Students

at
Faith
Christian
School
recently missed class
time to assemble Bibles
for distribution overseas. Younger students
folded and collated the
sections, while older
students folded covers,
stapled and cut the
edges. Together, more
than 20,000 Bibles were
assembled in two days.
The Bibles are small, as
they only include the
books of John and
Romans, but they're so
big to the people who
receive them.
Statistics show that
each of these little
Bibles will be read by an
average of seven people.
Faith Christian has

partnered with Bearing

Precious
Seed
of
Milford, Ohio, since
2008 to assemble Bibles
that are sent around the

world.
This year, the Bibles
assembled were printed
in the Czech language.
Previous years Bibles

were printed in Hungarian, English, French,

Portuguese and Spanish,
and were sent to three
continents:
Africa,
Europe
and
South
America.
Each year, students and
families from the school
raise money to help keep
this wonderful project
going.
Faith Christian School
serves the Christian
communities of the
Pocono Mountains, Slate
Belt, eastern New Jersey
and the Lehigh Valley
areas. Children from
eight school districts and
more than 50 churches
comprise the diverse and
outstanding
student
body.

The Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce has

announced the recipients of this years scholarships. Congratulations to Daryn Green,
Bangor
Area
High
School; Kayla Waidner,
Career Institute of Technology; Bonnie Jackson, Faith Christian
School;
Angelina
Biondo, Pen Argyl High
School; and Dominico
Palma, Pius X High
School. Kelli Anne
Franza of Pius X has
been named the recipient
of this years Frederick
R. Curcio Jr. Award.
Congrats, everyone!
DOBER, Inc. is in
need of donations for
their yard sale fundraiser on May 1st

through May 3rd. To

make a donation, call
267-217-DOBE or visit
www.doberinc.com.
The Bangor Boutique,
located in the Bangor
Area High School, is
collecting gently used
formal wear, shoes &
jewelry for men and
women to help students
afford the necessities of
prom. Please drop off
your donations to the
high school before May
8th.
The Bangor Park
Volleyball
Program
will hold its annual
league
registration
from 7pm to 8pm on
May 11th at Bangor
Memorial Park under
the pavilion next to the
volleyball courts. Those

unable to attend may

contact league director
Marc Ennico at 610599-6988, 484-819-0898
or
BangorPark
Volleyball@gmail.com.
Deadline to submit
payment and roster is
May 20th.
The Slater Family
Network is offering a
$2,000 scholarship for a
graduating
Bangor
Area High School
senior who plans to
attend a trade or vocational school or college.
The
scholarship
is
awarded to a student who
is involved in community service. The $1,000
912 scholarship in
memory
of
Denny
Strouse, offered by
family
and
friends
through
the
Slater
Family Network, is also
available. Applications
are in the high school
guidance office, Slater
Family Network office
or on the school districts
website under SFN. Both
applications are due in
the
Slater
Family
Network office no later
than May 1st. For more
information, call 610599-7019.
Wilson High School
Class of 1966 is reaching out to their classmates. A group of them

meet for brunch at a local

restaurant each month. If
you would like to be
included contact Austin
"Skip" Remaly at P.O.
Box 21242, Lehigh
Valley, PA 18002, call
610-597-4802 or email
awrem@msn.com. They
are planning their 50th
class
reunion
for
September 17th, 2016
from 4pm to 8pm at the
Bank Street Annex in
downtown Easton.
Leck
Veterinary
Hospital is in need of
blanket donations to
help pets in need. Please
drop off donations to 115
W. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Rt. 512 in Pen Argyl.
Happy
Birthday
wishes are sent to
Maria Cascario, April
28th; Ronda Vaughn,
April 29th; Beverly
Hendershot, May 3rd;
and Brenda Smolenyal,
May 4th.
We love hearing from
you! Send your
birthdays,
anniversaries and
tidbits of info to:
The PRESS,
1 Broadway,
Bangor, PA 18013
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Adult Fiction: Adlerolsen,

Jussi:
A
Conspiracy Of Faith;
Anderson,
Catherine:
Silver Thaw; Bass,
Jefferson: Cut To The
Bone; Deveraux, Jude:
Return To Summerhouse; Mcguire, Jamie:
Beautiful
Disaster;
Miller, Emma: Plain
Murder;
Palmer,
Michael: A Heartbeat
Away; Turansky, Carrie:
The Governess Of Highland Hall; Unger, Lisa:
Fragile.
Adult Non Fiction:
Afong, Milo: Hogs In
The Shadows; Felts,
Lauren: The Miracle
Kidney Cleanse; Levin,
Larry: Oogy, The Dog
Only A Family Could
Love; Macrea, Sigrid: A
World
Elsewhere;
Trapp, Agathe: Memories Before And After

The Sound Of Music;

Trapp, Maria Augusta:
The Story Of The Trapp
Family Singers; Yesterday,
Today,
And
Forever.
Young Adult Fiction:
Destefano,
Lauren:
Fever; Holm, Anne: I
Am David; Horowitz,
Anthony: Evil Star;
Mack, Tracy: Drawing
Lessons; Naylor, Phyllis
Reynolds: Alice Alone;
Pascal, Francine: Say It
To My Face; Sones,
Sonya:
What
My
Girlfriend
Doesnt
Know.
Junior
Fiction:
Hearne, Betsy Gould:
Wishes, Kisses, And
Pigs; Mead, Alice:
Soldier Mom; Myracle,
Lauren: Thirteen.
Junior Non-fiction:
Florian,
Douglas:
Laugh-eteria.

