On Saturday, October 24th

Belvidere Cub Scout Pack

141 hiked one and a half
miles along a trail in
Manunka Chunk, Warren
County to The Ramsaysburg
Historic Homestead, a
National
Historic
site
located in Knowlton along
the Delaware River. The
members of Pack 141 lead
by Webelos Leaders Kyle
Saks and Terry Bryne, met
Candice Nattland, member
of the Knowlton Township
Historic Commission for a
tour of the five historic
structures at Ramsayburg.
The tour included the main
house, barn, smoke house,
wagon shed and tenant
cottage. Renovation of the
property has proceeded with
generous
grants
from
various historic groups

including
the
Warren
County Municipal and

Charitable Conservancy Trust

Fund.

The Cubscouts were told

stories about river trade and

life during the early 1800s

as they sat on the rustic oak
benches around a fire pit
built as a project by Eagle
Scout Christopher Hicks of
Knowlton Township Troop
153. The historically accurate information was a result
of research conducted by
historian Dennis Bertland
and financed by a 2014 grant
from the NJ Historic Commission.
The
scouts
collected
firewood and practiced safe
fire building skills, and then
hiked back.
The Ramsaysburg Historic
Homestead is open to the
public and those interested
in touring the property or
learning about upcoming
events
should
visit
ramsaysburg.org for ongoing
activities.

The Slate Belt Chamber of

Commerce again will be
selling take and bake fresh
fruit pies for Thanksgiving.
Pies must be ordered by
November 6th. Pies will be
ready for pick-up on November 23rd, at the chamber
office between 9am and 1pm.
To order, call 610-588-1000.
Please leave your name and
contact information with your
order.
The
Salvation
Army,
located at 301 West Main
Street in Pen Argyl, will be
accepting Christmas applications November 9th and
10th from 9am to 3pm, and
5pm to 8pm. All applicants
will need to have their current
driver's license/state ID, proof
of address, and proof of age
for children 12 and under.
East Bangor United Methodist Community Church is
holding a Gertrude Hawk
fundraiser. Orders must be
in by November 15th. For
more information or to order,
call Diane at 610-588-2397.
The
Slater
Family
Network, the family center
serving the Bangor Area
School District, has sent out
a needs assessment survey
to each household in the
school district. Residents,
with or without school age
children, are asked to complete the survey and return
it by November 16th. This
anonymous survey is important because it will provide

information that will enable

the Slater Family Network to
better serve the Bangor Area
Community. For residents of
Portland, please write in
Portland
for
question
number one. If you have any
questions regarding this
survey, please contact the
Slater Family Network Office
at 610-599-7019.
The Pen Argyl Alumni
Association is sponsoring a
trip to Deck the Halls at
the
American
Music
Theater on November 28th.
The trip includes dinner, show
and all tax and gratuities. For
more information or tickets,
call Bill Ruggiero at 610863-6297.
The Slate Belt Heritage
Center has commenced a
new project and is asking
for volunteers to assist them
in reading and summarizing
over 4,000 letters written by
Slate Belt World War II
soldiers. These letters were
written to Horace and Mona
Strunk, who were editors and
founders of the Homefront
Magazine. This magazine
was distributed throughout all
the different war areas and
kept local boys in touch with
home. Working hours for this
project are Mondays, 9am to
noon, and Tuesday through
Friday, 1pm to 4pm. If interested, or for additional information,
email
blau.marc@outlook.com or
call 610-588-8615.
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 for an application
or call 610-588-6161. Volunteers must be at least 16 years
old.
The Ladies Auxiliary of
the Mt. Bethel Volunteer
Fire Company is seeking
new members and volunteers. If you are interested
and would like further information, contact Gail at 570897-6293 or Kris at 610-3927975.
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 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.
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.

National
Alliance
on
Mental Illness (NAMI) will
be hosting a presentation
and discussion on Borderline Personality Disorder on
November 5th at 7pm, at
Bridgeway, located at 93
Stickles Pond Road, in
Newton. The public is
welcome to attend free of
charge. For information or
directions, call 973-214-0632.
The West Jersey Soccer
Club will be holding its
Spring
2016
signups/tryouts for U8 through
High School age players on
November 7th, from 3pm to
5pm, and every Wednesday
and Friday, from 4:15pm to

dark
November
2nd
through 16th at the practice
field, Asbury Broadway
Road, in Broadway, across
from
Broadway
Post
Office.
On Saturday November
14th, Blairstown township
will be holding a public land
clean-up day. Blairstown
volunteer groups, such as
scouts, school groups and
church groups, can earn
money while helping the
community. Each group must
contain six people, including
an adult, with a maximum of
two groups per organization.
If you are interested, meet at
the recycling center located
on Lambert Road at 8:30am
to fill out paperwok. For more
information, call Maureen at
908-310-2910.
Project Self-Sufficiency is
asking area residents and
organizations to sponsor a
family at Thanksgiving.
Supporters are asked to
purchase a full Thanksgiving meal or provide monetary donations towards the
purchase of food.
The
agency is gratefully receiving
pumpkin or apple pies;
canned vegetables, including
yams and cranberry sauce;
dinner rolls; gravy; stuffing
and mashed potato mixes.
Contributions
of
frozen
turkeys will also be greatly
appreciated; however, donors
are asked to alert the agency
ahead of time if frozen
turkeys will be donated. The
non-profit agency distributes
complete
Thanksgiving
dinners to hundreds of local
families each year. Contributions, or notification of the
intent to contribute, are
requested by November 19th.
Frozen turkeys can be delivered on Monday, November
23rd, between 9am and 3pm.
Donations can be made at
www.projectselfsufficiency.o
rg, or by calling 973-9403500.
Religious education classes
at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Sussex
County have begun. Children ages three through 12
will participate in a
program called Sing to the
Power, which includes
lessons and activities that
help children explore ways
they can use their different
forms of personal power to
effect positive change in the

