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• Upper Bucks Free Press • June 2017

What’s Going On in Upper Bucks?

June is “Adopt A Shelter Cat Month”

June 2

First Friday “FREE to Express” at ART Z, 6pm-10pm at 241 W Broad St, Quakertown.

Info: 215-262-4443 or artZonline.org Cheesesteak & French Fry Dinner 4pm7pm at Richland Twp Fire/Rescue, 64 Shelly Rd, Quakertown. Eat-in or take-out. $9/adult, $8/senior, $6/kids’ hot dog & fries. Info: 610-739-5309 or 610-960-4407

June 2 & 3

Upper Perkiomen Relay for Life, Camelot Park, 1124 Church Rd, East Greenville

June 3

Drive 4 UR School 10am-4pm at Quakertown Freshman Ctr, 9th & Main Sts. $20 donated for test driving a new Ford vehicle for free.

Activities, music, car show, DJ, raffles, more!

“Great PA Cleanup” 8:30am-12:30pm at Richland Twp Bldg, 1328 California Rd, Quakertown. FREE lunch served afterwards.

Volunteer: Tim 215-536-4733 or email: tim@richlandtownship.org “The Hit Kickers” 1pm-3pm, Free Concert at Quakertown Farmers Mkt, 201 Station Rd, 215-536-4115 26th Annual Quakertown Vet Pet Fair 10am-3pm, food, music, free admis/parking/ shuttle(r/d June 4), 2250 N Old Bethlehem Pike, Quakertown. Info: QuakertownVetClinic.com or 215-536-6245 Flea Market 8am-2pm at Upper Bucks Activity Ctr, 2183 Milford Sq Pike, Quakertown. $10/table, food available for purchase. 215-536-3066 Flea Mkt/Bake Sale 8am-12noon at Jerusalem Lutheran, 733 Ridge Rd, Sellersville.

215-257-9423 Flea Mkt/Craft Show 8am-1pm at Dublin Fire Co, Rte 313 & Rickert Rd. Info: 215-249-3089, r/d June 10.

Dublin Community Day 4pm-8pm at Supplee Park on Middle Rd. (free shuttle from Dublin Firehouse). Music, food court, rides/amusements, vendors, beer garden.

DublinBorough.org Coffee w/Sen. Bob Mensch (questions/discussion) 9:15am-10:45am at Quakertown Free Library, 401 W Mill St, Quakertown. RSVP at 215-541-2388 or srasmussen@pasen.gov LuLaPalooza Multi-Consultant Event 1pm-4pm at The Proper, 117 W Broad St, Quakertown. LuLaRoe, basket raffles, more.

Support Animal Rescue! 215-538-2510 Trumbauersville Community Day, info: 215-536-1998 Leon Bates Concert w/Messa Di Voce Chorus, 7pm at Quakertown HS Performing Arts Ctr (QPAC) $12/adult, $8/student general admission. Visit qcsd.org for more info 4th Annual Ice Cream Festival in Hellertown 11am-4pm. Contact Saucon Valley Community Ctr: 610-838-0722 or elissa@svcommctr.org for more info.

Mustang Club Cruise Nights 4pm-7pm, Country Sq Shopping Ctr, 240-3 West End Blvd, Quakertown. DJ Hodge Podge, door prizes, pony corral, no alcohol. 215-538-7256 or guillrandolph@aol.com Hellertown Community Yard Sale 8am2pm. Over 100 families participating.

Drive-thru Chicken BBQ, 3pm-7pm at St. Peter’s Covenant Church of Hilltown.

Hilltown Pike & Church Rd. $9/meal, info: 215-822-9375

Boy Scout 100th Anniv. Open House 9am2pm for Boy Scout Troop 1. Tours, demos, exhibits, activities, entertainmt, refreshmts.

Boy Scout Cabin, Lenape Park, E Walnut St, Sellersville. 267-261-4447 Strawberry Festival 3:30pm-7:30pm at St. Peter’s Tohickon UCC, 1071 Old Bethlehem Rd, Perkasie. Lots of food, bake sale, etc.

Info: 215-257-4633, stpeterstohickonucc.org Hot Turkey Sandwich Dinner (all-u-can-eat) 3:30pm-7pm or sold out. Zion Lutheran, 2966 N Old Bethlehem Pike, Zion Hill. $9/adult, $5/ages 5-12, take-out avail. 215-538-7911 day of dinner

June 3 & 4

“The Ghost Army Event” (Sat 6pm-9pm) (Sun 2pm-5pm), WWII Vets & Artifacts at McCoole’s, 10 S Main St, Quakertown. $20/ gen adm., $15/seniors. Info/tkts: mccoolesredlioninn.com or 215-538-1779 “Song of America” presented by Church Cantata Choir (Sat 7:30pm) (Sun 3pm) at St. John’s UCC in Richlandtown.

9th Annual Used Book Sale (also June 9 & 10) at Good Shepherd Church, 1634 Hilltown Pike, Hilltown. Info/hours: 215-712-7527 Garage Sale! 9 AM – 3 PM at 5300 Woodcock Circle, Coopersburg. Moving! Everything Must Go! Furniture including couches, tables, dining room table, Electronics, children’s toys, Foosball table, Baby Items, Clothes, Boating Accessories (water skis, life jackets, tow ropes, anchor, etc.) and much more.

June 4

Breakfast 8am-12noon at Sellersville Amer.

Legion, 75 N Main St, Sellersville. $5/age 5+, $2/age 3-5.

June 6

Fundraiser at J.T.Bankers, 309 S Main St, Sellersville. Dine in or call for take-out.

Portion of sales from 5pm-9pm given to PeaceTohickon Church for Amer. Cancer Soc. in memory of Dawn Herrmann.

Perkasie Historical Society Membership BBQ 6:30pm at Perkasie Carousel, Third & Park Ave. $12/pp, guests welcome.

Reservations by June 2 at 215-257-9624

June 7

Lily’s Hope Foundation Fundraiser at Inside Scoop Ice Cream Parlor, 301 N Third St (Rte 309), Coopersburg. Donation made on sales between 5pm-9pm. lilyshopefoundation.org Family Night 5:15pm-7:30pm. Enjoy dinner & bring 5 photos for a Father’s Day craft. Free event. Trinity UCC, 1990 Rte 212, Pleasant Valley. RSVP by June 5 so we have enough food & supplies. 610-346-7114

June 7 to 10

Carnival at St. John The Baptist Parish, 4050 Durham Rd, Ottsville. (Wed/Thu 6pm-10pm) (Fri/Sat 5pm-11pm), Fireworks Sat night.

Designer Bag Bingo Fri night. June 8 “Mental Illness Myths & Food Addiction” 7pm-9pm at Doylestown Mennonite Church, 590 N Broad St, Doylestown. Website: Doylestown.coop

June 9

2017 Mission Trip Golf Outing, 12noon registration, 1pm start. Butter Valley Golf Port, Barto, PA. $90/golfer, $40/dinner only. Info: First UCC at 215-536-4447.

3rd Annual Food Truck Fest 5pm-9:30pm,UBYMCA, 401 Fairview Ave, Quakertown.

10 trucks, live music, activities, raffle, beer, wine. Some tables/chairs provided, welcome to bring your own. UBYMCA.orgJune 10 Coffee w/Sen. Bob Mensch 9:15am10:45am at Quakertown Free Library, 401 W Mill St, Quakertown. RSVP at 215-541-2388 or srasmussen@pasen.gov “Mr. Bones Invention Convention Steampunk Event” 11am-11pm at McCoole’s, 10 S Main St, Quakertown. Tkt info: 215-5381779 or mccoolesredlioninn.com Bon Fire Under the Stars at St. John’s Lutheran-Ridge Valley, 910 Allentown Rd, West Rockhill Twp. 215-257-9643. Bring chair & flashlight, campfire goodies on hand.

All welcome, rain or shine.

63rd Strawberry Festival 4:30pm-8:30pm at First UCC, 4th & Park Ave, Quakertown.

Food, fun, games, prizes, silent auction.

Quakertown Band in air-conditioned Sanctuary 6pm-8pm. (r/s) 215-536-4447 “Unite” Community Awareness Festival (heroin/opioid addiction), 11am-8pm, Live music, food, games, Sen. Mensch at opening ceremony. Quakertown United Methodist, 1875 Freier Rd. Rain date July 8.

“Pints, Ponies & Paws” Fundraiser 2pm-6pm at The Proper, 117 W Broad St, Quakertown. Free pony rides, petting zoo, moon bounce. Beer/food for purchase. Basket auction, etc. Lastchanceranch.org St. Isidore’s Yard Sale/Flea Mkt 8am-1pm at 2545 W Pumping Station Rd, Quakertown (church parking lot) R/D 6/17. To reserve space: Anna Marie 215-529-9727 or landscapecommittee@yahoo.com Flea Mkt/Craft Show 8am-3pm at So. Lehigh Living Memorial Park, Coopersburg.

Uslionsclub.com 800-405-2773. r/d June 17.

Kids’ Fishing Contest 9am-11am at Lake Nockamixon Children’s Pond. (Rain date June 17) Register: maurella4@verizon.net

June 10 & 11

Sports Cards & Collectibles Show 10am5pm both days. “Ferrous” the Iron Pigs’ Mascot is here 12noon-1pm Sat. 6/10. Info/ reserve: sara@quakertownfarmersmkt.com or 215-536-4115 or Office Exit 4.

June 11

NOVA’s 5th Annual NO BULLying Run & Fun Run, regis. 7:30am. (1-mi Fun Run 8:30am), (5-mi Run 9am). Entertainmt, fun/ games, food avail., save $5, regis. before 6/8 at RunSignup.com. NOVABucks.org Cruise w/the Motorvator’s at Quakertown Dairy Queen, Rte 309, Qtown. $1/car donation for CHoP. 4pm-8pm, George 610-395-1558 Free Jazz Event 2pm-4pm at First United Methodist, 501 Market St, Perkasie. Light refreshmts & desserts will be served. Info: fumcperkasie.com Breakfast cooked to order 8am-1pm at American Legion Post, 610 E Broad St, Quakertown. $6/adults, $4/ages 6-12. No smoking, bar open for cocktails.

Cash Bingo (doors open 12noon) Eastern Upper Bucks Senior Ctr, 8040 Easton Rd, Ottsville. $15/20 games, light lunch for purchase. Door prizes, 50/50. Info: 610-847-8178 Free Concert “River of Dreams: Billy Joel….” 2pm-4pm at Reese Park, 100 W Park Ave, Silverdale. Refreshmts avail., 215-257-5842

June 12

Hoagie Sale at Trumbauersville Fire Co. (see “ongoing section”)

June 13

Citizens for Constitutional Government meeting, 7pm at Quakertown Free Library, 401 W Mill St. Topic: 1917-2017, a powerful DVD:Agenda

June 14

Flag Day “Come to the Islands Party” w/Jeff Ross. $12/buffet & party, party only is $6 at the door. Sign up by June 9. Upper Bucks Activity Ctr, 2183 Milford Sq Pike, Quakertown.

215-536-3066

June 14 to 17

Lower Milford Twp Fire Co Carnival. Wed/ Thur ride special, $20/pp, unlimited rides 6pm-close. Friday night fireworks (r/d Sat.), Music nightly, rides, games, food, fun. 1601 Limeport Pike (Coopersburg)

June 15

Blood Drive 12noon-5pm at Hidden Meadows, 340 Farmers Ln, Sellersville, 215-257-6701.

June 16

“Sing” - Friday Drive-In Movie at dusk, Christ’s Lutheran, One Luther Ln, Trumbauersville, 215-536-3193.

Also collecting food for Food Pantry.

June 17

Vet’s ID Card Sign-up, 10am-2pm at Quakertown Farmers Mkt, 201 Station Rd. Vets receive official Bucks Co Shopping Discount Card. Bring in your DD214 and sign up.

“Alex Mercy & The Townsmen” 12noon2pm Free Concert at Quakertown Farmers Mkt, 201 Station Rd, 215-536-4115 Bluegrass/Strawberry Festival 12noon-5pm, St. John’s Lutheran of Spinnerstown, 1565 Sleepy Hollow Rd (Qtown). Bands, food, bake sale, basket raffle. Free, bring chair. stjohnsofspinnerstown.org or 215-536-0734 Flea Mkt 8am-2pm at UBE Fire Co, 1716 Firehouse Lane, Upper Black Eddy. $15/inside w/provided table, $10/outside (your own table). Reserve at 610-972-7209. (same day as Milford NJ town wide yard sale) Richlandtown Craft Fair 9am-3pm at Benner Hall. Info: Judy 267-733-2245 Chicken BBQ Dinner (drive thru pick-up 3pm-6pm) $10.50/meal. Call for info/tickets: Dawn 215-536-1577. Quakertown Fire Co, 5th & W Broad Sts, Quakertown Bucks County Household Hazardous Waste Collection r/s from 9am-3pm (info: buckscounty.org/recycling) at Upper Bucks Vocational Tech Sch, 3115 Ridge Rd, Bedminster Twp.

June 18

Father’s Day Father’s Day Breakfast Buffet 8am-12:30pm at Richland Twp Fire/Rescue, 64 Shelly Rd, Quakertown. $7/adult, $6/senior, $3/kids 6-10 Slot Car Race 1pm at Quakertown Farmers Mkt, 201 Station Rd. Sign up at Dept 210, age categories 14-18 and 19-adult. Each category wins 2 tkts for 3-lap ride at Pocono Raceway.

Info: Sara 215-536-4115 15th Annual SCAA Car Show. Details at 610-346-6840 silvercreekathleticassociation. org or SilverCreekAA@verizon.net

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What’s Going On in Upper Bucks?

June 19-23

Trailblazers Jr Ranger Camp 2017 at Nockamixon State Park, 1542 Mountain View Dr, Quakertown. Ages 13-17. Pre-regis. required, Info: email rsheeler@pa.gov or leave message at Education Center 215-5297307June 21 Summer begins Equine Nutrition Walk & Talk w/Penn State Prof. of Equine Science, 5pm, sign in at LCR Educ. Bldg. $10/pp (incl. food).

Info/regis: Barb 215-538-2510 x105 or barb@lastchanceranch.org 1840s Hartzell-Strassburger Homestead for inclusion on Natl Register of Historic Places.

David Kimmerly presents photographic research on the subject. Hilltown Twp Bldg, 13 W Creamery Rd & Rte 152, Silverdale Free, donations welcome, 267-614-9174

June 23

“Sully” - Friday Drive-In Movie at dusk, Christ’s Lutheran, One Luther Ln, Trumbauersville, 215-536-3193.

Also collecting food for Food Pantry.

