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So, the saying goes...

Referring to the change in weather that typically occurs this month, it metaphorically implies an annual time of renewal—the beginning of plantings that will result in good fortune come fall.

In more modern times, it economically implies the start of the home or spring buy cycle.

As the calendar turns and the weather cooperates, most of us begin our annual rightof-passage—stuffing away winter clothes, decluttering the house, and spending money.

As winter ends and temperatures rise, consumers will buy cleaning supplies, appliances, housewares, kitchen remodeling, new furniture, lawn equipment, garden supplies, new homes, one-of-a kind prom dresses, and beer!

On March 17, US consumers will spend about $6 billion to celebrate the holiday of St. Patrick’s Day—33 million pints of Guinness worldwide if you’re counting. Ahead of Sunday, April 12, US consumers will spend $18 billion on food, clothing, flowers, decorations, and gifts. Ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 10, spending is expected to break $25 billion with purchases for flowers and jewelry leading the way.

Aside from holiday spending, Americans will pour most of their discretionary income into their home this year inside and out from kitchen remodels to landscaping. Not surprisingly, this behavior is driven by the popular belief that these investments increase home value. Interestingly, the activity goes deeper. Spending money on our home makes us feel good. And, according to industry surveys, this is consistently the result of most of us believing that our home is a reflection of our personality.

This year Americans will spend $150 billion on their kitchens and bathrooms with 70% coming from remodeling and 30% coming from replacement projects. In this month’s issue, we celebrate Kitchen Dimensions—Jack and Ruth Ruyak’s accomplishments in Pride of Place. Providing custom cabinetry for kitchen projects is their company’s primary focus, but they also handle woodworking for bathrooms, libraries, and even fireplace surrounds.

In this month’s issue, also check out the Lehigh Valley IronPigs Majestic Clubhouse Store in Hot Ticket. Get interior decorating tips from Shoshana Gosselin in Love Your Room.

If you’re planning on opening a new business, talk to Brenda and Layton at The Office Quarters. Visit The Sweet Spot Indoor Golf—a new bistro style restaurant that features in-suite entertainment and games.

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Use it to find all your needs this spring.

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SOMETIMES BIG THINGS START IN SMALL PLACES.

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rom the glacial bogs at Pocono Peak Lake in Lehigh Township flow the headwaters of the Lehigh River.

The river, 109 miles long and the Delaware River’s second largest tributary, starts out less than a yard wide at the spillway of the lake’s dam.

“It’s the focal point of our community, our prime amenity,” says Dan Dougherty Jr., general manager at Pocono Springs Civic Association. “Without it, there’s no reason to have this place.”

Originally settled in the early 1920s as a cottage community, the larger community at the lake that started in the 1970s has changed names several times over the years as developers have come and gone. The sign carrying its previous name and slogan, Pocono Springs Estates – At Home with Nature, still stands.

Mindful of its caretaker status of the source of the Lehigh, the PSCA has started a conservation committee and plans to retain a scientist who can study the lake “to make sure everything stays the way it should be,” Dougherty says.

There’s some concern that the bogs, which resemble islands in the middle of the lake, are expanding and overtaking the water.

“We don’t want to get rid of the bogs because they attract an abundance of wildlife,” Dougherty says. “We want to make sure we maintain them and the water quality of the lake itself.”

Pocono Peak Lake supports natural populations of several species of fish. And the residents appreciate the health and purity of the lake, which benefits from not having many tributaries coming into it, thereby avoiding runoff, he says.

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Although the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission does not have a lot of stake in this body of water, because the lake is within a private, gated community with no public fishing or boating access, the commission’s officers have the authority to patrol the lake to enforce fishing and boating regulations.

Every April, the association stocks the lake with trout. It’s been an annual tradition for the children in the community to carry buckets of the fish and dump them in the lake.

“It’s more fun to watch them stocking the fish than watch them catch the fish later,” says Doughty, adding that most of the trout are gone by summer. “That’s one of the highlights of our season.

The lake community is expansive, with 56 miles of roads and about 3,000 lots on 2,000 acres. However, there are only 636 homes.

“What’s nice about this development is that it’s not overly developed, and the homes aren’t stacked on top of each other,” he says.

“You come in here and you feel like you’re in the mountains in the Poconos. The houses are nestled in the trees. We try and keep that mountain ambience.”

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The array of wildlife making homes at the lake community is a reflection “of everything the Poconos has to offer—bear, fox, beavers, everything,” Doughty says. “It’s just so nice

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that, when you get off the highway, you know you’re definitely in the woods.”

“Everything that goes on in the Lehigh—from white water rafting to fishing—that water is coming from right there,” he says. “We’re the start of something big.”

