Children
The Dog Days of Summer
As I write this, just hours after having power restored following the late June storm, I’m reminded—once again—why I love this community. Over 40,000 homes in Delaware County lost electricity, and yet, the experience seemed to bring people closer together. Neighbors ran extension cords across fences, shared supplies, and gathered outside to support one another and connect. Families unplugged, slowed down, and really talked.
It was a moment of perspective. We were all in the same boat, and that sense of shared experience made folks just a little more compassionate. And of course, huge thanks to PECO for their tireless, aroundthe-clock effort to restore the grid. If you didn’t have a generator before… I bet you’ve thought about it now!
But despite the disruption, summer marches on. We've had car shows, parades, Dining Under the Stars, festivals, ribbon cuttings (welcome to the newest shops in Media!), graduations, and outdoor concerts. And the season isn’t over yet—Rose Tree Park still has eight more shows lined up for August. So get out there and soak it in!
This issue is one of our most beloved—our annual Kids & Pets edition. On the cover, you’ll see the perfect image to celebrate it.
We kick-off this issue with a story of interest to many parents in our area. We caught up with Dr. Joseph Meloche, Superintendent of the Rose Tree Media School District, as reflects on his last 2 years, shares a day in the life as well as some goals moving forward.
Inside, we feature local photographer Jamie Englert, who specializes in newborn, maternity, and family portraits. Her passion for creating meaningful, oneof-a-kind experiences for growing families shines through in her work.
We also invited back pet photographer Ed Ryder, who once again captured the charm and character of Media’s four-legged residents. If you’ve ever walked down State Street, you may have passed Ed without realizing it—now you’ll know to say, “Hey Ed!”
You’ll also meet Krystina Rivera, Associate Director of Medical Operations at the Providence Animal Center. She offers insight into the organization’s mission, future goals, and helpful guidance for prospective pet parents.
And finally, we’ve rounded up a list of local dog trainers—because, just like people, pets benefit from a little education and structure. Training is key to a happy, well-adjusted companion.
As always, if you have a great story to share, we'd love hearing from our readers.
See you on State Street!
August 2025
PUBLISHER
Scott Davidson | scott.davidson@citylifestyle.com
EDITOR
Karin Davidson | karin.davidson@citylifestyle.com
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
Stephanie Hwang | stephanie.hwang@citylifestyle.com
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Ed Ryder
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Karin Davidson
Corporate Team
CEO Steven Schowengerdt
COO Matthew Perry
CRO Jamie Pentz
VP OF OPERATIONS Janeane Thompson
VP OF SALES Andrew Leaders
AD DESIGNER Josh Govero
LAYOUT DESIGNER Kelsey Ragain
QUALITY CONTROL SPECIALIST Megan Cagle Learn
SCOTT DAVIDSON, PUBLISHER @MEDIACITYLIFESTYLE
1: Gordon Wosak’s lovingly restored 1932 Ford Model-B Roadster 2: Steve Maconi’s 1960 Chrysler 300G turns heads at Media Auto Show 3: This Surf Green ‘57 Chevy Bel Air convertible was a show favorite 4: Leon Manchester’s ‘89 Jeep Wrangler looks to good for off road 5: At 110 years old, Bill MacCian’s 1915 Ford Model-T looks factory fresh 6: Tom Seiple’s 1955 Chevy Nomad looks more like a purple people eater 7: Perfect day for Media Car Show on State Street Photography by Scott Davidson
1: Media Theatre staff co-host the Rotary Club of Media “Roaring 20’s” themed Leadership Induction event. 2: Members and guests came dressed for “Roaring 20’s” Rotary Club of Media event at Media Theatre 3: New Media Rotary Club President, Mina Yi-Merizalde and Francy Cross - Rotary District Governor 4: (L-R) Rotarians Mary Fediw, Janice Miller-Lion, Carol Wills, Scott Davidson, LeeAnn Sullivan, Jeanette Barr, and Lindsey Bonaventure 5: Media Rotarian Larry Smoose and new Rotary Club President Mina Yi-Merizalde 6: (L-R) Media Rotarians Scott Davidson and Doug Nakashima 7: Media Rotarian Sarah Gibbons and her husband, Bud
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Rotary Club of Media inducts Mina Yi-Merizaldeas as 100th President
The Rotary Club of Media proudly announces the induction of Mina Yi-Merizaldeas as its 100th president. Part of a global network of over 45,000 clubs, Media Rotary is dedicated to “Service Above Self,” addressing both local and global challenges. With a strong tradition of community service, the club meets every Thursday at Margaret Kuo’s at the Promenade at Granite Run. Join them in making a difference - one project, one person, one community at a time. mediarotary.org
