World War II Vet Kenneth

W. Shook, Nook, of
Bangor, PA celebrated his
100th birthday at the Old
Mill Restaurant with his
family and friends on April
9th. Kenneth served in the
US Navy and was stationed
in Hawaii and on the USS
Ault DD 698, as a Radarman
Third Class, during WWII.
In attendance were his
daughter, Dian; brother,
William; sister, Lauretta;
both of his grandchildren,
Kim and Todd; and three of
his five great-great grandchildren, Christopher, Benjamin and Brandon. A total of
37 attended the joyous occasion.
After being served a meal,
Kenneths brother, William,
read a letter from the White
House, signed by President
Obama
and
Michelle
Obama, wishing him a happy
birthday, thanking him for
his military service and
sacrifice, and for being an

integral part of the nations

history. He was also
presented with a Citation
from the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania House of
Representatives, congratulating him on his 100th birthday
and for his service to his
country as a WWII Veteran.
The Citation was signed by

Joe Emrick, Sponsor; Mike

Turzai, Speaker of the House;
and David Reddecliff, Chief
Clerk of the House. Both
William Shook and daughter
Dian Weidman presented
childhood stories, bringing
back joyous memories of the
past. Kenneth said he really
enjoyed the party.

Gallery 23, located at 23

Main Street in Blairstown,
NJ, is happy to announce
Kara Malone and Lisa
Fiedler as the artists of the
month for April.
Kara is a Macram Jewelry
artist who creates distinguished pieces of jewelry,
knot by knot, using the
ancient form of macram.
She uses Brazilian linen
string coated in a protective
wax seal and incorporates
gemstone, seeds, shells, etc.,
collected from her world
travels. She has recently
broadened her art to include
wall hangings, plant hangers, and dream catchers.
Kara is constantly discovering new ways to implement
her creativity into new mediums of work. Kara is available to teach macram workshop or parties. Workshops

include creating items such

as macram bracelets, plant
hangers and wall hangings.
Lisa Feidler is a jewelry
artist whose work is distinguished by her use of lively,
whimsical bold colors, sparkling
dichroic
glasses,
various semi-precious stones
and metals, and vintage
glass and crystal components. She also incorporates
her own art glass beads in
many of her pieces, creating

designs that are a delightfully edgy departure from

typical, and include a wide
range of styles. Exquisite
art-glass beads and her
accompanying jewelry are
the vehicles through which
she chooses to express her
artistic voice.
For more information on
Gallery 23 or the artists
featured, stop in, call 908362-6865, or visit www.
gallery23.net.

Bangor Boutique, located

at the Bangor High School,
is collecting gently used
formal wear, shoes and
jewelry for prom. The
Bangor Boutique is set up to
ensure that every student has a
memorable prom experience
regardless of financial status.
Slater Family Network is
sponsoring a $2,000 scholarship for a 2016 Bangor High
School graduate. Applications are now available on the
school district website under
the Slater Family Network
tab, in the HS guidance office
or the SFN office behind
DeFranco Elementary School.
Completed applications are
due at SFN on April 28th.
The family of Denny
Strouse is sponsoring a
$1,000 scholarship through
Slater Family Network for a
2016 Bangor High School
graduate. The applications
are available on the school
district website under the
Slater Family Network tab, in
the HS Guidance Office, or
the SFN office behind
DeFranco Elementary School.
Completed applications are
due at SFN on April 28th. Call
the SFN office at 610-5997019 with any questions.
Families First, Pen Argyls
family center, will award a
$500 Scholarship to a qualifying student from the Pen
Argyl School District. The
scholarship promotes volunteerism in the community and
recognizes the efforts of a teen
volunteer. Criteria for application are: volunteered in
community service for at least
two years; is a 12th grade
student at Pen Argyl High
School; has been accepted at a
post-secondary college, trade

school or technical school.

Deadline for application is
May 1st. Applications may be
obtained from the guidance
office at PAHS or Frank W.
Jones, Jr., Director of Families First at the Wind Gap
Middle
School.
For
additional
information,
contact Frank Jones, at 610863-3688
or
email
jones.frank@penargylsd.org
Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. is
looking to form a community park committee and is
seeking three residents of
Upper Mt. Bethel Twp. to
join.
The committee is
strictly volunteers overseeing
phases of the park and scheduling of events at the park.
Please submit your letter of
interest to Upper Mount
Bethel Township Municipal
Building, Attn: Board of
Supervisors, 387 Ye Olde
Highway, Mount Bethel, PA
18343, or email officesec
retary@uppermtbethel.org.
The Bangor High School
Class of 1966 will hold their
50th Reunion at the Delaware Water Gap Country
Club on Saturday October
8th at 6pm. The Class has
also been invited to sit at this
years high school graduation
as guests. The following
addresses are needed: Bruce
Dietz, Carol Ann Reinhart
Hutnick, Peggy Ealey Kish,
Richard Hunt, Natalie Crouse
Donate, Larry Stenlake, James
LaBarre, Marshall Bailey,
Sondra Buskirk Baier, Patricia
Pysher Bennett, Robert Mack
Charlene Pasqualino, Linda
Repsher Silvius, Linda Meixsell Yeakel, Richard Danner,
Glenda Dunk, Diana Galatioto,
Donna
Davidson
Edwards and Thomas Kittle.
Anyone with information
please contact: Karen Brewer
@ 610-588-8615 or 484-894-

