Upper Bucks Free Press • January 2015 by Upper Bucks Free Press

• Upper Bucks Free Press • January 2015

What’s Going On in Upper Bucks? January 3

Reading Goes to the Dogs, 2pm-3:30pm at Quakertown Library, 401 W Mill St, Quakertown. Children of all ages invited to read to certified therapy dogs. 215-536-3306 Dublin Fire Co Soup Day, call today ONLY at 9am-11am to order, $6/qt, eat-in also avail. $5, info at 215-249-9242

January 3 & 4

Operating Model Trains 12noon-5pm at Coopersburg Area Soc. of Model Engineers Open House. Borough Bldg, 5 North Main St, Coopersburg, admission by donation, 215-538-0501 Keystone Model Railroad Club Annual Open House, Dublin TEC Center, Suite 216, Rear Entrance, 123 N. Main St. (Rt. 313), Dublin, PA . Public invited to attend and see N Scale trains running on our layout. Free admission., Also Jan 10, 11, 17, 18. 11am to 4pm on all dates.

January 4

Firehouse Breakfast 8am-1pm at Springtown Fire Co, 3010 Rte 212, Springtown. $7/adults, $4/ages 6-10, free 5 & under

January 8

$50 Jackpot Bingo 12:15pm at Upper

Bucks Activity Ctr, Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, 215-536-3066 Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner 4:30pm-7pm (or sold out), Milford Twp Fire Co, 1601 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, $9/adults, $5/ ages 6-12, $9.50/takeouts “A Constitutional Convention or a Convention of States: Securing or Subverting Freedom?” (informal debate) between John McManus, Pres. John Birch Society & Steve Davies, PA State Director. 7pm in CFC building, 4000 AM Drive, Quakertown, ccg-pa.org

Stephanie Weachter at 215-536-9622 x113

January 14

January 25

New Year’s Party w/Gary Dee, 11:30am buffet begins ($12/pp Buffet & Party), ($6/pp Party only at 12:30pm), please sign up for the buffet by January 9. UB Activity Ctr, Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, 215-536-3066

January 18

Concert by the Palisades Community Chorus, 3pm at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 3668 Ridge Rd, Perkasie, 610-294-9039

January 19

Upper Bucks YMCA Blood Drive, 9am1pm, 401 Fairview Ave, Quakertown, contact

January 21

Fall Prevention Program, (learn to reduce falls) 12:30pm by Bayada Nurses, attendees have a chance to win Easy Reach Stool, Encore Experiences, 312 Alumni Ave, Harleysville, 215-256-6900

January 22

iPad Basics Class, 6pm-8pm at Encore Experiences, 312 Alumni Ave, Harleysville. $5/PEAK & Encore Mbrs, $10/non-mbrs. Register at Welcome Desk, details at 215-2566900, bring your iPad & charger Sunday Breakfast 8am-12noon at Lower Milford Twp Fire Co, 1601 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, $8/adults, $4/ages 3-12, Military, Firepersons, Police, EMT, please ask for $1 discount

January 26

iPad Advanced Class, 6pm-8pm at Encore Experiences, 312 Alumni Ave, Harleysville. $5/PEAK & Encore Mbrs, $10/non-mbrs. Register at Welcome Desk, details at 215-256-6900

January 27

Covered Dish/Membership Meeting begins

11:30am. Bring a dish or pay $5 per person. Upper Bucks Activity Ctr, Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, 215-536-3066

January 29

First meeting of Caregiver Support group meeting 12 pm-1 pm at Hidden Meadows memory care residence, the Laurels, 340 Farmers Lane, Sellersville. We encourage you to invite family and friends who may be struggling with understanding and coping with the effect of Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

February 7

Dublin Fire Co Soup Day, call today ONLY at 9am-11am to order, $6/qt, eat-in also avail. $5, info at 215-249-9242

February 8

17th Annual Daddy/Daughter Valentine’s Dance, (for girls ages 4-10),1pm-3pm at UBYMCA, Fairview Ave, Quakertown. Call 215-536-YMCA for details & costs.

February 11

CAROL For Heart Program, 12:30pm, Heart health presentation by Jeannine McKeogh, fun & interactive, knowledge is power. Encore Experiences, 312 Alumni Ave, Harleysville, 215-256-6900

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McCoole’s Arts & Events Place Opens the Gallery New Upstairs Venue Expansion McCoole’s Arts & Events Place officially opened The Gallery, a new upstairs catering and event venue, on December 6. Making use of empty space on the same floor as the building’s black box theatre, this new room accommodates a sit down dinner for 40 – 45 people, or 100 people for a cocktail party or mixer. The Gallery will be served by the same in-house kitchen as the other two venues and has its own bar. “We saw a need in the community for more entertaining venues and the space was already there,” according to Jan Hench, owner of McCoole’s Arts & Events Place. “We realized opening The Gallery would help meet the demand.” The Gallery gets its name from its appearance; with large windows that flood the room with light during the day, it appears like an art museum or art studio. Hence the name “The Gallery.” The Gallery makes for the third event space available in the Arts and Events Place, joining the Cobblestone Parlor and Celestial Salon on the first floor. The Cobblestone Parlor can accommodate 45 for a sit down dinner, 55 for a cocktail party; the Celestial Salon accommodates 60 for a sit down dinner, 75 for a cocktail party. The two downstairs venues can be opened up to one space accommodating 90 – 130 attendees with or without a dance floor. McCoole’s Arts & Events Place provides a large variety of services including, but not limited to: weddings, receptions, business meetings, seminars, banquets, catering, private parties, theater, art classes, concerts, shows,

special events, beer festivals, a brewery and wine tastings. “We’re now equipped to hold three events simultaneously,” added Hench. “Or a confer-

ence could use all three spaces. We offer room for three breakout sessions with the ability to eat in all three rooms. Or there could be two breakout sessions with food served in just one room. We offer quite a few options along with our 185 seat theater where all attendees can gather,” said Hench. For further information, or to reserve any of the rooms in the McCoole’s Arts & Events Place, please call 215-538-1779.

Red Lion Brewery Celebrates One Full Year of Beer

Over 11,000 pints sold in first year at McCoole’s Restaurant.

Recognizing that the Red Lion microbrews were here to stay, McCoole’s owner Jan Hench sought taps to distinguish these brews from those of other beers sold on tap at McCoole’s. Traditional tap manufacturers were cost-prohibitive when the order was for one each of four, so Hench turned to local artist, sculptor and musician, Lorenzo, to design and carve custom taps.

McCoole’s Red Lion Brewery‘s initial success was not a flash in the pan, but a real acknowledgement that the diners and bar goers at McCoole’s Restaurant are happy to swill some premium handcrafted beers brewed on-site at McCoole’s Arts & Events Place at the Historic Red Lion Inn. Since the first keg was tapped the week before Thanksgiving in 2013, the Brewery has produced over 11,000 pints of its microbrews, currently sold only on tap at McCoole’s Restaurant. The brainchild of McCoole’s owner Jan Hench and brewmaster Edward MacAdams, Red Lion Brewery tapped its first keg, a Wishbone Winter Ale, which sold out in four days, and there has been no looking back. According to brewmaster MacAdams, “ We are working to keep up with demand right now, which is a great place to be.” The secret to the Red Lion Brewery’s popularity resides in the small batch development inherent in handcrafted beers and the unique recipes MacAdams brings to his brews. MacAdams works in a 13’ x 19’ dedicated space in the McCoole’s Arts and Events building where he develops his beers via a one barrel or “pilot” system, brewing 30 gallons at a time producing six kegs.

Based on this brewing schedule, Red Lion Brewery has four beers on tap at McCoole’s at all times: two standard brews sold throughout the year, Komo Sutra Imperial IPA and the 1799 Rebel Ale, and two seasonal brews sold quarterly. Right now the bar is changing over from the seasonal Equinox Oktoberfest and Jack’s Revenge Pumpkin Ale to last year’s popular seasonal Wishbone Winter Ale, a spiced brown ale, and the new Snowcap, a vanilla porter. McCoole’s owner Hench is delighted to be part of the national movement toward handcrafted beers. “After seeing the interest in microbrews expressed at our annual Spring and Fall McCoole’s BeerFests, it was easy to take that jump into establishing our own microbrewery,” states Hench. Although the process to start the microbrewery took longer than she anticipated, the end result has more than compensated for the wait. And who knows, maybe local beer aficionados will find the Red Lion Brewery label on their local distributor’s shelf some day. Amber Ales are $5.75 each while the higher alcohol content IPA and seasonal brews are $6.75.

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Jewelry Storage Tips

Fund Set Up for Children of Recent Local Tragedy The Word FM, a local, faith-based radio station and the Souderton-Telford Rotary have partnered with Univest Foundation to establish the Stone & Flick Children Fund to assist in raising funds for the Stone daughters and for Anthony Flick, surviving children who lost their parents and siblings after the devastating tragedy in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on Monday, December 15. The fund has been jumpstarted with a $5,000 donation, $3,000 of which is from Univest Corporation, $1,000 from Word FM and $1,000 from Souderton-Telford Rotary. “Our community has been hit hard by this unthinkable tragedy,” said Jim Leary, chief of

police for Souderton Borough and president of Souderton-Telford Rotary Club. “We are responding as our community always does – united to show our support for the children who need to know we stand beside them and are here to help them move forward.” Individuals who are interested in donating can do so in the following ways: Go to WordFM.org to make a donation via online payment. Send checks payable to Univest Foundation and designate “Stone & Flick Children Fund” in the memo line. Mail to Univest Foundation, 14 North Main Street, PO Box 559, Souderton, PA 18964.

Think Local. Buy Local. Be Local.

Gingerbread Construction at St. Isidore’s School

St. Isidore students in fifth and sixth grades worked with our children in preschool and prekindergarten to make gingerbread houses on Friday, Dec. 12th. All students school wide, dressed in holiday colors instead of uniforms to raise money that will support families in having a Christmas through the "Giving Tree Program".

Did you get a piece of jewelry this holiday season? Jewelry is a very popular type of collectible. In addition to sprucing up an outfit, jewelry pieces, precious metals, and gemstones hold their value well in the antiques and vintage marketplace. So, storing these valuables is important. Gold and silver pieces can get scratched when stored next to each other or next to other pieces in a jewelry box. These precious metals can damage fragile jewelry items like pearls and shells too. Store gold pieces by themselves or in a felt- or velvet-lined box when possible. Gold necklaces ideally should be stored hanging up by their clasp to prevent damage. Gold bracelets should be stored flat when possible. Bangles need their own storage boxes to prevent dents and damage too. Always store pearls separately in a padded case or jewelry compartment. This will prevent

damage to the soft cultured pearl’s lustre surface. And, pearls should be restrung as soon as you notice that the individual knots are getting stretched out or loose. You will lose the pearls if the string breaks… I guarantee it. For gemstones set in rings, use ring holders that separate set stones and their settings from one another. This will prevent scrapes and scratches and retain a stone’s clarity, too. Watches should not be stopped when stored. Let the watch run so you do not damage the battery or movement. Store watches flat and use a soft cloth to cover the dial and protect the crystal face when storing them. When it comes to fine jewelry, protecting your investment goes hand in hand with proper storage. Ph.D.

