The Breeze Magazine: August 2019 Issue

BUCK HILL FALLS PA

AUGUST 2019

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In This Issue SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE

4 DIARY OF

6 THE SOCIAL NETWORK

8 THAT SPORTING LIFE

10 ON & OFF CAMPUS

12 BH ALBUM

14 UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

16 CALL OF THE WILD

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Editor-in-Chief Karen Walden Executive Editor Jennifer Brown Mittereder Copy Editor Barbara Smith Publisher Willa Jean Price Contributors Jamie Bowman, Lynn Bunis, Cindy DeLuca, Brian Fowler, Hope Helmbrecht, Mill Jonakait, Carol Klatt, Mary Lowengard, Tomas Ollestad, Tom O’Malley, Audra Ottaway, Mayson Moore-Price, Mary Kate Reeves-Hoche, JR Robbins, Roxana Rojas, Robin Widing President, Buck Hill Falls Company Mike O’Shea Manager of PR & Communications Erin L. Delaney

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• Summertime and the Buck Hill livin’ is easy.

Time to kick back, throw some shrimp on the barbie, lounge around at the pool, get in a game of tennis or golf, chill on the back porch, or take a walk in the woods. Whichever avenue you choose, you will arrive at the same conclusion: this is a magical place to spend time.

• Fresh produce is in its prime this month. Get your locally grown goodies right here in Buck Hill every summer Tuesday afternoon from 2-4pm Fresh tomatoes anyone? Get them and more at in the Tennis the produce stands every week.

Tea parking lot. Our farm stand includes three vendors -- Apple Ridge Farm, Buy the Farm, and Dutch Hill Preserves -- purveying everything you need to make a delicious summer feast.

• Buck Hill cottagers celebrated Father’s Day with a cookout and campout up at Metzgar’s Farm.

A pretty great way to celebrate those imBig daddies celebrating their day: from left Manny portant men Kivowitz, Rodrigo Risopatron, and Mike Henry. in our lives.

• The Board of the Buck Hill Falls Co. honored its employees with an early summer get together. The Fairway Grille catered the luncheon at the Tennis Tea, Joe O’Malley Company employees were treated to a entertained, and Erin summer luncheon.

Delaney took the roof

off with her rendition of Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock n’ Roll.” Thanks to all of our employees who keep our amenities and facilities in good shape so we can enjoy them.

• In July, cottagers stopped by the Club Room at the Tennis Tea to check out the murals salvaged from the Inn. These were This tyke, Max Frehse, is taking the painted by Ilonka Karasz, Buck Hill mantra seriously: chill out a celebrated artist of the on the back porch. early 20th century who also illustrated 186 covers of The New Yorker magazine. Our own Cottager Ann Mitchell did the restoration.

The Tennis Tea featured the restored inn murals.

• Take a close look at the photo below—can you spot the dog that doesn’t belong? That’s right, handsome Odin Robbins (back row with green tag) fits right in as a living example of this litter of 19th Staffordshire figurines from Staffordshire, England.

Odin Robbins is hiding in the throng.

• Lot and Cot is selling keepsake ornaments of the Buck Hill Falls Inn. Each is a solid brass 3D replica of the back of the Inn, with intricate detail right down to the American flag. Pick one up at the Labor Day Meet & Greet, or purchase by emailing LotandCot@ BuckHillFalls.com. Cost is $25 each but $20 if you buy two or more.

These ornaments would make great Christmas stocking stuffers.

• Ginny and Frank May, Cottage 232, are pleased to announce the birth of four adorable pups to their dog Bru, a Sealyham Terrier. Born on July 10, they weighed in between 6.9 and 9.4 ounces and will have the kennel name of Goodspice.

Congrats.

• Sure, you go to the pool to swim, do laps, or catch some rays. But another offering you might have overlooked is the fast-moving game of table tennis (aka ping pong).

Did you know that it’s been an Olympic sport since 1988? After your match, order something hot off the pool grill.

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Back In The Day

Diary Of

by Mary Lowengard

hen I stumbled on and then into Buck Hill almost six years ago, the Seller’s Disclosure for Cottage 40 omitted the 100-plus-year-old history so well preserved in its properties and traditions. Living smack across from the Buck Hill Inn was a constant reminder of these bygone days. The Inn was soon enough itself bygone, but I established a relationship with it—up close and personal. Now the site is something I point out to houseguests and say, “Back in the day, there was this Inn . . .” launching into a sentimental panegyric.

