The Bangor Elks

Halloween Parade will

be held on October
16th at 7pm. This years
theme is The Land of
Oz. 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 610588-3183.
Bangor Class of 1952
is looking for the
addresses of Shirley
Roberts
Bruch,
Barbara Seiple Yetter
and Marie Timmins

Jordon to contact for

their class reunion. If
you have any information, please call Marge at
610-863-4593.
The American Cancer
Society 2015 Relay For
Life of the Slate Belt
will be held on Saturday, May 16th and
Sunday, May 17th
from 10am to 10am at
Bangor
Memorial
Park. The theme for
this year will be Ohana
Luau, which means
Family Party.
For
more information, please
contact Bob Weber at
weber54@ rcn.com or

484-695-8890. You can

also join the Facebook
group Relay For LifeSlateBelt at facebook
.com/groups/relayforlife
slatebelt or visit www.
relayforlife.org/paslateb
elt.
An apple dumpling
sale will be held at
Christ
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church,
located at 703 S. Delaware Dr. (Rt. 611), Mt.
Bethel (Stone Church),
on Tuesday, October
28th. Dumplings can be
picked up between
11am and 1pm. Orders
are recommended and
can be placed up to the
Sunday prior to the sale.
To place your order or
for additional information call Chrissy at 610588-0809 or Blanche at
570-897-6612.
My Brothers Keepers is no longer in
need of fabric, blankets, etc. However,
they still need necktie
donations.
Contact
Hope UCC in Wind Gap
for more information at
610-863-4464.
St. Johns Cemetery
is looking for donations. This year the
donations will be used
to repave the cemetery
roads, due to pot holes
and black top breaking
up. Donations can be
forwarded to Carol
Hummel c/o St. Johns
Cemetery, 136 Messinger St., Bangor.
The Bangor Area
School District will
hold Ski & Snowboard
Club sign ups on Tues-

day, October 28th and

Wednesday, October
29th for students in fifth
through twelfth grades.
Sign-ups will be held in
the middle school auditorium at 7pm. This is
the only time for
students to sign up for
the club. A parent and
child must attend one of
these nights in order to
participate in the club.
In addition a representative from Camelback
will be on hand to run
the safety program.
Questions regarding the
club can be directed to
Mrs. Diane Lobb at the
high school, at 610599-7011 x1027.
Happy Anniversary
wishes are sent to Paul
and Barb Klinger who
celebrated October 14th.
Happy
Birthday
wishes are sent to
Courtney and Amber
Miller, October 16th;
Mike Meixell, Mia
Albanese and Ron
Sortore, October 18th;
Mark Meixsell, October 19th; Briana Zazulak and Alicia Capone,
October 20th; Alan
Moyer, October 21st;
and Kelly Capone,
October 22nd.
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: Brennan, Allison Cold snap;

Cervantes
Saavedra,
Miguel de Don Quixote;
Delaney, Luke The
keeper; Grimes, Martha
Vertigo 42; Hill, Grace
Livingston The Christmas bride; Jackson, Lisa
Deserves
to
die;
Macomber,
Debbie
Angels at the table;
Macomber, Debbie The
gift
of
Christmas;
Michaels, Fern Kiss and
tell; Morton, Brian
Florence
Gordon;
Patterson, James Burn;
Perry, Anne A Christmas homecoming; Richards, Douglas The cure;
Robb, J.D. Festive in
death; Shea, Hunter The
Montauk
monster;
Staub, Wendy Corsi The
perfect stranger; Wright,
Stephen The amalgamation polka.
Adult Non-Fiction:
Big book of Christmas;

Rucker, Allen The

Sopranos family cookbook as compiled by
Artie Bucco; Spilling,
Michael Great Battles:
decisive conflicts that
have shaped history;
Zuckoff, Mitchell 13
hours:
the
inside
account of what really
happened in Benghazi.
Young Adult NonFiction: Beahm, George
Muggles and magic: an
unofficial guide to J.K.
Rowling and the Harry
Potter phenomenon.
Easy Fiction: Rigg, Jo
Dizzy Dragon; Rigg, Jo
Rusty robot.
Easy
Non-Fiction:
Young, Patrick Old Abe,
eagle hero: the Cival
Wars most famous
mascot.
DVDs: Gravity; Gremlins; Sixteen Candles;
Snow buddies; Transformers: Revenge of the
Fallen.

