Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors magazine, November 2019

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Dear Friends & Neighbors, What a great time of year! I’m still hearing football games and the marching band of the Marple Newtown High School from my home, still getting out to flea markets and food festivals, and I’m now increasingly mindful of what I have to be thankful for as Thanksgiving approaches on November 28th.

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I’m thankful for you readers, and for the advertisers who make it possible for Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors to be delivered to your door each month, and online at www.NewtownSquareMag.com. And this month I am thankful for two new readers, who both live in our community and have agreed to become Sponsors of our Newtown Square community in our magazine.

This month we welcome CPA and Broomall resident Stephen L. Palmerio of MSP Consulting Group. Stephen’s firm specializes in Accounting and Bookkeeping services. Look for MSP Consulting Group’s first ad on Page 11. You might recognize Steve as a neighbor whose leadership and business advice is available to residents and businesses owners.

Another reader also joining our magazine family as a Sponsor is one of Newtown Square’s biggest animal lovers: Bob Zwaan, owner of Wagmore Quality Pet Care.

Newtown Square residents trust Bob and his team to bring love and attention to our pets while we’re at work or out of town. Welcome Bob! For readers who may need Bob Zwaan’s Wagmore Quality Pet Care, be sure to check out his ad on Page 15.

In this month of Thanksgiving, consider offering a kind word of thanks to all the advertising Sponsors you see on our pages. They make our hometown magazine possible. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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Dear Residents, Enjoying Fall’s beauty and cooler weather? Did seeing the kids (and maybe yourself also!) in Halloween trick-or-treat costumes bring you some smiles and fond memories? You can make more memories this month at parades, family gatherings and at the interesting local events on our Calendar on pages 26 - 27.

This month’s Resident Feature is the inspiring life story of our dear “Mr. Vickers,” Newtown Square’s oldest Veteran, who’ll turn 104 on Veterans Day, Monday November 11. If every Newtown Square resident mails him a birthday card (his address is in the feature), we can make this his best birthday ever! In our Business Profile, you’ll meet Cleanbusters’ Owner, Robin Cutler, whose desire for a career change and self-confidence enabled her to start a housecleaning and party-hosting business that still serves satisfied Delaware County clients 35 years later.

November’s reasons for celebrating and being grateful are many: Our courageous Veterans, bountiful resources, dear family and friends, and more festive holidays on the horizon. Enjoy!

Liz Burnett

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Food & Beverage Christopher Heath, Corporate Chef Elyse Lovenworth, Beverage Director Firepoint Grill, a Paxos Restaurant 3739 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square Reservations: 484-428-3093 www.FirepointGrill.com/reservations www.PaxosRestaurants.com

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Funeral Home Robert L. D’Anjolell, Jr., F.D. D‘Anjolell Memorial Homes 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall 610 -356-4200 • RobJr@DAnjolell.com www.DAnjolell.com

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Hair Salon Michele Quinn, Owner Brittany Naab, Co-Owner Blush Salon & The Studio by Blush Salon 3515 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square 610-325-3266 • MQuinn@BlushLooks.com www.BlushLooks.com

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Expert Contributor

by Andrew Martella Martella Electric

SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES:

Are Yours Protecting You?

Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors can typically provide effective protection for 8 to 10 years. Just because they’re low-maintenance “appliances,” that doesn’t mean you should completely forget about them. They’re designed, after all, to save lives! They deserve your occasional attention.

There are a few ways you can easily determine the age of your units. First, visually inspect the detectors. If they’re yellowish in color or are faded, chances are they’re over 10 years old. You can also look on the back of the unit, where you may find the manufacture date. After you’ve determined if your units are expired, you can choose from a variety of replacement options.

Today, there are units that talk, have lights and have sealed lithium batteries that last 10 years. Some smoke detectors can be operated only by battery. Others are “hardwired” 120-volt only.

Some hardwired units can also have a 120-volt battery backup.

All three of these styles can be equally life-saving, and therefore, valuable investments in your family’s future.

A very effective use of your detector units is to have them electrically interconnected. The benefit of that type of installation is when one detector is activated, all other units on the system are also activated. This allows someone who’s on the second floor of the home to know there’s an event to respond to an event if it was the detector in the basement that was initially activated.

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For maximum protection of your family and home, every bedroom should have a smoke detector. And all common areas on each floor of the home, including the basement, should have a combination smoke/carbon monoxide detector.

Whatever level of protection your smoke detectors offer, it’s very important to change the batteries once a year. The exception to that rule is if your units have 10-year sealed lithium batteries, in which case be sure to keep a record of when those batteries were installed and the date they’ll expire out 10 years.

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For homes with a burglar alarm system, there’s now an option to interface that system with the home’s smoke detectors, and in the event of a fire, the system will place a call to the local fire department.

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Andrew Martella, Sr., is the owner of Martella Electric Company in Broomall, and an Expert Contributor of Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors magazine. Andrew Martella can be at MartellaElectric@rcn.com or 484-997-3097.

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Congratulations Again to Our Past Students of the Month!

Student of the Month Sponsored by

And a Big Thank-You to Our Inaugural Sponsor B&E Sportswear Who Started It All!

by Liz Burnett

In September 2018, Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors magazine introduced a Student of the Month program, sponsored

by Bill McDevitt, Owner of B&E Sportswear, to reward excellence among young people in grades 7 - 12 who attend any school within the Marple Newtown School District borders. We pause this month, to again congratulate past winners and to thank our Inaugural Sponsor for this B&E Sportswear program. Bill McDevitt’s vision was to Owner Bill McDevitt, acknowledge a Student of the Month for Inaugural Student of the Month “Excellence” in any combination of service Program Sponsor to the student’s school, classmates, church and/or other local communities. Academic performance, participation in athletics, school-sponsored clubs, and/or volunteering for service projects have been considered, and Bill’s vision was that excellence in any one area should be enough of a criteria for this award.

Do You Know the Next Student of the Month?

