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From the Publisher’s Desk DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION, PLEASE NOTE: 1. Distribution: Our distribution is being restricted at some of the usual locations where you would normally pick up our latest edition. The Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette does not have control over this situation. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this will cause you. 2. Event Advertisements: As you probably already know, many events are being postponed or cancelled. If you are planning to attend an event you have seen advertised in the Gazette, our recommendation is to contact the event organizer to confirm whether or not the event will take place as planned and advertised.
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9th Annual Keep Slatington Beautiful Clean Up Day Canceled The Slatington Parks & Recreation Commission regrets to announce that the 9th Annual Keep Slatington Beautiful Clean-Up Day previously scheduled for Saturday April 25 has been canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The cleanup held yearly in conjunction with Earth Day helps beautify public recreation areas and the Slatington Business District along Main Street in Slatington. Since many areas included in the cleanup are wooded, and vegetation grows in thick beginning in May, the event will not be rescheduled to a later date. However, since many residents are using the trails more frequently with time off from work, and the desire to get out of the house, the recreation commission urges residents to take a garbage bag along on their next outing and consider picking up trash on their walks. That way the spirit of the annual cleanup can be accomplished while at the same time maintaining social distancing. Areas that had been scheduled to be cleaned this year were borough owned and operated recreation facilities in the borough and included the Walnut Street Playground, West End Playground, Victory Park, The Fish Pond, Slatington Memorial Park, Slatington Trailhead, and the Slate Heritage Trail from the Slatington Trailhead continuing westward to the borough line, along with portions of the D&L Trail in Slatington. If you frequent any of these areas on your walks or have some spare time please consider taking a few minutes and picking up litter and trash in these areas. Together we can Keep Slatington Beautiful!
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Consumer Alert: Beware of Scams During Covid-19 During the current COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters, and unscrupulous contractors can take advantage of people’s fear and uncertainty. The Carbon Builders Association would like to remind homeowners to protect themselves from scammers who may be out there and are trying to take advantage of the virus pandemic. Construction and Remodeling has been deemed non-essential for major portions of the industry. Much home construction and remodeling work in Pennsylvania is not considered life-sustaining during the pandemic. However, during this crisis, contractors can perform emergency repairs. Some contractors, and services have either received waiver or have been determined as an essential service. “Unfortunately, scammers often use a natural disaster or a crisis to solicit door to door, distribute flyers, or offer services via the internet, phone calls or other means. Additionally, the stimulus checks, that many may soon be receiving, can increase the likelihood that scammers will be looking for other opportunities.
Unfortunately, there are some that will exploit a crisis like the current pandemic. We are hopeful that if we call attention to the possibility of being approached or solicited by someone, our community can stay safe and vigilant. STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT YOURSELF: • Use a contractor that is a member of the Carbon Builders Association and is registered with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. The Home Continued on page 6
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Studies have shown that the bond between people and their pets can increase fitness, lower stress, and bring happiness to their owners. During this coronavirus period however some people are expressing concerns about having pets. According to the CDC: In the United States, there is no evidence to suggest that any animals, including pets, livestock and wildlife, might be a source of COVID-19 infection at this time. However, because all animals can carry germs that can make people sick, it’s always a good idea to practice healthy habits around pets and other animals.
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Practicing Gratitude / Ways to Improve Positivity SOURCE: NIH.gov
How often do you feel thankful for the good things in your life? Studies suggest that making a habit of noticing what’s going well in your life could have health benefits. Taking the time to feel gratitude may improve your emotional well-being by helping you cope with stress. Early research suggests that a daily practice of gratitude could affect the body, too. For example, one study found that gratitude was linked to fewer signs of heart disease. The first step in any gratitude practice is to reflect on the good things that have happened in your life. These can be big or little things. It can be as simple as scoring a good parking space that day or enjoying a hot mug of coffee. Or, perhaps you feel grateful for a close friend’s compassionate support. Next, allow yourself a moment to enjoy that you had the positive experience, no matter what negatives may exist in your life. Let positive feelings of gratitude bubble up. “We encourage people to try practicing gratitude daily,”advises Dr. Judith T. Moskowitz, a psychologist at Northwestern University.“You can try first thing in the morning or right before you fall asleep, whatever is best for you.” Moskowitz has been studying the impact of keeping a daily gratitude journal on stress relief and health. Practicing gratitude is part of a set of skills that her research team encourages people to practice. These skills have been shown to help some people increase their positive emotions. Her team is trying to better understand how a daily boost in positive emotions can help people cope with stress and improve their mental and physical health. When you make gratitude a regular habit, it can help you learn to recognize good things in your life despite the bad things that might be happening.