world. The classes are held

every Sunday from 10:30am
to noon in the fellowship hall,
located at One West Nelson
Street in Newton. For further
information, call 570-8282732
or
visit
www.
UUNewtonNJ.org.
Free exercise classes will be
held for adults at town hall
in Johnsonburg. Classes are
an hour long on Monday and
Wednesday at 10am, and
Saturday at 9am; or Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday at
4:45pm. For more information,
visit
www.
frelinghuysennj.us/aerobics.h
tm, call Cathy at 908-8527426, or email cathy@cathy
baobean.com.
Blairstown Recreation is
offering
fall
workout
sessions of Zumba, PiYo,
Pilates and Yoga for adults
and teens. Zumba will be
held Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 6pm to 7pm now
through December 10th at
Blair Academy Dance Studio.
PiYo is offered on Fridays,
now through November 20th
from 8:30am to 9:15am at the
Evangelical Free Church of
Blairstown. Pilates will be
held Tuesday and Thursday
mornings from 9:15am to
10:15am at the Evangelical
Free Church now through
November 19th, and Yoga
will be held Mondays and
Wednesdays from 6pm to
6:50pm at Catherine Dickson
Hofman Library. For more
information, visit www.

blairstown-nj.org.
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: 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.
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
Human
Services Advisory Council is
as follows: November 24th
(location TBD) at 1:30pm.
Meetings will be held in the
Freeholder Meeting Room at
the Wayne Dumont Jr.
Adminisration
Building,
located at 165 Rt. 519 S. in
Belvidere.
A small religious group
study will meet for six
weeks,
on
Thursday
evenings from 7pm to
8:30pm. The dicussion will
be on the Message and
Mission of Christ. Meetings
will be held at the First United
Methodist Church of Blairstown is located at 10 Stillwater Road in Blairstown. For
more information call 908362-6693 or visit www.
firstumcblairstown.com.

Adult Fiction: Dye, Ginny:

On To Richmond; Higgins,
Kristan: If You Only Knew;
Hilderbrand, Elin: Winter
Stroll; Howe, Katherine: The
House Of Velvet And Glass;
Lagercrantz, David: The Girl
In The Spiders Web;
Macomber, Debbie: Dashing
Through The Snow; Maron,
Margaret: Long Upon The
Land; Moyes, Jojo: After
You;
Patterson,
James:
Murder House; Paul, Donita:
Two Tickets To The Christmas Ball; Robb, J.D.:
Devoted In Death; Ross,
Ann: Miss Julia Lays Down
The Law; Slaughter, Karin:
Kisscut; Steele, Danielle:
Undercover; Todd, Charles:
A Pattern Of Lies; Trigiani,
Adriana: All The Stars In The

Heavens; Weir, Andy: The

Martian.
Adult Non Fiction: Brown,
Theresa: The Shift, One
Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four
Patients Lives; Oreilly, Bill:
Killing Kennedy: The End Of
Camelot.
Large Print Fiction: Lee,
Harper: To Kill A Mockingbird; Moriarty, Liane: The
Hypnotists Love Story.
Young Adult Fiction: Black,
Holly: The Copper Gauntlet;
The Iron Trial; London, Jack:
White Fang; Riggs, Ransom:
Library Of Souls; Riordan,
Rick: The Sword Of
Summer; Wharton, Edith:
Ethan Frome.
DVDs: Avengers Age Of
Ultron; Outlander Season
One Volume Two.

Recovery Revolution is
celebrating 10 years of
service to the Slate Belt Community on November 10th,
from noon to 4pm at 109
Broadway in Bangor, PA.
Recovery Revolution is a
the only licensed outpatient
addiction treatment facility in
the Slate Belt. In its time in
the Slate Belt, Recovery

Revolution has provided

much needed addiction treatment services to over 1500
adolescents and adults. They
will be serving appetizers,
providing tours and giving
out community resources.
Simultaneously, A Clean
Slate, located at 100 South
1st Street in Bangor, PA will
also be celebrating their one
year anniversary across the
street and will be serving
desserts and coffee. All are
invited to see the wonderful
resources available in the
community.

The Bangor Area School

District in conjunction with
the Slater Wellness Council
want to help district families
achieve a healthier lifestyle.
In an effort to make this
happen, Bangor is going to
help them get moving at least
15 minutes more every day.
Families in grades K through
6th will be offered physical
activity ideas monthly via
electronic newsletter and
Alert now messages. Each
student in these grades will
be receiving a Slater Wellness calendar to track their

progress. They are asking

that families simply mark
each day with a star when
they complete 15 minutes of
physical activity.
At the end of the month they
encourage a family member
to snap a picture of the calendar and email the picture to
the Slater Wellness Council
at wellness @bangorsd.org.
All calendars submitted will
be entered into a drawing for
a FITBIT and free entry into
the PTO sponsored Neon
Run in the spring. They
would love for families to

share their success stories

and/or specific activities that
their family did to reach the
goal so those successes can
be posted on the Slater Wellness web page!
Also, all 3rd grade students
at Five Points and Washington Elementary Schools will
be learning how to properly
read nutrition labels and
understand what they mean.
The goal is that the 3rd graders will be independent in
reading food labels and be
proactive at home making
good food choices and

sharing their knowledge with

family members.
Becky Brossman, a Bangor
graduate who is presently
interning with Sudexo for her
Masters Degree, along with
the support of the classroom
and physical education teachers will be teaching the nutrition label classes. Food label
magnets will go home with
all 3rd grade students!
Both initiatives are made
possible through a grant from
Hershey ProWellness Center
and the efforts of the Slater
Wellness Council.

