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Winter Weather Advisory Tuesday
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 5 am Tuesday to 6 am Wednesday for snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches falling Tuesday and Tuesday night. While light snow or flurries will develop tonight causing slippery conditions on untreated pavement toward morning, the heaviest snowfall will occur after sunset Tuesday through Tuesday night. There may be some melting of the snow in the lower elevations during the middle of the day Tuesday. Be prepared for reduced visibilities at times, especially Tuesday night when snowfall rates may briefly approach an inch an hour. Plan for travel delays during the evening rush Tuesday. Temperatures following the snow should remain generally below freezing Wednesday with a hard freeze Wednesday night.
Bangor's Tom McKeough wrestled at 285 and registered a pin during the Slaters' 39-31 win over Notre Dame Green Pond Wednesday night in William Pensyl Gym. PHOTO GALLERY Sbtt Photo Larry Cory
This Could Be Bad For You......Using a smartphone
Smartphones seem indispensable, but the more people use them, the more health concerns pop up.
Take sleep problems, for instance. Adults who spent more time on their smartphones before bedtime took longer to fall asleep and didn't sleep as well or as much, compared with people who used their phones less before hitting the sack, a 2016 study revealed. One reason could be that exposure to the screen's blue light may suppress the brain's production of the hormone melatonin, making it harder to nod off. Smartphones may affect the brain in other ways: A small study found chemical imbalances in the brains of teens who were addicted to using their smartphones. Brain scans showed the teens produced too much of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), in an area of the brain that controls emotions. By Laura Geggel and Jeanna Bryner, Live Science 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. wikipedia.org
In 1964, King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. On April 4, 1968, the civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1968, shortly after Martin Luther King died, a campaign was started for his birthday to become a holiday to honor him. After the first bill was introduced, trade unions lead the campaign for the federal holiday. It was endorsed in 1976. Following support from the musician Stevie Wonder with his single "Happy Birthday" and a petition with six million signatures, the bill became law in 1983. Martin Luther King Day was first observed in 1986, although it was not observed in all states until the year 2000. Open Mic.............
Len Mooney will hold open Open Mic at the Broadway Pub Tues Jan 16. The intention of this Open Mic is to build a music community in the Bangor area and beyond. Everyone is welcome.
Dining For Dogs
Come chow down on lunch, dinner or even a snack at the Old Mill in Pen Argyl February 22 starting at 11:00am. Slate Belt Animal Advocacy group animals will benefit from the restaurant generously donating 10% of the day ‘s proceeds. Donations of supplies will be accepted the day of the fundraiser. Annual Snow Show The annual Snow Show hosted by Jacktown-Blue Mountain Antique Gas & Steam Engine Association at the Jacktown Grove on January 20, 2018. This event starts at 8AM and ends at 4PM. There will be gas engine displays, homemade stew, bon fire, tractor display and so much more. This is a free event so bring the family out for a day of fun in the snow! Vendor spots will be $15 this year for the snow show. Displays and exhibits are free. Kid Friendly Valentines dinner & dance to benefit MS Valentines dinner & dance to benefit MS (multiple sclerosis) @ Vigilant fire company in Slatington, Saturday, February 17 6pm - 11pm doors open at 5:30 $15.00 per person includes platter, dessert, chips, pretzels, & soda! This is a BYOB event! There will be a variety of music something for everyone! Contact Cindy for tickets 484-725-9035 Animal Advocacy on Radio & Facebook The Slate Belt Animal Advocacy is so excited to announce that on Tuesday January 16 at 9:30 am our very own Abby will be LIVE on 100.7 WLEV with a featured adoptable pet!!! Last time she brought Mate in- who is now pending adoption! Who will she bring this time?!?!?! Tune in on their Facebook page to watch and find out! https://www.facebook.com/1007lev/ PennDOT Center Closures
PennDot Driver License and Photo Centers will be closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Customers may still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications and driver training manuals, online through PennDOT’s Driver and Vehicle Services website, www.dmv.pa.gov. Bald Eagle Nest Cams in Hanover, PA - Live
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January, 2018 - Streams from two cameras at the nest site went live. One camera is more of a side angle and the other a view from above, which also has infrared capabilities for night viewing.. December 2017 - Staff members from HDOnTap and Codorus State Park worked through the cold and wind to replace and rewire cables at the nest site. Some of the nest had fallen. Two adult eagles have been frequenting the site with nesting material. Cams courtesy of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Camera 1 ........... Camera 2 Weather Related Forecasts