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Improvements to Automobiles

This time of the year back window, put your hand against the outside mirin 1961, I had to go out in ror to open up the rearview or open your door a the snow 10 minutes early bit to view where you were backing—no backup to “run” my ’56 Plymouth cameras or rear window defrosters and wiper. before heading off to work I had a new concept of push button drive at the at Berman Sales Company dash. You would have to push “D” or “R” to outside of Pennsburg. make the car go. Now you can hit “D” or “M” If I wouldn’t let the car so you can have the 6 speeds shift to your likWarm-up” the carbure- ing by pushing the handle at the steering wheel. tor would frost up and would let me stranded Whether you drove 30 mph or 60 mph the V-8 at the intersection of Main and Broad St in engine the engine always ran on all 8 cylinders Quakertown. Such was the preplanning needed and you had to remain feeding the gas for the to simply get to work. whole trip. Nowadays you have an 8 cylinder Nowadays you can stand by the bay window engine that will automatically cut back to 4 cylin your living room, hit a button and have the inders for straight/flat driving and you can relax car start up and with the heater set the night you foot while on cruise-control. You had to before have the car nice and warm when you go check you gauges to see how much gas you had out. Once inside the car you hit another button or the pertinent other engine information. Now to adjust the seat and mirrors to your pre-set you can get that information and much more positions. After turning on the heated seat you by pressing a button on the steering wheel and back out the drive from the pre-cleared back reading the message at your speedometer. You windows swept clear by the SUV’s rear window no longer have to take the little black cap off wiper. You back out the drive by watching each tire to check your tire pressure. Yup, hit the screen (that is bigger than the big console the button on the steering wheel and check all home TV’s of the early 50’s) on the dash for the tires in you warm car. No longer do you the any obstacles or perhave to change points and spark sons walking. If there plugs as often as the old days— are any slick spots on I wouldn’t know what the new the road you dial from 2 engines distributor would look wheel drive to all-wheel like. It is probably a computer. drive and make sure you Back in the day you had to change are in “stablitrack” for thermostats and fuel pumps on a any side motion that may regular basis. When did they imoccur. Meanwhile you prove those blasted thermostats? listen to surround sound Fuel pumps are now electronic (not actually Dick’s Plymouth) satellite radio that turned and located in the gas tank. Back on instantly over Bose speakers. If there is any then they were operated by a lever on the engine flurries you have wipers that adjust to intermit- camshaft and were easily replaced. That brings tent speeds. Some sedans will sense this need up another point—back then you could actually and turn them on for you. If it changes to heavi- replace you plugs or work under the shade tree er precipitation you can adjust in accordingly. on your car. Today everything is electrical or This list of conveniences could go on and on. computer controlled and you have to depend on Now let us go back to the 1950’s and 1960’s! the service center to replace it. Oh yes, and I mentioned about the warm-up and “frozen the cost of those repairs is far more traumatic carburetor” problems I had. I would like to go than being stranded for a few minutes at Main on to the other items I remember from “back & Broad with a frosty carburetor on a blustery then.” The radio would take about a minute winter morning. to warm up before you could get a local AM So it is nice having a vehicle that cruises station. Yes, you had 5 or 6 pushbuttons for along a modern interstate at 70 mph with many your favorite stations from Philadelphia or vehicles having over 100,000 miles. Remember Allentown regional stations. It didn’t have 3 driving 70 mph in a ’56 vehicle? It felt like you or 4 rows of stations as the radios have today! were in a rocket to the moon. It is nice having Forget of finding out what variety of music everything controlled by the vehicle’s systems. on the radio dial printed in green, the name of But it costs if something goes wrong. Quite the song, and the artist who is singing it! My truthfully we got from point “A” to point “B” Plymouth had electric windshield wipers with the same back then and were basically happy two speeds. I can remember my brothers first with our transportation. Now we can look back car (A ’51 Ford) that had vacuum wipers that on those days and appreciate the improvements would almost come to a stand still as you went (despite the costs) that took place. We are reup the hill because of the lack of vacuum from ally appreciative of the Safety Improvements the carburetor when you fed gas. At night you that protect us in our travels. had to step on a little shiny button on the floor Next time you get in that warm vehicle, turn to dim the lights—no automatic dimmers or flip- on the instant radio, your warm seat, your rear ping of a lever at the steering wheel. When you window defogger, remember and appreciate as I backed the car up you would have to open your did the other day how it was “Back in the Day!”

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Happy New Year!!... and I’m pleased to report that all is relatively stable in the world of Medicare for 2015.

Medicare Update

For 2015 there will be no increase in the Monthly Part ‘B’ Base

Premium of $104.90 The Part ‘B’ Deductible will also stay the same at $147 per calendar year Various other Deductibles had slight increases but the Medicare Supplements take care of them.

Social Security Update

For 2015 the Gov’t announced that there will be a cost of living adjustment (“COLA”) for Social Security of just 1.7% (for every $1,000, this equals = $17.00). This is far below the 4.1% average COLA since 1975 and it is the 5th time in the last six years that it has been below 2%. The ‘Annual Election Period (AEP) ran from October 15th thru December 7th. This

is when Medicare beneficiaries can change their Medicare Advantage Plan or their Part D Drug Plan. Many of my clients took this opportunity to shop around for a better Medicare Advantage Part D Drug Plan. It was a very busy time but good decisions were made as they chose the best plans for their budget and circumstances. It’s important to remember that the AEP is for changes or disenrollment for Medicare Advantage Plans for Part D Drug Plans. If you have a Medicare Supplement, also known as Medigap, you may change these plan any time of year! Keep your eyes on this column for our local free ‘Medicare Made Easy’ seminars that will start in the Spring. Contact me for our new free report: ‘The Top 10 Facts about Medicare Supplements.’ Howard Peck is the owner of ‘Senior Insurance Solutions’ based in Green Lane PA. He’s a Pennsylvania Licensed Insurance Broker who specializes in all things Medicare. He can be reached at 267-923-528 and hnpeck@comcast.net

QBNG Holds Food Drive Donations Help Brighten Holidays for Families to Support Quakertown, Impacted by crime Dublin Pantries

Members of the Quakertown Business Networking Group held a food drive to support the Quakertown and Dublin Food Pantries. The group is an open networking group that meets every Tuesday morning from 7:30am to 8:30am. More info on the group can be found at QBNG.org or by calling Bob Podraza at 215-536-3635. (left-right) Joe Billingham. Brian Griffiths, Andrew Culp, Carol Kidd, Amy Recinos, Bob Podraza, Lin Knight, Diane Rice, Tracy McGovern, Jeff Woertz, Tim Dimmick, Paul Morris, Deb Pietruszka, Aaron Good, Cecilia Kim, Jim Strefeler, Mark Culp

The Quakertown Community High School Varsity Singers perform for the crowd in attendance at Downtown Quakertown’s Christmas Tree Lighting recently.. photo by michele buono

Nancy Cygan belts out a lively tune at the home of Jann & Tom Paulovitz at Quakertown Alive’s recent Christmas House Tour. photo by michele buono

Each holiday season, counselors and advocates of Network of Victim Assistance team up with enthusiastic and thoughtful people in the community to provide holiday comfort and joy to Bucks County families in need who were impacted by crime during the year. With help from many different people and organizations – including many NOVA employees – NOVA delivered holiday gifts, food and household items to more than 15 Bucks County families affected by crime who would have otherwise gone without. The counselors and advocates identify the families and NOVA supporters do the rest by choosing and contributing thoughtful gifts for each child and parent. In the words of one recipient from last year, “It is late Christmas Eve and I am smiling through tears of deep gratitude as I look under my tree filled with gifts. I can’t begin to express what a difference your help during this

difficult time has made. It took the struggle and guilt out of this holiday season and replaced it with excitement and joy. I cannot wait to see the looks on my children’s faces when they open these wonderful gifts. It really is going to be magical.” NOVA counselors Charity Mackey, MS, LPC, and Joyce Jeffries, MA, LPC, coordinated the effort. They thanked this year’s donors who have given generously to provide a holiday experience where none would have existed without their help. “At a time that is supposed to be filled with joy and wonder, many of our clients feel hopeless and helpless,” said Ms. Mackey. “Your generosity, the time you spent picking out just the right gift, the sacrifices you made to put a beautifully wrapped package under someone else’s tree – these made all the difference. You did not just deliver gifts or clothing or food this year…you delivered magic.”

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Here We Go Again for 2015

Board members and staff at Children’s Developmental Program take a moment to strike a pose at CDP’s recent fundraising gala which was very successful for the organization.

January 2015 is a New Year. It is when we start to think about our goals for the New Year. Some of us will look back on last year and think about what our goals were for 2014 and did we in fact achieve those goals. Hopefully for most of us we will have achieved some of them and at least contemplated making those other changes we wanted to make this past year. What matters for us this year is to set goals that are what we really want for ourselves and to look at what things in our life we want to change on any level. Sometimes when it comes to goal setting we may place too high of expectations for ourselves so it is very important to make our goals realistic. What I like to do when I begin the New Year is to look at all the things in my life that make up who I am. What I mean by this is to evaluate my social and family relationships, my emotional state, my physical well-being, my career path and my spiritual journey. I work from a book called the Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie. I have had this specific meditation book for over 20 years. Every year I will answer all the questions for the January 1 post and break down each question into a goal and how I will achieve that goal. What I like about these questions is that they are not the typical questions you may ask yourself about what tangible goal you want to work on for the year.

For instance one of the questions is What would you like to happen in your life this year with friends, family and work. Most of us would look at that question and say I don’t know or there is any real problem. But there doesn’t always have to be a problem. A goal can be about improving our relationships with family members. It can be about resolving conflict we have with a co-worker. It can be how I can spend more time with my friends. These goals can actually make us feel good and help us to resolve issues that may be deeply ingrained in who we are that we have taken for granted. These questions give us another way to look at what we want to be different for the New Year. It actually takes a lot of pressure off of us to have to do the big goals that maybe we have failed at every year. These goals can be simple and positive and easily attainable because they may be a one time thing that we have to do. It gives us more time to achieve more goals which always makes us feel better. The nice things about goals is that they can provide direction and in the end validation for you. The point is to keep them simple and manageable for you. So be as consistent as possible with your goals and regardless of the outcome you will learn about yourself and be a SUCCESS!! My belief is that “All persons are truly greater than they think they are.” Susan V. Brewer is a Certified Life Coach and Psychotherapist in the Upper Bucks County Area. She can be reached at 215-872-4219. Visit her website at www.balancelife4u.com.

BY DICK HELM This past year was a busy year for our Post and for me in particular. I was honored to be the speaker at our Memorial Day Services and also at the 9/11 Services. The Service in May honoring those from our area “Who gave their ALL” in the service of the U.S.A. and those residents of Bucks County who perished on that fateful day (9/11/2001) was hard to put down in words. I hope I did them honor. I also fired over the graves for those who in their youth suffered the hardships and stress of war. Just recently I attended the wreath laying service where a large group of people including many young scouts and ROTC students placed 3000 wreaths on graves of Veterans at an Allentown Cemetery. The two services I was in attendance (Wreath Laying and Veterans’ Day) as just a participant and not a guest speaker were just as memorable to me as those honored occasions were. To see the youth at both these services saying “thank you” in lines of students in the hallways as

the veterans past or standing out on a blustery December day to honor gold star families and then place wreaths was tearfully appreciated. As I walked with my wreath, I thought of a book I recently read about the mysteries of General Patton’s death and the accounts of soldiers that spent Christmas, 1944 in cold foxholes outside of Bastogne, and not being able to even pop their heads up from their filthy environment and not having proper food to eat. I placed my wreath on a PFC’s grave from WWII wondering if he was one of those in a foxhole that Christmas Day protecting a 2-year old boy back in Richland Twp? That boy, of course, was me! Now is my turn to serve them by placing that wreath or standing out at a grave sight waiting on a cold blustery day to fire rounds or sounding taps to honor them! In this New Year, if you are an eligible veteran, won’t you please consider joining our Legion or a VFW post or both, so you too can participate in honoring those who served?

