A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away,
and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long. -ee cummings
photo by christopher betz
photo by frank direnzo
photo by frank direnzo
What is your favorite part about Thanksgiving Dinner?
Interviews and photos by Frank DiRenzo
Jeffrey Mermon
Milton Weil
Stacy Pursell
Maddie Mulhal
Richlandtown
Quakertown
Richlandtown
Quakertown
Being able to relax that day and
let the wife cook!
Going my my kid’s house and
spending time with them and the
grandchildren.
Great family time and a great time
of giving thanks to God!
Having our traditional family foosball war after dinner!
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Upper Bucks Community Events
October 28 to November 5
Upper Perkiomen Valley Library Book
Sale 350 Main St, Red Hill, 215-679-2020
October 29
“Wags & Wiggles Halloween Dog Walk”
10am-2pm (regis. 10am) at gazebo in
Perkasie Lenape Park, benefits LCR,
Bring your pets!, Prizes, entertainment, food, etc. (raindate Oct. 30),
LastChanceRanch.org
Halloween Howl Party at Animals in
Distress in Coopersburg, 7pm-10pm,
food, music, games, hayride. Funds
raised benefit the animals. Costumes
optional, but encouraged. Details at
animalsindistress-pa.org or 610-966-9383
Indoor Flea Market, 8am-3pm, Milford
Twp Fire Co, refreshments available,
proceeds of kitchen benefit Fire Co.
Sellersville Annual Halloween Parade,
10am, Info at Sellersville Borough
215-257-5075
October 30
Breakfast at Haycock Fire Co,
8am-12noon, 850 Old Bethlehem
Rd,
Quakertown,
215-536-2224,
haycockfire.org
“The Harmenaires” Concert (gospel
music), 7pm at West Swamp Mennonite Church, 2501 Allentown Rd, Qtwn,
benefits Crossroads Community Ctr
Prison Ministry, all are welcome, free
will offering, Harley Delp 610-967-6989
http://acommonplace.mcc.org
November 2
UBCC Business Card Exchange, 5pm7pm at Shelly Fire Co, 64 Shelly Rd,
Qtwn, enjoy refreshments and network with UBCC members, register at
215-536-3211, or www.ubcc.org
November 3
LifeQuest
Open
House,
guest
speaker Dr. Schwartz, “Your Orthopedic
Recovery Today”, meet the staff, tour
the units, etc. Food, door prizes, etc.
RSVP 215-536-0770, www.lq.org
November 4
St. Isidore Basket Bingo-Going Green,
doors open 6pm(dinner), 7pm(bingo),
baskets contain gift card, St. Isidore
School Gym, Tickets & info: Colleen
215-536-2614
November 5
16th Annual “Quakertown Cares” Veterans Day Breakfast, 7am-11:30am at Qtwn
HS cafeteria. Food, music, entertainment.
Benefits Qtwn area families, seniors, &
veterans in need. Jane 267-218-3432 or
JTSETC@aol.com
Holiday Gift Fair, 10am-3pm at
Pennridge Community Ctr, Rtes113 &
152, 215-453-7027
Harvest Fest, 10am-3pm, Free health
screenings, food samples, kids activities, alpacas, St. Luke’s Upper Perkiomen Outpatient Ctr, 2793 Geryville Pike,
Pennsburg, 1-866-STLUKES
Soup Day at Dublin Fire Co, Route 313
from 11am-3pm, Homemade soups,
etc, benefits Fire Co. Auxiliary, Call
Saturday between 11am & 1pm to order,
215-249-3740
November 5 & 6
Flood Victim Winter Coat Drive for
Columbia Co, PA, 9am-3pm, Veterans
Park clubhouse, 145 E. Pumping Station Rd, Qtwn, benefits victims of Hurricane Irene & Tropical Storm Lee,
special drop-off times: Bill at 267-885-3179
or bill@homeliftofamerica.com
November 6
Basket Bingo, doors open at noon,
Plumsteadville Fire Co., Stump Rd, info
at 267-261-8902
Porcupine Quillwork Workshops, (ages
13 and up), Museum of Indian Culture,
2825 Fish Hatchery Rd, Allentown, Registration and info at 610-797-2121 or
info@museumofindianculture.org Looks
like fun!
November 7
Free Bread of Life Dinner, 5:30pm,
(doors open 5pm) Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Main & 9th Sts, Qtwn, call for
transportation options 215-536-3040
November 7 & 21
Quakertown Blood Drive at Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran, 3pm-7pm, 102 N.
Hellertown Ave, Qtwn
November 8
“Starting & Growing a Small Business” seminar by SCORE Bucks County, 6:15pm-8:45pm at Quakertown Library, pre-register 215-943-8850 or
scorebuckscounty, walk-ins also welcome.
November 9
Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Seminar, “Social Media & Your Business”, 8:30am-11am, First Savings office, 219 S. 9th St, Perkasie, $25/person,
register by Nov. 4 at 215-257-5390 or
pennridgecc@pennridge.com
UBCTS Open House for prospective students, 6pm-8pm for grades 5-11, Upper
Bucks Tech School, 3115 Ridge Rd, Perkasie, 215-795-2911
November 11
Free Pancake Breakfast for Veterans &
Active-Duty Military, 9am-10:30am,
Sacred Heart Senior Living, 4851 Saucon Creek Rd, Center Valley, call
to reserve your seat, 610-814-2700,
www.SacredHeartSeniorLiving.com
Family Bingo Night, 6pm-8pm in Pennridge HS Cafeteria, (Family Friday),
www.perkasieborough.org
Harvest Dinner Dance, Pennridge Community Ctr, Rtes 113 & 152, Music by
Blue Notes, Call 215-453-7027 for reservations and info. snugglebaby@comcast,
All are welcome.
Veterans Day Bus Trip to D.C., leave
Quakertown 7am, return 10pm, sponsored
by Vietnam Veterans Chapter 468, $40,
call Frank 215-679-7770
November 15
Quakertown Neighborhood Assoc. meets
7pm at Qtwn Train Station (pot luck meeting), www.quakertownna.org
November 19
Jewelry Artisans Only Show, 10am-3pm
at Pennridge Community Ctr, Rtes 113
& 152, Silverdale, Contact Vivian at
snugglebaby@comcast.net
November 20
Bats: Fact & Fiction. 2pm, 2165 Route
212, Pleasant Valley. Sandra Yerger,
assistant director of development at
Heritage Conservancy presents strange
and wonderful habits of these masters of
the night.
November 25 & 26
November 11 & 12
Rummage-Raffle-Crafts-Bake-Sale,
(Fri. 10am-7pm) (Sat. 10am-3pm),
Food available, Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, One Luther
Lane, Trumbauersville, 215-536-3192
Christselca@verizon.net
November 11, 12 & 13
“Miracle on 34th Street” by First Drama
Troupe at First UCC, (Fri. 7pm) (Sat.
2pm & 7pm) (Sun. 2pm), 4th & Park
Ave, Qtwn, advance tickets $10 & $8, at
door is $2 more, Tickets 215-536-4447 or
drama@firstucc.net
41st Annual Belsnickel Craft Show, (Fri.
11am-7pm) (Sat. 10am-4pm), Boyertown
HS, 4th & Monroe Sts, Boyertown, 140
artisans with all hand-made crafts for sale.
Proceeds benefit Boyertown Historical
Soc., Contacts: jkbachka@dejazzd.com
or emarkley@aol.com
November 27 - December 19
(weekends only)
Christmas With The Alpacas, 10am-4pm,
bring a camera, enjoy hot cocoa, decorated gift shop, 2125 Keiper Rd, Qtwn,
www.steepleviewalpacas.com
December 2
November 12
All-You-Can-Eat Ham Dinner, 4:30pm7pm at Quakertown United Methodist
Church, 1875 Freier Rd off of Mill Rd,
Qtwn, Eat-in/take-out, $8/adult, $4/ages
5-10, 215-536-4992
Pet Adoption Day at Quakertown
PetSmart (near Target), 11am-3pm,
benefits Last Chance Ranch Rescue
www.lastchanceranch.org
Christmas Craft Fair at Dublin Fire Co,
Rt 313, 9am-3pm, (Santa 11am-1pm),
Bring a camera. Bed & Breakfast Raffle,
benefits Fire Co. Auxiliary
Pumpkin Festival at Christ’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 10am-3pm, Free games
w/prizes, pumpkin carving or painting. Food available to buy. One Luther
Lane, Trumbauersville, 215-536-3193 or
Christselca@verizon.net
Holiday Craft Show 9am-2pm at Quakertown Fire Co, 5th & Broad Sts, food and
raffle, 215-538-1299
Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner 4pm-7pm,
St. John’s Lutheran Church. 1565 Sleepy
Hollow Road, Spinnerstown. Adults
$8.00, Kids $5.00, under 6 are free.
Youth Activities Drawing at American
Legion Post 242 in Qtwn, 7pm, proceeds
benefit youth programs, 215-538-0747
Flea Market at St. John’s
538 E. Thomas St., Coopersburg
Live Big Gobbler Contest, 10am-1pm
at Davis Feed of Bucks Co., 140 North
7th St, Perkasie, All are welcome, free
refreshments, hay rides, face painting,
215-257-2966
UCC,
Penny Auction at Souderton Firehouse,
266 N. Second St, Souderton, 6pm to ?,
door prizes and refreshments
November 13
“What’s It Worth?” antique appraisals
1pm-4pm at Benner Hall, 1260 Cherry
Rd, Qtwn, sponsored by Richland Library
Co. verbal appraisals $5 each. More info
at schroy@voicenet.com
Quakertown
Tree
Lighting
Festival, 7pm Triangle Park, downtown
Qtwn, ice sculpting, alpacas, Victorian
carolers, holiday vendors, Santa arrives
by firetruck, complimentary snacks,
www.quakertownalive.com
December 3
Perkasie Holiday Tree Lighting, contact
Perkasie Olde Towne at 215-257-4989 or
www.perkasieoldetowne.org
Souderton Holiday Parade, 11am, Info at
www.stmainst.org
“Breakfast with Santa” at Grand View
Hosp. cafeteria, seatings at 8, 9, & 10am,
Reservations accepted beginning Nov. 1,
Call 215-453-4084, gvh.org
December 3, 4, 10, & 11
Train Club Show Open House, Coopersburg Area Society of Model Engineers, 12noon-5pm, free/donation, fun
for all, HO scale model train layout,
Coopersburg Borough bldg, 5 N. Main St.
215-538-0501 or www.casme.org
December 4
St. Luke’s Christmas Tree
www.quakertownalive.com
Tour,
Quakertown Christmas House Tour,
3pm-7pm, www.quakertownalive.com
Upper Perk Hometown Christmas –
Santa Land and the Christmas Parade,
www.upperperk.org
6th Annual Dublin Holiday Gathering,
Gingerbread & Train Display, 6:30pm at
Dublin Firehouse, DiscoverDublin.org
December 5 & 19
Quakertown Blood Drive at Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran, 3pm-7pm, 102 N.
Hellertown Ave, Qtwn
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
Find the Upper Bucks
Free Press!
QUAKERTOWN
A-Plus Mini Market
Bottom Dollar Foods
Beer City
Classic Temps
Captain Bob’s Seafood
Chick Fil-A
Chilkoot’s Restaurant
Dairy Queen
Dominick’s Pizza
Express Food Mkt (former Wawa)
East Swamp Church
Faraco’s Pizza
First United Church of Christ
Frank’s Pizza
Giant Food Markets
Giovanni’s Pizza
The Grundy House
Hen & Hog
Hobo’s Bar & Grill
James Michener Library
John’s Plain & Fancy
Karlton Cafe
McDonalds
Melody Lakes Clubhouse
Pep’s Ice Cream Parlor
Power & Grace Dance & Gymnastics
Quaker Cleaners
Quakertown Family Restaurant
Quakertown Produce
QNB Bank
Quaker Bakery
Redner’s Market
Sal’s Pizza Randa
Sine’s 5 & 10
Wawa
Swann’s Pantry
Upper Bucks Senior Center
Upper Bucks YMCA
Yum Yum Donuts
Sellersville
A & N Diner
Village Market
Perkasie
Bravo’s Pizza
Giant Food Markets
Landis Food Markets
Pierce Library
Trumbauersville
Fino’s La Cantina
Silver Shears
Spor’s General Store
Trum Tavern
United States Post Office
Coopersburg
Coopersburg Diner
CVS Pharmacy
Giant Food Markets
Good Earth
The Inside Scoop
Paradise Tanning
QNB Bank
Weis Markets
Also available at Spinnerstown,
Milford Square, Coopersburg, and
Zionhill post offices
as well as lots of other high traffic
locations between here and there.
