In a two-part ceremony

on Sunday, October 5th,

the Bangor Area High
School Alumni Association will recognize the
1885
Club
and
Athletic Hall of Fame
inductees. The morning
ceremony will be held at
Bangor Area High
School at 10:30am. At
this ceremony, wall
plaques will be unveiled
for both groups of
individuals. At 1pm the
association will meet
with attendees at the
Blue Valley Farm Show
for a buffet and a formal
presentation of the
inductees.
In addition, the Athletic
Hall of Fame will be
introduced prior to the
homecoming game with
Notre Dame Green Pond

on Friday, October 3rd at

7pm. Special seating
will be provided at the
game for the inductees
and their families.
The 1885 Club, is an
exclusive group named
in honor of the first year
in which a class of
students graduated from
BAHS,
recognizes
distinguished
alumni
and
holds
these
individuals as outstanding examples for others
to follow.
The 2014 inductees
are: Joseph A. Cortazzo,
1951; Timothy E. Dutt,
Ph.D, 1969; and Brian
R. Jones, 2001.
Joseph worked on
research and development of Atlas ICBMs
and was a display and
control specialist on the

Apollo moon landing

program.
Timothy developed a
national reputation in the
field of Weed Science.
He is responsible for
developing
herbicide
products in agronomic
and horticultural crops.
Brian was an agroforestry volunteer in the US
Peace Corps he served in
Madagascar
as
a
Conservation Coordinator. Albert W. Ronca
(Deceased) was a World
War II veteran and had
served
on
Bangor
School Board for 50
years.
The Bangor Slater
Athletic Hall of Fame
establishes pride and
preserves the tradition of
the Bangor Area High
School athletic program

by honoring those who

have made a significant
contribution to Bangor
Area High School athletics.
The 2014 inductees
are: Brian Bergstol,
2003; Scott Heckman,
2003; David A. Menecola,
1986;
James
Monk Parsons, 1964;
Eric J. Striba, 1988.
Brian led the golf team
to its only golf championship in school history,
took the silver medal at
the District XI golf
championship
and
finished 34th at the state
level. He then continued
to golf at Moravian
college, earning spots on
the
Commonwealth
All-Conference
First
Team in 2004, 2006, and
2007.

Scott was a three-time

state wrestling placewinner, taking third in
2001, fifth in 2002, and
third in 2003.
He
currently holds Bangors
record for the most wins,
most pins, and most take
downs with a career
record of 143-19. He
also
holds
Bangor
football record for 263
yards rushing in one
game in 2001.
David was the first
football
player
in
Bangor history to rush
for over 1000 yards. In
1984, he set the record
for most fumble recoveries in a season (six) and
tied the record for most
fumble recoveries in a
single game (three).
James played football
for three years and base-

ball for four. He was a

two-year All LehighNorthampton
League
baseball player, as well
as an Express Baseball
Player of the Week. He
was also an Express
Football Player of the
Week.
Eric played on three
Colonial League Basketball
championship
teams, from 1986 to
1989, was a two-way
starter
in
football,
playing on the District
Championship Team in
1987, and he also played
two years of varsity
baseball.
If you would like to
attend this event, please
call 610-588-5975 for
reservations
before
Tuesday,
September
23rd.

Larry
Hoagland
recently
won
the
TQ600 division championship at Borgers
Speedway in Saylorsburg. Larry is the son
of Mabel and the late
Barry Hoagland of
Wind Gap. He is a 1990
graduate of Pleasant
Valley High School and
currently resides in
Bangor with his wife
and daughter. He has
been racing since he
was five years old.
Awana Club starts
on September 17th at
6pm at the Bangor
Nazarene
Church,
located at 150 Bunny

Trail, East Bangor. All

children between three
and 12 are welcome to
attend an open house.
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@gma
il.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
Newsstand,
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.
There will be maps
for sale for the annual
Blairstown,
New
Jersey Town Wide
Yard Sales held on
Friday and Saturday,
September 19th and
20th at Re/MAX Ridge,
located at 8 Main Street
in Blairstown. Maps
will be sold from 9am to
6pm on Friday and 9am
to 3pm on Saturday.
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 610863-3688 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.
Happy
Birthday
wishes are sent to
Sarah
DePaolo,
September
19th;
Brianna
Vaughn,
September 20th, Zak
Kozinsky, September
22nd;
and
Denise
Hackenburg, September 24th.
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
Dont Forget to
like us on Facebook!

