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On Thurs., January 15, SugarHouse Casino and Sports Radio WIP gave locals a chance to com-pete for a spot in Wing Bowl 23. Several of these “Wing Off ” competitions have been held across the Delaware Valley in ad-vance of the Wing Bowl to give amature eaters the opportunity to eat and compete in front of more than 20,000 rowdy event-goers on January 30 at the Wells Fargo Center. While

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by Max Pulcinimost Wing Offs are set in place college eaters, the SugarHouse event was open to anyone with an appetite and an appetizer to the entree that will be the Wing Bowl. “Wing Bowl is basically Mardi Gras and it has been since its inception,” said Marc Farzetta, a radio personality at WIP who hosted the SugarHouse Wing Off. “We are essen-tially putting a roof over Bourbon Street and letting people from Philadelphia occupy it instead of folks from New Orleans.” The rules of the Wing Off were simple: com-petitors were drawn in one of three, ten minute heats. Whoever ate the most wings out of any of the three heats would earn $500 and a seat in Wing Bowl 23. Any competitor who threw up would auto-matically be disqualified. As Farzetta put it, “If you heave, you leave.” The competitors were a colorful array of charac-ters. One called himself The Mystical Magi and claimed to be a fortune telling alien from the Ring Nebula in deep space. “I’m the Magi,” he ex-claimed. “I’m going to use my superior intellect to make all these puny earthlings tremble before

me and not be able to eat a single wing.” Other competitors fea-tured clown and serial wing eater John Wing Gacy, as well as well-known Wing Bowl veterans like Fam-er Bob and David “Ti-

Above: 30 competitive eaters took part in a Wing Off at SugarHouse Casino on Janu-ary 15. Right: This is SugarHouse’s fifth con-secutive year sponsoring the Wing Bowl. /Photos: Joshua Albert

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This is the story of writer Daniel P. Mannix IV, who had a farm about a mile from my family’s home in Frazer. The Mannix farm was a legendary place. Mannix was a writer who traveled the world with his wife, Jule Junker Mannix, in search of wild animals to bring back to their farm in an area then called Bacton Hill. The Mannix farm was al-ready well known through-out the region when I was 12 or 13 years old. The Mannix family also be-longed to the local Catholic parish and we would often see them at Mass. The word then was that actress Elizabeth Taylor had once spent time on the Mannix farm while

filming her first movie, National Velvet. Apparently the adolescent Liz needed some horse experience, so it was decided that the Bacton Hill farm would be the ideal place for her to learn about horses. The farm also had pythons, cheetahs, llamas, an otter, a spider monkey and even a small elephant. The Mannix family was listed in the Philadelphia Social Register; they were “society people,” mean-ing they had a long and accomplished American lineage. Families like the Mannix family are also referred to as being from “old money,” although if economic circumstances changed they might be-come known as “fallen aristocracy.” Because of the Liz Taylor story, my family observed

the Mannix family with a curious eye. We would take note when we’d spot Jule at Mass wearing ordinary slacks topped with a worn, but obviously once very ex-pensive, mink stole. At the time this was the standard Saturday afternoon shop-ping dress for many Main Line matrons. I ran high school cross country with Mannix’s son, Danny. Danny would often invite me to run with him on his farm after school. The farm had tremendous acreage. Danny and I usu-ally ran long dirt roads framed by trees and fields with the occasional wind-ing brook. After our run, Danny would invite me into the house where he’d show me his pet snakes, one of them a python named Peter. Before that, he introduced to his father, the writer. Mannix was sitting in his study smoking a pipe in front of a wall of book-shelves. The prolific author was sitting by a window, dressed in a tweed jacket, the smoke billowing from his pipe like the steam from a vintage locomotive. This is what people used to imagine when they thought of (male) writers. Danny introduced me as a friend “who wanted to be a writer.” Mannix didn’t seem too impressed. He might even have been thinking, “run from this life, boy, run as fast as you can.” I came away from that meeting thinking... Mannix smokes a mean pipe. Next, I was introduced to Peter the Python. I al-ready had experiences with snakes, especially when a fellow Explorer Scout taught me how to handle and hold his pet snakes. As a boy I liked to watch a snake shed its skin. To me, discarded snake skins resembled transparent pip-ing or coils. Danny encouraged me to put Peter around my neck. Since Peter was very large, this seemed risky. Don’t pythons wrap themselves around their victims and strangle them? In his autobiography, this is what Danny’s father wrote about Peter. “Han-dling a big snake is an unforgettable experience.

There is the gentle touch of the soft lips and delicate tongue, together with the strange feeling that you are holding a living electric current swathed in smooth scales.” Danny’s father reminded his readers that pythons are not poisonous. “Peter, like all constrictors,” he wrote, “kills by wrapping his coils around his victim, usually a chicken or a rabbit.” Pythons, Mannix con-tinued, rarely kill human beings because “a man has hands and can generally unwrap a snake before he loses consciousness.” The important thing here, I guess, is to stay awake. While I wasn’t afraid of Peter, his size was daunting. At that time I had no idea that the family allowed Peter to slither around the house, and that very often Peter, being a semi-aquatic creature, would curl up near the plumbing in the bathroom or worse yet, go inside the toilet for a long, cozy nap.