Linda Stauffer Honored
as Volunteer of the Year
The Upper Bucks YMCA has recognized Linda Stauffer, of Quakertown, as
its Volunteer of the Year at the organization’s recent Annual Meeting of Members
held on Wednesday, September 28, 2011,
at 6:00 pm, at the Upper Bucks YMCA,
401 Fairview Avenue, Quakertown.
Stauffer, who runs the Katie Stauffer
Memorial Arts Center from the Upper
Bucks YMCA location, has volunteered
her time and talent since 2008 to coordinate Arts programs at the Y. The Arts
Center was inspired by Katie Stauffer,
Linda’s beloved daughter, whose life was
cut short in a tragic auto accident in 2003.
Searching for a way to keep Katie and her
dream of making a difference in the world
alive, Linda’s twenty-eight years of experience as an art teacher, and Katie’s love
of the arts provided the inspiration for a
much needed arts center in our commu-
nity. From the depths of this tragedy, the
idea for the Katie Stauffer Memorial Arts
and Cultural Center was born.
According to the Katie Stauffer Memorial Arts Center website, “the programs
and classes we have been able to offer to
the people of Upper Bucks County have
reflected our mission of creating a safe
and sober facility where youth can develop and grow personally while expressing themselves artistically and developing strong community values and social
skills.”
Additionally, at the Y’s Annual Meeting, five directors were elected to threeyear terms. These directors are Dave
Freeman, Adam Stauffer, Bob Witmer,
Jennifer Chambers, and J.R. Hager.
Cathy Gillahan, who recently left the Y
board, was honored for her past service.
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Plenty to Do at Upper
Bucks Libraries
The following programs are offered
by the Perkasie Branch of the Bucks
County Free Library. For more information or to register for the programs, call
(215) 257-9718 or visit www.buckslib.org
Nov. 2, 9, 16 Toddler Storytime 10:15
– 10:45am Ages 2-3. Come join us for
stories, songs, games, and much more!
This is a three week session. Registration
preferred, walk-ins welcome.
Nov. 2, 9, 16 Preschool Storytime 1:15
– 2pm Ages 4-6. Come join us for stories,
songs, games, and other fun activities!
This is a three week session. Registration
preferred, walk-ins welcome.
Nov. 3, 10, 17 Baby Storytime 10:15
– 10:45am Children ages 6 months to
24 months and their caregivers are welcome to come and join us for a half hour
of stories, fingerplays and activities. This
is a three week session. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome.
Nov. 8 Bingo for Books 7 – 7:45pm
Children grades K-5 and their families are
invited to join 45 minutes of bingo. Win
books as prizes! A different theme each
month. Registration preferred, walk-ins
welcome.
Nov. 19 Delaware Valley Raptor Center Visit 11:30am – 12:15pm Come learn
about Pennsylvania's native wildlife first
hand! Delaware Valley Raptor Center visits with real live falcons, eagles, hawks,
and owls! This is a great chance for the
whole family to learn about raptors. No
registration required.
Nov. 24 The library will be CLOSED
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The following programs are offered
by the Quakertown Branch of the Bucks
County Free Library. For more information or to register for the programs, call
(215) 536-3306 or visit www.bucklib.org.
Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29 Bouncing Baby
10:15am Join us for books, music, and
movement for you and your infant ages
six months to twenty-four months.
Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29 Toddler Time 10:45am
Join us for stories and lots of noise as we
navigate through life with toddlers.
Nov. 4, 11, 18 @ 9:15am OR Nov. 7,
14, 28 @ 6pm Family Place Please see
article about this program.
Nov. 5 Reading Goes to the Dogs 2pm
Kids of all ages are welcome to come
practice read-aloud skills with certified
therapy dogs.
Nov. 7, 14, 28 Preschool Storytime
10:15am OR 1:30pm Ages 3+ Come join
us for stories, songs, games, and other fun
activities!
Nov. 8 Family Tie-Dye 3pm
Nov. 12 Kids Gadget Fair 11am –
1pm
Nov. 19 Delaware Valley Raptor Center Visit 1:30pm Come learn about Pennsylvania's native wildlife first hand! Delaware Valley Raptor Center visits with real
live falcons, eagles, hawks, and owls!
This is a great chance for the whole family to learn about raptors. No registration
required.
Nov. 22 Breaking Dawn Teen Night
7pm
Nov. 24 The library will be CLOSED
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Peace-Tohickon Lutheran
Church Goes FISHing
On Sunday, October 16, 2011, members of Peace-Tohickon Lutheran Church collected
980 pounds of food, paper products & diapers to be used by Pennridge FISH Organization to give to people in need in our local area. The donations came from generous shoppers at the Landis Supermarket in Perkasie. Pictured are Cheryl Saint-Pol, Cindy Neubert,
submitted photo
Kylee Neubert, and Woody Ritter.
Black Friday Fun!
November already! Yes, it is time
to celebrate autumn by enjoying some
pumpkin coffee and pies, get ready for a
familyThanksgiving celebration and stock
up your local food bank. After all those
things… it’s ALSO time for family fun on
Black Friday. While some families would
rather not be caught in the massive crowds
of Christmas shoppers on Black Friday,
many have embraced Black Friday shopping as an exciting yearly tradition.
-Pre-shopping online for common items
(electronics, household goods, footwear,
etc.) is a good job for teens. They can help
keep track of all the various bargains to
be had. We’ve had great amusement when
the kids help sleuth bargains. Most major
stores advertise Black Friday sales a week
in advance or sooner.
-The early morning freeze! Standing
in the cold in the wee hours of the night
is not for the weak in heart. However, it
can be quite a bonding experience. Some
families chat on cell phones tosimultaneouslystake out different stores. Others
use folding chairs, bundle in blanketsand
watch DVD players as they wait in the
dark for store openings. Last year, my
son and I arrived at 5:45am. The orderly
line looped past three stores and around
the block. We stood in back of the building with other late shoppers. Fortunately,
we had favor. We avoided the bitter cold
and STILL got his electronic toy with extra bonus games. He was elated. It felt
like we won a prize together. Plus, I saved
quite a bit of money.
-The afternoon bargains. After the am
door busters expire, the afternoon sales
can be entertaining with a kid who LIKES
shoopppppiiiinnng. This is when we hunt
for selective gifts for family and friends.
There are usually deep discounts on linen,
electronics, music, pajamas, sweaters,
and other items. It takes quite a bit of patience so it usually works best if I take a
daughter. My husband can then be freed
up to find deals on surprise items for our
children’s Christmas presents before we
regroup.
-The Black Friday evening finale. By
evening, there are still bargains that seem
better any other shopping day. It a great
time to simply browse for last minute bargains, stop for a bite to eat,or visit the local bookstore to relax before going home.
Since I’m usuallynear exhaustion by then,
I usually make that “mommy time” with
one of my best friends which also helps
the family. When mom is happy, everyone is happy.
Continuing its mission to foster, inspire, and celebrate growth opportunities
for youth, Upper Bucks arts organization
hosts its 14th signature concert for the
public at Pennridge H.S.
Quakertown, PA – In the late 1960s,
leading rock musicians tired of simple pop
song structures. To elevate rock music to
new artistic levels, bands such as Pink
Floyd, Deep Purple, and Electric Light
Orchestra pushed the boundaries of technology and composition and created a new
genre: progressive rock.
On November 12th, student musicians
from the Upper Bucks Alliance for Creative Expression (UBACE) will perform
an evening of “prog rock” songs at the
organization’s 14th signature concert,
“Classic Progressive Rock.” The concert
begins at 7 p.m. at Pennridge High School
in Perkasie, PA.
Nearly 30 talented middle and high
school students from the Upper Bucks
and Montgomery County areas will sing
and play music originally performed by
acts ranging from Pink Floyd and David
Bowie to ELO and Styx.
The musicians will be directed by Mike
Stanley, a leading guitarist and owner of
Royal Jam Music in Lehighton. A graduate of Quakertown Community High
School, Stanley has performed with numerous national and regional rock, country, and blues artists and with his own
band, Mike Stanley & Friends.
“Progressive rock explores new musical
structures, and some songs tell epic stories
or incorporate elements drawn from classical, jazz, and world music,” says Stanley, who is serving as music director for
the fourth time. “Talented student musicians from UBACE are enjoying the challenge of mastering this difficult genre and
presenting it in the beautiful auditorium of
Pennridge High School.”
UBACE is a non-profit organization that
brings together students from numerous
local school districts to explore the arts.
Musicians audition to participate in the
group, which is supported by donations,
fundraisers, and grants. “There are many
opportunities in our community for students who want to pursue academics and
athletics,” explains John Ruby, a founder
and board member of UBACE. “Our goal
is to provide a safe, vibrant, nurturing environment for students who want to grow
artistically.”
Tickets to UBACE’s “Classic Progressive Rock” concert will be available on
the UBACE web site at www.ubace.org/
Signature_Concerts.html or at the door on
the night of the show. Tickets are $15 for
adults ($17 day of show), $12 for seniors,
and $10 for students.
For more information, contact Cheryl
Krivda at boardmembers@ubace.org or
(215) 262-5565.
Today’s kids know everything about everything, but how much to do they know
about the value of saving? QNB’s participation in the Lights, Camera, Save! competition seeks to answer that very question. The Lights, Camera, Save! contest
will allow teens to produce their own videos on the value of saving money.
The video contest is one of several
components of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation’s Teach
Children to Save program. This component is a unique competition that encourages youth to use video to communicate
the value of saving and inspire others to
become lifelong savers.
To participate, students aged 13-18
can stop by any QNB Branch for an entry
form and contest details. QNB will host
the first round of local level judging and
will submit one winning video to compete
on the national level. QNB will award
first through third place winners with
$300, $150 or $50 U.S. Savings Bonds.
National level award winners will receive
$3,000, $1,500 or $500 in U.S. Savings
Bonds.
For more information and to view
QNB’s promotional video for the Lights
Camera, Save! video contest, visit our
homepage at www.QNB.com.
UBACE Musicians to
Play Progressive
Rock Concert
QNB Calls for Video
Entries
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Volunteer Doctors
Care Ready to Serve
It all started in 2007 at a meeting held
at Doylestown Hospital when someone
asked "Why not us?" and Volunteer Doctors Care came into existence in Upper
Bucks County.
A group of interested volunteer physicians had gathered to hear from Sally
Fabian and Pegry Dator about health services for residents of central and lower
Bucks County which were, to a large extent, free. Needless to say, the prospect
for such services generated much interest
among those in attendance and thus fueled
a desire to form a similar group in their
home territory.
Two local medical doctors stepped up
to the plate and agreed to spearhead the
effort to recruit volunteer family practice doctors, physician specialists, nurse
practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, social
workers and clerical staff. Dr. fohn Pagan
of Grand Vievr Hospital in Sellersville
and Dr. Gerrianne Burke of St. Luke's
Quakertown Hospital began their generous and time consuming task of soliciting personnel and supporters in the fall
of 2007. They have been on board until
the present day and added Dr. Sandra
Corrado, Dr. Lisa Comperatore, and Dr.
Bill O'Toole to their advisory group or
Steering Committee.
Meanwhile, the list of volunteer doctors has grown substantially in order
to provide the care that is needed by
area residents.
The mission of Volunteer Doctors Care
is to provide free medical care for lowincome, uninsured adults of our com-
munity. Adults over l8 years of age who
reside within Quakertown, Palisades, and
Pennridge School Districts, are without
medical insurance of any kind and who
meet income requirements equal to or below 200% of the Federal Poverty guidelines may be eligible.
Once qualified for services, patients are
seen at the clinic at Bucks County Dept. of
Health offices in Quakertown. Although
walk-ins are not accepted at the clinic, appointments can be made by calling the office at (215)538-4774.
While primary care is provided at the
clinic, some patients may be referred
to specialists in their offices. Outpatient
medical testing is provided and supported
by Grand View Hospital and St. Luke's
Quakertown Hospital.