HUD Funds to Address Homelessness Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $8,174,363 in Continuum of Care (CoC) funds to local agencies and organizations working to address homelessness. The CoC program is part of a strategic plan to solve homelessness for veterans, adults, families, youth, and children. The program provides federal funding to nonprofit organizations and local government agencies in an effort to rehouse homeless individuals, increase access to mainstream programs for the homeless, and promote self-sufficiency. “I am a strong advocate for federal funds that prevent people from experiencing homelessness and provide tools to achieve financial independence,”said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the Appropriations Committee. “Every American deserves a safe, stable place to live. I am glad that the recipients of these funds will continue to provide invaluable housing services to vulnerable Pennsylvanians in our local communities.” The program funds will be disbursed to member agencies of Eastern PA CoC, Wilkes-Barre/Luzerne CoC, and Scranton/Lackawanna CoC. CoC grants will provide critically needed support to these local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness in their communities. January 15 Regular EventsBingo - Kunkletown Fire Co. Progressive Jackpot. 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 Plainfield Township Planning Commission - Municipal Building, 7:00 pm. Bangor School Board Work Session - Slater Conference Room , 7:30 Lower Mount Bethel Supervisors - Meets Centerfield Building - 7pm Upper Mount Bethel Supervisors - Meets 7:00pm Write Night - Collaborative writer's group. Nazareth Center for the Arts, 7-9pm Slate Belt YMCA - Open 5:00am - 9:00pm 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 CALENDARThanks for Book Nook Support
The Blue Mountain Community Library would like to express its thanks to everyone who came to support the library on January 11-13 by purchasing books and other items from the Book Nook. The Semi-Annual Book Nook Sale is an important fundraiser for the library in order to meet all its needs. Besides the purchase of books, the library must pay all its financial obligations, as well as maintain the upkeep and necessary repairs to the building. We would also like to thank the Slate Pub in Pen Argyl and Wendy’s Restaurant in Wind Gap for generously sponsoring fundraisers for the Library this past October and December. Thanks to all our patrons for their support of these fundraisers and also, for their donations to the hope UCC Food Bank in Wind Gap. The library offers several free group activities open to anyone in the area. On Fridays, there is a Knitter’s Group that meets upstairs at 10:30 am. On the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm, the Book Discussion Group meets in the back room on the first floor. The book pick for February 20 is “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown and is available to borrow for members. Pre-school Story Hour meets on the second floor of the library every Thurs. at 10:30 am. All children accompanied by an adult are welcome. Please consider joining one or all of these groups. The Blue Mountain Community Library is located at 216 S. Robinson Ave. in Pen Argyl. Hours are M-Sa, 10:00 am to Noon, and M-Th, 6:00-8:00 pm. Membership is free to all residents of the Pen Argyl Area School District. Non-residents may join for a small yearly fee. Call Lisa at 610-863- 3029 for information or visit the website at www.bmcl.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bmclpenargyl. State Street Bridge On Monday, Jan. 22, PennDOT will hold a public meeting to discuss replacement of the State Street Bridge in Portland. The meeting will be held at Portland Borough Hall, 206 Division St., beginning at 7 p.m. Attendees will be encouraged to view the plans and ask questions. The plans will show the proposed bridge replacement project and proposed improvements at each end of the bridge. Also in Portland, the group working on the Liberty Water Gap 911 trail will meet this Wednesday, January 17, at 5:30 pm. Anyone interested in the project is invited to attend. Entertainment This Week
Breast Friends Bingo
Breast Friends of PA Coach Bingo will be held Sunday, April 29 at 12 pm in the Charter's Banquest Facility at Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company in Winid Gap. Please come out and support Breast Friends of PA as we support the men and women of PA. Help us help those through the trauma of cancer one friend at a time. The afternoon will feature 15 games of bingo and 1 Buy in game grand finale. An authentic Coach handbag will be going to the individual winner of each game. All participants will have an opportunity to purchase 50/50, Raffle tickets and extra sets of bingo packs. All tickets will most likely sell out in pre-sales. Admission is $30 per person pre-sale. Tickets can be purchased by phone Vivian Vega 321-236-3722 or at the door (if not sold out). Tickets are non refundable. THIS DAY IN HISTORY - January 15Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl 1967 On this day in 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-ever world championship game of American football. In the mid-1960s, the intense competition for players and fans between the National Football League (NFL) and the upstart American Football League (AFL) led to talks of a possible merger. It was decided that the winners of each league’s championship would meet each year in a single game to determine the “world champion of football.” In that historic first game–played before a non-sell-out crowd of 61,946 people–Green Bay scored three touchdowns in the second half to defeat Kansas City 35-10. Led by MVP quarterback Bart Starr, the Packers benefited from Max McGee’s stellar receiving and a key interception by safety Willie Wood. For their win, each member of the Packers collected $15,000: the largest single-game share in the history of team sports.