Students can nominate themselves. Parents and teachers can nominate a student deserving of this award, which is not based on academics alone. Which Student will represent YOUR school?

Look for excellence in our young people, and we will find it!

Nominations for Student of the Month require only a 200-word email message explaining why a student’s Service, Academics, Athletics or Service, deserves Student of the Month recognition.

The winner will receive a gift from the program sponsor and be featured in next month’s Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors and Marple Friends & Neighbors magazines.

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Next month, look for a new Student of the Month profile published here and also in Marple Friends & Neighbors magazine, with a new Marple Newtown business Sponsor who has agreed to carry the torch that was ignited by Bill McDevitt and B&E Sportswear’s leadership in our community, to honor local students.

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Resident Feature

Happy 104 Birthday, Mr. Vickers!

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Thank You for Your Service Mr. Vickers (age 100, November 11, 2015), as Grand Marshall of Delaware County’s Annual Veterans Day Parade Photo courtesy of Eugene Vickers’ family

On November 11, 1915 (Armistice Day then; Veterans Day now), Henry Eugene Vickers was born at his family’s farmhouse in Oakmont, PA. He was the youngest of seven children born to Harry and Laura Vickers. When Eugene (the name his parents and siblings preferred for him) was a small boy, the family built and moved to a new home on Ellis and Darby Roads in Havertown.

Eugene attended Oakmont Elementary. In 1933, he graduated from Haverford High School, where he ran track and hurdles. He then attended Wheaton College in Illinois, where soccer was his sport, and History was his major.

Before attending Wheaton College in Illinois, and after he graduated from Wheaton in 1938, he attended Philadelphia School of the Bible (currently Cairn University).

After World War II, Eugene was employed at the college for almost 45 years. He served in several different positions: Director of Admissions, Director of Alumni, Soccer Coach, and in his semi-retirement years, Director of Evening School. He greatly enjoyed interacting with the students and attending their sporting and social events.

Many of those students are still in contact with him today. As you read on, you’ll understand why. But first, let’s return to the WWII years.

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Eugene met the love of his life, Betty Dunn, when they were children and both attended Grace Chapel of Havertown. They got married at that church in October 1941. Eugene’s parents were charter members of Grace Chapel, and Eugene served there in several capacities including Youth Director and Sunday School Superintendent.

Grace Chapel is still his beloved church today.

Eugene and Betty had been married only two months when Pearl Harbor was attacked in December 1941, and the United States entered WWII. Eugene enlisted and left his bride Betty so he could go serve his country. He entered the Navy as a Lieutenant, and was sent to Harvard for training required to serve as a Communications Officer.

He was also assigned to serve as Chaplain when he arrived on the USS Ganymede AK-104, a troop ship that was part of General MacArthur’s fleet.

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He later served as a Signal Officer on the USS Panamint AGC-13, performing assaults, capturing Okinawa and Le Shima Islands, and fighting in the battles of Iwo Jima and New Guiana. Their ship was under heavy attack from Japanese suicide bombers (Kamikazes), and torpedoes from enemy submarines, at one point for 35 straight days! Eugene’s ship was finally ordered to go ashore, to see if there were survivors from the devastating aftermath of the US atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that finally ended the war. The USS Panamint also escorted General MacArthur’s Second in Command to Alaska, to verify that the Japanese were surrendering and complying with the peace agreement there. When someone asked Eugene if his many near-death experiences caused him to panic, without hesitation he promptly answered, “It really didn’t disturb me that much because my confidence was in the Lord.”

In 1946, Eugene returned to the loving arms of his wife Betty and their then-3-year-old daughter Betty Jean. They all settled into a modest home in Oakmont, where two more daughters, Barbara and then Brenda, soon filled the house. In 1955, the Vickers family moved to a brand-new Cape Cod-style home in Newtown Square. Theirs was the first home on an unpaved, desolate street named Overbrook Drive, close to Delaware County Christian School, which Eugene and Betty and several other families had helped found in 1950 and which the Vickers girls would attend. Shortly after moving into their new home, Eugene and Betty welcomed their fourth daughter, Beverly, into the family.

Eugene was a hands-on Dad, spending time with his girls, always eating family dinner together, playing softball on the lawn, helping with homework, reading Bible stories and praying with them before tucking them in at night. Through his example, he taught his daughters that “The Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations” (Psalm 100:5).

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Remember the Bible college students who still keep in touch with Mr. Vickers? We think they’d say their loyalty started when they met and discovered him to be a man of integrity, honesty, morality, humility, and a sense of humor. Mr. Vickers says if that’s how others see him, those qualities are simply a reflection of his lifelong faith in Jesus Christ as his Saviour.

After a fulfilling life of so much service to others, Mr. Vickers will celebrate his 104th birthday, Monday, November 11 (the observed Veterans Day this year; how appropriate!) by riding with his family in a luxury bus to Washington, DC, where they’ll attend a ceremony to honor him, and a Navy Admiral will present Mr. Vickers with a plaque that will be placed inside the WWII Museum.

Eugene Vickers (center), age 100 (Nov 11, 2015) with his four daughters (left to right): Brenda Aungst, Beverly Sparling, Betty Jean Park and Barbara Moore Vickers

We ended our chat with Mr. Vickers by asking what advice he’d give young people who have their whole lives ahead of them.

He eagerly shared words that have worked well for him his entire life: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).

Happy 104th Birthday, Mr. Vickers!

God Bless You for Your Long Life of Service and Good Example to Others!

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Eugene has lived for 64 years in that same green Cape Cod where he and Betty raised their girls. He greatly misses his dear wife of 66 years since she went to Heaven almost 12 years ago. His large extended family is still growing: He has 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Every centenarian has seen a mind-boggling amount of social and technological change, and has probably experienced many of life’s “ups and downs.” Eugene, whom we Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors readers have come to admire and respectfully refer to as “Mr. Vickers,” has a perspective on life that’s well worth hearing about. When asked to tell us about one of the most fulfilling parts of his life, he said: “Many facets of my life were very fulfilling: Serving my country, marrying my sweetheart, raising four wonderful daughters, and last but most importantly, imparting the Biblical philosophy that has been a constant in my long life: ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your life” (Proverbs 3:5,6).

