neighborhood alert!

Please see the note below written by a neighbor in Gwynedd View next to us. Call the police if you see this truck - it may be the one that robbed the house a few weeks ago. Thank you!
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

Linda,

Please forward this to Carol Pfister so it can go out to your neighborhood. This guy is brazen and likely to keep breaking in to houses.

Lisa

 

Subject: Re: possible burglar sighting

 

hi, all. while walking the dogs on monday, june 14, i saw a suspicious white pickup driving slowly along rose lane and up stonington circle. the police came right away and i gave them a pretty good description. be on the alert for an older model (early '90s or so) small isuzu pickup with an aluminum ladder at an angle in the back (base of the ladder in the bed of the truck, head of it on top of the cab). the driver was a middle-aged white man with receding gray hair and a fringe of gray beard framing his face, which is kind of heart-shaped. he seemed to be looking at houses and was clearly not on his way to a job site. i did not see him again on the rest of my walk around tanglewood and back to stonington, so he definitely was not working at any of the many houses in gwynedd knoll that have contractors at them. sooner or later we'll catch him. chris kupferer welsh road

 

neighborhood news

Dear neighbors,
I have several things to write about again. Please read all the notes below...

I've also received a request to have some moms who are worried about the bus stops and cut through traffic to volunteer to meet with a couple of township supervisors in the early morning to show them the problem. Any takers? Please email me if you are interested.

Thanks!
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

To our friends in the neighborhood-

We'll be moving 2 wks. from today from the neighborhood.  We have some things which we need to sell.  Come and see these and make your best offer.

Thanks everyone for making our lives here at Gwynedd Knoll so wonderful.  We'll miss you all. 

Fondly,

Anita and Steve Lerman

1609 Claudia Way

215-699-3617 (H)

215-262-5906 (C)

 

Items for Sale:

4 black barstools

ping pong table

black couch with black cocktail   table and 2 end tables

black wall unit and wooden wall unit

kitchen table with 4 chairs

dining rm. table and 4 chairs (would be good for a basement--- they're older and chairs all need new seatcovers)

2 bureaus and matching night table- a mirror goes on top of the larger bureau

marble chess set

side-by-side refrigerator and stand-up freezer (currently in garage)

patio furniture (stone table and 4 chairs at table with umbrella--- there's a few pieces of stone cracked away where the umbrella tipped when I tried to take it out.)

wooden pants rack

 

The Fromms are looking to give our Superior Playthings king kong swingset away - in good condition: rock wall, 4 swings, new tarp...if someone in the neighborhood wants it, can extract it, etc...they can have it.
Can you pls forward to our neighborhood? If interested, they can call me at 484-256-8787. ( They live on Tanglewood.)

Thanks,
Rhona

Party time alert! Let's be gracious neighbors and remember that this is the season of graduation parties. We can all put up with some late noise and cars once a year or so, I hope, to allow families to celebrate. If you are having a party, try contacting your neighbors to let them know ahead of time. Congrats to all our grads!

And lastly, an update from Gwen Douse on her requests to the township and Kate Harper:

Dear neighbors,

As a follow-up to my e-mail expressing our neighborhood's concerns regarding the impact of 202 expansion,  Kate Harper, our State Representative, immediately responded by sending a letter to Allen Biehler, Secretary of Transportation, relaying those concerns. She clearly explained the issue that will have a permanent effect on us, which is the hourglass effect that will occur when a five lane highway becomes a two lane highway before widening once again to five lanes near a Lower Gwynedd neighborhood known as Gwynedd Knoll. I want to take this opportunity to thank Kate for her responsiveness and look forward to her on-going support in addressing this issue with the goal of keeping that section as a five lane highway through-out our area, so it won't have a negative impact on us. I also received a response to the request for the implementation of e-mails for Board of Supervisors. According to our Manager, Larry Comunale, the Township is in the process of updating its computer system, including e-mails.  The system should be in by the end of the month.  A joint Supervisor's mailbox will be provided for residents to send their e-mails.  We will be notified when it is completed.

