Vendor applications

are now available for

Octoberfest.
The
event will be held on
October 11th and
12th. Applications can
be found at bangor
borough.org or by
emailing a request to
Debbie
at
bangor
parkboard@gmail.com.
Volunteers are also
needed for Octoberfest.
Please contact Debbie
at
bangorparkboard
@gmail.com if interested.
The Bangor Elks
Halloween Parade will
be held on October
16th at 7pm. This

years theme is The

Land of Oz. Participants may register at
Brays News Stand,
Heards Meat Market or
the
Bangor
Public
Library. The deadline to
register is October 11th
at 3pm. There will be a
late sign-up location at
the Bee Hive Community Center on October
16th at 5pm. For more
information,
contact
Parade Marshall Keith
Heard at 610-588-1195
or 610-588-3183.
Bangor Class of 1952
is looking for the
addresses of Shirley
Roberts
Bruch,

Barbara Seiple Yetter

and Marie Timmins
Jordon to contact for
their class reunion. If
you have any information, please call Marge
at 610-863-4593.
A Slate Belt family is
in need of children's
clothing due to smoke
damage during a fire
recently. If you are able
to provide assistance,
please contact Frank
Jones, Director of Families First, at 610-8633688
or
jones.
frank@penargylsd.org.
Clothing needed are
girls
shirts
size
8/medium and pants
size 8/10; boys shirts
size
young
men's
medium and pants size
34/30.
My Brother's Keepers, an organization
run through
Hope
UCC, is make sleeping
bags for the homeless
and is in great need of
sheets, blankets, old
sleeping bags, drapes,
towels, pillowcases or
any kind of fabric.
These sleeping bags are
distributed to homeless
shelters in the area.
They will now be
making them for Homeless Veterans as well.
Please keep them in
mind when cleaning out
closets. Thank you for
your help. For more
information call 610863-4474. The drop off
location is Hope UCC at
701 Cherry St. in Wind
Gap.
A medical fund has
been set up for a
Saylorsburg man and
his family. Cliff Cornell
was severly injured in
an ATV accident on July

22nd.
He
suffered
severe brain trama and
is currently in a coma.
He is married and a
father of two. If interested in donating, kindly
visit
www.go
fundme.com/chnp7w.
The
American
Cancer Society 2015
Relay For Life of the
Slate Belt will be held
on Saturday, May 16th
and Sunday, May 17th
from 10am to 10am at
Bangor
Memorial
Park. The theme for
this year will be Ohana
Luau, which means
Family Party.
For
more
information,
please contact Bob
Weber at weber54@
rcn.com or 484-6958890. You can also join
the Facebook group
Relay
For
LifeSlateBelt at facebook
.com/groups/relayforlife
slatebelt or visit www.
relayforlife.org/paslateb
elt.
Happy
Birthday
wishes are sent to
Denise Hackenburg,
September
24th;
Marian
Dennis,
September 25th; Lenny
Ruggiero, September
26th; Ashley Cook,
September 27th; Jake
Ascani,
September
27th; and Patricia
Mucha,
September
30th.
We love hearing from
you! Send your
birthdays, anniversaries and other tidbits
of information to:
The PRESS
1 Broadway
Bangor, PA 18013
thepressmail@
gmail.com
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Cubscout Pack 14
invites the public to
join them for an open
house on Saturday,
September 27th, at
Richmond
United
Methodist
Church,
located
at
8538
Delaware Drive in Mt.
Bethel.
The open house will
help you will learn
more about Pack 14. It
begins at noon and will
run until 2pm.
At the open house you
be able to meet and talk
with the Cubmaster,
Den leaders and current
cubscouts to gain first
hand experience on
what it means to be a
scout.
During the open house
there
will
be
a
presentation of photos
and past projects that

the boys have done, a

look at patches you
could earn, a chance to
test out the pushcart,
and even use the
pinewood derby cars.

For more information

on Pack 14 or the event,
contact John Messina at
610-417-0096 or Skid
Rollison
at
610-984-7543

Easton. Fees apply.

FMI, visit PAKnife
Show.com.
East Bangor Vol. Fire
Co. Basket Bingo:
September 26th, 6pm.
Fees apply. FMI or
tickets, call 610-5885996.
Bangor Lions Auction:
September 26th, 7pm.
Hartzells
Auction
Gallery, 521 Richmond
Rd., Bangor.
PA Trappers, District
10 Annual Fall Convention & Sports
Show:
September
26th, 12-6pm, & 27th,
8am-5pm. West End
Fairgrounds,
Gilbert.
Tailgaters,
demos,
raffles & food. FMI,
call 610-863-9759.
Boomer's Angels at
Melon's Gift 10th
Annual
Fun
Dog
Show:
September
27th, 11am-3:30pm.
Upper field on the
campus of the Stroudsburg
Intermediate
Elementary
School,
2000 Chipperfield Dr.,
Stroudsburg.
Live
music, food, raffle
items, vendors & more.
Proceeds
support
Howard
Canfield
Cancer Fund for Men at
the Dale & Frances
Hughes Cancer Center.
Fees apply to register.
FMI, visit www.melons
gift.org/Fun%20Dog%
20Show.html, call 570422-1484 or email
bhmoses@ptd.net
Church Wide Yard
Sale: September 27th,
9am-3pm. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
2904 Church Rd, Rt 611
just north of Martins
Creek.
Spaces are
available. Fees apply.
FMI, contact JoAnn at
610-253-9243
or
jrwalz1@ptd.net.
Citizens Fire Co. #1
Basket Bingo: September 27th, 12pm. Game
starts at 1pm. Citizens
Fire Co., 3922 Main St.,
Slatedale. Fees apply.
FMI or advance tickets,
call 610-767-3332 or
610-767-2305.
Bangor Area High
School Class of 1999
Reunion: September
27th, 6pm-9pm. Tolino
Vineyards. FMI, call
484-788-9736.
2nd Annual MDA
Community Fun Day:
September 28th, registration 10am. Wind
Gap Park. Fees apply.
Entertainment,
food,
games& more.
8th Annual Lehigh
Valley Knife Show:
September 27th, 9am5pm & September
28th, 9am-3pm. 4100
Green
Pond
Rd.,

