February
7 , 2007 Release
Bangor Area School District Receives
Grant
BANGOR- Bangor Area School District,
in partnership with Pocono Slate Belt Youth for Christ, jointly
received a 21st Century Grant to provide students in the Bangor
area with a free after-school academic tutoring opportunity. Known
as Project Success, the program is meant to provide academic enrichment
activities for children in grades 4, 5 and 6.
Project Success will serve approximately
50 students and their parents/care givers. The goals of the program
are to increase academic performance particularly in regard to exceeding
state and local standards in reading and math, and to improve educational
and social behavior demonstrated by those students who attend regularly.
Students enrolled in the program will
receive a nutritious snack, supervised recreation and tutoring in
reading or math. Additional activities include art, music and cultural
presentations, character education, weekly field trips and an optional
Campus Life spiritual lesson. Instruction will be held at DeFranco
Elementary School on Mondays through Thursdays from 3 to 6 PM with
field trips scheduled on Fridays. Children and their parents who
choose to enroll in the Campus Life will be bussed to the First
United Methodist Church in Bangor for instruction.
In addition to the after school tutoring
and enrichment program, Project Success will host a six week summer
program operating Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM at the
First United Methodist Church. Dates for Summer School are June
18 to June 29 and July 9 to August 2, 2007. There will be no summer
school during the week of July 2.
Recently Merchants National Bank, supporters
of the Project Success program, donated $500 to help defray costs.
The Bangor Area School District and Pocono Slate Belt Youth for
Christ are grateful for the donation.
“Thanks to the Pocono Slate Belt
Youth for Christ Organization and the Bangor Area School District,
fifty young students will be able to fully achieve their absolute
potential in the areas of academics, culture and character development,”
stated Anthony J. Biondi, CEO at Merchants National Bank, adding
“The efforts of “Project Success will not only enrich
the students involved, but will also enrich our community which
will directly benefit from the astute evolution of these young children.
Merchants National Bank is elated to be able to contribute to such
a meaningful child development program.”
If anyone wishes to contribute to the
program or has questions about the program, please call Dick Smith,
Project Success Director, at 610.588.2163, extension 78803.
Friends of Bangor Public Library to Discuss Books
by Adriana Trigiani
BANGOR- The Friends of the Bangor Public Library
Book Discussion Group will meet Tuesday, February 13 from 6:45 to
8 PM. The group will discuss two books by local author, Adriana
Trigiani. The books to be discussed will be “Rococo”
and “Cooking With My Sisters.” The Friends of the Bangor
Public Library Book Discussion Group is open to the public. Anyone
interested in joining the club may stop by the Bangor Public Library
and place their name on the signup sheet. For more information,
call Sherry Darr at 610.588.7316.
BANGOR- The Slate Belt Heritage Center is holding
its monthly presentation on Thursday, February 8 at 7 PM. The speaker
will be Russell Roper. He will lecture on “A Visit to Cornwall,
England.” Roper will explain the comparison between the United
States and Cornwall slate quarries. The Slate Belt Heritage Center
is located at 30 North First Street in Bangor, and is handicap accessible.
For more information, please call Karen Brewer at 610.588.8615 or
visit www.slatebeltheritage.com.
Pen Argyl Borough Appointments
Pen Argyl Borough has made the following appointments:
David DePalma and Judith Semplak, Planning Commission; John Abel,
Sewer Authority; James Davey, Zoning Hearing Board; David DePalma,
Jeffrey Markovitz and Barry Kehler, Board of Examiners for the Licensing
of Plumbers; Dean Parsons, Carl Meixsell Jr., Mike Farace, Thomas
Hower and Ryan Shafer, Bureau of Fire Prevention; James Tinney,
Centennial Committee Trustee; Robert Ayars and all Council Members,
Vacancy Board; Alex Ulmer and Jamie C. Kleinle, (employed by Borough
engineer, Barry Isett & Associates), Sewage Enforcement Officers;
Bryan Maldony and David DePalma, Regional Advisory Committee of
the LVPC, Judith Piper and Michael Nasatka, Municipal Conference
Committee; Judith Piper and Steven Bender, COG; Michael Nasatka,
Jan Surotchak, David DePalma and Bryan Maldony, Slate Belt Environmental
Committee; Michael Nasatka and David DePalma, Watershed Advisory
Committee.
