Lehigh Valley Family October 2014

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Seasonal Fun Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading Fall Fashion Tips Calendar of Events

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adore autumn.

Days are sun-filled and boast crisp air that brings a little pink to everyone’s cheeks.

Nights are perfect for sleeping with a window cracked, snuggled up in a warm blanket. One look at the clear blue skies and a deep breath of the refreshing air fills me with happiness like none other. Most days I am outdoors with my family, trying to soak up every last ounce of sunshine and warmth before the cool dampness of November arrives.

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Along with the beautiful weather come more of my favorite things – perfectly ripe apples and trips to the local farms!

Fortunately here in the Lehigh Valley, we have many different pick-your-own orchards to visit where I can load up on all types of apples. Apples for eating fresh, apples for baking, and apples for making apple sauce. Who doesn’t love apples, in some form or another?

Also ready for our enjoyment this month are the numerous farms who offer harvest themed activities – pumpkin patches, hayrides, bonfires, and more. You’ll find a listing of seasonal events on pages 4-5. There are so many places to go and so many exciting things to do. Many of them are free of charge, or very inexpensive. Find one near you and spend a day making memories your children will cherish.

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In addition to seasonal activities, there are many fun things to do this month indoors. The rodeo will be visiting the PPL Center mid-month, and the circus will be in town at the end of the month. Lehigh Valley Family has tickets to both of these events, and we’ll be sharing them with our fans on Facebook. If you haven’t liked our page yet, be sure to do so soon!

Lehigh Valley Family’s monthly issues are available online at www.lehighvalleyfamily.com. Print issues are published monthly and are available at libraries, churches, health clubs, medical facilities, child care centers, preschools, educational centers, and other locations where publications are generally found.

Last but not least, are all of the Halloween activities. Visit our website for parade and trick-or-treat schedules.

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Hope you and your family have a fun-filled month - enjoy the hay while the sun still shines!

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FUN & GAMES

FUN USELESS FACTS

Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp.

7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.

A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel.

A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.

A moth has no stomach.

A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

An 'aglet' is the plastic or metal tip of a shoelace.

Male hospital patients fall out of bed twice as often as female hospital patients.

Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

Moist air holds heat better than dry air.

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

Most burglaries occur during the daytime!

Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Cold water weighs more than hot water.

Dirty snow melts faster than clean.

Goodyear Rubber Company researched and concluded that shoes wear out faster on the right foot than the left.

Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday celebrated on October 31.

Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.

If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.

In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed.

In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch or clock is usually 10:10.

Iron weighs more after it rusts.

It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.

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SEASONAL FUN

Harvest Season Fun! October 11th & 12th, 10 am to 5 pm. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm’s Harvest Festival. Admission: $10.00 Children (3-12) $5.00. 347 Quiet Valley Road, Stroudsburg 18360.

Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes • Byler’s Farm. Also enjoy a hayride and farm market on site.

Activities include: Hayrides to the pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin; seeing turkeys, a cow, calf, and other animals; milking the cow feeding chickens and goats; gathering the chicken’s eggs; sliding down the big slide into a pile of hay; walking through a maze of hay bales. 8737 Ashfield Road, Slatington. Bylersfarm.tripod.com

Festivals Saturday, October 4; 11am-5pm . Dutch Springs 1st Annual Harvest Festival. Spooky Storytelling: 7pm Dutch Springs, 4733 Hanoverville Road, Bethlehem, 18020. Pumpkin Patch, Apple Sling Shot, Pumpkin Painting, Stuff-A-Scarecrow, Glitter Tattoos, Archery demonstrations, Games, Meet our Sled Dogs, Honey Harvesting, Food, and more! A special Spooky Storytelling by the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild will take place at 7pm. Bring a chair or blankets and gather around the fire & listen to stories that will live on in the memory of both children and adults.

