The market will be open from 8 a.m until noon in the area of 7th and Market streets in the downtown business district.

A joint effort of Perkasie Olde Towne Association, the Pennridge Chamber of Commerce and the Borough of Perkasie, the market will be one feature of a new event called “Saturday Morning in Perkasie.” Live music, business and restaurant specials, and a unique “Passport to Perkasie” should create a fun, energized atmosphere in the borough, according to POTA President Joe Ferry.

“Saturday Morning in Perkasie” will be held on the second and fourth Saturday of each month through the summer.

“We want to showcase all that is good about Perkasie and give our residents and others a reason to spend a couple of hours in the borough,” he said.

In addition to locally-grown fresh fruits and vegetables, the farmers market will include baked goods, honey, jams, coffee, flowers, soaps, and more.

The Grass Band will perform live from 10 a.m. to noon.

By participating in the “Passport to Perkasie,” visitors will be entered in a drawing for a prize if they visit at least five Perkasie businesses listed in the passport. Several businesses will offers specials during the event.

For more information about “Saturday Morning in Perkasie” call 215-257-4989 or visit perkasieoldetowne.org.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Music Under the Big Tent

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pennridge South Middle School Jazz Band; Pennridge High School Lab Band; Pennridge High School Jazz Ensemble

1:15 p.m. – Dirk Quinn

2:30 p.m. – Zydeco-A-Go-Go

3:30 p.m. – Dirk Quinn

4:45 p.m. – Zydeco-A-Go-Go

Music at 6th and Market

2:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. – Mike Greer and Co.

FREE Wagon Rides
Noon – 5 p.m.

Cool Kids Hot Spot – rides, games and crafts
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Party Animal Express – Live Animal Show
1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Hot Ribs Competition
Sampling Starts at 12:30 p.m.

Pie-Baking Competition/Sampling/Eating
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Historic Walking Tours
Noon and 2 p.m.

Pony Rides
Noon – 5 p.m.

Porky’s Last Chance Raffle and Grill Giveaway
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

McCloskey Partners to Host Open House
Human Resource Solution Provider Now Based in Perkasie, Bucks County

Perkasie, Pa. – McCloskey Partners, a woman-owned and operated provider of human resource services for small businesses, will host an Open House April 29 to celebrate the opening of their new Perkasie office at 4 N. 7th Street.

The wine-and-cheese reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. The first 50 people to RSVP (215-453-1978 or colleen@mccloskeypartners.com) before April 23 will receive a gift bag filled with useful information and products. Everyone who attends will be eligible to schedule a free 30-minute human resource consultation.

Formerly a virtual agency, McCloskey Partners, LLC came together under one roof this spring in response to increased client need for services.

“We can be more efficient and respond in a more timely manner,” says company President Heather McCloskey.

McCloskey Partners, LLC provides a wide range of services to small- and medium-sized businesses, including training and development, time management, and anti-discrimination and harassment training. The company often is able to resolve HR issues before they are elevated to the more costly and time-consuming legal level.

“Our goal is to ensure our clients are using policies and procedures that are legally defensible,” says McCloskey.

For more information about McCloskey Partners, LLC, visit www.mccloskeypartners.com.

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About Heather McCloskey: Ms. McCloskey’s career in human resources management includes experiences in diverse industries such as healthcare, weight loss, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, technology, investing/ financing/ banking, insurance, automotive and transportation. Her main areas of focus are conducting HR Audits, Developing and Implementing Policies and Procedures (Employee Handbook), Employee Relations, Designing and Analyzing Fringe Benefit Programs, Recruiting, Performance and Compensation Management, Management and Employee Coaching/Mentoring, Training and Development. Ms. McCloskey has been active in human resources for more than 20 years. She graduated from Temple University and is an active member in the Society for Human Resources Management.

About McCloskey Partners: The McCloskey Partners LLC Team is comprised of certified human resource professionals with diverse backgrounds and whose experience spans different industries and states. All McCloskey Partners LLC Consultants have previous experience working in key human resource decision-making leadership roles. This allows the McCloskey Partners LLC Team to bring real-life business experiences and perspective to each project.

In the meantime, please contact us to find out how we can help your company with your human resource needs. We can be contacted at 215-453-1978.

On February 9, Gov. Ed Rendell gave his eighth and final budget address to a joint session of the state House and Senate. The budget in its entirety, as well as the transcript of the governor’s budget address and other documents, can be found on the administration’s Office of the Budget website.

The governor proposes state spending in FY 2010-11 increase to $29.03 billion. (An increase of $1.15 billion, or 4.1 percent, over the current 2009-10 budget.)

