Day: June 30, 2012

Openings Available At Roving Nature Camp

Friends of the Grange Inc. is again partnering with The Roving Nature Center Inc. to present specialized nature camps during the weeks of July 16 and July 30 at the Historic Grange Estate,  143 Myrtle Ave., Havertown, Pa. 19083

The Roving Nature Center is a private organization engaged in environmental education to stimulate awareness and understanding for children ages 4 through 10.

The fee for the five-day session is $85 for township residents, $95 for non-residents.

Sessions with spaces available are: 

Week 1 — Junior Natural Forces Discovery Team, 1-3:30 p.m., July 16-July 20, for ages 6-10.

Week 2 — Catey the Caterpillar’s Incredible Journey, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Monday, July 30 through Friday, Aug. 3, for ages 4-6; and Life of the Skies, 1-3:30 p.m., July 30-Aug. 3, for ages 6-10.

For more information or to obtain registration forms, call Elizabeth at 610-446-4958; email grangeest@verizon.net or visit www.thegrangeestate.org.

class=”p1″>Hat tip Cathy Martin

Biz Journal Takes Top Web Honors From PPA

The Philadelphia Press Association bestowed the 2011 best website honor on the Philadelphia Business Journal at its awards banquet, last night, June 29 at the Bala Golf Club.

BillLawrenceOnline.Com took second place followed by CBS Philly.
BillLawrenceOnline won for best news writing for “Springfield Committee Shows Burdens of Budgeting A Public School” and for best editorial for “Would SB1 Have Helped Nadin Khoury?“
The Grand Award for Public Service went to Jennifer Carboni and Eric Smith of Chester County’s Daily Local News for “Battling Bullying: School of Intimidation.”
Delaware County’s media had a very good night. Phil Heron of the Daily Times swept the editorial comment daily division category with “Silence From Sunoco Executives Is Deafening,” “Paterno, Spanier Should Step Down,” and “Violence Puts Chester at Crossroads” coming in one, two, three.
Regarding the winning editorial, he said his paper will continue to look out for the workers at the shuttered Marcus Hook refinery.
Phil also swept the headline writing daily awards and won the column writing daily category.
Daily Times photographer Eric Hartline took first and second in sports photography daily and first in feature photography daily.
Peg DeGrassa of Town Talk won editorial comment weekly for “Thanksgiving 2011: Offering Sincere Gratitude for the Bushels of Apples” She also took third place in the public service weekly division for “Delco Deals” and was part of the Delco News Network team which also included Anne Neborak, Rich Crowe and Marguerite DeGrass that took second place in that category for “Greetings To Our Troops”. The category was won by South Philly Review for “Unlitter Us Inititive”.
Pat Delsi did his normal excellent job as master of ceremonies.
A complete list of winners can be found here.