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Buying Farm-Fresh Food

By John Hall for Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette

At the start of the pandemic last year we pivoted to cover farmers’ markets and single-farm stores as people throughout our region veered away from the big grocery stores to shop local and buy direct from the farmers themselves. Although the change in focus was pandemic-driven, a new appreciation 255E South Best Ave. Walnutport, PA 18088

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for the flavors and nutritional value of farm-fresh food has taken hold with many people.

So in this farmer / farmers’ market section, we are talking with more farmers and looking at the many benefits of buying directly from them.

If you are relatively new to the idea of buying your food directly from its source, you may have some questions. You’ll find a lot of your questions answered in “Farmer Markets: Did You Know?”

We have many options throughout our region to buy our food directly from farmers. We can purchase at large public farmers’ markets, or by visiting farm stores at individual farms. Because of that we’re doing two “farm focus” articles in this issue, one on Slate Hill Farm and Market and the other on Crooked Row Farm and Market.

In “Farm Focus: Slate Hill Farm and Market” you will find out how that family-run operation focuses on the “basics” at its location, which was the site of the old Byler’s Pumpkin Farm just off Mountain Road a few miles to the west of the Continued on page 4

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Lehigh Gap. In “Farm Focus: Crooked Row Farm and Market” you will learn how farmer Liz Wagner anticipated and managed “an insane spike” in business in 2020 and how she has grown her Farm and Farm Market business since.

You probably already know that we have a lot of great farmers’ markets in this region, including the Easton Farmers’ Market that was established in 1753 and was one of the sites where the Declaration of Independence was initially read.

But for this issue, we connected with Bambi

Elsasser with the Lehighton Downtown Initiative, which is hosting the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market. Bambi gave us all kinds of reasons why you might want to spend one or more of your Saturday mornings this summer at the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market.

We are also including a pretty full listing of our region’s farmers’ markets and farm stores. And finally, we look at the many benefits of shopping with our local farmers – from the economic (it keeps our money in our communities) to the environmental.

So please enjoy this special issue and join us next time when we place our focus on summer recreation.

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Slatington Library News submitted by Louise Bechtel

The Slatington Library is open for those looking for books and/or computer use. We ask that anyone who is not vaccinated to please wear a mask. For those who are vaccinated we do recommend wearing a mask, but they are optional.

You should shortly receive the library’s annual community letter, requesting donations for the library. Please consider supporting the library, any amount is appreciated.

Slatington Public Library is pleased to extend an invitation for membership to those communities who do not have a local library. From now until

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the end of the year, 2022, the membership fee to join our library will be reduced to $15.00, a 25% reduction. Most communities have free membership because they help support their local library.

Everyone should take advantage of the many services that a library provides. Join your public library.

The Slatington Library Book Club is now reading “The secret life of bees” by Sue Monk Kidd. The book club will meet on Monday, June 7, 2021, at 1:00 pm. via Zoom. Copies of this title are available at the library. Contact the library if you wish to join in. There next book will be The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

Remember to check out the links on the library’s web page. You can connect for free to: Power library, Rosetta Stone, Brainfuse, NoveList and ComicsPlus, e-books and audiobooks, Heritage Quest, Ancestry (in library use only),Lawdepot and Newspapers (Morning Call). All you need is a library card.

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Power library gives you access to thousands of articles, newspapers, encyclopedias, photographs, and reference materials.

Power Teens provides online resources including full-text research e-resources, collections of photographs and documents, the statewide catalog of materials held in libraries throughout Pennsylvania, and Chat with a Librarian.

Power Kids gives access to eBooks, age appropriate research sites (elementary & middle school), biographies, and much more!

You can sign-up for a library card in our online catalog and select e-books and audio books from the Carbon Lehigh Downloadable Library. Both links are on our web page.

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Farmer Markets: Did You Know?

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If you have never purchased your food directly from a farmers’ market or an individual farm’s store you might have some questions. Here are some things you may not know.

