By Maria Cascario

Ginder Green House and

Garden Center, located at
558 Lake Minsi Drive in
Bangor, PA, is having a Craft
and Vendor Show on the
premises Saturday, September 12th from 9am to 3pm.
Local crafters and vendors
will be displaying their wares
amidst the array of beautiful
fall mums and lawn decor
items that Ginders is known
for.
Joann said Im having
specials throughout the day
and spin-the-wheel for additional savings and prizes.
Vendors and products that
will be featured are Pampered
Chef, Avon, stained glass,
Scentsy, stuffed animals,

embroidered items, pet magnets, jewelry,

scarves,
birdhouses, Isagenix, door
knockers, child rockers,
Infinity Baskets and Gifts,
cutting and cheese boards,
and J. DeFranco and Daughters Catering and Deli.
Spots are still available for
vendors.
Im looking forward to a
successful venture this year
and making this an annual
event, Joann said.
Judging from past events at
Ginders, this one is sure to
be a success.
If you would like to be a
vendor for this event or have
any question about Ginder
Green House and Garden
Center, call 610-588-0222.

Back away from the cell

phones, gadgets, and gizmos
and enjoy some unplugged
fun at Land of Make Believe.
Located minutes away in
Hope, NJ, Land of Make
Believe and Pirates Cove
Water Park two wonderful
parks for one even better
price encourages family
bonding by mixing classic
fun with modern twists that
appeal to every generation.
A range of activities for the
littlest members of the family
are plentiful.
As summer winds down,

Land of Make Believe is the

perfect day-cation trip. The
park is open daily from 10am
until 6pm through Labor Day
weekend, with its Grand
Finale Weekend slated for
September 12th and 13th.
Become a part of the show
with parents acting alongside
their aspiring prince or
princess in the interactive
Middle Earth Theatre. Watch
as their faces light up as you
casually chat with Colonel
Corn, the talking scarecrow.
And see the wonder in their
eyes as you take them to see

Santas summer home.

Of course a full array of
rides for the pint-sized members of the family are also
included, from the classic
Grand Carousel to the new
twisty Drop N Twist ride.
And in Pirates Cove, parents
and tykes alike love the
USAs largest wading pool
with full-size Buccaneer
Pirate Ship!
Older siblings and parents
seeking a bit of thrill themselves can find it in Pirates
Cove, home to the exhilarating
Sidewinder,
heartpounding Pirates Escape,
and too-fun Pirates Plunge.
With ample free parking and
a picnic area (no charge for
picnic baskets!), this twofor-one park doesnt require a
summers worth of saving
up. Kids tickets, for ages 2 to
18, are $28 each and adults
are $26. Grandparents aged
62 and older receive a
discounted $24 rate.
For more information about
Land of Make Believe,
please visit www.lomb.com
or call 908-459-9000.

Emergency
Responder
Evan H. Cramer, of the Blairstown Ambulance Corps 46
Rescue in Blairstown, New
Jersey, recently completed
training offered by the
Center
for
Domestic
Preparedness
(CDP)
in
Anniston, Alabama. The
CDP is operated by the
United State Department of
Homeland Securitys Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency and is the only
federally-chartered Weapons
of Mass Destruction (WMD)
training facility in the
nation.
The CDP develops and
delivers advances training
for emergency response
providers, emergency managers, and other government
officials from state, local and
tribal governments. The CDP
offers more than 40 training
courses focusing on incident
management, mass casualty
response, and emergency
response to a catastrophic
natural disaster or terrorist
act. Training at the CDP
campus is federally funded at
no cost to state, local and
tribal emergency repose
professional or their agency.
Resident training at the
CDP includes healthcare and
public health courses at the

Noble Training Facility, the

nations only hospital dedicated to training healthcare
professionals in disaster
preparedness and response.
A number of resident training courses culminate at the
CDPs Chemical, Ordinance,
Biological and Radiological
(COBRA) Training Facility.
The COBRA is the nations
only facility featuring civilian training exercises in a
true toxic environment using
chemical
agents.
The
advanced hands-on training
enables responders to effectively prevent, respond to,

and recover from real-world

incidents involving acts of
terrorism and other hazardous materials.
Responders participating in
CDP training gain critical
skills and confidence to
respond effectively to local
incidents or potential WMD
events.
Information about CDP
training programs can be
found at cdp.dhs.gov under
the news and media tab. For
more information contact the
CDP External Affairs Office
at 256-847-2212 or mail
pao@cdpemail.dhs.gov.

Vendor Applications are

now available for Bangor
Park's Octoberfest. The
event will be held on October 10th and 11th. Interested
parties can find the application at bangorborough.org or
they can request one to be
emailed or mailed by contacting Debbie at bangorpark
board@gmail.com or 610751-7692. The Bangor Park
Board is also in need of
volunteers for Octoberfest.
They are looking for help in
the concession stand, set up,
clean up, selling and taking
tickets, running game booths,
and picking pumpkins. To
volunteer, email bangorpark
board@gmail.com.
The Neucrue fundraiser
golf tournament, to be held
on September 25th, is seeking donations. If you would
like to be a sponsor, donate
promotional items or door
prizes (golf balls, golf clubs,
etc.), contact Ryan Mackay at
484-695-5104 or neucrue

fundraiser@gmail.com.
Bangor Area High School
class of 1952 is searching
for the correct addresses of
classmates Gerald Ronco,
Alvin
Englert,
Elenor
Shaheen, Betty Laub, and
Marie Jordan (Temins). If
you have any information
please
contact
Marge
DeNardo at 610-863-4593.
Slate Belt Health and
Rehabilitation is looking
for volunteers. If you enjoy
talking, singing, dancing,
exercising, reading, and more
and would like to share your
gifts with the residents, stop
by 701 Slate Belt Boulevard
in Bangor PA for an application or call 610-588-6161.
Volunteers must be at least 16
years old.
There will be a school
supply
drop-off
for
students in the Bangor Area
School Dristrict who cannot
afford the supplies needed
for the upcoming school
year. Donation boces can be
found at Dukes Sporting
Goods, Slate Belt Chamber
of Commerce and The

PRESS.
Monroe County Bible
Clubs are being held
weekly on Thursdays at
1:30pm at Dansbury Park
in East Stroudsburg. The
program is free to attend and
is open to all ages. For more
information, contact Jim at
570-421-9968 or jimeckerbcm @verizon.net.
St. Johns Cemetery is
seeking donations to help
with the upkeep of the cemetery, roadways and monuments. They are also exploring the idea of adding a Community Columbarium near
the mosoleum. Donations can
be sent to Carol Hummel c/o
St. Johns Cemetery, 136
Messinger Street, Bangor, PA
18013.
The Ladies Auxiliary of
the Mt. Bethel Volunteer
Fire Company in Mt.
Bethel is seeking new members and volunteers. If you
are interested and would like
further information, contact
Gail at 570-897-6293 or Kris
at 610-392-7975.
The BAHS Alumni Association is collecting used
musical instruments to be
donated
to
Bangors
elementary band program.
The instruments will be used
as loaners for students who
cannot afford them. For more
information, call 610-5885198.
The Slate Belt Heritage
Center Oral History Project is seeking Slate Belt
senior citizens who would
like to be interviewed. If
you know of anyone who has
a story, call Marc Blau at
570-897-5459.