“Peter strongly disliked having the toilet f lush when he was inside,” Man-nix wrote, adding that when that happened he would rise up and give one of his long, loud hisses. As for the house-guest who inadvertently sat on the bowl with Peter inside, well, that’s another story. Mannix wrote about his experiences as a side show act working in carnivals. At different times in his life, he was a sword swal-lower, a fire eater, a trainer of wild animals, and a magician known as “The Great Zadma.” In his book, Memoirs of a Sword Swallower, he de-scribes his experiences while traveling with a car-nival. He writes about the fat lady, the human beanpole and the ostrich man who ate broken glass. (I’d certainly like to see the Ostrich Man at the next Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby). In his book, Freaks, Man-nix describes the love af-fairs of little people (called midgets in those days); the story of elephant boy; the amours of Jolly Daisy, the fat woman; the notori-ous pinhead who inspired Verdi’s Rigoletto and the little person, only 34 inches tall, who was very happily married to a 264-pound woman. Then there was the human torso with a tal-ent for sewing and typing. As one reviewer com-mented, Freaks comprises

“bizarre accounts of nor-mal humans turned into freaks -- either voluntarily or by evil design!” In the sword swallowing book, we are able to en-joy photographs from the 1930s and 40s (all taken by the author) and observe the forgotten world of circus performance artists. One reviewer said that the book “will appeal to all who speculate about the outer limits of pain, pleasure, and revulsion.” Mannix’s book, The Beast: The Scandalous Life of Aleister Crowley, is about the Eng-lish occultist and ceremo-nial magician. After the book was released, Mannix received an invitation to join Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan. Mannix refused the offer; LaVey perhaps did not distinguish between the curious and sometimes sensationalist imagination of the writer and the realm of personal belief. Mannix, as far as I knew, was still a member of our local parish and receiving Communion on Sundays. Mannix’s most famous book, Those About to Die, takes the reader into the bowels of the Roman games at the Coliseum; it was also a look into the daily lives of gladiators. While I was running cross country with Danny, his father had already pub-lished The Hellfire Club, about the secret decorated


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himself, were said to be habitués of these dens of vice where everything was permitted. Mannix, who was born in 1911 and died in 1997 at age 85, was survived his wife, Jule, by 20 years. Today there’s a renewed interest in his work, as many of his earlier, out of print books have been republished. And while I haven’t set foot on the

farm where Liz Taylor once groomed the National Velvet horses, during my research I did discover that Mannix had once teamed up with famed literary critic Malcolm Cowley when they co-authored The Middle Passage. This disturbing essay focuses on the mechanics of slavery, its origins in Africa, its European history and what happened on the slave ships

that came to America. We learn, for instance, that “the vast majority of the Negroes [Mannix’s term] brought to America had been enslaved and sold to the whites by other Africans.” These other Af-ricans “were coastal tribes and states, like the Efik kingdom of Calabar, that based their whole economy on the slave trade.” The author’s report that the slaves might have been prisoners of war, or kid-napped by groups of black marauders, or even sold with their entire families for such “high” crimes as adultery, impiety or, as the authors state, “stealing a tobacco pipe.” Slaves were shackled two by two then sent below the ship; although, wom-en slaves were allowed to roam the vessel so that sailors could see which ones they could have their way with. Mannix writes: “All the slaves were forced to sleep without covering on bare wooden floors… In a stormy passage the skin over their elbows might be worn away to the bare bone…” In the morning, the sailors would oversee the “dancing

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

First Presbyterian Bible Study GroupOn Wed. evenings at 7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyte-rian Church, 418 E. Gi-rard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, ev-eryone is welcome.

Richmond Library ProgramsPreschool Storytime is every Wed. at 10:30AM. This program is intended for children from one- to four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St. 215-685-9992.

Storytime at Fishtown LibraryPreschool Storytime will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30AM. Fishtown Community Branch of the Free Library (1217 E. Montgomery Ave.). These programs are intended pri-marily for children through four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. For more in-formation, call Miss Sheila at 215-685-9990.

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Fishtown Library EventsFree Adult Cooking Classes. Six-week course that includes: low-cost ideas, nutrition tips, food tastings, and give-aways! For more info, contact Sandara at [email protected] or 215-575-0444 ext. 4186. Classes run now-Feb. 26 and are from 5:30-7:30PM. Create and

Paint your own celtic knot. Children will create unique knots and symbols that represent their own personal meanings. Par-ticipants will use acrylic paints on 4” x 4” tiles to create a permanent piece of art to take home and display. Tues., Feb. 3 at 3:30PM. Afterschool Art Series: Design your own Picasso Fish Plate. Tues., Feb. 24 at 3:30PM. Fish-town Community Branch, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave.

Portside’s After SchoolArts ProgramHomework Help, Visual Arts, Theater Arts & Char-acter Education. Mon-day - Fridays 3-6PM. Ages: 5 - 11yrs - Cost: $15 per day. Portside provides bus service for the follow-ing schools: Our Lady of Port Richmond Catho-lic School, St. Laurentius Catholic School, Alexan-der Adaire Elementary, St. Peter’s The Apostle, Hack-ett Elementary, Kearny

see CALENDAR on page 15

Sean Gallagher, 30, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of Brain Cancer. Sean was the sole provider for his fiancé Kristin Markley, and their three children Kieran 13, Lacey 5, and Seanie 1, (shown above). Friends of Sean and Kristin are holding a benefit to help with the financial situation they are now fac-ing and will face due to Sean’s condition. He is now unable to work and provide for his family. The benefit will be held on Sat., Feb. 7 from 7-11PM at Fran Lee Caterers, 4556 Almond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137. Tickets are $35 per person; $40 at the door if we do not sell out before. Open bar and food included. We are seeking monetary donations and basket items to raffle off at the benefit.

