Upper Bucks Free Press • March 2014

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What’s Going On in Upper Bucks?March 1

PA Handwriting Analysis Forum 10am-4pm at Indian Valley Library, 100 East Church Ave, Telford. Free, bring your handwriting samples. 215-257-3927 [email protected]

Reading Goes to the Dogs, 2pm-3:30pm at Quakertown Library, 401 W Mill St. Kids of all ages invited to come and read to certified therapy dogs. 215-536-3306

Homemade Soup Day at Dublin Fire Co, Rt 313. Take-out or eat in (soup, crackers, beverage, dessert), hot dogs/sandwiches avail. Call on Soup Day to order quarts 9-11am only. 215-249-3740

2nd Annual Auction 7pm-11pm at St. Isidore School, 603 W Broad St, Quakertown. $25 tkt includes food, beer, & entertainment. Info/tickets call 215-536-6052

All-U-Can-Eat Roast Beef Dinner ($9), 4pm-7pm at Zion Lutheran, 2966 Old Bethlehem Pike, Zion Hill, 215-538-7911

March 2Basket Bingo at Christ Lutheran, 69 Main

St, Hellertown. Doors open 1pm. Food concessions. Ticket info: 610-838-8772 or 610-703-2290

Maple Sugar Day, 1pm at Nature Ctr. $5/adults, $3/kids, reserv. requested at 215-357-4005. Churchvillenaturecenter.org

Firehouse Breakfast 8am-1pm at Springtown Fire Co, 3010 Rte 212, Springtown. $7/adult, $4/age 6-10, free under 6

Breakfast 8am-12noon at American Legion Post 255 Aux, 75 N Main St, Sellersville, $4.50/donation, call 215-257-9801 or sellersvillelegion.com

3D Archery Shoot, 7am-11am at Great Swamp Fish & Game, 2650 Schukraft Rd, Quakertown. Info at 267-374-8719, greatswampfishgame.com

March 5“Starting & Managing Your Own Business”

free seminar, 6pm-9pm, UB C of C, 21 N Main St, Quakertown. Pre-regis. at score-buckscounty.org, walk-ins welcome, info at 215-943-8850

March 6Irish Concert 7pm (Ian Gallagher) at So

Lehigh Public Library, 3200 Preston Lane, Center Valley. Regis. required,610-282-8834 or in person at the library. (canceled if inclement weather)

Free Tooth Dental Sealant Clinic, 8:30am-2pm at Upper Bucks Vocational Tech School, 3115 Ridge Rd, Perkasie. (non-insured ages 6-14, Bucks Co residents only), appointment needed, call 1-800-347-6803

March 8Spaghetti/Meatball Dinner w/salad bar,

(take-out available), 4pm-7pm at Methodist Church, 1875 Freier Rd, Quakertown

Rabies Clinic 10am-3pm at Richlandtown Firehouse, 125 S Main, Richlandtown, details at lastchanceranch.org or 215-538-2510

Free Green Fair 1pm-4pm at Generations, 259 N 2nd St, Souderton. Fun activities, snacks, more info at 215-920-2959

Family Fun Day-Winter Wildlife Trek, 1pm at Berks Co Heritage Ctr, 1102 Red Bridge Rd, Bern Twp. Bring binoculars, cross-country skis, etc. Details/regis. by March 3 at 610-374-2944

March 8 & 9Mystery Dinner (Sat. 6:30pm) (Sun. 5pm)

St. Andrew’s UCC, 615 E Walnut St, Perkasie. $15/adults, $10/ages 6-12, free under 6, $45/family. Info/advance tkts only. Call Shirley 215-257-7039

March 9 Daylight Saving Time Begins

Buffet Breakfast 8am-1pm at Silverdale Fire Co, 111 West Main St, Silverdale. $7/adults, $4/ages 6-12, free under 6

“Second Sunday” Breakfast at Lower Milford Fire Co, 1601 Limeport Pike, $8/adults, $4/ages 3-12, free under 3. Military, Fireman/woman, Fire Police, EMT, Police please ask for your $1 discount

Open House 1:30pm-4pm, Hartzel-Strassburger Homestead, 407 Keystone Dr/Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville. Presentation 2pm: Pennsylvania Long Rifle. Free, dona-tions welcome, 267-614-9174

Vera Bradley Bingo (doors open 11:30am), Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Milford Square. Lunch avail. Tickets: [email protected] or 215-538-7817

All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet 8am-1pm at Richland Twp Fire & Rescue, 64 Shelly Rd, Quakertown, 215-536-7226

Firehouse Breakfast 7:30am-12noon at Upper Black Eddy Co, 1716 Firehouse Lane, $7/adults, $3/ages 5-10, free under 5. Re-orders $2 extra. 610-982-5710

March 10Mention KEYSTONE at Red Cedar Grille,

249 Bethlehem Pike, Colmar at lunchtime & 4pm till closing and a donation will be made to keystoneopportunity.org

The Art of Auction 7pm at West Rockhill Historical Soc. Meeting, Township Bldg, 1028 Ridge Rd, Sellersville, all are welcome.

Monday Night Bingo (opens 5:30pm)7pm at UB Activity Ctr, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Qtwn, 215-536-3066

March 11Mention KEYSTONE at Franconia Square

Café & Mkt, 513 Allentown Rd, Telford/Souderton from 5:30am-2pm and a donation will be made to keystoneopportunity.org

Pennridge FISH Fundraiser 11am-9pm at Perkasie Pizza & Pasta, 615 W Market St, Perkasie.(10% of sales donated to the food pantry), great raffles during dinner.

Citizens for Constitutional Govt meet-ing 6:30pm at Quakertown Library, 401 W Mill St. Topic: “Govt Unions & Fairness to Taxpayers” – Free & open to public, info at http://ccg-pa.org

March 12St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon 11:30am

at Encore Experiences, 312 Alumni Ave, Harleysville. $7 for Irish lunch & entertain-ment by “The Piper.” Register by March 4, info at 215-256-6900

St. Patty’s Day Party w/DJ Tom Calvin, 11:30am, $12/pp, sign up by 3/7, UB Activity Ctr, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, 215-536-3066

March 13Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner 4:30pm-7pm (or

sold out), $9/adults, $5/ages 6-12, $9.50/take-outs. Lower Milford Fire Co, 1601 Limeport Pike

March 14Fundraiser at Boston Market 4pm-8pm.

Call the Upper Bucks Activity Center for info, 215-536-3066

March 15Toy Show by Bucks-Mont Two Cylinder

Club, 9am-3pm at Calvary Church, Rt 113, Souderton. Antique farm toys, etc. on display. $2/adult, under 12 free. Info at 610-847-5482 or 215-892-6758

Flea Market 9am-2pm at Benner Hall in Richlandtown. Breakfast/lunch avail. Reserve space at 215-804-0101 ($5, with table $10), benefits Playground Fund

March 16Vendor Bingo, door opens 11am at Lower

Milford Fire Co, 1601 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg. $5/admission, more info at 610-349-1276

Conducting Family Genealogy by George McGuire, 2pm at Springfield Twp Historical Society’s one room schoolhouse at 2165 Rte 212 in Pleasant Valley. No charge, public is invited. 610-282-6161

March 17 Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 18Craig Thatcher in Concert Benefit 7pm at So

Lehigh HS, 5800 Main St, Center Valley. $20 ($25 at door), ticket info at solehipl.org and 610-282-8834

Volunteer at Nockamixon meeting 6:30pm. Good learning experiences, bring a flashlight and meet at the Education Ctr. More info at 215-529-7307

March 20 Spring Begins!

March 2111th Annual Chocolotta 6:30pm-10pm at

DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave, Center Valley. $75/pp, live & silent auctions, jew-elry raffle, food, & lots & lots of chocolate. 215-536-YMCA

Comedy Night w/Jimmy Carroll & Ed McGonical, opens 8pm, show 9pm at West End Fire Co, 1319 Park Ave, Quakertown. Info/tkts $20 at 267-221-9369 or at jcpentertainment.com

Friday Night Dance w/Gary Dee 7pm-10pm at UB Activity Center, $10/person, payable at door, Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Qtwn, 215-536-3066

March 22All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner 4-8pm at

Qtwn HS Cafeteria to benefit QMPO music program. Continuous entertainment provided by students. Park Ave & Fifth St, qmpo.org

Have something you’d like to share with your community? Send us the [email protected] • fax: 215-839-3421 • 312 W. Broad St, Quakertown • 215-529-8915

Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner (Qtwn Lions

Fundraiser) 4pm-7pm at First UCC, 4th &

Park, Quakertown

“Start Your Own Business” free seminar,

9am-Noon (r/d Mar 29), Delaware Valley

College, Doylestown, Life Sci. Bldg, regis.

scorebuckscounty.org, walk-ins welcome,

[email protected]

Spectacular Basket Bingo 12noon at

Sellersville Fire Dept, 2 North Main St. Lots

of great prizes and games. 215-257-4760.

Prize list: pennfoundation.org

March27

Spaghetti Dinner 4:30pm-7pm (or sold out)

at Lower Milford Fire Co, 1601 Limeport

Pike. $8/adults, $5/ages 6-12, $8.50/take-outs,

Salad bar & Dessert included

March 29

Flea Market 8am-2pm at UB Activity Ctr,

Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2183 Milford Square

Pike, Qtwn, 215-536-3066

Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner 4pm-7pm at St.

Paul’s UCC, Green Street in Sellersville

Flapjack Breakfast Fundraiser 8am-10am

at Applebee’s, 145 North West End Blvd,

Quakertown, $7/adults, $4.50/ages 5-12

Church Auction 4pm-7pm at St. Andrew’s

UCC, 615 E Walnut St, Perkasie. Something

for everyone, food available, 215-258-0776

Free Dental Care through Dentistry from the

Heart for 18 years or older who cannot afford

dental care elsewhere. First 100 people are

guaranteed to be seen. Regis. begins 7:30am.

1326 W Broad St, Quakertown, 267-772-5462,

dentistryfromtheheart.org

March 30

All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast 8am-12noon at

Haycock Fire Co, 850 Old Bethlehem Rd,

Quakertown. $7/adults, $4/ages 4-7, free un-

der 4. 215-536-2224 or haycockfire.org

March 31

Keystone Quilters Monthly Meeting

7pm, Quakertown Christian School, 50 East

Paletown Rd, Qtwn. Guest fee $5, Program:

Japanese textiles, 267-354-1491, keystonequil-

ters.org

April 6

UB Sertoma Basket & Bag Bingo, lim-

ited seating, opens Noon at UBYMCA, 401

Fairview Ave, Quakertown. $20 ($25/door),

info/tkts: 215-822-9781 [email protected]

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Borough HallFino’s La CantinaSpor’s General Store

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Rep. Paul Clymer’s OfficeDam Good CafeEmil’s DinerGiant Food MarketsLandis Food MarketsMirage Hair SalonOlde Towne ConveniencePennridge ChamberPierce LibraryQNB BankRevivals Restaurant

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Indian Valley LibraryLandis SupermarketLisa’s Pizza

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Dancing between the Snowflakes

In a gap between snowstorms there was a sparkle of sunshine when St. Isidore’s daddies spent the day with their daughters on the boardwalk at St. Isidore School. The 8th grade girls and their fathers enjoy one last Daddy-Daughter Dance. Lizzy Maigur and Dad know how to cut a rug.

Take it from Dorothy: Snow Can be Heavy

Believe us, she knows! That car belongs to 92 year old Doris Morgans of Quakertown. The large metal canopy over the gas pumps at the Sunoco station at 5th & Broad Streets in Quakertown collapsed shortly after 2:30 pm on February 20 and Morgans was there to see it up close.

