The 40th Transue/Rustine

family reunion will be held

on August 16th at East
Bangor Park from 11am6pm. This years theme is
Ruby Red Reunion. Families
are asked to make a picture
board of past reunions and of
loved ones who are no longer
with us. Please bring a lunch
and an item for the cake
raffle. For more information,
call Donna at 484-298-0192.
Monroe County Bible
Clubs are being held
weekly on Thursdays at
1:30pm at Dansbury Park
in East Stroudsburg. The
program is free to attend and
is open to all ages. For more
information, contact Jim at
570-421-9968 or jimecker
bcm@verizon.net.
The Blue Mountain Community Library is managing the Wind Gap Middle
School Summer Reading
Program. All students entering grades four through eight
are required to read three

books over the summer, as

well as complete a writing
assignment on a non-fiction
book. This book may be
from the list of books given
by the school or from any
book on the non-fiction
shelves in the library. The
books will be available in the
library now through August
15th. In order to borrow
books, children must have a
library membership. For
those needing to open a
membership, an adult with a
valid PA drivers license
must accompany the student.
Membership is free to all
residents living in the Pen
Argyl School District. Blue
Mountain
Community
Library is located at 216
South Robinson Avenue in
Pen Argyl. Hours are
Monday through Saturday,
10am to noon, and Monday
through Thursday, 6pm to
8pm. For more information,
call 610-863-3029 or visit
www.bmcl.org.
No Kill Lehigh Valley will
hold a vaccination clinic
for cats and dogs at 1310

Blue Valley Drive in Pen

Argyl on Sunday, August
2nd from 11am to 2pm.
Rabies
and
distemper
vaccines for cats and dogs
are $15 each, Bordetella for
dogs is $15. Micro Chips for
cats and dogs are $25 and
nail clipping is $5. The clinic
benefits No Kill Lehigh
Valley, a 501C3 animal
welfare group dedicated to
keeping animals out of
shelters by helping with
veterinary care needs and the
spay/neuter of cats.
The Pocono Pride Fastpitch will be holding
tryouts for the 2016 season.
Tryouts will be held August
1st at Oak St. Field in Mt.
Pocono for 16u-18u at 10am
and for 12u-14u at noon;
August 2nd at Green and
White Field, in Pen Argyl
for 16u-18u at 10am and for
12u-14u at noon; August 8th
at Oak St. Field, in Mt.
Pocono for 16u-18u at 10am
and 12u-14u at noon; and
August 9th at East Bangor
Park in Bangor for 12u-18u
at 10am. For more information, visit poconopride.com.
St. Johns Cemetery is
seeking donations to help
with the upkeep of the cemetery, roadways and monuments. They are also exploring the idea of adding a
Community Columbarium
near the mosoleum. Donations can be sent to Carol
Hummel c/o St. Johns Cemetery, 136 Messinger Street,
Bangor, PA 18013.
The Ladies Auxiliary of
the Mt. Bethel Volunteer
Fire Company in Mt.
Bethel is seeking new members and volunteers. If you
are interested and would like
further information, contact
Gail at 570-897-6293 or Kris
at 610-392-7975.
The BAHS Alumni Association is collecting used

musical instruments to be
donated
to
Bangors
elementary band program.
The instruments will be used
as loaners for students who
cannot afford them. For more
information, call 610-5885198.
The Slate Belt Heritage
Center Oral History Project is seeking Slate Belt
senior citizens who would
like to be interviewed. If
you know of anyone who has
a story, call Marc Blau at
570-897-5459.

Blairstown Recreation is
offering Summer Sessions
of Zumba, PiYo and Pilates
for adults and teens to get
fit and stay fit for the
summer. Zumba is open now
through August 6th on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
6pm to 7pm at Blair Academy Dance Studio in the
Armstrong Hipkins building.
PiYo is offered on Fridays,
now through August 14th,
from 8:30am to 9:15am at
the Blairstown Free Evangelical Church. Pilates will
be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, now through August
13th, at the Evangelical Free
Church from 9:15am
to
10:15am. Registration is
accepted at the recreation
office on Tuesdays and
Thursdays during office
hours or mail-in or drop-off
box, located outside the
municipal building. For
more information, visit
blairstown -nj.org or call
908-362-6663, ext. 232.
Wildwood Crest is holding a fundraiser trip to
benefit Haven of Hope for
Kids
September
7th
through 11th. The cost
includes Deluxe Motor
Coach Transportation; five
days, four nights at the Bal

Harbor on the ocean; Four

full breakfasts at the motel;
four full dinners in excellent
area restaurants; group pizza
luncheon; special gala night
with dinner, prizes and dancing; cocktail party with
music around the pool; star
studded show at the Performing Arts Center; and a stop at
Historic Smithville for lunch
on the way home. This fundraiser helps make a sick
child's wish come true to
enjoy a week in the country.
All taxes, baggage and
dinner gratuities included.
For more information and
reservations, call Gladys at
908-459-9210 or Polly at
908-276-3850. Deposit is
due now and payment in full
by August 1st.
The First Presbyterian
Church of Blairstown
invites all children to
Move, Act, Care, Follow
and Share at G-Force:
Gods Love in Action Vacation Bible School. VBS will
be held August 3rd through
7th from 9am until 11:30am
at the Outreach Center,
located at 35 Main Street
(next to the Blairstown Post
Office). For more information, call 908-459-9068 or
visit FPCBNJ.org.
Knights of Columbus
Assembly #3125 of Blairstown is holding their
annual flag sale for three
feet by five feet nylon USA
flags with deluxe embroidered stars and sewn stripes.
Donation per flag is $20.
Call
908-362-9121
for
pickup.
Warren County Community Senior Centers will be
featuring exercise classes,
including Tai Chi and
Zumba Gold, guest speakers and activities. Lunch
will be served Monday
through Friday and transportation is available upon

request. For more information and locations, call 908475-6591.

Deer Valley Sportsmens
Association of Blairstown
is looking for land to lease
in the Blairstown, Hardwick, Knowlton, Hope,
Frelinghuysen, Stillwater
or White Twp. areas. All
members belong to the
National Rifle Association
and hunt-alongs are done
before new members are
voted into this association.
Several of the associations
properties are semi-wild and
licensed by the State of NJ
Division of Fish and Wildlife. They stock phesants,
partridge and sometimes
quail. All leased property is
posted and trespassers are
vigorously prosecuted. If you
own property, either wooded
or fileds with brushy cover,
and would like to speak with
someone about leasing the
property, call Robert at 973948-4001; James at 973875-9266; Timothy at 908637-4408; Brian at 908362-6598; or James Craig at
908-278-5149. The association is a rounded group
including doctors, lawyers,
police, contractors, farmers,
a former director of Fish and
Game, and they are wellknown and respected in the
Blairstown area.
Public Notice: In accordance with the Adequate
Notice provision of the
Open Public Meetings Act,
please be advised that the
2015 meeting schedule for
the Warren County Human
Services Advisory Council is
as follows: September 22nd
and November 24th (location
TBD) at 1:30pm. Meetings
will be held in the Freeholder
Meeting Room at the Wayne
Dumont Jr. Adminisration
Building, located at 165 Rt.
519 S. in Belvidere.