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This story is part of an ongoing series about the effect of metha-done treatments on individuals and the neighborhood. Part One (found in our November 12, 2014 issue) gave an overview of methadone treatment and the Goldman Clinic. Here is Part Two:

On a cold day outside the Ramonita de Rodriguez Library at 6th Street and Girard Avenue, a group of more than a dozen men and women wait for the black steel gates to open. When they finally do, most of them file in and take a

Broken Windows Part Two: Local Library Opens Doors, Some Want Them Closed

seat in the open area be-tween the stacks of books. Members of the group quickly occupy the six available computers near-by. Five of those are logged onto Facebook. One or two folks grab a book or magazine, the rest converse quietly in the seating area. The people are resident clients from the Goldman Clinic on a supervised visit. “They come in a couple times a week,” said Lisa Chianese-Lopez, the Free Library of Philadelphia branch manager. The visit is actually a for-mal part of the treatment services that Goldman

provides. Laura Boston Jones, vice president of Be-havioral Health Services at North Philadelphia Health System, said community services are important for recovery.

see LIBRARY on page 9

The Ramonita de Rodriguez Library ( 6 t h S t r e e t a n d Girard Ave.) is one place where clients of The Goldman Clinic spend time reading books, browsing the internet or checking out movies. /Photo: Matthew Albasi


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On the Liberties Walk corridor, just across Ameri-can street along the south-ern side of the complex, sits Le Beau Chien, North Liberties’ newest dog grooming parlor. “It’s a great location for us…the apartments above don’t have a weight limit on dogs and people are always dog walking around here,” said Shara Connors, co-owner of the parlor along with her husband, Jim. The space opened in December 2014 as an ex-pansion of their business, which started in Yardley, PA, where the couple had been working as mobile dog groomers in the area. “We really enjoyed the one-on-one interaction that mobile grooming of-fers…it allows the dogs to be in their comfort zone while we work,” continued Shara. The couple took this con-cept of providing dogs with a personal environment and used it when opening their first brick and mortar location, At Your Service Dog Grooming, in Febru-ary 2012. “We know this neighbor-hood already has a lot of pet-oriented businesses, including groomers, but what we offer is different,”

Shara and Jim Connors are co-owners of Le Beau Chien, North Liberties’ newest dog grooming parlor. /Photo: Ryan Shellenberger

The Hancock Basketball Program participated in and won the Martin Luther King Basketball tournament. The tournament was hosted by Mr. Irvin Hutcherson at the Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center on Wissahickon Ave. Coaches Don Mason and Larry Vaughan, along with six of Hancock's high school basketball play-ers came together with other teams from across the city to honor Doctor King and his contribution to our lives. Hancock was rewarded for their efforts by win-ning the championship game. The team received a trophy as well as 15 tickets to see the St. Joe's Hawks play on Saturday, January 31.•

Tournament organizer Mr. Hutchenson (center) flanked by winning coaches. /Photo courtesy of Hancock Rec

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said Jim Connors. Jim is the groomer of the duo and Shara handles the business end of things. Both graduates of differ-ent dog grooming schools, Jim completed his training in 2008 at the New York School of Dog Groom-ing. Shara, who does not groom dogs, completed a training course around the same time. Their business operates differently from most other groomers. Le Beau Chien services only one dog at a time. “Most big box places will have owners drop their pets off in the morning where they’ll be put into crates

all day…this causes a lot of anxiety for the dogs,” said Jim. Because of this, their business attracts dogs with special needs, rescues who may be skittish and dogs who have physical dis-abilities. Deb Brooks and her Morkie, Tank, are new cus-tomers of Le Beau Chien. “Tank has had two hip surgeries so he can’t sit in a cage for too long…he needs to be able to move around and play,” Deb said excitedly, “I’m glad I found these guys!” Le Beau Chien also em-phasizes that they do not use cage-dryers, which can

be harmful to the animal since there may not be anyone watching to make sure the dog does not over-heat. Each session is two hours long and must be sched-uled in advance. “I don’t accept walk-ins,” said Shara, “I also only groom dogs that have been up to date on their shots.” The two hour session in-cludes a full, head-to-tail treatment. “We do ears, nails and feet brush and trim the hair and then give them a wash and dry,” Jim said, “I’ll do the cut to the customer’s request and if they need me to make any last minute

changes when they pick up, I’ll do that too.” Shara and Jim also note that Le Beau Chien’s lo-cation in the middle of Northern Liberties gives pet owners some time to go and enjoy the shopping destinations and restau-rants around 2nd Street during their pet’s two hour grooming session.Across Liberties Walk from the groomer is The Towne Barker, a dog daycare and

training business. “We’ve started working with the folks across the way. We’ll set up groom-ing appointments during the day and the trainers will walk the dogs back and forth between the two shops,” explained Shara.•You can find Le Beau Chien at 1030 N. American Street in Northern Liberties. Call 215-922-2613 for more in-formation or to schedule an appointment for your pet.

