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Firedog 1.2 - a smarter, faster, more stylish browser suite
Subject description: Browser, Mail, News, FTP, WYSIWYG, IRC, No Ads, Flash, more.
Firedog 1.2
- based on Firefox 184.108.40.206 - 14mb
A smart, fast and fully-branded web browser for Puppy Linux. Think of it as FirePups bigger brother (not related!).
Browser, E-Mail, News, IRC Client, FTP Client, WYSIWYG Editor, Flash Player, help-viewer & more...
This is a heavily customised version of Firefox built just for Puppy. It is intended as a
full replacement
to the Seamonkey Suite and has been customised for great speed, usability, stability, looks, more features and a small filesize.
Firedog adds FireFTP, abcTajpu, Xinha and Bookmarks to the Puppy start menu, allowing you to use these addons outside Firedog! They're all shown in a simple window, without browser buttons or menus - fine examples of the Firefox '-chrome' flag.
Download Firedog 1.2
(14mb, md5: 2b9b4976f2f8d0684c120b0f2e367bbd)
Firedog 1.2 -
Mirror 1
Mirror 2
Changes in Firedog 1.2:
- fixed combined refresh/stop button - no need to move them around
- all the latest AdBlock rules are now supported!! Thanks to the Fanboy list, now included by default
- talkback binary removed as Mozilla don't support FF2 now, saved over 1mb
- updated start menu items a bit
- flash player 9 now works perfectly in fullscreen (for me at least)
Changes in Firedog 1.1:
- font-size made larger. This can be easily changed, see 'Further Customisations'
- all menus, toolbars & buttons can now be hidden, re-enable with (Shft+Ctrl+Alt+S)
- totally customised menus for extra simplicity and convenience
- added 'Flashblock' to make browsing faster
- improved address bar, combining progress bar and advanced auto-complete
- added search bar to GUI by default
- added well-minded Puppy search to search bar (very convenient!)
- added 'Personal Menu' - create an editable drop-down menu in the top-right corner
- added 'Menu Editor' - totally customise all of Firedogs menu
- improved GUI, addon and sidebar fonts even further, especially for Puppy 4.3
- improved display of various addons in chrome mode
- spell checking enabled by default
- easily add current page to search bar, if supported
- added small and useful 'cache viewer'
- better search options in right-click menu
- the 'Open All in Tabs' link removed from bookmarks toolbar
- all pre-installed bookmarks now in sub-folder 'Go', freeing space in your bookmarks toolbar
- combined refresh/stop button.. You must move the 'stop' button before (to the left of) the 'refresh' button!
Please post any mirrors if you can, as various hosting services don't work for some. Thanks.
Screenshot below
Why make
browser for Puppy?
Yes we have enough choice already, to the point of confusion. Firedog is a full-online suite, not a web browser. It's ideal for any puplet with no office, browser or mail, like ChoicePup or Puppy Arcade. It's fast, very stable, very easy to use and has many cool features and customisations.
A lot of the latest browsers are available for Puppy, but these often have a few bugs, occasionally crash and don't run so well on older systems. Firedog is based on Firefox 2 as it is more stable on Puppy and uses mostly the same addons as FF3 - but with smaller filesizes.
- What's in Firedog?
Adobe Flash player 9 is included, but updating Flash is easy. See 'Updating Flash' below.
Brief - a simple and powerful RSS/ATOM news reader
Chatzilla - a fully featured IRC chat client
FireFTP - an excellent FTP client
Flash Video Downloader - reliable, fast video downloads
Open IT Online - integrates online office apps with office files
SimpleMail - a multi-account email client
Xinha - a powerful WYSIWYG editor
Zoho Quick Read - optionally open .doc, docx files (etc) straight into Zoho Writer
AdBlock Plus - remove adverts from the web
BetterPrivacy - auto remove all LSO (flash) cookies
BlockSite - totally blocks any domains you choose
Stealthier - optionally disable all traces of browsing, like history, cache, etc
TACO - targeted advertising cookie opt-out, automatic
Right-Click Features:
abcTajpu - easily add international characters like À, ě, й, ξ, ,ش
BugMeNot - get working login details for popular sites
Extended Copy Menu - lots of improved copy options
QuickDrag - eaily copy/open URLs, images etc by highlighting them and dragging them to anywhere!
QuoteURL Text - easily create a quote when you copy text
Spell Checker - right-click on an input field to enable it
TinyEye - good image search, right-click on an image
abcTajpu Keyboard - easily type foreign alphabets (in 'Menu->Tools)
Add Bookmark Here - adds a very convenient link to Bookmarks menu
Bookmarks - lots of great bookmarks, in a removable toolbar
Downloads in Tabs - a nice download manager in a separate tab
ErrorZilla - improved error pages, helps you find what you wanted
Faviconize Tabs - double click a tab to show/hide its title, space saver
Fasterfox - improves website loading times
Locate in Bookmarks - find bookmarks more easily in sidebar
LocationBar2 - improved location bar, with breadcrumb etc
Organize Status Bar - disable or move anything you like in the status bar
Restart Firefox - adds menu item 'Menu->File->Restart'
TinyMenu - space saver, all menu items now found under 'Menu'
You can find lots of great applications and addons in 'Bookmarks Toolbar->Addons'. This includes
special applications and pages hacked out of Firedog
that you can't otherwise find, for your pleasure and convenience!!
And more! (see changes to 1.1 and 1.2, above)
Firedog as a 'help-viewer'
firefox -chrome (url)
' can be used to display your URLs with NO menu, toolbars or buttons - just like PuppyBrowser. Despite some sites wrongly saying JS doesn't work, Firefox works very well in 'chrome' mode, especially as a 'help viewer'.
Updating Flash:
- works perfectly for me on Puppy 4.2. It's fast, and works in fullscreen.
To upgrade manually, replace
with a new one.
Further Customisation:
Firedog uses the same font-size as Seamonkey for its menus and toolbars (12px). But you can change the size of these fonts simply by installing the pet files under 'Optional Downloads'.
History is not remembered by default. To keep your history, you must enable this option in 'Menu->File->Edit->Preferences'
To enable Chinese characters on websites, install this pet file:
to customise further.
To remove Seamonkey completely and safely :
Installation Warning:
Firedog uses the
folder. This does not alter Seamonkey but
will NOT work due to 'missing' libs such as
, although most of these libs can be found in
To fix this, Firedog replaces Puppybrowser as the default help viewer, using 'chrome' mode
Feedback welcomed:
I wanna see Firedog used as the default browser in Puppy. Discuss!
Optional Downloads:
Use smaller fonts in Firedog menus and toolbars (11px)
1520 Time(s)
Restore larger fonts in Firedog menus and toolbars (12px).