New Adult Fiction:

Terminal City, Linda
Fairstein; Bittersweet,
Colleen McCullough;
Support and Defend,
Tom Clancy; Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good, Jan Karon;
Personal, Lee Child;
Empire Girls, Suzanne
Hayes; Big Little Lies,
Liane Moriarty; Edge
of Eternity, Ken Follett

New Adult Large

Print:
Undiplomatic
Murder,
Margaret
Truman; Kiss And Tell,
Fern Michaels; Private
Down Under, James
Patterson; Love Letters,
Debbie Macomber; For
All Time, Jude Deveraux.
New Adult NonFiction: Soldier Girls,
Helen Thorpe

The Local Right To

Special Education Task
Force Serving Monroe,
Northampton and parts
of Pike Counties will
meet Monday, October
20th at 10am.
The
meeting will be held at
the
Colonial
Intermediate Unit 20
Office building, 6
Danforth Drive (Palmer
Township) in Easton.
All meetings are open
to the public and
everyone is welcome.
A presentation will be
given by Amanda
Sechrist, Director of
Northampton County
Special Olympics and
Co-commissioner
of
the Miracle League of
Northampton County.

Time is set aside at

each meeting to hear
public
comments
and/or
concerns
regarding school age
children
with
disabilities. At this time
the Task Force is in
need
of
parent
represenatives from the

following
school
districts: Bethlehem,
Delaware
Valley,
Pleasant Valley and
Wilson. For more
information, especially
about joining the Task
Force, Contact the CIU
20
Office
at
610-515-6449.

PAs First STEMfocused

Pre-School
Open House: October
15th, 9:30am-11am.
The Fowler Building,
1520 Hanover Ave.,
Allentown. FMI, call
Sara at 610-437-6000,
ext. 2101.
A Taste of Italy on the
Mountain:
October
16th, 6:30pm (doors
open at 6pm) Kirkridge
Retreat Center's Nelson
Lodge Building. Fees
apply. BYOB. FMI,
reservations & directions, call 610-588-1793
or visit kirkridge.org.
Safe Haven Adoption
Day: October 19th,
11am-3pm. Rt. 209,
Brodheadsville. FMI &
adoption applications,
visit www.SafeHaven
Pa.org, email Safe
Haven@epix.net & like
them on Facebook.
Safe Haven Rescue
Volunteer
Meeting:
October 21st, 6:30pm.
Rt. 209, Kresgeville.
FMI, visit www.Safe
HavenPa.org,
email
SafeHaven@epix.net &
join them on Facebook.

Nazareth Area Garden

Club Meeting: October
21st, 7pm. Dryland
UCC Church, 4415
Newburg Rd., Nazareth.
Topic: Growing Blue
Ribbon Dahlias. Public
is invited to join. FMI,
call Donna Baylor at
610-759-9088.
Monroe County Bible
Club Adult Banquet:
October 23rd, 6:30pm.
Streamside Camp &
Conference
Centers
dining hall. Possinger
Rd, off Rt. 715 between
Tannersville & Reeders.
Fees apply. FMI, call
Jim at 570-421-9968 or
email jimeckerbcm@
verizon.net. Ticke
Rummage & Bake
Sale: October 24th,
8am-4pm & October
25th, 8am-2pm. St.
Johns Lutheran Church,
12 N. Westbrook Ave.,
Pen Argyl. FMI, call
Dawn at 610-863-7498.
Annual Fall Chicken
Supper: October 25th,
3pm-7pm. Trinity UCC,
632 S. Delaware Dr.,
(Hwy. 611), Mt. Bethel.
Fees apply. Served
family style. FMI, call
610-588-1989.
Fall Craft Show: Octo-

ber 25th, 9am-3pm.

Trinity Lutheran Church,
404 Broadway, Bangor.
Benefits
American
Cancer Society Relay for
Life. Crafters & vendors
wanted. FMI, contact
Colleen at boscoalli
86713@gmail.com.
Boomer's Angels Dog
Adoption Day: October
26th, 11am-2pm. Rt.
209,
Brodheadsville.
FMI, visit Boomers
Angels.com & on Facebook, or call 570-3504977.
Spaghetti
Dinner:
October 26th, 12-5pm.
St. Josephs Episcopal
Church, 1440 Verona
Dr., West Bangor. Tickets available at door.
Halloween
Party:
October 26th, 1-3pm.
Upper Mt. Bethel Fire
House. Rt. 611, Mt
Bethel.
St Joseph's Episcopal
Church
Spaghetti
Dinner: October 26th,
12-5pm. 1440 Verona
Dr., West Bangor. Tickets available at the door.
Fees apply. Children
ages 5 & under free.
Apple Dumpling Sale:
October 28th, 11am1pm. Christ Lutheran
Church. 703 S. Delaware
Dr., Mt. Bethel. FMI,
call Chrissy at 610-5880809.