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D. Peridot

2. Which highway is kno wn to Philadel-phians as “The Blue Route”?

A. I-476 B. I-95C. 611D. 309

3. Which Canadian city has a baseball team named “The Blue Jays?”

A. Edmonton B. TorontoC. Ottawa D. Winnipeg 4. Which large retail store chain used to have unadvertised, tempo-rary sales they called “blue light” specials because they’d flash a blue light next to where

the item was in the store so you could find it?

A. Sears B. KmartC. WalmartD. Macy’s

5. If you just bought some “Blue Bonnet” from the supermarket, what did you buy?

A. Margarine B. Cake mixC. Ice cream D. Nuts

6. The “Blue Ridge Mountains” start in Georgia and end in which state? A. Ohio B. Rhode IslandC. New York D. Pennsylvania

7. Which actress starred in the 1980 film “Blue Lagoon” with Christo-pher Atkins?

A. Juliette Lewis B. Julia RobertsC. Brooke ShieldsD. Gwyneth Paltrow

8. Which classic rock band had a hit single with the 1971 song “Be-hind Blue Eyes?”

A. The Who B. The Eagles C. Led Zeppelin D. The Rolling Stones 9.What are “blue laws?”

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C. Laws that allow people to opt of being put on life support.D. Laws that allow Native Americans to be tried by their tribe rather than by the U.S. government 10. What is “Blue Oys-ter Cult”?

A. A religious group B. A Kentucky Derby win-ning horseC. A 70’s rock bandD. A film starring Denzel Washington

11.W hich Pac-Man ghost was light blue?

A. Blinky B. SamC. Inky D. Clyde

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“[Methadone] is only one part of the service that we provide as it relates to helping people who have ... substance abuse chal-lenges,” Jones said. “[But] recovery can not simply take place here.” Jones said the other part is getting clients involved with their community as a major part of their recov-ery. In an initial assessment of a client, Jones will ask several questions. “Do you have a voter’s registration card? Do you have a library card? Do you have a driver’s license?” Jones said. “People who belong to a community have those things. They vote. They use their local library. They drive and they can identify them-selves and say, ‘This is where I belong.’” The hour or so at the library is not necessarily free-time. “Sometimes that may be research [time],” Jones said. “A [client] may have a particular ... mental health challenge ... or [physical] health challenge. We’ll tell them to research ‘diabe-tes.’” The client will then present their findings to their peers, according to Jones. A local methadone client said treatment like this works. Tom G. said he is looking for work in the building trades and can do job research at the library. “There are programs out there for people in re-covery and ex-offenders,” Tom G. said. “But how can you find out about them if you don’t have a computer?” Tom G. describes many ex-offender employment programs as great oppor-tunities albeit with some tough hurdles. “One application was six pages long,” Tom G. said. “It takes a lot of time.” Lopez does not dispute that the clients perform re-search. But she said there

Librarycontinued from page 7

The Goldman Clinic believes that treatment cannot only happen at their facility. The clinic sends clients on supervised visits to the li-brary where they can can research topics to present and share to their peers during treatment sessions. /Photo: Matthew Albasi

is more going on than education. “They’re trying to recon-nect with [people],” Lopez said. “I had one person here who saw her grand-child for the first time ever, on Facebook.” They also take the li-brary’s resources with them. “T hey ’ l l check ou t books,” Lopez said. “But mostly they take movies out.” The thought of the Gold-man clients in the public library does not sit well with many locals however. Some parents pulled their kids out of the after-school program recently. One resident, Cathy Califano, spoke up at the quarterly Northern Liber-ties Neighbors Associa-tion (NLNA) meeting on January 22, saying, “The environment at the library has [deteriorated] dramati-cally.” Another community member said she often walks in the middle of Girard Avenue between 6th and 8th streets when she has her kids, to avoid fights and dealers. Residents also wanted to know what happened to the police bike patrol, which was located there until recently. Sergeant John Massi ex-plained that the potential for Ferguson-inspired pro-tests led the city to pull officers from every district to be on stand-by. That stand-by situation was set to end within days of that NLNA meeting. Califano pointed out that people, “can’t get served at a bar if you’re intoxicated. Couldn’t there be a [simi-lar] filter at the library?” Massi said security at the library can handle those situations and they know they can also call 911. Lopez did point out that things improved when the bike patrol was nearby. “The officer they had here quickly [established] himself,” Lopez said. “It seemed like everyone was more responsive to him

and respected him.” Jones and Lopez are quick to distinguish between the organized groups from Goldman and the rogue visitors who may or may not be from Goldman. “Whenever we come to the library as a group we come with a staff mem-ber,” Jones said. “We don’t send a group of clients to the library unescorted.” Jones says it is difficult to keep tabs on all of their non-resident clients after they leave however. Lopez says the individuals are allowed to come in to the library as long as they are behaved. There’s no reason to stop them. But

she will not allow them into the children’s section, which is on the west side of the building. “We keep a buffer zone for safety reasons no matter where [an unrelated adult] comes from,” Lopez said. Lopez said the Goldman staff has responded to her calls when problems begin to arise and usually the people in question leave when Goldman staff ar-rive. “We fall within their two-block zone that they cover,” Lopez said. Staff will re-spond to incidents within a two-block radius of Gold-man if it may involve their

clients. Recovering addicts like Tom G. want people to know that the folks causing trouble are not representa-tive of methadone users. “[They] are just a ... very small fraction of the people on methadone,” Tom G. said. “The rest of them are working or going to school or just trying to get their lives on track.” •

Upcoming in our Broken Windows Series: Residents discuss their experiences with treatments and clients; politi-cians explore the option of limiting the client base numbers; police officers discuss how they

handle complaints; and new types of treatment being tested at Goldman that may decrease traffic.