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Daily Thru Oct. 26. (11:00 am – 6:00 pm). The Great Pocono Pumpkin Festival at Country Junction $10 admission per person gives you unlimited hayride, 3-D explosion, enchanted woods, treasure dig, magic gardens, pirate ship play ground, bounce houses, and much more. We will have a Frozen fun house, lots of food, midway rides, games, pony rides, face paining, tattoo both real and temporary, a “BOOtique” for hair, makeup, seasonal crafts and produce. 6565 Interchange Road. countryjunction.com Oct 3-5 and 10-12 all day. Oktoberfest. Experience an authentic German Oktoberfest with a special Pennsylvania flair. Highlighting the event is the 100-foot by 240-foot Yuengling Festhalle tent at PNC Plaza, featuring German food, beer, and polka, rock and party bands. Steel Stacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem.

October 4th & 5th from 12 – 6 pm. Mountain Harvest Festival.

The Mountain Harvest Festival is in the Valley, which is located at the base of Blue Mountain. Celebrate the season and enjoy the fall foliage surroundings of the Little Gap Valley and Pocono Mountain. 1660 Blue Mountain Drive, Danielsville.

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• Grim’s Greenhouse in Breinigsville offers pick-your-own apple orchard and pumpkins, a hayride and 6-acre corn maze. 9941 Schantz Road, Breinigsville. Grimsgreenhouse.com

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• Hausman’s Farm. Autumn activities and a farm market. 2824 Limeport Pike. Coopersburg.

• Raub’s Farm Market in Easton offers a 14-acre maze, hayrides and a pumpkin patch. 1459 Tatamy Road, Easton. Raubsfarmmarket.com.

• Savidge Farms. On October 11-12, 18-19, 26 horse-drawn wagon rides around the farm will be available. Enjoy hayrides to the pumpkin patch, a corn maze, 18-hole miniature golf, play in our corn boxes, a hay castle, double combine slide and animals!

1710 State Street Mertztown. Savidgefarms.com.

• Seiple Farms offers a huge maze which boasts18 acres with 3 miles of path inside. 5761 Nor-Bath Blvd, Bath. During the weekends you can enjoy visiting farm animals, a straw maze, a haunted barn, pony rides, hayrides to pumpkin patch, our famous corn maze, rides and food. Seiplefarms.com

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• Unangst Tree Farm offers two corn mazes. A 6-acre maze fitting for older children and more adventurous types, or a smaller 1-acre maze. You’ll also find. a hayride and pumpkin patch on the farm.

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EDUCATION

A Love of Reading, One of the Greatest Gifts You Can Give Your Child

By Vicki Bezems, Lehigh Valley Family

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t’s a well known fact that reading makes a child a better student. Reading also offers countless benefits in every stage of life, including mental stimulation, stress reduction, vocabulary expansion, better memory, focus and concentration, and free entertainment, to name a few. Children who read grow up to be more successful in every aspect of life, including financially. So how can we teach our children to love reading, especially in this age of electronic stimulation and immediate gratification?

nonfiction.

• Read aloud with enthusiasm and animation, changing your voice for different characters.

• Invite your child to join in when there is a repeated phrase in the story.

• After reading a story, have your child tell it back to you.

• Make life connections with books whenever possible.

There are innumerable ideas and methods out there. The first one is very simple: Start reading aloud with your child from birth.

According to The Children's Reading Foundation, “reading with your child from birth literally wires brain cells together in networks that later facilitate independent reading.” Reading with your child helps them form a happy association with reading as they snuggle in your lap, hear your laughter and enjoy your attention. “As long as it is a happy experience, there is no wrong way to read together,” according to the Foundation. “Even parents who are not fluent readers can provide a good experience for their children by telling stories from their lives, from their imaginations, or from pictures in wordless books.” Read at least 20 minutes a day with your child through the elementary years. Equally important, converse with your child throughout the day. Talk about everything - her surroundings, family, routine, activities and pets.

• Explore different types of reading with your child, such as echo reading, where the parent reads a short passage and the child repeats it while following along in the book; choral reading, where parent and child read aloud at the same time; and partner reading, where parent and child take turns reading out loud to each other.

