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007 The Perfect Christmas Tree by Larry Ksanznak 009 Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Silver Cleaning Tips 022 Memories of South Wyoming Street Part 6 by Marolyn Pensock
025 Polka Connection by Carl Simchena 034 In the Kitchen with Joan Barbush 049 Hard Coal Baseball by Rich Lipinski 050 Pennsylvania's Best Boys' High School Basketball Players 1950-2010 by Rev. Connell McHugh 056 Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems by Tom R. Buff 060 Master Gardener by Mary Ann Miller
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028 Calendar of Events 044 Puzzles & Trivia 081 Puzzles & Trivia Answers 082 Advertisers Index
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The Perfect Christmas Tree by Larry Ksanznak As I stared out the window of my fourth grade classroom I could see the snowflakes were growing in size and sticking to the window panes. The clock showed there were only thirty more minutes before the dismissal bell. This was my big day and the snowfall made it a perfect day. My teacher, Mrs. Kraft, gave me an understanding look and let me have a few more daydreams. This would be the first time I would go with my brothers, Tommy and Joey to get our family Christmas tree. On this very special Friday afternoon, I would go straight home and forgo the tackle football game at the Monroe Avenue playground. Don Treible, Jimmy Striney, Buddy Bainbridge, Eddie Junay, Eddie Koloski and Jim Evanko were beginning to choose up sides and gave me a quick farewell glance. To give up a tackle football game was the ultimate sacrifice for a very special event. The search for the perfect Christmas tree was that special event. My brothers were not particularly happy about having their younger brother tag along on this family task. A stern look from my mother gave them the notice that they were to be gentle with me. We took the large sleigh from the back porch and started our trek down Rose Street. The snow was still falling and the streets were covered with enough snow to make for a comfortable sleigh ride down Rose Street to 15th Street. The sleigh was the large Red Rover with ample room for the three of us. As you walk or drive down 15th Street in 2013 it is hard to imagine that there were few homes and acres of woods stretching for miles. It was a crisp night with a slight breeze and a sky full of beautiful stars. My brothers stopped to light up a Chesterfield cigarette and made me promise to the highest order that I would not tell Mom of their transgression. They gave me some Mary Jane candies and the deal was finalized. The best evergreen trees were in the wooded area by the stripping at Meiss’s. My brothers shook the branches measured the height and checked the base. We wanted to find the largest Spruce tree with full branches and a straight trunk to make for an easy mounting in a sturdy coal bucket. Our quest for the perfect tree was the best insulation against the cold winds. Joey gave the exuberant whistle that meant he found the perfect tree. My brother Tommy and I pulled the sleigh in the direction of his signal. My eyes were aglow for it was the prettiest tree I had ever seen. They had me hold
the flashlight and they started with their Boy Scout ax and saw. They placed the tree on the sleigh and tied it with rope to assure a safe trip back home. We arrived home with a burst of excitement as our mother came to the back door to see our holiday achievement. It was so tall it took my two brothers to stand it erect. My mother was very pleased and gave us her heartiest smile. We covered some of the limbs with more snow and headed to the kitchen for some warm soup and hot chocolate. There were two requirements for Christmas celebration on North Fifth Street. First, was a large Christmas tree and second a large platform in the living room with an official Lionel Train set. Fathers would take weeks preparing the wooden platform and mounting the tracks for the train in a creative design. Over the years the train set and the platform became more and more decorative. There were tunnels for the trains to go thru and crossings with red lights. A small village would outline the train tracks. The locomotive would blow smoke vapors and emit a large whistling sound. There was a turntable for the train to add or delete cars and to change directions. My father was in charge of the operation, maintenance and design. He had an elaborate control board that allowed him to change tracks, stop for railroad crossing, and blow the whistle and to make stops at designated loading platforms. The Lionel train consisted of the locomotive, coal car, passenger cars with lights that would go on and off, freight cars and the caboose at the end. It was a ritual that the Christmas tree would be brought into the house on Christmas Eve and placed in the Living Room close to the train platform. The younger children sat in awe while fanciful stories were told about Santa Claus and his elves. This was before television and the commercialized Christmas events so children believed in Santa until grade five. To stimulate their imagination a neighbor would ring bells outside and there would be the calling of “On Dancer, Blixen and Comet. “ When the younger children went off to bed they were starry eyed and filled with visions of the magical time of the year. It then became the joyous task for the older brothers, sisters and parents to decorate the tree. A ladder was used to place the star at the top of the tree with colorful balls placed in an orderly fashion around the tree. The Christmas ornaments were passed on through the years and had great sentimental value. There was great patience in
hanging individual strains of tinsel on every tree limb. A Manger scene was a must under every Christmas tree. I frequently look back at those past Christmas times and compare them with today’s celebration. In September we begin to receive our first mailings of Christmas bargains. Radio City Hall has countless ads on television making you aware of the need to get your tickets for the Rockettes annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular. In the NY Daily News this was a featured article dated SEPTEMBER 4, 2011. “Store starts Yule in Sept.” “Sparkling Christmas ornaments are already adorning a Manhattan shop window--four months, and two holidays in advance of Santa’s arrival.” Children get to see ten different sizes and shapes of Santa Claus at the shopping malls. Visions of sugar plum fairies, Santa coming down the chimney, stockings filled with fruits, nuts and homemade candies and the threat of having coal in your stocking have long passed from our memories of Christmas past. As Humphrey Bogart said, “We still have Paris.” Well we still have Nat King Cole singing “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos.” Traditions may change over the years, but for all ages we need to cherish the true meaning of Christmas, Peace on Earth and goodwill toward all. If you have any questions or comments about this article, please contact me at lrknek@ optonline.net.
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Holiday Scents Take You Back (Family Features) The holiday season gives people the chance to take a break from their typically hectic lives to catch up with family and friends. Beyond the festive decorations, music and food that make this time of year so special, it's important to take a moment to enjoy the scents and the great feelings, memories and motivations that they inspire - especially while entertaining. Whether it's the smell of mom's
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homemade cookies or the woodsy allure of a fresh-cut tree, these smells have a remarkable way of boosting spirits. While the holiday season is an especially fragrant and emotional time of year, a new study by Glade shows that many people undervalue the positive impact scent can have on their daily lives. Forty-four percent of survey respondents said if they had to lose one of their five senses it would be smell. Yet, more than four out of five said they know from experience that scent can have a positive effect on mood. Those who are aware of the mood enhancing benefits of scent understand its important role during the holidays and beyond. This winter, capture the moments and special memories of the holiday season by creating a warm environment for family and friends. Here are some tips to incorporate into your holiday entertaining preparations that will make your home perfect for an inviting gathering:
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• Evoke the senses through scent—From the sweet fragrance of rich vanilla or the blend of winter berries and greenery, walking into a room with a seasonal scent instantly sets the mood, whether it's comfort and relaxation from warm vanilla or invigoration from wintry greens. A lit candle on a side table is always a lovely touch to your holiday decor. • Turn up memorable melodies—Like scent, music has a way of evoking feelings and memories. When looking for a playlist, choose music that speaks to childhood holidays. Or, delight older relatives with holiday classics they'll enjoy. If you have musicians in the mix, encourage them to bring their instrument and favorite holiday songbooks. • DIY decor—Adding a cheery look to your home can be done without a trip to the craft or home decorating store. Simply fill large glass vases, metallic serving bowls or lanterns with brightly colored glass ornaments for gorgeous centerpieces that will illuminate the room. Add a sentimental touch by using decorations that have been passed down through generations. • Let it glow—Having the right amount of light is a must for any gathering. Be sure to have a room that is properly lit for guests to enjoy activities, while maintaining an inviting atmosphere. Everyone will love cozying up to a burning fireplace. If you don't have a fireplace, place candles around your space for an intimate feel. • Serve treats that please the senses—Give guests a trip back in time to grandma's kitchen and bake up special treats that evoke the sense of nostalgia. Time your baking so the goodies are done right before the guests arrive to thoroughly enjoy lingering baking smells. Freshly baked gingerbread cookies, cinnamon apple cake or pumpkin pie are always sure to please. This holiday season, encourage your guests to smell, feel and share their best feelings by creating an atmosphere that is warm, inviting and memorable - because nothing makes us feel quite like scent. For more information, visit www.glade.com. Haley Dunlap
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Chaskin Jewelers Celebrating Our 97th Christmas Wow! 97 years of celebrating holidays, marriages, birthdays and special personal events in the lives of our Customers. After 97 years, the people who walk through our doors have become our friends and extended family. We have shared the special events that turn quality Jewelry into priceless memories. When Nathan Chaskin started his business in 1917, Our Country was still involved in WWI and commercial radio was still 10 years away. Over the course of the years our community and country has seen many triumphs and challenges. Today, three generations later, Barry Chaskin still honors the simple principle that Nathan passed on through the years, family service. We still have own jewelry repair shop in house and our Jewelers take pride in all the things they do. We especially enjoy restoring a family heirloom, many which were purchased at Chaskin’s by their grandparents, and seeing the joy on a customer’s face when presented with the finished piece that they thought was lost. Ring sizing, chain repair, and all types of stone setting are part of the service that preserves the memories. One on one service, is the hallmark of our
business, we realize in many cases, buying Jewelry is major purchase for a major event. Big or small we take great pride in assuring our customers they are getting great quality and best of all great prices. Our experienced staff will explain all the details of the piece of jewelry and give the customer an insight to what they are purchasing. When getting engaged we make the diamond buying experience easy and fun. We specialize in GIA and EGL stones. We fill any request in any price range because the customer is our top priority. We also sell watches by Citizen, Invicta and Android. Our watch repair service keeps everyone running on time. We have silver from Italy by Gregg Anthony. Gold bracelets, earrings, Diamond earrings, bracelets and rings. Precious stone rings ruby sapphires emeralds, also a great selection of semi-precious stone and gold jewelry. No matter what your jewelry needs are Chaskin’s can fill it. So if you’re looking for jewelry for a holiday gift for that special someone, stop by for a visit and help us celebrate our 97th Christmas in downtown Hazleton. You will be surprised and pleased by the quality and prices
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(Family Features) The holidays can be a hectic time for everyone. While you're busily gearing up for guests and parties, it's important to remember your pet's safety to ensure a festive and fun season is enjoyed by all. Here are a few things to keep in mind to keep your fuzzy friend safe and jolly this holiday: 12. Covered Cords: Cords used for holiday lights can be tempting to chew for many pets. Take time while decorating to tape down or cover cords to help prevent shocks, burns or other serious injuries. 11. Tempting Table Scraps: Rich scraps such as drippings, gravy and poultry skin can cause pets to suffer from upset stomach, diarrhea and even pancreatitis, which are not only terribly painful but can be fatal. Giving your dog poultry bones is also a bad idea as they can splinter and get stuck in your dog's gastrointestinal tract. 10. Radiant Ribbons: Cats may be interested in playing with or eating tinsel and ribbons hanging from trees. These decorations should be placed high on the tree or not used at all because they can potentially cause serious intestinal damage if swallowed. 9. Dinging Doorbells: Consider putting your dog on a leash before people start arriving. Not only will you be able to control him if he begins to
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Gifts for the Guys— Holiday Shopping Made Easier (Family Features) Having trouble picking the perfect holiday gift for that special guy in your life? Check out these unique gift ideas even the most finicky of men would love to get. Whether he digs the decadence of robust red wines, useful techie toys, the speed of a radio controlled ride or the thrill of an outdoor adventure, use this guide to take the guesswork out of holiday shopping and give him what he really wants. After all, every man deserves something special under the tree. • Intense and Elegant, Just Like Him: A gift says a lot. Some just say it better. For that special man in your life, Don Miguel GascÛn offers three unique wines, each with its own distinct personality and a distinguished Argentine heritage. For complex but confident men on your list, go for the bold with the Colosal Red Blend. A guy who's nothing short of a classic? Make it Malbec. And for that elegant gent with signature style, reserve the Malbec Reserva. www.gasconwine.com. $13.99 to $21.99 • For Guys Who Love Gadgets: Nothing is more annoying than dropping or missing a call because of a weak signal. The zBoost SOHO cell phone signal booster kit increases signals up to 2500 square feet, making it perfect for your man cave or home office. Readily available at most etailers for under $200, the device supports multiple users simultaneously with increased voice and data transmission. This holiday, give him the gift of reliability with this helpful tool. www. zBoost.com. Available for under $200 at most e-tailers • Boatloads of Joy: Put together a gift that can be enjoyed all year long with a fishing and boating package for your outdoor adventurer. Creatively
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Taking the stress out of travel If your holiday plans require traveling with the family, the proper planning tools are essential. Try these holiday helpers that make traveling a breeze: • Travels by road: If your holiday travels require a car ride, give the RoadNinja app a try. Restaurants, gas stations and other points of interest are posted for each highway exit on your route. Make sure you can access such helpful apps by ensuring you have the proper signal in your car. The zBoost zForce Cell Phone Signal Booster improves signal strength for voice and data to help you enjoy the journey.