In general, a farmers’ market will be all farmers and food producers. A farm store or stand will feature product from the attached farm and possibly related product from other farms nearby.

Buying from the Farm The top-selling products that you are likely to find at a farmers’ market include fresh produce, milk, meat and eggs, as well as breads and other baked goods. In addition you may also find flowers, plants and seedlings, honey and even handmade soap and skincare products.

You might be wondering if it’s more expensive to shop at a farmers’ market than at your regular grocery store. In any situation one item might be more or less expensive when compared, but when you buy directly from the farmer you will see that some items are significantly less expensive. But there’s much more to consider than just that.

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buying the freshest food possible, especially when it comes to produce. There is no shorter food supply chain than from the field to the farm stand or farmers’ market. And one very important thing to keep in mind is that because farmer stands and markets are local, they keep your money circulating within your local economy. Farm vendors retain 100 percent of their profits and that makes the local economic impact very robust.

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you’re buying and so much more. Visiting a farm store or farmers’ market can be a great fresh-air outing for a group of friends or family. It can also be an educational experience for young and old alike finding out more about the food you eat and in certain circumstances observing the farm operations in action.

At the farmers’ market, because different farms and producers are represented it can be worthwhile to walk around and browse the entire market before you really start buying. For instance, if you’re looking for picture-perfect tomatoes, you might find the best-of-the-best at one stand, but if you’re making a huge batch of tomato sauce, you might be able to buy a lot of less-perfect tomatoes and even negotiate a little on the pricing somewhere else. Another path to lower pricing is to hit your market late in the day when the farmers will want to get rid of everything and will sell it for less. No matter how you shop it, enjoy the farmer market experience and then enjoy the freshest tasting food your money can buy.

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Farm Focus: Crooked Row Farm & Market

By John Hall for Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette

Crooked Row Farm is a certified organic, womanowned vegetable farm on the western edge of the Lehigh Valley on Route 309 in Orefield. The farm grows high-quality organic vegetables, herbs, eggs and fruits for its customers. In addition to its own farm-grown product, The Crooked Row Farm Market also features vegetarian offerings, a line of oils and tinctures called Crooked Row Herbals that was developed by a team working on the Farm in 2020, and most recently Steelhead Trout from New York’s Hudson Valley.

The Crooked Row Farm Market is open seven days a week and also features product from other organic producers in the region. According to Liz Wagner, Farmer at Crooked Row Farm and Market, she saw “an insane spike” in the number of customers shopping there in 2020 and realized she could and should expand the offerings in the Market to satisfy its customers.

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Growth and Expectations Anticipating the “pandemic wave” of business, Wagner actually got in front of it by digitizing the farm’s inventory and market operations. That allowed her to ramp up the business in various ways from winter vegetable production (for greens) to more freezers and a walk-in cooler.

Crooked Row Farm also began offering curbside pickup in 2020 and developed a major delivery route through Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton

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to better serve its customers.

We asked Wagner if she thought her new customers would stick with the “buy direct from the farm” approach or return to their old foodbuying routines. She says when things did start to open back up after the first three-month lockdown, the number of shoppers coming directly to the Farm dropped. However, she feels she has been able to create a strong new customer base that will carry forward from last year.

Farmer-Customer Communication An interesting thing to know about Wagner, who only became a farmer nine years ago, is that she comes from a communications background rather than traditional Ag. She credits that with helping her and her team create a different food-buying experience for her customers with a heavy emphasis on communication about the foods and the plants they are buying. That may also have helped her and Crooked Row Farm and Market attract a younger demographic than the industry in general.

Something special Wagner noticed in 2020 was that a lot of customers started bringing their daughters to meet “Farmer Liz” so they could find out what it’s like to work on a farm. Wagner’s objective for those opportunities is to give girls a whole different idea about agriculture and how it works.

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Row Farm and Market has partnered with the Parkland CARES Food Pantry to help address food insecurity in the Parkland community. The Farm provides veggie bags for the Pantry’s customers and raised more than $11,000 from its own customers for the Pantry’s efforts last year.