5661. Those who have

received invitations and are
planning to attend the high
school graduation exercises
are also to notify Karen
Brewer so a seat count can be
given to the school.
The Salvation Army in Pen
Argyl has several slots available for overnight youth
summer camp in the
Poconos. For more information, call 610-863-6677.
The Slate Belt Regional
Police have a drug takeback box at their 6292
Sullivan Trail office in
Nazareth. For more information, call their non-emergency
line at 610-759-8517, or fax
610-759-8523.
The Washington Twp.
Board of Supervisors is
seeking members for the
Recreation
Committee.
Volunteers are needed to fill
two permanent member
vacancies and two alternate
vacancies. The goal of the
Washington Twp. Recreation
Committee is to enhance the
recreational resources available to residents. This Committee meets the fourtth Tuesday of each month at 7pm.
Washington
Township
residents interested in filling
these vacancies are asked to
submit a letter of interest to:
Washington Township Board
of Supervisors, 1021 Washington Blvd., Bangor, PA
18013.
The BAHS Marching
Band uniforms, which are
modeled
after
Her
Majestys Royal Welsh
Guard, and pay tribute to
the heritage of Bangor,
must be replaced after years
of normal wear and tear.
The new uniforms will
continue to use the same style.
The Slater Band Boosters
have initiated a fund drive to
support this effort. The Boosters will appreciate any donations, small or large, to this
cause. The names of contributors will be acknowledged in
concert programs during the
2016-2017
school
year.
Names of contributors at
higher levels will be memorialized on a plaque to be
displayed in the theater wing
of the high school. More
information is available at
www.bahsbands.weebly.com.
Send your tax deductible
contributions to: Slater Band
Boosters, Uniform Drive, c/o
Charlie Cole, 608 Shawnee
Street, Roseto, PA 18013.

Congratulations to Richard Cort 18, of Belvidere,

Muriel 16 and Ilyssa
Gibson 18, of Columbia,
Aaron Gibson 16, of
Columbia, and Caitlin
Caffrey 19, of Hardwick,
were named to High Honor
Roll for Trimester 2 at
Hilltop
Country
Day

School.
Vendors are wanted for
St. Jude Knights of Columbus 4th annual outdoor flea
market on May 14th, in the
St. Jude Church parking lot
on Eisenhower Rd. in Blairstown. For more information, call Joe at 908-3626044.
Quality
artisans
and
antique vendors are wanted
for the Belvidere in Bloom
Summer Festival on June
11th, from 9am to 5pm at
Garret D. Wall Park in
Belvidere. For more information, call 908-310-7203 or
visit BelvidereinBloom.com.
Registration is now open
for the Tri Mountain Lake
Sprint Triathlon taking
place on July 16th, in
Liberty, (Mountain Lake).
The sprint triathlon tours the
surrounding area of Mountain
Lake in Liberty NJ. After a
half-mile swim in the pristine
lake, get ready for some ups
and downs on the 15-mile
bike ride. Then finish off on
the three-mile run giving a
view from each angle of the
lake. Participants can sign up
to compete as individuals or
as a team of three. Teams
will compete with each
member completing one leg
of the event, and their time
will be recorded and
displayed versus other team
entries. To register, visit
runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Libe
rty/TRIMountainLake.
Knowlton Twp. Elementary School is planning for
the 2016-2017 school year.
At this time they would like
to identify as many children
as possible who will be
eligible for kindergarten in
September. To be eligible
for kindergarten, a child must
be five years old by October
1st. If you have not already
done so, and you have a child
who will be eligible for next
years kindergarten class, call
the school at 908-475-5118,
ext. 200. Dates for screening
of next years kindergarten
students will be released at a
later date.
Parents will
receive details in the mail.
Please pass this information
along to anyone in Knowlton
Twp. who may have a child
eligible for kindergarten in
September.
Knowlton Twp. Elementary is now accepting registrations for their preschool
program for fall. Children
must be four years old by
October 1st, and must be
toilet trained. The program
runs Monday through Friday
from 9am to 11:30am when
school is in session. Transportation is not provided for
this program. If interested,
please contact the school
office at 908-475-5118, ext.
200.
Knowlton
Twp.
has
entered into a cooperative
gypsy
moth
control

