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THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2014 PAGE 1

Inside Today’s

SPIRITTHE LOCAL LENS

with Thom Nickels

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Ms. Know-It-Alls Quizzo Challenge

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The holiday season is in full effect in the neighbor-hoods with plenty of cheer all across the community. On Wed., December 10, Santa Claus joined Rizzo PAL Adopt-a-Center Partners, Harvey and Sylvia Nisenbaum, to ensure the holiday spirit is thriving for girls and boys in the Riverwards at a holiday party. In addition to Kris Kringle, State Represen-tative John Taylor was there to help celebrate the holidays and recognize Amazon.com’s generous donation to PAL– Amazon and Santa surprised the Rizzo Center kids with a giant Amazon box filled with items from a Holiday Wish List. Nearly 100 children were in attendance, sharing in the joy with their friends and PAL officers. On the morning of Thurs., December 11, the 24th District Police Dept. Advisory Council hosted a Christmas party at Cohox Rec (Cedar and Cambria) for underprivileged children in the 24th. Meanwhile, families and community members put up their brightest decorations and lights, and carolers join in song to celebrate this most wonder-ful time of the year. Happy Christmas from all of us at The Spirit! •See more photos and events inside on page 9 and 12.

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THE LOCAL LENS with Thom NickelsThom Nickels

is a Philadelphia-based author/

journalist/poet, film critic

and feature writer for the Spirit Newspapers.

by Thom Nickels

My friend Lena lives in a big, lush Center City condo building with a 30-sto-ry high view of the city. The view from her living room window is anything but dull. She’s lived there peacefully for almost two decades—until she met the woman in the hat. The woman in the hat, a building newcomer, is a woman of smallish stature and maybe 50 years old. She’s the type of woman who would blend anony-mously into any crowd. At any local supermarket you wouldn’t look twice if you saw her picking over the broccoli and red peppers. If you spotted her at Dollar General or Family Dollar you’d think she was just an ordinary neighborhood lady out shopping for cheap rolls of toilet paper and paper towels. Unstable people people don’t always look crazy. Jeffrey Dahmer looked like a movie star. Ted Bundy, another serial killer, could have been a movie double for Anthony Perkins, the man who played the lead

in Hitchcock’s Psycho. As the Scriptures say, Lu-cifer can also appear as an angel of light. The lady in the hat, to the contrary, has a huggable appearance, so much so that there’d be a battle among strong contractor types to open the door for her at any Wawa conve-nience store. Lena recalls the night she was sticking a fork in her microwave cooked Idaho baked potato (her dinner at the end of a long day) when she heard someone pounding on her door. The pounding had the ring of an enraged parole officer or advance SWAT team mem-ber staking out a suspect. “Who’s there?” Lena asked, her sing-song voice showing some signs of stress. “May I help you?” The Idaho potato, safe in its skin, went cold as Lena peered through her condo’s security peep hole. She saw the smallish woman but could only see a portion of her face because the rest of her was hidden. Obviously, she had moved out of the perimeter of the peep hole.

Not a healthy sign by any means. To an overactive imagination it might sug-gest a dangerous scenario straight out of the movie, Gone Girl. The voice in the hallway might have been Linda Blair’s in The Exorcist: “You’re smok ing in there… smoke is coming into my apartment. You are speed walking all night… I can’t sleep. I’m calling the police. I am going to regis-ter a complaint!” People—neighbors—have a right to complain about noises that keeps them up at night. On my own street, for instance, one sometimes hears neighbors raising their voices when there are problems with rambunc-tious pit bulls. Several years ago it was an all-girl riot, which I reported on in these

pages. That was when ten or more high school girls were engaged in a massive street fight of hair pulling, screams, face slaps and ‘cheerleader’ style kicks to the shins. Although the rumble ended anticlimacti-cally when the Alpha girls who started it all sped away in Daddy’s convertible, it left neighbors here won-dering if heretofore quiet Mercer Street had become ground zero for a Philly ver-sion of West Side Story. Center City high-rise “neighborhood” fights usually don’t begin with hallway rumbles but with zealous door poundings. The woman at Lena’s door shouted her complaint several times so that all the neighbors would hear.