Bangor
High
School's
"Bandorama"
Concert:
November 4th, 7:30pm. M.
Craig Paine Performing Arts
Theater. Indoor performance
by the BAHS Marching Band
complete with our 2015 Halftime Show. FMI, visit www.
bahsbands.weebly.com.
Forks of the Delaware
Chapter #14, Society of PA
Archaeology,
Meeting:
November 5th, 7pm. Palmer
Memorial Library, 1 Weller
Place, Easton. FMI, call
908-750-4110.
Delaware-Lehigh Amateur
Radio
Club
Meeting:
November 5th, 7:30pm.
Bethlehem Twp. Comm.
Center, 2900 Farmersville
Rd., Bethlehem. FMI, visit
www.dlarc.org or call 610432-8286.
Family Style, All You Can
Eat, Pork & Sauerkraut
Dinner: November 7th,
4pm-7pm. Hope UCC, 2nd
St., Wind Gap.
L'archet Concert Group:
November 7th, 7:30pm.
Cecilia S. Cohen Hall at East

Stroudsburg
University.
FMI,
visit
larchet
concertgroup.com or call
Donald Dal Maso at 917716-9245.

Council #3862 Spaghetti

Dinner: November 8th,
11am-5pm. Council Home,
1680 W. Bangor Rd.,
Bangor. Take-outs avail.

November 14th, 1pm. Door

prizes, raffle & bake sale.
Register by November 11th.
FMI or to register, call 610258-0221.

Eleventh Hour Rescue Cat

Adoption: November 7th,
11am-3pm. 417 US Rt. 46
E. Dover. FMI, call 973989-2462.

ICS Super Bingo: November 8th. 290 W. Babbitt

Ave., Pen Argyl. FMI, email
icsfundraising@yahoo.com.

3rd Annual Holiday Toy

Bingo: November 14th,
11am. HOPE UCC, 2nd St.,
Wind Gap. FMI, email
hopeucc@hotmail.com
or
call 908-727-0090.

Annual Holiday Bazaar:

November 7th, 9am-2pm.
United Methodist Church of
Matamoras, Ave. H & Third
St., Matamoras.
Spaghetti Dinner: November 7th, 4pm-7pm. St. John
Ev. Lutheran Church, 12 N.
Westbrook Ave., Pen Argyl.
FMI, call 610-863-5365.
Oldies Dance: November
7th, 6pm-10pm. Bangor
Elks,
120
Broadway,
Bangor. FMI, contact Sharon
at 610-390-6692 or email
sharond @tottsgap.org.

Bangor & Roseto American

Legions,
Veterans
of
Foreign Wars and Order of
the Elks Veterans Day
Remembrance Ceremony:
November 11th, 10am.
Memorial Park, Eisenhart
Blvd., Bangor. Guest speakers: State Senator Mario
Scavello & State Rep. Joe
Emrick.
Slate Belt Heritage Center
Veteran's Day Celebration
: November 12th, 7pm. 30
North 1st St., Bangor. FMI,
call Karen Brewer at 610588-8615.

Country Festival & Craft

Fair: November 7th, 9am2pm. Salem UCC of Moorestown, 2218 Community
Dr., Bath (Rt. 946).

Stroudsburg Aglow Meeting:

November
12th,
9:30am, St. Peters UMC,
Saylorsburg. FMI, call 610614-0507 or email strouds
burgaglow@yahoo.com.

Slate Belt Area Knights of

Columbus Father DeNisco

Inaugural Harold Klump

Sr. Memorial Tournament:

Ackermanville
UMC
Bazaar & Bake Sale:
November 14th, 9am-2pm.
Young Hall at the church,
1410 Ackermanville Rd.,
Bangor.
Ackermanville
UMC
Bazaar and Bake Sale:
November 14th, 9am-2pm.
1410 Ackermanville Rd.,
Bangor.
17th Annual Senior Prom:
November 14th, 1pm-4pm.
Pocono Family YMCA, 809
Main
St.,
Stroudsburg.
Theme: The Great Gatsby
Gala. Open to anyone 55+, &
those who enjoy the company
of a fun mature crowd. Dress
to impress. FMI, contact
Deborah Lang at 570-4212525 ext. 139 or email
dlang@pocono ymca.org.
Christmas Bazaar: November 20th, 10am-7pm &
21st, 9am-3pm. East Bangor
UMCC, 136 W. Central Ave.
(Rt. 512), E. Bangor. FMI,
call 610-588-4453 or visit
ebumc.org.

Craft & Vendor Bazaar:

November 21st, 10am-4pm.
Hope UCC, Wind Gap.

ber 12th. Lions Hall. Sign

up November 11th, 1pm2pm. Town Hall. Registration Req'd. No walk ins. FMI,
Call Mickey at 362-8919 or
Peg at 362-8631.

Eyes of the Wild: November 5th, 11am.

Warren
County Library, located at 2
Shotwell Dr., Belvidere. Sign
up at www. warrenlib.org.

Free Family Law seminar:

November 11th, 7pm-9pm.
Project
Self-Sufficiencys
Warren Co. Outreach site, 35
Main St., Blairstown. FMI or
to register, call Project SelfSufficiency at 973-940-3500.