Wagner says Crooked Row now has a cooler it specifically shares with the Pantry at the Farm and will continue to support that program.

The Farm also accepts EBT access cards and FMNP Vouchers. To follow Crooked Row Farm and Market, as well as the posts from Farmer Liz, visit https://crookedrowfarmpa.com/.

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Farm Focus: Slate Hill Farm & Market SOURCE: Loren Petre Interview

Slate Hill Farm and Market is located in the northeast corner of Lehigh County, approximately four miles west of the Lehigh Gap just off Mountain Road. For many years this farm was known as Byler’s Pumpkin Farm, which hosted an annual pick-your-own pumpkin festival in October. In 2016, Loren and Nancy Petre purchased this and began a seasonal farm market without the entertainment activities. As a family operation, they realize the value of knowing where food originates and how it is grown. Sustainable farming methods for them include many organic practices.

The Farm’s Focus First and foremost, Slate Hill Farm has an on-site market open to the public, with an array of homegrown vegetables and fruits for sale, most grown there. Rows of sweet corn, lettuce, string beans, onions, red beets, potatoes and other crops stretch out along the farm lane. In addition to the normal growing season in the gardens, early and late crops

are cultivated in the soil in several plastic covered hoop houses and greenhouses. Two of these early crops are strawberries and tomatoes, usually ready for harvest by Mother’s Day weekend.

In April and May, the Petres also have vegetable plants and flowers for sale in their retail greenhouse.

Mid-June means blueberries, and by July 4th, the first sweet corn is usually ripe. August includes peaches and melons, and September brings with it the colorful field of blooming mums (chrysanthemums) for sale. And then comes apple harvest and fresh-pressed apple cider, with other produce mixed in throughout the season. Looking to preserve and store more of your food? Call for available quantity of in-season items.

Besides in-season produce, the market offers local pasture-raised eggs, wildflower honey, and home-made canned goods, with shelves of old favorites such as chow-chow, hot pickled dilly beans, pickled red beets, and sauerkraut.

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Slate Hill Farm and Market open in early April with regular hours Tuesday to Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM, and Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. The market closes at Thanksgiving. See the ad in this issue of the Gazette for other details.

This summer, plan your weekly trips out to Slate Hill Farm and Market and experience the benefits of seeing where your food is grown. It is located at 8737 Ashfield Road, Slatington, Pennsylvania 18080. Look for signs at the intersection of Ashfield Road and Mountain Road, and also at the end of the farm lane. For further information or to place orders, you may call the Petres at 484-262-0694.

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Our region has some wonderful public farmers’ markets and also farm stores / stands / markets located at individual farms. Here is a listing for both categories of market in our region. Each market will provide you with a place to gain all the nutritional benefits of buying fresh directly from the farmers themselves.

As you can see you will have no shortage this year of places to go to stay fully stocked with farm-fresh foods. An added benefit: farmer markets of any kind can also be great outdoor excursions for friends and family on a weekend morning or afternoon. Make a tour of our region’s farm stores and markets part of your summer routine in 2021.

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Allentown Farmers Market Allentown, PA: In The Allentown Fairgrounds allentownfarmersmarket.com/ Bath Farmers' Market Bath, PA bathfarmersmarket.org/ Easton Farmers' Market Easton, PA eastonfarmersmarket.com/ The Easton Farmers’ Market is the oldest and most well-known in our region. Farmers have been traveling to Easton to sell their goods since 1752. The Market claims the title of “America’s Longest Continuous Running Open-Air Market” and on July 8, 1776, was one of only three places where the Declaration of Independence was publicly read. If you like your farmers’ market steeped in history, be sure and stop by Easton’s market sometime this year.

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Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market SOURCE: Lehighton Downtown Initiative

Now in its fifth year, the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market seems like a great place to spend your Saturday mornings. According to Bambi Elsasser with the Lehighton Downtown Initiative, which is hosting the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market, there are all kinds of reasons to spend one or more of your Saturday mornings this summer at the market.