Adult Fiction: Cain,

Chelsea
Heartsick;
Carter, Ally Uncommon
criminals; Dailey, Janet
Texas true; Grafton, Sue
A is for alibi; Grafton,
Sue C is for corpse;
Grafton, Sue F is for
fugitive; Grafton, Sue G
is for gumshoe; Graham,
Heather The hexed;
Khoury, Raymond The
last Templar; Lewis,
Beverly The last bride;
Palmer, Michael Resistant; Pears, Tim In a
land of plenty; Robards,
Karen Her last whisper;
Rollins, James The 6th
extinction;
Umrigar,
Thrity The story hour;
Winspear,
Jacqueline
The care and management of lies; Woods,
Stuart Cut and thrust.
Adult Non-Fiction:
Ball, Lucille Love,
Lucy; Brown, Alton
Feasting on asphalt;
Bryson, Bill The life and
times of the thunderbolt
kid; Carson, Ben One
nation: what we can do
to save Americas future;
Gordon, Meryl Mrs.
Astor regrets: the hidden
betrayals of a family
beyond
reproach;
Goulston, Mark Real
influence:
persuade
without pushing and
gain without giving in;
Kelley, Kitty The royals;
Lancaster, Jen My fair
lazy: one reality television addicts to attempt
to discover if not being a
dumb ass is the new
black, or a culture up
manifesto;
Moulton,

Sara Everyday family

dinners; Roberts, David
Devils gate: Brigham
Young and the great
Mormon
handcart
tragedy; Rossier, Jay
Living with chickens:
everything you need to
know to raise your own
backyard
flock;
Sheeran, James No
surrender: a WW1
memoir; Sloane, Eric A
museum of early American tools; Viviani, Fabio
Italian kitchen; Wiedmer, David The aftershock investor: a crash
course in staying afloat
in a sinking economy;
Willis, Kimberley Raising chickens for dummies.
Young Adult Fiction:
Caletti, Deb The queen
of everything; Gibbons,
Faye Halley; Sachar,
Louis Holes.
Junior
Fiction:
Gutman, Dan Coach
Hywatt is a riot!;
Gutman, Dan Officer
Spence makes no sense!.
Easy
Fiction:
DAmico, Carmelo Ella
the Elegant Elephant;
Jussek, Nicole Seymour
and Opal; Kastner, Jill
Barnyard
big
top;
Martin, Bill Chicka
chicka boom boom; Van
Fleet, Matthew Dog;
Wood, Audrey Ten little
fish.
DVDs:
Charlies
Angels; Children of the
corn IV; Fear and loathing in Las Vegas; The
karate kid; Platoon;
Water for elephants.

On Sunday September
21st, Faith United Presbyterian Church will be
holding another of their
family friendly services
to connect with people
in the community.
An atmosphere of
celebration will be
evident as the Faith
Players perform a new
skit and worship will
feature music from a
variety of genres.
Were
trying
to
provide a church experience that connects with
people of faith in a way
that is fun yet respectful, said Reverend Ruth
Ann Christopher. We
are hopeful that this
experience
will
be

meaningful to a diversity of people.

Immediately following
worship, there will be a
luncheon for those in
attendance
featuring
carnival foods.
There will be a special
treat
for
children
involving some smashing good times with a
piata and a visit by
Faiths own colorful
guest. (Shhh dont let
on that the Faith clown
will make an appearance).
A carnival would not
be complete without
dessert and one of the
most popular Faith
Church desserts will be
on the menu.

As always, the public

is invited to attend. So
mark your calendars for
September 21st.
Worship starts 10am
and the carnival fun
starts shortly after that.
The only requirements
are to bring joy, a good
appetite, a friendly
smile and maybe a child
or two to enjoy the fun.
This has been part of
an on going effort to get
to know the people in
our communities, said
Pastor
Christopher.
And weve had a great
time doing it!
For directions to Faith
Church, please visit
their website at www.
faithunited.net.

At the most recent

dinner meeting of the
Bangor Lions Club,
Past District Governor
Willard
Stratz
presented All Star
Soccer Classic Scholarship Recipient Matthew

Palmer with a check for

$250. Matthew is a
graduate of Bangor
Area High School and
plans
on
studying
Criminal Justice at West
Chester University.
Matthew
was
a

member of the Spanish

Honor Society and
helped plan after school
activities to benefit
families in the Bangor
Area School District.
He was a Lehigh Valley
United Soccer Club
Select Mentor. Matthew was a volunteer for
the Pediatric Brain
Tumor
Foundations
September fund raiser
and a volunteer with the
Special Olympics held
at BAHS. Matthew was
also the captain of the
BAHS varsity soccer
team, mentor for the
Lehigh Valley United
Youth Soccer League
and co-leader of the
Bangor Slater Quarry
Crew.
The Bangor Lions
Club would like to
congratulate Matthew
on his scholarship and
wish him success in all
his future endeavors.