Fresh, refrigerated and

frozen foods are available
to northwestern New Jersey
residents at reduced prices
through the Jolin Food Box

program. The food assistance program offers a

variety of ordering options,
from breakfast-lunch-dinner
combination packs to boxes
of dinner entrees to special
packages just for children.
Each month features a variety
of high-quality menu items
from seafood and poultry to
baked goods and prepared
meals. The price of a single
box ranges from $20 to $40.
There is no limit to the
number
of
boxes
an
individual or family can
purchase, and the menu
changes each month. Interested residents can order
online with a credit card at
www.jolinfoodbox.com or by
calling
Project
SelfSufficiency at 973-940-3500.
Payment is made when the
order is placed. The next
deadline for placing an order
is September 15th; delivery
will be made to Project SelfSufficiency on September
26th. For more information,
call 973-940-3500, or visit
projectselfsufficiency.org.
The Annual Blairstown
Town Wide Yard Sale,
sponsored by the Blair
Woman's Club, is being
held on September 19th
and 20th. Applications can
be found in the lobby of
Blairstown Post Office, Catherine
Dickson
Hofman
Library, First Hope Bank on
Route 94, and Blairstown
Town Hall.
Applications
may also be emailed to
pwoelfle@ embarqmail.com.
For more information, call
908-459-4129. All proceeds
go toward community charitable giving, scholarships,
and military support.
Blairstown Recreation, in
cooperation with US Sports
Institute, is offering Tennis,
Lacrosse, and Total Sports
programs for children ages
three through five. Preschool tennis classes are on
Thursdays, September 24th

through October 29th from

9:30am to 10:20am at Blair
Academy tennis courts.
Class size is limited.
Lacrosse Squirts is offered on
Tuesdays, September 15th
through October 27th from
9:30am to 10:30am at Sycamore Park.
Total Sport
Squirts is on Tuesdays,
September 15th through
October 27th, from 10:30am
to 11:30am at Sycamore
Park. For further information
on all programs and events,
please
visit
Blairstown
Recreations website at
www.blairstown-nj.org under
recreation.
Blairstown Township will
be holding a town-wide
clean up on September 25th
and 26th. Each property
owner is entitled to two
vouchers to bring items to the
Warren County Landfill in
Oxford. Vouchers may be
picked up beginning September 14th at the Municipal
Building from 8am to 4pm,
Monday through Friday.
Owners who possess handicapped parking permits may
call the Municipal Garage in
advance at 908-362-8119 to
arrange for pick-up.
The Warren County Community Singers are looking
for new members. The
singers are a non-audition
group. Rehearsals are Tuesdays, 7:30pm to 9:30pm at
the First Presbyterian Church
of Washington, located at 40
Church Street in Washington.
Singers present two concerts
a year: holiday concert in
December and Spring Fest of
Song in early May. All voice
parts are welcome. Mens
voices are especially needed.
For more information, call
Jane at 908-399-4771.
Knights of Columbus
Assembly #3125 of Blairstown is holding their
annual flag sale for three
feet by five feet nylon USA
flags with deluxe embroidered stars and sewn stripes.
Donation per flag is $20. Call
908-362-9121 for pickup.
Warren County Community Senior Centers will be
featuring exercise classes,
including Tai Chi and
Zumba Gold, guest speakers and activities. Lunch
will be served Monday
through Friday and transportation is available upon
request. For more informa-

tion and locations, call 908475-6591.

Deer Valley Sportsmens
Association of Blairstown is
looking for land to lease in
the Blairstown, Hardwick,
Knowlton, Hope, Frelinghuysen, Stillwater or White
Twp. areas. All members
belong to the National Rifle
Association and hunt-alongs
are done before new members are voted into this association. Several of the
associations properties are
semi-wild and licensed by the
State of NJ Division of Fish
and Wildlife. They stock
phesants, partridge and sometimes quail. All leased property is posted and trespassers
are vigorously prosecuted. If
you own property, either
wooded or fileds with brushy
cover, and would like to
speak with someone about
leasing the property, call
Robert at 973-948-4001;
James at 973-875-9266;
Timothy at 908-637-4408;
Brian at 908-362-6598; or
James Craig at 908-2785149. The association is a
rounded group including
doctors, lawyers, police,
contractors, farmers, a former
director of Fish and Game,
and they are well-known and
respected in the Blairstown
area.
Public Notice: In accordance with the Adequate
Notice provision of the
Open Public Meetings Act,
please be advised that the
2015 meeting schedule for
the Warren County Transportation Advisory Council is as
follows: September 10th and
November 12th at 1:30pm.
Meetings will be held in the
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Meeting Room at the
Wayne Dumont Jr. Adminisration Building, located at
165 Rt. 519 S. in Belvidere.
Public Notice: In accordance with the Adequate
Notice provision of the
Open Public Meetings Act,
please be advised that the
2015 meeting schedule for
the Warren County Mental
Health Board is as follows:
September 15th, October
20th, November 17th and
December 15th at 5pm.
Meetings will be held in
rooms 123A and B at Warren
County Community College,
located at 475 Rt. 57 in
Washington.

Back pain is pervasive

among American Adults, but
in the past couple of years a
new disturbing trend is
emerging, and this one in
many ways, is of greater
concern. Young Children are
suffering from back pain
much earlier than previous
generations, and the use of
overweight backpacks is a
contributing factor according
to the American Chiropractic
Association. In fact, according to the U.S. Consumer
Products Safety Commission,
the use of book bags or back
carries have resulted in thousands of injuries in the past
decade.
In my own practice, I have
noticed a marked increase in
the number of young children
who are complaining about
back, neck, and shoulder
pain, notes Dr. James
Fedich, Clinic Director at
Village Family Clinic in Allamuchy Township, NJ. The
first question I ask these
young patients or their
parents, is Do you/they carry
a backpack to school?
Almost always, the answer is
yes.
This new back pain trend
among
youngsters
isnt
surprising when you consider
the disproportionate amounts
of weight they carry in their
backpacks often slung over
just one shoulder. According
to a recent study it was found
that the average child carries
a backpack that would be the

New Jersey State Assemblyman John DiMaio, a longtime supporter of the Boy
Scouts, will be honored by the
Minsi Trails Council, Boy
Scouts of America, as the
2015 Warren County, Good
Scout at a reception on Thursday September 24th in Washington Township, NJ.
DiMaio represents the 23rd
District, which includes parts
of Warren, Somerset and
Hunterdon counties.
The fundraiser event honors
community leaders who have
supported the Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts of America
event is a direct benefit for the
1200 Scouts of Warren
County.
I am truly honored to be

equivalent of a 39-pound
burden for a 176-pound man,
or a 29-pound load for a 132pound woman. Of those
children carrying heavy backpacks to school, 60 percent
had experienced back pain as
a result.
Preliminary results of other
studies being conducted show
that the longer a child wears a
backpack, the longer it takes
for a curvature or deformity
of the spine to correct itself.
The question that needs to
be addressed next is, Does it
ever return to normal? asks
Dr. Fedich, who invites
anyone in for a free backpack
checkup to see if their
childrens backpacks are
compliant
with
safe
standards. With young
children you really want to be
especially careful and not
have long-term damage. It's
not something you want to
mess with.
The results of these studies
are especially important as
more and more school
districts remove lockers from
the premises, forcing students
to carry their books with them
all day long.
The American Chiropractic
Association recommends the
following tips to help prevent
needless pain from backpack
misuse:
-Make sure your childs
backpack weighs no more
than 5 to 10 percent of his or
her body weight
-The backpack should never

recognized, said DiMaio,

who resides in Hackettstown,
NJ. The Boys Scouts of
America is a terrific organization that does so many good
things for our youth.
Scott R. Wolfe, President,
St. Luke's Hospital, Warren

hang more than four inches

below the waistline
-A backpack with individualized compartments helps
position contents most effectively
-Bigger is not better. More
room in the bag, more things
will be put in it.
-Urge your child to wear
both straps.
-Wide, padded straps are
very important to distribute
the weight
-Shoulder straps should be
adjustable

-If the backpack is still too

heavy, talk to your childrens
teachers
-Although roller packs have
become popular, they are
now not recommended
For further information,
contact Dr. James Fedich at
Village Family Clinic in
Allamuchy Township, NJ at
908- 813-8200, or at www.
hackettstownfamilyclinic.co
m. Village Family Clinic is
located on Route 517 in
Allamuchy, one mile north
of Mattars and next to the
Panther Valley Church in the
Corporate Office Building.