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JANUARY 2018
January Events
Pen Argyl - January 2018
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Bangor Library New Books
January 10 Adult Non Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
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SLATE BELT MEN’S QUOIT LEAGUE
January 11, 2018
Bangor Elks 36 Bangor Jax 20 – Dave Giaquinto 11-3, Wayne Hill 10-4, Jason LaBar 10-4; John Saltern 8-6, Jon Owens 8-6
Oxford Fire Co. 35 Bangor VFW 21 – Ken Hagan 14-0, Chris Hrebin 10-4, Jeff Lindsay 10-4
Second Ward Fire Co. 35 Columbia Fire Co. 21 – John Sikra 11-3, Dave Burrier 11-3, Bob Kummer 11-3; Todd E. Albert 9-5
East Bangor Fire Co. 38 Liberty Fire Co. 18 – Brian Koehler 14-0, John Pene 13-1; Harry Edwards 10-4
Hillside Rod & Gun Club 37 Roseto Legion 19 – Adam Kluska 10-4
O’Neill’s Place 40 Rescue Fire Co. 16 – Ryan Hunt 14-0, Justin Wagner 12-2, Jared Lobb 11-3
Pen Argyl Legion 41 Roseto Rod & Gun Club 15 – Steve Pfeiffer 12-2, John Albanese 11-3; Jim Yeisley 9-5
2017-2018 SBMQL SECOND HALF STANDINGS
Division 1 – Hillside Rod & Gun Club 5-0, Bangor Elks 5-0, Oxford Fire Co. 5-0, Pen Argyl Legion 5-0, Roseto Legion 4-1, O’Neill’s Place 4-1, Bangor Jax 2-3
Division 2 – Bangor VFW 2-3, East Bangor Fire Co. 2-3, Second Ward Fire Co. 1-4, Rescue Fire Co. 0-5, Liberty Fire Co. 0-5, Roseto Rod & Gun Club 0-5, Columbia Fire Co. 0-5
Bangor Elks 36 Bangor Jax 20 – Dave Giaquinto 11-3, Wayne Hill 10-4, Jason LaBar 10-4; John Saltern 8-6, Jon Owens 8-6
Oxford Fire Co. 35 Bangor VFW 21 – Ken Hagan 14-0, Chris Hrebin 10-4, Jeff Lindsay 10-4
Second Ward Fire Co. 35 Columbia Fire Co. 21 – John Sikra 11-3, Dave Burrier 11-3, Bob Kummer 11-3; Todd E. Albert 9-5
East Bangor Fire Co. 38 Liberty Fire Co. 18 – Brian Koehler 14-0, John Pene 13-1; Harry Edwards 10-4
Hillside Rod & Gun Club 37 Roseto Legion 19 – Adam Kluska 10-4
O’Neill’s Place 40 Rescue Fire Co. 16 – Ryan Hunt 14-0, Justin Wagner 12-2, Jared Lobb 11-3
Pen Argyl Legion 41 Roseto Rod & Gun Club 15 – Steve Pfeiffer 12-2, John Albanese 11-3; Jim Yeisley 9-5
2017-2018 SBMQL SECOND HALF STANDINGS
Division 1 – Hillside Rod & Gun Club 5-0, Bangor Elks 5-0, Oxford Fire Co. 5-0, Pen Argyl Legion 5-0, Roseto Legion 4-1, O’Neill’s Place 4-1, Bangor Jax 2-3
Division 2 – Bangor VFW 2-3, East Bangor Fire Co. 2-3, Second Ward Fire Co. 1-4, Rescue Fire Co. 0-5, Liberty Fire Co. 0-5, Roseto Rod & Gun Club 0-5, Columbia Fire Co. 0-5