Slate Belt Young at

Heart Club Meeting:
September 18th, 1pm.
St. Elizabeth church
hall. FMI, call Mary
Lou DeRea-Lohman at
610-863-4846 or 610844-4630.
Animal
Program,
Magic Show & Buffet
Dinner:
September
20th, 4:30pm. Hope
UCC, Wind Gap. Fees
apply. Space is limited.
To purchase tickets,
email
hopeucc@
hotmail.com or call
908-727-0090.
Pen Argyl Republican
Club General Members Meeting: September 20th, 1pm. All life
and active members are
asked to attend.
Sausage & Pancake
Supper:
Saturday,
September 20th, 4pm7pm. Richmond UMC,
8538 Delaware Dr. (Rt.
611 & Richmond Rd.),
Bangor. Fees apply.
FMI, call 610-588-7317.
Take outs available.
Sludge-Free
UMBT
Yard Sale & Bake
Sale: September 20th,
8am-4pm. 2150 N.
Delaware
Dr.,
Mt.
Bethel.
FMI,
visit
facebook.com/sludge
free.umbt or email
sludgefreeumbt@gmail.
com.
2nd Annual Pet Expo
& Amateur Pet Show:
September 20th, 9am1pm.
St.
Johns
Lutheran Church parking lot, 12 N. Westbrook
Ave., Pen Argyl. Rain
date: October 4th.
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Dinner:
September
21st, 12pm-5pm. Our
Lady of Victory R.C.
Church, Cherry Lane
Rd., Tannersville. Fees
apply. FMI, call 570629-4572.
Columbia Fire Co. #1
Annual Golf Outing:
September 21st. FMI,
call 610-588-0597 or
email
webadmin@
columbiafireco.org.
GriefShare
Support
Group Meeting: Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm for
twelve weeks from
September
23rd.
Mount Eaton Church,
Saylorsburg. Fees apply,
scholarships available.
Childcare
available
upon request. FMI or to
register, call 570-9927050
or
email
office@mounteatonchur
ch.org. Visit www.
mounteatonchurch.org
for directions.
East Bangor Vol. Fire
Co. Basket Bingo:

September 26th, 6pm.

Fees apply. FMI or
tickets, call 610-5885996.

ber 28th, 8am-2pm.

110 Main St., Walnutport. FMI, call 610767-8476.

Bangor Lions Auction: September 26th,

7pm.
Hartzells
Auction Gallery, 521
Richmond Rd., Bangor.

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
SeniorShow
time.com or call Eric at
610-554-2399.

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 27,
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
570-422-1484 or email
at bhmoses@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 610767-2305.
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 and more.
8th Annual Lehigh
Valley Knife Show:
September
27th,
9am-5pm & September 28th, 9am-3pm.
4100 Green Pond Rd.,
Easton. Fees apply.
FMI, visit PAKnife
Show.com
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: Septem-

St Elizabeth/St Joseph
Ministry Yard Sale
Benefit: October 3rd,
8am-2:30pm, & Saturday October 4th,
8am-12pm. 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.).
Crafters & vendors
wanted
Flicksville
UCC
Tricky Tray: October
5th, 4pm. 1337 Lower
S. Main St., Bangor.
FMI, call 610-5884648.
Safe Haven adoption
day: October 5th,
11am-3pm. Rt. 940,
Mt. Pocono. FMI &
adoption applications,
visit www.SafeHaven
Pa.org, email Safe
Haven@epix.net & like
on Facebook.
Boomer's
Angels
Rescue
Pit
Bull
Awareness Day: October 5th, 11am-5pm.
Rain or shine. 1151
Mosser Rd., Breiningsville. FMI, visit www.
BoomersAngels.com,
or call (570) 350-4977.
8-Week Study Understanding Depression:
Sundays,
starting
October 5th, 3-5pm.
Mount Eaton Church.
Childcare is available

upon request. FMI or to

register, visit www.
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, New York
City.
Fees
apply.
Deposit needed by
October 6th. Buses will
return around 5pm.
FMI, call Marge: 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, Assisi, Perugia,
Siena, Florence, Chianti
Winery,
Venice,
Murano Island, Lugano,
Switzerland & Como.
An extended trip to
Roseto is also planned.
FMI,
call
Clotilde
Fitzsimmons at 610881-4164,
email
clearview.Travel@rcn.c
om or call the chamber
office at 610-588-1000.
Ghosts of the Slate
Belt: October 9th,
7pm. Presented by the
Heritage Center staff.
FMI, call Karen at
610-588-8615.
Safe Haven Pet Rescue
Adoption Day: October 10th, 11am-3pm.
Rt. 940, Mt. Pocono.
FMI or applications,
visit
www.Safe
HavenPa.org or contact
Safe Haven@epix.net or
on Facebook.
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.

