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Phone: 610-829-6645
Domestic Violence
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.
24 Hour HOTLINE: 610-437-3369
Sexual Assault
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Drunk Driving
HOTLINE: 610-437-6111
MADD - 610-770-9559
Child Abuse
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Elder Abuse
HOTLINE: 610-252-9060
Other Victims of Violence
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Crime Victim's Compensation
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Drug & Alcohol Abuse
(610) 923-0394
Crisis Intervention
Telephone
24 Hours: 610-252-9060
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol Division
Telephone:610-559-3270
Bethlehem Recovery Center
(610) 849-2209
Northampton County Mental Health
2801 Emrick Boulevard, Bethlehem, PA
Telephone - 610-829-4840
Crisis Intervention
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With Any of these Issues..........
Victim/Witness Assistance
Phone: 610-829-6645
Domestic Violence
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.
24 Hour HOTLINE: 610-437-3369
Sexual Assault
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Drunk Driving
HOTLINE: 610-437-6111
MADD - 610-770-9559
Child Abuse
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Elder Abuse
HOTLINE: 610-252-9060
Other Victims of Violence
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Crime Victim's Compensation
HOTLINE: 610-437-6611
Drug & Alcohol Abuse
(610) 923-0394
Crisis Intervention
Telephone
24 Hours: 610-252-9060
Northampton County Drug and Alcohol Division
Telephone:610-559-3270
Bethlehem Recovery Center
(610) 849-2209
Northampton County Mental Health
2801 Emrick Boulevard, Bethlehem, PA
Telephone - 610-829-4840
Crisis Intervention
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PICTURES WANTED of the interior of G. C. Murphy store in Bangor. Contact Reed Treible 610-588-7386 or basehit3@epix.net Today's Weather
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Washington Twsp Santa Breakfast.....
Washington Township Fire Co. held its annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa. PHOTO GALLERY Sbtt Photo Allison Moyer
PAHS Music Concert.......
Pen Argyl High School held music concert Saturday at Wind Gap Middle School. PHOTO GALLERY Sbtt Photo Emily Dario
Slate Belt Rotary Santa Breakfast .......
The Slate Belt Rotary held its annual breakfast with Santa at the Scorecard Saturday. PHOTO GALLERY Sbtt Photo Emily Dario
Breakfast With Santa......
Breakfast with Santa was held at the First UMC in Bangor Saturday. PHOTO GALLERY Sbtt Photo Allison Moyer
Pen Argyl Christmas Party......
Tom Yurasits adds a magical touch to Pen Argyl's Christmas party held Friday night at Weona Park. PHOTO GALLERY Sbtt Photo Emily Dario
Bangor Women's Club Meets
The Bangor Women's Club met on Nov 20 at Prince of Peace Church. The program was presented by Carol Anderson, Director of Bloom in Bangor PA. Bloom is a business that employs women who are starting over from Domestic & Sexual Violence to rebuild their lives. The state programs mandate a 30 day program, but in March 2016, Bloom started a residential house for women so that they can stay up to 2 years. They are partnered with Recovery Revolution, which is a program modeled after a program in Nashville TN. All the participants have skills and talents to contribute to self and community. Everyone deserves a safe place. Bloom has a studio that they design and make hand made craft items to help support their efforts. After her presentation, the club members were able to participate in a craft to hand stencil slate blocks to be used as paper weights. Marino Bubba, a junior at Bangor High School, the club's 2018 HOBY recipient presented a recap of his experience at the recent HOBY workshop. He stated that this was an extremely valuable leadership training program. The Bangor Club members donated pairs of socks. Ellen Prudenti delivered them to Turning Point Domestic Violance Shelter. The next meeting will be held on Tue Dec18 at noon at Prince of Peace Church. The program will be presented by The Bangor High School music department. Anyone interested in attending please contact Heidi at 610-599-8815 for information. News Shorts.........
Churches to Hold Special Services
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 340 S. Lehigh Ave. Wind Gap is having a service of Lessons, Carols and Holy Eucharist on Sunday, December 23rd at 9:00 am. St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, 1440 Verona Dr. West Bangor, is having service on Christmas Eve at 4:00 pm. December 12 Regular EventsBingo - Bushkill Fire Co. Doors 5pm. Bingo 7pm.