Delco Chalk Fest Inaugural Event
Get ready for the First Annual Delco Chalk Fest on August 16 & 17 outside Subaru Park! Watch local and national chalk artists turn Reaney Street into a vibrant outdoor gallery - including amazing 3D art you can step into. Enjoy food trucks, a DJ, kids' face painting, balloon art, and more. A free, fun-filled, family-friendly celebration of art you won’t want to miss. See it to believe it! Learn more at visitdelco.com/chalkfest
Delaware County Bar Association offers Auditorium to Host Events
The Delaware County Bar Association invites local businesses, organizations, and community members to utilize its versatile large auditorium. Perfect for meetings, seminars, celebrations, fundraisers, and stage presentations, the space features a full kitchen for catering, a presentation stage, and seating for up to 120 guests. The facility also includes an audio-visual system and is fully handicap accessible, including restrooms. For bookings, rates and availability, contact the Bar Association. delcobar.com
CHILDREN BRING JOY... JUST TALK TO ONE
Our Youngest Students
PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
ARTICLE BY STEPHANIE HWANG & KARIN DAVIDSON
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“Educators can never truly have a bad day when they’re around children. Children bring joy. All you have to do is talk to them and that comes back to you.”
When Dr. Joseph Meloche began exploring new career opportunities in late 2022, he wasn’t necessarily planning to leave his position as superintendent in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. “I was in the second year of a five-year contract, and I was thinking, what are the next 10 years of my life going to look like?” he recalls.
It was a suggestion from someone he trusted that led him to Rose Tree Media School District. After doing some research around Thanksgiving and beginning the application process in early 2023, Dr. Meloche grew increasingly drawn to the district. “The more time that I spent coming over, meeting with the board of school directors, and doing deeper research, the more interested I was,” he says.
Now nearly a year into the role, he reflects: “The district is even better on the inside than the advertisements and the discussions that take place on the outside.” For Dr. Meloche, what makes it unique is the shared investment in students’ success: “There is an intimate sense of community… a commitment from folks; parents, former parents, community members, business owners. They all demand the best in the educational system. But they also want to be part of making it the best. That doesn’t happen everywhere.”
Dr. Meloche speaks just as highly of the district’s staff. “There is such an incredibly dedicated staff, from the maintenance guys cutting the grass, to the custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, teachers, assistants, secretaries, and administrators,” he says. “It’s just been amazing to be here. I am happy getting in my car and driving to work every day.”
As superintendent, he oversees the full operation of the district. “Our first responsibility is the safety and security of the children,” Dr. Meloche says. “And the staff. That’s the foundational piece.” He works directly with the district’s six building principals, along with directors of facilities and management operations.
One of the most exciting efforts currently underway is the development of a new full-day kindergarten and first-grade center, a project Dr. Meloche says has taken up much of his time over the past two years. “It’s one of the most exciting projects I’ve ever been involved in,” he says. “It’s truly going to provide generational change within this community.”
He’s clear about the benefits of moving to a fullday model. “We’ll be able to dramatically expand children’s opportunities for language acquisition, literacy development, structured play, and peer interaction,” he explains. “We’ll support them in learning how to deal with conflict, challenges, and group dynamics, all in a way that’s safe and developmentally appropriate.”
Having kindergarten and first grade in one space will offer continuity of experience. “It will bring the community together because families will meet one another. Children will be together,” he says. “Then they’ll return to their home elementary school for second through fifth grade and come back together in junior high. It’s just it’s incredibly exciting of what we can do and what we can provide. And again, we provide a wonderful education for children and families right now.”