Apparently an uneven distribution of heavy, wet snow remained unmelted on one side of the roof, but not the other. The scale

tipped and down it all came. What timing!Store employees point out that 5 other

vehicles had just left moments before the “big bang.” Morgans’ car was the only one even near the falling structure, with Morgans inside.

Amazingly, no one was injured in this ac-cident and property damage was minimal. In fact, Morgans was able to drive her car from the scene after having it extracted from under

the tons of metal pinning it down.Emergency crews and police reacted

quickly to the situation to keep anyone or anything from injury.

A huge crane came to the scene shortly after the incident, lifting the collapsed struc-ture temporarily off two gas pumps that were caught underneath.

Only a couple days later, the fallen canopy was stripped down into scrap metal and is

gone. All the gas pumps are back on their pedestals and working.

We’re told that a new canopy will be erected in place of the former one and that it will have four legs instead of two. The fallen structure stood for more than 30 years.

As for Morgans, she’s fine. “Maybe this’ll give everybody [at her apartment com-plex]something new to talk about instead of complaining about each other!”


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American Heritage Commits $50,000 to Children’s Hospital

American Heritage Federal Credit Union, whose membership includes over 5,300 employees of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has made a 5-year, $50,000 commitment to help the hospital fund its newest facility.

When it opens in 2015, the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care will revolutionize care for children, standing as the nation’s most state-of-the-art facility for outpatient medicine.

A stunning addition to the skyline of West Philadelphia, the new Center will enable smoother and more efficient visits, provide a hub for comprehensive medical services and grow the capacity of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to meet the most complex pediatric health needs from across the country and around the world.

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dation already supports the Music Therapy Program at CHOP, purchasing musical equip-ment, providing the hospital with a music therapist, and bringing in musical performers specially trained in assisting children with developmental disabilities. The Kids-N-Hope Foundation donated $100,000 to the Music Therapy Program in 2013, bringing its ongo-ing fundraising total on behalf of CHOP to over $927,000 since the foundation’s founding in 1996.

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First Savings Bank of Perkasie, recently aided Bucks County Habitat for Humanity in receiving a grant for $76,992.00 for their Penn Villa project, located in Sellersville. The grant was provided by the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHL Bank) of Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing program (AHP).

These grants provide gap funding to af-fordable housing programs for low- to moderate- income individuals and families. In order to be considered for an AHP grant, a project must be associated with an FHL Bank member, such as First Savings.

“First Savings was proud to assist Habitat for Humanity in securing this grant for the Penn Villa project,” noted Frederick Schea, President and CEO of First Savings. Schea

went on to say, “Assisting Habitat with this grant project is a natural extension of First Savings’ on-going support of Habitat for Humanity and the local community.”

Phase 2 of the project consists of 5 town-homes and First Savings was able to provide mortgage funding to 4 of the 5 families that will occupy the homes. First Savings was also instrumental in helping these new homeowners secure grants through the FHL Bank’s First Front Door program. The First Front Door program offers down payment and closing cost assistance to first time home buyers.

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Shoehorning Hearing Aids

With the rise of comput-erization and miniaturization in hearing aid technology, the general public has found today’s devices more attrac-tive looking, easier to use, and appealing to acquire.

Gone are the days of the big, bulky apparatus that was very conspicuous and inefficient in communication.

The patient’s zeal to address their receptive communication difficulty has led to a dilemma in selection of the appropriate model that best addresses their needs. More often than not, the run-of-the-mill hearing aid salesperson tends to buy into the patient’s desire for a smaller device when a different or larger device is dictated due to the configuration and severity of hearing loss. This attempt to ‘shoehorn’ a hearing aid does everyone a disservice.

Let me make this relative to you. Let’s sup-pose your wonderful elected official decides to retire from office after many years of faithful and appreciated service to the area. This per-son met most, if not all of, the needs of the citizenry. The vacancy is then quickly filled by someone who may look like a good fit on the surface. No consideration was made for their values, work ethic, job requirements, or being the proper representative of the people. In this instance, more qualified people were bypassed in a rush to ‘shoehorn’ an unqualified person to fill a position because of appearance.

This analogy is representative of what hap-pens in selecting the most appropriate hearing for a patient. Just because a hearing aid is cos-metically appealing does not equate to proper fit and function. Shoehorning does not work.

Variables that must be considered when selecting the model or style of hearing aid in-cluding, but are not limited to:

• Configuration of hearing loss.• Amount of power required at each fre-

quency band in order to reach the threshold.• Size of the ear canal and pinna to be fit.• Abnormalities of the outer ear that may

prevent wearing the cosmetically-preferred device.

• Abnormalities of the middle ear such as

perforation, drainage, pressure-equalization tubes, etc. that prohibit use of custom product and dictating a behind-the-ear aid.

• Limitation of power in the aid to barely reach the patient’s hearing loss and not con-taining enough ‘head room’ or gain in reserve to expand when the loss increases.

• Manual dexterity hurdles where the patient is unable to install or extract the aid, manipu-late the volume control, or have command of the memory button/switch for programming changes.

• Placement of any hearing aid on a patient’s ear when their speech discrimination (ability to understand the majority of words) is poor.

Many times patients desire to have com-pletely-in-the-canal hearing aids because they are nearly invisible. In real life, this device has a limit on power available, smallest bat-tery available, requires a larger size ear canal for the shell and circuitry to fit, and devoid of a volume control. If more power is needed, larger battery for ease of changing, ear canal is too small to accommodate the aid, and a volume control is needed, ‘shoehorning’ this hearing aid defeats the purpose of addressing the hearing handicap. In fact, instead of rem-edying the hearing handicap, the person is now confronted with two handicaps: a device that is supposed to help this person to hear better and cannot; and introducing another handicap to the patient of inability to manipulate properly.

When selecting the best hearing aids to help you hear better, don’t ‘shoehorn’ a hearing aid that does not meet your communication requirements, both physically and acoustically. Pick the devices that will fit properly, are easy to use, and help you hear the best.

Mr. Murphy has had a bilateral Mild-to-Moderate sensor-ineural hearing loss all 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 university of virginia in the spring of 1987. Mr. Murphy is affiliated with a nuMber of hearing related na-tional and international organizations. he can be reached at [email protected] and by phone at 215-804-1111.

If Pets Had Thumbs Would They Read Across America?

March 2 is the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day, held each year on the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The Seussical celebration kicks off a week of reading across

the nation. As Dr. Seuss himself said, “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child.”

Is it coincidence that the very next day marks a somewhat lesser-known holiday: If Pets Had Thumbs Day? We think not—and so, we offer our own Seussical take on the holi-day worthy of a Seuss book … with a Social Security twist.

If Pets Had Thumbs Your pet may appear slower to some,but what could your pet do if it had a thumb?Your pet may still use his mouth to eat,yet for playing ball he could use his front feet. A dog who is happy may usually wag,but may find a ‘thumbs up’ less of a drag. Dogs love to chase cars and sometimes a bike,but using a thumb, they may learn to hitchhike. Let’s not forget cats, so light on their feet,who may open the fridge to find something to eat.

The cat in your fridge? Before you get bitter,consider, with thumbs, it could change its own litter.Thumbed dogs and cats would growambitious, I’ll bet,and soon would be surfing the Internet.Typing and clicking and spending the daybrowsing the pictures at ASPCA.You could put them to work doing something they love,with a visit to socialsecurity.gov.A golden retriever’s as good as it getsfor retrieving a variety of estimates.Our Retirement Estimator is where to send herif she has thumbs and can remember.The place to go for the thumbed pet you loveis our website: socialsecurity.gov. Getting an estimate is very easy,so your pet can do it in one-two-threesy.Thumbs are in style, but you won’t find a vet-who can yet transplant one on a pet, I’ll bet.So if you need a retirement estimate,we suggest you and your thumb browse the net.With your pet at your side giving loyal, thumbless love, pay a visit, yourself, to socialsecurity.gov.

toM reiley is the social security district Manager in allentown. do you have questions about social security Matters? eMail toM at [email protected].

QNB, Employees Donate $24,000 to United Way

QNB recently completed its annual cam-paign for the United Way of Bucks County, PA. QNB employees pledged $19,666 and, with the Bank’s $4,500 corporate donation, the

grand total was $24,166. QNB Bank offers commercial and retail

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Hucksters & Home Delivery

Many of my classmates, whether from town or coun-try, will agree with me on my recollections of Home Delivery. In past articles, I touched on home deliveries as they were in times past. Today we think of home deliveries that we get from

our orders placed on the Internet and the par-cel coming from the US Post Office, Federal Express, or UPS.

Home deliveries in our day were by local hucksters or merchants with a special truck.

My wife and I were discussing such deliv-erymen that came to our doors as we grew up. Surprisingly many of the same persons came to our homes in two different areas of the Quakertown area. I will try to mention the names of both the merchant and the delivery man so that others in our age group will have the opportunity to recall these wonderful events of our life in the past. Unfortunately, due to all the laws of our sterile society of today and area laws (Borough & Township Zoning laws), such huckstering is no longer available for current family memories.

We often talk of the bakery truck that came around specializing in fantastic Moravian and Trolley Buns as well as their Cinnamon Buns. Yes, that is right it was Brunner’s Bakery. In a large family, such as Nina and I both came from, the strategy we used to get the center bun with no brown crust was always a challenge among the children. Later on after Brunner’s closed we kept an eye out for the yellow and blue truck of the Stroehmann’s Bread Baker to see what special buns he had so that we could coax him to take in along to the house to show our parents when he deliv-ered our bread to our door. If you guessed the deliveryman to be Melvin “Reds” Nace – you are correct!

Before my wife was born, we had an ice-box on the farm outside Richlandtown and throughout the year we had weekly deliver-ies of ice brought to us by Kenny Hinkle of Richlandtown. Other necessities such as coal could be either delivered to the house or picked up in large bags at the local coal yard. Richlandtown’s John Hinkle on the north side of town would sell my dad coal by the bag-ful. My dad would take the kids with him to pick up the coal, usually around 5:00 PM, and we would go in to pay just as that new sub-stitute for radio (TV) would have “Frontier Playhouse” begin. Many a night we watched Johnny MacBrown, Lash Larue, or Hopalong Cassidy and would be late for supper. My mother usually anticipated such delays and

supper was never burnt or dried out.My brothers both worked for Hager’s Meats

located across from Sine’s 5 & 10 on Broad Street in Quakertown. Towards the end of the week, either Rolly Nice or my mother’s cousin Howard (Naupy) Souder would go around and just outside of town in a truck with the meat in a cooler with a cutting board and hanging scale. Stopping at the houses on “the route”, they would ring their bell or go to the door and the customer would come out and they would sell them meat custom cut. Can you imagine the fun the health department of today would have with that service? To my knowledge there were no deaths caused in our area because of this service. Cleanliness was inherent with this service.

Freeman’s “Best by Test” Milk was deliv-ered to us by Leroy Weiss in his red truck. My mother would leave a note in the small insulated box by the door and we would go out to bring in the milk before we went to school. Milk delivery was always early in the morning. Other delivery trucks were the yellow and green Woodson Dairies trucks and the deliveries made by car or pickup from small creameries in the area. Such creameries are gone from the scene and their magnificent milk products are now just a memory.

The true huckster trucks were general mer-chandise trucks such as Grand Union with the colorful driver we called “Spundy” Long. He would sell my mother records cut by his local country-western band. We also had the Fuller Brush man, who most housewives tried to avoid. Let us not forget the Raleigh Medicinal Products salesmen. I mentioned Jim Mohr, a local auctioneer, yes he sold those products and I can remember having to take “pink medicine” from this source for upset stomachs. These products were the last of the medicine man products, but the first of the over-the-counter medicines that were certainly legitimate for our day.