“There are pro-grams out there for people in re-covery and ex-offenders... But how can you find out about them if you don’t have a computer?”

~ Tom G, local metha-done client


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Nazareth Hospital’s Pro-fessional Practice Council recognized the hospital’s DAISY Award recipient for the third quarter of 2014: Terrie Cannon, BSN, RN, OCN, Oncology Nurse Navigator with Mercy Cancer Center at Nazareth Hospital. Terrie was pre-sented with the award by Michael F. Beshel, MBA, MHA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, VP, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer on Friday, January 16. Terrie was nominated by Karen McGinley, Execu-tive Assistant at Nazareth Hospital. Karen had this to say about her experience as a patient and colleague working with Terrie: “As a Nazareth employee and former cancer patient treated here, I have dealt with Terrie on both sides. As an employee, Terrie is a fine example of a team player. She works hard, asks questions, offers assis-tance, and wants successful outcomes. As the oncology nurse navigator, there is no one like Terrie. She is there for patients regarding any issues (clinical, financial, emotional, or seeking ad-vice and suggestions). No matter how Terrie is assist-ing, you have her full focus and attention. I also at-tend the Nazareth Cancer Support Group monthly meetings, which Terrie has chaired for many years.

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Wins DAISY AwardIt’s a close group and we try to support each other and share helpful informa-tion. New cancer patients tend to arrive timidly and display a huge smile when they see Terrie. After the meeting, new patients leave feeling more confident and knowledgeable. It’s amazing the individual support Terrie offers these folks. You can just tell that she has been involved and available for them privately and one-on-one during their case. Since I went through cancer and know how overwhelming it is, I can identify from patients’ expressions and body lan-guage that Terrie is very important to them. Terrie is also right in the middle and oversees a committee that annually honors can-cer survivors at a Nazareth Hospital luncheon. It’s very enjoyable and Terrie’s committee is so devoted to making this a special day. I believe you have to be a very special person with very special qualities and skills to be an oncology nurse navigator. We are so fortunate that Terrie has what it takes and that she is here at Nazareth.” The not-for-profit DAI-SY Foundation was estab-lished by family members in memory of J. Patrick “Pat” Barnes. The care Patrick received inspired the Barnes family to create

the DAISY Awards to rec-ognize nurses who make a profound difference in the lives of their patients and their families. Patients, visitors, physi-cians, other nurses or team members can nominate

a Nazareth nurse for the DAISY award. One recipi-ent is selected each quarter. Each honoree receives a beautiful and mean-ingful sculpture called “A Healer’s Touch,” hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa. The DAISY award winner’s unit coworkers celebrate with a treat of cinnamon rolls, in keeping with a tradition the Barnes family established. To learn more about Nazareth Hospital, call 1 . 8 6 6 . N A Z A R E T H (1.866.629.2738). •

DAISY Award recipient Terrie Cannon, BSN, RN, OCN, Oncology Nurse Navigator with Mercy Cancer Center at Nazareth Hospital; and former patient and Nazareth Hospital colleague Karen McGinley, Executive Assistant at Nazareth Hospital.

About Nazareth Hospi-tal: Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Nazareth Hospital has pro-vided health care to the Northeast Philadelphia community since 1940. The Hospital has 205 acute and 28 skilled care beds, and provides a full array of health care services, including emergency services, surgery, vas-cular services and wound care, cardiac care, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, cancer care and more. Nazareth is a nationally certified Primary Stroke Center and has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for stroke care by HealthGrades. Nazareth earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and national accreditation for hip and knee replacement and heart failure care, and is a Blue Center of Distinction for Hip and Knee Replacement. Nazareth Hos-pital is a member of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania.

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26th District Crime Report

January 14, - January 20, 2015

Below is a breakdown of crimes com-mitted in the 26th District in the neigh-borhoods that make up PSA #3:

• Zero (0) homicides reported during this time

• Zero (0) rape reported during this time

• Three (3) robberies-point of gun during this time: 2600 B (1/15), 2300 Jasper (1/19), 2500 Front (1/20)

• Three (3) robberies other weapon during this time: 800 Mercer (1/14), 1300 Montgomery (1/19), 2500 Kensington (1/20)

• Zero (0) aggravated assault with a gun dur-ing this time

• Two (2) aggravated assault other weapon during this time: 2500 Cumberland (1/15), 2000 Huntingdon (1/19)

• Five (5) residential burglaries during this time: 2200 Letterly (1/15), 2500 Townsend (1/16), 2400 Letterly (1/16), 2500 Memphis (1/17), 2400 Cedar (1/17)