Best wishes,

Gwen Douse

neighborhood news

Dear neighbors,
I have several items for you - first an important reminder that there is a meeting Tuesday, May 25, at 7:30 pm at the Township building about the Rt 202 project and its effect on our neighborhood. Please plan to attend and get updated on the plans. Drive out the Hancock Rd entrance if you haven't lately - a lot of trees have been removed all along the side of the road and utilities are being moved around the north entryway into Hancock. The township would like our input - please come to the meeting! Several people have expressed concern about the potential number of strangers cutting through our neighborhood due to the construction, especially with the news of 2 robberies. I have requested that the police attend the meeting to address those concerns - hopefully someone will come.

Secondly , I hope you will remember to mail in your contribution to the entryway maintenance fund for this year. The suggested amount of $75 covers planting and maintenance for the whole year - 3 plantings. The entryway at Hancock will be put on hold now until the construction is done but money will be needed for new signs and plantings when it is complete.( Hopefully Penndot or the township will pay for some new walls! ) Any contributions are of course accepted.
 The address is :
Gwynedd Knoll Garden Club
c/o Andrea Daeubler
P.O. Box 242
Gwynedd Valley, PA  19437-0242


Lastly, please see the notes below for an offer from a college student to do gardening work at your home (she is a Wissahickon grad - very nice!) and an announcement about the Civil War reenactment taking place at Pennypacker Mills, where Linda Callegari works. Any families with 8th graders should go - that is the topic of Social Studies right now!

Thank you,
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

Need gardening help this summer? Lauren Baynes, landscape architecture student, is offering garden maintenance services (weeding, watering, deadheading, mulching, pruning, etc.) this summer.  She can help throughout the entire summer or for a period of time when you may be away. Please call (215-643-3726) or email (lebaynes@syr.edu) if you are interested or have any questions!

Gwynedd Knoll Neighbors:

 

The Pennypacker Mills Civil War Reunion Event will take place on June 5-6 (10 am to 4 pm each day). It is the largest Civil War event in Montgomery County and is a must for history enthusiasts, families, scouts, home schoolers, & those seeking a fun, free activity to do close to home!

 

• Military battle each day at 2:30 pm
• Kid-soldier drills
• Artillery Demonstrations & Infantry Drills
• Living History Demonstrations (cooking, Temperance, laundry, sewing)
• Period Merchants (Sutlers)
• Period Photographer (get your x-mas card picture taken in period clothes!)
• Music by the Camptown Shakers
• Mansion Tours & Civil War Exhibits
• Evening Lantern Tours ($5. pp – pre-register & pre-pay via event website or call office)
• Outstanding speakers—
• Sat: Fascinating talk about Camp William Penn, first Federal training camp for Colored Troops in Cheltenham, Montgomery Co.(includes an exhibit)
• Sun: Not to be missed talk about Civil War Surgery! (antique surgical tools on display)

There is FREE Admission & Parking. No pets please! A wonderful caterer is on-site for breakfasts and lunches.

 

Event website: www.civilwarreunion.org  Tel: 610-287-9349

If using a GPS: Pennypacker Mills   5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473  

Hope to see you all there!

 

Linda Callegari

Claudia Way

neighborhood news 202

Dear neighbors,
The construction on 202 has begun...the short section of Swedesford Rd has now been closed. Linda Callegari has been gathering information and looking out for our protection in the plans...thank you! Please see below for a note/summary from her. Please put the meeting on your calendar now!


Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

Dear Neighbors,

 

Our small group has been focusing on the impending construction of our section of the Rt. 202 parkway, known as 65N. This is the part of section 200 which runs just south of Hancock Road to where it connects with section 700 up at Rt. 63. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and in preparation they must move the existing utilities to ensure that no loss of service is had. 