Blue Mountain Library - Open 10-12 & 6-8pm Bangor Public Library - Open 1-8 Slate Belt Senior Center - Open 8-4. Blue Valley Farm Show Gym Nite - 6-8pm, Faith Christian School, Roseto. 610-588-6929 Story Time - Preschool children. Blue Mt. Community Library, Pen Argyl, 10:30am Washington Township Supervisors Meet - Municipal Building, 7pm Plainfield Township Supervisors - Meets 7:00pm Municipal Building. Bangor Yard Waste - Dump in container at Bangor Park, 8-2 UNICO - 7pm. Medic 9 building, Blue Valley Drive (Rt 512). Open Mic Night - Nazareth Ctr. for the Arts, 7-9pm Slate Belt YMCA - Open 5:00am - 9:00pm East Bangor Municipal Authority - Municipal Authority Hall, 555 Messinger St., East Bangor, 7:00pm This is our calendar of regularly scheduled events. If you see any info that is incorrect or want to add a regularly scheduled event please send e-mail to sbtopics@rcn.com.
CLICK HERE FOR 45-60 DAY CALENDARCandlelight Service of Carols
The East Bangor United Methodist Community Church will have a Christmas Eve "Candlelight Service of Carols" beginning at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 136 W. Central Ave. (Rt. 512), East Bangor, Pa. For more info, call 610-588-4453, or visit www.ebumc.org. Entertainment This Week
New Year’s Day Dinner
Belfast Wesley United Methodist Church, 607 School Rd,Nazareth, Pa. will hold an All You Can Eat Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner on Tuesday, January 1 st , 2019 from 1:00PM-4:00PM. Adult- $10.00 Child 3yr-10yr- $5.00, Under 3 Free. Please call Tom for. more information 610-751-4400 THIS DAY IN HISTORY - December 12Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million 1980 On this day in 1980, American oil tycoon Armand Hammer pays $5,126,000 at auction for a notebook containing writings by the legendary artist Leonardo da Vinci. The manuscript, written around 1508, was one of some 30 similar books da Vinci produced during his lifetime on a variety of subjects. It contained 72 loose pages featuring some 300 notes and detailed drawings, all relating to the common theme of water and how it moved. Experts have said that da Vinci drew on it to paint the background of his masterwork, the Mona Lisa. The text, written in brown ink and chalk, read from right to left, an example of da Vinci’s favored mirror-writing technique. The painter Giuseppi Ghezzi discovered the notebook in 1690 in a chest of papers belonging to Guglielmo della Porto, a 16th-century Milanese sculptor who had studied Leonardo’s work. In 1717, Thomas Coke, the first earl of Leicester, bought the manuscript and installed it among his impressive collection of art at his family estate in England. More than two centuries later, the notebook–by now known as the Leicester Codex–showed up on the auction block at Christie’s in London when the current Lord Coke was forced to sell it to cover inheritance taxes on the estate and art collection. In the days before the sale, art experts and the press speculated that the notebook would go for $7 to $20 million. In fact, the bidding started at $1.4 million and lasted less than two minutes, as Hammer and at least two or three other bidders competed to raise the price $100,000 at a time. The $5.12 million price tag was the highest ever paid for a manuscript at that time; a copy of the legendary Gutenberg Bible had gone for only $2 million in 1978. “I’m very happy with the price. I expected to pay more,” Hammer said later. “There is no work of art in the world I wanted more than this.” Lord Coke, on the other hand, was only “reasonably happy” with the sale; he claimed the proceeds would not be sufficient to cover the taxes he owed. Recent Stories of Slate Belt Interest.......
(Click "+" to Open, click "-" to close) FUNDING FOR LAKE MINSI, BEAR SWAMP PARK
Lamont McClure and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to announce the awarding of $275,000 in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR).