June 24

Community Flea Mkt 8am-2pm at Christ Lutheran Church, One Luther Ln (220 E Broad), Trumbauersville. $10/spot, bring own table. Info: 215-536-3193 Block Party 11am-3pm at St. John’s Lutheran, 4 S Main St, Richlandtown. Food, games, prizes, music, Pet the Animals, vendors, bounce house, more. 215-536-5027

4th Annual Odd Fellows Open Golf Tournament 7am-1pm at Wedgewood Golf Course, 4875 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg. (fundraiser for Camp JRA) Joyful Noise Music Festival 10am-7pm, crafts, car show, more. St.Paul’s Lutheran, 837 Old Bethlehem Rd, Applebachsville. R/S, free admis. Bring blanket/chairs for seating, StPaulsQtown.org, 215-536-5789 Perkasie Garden Tour 3pm-7pm. Private gardens & the Community Garden. Vendors, raffles, music, prizes. $20/adv tickets at Agway, Fredericks & Contemporary Gdns. $25 day of tour.

June 25

Girl Scout Bake Sale Fundraiser 9am-4pm at Walmart, 195 N West End Blvd, Quakertown “A.C. Mitchell” 10am-3pm, Free Concert at Quakertown Farmers Mkt, 201 Station Rd, 215-536-4115

June 30

“Jungle Book” - Friday Drive-In Movie at dusk, Christ’s Lutheran, One Luther Ln, Trumbauersville, 215-536-3193. Also collecting food for Food Pantry.

July 1

Mustang Club Cruise Nights 4pm-7pm, Country Sq Shopping Ctr, 240-3 West End Blvd, Quakertown. DJ Hodge Podge, door prizes, pony corral, no alcohol. Info: 215-5387256 or guillrandolph@aol.com

Invention Convention Coming to Quakertown

McCoole’s Arts & Events Place will host “Mr. Bones’ Invention Convention – A Steampunk, Artisan and Inventor Convention,” Saturday, June 10 from 11 am to 11 pm. The overall event is free and open to the public.

There is a $20 fee for those wishing to enjoy high tea, a $15 fee for the evening show and a $30 combination ticket fee for both the high tea and evening show.

Join us for a family day of magic, dance, fire, music, high tea and more. The day includes performances, vendors, lectures, panels, kids’ craft tables, prizes for best costume and a Jr. Inventors Exhibit where children up to age 16 may showcase their own inventions.

Blackhearts Society has partnered with Horny Things and Dancers Oasis for a Steampunkthemed convention with a Vaudevillian-themed show in the evening. The Steampunk commu-

nity is a welcoming and accepting community, continuing to grow at almost alarming rates.

Accordingly, more Steampunk-themed events are being brought to the forefront.

Steampunk is a movement of creativity and imagination. With Victorian England or America’s Wild West as a backdrop, modern technologies are re-imagined and realized as elaborate works of art, fashion, and mechanics.

Steampunk, if you will, is modern technology, such a iPhones, laptops, robotics or flight, powered by steam and set in the 1800’s.

For tickets and more information, please contact Sophia Burns at 215.589.4789 or visit https://www.mccoolesredlioninn.com.

A portion of the proceeds from the event will go towards autism research.

McCoole’s Arts & Events Place is located at 10 S. Main Street, Quakertown.

Milford Alumni Artists Sought to Claim Artwork

In the wake of the imminent permanent closure of Milford Middle School in Milford Township this summer, former students are encouraged to claim artwork that has been on display inside the school. Artwork that is not claimed may go on display at Strayer Middle School. Students should email Holly Kirschman at hkirschman@qcsd.org to arrange to pickup their artwork.

Former and legendary teacher, Bruce Knauss, who spent 43 years teaching and coaching at Milford offers the following list of students that definitely have artwork at the school. This list may not represent all students.

Mary Sulzbach, Keri Detweiler, Joe Giampa, Lindsay Maus, Robert Basile, Kimberly Moyer, Paige Grimmer, John Infante, Kelly Weidner, Brenda Woller, Victori Trible, Brad Woller, Jessica, Morgan Panzer, Cowan, Mike Eckenrode, David Mann, Anya Zdanowicz, Kevin Ott, Vanessa Clouser, April Delicat, Joseph Schoenly, Abigail Alderler, Melissa Rosenberger, Arie Banko, Kim Campbell, Jaclyn Benner, Lauren Long, Elizabeth Cooley, Melissa Baj, Mary Sroka, Keri Detweiler, Erin Smith, Daria Hohmann, James Martin, Eric Kolb, Josh Infante, Erik Stralo, David Sadler, Jean Calhoun, Justin Flor, Kilie Remick, Hannah Mattel, Rachel Meyer, David Leibig, Ashley Komorowski, Rachel Ott, John Infante, Sarah King, Shauna Foley, Ashley Komorowski, Alexa Troutman, Logan Herr, Matthew Derr, and Madelyn Spadafora.

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Storing Your Estate Planning Documents

BY ROBERT E. FRAVEL, ESQ.

Don’t Let Your Investments Take a ‘Vacation’

It’s summer again – time for many of us to take a break and possibly hit the open road. But even if you go on vacation, you won’t want your investments to do the same – in summertime or any other season. How can you help make sure your portfolio continues to work hard for you all year long?

Here are a few suggestions: • Avoid owning too many “low growth” investments. As you know, different investments have different characteristics and can help you in different ways. For example, you typically own stocks because you want them to grow in value so that you can eventually sell them for a profit. Other investments, such as certificates of deposit (CDs), provide you with a regular source of income and stability of principal – two valuable contributions to your portfolio.

However, investments like CDs don’t offer much in the way of growth. So if you own too many of them, you might be slowing your progress toward your important financial goals, such as a comfortable retirement.

You can maximize the productivity of your portfolio by owning a variety of investments – domestic stocks, international stocks, corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury securities, CDs and more. How much of each investment should you own? The answer depends on a variety of factors, including your age, income, risk tolerance, family situation and specific objectives.

Over time, your ideal investment mix may change, but you’ll likely need at least some growth potential at every stage of your life.

• Don’t let your portfolio go “unsupervised.” Your investment portfolio can be subject to “drift” if left alone for extended time periods. In fact, without your making any moves at all, your portfolio can move in directions that may not be favorable to you.

Suppose you think your holdings should be made up of 70% stocks, but due to strong gains, your stocks now make up 80% of your portfolio. This development could lead to a risk level that feels uncomfortably high to you.

That’s why you should review your portfolio at least once a year, possibly with the help of a financial professional, to check your progress and make adjustments as needed.

• Don’t stop at the nearest “resting place.”

Some people hope that if they can get that one “winner,” they will triumph in the investment arena. But the ability to “get rich quick” is much more of a myth than a reality. True investment success typically requires patience, persistence and the resilience to continue investing even during market downturns.

In other words, investing is a long-term endeavor, and you need a portfolio that reflects this reality. The investment moves you make today may pay off for you decades from now.

You need to establish your goals and keep them constantly in mind as you invest. And you will never really reach the end of your investment journey, because you’ll need to make choices and manage your portfolio throughout your retirement years.

Hopefully, you will enjoy a pleasant vacation sometime this summer. But your investment portfolio shouldn’t take time off. submitted by Bob Podraza in the Edward Jones office on West Broad Street, Quakertown.

He can be reached at 215-536-3635 or at bob.podraza@edwardjones.com

Congratulations! If this topic applies to you, then that means you have completed some sort of estate plan and have created some very important documents such as a healthcare directive, will, power of attorney, living trust, irrevocable trust, bank records for payable on death accounts, business succession plan and possibly others. Now that you have all these important looking, legal documents, what should you do with them?

Obviously, you want to store them in a safe place, but where? The best place would be a home or office safe, or in a locked desk drawer. DO NOT put them in a bank safe deposit box. It may be very difficult for your executor to access a safe deposit box after your death and if your estate owes taxes, the safe deposit box may be sealed. Also, I would not recommend leaving your will or other documents with your attorney. If your attorney retires or shuts down their law practice, it will become a nightmare for you to retrieve your documents or the documents of a loved one when the time comes (I recently had this happen to a client of mine). Use a safe and secure place in your home or office, a place that your executor,

agents, and/or trustee(s) know about.

If you so desire, you can make as many copies of your estate planning documents as you wish and distribute those copies to anyone you think should be informed. For example, many people choose to give copies of their living will/healthcare directive to their healthcare agent, family doctor and local hospital.

Additionally, in the past many people gave copies of their financial power of attorney to their banking institution (however this practice is diminishing because many counties in PA are now offering electronic filing for POAs at the courthouse). You should never make duplicate originals of your estate planning documents. Each original is a legally binding document and if you ever decide to change the terms in your estate planning documents, you must do so with every original. If you fail or forget to do so, you have created two conflicting legal documents, which will in turn create a number of problems for you down the road.

Robert E. Fravel, Esq. is a solo practitioner in Dublin, Pennsylvania who specializes in estate planning & administration, family law and business law.

You can contact him at (267) 227-9138 or ref@fravel-law.com.

Did you know?

The daughter of an American Civil War veteran, Sonora Smart Dodd led the efforts for fathers to be recognized after hearing a Mother’s Day sermon at her church. Her father had cared for his six children after their mother passed away while giving birth to the sixth child.

LEAVE DEPRESSION BEHIND Depression?

Hopelessness?

That was yesterday.

“A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.” - Raymond Duncan

New Vitae Wellness Partners with Channel 39 to Share Recovery Stories New Vitae Wellness and Recovery has partnered with Lehigh Valley Public Broadcasting Station 39 to share personal and familial stories of recovery from depression.

“As a result of our deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or dTMS service, New Vitae Wellness and Recovery has been able to witness a remarkable transformation for individuals with long-term symptoms of depression,” said New VitaePresident and CEO Judith Yanacek. “PBS Channel 39’s commitment to educating our community about behavioral health issues offered a fantastic opportunity for dTMS participants to share their stories of strength and resiliency. We are humbled that two individuals wanted to speak about their experiences at New Vitae to facilitate wellness for our larger community.”

Two individuals who participated in the cutting-edge therapy for depression will be spotlighted in PBS 39’s Close to Home program, airing on Tuesday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.

An encore presentation is scheduled for June 4 at 11:30 a.m. John, Jose, and Jose’s wife Heather all met with television crew members

at Nockamixon State Park in order to share their stories of how the treatment impacted their experiences, including level of symptoms, quality of relationships, and level of activity. Each participant tells his story of how symptoms interrupted their goals for the future before making observations about the value of behavioral health treatment.

“New Vitae Wellness and Recovery is proud to be able to offer FDA-approved dTMS for depression treatment,” Yanacek stated.

“However, what is truly gratifying is being able to see individuals who have experienced depressive symptoms find relief from depression and reconnect with family members, friends, and the activities they enjoy. Although each person’s recovery journey is different, New Vitae Wellness and Recovery’s mission remains the same: to build communities by promoting hope, health, and wellness.”

Individuals interested in learning more about New Vitae Wellness and Recovery’s dTMS services are encouraged to contact Tracy Semmel at (844) Yes-dTMS.

Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is • Safe, effective, clinically proven to help those with Depression • Magnetic pulses to stimulate brain structures • FDA-cleared, non-invasive and non-medication treatment • 20-minute daily sessions for 4-6 weeks Now accepting Medicare and other insurances.

Call us today and get your life back! www.newvitaewellness.com 215-538-3403 ext. 314

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Ongoing Events & Resources Art Exhibition of works of Bucks Co Community College’s Arts Dept staff at Hicks Art Ctr Gallery, 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown. 9am-4pm Mon-Thu (June 5 to July 20) Info: bucks.edu/ gallery or 215-968-8425.

Live at the Quakertown Amphitheater: “Blood Sweat & Tears” July 20, “Herman’s Hermits” & “Gary Puckett & Union Gap” Aug 24, “Chubby Checker” Sept 7. Tkts at Quakertown.eventbrite. com Summer Science Academy Classes at Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy in Schwenksville. Costs info/pre-regis. with paymt required, 610-287-9383. (“Green Growing Things” June 12-15, ages 3-6) (“Summer Explorers” July 10-14 & Aug 14-1, K-3rd gr) (“Summer Afield” June 19-23 or July 24-28, 4th6th gr) (“Exploring the East Branch Creek” June 29 or July 6, K-4th gr) perkiomenwatershed.org Quakertown Farmers Market Auctions 1st & 3rd Fri/month w/Les Beyer, 2nd & 4th Sat/month w/Tom Lorah, call 215-536-4115 for info Hoagie Sales 2nd Monday of month (except July/August) at Trumbauersville Fire Co, 142 North Main St, advance orders due Wed. before. $5.50-$6.00, info/order: Kim 215-536-1998 or bucks58fire.com 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, 267-3719636 (bring DD 214 for proof eligibility) PetSmart Adoption Day is 2nd Saturday each month, 11am-2pm, PetSmart, 620 N.West End Blvd, Quakertown, 215-538-2843 or lastchanceranch.org 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.org

Support & Service Groups

Singles Connection for adults meets Thursdays for social evening, 7pm at Silverdale Brethren in Christ Church, 165 W. Main St, Silverdale. 215593-9995 or email carolonline1@verizon.net Sisters U Monthly Meetings 7pm-9pm the third Thurs every month in Perkasie, info: 267429-3196, stef@sistersu.com, Parent Support Group on Addiction meets 7pm, first & third Wed every month in Red Schoolhouse, Presbyterian Church Deep Run, 16 Irish Meetinghouse Rd, Bedminster. Info: batchof5@yahoo.com Family Education on Addiction meets 7pm, first three Mondays every month in the Red School House, Presbyterian Church Deep Run, 16 Irish Meetinghouse Rd, Perkasie. Free, register 800-221-6333 SOS Bereavement After Suicide, Family Support Group 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 meets last Thurs. every month, Independence Court of Quakertown, 1660 Park Ave, (meal provided), RSVP: 215-5419030 to attend a meeting.

Caregiver Support Group 4pm-5pm, meets last Thur. of month, Hidden Meadows, 340 Farmers Ln, Sellersville, (tour & complimentary lunch), 267-429-3931, hiddenmeadowsontheridge.com Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic (for uninsured eligible residents), 595 W State St, Doylestown. Call to schedule an eligibility appointment at 215-345-2260. aschealthclinic.org

Alzheimer’s Support Group, Phoebe Richland Health Care Ctr, 108 S. Main St, Richlandtown.