The district communicates regularly through Board of Education work sessions and legislative
meetings, held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. “We maintain a website, and we’ve had the architects, finance folks, and engineers present throughout the last six months. Every presentation is posted online,” Dr. Meloche says.
Curriculum development involves a mix of state standards, teacher input, and collaboration with local colleges and universities. “We just adopted a new English Language Arts program called Amplify for kids in 5th through 8th grades, and CKLA program at the lower elementary level,” Dr. Meloche says.
The new programs aim to ensure continuity in how reading and writing are taught. A new website section is also planned for fall 2025 to provide even more transparency: “Families or community members will be able to go online and see what’s being taught in 3rd grade language arts or in 4th grade math,” he says.
Most district staff already hold advanced degrees, Dr. Meloche says. “The majority have at least one master’s degree, and some have two. We also have staff who are National Board Certified, which is a rigorous process.” The district also provides in-house professional development and in-service training each year.
Dr. Meloche stays connected to students through regular school visits and end-of-year events. “These past few weeks have been wonderful,” he says. “I was at four 5th grade ceremonies today and yesterday. High school graduation was last week.”
He also conducts town hall-style focus groups with middle and high school students every quarter. “We talk about what’s going well, what should be improved, and what they’re experiencing,” he says. The students are open and honest. “Once the ice is broken, they’ll tell me what they think. One of the things I always find better from children is that they’re very direct,” he adds.
Their input has already influenced district decisions. “When we piloted the new language arts program, students told us they were spending too much time on Chromebooks,” he explains. “So we changed it by reducing the computer time based on their feedback.”
In elementary schools, Dr. Meloche visits and reads to classes or entire grade levels. “If I have 90 minutes during the day, I’ll drive out to a school, tour the building with principals or walk through a building by myself, and pop into classrooms,” he says. “I’ll stop at a desk and ask a child what they’re working on.”
He also attends plays, concerts, and athletic events. “Those are the joyful parts of the job,” he says. “Educators can never truly have a bad day when they’re around children. Children bring joy. All you have to do is talk to them and that comes back to you.”
As the district looks ahead, Dr. Meloche hopes even more community members will get involved. He says, “If people have suggestions or thoughts, I hope they’ll reach out to me.”
Keep the Memories
THEY ARE ONLY BABIES FOR LITTLE WHILE - JAMIE ENGLERT IS THERE FOR YOU
ARTICLE BY KARIN DAVIDSON & STEPHANIE HWANG | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMIE ENGLERT PHOTOGRAPHY
For Glen Mills-based photographer Jamie Englert, newborn photography was a calling that grew out of motherhood and a love of preserving her children’s precious moments. She gives families a peaceful, luxurious, and customized experience during a tender and often overwhelming time.
Each client begins with an in-home consultation. “I look at wardrobe choices, overall aesthetic of the house, nursery design, and spaces where they might hang photos,” she explains. “That helps me design the session to match their home and style.”
Her clients are often moms in their thirties and forties.
“They’re tired. They’ve just had a baby. All they have to do is show up,” Jamie says. “I want the experience to be relaxing. Parents can sit back and relax, even if they bring a toddler.”
Newborn photography requires a lot of education. Jamie has completed numerous in-person workshops and online courses on safety, editing, and lighting to ensure each session is professional and secure for newborn and family.
Jamie guides families through choosing images and layouts. “A lot of people don’t know what to do with their photos,” she says. “I help with wall galleries, custom baby books, and anything they need.”
She came to photography after 12 years as an elementary school teacher. Once she became a mother, she realized how meaningful it was to document the early years.
“I just fell in love with newborns,” she says. “Designing the sets, working with newborns; it’s everything I love. It’s perfect for me.”
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WHISKING UP CONFIDENCE
Why Cooking with Kids is More Than Just Making Meals
ANIMAL Crackers
Ingredients:
• 1 cup and 2 tbsp white flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 4 tbsp honey
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
Steps:
BY JANIE JONES
There’s something truly special about inviting your child into the kitchen—not just for the cookies or cupcakes, but for the confidence, creativity, and connection that come with it. Cooking with your children isn’t just a fun way to pass the time; it’s an opportunity to build lifelong skills and memories that stick.
