Marple
2018 September
FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
The Lains:
A Family Full of Personalities
Cover photo by
Dan Hall, Prestige Photography
Bringing People Together
Marple’s
Expert Contributors Funeral Home Robert L. D’Anjolell, Jr. D'Anjolell Memorial Homes 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall 610-356-4200 robjr@danjolell.com www.Danjolell.com Hair Salon Mary Rosato, Owner Salon Bella 590 Reed Road, Suite 5, Broomall 610-353-9133 salonbella1@verizon.net www.SalonBellaBroomall.com Heating & Air Conditioning Len Sciulli Len Sciulli & Sons Heating & Air Conditioning 500 Abbott Drive, Broomall 610-328-4341 sciulliandsons@hotmail.com www.LenAndSons.com Fireplace Products Scott Magness Scott's Fireplace Products 3137 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square 484-422-8334 sfp@scottsfireplaceproducts.com www.ScottsFireplaceProducts.com
Automotive Repairs & Service Bill Fritsch Fritch’s Liberty Auto Service 2109 South Sproul Road, Broomall 610-356-1845 www.FritchsLibertyBroomall.com Roofing, Siding & Carpentry Kevin O’Donnell O’Donnell Roofing Co. 311 Lenox Havertown 610-449-8188 office@odonnellroofingco.com www.ODonnellRoofingCo.com Expert Contributors needed! Dental, Medical, Pet Services, Real Estate Remodeling, Law, Financial Services, Education, Vacations, Senior Care, Taxes, etc. Professionals may contact: Bob Blaisse: 610-453-5536, or bblaisse@bestversionmedia.com
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Marple
2018 September
FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
ON THE COVER The Lain Family of Broomall, at The 1696 Thomas Massey House, Broomall, PA www.ThomasMasseyHouse.org
The Lains:
A Family Full of Personalities
Cover photo by
aphy Dan Hall, Prestige Photogr
Bringing People Together
About Marple Friends & Neighbors Photographer Dan Hall of Prestige Photography has served the Philadelphia region for over 25 years by creating brilliant family and children portraits, wedding memories and headshots for professionals and models.We also know Dan for his kindness and ability to put people at ease while in front of his camera, as you can see from Dan’s photographs on the pages and cover of Marple Friends & Neighbors. If you are looking for a photographer for commercial photographs or to help you create family treasures that will impress for generations, reach out to one of your Marple friends, give Dan Hall a call.
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We hope you enjoyed last month’s first edition of Marple Friends & Neighbors! We’re sure it’s been a whirlwind moving out of summer vacation mode and back into the swing of the school year. Fall is one of our favorite seasons and we hope you’re ready for it! There are a lot of great events coming your way in the 2nd edition. Our favorite thing this month was speaking with the incredible businesses who make up your community. We were blown away by their commitment, pride, and gratitude for you, their local patrons. We highly recommend reading their business profiles and expert contributions. We picked up many tips and learned so much about the town’s history from these members of the community and how they have helped shape it. We want to say again what a pleasure it is to write for this magazine. We have enjoyed getting to know the local families and businesses as we interview them and learn their story. Last month we loved hearing from our readers who reached out to us. If you have a story to share with us, a person or family to highlight, a business to praise, or an event to showcase, make sure you send us an email or give us a call!
Craig & Olivia Whitney Content Coordinators
Dear Freinds & Neighbors, Thank you for your calls and emails after receiving our Inaugural Edition of Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine last month. Having lived in the Marple Newtown community for nearly 25 years, I was not surprised to hear from so many, but did not expect the gratitude. That’s because we owe our thanks to the business leaders of Marple Township who, by choosing to advertise in your magazine, demonstrate their commitment to Broomall residents who they want to meet. We have those business owners to thank for making it possible for Marple Township to now have its own free monthly hometown magazine. I do hope you’ll express your gratitude to our advertising sponsors and that you will always try to “Shop Local” when you need a product or service offered by one of our magazine sponsors. Or that you might just want to call a magazine sponsor to thank them for their investment in Marple Township families and residents like you who now receive this monthly magazine. This month we introduce The Lain Family to you as our Marple Township resident feature cover story, and also to a Local Star, Rich Paul, the guardian of Marple township history. And our business profile this month will have you meeting one of Broomall’s trusted business owners, Kevin O’Donnell of O’Donnell Roofing Co. Now that fall is on its way, check out our September Calendar of Events that match up with your interests. For example, on Sept. 22nd, you can spend your Saturday afternoon at the 2nd Annual Pints-In-The Square craft beer festival on the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square (12 - 4pm) and benefit the Newtown Square Fire Company. Then head home to Broomall for a 5pm Colonial Dinner at The 1696 Thomas Massey House (reservations required.) If you attend either or both of these events, send us your photos so we can print them in next month’s magazine. Thanks again for all your support and kind words about our new hometown magazine. Keep your emails coming. Let us know how we can make your magazine better by bringing more “Expert Contributors” to our pages and new feature articles that increase hometown pride in living in Marple Township.
