Month: January 2015

Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl

Super Bowl Sunday is Feb. 1 and your friends at Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church are cooking up three favorite game foods so you don’t have to.

It’s your choice of chicken wings, a kielbasa ring on a bed of sauerkraut or kielbasa/sauerkraut sandwiches.

Or all of the above.

The church chef is busily preparing large, juicy, hickory-smoked chicken wings (with Blue Cheese Dressing, Celery Strips and Choice of Honey Mustard or BBQ sauce) for the low prices of:

Wings   Price
10         $8
20         $15
30         $23
40         $28
50         $35

He’s also preparing 4 large, cooked Kielbasi links on rolls, with sauerkraut, for only $15 or a ring of kielbasa on a bed of sauerkraut for only $16.

To order your Super Bowl snacks, please email us at SSPeterandPaul@verizon.net or call Kathy at 610-328-4731 before Sunday, Jan. 25.  Pickup will be at noon on Sunday, Feb 1  at the church, at 100 S. Penn St., Clifton Heights, Pa. 19018.

Ss. Peter & Paul Church and Holy Ghost Church in Chester will be combining in April to form Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church in the former Leiper Presbyterian Church,  900 Fairview Ave., Ridley Township.

Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl

Saints Peter and Paul Church in Clifton Heights, Pa. is having a Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl fundraiser.

Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight

The fourth of six town hall meetings on the Springfield High School Master Plan will be 7 tonight, Jan, 14, at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU), Rooms 171-172, reports Regina Scheerer.

The building is  at 200 Yale Ave., Morton, PA 19070.

This town hall meeting will not be televised live, but will be recorded and available later online at www.ssdcougars.org.

The agenda is:
Academic & Community Matters
Academic Impacts, Site Circulation/Village Green
Concept Disruption Academic Costs, Community Benefits,
Green Space/Athletics, Sustainability

The town halls, in our view, are an attempt to foist a $144 million edifice called the Saxer Avenue option on the Springfield taxpayer despite the high school property, as of yet, not abutting Saxer Avenue.

Can we call it the Doug Carney Building?

Just kidding.

We have thought long and hard about the matter and have concluded that allocating $10 million for repairs with the specific task of keeping 1,600 students (present student population is 1,204) warm, safe and dry while skilled teachers educate them is more than adequate as it should be obvious that it’s not the building that matters but the personnel.

That should be more than sufficient, assuming inefficiency spawned by corruption doesn’t rear its head, and more than generous.

If inefficiency spawned by corruption does rear its head, then ending that, of course, becomes the priority and the repairs get put on hold.

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight concerns the “Master Plan” which is an attempt to foist a $144 million edifice on the Springfield taxpayer.

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight

New York Taxi Driver Names

The five most common first names of New York taxi and limousine drivers are variations of Mohammed, as is the one in 10th place, Mamaoud.

Holding spots 7 through 9 respectively are Abudl, Syed and Ahmed.

In 6th place is Jean.

In spots 11 through 20 are Joseph, Ali, Michael, John, Jose, George, Kahalid, David, Luis and Ibrahim.

The most common last name by far is “Singh”.

The complete list of the top 10 first and last names can be found here.

Mohammed Je Suis Charlie New York Taxi Driver Names

New York Taxi Driver Names

The top five names of New York taxi drivers are variations of Mohammed.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 1-13-15

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 1-13-15

The word satin comes from the Latin “seta” which means hair. Thus, satiny hair really means hairy hair.

Pennsylvania Ranked Second In Emigrants

The United Van Lines 2014 National Movers Study shows that Pennsylvania was second in states from which people were leaving, reports IJReview.com.

Only Illinois ranked higher.

IJReview also notes that a Gallup survey showed Pennsylvania residents were in the second tier of those wishing to move to a different state. This indicated an above average desire to flee.

The top tier consisted of just Illinois, Connecticut and Maryland and indicated the “highest desire to move”.

Twelve other states – including New Jersey and New York — were in Pennsylvania’s tier.

Eleven states were in the below average desire to move.