Lehigh Valley Sports

Hall of Fame Slow
Pitch Softball Tournament for high school
Awards Fundraiser:
September
28th,
9:30am. Saylor Park,
Keefer Rd., Coplay. No
fee. Co-ed. Individual
players will be placed
on a team. FMI, call Joe
Zemba 484-597-9003.
Diamond Fire Co. Flea
Market:
September
28th, 8am-2pm. 110
Main St., Walnutport.
FMI, call 610-7678476.
Senior
Luncheon
Show:
September
30th, 12pm. Lehigh
Twp. Fire Co., 4188
Lehigh Dr., Cherryville.
25% discount tickets
available. All inclusive
price includes buffet
lunch, desserts, beverages, musical entertainment, taxes & gratuities.
For ticket info, visit
SeniorShowtime.com or
call Eric at 610-5542399.
St.
Elizabeth/St.
Joseph Ministry Yard
Sale Benefit: October
3rd, 8am-2:30pm, &
October 4th, 8am12pm. Benefits local
food bank at Lehigh &
Genoga St., Wind Gap.
2nd Annual Our Lady
Queen of Peace Oktoberfest Celebration:
October 3rd, 6pm10pm; October 4th,
1pm-10pm & October
5th, 1pm-6pm. 1402
Rt.
209,
Gilbert
(between Fairgrounds
Rd. & Weir Lake Rd.).
Safe
Haven
Dog
Rescue at Tobyhanna
Fall Festival: October
4th. Blanche D. Price
Park, 105 Government
Center Way, Pocono
Pines. FMI, visit Safe
HavenPa.org,
email
SafeHaven@epix.net or
visit Facebook.
Portland Family Fun
Day: October 4th,
11am-4pm. Park &
Walk along Delaware
Ave. FMI, Call Stephanie Steele at 570-8975212 or Bridget Kenna
at 570-897-5055. To be
a vendor, contact Cindy
Fish at 973-600-7120.
Grace
Lutheran
Church Apple Festival:
October
4th,
12-6pm. 5907 Sullivan
Trail, Nazareth.
Spaghetti
Dinner:
Saturday, October 4th,
4pm-7pm. Ackermanville UMC, 1410 Ackermanville Rd., Bangor.
Fees apply. FMI or
tickets, call 610-5887818
or
go
to
ackermanvilleumc.org

Flicksville UCC Tricky

Tray: October 5th,
4pm. 1337 Lower S.
Main St., Bangor. FMI,
call 610-588-4648.
Safe Haven Adoption
Day: October 5th,
11am-3pm. Rt. 940, Mt.
Pocono. FMI & adoption
applications,
visit
SafeHavenPa.org, email
SafeHaven@epix.net &
like them on Facebook.
Boomer's
Angels
Rescue Pit Bull Awareness Day: October 5th,
11am-5pm. Rain or
shine. 1151 Mosser Rd.,
Breiningsville.
FMI,
visit
Boomers
Angels.com, or call
570-350-4977.
8-Week Study Understanding Depression:
Sundays starting October 5th, 3-5pm. Mount
Eaton Church. Childcare
available upon request.
FMI or to register, visit
mounteatonchurch.org,
call 570-992-7050 or
email
office@mount
eatonchurch.org.
Radio City Music Hall
Christmas Spectacular
Show: November 14th,
departure 8am. Leaving from Our Lady of
Victory R.C. Church,
Cherry
Lane
Rd.,
Tannersville. Radio City
Music Hall, NYC. Fees
apply. Deposit needed
by October 6th. Buses
will return around 5pm.
FMI, call Marge at 570629-0509.
The Slate Belt Chamber of
Commerce
Reflections of Italy
Trip Final Meeting:
October 6th, 7pm.
Chamber office. Still
time to sign up for your
dream vacation to Italy.
Trip includes 10 days
total in Rome, Colosseum, Asisi, Perugia,
Siena, Florence, Chianti
Winery, Venice, Murano
Island, Lugano, Switzerland & Como.
An
extended trip to Roseto
is also planned. FMI,
call Clotilde Fitzsimmons at 610-881-4164,
email clearview.Travel
@rcn.com or call the
chamber office at 610588-1000.
Ghosts of the Slate