Holiday Bazaar: November

6th & 7th, 9am-4pm. Broadway UMC, 2233 Rt. 57,
Broadway. FMI, call 908689-8879.
Free Community Cookout
& Campfire: November
7th, 5pm-8pm. First UMC of
Blairstown, 10 Stillwater
Rd., Blairstown. FMI, call
908-362-6693
or
visit
firstumc blairstown.com.
Pancake
&
Sausage
Supper: November 7th,
4:30pm-7pm. Walnut Valley
UMC, Vail Rd. at Rt. 94,
Blairstown. FMI, contact
Christie at christiebende
@yahoo.com.
Free Holiday Bazaar for
Caregivers: November 8th,
Noon-3pm. The Manor/
Belvidere Firehouse, 689
Water St., Belvidere. FMI,
call Robin at 973-993-1160
ext. 305, or email Robin.
Ennis@UnitedWay NNJ.org.
Blairstown Seniors Annual
Christmas Party: Decem-

Tranquility UMC Fish &

Chips Dinner: November
12th, from 5pm-7pm. Tranquility Comm. House, 4
Kennedy Rd., (Rt. 611) Rt.
517. Eat-in or take-out.
Advance ticket reservations
strongly
recommended.
FMI, call 908-850-1092 or
973-786-5318.
The Raptor Show: November 13th, 6pm-7pm. North
Warren Regional H.S., 10
Noe
Rd.,
Blairstown.
Advance Ticket Sales Avail.
FMI, Call 908-362-8211, ext.
1303.
Ham Dinner: November 14,
4pm-7pm. Broadway UMC,
2233 Rt. 57, Broadway. FMI,
call 908-689-6951.
Harmony
in
Motion:
November 14th, 7pm. 97
Stillwater Rd., Hardwick.
FMI, visit Hardwick Township Historical Society on
Facebook.
North Warren Lions Club
Dinner Show: November
14th, 7pm. Belvidere Manor,
689 Water St., Belvidere.
Show Titled: Star Struck.
Tickets: $45 per person,
includes: show, buffet dinner,
beverages & cash bar. FMI
or tickets, call Bob Brandt at
908-482-8143
or
Chris
Sansone at 973-650-2879.

So youve been noticing

that your pet has been hanging out by the water bowl a
lot more than he used to and
the kitty litter is pretty wet or
your dog is begging to go
outside all the time- day and
night. There are a number of
diseases that can cause
increased
drinking
and
urinating and one of the most
common is diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes is seen in many
animals, including dogs,
cats, humans and even birds.
There are two main types of
diabetes in people- Type 1,
or juvenile, which starts at a
young age and is treated with
insulin, and Type 2, which is
often seen in older, overweight adults and is treated
with a combination of diet,
exercise and medications.

Diabetes is generally caused

by a lack of insulin being
produced by the pancreas.
Insulin is a hormone that
allows the glucose in the
blood to get into the cells
which need it for energy. If
there is not enough insulin,
the glucose does not leave the
blood and levels increase
while the cells are starving.
Those cells can use other
sources like proteins and fats
for a while, but the waste
from that, called ketones, can
become toxic. Eventually,
those cells will start to die.
Without medication, diabetes
is fatal.
Dogs typically get Type 1
diabetes. Some breeds like
Labradors and poodles are
predisposed, but it can be
seen in any breed. The first

signs are increased drinking

and urinating, followed by
weight loss. If left untreated,
the pet will become sick with
vomiting, lack of appetite
and lethargy as the toxin
levels build up. The sooner
he is started on insulin, the
better. Initially, a hospital
stay is needed to monitor the
blood glucose while the
insulin is being given. After
discharge, a weekly check
helps to monitor progress
and determine the best
insulin dosage. A maintenance diet that is low in
soluble carbohydrates is also
important to prevent big
swings in the blood glucose
level.
Cats are a little different.
Their diabetes is more like
Type 2. While they are also
started on insulin, some of
those cats can go into remission with proper diet. A
canned high protein, high fat
and low carbohydrate diet
can maintain moderate blood

glucose levels. In cats, diabetes can often be prevented.

The vast majority of cats
which become diabetic are
overweight and eat a highcarbohydrate, dry diet ad-lib.
Given the opportunity, most
cats will eat way more than
their daily calorie needs if
food is available all the time
The part about diabetes that
most clients are worried
about is the fact that insulin
must be given by injection.
While this may seem scary,
most pets are quite amenable
to getting the injections. The
needles are very tiny and if
the dose is given while the
pet is eating, they barely
even notice. I know that I
would much rather give a cat
an injection than a pill any
day!
If you have any questions or
think your pet is showing
signs of diabetes, please give
us at Blairstown Animal
Hospital a call and we can
discuss it with you. We want
you and your furry family
member to have many happy
years together.

During the month of

November, Faith United
Presbyterian Church will
start collecting Food items
from the first to the 15th.
Faith Church will be lending
a helping hand to their sister
congregation. For over a
decade, Faith Church has
collected food and sent it to
Hope UCC in Wind Gap
during the holiday season.
This year the food bank has
issued an urgent plea for a
number of items. Faith
Church will donate all of the
collection from our Harvest
Home food event to the Food
Bank. We are also echoing
the request from the Food
Bank that we please keep in
mind the need is to provide a
needy family with basic
protein. That means that any
of the canned meat products
from tuna, chicken, or ham
are all highly desirable even

the old favorite canned spam

is needed. Juice boxes for
school age children are also
being asked for along with
canned soups.
Faith
Churchs Worship Committee met recently and
requested that any food
donations go directly to
Hope UCC Church at
Second and Cherry Streets in
Wind Gap, PA. Donations of
non-food support is also
being accepted call 610863-4474 for additional
information. This was a
wonderful meeting with
some very good ideas about
lending a helping hand to
meet the food needs in the
Slate Belt, said Pastor Ruth
Ann Christopher.
Follow Faith church online
at www.faithunited.net. and
also, follow Faith United
Presbyterian Church on
Facebook.