Lena remained non-plussed. “I… don’t… smoke….You have the wrong… apartment,” she said. “I’m calling the police,” the woman screamed. Had I been in Lena’s place, I would have been tempted to say, “The po-lice won’t come anyway. They’re hanging out at Wawa in a group huddle.” Honestly, when do the po-lice do anything about do-mestic disputes?I asked Lena why she didn’t open her door and engage the woman full blast. After all, wasn’t she afraid that a refusal to open the door would enrage the woman even more? “How dare you talk to me through a hole!” I can easily envision someone saying. Why not speak to the woman face-to-face? I sug-gested to Lena that perhaps she should have ‘humored’ the woman by inviting her inside for a bit of cold po-tato or a tall glass of Port. There must be some truth in that old cliché about winning an enemy over with honey. “I knew she was crazy from the start and didn’t want to engage her,” Lena said, “I didn’t want to start any kind of relationship with her.” She had a point. The woman’s accusation of speed walking seemed peculiar to me because speed walking used to be a popular women’s sport in Center City. It was often practiced in the 1990s as a substitute for jogging. The idea behind speed walking was to make your body look like it was running when in actual fact it was just walk-ing faster than a stroll. The quick motion of the arms in contrast to the slow mo-tion of the legs also gave it a comedic look. When I lived at 21st and Pine there were speed walkers all over the street. “It’s positively Chaplin-esque on this street!” visit-ing friends would comment. Lena is more of a sleep walker than a speed walker; she’s slow and methodical in her movements. “I do not speed walk,” she said. “I’m not a road runner of any kind. The woman is nuts. Nuts!” The big question, of course, was when the wom-an would return. That question was an-swered two days later when another series of door pounds woke Lena up around midnight. The screams in the hallway referred to the same com-plaints: smoke and speed walking, in addition to “other noises that keep me awake.” This time Lena did not bother spying at

her through the peephole but stayed in bed until she went away. “Tell management now,” I suggested. A few days later, Lena entered the condo elevator and pushed the 30th floor button before noticing that the smallish woman hud-dled in the corner of the elevator heretofore hidden by shopping bags was the woman in the hat. Enter stage right: A film by Dario Argento or Brian De Palma. Staring neurotic eyes framed by shopping bags kept their focus on Lena. “I get off at the 29th floor,” the woman said in a flat monotone. “That’s nice,” Lisa said, in Disney mode but secretly sweating bullets. When the elevator opened at 29 the woman remained in the car, and at 30 she fol-lowed Lena out but walked down the opposite hallway. Lena went to her place and bolted the door but stood by the peephole to see if anything would happen. In a second or two she could see the woman pacing back and forth in front of her door. She was pacing and looking worried as if she was trying to decide what to do. Lena, who rarely cries, felt a swell of emotion. She says she wondered how something like this could happen to someone who minds their business, is nice to neighbors and who has few if any enemies. The next night, she was startled to hear the sound of someone trying to un-lock her door with a key. Through the peephole, she could see the woman, still in her crumbled up Katherine Hepburn hat, fiddling with the lock in hopes of getting inside. This story has an anticli-mactic end. The next day Lena regis-tered an official complaint with management, only to find out that the woman in the hat had also lodged nu-merous complaints against her, among them making smoke, speed walking, and making strange nocturnal sounds. Rationality finally pre-vailed, however, and the woman was given notice that she would soon be evicted. This process, how-ever, could take some time. What Lena’s story il-lustrates is that perhaps landlords should check the mental health of a prospec-tive renters with the same tenacity and enthusiasm with which they tackle their credit history. A bad credit report never put anyone’s life in danger, but an unsta-ble person with money can be more dangerous than full fledged bankruptcy. •


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Last Tuesday, the Shissler Recreation Center in Fish-town hosted the Golden Life Senior Fair. The event aimed to connect local se-nior citizens with a variety of non-profits and City ser-vice providers who offer an extensive range of quality of life and health services. Attendees were able to get their flu shot from Rite Aid, their blood pressure checked by medical profes-sionals, and several other services. When asked why he was attending the fair Paul Morawski told The Spirit, “This is my first time at-tending this fair, and I’m excited to see what services there are for me.” Karen Rouse was there from St. Anne’s Senior Community Center to tell attendees what services they offer Philadelphia seniors. Those services in-clude everything from free meals to training on how to use an iPad. City Council President Darrell Clarke, who lives in the area, was also there talking with at-tendees about services his office provides. Katherine Jones was there with two of her friends to explore various services. When asked what she was looking forward to this holiday season she told The Spirit, “I’m excited that my great granddaughter will be born around the holidays.”

