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A Walk Among Slatington Businessmen Presentation Recently Held submitted by Robert Stettner

A cemetery walk presented by the Slatington History Preservation Committee featuring histories on select 19th century Slatington businessmen was held on Saturday September 14, in Union Cemetery, Slatington. Nearly 50 people attended the hour long presentation that delved into six businessmen, their family histories and business ventures and whose influence reached into the Slatington community and beyond. Featured businessmen included, A.P. Berlin, Henry Bittner, Abel Boyer, Alvin Haines and Thomas Continued on page 4

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Kern. Abel Boyer, Alvin Haines and Thomas Kern owned and operated a hardware store, department store and lumber company respectively. AP Berlin and Henry Kuntz owned and operated numerous slate quarries, and Henry Bittner was the proprietor of the Bittner House Hotel. The committee is pleased to announce that a video of the presentation is now available on YouTube, for those who were unable to attend the program. The video is also available for viewing at EOE

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the Slatington Library, or on their website Slatingtonlibrary.org The link for the YouTube video is https://youtu.be/Y2rfW9V_mjk The committee’s mission is to preserve, promote and protect Slatington’s history through presentations and publications, with the ultimate goal of opening a museum. Please like the history committee’s page on Facebook so you can stay abreast of the committee’s activities, programs and fundraisers, as well as a major announcement sometime during the first half of 2020. Stay tuned for another cemetery walk at a different location and on a different subject this coming fall.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR January 5 • St. John’s Lutheran Church, 40 Second Street, Slatington, will be offering a free community luncheon on January 5, 2020. We will be serving starting at 11:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. We will be serving meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and vegetables, tossed salad, beverages and desserts. It will be held in the church’s social hall. January 11 • Turkey Dinner served at 6:00 PM followed by a movie - The Healing Place at Living Stone Fellowship, 6925 Flint Hill Road, New Tripoli, PA. Respond to 610-298-3020 for information or to attend. Mondays • Knitting Club, Palmerton Library (1st Monday), 6 to 8 p.m. • Knitting for Veterans, Bath Legion, 6 to 9 p.m. • TOPS, Dinkey Church, Ashfield, 5:30 p.m. 610-852-2976. • Al-Anon Family Group/ Growing in Hope, St. Peters Community Center, 177 Main Road, Lehighton 7 - 8 p.m. 570-657-6850 • St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mahoning is hosting “GriefShare,” a free weekly grief support group and seminar, on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. “GriefShare” features video from prominent Christian experts on grieving, and caring conversation with people who understand your thoughts and feelings, whether your loss is recent or long ago. To find out more, or to register, call St. John’s at 570-386-9960. • American Legion Post 16 meeting every 2nd Monday at 7 p.m. Veterans needed for color guard to help with Military Honor Funeral. Call 610-703-5166 FMI. TUESDAYS • ALATEEN support group for 6

teens of family struggling w/ alcohol. Faith Alive Church, Palmerton/Bowmanstown, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adult Al-Anon and AA meetings, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. 570-730-8601. WEDNESDAYS • Alzheimer’s Support Group (1st and 3rd), St. John’s Lutheran Church, Jim Thorpe. 6:30 p.m. 610-392-2380. • Homework Helpers, Palmerton Library, 3 to 4:30 p.m. 610-826-4962. • Nar-Anon Meetings, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 696 Johnson Rd. Nazareth, 7:30 p.m. • Adult BS/JAM Club (K-5) and youth (6-12), 7 p.m. Faith Wesleyan Church, Route 309 Orefield 610-398-0172. • Carbon County Art League, meets the second Wednesday each month at 6:00 PM at The Seventh Moon Wellness Spa, Lower level, 701 Bridge Street, Lehighton, Pa 18235 Phone: 610-730-3163 • The overdose support group will be held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month. 6:00pm - 7:30pm at CarbonMonroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol. 428 South 7th St. Lehighton, PA. Contact Carolee @ 610-377-5177. Free support for anyone impacted by an overdose. • TOPS, New Night, Zion U.C.C., Lehighton. 4:30 p.m. 610-852-2136. THURSDAYS • Schnecksville Sr. Citizens Club, 12 p.m. at Schnecksville Grange 610-769-7570. • Polka, Laurel Fire Co. (3rd and 4th), 5 to 7 p.m. 610-262-2077. • Rotary Club of Slatington meeting, Woodstone Country Club, 6:15 p.m. 484-951-2468. • Al-Anon Family Group, St. John’s U.C.C. in Palmerton, 7 to 8 p.m. 570-861-4928. • American Legion Aux. of Slatington at Legion (1st),

