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Teeming with talent
Nearly 30 area schools participated in the school district’s regional arts festival last week. By Joseph Myers r e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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efining talent can prove difficult for those with parochial tastes. Eighth-graders from Chester A. Arthur School, 2000 Catharine St., combined their talents to create a sprawling display entitled, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Pop star, model and veterinarian, interestingly, seemed most on their minds. Becoming an artist is the quest of 14year-old Derwin Madison. The eighthgrader at Edwin M. Stanton School, 1700 See ARTS FESTIVAL page 12
Sports
Ready to combat the summer sun’s rays, youngsters from George Washington Elementary School broke out sunglasses and beach balls to show their appreciation for the City’s newest business venture.
photo Provided by tony webb
Pooling their resources The city and a banking giant ensure the opening of all local pools with an announcement of a $400,000 endowment in Pennsport.
Knights in white sneakers
A homegrown tennis guru and Star Wars enthusiast looks to foster an increased local attraction to the sport. By Joseph Myers................Page 38
By Joseph Myers r e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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n a day apt for a dip, Mayor Michael Nutter, last Thursday, announced that all 70 municipal pools will be open June 18. His declaration occurred at Sacks Playground, 400 Washington Ave., whose pool had become one of the 27 casualties — along
with Barry Playground, 18th and Bigler streets, Chew Playground, 19th Street and Washington Avenue, O’Connor Pool, 26th and South streets, and Stinger Square, 3200 Reed St., — of last year’s City economic crunch. The openings represent victory for Nutter’s Splash and Summer FUNd, a pool fundraising campaign in its second year of salvaging aquatic opportunities
for residents, especially youths. A partnership with First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., — whose President and Chief Executive Officer John R. Koelmel attended the announcement — enables the campaign to hit its $600,000 privatesector goal. The City has 73 pools in its system. It has See CITY POOLS page 9