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PHOTOS TAV DIFFERES LeeAnne Ardan Kaminski, center, displays photographs of herself and family members that have been taken in Playland at Knoebels Amusement Resort during the past 50 years. Also shown are Kaminski's husband, Marino Kaminski, far left; her mother, Esther Ardan, second from left, and the couple's two children, Adam and Paige Kaminski. MARK GILGER/Staff Photo 1972 1974 1979 1981 50 years of photos 1996 1999 2004 2006 Woman has had picture taken at Playland each Fourth of July since she 1963 1965 1976 984 1985 was an infant 1987 1989 BY MARK GILGER STAFF WRITER 2001 "It's a tradition I always enjoy and will contimue as long possible 2009 2012 mark g@newsitem.com as ELYSBURG-Many traditions have been commemorated at Knoeb- els Amusement Resort over the years but few can match the uniqueness of LeeAnne Ardan Kaminski getting her picture taken in Playland for 50 consecutive years. On Wednesday, Kaminski, who grew up in Shamokin, returned to the park where she worked for seven years as a waitress to pose for a series the tradition in July 1963 when her LeeAnne Ardan Kaminski On getting photo taken each year at Knoebels Amusement Resort. of snapshots with family members in the automatic photo machine that has been a mainstay at Playland since 1962 Kaminski, a daughter of Juls and Esther Ardan, of Elysburg, started mother took her to Knoebels to have her first panel of four photos taken in the machine where thousands of park visitors have smiled, laughed, cried and looked serious over the years copies that are stored inher home Kaminski thanked her parents and the very accommodating staff at Playland for allowing her to con- tinue her unique tradition. Mrs. Ardan stated, "T'm glad we've been able to do it all these years. I started it because I wanted LeeAnne to have some memorable photos from the park when she w an infant. It's basically a yearly photo record of her growth from child to teen to adulthood to moth FROM PAGE 1 y areade across from the swim ming pool at the park in 1938, were the original owners of Playland Their two sons, Rick and Frank Kadel, have managed the game Ced facility for the past 30 years We're glad LeeAnne and her cottage at the pot &waitress for Alamo Restaur Roing swimming er skating K park in the wr people here th mily continue the tradition every going back the best of te ward to com the photos, bu Kada'sa gorting more diff sphere of the While h radition to memories f Kaminski ha wrked as "It's a tradition I always enjoy and will continue as long as possi- ble," commented Kaminski, who will turn 50 on Oct. 4. "I'm very superstitious and believe some- thing will go wTong if I don't get these pictures taken every year around the Fourth of July" The Exton resident, who is a 1980 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, was nine months old when she had her first photos taken for 25 cents. The snap shots, which only take a few min utes to process, now cost $2 for a series. Kaminski said the photos taken by the machine have main tained their quality over five decades. In addition to the original photos, Kaminski also has made 9 School on is a of Mount Jph ting their photos taken stated Wednes ynice family 2 sasnor cult to obtain parts for the ant erhood. It was something special I wanted to do and it has continued quated photo machine, which has undergone changes in film process- ing over the years But he noted his family plans to maintain the popu lar machine as long as possible "The Kadels are great people just their two chldren, Page like the entire Knoebel family Kaminski said. "I practically grew up here My mother's brother had a tos taken once again Wednesday to for 50 years. That's pretty unique." her own famil whick husband, Maino Kamie Family tradition Playland has been operated at the park by members of the Kadel family since 1947. Felix and Jane Kadel, who initially opened a pen- D--- Adam, 19 The entire family had their pho P.DOU 1994 1970 1969 367 7991

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