Dog Quote: A man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.
….George D. Prentice

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Dog Food

It is important that you select the correct food for your dog. With all the fancy packaging and advertising that is available these days it can be difficult determining what food is best for your dog.

The manufacturers prepare food based on the age of your dog, and the food you buy for an elderly dog might not be suitable for a puppy. Proper nutrition is vital to the health of your dog and its happiness, and it is essential that your pet get all the vitamins and minerals that it needs for a healthy diet.

Here is a list of some of the vitamins and minerals that your dog should have in its diet…Vitamins A, D, E, B-complex, Biotin, Calcium, Choline, Copper, Folic Acid, Iodine, Iron, Magnesium, Niacin, Manganese, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium Chloride and Zinc.

Of course, that is not all but they are certainly ingredients that you should be looking to find in your dogs diet. Giving your dog fresh meat with some vegetables and grain included is a healthy natural diet that many people believe is better than anything you can buy from the store.

There are also some excellent books on creating your own dog food where you can be assured that your dog will get all the best ingredients needed
for all-around nutrition

This can be quite a cost effective method of feeding your dog without being concerned that the dog might not be receiving all the ingredients it should for a healthy happy life.

If your dog has any specific health problems, this needs to be addressed when determining what food you should be feeding it. A consultation with your vet would be wise to see if there are any special requirements or problems that certain foods might create for your pet.

Photo Lacey following a snow storm February 2007

The Burlington County Times is reporting in today\’s newspaper that the Gloucester City School District has hired Paul Spaventa (photo) as superintendent.

According to the Times, Spaventa has been school district superintendent in Mount Holly for two years. He was offered the Gloucester City job July 18, said Louisa Llewellyn, president of the Gloucester City Board of Education.

She said Spaventa and the board signed a contract during Thursday\’s school board meeting. Contract details were not disclosed.

Llewellyn said Spaventa was the first choice of the district. What convinced board members he was the right man for the job, she said, was their visit to Mount Holly.

\”The people there were all so positive about him,\” she said Friday. \”I think that was the final selling point.\”

Spaventa and Mount Holly school board President Carol Johnson did not return messages seeking comment Friday.

Llewellyn said Spaventa will start as an assistant superintendent in mid-November. He\’ll serve in that capacity until Dec. 31 when current Superintendent Mary Stansky officially retires.

Mount Holly residents have long suspected Spaventa was planning to leave, and some criticized the school board for giving him a $5,000 raise at a time he was said to be looking for a new job. The increase raised Spaventa salary to $128,000.

Stansky receives $175,000 plus benefits.

Johnson said last month, however, that Spaventa\’s contract called for an annual salary review and the board gave him a raise because he\’d earned it.

Spaventa\’s departure marks another in a list of resignations from the district this summer. Longtime business administrator Theresa Margiotta and Anthony Dent, principal at the Holbein School, have left the district, as have a number of teachers.

The district contract with Mount Holly Education Association, the teachers union, expired June 1. What role Spaventa will play in those negotiations in his remaining months is unclear.

However, association President Marilyn Melchionni said last month, \”We will dance when he leaves. I think this will make negotiations easier. I don\’t think he\’ll have any weight to pull. We\’re a lot more optimistic now. Hopefully things will get settled a little bit quicker.\”

Melchionni did not return a message left on her cellular phone Friday.

Source http://www.phillyburbs.com/

Nineteen candidates expressed interest in the job of Superintendent. The field was narrowed down to Spaventa and Gloucester High School Principal Jack Don.

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by Hank F. Miller Jr.

  Winding through rice paddies and lazily blowing its whistle along bubbly creeks, a two -car train in rural central Japan is the latest entrant in the battle against global warming. Following its runaway success with hybrid cars, Japan is bringing the world hybrid trains. Regular passenger service runs began on July 31 st. on a short mountain route, the first time a diesel-electric hybrid train was put into commercial service.  

\”It\’s part of efforts for the Japanese to be green environmentally,\” Yasuaki Kikuchi, a spokesman for East Japan Railway Co., said on July 27th.

Compared to cars, trains are a relatively small contributor to global warming. In the United States, railways contribute just 4 percent of transportation-related emissions of carbon dioxide.  

But the popularity of hybrid cars is helping to boost interest in hybrid trains. Railway companies around the world are working on or investigating the technology. The Kiha E-200, as it is known, is equipped with a diesel engine, two electric motors under each of its cars and lithium ion batteries on the roof. It boosts fuel efficiency by 20 percent and reduces emissions by up to 60 percent. With the word\” hybrid\” splashed in silver across its side, the otherwise normal-looking train rolled quietly out of Nakagomi Station in Nagano Prefecture, powered by its four electric motors in a test run.  