Belt: October 9th,

7pm. Presented by the
Heritage Center staff.
FMI, call Karen at 610588-8615.
Safe Haven Pet Rescue
Adoption Day: October 10th, 11am-3pm.
Rt. 940, Mt. Pocono.
FMI or applications,
visit SafeHavenPa.org
or
contact
Safe
Haven@epix.net or on
Facebook.
11th Annual Lukie's
Fall Festival: October
11th,
11am-5pm.
Weona Park. Proceeds
help raise awareness to
find a Cure for Spinal
Muscular Atrophy in
memory
of
Luke
Anthony Maida. FMI,
call 610-588-5428 or
email
lukiesfall
festival@aol.com.
Bangor Elks Halloween Parade: October
16th, 7pm. Sign up
deadline is October
11th, 3pm. Late sign ups
October 16th, 5pm.
FMI, call 610-588-1195
or 610-588-3183.
Camp Papillon Meet &
Greet Adoption Day:
October 12th, 11am2:30pm. Rt. 209, Brodheadsville. For application,
email
adopt
@camppapillon.org, or
volunteer@camppapillo
n.org FMI, visit www.
camppapillon.org or call
570-420-0450.
New York Bus Trip:
October 12th, 8am4pm. Leaves Bangor,
191 Merchants branch.
Fees apply. All proceeds
go to American Cancer
Society thru Relay For
life. FMI, call Karen at
610-588-9211 or Tracey
at 610-588-9268.
NYC Fire Dept Retirees Meeting: Last
Thursday
of
the
month,
MarchNovember,
2pm.
Eagles Lodge at 1210
North Fifth St. (Rt. 191),
Stroudsburg FMI, call
Steve Harvey at 610588-2623 .

( N A P S I ) Forgetfulness. Confusion. Difficulty doing

math. Often, ? these
experiences
are
shrugged off as a
normal part of getting
older. However, sometimes, these changes are
actually
the
body
signaling
a
more
significant underlying
problemliver
disease.
In some cases, these
symptoms can be signs
of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). A serious,
chronic condition, it
occurs when the liver is
no longer able to filter
out toxins produced
within the body and
allows those toxins,
such as ammonia, to
reach the brain. Once
these toxic substances
are in the brain, it may
cause these dementialike symptoms.
Boomers And Liver
Health: Whether you
are a baby boomer or
you care for a loved one
within this generation,
it is important to maintain liver health and
understand the associated risks of liver
disease. Being empowered with the awareness
of specific liver conditions, such as HE, can
lead to earlier discussions with your health
care provider.
For starters, being a
baby boomer can put
you at higher risk of
hepatitis C, a condition

tions and coma. That is

why knowing the signs
can be critical.
Hepatic encephalopathy exhibits both physical and mental signs.
The following are mild
to moderate symptoms
that you should look for
if you feel that you or a
loved one is affected by
HE: Mild confusion,
short attention span,
mood swings, personality changes, change in
sleep
patterns
and

that is one of the main

causes of liver damage
or cirrhosis (scarring of
the liver). The U.S.
Preventive
Services
Task Force concluded
that all baby boomers
should get screened for
hepatitis C. With rising
prevalence for this age
group, hepatitis C may
not show symptoms
until the condition has
developed into a serious
liver disease.
The Threat Of Hepatitis C: The rate of
patients with hepatitis C
is estimated to grow to
approximately 5 million
by 2020. Of these
patients, there will be
approximately 1 million
diagnosed with cirrhosis. These statistics do

not take into account

alcoholic
cirrhosis,
nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) or the
other causes of cirrhosis.
About seven out of 10
people with cirrhosis
will develop some form
of HE. Symptoms of the
condition may begin
slowly and gradually
get worse or they may
occur suddenly and be
severe from the start.
Depending on how bad
liver disease is in a
person, the stages of HE
span from mild to
severe. When symptoms reach a severe
level, patients health
can rapidly decline, and
they can experience
prolonged hospitaliza-

slurred speech.
If any of these symptoms is exhibited by
you or someone under
your care, it is important to speak with a
health care provider. It
is important to document the symptoms and
share them with your
health care provider.
To learn more about
HE, visit the American
Liver
Foundations
dedicated
webpage:
www.he123.org.

The state House on

Wednesday
unanimously passed House
Bill 1736, legislation
authored by state Rep.
Joe
Emrick
(RNorthampton), which
would rename a portion
of Route 191 in order to
honor
veterans
of
World War II. The bill
may now be taken up by
the state Senate.
Many of the great
soldiers who went into
battle during the 1930s
and 1940s are no longer
with us, Emrick said.
This is a way keep
alive the memory of
those soldiers from
World War II who
fought for our country
and played a great role
in
preserving
freedom.
Emricks legislation
would rename Route
191 from the Bangor
Borough line to the
Plainfield
Township
line the World War II
Homefront
Heroes
Highway. The Penn-

sylvania Department of
Transportation would
erect signs to traffic in
both
directions
to
indicate the designation.
While growing up in
Bangor, I heard many
stories
about
the
monthly
Homefront
Magazine, which was
believed to be the only
one of its kind, added
Emrick. It was created
in the house that still
stands at 118 Pennsylvania
Avenue
and
brought news, photographs and letters from
Bangor residents to the
troops in World War II.
The Slate Belt was, and
still is, incredibly proud
of men and women who
served during the war
and this bill is an extension of that pride.
Questions about this
event or any legislative
issue should be directed
to Emricks Mt. Bethel
office at 570-897-0401
or his Nazareth office at
610-746-5090.