Classes in Microsoft Word,

Excel, Power Point, Outlook
and QuickBooks accounting
software computer courses
designed specifically for
seniors and for men, as well
as seminars designed for goal
exploration, skills assessment
and interpersonal growth will
be offered at Project SelfSufficiency during August.
All courses will take place in
the agencys Career Center,
located at 127 Mill Street in
Newton, NJ.
An introductory course in

The 11th Annual International Festival of the Aegean,

ran July 12th through 24th in
Syros, Greece, presented
operatic works and choral
masterpieces with major
participation by U.S. choirs.
Members of U.S. choirs from
Nebraska and New Jersey
helped kick off the Festival
on July 12th, with a performance of Cherubinis Medea,
conducted by Peter Tiboris.
The American choirs that
appeared at the Festival of the
Aegean this year wereLincoln Choral Artists, Nebraska
Wesleyan University Choir,
and St. Paul United Methodist Church Chancel Choir,
from Lincoln, NE; Central
Community College Spectrum, from Columbus, NE;
Western Nebraska Community
College
Collegiate
Chorale, Scottsbluff, NE; and
Childrens Chorus of Sussex
County, NJ, under the musical direction of Deborah
Mello.
On July 13th, William
Wyman conducted the U.S.
choirs in Faurs Requiem in
D minor, Op. 48. The American choirs also performed in a
Sunset Concert of a cappella
sacred music at St. Nicholas
Greek Orthodox Church on
July 17th. Additionally, on
July 19th, the choirs from
Nebraska sang Beethovens
Choral Fantasy for piano,
choir, and orchestra, Op. 80.
During the past 11 seasons,

Microsoft Word will be

offered on Tuesdays and
Thursdays,
August
4th
through 20th, from noon to
2pm. A combination Word I
and II course will be offered
on Mondays and Wednesdays
evenings, August 3rd through
19th, from 6pm to 8pm.
Students will learn wordprocessing
techniques,
including the creation of
professional-looking letters,
faxes, newsletters and other
documents, as well as the use
of mail merge features used

39 choirs, from Alabama,

California,
Colorado,
Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Kansas,
Maryland,
Missouri, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Tennessee, Texas,
and Virginia have been
featured prominently at the
Festival of the Aegean. On
June 10th and 12th, choirs
from California, Florida,
Indiana, Michigan, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas performed
with MidAmerica Productions in Florence, Italy.
Slated for 2016 are opportunities for choirs and orches-

to print mailing labels and

address letters to multiple
recipients.
Introductory
Microsoft
Excel classes will be held on
Mondays and Wednesdays,
August 3rd through 19th,
from noon to 2pm. Instruction will center on the
creation of spreadsheets,
databases and workbooks for
use in tracking inventory,
sorting data and creating
mailing lists. Students will
learn how to add, subtract,
multiply and divide rows and

tras to perform in Carnegie

Hall in New York, as well as
in Beijing, China, for the first
time; Florence, Italy; Vienna,
Austria; and Syros, Greece.
For more information on
participating in any of these
concerts, call 212-239-0205
Ext. 204, email dzeidman
@midamerica-music.com, or
visit midamerica-music.com.
The foremost independent
presenter of classical music
concerts in Carnegie Hall,
MidAmerica
Productions
was founded in 1983 by
conductor Peter Tiboris. In 33
years, the company has
produced
nearly
1300
concerts worldwide.

columns using formulas and

become adept at storing,
managing and interpreting
data.
Microsoft PowerPoint and
Outlook will be explored on
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
August 4th through 20th,
from 10am to noon. Participants are invited to learn how
to manage email, set up
online calendars, create
custom slide shows and
sophisticated presentations.
A course in QuickBooks
Accounting Software will be
offered on Mondays, August
3rd through September 21st,
from 9am to 1pm. Students
will learn how to organize
personal
or
business
finances, track orders and
payments, generate invoices,
monitor
and
manage
expenses and produce sophisticated reports and sales
forecasts.
Seniors are invited to familiarize
themselves
with
personal computers, learn
how to use email and safely
navigate the internet with
Better with Technology,

which will be offered on

Fridays, August 7th through
21st, from 9am to noon. This
class is open to agency
participants as well as seniors
from the public.
A special Mens Employment Lab will be offered on
Wednesdays, August 5th
through 26th, from 9am to
noon. or from 6pm to 8pm.
Participants will receive
assessment testing, discuss
short and long-term employment goals, obtain basic computer instruction, and assistance with resume development and job search
techniques.
The Career Center at Project
Self-Sufficiency is now
offering participants new
courses designed to maximize personal and professional skills, while combining career assessments, training and access to employment opportunities. The new
Career, Educatin & Employment Foundations course
bundles goal-setting exercises with introductory computer training and career

seminars. Upon completion,

students are poised to move
on to more advanced computer training or enter the
workforce. Separate sessions
are available.
The agency also offers a
series of seminars on Fridays,
from 11am to noon, covering
topics such as Resumes and
Cover Letters, Interviewing
Skills, Job Search, Financial
Management
and
Careering 101.
Project
Self-Sufficiencys
Career
Center also offers help with
obtaining a GED; job training
for women, teens and young
adults; career counseling and
assessment; Job Start and Job
Search services. Interested
participants are encouraged to
contact the agency for a
schedule.
All computer classes at the
agency are open to registered
Family Success Center and
Project
Self-Sufficiency
participants. To inquire about
eligibility, or to find out more
about the computer courses,
seminars or career fairs
offered at Project SelfSufficiency, call 973-9403500, or at projectself
sufficiency.org.

After two years of research,

the Slate Belt Heritage
Center, in Bangor, PA, will
be publishing its latest book,
African-Americans of the
Pennsylvania Slate Belt. The
books author, Jenny Dubin
Rhodin, will be presenting
her findings on Thursday,
August 13th at 7pm at the
Heritage Center.
Ms. Rhodin will document
what
drew
AfricanAmerican's to make their
homes in the Slate Belt and
showcase the lives of the
Smith-Boddie, Depp, Bloodworth, Purdue, Flood and
other families. Publication is
slated for this fall.
Ms. Rhodin is 24-years-old
and a 2009 graduate of
Easton Area High School.
She is also a 2013 graduate
of NYU's Gallatin School of
Individual Studies and is
presently pursuing her Mas-

ters degree in Library

Science at Queens College.
This book will be the
seventh in a series of ethnic
books published by the Heritage Center so far. Previous
editions concern the Lenape
Native Americans, Jewish
Community,
Penna.
Germans, Welsh, Cornish,

and Italians.
The event is free and open to
the public with donations
kindly accepted. The Heritage Center is located at 30
North 1st Street, in Bangor,
PA. For additional information on the book or the event,
contact Karen Brewer at
610-588-8615.

Ackermanville,
Belfast
Wesley, E. Bangor & Richmond
UMCs
Everest
Vacation Bible School:
Now-July 30th, 6:30pm8:30pm.
Ackermanville
UMC, 1410 Ackermanville
Rd., Bangor. All ages, 3-103.
FMI or to register, email
Meagan
at
meagan_ackerman@yahoo.c
om or call 610-588-7818.
Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church VBS: Now-July
31st, 6:15pm-8pm. 2455
Lake Minsi Dr., Bangor. FMI
or to register, visit www.
popbangor.org or call 610588-2355.
East Bangor UMCC Pastie
Sale: Now-August 2nd.
Pick up August 4th,
3:30pm. 136 W. Central
Ave., East Bangor. Choice of
beef w/wo onions &
broccoli-cheese
w/wo
onions. Cost is $5.50. Call
Lois at 610-588-1745 by
August 2nd to order.
East Bangor UMCC Adult
Study: Mondays, 7pm.

Now-August 17th. 136 W.