(NAPSI)During the
2014-2015 flu season,
its
important
to
remember that the
single best way to
prevent influenza (the
flu) is to get an annual
vaccination, which the
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC) recommends for
everyone aged six
months and older, with
rare exception. As
people age, the immune
system weakens, even
if they feel healthy and
are active, which makes
it harder to fight
disease. As a result,
adults aged 65 and
older are more likely to
catch the flu and experience complications.
The flu is a contagious
illness that can be
severe and life threatening, especially for older
adults. People 65 years
of age and older
typically account for
more than half (60
percent) of flu-related
hospitalizations
and
almost all (90 percent)
flu-related deaths.
The Flu + You
program, a national
public education initia-

tive sponsored by the

National Council on
Aging
(NCOA)
in
collaboration
with
Sanofi Pasteur, educates
older adults and those
who care for them about
the seriousness of the
flu, the importance of
annual vaccination, and
available
vaccine
options. Award-winning
actress Judith Light,
known for TVs Dallas,
Whos the Boss?, and
Ugly Betty, has joined
the campaign this year
as a national spokesperson.
Although I dont feel
like Im getting any
older, I know that my
body is getting older,
and coming down with
the flu can really make
me sick, Light said.
No matter how healthy
and active we feel,
getting an annual flu
vaccination is important
and I learned there are
different flu vaccine
options for people 65
and older. I want to
encourage others to
speak with their doctor
or pharmacist to find out
more about getting
vaccinated against the

flu.
The flu can make existing health problems
worse and is especially
dangerous for people
with chronic conditions,
such as diabetes, heart
disease
or
chronic
obstructive pulmonary
disease, which commonly affect older
adults.
Eighty-six
percent of adults aged
65 and older have at
least one chronic condition, and 68 percent of
Medicare beneficiaries
have two or more.
Worsening of these
serious conditions may
result in hospitalization
and an inability to take
part in simple daily
activities and live independently.
Research shows that
the immune system
weakens with age,
which means older
adults are more likely to
catch the flu and that
they can suffer greater
complications because
of other health issues,
said Albert Terrillion,
DrPH, MEd, CPH,
NCOA Senior Director
for Clinical and Community Partnerships and

Director of NCOAs
Self-Management
Alliance. Through our
Flu + You program, we
encourage all older
adults to protect themselves by getting an
annual flu vaccine as
soon as they can.
Older adults have flu
vaccine options, including
the
traditional
standard-dose
flu
vaccine and a higherdose vaccine. Both
options are available at a
doctors office or local
pharmacy. The higherdose vaccine was developed specifically for
people aged 65 and
older to improve the

bodys production of
antibody against the flu.
Flu vaccination is a
Medicare Part B benefit,
which means there is no
copay for Medicare
beneficiaries 65 years of
age and older.
Older adults and their
caregivers can learn
more about vaccine
options and the importance of getting an
annual flu vaccine on
the Flu + You website,
ncoa.org/Flu,
which
features free educational
materials, infographics
and other sharable
content, and a public
service announcement
with Judith Light.

(NAPSI)Did
you
know that one in four
homes in the U.S. rely on
septic (on-site) systems
to treat wastewater?
Homeowners are responsible for making sure
that their system works
properly. If you arent,
you could be looking at
thousands of dollars in
repair or replacement
costs.
During
SepticSmart
Week, September 22-26,
2014, the U.S. Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
is
reminding homeowners
and communities that
regular care and maintenance
will
prevent
failure
of
septic
systems.
Failing septic systems
can contribute excess
nutrients to our water
sourceslakes, rivers
and groundwater. This
can affect the safety of
your drinking water if
you get water from a
private well or from a
lake, as we saw in Lake
Erie this summer.
With winter approaching, now is the perfect
time to get your system
inspected to ensure it is
operating as designed.