The Blue Mountain

Community Library will
honor the memory of
Susan K. Pysher on May
2nd at 10:30am in the
library, located at 216 S.
Robinson Ave. in Pen
Argyl. Susan was the
original co-founder of
the library, president of
the board of directors,
and a life-long volunteer
until her passing on April
8th, 2014, following a
short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Susan was a board
member since February
1991 and enjoyed being
a part of providing the
Slate Belt Community
with a library. As the

quote on the librarys

sidewalk says, the
library is a necessity, not

a luxury.
Susan
embraced this and was
determined to make it
happen, giving generously of her time and
many talents.
The library will honor
Susan with a plaque and
will rename the young
adult fiction room the
Susan
K.
Pysher
Room.
In addition,
Susans patron number
3 will be retired. Barry
Pysher, her husband of
40 years, along with her
children Cara and Greg
and several other family
members will attend the
event. For more information, call 610-863-3029
or visit bmcl.org.

DOBER, Inc. Yard

Sale Fundraiser: May
1st-3rd. 330 W. Moorestown Rd., Nazareth.
FMI, call 267-217DOBE
or
visit
www.doberinc.com.

10am-5pm; May 2nd,

10am-4pm; May 3rd,
1pm-4pm (bag day).
Bee Hive Community
Center, 197 Penna.
Ave., Bangor.

4-7pm.
St.
Peter's
Lutheran Church, 1422
Church Rd., Pen Argyl.
Proceeds
benefit
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.

Wind Gap Park Clean

Up: May 2nd, 9am3pm.

Safe Haven Pet Rescue

Adoption Day: May
3rd, 11am-3pm. Rt.
209, Broadheadsville.
FMI, visit SafeHavenPa
.org, email SafeHaven
@epix.net or like Safe
Haven on Facebook.

Bangor Elementary
PTO Glow Slaters
Glow Neon 5K Fun
Run/Walk: May 30th,
9am. Register before
May 1st. Registration
forms can be found at
bangorslaters.com.
FMI, call Kim Gambale
at 484-241-0441 or
Laura Law at 610-8447930.

Trinity
Lutheran
Church
Women's
Group Bingo & Raffle:
May 2nd, 2pm. 404
Broadway,
Bangor.
Food will be avail. for
purchase.
Advanced
tickets can be purchased
at the church office,
Mon-Thurs, 8am-3pm,
or at the door. FMI, call
610-588-2023.

Friends of Bangor
Public Library Spring
Book Sale: May 1st,

All You Can Eat

Spaghetti Dinner &
Tricky Tray: May 3rd,

Washington Twp. Vol.

Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary Cash Bingo: May
3rd, 11am. FMI or
advance tickets, call
Shirley at 484-661-7187
or Sandy at 610-5889976.
All You Can Eat Pork
Dinner
Fundraiser:
May 3rd, 1pm-5pm.
Blooming Grove Vol.
Firehouse, 484 Rt. 739,
Lords Valley (Hawley).
BYOB. Eat in or take
out. FMI, call 570-7757355.
Horses-4-Hope Open
House Vendor Show &
Fundraiser: May 3rd,
9am-5pm. 927 Laurel
Hill Rd., Mt. Bethel.
FMI,
visit
www.
horses-4-hope.com
Kirkridge Cinco de
Mayo Dinner: May
5th, 6:30pm. Kirkridge
Turning Point Dining
Room. BYOB. Reserve
online at kirkridge.org
or call 610-588-0249.
Free Health & Purification Seminar: May
6th, 6pm. 1140 Van
Buren Rd., Suite 101.
FMI, call 800-4551404. Register today!
Delaware-Lehigh
Amateur Radio Club
Meeting: May 7th,

7:30pm.
Bethlehem
Twp.
Community
Center, 2900 Farmersville Rd., Bethlehem.
FMI, visit dlarc.org or
call 610-432-8286.
St. Johns Lutheran
Church Rummage &
Bake Sale: May 8th,
8am-4pm & May 9th
8am-2pm. 12 N. Westbrook Ave., Pen Argyl.
FMI, call Dawn at 610863-7498.
Rosary Prayer: May
9th, 9am. Our Lady of
Good Counsel Church,
436 S. 2nd St, Bangor.
The Holy Name Society
of Our Lady of Victory
R. C. Church Mother's
Day Breakfast: May
10th,
8:30am-1pm.
Cherry
Lane
Rd.,
Tannersville. FMI, call
570-629-4572.
Safe Haven Pet Rescue
Adoption Day: May
12th, 11am-3pm. Rt.
209,
Brodheadsville.
FMI,
visit www.
SafeHavenPa.org, email
SafeHaven@epix.net or
join them on Facebook.
Pocono Garden Club
Meeting: May 12th,
1pm. FMI, contact Club
President Linda Bender
at 570-977-613l.
Families First Wine
Tasting:
May 15th,
4:30pm-7pm. 239 Blue
Ridge Rd., Saylorsburg.
For tickets, call Frank
Jones at 610-863-9095,
ext. 1308. Limited space
avail. All proceeds
benefit Families First
scholarship fund.
Safe Haven Pet Rescue
Adoption Day: May
17th. 11am-3pm. Rt.
940, Mt. Pocono. FMI,
visit SafeHavenPa.org,
email
SafeHaven
@epix.net or like Safe
Haven on Facebook.
Safe Haven Pet Rescue
Meeting: May 19th.
6:30pm. Rt. 209, Kresgeville.
FMI,
visit
SafeHavenPa.org, email
SafeHaven@epix.net or
like Safe Haven on
Facebook.
Craft Fair & Flea
Market: May 23rd,
9am-3pm. Rain or
shine. Rt. 940 & Commerce
St.,
Pocono
Summit. FMI, call 570619-6924.
Pen Argyl Memorial
Day Services: May
25th, 9am. Conducted
by Pen Argyl American
Legion Charles Nelson
Lobb Post 502. Fairview
Cemetery. In the event
of inclement weather
services will be held at
Grace UMC, 404 E.
Mountain Ave., Pen
Argyl.