Central Ave. (Rt. 512), East
Bangor. Based on The
Political Teachings of Jesus,
by Tod Lindberg. FMI, call
610-588-4453
or
visit
ebumc.org.
2nd Ward Annual Carnival: July 30th-August 1st,
6:30pm-10:30pm. 517 S.
Northampton St., Bangor.
Bingo, games, food & much
more.
Blood Pressure w/ Cecelia:
July 30th, 9am-11am. Slate
Belt Senior Center. Blue
Valley Farm Show Complex,
700 American Bangor Rd.,
Bangor.
Farkle Tournament: July
30th, 12:30pm. Slate Belt
Senior Center. BVFS Complex, 700 American Bangor
Rd., Bangor.
Richmond Lions Club
Chicken Barbecue: August
1st, 4pm-6:30pm. Take out
available. Jacktown Community Center.
Ice Cream Social: August
1st,
4pm-8pm.
Christ
Lutheran Church, 703 S.

Delaware Dr., Mt. Bethel.

Food, homemade ice cream,
live music. FMI, call Chrissy
at 610-588-0809.
East Bangor UMCC Free
Pork Chop Dinner: August
2nd, 4pm-6pm. 136 W.
Central Ave., Rt. 512, East
Bangor. FMI, call 610-5884453 or visit ebumc.org.
Wind
Gap
Summer
Sounds: August 2nd, 6pm.
Wind Gap Park. Headliners.
Safe Haven Pet Rescue
Adoption Day: August 2nd,
11am-3pm. Rt 209, Brodheadsville. FMI, visit www.
SafeHavenPa.org,
email
SafeHaven@epix.net or like
Safe Haven on Facebook.
Camp Discovery VBS:
August 3rd-7th, 6pm-8pm.
Grace UMC, 404 Mountain
Ave., Pen Argyl. Ages 3grade 8. FMI, visit www.
worshipatgrace.org or call
610-863-4811.
East Bangor Methodist
Church Pastie Sale: August
4th, 3:30pm. 136 W. Central
Ave. Beef w/ or w/o onion &
broccoli cheese w/ or w/o
onion. FMI or advanced
orders, call 610-588-1745.
National Night Out: August
4th, 5:30pm-8pm. The Bee
Hive, Bangor.
Blue Mountain Community
Library
Fundraiser:
August 5th, 5pm-8pm.
Wendys Restaurant, Rt. 512,
Wind Gap. FMI, call Lisa at
610-863-3029
or
visit
www.bmcl.org.
Delaware-Lehigh Amateur
Radio
Club
Meeting:
August 6th, 7:30pm. Bethlehem
Twp.
Community
Center, 2900 Farmersville
Rd., Bethlehem. FMI, visit
www.dlarc.org or call 610432-8286.
Annual
Homecoming
Bazaar: August 7th & 8th,
5pm. Our Lady of Victory R.
C. Church, Tannersville.
Rain or shine.

Camp Papillon Pub Crawl:

August 8th, 5pm-11pm.
Begin at 114 Kintner Alley
Stroudsburg. FMI, visit
www.cppac.org, www.face
book.com/camppapillon or to
make a donation, visit
www.youcaring.com/cpp
Holy Rosary: August 8th,
9am. Our Lady of Good
Counsel Church, 436 S 2nd
St, Bangor.
Movie Night: August 8th,
dusk. Bangor Park. A Bug's
Life. FMI, contact Debbie
Smith at bangorparkboard
@gmail.com or 610-7517692.
Salem UCC of Moorestown
Peach Festival: August 8th,
3pm-9pm. 2218 Community
Dr., Bath.
Boomer's Angels Meet &
Greet: August 9th, 11am2pm. 1310 Blue Valley Dr.,
Pen Argyl. FMI, Email
boomersangels@ gmail.com,
visit
boomersangels.com,
like them on Facebook or call
570-350-4977.
Pocono
Garden
Club
Annual Summer Picnic:
August 11th, noon. Mountain View Park, Tannersville.
Guests are requested to bring
a covered dish for all to share
and own place setting. FMI,
call 570-977-6131.
East Bangor UMCC Used
Book Sale: August 14th,
5pm-8pm & August 15th,
9am-5pm. 136 W. Central
Ave. (Rt. 512), East Bangor
Donations will be accepted
from August 3rd-August
11th. To donate, call Lisa at
610-588-8881 or Stacy at
610-317-2671. FMI, visit
www.ebumc.org.

Lil Luau Dance Party:

August 1st, 1pm. Warren
Co. Library, 2 Shotwell Dr.,
Belvidere. Ages 3 & up.
FMI or registration, visit
www.warrenlib.org or call
908-475-6376.
West Jersey Soccer Club
Summer Soccer Nights:
Now-August 6th, 6pm7:30pm. NJ Soccer Club
practice field, Broadway.
FMI,
visit
www.west
jerseysoccerclub.org.
Candy Making Workshop:
August 6th, 1pm. Catherine
Dickson Hofman Library, 4
Lambert Rd., Blairstown.
Ages 8-12. Registration
reqd. FMI, call 908-3628335
Ridge & Valley Charter
School Info. Night: August
6th, 7pm. 1234 Rt. 94, Blairstown, NJ.
Sciensational Workshops
For Kids Jungle Robotics:
August 11th-13th, 9am.
Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,
Blairstown. Learn about
gears, batteries & motors
during this hands-on 3-day
robotic workshop. Take
home your own Jungle Robot
Ages 7-12. In library registration only.
Family
Movie
Night:
August
12th,
6:30pm.
Warren Co. Library, 2 Shotwell Dr., Belvidere. Brave.
Rated PG. FMI, call 908475-6322 or visit www.
warrenlib.org.

Detect and Prevent Child

Sexual Assault Seminar:
August 12th, 10am-noon or
6pm-8pm. 127 Mill St.,
Newton. Advance registration req'd. FMI or to register,
call 973-940-3500.
Comedy Show and Wine
Tasting:
August
14th,
7-10pm. 594 NJ-94, Columbia. Hosted by the North
Warren Regional Marching
Band.
VBS:
August 17th-21st,
9am-noon. Walnut Valley
UMC, 4 Vail Rd., Columbia.
Registration now open for
children ages 3-11 at
vacationbibleschool.com/nor
thwarrenvbs. Sign up by July
31st for a free gift!
Dasiy Girl Scouts Meeting:
August 19th, 6:30pm8:30pm. Warren Co.Library,
2 Shotwell Dr., White Twp.
Meeting is for those girls and
their parents from White
Twp, Harmony Twp and
Belvidere who will be entering Kindergarten or 1st grade
in September & want to joing
Daisys. FMI contact, Judy
Stahl
at
jjakstahl@
verizon.net. Please email date
attending, daughters &
parent(s) name, school
district & grade in September
2015.
Fish & Chips Dinner:
August 24th, 4-7pm. Broadway UMC. 2233 Rt. 57,
Broadway. FMI, Call 908689-6951.
3rd Annual Swayze Mill
Park Car Show: October
18th, 11am-3pm. 100 Swayze
Mill Rd., Hope. 8th Grade
Fundraising event. FMI email
robcaputo @yahoo.com.

By Jennifer Lively

Lounging in the hot sun

with a cool, alcoholic drink
might seem relaxing, but it
can be dangerous if you don't
pay attention to what your
body is telling you. If you
drink alcohol outdoors on a
hot day, avoid the sunlight
and drink extra water
frequently. Avoid getting
intoxicated or you risk failing
to realize that you're experiencing dangerous symptoms
of dehydration or heatstroke.
Symptoms of dehydration
include thirst, a decreasing
need to urinate, fatigue, dry
mouth, dizziness, increased
heart rate, rapid breathing
and dry skin.
Symptoms of heat stroke
include headache, dizziness,
sluggishness, disorientation,
confusion, loss of consciousness, hallucinations, seizure
and other symptoms similar
to those of dehydration.
Immediate cooling and

replenishment of fluids are

necessary to prevent permanent damage to your body or
death. For more information
stop at A Clean Slate, located
at 100 South 1st Street in
Bangor, or call 610-4529348.