Yes, these door-to-door salesmen deliver-ing all our needs from produce, eggs and chicken products, meat, milk, baked goods, and kitchen items you could by on time with special credits (Grand Union) are now a thing of the past. When they came, the children were always excited to see what they could convince their parents to buy for them from ring bologna to a Trolley Bun or maybe a magic slate board from the Grand Union man.

Now we can go to the mall and get all these products in one area and I still see kids pester-ing for items, but not with the stars-in-the-eyes enthusiasm we had when the huckster trucks came to our doors.

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”

- Charles DiCkens

Certified Nursing Aide Braves Blizzard to Get to Work on his Bike!

by christopher betz

There are people who are dedicated to their employers, the work they do, and the people they serve. And then there’s John Melara.

Most of us in Upper Bucks were house-bound a couple of weeks ago when a giant snow storm blanketed much the area with a foot of snow. Roads were impassable, there were white-out conditions, and wow was it ever cold! While we stayed home for our ‘snow day vacations’ from work and school, probably remarking to one another, “Wow... sure is nasty out! Glad I’m not out there!” Yeah, John Melara wasn’t one of those.

John lives in Sellersville and has worked at the Quakertown Center, a skilled nursing facility on Main Street in Quakertown for the past two years. Yes, that commute just about always involves him, his bike, and the open road - no matter what.

Cindy Yost, Unit Manager for Genesis Healthcare which operates the Quakertown Center, remarks, “Any weather. Rain, sleet, snow, hot, or cold... John has been here.”

But isn’t there a limit to what a man will endure, especially to get to work? Maybe nearly knee-high snow, high winds, and single digit temperatures? Not for John.

John suffered a severe concussion when hit by a vehicle while riding his bike to work when he was only a month into the job. He got better and hasn’t let his coworkers or residents down.

Yost went on to say, “John is very dedi-cated to the work he does here. The residents just love him!” It appears that for John Melara, the feeling mutual.


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March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. This is probably because the Roman battle

season began in Spring.

Collecting Glass Canning JarsThe method for preserv-

ing food using glass jars was sparked by a contest spon-sored by the French military led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The French military offered a cash prize of 12,000 francs to the person who devised a

method to preserve food for long periods of time. French inventor Nicolas Appert was responsible for introducing the heat seal pro-cess of canning in the early 1800s. He won the prize!

Later, glass jars came of age. In the late 1850s—1858 to be exact—when the Mason fruit jar was patented by tin smith, John Mason, everything changed in the world of can-ning. The Mason jar solved the food preservation problem with the use of a lid and rubber seal. Mason’s patent was for the machine that cut tin into threads making it easy to manufacture a jar with a reusable screw top lid. Mason’s sealing mechanism comprised of a glass container with a thread molded top and a zinc lid with a rubber seal ring was patented on November 30, 1858.

Bacteria was killed by heating the jars in hot water and sealing the jar while still hot. The heat seal process gave glass jars an important place in the collectibles realm. Today, collec-tors look for glass canning jars, also called fruit jars for canning and for kitchen decora-tion in the antiques market.

If you think one canning jar is no different from another canning jar, then, think again …

Clamped Glass JarsIn 1882, Henry Putnam of Bennington,

Vermont, invented a glass canning jar that used a glass lid and a metal clamp closure. Called

lightning jars because they could be opened in a flash, the glass lids were popular because they did not present as many contamination problems as the common zinc lids.

Many companies produced glass canning jars such as: Lustre, Climax, Atlas, Swayzee, Samco, and others.

The Buffalo, New York family named Ball (the Ball jar) headed by William Charles Ball and his five brothers produced paint and oil storage cans. From a new factory in Muncie, Indiana following a fire at their Buffalo facility,

the Ball Company began producing glass storage jars. Like Mason jars, soon Ball jars became a household name. While the majority of glass canning jars sell in the $10 to $75 range, a Ball Perfection half pint glass fruit canning jar sold recently for $600 at auction.

While both Mason and Ball took great strides in the arena of glass canning jars, Alexander Kerr made canning easier for those working in the kitchen with his introduction of

wide mouth/easy to fill self-sealing canning jars. His jars allowed a threaded metal ring to stay in place during the heating process. These jars could be quickly filled and re-used.

When it comes to valuable glass canning jars, look for embossed pattern decoration and lettering advertising the origin and maker of the jar, clear condition, no cracks or chips, and the original accessory lid, seal ring, or clamp. Happy canning and collecting!

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Must I Sign Up For Medicare At Age 65?

When Medicare was first instituted in 1965, age 65 officially marked the time when you would retire, start your pension, file for Social Security, and enroll in Medicare. Since then, the retirement landscape has

changed. The full retirement age for Social Security is 66/67. The traditional pension has all but disappeared and given way to the 401(k) plan, which is taken as a lump sum upon leav-ing employment at any age. Plus, many folks are working well into their late 60s and even 70s. But, the one thing that hasn’t changed is that the eligibility age for Medicare remains at 65 years old.

• Medicare Part ‘A’ will be sent to you au-tomatically upon turning 65. There is no cost for Part ‘A’. (Part ‘A’ covers non-medical hospital & facility costs).

• Medicare Part ‘B’ is voluntary. The Part ‘B’ 2104 premium is $104.90 per month (Part ‘B’ covers medical services such as Dr. visits, surgery, tests, etc).

If you don’t sign up for Part ‘B’ at age 65, Medicare imposes a late enrollment penalty.

The Government wants everyone to have insur-ance and the penalty is an incentive to enroll. The penalty is 10% of the current Part ‘B’ premium for every12 months that you should have had Part B but didn’t, and it will be added to your Part ‘B’ monthly premium for the rest of your life.

The Exception: If you are still working, or your spouse is still working and you are covered by an employer group plan that cov-ers 20 or more employees, you do not need to enroll in Part ‘B’ when you turn 65. You may continue to be covered by your employer group plan as long as you or your spouse are still working. Note: if you are covered by an employer group plan that covers less than 20 employees you must enroll in Part ‘B’ upon turning 65 and your employer plan will be your Supplement.

If you do not need Medicare at age 65 – do not enroll in Part ‘B’. When you Employer Coverage ends, you may sign up for Medicare at any age with no calendar restrictions, no penalties and no pre-existing condition issues.

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March is Women’s History Month. I have to admit that through most of my own history, I’ve liked women. I even married one (which isn’t required these days). I’ve developed a pseudo-expertise in early

Upper Bucks history and because of my ‘af-fection’ for women I’ve paid close attention to the recorded activities of our founding mothers during my research. Unfortunately, back in the early 1700’s, women’s place in the world was not as (outwardly) prominent as it is today and there is very little information. I’ve tried to compile reminiscences of early local women, but the volume is embarrassingly short.

One woman from this area about whom I’ve found a lot of information is Susanna Heath Morris (1682-1755). The Free Press has published several of my essays about her, but considering our celebration of women this month, I figured I’d do one more. If it’s bor-ing for you, hearing about this woman again, I suggest you send to me, via the Free Press or the Quakertown Historical Society, informa-tion on other local women so we can fill in this gap in our local history. There certainly were as many women as men who built this town.

Susanna Morris was renowned throughout the American colonies as a traveling Quaker minister. To Friends of that era she was con-sidered to be very receptive to the Spirit, to be a Prophet. She and her husband, Richland land baron Morris Morris, and their dozen children lived on the north side of what is now Broad Street in Quakertown, across from 11th Street.

Susanna Morris and the Wreck of the Syzargh

{The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy breth-ren, like unto me; unto [her] ye shall hearken. Deuteronomy 18:15}

Susanna Morris had a ‘calling’ to carry her ministry to Europe, but resisted it. Then, she wrote in her journal: “[I] had true strength given me to make those promises… my mouth was opened and my tongue was loosened and I was sent over the sea.”

In November, 1728, Susanna sailed from Philadelphia for Bristol, England on the ship Syzargh. Her companions were Joseph Taylor, and several other British ministers who were returning home. Susanna tells us: “And soon after I got out to sea something of a weight fell on my mind, and I dreamed that our ship would be lost but there remained on my mind a solid weight for fear it should be so.” Susanna often referred to a “weighty concern,” when she tried to reason away a spiritual im-pression she’d received. She distrusted most dreams. She thought this one could be noth-ing, or it could be “Satan whispering in the night season.”

It was not the first time Susanna had dreams that proved to be premonitions. She wrote of a few of them in her journals. She said “But at times I thought [the shipwreck dream] had been as some other dreams [premonitions] and

yet I thought it safe to dwell humble and low before the Lord that I might be ready to learn of him what to do and what to leave undone….” She “believed that the humble he teaches of his way, and the meek he only can help in the time when he suffers his righteous judgments to be met with.” If it was true, she would accept her fate because, “when the Lord’s judgments are in the earth his people learn righteousness and there may be great learning in such great trials as that of a shipwreck.”

Susanna Morris survived a shipwreck before. While she and Ann Roberts of Gwynedd were traveling to minister among Quaker communi-ties in North Carolina, they were blown out to sea while crossing Chesapeake Bay. Stranded for three days on a swamped, grounded vessel along the Outer Banks, Susanna had a vision of their rescue, which miraculously occurred.

On the Syzargh, Susanna pondered the validity of her dream for many days. She ap-proached other Friends to see if they too had a premonition of ‘the trial.’ She said: “For some-time before it came to pass that the Lord was pleased to make the thing known unto me only and to no other, although there was in the ship [one] who I preferred before me (thought was a more blessed minister-Joseph Taylor) …for when I hinted at what was made known to me in order to find out whether or no the Friend had any knowledge of the trial made known to him, but I found rather that my hint of it seemed to be (I thought) like idle tales to the Friend, somewhat like Christ’s Resurrection when only the tidings were brought to the dis-ciples by the women.”

Susanna continued to struggle with her ‘weighty concern.’ Later, “I again dreamed the same, and yet was weak as to being fixed in the belief of the Truth of it and thereby I dwelt in a fearful tossing of mind.” It was her first sea voyage since coming to Pennsylvania twenty-six years earlier. She recalled her shipwreck experience on the Chesapeake Bay and thought she was simply afraid.

Susanna soon received another ‘message’ from God. “The Lord was pleased to favor me with his goodness, and in one of our [Quaker Meetings for Worship] made it known to me only that we would surely suffer shipwreck and I firmly believed that it was the Lord that had told me what he had a mind to do with us.” She could no longer “disregard the mani-festation made known to me from him that is true and I endeavored to dwell near him that is faithful and true.”

As the voyage progressed Susanna grew bitter over her foreseen fate. She said, “unto the sudden out cry was proclaimed and nothing appearing but outward destruction of all our lives. Then for a time my outward tabernacle

(body), greatly shook and trembled. Then for a season I was in trouble and ready to say, had I gone through so much…on God’s account, and yet now must we be swallowed up alive in the great sea?”

God ‘spoke’ to Susanna Morris aboard the doomed ship Syzargh yet again. “But O blessed forever be the name of our God, for I had soon a good answer returned to my bosom by our Preservation, and that if we would be faithful we should have our lives as a prey,” she said. “[B]lessed be the Great Lord of all our mercies the time of trembling was soon taken away and it was made known to me on the great ocean…what was like to befall us then.”

She did not tell the other ministers, who she was ‘told’ would also survive. She did not want them to further ridicule her. She did feel it necessary to tell the ship captain of her visions, though. She said he “seemed to be somewhat startled at what I had said,” as one might expect. But she reassured him, “lest he should be too much discouraged I had given me to tell him that I see him safe on shore.” He diligently attended his duties for the rest of the voyage.