Medication assistance is also available
for VDC patients. Prescriptions for low
cost generic medications are provided at
the time of a medical visit, or available
samples may be provided for more expensive medication. The clinic will also
assist patients with completing pharmacy
assistance forms for free and low-cost
medications. The clinic does not provide
prescriptions for narcotic or psychiatric
medications.
The clinic cannot guarantee to provide
all medical services although they will
try to provide referrals if they can't help
you or if there is a local clinic for specialized care. Residents are encouraged
to call Volunteer Doctors Care if they
have questions or need their assistance.
No question is irrelevant.
Merry Halloween!
QNB Corp Sees 43.5%
Increase in Third
Quarter Net Income
QNB Corp., the parent company of
QNB Bank, reported net income for the
third quarter of 2011 of $2,322,000, or
$0.73 per share on a diluted basis. This
represents a 43.5% increase compared to
net income of $1,618,000, or $0.52 per
share on a diluted basis, for the same period in 2010.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, QNB reported net income of $6,968,000, or $2.21 per share
on a diluted basis. This represents a
28.9% increase in net income compared
to the $5,407,000, or $1.74 per share on a
diluted basis, reported for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2010. The results for the nine months ended September
30, 2011 represent record profits for QNB
for a nine month period.
“We are very pleased with the continued strong financial performance of the
Company. Despite the uncertain economic
environment which has resulted in apprehension of businesses and consumers to
borrow, QNB’s financial performance remains near the top of its peer group as evidenced by its return on average assets and
return on average equity”, stated Thomas
J. Bisko, Chief Executive Officer. “In
addition, deposit growth was extremely
strong during the third quarter of 2011
and QNB remained a “well capitalized”
institution by all regulatory guidelines.”
QNB Corp. is the holding company
for QNB Bank, which is headquartered
in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. QNB
Bank currently operates nine branches in
Bucks, Montgomery and Lehigh Counties
and offers commercial and retail banking services in the communities it serves.
In addition, the Company provides retail
brokerage services through Raymond
James Financial Services, Inc. and title
insurance as a member of Laurel Abstract
Company LLC. More information about
QNB Corp. and QNB Bank is available at
www.qnb.com.
Mother Nature was clearly confused the last weekend of October. Above is the Upper
Bucks Free Press office on October 29th. Needless to say, the region wasn’t prepared for
the several inches of wet snow that blanketed the area causing widespread road closures,
power outages, and fallen tree limbs. Try as she might, however, Mother Nature didn’t
keep the stolwart staff of the Free Press from bringing this month’s edition to you.
photo by frank direnzo
To culminate their month-long celebration of October as the month of the Rosary, students
of St. Isidore School in Quakertown staged a living rosary. Almost 200 students holding
yellow balloons gathered in the school’s parking lot forming the shape of a giant rosary.
The idea was the brainchild of 6th grade teacher Sharon Osipower. photo by michele buono
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Treasures Await the
Thrifty at New
Q-town Store
Let’s face it—the economy is tough
right now. Many people struggle to survive rising prices and unemployment.
While some may think the best option is
to do without, a more practical option is
to buy the things they need secondhand.
With the thrifty shopper in mind,
Liberty Thrift & Home Furnishings is
pleased to announce the grand opening of
their Quakertown store on November 5,
2011. You can find it next to Swann’s
Pantry, where the previous Goodwill was
located. Liberty Thrift has many quality
items such as housewares, clothing, toys,
appliances, collectibles, and furniture.
The store primarily functions off of gently
used merchandise from generous community donors. They also have some new
items available, too. To help celebrate the
grand opening, Liberty Thrift will be having a one-day sale where their entire used
selection will be 50% off. In addition to
this sale, there will be several door prizes
via a raffle drawing, including a $100 gift
card. No purchase is necessary to be a
part of the raffle.
While you’ll find excellent value there,
Liberty Thrift & Home Furnishings isn’t
just on a mission to offer you great prices.
All of theirproceeds help fund Liberty
Ministries, an organization that emphasizes “Grace, Hope, and Regeneration”
through showing God’s love to those in
prison and recently released.Liberty Ministries has a residential facility designed to
equip men for successful reintegration into
the community. They are also undergoing
their annual Christmas Gift Bag program
to supply prison inmates with a Christmas
stocking. This stocking is often the only
present these inmates will receive. If you
are interested in giving towards this outreach, you may visit one of their stores.
Founded in 1998, Liberty Thrift &
Home Furnishings has now expanded to
five locations for your convenience. This
new store in Quakertown will be the first
in Bucks County. Voted Montgomery
County’s best thrift store, Liberty Thrift
cannot wait to serve you in Quakertown at
the Country Square Shopping Center. For
more information, check out their website
at www.libertythriftstores.com or visit
them at 240-5 S. West End Blvd, Quakertown, PA 18951.
Quakertown Library
Debuts Family Place
Join Family Place! A Play and
Learn series at the Bucks County Free
Library Quakertown Branch. Family
Place is a family program geared towards children 6 months to 36 months
and their caregivers. It is a five week
series focusing on the growth and
well-being of young children. The
program features developmentally appropriate discovery toys that promote
both large and fine motor skills. Every child has a different learning style
and his or her own unique challenges.
The learning toys provided at Family
Place allow each child to learn and
play in an engaging setting suitable
for his or her own growth. A process
art extension activity is also included
each week that focuses on cultivating
a child’s creativity.
Research has consistently shown
that early childhood is the foundation for a child’s success later in life.
The first few years are the basis for
every child’s learning, brain development, and growth. During Family
Place sessions, parents and caregivers are encouraged to speak with the
specialists about their child’s own
specific needs and gain the resources
they need to cultivate a healthy family unit for their child. Specialists are
invited each week to share with families about essential parts of creating
a well-balanced healthy young child.
Some of the topics included in this series feature specialists from the health
department, nutritionists, and speech
therapists.
Caregivers and their children who
have not previously attended Family
Place are invited to join other families and professionals in a relaxed
child-focused atmosphere and gain the
knowledge and resources they need to
help create a healthy family environments where each children can flourish and mature. Registration begins
October 1st on the Bucks County Free
Library website at www.buckslib.org.
submitted by
Caitlin Pukay
The Gift of Hearing
When I entered private practice twenty five years ago fresh out of the University of Virginia, the cost of hearing aids
were extremely expensive. In 1987, a
behind-the-ear or full shell in-the-ear
analog hearing aid cost $695! To purchase an in-the-canal device was $975.
How could anyone afford them? It
seemed like an insurmountable mountain of money to gather so you could
hear better. Those prices were for each
hearing aid.
Analog hearing aids have come
and gone.
Programmable devices,
too.
Since 1998, digital (computerized) hearing aids have arrived on the
scene. In fourteen years, research &
development, consumer preference, and
demand by more wearers have pushed
the technological advancements into the
15th generation. Prices, initially, were
high and have decreased because more
people are acquiring hearing aids.
However, the approximate price
range of digital hearing aids from entry level to premium level is $1600 to
$2800 each. This quite a jump from
1987, but we are looking at something
completely different from the old amplifier type.
With these prices, another hurdle has
been placed in the path of the prospective wearer. How do they afford them?
Some write a check. Others use a credit
card. Still others tap a home equity line
of credit with interest being deductible
on the annual tax return. A line of credit
with a specialized medical care financial
services company is available. This last
avenue not only will cover hearing aids,
but also cosmetic surgery and vet bills
for your family pet. I am not kidding.
Beyond those alternatives, there is not
much else available for a patient to utilize in paying for new hearing aids.
There is one idea. It is called The
Gift of Hearing. It is not a gimmick or
finance agency charging 36% annual interest. The Gift of Hearing is you, your
family, and your friends.
An older person such as a mom, dad,
aunt, uncle, or grandparent may not
have the funds available to buy hearing
aids. They suffer from poor receptive
communication (understanding others),
requiring the television volume control
placed at a higher than normal level,
asking for repetition, shying away from
conversation and social activities, and
being affected by miscommunication
that leads to strife in personal relationships.
The Gift of Hearing can be provided by one or more persons joining together, pooling financial resources, and
pitching in as a team to pay for the required equipment. This Gift of Hearing
will last eight to ten years maximum and
give thousands of hours of joy and happiness to the wearer. All because they
can now hear and join in all the fun and
activities that were out of the question
before because of poor hearing.
The Gift of Hearing. Think about it.
Think about giving someone the Gift of
Hearing during the Christmas Season,
birthday, anniversary, or anytime during the year.
If you or someone you know has difficulty hearing, get it checked. The road
to better hearing with an audiologist is
only a phone call away.
Mr. Murphy
knows first hand
about hearing loss. He has had
a
bilateral
mild-to-moderate
sensorineural hearing loss all of his
life and is a binaural in-the-canal
hearing aid user. Mr. Murphy has
been in practice in Pennsylvania
since receiving his Master of Education in Audiology from the University of Virginia in the spring of 1987.
Mr. Murphy is affiliated with
a
number
of
hearing
related
national
and
international
organizations and can be reached
at www.murphyhearingservices.com,
hearingdoc@aol.com, and by phone
at 215-804-1111.
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln
issued a ‘Thanksgiving Proclamation’
officially setting aside the last
Thursday of November as the national
day of Thanksgiving?
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
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9th Annual Coopersburg
H.O.G. Toy Run Most
Successful to Date
On Saturday, October 8, close to 500
motorcycles and even more people were
gathered in the Giant parking lot at Route
309 and Station Road. It was the 9th
Annual Coopersburg H.O.G. Toy Run.
This yearly event benefits the Bucks
County Children and Youth Services
Agency (CYS) in Doylestown. Participants brought new toys, gift cards, and
cash to help make Christmas special
for children from Upper Black Eddy to
Bristol who may not otherwise have much
of a Christmas.
The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.)
had their biggest toy ride yet this year.
Riders came from miles around to, as
Bruce Westcott of Lansdale said, “do
good stuff for the kids”. His friend, Lou
Seabridge of Bristol agreed, “It gets right
down to the heart of the matter.” Many
riders participate not only in this toy run,
but other charitable events in the area.
Event coordinator Pat Ford remarked
that each year there are more riders, more
people who want to be a part of something
to help the kids. She was also thankful to
Giant market for allowing the riders to use
their parking lot and providing the coffee
and doughnuts.
Roxanne Watkins Hall, who works
for CYS and helped to organize the toy
run was grateful for the H.O.G. riders.
She said, “This ride is an answer to our
financial need around Christmas to help
make it special.”
The motorcycles came in all shapes and
sizes, some even decked out in holiday
gear. Santa Claus was on hand with an elf
or two, there were fire trucks, and even
the Big Banana Car was along for the ride.
The cavalcade had a police motorcycle escort made up of different Bucks County
police departments. Traffic was stopped
at intersections along the route so that the
parade of motorcycles had a clear path to
Doylestown.
Ron “Papa Smurf” Miner of Hatfield gets ready to make the run from Quakertown to
Doylestown with several hundred of his friends to deliver toys for needy kids.
photo by michele buono
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Students of Milford Middle School participated in the “Great Milford Walkout” on October 5. Students and faculty walked around the track for about 45 minutes. The Walkout
reminds the kids that exercise does not have to be sports-related. photo by michele buono
Grand View Hospital Presents
the Maybelle Peters Award
Grand View Hospital awarded the
2011 Maybelle Peters Award to volunteer
Elaine Schoen, at the annual volunteer appreciation luncheon on October 7.
The Maybelle Peters Award is the most
prestigious award a volunteer can receive
at the hospital. The award is named in
memory of Maybelle Peters, the late wife
of deceased Grand View physician Dr.
Michael Peters.
Elaine has been volunteering at the hospital for more than 16 years and has given
over 3,100 hours of service. She was
honored for her exceptional dedication,
reliability, and humble manner.
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
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Keys to Success
Have you ever tried to lose a few pounds
or build a little muscle and then lost focus or motivation only to have the pounds
you lost come back plus more? Working
with a personal trainer can help motivate
and guide you. But there are a few things
you need to do as well. The following
are keys to success that I encourage my
clients to live by. If you follow these,
you too can benefit and find success in
reaching your goal.
#1 Discipline: Without discipline you
have nothing. This is the hardest thing to
develop. It is the life style change that is
crucial to your overall success. Our daily
choices make who we are. When you are
craving that snack you know you should
not eat, wait 5 minutes and make a healthier choice. Instead of going home and
propping your feet up at the computer or
on the couch for hours, go to the park for
a jog or walk or go for a bike ride, but
just get out and get active. Remember it is
all about mind control. YOU are in control of your actions; now help your body
by choosing the right ones to direct you
towards your goal and not away from it.
