sure way to prevent people from getting lung disease – air that is free from pollution and tobacco smoke. Last year, I lost my dad to lung cancer. What he went through before he died, no one should have to experience. We can all start by sup-porting our local American Lung Association chapter. Their programs are in-valuable in the fight for clean air.

Sincerely,Bonnie LaPlace

It wasn’t until I saw “The Lion King” that I fully un-derstood what the circle of life meant. Yes, even at my age, I learned something new. Of course, watching it 20 or 30 times with my sons may have helped but I have now come ‘full circle’. I am a life-long resident of Fishtown, and very proud of it. My years were spent between Dakota Street, Hewson Street, Mercer Street, and now York Street. My Grandparents were Slovak and had emi-grated from the Czech Re-public. They began their family of eight, left St. Agnes at 4th & Brown and joined the newly-formed Holy Name of Jesus par-ish. (That makes me a third generation parishioner.) Holy Name was not always the “Irish Parish” (so many of my AOH friends are grinning now). Then came life and mar-riage. And suffice it to say, I joined St. Laurentius Parish because my very proud, third generation husband asked me to. My sons began their education there, made their sacra-ments there, and now the fourth generation is soon-to-be Christened – at the combined Holy Name of Jesus/St. Laurentius Parish.

And They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love…

How do I feel about this? I feel like I have come home – I have come full circle. After graduating from Holy Name – way back in the day - and during my Hallahan years, I never knew anyone who went to St. Laurentius and was so surprised to find someone that sat beside me in Latin class or Gym class lived only two doors down on my street. Through the years, you learned that your neighbor may have been one or two years below, or above you in class. Or, one of your sons played on the same soccer team. As parents, we supported and attended countless fundraisers to make Fish-town teams survive, or to make sure they had match-ing uniforms to wear. We attended benefits where Holy Namers and St. Lau-rentiusers joined forces to help out a sick friend, a fire victim, or bereaved family. We shared the happiness of a Phillies World Series win and the disappointment of another Eagles’ loss. We worked and ‘played’ together because we truly cared about each other. And we still do. We learn now that age is taking a different toll. Not only on our physical

beings, but also on our Churches. We are sad-dened and dismayed that one closes, opens, or closes again because time takes its toll. But they are buildings; not our neighbors, or our life-long friends. They are not the friends that we in-vited to our children’s wed-dings, or took to proms, or helped to carry life’s bur-dens with. They are not the caring, compassion-ate Fishtowners that have made this neighborhood solid. They are buildings that we may have shared our prayers, our joys and our tears in, but that is all. The latest bureaucratic decisions should not be tearing us apart; but should be making us stronger. Stronger that we, as Chris-tians, can survive. Let us hold on to the values, principles, and traits that formed our parishes and strive to become one in the name of the Lord. Yes, they’ll know we are Chris-tians by our love.

G. Sandy Bukowski

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In the 1976 Philadelphia favorite movie “Rocky”, boxer Rocky Balboa jogs

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waterfront of South Philly to the famous, horn heavy song, “Gonna Fly Now”, with the background scene

being an awesome snap-shot of Philly’s industrial ports on the Delaware River. Well, Rocky now has a

closer place to run near his Kensington home-right on Port Richmond’s water-front as the Port Richmond Trail was ceremonially opened on Tuesday, Octo-ber 29. Over one hundred people were in attendance to cut the ribbon and open the running, biking and walking trail. Mayor Michael Nutter joined other city and state officials, along with repre-sentatives from the Dela-ware River City Corpora-tion (DRCC) and the Penn-sylvania Environmental Council (PEC), to officially open the Port Richmond Trail restoration project, a 1.6-mile section of trail along the Delaware River in Northeast Philadelphia extending from Richmond Street & Allegheny Avenue east along Allegheny to Delaware at Pulaski Park and then north on Dela-ware to Lewis Street. The trail serves as a new rec-reation outlet for cyclists, runners and pedestrians and connects the local

community to the river. “The completion of the Port Richmond Trail is an important step in realizing a larger vision for the Dela-ware River Waterfront and our goal of establishing Philadelphia as America’s greenest city. Connecting neighborhoods to each other and connecting resi-dents to open, green spac-es through a trail network like The Circuit serves to make this city a healthier, more cohesive place to live, work and play,” said Mayor Nutter, who during the ceremony accepted a $200,000 grant from the EPA to conduct a planning study to guide the clean-up and reactivation of area brownfield land. The grant will be used to plan for adaptive reuse of three brownfield sites located in the Bridesburg, Frankford, Port Richmond and Juni-ata Park sections adjacent to the Delaware River and Frankford Creek. “It is our hope that the new Port Richmond Trail

is just the beginning of restoration efforts along the North Delaware that will provide new opportunities for Philadelphians to recon-nect with the river and take advantage of this expansive and virtually untapped natural resource right here in the city,” said former Congressman Robert Bor-ski, Chair of the Delaware River City Corporation Board of Directors. As the ribbon was cut on the new trail, the first walk-ers on the new path were students from Our Lady of Port Richmond Regional Catholic School, located just three blocks west of the river. Carrying their school banner, 150 students lined up to give Mayor Nutter high fives as they passed him, cheering them on.It was a poignant scene to see people at Pulaski Park and using the Port Richmond riverfront once again. “This is a day that gives


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Friends of Cione General MeetingTONIGHT, NOV. 6The first general meeting for Friends of Cione will be held on Wed., Nov. 6 at 7:30PM in the Cione building. We will sell Ci-one t-shirts for $10. Please come out and share your ideas and thoughts on im-provements to Cione. We want to thank ORCA for providing tables, benches and bike racks, Mary Cor-boy from Greensgrow for the flowers which was a lovely addition this year. Thank you to Peg Rzepski for the assistance along with ORCA for getting the funds to fix the fence. Their assistance has been invaluable in helping turn Cione around to make it a better and safe place for families to come.

Bible Study MeetingsSmall group Bible Study special meetings are begin-

ning Wed., Nov. 6 for 7 weeks at 2341 N. 7th St.. Exciting and challenging. Applying the Bible to our lives. 12 noon.FREE. For more information call: 215-944-0057.

Joint Civic Zoning Meeting Tu e s . , N o v. 1 2 a t 6PM. Meet ing Loca-tion: West Kensington Ministries Presbyterian Church, 2140 N Hancock St (corner of Susquehanna Ave). Regarding: 2100 N. Front Street (corner of Diamond/Coral and Front Streets). Property owner Kensington Hospital pro-poses to redevelop existing building and construct a new addition to be used as a Group Practitioner Counseling and Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) Facility whose services will include the dispensing of methadone and provision of counseling services. This will be a joint civic association zoning meeting of Norris Square Civic As-

sociation, East Kensington Neighbors Association, and Hope Street Neigh-bors for Better Living.