To start, this farmers’ market is unique in our area. It is a “producer goods only” farmers’ market and what that means is that the market only accepts vendors selling goods that are homegrown, homemade or handmade.

For 2021, the hours for the Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market are every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. – 12 noon. The market takes place in the Lehighton Downtown Borough Park near the “iconic fountain.” The market recently opened for the season on May 15th and will run every week through October 9th. For GPS purposes, use the address “1 Constitution Avenue” in Lehighton.

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Sat. May 15th– Oct 9th • 9AM – 12PM Lehighton Downtown Borough Park Producers goods only market: Homegrown • Homemade • Handmade

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the entire season, and then a group of additional vendors who will change week to week. Each week also features live music, crafters and at least one food truck.

In addition to finding fresh produce, beef, dairy products – including chocolate milk, poultry and pork, some other regular offerings include fresh cut flowers and homemade peanut butter. Elsasser indicated there are also three “great bakers” that come to the Market on a regular basis with baked product ranging from bread and cupcakes, to scones, cookies, quiche, sometimes pies and cakes, and “a very special apple strudel.”

June 5th will be the first day for a new vendor who will be selling frozen, pre-packed foods you can purchase to eat at home. That vendor will be using many of the food products available at the farmers market to create the take-home foods. Another vendor will be selling healthy oils infused with spices and herbs.

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Special Events Planned The market will also be hosting special events throughout the season. On several occasions, the Farmers Market, which has partnered with St. Luke’s Hospital, will feature St. Luke’s chefs leading tours of the market while “shopping the market” to then create delicious offerings for market attendees to enjoy that day.

The market will also celebrate “Christmas in July” on July 24 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. with additional vendors, Christmas decorations, Christmas music and more. For all the latest information including special event dates, go to the “Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market” page on Facebook. The bottom line according to Elsasser is that “Christmas in July” and for that matter the entire season will “just be fun.”

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Purchasing food from farmers’ markets and farm stores is often considered a key component of creating a sustainable lifestyle. But you might wonder exactly how it does that. We visited the Farmers’ Market Coalition website and found these five reasons (edited) why buying food from your local farm stores and farmers’ markets is good for your community, good for the environment, and good for you.

Less Food Miles / We all know that eating food from the farmers’ market means it is as fresh as can be, sometimes picked that same morning.

There is no long-distance shipping, no chemicals to simulate the ripening process and no sitting for weeks in storage. While food in the United States travels an average of 1500 miles to get to your plate – using large amounts of natural resources, contributing to pollution and generating trash with excessive packaging, food purchased from local farmers has been transported far shorter

distances and generally grown with methods that minimize impact on the environment.

It’s In Season / Food at farm stands and farmers’ markets comes and goes with the season, and for this reason it is always fresh and delicious. Eating seasonal foods can help bring back awareness of the earth, the weather and the turning of the seasons as you anticipate asparagus in the spring, savor ripe tomatoes in summer and bake with winter squash in the fall.

Your Money Stays in Your Community / By purchasing food directly from farmers at a farmers’ market, farm stand or through a CSA (communitysupported agriculture) program, you are directly contributing to a farmer’s financial success by

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cutting out the middle man. That means your money stays in your community. In addition, that face-to-face connection influences farmers’ sustainability choices giving them resiliency for changing market conditions.

Flexible Outlets / Farmers’ markets specifically, provide a space to get to know both neighbors and farmers creating connections that contribute to strong local food systems and community strength in times of hardship. Also, due to the flexible nature of market locations, farmers’ markets can often offer faster and more nimble disaster response and recovery than more traditional food outlets.

Influencing and Creating Community Connections / Because farmers’ markets serve as a hub in many communities, the markets play a large role in influencing behavior change around food shopping and habits. At farmers’ markets shoppers become better informed about the effects of their purchases on their local systems, farmers and environment. This organic engagement with the food system at the market may be one of the most important and influential factors in creating new sustainable habits and local food shoppers for life.