The storm came. The Syzargh was battered by devouring waves, fierce winds and driving rain for days. Rigging was lost. Seams in the hull opened and water began to fill the holds. Huge white caps washed over the decks car-rying several crewmen to their deaths. The captain veered the ship north as best he could, toward the coast of Ireland. He knew they would soon founder. He remembered what Susanna had ‘seen’ so his courage was strong as he guided his crippled vessel toward the closest shore.

Susanna was confident that she was in God’s hands. She tells us, “for although it was at the time called Christmas (Quakers did not cel-ebrate Christmas, all days being equally God’s days), and we had for two days little suste-nance by food for our bodies and many times our heads were under the great waves which rolled over us, after the ship sunk by reason of the strokes she got on the dreadful rocks, and afterwards she drove until she settled on a sand bank.”

Twelve people had died. Susanna assisted and encouraged those she could. She said, “In that distress I had no help of man or counselor but the Lord, and thereby thought it best for me to get to the upper side of the vessel, and my seat by the shrouds were I was favored that I kept my hold when the waves rolled over us.” Joseph Taylor clung near her. He believed the premonition now. He was panicked and sure all would die. He later wrote of Susanna’s courage, and of the reproachful glare she gave; scolding him, insisting that he humble himself

and put his trust in the Lord. In that crisis, Susanna Morris had another

vision. As the towering surf battered them, a survivor reported, “the divine leadings of a Quaker female preacher onboard promised salvation in the midst of the mercilessness of nature…This extraordinary woman had a sense given her, that we would not be safe on that side of the vessel much longer.” Despite the danger, she convinced the survivors to change positions and fasten themselves to the lower side of the ship “believing it would be the means of our preservation.” Soon after, a monstrous swell threw the vessel over onto its opposite side. Had they not moved, all would have drowned.

In her journal, Susanna Morris says: “He the allwise God did also give me to believe that he would command the proud waves that they should not come at his servants to hurt them, as it was said, touch not mine anointed, do my prophets no harm, and so it was my children, the great God did preserve us I do believe for his own name sake….And we remained in that wet condition about nine hours, in cold time of frost and snow before any of us got relief and yet…were not hurt, nor…had so much as the headache or any surfeit of cold remaining in our bones…and thus, my dear children the Lord is pleased to favor his heritage.”

Susanna Morris now suspected the true nature of her relationship with God. So did oth-ers. The story of the wreck of the Syzargh and the “extraordinary Quaker female preacher” spread across Ireland. She was delayed for her appointments at Bristol as Irish Friends swarmed to her. She was provided compan-ions and accommodations and traveled the island for several months, offering divine testi-mony to all who would listen. Thousands did. Joseph Taylor, and the other English ministers who had sailed with her, carried her story to London. When she finally arrived there she was already a celebrity of the first order. Her ministry continued and the venerable Susanna Heath Morris of Richland was recognized as a true prophet throughout the Quaker world.

Susanna Morris was a humble woman. She said of her experience: “And now by the way let me say that I write not this relation of my having the thing make known unto me only, because I would have anyone think the better of me, no that’s not what I aim at! But that the poor in spirit or weak in their own eyes (if will-ing to serve the Lord) may take little courage if possible by those things which I have related and to trust in the Lord to be truly willing to serve him in all things that he doth require of them.”

For more information on this astounding Quakertown Founding Mother see:

-Bacon, Margaret Hope, editor, Wilt Thou Go On My Errand? Journals of Three 18th Century Quaker Women Ministers, Pendle Hill Publications, Wallingford, PA 1994. and

-Larson, Rebecca, Daughters of Light, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1999

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2013 Pennridge Grad Opens Classic Bakery in Downtown Quakertown

by jennifer rehrig

On February 27th, Casey’s Classic Bakery celebrated its Grand Opening. Casey’s Classic Bakery is located at 315 Broad Street in Downtown Quakertown next to Dominick’s Pizza. Owner Casey Sipple is a 2013 gradu-ate from Pennridge High School. Casey has dreamed of owning a bakery since she was twelve years old, and when the chance came up to purchase the bakery from her former boss and mentor she jumped at the opportunity. Her passion is cake decorating, but Casey is also working to bring all the classic bakery items back to the downtown bakery. You’ll find do-

nuts, cookies, cakes, butter cake, sticky buns, pies, opera cake, and many more delicious items. Stop in and say hello today. Casey’s Classic Bakery is open Tuesday – Friday from 7am – 4pm, Saturday from 8 am – 4 pm, and Sunday from 8 am – 1 pm.

Friends, family, and local dignitaries gathered at Casey’s Classic Bakery to welcome Quakertown Borough’s newest bakery. The warm aroma of freshly baked sticky buns, doughnuts, and cookies mingled with the buzz of excitement through the crowd. Business owner Casey Sipple cuts the ribbon officially opening for business in the Borough. Photo by Michele buono

A Famous Womanof Quakertown


An Interview with Award-winning Author Illustrator Matt Phelan

I recently had the plea-sure of interviewing one of my favorite authors Matt Phelan! Mr. Phelan is an award-winning local au-thor/illustrator who lives in Ardmore.

“Matt Phelan is the illustrator of many books for young read-ers, including Flora’s Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall, Xander’s Panda Party by Linda Sue Park, and The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal. He is the author/illustrator of the graphic novel The Storm in the Barn, which won the 2010 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction. His second graphic novel Around the World received the 2012 Carolyn W. Field Award from the Pennsylvania Library Association and two Eisner Award nominations. His latest graphic novel, Bluffton, is about summer-time, vaudeville, and the young Buster Keaton.”

Erik: I love that you can tell so much of a story with using illus-trations and few, if any, words. Do you have to re-draw some il-lustrations a bunch of times to get it to “say” what you want or do you pretty much know what it will look like in your head?

Mr. Phelan: I have the idea of what I want the illustration to convey in my head, but it does take several attempts to get it right. I start small, using very loose rough sketches to work out the general composition, pose, etc. Then I’ll refine the sketch until it starts to resemble the finished art. When I draw the final version, I try to allow for a lot of “free” drawing (as op-posed to copying the previous sketches). That hopefully will bring life to the final drawing.

Erik: A couple of your books are, in part, based on things that actually happened (Around the World, Bluffton). Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres. How do you decide what to put in your books, whether fact or fic-tion and mix it into a great story?

Mr. Phelan: I do love history and I find it is a never-ending source of story ideas. Often the facts of the story are as good if not better than what you can make up (all of the pranks in BLUFFTON for instance were actual pranks that Buster pulled). I think of the historic facts and setting as the jumping off point. Hopefully, if you’ve done your research, everything

you add to the story will “fit” in with the historical facts.

Erik: Speaking of research, I was lucky to hear you speak about your book Bluffton at the Lititz Kid Lit Festival. I enjoyed hearing about how you did research on Buster Keaton and the artist colony at Bluffton (Muskegon Michigan). What is the coolest thing you ever uncovered while doing research for your books?

Mr. Phelan: At the end of BLUFFTON, there is a photograph of Buster, his father, and a few characters from the book standing in front of Cobwebs & Rafters, the unoffi-cial clubhouse. I spent a week in Muskegon before writing the book, just milling around and getting a sense of the place. On my last day, I came across an estate sale (they were

selling the house and every-thing in it). I asked if they had anything related to the actors’ colony, and the woman there showed me this original photo. Her grandfather’s in the picture, too. She sold me the photo, which is one of my prized possessions.

Erik: That is very cool! The subjects of your books are pretty varied. How do you stumble across

great topics? Which topics interest you the most?

Mr. Phelan: I really think the ideas for my books come from people, places, or times that I’ve always been interested in. First comes my own curiosity (without any thought of turning it into a book) and only later (years later in most cases) does it bubble up into my con-sciousness as a Story Idea. When I first read a biography of Nellie Bly, I did it because she sounded interesting. I had no idea she would become one-third of my book AROUND THE WORLD.

Erik: Your next project has to do with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Can you tell us a little about it?

Mr. Phelan: I can only tell you that it’s my own retelling of the classic tale and that it is set in New York City in the year 1933. It’s going to be like a black and white movie. I’m sketch-ing it now and having a great time.

Erik: I can’t wait to read it! to learn More about Mr. phelan and his

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American HeritageFederal Credit Union Opens in Quakertown

Philadelphia-based American Heritage Federal Credit Union celebrates their new branch location in the Country Square Shopping Center on Route 309 in Quakertown.

American Heritage Federal Credit Union is a $1.33 billion member-owned financial cooperative serving over 700 sponsor com-panies. It is the 137th largest Credit Union in the Country based on asset size and the 114th Largest Credit Union in the US based on

number of members with over 125,000 mem-bers and 30 branches in Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery Counties.(above) The Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce and AHFCU Staff convened in late February to cut the ribbon on their newest branch office, in Quakertown Borough. A nice reception followed. (right) American Heritage CEO, Bruce Foulke, shows off some of the unique interactive technology virtually linking customers to bank staff and resources. PhotoS by chriStoPher betz

QCSD Music Students, Bands Collect Awards

by erica stein

Rachel Jesiolowski, Laura Post, Adam Rizzo, William Diffin and Donavan Donnelly wowed the audience at the PMEA District 11 Band Concert February 8 at Upper Moreland High School. Rachel, Laura and William were selected to move on to the Region VI Band Concert.

The Milford and Strayer Jazz Bands both earned the highest possible rating of “Superior” at their first jazz festival of the season, February 7 at Penndale Middle School. They participated with bands from the North Penn, Abington, Upper Moreland and Wissahickon school districts.

Milford’s Ben Wackerman (alto sax) and Leo Bernabei (trombone) earned “Outstanding Soloist” awards. The Strayer Band also earned “Best Overall Trumpet Section” and “Best Overall Rhythm Section” awards. Sheryll Martutartus (flute) and Zachary Zajkowski (trombone) also earned “Outstanding Soloist” awards.

Joe Santanello, Strayer conductor, said, “Overall, it was an extremely successful debut for both bands.”

The bands will co-host the Quakertown Middle School Jazz Festival, Friday, March 7 at Strayer.


LUCILLE H. INMAN, 87, of Quakertown died January 26 in Genesis Elder Care Quakertown Center. Born in Elizabeth, NJ she was the daughter of the late Harold & Dorothy (Brown) Inman. Lucille was a very smart and intelligent women who enjoyed keeping her home. She also enjoyed gardening, crocheting and going to thrift shops. Lucille was of the Catholic faith. She is survived by her children Laurie Joyce of Emmaus, Mark Brunner and his wife Sandra of East Earl, PA., Lucy Getz and her husband John of Mehoopany, Pa., and Judith Brunner of Quakertown. A sister Joan Inman of New Jersey. Fourteen grand-children, twenty four great grandchildren, and seven great great grandchildren. She was predeceased by two children Mary Guiseppi, Abby Malcolm, two brothers Harold “Sonny” Inman and John Henry Inman, a sister Doris Black and one grandchild.

DONALD E. SWARTLEY, 75, of Sellersville died January 27 in his home. He was the husband of the late Irene V. (Janney) Swartley. Born in Warrington, Pa he was the son of the late Eli & Edith (Tobin) Swartley. He retired from Grand View Hospital Maintenance Department. Prior to that he worked for Swartley Construction. Donald enjoyed hunting, the mountains, and raising all types of plants. He enjoyed time with his fam-ily. He is survived by four daughters Donna Swartley, Sheila Copenhaver (Terry), Tracy Dildine (Kenneth),and Nadine Barnes (Eles). Three sisters Barbara Neamand, Mabel Bauer, and Mary Swartley. Two grandchildren Kimberly and Travis. He is also survived by his companion Rose Burkholder.