Bridesburg Historical Society MeetingThe next meeting of the Bridesburg Historical So-ciety will be held on Wed., Nov. 13, at 7:30PM in Marian Hall on the north-west corner of Edgemont and Buckius Streets. Our guest speaker will be a representative from Glen Foerd Mansion. Come learn the history of this beautiful manor situated on the banks of the Dela-ware River and of its con-nection with Bridesburg. Admission is free and re-freshments will be served.

EKNA Zoning Meeting Wed., Nov. 13 at 7:15PM. Meeting location: Circle of Hope, 2007 Frankford Ave. Regarding the follow-ing cases: 2214-24 Blair St: Demolition of existing structure (horse stable) and new construction of six single-family houses facing Trenton Ave with interior parking accessed via Blair Street. 2113-15 E York St (corner of Martha St): Use of existing building for the preparation and serving of food for a sit-down res-taurant with take-out and a liquor license. 2059 Am-ber and 2113-15 Abigail: New construction of three single-family houses. Zoning agenda subject to change.

EVENTS

Buy a Brick Fundraiser at Mariana Bracetti AcademyMariana Bracetti Academy is having a fundraiser to raise much needed funds for their new location, the former building of the Northeast Catholic High School for boys. They are selling engraved bricks to be laid in the walls of the school. All donations will be put towards new gymnasium bleachers, auditorium curtains and the arts program. Bricks can be customized and purchased online at www.bricksrus.com/order/mar-ianabracetti. For questions contact Anita Shelbrack at 215-291-4436, ext. 390.

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Cione After School Program The Cione After School Program now has open-ings. The program is for boys and girls age 5 to 12. It runs from 2:30 to 6PM Monday to Friday from now until Memorial Day in May. It includes homework help, arts and crafts, activities, snacks etc. For more info call Cione at 215-685-9880 or stop by Aramingo and Lehigh Avenues.

Hancock Rec Basketball LeagueHancock Basketball Pro-gram will be recruiting children for our S.N.B.L. – 2013 - 14. This will include our basketball clinic. All games and practice’s will be held in the gymnasium of John Moffet Elementary School, located at Mascher and Oxford Streets. Han-cock has a reputation for motivating our children to do their best. Our S.N.B.L. basketball league is de-signed to strengthen their basketball skills, and bas-ketball I.Q. Children, ages 6 – 12, who are willing to work hard at playing basketball, and are willing to play as a team are in-vited to register. To register for the clinic and league, please call coach Larry. Starts 1st week of Decem-ber, 2013. Come join us!!! Register your child now!!! Hancock Recreation Cen-ter, 147 W. Master Street, 215-685-9886/9877. [email protected]

LHS Free Computer ClassesLutheran Set t lement House is now offering FREE computer classes to the community! Beginner @ 9AM-12PM Thurs., Intermediate @ 12-3PM Thurs., and Job Readi-ness 5-8PM Wed. Each class if free and available to anyone. Please call 215-426-8610 or walk in for more information. Located at 1340 Frankford Ave. 215-426-8610.

PR TigersBasketball SignupsThe Port Richmond Tigers are now taking signups for the upcoming Travel Basketball season. Girls and boys, ages 6 through 18, are welcome to sign up at the Tigers Clubhouse (Chatham & Ann), Mon. thru Fri. 6:30PM till 8PM. For more info, call Tom Mack – 215-275-8838 or the Tigers Clubhouse – 215-423-7611.

Zumba at First PresbyterianFirst Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave., will hold “Zumba” classes on Thurs. from 6-7PM. Admission $6. Exhilarat-ing, healthy and loads of fun. Come and meet your neighbors. Bring a friend.

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

Men’s Softball League Men’s Softball League looking for players for their Spring/Summer 2014 teams at Bridesburg Rec Center, 4601 Richmond St. Wooden Bat League. If possible going to single wall bat. If interested call Dan at 215-605-6004.

Hancock Rec Center ProgramsHancock Recreation Cen-ter is offering a wide array of programming for our community. For the children they will be offer-ing movie night, pool, air hockey, and table tennis this fall for children 17 and under. Also offering activities for adults and se-niors. If your organization, neighborhood, or commu-nity group needs meeting space, come in and we may be able to accommodate you. Come and enjoy your neighborhood recreation center and get to know its employees. Hancock Rec Center’s Staff are looking forward to seeing you. 147 W. Master St., 215-685-9886/9877. [email protected].

Fishtown Rec Center ProgramsD a i s i e s a n d B row n -ies – Mondays, 6-7PM; Men’s Hockey League – Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs., 6-10PM; Dance Mondays – 6-7:30PM; Tae Kwon Do – Mon.-Wed.-Fri., 6-8PM; Tot Rec. – Tues.-Wed., 9AM-1PM; Ceramics – Tues.-Wed., 6-9:30PM; Zoning Meetings – First three Tues. of the month; FNA Meetings – Third Thurs. of the month; Beautification Meetings – Third Thurs. of the month; Homeless Vets’ Meetings – Third Sat. of the month; Senior Citizen Bingo – Mon. and Thurs., 10AM-2PM. For informa-tion, call 215-685-9885. 1202 E. Montgomery Ave.

New Fall Classes at Portside ArtsChildren & Teen Ro-b o t B u i l d i n g , Te e n Photography, Drawing Club, Special Needs Vi-sual Arts. Check out www.PortsideArtsCenter.org for more classes! Portside also provides private in-home piano lessons for residents of Bridesburg, Port Rich-mond, Northern Liberties, Fishtown and Northeast. Portside Arts Center is located at 2531 E. Le-high Ave. 215-427-1514; email: portsideartscenter@

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Fall/Winter Adult Activities atBridesburg RecBridesburg Recreation Center, 4625 Richmond St., 215-685-1247, 533-6448, or 331-8417. Zum-ba, Mon. and Thurs. 7-8PM, Zumba Toning, Wed. Year round! The fee for all classes is $4 (walk-in). Scrapbooking (year-round) – come join! Wed. 6:30-9:30PM. $5 each time you attend. You only need your photos and a book! Ladies Bowling League, Tues. at Erie Lanes, 9AM. $10 bowling, prize money and banquet. Individuals and teams invited to join!

Zumba at Visitation Community Center at Visi-tation, Wed. 7PM and Sat. 10AM at 2646 Kens-ington Ave.

St. Anne Weekly NovenaSt. Anne weekly Novena Thurs. evening service, 7:30PM. Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave.

Rock to the Future Free Weekend Music ClassesRock to the Future is offer-ing free Saturday work-shops for underserved Philadelphia youth ages 3-17 and families! Exciting classes include learning guitar, vocal workshops, building an instrument, timing & tempo, and more. All workshops are fun and interactive. Rock to the Fu-ture provides the instru-ments and no musical experience is required. All classes take place at Rock to the Future located at 2139 E Cumberland St. For more info, visit http://rocktothefuturephilly.org.