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MORE GREAT NEWS!!!! On June 6th we here at St. Peter’s welcome everyone to return for the open services. Wearing of masks will not be required, if you feel the need to continue wearing a mask that will be your choice. A time of Bible study/Sunday school will be at 9am, followed by the service at 10am. All persons entering the Church may do so through any door, upon entering there will be hand sanitizer (provided). Communion is celebrated the 1st Sunday of the month with the use of pre-packaged elements.

Still time to start! The Monday morning Bible Study meets at 11am. The Monday evening Bible Study at 6:30pm. The topic for both studies is “The 12 Women of the Bible”, please contact Pastor Bill is ensure materials will be available. As with all activities of the church the Bible studies are open to all. There is no cost for the book, but donations are accepted.

We are still looking for you to come and join us.!

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evening from 6-7PM. They are currently studying “Rooted in Christ”. For more information, please contact Kristin at 484-550-2578. The group will meet at the Helping Hands Community Center of Slatedale located at 4019 Main St, Slatedale.

We are once again handing out food boxes to those in need. Please check out the church and Pastor Bills Facebook pages for dates. Pickups are at the Northern Lehigh Food bank usually on a Tuesday from 10am till gone.

At this time, we are continuing with the online services along with the church being fully opened hoping to see you in person. Remember that on Friday afternoon @ 4PM join Pastor Michelle with “Moments with Kids, and “Trail Talks” with Pastor Bill, Monday thru Thursday. These can all be viewed on facebook.com/StPetersChurch18080.

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Main St. Slatedale. This month’s date is June 19th. Please note that both clothing collection boxes are now open for donations of gently used clothing.

Please do not leave clothing outside of collection boxes. If clothing gets wet, we must throw it away.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

In all areas of the church’s ministries, we continue to praise God for his blessings both large and small.

If you have a need, please contact Pastor Bill at 610-737-1450 to see if help is available.

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TOUCH OF DUTCH Submitted by Larry Gradwohl

Der alt Blechschmidt aus’m Bloh-barrig Der alt Blechschmidt hot amme Paad uff em Bloh-barrig gewohnt, imme Heisel gans un gaar verlumpt. Er hot’s verlause losse, un ’s iss en recht Dreckloch warre. Er waar selver en voller Drecksach un en Schlappes, wann seilewes eener waar. Awwer ken Sauflodel adder Siffer, ken Schtinkbock, ken Lumpehund, ken Schtinker, ken Dreckmaul, aa ken Schlurri adder Schallack adder Ketzer adder Schlingel – er hot sei Nochbere un Mitmensche gut gegliche un ’ne gholfe, wann er ’ne Hilf gewe kenne.

Wie gsaagt, sei Heemet waar en Dreckloch. En Schtubb-voll Bisskatze hett net arriyer rieche kenne. Was schtinkt hot ihm gut gebasst. Sei Baart waar oft verschmiert mit Limbarriyer-kees, un er hot aa geroche denooch. Mannichmol hot er gemeent, die ganz Welt deet bissli schtinke, graad unnich seinre eegne Naas. Doch waar sei Schtubb voll gut-riechiche Blumme un annre scheene Blanze, sei liebschdi awwer die Schtinkblumm.

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Wie gsaagt, em alde Blechschmidt sei Heisel waar verlappert. Verroschde Kandel hen’s Reggewasser darrichsuddre adder – dropse un blatzweis darrichlaafe losse. Unner ’m Dachdraaf waer mer puddelnass warre – nadierlich, es hett erscht moll reggere misse. Hie un do, wu en Fenschderscheib als waar, hot mer’n Schtick Bappedeckel sehne kenne, adder Lumbe neigschteckt. Roschdiche Blechkanne mit farwiche Blumme un Blanse un paar gleene Blummeheffe hen uff’em Fenschdersitz gschtanne un rausgeguckt nooch der Sunn, wann’s meeglich waar.