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Expert Contributor Written by Bill Fritsch Fritsch’s Liberty Auto Service
The Underappreciated Importance of
Tire Pressure
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ire pressure is something that, in theory, should be one of the simplest things to check and maintain on the car, but is often misunderstood. Drivers can easily put their own gas in their car, which is a flammable liquid, but are afraid or don’t know how to put air in their tires. In addition, the maintenance of tire pressure on a car can add years to a car’s life and improve the performance right away. With some simple tips, drivers can know how to understand their tires and maintain them correctly.
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The first thing to learn is to stop looking at the side of the tire for the pressure. The info on the tire will only tell you about the maximum amount of pressure the tire can handle, which will not be applicable in the case of regular maintenance. Your car doesn’t weigh the max amount of weight the tire can carry so you’re not going to put in the max amount of pressure. The correct pressure is on the label at the drivers door jam. Some have a different pressure for front and rear. If the spare is the same pressure, make sure that is checked as well. Tire pressure is also affected by temperature. If you check your tires when they are hot, add a few pounds to the recommended number. As the temperature drops in the fall, so does your tire pressure. Stay ahead of the temperature drop and add a few extra pounds to the tires. If a driver is in a situation where the tire is losing air and needs to be refilled often, there is most likely a leak that will need to be fixed. In that case, a driver should send their car in to a mechanic. Most new cars have tire pressure monitor systems, so if the light isn’t on, the tires are probably okay. Keep your eye on this meter and follow the above instructions to give an initial monitor and maintain what you can on your own. A driver should be able to maintain and understand their tires, keep the tires inflated correctly, and only send in to the shop when they detect a leak. M
History Spotlight
A Tale of Two Cities Marple and Marple Written by Doug Humes
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here did the name “Marple” come from? From the same place as the first European settlers: Marple, England. The English town exists today, a small town nine miles southeast of the industrial city of Manchester. It appears in early English records variously as Merphull, Merpill and Merpol. The name derives from “maere pill” meaning “the stream at the boundary.” The manor house that was most prominent in the English town was Marple Hall, the ancestral home of the Bradshaws and Isherwoods from 1600 until its demolition in 1959. Francis Stanfield left Marple and arrived in 1684 in Pennsylvania, and headed inland to settle the 550 acres that he purchased from William Penn. (Stanfield later sold 300 acres to Thomas Massey, one of his servants who had emigrated with him.) Stanfield suggested the name Marple, a reminder of his home town. The eastern border of his lands was the Great Road of Marple, today’s Springfield Road. If you come up the hill on Lawrence Road and proceed straight through the light, you would be on his land. The western boundary of his land, and of the township, is Crum Creek. The lots to the east of the Great Road bordered on the eastern boundary of the township, Darby Creek. How fitting of it’s English name - “the stream at the boundary” – so accurately describes its namesake in America! For more on the history of Marple, visit the Marple Historical Society website and join the Society to keep up to date on coming events: www.marplehistoricalsociety.org M Photo Courtesy of Newtown Square Historical Society
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Resident Feature
Written by Craig Whitney
The Lains:
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A Family Full of Personalities
att and Liz Lain first connected over their Marple roots when they met at Penn State as undergrad students. Liz was introduced to Matt by a mutual friend who had no connection to Marple and just thought they would be a good match together. Over the course of that first night, with a party in full swing around them, Matt and Liz began sharing their stories. Matt moved to the Marple area when he was in third grade, attending St. Anastasia grade school. Liz was quick to jump in saying that she also attended St. Anastasia. Matt then said that he went to Cardinal O’Hara High School, and Liz laughed and said that she went there too. Over the course of the day that they met as juniors and sophomores in college, Matt and Liz were able to place each other in the same town and the same schools nearly their entire lives before that night. It was pretty clear to both that it wasn’t an ordinary conversation, but a meeting that was a decade in the making. The pair began dating shortly after that first night, and stayed together the rest of their college career. After graduating from Penn State, Matt took his engineering degree and began working for Wawa as an industrial engineer. He has continued to work for Wawa ever since, and is now a manager of operations. His job is something he takes a large amount of pride in.
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“It makes you feel good to see people at barbecues and tell them you work for a company like Wawa. People’s eyes light up,” Matt said. Liz graduated from Penn State with a degree in psychology and went on to get her master’s in speech pathology. She now stays at home with her young children, but intends on returning to her career once her children become older. Matt proposed to Liz as she was still pursuing her master’s degree. While they were engaged, the pair purchased a home in Marple. It was a fixer-upper, so Matt and Liz were working together on the house while starting their careers. “We may have been putting a lot on ourselves at the time,” Liz said. “I had multiple internships and a job, and I was preparing a wedding.” Matt added “Yeah, but we were both just so ready to start our lives together. The wedding was fun, but we were more excited about our life after.” The two began working on their new home together, and after the wedding their lives began to pick up speed. When the conversation turned to their children, both Matt and Liz began talking excitedly and had a list of what’s unique to each child.