Various groups sat down with senior citi-zens at the Golden Life Senior Fair to discuss an extensive range of quality of life and health ser-vices. More photos on page 10. /Photo: Joshua Albert

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Police officers have few body cameras and even fewer answers– so far. Officers from the nearby 22nd Police District demonstrated their new body cameras for the media. There are six models being tested. Each one will be evaluated over the next few months. Commissioner Charles Ramsey plans to make a decision by May. “We chose the 22nd District because it is one of our busiest districts,” Ramsey said. “Whatever issues may come up as a result of having body-worn cameras we’ll find out pretty quickly here.” The police department’s body camera pilot program began December 1. Thirty of-ficers and one sergeant volunteered to wear them. “There are probably a lot of questions you have that quite frankly we don’t have answers for,” Ramsey said. Costs and logistics remain major factors. The cameras range in price from $300 to $1000. Each manufacturer uses a proprietary software for file storage so the depart-ment will likely choose one supplier. Lieutenant Thomas McLean said the picture and audio quality falls below the level of the average smart phone but manufacturers seem to improve every six months or so.The officers have questions too. The officers not yet wearing camera ask the volunteers about the situation. “They’re asking me the same questions you’re asking me,” said Officer Lisa Figueroa. “Is it on the whole tour? How often are you turning your cameras on? They’re a little reluctant themselves.” Ramsey said more than just costs will be evaluated. Comfort, ease of use, and reli-ability also factor in. “We’re all assigned a camera for 30 days,” Figueroa said. “The one ... I [had was] not working properly.” She was not sure which brand camera malfunctioned.Figueroa’s replacement was a large model from Wolfcom. She fastened it to the top of her bullet-proof vest. Positioning it there prevents her from bundling up in the cold. “If I have in on my shoulder, it’s [only secured by] a clip,” Figueroa said. “If I’m running after someone, if I’m struggling with someone, if someone grabs me ... it has an opportunity to fall.” Ultimately, no matter which camera the city chooses, Ramsey says it will increase information on an incident. “A lot of times, when you look at these YouTube things, what you’re seeing is at a certain point in time when it’s picked up [by a bystander],” Ramsey said. “You don’t see what led up to the incident. This will give you a more complete record of what took place.” In terms of legal issues and whether evidence gathered by the video will be admissible in court, Ramsey had a simple answer. “I’m not a lawyer.” •

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MEETINGSFNA Holiday Party at Frankford HallIt’s time for the annual Fishtown Neighbors As-sociation (FNA) Holiday Party at Frankford Hall! Join us on Thurs., Dec. 18 at 7PM for drink specials and mingling with neigh-bors to celebrate the end of another great year in Fishtown! Neighbors are invited to bring a wrapped toy to contribute to Toys for Tots (please specify age it’s intended for and whether its for boy or girl or either). There will also be a cookie swap -- feel free to bring some to contribute.

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

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Ministry Streams ChurchServices for the Com-munityAlpha and Omega Fellow-ship now streams its church services for the commu-nity. For those persons who are disabled, homebound, no transportation or just have a busy schedule. You can watch from any mobile device or computer. The streaming time is on Sun-days at 4PM at the fol-lowing link: new.livestream.com/alphaandomegafel-lowship. Viewers can also sign up for the text mobile club to receive service and event information. Visitors can come to our service location at 2341 N. 7th St. Call 215-792-6668 for more information.

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

First Presbyterian Bible Study GroupOn Wed. evenings at 7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and

lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

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

Bridesburg Rec Center EventsR E A C H O U T A N D READ: Bridesburg Recre-ation Center (4625 Rich-mond Street) is collecting new or gently used children’s books for the Reach Out and Read program. This program collects books for children who are patients at doctor’s offices associated with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Please bring your donation to Bridesburg Recreation Center, weekdays 9AM – 9PM. ZUMBA: Classes offered year-round. Mon. and Thurs from 7-8PM, Zumba toning on Wed. from 7 -8PM. $4 walk in. SCRAPBOOK-ING: Held year round on Wed. evenings from 6:30-9:30PM. $5 each time you attend. All you need is your photos and a book, every-thing else will be provided.L A D I E S B O W L I N G LEAGUE: Tues. mornings, 9AM at Erie Lanes. All ladies are invite to join.Call Miss Jackie at 215-685-1247, 533-6448, or 331-9417 for more information.