program with the NJ

Department of Agriculture.
A contract will be awarded to
apply Bacillus thuringiensis
var. kurstaki (FORAY 76B,
EPA Reg# 73049-49) using
aircraft to areas infested with
gypsy moth larvae. Aerial
application will begin on or
after May 16th through June
15th or until completion from
5:30am to 2pm, and possibly
in the evenings from 5pm to
8pm in the affected areas. A
map indicating the exact areas
to be treated along Mt. Pleasant Road is available for
inspection at the municipal
building.
Residents may
contact the municipal clerks
office at 908-496-4816, ext. 6,
or stopping by the office,
located at 628 Route 94 in
Columbia for information
regarding the exact date,
application times and any
other information concerning
the
treatment
program.
Individuals wishing additional
information about pesticides
may contact the National
Pesticide Information Center
at 1-800-858-7378. For emergencies, call the NJ Poison
Information and Education
System at 1-800-222-1222.
For pesticide regulation information, pesticide complaints,
and health referrals, call the
NJ Pesticide Control Program
at
609-984-6507.
Upon
request, the pesticide applicator, or applicator business
shall provide a resident with
notification 12 hours prior to
the application except for
Quarantine
and
Disease
Vector Control only, when
conditions necessitate pesticide applications sooner than
that time. Additional information about the program is
also available on the NJ
Department of Agriculture's
website
at
nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi
/prog/gypsymoth.html.
Knowlton Seniors is seeking new members 55 or
older from Knowlton Township and surrounding areas,
including PA. They offer
multiple trips to different
sights each year. They meet
the first Friday of each month
at the Knowlton United Methodist Church on Rt. 94 at
1:30pm with few exceptions.
For more information, call
Sue at 908-496-4740.
In anticipation of its 13th
anniversary assisting northwestern NJ residents, Project Self-Sufficiency is asking
former
participants
to

contact the agency. Information gathered from former

participants would be used
throughout the upcoming year
as part of the agencys
celebration.
Former adult
participants, as well as the
grown children of former
participants, are asked to call
Project Self-Sufficiency at
973-940-3500 or 844-8073500.
Blairstown
Recreation
Summer Day Camp is now
open for registration. The
camp is open to resident and
non-resident
pre-school
children ages four and five
(age four by October 1st,
2015) and for boys and girls
currently in grades K through
sixth. Summer Camp is held
Monday through Friday, June
27th through July 8th (closed
July 4th), from 9am to noon at
Blairstown
Elementary
School.
Registration is
accepted at the Recreation
Office on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8am to 1pm,
by mail-in, or by drop-off
box. For additional information visit www.blairstownnj.org or call 908-362-6663
ext. 232.
North Warren KnitWits
needs new members to
crochet or knit items to be
donated to various charities,
nursing homes, hospice and
the
needy
throughout
Warren County. KnitWits, a
group of mostly senior
women, have donated thousands of items over their 25+
years of existence. They meet
every Tuesday from 9:30am
to noon at the Catherine Dickson Hoffman Library, located
on Lambert Road in Blairstown. Donations of yarn are
always needed. For more
information, call Anne at
908-459-0453.
Glenwood Baptist Church,
located at 1863 County
Road 565, in Glenwood, NJ,
invites you every Sunday to
experience God's anointing
and blessings through the
Adult Sunday School at
9am, and Children's Sunday
School at 10am. Worship
service is held at 10am with
Pastor Edgir. For more information, call 973-764-7681.
Star-Light Small Animal
Rescue is looking for volunteers to help with transport
and online tasks, and for
fosters/adopters.
Visit
starlightrescue.webs.com or
email
StarLight_Rescue@
hotmail.com for more information.

Adult Fiction: Backman,

Fredrik: A man called Ove;
Barbieri, Maggie: Life in
plain sight; Burke, Alafair:
The ex; Christie, Agatha:
Murder on the Orient
Express;
Clark,
Mary
Higgins: Death wears a
beauty mask; Evanovich,
Stephanie: The total package;
Greiman, Lois: Hearth song;
Margolin, Phillip: Violent
Crimes; Moyes, Jojo: Me
before you; Oliveri, Victoria:
Earl of my heart; Love in the
stars; Redondo, Dolores: The
invisible guardian; Robards,
Karen: Darkness; Sadowsky,
Nina: Just fall; Yanagihara,

Hanya: A little life.

Adult
Non
Fiction:
Donvan, John: In a different
key; Remini, Leah: Troublemaker.
Young Adult Fiction:
Orwell, George: 1984.
Junior Fiction: Gutman,
Dan: The Lincoln project;
Patterson, James: Jacky
Ha-Ha; Pennypakcer, Sara:
Pax.
Junior
Non
Fiction:
Finegan, Jeffrey: Colonel
Washington and me; Tis
well..the life and death of
George Washington; Silverstein, Shel: Where the
sidewalk ends.

