Town & Country Gazette April 21

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From the Publisher’s Desk

Joe Korba

I hope you guys are all enjoying the increasingly nice weather. My allergies are in full swing, but I am looking forward to sitting out on my deck and reading in the coming weeks, catching movies at Becky’s Drive-In under the stars, and maybe even getting out fishing once in a while. I also want to wish my lovely wife Jessica a very happy birthday. As always, I hope you all enjoy this edition of the Gazette.

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Contents: Pg. 6 - Meet the Staff Pg. 9 - Community Calendar Pg. 20 - Read On Pg. 27 - Animals Gone Viral Pg. 30 - Young at Heart Pg. 36 - Church Directory Pg. 38 - Touch of Dutch Pg. 40 - P.O.P. Pg. 43 - Classifieds

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Traditions Of Hanover Independent Living To Hold Spring Fling

Submitted by KRISTY MUENZ Spring is in the air at Traditions of Hanover Independent Living. Traditions of Hanover is holding a Spring Fling Dance on Friday, April 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. for all the residents.

Seniors at Traditions of Hanover will be celebrating spring and the warm weather as they dance the night away with entertainment provided by DJ Dave Werkheiser, playing current songs mixed with classics. Joining Traditions will be the OGO Fraternity from Moravian College dancing with the residents. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Meet The Staff

What is your favorite herb/fruit/vegetable/plant to either grow yourself or find fresh at a farmers market or produce stand and why?

Joe Korba, Associate Publisher I have the antithesis of a green thumb, but cherry tomatoes are one of the few plants that I don’t immediately kill. They are delicious with some sea salt.

Catherine Stroh, Publishing Assistant I am not a gardener, however last year my parents had a garden and my favorite items to pick were zucchini and mint. They also grew watermelon and cantaloupe and I loved checking their progress everyday to see how much they grew. The watermelons Danielle Tepper, Editor were mini, but were by far the best I’ve ever I love the smell of fresh basil and even had. It’s an awesome feeling going out to though I’m not really a tomato person, you the garden to pick your food as opposed can’t beat a summer caprese salad with to getting in the car and driving to the balsamic glaze. My parents have tomatoes grocery store. in the backyard almost every year, so they become a common snack—for us and our dog, as he almost always tries to steal a Tony Pisco, Art Director few.

My favorite vegetable to find at a farmers market is carrots. At a grocery store they seem very standard, but at a market all Christine Stroh, Account Executive sorts of shapes and colors can be found.

Nothing beats picking my own strawberries!

Except maybe picking my own peaches. Or perhaps making them into a pie or jam?

Donna Bachman, Accounting Manager Nope, definitely picking the fruit then Watermelon is my favorite fruit purchased making homemade ice cream with it the at produce stands near Bethany Beach, same day.

Delaware. Blueberries are a close second— especially in pancakes!

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LCCC’s 13th Annual Foundation Scholarship Clay Shoot Submitted by DENISE REIFINGER Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) will host the 13th Annual LCCC Foundation Scholarship Clay Shoot on Friday, April 29 at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays in Coplay.

The event is open to the public and registrations are now being accepted. All tournament proceeds benefit need-based scholarships and grants for LCCC students.

Event registration is $150 per individual participant. Entry includes 100 rounds of clay shooting, shells for the event, refreshments, awards, and clam bake courtesy of Sam Owens Restaurant. Participants each receive a commemorative souvenir. The deadline for registration is April 15.

The LCCC Foundation Scholarship Clay Shoot has provided more than $229,450 in Foundation scholarship funds to LCCC students over the past 12 years. The event helps to ensure financial support for students by turning their aspirations

into reality through the value of an LCCC education. For more information on the event, including how to become a sponsor or participant, please contact Jane Wilchak by phone 610-7991929, or at jwilchak@lccc.edu, or visit LCCC’s event page at www.lccc.edu/clayshoot.

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Indianland Garden Club Plant Auction Submitted by BEVERLY PUTT Mark your calendar for the Indianland Garden Club's annual plant auction which will be held at Hope Lutheran Church at 4131 Lehigh Drive in Cherryville on Tuesday, May 10. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the sale will begin at 7 p.m. This is your opportunity to buy quality plants at reasonable prices. Members will be bringing plants from their homes and gardens for you to choose. Dotta Auctions will be in charge of the auction. Small plants will be available for purchase.

There will be a raffle and light refreshments. (You might want to bring a box for your purchases.) This is a popular and well-attended event and an enjoyable evening for all ages. Bring your friends along to share in the fun.

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Community Calendar EVERY THURSDAY • Good Shepherd Church of Slatington playgroup (1st & 3rd), 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-5.

FMI, 610-760-1687.

• Schnecksville Sr. Citizens Club, 12 p.m. at Schnecksville Fire Co. FMI, 610-769-7570.

• Polka, Laurel Fire Co. (3rd & 4th) 5 to 7 p.m. FMI, 610-2622077.

• Rotary Club of Slatington meeting, Woodstone Country Club, 6:15 p.m. FMI, 484-9512468.

• Al-Anon Family Group, St. John’s UCC in Palmerton, from 7 to 8 p.m. FMI, 570-8614928 • American Legion Aux. of Slatington at Legion (1st), 7:30 p.m. FMI, 610-760-1098.

• PA German Friends meeting (3rd), St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Allentown. FMI 610-767-7140.

• GriefShare, 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lehighton. FMI, 570-3869960.

EVERY FRIDAY • Preschool Story Hour, Palmerton Library 10:30 a.m.

• Mom, Pop and Tot class from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Toddler based activities/ group activities - FMI 610502-2990 or reccenter@rcn. com EVERY SATURDAY • Cancer Connections Group Meeting, Bethany Wesleyan Church (3rd Sat.) 10 a.m.

• Forgotten Felines Cat and Kitten Adoptions, 12 to 4 p.m. 6022 Mountain Rd., Germansville. FMI 610-7609009.

EVERY SUNDAY • Learning, Experience & Discipleship classes, Bethany Wesleyan 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

• Recreational Coed Volleyball (ages 15 and up), Bethany Wesleyan gym beginning at 6:00 p.m. FMI 610-767-1239.

EVERY MONDAY • Book Club, Palmerton Library (3rd Monday) 12 p.m.

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• Knitting Club, Palmerton Library (1st Monday ) 6 p.m.

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• Knitting for Veterans, Bath Legion 6 to 9 p.m.

• TOPS, Dinkey Church, Ashfield 5:30 p.m. FMI 610852-2976.

• Competitive Coed Volleyball (ages 15 and up), Bethany Wesleyan gym 6:30 p.m. FMI 610-767-1239.

• Al-Anon Family Group/ Serenity Seekers, United Methodist Church, Aquashicola/Palmerton, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. FMI 484-4779697.

EVERY TUESDAY • TOPS, Zion UCC, Lehighton.

4:30 p.m. FMI 610-657-1025.

• ALATEEN support group for teens of family struggling w/ alcohol. Faith Alive Church, Palmerton/Bowmanstown, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adult AlAnon and AA meetings, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. FMI 570-730-8601.

• Senior Strength and balance class, Northampton Borough Rec. Center. 1 to 1:45 p.m. free with Silver Sneakers.

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EVERY WEDNESDAY • Preschool story hour, Slatington Library 11 a.m.

• Individualized Basic Computer Class, Northampton Library 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. FMI 610-760-0207.

• Alzheimer’s Support Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Jim Thorpe. 6:30 p.m. (1st & 3rd) FMI 610-392-2380.

• Homework Helpers, Palmerton Library 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. FMI 610-826-4962.

• Nar-Anon Meetings Holy Cross Lutheran Church 696 Johnson Rd. (off Rte 946) Nazareth, 7:30 p.m.

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Farm Fest 3

Submitted by JASON OSMUN Farm Fest III will be Saturday, April 30 at Ontelaunee Park from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. This is our annual event to help our community by sharing information about farming, farmer’s stands, sustainable food, antique tractors, pioneer days and antique engine displays. This year we added inflatables for children, two bounce houses, one giant slide, and an obstacle course. There will also be lots of vendors and various craftsman throughout the park. With music artists in all styles, there will surely be something there for everyone's taste. The petting zoo returns along with hayrides, horse drawn carriage rides, and even a setup for kids games. The goal this year is to share with two recipients. The first is Mark Fidler, a Marine veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan at 20 years old. His family is doing things at home to make it more comfortable for him. The second beneficiary is our annual music scholarship, which will go to one lucky artist in the Lehigh Valley. There are surprises coming at Farm Fest. Lastly, New Life’s own BandBand is opening the event.

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Bring nickels, dimes, and quarters, or you can buy ours.

Specials will be $1 each Seating limited to 100 people, so come early!