Matthew, 12 years old, is their oldest child. He looks and acts just like Matt, which has its benefits and costs. Just like Matt, Matthew is a master builder, loves creating and reassembling things and understanding how everything around the house works. This can be humorously dangerous for the family when they discover all of their small appliances and the childrens’ toys are taken apart to the individual pieces.
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“I should probably be mad at my son and tell him to stop, and I do sometimes,” Matt said. “But I always end up smiling because I did the exact same thing when I was his age.”
Matt and Liz built a family the same way they built their home: one piece at a time, and each piece with love.
Will, 9 years old, is the fun of the family. “A fireball,” as Liz phrased it. He is passionate about everything he does, most often including sports. He plays for Little League, soccer, flag football and basketball. If you were to ask him his favorite, you would get a different answer every week. Abby, 7 years old, is the princess of the family. First-born daughter, with excess love that she is always eager to give to
others. Anyone in the house could find a love letter from Abby at any point in time, and random toys could be wrapped up as gifts and handed back to you by Abby with a letter attached. Becca, 2 years old, is fiercely independent. Anything you can do, she can do better. If Matt is doing work around the house and looks to his left or right, he will most likely see Becca Continued on page 8
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helping him or trying to do the work for him. She will do the handy work helping Matt and Matthew build and fix around the house, or she will be rolling up laundry and handing it to Liz. Her go-to catch phrase is, fittingly, “me do!” The newest addition to the family, Nathanial, is only 4 months old. With so many different personalities around the house, Matt and Liz are eager to see how Nathanial grows and finds his role in the family. As of now, he can be described as chill, and wakes up laughing. Matt and Liz built a family the same way they built their home: one piece at a time, and each piece with love. Earlier this year, the Lains were ready to move out of their fixer-upper and finally move on, which they had intended to do years ago. It was always meant to be temporary, but with each child there were more rooms added and more renovations made, and they were always happy there. The papers were nearly signed and the moving company was nearly called, and Matt stood in the middle of his living room taking stock. He looked atthe etches in the wall where his children tracked their height, from half a foot to five feet. He looked at the scuffs in the floor from years of children running and playing. He looked at the smooth paint and thought of Liz tearing layers of wallpaper off after coming home from her internships. Just like how their stories began years before they met, this house and this community have become entirely a piece of their family, an important element of every memory, without them realizing it.
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The Lains may move to a different house in Marple someday, but they realized their love and attachment to the four walls that tell their family’s story. From the generations of family around them to the years they’ve spent in their home, the Marple community and neighborhood has become an integral part of the family’s history and future. Do you know a neighbor who has a story to share? Nominate your neighbor to be featured in one of our upcoming issues! Contact us at cwhitney@bestversionmedia.com. M 8
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Homes Recently Listed for Sale In Marple Township Address
Listed Price
2741 Stony Creek Rd . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Thomas Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parkway Cir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Farnsworth Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 Candlewood Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . 2215 Windsor Cir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hillside Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Evergreen Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Licia Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Evergreen Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Warren Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2787 Highland Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ann Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Franklin Getz Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Davis Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bedrooms
$555,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $415,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $449,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . $335,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . $340,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $249,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $370,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $475,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $269,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baths Full
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baths Half
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real Estate Sq. Ft.
Acres
1. . . . . . . . . . . 3,592. . . . . . . . . 0.5 0. . . . . . . . . . . 1,812. . . . . . . . 0.32 2. . . . . . . . . . . 2,322. . . . . . . . 0.44 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,672. . . . . . . . 0.18 0. . . . . . . . . . . 2,242. . . . . . . . 0.43 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,904. . . . . . . . 0.28 0. . . . . . . . . . . . 855. . . . . . . . . 0.18 0. . . . . . . . . . . 1,748. . . . . . . . 0.26 1. . . . . . . . . . . 2,068. . . . . . . . 0.27 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,496. . . . . . . . 0.14 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,866. . . . . . . . 0.21 2. . . . . . . . . . . 2,728. . . . . . . . 0.62 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1,464. . . . . . . . 0.23 0. . . . . . . . . . . 1,155. . . . . . . . 0.41 1. . . . . . . . . . . 2,286. . . . . . . . 0.34
Best Version Media does not guarantee the accuracy of the statistical data on this page. Any real estate agent’s ad appearing in this magazine is separate from any statistical data provided which is in no way a part of their advertisement.
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Homes Recently Sold In Marple Township Address 20 Summit Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lakeview Pl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2970 Highland Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2607 Cynwyd Ave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2887 Eastburn Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 James Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718 Winchester Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Rose Tree Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Milford Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2508 Selwyn Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Lawrence Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Columbia Pl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 685 Barclay Ln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Atwater Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 N Kent Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Listed Price
Bedrooms
$299,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $736,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . $572,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . $329,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $380,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $436,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . $419,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $360,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $453,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $486,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . $473,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . $485,000 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baths Full
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baths Half
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . .
Sq. Ft.