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Sparkle This Season— Holiday Beauty Prep Tips (Family Features) While looking your best and feeling confident are important throughout the year, it's especially crucial during the holiday season, as you gather with loved ones and pose for that annual family photo. Look your best this season using these beauty tips. • Keep it fresh. While you may go for bright colors and sparkles in terms of your attire, make sure to keep your makeup fresh-faced. If you choose to wear a bright lip color, keep the rest of your makeup neutral. If you go for a neutral lip, feel free to play up the eyes or cheeks. But remember to highlight just one with a bold color - eyes, lips or cheeks - rather than all three. Ensure your makeup stays in place all night by using a primer before applying your liquid or powder foundation and eye shadow. • Go for a classic 'do. Sleek, shiny hair swept back or pulled to one side work well for holiday parties. Deep-condition your hair in advance of the holidays and be sure to schedule a haircut so your locks are easy to manage, no matter how you decide to wear your hair. • Add some sparkle. The holidays present the perfect occasion for pulling out your fun accessories. Play with color combinations and sparkling jewelry. Start with a bold dress - black will work as well - and play up the accessories by introducing complimentary
colors and glittering jewelry. If you wear your hair up, opt for sparkling earrings and a bracelet. If you wear your hair down, pick a statement necklace with a dress and cardigan. • Get a manicure. Just as you coordinate your hair, makeup and wardrobe, consider your manicure as well. For bold outfits, opt for a simple manicure with clear nail polish. If instead you wear black or neutral colors, pick out a festive bright red or berry polish. Clutch-Worthy Beauty Tools When packing your evening clutch for a night of holiday celebrations, make sure to keep the following on hand: • Pressed powder - 'Tis the season for taking photos - make sure you're camera-ready and shine-free with a compact of pressed powder for quick touch-ups. • Bandages - You likely don't wear your dressy shoes every day. Make sure to pack some bandages in case you develop a blister from those fancy heels. • Mini toothbrush - Ensure your breath is fresh and clean by packing a mini, single-use toothbrush, such as Colgate Wisp - perfectly sized for clutch purses or pockets for quick use following dinner or drinks. • Mini comb - Give your locks a once-over to re-set your style part-way through the evening. • Concealer and lipstick - Your makeup shouldn't require any further touchups than a quick concealer and some color to your lips.
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Pictured on the left: The Rectory of the Annunication Parish of St. Gabriel's Church.
Memories of South Wyoming Street—Part 6 by Marolyn Pensock As far as I know the block between Chapel and Birch Street on South Wyoming Street is the only entire block in the City of Hazleton, PA to have all of its’ three buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Gabriel’s Church, the Convent and the Rectory were all placed on the National Register on August 22, 2002. In Part 6 of this series we will cover The Rectory. In 1905, at a congregational meeting a decision was made to build a new rectory to replace the old rectory which no longer filled the needs of the priests of St. Gabriel’s congregation. The original rectory was moved, on logs, down Chapel Street onto the property at the rear of South Church Street .on Sherman Court, where the Catholic Social Services building is now, for use by the priests of the Tyrolean Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel”, which had its’ roots in St. Gabriel’s. A beautiful colonial revival style building was finished and dedicated to the glory of God in 1908. The wide front porch with huge white columns has a center doorway which opens into a foyer with panel covered walls halfway up, topped with wall paper probably in the past, and finished with tile floors. When I first entered the building recently, I was reminded of tile entry ways from my childhood. One enters into a large, wide center hall with a magnificent center staircase. The rectory has high ceilings. High ceilings were very common in the days when coal was king and very inexpensive when compared with today’s price of coal. Friends related to me that the first room to the right as you entered
was used as an office, for Monsignor Kane. He sat behind a large wooden desk. There were paneled walls on three sides of the room. One source remembers an oriental rug, another remembers a bright green rug, another remembers rich burgundy upholstery and wooden paneled walls. You can see from the photograph the size of the large front windows. I think they add so much charm to the building. There was another large room on the left. This was the office of Anna Gemmell who was the secretary for many years. I am sure the uses of the rooms have changed and rotated over the years. Of course to the rear of the first floor was a large kitchen and pantry on the north side of the building and the laundry was tucked in there somewhere Dr. Kislan’s grandmother, Mary McHugh, was a cook at the rectory during the 1970’s, I’m told. Mary was a great friend of Father Connell A. McHugh’s family and the two women would often visit each other. Mary was completely dedicated to her position of cook and housekeeper for the priests at the rectory. Of course she had some other helpers, but Mary was completely in charge. Many of you know Father McHugh from the pages of Panorama magazine. He is one and the same person who has been writing a sports article for our magazine for many years. Others may remember him now from the Good Shepherd Church in Drums, PA. Still others of our readers may remember going to St. Gabriel’s School with him. Father McHugh graduated in 1964 and was ordained in on May 13, 1972. He had his first Mass in St. Gabriel’s Church the fol-
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lowing Sunday. Back to the rectory, we see that JoAnn Notaro is the present day cook and housekeeper. I’m sure the priests consider her such a blessing. There was a dumb waiter from the second floor to the laundry, I’m told. I don’t know if it is still in use. There is said to be a back stairway. The two floors above contained the bedrooms suites, baths and conference rooms for the priests. The second floor has a chapel At the present time, the basement is used for meetings and study rooms. The first floor now has rooms devoted to the use of the secretaries .Present day employees are Kate Conahan, Office Manager, Jessica Freyne, Accountant, Carol Matz, Religious Education Coordinator, Elizabeth Ferrari, Sacristan, Rich Felty is the Maintenance Supervisor for the church properties. At one time, Father Maher had his elderly mother and her Jamaican helper come and reside on the third floor of the rectory. Fr. Edward Haggerty was the administrator for a few years while Mgr Kane was ill. Monsignor Kane spent many months at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hazleton, PA. Monsignor John Maher, former Superintendent of the Diocesan Schools, became Monsignor’s Kane’s replacement. Over the years the long cassock and cape was wore by priests of the past. They are similar to the cassock now worn by Father Finn, who is presently serving there. Father Haggerty had been assigned to St. John, the Evangelist Church in Pittston, PA. Back in 1964, he was in town visiting friends and was killed in a terrible automobile collision on route # 940. He was sorely missed. While at St. Gabriel’s, Father Haggerty also enjoyed playing the organ in the church. At the school, he was very supportive of the students and very interested in sports. He was a very well liked priest. Another friend, Mary Conahan Meluskey related the following story from her many remembrances of Monsignor Dennis Kane. Mary, age nine, and her two brothers, Jimmy, age twelve and Paul, age eight, lived on West First Street between Alter and Locust Streets. Every Saturday morning they went to CCD Classes at Saint Gabriel’s. Their cousins, Judy and Jimmy Schaller, and friends, Alice and Ed Brown also went to CCD classes with them. The nuns always had the St. Gabriel School children clear their desks and put their pencils away ‘because the publics were coming tomorrow.’ Going to CCD classes required quite a long walk for the three young children. Off they started, walking to
Diamond Avenue, through Vine Street Cemetery, down to City Hall, in one side, out the other, down Church Street to Broad Street and on down to Wyoming Street. Then the children went up Wyoming Street to Saint Gabriel’s School for their class taught by Sister Edmunds. After class, her brothers would always say to Mary that it was time to visit Monsignor Kane. Up the front steps of the rectory they would go, they rang the bell and waited for someone to answer. The children would properly say that they were there to see Monsignor Kane. They would be ushered in and announced to the Monsignor at his doorway. He would invite them in to his office. Monsignor always inquired as to their health; did they learn their lessons and other small talk. They would answer politely. Before they left for home each week, he would go the top drawer of his desk and remove a long white box. From this box, he took three chocolate crème drops, one for each child. He would give them a blessing and a chocolate; and he would tell them to come see him next week. That is such a precious story which gives such insight to this wonderful man of God. “Suffer the little children to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Mark 10 vs. 14 Monsignor Kane, a man of God, small of stature, cast a very large presence during the many years he served at St. Gabriel’s parish. There are so many stories attributed to Monsignor Kane. This one came to me from ninety year old Dominic “Deeker” Cusatis, who lived up a little further on South Wyoming Street. He remembers riding in Monsignor’s big black Buick. On very hot summer days, Monsignor would come by in his Buick and round up all the neighborhood boys for an afternoon of swimming at Mount Laurel pool. He would drop them off and pick them up later in the afternoon for the ride home.
They were always fascinated when Monsignor told them that he knew Ken Maynard, personally. Ken was a famous cowboy movie star. All the boys loved to go to the Saturday afternoon cowboy movies when they had enough money. . Ann Marie Conahan Pardee shared this story. “ One Saturday about five of us were walking around St. Gabriel’s School. Monsignor Kane came over to talk to us. He said “Let’s go for a treat” and we all walked about two blocks down Wyoming Street. Monsignor Kane took us to a small grocery store and asked the owner to slice a piece of cake for each of us which he did as requested. We all ate it on the spot and then walked back to
the rectory with Monsignor Kane.” “In second grade, Monsignor Kane would visit the class. One day he asked us if God was our father. The class replied yes. He then said, ‘well that makes us all brothers and sisters’. At that age we were surprised to have so many bothers and sisters.” Many thanks to each and every one of you who have contributed memories to our recollections. You can continue to reach me by calling Panorama and I will call you back or by my e-mail: mrs49@ptd.net Next month we will remember the infamous plane crash and the music of St. Gabriel’s, school memories along with much more.
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The Conyngham Valley Historical Society presents “Music throughout the Valley” by Mauren J. Susa The CVHS is preparing for their annual Christmas House Tour which will be held on December 15th. The tour runs from 1:00 to 4:00. At the Conyngham Borough Building, a huge array of holiday goodies and beverages will be offered for you to enjoy with your friends from 1:00 to 5:00. David and Sandi, Crabtree Gardens, present their lovely, English accented Bed and Breakfast Cottage along with their trendy Carriage House Artist’s Studio. Every nook and corner is decorated with greens and things grown in their ‘Magical Gardens’. In the Carriage House you’ll find a ‘Christmas Train’, carrying working elves, chugging ‘round the Christmas tree. The children of the Conyngham Methodist Church have created a replica ‘mini’ church. They spent many hours working tirelessly (with a little help from the grownups) to make their “Mini Methodist Church”, something that you don’t want to miss. The beautiful Bellizia house in Brookhill is decorated with the charm of Christmases long ago. Mary Ann and Tom transform their fireplace into a masterpiece by adding their unique touch of old world charm. Stay a little while and reminisce of your childhood. The home of Jeff and Nancy Lotz features a blizzard of red, white and silver decorations. This color scheme permeates from the little red Radio Flyer wagon to the angel at the top of the tree. Feel the celebration of love and lights as you stroll around the rooms. Wait till you see what Kathleen and staff
have done to their building that was once the PNC bank. The gift shop turns into a winter wonderland with Kathleen’s unusual touches. And “yes”, Virginia Jane, the valley’s public relations dog, will be on hand to greet visitors and help with crowd control. The Bernstein home is decked out with many beloved collections that Betty Ann and Dick have acquired along their travels. They proudly display their collection of Nativities from around the world. Santa will be exhausted after filling the 22 stockings they hung with care. Tickets for this event can be purchased from any exhibiter, Gould’s Shur Save, Fellin’s Jewelers, Kathleen’s Collectibles, Diane’s Salon and the Conyngham Borough building. Cost is $10 in advance and $12 the day of the tour. Hope to see you there!