• Label things around the house with word cards and practice reading them daily.

• Put high-frequency words such as “write, number, and people” on flashcards. Combine word cards to make sentences you can read.

• Make a book chain. When your child reads a book, have her write a sentence about the book on a strip of colored paper. Add the link to a paper chain about other books.

• Have your child cut words out of a newspaper or magazine.

Instruct him to choose five words he knows and five words he doesn’t. Post the words on the refrigerator and review them during the week.

• Stage a play or a puppet show based on a favorite story or one you and your child create.

Strategies for helping your child learn to enjoy reading vary by age and grade level, and some are particularly helpful after your child has started to master basic reading skills. Here are a few to get you started:

Kindergarten

• Use flash cards to reinforce high-frequency words, such as “like, see, and here”.

• Play rhyming games.

• When reading a picture book, encourage your child to look at the pictures and talk about what he thinks is happening in the story.

• Point to words everywhere you see them, and talk about what the word means.

• Select books from a variety of genres, including fiction and

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First Grade

Second Grade

• Have your child cut out words from a magazine or newspaper.

Create a story together, using the words he chose. Glue them on poster board and illustrate the story.

• Record your child reading, and play the recording back for her.

• After your child reads a story, ask the “W” questions: who, what, where, when, and why.

• Try story mapping, a favorite teacher activity in which the child lists the sequence of major events and actions taken by characters, and then thinks about how they lead to the story’s outcome. Look

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• Encourage your child to close his eyes while you read to him. He can visualize what is happening in the story.

• Create alternate endings for a story.

• Write and sing silly songs together, incorporating rhyming words when possible.

• Take a character from a favorite book and make up a story involving that character.

• Make up a sequel to a favorite story.

• Encourage your child to read stories to younger children, including siblings, cousins, friends, and neighbors.

• Plan a reading night or reading hour when everyone in the family spends time reading without distractions.

• Volunteer in your child’s classroom to gain more familiarity with reading strategies used by the teacher. (Source: http://www. schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/10703-teach-yourchild-to-love-reading) Remember that children read at different levels and respond individually to various methods. Talk to your child’s teacher, try many ideas and find out what works for your child. There’s no greater investment that you can make in your child’s education than the time it takes to instill in him a love of reading.

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s you are out and about with your kids, take an hour to stop in at one of the many free story times near you. Here is just a sampling of the many FREE story times which are open to the public. Your local library also hosts story times each week.

Let’s Play Books!: Wednesdays at 10:30 is designed for children aged 0 -3 but children of all ages are welcome. 379 Main St. Emmaus, 18049. letsplaybooks.com Cops n’ Kids: 10am on Wednesdays to read endless books and participate in fantastic activities! 511 East Third St., Bethlehem, 18015. copsnkidslv.org.

Kid’s Storytime and Cookie Club at Moravian Book Shop: Wednesdays at 10:30. Children will listen to a few stories, do a craft and enjoy a snack. Children color in a chocolate chip on their paper “cookie” and when the cookie’s chips are all filled in the children get to redeem it for a real cookie at the store.428 Main Street. Bethlehem, 18018.

Tales for Tots! First and Second Fridays of the month from 1011 am. Story time followed by nature activities for preschoolers.

Adults must accompany their child. To register call Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center.

FASHION

Boots and Moto Jackets

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By Amanda Furbeck, Lehigh Valley Family Fashionista

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ad as it is to say farewell to summer’s sunny days, fall fashion makes it all worthwhile. New trends give us something exciting to look forward to as the temperature drops. While we are tucking away our bathing suits and flip flops for another year, we can at least be dreaming up new ways to wear our favorite fall fashion pieces and mix them in with great new styles.

Fall trends for 2014 are fun, fresh, and very exciting with all new twists on our old favorites, such as wooly pastels, printed leather jackets, dressy plaid, and of course, boots.