NYC
Bus
Trip:
November 1st, 9am.
Five Points Elementary,
Bangor. Fees apply.
FMI, call 484-375-5161
or 610-588-6520.
Country Festival &
Craft Fair: November
1st, 9am-2pm. Salem
UCC of Moorestown,
2218 Community Dr.,
Bath. Crafters, junk &
gems, food, raffles &
grave blankets order.
Kitchen will be open for
Breakfast & Lunch. For
crafter space, call the
church at 610-759-1652.
Variety Bingo: November 2nd, 11:30am;
Bingo Starts at 1pm.
East Allen Twp. Vol.
Fire Dept., 5354 NorBath Blvd. Northampton. Fees apply. FMI,
call 610-767-7140.
Mr. Henry Skirbst
presents: "Our Icy
Past - Living on a
Morane: November
13th, 7pm. FMI, call
Karen at 610-588-8615.
Hope UCC of Wind
Gap 2nd Annual Holiday
Toy
Bingo:
November 15th, 11am.
Fees apply, must have a
paid ticket to attend.
FMI or to buy tickets,
call Jen at 908-727-0090
or
email
hopeucc
@hotmail.com.

(NAPSI)-To
ensure
you have a wellsupplied and child-safe
medicine cabinet, Dr.
Joshua Riff, Target
Medical Director, has
these helpful hints:
Many minor illnesses
and in-juries can be
treated at home but
when in doubt, call your
physician. Check overthe-counter labels for
warnings about drug
interactions, side effects
and pre-existing conditions and ask your
doctor whether the
medications are safe for
you.
Storage and Cleanup:
The location of your

medicine cabinet is
critical. It should have
consistent
room
temperature and no
direct sunlight. Hot and
humid rooms can cause
certain medications to
break down. Consider a
high shelf in the linen
closet or a high cabinet
to keep items out of
children's reach.
Clean your cabinet at
least once a year to
avoid germs and spills.
Discard
medication
that is expired or in
damaged
containers.
This is especially true
for antibiotics or narcotics. Many children
present to the ER every

(NAPSI)As anyone
who has or is caring for a
loved one with a serious
illness knows, managing
care and treatment can
be a round-the-clock
effort that can put enormous strain on both the
patient and the family. A
specialized type of medical care called palliative
care can help people
living with a serious
illness by alleviating
pain, other symptoms
and stress at the same
time they are receiving
treatment
for
their
underlying disease.
Debbie, a hairdresser,
business owner and
grandmother, is just one
of many people who has

benefited from receiving

palliative care. Debbie
was diagnosed with
multiple myeloma, a
cancer that affects the
bone marrow. One of the
complications
of
Debbies cancer was
pain in her hands and
feet. The pain made it
difficult for her to handle
everyday activities and
became so debilitating
that Debbie was not able
to work for a year and a
half. The pain made me
shut myself out, stay in
my room, she said.
Debbie was referred to
a palliative care team
that included boardcertified palliative care
specialists and other

year due to accidental

ingestion of expired
medications. To discard
medication, grind up the
pills and mix them with
coffee grinds before
putting them in the
garbage. Your doctor's
office may also discard
them for you.
Consider cleaning your
parents' and grandpar-

ents' cabinet. Medication accidents are more

common in the elderly,
and eliminating old
medications and ensuring proper organization
is an important step.
Read Labels Clearly:
Misreading
medicine
labels can lead to an
accidental overdose. Be
sure both the medication
and
prescription
strength you get are the
same as your doctor
prescribed, especially
with children's medication. If you have any
questions about your
medications
and
possible
interactions,
you can ask your physi-

cian or pharmacist.
Prescription
bottles
such as ClearRX, from
Target Pharmacy, make
reading and understanding labels easy.
With bigger type, the
wide label provides
room for cautionary
information and colorcoded ID rings for each
family member to
prevent mix-ups. An
easily
accessible
patient
information
card and handy label
magnifier are tucked
behind each prescription label.
For more information,
visit www.target.com
/pharmacy.