On Saturday, April 23rd

from 4pm to 7pm, Faith
United Presbyterian Church
will bring out the red and
white checkered tablecloths
and turn into Villa Faith
church for the Spaghetti
Diner. Guests are in for a real
treat as the Villa Faith Church
Spaghetti crew have agreed
to make the meatballs the old
fashion way, all by hand.
Even Faith Churchs well
known dessert bar will get an
Italian make-over for this
event. The old favorites have
gone Italian as cannoli,
tiramisu, and your favorite
ices will all be on the dessert

bar.
Reverend Ruth Ann Christopher pointed out that a good
Spaghetti Dinner comes from
the labor of love and the
sharing of delicious home-

made food. Its the sauce

thats the secret to great
spaghetti and we will have
plenty on hand.
Dont forget all dinners
come with Italian salad and

rolls and there is a large

selection of drinks.
So,
indulge yourself in a night of
Italian delight on Saturday,
April 23rd. In fact, make it a
night out with friends!
Remember that calories are
not counted at any of Faith
Churchs events so you can
enjoy dessert without guilt.
Tickets are $8 for adults,
children 12 years old and
under are only $4. Take-outs
are available. For more information, call the church office
at 610-863-4447. For directions to Faith United Presbyterian church; visit www.
FaithUnited.net.

PA House Majority Leader

Dave Reed (R-Indiana)
joined an overwhelming
majority of his colleagues in
supporting legislation to
permit the controlled use of
medical marijuana/cannabis
in Pennsylvania on April
13th. The House of Representatives approved an
amended version of Senate
Bill 3 by a vote of 149-46.
The legislation now heads to
PA Gov. Tom Wolf, who has
said he will sign it into law.
The bill ensures the use of
medical marijuana in PA is
tightly regulated with strong
safeguards to prevent its
abuse. Among other things,
the measure would establish
criminal penalties for the
diversion of the drug and the
falsification of identification
cards that would only be
issued to patients and care-

givers.
The legislation would
allow medical marijuana to
be prescribed by physicians
and administered only in
pills, oils, liquids, topical
forms, tinctures or through
vaporization, to patients
suffering from 16 serious
medical conditions. Those
conditions include cancer,
AIDS, epilepsy, multiple
sclerosis, Crohns disease,
PTSD, Parkinsons disease
and severe chronic pain. The
new law would take effect
30 days after enactment.
Reed issued the following
statement regarding the bills
passage:
Todays vote is a significant and emotional milestone for those who have
spent the past several years
advocating for the legalization of medical marijuana to

help ease the suffering of

patients throughout PA with
painful and debilitating
illnesses. At one time, I was
opposed to the idea of allowing doctors to prescribe
medical marijuana. But after
researching
the
issue,
reviewing the laws in other
states and reading about the
struggles of families the
drug would help, I came to
realize that it is wrong to
withhold something that
could benefit so many. The
General
Assembly
has
struggled to come up with an
acceptable piece of legislation, but I am confident
Senate Bill 3 provides all the

necessary protections to
prevent the abuse of medical
marijuana, including its
unavailability in leaf form.
This new health care
program will be closely
monitored and if there are
found to be weaknesses in
the law down the road, we
can certainly make any
necessary revisions.This was
not an easy bill to bring to
the finish line, but working
together in another bipartisan way, we succeeded for
the sake of those sick and
suffering
Pennsylvanians
who have had to wait far too
long for this life-saving
medicine.

610-588-7786 or 610-4175550.
Bangor High School Broadway Night: April 21st,
7:30pm. M. Craig Paine
Performing Arts Theater.

Hope UCC Worship &

Waffles: April 24th, 9am10:30am. 2nd Street, Wind
Gap.

Belfast
Wesley
UMC
Bake/Rummage Sale: April
23rd, 8am-noon. 607 School
Rd., Nazareth. FMI, call
Teddy at 908-235-8811.

Bangor High School Band

Boosters & the Washington
Twp. Vol. Fire Co. Pancake
Breakfast: April 24th,
8am-noon. 920 Washington
Blvd., Bangor. All proceeds
benefit BHS Band Boosters
& Washington Twp. Vol.
Fire Dept. Tickets $7, avail.
at the door, from band
students or the fire dept.
FMI, contact Michelle at
michellecollinsrma@yahoo.
com or 336-812-3861.