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Lehigh Township Historical Society News Submitted by BEVERLY PUTT Are you ready for outdoor barbecues? LTHS is looking forward to their annual spring outdoor barbecue in a few weeks. If you are interested in purchasing a chicken or pulled pork dinner made

by Lorah's Roasters on Saturday, May 21, contact one of the society members or call 610-440-0151 to order your tickets. You may order a chicken or pork dinner, with baked potato, cole slaw, roll, and a piece of cake for $10. Extra baked goods will be available for purchase. The sale will be held outside the LT Historical Centre, Route 248, 4571 CLOVER HILL CIRCLE SERVING THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY

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Northern Lehigh Community Center News

and a variety of handmade crafts, including items such as painted gourds, glasswork, fiber bowls and baskets, and painted slates.

The Artisan Show will also feature a Student Art Exhibit where area teens will showcase their work. Awards will be given for first and second place as well as Visitors’ Favorite.

All are invited to come and support our young artists and to vote for a favorite piece of work. Admission is free. St. Nicholas Catholic Church is located at 4412 Mountain View Drive in Walnutport. Call 610-767-3107 for more info.

Submitted by MICHELLE RABER The Northern Lehigh Community Center is now taking applications for summer swim lesson instructors and volunteers. The swim lesson program will be held mornings July 11-29. Contact nlcommunitycenter@gmail.com or call 610-7600300 if you are interested in teaching swimming.

Any parents interested in swim lessons for their children can download the registration form our website at www.nlcommunitycenter.com or pick up a form at the Slatington Post office or Slatington library. Please see our website for all of our upcoming spring and summer events and bus trips.

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Submitted by THERESA SPEICHER Lanes Available St. Nicholas Church in the Berlinsville area of Six Lanes Available Available for Members & Non-Members CallAvailable 610-767-2664 to Schedule Your Event Lehigh Township will hold their inaugural Artisan for Members & Non-Members Show on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1.

Call 610-767-2664 to Schedule Your Event *Members Only - Kitchen Open* Visit: www.dvilledemoclub.org Sunday Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. The show Open Bowling 3:00pm - 8:00pm *Members Only - Kitchen Open* will feature original artwork by several local artists Every Other Friday Tuesday & Wednesday Sunday

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Delaware & Lehigh Heritage Corridor To Host Annual Auction

Submitted by TERRI MONSERAT The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L) will hold the second annual D&L Spring Dinner Auction on Thursday, April 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Northampton Country Club. All proceeds will benefit the D&L and its efforts to preserve the nationally significant shared history of Luzerne, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Bucks Counties.

The D&L works to connect all 165 miles of the D&L Trail and increase programming at the National Canal Museum. The D&L Spring Dinner & Silent Auction will be one of the year’s biggest fundraisers.

Guests will enjoy a lovely evening of bidding on some of the region’s most unique items. The sounds of pianist Bob Riday will entertain them while they peruse the auction floor and enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Auction items include an original drawing by J. Davenport Studio of Jim Thorpe, antiques, art, gift certificates to local restaurants and shops, theatre tickets, assorted gift baskets, and a seven-speed cruiser adult bicycle donated generously by Cycle Fitters of

Easton. This event has generously been sponsored

by Wilson Consulting Group, Weidenhammer, ESSA Bank & Trust, France Anderson Basile & Co, P.C., Northampton Community College, Morgan Stanley, Marmaras & Smith LLC, PNC, Daniels BMW, Simon Collins Architecture, Strauss & Associates, Wayne and Karen Achey, Waterfront Development Partners, Jim and Nancy Birdsall, Adams Outdoor Advertising, and Working Dog Press.

To request an invitation or donate an item, contact Loretta Susen 610-923-3548 x221 or loretta@delawareandlehigh.org.

The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that preserves historic pathways that carried coal and iron from Wilkes-Barre to Philadelphia. Today, the D&L Trail connects people to nature, culture, communities, recreation and our industrial heritage.

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Slatington Library News

Submitted by LOUISE BECHTEL The spring session of our preschool story hour has begun. It is held Tuesdays at 11 a.m. and will run through April 26. Please note the change of day. All are welcome.

The Slatington Library Book Club will meet Monday, May 2 at 1 p.m. The book they are now reading is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot. If you would like to join the group, contact the library to obtain a copy of the book.

The topic for the diabetes lecture for the month of April is “Sweet Spot Grocery Guide.”The lecture will be given April 27 at 1 p.m. at the library.

Library hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Thursday and Sunday.

For all Slatington Library information, visit our website www.slatelibrary.com or call 610-7676461.

Happy Birthday Connie Check - 51 on April 19

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Chamber Chat: See You Soon DATE

Submitted by ALICE WANAMAKER The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber continues to host mixers with topics that are compelling and relevant to our lives.

On Saturday, April 16, over 100 business and community leaders from around the Lehigh Valley will gather to honor some very special people in

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Chamber Chat Continued from Page 16 of our sponsors for supporting this great evening: Client 1st Financial; Ironton Telephone Company; The Neffs National Bank; Keystone Technology, LLC; Bechtel’s Pharmacy; Rentschler ChevroletChrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram; Steckel and Stopp, Attorneys at Law; Berkshire Hathaway Home Services–Benjamin Real Estate; Wyerbacher Brewing Company, and Blue Ridge Cable TV13.

With the temporary closing of the Neff’s Otherside Restaurant, we are excited to showcase the North Whitehall Township building for our May and June luncheon events. Thank you to the North Whitehall Township for the use of their space and to Linda’s catering for preparing the food.

The May 10 luncheon event will be a challenge for some and a piece of cake for others. Our plans include how to start a social media campaign for your business. We will start with a plan and how to establish and execute a complete marketing plan using social media. Join us as we discuss both the advantages and challenges that using Facebook for marketing can pose. On June 14, we will be hosting our annual municipal and township update. We hope that you join us to

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hear from local officials and discuss plans for our communities moving forward. Contact Alice at AliceW@CarbonCountyChamber.org for registration, sponsorship, and more information on any of our upcoming events.

Our 2016 calendar is filling up fast and we hope you will use your Chamber membership to your best advantage. Remember we now have a Chamber office located on the second floor of the Slatington Public Library on Main Street in Slatington. Come and visit Alice on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with questions about how the Chamber can help you and your business or call to schedule an appointment.

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2016 Bike For The Bridge To Support Jim Thorpe Pedestrian Bridge

Submitted by TERRI MONSERRAT The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L) is hosting Bike for the Bridge on Sunday, May 1. Participants and their bikes will be shuttled from downtown Jim Thorpe to their starting destination by Pocono Biking.

Participating cyclists will have the option to ride from the D&L’s Black Diamond Trailhead to Jim Thorpe (36 miles) or from the Rockport Trailhead in the Lehigh Gorge to Jim Thorpe (15 miles). The price is $39 per person or $49 with a bike rental until April 24. The price increases to $44 per person or $54 with a bike rental on April 25. Price includes shuttle ride, T-shirt, and post-ride taco party at Pocono Biking. To register for this event, call Pocono Biking at 1-800-944-8392.

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The bridge is a ‘golden spike’ connection that will link all five counties of the D&L Trail. Groundbreaking is slated for summer 2016. When complete, the bridge will create 130 miles of continuous trail. All proceeds of Bike for the Bridge will benefit the completion of the D&L Trail and the pedestrian bridge in downtown Jim Thorpe. In 2014, Carbon County was awarded $2.1 million to install a prefabricated pedestrian bridge across the Lehigh River at Jim Thorpe.

This will connect the D&L Trail from the Lehigh Gorge and downtown Jim Thorpe to Weissport and the Lehigh Valley beyond. While this is a huge step forward, this project requires complex engineering and will cost more than $3.1 million to complete.

The span will also help reduce traffic congestion around Jim Thorpe and create a commuting alternative across the Lehigh River. Its installation will help keep pedestrians on public property and safely away from trains and traffic. Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to further explore the D&L Trail and surrounding towns. The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that preserves historic pathway that carried coal and iron from WilkesBarre to Philadelphia. Today, the D&L Trail connects people to nature, culture, communities, recreation and our industrial heritage.

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Farmers Market Schedule

• Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers MarketOpen all year. Open Thursdays from 9 a.m.- 8 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Held at 17th & Chew Streets in Allentown.

• Bath Farmers Market- Opening day May 20 with festivities. Held at Keystone Park from 3-7 p.m. every Friday.

• Bethlehem Farmers Market- Opening day May 5. Held at Farrington Square (intersection of New and Morton Streets in Southside Bethlehem) every Thursday from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. through October 27.

• Blue Mountain Farm Market- Kicks off Memorial Day weekend. Open Fridays from 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. through October. Located at the Asher F. Boyer section of the D & L National Heritage Corridor in Slatington.

• Easton Summer Farmers Market- Opening Day May 7. Held in Easton’s historic Centre Square every Saturday from 9-1 p.m. May-Dec., and every Wednesday from 5 p.m.- dusk MayAugust.