Glavin PlaygroundREGISTRATIONS for all programs at Glavin Playground, 2600 Westmo-reland St. are now being accepted: instruction for children ages 3 and up, in tap, jazz, ballet, and tumbling; Tae-Kwon-Do instruction for 5 and older; and Zumba classes, 16 and older. After School Cares Program – follows the Catholic School Sched-ule for all grades – 3-6PM. For information contact the playground 215-685-9898. Girl Scouts – all ages K through 12. Season as follows: Brownies – 2nd and 3rd Grade – Monday nights 6:45 – 8PM; Daisy – K & 1st Grade – Tuesday night 6:10 – 7PM; Older Girls – 6th – 12th Grade – Tuesday nights – 7-8PM; Juniors – 4th & 5th Grade – Wednesday – 6:45-8PM. All are welcome – informa-tion will be available night of first meetings about troop participation.


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2013 Join YIKES, Inc. in collecting dona-tions for Philabun-dance food drive. Offering a number of ways to get involved this year! Last time nearly 300 pounds of food was collected. This year we hope to beat our previous record. “Each year, there are more than 900,000 food insecure people in the Delaware Valley alone. Through the support of people like you, thousands of se-niors, children, work-ing families and others will have access to the basic need of afford-able and nutritious food.” -Philabundance Here’s how you can join YIKES, Inc. and contribute to making a difference: Drop non-perishable food items off at of-fice. The high-priority items are listed be-low. Please make sure the food items are packaged in boxes, cans or plastic bottles, and do not have to be refrigerated. Items should be recently purchased and in good condition. Take part in our coin drive! Bring your loose change to office and fill the coin jars! Join the virtual food drive which will allow you to make a dona-tion online to sup-port the fight against hunger. Visit the virtual food drive page: www.yikesinc.com/yikes-philabundance-food-drive-2013/. Donations will be ac-cepted from now until Thurs., Nov. 28 at of-fice, located at 204 E. Girard Avenue. Open Monday-Friday 9AM to 5PM.•

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from locals confirming that an arts center would be accepted, Creighton took some bold steps to see her idea materialize. “I mortgaged my house, found a property, and took on major renovations,” Creighton recalls. And, so it began. Since its inception, Port-side Arts Center, located at 2531 East Lehigh Ave, has built a membership of over 2,000 students. It offers 40 year-round, rotating classes including girl power classes, arts and crafts, mosaic stained glass and upholstery, one of a kind in Pennsylvania. They have also endeavored to provide arts mentoring to students at local high schools. But, all of this is not nearly as impressive as what they are planning for the future. Portside Arts Center is going mobile! For the past three years, Creighton and her assistant director, Jenna Wilchinsky, have been doing arts’ outreach in order to extend their services. But, the plan for 2014 is to use a donated forty-foot bus as a mobile arts classroom. The Port-side ArtsMobile will travel to schools and neighbor-hoods to offer their ser-vices. “In areas of limited resources, not everyone can come to us, so this way, we come to them.” Creighton’s goal for the Portside ArtsMobile is to be able to get art back into the schools again and im-pact 800-1,000 children, each receiving 30 hours of arts education. According to Creigh-ton, the bus will “park on school property and remain stationary while up to 20 students are inside re-ceiving visual instruction.” The plan is to impact five schools from February 2014 through June 2014 having the bus visit each school once per week on a rotating basis. By the 2014-2015 school year, the ArtsMobile program will involve ten schools. All of this comes at a great expense, one for which Creighton, with a strong business acumen, is constantly fundraising. While 75% of her supplies are donated by residents, and many grants provide them with funds needed to keep her program going, it is still not enough. That is why this Thursday, Nov. 7, the Portside ArtsMobile

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Fundraising Reception is being held at the Lehigh Ave. residence. Hosted by Event Chairman, PA State Rep. John J. Taylor, this event will help not only Creighton’s newest endeavor to be possible but it will also enable her to keep the entire organi-zation going. (For more information about this event, check out: https://portsideartsmobilefund-raiser.eventbrite.com.) When Creighton was

a kid, her parents always noted that she “walked to the beat of a different drum.” And, it is that very strut that she is enabling local kids (and adults) to

enjoy and have access to the arts. For more information, check out: www.Portside-ArtsCenter.org for more of Portside’s organiza-

tional history and current programs. Check out: www.PortsideArtsMobile.org for more info about the Portside ArtsMobile Project. •


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Zumba at First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave., will be holding “ZUMBA” classes from 6-7PM. Admission $6. Come and enjoy a healthy, exhilarating and fun activity. Bring a friend. All are welcome.

Free Total Joint Replacement Classes at Nazareth Hospital Thinking about having a Total Joint Replacement? Scheduled to have a Total Joint Replacement? You and your family are in-vited to learn more about Total Joint Replacement at Nazareth Hospital by attending a free class. The classes are held twice a month at Nazareth Hos-pital’s Marian Confer-ence Center, 2601 Holme Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19152. Registration is re-quired. Call 215-335-6313 to reserve your seat; please provide your name, tele-phone number, number of people attending, and if available, date of your surgery, and name of your surgeon. Upcoming dates are: Wednesday evenings at 6PM, Monday morn-ings at 11:30AM - Nov. 6, Nov. 18, Dec. 4, Dec. 16. For more information about orthopedics at Naza-reth Hospital, call 1.866.NAZARETH (1-866-629-2738).

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Heart Walk for Erin McDermott Heart Walk for Erin Mc-Dermott will take place at Citizens Bank, One Citi-zens Bank Way. Sat., Nov. 9, starting at 10AM. A Fun Raiser will be held after walk at 2PM at Kenbo’s Nut Hut at Frankford Ave. and Norris St. Open Buffet! Baskets of cheer, many oth-er great prizes. All proceeds go to the American Heart Association. Hope to see everyone there. For further information call Shirley or Donna at 215-254-4425.

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church ETHNIC FESTIVAL42nd Annual Ethnic Fes-tival will take place on Sat., Nov. 9 from 12 noon - 5PM; Sun., Nov. 10 - 12 noon - 4PM at Saint Nicholas Russian Ortho-

dox Church, 817 N. 7th Street, corner of 7th and Brown St. Featuring homemade foods such as Pierogi, Halupki, Kiel-basi, Sampler Platters, Kapusta (Fried Cabbage) Borscht and lots of Baked Goods and much more to eat-in and take-out. Eastern European and American crafts and gifts. Free admission. Plenty of safe parking.

MDG Spaghetti SupperOn Sun., Nov. 10, Moth-er of Divine Grace is hav-ing their annual Spaghetti Supper. Dinners will be served from 2 to 6PM. Entrance to the hall is in the school on Monmouth St. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children which can be purchased at the door. Come and join us for an enjoyable after-noon of good food with your family and friends. 2612 E. Monmouth St.