Annual Operation Santa Wrapping PartyEvery year, with the help of neighbors like you, the NLNA distributes holiday food and gifts to area fami-lies in need. Do your part and have fun by coming out to our gift-wrapping party on Fri., Dec. 19, 6PM until we’re done (usu-ally 8 or 9PM), at the NL Community Center, 3rd & Fairmount. Free pizza and beer, plus an opportu-nity to check in with NLNA board members and other neighbors about neighbor-hood issues and happenings. No RSVP necessary - just show up! Volunteers are also needed to help organize the food and gifts on Sat., Dec. 20, 9AM-12 Noon. Even if you can spare just one hour, you can really help. To help out on the 20th, contact Janet Finegar, [email protected].

Christmas Toy SaleThe Free Church of St. John, located at 3091 Em-erald St., will be having a Christmas Toy Sale on Sat., Dec. 20 from 10AM until 12 Noon. Bargains galore. Mark your calendars for this date.

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Christmas Eve Caroling and Candlelight Service at Liberti ChurchJoin Liberti Church East for Christmas Caroling, followed by a Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Caroling is at 4:30PM, Service is at 6PM. Liberti meets at 2424 E. York Street. For more infor-mation contact [email protected].

Christmas Eve Worship at First PresbyterianCandlelight Christmas Eve Worship at First Presbyte-rian Church in Kensington - Wed., Dec. 24 at 7:30PM. 418 E. Girard Ave (between Columbia & Palmer St).

National Shrine of St. John NeumannSt. Peter the Apostle Church Christmas Mass ScheduleChristmas Eve, Wed., Dec. 24: 5:30PM in the Upper Church; 12AM (Midnight) in the Upper Church. Mass-es for Christmas, Thurs., Dec. 25: The Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord. Christmas Day: 9:30AM in the Upper Church; 11AM (Spanish) in the Upper Church; 12:30PM in the Upper Church. 1019 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123. 215-627-2386.

First Presbyterian Community DinnerOn Sat., Dec. 27 the First Presbyterian Church in Kensington will be hosting its monthly FREE com-munity dinner. Dinner will be served from 4-6PM. Ev-eryone is welcome. The meal is completely free, no strings attached. This is a time for all the neighbors to join each other at a dinning table and be in fellowship. 418 E. Girard Ave (between Columbia Ave and Palmer St), 215-739-5695.

Historic Holiday Church TourHave you ever wondered what was behind the door of some of Philadelphia’s oldest and most beautiful churches? Well, now’s your

chance. The churches of Fishtown and Kensington will open their doors Sun., Dec. 28 for a guided bus tour through the history of these neighborhoods gems. The Christmas Season is the absolute best time to see these architectural and cultural treasures some of whom may be at risk of clos-ing their doors forever. Just this past year St. Laurentius RC Church and Pilgrim Congregational Church closed. The tour will visit Kensington United Meth-odist (Old Brick) Church, First Presbyterian Church of Kensington, Atone-ment Evangelical Lutheran Church, Summerfield/Si-loam United Methodist Church, Beacon Presbyte-rian Church, St. Michael’s Church and Visitation BVM Roman Catholic Church. Seating is limited, ticket prices are $25 and all pro-ceeds will go to benefit the churches. The bus will leave NKCDC, 2515 Frankford Avenue at 1 pm and return around 5 pm on December 28th. Light refreshments will be provided. Buy tick-ets online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/histori-cal-holiday-church-tour-of-kensington-fishtown-tick-ets-14759499059 or call Debbie Kinkead at 215-427-0350 x 112. All tickets must be purchased by Fri., Dec. 19.

Comedy Show To Benefit Palmer Cemetery Something funny is going on in Fishtown. Comedy Show to benefit Palmer Cem-etery on Sat., Jan. 10 from 7-11PM at Holy Name of Jesus Church Hall, 701 Gaul St. $35 per person. Buf-fet, beer, door prizes and Chinese Auction. For tick-ets, please contact Nancy Bartelle at 215-426-4010 or John Lonergan at 267-207-0169. Visit the Palmer Cemetery website: http://palmercemeteryfishtown.com.

PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education ProgramSessions begin week of Jan. 6 in North Philadel-phia, Northern Liberties and Northeast Philadelphia. When someone is addicted to drugs or alcohol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recov-ery Organization–Achiev-ing Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Program to help individuals and family rec-ognize and address an ad-diction problem in a spouse, parent, child or other loved one. Facilitated by trained volunteers who have been in the same situation, these information and support programs run one evening a week for three consecutive weeks at three locations in Philadelphia.Sess ions in Northeas t Philadelphia meet on the first three Tuesdays of the month, from 7-9PM, at CORA Services.In North Philadelphia, ses-

see CALENDAR on page 15

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Several years ago I was determined to establish a few essential holiday cookie recipes, hoping they would, one day, become treasured family recipes everyone asks for each Christmas. It recently dawned on me, though, that I’ve altered the cookie lineup every year, never really giving those on the receiving end the opportunity to enjoy the same cookie two years in a row. Before I took stock of my baking ingredients to prepare for a week of festive cookie baking, I polled an honest and hungry group of friends to find out what they expect - or hope - to see in their cookie boxes this year. I dug up three cherished Clean Plate recipes from the archives to gift not just this Christmas, but for Christmases to come. Oreo Truffles1 package, Double Stuff Oreos1/3 cup of Chocolate Syrup8 oz. of semi sweet chocolate chips

Molasses CookiesOreo Truffles Coffee Toffee1 cup of butter1/2 cup light brown sugar1/2 cup white sugar1-1/2 teaspoons molasses 1/4 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup dark chocolate chips1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted and cooled

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a sili-con mat and set aside. In medium heavy saucepan with a candy thermom-eter attached, melt butter, brown sugar, white sugar, molasses, salt, espresso and vanilla together over medium heat. Cook over medium heat, stirring oc-casionally with a whisk, until the temperature ap-proaches 250 degrees, at which point you should stir constantly until it reaches

300 degrees. Pour immedi-ately into the prepared bak-ing sheet and spread evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the toffee and let them sit for a minute until soft, then spread the chocolate evenly over the candy base. Sprinkle the chocolate with chopped hazelnuts. Allow to cool and set for several hours before breaking into pieces to serve.

Molasses CookiesAdapted from Martha Stewart2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon ground cin-namon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1/2 teaspoon salt1-1/2 cups sugar3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks)

Gently melt chocolate over a double boiler until smooth. Set aside and allow to come to room tempera-ture. In a food processor, pulse Oreos until they are close to the consistency of pebbles. Reserve approxi-mately two tablespoons, for topping. Add chocolate syrup to the food processor and continue to pulse until the mixture comes together to form a dough. Roll Oreo mixture into 1” balls and place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for approximately 15 min-utes. Once slightly chilled, remove from refrigerator and dip balls, individually, in chocolate until complete covered. Using two forks, gently remove truffles from the chocolate, tapping off the excess chocolate back into the bowl. Place on cookie and sprinkle with reserved Oreo crumbs. Put sheet back in the refrigerator until chocolate coating has set before serving.

Coffee ToffeeAdapted from the Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

unsalted butter, softened1 large egg1/4 cup molasses Preheat oven to 350 de-grees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place ½ cup sugar; set aside.

With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molas-ses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms. Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat. Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inch-es apart. Bake until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely. •


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6th Annual Project Christmas Angel

The 6th Annual Project Christmas Angel drop off party took place at Cheers Cafe, Almond and Westmoreland Sts. on Sun., Dec. 14. This project was started by a young girl named Saramia Suarez, who came to her mom Kelly and her Aunt Kass Wurtenberg, with an idea of giving to families who are in need and having hard times for the holidays, and to keep it in the neighborhood as much as possible. Then went to Mark from Cheers Cafe with this idea and it all began. Pictured left to right: Kass, Kelly and Saramia. Great job ladies!

Christmas in the River Wards

Palmer Cemetery Tree Lighting

Penn Treaty Park Place Tree Decorating

The Friends of Penn Treaty Park including Barbara Morehead and volunteers have been decorating this Christmas tree at Penn Treaty Park Place for the past few years. The decora-tions were made at several schools and com-munity centers. Thank you to William Cramp Elementary School Teacher Kim Gavin, General Philip Kearny Elementary Teacher Rita O’Brien, Portside Arts Center Teacher Jean Murray, Penn Treaty Education work Teacher Joseph Brand, Saint Anne’s Senior Center Ceramic Class Teacher Ann Koscalka. /Photo: Roman Blazic

The 4th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony took place at Palmer Cemetery on Sat., Dec. 13. The Children’s Choir sang carols and the tree was lit. /Photo: Roman Blazic


Matthew Holmes SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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The Matthew Holmes Scholarship Fund is prepar-ing to commence the distribution of their scholar-ships to students entering into High School in 2015.