 You will note that they have begun removing landscaping to our side of 202 which is in the right of way. We will also eventually be getting sound barriers as construction commenses on to the next phases.

 Our group met with the Supervisors about 2 years ago to discuss our concerns with traffic cutting through our neighborhood during the construction of the parkway. The Township agreed that they would put up a temporary "porkchop," if you will...essentially barricades on our side of Hancock so that drivers may not turn left into our neighborhood from 202 south and the traffic on the other side of Hancock could not drive straight across to our side. Further, we will only be able to turn right into our  neighborhood going north bound. Penndot has not established a timetable to complete the widening down to Sumneytown Pike so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that when the traffic is stopped, many cars will look for shortcuts to get around the stand-still traffic. We feel our neighborhood will be non-stop traffic, especially at morning and evening rush hour. Without knowledge about the completion to Sumneytown Pike, we do not know how long this bad situation will continue.

 We have requested a meeting with the Township Supervisors, Penndot and their project manager so that they can present us with an update on their schedule, plans and to answer all of our questions. This will occur during a regularly scheduled Supervisors meeting. The date is May 25th at the Twp. Bldg at 7:30 pm.

 I encourage you all to attend and ask lots of questions. It's your opportunity to get answers and clarification on this huge issue that affects our neighborhood. Whether you live on a main street or a side street, you will be affected.

 Also, please sign up on the Penndot website for updates and e-newsletters on section 200 and 65N. It's a great way to see how the entire parkway is being constructed and where we are in all of this.

Hope to see you all there...

 Regards,

 Linda Callegari

Claudia Way

neighborhood alert!

Neighbors,
Please see the notes below about another robbery in the Gwynedd View neighborhood next to us. Please keep an eye for the truck and any suspicious activity. Sorry I didn't get this out earlier....
Thanks,

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Linda Bernatavitz <lcbern@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Subject: Fw: Home robbery today at 11:30 on Rose Lane white Ford pickup and driver seen
To: Gwynedd Knoll Neighborhood <gwyneddknoll@gmail.com>

 The Shermans live at 1601 Rose Lane in the Gwynedd View neighborhood.  They live on the opposite corner of the house that was robbed back in October, similar break-in and similar truck spotted. 

----- Original Message -----

From: Lisa Sherman

To: Linda Bernatavitz

Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 3:33 PM

Subject: FW: Home robbery today at 11:30 on Rose Lane white Ford pickup and driver seen

Linda,

Please forward to your neighborhood.

Lisa

 

 

Neighbors,

My house was robbed at 11:30 today while I was out. A neighbor saw a white Ford pick up truck in my driveway. She saw a  white middle aged man at my front door, but thought he was here to do service on my home.

The Ford pick up truck (with ladders on top) was seen pulling out of my driveway and going down Rose Lane toward Gwynedd Knoll about a half hour later. The man appeared to be alone.

If you know anything, please contact Lower Gwynedd Police immediately.

 

 

They forced open our locked  door and ransacked the master bedroom, taking my  jewelry box with them. Not sure what else they may have gotten.

Lisa Sherman

Rene Feitelson saw me running down the street with my phone in hand and stopped to help. Thanks for sending this out Rene

 

 

Neighbors,

 

The Sherman's house was broken into today while Lisa was out for about an hour.  Nobody was hurt, and their dog is fine.  The police are there now.  I came across Lisa running away from her house as I returned from an errand a few minutes ago.  We called 911.  Although it seemed like a long time, it only took the Lower Gwynedd Police about 5 or 10 minutes to get there.  It looks like the robbers broke the front door to gain entry. 

 

Please keep your eyes open for strangers in our neighborhood, and call 911 if you see anything unusual.  Remember to lock your doors and windows when you leave. 

 

Regards,

 

Rene Feitelson

neighborhood news

Dear neighbors,
I'm writing with sad news this time. Many of you know Boo Crofton - she and her family lived for some time in our neighborhood when it was new. She also served in recent years on the Wissahickon School board. She was a wonderful person. She passed away early today from cancer. I am forwarding the information about her memorial service and opportunities to donate in her name if you are interested.