Boots. Nothing says fall like a fab pair of boots. The taller the

better – this season’s boots go to great lengths to help you look great: you’ll find the over the knee styles to be slimming and stylish.

Thigh highs work great with short skirts, leggings, and skinny jeans.

But if tall isn’t your thing, look for boots with great details, such as floral prints or the softest of suede. Look for bright colors – like red – or deep dark purples to suit your mood. Boots make a statement, so choose wisely whether you like traditional cowboy boots, biker boots, or glam boots.

Booties. Sleekly styled booties look great with dark hosiery and

a short pleated skirt. Or wear a pair with super skinny heels along with your super skinny denim for a long, lean look. Better yet, match up a pair of chunky platform booties with rugged soles to a pair of slouchy, gathered cargo pants.

Moto jackets with a twist. The best trend of fall 2014: the

return of the motorcycle jacket. But this time, it’s with a twist.

Nothing beats the versatility or durability of a traditional moto jacket, but this season, look for exciting details. Try a black moto jacket with a floral print across the front for an edgy yet feminine look. Or try a pastel version of your favorite little black jacket. Look for moto jackets in unusual colors, prints, or fabrics to make a

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statement and express your own personal style. This trend may not last into next year, so make sure that you are committed to the coat before you indulge, or choose a less pricey version of a look that you love.

Wooly Pastels. Pastels for fall? A definite must try for 2014.

Warm winter clothes get new hues with the sweetest of fall pastels.

Look for wool pea coats in a delicate shade of blue, or a warm, fuzzy sweater in a soft pink. Try mohair in peach and faux-leather in violet. For the most daring, try out a motorcycle jacket in peach, pink, or mint, with shoes and bags in the softest of grays.

Dark florals.

Traditional floral patterns get new life in dark hues. Look for dark red roses on a black background, or a blend of large, fall colored flowers. Try this trend on a bag, a blouse, a coat, or a dress. These moody prints will give you a slightly edgy flair which you may need to temper with classic cut coats or shoes for a more professional look.

Plaid. Plaid is fall’s surprising must-have, showing up everywhere

from delicate pumps, wool coats, flouncy dresses, and button down shirts. Keep the look more fresh and less frumpy by pairing it up with black and white. A plaid button down top with a black leather skirt, a flouncy dress with a moto jacket, or a wool tea length skirt with a tucked in white blouse. Get creative to find ways to dress up this old fashioned staple.

Blazers. Menswear inspired blazers go with everything this season.

Throw a double breasted suit jacket over top of a T and leggings for relaxed, celebrity chic style. Or wear a fitted blazer over a flouncy full skirt for a trendy, work friendly look. Power suits, matching blazer and trousers, are great, especially with interesting details such as wide leg pants or unusual prints.

Baseball jackets. Baseball jacket style meets work wear with the season’s lightweight jacket. Look for that classic baseball shape, but in lightweight fabrics and prints that will make this athletic look fit for the office. Pair it with a pencil skirt, or a pair of classic dressy trousers and stilettos for a dressy look.

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FASHION Pleated skirts. Long and full, short and flirty, and everything in

between works for this trend. Pair up shorter skirts with tights and tall boots; mix longer skirts with a pair of pumps and a pretty blouse for work, or dress it down with ballet flats and a white slouchy t-shirt for brunch. A slouchy sweater, a belted blazer, or a printed T also make great companions for this season’s go-to skirt.

Trousers. Wide leg trousers are here for the season. Look for mid to high-waisted, wide leg trousers with interesting details, such as a fancy print or a large block of color at the bottom. Or try the slouchy pants trend. These trousers are comfy and relaxed but less slimming. Midrise trousers with a slight flare are always in style and are universally flattering.

Mash ups. Let your sense of

style loose with media mixes and mashed up styles. Anything goes this season! A collage of prints and fabrics will shine when you mix them all together. To create a cohesive look, try to find a common thread: a similar color scheme, whether it is pastels or jewel tones, or a combination of stripes and leopard prints, for example. Mix and match stripes by combining black and white with one other statement color.