Notes from American Legion Post 242

Ongoing Events & Resources All Veterans invited to join Forrest Lodge VFW, 2118 Old Bethlehem Pike, Sellersville. Call Frank 215-679-7770 Veterans invited 7:30pm, fourth Monday each month at VFW Post 3405, at 211 E Fairmount St, Coopersburg. Call for details at 610-282-1840 Veterans invited 1:30pm, second Sunday each month at John Rivers Memorial VFW Post 11322, 41 Belmont Ave, Quakertown, 267371-9636 Bring DD 214 for proof eligibility. PetSmart Adoption Day on 2nd Saturdays, 11am-3pm, PetSmart, 620 N.West End Blvd, Qkrtwn, 215-538-2843 lastchanceranch.org Neighbors Adoption Day, 2nd Saturday each month, 10am-1pm, Neighbors Home & Garden, 38 Main St, Hellertown, 610-838-7000 Last Chance Ranch Volunteer Orientation/ Tour, 1st Saturday each month, 10am-11am in front of Horse Barn, 9 Beck Rd, Quakertown, 215-538-2510 lastchanceranch.orgMeet the Dogs at LCR, 12noon-3pm, Saturdays (weather permitting), 9 Beck Rd, Qkrtwn, 215-538-2510 lastchanceranch.org. Singles Connection for adults meets Thursdays for social evening, 7pm at Silverdale Brethren in Christ Church, 165 W. Main St, Silverdale. 215-593-9995 carolonline1@ verizon.net Doylestown Singles Soc. Intermediate Bridge Club meets every Tues. 7pm at a private residence in Doylestown. Info at 215-340-7604 or shalstrick@comcast.net

Support & Service Groups

Sisters U Monthly Meetings 7pm-9pm the third Thurs every month, stef@sistersu.com Bullying Prevention Support Group 6:30pm-7:30pm every Wed at UBYMCA in Quakertown. Free. advance registration required: 215-750-7220

Decoding Dyslexia Upper Bucks Info/ Support Group 7pm-9pm, 3rd Thurs of month (exc. Dec 2014) Quakertown Hospital, 1021 Park Ave, Taylor Conf. Room B, ground floor, decodingdyslexia.org SOS Bereavement After Suicide – Family Support Group meets at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital twice monthly, info/details call 215-536-5143 Brain Injury Family-Spousal-Partner Support Group 6pm-8pm the third Monday every month at First UCC, Church Parlor, 4th & Park Ave, Quakertown, 215-538-3488 or 610-558-1326 Caregiver Support Group meetings last Thurs. of every month, Independence Court of Quakertown, 1660 Park Ave, (meal provided), RSVP: 215-541-9030 to attend a meeting. Upper Bucks Clinic, free medical care Mon & Wed 5:30pm-8:30pm to uninsured low-income residents of Upper Bucks Co w/ no medical insurance & meet guidelines. Info: 215-538-4774, 267-404-7100 Alzheimer’s Assoc. Support Group, 3:30pm-5:00pm, meets 2nd Thursday every month, Phoebe Richland Health Care Ctr, 108 S. Main St, Richlandtown. Free, more info: Social Services 267-371-4517NOVA Network Of Victim Assistance Support Groups, Information, Guidance, Hotline 800-675-6900 www.NOVABucks.org Overeaters Anonymous meets every Thursday 10am-11am, West Swamp Mennonite Church, 2501 Allentown Rd, Quakertown, No dues, free babysitting, 267-784-2152 Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Sunday at 7pm, Grand View Hosp. info at 215-923-7900

Bedminster Nar-Anon meets Tuesdays 7:30pm-8:30pm, Deep Run West Mennonite, 1008 Deep Run Rd, Perkasie, for family/friends of those struggling w/addiction, Bedminster.naranon@yahoo.com Doylestown Nar-Anon meets Wednesdays 6pm at Summit Behavioral Health, 702 Hyde Park, Doylestown. Call 215-589-7111 for directions and info. A Woman’s Place (support for domestic abuse/violence) 24-hour Hotline 800-220-8116, www.awomansplace.org Kiwanis meetings 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month, 12:30pm at Dominick’s Pizza, Quakertown Quakertown Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Wednesdays each month, 7pm at John’s Plain & Fancy Restaurant, Quakertown Quakertown Rotary Club meets (1st & 3rd Tues 7:30am at John’s Plain & Fancy Restaurant) (2nd, 4th, & 5th Tues 6pm at Spinnerstown Hotel) Business Networking International (BNI) meets every Thursday 7am-8:30am at John’s Plain & Fancy Restaurant in Quakertown, membership info: jamescovie@yahoo.com Believers in Business (Qtwn Chapter) meets 2nd & 4th Friday each month, 7:30am9am at John’s Plain & Fancy Restaurant in Quakertown, info at 610-762-8054

Community Meals

“Fourth Sunday” Breakfast every month, 8am-1pm, all-you-can-eat buffet, $8/adults, $4/ kids, (Easter Egg hunt in April), Lwr Milford Fire Co, 1601 Limeport Pk, Coopersburg Free Community Dinner third Wed. of month. 5:30pm-6:30pm, Christ Community Bible Church, 1830 N. Ridge Rd, Perkasie, 215-257-7318Free Community Meals 6pm at Richland Friends Quaker Meeting on second,

fourth & fifth Weds. every month. Mill Rd & Main St off Route 309, Qtwn, 215-538-7555 Community Meal-every third Thursday of the month, 5:30pm-6:30pm, First UCC, 4th & Park, Quakertown, 215-536-4447 Free Community Dinner first Thurs. of month, 5:45pm at Trinity Lutheran, 102 N Hellertown Ave, Quakertown

Bingo

Bingo at Encore Experiences, 2nd Saturday of month, 1pm-4pm, lunch available to buy, (lots of $$ specials), 312 Alumni Ave, Harleysville, details: 215-256-6900 Bingo at Milford Twp Fire Hall every Thur, 12:15pm (first Thur. of month has $50 Jackpot), 2183 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, 215-536-3066 Bingo at Milford Twp Fire Hall, 2nd Mon. of month, door opens 5:30pm, games 7pm, kitchen open, 2183 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, 215-536-3066 Bingo at West End Fire Co every Wed, doors open 5:30pm, (refreshments avail, smoke-free), cash prizes, 1319 Park Ave, Quakertown, 215-536-6130 Bingo at Richland Twp Fire & Rescue every Tues. doors open 5:30pm, 64 Shelly Rd, Qtwn. 215-536-7226 Bingo at Great Swamp Fish & Game every Sat. night, open 4pm, games 6:30pm, kitchen open. Free coffee, 2650 Schukraft & Camp Rock Hill Rd, Qtwn, 215-536-8820 Bingo at Sellersville Fire Co. every Thurs. (except July) opens 5:30pm, 2 N. Main St, 215-257-4028 Bingo at Tylersport Fire Co. every Tues. opens 5:30pm, 125 Ridge Rd, 215-257-5900 Jackpot Bingo at Red Hill Fire Co Social Hall 3rd Friday every month, opens 6pm, games 7pm, 82 E 5th St, Red Hill Bingo at American Legion Post 397 every 1st & 3rd Friday of the month, opens 6pm, snacks available, 935 Main St, Hellertown, 484-851-3624

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Consider these New Year’s Financial Resolutions As 2014 draws to a close, you may want to look back on the progress you’ve made this past year in various areas of your life — and that certainly includes progress toward your financial goals. At the same time, you may want to make some end-of-year moves that can close out 2014 on a positive note while paving the way for a productive 2015. Here are a few such moves to consider: • Boost your retirement plan contributions. This actually isn’t an “end-of-year” move because you have until April 15, 2015, to contribute to your Roth or Traditional IRA for the 2014 tax year. Nonetheless, the sooner you get extra dollars working for you in your IRA, the better. You can put in up to $5,500 to your IRA (or $6,500 if you’re 50 or older) for 2014. If you are self-employed, or run a small business, you also have until April 15 to contribute to a retirement account, such as a SEP IRA or a SIMPLE plan. In addition to helping you build resources for retirement, these types of plans can offer you some tax advantages — so if you haven’t established a retirement plan yet, consult with your financial and tax professionals • Sell your “losers.” If you own investments that have lost value since you purchased them, you can sell them before 2014 ends and use the tax loss to offset some capital gains you may have earned in other investments. If you don’t have any capital gains, you can use up to $3,000 of your tax losses to offset other ordinary income. And for a loss greater than $3,000, you can “carry over” the excess and deduct it from your taxes in future years. If you still liked the investment that you sold at a loss, and you want to keep it in your portfolio, you could repurchase it, but you’ll have to wait 31

days to avoid violating the IRS’ “wash sale” rules. Keep in mind that these suggestions only apply to investments held outside your employer-sponsored retirement account; you can’t take a tax deduction on capital losses in a 401(k) or similar plan. • Evaluate your 401(k) investment mix. You may be able to adjust the investment mix in your 401(k) as often as you like. So when evaluating your 401(k), make sure your holdings aren’t concentrated in just a few investments, and try to determine if your portfolio is still appropriate for your risk tolerance — not too aggressive or too conservative. Also, if your plan offers a “Roth” option, consider taking advantage of it — with a Roth, you won’t be able to deduct your 401(k) contributions from your taxes, but once you retire, you won’t be taxed on your withdrawals. • Review your insurance coverage. If you’ve experienced any changes in your life in 2014 — new spouse, new child, divorce, new job, etc. — you may need to review your life insurance coverage to make sure that it’s still sufficient for your needs and that you have the correct beneficiaries in place. By making these and other moves, you can say a fond farewell to 2014, knowing that you’ve done what you could to help bolster your financial position — for 2015 and beyond.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estateplanning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation. submitted by Bob Podraza in the Edward Jones

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Y2K plus 15

How’s this for a fun New Year’s Day? I went to an indoor ice skating rink and did sprints and axels with a bunch of Quakers. Well…I didn’t really do axels—that near-fall kind of look like one, though—and, I didn’t actually sprint. I got going pretty fast a couple of times, but after I ran into the boards on a turn, I quit that, too. No sense in getting hurt. I don’t recover as quickly as I used to. I can guess the image you just got in your head: the guy on the oatmeal box in his big hat and knickers deke-ing past a Puritan and delivering a slap-shot on goal, right? Well, there’s no hockey playing there. And, Quakers don’t look like that these days. I’m pretty much the typical modern Friend--slightly over weight, gray haired and dressed like anybody else whose pocketbook demands they shop at Wal-Mart. This will be one of the New Years I’ll remember, though. It’s never been a big holiday for me. When I was still drinking it was usually a pretty rough weekend. Amateur Night, as serious drinkers call New Year’s Eve, was an excuse for me to show the pip-squeaks that I was a true ‘professional’. I got over that, though—thank God and AA. Now, it’s just an evening I stay up late to watch TV for a minute or two at midnight. We do sort of celebrate, but just at home. The Christmas decorations are still up and my wife gets fancy crackers and a party-platter. I insist on chips and onion dip. We don’t drink anymore, but do take in way too many calories. It’s the climax of a month of gross over consumption and excessive resource squandering. But, it’s good for the economy, and we’re team players. I can only remember a couple of specific New Year’s Eves. When I was fourteen, I was at my uncle’s place with my grandmother and brother babysitting my cousins while our parents were out. I forget most of what went on—except that I ate too much chips and onion dip. When the Times Square ball dropped Grammy kept saying: “Its 1957 already! I can’t believe it.” “Gram,” we corrected. “It’s 1967!” “Oh my!” she said. “Imagine that.” Two minutes later, she repeated: “I can’t believe its 1957 already!” After the third or fourth time we gave up trying to convince her she’d lost ten years somewhere. I guess that doesn’t seem so strange anymore. Another New Year’s Eve I was home alone babysitting our kids while my wife was working 2nd shift at the hospital in Casper. Wyoming is notorious for its ‘professional’ celebrators. It has something to do with the long winters and the constant winds. We had two feet of snow on the ground at the time. I had a twelve pack of beer which, considering the immunity I’d built up, wasn’t that much. The kids were playing with their Christmas toys and I’d just settled in to watch football when a pick-up pulled in our gate. It drove straight into a snowdrift burying

itself, and just sat there—lights on, windshield wipers flapping. I peeked through the curtains, careful to not silhouette myself. No one was moving. I herded the kids into their bedroom, grabbed my pistol (people in Wyoming have a defensive mentality—I did, at least), then sneaked out the back door and around the side of the house. I crept around the back of the pickup and peeped at the side-view mirror. I still didn’t see anyone. I yanked open the driver’s door, my pistol ready. When an unconscious body fell out, I broke its fall with my arm but let it flop out into the snow. In the glow of the interior lights I recognized…Pappy Llewellyn! He was a well known, local drunk. It was 7pm on New Year’s Eve, but Pappy was already blasted. Why he picked my driveway—he lived on the opposite side of the development--I couldn’t guess. When the wind blew powdered snow across his face, Pappy started to come around. I got him inside and gave him some coffee, but he kept pouring whiskey into it from a flask in his pocket. I had no intention of digging him out of the snow drift, so I loaded him into my truck and took him home. I felt a little sad when his son answered the door and asked, in a disgusted tone: “Why did you bring him here?” I remember that evening because it started me thinking seriously about my own drinking problem. Another New Year I remember is Y2K. My boss at the wastewater plant was a dinosaur. He distrusted all electronic gadgets, especially computers. He had us prepare for the Earth-shattering disaster the nut-jobs and doom-sayers warned us was coming at midnight. The boss always called it YK2. I tried to tell him K2 is a mountain in the Himalayas, but soon gave up. Every supervisor was to be at the plant by ‘twenty-two-hundred’ hours New Year’s Eve. The company bought hoagies and sodas to hold us over till the New Dawn, but we were on salary, so…no overtime pay. We were assigned specific stations and given written instructions. We’d rented a big generator and were ready to throw the switch when the power grid blew up. When the millennium turned, nothing happened. Firecrackers going off in the neighborhood made the boss jump in his truck and go investigate, but other than that, you could hardly tell it was Y2K, now. I was in the lunch room eating my hoagie when the boss got back from patrolling the township. In a very sad faced dejected tone he told us we could go home. So, of the few New Year’s Days I can actually remember, 2015 was the best—there’s nothing like a pack of skating Quakers to cheer you up. I hope my whole year is as fun as that ice skating party was. I hope yours is, too. More articles by Jack H. Schick can be found at Searchwarp.com or Soulofwit.com