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Eugene Vickers’ Family December 2016 (7 babies since!)

Let’s All Send Mr. Vickers a Happy 104th Birthday Card and Thank Him for His Service!

Mr. Vickers, Newtown Square’s oldest Veteran, will celebrate his 104th birthday on Monday, November 11th. Let’s make this birthday extra-special for him. All Newtown Square residents are urged to mail him a birthday card by Thursday Nov 7 (so it reaches him

by Saturday Nov. 9 because Monday Nov. 11 is a postal mail holiday).

Mail Your Birthday Card to: Mr. Eugene Vickers 281 Overbrook Dr Newtown Square, PA 19073

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The Newtown Square Business Association invites all Friends & Neighbors to its pre-Holiday Season shopping event to connect the Marple Newtown community with businesses in Newtown Square. All are invited to visit The Ellis Athletic Center Gymnasium on the Ellis Preserve, at 3843 West Chester Pk., Newtown Square. Come out on Sat., Nov. 16 (12-5pm) to shop from vendor tables and to enjoy some tasty foods, with a real fire truck on site for the kids to investigate.

The Newtown Square Business Association (NSBA) is a nonprofit organization of members from local businesses and organizations that encourage local shopping. The NSBA sponsors community projects, monthly luncheons, breakfasts and business networking receptions for its members and nonmembers to compare goals and to develop solutions that benefit local residents served by local businesses. For more information see www.NSPBA.com.

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by Tom Rafferty Rafferty Painting & General Contracting

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Many people may not realize that there are different paint sheens that they should use for different rooms in their home.

Satin or eggshell are often the only paint sheens some people will think to use because those sheens are known to be more easily wiped clean than flat paint. Yes, eggshell and satin are indeed wipeable, but the issue with those two sheens is that when you scrub a dirt or scuff mark off the wall, you often scrub off the sheen. When you look at that scrubbed wall at a direct angle, it may look clean and that it blended in well. But when you look at it from an angle, you’ll see that most areas have a sheen but some areas have no sheen at all.

The other disadvantage of painting with satin and eggshell sheen is that they do not touch up well. If you have a long wall that gets scratched, you’ll have to repaint the entire wall. Such smallarea touch-ups are easy and quick with flat paint.

Homeowners should use a flat sheen especially in high-traffic areas. This is because the paint touch-up will be relatively easy and almost effortless.

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Woodwork on doors and trim should always have a semi-gloss sheen on them. These areas tend to get dirty more quickly, and with a semi-gloss coating, you can scrub without affecting the sheen.

On bathroom walls, you should always put low-luster sheen or a paint specifically designed to handle the steam that often covers bathroom walls. Homeowners who are considering using a dark color on a bathroom’s walls should know that moisture can cause leeching. Leeching are streaks on walls that are either lighter or darker than the original color. Such streaks cannot be removed; repainting (and using a lighter color) is the only solution.

In bathrooms with a shower, it’s not advisable to use a deep base-color paint. In powder rooms, a flat sheen should work just fine because there will be no steam from a shower that will affect the paint coating.

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Glass Show Doors or Shower Curtain?

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must be regularly taken down for thorough cleaning. That could be avoided with a fabric shower curtain that can be taken down and simply cleaned in a washing machine.

Sometimes bathroom size is also a consideration. A glass shower door may create too tight a space or perhaps prevent desired ease of leaning over the tub to bathe a child or wash objects. In that case, the choice of a shower curtain offers a quick, space-saving answer while allowing it to still be part of a bathroom decor. Shower curtains can look elegant when made from fabric or plastic, and ideas for mounting shower curtains abound, with an array of fasteners matching any size budget.

When budget, bathroom space and decor preference align, glass shower enclosures usually win the day. They offer many options, from framed to semi-frameless or frameless.. And it’s generally accepted that glass shower doors always increase the value of a home, perhaps because they’re viewed as being more easily cleaned and more modern.

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When it comes to choosing between a shower curtain or a glass door enclosure for your bath and shower, budget and beauty will always be deciding factors, but so too should be thoughts of bathroom cleaning. Yet, the design and layout of your bathroom may need to be considered before matching your desired style preference.

For a walk-in shower, most people prefer frame-less glass doors and panels. Framed or semi-frameless door are also an option offered by great manufacturers like Century Bathworks.

A tub-and-shower combination involves other considerations.

Once you install a glass shower door, you won’t have to replace it for many years. If cleaned regularly, you can keep it in flawless condition and looking like new, which can also make your bathroom appear to be more modern. Using a glass shower door cleaning tool can take only minutes, allowing for a modern decor that’s preferred over a shower curtain, which still may have a few of its own advantages, mainly initial cost.

A fabric shower curtain costs far less than a glass door shower enclosure. And a plastic shower curtain costs even less. But how many shower curtains will be purchased over 25 years? While shower curtains allow for decor change more frequently, they

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by Bob Blaisse Publisher

Bringing People Together

Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors

Bringing People Together Is Fun,

Sometimes Like A Puzzle!

In September I riddled trivia questions for readers, testing knowledge of the businesses that are Sponsors of Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors and our community. I’ve been told those trivia questions, with the cryptic hints I gave, were fun but too easy because our Sponsors have become well-known for their financial support, which makes our magazine possible in print and online at www.NewtownSquareMag.com.

Last month I answered questions I am asked often about the magazine: How we pick a resident to feature on our cover, how we select our expert contributors, and how readers can help grow our magazine. But one answer brought more questions asking why particular Newtown Square businesses are not advertising Sponsors. There are some good reasons, but in most cases, I have to admit, it’s puzzling for me too.