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by Carl Simchena In 1995, the late Jerry Darlak, along with seven other seasoned musicians from the Buffalo, New York area, formed the BuffaloTouch The band has been playing great polka music ever since. The Buffalo Touch has been described as high enegy, entertaining, and a good time,with plenty of dancing. They are an award winning polka band and have performed across the country from Los Angeles to Atlantic City and many cities in between. In addition, they have been nominated three times for a Grammy Award for the "best polka album", in 2003, 2004, and 2009. The Buffalo Touch has also made national appearances on the Lifetime Television Network program, "Face the Family". Ken Machelski is an original member of the band and serves as the lead vocalist, trumpet player, and MC for the group. He joined the band in October of 1995. He is truly a multi-talented musician, playing not only the trumpet, but also trombone, concertina, accordion, keyboards, and drums. Ken has been given the nickname "Maly Lush," because of the similarity between his vocal stylings and that of the late polka great, Marion Lush. Prior to joining The Buffalo Touch, Ken was the leader of Western New York's popular Pop band "The New York Transfer." Mike Nowakowski has been with The Touch since 1999. He is a talented accordion player and does some of the band's vocals. In addition to performing with the band, he is also president of the Sunshine Record label and acts as executive producer for many of the recordings released by this company. Gary Krupski, joined the band in 2009. He has over 50 years experience in playing sax, clarinet, trumpet, and doing vocals. He was an original member of the famous “Krew Brothers” band from Buffalo NY, also was leader of the G-Notes, from the 80s and 90s. Over the years, he has played with
such bands as The Polka Family and the Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones. One of Western New Yorks finest sax players Gary has helped expand the Polka Stylings of the Buffalo Touch. Ricky Pijanowski was born in Turan, Poland. Since the age of 12, he has played with many bands, such as The Honky Hoppers, The Steel City Brass, Lil Wally and Mix & Match. He has been the drummer with The Buffalo Touch since 2006. In addition to performing with the band, Ricky is active in many Polish cultural events throughout the Buffalo, NY area. "Tadj" Szmczak of West Seneca, New York has been playing bass with the band since 2001. His professional music career started back in 1969 when he played weekly at the CYO and at many high school dances. In the 1970's, "Tadj" took to the road, working with the Gene Ferrari Show, which opened for such stars as David Brenner and Englebert Humperkinck. Over the years, he has worn many professional hats. Not only has he been a bass player, he has also shared his talents as a vocalist, promoter, writer, equipment manager, booking agent, art director, publicist, accountant, and a producer. During the holiday season, "Tadj" donates time to perform Kolendy for the public, shut-ins and senior centers throughout Western New York. While performinb with The Buffalo Touch, he embraces the challenge of introducing a polka music to non-ethnic venues. Together, all of these fine musicians make up the award winning Buffalo Touch. They perform music that is sure to put a smile on the face of everyone young and old alike. As we close, be sure to check out our band-The Polskie Swingmasters--this month. On Sunday, December 1, we will be playing at the Tresckow Fire Company in Tresckow, PA. On Sunday, December 8, we will be performing at Pine View Acres in Pottsville, PA, and on Sunday, December 15, catch us at the Dupont VFW in Dupont, PA. Each of these events start at 2:00 p.m.
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And, don't forget, The Swingmasters Variety Band is available for private parties, weddings, and anniversaries. For bookings, Call Steve at 570-788-5336. You can also give me a call at 570-429-0859. We will make your next event a party you will never forget. Finally, be sure to tune into my radio broadcast, "The Polka Connection", Sundays from 10:30 am until 1:00 pm on "Hazleton's Hometown Country WAZL." You can also listen on-line by going to wazlam.com. Until next time, enjoy a wonderful Holiday Season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. God Bless You all.
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Calendar of Events December 2013/January 2014 December 5, 6, 7 & 8 The Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts presents “Twas the Night Before Christmas – The Musical”, Thursday, December 5, Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7 at 7pm and Sunday, December 8 at 3pm at the J.J. Ferrara Center 212 West Broad Street in Hazleton. Full dinner buffet served 90 minutes prior to curtain. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 570-454-5451 or visit our website at www.ptpashows.org. December 6, 7 & 8 2013 Jim Thorpe Old Time Christmas, Friday, December 6, Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8 in Downtown Jim Thorpe. Activities include: Train rides with Santa, Asa Packer Mansion Tours, Live Nativity, Historic District Ghost Walks, Gingerbread House Contest, plus, strolling carolers and musicians, expanded shopping hours, seasonal dinner specials at our many fine restaurants. In addition, ticketed entertainment each Friday and Saturday night at the Mauch Chunk Opera House located 2 blocks from Josiah White Park in Jim Thorpe. Parking available at the Carbon County Municipal Lot behind the downtown train station. December 7 2013 Sounds of the Season, Saturday, December 7 at the Alice C. Wiltsie Performing Arts Center, Hazleton. Doors open at 6pm. Show at 7pm. This event entitled “Sounds of The Seasons, Ring in the Holidays” will feature the renowned Hazleton Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Robert Lagana, and the Freeland Community Choir under the direction of Jacque Wetzel. This year’s performance will also feature local pan-flute artist, Paul Goldheart, and soprano soloist, Sarah Gardner. As always, the audience will be invited to join in the singing of traditional holiday music along with the full orchestra and chorus. Ticket prices are $10.00 for Adults ($12.00 at the door) and & 5.00 for Children (under 10) plus applicable fees. All seating is general admission and tickets may be purchased through any orchestra or choral member and will be available at the door the night of the performance. This annual holiday concert is produced in cooperation with The Alice C. Wiltsie Performing Arts Center, WYLN TV 35, DeMelfi School of Music, The Hazleton Standard Speaker, The Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, and Service
Electric Cablevision, Hazleton. Festival of Lights, Saturday, December 7 at 4:30 pm at M&T Bank lot in Orwigsburg. As our final sendoff, we will bring the Bicentennial to our annual holiday showcase, the Festival of Lights. Carolers in period clothing will entertain Orwigsburg residents and will showcase old time skills and trades in center square. Sponsored by the Borough of Orwigsburg, Bicentennial Committee, Orwigsburg Area Churches and Orwigsburg Lions Club. Holiday II Funoliday Flea Market, Saturday, December 7 from 8am to 2pm at the Summit Hill Heritage Center, 1 West Hazard Street in Summit Hill - Panther Valley’s Premier Entertainment Complex. The first of the Holiday Markets featuring holiday décor, gift items, jelly, homemade soaps plus jewelry, glass, candy and much more. For more info, see our website at www.summithillheritagecenter.com. December 7 & 8 15th Annual Christkindlfest, Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 from Noon to 5pm at Christ Lutheran Church, 210 W. Green Street in Hazleton. Free admission. Fun for the whole family!See the Sound & Light Fontanini Nativity Display and St. Nicholas. Plus, Silent Auction, Crafts, Candy, Homemade Foods, Baked Goodies and a wide varitey of local entertainment. For more information, call the church office at 570454-3542 on weekday mornings.
ley Food Pantry! For more info, please like "Love the Valley Every 2nd" on Facebook! December 11 Christmas Sing-a-Long, Wednesday, December 11 at 7pm. at the Summit Hill Heritage Center, 1 West Hazard Street in Summit Hill - Panther Valley’s Premier Entertainment Complex.Want to get into the holiday feeling come sing-a-long! From Silent Night to Chipmunk Christmas we sing both old favorite hymns to secular songs. This event is in conjunction with our partner Church on the Rock. Light refreshments will be served. Enjoy the camaraderie of the season. Last event of the season for the Center. For more info, see our website at www.summithillheritagecenter.com. The M.P.B. Community Players will present “Our Christmas Gift,” a Christmas Pageant for the Community, Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Catholic Social Services Family Center, 106 S. Church Street in Hazleton. Over 40 participants of all ages will take part in the program, which will feature music of the Season and the short play “The Living Nativity.” Admission is free, although donations will be accepted to benefit each venue. For more information call (570) 4540178 or email mcgroganj@gmail.com. December 12, 13, & 14 The Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts presents “Twas the Night Before Christmas – The Musical”, Friday, December 12 and Saturday, December 13 at 7pm and Sunday, December 14 at 3pm at the J.J. Ferrara Center 212 West Broad Street in Hazleton. Full dinner buffet served 90 minutes prior to curtain. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 570-454-5451 or visit our website at www.ptpashows.org.
Travel through Bethlehem and experience our “Live Nativity” on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 from 6-8pm. The “Live Nativity” given by Christ Lutheran Church on 467 Main Street in Conyngham features 14 Scenes and Live Animals. No admission charge. This is our gift to the community for the holiday season and we would like to wish December 14 everyone a Merry Christmas. Bleenie & Haluskie Sale, Saturday December 14 from 10am til sellout at Columbia Hose December 8 Fire Co No 1, 742 West Centre Street in Love the Valley Event, Sunday, December 8 Shenandoah. Free local delivery with minifrom Noon – 5pm. On every second Sunday mum order of $7.00. For more information, of the month, the place to be is in the Conyn- call 570-462-9574. gham Valley! Shop at all participating businesses for special discounts, giveaways and December 14 & 15 tons of fun! Santa will be visiting businesses 2013 Jim Thorpe Old Time Christmas, Satand giving away surprises! This month's pro- urday, December 14, and Sunday, Decemceeds from our pin sales will benefit the Val- ber 15 in Downtown Jim Thorpe. Activities
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January 6 Sheppton-Oneida and Aristes Volunteer Fire Companies A Gun a Week for a Year Ticket Fundraiser starts January 6, 2014. Donation: $30. Call 570-384-4746 for tickets and December 24 God’s Promises - From the eyes of a child, information. Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24 at 7pm atFirst United Methodist Church, 25 To list your Community Event in our S. Balliet St., Frackville. A Christmas Eve Calendar, please email the event December 15 musical for children and youth. Everyone is to: editorial@panoramapa.com West Hazleton Recreation Club Annual invited. Christmas Party, Sunday, December 15 from 2 to 5pm, for the Children of West Hazleton Borough, at West Hazleton Community Center, 100 Fourth Street in West Hazleton. Complimentary food and beverages with entertainment by a DJ. Presents for the children from Santa for ages infant to10 years. Parent must register child for present. Registration deadline Monday, December 6. For more information, call Amore's at 570-454-3311, Kulaga’s at 570-455-1958 or the West Hazleton Borough Office at 570-455-7851. include: Train rides with Santa, Asa Packer Mansion Tours, Live Nativity, Historic District Ghost Walks, Gingerbread House Contest, plus, strolling carolers and musicians, expanded shopping hours, seasonal dinner specials at our many fine restaurants. In addition, ticketed entertainment each Friday and Saturday night at the Mauch Chunk Opera House located 2 blocks from Josiah White Park in Jim Thorpe. Parking available at the Carbon County Municipal Lot behind the downtown train station.
December 22 Living Nativity, Sunday, December 22 from 6 to 8pm atFirst United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet Street in Frackville. Sponsored & run by our Youth Group. All the characters of the first Christmas story PLUS live animals! Bring your camera!
The M.P.B. Community Players will present “Our Christmas Gift,” a Christmas Pageant for the Community, Sunday, December 15 at 2pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 100 N. Church Street in Hazleton and at 7:30pm at Most Precious Blood Church, 4th & Seybert Streets in Hazleton. Over 40 participants of all ages will take part in the program, which will feature music of the Season and the short play “The Living Nativity.” Admission is free, although donations will be accepted to benefit each venue. For more information call (570) 454-0178 or email mcgroganj@gmail. com. Candlelight Service, December 15 at 7pm at First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet Street in Frackville. Our choir & church members are joined by others from area churches to bring you the well-loved cantata – Carol of Christmas by John Peterson. Everyone is welcome! December 22 Children’s Christmas Party, Sunday, December 22 from 1 to 2:30pm in the Social Hall of First United Methodist Church, 25 S. Balliet Street in Frackville. Ages Toddlers to 5th Grade. Sponsored & run by our Youth Group. Games, Snacks & a Craft. Please bring a box of cereal for the Frackville Food Bank. Reservations required. RSVP with number of children and their ages to the church office at 570-874-0792 by Sunday, December 15. All children are welcome!