LEHIGH RIVER—A TROUT FISHERY DESTINATION “A river as large as the Lehigh supporting wild trout is something quite rare in the eastern United States,” says Mike Stanislaw, a director with the Lehigh Coldwater Fishery Alliance.

“It also has nearly unlimited public access through Hickory Run State Park, and downstream through the towns of Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Walnutport, and down to Northampton,” he adds. “The river also processes immense wild beauty and some locations, such as within Hickory Run State Park, a sense of remoteness rarely found in this part of country.”

Currently the PFBC stocks trout in the Lehigh River from the F.E.W. Dam downstream to where Sandy Run connects with the river. The commission also started stocking the Lehigh from Glen Onoko down to Jim Thorpe. Lehigh River Stocking Association stocks thousands of quality trout in the river each spring from Jim Thorpe to Northampton as well.

“Spring is the best time of year to target trout, as the trout aggressively feed on the many hatches of aquatic insects,” Stanislaw says.

“As water temperatures rise above 70 in midJune, it’s best to give the trout a break, as the warm water temperatures will stress trout, a coldwater species, until temperatures drop in the early fall.”

“The Lehigh also is an excellent river to use a western style drift boat for fishing,” Stanislaw says. “This gives you access to float many miles of river in a day. There are public ramps along the river, which allow you to make a short or longer outing possible. Also with the increase in angler traffic, several fishing guide services are now available to take care of everything needed to get out and enjoy a day fishing on the Lehigh.”

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Pennsylvania Dutch proverb claims “No matter where I serve my guests/ It seems they like my kitchen best.” And there’s a lot of truth in that statement, especially today. In many homes, well-appointed kitchens aren’t just food-prep areas—they do double-duty as bustling entertainment spaces.

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Co-owners Jack and Anne Ruyak entered the business in 1993. Jack had just retired as senior vice president of operations for an Ohio-based steel company, and the couple wanted to return to Bethlehem. Many retired executives are content to lead leisurely lives, but Jack had an itch to keep working. That led to purchasing the company then known as Instant Kitchens, and the start of a new business venture for the Ruyaks. (He renamed the company three years later.)

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Of course, providing custom cabinetry for kitchen projects is the company’s primary focus—but it also handles woodworking for bathrooms, libraries, even fireplace surrounds. “With every project we do, our goal is to maximize the use of the available space, keeping it functional and aesthetically pleasing,” Jack Ruyak said.

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After the acquisition, the Ruyaks set out to improve the company’s existing product lines. While at the National Kitchen and Bath Show in 1994, “We checked out about a half-dozen cabinetry vendors, and found Plato Woodwork, Inc. It’s a familyowned maker of full-custom cabinetry that’s been in business for about 125 years,” he said.

The arrangement with Plato was settled with a simple handshake, and the relationship has continued for the past 26 years. “One of the key Plato displays in our showroom dates from ’94,” Ruyak added. “It’s really a timeless design.”

Another major supplier is Jim Bishop Cabinetry, also family-owned, and a producer of semi-custom cabinets in both framed and frameless European style cabinetry.

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pride of place Combined, the two vendors enable Kitchen Dimensions to appeal to a broad range of budgets.

“Both of them provide all-wood construction,” Ruyak said, “and offer many choices of wood species, hardware and finishes.”

“Customers can also order appliances through us,” Ruyak added. ”We provide the desired make and model number to our vendor, and generally get it at a lower price than anyone else in the Valley— and our customers get them at our cost.”

Kitchen Dimensions’ approach to projects is both straightforward and flexible.

“Our first step is to visit the customer at home, where we measure all aspects of the room and take numerous photographs. That’s followed by a discussion of what they want in the finished design, as well as what they absolutely don’t want,” Ruyak said.

During those sessions, Kitchen Dimensions offers plenty of guidance to ensure the finished project is attractive and practical. “Sometimes, a desired feature might not be suitable for a particular job,” Ruyak said. “Because of our decades of experience, we can demonstrate why.”

For example, kitchen islands are popular, useful, attractive, and take up quite a bit of space.

“Especially in L-shaped kitchens, we like to keep the island at least 42” away from all the other counters,” Ruyak said. Narrower distances can inhibit traffic flow, or make the kitchen harder to maneuver around, and a smaller kitchen might not offer enough leeway.

Back at the office, Ruyak uses design software to create several combinations of the wish-list items.

“Some companies might produce just floor plans,” he added. “But I think many people have trouble visualizing from them how everything will work together. That’s why we always provide elevation and perspective images as well. It really helps our clients feel more comfortable about what they’re getting into.”