Moskowitz says that when you’re under stress, you might not notice all the moments of positive emotion that you experience. With her research program, she’s trying to help people become more aware of those moments of positive feelings. “Put some effort into experiencing gratitude on a daily basis and see how it goes,” Moskowitz advises. “It might just surprise you that—despite how bad things are—there are things you feel grateful for alongside it.” And feeling grateful may help improve both your mind and your body.
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It is with deep regret that the Woman's Club of Slatington has decided to cancel its annual arts contest as well as its annual Community Arts Night, scheduled to be held at the Slatington Public Library on April 20. With all of us in the midst of this national and state medical crisis, this type of event is impossible to conduct under our present selfisolation guidelines. The club looks forward to having the school and the community be active participants in our 2021 contest and arts night. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
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at NCC, to represent the college in the Mid-Atlantic Junior Chaine Competition that was held March 8 at the Restaurant School in Philadelphia. In this juried contest, each competitor receives a mystery box, and they must compose a menu and prepare an appetizer, main course and dessert for four people. Traupman took home a bronze medal. Knowing she could pick only one representative per college, Traupman came to mind right away. He had competed in the past with his partner Matthew Kirby in China for the International Young Chefs Association Challenge back in October 2019, where they also took home Bronze. They were the only team in the competition representing the United States. "This was another competition he could add to his resume. He will be able to do more like this, and he was able to network with people from all over Mid-Atlantic region," said Marz. Traupman plans to attend Johnson and Wales to pursue a bachelor's in culinary arts. NCC's culinary program continues to elevate the culinary program and take advantage of more opportunities like this for our students. Visit northampton.edu/culinaryarts.htm.
St. Peter’s UMC Events Submitted by Sharleen Crossett
Here at St. Peter’s in Emerald we are, as we hope you all are practicing social distancing. And although we are not joining together for formal worship services, the opportunity to worship with is available. Here enters “Trail Talks”, Pastor Bill and James Whiteman tag team and bring daily messages for you to view. By going onto facebook.com/William J Ritzenthaler you can view the afternoon messages and catch the ones you may have missed. On Saturday evenings at 6pm you can catch the weekly Lifetree Café, hosted by James Whiteman by going to facebook. com/helping hands community center. This is a ministry of St. Peter’s. And on Sunday mornings at 10am by going onto either of these above pages you can catch Pastor Bills church service. Again we are trying to stay home and stay safe until this crisis is over and we can meet as the body of Christ. We hope that this will end soon, but in the mean time you have a need, please contact Pastor Bill at 610-737-1450, to see if we can help you out. After this crisis has passed we look forward to getting back to a regular schedule so whether you’re looking for a place to worship or would just like to participate in our church activities, we are located at 7860 Center St. in Emerald you can always contact Pastor Bill at 610-737-1450, or check us out at www.STPetersUMCEmerald.com. Until we can meet again remember GOD LOVES YOU!
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In order to maintain a clutter-free home, you need to get to the root of why things pile up in the first place. The NEAT Method founders Molly Graves and Ashley Murphy believe that most people fall into the following clutter personalities: Too Busy = Too Many Extras: You buy items you already own because you don’t have a system in place for where to store them or, when you need to find things fast, the time to search through all the possible storage spots. Constant Worrier = Must Save Everything: You’re concerned that you “might” need something in the future, so you save everything, “just in case.” Overwhelmed in Life = Overwhelmed at Home: You don’t know where to begin—so you just live with the chaos. By identifying which category you fit into, you can avoid your weak spots.