By PA State Sen. Mario Scavello, 40th Senate District

Throughout my tenure holding elected office, I have

become
increasingly
concerned by the growing
epidemic of Lyme Disease
and tick-borne illness in
Pennsylvania. In comparison
to other states, this epidemic
is reaching crisis proportions
in the Commonwealth, with
increasing
reports
of
confirmed cases of tickborne illness.
Absent a comprehensive
strategy for prevention and
both rapid and effective treatment once the disease is
detected, the epidemic will
only continue to grow. Fortunately, a state-wide Task
Force on Lyme Disease was
created last year and they
recently released a series of

The Blue Mountain Community Library Board of

Directors would like to
express its sincere thanks to
The Slate Pub in Pen Argyl,
PA, for generously sponsoring a fundraiser on October
6th to benefit the library. The
library exists solely on donations, both from private
individuals and businesses in
the area, and is a free resource
to all residents in the Pen
Argyl Area School District.
Thanks also to everyone who
came to the Slate Pub that
day/night to support the
library. Also, thanks to Capitol Ace Hardware for allowing us to hold a Bake-Sale in
September and to the people
who purchased items.
From
November
2nd
through December 31st, the
library will once again sponsor a Christmas Tree Fundraiser. Anyone wishing to
honor or memorialize a loved
one or pet may purchase on
ornament for $5 to hang on
the tree. Please consider

recommendations
for
improving the prevention,
education, and surveillance
of Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania.
Act 83 of 2014 established
the Task Force and directed
the group to study ways
Pennsylvania could provide
the public with better information and education, to
create greater public awareness of the dangers of and
measures
available
to
prevent, and to diagnose and
treat Lyme disease and
related maladies.
The task force provided
several prevention recommendations. First, Pennsylvania should develop and
implement a plan and funding strategy for schools
located in high-risk areas to
educate students on how to

protect from Lyme Disease.

Similarly, a policy is needed
for federal, state and local
park staff and properties to
communicate risk awareness
to the public. Finally, the
state should coordinate the
distribution of publications
for physicians to provide to
patients when they are evaluated for potential Lyme and
related tick-borne infections.
Several education recommendations
were
also
provided as part of the report.
As part of a broader education effort, Pennsylvania
needs a comprehensive,
state-wide public awareness
campaign. As part of this
education effort, an initial
and ongoing program is
needed for healthcare providers to educate them as to the

prevention of tick bites, and

prevention
of
disease
progression from acute to
later stages of infection.
The report also detailed a
number of surveillance and
containment strategies to
prevent the spread of tickborne illness and identified
the need for state monies to
conduct research and ensure
early detection of disease.
Together, these recommendations provide a framework
for Pennsylvania to address
the growing public concern
and the increasing prevalence of tick-borne illness.
The Task Force report is a
critical step forward in
addressing this growing
epidemic in our region. To
view the full report, please
visit my website at www.
marioscavello.com.

A sincere thank you for all

the cards, mass cards, flowers and other expressions of
sympathy shown at the passing of my beloved husband,
George Uliana.
A special thank you to his

classmates from the 1964

class of Pius X for establishing a music scholarship at
Bangor High School in his
memory.
The outpouring of love and
support has been something I
will never forget.
Sincerely,
Joan and Family

decorating the tree by making

a donation to the library.
Attention book lovers,
beginning November 1st
through 31st, if you purchase
a book in the book nook
written by either Sherryl or
Stuart Woods, you will be
able to choose another book
of equal or lesser value in the
book nook free. Each month
the library will offer a different special.
Stop in and take advantage
of this opportunity. Book
Nook gift certificates are also
available for Christmas gifts
for your favorite reader. The
library is located at 216 S.
Robinson Avenue in Pen
Argyl. Hours are Monday
through Saturday, 10am to
noon and Monday through
Thursday, 6pm to 8pm. Call
Lisa at 610-863-3029 for
information or visit www.
bmcl.org.

The Father DeNisco Council, Knights of Columbus of

the Slate Belt area will be
holding their semi-annual
spaghetti dinner at the Council Home, located at West
Bangor Road, in Washington
Township, PA, on Sunday,
November 8th.
The all-you-can-eat dinner
will be held from 11am to
5pm, and tickets are $9 per
person, children under 8 are
free, and everyone is invited
to attend.
Tickets will be sold at the
door, and take outs are available, bring your own
container.
Workers and members are
asked to report to work for

the dinner on Saturday at

8am and Sunday at 9:30am.
The next meeting will be
helfd on Tuesday, November
10 atth the Council Home
7:30pm. All members are
asked to attend.

Ciao Amici,
Back in days when my

father was growing up in the

butcher shop, Grandpop
stored his wine in the basement directly under the
butcher shop underground
which kept a steady temperature needed to preserve the
wine. In the summer even
when it was ninety outside it
never got above 60 degrees
way down in the cellar. In the
winter with the freezing
temperatures outside, in the
base a ment as they called,
it never got below 36 degrees.
The cellar or cantina was
also used to store all the
preserves from Grandmoms
hard work in the fall. Shelves
filled row after row of the

canned tomato sauce, vinegar

peppers, pickled green tomatoes, eggplant relish, canned
pears, canned peaches, cherries in whiskey, dried herbs,
and other produce stored for
the cold winter months that
was destined to come. Now a
days excuse like I dont have
the time or more like the will
to
work
hard
like
Grandmoms generation did.
Again, I love the story Dad
told me about when he was
little. When dinnertime came
and the wine would have to
be filled, Grandpop would
give dad the bottle to decant
the wine from the barrel and
Grand pop would say,

Martino vieni qui scendere e

riempire con vino e fischietto" Martin come here go
down and fill this with wine
and whistle. Why whistle
you may ask? This way if dad
would stop whistling, Grandpop knew dad was sipping
some wine.
Il vino il latte dei vecchi.
Literally- Wine is the milk
of the old.
Means: Wine to the old as
milk is to babies.
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
JDeFrancoAndDaughters.co
m, 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.