7 p.m. FMI 610-760-1642. • PA German Friends meeting (3rd), St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Allentown, 7 p.m. 610-767-7140. • Walnutport Senior Citizens meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at St. Johns U.C.C. Church Slatington. FRIDAYS • Preschool Story Hour, Palmerton Library, 10:30 a.m. • Mom, Pop, and Tot class, 10 to 11 a.m. Northampton Rec. Center. Toddler based activities/group activities. 610-502-2990 or reccenter@ rcn.com. SATURDAYS • Cancer Connections Group Meeting, Bethany Wesleyan Church (3rd Sat.), 10 a.m. • Forgotten Felines Cat and Kitten Adoptions, noon to 4 p.m. 6022 Mountain Rd., Germansville. 610-760-9009. • SHEPHERDSCHAPEL.COM students have Saturday evening Bible study on a teleconference line with focus on current events in prophecy. Call 610-759-0293. SUNDAYS • Learning Experience & Discipleship classes, Bethany Wesleyan, 9 and 10:45 a.m. • Second Sunday of every month United States Submarine Veterans Lehigh Valley Base monthly meeting, at St Stephen’s Church at 510 Union St, Allentown.

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Why Your 2020 New Year’s Health or Fitness Resolution Might be Proven Outdated by 2030 submitted by Jamie Ducharme

Each year, as the calendar turns from December to January, millions of people make resolutions. and each year, surveys show, many of those selfpromises relate to wellness, whether it’s losing weight, eating better, exercising more or simply getting healthier. But “getting healthier” isn’t a fixed concept. If health advice is anything, it’s fickle. While some concepts stand the test of time—eat fruits and vegetables, get plenty of sleep, exercise when you can—other trends are over practically as soon as they begin. (Remember appetite-suppressant lollipops and Shake Weights?) As a result, resolutioners of 2010 likely had different goals than will resolutioners of 2020. Here’s a look back at prominent health advice from 2010— and how it stands up going into 2020. Nutrition 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a new version of its federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans in

December 2010. Among long-standing recommendations—such as eating a variety of fruits and vegetables and plenty of whole grains—the guidelines also advised Americans to limit saturated fats to 10% of caloric intake; increase low-fat dairy consumption; and limit cholesterol to 300 milligrams per day. But, of course, federal dietary guidelines aren’t the arbiter of how people eat. Pop culture also plays a big part, and 2010 was a banner year for fad diets. Several of them, oddly enough, involved not eating solid food. Juicing was everywhere, and the “Baby Food Diet” hit the internet, encouraging followers to replace breakfast, lunch and snacks with container after container of baby food. Plenty of people chased all that juice and mush with apple cider vinegar, in hopes of aiding digestion and suppressing appetite, according to Insider. 2020 While nutrition science changed quite a bit throughout the decade, the next version of the Dietary Guidelines, published in December 2015 and meant to last until 2020, included relatively few

