State Senator Mario

Scavello was sworn

into office recently, to
represent the new 40th
Senatorial
District
covering
parts
of
Monroe and Northampton counties.
The ceremony took
place January 6th as the
Senate convened for the
2015-16
legislative
session.
I am honored and
humbled to join the
Senate today. Im hopeful for what the future
holds, but fully aware
of the work to be done,
Scavello said.
Prior to his election to
the Senate, Senator
Scavello served more
than a decade in the
House of Representatives,
representing
Monroe Countys 176th
Legislative
District.
Senator Scavello has
also been a small business owner, mayor of
Mount Pocono and
chairman
of
the
Monroe County Board
of Commissioners. Full
Bio
In Monroe County, the
40th District consists of
the townships of Chestnuthill, Eldred, Hamil-

ton, Jackson, Middle

Smithfield, Paradise,
Pocono, Polk, Ross,
Smithfield,
Stroud,
Tobyhanna
and
Tunkhannock and the
boroughs of Delaware
Water
Gap,
East
Stroudsburg,
Mount
Pocono and Stroudsburg.
In
Northampton
County, the district
consists of the townships of Allen, Bushkill, East Allen, Forks,

Hanover,
Lehigh,
Lower Mount Bethel,
Lower
Nazareth,
Moore,
Plainfield,
Upper Mount Bethel,
Upper Nazareth and
Washington and the
boroughs of Bangor,
Bath, Chapman, East
Bangor, Nazareth, Pen
Argyl,
Portland,
Roseto, Walnutport and
Wind Gap.
You can follow Senator Scavello on Twitter
and Facebook.

The First United

Methodist Church of
Bangor will be holding
a
Knitting/Crochet
Circle the second and
third Wednesdays of
every month at 6pm and
the third Sunday of
every
month
at
12:15pm. For more
information,
contact
Cecily
at
carcher
2011@gmail.com.
Diamond Fire Company is holding a
Chicken Pot Pie Sale.
Orders must be placed
no later than January
16th. Pick-up will be on
January 23rd from 3pm
to 6pm at the social hall,
110 Main St. in Walnutport. To place an order,
call 610-767-8476.

The Bangor Area

High School 1885 Club
is now accepting nominations for the 2015
1885 Club Hall of
Fame. Nominations can
be sent to Carole J.
Hontz at DeFranco
Elementary
School.
Forms can be found on
the Bangor Area School
District website under
the Alumni section, then
1885 Club.
Pius X High School is
now accepting nominations for the Athletic
Hall of Fame Class of
2015. Any alumni,
parent, or Pius X
supporter is eligible to
nominate an individual.
Candidates will be
considered
for
the

following categories:
player,
coach
or
supporter.
Qualifications and forms can be
found
on
the
piusxhs.org Athletics
page. Contact Mr. Joe
Disidore,
Athletic
Director, at 610-5883291
or
jdisidore
@piusxhs.org
with
questions. Applications
are being accepted
through January 15th.
Previously at 123
Broadway in Bangor,
the Slate Belt Pregnancy
Support
Services is re-tooling
to provide a better
experience for pregnant women and their
families. They are
currently virtual, but
still available to help
and can be reached
through Facebook or by
calling Life Choices at
888-749-4772.
Diamond Fire Company is holding a
Superbowl
wings,
hoagies, pizza and hot
dog sale. Orders must
be placed no later than
January 23rd. Pick-up
will be on February 1st
from 1pm to 4pm at the
social hall, 110 Main St.
in Walnutport. To place
an order, call 610-7678476.