The diesel engine only kicks in with a rumble when needed to climb a hill or if the batteries run low. The batteries are recharged when the train slows down. After the power is switched off, the motors continue to turn for a while, and that energy–wasted in a non hybrid train– is used to recharge the batteries. The Kiha E-200,which seats 46 and can hold 117 people, including standees, debuted on a line that runs about once an hour on a 79-kilometerroute through a mountainous area.

 

Warm Regards form Kitakyushu City, Japan

 

 

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is SGT (RET.) Anthony R. Fedele Jr. I grew up in this great city, and I am damn proud of it. I am a disabled veteran, retired from the U.S. Army for 8 years now. I served in the Infantry for an amazing 6 years and wouldn\’t change that for the world. Those of my old friends that know me now, know that every time I talk about the military, I well up in tears, let alone when I talk about those of my brethren that have fallen.

 

I have been trying to follow the proposal to change the names of some of our city streets to those who have died serving our country. Although I am not a subject matter expert in our city politics, I thought it might be nice for a veteran to put his humble two cents into the pot. I can\’t emphasize how amazing it feels to know that our city government hasn\’t forgotten about our friends and family members that have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. I personally have my own opinion as to whether or not we should rename the streets after these heroes but, I think the more important issue is for everyone to understand one thing… Those that have fallen, still live inside us.

 

Every time you look at the American Flag flying in the wind, see soldiers coming home to their families after serving in another country, or hear that twenty-one gun salute being fired in a cemetery, those are the moments that make you stop and think of your close ones that have passed. It doesn\’t take a large-scale, monumental change, to show how much you appreciate what those soldiers have done for us. It is the small things that really make an impact. The shot glass full of liquor, sitting next to the picture of Mark Ryan in the local bar, or the monument on the corner of Broadway St. and Monmouth St. that you stop by to read every so often while walking to Cabana\’s for some water ice. It\’s the small, nonchalant gestures that make you tear up, take a moment, and look into the sky and say a silent \”Thank You\”.

 

As for my opinion, I personally would like to see another monument built for our city to replace the existing one. The new monument will have all of our local heroes on it, disregarding which war they had fallen in. The monument will be able to be updated as needed. Something that can recognize those that have fallen in the past, and also be able to recognize those that fall in our future. This, in my honest and humble opinion, would be something I would be proud of. Something that I can look at and say my silent \”Thank You\” to.

 

Again, just two-cents from a veteran who is proud to be back in this city.

Sincerely,

 

Anthony R. Fedele Jr.

 

DOLMETSCH, ALYS M.
83 of West Cape May (formerly of Mt. Ephraim) passed away on August 8, 2007 at North Cape Center.
After retiring to West Cape May 30 years ago, Alys became involved in various community activities. She was Founder and First President of West Cape May Republican Club, Founder of West Cape May Lima Bean Festival, Board Member of Cape May County Zoo, and Judge for the Annual West Cape May Christmas Parade. She also became employed as a reporter and writer for the Cape May Star & Wave and The Dodge Report and worked for the Department of Aging \’Meals on Wheels\’ Program, Cape May Beach Club and Cape May County Section 8 Housing Program.
Alys is predeceased by Edwin Marshall and son E. Alan Marshall. Survived by husband Harry M. Dolmetsch of 42 years, daughter Wendy A. Brooks and son-in-law Dale of Barrington, grandson Michael Brooks (Amy), granddaughter Lisa Morano (Stephen) and five great- grandchildren: Christopher, Alex, Matthew, Lauren and Alicia.
A memorial service will be held at EVOY FUNERAL HOME, 3218 Bayshore Rd, North Cape May at 11:00am on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.

DONOFRIO, ANNA
(nee Zamagni) on August 9, 2007 age 92 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ since 1939. Beloved wife of the late Soccorso \’Jimmy\’ Donofrio. Devoted mother of Anthony and daughter in law Joan Donofrio of Lady Lake, FL., and the late Carmen and surviving daughter in law Cecilia Eldridge of Thorofare, NJ. Dear sister of Mary Frankowski of Mt. Ephraim and the late Nicholas Zamagni. Loving grandmother of eight. Also nine great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Donofrio was a long time Perishiner of Sacred Heart Church in Mt. Ephraim, NJ.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing Monday, from 9:30am to 10:45 am at theMAHAFFEY-MILANO
FUNERAL HOME
11 East Kings Hwy
Mt. Ephraim, NJ
856-931-1628
Mass of Christian Burial, Monday 11:15am at Sacred Heart church, Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim, NJ. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.