Trinity United Church
of Christ Spaghetti Dinner & Bake Sale
Trinity United Church of Christ is holding a spaghetti
dinner and bake sale from 4 to 7 PM on Saturday, February 10. The
menu includes spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread with butter,
coffee or tea, and homemade ice cream. The cost is $7 for adults,
$4 for children (5-12), and children under age 5 eat free. Tickets
will be available at the door. Trinity United Church of Christ is
located at 632 South Delaware Drive in Mt. Bethel. For more information,
call 610.588.1989.
Bangor Elks Lodge All-You-Can-Eat
Breakfast
The Bangor Elks Lodge #1106 will be holding its
monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday, February 11
from 8 AM to 1 PM. The cost is $6.50 for adults and $3 for children
ages 6-12. Children under age 6 eat free. The Bangor Elks is located
at 120 Broadway in Bangor.
Wind Gap Baseball Seeking
to Fill Legion Manager Position
WIND GAP- Wind Gap Area Athletic Association (WGAA)
is seeking to fill the open position of Legion Manager. Interested
parties are asked to email coacht@enter.net. For more information,
visit www.wgaaa.org.
New Business Opens in Pen
Argyl
On Target Staffing, an employment agency, has opened
at 6 South Robinson Avenue in Pen Argyl. The company will assist
individuals with finding employment and work with companies seeking
to hire. For more information, contact Lisa Cardona at 610.863.8863.
St. Peter’s Annual
Oldies Dance at Blue Valley Farm Show
The St. Peter’s Annual Oldies Dance will be
held from 6 to 11 PM on Saturday, February 10 at the Blue Valley
Farm Show. The theme this year is Valentines Sweetheart. The cost
is $15 per person and includes a hot buffet, fruit, vegetables,
desserts and soda. Alcohol is BYOB. Music will be provided by DJ
Bill Nagy. Sponsors for the dance include Dotta Chrysler-Jeep, Hartman’s
Family Restaurant, Georgia Pacific, Bud Freeman, Charlotte Davis,
Linwood and Alice Clewdl and Thrivent Jewel Williamson-Burns. Tickets
can be purchased by calling Bill and Deb Nagy at 610.588.0719, Bernie
and Jackie Brinker at 610.588.2101, or the church office at 610.863.6859.
St. John’s United
Church of Christ Pastie Pickup Feb. 7
St. John’s United Church of Christ will be
holding a pastie bake on Wednesday, February 7. Orders can be placed
by calling 610.588.1782 before Sunday, February 4. The pasties will
be available for pick up at the church between 12 and 2 PM on February
7. St. John’s United Church of Christ is located at Third
and Market Streets in Bangor.
Plainfield Riding Club
Holding Rummage & Bake Sale
The Plainfield Riding Club is holding a rummage
and bake sale from 8 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, February 10. The sale
offers slightly used clothes, household items, furniture, sporting
goods, holiday decorations, and homemade baked goods. The event
will be held at the club’s facility on State Park Road in
Wind Gap. For more information, call 610.863.4547.
Slate Belt Chamber Hosting
Consumer Protection Representative
The Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce will be hosting
a representative from the Consumer Protection Bureau from 1 to 3
PM on Wednesday, February 14. The bureau investigates consumer complaints
and works to arbitrate an agreement between the business and consumer.
The representative will be at the Slate Belt Chamber on the second
Wednesday of each month. The Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce is located
at 856 West Pennsylvania Avenue in Pen Argyl. For more information,
call 610.863.0315.