Free, more info: Social Services 267-371-4512, nkoval@phoebe.org Alzheimer’s Support Group, Hidden Meadows on the Ridge, 340 Farmers Ln, Sellersville. RSVP 267-429-3931 NOVA (Network Of Victim Assistance) Support Groups, NOVA hotline 1-800-675-6900. www.NOVABucks.org Bedminster Nar-Anon meets Tues 7pm, Deep Run West Mennonite, 1008 Deep Run Rd, Perkasie, for family/friends of those struggling w/addiction, Bedminster.naranon@yahoo.com A Woman’s Place (support for domestic abuse/ violence) 24-hour Hotline 1-800-220-8116, www.awomansplace.org UB Kiwanis meets 1st Wed of month 7:30am at Panera Bread, 4th Wed of month 12:30pm at Dominick’s Pizza, Quakertown Quakertown Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Wed 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 Thurs 7am-8:30am at John’s Plain & Fancy in Quakertown, membership info: James Dodson – jamescovie@yahoo.com Believers in Business (Qtwn Chapter) meets 2nd & 4th Friday each month, 7:30am-9am at John’s Plain & Fancy Restaurant in Quakertown, info at 610-762-8054

Community Meals

Free Community Meal third Wed of month, 5:30pm-6:30pm, Christ Community Bible Church, 1830 N. Ridge Rd, Perkasie, 215-257-7318

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Free Community Meal second, fourth & fifth Weds.of month, 6pm, Richland Friends Quaker Meeting. Mill Rd & Main St off Route 309, Qtwn, 215-538-7555 Free Community Meal third Thurs of month, 5:30pm-6:30pm, First UCC, 4th & Park, Qtwn, 215-536-4447 Free Community Meal first Thurs. of month, 5:45pm, Yerger Bldg across from Trinity Lutheran, 102 N Hellertown Ave Quakertown

Bingo Bingo at Encore Experiences, 2nd Sat of month, 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 West End Fire Co every Wed, open 5:30pm, (refreshments avail, smoke-free), cash prizes, 1319 Park Ave, Quakertown, 215-536-6130 Bingo at Richland Twp Fire & Rescue every Tues, open 5:30pm, 64 Shelly Rd, Qtwn.

215-536-7226 Bingo at Great Swamp Fish & Game every Sat, 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) open 5:30pm, 2 N. Main St, 215-257-4028 Bingo at Tylersport Fire Co. every Tues. open 5:30pm, 125 Ridge Rd, 215-257-5900 Bingo at American Legion Post 397, 1st & 3rd Friday of the month, open 6pm, 935 Main St, Hellertown, 484-851-3624

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Bible Baptist Church

Upper Bucks Area Places of Worship

meets at Strayer Middle School Auditorium 1200 Ronald Reagan Drive, Quakertown 267-772-0288 www.biblebaptistcares.org Pastor: Thomas Harris Bible Study Hour 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Services interpreted for the deaf

Christ Church United Church of Christ

101 N. Main Street Trumbauersville, PA 18970 215-538-0142 christchurch10@verizon.net www.christchurchisalive.org Pastor: David Heckler A friendly, welcoming church. Change fear into hope, doubt into faith. God is calling.

Join us at 11am Sunday. Halleleujah!

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

Church of the Incarnation

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, Holy Days as announced.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

560 S. Main Street Quakertown, PA 18951 215-536-3040 emmanuelchurch11@yahoo.com www.emmanuelquakertown.org Sunday service at 10am, Visitors and new members always welcome!

Evangel Assembly of God

401 Arch Street, Perkasie 215-453-1565 • www.perkasieag.org Pastor: Rev. Gary Saul No Sunday evening services during summer.

Where God’s Love Changes Lives

First United Church of Christ

Fourth Street & Park Avenue, Quakertown 215-536-4447 info@firstUCC.net www.firstUCC.net facebook.com/FirstUCCQuakertown Co-Pastors: Douglas & Joyce Donigian Traditional worship Sunday 9:15am, Alternative worship Sunday 5:15pm, Community dinners every 3rd Thursday 5:30pm

First United Methodist Church

501 Market Street, Perkasie 215-257-4626 fumcperkasie@verizon.net www.fumcperkasie.com Pastor: Scott Dorn Mission: Share God’s love, Make and nurture disciples of Jesus Christ, positively impact our community and world.

Good News Church

424 Juniper Street, Quakertown 215-536-4393 Pastor: David Markey, Jr. An alternative to the ultra-contemporary Sunday Worship and Children’s Church 10:30 am, Wednesday Bible Study 7:30pm, World Evangelism Fellowship affiliate.

Good Shepherd Church (Episcopal) 1634 Hilltown Pike, Hilltown 215-822-3930 Pastor: The Rev. Catherine Kerr 10:00am Sunday Eucharist

Grace Bible Fellowship Church

1811 Old Bethlehem Pike N., Quakertown 215-536-6096 grace@quakertownbfc.org www.quakertownbfc.org Sr. Pastor: Ron Kohl Sundays: 9am Unified Worship Service, 9:40 Children dismissed (4yrs - 3rd grade) Children’s Church, 7pm Evening Worship.

Wednesdays: Teens for Christ (7-12th grade) 6:30, Kid’s Club 7pm; Adult study 7pm.

Morning Star Fellowship

429 S. 9th Street, Quakertown 215-529-6422 Pastor: John Decker www.mstarqtown.org Services at 9am & 11am, Children’s Ministry provided, EastWest Cafe open with free coffee. Celebrate recovery Tuesday 7pm.

Check website for more info.

MorningStar Moravian Church

610-282-1908 234 S. Main Street, Coopersburg coopmoravian@aol.com Pastor: Jay Petrella Sunday services 10:00am. Small, friendly Protestant church. Community mission: Serving free dinners once per month. All are welcome. Call for information.

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 (infants to age 12), Wed

evenings 7pm w/ prayer, Crossroads youth.

All are welcome.

Quakertown United Methodist Church

1875 Freier Road, Quakertown 215-536-4992 barb@qumc.com www.qumc.com Pastor: Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Robinson III Sunday morning worship: 8:00am, 9:00am 11:00am Sunday School for all ages 10:00am.

Richland Friends Meeting (Quaker)

Main St at Mill Rd & Park Ave, Quakertown 215-538-7555 Friends@RichlandQuakers.org www.RichlandQuakers.org Clerk: Jack H. Schick Non-Denominational guided meditations Wed, 7pm Sunday worship 10:30am “Absolute freedom of thought and worship is our faith and practice.”

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. John’s Lutheran Church of Spinnerstown

1565 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Spinnerstown 215-536-0734 stjohnsspinnerstown@gmail.com www.stjohnsofspinnerstown.org Pastor: The Rev. Axel Kaegler Outdoor Summer Worship Service, except during inclement weather, June 18 through Labor Day weekend. 9:30am Sundays. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and your favorite morning beverage.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ

104 Green Street, Sellersville 215-257-7268 stacey@stpaulsucc.net www.stpaulsucc.net 8:00 am Rejoice & Praise Worship in Parlor, 9 am Sunday School - all ages, 10:15 Worship in Sanctuary

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 School classes for all ages (preK adult) 9:15 am. Family activities throughout the year

Trinity Lutheran Church

102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown 215-536-4345 www.trinityquakertown.org Pastor: Lynette R. Chapman 9am Traditional Service, 11am Contemporary Service. FaithQuest resumes in the Fall, Handicapped Accessible, Family Friendly Church, Dynamic Music Ministry. Living God’s Love for All.

Victory Fellowship Church

120 Ridge Road, Telford 215-453-9988 victoryfellowshippa@gmail.com www.victoryfellowshippa.org Pastor: Dr. Virgil A. Mobley Full Gospel.A friendly, loving, and joyful church where the presence of God is in His house. Check out our website.

St. John’s Lutheran Ridge Valley

910 Allentown Road, West Rockhill Twp 215-257-9643 stjohnsridgevalley@verizon.net www.stjohnsridgevalley.com Pastor: Amy Hotter 8:30am Traditional - 10:15am w/praise band.

Grape juice & gluten-free wafers available.

Adult Forum 9:40, Handicapped accessible.

All invited and welcome to Share the Joy!

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.

Have something to share with your community? Send us the details! info@ubfp.org

T’ville Food Pantry Appoints New Coordinator

Christ’s Lutheran Church, 1 Luther Lane, Trumbauersville is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Nace as the new Food Pantry Coordinator of their FEAST Pantry. In order to service our community better, FEAST pantry will have new hours of operation begin-

ning in June. The pantry will be open every Tuesday from 11am - 2pm, every Thursday from 6pm - 8pm, and the 3rd Saturday of every month from 11am - 1pm. Please call the church office at 215-536-3193 with any questions.

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Independence Court Thanks Community for Help Following Catastrophe Following a catastrophic flood on March 28 caused by a broken sprinkler pipe on the second floor, Independence Court on Park Avenue in Quakertown is back in full swing.

Over 100 residents of the senior care community were evacuated from the building around 8 PM that evening without injury.

Much of the content on the first floor was destroyed, including office space and common areas. The second floor also sustained significant damage.

Amazingly, services were able to continue offsite while the property was being remediated. The whole facility was back in full operation by April 12. That is thanks to a great number of people and organizations.

Assisted Living Coordinator, Ken Hook, expresses his sincere gratitude to all that helped to make what could have been considered a total disaster a much more bearable situation for the building’s residents.

“I would like to thank first of all the employees of Independence Court. It was truly a team effort. You came through and should be proud! The emergency response by the Quakertown Fire Company and the Quakertown Police was remarkable. Every resident was individually walked across the

street to the Grundy House. The folks at the Grundy House were an absolute life-saver, staying open all night until every resident was moved. The neighbors, whoever you are who helped all evening.

Genesis Quakertown Center opened their doors and provided shelter to many of our residents. The Quality Inn of Montgomeryville, who despite the hour of the night welcomed our residents and for two weeks made us feel almost at home.

Giusseppi’s Restaurant stepped up to the plate and provided meals every day.

Bucks County Transport showed up at 3 am to help transport our resident to the Quality Inn and on our return to Quakertown provided 5 buses. We could not have done it without their help. It was a team effort in the face of a disaster, with no injuries.

Our entire operation was moved to the Quality Inn and we proved to ourselves that under dire circumstances with some help we all pulled together for the good of our residents.

Upper Bucks ServPro did an amazing job repairing our building.

And, above all I thank God.”

A Good Marriage

BY PASTOR LYNETTE CHAPMAN 2017 is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing the 95 Theses to a church door in Wittenberg. Across the world, and in many different ways, Lutheran Christians are celebrating this reformation anniversary. June is also a traditional month for weddings in our culture, which gets me thinking about both things: Martin Luther and marriage!

Martin Luther loved his wife – but more than that, he loved being married! Even though his ‘first career’ as a Roman Catholic priest precluded marriage, his expulsion from that same church opened the door to new thinking on the role of marriage in the lives of priests and pastors. When the opportunity came for a group of nuns to escape their convent and join the reformation ‘revolution’, Luther met Katherina von Bora. His life would never be the same. They were married on June 13, 1525, and they enjoyed 21 years of marriage before Luther’s death. Katie, as he called her, ran the business side of their ventures – including a boarding house and a brewery. Together they had 6 children and fostered 11 others.

Through it all, Luther remained besotted with his wife. He once told a friend how much he loved to “wake up with pigtails on his pillow.”

His other writings to her and about her show a depth of relationship that was mutual, supportive, loving, and strong. And his experience of marriage with Katie came out in his writings.

Two of my favorite Martin Luther quotes about marriage are: “There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” And “Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.”

-- Martin Luther Hundreds of couples have been married in the Lutheran churches of our community over the years. And while I can’t claim that all of these marriages have been “lovely, friendly, and charming,” I do know that many certainly have. Marriage has the potential to be a life-giving, life-long relationship that makes both partners better. Certainly the writer of Ecclesiastes agrees: “Two are better than one…” (Ecc. 4:9)

Lutheran marriage has always had a sense of mutuality about it. In our rite, partners give themselves to the other in marriage.

They bring the best and worst of themselves, promising faithfulness and love for the rest of their lives. The prayers and blessings of the wedding service speak openly about human brokenness, the need for forgiveness and honesty, and the potential for a good marriage to bless the world.

The second Luther quote above might seem a bit anachronistic in a day when wives are just as likely to work outside the home as husbands. But the sentiment holds true, no matter the gender of those involved. Luther’s advice seems to be, “Create such an environment in your marriage that you are delighted to come together and sorry to part.”

I can’t speak for any marriages but my own, but I can say that I find this to be true for my husband and myself. We truly like to be together, and although work and callings and even parenthood and the daily tasks of living take us away from each other every day, we are always happy to see one another, to spend time together, and to talk about our triumphs and our sorrows. We share in the work and the worry, the joy and the leisure of daily life.

And we feel blessed in our relationship.

I truly hope that you married couples, whether you were married ‘Lutheran’ or not, can also rejoice in your marriage. I hope that it is a lovely, friendly and charming relationship. If you are missing your spouse because they have died, I pray for peace and joy in your memories. If you had a terrible relationship or marriage, know that healing is possible for your heart. If you are single by choice or circumstance, I rejoice that you can know fulfillment and faithfulness in your friendships and in your family. Whatever your personal circumstance, may we rejoice together in good marriages and positive relationships. They do indeed bless the world.

Lynette Chapman is the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Quakertown. pastorchapman@trinityquakertown.org

American Legion Post 242 June 2017 Update

BY DICK HELM By the time you read this, we will have another parade and Memorial Day Service completed. My hope is that many of the residents of our area took time out to honor those who served. I took part in a service in another community and I was amazed at the number of persons who walked past the service as it was being held in their community park. The attendance was very good, but it was disappointing to see the young families walking past the service and not just spending a few minutes to listen to the speakers. Will their children only be acquainted with the sacrifices given by the neighbors or perhaps family members only through the school program given by the combined school districts?

I am fortunate to act as Emcee in this all-important Memorial Service for our Post. This year as I stood aside from the podium as the individual speakers asked to participate either gave a speech, read a list of the War dead, read a poem, or were presented an award.

While standing there, I looked at the statue of the World War I Doughboy that was moved from the area at the Reading Railroad in the center of town when I was a kid to its present day (Beautifully Landscaped) location in “Memorial Park”. I thought of the statue facing the swimming pool and the Clayton Molnar Memorial Ball Fields that keep our children busy and out of the temptations that youth face today. Also off to the left is Union Cemetery where a few hundred veterans now rest after their final “Taps,” After a period of isolationism in the early 1900’s, our country entered the war effort on April 6th one hundred years ago. With training of a ill prepared Armed Forces both here and overseas, these Doughboys led by General “Jack Pershing” proved themselves in the battlefield and turned the tide of the war and were instrumental for the Armistice that took place on 11/11 at 11:00 AM in 1918. America was soon to be reckoned as a “World Power.”

This was the “War to End All Wars!”