By Griffin P. Rodgers
M.D., M.A.C.P., director,

(NAPSI)You may
know that diabetes is a
serious disease, but did
you also know that it
runs in families? That
means if you have a
mother, father, brother,
or sister with type 2
diabetes, you have a
greater
chance
of
getting the disease.
In the United States,
diabetes affects more
than 29 million Americans, or about 9 percent
of the population. Also,
its estimated that one in
every four persons with
diabetes is unaware that
she or he has the
disease. Thats especially troubling because
if left undiagnosed or
untreated, diabetes can
lead to serious health
problems,
including
heart disease, stroke,
blindness,
kidney
disease,
amputation,
and even death.
The good news is that
understanding
your
family health history
can help you take action
now to prevent or delay
the development of type
2 diabetes. The National
Diabetes
Education
Program (NDEP), a
joint program of the
National Institutes of
Health and the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention, encourages
you to use its Four

Questions You Should

Ask Your Family About
Diabetes & Family
Health History tool,
which could help you
learn
more
about
preventing
type
2
diabetes. Here are some
key
questions
for
family members to
answer:

1. Does anyone in the

family have type 2
diabetes? If so, who?
2. Has anyone in the
family been told they
might get diabetes?
3. Has anyone in the
family been told they
need to lower their
weight or increase their
physical activity to
prevent type 2 diabetes?
4. Did your mother get
diabetes when she was
pregnant? This is known
as gestational diabetes
(GDM).
At
YourDiabetes
Info.org, the NDEP has
additional resources to
help you and your
family learn more about
your risk for type 2
diabetes, including:
Diabetes Risk Test:
This tool asks simple
questions about weight,

age, family history and

other potential risk
factors for type 2 diabetes
or
prediabetes.
Prediabetes means that
the sugar in your blood
is higher than normal
but not high enough to
be called diabetes.
NDEPs Family
Health History Quiz:
This quiz asks four
true/false questions to
help you better understand your family health
history of diabetes.
In addition to family
history,
other
risk
factors for type 2 diabe-

tes include being overweight or obese, physically inactive, and over

the age of 45. Diabetes
is also more common in
African
Americans,
Hispanics and Latinos,
American
Indians,
Alaska Natives, Asian
Americans, and Pacific
Islanders.
We want to help
youand
your
familydo all you can
to prevent or delay the
onset of type 2 diabetes.
Visit
YourDiabetes
Info.org to learn more
today.

The Pocono Garden

Club will hold a general
meeting on Tuesday,
May 12th, at 1pm. The
meeting will be held at
the Monroe County
Environmental Center,
Running Valley Road, in
Bartonsville.
This months program

will be given by club

members
Sharon
Carey, Sue Loebsack
and Pat Smith. They
will instruct members
in painting a floral
design on terra cotta
pots.
The monthly design is
titled May Pole,

which will bea topiary

design depicting a May
pole using fresh or silk
materials incorporating
ribbons. No accessory is
permitted.
The horticulture entry
is a single branch from a
blooming herbaceous
perennial (not a woody
shrub) in a clear
container, not to exceed
24. The houseplant
entry will include any
flowering plant.
Anyone interested in
plants and gardening are
welcome. For more
information,
contact
club President Linda
Bender at 570-977-613l.

Its been nine years

since Harry Folk of
Palmer Township had a
scare
with
throat
cancer. He is able to
talk about his journey,
literally, thanks to the
treatment he received at
St. Lukes. The treatment
plan
recommended by his cancer
team not only removed
his
cancer,
but
preserved his voice and
ability to swallow without difficulty.
Like so many other
ordinary
evenings,
Harry was enjoying a
quiet evening watching
TV with his wife in
May
2006.
While
rubbing his neck, he felt
a lump. He had no pain
in his neck or sore
throat so he was not
overly concerned. At
his wifes urging, however, he decided to have
it checked out; he
scheduled an appointment with his family
doctor.
To Harrys surprise,
the doctor saw redness
when he looked at his
throat. He tested for
strep and prescribed an
antibiotic, which did
nothing to clear up the
redness or the lump. As
a result, his physician
referred him to David
Yen, MD, an ears, nose
and throat physician,
who identified a mass at

the base of Harrys

tongue. Through a
biopsy,
Dr.
Yen
confirmed the mass to
be cancer of the oral
pharynx. You could
have knocked my wife
and me over with a
feather, Harry says.
Smoking and chewing
tobacco increase the
risk of head and neck
cancers. Harry did
smoke cigarettes for
about
five
years,
quitting in 1980. He
also chewed smokeless
tobacco for about 15
years, quitting in 1998.
The progression of
cancer is classified by
four stages identifying
extent and severity. At
the time of diagnosis,
Harrys cancer had
already spread to the
lymph node, which
meant
his
disease
advanced to stage IV.
At this stage, the fiveyear survival rate of
head and neck cancer is
only 30 percent.
Knowing they needed
to begin treatment as
soon as possible, Dr.
Yen presented Harry
with his treatment
options. Harry opted to
treat the cancer aggressively by having both
chemotherapy
and
radiation
therapy
concurrently. Dr. Yen
aligned the treatment
team consisting of St.