• Emmaus Farmers Market- Opened April 3.

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2 p.m. Winter market (January-March) is the 2nd and 4th Sunday from 10 a.m. until noon. Located at 235 Chestnut St., Emmaus.

• Hometown Farmers Market- Open year round every Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

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• Mahoning Farmers Market- Open all year.

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• Nazareth Farmers Market- Opening day April 30. Held every Saturday in the Nazareth Circle at Main and Center Streets from 9-1 p.m.

• Northampton Farmers Market- Opening day May 24. New location Municipal Park, Laubach Ave. and Smith Lane. Every Tuesday from 3-6:30 p.m.

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Modern Romance: An Investigation

by Aziz Ansari

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Ansari’s debut novel Modern Romance: An Investigation is a humorous and informative fresh take on love, dating, marriage and everything in between in today’s technological world. With the help of

By Cat Stroh co-author and sociologist Eric Klinenberg, a professor at New York University, extensive research and interviews were done involving hundreds of people in various cities around the world, like New York City, Wichita, Tokyo, for a “comprehensive, in-depth sociological France and Buenos Aires. The results were, investigation.” That book simply did not exist as expected, all very different and extremely yet, so he decided to change that and wrote one himself. It is a nice change from the usual selfinteresting.

What’s so refreshing about Modern Romance indulgent celebrity memoir (I’ll admit I am guilty of is that there aren’t really any other books out enjoying those); this was much more academic. there like it. Ansari’s inspiration came from his (Quick side note: You do not need to like Aziz as fascination of the challenges we face today that an actor or comedian to get something out of simply didn’t exist 30 or so years ago in finding Modern Romance as it’s not really about him.) romance. He couldn’t find much in his exploration Continued on Page 21

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An array of relevant topics were researched, such as: finding romance today vs. in the past, the whole “soul mate” notion and how having the world at our fingertips through online dating sites and apps is making it harder than ever to find said “soul mates,” how texting is both helping and hindering us, cheating, marriage, divorce, and what was particularly interesting, how different the romance scenes are in Tokyo, France, and Buenos Aires. For instance, in Tokyo, a sort of epidemic is spreading where men are simply not interested in dating and sex, so much so that the government is intervening by paying for and orchestrating dating events! France, somehow unsurprisingly, is much more loose, open, and nonjudgmental about romance and sex compared to the U.S. Buenos Aires, quite the opposite of Tokyo, has their own problem—the men are overly sexually aggressive.

Any generation should be able to connect to Modern Romance, whether you’re older,

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struggling with today’s technology and yearning for a simpler time, or you’re younger and know nothing but the electronic world we live in right now and learning about how and why people met 50 years ago will fascinate you.

With all of Ansari’s subject matter discussed and all of his results summarized, he hits the nail on the head, providing a really important connection between book, author and reader, and hopefully between all fellow readers: “We each sit alone, staring at this black screen with a whole range of emotions. But in a strange way, we are all doing it together, and we should take solace in the fact that no one has a clue what’s going on.” We’re all in the same boat; we’re all enduring this struggle, how about we endure together? Another valuable takeaway from Ansari is to not lose oneself in electronic technology: “…no matter how many options we seem to have on our screens, we should be careful not to lose track of the human beings behind them. We’re better off spending quality time getting to know actual people than spending hours with our devices, seeing who else is out there.” Well said Aziz!

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Northampton Area High School 2015-2016 Third Marking Period Honor Roll List Grade 9 Distinguished Honors

Amanda Adams, Zachary Angerman, Taylor Atiyeh, Jacob Auger, Billy Bachiashvili, Elaina Bastow, Paige Beil, Laura Betzenberger, Christy Bilheimer, Caroline Bischof, Evelyn Bodnar, Jessica Bretzik, Brooke Brida, Tyler Brown, Holly Brunst, Vaughan Bryant, Alexus Cabanela, Luke Cantrel, Amelia Cesanek, Charlotte Cherry, Andrew Cochrane, Paul Connolly, Jacob Czarnecki, Mikayla Davidson, Gabrielle Demchak, Avitamarie DeMieri, Anthony DiSipio , Dalton Domchek, Alexia Drey, Cameron Eaton, Aaron Eberts, Brandon Fedio, Jadyn Fehnel, Sean Fisher, Jacob Flood, Aubrey Gallagher, Sara Gantz, Anthony George, Thomas Gerrity, Alyssa Gerstenberg, Camerone Giancaterino, Evan Gillette, Madelyn Gilmore, Haley Gonsalves, Katelyn Graver, Emma Gundrum, Samuel Hanley, Rachel Hartzell, Katelyn Heffelfinger, Regann Hobby, Andrew Hozza, Kaylee Kauffman, Rachel Kichline, Michael Kistler, Taylor Klucsarits, Kaitlin Kolonia, Jaide Korpics, Leah Kovach, Nikolas Kovacs, Piper Malehorn, Isabella Mangos, Brooke

Masonheimer, Taylor Mast, Tanner Melinsky, Hunter Miller, Megan Moser, Christopher Nemeth, Kien Nguyen, Madison Nika, Haley Novobilski, Lauren Pague, Magen Perelli, Abigail Piotrowski, Douglas Pletz, Samantha Reiss, Brynne Rockovits, Jenna Rogers, Paige Ruch, Trinity Schoeneberger, Matthew Schultes, Sarah Schwartz, Nicole Secara, Allison Serensits, Reem Shadid, Mary Shetayh, Ashley Snyder, William Steirer, Abigail Stoudt, Aaron Strawn, Grace Tepes, Garret Transue, Arianna Troxell, Cody Turpin, Maxx Venzke, Joseph Vrabel, Madison Watson, Hunter Werkheiser, Abby Wheeler, Jillian Wiswesser, Kyle Woomer, Korina Zambrano, Kasey Zelienka

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Caitlyn Ahner, Summer Aicher, Andriana Andrews, Rachel Apsley, Brittany Assenmacher, Dillon Azar, Tanner Beruta, Dahlia Bittenbender, Michael Burns, Owen Buschi, Samuel Castle, Cameron Chuss, Grace Clayton, Jamie Cook, Ana Cruz, Misty Csanadi, Kylie Cuchran, Ethan Deater, Kirsten DiBucci, Rachelle Anne Dizon, Celia Doll, Jordan Euculano, Matthew Eyre, Patrick Flanagan, Austin Fleury, Mariella Flores, Ashleigh Fogel, Daniel Fox, John Fox, Abby Franke, Dominic Frey, Ashley Gallagher, Emily Gehris, Tyler Gilliard, Madison Graver, Kathryn Groff, Lauren Groller, Brittany Hankee, Gunner Hanna, Elizabeth Heffelfinger, Sabrina Heffelfinger, Brian Herstine, Kaitlyn Hess, Justin Hoppes, Elizabeth Jones, Kyle Jones, Matthew Kaboly, John Kennedy, Kristopher Knauss, Brooke Knouse, Olyvia Koch, Andrew Kovalchik, Amanda Kunsman, Michael Kypridakes, Madison Lebish, Mason Leh, Macy Lyons, Aaron Marth, Jaime Mello, Valencia Mercadante, Bianca Minera, Madison Musselman, Phylicia Musselman, Kimberly Newhall, Hollie Nolan, April Rehrig, Sarah Reszek, Misty Ridinger, Joshua Rivera, Caitlyn Roller, Arieanna Sabella, Colin Schmall, Marina Schrap, Matthew Schubert, Julia Seiling, Madison Shehab, Gabrielle Sommer, Jonathan Speicher, Kasey Steckel, Zachary Stein, Sean Swanson, Mason Taschler, Maxine Tassie, Cassandra Tembo, Lucas Troy, Isaac Tucker, Kristen Unangst, Matthew Urban, Francisco Vegliante, Brianna Viera, Christopher Vine, Rebecca Volk, Jurnee Wenz, Mason Wolfe, Hayden Woodring, Madalyn Yorke, Jaycee Young

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Honor Roll Continued from Page 22

Honors

Margarita Asencio, Martin Aster, Alexandra Bailey, Riley Beenders, Tyler Belsky, Nathan Bendekovits, Chase Beruta, Andrea Cohen, Dillon Correll, Adam Dentith, Taylor DiProperzio, Giovanni Dodson, Daryn Drinkard, Alexa Ebert, Jared Everett, Alexia Farkas, Alexzandria Frick, Mackenzie Geisner, Evan Geosits, Seth Green, Parker Hanuschak, Samantha Heintzelman, Vianey Hernandez, Henry Huffsmith, Michael Hunsicker, Zachary Hurlock, Keyaira Kern, Falcon Kunkle, Lydia Kuntz, Maxwell Martinez, Emily McKeever, Hailey McMorrow, Bryce Miller, Connor Miller, Logan Minnich, Jayden Nischan, Samantha Odenwelder, Leandro Pares, Kaitlyn Perl, Mary Lou Poe, Angelina Rex, Gillian Rogerson, Jasmine Romano, Lauren Rota, David Ruiz, Hope Schoeneberger, Paige Sommers, Emma Statler, Louis Sutliff, Tyler Todora, Natalie Wenrich