1517 Time(s)
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Screenshot shows Firedog in Puppy 4.3, with the Bookmarks Toolar & SideBar (both hidden easily), Xinha tabbed and FireFTP in its own window!! Notice the HUGE amount of screenspace, custom branding and the addons in the top-right corner.
The GUI font has been improved and looks much nicer now and notice how some tabs have been minimized to show only icons - this is simply enabled/disabled by a double-click on the tab.
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E-Mail Client, News Reader, IRC Client, FTP Client, WYSIWYG Editor, Flash Player 9
Excellent post introducing this SFS
Will put a link on the wiki
I won't be using it personally (prefer Flash 10)
Is it easy to upgrade to flash 10 with this SFS?
Also because it is not designed for 4.3.1 that I am using - would have to update.
Very interested how our Firefoxy users get on
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Lobster wrote:
Is it easy to upgrade to flash 10 with this SFS? Also because it is not designed for 4.3.1 that I am using - would have to update.
I've added info on updating Flash to the main post - I'm sure others will find it useful.
[edit] I've now uploaded Firefox Suite for Puppy 4.3 - link in the main post
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Very nice, sc0ttman,
I ran it in Puppy431 both from bootmanager and with SFS_Linker and it performed well.
Pixlr and Queeky keep insisting on downloading latest Flash but Firefox handles that no problem and then they work fine.
Mind if I ask why the separate .pet for the menu items? Why not just put them in the SFS?
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jrb wrote:
Mind if I ask why the separate .pet for the menu items? Why not just put them in the SFS?
[update] These links are now included in Firedog, however I've added only the FF extensions, not Pixlr or Queeky, as these are available in the bookmarks anyway and many people may use an office-suite alongside Firedog.
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Does this Firefox Suite support display of Chinese characters out of the box? If not, is there a plug-in available to do this?
Also, is there an easy way to move one's bookmarks and passwords from Seamonkey to Firefox, and vice-versa?
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Does Firefox Suite support Chinese characters out of the box? If not, is there a plug-in available to do this?
[solved] Yes, a pet file. Main post updated. Link to pet file included.
otropogo wrote:
Also, is there an easy way to move one's bookmarks and passwords from Seamonkey to Firefox, and vice-versa?
Yes, export your bookmarks from Seamonkey/Firefox to create
.. Then import this file into the other browser.. You may need to do a little cleaning after, but it works. For passwords, I don't know.
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So far as I know, none of the standard Puppy installs have come with Chinese character support. But there was/is a pet that allows such support to be added, at least for Seamonkey.
I had added such support previously for Puppy 3.9/4.0, but my 2fs file got destroyed, and I haven't been able to find the directions for reinstalling it.
It requires international character support to be installed IIRC, and then some Chinese fonts. It may be that this would work for any browsers installed.
Searching the forums on this topic, all I've found has to do with localization, which, if I understand it correctly, involves converting the entire OS to another language, so that all menus, etc. would be in Chinese,for example. Definitely not what I want.
My Chinese is barely good enough, that with a Chinese web page displayed properly, I can make out what it says sometimes with the help of Google translate.
If there is a Firefox plugin for Chinese, can I let it install in Puppy, or will that throw a spanner in the works?
I know I regularly get notices from Seamonkey that there's a new version, and inviting me to upgrade. But my understanding is that one has to wait for a new pet.
Similarly, I was just at the mozilla no-script download site, and it invited me to install the no-script addon, but I declined, fearing it would end up crippling my Puppy Seamonkey.
Are these valid concerns?
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Edited to remove scolding about license:
Thanks for your efforts and contribution to the open-sources software movement.
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[edit] @amigo. Rebranded - be happy. Don't say I'm not ridiculously nice.
@otropogo - About adding extensions to Firedog... All extensions made for Firefox 2 should work fine in Firedog, but sorry, I can't tell you about Seamonkey - see the Seamonkey threads.
[update] .Pet file added to main post for Chinese character support.
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Okay, so you didn't re-comile it, you still can't re-distribute the altered binary package from the developers and still use the name firefox -and you certainly can't go including non-free components like adobe flash plugins wit it. Read the license, dude. Even debian can't use the firefox name when they distribute their patched versions -since the patches are not officially approved and included in the main sources.
I truly congratulate you for any legitimate efforts you make to contribute the the open-source software movement. But stop and imagine, if all the original developers followed your example, would you be able to do what you do? No! Keep it clean -the effort to do so is a small price to pay for the freedom given by the original developers and their choice of licenses...
Don't be mad -think about it with a cool head and resolve to do the Right Thing -even when others around you don't.
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Main post updated. Please see it. The post above, by amigo, is now irrelavant.
News: Firefox Suite has been rebranded as Firedog... Some improvements have also been made in font GUI display, small updates in features and a few other tweaks.
Firedog now includes all the menu entries mentioned above as standard, no PET files needed.
New screenshot also added so you can see the nicer GUI fonts in Puppy 4.3.
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Firedog is now available in a pet file.
This has been added to the main post. The pet file works on Puppy 4.2 and 4.3 with no differences, and it includes all start menu entries (for FireFTP, Xinha, etc) and can be easily removed in the package manager.
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John Giordani needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 617 designs submitted by 101 freelance designers.
Deerfield Partners
We are 100% focused on the sale of newly built Walgreens. So, you might want to look at and consider incorporating or complementing the Walgreens corporate color scheme as their logo is also used often when we are marketing properties for sale.
We are a new company composed of exactly 2 people! Hence, "Partners." However, partnership also is something we reference often in courting new clients, as we are in this for the long-haul and are building partnerships with these clients that will last a lifetime.
We are young guys in our early 30s, but very professional and have solid business backgrounds. We work remotely most of the time. We are Mac and iPhone guys.
We have three audiences. First, and most important, are the people mentioned above...the entrepreneurs who are developing properties for Walgreens. Our clients are also mostly small partnerships and entrepreneurs.
2nd target are investors who are wealthy and might consider buying a Walgreens investment property. Generally, these people have net worth of $20M+, read the Wall Street Journal, etc.
3rd target is commercial real estate brokers nationwide who may know investors who are looking to buy Walgreens deals, but will come to us to find the best property for their investor to buy.
Deerfield has NOTHING to do with deers! Rather it is an inside and nuanced nod to our primary target customer: real estate developers who build Walgreens drugstores.
We are 100% focused on the sale of newly built Walgreens. So, you might want to look at and consider incorporating or complementing the Walgreens corporate color scheme as their logo is also used often when we are marketing properties for sale.
We would like to have the name and logo NOT be intertwined, so that we could use each independently if need be...