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(Family Features) Nothing says "love" like fresh baked cookies and treats. This holiday season, give the gift of homemade goodness... and enjoy the time you save on shopping by spending it with your loved ones. Make it a Family "Bake"tivity Get the whole family together and create a makeshift Santa's Workshop. Have one person measure all of the ingredients, another can mix everything together, and everyone can have fun decorating to favorite holiday tunes. Create a Gift that Keeps Giving Layer the dry ingredients of your favorite cookie recipe in glass jars. Attach copies of the recipe to the jars with bright ribbon bows and voila, you've created thoughtful gifts and cheery holiday kitchen dÈcor. Refresh Holiday Favorites Chocolate chip and gingerbread cookies are classics, but these Peppermint Mocha Chip Cookies might become a fast new favorite. Notes of crisp peppermint perfectly complement the flavors of coffee and semisweet chocolate morsels. Add a crushed peppermint to each cookie to create a beautiful and seasonal presentation. For more holiday recipe ideas, visit www. meals.com. Peppermint Mocha Chip Cookies Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 3 cups Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
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3 teaspoons Instant Coffee Granules 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 3 large eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 12 soft peppermint candies, crushed Directions: PREHEAT oven to 375∞F. Grease or line baking sheet with parchment paper. MELT butter and 1 cup chocolate morsels in medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. TRANSFER chocolate mixture into a large mixer bowl; add sugar and beat until combined. Add coffee granules, vanilla extract and peppermint extract; beat just until combined. Beat in eggs. Add flour and baking powder, mixing until all is incorporated. Fold in remaining 2 cups chocolate morsels. SCOOP dough onto prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart, using a medium size cookie scoop. Sprinkle each cookie with a little of the crushed peppermint candies. BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set. Allow to cool for about 2 minutes on baking sheet and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes 36 cookies
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With Christmas fast approaching, the Hazleton Art League will again present its popular Winterfest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 7th, in the Good Shepherd Church Social Hall, 87 S. Hunter Highway (Rt. 309), Drums. Winterfest offers something for everyone’s interests. If you’re looking for gifts for loved ones on your list, check out the creations for sale crafted by local artists. Tasty home-baked goods including cupcakes, brownies, cookies, cakes and fudge are also available, and the ever-popular tricky trays will again be part of the festivities. Visitors may also enjoy lunch in the social hall and choose from tasty food including homemade halushki, soups, hot dogs, beef
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barbecue, chicken fingers, pierogies, meatballs, pasta salad, coleslaw and soft pretzels. Soda and coffee are also offered, and your choice of food may be packaged for take-out. Ample parking is available. All proceeds benefit the Hazleton Art League which has served to promote the arts and art education in Hazleton for more than 70 years. For additional information, call Art League co-president Gayle Lukas at 570-401-6966 or Art League manager Mark Charles Rooney at 570-8171075 or email him at krishnablue13@hotmail.com.
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(Family Features) From cookies and milk to the partridge in a pear tree, the holidays are filled with classic pairings. This year, gather family and friends together and ring in the season with a themed party that celebrates famous couplings. A themed party always calls for a little extra creativity to wow guests and ensure a great time is had by all. Since what you serve is always a key ingredient to a successful soiree, plan to have plenty of tasty appetizers and beverages available as soon as guests arrive. Try this recipe for Mini Steak Skewers with Smoked Paprika Aioli, a smoky flavor that pairs perfectly with Black Box Wine's new Red Elegance. Juicy red fruit, ripe blueberry and the smoothness of sweet chocolate is a winning combo with the savory steak that guests will surely adore. Simple tips for your festive fete While planning your themed gathering, make sure to highlight pairs that evoke the
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watch as guests dig in to this perfect post- Skewers: dinner treat. 3/4 pound filet mignon, cut into 3/4-inch squares (should get 30-36) Mini Steak Skewers with 1/2 small red pepper, cut into 3/4-inch Smoked Paprika Aioli squares (should get 20-22) You'll need 4-inch skewers to make this Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste appetizer. If you can't find them, long tooth- Olive oil, for greasing the pan or grill picks will be fine, as will larger skewers cut to Directions: size. Be sure to soak them for 15-20 minutes To make aioli, mix mayonnaise, lemon before cooking to avoid burning. Because this juice, paprika, garlic and olive oil in small is holiday time, it's nice to use a higher qual- bowl until well blended. Season to taste with ity meat like filet mignon, but you can use salt and pepper and set aside. This can be whatever steak you like. done up to 24 hours in advance. Aioli: To make skewers, thread one piece of steak 1/2 cup mayonnaise onto skewer, followed by a pepper, another 2 teaspoons lemon juice piece of steak, one more pepper, and one 1 teaspoon smoked paprika more piece of steak. You should have three 1 garlic clove, minced squares of beef and 2 pepper squares on each 2 tablespoons olive oil skewer. Repeat until all beef and peppers are Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste used. Season generously with salt and pepper
on all sides. Set grill pan over high heat, or preheat grill to medium-high. Rub oil onto surface of pan or grates. Place skewers on pan or grill. If using pan, cook for about 8 minutes for medium steak, turning during cooking so all sides have grill marks. If using grill, cook for 6-8 minutes for medium, keeping lid closed as much as possible, turning throughout, until cooked to your liking. Alternatively, you can broil skewers for 6-8 minutes, turning once halfway through. Makes 10-12 skewers Serve with aioli on the side for dipping. Pair with Black Box Red Elegance
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In the Kitchen
with Joan Barbush
All of our holiday celebrations are laced with memories going back to our childhood, and Christmas is surely the most memory laden. As we unpack the ornaments for the tree or hunt for favorite recipes we think of all of the times that we have done this before. These remembered experiences become a vital part of our celebrations. The sounds and smells, the tastes of past Christmases are with us as we gather every year and enrich each new celebration. We find ourselves again in the kitchen warm with good cooking, breathing in the wonderful fragrances and wrapping endless packages of cookies. We find ourselves preparing dishes our parents made many years ago, and pass these timeless recipes and traditions to our children and our grandchildren. I feel especially blessed this year, as our family awaits Foolproof Rib Roast with Merlot Demi Glace Ingredients: 1 (5 pound) standing beef rib roast 2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder Directions: Allow roast to stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Combine the salt, pepper and garlic powder in a small cup. Place the roast on a rack in a roasting pan so that the fatty side is up and the rib side is on the bottom. Rub the seasoning onto the roast. Roast for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Turn the oven off and leave the roast inside. Do not open the door. Leave it in there for
the birth of my first great grandchild. This holiday season, try a new recipe or two, and get an early start to your holiday baking! Enjoy your holiday and may your home be filled with the love and happiness that surrounds us on the birthday of Baby Jesus. Merry Christmas from my family to yours.
one large handful of flat leaf parsley. Simmer uncovered for about 75 minutes. You can stir a time or two while simmering, but you really don't need to pay much attention at this time. After the simmering is complete the mixture will be greatly reduced. Now add 1/2 cup of merlot wine. You can use any dry red wine but I like merlot. After combining wine to the pan, continue to simmer 20 more minutes. Cut the stick of butter into 6 tablespoons. Now stir all of the butter into the mixture on the stove with the wire whisk. After the butter is incorporated in the reduced broth and wine mixture the demi glace is ready. *Tips: Sauce is best served within an hour of making. This sauce does not reheat well. It tends to separate from the butter. Skip the last step where you add the butter if you intend to use later. You can always keep the reduced broth and wine mixture refrigerated until you are ready to use. You would then incorporate the butter at time of use.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT... A research firm polled some 1,000 adults about what they did with fruit cake. 38 % gave it away 28 % actually ate it Decadent Chocolate Pecan Pie 13 % used it as a door stop Ingredients: 9 % scattered it for the birds 1 refrigerated pie crust 4 % threw it out 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 8 % couldn’t remember 3 tablespoons milk 4 eggs 3 hours. 30 to 40 minutes before serving, 3 tablespoons butter, melted turn the oven back on at 375 degrees F (190 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract degrees C) to reheat the roast. The internal 1 cup dark corn syrup temperature should be at least 145 degrees F 1 cup sugar (62 degrees C). Remove from the oven and let 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon rest for 10 minutes before carving into serv- 1/4 teaspoon Ground Allspice 1/4teaspoon salt ings. Serves 6 1 1/2 cups pecan halves Directions: Easy Merlot Demi Glace Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 9-inch Ingredients: deep dish pie plate with pie crust. Bake 7 2 cans low sodium beef broth minutes. Remove crust from oven. Reduce 2 large carrots; halved oven temperature to 320 degrees F. 4 cloves of garlic cut in half Meanwhile, microwave chocolate chips 1/2 cup Merlot wine and milk in medium microwavable bowl on 6 Tbsp butter HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Directions: In a saucepan combine 2 cans of low so- Pour chocolate evenly over crust. Beat eggs in large bowl. Add remaining dium beef broth, 4 cloves of garlic cut in half, 2 large carrots skinned and cut into 4 pieces, ingredients; mix well. Slowly pour mixture
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over chocolate layer. Place ring of foil around edges of crust to prevent over-browning. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until filling is puffed and center is still soft enough to move when shaken gently. Cool completely on wire rack. Serves 10
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Greater Hazleton-opoly Games Now Available
The Community Awareness Committee of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is very excited to announce that the limited edition, one- of- a- kind, Greater Hazletonopoly games are for sale now. Play your way around Greater Hazleton in the hometown version of the classic board game. Games are being sold at Giant in Hazleton, the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, the Laurel Mall, Berger Family Dealerships and T. Verrastro Beer Distributor and retail for $19.95. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Scranton based One Point, Inc (the people who created Scranton and Wilkes-Barre-opoly) to bring the game here. Based on past experience, it should be should be a “sellout”. “I never thought they would be sold out that fast – we sold 5,000 games in just 3 weeks”, said Bernie Maopolski, promotion manager from One Point that worked with the Chamber in Hazleton. “There has been such a positive response from all the people I’ve come in contact with here I think they’re going to go fast here too”, he added. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Com-
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merce is hosting a special “Prize Vault” contest which will take place on Saturday, December 14th at the Laurel Mall from 11 am to 2 pm in the JP Penny wing. Games will be available at this event. You will also have the chance to win a new 2014 Buick Encore or $20,000 cash prize sponsored by Berger Family Dealerships and NEPA Buick/GMC/LMA. If you cannot make this event you can stop by Berger Family Dealerships anytime from now until December 31st for a chance to win. Non-profit organizations can also get involved by taking orders and using their sales as a fundraiser. To help support our local nonprofits, the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce will share the profits with them. For every game a non-profit organization sells, they will earn $5. The Chamber will provide your non-profit organization with order forms. Contact Leann at the Chamber for your official order form. According to Allen Wagner, chairman of the Chamber’s Community Awareness committee, “We are extremely delighted to provide a source of income for non-profit organizations. For each game that the organization sells, that organization realizes a $5.00 profit. It is a way that the many clubs and organizations of the Greater Hazleton area can fundraise for their specific causes. Not only will the games be a great fundraising tool, but will be available as a great gift during the upcoming holiday season.” For more information on Greater Hazletonopoly contact Leann at the Chamber at 570455-1509 or lfallabel@hazletonchamber.org.
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First Presbyterian Church Provides Donates To ESL For Adults Program The First Presbyterian Church of Hazleton is the major sponsor, $1,400.00, of the 2013-2014 year of the Concerned Parents of the Hazleton Area ESL for Adults classes. This is the fourth year of the program which began September 16 and will continue until the end of May, 2014. Classes are being held in the new location of Concerned Parents, the Hazleton One Community Center, 225 East 4th Street, Hazleton. “We are so very grateful to the First Presbyterian Church congregation for helping us out this year” comments project co-cordinator Pat Korb “It is vital to the program to have this funding. Our students have to pay a registration fee, but it doesn’t cover the entire cost of their books and this donation is so helpful to us”. “Members of this congregation were the ones who originally came up with the idea of an English for Adults program” explains ESL co-coordinator and church member Jane Dougherty. “So I took the idea to the Concerned Parents organization, asked Pat Korb to help me put it together and run it and the rest, as they say, is history”. While coordinating the program takes a lot of time and energy, both Korb and Dougherty agree is it worth it. There are currently about 135 people enrolled in the program and a substantial waiting list. “We have a great group of volunteer teachers who understand the value of what they are doing and work hard to help their students conquer the language” adds Korb “The students are so very grateful and appreciative of every little thing done for them and a wonderful bond occurs between teacher and students during the course of the program year ” Dougherty adds, “Our volunteer teachers use text and work books, but will also adjust lessons to students’ interests with supplemen-
Pictured in photo: The First Presbyterian Church of Hazleton recently donated $1,400.00 to the ESL for Adults Concerned Parents of Hazleton Program. Present for Photo: Elaine Curry-President, Concerned Parents; Jane Dougherty, First Presbyterian Church Member and ESL Coordinator; Pedro Martinez, Treasurer, Concerned Parents and Pat Korb, ESL for Adults Coordinator. Absent from Photo – ESL Volunteer Teachers and Presbyterian Church members Pat Tomsho, Mary Theresa and Jim Hoegg.
tal materials. Lessons have revolved around common every day occurrences such as banking, taking public transportation, understanding a pay stub, learning how to rent an apartment, etc.” Most students are native Spanish speakers, but a few Chinese dialect persons are attending this year, also. Some students have completed high levels of education in their home countries, while others have very little formal
education. A lot of ESL students are also enrolled in a citizenship classes offered by the Concerned Parents organization. Classes currently meet at various times Tuesday through Friday and follow the Hazleton Area School District schedule in regards to holidays, vacations and weather related delays or cancellations. Students must be 18 years of age or older and must register at the Concerned Parents Office, Hazleton One Community Center and pay a small, nonrefundable fee. Students are tested for placement in Beginners, Intermediate or Advanced Classes. Community volunteers in addition to Pat and Jane are Pedro Martinez and Rossanna Gabriel, Concerned Parents Hazleton Area, and volunteer teachers: Marie Colihan, Megan Kennedy, Agapito Lopez, Mann Shoffner, Lynne Mayo, Beth Turnbach, Pat Tomsho, Gerardo Salinas, Jim Hoegg, Mary Theresa Hoegg, Dea Iffert and Madeline Castillo. William Martinez, staff member for Concerned Parents, also provides program assistance. For more information on this program and other Concerned Parents of the Hazleton Area activities, call 570-459-6086.