(NAPSI)Good news
for homeowners trying
to choose among beauty,
function and responsible
sourcing when it comes
to flooring: As famed
architect and designer
Vern Yip points out, you
can now get all threewith cork. A longtime
champion of sustainable
design, the HGTV star
is constantly looking for
eco-friendly materials
with a fashion-forward
appeal that can adapt to
just about any taste.
The variety of choices
available to environmentally
conscious
consumers today is
remarkable, he begins.
Sustainable design and
decor options have
come of age and the
advances in cork flooring finishes are a great
example.

Recognized for being

soft on the feet and
warm to the touch, cork
flooring is often ranked
high on comfort and
durability but was
sometimes overlooked
for its limiting design
options.
New technology lets
the look of cork flooring range from traditional and vintage to
artistic and modern,
presenting an array of
exquisite design possibilities. In fact, corks
versatility
offers
finished looks that can
emulate
hardwood,
marble
and
other
textured surfaces.
As
Yip
explains,
Thanks to its diverse,
modern and natural
look, cork flooring
gives us elegant designs
that are as eye-catching

as they are functional.

New finishes give it a
chameleonlike quality
that fits any room
aesthetic.
Todays
printing
techniques mean cork
can be matched to virtually any color, tint or
shade imaginable. For
example, if you love the
look of marble but not
the fact that its cold to
touch, cork flooring can
be a great alternative.
If you want a rustic
look, you can consider
designs in colors such as
deep mahogany or rich
chocolate brown that
can create a warm look
and feel. If youre decorating a childs room,
you can combine cork
planks in different
colors, styles or textures
for a playful appeal.
In
open-concept

homes, cork flooring

complements a variety
of different wood stains,
effortlessly
bringing
together colors from
furniture,
doors,
cabinets and more. You
can mix and match light
with dark for added
pop.
To give your kitchen a
retro appeal, geometrical and angular floors
are making a comeback
in a big way. Try zigzag,
herringbone or chevron
patterns for some midcentury flair.
Corks
versatility,
beauty and the fact that
its production does not
result in any trees being
cut make it a favorite
among
green-living
advocates.
To explore the look of
cork flooring, visit
realcorkfloors.com.

( N A P S I ) T h e r e s
good news for homeowners who want to
protect their family and
property
from
the
damage and discomfort
that can be caused by a
power outage.
Theres
technology
designed to help avert
the problems that can
result from a loss of
electrical power.
For example, installing
a standby generator can

help to provide peace of

mind, safety and comfort by maintaining a
continuous stream of
electricity during a
power outage caused by
extreme weather or
other events beyond the
homeowners control.
Unlike
portable
generators,
standby
generators are permanently attached to a
home via a fuel line and
hardwired into the

buildings power system

or panel board. To
maintain a constant
state of readiness, it has
the capacity to self-test
weekly and notify the
homeowner if there is a
problem.
This type of generator
can be configured to
restore power to preselected circuits in a home
or an entire house when
utility power is lost.
In combination with an
automatic
transfer
switch
(ATS)
or
generator-ready
load
center, the generator
will function as a completely
automatic
system, without the
homeowner having to
be there to turn on the
generator. An ATS is
designed to transfer
power between the
homes utility line and
the generator.
The ATS models that
Siemens has to offer are
engineered with Digital
Power
Management
(DPM) technology. This
gives them the ability,

for example, to cycle

two different air conditioners on and off without adding additional
components.
Once the utility power
comes back on, the
generator will automatically detect that
power is available and
switch back to utility
power. The system is
designed to operate so
seamlessly that if you
were not home and
power went out, you
might not even know a
power outage had
occurred
in
your
absence.
Standby
generators
from Siemens are available from 8kW to
150kW models. In
many cases, the cost of
the generator and installation would likely
offset the cost of any
potential
loss
or
damage incurred by a
homeowner during an
outage.
To learn more, visit
www.usa.siemens.com/
generators.

Hello fellow readers,

A few weeks ago we
spoke about fall tasks
and one is to take
advantage of the great
season to plant. What
should he plant, asked
Harry from Hardwick,
New Jersey. By and
large anything that's
available and fits into
your landscape plan and
cultural environment,
with some exception. If
there are crispy critters
in the nursery, stay
clear, and ornamental
grasses are finicky fall
adapters even if they
aren't crispy.
Resist the urge to buy
just because it's a
bargain.
Just
like
clothes shopping, ask
yourself does it work in
your wardrobe and
lifestyle?
If
not,
skippy. Nothing worse
than a mismatched
wardrobe or garden
hodgepodge. Well there
are worse things, but
hodgepodge
and
mumbo-jumbo is something you have control
over.
Its okay to try a perennial to see how it does
before adding more and
one specimen tree or
shrub well placed makes
for good design. But

one of this and two of

that when it comes to
perennials, shrubs and
ground covers will lead
to a mishmash of odds
and ends. Not pretty.
Jan from Bangor,
asked for suggestions
on harvesting seeds.
Collecting annual and
vegetable seeds can
save lots of money and
theres something gratifying about continuing
the
legacy.
More
patience is required
when it comes to growing perennials from
seed and many reproduce much faster by
division.
Several
perennial
seeds,
called
cold
germinators,
require
stratification,
essentially a process simulating winter to break
dormancy. I simply
keep my collected seeds
in an unheated potting
shed. Another method is
to sow seeds in late fall
in pots and leave in a
cold frame. Others store
seeds in the refrigerator
typically for three to
four months. Just dont
confuse them for a salad
topping. Ha!
Let seeds ripen on the
plants until theyre
almost ready to scatter
on their own. If
harvested too early they
will not be viable.
Collect when theyre
completely dry and
remove as much of the
chaff
and
other
vegetable material as
possible before storing
to avoid rot or disease.
Storing seeds in paper
bags works well, but be
sure to label as you go
so next year you dont
end up sowing a muddle
of hodgepodge, mishmash or mumbo-jumbo.
Garden dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

By State
Emerick

Rep.