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How Exercise Can Help You as You Age (excerpted) SOURCE: National Institute on Aging at NIH (NIH.gov)
Exercise and physical activity are good for just about everyone, including older adults. No matter your health and physical abilities, you can gain a lot by staying active. In fact, in most cases you have more to lose by not being active. Real Life Benefits of Exercise and Physical Activity Exercise and physical activity aren’t just good for your mind and body, they can help you stay active and mobile as you age! Regularly including all 4 types of exercise will give you a wide range of reallife benefits.
4 Types of Exercise
Exercise and physical activity fall into four basic categories—endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Doing them all will give you more benefits. ENDURANCE Endurance, or aerobic, activities increase your breathing and heart rate.
STRENGTH Try to do strength exercises for all of your major muscle groups on 2 or more days per week for 30-minute sessions each, but don’t exercise the same muscle group on any 2 days in a row. An example of an upper body strength exercise is the “Wall Push-Up” pictured here: Continued on page 18
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Sie's erblich, wie ich verschteh; You can do balance exercises almost anytime, Sin ken Pille defor, anywhere, and as often as you like.FROM: Having good _________________________ _____________________________________ Un's dutt net 'baddich weh. balance is important for many everyday activities, such as going up and down the stairs. It also helps mer.com Was dutt mer dann defor? ______________________________________________________________________ you walk safely and avoid tripping and falling over Bissel Glaawe helft verleicht— objects in your way. One balance exercise that you Un bissel rumgucke do holding onto a chair, a kitchen counter and Yourcan Advertisement Will Appear On The NEWSLETTER For: An Leit, wu hen's net leicht— so forth is the “Stand on One Foot” exercise. FLEXIBILITY Sin aarm un Iaahm un blind, ______________________________________________________________________ Do each stretching exercise 3 to 5 times at each Ken Aerwet un ken Geld; session. Slowly and smoothly stretch into the Wie glicklich kann mer sei ? desired position, as far as possible without pain. Was Recht hab ich fer'n Scheld‘! Hold the stretch for 10 to 30 seconds. Relax, breathe, then repeat, trying to stretch farther. Hab alsnoch bissel Geld, For numerous examples of exercises in each Un kann alsnoch gut fatt; category, including “how to” instructions and Un wann ich schaffe will, pictures, visit https://go4life.nia.nih.gov/exercises/ Iss aa deel Aerwet datt.
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'S muss Friehyaahr Fiewer sei— Yuscht Faulichkeet, bischur ; Die Cure iss bissel Aerwet, Un guck net an die Uhr.
From where does such a sickness come? It is easy to catch, as I understand; There are no pills for it, And it doesn’t particularly hurt.
Noh grickscht du z’rick dei Luscht, Die Welt guckt widder gut; Grickscht du ken Fehler, browier’s; Es schafft – ich weess es duht! -Ralph Funk
What does one do for it? Perhaps a little faith helps – And a little looking around At people who don’t have it easy – They are poor and lame and blind, They have no work and no money; How lucky can one be?
Spring Fever I have no joy! What fails? Yet I feel pretty good – I can eat well, sleep, And nothing is bothering me. And yet, there is something somewhere That takes my spunk away For working – makes me lazy, And leaves me sitting in the dirt. Like impatience – a sickness Very terrible for a man; And it takes an astounding struggle Until one can get over it.
