57 essays, poems, and engaging tales written by fifty-four "characters with character" including artists, news editors, elected officials, restaurateurs, shopkeepers, clergy, students, historians, visitors, and locals with one thing in common...they have all fallen in love with a town called New Hope, Pennsylvania. Here is your chance to get an insider's view of New Hope. Partake in the history, explore the area's natural beauty, become acquainted with the locals, and discover for yourself why this town holds a special place in so many hearts. When you turn the last page, you will feel as if you have made a host of new friends and that you, too, have become part of the New Hope story. As one author quipped, "Thanks for embracing me, New Hope-'cause I'm hugging you back with everything I've got." Feel the exuberance and the warmth. Step into the circle. Catch the good vibe in Embraceable You . . . and pass it on!

Embraceable You

We're All Part of the Story New Hope, Pennsylvania

iUniverse, Inc.

Copyright © 2009 Up River Productions, Inc.
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4401-7780-4

Contents

Acknowledgments.......................................................................................xIntroduction GERI DELEVICH...........................................................................xiA Lasting Impression-A Magical Moment with Jack Rosen ALAN FETTERMAN.................................1Whistle-stop Town HEATHER A. CEVASCO.................................................................4What Exactly is New Hope? JANINE WITTE...............................................................6Visions of Our Past WILL RIVINUS.....................................................................12Nature's Peace MCKENZIE RAE..........................................................................16Selma Burke-Rich in Friendship PAUL LICITRA..........................................................8Covering New Hope Becomes a Deeper Pursuit SCOTT EDWARDS.............................................23Townie JOEL E. ROBERTS...............................................................................6A Tribute to Mother (Joe) Cavellucci MARILYN BULLOCK.................................................28The Original Ghost Buster LYNDA JEFFREY PLOTT........................................................30The Inn-Place for Haunters ADIKENT THOMAS JEFFREY....................................................31Curtain Call ADIKENT THOMAS JEFFREY..................................................................33Embrace the Mystery ADELE GAMBLE.....................................................................35Love at First Sight-Thanks, Abbie Hoffman NORMA QUARLES..............................................38Heaven on Earth LORETTA DEGENOVA.....................................................................42Together We Can Make a Difference REVEREND CHARLES J. STEPHENS.......................................44Proud To Represent New Hope CHUCK MCILHINNEY.........................................................47Rainbow Room Does New Hope THE YOUTH OF RAINBOW ROOM.................................................49Welcome to the Big Top, the Greatest Town on Earth SHARYN KEISER.....................................51An Editor's Eye: In New Hope, the Gazette was the People's Paper BRIDGET WINGERT.....................53Haiku NEVIN RAE......................................................................................56Came for the Summer ... Stayed Forever DEE ROSENWALD.................................................58Harley Heaven LANCE SIMMENS..........................................................................60A Little Corner of the World ELIANA YOUNG............................................................62New Hope-Inside and Out ROY ZIEGLER..................................................................65Feels Like Home ANNETTE KATONA ROSENBERG.............................................................67Our New World Camelot BARRY ZIFF.....................................................................70Caring and Charming Rivertown BERNIE O'NEILL.........................................................74The Perfect Blend LOUIS LICITRA......................................................................77Certainly Embraced Me RHEA RAWLEY....................................................................79John Larsen ROBIN LARSEN..............................................................................83Progressing to New Hope HOWARD SAVIN..................................................................86All You Need Is Hope JOHN HENSEL.....................................................................88Embraceable You MATTHEW CASEY........................................................................91An Ideal Town JEN MILLER.............................................................................93I'm Happy Mom ... Believe Me FRANK DELUCA............................................................95My New Life MARIE DELUCA.............................................................................99New Hope's Hopes LUCIANNE DILEO......................................................................101Just Like Paradise DOROTHY GRIDER....................................................................102Remembering the Coffee Houses JON CASE...............................................................107On Being "Mother's" JOE LUCCARO......................................................................112There's No Place Like New Hope PATRICIA CILENTI......................................................115Funky and Fun SERENA WEIL............................................................................117Rearranging My Life JOHN BYERS........................................................................118An Example of Being Earnest SUSAN SANDOR.............................................................123New Hope Shopping DENISE ZIENOWICZ...................................................................125Crystal Palace Magic LYNDA JEFFREY PLOTT.............................................................126A Decade On ... A Decade Off ... A Decade On WENDY GLADSTON..........................................130Welcoming Hope REVEREND GINNY MILES..................................................................132Our Town MATTHEW CASEY...............................................................................135Living the Green Dream HOPE BLAYTHORNE...............................................................137Moving On DOROTHEA HAMMOND...........................................................................139New Hope: Journey's End P. D. CACEK..................................................................143Resurrection Park DANIEL BROOKS......................................................................146It Has a Way of Finding You LAURA SCHROCK............................................................151The Gift That Keeps On Giving CURT PLOTT.............................................................153Nakashima, Knowledge, and New Hope STEPHEN A. GLASSMAN...............................................158Afterword MARILYN CICHOWSKI..........................................................................161About the Editors.....................................................................................162

Chapter One

A Lasting Impression-a Magical Moment with Jack Rosen By Alan Fetterman

In the arena of culturally progressive communities, the Delaware Valley region is highly regarded, and the Delaware River is its meandering stream of strength. In turn, magnificent towns and communities have sprung up on both sides of the river, like cultural blossoms. The town of New Hope is one of them, a vibrant treasure trove brimming with history, cultural diversity, and artistic legacy.

As an insatiable artist, I have created art throughout the region including, of course, in New Hope. But as an artistic loner, I have always kept solitary and isolated in my journey. This changed one day when I was driving through New Hope and thought I saw the renowned photographer Jack Rosen, a magnificent American portrait photographer. I was unsure because we had never met.

The little I knew of Jack was that he was a deliberate, persistent, and committed man who passionately devoted himself to...