The added use that

comes from summertime parties can put
stress on your system;
better to have it
inspected now than wait
until the holidays arrive
and find that your
system is not ready to
handle the next family
gathering!
Inspecting your system
is not a do-it-yourself
project and putting an

additive
into
your
system will not do the
job, so go with a pro!
The EPA recommends a
professional,
licensed
inspection every three to
five years, or annually
for advanced systems.
As kids head back to
school this fall, you can
do your own homework
by taking a look at daily
activities that can affect
the functioning of your

septic system. Here are a

few SepticSmart tips that
are easy to remember:
Think at the Sink! What
goes down your drain
can have a major impact
on how well your septic
system works. If you
have a septic system,
you should not pour
grease down the drain or
use a garbage disposal.
Dont Strain Your
Drain! Efficient use of
water and staggered use
of water-based appliances can improve the
operation of your septic
system and reduce the
risk of failure.
Shield Your Field!
Trees, cars, livestock or
other heavy things on
your septics drainfield
can cause damage.
Dont Overload Your
Commode! Your toilet is
not a trash can. The only
product you should flush
is toilet paper. Anything
else can clog and
damage septic systems,
even if it says flushable.
For a full list of the Dos
and Donts and other
helpful information, go
to
www.epa.gov
/septicsmart and get
SepticSmart!

Hello Fellow Readers,

I had the privilege of
helping Holly and Joao
of Montclair, New
Jersey, with plant decorations to also serve as
gifts for attendees of
their upcoming nuptials.
While chatting with
Patti of a local farm in
Blairstown, NJ, she
suggested succulents.
Theyre very trendy,
easy to take care of, and
make a perfect houseplant that can spend
summers outside.
Succulent is not a
botanical name, but
refers to plants with
fleshy parts (leaves,
stems or roots) that
store moisture in times
of drought. I found flats
of assorted succulents
and we felt (plants have
feelings, too) compelled
to provide a Care and
Feeding label for adopters to take home.
Please dont smother
me with too much of a
good thing. I stash my
liquids on board much
like a camel and therefore like dry, welldrained soil. When Im
completely dry, put me

in the sink to run water

through my soil until it
comes out from my
bottom. When I quit
dripping, return me to
my saucer. No need to
use a baby wipe, but I
hate wet feet and if I sit
in water I may get a
fungus or rot.
I like plenty of light,
but not intense direct
sun, as Im prone to
sunburn. If I discolor,
its too sunny. If I reach
or lean, its not sunny
enough. You can take
me outside to live when
its warm, but please
dont let me freeze.
Feed me three to four
times during the growing season using a
balanced fertilizer; a
10-10-10
fertilizer
diluted to a quarter
strength is ideal. I can
make babies if you clip
a section and stick me in
soil. Theres a little
more to it than that, but
this is G-rated.
When I outgrow my
pot, please replant me
using a fast-draining
mixture that's designed
for cacti or succulents.
Youll know its time if I
look proportionally too
big for my pot, much
like a muffin top stuffed
into too small jeans.
And I have no ego about
going up a size, so have
at it baby!
My care and feeding
may sound intensive but
in truth Im an easy
keeper, resilient and
forgiving; makes for a
good relationship dont
you think?
Congratulations Holly
& Joao!
Garden
dilemmas?
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By State Rep. Marcia

Hahn

According to recent
statistics, more than
one in five high school
seniors have engaged
in binge drinking
and about half of all
adolescents
have
abused an illicit drug at
least once before 12th
grade.
For
those
reasons, I am teaming
with local officials to
host a series of seminars designed to help
parents recognize the
signs of substance
abuse in their children.

Peak Efficiency Oil

Burner Service opened
on June 1, 2014. Owner
Michael
LaDuca
worked for an oil company in Alpha, New
Jersey for 28 years
prior to starting his own
business. Call Back
rate is 0%. Services
include; cleaning of
boilers and furnaces
including a new nozzle,
filter, motors oiled,
burner fan cleaned,
exhaust pipe and chimney base inspected and
cleaned out if needed;
safety checks, air leaks
in burner sealed for
quiet start up and best

The numbers I quoted

cannot be ignored, and
these events will hopefully raise awareness
concerning drug and
alcohol use among
teenagers. Each of the
forums
begins
at
6:30pm at four different
locations on the following dates:
Wednesday, September 24th Hanover
Elementary
School,
3890
Jacksonville
Road, Bethlehem.
Thursday, September
25th Wind Gap
Middle School, 1620

efficiency
possible.
Pulley driven blowers
will have belt checked
and replaced if necessary on furnaces.
Expansion tanks on
boiler systems will be
drained/Re-pressurized
or replaced if needed at
time of service to avoid
future service calls
during cold months.
All steam systems will
have low water cut offs
and pressure switches
checked.
Proper flame adjustment is accomplished
with an electronic combustion analyzer from
Germany. This will