Hope UCC Food

Pantry is in great need
of donations. Items
include any kind of
drinks
(in
plastic
bottles) or drink mixes,
such
as
Kool-aid,
lemonade and iced tea;
and all canned fruits and
canned meats (ham,
tuna, chicken, spam,
sardines, canned stew,
chili). All donations can
be dropped off Monday
through Thursday, 8am
to 1pm. All monetary
donations may be paid
to Hope United Church
of Christ, P.O. Box 425,
Wind Gap, PA 18091.
Happy
Birthday
wishes are sent to
Melissa Devery, January 13th; Noah Miller,
January 15th; Ryan
Sortore, January 17th;
and Brandy Meixsell
Devine, January 21st.
We love hearing from
you! Send us your
birthdays, anniversaries, birth announcements
and
other
tidbits of information
to:
The PRESS
1 Broadway
Bangor, PA 18013
thepressmail@
gmail.com
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Adult Fiction: Baumbuch, Charlene Ann:

Stray Affections; Hall,
Catherine: Days Of
Grace; Harper, Karen:
Inferno; Hayder, Mo:
Gone;
Hilderbrand,
Elin: Winter Street;
Howard, Linda: Night
Moves;
Mccreight,
Kimberly: Reconstruction Amelia; Rice,
Luanne:
Sandcastles;
Santo, Courtney Miller:
Three Story House;
Sittenfeld, Curtis: Prep;
Trollope,
Joanna:
Daughters-in-law.
Adult
Non-fiction:
Deresiewicz, William:
Excellent Sheep; Ryan,
Paul:
The
Way
Forward.
Junior Fiction: Adler,

Susan:
Samantha
Learns A Lesson.
Easy Fiction: Goembel, Ponder: Animal
Fair; Maris, Ron: Better
Move On, Frog!
Audio Books Fiction:
Evanovich, Janet: The
Heist; Evans, Richard
Paul: The Mistletoe
Promise;peters, Elizabeth: The Copenhagen
Connection;
Schine,
Cathleen: Fin & Lady.
Audio Books Nonfiction: Roach, Mary:
My Planet Finding
Humor In The Oddest
Places; Sedaris, David:
Lets Explore Diabetes
With Owls Essays, Etc.
Dvds: Shackletons
Antarctic
Adventure;
What About Bob?

Adult
Fiction:
Revival, Stephen King;
Small Blessings, Martha
Woodroof; The Wolf in
Winter, John Connolly;
Peter Pan Must Die,
John Verdon; Flesh and
Blood, Patricia Cornwell; The Burning
Room,
Michael
Connelly; The Look of
Love, Sarah Jio; The
Paris Time Capsule,
Ella Carey; Betrayed,
Lisa Scottoline; The
Job, Janet Evanovich;
The Boston Girl, Anita
Diamant.
Adult Large Print:
Hope To Die, James
Patterson;
Pegasus,
Danielle Steel; The
Escape, David Baldacci;
Ghost Wanted, Carolyn
Hart; The Cinderella
Murder, Mary Higgins

Clark
Adult
Nonfiction:
George
Washington's
Secret
Six,
Brian
Kilmeade; No Hero,
Mark Owen; 41, A
Portrait of My Father,
George Bush; The 13th
Gift, Joanne H. Smith.
Young Adult Fiction:
The Death Cure, James
Dashner; Variant, Robison Wells; Paperboy,
Vince Vawter; Rain
Reign, Ann Martin; The
Phantom Room, Patrick
Carman.
Juvenile
Fiction:
Where Do Diggers
Sleep
At
Night?,
Brianna Sayres; Snowflakes Fall, Patricia
MacLachlan;
Frozen,
Disney; Snow Dog, Go
Dog, Deborah Heiligman.

The
Bangor
Elks
Lodge #1106 would like
to thank the members
and volunteers for the
great job they did with
our holiday dinner with
community families on
December 20th.
We
served over 200 men,
women and children
dinner, had a visit from
santa and Mrs. Clause
with gifts. The children
made cards for our area
veterans and people in
our local nursing homes.
A Christmas they wont
soon forget.
Elks Lodges bring so
much more to their communities than just a
building.
They are
places where neighbors
come together, families

share
meals,
and
children grow up.
Elks invest in their
communities through
programs that help
children
grow
up
healthy and drug-free,
by undertaking projects
that address unmet
needs, and by honoring
the service and sacrifice
of our veterans.
In the past year your
local Elks Lodge in
Bangor served lunch to
local veterans on Veterans Day and Memorial
Day,
hosted
Drug
Awareness Dances for
area children.
We
received a grant to have
a
summer
lunch
program through our
local food pantry and

held a dinner for families in need. We delivered food baskets to our

community families in
need, baskets to local
veterans,
sponsored
eagle scout projects,
sport teams, gave thousands of dollars in
scholarships to members children, grandchildren and much more.
We do various fund
raisers throughout the
year to raise the funds to
give back to our community such as the
Annual Variety Show
which will be held this
May, the memorial golf
outing, bingos and
more.
Elks Care, Elks Share.
Are you an Elk?