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Christmas Dinner Traditions At Eckley Miners’ Village provided by Eckley Miners' Village The Christmas holiday has its roots in Roman traditions but, over time, the winter event came to be celebrated all over the world. While the modern version of the holiday attends to more recent higher standards of living and commercialization, the earliest observations of Christmas as we know it took place in Europe and were celebrated with special regional dishes, gathering with loved ones, and presenting small, special things made for this time of the year. As Europeans crossed the ocean to create new lives in the United States, they brought with them many of the holiday and food traditions of their home lands. Eckley Miners’ Village, like so many other small industrial communities across the country, attracted people from many lands and one can only imagine the festive atmosphere of the town during the holidays. Many of these traditions were handed down from one generation to the next and have become ensconced in Anthracite Region. The Eckley Miners’ Village Associates have compiled a collection of recipes in “An Ethnic Mosaic Cookbook” available at the museum.
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Several of the dishes represented and reprinted here were prepared especially for the holiday season. Jewish Europeans serve Cold Beet Soup during the celebration of Hanukkah: Five or six fresh beets, two cucumbers, diced, salt and pepper to taste; one quart of milk; one-half medium onion, diced; sprig green dill, chopped fine and one-half pint of sour cream. Stir milk slowly in sour cream and blend well. Add all other ingredients and serve with hot potatoes. If you want soup colder, add ice cubes. A Lithuanian tradition is Potato Pudding or Kugelis: Ten large potatoes, four onions, five slices of bacon, 2 teaspoons of salt, one-fourth teaspoon of pepper, one half cup of hot milk or evaporated milk and eight eggs. Peel and grate fine the potatoes and onions. Place in a large bowl. Cut bacon crosswise into narrow strips, fry until crisp, and pour fat and bacon over potatoes. Add hot milk. Add beaten eggs, one at a time, salt and pepper. Pour into greased pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees, and bake 45 minutes longer. Cut into squares. Serve hot with sour
cream as a main course or side dish. Polish Christmas traditions include the beloved Pierogie: To make the filling mix together one pound of farmer cheese, one egg yolk, dash of salt and set aside. To make the dough use one egg, dash of salt, three and one-fourth cups of flour and one-half cup of water. Mix the egg into the flour, add salt, and as much water as needed to form a soft, pliable dough. Roll out very thinly and cut dough into three inch squares. Place one teaspoon of filling on each square, then fold the dough over making a triangle. Pinch edges together. Cook for five minutes in boiling salt water. Remove and drain. Serve with melted butter and sautéed onions. No Polish or Hungarian holiday dinner would be complete without Halupki: Boil cabbage leaves until soft. Combine two pounds of ground beef, onion, parsley, salt and pepper. Boil one cup of rice in two cups of water for five minutes, drain. Add rice to meat mixture and blend. Add two eggs and mix. Drain cabbage leaves and stuff each leaf with handful of meat mixture and roll up. Place in small roaster pan. Mix enough tomato puree, cabbage water and a tablespoon of vinegar to cover halupki rolls. Cook together in oven for about one hour at 325 degrees. To make the traditional Irish Soda Bread: Four cups flour, one teaspoon salt, threefourth teaspoon baking soda, three-fourth teaspoon of baking powder and one and one-half to two cups of buttermilk. One cup of raisins or one tablespoon of caraway seeds is optional. Combine the first four ingredients and then add enough buttermilk to make soft yet firm dough. Knead dough for three minutes, or until smooth, adding the optional ingredients if desired. Form into a round loaf and place in a well-greased eight inch cake pan. Cut a deep cross on the top of the loaf. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, or until loaf sounds hollow when rapped with knuckles. The English Plum Pudding, sometimes called Christmas pudding, cannot be forgot-
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In December Hazleton’s own Joe Maddon will be back in town to continue to support the Hazleton Integration Project (HIP). HIP is the brain child of the two time manger of the year and was established to help bring the community together. In 2013 HIP opened the Hazleton One Community Center at 225 East 4th St. in Hazleton. The center has proved to be huge success providing educational and athletic opportunities to the community. • Thursday, December 19, 4:00pm—Press Conference/ Joe Maddon will be joined by former Phillie Raul Ibanez other baseball celebrities to discuss the upcoming events and the HIP Project. Place...Hazleton One Community Center 225 East 4th St. in Hazleton. Open to public and free. • Friday, December 20, 6:00-10:00pm— HIP's 3rd Annual Sports Banquet. Joe Maddon will be joined by Phillies Coach Larry Bowa and Yanuel Esco-
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Pennsylvania’s Best Boys’ High School Basketball Players 1950-2010 Part 1 by Rev. Connell A. McHugh I recently finished offering a six session series on early Church communities in the New Testament, a very involved study in which I employed the works of Frs. Raymond Brown and John Meier, two of the top American Scripture scholars in my opinion and in the estimation of many scholars. As a change of pace, I read what I regard as an excellent book on Pennsylvania High School basketball entitled Heads of State by Mark Hostutler in which the author examines whom he considers the cream of the crop in a 60 year period of boys high school basketball from 1950 to 2010. Mark Hostutler offers a one to three page portrait of the players he regards as the best 150 in Pennsylvania during that period, a shorter portrait of the 75 players he gives honorable mention, and then a listing of 275 players he labels under consideration. These are listed alphabetically by name and their high school and college are given and their pro team if they played basketball at a higher level. The ratings of the players are based on high school performance only; not college, the NBA, etc. Before reading the book, I would have rat-
ed Wilt Chamberlain the greatest high school player since I consider him to be the greatest basketball player ever. Wilt graduated from Overbrook in 1955 and led his school to a 59-3 record and had single game highs of 90, 74 and 71 points. Hostutler rated Chamberlain as the third best player in the 60 year period. The player I would have selected as the second greatest one of the era under consideration was indeed chosen second, Kobe Bryant who graduated from Lower Merion in 1996, averaging over 30 points and 12 rebounds per game. Bryant led the Lower Merion Aces to the AAAA State Championship that year after being upset by Hazleton Area the year before. The number one player chosen by Hostutler was a frequent Hazleton Area opponent during Bruce Leib’s tenure. That player led the thundering Herd of Carlisle to four consecutive AAAA titles from 1985-88. I am of course speaking of Billy Owens who later starred for Syracuse, had fine early years in the NBA before becoming somewhat of a journeyman in the later years of his career. Owens had a 10 year NBA career with six dif-
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ferent franchises. Mark Hostutler’s other top ten selections included Number 4 Tom McMillen of Mansfield who starred for Maryland and later had a long, decent NBA career (I did an earlier full feature article for Panorama on him) , Number 5 Rasheed Wallace of Simon Gratz who graduated in 1993, had a very successful 15 year NBA career although he set the dubious record of being the league’s all-time leader in committing technical fouls. Chosen Number 6 was Kenny Durrett, a 1967 graduate of Schenley who had a great career at LaSalle averaging 27 points a game and over 9 rebounds per game in his senior year. However, injuries prevented him from having a successful NBA career. The Number 7 pick of Hostutler was Sam Bowie who graduated from Lebanon in 1979. Bowie starred for Kentucky and then had a respectable NBA career averaging around 11 points a game in his years in the league. However, Bowie is best remembered for the Portland Trailblazers bypassing such players as Michael Jordan., John Stockton, and Charles Barkley to select him as the second overall pick in the 1984 draft. Gene Banks of West Philadelphia was selected 8th by Hostutler. Banks graduated in 1977 leading his team to a 30-0 record and being regarded as the best team in the country. Banks continued his career at Duke at a time when the school had five consecutive last place finishes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Banks was a big asset in turning the program around. Humorously, Banks described his years at Duke as “Going from the outhouse to the penthouse”. Gene Banks is still among Duke’s all time leading scorers and rebounders. He had a 6 year NBA career in which he averaged 11 points a game before opting to play overseas. Hostutler selected Maurice Lucas who graduated form Schenley in 1971 as the 9th best player. After leading Schenley to a PIAA class AAA championship, Lucas played successfully at Marquette for Al McGuire then had a 14 year ABA and NBA career averaging 14 points and 9 rebounds per game. Lucas was regarded as one of the top power forwards in the game and was the leading scorer on the Portland Trailblazers 1976-77 NBA
title team. His famous teammate, Bill Walton, named his son Luke after him. Larry Miller, regarded as the top player ever in the Lehigh Valley was selected by Hostutler as the 10th best player. Miller averaged 26 points a game over a four year period for Catasaqua then led North Carolina, coached by a young Dean Smith to two final four NCAA appearances. Miller had a strong 7 year ABA career in which he averaged 13 points a game. Since the ABA folded, Miller has a record that will never be broken, the highest point total in a single game, 67 in 1972. No player form the Hazleton Area was selected among the greatest 150 high school players from 1950-2010. The player ranked highest from Lackawanna County was Gerry McNamara at Number 27. McNamara had a great career at Bishop Hannan and was a big part of Syracuse’s 2003 National Championship team with Carmello Anthony under Jim Boeheim. McNamara is currently an assistant coach at his alma mater. Bob Sura, Wilkes Barre GAR who graduated in 1991 was ranked slightly behind McNamara at Number 32. Sura led the Grenadiers to 86 straight Wyoming Valley Conference wins, was the Pa. Small Schoolplayer of the Year and later graduataed all-time leader in scoring for Florida State. Sura was a teammate of future NBA star, Sam Cassell and Heisman Trophy winner, Charlie Ward who also played NBA ball. Sura had a productive 10 year NBA career, Former Bishop O’Reilly star, Dave Popson who graduated in 1983 is still the leading alltime scorer in the Wyoming Valley Conference with 2,654 points. Hostutler selected Popson as the Number 63 player, one spot ahead of current Oakland Raider quarterback, Terrelle Pryor who graduated from Jeanette in
2008. Popson is all too familiar to me since he eliminated teams I sponsored in tournaments after the high school season concluded. The tournaments included the Rogers in Wilkes Barre, Holy Cross and Weston Field in Scranton, the YMCA in Dunmore, etc. Popson led teams defeated teams I sponsored composed of Bishop Hafey, Freeland, Hazleton and West Hazleton players. The games against Popson were usually very competitive, and I can recall my team almost defeating a Popson led one in the Rogers Tournament in Wilkes Barre. Popson, whom Notre Dame coveted, went to North Carolina and had a decent career where he averaged 10 points a game as a senior. Among his teammates over the years were Michael Jordan. Ex-NBA player and now well known TV basketball analyst, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Carlisle’s star, Jeff Lebo. The only player given honorable mention with a proximity of Hazleton was Steve Vacendak who graduated from Scranton Prep in 1962. Vacendak went to Duke and the team went 72-14 in his years there. Vacendak’s high season average was slightly over 16 points a game. He won the ACC player of the Year Award and played three years in the ABA. Several players from Hazleton and surrounding communities are included in the
275 players listed “Others Under Consideration”. Among the players are Paul Hoffman, St. Gabriel’s 1968 who started for the fine St. Bonaventure teams that featured Bob Lanier, Joe Holup, 1952 Swoyersville who played against Hazleton, scored over 2000 points at George Washington, led the nation in rebounding, and averaged 7 points a game in a 192 game career with the Syracuse Nationals and Detroit Pistons; Larry Koretz of Wilkes Barre GAR who graduated in 1983 and starred for LaSalle, Willard “Skip” Kintz Allentown Dieruff 1966 who played at West Virginia; Terry Kringe Hazleton Area 1996 who had a solid career for Northeastern; Bob Reidy Allentown, who also played for Duke; Ed Titus Tamaqua 1984 who played for Rider. Heads of State is a wonderful resource book on Pennsylvania Boys’ Basketball, and it offered me a wonderful tool for recalling basketball memories. Look for Part 2 of this article in the February 2014 issue of Panorama Community Magazine. Rev. McHugh can be reached at Good Shepherd Church, Drums at 570-788-3141 or at 570-454-5058, or by his new email address at revmchugh@ptd.net.