Gnarly Brews is a family

owned and operated Craft
Beer Tap Room and Bottle
Shop, located at 224 Stockton
Street in Phillipsburg, NJ,
offering 50 rotating craft
beers on tap. The lineup
includes local breweries from
the area including Weyerbacher, Saucony Creek,
Angry Erik, Conclave and
Free Will Brewing Co. to
name a few. A new concept to
the area is that Gnarlys is a
BYOF which stands for Bring
Your Own Food.
If you plan on heading over
to enjoy a pint, you can either
bring your own food or order
take out from one of the local
restaurants in the area and
have it delivered right to you
at the bar! Gnarlys has a
binder of takeout menus to
choose from including Italian,
Thai and Chinese Restaurants. There is always hot
buttered popcorn and pretzels
available for free to patrons at
the bar.
We feel we are one of the
best kept secrets in the area
says
Co-Owner,
Peggy
Suydam who opened the bar
with her husband Ray and
daughter Megan on February
1st.
We have been craft beer
lovers for 20 plus years! We
have even made finding craft
beer a focal point when
planning vacations over the
years! So building this Tap
Room has been a dream come
true for us! We renovated a
machine shop in the Tuscany
Hill Plaza which was once the
Standard Silk Mill Building.
We love having people come
in who love craft beer; both
newcomers and regulars
alike. This is not a job, this is
fun for us, having conversations with all of our customers! A new thing we have
started recently is Bottle
Share Sunday. Customers
will bring a unique bottle of
beer in to share; its a great
time and is becoming very
popular with our patrons. Its
a fun way to try some great
new beers that you may not
get a chance to experience
otherwise.

Peggy Suydam has worked

for Visiting Homemaker
Service for the past 35 years,
spending the last 15 of those
years as Executive Director.
Her husband Ray has owned
his own chemical lawn care
company, LawnCreations for
the past 17 years. They
continue to work at their
day jobs and spend their
nights and weekends behind
the bar at Gnarlys.
We keep the tap lineup
continuously changing. The
focus is to keep a good
balance and variety of styles
so our customers always have
something new to try. People
can go to our website or Facebook page to see whats on
tap, Ray Suydam said.
In addition to 50 craft beers
on tap, Gnarlys offers a
variety of wine and pecan
whiskey shots most of which
are sourced locally. Growlers
and Boston Rounds are available for fill/refill with any of
the 50 craft beers on tap, as
well as a large bottled beer
selection to go.
With 6,000 square feet and
the ability to hold 300 people,
Gnarlys is a great place for
any type of private event.
There is a game room in the
back featuring corn hole,
quoits, foosball and ping
pong. Board and card games

are available to play at tables

or at an even cozier spot on
one of the couches. Gnarlys
even hosts live local entertainment on occasion.
Gnarlys will be holding
their First Beer Fest on
November 14th. There are
VIP, General Admission and
designated driver tickets
available for purchase. The
Event will feature a variety of
20 plus barrel aged beers and
all 50 taps will be available
for tasting as well. Smokin
Chicks Got Wood BBQ food
truck will be parked outside
cooking up some great food
for purchase. There will also
be live local entertainment
and a few unique vendors.
People can visit www.
gnarlybrews.com to purchase
tickets, or stop in at Gnarlys
for a cold one and get your
tickets there.
For current tap list, event
schedule and hours of operation visit gnarlybrews.com or
their Facebook page. You can
also stop in at 224 Stockton
Street in Phillipsburg, NJ or
call them at 908-777-3705.
Stay up to date by following
Gnarly Brews on Instagram
and Untappd. Whether youre
new to the scene or a seasoned
craft beer drinker, Gnarlys is
sure to have something for
you and your friends to enjoy!

By Jennifer Lively

While gambling addiction

knows no race or age barriers, the elderly can be at the
greatest risk.
There are several reasons
for this. First being seniors
have already experienced a
series of losses such as the
loss of a structured workday,
loss of a sense of importance,
loss of income and loss of a
spouse.
Sometimes they are also
depressed and have chronic
pain. For some, the intense
focus when gambling, the
adrenaline high which can
occur, helps them to momentarily forget their problems.
Winning can make them feel
good about themselves again.
Eleventh Hour Rescue
receives many pleas to help
dogs in need from all over the
United States. Some stories
touch their hearts deeply.
This is one of those stories. It
is also another example of
how Eleventh Hour Rescue
finds the beauty and love in
pets that other shelters or
rescues ignore or choose to
discard.
A message from Linda
Schiller, President of Eleventh Hour Rescue:
The photos are of a heartbroken father saying goodbye.
Meet Machin and
Newman, a bonded pair of
pups who need an angel to
step in and rescue them
together now that their Dad,
Richard, is too sick to care for
them. He has tried but has
been unable to find someone
who would adopt them locally
in Florida, so Eleventh Hour
Rescue of Rockaway, NJ, is
stepping in to take them into
their care and find a special
place where they can continue
to be together. It is hard
enough for them to lose their
Dad, we dont want them to
lose each other, too. They
love each other so much that

Problem gambling among

the elderly has increased by
over 45 percent in recent
years.
If you are concerned about
yourself or a loved one,
contact A Clean Slate,
located at 100 South 1st
Street in Bangor, PA, for
gambling and addiction
related materials.

they actually like being in a

large crate together. Help us
keep them together so that
their story has a happy
ending. Machin is a gorgeous
female Black Lab mix who
we think is about four years
old - she has a curled tail and
a spotted front leg so perhaps
there is some Dalmatian or
Pointer mixed in her. She is
extremely devoted to her
person and really wants to
please. She knows the basics
like sit, stay, and down. She is
both house and crate trained.