Acres
1,704. . . . . . . . 4,083. . . . . . . . 1,892. . . . . . . . 3,000. . . . . . . . 1,798. . . . . . . . 1,927. . . . . . . . 2,400. . . . . . . . 1,864. . . . . . . . 1,628. . . . . . . . 2,412. . . . . . . . 1,744. . . . . . . . 1,477. . . . . . . . 2,312. . . . . . . . 3,500. . . . . . . . 2,540. . . . . . . .
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Bringing People Together Written by Bob Blaisse, Publisher
Bringing People Together Marple Friends & Neighbors
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riends & Neighbors of Marple Town-ship, thank you for all your emails with such kind words of praise for our inaugural issue of Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine launched last month. Our staff was thrilled by the reception of Marple Township residents who began receiving their new, free monthly magazine for the people, about the people, and often… by the people of Marple Township.
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With such positive response to our first edition, came several common questions: How can this magazine be free, how can I keep receiving the magazine monthly, and how can I help? The answers to all three questions can be summed in a single word: Sponsorship!
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No doubt you recognize leading Marple Newtown businesses advertising on the pages of your magazine. But we don’t call them “advertisers,” we call them “sponsors,” because of the financial commitment these businesses have made to the great benefit Broomall residents who now receive this new local monthly magazine.
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We have our “sponsors” to thank for our magazine. And to keep receiving the magazine for free each month, all we have to do is thank our sponsors for advertising in our magazine and to choose our sponsors first when buying products or services they provide. While sponsors fund the cost of publishing your magazine with the purchase of ads, some also are expert contributors who will be regularly contributing their professional insights through feature articles we’ll publish for your benefit. Take a look again inside the front of the magazine to meet our growing list of expert contributors who are business leaders in our community. We have our expert roofer, our expert auto repair mechanic and expert hair stylist. We know who to call when our family has lost a loved one and we need an expert funeral director. We have an expert HVAC specialist for our AC or furnace and a fireplace expert to help us with our family room fireplaces and backyard fire pits and cookers. But we need more experts! I need your help to know who else to invite into our Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine as one of our expert contributors? In some ways, it’s up to you.
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Which Marple Newtown veterinarian shall we trust for expert advice to protect our pets? Is there a real estate expert who will first sponsor our magazine, and then sponsor our homes?
Which Broomall dentist is the go-to cosmetic dentist Marple residents trust most?
Who is the home repair expert who will inspire us with home remodeling ideas? Friends & Neighbors, help me find the experts you know are serving Marple Newtown residents, who you believe would be willing to share their expertise with us in print on a regular basis as a sponsor of our hometown magazine. Contact me with your advice and nominations for experts in our community. And then, tell your experts that the readers of Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine will reward their sponsorship of our community with intention to think of them first in our effort to buy local whenever possible. Remember, in my effort to bring Marple Friends & Neighbors to you each month, it’s not only Best Version Media or me as your magazine publisher who is “bringing people together,” it’s all of us together, you readers and especially our advertising sponsors whose very special leadership in our community as advertising sponsors of our magazine makes it all possible. Our advertising sponsors use their marketing budgets to meet us in the marketplace, which shows us how much they value our community. So, when speaking with an advertising sponsor, tell them you read about their business in the Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine, thank them for making our free magazine possible, and of course whenever possible, always “buy local.” M
Bringing People Together
Around Town Written by Craig Whitney
Pints in the Square is an annual 5K and beer festival in Newtown Square, returning September 22. We had the privilege to speak to Rick Thompson, co-founder of Pints in the Square and owner of Thompson Painting Company, to discuss this event.
What is the origin of this event? A few years ago, I was with my neighbors watching the Eagles game on a Sunday. A few weeks before, I had been at a beer festival and loved the experience, and pitched to my friends the idea of bringing one to our own town. My wife Bridget is a runner and loved the idea of including a 5K to start the day, and we agreed that the two worlds went together.
When is the event? Pints in the Square will happen September 22. The 5K begins at 11am, and the brew fest will be from 12 - 4pm.
What is the most rewarding part about Pints in the Square? In our first year, we had about 500 people at the festival and were able to donate $25,000 to the fire company. They have a lot of employees and a lot of equipment and really appreciate the support.
Where is it located? It will be on the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square. Is there an age restriction? There is no age restriction for the 5K, but in order to go to the beer festival, you must be 21 years or older. How do I get tickets or sign up for the 5K? You can register for tickets at www.PintsInTheSquare.com. The tickets can either be for both the brew fest and the 5K, or either.
What do you like about having the event in your community? The generosity of the community partners has been huge for us. Steve Spaeder and Neil Gallagher from EQUUS were very generous at the beginning to donate Ellis Preserve to be the site, which was a huge hurdle and was instrumental in making this happen. I like the people of Marple, it’s a good town with great people. We are very happy to bring something fun and use it to support the community. Beer, food, a 5K, it really is something for everyone.