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significant changes. For the first time, HHS suggested a specific cap on added sugars (less than 10% of daily calories), reflecting the broader war on sugar that took hold in the 2010s, sparked by rising rates of obesity and diabetes and replacing the war on fat that took place in the 1980s and 90s. Meanwhile, the guidelines eliminated its recommended cap on cholesterol, focusing instead on the need to avoid saturated and trans fats, while continuing to push for low-fat dairy—advice that was controversial in 2015, and has only become more so. As fat phobia fades further from memory, a number of studies have suggested that a fat-rich diet may actually prevent obesity and diabetes by balancing blood sugar and boosting satiety. In step with the resurgence of fat, the pendulum has swung from one dieting extreme (juice cleanses) to the other: meat-heavy meal plans like the ketogenic diet, which all but eliminates carbohydrates so that the body can shift to drawing its energy from fat. But perhaps the most drastic change to take hold since 2010 is the way Americans think about dieting in the first place. The 2010s saw a major shift in the way people—and the media—talk about health, as emphasis on weight-loss and thinness began to give way (albeit not completely) to ideals of strength, holistic health and body positivity. As such, new measures of dieting success began to emerge, like

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“clean eating” (usually defined as eating whole foods instead of processed versions) and having a healthy gut microbiome. The broader self-care revolution has extended to food, leading many people to self-soothe conditions like anxiety and burnout with adaptogens, herbs thought to help the body fend off physical and emotional stress. Alcohol 2010 As they had for years prior, the federal dietary guidelines in 2010 recommended that adults who drink do so in moderation—which, according to HHS, meant a drink or less per day for women, and Continued on page 10

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two drinks or less per day for men.Some doctors even encouraged moderate drinking, especially red wine, for its anti-aging and heart-healthy properties. 2020 On paper, that recommendation stands going into 2020, but the conversation started to change in 2018 and 2019. Several prominent studies published in those years suggest that there is no safe amount of drinking, and that the heightened risk of conditions like cancer and obesity associated with alcohol outweigh any of its possible cardiovascular benefits. The self-care, mindfulness and wellness movements also converged to produce a shift away from heavy drinking, especially among millennials. Beverage makers responded in kind, rolling out a slew of non- or low-alcohol options, such as lowalcohol-by-volume craft beers and booze-free, botanical spirits. Seltzer also continues to reign supreme. Fitness 2010 Exercise in 2010 was about roughing it. New books and studies brought paleo fitness (a primal fitness regimen that promotes moving like early man) and barefoot running into public consciousness, and

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ultra-intense bootcamp classes began working their way up the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual list of fitness trends for the first time. (On a lower-key note, yoga continued its ascent after being introduced to the U.S. decades earlier.) CrossFit, the notoriously intense workout program, was also well on its way to the full-fledged phenomenon it would become a few years later. The most recent federal physical activity guidelines at the time, published in 2008, seemed to support the more-exercise-is-better mindset. Though the guidelines did say all exercise is beneficial, it encouraged 150 minutes or more of weekly moderately-intense exercise in chunks of 10 minutes or longer. 2020 While boutique fitness studios peddling ultraintense boxing, bootcamp, rowing, running and CrossFit workouts are still trendy, the research community has other ideas. Numerous studies have found that short bouts of physical activity, even at low intensity, can prolong lifespan and prevent chronic illness, in some cases just as well as more intense, longer-duration exercise. The latest update to the federal physical activity guidelines, in 2018, agree that any exercise is better than none, even if it’s just a few minutes at a time. Not coincidentally, studios meant for napping and meditation, along with yoga, began popping up in cities all over America in the last few years of the decade.

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Enjoy nature, help a community group, go for hikes or bike rides, make new friends. How? By renewing your membership in or joining Lehigh Township Rails to Trails. We are a local group that enjoys area walks, hikes, and bicycle rides. In addition, we work on projects with both the Walnutport Canal Association and the D & L National Heritage Corridor. Currently, we are completing a looped path in the woods at Indian Trail Park. The next step is to create labels for native trees and herbaceous plants, and for fish found in the creek. Although we meet at the Municipal Building in Lehigh Township, our members come from locations both inside and outside of the township. Beginning in February, we’ll be meeting the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are open to everyone. We are planning a variety of walks and hikes each month. On Friday, January 10th, we’re doing a walk around Palmerton, highlighting the various styles of architecture in the town. Interested in joining us? Meet us in in front of the Post Office in Palmerton at 1:00PM. Rain/snow date is January 11th. For additional information call 610 767-0676. We look forward to meeting you!

