Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The fire broke out shortly after 3:45 p.m.
Update Hatfield Township Fire Marshal Mike Waldron told The Reporter that neither resident nor firefighter were injured. Upon arrival, flames were shooting out the left front and side windows, according to the article. The incident remains under investigation. Earlier Story Hatfield Vol. Fire Co. crews, along with assistance from Souderton Perseverance Fire Co. and Towamencin Vol. Fire Co., battled a house fire at 2075 Bergey Road Tuesday afternoon. The fire in the one-and-a-half-story Cape Cod was knocked down in about an hour. Crews could be seen extinguishing flames in the upstairs and downstairs right side of the home. Crews also dumped clothing and other amenities out of the top floor window of the home. A family of four was seen …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Matt Knoebel, 13, a Penndale Middle Schooler, is down to 0.3 percent of acute myeloid leukemia in his body. As a way to pay it forward for all the blood transfusions, his family organized an American Red Cross blood and platelet drive and National Marrow
When a mustache is drawn on his surgical mask, you know teenager Matt Knoebel was feeling all right. The Penndale Middle Schooler — who celebrated his 13th birthday on Friday — was having a spastic conversation with his friends inside a room on the grounds of Corpus Christi Church before being asked how he felt to be surrounded by people donating to save the lives of others. With his hazel eyes shining out from above the mustachioed mask, the towheaded Lansdale boy darted his look around for a bit, and then settled on one, drawn out "Good." Matt is a success story, thus far, in his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. In a matter of about 10 weeks, his leukemia has gone from 100 percent to 0.03 percent. "I do what I have to do to get better…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Friends and family of Lansdale youth and leukemia patient Matthew Knoebel have organized a birthday blood and platelet drive bash on Saturday at Corpus Christi Church to meet the demand for donations and help others like Knoebel
Family and friends of a Lansdale youth and a Penndale seventh-grader who is battling acute myeloid leukemia have organized a blood and platelet drive at Corpus Christi Church on Saturday, in conjunction with the American Red Cross and the National Marrow Donor Program. Plugged as "Matthew Knoebel's Birthday Blood and Platelet Drive Bash," the public event takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the church at 900 Sumneytown Pike in Upper Gwynedd. The American Red Cross and the National Bone Marrow Donor Program are teaming with Knoebel's family — mother Christina Simpson and her fiance Tom Coughlin, an employee at Souderton Area School District; uncle Mike Simpson of Lansdale; and aunts Mary Aderman of Lansdale and Kellie Roggio of…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Arther H. Goulding, the friend of Lansdale resident Sherrianne Stevens-Rocchino, is in need of a O- blood donation. He is hospitalized at Towanda Memorial Hospital in Bradford County
A Lansdale resident and Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch reader has requested for a blood donation of Type O Negative to aid a friend's brother who is hospitalized in Towanda Memorial Hospital. Sherrianne Stevens-Rocchino posted a comment on Lansdale Patch Facebook seeking a direct donation of O- blood through the American Red Cross. According to her post, the man is Arthur H. Goulding and he is hospitalized at Towanda Memorial Hospital in Bradford County, PA. "To make a blood donations you contact your local Red Cross and tell them you wish to make a direct donation for Arthur H. Goulding who is in Towanda Memorial Hospital, in Towanda PA. Your blood will go to him as needed. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts," she wrote. You can …
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The American Red Cross offers tips on what to stow away in the event of a major emergency
The American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania has offered safety tips and emergency preparedness advice in the event of a natural disaster. Check out the video from Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch editor Tony Di Domizio about what to pack in your emergency kit. Read more below for futher information on staying safe and preparing for Hurricane Irene. Here are some local businesses where you can stock up on first aid kits, nonperishable foods, batteries and the like: Stay safe: • Listen to area radio and television stations and a NOAA Weather Radio for possible flood warnings and reports of flooding in progress or other critical information from the National Weather Service. • Be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice. • When a …
Thursday, April 7, 2011
When a fire broke out at Stanbridge Apartments March 26, 18 apartments were affected, and 46 residents were displaced. Lansdale Borough staff responded to open Borough Hall as a safe haven.
When a fire struck Stanbridge Apartments March 26, eight Lansdale Borough officials went above and beyond their daily duties of serving the people. Soon, other organizations and individuals were on board during a cold, early Saturday morning to put residents at ease during an unfortunate, sudden event. At Wednesday night’s borough council work session, manager Timi Kirchner praised the response and aid of borough employees during the fire incident at the apartment complex on Jenkins Avenue. The fire affected 18 apartments and displaced 46 residents that morning. Kirchner expressed her exuberance of the borough’s response during the code enforcement and land planning report of the session. “Why I want to talk about this significantly is …
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Lansdale Borough Hall
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Trinity Lutheran Church
1000 W Main St, Lansdale, PA
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The Stanbridge
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St. John's United Church of Christ
500 W Main St, Lansdale, PA
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Manna On Main Street
713 W Main St, Lansdale, PA
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Students at Knapp Elementary School are making 1,000 paper cranes for one wish for the Japanese: to be safe
Knapp Elementary School students are folding their way to one wish. In the wake of the tragic disaster left by a tsunami and earthquake in Japan, first grade teacher Amanda Blocklinger became inspired to have her school make a difference. After reading the children’s book “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes,” Blocklinger and her class learned of an ancient Japanese saying: one that creates 1,000 origami paper cranes would be granted a wish by a crane. Blocklinger passed the idea along to her peers to have students make 1,000 paper cranes and offer the chance for the 600-some students to donate 50 cents toward each sheet of origami paper that will eventually be sent to Japan. There is a holiday in Japan called Obon Day, where the Japanese…
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Knapp Elementary School
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Miramira
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