“The future of Northampton County is green,” says Lamont McClure. “It is important that we act now to preserve our open spaces and natural land. These grants will help ensure that our parks will be around for future generations to enjoy.” One grant, for $75,000, will be used to prepare a Greenway and Stewardship Plan for Minsi Lake Park, Bear Swamp Park and Tott’s Gap Corridor. All three sites are located in Upper Mount Bethel Township. The other grant, for $200,000, will be used for improvements to Minsi Lake Park. In March 2018, Northampton County Council released $500,000 as matching funds for grants from DCNR and other organizations. Combined with state funds of $4,000,000, the money will be used for dam structure improvements and rejuvenation of the surrounding park lands. Minsi Lake is one of only two public lakes in Northampton County. It was built by the PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) in 1970 for public recreation, and consists of a 117-acre lake maintained by PFCB, and 194 acres of surrounding parkland which is leased by the County. When completed, improvements to the site will include a fishing pier, kayak launch, hiking trails, picnic areas and restrooms. In-lake habitats for fish and turtles are also being constructed with donations raised by Friends of Minsi Lake (FOML), a 501c3 organization. After the PA Department of Environmental Protection deemed the dam structurally deficient, the lake was drained in the spring of 2017 with over 5,000 pounds of fish relocated elsewhere. The dam project is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2019 with a new spillway which can better withstand a maximum flood event. Lake Minsi’s east shore is currently open to the public for hiking, birdwatching and other recreational activities WNV Positive Tests Up 500%
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), has released the final counts for their surveys of West Nile Virus (WNV). With the wet weather, 2018 was one of the worst years to date for mosquitoes carrying the virus. A sampling of Northampton County mosquito pools turned up 83 positive results compared to only 18 reported in 2016. “We take any threat to public health seriously,” says County Executive Lamont McClure. “Northampton County is committed to preventing the transmission of West Nile Virus to humans..." Across Pennsylvania in 2018, there were 115 human cases of WNV recorded, with 8 deaths. The DEP reported a total of 107 avian (bird) cases and 108 veterinary cases of the virus. No human, avian or veterinary cases of WNV were reported in Northampton County. WNV was first detected in the U.S. in 1999 and affects birds, humans, horses and other mammals. In humans, 80% of the cases are show no symptoms and 20% involve non-neuroinvasive illness. Less than 1% of cases result in conditions such as encephalitis which can cause paralysis and even death. There were nationwide epidemics of the virus in 2003 and 2012. Adult mosquito surveys are conducted from May through October, testing them for mosquito-borne diseases. Field Techs focus first on standing water, where mosquitoes lay their eggs, taking samples to test for the presence of the virus. Spraying does not take place until an action threshold, a high enough percentage of positive mosquitoes indicating a threat of humans, is reached. This August, high numbers of positives were detected in the Lehigh Valley so spraying began in hot spots. Homeowners should drain any source of standing water on their property, including turning over buckets and pools and tossing unnecessary items and trash. Toys, pots, cans, tire swings and plugged gutters make for excellent mosquito breeding habitats. Mosquitoes can breed in as small a space as a soda bottle cap. Santa's Coming to Upper Mt. Bethel Twsp.
It's Getting Chilli
Ticket proceeds from Bangor Trust Brewing's "It's Getting " Chilli festival for charity were donated to Liberty Fire Company in Bangor. Liberty members above included Mike Pinto, Scott Sylvester RIT Captain, (front row), Pete Scarfaro Liberty Treasurer, Leo Bongiorno Co-Owner Bangor Trust, Traci McGinty Co-Owner Bangor Trust, Matt Pinto 2nd Lt Liberty, Jeff Altorfer.
Awards For "It's Getting Chilli" Bangor Trust Brewing hosted it's first annual "It's Getting Chili" Festival and Competition for charity on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Members of the Historical Bangor Business Association participated and the Broadway Pub hosted competitors and coordinated in marketing efforts for the community event. Ticket proceeds were donated to Bangor's Liberty Fire Department. More than 18 professional and amateur chili vendors from all over the Lehigh Valley and Slate Belt participated to win in 4 categories. Awards were given for the following: "People's Choice Overall Winner" which was a tie awarded to both Little Creek Bar B Cue for their 3-Bean Brisket Chili and Grace on Broadway with their Lava Chili, "Mayor's Choice" which was won by Rendell Hoagland with his Smoked Sausage & Beef chili, "Most Unusual" captured by Little Creek Bar-B-Cue, and "Spiciest" won by Liberty Fire Company with their 5 Alarm Chili. Prizes for winners included gift cards to area businesses, prizes and bragging rights! Nearly 100 participants enjoyed the beautiful weather, strolled Broadway tasting chili and voting at Bangor Trust Brewing, Broadway Pub, Grace on Broadway and Pies to Die For Cafe.