Some local businesses don’t ever advertise. Others don’t consider local community sponsorship, but for respectable reasons. Some businesses don’t want more business, so they don’t advertise. There are many ways to show support of a local community, and many local communities for which a local business could choose to show its support through sponsorship.

Businesses budget only so much for marketing. Some business owners prefer to keep confidential how they support the community in which they do business. Local businesses may not have established a budget for advertising or community sponsorship.

That worries me, however, because a business should always work to brand itself with the communities it depends on for most of its sales revenue.

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CAN YOU FIND 15 NEWTOWN SQUARE BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE SPONSORS? There are Newtown Square businesses I hope will become advertising Sponsors to assist us in Bringing People Together through our hometown magazine, and by doing so, benefit from you readers seeing their sponsorship and rewarding them with your business. But why they are not yet a Sponsor can be puzzling. So, let’s have some fun over it and get the minds of thousands of readers thinking about this local business puzzle.

Here’s a Word Find Puzzle with hidden names of 15 local businesses we love in Newtown Square and would make great advertising Sponsors of Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors magazine and our community. Read the hints for each hidden name and see how many you can find in the puzzle. Sorry the answers are not provided. That’s because with this kind of local puzzle the answers can’t always be known. But thankfully, sometimes the answers jump right out, just as quickly as those business leaders who are advertising on the pages of our magazine, who came forward to be part of Bringing People Together every month in Newtown Square.

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Use the hints and see if the business name can be found when spelled up, down or diagonally, right to left or left to right.

1. One of the two Newtown Square jewelers with its name ending in “I.” 2. Fish around for this always-fresh Newtown Square business brand.

3. Rhymes with “buyers” and loves “do-it-yourselfers” in Newtown Square.

4. This place for dentistry is not related to the golf course in Newtown Square, but just as known.

5. Everybody in Newtown Square loves the Captain of this business.

6. This Newtown Square restaurant's name translates “cool.”

7. The other Newtown Square jeweler whose name also ends in “I.” 8. Anyone would be, but ladies sure are dazzled by this Newtown Square brand.

9. Trust this Newtown Square bank values Newtown Square residents.

10. This hoagie maker caters above all to Newtown Square residents.

11. Known for its on-site schoolhouse, this is a senior Newtown Square brand.

12. A Newtown Square sweet spot, without ice cream, but great taste.

13. A favorite spot in Newtown Square for what “ales” you, with great food.

14. A rhyme: This good “fellow” is the respected Orthodontist, Dr. ______.

15. This classy Newtown Square restaurant “shares” “lots” of great food.

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Business Profile

CLEANBUSTERS Ain’t Afraid of No Dirt!

by Liz Burnett Photo courtesy of Robin Cutler

Robin Cutler, Cleanbuste

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Cleanbusters is a bonded and insured, full-service residential and commercial cleaning service that has reliably served Delaware County for 35 years. Founder, Owner, and longtime Broomall resident Robin Cutler started the business in 1984.

She had taught elementary school for two years, but felt ready to make a career change.

As her business quickly grew through referrals by many very satisfied clients, she learned how to hire and train “the right kind of people”: Reliable hard-workers who share Robin’s mission to provide every client with exceptional service. She then developed teams, and eventually trained her best people to be Team Leaders.

One day when Robin and her two young children visited her parents while their two “cleaning ladies” were there, she got inspired and announced she would start a housecleaning service. Her dad expressed his doubts that she’d be successful, but Robin, a “clean freak” since she was a kid, knew it was perfect timing to start a housecleaning service due to so many new full-time working mothers.

Collectively, Cleanbusters cleans about 500 homes every month.

They also serve commercial clients that can accommodate daytime weekday cleaning. Robin has also served some “very interesting movie people” who were living in the Philly area for months at a time. She loves “doing something nice for people,” which explains why providing the personalized and thorough services Cleanbusters offers has been a perfect fit for her for almost four decades.

When Robin’s kids saw her look of confidence and determination, they immediately encouraged her by excitedly insisting she name her new business Cleanbusters. They knew their mom was just as courageous and fearless as the guys who had recently thrilled them in that new movie about conquering scary ghosts that were trying to destroy New York City.

Perhaps Robin’s fearlessness developed from changing schools and friends every year until age 17 as her dad’s Air Force career moved their family all over the U.S. and Europe. She promptly proved she wasn’t afraid of anything, as she tirelessly marketed Cleanbusters and performed all cleaning services.

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Cleanbusters offers two “packages” of cleaning services. Their teams bring the stamina, “elbow grease” and equipment; clients provide the cleaning products and paper towels.

Basic Cleaning is a regularly scheduled service that’s offered between 8am and 3pm Monday through Friday. A well-trained and efficient Cleanbusters team (three or four people) is in and out of your home in 60-90 minutes, after they “conquer” all the dust, dirt, grease, grime and trash, and make your home delightful again.

• In bathrooms, they clean and disinfect everything including the sink, toilet, shower, tub, tiles, mirrors and floor.

• In kitchens, they wipe down all appliances, and thoroughly clean the microwave and stovetop. They clean the table and chairs, and the outside of all cabinets and appliances. They also clean all countertops, and move and clean under and around all countertop items.

• In all rooms, they dust all furniture, clear cobwebs, remove window smudges, and empty wastebaskets. They also clean your carpeting and flooring using the appropriate products and methods for the type of flooring and level of cleaning you desire.

Heavy Cleaning is recommended every Spring and Fall and when moving out or in. They “take everything apart, from ceiling to floor.” This includes washing all baseboards, ceiling

fans, doors, window frames, moving and cleaning under and behind furniture, and more. This is the kind of TLC every home deserves!

When Robin’s clients started asking her to recommend a local party-hosting business, she expanded her business further. For private parties, Cleanbusters provides teams, including Bartenders, who greet and take your guests’ coats, serve appetizers, beverages, buffet or sit-down dinners, and more. Their mission is to conquer the chaos and handle everything including clean up of your kitchen and all event areas. Your mission is simply to enjoy your guests, and later thank yourself for hiring Cleanbusters to make your gathering enjoyable for everyone, including yourself.

