Remembering Frank Innes
helping hand when needed, Innes has made an indelible mark on those whose lives he touched. By Nathaniel Lee cancer. “He was a ‘Johnny-onPress/Review Reporter In fact, not only was Innes adored by his wife, Mary and the-spot’ when things were needed,” said Fran Byers who ome people live their son Matt but he was highly lives in such a way as to revered and cherished by the worked closely with Innes as have little or no impact residents of the West Philadel- part of the nonprofit group ‘Friends of Clark Park’. on those around them. There phia community in which he “Frank and I both have been are those who contribute little lived for over 3-decades. active with Friends of Clark outside of their own homes. Known for his cheerful disPark for many years and both This was not the case with position and sense of humor, of us are past presidents of the Frank Innes, a resident of West community engagement, organization.” Philadelphia who died July church participation and his “He worked with me on a th 13 after losing his fight to willingness to always lend a
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number of projects in Clark Park including ‘Bark in the Park’ which is a series of about 25 dog contests, and he has been an announcer for the contest for many, many years,” said Byers. Oh, but that wasn’t all: “He participated in our annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony in November, he used to sing at the Christmas Caroling by candlelight in the park. He had a splendid singing voice; he also helped with the refreshments during our Charles Dickens
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Photo of Frank Innis – a joyful spirit.
Birthday Party every year OCTOBER 20, 2021 – he was just an all around wonderful person who could always be counted on.” It would seem that with all of his community engagement, Innes would be too tied up for anything more. Not so. Innes was a very active participant at Saint Mary’s Hamilton Village, the Episcopal Church at Penn where he worshipped and had deep roots. “Frank was a longtime member of the Parrish,” said Rev. Mariclair Partee Carlsen, Rector of St. Mary’s Hamilton Village on Locust Walk. “He was married here in the early 1980’s, his son was baptized here, and I’m really honored that we have the privilege of holding his funeral mass here as well,” said Rev. Carlsen. “Just about every lay leadership position that we have, Frank served in. He was on the vestry a number of times, he was a warden, he was our treasurer,AQUARIUM he was a bit of a historian because he was a Pirates are history buff and so he would back in Philawrite articles on the different delphia after artifacts in our sanctuary and a 300 year abin our Parrish for our Parrish sence. ...newsletter.” Innes had a long reach in the community he loved. The SCI-Huntingdon prison in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Photo courtesy of the “Ever since Page 5he died, I’ve Pennsylvania Department of Corrections met so many people in so SPORTS many different realms in West Philadelphia, and throughout 17-year-old Philadelphia, Coco Gauff who knew him through his involvement in will join forces said McPhaul displayed the community 40-year- whether it was combo ability. They described with Clark Park or the Boy Scouts, old Venus McPhaul as being a quick Neighborhood Bike Works or Williams... leaper who can rebound the as a local committee person. ball, find the rim with great quickness and score points continued on page 4 with great force. Well, three years ago, ESPN. PASS IT ON com wasn’t wrong. ESPN.com One of the was exactly right in everything most often they said about the talented used behavior6-1 shooting guard. Since al descriptors then, McPhaul has left West today is AtCatholic High. She went to Virginia Tech, but things didn’t tention Deficit work out in her favor. So she Disorder... made the decision to come Page 2 back home. She returned to Philadelphia back in August. POLITICS.....................................3 And now she’s about to start NOTES ON MUSIC..........................7 her college basketball career at CRIME.......................................10
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Pennsylvania’s incarcerated population reaches lowest level in for re-entrants, and imple20 years mented a temporary reprieve
program. “My administration has taken a comprehensive approach to reducing the prison s of Oct. 1, the numpopulation, with an emphasis ber of individuals incarcerated in Penn- on rehabilitation for men and sylvania prison facilities is the women who are incarcerated and opportunities after incarlowest it has been since 2001. ceration, and I’m proud of our The current population of 36,743 inmates reflects a reduc- successful efforts while ensurtion of more than 8,300 people ing public safety,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a news release. since the pandemic began in The Department of CorrecMarch 2020. tions recently launched an During the pandemic, the Department of Corrections ex- interactive dashboard accespedited parolee furloughs and sible to the public that tracks maximized releases, reviewed the state prison population, the number of parolees, recidiparole detainers for those in county jails and state prisons, vism, and other key data over the past 20 years. expedited the release process By Natalie Kapustik The Center Square
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Destiney McPhaul comes back home to play for The Temple Lady Owls By Napoleon F. Kingcade Press/Review Sports Reporter
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oday, Destiney McPhaul is such a talented female basketball player. Three years ago, according to ESPN.com, McPhaul was ranked as the 25th best female guard in the nation. As a female high school basketball player, she was described as an athletic point guard who could do many great things on the basketball court. ESPN.com
Destiney McPhaul. Playing for West Catholic as she prepares to play for the Temple Lady Owls.
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