Der alt Blechschmitt iss als vun Blatz zu Blatz gange, fer sei Blechgschaerr verkaafe, graad wie aa Gebott- un Daaf-scheinmacher als rumkumme sin. Blechschmidt un Kesselkraemer! Er iss iwwerall rumgedappt, doch net schlapp-fiessich, un hot sei blechne Sache rumgschleeft un rumgschleppt. ’S iss alsemol vorkumme, as er der Weg verlore hot. Er hett sei Weg verleicht zerickreiche kenne, des hett awwer nix gebatt, weil er selvert so geroche hot. Gemeenerhand hot die Sunn ihm glei gewisse, wie er zerickgeh sott.

In’re Benn newich ’m Heisel hot der alt Blechschmidt en Dutzend adder meh Hinkel waxe un gaxe losse, fer sei Hungersnot schpeeder zu versarriye. Er waar ewwe so arrig fer Hinkelfleesch.

Daags hot en Tschaa-duwack (Kauduwack) ihm immer gut gschmackt. Was er nachts deweege geduh hot, des weess mer net. Die Duwacksbrieh iss ’m gewehnlich an de Maulecke un am Baart runnergeloffe. Schpaarsam un ebbes gnapps – er hot eener der Daag genumme. Middaags hot er’n newe der Deller gelegt, bis er faddich waar esse.

Nochmiddaags iss er in der Hinkelhof gange, fer die Hinkel fiedre, un hot en verlore. Paarmol hot er gemeent, er hett en gfunne.

Em alde Blechschmidt hot der Dreck nix ausgemacht. Yuscht die scheene Sache um sich rum hot er gsehne – sei Blehwaar un sei Blechgschaerr, un nadierlich sei Blumme. Er hot’s Blech selwert in die recht Form ausgschnidde, gedreht, geboge, ghammert un Lecher neigschlagge.

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guder ehrlicher recht-schaffener Mensch noch debei, wu naeryeds nimmand wissentlich Schaade geduh hett. Was wott mer dann mehner? Em Blechschmidt sei Lewe waar selwer nie net dreckich.

Ee Mariye hen paar Nochbere ihn im Heisel uff en Schockelschtuhl gfunne, en halb Blechvoll kalder Kaffi uff em Disch un en Blechkessel voll heesser Kaffi mit schwatzen Kaffisatz (-grauns) uff em Offe. Es Kohlefeier waar noch net aus, es waar noch ruhich am Brenne. Der alt Blechschmidt waar aa ruhich, er waar dod, der Kinschtler awwer net!

-Russell W. Gilbert The old Tinsmith from the Blue Mountain The old tinsmith lived off a trail on the Blue Mountain, in a cabin that was completely run down. He left it go to ruin, and it became a filthy place. He himself was a very dirty person and a slop, if there ever was one. But he was no alcoholic or drunk, no dirty rascal, no low, contemptible person, no mean person, no foul-mouthed individual, also not a good-for-nothing person, or a rogue or a rascal or a scalawag – he really liked his neighbors and his fellow men and he helped them, when he could give them a hand.

As already said, his home was a filthy place. A room full of skunks could not smell worse.

Whatever stunk, that served him well. Limburger Cheese was often smeared in his beard, and he also smelled like it. Many times he thought the whole world would stink a bit, like right under his own nose. Yet his room was full of good smelling flowers and other nice plants, his favorite, however, the marigold.

As also stated, the tinsmith’s cabin was dilapidated. Rusted rainspouts let rain water seep through or – drip and in places run through. Under the eaves it would become soaking wet – naturally, it had to rain first. Here and there, where a windowpane always was, one could see a piece of cardboard, or a rag stuck in. Rusted tin cans with colored flowers and plants and a few little flower pots stood on the window sills and looked out towards the sun, if it was possible.

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The old tinsmith always went from place to place to sell his tin ware, just like those that made birth and baptismal certificates came around. Tinsmith and pot huckster. He wandered all around, yet not in a careless or slipshod manner and dragged his tin ware around and around. Sometimes it happened that he lost his way. He could perhaps smell his way back, but that did not work since he himself stunk so. Usually the sun soon showed him how he should go back.