The East Stroudsburg Salvation Army has awarded

$50,000 in scholarships to 11
high school students from
throughout Monroe County
to assist them with the
expenses associated with
continuing their education.
Dr. Willam Van Meter, East
Stroudsburg Salvation Army
Advisory Board Member and
Chairman of the Scholarship
Committee, describes the
program. Each year we
select students who have
demonstrated their acceptance in an accredited college
or university and who have
demonstrated a history of
participating in community
service. The monies for the
scholarships are awarded
from a special fund created
through a private endowment
at the bequest of Irene
Cramer. Without this financial support, most of the
students would be unable to
attend college.
This years recipients and
their intended colleges are:
Catherine Cleveland, attending Northampton Community College (NCC); Jonathan Coleman, attending

NCC; Lynnea Gingrich,

attending
NCC;
Alicia
Kakakios, attending East
Stroudsburg
University;
Emali Khalyat, attending
College of the Holy Cross;
Timothy Lasslett, attending
Penn State College of Engineering; Patrick Leggieri,
attending Lafayette College;
Brynn Masten, attending
Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania;
Sanaiqbal
Mirza,
Attending
Saint
Johns University; Krista

Nash, attending the University of Pittsburgh; Kaitlyn

Treible, attending The Salvation Army College for
Officer Training; and Stacy
Young, attending Penn State
University Park.
Catherine Cleveland, one of
this years recipients, said,
This scholarship gives me
the opportunity to receive the
education I need to pursue
my future career in Early
Childhood Education. I am so
grateful that The Salvation

Army has given me this life

changing opportunity.
Each year, the East Stroudsburg
Salvation
Army
welcomes applicants to the
program who are younger
than 21 years of age and have
completed high school or the
equivalent GED. Applications must be received by
April 15th of the applying
year. The number and amount
of
scholarship
monies
awarded is distributed based
upon the funding available in
each fiscal year from the
bequest and any additional
scholarship fund contributions. All eligible applicants
are residents of Monroe
County. For information
regarding the 2016 application, visit www.salvation
armyeaststroudsburg.org.
Van Meter concludes, We
are very proud of the applicants and their contribution
to our community. It is the
Salvation Armys hope that
these monies assist them in
the successful pursuit of their
degrees and that they
continue to give back to the
community throughout their
careers.

By Rene Mathez and Adele

Starrs

Introduction to Regulate
Parking on Station Road:
The Township Committee
introduced an ordinance to
require a permit for parking
on Station Road. The
purpose of the ordinance is to
discourage the vandalism
and littering that has been
endemic in the area. Permits
will be distributed at no
charge to those who want to
park to engage in legitimate
activities such as hiking and
fishing. The public hearing
and second reading for this
ordinance is schedule to take
place at the August 10 Township Committee meeting.
Zoning Complaints: The
Township
Committee
reviewed our zoning complaint practices. Normally
when a resident has a complaint, such as a nearby
dilapidated property, he or
she fills out a complaint
form, files it with the zoning
officer, and then the zoning
officer follows up with the
property owner to get that
organization or individual to
comply with Township
ordinances. Sometimes it
takes months in order for
compliance to be achieved,
and fines are rarely imposed
immediately.
Several residents have complained of this process and
asked why fines cannot be
imposed sooner. Township
Attorney Cushing explained
that it is reasonable for the
zoning officer to use his
judgment to determine when
to start applying fines if the
subject of the complaint is
showing a good faith effort to

comply.
At the request of the zoning
officer, the Township Committee
then
examined
language for making our
nuisance ordinance more
specific.
Other
towns
ordinances
specifically
address, for example, boat
storage
or
removing
discarded appliances. Committeepersons
Farber,
Mathez, and Shipps agreed
that more specific language,
especially regarding landscaping, would prove overly
burdensome to farm owners
and persons with large
parcels of land, and so the
Township
Committee
declined to take action at this
time.
Salt in Columbia Wells:
Mayor Starrs reported on her
investigation of methods to
reduce salt deposited on
Township roads in Columbia.
This week she had a meeting
with the State DOT regional
north manager to investigate
using brine as an alternative
to salt. The use of brine on
roads has been shown to
reduce subsequent salt deposition by 1/3, and it is the
DOTs preferred method of
deicing.
Unfortunately, the equipment needed to mix and
apply brine make this
method cost-prohibitive for a
town the size of Knowlton.
The Committee then debated
alternatives, such as substituting a grit/salt mixture for
salt or using additives to
make the salt more effective
so that less can be used.
Audience members noted
that the County uses a
grit/salt mixture which is less

expensive that salt. Adele

and Rene will meet with the
county to learn about their
practices. The Committee
also debated plowing the
Columbia village roads without any salt, but the Township attorney countered that
even
with
appropriate
signage, this is inadvisable
for liability reasons.
The cost of salt has risen so
substantially, and the environmental effects of oversalting have become so problematic, that the Township Committee will continue to revisit
this issue until an agreement
can be reached for safer and
less costly practices in
Knowlton.
Odors from Municipal
Waste Trucks Being Stored
in Delaware: A resident
stated that trucks containing
municipal waste are being
stored in Delaware for more
than 24 hours in violation of
State regulations. Rene
recalled that when this issue
arose in the past the County
Health Department, which
enforces this regulation,
provided a direct phone
number for residents to call
for violations. Rene will call
the Health Department to try
to get this procedure reestablished.
Weigh Station Update:
Adele reported that according to our municipal judge,
the Route 80 weigh station is
now open and staffed fulltime by retired State Police
officers.
Weigh
station
revenue
contributed
to
income from our court of
roughly $16,000 last month,
a figure that is almost double
last years monthly average.
**Please note our summaries
are intended only to inform
residents of issues that might
be of interest to them. The
summaries are not the official
minutes and have not been
approved by the Township
Committee. They reflect the
views of the authors only.

By Maria Cascario
The
Second
Ward
Firemens Carnival will be
held Thursday, July 30th
through Saturday, August
1st, beginning nightly at
6pm.
The carnival will also have
a crowd favorite, bingo, held
nightly, starting at 7:30pm in
the fire hall.
Delicious sausage sandwiches, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs and French
fries will be sold by the
firemen, as well as ice cream
and soda.
The Ladies Auxiliary will
be making homemade funnel
cakes. This year, popcorn
will be sold, as well.
Back by popular demand,
the penny pitch stand will be
up and running for both
children and adults to enjoy,
as well as other fun carnival
games.