Thank you,

Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

We will hold a memorial service for Boo on Sunday, May 2nd at 7pm. The service will be held at the Gwynedd Friends Meeting House at the intersection of DeKalb Pike (US202) and Sumneytown Pike in Lower Gwynedd, PA.

The service will be followed by a dessert reception at the Meeting House.

In lieu of flowers, Boo asked that you consider making a donation to one of the following charities:

1.) The Boo Crofton Memorial Scholarship Fund

We are establishing a fund that will grant an annual scholarship to a graduating Senior from Wissahickon High School (where Boo served on the School Board and our 3 kids graduated).  Students will be selected based on their efforts to build the Wissahickon community at large.

Donations should be made out to:

Wissahickon School District/Boo Crofton

and sent to:

Wissahickon School District Central Office
500 Knight Road
Ambler PA, 19002

2.) SAGE: Scholarship for Advanced Guyanese Education

SAGE was founded by Molly and her colleagues who volunteered to teach in Guyana (that's South America, NOT Africa). Frustrated by the lack of opportunity for even their best students, they formed this organization to provide scholarships to the National University in Georgetown.  

Donate online at: http://www.sageguyana.org

or send checks made out to "Scholarship for Advanced Guyanese Education" to

1505 Township Line
Lower Gwynedd PA, 19002

3.) THON:

THON is the largest student-run charity in the world, raising over $7.8M to battle children's cancer this year, and to ease the burden of these diseases on the patients and families.

The students' efforts and the spirit of the children gave Boo inspiration as she participated in the final events in 2010, where Sam completed a 46 hour dance marathon.

To make a donation, go to:

http://www.thon.org/donors
There is a section to identify who the donation is in honor of, and a slot to email notification to us: send to jcrofton@sarnoff.com, or bcrofton89@hotmail.com

Thanks.


This is an additional idea for those who knew Boo well....  from Molly.    
Subject: [LHH] The BOO memory Project

While I hesitate to ask for even one more favor, I'm often asked by folks what they can do to help - my stock answer is now "Join the Boo Memory project"

In order to preserve as many memories of Boo as we can, we are collecting and organizing them.  We already have a big head start with all the emails that have flooded in over the past year.

If you have a story, a kind word, or a picture that you want to share, please consider adding these to our collection (no flamingos, PLEASE!).


You can participate by:

1. e-mailing to bcrofton89@hotmail.com

or 2. mailing to "Boo Memory Project", 1505 Township Line Road, Lower Gwynedd, PA, 19002

or 3. contribute them to this website. add stories to the "Message Board" or photos to the "photo gallery", both accessible from the Home page.





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neighborhood news

Dear neighbors,
I have several items this time so please read through the whole email. Hope you are enjoying all the colors of spring!

1. Garage sale this weekend! There are 3 homes participating - check out Cambridge Dr. ,  Tanglewood near the corner of Cambridge, and  the cul de sac end of Turnbury. Please come out and shop! Also, if you would like to get your own sale going at the last minute - feel free to put out a sign and see if you get any traffic. We will be publishing the 3 addresses at the sale to encourage buyers to go to all.

2. This neighbor has only one thing to sell...do you need a new chandelier? 
 For sale 200.00   Framberg solid brass Williamsburg style  triple arm chandelier suitable for a  two story foyer. Takes the small candelabra bulbs. 24 bulbs in total.    Contact Judy Masiak at 215 699 8843 or MJMasiak@aol.com

3. Kathy Mignone is looking for someone to come to the house to care for her baby grandson during the day for 2 or 3 days a week. Times are flexible. Please call her at 267-218-4518 if you can help.

4. Thank you to the people who have responded to the request for donations to the entryway fund! Please take the time to mail a check when you can - responding to this email request saves us postage on paper mailings. The entryways are looking great with the pansies, aren't they?