Afterward, customers usually swap and substitute various elements among those initial concepts until the final design is settled. Clients then select up to four species of wood (a key budget consideration, 20

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because some woods are more expensive than others). Within two days, the client receives a complete price schedule for the job—cabinets, countertops, accessories, labor, and everything else.

Coordinating the kitchen’s color scheme can be challenging for homeowners; if you’ve ever painted a room, you know the color chip doesn’t always exactly match the paint itself. Kitchen Dimensions offers a simple solution.

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“We provide a sample door-and-drawer combination in the customer’s preferred design, wood and finish. They can take it to our granite supplier or tile vendor for a true comparison,” he said.

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The company also accommodates customers’ desires. “We can handle everything ourselves,” Ruyak said, and Kitchen Dimensions has used the same full-time father-and-son installation team for the past 17 years. “Both of them are excellent craftsmen,” Ruyak said. “And our clients routinely praise their work.”

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At the same time, “our clients determine the scope of our services. They might choose to use their own painter, electrician, or plumber, for example,” Ruyak said.

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Through the past 27 years, Kitchen Dimensions’ focus on customer satisfaction, top-quality craftsmanship, and timely service has served it well: the company has completed over 1,000 kitchens ranging from an 8’ x 10’ space to a sprawling unit that required 40 different cabinets.

And while other installers will provide brief testimonials to their work, Kitchen Dimensions goes quite a bit further. “We have a list of clients that are willing to have potential customers visit their homes to see our work first-hand.”

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It's almost baseball season (what magical words!), and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the AAA Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have a lot of new happenings to be excited about. Starting with the 2020 season home opener on Friday, April 17, the IronPigs will be sporting a sharp new alternative uniform, the Gold Standard, at every Friday home game. Many other themed nights are planned, including a series of Hispanic Heritage Nights throughout the season—the first being Thursday, April 30—where the 'Pigs will don the Coquis jerseys, and Fastnachts Night, which will pay tribute to our region's Pennsylvania Dutch, on Saturday, June 6. Visit ironpigsbaseball.com to check out the full schedule and to purchase tickets, and get the whole family in gear for the upcoming season at the Majestic Clubhouse Store at Coca-Cola Park—or shop online at shopironpigs.com—so you can root, root, root for the home team!

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Buttered slices of egg-enriched French brioche arrive packed with layers of house-made pesto, creamy goat cheese seasoned with a proprietary herb blend, roasted tomatoes, sautéed spinach, a mix of sautéed shiitake, portabella and oyster mushrooms—accented lightly with balsamic—and a final topping of mild cheddar, baked in a convection oven to achieve crunchy-meets-melty perfection.

Partner with a choice of signature smoked potato salad, premise-made coleslaw, chips, or lemonade vinaigrette-dressed greens, then pair this substantial sandwich with House & Barn Ale crafted by Sly Fox Brewing. To channel your inner 10-year-old, upgrade with a side-soup serving of Tomato Bisque for premium dipping.

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L VE YOUR ROOM Getting Your Home Ready for Spring

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our home’s interior provides a fresh canvas upon which you can reflect a touch of your personality. Your own sense of style can grace your walls, or your floors, and everything in between.

With each choice of furnishing, hue, or home accent, you can create a space that is just as comfortable as it is stylish. If you need a little guidance, an interior designer can help to transform your home, elevating the look and feel for a floor-to-ceiling makeover.

The Lehigh Valley’s own full-service interior design firm, Love Your Room, does just that.

The company helps homeowners to create warm, modern spaces exuding quality along with comfort across a wide range of budgets to outfit any home. Love Your Room’s awardwinning work has delighted clients for more than 14 years, bringing their creative vision to life.

“We listen to our clients to find out their dreams and personal motivations so we can create spaces that meet homeowners’ needs and blend perfectly with their lifestyle,” says Principal Designer Shoshana Gosselin.

Love Your Room can help you design the entire interior of your home, or simply reinvent it for the current season. From the eye of a designer, it’s easy to breathe some life into your favorite spaces to help get your home ready for spring. Gosselin noted that another up and coming trend—or returning trend, if you will— is floral wallpaper.

“Color will be the new neutral this spring,” she says. “From cabinetry, wall paint, to furnishings, lush deep greens and blues are having a major moment! Classic Blue, Pantone’s color of the year, is the perfect choice to reupholster dining chairs in or paint an accent wall. Kitchens are even going from white to colorful. And the best part is, these are soothing tones, that to me, are timeless!”

“If you are looking to create a happy makeover, look at all the wallpaper options for large florals,” Gosselin shares. “I am looking forward to this new movement because neutrals have been on trend for a few seasons now, and spring is all about renewal!

Let’s renew in beautiful color!”