specialists who focused

on relieving the symptoms, discomfort and
anxiety associated with
her illness. Debbies
palliative care team
worked with her to help
control her pain, evaluate treatment options and
provide
emotional
support.
The goal of palliative
care is to improve quality of life for both the
patient and the family.
Palliative care can
alleviate the toll that life
with a serious illness can
take on families, said
Diane E. Meier, M.D.,
director of the Center to
Advance Palliative Care
(CAPC), a national orga-

nization dedicated to
increasing access to
quality palliative care
services.
Palliative
care puts control and
choice back in the
hands of the patient and
family, and it can
extend patients lives.
Five Things Palliative
Care Can Do for
Patients and Their
Families
Manage pain and
other symptoms, such
as nausea, fatigue,
shortness of breath,
sleep problems and
depression
Evaluate treatment
options and establish
treatment goals
Explain what to

expect throughout the

illness
Help you cope with
worry, stress or depression
Help with communication between you and
your other doctors
Thanks to the palliative
care team, Debbie has
returned to work. The
help
and
guidance
offered by her palliative
care team allowed her to
gain the emotional and
physical strength to
carry on with her daily
routine. I would not be
sitting in this chair right
now if it wasnt for the
program, Debbie said.
I feel Im in the drivers
seat.

By Tresa Erickson

Whether your wedding

party consists of two
people or 12 people, it is
tradition to show your
appreciation for everyone who participates
with a small gift. Gifts
can range from jewelry
for the ladies and
cufflinks for the gentlemen to something more
personal like books or
CDs. Here are some tips
to assist you in your
shopping.
Make a list. Write
down the names of
everyone in your bridal
partythe maid of
honor and best man, the
bridesmaids
and
groomsmen, the junior
bridesmaids
and
groomsmen, the candlelighters, the flower girl
and ringbearer, the
ushers, etc. Ideally, you
should purchase or
make a gift for everyone
who takes part in your
wedding. If you cannot,
you may want to limit
the gifts to the main
members of the wedding

party, the bridesmaids

and groomsmen, for
example.
Once you know the
number of gifts you
need to purchase, you
can set a budget. Gifts
need not be expensive.
Setting a limit of $5 to
$10 per person will
suffice, though, if you
wish, you can spend
more on select members of your bridal
party. If your maid of
honor and best man
have really gone above
and beyond the call of
duty, you can purchase

them a somewhat more

expensive gift. Just
make sure you dont go
overboard and create
envy
among
your
wedding party. Try to get
everyone the same
number of gifts in the
same price range when
at all possible.
With a budget set, you
can start thinking about
what to buy. You can go
the traditional route and
select gifts pertaining to
your big dayearrings
to match the dresses and
ties to go with the suits.
If at all possible, try to
select gifts that will
work not only for the
wedding but for other
events as well. You can
go the personal route and
select gifts that reflect
the recipients tastesa
doll for the flower girl
and some comic books
for the ringbearer. You
can go the humorous
route and select gag gifts
for everyone on your
list. You can take the

convenient route and

purchase gift cards for
everyone on your list.
You can do away with
individual
gifts
altogether and buy a
group gift, such as
group passes to a local
sporting event or an
attraction at your destination wedding.
Once you have some
idea of what to buy, you
can start the shopping.
You can shop almost
anywhere for giftslocally and online. Just
remember to take into
account any shipping
delays
and
fees
involved
with
purchases online. Dont
be afraid to shop for
deals. Theres no harm
in saving a buck here
and there. You might
even save enough to
throw a little pizza
party for everyone.
Who wouldnt want to
get together a few
weeks before the big
day to hang out, chat
and open a few gifts?
Presentation is everything. Wrap the gifts
you purchase, attach a
handwritten note and
find the appropriate
time to deliver them.
Many
brides
and
grooms choose to hand
out gifts at the rehearsal
dinner; this works
particularly well for
gifts intended to be
used at the wedding.
For
other,
more
personal gifts, especially those that vary
widely in price, it might
be best to hand those
out individually at
times convenient to the
recipients. Again, you
do not want to create
envy with your gifts.
With any luck, the
bridal party will not
compare notes.
Selecting the right
gifts for your bridal
party takes time and
thought. Put forth the
effort, and the smiling
faces will make it all
worth it in the end.

