CHESTNUT HILL LOCAL—SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 Issue

September 23, 2004 Issue

In The News...

SEPTA warns of ‘catastrophic’ cuts

Cresheim Valley Drive
repairs on hold

Without federal aid, the key route
to Lincoln Drive will stay closed

by MICHAEL J. MISHAK

Damaged by heavy rains last month, Cresheim Valley Drive has been closed since Aug. 3. Without emergency federal aid, the road is likely to remain in its current condition until next year.

"We don't have the money to fix it," said Joseph Syrnick, the city's chief engineer and surveyor. A Streets Department estimate places the repair cost at $800,000. "For us, that's a lot," he said.

A half-mile stretch of the road between Germantown Avenue and Lincoln Drive was damaged on Aug. 1 when the area was deluged with 4 to 5 inches of rain. Flooding eroded the adjacent stream bank and “ate into the roadway,” Syrnick said, cracking the asphalt and depressing portions of the road.

The road, a popular route for both Chestnut Hill and Montgomery County...

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In Sports...

CHC men secure first soccer win

by TOM UTESCHER

When they traveled to Philadelphia Biblical University last Thursday afternoon, Chestnut Hill College’s soccer Griffins were seeking two things; their first goal and their first victory.

The brand new CHC men’s franchise, which had been shut out in its first three games this season, achieved both of its objectives against Philly Bible, scoring not once but three times to capture a 3-2 overtime win over the host Crimson Eagles (3-5).

Trailing 0-2 at halftime, the Griffs pulled even in the second period on a pair of goals by junior striker Joe Grinkewicz, who played high school ball at William W. Bodine and then spent two years at Delaware Valley College before transferring to Chestnut Hill this fall. Fellow junior Mike McDonald, who is also a member of the CHC basketball team, was credited with assists on both goals. Freshman Boyd....

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In LocalLife...

Helen Darrow: at 83,
a Hill business legend

by ALICIA KIMMEL

Moving to Philadelphia was something of a culture shock for me. I didn’t move here of my own accord, but rather, I moved here because my husband’s job required us to relocate from Bethany, a small town outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the wonderfully busy city of Philadelphia. However, we found that there was a place reminiscent of all of those little Hallmark villages you see in different department stores around Christmas time. A place where the people are surprisingly what I like to refer to as “down home.” A place called Chestnut Hill, which is a wonderful place to live, and it is here that I have had the pleasure of meeting (and even working with) an extraordinary woman whose name is Helen Darrow. She is 83 but looks much younger.

About five months ago, I found myself looking for a job closer to home and more interesting than filing insurance forms for a major corporation downtown. I was walking down Germantown Avenue for the umpteenth time and saw an ad on a storefront for a place called “The Bone Appetite K-9 Bakery.” To make a long story short, I was interviewed and told that I had the job, along with three other people, one of whom was Helen Darrow. Since that time, I have gotten to know her, and to those Hillers who know and love her, she is a fabulously interesting person.

Before Helen lived here, she lived in Germantown with David, her husband, who...

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