Joe

After working with

PennDOT, the Ultra
Poly Corporation and
officials from Portland
Borough and Upper
Mt. Bethel Township
(UMBT), I am pleased
to announce the Route
611 bridge clearance
signage problem at the
Portland/UMBT
border, which has been
the cause of property
damage,
power

outages, traffic tie ups

and other headaches
over the past 20 years,
is solved. The new
bridge signage promoting a clearance of 13
feet, six inches was
recently installed.
My office staff began
the process by contacting PennDOTs state
bridge inspector. On
July 25th, we set up a
unique on-site meeting
to measure the clearance under the bridge.

The problem eluded

common sense for more
than 20 years until Ultra
Poly Corp. owner Alan
LaFiura and Upper
Mount Bethel Township
Supervisor Dennis Jones
came up with the idea of
parking an actual full
sized tractor trailer truck
under the bridge and
measuring how much
clearance was left.
Approval by PennDOT,
Norfolk Southern and
the Pennsylvania Public

Utility Commission was

needed in order to
change the signage.
Many
home
and
business owners voiced
their concerns over the
years about the damage
caused by tractor trailer
trucks when drivers,
fearing the bridge was
too low, stopped in front
of it and backed up in
small, tight parking lots
and nearby lawns, often
hitting utility poles and
causing numerous power

disruptions. I am hopeful the new clearance

signs signal to all
standard-sized tractor
trailers that they can
freely pass under the
bridge, resulting in
improved commerce to
the entire Slate Belt.
Questions about this
event or any legislative
issue should be directed
to my Mt. Bethel office
at 570-897-0401 or my
Nazareth office at 610746-5090.

By Doreen Rutheford

A cafe boldly stands

alone among all the
other sausage and egg
cafes.
This cafe is
nestled on Broadway in
Bangor and is very
different. Before I tell
you why it is different,
may I propose some
questions that you can
ask yourself as you are
reading so you can
know first if you need

this.
Have you ever bought
a treadmill?
Do you wish your
jean size was smaller?
Have you ever or do
you now belong to a
gym (or wish you did)?
Do you hate to look in
the mirror at yourself?
Do you have a hard
time remembering and
pronouncing the names
of your medications you
take?
Do you have high
blood pressure, high
blood
sugar,
high
cholesterol, high body
fat, and/or, high medical
bills?
Do you currently have
diabetes or hypoglycemia?
Do you hate to be
invited to weddings
because you can't find a
dress that looks good on
you?
When it is time to get
up in the morning do
you feel sluggish and
need caffeine to start the

day?
These are all signs our
bodies tell us an most of
us do tend to ignore or
feel that we need to just
accept that bottles of
medications and overweight is just "old age."
It is not true. You can
feel great, look great and
visit the doctor less if
you take care of yourself
and eat well. If you want
to live healthy you need
to learn to eat healthful
foods, cook them yourselves or, take a car ride
to 15 Broadway and let
them do it. This type of
eating is almost foreign
to us and we need to be
schooled in it. It takes
time for our bodies to
adjust to it, as well.
This
new
cafe
addresses the many
concerns and needs I am

speaking of.
They
prepare the finest foods
without all the "bad"
harmful ingredients we
have all learned to love
and indulge ourselves in.
It isn't easy making
cookies taste good without refined sugar, but
they have gotten it
down. Yes, of course,
you will eat the cookie
and say, "It tastes different," but it should taste
different. We just need
to adapt our taste buds to
a flavor that is better for
us. They offer classes, as
well. Cooking classes
that will inform, teach
and prepare you for
living a more healthful
life and reaping the
rewards
of
losing
weight, losing the doctor
bills and loosing the
meds.
Come to the cafe,
challenge yourself to eat
at least one healthy meal
a day. Before you know
it, you will want that for
yourself all the time and
your appearance and
energy levels will show
it. If you choose lunch as
your "healthy meal" I
would like to recommend some of the dishes
I have tried. All the
dishes I am about to
recommend are reasonably priced, homemade
from fresh ingredients
and out of this world

delicious. For starters, 3

Measures serves a "not
coffee" beverage that
consists of brewed herbs
with a unique yet similar
to coffee taste. The nobake peanut butter nut
cake is fantastic and
gluten free. It would pair
well with the non-dairy
vanilla bean ice cream,
which tastes like a
creamy scoop of heaven.
The "tastes like lamb"
gyro was every bit as
good as a top notch lamb
Gyro without the feeling
that you can't button
your pants anymore.
The Empanadas are hand
made/hand formed with
exquisite attention to
detail.
Nelson Albert, owner
of The Press, was invited
to share some of the
cuisine. He reluctantly
accepted as he is a "meat
and potatoes" guy. He
was offered the gyro and
this is what he had to say,
"It was out of this world!
I would definitely go
back for more and order
it again."
Take the challenge.
Come to the new 3 Measures Vegetarian Cafe
and learn how you can
help yourself to a healthy
life without the guilt.
They are also going to
have a booth at Weona
Park on September 28th.
Stop in and say Hi!