Lukes medical oncologist Subhash Proothi,

MD and St. Lukes
radiation
oncologist
Nicholas
Cardiges,
MD. Treatment began
in June 2006.
Dr. Cardiges explained
that surgery was an
option, but due to the
tumors location at the
base of the tongue close
to the voice box, the
voice box would need
to be removed and, as a
result, Harry would not
be able to speak and
would have difficulty
swallowing.
Dr.
Cardiges
prescribed
radiation
treatment five days a
week for seven weeks
at St. Lukes Cancer
Center,
Bethlehem.
Harry received Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT),
an advanced form of
treatment that precisely
targets the tumor while
sparing
surrounding
healthy tissue. Because
IMRT is so precise, the
oncologist can administer higher, more effective doses of radiation
with fewer side effects,
according to Dr. Cardiges.
Meanwhile,
Harry
received three courses
of Cisplatin, a chemotherapy
medication.
The cornerstone of
treatment for throat

The Friends of the

Bangor Public Library
will hold their annual
Spring Book Sale at
the Bee Hive Community Center, 197 Penna.
Avenue in Bangor, on
Friday, May 1st at
10am to 5pm; Saturday,
May 2nd from 10am to
4pm, and Sunday, May
3rd (bag day) from 1pm
to 4pm. This event will
feature thousands of
gently used and like
new books for adults
and children. All books
will
be
organized
according to genres and

cancer, Cisplatin is a
platinum-compound
chemotherapy drug that
stops cancer cells from
growing, causing them
to die, Dr. Proothi says.
Chemotherapy drugs
not only make radiation
work better, but also are
effective in attacking
cancer cells that may
have already escaped
from the primary site
and be in circulation
ready to settle somewhere, Dr. Proothi
says.
Dr. Cardiges says the
combination of the two
treatments is effective,
but not easy. After a
couple of weeks of
radiation, Harrys throat
became very sore. He
had dryness of the
mouth and pain when
swallowing. In fact,
Harry says he did not
eat solid foods from
July 16th until just
before Labor Day
weekend. Surviving on
a liquid diet, he lost 25

by author for easy

selection and purchase.
All proceeds benefit
the Bangor public

library. For more information, call Karen

Brewer at 610-5888615.

pounds. The discomfort

was well worth the
benefits, however.
The radiation melted
away the tumor in the
tonsil and right oral
pharynx region, Dr.
Cardiges says. He was
cured. And now, after
more than five years,
the chance of recurrence is very low.
As for Harry, he says

the experience gave him

an entirely different
perspective on life, an
insight
into
whats
important and whats
not.
And as for care at St.
Lukes, I couldnt be
more pleased with my
physicians, the treatment
I had and the outcome,
he says. I will always be
grateful to them.

( N A P S I ) H e r e s
news thats created a
buzz. Three-quarters of
the worlds flowering
plants and food crops
rely on pollinating
insects such as bees and
butterflies to help them
reproduce.
Unfortunately,
bee
populations are being
threatened by a range of
issues such as colony
collapse disorder, pesticides, mites, disease and
climate change. Butterfly populations are also
at risk.
The good news is that
gardeners can help
restore balance by creating habitats that encourage pollinators to thrive.
Bees and butterflies
need places to live and
breed in, and food to eat.
The plants that provide
this food also need pollinators to help them
reproduce, so planting
gardens that are friendly
to bees and butterflies is
a win-win situation.

Pollination
occurs
naturally
as
small
creatures forage for
food, carrying pollen
from plant to plant as
they go. That is why its
important to offer them a
buffet of attractive
flowers throughout the
seasons, and to have
sufficient natural habitats so that they dont
have to travel far to find
what they need.
Here are 10 easy ways
to help:
1) BEE friendly to

bees! Honeybees are not

aggressive; they sting
only as a defense mechanism.
2) Plant trees, shrubs
and flowering plants to
increase food and shelter
for bees and butterflies.
3) Create a seasonal
buffet for pollinators by
planting perennial flowers with a mix of colors,
shapes and scents in
containers,
window
boxes and plant beds.
4) Choose perennials
with simple, single

rather than double flowers to make nectar and

pollen more accessible
to bees and butterflies.
5) Cut and use garden
flowers for bouquets to
encourage re-blooming
and to prolong the foraging window for pollinators.
6) Use beautiful native
plants such as echinacea,
coreopsis, sunflowers
and butterfly milkweed
for at least 75 percent of
your garden.
7) Water, weed and
fertilize soil appropriately to create a healthy
garden that minimizes
pests and diseases.
8) Provide clean water
for insects in shallow
bowls, birdbaths and
ponds, or let fresh water
drip over stones.
9) Imperfection is OK!
Bees and butterflies may
damage leaves and flowers while breeding and
feeding. Create areas of
natural habitat with old
stumps, fallen branches
and tall grass for
nesting.
10) Help convert small
parcels of land into community gardens and
green spaces to create
closely linked areas for
bees and butterflies to
visit.
Burpee offers a wide
range of seeds and plants
that are attractive to bees
and butterflies. All of
Burpees seeds are
Non-GMO.
Learn more about
protecting pollinators,
visit
the
website
burpee.com/pollinators
or call Burpee at 1-800888-1447.