I confess I don’t miss the Inn; its time had come and gone. But I do feel its vacancy when I think of what it stood for. It’s been a joy to me to be surrounded by so many families that have been here for generations, keeping traditions alive and offering their authentic “back-in-the-day” observations.

Take Barbara Lott, who arrived as a three-year-old in the summer of 1942. One of her earliest memories is of the Victory Garden during World War II. Sorry, Buck Hill Garden Clubbers, you’re not the first to play gentleman farmer on Buck Hill land. Eleanor Roosevelt planted her Victory Garden on the White House Lawn; Buck Hill’s was at the corner of Golf and Tennis drives, today the site of Camp Club. Another of Barbara’s back-in-the-day flashbacks: synchronized swimming shows where budding Esther Williams wannabes swam in lockstep under multicolored lights.

Speaking of Camp Club, parents of current clubbers might want to revive this “back-in-the-day” that Barbara recalls: door-to-door camper delivery service. Alas, the steeds Prince and Fox that pulled the covered buggy chauffeured by Luke have passed onto the great hayfield in the sky, as presumably has Luke.

Back in the day, reports Charlie Dickson, Buck Hill teens partied like it was 1999 in the parking lot at the falls. Almost every summer night.

Some 40 to 60 of them at a time. “We drank beer and sang songs.

My brother, and occasionally others, played the guitar,” Charlie says.

Whatever else went on he did not disclose. His account is verified by Tom Widing, whose back-in-the-day yearning is for the community square dances held two or three times a summer at the Tennis Tea. Back in the day, Buck Hill had its own on-campus grocery store, Dan’s Market, behind the post office. It moved to Canadensis and vanished. And Lewis’ Supermarket—back in the day—delivered. If you were on the seventh tee when they arrived, your ice cream would be left in your freezer.

But the Inn, of course, was the center of the universe, the source of all things, the arche, as the Greek philosophers called it. Like Alice’s Restaurant, you could get anything you wanted, from medical help to handymen to penny candy.

One would be hard put to find a cottager who spent their childhood summers in Buck Hill who doesn’t harbor back-in-the-day memories of the Inn, many of mischiefs like sneaking into the movie theater. Back-in the-day stories paint the Inn as a private amusement park existing solely for the benefit of Buck Hill kids. On rainy days, armies of juveniles would invade, running floor to floor as they evaded employees. Pete Bennett notes, “the Inn was a playground any day. As a young lad I enjoyed ‘attending tea’ at 4pm in the wonderful second floor main room. I would sit through moderately interesting discussions of birds, plants, and travel, descending all the while on a selection of free cookies and cakes.” He also dropped golf balls off the Inn’s top floor balcony onto the road below, insisting this only happened “once or twice.”

A patron of the Inn library, he now confesses, “I never returned a book on dinosaurs.” He calculates his fine in the “thousands of dollars.” This was disclosed on the promise that BH Security would not be notified.

The Buck Hill Inn…gone, but never forgotten.

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Art Update The Buck Hill Art Association began the summer season with back-to-back activities including its annual membership cocktail party that was held at Caroline Salvino’s Honeysuckle Cottage. The gardens were verdant in floral blooms and variegated leaves Attendees at the member creating a cocktail party had a perfect setgood time. ting for members to mingle with each other and with the artists who were instrumental to the following day’s festivities. On display was the fabric art piece “Dog’s Life” by Chris Roberts Antieau, one of the auction items at the Buck Hill Art Association’s dinner dance.

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Dog’s Life fabric art was on display at the member cocktail party.

The next day, mimosas, scones, and Bloody Marys were served to launch the new ArtPaths Sculpture Trail on the Glade Path. Fifty-five people attended the inaugural talk by our own Robert Woodward and some of the artists who created pieces for the installation. Attendees then headed to the trail en masse to discover the art for themselves. Some of our best birders walking the trail didn’t find all eleven carved birds perched in trees and the fungologists were delighted with the interpretation of century fungus. Be sure to take the walk as there are many delightful items to discover and with which to interact. Even the deer like it!

The art association teamed up with Foxhowe and assisted with their annual Children’s Kindness Rocks. This year was all the more special as we hosted the Smith family reunion and a special session for the younger Smith generation of three, four, and five year The Smith family painting olds. Many Kindness Rocks. creative painted rocks were made; we even had some enthusiastic adult participants.