We are in an exciting,
risky, confusing and
even worrisome period
of reinvention, says
Randy Parker, managing
editor of the York Daily
Record/Sunday News,
who will speak at
Northampton Community College in Bethlehem Township.
Parker runs a top
newsroom
in
the
second-largest newspaper
company
in
America. Just dont call
it a newspaper company.
An irony behind that
description is that we no

longer view ourselves as

a newspaper company,
Parker says. That product -- the printed newspaper -- is but one of
many tools we use to
serve our communities
with news and information. It is more accurate
to think of us as a
network of local news
organizations,
rather
than as a newspaper
company. But old comparisons and descriptions can be hard to
move away from.
Join them at 11am
Thursday, September
25th to hear Parker

discuss the future of

local news and what
employers such as the
York Daily Record and
its parent company,
Digital First Media, are
looking for in job applicants.
Digital First Media
has turned its newsrooms into a whirl of
do-it-all journalists no
longer divided by digital
and print, says the
Columbia Journalism
Review. At the YDR,
everyone blogs, shoots
video, and posts on
social media, as well as
reports and writes.
Parkers
75-minute
presentation,
Reinventing Journalism, is
open free to the public.
It will be held in
College Center 220,
also known as the David

A. Reed Community
Room.
The presentation is
part of the series
What's New, What's
News: Journalists on
Journalism
Today
sponsored by NCC's
journalism
program.
The series is especially
suited
to
students
considering careers in
professional communication,
especially
journalism.
Moderator for the
series is Rob Hays,
journalism
program
coordinator at NCC.
College
Center's
second-floor food court
will be open to visitors
needing lunch.
For more information,
please email rhays@
northampton.edu or call
610-861-4159.

By State
Emrick

Easton.
Approximately
60
vendors will be on hand
for this years event,
which is a great opportunity
for
senior
citizens to check out the
various services available to them. Various
types of health screenings will be performed
and flu shots will be
provided free of charge
by the Lehigh Valley
Health
Network.

Admission is free and

light refreshments will
be served.
Plenty of parking is
available, and Easton
Coach will offer onsite shuttle service
from any point on the
parking lot to the front
door of the community
center.
The 137th District
consists of the townships of Forks, Lower
Mount Bethel, Palmer.

Upper Mount Bethel,

Upper Nazareth, and
Washington; and the
boroughs of Bangor,
East Bangor, Nazareth,
Portland,
Roseto,
Stockertown
and
Tatamy.
Questions about this
event or any legislative
issue should be directed
to my Mt. Bethel office
at 570-897-0401 or my
Nazareth office at 610746-5090.

By State Rep. Marcia

Hahn

reth, Moore and Plainfield; and the boroughs

of Bath, Chapman, Pen
Argyl and Wind Gap.
This is a great opportunity for senior citizens,
their
families
and
caregivers to check out
federal and state services
available to them, as
well as local services
from around Northampton County. My staff and
I are looking forward to
spending the day with
visitors from the Lehigh
Valley.
St. Lukes University
Health Network will be

providing free flu shots.

Anyone in attendance
who is on Medicare and
wishes to be vaccinated
should be prepared to
show his or her Medicare card.
For more information
on this event or any
legislative issue, please
call my district office at
610-746-2100. You may
also stop by my district
office, which has moved
to 196 West Moorestown
Road, Wind Gap (still in
Bushkill Township, not
far from the former
location).

Rep.

Joe

Senior citizens, their

families and caregivers who live in the
137th
Legislative
District are invited to
attend my annual
Senior Fair, which will
take place Friday,
September 26th from
10am to 1:30pm, at the
Forks Township Community Center, 500
Zucksville
Road,

I would like to invite

residents of the 138th
Legislative District to
the annual Senior Expo,
which will be held
Friday, October 3rd
from 10am to 1pm, at
the Bushkill Township
Volunteer Fire Company, 155 Firehouse
Lane, Bushkill Township. The 138th District
consists of the townships of Bethlehem
(Wards 1 and 4), Bushkill,
East
Allen,
Hanover, Lower Naza-

After 13 years as Coowner/Broker of Realty

World Country Classic
Realty in Mt. Bethel,
Faith Sarisky made the
difficult decision to
reunite
her
loyal
customers with the

strongest real estate

company in the world
Re/Max. Faith is proud
to be able to offer the
benefits and strong financial backing of a proven
real estate leader.
RE/MAX
of
the

Poconos is her real estate

home, however, Faith
continues to dominate
the Slate Belt area in her
marketing efforts. Her
affiliation with the
Lehigh Valley Association of Realtors, Pocono
Mountain Association of
Realtors and Garden
State Association of
Realtors will give her
clients the benefit of 3
times the marketing
exposure than most other
real estate companies.
Recently, Faith had the
distinguished honor of
receiving the Hall of
Fame Award.
This
coveted
award
is
presented to agents who
have
earned
over
1,000,000 in real estate

By Jennifer Lively

trend slowed down. In

fact, additional information shows that a
wider scope of drugs
are being used by an
assortment of people.
We can no longer say
drug or alcohol addiction is limited to any
one type of person.
Statistics prove that
anyone from any life
style can be impacted
by
this
disease.
Personal and community awareness are the
most effective ways to

identify and treat addictions.