CORRODA, RONALD
Passed away after a lengthy illness on August 8, 2007. Age 58.Beloved husband of Nancy (nee Lomas) of Audubon. Devoted father of Michelle Goebel and her husband John, Sr. of Glendora. Loving grandfather of John, Jr. Dear son of Albert and Stella (nee Zelo) of Penns-auken. Brother of Donna Hoffman (Brian), Patricia McClellan (Robert) and Mark Corroda (Stacy). Son-in-law of Joseph and Ida Lomas. Brother-in-law of Sandra Walker (Walt) and Lynn Brandt (Julius). Also survived by numerous aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing from 7 to 9pm Sunday eve and 9 to 10am Monday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Mass 11am Monday at St. Vincent Palloti RC Church, Haddon Twp. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Crohn\’s & Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Expressions of sympathy may be emailed to Condolences@Gardner
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PALUMBO
Kathryn A.
On August 9, 2007. Age 78. Of West Collingswood Heights Section of Haddon Township, formerly of Fairview Section of Camden and Gloucester City. Loving wife of 49 years to the late Alfred W. Palumbo.
Cared for by her loving sons: Robert W. (Marilyn E.) of King of Prussia, PA, Thomas A. (June) of Carneys Point, John D. (Cyndy) of Egg Harbor Township, Alfred J. (Debra) of Sewell, Mark D. (Cheryl) of West Deptford, James M. (Gina) of West Collingswood Heights and Michael J. (PeggyJeanne) of Gloucester City. Beloved grandmother of 25 and dear great-grandmother of 15.
Kathryn was born and raised in Camden. She was a resident of Fairview where she was involved with the Womens I.C.A.C, Fairview Historical Society and very involved with the Fairview Senior Citizens Group.
Relatives, friends and members of Kathryn\’s organizations are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Monday Evening from 7-9pm and Tuesday morning from 10am-11am at the HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 9 White Horse Pike, (At Kings Highway) Haddon Heights. Ph: 856-547-1675. Religious Service, 11am in the funeral home officiated by her Son, Robert, Pastor of Vineyard Community Church, Chester Springs, PA. Interment New Saint Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.
The family kindly requests memorial donations in Kathryn\’s memory to: The Cooper Foundation: 1 Cooper Plaza, Camden, New Jersey 08103. Please write in the memo of the check, Kathryn A. Palumbo. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Kathryn A. Palumbo. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries may be made through:

HANKINS, WILLIAM A.
On August 8, 2007 age 72 years, of Audubon, NJ.
Survived by a brother Frederick Hankins (Marge) of Blackwood, a sister-in-law Barbara L. Hankins of Oaklyn. Also survived by many nieces and nephews; Fred Hankins Jr., Bob, Paul, Dave, and John Hendry, Leonard and Timothy Hankins, Barbara Marks and John Hankins.
Mr. Hankins attended Camden Catholic High School, and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked for the Verizon Co., as a Building Mechanic for over 33 years. He was a member of St. Rose Church in Haddon Heights. He will be missed by many friends including his close friends at Ponzio\’s of Brooklawn, NJ and the Brooklawn Diner.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the viewing on Monday from 8:30-9:30AM at the DuBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 700 S. White Horse Pike, Audubon, NJ. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00AM at St. Rose of Lima Church, 704 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ. Interment Calvary Cemetery, Rt. 70, Cherry Hill, NJ.

DIGENNI, JUSTIN J.
On August 7, 2007 of Mt. Ephraim, NJ age 76 yrs.
Beloved husband of 52 years to Mary (nee Mason). Dear father of James (Laura) DiGenni of Mullica Hill, Susan (Larry) Dion of Cape May Court House, Linda (Neil) Brooks of Mt. Ephraim, Donna (Marco) Gigliello of Mt. Laurel, Robert DiGenni (Angela) of Mt. Ephraim, Michael (Carmela) DiGenni of Turnersville, Justine DiGenni of Mt. Ephraim; loving grandfather of Brian, Angela and Darren Brooks, Ernie and Sam Dion, Isabella Gigliello, Dominic DiGenni, Assunta DiGenni, Alyssa, Nicole, Johnny, Michael and Rocco. Brother of the late Frank, Daniel, Albert, Angelo, Lucy Tyszka and John. Also survived by his brother in law Stephen Tyszka of FL, sisters in law Betty DiGenni of Mullica Hill and Madelyn DiGenni of Sea Isle.
Formerly of Camden, Justin was a resident of Mt. Ephraim for 44 years. Prior to his retirement, he was a Supervisor for John B. Canuso Inc. Justin was a U.S. Army veteran and served during the Korean Conflict. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #72, Brooklawn.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Monday morning from 8:30-9:45AM at Sacred Heart Church, Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00AM. Burial will follow in New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. Contributions in Justin\’s memory may be made to: Alzheimer\’s Assoc, S.J. Regional Office, 3 Eves Drive, Suite 310, Marlton, NJ 08053 or Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053. Arrg. by HENRY FH, Audubon (www.henryfuneralhome.com)