Grade 10 Distinguished Honors

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Gina Bartlett, Aubrey Bealer, Tyler Bell, Jennah Best, Chandler Biechy, Brianna Cattano, Alyssa Chomitzky, Kayla Christopher, Chase Clapp, Brandi Davidson, Jenna Diefenderfer, Capri DiSaverio, Drew Filchner, Natalie Filchner, Hannah Flaven, Austin Frey, Erik Fulks, Eileen Gallagher, Spencer Gerhard, Ty Hooven, Alexandra Horvath, Ethan Hummel, Jared Jackson, Lauren Kemmerer, Carissa Kern, Nicholas Kern, Julia Kester, Sammy Khalouf, Cole Kleppinger, Zechariah Lambert, Kevin Laudano, John Markle, Lane Markulics, Kolton Mast, Meghan McGraw, Janessa Meixner, Courtney Muick, Ketlen Nikritin, Logan Ninos, Loana Pabon, Anthony Primeau, Shawna Reese, Makenzie Reinhard, Shannon Reinhard, Laura Rex, Naomi Rubi, Olivia Saylor, Andrea Sharga, Claire Smith, Nicole Somers, Hailey Souders, Victoria Sousa, Kelsey Stevens, Christian Stezelberger, Payton Sussick, Jack Test, Lauren Thomas, Autumn VanHorn, Emily Weindel, Cory Weisenberger, Emily Ziegenfuss

High Honors

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Honor Roll Continued from Page 23 Bunce, Jenna Buskirk, Brandon Caffrey, Larisa Calvo, Taylor Casey, Joshua Chidiac, Ashley Coughlin, Olivia Daniels, Logan Davidson, Taylor Dermott, Camryn Devitt, Lauren Dorney, Kaitlyn Doutt, Nicholas Dziedzic, Brynne Ehrlacher, Alexandra Farkas, Andrew Faust, Elizabeth Fehnel, Caila Feist, Robyn Franke, Conner Frey, Faith Fritz, Karissa Fritz, Anthony Fronti, Victoria Gardineer, Dylan Gessner, Megan Giangiulio, Donovan Gill, Chelsea Greber, Nicholas Hanna, Mackenzie Harry, Karissa Hartzell, Katherine Hartzell, Krystal Heffelfinger, Brianna Hein, Ashley Hildebrand, Sydney Hillborn, Eric Hinkle, Carson Keefe, Haley Klotz, Keelea Kromer, Seth Laky, Antonio Landi, Molly Laury, Kaitlyn Leh, Olivia Lucas, Anne MacAdam, Tyler Manarino, Xander Marakovits, Logan Marsh, Hannah Miles, Gregory Milnes, Ashley Moore, Elizabeth Moore, Morgan Mullen, Alexander Murphy, Christian Nemeh, Rylee O'Donnell, Payton Orlando, Ryan Perreault, Emmalee Raines, Ian Riccelli, Jade Rindock, Madison Roberts, Cierra Romano, Vito Russo, Douglas Sacco, Sara Sandoval, Sarah Schmidt, Jillian Schreiber, Emily Schweitzer, Jared Sebesta, Sarah Shook, Amber Shuman, Mikayla Siegfried, Carlie Small, Brianna Snyder-Jones, Kendra Sommers, Julia Spengler, Nicole Spohn, Ryan Strawn, McKayla Strohl, Joseph Stumer, Tori Unangst, Noah Vehafric, Henry Viera, Hunter Wacik, Sally Ann Wallace, Matthew Weber, Justin Wenz, Kyle Whiteman, Nicole Winter-Hower, Lauren Yeaw

Honors

Liliana Altomare, Alexis Barrall, Madison Bleiler, Austin Boyko, Olivia Cappolella, Courtney Corona, Claudia Cuchran, Logan Curran, Brynn Delvecchio, Madison Dew, Heidi Faber, Hunter Fenstermaker, Zachary Fodor, Nyomi Fountain, Makenzie Fritz, Brianna Glose, Matthew Gulla, Matthew Harrop, Jake Herschman, Austin Hoffman, Marisela Kempf, Daniel Krieger, Jesse Leibenguth, Nathaniel Marx, Noah Messer, Richie Montalvo, Leonardo Ortiz, Bailey Patterson, Nathaniel Pease, Jack Penrose, Alexis Praetorius, Jeremy Ricca, Cameron Rodgers, Dmitri Schwartz, Madison Sheldon, Gretchen Stein, Ian Stout, Nolan Strauss, Lindsay Stuhldreher, Bryce

Swanger, Devin Thomma, Jacob Treichler, Jenele Vadelund, Justine Venegas, Emilie Walter

Grade 11 Distinguished Honors

Dylan Baird, Amy Bauer, Francesca Boschi, Brayden Bourger, Rudy Buezo, Alexis Christein, Lamont Cobbs, Sara Demczyszyn, Jessica Fantasia, Morgan Fehnel, Lyndsey Gallagher, Ariana Gambler, Emily Glass, Austin Graver, Ethan Hartley, Keith Hartman, Elizabeth Horn, Conlan Keefe, Hunter Lean, Sara Lechner, Carly Masonheimer, Lauren Mickley, Brandy Moser, Cassandra Motyka, Hanna Novobilski, Zachary Rooks, Sarah Schaffer, Sadie Schlichting, Wyatt Shoop, Alexander Skrapits, Ayden SylvesterHarms, Daniel Thomas, Alyssa Tomsic, Ryan Weisenberger, Genna Wetzel

High Honors

Selena Abdouche, Jared Angerman, Emma Angle, Mary Angle, Kelsey Anthony, Alyssa Asdourian, Tyrus Bahrman, Anthony Bickel, Dakota Bilder, Patrick Bodnar, Kathryn Boehm, Lee Bryant, Sarah Covert, Christopher Croll, Patricia Dalton, Alexandra DaRoja, Larry Eyre, Benjamin Fickinger, Anna Filchner, Zachary Fisher, Trevor Frana, Gavyn Frankenfield, Alexis Frey, Gabrielle Gallo, Ryan Galusha, Lynette Garcia, Vincent Gehret, CarolAnn Gillish, Sarah Grube, Mia Guadagnino, Lauren Haggerty, Eric Hammer, Ciana Heckman, Jonathan Helm, Jessica Hendricks, Bryanne Horn, Anthony Huffsmith, Brooke Ingram, Dominic Jackson, Dana Johnston, Haylie Klausen, Katelyn Lahr, Cecelia LeBus, Grace Lewis, Andrew Marx, Adrian Mast, Tiffany McGee, Alexis Meixsell, Dana Miller, Richard Moore, Hallie Muffley, Jillian Muthard, Kristin Nasatka, Isaac Njenga, Nicole Peploe, Brandon Peters, Ryan Reed, Naomi Rieth, Kenley Rogers, Caleigh Savage, Colin Schucker, Destinee Schulz, Kyle Serman, Teague Smith, Hannah Snoke, Cy Stoudt, Eliamar Vazquez Torres, Paighton Wagner, Nolan Wedde, Caleb Wuchter, McKayla Zimmerman

Honors

Chad Azar, Caleb Bealer, Anthony Belsky, Sophia Benes, Logan Buskaritz, Anthony Caiazzo, Nicholas Cassel, Kyle Collina, Lexi Cosenza, Maya Costanzo, Amanda Dietz, Ronny Flick, Lucas Foulk, Deja Frazier, Carson Gantz, Alexandra Granitz, Kamryn Grube, Gabrielle Guerrera, Trevor Hanuschak, Daniel Heckman, Jason Heefner, Madison Heffelfinger, Taylor Heffner, Continued on Page 25

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Honor Roll

Continued from Page 24 Emily Henry, Brianna Herstine, Jared Iasiello, Skyla Kunkle, Ashley Kunsman, Rachel Lange, Alexandra Laurent, Jonathan Liggio, Nicholas Longenbach, Tatiana Lopez, Kelly Maxwell, Nickolas Miller, Morgan Mondschein, Daniel Moran, Thomas Pierce, Amanda Pisko, Brooke Rickert, Ryan Rimple, Joshua Rumble, Alessandra Russo, Victoria Ruth, Emily Schieferstein, Cori Schiffert, Sarah Schisler, Ruth Sharga, Jessica Sigley, Jayda Smith, Trent Smith, Ciarra Snyder, Danielle Straub, Julia Taby, Owen Thoma, Makenna Tretter, Madison Vetter, Steven Yellen, Steven Yost, Kylee Ziegler