When you embrace a fresh perspective, you earn enviable visual impact. It’s possible to revive just about any area in your house with a burst of new color or a few seasonal updates. Not to mention, indoor plants also hold a special place in the interior design of a home.

“Pinterest research shows a lot of people looking up indoor gardens!” Gosselin says.

“Another major trend is informal home entertaining. Homeowners are creating recreational spaces in the living room or another open space rather than the

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Designing with the "form follows function" principle in mind allows you to create living spaces that actually complement your life.

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“We work with our clients to create the home of their dreams,” Gosselin says. “And we ensure constant communication and collaboration is present from the initial concept meeting to project completion. Our homeowners trust we will be there for them.”

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“Lehigh Valley homeowners are unique because our area has two cities not that far away that have great urban inspiration amid a traditional Pennsylvania vibe so you get a wonderful combination of both!” says Gosselin. “And folks are just so nice in our area! We get to be creative with materials; really personalize homes that fit the people living there. I enjoy finding out the story of each client through their home styling.”

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What’s in Your Creel?

PREPARING FRESHWATER TROUT WITH CHEF SHAWN DOYLE OF SAVORY GRILLE

BY LENORA DANNELKE

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hether the catch du jour is rainbow, brown, or brook—Pennsylvania’s state fish—it’s all trout and it’s all delicious. And Chef Shawn Doyle can reel off plenty of other attributes to get you hooked on this local favorite.

“What most people like about trout is the fact that it’s very clean and doesn’t have a fish aroma, and it does not have scales,” Doyle reports. “When filleting it out, I do a V-cut to take out the pin bones so there’s no bones to be dealing with later. And the skin is just beautiful.” Season simply with salt and perhaps a little pepper—no dredging in flour necessary.

Doyle’s cooking method of choice is panning trout fillets in a cast iron skillet or other heavy pan that is hot, but without approaching the blazing heat needed to make, say, blackened redfish. “It should sizzle when it hits the pan,” he says. Grease the skillet lightly with canola or high-smokingpoint oil, place the trout in the skillet skin-side down and cook five to six minutes until the skin is crispy. “Turn it over and the fish will finish in no more than one and a half to two minutes,” he continues. “It’s quick, and the skin will be beautifully crisped.” Although stuffed trout makes a lovely presentation, Doyle eschews this method since “the trout cooks before the filling warms up.”

In a separate pan, add garlic, herbs, citrus, or other preferred tastes—Doyle likes escargot—to melted butter for finishing. Thanks to trout’s mild flavor, this versatile entrée pairs well with a spectrum of sides, such as a vibrant slawstyle salad of fennel and orange recommended by the chef.

CAST IRON COOKERY A kitchen tool that only gets better with age, a “castie”—the affectionate term Doyle uses for this workhorse pan that actually adds iron to your diet—is the original nonstick cookware, boasting a polymerized finish acquired through a seasoning process of repeated applications of unsaturated oil and heat.

While modestly priced new cast iron pieces, ranging from Dutch ovens to cornbread pans, arrive pre-seasoned, vintage versions are fun finds at antique malls or yard sales. Also check with senior relatives who might have a pan or two languishing in a pantry, waiting to continue the family cooking story.

If fishing isn’t on your to-do list, check out area seafood markets. For example, Todd’s Island Seafood receives excellent farmed trout from the Snake River area in Idaho, North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains, and even nearby New Jersey. Take it home cleaned, filleted, and ready to hit the pan—something Mother Nature won’t do for you.

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ayton Dodson was a Corporate Sales and Marketing Executive with The Stanley Works and Rubbermaid Commercial Products. During his business travels he shared office space and services. Seeing the potential for a premier office business center right here in the Lehigh Valley, Dodson started The Office Quarters in Allentown in 2001.

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“We call ourselves an office business center. In the industry, collaborative work environments are referred to as shared workspaces and coworking offices,” Dodson says. Today there is an increasing demand for collaborative work environments. Clients are searching for flexible work options. They desire work arrangements that meet their daily schedules.

They want a modern office that combines collaborative furniture, flexible spaces, integrated technology, and comfort. “In New York City, five percent of space is now shared workspace or coworking. By the year 2030, that number is expected to be 40 percent.

Many corporations are shedding real estate.

They do not want a long lease on space. They are letting their employees work remotely or in a shared workspace,” Dodson says.

At The Office Quarters, their motto is: Tell us what your expectations are and leave the rest to us. The locally owned and operated professional Class A business center is for those who are looking for small furnished offices with big office amenities without long-term commitment. “Our staff handles all aspects of office operations, leaving our clients to focus on running their businesses. We pride ourselves on being your single source of services—landlord, Internet and telephone provider, administrative, janitorial, mailing—all on one monthly itemized invoice,” Dodson states.