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U.S. Senate May Expand Anti-Discrimination Laws by Stephen A. Seach, Esq. Prior to a few weeks ago, federal law prohibited employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, and qualified individuals with disabilities. Prohibition of discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity could be added to that list, pending a House vote. The Wall Street Journal reports: If passed by the House and signed by the President, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would prohibit “government agencies, labor unions and private employers with more than 15 employees from making decisions about hiring, firing, promotions or other matters based on a worker's sexual orientation or gender identity, including transgender workers. Discrimination claims would be enforced by the Justice Department, Equal Employment
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Spend Smart This Holiday by Christy M. DeMelfi, Esq. The holidays bring lots of cheer, but unfortunately for some people that cheer only lasts until the credit card statements come in January! Many people use credit cards to finance part (if not all) of their holiday gifts, but there is something everyone should remember: KEEP YOUR SPENDING UNDER CONTROL. I know it is very tempting to “buy now” and worry later, but that attitude can and often does lead to problems. During this holiday season, try to limit your credit card spending if at all possible. Not everyone needs an extravagant gift - it is the thought that counts. But, if you are going to use credit cards, take advantage of low (or no) interest promotions offered by many stores. Sometimes, if you can get gifts for a few people at one of those stores that offer a “special financing deal” you can end up saving money in the longer run by avoiding interest changes. This is true even if the price is slightly higher but the interest that you save may be more than the higher price. Be sure to pay attention to the exact terms of any credit offer to make sure you pay the full balance on your purchases before the promotion runs out. I wish all Panorama readers a Happy Holiday Season and a safe and healthy New Year!
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Appropriate Checklist For Year-End Tax Planning by John J. Beltrami, Financial Advisor Tax planners often develop checklists to guide taxpayers toward year-end strategies that might help reduce taxes. Typically, suggestions are grouped into several different categories, such as "Filing Status" or "Financial Investments“, for ease of reading. When year-end approaches, it is wise to review each suggestion in the categories that may apply to you.
the year, and other conditions may also apply. • If you're claiming a dependency exemption for a child who is 19 or older (age 24 or older if a full-time student), make sure that the child's gross income doesn't exceed $3,900 (for 2013, $3,800 for 2012). • If you and several other people financially support someone but none of you individually qualifies to claim the individual as a dependent, Filing status and exemptions you should consider making an agreement with • Determine whether you're entitled to claim all of the other parties to ensure that at least one a dependency exemption for a parent or other of you can claim the individual as a dependent. relative. You will need to have contributed more than half of that individual's support during Family tax planning • Determine whether you can shift income to family members who are in lower tax brackets in order to minimize overall taxes. Tip: The kiddie tax rules apply to: (1) those under age 18, (2) those age 18 whose earned income doesn't exceed one-half of their support, and (3) those age 19 to 23 who are full-time students and whose earned income doesn't exceed one-half of their support. • Consider making gifts of up to $14,000 per person federal gift tax free under the annual gift tax exclusion. Use assets that are likely to appreciate significantly for optimum income tax savings. • Take advantage of tax credits for higher education costs if you're eligible to do so. These may include the American Opportunity (Hope) credit and the Lifetime Learning credit. Note that these credits are based on the tax year rather than the academic year. Therefore, you should try to bunch expenses to maximize the education credits. Tip: If you have qualified student loans (and meet all necessary requirements), you may be entitled to a deduction for the interest you paid during the year. The maximum deduction is $2,500.
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Financial investments Call me at (570) 455-6301 to discuss your • Pay attention to the changes in the capital planning. gains tax rates for individuals and try to sell Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Financial Advisors are availonly assets held for more than 12 months. able to discuss the suitability and risks involved with vari• Consider selling stock if you have capital loss- ous products and strategies presented. We will be happy to es this year that you need to offset with capital provide a prospectus, when available, and other information upon request. Please note that the information provided ingain income. cludes reference to concepts that have legal, accounting and • If you plan to sell some of your investments tax implications. It is not to be construed as legal, accounting or tax advice, and is provided as general information to this year, consider selling the investments that you to assist in understanding the issues discussed. Neither Janney Montgomery Scott LLC nor its Financial Advisors produce the smallest gain. Personal residence and other real estate • If you want to sell your principal residence, make sure you qualify to exclude all or part of the capital gain from the sale from federal
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Master Gardener: O Tannenbaum by Mary Ann Miller, Master Gardener One of my happy childhood memories is the annual search for the perfect Christmas tree. Mom always focused on the appearance of the tree, making sure there were no bare spots and that the height and width were correct for our small living room. Dad reminded us to choose a tree that would not lose its needles too readily and one having a trunk that would fit into the tree stand. Living in an urban area, we always chose our tree from one of the Christmas tree lots that sprang up in December. After marriage and moving to a more rural location, my husband and I took the children to one of the local tree farms to choose the perfect tree for cutting. No matter how a live tree is purchased, proper care is crucial for it to remain safe and fresh throughout the holiday season. Providing adequate water is the most important factor. Trees should be placed in water as soon as possible af-
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ter cutting. If the tree has been pre-cut or if you are unable to place it in water within 12 hours of cutting, you should saw a small disk (about ¼ inch thick) from the trunk to improve water uptake. Do not saw at an angle or point; simply remove a level disk. Using the proper stand will promote adequate hydration of the tree. Choose one that
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is large enough to provide one quart of water per inch of stem diameter – which is usually a stand holding at least 1 gallon. Never remove the bark from a tree to fit it into the stand. The outer layers of the tree provide for the uptake of water and are essential to keeping the tree fresh. Check the water level daily to insure that it never falls below the base of the tree. Do not add anything to the water. Only clean water is needed for hydration. We learned that lesson the hard way. One year we tried add-
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ing a “recommended mixture” to the water to preserve the life of the tree and created a horrible smelling concoction that required our ventilating the entire house on a frigid night. I can’t imagine what it might have done to the tree if added to the basin. Keeping the tree away from sources of heat, such as radiators, fireplaces, heat vents and sunlight reduces moisture loss and slows drying. Lowering the room temperature also helps to keep the tree fresh. Avoid spraying fire retardants on the tree. Some of them damage needles and promote moisture loss. In addition to monitoring the water level regularly, check the needles of the tree to see if they are dry and break
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Keeping Holiday Traditions Alive At Heritage Hill Senior Community by Lisa Marie Halecky The holidays are a time to spend with family and friends, and celebrate our heritage and family traditions. Heritage Hill recognizes the importance of family traditions and incorporates a variety of customs to make their residents feel at home and bring back cherished memories. As a child, the holiday season was the most exciting time of year. Picking out the perfect Christmas tree with your family, baking cookies with mom, lighting the menorah for Hanukkah, or sending your secret wish list to Santa Claus. As the years went by and family members got older, traditions changed and families evolved to bring new customs into the mix. The holidays may have become more stressful as an adult because of all the planning, baking, shopping and traveling to relatives’ houses, but it’s important to remember the things you love most about this time of year. Whether it’s the aroma of a freshly baked pie, hearing your favorite holiday jingle, enjoying a traditional Hanukkah meal, or
lighting the Christmas tree, we all have our favorite times during this special season. When seniors become part of a caring community like Heritage Hill, they often can rekindle past holiday traditions, which may have been lost over the years. Often our most memorable times have occurred around the holidays and we strive to continue creating these moments with each of our residents. Heritage Hill embraces a variety of customs at our personal care community to let each resident feel at home and continue to experience what they love most about the holidays. Residents get to trim the tree, bake cookies, listen to music by carolers and enjoy traditional holiday meals. We take pride in providing a variety of traditions for residents to reminisce, and we enjoy celebrating the season in many different ways. This holiday season, take the time to talk to your senior family members and see how they are doing. If you decide you need help taking care of your senior parent, call Heritage Hill.
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is a breast abnormality or suspicious finding on a mammogram, whether benign or cancerous. “Our patient navigators are here to eliminate barriers, educate, and offer support before, during, and after all procedures. They also make sure patients and physicians receive important results in a timely manner. In this way, our patients are informed participants in their own care,” she explains. “We want our patients to know they are not alone. A patient navigator is here to help you through a stressful time, and get you the support and help you need. It is our goal to
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Exercise And Posture by Dr. Tim Kelly, PT, DPT Our neck muscles are on constant duty, holding the head, which weighs ten to twelve pounds, in an upright position. As we perform our daily functional activities, our head and neck often moves forward, as we concentrate on the tasks at hand. Examples include computer work, driving, reading, etc. This forward positioning of the head and neck can add up to thirty pounds of pull on the cervi-
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3D Vision by Dr. Alexandra Wasmanski, OD Three dimensional entertainment is everywhere – blockbuster movies, television sets and networks, video games, and computer monitors. This technology is intended to make consumers feel more involved in the stories that are being portrayed. Unfortunately, there are millions of people who simply cannot see it. Anywhere from three- to nine-million people have difficulty with binocular vision that prevents them from viewing in 3D. Binocular vision occurs when both eyes align precisely on an object and fuse the individual images into one. This allows accurate depth perception to be observed. Individuals with even a small eye misalignment or who have unequal vision between eyes, may not be able to view 3D images properly. Those who struggle with eye muscle coordination or focusing abilities may also have difficulties. Problems arise from fatigue caused when 3D technology requires the eyes to make focusing adjustments simultaneously on far and near images. The most common symptoms experienced are headaches, blurred vision, and
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Weatherly Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Weatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers state of the art short and long term rehabilitation services. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of skilled rehabilitation services in order to meet the needs of our residents in all stages of life so that the highest standard of living can be maintained. We offer numerous therapy options to fit the unique needs of each and every patient. Our diverse therapy team consists of specially trained physical, occupational and speech therapists. Our board certified physical and occupational therapists are trained in conventional therapy techniques as well as the following: An accelerated Care Plus Program, which is a specialized treatment program combined with innovative medical technology. By using this program, we can help our residents with pain management, neuromuscular re-education, stroke recovery, contractures, wound management, joint replacement recovery,
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Be Thankful You Are Alive by John Degenhart, DC A 47 year old woman was crying in my office last week. She said she just felt so unappreciated. Her kids never help her clean or cook and they are 21, 19 and 16. Her husband works hard, but won’t ever praise her for a home cooked meal, a neat house, a loving home. So I told her one of my secrets. I said when I glance at the front page of the newspaper before I go to work each morning, I always check the bottom right side to see if anybody’s name is there that passed on that I might know. I like to send a card or make plans to give my condolences to the family at the funeral if I can make it. But I told her when I feel like this world is harsh and cruel, I pretend my name is with that small list of people who have died. As I visualize my name being there, it reminds me
that one day it will be, but for now I’m alive, and my heart fills with thankfulness. If you are reading this and life has broken you down, learn this lesson. Our Lord Jesus healed the sick, raised people from the dead, and society thanked him by crucifying him on a cross. If people treated him that way, do you think society will treat you any better? No, expect pain, expect injustice, expect others not to appreciate what you do. Be thankful you are alive. Keep giving, keep working, keep forgiving and keep loving. And those days when you grow tired of giving, do what I do. See your name in the obituary column. You’ll be happy to be alive. This is a powerful idea. It helps me to be thankful, every day. Try it!
