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In The News...
Germantown YWCA files for bankruptcy amid charges of mismanagement
First of two parts
by JAMES STURDIVANT
In the course of its 140-year history, the Germantown Woman's Y of Philadelphia has weathered financial ups and downs, dramatic shifts in demographics and the storms of the civil rights movement and integration. Saddled with debt and suffering from a steep drop in membership, the institution now faces its greatest challenge: Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The filing comes at the end of a turbulent period during which it is alleged that money was provided for capital improvements that never occurred, funds for payroll dried...
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In Sports...
CHC men secure first soccer win
Mount club crew climbs to 5-0
by TOM UTESCHER
CLUB-SWINGING SISTERS for the Mount St. Joseph golf team. Back row, left to right: Christen, Nicole and Jaclyn Kouch. Front row: Angela and Christina Koerper (photo by Tom Utescher)
Last Wednesday the Mount St. Joseph golf team completed the first round of Catholic Academies matches with a flawless 5-0 record, defeating Gwynedd Mercy Academy (1-4) by a score of 291-363.
Sophomore Victoria Arena carded a 43 and junior Moira Bryers scored a 45 to pace the Magic on their home course at Whitemarsh Valley, where par for the front nine is 37. MSJ senior co-captains Angela Koerper and Nicole Kouch were on the...
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In LocalLife...
May be last year for unique
volunteer society
Chestnut Hill Film Group
begins its 31st year
by LEN LEAR
The Chestnut Hill Film Group (CHFG), the Delaware Valley's only community-based film society that still shows classic movies free of charge, next Tuesday, October 5, will unspool its 31st consecutive year of showing vintage films at the Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave. CHFG specializes in films that cannot be seen anywhere else, and they are all shown on film, not video.
The season starts with To Catch a Thief (1955), an Alfred Hitchcock "thrillomedy" starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. On October 19, CHFG is offering something that may have never..
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