Cooking together also taps into something a little magical—memory. The smell of cookies baking or chili simmering on the stove can instantly transport us back to childhood. That’s not just nostalgia talking—science backs it up. Our sense of smell is closely tied to autobiographical memory, especially memories formed early in life. So those sweet, savory scents? They’re more powerful than you might think.
The key is to start simple. Let your toddler play with mixing bowls, spoons, and measuring cups. Begin with small jobs—scooping flour, flattening cookie dough with a rolling pin—and gradually add more steps as your child becomes more confident.
It won’t be perfect. Embrace the mess, stay patient, and focus on the fun. A dash of encouragement and a sprinkle of praise go a long way in keeping your little chef engaged and excited.
Over time, you’ll see the magic unfold: a child who’s not only learning how to cook but also growing more independent, capable, and proud of what they’ve created. And who knows? Maybe one day, they’ll pass those same recipes—and memories—on to their own kids.
• 4 tbsp buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• Optional: add 1/4 tsp nutmeg or cinnamon
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Put the oatmeal in a blender or food processor and pulse for about a minute, until it’s reduced to a rough powder. Add the ground oatmeal to the whole wheat and 1/2 cup of the white flour, baking soda and salt to the bowl of an electric mixer affixed with a paddle attachment, and turn on to mix. Add butter and blend on medium speed until the butter has been incorporated and the mix looks a little like wet sand. Add the buttermilk, vanilla, honey and almond extract and blend. If the dough looks too wet to roll, add the remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the blender.
3. Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and flatten into a disc. Cover completely and chill in the fridge for at least one hour, up to overnight.
4. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place dough on a lightly floured surface (using the remaining 2 tbsp of flour). Roll out until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out with desired cookie cutters and bake for five to seven minutes, based on your preference. Five minutes will get you a softer cracker, while seven will get you a crisp cracker.
Enjoy!
I have had 4 dogs during my lifetime.
At age 7, I got my first dog “Duke.” A senior aged woman was moving to a place where she could not have a pet. And he became mine. It was a dream come true.
Tragedy struck when he accidentally escaped from our fenced yard. My mom neglected to put him on his chain, and my dad had forgotten to close the rear gate after mowing the lawn. I found him, but I was too late.
It took a whole year before we got another dog. She was a stray beagle from New York. It surprised us when she started howling at the Upper Providence fire siren. “Dutchess” always howled at the siren, which was just 300 or 400 feet away from our house on Sandy Bank Road.
Then we got “Katie,” a golden retriever/labrador mix. She loved chasing anything furry that moved, and using her paws to crazily scoop water out of her outdoor bowl.
One night she kept sneezing. It turned out she had cancer in her nose. We opted to let her live out her days without the suffering that medical treatment would cause. .
Then I got 1½ year old “Sam,” a white colored labrador retriever. I found him at the SPCA on Sandy Bank Road (now known as the Providence Animal Center).
Right after I signed the adoption paperwork, Sam turned into a beast. This 99 pound dog pulled me across the parking lot with the torque of a small tractor. It took him several years to calm down. He was a great dog, and surprisingly intelligent. I had him for 11 years.
I’ve been dogless ever since (and that’s been 19 years).
I enjoy dogs now by photographing them. My “Dogs Of Media” Facebook group has reached 1300 members.
Someday I’ll get another dog, but I want to be free to travel for now.
Opposite Left Bottom: This is Mojito.
Opposite RIght Bottom: This is Wyatt. (He is blind.)
Above: This is Baci.
This is Scooter. He will be 16 in September.
This is Mabel.
FOREVER LOVE or a Bit
YOU HAVE A PLACE AT THE PROVIDENCE ANIMAL CENTER
ARTICLE BY KARIN DAVIDSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY ED RYDER
Krystina, could you explain what your position is?