Campus, is the Chair of this

years Reception. Wolfe is
also a board member of the
Minsi Trails Council. Commenting on the upcoming
event, Wolfe said, I believe
Assemblyman John DiMaio
is richly deserving of this
recognition. He is an asset to
Warren County - an elected
representative who is deeply
committed to economic
growth,
yet
equally
concerned about improving
the quality of life for all those
he represents.
DiMaio
has
attended
hundreds of Scouting award
ceremonies over the years,
from his days as Mayor of
Hackettstown, as a freeholder,
and for the past several years,

as an Assemblyman.
I try to attend as many of
these ceremonies as I can,
DiMaio noted. I know how
important it is to the Scouts,
who have reached their
Scouting goals, and their
families.
DiMaio joins a long list of
Good Scouts that have been
honored by this group. In
recent years, Chris Maier, Dr.
Will Austin, Jason Coe, Jim
Courter, Douglas Steinhardt,
among others, have been so
honored.
For tickets, sponsorship
opportunities, and other information about the Good Scout
reception, call 610-465-8564
or
email,
brian.dungan
@Scouting.org.

Adult Fiction: Angell,

Kate: Sweet Spot; Falco,
Edward:
The
Family
Corleone; Frank, Dorothea
Benton:
Porch
Lights;
Hemingway, Ernest: The Sun
Also Rises; Holman, Sheri:
The Dress Lodger; Morris,
Mary: The Lost Mother;
Penny, Louise: The Nature
Of The Beast; Perkins,

Suzetta: In My Review
Mirror; Spargo, R. Clifton:
Beautiful Fools.
Adult Non Fiction: New
York September 11, Smiley,
Sarah: Diner With The
Smileys.
Adult Large Print Fiction:
Steel, Danielle: Lone Eagle.
Young Adult Fiction: Alender, Katie: Famous Last
Words; Breen, M.E.: Darkwood; Longshore, Katherine:
Manor Of Secrets; Richards,
Elizabeth: Black City.
Junior
Fiction:
Cole,
Joanna: Space Explorers;
Kinney, Jeff: Diary Of A
Wimpy Kid Hard Luck;
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid The
Long Haul.
Easy Fiction: Disney Pixar
Storybook Collection; My
First Learning Book.
Easy Non Fiction: Field,
Rachel: Prayer For A Child.
DVD: The Godfather; Open
Range. The People Who
Changed The World.

Marine Corps League

Meeting: September 2nd,
1900 hours. Northampton
County Detachment 298.
1621 Lehigh St., Easton. All
active duty & honorably
discharged Marines welcome.
FMI, contact jimmineousmc
@rcn.com.
Delaware-Lehigh Amateur
Radio
Club
Meeting:
September 3rd, 7:30pm.
Bethlehem Twp. Comm.
Center, 2900 Farmersville
Rd., Bethlehem. FMI, visit
www.dlarc.org or call 610432-8286.
Forks of the Delaware
Chapter 14 Society for PA
Archaeology
Meeting:
September 3rd, 7pm. Easton
Area Public Library, 1 Weller
Place,
Easton.
Visitors
welcome.
NJ
residents
encouraged to attend. All are

encouraged to bring Native

American artifacts for dating
& classifying. Attendance &
classifying free. FMI, call
Len Ziegler at 908-750-4110
or
email
lziegler2019
@centurylink.net.
East Bangor UMCC Free
BBQ Chicken Dinner:
September 6th, 4-6pm. 136
W. Central Ave. (Rt. 512), E.
Bangor, FMI, call 610-5884453 or visit ebumc.org.
The Community Presbyterian Church American
Red Cross First Aid &
CPR Course: September
16th, 5:45pm-10pm. Deadline: September 9th. FMI,
call 908-910-8250 or email
judithlynntrigg@gmail.com.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Parish Casino Bus Trip:
September 10th. Departure
from St. Elizabeth parking
lot in Pen Argyl, 8:30am;
St. Joseph parking lot in

Wind Gap, 8:335am. FMI

call Mary Lou Derea-Lohman
at 610-863-4846 or 610-8444630.
Stroudsburg Aglow Meeting:
September
10th,
9:30am. St. Peters UMC,
Saylorsburg. Speaker: Anne
Trozzolillo. FMI, call 610614-0507
or
email
stroudsburgaglow@yahoo.co
m.
Slate Belt Heritage Center
Monthly Historic Presentation: September 10th, 7pm.
30 N. 1st St., Bangor.
Speaker: Civil War historian,
Dane DiFebo. Free & open to
the public. FMI, call Karen at
484-894-5661.

Monroe Animal League

Mid-Year New Year's Ball:
September 18th, 7pm11pm. 1100 Trout Lake Rd.,
Stroudsburg.
Benefits
Monroe Animal League
(MAL), Animal Welfare
Society
of
Monroe
(AWSOM), & Camp Papillon
Pet Adoption & Rescue.
Limited seating. FMI or
tickets, call 570-421-7775,
leave your name, number &
number of people in your
party.
Rummage Sale: September
19th, 7am-1pm. Arndts
Lutheran Church, 1851 Arndt
Rd., Easton.
St Joseph's Annual Tricky
Tray: September 19th,
11:30am. Delaware Valley
Elementary School, 236 Rt. 6
& 209, Milford. Calling
starting at 2pm. Over 200
trays. FMI, call 570-4919074.

Bangor

Memorial

Park.

Chester Lioness Club Meeting:

September,
3rd,
6:30pm. 180 W. Main St.,
Chester. The topic will be
Frauds Perpetrated on The
Elderly. FMI, call Holly
Simmenroth at 908-8795932.
Skylands
Sierra
Club
Group Guest Speaker:
September
8th,
7pm.
Beekeeper Michael Smith
FMI, contact Susan Williams
at
SkylandsGroup
@gmail.com or 973-2220274.
Free Seminar on Bankruptcy: September 9th,
7pm-9pm. Project SelfSufficiency, 127 Mill St.,
Newton. To register, call
Project Self-Sufficiency at
973-940-3500.

Families First Wine Tasting:

September
11th,
4:30pm-7pm. 239 Blue
Ridge Rd., Saylorsburg. Tickets must be paid in advance.
FMI or tickets, contact Spring
Shank at Pen Argyl High
School; Kate Marsteller at
Wind Gap Middle School;
Kelly Thomas at Plainfield
Elementary School; or Frank
Jones at 610-863-9095, ext.
1308.

San Gennaro Festival Bus

Trip: September 20th, 9am.
Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. FMI, call
Karen Campanaro at 610588-2429.

Walnut Valley UMC Blairstown Barbecue Chicken

Dinner: September 12th,
4:30pm-7pm. Take Out
Only. FMI, email christiebende @yahoo.com.

Prince of Peace: Living

Well Festival on Saturday,
September 12th, noon-4pm.
Rain date, September 13th.
2445 Lake Minsi Dr., Bangor.
FMI, call 610-730-7895 or
email justinelc@epix.net.

Our Ladys Guild, Our

Lady of Victory R.C.
Church Chicken Cordon
Bleu Dinner: September
20th, noon-5pm. Cherry
Lane Rd., Tannersville. FMI,
call 570-629-4572.

Free Community Picnic:

September 12th, 2pm-5pm.
Belfast Wesley UMC, 607
School Rd., Nazareth. FMI,
call Paul at 908-565-2447.

Spaghetti Dinner: September 25th, 4pm-7pm. Hope

UCC, 2nd St., Wind Gap.
Children 5 & under eat free.

Free Caregiver Seminar:

September 12th, 8:30am1pm. Warren Co. Comm.
College, 475 Rt. 57 West,
Washington.
Registration
deadline, September 3rd.
FMI, contact Robin at
Robin.Ennis@UnitedWayN
NJ.org, or call 973-993-1160,
ext. 305 or visit UnitedWayN
NJ.org/CaregiversConferences
.
Water
Gap
Singers
Rehearsals:
Mondays,
beginning September 14th,

Richmond Lions Chicken

Bar-B-Que:
September
12th, 4pm-6:30pm. Jacktown Comm. Center. Takeout available. FMI, call 610588 8334.
Slate Belt Young at Heart
Club Meeting: September
17th, 1pm. St. Elizabeth
Church Hall, Pen Argyl. FMI,
call Mary Lou DeReaLohman at 610-863-4846 or
610-844-4630.