A few of the art pieces displayed on the Glade Path.

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n August, the Foxhowe Association goes cruising with fast cars, examines the value of finding common ground, and celebrates yet another summer with our annual picnic at Metzgar’s Farm.

Tuesday, July 2 Calling all fast car enthusiasts! Jason H. Harper has a dream job: he drives fast cars around the world and then writes about them. Harper is an automotive and travel journalist, and if you can think of an exotic or ultra-fast car, he’s probably driven it. At our presentation, Harper will share what it’s really like to drive all those cars you see on shows like Top Gear UK and US. Location: Tennis Tea, 5:15pm Cocktails; 6pm Presentation Sunday, August 11 The Honorable Ray H. LaHood has had a distinguished and influential career in public service. Among his career accomplishments, LaHood’s preferred legacy is the ongoing role he played in promoting bipartisanship to solve difficult problems. His 2015 book (co-authored with Frank H. Mackaman), Seeking Bipartisanship: My Life in Politics, documents his experiences and reaffirms the importance and value of bipartisanship in building America’s future.

Location: Tennis Tea, 5:15pm Cocktails; 6pm Presentation Sunday, September 1 Bring your picnic basket to Metzgar’s Farm. The Annual Buck Hill-Foxhowe Labor Day Picnic at Metzgar’s is an event for the entire family. Joe O’Malley returns by popular demand and provides the music to get the party started!

Location: Metzgar’s Farm, 6pm

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Championship August!

By Tom O’Malley

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he course is full of golf-lovers playing the red, white, or blue plus there are plenty of events this August to challenge the jocks among us.

Perhaps one of these is perfect for you: August 3—The Strode Memorial Mixed Member-Guest August 4-5—Junior Club Championship August 6—Ladies’ Member-Guest August 10-18—Men’s Club Championship August 13-22—18 Hole Ladies’ Club Championship August 18-20—Golden Years Championship August 15—Ladies’ Green & White August 19-23—Junior Golf Summit (Gary Clark’s Junior Golf Camp) *August 23—TextLess Live More Scramble **August 25—Family Golf Scramble August 31—Tournament of Roses— Don’t miss this extra fun event! *Marie McGrath has organized this fundraiser golf outing promoting “TextLess Live More.” For more information please email her at marie@textlesslivemore.org. **The Family Golf Scramble is a new event on Sunday afternoon, with emphasis on providing children an opportunity to participate in golf with their parents and/ or grandparents in a relaxed, on-course setting. It’s a great way to get your kids involved in, and excited about, playing the great game of golf.

That Sporting Life usual two. He implemented the same swing but used a different approach to each hole.

Lastly, use the wind to your advantage—don’t try to fight it. This is going to take some experience to see how far your ball gets pushed offline, but if it is blowing right to left, aim right and let the wind push the ball back towards your target and vice versa for a left to right wind. If the wind is in your face, move the ball back slightly in your stance, (approximately an inch) and tee it up a fraction of a ball lower to keep it out of the wind. It is also wise to take an extra club or two for the yardage. If the wind is at your back, tee it up slightly higher and let the ball coast with the wind. You’ll be surprised how far you might drive if the conditions are right, so take advantage of it. Remember, a windy day is difficult for everyone to play and by making these slight adjustments, you may be the best in your group.— Christopher J Benner, Asst. Pro

For Lower Scores… Tip Of The Month: Smart strategies are the “inconspicuous” Putting elements of good golf. Here are three options to up your game: Your course management is just as important as hitting a towering drive or draining a long putt. The first thing you need to know is your distances for each club. You might not hit each club as consistently as a tour pro, but you should know the averages of each of your clubs. A good way to practice this is going to the range and hitting about 20 shots with each club.

Throw out the four or five longest and shortest shots and take the average of the rest. It is important to keep in mind that you are only as good as your best miss, and a good miss on the course can still turn into a par or even a birdie.

Secondly, it is important to pay attention to where you tee up the ball on each hole.

If you play a fade (left to right shot for a right-handed golfer) tee up on the right-hand side of the tee box. This will give you as much room as possible to find the fairway. I told a friend of mine who fit this description to tee up on the right side. Without changing his swing, he found 10 to 14 fairways versus his

How many of us miss that two-foot putt or three putt from 15 feet? Too many, right?

But there are some simple things to incorporate into your game to help with those frustrating issues.