Discipline, discipline, discipline, I can’t
stress this enough.
#2 Consistency: Set up your workout
schedule like you would a work meeting.
Be on time and show up every time. This
will increase your chances of reaching
your goal.
#3 Motivation: You need to focus on
what your goal is. Why do you want to
succeed? Use that to drive you. It’s not
what you do but how you do it. Go into
your session ready to give your best effort
and then a little more. Get into your mind
and “see” yourself completing the task at
hand.
#4 “Off Days”: Working out with a
trainer may leave you with days you are
on your own. When people work with
me they generally are with me at least 2
days a week or more. This leaves you 4
days for you to stay motivated and active
on your own. Remember the first Key
to success? DISCIPLINE!! That’s where
this comes into play. Get up, Get out, Get
active. Don’t quit until you have given
your best effort for each day. It’ll only
get you that much closer to your goal and
THAT is where you want to be headed.
#5 Nutrition: Nutrition accounts for
about 50% of your training program. You
can’t out train a bad diet. “You are what
you eat” is a saying that is so true. If
you eat a lot of bad food you will feel and
look bad. Your body is a machine and
needs the proper fuel to operate. Give it
the right quality and quantity and you will
begin to feel amazing. Water is part of
healthy living as well. You should get ½
your body weight in ounces a day. Water
is needed for life. Everything in moderation is ok, but be careful what you choose.
There are always better choices.
#6 Sleep: Here is something to think
about. Why is sleep so important? Without it, your body won’t rebuild and heal
your muscles and bone strength. During
your workout, the goal is to break down
your muscles. That is what the “burn”
feeling is. After the workout, have a
small bite to eat, something such as an apple, orange or slice of watermelon. Then
get plenty of sleep (7+ solid hours). Remember, discipline and consistency. No
excuses!! Go to bed earlier.
As you can see, these steps are vital for
what we call a life style change, not just
a workout. Without changing your life
style of bad eating habits and low activity
levels, do you think you can really reach
your goal? Give it your best effort. If you
really want to look better, move better,
be stronger and feel amazing then make
these 6 steps a part of your life and make
a difference today that will last a life time.
Local Homeschoolers
Participate in Jumping
Jack Record Attempt
On October 11, 33 homeschooled students (and a few moms) stood in lines in a
Perkasie backyard and waited. At a signal
from organizer Kristy Wharfe, they all
started doing jumping jacks and continued
to do so for a full minute. This was no
ordinary physical education class, this was
part of a joint worldwide effort to break a
record.
The record to be broken is the most
jumping jacks done within a 24-hour time
period. The initiative was led by First
Lady Michelle Obama as a way to get kids
to be more active. To set a new record,
more than 20, 425 people needed to do
one-minute of continuous jumping jacks
between 3pm on October 11 and 3pm on
October 12.
Kristy’s children, eight year-old Julianna and six year-old Jude were the driving force behind the event in Perkasie.
Julianna read about the effort to break the
record in the National Geographic Kids
magazine and was inspired to join the effort. Brother Jude is confident that they
will break the record.
As of this printing, it hasn’t been established if the old record had been broken.
Corbin Williams is an NPTI Certified
Strength and Conditioning Coach, a
certified nutrition coach and owns and
operates GetReal Training, LLC. He
can be reached at corbwms@yahoo.com
Pennridge-Quakertown
Sports Hall of Fame
to Hold Annual Meeting
The Pennridge-Quakertown Sports Hall
of Fame will hold its annual Membership Meeting, Monday night, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Savings
Bank of Perkasie’s downstairs Community Room at 6th and Walnut Street,
Perkasie. The Board of Directors will be
in regular session and all members who
attend can offer input.
Any existing member or new member
can nominate an individual and vote for
nominees that will be on the spring 2012
ballot. If interested parties want to join the
Hall of Fame and then be able to nominate and vote, send $5.00 annual dues to
Emma Whitney, Treasurer,186 Fairview
Avenue, Quakertown, PA 18951.
Over 200 members comprise the Pennridge-Quakertown Hall of Fame. Quali-
fications for nomination into the Hall is
to be 50 years of age or older and to have
brought lasting fame and recognition to the
Panther or Ram area through outstanding
achievement in sports. Nominees could
have been participants, coaches, managers, media representatives, promotional
or administrative personnel, super fans,
etc. Additional information can be found
at www.pqshof.org.
The list of nominees is finalized in January and ballots and reservation forms for
the Hall of Fame banquet will be sent to all
members by the first week in March. The
new inductees are announced to the public
in April, prior to the Hall of Fame’s 23rd
annual induction banquet May 11th at the
Indian Valley Country Club in Telford.
Did you know that the Wampanoag
Indians were the people who taught the
Pilgrims how to cultivate the land?
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
BCT Gets the
Homebound Moving
As a nation, Americans are very dependent on their cars. We use them constantly
to go here, there, and everywhere. The
United States has the largest number of
cars in the world with over 255 million
passenger vehicles registered in 2007.
That’s over 94% of households with at
least one car and most have two, or even
three, vehicles in their driveways.
Now, imagination that you don’t have
car and cannot drive to get to where you
need to be. How will you get to the grocery store? To work? To doctor appointments? How can you visit your friends?
Bucks County Transport (BCT) helps
those who may otherwise be homebound
get to where they need to be.
Established in 1985 with 1 vehicle,
BCT now boasts a fleet of over 150 shuttle
buses and minivans. Based in Holicong,
they are a private, non-profit corporation
that provides shared-ride transportation
services to the residents of Bucks County.
BCT works with the Senior Citizen Shared
Ride program, Medical Assistance Transportation program, the Persons with Disabilities program, and other transportation
services. Countywide, the BCT fleet travels over 600,000 miles a year getting their
passengers from here to there.
According to Marketing and Safety
Manager Jim Caldwell, the largest group
of riders is senior citizens. BCT offers
curb to curb service, taking riders to
shopping centers, medical appointments,
senior centers, or anywhere they want to
go. The Pennsylvania State Lottery subsidizes 85% of the cost of the shared ride
program for seniors, making it very affordable. When Jim speaks to different
senior citizens’ groups and organizations,
he always recommends to them that they
register with Bucks County Transport
now, even if they still are driving. He
emphasizes that you never know what tomorrow may bring “today you have a car
and are driving, you may not tomorrow”.
Bucks County Transport is also
in accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) and providers those riders aged 18 – 64 years old
with discounted rates after the application
process. As Jim says, this opens the door
for those with disabilities to be not be so
restricted with getting out and about.
BCT operates on a shared-ride system. Rides are scheduled at least two
days in advance and are on a “firstcome-first-served” basis. Preregistration is required; it’s free to register
and can be done in advance of need as
Caldwell recommends.
Quakertown Terminal Manager Glen
Dornsife is justifiably proudof the service that Bucks County Transport offers. Glen said that every day that the
shuttles and vans are operating, they
accumulate about 3600 miles total,
“That’s the distance from Caribou, ME to
Ketchikan, AK and our drivers are putting on that many miles daily”. And that’s
just the mileage from the 33 vehicles at the
Quakertown terminal.
Bucks County Transport operates on a
Monday through Friday schedule. They
generally travel through all sorts of weather, but do cancel service based on local
school closings. Jim Caldwell mentions
here the importance to get dialysis patients
to their appointments. BCT works hard to
make sure that those who need dialysis get
to their appointments. The BCT drivers
are a dedicated group of people who come
to care about their passengers. “Our drivers are incredible. They’re always helping
people. They fall in love with their job.”
Retired driver Liz O’Neill agrees, “It’s
an extended family. I looked forward to
going to work to see the seniors. They are
awesome. They were like my moms.” Liz
worked for Bucks County Transport for
23 years and loved driving “her” passengers to their destinations.
For more information about Bucks
County Transport, visit them online at
www.bctransport.org (You can also
find registration forms there.) or call
215-794-5554.
So...who were the winners in the
Quakertown Halloween Parade?
Individuals (10 & under)
1st Prize- Speedy Gonzalez - Sam Gerhart
Individuals (11 & older)
1st Prize - Angel of Death, Leroy Leister
2nd Prize - Viking, Lee Ford
3rd Prize - Denise Myers, Cute Animal Monsters
Couples
1st Prize – 1928 Creepy Ford Model “A”
Small Groups ( 3 – 9 people)
1st Prize - Alice in Wonderland and the Queen of Hearts
2nd Prize - Indiana Jones, The Synergy Project
3rd Prize - Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Large Groups (10 or more people)
1st Prize - S’Mores, Girl Scout Troop 2809, Richland Service Unit,
2nd Prize - Pinewood Derby, Cub Scout Pack 55
3rd Prize - Troll Dolls, Brownie Troop 2767
Commercial Floats
1st Prize - Beach Boys Theme, Endless Summer – T
2nd Prize - Coopersburg Kenworth
Non-Profit Floats
1st Prize - “Wonderful World of Relay”, Upper Bucks Relay
2nd Prize - Operation Christmas Child
3rd Prize - Happy Haunted Halloween, Quakertown Education Foundation
4th Prize - Coffee House Princesses, East Swamp Church
Fire Companies
1st Prize - Quakertown Fire Department
2nd Prize - Haycock Fire Company
3rd Prize - Trumbauersville Fire Company
4th Prize - Coopersburg Fire Company
Equestrian
1st Prize - Shadow Hill, Michele Albright
2nd Prize - Shadow Hill, Bill Vanhouten
Judges’ Prizes
1st Prize - Upper Bucks Free Press & the Big Banana Car
2nd Prize - Superheroes, Cub Pack 185
3rd Prize - Brownie Sundaes, Girl Scout Brownie Troop 21468
4th Prize - “The Munsters”, Pride of Quakertown
Grand View Hospital honored ten retiring volunteers at its annual volunteer appreciation
luncheon on October 7. Seated (L-R) Bill Whittaker, Marge Cope, Roz Haas, and Florence Simons. Standing (L-R) Russell Binsberger, Lester Tyson, Bob Dearden, Kay Clemens,
and Doris Godshall. Absent from the photo: Anna Long submitted photo
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
Gary & Goliath
Dimmig Appliance & TV keeps
up with the Big Box Boys
I’m all about the spirit of ‘Keeping
it Local.’ Local people, local organizations, local businesses. Each is
dependent upon the others to keep
a community viable and vital. Of
course, there is evidence everywhere
that shows gaps in these relationships.
Empty storefronts, foreclosure signs,
unemployment reports. It makes me
wonder if the all the doomsday hype
could actually be true. Is Main Street
in Small Town America dying?
With that, I marched right into
Dimmig Electric in Quakertown and
demanded to know:
“How can a small store like
Dimmig’s selling washers,
dryers, TVs and refrigerators in
a small town like Quakertown
possibly compete with the big
stores like Home Depot, Lowes,
Sears, and Walmart?”
According to company president,
Gary Dimmig, “Actually, our prices
are close to and often even lower than
the big box stores. Big competitors
will often advertise a “loss leader” or
an item in extremely limited and sometimes nonexistent quantities at a very
low price to get people in the door,
then wind up switching the customer
to another product. For products actually available for sale, we hold our
own pretty well.”
It turns out that “independent”
doesn’t necessarily mean alone. Dim-
mig, along with thousands of other
independent appliance dealers, are
part of the country’s largest appliance
buying group. “Our collective buying power is actually better than any
of those chains,” says Gary.
Sales manager, Dean Dimmig,
stresses the importance of actual product knowledge on items that are offered. “This is all we do and we take it
seriously. We make it a point to know
what makes a good product and how
to help our customers make informed
decisions.” Gary adds, “I’ve seen
[clerks] in chain stores give really bad
advice. Maybe not intentionally, but
still bad.”
Also unusual in today’s marketplace
is that Dimmig maintains its own service department and employs its own
delivery personnel. “Our service guy,
Jay, has 34 years of experience and a
ton of knowledge. He really knows
how things work and, more importantly, why.” says Gary.
Dean remarks, “We’ve been in
business so long, we’ve seen ‘em
[chain stores] all come and go,” Gary
adds, “In fact, I think we’re experiencing something of a trend reversal.