The Blue Mountain

Community
Library
would like to thank
everyone who participated in the Christmas
Tree Fundraiser. Your
donations will help the
library to meet its needs
and purchase new books
in 2015.
Are you looking for a
gift idea for a book-lover
or want to add to your
book collection?
On
January 16th and 17th
from 10am to 12pm, the
Blue Mountain Community Library is having an
after-Christmas sale in
the Book Nook, located
on the second floor of
the library. Snow dates
will be January 23rd and
24th. All items will be
reduced for those two
days. Please come and
purchase gently used
books, CDs, DVDs and
puzzles. Gift certificates
will be available and a
free library tote bag will
be given with every
purchase of $10 or more.
Now through January

31st, the library will be

collecting yarn for the
Nazarene Needlers of
Bangor. All yarn donations may be dropped off
at the library and will be
distributed to the group,
which makes handknitted items for hospitals and nursing homes.
The library is located at
216 S. Robinson Ave. in
Pen Argyl. Hours are
Monday through Satur-

day, 10am to 12pm, and

Monday through Thursday, 6pm to 8pm. The
Book Discussion Group
meets the third Tuesday
of each month at 6:30pm
in the library and is open
to anyone. The book
selection for January
20th is Big Little Lies by
Liane Moriarty. Call
Lisa at 610-863-3029 for
information or visit
www.bmcl.org.

The Bangor Area High

School Chamber Choir
under the direction of
Joseph DiMinico entertained
the
Bangor
Women's Club (GFWC)
at their December meeting. The members
enjoyed the lively selection of music provided.
The club continues
their fundraising activities to provide support
for the Bangor Public
Library and scholarships for local high
school seniors.
A
collection was taken to
give to the Salvation
Army. The next major
fundraiser will be a Joe
Corby Pizza sale beginning in January.
January will be the
GFWC Art Festival.
Art, photography, craft
and culinary entries
from club members and

local school students

will be on display. Winners at this event will
advance to the Northeast
District Art Festival.
The next meeting will
be held at Prince of

Peace Church, in Johnsonsville on January

20th at 12pm. Anyone
wishing to attend may
contact Ellen at 717897-5787 for more
information.

Wind Gap Film Club

First Meeting: January
16th, 6pm. Wind Gap
Legion. 217 N. Broadway, Wind Gap. FMI,
email windgapfilmclub
@gmail.com or find on
Facebook.
East
Bangor
UM
Comm.Church Family
Game Night: January
16th, 6:30pm. 136 W.
Central Ave., Rt. 512,
East Bangor. FMI, call
610-588-4453 or visit
ebumc.org.

Safe Haven Pet Rescue

Adoption Day: January 18th, 11am-2pm.
Rt. 209, Brodheadsville.
Safe Haven
requires a pre-adoption
application w/ references & a home visit
prior to adoption. FMI, a
list of dogs available for
adoption & adoption
applications, visit Safe
HavenPa.org,
email
SafeHaven@epix.net or
join on Facebook.
Safe

Haven

Rescue

Volunteer
Meeting:
January 20th, 6:30pm.
Rt. 209, Kresgeville.
Meet the volunteers of
Safe
Haven
Dog
Rescue. FMI, a list of
dogs available for adoption & adoption applications,
visit
Safe
HavenPa.org,
email
SafeHaven@epix.net or
join on Facebook.
2015 March for Life:
January 22nd, 5:30am
mass. Bus leaves St.
Jude Church in Blair-

stown, NJ at 6am for

Washington D.C. Stand
up for the the unborn.
Will return at 4pm.
Those who cannot walk
will be dropped off at the
National Shrine of the
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Contact
Robert or Mary Ho at
908-382-1525
or
jiaying6@ptd.net FMI or
reservations.
Families