Before you even go out for your round, practice on the putting green–that’s what it’s there for! Then for each putt: • Read the green—look to see if the green slopes in one direction or another.

• Assess if the putt is downhill, uphill, or side hill.

• It helps if you draw a line on your ball so you can aim the line at the intended target.

• Be committed to whatever line you pick.

• Eyes are over the ball at address.

• The club grip is slightly forward of your zipper.

• Use your shoulders to make the stroke.

• No wrist is used in the shot.

• Keep your head still until after contact with ball.

• Use the same length stroke back and through the shot.

—Gary Clark, PGA Director of Instruction

The Payoff We take lessons, go to clinics, hit at the range, and play rounds to up our game, and sometimes the hard work has a reward. It did for these folks, who participated in some competitive fun on the course.

Men’s One-Day Member-Guest Over 60 golfers played in the tournament with these results: 1. John Ryan-Tom Monaghan—13 2. Jim Sherratt-Joe O’Malley—12 3. Matt Carroccio-Greg Carroccio—10 4. Tony Bianciella-Seth Aronson—9 5. Bruce Finley-Al Orlando—9 6. Matt Carroccio-Dave Mehlbaum—9 7. Tom Ross-Mike Connolly—9 8. Bill Castellano-Jeff Crippen—9 • A skins game was also held and the four winners were Mike Connolly, Mike Wilson, Bruce Finley, and Tom Monaghan.

• The Closest to Pin winners include: 5 Blue, Chris Balshi; 7 Blue, Dan Forman; 7 White, John Brecker; and 9 White, Tony Bianciella.

• Long Drive winners were Mike Connolly and Dan Forman.

Ladies’ Vice President Cup • Sue Ketigian and • Janet Newell (tie broken by match of cards) • Claire O’Mara • Patty Lawrence • Dawn Kendall • Jean Sieghardt Ladies’ 9-Holer Flag Tournament We had 32 players on the Blue course and each golfer got a flag with a number on it. Once they hit that number of strokes they place their flag. Remarkably, Nancy Hopkins, finished the 9 before reaching her strokes!

1. Nancy Hopkins 2. Joan Soilleux 3. Maryanna Kreidman 4. Rosemarie Helmbrecht 5. Betsey Finley

The Tiara Tournament is always a fun event as the ladies get dolledup in their finery for a 9-hole scramble. From left 2018 winners: Denise Boyle, Jean Sieghardt, Dawn Kendall hand the tiaras over to the 2019 champs Charlotte Blamble, Sue Ketigian, Laura Ketigian and MaryJane Baer (not shown). Our intrepid pro, Tom O’Malley officiated and MaryLou Dalziel hosted the potluck following golf.

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Pat’s Patter uck Hill Falls golf is steeped in tradition, each event possessing its unique historic personality.

The Guthrie Cup is named for Buck Hill’s first golf professional and features Ryder Cup style format. The Parent-Child is the oldest event of its kind in the country. On par is the Strode Memorial, a Mixed Member-Guest classic named for Joseph Strode Sr. First played in 1976, the Strode Memorial was founded by Joseph Strode, Jr. in memory of his late father. Always the first Saturday in August, this year the 44th annual edition will tee off August 3. Betty Strode recalls that the main idea was for members to invite guest couples to Buck Hill for memorable golf and socializing. “It was very simple,” Betty says. “We wanted to provide on opportunity for our friends to invite their friends to Buck Hill.”

Twenty-four foursomes competed in the Inaugural Strode. That list, and the list of tournament winners reads like a who’s who of multi-generation Buck Hill families:

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Joseph and Joan Ruvane, Remsens, Kenard, Groseclose, Humpton, Berry, and of course the Strodes themselves.

“The golf was great, cocktails and dinner even better!”

Betty said with a laugh. Indeed, everyone dressed up for a fancy evening at the old Buck Hill Inn. Betty still has the 1976 menu featuring boneless breast of chicken with mushrooms and Canadian bacon princesse. And for dessert, baked Alaska.

The 1976 champions were Larry and Eleanor Bell and their guests, the Werleys from Saucon Valley. Some thirty years later in 2006 the Bells returned as guests of Betty and Joe Strode Jr. and were champions again!

Today, mixed teams involving member relatives and friends are welcome to play, but the Strode family continues to encourage their friends to invite guest couples. “That’s really the tradition,” says Joe Strode III. Anyone who has played in recent years can agree that the Strode Memorial is a spectacularly fun event. Circle that first Saturday in August.