Say you need to book a meeting room to work with your team or pitch ideas to a new client.

The Office Quarters has five meeting rooms that can accommodate eight to 12 people. “We offer more meeting rooms than most office centers do. You can book a meeting directly on our website. Rooms are available by the hour and include ample parking with convenient ground floor access. Our administrative team will greet your guests and can even arrange for catering,” he explains. Other perks include filtered water, flip charts, markers, unlimited local phone calls, access to business equipment, and wireless high-speed Internet.

If you happen to be a remote worker needing a workspace or business service once in a while, the virtual office is the perfect choice.

You can get professional business address and

mail handling, use of the reception and copy areas, and add-ons such as call answering, a premium phone number with optional forwarding, day offices, and meeting rooms.

The dedicated desk is a new option that is catching on according to Dodson. “Some people do not need their own private office.

We have clients in sales or who travel frequently. They require a desk, a place to sit, and a filing cabinet that locks. There may be two or three desks like that in a room. It is a way for the client to have their own space here and it reduces their cost,” he says. The Office Quarters also works with small companies and major corporations who are looking to downsize their office needs.

Another alternative is a team shared workspace. In these large open spaces, up to 10 employees can collaborate and work more productively. Among many perks the space features comfortable furnishings.

The Office Quarters has adjustable standing desks available for clients. These digital age desks are said to offer health benefits such as reduced back pain, improved energy and mental health, lower blood sugar levels, and longer life span.

Teams, salespeople, remote workers, and meeting attendees all can enjoy The OQ Café.

It is a cozy place for everyone to come and just take a break. You’ll find coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soft drinks, and light snacks. There is a kitchen for those having lunch in and a TV for the latest news or sporting events.

Want to book one of the 45 offices or five meeting rooms? No problem. Don’t forget to ask for a free day pass.

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hances are, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about electric cars and might even know a few lucky owners. Does the thought of flying past a gas station while tossing your head back in laughter sound intriguing, but still you resist? Do you have questions of how it will drive or suffer from range anxiety—the possibility of being stranded from the battery failing? Never fear,…we can calm your nerves. Let’s define the basic terms associated with electric cars: hybrid, plug-in, and electric.

HYBRID CARS (in broad terms) have a gas engine and battery that work together. These types of cars use the gas engine for distance and power, and rely more on electric power for shorter, lower speed trips. The gas engine helps keep the battery charged.

PLUG-IN HYBRIDS can go a short distance on full electric power, and then switch over to the gas/electric hybrid mode to give you range.

“Plug-in” means you actually plug it into your wall outlet. If you’re someone who does a lot of local, shorter trips, you’ll likely do it on electricity, and not gasoline.

ELECTRIC CARS have no gasoline engine on board, and rely solely on rechargeable batteries to power the electric motor(s) that drive the wheels. Examples would be any vehicle made by Tesla. So, if you run out of charge, you need to find a place to plug in.

WHY BUY AN ELECTRIC CAR? First, they use a lot less energy than a car that runs on gasoline.

This also means lower maintenance costs, and can save you up to two-thirds the cost to run.

For example, no more oil changes—ever. You’ll never need to fill up your tank—ever. Second, they don’t pollute—at all: electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions (and don’t have tailpipes)!

You should definitely test drive several if you are considering an electric or hybrid car. They drive differently. Electric cars often deliver power right away, and are smooth and quiet.

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power an electric motor, and it’s very much an “instant on” effect, like turning on a switch.

WHY MIGHT AN ELECTRIC CAR NOT BE FOR ME? First, they often cost more, initially, than a comparable gas-engine car. Also, if you drive more than 70 miles per day, and can’t easily get to a public or workplace charging area, this could be an issue, unless you have a car that has a longer range. The Chevy Bolt, for example, has a range of up to 238 miles between charges. You also need to have access to a 240-volt outlet (like your electric dryer likely has) and a place to park your car overnight for recharging. It’s one thing if you have a home/garage, but if you’re in an apartment or condo, that could be an issue if you can’t park near an electric outlet. Plus, it can take up to several hours to charge an electric car, so that needs to be figured into how you live your life and your car needs.

HOW MUCH DO ELECTRIC CARS COST? For a new one, they can range from around $30,000 (Nissan Leaf) to well over $100,000 (Porsche, Mercedes, etc.). However, some electric cars are eligible for up to a $7,500 federal tax credit to offset the extra cost. Additional city and state tax credits, rebates, or vouchers may be available depending on where you live. Ask you dealers if any might apply, as these would help reduce the upfront costs.

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Remember, if you have any friends or family who have an electric car, talk to them!

You’ll find that they have likely done a lot of research, and are willing and happy to share their stories.