Grade 12 Distinguished Honors

Troy Adams, Luke Altemose, Larissa Babicz, Nicole Beers, Troy Belzecky, Joel Benko, Danielle Bucha, Ian Csencsits, Serina Danner, Wyatt Davidson, Sophia Eckroth, Auria Enright, Joseph Fehr, Liam Gallagher, Antonia Geonnotti, Allison Ham, Morgan Hassler, Megan Heffelfinger, Miah Hornyak, Elizabeth Horvath, Elijah Ives, Jasmine Jacobsen, Abigail James, Alexander Johnston, Ty Kokolus, Jasmine Kraftician, Emily Lauchnor, Samantha Liggio, Jolene Makovsky, Shey Marth, Melody Mayer, Hannah Messinger, Laura Metz, Jacquelyn Michalski, Jonathan Miller, Luke Minnich, Kaitlyn Nemes, Zachary Ohmacht, Rebecca Pace, Sara Pease, Nicholas Pedone, Joelle Perelli, Thomas Reinhard, Noah Rindock, Ashley Rinker, Katelyn Ruth, Eric Schell, Kiersten Schmall, Emily Schwartz, Ethan Schwartz, Julia Serensits, Nicholas Serensits, Claire Sharga, Dakota Shoop, Julia Skrapits, Tanner Smith, Sarah Spengler, Lydia Stein, Lauren Sterner, Elizabeth Stonewall, Morgan Tauber, Megan Walter, Abby Weslosky, Janelle Winchester, Garrett Wise

High Honors

Ryan Bird, Michael Bodnar, Christian Boehm, Claudia Brandstetter, Kendall Chilcoat, Annalise Christy, Nikolas Collina, Michalla Costenbader, Bradley Crouse, Cassandra Darabaris, Elizabeth Ehrig, Corey Feist, Ryan Folland, Karlee Frey, Samantha Gestl, Allyson Gilmore, Claire Gogel, Joseph Greber, Justin Gross, Zachary Grube, Chantz Hale, Madison Hansen, Johnathan Heckman, Samantha Heffelfinger, Meghan Hemingway, Steven Kemmerer, Katrina Kern, Makenzie Kistler, Skylar Kostick, Alexandra Kuchinos, Ashley Kuronya, Emily Landis, Trisha Landis, Briana Lewis, Luke Lieberman, Colin Marth, Britney Metz, Sage Minton, Maura Moser,

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Caleb Mullen, Nathaniel Myers, Ashlyn Phillip, Reily Piotrowski, Gabriella Pizzoferrato, Melissa Reph, Olivia Sattely, Seth Schaller, Michael Schembari, Scott Schmidt, Brooke Schoeneberger, Amanda Schultz, Mark Schuon, Abigail Shirer, Zachary Shupe, Collin Stettler, Kirstin Stettler, Andrew Szerencsits, Skylar Szvetecz, Hayley Ursu, Emily Viola, Katie Wasilko, Trevor Wentz, Ryan Werley, Carly Werner, Shannon Wittreich, Corey Woomer, Mikayla Xander, Cody Yang, Rebecca Yeager

Honors

Eric Barna, Tyler Behler, Logan Biechy, Taylor Blazinsky, Erich Boehm, Katie Bortz, Justin Bragg, Kelby Breitfeller, Rebecca Brown, Brianna Butto, Darrian DiCicco , Brett Dreher, Larissa Follweiler, Taylor Foust, Karen Fuica, Samantha Gaydos, Jade Green, Kate Hall, Tania Howard, Bradley Hower, Rebecca Huber, Austin Jones, Nathan Kranzley, Ian Luberti, Caylin Marth, Kyle Miller, Tyler Miller, Cheyenne Mills, Bryan Morris, Kelly Novogratz, Mikayla Owen, Janiya Punzalan, Rachael Pursell, Tia Regec, David Rehrig, Clare Schultes, CJ Solt, William Stackhouse, Corey Sterner, Veda Sutliff, Kevin Trinkle, Marissa Wandler, Brittany Williams, Lucas Yost

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Co. 4188 Lehigh Dr. (Rt. 248), Cherryville *Doors open 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. *Winners drawn at 4:15 p.m. *Refreshments available for purchase *Bake Sale *Tickets $5 per sheet of 25, buy 2 sheets, get 1 free.

*For more info, call Geraldine Gilbert at 610-767-2384.

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Girl of the Month

Slatington Woman’s Club - April 2016

P

hoebe Thomasco

Submitted by BABETTE GUSS Phoebe was raised in South Whitehall by her mother, Stephanie Thomasco. She now resides in Slatington. She is Vice President of the Honor Society and made the All Pro Team for the Keystone Exam.

Phoebe is a volunteer at Forgotten Felines and Fidos, a Youth Advisor for St. John’s Lutheran Church Sunday school art program, a former Youth Representative for St.John’s Lutheran Church council, Northern Lehigh Valley District Representative for Lutheran Youth Fellowship, Secretary of Health Occupations Students of America, and an attendee of the 2015 Evangelical Lutheran Church of America National Youth Gathering in Detroit, Michigan.

She plans to attend Elizabethtown College’s fiveyear accelerated Master’s program for Occupational Therapy.

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When Jacob Met Rey

There’s one little star who spent an awful lot of time in the Hollywood spotlight this past award season: Jacob Tremblay, the 9-yearold who stole (and broke) hearts opposite Oscar winner Brie Larson in “Room.” Well, all his hard work has paid off and he’s been rewarded with the most adorable gift in the form of a tiny toy poodle. He asked his fans to help name her and it’s no surprise that he finally landed on Rey. Tremblay is a huge Star Wars fan and even considered the name Daisy, he told People. (Daisy Ridley plays Rey in the recently re-awakened Star Wars franchise.) Her debut photo has received over 45,000 likes on Instagram. Follow these cuties @jacobtremblay.

Rescue Pet: Meet Jim (and Rosie, Kelly, Jeff, Dan, Buck, and Al) Jim and his brothers and sisters are all available for adoption at Furry Feet Rescue, as is their mother, Shakira.

They are Rottweiler/Shepherd mixes and they need loving families willing to train them and be patient with them as they learn how to become your new best friend. There is a 90-minute drive limit on puppies. Their adoption fee is $250 plus a $100 deposit which is returned after they’ve been spayed/neutered. Apply at www.furryfeetrescue.com.

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Rentschler Recognized As Business Of The Month Submitted by ALYSSA SCHOUP

The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Rentschler Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM & Chevrolet of Slatington is the business of the month for April 2016. Rentschler, located on North Walnut Street in Slatington, is a local mom-and-pop car dealer that will fit all of your car buying, service, and body shop needs.

The family of dealerships was established in 1973 and has been in the same location ever since. They underwent major renovations in 2012, leaving the community with a state of the art dealership and service center. There you will find friendly and well-educated staff that will gladly assist any needs you may have and are minutes from anywhere in Carbon, Schuylkill, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties.

The five-star dealership promise means they have taken the time to develop processes to assure customer satisfaction when you buy

a car or purchase parts or accessories. Now under the third generation of ownership, the dealership will likely continue to see growth as they employ local professionals and serve the community. Sales manager and co-owner Greg Rentschler has a vision of expanding the business with a larger lot, allowing for an expanded selection of cars, trucks, and SUVs. Currently, there are new models arriving daily and a vast selection of over 300 new and used cars.

Rentschler Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM & Chevrolet began with just five employees and now proudly employs nearly 50 professionals in the Lehigh Valley. Rentschler will provide you a warm family-friendly atmosphere to meet any need you may have.

If you would like your business to be highlighted as Business of the Month, contact Alyssa from the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce at alyssas@ lehighvalleychamber.org.

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Quakertown Farmers Market News Submitted by JACKIE VANDEGRIFT Quakertown Farmers Market announced today that they will host an event for Bucks County residents who are Veterans to be able to sign up and receive their Bucks County Veterans Discount ID Card at the Farmers Market on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Dept #353A.Veterans need to bring proof of residency and their original DD-214 discharge. There is no charge for the card.

Bucks County Courthouse, Recorder of Deeds Office began issuing the Veterans ID Discount Cards back in November of 2011. The purpose of the cards is to enable Veterans to provide proof to businesses in Bucks County that they are indeed Veterans and able to receive any Veteran discounts offered at their establishments. Several Farmers Market departments have signed up to be onboard offering special discounts to our local area Vets as a sign of their appreciation for their sacrifice and service. Participating Farmers Market Merchant lists are hung in each of the Market Entrance hallways.