We are looking for a logo to be simple, clean, along the lines of a professional firm such as investment bank, law firm, consulting firm. But not be too bland.
Work in a tagline component that could be included or excluded at our discretion for different marketing spots. Examples: 100% Focused on Walgreens; Experts in Walgreens Investment Properties, The WAG Experts
To give you a feel, here is an example of our current marketing packages which we generally like:
Our next project will likely be redesigning the property marketing packages around the new logo; so colors can change; but obviously, the red Walgreens logo won't.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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From The Files Of September 28, 1989 '89 Hurricane Hugo, which caused such destruction in Charleston, S.C., and continues northward inland last Friday, bypassed Fulton
County to the west. Strong winds and rain were felt in its wake.
Four months after the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry ordered Overly-Raker Inc. to halt their practice of using home workers in their manufacturing industry, the company is still struggling to regroup and restructure their business in order to survive in the marketplace. But late last month, help came from an unexpected place and, according to company President Helen Overly, the offer to help was somewhat of a mixed blessing. The offer came from one of O-R's colleagues in the gift business when he heard of their plight. The man offered the use of his sewing factory located in the southern part of mainland China. The owner offered to allow Overly-Raker to ship the cut materials to the factory where it would be sewn and returned to the McConnellsburg factory for stuffing, dressing and assembling.
Bargaining sessions have been scheduled for next week by the state mediator in negotiations between the Central Fulton and Southern Fulton school districts and their teachers' unions, according to the state mediator.
Libbie Martin of Needmore will be celebrating her 90th birthday on October 7.
Specials at the IGA: Pillsbury flour, 89 cents, 5-lb. bag; large head cauliflower 99 cents; Peter Pan peanut butter, $2.99; Bartlett pears, 49 cents lb.
Thirty MHS advanced biology students and three chaperones left McConnellsburg High School for an educational adventure September 6 to Wallops Island, Va. The group will participate in a four-day pre-college coastal oceanography program at the Marine Science Consortium.
Mr. and Mrs. Bart Elbin of Warfordsburg announce the birth of their second child, a daughter, Kelly Eileen, on September 19.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Russelll of Needmore on September 15; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ling of Waterfall on September 18; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Middaugh of Doylesburg on September 21.
Marriage licenses: Sammie Peck Sr., Fort Littleton, and Alice Browand, Fort Littleton; James Peterson, Greencastle, and Barbara Sharpe, McConnellsburg; Timothy Jones, Neelyton, and Cynthia Piper, Neelyton; Shane Meyers, Hustontown, and Estelle Ridge, Hustontown; David Miller, Warfordsburg, and Virginia Smith, Warfordsburg.
Deaths: Bessie Gordon, Big Cove Tannery; James Taylor, Hopewell; Harry Brison, Mercersburg; Phyllis Blasy, Hancock; Sidney Lucas, Warfordsburg; Warren O'Rourke, Hancock; Mason Ramsey, Breezewood.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of September 27, 1979 '79 The decommissioned Saxton Nuclear Reactor, recently the target of media attention and some local criticism, has now been determined
as the site of low-level radioactive contamination.
County Commissioner Delmar Mellott and other residents of Fulton County attended dedication ceremonies for the Potomac Bend Medical Center in Hancock Sunday afternoon.
Rodney Barton, director of the Franklin-Fulton Child Development Corp., announced that the child daycare center will be moving into the Hel-Mar Restaurant north of McConnellsburg next week.
Specials at the IGA: Kraft mayonnaise, $1.29, 32 ozs.; potatoes,77 cents, 10 lbs.; chuck roast, $1.59 lb.; Lebanon bologna, $2.09 lb.
Now playing at the Fulton Theatre: "Hardcore;" playing at the Reality: "Escape from Alcatraz."
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Denison of Shirleysburg on September 14; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Adolfa Figueroa of Hancock on September 15; a son Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Royer of Berkeley Springs on September 16; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clippinger of McConnellsburg on September 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Babcock of Orbisonia on September 19; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Rex Smith of Lemasters on September 19; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sullivan of Hancock on September 20.
Deaths: Harry Lee Clevenger, McConnellsburg; Frank Seville, Brodbeck; Micah Taylor, Hustontown; Mrs. Barbara A. Lushbaugh, Mercersburg.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 9, 1969 '69 Miss Violet Plantz, former director of Fulton County's Services for Children and Aging, brought recognition to the county
and honors to herself as a dedicated social worker by being chosen last week to receive the Robert Lonogan Award for showing the most creative and innovative ideas in establishing services for the aged.
The current issue of the Game Commission's newsletter contained the following comment from Carl Jarrett of McConnellsburg: "In answer to a request from sightseers at the Meadow Grounds Lake, I accompanied them to the area where they reported an animal in some kind of a trap. It turned out to be a small raccoon hopelessly impaled and entangled with a large jointed plug and about 20 feet of line." In the same newsletter was this comment from land management supervisor William Shaffer, who recently moved to Huntingdon from McConnellsburg: "State game lands No. 99 in Huntingdon County is living up to its reputation for rattlesnakes again this year. To date, there have been more than 60 rattlers either killed or taken alive on a very small area of the game lands and state forestlands nearby."
The Fairview Methodist Church was the setting for the September 27 wedding of Susan Black, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Black of Waterfall, to Samuel Ranck II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ranck of Hustontown.
Specials at the IGA: franks, 59 cents lb.; sirloin steak, $1.15 lb.; strawberry preserves, 49 cents, 2-lb. jar; Libby cling peaches, 29 cents 1-lb., 13-oz. can; potatoes, 79 cents, 20-lb. bag.
Deaths: Ralph M. Shuke, Six Mile Run; Harold Fox, Fort Loudon; Eliza Cook, Fort Littleton; Scott Gordon, Mercersburg.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Kendall of McConnellsburg on September 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Brubaker of Warfordsburg on October 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watkins of Todd on October 3.
When Fulton County was first formed in 1850, one of the products for which it became famous was its fine quality buckwheat flour, ground at the grist mills which flourished in the county. One of the most productive of these mills was the old Baldwin Mill at Burnt Cabins, which remained in operation and in the Baldwin family until nine years ago. It was last operated by the late C. Stull Baldwin, one of Fulton County's more colorful personages, known for his wit and good humor as well as the miller of well-known buckwheat flour. Upon his death, the mill was sold to John Mellott and was later purchased by John D. Blattenberger of Martinsburg, Pa. Mr. Blattenberger announced this week that the mill is once more in operation, grinding grain in the same way it was ground years ago and packaged under the "Burnt Cabins Grist Mill" label.