Teels
Road,
Pen
Argyl.
Wednesday, October
1st Farmersville
Elementary
School,
7036 William Penn
Highway, Easton.
Thursday, October
16th

Bushkill
Elementary
School,
960 Bushkill Center
Rd, Nazareth.
Weve assembled a
great panel of speakers, including local law
enforcement officials.
The most dramatic
testimony,
however,
will no doubt come

from a local parents

support group which
has witnessed firsthand
what substance abuse
can do to an individual
and a family.
Due to the nature of
the presentation, I am
asking only adults to
attend the seminars.
Admission is free and
there is no need to
register if you plan to
attend.
Questions about this
or any legislative issue
should be directed to
my district office at
610- 746-2100.

make your burner

better than new. This
service will save you a
considerable amount of
fuel in a season.
Domestic coil pumps
with acid also available.
Mr. LaDuca will offer
a small emergency oil
delivery with a start up
until your oil company
can arrive if you run out
of fuel.
He will service existing parts that burn out
or break down. No
installations available
but recommendations
can be made.
A call back within a

few days will be made

to be sure your system
is working to your
satisfaction. He will be
serving Northampton
County;
Warren
County, NJ; specifically the Slate Belt.
You will be pleased
with how well your
system can run when it
is correct. After hours
and weekends available
at no extra charge.
Home number is 610588-8905; Cell number
is 484-809-8331. Leave
message if no answer at
either phone number
and he will call you
back as soon as
possible. He is insured
and licensed.

Aw a r d - w i n n i n g
performance artist Jos

Torres-Tama
will
perform at Northampton
Community College, in
his critically acclaimed
one-man show, Aliens,
Immigrants and Other
Evildoers, satirizing the
status of immigrants as
extraterrestrials. Using
multimedia, Torres-Tama
challenges our thoughts
about the system that
sometimes vilifies these
individuals while relying

on their labor.
The public is invited to
a reception with Jos
Torres-Tama, followed
by his performance, on
September 24th, at 7pm.
in
Lipkin
Theatre,
Kopecek Hall, on NCCs
Main Campus at 3835
Green Pond Road, Bethlehem. Admission is free,
but donations to the
Hispanic Caucus Dreamers Scholarship are

welcome. Food sales

during the reception will
benefit the scholarship.
Since
1995,
Jose
Torres-Tama has been
touring across the country with solo shows that
feature a fusion of
spoken word prose, bilingual poetry, rituals of
fire, symbolic movement
and
exaggerated
personae, creating spectacles that are visually

Octoberfest this year

will be held at Bangor
Memorial Park on
Saturday and Sunday,
October 11th and 12th.
The park board is looking for groups to
participate
in
the
themed, carved pumpkin display. Maybe
you own a business
and you have a group
of employees that
would like to get
together to carve some
pumpkins to enter in

the display? You can

pick whatever theme
you would like. There
have been some interesting themes in the past
such as Harry Potter,
classic cars, Toy Story,
Elvis, etc. Do you play a
sport?
Maybe your
group wants to carve
pumpkins to show that
sport.
The only cost to enter
is that you have to buy
your own pumpkins. A
group of themed pump-

kins should have at

least six or more in
their display.
There will be cash
prizes awarded for the
top three best group of
themed, carved pumpkins. Prizes range from
$25 to $100.
The scarecrow making
booth is in need of adult
size small or youth
sized clothing, such as
old pants and shirts.
The board is also in
search of volunteers to

help in all aspects of the

event. Volunteers are
needed to help with
selling tickets, collecting tickets at booths,
running booths, helping
to set up and clean up
the pumpkin displays
and working in the food
stand.
For more information
or to volunteer, contact
Sherry at
610-5886894 or Debbie at
bangorparkboard@gma
il.com

dynamic and politically

charged. As an arts
educator, he is dedicated
to working in minority
communities with Latino
and African American
teens through his Youth
Performance
Projects
that introduce performance art and poetry as a
means
of
selfempowerment.
Torres-Tama will be at
NCC
as
artist-in-

residence, in collaboration with Lafayette

College. He will visit
creative writing and
history classes and hold
workshops for theatre
students at NCCs Main
and Monroe Campuses
and at Lafayette College
throughout the week of
September 22nd.
For more information,
contact NCC Theatre at
610-861-5524.