Hello fellow readers,

Skunk cabbage arrived
late this year. Its
unusual
chemistry
creates its own heat,
melting
the
snow
around itself and is
typically one of the first
things to sprout in
March. This years deep
and late snow cover
clearly gave it a slower
start.
Rumor has it that about
when skunk cabbage
sprouts, black bear are
coming out of hibernation. I thought the correlation was that bears ate
skunk cabbage. Turns
out they do, but only in
early spring before there
are better things to nosh
on.
Skunk cabbage leaves
are filled with oxalic
acid, the same thing
found in rhubarb leaves,
but black bears eat
about anything when
rousing from hibernation and will look
beyond the burning
sensation felt when
eaten.
Native
American
Indians used skunk
cabbage for medicinal

purposes. Today, sold as

a
tincture,
skunk
cabbage root is still used
as an expectorant, for
nasal congestion and
hay fever, though it has
not been evaluated by
the FDA.
Im not the only one
who admires how skunk
cabbage carpets stream
banks and low lying
woodland floors before
the surrounding tree
leaves emerge. Brian of
Washington Township
asked if it can be used in
the garden.
I've often thought that
skunk cabbage would
make a nice option for
hosta, which is deer
candy as most of you
know. But unlike hosta,
it grows in swampy,
often stagnant water so
the cultural environments are different.
It would be tough to
dig and move skunk
cabbage as their deep
roots grow deeper as
they grow older, making
older plants practically
impossible to dig up.
Ive never seen Symplocarpus foetidus in a
nursery either.
Surely, as the common
name denotes, its smell
can be offensive, especially if cut by a weed
whacker or stepped on.
But walking by a field
of skunk cabbage has
only a slight musty
smell other than the
flower. Interesting that
early pollinators find
the flower, which smells
much like a dead
animal, appealing. So
like most things, it's all
a matter of taste.
Garden
Dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

Dear Editor,
The common core tests
are underway, the facts
are coming in, New
Jersey teachers refuse to
administer the tests,
thousands opting out in
New York, New Jersey,
and
Pennsylvania
students
are
overstressed, getting sick
and depressed, and we
have only had one week
of testing. Lets not
forget the frustration,
and stress on the teachers and administration,
in being forced to do
this to your kids, or
lose your funding.
Three years ago I was
the only board member
of Bangor Area School
District to oppose the
implementation
of
common core and stated
at that time this would
happen, the board voted
last year to send a letter
to the governor and all
legislators in support of
the governors position
to terminate common
core if reelected.
The
approval
of
common care started
with a mandatory vote
of the school boards to
implement
K-3

common core (name

changed to PA Core)
education and phase
two is on its way.
Common core has all
the
earmarks
of
programming children
to give up their identity,
their beliefs in freedom
and Christianity, and all
what they must learn is
to serve the common
good, while serving the
common good is never
mentioned in a capitalist
society. Children are
taught to only listen to
your leaders.
Data
collection and files on
your children can be
released to anyone without the parents or
schools permission.
I urge all voters to ask
their candidates for
school board director if
they are in support of
common
core,
or
oppose it before they
cast their vote.
Toni E. Lynch
Bangor Area School
Board Director- Bangor,
PA
Views and opinions
expressed in letters to the
editor do not necessarily
express those of The
PRESS or its staff.

(NAPSI)A total of
68 percent of U.S.
households own a pet,
according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), with
56.7 million owning a
dog and 45.3 million
owning a cat.
If your home is among
them, you may care to
heed these seven hints
to keep your pet healthy
from the experts at the
American
Veterinary
Medical Association:
Maintain your pet at a
healthy weight; exercise
your pet; feed a
balanced,
nutritious
diet; visit the veterinarian at least once a year
to make sure your pet is
healthy; vaccinate your
pet against potentially
deadly
diseases;
Spay/neuter your dog or
cat; Keep your pet free
of ticks and fleas.
Fleas can be responsible for skin conditions
such as flea allergy
dermatitis in dogs and
miliary dermatitis in
cats. Fleas also transmit
other parasites including tapeworms. A flea
infestation is something
no pet owner ever wants
to faceespecially as
nearly half of dogs and
62 percent of cats sleep
in their owners bed,
according to the APPA.
To help, you can now
get a fast-acting oral
medication for treating

rate pets in multipet

households. It cuts out
the mess and does
exactly what you need
it to do: kill fleas fast.
When
used
as
directed, a single dose
kills the adult fleas on
your dog or cat. If your
pet gets reinfested, you
can safely give another
dose as often as once a
day.
PetArmor
FastCaps
tablets are available for
dogs, puppies, cats and
kittens 4 weeks of age
or older and two to 25
lbs, or for dogs over 25
lbs. Theyre safe for
pregnant or breeding
dogs and cats, too.
Learn
More:
For
further facts on flea
fighting,
visit
www.petarmor.com.
flea
infestations
containing veterinarian
recommended active
ingredient nitenpyram.
PetArmor
FastCaps
(nitenpyram) is an
over-the-counter tablet
that begins working in
30 minutes to kill fleas
on your pet, making it
an excellent alternative
to topical flea medication, since this protection cant rub or wash
off.
Theres no odor or
messy application on
your pet or in your
house. Whats more,
you dont have to sepa-

