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B4 West THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Tuesday, May 27, 1997 THE PERFECT GIFT FOR DAD 0 POGI TABLE 4 WHERE THE PROS GO About those fast-fading licenses REMOTE CAR SM1ER ALARM 235 5525 CHESTNUT SI PA. NO. 1 Authorized Brunswick Dealer POOL GAME TABLES CUES, LIGHTS SUPPLIES COMPLETE SALES SERVICE 537 EASTON HORSHAM, PA 19044 HOURS: Monday-Thursday 10-6 Friday 10-9 Saturday PHONE: 215-672-1141 215 -472-2486 ALL ABOARD! The Brandywine Scenic Railway There's Lots of Family Fun in June Rain or Shine! Flag Day- June 14 Enjoy patriotic songs with the St. Paul's Players on all trains. Father's Day- June 15 Dads and Grand Dads ride for half-fare and get a chance to win a special gift.

Family Fun Days June 21 8 22 Storytelling by the Good Fairy Princess on all trains. NEW! Good Old Summertime Train June 28 Leave at 5:00 p.m. for a 75-minute twilight trip along the Brandywine. Snacks, refreshments, and Barbershop Quartets on board. Then, it's all-you-can-eat at a barbecue picnic dinner with more Barbershop singing back at Northbrook.

Pre-paid reservations required. No discounts. Adults: $30; Children (2-12): $27 FADED from B1 cense center for replacement at no cost, said Joy Gross, manager of PennDot's driver's-license division. "We have installed new printers at all the driver license centers that give us a double overlay of the hologram. We probably finished that around the end of 1995, early 1996, and to the best of my knowledge, no cards have come back since then," Gross said.

"We are still getting a few returned to us. I can't be certain how many have faded licenses and have not done anything with them," she said. Gross said the number affected was a small percentage of the 8 million licenses issued in Pennsylvania. She said the department was checking with other states to see if cracking was a problem and to determine what percentage of licenses could be expected to crack with normal use. "Under normal conditions, that should not happen.

We don't know if it's a problem. There are any number of things that could have happened," she said. Datacard is paid 1.227 cents per driver's license issued in Pennsylvania and is expected to be paid $14 million over four years. ORIENTAL DESIGN CARPET One-hour RoundTrips, Rain or Shine. 11 :00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.

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Train departs from Northbrook Canoe Co. properly on Northbrook Road, one-half mile north of Route 842 (6 miles west of West Chester). Call for Information, Caboose Rentals and Group Reservations 610-793-4433 I SAVE 20 ON CASH 'N CARRY RUG CLEANING For The Inquirer ELEFTHERIOS KOSTANS Construction workers Garry Zangali (left) and Mike Williams put in a line to drain the lake in Ridley Park. Road-Con Inc. of West Chester, the contractor, hopes to open the new bridge by next May.

Magic FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT ROUTE 29 COLLEGEVILLE 610-409-9980 DANCES-PARTIES-SHOWS-CONCERTS-CHILDRENS PROGRAMS-SUMMER CAMPS Ridley Park bridge on road to recovery RAIN FOREST GIFT SHOP i $1.00 OFF I Any Safari Kid's Meal I CANT BE COMBINED WITH ANY II ANY ITEM I I CAN NOT Bl COMBINIP WITH ANY OTHtR orrtlli EXP. 6-01-97 OTHER OFFEIU.EXP. 6-01-97 Lower Merion School District seven intersections with traffic signals to get from the borough's east side firehouse to a call on the west side. The second blow came a year later, when another fierce storm further damaged the bridge and destroyed the dam directly underneath. Lake waters swelled, washing away three-quarters of West Ridley Avenue and creating enormous sink holes on BRIDGE from B1 debt would be retired through a $650,000 low-interest state loan, payable over 20 years, he said.

The state will pick up the estimated $1.1 million. Road-Con Inc. of West Chester, the state contractor on the project, will begin this week to drain the lake and stock the creek with fish. During the summer, crews will hammer away the re OUR SHUTTERS PROCLAIM YOUR FINE TASTE AND ADD WARMTH AND BEAUTY TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. We offer a variety of contemporary and traditional designs, all finished with fine quality furniture finish and workmanship.

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The new bridge will The span and road have been out since 1989. A search is on for the original keystone. INTRODUCTORY OFFER! 301 East Montgomery Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003-3399 (610)645-1800 FAX (610) 645-1994 Sealed bids on behalf of the Lower Merion School District will be received at the Office of Purchasing, Administration Building, 301 East Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003-3399 on Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 9:00 A.M. prevailing time for INSTALLATION OF ADA ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS. Detailed specifications for the above may be secured from the Office of Operations at the above address located behind the high school.

A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING will be held at the Office of the Director of Operations at the above address on Friday, June 13, 1997 By Order of the Board Of School Directors Jane C. Guelich Board Secretary Purchase of $700. or mere WITH THIS COUPON Coupon must be presented at time of purchase i Expires June 5, 1997- ----I lyweds once posed for pictures and children fished, was also removed that day from the National Register of Historic Places. Now borough officials look forward to the historic moment when they will cut the ribbon on the new bridge and celebrate. "It will be a big day for Ridley Park," Kennedy said.

BACKACHES? INSOMNIA? ARTHRITIS? Solutions Are Sold Here! look like the old one, except slightly larger at 30 feet wide and 75 feet long. It will not arch but will seem to, from a distance. And maybe the original keystone will make an appearance. "There is still discussion as to whether it survived," said Rick Mackey, construction engineer with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, who is overseeing the project. "There's a pile of rubble behind the borough building where workers are poking around for it." The woebegone bridge and dam actually suffered a one-two punch in the late '80s.

The first came in July 1988, when stormwaters forced a six-inch gap between West Ridley Avenue and the supporting bridge wall. As a result, the state closed the bridge, creating chaos in borough traffic patterns. Emergency vehicles, for example, must traverse ok Memory. Not dignity. 1 Solid Oak, Cherry, Pine Beds Furniture.

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