By Ronda Addy

have. Regardless which

way you go, make sure
you proofread your
invitations for errors
and create or purchase
just the right amount.
There really is no right
or wrong design for
wedding invitations. It
is your wedding and the
invitations
should
reflect that. If you are
having a themed wedding, your invitations
should illustrate that
theme, of course, but
ultimately, the choice is
yours.
Selecting a favorite
font or lettering style is
one way to personalize
your special day. There
are various styles of
invitations to choose
from: accordion style,
tri- or bi-fold, or a
single sheet of paper.
Remember,
formal,
lavish weddings require
a formal style, while
simpler, casual wed-

dings require an informal style. There are also

hundreds of styles of
paper to choose from in
various thicknesses.
Buying your invitations will offer you less
of a selection than if you
make them yourself.
Do-it-yourselfers need
to
remember
that
thicker paper works
better for invitations
that will not be folded
and
medium-weight
paper for invitations
that will be folded.
Depending upon your
calligraphy skills, you
could also use parchment paper for your
invitations.
Along with the invitations, you will need
RSVP
cards
and
stamped return envelopes. You can make
your own RSVPs and
envelopes to match your
invitations or buy them
from a stationery store.

RSVP cards and envelopes are available for

most invitations.
There is some etiquette
involved in the wording
and
addressing
of
invitations.
This
includes:
Spell out all dates and
times. Don't use 5:00 or
October 16. Instead,
state "five o'clock in the
evening on the sixteenth
of October."
Abbreviate Mr., Mrs.
and Jr. but spell out
titles like "doctor."
Only use punctuation
between the city and
state and after abbreviations.
Spell out all states on
envelopes.
Don't include an
RSVP for invitations to
the wedding ceremony
only.
Indicate on the inner
envelope of invitations
to single guests that they
can bring a guest.
Don't include "and
guest" on the inner
envelope of invitations

By Tresa Erickson

ankle length, feature an

unusual neckline and
have an A-line skirt with
a short train. The look of
today's wedding dress is
classically romantic.
Dress details vary, but
may include ruffled
hems and satin sashes.
Wraps made of faux fur,
velvet, satin, organza,
lace, tulle or chiffon may
accompany the dress,
adding to the romance.
Veils may be short or
long, and brides may
accentuate the romantic
look by wearing pearls,
rhinestones
or
crystals.While wedding
dresses are traditionally
white and many of
today's dresses follow
suit, some designers
have broken out of the
box and created more
colorful gowns, reflect-

ing trends in Europe. It is

not unusual to find
wedding dresses in
dreamy shades of blue,
champagne, pink, platinum and even red. For
brides who like just a
little color, wedding
dresses may also be
trimmed in a particular
shade like scarlet red or
deep blue.
Finding
the
right
wedding dress can take a
few hours or several
months. Some brides
discover the perfect
gown within minutes of
entering an establishment, while others spend
countless hours trying
on dresses in various
places. With any luck,
you will spot the right
gown within a reasonable time. As you are
shopping, keep the

trends above in mind,

but remember, they are
trends, and as such, are
subsequent to change.
By the time you find a
wedding dress, new
designs may have made
their way into the selection.
While it's good to be up
on the latest wedding
dress fashions, you want
to pick a dress that suits
you. Just because the
current trend features an
unusual neckline doesn't
mean that will work for
you. Try on numerous
gowns and select one
that fits you well and
reflects your personal
style and tastes. You will
be wearing the dress for
much of your special
day, so make sure you
like it and feel good in
it.

The type of wedding

invitation you choose
goes a long way toward
setting
the
overall
theme and feel of your
wedding. If you are
having a casual wedding, you don't want
invitations with a lot of
frills. You do, however,
want your invitations to
look more professional
than those for a kid's
birthday party.
The number of guests
you are inviting to your
wedding may determine
whether you make your
own invitations or
purchase them. If you
are having a small to
medium-sized wedding,
creating your own
invitations won't be that
hard. If you are planning a large wedding,
creating your own
invitations will take a
lot of time and effort
you probably don't