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New Year’s resolutions Should be reminders of Goals The ISD Editorial Board recommends to make your New Year's Resolutions simple and achievable to avoid extra pressure and stress. These resolutions aren't binding, and personal goals can be set at any time throughout the year. It’s almost the end of the year and — this year specifically — it’s almost the end of the decade. New Year's is a great chance to reflect on the accomplishments and highs and lows of the past year, and it also signals a fresh start. It’s an exciting time to think about a new year starting, but it can also seem overwhelming and pressuring. A popular tradition is to make a “New Year’s Resolution,” and oftentimes multiple. While it’s good to set goals for the new year, it’s important to remember a few things before the new year starts. If you make any New Year resolutions, make sure they are simple, specific and achievable. Remember: These resolutions aren’t binding or shouldn’t put lots of stress on your day-to-day life. They should be reminders of what you want to be working toward, not a binding contract that causes anxiety. If you are one of those people who will find making a resolution anxiety-inducing, you don’t have to, it’s not a requirement. You can still make progress even if you aren’t specifically documenting it. If you do make any resolutions, a way to make them not seem as overbearing and overwhelming is to be specific. Instead of saying you want to run faster by the end of the year, maybe write something like you want to. You can also make personal goals at any point throughout the year. While New Year’s is a good excuse to make resolutions and set goals for yourself, JANUARY 2, 2020 || townandcountrygazette.com

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As we begin the year 2019 many people have also begun to pursue their set of New Year’s resolutions. Whether your resolution for the year is to eat more healthy or exercise more, one key to accomplishing them is holding yourself accountable. Once you understand that no one can do your resolutions for you, the better off you’ll be and the closer you are to reaching your goals. Another big part of reaching any of your new goals is setting short term goals that will put you that much closer to what you ultimately hope to achieve. If one of your goals is to exercise more, one way to do that is when you first begin, start by going to the gym twice a week. Although exercising twice a week may not give you the exact results you want, at least it will get you in the habit of working out on a schedule. After a month or so of working out twice a week, maybe you could decide to kick it up a notch and go three times a week. As time goes on, you can increase or increase the difficulty of your workout regiment until you begin to see the results that you want.

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The importance of setting those short term goals is vital towards accomplishing your long term goals because they help to give you momentum, build confidence, and it’s a way of dividing your task to make it more manageable. You must make your long-term goals a priority by making your short term goals a part of your schedule. While you set and achieve goals for yourself it’s very important to be realistic. That’s not to say don’t challenge yourself, but one of the worst things you can do when trying to accomplish something is set yourself up to fail by setting unrealistic goals. For example, if you would like to eat healthier maybe instead of becoming a vegan cold turkey, you focus on cutting out key things that are not healthy for you. During the first few weeks of working on eating more healthy, you can cut make it a point to drink at least a gallon of water a day or try not drinking soda or other sugary drinks. As drinking water becomes more of a habit you can kick it up a notch by not eating junk foods or no longer eating right before you go to sleep. The progress you make in each area of your diet will help you build the discipline you need to reach your ultimate goal of eating more healthy and after doing more of your own research you may be able to find other techniques that work for you.

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Interact Club of Slatington The Rotary Club of Slatington is reopening the Interact Club of Slatington. We are encouraging all Northern Lehigh students who have both an interest in becoming a leader and who would like to become involved in their community to join.

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The next meeting of the Book Club will be on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 1:00. The club will be meeting at Mama’s Pizza for a chat and chew, each member presenting a book of his/her choice. The book chosen for January is “Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley” by M.C. Beaton. The local genealogy group will meet on the second Saturday of each month at 11:00am. They welcome anyone who is interested in learning about their ancestors or who have questions on how to find their ancestors. The Sweet Spot diabetes series is presented by Ed Bechtel on the fourth Wednesday of every month

at 1:00 pm and is sponsored by Bechtel’s Pharmacy, Inc. There is a link on the library’s web site (www. slatingtonlibrary.org) to view past presentations. The winners of the library’s Christmas 50/50 are, 1st place Shirley Frantz, 2nd place Alice Wanamaker and 3rd place Barry Silfies. Thank you to everyone for their support of the library. The library takes donations of books. We do not take encyclopedias, National Geographic’s magazines or Reader’s Digest condensed books. There is always a book sale going on. Library hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; closed Thursday and Sunday. Contact us at 610 767-6461.