Chief among the governor’s budget proposal is the creation of a Stimulus Transition Reserve Fund. This is a holding fund in which the state would deposit certain “new” revenues. These “new” revenues will be generated by proposed changes to the Tax Code. Some of these changes are listed below. NOTE: Look at how these changes have a DIRECT impact on you, your business, your clients, and your customers:

• Eliminating 71 exemptions to the Sales and Use Tax, including a sales tax on professional/accounting services, while reducing the overall sales tax from 6 percent to 4 percent. Below is the list of 71 exemptions he proposes eliminating. Eliminating exemptions means assessing sales tax on 71 products/services that currently are exempt from state sales tax
• Eliminating the Vendor Sales Tax Discount for businesses remitting timely tax payments.
• Implementing a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas (5 percent of the gas value at the wellhead, plus 4.7 cents per 1,000 cubic feet extracted)
• Including other tobacco products among taxable items for sales tax purposes.
• Reducing the Corporate Net Income (CNI) tax from 9.99 percent to 8.99 percent.
• Continuing the phase-out of the Capital Stock and Franchise Tax (CSFT)

Again, I emphasize, this is a PROPOSAL. However, the impact of this legislation is so sweeping you need to know about this now. If you are so inclined, tell your local representative(s) what you think and how this may impact you and your business.

Chuck Ozeck
cjo@ozeck.com
Charles J. Ozeck, CPA
601 West Callowhill Street
Perkasie, PA 18944
Phone 215-453-8319

Below is a list provided by the Governor’s Budget Office of the 74 sales tax exemptions to be repealed by Gov. Rendell’s proposed 2010-11 budget.

Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services; Attorney services
Administrative services
Advertising, public relations & related services
Air transportation
Airline Catering
All other professional and technical services
Amusement & recreation industries
Architectural, engineering, & related services

Bad Debts
Basic television

Call Center Credit
Candy and Gum
Caskets and Burial Vaults
Catalogs and Direct Mail Advertising
Charges for Returnable Containers
Coal
Coin Operated Food and Beverage Vending Machines
Commercial Vessels (Construction & Repair)
Commercial Vessels (Equipment, Maintenance)
Common Carriers
Construction of Memorials
Consulting (scientific, environmental, & technical)
Custom programming, design & data processing

Dry-cleaning & laundry services

Electric – Residential
Electrical, plumbing, heating & AC service fees

Financial Institutions Fees
Firewood
Fish Feed
Flags
Fuel Oil/Gas – Residential
Funeral parlors, crematories & death care services

Gratuities

Helicopters
Horses Sold To Out of State Purchasers
Hotel-Permanent Resident

Information services
Investment Metal Bullion & Investment Coins

Legal
Liquor or Malt Beverage Purchased From Retail Dispenser

Magazines
Mfg. Exemption (Public Utility)
Motor Vehicles (Out-of-State Purchases)
Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks For-Profit

Newspapers
Non-Prescription Drugs

Other transportation
Other: personal services

Parking lots & garages
Personal care services
Personal Hygiene Products

Rail Transportation Equipment
Recreational parks, camps & campgrounds
Rental of Films for Commercial Exhibition

School Buses
Scientific research & development services
Services to Buildings and Dwellings
Specialized design
Spectator sports admissions (excludes schools)
Stair Lift Devices

Telephone – Residential
Temporary Usage
Textbooks
Theater, dance, music & performing arts admissions For-Profit
Tourist Promotion Agencies
Transit & ground transportation
Trout
Truck transportation

Uniform Commercial Code Filing Fees

Veterinary fees

Warehouse Storage
Waste management and remediation services
Water and Sewage Services
Wrapping and Packing Supplies

Chuck Ozeck is a Certified Public Accountant, consultant and Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. He established his own firm in 1991 following a career in public accounting and Fortune 500 companies including Big 4 CPA firm, SE-Pa Regional CPA firm; Exxon Corp. (QYX & Exxon Office Systems Company); Greyhound Corp. (Armour Handcrafts, Armour-Dial Corp.). Chuck earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Villanova University Business School.

Send details of events you would like listed to: perkasieoldetowne@gmail.com

Officers for 2010:
President: Joe Ferry (Shadywood Communications Group)
Vice President: Jill Strickland (Frox)
Secretary: Kim Weichel (First Savings)
Treasurer: Karen Krier (QNB)

Committee Assignments
Membership: Hope Fisher
Events: Cathy Weierbach
Marketing: Joe Ferry

The 2010 Perkasie Olde Towne Association Board of Directors: (front row, left to right) Kim Rau, Jill Strickland, Cindy Smith, Cathy Weierbach and Karen Krier; (back row, left to rght) Hope Fisher, Kim Weichel, Joe Ferry, Mike Engard.

I hope to meet other business owners soon. Stop by and see us or check out our website www.mccloskeypartners.com.

Heather McCloskey
McCloskey Partners, LLC
215-453-1978
heather@mccloskeypartners.com