DONALD W. VARGO, 78, of Quakertown died January 29 in Grand View Hospital, Sellersville. Husband of Rose Marie (Leonard) Vargo. They were married 56 years last August. Born in Bedminster Twsp., son of the late Edward J. Vargo & the late Gertrude (Struber) Zimmerman. Also the son of the late Ruth E. Godshall. He was a retired plumber. Donald enjoyed all types of auto racing and was a descendant of the former Vargo Dragway. He was a member of St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church (Keller’s Church) in Perkasie. In addition to his wife he is survived by three daughters Christine Turner (Donald), Debbie Weaver (Ernie), and Margie Rullman. Four brothers David, Ralph, and Raymond

Vargo and Joe Zimmerman. Four grandchil-dren Janet, Jason, Becky, and Miranda. Five great grandchildren. Predeceased by a sister Marlene Seng, and a brother Edward, Jr.

DOROTHY E. YELICANIN, 94, of Quakertown, formerly of Springtown, died January 30 in Valley Manor Nursing Home, Coopersburg. She was the wife of the late George N. Yelicanin. Born in Lower Saucon Twsp., she was the daughter of the late Harold W. & Elma E. (Miller) Buss. She retired in 1985 from Roselon Industries, Quakertown. Dorothy was a member of Hellertown Assembly of God. She is survived by a son Paul (Patricia), and Myra Steich (Barry) both of Quakertown. Two brothers Wilmer of Bedminster and Maynard of Fort Meyers, FL, a sister Ethel Strauss of Fort Meyers, FL. Five grandchildren Nicholas (Megan), Kelsey, Shane, Khanh Stenberg and Mai Robertson. She was predeceased by two sons Francis, Butchie and a brother Leon.

HAROLD C. MEASE, 93, of Quakertown died January 30 in his home. He was the hus-band of the late Evelyn M. (Bleam) Mease. Born in Springtown, PA he was the son of the late Linford & Mary (Campbell) Mease. He was a truck driver for Bethlehem Steel before his retirement in 1980. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Paletown Rod and Gun Club, Great Swamp Fish and Game, and the NRA. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during WW II. He is survived by his children Marion L. Hoffert of Center Valley, Linford C. Mease and his wife Marsha of Coopersburg, and Evelyn L. Mackiewicz and her husband Wayne of Sellersville. A sister Caroline Stump of Quakertown. Nine grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. He was prede-ceased by a son Harold.

GERTRUDE E. FREY, 89, of Allentown passed away Tuesday February 4 in Genesis Quakertown Center. She was the wife of Walter Frey. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter Diane Sage of Montana, and a sister Margaret Young of Vermont. One grandson. She was predeceased by a daughter Carol, and a granddaughter.

GENE H. LEGO, 80, of Quakertown died February 4, 2014 in Genesis Health Care Quakertown Center. He was the hus-band of the late Jane D. (Stout) Lego. Born in Gallitzin, PA he was the son of the late Howard, Sr. & Viola (Goldy) Lego. He was a retired steel handler for Met-Pro Corporation in Harleysville. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Gene is survived by two sons Gene H., Jr., and Howard T., three daughters Kimberly, Kathleen, and Lurleen. A brother Ronnie. Five grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Predeceased by a son Randy J., four sisters and six brothers.

WILLIAM “BILL” G. SCHADLER, 69, of Red Hill, died February 6 in St. Luke’s Quakertown Campus. He was the husband of Gail L. (Langhorst) Schadler. They were married 44 years last June. Born in Bethlehem, PA, he was the son of the late Francis & Gladys A. (Kelchner) Schadler. He was an Industrial Sales Manager before retiring and had been a board member of Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association. Bill played dupli-cate bridge in the Reading and Lehigh Valley units of the ACBL, and he also competed in regional and national ACBL bridge tourna-ments. He was a member of Quakertown United Methodist Church where he was the church treasurer and a member of the church’s Staff Parish Relations Committee. He also was treasurer of the Red Hill Estates Residents Organization. He was a veteran of U.S. Army Intelligence, serving during the Cold War as a Morse Interceptor stationed in Germany. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Steve Schadler, of State College, a daughter, Betsy Kolb, and her husband, Brad, of Barto, and a sister, Gloria Shipley, of Orange Park, Florida. He was predeceased by two brothers Gary & John.

ARTHUR A. ROLL, 77, of Spinnerstown died February 9 in St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Margaret E. (Light) Roll. They were married 47 years on February 4, 2014. Born in Chilton, Wisconsin he was the son of the late Adelbert H. & Clara A. (Haessly) Roll. He owned and operated AR Saw and Tool for the last 26 years before retir-ing. Prior to that, he worked for Mack Trucks for 15 years as a Sr. Tech Test Engineer. Arthur enjoyed running his business, spending time with his grandchildren, camping, fish-ing, and also enjoyed raising beef cattle and pigs. He was a member of the Grand Lodge Free & Accepted Masons of Wisconsin F & A.M. 0172 of New Holstein, Wisconsin . He was a member of Trinity Great Swamp United Church of Christ in Spinnerstown, where he served on the consistory. Arthur was a U.S. Army Veteran. In addition to his wife he is survived by three sons Delbert A. (Kate) of Centerville, VA, John E. (Sandy) of Madison, AL and Robert N. (Julie) of Spinnerstown. Seven grandchildren Jack, Phillip, Elijah, Jacob, Gideon, Maggie and Emma. A sister-in-law, Ruth Roll of Chilton, WI, three nephews Tom Roll (Lynn), Jim Roll (Ruth) all of MI, and Mike Roll (Karen) of WI, a niece Mary Vandenbach-Roll (Eric) of Belguim. He was predeceased by a brother Phillip Roll.

ROBERT C. DALLAS JR., 74, of Quakertown died February 12 in the St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. Born in West Rockhill Twsp., he was the son of the late Robert C. & Anna M. (Barcik) Dallas. He began his career at the A & P grocery store in Quakertown at age 16 and retired over forty years later as a retail manager for Super Fresh in Hellertown. Robert was an avid collector of antique clocks. He also enjoyed cooking and fine dining. Robert was a kind, generous and easy-going man. His pride and joy was spend-ing time with his family. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served a tour of duty in Korea. Survived by two daughters Sherree Shermer and her husband Charles of Quakertown, and Susan Alderfer and her husband Bruce of Perkasie. Three grandchildren Lauren and Tyler Shermer, Chelsea Alderfer.

ANNA KALNINS of Quakertown died February 16 at Independence Court, Quakertown. She was the wife of the late Karlis Kalnins. Born in Latvia she was the daughter of the late Peter & Pauline (Broks) Dukalska. She was an Upholsterer for JG Furniture in Quakertown before retiring. She was one of the original founders and life mem-ber of the Latvia Lutheran Church of Bucks County & Vicinity in Applebachsville.

HELEN M. BERGEY, 103, of Quakertown died February 17 in Belle Haven Nursing Home. Wife of the late Jacob L. Bergey. Born In Argus, PA she was the daughter of the late Victor & Irene (Stull) Bernd. Survived by nieces and nephews.

ISABELLA DYSON, 78, died February 20 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Thomas Dyson. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fleckenstein. She is survived by two sons Thomas & Edward both of Quakertown. One grandchild, three great grandchildren.

WALTER A. “WALT” FREDERICK, 78, of Quakertown, died February 21 in his home. He was the husband of Sandra (Blough) Frederick. The couple celebrated 55 years of marriage in November. He worked 30 yrs. for Ford Electronics, Lansdale as an electronic technician prior to retirement. He served with the US Army during the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post 242 honor guard, Cloverleaf Archery Club and Ridge Valley Rod & Gun Club. Surviving with his wife are their daughters Cynthia Frederick, husband Ron Henning, Lansdale, Holly Geiger, husband Stanley, and Jill Kosalek, husband David, Coopersburg, brother, Vernon, wife Irene, Macungie, grandchildren, Joseph and Jennifer and great-grandchildren, Izabelle and Joseph. He was preceded in death by sister Florence Bray.

WILLIAM J. KINEE, 67, of Quakertown and Hartsdale, NY, died Sun, Feb. 23 in New York Presbyterian Hospital. He was the hus-band of the late Cynthia (Novak) Kinee.

He was a graduate of PSU with a degree in Business Management and worked as a materials manager in the telecommunications industry prior to retirement.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late William J. and Harriet (McManus) Kinee.

Surviving are sons, William “BJ” (Teresa) and Dylan; grandchildren, Christian and Isabella; fiancé, Myrna Manners brother, Bobby (Cathy); sister Mary Beth Bidwell (Lonnie); mother in law, Arlene Novak.

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Notes from American Legion Post 242

by dick helm

Recently American Legion Post 242 helped judge the entries from the various schools in the area for an essay contest pertaining to Veterans and Government Support. I am proud to say that the judges were very impressed with all of the entered essays. I am especially proud to say at this time that Quakertown Community Schools had an en-try (one of six written!) in the running. In past articles I expressed disappointment that our local schools did not participate in oratory or essay contests with large monetary schol-arships awarded by the American Legion. Now I am very proud to share the above information with you. Way to go, my Alma Mater-Quakertown Community High School!

Another big news matter from our Post is the change in our Memorial Day parade and Services. I want to stress to all those

who have attended our parade and services or those planning to attend that the parade route is changing. We will be marching down 9th Street to Broad Street and then going down Broad Street to 3rd Street and then Mill Street to the War Memorial. We WILL NOT be marching down to the Post after the service. We will be sharing refreshments with the par-ticipants- Etc, at the Park Facilities after the program. Remember we will NOT be pro-ceeding all the way down 9th Street to Mill Street---We will make a RIGHT on Broad to Mill so more people can be participating as Spectators.

We hope that all residences will come out on Memorial Day to share just a few mo-ments of our year to honor all those hero’s from our area both living and those who gave THEIR ALL so we can share the rest of that day with family and friends having the free-doms we all too many times take for granted!

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Quakertown Fire Co. Mourns Loss of Former Chief, 56 Year Member

Paul C. Neubert of Quakertown died February 11 in his home. He was 84 years old. He was the husband of Carol (Afflerbach) Neubert, celebrating 56 years of marriage last September. He worked as a plumber for over 35 years, retiring from Willie’s Plumbing, Quakertown, in 2005. Previously, he was employed by the former Wolfinger Plumbing, Quakertown, and the Borough of Quakertown.

Paul was an active member for 56 years of West End Fire Co., Quakertown, where he served as an officer for 42 consecutive years, including company fire chief and as Chief of the Quakertown Fire Dept. from 1971 to 1978. He had served as a Bucks County Deputy Fire Marshall a number of years and was a member

of the Bucks County Fire Chiefs Assoc.He served with the U.S. Army during

the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion Post 242, Quakertown.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters, Kim M. Smith and her husband, Michael, of Quakertown, Tammy Mirra and her husband, Tony, of Center Valley, and Wendy Winters of Richlandtown; a brother, Charles ‘Reds’ and his wife, Lois; a sister, Mae Seibert, all of Quakertown; grandchil-dren, Jeremy, Brian, Kyle, Kevin, Larissa, Josh, Taylor, Dylan, Jessie, and Danny; and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Matthew, and siblings, Walt, Joan, and infant Raymond.

Members of the Quakertown Fire Department fly the flag in honor of fallen member Paul C. Neubert. photo by ken sutliff

Children’s Developmental Program Earns Keystone

STARS Level 4 RatingThe Children’s Development Program has

earned the Keystone STARS Level 4 rating, the highest possible level any child-centered program can attain.

The Keystone STARS program is an ini-tiative of the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) that began in 2002 as a multifaceted approach to improv-ing programs that serve young children in Pennsylvania. STARS stands for standards, training / professional development, assis-tance, resources and support.