It’s technically two parts. My first part is Associate Director of Medical Operations - I oversee basically the operations of how everything runs with medical between the intake department, the surgery department, our sick ward, which we call our isolation department, and just making sure medical flow, is running the way it should be running. I’ve been here for 19 years, so I kind of have bit of knowledge in every little pot, so to speak.
And our FIDO Program. It’s a fleet of spay and neuter vans across America. We have seven spay and neuter vans, one of them does reside here at Providence Animal Center, so we’re so proud of that. We have two in Texas, one in Tennessee, one in Alabama, and one in Los Angeles. We’re proud of that work that is done, spay and neuter happening across the country.
It was actually gifted to us last year because of how successful our FIDO Van Program runs here. The program runs with a free spay and neuter, free vaccine, free microchip, and a fleet preventative, all free. We do over 200 surgeries a month. That is a requirement to be a part of our Van Program.
All of our appointments are able to be booked online.
We have low cost spay and neuter options. We have a program called the Alley Cat Special, which is a package that includes basically all vaccines, a flea preventative, a nail trim for somebody to encourage someone to take a cat that is living outdoors and to provide that medical care for them at a low cost. So that way they’re not out in the streets, getting sick, reproducing, contributing to the pet overpopulation program and keeping them healthy. We’re making sure they’re getting their rabies vaccine as well.
We have grants and donors who are the backbone of our foundation here. So we’ve relied very heavily on our donors.
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And why do you yourself do this work?
It’s my life’s work. I’m very passionate about it - to able to come here every single day and make the life different for an animal, whether it is owned for a client or a resident animal here at our shelter. Seeing animals come in, absolutely scared, terrified from not great situations. And then just to see them walk out the door with their tail wagging, just looking up at their new owner with that love in their eyes.
Just somebody calling us saying their pet needs an emergency surgery and they’re faced with saying goodbye and we’re able to give them that surgery, not even asking them what kind of financial situation they’re in, just making sure that their pet goes home with them tonight.
If you remember the pandemic, how many people took animals in, provided them with that comfort. There was a lonely time. The mental health aspect of owning a pet is really, really important.
How did you personally get involved?
I saw an ad in the newspaper to be an adoption counselor. So I thought, hey, that sounds kind of fun. Let’s go see some puppies and kittens!
And then once I got here and saw the need, the aspect, I got my hands dirty in the back very quickly, spent a lot of time in surgery. It’s where I feel like I can be the most impactful
providing medical care. We have a really amazing team of veterinarians here. So everything that I could stand behind and confidently say, I support everything that happens here. It is nothing but the best of work.
What does Providence want to do in the future?
We’re always looking to do more, always looking to be better, increasing numbers, increasing services, just really trying to be that resource for our community. We’re looking to always do more adoptions in any way we can.
An upcoming event we have is “Clear the Shelter” on September 6th. It’s one of our biggest adoption events of the year We have very low-cost adoptions. We’re looking to do something very similar to that this year and anything we could do to get out in our community.
How can someone help who doesn’t have room for a cat or a dog or an animal?
The easy thing to say is to be a donor and to donate, whether it’s financially or for supplies.
But what I really like to push is volunteering. Coming here, even just doing the laundry is a big help. We have a lot of retired nurses or just people with just extra time on their hands to just come and take a dog out for a walk.
Adopt Me
Kitten from the Wellness Clinic
Adopting a Kitten
Come in the cat room and just play with a little wand with the kitten. Just a little time of your day that you can get out and be here. Volunteering goes a really long way.
And if you can have a little bit of room in your home for a foster animal - just temporarily gets an animal out of the shelter. It gets them to experience what it’s like to be in a home. That information really helps us when they come back to the shelter. We can learn what kind of behaviors they have in the home. Sometimes a dog will go home on a sleepover and the person will come back and they’ll say, the dog is fully trained, fully housebroken, knows all of its commands. We’re like, wow, he’s so much more adoptable than we ever knew. And we can let someone know that. And that makes them so much more marketable.
We have a rover program where, if you just want to take a dog out for a doggie date, that’s more like an afternoon. We have people that come in, they’ll just take a dog out to Ridley Creek State Park, stop by Starbucks for a pup cup, and then take them back here and, you know, just be able to get a dog tired out and again, learn like, oh, he was fantastic on the leash. So things like that really help us get the dogs placed in the right home.