• Upper Bucks Free Press • January 2015

Downtown Quakertown Welcomes Synergis Technologies

(below, left) Synergis Technologies President and CEO David Sharp cuts the ribbon to open Synergis to its new home in the Best Made Center on 5th Street in Quakertown. (below, right) Quakertown Alive! presents the Historic Preservation Award to Gorski Engineering for their adaptive reuse of the old Spinlon mill into the new Best Made Center. Pictured (left-right) QA! president Jann Paulovitz, Kathy and Jerry Gorski, QA! executive director Naomi Naylor, QA! vice-president Mike Cygan. photos by michele buono

Edward Jones Holds Holiday Open House

Good times were had by all at Bob Podraza’s Edward Jones holiday open house held at McCoole’s Arts and Events Place in Quakertown. Excellent food and drink, great music, and lots of networking. (left) Craig Gillihan and Bob Podraza fraternize. (right) A barber shop quartet lent some real energy to the evening. photos by christopher betz

This kid just got done Shopping with a Cop! Looks like it was a successful trip! photo by christopher betz

John Rivers VFW Post 11322 Stays Active

The John Rivers Veterans Center would like to thank those businesses and individuals that sponsored a Christmas ornament for our very first Christmas Tree of Memory and Honor. The ornaments were on display at our annual Christmas gathering that was on December

14th. The businesses Anderson Lawn and Snow Service plus MTN Adjusters were present to enjoy the day. Those students that won awards for the Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy received their monetary awards at the Christmas gather-

ing. The Voice of Democracy winners were 1st place Mikayla Black and 2nd place was Leo Bernabei. The Patriots Pen winners were 1st Samantha Rindgen, 2nd Kristina Finkelston, 3rd Mathew Bernabei and Brendan Miller. On the District 8 level Kristina Finkelston won first place for her essay out of 766 that w e r e submitted.

On December 20th members of the post delivered some Holiday Spirit to eighty-five Veterans in the local nursing homes. Each member gets a Christmas bag which contains some hygiene items and a Lap Blanket or a blanket. The lap blankets were made by various people. Thank you to those for their time and talent that made them. The Veterans Center would like to thank those individuals and businesses that donated items to help support some veterans and their families over Christmas. It is always nice to see a smile when we can help support a Veteran and their family.

(far left) Members of the John Rivers VFW post donated over $400 in funds and supplies to the Horsham Air Base Family Readiness Program. (left) The Christmas tree at the VFW Post displaying the ornaments sponsored in memory or in honor of local veterans by family members, friends, and area businesses. (below) Blankets for area veterans by the Perkasie Owls Leo Club. submitted photos

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Woman’s Club Holds Craft Show, Benefits Local Organizations Kulp Jewelers Awarded the Golden Bell Members Helen Hollingsworth and Joyce Stauffer sell raffle tickets at the Woman’s Club of Quakertown 5th annual craft show on December 6 at the Quakertown Train Station. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to local charities including, but not limited to, needy local veterans, the Food Pantry, and our seven area fire companies. photo submitted by sandy shelly

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Dance Students Stage Live Window Display

Quakertown Alive! congratulates Barry Sandt of Kulp Jewelers for winning the 2nd annual Business Window Decorating Contest. This year’s theme was “An Old-Fashioned Christmas”. Sandt gives credit to his employees Colleen Murphy and Peg Culp for decorating the store. Last year’s winner, Chris Wagner of East Broad Antiques, presented the Golden Bell to Sandt. (left-right) Chris Wagner, Colleen Murphy, Barry Sandt, Peg Culp, QA! Executive Director Naomi Naylor. photo by michele buono

Dairy Queen Employees Trade Tips for Toys

The staff at Quakertown Dairy Queen pooled their tips from November and December food sales and used that money (over $1000) to buy toys and gifts to donate to the Toys for Tots program. (left-right) Manager/owner Chris Samsel, Jenn Marsh, Caitlyn Ely, Megan Finlayson, and Johanne Labrecque. photo by christopher betz

Kristen and Erin Miller (11) of Quakertown study a display of US military symbols and other information about the Vietnam War at the James Michener Library in Quakertown. Members of the John Rivers VFW Post in Quakertown, who are also Vietnam vets, were on hand several days last month to share their experiences with the public. photo by christopher betz

Miss Cindy’s School of Dance students pose in the studio’s storefront window in mid-December as characters from the Nutcracker. The school puts on an annual show around the holidays, this year held in Palisades. (above, left-right) Isabelle Cattie, Alison Stewart, and Alexis Harlow draw a crowd of their contemporaries. (below, left-right) Sarah Strickland, Jenna DiCicco, and Alexa Darragh show us their poses from another angle. photos by christopher betz

• Upper Bucks Free Press • January 2015

2015: Happy New YOU! With the beginning of 2015, we start to pack away the Christmas decorations, begin using the gifts received as needed, and check the calendar to plan out the major things for the year. Among those events are birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, school activities, reunions, special trips, and more. Some have already made their appointments to see their family doctor, specialist, and possibly surgical procedures. Still others write down their new year’s resolutions. Most resolutions don’t make it passed the first few days. The reason for failed resolutions is the fact that people make too many or set the bar so high it is unobtainable. Ideally, pick one thing but not more than two at the most. A lot of individuals establish as their resolution to have good health. One very important part of good health is your hearing. Your spouse or family members or friends have noticed and commented to you about your hearing problems they have noticed. You know the list and have read it here before. Included are placing the television volume control at a higher than normal level, asking people to repeat, mistaking some words for others, giving inappropriate responses to questions and comments, blaming others for mumbling, making the choice not to join in on a conversation or social activity because you cannot hear, and more. Over the past several decades of writing articles for other publications and the Upper Bucks Free Press, I have been contacted by many people that have been spurred into fi-

nally doing something about their hearing. Wherever they chose to go, I am glad these individuals had their hearing evaluated. Some have had minor problems such as impacted cerumen, middle ear effusion, or other things. Still the majority have had hearing loss that was easily compensated with properly fitted amplification and aural rehabilitation. That has made all the difference in their lives. Needless suffering by the patient and others around them with respect to the aforementioned list of communication problems can be eliminated. I have found that once a person is motivated to get their hearing checked, ninety percent of the battle is won. Taking the time to make your hearing a priority will be a positive change for everyone involved. One day rolls into the next and into the next week and month and year. Year after year your hearing has been a problem. You have made it easy on yourself for 2015. The limitations on resolutions have been narrowed down to two. Take that next step. Grab your new calendar, pick up the telephone, call a private practice audiologist, and schedule your appointment to get your hearing checked in 2015 for a Happy New YOU! You’ll be glad you did. Mr. Murphy has had a bilateral mild-tomoderate sensor-ineural hearing loss all his life and is a binaural in-the-canal hearing aid user. Mr. Murphy has been in practice in Pennsylvania since receiving his Master of Education in Audiology from University of Virginia in the Spring of 1987. Mr. Murphy is affiliated with a number of hearing related national and international organizations.

can be reached at hearingdoc@aol.com and by phone at

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Where Can I Get my UBFP? QUAKERTOWN Aamco American Heritage FCU A-Plus Mini Market Borough Hall Bottom Dollar Foods Beer City Brick’s Sales Classic Staffing Chick Fil-A Dominick’s Pizza Downtown Dogs Earl Bowl Lanes Embers Cafe First Niagara Bank First Savings Bank Flashpoint Acupuncture Frank’s Pizza The Free Press Bldg. Giant (Qtwn Plaza) The Grundy House Hampton Inn Holiday Inn Independence Court James Michener Library John’s Plain & Fancy Liberty Thrift Store McCoole’s Restaurant McDonalds Melody Lakes Moyer’s Shoes Pep Boys Philly Soft Pretzel Factory Quaker Cleaners

Q’town Family Restaurant QNB Bank Quaker Cleaners Redner’s Market Roma Pizza Sal’s Pizza Randa Seven-Eleven Sine’s 5 & 10 St. Luke’s Bone & Joint Swann’s Pantry Tom’s Help Desk Upper Bucks Sr. Ctr Upper Bucks SPCA Upper Bucks YMCA Upper Bucks Chamber Wells Fargo Bank Yum Yum Donuts TRUMBAUERSVILLE Borough Hall Fino’s La Cantina Spor’s General Store SPINNERSTOWN Spinnerstown Hotel E J’s Barber Shop PLEASANT VALLEY Country Kitchen SELLERSVILLE A & N Diner Grandview Hospital Hidden Meadows Roy Ann Diner Village Market

PERKASIE Dam Good Cafe Giant Food Markets Landis Food Markets Olde Towne Convenience Pennridge Chamber Pierce Library QNB Bank TELFORD Indian Valley Library Landis Supermarket Lisa’s Pizza SOUDERTON Care & Share Shoppes Mr. B’s at Calvary Church SILVERDALE Green Street Barber Shop OTTSVILLE NAPA of Ottsville COOPERSBURG Coopersburg Diner Giant Food Markets The Inside Scoop QNB Bank Turkey Hill Market Last Chance Ranch store SPRINGTOWN Reflections Hair Studio Village Center Automotive

Have a place in mind where you’d like to pick up your UBFP? Let us know! We’re always adding new distribution points throughout Upper Bucks. Call Terri at 215-529-8915 ext. 11 or send an email to terri@ubfp.org.

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Upper Bucks Area Places of Worship Quakertown United Methodist Church 1875 Freier Road, Quakertown 215-536-4992 barb@qumc.com www.qumc.com Pastor: Russell J. Atkinson Sunday morning worship - 8:00am 9:00am 11:00am, Sunday School for all ages 10:00am, Communion offered first Sunday of the month

First United Methodist Church 501 Market Street, Perkasie 215-257-4626 fumcperkasie@verizon.net www.fumcperkasie@verizon.net Pastor: Steward Warner Mission: Share God’s love, Make and nurture disciples of Jesus Christ, positively impact our community and world.