She would make an excellent

companion for a vet with
PTSD or an active person
because she is very attentive
and loving. She takes corrections immediately, too. She is
a total love bug and likes to
snuggle with people. We think
she would love older kids
shes a little too energetic for
younger ones and might
knock them over in her
excitement. We feel she
should be the top dog in her
new home and not be placed
with small dogs or cats shes
a little too interested in them.
If someone is looking for a
running companion we could
see her loving that. Newman
is a senior hound around eight
or nine years old. He doesn't
act like a senior because he
has plenty of energy but can
still be a very mellow dog. He
enjoys the outdoors (hed love
a fenced in yard for hanging
out) but prefers the comfort of
a soft bed or couch. He gets
excited for outings in the car
and loves dinner time. He has
a well-rounded, gentle and
loving spirit and has been
friendly with all visitors. We
havent seen him around
children but can't imagine

him not being well mannered

for older kids. We would not
put him in a house with cats
although he seems fine with
small dogs. Newman does not
demand a lot of attention but
he does love human and
animal companionship. He
looks for Machin to cuddle
with. We know it is asking a
lot for someone to take two
large dogs into their home,
but Machin and Newman
look to each other for comfort
and we are hoping that someone somewhere can open their
heart to both of these dogs.
Their Dad will have peace of
mind knowing that these dogs
will be kept together which
will ease their transition from
one living situation to
another. If you would like to
meet them, please complete
an application to adopt them
and be sure to mention their
names, Machin and Newman
- Bonded Pair!
A kind hearted adopter for
these two precious pups
would be amazing. If you
would like to gain more information on the pair, contact
Eleventh Hour Rescue online
at www.ehrdogs.org or by
calling 973-664-0865.

Village Family Clinic is

continuing its longtime tradition of taking care of the
hungry when it holds its
Annual Holiday Food Drive
the week of November 9th
through 13th.
Village Family Clinic is
located at 1500 Route 517, in
the Allamuchy Corporate
Center, Suite 108, one halfmile north of Mattar's and
next to the Panther Valley
Church.
All the food collected will
be donated to the Panther
Valley Church to be distributed to those in need. Anyone
can drop off non-perishable
foods. Current patients who
bring in a bag of groceries,
non-perishable, will receive a
free adjustment! Anyone

interested in first visit

services with the clinic,
including a one to one
consultation with one of the
doctors, digital sEMG, and
digital posutre analysis
($250 value), will receive
these services for free if they
bring in one bag of nonperishable groceries.
In addition to the week long
food drive, everyone who
comes in on Friday Nov. 13
for a paid service will
receive a free turkey (while
supplies last)!
Village Family Clinic,

which specializes in chiropractic and physical therapy

services, has been serving
Northwest New Jersey for
over 10 years, offering chiropractic
care,
physical
therapy, medical pain management, cold laser, spinal
decompression,
sEMG,
massage therapy, and more. It
is open five days a week,
Monday through Friday, until
7pm.
For additional information,
call 908-813-8200 or visit
www.hackettstownfamilyclin
ic.com.

(NAPSI)What's big in
homes these days is small.
That is to say, many young
couples starting out, downsizing empty nesters and singles
of all sorts are reveling in
their tiny houses or microapartments. After all, they
don't need bookcases, record
racks or a lot of other furniture that used to be thought
essential. Once the futon is
folded away, however, there's
still the problem of how to
turn out great meals in a tiny
kitchen.
Here are five hints that can
help.
1) Everything IN the kitchen
sink. You can now get a nottoo-big sink with the drainboard built in. A cutting board
and grid also make the sink a
functional working space.
The Precis Medium Single

with Drainer offers a crisp

angular design, durable
surface and a unique, waveshaped, integrated stainless
grid that effectively doubles
the drying area.
Because it comes from
Blanco, the German manufacturer of finely crafted
sinks and faucets, it's made
of the company's Silgranit,
which is an extremely
hygienic surface that's both
safe and tough for food prep,
cleaning and more.
2) Up against the wall is
where you can keep a lot of
accessories. From knife and
spice storage to paper towel
holders, a decorative recess
system keeps them all out of
the way but still within easy
reach at all times.
3) Let things slide in your
kitchen. That is, keep pots,

pans, dishes and canned

goods on sliding shelves that
can not only let you use
"blind" space but keep bending, stretching and searching
for things at a minimum.
4) Things can be simply
rolling along if you have a
rolling cart, particularly one
with a cutting board top and
shelves or drawers underneath. You simply push it to

The Warren County Health

Department and the New
Jersey Geological and Water
Survey will be conducting
free sampling of individual
wells for sodium and chloride levels in Knowlton
Township. Pete Summers,
the Health Officer for Warren
County, announced the plan
at the Town Hall meeting
held at the Knowlton Municipal Building last Thursday,
October 23.
The
homeowner
well
sampling will take place the
week of November 9. Homeowners wishing to have
their well water sampled can

wherever you want to do

your kitchen workor just
to the part of the room that's
least cluttered.
5) Rack 'em up. A ceiling
rack will let you hang up
your pots and pans where
they're convenient to get to,
out of your way and able to
double as decorative accessories.
For more space-saving
fixtures,
visit
www.blancoamerica.com.

call the Eurofins QC Lab

directly, at 1-800-289-8378,
extension 3398. The first 100
homeowners to schedule will
receive the tests for free.
The focus area of the
sampling plan is in the
Columbia section of Knowlton, as shown in the map
below. Water sampling is
strongly recommended for
homeowners in Columbia
and is encouraged in all other
parts of Knowlton Township.
The health department and
the New Jersey Geological
and Water Survey will
review the sodium and chloride data. Further testing may
be done for free, if needed, to
determine the source or
sources of the salt in the
water. Any other testing
requested by the homeowner
pursuant to the Private Well
Testing
Act
at
the
homeowners expense, will
be strictly confidential and
delivered directly from the
lab to the well owner.
Further information, including a Frequently Asked
Questions document, is
available on the Warren
County government website
at www.co.warren.nj.us.

Hello, Fellow Readers!