Once again, the Quakertown Farmers Market has been chosen as a Donor Site by the American Red Cross for blood collection on Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be set up in the Quakertown Farmers Market's front parking lot at the North Entrance near Exit #18. They will be accepting

donations between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Everyone is reminded, it takes more than luck to save a life, it takes a generous donor like you. Blood collection is more important than ever. Appointments to donate your blood may be scheduled with a simple phone call to 1-800-RED CROSS or sign up online at www.redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are always welcome. Please remember, every minute of every day, someone needs blood. The need is constant, the gratification is instant. Please choose to donate your blood. Together we can make a difference and save a life.

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Blue Mountain Farm Market Opening In Slatington

Submitted by ALICE WANAMAKER The residents of Slatington will have a new sight as they reach the Delaware and Lehigh Trailhead on Main Street this summer – The Blue Mountain Farm Market.

The market, which kicks off Memorial Day weekend, will be open on Fridays from 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.2:00 p.m. through October. Local produce and farm products such as vegetables, fruit, honey, eggs, brick oven bread and baked goods from nearby growers will be just some of what is available throughout the season. Many of these products are grown on farms that only use organic methods, meaning that they are grown without synthetic fertilizers or chemical sprays.

These products will be marked accordingly at the stand.

The local Venture Group offered space under their new pavilion at the Asher F. Boyer Trail section of the D&L National Heritage Corridor for the market. With ample parking, weekend traffic for trail use, and an excited community, the market hopes to be a vital resource for area residents who have been without a local grocery

St. John’s United Church of Christ of Slatington 19th Annual Basket Social Fundraiser

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at the Emerald Fire Company, 7748 Penn St. Emerald, PA Doors open at 4 p.m. Drawing starts promptly at 6 p.m.

Kitchen will be open.

Tickets cost $6 and may be purchased skets at the door.For advanced tickets, 2 mystery badden please call Iris at 610-767-8982 with $50 hi or the church at 610-767-5554. inside!

Treat mom for Mother’s Day! Please consider bringing a non-perishable food product or personal care item to be donated to our local food bank.

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Saturday, April 23: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Basket Social ticket sales, community Yard Sales in the church yard. Emmanuel will offer Yard Sale sites for $10 a site. Hot dog stand and light refreshments. Contact Judy Hoffman for Yard Sale site at 610-852-2152.

Sunday, April 24: 12 to 4 p.m.: Basket Social, door prize, raffle, bake sale. Kitchen will be open.

Drawing at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 each or 5/$20.

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store since Pathmark closed last September.

The farmers organizing the market, Liz Wagner of Crooked Row Farm and Reuben DeMaster of Willow Haven Farm in New Tripoli, work with Buy Fresh Buy Local Greater Lehigh Valley in their current farm operations and are partnering with this organization to offer additional benefits and educational opportunities and events for the stand throughout the season. The first of these initiatives includes Double SNAP dollars for customers paying for fresh produce with their Access/EBT cards. BFBLGLV will match every $1 customers spend using SNAP (formerly called food stamps) on fresh, local fruits and vegetables up to $10. Spend $10 with an Access/EBT card, get an extra $10 to spend on local produce.

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Farm Market Continued from Page 34

said Wagner, who graduated from Northern Lehigh High School in 2007. “The Trailhead is a beautiful space for folks to come and enjoy some time on a Friday and Saturday, and the market aims to be a wonderful opportunity for great food and conversations about food with the whole community.”

The farmers hope to offer a venue for educational presentations, such as sponsored cooking demos, as the market gains traction.

They are currently seeking sponsors to help advertise and promote the market as Opening Day approaches.

“Both the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber and the local Venture Group are very pleased to say ‘Welcome!’ to our newest residences of The Trailhead in Slatington,” said Chamber President Nancy Treskot.

The Blue Mountain Farm Market debuts Friday, May 27. If you would like to share any advertising materials for the market at your business, church, or organization, or would like to become a sponsor, please contact Liz Wagner at 610-417-6982 or liz.m.wagner@gmail.com.

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Church Directory Agape New Testament Fellowship Schnecksville, 610-216-5611 (N) W 10 a.m. Jr. Church 10:45 a.m.

All Saints Episcopal Church Lehighton, 610-377-2675 W 10 a.m. SS 9 a.m.

Assumption B.V.M. Catholic Church Slatington, 610-767-2214 W Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Ben Salem United Church of Christ Lehighton, 570-386-3870 W 8/10:30 a.m. SS (all ages) 9:15 a.m.

Bethany Wesleyan Church Cherryville, 610-767-1239 (N) Sat. 5 p.m. Encounter.

W Sun. 9 & 10:45 a.m.

Bethel U.C.C. Slatington, 610-767-1898 W 10 a.m. SS 9 a.m.

Blue Mountain Community Church Palmerton, 610-826-8402 W 9:15 a.m., SS 11:15 a.m.

Chapman Quarries United Methodist Bath, 610-837-0935 (HA) W 11 a.m. SS 10 a.m.

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Ebenezer United Church of Christ New Tripoli, 610-298-8000 SS 9 a.m.; W 10:15 a.m.

Ebenezer United Methodist Church Lehighton, 610-377-6900 W 9 a.m. www.ebenezerumclehighton.com Egypt Community Church Egypt, 610-262-4961 (HA) W 10:30 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Emmanuel UCC Bowmanstown W 9 a.m., SS 10:15 a.m.

Evangelical Lutheran Church Schnecksville (HA) 610-767-6884 W - 9 a.m.

Faith Independent Church of Christ Walnutport W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Faith Alive United Methodist Church Bowmanstown, 610-852-2805 W 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m., SS 9:45 a.m.

First UCC Palmerton W 9 a.m., SS 10 a.m.

Friedens UCC Slatington, 610-767-7099 HA W 10:30 a.m.

Christ’s Church at Lowhill UCC New Tripoli W 10:30 a.m., SS 9:15 a.m.

God’s Missionary Church Northampton, 610-262-4412 W 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Christ U.C.C., Little Moore Danielsville, 610-837-6051 W 9 a.m. SS 10:15 a.m.

Good Shepherd UCC Slatington, 610-767-9680 (HA) W 8:30 & 11 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

Christ U.C.C. Walnutport, 610-767-1601 W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Kreidersville, 610-262-9517 W Sun. 9 a.m., SS 10:15 a.m.

Concordia Lutheran Church Northampton, 610-262-8500 W 9 a.m. SS 10:15 a.m.

Covenant United Methodist Church Bath, 610-837-7517 HA W 8 & 10:30 a.m.

SS (all ages) 9:15 a.m.

Gospel Chapel Wesleyan Church Northampton, 610-262-8101 (N) W 10:30 a.m. SS 9 a.m.

Grace United Church of Christ Northampton, 610-262-7186 (HA) W 10:30 a.m. SS 9:15 a.m.

Heidelberg Lutheran Church Slatington, 610-767-1526 W 11 a.m., SS 9:45 a.m.

Heidelberg UCC Heidelberg, 610-767-4740 (HA) W 8:30 a.m., SS 9:45 a.m.

Heritage Baptist Church Orefield, 610-395-4970 (N) W 10:45 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

Holy Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church Northampton, 610-262-2668 (HA/N) W 10:30 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Slatedale, 610-767-1526 W 10:45 a.m.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Palmerton (HA/N) W 8 & 10:45 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

Hope Lutheran Church Cherryville, 610-767-7203 (HA/N) Sun. W 8 & 10:30 a.m. SS 9:15 a.m.

Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church Northampton, 610-262-1812 Communion 8:30 a.m.

Jerusalem Lutheran Church Palmerton, 610-681-5200 W 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Jerusalem UCC Palmerton, 610-681-4412 W 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Kingdom Life Family Center Orefield (N) W 10 a.m.

Living Hope Lighthouse Palmerton, 610-826-2201 W 10 a.m.

Living Stone Fellowship New Tripoli, 610-298-3020 W 10 a.m.

Living Water Community Church Parryville, 610-737-1450 (HA) W Sat. 6 p.m., Com. 1st Sat. BS Thurs. 7 p.m.

Mountain View Wesleyan Church Bath, 610-759-7553 W 10:30 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

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Northampton Assembly of God Cherryville Rd., 610-262-5645 W 10:15 a.m. & 6 p.m. SS 9:30

St. John’s UCC Laury's Station (HA) W 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Trinity EC Church Slatington, 484-553-0218 W 10 a.m., Bible Study Wed 7 p.m.

Northampton Lutheran Parish W:10:00 at HTSlovak 1372 Washington Ave. SS 8:45 A.M. at Zion

St. John’s UCC Slatington, 610-767-5554 (HA/N) W 9 a.m., SS 10:30 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church Lehighton, 610-377-4303 W Sun. 9 a.m. w/communion 1st & 3rd Sun., SS 10:30 a.m.

1st Sat. W w/communion 5 p.m.

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Trinity UCC Coplay, 610-262-8933 (HA, N) W 9:30 a.m., SS 11 a.m. W Thurs.

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Northern Lehigh Bible Fellowship Church Walnutport, 610-434-8661 W 10:30 a.m.