It’s a can’t miss!

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ith most of our tournaments over, it’s time for some serious fun on the courts. Join us for a clinic, private lesson, or mixer.

Men’s & Ladies’ Margarita Mixer Friday, August 2, 6pm Mixed Doubles Club Championships Saturday, August 3, 9am Adult Mixer Sunday, August 11, 10am Season Finale Adult Mixer Saturday, August 31, 10am

Bowl-Full et thee to the rinks this month for there’s plenty of great bowling to see.

Nelson Memorial Club Pairs Tournament August 3, 1pm BHFLBC members team up to see who will be the 2019 pairs champions. Come support your Buck Hill neighbors as they vie for the crown.

Buck Hill/Skytop Challenge August 10, at Skytop For this annual event, we’re hoping our bowlers will be able to bring back the “trophy” to its place of honor at the Fairway Grille.

Northeast Division Open August 16-22 at Buck Hill and Skytop

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The NED Bowls USA Open—Singles, Pairs, and Triples—is co-hosted by the Skytop Lawn Bowling Club, the BHFLBC, and the Buck Hill Falls Company. It was an exciting tournament last year and we expect more thrilling competition this year. The schedule is: Practice—Friday, August 16, 2pm-dusk (Skytop and Buck Hill) Triples—Saturday, August 17, 9am Opening Ceremony, 9:15am-5pm (Buck Hill and Skytop) Triples Final—Sunday, August 18, 9am5pm (Location TBA) Pairs—Monday, August 19, 9am-5pm (Buck Hill and Skytop) Pairs Final—Tuesday, August 20, 9am5pm (Location TBA) Singles—Wednesday, August 21, 9am5pm (Buck Hill and Skytop) Singles Final—Thursday, August 22 (Location and Time TBA)

NED Registration is open until the week before the Open. The final schedule with modifications will be available at that time—check BreezeMail for updates.

If you’d like to volunteer for the NED, would like more information about lawn bowling, or the BHFLBC, contact Jim Price: jimprice95@icloud.com, 570 595-2662 (h), 910 880-0663 (m).

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Library Laughs OL Comedy Night at the Tennis Tea is only ten days away. Produced

by Carla Johnston, it will be an evening filled with good food, comedy and live and silent auctions that will benefit the Barrett Paradise Friendly Library. Carla has created an evening with three comedians who perform regularly in NYC and around the world.

• Ophira Eisenberg is a comedian, writer, and actress and was selected as one of the “10 Standout Stand Ups Worth Watching” by Backstage magazine. https:// en.m.wikipedia. org/wiki/ Ophira_Eisenberg • Meghan Hanley is a National Touring stand-up comic, writer, and baseball blogger. http:// meghanhanley. com/

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• Jon Fisch is known as a comics’ comic.

He has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman and is also a Backstage “10 Standout Stand Ups Worth Watching.” http://jonfisch.com/ The dinner and show is $85 per person; the show only is $60 per person.

Please call the library to reserve your seats. Marie Powers, Linda Goldfarb, Linda Potter, Maureen Siglin, and Cindy DeLuca serve on the committee with the goal to create a fun fundraising and entertaining evening. Hope to see you there.

Another important component of the library’s work is our Searchable History

Your Help ou should have received a letter from the Community Services Committee asking for help in our community support efforts. To quote from the letter: “As the temperature rises and the woods get greener and our lives come to be centered on the wonderful atmosphere here in BHF, please remember that not everyone is able to enjoy the things we do. There are neighbors close by that are struggling—some with disabilities, some are homeless and hungry, and others are dealing with domestic violence. Putting our dollars together really can help those less fortunate, and by doing so, we continue Buck Hill’s long Quaker tradition of “Holding Others In The Light.”

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Project. The mission is to create a digital repository that will house historical collections, the largest of which is the Buck Hill Archives. This Searchable History Project will make the collection easy to search by keyword, to see, and to use online. The estimated cost over three years is $150,000. The project is labor intensive as each document or three-dimensional item needs to be scanned and downloaded into a digital repository management system. To date, we have raised 50 per cent of the funds from local foundations and local families. The library hopes many people throughout the community will support this essential work with a tax-deductible donation.

