May 22, 2008 Issue                                                     

Local News

Nolan Maddox, Joy Bacino, Carol Haussermann, Kate O’Neill, Anne Rivinus and Bob Bacino volunteered their time to plant flowers in the planters outside the Chestnut Hill Firehouse on Highland Avenue Saturday, May 17.This is the fifth year that Hausserman has organized the planting. (Photo by Erin Vertreace)

Weavers Way zeroes in on Kurtz building
by Kristin Pazulski

Weavers Way Co-op, a natural food grocer in Mt. Airy, might be purchasing the building at Moreland Avenue and Winston Road in Chestnut Hill, currently housing Kurtz Construction.

Upcoming Arboretum exhibit puts visitors in the treetops
by Kristin Pazulski

In today’s green-conscious society, being a “tree hugger” has become trendy, and while trends have nothing to do with the Morris Arboretum’s, upcoming exhibit, “Out on a Limb: A Tree Adventure Exhibit,” it is sure to attract both tree huggers and those looking for a quick escape into nature — and it includes a tree to literally hug!

Local Sports

CHA snaps three game losing streak
by Justin Goldman

Pitcher Brandon Sady went the distance and got the win for the Blue Devils.

The CHA baseball team snapped its three game losing streak with a 7-6 win over Haverford School on Tuesday. Even though the win was sloppy, it was nice for the Blue Devils to get back into the win column.

“This was important for us. The season’s not over. We may not have a shot at winning the league title (The Blue Devils actually helped Malvern clinch that honor on Thursday after beating Germantown Academy), but for the pride of the team and for how hard they’ve worked, it is important for us to finish strong,” said CHA head coach Stan Parker.

The teams were on the seesaw for most of the game, and it was clear that whoever had the last at-bat was going to win. Lucky for the Blue Devils, they were the home team. After leading through the first three innings, CHA’s momentum was stripped when Brandon Sady gave up a three run homerun to Haverford, and the Fords took the lead 5-3. But CHA did not wilt, and continued to chip away. Even with some mishaps on the basepaths, the Blue Devils managed to tie the game at five in the fifth.

Mount second eight leads 5-medal performance at Stotesbury
by TOM UTESCHER

Mount St. Joseph had won the Stotesbury gold medal in the lightweight eight for four years running, but last Saturday the Magic (foreground) finished third behind New Jersey’s Holy Spirit (at left) and E.L Crossley from Ontario, Canada (background).” (Photo by Tom Utescher)

Last weekend at the sprawling spectacle known as the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Mount St. Joseph Academy’s second eight was playing second fiddle to no one.