UM Golden Age Club Announces New Year Memberships

The Golden Age Club offers older adults a chance to socialize and attend trips to various destinations.

Open to area adults aged 55+, the Upper Moreland Parks and Recereation Golden Age Club (G.A.C.) provides opportunities for adults to attend monthly meetings, socialize, and attend wonderful trips to various destinations. The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month (September through May) at Vereinigung Erzebirge (The German Club), located on Davisville Road. Some of our upcoming trips include casino trips, dinner theaters, A Mystery Trip, Pine Grove Dude Ranch, Brewery Tour, music theaters, and other great trips to locations throughout the world! Membership is $7.00 annually, January - December. For more information, 215-659-3100, ext. 1039 or visit www.uppermoreland.org.

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Get Out

Summer officially kicked off Tuesday! What better way to celebrate everyone’s favorite season than by getting out to some great local activities?

We’ve got a selection of community events for you below:   1. Town Meeting About Willow Grove Train Station Relocation Where/When: Giant, Community Room, 315 York Road, Willow Grove; June 23, 4 to 8 p.m. Why go: The Upper Moreland Revitalization Task Force will hold an open house to discuss the relocation of the Willow Grove Rail Station one block south to Davisville Road. The public is invited to attend to provide ideas about the future of the station. Pricing: Free   2. Lions Club Fundraiser - The Elvis Pretzel Show Where/When: Otto’s Brauhaus, 233 Easton Road, Horsham; June 26, 4 to 7 p.m. Why go: A different twist on Elvis will benefit the Lions Club's efforts in eyesight preservation. Pricing: $10   3. Fresh Ground Coffee House Where/…

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Final Event of WG 300 Celebration Scheduled for June 12

Limited free admission tickets are available at the UM Parks and Recreation office for the June Fete Village Festival.

Sunday, June 12, has been designated Willow Grove Tri-Centennial Day at Abington Hospital's June Fete Village Fair. The Willow Grove 300 Committee has hired the Tri-County Band of Feasterville, and the band will play a selection of John Philip Sousa music from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. that afternoon. The Fairgrounds are located on Edge Hill Road, across from the Pennypack Restoration Trust. In an effort to encourage Willow Grove and Upper Moreland residents to attend that day, the WG 300 Committee has purchased 200 admission tickets, and they will be available at the Parks & Recreation office at no cost, a $4 saving on admission to the Village Fair. The Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and it's …

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Patch Picks

This week's list features Upper Moreland Township summer camps.

Every Thursday, Patch will run a new weekly feature called "Patch Picks," highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more.  You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything, including Sunday brunch, New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, children's party places, parks and more.  --- This week's list: Summer Camps sponsored by Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation ● 2011 Teen Trex Camp   ●  Little Bear Camp   ● Paw Prints Sports Day Camp: Football    ● 2011 Supervised Playground Program   ● Paw Prints Sports Day Camp: …

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The Up and Up in Upper Moreland

Upper Moreland Township finally going to the dogs?

Pat Stasio, Parks and Rec director, is looking to keep the time-line of constructing the township's first dog park on a short leash.

Upper Moreland Township is going to the dogs. At least that's what resident dog owners, community advocates and the township are all hoping will happen, now that a major permit was approved to build the township's first dog park. Talks 0f creating a dog park have been echoing throughout the township for the last eight years. Judy Lamb, an Upper Moreland resident, is part of a civic group called Paw Prints Dog Owners Group (DOG), which  brought the subject of a dog park to the township's attention in 2003. "There were 10-15 very active members," Lamb said. "We had a mailing list of 100 people that wanted to see the dog park built."  Lamb said that the township had estimated a total of $40,000 for the construction of a dog park, and made a …

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Seniors' social life shines at the Golden Age Club

Upper Moreland's Parks and Recreation Department offers a meeting place for those 55 and older.

In 1980 a group of senior citizens started meeting to play cards.  Eventually the group expanded to include lunches and trips.  This group is now known as the Golden Age Club (GAC). The Golden Age Club is one of Upper Moreland's Parks and Recreation Department programs.  You do not have to live in Upper Moreland to be a part of the club, according to Katie Kollar, Recreations Director for Parks and Recreation. The club has had members from neighboring towns, cities and even from other countries. The only requirements to be in GAC is you have to be 55 years or older and pay an annual fee of $7.  Last year GAC had about 780 members. "It's basically a club for camaraderie and a meeting place for seniors," says Kollar. GAC is more than just a…

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Historic houses and new trails are discussed at township committee meetings

The last township committee meeting saw the induction of five houses into the UM Historic Resource Inventory and a proposal to create a new pedestrian trail.

The Upper Moreland Township Board of Commissioners convened for the last time  in 2010 on Dec. 20. At this meeting, the Finance and Administrate Committee and the Parks and Recreation Committee were featured. At the start of the meeting, during the presentations and announcements, Mariann O'Connor, vice president of the Upper Moreland Historic Commission (UMHC), publicly inducted five houses to the Upper Moreland Historic Resource Inventory.   O'Connor said at the meeting that the recent additions brings the inventory to 41 historic sites. According to UMHC literature, an historic resource site has "historical significance to the nation, state or township of Upper Moreland." The houses on this list are typically over 50 years old, and …

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Pete Kennedy

10:24 am on Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Site's looking very nice, Gerry. Congrats on the launch. Let's break out the bikes and explore those trail extensions when the weather's nice!   more ›