Mural Arts Community Paint Day Sun., Nov. 10. Morn-ing/afternoon.Arizona Street between Emerald & Coral. A Firefighter Trib-ute Mural is being painted at 2012-24 E Arizona

to honor those killed and wounded in the Thomas Buck factory fire last Eas-ter. Come help paint the canvas that will become the mural! Find out more about the building (an art gallery dedicated to firefighters) and the artist Jesse Gard-ner at the Unsung Heroes facebook page. 2024 East Arizona Street. 215-805-1406.

St. Anne’s Pie Sale FundraiserSt. Anne’s Senior Com-munity Center is having a Pie Sale fundraiser. Pies are 10 inch restaurant style pies and varieties include: Apple, Blueberry, Cher-ry, Coconut Custard and Pumpkin. All pies are ready to eat and are great for holiday and family dinners. Cost is $9 and full payment is due at the time you place your order. Orders will be taken until Fri., Nov. 15. Pies must be picked up at St. Anne’s Senior Center on Tues., Nov. 26 from 9AM-11AM or 1PM until 3PM. To place an order, contact Kelly at 215-426-9799. All orders and pay-ments are due no later than Mon., Nov. 15.

Fishtown cartoonist Jeffro Kilpatrick will be giving a talk at NERD NITE PHILLY tonight (Wednes-day, November 6) at Frank-ford Hall. Kilpatrick will discuss how he uses art and cartooning in all ends of his life, from his career to charity to social circles. He will show examples of his work referencing geeky pop culture, his fascination with Philly and Fishtown, and his obsession with the world’s maudlin, rambling, nocturnal creatures. Kil-patrick will also debut a small run, limited edition t-shirt. Other talks at the event include: Darlene Cavalier: “From 76ers Cheerleader to Science Cheerleader”; John Bochanski: “How the Universe is Trying to Kill You” and also Entertain-ment by SKELETOR. $5 Cover, Frankford Hall, 1210 Frankford Avenue. Doors open at 7PM. The show starts at 7:30PM sharp.•

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enjoy. Start just east of Monkiewicz Rec Center and follow the paved as-phalt pathway as it follows the Port Richmond water-front all the way north to Lewis Street just before the Betsy Ross Bridge. And we wouldn’t blame you if you cued up “Gonna Fly Now” on your I-Pod.gin con-struction on a 1 mile exten-sion of Delaware Avenue to Orthodox Street with an adjacent trail similar to what is currently built. Over the next few years DRCC is attempting to complete 11 miles of gre-enway from Allegheny Avenue to the Poquessing Creek at the county line next to Bucks County. •

There’s nothing more ful-filling than eating dinner at a fabulous restaurant with a wonderful group of peo-ple. Not only do you feel nourished by the comfort-ing meal, but there’s also something warming about good conversation with good people while you’re at it. I love to observe oth-ers’ dining idiosyncrasies and discover their food aversions; you can tell a lot about a person based on their behavior in a restau-rant’s dining room. I’ve eaten with vegetar-ians and vegans, dieters, those with allergies – heck, I’m even married to some-one who detests cheese – and nothing is as shock-ing to me as those who respond, when the final course’s menu is dispersed, with the phrase “I’m not a dessert person.” Over the years, I’ve learned it’s not appropriate to cause a scene with a verbal re-action or a joke, but the look on my face precedes anything that could come out of my mouth. Dessert is the perfect ending and balance to the dishes that came before it and I’ve never managed to pass it up, especially when out at a restaurant. Altogether, dining out is an experience, and a sweet ending to a few savory courses makes it feel com-plete; dessert is essentially the encore performance of eating. My tastes vary from deep, dark, chocolate sweets, to fruit centered dishes, and I always at-tempt to force a bite on my dessert-averting friends. This pavlova recipe would be just the thing to coerce them over to the sweet side of life. Its airy center is encased by a slightly crisp, shiny surface, shaped into a bowl to house a delicious cherry sauce.

Pavlova with Cherry Sauce 6 egg whites 1 teaspoon cream of tartar¼ teaspoon salt1 ¼ cups sugar1 cup frozen cherries, thawed2 tablespoons light brown sugar¼ cup honey1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 250 de-grees. Whisk together the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt using an electric mixer on medium for 3 minutes. Allow the mixer to keep running and add in the sugar, a spoonful at a time. Stop after the meringue thickens and can form stiff peaks. Cover a baking sheet with parch-ment paper and spoon on big dollops of meringue. Press the centers to form little bowls. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through baking. As pavlov-as cool, combine all cherry sauce ingredients in a small pot and cook for approxi-mately 8 to 10 minutes over medium heat, until mixture bubbles, stirring occasion-ally. Spoon over pavlovas and serve. This light, airy dessert is similar to the show-stop-ping topper of a lemon me-ringue pie, and the flavor and texture bear a resem-blance as well; the personal sized, pillowy sweets boast

a glossy, crisp exterior that envelopes a chewy center. Stiffened egg whites are solely responsible for the pleasing texture, and it’s miraculous to watch their form quickly change as they whip. Cream of tar-tar’s purpose is to not only increase the volume of the whipped whites, but to also stabilize them so the pav-lovas do not deflate from the time they’re spooned onto the baking sheet to the time they’re removed from the oven. A thick, sticky fruit sauce is literally the “cherry on top,” and the faint hint of tart balsamic vinegar and smoky cin-namon compliment the sweetness of the honey and brown sugar. This pavlova recipe is as interesting as it is delicious, with its varieties of textures and variations of flavor. As a conclusion to a multi-course meal, it won’t leave you feeling heavy, so don’t settle for the “but I’m too full” excuse from dessert dodgers; one bite of pav-lova will convert them to the sweet side. •


ACT II PREVIEWS for November 2013by Sandy & Jack Jacobowitz

Not everything in our the-atrical world costs money! Here are two “happen-ings” by companies we admire and respect and they are FREE! The first is a Thursday, Nov.14 sea-son kick off and soiree by the Idiopathic Ridicu-lopathy Consortium, known by insiders as IRC. Don your beret, polish up your French accent and join us for drinks, ca-sual food and conversation. Take a sneak peak at their plans for 2014; including a little Giraudoux and a dash of Ionesco. The party begins @ Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Cath-erine. Call 215.285.0472 for directions to an evening fantastique!

Our next happening is the BACH AT SEVEN Cantata Series joining the talents of CHORAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA & the BACH FESTI-VAL’S PHILADELPHIA BACH COLLEGIUM ORCHESTRA. On third Wednesday’s @ 7pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (1625 Locust St.) a Bach cantata, related instrumen-tal & choral works, a live commentary and an infor-mal post-concert reception will mark a new step in lo-cal classical music. No set ticket prices (you can pay whatever you like!), good music and conversation plus a glass of wine means you’ll hate yourself if you don’t call 267.240.2586.