Cleanbusters’ cleaning and party-hosting services are a necessity for today’s busy families and professionals. Whenever you think, “Who can I call to help me manage this?!?” call Cleanbusters: They’ve proven without a doubt they can save the day… and your sanity!

Robin Cutler is the longtime owner of Cleanbusters, well-known locally for reasonable rates and trusted references for home cleaning and party host support for sit-down dinners, bartending and after-party clean-ups. To reach Robin Cutler directly, call 610 -353 - 3935.

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Our Community

A Tugboat From Trash

by Liz Burnett Photos courtesy of Rick Rickert

Rick Rickert, a Newtown Square resident since 2009, has been creating art ever since he could hold a pencil. He took many art courses at the Philadelphia College of Art, and enjoys working with acrylics, color pencils, and watercolors, carving wood, and making jewelry.

Rick creates art because it relaxes him. Every artistic creation has first come to him in a dream. After four straight nights of vividly dreaming about a tugboat, he realized that he had to make it a reality.

built it to ½" to 1' scale, with no printed plans because the plans were already in his head.

He had never built a tugboat — or even set foot on one! After extensive internet research, he chose the tugboat he found most interesting: It was 50' Long x 23' Wide and 52' High. He

Over four months, Rick spent 840 hours building his 25" L x 11½" W x 26" H tugboat. It’s unique because 95% of it is made from “found materials” (people’s trash) that he repurposed. The only purchased materials were glue, paint, ¼" nails, and the rubber tires that hang off each side of the hull. Those tires came from www.HarborModels.com.

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The spotlight near the top of the mast was created from a discarded eye drops bottle. The port holes are ¾" spiral keyrings; the windows are pieces of packaging blister pack. The deck ropes are from discarded venetian blinds. Anchor chains are discarded costume jewelry. The fire extinguishers were carved from pencils painted red. A piece of black wire served as a hose whose tip was painted silver, to look like a nozzle.

People who’ve seen it and have worked on or around real tugboats have said it’s “spot on” in detail.

When asked why he named his tugboat NAUTi BOY, Rick said, “Well, if a boy is being a schoolyard bully and pushing people around, he’s being naughty. A tugboat is a NAUTical vessel that pushes boats around in a harbor.”

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NAUTi BOY is now permanently displayed in a museum-quality case in Rick’s house. Model boat builders can request an appointment to see Rick’s “tugboat from trash” in person by calling him at 267-280-7249.

If you’d like to share your creative hobby or an interesting story in this “Tell Me About It” feature, please send your suggestions to Liz Burnett at LBurnett@BestVersionMedia.com.

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Expert Contributor

by Lou Marvil Level Up Black Belt Academy

Learn to Fail in Order to Succeed Many parents look for ways to protect their children from failing so much so that their children develop a false sense of security and an inflated self-esteem. No parent wants to see their child feel sad due to not reaching a goal, making a team, earning a belt, etc. But real power comes from the experience of losing.

If you’ll allow your children to experience many failed attempts, the pride and joy of true success they’ll feel is like walking out the front door after a week of rainy weather and walking into a beautiful sunny day.

When looking for a martial arts studio, you’ll want one that will challenge your child to be their best and not just the best. Look for caring instructors who will encourage and guide your child to be a little better every day. Most importantly, you want a studio that will teach your child to get up one more time than they fall down.

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When everyone gets a participation trophy or game scores aren’t kept or students can receive 50% even if they don’t turn in an assignment, they’re learning that they can and should get everything they want even though they give less than their personal best.

It’s not life’s failures that define us; it’s what we do with the lessons learned from not succeeding the first time. Allowing children to fail allows them to learn how to get back up. Parents and children often look outward, to place blame on others for why they didn’t reach their goal. They should instead look inward and ask this question: To do better the next time, what must we do and how must we do it?

In the martial arts, children progress at an individual pace. They’re taught that success is a team effort between child, parent and instructor. The parent’s job is to support and encourage their child by getting them to class consistently and on time, and by not letting them give up on themselves. The instructor’s job is to recognize where each student is at with their progress; help them develop a plan to reach the next level; and provide the child with constant feedback and encouragement. The student’s job is to be ready to get to class; practice at home on their own; ask for help when needed; and apply their best effort and attitude to everything they do.

When children learn that they can get back up after falling and keep moving forward towards their goal, they’ve also learned that there’s nothing that can stand in their way if they’re determined to reach a goal.

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Charity Spotlight

CandyCare’s 22nd Annual Halloween Candy Drive Now Underway

by Liz Burnett Photos courtesy of Gabrielle Bruno, CandyCare

Can you imagine never enjoying a candy bar? What if you never or rarely experienced those tasty treats that so easily also hold back a bit of hunger? Now imagine how candy bars might seem extra-enjoyable to homeless children and adults whose lives are often anything but sweet. That’s where the Delaware County outreach organization CandyCare comes in.

Every November, CandyCare collects leftover and unwanted Halloween candy and then distributes it all to local children, women, and men who are homeless, with only the shelters to provide them any food, clothes or beds.

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Now in its 22nd year of leading this sweet undertaking, CandyCare is once again making its annual appeal for support from Delaware County residents who are willing to share some of their Halloween treats with others who are less fortunate.

In 2018, CandyCare partnered with over 40 local organizations to give over 6,000 pounds of candy to local homeless shelters, ministries, nursing homes, and food pantries. This year, CandyCare is asking for help so they can top last year’s total candy collected and distributed. Your donation of candy can be from what your family personally collected on Halloween and/or from your organized efforts to collect unwanted Halloween candy from friends and neighbors. Simply drop off your donated candy at the Marple Library, 2599 Sproul Road, Broomall, PA 19008, by Monday, November 25. No amount of candy is too small, but group donations are also encouraged as service projects for schools, churches, Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops, sports teams and social organizations.

For ideas and support of your candy collection drive, contact CandyCare’s Co-Founder Gabrielle Bruno at 610-505-4007.