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TOUCH OF DUTCH Submitted by Larry Gradwohl

8 Yenner 1959 Mer hen awwer en kalder Desember darrichgemacht den Winder. Wann die Leit noch die Eisheiser fille deede mit Eis, as gfrore waer uff’m Daemm, wie sie als hen Yaahre zerick, hedde sie die Arwet aus em Weg griege kenne frie im Winder. Fer Yaahre zerick iss es der Kaerls als dudlich warre, wann’s so gelind waar un iss ken Eis gfrore darrich daer Winder. Wann’s mol Hanning iss warre un die Eisheiser waare noch net gfillt, waare sie bang, es geebt ken Eis seller Winder. Yaahre zerick hen die Leit nix gewisst vun Esse un Drinke kalt halde mit Lektrisiti. Net alleebber hot iewens Eis ghatt. Mir wisse noch gut, as es ebbes arrig waar, wann mer en Schtick Eis mit Heem hen uff em Wagge, wo mer uffgelaade hen am 20

Eishaus drunne am Damm neegscht an der Miehl, wo der Paepp als Schrode mache hot losse. Der Paepp hot aa als verzehlt, wie er als helfe hot es Eis vum Daemm nemme un in’s Eishaus helfe hot schaffe. Sie hen als en Gaul adder en Eesel in en Eisblug gschpannt fer die Schticker abmarricke, wo sie schpeeder abgsaegt un abgschtoche hen. Mir hen’s Eis als vergraawe in’s Geils Hoi, wann der Paepp’s heemgebrocht hot; no iwwer Sunndaag hen mer als Eiskriem (Gfrorner-Raahm) gemacht. Mir hen ken Eis in’s Drinkwasser geduh, awwer mer wisse, as deel Leit sell geduh hen. Es Eis hot als schee sauwer geguckt un oftmols hen mer als News@TownAndCountryGazette.com || JANUARY 2, 2020

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CHURCH DIRECTORY Please send your updates to askus@ townandcountrygazette.com or mail them to P.O. Box A, Walnutport, PA 18088. The directory is a free listing of local churches in alphabetical order and includes services, Sunday school, and Bible Study schedules. Please call the churches for directions or more information. Agape New Testament Fellowship Schnecksville, 610-767-2869 W 10 a.m. All Saints Episcopal Church Lehighton, 610-377-2675 W 10 a.m. SS 9 a.m. Assumption B.V.M. Catholic Church Slatington, 610-767-2214 W Sat. 5 p.m. Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Ben Salem United Church of Christ Lehighton, 570-386-3870 W 8/10:30 a.m. SS (all ages) 9:15 a.m. Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church 220 North Street, Lehighton, 610-377-0724 W 10:45 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m. www.bethanylehighton.com Bethany Wesleyan Church Cherryville, 610-767-1239 (N) Sat. 5 p.m. Encounter. W Sun. 9 & 10:45 a.m. HA for all services and W & SS for Sunday mornings Bethany Wesleyan Church Lehighton, 610-767-1239 (N & SS children), (HA) W Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Bethel U.C.C. Slatington, 610-428-6329 or 610-760-0795. W 10 a.m. SS 9 a.m. Blue Mountain Community Church Palmerton, 610-826-8402 Sun. W 8:45 & 10:30 a.m. Chapman Quarries United Methodist Bath, 610-837-0935 (HA) W 11 a.m. SS 10 a.m. Christ’s Church at Lowhill UCC New Tripoli, 484-358-0649 W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m. facebook.com/christchurch@lowhill Christ U.C.C., Little Moore Danielsville, 610-837-6051 W 9 a.m., S.S. 9:15 a.m.