ACT II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Avenue, Ambler, Pa. “THE WOMAN IN BLACK” is one of the most popular theatrical events of all time. It’s been running in London for over 26 years and has been seen by more than 7 million people. It all started with a novel by Susan Hill, which led to a hit movie of the same name and an astonishingly long run as a play. This promising new interpretation has James Christie directing Dan

Kern as an English so-licitor (Arthur Kipps) and Jared McLenigan as an “available”actor, leading naturally to a play within a play. Kipps is haunted by a moment in his past and hires the actor to relive that crucial time. The two men re-create the time when Kipps was summoned to a funeral and stayed at a haunting and haunted house. Through the re-acting and re-telling, Kipps attempts to free himself of the memory of a terrifying event- and of course to learn the secrets of “The Woman in Black”. To No-vember 24: 215.654.0200.

ARDEN THEATRE COMPANY, 40 N. 2nd Street. “STICK FLY” introduces local audiences to playwright Lydia Dia-mond whose influential contemporary voice is en-hanced by the direction of Walter Dallas. One sum-mer weekend in Martha’s Vineyard opens pleasantly as two brothers bring their girlfriends to meet the par-ents. Between breakfast and board games rivalries ignite, opinions flare, and secrets unravel for this very modern African - Ameri-can family. Actor U.R. re-cently seen at the Arden in Raisin in the Sun reunites with Dallas to play the older of the two brothers. Juliana Zinkel often seen locally, is also returning to the Arden. The other members of the ensemble are making their Arden debuts. To December 22: 215.922.1122.

BALLET X, At the Wilma Theater, 265 South Broad Street. Three world pre-miers and a new dance appreciation initiative are the latest surprises from the Ballet team of Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan. Premiere number 1 marks the return of Gabrielle Lamb with “STATIONS OF MERCURY” based on explorations of ances-try, family ghosts and Ga-brielle’s interest in her own family’s genealogy. These family oriented ideas shape

the design of her ballet. Adam Baruch makes his Ballet X debut via a World Premiere exploring changes in human sen-suality across time. Mat-thew Neenan’s premiere pushes the company into new frontiers with a ballet that blurs the line between music and dance. To find out about, and participate in the new X process, show up on November 23 at 4:30 p.m. for pizza and beer before an interactive lecture by Elizabeth Zim-mer. This will be a ticketed event. November 20 to 24th: 215.893.9456.

BRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE. 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pa. If you love Jane Austin’s work you know that this is the 200th Anniversary of her famous novel “PRIDE & PREJUDICE”. If you’ve never read any of her work, Bristol’s production, directed by Keith Baker, is a wonderful way to initi-ate your acquaintance-ship with her writing. This adaptation tells one of the great love stories of our time. Four sisters, a neurot-ic, matchmaking mother and a string of unsuitable suitors make it almost im-possible for independent Elizabeth to escape the subject of marriage. Nev-ertheless, when Elizabeth meets handsome, proud, Mr. Darcy, she will not let

her feelings triumph over her good sense-or will she? P & P has captured generation after genera-tion of followers. You may just be the next one to suc-cumb to the Jane Austin charm. To November 24: 215.785.0100.

BROADWAY PHILA-DELPHIA, Academy of Music, Broad & Locust Streets. Eight Tony awards plus a Grammy; more than a hint that the Philly premiere of “ONCE” is a must for avid theatergo-ers. Based on an Academy Award film this musical is the story of a complex romance. An Irish musi-cian and a Czech im-migrant are drawn into a powerful relationship by their shared love of music and the songs they create together. An ensemble cast of gifted actor/musi-cians use award winning music and the lyrics of Glen Hansard and Mar-keta Irglova. The book is by award winning Enda Walsh with sets and cos-tume design by five time Tony winner Bob Crowley. Words, music and staging combine to celebrate life, love and music. To No-vember 10: 215.731.3333.

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the mind of the young Monsignor who’d given me Extreme Unction, his eyes firmly fixed on my bishop’s ring and on his own clerical ambitions. Of course, no one could see my spirit pass through the windows into the heart of the city where, the Lord be praised, I encountered a great white heavenly vault. I was headed towards it when, without warning, an an-gel with a crooked smile, one of the fallen ones, blocked my passage. I had read of the toll houses in patristic literature but took such stories with a grain of salt. Pulled away from the vault by the fallen one, I was swept away in the air to Philadelphia when I felt great tumults of rage enter into me. In the blink of an eye, I was standing before the cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul talking with architect, Na-poleon Le Brun, listening as he cursed the neces-sity of windows having to be built so high so as to avoid attacks from Know Nothings. With an air of resignation, he said the high windows would be a reminder of the hatred for future generations. At his words the anger within me increased, buoyed by the fallen one who seemed to coax and massage it, so that soon I found myself picking up nearby rocks and assault-ing the very windows that in life I sought to protect. I did this repeatedly with unbridled passion, a mad-man, the fallen angel

laughing all the while: it was nothing less than hatred spilling out of the margins causing confusion within myself. Where were these Na-tivist Know Nothings now, I wanted to know? Were they hidden away in their homes, nursing little Know Nothings who would one day burn other churches to the ground? After St. Augustine’s was torched, I pleaded with the Lord’s people to “Follow peace and have charity” above all else. I closed the churches and even stopped the cel-ebration of the Holy Sac-rifice until some future date. I withstood every slight and insult, every obscene and ungodly mes-sage posted to my door, every catcall in the street, every stone, brick and pile of horse manure thrown at me from behind a tree or from a rooftop. During this trial I took the moral high road, but in the grasp of the fallen one, I knew I’d been a fool and that all my prattle about charity with regard to Know Nothings was hogwash. Hadn’t I, earlier on, given the whole of myself to the city when the cholera struck? Hadn’t I helped Protestant and Catholic alike despite my proclamation that the plague was God’s punish-ment for overindulgence in food and drink? We saved many lives then, walking the streets with brother priests and the Sisters of Charity. All were grateful, many close to tears as they asked for blessings. From the cathedral the fallen angel took me like Dante over into Kensing-ton to the homes of the Nothings. He said I now have the power to move objects, to have flames jump from the fireplace, to create havoc and cause confusion, to have infants roll over onto cement floors; to create accidents on the road by making horses kick, bite or run into buildings. “Remove the wheels of their car-riages,” he offered, “watch them detach as the occu-pants tumble out and die.” Or: slip into their kitchens and poison their food, levitate a knife so that it pierces the breasts of the guilty. Oh sweet revenge, I offer you all this—Look,

he said, pointing to a num-ber of city officials who stood by and did nothing while churches and homes burned, “Take them, take them now. “ “I offer you all this. Do it!” he screamed until the sound came like a clarion call that pushed me into something sweeter, a kind-er and gentler presence that held me until I could feel my rage subside. It was, need I say, the Lord’s angel who then made me see the future, the schools that I had founded flour-ishing like a great garden,

where even the ancestors of Know Nothings came to learn. And there was more. I saw that this igno-rance that had given rise to hatred affected both sides and was in many ways like the cholera that had come before it. I came to see that only in loving Him who redeems all, can we at last come to peace. And so with these thoughts and images I at last swiftly arose, away from the fallen one and his confusion, and into the heart and mind of the great heavenly vault, forgiving and loving all. •