Mix and match prints by sticking to one main common color. Mix and match fabrics any way you choose, but keep in mind that the more subtle looks will be more professional if you follow this trend.

Complete your look with statement earrings, boxy bags, purple eye shadow, tall topknots and beehives, and anything with a twist. Try something unexpected: sweet hued sweaters, printed moto jackets, and dressed up baseball jackets are a great example of this season’s exciting trends. And don’t forget a great pair of boots, belief in yourself, and a confident smile to carry off any outfit you love.

Amanda is a toddler-chasing, coffee drinking, fashion boot-wearing, Fit-bit addicted, Jesus-loving, wife and mom to 5 small children.

A life-long aspiring writer, you’ll find Amanda’s music and writing here and there, on Yahoo Shine, iTunes, a few blogs, and notes to her children’s teachers. Amanda spends her afternoons teaching some pretty lively piano lessons to students of all ages and ability, and her evenings working towards a Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Catch up with Amanda at www. thebeautifulblog.com and www.twitter.com/beautifulmanda.

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What To Do If Your Identity is Stolen, Part II

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Review Your Credit Reports

If you know an identity thief tampered with some of your accounts, you may have contacted the related businesses already.

After you get your credit reports, read them to see whether other fraudulent transactions or accounts are listed.

Your credit report is full of information about where you live, how you pay your bills, and whether you've been sued or

If you see errors on the report, like accounts you didn't open or debts you didn't incur, contact the credit reporting companies and the fraud department of each business that reported an error.

Dispute Errors with Credit Reporting Companies

If you find mistakes when you review your credit reports, send letters explaining the mistakes to: • the 3 nationwide credit reporting companies

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FUN

Superstitions In the spirit of Halloween, here are some zany superstitions. Know any good ones we missed? Post them to our Facebook page!

FRIDAY

- A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.

- Any ship that sails on Friday will have bad luck.

- You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.

- Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day.

APPLE

- Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, as you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.

BED

- It's bad luck to put a hat on a bed.

- If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you - Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune.

- You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck

MIRROR

- To break a mirror means 7 years bad luck.

- It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight.

- A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning.

- If a mirror in the house falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will die soon.

PENCIL

- If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers.

PEPPER

BROOM

- Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed.

- If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit.

- If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married.

- Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.

- To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave.

- If you spill pepper you will have a serious argument with your best friend.

PHOTOGRAPH

- If 3 people are photographed together, the one in the middle will die first.

EARS

- If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.

- If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.

FISHING

- Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing.

- If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.

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6.A Democrat 7. A Dinner Salad 8. A Dry Diaper 9. A Matter of Opinion 10. A Merry-Go-Round

FUN THINGS TO DO Lehigh Valley on Friday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. PPL Center, 701 Hamilton Street, Allentown.

October 3-5

October 4, 11am – 3pm. Barktoberfest Pet Fair. Everything for your pets will be offered by the vendors, from food and treats to collars and leashes and everything in between. You may even find a new addition to your family from one of the dog and cat rescues! Macungie Memorial Park, 50 N Poplar St, Macungie. Barktoberfestpetfair.com October 4 & 5, 10 - 5. Easton Garlic Fest/ Eat * Drink * Stink from 10 am – 5 pm. Garlic, glorious garlic! Raw, cooked, sweet, savory, and even bottled, you will find it all at Easton Garlic Fest. Farmers are going to sell it, chefs are going to cook it, bands are going to sing about it, artisans are going to be inspired by it, but best of all and you can come and eat it! FREE admission, fees for some activities.

EastonGarlicFest.com. Centre Square, Easton.

Oct. 3 at 7 pm. The Harlem Globetrotters will make history in Allentown as the first basketball event at the new PPL Center when the Hall of Fame team dribbles into the

Oct 4, 2014 at 11 – 4. Bath Community Days. The event will feature vendors, live entertainment, food and activities for the kids. Keystone Park, Bath.