State Rep. Joe Emrick

(R-Northampton)
is
pleased to announce
that the final amount of
funding needed for the
installation of a traffic
light at the Route 191Friedenstahl
Avenue
intersection in Upper
Nazareth Township has
been secured. The
$351,000 grant was
obtained through the
Commonwealth
Financing Authoritys
Multimodal Transportation Fund.
We need to thank
former Upper Nazareth
Township Supervisor
Jim Augustine, who

played a significant role

in obtaining this grant,
as well as the $500,000
we
successfully
obtained in March
through the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming
Acts
Local
Share
Account, Emrick said.
[This] announcement,
coupled with the grant
from March and money
already
set
aside
locally, brings the total
to more than $1.2
million, enough to
make this project a
reality.
The
Multimodal
Transportation
Fund

provides
grants
to
encourage
economic
development
and
ensure that a safe and
reliable system of transportation is available to
the residents of the
Commonwealth. Grants
may be used for the
development, rehabilitation and enhancement
of transportation assets
to existing communities.
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.

As strong advocates
for the state-developed
Pennsylvania Academic
Standards, state Reps.
Ryan Aument (RLancaster) and Seth
Grove
(R-York)
recently issued the
following statement in
response to Gov. Tom
Corbetts call for public
review
of
state
academic standards:
We are frustrated and
confused by Governor
Corbetts incongruous
decision to conduct a
public review of PAs
Academic
Standards,
which were developed
by his administration to
remove PA from the
grasp of the national
Common Core Standards and supported by
the General Assembly.
We are extremely disappointed the Corbett
administration
is
considering reversing
its own policy and
opting to further convolute public understanding of our statewide
academic standards. As
a result, we have lost
total confidence in this
administrations ability
to manage implementation of these statespecific
academic

standards.
In 2010, the Rendell
administration
spearheaded the adoption of
the national Common
Core Standards. The PA
House of Representatives
appropriately
adopted House Resolution 338, which ensured
the
problematic
Common Core Standards were replaced
with rigorous education
standards that reflected
the unique needs of our
students and teachers,
protected their privacy,
ensured state oversight
of school standards and
assessments, and guaranteed
academic
curriculums
remain
locally designed and
implemented.
We
continue to believe the
PA Academic Standards
are right for our
students,
educators,
school districts and
Commonwealth.
Since joining the
General Assembly, we
have been consistent
supporters of efforts to
improve the quality of
our education system in
PA. We have strongly
supported efforts by the
Corbett administration
to improve student

academic outcomes by
developing
rigorous
state-specific standards
that protect local school
district control over
curriculum decisions. It
is unfortunate that
instead of educating the
public about the value
of the newly adopted
state standards, the
administration is choosing to repeat efforts
already taken by the PA
House of Representatives and add further
confusion to the implementation
process.
After all, public hearings on the current PA
Academic
Standards
were already held.
Furthermore, during a
House Education hearing, the Secretary was
already asked by members of the House
Education Committee to
provide the standards in
laymens terms so both
parents and school
boards would have a
better understanding of
the
academic
standards.
We believe it is the
General Assembly that
must now take the lead
to thoroughly evaluate
the process by which the
PA Academic Standards
were adopted.
With
that, we have submitted
a letter to House Education Committee Chairman Paul Clymer asking
him to hold additional
hearings to thoughtfully
reconsider the process
by which they were
adopted and the process
by which the governor
decided to re-evaluate
his own newly adopted
standards.
We will continue to
strenuously
advocate
for
rigorous
state
academic standards that
serve to improve the
quality of our schools
and ensure our young
people are prepared for
the future that awaits
them.

Rep. Mike Tobash

continues to lead the
charge for meaningful
public pension reform in
Pennsylvania.
This
week,
Tobash
announced the availability of www.PA
NeedsPensionReform.c
om, a new website that
outlines Pennsylvanias
current pension crisis.
The site also includes
details about the hybrid
pension plan solution
Tobash has developed.
The public pension
crisis that exists in
Pennsylvania is huge,
but the answer to fixing
it is right in front of us,
Tobash stated. Now is
the time to implement
sustainable reform. The
Commonwealth
is
currently facing a $50
billion public pension
debt, and that number
will only continue to
grow until reform is
enacted. Pennsylvania
needs public pension
reform, and we need it
now.
Included
on
the
website is a video
featuring Tobash, titled
We Need Pension
Reform Now. The
video
outlines
the
current public pension
crisis and its $50 billion