News of men in service: as the Firebee target drone enters the firing range, Ground Intercept control orders the waiting pilots to "scramble." Screaming in to the air, the speeding F-106 Delta Dart jets in for the search, intercept and kill off the "invader." The scene is the Air Defense Weapons Center at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, where Maj. Harold P. Knepper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Knepper of McConnellsburg, is undergoing three weeks of training with other members of his unit. Maj. Knepper is a flying safety officer in the Aerospace Defense Command's 318 Fighter Intercepter Squadron, stationed at McChord Air Force Base in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Clive M. Hixon of Hancock were honored on their 50th wedding anniversary on September 14.
Miss Brenda Stake and Richard Peck exchanged wedding vows on Saturday, August 16, in the Presbyterian Church of Amberson, Pa. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stake of Amberson. Parents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Park of Burnt Cabins.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 8, 1959 '59 Interesting note: pictured in Life magazine last week were President Dwight Eisenhower and Premier Kruhruschev of Russia
standing on the walk leading to "Ike's" cabin at Camp David. The walk they are standing on in the picture was built by John Mellott and his sons, Carl and Elmer of Harrisonville.
Constance Hunsecker was named semifinalist in the 1959-60 National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.
The first meeting of the Forbes Road Joint Parents- Teachers Association is planned for October 13.
Beatrice Secrist was elected president of the Fulton County Women of Pennsylvania at a meeting on October 1. Other officers elected were Ruth Richards, vice president; Ruth Mellott, secretary; and Gladys Kendall, treasurer.
Fred Mellott was presented with an achievement award and pin for his outstanding work as Cancer Crusade chairman for the past several yeas.
Applications for marriage licenses were made at the local courthouse last week by Edward Benson and Jessie Breward, both of Vernona, Pa., and Neill E. Miller, Hancock, and Audrea Jean Morton, Needmore.
In this issue Fred L. Stenger, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, describes a visit by Soviet Premier Khruschhev to the university.
In this issue readers are given illustrated instructions on how to make "do-it-yourself" fallout shelter put out by the office of Civil Defense Mobilization.
The 60th Fulton County reunion of people residing in and around Seneca County, Ohio, was held on September 20 in Clyde, Ohio. There were 56 people present.
The statement of ownership and circulation, as required by the Postal Service, printed in this issue shows the "News" has a circulation of 1,500 as of October 2, 1959.
The home and personal property of Mrs. Daisy D. Washabaugh and Mrs. Mildred Strait, McConnellsburg, are advertised for public sale on October 10.
William B. Johnson, Wells Tannery, suffered a broken jaw in an auto accident near Waterfall on October 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Border of Cleveland were called to her home at Wells Tannery due to the death of her uncle, Glenn Foster.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the House Funeral Home, Hustontown, for Mrs. Mary Agnes (Kirk) Lamberson, 90, who passed away on Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ferne Foster, Turtle Creek, Pa.
Specials at Carmack's Store feature bacon at 33 cents a pound and Coca Cola, 24 bottles at 85 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Duvall Jr. announce the birth of a daughter on October 1. Mrs. Duvall is the former Sarah Mellott.
Chamber of Commerce members, at a meeting on September 30, voted unanimously in favor of Central Sewerage facilities following complaints of the offensive odor coming from the creek west of town.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 13, 1949 '49 A front-page story in this issue calls attention to the fact that the News is now 50 years old. As a part of the story, these items
were reprinted from the first paper printed by B.W. Peck on September 21, 1899: "Harry S. Hamil, son of Alex Hamil of Fort Loudon, was one of the recruits enrolled at Chambersburg last week to go and help whip the Philippines," "George O. Lynch, Crystal Spring's heavyweight merchant, spent Sunday with his brother, Prothonotary Frank M. Lynch," "In the J.K. Johnston advertisement, men's strong black suits were listed at $1.90; suits for boys 7 to 14 years, at $1.00;" "The price of the News was $1 per annum in advance." The story also tells of the first obituary printed in the News, that of a next-door neighbor, Dr. Wm. F. Trout, who died at his home on September 7, 1899.
Rev. Burton C. Bastuscheck, local Methodist pastor, has been assigned to Van Buren County, Iowa, where he will organize and head a countywide rural church program.
Mrs. H.P. Kies, who was stricken with polio in September, returned home from the Harrisburg Hospital on Saturday. Her arm and throat are responding to the treatment.
Mrs. Benjamin Lane, 22, of Hustontown, was admitted to Chambersburg Hospital on Sunday for treatment of burns of the abdomen, left arm and hand and right forearm she received when a pressure cooker exploded while she was preparing dinner.
Born: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shotts of Laidig on October 11.
A motion was adopted by the Borough Council on Tuesday to apply at the commonwealth for permission to install street lights at the intersections of First and Second streets with the Lincoln Highway.
Gerald Stunkard and Joan Fields were wed October 1.
Dale Ramsey, 23, of Clear Ridge, was admitted to Chambersburg Hospital on Monday for treatment to injuries he received when a motorcycle he was driving collided near Knobsville with a 1947 Cadillac driven by Paul L. Truax of McConnellsburg. He received brush burns, lacerations and possible fracture of the little finger.
Billie Alexander, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Alexander, celebrated his fourth birthday on Saturday.
Deaths: Mrs. George B. Evans of Thompson Township; Mrs. William Knepper of Three Springs.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of October 12, 1939 '39 L.A. Sipes and sister, Miss Ella, have returned to Billings, Ind., after spending several weeks with the one remaining member of
their family, Mrs. Newton Edwards and husband of Wells Tannery. This was their first visit back to Fulton County in more than 30 years.
Death: Mrs. Ella Mae Shugarts Worrall of Reedsville.
Mary Alice Velbneter has been elected president of the Young Peoples' Choir of the local Methodist Church. Other officers are Christine Pearson, vice president; Dorothy Paylor, secretary; Jean Paylor, treasurer; Erma Knouse Stinson, librarian; Marian Morton, director; and Jean Paylor, pianist.
A Little Farm Products Show for farm boys of Fulton and Franklin counties is now being planned by the Lions Club of McConnellsburg, Waynesboro and Chambersburg. The exact date will be announced late.
The MHS soccer team won its third of four games on Friday when it defeated Dry Run by a score of 4-2. Local scorers were Paul Henry, with a two-goal credit, Dave Lynch and Herman Mellott.
An FFA Chapter has been organized at the Taylor Township High School with these officers: Sheldon Hess, president; Edwin Wright, vice president; Ralph Locke, secretary; Ernest Gladfelter, treasurer; and Earl Alloway, reporter.