Are there some kind of requirements that a volunteer has to have?
There’s a very large variety of different roles that you can do - from doing the laundry to filling Kongs, or we have nurses that
help in surgery and clean the instruments and make the packs. So there’s different levels of expertise or skill sets. There’s something for everybody.
Some people just like to be in the back, making treats and getting the food prepped for the dogs. there’s just so many different avenues, so many different roles, even just relaxing in the cat room and, you know, helping with the cats or taking a dog out for a walk that just needs a break out of its kennel. A little goes a long way.
You’ll have a smile on your face. All the dogs and cats really want to see new people. It’s good for them to see people coming through and smiling at them.
And, you know, I just want to get that message out there. And you don’t have to you don’t have to adopt you can just come by. Take a dog for a walk. That’s it.
You know, no pressure. You don’t have to get too involved even if you just the kids are out of school today and you don’t know what to do. Just come on out and see a puppy see a kitten.
It’ll just brighten your day. And it really does brighten their day too.
And you have a full-service vet?
Yes, we have a wellness clinic here. Everything is low-cost because we are a nonprofit. Our community really relies on us for our low-cost services. We have our surgery center here as
Our Van Gage
Fraizer
well where we’re doing high volume spay and neuter surgeries as well as dentals, mass removals. We do referrals for our emergency surgeries, foreign body surgeries, pyometras, and bladder stones.
Those surgeries are usually very expensive and we’re able to do it here at a very low cost because we’re nonprofit. All of the money that we make in the veterinary side in our wellness clinic goes to pay for the animals in the shelter. It’s a really great rewarding system to work for. Our animals is where the money is funneled back into. And that’s really rewarding for us at the end of the day.
What’s the Center’s info?
It’s 610-566-4575.
And our address is 555 Sandy Bank Road in Media. Our website and our Facebook have the best information for people that are looking for our current animals that we might have or any other adoption requirements or anything that they might want to look at ahead of time before they come out and visit.
Do you have story that you can tell us?
Of course. Fraizer, one a very sick puppy that made it home in time for Christmas eve and Gage, a wonderful dog who was at our Center for over a year and just found his forever home.
Fraizer was just a tiny black, 8-week-old puppy when Parvo virus turned his world upside down. He
All of the money that we make in the veterinary side in our wellness clinic goes to pay for the animals in the shelter.
arrived at Providence Animal Center barely hanging on in December 2024. But with the medical team by his side, quickly springing into action, Fraizer began to heal. Slowly, his tail wag returned. He licked his first bite of food. And by Christmas, he had just one wish—a forever family. That wish came true when a visitor from Florida, still grieving the loss of her former Parvo-survivor pup, saw Fraizer and felt an instant connection. Today, he’s living his best life under the palm trees and sunshine!
Another is Gage. After 378 days of waiting patiently, Gage’s moment finally arrived. Overlooked time and time again, this sweet, gentle soul never lost hope. He watched as all of his shelter mates found their forever homes. Then one day, everything changed—a longtime volunteer walked through the door, saw Gage, and instantly knew that he was the one. Now, this lovable couch potato is living the life he always dreamed of—surrounded by love, treats, and plenty of snuggles. His story is a reminder that happy endings are worth waiting for!
KRYSTINA RIVERA -
INTERVIEWEE
Krystina Rivera is the Associate Director of Medical Operations and FIDO Program at Providence Animal Center.
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5 Local Dog Experts You Can Trust
Providence Animal Center
Certified trainers offer group and private sessions using positive reinforcement for reactivity, recall, manners, and leash skills. Class sizes are small for individualized attention. Behavior consults are available. info@providenceac.org | providenceac.org
With locations in Broomall and Media, The Dog House of Delco offers boarding, daycare, grooming, and training. Private lessons will be completely customized to your dog! The first session is an evaluation and discussion of goals. 484-420-6659 | thedoghouseofdelco.com
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Certified in complex behavior cases, Dayna offers virtual and in-person training using LIMA-based methods. Services include whistle recall, aggression support, and consulting for shelters.