debt; explains how the

state
acquired
this
unsustainable
debt;
details five major problems
Pennsylvanians
will likely face if no
action
is
taken;
describes the solution
the
hybrid
plan
approach offers; and
dispels a few common
myths about his hybrid
plan solution.
One way or another,
this is an issue that
affects every Pennsylvanian, Tobash said.
The No. one reason
school property taxes
are increased is to meet
the school districts
pension
obligations;
they are under a tremendous amount of stress
due to our pension debt
which is only getting
worse.
School district salaries
and public pension costs
for all Pennsylvania
school districts, from
years 2008-09 to 201213, are available on
PANeedsPensionRefor
m.com.
Since June, Tobash has
visited several areas
outside
the
125th
District to speak with
residents from other
areas of the state about
the public pension crisis

and his hybrid plan

solution.
The
hybrid
plan
solution stipulates that
NEW employees entering the public pension
systems will be enrolled
in a hybrid pension plan,
which is a combination
of 401(k)-type and
traditional plan. In
doing so, this plan is
estimated
to
save
between $11 billion and
$15 billion over a 30year period. Current
employees and retirees
would see no changes in
their benefits under this
plan.
An overview of the
hybrid plan solution is
also
available
at
PANeedsPensionRefor
m.com. A timeline,
which outlines the
progression
of
the
states public pension
crisis and explains how
the problem has grown
over time, is also
provided online.
Visit www.PANeeds
PensionReform.com for
more information about
Tobashs hybrid plan
solution, the first step in
addressing PAs public
pension
crisis
and
stopping the bleeding
from within the current
systems.

The
Weona
Pool
Project is selling t-shirts
that say Save our Pool
for $10, as well as offering yard signs with the
same message to interested and concerned
citizens. As you may
know, we asked town
council if they would
rebuild/fix, etc. the pool
in Pen Argyl if our group
was able to raise the
money and it was voted
down three to three, with

the mayor voting No

as the tie breaker. We are
hoping to have a very
large showing at the
town council meeting on
October 7th and hope to
have people in the shirts
and holding signs to
show that the community
is very unhappy with the
decision.
We had presented council with a petition with
well over 1,000 names
on it, offered to fundraise

and began to establish

our own 501c3 to
become a nonprofit in
order to be able to
qualify for large corporate donations.
The town council
meeting will be held on
October 7th at 7pm at
the Pen Argyl Town
Hall. We are hoping to
have the community
rally there with their
Save our Pool t-shirts,
signs.
Sincerely, Samantha
Mimlitsch

(NAPSI)A dangerous scam that hides

major problems from
consumers
who
purchase used cars is on
the rise.
Thats the word from
experts who say nearly
800,000 used cars on
Americas roads may
be part of an emerging
fraud called title washing.
Title washing makes
rebuilt wrecks and cars
with odometer issues
look like problem-free
used cars on paper.
Professional con men
illegally alter vehicle
documents to get title
brands
such
as
salvage or flood
removed from a cars
title. Theyll often
patch up the wrecked
cars, move them to
other states and sell
them with a clear title
to unsuspecting buyers.

Victims can lose thousands and put their lives

at risk purchasing used
cars with washed titles.
To
help,
Carfax
Vehicle
History
Reports alert people to
cases of potential title
washing. Every Motor
Vehicle Department in
the U.S. and Canada
reports branded titles to
Carfax. Getting an
inspection by a trusted
mechanic
is
also
recommended.
You can now shop for
used cars at the all-new
www.carfax.com.

Allstate and the American Football Coaches

Association
have
announced that Matt
Camilletti, a junior at
Saint Francis Universitty,
Loretto,
was
recently nominated for
the National 2014 Good
Works Team Award.
Matt is a 2012 graduate
of Pius X High School
and the son of Lou and
Theresa
Camilletti.
Matt has a double major
in Business Management and Marketing
with a 3.67 GPA.
For the past 23 years,
the Allstate AFCA Good
Works Team has served
as one of the most cobeted and prestigious offthe-field honors in
college football. The
award recognizes players whose charitable
involvement and com-

munity service contributions stand out among

all other student-athletes
participating in sports

today.
Allstate
Insurance
Company and AFCA
received nominees from

across the country who

represent the sports
finest in the areas of
volunteerism
and
leadership among their
peers.
Since its establishment
in 1992, the award has
existed to pay tribute to
the good in college
football that extends
beyond the wins and the
losses. While balancing
academics and athletics,
this select group of
student-athletes nominated by their respective
colleges and universities
has committed their
limited free time, having
a lasting impact on their
communities. Allstate is
proud to be a part of an
award that recognizes
the importance of giving
back to the communities
where we live, work and
cheer on game day.