The six states in which there was the lowest desire to move where Texas, Montana, Oregon, New Hampshire, Maine and, understandably, Hawaii.

Pennsylvania Ranked Second In Emigrants

Pennsylvania Ranked Second In Emigrants

Mohammed Suis Charlie

Mohammed Suis Charlie

Credit goes to where it belongs. Above is the cover of the next edition of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical French magazine where 12 staffers — including some of the nation’s most famous cartoonists — were gunned down by Muslim fanatics on Jan. 7.

It’s an image of Mohammed, crying, while holding a Je Suis Charlie sign. The headline translates to “All is Forgiven”.

That’s about as gutsy and classy as one can get in publishing.

Will the Philadelphia Inquirer run the cover? The Delaware County Daily Times? Will it appear unpixelated on the local news?

Will President Obama condemn it as inflammatory and seek to arrest those responsible for it?

It remains to be seen.

Kudos Charlie Hebdo.

Mohammed Suis Charlie

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-12-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-12-15

Irving Berlin, whose real name was Israel B Saline was born in Siberia in 1888. He was 4 when he and his family emigrated to american and settled in New York city where he wrote our unofficial national anthem, “God Bless America.”

Physician Sentence Riddle

A riddle for a rainy day.

In each blank in the following you have to place the same letters in the same order to make a sentence that is both grammatical and sensible:

The ______ physician was ______ to operate because he had _____

Hat tip Peter Flom  posting on Quora.com

The Answer? Go here

Physician Sentence Riddle

Physician Sentence Riddle

Stan Saylor Chairs Education Committee

Below is a list of those chairing Pennsylvania House committees courtesy of PoliticsPa.com.

We see that Stan Saylor is heading the Education Committee. We can’t say that he is the best choice in a state where the biggest obstacle to good schools is the teachers union.

Did you know that Saylor, who represents the conservative 94th District,  and liberal Democrat Gov.-Elect Tom Wolf had the same big donors this election?

Aging and Older Adult Services:

  • Republican: Rep. Tim Hennessey, 26th Legislative District, Chester and Montgomery counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. Steve Samuelson, 135th Legislative District, Lehigh and Northampton counties.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs:

  • Republican: Rep. Martin Causer, 67th Legislative District, Cameron, Potter and McKean counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. John P. Sabatina, 174th Legislative District, Philadelphia.

Children and Youth:

  • Republican: Rep. Kathy Watson, 144th Legislative District, Bucks County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Louise Bishop, 192nd Legislative District, Philadelphia County.

Commerce:

  • Republican: Rep. Adam Harris, 82nd Legislative District, Franklin, Juniata and Mifflin counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, 181st Legislative District, Philadelphia County.

Consumer Affairs:

  • Republican: Rep. Robert Godshall, 53rd Legislative District, Montgomery County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Peter J. Daley, 49th Legislative District, Fayette and Washington counties.

Education:

  • Republican: Rep. Stan Saylor, 94th Legislative District, York County.
  • Democrat: Rep. James Roebuck, 188th Legislative District, Philadelphia County.

Environmental Resources and Energy:

  • Republican: Rep. John Maher, 40th Legislative District, Allegheny and Washington counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. Greg Vitali, 166th Legislative District, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

Finance:

  • Republican: Rep. Bernie O’Neill, 29th Legislative District, Bucks County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Jake Wheatley, 19th Legislative District, Allegheny County.

Game and Fisheries:

  • Republican: Rep. Keith Gillespie, 47th Legislative District, York County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Ted Harhai, 58th Legislative District, Westmoreland County.

Gaming Oversight:

  • Republican: Rep. John Payne, 106th Legislative District, Dauphin County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Nick Kotik, 45th District, Allegheny County.

Health:

  • Republican: Rep. Matt Baker, 68th Legislative District, Bradford, Potter and Tioga counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. Florindo (Flo) Fabrizio, 2nd Legislative District, Erie County.

Human Services:

  • Republican: Rep. Gene DiGirolamo, 18th Legislative District, Bucks County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Angel Cruz, 180th Legislative District, Philadelphia County.