You
recently
got
engaged, and soon,
you'll be starting the
search for a wedding
gown. Whether you
choose to shop at a local
outlet store or an upscale
bridal shop, you will no
doubt have hundreds of
choices before you,
many of them soft and
flowing,
reflecting
current design trends.
The design of wedding
dresses
changes
constantly. One year,
straight,
strapless
dresses might be popular; the next year, long
off-the-shoulder gowns
might be popular. Recent
trends include softer
wedding dresses made
of flowing fabric and
sheer fabric overlays.
Dresses may be floor or

to single guests who are

bringing someone you
know personally.
Send only one invitation
to
unmarried
couples
who
live
together. List their
names
alphabetically
and on separate lines.
Send guests who are
living together but are
not a couple their own
separate invitations.
Send children over 18
their own invitation,
whether they live at
home or not. List
children under 18 who
live at home on the
inner envelope; do not
use the term "and
family."
There is nothing set in
stone that says everyone
has to observe the same
rules when it comes to
selecting and sending
their wedding invitations. It's only natural
for you to want to put
your own personal
stamp on your wedding
invitations. After all, it
is your special day.

(NAPSI)How well
your outdoor power
equipment works the
next time you need it
could depend on how
you winterize and store
it. Here are hints that
can help:
Do your winterization
tasks in a safe work
zone. Before you start,
set up a safe work zone.
Work only in a wellventilated area that is
away from heat sources,
sparks or flames.
Collect your outdoor
power equipment that
you intend to store. This
might include a lawn
mower, generator, string
trimmer, chain saw,
edger, power washer,
blower, chipper, splitter
or other tool that uses a
small engine to do
outdoor work.
Read the owners
manual. Always consult
your owners manual
for directions on how to
properly winterize and
store your equipment. If

you cant find your

manual, check the
manufacturers website.
Be safe. Before servicing or repairing any
outdoor power equipment, disconnect the
spark plug and battery
cables. Wear safety
glasses and gloves to
protect against harmful
chemicals and debris.
Drain the fuel. Stored
equipment should not
have fuel in its tank.
Many
fuels
today
contain ethanol, which
absorbs water and may
phase separate, causing
operating problems. If
there is fuel in the tank,
remove what remains.
Run the engine until it
stops.
Store leftover fuel
properly.
Gasoline
should be stored no
more than 30 days without being treated with a
fuel stabilizer. Use a
sealed container that is
approved
for
fuel
storage. Always keep

fuel out of the reach of

children and away from
heat sources or flames.
Check and clean your
equipment. Check for
loose belts or missing or
damaged guards. Check
and tighten all screws
and nuts. Grass, leaves
and dirt that have accumulated on the equipment
should
be
removed.
Lubricate, sharpen and
charge
as
needed.
Check the oil level and
blade condition. Change
the oil now if needed.
Get your lawn mower
blade sharpened so it
will be ready for spring.
Inspect the spark plug,
replace it and add clean
engine oil. Check the air
filter and clean or
replace as needed. If
your equipment has a
removable battery, take
it out and store it in a
warm spot. If you have
a battery charger, you
may want to charge the
battery before storing.
Take your equipment
in for servicing if
needed. A busy lawn
care season may have
left your equipment
worn and in need of
repair.
The
winter
season is when repair
shops are the least busy,
so if your equipment
needs a tune-up or additional servicing, now is
a good time to take it
in.
Find a safe storage
space. Store your equipment away from pool
chemicals, cleaners or
fertilizersanything
that could cause corro-

sion from spills. Your

storage area should be
cool and dry, and your
equipment should be
out of the reach of
children and pets.
Properly store your
supplies. Avoid spills in
your storage space by
storing your lawn care
and outdoor supplies
properly. Leftover lawn
care materials should be
stored in sealed containers, so pests such as
rodents are not drawn to
your storage space.
Find
your
winter
equipment and place it
in
an
accessible
location. Dig out the
snow shovels, snowblowers or throwers,
scrapers, ice melt or
rock salt. If you are out
of winter supplies, now
can be a good time to
stock up before you
need them. Place your
winter equipment and
supplies in an accessible
location.
We l l - m a i n t a i n e d
equipment will last
longer
and
save
consumers money. Winterizing and storing
outdoor power equipment properly over the
winter means that when
spring arrives, your
equipment will be
ready, explained Kris
Kiser, president and
CEO of the Outdoor
Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association
representing
power
equipment,
small
engine, and utility
vehicle manufacturers
and suppliers.