Ten-year-old George Oliver of Harrisonville is a pa- tient in Everett Hospital suffering from a fractured leg he received on Sunday when a horse he was leading fell on him.
G.C. Fields, local barber, is suffering from a very sore ear. When going through his garden last Saturday, he brushed his head against a clothesline and a piece of wire, where the line had been spliced, pierced and tore the lobe of his ear. He was taken to a local doctor, where four stitches were required to repair the damage.
The "Buy Now Broadcast," the radio series sponsored by local businessmen, was heard over WJEJ for the first time last Tuesday. Winners of the free awards were Leo Fields, box of chocolates form McLaughlin's Drug Store; Robert Alexander, a grease job from R&G Motor Co.; Raymond C. Wible, knitting bag from Fulton Furniture Store; Charles Ott and Oscar Unger, free passes to Fulton Theatre; Mrs. Emma Bivens, sack of flour from Kendall's Mill; Harold C. Welsh, shirt from Morton's Men's Shop; Walter Shaw, cake from Ray's Bakery; and Kenneth Spangler, flashlight from Harvey Bergstresser.
Judge W.C. Sheely will be the guest speaker at the rally day services on Sunday in the local Reformed Church.
Harold King and Ethel Roher were wed September 30.
Mrs. Harry Hamil has been elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary. She will be assisted by these other officers: Mrs. Ray Guyer, vice president; Miss Nellie Hays, second vice president; Rheue C. Barmont, secretary; Mrs. Boyd B. Fore, treasurer; Mrs. Louise Swope, sergeant-at-arms; and Mrs. C.R. Spangler, chaplain.
The local Lions Club celebrated its third anniversary on Tuesday evening with a ladies' night celebration at the Fulton House.
Harry Woodall and sisters, Miss Blanche and Mrs. Small, of Chambersburg, were renewing acquaintances here last week. Miss Blanche taught school at Chambersburg for a number of years but resigned recently. Their father, H.H. Kendall, taught school in Fulton County and was superintendent back in the 70s.
Harvey I. Raker of town fell on Tuesday, tearing a ligament in his shoulder.
Freda Warthin, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Warthin of McConnellsburg, received a broken arm last week while rollerskating.
80 Years Ago
From the Files of October 10, 1929 '29 Mrs. Lavina Hill, who will celebrate her 91st birthday in
December, suffered a broken arm and wrist in a fall on Saturday. Mrs. Hill, who is as agile as one much younger, was baking a cake at her home when she accidentally fell.
Deaths: William Bedford of St. Thomas; Miss Carrie Sterrett Greathead of McConnellsburg.
Luther Stinson of Burnt Cabins received a crushed foot last week while moving an engine.
Walter Oppel and Emma Grace Campbell were married on September 14.
Dr. Paul K. Evans and Jane Emmett were married on September 21.
Kenneth Glazier has purchased a portion of The First National Bank lot in Mc- Connellsburg and will build a feed store and residence.
Recent births: a daughter on September 29 to Mr. and Mrs. David W. Harr of Ayr Township; a son on September 7 to Mr. and Mrs. John Culler of Ayr Township; a son on September 23 to Prothonotary and Mrs. Charles W. Mellott of McConnellsburg; a son on October 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Bivens of McConnellsburg; a son on September 19 to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Helman of Ayr Township; a son, Berlin Edwards, on September 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Divens of Todd Township; a son on September 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Levi Seville of Ayr Township.
John E. Geissinger and Helen Edythe Horton were married on September 26.
J. Willard Snyder sold his residence and garage on Lincoln Way East to A.L. Wible on October 4 for $4,100. The Snyders have rented the Dr. Robinson house.
This year marks the beginning of the 31st year of The Fulton County News. During that time, there have been two editors, B.W. Peck, who founded the "News" and remained as editor for 22 years, and E.M. Krug, who has wielded the pen for eight yeas.
Joseph Palier and Rhoda Cowan were married October 4.
Helen Shafer marked her ninth birthday on September 21.


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From The Files Of March 29, 1990 '90 The new year ushered in a new decade while 1990 has also brought a very tough McConnellsburg High School girls' basketball
team. Known to all as the Lady Spartans, they have turned doubters into believers by earning the right to play in the PIAA Class A state tourney semifinals. At this point, MHS is 24-3. A win Wednesday night against District 6 powerhouse Bellwood-Antis would give the team 25 wins, a school record, and also advance them into the state final against either Pottsville Nativity BVM or Minersville Saturday at Hersheypark Arena.
Fulton County Chamber of Commerce honored two outstanding citizens at its 21st annual awards banquet Saturday evening at McConnellsburg firehall. James M. Schall of McConnellsburg and William G. Hine of Harrisonville both received the "Outstanding Citizen" award for years of devotion to civic duty. William Hine received the Outstanding Citizen award from Donald Bard.
Darla and Duane Shives of Needmore are the proud parents of the Fulton County Farmers Association Ag Baby. Each year, the association, under the sponsorship of the Women's Committee, honors the first baby born at Fulton County Medical Center during Ag Week. The new baby boy, Derek Dougals Shives, weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces and was delivered by Dr. Sue Peck on March 26.
Deaths: Erin C. Moffat, daughter of Daryl and Dawn M. (Moore) Moffat, McConnellsburg; Albert Barnhart, Warfordsburg; Georgelyn Cordell, Newville; Cecil McCumbee, Berkeley Springs; Harold Cutchall, Mercersburg; Robert Strait Sr., Waynesboro; Russell Pool Sr., Spring Run.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis DeShong of McConnellsburg on March 15; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fischer of Crystal Spring on March 17; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Loren Barclay of Harrisonville on March 17; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gabrielson of Broad Top on March 20; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leverknight of Mercersburg on March 21; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Runk of Spring Run on March 22; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Truax of Berkeley Springs on March 22.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of March 27, 1980 '80 Richard Potts, the Amaranth farmer who last year decided to build his own still, has been chosen by the federal government to
carry his message of fuel alcohol advocacy throughout the eastern United States. Potts will begin a tour Friday in an alcohol-fueled van sponsored by the federal Department of Energy, Solar Energy Research Institute, and the American Agricultural Foundation.
Heavy rain last Friday created two rockslides on Interstate 70, according to local PennDOT manager Harold Harmon. Harmon said he had two crews out Friday evening until 8:00 p.m. clearing away the slides.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Parks of Maddensville were presented with an award last Wednesday for shipping milk for a quarter of a century through the Interstate Milk Producers Cooperative.
Deaths: Lewis J. Krugh, Burnt Cabins; Joseph E. Weaver Sr., Hagerstown; Glen Duvall, Mount Union; Ralph C. Hann, Wood; Ruth Hess, Huntingdon; John Stunkard, Wells Tannery; Grant Mellott, Everett; Catherine Kline, Everett; Chester W. Feagley, Big Cove Tannery.