For the third consecutive

year, a St. Lukes Hospice
employee or volunteer has
been an award winner at the
Pennsylvania
Hospice
Networks conference in
Harrisburg.
This year, St. Lukes
Hospice Aide, Denise Tornabene, CNA, was recognized
in the category of Spirit of
Hospice. This award recognizes a hospice/home health
aide who has demonstrated
outstanding
performance,
sensitivity,
respect
and
continuous excellence of
service in hospice, according to the Pennsylvania
Hospice Network.
St. Lukes Hospice is proud
of the empathetic, kind and
clinically-excellent care that
Denise provides, said Linda
Moller, RN, MSN, Director,
St. Lukes Hospice. Hospice
care demands a special combination of strength and kindness with the knowledge and
skill to best meet the needs of

Saturday night will feature

an old fashioned cake walk
which is always well
attended. The cake walk will
begin at approximately 9pm.
Donations of cakes, cookies,
cupcakes, etc. can be brought
to the fire hall on Saturday.
An added feature this year

is the display of a Sprint race

car owned by Joseph Uliana.
Melissa VanBuskirk will be
selling hand made jewelry
and other items.
Come and enjoy the food
and fun and support your
local fire company, said
Bonnie LaBar.

each patient.
St. Lukes Hospice Patient
Care Manager Judith Lichtenwalner, RN, BSN, said
Denise embodies what an
excellent hospice aide should
aspire to be. Denise is a very

important part of our hospice

interdisciplinary team. Her
willingness to go the extra
mile for her patients, families
and co-workers is demonstrated through her compassionate, thorough and skillful
care, she said. Her insight
into the patients clinical and
emotional condition, as well
as the family dynamic, is
valued by the case management team.
This is not the first award
that Denise has received in
recognition of her excellence
in care. She has been the
recipient of the St. Lukes
Excellence in Nursing Award
Teamwork and was
awarded with St. Lukes
highest PCRAFT award an
honor that embodies the five
Network values of pride,
caring, respect, accountability, flexibility and teamwork.
She has been recognized by
numerous co-workers and
patients families, said Lichtenwalner.

Ciao Amici,
My uncle Anthony from
Roseto
Valfatore,
Italy
phoned my Mom the other
day to tell her that they were
having a fest dedicating the
Falcone Amphitheater in
honor of the late Leonard
Falcone. Searching for him
led me to a book written by

Rita Griffin Comstock. This

is the press release from the
book:
Solid Brass is the story of
Leonard Falcone, whose
journey to America from
Italy through Ellis Island at
age 16 led to one of the most
unlikely and inspirational
stories in the history of the
American Band Movement.
Recognized in his lifetime as
the worlds greatest euphonium virtuoso, Falcone was
Director of Bands at Michigan State University for 40
years, and through his leadership, discipline and musicianship, helped to establish a
national reputation for the
MSU Department of Music
and Spartan Marching Band.
Following his retirement as
Director of Bands in 1966, he
served the university for an
additional 17 years as Professor of Low Brass.

Drawing from a myriad of

sources, Rita Comstocks
insightful
biography
chronicles Falcones remarkable life, including his early
years growing up in culturally rich Roseto Valfortore,
Italy, his success as a silent
movie theater musician, the
music department challenges
during the Depression and
war years, the two Rose Bowl
trips via private rail car courtesy of Oldsmobile, performing with the Michigan State
Band for four sitting presidents, and his special
relationship with Blue Lake
Fine Arts Camp, where he
would spend his final
summers conducting and
working
with
young
students.
Through it all, Leonard
Falcones greatest legacy was
the example he set as a man
of honesty and integrity, who

valued his family, his adopted

country, and the importance
of striving for excellence.
I will be ordering some
books to sell at the shop;
please see the contact information below if you are interested.
Con cordiali saluti,
Joe
Growing up in the Butcher
Shop, is available at the
shop or on our web page. To
receive menu specials and
our newsletter, join our mailing list at JDeFrancoAnd
Daughters.com, click on
mailing list and enter your
email. Send your Roseto
stories, recipes and comments to portipasto@epix.
net or call 610-588-6991. J
DeFranco and Daughters is
located at 2173 W. Bangor
Rd. in Bangor, PA. Store
hours are 7am to 7pm, seven
days a week, with catering
available anytime or by
appointment.

One year ago, St. Lukes

University Health Network
and The Rodale Institute
announced its partnership
and created the St. Lukes
Rodale Institute Organic
Farm at St. Lukes Anderson
Campus. Today, the farm is in
its second season and the
hospital continues to be one
of the few in the nation to
offer
patients
organic
produce grown at an organic
farm onsite at a hospital
campus.
St. Lukes and Rodale
Institute hope that this model
of farm to table food will be
scalable
and
replicated
throughout the country, said
Ed Nawrocki, President, St.
Lukes Anderson Campus.
Additionally, the organic
farm initiative is important
for our campus from an environmental
sustainability
perspective.
To supply the growing
network
of
employees,
patients and community
members the Rodale team
planted 30 different varieties
of produce this season. This
fresh organic produce is
distributed every week in
season to all six hospital
cafeterias. The patient menu
available in all six of St.
Lukes hospitals has been redesigned to incorporate fresh,
organic produce from the
farm and to increase awareness for patients choosing
menu options. By providing
patients and employees with
local grown organic produce,
St. Lukes is showing a commitment to the environment
and promoting the health of
its patients and the community.
This year through a pilot
program at St. Lukes
University Hospital - Bethlehem, the farm will give select
new moms delivering babies
in the St. Lukes Family Birth
Center a fresh basket of
produce. This complimentary gift reinforces the importance of wholesome nutrition
for new moms, as well as
supports the mission of the
farm to start employees,
patients and community

members on the path to wellness by increasing access to

farm-fresh produce.
Numerous studies prove
that organic fruits and
vegetables offer many advantages over conventionallygrown foods, such as:
increased
amounts
of
vitamins, minerals, essential
fatty acids and antioxidants,
which reduce incidence of
heart disease and some
cancers; and a lowered risk of
common conditions such as
cancer, heart disease, allergies and hyperactivity in
children, said Bonnie Coyle,
MD, MS, Director of Community Health, St. Lukes
University Health Network.
Overall,
fruits
and
vegetables are great for new
moms to aid in post-partum
healing and to impart those
nutrients to babies through
breastfeeding.
As part of the partnership,
Rodale Institute provides St.
Lukes University Health
Network with an onsite
farmer to run the farm who
follows organic farming
practices. Lynn Trinza, or
Farmer Lynn, has been
working the farm since its
inception last year.
Last
season Farmer Lynn hosted
several school groups to learn
about the organic process and
the farming industry. The
students experience was an
essential lesson to promote
healthy living and how to
apply their classroom education to real life implementation.
This season, the farm
inspired the creation of a
vegetable garden at Washington Elementary School and
Five Points Elementary
School in Bangor, PA through
the St. Lukes Adopt-A-

School program with help

from employees at St. Lukes
Anderson Campus.
In
partnership with the Kellyn
Foundation this program will
give students the tools to
support a healthy lifestyle. In
conjunction with education
about the farm, programs
such as this one will improve
the overall health and wellness of the students and
surrounding communities.
We are very proud to
celebrate the first year of the
St. Lukes Rodale Institute
Organic Farm. We look
forward to seeing the farm
continue to grow, not only in
acreage, but in impact, said
Coach Mark Smallwood,
Executive Director, Rodale
Institute. As we expand the
project to include more farmers and more opportunities
for farmers-in-training, these
additions will complement
the excellent work Lynn
Trizna has already done. We
expect to see this hospital
farm
model
replicated
around the country, and eventually around the world,
proving that we can do what
was previously thought to be
impossible.
In 2015, St. Lukes University Health Network and The
Rodale Institute were the
recipients of an Excellence
in Sustainability Award
presented at the 2015 Da
Vinci Science Center Hall of
Fame Gala. The award recognizes organizations that are
advancing
sustainable
business
practices
and
lifestyles through eastern
Pennsylvania and western
New Jersey. In addition, St.
Lukes Anderson Campus
was awarded the Save Our
Planet Award from the
Pocono Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes
local businesses, non-profits,
institutions, groups and
individuals for their commitment to protecting or improving Monroe County's environment.
For more information about
the St. Luke's Rodale Institute Farm, visit www.
sluhn.org/organicfarm.