Christ U.C.C. Walnutport, 610-767-1601 W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m. (HA)

Grace United Church of Christ Northampton, 610-262-7186 (HA) W 10:30 a.m. SS 9:15 a.m.

Christ UCC Schoenersville 5050 Airport Rd Allentown PA 18109 610-264-9325 W 10:15 a.m. (HA)

Heidelberg Lutheran Church Slatington, 610-767-4740 (HA) W 8:30 a.m.

Concordia Lutheran Church Northampton, 610-262-8500 W 9 a.m. SS 10:15 a.m. Covenant United Methodist Church Bath, 610-837-7517 HA W 8 & 10:30 a.m. SS (all ages) 9:15 a.m. Dinkey Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church Ashfield, 610-377-4242 W 8:30 a.m. SS 10 a.m. Dryland UCC Newburg, 610-759-4444 W 8 & 10.15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. Ebenezer United Church of Christ New Tripoli, 610-298-8000 SS 9 a.m. (during church service); W 10:15 a.m. Ebenezer United Methodist Church Lehighton, 610-377-6900. W 9 a.m. www.ebenezerumclehighton.com Egypt Community Church Egypt, 610-262-4961 (HA) W 10:30 a.m., SS 9 a.m. Emmanuel U.C.C. Bowmanstown W 9 a.m., SS 10:15 a.m. Faith Independent Church of Christ Walnutport 610-737-5390 (Pastor) W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m. Faith Alive United Methodist Church Bowmanstown, 610-852-2805 W 8:30 & 10:45 a.m., SS 9:45 a.m. Faith Wesleyan Church Route 309, Orefield (HA/N) 610-398-0172 W 9 & 10:45 a.m. SS 9 & 10:45 a.m. Friedens U.C.C. Slatington, 610-767-7099 (HA) W 10:30 a.m. God’s Missionary Church Lehighton, 570-249-4435 (HA) SS 9:30 a.m., W 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Good Shepherd U.C.C. Slatington, 610-767-9680 (HA) W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Kreidersville, 610-262-9517 W Sun. 9 a.m. Gospel Chapel Wesleyan Church Northampton, 610-262-8101 (N) W 10:30 a.m. SS 9 a.m.

Heidelberg U.C.C. Slatington, 610-767-4740 (HA) W 11 a.m. Heritage Baptist Church Orefield, 610-395-4970 (N) W 10:45 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Church Whitehall, 610-262-9315 W Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 7:15, 8:30, 10 & 11:30 a.m. Holy Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church 1235 Main St. Northampton, 610-262-2668 (HA/N) W 10:30 a.m. SS 9 a.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Slatedale, 610-767-1526 W 10:45 a.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Palmerton (HA/N) W 8 & 10:15 a.m. Holy Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church 604 Pine St. (4th and Pine) Catasauqua, 610-264-2641 W 8 a.m. Spoken; 9 a.m. Family Communion; 10:30 Traditional, BS Thurs. 10 a.m. Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church 1372 Washington Ave, Northampton, 610-262-3365 (HA) W Sun 10 a.m. Hope Lutheran Church Cherryville, 610-767-7203 (HA/N) www.hopecherryville.org Sun. W 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. SS 9:15 a.m. Jacob’s Church Route 143, New Tripoli, 610-756-6252 SS 9 a.m., W 10 a.m., BS Wed. 7 p.m. www.jacobschurch.org Jerusalem Lutheran Church Palmerton, 610-681-5200 W 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. Jerusalem U.C.C. Palmerton, 610-681-4412 W 9 & 10:30 a.m. Kingdom Life Family Center Orefield (N) W 10 a.m. Lighthouse Baptist Church 1349 Green St., Lehighton, (HA/N) SS 10 a.m., W 11 a.m., BS 6 p.m. info@lbclehighton.org Living Hope Lighthouse Palmerton, 610-826-2201 W 10 a.m.