Local Lenscontinued from page 2

1. Singer/actress Miley Cyrus, daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, turns 21 on November 23rd. Who is her godmother? A. Reba MacIntyre B. Loretta LynnC. Dolly Parton D. Tammy Wynette

2. Whoopi Goldberg cel-ebrates her birthday on November 13th. Which of the following actors did she date for several years?A. Ted Danson B. Woody AllenC. Robert De Niro D. Sylvester Stallone 3. Ever y November, since the 1970’s, a day is set aside for people to try and refrain from doing what? A. cursing B. gambling C. drinking D. smoking 4. Former child actor Christopher Knight’s birthday is November 7th. Which “Brady Bunch” son did he play? A. Greg B. Oliver C. Bobby D. Peter

5.Famous chef Gordon Ramsay celebrates his birthday on November 8th. What is the name of his restaurant in Los Angeles? A. The Last Supper B. Wings and ThangsC. The Fat CowD. The Heart Attack Cafe

6. What band had a huge hit with their power bal-lad “November Rain”? A. Guns N Roses B. Twisted Sister C. Bon JoviD. Van Halen 7. “America’s Got Tal-ent” judge Howie Man-del turns 58 on Novem-ber 29th. He suffers from a severe phobia of germs. What is the clinical name for that? A. emotophobia B. mysophobiaC. philophobia D. tetraphobia 8. Philadelphia’s own princess, Grace Kelly, was born on November 12th. What did authori-ties recently discover in her former mansion?A. a hoard of neglected cats B. a thief wearing a scream mask C. $97,000 in gold bars D. a family of squatters

9. “Fugees” front man Wyclef Jean had a big hit with his solo song called “Gone Till November”.

NovemberHe then attempted to run for president in his home country. What country was it?A. Barbados B. Haiti C. Aruba D. Norway

10. Composer and inventor of the sou-saphone, John Phillip Sousa, born November 6, 1854 had a nick-name inspired by his musical style. What was his nickname? A. The March King B. The Polka KingC. The King of Ragtime D. The King of Syncopa-tion

11. Singer/songwrit-er Randy Newman’s birthday is Novem-ber 28th. In 2011, he won a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack album to which chil-dren’s film? A. Tangled B. Princess and the Frog C. Toy Story 3 D. Despicable Me 12. On November 7th, 1990, Mary Robinson became the first fe-male president of what country?A. Ireland B. IcelandC. KenyaD. Chile’

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Lacey’s friend, Diana Landers, still remembers when she heard what had happened that night. “I felt like it was one big nightmare; at times I still think it is,” Landers said. “Of course I was devastated, but instead of being sad, I use her as an inspiration and try to live my days to the full-est, just as she did.” “I believe in my heart that Lacey’s accident could have been prevented,” said De-nise Gallagher. “And not just Lacey’s, but so many accidents could have been prevented.” To do their part in ensuring that such tragedy could be prevented from happening again, the Gallagher’s and family friends worked hard to establish Lacey’s Law on Dec. 27, 2011—a Pennsyl-vania teen driving law that enforces seatbelt use, the number of passengers that a teen driver can have in a car, and the amount of training hours a young driver must accumulate before receiving a non-provisional license. In addition to Lacey’s Law, The Lacey Gallagh-er Memorial Scholarship Fund was also established to provide deserving stu-dents the opportunity to thrive through a Catholic School education by “em-bracing the ideals of com-munity spirit, good sports-manship and academics with the utmost integri-ty”—all of the qualities that Lacey exhibited as she grew and prospered during her four years at Little Flower. Over the past 7 years, the fund has awarded 166 schol-arships to students attending 21 different Catholic schools in the area, while also part-nering up with State Farm Insurance, Children’s Hos-pital of Philadelphia, Rep-resentative Katherine Wat-son, Students 4 Safe Prom

- Cosmo, Street Smart Driving School, Time Magazine, and several other media outlets includ-ing the Spirit Newspaper. Fast forward to August, 2013: Adam Butcher was giving out new soccer uni-forms at Little Flower, hanging each number on a fence for this year’s crop of girls to choose from. Number 13 was one of the uniforms available. “As the girls began to line up, Caleigh Gallagher whispered in my ear, ‘Hey A.D., we don’t use num-ber 13 anymore; that was Lacey’s number,” Butcher said. “As I thought about those words from a student athlete that was only in 4th grade when Lacey passed away, I knew it was time to retire Lacey’s number 13.” So Butcher sought ap-proval to retire the number from Little Flower’s Presi-dent, Sr. Donna Shallo, and Principal, Sr. Kath-leen Klarich. The mo-tion to retire the number was quickly approved as Lacey’s legacy and impor-tance to the school, soccer program and community as a whole was undeniable. “To know that Lacey still lives in the hearts of our current student athletes gives me a renewed under-standing of the love that Lacey shines down on us every day,” Butcher said. The ceremony was held in the gym at Little Flower on Oct. 7, 2013. The room was packed with former classmates, current stu-dent athletes, and Lacey’s family and friends. Fa-ther Joseph McCraffrey opened with a prayer and blessing for Lacey. Klose Buchter, Litt le Flower’s athletic trainer, then spoke about Lacey saying, “Lacey Gallagher was a beautiful young woman that let the light of Christ shine through as she grew and blossomed at Little Flower Catholic

High School.” The current Little Flower soccer team then presented a framed, retired number 13 jersey to the Gallagher family. “When they told me they wanted to retire Lacey’s number, I didn’t want to walk back into that school,” admitted Denise Gallagher, who hadn’t been inside of Little Flower since Lacey’s pass-ing. “I was scared because my body just reacts—but when I walked in there for the first time, this over-whelming peace came over me. It was really some-thing special. I am truly honored.” “Having a number re-tired, in my opinion, is deserving of someone who has left a lasting impact on an organization and that is definitely some-thing that Lacey has done,” said former classmate Bates. “Not only was this an honor for Lacey and her family, but it was just one more way that her memory will forever live on within the Little Flower family.” “To me, Lacey’s memory is living on through simple things we see each day,” Landers said. “From it being a beautiful day out-side to seeing the amaz-ing events that her family holds for her scholarship foundation every year, she is constantly being thought of by myself and others.” “Her memory is lived on through probably the strongest people I know—her family. Lacey’s family is constantly sending a pos-itive message to the com-munity—from her scholar-ship foundation, to spread-ing the word about safe driving for teenagers. They truly are an inspiration— just as Lacey still is to me.” For more information on Lacey, Lacey Law and the Lacey Gallagher Memo-rial Scholarship Fund, visit TheLaceyFund.org. •

Laceycontinued from page 1 The American Legion Auxiliary Elm Tree Post #88, will be taking gifts to our

veterans at Veterans Hospital and Veterans Nursing Home in December. Items can be dropped off at The Spirit Newspaper office. We are in need of the following: Hand Lotion, Body Lotion, Body Wash, Knitted Hats, Knitted Scarves, Undershirts (M-3X)), Batteries (AA,AAA,C), Flannel Shirts (M-3X), Gloves, Slippers, Board Games, White Socks, Lounging Pants (M-3X), Puzzle Books, Card Games, Boxes of Cookies, Candy Canes, Boxed Candy, Sugar Free Treats, 2-in-1 Shampoo, Shaving Cream, Hoodies (M-XXL), Bath Towels & Washcloths, Boxer Shorts (M-XXL). So that the veterans can also select Christmas gifts for family members, we are collecting items for toddlers, children, teens and women. Thank you for your support! For further information, please contact Marge at 215-426-6435 or Ginny at 215-425-3605.•

Christmas for Our Veterans

Monday, November 4 would have been Lacey Gallagher’s 25th birthday. Wishes are being sent in heaven to a very special angel who has left a legacy of love and compassion that we will never forget. Happy Birthday Lacey.