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hopping for a new car or truck is often a grind: endless hours of research, traveling from one dealership to another, making real-world comparisons of each make and model on your list, dealing with salespeople who want you to buy right this minute.

It almost makes owning a horse an attractive option.

But you can avoid that nightmare scenario by attending the 23rd annual Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Show on March 19-22 at Lehigh University’s Goodman campus. Sponsored by the Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association, it will display nearly every brand of car, truck or SUV available in the Valley.

“About 50,000 people come to the show every year,” said Greg Kelly, president of the Kelly Group. “It’s located right in the center of the Lehigh Valley, you don’t have to deal with heavy New York or Philadelphia traffic, and part of your admission fee goes to local charity.”

“For a long time, auto manufacturers focused on shows in the Philadelphia area,” said Tom Kwiatek, executive director of the association and producer of the show. “Local dealers began mounting their own successful shows, and manufacturers realized that the Lehigh Valley is a vibrant market and invest in our show, too.

“We exhibit in 140,000 square feet of space, presenting about 300 new cars from many manufacturers. It gives potential customers a chance to do one-stop comparative shopping,” Kwiatek says.

That may sound like a lot of ground to cover, but Holly Jarrett, co-owner of Star Buick GMC Cadillac said, “Compared to similar national events, ours is more like a ‘boutique’ show. It’s easier to navigate, and easier to see everything that’s offered.”

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Brands from Audi to Volvo will be represented, not by sales reps (it’s actually a no-salespermitted exposition) but by knowledgeable product specialists. “There’s a lot of new tech each year,” Jarrett said, “and people are curious about it. The product specialists can explain its features and benefits, and help buyers make better decisions.”

Other attractions at this year’s event include: • The show’s first-ever display of the Vanderhall Motor Works’ three-wheeled vehicle—sort of a cross between a motorcycle and a car • A “distracted driving” simulator, where you can safely “drive” a car while using your phone or other devices • Tire-changing and spark-plug challenges, hosted by Universal Technical Institute

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COME OUT AND PLAY Once upon a time, golf was a weathercontingent sport. Fortunately, technology enables The Sweet Spot to sidestep disagreeable playing conditions through immersive augmented reality. Prestigious Pebble Beach counts among the 84 international courses offered in a comfy indoor environment furnished with five TopGolf Swing Suite simulator bays, each of which accommodates parties of up to eight guests.

Players are welcome to bring their own clubs, though community clubs are at-the-ready for the unequipped. However, house-supplied golf balls are required due to the sensitivity of the projection screens that deliver lifelike scenes for player interaction.

In addition to a diverse range of golfing options to suit beginning through advanced players— plus weeknight leagues—family-friendly entertainment for all ages is supplied with such game options as Baseball Pitching, Hockey Shots, Quarterback Challenge, Carnival Classics, and the massively popular Zombie Dodgeball.

Look for a new Bejeweled-style puzzle game in the near future.

FIND REFRESHMENT Although the games may be virtual, participants still work up a healthy appetite and get plenty thirsty. The Sweet Spot’s full service bar features six taps, with Yuengling Lager, Miller Lite, and Guinness as staples and a trio of rotating beers from such craft brewers as Tröeg’s and Evil Genius. They also support local companies with wine from Bangor’s Franklin Hill Vineyards, Allentownmade Xplorer Spirits, and even a signature blend of beans from Shady Grounds Coffee in Bethlehem.

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A bistro menu of casual pub-style fare, given tasty tweaks and often rechristened with golf-centric names, aims at pleasing both traditional and specialized preferences, from vegetarian to pescatarian—Mac and Cheese Spring Rolls and The Caddyshack crab cake sandwich, to name a few—plus several vegan and gluten-free dishes, including a Grilled Portobello Stack and a Farmhouse Cauliflower Flatbread. On the meaty side, signature BBQ pulled pork, made from owner Terry Ellis’s personal recipe, stars in The Hole-in-One sandwich and also tops the substantial Steel Hog hot dog. Welldressed Chicken Wings and BBQ Hog Wings (made with pork shanks) count among favorite apps and shareables, along with crowd-pleasing Fairway Fries, fully loaded 46

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with bacon, scallions, melted cheese, ranch dressing, and cheese sauce. A spectrum of bountiful burgers, generous sandwiches, and fresh salads supply plentiful choices.