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Living Stone Fellowship New Tripoli, 610-298-3020 W 10 a.m. Helping Hands Community Church A ministry of Emerald St. Peter’s Parryville, 610-737-1450 (HA) LifeTree Cafe Saturdays 5 p.m. Morgenland Union Church Orefield, 610-395-0067 W 9 a.m. & SS 9 a.m. (HA) www.morgenland.org Mountain View Wesleyan Church Bath, 610-759-7553 W 10:30 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m. Northampton Assembly of God Cherryville Rd., 610-262-5645 W 10:15 a.m. & 6 p.m. SS 9:30 a.m. Northampton God’s Missionary Church Northampton, 610-262-4412, ngmc.church W 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. (HA) Northern Lehigh Bible Fellowship Church Walnutport, 610-434-8661 W 10:30 a.m. People’s E.C. Church Lehighton W 8:30/10:30 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m. Sacred Heart Church Rev. William Campion Palmerton 610-826-2335 W Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 8:30 & 11 a.m. (HA) www.shcpalmerton.org

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Palmerton, 610-826-7766 W 10:30 a.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church Slatington, 610-767-6361 W 8 & 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. (HA/N) St. John’s U.C.C. Palmerton (HA) W 10 a.m., SS 9 a.m. St. John’s U.C.C. Laury's Station (HA) W 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. St. John’s U.C.C. Slatington, 610-767-5554 (HA/N) W 9 a.m., SS 10:30 a.m. St. John’s U.C.C. - Howertown Northampton, 610-262-8666 (HA/N) W 9:00 a.m. St. John’s E.L.C. Lehighton, 570-386-9960 W 9 a.m., SS 10:15 a.m. St. Matthew's E.L.C. Lehighton, 610-377-2972 W 8:30 a.m., SS 10 a.m. Rev. Michael Frost St. Matthew’s U.C.C. Kunkletown, 610-381-2442 W 9 a.m., SS 10:30 a.m. St. Nicholas R.C. Berlinsville, 610-767-3107 W (M-F) 8:30 a.m., Sat 4:30 p.m., Sun 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Salem United Methodist Church Danielsville (N) W 9:30 a.m., SS 11 a.m.

St. Paul’s U.C.C. of Indianland Cherryville, 610-767-5751 (HA/N) W 10:30 a.m., SS 9 a.m.

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St. Paul’s U.C.C. Northampton, 610-261-2910 (HA/N) W 10:15 a.m. SS 9 a.m.

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When February rolled around and the ice houses were not filled, they became afraid it would give no ice that season. Years back the people knew nothing of keeping food and drink cold with electricity. Not everyone even had ice. We remember well that it was something special when we brought home a stick of ice which we loaded on the wagon at the ice house down at the dam next to the mill where dad let them grind feed. Dad also always told us how he always helped take the ice off the dam and load it in the ice house. They hitched a horse or mule to the ice plow to mark off the ice [in blocks], which they later sawed and broke off. We always buried the ice in the horsesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hayloft when dad brought it home and then over Sundays we made ice cream. We did not put any ice in the drinking water, but we knew that some people did that. The ice always looked very clear and sometimes we would suck on a piece of it. When one thinks how dirty the water is in the river or in the run one has to wonder how the ice could look so clear or clean. And if one thinks over how the majority men

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New Year’s resolutions all too frequently fall by the wayside by the end of January. However, the coming of a new year does offer an excellent opportunity to reassess your life and decide what needs to be changed.You are perhaps more likely to stick to a plan if you don’t treat it as a ‘resolution’ that must be strictly followed, and instead approach it as a step-by-step, long-term project. Here’s a few tips on things you could change to make 2020 a year for success… Getting fit and staying motivated As Falko Sniehotta, a professor of behavioural medicine and health psychology at Newcastle University says in a Guardian article with 25 tips for staying motivated, the problem is not “starting” the get fit process but about maintaining it. Check out your diet Once we reach our Fifties, we need to consider changes to our diet. It’s important that we think more carefully about portion control and keep a close eye on our starchy carbohydrate intake. Although counting calories isn’t the right way to go about it for everyone, this

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