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TRIPSLOPR Trip to Lancaster

The Ladies of Port Richmond will be taking a trip to the American Music Theatre in Lancaster, PA, to see The First Noel Christmas on Sat., Nov. 30. Cost: adults: $100; children (11 to 17) $70, (under 10) $60. Installment payments can be arranged. Depart at 9:30AM from Campbell Square Park, Belgrade and Allegheny Ave., 11:30AM – approx. arrival at Rockvale Outlets, 2:10PM – depart for theatre, 3PM – showtime, 5:30PM – depart for dinner, 6PM – buffet dinner, 7:45PM – depart for home, 9:30PM – approx. arrival time. For reservations call Mary Lou Leuters at 215-427-3222.

Senior Trip to Branson, MOSenior Ron Aways presents trip to Branson, MO on Sept. 21-26, 2014 for 6 days and 5 nights. Package includes motor coach trans-portation, accomodations, 5 breakfasts, 3 dinners, 1 dinner cruise with entertainment, 6 shows, visit to Imax Complex, shopping, taxes and meal gratuities and baggage handling included. Only $879 pp/dbl. For more information and reservations call Nancy at 803-720-0310 or Josephine at 215-634-1307. •

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Part One: 5 points each1. C. Dolly Parton 2. A. Ted Dan-

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the Phat Ladies Sing! HANDS ACROSS VE-RONICA, a biting comedy about women and their re-lationships to men, food and their bodies by Philadelphia playwright, Gin Hobbs, will have a newly staged produc-tion, Nov. 6 – 30 at Walking Fish Theatre, 2509 Frankford Avenue, Ticket prices are $20 and can be purchased through the Walking Fish website: http://www.walking-fishtheatre.com or at the door. Every Wednesday of the run is Pay-what-you-can. TALK BACK after the show: on Thurs., Nov. 14, 8PM with Jennifer Harrison of South Philly Wellness. Come join Jennifer and the cast, director and playwright to discuss Women and their Bodies—do women see them-selves as they really are? •

Help is needed for Senior Shut-ins this upcoming Christmas season. Please donate only new items. Here are some suggestions: Deodorant, combs, cookies, perfumes, baby powder, after-shave, linens, slips, robe, stock-ings, blankets, dish cloths, hair brushes, candy, face soap, shav-ing cream, flannel shirts, blous-es, gloves, pajamas, sweaters, towels, emery boards, change purse, envelopes, body lotion, razors, vests, slacks, underwear (shirts, pants, etc.), socks, sweat-suits, face cloths, hand mir-rors, stamps, pens, note pads, shampoo, toothpaste, afghans, slippers, shoes, nightgowns, dish towels, wallets. Of course money is always welcome! Almost any-thing new that you feel may be useful or just enjoyed by our senior citizen shut in’s! All gifts and donations may be dropped off at Bridesburg Recreation Center. For more information contact Miss Jackie at 215-685-1247, 215-533-6448, 215-331-8417.•

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OBITUARIESMcCLOSKEYANN (nee Bergman), on October 16, 2013 at the age of 86; loving wife of James J; devoted mother of Patricia Brock, Geraldine Purcell, Susan Carter (Richard), The-resa Bruno (Louis) and loving godchild Rosemary Quinn; dear Gram of Tracey, Brock, Edward Purcell Jr., Michael Bruno, Christina Carter, Shannon Bruno, Virginia Carter; great grandmom of Benjamin Purcell, Ryan Bruno, James Bruno, Gracie Joy Purcell and Lily Bruno; loving friend of George Pinel (Gloria); also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. BURNS FUNERAL HOMES

SELTNERSTELLA C., (nee Malachowski), October 13 2013; beloved wife of the late Hugh, Sr.; devoted mother of Hugh, Jr. (Maureen), Robert (Ann), and the late Mary Jane Powell (Thomas); also survived by 7 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. BURNS FUNERAL HOME

POWELLJOHN A., on Oct. 24, 2013 of New Hope, PA and Naples, FL. Husband of Kathleen A. (nee Fairman). Father of Denise, Jennifer and Krysten Powell. Broth-er of Dick Powell. Grandfather to 3 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a scholarship fund in memory of John Powell to the Fishtown A.C. Alumni Association, 2314 Memphis St., Phila., PA, 19125. JOSEPH A. FLUEHR FUNERAL HOME

The members and staff of the Fish-town A.C. Alumni, share with deep sorrow and sympathy the passing of Mr. John Powell. John was one of the main cogs and building blocks of the Alumni. His extreme generosity and caring have made him a true friend of Fishtown. John also holds the dis-tinction of being one of only two play-ers in the history of Fishtown A.C. to have his number retired by the club. May he rest in peace.

St. Anne’s Holiday Craft and Christmas BazaarSt. Anne will host a Holi-day Craft and Christmas Bazaar on Sat., Nov. 16 from 8AM-4PM. The event will be held on the second floor in the Social Hall, Memphis and Tucker Sts. There will be many vendors to buy from, plus Santa Secret Workshop and games for the children. The kitchen will be selling Homemade Baked Ziti, Chicken Noodle Soup and Hot Dogs. Come out early to do your holiday shop-ping. Tables are still avail-able. To reserve a table, call Karen at 215-634-6138.

Bethesda Methodist Church Pot Pie SaleB e t h e s d a M e t h o d i s t Church, 2820 E. Venango St. is having a Fishers Pot Pie Sale on Sat., Nov. 16 from 11Am-2:30PM. Pie orders must be in by Sun., Nov. 10. Call Loretta at 215-634-0896 or Betty at 215-537-8456 to order. Come have lunch. Kitchen will be selling hot dogs, hoagies, etc.

Ladies Afternoon of Shopping atFirst PresbyterianOn Sat., Nov. 16, the First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave., will hold a “Ladies Afternoon of Shopping” from 1-3PM. Join us and get your holi-day shopping done in one location. Many vendors, snacks and prizes. Bring a friend. Everyone is always welcome.