Linda’s Grab &
Go Relocates to Bangor
Linda’s Grab & Go has relocated from Mt.
Bethel to the Spare Time Restaurant, located inside Bangor Bowling
Center. Food is available for take-out or dine-in. For more information,
call 610.588.3732.
Wind Gap Area Athletic
Association October Public Meeting
WIND GAP- The Wind Gap Area Athletic Association
(WGAAA) will hold a general meeting at 7:30 PM on Monday, February
26. The meeting will be held at the Wind Gap Little League Field.
The public is invited to attend and each public comment will be
granted approximately five minutes. For more information, contact
Tony Borger at 610.863.0893 or coacht@enter.ent or visit www.wgaaa.org.
Bangor Alumni Association
Not Holding February Meeting
The Bangor Alumni Association will not be meeting
during the month of February. The next meeting will be held at 7
PM on Tuesday, March 13 in the Administration Building at the Five
Points Complex.
Plainfield Fire Company
Bloodmobile Site
PLAINFIELD TWP- Plainfield Volunteer Fire Company
is a weekly bloodmobile site. Blood drive hours are every Thursday
from 3 PM to 7:30 PM and every other Tuesday from 3 PM to 7:30 PM.
The Plainfield Fire Company is located at 6480 Sullivan Trail. To
learn more about volunteer opportunities at this site and nearby
areas, visit www.GiveAPint.org or call 800-223-6667.
Combat Corey’s
Cancer at Kunkletown Rod & Gun Club
A benefit dinner will be held from 4 to 9 PM on
Saturday, February 24 to benefit Corey, a 37-year-old husband and
father to three young daughters. Corey is fighting an aggressive
and spreading form of Melanoma and his family needs your donations
to pay their medical bills and get Corey the treatment he needs.
The benefit will be held at the Kunkletown Rod and Gun Club located
on Upper Smith, just 6 miles off Route 209. The cost of admission
is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and children under age 15 will
be admitted free. The dinner will also feature a DJ, door prizes
and a 50/50 drawing.
Waggin’ Tails Dog
Adoption Day
Waggin’ Tails Pet Rescue, a no-kill all volunteer
animal rescue organization, will hold an adoption day on Sunday,
February 11 from 11 AM to 2 PM at Dog E. Stylz Salon & More,
located at 387A North Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg, PA.
Many wonderful dogs will be available to meet with potential adopters.
Anyone interested in adopting a dog must fill out a pre-adoption
application with veterinary and personal references and have a home
inspection prior to adoption. For more information, visit www.waggintailsrescue.com
or call 570.992.4185.
Meals on Wheels Seeking
Volunteers
Meals on Wheels delivers meals to approximately
700 clients throughout the work week and is seeking volunteer drivers
to deliver meals between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. Also needed are
foodline order takers for Mondays and Tuesdays, foodline shoppers
Tuesday through Friday, and afternoon receptionists from 12:30 to
3:30 PM during the work week. Meals on Wheels is located at 4240
Fritch Drive in Bethlehem. To volunteer your time, call 610.691.1030
or email lindal@mealsonwheelspa.org.
Whitefield House Museum
Announces New Hours
The Whitefield House Museum of the Moravian Historical
Society has announced new Saturday hours. The museum will now be
open to visitors Monday through Saturday, from 1 to 4 PM. The museum
is located at 214 East Center Street in Nazareth.
JTAMS Productions at
the Mauch Chunk Opera House
The Piano Man a Tribute to Billy Joel at the Mauch
Chunk Opera House JTAMS Productions Presents a Tibute to the Piano
Man, performed by Robert Eric and his band at the Mauch Chunk Opera
House at 14 West Broadway in Jim Thorpe, on Saturday, February 10
at 8 PM.
It's the premiere Billy Joel tribute performance,
led by Robert Eric and his dynamic 5-piece Long Island based band.