Last week I mentioned that
my neighbor Bill ate his
volleyball - a Giant Puffball
Mushroom that is, Calvatia
gigantean. I have a volleyball
too that Ive been monitoring
in amazement, but it didnt
occur to me to eat it!
Ive always admired folks
that know what theyre doing
scavenging for wild mushrooms. Ive read there are
several thousand varieties and
while most are technically
edible, lots are not pleasant to
eat and up to 250 varieties are
considered
significantly
poisonous. Thats enough for
me to stay clear of scavenging! But the Giant Puffball
Mushroom is easy to find and
hence one of the foolproof
four for beginner wild mushroom enthusiasts to feast on.
They're found in the fall,
growing in open areas such in
grassy fields, lawns, and near
roads. Clearly theyre hard to
miss because of their size.
There are a few poisonous
look-a-likes, but they dont
grow as large as a volleyball.
So harvesting a volleyball
sized one is a safe bet.
Theyre tasty when the flesh
is firm and white on the inside
and out. Use them within a
day or two after harvest, as
they dont have a good shelf
life. Once they turn yellow or
greenish they can cause an
upset stomach. In maturity,

the inside of the puffball turns

into a huge bag of green
spores - hence why the
common name Giant Puffball.
Some think mushrooms are
a vegetable, but in fact they're
a fungus packed with
vitamins and minerals that
boost energy levels and lower
cholesterol. Many contain
enzymes and anti-oxidants
that help your immune
system. Some mushrooms aid
arthritis and inhibit diabetes
and cancer. Theyre low in
calories and best of all wild
mushrooms are free!
The skin of the Giant Puffball is leathery but easy to
peel off before cooking. To
prepare, slice them into quarter or half-inch slabs. You can
lightly salt and pepper them
and saut in oil or butter until
golden brown. Or, coat with a
milk and egg wash before
dusting with seasoned flour
then fry. You can also dice the
puffball and add to soups, rice
or risotto dishes.
My neighbor Bill pureed his
in basil, olive oil, garlic, salt
and pepper. He also said you
could do the balsamic,
rosemary, garlic, olive oil
go-to marinade for mushrooms.
Gee Bill, not only are you a
fun guy, youre fungi
connoisseur!
Garden Dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

By State Rep. Joe Emrick,

137th Legislative District

The states Low-Income

Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) is now
accepting applications for
home heating assistance.
LIHEAP is a federally
funded program that helps
individuals and families pay
their heating bills through
home heating energy assistance grants. It also provides

crisis grants to help in the

event of an emergency or if a
resident is in danger of losing
their heat due to broken
equipment, lack of fuel or
termination of utility service.
The income eligibility
guidelines for LIHEAP are
set at 150 percent of the
federal poverty level income.
For an individual, the income
limit is $17,655, and for a
family of four, it is $36,375.

Residents may apply for

LIHEAP online by visiting
my
website,
www.RepEmrick.com, and
going to Shopping for
Energy on the left navigation bar. They may also do so
by contacting the Northampton
County
Assistance
Office at 610-250-1785.
Questions about this or any
legislative issue should be
directed to my district office
at 570-897-0401 or 610746-5090.

Twelve Twenty-Four will be

bringing their high energy,
full-scale, holiday rock
orchestra concert to Bangor
High School, in Bangor, PA
at 7:30pm, on Saturday,
November
21st!
Their
performances feature the
music of the Trans-Siberian
Orchestra, as well as their
own holiday creations.
Established in 2002, Twelve
Twenty-Four performs its
Christmas music with a
theatrical, rock edge to create
a holiday show suitable for
fans of all ages. As the
nations original and longest
running recreation of the
Trans-Siberian
Orchestra,
Twelve Twenty-Four continues making a name for itself
throughout the Mid-Atlantic
Region. Steel Notes Maga-

zine
describes
Twelve
Twenty-Fours music as,
it has the hardness and
creativity of Rush combined
with the finesse and perfection of Pink Floyd!
This years shows will
feature songs from their
2012 release, Light in the
Dark; their 2010 debut CD,
Miracle on Rock Street; as
well as everyones favorite
selections from all five
Trans-Siberian
Orchestra
recordings.
Gracing their concert stage
this season is an amazing
group of professional and
talented performers. With a
total of fourteen performers,
which includes a six-piece
rock band, multi-piece string
section, and a variety of
vocalists, Twelve Twenty-

Four brings the magic of

Christmas alive at each
show.
Almost
every
Twelve
Twenty-Four performance
benefits a specific group or
charity.
Over the past
thirteen
years,
Twelve
Twenty-Four has helped
these organizations raise tens
of thousands of dollars! The
Bangor High School show
benefits the Slate Belt
YMCA.
For ticket sales information,
visit
them
at
www.
twelvetwentyfour.net
and
www.facebook.com/twelvet
wentyfour. While you are
there, join their extended
family to make Twelve
Twenty-Four
a
family
holiday tradition, as have
many others.

State Rep. Marcia Hahn

(R-Bushkill) joined the
majority of her colleagues on
the House Health Committee
Monday in passing legislation to address cases of
welfare fraud that cross state
lines. House Bill 1322, which
received bipartisan support,
may now be taken up by the
full House.
This piece of legislation
attempts to ensure the dollars
Pennsylvania spends on
public assistance reach only
the people who truly need
them, Hahn said. We as a
state and as a country direct a
great deal of money to
welfare, and House Bill 1322
addresses
cases
where
services may be duplicated,
resulting in abuse of the
system.
Under House Bill 1322,
anyone who applies for
general assistance must list
his or her states of residence
over the previous five years,
should he or she have
received similar assistance

while living there. The Pennsylvania Department of

Human Services will then
reach out to those states to
inform
them
of
the
applicants intent.
Were simply trying to
prevent attempts to beat the
system by receiving benefits
from more than one source,
added Hahn.
If you have questions about
this or any legislative issue
should be addressed to
Hahns district office at 610746-2100.