The
Northampton
County Conservation
District held its 18th
annual Envirothon competition
at
Louise
Moore Park in Bethlehem and Lower Nazareth Townships on April
23rd. The Envirothon is
an environmental competition for students in
grades nine through 12.
Each team consists of
five students and an
advisor. Each team was
given materials and
study objectives in
advance from which
they
studied,
the
students were then
tested in five areas:
Wildlife, Forestry, Soils
and Land Use, Aquatic
Ecology and a current
environmental
issue
(this years topic was
Urban and Community
Forestry.)
This
year,
seven
schools competed with a
total of 13 teams. Competing were Bangor
Area High School,
Bethlehem
Catholic
High School, Freedom
High School, Nazareth
Area High School,
Northampton Area High
School,
Moravian
Academy and Pen Argyl
Area High School.
At the competition, the
teams rotated through
five stations taking
written tests with some

hands-on application.
The Bangor Area High
School Team No. 1,
which consisted of
Brandon
DeFranco,
Mike Reduzzi, Christian
Siegfried, Matt Lucas
and Chris Sernaque, had
the highest cumulative
score and was the first
place winner. Nazareth
Area High Schools
Team No. 2 placed
second, and Moravian
Academy placed third.
Plaques,
medallions
and gift cards were
awarded to the top three
scoring teams. Lynn
Stauffer of the Conservation District Board of
Directors made the
presentations.
In
memory of the services
of long-time District
Board member and
Chairman, Bob Jones,
the District presented
The Robert H. Jones
Memorial Soils and
Land Use Award to
Northamptons
Team
No. 1 for having scored
the highest at the Soils

and Land Use Station.

The team was awarded a
framed certificate and a
bookstore gift certificate
to be used to purchase
educational materials
for the schools Envirothon library and each
team member received a
travel mug. Cooperating
agencies
presented
station awards to teams
scoring the highest at
each station. Annual
Envirothon t-shirts were
provided to everyone
who participated.
Jim
Lawrence,
a
Conservation Specialist
with the Northampton
County Conservation
District, provided an
educational presentation
on Evolution of Soil
Horizons
for
the
participants.
The county winner will
advance to the state
competition, to be held
at the University of
Pittsburgh Johnstown
and Windber Recreation
Park on May 19th and
20th.

The
Pennsylvania
Early Learning Investment
Commission
(ELIC) recognized Jane
Ervin, CEO/President of
Community Services for
Children,
with
its
Champion of Children
Award at its April 15th
annual conference in
Harrisburg. The Champion of Children Award
is given each year in
recognition of someone
who has supported
investment in early
childhood education by
increasing awareness,
encouraging advocacy,
and acting on behalf of
children and their families. The first Champion
of Children Award was
given to Mr. Edward
Donley in 2013.
Ervin is known statewide for her enormous
contributions to children

in the Lehigh Valley.

She has devoted much
of her time to ensuring
that
Lehigh
and
Northampton
County
children have access to
high-quality early learning. She has worn many
hats in her roles as CEO
of Community Services
for Children, Lehigh
County
Executive,
Lehigh County Commissioner and on the
boards of directors for
the United Way of the
Greater Lehigh Valley,
Lehigh
Valley
Childrens
Coalition,
and
Pennsylvania
Partnerships for Children. She has also
helped to coordinate and
lead the Lehigh Valley
Early Learning Coalition, helping them progress form awareness and
advocacy to action.

Each day, 21 people in

the United States die
while waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant.
St. Lukes University
Health
Network
is
pleased to join the
Hospital & Healthsystem Association of
Pennsylvania (HAP) and
Gift of Life Donor
Program and organ
procurement organizations throughout the
country to inspire hope,
advocacy and passion
for National Donate Life
Month.
Throughout
April, Gift of Life is
encouraging individuals
to register to become an
organ, tissue and cornea
donor.
Representatives from
The Gift of Life and St.
Lukes
University
Health Network recently
participated in a flag

raising ceremony to
acknowledge the special
month and reaffirm the
networks commitment
to supporting organ
donation efforts. Participating in the event was
10-year-old
organ
recipient Luke Maeding
and his parents Heather
and Glen Maeding of
Nazareth and donor
family Bill and Christine
Hankee of Germansville.
Organ donation saved
Lukes live. An incredible family allowed
Luke to live through
their selfless decision on
the worst day of their
lives. We think of
Lukes donor, Lauren,
every day she lives on
through him, said
Heather Maeding, a St.
Lukes Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) nurse
and Lukes mom. Prior
to transplant, Lukes
would watch life go by
while he was attached to
a breathing machine 18
hours a day, and catching a cold could have
ended his life. Since his
transplant, Luke is able
to join his brothers and
sisters in living!
Bill and Christine
Hankee donated gas
cards to St. Lukes to use
for families in need
through the Krysta
Hankee Memorial Fund,
which was created in
memory of Bill and
Christines
daughter,
Krysta, a 22-year-old
Lehigh Valley native
and NYU graduate who
passed away in 2007 and
became an organ and
tissue
donor.
The