Investing in the stock

market has its ups and
downs. And its not just
because the stock market is
unpredictable. Its easy for
individual investors to get
tripped up by the psychology
of investing. Investors need
to be aware of these four
common behaviors and plan
accordingly:
1. Eternal optimism. When
money is involved, its tough

to keep feelings in check. Its

completely normal even
expected to believe your
stock will go up in value even
if its heading in the other
direction. The problem is that
wishful thinking can keep
you in the game when you
may want to be calling it
quits.
2. Herd instincts. Individual
investors tend to follow the
crowd, buying popular stocks

(perhaps influenced by a
mention in the news or a
friends
recommendation)
and selling when they see
others cutting loose. The
wise investor bases decisions
on sound research, not the
crowd mentality.
3. Fear of failure. No one
likes to lose, so investors
often delay the sale of a
losing stock and instead sell
winners (thinking theyre

smart to turn a profit).

Savvier investors know how
to turn a losing stock into an
advantage by selling it to
offset gains and reduce their
net tax bill.
4. Super ego. If you think
you can beat the market,
think again. Timing the
market is a strategy that
doesnt work well over time.
Even if you do get lucky
once in a while, its pretty
unlikely you will get better
overall results buying and

selling stocks than the institutions that employ sophisticated

software
models,
closely
monitor
market
trends and have entire departments devoted to stock
market analysis.
The bottom line? Forget
about outsmarting the market
and resist the urge to do it all
yourself. Instead, seek advice
when its time to invest.
Focus on making investment
decisions that are aligned
with your long-term goals

and are backed by experience, research and insight.

James
Fahey,
AAMS,
LUTCF, CLTC is a
Financial Advisor and Vice
President with Ameriprise
Financial Services, Inc. in
Bedminster,NJ. He specializes in fee-based financial
planning and asset management strategies and has been
in practice for 26 years. To
contact him, please visit
ameripriseadvisors.com/jam
es.fahey.

Acting State Police Commissioner Marcus L. Brown

has promoted Nicole A.
Palmer, a native of Washington Township, PA, to lieutenant and assigned her as
station commander of troop
Y, York. She most recently
served as a patrol sergeant at
troop J, Lancaster.
Lieutenant Palmer enlisted
in the state police in 1996.
Upon graduation from the
academy, she was assigned to
troop J, Lancaster. As she
progressed through the ranks,
Lieutenant Palmer served in
troop Js Criminal Investigation Unit and the troop J
Vice/Narcotics Unit. Lieutenant Palmer was assigned to
troop M, Fogelsville prior to

being promoted to sergeant.

Lieutenant Palmer was
promoted to corporal in 2004
and sergeant in 2012. She is a
1989 graduate of Bangor
Area High School and a 1994

graduate of Shippensburg
University. She currently
resides in Ephrata, Lancaster
County.
For more information, visit
www.psp.state.pa.us.

Gallery 23, located at 23

Main Street in Blairstown,
NJ, is proud to announce Judy
Musicant and Susan Bogen as
Artists of the Month for
August.
Judy Musicant creates functional pottery made from
stoneware fired to a midrange temperature in an
electric kiln.
By functional, with this
pottery, you will want to
drink from, pour from, bake
with, eat from, hold, caress,
love to look at and make a
part of your everyday life.
Judy works primarily on the
potters wheel. But because
clay is so plastic and forgiv-

ing, she finds it almost impossible to throw a symmetrical

object and leave it at that.
She is
forever poking,
pulling, prodding, cutting or
otherwise altering the thrown
pot in some fashion. This is
what creates a body of work
that reflects her vision of
what art for everyday use can
offer to you.
In addition, Judys work has
been featured in several
publications, including 500
Pitchers, and has won best
ceramic piece in the New
Jersey Center for Visual Arts
show.
Susan Bogan first started
working in clay 40 years ago.

The tactile feel and the spatial

forms that the clay can take
on has always drawn her in.
Even when she took an 18
year break from making pots,
she was always studying,
collecting and keeping up
with the ceramics world. For
the last 12 years, it has again
become her life passion.
Susan especially loves functional pots that beg to be
picked up and held. The fact
that a pot is pleasing to the
eye as well as the touch is
great.
Asian pottery has always
had a strong influence on her
work, as does ancient Islamic
pots. She loves the way

geometric design and nature

interact in these works. She
strives to integrate form and
design into her work. Having
studied first Japanese and
then Chinese brush painting
over the years, she now often
uses the porcelain forms as
canvases.
Susans work is made of
porcelain and Stoneware.
She fires both in a gas reduction kiln to cone 10 and in a
wood-fired salt kiln. All pots
are food-safe, dishwasher and
microwave safe.
For more information on
these artist or Gallery 23, visit
www.gallery23.net or call
908-362-6865.

Pennsylvania Speaker of
the House Mike Turzai (RAllegheny) and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) have urged
Attorney General Kathleen
Kane to launch an investigation into Planned Parenthood
of Pennsylvania, according
to a letter sent to the attorney
general.
The request for an investigation stems from a recent
video reportedly showing a
national Planned Parenthood
official discussing the sale of
fetal body parts. Fox News
reports a second video,
which was unveiled recently,
shows Dr. Mary Gatter, who
was president of the Planned
Parenthood Medical Directors Council until 2014 and
now works in a leadership
and advisory capacity at the
local and national level of the
organization, discussing with
an
undercover
activist
specimen prices, eventually settling at $100 for
intact tissue.
In a previous hidden camera
video, Deborah Nucatola,
Planned
Parenthood
of
Americas senior director of
medical research, said that
abortion doctors can adjust
their methods to leave organs
intact.

The legislative leaders noted

that Pennsylvania has, at
times, failed to ensure
adequate oversight of abortion practices. They cited the
case of Philadelphia doctor
Kermit Gosnell, an abortion
practitioner
who
was
convicted in 2013 on multiple
counts of first-degree murder
for killing a mother and seven
babies who were born alive
after unsuccessful abortions.
The lawmakers said an
inquiry should be initiated to
ensure that such failure of
oversight is not repeated.
If these practices are occurring in Pennsylvania, they
would be in stark violation of
federal and state laws, said
Turzai.
We need to
denounce and stop these gruesome practices.
The full contents of the
letter can be seen below:
The Honorable Kathleen
Kane - Attorney General,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Strawberry Square,
Harrisburg, PA 17120
July 17, 2015
Dear General Kane:
Recent news reports have
revealed shocking video of
Planned Parenthood Federation Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah
Nucatola discussing, in great

length, the procedure by

which
their
employees
extract unborn babies' organs
and body parts during abortion procedures in order to
maintain them for sale or
transfer. Dr. Nucatola also
goes on to describe, in vivid
detail, how Planned Parenthood performs partial birth
abortions. If these practices
are occurring in Pennsylvania, they would be in stark
violation of federal and state
law.
U.S. federal law states that,
"It shall be unlawful for any
person to knowingly acquire,
receive, or otherwise transfer
any human fetal tissue for
valuable consideration if the
transfer affects interstate
commerce."
In addition,
Congress passed legislation
which was signed into law in
2003 banning the practice of
partial birth abortions. This
law has since been found
constitutional by the United
States Supreme Court.
Further, the Pennsylvania
Abortion
Control
Act
provides: "No remuneration,
compensation
or
other
consideration may be paid to
any person or organization in
connection with the procurement of fetal tissue or
organs."
Abortions

performed after 24 weeks

gestational age are also illegal
under Pennsylvania law.
Investigations have recently
been initiated in other states in
order to ensure that the
actions of Planned Parenthood are not in violation of
well-established law. We are
requesting that you coordinate
with Governor Wolfs Secretary of Health Karen Murphy,
Physician General Rachel
Levine and Secretary of State
Pedro Cortes to do the same
here in Pennsylvania.
As you well know, unfortunately in the past there has not
been significant oversight of
abortion practices in Pennsylvania.
The Dr. Kermit
Gosnell case is a stain on the
Commonwealth that should
not be forgotten. We feel very
strongly that a formal inquiry
in concert with the Executive
Branch must immediately be
initiated in light of the aforementioned testimony, to
ensure that history is not similarly repeated. Thank you for
your attention to this important matter and we look
forward to your prompt
response.
Sincerely,
Speaker of the House Mike
Turzai and Senate President
Pro Tempore, Joe Scarnati