District 10 Fall Trapping

Convention & Sportsman
Show: September 25th,
12-6pm & September 26th
8am-5pm. Dealers, tailgaters, & demonstrations.
West End Fairgrounds. 70
Fairgrounds Rd., Gilbert.
FMI, contact Bob Counterman at 610-759-9203.
Bangor Slater Marching
Band's 38th Annual Festival of Marching Bands:
September 30th, 7pm-9pm.

7pm-9pm. 164 Rt. 94 S.,

Blairstown. FMI, call Jim at
973-927-9555, 973-229-6049
or visit watergapsingers.org.
Detect & Prevent Child
Sexual Assault Seminar:
September 16th, 10amnoon & 6pm-8pm. Project
Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill St.,
Newton. Registration req'd.
FMI or to register,
call
Project Self-Sufficiency at
973-940-3500.
11th Annual Puptoberfest:
September 19th, 11am5pm. Horseshoe Lake, 72
Eyland Ave., Succasunna.
Dogs Welcome! Proceeds
benefit
Eleventh
Hour
Rescue. FMI, visit www.
ehrdogs.org, email mainoffice
@ehrdogs.org, or call 973664-0865.
PSAT
Practice
Test:
September 19th, 11am.
Warren County Library, 2
Shotwell Dr., Belvidere.
Please bring water, a snack
and two sharpened #2 pencils.
FMI, call 908-475-6322.
Registration is required at:
http://kaplan.formstack.com/f
orms/warrenlibrarypsat.
Blairstown
Recreation
Department & USSI Adult
Tennis Instruction: September 24th-October 29th,
10:30am-11:30am.
Blair
Academy Tennis Courts.
Class size limited. Register at
USSportsInstitute.com
or
866-345-BALL. FMI, visit
www.blairstown-nj.org.
3rd Annual Swayze Mill
Park Car Show: October
18th,
11am-3pm.
100
Swayze Mill Rd., Hope.

Hundreds of children and

their families turned out for
the 13th annual Back-toSchool Fair at Project SelfSufficiency on August 20th.
Workshops gave parents tips
about detecting and preventing child sexual assault,
information about local
resources for families with
children up to the age of
eight, and access to support
for adults contemplating a
college education. Meanwhile, children got free
haircuts, played games and
received back packs brimming with free school
supplies.
Representatives
from local social service
organizations were on hand
to discuss topics ranging
from healthcare to household
safety to literacy. Fire safety
was addressed with younger
children. Agency staff members and volunteers handed
out school supplies, played
games, organized crafts, and
provided refreshments.
Project Self-Sufficiency is
proud to offer the Back-toSchool Fair to our participants again this year, commented Deborah Berry-Toon,
Executive Director at Project
Self-Sufficiency. The helpful information and services
available to families at this
event prepare both children
and their parents for a
successful school year. We
are grateful to all of the social
service agencies, businesses

and volunteers who took time

to lend a helping hand to local
families in need.
Tactics for teens and adults
interested in learning about
the warning signs displayed
by predators and victims of
child sexual assault were
addressed by Project SelfSufficiency Enough Abuse
Program Coordinator Melissa
Bischoff. A discussion of the
resources and information
available to Sussex County
families who are parenting
children up to the age of eight
through the new Project
Sussex Kids program was

offered by Program Coordinator Haley McCracken.

Participating social service
organizations, health care
agencies and emergency
responders, as well as,
professional stylists from
several area salons volunteered their time to the
students. The stylists who
volunteer to cut hair at the
Back-to-School fair each year
are to be commended for
their graciousness, patience
and enthusiasm, noted
Berry-Toon. The children
look beautiful, and the
parents are delighted because

the service is free and available to their families each

year at the fair.
Project Self-Sufficiency is a
private
non-profit
community-based organization dedicated to improving
the lives of low-income families residing in northwestern
New Jersey. The agency has
served more than 20,000
families, including more than
30,000 children, since its
inception in 1986. Project
Self-Sufficiencys mission is
to provide a broad spectrum
of holistic, respectful, and
comprehensive
services
enabling low-income single
parents, teen parents, twoparent families, and displaced
homemakers to achieve
personal and economic selfsufficiency, family stability,
and to improve their lives and
the lives of their children.
The agency offers a supportive family-centered environment where life issues are
addressed through a combination of individual counseling, peer support groups, case
management services, parenting skills training, life skills
management training, home
visits, childcare and early
childhood education, family
activities and health education. For information about
any of the services provided
at Project Self-Sufficiency,
call 973-940-3500, or visit
www.projectselfsufficiency.o
rg.

By Jennifer Lively

Alcoholics
Anonymous
(AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are fellowships of
men and women who help
each other recover from
alcoholism or addiction and
remain abstinent from drinking and using drugs. Anyone
who has a desire to stop
drinking or drugging is
welcome to attend.
Established in 1935 by Bill
Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith,
AA unites members in a
common goal: to stop drinking alcohol and to help other
alcoholics recover.
This
recovery is achieved by
following the groups 12
steps, which encourage
spiritual and character development by requiring the
alcoholic to commit themselves to a Higher Power,
make amends with those they
have wronged and admit all
wrongdoings, and practice
the principles of AA in all

aspects of their lives. AA

doesnt charge any fees or
dues, and the organization is
not associated with any political or religious institutions.
Members attend meetings
and volunteer for events, and
each is encouraged to form a
relationship with an experienced member, preferably of
the same gender, to act as a
sponsor and help new members follow the program. In
turn, the sponsor benefits
from the relationship, as
participating in a helping
relationship fosters feelings
of self-worth and helps to
sustain abstinence.
It is commonly believed that
one in five people maintain
lasting sobriety while attending a 12-step program. Several meetings are held at a
Clean Slate, located at 100 S.
First Street in Bangor, PA. If
you would like to attend a
meeting stop by the office or
call 610-452-9348.

Ciao Amici,
As September draws to a
close, the late summer sun
and cool evening breeze are
pleasant reminders that,
throughout Pennsylvania, a
change of season is upon us.
Lautunno is arriving, and
with it comes more than just a
breath of fresh air to savor. As
Grandpop would go to the
farms in the area to purchase
livestock he would see the
farmers with stalls overflowing with fresh autumn fruits
and vegetables. He would say
arrivato settembrini,
September has arrived. The
word settembrino (plural
settembrini) is an adjective
meaning of (or from)
September. A word sadly
lacking in English, it can be
loosely
translated
as
Septemberishbut it just
sounds better in Italiano! For
Italian Americans in the Slate
Belt, it was tomato harvest
time, time to can the tomatoes
for the year. If you can think
of crisp apples freshly picked
from one of the many

orchards in the Slate Belt area

youve got the idea. While
the cool evening breeze and
locally grown mele (apples)
and pere (pears) can all be
described as settembrini,
there is one type of fresh fruit
so sweet, so fine, that the
word often refers only to
them. Many of us from
Roseto had a fig tree in the
garden. Most were the late
maturing variety of white
fichi, or figs. One of the highlights of autunno, these treeripened figs harvested in
September are one of the
sweetest treats that we
enjoyed. Figs are highly
perishable and do not ripen
after picking, so having a tree
behind your house was
important to have the freshest
and most ripe fig available.
The people of Roseto Valfortore, Italy have been eating
figs for centuries. The trees
grow well in the Mediterranean climate, with the strong
sun in southern Italy producing exceptionally rich and
luscious fruits. That is why it
was important for them to
have the fig tree because it
produced delicious fruit, but
also for the memory of their
home town. For the most
part, figs are luscious all on
their own and make a delightful dessert in themselves.
However, Grandpop made an
art form of combining figs in
a multitude of mouthwatering
combinations, as well. A
classic Italian combination
pairs these fruits with
prosciutto as an antipasto.
Although
September
is
quickly arriving, the warm

