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Brandy my year and half old Lab loved the snow. Me not so much.
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Before the next little addition of snow happens. I thought I would share a few photographs taken outside my home. Did not want to venture to much further.

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Looking back on this afternoon's event I can not help, but remember how we had to fight the developer who wanted to build the duplexes at Normandy Park. The Park had a small river running through it today, just as we had claimed happens. Inlets designed to take water from the Street were pouring water out into the street. Cars were floating, and a few sinking. Basements were flooded, but fortunately to my knowledge sewage did not seem to back-up. Need to keep watching this, however as people with improperly connected sump pumps start filling up the the sewer lines as they pump out their basements.

Tony Wood did an excellent job of capturing our 2009 Fourth of July Event with photographs. Please take an this opportunity to view more than 400 photographs of the event.

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The South Ardmore Betterment Alliance's - 4th of July Celebration started off with a traditional decorated wagon, bike, scooter, stroller competition. All the participants did an excellent job. Special thanks to our Judges who had a difficult job in selecting the winners. Our Judges were Larry Frankel, Rebecca Devine, and Commissioner Larry Holmes. Erica Keagy served as our recorder to document the accomplishments below.

Under 2
First - Jack Devine Second - Sophie Gressier Third - Ava Malosh

2-4
First - Richard Getz Second - Dylan Harrington Third - Jake White

5-7
First - Tanner Guynes Second - Joshua Minzer Third -Haley Shore

8-10
First - Rebecca Grayum Second - Luke Grayum Third - Ben Savitz

11-13
First - Firecracker Girls Second - Maddie Guynes Third - Cole Wright

The 2009 4th of July Athletic Events have been concluded, We want to thank Haverford A.C.'s for once again providing the manpower to conduct this traditional favorite part of the 4th of July event. Special Thanks to Rick Palena, Steve Winnick, and Ronnie O'Conner. Please let me apologize in advance for any mis-spelled names. The information was gathered rather quickly in the field.

20 Yard Dash – Ages 3 & 4
1. Sam McGonigle
2. Jamie Lozano
3. Kala Smith

20 Yard Dash – Ages 5 & 6
1. Evan Corklin
2. Aine Dalton
3. Aby Wiedeman

40 Yard Dash – Ages 7 - 9
1. Christina DeMantes
2. Griffin Gallagher
3. Luke Giam

40 Yard Dash – Ages 10 – 12
1. Tate Gallagher
2. Lilly Frankel
3. Rebecca Grayer

40 Yard Dash – Ages 13 - 17
1. Aidan Lowe
2. Aidan Guynes
3. Sydney Frankel

40 Yard Dash – Ages 18+
1. Jason Malucci
2. John Kulp
3. Michael McMann

3-Legged Race (20 Yards) – Ages 3 & 4
1. Magdalana Fitzgerald & Katelyn Vasey

The 4th of July is rapidly approaching. We have 23 people that have already volunteered, but we could use a view more hands. Anyone that would like to lend us a hand,and be part of a long standing neighborhood tradition please contact me. Ed Magargee, 4th of July Coordinator and Acting Chairman of the South Ardmore Betterment Alliance. (SABA). The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. e-mail address :

Come to the event and if you have ideas for future events please let me know. If you would like to coordinate next year's event that would be welcomed. Diane Wilder and I have been sharing this duty since 2003. New ideas, new activities, etc. are always welcome.

Over 30 years have passed since the Rotary Club of Ardmore and the Men’s Garden Club of Delaware Valley, with the cooperation of Lower Merion Township, presented the community with a unique garden in Wynnewood Valley Park named “A Garden for the Blind and Children.”

Today, the Rotary Club of Ardmore is committed to providing funds and labor to restore the Penn Wynne garden and make it handicapped accessible in partnership with Lower Merion Township and many community groups and foundations.

The planting of 12 cherry trees on October 17th, 2008 as a gift from the Japanese, through the Rotary Club of Tokyo, marked the first step toward the restoration and upgrading of the park.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16362000/UPDATEDSabaNewsletterSpring2009-Final1