Five $2,000.00 scholarships will be awarded to se-lect students based upon the criteria listed in the application along with essays submitted to the com-mittee by January 16, 2015.

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Lef t : Philadelphia City Council Presi-dent Darrell Clarke was at the event, seen here chatting with Fishtown resi-dent Paul Morawski. Below: Seniors in at-tendance had fun by participating in a dance routine that had them moving around as if it were the days of their youth again. /Photos: Joshua Albert

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26th District Crime Report

November 26, 2014- December 9, 2014

Below is a breakdown of crimes committed in the 26th District in the neighborhoods that make up PSA #3:

• Zero (0) homicides reported during this time

• One (1) rape reported during this time: 2500 Emerald (12/1)

• One (1) robbery-point of gun during this time: 2300 Jasper (12/1) • Four (4) robberies other weapon during this time: 2000 Letterly (12/1), 1000 Crease (12/4), 2000 Cumberland (12/4), 400 Memphis (12/9)

• Four (4) aggravated assaults other weapons during this time: 2400 Firth (11/26), (3) Ag-gravated Assault other weapon during this time : 2400 Kensington (12/3), 2200 Gordon (12/5), 2400 Frankford (12/8)

• Two (2) aggravated assaults with a gun during this time: 2000 Cumberland (12/5), 1900 Front (12/6)

• Five (5) residential burglaries during this time: 2600 Frankford (11/28), 1500 Frankford (11/29), 2100 Hagert (13/3), 2500 Collins (12/4), 2600 Frankford (12/6)

• Twenty Four (24) theft from autos during this time: 2300 York (11/28), 2200 Ritter (11/28), 2400 Cumberland (11/28), 100 E Oxford (11/28), 2000 Amber (11/29), 1500 Montgomery (11/29). 2600 Kensington (11/30), 900 Delaware (11/30), 2500 Albert (12/1), 2500 Trenton (12/1), 1100 Dela-ware (12/1), 2300 Thompson (12/3), 2200 Emerald (12/3), 1800 Sergeant (12/3), 1300 Fletcher (12/4), 1700 Tulip (12/4), 2600 Albert (12/4), 2500 Lehigh (12/5), 2500 Dauphin (12/5), 1200 Susquehanna (12/5), 1100 leopard (12/6), 2600 Livingston (12/6), 1000 Front (12/6), 2600 York (12/8)

• Six (6) stolen vehicles during this time: 1000 Delaware (11/26), 2300 York (11/27), 2400 Aramingo (12/5), 900 Front (12/6), 1600 Frankford (12/6), 2700 Cumberland (12/7)

• One (1) thefts during this time: 900 Delaware (11/26).•

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8. What color are the berries that grow in mistletoe?

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A. True B. False

11. Which singer who recorded the hit song “Santa Baby” died on Christmas day 2008?

A. Eartha Kitt B. Etta JamesC. Beverly Russell D. Ronnie Specter

12. There is a tradi-tion, thought to have started in Germany, where there is a hid-den item in a Christ-mas tree and whoever finds it gets a year of good luck. What is the item?

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Frank Kuback of the Front Street Gym honored State Representative John Taylor with a plaque in appreciation of all his work on behalf of the youth in the community. He also helped with the Thanksgiving Turkey Brawl.

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Christmas in the River Wards

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sions are held on the first three Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30PM at the Phila-delphia Recovery Commu-nity Center.Sessions are also held on the first three Thursdays from 6:30-8:30PM at the PRO-ACT office in Northern Liberties. Due to the New Year’s holiday, the Northern Liberties program will begin on the second Thursday of the month instead of the first. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is re-quired. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9AM through 5PM or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-program/.

KREIBICKLouisa D. “Sis” (nee Riess), Suddenly on November 28, 2014 at the age of 40. Loving wife of Michael; Devoted mother of Brandon, Morgan and the late Sammy; Dear daughter of Louis and Dorothea Riess. Sister of Louis, Justin, Matthew, Bridgett and Barbara; also survived by her large extended loving family.BURNS FUNERAL HOMES

Rizzo PAL Dance RegistrationThe Rizzo PAL Center will be holding it’s annual Dance program registra-tion for girls ages 10-17, on Wed. night, Jan. 7, 2015, at 7PM. There are a limited number of openings, so this will be the only registration for this years program. For more information, please contact Officer Ernie at 215-426-6583.