People’s EC Church Lehighton W 8:30/10:30 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart Church Palmerton (HA) W Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Salem United Methodist Church Danielsville (N) W 9:30 a.m., SS 11 a.m.

Salem United Methodist Church Aquashicola 610-826-2577 W 11 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m., 2nd Sunday Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

Salem United Methodist Church Slatedale, 610-767-5632 W 10 a.m.

Shepherd’s Chapel www.shepherdschapel.com Regional online fellowship.

St. John’s UCC of Howertown Northampton, 610-262-8666 (HA/N) W 9:30 a.m.

St. John’s ELC Lehighton, 570-386-9960 W 9 a.m., SS 10:15 a.m.

St. Matthew's ELC Lehighton, 610-377-2972 W 9 a.m., SS 10:30 a.m.

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Union Lutheran Church Schnecksville, 610-767-6884 (HA, N) W 8/10:45 a.m., SS 9:15 a.m.

St. Matthew’s UCC Kunkletown, 610-381-2442 W 9 a.m., SS 10:30 a.m.

United Presbyterian Church of Slatington Slatington, 610-767-8113 (HA) W 10:30 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

St. Nicholas R.C. Berlinsville, 610-767-3107 W (M-F) 8:30 a.m., Sat 4:30 p.m., Sun 8, 9:30 & 11 a.m.

Union United Church of Christ Neffs, 610-767-6961 (HA/N) W 8 & 10:30 a.m., Children 10:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s UCC of Indianland Cherryville, 610-767-5751 (HA/N) W 10:30 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

Valleyview Baptist Church Northampton, 610-837-5894 (HA & N) W 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

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Walnutport Seventh Day Adventist 610-767-8939 W 11 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

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AWANA 6 p.m., BS 10 a.m. Mon., 7 p.m. Wed., 6 p.m. Sun.

Whitehall Bible Fellowship Church Whitehall, 610-434-8661 W 10:30 a.m. SS 9 a.m.

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Whitehall Mennonite Church Egypt, 610-262-1270 (N) W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

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Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Whitehall, 610-262-1600 W 8/10:15 a.m., SS 8:50 a.m.

Slatington Baptist Church Slatington, 610-767-6276 W 10:45 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m.

Zion’s Stone UCC Northampton, 610-262-1133 W 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

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Touch of Dutch Submitted by LARRY GRADWOHL 13 Abrill, 1961 Die Woch wolle mer schreiwe vun ebbes, as nei waar zu uns un doch iss es ebbes ganz Aldes.

Wiffel vun eich wisse, was en Fedder-keidel iss? Hen ihr so ebbes gemacht fer mitschpiele, wie ihr glee waare?

Des iss wie en Fedder-keidel zu mache: Schneid en Gans-fedder ab am dicke End un aa am annere End, so as die Fedder noch baut vier Zoll lang iss. Mach en Schtick Holz, as in die Fedder[-keidel] schiewe kannscht! Des sett baut so lang sei, wie es Schtick Fedder [vier Zoll], awwer des muss mer dinn schaawe so as mer’s darrich die Fedder[-keidel] schiewe kann.

Schneid en rohi Grumbeere-blatt.

Schteck die Fedder darrich die Grumbeere-blatt. Des macht en Schtobber in der Fedder. Schieb den Grumbeere-Schtobber darrich die Fedder baut halbwegs mit em Schtick Holz. Mach noch so‘n Grumbeere-Schtobber am End vun der Fedder. Nau wann ee Schtobber baut halbwegs darrich die Fedder iss un der anner Schtobber

am End, schiewe mit em Schtick Holz. Selli Luft zwischich de zwee Schtobber driebt der erscht Schtobber zum annere End naus, as es gracht.

Des schafft graad so wie’n Holler-flint. Des hen die Kinner als en Fedder-keidel gheese.

Ich denk die Kinner hen des Flinde-Weise graad so gut gegliche Yaahre zerick, as sie aa heidesdaage duhne, awwer sie hen net die kaufde Flinde an sich henke ghatt, wie dieYunge nau hen. Sie hen so Dings selwert mache misse.

Sie hen ihr Kopp bissel meh yuuse misse. Sie hen net so viel Geld ghatt fer alles kaufe. Sell waar aa gut. Der William Kischtler vun New Tripoli hot uns gsaagt sei Gremmem hett ihn gelehrt en Fedder-keidel mache.

-Florence Baver April 13, 1961 This week we want to write about something that is new to us but is yet something quite old.

How many of you know what a feather quill [pop-gun] is? Have you made such a thing to play with when you were young?

This is how to make a feather quill [pop-gun]: Cut a goose feather off at the thick (base) end and also at the other end so that the feather is about four inches long. Make a piece of wood that can be pushed in the feather quill (which is the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather.) The wood piece should be about as long as the piece of feather (four inches) but one must scrape or whittle it thin so he can shove it in the quill.

Cut a slice or disk from a raw potato. Push the feather quill through the potato slice. That will create a stopper in the quill. Push that potato stopper about half way into the quill with that piece of wood [that you whittled down]. Create another such potato stopper at the end. Now with one stopper about half way in the quill and another at the end, shove the end one into the quill with that piece of wood. The [compressed] Continued on Page 39

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air between the two stoppers will drive the middle stopper out the other end [with such force] that it will crack. This works just like a pop-gun made from elderberry bush stems.

The children called what they created a feather quill [pop-gun].

I think the children liked this pop-gun demonstration years back just as well as they do now a days but they did not have those bought guns hanging on themselves like the young ones do today. They needed to make their toys themselves and they needed to use their heads to do so. They did not have that much money to buy everything and that was also good.

Willliam Kistler from New Tripoli told us his Grammy taught him how to make this popgun (Apparently her source of information here.).

[Florence’s instructions appeared to be a little ambiguous so I added some detail to the translation which hopefully will provide more clarity to the process of making these quill popguns. The word, Fedder-keidel, refers to the quill itself; apparently over time it was used also for the pop-gun created from it as well.

The word, Blatt, normally means leaf, page, or blade (of grass), but when cutting raw potatoes, blettlich schneide, means, to be cut into disks or slices as when making home fries.

The process of making these quill pop-guns was not limited to the PA Dutch or even to just children in our country. From an old Mother Goose Rhyme published in a book in England in 1924 we have the following: Cackle, cackle, Mother Goose, Have you any feathers loose?

Truly have I, pretty fellow, Half enough to fill a pillow.

And here are quills, take one or ten,

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And make from each, pop-gun or pen.

In addition to using goose quills to make pop-guns, Florence mentions the Holler-flint.

They were pop-guns made from stems of elder bushes, from which we also get elderberries.

The center of the stems was a soft material or pith which could be forced out with a hard wood ramrod to create a tube. Boys would then use them to launch small darts or spit balls. With a little time and ingenuity, children always found ways to entertain themselves and also possibly to create a little mischief.]

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Winter-Spring 2016 Mini Movie Reviews SPOTLIGHT | 11/25/15

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their sense of duty to discover the truth and unveil it to the world. As a former Catholic school kid, the statistics were staggering.

Based on true facts, Spotlight tells the story of how The Boston Globe exposed the widespread scandal of pedophilic priests and the massive cover-up within the Catholic Church.

It hit the front page of the Sunday paper in early 2002 and sent shockwaves around the country—and, as the end credits show, the world.

Should you see it?

If you enjoy journalism movies or are interested in the subject matter. I highly recommend it.

THE REVENANT | 1/8/16

Key Players: Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo

Even though I’ve barely spent any time in a real hustle-and-bustle newsroom and never at a major paper, I still get really amped when I watch movies about that kind of setting.

It takes me back to when I worked for my college paper—the Spotlight team’s tiny room sectioned off from the rest of the staff made me nostalgic for our tiny computer lab in the basement of the student union, heavy with the scent of newsprint and stale coffee.

Spotlight truly deserved its Best Picture win—what a powerful film. As a journalist, I easily related to their passion for the story,

Key Players: Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy

I really only saw this because I try to see all Best Picture nominees before the awards, plus everyone was saying it might finally win Leo an Oscar (it did). True story aside, it just didn’t look very interesting and my opinion didn’t change much after I left the theater.

The cinematography was truly impressive though—all the buzz about only being shot in natural light was justified. The film was indeed beautiful. But I couldn’t stomach the bear attack and there were some fairly graphic scenes that were rather hard to watch. Hugh

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Glass overcame overwhelming odds to exact his revenge on those who left him for dead and I suppose that makes his story worth telling. However, the movie really dragged for me, bogged down with hallucinations of his (fictional, film-only) Pawnee wife, an increasingly exhausting fixation on sky shots, and so. Much. Grunting.

Should you see it?

If only to watch the performance that finally allows us to introduce “Academy Award Winner Leonardo DiCaprio.”