Pints in the Square is returning September 22 at the Ellis Preserve in Newtown Square. If you would like to get your ticket, visit www.PintsInTheSquare.com September 2018 11
Business Profile
O’Donnell Roofing: Generations of Service Written by Craig Whitney Photography by Dan Hall
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earing the 100th anniversary of the company, O’Donnell Roofing has experienced a long history of change, growth, and adaptation. The history of O’Donnell Roofing spans four generations of the O’Donnell family line. In the first generation, a roof could cost $28 and a repair could cost $.60. For a time, the company was called ‘C.A. O’Donnell II’ with no mention of roofing. C.A. was Kevin’s great grandfather, Clement Aloysius O’Donnell. Clement started the company in West Philadelphia in 1924, and would provide a number of services to the community. Instead of focusing only on roofing, C.A. O’Donnell II would service coal burners in the winter when the demand for roofing quieted down. He owned a metalwork shop that would provide materials needed for roofing and heating work; at the time an in-house production facility was feasible. There were no box-stores down the street to provide the materials needed to put a roof and gutters on a house. The industry has changed drastically and so has the service line, but the O’Donnell name still stands strong in the Marple community. The family business has combined innovation with adaptation to remain relevant and hold on to the traditional local charm that started 94 years ago. Kevin O’Donnell has overseen the company since 2012 when his father, Lawrence, stepped away from high-level management. Under Lawrence’s influence, the company expanded and changed, moving into different roofing product lines and customer types. He moved into restoration and custom roofs, including slate, cedar, metal, and copper work. He became the premier standard for custom metal and restoration roofing in the area and was even hired to restore the R5 Line Train Station roofs. 12 Marple Friends & Neighbors / Bringing People Together
Owner Kevin O’Donnell (left) and father Lawrence O’Donnell (right) – Two of the Four Generations of O’Donnell Roofing Co.
“He is now a consultant for a lot of companies because of his experience,” Kevin said, “He is one of the best in the area and in his field.” Lawrence started with the company at 19 years old, and by 29 he had assumed the head role from his father, Kevin’s grandfather. Kevin and his father Lawrence had always been close, going down to the shore at Ventnor every weekend. Kevin savored the chance to spend time with his dad when he was younger. He attributes his time working with his father from age 12 as a huge part of his work ethic. “I was a determined, young kid,” Kevin said. “Whatever I did, it was entrepreneurial.” Whether it was selling baseball cards at school or working at a pizza shop at 16, Kevin loved to work and to earn something he could call his own. After graduating from Haverford High School, Kevin went to college in Vermont under a work study program and kept himself busy running a deli while taking classes. The lifestyle was fun and fast; Kevin was happy to say he went snowboarding in Burlington 140 days out of the year while he was there. With that said, it wasn’t home and it wasn’t what Kevin really wanted to do. “I realized up there what I was always destined to do,” Kevin explained. After four years in Vermont, in the early 2000s, Kevin returned home from college and began working for his father again.
“I was surrounded by 30 year olds but I didn’t care. My whole philosophy was ‘show me once, and I’ll do it,’” Kevin said proudly of his younger self. With that work ethic, Kevin quickly rose in the ranks and took every opportunity he could to prove himself. The next big thing in industry advancement was solar panels, and under his father’s direction, the company quickly studied and became certified in installing solar panels. Although the product didn’t advance as quickly as they intended, there are still many commercial and residential clients that request the technology. O’Donnell Roofing was proud to once again adapt and stay current on all of the new technologies so they could respond to the possible needs of their clients. In the past ten years, Kevin has taken over the company and focused on growth. He dove head first into the business side. Lawrence stepped aside after leading the company for over 30 years, but still helped Kevin by maintaining clients and enforcing the customer service and work ethic that O’Donnell Roofing has always represented. By 2012, Kevin had taken the lead of the company and began growing rapidly.
“ ” I was a determined young kid. Whatever I did, it was entrepreneurial.
The crew has grown from five employees in 2008 to 25 now, and Kevin makes it a priority to treat every employee with time and respect. “They rely on me for work every day… and I worked hard to build these relationships and honor that,” Kevin said. In the past five years, Kevin expanded the company to servicing commercial clients. This is a new branch of work in addition to the residential clients that he has nurtured since starting the company, but he marks it as one of the first innovations he can claim as his own. The new employees and the professional
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growth of the company under his management have been something he takes pride in and focuses time, effort, and resources on building. Nearing 100 years, O’Donnell Roofing is now working in Marple with a number of clients and roofing products, and may look entirely different on the surface from its beginning. Beyond surface-level, this new company looks and feels just like the one-man project in 1924 that installed coal burners to provide heat to their clients in the winter. Innovation and a strong desire to learn has been constant over the past 100 years, and is the heart of a company that has lasted four generations of the O’Donnell family. M
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Through the Years
West Chester Pike The Road We Share Written by Stephen J. Edgcumbe
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est Chester Pike is a busy, four-lane state highway, a part of Pennsylvania Route 3. It runs for roughly 20 miles and connects the city of Philadelphia with the borough of West Chester. From east to west, it passes through Delaware County and the municipalities of Millbourne, Upper Darby, Haverford, Marple, Newtown, and Edgmont. The route then crosses into Chester County and the municipalities of Willistown, Westtown, East Goshen, and West Goshen. It is easy to forget, however, that modern-day West Chester Pike cuts through a former wilderness area once inhabited by the Lenni Lenape, or Delaware Indians, prior to the arrival of Swedish, Dutch, and English settlers in the 1600s. The only “roads” prior to this, most likely, were Indian trails. The area began to change in 1681, when King Charles II of England settled a debt with the family of William Penn by signing the Charter of Pennsylvania, which granted Penn the territory of Pennsylvania. Penn, an English Quaker, began selling land grants to other Quaker settlers. Meanwhile, roads during this early colonial period served mainly to connect Quakers with the various “Friends,” or Quaker meetinghouses, in the area. Transportation along what was to become the West Chester Road developed slowly over the years.