Salvation Army - Pen Argyl

Community Yard & Bake
Sale: April 23rd, 9am-1pm.
Space is limited. FMI or to
reserve table space, call 610863-6677.
Footprints in the Sand
Relay Team, Relay For Life
8th Annual Golf Outing:
April 23rd, noon. Shawnee
on the Delaware. $95 registration fee incl. golf cart,
greens fees, dinner buffet &
awards. Sign-in starts at
noon, shotgun start at 1pm &
dinner at 6pm. All proceeds
benefit the American Cancer
Society. FMI, call Donna at

Pen Argyl Alumni Assoc.

Baskets, Bags & Cash
Bingo:
April
24th,
11:30am. Pen Argyl Comm.
Center. $20 in advance, $25
at the door. Bingo starts at
1pm. Refreshments avail.
FMI or tickets, contact Ann
at
610-863-6426
or
ehle.ann@ gmail.com.

Spaghetti Dinner: April

24th,
12pm-5pm.
St.
Joseph's Episcopal Church,
1440 Verona Ave., W.
Bangor. Adults $9, children
5 & over $4.50. Tickets
available at the door.
Bangor High School Jazz
Band Concert: April 27th,
7:30pm. M. Craig Paine
Performing Arts Theater.
The Bangor Womens Club
Card Party: April 28th,
11:30am. Prince of Peace
Church, Johnsonsville, PA.
Soup, sandwich, & homemade cake will be served for
lunch. FMI, call Ellen at
570-897-5787.
Angel 34 Fundraiser &
Blood Drive IMO Nicole
Sheriff: April 30th, 10am4pm. Missing Piece, 462
Bushkill Center Rd., Nazareth. Blood donors get a
chance to win a red Brighton
purse; call 610-759-4033 or
610-533-1923 to register.
25% of day's sales donated to
Angel 34. Raffles, giveaways, specials & more.
FMI, visit missingpiece
giftshop.com.
Outdoor Craft & Flea
Market: April 30th, 8am2pm. St. Johns Lutheran
Church, 12 N. Westbrook

Ave., Pen Argyl. Rain Date:

May 7th, 8am-2pm. FMI, call
610-863-5997.
Roseto Helping Hands
Cavatelli Dinner: April
30th, 5pm-8pm. Columbia
Fire Co., Adults: $10, Children 10 & under: $5. Tickets
are avail. from members of
the Helping Hands and the
fire co.

Project
Self-Sufficiency
Career & Job Fair: April
21st, 10am-2pm. 127 Mill
St., Newton. FMI, call 973940-3500, 844-807-3500, or
visit
www.projectself
sufficiency.org.
Pet Adoption Leagues 6th
Annual Pasta Dinner:
April 22nd, 5:30pm-8pm.
Panther Valley Ecumenical
Church, 1490 Rt. 517, Allamuchy. Adults, $12; kids
under 6, $6. If you cannot
attend, donations can be
made to: PAL, P.O. Box
206, Hackettstown, NJ
07840.
FMI,
visit
www.palpets.org,
email
info@palpets.org or call
973-584-0095.
100% of
proceeds go toward helping
homeless animals in the
area.

Rummage Sale: April

22nd & 23rd, 9am-4pm.
The Youth Center in Glen
Gardner, 16 Hampton Rd.
FMI, call 908-537-4594.
Soroptimist International
Annual Tricky Tray Fundraiser:
April
23rd,
6:30pm.
Independence
Firehouse, 24 Cemetery Rd.,
Great
Meadows.
FMI,
tickets & donation opportunities,
email
sitricky
tray@gmail.com or call
201-952-3732.
Auditions for Roy's Hall
Production of Bye Bye
Birdie: April 23rd & 24th.
Production dates: July 29th,
30th & 31st. FMI, part
descriptions & audition
forms, visit RoysHall.org.
Yard Sale to Benefit Pet
Adoption League: April
23rd & 24th, 9am-3pm.
Willow Grove St., Hackettstown (across from the
hospital). FMI, visit www.
palpets.org.
Paulinskil Restoration &
Dam
Removal
Open
House: April 25th, 7pm9pm. Knowlton Twp. Lions'
Club, 505 Rt. 94, Columbia.
Panther Valley Ecumenical Church Rummage
Sale: April 29th, 9am-3pm
& April 30th, 9am-1pm.
Panther Valley Ecumenical
Church, 1490 Rt. 517,
Hackettstown.
Donations
may be brought to the
church April 25th-27th,
9am-2pm; & Mondays &
Tuesdays,
6pm-8pm.
Accepting all clothing, HH
items, glassware, baskets,
small appliances, sporting
goods, jewelry, & seasonal