Christ’s Lutheran Church 1 Luther Lane, Trumbauersville 215-536-3193 Pastor: Carolann Hopcke 9:00am Worship, 10:15 Sunday School Free Drive-in Movies Friday evenings June through August, Handicapped accessible, Family Friendly Church

St. John’s Lutheran Church 19 South 10th Street, Quakertown 215-536-3593 stjohnsquak@verizon.net www.stjohnsquak.org Pastor: Ray Miller Sunday Worship 8 and 10:30am, Sunday School 9:15am. Welcoming, Reaching Out, Serving. Elevator available

Good News Church 424 Juniper Street, Quakertown 215-536-4393 Pastor: David Markey, Jr. Sunday service & childrens church 10:30am Wed. Bible Study 7:30pm. Friendly, Biblebased, Christ-centered, Spirit-led Evangel Assembly of God 401 Arch Street, Perkasie 215-453-1565 • www.perkasieag.org Pastor: Rev. Gary Saul Where God’s Love Changes Lives MorningStar Moravian Church 234 S. Main Street, Coopersburg 610-282-1908 coopmoravian@aol.com Pastor: Lance Fox Sunday services 10:00am. Small, friendly Protestant church. Community mission: Serving free dinners once per month. All are welcome. Call for information. Good Shepherd Church (Episcopal) 1634 Hilltown Pike, Hilltown 215-822-3930 Pastor: The Rev. Catherine Kerr 10:00am Sunday Eucharist Ridge Valley United Church of Christ 905 Allentown Road, Sellersville 215-257-7244 rvucc.pastor@verizon.net www.ridgevalleyucc.org Pastor: Rev. Steve Myren We are a vibrant, welcoming Family of Faith. Worship: Sundays 9:30am. Ridge Valley: Growing Together in God’s Love. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Applebachsville 837 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown 215-536-5789 stpauls@netcarrier.com www.quakertown.net/stpauls Pastor: Rev. David Heckler We believe in sharing God’s love in joyful service. Come and see. All are welcome. St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie 215-795-2965 office@kellerschurch.org www.kellerschurch.org Pastor: Robert E. Mitman Worship 7:45 &10:15am, Sunday School 9am, Koinonia Cafe 8:30pm, Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday, Children’s Church 2nd & 4th Sunday. Emmanuel Episcopal Church 560 S. Main Street Quakertown, PA 18951 215-536-3040 emmanuelchurch11@yahoo.com www.emmanuelquakertown.org Sunday services at 8am and 10am, Visitors and new members always welcome! Christ Church United Church of Christ 101 N. Main Street Trumbauersville, PA 18970 215-538-0142 christchurch10@verizon.net www.christchurchisalive.org Pastor: Barbara Moran A friendly, welcoming church. Change fear into hope, doubt into faith. God is calling. Join us at 10:30am Sunday. Halleleujah! Church of the Incarnation (Anglican-Episcopal) 44 S. 8th Street, Quakertown 215-538-3787 Ardores@verizon.net www.IncarnationQuakertown.org Pastor: Most Rev. Thomas J. Kleppinger Traditional worship, Biblical faith Sunday 10:30am, Wednesday 10:00am

Trinity Great Swamp UCC Spinnerstown Rd & County Line Rd Spinnerstown 215-679-7710 tgsucc@verizon.net www.tgsucc.org Pastor: David R. Ellis / Matt Gorkos Sunday Worship Services 8am (Communion 1st Sunday of month) and 10:30am. Sunday School classes for all ages (preK-Adult) & family activities 9:15am. Trinity Lutheran Church 102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown 215-536-4345 www.trinityquakertown.org Pastor: Lynette R. Chapman 9 am traditional services, 10:15am Sunday School, 11am contemporary service, Handicapped Accessible, Family Friendly Church, Dynamic Music Ministry, Kidspiration Services. Holy Spirit Anglican Church 1133 W. Orvilla Road, Hatfield 215-453-7452 rtufton@verizon.net www.holyspiritanglicanhatfield.org Pastor: Rev. Robert Tufton We are a traditional conservative Evangelical Christian church. Pennridge Christian Fellowship 720 Blooming Glen Road, Blooming Glen 215-257-7309 kallebach@pennridgecf.org www.pennridgecf.org Pastor: Thomas Vargis Sunday worship 10:30am, Sunday School after song service for infants to age 12. Wed evenings 7pm with prayer, crossroads youth and (Sept-April) boys and girls clubs. Everyone is welcome. Richland Friends Meeting (Quaker) Main St at Mill Rd & Park Ave, Quakertown 215-538-7555 Friends@RichlandQuakers.org www.RichlandQuakers.org Clerks: Kathy Redding, Jack H. Schick Non-Denominational guided meditations Wed, 7pm Sunday worship 10:30am “Absolute freedom of thought and worship is our faith and practice.” Morning Star Fellowship 429 S. 9th Street, Quakertown 215-529-5422 Pastor: John Decker www.mstarqtown.org Services at 9am & 11am, Children’s Ministry provided, EastWest Cafe open with free coffee. Celebrate recovery Wednesday 7pm. Check website for more info. St. Paul’s United Church of Christ 104 Green Street, Sellersville 215-257-7268 stacey@stpaulsucc.net www.stpaulsucc.net Pastor: Rev. Patti Thomas Starting Sept 14: 8am Rejoice & Praise Worship in Parlor, 9am Sunday School - all ages, 10:15 Worship in Sanctuary, Crossroads 1st Sunday each month 9am in Fellowship Hall. St. John’s Lutheran Church of Spinnerstown 1565 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Spinnerstown 215-536-0734 stjohnsspinnerstown@gmail.com Pastor: Axel Kaegler www.stjohnsofspinnerstown.org Founded in 1734, St. John’s Lutheran Church of Spinnerstown is the oldest Lutheran church in Bucks County. St. John’s Lutheran Ridge Valley 910 Allentown Road, West Rockhill Twp 215-257-9643 stjohnsridgevalley@verizon.net www.stjohns-ridgevalley.com Pastor: Amy Hotter Worship: 8:30 am – Traditional, 10:15 am Contemporary w/ Praise Band, Sunday School 9:30 am, Visitors always welcome “You are invited to share our joy!”

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Grace Bible Fellowship Church 1811 Old Bethlehem Pike N., Quakertown 215-536-6096 grace@quakertownbfc.org www.quakertownbfc.org Pastor: Ron Kohl, Sr. Pastor September - May: 9am Sunday School for all ages, 10:10am Morning Worship, Evening Worship 1st & 3rd Sundays 6:30pm, Small group meetings 2nd & 4th Sundays 6:30pm

• Upper Bucks Free Press • January 2015

Quakertown, Richland Twp. Police Officers Help Kids “Shop with a Cop” by christopher betz

Shop with a Cop is a national program pairing police officers with children to afford them a better Christmas. The program allows children to view police officers in a different atmosphere than may be seen in the media, promoting positive relationships between law enforcement and the community. The program, now in its fourth year, is geared toward Quakertown School District children at the elementary levels. These children are faced with various life challenges such as a parent losing a job, homelessness, military deployment, economic shortcomings, and many other hardships. The program is funded through generous donations in the Upper Bucks community from private sponsors and our local businesses community. Volunteers from the community help with gift wrapping, hosting, and registration. Each child is given a gift card to purchase gifts for themselves and family members to allow for an enjoyable holiday. Quakertown and Richland police officers volunteer their own time to support the program. One mother of two children ‘shopping with cops’ remarked “This is really great. It helps my kids to see that the police are friendly and are here to help us. They’ve unfortunately been exposed to the negative side of police work involving their father. We’re lucky to have this opportunity!” Children throughout the evening remarked often with “Cops are awesome!,” “These cops are cool!,” “I’m so happy I can buy this for my sister!,” and a number of other clearly positive reactions to their experiences. A

great time was certainly had by all of the children, the volunteers, and the shopping cops. The first “Shop with a Cop” program was started in December 2011 by Quakertown Borough Police Officer Bob Lee and Richland Township Police Officer Ryan Naugle. The program originally started with 14 children and has increased to 33 children in 2014. Thanks to the donations from the community each child is allotted with a $165.00 gift card. A special thanks to Walmart for hosting the program and providing supplies and snacks to everyone in attendance. Donors include: Casey’s Kilcar House, Craig Farmer & Family, Ficco Family, First Saving Bank Richlandtown Branch, Gaier Family, Gravatt Family, Grimco, Haas Family, Joan Bottor, Kwik Goal LTD, Lanyon Family, Linda Friday, Luko Family, Morning Star Fellowship, Off the Wall Cycle Center, Pavlica Family, Penn Stainless, Plyer Family, Pre-Game Sports Bar, Quakertown Cares, Quakertown Rotary, Reichley Law Firm, Richland Township Water Authority, Roth Family, Sara Jones, Silver Family, C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Susan Croissette, Walmart, Waterbed Heaven Bedrooms, UBYMCA Morning Spin Class, and numerous anonymous donors. A special thanks to all of the volunteers and the Quakertown Community School District for supporting this program to make it succeed. Additional kudos go to Andy Young Contracting for supplying each family that evening with a gift card for a family meal. If you would like to support this program in 2015, please contact Officer Lee at 215 536 5002 or Officer Naugle at 215 536 9500.

Forty percent of twins invent their own language.

Author Spotlight:

Jude Watson

I am continuing my series where I highlight one of my favorite authors. Young adult readers know her as Judy Blundell. Middle grade readers know her as Jude Watson (her pen name). I know her as an awesome author. For this article, I am writing about my experiences with Jude Watson’s middle grade books. I have not read any of her young adult books, but I can say easily that she is an excellent writer. Ms. Watson has written many best-selling books, including books in the much acclaimed 39 Clues Series. I first became aware of Ms. Watson through The 39 Clues. If you are not familiar with that series (you should be because it is fabulous!) each book in the series is written by a different author with some authors repeating. I found myself really looking forward to the books authored by Ms. Watson’s books as they came out. Her books in the 39 Clues play major character development roles and she made the plot go in directions that were thrilling and captivating. I also had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Watson at a book signing at Harleysville Books during a 39 Clues book tour and was happy to be able to tell her what a fan I am. On her website Ms. Watson says that even as a young child she made stories up in her head. She says she gets ideas for her stories by watching and listening to the things going on around her. “Somehow it all gets churned together and characters start talking to me. They tell me their stories,” Watson states. In between waiting for the next of her 39 Clues books to come out, I had plenty more Jude Watson books to read. “For about ten

years, from 1998 to 2008, I wrote about fortyfour Star Wars books (I think so, anyway—I try to count, and then get lost. Repeatedly.)” Watson states on her website. I have read over twenty of her forty four Star Wars books and the details and life she gives to the Star Wars saga is amazing. She has written several series of Star Wars books including JEDI APPRENTICE, JEDI QUEST, and LAST OF THE JEDI. In 2008 she won a National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for her young adult novel WHAT I SAW AND HOW I LIED. It was the first book she wrote using her real name. Jude Watson’s latest middle grade books is LOOT: HOW TO STEAL A FORTUNE. It was chosen as “Best Summer Read 2014” by Amazon, Kirkus Reviews, and the Los Angeles Times. It is a story about March, the son of a thief who finds himself on the run after his father’s death. March has to team up with some other misfit kids to outwit his father’s rivals and figure out what a cryptic message March’s dad left him means. This book is the perfect example of the how Ms. Watson expertly combines tension, action, humor and a great plot. I have thoroughly enjoyed each book I have read by Ms. Watson and I already have her next book which is the start of a new 39 Clues series, which is available on February 24, 2015! If you are looking for an action/adventure story with great writing, I highly recommend any of Ms. Watson’s books. Want to learn more? Visitjudewatsonbooks.com or For more on books and reading, visit my website at ThisKidReviewBooks.com judyblundell.com.

January 2015 • Upper Bucks Free Press •

Adoptable Dogs at Harley’s Haven

Meet Jimmy!

This handsome man is Jimmy! He is an active and loveable 1 year old pitty mix of some kind, who was found as a stray in Philly. He is energetic, playful, and loves everyone! He would do best in an active home, to suit his active personality - but is great with all people, and loves other playful dogs! Please help us find him a home for the new year!

Meet Dalton!

Poor Dalton has had a rough, young life... he was shot with buck shot, infected with heartworm and demodex (non-contagious mange), and dumped at the shelter in South Carolina. Though you would never know it - he is the happiest dog I may have ever met!! He is a 1-2 year old hound/lab mix of some kind, and seriously all he wants is to love you and play! He loves other dogs and all people! He is good with cats, children, you name it! Dalton is up to date on vaccines, neutered, and will have all of his current medical issues treated by us prior to adoption. He just needs someone to give him a chance. Consider opening your heart to Dalton this holiday season....I promise you won’t be disappointed! These adorable pups are available for adoption through Harley’s Haven. Call 215-527-7432 to arrange to meet them.

Hope you all had a Great Christmas and holiday season. Here is a picture of my sister Brandy and I in our Outfits that we were in while visiting the nursing homes last month. I really enjoy spreading happiness to people. I don’t mind wearing the outfit because it makes you humans smile and laugh. I even got to be a door greeter at church last month too. I did fall asleep during though sermon though. The pastor said that it was OK for ME to go to sleep but he wanted the humans

New Years Resolutions for You and your Pet

to stay awake. We have been very lucky with our weather so far this winter. Remember to keep your animals warm and their water bowls full. Even though it isn’t hot outside we still need plenty of clean water.