Hear the great entertainer's amazing hits, performed soulfully like
the master himself during this special show of Piano Man favorites
on Valentine's Day weekend. Robert Eric celebrates Billy Joel's
entire catalog of hits from "Captain Jack" and "The
Entertainer" to 80's hits like "Allentown" and "Uptown
Girl." And, of course, the song for the ages, "Piano Man."
Doors open at 7:30 PM and the show begins at 8:30
PM. To reserve tickets, or for more information, call (570) 325-0249
or visit www.jtams.net.
"An Evening in Paris"
for Valentines Day
Enjoy a special Valentines Day and fine dining experience
in the spirit of the world's most romantic city. On February 14,
2007, Northampton Community College's (NCC) culinary arts department
and hotel/restaurant students will present "Classical Cuisine,
an Evening in Paris" at Alumni Hall, Gates Center, Main Campus,
3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem Township. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
will be served at 6 PM followed by dinner and a silent auction at
7 PM.
Food will be prepared by NCC culinary arts students
under the direction of Duncan Howden and Scott Kalamar.
The menu will include: Hors d'oeuvres: smoked chicken
and sweet pea risotto cakes with roasted pepper with sherry cream
sauce; Grand Marnier marinated pistachio shrimp tempura style with
Brie fondue; and creamy Danish blue, Anjou pear, artichoke puree,
and mango crostini.
Student demo: Honey Bourbon marinated pan-seared
pork tenderloin on petite focaccia rolls with a fig, cranberry and
chutney.
Dinner: Salad: baby spinach greens with cointreau
cream dressing. Fresh berries with a blackberry laced bread cornstick
Entrée: Eiffel Tower of beef tenderloin,
lobster and lump crabmeat with a panko eggplant crouton and cognac
demi glaze. Accompanied by a sweet and white boursin potato polonaise
asparagus and carrot bundles with sauce demi glaze.
Dessert: Chocolate Godiva truffle cake with Chambord
raspberry sauce and vanilla crème.
Music will be provided by Calliope, a woodwind quartet
of two flutes and a bassoon.
The cost is $75 per person. Reservations are limited
to the first 180 responses. Proceeds benefit the Northampton Community
College Foundation, which provides scholarships. To make reservations,
call
610-861-5519.
Civic Theatre 4th Annual
V-Day Benefit Performance
V-Day, the global movement to stop violence against
women and girls, went grassroots and global in 2004; more than 1,100
successful V-Day Worldwide and College Campaign events were held
around the world. The events were responsible for raising more than
$4 million through benefit productions of Eve Ensler's Obie Award-winning
play, "The Vagina Monologues."
For the fourth year, Civic Theatre of Allentown
joins this global movement in February, with a one-night only benefit
performance of "The Vagina Monologues," Saturday, February
10 at 8 PM. The performance will feature about 40 Lehigh Valley
women and is made possible by the generous support of many local
community members. Proceeds from this community event have each
year benefited Turning Point of Lehigh Valley. Last season, several
hundred patrons attended the sold-out show at Civic, which in the
past three years has raised more than $16,000 for the fight to end
violence against women and girls.
Turning Point of Lehigh Valley is a safe place where
victims of abuse and their children can find refuge. The not-for-profit
organization provides services to more than 3000 victims of domestic
violence in Lehigh and Northampton counties each year. More information
is available at www.tplv.org.
"The Vagina Monologues" will be performed
at Civic Theatre of Allentown, located at 527 N. 19th St., Allentown.
Tickets are $17 for admission alone, or $50 for a special patron
ticket. Special patrons will be acknowledged in the program, and
$33 of the patron ticket price is a tax-deductible contribution.
Tickets may be purchased by calling (610) 432-8943 or visiting the
Civic Theatre website at www.civictheatre.com.
To learn more about V-Day, the V-Day Worldwide Campaign
or the V-Day College Campaign, visit www.vday.org.
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