Richmond Library Events• Preschool Storytime will be held the first Wed. of each month at 10:30AM. Contact Sheila for more information at 215-685-9992.• Basic English Conver-sation Group Saturdays: Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30; and Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28. from 3-4:30PM. This is a great way to practice speaking everyday English. ALL are welcome. For more info, contact Jerry at 215-685-9992. • Kid’s Cook Monday!! Mon., Nov. 18 from 3:30-4:30PM. Healthy eating is important for all ages! Bring your kids by for a lesson on healthy eating and an interactive cooking demo at the Richmond Library. Registration re-quired and spots are lim-ited. For more information, stop in and see Sheila. •Mommy and Me! Wed., Nov. 20 at 10:30AM. Par-ents and preschool aged kids can join Stephanie, the ShopRite of Aramingo Avenue’s in-store Dietitian, as she reads a book to the kids. Stay until the end to sample a tasty treat! • Join us for an afternoon

of mystification, mes-merism, and magic with The Amazing Magi! Thurs., Nov. 21 3:30PM

Kensington Community FoodCoop Eat & GreetThurs., Nov. 21 from 7-9PM at Adorn Bou-tique (1314 Frankford Ave.) A great evening to get started on holiday shopping. Adorn is of-fering a 20% discount to co-op members on all products purchased at the event. Complementary cheese and cocktai l s provided. KCFC’s goal is to recruit 60 new mem-bers in 60 days so that by December 1, the co-op reaches and exceeds the 400-member mark. The 60 in 60 campaign comes on the heels of the big announcement that KCFC is in negotia-tions for the future home of its co-op grocery store.

Ladies Night at the Sons of Italy The Sons of Italy in Port Richmond, Monmouth and Belgrade Streets, is having their 2nd annual Ladies Night on Thurs. Nov. 21, 6-8:30PM. Cost is $5 in advance and in-cludes a glass of wine and snacks. Also looking for a limited number of vendors for this event. Call or email Gina at 215-634-2553 - [email protected].

Calling Artists NL History ExhibitArtists’ Book - Deadline Nov. 22. “Norther n Liberties: From World’s Workshop to Hipster Mecca and the People in Between”. Artist and longtime resident Jen-nifer Baker is curating an exhibit about the history of Northern Liberties for the Community History Gallery at the Philadel-phia History Museum, 15 South 7th Street, opening in February 2014. As part of the exhibit, Jennifer also is putting together a binder book of artists who have ever lived or worked in the neighborhood. Any-one who would like to be included, please con-tact Jennifer at [email protected] before Nov. 22 for information about formatting and submission guidelines. The exhibit has generated a lot of interest, and only a limited number of pages are left for the book - so contact Jennifer sooner rather than later.

Beef & Beer to Benefit Palmer CemeteryBeef & Beer to be held on Sat., Nov. 23 from 7-11PM at Holy Name of Jesus Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Streets. DJ, Food, Drinks, Chinese Auction, Raffles. All pro-ceeds benefit our neigh-borhood Palmer Cem-etery. Tickets are $25.

Contact Nancy Bartelle at Be Dazzled Hair Salon, 1365 E. Montgomery Ave. at Belgrade St. or call 215-426-4010.

PR Tigers To HoldTexas/Holdem/Monte Carlo NiteThe Port Richmond Ti-gers will sponsor a Texas/Holdem/Monte Carlo Nite on Sat., Nov. 23 at the Polish American Club (Allegheny Ave. at Rich-mond St.) Tournament will start at 7PM; regis-tration and doors open at 6PM. Buy-in is $30 with big cash prizes to the winners. Register early by Wed., Nov. 20 for a chance to win “Early Bird Bonus Drawing”. There will be many games of chance available as well as food and beverages. For more info, call Tigers clubhouse at 215-423-7611 or Tom Mack – 215-275-8838. Check out “Port Rich-mond Tigers” facebook.

Feed the Birds for Thanksgivingand Christmas Carols atPenn Treaty Park The Friends of Penn Treaty Park will be hold-ing the Feed the Birds for Thanksgiving at 10AM on Sat., Nov. 23. Please bring food for the birds. At 11AM they will celebrate the 331st anniversary of the peace treaty made between Chief Tamanend and William Penn. On Sat., Dec.14 at 2PM, the singing of Christmas Car-ols. Children are encour-aged to bring handmade ornaments to decorate the Christmas Tree.

The Ukrainian Christmas Bazaar & Food Fair The Ukrainian Christmas Bazaar & Food Fair will take place on Sun., Nov. 24 from 10AM-4PM at the Immaculate Concep-tion Cathedral Hall at the corner of Franklin & Bown Sts. in Northern Liberties. (North of Spring Garden St., south of Girard Ave.) Homemade Ukrainian foods and pastries, gifts, vendors, crafts, music, flea market, Cathedral visits every hour. Free turkey drawing every hour. New this year! Raffle tickets for one year pyrohy sup-ply. Fresh homemade Pyr-chy (Varenyky) available for takeout by the dozen. To order call 215-829-4350. Admission: Adults - $1; Students (6-13) - 50¢. Come to the Ukrainian Christmas Bazaar for a great Christmas shopping experience.

“Old Brick” Celebrates 209 YearsOld Brick will celebrate its 209th Anniversary with a special service and lun-cheon on Sun., Nov. 24. The speaker that morning

will be Rev. Frank Sand-ers, formerly of Simpson UMC, Kensington. The service will be immedi-ately followed by a lun-cheon. “Old Brick” has been helping the citizens of Fishtown whether the need is Religion, Patrio-tism, Education or Broth-erly Love. Be part of the moral resurrection that is needed to heal our country’s problems and with God’s help over-come our inadequacies. Kensington “Old Brick” UMC, Richmond and Marlborough Sts.

Christmas Toy Sale at The Free Church of St. JohnThe Free Church of St. John, located at 3091 Emerald St., will be having a Christmas Toy Sale on Sat., Nov. 30 from 12 noon until 3PM. Bargains galore. Mark your calendars!

Here Comes Santa Claus Right Into Your Own HomeIf you are the lucky win-ner Santa & Mrs. Claus will visit your home on Sun., Dec. 1 from 3:30 – 4:30PM. Chances $5 each or 3 for $10. Proceeds benefit St. Anne’s Devel-opment Fund. Tickets are available after Mass at St. Anne Church and in the rectory. 215-739-4590.

Orchestra and Choir at St. Anne ChurchMusic at St. Anne’s Con-cert Series will again host a 30-piece orchestra and choir to perform A “Bril-liant” Christmas on Fri., Dec. 13 at 7PM at St. Anne’s. The Orchestra will be joined by Eric Sch-weingruber, a top trumpet player in the city and a frequent performer with The Philadelphia Or-chestra. Dress rehearsal is on Sun., Dec. 1 from 4-8PM. The concert is not religious in nature and is open to everyone in the neighborhood. Nick Pig-nataro is the conductor and contact info is: 732-865-0585 or [email protected].•

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