Hankees have donated

much time and money to
support
donor
and
recipient families to help
honor
Krystas
memory.
We gain strength
knowing that through
the hands of skilled
medical
teams
our
daughter, Krysta, was
able to reach back after
death and give new life
to five strangers, provide
sight to two people and
donate skin to help
others,
said
the
Hankees. Organ donation certainly works for
organ recipients who
receive a new birth of
health and life. Organ
donation also works for
donor families knowing
their loved one is
considered a true hero
by many.
The number of people
in need of transplants far
exceeds the number of
organs, tissues and
corneas that are donated,
and at Gift of Life, were
passionate about educating people on the need to
become an organ, tissue
and cornea donor, said
Howard M. Nathan,
President and CEO.
Registering to become
a donor only takes about
30 seconds, but its one
of the most meaningful
ways individuals can
inspire hope and change
the life of someone waiting for a transplant.
As a health system,
we
are
uniquely
positioned to tend to the
health of our patients
and encourage our community to be mindful of
wellness in all aspects of

life, said Jan Concilio,

RN, VP of Nursing, St.
Lukes
University
Hospital - Bethlehem.
The more people we
can inspire to become
organ donors, the better
we can serve our
mission to be advocates
for the well-being of our
entire community.
Individuals are encouraged to talk with family
members and friends
about registering as a
donor.
Each organ,
tissue and cornea donor
can help up to 50 people.
To sign up, visit
donors1.org.
Some
important facts about
organ, tissue and cornea
donation:
Anyone can be a potential donor regardless of
age, race or medical
history. More than 6,200
patients in the region
await life-saving organ
transplants. Thousands
of others could benefit
from
life-enhancing
tissue transplants. Only
46 percent of registered
drivers in Pennsylvania
have designated themselves as organ and
tissue donors. With at
least 101,000 people
across the nation awaiting a kidney, they are the
organ
in
greatest
demand, followed by
liver, heart and lungs.
Because
conditions
such as diabetes and
hypertension are often
more prevalent in the
multicultural community, these individuals
make up more than 50
percent of those on the
national organ transplant
list.

Highlighting a special
state criminal code
exception for business
management and labor
unions in the Commonwealth, the House
voted to prohibit stalking, harassment and
threats of violence for
everyone,
House
Majority Leader Rep.
Dave Reed (R-Indiana)
said recently.
By a vote of 109-84,
House Bill 874 passed
the House and heads to
the Senate for consideration.
Without exception,
stalking, harassment or
intimidation is wrong
and should never be
tolerated especially in

law, Reed said. The

majority of business
managers and workers
work together honorably and effectively, yet
the laws of this state
should protect all Pennsylvanians from stalking or threats of harm.
Currently, PAs criminal code, Title 18,
exempts management
and organized labor
from prosecution for
harassment,
stalking
and threatening to use
weapons
of
mass
destruction. It is illegal
to call in a bomb scare,
or stalk people or their
kids, except if the caller
or stalker is involved in
a labor dispute.

This exception was

brought to light last year
when
the
Federal
Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) arrested 10 members of Philadelphia
Ironworkers Local 401,
including union leadership, for aiding racketeering and arson, and
indicted them under the
federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations (RICO)
Act.
According
to
the
indictment, union members repeatedly threatened
non-union
construction employers
with violence unless
they hired a certain
amount of union mem-

Throughout the year,

the
Bangor
Block
Watch conducts meetings and neighborhood
canvasses to identify
community issues and
promote crime prevention. A concern echoed
by many residents
during the Block Watch
canvasses was theft of
both children and adult
bicycles. In an effort to
assist the community
and authorities in dealing with this prevalent
issue, the Bangor Block
Watch will be hosting
its Third Annual Operation ID bicycle engraving event on May 30th,
2015. The event will be

bers. The indictment

noted violence was
deeply ingrained in the
structure of their organization. Federal prosecutors brought charges
against 12 members of
Philadelphia Ironworkers Local 401, and most
pled guilty before trial.
Its unfortunate, but
by allowing intimidation, such as harassment, stalking and
threats of violence in
state law, it took the FBI
and United State Attorneys to charge and prosecute under the federal
law the criminal actions
of some members of
Philadelphia Ironworkers, Reed said.

held at the Bee Hive at

197
Pennsylvania
Avenue from 12pm to
3pm and is free to the
public.
Bangor residents are
encouraged to bring all
of
their
families

Relapse from an addiction can be avoided.

The most common way
to avoid a relapse is to
be aware of your
triggers, or the things
that make you want to
drink or use a drug.
The most common
triggers are stress,
people and places associated with your addic-

tion,
negative emotions, seeing the object
of your addiction, and
times of celebration.
Being able to recognize
these triggers can help
someone in early recovery maintain their sobriety.
Need more tips on how
to stay sober? See the
staff at a Clean Slate in
Bangor!

bicycles to be engraved
with a unique identification number. Numbers will be kept in a
database and provided
to the Bangor Police
Department. This will
help in identification

should the bicycle

become stolen or missing. The goal of the
Operation ID bicycle
engraving event is to
aid authorities in identifying and returning
missing
or
stolen
bicycles to their rightful
owner.
The program also aims
to serve as a deterrent to
potential bike thieves.
For more information,
go
to
www.
facebook.com/BangorB
lockWatch. The Bangor
Block Watch holds
meetings the first Tuesday of each month at
7pm at the Heritage
Center.