Specials at the IGA: Chicken of the Sea tuna, 79 cents; Blue Bonnet margarine quarters, 2 for $1; boneless chuck roast, $1.49 lb.; giant-size, 3-lb. Tide, $1.59.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hann of McConnellsburg on March 15; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clair Reed of Orbisonia on March 21; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bookheimer of McConnellsburg on March 18; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowman of Hancock on March 14; a daughter to Mr. an Mrs. Roger Gordon of Fort Loudon on March 16.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ellis Swadley celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary wih a surprise celebration at the Needmore Firehall on February 17.
Marriage licenses: Harry T. Lanehart Jr. and Lynn Fetters, both of McConnellsburg; Kenneth G. Strait Jr., Warfordsburg, and Geraldine M. Strait, Needmore; Ernest W. King, Waterfall, and Laura J. McKenna, Darlington, Md.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of April 9, 1970 '70 The hurricane-force windstorm which hit this area last Thursday interrupted telephone and electric service in some parts of
the county, blew down trees, upset trailers and took roofs off numerous buildings on a number of farms. The high winds lasted most of the day and throughout the night. No official estimate of wind damage in the county has been made but in all probability would run into the thousands of dollars.
Susan Martz, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martz of Hustontown, has undertaken a project to purchase an artificial kidney machine by saving 600,000 coupons from Betty Crocker products. The machine will be given to a hospital in this area to help kidney patients and will be donated in memory of Susan's brother, David, who died of kidney disease on January 8, 1968.
Engagement: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Warfordsburg wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Corine, to John W. Moon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Moon of Georgia.
The Dublin Mills correspondent reports that the weather bureau has said that 66 inches of snow fell this winter and to top it off, nine inches fell here on Easter morning, and on April 2 we had the highest waters of the winter, flooded streams stopping traffic.
Specials at the IGA: jumbo bologna, 59 cents lb.; IGA frozen potpies, 17 cents; Borden's ice cream bar, 89 cents, 12 pk.; red delicious apples, 39 cents, 3-lb. bag.
Deaths: Wilmer D. Laidig, McConnellsurg; Daniel F. Lape, Mapleton; Reuben B. Mellott, Needmore; Rhoda Cromwell, Middletown.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bair of Shade Gap on March 28; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Middaugh of Doylesburg on April 1; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Truax of McConnellsburg on April 2; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hann of McConnellsburg on April 3.
Welcome home to Steve Cook of Needmore from his service in Vietnam. He will enjoy a 30-day furlough before returning to U.S. service.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of April 14, 1960 '60William E. Weaver, 68, of Sipes Mill, Harrisonville, was killed instantly in an automobile accident in Grant County,
W.Va., last Wednesday morning. His wife, Elizabeth, and friend Mrs. Bolivia Miller of Bedford County were seriously injured and admitted to the Grant County Memorial Hospital. The station wagon driven by Mr. Weaver collided with a mail truck on a sharp curve.
Cloyd Stahle was elected commander of the McConnellsburg VFW Post at a meeting on March 17.
The home of Daryl North located between Fort Littleton and Burnt Cabins and owned by Robert Glunt, Burnt Cabins, was completely destroyed by fire last Friday.
Elsie Sipes was installed as president of the VFW Auxiliary on April 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ott, 21 Lincoln Way, McConnellsburg, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at an open house on April 20.
Twelve 4-H Clubs were started in Fulton County this year, according to county agent H.P. Kies, who has been organizing the clubs and their leaders. The first meeting of the Buck Valley 4-H Club was held on March 30 at the Christian Church.
The Gene Ward family, whose home was badly damaged by fire recently, are living in the Mrs. Martha Stahle, Needmore, apartment while their home is being rebuilt.
The Truax and Smith Barber Shop at Needmore is now completely equipped and ready for service.
Paul Ott, Lyle Duffey, Ray Stumpf and William Koehler formed a vocal quartet and gave a recital at the local school for the Musical Appreciation Program on April 6.
Mrs. Nevin Montgomery of Indiana, Pa., presented a beautiful communion table to the Burnt Cabins Presbyterian Church in memory of her brother, Samuel Doran, on Sunday.
Mrs. Bobby Kirk, Warfordsburg, was admitted to Waynesboro Hospital on Sunday for surgery.
Born at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Truax, Warfordsburg, on April 4.
Stanley Strait and Lester Carmack will be running for the office of Democratic county chairman at the primary election on April 26.
Death: James W. Gills, Mount Union, formerly of McConnellsburg.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of April 13, 1950 '50 Harold C. Welsh, county superintendent of schools for the past three terms, was re-elected on Tuesday by a vote of 32 as compared to 22 for his opponent, Fred Lamberson.
Lewis Crouse of Ayr Township was taken to Waynesboro Hospital on April 10, suffering from a stroke.
The Public Utility commissioner has approved the purchase of the McConnellsburg Water Co. by the McConnellsburg Municipal Authority for the sum of $69,478.
Births: a daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Chester Wible of Hustontown on April 4; a daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Harry W. Mellott of Cito on April 9.
Charlie Spivak and his world famous orchestra will appear in McConnellsburg on April 20, the fourth big name band to be featured at the local Legion home.
Willis F. Daniels, prominent Harrisburg attorney who was born in McConnellsburg, marked his 51st birthday on April 3.
Miss Doris Hamil of town has become engaged to Donald Bailey of Beavertown, Pa.
"Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible."
Deaths: Mrs. Wishard Deshong of Johnstown; Crist A. Carbaugh of Freeport, Ill.; Charles Floyd Snyder of Maddensville; Daniel Webster Knauff of Ayr Township.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of April 11, 1940 '40 Penna.'s emergency cigarette tax, major item in 1937 list which was reenacted by the 1939 Legislature, has been held unconstitutional by the Dauphin County Court. A levy of 1 cent on each unit of 10 cigarettes was contested by a Philadelphia manufacturer of a brand of cigarettes retailing at 10 cents for a package of 20. The tax yields approximately $900,000 monthly.
A Franklin County coroner's jury on Monday absolved a Myersville driver of all blame in the fatal accident in which Bert Henry, 64, off Todd Township, was killed last week.
Licensed to wed: Cadiz W. Schooley of Licking Creek Township and Reguhi E. Bergsted of Altoona; Grant E. Jones of Richmond Furnace and Anna C. Rotz of Fort Littleton.
Two men, Harry Hoffman of Fort Littleton and Clarence Lake of Knobsville, were arrested this week by Deputy Game Protector Lynn Bard and fined $45 each for failing to secure 1940 dog licenses.