First

6th

Annual Winter SnowBall

Fundraising
Dinner Dance: Saturday, January 24th,
6pm-midnight. Weona
Park recreation center
building, Pen Argyl.
BYOB event and dress
is casual! FMI & tickets,
contact Frank Jones at
610-863-3688 or jones.
frank@penargylsd.org.
A Taste of Italy International
Dinner:
Sunday, January 25th,
,12-5pm. The High
School Youth Group of
Our Lady of Victory R.
C. Church. Cherry Lane
Rd., Tannersville, one
mile from Route 611.
FMI call, 570-629-4572.
Boomer Angel's Adoption Day: January
25th, 11am-2pm. Rt.
209,
Brodheadsville
FMI,
visit
www.
BoomersAngels.com,
on Facebook or call
570-350-4977.
Lego Club: January
26th, 4pm. Catherine
Dickson
Hofman

Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,

Blairstown, NJ. Create
your own Lego design.
Snacks provided. Ages 8
& up.
Registration
required. FMI, call 908362-8335.
Wind Gap Film Club
Chinese Auction Fundraiser: January 30th,
6pm. The Wind Gap
Legion, 217 N. Broadway, Wind Gap. FMI,
email
windgapfilm
club@gmail.com or find
on Facebook.
Lancaster Bus Trip to
See MOSES: March
28th, leaving Five
Points Elementary at
8am, show at 11am.
Returning home approx.
7pm. Relay for Life
Fundraiser. Lunch at
Shady Maple Smorgasbord. Reserve tickets
ASAP. Reservations &
Cancellations by March
4th, unless your ticket is
resold. FMI, call 484375-5161, 610-417-5550
or 610-588-7786.

(NAPSI)It is not
surprising that most
New Years resolutions
revolve around health
and financial matters,
two areas that emerged
as key priorities for
Americans in Northwestern Mutuals 2014
Planning and Progress
Study. The study underscored the need for
better decision making,
with 60 percent of
Americans stating that
their financial planning
needs improvement and
more than half admitting that they do not feel
financially
secure.
Moreover, with longevity and costs increasing
at a steady pace, there is
also likely heightened
pressure to prepare for
the future, especially
considering that, per
Bankrate
research,
one-third of American
workers have no retire-

(NAPSI)The American Society of Clinical

Oncology, the worlds
leading
professional
organization representing physicians who care
for people with cancer,
announced the Top
Five Advances in 50
Years of Modern Oncology, based on results of
worldwide voting on
CancerProgress.NetA
SCOs
interactive
website
documenting
the history of progress
against cancer.
The Top Five in 50
results identify pivotal
discoveries in chemo
therapy,
prevention,
molecularly
targeted
therapy and supportive
care that have stood the
test of time, and upon
which further discoveries have since been
based.
Federal funding played
a role in many of these
advances as a result of
research supported by
the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The NIH has lost almost
a quarter of its purchasing power in the last
decade, adjusting for
inflation.
Over the past five
decades,
NIH-funded
research has transformed the outlook for
people with cancer,
said ASCO President

ment savings whatsoever.

However,
as
the
saying goes, the best
laid plans of mice and
men often go astray,
and New Years resolutions seem to prove the
point. A recent Forbes
magazine poll found
that only eight percent
of Americans actually
succeed in keeping
their resolutions. In
fact, a different survey
showed that more than
10 percent of New
Years resolutions dont
even make it to the
Super Bowl.
While the new year is
a logical starting point
for new endeavors,
resolutions likely have
a high fail rate because
people tend to set lofty,
unrealistic expectations
or view change as a
short-term goal, said
Rebekah Barsch, vice