It seems people are becoming a little
anti-big box store.” Apparently, the
folks at Consumer Reports agree. In
2005, CR reported that the best place
to buy appliances is from an independent dealer.
Dimmig attributes its success to honest business practices, truly personal
service, and competitive pricing, all
of which builds customer loyalty. “A
lot of our customers come from generation to generation. Many others
are neighbors referred by neighbors,”
says Gary. Consistent advertising has
also kept the store at the top of peoples’ minds.
Loyalty at Dimmig’s comes not only
from their clientele, but also from the
staff. Jay Detweiler has been servicing appliances for Dimmig since June
1976. Dimmig’s service and parts
secretary, however, has Mr. Detweiler beat. Jeanette Yeakel has been
with Dimmig since September 1967.
Bookkeeper Genie Fulmer has been
keeping the books straight since August 2001.
Gary Dimmig joined the family
business in June 1970 after serving
our country as a Navy Lieutenant for
four years. Gary’s nephew, Dean,
came on board in October 1987 after
answering a want ad in the newspaper.
Dean says, “Yes, I really had to apply
and yes, I was really interviewed.”
Gary’s son, Jeffrey, was born into
the business. When Jeff isn’t busy
with his duties as a father and Assistant
District Attorney for Lehigh County,
he still enjoys putting in hours at the
store.
It would seem that Gary’s father,
Burt Dimmig, holds the company loyalty record to date. Starting with its
inception, Burt ‘officially’ worked at
the family business until he was 89
years old. Gary confides, however,
that “Dad was still selling appliances
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from the retirement home until he was
94. He’d even hang our ads on his
door!” Burt passed away on August
21, 2010.
Dimmig Electric was started by
Burt Dimmig and his father, Olin, in
1937. Olin, Gary’s grandfather, was
an electrician with a shop at Juniper
and Main Streets in Quakertown. As
electrical appliances began to really
hit the mainstream, the pair decided to
place less emphasis on working with
the supply of electricity and more on
the devices that used that electricity.
The business was a bit of a pioneer in
the industry at the start and has always
strived to be on top of the latest technology offerings.
A certificate hangs over the service
desk commemorating Dimmig’s participation in the “World’s First Order
of Color Televisions” on April 28,
1954. The order: quantity one, RCA
Victor television set. There is also a
1937 GE Refrigerator on display in
the store that was ‘probably’ bought
from Olin and Burt. “We did sell
those, and can you believe that thing
still runs? It’s never needed a major
repair!” chuckles Gary.
Dimmig Appliance and TV, as they
now prefer to be called, continues to
offer reliable appliances from companies such as Frigidaire, Amana,
and Whirlpool and televisions from
Panasonic from their location at 117
West Broad Street in Downtown
Quakertown.
Dimmig services a
wide variety of appliances regardless
of where they were purchased. They
also offer a variety of pre-owned
appliances serviced in-house at
ignificant savings.
Dimmig’s slogan, “Known for Service Since 1937,” still rings true today. Stop in, give them a call, or visit
them on the web at www.dimmigs.
com.
(top left) Olin Dimmig and grandson David in an early photograph. (top right) Dean, Gary, and Jeffrey Dimmig in their West Broad Street, Quakertown store. photo by Christopher Betz
Erin O’Neill Receives Annual
Penn Stainless Products Scholarship
Every year, local business Penn Stainless Products awards a scholarship to an
employee’s child. This year’s $4,000
scholarship went to Erin O’Neill, whose
mom Vickie is a receiving clerk at the
plant. Company president Jim Seward
said, “We are very proud of Erin’s accomplishments and very pleased to be able
to offer her this scholarship; it is certainly
very well-deserved.” As she did not receive much other scholarship money, Erin
is grateful to have won the PSP award.
Erin graduated Quakertown Senior
High School in June 2011. While in high
school, she was president of the Travel
Club and the German Club, she’s been to
Germany as an exchange student, as well
as being involved with the Key Club and
the Big Brother/ Big Sister program. She
was also very involved with RASA, both
in helping to get the field constructed and
playing softball. She is currently a freshman at Temple University where she plans
to major in psychology. Erin would like
to one day work helping young children.
Penn Stainless has been in the area for 30
years. Starting out as a 6-person operation at its original 5,000 square foot building along Route 309 in Quakertown, the
company now employs 155 people at its
newly expanded 80,000 square foot distribution and processing facility on Kelly
Drive. The company serves to supply
stainless steel product to industry.
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Isabella Ryan (with Ginger) and Ava Benninghoff (w
at St. Isidore’s Blessing of the Animals event. photo b
with Mort) show off their guinea pigs recently blessed
by michele buono
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
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This past summer, Julianna Rotondo (8) from Perkasie competed at the North American
Irish Dance Federation Nationals competition held in Valley Forge and won the national
Championship for her age division. She dances 2 – 3 times a week at the Pride of Erin
School of Irish Dance. submitted photo
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
QCSD Students
Engage in Science
and Reading
Pete Jarrett’s 8th grade science students
at Strayer Middle School measured objects
for density in recent labs. They measured
a variety of metal objects, such as bolts,
nails, screws and cylinders. They saved
pennies for a lab all its own.
Injecting humor, Jarrett urged them to
scribble data. He wanted them to be sure
of their procedures. He reminded them
how to calculate, troubleshoot, test their
theories, write units for the numbers, and
consult reference charts. He gave them
time to neatly transfer results to their lab
notebooks, where they wrote succinct
conclusions and generated data graphs.
Rania Tha and Samantha Joseph explained as they poured 63 milliliters of
water into a test tube how to find the density of one penny and then 25 pennies.
They had to find the volume of the water
first, in a graduated cylinder. They knew
the formula: Density = mass divided by
volume. Samantha said she thought the
labs were hard when they first started but
she grew to enjoy them. Rania said she
likes labs because they are hands on.
“The art of being a science student is to
do the lab and relate it to other areas of
knowledge,” Jarrett told students as they
went with their partners to their lab tables.
At Quakertown Elementary, first graders shared a reading lesson.
“First grade friends, do snakes roar?”
teacher Amanda Kennedy asked her
Quakertown Elementary students. “Has
he fixed his problem? Give me a thumbs
up or thumbs down.
Kennedy read a new story to her 23
students in a big book as they sat on the
carpet in front of her. She told them their
first job was predicting and their second
job was evaluating. “Evaluating is a big
word for first graders,” she told them.
“At the end of the book we’ll decide if we
liked the story or not and why.”
As she worked her way through the
book, Charles Tiger, by Siobhan Dobbs,
Kennedy stopped to give students time to
think and share with partners. She reminded them a few times to sit “Chris Cross
applesauce, two spoons in the bowl,” but
mostly, they were engaged in the shared
reading lesson. Students raised their hands
to make connections and share their thinking. Finally, at the end of the book, Kennedy urged them to stand up and stretch,
“swing like an elephant and jog in place”
before sending them off to centers.
Kennedy explained that the group starts
with shared reading of the big book on a
Monday, then reads several related stories
the rest of the week as students work to-
ward becoming independent readers.
Pfaff Elementary fifth graders in
Jeff Wolfinger’s class engaged in some
heads-up science recently. They learned
to predict, measure, test, and make conclusions about the physics and design
of pendulums.
First they cut string of varying lengths.
Next they attached a penny to the end of
a relatively long piece of string. They sat
down and looked up as Wolfinger reached
up and attached the other end of the string
to the ceiling light fixture. He held the
string to one side and told students to
count the number of pendulum swings the
string would make.
On the board, students recorded the
data: a 38 centimeter (cm) string made 11
swings in 15 seconds.
The next day Wolfinger asked students
to predict whether a shorter piece of swing
would swing more or fewer times. Most
said the string would swing more. Students sat at their desks and looked
up! Wolfinger hung up the new, shorter
string, attached to a penny for weight, and
let go. Students eagerly counted in silence.
Observers could’ve heard a pin drop.
“The kids always like this experiment,”
Wolfinger said. “There’s always excitement when we hang stuff from the lights!”
On the board, students recorded results:
15 cm 21 swings; 60 cm 10 swings; 90
cm 7 swings.
Students concluded that the shorter
the string, the more often it will swing.
Wolfinger explained that in science, when
the distance traveled is longer (a longer
piece of string), and all other variables
are the same, it will take a greater amount
of time for one swing. Thus, the longer
the string, the fewer the swings!
QNA Announces Photo
Contest Winner
The Quakertown Neighborhood Association (QNA) would like to announce the
winner of our Quakertown Community
Photography Contest. The winning photograph was taken by Richard Mindler.
The photograph submitted for the contest
was to represent the words Community
or Helping. We think that Mr. Mindler’s
photograph exemplified not just one but
both words. Mr. Mindler’s name is certainly recognizable by those of you who
are familiar with the Quakertown Train
Station. He was a key person in bringing the station back to life and, as you
can tell by the subject matter in his photograph, he is still very involved with
the upkeep of the station.
Thanks to a generous donation by
Olympus America, Mr. Mindler will
be presented with a new Olympus SLR
digital camera. Congratulations!
For those of you who missed the opportunity to enter the QNA’s Photograph
Contest please keep checking the Upper
Bucks Free Press. We will be announcing
another photography contest soon. The
entries for this contest have been posted
on the QNA website at www.quakertownna.org or you can view them on the QNA
Facebook page.
Join us for our next QNA Pot-Luck
Dinner meeting at the Quakertown Train
Station on Tuesday, November 15th,
2011 at 7:00 PM. Bring a dish to share
and a copy of your recipe for the QNA
Pot-Luck Cook Book.
The Pennridge High School Field Hockey Team had the pleasure of washing the official
Upper Bucks Free Press news truck during a recent fundraiser in Sellersville. They worked
hard all day. Unfortunately, this particular one wasn’t a fair fight.
photo by christopher betz
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PHS Athletes Earn PIAA
Pennridge Pleased
With Adequate Yearly Sportsmanship Award
Progress Report
All eleven schools -- and every subgroup in each school -- in the Pennridge
School District met Adequate Yearly
Progress standards on the Pennsylvania
System of School Assessment tests administered in the spring, according to a
report issued by the state Department of
Education.
Dr. Arlene Zielinski, the district's assistant superintendent for programs, said
the test results indicate that staff and
administration are working diligently to
ensure students are receiving the finest
education possible. The district continues to analyze the data and make adjustments to meet their needs in the classroom, she said.
"Generally, we are pleased with this
year’s PSSA scores," said Dr. Zielinski.
"When our students’ performance scores
are considered in conjunction with our
growth scores, it is clear that Pennridge
students are successful learners who benefit from the instruction they receive in
our classrooms.
"We recognize, however, that there is
always room for improvement and continued growth," Dr. Zielinski added. "The
district is currently undertaking some major program improvement initiatives, including a new comprehensive elementary
reading program, expanded interventions
to support struggling students, and new
curriculum-based reading and math assessments to guide instruction that takes
into account students’ individual strengths
and needs."
All students in grades 3-through-8, and
11th graders take state PSSA tests in math
and reading each year. Their performance
is measured against state targets in each
subject -- schools that reach those standards are deemed to have achieved Adequate Yearly Progress; those who don’t
are placed on increasingly demanding programs of corrective action.
For the fourth year in a row, the exemplary behavior of Pennridge athletes,
coaches and fans has been recognized
with the PIAA District One Sportsmanship Award.
"Our athletes work hard to be the best
they can be," said Athletics Director Dave
Babb. "That training includes learning
how to conduct themselves before, during
and after competitions. People take notice
of how our student-athletes behave."
Schools are selected by a vote of coaches, who cannot vote for their own schools,
said Babb.
Coaches and fans deserve recognition
because they often set the tone for how
young people will respond, said Babb.
"We take the Code of Conduct guidelines set by the PIAA very seriously," said
Babb. "They would not tolerate behavior
that reflects badly on the school district."
Pennridge Students to Cast
Their Votes on Election Day
On November 8, voters will go to the
polls to vote for a variety of school board,
municipal and county posts. This year,
Pennridge students will become the first
students in Southeastern Pennsylvania to
participate in a simulated election during
these municipal elections.
Pennridge has participated in Kids Voting in the past; during the Presidential
Election of 2008 and the Gubernatorial
Election of 2010 Pennridge students had
the highest voter participation in Bucks
County. Although Pennridge is proud of
the turnout of voters during these elections, the district has committed itself to
becoming more active in promoting the
importance of local or municipal elections.
