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bookmark_borderAmbler, PA Events and Happenings

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Every first Friday of the month, Ambler hosts street musicians and entertainment. Stores stay open late and restaurants feature specials.

Raise the Bar Fundraiser / September 8th
Join Barberella Salon this Sunday, September 8th, noon – 4pm for their 1st Annual Raise The Bar Fundraiser. Enjoy treatments from the “Bar Menu” including blowouts, braids, makeup and massages, 100% of the proceeds go to the Kelly Ann Dolan Memorial Fund, caring for children with serious illnesses, injuries or disabilities.

Ambler Farmers’ Market Food Drive / Farmers Market September 21st
Join the Ambler Farmers’ Market for a one day food drive to benefit the Mattie Dixon Food Cupboard! The Cupboard has requested items for the upcoming holiday meals, please bring canned potatoes and vegetables, stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, pasta sauce and jelly. Help make a difference right in your own backyard.

bookmark_borderTai Chi Classes

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Riverfront Tai Chi at Glen Foerd on the Delaware
A series of 10 weekly, one hour classes begins Monday, October 21st at 6:30pm.
Members: $120.00 Non-members: $150.00

This is a continuation of classes intended to build upon each week’s lessons with focus on breathing and relaxation. Some previous experience with Tai Chi is recommended, but not necessary, as this class is a continuation of previous sessions. As you progress through the course you will notice improvements in muscle tone, flexibility, coordination and concentration. You should wear comfortable, loose fitting clothing and sneakers.

The instructor, Frank Shiery, has trained extensively for the past 23 years. He is Chief Instructor for the PA Chen Taijiquan Association. Frank was a member of the 1993 Taiji Team that competed at the First World Taiji Invitational Competition in Fuzho, China where he received the “Award of Excellence.” His book, Chen Style Taijiquan: The Small Frame Method, is available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Call the office to pay with a credit card 215 632 5330.

Program proceeds support the preservation and educational mission of Glen Foerd. Glen Foerd on the Delaware’s mission is to connect visitors to the legacy of Glen Foerd through programs in the arts, nature and history and to preserve and protect the landscape, buildings and collections for the enjoyment and enrichment of the community and future generations.

Glen Foerd on the Delaware
5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114
215 632 5330

bookmark_borderOutlook For Montgomery County

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Moody’s Investors Service late affirmed Montgomery County’s Aa1 bond rating saying that it reflected the county “management’s efforts over the past year to grow recurring revenues, control costs and improve long-term budgeting procedures.” At the same time, however, Moody’s revised the county’s outlook from stable to negative, basing that decision on what it called “the county’s narrow financial position following several years of operating deficits, including a larger than projected deficit for fiscal 2012.”

In its outlook, Moody’s said the county suffered “significant operating deficits in fiscal years 2008 through 2012, driven largely by structural imbalances that the county began to close in fiscal 2012.” It went on to explain that the new county administration employed “a variety of cost reduction measures that resulted in a more modest operating deficit in fiscal 2012 than in several prior fiscal
years.”

“We are not at all surprised by either of Moody’s actions today,” said Uri Monson, the county’s chief financial officer. “Moody’s reaffirmed our rating, because they know that we are aggressively and systematically addressing the problems we inherited, but they also know that our road has not been an easy one to traverse, and these challenges will not be solved overnight.”