However, The Water Hazard—classic fish and chips featuring freshly prepared beer-battered cod—became an instant hit on the recently expanded menu. Try to pace yourself, though, since a selection of house-made desserts now enhances the menu. Choose from such specialties as a take on the ever-popular peanut butter cup, made with chocolate ganache and locally roasted and ground peanut butters from Peanut Butter & More in Bethlehem, and Cheesecake Nachos—an utterly irresistible indulgence comprised of graham cracker “chips” covered in a whipped cheesecake dip,

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SWING TIME! The appeal of golf varies from player to player, from getting a natural infusion of sunny vitamin D in a serene and verdant setting to bonding with family members—how many sports can be enjoyed together by grandparents and grandkids?—and building relationships with business colleagues.

Walking the course boosts the cardiovascular system, and the game presents a far lower risk of injury than, say, helicopter skiing or BASE jumping.

The greater Lehigh Valley boasts an impressive number of public and private courses spread over a wide area—location often being a major factor when choosing to join a club. A few examples in Northampton, Lehigh, and Berks counties include Riverview Golf Course in Easton, Steel Club in Hellertown, Iron Lakes Country Club in Allentown, Brookside Country Club in Macungie, and Butter Valley Golf Course in Bally.

When shopping for a “home” course, key considerations should address the following questions: - How does the price compare with other clubs?

- Are there good putting conditions and well-manicured fairways?

- How well is the course maintained and landscaped?

- What is the overall difficulty level of the course? Is it too easy or too challenging?

- How do you rate the overall uniqueness of hole layout and course design?

Amenities may also be a determining factor for membership, especially if the whole family may benefit from your devotion to golf. Top diversions encompass dining and tavern facilities, swimming, tennis, fitness center accessibility, and engaging social events. And since there’s always room for improvement, the availability of lessons from a golf pro is a great bonus.

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rayola Gallery in Bethlehem: what is it, you ask? Well, it’s not where crayons are made—the Crayola factory makes 12 million crayons daily in Easton. But the Crayola Gallery is a bucket list attraction because it’s part of the umbrella of ArtsQuest goodies housed at the Banana Factory Arts Center.

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And the flagship gallery is a cool, multipurpose creative space that features showings of varieties of media by school students, local and national artists, and is home to numerous educational programs. A feature of the Banana Factory since its 1998 opening, the 2,800-square-foot space with its angled skylight and outside terrace became the facility’s lead gallery on W. Third Street during a 2001 expansion.

“We look for shows that really kind of command the room and activate that space effectively,” says Lisa Harms, senior director of visual arts and education at ArtsQuest, the nonprofit organization that operates the Banana Factory. The rotating exhibitions, which change every six to nine weeks, include an annual exhibit by one of the Banana Factory’s resident artists, regional and national touring exhibitions, and two juried exhibitions open to regional artists: Compendium, which is held every spring, and InVision, a juried photographic exhibition that will mark its 11th appearance in November.

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local color “We get a mix of long-time participants and first-timers,” Harms says, adding that between 100 and 200 regional artists usually submit work for the juried exhibitions, which feature between 50 and 100 artists. “We’ve also done shows in partnership with Lehigh University,” she says, adding that art professor Anna Chupa, a photographer, recently had a solo show on the effects of Hurricane Maria.

Other display partners include the Lehigh Art Alliance and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. Later this year, the gallery will feature a showing by the National Association of Women Artists.

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“We do a lot of school programming in that space,” Harms says, adding that the gallery hosts field trips for 3,000 area schoolchildren each year. “We have story time in that space, after-school arts programs and summer camps,” Harms says. ArtsQuest instructors use the showings “as a catalyst for learning about a particular type of art,” she continues.

This way, she says, the art on display “serves as a launching pad for conversations and discussions around art and to engage audiences of all ages,” including adults. Last year, yoga and art classes were held in the Crayola Gallery, allowing participants to “engage in mindfulness with the backdrop of the art on the walls,” she adds.

Noting that the Banana Factory is one of the only spaces in the Lehigh Valley that offers public access to galleries daily, Harms says ArtsQuest has recently begun to offer docent-led gallery tours and intends to pilot a Sensory Tour to enable adults with physical and learning disabilities to experience the art in the Crayola Gallery in a different way. Led by a board-certified music therapist, the tours will engage visitors through music and art, giving them a “more experiential tour that will engage their senses,” she explains.

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The Crayola Gallery, a regular participant in the South Side’s First Friday program, offers visitors special activities, such as artist talks and dance programs, as well as a chance to visit the exhibitions, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, and hosts private events too.

MARCH AT THE CRAYOLA GALLERY Visitors to the Crayola Gallery through March 15 will be treated to an exhibition of more than 50 pieces featuring a mix of techniques and media installed by the Lehigh Art Alliance, which has supported local artists with exhibition opportunities since 1935.

From March 21 through May 3, the gallery will feature its annual juried Compendium exhibition, which is open to artists living within 50 miles of the Lehigh Valley. For this year’s exhibition, Compendium: Chroma-Color Through the Decade, artists are asked to submit works featuring a Pantone “Color of the Year” from 2010 to 2020.