• Fourteen (14) thefts from autos during this time: 2200 Susquehanna (1/15), 2400 Memphis (1/18), 2100 Sergeant (1/18), 1000 Marlborough (1/18), 2000 Frankford (1/18), 2400 Hazzard (1/19), 2600 Livingston (1/19) X 2, 2600 Aramingo (1/19), 1700 Blair (1/19), 2100 Norris (1/20), 1300 Frankford (1/20), 2600 York (1/20)

• One (1) stolen vehicle during this time: 2500 Trenton (1/20)

• Three (3) thefts during this time: 900 Penn (1/15), 2000 Susquehanna (1/15), 2400 Freedly (1/18).•

Now that baby stuff– everything from burp cloths and bibs to books and toys– is scattered throughout my house, I’m even more challenged to stay organized. With my post-holiday purge of clothes for Circle Thrift, I feel as if I’m ahead of the game. I’m also adopting a new strategy for food shopping: I make one large trip per month and fill in the gaps as needed on a weekly basis. So far, it’s not only saving us money but also helping with food waste. I get a thrill out of find-ing different ways to use

up my fresh ingredients throughout the week, almost as if it’s a tricky puzzle. For example, the fresh chives I used in last week’s recipe came in handy for a fresh mango salsa, and they even made an appearance in my morning eggs. My roasted pork loin was an amaz-ing dinner the first time around but was somehow even better chopped up in homemade fried rice. The several-pound-bag of carrots I purchased may have initially ap-peared overwhelming, but between roasting a few, making fresh baby food, and grating one into this saucy meatloaf, they’re near gone.

This barbecue meatloaf is not only comforting and satisfying, it’s also a good excuse to use up any vegetables that would flavor meat, like onions and peppers. Incorporate your favorite barbecue sauce for double duty,

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1 cup barbecue sauce ½ medium onion, grated½ red bell pepper, grated1 large carrot, grated1 cup bread crumbs1 tablespoon garl ic , minced2 eggs, lightly beatenSalt and freshly ground black pepperAddit ional barbecue sauce for topping

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine grated vegetables in a sieve or colander and squeeze out excess liquid. Add to large bowl with all other ingre-dients. Combine using

hands and pour into two foil-lined loaf pans. Cook for 30 minutes, then lower oven temperature to 350, top with additional sauce, and continue baking for approximately 35 more minutes. Cool in pans for 15 minutes. Remove by lifting out foil and drain any excess grease. Slice and serve.•

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The concept is not new, cutting meat from a whole carcass to be sold raw and prepared in the same ven-ue. “For as long as people have been buying meat, this business model has been used,” explained Bryan Mayer, co-owner and head butcher at Kens-ington Quarters. The restaurant/butcher shop/bar opened in Oc-tober of 2014, and this month has seen the begin-ning of one of the many services provided by the business: classes on prepar-ing different foods. The classes range from whole animal butchery (pig, goat, cow) to charcuterie, fish, and poultry. The classroom sits on the second floor loft of the building; a long bar stretches across the east-ern wall of the space to an opening below, termi-nating at large windows with a view of Frankford Avenue. Upon entering the space you are immedi-ately greeted by a smiling butcher wearing a white coat and a blue and white pinstriped apron, conjur-ing an image of the type of vendor your grandparents probably bought their ba-con and sausage from back in the day. “We are kind of a su-permarket alternative,” Mayer said, “you go to the meat department in the supermarket and they have all of these cuts of meat that come from the same part of the animal next to each other…it’s not sustainable.” The idea behind his butchery is simple, “we use all parts of the animal; this isn’t a new concept. Unfortunately it seems to be perceived as one,” con-tinued Mayer. More than anything else, through the three and a half hour class Mayer re-peated, “this can go into stock or will end up ground into sausage.” Although he did admit that the one part of the pig he butchered will not be used, a few glands. Of the 200 pound carcass, only a few ounces of tissue will be sent to the trash– not too bad. “It’s so great to have my kitchen share space with a functioning butcher,” said Damon Menapace, head chef at Kensington Quar-ters. “I have a full butcher shop at my disposal!” This gives him a great deal of freedom to change the menu and keep things fresh. It also gives Mayer a place to send the scrap from his end of the busi-

A Day as a Butcher: An Inside Look at Kensington Quarters New Butchery Classes

ness, to be used in things like stock and ground meat. Utilizing the whole animal to minimize waste is only one way the busi-ness will positively impact the neighborhood. Through education, not just retail, Mayer and his crew are able to explain why it might be worth it to spend a few extra dol-lars on your family’s meat. Utilizing Pennsylvania’s vast system of agriculture barely an hour outside of the city, Kensington Quar-ters is growing the network of natural and responsible food. The class began at 2PM and ran until just after 5PM. It started with Mayer hulking half of a pig’s carcass up from the meat locker on the first floor. With a loud, dull THUD it fell unceremoniously onto the bench. “Bench break-ing” is the name for what Mayer was demonstrating. “This is the bench,” Mayer stated, his hand on the bonded wood table that stretched about six feet by four in the classroom kitchen. The pig was slaughtered on Tuesday, January 20th at Smucker’s Meats in Mt. Joy, Pa. All animals destined to become retail food in America arrive at a USDA-approved meat processing facility. “Smucker’s is known for being a quality pro-cessor that is very open about their practices,” said Mayer, “this is somewhat abnormal of the meat industry, many processors keep what they do secret.” Mayer then began to elaborate on the details