By Maria Cascario

The New Approach singers

have a long and storied
history in the Slate Belt and
nearby communities, not just
for their singing and dancing
but their shows which
benefit cancer treatment and
research. The group will
observe
their
45th
anniversary this year and
their dedication remains the
same as when they first
began.
Their annual concert will
take place August 7th and
8th at 7:30pm and August
9th at 2pm at Bangor Middle
School, located at 401, 5
Points, Richmond Road in
Bangor, PA.
It doesnt seem possible
that forty five years have
gone by since the first
concert
that
thrilled
audiences and continues to
do so.
Jean Pinto, director, leader,
originator is still at the helm
and her enthusiasm has
endured and surely will
always be the force guiding
the group.
The first year we had the
concert we raised $1000. and
we were thrilled,"said Jean
smiling. "The proceeds were
sent to the University of
Pittsburgh Cancer center
because one of our group,
Tim Caracio was a student
there.
Jeans house was always

the welcoming spot through

the years. The Saturday night
after the show the group
congregates there to watch a
video of the previous nights
show.
The name New Approach
was chosen because there is
no generation gap within the
members. Ages range from
twelve and up.
Elizabeth Ilardi, who was a
member said My brothers
and I belonged when we
were kids and had so much
fun.

Three members of the New

Approach unfortunately died
of cancer, including Tim,
Kathi Pinto, Jeans beloved
daughter who had a
successful singing career,
and Joey Schiavone who also
had a beautiful voice.
Proceeds from the concerts
now benefit the Dale and
Frances Hughes Cancer
Treatment Center in East
Stroudsburg.
Marilyn Horn, Tims sister,
said Its hard to believe the
passing of one young man

could unite so many people

to fight the battle for a cure
for cancer. Orer the years,
there have been so many
faces of young and old,
giving their time and talent
to raise money in his name.
Some of those faces have
fallen victim to this terrible
foe. We celebrate this
milestone with one constant
influence...Jean Pinto, our
Director. She has been our
rock and inspiration!

By PA State Rep. Marcia

Hahn
-138th
Legislative
District

On June 30th, the General

Assembly passed a fiscally
responsible budget that
increased school funding and
supported essential government services without the
need to raise your taxes. That
budget was vetoed in its
entirety, even though both
sides at the negotiating table

agreed on 274 of the more

than 400 lines of appropriations.
I have been contacted by
many of you on this issue and
appreciate
hearing
everyones opinion. To send
me your thoughts, please
email
me
directly
at
Mhahn@pahousegop.com. If
you oppose the governors
tax increase plan, please also
let him know by calling717-

787-2500.

Some of you feel the tax

increases are necessary. I
supported House Bill 504,
which raised (but did not
expand) the sales tax and
Personal Income Tax in
order to provide a dollarfor-dollar reduction in your
property taxes. Instead of
going this route, Gov. Tom
Wolf insists on increasing
and expanding the sales tax
to the following activities,
purchases and services:
admission to sightseeing bus

hematology/oncology nurses.
They reside at the Health
Center and provide 24-hour
medical supervision. The
Center is equipped to handle
on-going care, thus enabling
the camp to welcome
children who require complex medical attention. When
necessary, a camper can be
transported via medevac to
their primary or regional
hospitals. The medical team
also enjoys participating in
camp activities, which offers
campers the opportunity to
socialize with their physicians and nurses and view
them in a warm, non-clinical
light.
Equally
important,
a
summer stay at a camp such

as HIC, that can serve even

the most ill children, provides
their parents and other family
members with much-needed
respite from the difficult task
of caring for a sick child. HIC
also offers a sibling camp that
is intended to help the
siblings of sick campers feel
special too. When a youngster arrives at Camp, he or
she is greeted by rolling
green lawns, a sparkling lake,
and pristine log cabins that
are fully handicap accessible
with air conditioning and
heating. Each cabin accommodates 10 campers, a staff
counselor, junior counselor,
CIT (former camper) and
volunteer. After excitedly
settling in, campers visit our

Health Center (known as

Lake Lodge) for an examination and orientation. Once
cleared for fun, the children
enjoy age-appropriate activities in facilities such as a
full-size heated, lighted and
handicap accessible swimming pool; an adventures
course with a zip line that
crosses the lake; and a
temperature controlled and
fully accessible gymnasium.
If you are interested in
learning more about Happiness is Camping or making a
donation to support a child
with cancer attend summer
camp, contact Sue Habermann, director of fundraising, at sue@happinessiscam
ping.org or 908-362-6733.

By Bob Halberstadt

Located in Hardwick, New

Jersey, Happiness Is Camping is nothing short of amazing, and on July 22nd their
Donor Day proved that.
HIC is unique in that it is the
only summer-time sleepaway camp dedicated exclusively to children with cancer
and other related serious
illnesses, running for a full
camp season each year. Led
by the executive director,
Richard
Campbell,
the
summer full-time camp staff
includes an assistant director,
activities specialists, volunteer coordinator, paid counselors and other staffers, plus
teams of up to 40 volunteers
who work for one-week
sessions. The volunteer
medical staff doctors and
nurses from Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center and
The Childrens Hospital at
Montefiore provides medical supervision of the highest
quality with facilities for kids
requiring chemotherapy, at
risk of bleeding and infection, or with significant
physical disabilities right
there on site.
Happiness Is Camping is
free to all. It gives traumatized children a chance to
have fun. A fully equipped
Health Center is always
staffed by a pediatric oncologist and two or more pediatric

trips, admission to museums,

ambulance services, amusement park tickets, boarding
and grooming your dog,
bowling lane rentals, cable
television, candy and gum,
college textbooks and meal
plans, digital downloads,
disposable
diapers,
dry
cleaning,
funeral
home
services and burial caskets,
golfing greens fees, haircuts,
investment advice services,
landscape services, legal
services, mailbox rental,

movie theatre admission

tickets, newspapers and
magazines, nursing and
residential care facilities,
non-prescription
drugs,
parcel mailing, personal
hygiene items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, real
estate transactions, skilled
nursing care in the home,
tickets to performing arts and
professional sporting events,
trash and recycling bills,
travel arrangement services,
wedding planning.