The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

WHAT’S IN A NAME? Although children’s artwork has often decorated its walls, ArtsQuest’s gallery is named not for exhibitions of crayon drawings, but in recognition of the organization’s longtime partnership with Crayola, LLC. “Crayola has been involved with ArtsQuest and our programming in the community for more than a quarter century,” says Mark Demko, senior director of communications at ArtsQuest. In addition to providing art products and supplies for ArtsQuest’s educational programs, Crayola supports the Crayola Creativity Tent at Musikfest; the children’s craft area at Christkindlmarkt and the Linny Awards, which honor Lehigh Valley artists, innovators and arts leaders; and employs one of the longest-running corporate volunteer groups at Musikfest.

Crayola was also one of the earliest investors in ArtsQuest’s plan to establish a community center on Bethlehem’s South Side, Demko says, “We couldn’t do it without their support”.

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oday’s youth will be tomorrow’s leaders. That’s why it’s so important to raise our children with confidence and good ethics, and to serve as mentors and positive role models. The Lehigh Valley’s goLEAD program takes things a step further, offering a unique, one-week training program to help guide and prepare young high school students to take on leadership roles in their communities. Students learn the importance of service as motivation to rise up to be a positive leader who can spearhead their own projects and events to better the community now and in the future.

The goLEAD program is offered through the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. Students who participate in the program learn effective skills in peer networking, leadership and how to become a leader, and means of making meaningful contributions in their communities.

Each day focuses on a different topic area, such as the components of leadership, visions and goals, teambuilding, and the significance of service and volunteering. “goLEAD is a great opportunity for students to engage with other students from the community from different schools,” says Karen Smith, CEO of the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. “In 2018, the group included students from 15 unique schools, which provides the students the opportunity to make new friends and network. In addition, many of the students have revisited the nonprofit from the capstone post our program.”

Each year, between 20-25 participants come out for the goLEAD program. Students who wish to participate must send in an application including a short essay on why they should be selected. In addition, two interns work to coordinate lesson plans and educate the participants on leadership topics.

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“There is always a staff member onsite for the camp throughout the week, and oftentimes board members will come to the class and share their roles and perspectives.”

As part of goLEAD’s curriculum, students participate in a capstone project, which allows for a nonprofit to have more than two dozen high school students onsite to lend a hand. The overarching theme for the goLEAD camp helps to determine which nonprofit is selected, and the two interns leading the camp will make a determination. The theme for 2018 was hunger and homelessness.

“In 2018, the students volunteered at Sixth Street Shelter for their capstone project,” Smith says. “They were able to help clean up the apartment buildings, clean up the landscape and gardens, organize the food pantry and play/color with the kids who lived there. The students had a very eyeopening experience.”

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The goLEAD program creates connections between participants and nonprofit organizations that otherwise would not exist.

The students enjoy the ability to volunteer and learn the importance of serving the community and the greater impacts that service can inspire. Meaningful connections occur from the community, too, and in particular with some of the local businesses. In particular, Air Products serves as the lead support for the program, helping to identify and coordinate interns as well as providing financial support to keep the program running.

The experience leaves a lasting impression for everyone involved, and especially for the interns.

“Working with the Volunteer Center and leading goLEAD in 2018 was such a great experience and opportunity that taught me so much about the community as well as how important the goLEAD program is for high school students,” says Imani Stevens,

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED No matter where you live, you can find ample opportunities to get involved and serve your local community. Karen Smith notes that the Volunteer Center shares opportunities from more than 300 nonprofit organizations. Here’s how you can help: » Visit the Volunteer Center website (volunteerlv.org) and look under the Volunteers tab to view current opportunities and needs. » Search by dates, schedule, location, keywords, and other categories to find a good situation for you. Choose between date-specific and ongoing opportunities. » Check out the Wish List page to find the current requests of various member agencies. These groups may need supplies, furniture, equipment, and other donations.

“There is always something for everyone.

Volunteering and participating in programs like goLEAD just requires someone to take the first initiative to get involved and the Volunteer Center makes that very easy,” Smith says.

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“Engaging youth and providing an opportunity to serve the community can be life-changing for these students,” says Smith. “One student wrote, ‘The program really changed my life, and my perspective on how people treat the environment. I didn’t think I would like the camp, but it really gave me a wake-up call on all of the issues that are going on in the world and how I can help,’” Smith shared.

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Telescopes will be set up outside for night sky viewing after the program. Cost is $10 per person ($8 for FSLPL members). Registration is required and can be done at the library or over the phone at 610-282-8825.

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