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History Spotlight

Smedley Butler: Semper Fi!

Smedley Butler, age 17

by Doug Humes Photos courtesy of Newtown Square Historical Society

General Smedley Butler was a man of contradictions. He was born in 1881 in West Chester, to a family with deep Quaker pacifist roots. Yet at the time of his death in 1940, he was the most decorated Marine in U.S. history.

After Smedley Butler was educated in local Quaker schools, he enlisted at age 16. He was shipped out to Guantanamo, to fight in the Spanish American War. His military service continued, and he saw action in the Philippines, China, Central America, Mexico and Haiti in the “Banana Wars” – U.S. military interventions to protect American commercial interests in those countries.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor for two separate actions, and the Army and Navy Distinguished Service Medals for his actions during World War I during which he reorganized a large embarkation camp, to relieve the unsanitary and overcrowded

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conditions in a war where more Americans died of disease than combat. After the war, General Butler brought his skills to the Marine Barracks at Quantico, Virginia, and garnered attention by taking his men on long marches to Civil War battlefields, where they engaged in battle reenactments to the delight of local crowds.

In 1924, he took leave to serve as Director of Public Safety in corrupt and content Philadelphia. Within 48 hours, Smedley Butler began executing raids on 900+ speakeasies, including the Union League, which had flourished under the previous administration. He made no friends during his two-year stint, rooting out corruption and racketeering and enforcing the prohibition laws. Looking back, he said “Cleaning up Philadelphia was worse than any battle I was ever in.”

After being passed over for a promotion in 1931, he retired, and bought a house on Goshen Road in Newtown Square. Freed of military constraints, he spoke out publicly on war profiteering and military adventurism. His views were distilled in a book titled War Is a Racket, in which he wrote: “I spent 33 years… in active military service,… most of my time as a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers… I was a racketeer; a gangster for capitalism.”

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Butler died in 1940, and is buried in his hometown of West Chester. His wife lived on into the 1960’s at their Newtown Square home, and then his son and later a granddaughter lived there until 2014. The current owners have beautifully restored the house. On November 10, 2016, they invited the Smedley Butler Detachment of the Marine Corps League, and Butler’s last surviving granddaughter, to the General’s home, to celebrate the birthday of the Marine Corps.

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Expert Contributor

by Dave DiGregorio & TJ Dell’Arciprete Delaware Valley Septic, Sewer & Storm

How to Stay Ahead of Potential Septic, Sewer and Stormwater Issues When you own a home, there’s no end to the amount of maintenance that needs to be done. When fall comes, we clean up the leaves. As winter approaches, we make sure things are winterized and prepare for snow and ice. When spring and summer weather make doing outside maintenance enjoyable, we clean up and maintain lawns and gardens, and make sure the air-conditioning system is ready to keep us cool and comfortable.

While we all live in our homes, we often don’t think about what is going on outside underground. You know the saying: Out of sight, out of mind. Over time, everything requires some sort of maintenance and care.

A septic system should be pumped every one to three years, depending on the number of people living in the home. The best way to treat your septic system is to have it pumped out.

You should also have the entire system inspected every few years, to make sure everything is still functioning as intended.

Following these two maintenance tips alone can increase your septic system’s life, perhaps by decades.

When it comes to sewer lines, keep in mind that we send everything from our home down a 4-inch diameter pipe. When we cook, we send grease down our pipes. When we take showers,

we send hair and soap products down our pipes. When we flush, well, you know. If your sewer line is located near trees, there’s always a chance that roots will make their way into that pipe. In our area, most homes (except newer homes) have cast iron or terracotta piping underground. Over time, debris can build up inside such piping, reducing its flow-through diameter. Many of us just throw some drain-clearing product down the pipe when in fact, conditions inside the pipe require something more powerful and thorough. Water-jetting the pipe will remove all the build-up inside, clear out the debris, and restore the pipe’s full diameter. This will keep everything flowing as it should.

With stormwater management systems, your gutters and downspouts may go underground and also be out of sight and out of mind. Those downspouts can lead to or have sediment traps underground, with inverts, culverts or inlets blocked or packed with debris. There’s always maintenance that needs to be done.

Over the years, these systems can build up with sediment, leaves and other things that find their way down a drain or gutter. It’s always smart to regularly clean out these drains and water-jet all the piping.

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331 Arthur Court . . . . . . . . $595,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 3.5 . . . . . 4,268 5 Horseshoe Lane . . . . . . . . $467,000 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 2.5 . . . . . 2,567 . . . 0.14 1015 Brick House Farm Lane . . $900,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 3.5+ . . . . 7,650 . . . 0.80 119 Bishop Hollow Road . . . . $280,000 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 1.5 . . . . . 1,646 . . . 0.26 9 Heather Way . . . . . . . . . $605,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 4.5 . . . . . 6,584 . . . 0.63 29 Springton Pointe Drive . . . $795,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 4.5+ . . . . 4,485 . . . 1.28 3537 Caley Road . . . . . . . . $810,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 3.5 . . . . . 3,700 . . . 1.28 146 Hunt Club Lane . . . . . . $435,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 2.5 . . . . . 1,731 . . . 2.22 213 Cornerstone Drive . . . . . $335,000 . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1.5 . . . . . 1,334 . . . 0.03 307 Jeffrey Lane . . . . . . . . . $749,850 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . 3,720 . . . 1.04 93 Hunters Run . . . . . . . . . $370,000 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 2.5 . . . . . 1,892 . . . 0.04 19 N Line Road . . . . . . . . . $275,000 . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 1,236 . . . 0.17 410 Merlin Road . . . . . . . . $632,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 3.5 . . . . . 3,468

Best Version Media does not guarantee the accuracy of the statistical data on this page. The data does not represent the listings of any one agent or agency but represents the activity of the entire real estate community in the area. Any real estate agent’s ad appearing in the magazine is separate from the statistical data provided which is in no way a part of their advertisement.