of the slaughtering and processing of the animal. I will spare the literal gory details, but I can assure you they are things that happen for a reason and are not for the faint of heart. After processing, the meat is delivered to the shop and hung to age. The shop’s meat cooler has a “window to our world,” as Mayer puts it, through which you can see the hanging carcasses. Mayer ages his pork between five and seven days, beef two to three weeks and sheep and goat three to five days. The process of aging and hanging allows the meat to tenderize and develop natural glutamate, which adds flavor. Holding a six inch bon-ing knife with a long deep curve, Mayer began to separate the pig into the primal cuts, removing the middle ribs from the shoul-der/butt and the ham. From here the pig started to transform into what we normally recognize as pork. Working these cuts into smaller manageable pieces, Mayer gave an in-depth presentation on how to prepare certain cuts, also making sure to note the differences between certain cultures’ ways of butchering. “If I were going to make prosciutto I would leave this piece here,” Mayer said point-ing to part of the ham, “but I’m going to work this down further into smaller cuts,” opting to present the class with what he calls more American cuts. Every pig is different so it’s important to assess the meat once it gets to us.”

The butcher noted that everything from diet to climate will affect the final presentation of the meat. Mostly this refers to the ratio of fat in each cut and lends itself to determining the final product. At the end of the work-shop, students left with cuts from the pig Mayer had butchered in front of them. One student, Bill Fuchs, a Bensalem resident, grew up raising pigs,. He admit-ted to never butchering a pig, but he claims to have butchered two deer. “I thought the class was very informative…I’ve already signed up for the charcuterie class, and I can’t wait to see what other classes I can take,” said an enthusiastic Fuchs. The space beneath us has become more active as the day progresses and the restaurant’s kitchen begins to prepare for that evening’s service. Mena-pace’s kitchen features a wood-fired grill as well as a wood-fired oven. In addi-

tion to Mayer’s butchering workshops, Chef Mena-pace will be conducting monthly private dinners in the second floor loft. The dinner this month is a five course romp through the wonderful world of offal. With dishes like stuffed trotters and pig head ravi-oli to pasta with chicken gizzards and liver sausage terrines, chef will use the demo kitchen to prepare the meal in front of din-

ers. “We’re trying to bring cooking full circle,” says Menapace.•Kensington Quarters (1310 Frankford Avenue) will be offering an array of butchery classes throughout the year. To find out more about these classes, visit http://kensingtonquarters.com/butchery-classes. For more information on these classes or to sign up, call the Butcher Shop at 267-314-5086 ext. 1 or email [email protected].

Butcher instructor Bryan Mayer demonstrates how to bench break a pig at Kensington Quarters’ new butcher classes.

Fresh meat hangs from the ceiling at Kensing-ton Quarters. Mayer refers to the meat cooler a “window to our world.”

Participants in the butcher classes watch and learn as Mayer uses a boning knife on a half pig. /Photos: Ryan Shellenberger


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Elementary. More schools to be announced. Janu-ary Special - $10 per day! Coupon Code: APPLE for new After School Arts Program students only. Valid now until Jan. 30. Children from oth-er schools are welcomed into the program but they must provide their own transportation. This pro-gram is supported by: The Penn Treaty Special Ser-vices District, State Repre-sentative John Taylor, An-heuser Busch, The Dolfin-ger McMahon Foundation. To register visit Portside Arts Center website at www.portsideartscenter.org. Located at 2531 E. Lehigh Ave. 215-427-1514

Repair Fair at Memphis Street AcademyThe Philly Fixers Guild will be holding a repair fair on Sat., Jan. 31 from 12-4PM at Memphis Street Academy in Port Rich-mond at 2950 Memphis St. Members of the com-munity are welcome to bring in any item that is broken or damaged. Near-ly anything you can think of is welcome, including clothing and jewelry. A volunteer fixer will guide you in the repair process so that you can learn how to troubleshoot and repair on your own. The Philly Fix-ers Guild holds Repair Fair events every 2-3 months at various locations around

ing your life, the New Year is a great time to see if surgical weight loss options are right for you. Learn more about life-changing bariatric surgery options and support services at Nazareth Hospital during a free information session. Information sessions are held from 6-7PM on the second Monday of each month in the hospital’s Marian Conference Cen-ter. Nazareth Hospital is lo-cated at 2601 Holme Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19152. Be sure to attend another of the 2015 information sessions on the following Mondays: Feb. 9, Mar. 9, Apr. 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14. Nazareth Hospital has relaunched its bariatrics program with the addition of Mercy Bar-iatrics surgeon E. Adam Goldenberg, MD, to its medical staff. A gradu-ate of Ponce School of Medicine, Dr. Goldenberg completed his graduate medical training at New York Hospital Queens and a fellowship in endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery at the Emory University Endoscopic Unit in At-lanta, as well as a bariatric surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Goldenberg is board certified and specializes in laparoscopic bariatric surgery. He is interested in providing successful weight loss solutions to his patients and develops personal care plans for each of them. He is flu-ent in Spanish. Nazareth’s