Let's keep a
Clean Slate. sober
and safe for all its
residents!
Additional
reading
available through Substance
Abuse
and
Mental Health Services
Administration, which
is a branch of the U.S.
Department of Health
and Human Services.
See the October 22nd
edition of The PRESS
for nect months Recovery Awareness 101

According to the 2009

National Survey on
Drug Use and Health
(NSDUH), illicit drug
use in the United States
has risen to its highest
level in eight years.
The NSDUH found that
8.7 percent of Americans aged 12 and older
used illicit drugs in the
month prior to the
survey, a nine percent
rise from the 2008 rate.
There
is
nothing
indicating that this

commission
while
employed with Re/max.
While only 20% of
agents sell 80% of the
homes, only 20% of
those agents are successful enough to receive this
award.
Faith's 23 years of full
time real estate experience can help you with
your next real estate
transaction.
Contact
Faith at Re/Max of the
Poconos 570-421-2345
or on her cellphone at
610-349-5059.

September is National
Ovarian Cancer Month.
Known as the silent
killer, ovarian cancer
causes more deaths than
any other cancer of the
female
reproductive
system because symptoms usually do not
cause concern until the
disease has reached
advanced stages. Fortunately, however, when
identified and treated in
its
earliest
stages,
patients with ovarian
cancer have a five-year
survival rate of 93
percent.
Janice (Jan) LaPorta, of
Coopersburg, is living
proof of that statistic.
What started as a
tingle in her arm was
diagnosed as a blood
clot, which eventually
led to the discovery of a
football-sized mass in
her abdomen. Suspecting cancer, both her
family doctor and her
gynecologist
referred
Jan to gynecologic
oncologist
Nicholas
Taylor, MD, of the St.
Lukes
University
Health Network.
Dr. Taylor performed a
total hysterectomy and
also removed her appendix on May 29th, 2012 at
St. Lukes University
Hospital Bethlehem. In
addition to ovarian
cancer, the pathology
showed that Jan had a

secondary
cancer,
synchronous endometrial, a type of uterine
cancer. Surgery was
followed by monthly
chemotherapy
treatments.
While receiving treatments, LaPorta busied
herself by returning
phone calls and emails.
Despite the chemotherapy, she felt so well
that she never missed a
day of work and even
continued to travel for
her job as a sales representative for a pharmaceutical packaging company. In fact, she experienced so few side effects
that she opted to immediately start maintenance
chemotherapy.
An option available to
patients, Dr. Taylor
explains that extending
chemotherapy sessions
once a month for a year
has been shown to
postpone
recurrence.
Unfortunately, it does
not extend five-year life
expectancy.
For me, cancer came
wicked; and came fast,
Jan says. The support
of Dr. Taylor and his
staff was so comforting.
I have never encountered
a group of people who
were so caring about
their patients. Their
follow-up care was
excellent.
Dr. Taylor believes

Jans prognosis is excellent given that they were

able to remove all of the
cancerous cells. Her
healthy
lifestyle,
coupled
with
her
positive attitude, will
contribute to her chances
of living a long, healthy
life.
Dr. Taylor encourages
all women to be aware of
the symptoms of ovarian
cancer, have yearly
gynecologic examinations and discuss any
concerns with their
physicians. Symptoms
include: vague abdominal pain and pelvic
discomfort,
bloating,
abdomen
growing
bigger without eating
more, persistent gas or
indigestion, change in
bowel habits, frequent
urge to urinate, unexplained fatigue or back
pain, unusual bleeding
or discharge and shortness of breath.
Unfortunately, these
symptoms can be so
vague in the early stages
and common to many
illnesses, that ovarian
cancer is difficult to
diagnose, Dr. Taylor
says. Coupled with that,
the medical community
does not have a good
screening tool for ovarian cancer at this time.
Fortunately, some promising trials, including
those involving genetic

factors, are underway.

A family history of
ovarian, as well as other
gynecological cancers,
significantly increases a
womens risk of developing ovarian cancer. Dr.
Taylor recommends that
women know their
family cancer history on
both their mothers and
fathers
side.
Did
relatives have cancer,
particularly ovarian and
breast cancer, and if yes,
at what age?
Lynch Syndrome, also
known as hereditary
non-polyposis colorectal
cancer (HNPCC), also
increases a woman's risk
of ovarian and uterine
cancer. Because Jan had
both ovarian and uterine
cancer,
Dr.
Taylor
recommended she be
tested
for
Lynch
Syndrome. The results
showed she did not have
it, which is fortunate
because
Lynch
Syndrome significantly
increases the risk of
colorectal cancer.
St. Lukes University
Health Network recently
developed the Lynch
Syndrome
Screening
Program, which includes
universal testing on
malignant lesions in
patients at risk for developing certain heritable
cancers. Individuals who
test positive, as well as
their family members,
benefit from active
surveillance and are
candidates for medical
or surgical interventions
shown to reduce the risk
of developing these
cancers.
Similarly, mutations of
the BRCA1 and BRCA2
genes, commonly associated
with
breast
cancer, can also significantly increase the
chance of developing
ovarian cancer. Women
with a genetic predisposition to developing
cancer should have more
aggressive screening and
in some cases may
consider removal of the
fallopian tubes and
ovaries.
On the positive side,
most women have a very
low chance of having
ovarian cancer, just 1.4

