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From:	MW
To:	Representative Beyer, Senator Wonderling, Governor Rendell
Date:	Tuesday, 03/04/08
Subject:	Contact your state officials

Today I write this letter to appeal to you, as a member of
the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee, to support HB-
163 in conjunction with Amendment-702 which would require the
bill to be referred to as Lacey˘s Law after the young woman,
Lacey Gallagher who lost her life in an automobile accident on
the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the early morning hours of April
28, 2007 after attending her Little Flower High School prom.

Although, this bill, if passed and named after
Lacey, will not bring her back, it will strengthen the current
graduated drivers license laws, which will hopefully curb teen
driving tragedies like the one that took Lacey˘s life.

The Gallagher family can tell you, they want nothing
more than to change the current teen driving laws in
Pennsylvania to insure the roads are a bit safer for all
motorists, not just teens.

The potential passage of HB-163 and Amendment-702,
requiring the bill be named Lacey˘s Law will give the Gallagher
family solace, letting them know their daughter, sister; Lacey
did not die in vain.

In closing I will just say, Lacey was a beautiful,
intelligent, athletic, friendly person who had a bright future
ahead of her. Lacey was the recipient of several scholarships
but chose to attend Chestnut Hill College in the fall of 2007,
if a law such as HB-163 was in place, she would be enjoying her
college experience as we speak. Please consider signing on to
HB-163 and Amendment-702 in memory of Lacey Gallagher. Thank
you for your time and consideration, it is deeply appreciated.

Best Regards,

Michele Welsh

this story is so full of lies it is a one sided story that
makes me look bad and the courts look good when in fact they
all lied undre oath and this news paper is backing it all up
without me being able to tell my side for example the fine is
not 15,887 that # was made up and noe part of the court orded
what was is the fact that the spca hase to pay me for the
horses about 11,000 and the 60 acres the spca has is a dump not
fit for any animals. the horses are now drinking water from
puddles at the spca.also i did everything the spca said ti
do ...the horses were onlt takeing when i called the spca
officer a fagget... Posted on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 Zoom + |
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Judge rules against owner of two horses
By Carl Hessler Jr., For The Reporter
A judge has ordered that two horses cannot be returned to a New
Hanover man accused of neglecting the animals.

John Madrak, 49, of the 600 block of Hildebrand Road, was
convicted in Montgomery County Court of two summary charges of
cruelty to animals in connection with incidents that occurred
in 2006.

Judge William R. Carpenter, who fined Madrak $600, ordered that
two horses, Ben and Otto, be permanently forfeited to the
Montgomery County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, or SPCA.

Madrak also must pay $15,887 in restitution to the SPCA to
cover the agency’s costs to house and care for the horses after
they were initially seized from Madrak in September 2006.

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Prosecutors, armed with photographs of the neglect, alleged
the horses were emaciated and that they had inadequate shelter,
an unsanitary pen and a lean-to with a tarp covering it.

“There was no grass that could be seen in the pen. The trees
that were in the pen had bark stripped, as high as horses could
reach, indicating that they had been turning to eating bark for
nutrition,” Assistant District Attorney Abby Silverman alleged.

According to citations issued to Madrak, one horse’s hooves
were in poor condition and the horse didn’t receive proper

dental care. Another horse didn’t receive proper veterinary
care and didn’t receive proper sustenance, SPCA officials
alleged in the citations.

“Ben was much worse off than Otto,” Silverman alleged. “Anyone
who treats animals like that definitely doesn’t deserve to have
those animals back.”

Now that the horses have been forfeited, they will live out
their lives at the SPCA’s farm near Perkiomenville.

The agency operates a 60-acre shelter/farm at 1059 Sweisford
Road near Perkiomenville that can house larger animals such as
horses and sheep.

“It’s my understanding they intend to retire them there. They
are older horses,” said Silverman, who is familiar with horses
and caring for them. “I’m happy that now they’re healthy and
have gained weight and are going to be well cared for.”

According to prosecutors, SPCA officers, investigating reports
of possible animal cruelty, went to Madrak’s home in the summer
of 2006 and discovered the two ailing horses.

When Madrak allegedly didn’t comply with suggestions for care,
Madrak was cited with the animal cruelty charges in September
2006 and authorities seized the horses and placed them in the
care of the SPCA.

Former District Court Judge Dorothy Skerchock upheld the non-
traffic citations charging animal cruelty and ordered that the
horses be forfeited. Madrak then appealed the citations to
county court, setting the stage for the recent hearing before
Carpenter.

During the hearing, Madrak, who was represented by lawyer
Philip J. Berg, denied depriving the horses of proper food and
veterinary care.

But Silverman introduced photographs, as evidence, of the
emaciated horses and the inadequate conditions under which they
were housed.

“The pictures pretty much spoke for themselves,” Silverman said.

An SPCA officer and a veterinarian also testified as
prosecution witnesses during the hearing.

The SPCA is a nonprofit agency dedicated to caring for
unwanted, lost and abused domestic animals. Each year, about
14,000 animals are helped by the agency.

The agency conducts between 900 and 1,100 animal cruelty
investigations each year, according to officials. Many of the
cases are rectified simply with warning notices and animal care
advice to owners without citations being issued. But the agency
prosecutes about 15 cases a year in district court.

If an offender appeals a citation issued by a district court
judge to county court, that’s when prosecutors get involved in
the cases.

In addition to the Perkiomenville farm/shelter, the agency has
a Conshohocken shelter located at 19 E. Ridge Pike and another
shelter is located at 1006 Edge Hill Road in Abington.
















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October 21,2005

Honorable Rob Wonderling
Senate Post Office
Main Capital
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Re: PLEASE SUPPORT S.B. 676’S REDUCTION IN THE SCHOOL NURSE RATIO

Dear Senator Wonderling,

I am writing to ask for your support for S.B. 676, which
includes a provision to reduce the ratio of students under the
care of each certified school nurse to 750 students per nurse.

The current ratio in the Public School Code is 1,500 students
per nurse. Senator, I can tell you first hand that the number
of medically fragile children that come to school every day has
increased drastically over recent decades. The medical
conditions we are handling require more sophisticated and time-
consuming treatment. Moreover, state mandated programs continue
to be added with no change to the staffing levels.

Senator, our children’s health and safety is the top priority
for us. We know that continuing the 1500-to-1 ratio that was
set in the 1960’s is not safe for the children we care for
today. Please support reducing S.B. 676’s reduction in that
ratio.

Sincerely,

i need some legal advice and are we related

Dear Senator Wonderling,
As a new resident to Bucks County and former telecommnications
professional I was very excited to read how PA is poised to be a
technology global leader. At Lucent, AT&T, and Verizon I quickly
became passionate about how technology embraces and catapults
the capabilities of all members of a community, from students to
small/medium/large businesses to the residents. Professionally
as a marketing and communications leader I believe I can make a
contribution to your Senate Communications and Technology
Committee and would very much like to forward my resume along to
you and your staff for consideration. Please advise and thank
you.

Sincerely,
Dee M. Rogers
215.375.4555