MDG Presents The ExceptionsMother of Divine Grace Parish presents…The Ex-ceptions on Sat., Feb. 7 from 8PM to Midnight at MDG Church Hall, Thompson & Cambria Sts. $30 includes Roast Beef, Roast Pork, Salads, Beer and Wine. For tickets con-tact Joe or Pat D’Angelo - 215-739-9363. Email: [email protected]. Ladies AOH Famous Homemade Irish PotatoesFor Sale In February!The Ladies AOH will be selling their “famous homemade Irish potatoes” on Sat., Feb. 7, 14, and 21 in Holy Name’s Church Hall, E. Berks and Gaul Sts. from 12-3PM. Price is still $5/container. You can also purchase them from Kim’s Deli, located at Belgrade and Columbia or Anne’s Place located at Belgrade and Palmer Sts. The stores will begin selling after Sun., Feb. 8.

American Legion Post 821Valentine’s Day EventS a t . , Feb. 1 4 f ro m 7-11PM, American Legion Post 821, 4404 Salmon Street, (Bridesburg). Enter-tainment by Frank Sinatra ( Jack Dee) DJ and dancing. Buffet. Sweet Table. Price $25 per person. Contact Dolores at 215-288-4312.

Eat at Bethesda Methodist ChurchEat at Bethesda Methodist Church, 2820 E. Venango St. Meatball sandwich or Hot Dog, salads, drinks, dessert on Sat., Feb. 21 from 1-4PM. Adults: $7. Children 10 years and un-der $4. Please call church 215-739-7399 and let them know how many are com-ing. Make a Resolution to Lose Weight in 2015 Attend Nazareth Hospital’s Bariatric Information Session If your weight is threaten-ing your health and limit-

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NC 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 parade. The event will be held on Sun., Mar. 15. There will be transporta-tion to the parade, as well as a party at the parade conclusion. Call the office at 215-543-1051 for infor-mation.

Holy Name “50 ish” ReunionSat., April 11, 4-8PM, East Gaul & Berks Sts. Mass dedicated to mem-bers of Class of 1966. Mass will be preceded by hymns from our youth, with re-ception and refreshments. Reception location to be announced soon. Cost: $20. Not limited to the Class of 1966 classmates; all alumni welcomed to attend. Please respond before April 1, 2015 to hunbun133@ comcast.net. You can also view event on Facebook page. •

MILLIGANDorothy A. (nee Burke), January 14, 2015 at the age of 93; Beloved wife of the late John H., devoted mother of John, Richard, Robert (Karen), Mary Elizabeth Livewell (Dan), Colleen Mullin (Joseph), Timothy (Mary Jo), and the late Michael and Geraldine. Loving grandmother of 12 and 7 great grandchildren; Dear sister of Alice McGrath and George Burke (Dottie); also survived by many nieces and nephews. BURNS FUNERAL HOMES

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Notice is hereby given that New Kensington Community De-velopment Corporation, (Owner/Remediator) has submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection an Act 2 Final Report for a site located on 427-447 Moyer Street, Ward 18, Philadelphia County, PA. The Final Report indicates that the remediation performed has attained compliance with the site specific standard.

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Relic of St. John Paul II at St. Adalbert’s ChurchSt. Adalbert Church, Thompson St. & Allegheny Ave., in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, is honored to have re-ceived a relic, a vial of blood, of St. John Paul II, who visited St. Adalbert Church as Cardinal Karol Woytyla in August, 1976. On Sun., Feb. 1, at the 10:30AM mass, the relic will be enshrined in St. Adalbert Church. The main celebrant of this special occasion will be Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadel-phia. Everyone is invited to attend this special occasion with the parishioners of St. Adalbert Church. For addi-tional information, call the rectory at 215-739-3500.

PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program Serves PhiladelphiaSessions begin week of Feb. 3 in North Philadel-phia, Northern Liberties and Northeast Philadel-phia. When someone is ad-dicted 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 fam-ily recognize and address an addiction problem in a spouse, parent, child or other loved one. Facilitated by trained volunteers who have been in the same situ-ation, these information and support programs run one evening a week for three consecutive weeks at three locations in Philadel-phia. Sessions in Northeast Philadelphia meet on the first three Tuesdays of the month, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at CORA Services. In North Philadelphia, ses-sions are held on the first three Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Philadelphia Recov-ery Community Center. Sessions are also held on the first three Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the PRO-ACT office in Northern Liber-ties. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-program/.

Polonia Honors KosciuszkoThe Polish American Con-gress, Eastern Pennsylva-nia District, in conjunction with the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, extends an invitation to everyone to attend the Annual Kosciuszko Trib-ute Ceremony, honoring American Revolutionary War Hero and designer of the fortifications at West Point, the site of America’s Military Academy. This year the public ceremony, which will take place at the Kosciuszko House, 3rd and Pine Streets in historic Philadelphia, on Sat., Feb. 7, at 12 noon, will highlight the accomplishments of Kosciuszko on the occasion of the 269th Anniversary of his birth. Immediately following there will be a luncheon in the Polish American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Walnut St. For additional information or luncheon reservations call Theresa Romanowski at 215-739-3408 or 215-423-8854.


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