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With colder temperatures fast approaching and the chill of winter already in the air, some people may be experiencing more than just the typical coldness that comes along with winter weather. If you have symptoms of coldness along with numbness/tingling, pain, or color changes of the skin on your hands, fingers, feet, or toes, you may have a condition called Raynaud's disease. Raynaud's disease is a vascular condition that causes some areas of your body, such as your hands, fingers, feet, or toes, to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or stress. This is caused by cold temperatures making the smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin to tighten or narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas. The result is that affected skin turns a pale and dusky color due to the lack of blood flow to the area. Once the spasms go away and blood returns to the area, the tissue may turn red before returning to the normal color. But Raynaud's disease is more than simply having cold hands and cold feet. The severity of the symptoms of Raynaud's depend on the frequency, duration, and severity of the blood vessel spasms that underlie the disorder. Symptoms include cold sensation in the hands/feet, especially in the fingers and toes, sequence of color changes in your skin in response to cold or stress, or numbness/tingling/pain upon warming the areas. During an attack of Raynaud's, the skin in the affected areas turns white at first. Then, the affected areas often turn blue, feel cold and numb, and your sense of touch is dulled. As circulation improves, the affected areas may turn red, throb, tingle or swell. The order of the changes of color isn't the same for all people, and not everyone experiences all three colors. Occasionally, an attack affects just one or two fingers or toes, and attacks don't necessarily always affect the same digits
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every time. Although Raynaud's most commonly affects your fingers and toes, the condition can also affect other areas of your body, such as your nose, lips, and ears. An attack may last anywhere from less than a minute to several hours at a time. Cold temperatures are most likely to trigger an attack. Exposure to cold can be as simple as putting your hands under a faucet of running cold water, taking something out of the freezer or exposure to cold air. For some people, exposure to cold temperatures isn't necessary. Emotional stress alone can cause an episode of Raynaud's. Other causes of Raynaud's can be scleroderma, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, sjogren's syndrome, diseases of the arteries, carpal tunnel syndrome, injury due to overuse, smoking, injuries to the hands or feet, certain medications including beta blockers, chemical exposure such as vinyl chloride used in plastics. Do diagnose Raynaud's we use the same type of doppler testing done to check for narrowing or blockages in the arteries, but we add cold temperature testing to the affected area to determine whether or not the decrease in temperature affects the blood flow to the hands or feet. This can be done in the convenience of our office and does not require any invasive procedures to diagnose the problem. Treatment is not as simple as warming the extremities and keeping your hands and feet warm, but it does play a role in preventing attacks. Avoiding excess caffiene and quitting smoking are also very importabt in treatment, becasue both of these cause vasoconstriction in the arteries which can make symptoms worse. Dressing in layers or wearing gloves or heavy socks, usually are effective in dealing with mild symptoms of Raynaud's. If these steps alone aren't adequate, medications are available to treat more-severe forms of the condition. Medications such as calcium channel blockers, like nifedipine, are used to relax and open up small blood vessels in your hands and feet. They decrease the frequency and severity of attacks in most people with Raynaud's. There are other drugs that may be tried if the first line choice is not effective. You and your doctor may find that one drug works better for you than another. To find out if you are having symptoms from Raynaud's disease, call today to schedule a consultation.
The End Of The Year Is Coming And So Too Are Your Dental Benefits by Frank Glushefski, D.M.D. My office takes great pride in providing our patients dentistry of only the highest quality at affordable prices with the utmost of dedication. With nearly half a century of combined dental experience, we make it a priority to make our patient’s look and feel better by way of the excellent dental care we deliver. Despite our best efforts, however, we routinely encounter those patients who just seem to “fall off of the radar” or “lose track of time” and, before you know it, both the year and their dental benefits are soon to expire. Although a few insurance plans run on a fiscal year, the majority operate on a calendar year. Your annual insurance maximum is the total allocation for a twelve month period that is provided to you by your insurance company. They typical annual range can start at $1,000 and some plans, although rare, may have no maximum whatsoever. Whether you are paying for your premium out-of-pocket or they are paid by your employer, it is most wise to seek your doctorrecommended essential dental work completed so as to avoid losing out on your dental benefits and to prevent your dental issues to worsen which will only result in heightened procedure complexity and expenditures. Your deductible is the annual amount of your initial out-of-pocket cost prior to your insurance company’s beginning to pay towards your dental needs. Typically, deductibles are around $50 annually. Once you pay your deductible, it would be in your own best interest to pursue dental work completion to
maximize your benefit plan. Another reason to utilize your annual dental benefits is that of fee increases. A dental practice, like all other businesses face continually-increasing operating expenses which, unfortunately, results in the need for dental fee increases. By deferring your dental work until the following year, your insurance benefits will not go as far to your benefit. I have been told by patients of my own practice that “I will just wait until after the holidays then maybe I will do something”. This scenario, unfortunately, usually backfires as their original routine dental procedure has now escalated to a more advanced procedure at a significantly higher fee. In an effort of large business and corporations to cut costs, never assume that you will be furnished with a dental benefit plan of equal or greater value than you already have. Your current plan that you feel is fair to mediocre may actually be much better than the following years plan. By utilizing wisely your annual dental benefit year may totally avoid this scenario. By “planning for the worst and hoping for the best” you will truly benefit to your own advantage. Many of my patients have Flex Spending Accounts established with their employers. This is a specially arranged account between you and your employer where you may contribute a portion of your pre-tax income. It is a great concept, however, you must utilize all of your contribution in full before years end or you will lose them. This is yet another ex-
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cellent mean to supplement your dental insurance should you require advanced, more costly dental procedures. To summarize, by delaying, deferring, ignoring, or refusing recommended dental treatment, no one but you will suffer both financially and medically. Whether or not one has dental benefits, everyone should visit a dentist on a regular, routine-basis for cleanings and diagnostic checkups to detect any existing dental issues. Early detection will result in more routine, cost-effective treatment which will prevent pain and discomfort. Most all of my patients state that “there’s nothing worse than dental pain”, so why not prevent it? If you are fortunate enough to possess dental insurance, complete all necessary treatment to not only utilize your benefits before year end, but to avoid fee increases and dental complications. I welcome all those who have either “fallen off the radar” or just plain “ran out of time” to contact my office at 570-443-9892 so we may assist you in your treatment needs as well as your full benefit utilization. From myself, my family, and my entire staff, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year. Please visit our website at toothdocpa.com.
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Compounding & Compounding Accreditation by Bill Spear, R.Ph., CCN What is Compounding? Compounding, as defined by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, is “the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug or device as the result of a practitioner’s prescription drug order…based on the practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship. This art was the origin of today’s pharmacy practice. Pharmacists used to prepare medicines to meet the needs of each individual patient. Unfortunately, many retail pharmacists are now unable or unwilling to compound medications, often due to lack of time, necessary chemicals, equipment and the specialized training and education that is absolutely necessary to compound medications. Manufacturers have taken over the role of “making medicine”. Drugs are mass-produced in a limited number of strengths and dosage forms-due to distribution, storage, stability and profitability issues. Dosage size or strength, route of administration, or dyes, sugar, and alcohol in commercial products may restrict the number of therapeutic options that are available for a particular patient. Hazle Compounding specializes in compounding customized medications to meet the
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specific needs of our patients. Hazle Compounding’s “problem-solving specialists” work together with patients and practitioners to solve each individual’s medication problem. Like pharmacists of the past, we talk with our patients to find out how we can help them. By combining the ageless art of compounding with the latest medical knowledge and stateof-the-art technology, we can offer alternatives which can help our patients to receive the medications they need, practically and conveniently. We know that when patients can take their medication as directed, they have a better chance of getting well and staying healthy. Today, there are 60,000 pharmacies in the United States. Hazle Compounding is 1 of less than 180 pharmacies in the nation to qualify for and earn the Compounding Accreditation’s Board Seal of Accreditation. Our new PCAB accreditation status and our designation as a PCAB Accredited Compounding Pharmacy lets our community know that Hazle Compounding ranks among the best pharmacies in the nation for commitment to quality said Bill Spear, R.Ph, CCN, Compounding Pharmacist, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, and Owner of Hazle Compounding. “We are honored by this new accreditation. It confirms our commitment to providing safe, personalized solutions that meet the medical needs of our patients and the needs of the healthcare providers in our community and beyond who rely on us for these specialized medicines every day,” said Bill Spear, R.Ph, CCN. Hazle Compounding has become a recognized leader in the field of compounding and our natural and holistic approach to health care is why
physicians and patients rely on Hazle Compounding for their customized medications. Hazle Compounding specializes in unique medication delivery for your unique needs including Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women and Men, Specialty medications for adults and children, Transdermal Pain Medications, and Veterinary Preparations. We can provide custom flavoring. We can compound capsules, oral liquids, troche (lozenges), lollipops, unique rectal and vaginal suppositories, topical and transdermal preparations. Just to name a few. Hazle Compounding also has a Menopause Educator on staff to educate and counsel women on hormone replacement therapy and manage menopausal symptoms. We also have a Certified Clinical Nutritionist to consult patients on helping maintain a healthy balance of nutritional supplements and dietary recommendations to improve overall lifestyle. For more information on our services, please contact Hazle Compounding, corner of Broad & Wyoming Sts. in downtown Hazleton. 570454-2958, and ask for one of our compounding specialists who can solve your medication challenges or visit our website www.hazlecompounding.com Bill Spear, R.Ph., CCN is a Compounding Pharmacist and Certified Clinical Nutritionist. He is available for personal nutritional consultations at Hazle Compounding, Broad & Wyoming Sts., Downtown Hazleton, Pa. 18201 570-454-2958 • www.hazlecompounding.com
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The Laurels December 2013 Laurels Thanksgiving Family Meal What a beautiful day we had for our Annual Family Thanksgiving Meal on Sunday, November 17th. We had such a great turnout and everyone was raving about the delicious dinner. With over 125 people in attendance at this scrumptious meal, our “family” proved how spectacular it is to share an American tradition together. In addition to our annual delicious feast, we also had beautiful tricky-tray items and 50/50 chances with proceeds benefitting the Activity Club. All money raised allows our residents to enjoy many of the wonderful excursions we have planned throughout the year. Spending these wonderful holiday get-togethers with family and friends makes the traditional dinner even more precious. We hope everyone had a wonderful time and we hope to see you at the annual Christmas Family Meal. Spreading Joy This year, our residents decided to spread the Holiday joy to our well-deserving military families overseas. In one afternoon, the Laurels residents created 155 Christmas cards to mail to our troops. Residents, staff and family members have been collecting non-
perishable items to create care packages to be mailed to these outstanding Americans. We cannot thank the men and women of our armed forces enough for their commitment to our country. Thank you to everyone who donated items and helped us put this wonderful idea into action. We appreciate your kindness and generosity! From Our Home to Yours The 3rd Annual Audrianna’s Wish Toy and Blanket Drive is underway! From now until the middle of December we will be collecting toys, games and crafts for boys and girls ages 0-21 years. They are also looking for blankets and gift cards for iTunes, Amazon, Friendly’s, McDonald’s and Wendy’s. In addition to helping the children, this year the volunteers have decided to create special “gift baskets” for those parents who are with their children 24/7. These items include: shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, tooth brushes, body wash,
socks, gift cards, etc. It’s a wonderful idea to also think of the caregivers who are facing a challenging time. All items can be dropped off at our facility. We remember the amazing little 6 year old, Audrianna Bartol, who put this wish list together for all her friends at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. We are proud to help her family continue her dream. If you have any questions regarding this wonderful fundraiser, please call our office. If you would like more information regarding our services, please call our office at 570-455-7757 or email us at info@laurelsseniorliving.com. You can also stop by for a tour of our beautiful facility and enjoy a complimentary lunch. The Laurels Senior Living Community – “Where our Family of Residents Come First!” From everyone at the Laurels, Merry Christmas!
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One of the most common questions I get asked is what exercises can I do to help with pain? One of the most common areas asked about is the shoulder. So do exercises help to rid of shoulder pain? The answer is, “it depends” and here’s why. The most common cause of shoulder pain is rotator cuff tendinitis/tears and bursitis. Pain comes when they become irritated and inflamed causing rubbing on the acromion which is the bone above the shoulder causing pain. Pain creates a problem called ‘pain inhibition’ causing the muscles to not work properly. People may have experienced this when they have pain and find the area not wanting to move right. This is a protective mechanism to prevent further damage. So when you are trying to strengthen the painful area, this will shut down your muscles causing them to not strengthen and may even cause further rubbing and tissue damage. So how can you combat this? You need to ease the pain. This will prevent the pain inhibition response allowing the muscles to
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work properly and strengthen. This is where working with an expert therapist who knows how to ease pain becomes important. Recently, I saw someone after a pretty serious shoulder surgery and had talked to some friends who had been through it. His first words to me were “I hear the therapy is pretty painful but do what you have to. I can take it.” To his surprise, treatments where not only pain free but he actually felt better afterwards. He even told us on his follow up with the surgeon, they were surprised by how much progress he was making. Our pain easing techniques had allowed his pain and inflammation to settle which allowed us to stretch and work his muscles with minimal discomfort. So the answer to the original question is yes but you need to do them as free of pain as possible and you may need some help to do that. Most studies show combining hands on treatment techniques such as loosening tight joints and muscles with exercise is more effective than exercise alone in helping with pain and healing. We at Hazleton Physical Therapy are experts at hands on therapies and we know effective techniques to ease pain so you can exercise with less pain. This is the key to healing especially after an operation. Be careful of people who make you exercise through pain as in most cases that will make matters worse. So if you have a shoulder problem, find someone who can help you ease the pain as it will make the exercises much easier and much more effective. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call us at 570-5011808. Visit www.hazletonpt.com to learn more about shoulder pain and other health topics.