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Between 1793 and 1850, the route was a dirt road used by horse-drawn carriages and wagons. In early 1848, however, farmers & mill owners called for state legislation to create a better road on which to move products to market. The Philadelphia and West Chester Turnpike Road Company was organized in March 1848 to build a toll road, or turnpike, from the William Penn Hotel at Thirty-eighth and Market Streets in Philadelphia to Newtown Square, about half the distance to West Chester. The road was one of several built in Delaware County in the 1840s to improve farming and manufacturing businesses in the county. Between 1850 and 1868, the route became a plank road. By 1868, stone began to be used to pave sections of the roadway. By 1885, stone was used all the way to Newtown Square, but the road remained dirt between Newtown Square and West Chester. In 1895, the Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Company opened a trolley line from Sixty-third Street in Philadelphia to Newtown Square using steam dummies. In 1896, electric trolley car service to Newtown Square began. By late 1898, trolley car service to West Chester was completed. Trolley service to Ardmore via West Chester Pike and Darby Road in Haverford Township was added in 1902. In 1907, the Sixty-ninth Street Terminal, a transportation hub connecting Philadelphia with emerging western communities, was built in Upper Darby. These events along West Chester Pike brought increasing development to communities west of the city, gradually changing the landscape from rural to suburban. In 1918, the route became a state highway. A trolley line ran up and down the south side of West Chester Pike between 1898 and 1954. The West Chester trolley line ceased regular operations in June 1954. Trolley cars were replaced by buses. Limited trolley service continued during peak travel hours until 1958. Trolley service to Ardmore via West Chester Pike stopped in 1966. The late 1950s and 1960s saw the length of West Chester Pike widened from two to four lanes. Author Stephen J. Edgcumbe, literally “wrote the book” on West Chester Pike. The information for this article is excerpted from “West Chester Pike” by Stephen J. Edgcumbe, published by Arcadia Publishing. The book can be found at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.ArcadiaPublishing.com. M
Expert Contributor Written by Scott Magness Scott’s Fireplace Products
Gas Log Fireplaces vs. Wood Burning Fireplaces
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as fireplaces first came about as an alternative to woodburning fireplaces, not as a means to replace them. However, gas fireplaces have become increasingly popular as convenience has become a major factor for consumers. While gas fireplaces cannot mimic the natural crackling and popping attributes of a wood-burning fireplace, a gas fireplace provides an easier, safer, and cleaner way to enjoy a fire. The first element of a fire is the kindling, which must be gathered and then lit. Next comes positioning the logs on the grate and waiting for them to catch fire from the kindling. Most people do not want to get involved in that process and this is why a lot of wood burning fireplaces sit dormant. Though there may be a general belief that gas fireplaces don’t compare to wood-burning in terms of appearance, that isn’t always true. Gas fireplaces offer a level of ambiance and realism comparable to wood. The hand-painted ceramic logs give an authentic feel of real wood and with the amber glow it looks as if they are actually on fire. In fact, some gas fireplaces have been known to be mistaken for wood burning fireplaces. Gas fireplaces also offer more heat output and flexibility than burning wood. Most gas fireplaces produce a warm radiant heat, like the heat from a wood burning fireplace but more of it. Some gas fireplaces can even supplement the normal house heat of a home. The temperature and flame appearance can easily be adjusted as well. Instantly increase or decrease the flame height to keep the room at a comfortable temperature, while still enjoying the ambiance and atmosphere created from the gas fire. Also, gas fireplaces open up the doors to endless
possibilities and styles. Whether a home is traditional, contemporary or an in-between transitional décor, there is a gas fireplace to compliment any style. Even if a home does not have an existing wood fireplace, a gas fireplace can easily be added since no chimney is required. Lastly, gas fires burn clean. They do not give off smoke, require an annual chimney cleaning or leave behind ashes to sweep up like wood burning fireplaces. Most gas fireplaces have remote options to control temperatures and set timers. Best of all, there is no waiting for the flames to die down. The simple push of a button on a remote or wall switch turns the fireplace off. So the next time you are about to go outside and collect logs to start your fire, think about all the advantages a gas fireplace gives you. Chopping wood and gathering kindling will become a thing of the past. M
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A Local Star Living in Our Community
Rich Paul The History Hugger Written By Craig Whitney