items.
St. Jude Ladies Guild
Bingo: April 30th, 7:30pm.
McNulty Hall, 7 Eisenhower
Rd., Blairstown. Refreshments avail. for purchase.
No one under 18 admitted.
Proceeds benefit local charities, scholarships, the needy
and the parish. FMI, call
Bev at 908-362-7393.
11th Hour Rescue Pierogie
Dinner:
April
30th,
5:30pm. 201 Howard Blvd.,
Mt. Arlington. FMI, visit
www.ehrdogs.org.
Soup & Sandwich Benefit
for Heifer International:
April 30th, 4pm-6pm.
Broadway UMC, 2233 Rt.
57, Broadway. Silent auction
items avail. FMI, call 610417-7184.
NJ Audubon:
Nature
Infused Yoga: Saturdays,
April 30th-June 18th,
9:30am-10:45am. 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville. Cost per class: $12
members,
$15
nonmembers. Cost for all 8
classes: $88 members, $112
non-members. Registration
for full 8 week session req'd
by April 29th. FMI, or to
register, call 908-766-5787.
Y.A.G.S. of Tranquility
UMC Fish & Chips
Dinner: May 5th, 5pm7pm. Tranquility Comm.
House, 4 Kennedy Rd. (Rt.
611) at Rt. 517. Dinner incl.
dessert & beverages. Eatin/Take-out. Baked Goods
also for sale. Adults, $14;
children, $7. Advance ticket
reservations recommended.
FMI, call 908-850-1092 or
973-786-5318.

Northampton County Division of Parks and Recreation

will sponsor a spring birding
and nature walk at Bear
Swamp County Park and
Archery Complex from 8am
to noon on Sunday, May 1st.
Participants will look for
spring
migrants
and
wildflowersas well as
year-round resident birds and
other wildlifefrom the Bear
Swamp boardwalk and from
trails at the Bear Swamp
Archery Complex.
Bear Swamp is one of the
most unique and biologically
important natural areas in

Northampton County and the

largest wetland of its kind in
the Lehigh Valley. It provides
nesting habitat for locally
uncommon migratory birds,
like Acadian flycatcher,
yellow-throated
vireo,
swamp sparrow, northern
waterthrush
and
redshouldered hawk. And its
one of the few places in the
county to see and hear barred
owls throughout the year.
This program is free of
charge; however, registration
is required. For more information or to register, contact
Jim Wilson, Parks Recreation

Specialist, at 610/829-6404 or
at
jwilson@northampton
county.org. Meet at the Bear
Swamp Archery Complex
Parking Lot on Minsi Lake
Drive, Upper Mount Bethel
Township
(40.909095,
-75.182202) by 8am.
Participants should wear
close-toed outdoor footwear,
preferably waterproof with
ankle support; walk may
include uneven, wet, rocky
surfaces. Dress for the
weather, but long pants and
layers are recommended.
Bring binoculars, water, sun
screen and insect repellent.

William Penn Family Practice is enhancing its patient

experience by moving into a
new office suite and adding
physician Louis Cimorelli,
DO, to its staff.
Still located in the same
building, patients will now
find the practice in Suite 100
at 4379 Easton Avenue,
Bethlehem. The practice
telephone
number
has
changed to 484-503-2424
and its fax number to 484503-2425.
The move was made in part
to accommodate the addition
of Dr. Cimorelli, a family
practice physician who
received his medical degree
from Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine, and
his internship and residency
at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL.
Dr. Cimorelli specializes in
joint injections, osteopathic
manipulations,
laceration
repairs and skin biopsies.

Dr. Cimorelli is an excellent addition to the practice

and will enable patients to
schedule
appointments
sooner, says Elizabeth
Rivera, practice manager.
In addition to Dr. Cimorelli,
other care providers of
William Penn Family Practice are physicians Tiana
Shekari, DO, and Tiffany
Chit, MD, and nurse practitioner Donna Meneeley
CRNP.
In regard to the move,
Rivera added that the larger,
completely renovated office
with attractive dcor and new
furnishings creates a more
pleasant atmosphere. Additional examination rooms
reduce wait time and
improve patient comfort and
privacy. With Dr. Cimorelli
and increased space, the
practice can more easily
accommodate requests for
weekend,
evening
and
same-day appointments, as

well as welcome new

patients.
To make an appointment or
for more information about
William Penn Family Practice, call 484-503-2424 or
visit the practices website
which now offers easy-to-use
online scheduling. To schedule an appointment from an
electronic device, click on
www.sluhn.org any time day
or night, then click on the
Make an Appointment icon
to select your provider and
appointment date and time.
St.
Lukes
University
Health Network (SLUHN) is
a non-profit, regional, fully
integrated, nationally recognized network providing
services at six hospitals and
more than 200 sites, primarily in Lehigh, Northampton,
Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks,
Montgomery, Berks and
Monroe counties in Pennsylvania and in Warren County,
New Jersey.