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December 14
Family Night: Mysterious Mammals
Family Night: Mysterious Mammals will be held Friday, December 14 at 6:30-7:30 PM at acobsburg. Get hands-on with some furs and skulls while learning about the mammals of Pennsylvania. This program is best for families with children ages 5 and up. We will be indoors for the duration of this program. Registration is required. Winter Band Concert The Bangor Area High School Bands Winter Concert will be held on Friday, December 14 at 7:30pm in the M. Craig Paine Performing Arts Theater at Bangor Area High School. The Concert and Symphonic Bands will each present their own portion of the concert. At the conclusion of the program, both groups will unite on stage for a grand finale complete with a Christmas Carol sing-along and our annual performance of Sleigh Ride conducted by a jolly special guest. Please join us on December 14 to share in the holiday joy! For more information visit: bahsbands.weebly.com December 15 & 16
Santa Gift Delivery
Santa Claus is coming to town! Mount Bethel and North Bangor Volunteer Fire Departments' Santa Gift Delivery is Saturday December 15th from 4-7pm. and Sunday December 16th from 1-4pm (Upper Mount Bethel Residents only). For a $10 per child donation, you can have a pre-wrapped gift (up to 2 gifts) delivered to your home by Santa on a Fire Truck! December 15
Homemade Christmas Cookie Sale
Ackermanville UM Church, Bangor, PA (1410 Ackermanville Rd., just off Rt. 191 in Ackermanville), Saturday Dec. 15, 9am-11:30 am. You choose the cookies you want! For more information, call 610-588-7818, www.ackermanvilleumc.org Family Fun Bingo The Lookout Fire Company #1 is proud to host our Family Fun Bingo at 1 pm on Saturday, December 15th at the Weona Park Community Center, Route 512 & South Main Street, Pen Argyl, PA Admission is $15. There will be 15 games of bingo, 50/50, bake sale and other raffles. Doors open at 11 and bingo starts at 1. Breakfast with Santa Columbia Fire Co. No. 1 is Roseto will be sponsoring a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday December 15th from 9-11am at the Roseto Municipal Building. The event is open to all children from Roseto borough as well as children and grandchildren of current Fire Co. members. Cost is FREE for those under 10. Adults and children 10 and over, the cost is $8. Please call 610-588-0597 or email kidsparty@columbiafireco.org for reservations. December 16
Christmas Jazz in Bethlehem
Christmas Jazz in Bethlehem will be held Saturday, Dec. 16 from 8 PM – 11 PM in the Christmas City of Bethlehem, PA Bring the whole family and “Countdown to Christmas” with vocalist, Corinne Mammana and pianist, Sean Gough. FREE concert, inside the ArtsQuest Center at Steelstacks. Concert Ticket Giveaway for attendees! December 17
Santa Coming to Pen Argyl
Santa Claus, with the help of the Lookout Fire Co. , will be visiting the children of Pen Argyl on a fire truck, bringing gifts to your home! To be included on the list for Santa to stop at your house, sign ups will be held on Monday December 17th from 6 - 7:30 pm at the Lookout Fire Co. Social Hall on North Robinson Ave. All gifts must be wrapped when signing up, and we will only be accepting one gift per child. This is only for residents of Pen Argyl Borough. Donations are always appreciated but not required. December 19
"Senior Citizen Day"
Please join Pen Argyl High School students for a fun-filled “Senior Day” hosted by the officers of the Class of 2021 at Pen Argyl Area High School on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Door will open at 8:15 am. They will be serving a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all attendees. Other activities include quoits, tours of the building, technology lessons, musical entertainment and Bingo! This event is open to all senior citizens of the Pen Argyl Area School District. Please RSVP by December 14 as soon as possible, as space is limited! For reservations, call 610-863-1293 Extension 1. The students are looking forward to seeing all Pen Argyl Senior Citizens there. December 20
Special Workshop Meeting
A "Special Workshop Meeting" will take place at the Upper Mount Bethel Township (UMBT) Building at 7:30pm on December 20, 2018 and will feature Ron Stern of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Mr. Stern has been overseeing the Upper Mount Bethel Study and will be at the Special Workshop Meeting to discuss what it takes to get a police force in place whether local, regional or by contracted police services provided by another municipality. The topic for discussion will be crime statistics in UMBT for October and November and the Call Responses by the Pennsylvania State Police. For October in Upper Mount Bethel the PSP Belfast station handled a total of 173 calls for service. The attached spreadsheet contains the significant incidents which required an investigation. · The majority of the calls for October were what the State Police consider to be minor in nature and required no formal report other than notes in their Computed Aided Dispatch (CAD) sheets such as false alarms, welfare checks, security checks at schools, traffic stops, etc. December 22