How many of our youth today know the history of this our first full involvement in a World Conflict and its ramifications? How

many even know that the statue is that of a World War I soldier? How many know that Wallace Willard Keller, who our post is named for, lies forever in a manicured National Cemetery in France? How many study history or really care?

All these thoughts ran through my mind as I introduced the speakers. I saw the youth in the bands, I introduced the youth who recited “The Gettysburg Address” and “Flanders Field?, I introduced the presenters for the various youth that received awards. I gave two students Certificates of Participation. Yes, these youth and the youth who listen intently at the joint school meeting in November do hear the message and my hope is that when hearing the message they receive a new understanding of honoring those who serve. Hopefully as they walk past a Memorial Day service in the future; they will stop to hear the words of appreciation to the soldiers “WHO GAVE THEIR ALL” or who devoted a few of the years of their youth to the service of their country.

Today I heard someone mention of a radio program I was listening to that basically sums up what most that served thought. “We are not here to advance and bring harm or kill those, as we must, who are in front of us who HATE us—We are here to protect from harm the ones behind us whom we LOVE! See you next year on MEMORIAL DAY by the Doughboy Statue in our beautiful Memorial Park.

photo by ken sutliff

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Bonita J. (Aniszewski) Eidson, 74, of

Coopersburg, died Sat., Apr. 8 at St. Luke’s University Hospital – Fountain Hill. She was the widow of Kenneth Eidson.

Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian (Majewski) Aniszewski, and step-daughter of the late Robert Wendels.

For 30 years, Bonita worked as a teacher’s aide for Central Bucks School District. She also served as an emergency medical technician for almost 20 years.

Bonita was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, Philadelphia Chapter; and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Chalfont Fire Company. She was a good cook and baker, and enjoyed gourmet cuisines.

Surviving is her daughter, Laura Troxel, husband Andrew; granddaughter, Kaelynn Troxel; grandson, Bobby Troxel, all of Coopersburg; and her brother, Richard Anish, wife Connie, of Oswego, Ill. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Susanne Eidson and her brother, Gary Anish.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Upper Bucks SPCA, 60 Reservoir Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951 or the Ladies Auxiliary of Chalfont Fire Co., 301 N. Main St., Station #34, Chalfont, PA 18914. www.nauglefcs.com

Lloyd C. Ohl, 80, of Coopersburg, died Fri., Apr. 28, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. He was the husband of the late Ruth K. (Rothenberger) Ohl. Born in N. Saucon Twp., he was the son of the late Lloyd P. and Anna T. (Deutsch) Ohl. Lloyd was a 1954 graduate of Central Catholic High School in Allentown, and a graduate of Police Academy.

Lloyd was a sergeant with the US Army Reserve from 1958-1964.

He served as Chief of Police for the Lower Milford Twp. Police Dept. from 1968-1998.

Over the years, Lloyd worked as a welder, bus and truck driver, and maintenance man for several different places including St. Joseph Catholic Church, Limeport; Mack Trucks, Macungie; New Jersey Zinc Co., Friedensville and Boise-Cascade, Bethlehem. He was also a

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self-employed farmer who sold firewood, did hauling, and had rental properties.

He was a sergeant with the US Army Reserve from 1958-1964.

If, and when Lloyd found spare time, he loved to go hunting. He was truly a staple of the community and his memberships over the years included 4-H leader, PA Police Chief Assoc., and PA Farm Bureau. He was the president of the Lower Milford Twp. Fire Co. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Limeport.

Surviving are his son, Lloyd P. Ohl, wife Elizabeth, Coopersburg; daughter, Rebecca Hamm, husband Scott, Kutztown; grandchildren: Lloyd Anthony Ohl, Cascade Hamm, Trinity Hamm and Tallon Hamm; lady friend, Linda Weber, Macungie and sisters: Anna Mae Barton, Norwalk, CA and Mary Ann McFadden, husband John, Bethlehem. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Andrew Ohl. Memorial contributions can be made to the church, or to the Lower Milford Twp. Fire Co., 1601 Limeport Pike, Limeport, PA 18060. www.nauglefcs.com

Donald A. Tomlinson, 80, of Quakertown, died Tues. May 2nd at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital.

Born in Doylestown, he was a son of the late John and Madaline (Conner) Tomlinson.

He worked for Merck & Co. for many years.

He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and building cabinetry. He was an avid Phillies fan.

He was a longtime member of Peace Tohickon Lutheran Church, Perkasie, where he was very involved in the music program.

Surviving is his wife, Sarah “Sally” Tomlinson of Dushore; daughters, Linda Feldstein, husband Daniel of Richlandtown, Diane Quier, husband Samuel of Quakertown, and Julie Londino, husband Steven of Quakertown; grandchildren, Keely Londino, Colin Londino, Amanda Weidemann, and Benjamin Quier; brother, Rev. John Tomlinson Jr., wife Dorothy of Allentown; nieces, Bonnie and Ginny.

Memorial contributions can be made to the church. www.nauglefcs.com

Joseph F. Gluck, Jr., 79, of Quakertown, died at his home on Fri., May 5, 2017. He was the loving husband of Mary Lynn (Fox) Gluck for 52 years.

Born in Quakertown, he was a son of the late Joseph F., Sr. and Margaret M. (Handschin) Gluck. He was a 1956 graduate of Pennridge High School.

Joe was a veteran and served with the US Army during the Vietnam Era and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

He was employed as an engineer for the FMC Corporation for 45 years, retiring around 2000.

Joe’s memberships include the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1539, Sellersville, the North Penn Gun Club and American Legion Post 242, Quakertown. He was an avid golfer and farmer who hated squirrels and loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren more than anything. In former years Joe played softball and hardball, umpired and coached little league and basketball; and was past president of Quakertown Little League.

Surviving with his wife is his son, Dennis R. Gluck; daughter, Denise E. Fox, husband Eric D.; grandchildren: Jason, fiancée Megan, Melissa, Melinda, Iris and Piper; great-grandsons, Ryan and Christopher; brother, Robert V. Gluck, wife Pat; and sister-in-law, Mary Ann Gluck, all of Quakertown. He was preceded in death by a brother, John D. Gluck.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Upper Bucks SPCA, 60 Reservoir Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951, or the American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693.

Jean H. Pierce, 78, of Richlandtown, died Mon., May 8th at her home.

Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph P. and Martha (Hill) Hommel and the goddaughter of Pearl S. Buck.

She worked for Quaker Cleaners in Quakertown for 56 years prior to her retirement in 2016.

She danced and taught ballet for many years in her home and volunteered with the Twiglings at the former Quakertown Hospital.

Surviving are her sons, Bruce Pierce of Richlandtown, and Peter Pierce of Center Valley.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a charity of one’s choosing. www.nauglefcs.com

Janet R. (Kulp) Crouthamel, 91, of Quakertown, died Wed., May 10, 2017 in St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Titus Crouthamel.

Born in Silverdale, she was a daughter of the late Abraham and Rose Hilgar.

Janet worked for various clothing factories throughout her life, most notably the former S.C. Tuttleman in Quakertown for 16 years.

Janet enjoyed the simple things in life, and she loved cats.

Surviving is her son, Kerry Crouthamel, Quakertown; grandchildren: Bryan, Heather, Corey, Keith, Ashley, Dustin and Brandon; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen; a son, Keith; and her siblings.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Upper Bucks SPCA, 60 Reservoir Road, Quakertown, PA 18951.

Viola

M.

Fox,

96, formerly of Quakertown, died Wednesday, May 10 in Sellersville. Born in Newark, NJ she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Opitz) Kull. She had been an active member of St. Isidore’s Catholic Church, Quakertown for many years, serving in various capacities including Girl Scout leader.

Surviving are her daughters Jean Grabowski of Sellersville and Karen Waggoner of Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren Nicole and Jon; and great-grandchildren Sydney, Madison, Jackson, Braden, and Savannah. www.nauglefcs.com

Dr. Yung Sup Kim of Quakertown died peacefully at home with his family on May 12, 2017. He was 90. Dr. Kim was a cardiologist and internist in Quakertown for more than 50 years. He was a physician who insisted upon making house calls. He was a devoted, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

Dr. Kim was born in South Korea.

Dr. Kim entered Seoul National University Medical School and graduated second in his class in 1952. He served in the U.S. 14th

Field Hospital at the close of the war, treating and translating for North Korean prisoners of war. Because of his excellent academic record and his work with the 14th Field Hospital, he was recommended by the hospital’s Chief of Medicine for the American Medical Association’s Foreign Graduate Program, and was one of the few Koreans at that time to emigrate to the U.S. He received his residency training in internal medicine in St. Louis, Boston and finally Philadelphia. He completed his cardiology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

To raise his family in the suburbs, Dr. Kim worked at the Tice Clinic in Quakertown before establishing his own private practice.

Not only was Dr. Kim a highly-regarded physician, he was an accomplished athlete too.

He excelled at tennis, golf, sailing and skiing.

Dr. Kim is preceded in death by his first wife, Choong Ho. He is survived by his second wife, Esther Cho; daughters Addie Kim, Lincoln, MA and Julia Kim, New York; son Dr. Eugene Kim and his wife Gisele, Dallas, PA and grandchildren Christopher, Michael, Andrew, and Dylan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Quakertown United Methodist Church, 1875 Freier Road, Quakertown, PA, 18951.

The family is indebted to the services of the Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care, 523 Plymouth Road, Suite 225, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.

Years ago, Dr. Kim’s daughter Addie wrote to her newly born nephew: “For when you are old enough to wonder about all that came before you, remember that, no matter how bad things may seem, for some of your forebears, there was never any of the freedoms and opportunities that you enjoy today…just the promise of what tomorrow might bring…

Hope springs eternal.”

Alfred R. Frei, 91, of Quakertown died peacefully at home Sat. May 13. He was the loving husband of Ruth (Wampfler) Frei for the past 70 years. Born in Easton, he was a son of the late Martin & Magdelena (Widmer) Frei. He began his work career as a farmer and then was a warehouse manager for Sylvan Pools, Doylestown for 33 years before retiring in 1991. Al was an active member of the United Christian Fellowship, Quakertown (formerly United Mennonite Church) where he had served as Sunday School superintendent, trustee, deacon, church council moderator and in any capacity asked. Surviving with his wife, are son Richard; daughters Karen Eisele, husband Lance, Pat Gruver, husband Larry; grandchildren Lauren Singleton, Kenton Gruver, Trisha Eisele; great-grandchildren Trey & Zoey Singleton; & grand-pet Scooby. Al was predeceased by all his siblings, Helen Milz, John, William, Eleanor, Oscar, Herm; and a grandson Jason Eisele. Interment Flatland Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to CEF of PA, Inc., Bucks-Mont Chapter, PO Box 489, Dublin, PA 18917. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, Quakertown assisted the family. www.nauglefcs.com Beatrice K. Bauman, 92, of Frederick, died Sun., May 14, 2017 in Pottstown Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Warren S. Bauman.

Born in Quakertown, she was a daughter of the late Percy A. and Ella (Pflieger) Gross.

Beatrice worked 17 years for the former JG Furniture Co. in Quakertown, retiring in 1986.

She used to play harmonica and had a love for all kinds of music, but she always said that the most important thing in life was family; and her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her biggest joy.

Beatrice was a member of West Swamp Mennonite Church, Quakertown.

Surviving are her sons: Rodney Bauman, wife Carol, Stroudsburg and Terry Scott Bauman, wife Michele Samph, Quakertown; grandchildren: Rachel, Zachary, Kelsey, Matthew, Jonathan, Christopher and Daniel; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, Richard Gross, wife Dorothy, Quakertown.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

Memorial contributions can be made to the church, or to the Benevolent Care Fund at Frederick Living, PO Box 498, Frederick, PA 19435.

Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, Ltd., Quakertown in charge of arrangements. www.nauglefcs.com

~Obituaries~

Keith W. Clymer, 48, of Kintnersville, died suddenly Tuesday, May 16, 2017.

Born in Sellersville, he was the son of Wayne and Theodora (Schauder) Clymer of Sellersville.

He was a graduate of Pennridge High School, and went on to graduate from Penn State Justice and Safety Institute. Keith had served as Deputy Sheriff with the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office since 2013.

Keith was a jovial and fun-loving guy who enjoyed riding his motorcycle and driving his car; hunting, and shooting. He was a proud recent member of the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute. Keith also loved to listen to his youngest son, Rooney, play guitar.

Surviving with his parents are his sons, Keith Z. Clymer of Sellersville and Matthew “Rooney” Clymer of Kintnersville; his girlfriend and companion, Megan Gelsebach of Sellersville; his sister, Kim Peters of West Chester; his best friend, Ed Litzenberger of Kintnersville; and his work partner, Greg Appleton.

Memorial contributions can be made to the go fund me set up in Keith’s name for his children and future expenses: www.gofundme.com/5j28ae-keith-clymer Marjorie Rogers, 50, of Quakertown died at home Thurs. May 18. Marjorie was born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Philip F. and Margaret J. (Eglinger) Rogers. She was a retail store manager for many years. Surviving are siblings Mary Ann Evans, Theodore D. Rogers, Linda M. Somers, Virginia Waltz, and Carol J. Mathwig.

Memorial contributions in her memory to Perkasie Police K-9 Unit, 3115 Ninth Street, Perkasie PA 18944. www.nauglefcs.com

Leon C. “Craig” Frenier, 69, of Quakertown, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of MaryLou (Smith) Winter-Frenier.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Edward and Edith (Nichols) Frenier.

Craig grew up in Langhorne, and was a graduate of Neshaminy High School.

He worked as a painter for various companies throughout his life.

Craig was a veteran of the US Navy, and served during the war in Vietnam.

He was a good dancer and a music lov-

Dorothy B. Myers, 93, of Quakertown died May 28, 2017 in Independence Court, Quakertown. She was the wife of the late John H. Myers.

Born in Quakertown she was the daughter of the late Irwin & Elsie S. (Martin) Meyers.

She was a sales clerk for the former Corner House and the former Lehs Department Store retiring in 1985.

Dorothy was the Chaplin for the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 242 and AARP. She was also a volunteer for Salvation Army and Veterans and help positions at the former Tice Clinic in Quakertown.

She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Quakertown. She was also a former member and Sunday School Teacher for 7 years at both Richlandtown U.C.C. and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Applebachsville.

She is survived by a daughter Kathleen A. Greger (Kevin) of Quakertown, a step daughter Mary Horvath of Pittsburgh. Four grandchildren, six great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren, two step grandchildren and three step great grandchildren. Predeceased by a daughter Linda Garrity, two step sons John, Jr., and William, three brothers William, Lester, Harold and two sisters Ruth Dietz and Ada Hager.

