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F R E E Year 31, No. 17 SPECIAL TWO-WEEK EDITION • HAPPY NEW YEAR! December 23 – January 5, 2016 SPECIAL TWO-WEEK Screening of Investigative Documentary ’Tis the Season at ISSUE “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret” Merion Mercy UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX Theaters January 7 alifornia filmmakers Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn have announced the King of Prussia premiere of their updated film “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” with a special screening, on Thursday, January 7, at the UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX theaters.
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At a time when whole regions are in drought, our oceans are dying, and severe weather is becoming the norm, “Cow spiracy” seeks to find the real reasons why and what we can do about it. Through intense conversations with the nation’s leading environmental advocacy groups this film explores the blind spots that are leading us down a road we won’t be able to drive our electric car out of. The 7:30 p.m. screening will be held Thursday, January 7, 2016, at UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX theaters, 300 Goddard Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406. For info and tickets: https://www.tugg.com/ events/77035. Purchase Deadline: 12/29/15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online, and in advance. This screening is hosted by: Organic Jan’s Healthy Living of Phoenixville, PA. Contact Janet at organicjanet@aol.com for information. “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret” is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental
s a result of the strong relationship with Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, students collected gifts for families who take part in their services. Sister Ann Provost ’64, a member of MMA’s Board of Trustees, is the Director for Mercy Neighborhood Ministries which offers childcare, professional education for adults, and community resources in North Philadelphia. Led by Merion Mercy’s Community Service Corps (CSC), graderooms provided gifts for scores of people served by Mercy Neighborhood Ministries. In addi-
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German Shepherd First Graduate of Penn Vet Working Dog Center Patrol School erman Shepherd Rookie, at 19 months of age, is the first dog to graduate from the new Penn Vet Working Dog Center Patrol School. Previously, all law enforcement K9s from the Center attended patrol school at other facilities. “By holding our own patrol school, we’re able to provide continuity of positive-reinforcement training,” said Dr. Cindy Otto, Executive Director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. “Our hope is that, with our expertise and training methods, we can produce the next generation of top-notch law enforcement K9s.” Rookie graduated from the Rookie graduated from the Penn Vet Working Dog Center as a police K9 in October 2015. She started patrol school on Penn Vet Working Dog Center as a police K9 in October November 2, 2015, with her new partner, Officer Jeffrey Seamans 2015. She started patrol of the Lower Merion Police Department. The team will now school on November 2, 2015, receive advanced training in explosives detection. At the Center’s Patrol School, Rookie and Seamans worked with her new partner, Officer together on searches, odor imprinting, agility, obedience, hard- Jeffrey Seamans of the Lower Merion Police Department. surface tracking, direction and control, criminal apprehenThe team will now receive sion, environmental conditioning, and article searches. The advanced training in duo completed 400+ hours of training and will continue to explosives detection. do monthly in-service training at the Center. “We elected to send Officer Seamans and Rookie to the Working Dog Center’s Patrol School to build on the success of Rookie’s foundation training at the Center and to best support Officer Seamans,” said Superintendent Michael J. McGrath of the Lower Merion Police Department. A first-time K9 handler, Seamans benefitted from the Center’s intensive training. “It was a very positive experience at the Working Dog Center,” said Officer Seamans. “Rookie and I developed a great foundation to build upon as we start our careers in the K9 Unit.” Rookie, born on May 11, 2014, was donated to the Center by KDs K9s. She is named in honor of Rookie Guerrero, who deployed to the World Trade Center following the attacks on 9/11.
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Merion Mercy Academy students, front – Shannon Green, of Springfield; Nicole Giannini, of Media; and Lauren Bambach, of Springfield; back – Anne Gormley, of Havertown; Domenica Tomasetti, of Drexel Hill; and Sydney Hasson, of Havertown.
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