Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Lansdale Historical Society has named author and historian John L. Ruth as recipient for the 2013 Edwin G. Holl Historic Achivement Award. Ruth will be given the award at an April 9 annual banquet at William Penn Inn.
Lansdale Historical Society has tapped a Lower Salford Township author and Mennonite historian as its recipient of the 2013 Edwin G. Holl Historic Achivement Award. John L. Ruth, 83, will be bestowed the honor at a public April 9 annual Lansdale Historical Society banquet at William Penn Inn in Lower Gwynedd. "John Ruth’s contributions to our region’s history are sometimes understated,” said Lansdale Historical Society President Dick Shearer. "They shouldn’t be, because his books and essays, films, lectures and wealth of background knowledge have enabled so many of us to appreciate the faith and traditions of the Mennonite community." Ruth's work, Shearer said, has helped preserve Mennonite history and foster understanding in the North …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Local author Gary Kaschak recounts how he was moved by one Mater Dei Catholic School 12-year-old student's inspirational essay about his hero Darren Drolsbaugh, his deaf baseball travel teammate
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
For the past eight years, I have had the absolute privilege of sponsoring an essay contest for the 7th grade students at the former St. Stanislaus School, now Mater Dei, in Lansdale, based upon a pair of inspirational fiction novels I’d written years ago. The essay contest has evolved gradually over this time period. Fresh categories created outside the realm of rewarding just the best writers has opened up new opportunities for its participants. With the eager support and advice from Mater Dei teacher and huge supporter, Bonnie Marino, this leverage has enabled me - as the single judge in the competition - enhanced opportunities to reward more students for their writing efforts. The fairly new essay category of "Inspirational Writing" was…
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Gary Kaschak, author of "Hands that Break ... Hands that Heal" and "The Hole to China" and owner of Sterling Optical in Montgomery Mall, award $1,300 in tuition reimbursements to seventh graders as part of an essay contest
When you write from the heart, you get some money for school. On Tuesday, eight seventh-graders at St. Stanislaus Parish School were awarded, in total, $1,300 for tuition reimbursement for essays they wrote in response to their readings of two novels by New Jersey resident and author Gary Kaschak. Kaschak, who also owns Sterling Optical in Montgomery Mall, paid the rewards himself to the students on behalf of the business. The challenge of the seventh graders was to identify a hero in their lives who connected in some way to a character in one of two of Kaschak's books: "Hands that Break ... Hands that Heal" and "The Hole to China." Kaschak read aloud the essays he selected as the winners and subsequently presented each student with a …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
North Penn High School Theatre presents its spring musical today to Gold Card-carrying senior citizens
1. A senior citizen Gold Card matinee of North Penn High School Theatre's Spring Musical "Meredith Willson's 'The Music Man'" is today at 1 in the auditorium. 2. The Peace Project, a nonprofit organization, welcomes author Lisa Abdelsalam to a panel discussion for “A Song for Me,” a Muslim holiday story at 6:30 p.m. at Lansdale Library. The event also features “Muslims in America: Building Bridges of Peace in a Climate of Fear” storytelling and dessert, and the film “Hawo’s Dinner Party,” a story of a Somalian refugee and former nurse who tries to make a new life for her family in America. 3. The Lansdale Business Association Communications Committee meets at 8 a.m. at Lansdale Business Center. 4. An artists’ reception for the Montgomery …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Doylestown remembers Jan Berenstain, of Solebury, who died Friday after a stroke
Mama Bear has died. The Associated Press reported Monday that Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears book series with her late husband Stan, died Friday, Feb. 24. Their son, Mike Berenstain, said she suffered a stroke on Thursday and died the next day without regaining consciousness, according to the AP story. Together, the Berenstains wrote and illustrated the children's book series The Berenstain Bears, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. They lived in Solebury Township, in Bucks County, for years. Throughout those years, they were an integral part of the literary and artistic community in Central Bucks County. The library at Groveland Elementary is named the Berenstain Library, in their honor. And when Ellen Mager …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Easton illustrator of more than 2,000 book covers visited Knapp Elementary Tuesday as part of Black History Month
Something keeps on drawing illustrator Floyd Cooper back to North Penn. Last year, Cooper painted a positive picture of determination for students at Oak Park Elementary, during his appearance there for Black History Month. Cooper returned again on Tuesday, this time to Knapp Elementary, where he spent the day talking to primary school students about never giving up. “I’m here talking about my work and instilling my message of hope and not giving up,” Cooper said. “It’s about holding fast to one’s dreams.” Dawn McFadden, reading specialist at Knapp, said Cooper’s presence was two-fold. “We felt it was important to bring an author in to expose children to Mr. Cooper’s work and writing and illustrating, and the importance of Mr. Cooper’s …
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Not much happening on a lazy Sunday, but you can find a sharpshooter in Doylestown and a cooking author in Blue Bell
1. Yesterday, hundreds ran for a cause in Lansdale. Today, you can walk against hate. Head down to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, at 2 p.m. and meet up with friends and other walkers for the 5K Anti-Defamation League event. The registration fee is $10 for adults and $4 for children. 2. Celebrity chef Maria Liberati will sign copies of her book, “The Basic Art of Italian Cooking,” from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center in Blue Bell. 3. Normandy Farm Hotel is also the site of the Montgomery Family and Senior Health Fair from noon to 5 p.m. There will be free health screenings and information on physical therapy and rehab, assisted care, in-home care, reflexology and …
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The renowned illustrator was a guest speaker at the school for Black History Month, and inspired students to never give up.
Renowned illustrator Floyd Cooper painted a bright picture last week for the futures of Oak Park Elementary School students. “Never give up,” Cooper said. “I’m an artist that has made it. I’m a living example of what determination can do.” Cooper was selected as a guest speaker at the school in recognition of Black History Month. The Oklahoma native and Easton, PA resident has illustrated more than 80 books and 2,000 book covers, and authored four books. He received a bachelor’s of fine arts from the University of Oklahoma. Most of his work illustrates life in African-American culture. His first illustrated book was “Grandpa’s Face,” which discussed a young girl's relationship with her grandfather, and another book, “These Hands,” tells …
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