By State Rep. Joe Emrick 137th Legislative District

By Brian McCloskey, Recovery Center Coordinator

Recovery from alcoholism

or addiction involves much
more putting down the drink
or the drug and returning to
our old life. Alcoholism
and addiction often spring
largely from a dissatisfaction
with life and/or an inability
to cope with it. If life was
unsatisfying before the
addiction, it is unlikely to be
satisfying now. Instead
recovery is about developing
a new way of life, a new way
of thinking. It is, after all,

our old way of thinking that

created the conditions under
which our disease was able
to take root and flourish!
It would not be possible to
remove all the stress and
challenge that life has in
store for us, but it is possible
to develop new tools, new
approaches, and new channels of thought to deal with
these challenges. In recovery
we develop a new perception, new coping strategies
and we learn to embrace life
without the need for escape
and mind numbing that

drugs and alcohol provided

previously.
Of course such personal
development cannot occur
unless the person is a willing
participant and wants to
change. The individual who
cant find a way to put
honesty, open-mindedness
and willingness into his or
her recovery will continue to
struggle to with life using
their old flawed thinking and
coping skills. Stop in at A
Clean Slate located at 100 S.
1st Street in Bangor, PA for
more information.

PA Gov. Tom Wolf chose to

shortchange
423
of
Pennsylvanias 500 school
districts, which will now all
receive less money. The
Bangor, Easton and Nazareth
Area school districts will lose
a combined total of more than
$424,000 all because of
Gov. Wolfs need to have it
his way.
Two years ago, the Basic
Education Funding Commission (BEFC) was created to
address inadequacies in
Pennsylvanias basic education funding formula.
This bipartisan group of 15
state officials unveiled its
results last June. What they
recommended was a vast
improvement over the existing formula, which did not
account for changes in school
enrollment,
household
income or a school districts
ability to generate local taxrelated revenue.
Gov. Tom Wolf called the

commissions work a big step

forward for the people of PA
and for our education system.
He described it as being more
transparent, as well as fair and
more predictable. This week,
he went against his own
words.
In addition to ignoring the
commissions work by using
a formula of his own creation,
the governor is sending more
than $1 Billion in basic
education funding to the
School District of Philadelphia. This is 18 percent of the
money made available in the
state budget and far more than
any of Pennsylvanias other
499 school districts is receiving.
This it totally unacceptable.
The citizens of the 137th

District are not responsible

for subsidizing the School
District of Philadelphia at the
expense of their own students.
Questions about this or any
legislative issue should be
directed to my district office
at 570-897-0401 or 610-7465090.

In
partnership
with
Northampton County Parks
and Recreation Division,
Lehigh Valley Kite Society

and Pocono Kite Symphony

will sponsor the 26th Annual
Kite Day in the Park at
Louise W. Moore County
Park in Lower Nazareth
Township from 10am to 4pm
on Saturday, May 7th.
The program will be held at
Pavilion number and adjacent
open fields on the west side

of the park at 151 Country

Club Road, Easton, PA.
Come out to see beautiful
displays of kites and join
volunteers from the regions
two premier kiting organizations for kite flying lessons,
kids kite building and kite
coloring workshops, raffles,
games, prizes, refreshments

and more.
Through generous sponsorships, this annual program is
offered free of charge to the
public, and is the perfect
family fun activity for
Mothers Day weekend. For
more information, contact
info@PoconoKiteSymphony.
com.

ties and ceremonies planned.

Walk-ins are always encouraged. Check out our some of
the activities planned for this
year.
On Friday, May 20th the
schedule is as follows: 4pm,
Opening
Ceremonies;
5:15pm,
Survivor
Lap
followed
by
Survivor
Dinner; 6pm, fun games and
entertainment; 9am, Luminaria Program; and 10pm,

Sharon LaBar along with

Ashley Frey Co-Leads for
2016
Relay
for
Life/SlateBelt are ready to
relay. It's not too late to sign

up and never too late to

donate to this worthy cause.
Even if you do not sign up or
join a team, please come to
relay; there are many activi-

more games and fun laps.

On Saturday, May 21st the
schedule is as follows: 8am,
Boy Scouts lead military
personnel for first lap; 9am
to 2pm, cheerleaders from
the area perform and games,
3pm; aerial picture from the
field; 4pm, closing lap.
For more information
attend the next meting on
May 2nd at St. Mary's
Church in Wind Gap, PA or
visit
www.relayforlife.
org/paslatebelt.