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In a pen near the cabin the tinsmith had a dozen or more chickens growing and cackling, to later satisfy his hunger. He was always big on eating chicken. He liked the taste of chew tobacco daily.

What he did at night with the chew tobacco one does not know. The tobacco juice usually ran out the corner of his mouth and down his beard.

Thrifty and something in short supply – he took one a day. At lunch he laid it on the edge of his plate until he was finished eating. After lunch he went into the chicken pen to feed the chickens and lost his chew. few times he thought he found it.

The dirt did not bother the old tinsmith. He just saw the nice things around him – his tin work and his tin ware, and naturally his flowers. He, himself, cut out the tin in the right shape, turned it, bend it, hammered it and punched holes in it. Cookie cutters, tea cans, coffee pots, candle holders, lardburning lamps, lanterns, little cups – all sorts of tin ware. His work, his only work, which was sold in many a regions and today still stands proudly in many Pennsylvania Dutch homes. An artist, yes, an artist! And a good honest reliable man along with that, who would have knowingly done harm to no one nowhere. Then what would we want more? The tinsmith’s livelihood itself was not dirty.

One morning a few neighbors found him on the rocking chair in the cabin, a tin cup half full of cold coffee on the table and a coffeepot of hot coffee and grounds on the stove. The coal fire was not out yet; it was still burning quietly. The old tinsmith was also quiet, he was dead, the artist, however, not.

[I found it interesting that while this article informs us of the tinsmith craft among the rural Dutch, it also provides us with a large list of names of less than desirable characters among the people of that day (Dirty rascal, low, contemptable person, foul-mouthed individual, etc.) Perhaps, as much as things change, they remain the same!]

The American Baptist Women Ministries Yard Sale Submitted by Wendy LeVan

The ABWM of the Slatington Baptist church will hold their annual yard sale on Friday June 4th and Saturday June 5th from 8am to 3pm at the church parsonage at 1146 Arbor Lane Slatington. The money raised will go to support mission projects in our local area and across the country. If you have any questions please call or text 484 515 0552.

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Athletics Return to Lehigh Carbon Community College submitted by Linda Baker

After a year-long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, athletics at Lehigh Carbon Community College will return in the fall 2021 semester, allowing both men’s and women’s soccer teams to compete.

Team members are currently being recruited for both men’s and women’s teams. Student athletes must be enrolled at LCCC full time and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, but there is no GPA requirement for 2021 high school graduates. Athletic director Andrew Johnson, Jr., emphasizes that prior competitive experience isn’t required but is preferred. Student athletes will be able to use the athletic and fitness facilities in Berrier Hall and will have access to a professional athletic trainer through the college’s partnership with St. Luke’s University Health Network. The LCCC teams are members of region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association and compete in the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. For more information about LCCC athletics, contact Andrew Johnson at athletics@lccc.edu, 610-799-1155 or the athletics website https://gocougarsports.com/.

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The Great Allentown Fair returning after 2020 pandemic cancellation submitted by Jessica Ciecwisz / Terri Schwenk

The Great Allentown Fair, one of Pennsylvania's oldest and largest events, will return this summer.

The 2021 edition of the fair will start Wednesday, September 1 at 4 p.m. and run through Labor Day Monday, September 6. Beverly Gruber, president of the nonprofit Lehigh County Agricultural Society that owns and operates the fair and Allentown Fairgrounds, announced the unanimous decision of the organization's executive committee to bring the community back together and produce

a fair. "The announcement of the easement of COVID-19 restrictions from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania updated health and safety guidelines, along with our continued conversations with the Allentown’s Department of Health, led to the decision to go ahead with the 2021 Allentown Fair.’ Gruber continued, ‘The health and safety of our local and out-of-town fairgoers, exhibitors, Continued on page 36

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vendors and entertainers has and will always be our number one priority.”