Services will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in St. John’s Lutheran Church 19 S. Tenth St. Quakertown, PA 18951. Call 10:00-11:00 A.M. in the church.

Arrangements are in the care of the C. R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc.crstrunk.com) Quakertown.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church P.O. Box 979 Quakertown, PA 18951.

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May 10, 1999 - May 9, 2017 Dawn: You and your brother and sisters were left in a comfort station at Nockamixon State Park. Three coworkers and I decided to give you homes. When I looked in the box, your siblings moved away. You looked up and came to me. I felt God say, “This is the one for you.” He certainly was right.

For 18 years, you brought joy and happiness to our home. You were there for me when I

had cancer treatments and neck surgery. You warned me of ‘toe-stubbing’ areas. You were a great watch-cat, alerting me when the raccoons and skunks were on the back porch.

You became ill and were given one year to live. But you lived well over six more years.

I learned how to mix certain foods to give you better health.

God decided your time to go was now. Your new health problem we could not help.

Your brother, Mixon, preceded you in death. Your sisters’ names and whereabouts are unknown.

You were greatly loved and greatly missed.

R.I.P. – Daddy Russ

Quakertown Receives DCED Façade Grant

BY MICHELE BUONO Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) awarded the Borough of Quakertown a $50,000 Keystone Communities grant to support Quakertown Alive!’s commercial enhancements through façade improvements.

“We are honored at Quakertown Alive! to receive this grant from DCED,” said Naomi Naylor, Quakertown Alive!’s Executive Director. “This grant will benefit not only our business property owners who are improving their storefronts, but the whole community by making the downtown district more attractive.

An attractive downtown draws more foot traffic, more sales, and gives people more pride in their town.”

This current $50,000 matching grant builds on the DCED grant received in 2014 that was leveraged into over $170,000 in façade improvements in Quakertown. That grant also partially funded the new historical mural that is under construction at the intersection of Broad and Front Streets in the downtown. Work on the partially-complete mural should resume by mid-June, once the temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees.

Volunteers Needed to Combat Spread of the SLF The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is looking for volunteers to assist with the effort to control the Spotted Lantern Fly in our area! Can you help?

As a reminder, the SLF was introduced into the US in neighboring Berks County PA about 5 years ago. It is native to Asia, and it has no natural enemies in the US. The SLF is destructive to plants it feeds on by sucking sap from the tree/plant which stresses and kills the vegetation. The SLF has over 60 woody plant hosts giving it widespread potential for damage to Pennsylvania’s forests, vineyards, and fruit orchards. At danger are the hardwood industry, and the fruit and vineyard businesses which are important to the PA economy.

Pennsylvania is #1 in the US in exporting hardwood—a $13Billion industry. Also threatened are the important State Park lands (#3 in US) and the tourism they generate.

SLF nymphs feed on all kinds of trees, but the adults return to their host Tree of Heaven to feed and lay eggs. The Pa Department of Agriculture is in charge of the statewide plan in hope of eradicating this pest.

Currently they have issued quarantines for four counties including parts of Upper Bucks.

Quakertown Borough, Richland Township, Milford Township, Richlandtown, Haycock, and Trumbauersville are all quarantine designated. The quarantine means that before

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er who liked to play the drums, and he was known to have a champagne-colored drum set.

Craig also loved animals, especially dogs, and trains. He liked to watch football in his spare time, and his favorite team was the Cleveland Browns.

Surviving with MaryLou is his daughter, Rhonda Winter-Fox, husband Jeffrey, of Quakertown; a son, Darryl Frenier, of Florida; two brothers, David Frenier and John Frenier; and a sister, Mary Beth Frenier.

Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, Ltd., Quakertown. www.nauglefcs.com

info@ubfp.org • 582 S. West End Blvd • Quakertown, PA 18951 Dawn A. Leamer

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moving any outdoor item from the area, it needs to be checked for egg masses, adults, and nymphs. The DOA provides a compliance checklist at goo.gl/VFYqlP for anyone transporting camping items, building materials, household items, or playthings from the quarantine area. For businesses in the logging, landscaping, farming or other similar industries, training and compliance is critical.

Consumers are encouraged to ensure that they are always dealing with businesses which are on the DOA compliance list.

This list along with much more information can be found at goo.gl/7aGmj8 the Department of Agriculture’s SLF homepage.

Recently, the PA DOA held a meeting in Milford Township to educate the public on this important matter. At the meeting, they asked for volunteers to assist with reducing the population by banding the Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) with sticky

bands designed to capture the nymphs and adult as they hop (these Flies don’t fly!) up the tree. Volunteers who have this species of tree on their property can contact the DOA to obtain the materials (sticky bands, tracking forms, and instructions) to band their trees. A more aggressive approach to reducing the population of these harmful insects calls for homeowners to destroy these trees or have a tree professionally treated with an insecticide that will kill feeding insects. The Tree of Heaven is distinguished by its palm-like leaves that smell of rancid peanut butter when crushed. It is also a non-native tree that has undesirable invasive tendencies in our area.

The SLF overwinters as egg masses, laid on smooth bark, stone or other vertical surfaces, these eggs have hatched early this year, and since early to mid-May, SLFs have been in their first (of four) instar nymph stages. Some may be in the second instar stage by early June.

The first instar nymph is black with white spots and wingless. As it grows, the Spotted Lanternfly develops red patches in addition to the white spots. These nymphs will crawl or jump on any vegetation to feed.

The volunteer program will take a different form in fall and through winter when the effort will be directed at scraping the egg masses found on tree trunks or other vertical surfaces.

Destroying an egg mass, which could contain 30-50 eggs, can contribute to the DOA’a efforts to eradicate these insects. The DOA website currently posts a kill count of over 1.5Million of these destructive insects as a result of the egg scraping efforts and reports.

The DOA is also asking for cooperation from individuals to report the discovery of these insects if found outside the current quarantine area. By taking pictures and emailing them to Badbug@pa.gov or calling the hotline at 1-866-253-7189 Containing these pests is an ominous project, one for which the US DOA has recently allocated over $1.5 Million. But truly these dollars are not enough without the assistance of volunteers to scrape eggs and band trees, and training and cooperation of businesses to police themselves for any activity that could contribute to the spread of these bugs that pose a threat to our Pennsylvania economy.

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Employment Opportunities

You’ve Got Maids - Hiring commercial nighttime cleaners & daytime residential cleaners. (215) 529-7837 Edible Arrangements - Hiring Seasonal personal skills, attention to detail, must. Call (215) 536-1298 or stop by mation and to apply. 582 S. West End

Help. Good interand reliability a store for inforBlvd, Quakertown

Pool Pro - Local pool store seeks service technicians and helpers for upcoming pool season. 1619 West End Blvd, Quakertown, PA 18951 215-536-0456 Dazzle Hair & Nail Studio - Nail Technician PT / FT We’re looking for a licensed nail technician to work in our salon. To be considered please call Jennifer at 215-529-4464 or send resume to jennidazzles@gmail.com Woods’ Pools - Local pool builder seeks construction trainees. Experience a plus. technicians and helpers for upcoming pool season. 1619 West End Blvd, Quakertown, PA 18951 215-538-2323 Proper Brewing Company Dishwasher PT/ FT, Weekend Bartender.

Stop in during business hours at 117 W. Broad Street, Quakertown, or email kris@theproperbrewing.com Upper Bucks YMCA - Various FT & PT positions available. Call 215-536-YMCA (9622) or stop in to apply. 401 Fairview Avenue, Quakertown.

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“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn.

How did it get so late so soon?” - Dr. Suess

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Hound dog alert! This handsome hound is waiting for you! He was surrendered to the shelter in West Virginia, and hasn’t looked back! He is a typical hound dog - playful, goofy, and sweet! He does great with other dogs, but as a typical hunting dog - he would do best in a home without cats. He is house trained, crate trained, and is neutered and up to date on vaccines. He is ready to go - check him out today!

If you are looking for a furever friend, give Harley’s Haven a call today at (267) 354-5204.

PA Pain & Spine Institute Adds Staff, New Location

The physicians and staff of the Pennsylvania Pain & Spine Institute, with offices in Chalfont, Quakertown and now Huntingdon Valley, are pleased to welcome David Bozak, DO, the newest specialty trained physician to join the practice. Dr. David Bozak is a Board-Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician specializing in interventional pain therapy of the joints, nerves, muscles and spine.

According to David Qu, MD, one of two founding partners of the group, “Our practice has continued to focus on minimally invasive treatments to help minimize pain, and also improve quality of life for our patients. Because of this goal, Dr. Bozak is joining us as an interventional orthopedic specialist that focuses on treatments of knees, hips and all other joints to help patients avoid major surgeries.”

Dr. Bozak has expertise in performing various joint procedures under imaging guidance, and the diagnostic expertise to find out where someone’s pain originates. Most importantly, Dr. Bozak also uses regenerative medicine treatments, which can greatly slow down the rate of arthritis and improve the health of joints.

“I chose this field because of its focus on function and quality of life. My main concern will be getting my patients back to doing the things they love to do, whether that be taking a walk, gardening, completing an Ironman or getting back to work.” shared Bozak.

Dr. Bozak is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the North American Spine Society. He is an elite cyclist and Crossfit

competitor, and has competed on American Ninja Warrior. He also enjoys skiing and scuba diving, and sharing these hobbies and competitiveness with his wife and two young daughters.

In addition to adding Dr. Bozak, the group brought on another Penn trained physician last May, Douglas Gugger, MD, board certified in pain medicine and fellowship trained at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Gugger sees patients in their Quakertown office at 127 S. 5th Street in Quakertown.

With the flagship practice located at 700 Horizon Circle, Suite 206 in Chalfont, the Harvard and Penn trained physicians of the Pennsylvania Pain & Spine Institute are now also seeing patients in Huntingdon Valley at the Masons Mill Business Park, 1800 Byberry Road #703, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

According to co-founder Robert Kelly, DO, “I think we are continuing to expand because our patients appreciate that we take a new, different approach to the treatment of complex pain issues. We don’t rely only on medication, but on new, minimally invasive techniques aimed at providing safer, longer term pain relief.”

The group now operates out of three convenient locations: The Highpoint Professional Center, 700 Horizon Circle, Suite 206 in Chalfont, PA; The Atrium Building, 127 S. 5th St, Suite 180 in Quakertown, PA; and at the Masons Mill Business Park, 1800 Byberry Road, #703 in Huntingdon Valley, PA.

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Safe Summer Treats for Dogs

Now that the warm season is here, it’s a great time to give a reminder about some delicious and safe treats for our furry companions!!

Home made frosty paws – these frozen treats are easy to make and your pups will love them!! All you need is an ice cube tray, plain vanilla yogurt, and other fruit as you desire!! You can use blue berries, peanut butter, apples, bananas – lots of options! Freeze, and enjoy!

Peanut butter fruit ice – similar to the frosty paws, but a different take on a frozen treat. In a bundt pan mix ½ cup of peanut butter with enough water to fill the pan ¾ full. Then add 1 cup of your favorite fruit – strawberries work well!! Freeze, then give to your pup to enjoy!

My dear friends I am so sorry I missed you at the Arts Alive. The weather was drizzly and my human went on the Arts Alive web site and saw the date of Sunday May 21st listed as the date so she ASSUMED that they were using the rain date and she didn’t bring me on Sat. it was on Sunday at church that many of you told her that you were looking for me on Saturday. I was

Sweet potato cookies – though baked, these are still a nice light, home made treat! Mix 1 cooked sweet potato mashed, 1 cup oat flour, 2 eggs, and 1/4 Cup unsweetened applesauce.

Combine all ingredients then drop small rounds onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minuets depending on your dog’s preference on softness.

With summer time treats and fun – most of us are spending lots of time outdoors! Remember to keep your pets hydrated with lots of free access to water, kiddie pools, or breaks inside!

They overheat, just like us, so make sure you pay attention to their cues…heavy panting, sitting to catch their breath, etc – can all be signs that it’s time to go inside for a bit!! Have fun out there this summer, and be safe!

Dr. Mehaffey and partner Dr. Jen Heller own and operate the Pennridge Animal Hospital on Ridge Road in Perkasie and can be reached at 267-272-9996. They also founded Harley’s Haven Dog Rescue.

so looking forward to displaying my 3rd book to all of you. I have no idea why the web site had the Sunday date. I WILL be at the Pet Fair at Quakertown Vets on June 3rd and hope you all stop by to see me then. We will be selling a few cute outfit pieces for male dogs and promoting our daycare so stop by. Love M.J.

Chew on This

Ignoring unwanted behavior is very confusing for dog owners. I am not giving you permission to ignore the dog when he chews on inappropriate things like rocks, dirty underwear, or your furniture.

I want to be very clear how to help your dog learn what is appropriate to chew on and what is not. Above all else I want your dog to be safe.

Your most powerful tool for changing a dog’s behavior is using positive reinforcement.

The reward makes him more likely to repeat the behavior again. Reinforcement is not all about treats. Giving the dog feedback by giving praise is reinforcement. You are letting the dog know he has made the right decision on what is appropriate to chew. Always pay attention to your dog when your dog is being good. Reward pottying outside versus punishing for pottying inside. Reward sitting versus punishing jumping.

Out–of-date compulsion trainers may have you yank on a prong or choke collar, throw a can filled with pennies, or even scream and yell at your dog. Attempting the use of violence and intimidation may stop the unwanted behavior, but falls short of providing the information that corrects the unwanted behavior.

Did you ever try to teach a child how to ride a

bike by yelling at them “no, no, no” then wait for them to somehow figure it out how to do it right? Without feedback how is your dog going to make better decisions?

Force free trainers do administer corrections, but it is how we administer them. We do it proactively through management, not intimidation. Management is simply not giving the dog the opportunity to get in trouble in the first place, so we have don’t have to be reactive, but hey poop happens!

The 3 R’s Remove, Redirect and Reinforce Remove: Remove the dog from the environment or things in the environment. Dog eating your underwear? Remove the dog to another room or better yet put your underwear where he cannot get it.

Redirect: Give the dog something else to do. Having the dog play fetch is incompatible with swallowing rocks or chewing on your shoe laces.

Reinforcement: Reinforce by praising the dog for chewing on his toys, instead of yelling at the dog for chewing on your furniture or your pant leg.

It’s easier to teach a dog what to chew on then what not to chew on!

Submitted by Marion C. O’Neil CPDT-KA, CTDI owner and lead trainer of Molasses Creek Dog Training, LLC, Quakertown, PA

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17th Annual Arts Alive!