Hello Fellow Readers,

Seems were crowded
with cute creepy crawlers; caterpillars that is. I
have an affinity for the
Wooly Bear caterpillar
because of the folklore
about winter predictions; the wider the
brown middle band, the
milder the winter, so it
is said. In fact, I love
photographing
cute
creepy crawlers; okay,
maybe I'm weird.
This year Ive noticed
hordes of white fuzzy
caterpillars with black
tufts along the back,
black spots down the
sides and a black head.
They're all over the
place. There are even
some on the house and
Im starting to feel
rather stink buggish
about them. In the past I
caught and released
stink bugs that found
their way inside until I
learned how invasive
they are. So now, ahem,
I dont. I still hate to kill
things, as does Debbie
of Hackettstown, New
Jersey who asked about
the white fuzzy spiked
creepy crawlers.
What are they, why so
many, and should I be
worried?
Theyre
Hickory
Tussock
caterpillars

(Lophocampa caryae)
that feed largely on
hickory trees, hence
their name, and on
beech and oak trees.
Although the Hickory
Tussock caterpillar can
defoliate trees, they
typically dont cause
long-term damage. The
caterpillars wander this
time of year looking for
places to make cocoons,
then will emerge next
July into moths often
called Hickory Tiger
moths.
As cute and tempting
to touch as they are, it
turns out this fuzzy
wuzzy can be a problem. They have two
long, sharp black hairs
protruding near their
front
and
rear
connected to poison
glands that excrete on
contact. They can cause
an allergic reaction for
some people in the form
of a rash much like
poison ivy. Others
arent allergic at all.
Some may experience
more severe symptoms
that could include
swelling and nausea
and should be treated
by a medical professional as soon as
possible. Even when
cleaning up leaf litter,
caterpillar hairs may be
left behind, so best to
wear gloves and long
sleeves.
Turns out the Hickory
Tussock caterpillar is
from the same family as
the celebrated blackand-rust,
weatherpredicting Wooly Bear
caterpillar (Pyrrharctia
Isabella).
However,
Wooly Bears fuzzy
wuzzy hairs are harmless. Just goes to show
there can be good looking problem people in
every family.
Garden Dilemmas?
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By Jennifer Lively

In 1954 a German
doctor decided to study
addicts,
specifically
alcoholics.
Realizing
addicts all had similar
traits, he attempted to
diagnose and treat this
ailment. Dr. Jellinek 's
education was primarily
biostatistics and physiology at the University

of Berlin and later he

focused his life work on
addictions research.
Dr. Jellinek's work for
the World Health Organization
included
surveying and interviewing thousands of
addicts world wide. He
concluded
that
alcoholism/addiction
met the American Medi-

(NAPSI)Eric
Marcus was 12 years old
when his father, a World
War II Navy veteran,
took his life. Everyone
pretended he died of
pneumonia,
Marcus
recalled, but like a lot
of kids who live through
this kind of thing, I
figured it out in real
timeof course, I didnt
say a word.
Thirty-eight years later,
Marcuss sister-in-law
died by suicide. I
decided I couldnt do it
alone this time, he said.
Thats how he found
himself at an International Survivors of
Suicide Loss Day event
two weeks after her
death. It was a revela-

tion. For the first time in

my life, I was in a room
full of people just like
me, who knew what I
was going through without me having to explain
anything.
International Survivors
of Suicide Loss Day,
which has been held on
the Saturday before
Thanksgiving
since
1999, will be marked
this year on November
22 in 250 locations in
the U.S. and around the
world. The locally sponsored events, which are
supported by the American Foundation for
Suicide
Prevention
(AFSP), include keynote
speakers, small group
discussions,
and
a

cal
Associations
standard to be labeled a
disease. Interestingly,
prior to this study
people were simply
labeled "drunks" and
their condition was
known as "drunkenness. It was only after
this study that the term
alcoholism and "alcoholic" became real

words.
It was also
through this study that
the medical profession
recognized alcoholism
as a diagnosable disease
with very specific signs
and symptoms.
Additional
reading:
Jellinek, E. M., The
Disease Concept of
Alcoholism, Hillhouse,
(New Haven), 1960.

screening of AFSPs
new documentary, The
Journey.
The
film
chronicles the stories of
a diverse group of
suicide loss survivors

and how each survivor is

weathering the loss of a
loved one.
Its funnywell, not
funnybut so often in
my life, Ive felt as if I
was the only person in
the world who had experienced this kind of
loss, Marcus said. At
Survivor Day, I discovered I was part of a community that extends
from my hometown to
every corner of the
earth. Im sorry that
anyone else has had to
live through this kind of
trauma, but its really
nice to know that Im
not alone.
For more information
visit
www.survivor
day.org.