late summer sun and crisp

night air make fall a favorite
season for us in the northeast.
Its not too late to experience
the delightful treats this time
of year bringsespecially
the fichi settembrini. What
better way to enjoy and
reflect upon the change of
seasons the cool breeze, the
changing light, the warm
shades of the landscape
than enjoying some (or
more!) of these satisfyingly
sweet offerings of nature? We
will have fresh figs for sale in
the coming weeks at our
shop.
In quel giorno avverr",
dice l'Eterno degli eserciti,
"ognuno di voi inviter il suo
vicino a sedersi sotto la sua
vite e sotto il suo fico."
In that day,' declares the
LORD of hosts, 'every one of
you will invite his neighbor
to sit under his vine and under
his fig tree.'" Zechariah 3:10
Con cordiali saluti,
Joe
Growing up in the Butcher
Shop, is available at the
shop or on our web page. To
receive menu specials and
our newsletter, join our mailing list at JDeFrancoAnd
Daughters.com, click on
mailing list and enter your
email. Send your Roseto
stories, recipes and comments to portipasto@epix.
net or call 610-588-6991.
J. DeFranco and Daughters
is located at 2173 W. Bangor
Rd. in Bangor, PA. Store
hours are 7am to 7pm, seven
days a week, with catering
available anytime or by
appointment.
The Water Gap Singers,
under the direction of
Joseph Mello, will begin
their 32nd season rehearsing
on Monday, September 14th
at the Lutheran Church of
the Good Shepherd, 164
Route 94 South in Blairstown, New Jersey, for their
Christmas Concert. The
rehearsal time will be from
7pm to 9pm, every Monday.
There are no auditions, only
the ability to match pitches
is required. New members
are welcome in all vocal
sections. The Water Gap
Singers are partially funded
by the Warren County
Cultural and Heritage Commission. Although an ama-

teur chorus, they have often

been referred to as the amateur chorus with the professional sound!
This years Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday,
December 13th at 4pm. in
the Lutheran Church of the
Good
Shepherd.
The
program will be centered
around
three
works:
Mozarts Regina Coeli, K.
276, Haydns Te Deum and
Daniel Pinkhams Christmas
Cantata.
Additionally, there will be
shorter works performed
that are associated with the
Christmas Season. Mozart
wrote three settings of this
text. K. 276 is the third one

and clearly shows the admiration Mozart had for G. F.

Handel in that in several
places there is a strong flavor
of the Hallelujah Chorus
found in Handels Messiah.
Although one continuous
piece, this work has three
sections for chorus and soloists, all accompanied by
orchestra. The two allegros
are in C Major and are bright
and joyful, while the middle
section is in c-minor producing a mysterious quality to
the text Te ergo quaesumus. This work is all choral
with no solos. It, too, is
accompanied by orchestra.
The third piece, written by
Daniel Pinkham (19232006) is a contemporary
setting of the Christmas
story composed in 1957. It
was written for chorus,
double brass and organ. It
opens with full chorus,
followed by a rhythmically
complex allegro section. The
allegro is followed by a
middle section sung by
sopranos and altos before the
full chorus final section. This
is an unusual and powerful
piece ringing with the traditional Christmas sound of
brass!
They are hoping for a large
turnout for the first rehearsal.
If you would like to sing
with The Water Gap Singers
but cannot attend the first
rehearsal, please come join
them as soon as you can! For
more information, call Jim at
973-927-9555,
973-2296049
or
vist
www.
watergapsingers.org.

Pennsylvanians
should
prepare for dangerously high
summer temperatures and
more
severe
storms,
increased threat of certain
diseases carried by insects,
and drastic changes to
agriculture and water quality,
according to a new report on
the impact of climate change
from Penn State University.
The report was authored by
Dr. James Shortle with assistance from a multidisciplinary team of colleagues at
Penn State.
The Pennsylvania Climate
Change Act (PCCA) (Act
70), enacted by the General
Assembly in 2008, directed
Pennsylvanias Department
of Environmental Protection
(DEP) to conduct a study of
the potential impacts of
global climate change on
Pennsylvania over the next
century. This report is the
second update to the original
report published in 2009.
The scientific data is clear:
climate change is happening,
and there will be impacts to
Pennsylvania, said Dr.
James Shortle, lead author of
the report. The effects of
climate change will be felt
across all parts of Pennsylvania agriculture, human
health, water quality, energy,
even outdoor recreation will
be affected.
The 2015 Climate Impacts
Assessment report found that
Pennsylvania has warmed
1C (1.8F) in the past 110
years, and will increase at an
accelerated rate. By 2050, it
is expected that Pennsylvania
will be 3C (5.4F) warmer

than it was in the year 2000.

The report notes that by
2050, Philadelphias climate
will be similar to current-day
Richmond, VA, and Pittsburgh will be similar to
current-day Washington, DC
or Baltimore, MD.
This report shows that
climate change is reality and
it will get worse, and it will
affect key sectors of the
economy, our health, and our
quality of life, said DEP
Secretary John Quigley. We
must respond to this
challenge, and do so in a way
that
strengthens
Pennsylvanias economy and
improves the environment
we live in. The entire state
will experience the effects,
and we must all take note of
the consequences of our
changing climate as detailed
by Dr. Shortle and his
colleagues.
Some key takeaways from
the report include:
Climate change could
worsen air quality: increasing
pollen concentration, mold
concentration, and groundlevel ozone, causing longer
allergy seasons, aggravating
asthma,
and
increasing
mortality among at-risk
populations.
Vector-borne diseases like
West Nile virus and Lyme
disease could increase due to
more favorable conditions
for mosquitoes and deer
ticks.
Increased precipitation in
many parts of the state could
lead to higher flood risks and
threaten safe drinking water
supplies.

Warmer temperatures will

bring more favorable conditions for agricultural pests
like weeds and insects.
Severe storms strengthened by warmer temperatures
could affect reliable electric
service and threaten current
electric infrastructure.
Some changes will be
positive: longer growing
seasons and more tolerable
temperatures for crops not
currently grown in Pennsylvania offer new opportunities
for farmers.
I thank Dr. Shortle and his
colleagues for their diligent
and comprehensive efforts to
provide the public and
decision-makers with an
understanding of the scientific and human impact of our
changing climate, Governor
Tom Wolf said.
The Department will accept
comments on the 2015
Climate Change Impacts
Assessment Update through
November 4, 2015. Comments submitted by facsimile
will not be accepted. All
comments, including comments
submitted
by
electronic mail must include
the originators name and
address. Commentators are
encouraged to submit comments
using
the
Departments online eComment
tool
at
www.
ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment.
Written comments should be
submitted to Department of
Environmental Protection,
Policy Office, Rachel Carson
State Office Building, P.O.
Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA
17105 2063, or by email to
ecomment@pa.gov.
The full report can at www.
elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/
Get/Document-108310/2700-BK-DEP4494.pdf

On August 27th, St. Lukes

University Health Network
celebrated the completion of
the first phase of a nearly $30
million improvement and
expansion of a one-mile
section of Freemansburg
Avenue in Bethlehem Township near Route 33 in PA.
State and local officials,
regional business leaders,
physicians, members of the
community, supporters and
friends joined St. Lukes to
acknowledge the private and
public partnership created to
complete this portion of the
project.
The impact of this public
and private partnership has
resulted in the advancement
of economic growth and
increased access to health
care in our community, said
Richard A. Anderson, President and CEO, St. Lukes
University Health Network.
This road project represents
a cooperative effort funded
largely by St. Lukes in combination with state grants and
a contribution by KRE Group
to improve the transportation
system that ultimately feeds
the local economy.
St. Lukes is investing more
than $28 million in the
project with an additional $6
million contributed by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and federal grants
earmarked for economic
growth. The project is
divided into three phases for
completion.
The road project follows a
history of St. Lukes and
Bethlehem Township working closely together that
includes acquiring 500 acres
of land; building a hospital,
medical office building and
cancer center; expanding of
the emergency room two
years after the hospital
opened; completing the
hospitals
fourth
floor
medical-surgical unit to

accommodate the patient

volume
years
before
projected; partnering with
Rodale Institute to create the
St. Lukes Rodale Institute
Organic Farm; and creating
jobs through the construction
and employees at the
campus, said Charles Saunders, MD, Chairman, Board
of Trustees, St. Lukes
University Health Network.
St.
Lukes
Anderson
Campus opened in November
2011 and quickly exceeded
expected volumes by 60
percent in its first eight
months of operation, he said.
To accommodate this tremendous growth, a $4.5 million
expansion project increased
the number of treatment
rooms from 17 to 32 and
doubled the size of the Emergency Department in April
2013. Three months later, the
unfinished fourth floor was
completed to meet the patient
volume, increasing the total
patient bed capacity from 72
to the full-licensed component of 108 beds. This project

was originally planned for

2016.
This thriving health care
campus required infrastructure
improvements
to
Freemansburg Avenue, Dr.
Saunders said. The road
expansion is improving
access to excellent health
care and contributed significantly to the economic
growth and development of
the area.
The $15 million first phase
of the Freemansburg Avenue
construction project has been
primarily financed by St.
Lukes, said D. Martin
Zawarski, Chairman, Board
of Commissioners, Bethlehem Township.
In 2003, as St. Lukes was
planning a new health care
campus, St. Lukes entered
into a master development
agreement with Bethlehem
Township
to
address
improvements to the existing
infrastructure.
Through
perhaps one of the greatest
public-private partnerships in
our region, involving Bethle-

hem Township, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and St.