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Your Mannerly Mutt, Inc.
From potty training to reactivity, Michelle provides private, in-home training or group classes in Holmes and Swarthmore. Gentle, non-coercive methods help dogs develop manners, confidence, and calm behavior. michelle@yourmannerlymutt.com yourmannerlymutt.com
Laura Glaser Harrington offers customized in-home or virtual sessions for leash pulling, reactivity, trick training, or separation anxiety. She always uses positive, science-backed, and fear-free techniques. laura@caninecom.com | caninecom.com
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AUGUST 1ST
MAC Twilight Music Series: Little Red Rooster (West Coast Jump Blues)
THE COMMUNITY CENTER LAWN. MONROE ST. (BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH STREETS) | 6:00 PM
MAC continues the Twilight Music Series. A free evening of music once a month on The Green at the Media Community Center Lawn on Monroe street. Bring a lawn chair or blanket or just relax on the lawn. Bring a picnic dinner and have some fun with another Fun MAC event in everybody’s hometown. Beer tent open during event. mediaartscouncil.org
AUGUST 2ND
Media Borough Outdoor Movie Night - Dog Man
THE COMMUNITY CENTER LAWN. MONROE ST. (BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH STREETS) | 7:00 PM
Check out the Recreation Board Movie Night featuring DreamWorks Animation Movie: "Dog Man." Location: Community Center Lawn (adjacent to Tot Lot). Enjoy FREE admission, glow sticks, and popcorn. You can also purchase candy and soda from the snack table. Presentation begins at dusk. (BYO blanket, chairs, and bug spray.) visitmediapa.com
AUGUST 6TH
Dancing Under the Stars
STATE STREET (VETERANS SQUARE), MEDIA, PA 19063 | 7:00 PM
The ever popular dancing at Media's iconic Dining Under the Stars. Dance to the rhythm of Latin mix for salsa, bachata, merengue and a few surprises. Starting with a brief performance, demonstration, or lesson along with a fun night of social dance. May cancel or reschedule for inclement weather. visitmediapa.com
AUGUST 9TH
Linvilla Orchards: Peach and Sunflower Festival
LINVILLA ORCHARDS, 137 W KNOWLTON RD, MEDIA, PA 19063 | 9:00 AM
Celebrate Linvilla Orchard's annual Peach and Sunflower Festival. Enjoy the beauty of acres of sunflower fields and the sweetness of peak peach season all in one day! In addition to the "pick-your-own", Linvilla’s bakery and Grill will be offering some delectable treats featuring Peach Cobbler Sundaes. Fun also includes hayrides, train rides, pony rides, face painting and more! linvilla.com
AUGUST 16TH
2nd Annual Rags-to-Riches Scavenger Hunt
STATE STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT, MEDIA, PA 19063 | 12:00 PM
Head to downtown Media with the mysterious clues to find all of the goods throughout State Street. Keep your eye out for Wags, and you could win a prize! Just take a selfie with Wags, post it on social media, and tag Rags 2 Riches Animal Rescue Inc before the end of the scavenger hunt. rags2richesrecue.org
AUGUST 30TH
Minshall House Programming - Flower Arrangements
MINSHALL HOUSE, FRONT ST. & PROVIDENCE RD., MEDIA, PA 19063 | 1:00 PM
Come and create simple arrangements with local plants that are often overlooked. Bring a small (6” by 6” or so) simple empty container to be filled. Participants can bring plants they wish to use, but additional native plants and containers will be provided. Presenter: Meg Barney. mediaborough.com
Riddle Village offers a comprehensive Lifecare contract, so our residents can embrace retirement living with confidence. With predictable costs for future long-term care, our community provides a plan for your future, allowing you to focus on living life to the fullest every day.
Enjoy luxury amenities and services, such as, weekly housekeeping, indoor garage parking, flexible dining plan with access to four unique restaurants and full-service bar, nine-hole putting green, 24/7 fitness center, indoor swimming pool and so much more.
BUILDING A LEGACY CREATING MEMORIES