The Keystone STARS program provides a framework for Children’s Developmental Program to provide the highest quality care and education possible to our students. Using the PA Learning Standards as their guide, classroom teachers plan curriculum that ignites the imagination of our young learn-ers. All staff are required to participate in 24 hours of training in the care and education of young children each year. Through the STARS program, Children’s Developmental Program has been able to maintain our state of the art facility, support children with special needs and develop programs to meet the needs of the families in our program.

The standards are guided by the principle that quality early learning is a foundation for

children’s success and investment in the early care and education of Pennsylvania’s children is an investment in the future. The standards are organized into four STAR levels that build upon each other in order to support continu-ous quality improvement.

The standards address staff qualifications and professional development, the early learning program, partnerships with family and community and leadership management. A Keystone STARS designation informs families that the director and staff are com-mitted to enhancing quality for the children and families in their program.

Children’s Developmental Program is a community preschool and early intervention center which operates under the philosophy that all children should be given the opportu-nity to develop to their fullest potential. The CDP began in 1957 and has been serving the Quakertown area and surrounding communi-ties ever since, striving to enrich the lives of our children.

For further information regarding the CDP, please call 215.536.7800 or email them at [email protected]. You may also visit www.cdpchildren.org. CDP is lo-cated at 995 Doylestown Pike, Quakertown.


News from VFW Post 11322

This elite VFW has been quite active since its last article. In the month of December members of this post visited over 75 Veterans in nursing homes. This was done before Christmas to deliver some Christmas cheer. We delivered Christmas bags with vari-ous items. Each Veteran received a special form of a lap blanket. We give thanks to the various people and organizations that donated their time and talent to make them.

The post held its annual Christmas lun-cheon. A surprise visit by Santa Claus put smiles on the faces of more than 10 children. Some awards were also presented at the lun-cheon. The post gave scholarship donations to its Patriot’s Pen essay winners and its Voice of Democracy award winner. The Patriot’s Pen winners were: 1st place, Alec Mensak, 2nd place Leo Bernabei, and 3rd place Kristin Finkelston. The Voice of Democracy win-ner was Mikayla Black. The posts 2nd place Patriot’s Pen winner, Leo Bernabei, also won a scholarship donation on the District Level.

There were over seven hundred Patriot’s Pen essays on the District Level.

On March 29th, the John Rivers Veterans Center is having its annual Flap Jack fund-raiser at the Quakertown Applebee’s from 8-10 a.m. If interested in supporting your local Veterans, call 267-992-4973 for tickets and prices. The post’s next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 9th @ 1330. If you’re interested in joining this elite VFW, please come to the meeting, bring your DD214, and meet some fellow Veterans.

The John Rivers Memorial VFW Post 11322 would like to thank all the places that supported its newsletter, The Rivers Sound, in 2013. We are always looking for organizations or people to sponsor this news-letter. Donations to this VFW may be sent to: The John Rivers Memorial VFW Post #11322, 41 Belmont Ave., Quakertown, PA 18951. We thank the community for your continued support.

Commander Paul Gerhart, Jr.

(left) John Rivers Memorial VFW Post 11322 2013 essay winners. Voice of Democracy, Mikayla Black; Patriots Pen, Kristin Finkelston and Leo Bernabei; not pictured: Alec Mensak. (right) Perkasie Leos Club with members of VFW Post 11322. The Leos donated lap blankets for Veterans in nursing homes. submitted photos

Art therapy students advance their skills at Hidden Meadows on the Ridge assisted living community in Sellersville. Senior under-graduate students enrolled in the Art Therapy practicum course at Cedar Crest College spend at least one hour a week for 10 weeks work-ing with the residents at Hidden Meadows in Sellersville. Each class is accompanied on this practicum by a Cedar Crest faculty member. Rebekah Flack and her class feature a new art project developed and lead by a different student each week till mid-April. The residents enjoy working with the students and have ample opportunity to develop friendships. In addition, students learn how to develop rela-tionships that can become therapeutic.

Megan Domanski and Hidden Meadows resident Peter Angelini work on a St. Patrick’s Day card. photo submitted by connie renn

Art Across the Ages

West Swamp Church Plans 40 Day Journey

West Swamp Mennonite Church, 2501 Allentown Rd., Quakertown, invites you to join us on a 40 day Lenten journey. Ash Wednesday: an informal service will be held at 7 p.m. The six Sundays of Lent will be fo-cused on the theme: “Encountering God: What we Witnessed.” Sunday worship begins at

10:30 am proceeded by Sunday School at 9:30 am. West Swamp is a handicapped accessible facility and is located on Allentown Rd. about 1.5 miles north of Route 663 and the village of Milford Square. For more information call the church office at 215-536-7468 or by email at [email protected].

Editor:I’m writing to share my concern with the

dangerous situations left by the governments after the recent snow and ice storms. This picture shows the bridge on Front Street as it heads toward Station Road (Q-Mart). The snow covers the sidewalk at a depth of nearly a foot which makes it impossible for women to push their children in their coaches and for children to cross safely. A few times I’ve seen women with coaches and others crossing the bridge on the road because there was no other way across. The pothole in the lower left of the picture is several inches deep and causes a bad hazard, as well.

Instead of arguing who should do it or pay for it, take care of these things right away be-fore someone is hurt or killed.

Happy Trails, Texas Longhorn

Lack of Snow Removal and Road Repair

Puts People in Danger

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Meet Rock! This adorable bundle of love will steal your heart! He is a sweet, and out-going pitty mix who is ready to please! He is about 6-8 months old, and is neutered and up to date on vaccines. He absolutely adores other dogs and playing is his JOB! He has a sensitive side too, and loves long walks in the park and snuggling by the fire with a good bone...any family would be lucky to have this handsome fellow as part of it! Scoop him up today!

Meet Mabel! This beauty is Mabel. She is a 2-3 year old pitbull/mix from South Carolina. She was surrendered to the shelter when her owner didn’t want her any more, and she was pregnant! The shelter staff campaigned for her

to get rescued, because she was so sweet and had such a loving and gentle personality. She gave birth to 9 puppies, who are old enough now that mom can start looking for a home! She is very loving with people - she thinks she’s a lap dog! She does well with other dogs too, but does take a little while to warm up to them and to get comfortable. This deserving momma needs an awesome home to match...could it be you?

These adorable pups are available for adoption through Harley’s Haven. Call 215-527-7432 to arrange to meet them. Thank you so much, and we look forward to working with you!!

Harley’s Haven Adoptables

Digging the Whole Truth

My dog loves to dig. I think sometimes my dog is dig-ging to China because there is free steak and endless belly rubs at the other end. I’m a dog trainer but what is more important is I’m human. I’ll admit it I know it’s my fault. My husband

has a major problem with my (not our) dog making the yard look like a bomb riddled mine field. The most common reason why a dog will dig is because they are plain old “bored.” Doesn’t my dog know I’ve things to do? I’m too busy to entertain & play with her every waking hour. I’ll admit it it’s been too cold and icy to take her out for our daily walks lately. I can’t even play fetch because the ball gets buried in the snow then she has to dig into the snow to retrieve the ball. It’s an endless circle. Digging in the snow is almost as fun as unearthing the ground. I have to omit It gave her something to do while I was chopping the never ending ice off of my driveway. Face it digging is a great fun for a dog who needs exercise & mental stimulation. As I write this article my husband is wagging his finger at me saying “spring is coming so you better teach that dog not to dig any holes in the yard.” Yes the much anticipated spring season is coming soon. The melting snow combined with the ground defrosting equals fun loving mud for my dog. The temptation is far too great for my dog. Right after a good spring or summer rain is her all-time favorite time to dig. The ground is more pliable and desirable for digging. Why is it my job to teach the dog not to dig?

I say “let the dog dig!” She should be allowed to dig but not wherever she wants. It’s so much easier to teach a dog what to do then it is to teach a dog what not to do. Here’s my plan - I’m giving her very own personal Puppy Pit to dig in this spring. She can dig to her hearts con-tent or to China whichever comes first. I found a nice spot in the backyard under some big pine trees. It’ll be great shady spot for her in the summer. Last year she was caught excavating in that same area. I was lucky enough to have inherited an unwanted resin raised garden box about an 8’ x 8’ x 2’ square. When the ground thaws I’m going to till the soil while adding in some sand (sand box quality not construction-grade for mixing into concrete) then top it off with the garden box. In the Puppy Pit I’ll hide a couple of old toys maybe a bone or two and some biscuits. I know this will increase the reward for digging in her Puppy Pit. If I see her digging somewhere other than where she is allowed to dig I’ll mark the incorrect behavior with a marker word ”wrong” then take her over to her Puppy Pit to encourage her to dig there. I’ll add goodies from time to time so the Puppy Pit will remain an attractive place to visit. It’ll be very important to remember to praise and reward her when she heads there on her own. I’m making a promise to myself and my dog to keep her exercised, entertained and most importantly to be outside when she is outside as much as humanly possible. I’ll know there might be a couple mistakes so wish me luck!

Marion c. o’neil cPdt-ka iS the trainer at and owner of MolaSSeS creek dog training, llc in Milford townShiP, Pa.

Meet Patches! He is a 6 year old Spaniel/Terrier Mix who is eager to be with people. He loves the extra attention but can also be a bit anxious when people ignore him. He loves to explore but would much rather have your undivided attention! Help Patches learn to relax by waiting until he is calm and quiet before paying attention to him. If you wait, he tends to lean in for scratches. Patches will lie down if people tell him to go lay down. He likes catching tennis balls but drops them im-mediately and would carry a rubber squeaky toy around whining. He will play with fluffy toys and bring them to people to have them thrown again. Patches already knows how to sit, shake, lie down, come, stay, and off. He is friendly when meeting new people and may walk best on an easy walk harness. Patches

would be best with children 8-10 years or older that can help with calming training. He may be best as an only pet due to his resource guard-ing. He will need weekly brushing to keep his coat looking nice and shiny!

Meet Sophie! She is a 6 year old spayed female. She’s a quiet girl that loves a good snuggle. She would prefer a quiet home so she can relax and be herself. Sophie has not been around other animals and would be best in a home with older children. She is litter box trained and tested negative for feline leukemia.

These fine companions are seeking their new forever homes at the Bucks County SPCA’s Upper Bucks shelter located at 60 Reservoir Road, Quakertown. Call for more informa-tion, 267-347-4674 or visit our website at www.bcspca.org.

Bucks County SPCA Adoptables

They’re not named Lucky, but they’re hoping they are!

An 8 year old Labrador retriever comes in for his yearly exam and the owners point out a golf ball sized soft squishy lump on his chest. ‘What is that lump?’ they ask, and ‘do we need to be worried?’ Lumps and

bumps are a very common finding in our older pets, and may or may not be something we need to be concerned about.

There are 2 basic different types of lumps – benign vs. malignant. Benign lumps are things like fatty deposits (or lipomas), that aren’t cancerous, don’t spread, and generally don’t cause any issues other than being an eye sore! There are other forms too, like cysts or other benign tumors, but lipomas are by far the most common. I don’t think I know a single lab over the age of 10 without one.