Lukes, a plan was developed
to improve the major infrastructure along Freemansburg Avenue, involving the
road, sewer and water
systems, he said.
Bethlehem Township is the
third-largest municipality in
Northampton County, with
nearly 25,000 residents,
according to Zawarski. With
the
township
growth
estimated at twelve percent
over the next ten years, the
Freemansburg Avenue corridor will increasingly be
important to the residents to
access entertainment, shopping and health care, he said.
St. Lukes stepped up to the
plate to finance significant
changes to Freemansburg
Avenue, taking on more
infrastructure expense than
was required to build the first
phase of St. Lukes Anderson
Campus, Zawarski continued. Instead of only doing
what was required, St. Lukes

agreed to the full build-out of

Freemansburg, including the
widening of the bridge,
preferring to do it once
upfront and to do it right.
Due to the complexity of the
project, it took five years to
develop a plan that would
best meet the communitys
needs now and far into the
future,
while
meeting
PennDOTs requirements and
design regulations. St. Lukes
worked with the Bethlehem
Township engineers who
designed the expansion of the
road to the east and west of
the bridge.
St. Lukes pledged to be a
good partner with us and with
PennDOT; they fulfilled that
promise. Today, with the
completion of Phase I of the
Freemansburg expansion, we
are seeing the evidence of
this partnership, Zawarski
concluded.
The need to expand
Freemansburg was initiated
by another major roadway
development, according to
Michael W. Rebert, PE,
District Engineer, Engineering District 5-0, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. In January 2002, the
southern extension of Route
33 with I-78 was completed,
which immediately opened
up transportation along the
major roadways and also the
interchanges off Route 33,
including
Freemansburg
Avenue. The Route 33 expansion also opened the door to
economic development and
job growth and access to
health care as the Southmont
Shopping Center opened as
did St. Lukes Anderson
Campus, he said.
At that time, no one could
predict just how much additional traffic we would experience as a result of this
3-mile expansion to Route
33, and how it would
ultimately impact Freemans-

burg Avenue. Today, more

than 15,000 vehicles travel
Freemansburg Avenue daily,
and this region continues to
experience growth, said
Rebert.
Transportation systems are
essential to the continued
vitality of any region, easing
traffic and providing access
to essential services. Even
before St. Lukes Anderson
Campus was built, St. Lukes
committed to significant
improvements to Freemansburg Avenue by entering into
partnership with Bethlehem
Township
and
with
PennDOT to make improvements for today and for the
future, continued Rebert.
This road improvement
project includes the widening
of the Freemansburg Bridge,
owned by the Commonwealth, a project made necessary to avoid a traffic choke
point at the bridge. St.
Lukes has worked with the
state to design and finance
the bridge project, ultimately
increasing the number of
lanes from five to eight lanes.
The bridge expansion will
benefit all current and future
development in the area, and
also serve to improve traffic
flow and access to services to
area residents, including the
newest Bethlehem Township
residents moving into the
luxury apartments at Madison Farms.
The first phase of construction, completed last week,
consisted of road widening
west of the Freemansburg
bridge to Farmersville Road.
New traffic signals, drainage
systems and ADA-approved
sidewalks
have
been
installed. All pole-mounted
utilities
were
relocated
underground, and more than
twenty sink holes were
repaired as part of the scope
of the project. New landscape
medians have improved the
aesthetics of the site, while
improved road signage has
increased motorist safety,
according to Rebert.
The $13.1 million second
phase to rebuild the Freemansburg bridge and widen the
on and off ramps began in
May and will continue until
December of 2016. This
portion of the project was
partially funded through
combined state and federal
grants totaling $6.1 million,
with the remainder financed
by St. Lukes.
The $6 million final phase
of the project is currently
under review with the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation. The proposed
plan, completely funded by
St. Lukes, includes widening
the road from the east side of
the Freemansburg bridge to
Kingsview Avenue and is
slated to take a year, beginning December 2016.

Easton Hospital welcomes

celebrity chef Anne Burrell
to the State Theatre as part of
the 5th annual Girls Night
Out on October 28th.
Girls Night Out is a health
fair and womens exposition
with a variety of shopping
vendors. Over the last few
years, the event has had an
average attendance of 700
women. This year, in honor
of Easton Hospitals 125th
Anniversary, the event has
cooked up a new twist.
The City of Easton has
become the culinary epicenter of the Lehigh Valley,
says event organizer Janine
Santee, community outreach
coordinator at Easton Hospital. Weve leveraged that
reputation by bringing in a
chef of Anne Burrells
caliber and character. She
should feel right at home in
Easton.
Ms. Burrell will present on
the Main Stage at the State
Theatre at 7 p.m. Her show
includes a question and
answer portion and a cooking demo. She will be
signing books after the show
as well. Tickets will go on
sale at the State Theatre box
office for $26 on August
28th.
The core elements from
Girls Night Out will remain
intact despite the expansion
of the event. In the Easton
Hospital
Gallery
and
Acopian Room at the State
Theatre, beginning at 5 p.m.,
will be a free evening of
physician interactions, wellness information, culinary
arts and shopping from over
60 local vendors.
We should probably
change the name to Foodies
Night Out, Santee says.
There will be something
there for everyone, not just
the girls.
There will be an emphasis
on vendors from the soonto-open
Easton
Public
Market. The downtown
space, once occupied by the
Weller Center, will be a
regional destination, creating
a downtown food district
when partnered with the
robust Easton Farmers
Market. The new public
market will feature a
butcher, seafood counter,
demonstration kitchen and
several
ready-to-eat
vendors.
We see this event as an
opportunity to introduce and
showcase the vendors who

will be permanently based at

the Easton Public Market to
a crowd that cares about
cooking, food preparation
and local ingredients, says
Megan McBride, manager of
the Easton Farmers Market.
Easton Hospital is a big
supporter of the downtown
programming with its sponsorships of the State Theatre,
Downtown Gift Card and
Easton Farmers Market,
says John Zidansek. So it
was a natural fit to hold our
event at the State, bring in
Anne Burrell and work with
our market partners. We are
excited about the continued
revitalization of downtown
with the new Easton Public
Market. It is going to be a
fun night for both men and
women.
The Girls Night Out event
is free and open to the
public. It will run from 5
p.m. to 8 p.m.
For information on sponsorships, program advertising and vendor registration,
contact Janine Santee at
610-250-4952. For tickets to
Anne Burrell, contact the
State Theatre box office at
610-252-3132
or
visit
www.statetheatre.org. Fees
apply. This is not a State
Theatre Production. State
Theatre Member Benefits
and Gift Cards do not apply.
Easton Hospital is a 254bed acute care teaching
hospital serving more than
300,000
residents
in
Northampton County and
the five surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and