Rev. J.M. Pheasant has been reappointed pastor of the local Methodist Church for the coming year.
On Tuesday of this week, Everett Reed, a turnpike worker from Wells Tannery, was arrested by motor police on a charge of assault and battery and surety of the peace. The charges were lodged against Reed by Mrs. Edna Clark of Wells Tannery. Reed was a boarder at the Clark home. He was committed to jail in default of $500 bond.
Mrs. Wilson Nace returned to her home last Thursday after spending several weeks in the Penn Hospital for observation and treatment.
A.U. Nace has been confined to bed for several weeks due to infirmities of age.
Death: Mrs. Price Davis of Cherry Tree.
Mrs. Blanche Peck is a patient in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Thurman Nesbitt was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital on April 1 for observation and a possible operation.
Mrs. Lillian Selser is confined to her home with diphtheria.
Mrs. A.J .Rotz underwent a operation at Waynesboro Hospital on Monday morning.
Dale Black of Center is now improving after being seriously ill with pneumonia.
Miss Katherine Hepburn, nationally known stage and screen star, stopped overnight in Bedford on Sunday after a slight accident involving her car and a motor police vehicle.
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From The Files Of April 10, 1930 '30 Deaths: W.A. Montague of near Decorum;
Otho Summers of McConnellsburg; Benjamin Franklin Shives of Sharpe; George Ellsworth Marshall of Todd Township.
David Harr and Ethel Keefer were married on March 27.
Prof. DeKalb Baldwin, who teaches at Sunbury, is spending some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Baldwin of Burnt Cabins.
Fifty-six of Fulton County's 60 school directors met at the courthouse on Tuesday and elected B.C. Lamberson as county superintendent of schools. He succeeds H.M. Griffith, who accomplished "splendid things" during his eight years of service as superintendent. During his term, one high school and four consolidated schools were built. The new superintendent is the teacher of the seventh and eighth grades in McConnellsburg and is a former superintendent.
Fish commissioner L.W. Seylar and several local sportsmen placed 80 cans of trout in Fulton County streams on Monday. Most of the trout were "beauties," about 11 inches in length.
Federal agents last Friday arrested two brothers and a woman of near Hancock on a charge of manufacturing moonshine. Confiscated in the raid were a 150-gallon copper still, 400 gallons of whiskey mash and nine gallons of whiskey at one site, and a 75-gallon still and 450 gallons of mash at a second location.
Charles O. Wilson moved last Thursday from near Knobsville to the Thurman Nesbitt farm in the Cove.
Richard McClain will graduate from Williamson Trade School, near Philadelphia, the latter part of April.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sipes and son Virgil moved on Tuesday from the McDowell Hotel to The First National Bank apartment, recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Scott Runyan and little daughter, who are now comfortably settled in the John Sheets property.
Edith E.M. Krug is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. John Nelson arrived home last Thursday after spending a year and a half with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O. Palmer of Rockledge, Fla. At present, she is staying with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rotz.
Bernice Adele is the name of the little girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Benson of Hustontown on April 1.
A daughter, Audrey, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray of McConnellsburg on April 5.
Deaths: Mrs. Olwilda Frehn of near Maddensville; William Helsel of South Fork.
The bodies of William Mort and Clarence Unger of Hancock, who were supposedly drowned two weeks ago, have not been recovered yet.
Master Glen Winters of Thompson Township received a broken arm last Wednesday evening while cranking a Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Glazier are getting ready to go to housekeeping in their new home near McConnellsburg.
Chester and Judson Deshong of Pleasant Ridge are sawing for D.D. Hann and B.A. Truax


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Representatives from Bowman Properties appeared before the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee Thursday night, May 3, to present plans that illustrate their progress on the schematic design for the Fresh Market building planned for 8200 Germantown Avenue, the site of the former Magarity Ford.
Bowman's managing partner Richard Snowden began the presentation by explaining its purpose as a "checkpoint" along the way. This and two other progress reports, expected between now and mid-October satisfy elements of Bowman's agreement with the Chestnut Hill Community Association, which were made last December.
The committee did not take any formal action on the plans, but appointed members to a technical review subcommittee to examine further the schematics and elevation drawings distributed by Bowman.
Richard Gelber, one of two of the project architects, presented the schematic layout of the building. He said the purpose of the presentation was to look at the progress being made to the design and receive feedback from the committee.
Gelber explained that the building has been pushed back from the property line along Hartwell Lane. The sketch showed planters placed along the building edge. As designed, the building height is currently 59 feet. The rules governing the design limited the height at 60 feet.
After listening to most of Gelber's comments, committee co-chair Cynthia Brey questioned whether the design Bowman presented Thursday truly complied with the development standards agreed to last year and codified in the document known as the term sheet.
Snowden referred Brey to a letter, signed by Gelber and distributed to committee members, which states that the schematics presented to the committee comply "with the Development Standards of the term sheet."
"That's the end of the discussion," he said.
Snowden added that the size of the building has not been expanded beyond the limits agreed to last year.
Committee co-chair John Landis said that the early design was subject to a change that moved the residential farther back over the market and asked whether the subsequent design included that change. Gelber confirmed that it did.
"The term sheet rules," Snowden reiterated.
Stan Runyan, the other project architect, presented sketches of the building façade that, Bowman representatives said were still "a work in progress." Runyan showed a building front along Germantown Avenue with three entrances, which Runyan described as "townhouse-like."
"This [design] is much friendlier," he said. "Ninety percent of the daily effort are really changes that make it look like it belongs in Chestnut Hill."
To that end, Runyan described the materials intended for the façade as schist up to the first ten feet, with a blue stone cap between the windows. The upper floors will feature brick, with antique-style wrought iron railings.
"What I was hoping this would be from the get-go is a quiet, dignified presence," Snowden said. "The goal here was to make this building a good neighbor, not to make a statement."
Committee member Andrew Moroz asked about plans for storm water management on the site. Project manager Seth Shapiro said they have conceptual approval from the Philadelphia Water Department. "We're subject to the new regulations," he said.
"In addition to bioswales, green roofs, and other plantings, we're also increasing the amount of underground retention basins under the parking lot," said Gelber. A bioswale is any landscape element that removes silt and other debris from rain water runoff. Shapiro added that the latest plans also include some pervious pavement – pavement that allows rain water to filter down through it instead of run off into other channels.
Plans for the town homes along Shawnee Street were not discussed Thursday. Landis explained that the reason for this was the two processes underway here. One is the discussion of the community development agreement, which includes the Shawnee Street town homes, and the review of the 8200 Germantown Ave. property, which does not. Thursday's meeting only addressed the 8200 Germantown Ave. property. Design and construction of the homes along Shawnee Street will be discussed at a later date.