Each gift will ensure these priceless materials are protected and that Buck Hill’s history will be easily accessible by all. You can make your gift by mailing a check to Barrett Paradise Friendly Library, Attn: Cindy DeLuca, 9600 Route 191, Cresco, PA 18326, by PayPal on the library’s website, or if you prefer to make your gift by credit card, call Cindy.

To keep informed about library happenings and services, call us at 570-595-7171 or visit our website www.barrettlibrary.org. Each month a wide variety of programs are planned for people of all ages. Also, we email a newsletter through Constant Contact; please sign up on the website or call us and we’ll add you to the list.

Library Director Cindy DeLuca is reading The Years by Alison L. Strayer. She is trying to read all the titles on the 2019 shortlist for The Booker Prize.

In 2018, we raised and distributed $46,500 to organizations that service Barrett Township and Monroe County, including: C.A.M.E. (our local food bank), Barrett Paradise Friendly Library, Lehigh Valley Medical Center (Dracos Orthopedic Clinic), Meals on Wheels, Family Promise, Women’s Resources, Friendly Community Center, Burnley Workshop, Salvation Army, The Barrett Volunteer Fire Company, and Habitat for Humanity. All the recipients have expressed heartfelt thanks.

We could not have done this without your support. Please consider donating to the Buck Hill Falls Community Services fund. Each dollar goes directly to our local neighbors in need.

Donations can be made via PayPal: http://bit.ly/1GEfpxj or by mail to the Buck Hill Falls Community Services Committee, P.O. Box 453, Buck Hill Falls, PA 18323.

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ugust offers many activities for you and your family to enjoy at The FCC, your go-to place for summer fun, fitness, well-being, and friendship. Join us for any of the following activities: NATURE: Stargaze with Darryl and Jackie Speicher on August 8 at 8:30pm (rain date August 9). Bring a blanket, snacks, and a flashlight to Skywood Park, Route 191 in Cresco.

• Meet every Tuesday at 9am at The Mountainhome United Methodist Church parking lot for Weekly Walkers. Enjoy hikes to local parks and our great big backyard!

MOVEMENT: Have fun and dance to trendy music at Zumba every Thursday at 4:15pm or 5:30pm with Natalie Schultz-Kahwaty.

• Join Natalie for Chair Zumba every Tuesday at 3pm—this is a great workout for people with balance issues.

• Challenge yourself during Cardio Sculpt with Colleen LaScala every Wednesday at 5:30pm.

• Enjoy exercise at your own pace anytime at our Dottie Hughes Outdoor Fitness Park.

• Men Get Fit with Bob Larsen of Phoenix Athletica meets for a circuit- style workout indoors and outdoors at The FCC Fitness Park every Monday and Wednesday at 4:15pm..

SHARE: Connect with other women at Women’s Circle on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.

• Play Mah Jongg, cards, Scrabble, or work on a puzzle every Monday from 1-3pm or Thursday from 12-3pm.

• Bring a loved one that is living with dementia to interact with others through instrument playing and singing at Music Therapy on the first and third Tuesdays at 1pm and engage in shared experiences at Memory Café on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 1pm.

• Donate blood during the Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, August 23 from 2-6pm—visit redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment or walk in the day of the event.

PEACEFUL: Relax during Crystal Bowl Sound Bath on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm with Kimberly Matthew.

• Breathe in the fresh air and improve your mental focus at Qi Gong every Thursday at 9am.

• Practice mindfulness at Mindful Meditation every Tuesday at 11:15am with Sue Ruskin-Mayher, PhD. • Attend Tai Chi every Tuesday at 4pm and begin the journey to improve your balance, quiet your mind, and relax your body. All levels welcome.

For more details, to view a complete list of all of the programs, or to register, call 570 481-4330 or visit www.thefriendlycommunitycenter.org. Hope to see you at The FCC! Join The FCC family for our party under the harvest moon, which promises to be an enjoyable evening filled with autumn-inspired culinary delights by Chef SAVE Lyman Winner, a raffle THE DATE! and live auction of favorite fall items and expeAnniversary Party riences, and socializing Tuesday, September 24 in a beautiful mountain setting. Advance tickets 6:30-9:30pm are required.

June 1 - September 30 Mondays-Fridays 11am-9pm Saturdays-Sundays 8am-9pm Reservations are welcomed and required for parties of 10 or more. Contact 570 595-3535. The above times may change based on weather or private events. Management has the discretion to close earlier than posted hours.