(NAPSI)Whether youre
diving into homeownership
for the first time or looking to
move into a larger or smaller
home, here are the three
things you should know
before you begin your search
this spring:
1. Credit is still tight but
improving. Mortgage rates
are below four percent and
credit is more accessible after
years of stringent underwriting. In fact, an increasing
number of lenders now offer
loans with as little as a three
percent down payment.
Youll need a preapproval
from a lender to determine
the amount of money youre
qualified to borrow. With
competition robust in many
markets, a Realtor can be an
expert companion to finding
homes in your price range
and, with your preapproval,
can market you to sellers as a
serious buyer.
2. It may take time to find

your dream home. The

most recent data from the
National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that the
supply of existing homes for
sale is insufficient, with more
buyers competing for a fewer
number of homes for sale
than a year ago. As a result,
youll likely be clicking on
the same limited online
listings and brushing shoul-

ders against those same

buyers at open houses.
Be prepared to act quickly if
you believe youve found
your ideal home. In markets
with tight supply, multiple
offers and bidding above
asking price are the norm. Its
not uncommon to lose out on
a few homes before the right
one comes along. A Realtor
can develop a negotiation

strategy to help make your

offer stand out among others.
3. Home prices are steadily
rising. With demand rising
and listings scarce in many
markets, NAR forecasts
home prices will increase
nationally between four and
five percent this year. In
cities with the tightest of
supply, prices could expand
above double-digit appreciation.
Be diligent and realistic
about what you can comfortably afford. Its easy to fall in
love with a home thats
outside your means. If you
find yourself in a bidding
war, be prepared to walk
away if the price surpasses
your budget. Patience is
importantthe right home
will come along when the
time is right.
When youre ready to get
started, you can find a nearby
Realtor
at
www.realtor.com/GetRealtor
and begin the exciting
journey to buying a home.

(NAPSI)These
clever
cleaning shortcuts can help
you have both a sparkling
clean houseand more time
for yourself and your family.
Nurture Neglected Areas:
Vents, walls and baseboards

are often forgotten nooks and

crannies where dust and grime
collect. Use a vacuum extension hose to remove dust from
vents and fans. Then wipe
down baseboards with a damp
cloth and spot clean walls.

Let It Go: Toys and clothing

are typical clutter culprits.
Focus on these and donate or
ditch
anything
unused,
outdated
or
outgrown.
Trouble parting? Remind
yourself that youll never
have to clean these items
again.
Shades of Success: Open and
close shades and blinds
frequently to shake off the
dust that can accumulate on
the fabric.
Tote Your Tools: Keep all
your
cleaning
supplies
together in a bucket or plastic
box on wheels. That way, you
wont have to keep going
back for another bottle, rag,

bag or brush.
Deal With Dust: When you
dust, work top to bottom and
back to front so the dirt falls
onto the floor. Clean the floor
last.
Track Down Stains: Freshen
flooring and furniture that
have fallen to spots and spills.
Opt for a multisurface stain
remover
such
as
Motsenbockers Lift Off
thats safe to use on carpets,
upholstery and hard surfaces.
Spray soiled areas, then blot
dry.
You can find more quick
cleaning products and pointers
online
at
www.
invisibleglass.com.

Hello, fellow readers!

I recently attended the
Springfest Retirement gathering of organizer volunteers. Yes, the Springfest
Garden Show held at the
Sussex County Fairgrounds
in Augusta, NJ is retiring
after 20 years. As the 20th
Anniversary
unfolded,
reports at the register and the
crowded aisles were blockbuster. Not that attendance
has ever been anything to
poo-poo about, at more than
8,000 annually matched
again this year, but we
havent grown in attendance
as hoped and each year costs
have
increased.
Weve
enjoyed
many
repeat
visitors, which has been
glorious. This years event
brought several new faces
too thanks to the The PRESS
Newspaper, other publicity,
and good old word of mouth.
Still, all good things must
come to end.
Attending the retirement
gathering were generous
supporters that would rather
remain
anonymous.
In
respect of their wishes, Ill

speak in code. There are three

seasons of growth each year
followed by a season of
dormancy; but even then,
roots remain active preparing
for a bevy of glorious growth
come spring. There are the
creative talents of Louise,
Kathy and crew (no codes
there) working through the
seasons that brought finesse
and style to the show. Then
theres Gale and Barbara
organizing the business of it
all with the help of the
Springfest Committee overseen by David Wright, the
brainchild of the show along
with Brian Hautau.
But the buck doesnt stop
here, as the 20 years of
Springfest planted roots for
the love of gardens and the
appreciation of all things
green.
The
supporters
humble generosity is like a
blanket of fertile soil nurturing businesses in our area that
have grown as a result.
Gary Larson, Manager of the
Fairgrounds, shared that big
business event coordinators
have inquired about jumping
in. While it would be lovely if
they could keep things going,
theres no way big business
can take over our grassroots
enthusiasm and endless hours
of volunteer and generous
supporters for the Springfest
Garden
Show.
Without
which, the last 20 years would
have not been possible. It
truly has been a labor of love.
When things come to end,
memories and the lives
touched move forward and
touch other lives. Its the
circle of life, the passage of
the time, the change of the
seasons. And now its time to
plant new things.
Garden dilemmas?
Askmarystone.com