October 10 - 11

October 10, 6:30-8 pm. Family Night at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center. Bring your family for an evening outdoor adventure followed by a craft. Explore Henrys Woods at night and discover what animals are active in the evening hours! This program is best for families with children ages 5 and up. Registration is required at vog.ap@retsrofal. 400 Belfast Rd. Oct 10 8:00 pm. Moon on the Delaware River Tour. Most river trips take place during the day but canoeing by moonlight on the river offers a magic all its own. After the trip, gather around a glowing fire at the farm with a beverage and a snack, remembering what few people these days experience – paddling on the Delaware River at night. Truenorthfarmpa.com October 10- 8 pm; Saturday, October 11 - 7 p.m.

Professional Bull Riders at the PPL Center. The Professional Bull Riders bring the country’s premiere bull riding circuit, the Built Ford Tough Series for a two-day, world-class competition between the world’s top bull riders and the sport’s rankest bucking bulls.

PPL Center, 701 Hamilton Street, Allentown.

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October 18-19

Saturday October 18th- 9am- 6 pm. and Sunday October 19th - 9:30AM-12. Holy Ghost Church Fall Fair and Tricky Tray.

Featuring over 100 baskets and gift cards from local vendors.

Homemade specialty food items available for purchase include: cabbage and apple strudel, nut and poppy seed rolls, jams and jellies, chow chow, candy, salad dressing, and Holy Ghost’s famous spaghetti sauce, noodles, and pierogies. This year will mark the return of our Old as New Sale which will feature various items at discount prices. 417 Carlton Ave, South Bethlehem.

Saturday, October 18. 9-10 a.m. October Bird Banding event at Jacobsburg Environmental Center is known for its concentrations of sparrows in the fall as well as other migrants.

Join licensed bird bander Dawn Fariello as she captures and bands sparrows and other songbirds at Jacobsburg. Those participating should dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes, and bring binoculars (and camera if you like). To register, contact Rick Wiltraut at vog.ap@tuartliwr.

Oct 18, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Have a parent’s day out at Chambourcin Weekend. Commemorate the wines fermented

Did you know?

October Is: Adopt a Dog Month; Bat Appreciation Month; Apple Month; Country Music Month; Eat Better, Eat Together Month; Toilet Tank Repair Month; Positive Attitude Month.

Daily Celebrations: 1- National Book It! Day 4- Taco Day 5- Change a Light Day 7- You Matter to Me Day 14- Be Bald and Be Free Day 15- Grouchy Day 17- Cupcake Day 18- Wear Something Gaudy Day 31- Caramel Apple Day 31- Knock-Knock Jokes Day

Oct 26 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Blacksmith Demonstrations at Burnside Plantation. Be inspired by the toil of the talented blacksmiths at Burnside Plantation. The blacksmiths will be sure to IGNITE your creative side!1461 Shoenersville Road, Bethlehem. historicbethlehem.org.

Oct 26, 2014 at 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Dolly & Me: A Color of His Own. Exploration through literacy continues at Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites’ Dolly and Me. Read “A Color of His Own”, the charming story of friendship by Leo Lianni.

Enjoy creating a chameleon craft, one for you and one for your favorite stuffed animal or doll friend. Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 North New Street, Bethlehem.

Thursday, October 30 at 7pm, Saturday, November 1 at 11am, 3pm and 7pm and Sunday, November 2 at 12pm and 4pm.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus is bringing together performers with extraordinary human athletic abilities and unbelievable animal talent in an all-new production that is sure to thrill and inspire Children of All Ages®. Stabler Arena, Bethlehem.

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October 26-30

Important Weeks: Work From Home Weel (5-11); Kid’s Goal Setting Week(6-10); National Character Couts Week (19-25); Kids Care Week (26-11/1).

from the Chambourcin grape and enjoy a complimentary pairing of our 2014 Chili Contest Winner and Chambourcin or Cellar Red. Galen Glen Winery, 255 Winter Mountain Drive, Andreas. galenglen.com.

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