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very year, Buck Hill proudly honors the birth of our nation. We gear up for July 4 and from dawn to dusk, we play, talk, listen, frolic, and enjoy the comradeship of our community. Starting with the flag raising at the top of the mountain, to the parade, pool ceremony, Metzgar’s, and, of course, ending with the fireworks on the golf course, it’s Buck Hill’s personal way of honoring our country. Enjoy this fantastic show now and forever.

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Welcome Newcomers Paul and Mary Funari Paul and Mary Funari are the proud new owners of 125 Vireo Road, Cottage 350, the former home of Pat Dracos. They have been part of the Buck Hill Falls community since 2012 co-owning a home with the Post family. They look forward to many more happy years in Buck Hill along with their college-aged sons, Joe and Chris.

Tabitha Oman and Myron Manternach Formerly of Brooklyn, NY, the Oman-Manternach family currently live in Chestnut Hill.

Philadelphia.

They are the proud new owners of Cottager 244 on Haverhill Road.

Myron is an independent investment banker and investor. He grew up on a farm in Iowa and attended Wharton Business School. Tabitha is a lawyer for a chemicals company and hails from Washington, DC. Their son Teddy is a sweet and happy kid, loves arts and crafts, music, and swimming.

The family is interested in enjoying the outdoors (both from the porch and casual walks to the falls), hosting and

Up Close & Personal attending dinner parties, maybe playing a little paddle ball, and spending a lot of time at the swimming pool.

They have been frequent visitors to Skytop and found Buck Hill Falls in their travels to this area. They just lucked into BHF—but already know it’s going be a perfect match. As Tabitha says, “We’ve met several BHF families already thanks to the hospitality of our new neighbor, Bonnie Brennan, and with the help of the fabulous Caroline Salvino. We are so excited to be joining the BHF community—it is such a welcoming place.”

Annie Lehet Annie is from Emmaus, PA, where she works in residential real estate. She purchased Cottage 755 and likes to golf and ski among other things.

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arried in July 2001, Michele Haberland and Thaddeus Tracy came to Buck Hill Falls a mere five years later.

Thaddeus grew up going to nearby Lake in the Clouds, but played tennis and golf in Buck Hill. When looking for a house of their own, they fell in love with all the amenities at Buck Hill. Their twin boys, Sacha and Tobin,

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Their busy life in New York City includes Thaddeus’s new business investing in crop agriculture and Michele’s job as Director of Development at St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School. In contrast to their largely urban lives, Michele says that they “love the posts about the wildlife in and around the community. How great to have beavers, foxes, bald eagles, and bears as our neighbors! It’s particularly great to read about these sightings…when we are in New York City.” Michele admits that when their boys were little, they would catch tadpoles that were trapped in the sand on #2 Red. They’d bring them home, feed them and watch them turn into frogs, thus turning the boys into amateur naturalists early in life! This interest in the natural world may be the reason why Thaddeus has been active on the Conservation Foundation Board. Michele, for her part, has taken her turn as secretary of Lot and Cot. When asked what they might like to see changed in Buck Hill, Michele says, “We think the community is terrific and are so impressed with how much has changed since we first bought our home. The golf course and tennis courts have always been beautifully maintained and continue to bring us hours of joy. We have also seen additional improvements—everything from a new Fairway Grille, to a fitness center, to the beautiful community garden. It’s simply a lovely retreat from New York. We would love to see it continue to grow, while holding on to its tradition of community.”

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Night in the Tropics” dinner-dance lived up to its theme as 350 Buck Hillers braved the rain, mud, and steamy conditions under the tent in support of the Buck Hill Conservation Foundation. It was a record-breaking year for both the silent and live auctions with over $50,000 raised on everything from Buck Hill’s own honey to a vacation house in Maine.

The perennial favorite Motown band Smooth packed the dance floor and a photo booth and ice cream truck provided laughter and treats. This fundraiser, now over 20 years old, has become the kickoff event of the busy Buck Hill season. Below, proof positive that attendees enjoyed the whole affair.

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CAROLINE

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If you are thinking of buying, selling, or renting, call Caroline.

She lives, works and plays in Buck Hill Falls!

“The Numbers Speak for Themselves” Caroline’s Statistics: 30+ Years Experience #1 Agent in Buck Hill Falls 19 Sales in 2018 13 Sales in 2019 year-to-date 85% of Sales in Buck Hill Falls* * On either the buyer side, seller side or both according to data from the Pocono MLS.

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