Insurance:

  • Republican: Rep. Tina Pickett, 110th Legislative District, Bradford, Sullivan and Susquehanna counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. Tony DeLuca, 32nd Legislative District, Allegheny County.

Judiciary:

  • Republican: Rep. Ron Marsico, 105th Legislative District, Dauphin County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca, 55th Legislative District, Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland counties.

Labor and Industry:

  • Republican: Rep. Mauree Gingrich, 101st Legislative District, Lebanon County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Marc J. Gergely, 35th Legislative District, Allegheny County.

Liquor Control:

  • Republican: Rep. Chris Ross, 158th Legislative District, Chester County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Paul Costa, 34th Legislative District, Allegheny County.

Local Government:

  • Republican: Rep. Kate Harper, 61st Legislative District, Montgomery County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Bob Freeman, 136th Legislative District, Northampton County.

Professional Licensure:

  • Republican: Rep. Julie Harhart, 183rd Legislative District, Lehigh and Northampton counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. Harry Readshaw, 36th Legislative District, Allegheny County.

State Government:

  • Republican: Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, 12th Legislative District, Butler County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Mark Cohen, 202nd Legislative District, Philadelphia County.

Tourism and Recreational Development:

  • Republican: Rep. Dave Hickernell, 98th Legislative District, Lancaster and Dauphin counties
  • Democrat: Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, 159th Legislative District, Delaware County.

Transportation:

  • Republican: Rep. John Taylor, 177th Legislative District, Philadelphia County.
  • Democrat: Rep. William F. Keller, 184th Legislative District, Philadelphia.

Urban Affairs:

  • Republican: Rep. Scott Petri, 178th Legislative District, Bucks County.
  • Democrat: Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone, 127th Legislative District, Berks County

Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness:

  • Republican: Rep. Stephen E. Barrar, 160th Legislative District, Chester and Delaware counties.
  • Democrat: Rep. Christopher Sainato, 9th Legislative District, Lawrence County.

Hat tip Donna Ellingsen.

Stan Saylor Chairs Education Committee

Stan Saylor Chairs Pennsylvania House Education Committee
Stan Saylor Chairs House Education Committee

Stan Saylor Chairs Education Committee

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Photo Page

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Sheriffs

In the Independence Visitors Center before this afternoon’s (Jan 10) Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Rally are Montgomery County Sheriff Russell Bono, State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160), Chester County Sheriff Bunny Welsh, a woman whose name we missed, and Chester County Deputy Sheriff Harry McKinney. For a story about the event go here.

 

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Teri Adams Singing Star Spangled Banner

Teri Adams of the Independence Hall Foundation opens the rally with the Star Spangled Banner. The Foundation was the organizer of the event which ran from 1 to 2 p.m. on Independence Mall, Philadelphia.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Todd Johnson

Rev. Todd Johnson of First Emmanuel Baptist Church gives the invocation.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Armond James

Flanking educator and activist Armond James are WPHT Talk Show Host Dom Giordano and Teri Adams of Independence Hall Foundation.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Rich Davis

Dom Giordano and Rich Davis of West Chester-based American Sheepdogs.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Matt Rooney

At the podium is Matt Rooney of SaveJersey.com

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Tigre Hill

At the podium is filmmaker Tigre Hill.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Mike Vereb

At the podium is State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-150)

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Steve Barrar

Speaking is State Rep. Steve Barrar (R-160)

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Bunny Welsh

Speaking is Chester County Sheriff Bunny Welsh.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Jewell Williams

Speaking is Philadelphia County Sheriff Jewel Williams.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Garry Cobb

At the podium is former Philadelphia Eagle Garry Cobb.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Renee Amoore

Businesswoman/commentator Renee Amoore gives an upbeat pro-police talk.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Photo Page Bob McMahon

Media Mayor Bob McMahon braving the cold before his talk.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Photo Page Pat Meehan

Congressman Pat Meehan (R-Pa7) at the podium.

Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Photo Page