5. Please read the note below from our neighbor, Julia. It has important information about Lyme disease and how it has affected many right in this neighborhood.

Thanks!
Carol Pfister
gwyneddknoll@gmail.com
215-661-8775

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <JuliaFWagner@aol.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Subject: can you post to our list?
To: gwyneddknoll@gmail.com

Hello Carol -- I wanted to ask if you would post the following update on our neighborhood list... sorry it has to be a --not so pleasant-- topic... but I know many people in our neighborhood that have been affected including an 11 yr old girl last year who ended up missing half the year of school, and is now doing much better, and another whose husband had a stroke after a doctor refused to even test him, and then his daughter, a vet, had someone else run tests and he had sky high lyme titers -- the wife is currently filing a law suit against the doctor -- unfortunately it is too common that Lyme gets overlooked and ignored.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Hello Gwynedd Knoll Neighbors:  This is an important FYI -- May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month -- in 2009 PA cases of Lyme increased 113% over 2008, with PA making up 27% of all cases in the US.  And, in PA we went from 70% of our counties reporting Lyme to over 90% - it is spreading dramatically. 

 

There are many in our neighborhood affected by Lyme, and in fact, we are forever grateful to the neighbor who got us to their friend whose daughter had been very ill,  and then to our doctor who really saved my life. 

 

Prevention is very important, and early identification and treatment.  Delayed diagnosis and under-treatment can have severe negative consequences making the disease more serious, and more difficult to treat. Knowing how to prevent and how to recognize early symptoms is a must for anyone in our area, especially for those of us with young children and older children playing sports, etc.

 

I, along with a coalition of families affected by Lyme, worked with our Senator Greenleaf last year to introduce a Lyme bill (SB#1199). It was introduced this January and has moved very quickly -- we've found that many senators have people personally affected by Lyme on their staff, and the committee has asked for a public hearing in Harrisburg - it will be scheduled shortly and we expect it to be in May. 

 

For anyone interested in this bill, prevention in PA, and in taking action -- see www.lymeactionpa.com.  Please pass this information on to anyone you know who is concerned about Lyme, or personally affected -- they will want to know.

 

See some quick Lyme facts below along with information links for prevention/symptom recognition:

• multi-systemic - hits every system, often starts out slow, migrating thru different systems over time, symptoms come and go, and can be in remission erupting months or years later
• Columbia University study (Columbia University has the first Tick Borne Disease Research Center in the US) found that presenting symptoms in children/youth were actually neuro-cognitive/ psychiatric NOT the typical flu/joint pains, etc.  This means changes in personality, mood swings, irritability, rage, fatigue, even obsessive/compulsive and oppositional behavior, rigidity. Many children with underlying Lyme are misdiagnosed with ADD/ADHD, dyslexia and emotional problems.
• Additionally, Columbia's Brian Fallon, PHD, found that children/youth affected by Lyme disease posted an average 20 point IQ drop -- our own family found our very bright son's IQ drop 26 points, which was restored with appropriate treatment.
• For information about impact on children/youth see: http://www.ilads.org/files/publications_pediatric_school_psych.pdf
• For basic information and information to prevent chronic lyme disease see:  http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/lyme_tips.html http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/about_lyme.html
• Information about symptoms and diagnosis can be found at:  http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/treatment_guidelines.html (see diagnostic tips link)
• For information about prevention see: http://www.lymepa.org/html/protecting_yourself.html

In late April and May, the award-winning documentary film, Under Our Skin, will be showing in several locations in the region -- get informed -- this is a great way with a film that made it to the Oscar's short-list (unheard of for documentary films).  See www.underourskin.com for more information including screening dates and locations.

 

Thank you for passing this information on, and if so moved, for taking action...

 

- Julia Wagner, Tanglewood Drive, montcolyme@aol.com. www.lymeactionpa.org .