Event a Big Success

BY MICHELE BUONO Despite an unexpectedly soggy start, Quakertown Alive!’s 17th annual Arts Alive! juried art show and spring festival brought thousands of people to downtown Quakertown on May 20 despite morning rain. The wet weather early in the day didn’t stop people from coming out to enjoy a street full of family fun. “We are thankful to the vendors and the people who hung in there with us through the rather unexpected rain to the later sunshine and made the day a success,” said Naomi Naylor QA!’s executive Director.

There was a full slate of entertainment on both East and West Broad Street, from Miss Cindy’s School of Dance to a set of classic rock performed by local band Mike Greer and Company. Pony rides, a caricaturist, photo booth, balloon artists, and the Harley Hill Farm alpacas also delighted the families that attended.

photo by christopher betz

Arts Alive! is a juried art show. Winners include: Fine Arts, Adrienne Lunt; Crafts, Mac’s Crafts; Essence of Upper Bucks Award, the Loom Room; Excellence Award, Flint Hill Studio; Ray Fulmer Photography Award, Michael Heayn; and the Tonya Rupell Jewelry Award, Stone House Pottery.

Quakertown Alive! would like to thank our sponsors for this event: exclusive event sponsor QNB Bank, St. Luke’s Hospital, MedExpress, TAM Lending, New Vitae Wellness and Recovery, Raymour & Flanigan Quakertown, Star Cadillac, Kulp Roofing, Gorski Engineering, Cress Gas, Physical Therapy & Wellness Institute, FIX Mobile, Altek Imaging, Costco, and Upper Bucks ServPro. Quakertown Alive! encourages people to visit these businesses and let them know how important it is to you that they support local community events like Arts Alive!. photo by michele buono

photo by christopher betz

Mason Smith, 14, was honored by U.S. Marine Corp Retired Sgt. Ben Warren and PA State Rep. Craig Staats. Mason attained Eagle Scout status not only by earning all his scout badges but by volunteering his time helping to collect over a ton of food for the Quakertown Food Pantry, helping with disabled veterans, the Richlandtown Fire Company, and Quakertowns Code Blue photo by ken sutliff

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Moondog Yoga and Lucky Strike Tattoo cut the ribbon on their brand new location in the newly remodeled Moose Building on Eas they were running out of space. There is room for one more business at this location. photo by michele buono

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Jersey Mike’s Sub Shop has joined the shops at Trainer’s Corner on South West End Blvd in Quakertown.

The business was welcomed by members of Quakertown Borough Council, Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce, and fellow area businesspeople. photo by melinda rizzo

Amy’s Ride, Walk, Run Fundraiser Event - Quakertown - May 20, 2017

akertown Police Department Bicycle Safety Rodeo - Quakertown - May 20, 2017

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st Broad Street in Downtown Quakertown. Both businesses relocated from other downtown locations because

Pennridge Middle Schooler Organizes Toy Drive for Hospital Pediatric Unit At the age of 14, Arianna Kouakou of Pennridge Central Middle School set out to reach her academic goals while giving back to the community. To apply for acceptance into the National Junior Honor Society, she was required to complete five volunteer hours of service. Instead of viewing those five hours as a required assignment, Arianna took it upon herself, with the support of her parents, to turn it into a fun and determined mission. Over the course of one month, Arianna organized a toy drive through friends, family and neighbors to collect toys for the children staying in the Pediatric unit at Grand View Health.

On May 2, 2017, Arianna, along with her mother, Talisha, and father, Kouassi, delivered the impressive and generous toy donations to members of the Grand View Health team. Thanks to Arianna’s efforts and her family’s support, children will get to experience

a bright spot in their day as they heal from illnesses and injuries.

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Perkasie Rotary Names Pennridge Teens ‘Students of the Month’

Two Pennridge High School students have been named Students of the Month for May and June by local community service organization, Perkasie Rotary.

Grant Ruback was named Student of the Month for May. The son of Todd Ruback and Christine DiPersio, of Hilltown Township, Grant is a senior at Pennridge High School.

Grant excels academically, taking six AP classes and is a member of National Honor Society.

He has been awarded the AP Scholar Award and distinguished honors during all four years of high school. He is also active in student council, key club, and math club. He volunteers at St. Luke’s Hospital in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He plans on attending college with hopes of a career in medicine.

Music Makers Retire After 100 Years

Mariah Bryson was named Student of the Month for June. The daughter of Jennifer Nyce, of Sellersville, Mariah is a senior at Pennridge High School. She is a member of National Honor Society and has been awarded frequently for her excellent academic record.

She has received the Elmer Gates Award and was a District 11 Gold Medalist for Skills USA, an organization that focuses on partnerships to build a strong American workforce.

Mariah is the Key Club Lieutenant Governor of Division 19 Central and volunteers in the Kensington area of Philadelphia once a month at Kids’ Club. Mariah plans to major in business during college with hopes of attending law school in the future.

First United Church of Christ in Quakertown celebrated the retirements of two longstanding staples of its music program last month. Together they played their roles to the tune of over 100 years combined service. Marilyn Moll (seated) has played the piano accompanying the church choirs at practice and during services for over 60 years. Barbara Stoneback (in red) has directed children’s bell and vocal choirs for over 40 years. In true Thelma and Louise fashion, they decided that since they’ve worked together for so long, they should retire together. (above) Marilyn and Barbara are surrounded by fellow members of the musical staff. photo by christopher betz

2017 Buick Encore Neil Fosbenner, left, and Bob Hipp, right, present Student of the Month awards to Pennridge High School seniors Grant Ruback and Mariah Bryson at a meeting of Perkasie Rotary at J.T. Bankers.

Some may call it a cute ute because of its size and appearance. But Buick’s Encore compact AWD crossover offers a bit more.

With its short 168-inch overall length, its stubby size makes it extremely easy to park and maneuverable in

city traffic.

For 2017, Buick gave Encore a facelift, an upgraded interior, LED taillights, new instrument panel and added Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration. Plus, as in all GM products, it comes with 4G LTE Wi-Fi Hotspot capability, satellite radio and Onstar subscriptions.

Encores’ interior is likened to that in more expensive crossovers with soft-touch materials and swatches of faux wood and metal trim throughout. An 8-inch touchscreen displays audio, rearview camera, IntelliLink infotainment system and apps that includes a nifty weather app with daily and five-day forecasts.

All instrumentation including HVAC controls are easy to use without having to consult the owners’ manual. And a 4.2-inch display nestled between the gauges gives driver information on a variety of operating conditions.

Seat inserts are done in long-wearing cloth with leatherette on the outer high-wear edges.

The fronts offer sufficient lateral support, but are a trite on the firm side. Under the front passenger seat is a thoughtful drawer for stowing small items out of sight.

Rear seats are comfy with ample legroom provided the fronts aren’t racked too far rearward. Headroom is also good but the overall space for two adults is a cozy, snug fit.

A high seating stance gives expansive front road visibility with Encores’ short hood. The view is almost minivan-like. Rear visibility is good provided the rear seat headrests are retracted.

Back in the cargo area, which is on the small size, it’s rated at 18.8 cubic feet with the rear seats up and 48.4 with them folded. Perhaps more meaningful, the area measures 28 inches deep, 39.5 wide and 31 high with the seats upright. Flip the 60/40s and depth reaches to 56 inches.

Encore is offered in six trim levels of 1SV, Preferred, Sport Touring, Preferred II,

Essence, Premium and in FWD and AWD. We tested the Sport Touring with AWD, which adds a few more features and options over the base units.

Encore is also offered with a choice of two engines and a single 6-speed automatic transmission. Standard is a 1.4-liter inline turbocharged 4-cylinder with 138-hp and 148

lb/ft of torque with EPA mileage estimates of 26/31 mpg. Optional is a 1.4-liter, inline turbocharged 4-cylinder with 153-hp and 177 lb/ft of torque for EPA mileage estimates of 26/31 mpg.

The optional ($895) 1.4L turbo is spirited and peppy around town with two adults aboard. It appears the optional engine would be the way to go judging from its performance in perceived comparison to the lower powered version.

Driving wise on 18-inch Continental tires produces a quiet ride at all speeds. This is evidently helped by Buick’s noise cancelling technology. Encores’ suspension is tuned for comfort not handling, making it a smooth rider that soaks road bumps and bruises with tenacity. On the other hand, handling is far from sporty. But it’s not suppose to be keeping with Buick’s penchant for comfortable cruising, a feature most people considering this car will likely want. With its short wheelbase, Encore

has a tight turning radius enabling it to almost turn on a dime - so to speak.

With a host of safety features like Stabilitrak stability control, tire pressure monitoring and many standard features, the options list includes the 153-hp engine; Bose premium audio ($595); Intellilink radio/navigation ($495); Safety Package of blind side alert/rear cross traffic alert ($495); dual zone climate control ($275); graphite metallic paint ($395 and the most astonishing, Inside Rearview Mirror ($80). In my 30-plus years of reviewing cars, I don’t ever recall seeing a charge for a rearview mirror. C’mon Buick, really?

Well with all those, the base price of $27,065 rose to $31,220 with delivery.

A modest and reasonable price for a close-to- luxury AWD crossover.

To its credit, Encore comes with the governments top five-star overall safety rating; five each for driver/passenger frontal crash; five each for driver/passenger side crash and four for rollover.

And you should know that Encore was assembled in South Korea with its engine/ transmission made there as well. Its content is made up of 5 percent U.S./Canadian parts, 18 percent from China and 65 percent from Korea. An international crossover, especially since Buick’s are top sellers in China.

Nick Hromiak is an automotive enthusiast and freelance writer. We look forward to bringing you his new column each month.

He can be reached at nhromiak@verizon.net.

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Relocation Tips Moving to a new city, whether it’s 30 or 3,000 miles away from your last one, can be stressful to say the least—perhaps even more so after you’ve dealt with the last of the packing boxes, because now it’s time to get to know your new community and begin to feel comfortable within it.

Relocation professionals offer practical tips to help you feel more at home faster: Get connected. If they haven’t already done so, don’t wait for the neighbors to ring your doorbell. Knock on the doors of the neighbors to your left and your right to introduce yourself. Even if they don’t become friends, they can be a good source of city information, as well as referrals for reliable window washers, babysitters, medical professionals and other service providers.

Walk or drive around town. Walking your neighborhood is the best way to pinpoint local stores, schools, libraries and more—and driving will widen your familiarity with the city and acquaint you with alternative driving routes.

Don’t hesitate to say you are new in town.

Wherever you happen to be, from the dry cleaners to the kids’ new gymnastics school, let people know you are new in town. You may be surprised to find how much good infor-

mation they will want to share with you about their favorites in the place they call home.

Use social media. Get online to browse upcoming local events, as well as trending restaurants, museums and other local attractions.

Find clubs, schools or shops of interest.

Look online for appealing local activities for everyone in the family: Toastmasters, quilting shops, book clubs, photography classes or sports leagues. They can be your best source for meeting new people who share your interests.

Say yes to invitations. Agree to join colleagues for a drink after work or a neighbor’s invitation to a fundraiser. The more people you meet as a newcomer, the more likely you will be to develop friendships.

Update your registrations. Finally, don’t forget to register your car with the DMV, apply for any necessary licenses, and re-register to vote. Identifying with your new location will help make you feel more connected. .Sue Deily has been a Realtor® for 31 years, resides in the Upper Bucks Area and enjoys serving her clients in Bucks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties. Sue has been featured in Bucks County Real Estate Trendsetters. Sue is happy to answer your real estate questions and can be reached at suesellshouses@gmail.com and at

215-872-9865.

Think Local. Buy Local. Be Local.

Pennridge Natives Pedal 3,000 Miles Across America

Sellersville native Joanna Friesen, a 2017 graduate of Houghton College, and her fiancé, Tim Schmell of Perkasie recently set off on a 3,000-mile adventure to bike coast to coast.

Both are graduates of Pennridge High School.

Friesen, Schmell, and friends Judith Marklin and Chaz Ormond – 2017 and 2016 Houghton College graduates, respectively – have hit the trail on an unforgettable journey.

What began as a joke quickly snowballed into a reality. Friesen was interning at Bike and Sol, a nonprofit bicycle shop where abandoned bikes are refurbished and find new life and homes in the community. There she developed a new interest: cycling. The encouragement from professors, community members, and friends was invaluable in empowering the group to take a chance and a leap of faith to try the unexpected.

Several of the group members are long-distance runners, always pushing themselves to go the extra mile and take on new challenges.

Naturally, the prospect of an entirely new endeavor that would also require endurance was too good to pass up, and the ability to represent the very institution where their intertwined journeys began sealed the deal. In Ormond’s words, “we all found this trip as a common goal to take the adventure of a lifetime.”

Not only will the team take to the open road for the pure challenge of it, but they’ll also witness some of the natural and historical wonders of the United States. They plan to see the Badlands, Yellowstone National Park,

the homesteads of former President Ulysses S. Grant and author Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mount Rushmore, the Mississippi River, Lake Erie, the Pinelands of New Jersey, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Along the way, they’ll connect with Houghton alumni, churches, and some new faces, some of whom will ride along for a stretch, house the cyclists, or engage in fellowship.

“Above all, this trip is about community and discovery,” remarks Friesen. “It is because of Houghton, our families, and the support at Bike and Sol that we are able to take this trip, and have the confidence to try this. I am excited for the road-community of these four friends, and the ways that we will grow together. I am also looking forward to discovering this continent from the two-wheeled vantage, and getting a glimpse of the people, towns, and churches across America.”

Be it camping under the stars in a national forest, feeling the rush of the wind against their faces as they ride across the Midwest, or gathering in daily devotionals and prayer, the experience is bound to be transformational for all four riders. And they’re ready for it.

Follow the team at hcbikeacrossamerica. blogspot.com or on Instagram as @hc_biketeam.

Houghton College is a liberal arts institution of 1,000 students located in Western New York, just 65 miles from Buffalo and Rochester.

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Richland Library Company to Publish Collection of Personal Accounts

I learned that someone actually hires you and pays you for your art. No longer did I have to create a piece of art first and then HOPE someone will buy it.

The two of you paint in very different styles.

Do you think that being involved in each other’s work has helped you grow as an artist?

Lisa: Yes, definitely. Just when I think I’ve created something impressive, I will see a piece that Rob is working on and think, “oh, I guess I’ve got to try a little harder.” It’s wonderful that we can give each other a fresh eye, and help when one of us is struggling with a piece.

I feel very lucky indeed.

Rob: In general, being around art is always inspiring, but having someone that inspires me IN THE SAME HOUSE is really neat. It takes a lot of pressure off knowing that when I have a question, the answer can be as close as the next room over. So many times when you are completely involved in a piece, you can be blinded as to what it needs. Lisa always has a great eye for what needs to be done when I can’t see it. I don’t think my art would be as good without Lisa’s help.

Other than your own or each other - who’s art work do you admire and why?

