By Raymond J. Rolak

Autumn in Poland is a great time for tourism. The weather is pleasant and there are many harvest festivals. In the cities, summer hotel pressure is finished and the crowds have diminished. In the resort areas from Sopot to Gdansk (Baltic sea-shore) traffic has diminished. In the interior and folk country (rural) there is a saying. It is now the \”Golden Time\”.

 In America or Poland a Dozynki Festival always has color, music and dance.

 

 

There is a short period of time every autumn in Poland called ‘Golden Polish Autumn’. According to custom the phrase comes from Wincenty Pol’s poem, \”In the Autumn\”.

Golden Polish Autumn, (Złota Polska Jesień) – that’s the phrase commonly used to describe this season. Summer is gone, the winter is approaching but the weather is great now and it is time to celebrate and ejoy the colors. The trees are golden and rusty

In Krakow, the giant park Park Jordana, is a do not miss as the trees are changing at their peek. It should be on a ‘bucket list’.

The giant star Arius is bright and directly overhead and in Poland, astronomical autumn is beginning. The ‘Autumnal Equinox’ has commenced and the passage from Summer to Fall is beginning.

The farmers are starting the Dozynki. Harvest festivals that celebrate gratitude for nature’s bounty and winter preparations are all in full swing. The Polish harvest festivals are a custom of many centuries and little has changed. The traditions continue. The festivals celebrate the work of the farmer. Music, dancing, great food and colorful apparel, any Dozynki is worth attending. In America many social organizations and Polish churches have Dozynki Festivals.

 

This all means it is the first days of Autumn in the northern hemisphere. The sunlight and days are starting to get shorter.

 

So, the Golden Polish Autumn is a period of few days sometime between the end of September and the beginning of October, when fewer sunny days come after the initial drop of temperature. The Golden Autumn lasts in Poland usually less than two weeks. One of the best regions to see is Zakopane in southeast Poland. The Doznki Festivals in that area are truly Bardzo Dobrze (Very Good). From Krakow to Rzeszow the drive is full of color.

 

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Agnes E. Galiano Switchboard Operator, Loved Casinos and Collecting Coins

 

Agnes E. Galiano, age 71 of Brooklawn, passed away on Friday, Sept. 24^th, 2010. Born and raised in South Philadelphia she moved to NJ in 1972. Agnes worked as a switchboard operator for Live Message America in Audubon. She enjoyed collecting coins and going to the casinos in Atlantic City.

 

She is survived by her two daughters, Terry Welsh (Gary), Joyce Marshall (Frank), five sons, Frank Fulmer (Maryann), Peter Fulmer (Kathy), George Fulmer, Alvin Fulmer & Chucky Fulmer, 11 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, two sisters, Anna & Marie and one brother Peter. Mrs. Galiano was predeceased by son Michael Fulmer.

 

Relatives and friends may visit with the family Wed., Sept. 29^th, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Smith Funeral Home, 47 Main St., Mantua, NJ where funeral services will be held at 8:30 PM. Interment will be in private. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Heartland Hospice, 800 Jessup Rd., Suite 807, West Deptford, NJ 08086.

 

Memories and condolences may be shared at www.smithfhmantua.com

Gertrude Scarpato of Bellmawr, Funeral Mass at St. Rita\’s Church 

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Nearby, 35 firefighters were finishing work on a devastating fire that burned dozens of people out of an Atlantic City rooming house. It was about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 29. That left only four firefighters to protect the rest of the city, he said, all of them on the west side of town in Chelsea Heights. Driving time to the far end of the city is more than 10 minutes without Saturday night traffic. The National Fire Protection Association standard calls for a response time of four minutes for the first arrival and eight minutes for a full crew. But the Memorial Avenue fire that burned 42 people out of their homes raises questions about department staffing, which has caused companies to close for most shifts this year as overtime was cut and 23 members retired. Another 30 members are set to be laid off Thursday. The fire also sparked a limit on mutual aid response from the Downbeach fire departments of Longport, Margate and Ventnor, which were angered that Longport and others were called in to man empty stations without off-duty city officers being recalled to their posts.

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