24 Rockwood Road . . . . . . . $341,500 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . 1,780 . . . 0.42 50 Bridle Way . . . . . . . . . . $467,500 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 2.5 . . . . . 2,300 . . . 0.17 3518 Horton Road . . . . . . . $325,000 . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 3.5 . . . . . 2,521 . . . 0.60 50 Street Road . . . . . . . . . . $347,732 . . . . . 3 . . . . . . 2.5 . . . . . 1,906 . . . 1.20

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November 2019 Calendar of Events Fri. November 1 thru Sun. January 5

Mon. November 11, Rain or Shine

Sat. November 16

Sat. November 16

Three Fairy Tales Reimagined

60th Annual Veterans Day Parade

Pet Walk-In Vaccine Clinic

1st Annual Shopping Showcase

@Brandywine River Museum of Art 1 Hoffman’s Mill Rd, Chadds Ford A new exhibit that includes more than 100 drawings illustrated by 35 artists exploring the enduring stories of Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Special exhibition-themed programs and events include Children’s Read-Aloud Tours, First Sunday Fairy Tale Fun, Stroller Tours and craft activities.

@State Street, Media This annual parade to honor our Veterans begins at State and Jackson Streets, and finishes in front of the Delaware County Courthouse.

@The Spayed Club Clinic 800 Chester Pike, Sharon Hill Low-cost pet vaccines, microchips, flea and tick prevention, heartworm testing & more.

Time: 11:11am Cost: FREE

Time: 9am - 1pm Cost: Rabies and other vaccines: $15 (cash only)

@Ellis Athletic Center Gymnasium 3843 West Chester Pike, Newtown Sq. Presented by the Newtown Square Business Association, this pre-Holiday shopping event will connect the community with Newtown Square shops and businesses. Shop from the vendor tables, enjoy the tasty foods for sale, allow your children to investigate real Fire Trucks.

Time: Daily 9:30am - 4:30pm Cost: $6 - $18

www.Brandywine.org/Museum Thurs. November 7

Maddi’s Bag 6th Annual Shop 4 CHOP @477 Brinton Lake Rd, Thornton Enjoy cocktails and light fare all under one cozy roof. Browse and purchase the wares of 20+ pop-up shops. This event celebrates the survival, strength and gratitude of pediatric trauma patients, and all proceeds go to The Maddi’s Bag Child Life Fund and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Designer Bag Bingo @Community Masonic Hall 2274 West Chester Pike, Broomall First-ever Designer Bag Bingo to help MNHS Cheerleaders cover costs to attend February’s National competition in Florida. Show your support by attending this fun event! Bring your own drinks and snacks.

Time: Doors open at 6pm.

Bingo starts at 7pm.

Cost: $30

For tickets or info, call Dawn Gorman 484-995-2780

www.TheSpayedClubClinic.org Sat. November 16, Rain or Shine

Time: 12 - 5pm Cost: FREE to browse!

@Downtown Media Every restaurant will have live music to warm up the winter night with hot jazz. 19 indoor stages. Free parking at all metered spaces. Make reservations today at your favorite Media restaurant and enjoy dinner before the show!

Sun. November 24

17th Annual Jazz

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Time: 6:00pm - 1:00am Cost: $15-$20

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Holiday Art & Fine Craft Show @Haverford Community Recreation and Environmental Center 9000 Parkview Dr, Haverford You'll find unique gifts among the handcrafted work of 60+ artists. Crafts include basketry, ceramics, photography, jewelry, wood, glass, leather, fiber, paint, paper and mixed media. This juried invitational event showcases some of the finest arts and crafts in the tri-state area and beyond.

Time: 10am - 5pm Cost: $5 Admission Fee ($2 discount

for showing any ad for this event)

Time: 9am - 2pm; 5 - 10pm Cost: $10

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See our Jaunty Rugs, handmade in India by old world craftsmen who weave, tuft & knot wool to create traditional & modern designs.

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Thur. November 28 THANKSGIVING DAY

Fri. November 29

PA Antique Car Club “Frostbite Run” Road Rally

@The Town Tree outside the Armory Church and State Streets, Media Holiday music by The Brass Works starts at 4pm by the Town Tree. The Festival of Lights begins when the Tree is lit at 5pm, and all of State Street is illuminated for the holidays. Media’s Strolling Postman will be up and down State Street during the Festival of Lights, 5-8pm. Children can give Mr. Postman their letters to Santa with their name and address, and Santa will write them from the North Pole! (No postage required.)

@Thomas Massey House 469 Lawrence Rd, Broomall Local owners of 300+ antique and modified vehicles continue their 40+ year annual tradition of inviting the community to socialize with them over coffee and donuts. Costumed volunteers will provide tours of the Thomas Massey House and answer questions about colonial cooking as you enjoy the aromas of bread and pies baking and a turkey roasting.

Time: 8 - 11:30am Cost: FREE

610-353-3644 www.ThomasMasseyHouse.org

Holiday Stroll & Festival of Lights

Time: 4 - 8pm Cost: FREE

Sat. November 30

Lego Club @Marple Public Library 2599 Sproul Rd, Broomall Kids ages 6-11 are invited to join Mr. Dustin in creating amazing Lego structures on various themes. Legos will be supplied. No fee but registration is required in advance by calling the library or by registering in person at the Circulation Desk.

Time: 1:30 - 3pm Cost: FREE

610-356-1510 / www.MarpleLibrary.org

Sun. December 1

6th Annual Santa Parade & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk

Sun. December 8

@State Street, Media Block Party on Veterans Square between State and Front Streets starts at 2:30pm. The Fun Run/Walk starts at 4:15pm. Parade and costume contest starts at 5pm and requires advance registration. (Register at the Block Party between 2:30-4pm.) A fun day for the whole family with music, performers, floats, cars, dancers, Santa and Mrs. Claus and surprises.