New Jersey. Founded in

1890, the hospital is
celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2015. The hospital
offers an active Emergency
Department which sees more
than 32,000 annual visits; a
cardiac care program recognized as an accredited Chest
Pain Center and one of 55
designated Heart Attack
Receiving Centers in the
country; a Center for Orthopedics, Joint and Spine
which is accredited by the
Joint Commission for both
total-hip and total-knee
replacement; a certified
Primary Stroke Center; a
Surgical
Weight
Loss
program designated as an
accredited center in Bariatric
Surgery; and the Easton
Regional Cancer Center
which is a Fox Chase Cancer
Center Partner. In addition,
the hospital maintains two
free-standing,
fullyaccredited residency training
programs in surgery and
internal medicine. For more
information and a complete
list of services offered at
Easton Hospital, visit the
hospitals
website:
www.easton-hospital.com.
Anne Burrell with her
trademark spiky blond hair
and pumped-up personality,
Anne Burrell has worked at
some of the top restaurants
in New York, studied the
culinary landscape and traditions of Italy, battled alongside Mario Batali as his sous
chef on Food Networks Iron
Chef America and wrote a
New York Times best-selling

cookbook.
In Fall 2015, Anne will host
the debut series of Worst
Cooks in America: Celebrity
Edition, where she mentors
teams of celebrities who are
in serious need of some
cooking pointers. In addition, Anne hosts Worst
Cooks in America, a primetime reality show where she
leads a team of hopeless
home cooks from around the
country through culinary
boot camp. The sixth season
premiered in January 2015
and Anne went on to reclaim
her victorious title as the
seasons
winner.
Chef
Wanteds
third
season
premiered in August 2013
where Anne put top-notch
chefs through the ultimate
job interview as they strived
to land the Executive Chef
position
in
restaurants
around the country. In her
Food
Network
series,
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef,
she eliminated the intimidation of restaurant dishes and
revealed concise, easy-tomaster techniques for the athome cook. Anne also
starred in her own right on
Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs
in Fall 2011.
Anne published her first
cookbook, Cook Like a
Rock Star, in 2011, which
gives home cooks the confidence and support to be rock

stars in their own kitchens.

Her cookbook earned a place
on The New York Times
Bestseller List. Annes
second book, Own Your
Kitchen: Recipes to Inspire
and Empower was released
in October 2013.
Growing up in upstate New
York, Annes passion for
food and cooking began at
an early age. After obtaining
an English and communication degree from Canisius
College in Buffalo, she
pursued her interest in the
restaurant
business
by
enrolling in the Culinary
Institute
of
America.
Following graduation, she
spent a year in Italy attending the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners while
working at La Taverna del
Lupo in Umbria and La
Bottega del' 30, a 30-seat
restaurant that offers only
one seating a night in
Tuscany. During this year,
Anne grew to truly appreciate and understand the
philosophy of Italian cuisine
and culture, which left a
lasting impact on her
culinary point of view.
Upon her arrival in New
York City, Anne was hired as
a sous chef at Felidia Restaurant, working with Lidia
Bastianich. She then served
as a chef at Savoy where she
cooked over an open wood

fire and created flavorful

Mediterranean-inspired
menus. Here Anne developed her personal culinary
style: a real love of rustic
food made with pure and
simple ingredients with
intense flavors.
Anne took the opportunity
to spread her culinary
knowledge and passion as a
teacher at the Institute of
Culinary Education. Shortly
after, she joined the BataliBastianich empire by accepting a job at Italian Wine
Merchants. The job also
included salumi production
and traveling to off-site
events with Mario Batali.
When Mario became one of
Food Networks esteemed
Iron Chefs, he knew exactly
who to enlist as his sous
chef: the talented and
dynamic Anne Burrell.
As the executive chef at
New York hot spot Centro
Vinoteca from its opening in
July 2007 through September 2008, Anne served up
her
"creative-authentic"
Italian menu of small plates
(piccolini), antipasti, pastas
and main courses accented
by her trademark bold, pure
flavors.
Burrell feels fortunate to
have found a field that satisfies her so completely. "I feel
so lucky that I have found
my true passion in life."

Diane Pratt will be featuring

new photography in September at Gallery 23, located at 23
Main Street, in Blairstown,
NJ, including images of
sunsets
from
various
locations. Dianes fine art
images
include
color
landscape and garden photographs, black and white
photographs and selectively
hand-painted black and white
photographs.
She creates
images utilizing many different photographic processes
showing a time and place
often missed in our busy lives.
My love of nature, architecture and gardens is reflected
throughout my work, Diane
states. I become inspired by
the fleeting moments in the
light on my surroundings
whereever I travel and aspire
to show the beauty that I see.
Dianes new collection of
sunset images are printed on
metal using a process called
dye sublimation, in which the
dyes are infused into the
surface of a sheet of aluminum. The photographs have a
high contrast and show great
detail with deep blacks and
bright whites.
Come to the gallery and see
how this quality affects the
sunset rippling across the
waters of the St. Lawrence
River or how the sun peaks out
from behind the saguaro
cactus in Arizona.

Diane has been photographing for over 30 years and has

had work published in many
calendars, books and magazines. She is a founding
member of Gallery 23, Inc.
Diane also makes cards for
any occasion from her images
that are sold at Gallery 23.
Sheila Grodsky approaches
each painting as an opportunity to express her feelings
about nature through the
means of color, form, texture,
line, and light. She enjoys
aquamedia because of its
versatility, working with transparent watercolor, gouache,
ink, and acrylics on both paper
and canvas. She is more interested in depicting an intuitive
version of the world rather
than the nostalgic rendering of
subject manner in traditional
art. However, elements of
nature emerge in her work in
the form of landscapes,
florals, and combinations of
both. She is willing to use any
technique that is requited to
achieve the results she seeks.

Grodsky's work has been

represented in many state and
national exhibitions including
the NJ Watercolor Society, the
Salmagundi
Club,
The
National Society of Painters in
Casein and Acrylic, The
American Watercolor Society
and the National Watercolor
Society. She recently received
an award for a watercolor at
the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe
Art Club in New York and has
been honored with full membership in that organization.
Sheila is also a signature
member of the Pastel Society
of America.
An active member of Gallery
23 and past president for nine
years, Sheila has also been
published in several North
Light Books, which are
Creative Watercolor, The Best
of Watercolor, Painting Color,
and A Walk Through Abstraction.
An artist reception will be
held at the gallery on Saturday, September 12th from
12pm to 4pm for Diane and

Sheila.
For more information, call
908-362-6865

(NAPSI)Theres no better
time than now to make the
most out of your outdoor
living space before the cool
months arrive. Creating an
outdoor haven is easier to
achieve than you think thanks
to a few expert tips. These
simple steps will not only
extend the life of your deck,
but also make it the talk of the
neighborhood for the rest of
the summer and beyond.
1. Deck-spiration: Before
tackling the transformation,
think about how you plan to
utilize your outdoor living
space. Will you be mostly
cooking, dining and entertaining al fresco? Or will your
deck be a haven to unwind
and relax? Maybe it will be a
combination of both? No
matter what you dream up,
its best to pull references
from magazines, DIY blogs,
or even Pinterest to help
guide
your
inspiration
process.
2. Time to Beautify: Tough

weather elements such as

direct sunlight, rain, snow
and everyday wear can dull
the appearance and integrity
of your deck. One of the best
ways to liven up your outdoor
space is with a fresh coat of
beautiful, color-rich exterior
wood stain. When choosing
your wood stain or sealant,
consider a product that also
includes waterproofing and
UV
damage
protection
benefits like Thompsons
WaterSeals new Penetrating
Timber Oil. This premium
product nourishes and beautifies with a unique triple blend
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fast-absorbing
oils
designed to provide coverage
with just one coat.
3. Deck-orate & Enjoy:
Once the stain or sealant has
been applied, its time to
furnish and personalize your
deck with accessories that are
functional
and
design
friendly. Select comfortable
and eye-catching amenities
that are dual purpose, such as

wicker pieces or end tables

that can double as pull-up
seating. Accent pillows are
an easy way to add a pop of
color and personality to an
otherwise neutral space. If
your deck is in direct
sunlight, consider blocking
the blazing rays by creating a
shady oasis with an allweather fabric umbrella or
sunshade in a fun, stylish
pattern.
Lastly, dress up the stairs or
entryway of your deck by
lining the edges with wood
planters in various sizes
filled with flowers, fresh
herbs or other garden fare in
vibrant colors and textures to
add
visual
interest.
HGTV/DIY Network star
Jeff Wilson recommends
sealing planter boxes with
Thompsons
WaterSeal
Waterproofing
Wood
ProtectorClear Aerosol to
help maintain woods natural
color and protect your pieces
from water damage.
Comfort and visual appeal
are equal partners with
deck-orating; youre more

likely to spend time

outdoors if you can relax,
entertain and dine in style.
No matter what outdoor
activities appeal to you
most,
the
Thompsons
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application tips to make the
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Hello, fellow readers!