To promote the importance of local
elected positions, Pennridge will give
students the opportunity to vote in a
simulated municipal election at the polls
on November 8. In addition, students will
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participate in a series of lessons that seek
to help them learn what posts appear on
the ballot and what these positions are responsible for doing.
Another objective will be to teach students how to find information about the
local candidates who will appear on the
ballot. An important aspect of student
preparation for the election is that students are asked to explore the candidates
and make their decision independently and
outside of school.
It is the firm philosophy of both Kids
Voting and the Pennridge School District that students be given the tools and
knowledge to make their own decision
about who they wish to vote for. When
it comes to making that decision, students
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Bucks County Opportunity Council
Celebrates 11 Self-Sufficient Graduates
“When I first came to them, they asked
what they could do to help me. What did
I need to succeed? Now I can say, ‘what
can I do to help you?’” – Vivian Crossman, recipient of the 2011 Community
Service Award.
Over 200 people gathered at Spring Mill
Manor in Ivyland to celebrate the Bucks
County Opportunity Council (BCOC)
Economic Self-Sufficiency Graduation
on Wednesday, October 12. They came
together to honor the hard-working, motivated people who were on or eligible
for welfare, but were committed to working to gain the education, skills, and
employment necessary to permanently
leave poverty. Also honored were program alumni who are “giving back” to the
community.
Eleven graduates were celebrated.
Their stories are inspiring; the single
mother who worked both a full-time and
a part-time job while going to school, the
woman who applied for close to a thousand jobs over the course of two years
looking for a job, the woman who lost her
home and had to live with friends while
searching for employment. These people
lived at the edge of desperation, not able
to support themselves or their children.
Through the Economic Self-Sufficiency
program they acquire the education, skills
and employment to permanently leave
poverty as opposed to merely cope in it.
According to Outreach Director David
Ford, “The program transforms lives and
often ends a cycle of poverty that existed
for generations.”
Participants spend an average of two
to five years in the program. In order
to graduate, certain benchmarks must be
achieved, including employment with a
family-sustaining wage, a balanced household budget, affordable housing, and
perhaps most importantly, freedom from
government welfare programs. Graduates
are not dependent on cash welfare assistance, food stamps, or subsidized housing.
Since its inception in 1997, 231 families
have graduated the program
This is not an entitlement program. A
combination of public funding and private
contributions from results-minded donors
drive its success. The program ultimately
save $4 in cash welfare subsidies for every
$1 invested in a successful graduate. Executive Director Roger Collins describes
it as “economic development one family
at a time.”
Vivian’s story is an inspiring one. While
attending nursing school, she knew she
had to remove her three children and herself from an abusive relationship situation,
but how would she support her family and
go to school? She knew that she needed to
finish her studies so that she could earn
a certain level of income to provide for
her family, but it was a daunting task.
Fortunately, a fellow classmate told her
about the BCOC and Vivian enrolled in
the Self-Sufficiency Program.
It was a tough call to make. “No one
wants to have to ask for help. No one
wants to say they’re poor”. Vivian made
the call and took the first steps to selfsufficiency. She met with her new coach,
who would help her along the way. Working with BCOC has given her life skills,
courage, and on-going emotional support
to get where she is today. There were
challenges and setbacks, but Vivian stuck
it out and finished school, fulfilling her
dream of becoming a registered nurse.
Vivian graduated the Economic SelfSufficiency Program in 2003. She now
serves on the BCOC Board, helping others who can use a hand and more. Today,
she is living in Milford Township and
works as a nurse, as well as volunteering.
Vivian recalls a 7 year-old boy that she met
while helping with BCOC’s annual Give a
Christmas campaign. His Christmas wish
was a bed of his own. His mother was a
single parent and could not afford to buy
him his own bed. Vivian was so touched
and knew she had to do something. With
the help of a friend and Sleepys, Vivian
made sure that this boy would have his
own bed.
It’s not unusual for graduates to come
back to the Opportunity Council and help
others with their journeys. The BCOC
coaches become a family for those they
help. As Vivian says, the emotional support is so very important for those going
through tough times.
If you would like more information
about the Bucks County Opportunity
Council and its programs, please call their
Quakertown office (serving the Upper
Bucks area) at 215-536-6106. Their office
is located at 347 New Street in Quakertown. You can also find them online at
www.bcoc.org.
Community Service Award recipients, Terry
Taltos and Vivian Crossman
photo by michele buono
Pennridge Chamber of Commerce
Presents Social Media Seminar
The Pennridge Chamber is pleased to
present the second seminar in their Seminar Series-“Social Media and Your Business.” The seminar will take place on November 9th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
at the First Savings office located at 219
S. 9th Street in Perkasie. A continental
breakfast will be served beginning at 8:30
a.m. with the program beginning promptly at 9 a.m. Four knowledgeable panel-
ists will discuss one of the biggest avenues
for business networking and business
advertising today… Social Media!
The cost of the seminar is $25 per
person. Please register by November 4th
by contacting the Chamber by phone at
215-257-5390, or e-mail pennridgecc@
pennridge.com. You do not need to be a
Chamber member to participate.
Senate Approves Bill
Providing For Valley
Forge Appointments
The Pennsylvania State Senate approved
Senate Bill 560, legislation introduced by
Senator Bob Mensch (R-24) creating a
new program for legislative appointments
to the Valley Forge Military Academy &
College (VFMA&C).
The bill now goes to the State House of
Representatives for consideration.
“Valley Forge has a long tradition of
providing character-based education within an academic and military environment,”
said Senator Mensch, a member of the
Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency
Preparedness Committee. “The institute
provides the training and discipline that
builds a solid foundation enabling young
men and women to be successful in a wide
variety of career paths. Its students have
gone on to become military leaders, business and industry executives, government
officials, professional athletes Rhoades
Scholars and White House Fellows.”
VFMA&C is a two-year, transfer program from which almost all students move
on to four-year colleges and universities.
Valley Forge is also the only institution in
the Northeastern United States offering an
Early Commissioning Program, which al-
lows successful candidates to earn a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army
in two years rather than the standard four
years through ROTC programs at other
colleges and universities.
The State Military College Legislative
Appointment Initiative Program created
under Senate Bill 560 would allow each
member of the legislature to create a selection committee to recommend an eligible
student for enrollment at Valley Forge.
The State Ethics Commission would be
charged with developing guidelines to
govern the establishment and functions of
the selection committee in order to prevent conflicts of interests or other potential ethics violations.
“The House of Representatives adopted
a Resolution last session which allows
each member of the House to appoint a
qualified constituent to the freshman class
at Valley Forge each year and they are eligible to receive a scholarship funded entirely by the institution,” Senator Mensch
said. “My legislation builds on that by
providing for the selection process in statute and allowing for an appointment by
every member of the General Assembly.”
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
There’s that Banana
Car Again!
What has the Big Banana Car been up
to you ask? Let me tell you. September
first found the BBC at the Belle Haven
Nursing Home in Quakertown, at the
request of one of the residents. Luther
Roth knew Liz when she worked at
Bucks County Transport. At his daughter’s request and with the okay from
Belle Haven, Steve (owner/builder) and
Liz made the trip to Belle Haven to see
Luther and his friends. It really made
the day for all the residents and staff.
After photos, the BBC was on its way
to the Acme in Doylestown to pick up
Chris Schmell as a surprise. At 3:00,
Chris walked out of the Acme to see
the BBC waiting to take him home from
work. The BBC was the hit of the day!
The following Sunday afternoon found
us at Windy Springs Produce Stand.
Many people stopped by to admire the car and buy produce. That
Saturday the BBC was at the Freshman Center in Quakertown.
Parents and students checked out the car.
Rides were given and students just
enjoyed sitting in the car. September 29th found us on our way to West
Springfield,
Massachusetts for “The Big E”, also
known as “The Northeast Expo. For
more info: www.thebige.com. Check
out the Big Banana Car on Facebook
for pictures of the happenings at The
Big E.
It is exciting to travel to new places
and meet people along the way. On the
way home from Massachusetts, we did
some sightseeing. As we approached
New York, we decided to travel on US
1 which took us through the Bronx.
What an amazing experience! From all
sides and all ages came calls of “Banana Car”, “Let me take a picture”, and
“Where did you get it?” It took us an
hour to drive through the Bronx! We
continued on our way, arriving home
late in the evening on Thursday. Friday
was spent recuperating for Saturday’s
trip to Penns Landing.
Up early on Saturday and on our way.
YES! It was quite chilly! But with all
the attention on the turnpike, we really
didn’t mind. While stopped at a light
on Chestnut St., several police officers
wanted pictures of the car.
When the light turned green, they directed traffic around us so they could
take more pictures. The BBC is always
a photo-op. Sunday afternoon, we were
at Pep’s Ice Cream Shop in Quakertown.
We made some new friends and visited
with old friends. By the way Pep’s has
really good ice cream!
The rest of the week was spent making repairs to the Big Banana Car.
October first found us back at Quakertown Produce along with Wynne
Marshall who was doing a book signing for “The Tree Monkeys.” Another
great day. First Friday in Doylestown with permission we parked at Starbucks
where Philly Rock and Soul were setting
up to play for the
Evening. What an amazing time.
The weather co-operated and everyone
was out and about Doylestown. Saturday morning we met Pat Ford in the
Giant Supermarket parking lot at Tollgate and 309 to participate in the Coopersburg HOG sponsored Toy Run to
Benefit Children and Youth Services in
Doylestown. What a sight! Police escort, cars full of toys, and motorcycles
as the eye could see.
October 15th arrived and the Big Banana Car is on its way to a birthday party in Hellertown. The Birthday “Girl”
collects everything banana related. Was
she surprised!
October 16th the Coopersburg Halloween Parade - parade marshall other
dignitaries, antique cars, old tractors,
High School Bands, Big Banana Car and
so much more. Kids of all ages on both
sides of Main Street and on a porch roof
or two. It seemed like everyone was
out on such a beautiful fall day.
October 21st the Big Banana Car
was parked in front of Sine’s 5&10 for
Autumn Alive. Downtown Quakertown
was blocked for the Fall Event.
Entertainment, Boston Terrier Kissing Booth, and so much more. Lots of
things to do and see; an all day event
not to be missed. Sunday dawned bright
and sunny. A busy day for the Big Banana Car. Afternoon Halloween parade
in Quakertown and then the Upper Perk
Halloween parade in the evening. What
a fantastic day for all. We are still busy
this month, On October 26th, we will
be at Sellersville Elementary School and
the 28th we will be heading to the Roger
Williams Zoo in Providence, RI for a
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. Hope the
weather holds up for our traveling. To
see where we have been and what we
are doing to www.bigbananacar.com;
also become a fan on Big Banana Car
Facebook.
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are green as they do in October when they are
yellow. In July the darker green pigment
(chlorophyll) masks the yellow color?
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
Hindsight is 20/20....and you know
what they say about opinions...everyone's
got them and, so here are some of my
thoughts on divorce several years after the
fact. Reply to me if you can relate to anything or want to start a dialogue with me.
I am Christian...but my lifestyle has not
always been that way....so my wisdom is
a mixture of "street smarts", Christianity,
and Behavior Modification 101. Many
Christians will not like what I say, but
that doesn’t concern me much….because I
am on this journey by myself and if I can
shed some light on one persons pain, then
I think I am doing the right thing. This
has brought me closer to God even as it
has showed me how flawed and prideful
I was.
I have found that divorce is weird and
painful....and pain stinks. You cannot
avoid that.
We have no control over how much
pain there is...but we have control over
how much we suffer.
Most people create their own misery
doing things like...trying to win back their
partner, giving irresponsible partners second and third chances only to get walked
on again, dating the wrong people, rushing into love, sleeping around, substance
abuse, etc. All these things have negative
consequences of their own.
How we respond to conflict, crisis, and
the shattered dream will determine how
quickly you recover from that pain.
Rule #1 You cannot make someone
love you. Period. If you have been betrayed...There is no more to be said on
that...so move on...now. The sooner you
realize this, the quicker you can recover
and start over.
Rule #2 Carefully reflect on how you
deal with conflict and pain...especially the
emotional kind. What I mean by that is
"What do you do when confronted with
pain?" Answer that. Most people do one
of three things after their marriage ends.