Lisa: I am a big fan of Lisbeth Zwerger, an Austrian illustrator. She has a fantastic imagination and the skills to back it up! Her watercolors are pure magic. Never overworked, and I love her color palettes as well.

She’s just one of those people you describe as, “born to be an artist.” I love her whimsy, and I admire her incredible skill. It’s so inspiring to page through her work, I’m always left in awe.

Rob: When I stated out being an illustrator for paperback books, I learned from, and was inspired by the golden age of paperback illustrators. Not many people would know their names, but they would have been exposed to their amazing art. James Bama and Robert McGinnis produced 1000’s of covers in the 1970’s and eventually became equally amazing fine artists. Peter Caras was my illustration instructor and not only an incredible artist, but as a teacher, I can credit him directly for teaching me how to be an illustrator.

Of course living here in Pennsylvania, I cannot neglect the brilliance of N.C. and Andrew Wyeth.

Ms. Papp, when did you decide to write a book, in addition to illustrating?

Lisa: I think I like writing more than I do illustrating. At least, it comes a bit easier to me. I have always written, though I never read books growing up. Writing seems second nature to me. As I began to illustrate other people’s stories, I realized I had my own stories I wanted to tell. Picture books seemed like a good place to start.

For more on books and reading visit my site: ThisKidReviewsBooks.com.

BuckyGrams: the waltons, bonanza, little house…, my three sons, modern family, brady bunch, leave it to beaver, father knows best, andy griffith, home improvement, eight is enough, growing pains Hidden Message: Happy Fathers Day! Box Puzzle: School is out for Summer!

Robert and Lisa Papp are a husband-and-wife artistic duo! They work as professional book illustrators, but also tend to work on anything that involves painting. Lisa Papp has illustrated several picture books, and written a few as well. “Madeline Finn and the Library Dog”–a book she wrote and illustrated–has been nominated for several awards, including being a 2017 finalist for the Children’s Choice Book Award. Robert Papp always liked drawing, and his love of art flows through into his work.

He creates art “for almost everything. And for anyone that needs his services.” He has drawn for cookbooks, advertisements, board games, and his art will even be featured on postage stamps in 2018. I had the wonderful opportunity to interview these Bucks County artists.

When did the two of you realize that you both wanted to be professional illustrators?

Lisa: Even though Rob and I attended the same art school, we had different paths into illustration. As Rob will tell you, he was enamored with illustration in school. I was in love with fine art, and had no real interest in illustration. If you had told me then that I would be an illustrator, I would have thought you crazy. I adored fine art. I loved painting what I wanted, the way I wanted. And though I had deadlines…art shows to create work for, there was a great sense of freedom. Though Rob was focused on illustration, he also enjoyed fine art. We would paint all week preparing for shows on the weekend. When Saturday morning came, we would pack his Mercury Capri with our homemade art stands and all the framed art we had created that week and spend the afternoon at a beautiful park selling our work. Usually we did pretty well. This was the early 90’s, Rob and I were fresh out of school and it was a good time for fine art. People appreciated original paintings and were willing to buy them. It was great and I assumed that’s what I would be doing forever. But everything changes, and you have to change with it. When fine art took a hit, we had to shift.

So my path to illustration was a slow and winding one. When I got my first picture book, “Rudolph Shines Again”, I found a whole new joy in illustration. And today, writing my own stories, which I then get to illustrate, is everything I could dream of.

Rob: I always drew. Ever since I was little.

I drew Superman and Batman. Cartoon characters, Snoopy, and always drew pictures to accompany my book reports in school. So it was no surprise that I wanted to be an “artist”, even though I didn’t know exactly what that meant.

In art school, that changed when I discovered exactly what an “illustrator” was.

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CDP Opens Fall Registration Children’s Developmental Program (CDP), offering early intervention services, preschool and child care, is currently accepting fall registrations for children ages six weeks to five years. Morning and afternoon classes are available.

CDP offers a creative curriculum, low student to teacher ratio, trained staff, fenced in playground and more, all in a secure, state-ofthe art facility. CDP serves infants, toddlers and pre-school children from Upper Bucks and surrounding communities.

CDP, located at 995 Doylestown Pike, Quakertown, is a Keystone STARS 4 accredited facility. Keystone STARS, an initiative of the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), seeks to improve, support and recognize the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs in Pennsylvania. The Keystone STARS perfor-

mance standards, levels 1 -4 with 4 being the highest, set the foundation for the program Each level builds upon the last and utilizes research-based best practices to promote quality learning environments and positive child outcomes. The standards address staff qualifications and professional development, the early learning program, partnerships with family and community, and leadership and management.

Children’s Developmental Program is a community preschool and early intervention center which operates under the philosophy that all children should be given the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential. CDP began in 1957 and has been serving the Quakertown area and surrounding communities ever since, striving to enrich the lives of our children.

For further information regarding registrations, please call CDP at 215.536.7800.

Did you know?

President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day and issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers in the year 1966. Then in the year 1972 President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made the Father’s Day celebration permanent. Since then this day is celebrated each year.

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Coming to Grips with Kasner’s Google

Days of Summer As I sit gazing out my door on a mid-week afternoon, I am captivated by celestial bliss – a bright blue sky and puffy, white clouds of every size and shape embrace the space ‘Up Above my Head.’ There is a slight, warm breeze blowing through the trees and across my face. It is such a welcome hint of those ‘Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer’ that are upon us.

My mind slips back to days gone by, living in the country during the month of June. It was the official start of vacation. School had let out the beginning of June, and we children looked forward to a summer of fun and play. Now, at my house it was not all fun and play. My mother’s motto was work and then play. After chores were completed, the day was mine to enjoy. Fortunately, my mother liked to get things done early in the morning, so that left a lot of day for me to play.

There were so many things for an early elementary school age girl to do in the country.

I had this vivid imagination, so I could occupy myself playing family with my dollies, climbing rocks, looking for empty snail shells, and collecting acorns, walnuts and leaves from the many trees in East Rockhill. After dinner (the noon meal), Mama would spend several hours with me in the afternoon. We would have a tea party, and I got to wear one of her church hats, which I loved. Our tea didn’t come in a plastic bottle from the store. It was loose tea leaves that she had brewed in a big, glass gallon jar filled with water that sat in the sunshine on a rock in our yard. Sometimes she would make

Catnip or Peppermint tea. And of course, tea was served with her delicious pound cake that was cut in cubes small enough to fit onto the plates of my tea set. Not only would she play house with me, but she also had a hand in teaching me how to make a perfect mud pie with dandelion flower icing.

This time of the year is very nostalgic for me. It takes me back to a carefree life of peace, happiness, and lots of fun. I remember spending moonlit evenings on our front porch, which was the length of our house. We were in the country, so there were no street lights.

We had a full view of the starry sky, and when a full moon rose it was a magic light entering our front porch. Occasionally, the bark of a dog would filter through the trees. Sometimes we could even hear the whistle of the train ‘Uptown.’

As I got older and my cousin next door had children, they became my playmates, even though I was six years older. Since my brother and sister were old enough to be my parents, I was overjoyed to have younger sister cousins and brother cousins. Our playtimes together are forever etched in my mind. So many memories from so long ago. Each generation has a personalized story about growing up, and those stories are the fibers of our being.

I am grateful that each season and each month is cause for me to reflect on a time not so long ago after all.

“Take care of your memories. For you cannot relive them.” Bob Dylan you can contact Jacque at: jacque@ubfp.org

In 1938, American mathematician, Edward Kasner, was (for some odd reason) thinking about a very large number. It was a one followed by a hundred zeros (10 to the 100thpower in scientific notation). A million is 10 to the 6thpower—a one with six zeros behind it. He wanted to name that big number he was thinking about but couldn’t think of an appropriate term to describe it. So, he asked his nine year old nephew to suggest one. The boy thought it for a moment than said a ‘Google’ would be a good name for it. That number is so large that if all of the atoms in the known universe were counted, it wouldn’t come close to adding up to a google.

The popular Internet search engine was named after Kasner’s number, suggesting the scope of possibilities on the Internet, perhaps.

After reading the newspaper this morning, I was thinking about a google. The numbers our officials and politicians throw around these days have become so large that it’s difficult for me to understand their true meaning or to even successfully contemplate them. I’ve really tried, but I think in terms of hundreds and thousands; not billions and trillions.

I’ve actually closed my eyes and tried to envision those big numbers, meditated on tem, tried to picture them; like fish in the sea, ants in the jungle. It didn’t work. I simply can’t fathom $550million for a couple of miles of highway, $1 trillion spent on stimulus packages or the Iraqi War, a $1.3 trillion national budget deficit in a single year. A $20 trillion credit card debt (which the United States has), is way beyond my comprehension.

I calmed myself. it’s all relative. Isn’t it?

It might seem like a lot to me--who thinks in hundreds and thousands, but it’s really just an iota, only pocket change compared to a google, or even to just the number of atoms in the universe.

But then I got thinking again; came back to the reality I live in. When compared to the years in my life, compared to the number of people here now or who have ever lived on the planet, or compared to the number of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, they actually are large numbers. All of those, in many cases squandered, federal dollars add up to a huge, hard to comprehend, number. How many grains of sand are in a couple of dump trucks full?

Certainly there’s not nearly a trillion of them.

My fuel gauge was on E the other day. I knew how many more miles I could go so I planned to get to my buddy’s gas station near

home before I filled up. When emergency road work closed one lane and we were backed up for a mile I got a little concerned. As I inched along, bumper to bumper, I thought about all the cars across the country burning gasoline. I tried to envision the size of the tank that would hold just one day’s consumption. It would be huge.

I heard on the radio this morning that the American people set a record and spend close to $500 billion dollars on gasoline the previous year. It sounded like a lot, but, count every dollar spent by every American filling every car in the country with gasoline for an entire year it would still amount to about one fortieth of the national debt. It’s way less than the amount of money the United States borrowed, from somewhere or somebody, to spend on stuff last year.

If we confiscated every dollar the oil companies got for selling gasoline--not just the profit, but all the money--we would not come close to balancing the federal budget. If we confiscated every dollar earned or possessed by every person in the nation who had over a couple of million dollars, we wouldn’t nearly balance the federal budget. If we took every dollar from all the goods and services this country produced last year, all of it, the Federal Government would spend it, every last dime, in less than five years. (my figures are only estimates- for accurate numbers, you’ll have to Google it) Food prices went up about 8% this year, but I only got a 3% raise. They raised the price of my TV service by over 8%, too. With all the new regulations, my electric, water and sewer bills went up this year, too. The school taxes went up substantially again because we have meet new public occupancy regulations and we have to pay extra into government employee pensions plans. Things were tough, but now I have to put a fuel pump in my car; so I can burn the gasoline to get to work so I can earn money to buy the gasoline, so I can go back to work.... I don’t know where I’m going to come up with the extra $500 for auto repairs.

It seems like a big number. “’There must be some kind of way out of here,’ said the joker to the thief.’”

I can’t seem to get my mind wrapped around this. I need some help to come to grips with it. Maybe I’ll just Google “fiscal insanity,” and see what comes up. Or, maybe I’ll lay out under the stars tonight and try to imagine how many atoms there in just one of them--surely a couple of dozen trillion.

More articles by Jack H. Schick can be found at Searchwarp.com or Soulofwit.com

Opportunity Council Frolics, Raises $78,000 to Fight Poverty The Bucks County Opportunity Council raised over $78,000 on May 6th with its signature fundraiser, Frolic on the Farm: Changing Lives, A Benefit to Move People from Poverty to Self-Sufficiency. The event was held at Glen Oaks Farm in New Hope, the home of Doug and Wendy Kale of Kale’s Nursery in Princeton, New Jersey.

The event was emceed by Cheryl Schrier, Vice President of Building Control Systems and Services, Inc. and 2016 USA Ambassador Ms. Tracy Davidson of NBC News10 was the Honorary Host and the Honorary Chair was Diane Marseglia, Bucks County Commissioner. The Co-Presenting Sponsors were Penn Community Bank and Building

Control Systems and Services, Inc. The Opportunity Council’s mission is to reduce poverty and partner with our community to promote economic self-sufficiency.

The Opportunity Council provides services to low-income residents of Bucks County including emergency housing and utility assistance, free income tax preparation, home weatherization and heater repair, food in partnership with more than 60 food pantries and through a farmer’s market-style distribution, and economic self-sufficiency services to help families leave poverty permanently.

For more information on the Opportunity Council, visit www.bcoc.org or call 215-345-8175.

Cheryl Schrier, Opportunity Council Board Member and Chair of Frolic on the Farm event, Tracy Davidson, Honorary Host, and Tom Schrier, President, Building Control Systems and Services, Inc.

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VISIT BUC S COUNTY

NATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM WEE AWARDS During National Tourism Week, Visit Bucks County awarded key tourism & hospitality professionals for their exceptional service and going above and beyond to welcome visitors to Bucks County!

GUEST EXCELLENCE

Jeanne Schmalz

HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP

Bea Briggs

RISING STAR

Bryan Klimberg

DEDICATED TOURISM PARTNER

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Golden Plough Inn

Bridgeton House on the Delaware

Sesame Place

Christine Triantos James A. Michener Art Museum

Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

With tourism as the second largest industry in Bucks County, generating $937 million in local and largest 11,863 jobs locally, Visit Bucks County thanks themillion entire With economic tourism asimpact the second industry in Bucks County, generating $937 industry their efforts welcoming visitors to Bucks County. inlocal localtourism economic impactfor and 11,863 jobs in locally, Visit Bucks County thanks the entire local tourism industry for their efforts in welcoming visitors to Bucks County.

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Beware of Scammers

It seems like you can’t look at the news or social media nowadays without reading about email and phone fraud.

Scammers will pretend to be just about anybody – utility employees, bank employees, even IRS agents – to try to get hold of your money or your personal information.

It’s enough to make you want to block everyone out. That’s unfortunate, because there are some genuine opportunities out there that can help you save. But sometimes it’s hard to separate them from all the scams and swindles.

At PPL Electric Utilities, we’re trying to stop scammers who steal our name so they can steal from you.

Door-to-door energy salesmen claim to represent us. (They don’t.) High-pressure phone callers say PPL will cut off power in an hour if the customer doesn’t pay. (We won’t.) Now we’re seeing reports of phishing emails that pretend to come from PPL, as well.

We’d like all these people to keep our name out of their mouths, and our security team works with police to pursue them. But, until they’re caught, the best thing we can do is share information on how to spot scammers.

This advice can help you spot swindlers who might pretend to come from other companies you trust, too.

So share these signs of scams with anyone you know who can use them. We don’t want anyone to be taken advantage of.