Procession of the St. Lucia Girls

Weight loss – ugh. We all hate it, and we all struggle with it, and our pets are in the same boat! We often don’t realize that we are feeding them more than they need! Dogs and cats are much smaller than us, and have much smaller requirements. Far too often we overfeed as a way to show affection and even praise. But how much is too much? The average adult cat, let’s say he/she is around 10lbs (or should be), only needs approximately ¼-1/3 cup of dry food twice a day. The average adult dog, let’s say he/she is around 60lbs, only needs approximately 1 cup of dry food twice a day. Now add different personalities, activity levels, medical concerns, and food choices (such as canned food) – and this can change dramatically! So deciding how much they SHOULD get is a good discussion to have with your veterinarian! However, knowing some basics can help you to make sure you are at least not dramatically overfeeding, and can give you some pointers on trying to avoid weight gain, or help with weight loss. Many cat owners use a free choice style, where the dry food is available all day, and most cats will overeat! Changing from a full bowl that you fill as soon as it gets low to a measured amount of food each day is a simple, very effective way to help with cats who are overweight. Now how to make a cat exercise? There are a few things that work well – laser pointers are hilarious, and also help indoor only cats to be much more active to assist with weight loss! Interactive toys are also great – there are balls and toys that they

can roll around, that you can put their meal in, so they have to work for their food! Providing cat trees and other toys are all ways to try to get those lazy cats moving! For dog owners, weight loss can be a little easier – why not make it your resolution for both of you to lose weight? Walking every day, twice a day, is a safe and effective weight loss tool! Start small and work up to it – maybe walk for 10 minutes for a week, than 15 minutes, than 20 minutes, etc. The more you do, the more you will both slim down! Watch your portions too! I can’t tell you how many times people come in and say they feed ‘about a cup’, and I ask them to go home and actually measure how much they are feeding – trust me when I say it is ALWAYS more than a cup! Make sure you measure and scale back if needed. The treats are another area to monitor with your dogs too. You can still give them treats, just give less – give ½ treat when you would typically give a full one. Give a baby carrot or green beans instead of a milk bone. There are lots of healthier options that don’t add as many calories, but you can still treat your pooch! My biggest piece of advice – really pay attention to what you are feeding. If they are overweight – make sure you scale back! Overfeeding is by far the biggest reason for our pets being overweight, and you are in total control of that! Exercise too – it’s good for all of us! Give it a try this year, and everyone have a happy and safe new year!! Dr. Mehaffey and partner Dr. Jen Heller own and operate the new Pennridge Animal Hospital on Ridge Road in Perkasie and can be reached at 267-272-9996. They also founded and curate Harley’s Haven Dog Rescue.

4H Achievements Recognized

(left-right) Kaitlyn DeLeo, Rachel Scott, Kerrin Long, Allison Afflerbach and Victoria Washel were

For the past 10 years the 10 pm Christmas Eve mass at St. Isidore’s Church in Quakertown has started with the procession of the "St. Lucia Girls" - a group of ballet pointe dancers from Miss Cindy's School of Dance who wear wreaths and carry candles in the tradition of St. Lucia. One girl carries baby Jesus and places him in the manger. This year it was Sarah Strickland. It's a beautiful tradition and one of Father Riegler's favorites :) photos submitted by donna devlin

recently recognized for achievements with their 4H Club.

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• Upper Bucks Free Press • January 2015

~Obituaries~ Michael John Theer, age 51, of Richland Township, passed away at Grand View Hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Born in Trenton, NJ, a son to Emilia TheerSlimm and the late Robert Frank Theer. In addition to his mother, Michael is survived by his son; Michael II “Mike” and his significant other Lauren, brother; Robert J. and his wife Sharon, sister; Linda O’Hanlan and her husband Dennis and two grandchildren; Mason John and Adrianna Lee Theer; along with several nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the college funds Michael has in place for his grandchildren. For more information please contact Linda O’Hanlan at lindaohanlan@ c21be.com. Lenore “Pinky” J. Berger, 91, of Harleysville, formerly of Sellersville and W. Rockhill, died Friday Nov. 28 at The Birches at Arbour Square, Harleysville. She was the wife of the late H. Louis Berger, Jr. Born in Ardmore she was the daughter of the late Gertrude (Eaches) and James D. Baines. A graduate of Hazleton Senior High School Class of 1941, she worked for the Allentown Div. of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. during WWII. She worked for U.S. Gauge Div. of AMETEK Sellersville from 1945 to 1970, then transfering to Midgard, Inc. where she worked in secretarial capacity until retiring in Dec. 1984. A member of United Methodist womens’ organization of Quakertown United Methodist Church, she served as secretary of Administrative Council for 6 years. She has been a member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Lehigh Consistory. Surviving are sisters; Clare Morris, husband Jack of Myerstown and Matilda Robinson, husband William; daughter-in-law, Rosemarie Landis; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son, James S. Landis. Mabel F. George, 94, of Quakertown,

died Fri. Nov. 28 in Cedarbrook, Allentown. She was the husband of the late Rev. Charles Maynard George who died in 1994 and the last of five siblings raised during the depression in Trumbauersville by her late parents, Clarence D. and Eliza (Hallman) Huber. Mabel was a 1938 graduate of Quakertown High School and later the Moody Bible Institute, Omaha, NE. For a number of yerars she taught music at Grace

Bible Institute. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Allentown. Surviving are her son Timothy and his wife Celestine (Schultz), grandsons, Todd Ryan George and his wife Michelle & Torrey Lance George. She was predeceased by her son, Larry T. George in 2012 who served with the Green Bere in Vietnam. Memorials in her memory can be made to a charity of choice.

Arlene J. Jackson, 74, of Quakertown died November 27, 2014 in Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Dale R. Jackson, Sr. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Paul A. Morgan and the late Doris E. (Wright) Zimmerman. She was a Nanny, prior to that she was a CNA for various Nursing Homes in the area. Arlene enjoyed knitting, and photography. She was also a former volunteer with Meals on Wheels. She is survived by three sons Steven Hunter, David Hunter, and Daniel Hunter, a daughter Sharon Cotellessa, a step-son Dale Jackson, Jr., and four step daughters Susan Bennett, Elizabeth Reither, Janet Humphrey, and April Jackson. A sister Diane Morgan. Fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Barbara Lynn Moyer, 62, passed away on Thanksgiving, November 27, 2014, at home in Richlandtown, PA. Born in Quakertown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Willard D. Sr. and Augusta C. (McAlevy) Moyer. She graduated from Quakertown High School in 1970 and received her BA from Millersville University in 1974. Survivors: Siblings, Willard Moyer and wife Susan of East Greenville; Martha Glackin of Richlandtown; Margaret, wife of Thomas Weisel of Coopersburg; and Nancy, wife of Donald Bowman of Mifflinburg, PA. She is also survived by 13 nieces and nephews and 22 great nieces and nephews. Brother John Moyer, and sister Beverly Bartholomew preceded her in death.

Amelia

Ann

“Amy”

Spier,

54, of Quakertown formerly of Doylestown died November 29, 2014 in her home. For the last seven years she was the soul mate and wife of Thomas R. Spier. Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of Thaddeus & Margaret (Feiler) Cygan. She was last employed as a payroll coordinator for Toll Brothers, prior to that she worked for the former TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Complete Health Care, and The former Triangle Lumber. She was a member of the APA. Amy derived great enjoyment from her family and

enjoyed the simple things in life. She loved gardening and tending to her vegetables and flowers and was especially fond of her many dahlias. She enjoyed cooking and canning her vegetables and recently took up sewing and was proud of her accomplishments. She took sewing classes from Vivian McManus, a fellow cancer survivor with whom she developed a meaningful relationship. She enjoyed spending time with her 4 year old grandson Gavin. In addition to her parents and husband she is survived by her children Amanda Scholl, Andrew Spier (Cheryl), Derek Spier, and Lauren Spier. Brothers and sisters Michael Cygan (Nancy), Stephen Cygan (Beth Ann), David Cygan (Amalia), Gregory Cygan (Nancy), Anthony Cygan (Jane), Nathan Cygan (Susie), Susan O’Donnell (Thomas), Celeste Vaughn, Marlene Mayza (Jerry), Angie Lehman (John). Three grandchildren Gavin, Iain, & Cole. Memorial contributions can be made to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 125 S. 9th St. Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Attention Lara Goldstein-Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund.

Evelyn A. Ratzell, 96, formerly of Trumbauersville died November 30, 2014 at Lutheran Community of Telford where she resided. She was the wife of the late Irwin F. Ratzell. Born in Shelly, PA she was the daughter of the late James & Carrie (Matthews) Fox. She worked in the cafeteria at the Trumbauersville Elementary School before retiring. Evelyn enjoyed sewing, needle point, reading, baking, and cooking. She was a member of Christ Church of the U.C.C. in Trumbauersville, where she participated in the church bake sales. She is survived by a son Lynn I. of Nazareth, a daughter Karen A. Weikel (Terry) of Sellersville. Four grandchildren Thomas Ratzell (Donna), Michelle McDermott (John), Lisa Betz (Christopher), and Kevin Weikel (Kelley). Eight great grandchildren, Gregory, Alec, Grace, Rachel, Abigail, Lauren, Sadie, and Asher. Predeceased by a daughter in law Sarah Jane. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Christ Church of the UCC, P.O. Box 516 Trumbauersville, PA 18970. Annie L. Erney, 63, of Quakertown died

November 30, 2014 in St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of Ronald L. Erney. They were married 43 years last July. Born in Allentown, PA she was the daughter of the late Kurt, Sr. & Mildred (Ringer) Koehler. She was last employed by the Penny Power in Coopersburg. Prior to that she was employed by Lutron in Coopersburg and a cashier at the McDonald’s in Quakertown. Annie was active with Relay for Life and enjoyed doing crafts and scrap booking. She loved her family especially her grandchildren. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter Tammy L. Hendricks. Two brothers Walter Koehler and Kurt Koehler, Jr., three sisters Gertrude Tettemer, Dorothy Ann Bieber, and Mary Jane Koehler. Three grandchildren Meghan L. Hendricks, Erin M. Hendricks and Marek W. Lewison Predeceased by a brother Harlan Koehler. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society Lehigh Valley Unit 3893 Adler Place Bethlehem, PA 18017.

