Poetry Program Rescheduled

The Inspirational Poetry program for teens originally scheduled for Wednesday, November 7th has been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 14 at 7 pm at the La Mott branch.

Don't Forget About The Halloween Party At The LaMott Community Center!

Please don't forget about the Annual Halloween Party at the LaMott Community Center this Saturday from 6 - 8pm!

Want To Learn How To Play Bridge?

If you would like to learn how to play bridge, then the LaMott Community Center will be having classes called "Bridge I"



The cards will be provided and you are asked to please bring $20 for materials to the first class.


This class will be taught by David Blumenthal, Life Master: Certified Tournament Director.


The course itself costs $80 to join and will start on Tuesday, October 2nd from 10am to noon and will continue on Tuesdays until December 4th at the LaMott Community Center.



There will also be a class for "Experienced Intermediate Bridge" also at the LaMott Community Center and this class will be taught by Robert R. and Barbara Muhlhauster, Life Masters: Tournament Players.

Focus Group Members Needed

Focus Group Participants Still Needed!

The township has been gratified by the willingness of the Cheltenham Township residents to sign-up for a focus group. There are still some spaces open and available and the township would like to hear from you.

You can give them a call at 215-885-0457 or you can contact them by email.

Your Old Jewelery Is Needed

Jewelry Donations Needed

We will be holding our second annual Baubles for Books fundraising sale on Saturday, September 22 from 10 am to 2 pm. Last year our sale raised over $3500 for library collections. Please help by dropping off your unwanted jewelry at any of our branches. Thank you!

Township Manager Kraynik May Be Leaving

I received this email from the Cheltenham Chamber of Citizens Group:

Township Manager Kraynik Looks to be Leaving for Upper Merion Final Deal is Still in the Works This was posted on May 18, 2012

 Click here to read more

May 2012 - Walking For Fitness

Coming in May 2012-Walking For Fitness - Learn how to safely and effectively warm up, cool down, and walk to burn calories and improve your fitness during this free walking workshop. The workshop will include a discussion and wall. All ages and fitness levels are welcome.

To find out more about this event, please contact the LaMott community center for more information.

2012 Income Tax Forms Are Now Available At The Library

I know that there is a big push by the IRS for people to file their taxes online but not everyone wants to do it that way - including myself!

The tax forms are now available at the LaMott Library. I can say this from personal experience because I just picked up some of them a few days ago. The 1040 forms are available as well as other tax forms that you may need such as Schedule C form. This is a form that I need because I work from home and am self-employed but there are other tax forms available if you need them.

I know that there are some that may consider filing their taxes online much more easier but there are just some cases where you may feel that you want to fill out and file your taxes using the paper forms and mailing it in and fortunately our local library has the forms available for you if you need them.

Better hurry though because April 16th (April 15th falls on a Sunday) will be here sooner than you think!

2012 Men's Slow Pitch Softball League

Spring Softball - Swing into the fun this spring by joining Cheltenham Township Department of Parks and Recreation 2012 Men's Slow Pitch Softball League . Initial league meeting will be held in March. For more information or directions please contact Brian Hinson, Recreation Superintendent at 215-885-0496

Event - Bessie Coleman, The First African American Woman To Become A Licensed Airline Pilot!

The LaMott Library and the LaMott Community Center will be celebrating Black History Month tonight with a performance by Dr. Daisy Century who will be portraying Bessie Coleman who was the first African American woman to become a licensed airplane pilot and the first American to hold an international pilot license!

This event is scheduled for tonight, February 22, 2012, at 7 pm at the LaMott Community Center Auditorium which is located inside the LaMott Community Center.

7420 Sycamore Ave.

LaMott, PA 19027

Light refreshments will be served following the program.

For more information you can call 215-635-4419 or 215-635-3255

Kill A Watt Electrical Meters Are Now Available At Library

Now you can manage your electric bill because Kill A Watt electrical meters are available at no charge from your public library. You can use these meters to caculate the cost of running appliances on a daily, weekly, monthy and annual basis.

You can find out more information about this by checking out the Cheltenham Township Library page and the LaMott Library page as well.

Results Of The Last Community Meeting

I was able to attend the last community meeting that happened yesterday and here is what was mostly discussed:

• The big topic of discussion was the work that is being done on Willow Avenue between Penrose and Sycamore Sts. It seems that there have been a lot of complaints about the way that the traffic is moving in that area so the street improvement is supposed to hopefully take care of that. Commissioner Portner emphasized that the cost of the work is being paid for with government grants.
  
  Trees are also going to be planted when the work is done.
  
  
• Also it was brought up as to why the area on Willow Ave. between Sycamore and Old York Road did not receive any of the new lighting that was installed and the answer was that since there was not enough money to do the whole area the area that was chosen was chosen because it had more residential properties and that there were more "dark" areas that needed to be lighted.
  
  
• There is still yet no buyer for the Temple's Tyler School of Art property.
  
  
• A special celebration is going on at the Shoprite at Cheltenham Mall to mark the completion of their renovation project. This will happen on Wednesday, December 14th at 10:30am
  

If you are interested in attending any of the future community meetings I will try to keep posting the updated information about them.

LaMott Community Center Meeting

Agenda Commissioner's Meeting
LaMott Community Center
Sunday, December 11, 2001

1. Welcome

2. Parks and Recreation Report (Winter Program>

3. Safety Information (Police Department)

4. Willow Avenue Project discussed

5. Shoprite Cheltenham/Renovation/ADA Dedication on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 1030 am

6. Good and Welfare

These were the topics of discussion for the LaMott Communtiy Meeting.

What's Going On On Willow Avenue?

Just in case you haven't noticed it (or were not aware of it) there is some major street work being done on Willow Avenue between Penrose and Sycamore.

I asked one of the residents what was going on and he told me that Willow Avenue was being widened to better accomodate the traffic in the area.

I still have yet to confirm this with the township though. But I did want to mention that I will miss some of the trees that were taken down to make way for this "improvement" and I'm specifically thinking about the Cherry Blossom tree that bloomed every April (or so) that was located near the corner of Willow and Cedar Lane

(oh and by the way, since I still see the mailbox in this picture I should also mention that I miss that too!

Election 2011 - November

Election Day 2011 is on Tuesday, November 8th this year.

Please be sure to make your vote count!

For a current list of candidates running in our area, just visit the Elections Page.



I also have an older page that list past elections' information and you can view it by clicking here.

LaMott - A Homeowner's Dream?

It seems that there is a lot of interest in our little area! Here is an excerpt from some mail that I received about this area:


Dear LaMott Neighbors,

We have getting so many requests for information about this neighborhood that we have decided to put together a newsletter to update everyone.

There are currently five houses on the market in the Lamott neighborhood, with prices ranging from $84,900 to $250,000. Of those, none are under contract.

In the past 6 months, three have sold. They are shown below.

When you are ready to make a move, we know how to use these facts to get the job done quickly. We are still in an active market and interest rates remain amazingly low.

For more information about the real estate market conditions in the neighborhood, please don't hesitate to contact our Realty Office, your Lamott neighborhood professionals....for that "extra effort" you can count on!

Who do you know that we can help?


Here is a list of properties that have sold in our area last year:

• 1721 W. Cheltenham Ave, Twin 2 story colonial, 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 baths - sold for $135,00
  
  
• 7327 Butcher St, Twin 2 story AirLite, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath - sold for $140,000
  
  
• 1805 Erlen Rd, Twin 2 story StrThru, 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths - sold for $183,237