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ich Paul has spent his whole life in Marple after moving at 9 years old. In that time he has volunteered as a historian, fought for the preservation of historic buildings and structures in Delaware County and spent four years in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He is our local star because of his commitment to the history of our town and his service to our country. Rich first served as part of the U.S. Navy in 1962 and spent four years traveling around the Pacific Islands. He spent time along the coasts of Japan, China, the Philippines and Vietnam, while also studying electrical design as part of the Navy program. In 1966, after traveling through all of Asia and the Pacific Ocean, Rich returned to Pennsylvania and soon met his wife, Pat, at a dance at Drexelbrook Ballroom. After one year of dating, they got married and soon moved to a home in Marple together. They will be celebrating their 50th anniversary soon and look forward to many more years together. After returning home and settling down with his wife in Marple, Rich found a job at Xerox as they were beginning to expand in the Philadelphia area. As the company expanded over the course of thirty years, new locations opened and Rich was moved all around the county. Despite the change and the movement, Rich was always committed to the job and worked with the same company for 35 years until his retirement in 2004. Alongside him, Rich's wife Pat worked as a library aide in the Marple Newtown School system until 1995 when she became an administrative assistant and worked in that position until she retired in 2006. It was at his retirement that Rich’s community service and pursuit of passions truly began. Rich and his family had always had a passion for history, specifically small town history. Rich’s oldest child John Paul, now an adult, had volunteered at the historical society while in high school. His oldest daughter, Kate, now lives in Saint Augustine, Florida, which can claim the proud historical fact that it is the oldest city in North America. In addition, Rich and his wife love to take road trips, specifically so they can stop at old small towns along the way and learn their history. One day after retiring, when some people would take the first cruise to the Caribbean, Rich volunteered at the same historical society his son had volunteered with years before. It was at this organization that Rich was able to study the history of Marple and Delaware County as a whole. Over the past 14 years, Rich has researched the origin stories of the
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towns and the families of the 1600s and 1700s, guided tours of historical buildings to school groups and tourists, and built arguments for the preservation of historical buildings. Like her husband, Pat very soon after her retirement in 2006 volunteered at the Delaware County Literacy Council teaching an adult reading program, which she still does to this day. She also volunteers as the teacher for some of the Massey House school children programs and does tours of the house in the summer season. Rich and his wife both believe whole-heartedly in the importance of studying the past. “I think it’s very important that we understand our history, because it is what made us,” Rich said. “We have evolved from it, where we came from, where we lived. These things impact our lives, and form our history.” When asked about a particular piece of Marple history that Rich is fond of, he told the story of Thomas Massey. Massey came to America in 1683 after being born and raised in Marpoole, England, to work as an indentured servant for Francis Stanfield. After successfully serving his indentured servitude, Massey was given 100 acres and eventually bought an additional 200 acres on what is now considered Lawrence Park. His original home is still preserved as it was 300 years ago, and Rich works hard to maintain accuracy of the house and guide tours to school groups, families and tourists. “We should preserve some of the things we have,” Rich explained. He used the example of a modern orchestra performing Mozart to a crowded theater. “We enjoy [Mozart], though the man himself died centuries ago, so we work to preserve his art. We should do the same thing to the structures and buildings of important historical moments. They are reminders of our past, and add character to our communities.” Thank you, Rich, for your commitment to the preservation of the history of Marple and Delaware County, and for your service to our country. If the world was made of local stars like you, every life would be cherished and every story protected. M
Take Advantage of Your Magazine! Marple Friends & Neighbors is all about bringing people together and fostering a closer-knit community! Check out the many ways that you can contribute to and take advantage of your monthly neighborhood magazine: Resident Features Get to know your friends and neighbors from all walks FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS of life. Submitting nominations of families or individuals who you would like to see highlighted in Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine. Tell us about the newest or longest-living residents, your friends The Lains: next door or the hobbyist or entrepreneur you know. Or use this feature Bringing People Together as a way to share your own story with neighbors. See pg. 6 for this month’s resident feature.
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Bulletin Board Celebrate life’s milestones and events! Post announcements such as engagements, weddings or anniversaries, hats off to graduates, military recognition, new baby announcements, and retiree congrats, neighborhood garage sales and more.
D’ANJOLELL Memorial Home of Broomall 2811 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA 19008 610-356-4200 Robert L. D’Anjolell, Jr. F.D.