Movie Night
Beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, Upper Mount Bethel Township will host a Movie Night. Santa and an elf will visit Mount Bethel Vol. Fire Company, Route 611, ahead of the 7 p.m. showing of "Polar Express," a movie for the entire family. Photos with Santa are welcome. December 24
Christmas Eve Services
Richmond United Methodist Church, 8538 Delaware Drive, Bangor, Monday, December 24, 2018 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Join us for "The Christmas Comedian FREE". For more information, call Pastor Ed Van Arsdale at 610-588-7317. Candlelight Service of Carols The East Bangor United Methodist Community Church will have a Christmas Eve "Candlelight Service of Carols" beginning at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 136 W. Central Ave. (Rt. 512), East Bangor, Pa. For more info, call 610-588-4453, or visit www.ebumc.org. January 1
New Year’s Day Dinner
Belfast Wesley United Methodist Church, 607 School Rd,Nazareth, Pa. will hold an All You Can Eat Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner on Tuesday, January 1 st , 2019 from 1:00PM-4:00PM. Adult- $10.00 Child 3yr-10yr- $5.00, Under 3 Free. Please call Tom for. more information 610-751-4400 January 12
Winter Bird Walk
Hosted by Waste Management's Grand Central Environmental Education Center. Like birds? Like photography? Join Jacobsburg State Park's Rick Wiltraut and WM's Adrienne Fors Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 12:00 pm for a winter bird walk around the landfill property. Guests will meet at the education center (891 Grand Central Road Pen Argyl) Bring cameras, binoculars and dress for the weather. Any cancellations, will be posted on the event page. All ages welcome. Please contact Adrienne at afors1@wm.com with any questions January 13
History of the Mummers
On Sunday, January 13th at 2:00 PM Melissa Hough will present “History of the Mummers” at the Slate Belt Heritage Center. February 16
Comedy Night Fundraiser A Comedy Night fundraiser benefiting Slater Family Network will be held Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 5 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Bangor. They hope that you'll join them for an evening of family-friendly comedy on Saturday, February 16th at 5:00 pm (doors open at 4:00). This is a fundraiser hosted by First United Methodist Church that benefits the Slater Family Network - 100% of ticket sales will go directly to Slater Family Network. Each ticket holder will be entered into our door prize drawing. Light snacks and beverages will also be available. Seating is limited. For tickets please call the church office at 610-588-4673. Tickets are $15. |
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December 6 Adult Fiction
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie Lucky Us by Amy Bloom The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz Tenth of December by George Saunders Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Adult Non Fiction Rebel Prince by Tom Bower Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler Ashley’s War by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon The Vegas Diaries by Holly Madison Young Adult Fiction Imadoki! Nowadays. V.5 V. 5 Poppy by Yuu Watase Angel Rock Leap by Ellen Weisberg Junior Fiction Gemma and the Ultimate Standoff by Shana Muldoon Zappa Easy Fiction Elijah’s Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas by Michael J. Rosen Audio Books When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton DVD’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Flowers in the Attic The Magdalene Sisters Blue Mt. Library New BooksAdult Fiction:
Texas Ranger, by James Patterson Believe Me, by JP Delaney Shelter In Place, by Nora Roberts The Other Woman, by Sadie Jones In His Father's Footsteps, by Danielle Steel A Double Life, By Flynn Berry Paradox, by Catherine Coulter The Late Bloomer's Club, by Louise Miller How it Happened, by Michael Koryta Rush, by Lisa Patton The Hellfire Club, by Jake Tapper In Her Bones, by Kate Moretti Not Her Daughter, by Rea Frey In the Shadow of Alabama, by Judy Reene Singer How Hard Can It Be?, by Allison Pearson A Curve in the Road, by Julianne MacLean Adult Non-fiction: Educated, by Tara Westover The Recovering, by Leslie Jamison The Restless Wave, by John McCain My Own Words, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Pharoah, by Joe Drape Vertical Divider
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