Shapiro said that as of Thursday, construction of the market building will begin before the townhouses along Shawnee Street.
"The townhouses may or may not be under construction when the market opens," he said. As for construction of 8200, Shapiro said he "would love to apply for a building permit by the end of October."
Finally, Snowden referred to concerns and rumors regarding the fate of the building if Fresh Market opts out.
"We have a signed lease," Snowden said. "They've invested a lot of money on this site. If there are rumors out there about [Fresh Market not moving in], there's no validity to them."


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Cardiovascular Center named in honor of Samuel and Jean Frankel.
The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center has been named in honor of the late Samuel and Jean Frankel, whose foundation provided early support for the center's innovative model of caring for people with cardiovascular disease. On March 21, the U-M Board of Regents approved the naming to recognize the Frankels' groundbreaking support of the center. Gifts from the Frankels to advance health care and culture at the U-M are among the most generous in school history, and their heritage of philanthropy has elevated scholarship and culture worldwide.
A $25 million gift from the Samuel and Jean Frankel Foundation to the U-M Cardiovascular Center was announced anonymously when the center opened in 2007, and the naming marks the first time the donor has been named publicly. That gift offered immediate support for the Cardiovascular Center's clinical approach, a model never before attempted by a health care institution, which emphasizes cooperation among health care providers and puts patients and families first.
An additional $25 million was pledged to recognize the center accomplishing specific goals agreed upon by the donor and leaders of the center. Pleased with the success in meeting those goals, the family has committed the latest gift.
"It is with enormous pride that we are affiliated with Samuel and Jean Frankel, whose belief allowed us to create a path for others to follow," says Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., U-M executive vice president for medical affairs and chief executive officer of the Health System.
"The gift guarantees that innovative approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of patients and families with cardiovascular disease will continue at Michigan and provide a national model," Pescovitz says.
Highlights of that model are patientand family-centered care, and cooperation, excellence and results in all areas of the center's operations: clinical care, research and education.
The Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center's four physician directors and chief administrative officer call the gift an investment in the future of health care. "Medical professionals often work in the 'silo' of their own specialty, partly because of tradition and partly due to financial incentives that encourage an 'everyone-for-themselves' mentality. The directors of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center are striving to change that, and prove that there is a better way," according to the leaders.
In addition to providing worldclass care for their own patients, CVC members are leading efforts to improve the quality of care for heart attack, heart failure, heart surgery, angioplasty, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease at numerous Michigan hospitals. Published results of those efforts will enable doctors and hospitals nationwide to learn from them.
The Frankel Cardiovascular Center brings together all of the U-M Health System's specialists in preventing, treating and studying heart disease, blood vessel disorders and stroke — from cardiac surgeons and intensive-care nurses to laboratory scientists, cardiologists and heart-imaging specialists. Named one of the nation's top heart and vascular centers by many organizations, the 5-level facility includes operating rooms, clinics, inpatient beds, and indoor and outdoor healing gardens.
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The Frankels were generous donors to the Center for Jewish Studies in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The center was renamed the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies in recognition of their support.
Once students at LSA , Jean Frankel (B.A. 1936) and her husband, longtime Detroit-area real estate developer Samuel Frankel, provided funding in 2004 to create the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, which was the largest gift to LSA at the time.
"Jean and Samuel Frankel have made a lasting impact on our university with their generosity. Their deep support of the CVC has had an equally profound effect on the lives of patients and their families, which makes their gift all the more transformative," says University President Mary Sue Coleman, Ph.D.
In line with the donor's vision, the Frankel Cardiovascular Center will continue to be led by a team. The four directors — cardiologist Kim Eagle, M.D.; cardiologist David Pinsky, M.D.; cardiac surgeon Richard Prager, M.D.; and vascular surgeon James Stanley, M.D. – will ensure the gift is used to further the CVC 's mission and vision.
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RipOffReports has two claims—one of which was also sent to us by a reader—about Champions Movers and/or A.S.A.P. Relocations of San Jose, California. Or Fremont, California. That's part of the problem—they seem to be intentionally using a mixture of names and addresses to help hide from what's shaping up to be a terrible reputation.
One complaint claims that in June they bumped their quote from $1,070 to $2,460 after they'd loaded up her furniture and boxes, and threatened damage to her belongings if she didn't pay up and sign a new contract on the spot. She paid and signed, but immediately put a stop payment on the check, and she hasn't seen her furniture since.
She also says she went to their office at 453 Queens Lane to negotiate a fairer payment, only to discover that there wasn't any office there. After more research online she discovered many customers claiming that Champions Movers is also known as A.S.A.P. Relocations with the same address, and that the Better Business Bureau of San Jose has 88 complaints on file against A.S.A.P. and is on the blacklist at MovingScam.com.
The Champions Movers of the second complaint, on the other hand, lists an entirely different address in Fremont, and has "only" 4 BBB complaints against it and a different owner's name. Where the two stories intersect is that both customers claim that they were also given a third address, 2295 Ringwood Avenue, which is also registered to an A.S.A.P. Relocations but doesn't have any BBB complaints on file. In other words, if you think you're being a savvy consumer by researching either company on the BBB site, there's a good chance nothing will turn up unless you happen to search for the right name/address combo.
The reader who wrote to us has a list of legitimate complaints:
- they approximately tripled the amount they quoted to him
- although they promised a same-day move, they showed up so late in the evening that the move lasted until after midnight, at which point police were called by a disturbed neighbor and they had to postpone the move until the following afternoon;
- they damaged several items of furniture as well as the interior of the new home
To top things off, when he complained to the Better Business Bureau, they offered him coupons to a restaurant as compensation instead of a refund. (Click the third "More" link in the complaint report to read a detailed response by the company.)
So anyway: it's clear that a moving company that's shady can and will take a lot of extra measures to disguise its past and throw off potential customers who are trying to research them online. If you're looking for a moving company, don't just check your local BBB site. Look on MovingScam.com and RipOffReport, and check out their offices in person before agreeing to anything. You might also want to Google the company's address and the name of the owner to see if anything comes up.
Thomas' blog, with photos of the damage and a full story [TheCynicalUniverse] (thanks to Thomas!)
Thomas' complaint against Champions [RipOffReport]
Holly's complaint against Champions [RipOffReport]
Black List entry for A.S.A.P. Relocations in San Jose [MovingScam.com]
Customer reviews of Champions [Yelp]
Customer reviews of A.S.A.P. Relocations [Yelp]
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