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Then you will get back your joy, The world will look good again; You won’t get poor health, try it; It will work – I know it does! [Im letscht Ausgang Town & Country hen sie en Schtick gedruckt an Blatt 18 an Handwesches darrich des Coronavirus Granket. Sell hot mich erinnert weeich me Ardickel as ich zammegeduh hab Yaahre zerick, wann ich noch am Schaffe waar. Mei Manager hot en Poschder an Hendwesches uff die Wand in der Baadschtubb nuffgschteckt. Ich hab’s iwwergeguckt un hab gsehne, as es waar in Englisch, Spanisch, Franzoesisch un me paar orientalische Schprooche gschriwwe. Awwer ken Deitsch! So ich hab heemgange un hab’s iwwergsetzt in unserer liewe Schprooch. Un do iss es: Handwesches – Verwaahring vun Grankheit
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What right I have to get a scolding! I still have a little money, And can still get around good; And if I want to work, There is also some work there. It must be spring fever – Just laziness, certainly; The cure is a little work, And don’t look at the clock.
1. Mach die Hend nass. 2. Duh Seef uff die Hend druff, un reib sie fer zwansich Segunde zamme. 3. Schwenk sie ab. 4. Drickel sie mit me Babier-handduch. 5. Yuus sell fer der Graane abzudrehe.
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Schooling at Home during Covid-19 – Part 1 by Christine Allen, president of Reading Escapades & Math Explorers, Inc.
It’s been around a month since we have all been home with our children. In the beginning, it may have been fun – you are ALL set to help teach them at home. However, as the weeks dragged on, the wonderful teachers out there started using a variety of methods to continue learning. Regardless of what you received from the school, you are probably not sure what to do and many people are looking to the home school community. While there are many insights to be gleaned from them, home schooling does not look like “crisis schooling”, and I’ll address that in an upcoming post. Nonetheless, let’s look at different methods of teaching that can be done in your home, so you can adapt to what works best for your children. 1) School-at-home: from listening to our clients, this method is what many people are trying to replicate. This method, as the name implies, sets up your home learning environment to mimic your child’s classroom. There’s a dedicated area that has a whiteboard, a desk or table for each student, maybe some posters. Most likely there’s agenda of what to do each hour to ensure that no education is lost during this time. Who benefits the most: a child who thrives on structure, although this type
of child probably set up the system themselves (I know I did when I was in school!) 2) Unschooling: on the other end of the spectrum, this method focuses on “child-lead” learning. Many think that this means the child doesn’t do anything all day except watch TV or play video games. However, it really means that you give your child as many opportunities to introduce new topics and when they show interest, you provide the tools for them to learn more. This is an excellent way to teach during the crisis with so many organizations having free online lessons. Some of my favorites can be found at another post https://read2day.com/online-resources-to-addexcitement-to-your-time-at-home Who benefits the most: a child who doesn’t like “school” or thinks school is boring. 3) Eclectic Home Schooling: this method is a mix of the first two, and what I use with my own children. We do some worksheets/formal schooling, but most of what we do are based on their interests. Then I “sneak” in the “boring” things, but they never know it. Who benefits the most: a child who needs Continued on page 23
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Copycat Recipes Red Robin Freckled Lemonade
Enjoy the Red Robin Freckled Lemonade when you make it even more. Course Drinks Cuisine American Keyword Lemonade, Red Robbin, Red Robin Freckled Lemonade Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Total Time 20 minutes
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• 2 tablespoon frozen strawberries with syrup left melt • 1 1/2 cups Lemonaide Minutemaid
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• In a tall highball glass, place two tablespoons the strawberries and syrup into the bottom of a glass. Add lemonade and stir the mixture together. Fill the glass with ice. Or you can use a shaker if you have one on hand and pour the lemonade and frozen strawberries into the glass, shake and pour over ice. Garnish with fresh strawberries if desired. Nutrition Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 35mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 61g | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Iron: 0.2mg Tried this recipe?Mention @CopyKatRecipes or tag #copykatrecipes!
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Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Total Time 55 minutes Servings 10 Calories 321kcal Author Stephanie Manley INGREDIENTS
• Nonstick cooking spray • 2 pounds hashbrowns • salt and pepper • 4 ounces butter • 1/2 cup minced onion • 8 ounces sour cream • 10.75 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese Colby cheese (I prefer sharp cheddar) INSTRUCTIONS
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