(NAPSI)Apples, broccoli, cherries, almonds-they

all have something in
common that may surprise
you.
Besides the fact that they
may be in your kitchen right
now, each one of these foods
is available thanks to the
honey bee and other pollinators. In fact, about one-third
of the human food supply
depends on bees and other
pollinators. Chances are,
honey bees have a hand in
producing some of your
favorite foods. And with all
of their hard work, bees need
to eat, too.
However, bees are struggling to find adequate,
diverse food sources due to
habitat loss. Recently, the
White House launched the

Million Pollinator Garden

Challenge to create ways for
everyone to support the issue
and increase forage. With a
global population expected
to rise to more than 9 billion
people by 2050, 70 percent
more food will need to be
produced. This means we all
have to pitch in to help feed
the bees so they can continue
to produce the fruits, nuts
and vegetables that people
need for a healthy diet.
Join the effort to create a
million pollinator gardens
and feed the bees. Here are
three ways you can help
increase forage area for bees
and other pollinators:
Learn more about native
bee-attractant plants.
The
Pollinator
Partnerships Bee Smart

mobile app can help you

choose the best plants to
grow in your garden to
attract bees and other pollinators.
Ask the Feed a Bee initiative to plant flowers on your
bee-half.
Feed a Bee is an initiative
to increase forage areas for
honey bees and other pollinators.
By visiting
FeedABee
.com, you can ask the Feed a
Bee initiative to plant flowers for you that produce the
pollen and nectar that bees
need to survive and thrive.
Nearly 200,000 people have
pledged to plant 50 million
flowers in the U.S., and it
doesnt stop there. Feed a
Bee is also partnering with
government and nonprofit
organizations and businesses
across the country to plant
thousands of acres of forage

for bees.
Grow your own beeattractant plants.
Through FeedABee.com,
you can also commit to
planting your own beeattractant plants using a
helpful growing guide and
tips for creating beeattractant habitats for pollinators. Additionally, you can
share your planting photos
using #FeedABee on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and
Tumblr.
Whether you own acres of
land or a flowerpot on your
balcony, have a green thumb
or struggle to keep fake
flowers alive, you can play
a part in helping to feed a
bee and, in turn, help them
feed the world.
To learn more about bees
and why they are important,
visit
http://beehealth
.bayer.us/home.

Hello, fellow readers!

While sitting with Mom
outside her nursing home in
Virginia, I noticed what
looked like a crust of bread
being hauled off by an ant. I
marvel at how much an ant
can carry; - 10 to 50 times
their body weight they say.
Mom, who inspired my
gardening start, isnt able to
talk much anymore. Still, we
share the joy of observing
nature.
After lunch we revisited the
spot. The Hospice nurse
came to pay a visit and
noticed the two and a half
inch crust was crawling
within a few feet of Moms
wheelchair. We observed the
mysterious sack of brown
needles from a nearby arborvitae shrub (Thuja occidentalis) being moved by the
resident wormy thingy. The
entire lower section of the
arborvitae appeared dead.
Upon closer inspection, the
evergreen shrub with its
scale-like leaves had several
sacks of browned needles
that look like pinecone ornaments. On the ground were
dropped sacks of bagworms
(Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis), which are among the
most damaging insects to
arborvitae, juniper, pine, and
spruce. They also can attack
deciduous trees such as

locust and sycamore. That

evening I researched the
lifecycle of bagworms.
Bagworms are dark brown
caterpillars that grow an inch
long, all the while adding to
the bag they live in, built
from the plant material they
feed on. The females live
their entire life in the bag.
The adult males become
black moths that mate with
the females, who then lay up
to 1,000 eggs and die. The
eggs overwinter in the bag
and hatch in late spring. Then
the tiny caterpillars spin a silk
strand one to three feet long
that catches in the wind and
carries them wherever the
wind blows. This resourceful
mode of transportation is
called "ballooning," which
they may repeat until they
land on a suitable host. They
then begin constructing their
own bags as they feed on the
foliage. A heavy infestation
of bagworms can completely
defoliate and kill a shrub. The
easiest way to get rid of
bagworms is to pick them off
and drown them in a bucket
of water mixed with a few
tablespoons of liquid soap.
Its curious to me why
Moms bagworm was on the
move. Turns out they take
their bags with them to find
fresh feeding areas. Yet there
was still plenty to eat on the
host arborvitae. Sometimes
its just time to move on.
Garden
Dilemmas?
askmarystone.com
Side note: For bagworms
out of reach, there are
biological controls safe for
birds and beneficial insects,
such as spraying with the
bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) after the larvae
have hatched in the spring.
The bagworms eat the treated
foliage, sicken and die.
Theres also a beneficial
nematode,
Steinernema
carpocapsae, that feeds on
bagworms. The nematodes
must be sprayed onto the
bags before the female
bagworm lays her eggs.

By Maria Cascario

Come celebrate National

Night Out in Bangor, PA on
Tuesday, August 4th, from
5:30pm to 8pm at the Bee
Hive.
Starting at 5:30 your can
meet your block watch representative. At 6pm there wil
be a meet an greet with
Mayor Joseph Capozzolo.
From 6:30 to 7pm Officer
Mike Hunsicker will be
child fingerprinting and from
7pm to 7:30 information will
be available on gun safety
and distribution of gun locks.
Officer Jones will be there
will K9 Edo.
There will be various public
safety informational talks
and literature given out for
all age groups. Rescue Fire
Company Ladies Auxiliary
will be selling hot dogs,
french fries and chili.
Block Watch will have
cookies and drinks for sale,
the proceeds will go to the
Canine Fund.
Dinkys will have their ice

cream cart at the event and a

portion of their sales will also
be generously donated to the
Canine Fund.
Dallys Amusements is
donating free balloons for the
kids. Merchants Bank will
have their popcorn machine
there also. The firemen will
be giving tours of the
firetrucks and discuss fire
safety. Bloom will do
facepainting for the kids.
The Bangor VeeArnis Jitsu
Club will perform at 7pm. A
Clean Slate and the Dog
Rescue group will also be
participating in the National
Night Out.
There will be tables inside
and ouside the BeeHive with
information on a variety of
subjects.
The event is sponsored by
Bangor Borough, Bangor
Police Department, and the
Fire Companies
This will be, once again, a
very
informative,
fun
evening for young and old.
Come out and enjoy!

(NAPSI)At least 1,500

people a year could avoid
getting injured or killed on
the road, government and
university researchers say, if
road rage could be eliminated.
One way to stop it, according to study.com, is to reduce
tailgating, especially by
young drivers.
The Hartford Courant found
the most common contributing factor noted by police in
crashes caused by new
drivers
was
following
another vehicle too closely.
Most crashes where tailgating was the primary causal
factor happened between
2pm and 3pm, about the time
high school classes are done
for the day. In other words,
the typical crash caused by a
16 or 17-year-old driver
doesnt involve a car careening off the road during a

boozy, late-night joyride.

Tailgating is so high on the
list of accident causes
because stopping involves
more than just applying the
brakes. It also includes
perception time and reaction
time. At 60 mph, by the time
the vehicle begins to slow
down, it will have traveled
more than 130 feet.
Most drivers know they
should maintain a minimum
of three seconds between a
car and the vehicle in front.
However, depending on
factors such as vehicle condition, size and type, speed,
time of day, road and weather
conditions and visibility the
time it takes to fully stop can
vary
dramatically.
For
example, a wet road can
quadruple the time required
to fully stop, and increasing
speed from 35 mph to 55
mph nearly doubles the

required stopping distance.

If you find that another
vehicle is tailgating you,
remain calm. Do not slam on
your brakes, honk your horn
or use angry gestures.
Instead, if there is an alternate lane, safely move over
so the other car can pass. If

you cant move over, slowly

increase the distance between
your car and the one in front
of you. That way, if the
tailgater hits you, youre less
likely to hit another car.
For further tips on what to
do if someone is tailgating
visit accidentattorneys.org.