Melvin M. Weaver, 71, of Quakertown died December 1, 2014 in St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. Born in Quakertown he was the son of the late Howard M. & Ruth I. (Crouthamel) Weaver. He was a sheet metal fabricator for Perkasie Industries before retiring in 2005. Melvin enjoyed riding his horse. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pleasant Valley. He is survived by two sons Michael J. (Marci) and Thomas A., Sr. A sister Gladys Gaul (John). Four grandchildren Adam, Amanda, Thomas, Jr. and Samantha. Services will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. in the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. (www.crstrunk.com) 821 W. Broad St. Quakertown, PA 18951. Call 9:30-10:30 A.M. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 2170 Route 212, Coopersburg, PA 18036. Janice Irene Hinkle went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Lutheran Community of Telford. She was 88. She was a devoted wife of the late Harry D. Hinkle, partner of Groff Candy Co. of Souderton. Born in Zion Hill, Bucks County, she was the daughter of the late Earl M. and Eva (Stauffer) Trumbower. She is survived by her loving daughter, Anita E. Giacobbe (Glenn) of Houston, TX and beloved grandchildren Elizabeth and Stephen. Janice retired from Harleysville Insurance Co. in 1991 where she was a cook in the employee cafeteria. In her younger years, she was an organist at a local church and owned and managed “Janice Beauty Shoppe” in Quakertown. After Harry retired, they both enjoyed working at Landis Supermarkets in Telford, following NASCAR and traveling in their motor home. She was a member of St. Michael’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sellersville. In addition to Anita, she is survived by two brothers, Henry and Earl Jr. (Janet); three sisters, Anna Mae Gutshall, Mary Ellen Miller (Bob), Nina Jelley (Bill); and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother George and sister Elaine. Donations may be made to one of the following: Lutheran Community at Telford – Shepherds Way Neighborhood; Caring Hospice Services or St. Michael’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Pauline Catherine Ryzner, age 89, of Green Lane, passed away in her home on December 4, 2014. Born in Hilltown Twp., PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephan and Magdalena (Rupp) Vogel. Pauline worked as a cook at Sellersville Moose Lodge. Pauline is survived her three sons; Daniel Boden with his wife Joanne, Richard Ryzner and Robert “Bob” Ryzner. She is also survived by 10 Grandchild and 2 Great-Grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Pauline is preceded in death by her husbands; Chester M. Ryzner and Daniel G. Boden. Memorial Contributions may be made in Pauline’s name to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka KS, 66675. Allen Rudolph Hrabina, of Parkville, MD, passed away December 4, 2014. He was born and raised in Quakertown, PA. After graduating Quakertown Community High school, class of 1968 he served in the US navy for 9 years as a fire control technician eventually reaching the rank of petty officer first class. After being honorably discharged in 1977 from Norfolk, VA, he began working as a computer engineer, and network design specialist. He was the son of Lena (Herman) Hrabina and the late Rudolph Hrabina of Quakertown, PA. He is the beloved father of Jennifer Miceli, Stephanie Platt who is married to Tom Platt, and Andrew Hrabina who is married to Michelle of fort Hood, Texas. He is the cherished grandfather to Jessica, Timothy, Jacob, Chase, Christian, Paige, Haliegh and Garrick. He was a loving companion for 12 years to Donna Chiappini. Dear brother to Jerry, Thomas, Donald, and Kristine. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Marianne Hrabina. Memorial contributions in Allen’s name may be made to American Heart Association. Memory tributes may be sent to the family atwww.evansfuneralchapel.com

Bridget T. Diskin, 87, of Quakertown died Tues. Dec. 9th at St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the wife of James Diskin. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Ambrose and Loretta (Levens) Blanch. Surviving with her husband are daughters, Theresa “Terry” Somogyi of Verona, PA and Kelly Gurganus, husband Eugene of Robersonville, NC; sons, Thomas Somogyi, wife Nahla of Buffalo, NY and James J. Diskin of Quakertown. She was predeceased by sons, William Maynard and John Maynard. Howard N. Snyder Jr., 87, of Quakertown died Fri. Dec. 12th at St. Luke’s Hospice House of the VNA, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Frances (Lederer) Snyder. He worked for Ametek, U.S. Gauge Division, Sellersville for many years. Born in Quakertown, he was the son of the late Howard and Estella (Krauss) Snyder. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Surviving with his wife are daughter, Ursula Palumbo, husband Michael of Coopersburg; grandson, Jack of Coopersburg; sister, Shirley Koder of New Albany. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Luke’s Hospice, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA. 18015. Eleanor M. McManus, 82, of Coopersburg, passed away Sunday December 14th surrounded by her loving family. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Mary (Young) Loughlin. She worked as an embosser for the printing company Day-Timers, Inc. in Macungie for almost 20 years. She was a member of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bethlehem. El or Ellie, as her family and friends knew her, loved playing cards, dominoes and bingo, taking trips to the casino and spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, family gatherings, and football tailgates. Full of life, she had a personality and a laugh that could light up a room. She was everyone’s mom, grandmother and friend. Surviving are her five loving children, Kevin McManus, wife Andrea of Douglasville, Dennis McManus, wife Susan of Hatfield, Kathleen Blankenhorn, husband Kenneth of Lebanon, NJ, Maureen Moore, husband Kim of Coopersburg and Brian McManus, wife Jane of Alburtis; grandchildren, Meredith, Lindsey, Lauren, Brandon, Elizabeth, Allison, Ian, Brittany, Ryan, Dillon, Delancy, Kelti; sisters, Elizabeth Garland and Mary Cubbage; brother, John Loughlin, wife Cas; nieces and nephews and their families. Valentine Yvonne Slifer, 88, of Hereford formerly of Quakertown died December 15, 2014 in her home. Born in Russia she was the daughter of the late Evan & Nadia (Sitchova) Strong. She is survived by a daughter Valentine V. Hoot of Hereford, and a son James Edward Slifer of Douglasville. Five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son Russell Slifer, Jr., and two grandchildren Russell Slifer, III, and Zachary Hoot. Eleanor V. Kulp, 96, of Quakertown, formerly of Harleysville, died Mon. Dec. 15th at St. Luke’s Hospice House of the VNA, Bethlehem. She was the wife of the late Homer C. Kulp. Along with her husband, she owned and operated the former H.C. Kulp Jewelers in Quakertown for many years.

January 2015 • Upper Bucks Free Press • Born in Perkasie, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Emma Lottie (Althouse) Moyer. She was a member of the Order of the Easter Star, Priscilla Chapter, Lansdale and the Professional Business Women’s Club of Quakertown. She was a member of Quakertown United Methodist Church where was very active and sang in the choir. Surviving are her daughter, Judy Leidy, husband Tom of Souderton; son, Jack Kulp of Quakertown; grandchildren Karen Brown and Jason Kulp; great grandchildren, Philip Leidy, Timothy Leidy, Rachel Leidy, Benjamin Leidy, Joshua Brown, Megan Brown, Emma Kulp, Jacob Kulp, Owen Kulp, and Eliott Kulp; great great grandson, Andrew John Leidy. She was predeceased by a grandson, Andrew Leidy. Memorial Contributions can be made to Quakertown United Methodist Church, 1875 Freier Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951.

Mabel M. Hein, 77, of Quakertown died December 16, 2014. She is survived by her children Kenneth Jackson, James Jackson, David Hein, Diane Irby, Linda Balliet, and Donna Hein.Robert E. Miller, born Oct. 21, 1945 in West Chester, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 20, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Diane (nee Schaffer) for 36 years. He lived in Pennsburg for most of his life. He worked for Brown Printing and Day Timers. He was an avid Corvette lover and just had his 1979 Corvette restored. He loved vacationing in Siesta Keys, Florida with his wife. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter; Shelly D. Kline, Fiancée of Steven May of Lehighton, step-daughter; Cristie Schneidt of Red Hill, step-son; Eric Batzel of Texas, mother; Jane C. Miller of Red Hill, brother; John Michael Miller, husband of Barbara, #1 granddad to; Travis, Sydney and Parker, step-grandchildren; Avery, Sienna, Mateo and Raylynn, mother-inlaw; Evelyn I. Schaffer of Quakertown, nephews; Robert and Chris. He is also survived by his beloved Keeshond, Missy. Robert is preceded in death by his father, John Calvin Miller. Memorial Contributions are suggested to Upper Perkiomen Sportsmen’s Association, PO Box 58, Red Hill, PA 18076 or The American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693 Marguerite F. O’Donnell, 82, of Quakertown died December 16, 2014 in LifeQuest Nursing Center, Quakertown. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. O’Donnell. Born in Salem, MA she was the daughter of the late Leon & Mary (Gauthier) Morin. She was a homemaker, and before her retirement, had various jobs in the Quakertown area. Peggy as her family and friends knew her loved animals. She had many pets throughout her life. She loved to sing and play the guitar. Before the Parkinson’s Disease took over Peggy enjoyed building doll houses. She was often seen riding her bike around town. She was a member of St. Isidore’s Catholic Church in Quakertown. She is survived by three brothers and four sisters, also numerous nieces and nephews. The family will be holding a memorial mass will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Isidore’s Catholic Church 2545 W. Pumping Station Rd. Quakertown, Pa 18951. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to St. Isidore’s Catholic Church 603 W. Broad St. Quakertown, PA 18951. James R. Ramsey, 72, of Perkasie,formerly of Warminster, died December 20, 2014 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Quakertown Campus. He was the longtime companion of Karen Dierolf. Born in Beckley, West Virginia he was the son of the late Fred W. & Margie (Ballard) Ramsey. He was employed in construction. James was a football coach for the Warminster Pioneers and also coached the Warminster Girls Softball. He is survived by a son Robert T. Ramsey and his wife Dianne, a daughter Michelle Ramsey-Schneider. A brother Duke Ramsey, and three grandchildren Michael Schneider, Hannah Ramsey and Taylor Yurick. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you keep him in your prayers. Warren I. Lindaberry, 72, of Coopersburg died December 20, 2014 in his home. He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Ring) Lindaberry. Born in Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Robert, Sr. & Rose J. (Pfeiffer) Lindaberry. He was a master electrician and the owner operator of Warren’s Electric in Coopersburg for over 30 years. Warren was an active member of Hosensack E. C. Church in Zionsville. He is survived by a daughter Debbie Fritz (Brian), a brother Robert, Jr., (Franci), a sister Jane and one granddaughter Jen. He was predeceased by a son Warren I., II, and a brother Frank. Services will be held on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in Hosensack E.C. Church 7609 Buhman Rd. Zionsville, PA 18092. Call 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the church. The C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. 821 W. Broad St. Quakertown, PA 18951 is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the family c/o the funeral home at the above address. Catherine E. Wismer died at home in Bethlehem, PA on Sunday December 21st, 2014. She was 91 yrs old. Catherine was born and lived in Quakertown, one of ten children to Andrew and Mary Keegan. Catherine was the wife of the late Charles Homer Wismer for 51 wonderful years. She is survived by her son Charles Wismer, and his wife Susan of Bethlehem, PA, her son Phillip Wismer

and wife Brandy of Denton, TX, and her daughter Mary Beth wife of Thomas Koep of Pittstown,NJ. Catherine was “Grammy” to nine grandchildren; Lazarus Koep, Karen Ernst, Jonas Koep, Charles R Wismer, Ben Wismer, Brian Wismer, Ryan Wismer, Britta Ibrahim, Darius Koep, and 6 great-grand children. She is survived by her sisters, Helen Stump and Anna Musselman and brother Michael Keegan. She was predeceased by siblings Alexander, James, Andrew, Frank ,Mary, Andrea and Bernadette. She is also survived by nieces. She was a member of the Quakertown American Legion Post 242 Auxiliary. She and her husband belonged to the Bethlehem Steel Club, where she played in the ladies golf league. She was very proud of her “hole-in-one” in 1975. She loved reading, yard sales, and spending time with her family.Catherine was our beloved Mother, Sister and Grammy and will be forever held in our hearts. The family gratefully acknowledges the care and support of the VNA of St. Lukes, and their Hospice program.

Edith “Edie” Reiss, age 95, of Haycock Township, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 21 in the comfort of her home. She was the wife of the late Raymond A. Reiss. Born in W. Rockhill Twp., she was the daughter of the late Allen and Hattie (Watts) Detweiler. Edie was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Applebachsville. She sang in the choir and enjoyed putting up the holiday decorations in the church. Edie also belonged to the Recycled Seniors. She and a group of her peers would often be found singing to the local nursing home residence. Edie was known as being the best dressed, especially for her hats in Haycock. She would often be seen sharing her crafts and at the flea markets and yard sales. Edie is survived by son; Don C. Reiss, wife Patricia, of Quakertown, daughters; Lori Roediger, companion Robert of Haycock Twp. and Cynthia D. Diehl, husband Fred, of Coopersburg, sister; Ethel Seachrist of Bradenton, Fl, daughter-in-law; Susan Reiss of Quakertown. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson. In addition to her husband and parents, Edie is preceded in death by son; Raymond Gary Reiss. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to: Operation Smile, 2641 Faculty Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23453 Mary Szuchyt, 99, of Sellersville formerly of Quakertown died December 22, 2014 in Rockhill Mennonite Community, Sellersville. She was the wife of the late John Szuchyt. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Anthony & Blanche (Balicka) Jasinski. She was a sewing machine operator for various clothing factories in the Quakertown area before retiring. Mary was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Trumbauersville where she was a member of the Quilters, and WELCA. Her recipe for butter cream eggs and coconut cream eggs were used for the Church’s annual Easter Candy Sale. She is survived by a son Edward S. of Florida, a sister Helen Pancarik of Perkasie along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 569 Trumbauersville, PA 18970. Rita C. Rothrock, 71, of Quakertown, died Tues., Dec. 23 in St. Luke’s University HospitalBethlehem Campus. She was the loving wife of James L. Rothrock. She was a graduate of Quakertown High School and the Allentown School of Cosmetology. Rita worked as a beautician for many years, reitring after a number of years at Connie’s Boutique, Geryville. Born in Hecktown, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Emmy Lou (Kendall) Menser. She was a member of Christ Church of the United Church of Christ, Trumbauersville. Surviving with her husband are children James L., Jr, wife Angela, Sellersville, daughter Joanne Donchez, husband Joe of Allentown, grandchildren Nick, wife Chelsea, Tyler, & Erik, brother Ronald of Palmyra, & sisters, Emmy Lou in VA & Caroline, Souderton. Memorial contributions to Christ Church UCC, PO Box 516, Trumbauersville, PA 18970. Harvey Charles Thompson, 81, of Northampton formerly of Richlandtown & Coopersburg died December 23, 2014 in St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Joyce (Roberts) Thompson. They were married 57 years this month. Born in Perkasie he was the son of the late Timothy & Elsie (Semmern) Thompson. He was a foreman for the former Delbar Products in Perkasie before his retirement. He was a lifetime member of Great Swamp Fish & Game and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Harvey was a member of the Forrest Lodge VFW Post#245 in Sellersville. He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. In addition to his wife he is survived by two sons Gregory A. (Robin), Harvey C. (Cheryl) and a daughter Joyce Weighknecht. Three sisters Marion Johnson, Carol Roberts (William) and Donna Grube. Six grandchildren Jason, Megan, Jennifer, Nicholas, Danielle, Crystal (Brad), and Timmy (Wendy), two great grandchildren Lilly & Logan. Predeceased by a brother James, a sister Esther Croissette and a son in law Herbert Weighknecht. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association 399 Market St. Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Jacqueline “Jackie” V. Levy, age 84 of Bethlehem, PA died peacefully on December 25