They turn to excessive alcohol use, isolation, drug use, or misbehave sexually. I
never was a druggie or alcoholic. I consciously chose not to drink so I could
just feel the pain and deal with it. As you
know, you can numb the pain, but the
problem is still there in the morning. As
far as sex is concerned. It can be a drug
too. There's no quicker way to forget your
pain than by lying in bed with an attractive person and "losing your pain" as you
enjoy the other person. It is effective...but
do you really want that person in your bed
the next morning? Will they ever replace
the spouse you once loved? The answer is
a resounding no.
Ten Helpful Rules on Life
After Divorce
You are in pain and not really whole
during at least the first year after your
marriage ends. You will always be cheating any new person out of a whole, fulfilling relationship....because they may fall
in love with you...but you cannot truly
fall in love with them. You heart is too
bruised and your judgment and insight is
skewed by the pain.
Take it all slow. Make friends with
people...male and female. Learn how to
navigate relationships again. You won't
be able to trust people right away...but
that's OK. It takes time.
Rule #3 Start to evaluate what you really want and need in a relationship with
men and women. You probably felt betrayed by some. Those who you thought
were your friends were not...and likewise...those who were on the periphery
came to your aid. Divorce and Separation
show you who your real friends are.
One of the many things I missed about
my marriage is the friends we had as a
couple. I don't see most of them anymore.
There were girlfriends of my wife who
I thought were really decent gals. I welcomed them into my home, cooked for
them, laughed with them and considered
them friends as well. I have not heard a
word from them or seen them since. So
this is kind of a loss, too. These are some
of the losses you endure.
Rule #4 Do not be defined by your
pain or troubles. You are not equal to
your problems. As Anthony Robbins
says..."the past does not equal the future".
Pain and troubles will pass...never at the
speed you want...but...they will pass.
You must be patient. Life teaches you that
during this time in your life.
Rule #5 Reinvent yourself. It is a difficult time...BUT you have the power now
to change yourself on YOUR terms. You
can workout, lose weight, get a makeover,
take courses, try new hobbies, eat different cuisines, and invite new friends into
your life. It will not happen by itself. It
has to be a deliberate effort on your part.
Rule #6 The internet is neither good nor
bad...It is what you make it. Face it....It's
going to play a role in your new life. You
can meet whoever you want here. If you
want to meet scumbags..they are here...
and plenty of them. If you want to meet
quality people...they are here. Just put out
the proper nectar and you will attract the
proper birds. Many times you don't have
to do anything to attract the garbage...it
will just find you. Just don't respond. As
with dogs..."ignore them and they will go
away" Keep safety in mind as always...
but don't throw out all your vulnerability.
You have to be somewhat vulnerable in
order to meet a new person, male or female. A psychiatrist friend once said to
me, "You cannot love again until you say
you are ready to be hurt again." ...Ouch.
Don't close yourself off to love.
Rule #7 Maybe this could be a time to
find God. He cares for you and me. When
the dust settles...He really is the one we
should've been leaning on in the first
place. I was very bitter towards God, but
it wasn't His fault. I am more open to Him
now because I am a little weaker, a little
more sensitive to the hurts around me, and
more humbled than ever before. I walk a
little softer. I can see God in my turmoil.
He is not the author of it, because we all
have free will, but He is there for the
hurting and untrusting soul. I have made
it back to trusting God. It took a while but
it feels good.
Rule #8 Divorce brings the worst out
of you. You say and do things that are not
typically characteristic of you. People's
first impressions of you are not the real
you as you go through this time. You
will think and say things that you don't
mean. You will tempted to think you are
going crazy at times. You will lose sleep.
Your eating will change. Everything will
change. Nothing seems normal anymore.
The court system is an absolute adversary. You put yourself in a vulnerable po-
sition if you end up in court...especially
if you have kids. It doesn’t matter if you
even think you have lived a decent life.
You and your former spouse carry each
other’s darkest secrets...and it will probably all come out. Just stand firm. Save
your emotions for your pillow, priest, or
counselor. Stay strong for your kids and
make the changes you need to make. Suck
it up and take the punches if you did something stupid...and we all did or said stupid
things. It will pass. Believe me it will.
Rule #9 Let yourself be loved by people. If someone is attracted to you, enjoy
it. Don't push them away. Their attention
may transform your life. (I'm not talking about the junkies who collect broken
people either. They only like you when
you are weak. When you recover, they
will have no need of you. They make a
lifestyle of rescuing lost souls)
Keep your head up and make eye contact with people. Smile at the person you
pass on the sidewalk or say hello to the
person next to you at the breakfast counter. It doesn’t always have to be someone
of the opposite sex either. A cup of coffee
with a new friend could be the best thing
that happened to you. I have made a nice
new set of friends to add to my gang of
good ole' boys.
Rule #10 God made you for a reason.
I have no idea what that reason is. But
while you are trying to figure it out, do
some good in your little world. Divorce
hurts. Divorce doesn’t hurt any less for
the CEO than it does for the Walmart
greeter. It is a great equalizer. Everybody
hurts. Wherever you are in your journey,
you have something to offer to somebody,
somewhere.
Is it in your neighborhood?
Your apartment building?
Your place of work?
Your church?
The train station?
Only you know, but you'll never know
until you listen to people (You are a pain
detector now, whether you know it or not),
make eye contact, and open your mouth at
the right time. Some of the greatest satisfaction during this time will be when you
help people.
These are just the thoughts of a simple
man. They are not for everybody...but
maybe for you. Let me know if it was
helpful. Get out there and live!
Ongoing Community Events & Meetings
Faith Covenant Church MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets 2nd &
4th Thurs. of months Oct. thru May,
9:30am-11:30am, 109 S. West End Blvd
(309 across from Dunkin’ Donuts),
For ALL moms desiring to be the
best moms they can be. 610-762-2349 or
leah.rachelle.weikel@gmail.com
Perkasie Carousel at Menlo Park, 5th &
Park Ave, will be open Dec.3
Young Women’s Group (ages 18-27)
Join a group of your peers to talk about
your life and whatever you want to be different in your life. Meets every Tuesday
7pm-8:30pm. Contact Susan Brewer at
215-872-4219.
Weekly Sellersville Flea Mkt/Bazaar
begins Oct. 1 & 2 and continues up to
Christmas. Located center of Sellersville,
call 215-397-3281 to buy a spot.
Free Community Meals in Qtwn, 6pm
at Richland Friends Quaker Meeting
on second, fourth & fifth Weds. every
month. Mill Rd & Main St off Route 309.
215-536-0395
Upper Bucks Sertoma meets at Karlton
Café in Qtwn Thursday mornings, 7:15am
Speaker, ends 8:30am
Miller-Keystone Blood Center Mobile comes to Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran Church 1st and 3rd Monday of
each month, 3pm-7pm
Bingo at Richland Twp Fire & Rescue
every Tues. doors open 5:30pm, 64 Shelly
Rd, Qtwn. 215-536-7226
Upper Bucks Kiwanis meets for
lunch 2nd & 4th Wednesday every
month at John’s Plain & Fancy, Qtwn,
12:30pm, Meet new friends and join us!
upperbuckskiwanis@hotmail.com
Bedminster Nar-Anon Family Group
meets every Tuesday 7:30pm at Deep Run
West Mennonite, 1008 Deep Run Rd,
Perkasie, 267-897-0695
Alcoholics Anonymous every Sunday at
7pm, Grand View Hosp. 215-453-4699
Community Meal-every third Thursday
of the month, First UCC, 4th & Park,
Qtwn, 215-536-4447
Quakertown Neighborhood Assn meets
3rd Tuesday every month, 6:30pm,
quakertownna.org, 267-424-0479
“Singles Drop In”, every Wednesday,
5-7:30pm, Revivals Restaurant, Perkasie,
215-258-3463
A Woman’s Place (support for domestic abuse & violence) 24-hour Hotline –
1-800-220-8116, www.awomansplace.org
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Elizabeth Taylor Collection sparks
series of global exhibitions
Throughout the fall of 2011 at sites
around the globe, there will be a series of
public exhibitions and events leading up
to the sale of the vast collection of the late
Elizabeth Taylor.
The three month-long tour of highlights
from Taylor’s immense private collection will begin in September of 2011. The
traveling exhibition will make stops in
major global centers such as London, Los
Angeles, Moscow, Geneva, Paris, Dubai,
and Hong Kong. At the tour’s New York
finale, from December 3 thru 12, 2011,
there will be an exhibition featuring The
Elizabeth Taylor Collection of jewelry,
fashion, decorative arts, and movie memorabilia. At the close of that exhibition,
Christie’s will embark upon four days
of auctions, from December 13 thru 16,
2011, to sell off the screen legend’s collections. Christie's New York will devote
its entire Rockefeller Center gallery space
to the public exhibition and sales, which
are expected to draw several thousand
visitors each day.
Jewels from the world’s finest design houses will demonstrate Taylor’s
exceptional taste and her breathtaking
custom-made collection. Diamonds, rubies, pearls, and precious metals will
be highlighted by names such as Van
Cleef and Arpels, Tiffany, Cartier, and
many others. It promises to be a once
in a lifetime global happening in the
world of precious jewels.
Elizabeth’s impeccable sense of style
is legendary. The actress had a life-long
love affair with haute couture and designer accessories. Products from some
of the world’s design powerhouses will
be on display. The fashion accessories
available on view from names like Ver-
sace, Vuitton, and Valentino will range
from shoes and belts, handbags and hats,
and fine luggage. For the first time in history, some of the world’s most important
pieces owned by a maven of fashion will
come to the auction block. The last auction day, that is December 16, will focus on select furniture, decorative arts,
and film memorabilia from the late star’s
Bel Air, California home.
In February of 2012, objects from Taylor’s fine art collection of modern and impressionist paintings will be sold at Christie’s, London. Elizabeth Taylor inherited
late 19th and 20th Century British and
French works of art from her father, the
art dealer Francis Taylor. Her art collection will be offered for sale at Christie’s in
London in February 2012.
A portion of the funds generated by
special events, and exhibition admission
and publication fees will be donated to
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
(ETAF) which was founded in 1991.
ETAF provides funding to AIDS service
organizations worldwide in an effort to assist those living with HIV and AIDS.
Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser,
author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. As seen on NBC’s
The Tonight Show and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, watch Dr. Lori
weekdays on Lifetime Television. Visit
www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/
DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
Contrary to myth, the amount of the organic
protein tryptophan in most turkeys isn’t
responsible for drowsiness. Instead, scientists
blame alcohol, the sheer caloric size of the
average feast, and just plain old relaxation!
SCORE Wants to Help
You Start Your Own
Business
One important step to take before
starting your own small business will
be to attend one of the two, free seminars – “Starting & Growing Your Own
Business” being offered this November by
SCORE Bucks County .
The first seminar will be held at the
Quakertown Library, on Tuesday evening, November 8th, from 6:15 pm to
8:45 pm.
The
second
seminar
will
be
at the Doylestown Library on Saturday
morning, November 19th, from 9:15 am
to noon.
SCORE seminars are led by former
business owners and senior corporate
managers who volunteer their support for
the small business community in Bucks
County by providing practical advice
based on their own business experiences.
These popular seminars are equally recommended as an introduction for anyone
planning to start their own business or for
owners seeking new ideas to stimulate and
grow an existing company. The subjects
to be covered will include: how to investigate new business opportunities; finding
business partners and investors; creating
a sales and marketing plan; managing finances and writing a business plan to secure funding. A lively Q & A session usually completes each event.
At the end of each seminar, participants are encouraged to make an appointment with an experienced SCORE Small
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business plans and answer any questions
they may have.
Walk-ins will be welcome for both seminars, although pre-registration is recommended by calling - 215 943 8850 or visiting www.scorebuckscounty.com.
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On Saturday October 8, St. Luke's Bone and Joint Institute sponsored a Play It Safe
fair. Perfect weather brought families out to see a demonstration by the Quakertown K9
Unit, booths from the Anna Packer Project, Quakertown Fire Department, Chick-Fil-A, the
National Guard and others. (above) The Marzinke family poses for a picture with McGruff
the Crime Dog. photo by michele buono
Movement to Occupy Quakertown a Success
The well-known words spoken by
JFK in his 1961 inaugural address,
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask
not what your country can do for you—
ask what you can do for your country,“
echoes with relevance as much today as
it did then.
Upper Bucks citizens and Quakertown Borough employees took to heart
their obligation to make our little section of the country a better place. Noticeable changes in preparation for Occupy Quakertown were underway early
Friday morning October 21.