DEADPOOL | 2/12/16

Key Players: Ryan Reynolds

I understand this comic adaptation was a big deal to a lot of people. The friend I went with had already seen it twice when she went with me and she couldn’t stop talking about how amazing it was. So I think I was just missing what appealed to its crazed fans. I haven’t seen X-Men nor do I know much about them, is that it? If you already follow one megasuperhero clique (in my case, I guess that would be the Avengers), do you just become indifferent to the rest? Because there really are so many. Whatever the case may be, I wasn’t really into it. It surprised me a bit, because I’m quite fond of Ryan Reynolds. And while I did enjoy his meta snark and there were some moments that made me laugh,

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ultimately I just really didn’t care about the (heavily choreographed) climax of the film, which to me made viewing feel pretty pointless. There’s already a sequel in the works though, so I’m clearly in the minority of most audiences.

Should you see it?

If you’re obsessed with Deadpool, any comic movie whatsoever, or you want to know what Ryan Reynolds looks like after his face starts to resemble “a testicle with teeth.”

ZOOTOPIA | 3/4/16

Key Players: Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin

Disney does such impressive work with animation, making animals not made of much more than pixels and color just impossibly adorable. The trailer for this flick made the plot seem a little thin, but that was to be expected for a kids movie. However, for those who still decided to go, they were pleasantly surprised with hilarious and brilliant references to everything from “The Godfather” to “Breaking Bad” with a rather dark metaphorical plot twist. I laughed so hard at one particular scene (Little Rodentia) that my sides hurt.

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Should you see it?

If you have kids or you’re just an eternal kid at heart, you’ll love it. Bottom line, never doubt Disney. They know what they’re doing.

The Divergent Series: ALLEGIANT | 3/18/16

for a return to normalcy. It’s possible I need a refresher on the series—I haven’t read the books since I plowed through all three before the release of the first movie—but the plot seemed incredibly aimless and fluffy, which often happens to the intro segment of a film conclusion that gets needlessly split to make more money at the box office. What was intended to be some big reveals fell flat and it’s hard to see where the film will land when it finally comes to an end. I’m most interested to see if they’ll keep the controversial twist (major character death) or pull a 180 on us all.

Should you see it?

If you’re following the saga or curious to see how the film differs from the book.

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS 4/1/16

Key Players: Shailene Woodley and Theo James

As yet another futuristic YA dystopia draws to a close, I’ve been waiting to see how the movies would continue to improve upon the books’ inconsistencies. I really loved the first book and I thought the first film brought it to life beautifully. It was an easy feat though, seeing as how the first chapter of the story was the simplest one to tell. I grew increasingly frustrated with the Divergent trilogy as it progressed, never quite knowing what was going on in Insurgent and absolutely appalled at the convoluted mess that Allegiant was. Of course, the final book was split into two parts for their film adaptations, giving the conclusion a completely new name (Ascendant).

When I went to see part 1, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Overall, I left feeling ready

Key Players: Sally Field and Max Greenfield

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really cute, so I went with my mom. (We both watch “New Girl,” so we were also there to see Max Greenfield play someone other than overenunciating goofball Schmidt.) The film was perfectly charming, albeit a little bittersweet.

Doris has endured a rather demure existence caring for her hoarder mother, but when she’s suddenly allowed to live her own life, she has to reevaluate what that could mean. Helped along by her imaginative fantasies which now include her much younger colleague, she starts behaving like a desperate teenager, the kind that thinks the slightest glance means so much more, over-thinking (over-hoping, really) that something is about to come from nothing. The predictable outcome is a very sad reminder that you shouldn’t wait to take chances.

Should you see it?

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To watch Sally Field at her most adorable.

To watch Max Greenfield at his most adorable.

And for a healthy dose of perspective—it’s OK to live your life for you.

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Well, you’re in luck. New Life Lutheran Church is having a Community Flea Market where you can rid your life of clutter and even make a few bucks off it. Spaces are only $10 for any size needed. All proceeds will be given to a local resident who is suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease. So clean up for a good cause!

The event is May 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and there will be homemade food, baked goods, drinks, and a small basket raffle. New Life is located across from the Northwestern High School in New Tripoli at 6804 Weiss Road. Call 610-298-2710 and ask for Jason or Jacquie to reserve your spot or receive more information.

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LCCC Students Named 2015-2016 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team Members Submitted by DENISE REIFINGER Two Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) students, Trisha Bankowski of Germansville and Samantha Eden of Slatington, have been named members of the 2015-2016 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team, which is sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa (the international honor society for two-year colleges), the Coca Cola Corporation, the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges (PACCC). They will be recognized at the Annual PACC meeting on April 4.

Trisha Bankowski is a General Studies major at LCCC, planning to continue her education at East Stroudsburg University this fall and majoring in Public Health. She plans on joining the Peace Corps. Bankowski is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. In addition to her studies, she is a customer service representative at Wells Fargo Bank and volunteers at The Sanctuary at Haafsville, a no-kill animal shelter in Fogelsville.

Trisha Bankowski Samantha Eden majors in Psychology at LCCC and plans to continue her education at West Chester University this fall. She is a member of LCCC’s Student Government Association, serving as the Programming Chair in Fall of 2015 and is serving as the Vice President for Spring 2016. Eden is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for junior and community colleges. She also has worked as a peer mentor and student worker at the Wellness Center during her time at LCCC. Selection is competitive and students must have completed at least 36 credits at a community college and earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Community college presidents or their designated nominators may submit no more than two nominations per campus for this award. An independent panel of judges considers outstanding academic Samantha Eden

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rigor, grade point average, academic and leadership awards, and engagement in college and community service in the selection process.

Each member of the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team receives a full two-year scholarship to any of the universities in the PASSHE and competes at the national level for scholarships from the All-USA Academic Team and the Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team.

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Town & Country Gazette Advertiser’s Index A&A Limousine..............................13 All-American Tree Service..............4 Amey’s Clean Rite..........................47 Amey’s Garage, Inc..........................2 B. Biechy Construction..................31 Barry Hausman, Jr..........................38 Bechtel’s Pharmacy..................10, 19 Becker Homes.................................48 Blue Mountain Construction..........49 Blue Mountain Evergreen..............28 Blue Mountain Resort.....................7 Century 21-Wayne Benninger.....39 Charles H. Mantz, Inc....................29 Cihylik Farms..................................20 Cindy’s Deli.....................................15 Citizen's Fire...................................23 Clean Sweep........................ 12, 28, 51 Country Clippers Pet Grooming........................27 Crystal Vision..................................16 David Hess Concrete.....................49 Don Messinger................................48 Donna’s Homecare & Cleaning...31 Dumpsters.........................................6 Emmanuel UCC Bowmanstown...34 Everett Chiropractic.........................8 Family Practice..................................3 Frey & Co.........................................47 Friedens Bingo................................15 Gabby’s Lawn Care........................48 GD Shupp........................................49 George Bensing Funeral Home...35 Great Metal Recycling...................15 Green Wood Nursery....................48 Havighurst Insurance....................11 Heidel Hollow.................................26 Home Helpers.................................17 Jack Follweiler’s..............................48 Jim’s Barber Shop...........................31 JJN Property Services....................38 Josie's Loch of Hair........................10 Kornfiend’s Market..........................5 Lehigh Cleanpro...............................2 Lehigh Township Lioness Club....25 Lehigh Valley Spinal.......................18 Lincoln Manor................................26 Lorah's..............................................28 Mack’s Tree Service........................49 Magic 105.5......................................12 Make-A-Wish Bingo......................21 Mel Fritz Construction..................49 Michael A. Snover Esq...................20 Miller Supply..................................23 Mint Home Improvement............39 Movie Trivia.....................................35 Myster Tree & Shrub Service.......49 Nancy's Therapeutic Massage.....................................2 Neffs National Bank.......................21

Newhard Pharmacy.......................17 NLCC Bus Trip................................10 Off the Wall.....................................33 Pastor Lundmark............................33 PDN Masonry.................................31 Phil Long Construction.................48 Pond View Manor...........................19 Precision Armaments....................35 Reese Memorial..............................47 Richard B. Ryon .............................52 Ron’s Handyman............................48 Roosevelt Democratic Club..........13 Roscoe P. Snyder Insurance............7 Schisler Funeral..............................14 Silfies Fuel........................................48

Sillettco Fence.................................49 St. John's UCC-Slatington............34 St. Nicholas Church.......................34 St. Peter’s UCC................................33 Stress Relief Center.......................18 Sule’s Collision Center..................47 Susan C. Schneck...........................34 Susie’s Shady Nook..........................4 TJ Uhnak..........................................49 United Pres......................................33 Veterans Discount Oil....................52 Vigilant Fire Co...............................10 W. Neff Auto......................................4 Walnutport Family Eye Care........18 Woodstone Country Club.............32

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