The second type of tumor is a malig-nant one. These are the ones to worry about – they can spread, grow aggressively, and cause illness in our pets. There are so many different types, that it is beyond the scope of this article to even start to get into them, but there are a few characteristics that can help you decide when to worry. Questions to ask yourself would include: is it growing in size? How quickly? Does it bother my dog? (ie lick-ing or biting at it) Is it red or irritated? Is it firm or soft? Where is it located? Depending on the answers to these questions, can help us decide if it is something that needs to be

removed. Any new lump is definitely worth an examination by your veterinarian. There are a few easy tests, plus the exam, that can help us decide if we need to take action or just moni-tor the lump. A veterinarian can often glean some insight just based on the consistency of the lump and the location. For example, lym-phoma will enlarge his/her lymph nodes, and they can be found in very specific locations – so knowing where the lump is and feeling it, can give us a pretty good idea of what we are dealing with! Taking a sample from the lump is another great way to get more information. This sample can then be looked at right then and there, or be sent out to the lab for special staining and examination to help us determine what it is. Knowing what we are dealing with is the first battle, and then we have the infor-mation to know what we need to do. Even if it comes back as the worst case scenario – this lump is cancerous, there are still options. We can biopsy it for further information, we can remove it, and we can even pursue chemother-apy or radiation if needed. How little or how much we do, is up to you to decide by working with your veterinarian as a team – there is no right or wrong answer! A good start though, is having it examined.

dr. Mehaffey and partner dr. Jen heller own and operate the new pennridge aniMal hospital on ridge road in perKasie and can be reached at 267-272-9996. they also started and curate harley’s haven dog rescue.

When should I worry about lumps and bumps on my

older dog?

Here it is March! I am so ready for some spring weather. If you saw me at the Perkasie Bark and Wine last month, I was wearing my new spring fashion. I thought if I start acting like it is spring then it will turn into nicer weather. My Auntie Linda is currently making great fashions and she is calling the clothes line, “Mitzi Jo Fashions”. She has many theme-styled hats and headbands for dogs for St Patty’s Day, birthday, 4th of July, Easter, etc … (Cats can wear them, too.) We are planning to have a nice display ready for the Quakertown Veterinarian Clinic’s Pet Fair on June 7. I would like to give a special “bark out” to some of my fans. “Hey!” to Cosmo, who is

a Jug just like me. Also a special bark to Ruth, Elaine, Glades, and James. Oh, and also a “get well soon” to my friend Bill. Love to All, M.J.

Quakertown Blazers Prep for 2014 Baseball SeasonThe Quakertown Blazers are looking for-

ward to the first week of June when they open up their 31st season in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. Quakertown High grad and former player in the Seattle Mariners farm system, Mark Angelo, will return as manager.

The Blazers roster includes a pair of local pitchers from Quakertown, Brandon Kulp (Lehigh) and Cody Stoneback (Millersville). Returnees include Corey Baiada

(Bloomsburg), Kevin Long (Lehigh), Bob Reddick (Northampton), Ryan Filipowicz (Holy Cross) and Kevin Jewett (Villanova).

The Blazers play a 20-game home schedule and are hopeful of hosting the League All-Star Game on July 17. One hundred and fifty former Blazers have signed professional base-ball contracts with nine reaching the Major Leagues including current San Francisco Giants pitcher, Ryan Vogelsong.


Overcoming the BluesWhen the weather has

been so snowy and cold for as long as it has been this year, it has a way of making some of us feel depressed and not wanting to do any-thing. This can be a very normal response and under-

standable given the circumstances. For those who suffer from clinical depression and SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), the sunlight and warm weather can’t get here soon enough. It takes more energy to do daily functions and put on a happy, positive face. You may ask yourself “What am I supposed to do?” For the average person it just means that you have to look at your environment a little more differ-ently and figure out how to bring the sunshine and happiness into your life amidst all the snow and grey cloudy skies. It is about creating a positive outlook, making plans, listening to music that makes you feel good, going for a walk, laughing with friends and neighbors about the “snow” again, ect. We can get so bogged down with all of the negativity and hype about the snow, but where is it really getting us in the end. If you are able to take advantage of a snow day home, ENJOY it even if it means doing nothing all day. Look at it as an opportunity to catch up on things, watch movies, scrapbook, bake cookies, try to a new recipe, or make some homemade soup. If you have children, go outside and play in the snow.

For those who suffer from clinical depres-sion and SAD, your situation may be a little different because you have a chemical imbal-ance that normally requires some psychotropic medications and light therapy. The best thing

that you can do for yourself is to make plans with friends or family and to get out of your house when you are able to. If you aren’t able to or you are alone I suggest that you bundle yourself up and go sit on your front porch and get some fresh air and hopefully with any luck the sun will come out and shine upon you. Even if it is for 5 minutes you will feel better. Take a quick walk up and down the driveway as long as it is clear from snow and ice. Invest in some good snow boots so you could take a short walk even for 2 minutes. The hardest thing to do is to get moving and free yourself from the feelings of depression. I have coun-seled many clients who have suffered from depression and understand on some level the mental anguish that happens and how debilitat-ing it can be. What I do know is that with support and help from others you can man-age your depression and on good days really feel good.

All of us have our personal struggles in our life; it is what we do with this knowledge that frees us from the rest. Life can be hard but sometimes we can get in our own way and make things more difficult than what they need to be because for most of us asking for help is not easy or comfortable and staying right where we are at has become the answer. So if you want to be happier ask yourself what would make you happy and ask for help.

My belief is that “All persons are truly greater than they think they are.”

susan v. brewer is a certified life coach and psychotherapist in the upper bucKs county area. she can be reached at 215-872-4219. visit her website at www.balancelife4u.coM.

“Spring Cleaning” Can Brighten Your

Investment PictureThe days are getting longer and warmer

— a sure indication of the arrival of spring. Another sign of the season may be the urge you get to do some spring cleaning. But you might not have realized that some of the same spring-cleaning techniques that can be used on your home can also apply to your investments and your overall financial strategy.

Here are a few ideas to consider: • Get rid of “clutter.” As you do your

spring cleaning, you may well find some clut-ter — a bunch of items you no longer need. As an investor, you might look at your port-folio and also find “clutter” in the form of investments that are no longer appropriate for your objectives.

For example, perhaps some of them are vir-tual duplicates of other investments you own, thereby diminishing your potential for diversi-fication. Or maybe some investments are now too risky for your needs. In any case, you may be better off rebalancing your portfolio.

• Get organized. As you clean your home, you might find ways to organize your belong-ings and furniture more efficiently. And you may also be able to organize your investments more effectively. One possibility: Consider consolidating your investment accounts with one provider. If you have an IRA here, another one there and some other investments scattered about, you may be paying more in fees and commissions than is necessary. By consolidat-ing these investments, you might save money and paperwork — and more importantly, you may find it easier, with all your investments under one “roof,” to follow a single, unified investment strategy.

• Seal “cracks.” Over time, the grout be-

tween your kitchen or bathroom tiles can crack, so you’ll need to re-grout to protect your floor-ing. And you may find that, in looking at your overall financial strategy, your “protection” component — primarily in the form of insur-ance — might have developed some “cracks” or “chips.”

Specifically, has your life insurance kept up with changes in your family situation? Events such as marriage, remarriage or the arrival of a new child can all trigger the need to review your life insurance. And you’ll also want to make sure you have adequate disability insur-ance. Consult with a financial professional for information on appropriate protection vehicles.

• Do some “dusting.” As part of your spring cleaning, you may need to dust furniture, shelves and other surfaces in your home. And if you’ve been investing for a long time, you may need to metaphorically “dust off” your financial strategy to “freshen it up” to reflect changes in your life. To cite one possibility, as you get close to retirement, you may need to shift some — but certainly not all — of your growth-oriented investments into income-pro-ducing ones. But you may also need to review and revise your financial strategy at other points in your life, such as when you begin saving for your children’s college education.

Just as spring cleaning can bring more light into your home, sprucing up your investment picture can help you brighten your financial outlook. And these improvements can help you in all the seasons of your life.

subMitted by bob podraza, financial advisor at edward Jones, quaKertown. bob can be reached at 215-536-3635.

Millions Could Miss Out on Tax Credit

Millions of workers could overlook a fed-eral tax credit this year simply because they don’t know it exists, according to the IRS. The credit could provide up to $6,000 extra in federal income tax refunds. Bucks County Opportunity Council is spreading the word that people who work and earn less than $52,000 may be eligible for larger refunds.

EITC provides a boost to workers, their families and the communities where they live. It helps with food, gas, clothing, saving for a rainy day and more. Last year, on average, the EITC boosted refunds for eligible workers by $2,335.

“EITC can be a boost to you, your fam-ily and community,” said Mary T. Garber, program manager for Buck$Back, a free tax preparation program for low-income people in Bucks County. Anyone with earnings under $51,567 should see if they qualify at www.irs.gov/eitc, or visit a volunteer tax assistance site.

Millions of workers may qualify for EITC for the first time this year. Workers move into and out of eligibility based on changes in their

marital, parental and financial status.To receive the EITC, eligible workers must

file a federal income tax return even if they are not required to file and specifically must claim the credit to get it.

Workers can get free help to determine their EITC eligibility and claim the credit by contacting Buck$Back, the free income tax preparation service provided by the Opportunity Council in partnership with the IRS. To see if you qualify, go to www.bcoc.org and click on TAXES.

The Bucks County Opportunity Council Buck$Back Program marks 10 years providing free income tax preparation services for strug-gling families and individuals to obtain crucial refunds that can be used for debt reduction, savings, education costs, or reliable transpor-tation. Over the past ten years, Buck$Back volunteers have assisted in preparing more than 7,000 returns for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers, providing a value of $12.2 million in refunds, credits, and fee savings.

Your odds of finding a four-leaf clover are about one in 10,000.

Quakertown Dentist to Provide Free ‘Dentistry from the Heart’ to 100

If you are like most people in our area the last few years have been tough economically. Sometimes the last thing that you take care of is yourself. Dream-Dentistry & Sleep Care would like to change that. On March 29th, 2014 Dream- Dentistry & Sleep Care will be offering a program called Dentistry from the Heart. The dental office will be offering a free day of dental care to those in our community that are unable to afford dental care. Their office will be offering a choice of a free teeth cleaning, an extraction, or filling for at least the first 100 people that register. Registration begins at 7:30 am and the event runs from 8:00 am through 4:00 pm.

Dentistry from the Heart started with Florida dentist Dr. Vincent Monticciolo as a way to giving back to the community and pro-vide aid to the growing number of Americans without dental insurance. Since its inception, Dentistry from the Heart has grown to include over 200 annual events nationwide and provid-ed more than 45,000 people with free dental

care services.This is the first annual event for Dr.

Roeder, who will donate more than $10,000 in free dental care to more than 100 local residents. “It all comes down to wanting to provide something greater to my communi-ty,” said Dr. Roeder. “The services provided by Dentistry from the Heart helps more than just a patients teeth, it gives them a renewed reason to smile.”

Dentistry from the Heart is a registered non-profit organization that provides free den-tal work for people those in need. In the past nine years, Dentistry from the Heart events have contributed more than $8 million in free dentistry and helped more than 45,000 patients across the country. For more information, visit www.dentistryfromtheheart.org, www.dream-densitry.com, or call 267-772-5462. Dream-Dentistry & Sleep Care is located at 1326 West Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951.


Christ Lutheran Church1 Luther Lane, Trumbauersville215-536-3193Pastor: Carolann Hopke9:00am Worship, 10:15 Sunday School Free Drive-in Movies Friday evenings June through August, Handicapped accessible, Family Friendly Church

Grace Bible Fellowship Church1811 Old Bethlehem Pike N., Quakertown215-536-6096 [email protected]: Ron Kohl, Sr. PastorSeptember - May: 9am Sunday School for all ages, 10:10am Morning Worship Service, 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Sundays are small group meetings, 6:30pm 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays Evening Worship

Good News Church424 Juniper Street, Quakertown215-536-4393 Pastor: David Markey, Jr.Sunday service & childrens church 10:30am Wed. Bible Study 7:30pm. Friendly, Bible-based, Christ-centered, Spirit-led

Evangel Assembly of God401 Arch Street, Perkasie215-453-1565 • www.perkasieag.orgPastor: Rev. Gary SaulWhere God’s Love Changes Lives

MorningStar Moravian Church234 S. Main Street, Coopersburg610-282-1908 [email protected]: Lance FoxSunday services 10:00am. Small, friendly Protestant church. Community mission: Serving free dinners once per month. All are welcome. Call for information.