Upcoming Event at the Fishtown LibrarySnake Party: Learn all about snake behavior and habitats. Scott Prior will let you get up-close-and-personal with some of his favorite live snakes. Tues., Jan. 14 at 4PM. Fishtown Community Branch, 1217 E. Montgom-ery Ave.

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“Born to Coach” Jack Moore ~ Biography

Date started 2/28/2005 I know I was born to be a sports coach. At least sports were just about the only thing I would ever think of as a kid! Let’s start from the beginning. I was born at 11:52 PM on March 16, 1937 at St. Mary’s, the most popular hospital in the Kensington/Fishtown area of Philadelphia. Oh yes, this being a Catholic Irish hospital, if I would have been born at 12:00 AM or right after the clock reached midnight, I would have been born on Saint Patrick’s Day, my name would have been “Patrick”, and my Mother would not have had to pay the $25.00 (cost at that time to have a baby). I would have been a “free-bee”. Little did I know that hospitals would become a very big part of my life. At about three years old someone noticed my right leg was somewhat shorter, and that I was walking with a limp! The story goes that I was left with my grandmother during the day because my mother would work at, where else but, St Mary’s hospital. One day I was slightly injured after rolling off of the couch, and after several more instances of losing my balance, after almost a year, my Mother took me to St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital. After many tests it was found I had osteomyelitis, a disease that attacks and destroys the bone. As of today about 95% of my right hip is gone. As an aside, I ended up spending nine of my first 12 Christmas Days in St. Christopher’s Hospital, and ever since I was about ten or eleven years old my right leg has been almost three and a half inches shorter then my left leg. We were a very poor family; I can even remember living in a home on Susquehanna Avenue, at about 13 or 14 years of age, with no electricity! The house had nothing but gas, and a big pot belly stove right in the middle of the front room. It always felt like it was over 100 degrees in that house; it was for sure we were never cold. We used gas for light and cooking. Can you imagine living like this? To top it off, when you had to use the bathroom, we had an “outhouse” in the backyard! It didn’t matter if it was January, and the temperature was at 10 or lower, if you needed the bathroom, you just put on a coat and went outside! During my life we lived in three houses on Susquehanna Avenue, and they were all almost just as bad!

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Remembering Jack Moore, former Fish-town A.C. Alumni president on the 5th Year Anniversary of his death. On Decem-ber 9, 2009, the Fish-town community and the youth of Fishtown lost a great coach and friend. Rest in peace Jack.

My name is Jalisa and I am an adorable, 45lb female mix of American Staffordshire Terrier and extreme CUTENESS! I was found as a stray. My new people friends at the shelter are positive that I belonged to some-one because I already knew “sit” and I appear to be housetrained. I am ready to be a good girl as a member of a new and loyal family who appreciates a lovable, well-behaved girl like me and who will be ready to

commit to adopting me as a forever member of their household! If you have dogs of your own, you’ll need to bring at least one in to meet any potential dogs and make sure there is no major personality clash. Please also bring proof that you are allowed dogs/cats at your home if you rent.Jalisa is located at ACCT -- 111 W. Hunting Park Ave, Phila., PA 19140. Phone: 267-385-3800 (ask for the Lifesaving Depart-ment!) Email: [email protected]. More about Ja l i sa : ACCT ID Number : A24042087 Primary col-ors: White with Chestnut Brown markings • Coat length: Short. If you have any ques-tions about Jalisa, please email [email protected]. Jalisa and all of her friends at ACCT wish all their pet-loving Philly friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2015! •

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A million times we miss you, A million times we will cry, If love alone could have saved you, You would have never died.

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The Matthew Holmes Scholarship Fund is prepar-ing to commence the distri-bution of their scholarships to students entering into High School in 2015. Five $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to select students based upon the criteria listed in the application along with essays submitted to the com-mittee by Jan. 16, 2015. You must be an 8th grade student, a Philadelphia resi-dent, preparing to enter into your first year of high school at a Catholic archdiocese or a private high school that has a Catholic affiliation. To apply or for more infor-mation, visit our website at: http://mattyholmesscholar-ship.org/.

Northeast Catholic Alumni Association Looking for Alumni for St. Patrick’s Day ParadeThe Northeast Catholic Alumni Association are looking for past alumni to participate in this coming years St. Patrick’s Day pa-rade. The event will be held on Sun., Mar. 15. There will be transportation to the parade, as well as a party at the parade conclusion. Call the office at 215-543-1051 for information.•


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