Door-to-door energy marketing In Pennsylvania, you have the right to buy your energy supply from a competitive supplier, rather than have PPL Electric Utilities supply it. You may be able to save money by paying a lower rate than the one we charge.

(No matter who you buy your energy from, it will be delivered safely and reliably over the PPL network.)

You should know, though, that PPL Electric Utilities does not endorse any one supplier over another. And those door-to-door solicitors who promote energy suppliers do not represent PPL. In fact, they’re required to specifically tell you that they’re not working for PPL. Our advice? Don’t be afraid of shopping

for energy supply – but the best place to start is our shopping website, pplelectric.com/ shopping. You can also go to the state Public Utility Commission’s site at PAPowerSwitch. com to compare our current price to those of other suppliers.

If you want to listen to door-to-door salesmen and see what they have to offer, you can.

But we recommend that you not sign anything before checking PAPowerSwitch.com, where you may find a better offer. And don’t provide your PPL account number to anyone.

Phone scams Phone callers who impersonate PPL give themselves away by doing two things we don’t.

They claim they’ll cut off power immediately if they don’t get paid, and they pressure you to pay them by buying prepaid cards. (In real life, we give plenty of notice when there’s a possible risk of shutoff, and we don’t pressure anyone to use specific payment methods.)

You can always check your account status by logging on at pplelectric.com or calling us at 1-800-DIAL-PPL. If you get a suspicious or threatening call that claims to come from another company – like a utility or a bank – do the same thing: Hang up and contact the company directly using a trusted method, like the phone number on your monthly statement.

“Phishing” emails A “phishing” email is a message that tries to get you to share personal information, such as account numbers. Some phishing messages can look a lot like the emails sent by real companies you know and trust.

Here are ways to keep yourself off the hook: First, hover your mouse over any link in the message. Read the URL that pops up, and see where the link really goes. Does it go to a site you trust, like pplelectric.com? Or does it go someplace you’ve never seen before?

Also, if the message says there’s an urgent problem with your account, don’t click.

Instead, contact the company directly through a trustworthy channel to check your account status. They’ll let you know if you really have anything to worry about.

Carol is the Regional Affairs Director for PPL Electric Utilities in Allentown, PA. Reach her at CObando-Derstine@pplweb.com

Bucks 4-H Toastmasters Leadership Class Graduates

The Bucks County 4-H Toastmasters Junior Leadership class had 8 teens graduate from the program on May 18, 2017.

The graduates attended eight weeks of classes to gain self-confidence while improving their public speaking skills. The club members learned and practiced parliamentary procedure and composing and delivering speeches.

Active “hands-on” practice was implemented at each class, while the teens participated in impromptu table topics, informal and formal speech delivery. The volunteer 4-H club educators, Mr. Don Meadows and Mr. Andy Roth, members of the adult Toastmasters Club

of Doylestown, Pa., and worked with teens each meeting to improve the teens speaking and delivery skills.

Bucks County 4-H has graduated over 300 teens from the Toastmasters International Youth Leadership Program in the past 16 years. Many of those graduates have gone on to attend colleges and universities and have conveyed that the leadership class gave them public speaking confidence for college and employment interviews.

For information on how to become a part of 4-H in Bucks County, call Penn State Cooperative Extension, 215-345-3283.

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. ” - Jim Rohn

‘Old William’

Many practices including the hiring of persons to work in industry and on the farm were different back when we were teenagers in the 50’s and 60’s. I remember when we were “kids in the neighborhood” we were hired for day jobs when farmers needed someone to “Make Hay”.

For those not familiar with farm language this meant to help stack the hay bails on the wagon then re-stack the bails in the barn. It seemed that “Making Hay” always took place on the hottest days of summer when the hay would cause terrible itching when mixed with the perspiration of the labor. Anyway the farmers would hire some neighbor kids to do this or to drive the tractors. The persons who had what we called “Truck Farms” (Vegetable Growers) would either hire “Migrant Workers” or boys and girls to pick the vegetables when in season.

I helped pick many a basket of string beans, lima beans, and of course tomatoes. The larger growers would hire temporary or “Migrant” workers that were bussed from farm to farm at harvest times throughout the summer and fall months. This included orchards as well.

Many of the very large farms had temporary living quarters for these migrant families.

These were common practices in the day.

Some smaller farms or businesses had year round help who lived on the premises and did work throughout the whole year as a “Hired Hand.” One of the local vegetable growers had a hired hand and he was known as “Old William.”

When we first moved to “Brick Tavern” area this gentlemen already was working on the farm. I really don’t know how he got to be at the farm; but when I recently asked a relative of the farmer about “William” that person said the farmer had enlisted his help when he was a resident of the “Alms” house down in Doylestown. In those days the “Home” was known as “The Poor House”.

In early spring William would be helping the farmer prepare the soil for planting.

When planting took place; some of the plants that were not put in with the seeding machine behind the tractor were put in by hand and ground hills were formed by each plant by hand. (Tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, etc).

Early in the morning when we would be going to our bus stop we would see William out howing. Later on the corn would come up and the farmer would go through with the tractor to cultivate the weeds from between the rows.

William would go along and hand cultivate between to stalks of corn. Back then they did not have the weed killers we have today.

During the summer William would be out there to pick the lima beans, string beans, tomatoes, and early dress up around the potato

plants side by side with us neighborhood kids who were hired for $.25 an hour to harvest the crops. Midway through summer we would plant Brussels sprouts, endive, and celery to be harvested in late fall, just before first frost.

Our local vegetable farmer was known for his excellent endive and celery and was THE vegetable greens to have at Thanksgiving.

The farmer and William had a special way of trenching. Placing the celery and insulated straw or hay to preserve the celery past frost for sale in early winter. Later on I worked for a “Gentleman” farmer in our neighborhood that had an excellent garden and when he tried to duplicate the “Trenching” of his celery like Old William did. The results were devastating as we dug up the celery to see 2-2 ½’ celery stalks rotten and wilted.

The most memorable moments of Old William were when we spent time with him down at his meager shelter after supper. Old William constructed his living quarters with unique modifications and well thought out plans, which impressed us boys. But most of all, Old William taught us all about “Nature”.

He explained how you could always recognize coming storms in the summer by the Upturned Leaves in the winds before the storm. He explained that the Jennie Wrens would always appear the 1st week of May. Later on my wife’s grandmother, Grace Rosenberger, explained the same thing about the wrens.

He also showed us how to find north by the way that the moss grows on trees. He told the lore of the Pin Oaks and how they kept there leaves all winter and dropped the leaves when new leaves pushed them. This was lore, and related to the love of a Native American and a promise of waiting for her lover to return until the leaves finally fall from the Pin Oak. Thus she was able to wait a few years until he returned because they never completely fell. He explained about the cicadas and the abundance of the 17-year cicadas that appeared early in spring in great abundance. Now we hardly see this phenomenon, as the grounds that were once farmed are now all disturbed and the grubs don’t make it their 17 years.

William taught us much more about nature, much more than I would have learned from a book or computer. You see William took us into the woods or fence lines to show us these wonders of nature.

I remember hearing that Old William passed on and the vegetable farmer made sure that he received a proper burial. To all of us neighbor kids Old William was unique and neat to be around. I often think of him as I walk quietly in the untouched forest surrounding our summer home in Cameron County. William is alive and well in the realms of Nature he so loved. This is how it was, “Back in the Day. Dick Helm is a regular contributor.

He can be reached at dickhelm@ubfp.org

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We’re gonna need more ribbon!

The Quakertown area is experiencing an influx of new and growing businesses, both downtown and on the outskirts, and it looks like they’re just getting started. There are a lot of construction and renovation projects in the works in Quakertown and across Upper Bucks. Want to see more ribbon? Check out the center of this issue for a couple more businesses that have decided to make Quakertown their home.

Downtown Quakertown welcomes one of its newest businesses, aSPAthecary Salon at 326 West Broad Street. This ‘shabby chic’ business offers hair, nail, and skin care.

Clean Roots Vegetarian Cuisine has set up shop at 500 West Broad Street in Downtown Quakertown. They offer take-out food as well as catering.

photo by michele buono

photo by michele buono

Kulp Roofing & Construction, Inc. celebrates their new business location at 216D Apple Street in Downtown Quakertown with friends, family, and area businesspeople. The business outgrew its previous offices just a block away and they are very glad to continue being a community involved business downtown. photo by michele buono

The Upper Bucks Free Press is made possible by the businesses on these pages. Please thank them for supporting your community’s voice.

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QNB Declares Dividend

What is Enough?

I know I have written about this topic before however I feel that it continues to come up quite often in my life and with my clients. In general I believe that a fair amount of my clients are very hard on themselves and often compare themselves to others which inevitably creates the feeling of “am I enough”. This feeling can be overwhelming and devastating for some people. I on occasion have felt this way whenever I am going through something in my life that is very personal for me or I am feeling vulnerable with life stressors.

I have talked about my belief that when we are not feeling good about ourselves that there is a mantra or personal statement that we say about ourselves. Not being good enough is one of the main feelings/statements that most of my clients will describe that they feel. Once we identify this feeling and of course feel these feelings then we can move on and say affirmations to ourselves. We do this by identifying our strengths and detaching from our negative feelings.

Most of our feelings of not being or feeling enough can be easily remedied once we figure out why we feel this way, where did this come from, etc.

Some to these deep-rooted feelings/beliefs come from childhood and they can become ingrained in our belief system which is why we can become so hard on ourselves and not give ourselves any slack. So, then the end result is we are not happy and satisfied with our lives. Because all we are doing is comparing

ourselves with others and the distorted beliefs we have about who we are supposed to be, what we are supposed to be doing, how much money we make, what kind of car we drive, where we live, etc.

The concept of not being enough and happiness can go hand in hand because you can become never satisfied with your life. Some people actually don’t know what happiness looks like because they have lived their lives a certain way and have become so entrenched in these beliefs that nothing makes them happy. And if they are happy they may know it but it would not be enough. So, the concept of “keeping it simple” and “living in the moment” is the ultimate goal. You can still strive to have more and be more but with finding the balance of being able to live in the moment and enjoy your life on the down time.

So, I would encourage those of you who are hard on yourselves to give yourself a break and take a step back and look at all you have accomplished and who you are and what you offer to others and give thanks, be happy but especially say “I am enough… I am really good… I have provided a good life for myself and my family… I am worthy of everything good life has to offer me… I am truly enough.”

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.

Think Local. Buy Local. Be Local.

The Board of Directors of QNB Corp.

(OTC Bulletin Board: QNBC), parent company of QNB Bank, at a regular meeting on May 23, 2017 declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share. The cash dividend is payable on June 30, 2017 to shareholders of record

June 16, 2017.

QNB Corp. offers commercial and retail banking services through the 11 banking offices of its subsidiary, QNB Bank. For more information, visit QNB’s web site at QNBbank.com.

Great Antique Finds at Funfilled Events

At more than 150 events every year entitled Dr. Lori’s Antiques Appraisal Comedy Show, I appraise audience members’ heirlooms and antiques. I talk about history mostly and values too.

Nothing is vetted beforehand as I appraise and authenticate objects on the spot at my events. I don’t know what object is going to be put in front of me at any of my appearances. I appraise and educate using years of experience in museums, universities, a Ph.D. in art and antiques history, and all of the experience that I glean from what happens with regular folks out in the field. I employ simple logic and lots of laughter. I tell it like it is. If it is a piece of junk, I say it’s junk. If it is fantastic, I get just as excited as the owner.

Over the years, my appraisal events have surprised my audiences and me. Just last week at my event in Pittsburgh, PA, I spotted a rare French Impressionist painting by Eugene Boudin, a mentor to Claude Monet, that was purchased at auction in a box lot for $5. The painting was first brought to another appraiser who didn’t know what it was and then it was presented to me in front of my live audience.

The outcome was I told the owner seated in my audience that he had a rare French painting from the 1870s worth $150,000. I’ve discovered a multi-million dollar trinket belonging to Napoleon, a moon boot that went into space on Apollo 13 with astronaut Jim Lovell, and George Washington’s 1775 wallet among other historical artifacts at my events over the years.

Recently during my appraisal events, I discovered some treasures among the trash.

People brought me objects including silver candle sticks, sports memorabilia, signed Nasa log books, rocking chairs, table top music boxes, jewelry, oil paintings.

An original Walt Disney animation cel depicting Jiminy Cricket from original 1940s classic movie, Pinocchio was a show stopper.

The animation art piece was worth $15,000 based on the market where similar pieces have sold. The owner said it was just always on the wall of her childhood home.

Ann brought me a cast metal sculpture of a female figure that was signed and numbered by the artist. She had purchased it at a yard sale for a few dollars and when I told her it was a famous work by a well-known artist worth $5,000, she asked me if I was sure…about 50 times. She just kept saying “Are you sure?”.

After I reminded her how many books I’ve written on sculpture and how many objects I appraise every year—approximately 20,000— she realized that I WAS SURE! Audience member Bobbie was thrilled to hear that she had a characteristic Art Deco work of art by Louis Icart worth $3,000. And, a nice guy named Calvin works cleaning out houses and we agreed that people throw away good stuff. I appraised Calvin’s sterling silver Tiffany bowl found in a dumpster at $500 and a 1950s Patek Phillippe wristwatch pulled from the trash worth $1,000. Tyre, a fan of History channel’s The Curse of Oak Island, told me that he was just as happy to meet me in person because he loves the history that I share on the #1 hit TV show. He was also happy to find out that his 19th Century Japanese woodblock print brought back from World War II was worth $2,000. And lovely Judy knew it wasn’t child’s play when I appraised her early 20th Century German wooden toy circus with numerous animals in perfect condition for $1,500.

And, I am happy with the continued interest in antiques among millennials and other young people like Adah, age 11 who was doing a school project to research whether her Mom’s beanie baby was “a fake or worth a fortune!” She came to my event to interview me for her school project. She told me that she really enjoyed learning about history at the appraisal event and to see everyone else’s antiques.

And, so many millennials and newlywed couples bring me objects to appraise and identify. Most 20 and 30 year olds are quite interested in vintage design, chic interiors, repurposing projects, vintage object and antique collecting. Many young couples participated in my appraisal shows to find out what to buy at yard sales, how to spot a valuable antique or family heirloom, how to get an item of high quality and usefulness, to decide whether they should repurpose an old piece, what to ask grandma to hand down, and how to sell for top dollar using my tips at www.DrLoriV.com.

Join me at an event near you soon.

Celebrity appraiser, Dr. Lori Verderame is an internationally syndicated columnist, author, and award-winning TV personality who stars on History channel’s The Curse of Oak Island and Discovery’s Auction Kings. With a Ph.D. from Penn State Univ., Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events to worldwide audiences. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/events or 888-431-1010.

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