By Jennifer Lively

Ciao Amici,
Growing up in the bi
lingual butcher shop, as
customers would leave,
Grandmom would say
with a smile, Arrivederci. There are many
ways to bid adieu; we
would hear, Ciao
which means hello, hi
and goodbye, or byebye, so long, and
farewell.
My dad I guess,
because he learned
German in high school,
would like to say, Auf
wiedersehen.
The

Italian word arrivederci

has a different meaning
than the English word
farewell which means
goodbye, may you fare
well or an expression of
good wishes at parting.
It is also different than
the word Adios, a Spanish word for farewell.
The literal meaning is [I
commend you] to God. I
like the way the word
Arrivederci is used
which means see you
again and it holds the
promise of a time when
our eyes will meet
again. It was reassuring
that when we left after
our Sunday dinner that
we would be back again
on
the
following
Sunday to see the same
family and share our
love of one another. All
too often now days we
live a life that is too fast
paced and we forget to
enjoy the pleasures of
the moment that is
unique and may never
be repeated. Simple
things like a favorite
family recipe, an Italian
Song something that

brings back the memories like the traditional

Italian values of family.
It is an idea of staying
connected to something
that never changes. So
my Amici, arrivederci.
Non un addio doloroso a meno che non ti
salutano.
A goodbye isn't painful
unless you're never
going to say hello again.
Con cordiali saluti,
Joe
My book, 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
www.
JDeFrancoandDaughter
s.com, click on mailing
list and enter your
e-mail. Send us your
Roseto stories, recipes
and
comments
to
portipasto@epix.net or
call
610-588-6991.
Store hours are from
7am to 7pm, seven days
a week, with catering
available anytime or by
appointment.

Ann Marie Crown

introduced Dr. Ranju
Gupta to the Bangor
Womens Club on April
21st, at Prince of Peace
Church, in Johnsonsville. Dr. Gupta is a
member of a local
medical
oncology
group. Her presentation
was entitled Crash
Course
in
Breast
Cancer.
After her
presentation she spent
time talking to club
members.
The Northeast District
GFWC meeting was
held in March and two
club members received
awards:
Maria
La
Magna for her knitted
hat and mitten set, and
June Hess for her
Christmas
ornament.
The local students who
received awards will be
invited to the May
meeting.
The club sponsored a
card party, a pizza sale
and a TupperWare
party. In addition to the
club share of the profits,
the demonstrator gave
product gifts to club

members
Joyce
Parsons,
Carolyn
Smith, Judy Piper,
Miriam Eichlin, and
Pauline Fox. The club
collected donations to
purchase a goat for an
African village through
the HEIFER project.
The next fundraiser will
be a bake sale on June
19th and 20th at Ace
Hardware in the Capital
Plaza.
The club provides
scholarships for local
high school seniors who

will
be
attending
college in the fall,
supports a sophomore
student to attend the
HOBY
Leadership
Training Program, and
provide funds to the
Bangor Public Library.
The next meeting will
be held on May 12th at
noon at Prince of Peace
Church. Anyone interested in attending or
learning more about
Bangor Womens Club
may contact Ellen at
570-897-5787.

For the first time,

blacklegged (deer) ticks
have now been observed
in all 67 counties of
Pennsylvania, according
to researchers at The
Department of Environmental
Protection
(DEP).
The
range
expansion took place in
just decades, as similar
studies conducted in the
mid-1960s found no
specimens.
DEPs Vector Management
Program,
in
collaboration with the
Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, published
the findings on the risk
of tick-borne disease in
Pennsylvania in the
Journal of Medical
Entomology on April
14th. The study was
authored by the DEP
Vector
Management
team of Mike Hutchinson, Maria Strohecker,
Andy Kyle, and Matt
Helwig and IUP professor of Biology Dr. Tom
Simmons.
The research found
Ixodes scapularis, the
blacklegged tick, and
Borrelia burgdorferi, the
causative agent of Lyme
disease, present in all 67
counties of PA. The
research also found that
in recent years the
blacklegged tick has
become imbedded in
western PA, though the
prevalence rate of Lyme
disease still remains

relatively lower than the

rest of the state. The
blacklegged tick is the
primary carrier of Lyme
disease, an infectious
disease caused by the
bite of an infected tick
that can cause fever,
fatigue,
headache,
muscle aches, and joint
pain.
DEPs Vector Management teams confirmation of the high risk
of Lyme disease in every
county of the Commonwealth verifies that
every
Pennsylvanian,
from Philadelphia to
Erie, must take precautions to prevent the
spread
of
Lyme
disease, said acting
DEP Secretary John
Quigley.
The first line of
defense against Lyme
disease and any other
tick-borne illnesses is
avoiding tick infested
areas. We know, however, that as the weather

becomes nicer many

residents spend more
time outdoors. We
suggest that people wear
protective clothing, use
insect repellent, and do a
full body check after
spending
time
outdoors, said acting
Physician General Dr.
Rachel Levine.

The
study
also
confirmed the presence
of two other human
pathogen
diseases,
Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis, in Pennsylvania
blacklegged ticks. The
prevalence rates of these
two diseases were much
lower
than
Lyme
disease.