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Seniors And Kitchen Safety: Tips For The “Heart Of The Home” by Marlin Duncan, Comfort Keepers The kitchen has long been considered a central gathering place in the home. But it’s also a place where people often prepare meals alone. When it comes to senior adults and kitchen safety, the numbers don’t lie: • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reports that people over the age of 65 have a 2.5 times greater risk of dying in a kitchen fire than the general population. • The National Fire Protection Association reports that three (3) in ten (10) home fires start in the kitchen, more than any other room in the house. • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year, including 5,000 fatal cases. An aging adult, due to a natural decrease in his/her immune system, can succumb to food poisoning more easily, and have a harder time fighting it off if they do. For aging adults, it’s quite easy for the room that’s considered a primary gathering place—the kitchen—to instead become a nightmare. Not only are seniors over the age of 65 more likely to be injured in a kitchen fire, they are more likely to suffer a fall injury due to: items stored out of reach—both too high and too low—and the likelihood that meals are carried to eat in another room. The reasons aging adults are more likely to start a kitchen fire, or otherwise be injured while prepping food include: they may be less able to take quick action in the case of a fire; medications that affect cognition; a decrease in balance abilities; and diminished mental faculties. There are three key areas to consider when making the kitchen safe for a loved one: fire prevention safety, comfort and convenience and ensuring pre-prepared meals and leftovers do not carry foodborne illnesses. Some seniors will argue that being safe in the kitchen is just common sense—and some of it is—but revisiting safety tips for the kitchen is never a waste of time. Tips on Fire Prevention: • Never leave food unattended while cooking; it is the primary cause of kitchen fires. • Don’t leave the house if food is simmering, baking or roasting. • Investigate auto-
matic shut-off devices. They cost as much as $300, but peace-of-mind is priceless. According to agingcare.com, auto shut-off toasters are available for as little as $30. • Never set a coffee maker to automatically brew. • Do not cook while wearing loose clothing, and make sure all kitchen towels and potholders are located far away from cooking surfaces. • Have a qualified electrician check all wiring and outlets. • Consider switching to an electrical teakettle. • Use pots that have two handles. • Clean up the stove immediately after each meal so oil, fat and grease do not build up on the surface. Convenience, Comfort and Fall Prevention • Clean up cluttered areas. • Install bright lighting. • Don’t use out-of-reach cabinets. • Replace glass items with unbreakable ones.
• Store heavy objects at waist level. • Check for leaking water from the fridge. • Install Lazy Susans in corner cabinets and on counters. • Turn pot handles inward. • Test and dust smoke detectors monthly, and replace batteries every year. Preventing Foodborne Illness • Store meats and vegetables in sealed containers, • Use different cutting boards for meat and other food items; many stores now sell colored cutting boards. Use green for vegetables and red for meats. • Check the temperature of your fridge routinely. Cold food should be kept at no less then 40-degrees Fahrenheit. Return leftovers to the refrigerator immediately after a meal. • Don’t assume food is safe if it doesn’t have a soiled smell or appearance; foodborne bacteria cannot be seen, smelled or tasted. • Consider taking your own utensils to restaurants. • Hot food should be kept at no less than 140-degrees. When reheating food, make sure the temperature reaches 165-degrees. • When eating out, be especially careful at salad bars, and avoid condiments such as mayonnaise and dressings such as ranch. • When in doubt, throw it out, especially leftovers from restaurants. For more information on senior living and elder care options, go to www.comfortkeepers/hazletonpa.com. Each office is independently owned and operated. Marlin Duncan, owner of Comfort Keepers, works professionally with the elderly on issues relating to senior independence. He can be reached in Hazleton at 570-450-0890.
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TMJ: Temporomandibular Joint Disorder by Dr. Joseph Bafile TMJ is an acronym for temporomandibular joint disorder. Often an extremely painful condition, it is caused by displacement of the cartilage where the lower jaw connects to the skull. This is one of the most commonly used joints in the body. (It moves every time you chew, talk or use your mouth at all.) The displacement creates a painful pressure and stretching of the associated sensory nerves. You might have TMJ if you feel like your jaw is locking or clicking, if you have a problem opening your mouth fully or if you have frequent headaches or pains in your neck. Not all causes are known. Some possible causes or contributing factors are injuries to the jaw area, various forms of Arthritis, dental procedures, genetics, hormones, low-level infections, auto-immune diseases, stretching of the Don’t Forget...
jaw as occurs with inserting a breathing tube before surgery, and clenching or grinding of the teeth. SYMPTOMS: • PAIN IN AND AROUND THE EAR • TENDERNESS OF THE JAW • HEADACHES OR NECK ACHES • CLICKING, POPPING OR GRATING SOUNDS WHEN OPENING THE MOUTH • SWELLING ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE Chiropractic care works on correcting misaligned or out of place temporomandibular joint and can remove the pressure, reducing pain and improving flexibility and function. To see if chiropractic may be able to help you call 570-788-3737 today for a complimentary consultation.
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What Can I Do To Help My Fibromyalgia Pain? by Tianna Bolinsky, PT, DPT, DAC What is Fibromyalgia? What can I do to decrease the pain? Can physical therapy help treat my Fibromyalgia pain? What treatments are available? In this article I will answer these questions and more! What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic, disabling condition that causes widespread muscle pain, joint pain, memory issues, fatigue, and “tenderness to touch” in localized areas. Fibromyalgia is the most common musculoskeletal condition after osteoarthritis. It affects over 12 million Americans, predominantly women. Symptoms of Fibromyalgia can include a constant dull ache all over, crippling fatigue, and specific tender points on the body that are painful to the touch. Other symptoms include swelling, difficulty sleeping, mood disturbances, depression, chronic headaches, inability to concentrate, incontinence, irritable bowel syndrome, numbness, stiffness, and tingling in the fingers or feet. Fibromyalgia can lead to depression, social isolation, and anxiety. Because it is a condition that affects the musculoskeletal system, patients with this condition feel “overworked” or like they have “pulled muscles.” Muscles may feel a twitch, burn, deep stabbing pain, or joint achiness and stiffness around the neck, shoulders, back, and hips. These symptoms can make it a challenge to sleep and exercise.
aquatic physical therapy with other treatment methods, have been shown to be effective with the inclusion of stretching, strengthening, and endurance activities. The American Pain Society recommends moderate, intense aerobic exercise 2-3x/week to help decrease pain symptoms.
What Treatments are Available? A trained Physical Therapist can customize an individual patient program that exercises a patient’s muscles gradually and regularly without increasing pain. Several options are available. There is aquatic therapy. This method takes advantage of the natural properties of water to aid in rehabilitation. The buoyancy of the water provides support to the body and takes pressure off of the joints. Aquatic therapy provides an environment of decreased weight bearing for greater ease of movement. The warm temperature of the water promotes muscle relaxation, increases flexibility, and decreases pain. The natural pressure provided by the water (hydrostatic pressure) allows for ease with resistance and strength training. A method used in aquatic therapy is called Ai Chi (pronounced: i-chee). Ai Chi is a water movement and exercise relaxation program that is a perfect relaxation technique for highly stressed, over-challenged patients. It consists of a group of exercises that combines meditation, slow movements, deep breathWhat Can I Do to Decrease the Pain? ing, and relaxation which are all helpful for Physical therapy helps treat Fibromyalgia patients to control Fibromyalgia symptoms. pain. Studies, including the performance of It includes total body strengthening with
progressive relaxation techniques. Ai Chi is performed in standing-depth warm water using a combination of deep breathing and slow, broad movements of the arms, legs, and torso. Can Aquatic Therapy and Ai Chi help other Symptoms that Cause Pain? Aquatic therapy and Ai Chi are not limited to patients with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. Ai Chi with aquatic therapy helps strengthen muscles while providing a soothing experience of flowing movements to relax the body, calm the mind, decrease pain, stress, and edema. The associated exercises improve patient mobility, balance, posture, strength, metabolism, and blood circulation while decreasing pain and increasing function. These exercises are extremely beneficial for patients with acute or chronic pain, status post motor vehicle accident, arthritis, difficulty walking, or balance dysfunctions. What Should I Do? If you have any of these symptoms, or you are suffering with pain, call PRO Rehabilitation Services and ask for information on these treatment options. We are located in the Valmont Industrial Park and have been a provider to the Hazleton area for over 13 years. Also, ask us about out wellness program which allows you the continued use of our gym and aquatic pool so that you can utilize the exercises learned for a healthy future and long life! At PRO Rehabilitation services we strive to “keep you well!”
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The staff of PRO Rehabilitation Services, (left to right): Brett Webster, Rehabilitation Aide, Kelly Merenich, PTA, Lee Baskin, PTA, Heather Graham, DPT, CLT, Tianna Bolinsky, DPT, DAC, Ann Jones, OTR/L, Tina Cusatis, Administrative Assistant, Patricia Hydo, Administrative Assistant
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When you visit Mystic Power Yoga, it’s hard to miss how generous in spirit the community is. There’s no mistaking how much we LOVE to SHARE. We share our love for yoga every day on our mats, but we also enjoy sharing what we have with struggling families all over the globe. For the last few years, we’ve been working with the Silent Santa organization in Hazleton to help kids throughout our local community have their holiday wishes come true. This December, the yoga studio will have the names of children and their wish lists on tags decorating a tree inside the practice room. Community members can pick a tag off the tree and sponsor that child. The gifts will be collected by the staff at Silent Santa and taken to the volunteer center for Silent Santa to be inventoried, wrapped, and delivered. Silent Santa is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping parents in need give their children the joyful Christmas they hope for and deserve. The organization serves families in the Greater Hazleton Area and every year helps to provide gifts to over 400 children. Although at this time they mainly provide assistance during the Christmas season, their long term goal is to provide full time assistance throughout the year in a variety of crisis situations. Anyone interested in donating gifts may inquire at the studio or by calling 570-5829641.
Tackle Holiday Stressors during “The 12 Days of Fitness” at your YMCA/YWCA by Marianne Pindar, Hazleton YMCA/YWCA Marketing Director Whether they call it Weinachten, Yuletide or Noel, Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, cooking and baking, traditions and of families united. It is the season of peace and goodwill toward men. Sounds so wonderful, but it is also a time for people to burnout quickly as they juggle holiday preparations, crowded stores, the endless shopping list, the wintry weather conditions, and tons of deadlines. Suddenly the happiest season of all becomes all too stressful. This is the time of year too when some individuals are plagued by S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder). This is a type of depression which strikes like other forms of depression, more women than men, and usually during the winter months. It is said that the loss of longer hours of daylight; which we enjoy in the warmth of summer, is a primary culprit. To manage this disorder at home, it is recommended that one: get more sleep, eat healthy and exercise daily. The goal is to also do activities that make you happy. If any of those scenarios sound familiar, you may want to check out the Greater Hazleton Y’s new program entitled, “The 12 Days of Fitness”. The object of this program is quite simple. All you need to do is participate in any physical activity at the Y for a minimum of 12 days in the month of December; if you exercise more, even better for you. Traditionally people tend to put on weight during the long holiday season. Our
goal is to beat this tradition and make your holidays even brighter, healthier and hopefully happier. Upon registration, you will receive a sheet that we will add a sticker to for each “day” at the Y. Your workout routine must take place at the Hazleton YMCA/YWCA and can consist of work-outs in the wellness center, swimming pools, gymnasium, group exercise room, and racquetball court Note: You may only receive one sticker per day no matter how many times you visit the Y during the day. At the end of your “12 days of Fitness” you will receive a t-shirt to mark your success. For more information on this program or other activities at the Y, to apply for membership or purchase gift certificates to give the gift of “Health”, please call: 570-455-2046. Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.” - Margaret Thatcher. May the blessings of this holiday season be many! See you at the Y!
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