percent or about 1 in 100

odds, compared to one in
eight for breast cancer,
said Dr. Taylor.
The five-year survival
rate of patients with
ovarian cancer is 44
percent. If found and
detected early, however,
the
survival
rate
increases to 93 percent.
Nicholas Taylor, MD,
has three suggestions to
improve your odds.
Get annual pelvic
examinations. During an
examination, your physician has an opportunity
to examine your ovaries
manually and can often
detect
irregularities.
Also, it provides you an
opportunity to discuss
any symptoms you
might be experiencing.
Always pay attention to
how you are feeling and
contact your doctor
promptly if you think
something isnt quite
right. If you dont feel
like yourself and you are
experiencing some of
the symptoms, your
physician can order a
blood test to measure
CA125, a protein found
in the body. Ovarian
cancer often, but not
always,
produces
elevated levels of CA
125. Other health conditions also elevate CA125
so usually ultrasounds
are used to identify
masses that could be
cancerous. Combined,
these tests can often
indicate the appropriateness of surgery or further
testing to diagnose
cancer.
Be aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
Although symptoms can
be vague, they often do
exist, becoming stronger
as
the
disease
progresses.
They
include: Vague abdominal pain and pelvic
discomfort,
unusual
bleeding or discharge,
bloating,
expanding
abdomen even though
you are not eating more,
persistent gas or indigestion, change in bowel
habits, frequent urge to
urinate,
unexplained
fatigue and Shortness of
breath.
Your risk of having

ovarian cancer increases

significantly if you have
a close family member,
such as a mother, sister
or daughter, who has had
ovarian
cancer
or
another cancer of the
reproductive
system.
You are also at risk if
several extended family
members over multiple
generations on either
your mothers side or
your fathers have had
the disease. This is
particularly true if they
were young when the
disease appeared.
One such condition that
increases your risk of
ovarian and uterine
cancer
is
Lynch
syndrome, also known
as hereditary nonpolyposis
colorectal
cancer
(HNPCC).
Genetic testing available
at St. Lukes University
Network (SLUHN) can
determine whether you
are predisposed to developing cancer. Recently
SLUHN developed the
Lynch
Syndrome
Screening
Program,
which includes universal
testing on malignant
lesions in patients at risk
for developing certain
heritable
cancers.
Individuals who test
positive, as well as their
family members, benefit
from active surveillance
and are candidates for
medical or surgical interventions
shown
to
reduce the risk of developing these cancers.
Similarly, mutations of
the BRCA1 and BRCA2
genes, commonly affiliated with breast cancer,
can
significantly
increase ones chance of
developing
ovarian
cancer. Women who test
positive for the genetic
conditions should have
more aggressive screening and in some cases
might even consider
removal of the fallopian
tubes and ovaries.
On the positive side,
most women have a very
low chance of having
ovarian cancer, just 1.4
percent or about one in
100 odds. That compares
to about one in eight
chance of developing
breast cancer.

(NAPSI)For many,
the decision to have a
child may very well be
the biggest and most
fulfilling decision they
will make. And after the
decision is made to start
a family, future parents
often discover that planning for the babys
future can be a daunting
task. Which car seat
will they use? How will
they babyproof the
house? Which schools
will the child attend?
Regardless of all these
questions, one hope in

particular resonates in
the minds of most future
parents: that their child
will be happy and
healthy.
And, until recently, the
genetic
screening
options available to help
ensure a childs health
have been limited, cumbersome, inconvenient
and sometimes costly.
Now a new program has
been created that can
change that.
The First Of Its Kind:
Based out of Emory
Universitys
Depart-

ment of Human Genetics, the genetic screening program called

JScreen is the first of its
kind. It can be used to
test for over 80 different
genetic conditions with
an at-home saliva test.
This can help parentsto-be know if they are
carriers for genetic
conditions such as TaySachs disease, spinal
muscular atrophy and
cystic fibrosis.

Its estimated that 80

percent of children with
a
serious
genetic
disease are born to
parents with no known
family history for the
disease,
making
JScreen a powerful
prevention tool.
While parents once
had to navigate a
confusing process for
genetic testing that
sometimes
only
screened for a handful

of conditions, future
moms and dads can now
request their JScreen
test kits online at www.
jscreen.org.
JScreen
works with their doctor
to order the appropriate
test, and typically, no
doctors visit is needed.
After the kit is shipped
to an individuals home,
he or she deposits a
saliva sample in the
included tube and sends
it back using the prepaid
shipping package. In a
matter of weeks, the
person being tested will
be contacted by a
licensed genetic counselor
from
Emory
Universitys
Department of Human Genetics to discuss the
results.
The Gift Of Knowledge: Also, for the first
time, by using a gift
card, friends and family
members can purchase
the gift of genetic
screening for their

loved
ones
at
www.jscreen.org/gift.
Weve already seen
great success with the
gift card program,
particularly
among
family members of
newlyweds and people
whose loved ones are
nearing the age when
they might begin trying
to start a family, said
Karen Grinzaid, Senior
Program Director for
JScreen. Its a unique
giftone that I think
tells the recipients that
you care about them and
you care about their
future. Its really quite
thoughtful.
With the development
of an affordable genetic
screening option available from the comfort of
ones own home, many
believe JScreen marks a
significant
advancement in the fight against
genetic diseases.
To learn more, visit
www.jscreen.org.