Time: 2:30 - 6:30pm Cost: FREE (Parade “Admission Fee”

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Light the Newtown Square Christmas Tree @St. Albans Circle Newtown Square Kick off the Christmas season with hot chocolate, Christmas carolers, candy canes for kids, dance performances and more. Unwrapped new children's gifts are welcome as donations to Toys for Tots. Santa Claus will arrive on a Newtown Township Volunteer Fire Company fire truck at 8:15pm for the tree lighting.

Time: 7 - 8:30pm Cost: FREE

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Sat. December 7

Colonial Christmas @Thomas Massey House 469 Lawrence Rd, Broomall Come and enjoy Christmas as it was celebrated in the Colonial period.

Time: 1 - 4pm Cost : FREE

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Expert Contributor

by Lou Matteo Edgemont Automotive

TIPS FOR BUYING a Good Used Vehicle Have you ever needed an inexpensive used vehicle for a new driver in your family? With so many to choose from, how can you be sure you’ll buy something reliable and safe? How can you avoid buying a known “lemon” or paying too much? Here’s some tips to help you make a well-informed buying decision.

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Know what you’re willing to spend. Budget is usually the #1 variable for most people when choosing the right vehicle, used or new. There are good cars out there for every budget.

Pick out a few vehicles you like that are within your budget, then talk to your trusted automotive professional, who should gladly review your list and weed out the vehicles that are expensive to maintain or just problematic.

Request a pre-purchase inspection. Whether you’re buying from a dealer or a private party, any vehicle you want to buy should have a pre-purchase inspection. If a seller refuses to let you take the vehicle to your auto technician, then cross that one off your list. Set an appointment with your auto repair facility, to have them check out your short list. The information you receive about the vehicle(s) could be priceless. A reasonable inspection for leaks, loose or worn components, and rust can help you avoid immediate repair costs. Most late-model vehicles can store fault codes and not turn on any warning lights. If applicable, have your auto technician perform a computer scan for trouble codes. That could save you hundreds or even thousands in repairs on high-tech features and accessories.

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MOSTARDI Use a reputable local ASE-certified repair shop to inspect the vehicle(s) you’re considering buying. If the shop is in Pennsylvania, have the ASE-certified repair shop perform an official inspection. Relying on such professional expertise can steer you away from auto headaches and toward a reliable vehicle.

Don’t assume that the most expensive new cars always are the best used cars. Just the opposite is often true! Do some online research about the safety features, accessories and reliability of your potential used car choices. Get a report for each vehicle’s accident damage and maintenance history. If the previous owner cared enough to maintain the vehicle to protect their investment, chances are it’s a good investment or you.

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Bottom line: Spending some time and even a little money to find a safe, quality used car for your loved ones to drive will give you some priceless peace of mind.

Drive Safely!

Lou Matteo, owner of Edgemont Automotive, is available for conversation by phone or on site at his auto service center in the Camino Commons center, next to the Edgemont Post Office on West Chester Pike near the intersection of Rt. 3 and Providence Rd. To contact Lou Matteo with an automotive question or a suggestion for a future automotive feature article, call 610-353-9868.

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Expert Contributor

by Ryan Gray Oppenheimer & Co.

What to Do with Your 401(k) When You Change Jobs Changing jobs is a very big decision that most of us will make more than a few times in the course of our career. There is a lot that goes into leaving your job but when the dust has settled many overlook what they should do with the retirement money that has accumulated at their prior place of employment. It is important to consider and discuss all of the options to decide what is best for you. There are risks, fees and taxes that you will want to make sure to address.

The first option that may be available to you is to leave the assets within your old employer’s plan. Logistically this may be the easiest. It is important to analyze the investment options and in-plan fees to see if this is a suitable vehicle for your assets.

Rolling over your account to an IRA or Roth IRA is a popular choice. These tax advantaged accounts will typically give you more investment freedom and allow you to consolidate multiple retirement accounts in one spot. You will need to decide if an IRA or Roth IRA makes more sense for you. Care should also be taken in how the assets are moved from your 401(k).

Directly moving them from one financial institution to the other is the most direct and least risky option.

The least desirable option for most is to cash out the account.

If you are not yet 59½ years of age this will likely trigger income taxes and a 10% early withdrawal penalty. Some choose to cash out their plan because they feel the balance isn’t enough to matter. Even small balances can add up when taking into account compounding and the tax advantages of retirement accounts.

Employees who have accumulated company stock in their 401(k) should also consider a tax break that they may be able to take advantage of. The tax treatment of net unrealized appreciation may make it beneficial to move the shares to a taxable account and pay taxes on the cost basis of the shares. There are many factors to consider when thinking about this option including but not limited to age, time horizon and appreciation of the shares.

Starting a new job is often an exciting time for you and your family. As you should with any significant life changes please take the time to discuss your options with an advisor so you have all of the information to make the best choice for you and your family.

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From the Air Answer (pg. 20): The construction site in Marple Township at the coming Mid-County Shopping Center, West Chester Pk and 476, shows the advantage of a new “Giant” supermarket coming to Marple Township.

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Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors

November 2019

Newtown Square Homeowner’s Solution For Sewer Tie-In Savings There are TWO OPTIONS for Sewer Tie-Ins with Township Approval 1. Traditional 4" Gravity System

2. Directional Drilling System

Digging Down to The Sewer Main

Underground Horizontal Drilling

Pros • A Gravity System with a clean out, relies on gradually sloping pipelines for downhill sewage flow.

• The sewage flows away from the property and into a sewer main, offering peace of mind for many years.

Con • Installing a Gravity System will significantly disturb the homeowner’s landscaping.

Pros • A Directional Drilling System is installed by tunneling underground horizontally, under gardens, driveways and other man-made obstacles.

• Installation requires far less disturbance of landscaping.

Cons • A Directional Drilling System requires a duplex grinder pump with battery backup (in the event of power loss).

• Directional Drilling Systems require bi-annual servicing and owner monitoring.

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Before You Make a Sewer Tie-In Investment Get a Competitive Quote From Mid-Atlantic Mechanical

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