D’ANJOLELL Stigale Memorial Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of Aston 3260 Concord Road Aston, PA 19014 610-497-5505 James Stigale, Supervisor
Share Your Photos! Send us photos from your latest vacation or that great picture you captured at a Marple Township event or of Broomall resident we all should know. Youth Classifieds Hey Kids! Free Advertising! Be in business for yourself and make a little money – all while helping your neighbors! To place your free classified offering services, go to www.bestversionmedia.com and click “Submit Content.” Please limit to 40 words. Please be advised that all communication regarding Kids’ Classifieds will be directed through a parent or guardian. Share Your Recipes! Do you have a secret recipe you’re willing to give up to your Friends & Neighbors of Marple Township? Get cooking! Send us your recipe and how to cook your tasteful specialty! If you have a submission or feature idea, email Craig Whitney at cwhitney@bestversionmedia.com with your name and submission information. Please note the Content Submission Deadline is the 5th of every month. We look forward to hearing from you.
D’ANJOLELL Memorial Home & Crematory of Malvern-Frazer 392 Lancaster Avenue Frazer, PA 19355 610-296-9555 James W. D’Anjolell, Supervisor
D’ANJOLELL Barone Memorial Home of Wallingford 908 S. Providence Road Wallingford, PA 19086 610-874-7700 Edward S. Barone, Supervisor
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Tuesday - Sunday, September 4 - 9
Friday & Saturday, September 15 &16
Friday, September 28
BMW PGA Championship
32nd Great Media Garage Sale Days
2018 Rocky Run YMCA Gala
@Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square The BMW Championship makes its inaugural visit to Aronimink Golf Club with the top 70 golfers in the world competing in the penultimate event of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs.
@Media Borough, Rain or Shine Town-Wide garage sales and yard sales throughout Media Borough, filled with residents participating in the Great Media Garage Sale sponsored by Media Recreation.
@Parque at Hunting Hill Mansion, Ridley Creek State Park Enjoy a night of beer and wine tastings, dinner, silent and live auction all to benefit the charitable missions of Rocky Run YMCA.
Time: All Day Cost: $30
Time: 9am - 4pm
Time: 5:30 - 9pm Cost: $125
www.BMWChampionshipUSA.com Wednesday, September 5 & September 12
Dining Under the Stars in Media, PA @State Street in Downtown Media, PA Dining-under-stars like those open-air cafes on Paris; Avenue de Champs Elyseé and in the piazzas of Rome; Venice, al fresco dining Wednesday evenings under the stars on State Street closed from Jackson to Orange. Time: 5 - 10pm
www.VisitMediaPA.com Sunday, September 9 (Rain Date: September 16)
Fall Super Sunday in Downtown Media @State Street in Media, PA The Borough of Media’s (Fall) Super Sunday event is a classic, offering family-friendly fun only minutes away when State Street is closed for car traffic and filled with vendors, arts and crafts, food of all types and much more. Time: 9am - 4pm
Saturday, September 15
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3rd Annual “Pints in the Square” Craft Brew Fest & 5K Run @The Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square Benefiting the Newtown Square Fire Company, the 5K kicks through the beautiful grounds of the Ellis Preserve followed by the Craft Brew Fest. Time: 11am, 5K start Time: 12 - 4pm Craft Brew Fest, Ages 21+
www.PintsInTheSquare.com Wednesday - Sunday, September 19 - 23
Just Between Friends @Greater Philadelphia Expo Center 100 Station Ave. - HALL A, Oaks Experience the Philadelphia area’s largest children’s and maternity consignment sale event. Times: Wed., Sept. 19, 9am - 9pm Thurs. & Fri., Sept. 20 & 21, 9am - 8pm Sat., Sept. 22, 8am - 5pm Sun., Sept. 23, 8am - 3pm Cost: Wed., Sept. 19 (Public Pre-Sales $10) Thurs. - Sun., Sept. 20-23 (Public FREE)
Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm
Hosted by NS Parks & Rec / NSBA
Saturday, September 29
Civil War Reenactment at Ridley Creek @Colonial Plantation At Ridley Creek Park Time: 9am Cost: FREE
www.ColonialPlantation.org Thursday, October 11
4th Annual Wine, Women & Wellness Event @Anthony’s At Paxon 850 Paxon Hollow Road, Broomall Open Bar drinks, hors d’oeuvres, live music, mini massages, makeup applications, and shopping from local vendors, with raffle prizes at each table. First 50 guests receive a swag bag at the door. Time: 7 - 9:30pm Cost: $10
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National Dog Show Charity Walk 2018
Saturday, September 22
@Wilson Farm Park, Wayne, PA The National Dog Show Charity Walk features multiple attractions geared towards families and their dogs for a morning of fun.
Concert In The Park @Drexel Lodge Park (Rain or shine) Bring a blanket or chairs, meet up with friends & neighbors and enjoy the live music of Ben Arnold & the 48 Hour Orchestra for American Rock ‘N Roll.
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Colonial Dinner @The 1696 Thomas Massey House, Broomall Stay close to home but go back in time and enjoy a family friendly Fall Harvest Dinner cooked over the open fire.
Time: 9am - 12pm Cost: $20/individual, $35/family, All dogs free!
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Time: 5pm Cost: Call for Reservation
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