The fair started in 1852 as a community celebration of agricultural achievements with entertainment and amusements and quickly evolved into the nationally-renown exposition it is today with a crowded midway of rides and games and a variety of entertainment venues including its 10,500-seat Grandstand that features the biggest acts in the concert industry.

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Two of the grandstand shows that were postponed in 2020 were rescheduled for this year’s fair. The Toby Keith with special guests Matt Stell and Laine Hardy concert is Thursday, September 2, and the Carrie Underwood with special guest Dan Smalley concert is Friday, September 3. Tickets are available for both shows and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com. All tickets previously purchased will be honored at the 2021 concerts.

The J&J Demolition Derby, a Labor Day tradition at the fair, is Monday, September 6. Tickets will go on sale on May 28 at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster. com. Tickets are $15 and $10 for ages 12 and under and include admission into the fair.

Additional information will be released as COVID-19 guidelines and regulations evolve throughout the summer.

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NOTICE: There will be no refunds after a classified advertisement is placed and paid. If an ad runs erroneously at the fault of the paper, we will offer a complimentary ad in the next edition of the publication.

Events Massachusetts, Salem Bus Trip: Oct 1, 2 & 3 2021, $550/PP. Includes bus, motel, most meals.

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Help Wanted EVENING OFFICE CLEANING: Small office in Walnutport seeking someone to clean once a month.

Please call 610-767-9600 for more details. (6/3) Lehigh Township Board Opening The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors are looking for Lehigh Township residents who are interested in filling a vacancy on the Municipal Authority, which meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 6 PM. The Municipal Authority is responsible for overseeing the operation of the public water and sewer systems in Lehigh Twp. Please send a letter of interest to Lehigh Township, 1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport, Pa. 18088, by June 18, 2021. Applicants should plan on attending the June 22, 2021, Supervisors meeting at 7 PM to introduce themselves. Anyone with questions, please call 610-767-6771.

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Real Estate for Rent Apartment Slatington: New 2 bedroom, spacious, eat-in kitchen, living room, bathroom with linen closet, one-piece tub shower. NO PETS and no smoking, W/S/G included. $625 + utilities, security required. Call 610-390-8691.

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Furnished effic. apts also available.

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Retail Refund Scams Submitted by STEVE GARDNER

A burgeoning scam impersonates Amazon or another big retailer, claiming you are owed a refund and that you need to call a number or click a link to get it processed. These paths always lead to a scammer – who will ingratiate himself to you, and then convince you to allow them to remotely access your device. They will “show” you the refund owed (let’s say it’s $100). Then they will

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convince you to sign into your bank account online so the can “show” you the deposit they are ready to make – only they show you a fake page in which it appears they mistakenly refunded you $10,000, for example. They swear they will be fired if you don’t help recover the mistake, and ultimately seek to convince you to send the money back by purchasing a prepaid debit or gift card for the amount and reading the numbers off the back. You buy $9,900 in gift cards, share the information, and are immediately out $9,900.

Know this – retailers don’t work this way. And anytime you are asked to purchase a gift card – to buy something, to pay an obligation – anything, it’s a scam 100% of the time.

Rental Property Scams The post-pandemic pent up demand for travel has the summer travel industry booming. But rather than looking to hotels for overnight stays, travelers are increasingly looking at home rentals.

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While these properties offer privacy and distance from crowds, they could pose threats to consumers’ wallets.

Crooks steal photos and descriptions of properties on real estate websites, then advertise rentals at rock-bottom prices. After a deal is struck — typically by email — renters are asked for payment upfront – often by purchasing a gift card (Google Play is a common one) and sharing the numbers off the back. When they arrive, they

discover that the rental doesn’t exist, or that the actual owner isn’t renting it.

When renting your vacation getaway this summer, book on websites you know and trust and do your homework to verify that the property really exists and is a rental. Watch out for anyone who ask you for payment by anything other than a credit card.

Be a fraud fighter. If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam.

Visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www. aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork or call the AARP Fraud Watch Helpline at 1-877-908-3360.

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