No doubt to plan a weekend-long event
such as this required a dedicated group.
A simple call, placed to the Man Upstairs
to insure the weather would hold out
long enough to maximize dollars spent,
was not overlooked.
Friday, October 21, 2011 7:30 a.m.:
the street cleaning truck had already
made a pass up and down both sides of
Front Street and several of the adjoining side streets. Blue and green 55 gallon trash barrels dotted the downtown
sidewalks. Sawhorse traffic barriers
magically appeared from thin air at
every corner along Broad. A line of
green privies lined what may one day
be a new platform to the high speed
passenger rail line. But none of that
was a match for what was to come later
that evening. Friday night 7:30 p.m.:
as the Quakertown Panthers faced off
against CB East’s Patriots in a nailbiter home game, the unsung heroes
of Quakertown were hard at work.
A small, but mighty unit of reflectorvest clad men was literally—down on
hands and knees, finishing planting live
greenery in the town’s newest triangle
park.
Clearly this Occupy event was designed to outdo those springing up
around the U.S. and indeed in cities
around the world. Saturday October
22, 10:00 a.m.: downtown Quakertown
was transformed into a living, breathing festival.
This was no ordinary Occupy event;
it was Quakertown’s Autumn Alive! As
teen musicians of UBACE performed
Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,”
in front of DeVoe’s Music, people of
all walks hummed a little, “Here we
are now, entertain us,” as little ones
jumped to the beat in the nearby moon
bounce.
Plenty of entertainment stretched
from Fourth Street to Hellertown Avenue: from the appearance of Rescue
Ink stars, to dog fanciers of all sorts
complete with a pet parade and even
a Boston Terrier Kissing Booth where
one could pay a dollar for the privilege.
Food, fudge, kettle corn and cof-
fee: who could ask for anything more?
Those interested in extracurricular activities attended taste time during the
afternoon at the Grapes N’ Hops Brew
Fest, a fundraiser for downtown revitalization. Held at Quakertown’s Historic Train Station, with musical accompaniment of the Daisy Jug Band,
local residents along Front Street enjoyed the entertainment too.
By Saturday, 6:00 p.m., the sidewalks were rolled up and put away, yet
returned again along with the sawhorse
barriers in time for Sunday afternoon’s
annual Halloween parade.
Monday morning 7:30 a.m., a small
band of people, cleverly disguised in
Lewis Brothers’ gear, were busily disassembling the last of the tents in the
parking lot at the train station.
Kudos to those who had the forethought to schedule all three events in
one weekend. Thanks to the unsung
heroes for making Quakertown’s Occupy event, one that everyone could
enjoy, if only to forget for a short time,
the economic and political woes that afflict this country. Ask not what your
country can do for you…
November 2011 • Upper Bucks Free Press •
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Quakertown Woman’s Club
Celebrates Centennial
Committee Chairperson Truda Heck, State Representative Paul Clymer, Woman’s Club
President Sandy Shelly, and State Senator Bob Mensch at the reception celebrating the
Quakertown Woman’s Club’s 100th Anniversary. photo by michele buono
A Different
Kind of Storm
Up until a little while before this year’s
3rd Annual Free Fall event started at the
Quakertown Main Street Skate Park, the
weather forecast was calling for a big
storm. 60% chance of rain, wind, thunder
and lightning, it was the whole package.
Miraculously, the storm held off for five
hours as over 400 people came to support
over 100 competitors throughout the day.
Free Fall included a large skateboarding competition, basketball challenge as
well as the new additions this year of a
BMX competition and the Cross-Fit Apex
Challenge. There were also raffles every
half-hour with great prizes, as well as an
abundance of free food. The skateboarders and BMX competitors really enjoyed
the competition, and the enthusiasm of the
crowd. One skater named Tyler Dietterich said he was “nervous, but I came to
skate and have fun. I came last year. A
lot of my friends were talking about it and
competing in it too.” The winners of the
skate and BMX competitions were decided in three brackets: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. For the skaters, the
1st place winners were Efron Danzig in
beginner, JT Gerhart in intermediate, and
Joe Uva in the advanced category. For the
BMX competition, Marcus Stoudt took
1st in the beginner bracket, Corey Kehs in
intermediate, and Justin Care in the Advanced. All of the competitors had put in
a lot of effort and practice, and each did
very well. Another local favorite, Kylie
Clowney and her team brought home first
place in the Cross Fit Apex Challenge.
Watching the momentum during the day
was electrifying. A Quakertown resident
said this on Quakertown Topix: “Drove
by and saw the big crowd so stopped in
for a bit. Not a skate fan but the kids
seemed to love it and carried themselves
well. Congrats on what looks to have
been a successful event!” Another student present the event, Nick Waibel, said
that he “heard it on the announcements at
[Quakertown High School] and I wanted
to support my friend who was competing
in the BMX competition.” The energy
that was exuded through the competitors
and the volunteers involved is spreading
throughout the local action sports community. Even the Quakertown Borough
has caught the thunder, forming a committee to draw up plans for expanding the
Main Street Skate Park into the
Quakertown Action Park.
At 5:15 PM, after the event concluded,
the rain that had been imminent all day finally started to fall. Dave Kratz, the youth
pastor at East Swamp Church said later
“At the end of the day my thoughts were,
“Oh my, what a blast! And no rain!!!
That was nothing short of a miracle in my
book, a direct answer to our prayers!” It
really was an answer to prayer, but also
a way of God reminding us that He’s in
control; we did have a storm that day, but
it was a different kind of storm. Instead
of a thunder storm, God started a storm
amongst the Quakertown community, the
storm that won’t go out after a few hours,
but the kind that will hopefully impact
many for a long time to come.
The title sponsor was the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes. Special thanks to them
and many local businesses and organizations in Quakertown who partnered with
them to make the day possible.
BY DANIELLE VERGULDI & HANNAH McNALLY
photo by frank direnzo
Did you know that each year, the average
American eats somewhere between
16 - 18 pounds of turkey?
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• Upper Bucks Free Press • November 2011
True confessions time; as a wife and
mother, I was a good housekeeper. I was
never embarrassed to have people drop
by, and I loved to apologize for the state
of my house, when I knew it was the envy
of those who knew me. I’ll never forget
announcing to my 16 year old daughter
that I had finished the spring cleaning and
she responded, “It looks no different, it is
always clean.”
Then my daughter left home and I went
back to school. As the semesters passed,
and the workload increased, housework
took a backseat. I found myself slowly
surrounded by growing piles of books and
papers. By the time I graduated with my
MA degree in 2009, I had a dusty, cluttered house that was a true embarrassment
to me. I didn’t want people to see my
place, and truly apologized when it was
unavoidable and people had to come in.
A couple of weeks ago, events conspired and brought Pam into my life to
help me reclaim my home from the Clutter Monster. Pam’s story is so common
these days, but is well worth sharing.
This is especially true in light of the Occupy protests around the nation.
Pam is a third generation Korean-American, born and raised in California; as I
am, although we lived in different areas.
After getting good grades in school, and
doing well in college, she was employed
by a large pharmaceutical company. At
one point of her career, she was a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., working to
get Medicare B approval for certain drugs
made by her company.
In every sense of the word, she was living the dream; the great American Dream.
She had the nice car, clothes, apartment…
everything a six figure income could buy,
and then some. The future looked bright
all the way to 2008. That year saw thousands of pharmaceutical jobs eliminated,
including Pam’s.
She received an eight month severance
package, then unemployment insurance
that helped her live while she looked for
a job. She finally was hired at an UPS
store, which soon ended up costing more
in transportation than she was earning.
Pam had spent her savings, and sold everything she had that had any value. Every interview ended with the fact that she
had too much experience for this economy. It was assumed she would get a better
job and quit the one she was interviewing
for.
By spring, 2011, she had run out of
options. She had hit the 99th week of
unemployment and could no longer pay
the rent. She had studied eviction law
and knew how much time she had before
being forced out of her home. In a few
months, she had traded her car for a minivan and outfitted it for an extended stretch
of homelessness.
For the last month, Pam would walk
from room to room, looking at her belongings, and saying to herself, “It’s only
stuff.” On July 29, two hours before the
Sheriff was due to evict her, Pam got into
her van and left her life and possessions
behind. She was able to arrange a place to
park at a friend’s trailer by the river, and
started life as a homeless person.
The arrangement at the trailer was only
for two months, so in mid-September she
began looking for another place to stay.
This search was halted on the 23rd, when
she had a heart attack. When she was
released from the hospital, she resumed
her search and reached out to me to see
if I knew of a church parking lot or somewhere else that would be safe.
I told her my apartment house had a
nice lot and I would arrange for her to stay
in it for a few weeks if she would help
me clean my house and get the clutter out.
Between my limitations from the cancer,
and her limitations due to her heart, we
joke that together we make up one healthy
person. It is slow going, but slowly my
apartment is becoming my home again.
So much of the clutter is gone now that it
seems I’ve got twice the space I had.
I had been concerned about what she
would do this winter, as my housing assistance doesn’t permit roommates. However, in the past few weeks I have developed
some strange neurological symptoms that
I’m just beginning testing for. I get a sensation of my entire right side going numb
and tremors shake my limbs for a couple
of minutes. When it stops, it does so suddenly, and I have problems with fine motor control for maybe an hour. Then I am
back to normal.
Because of this, I am getting uncomfortable with being on my own. If the doctor tells me I can’t live alone anymore, I
would have been facing a move to an assisted living center. But by fate or design,
it seems that the universe has thrown Pam
and me together just when we needed each
other most. I will be checking into what
is required for Pam to move in as a live-in
aide for me.
It is amazing the way the universe
works. If Pam had not reached out to me
when she did, this would have been a miserable winter for us both. Now, things are
fitting together so well and all because I
needed help with dueling the Clutter Monster.
Beth Coulter is a long time resident
and historian of the Quakertown area.
She holds degrees in Communications
and American Studies.
Follow her
writings on Facebook@Beth Coulter
Writings and Thoughts. Email her at
betheqt@gmail.com.
A Lovely Day for
a Protest
On a rainy October 13th, protesters gathered at the intersection of State and Main Streets
for “Occupy Doylestown”. The Protest was promoted through social media and, according
to organizer Marlene Pray, approximately 160 people attended the two-hour event, holding signs, chanting slogans, and “showing solidarity” with the Occupy Wall Street protesters. Many of the protesters expressed a belief that the “government needs to do more
to take care of the people”, although there was a small group of homeless, unemployed
young people who were skeptical of the “Occupy Doylestown” protest. They were planning
to hitch rides to Wall Street to be a part of that movement.
top photo by christopher betz, bottom photo by michele buono
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Lola offers her sage advice and answers
to questions on local issues, relationships,
politics and more. She isn’t afraid to dig
deep to get an answer for you. Not one
to use tired clichés or words, so she often
makes up her own. As dear Aunt Lola
once said, “I may just say something that
will dra-mastically change your life.”
Though she is a pacifist by nature, Aunt
Lola isn’t afraid to roll up her copy of the
Upper Bucks Free Press and whack you
upside the head if she thinks you’ll be a
better person for it.
So what’s on your mind? Email your
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Oh, and by the way, Aunt Lola has
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1. Ask a question and she’ll
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what you want to hear.
2. Lola will not reveal your name
or email address unless you specifically request it, but it would help
if you include your age and the town
where you live.
Look for Dear Aunt Lola in next
month’s edition.
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Well, were ya born in a barn?
We were, and yours will do just fine.
Last Chance Ranch currently has four potbelly pigs, twelve goats, and three
sheep available for adoption. The goats range from 8 months to 8 years of
age! The sheep range 8 months to 2 years of age! And a few adult potbelly pigs! These friendly guys and gals are looking for a home to spend the
rest of their life! They enjoy attention and will always come running to the
gate! If interested in coming out to meet our goats, sheep or pigs, please go to
www.lastchanceranch.org or call 215-538-2510.
Love Animals? Want to adopt but cannot? Why not volunteer at Last Chance
Ranch! If interested in volunteering, come to our orientation the first Saturday
of every month (rain/shine) at 10 am.
Coopersburg Halloween
Parade a Success
A good time was had by all at this year’s Coopersburg Halloween Parade. Great weather
and numerous floats and spectators made this year’s parade one of the best ever.
photo by frank direnzo
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