Good Shepherd Church(Episcopal)1634 Hilltown Pike, Hilltown215-822-3930 Pastor: The Rev. Catherine Kerr10:00am Sunday Eucharist

St. John’s Lutheran Church4 South Main Street, [email protected] www. sjrpa.orgPastor: Susan SosninSunday morning worship at 9:30am with holy communion first and third Sundays of the month. Sunday school 8:30am

Ridge Valley United Church of Christ905 Allentown Road, [email protected] www.ridgevalleyucc.orgPastor: Rev. Steve MyrenWe are a vibrant, welcoming Family of Faith. Worship: Sundays 9:30am. Ridge Val-ley: Growing Together in God’s Love.

The Gathering (at the Barn)24 Greentop Road, [email protected] www.thegatheringchristianfellowship.comPastor: Tom Daugherty

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Applebachsville837 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown215-536-5789 [email protected] www.quakertown.net/stpaulsPastor: Rev. David HecklerWe believe in sharing God’s love in joyful service. Come and see. All are welcome.

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church3668 Ridge Road, [email protected] www.kellerschurch.orgPastor: Robert E. Mitman Worship 7:45 & 10:15am, Sunday School 9am, Koinonia Cafe 8:30pm, Holy Commu-nion 1st & 3rd Sunday, Children’s Church 2nd & 4th Sunday

Emmanuel Episcopal Church560 S. Main StreetQuakertown, PA [email protected] www.emmanuelquakertown.orgSunday services at 8am and 10am, Visitors and new members always welcome!

Church of the Incarnation (Anglican-Episcopal)44 S. 8th Street, [email protected] www.IncarnationQuakertown.orgPastor: Most Rev. Thomas J. KleppingerTraditional worship, Biblical faithSunday 10:30am, Wednesday 10:00am

First United Methodist Church501 Market Street, [email protected] [email protected]: Steward WarnerMission: Share God’s love, Make and nurture disciples of Jesus Christ, positively impact our community and world.

St. John’s Lutheran Church19 South 10th Street, Quakertown215-536-3593 [email protected]: Ray MillerSunday Worship 8 and 10:30am, Sunday School 9:15am. Welcoming, Reaching Out, Serving. Elevator available

Trinity Great Swamp UCC 9150 Spinnerstown Road, Spinnerstown215-679-7710 [email protected] www.tgsucc.orgPastor: David R. Ellis / Matt GorkosSunday worship services 8am (Communion 1st Sunday of month) and 10:30am, 9:15 Sunday School classes for all ages (PreK-Adult) & family activities

Trinity Lutheran Church102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown215-536-4345 www.trinityquakertown.orgPastor: Lynette R. Chapman 9 am traditional services, 10:15am Sun-day School, 11am contemporary service, Handicapped Accessible, Family Friendly Church, Dynamic Music Ministry, Kidspira-tion Services.

Holy Spirit Anglican Church1133 W. Orvilla Road, [email protected] www.holyspiritanglicanhatfield.orgPastor: Rev. Robert TuttonWe are a traditional conservative Evangelical Christian church.

Pennridge Christian Fellowship720 Blooming Glen Road, Blooming Glen 215-257-7309 [email protected]: Thomas VargisSunday worship 10:30am, Sunday School after song service for infants to age 12. Wed evenings 7pm with prayer, crossroads youth and (Sept-April) boys and girls clubs. Everyone is welcome.

Richland Friends Meeting (Quaker)Main St at Mill Rd & Park Ave, Quakertown215-538-7555 Clerks: Kathy Redding, Jack SchickAbsolute freedom of thought and worship is our faith and practice over 300 years in Quakertown. Join us 10:30am Sundays

Morning Star Fellowship 429 S. 9th Street, Quakertown215-529-5422 Pastor: John Decker www.mstarqtown.orgServices at 9am & 11am, Children’s Min-istry during all services, Student ministry 6pm, Celebrate Recovery Weds 7pm, Divorce Care Thurs 7pm, EastWest Cafe open before & after services. Free coffee.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 104 Green Street, Sellersville [email protected] www.stpaulsucc.netPastor: Rev. Patti Thomas8am Rejoice & Praise Worship in Parlor, 9am Sunday School (all ages), 10:15am Worship in Sanctuary, Crossroads 1st Sun-day of month 9am in Fellowship Hall

Upper Bucks Area Places of Worship

Beacon Lodge Camp Ready for 66th Season!PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp is happy to

announce its 2014 camping season. This sea-son marks 66 consecutive years of camping.

Beacon Lodge is supported by the Lions of Pennsylvania. Our mission is to provide individuals with special needs the opportunity to enjoy a camping experience encompassing recreational, educational and personal adjust-ment. Special emphasis is placed on interests for recreation, learning, and to encourage new challenges.

A dual program is carried out for children and adults simultaneously, but each group enjoys separate activities. Children are accom-modated in cabins, while adults are housed in dormitories.

The 2014 camping season opens May 31,

and closes August 12. Camp sessions are six or ten days based on eligibility criteria.

Activities may include: bowling, swimming, arts & crafts, music, hiking, rock climbing, zip-line, spelunking, fishing, paddle-boating, canoeing, kayaking, archery, nature study, games, kickball, basketball, lawn games, and aerobics.

Beacon Lodge is located in the beauti-ful mountains of central Pennsylvania, along the Juniata River. For more infor-mation write to PA Lions Beacon Lodge Camp, 114 SRI 03 South, Mount Union, PA 17066. You can also visit them on the web at www.beaconlodge.com or e-mail them at [email protected]


by christopher betz

Craft beers are quickly becoming a major player in the beverage industry. One can’t enter a restaurant or bar these days without seeing multiple beer and ale listings from small microbreweries we’ve never even heard of. Now, restaurant goers in the Quakertown area can enjoy premium handcrafted beers brewed on-site at McCoole’s Historic Red Lion Inn. Move over Iron Hill and BrewWorks! Pints from Upper Bucks’ own Red Lion Brewery are being served daily at McCoole’s.

The brain-child of M c C o o l e ’ s owner Jan Hench, and b r e w m a s -ter Edward M a c A d a m s of Homestead P r o d u c t Supply, a Quaker town-b a s e d retail supplier of homebrew equipment and supplies, Red Lion Brewery tapped its first keg for customer consumption the week before Thanksgiving 2013.

Hench remarks,“We wanted to do a very quiet, soft opening. This was the first time we’d tried to do something like this. We wanted to test the waters before making a big announcement.”

The brew was a Wishbone Winter Ale, and the keg quickly sold out in four days. Encouraged, Hench and MacAdams began expanding their offerings, introducing two standard brews in January 2014, an Amber Ale and an IPA. On Valentine’s Day they intro-duced their third brew to be offered daily – a Wheat Ale. “The goal is to have four Red Lion brews on tap at all times, the Amber Ale, IPA, Wheat Ale and a seasonal brew,” says Hench.

These handcrafted beers are very popular and have quickly moved into the top seller position at McCoole’s Restaurant and Bar. “In January, our Red Lion brews outsold each of our other beers on tap,” states Hench. “They outsold craft brews like Brooklyn IPA and Murphy’s Stout, as well as such popular brands as Yuengling, Hoegarden, Stella Artois and Miller Lite.”

The secret to the Red Lion Brews’ popu-larity resides in the small batch development

inherent in truly handcrafted beers and the unique recipes MacAdams brings to his brews. MacAdams works in a 13’ x 19’ dedicated space in the McCoole’s Arts and Events build-ing where he develops his beers via a one barrel system, brewing 30 gallons at a time producing 6 kegs.

“It is important to us to keep the quality high and not grow too fast,” remarks MacAdams. “What we are using is often called a pilot sys-tem by many. Essentially we are making small batches, where we have the opportunity to

monitor the fermentation process and fine tune our recipes on a small scale.”

According to Hench, the micro-b r e w e r y concept was a perfect extension to McCoole’s o f f e r i n g s as a res-taurant and e n t e r t a i n -ment center.

“When the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY has Brooklyn Brewery con-structing a building on campus to offer beer making as part of its standard curriculum, you know handcrafted beers are here to stay,” says Hench.

Hench had come to know MacAdams through McCoole’s very successful BrewFests and approached him in April of 2012 with the concept to actually establish a microbrewery at McCoole’s from scratch. Hench went about securing the appropriate license for a micro-brewery, obtained in October 2013, and doing the renovations necessary to set up a brew-ing system within the McCoole’s complex. MacAdams installed the 30 gallon barrel for the first brew, and Red Lion Brewery was on its way. Now a few 30 gallon barrels are processed twice weekly to produce the three brews on tap with pints are available daily at the restaurant.

“Now that we’re doing pretty well with our ‘American standard’ brews, I’m excited to start experimenting with some seasonal and specialty brews.”

Now it isn’t in Jan Hench’s nature to sit idle. “Her mind is always turning…she’s always looking ahead to see what might come next,”

says Jeff Martin, a partner in orchestrating the ultra-popular McCoole’s Beer Fests held on the grounds of the Arts and Events Center next to the Red Lion Inn.

Well, Jan’s eyes took on a particular sparkle as she showed me around the former livery stable that is now M c C o o l e ’ s Arts and Events Center, and let it loose.

“I’m think-ing about doing a pub…right here…with our beers on tap. Not a full bar… simpler...beer and wine probably. And the food would be a more limited menu with pub fare like hamburg-ers, wings, chicken fingers, and soups… and maybe those roast beef sandwiches you used to get at Patrick’s [a popular pub not far from McCoole’s that closed several years ago].”

Hench also plans to have various types of entertainment like acoustic musicians and small bands on the weekends with a small cover charge of a couple dollars. Hench re-

marks, “Good entertainment doesn’t work for free! It’ll be worth it for what we’re going to do here. A younger pub crowd, fun food, a relaxed setting. Look, you can sit next to the fireplace or hang out over there [motioning to a comfortable arrangement of casual furniture].”

Indeed she could clearly see the pub in front of her, “Yeah, this place will have the vibe that you want.”

The rustically beautiful area the pub will occupy on the first floor is currently used for meetings, parties, and other private functions. The space is divided into two separable sec-tions and will continue to be available for those purposes.

Hench says, “People can still rent the whole space or just one room, depending on what we need, and if it’s a big wedding, we’ll probably close the pub during that time to accommodate them.”

Hench will not put a firm timeline on when the pub may come on the scene, citing a lot of work to be done in the kitchen and moving gas lines. “We have a great catering kitchen. What we need is a small restaurant kitchen. Food for the pub will be made at the pub. Next door will still be separate.”

Congratulations to Jan, Ed, and the other players with McCoole’s that continue to work hard, move forward, and have fun. I’ll person-ally attest to the quality of Red Lion Brewery’s beers… they’re excellent!

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The girls of Senior Troop 2811 took part in the Cookies from Home program to send Girl Scout cookies to local deployed soldiers. The girls collected money enough to send well over 100 boxes of cookies, gum, cards, granola bars, and coffee. Pictured (left-right) Casey Cunnane, Olivia Morano, Jade Devlin, Melissa Gallo, Brynn Stone, Megan Lynn. photo by donna devlin

Deployed Troops to Receive Cookies, More from another

Kind of Troop

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