Last week Queen Anne
created quite a buzz, and this
week we have the Bachelor
to talk about - Bachelor
Buttons, Centaurea cyanus,
also known as cornflower.
Theyre an old fashioned
flower that have beautified
gardens for centuries, first in
Europe just as Queen Annes
Lace, Daucus carota. They
grow well in full sun and are
easy keepers.
In folklore, cornflowers
were worn by young men in
love. If the flower faded too
quickly it was a sign that the
mans love was not returned.
Just like the reality show,
theres a new bachelor every
year. Bachelor Buttons are an
annual plant rather than a
perennial, which comes back
year after year. He self-seeds
vigorously (figures) and
grows 16 to 35 inches tall
with grey-green branched
stems. The flowers are about
an inch and half and intense
blue.
In the past he often grew as

a weed in crop fields, hence

the name cornflower. So is he
a weed or wildflower? The
same question we asked of
Queen Annes Lace.
In Europe hes now endangered by agricultural intensification, largely due to the
overuse of herbicide destroying his native habitat. Their
conservation organization,
Plantlife, named him one of
101 species to bring back
from the brink. On the other
hand, through introduction as
an ornamental plant in
gardens and a seed contaminant in crop seeds, Bachelor
Buttons have naturalized in
many parts of the world. Hes
now found wild in every state
except Alaska and is considered weedy or invasive by
some authorities.
Rodales Organic Life
published an article Flowers
For Borders that talks about
controlling pests by planting
the 11 best flowers for
borders that will draw
beneficial insects into your
garden. Guess what; the
Bachelor was the first on
their list to attract ladybugs,
lacewings, ground beetles
and other insects that feed on
pests. As a bonus, many of
the beneficial bugs will also
pollinate crops increasing
yields. The article explains
that Bachelor Buttons have
extrafloral nectaries, which
means his leaves release
nectar even when the flowers
are not in bloom.
So what about Queen Anne
hooking up with the Bachelor? Ive often seen them
comingling along the road.
You wild thing!
Garden Dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

House Education Committee Chairman Stan Saylor

(R-York) today called on

Gov. Tom Wolf to reverse

course
on
his
administrations attempt to

unilaterally rewrite and dictate

the charter school funding
formula in the Chester Upland
School District.
On Tuesday August 18th,
Wolf asked a Delaware
County judge to approve an
amended recovery plan
written by the Wolf administration that would result in
drastic reductions in the
payments that Chester Upland
sends to charter schools, even
though a court-approved
recovery plan is already in
place.
Saylor issued the following
statement:
The facts are that Chester
Upland was in dire financial
straits due to its own mismanagement years before charter
schools even appeared in the
district. Wolfs ill-advised

legal
maneuver
merely
attempts to balance the school
districts historic financial
mismanagement on the backs
of children and parents trying
to obtain a better education in
charter schools, and would
allow that mismanagement to
continue.
Clearly, the administration is
exceeding its statutory authority by attempting to impose a
new charter funding mechanism on charter schools
serving the Chester Upland
School District and in so
doing, attempting to usurp the
authority of the General
Assembly. The House passed
House Bill 530, which is
pending in the Senate, and that
bill contains comprehensive
charter school reform, including the establishment of a

charter school funding commission to conduct a thorough

review of charter school funding statewide.
Instead of working with the
General Assembly to properly
address charter school funding
statewide in a holistic manner,
Wolf has chosen to ignore the
current Chester Upland recovery plan, which required the
school district to implement
specific cost-saving actions
which the district has failed
thus far to implement
including rightsizing the
district. By placing the blame
for Chester Uplands financial
woes on the charter schools
serving children living in the
district, the administration is
not holding the district
accountable for its own financial mismanagement.

A
survey
recently
conducted by the Coalition
for Healthy and Safe Communities, a program of
Prevention
Connections,
clearly indicates that there is
a growing concern over
alcohol and drug abuse in
Warren County, NJ.
An informal survey was
administered by Prevention
Connections, a program of
the Family Guidance Center
of Warren County, at this
year's National Night Out
event in Washington Township in early August. The
survey was intended to
assess the attitudes, beliefs
and concerns pertaining to
alcohol and drug use held by
parents of youth in Washington Township, Washington
Borough and surrounding
communities.
The results indicated that
there are three prevailing
concerns held by the parents
of the youth in the community. Of the 45 parents
surveyed, 23 percent stated
that teenage drug use is the
leading concern for young
people. Twenty percent of
parents believe that bullying
is the second most pressing

issue and 16 percent report

that teenage alcohol use is
the third most pressing issue
today.
At the same time, the
survey revealed that 62
percent of parents state that
they are unaware of the
extent to which alcohol and
drugs are present within the
schools and the community.
Based on these results, the
Coalition for Healthy and
Safe Communities will be
hosting Town Hall meetings
in late September and October to provide families with
the opportunity to voice
their concerns and to learn
about the work being done
to address these concerns
and ways in which the community can be involved as
part of the solution.
Prevention Connections,
through the efforts of the
staff and volunteer members
of the Coalition for Healthy
and Safe Communities,
work diligently with the
assistance of community
agencies, law enforcement
and school personnel to
address
youth-related
concerns, increase community awareness, provide drug

and alcohol education and

create a safer school and
community environment for
our youth. The Town Hall
meetings will provide families with an understanding of
these behind the scenes
efforts being made to influence positive changes.
Dates and locations for these
meetings will be made available shortly and posted
online
at
www.preventionconnections
nj.org.
These issues are not found
just in cities, said Diane
Bonelli, Program Director
for Prevention Connections.
It's not just some other kid.
It's our neighbors and
friends' kids. We have to
acknowledge that it is
happening right here, right
now.
Drug and alcohol abuse
among our youth is not
going to somehow just
disappear,
added
the
Coalition's
Coordinator,
MaryJo Harris. It's a rising
epidemic and we need to
face the problem head-on.
To get more information or
to find out how you can get
involved, call 908-223-1985

and ask for either Diane

Bonelli or MaryJo Harris.
You can also email Project
Assistant Kim Spangelberg
at
kspangenberg
@fgcwc.org

The state House today

unanimously passed House
Resolution 448, authored by
state Rep. Marcia Hahn (RNazareth). The legislation
recognizes the 150th anniversary of the borough of
Chapman in Northampton
County.
Chapmans great history
dates back to William
Chapmans arrival from
Cornwall County, England,
in 1842, said Hahn. His
legacy lives on today in
many of the boroughs
homes, which are now occupied by descendants of the
original Chapman Slate
Company workers.
William
Chapman
purchased land in 1850
where the borough named

The Coalition is a program

of the Family Guidance
Center under the direction of
Prevention Connections. For
more information on prevention
programs
offered
through Prevention Connections contact Supervisor

Diane Bonelli at 908-2231985. Funding for the

program is made available
through the Division of
Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Drug
Free Communities Support
grant.

after him now sits. He

formed the Chapman Slate

Company and created an
accompanying small town in
which his employees could
live, work and raise a
family. Chapman Borough
was subsequently incorporated on October 25th,
1865.
Slate from the business was
used in the construction of
state capitol buildings in
New York and Connecticut.
Chapman Slate Quarries
closed its doors in 1959, but
the homes that surrounded
the business remain standing
today.
The borough officially
recognized its 150th anniversary on August 29th,
with a celebration at the
borough hall.