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at the St. Lukes Hospice House in Bethlehem PA. after a brief illness. She had been residing at Moravian Village independent living in Bethlehem PA. She was the wife of H. Woodrow Levy, they were married 55 years until his death in 2003. She was born in Quakertown hospital and graduated Quakertown High school in the class of 1948. Daughter of the late Alvin and Thora (Helsengreen/Weber) Sine of Quakertown. She was a member of the East Swamp Church in Quakertown. She was an excellent baker and loved country music, rock and roll, watching Flyers hockey and NASCAR racing. Her thoughtfulness and kindness will be remembered by many. She retired from Qualex, the prior Guardian Photo in Catasauqua PA. She loved photography. Previously she was an insurance agent for John Hancock, one of the first female agents for the company with outstanding performance. She was also a paste-up operator at Moore Business Forms in Quakertown, a department manager at Lanes in Coopersburg. She was a home demonstrator for Amerique Jewelry and Dutchmaid Clothing where she was a top salesperson. Before that she was a home maker for 12 years since her marriage in 1948 doing many jobs from home while raising her 4 children. She is survived by 3 children Woodrow A. Levy of Allentown PA , Deborah Levy of Marlton NJ, and Darlene (Dolly) Bilger of Green Lane PA. Also sister Evelyn Lewis of Quakertown, PA. She has 4 grandchildren Damon Bilger of Clayton NJ, Jami Bilger of Philadelphia PA, Ami Maslonka of Bethlehem, and Emily Edmondson of Pleasant Hill CA. 5 great grand daughters Jessica Maslonka, Kaitlyn Maslonka, Natalie Bilger, Joelle Bilger, and Lia Reeves. Also her cousin, Ruth Kennedy of Baraboo WI who was like a sister to her and held a special place in her heart. She was predeceased by son Christopher of Hollywood CA, sisters Catherine Guentensperger, Louise Bartholomew, Ethel Andres. Brothers William Weber, Earl Sine, Lester Sine, Larry Sine, and Ralston Sine. Memorial services will be held at the East Swamp Church, 2405 East Swamp Rd., Quakertown on January 3rd at 12:00 P.M. Calling hours will be 11:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. in the church. She will be cremated. A luncheon will follow the service. A service will also be held at her residence, Moravian Village, on Sunday January 4th time to be determined.

Bonnie Bowman, 61, of Quakertown died Wed., Dec. 24 in her home. she was the loving wife of James M. Bowman for the past 39 years. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of Marion (Keiper) Dickert, of Allentown and the late Richard Dickert. Bonnie was a 1971 graduate of William Allen High School and a 1973 graduate of Lehigh Carbon Community College with a degree in secretarial science. She worked for over 41 years in many capacities for Hackman’s Bible Bookstore, Whitehall. She was a member of Springfield Mennonite Church, Coopersburg and a former member of East Swamp Church, Quakertown where she sang on the choir, taught Sunday School, served on the kitchen committee and assisted with Pioneer Girls. Surviving are her husband; daughters, Sherri Baily, husband Warren & Jessie Retter, husband Frederick, all of Quakertown, son, James A., wife Megan, of Richlandtown; sister Nancy Buxton, husband David of Townville, SC; grandchildren, Adria, Ethan, Freddie, Ember, James, Ava, & Addie. Services will be held Sat., Jan. 3, 2015 1 PM in Calvary Church, 820 Rt. 113, Souderton. Call 11 AM - 1 PM in the church. Memorial contributions to Allentown Rescue Mission, PO Box 748, Allentown, PA 18105 Elva L. Murphy, 85, of Quakertown formerly of Perkasie and King of Prussia died December 25, 2014 in Quakertown Center. She was the wife of the late James Murphy. She was born in Pittsburgh. Elva was a manager for the Howard Johnson Restaurant in King of Prussia before retiring. She enjoyed going to flea markets, and loved her late dog Peco. Elva is survived by three sons Thomas and his wife Jo Ann of Sellersville, Jack of Conshohocken, and James of King of Prussia, three daughters Mary Eveland and her husband Arthur of Kunkletown, Amy Wotapka and her husband Dennis of Wisconsin, and Donna Young and her husband Conrad of Fort Pierce, Florida. Numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mildred M. Drewniak-Lehman, 99 of Harleysville, formerly of Quakertown, died Thurs. Dec. 25th at the Lutheran Community at Telford. She was the husband of the late Michael Drewniak Sr. She was a seamstress for many years working out of her home and for the former Best Made Hosiery in Quakertown prior to her retirement in 1975. Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Percy and Ella (Pfleiger) Gross. Surviving are her daughter, Lorraine Dearden, husband Greg of Harleysville; son, Michael Drewniak Jr., wife Carol of Conyngham; grandchildren, Tiffany Cloud Olson, husband Erik of Conyngham and Tonya DuBois, husband Douglas of Naples, FL; great grandchildren, Sadie Cloud and Aubrey DuBois; brother, Richard Gross, wife Dorothy of Quakertown; sister, Beatrice Bauman of Skippack. She was predeceased by a great grandson, Cooper Cloud, brothers, William, Percy, and Ray and sisters, Gladys and Ruth. Memorial Contributions can be made to the

American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693.

Joseph L. Fields, 71, of Quakertown, died Sat. Dec. 27th at his home. He was the husband of the late Sharon (Keller) Fields for 37 years. Born on Dec. 15th, 1943 in Lansdale, he was a son of the late Walter and Anna (Stockert) Fields. He graduated from Lansdale Catholic High School in 1962 and served six years in the Army National Guard. He was very handy and mechanically inclined. He could build or repair anything on a car or in a home. He was an avid car lover and was especially fond of his 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe. He loved to travel with his wife and go camping with his family. In recent years, he enjoyed taking his boat out fishing on Lake Nockamixon, where he very often caught the biggest fish. He enjoyed going to casinos and was a very good and strategic poker player. He is at peace now and back with his beloved wife, pet dog, Oliver, pet cat, Pumpkin, and all those that passed before him. Surviving are his daughters, Lori Fields, husband Bill Dodd of Macungie and Melissa Wiggins, husband Tom of Quakertown; sisters Rosemary LeFever and Annie Chellew; many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Gerry Gimaro and a brother, Walt Fields. Memorial contributions can be made to the Upper Bucks SPCA, 60 Reservoir Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951. Rosemarie Meyers, 73, of Quakertown, died Sat. Dec. 27th at her home. She was the wife of the late Joseph Meyers for 54 years. For many years, she worked as a hostess for the former Meyers Restaurant in Quakertown. She also worked as a sales associate at BonTon in Quakertown. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Eisenhart) Ravier. She was a member of the North End Gun Club in New Tripoli where she volunteered in the kitchen. She was a member of Calvary Bible Fellowship Church, Coopersburg. Surviving are her children, Bryan Czypecki, companion Mary Meck, Joan Allen, husband Thomas and Debra Hunter, husband Allan, all of Quakertown; grandchildren, Michael, Keri, Korene, Ashley and Eric; great grandchildren, Calie and Nathan; brother, Richard Ravier, wife Judy; sisters, Nancy Fritchman, husband Kenneth and Pauline Gall; brother in law, Gerald Meyers and sister in law Janet Bracalente, husband Tom; and her fox red lab, Tessa. She was predeceased by a brother, Paul Ravier. Services will be held 10:00 AM, Sat. Jan. 3rd at Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd., Quakertown. Call 6:00-8:00 PM, Fri. Jan. 2nd at the funeral home and from 9:00-10:00 AM on Sat. Interment in Tohickon Union Cemetery. Memorial Contributions can be made to St. Luke’s Hospice, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015 and/or St. Luke’s Infusion Center, 1021 Park Ave., Quakertown, PA 18951. Roy E. Lawrence, 91, of Bedminster Township, formerly of Sellersville died December 26, 2014 at Rockhill Mennonite Community. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Minetti) Lawrence. Born in Sellersville he was the son of the late Lewis & Anna (Hager) Lawrence. He retired in 1985 from the former Ford Motor Company in Lansdale. Roy was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and an U.S. Army Veteran serving during WW II where he received the following decorations and citations EAME Theatre Ribbon with Four Bronze Stars, Purple Heart, Bronze Arrowhead, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, American Theatre Ribbon, and the Victory Medal and Good Conduct Ribbon. Most recently he was awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal in July. He was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Sellersville. He is survived by two sons Dennis and his wife Kelly of Quakertown, and L. Shawn of Phelps, Wisconsin, five grandchildren William, David, Mary, Jonathan, and Rachel. Services will be held on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. in the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., 821 W. Broad St. Quakertown, PA 18951. Call 9:3010:30 A.M. in the funeral home. Shirley L. (Forth) Rowan, 89 of Kutztown, formerly of Quakertown and Norristown, died Sun. Dec 28th at Kutztown Manor. She was the wife of the late E. Arthur Rowan. Shirley was very simple in her private life. She lived her life knowing and serving the Lord and telling others of Him. She was a faithful and involved member of Bible Baptist Church, Breinigsville. She was an example of faithfulness and loved telling others of God’s love and offer of forgiveness of sins through Christ. She lived with the assurance that she had eternal life with the Lord. Surviving are her son, Jay Rowan; brother, James Forth of Chester Springs; nephew Myrtle Forth Jr. of Harleysville; and many other nieces and nephews. Services will be held 4:00 PM Fri. Jan 3rd at Bible Baptist Church, 511 Farmington Rd., Breinigsville, PA 18031. Memorial contributions can be made to the church.

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Lacrosse Team Collects Food for NOVA’s Holiday Giving Initiative

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The Central Bucks South Boys Lacrosse team collected donated food at the Warrington Township high school this fall and delivered it to Network of Victim Assistance’s Jamison headquarters on December 11. For the eighth year, the team’s efforts enable NOVA to fill the holiday food baskets that accompany gifts chosen by donors for NOVA client families in need who have been impacted by crime in 2014. NOVA counselors and advocates delivered the food baskets and gifts to families they identified, just in time for the holidays. “Giving back is an important part of being a member of the community,” says Mike Sharman, head coach of the CB South Boy’s Lacrosse program, “and having the team working together each year to help NOVA creates team spirit while helping others.” “We’re impressed every year by the hard work the team, with the help of coach Sharman and the team’s parent association, puts toward this initiative,” says Julie Dugery, NOVA’s volunteer and community outreach coordinator. “They collect the food from all the families of the players, bring it here to NOVA’s train-

ing room, sort it and re-pack it into gift bags for our counselors and advocates to deliver to our clients.”