Peter Paul Yu, M.D.,

FACP, FASCO. These
Top Five in 50 highlight
transformational discoveries that represent a
shining sliver of what
we have learned from a
sustained investment in
federally
funded
research.
However,
without greater federal
investment
going
forward, the pace of

president of planning at
Northwestern Mutual.
Life is a marathon, not
a sprint, and people
would be better served
to change their mindset from New Years
resolutions to solutions
for a lifetime.
According to Barsch,
building solid financial
habits that last requires
broadly changing overall attitudes, which will
then shape ongoing
decision making across
a broad range of financial matters. To that
end, instead of a to do
list, Barsch suggests the
following dont list
as a foundation for
improving long-term
financial well-being:
Dont put off important conversationsNorthwestern Mutual
research shows that
Americans
would
rather discuss death and

progress against cancer

and other diseases will
be far slower.
The
Top
Five
Advances were:
1. The first chemotherapy treatment that
cured
advanced
Hodgkins lymphoma,
called MOPP, discovered in 1965, paving the
way to 90 percent cure
rates for patients with

intimacy than money.

Overcoming
this
discomfort is essential,
as open dialogue with
partners, loved ones
and professionals is the
foundation for effective
financial planning. And
the benefits of planning
are clear. According to
Northwestern Mutuals
2014 Planning and
Progress Study, disciplined financial planners feel substantially
more financially secure
than
those
who
consider
themselves
informal or nonplanners.
Dont put all your
eggs in one basketWhile
Northwestern
Mutual research shows
that most Americans
over 25 (67 percent)
have a savings account,
just a fraction own
stocks, bonds and real
estate. Considering a

wide range of solutions

to meet financial and
lifestyle objectives can
play an important role
in strengthening overall
financial security.
Dont pass poor
financial habits to your
childrenA
strong
motivation to improve
your own financial
behaviors is to set a
positive example for
your kids as early as
possible. Good and bad
habits have one thing in
common-the
earlier
they start, the harder
they are to break.
Themint.org
and
themintgrad.org have
information, tools and
resources
to
help
younger children and
millennials,
respectively, enhance their
money smarts.
For more information
on financial planning,
please visit NM.com.

this disease today.

2. The HPV vaccine,
Gardasil, approved to
prevent cervical cancer
in 2006.
3. The targeted drug
imatinib
(Gleevec),
approved in 2001 to
treat chronic myelogenous leukemia.
4. A three-drug combination, PVB, developed
in 1977 that led to the
cure
of
advanced

testicular cancer.
5. The 1991 approval
of the anti-nausea drug
ondansetron
(Zofran)
that
dramatically
improved many patients
quality of life while they
were going through
cancer treatments.
Further
information
about the Top Five
Advances can be found
online
at
www.
cancerprogress.net.

(NAPSI)Theres no
doubt that heating and
cooling your home is
the
largest
energy
expense in your home.
In fact, according to the
Department of Energy,
heating and cooling
accounts for about 56
percent of the energy
used in a typical U.S.
home, which makes
efforts to reduce energy
costs that much more
important.
As you heat your home
this winter, the experts
at the York brand of
heating and air conditioning recommend the
following:
Perform regular
maintenance. Clean air
filters, seal any duct
leaks, make sure regis-

(NAPSI)The next
time youre looking to
instantly transform a
piece of wood furniture
or
your
kitchen
cabinets, try a one-step
stain and clear finish
product to change the
look and color of your
wooden piece. You can
update a tired room by
making over one item
without removing its
existing finish or replacing the furniture.

ters are clear of obstructions and check your

insulation. The Environmental
Protection
Agency (EPA) reports
that improper insulation
can reduce system
efficiency by as much as
30 percent.
Hire a qualified
technician to inspect
and service your home
comfort system. The
technician will make
sure your system is
working properly and at
peak efficiency. As a
rule of thumb, heat
pumps and oil-fired
furnaces need annual
tune-ups, while gasfired equipment can be
serviced every other
year.
Consider replacing an

Consider a rich dark

wood tone or beautiful
red tone to refresh a
family
treasure.
Whether its a redo for
an entryway table, new
life for a family
heirloom or sprucing up
kitchen cabinets, the
project is easier and
faster to accomplish
with a one-step product.
For a beautiful finish:
Test to see whether
your wood has a poly-

older,
inefficient
furnace or heat pump. A
knowledgeable technician will be able to
recommend a new, more
efficient
replacement
system,
such
as
ENERGY
STAR
qualified equipment that
can help save you
money on energy bills.
Efficiency is measured
as annual fuel utilization
efficiency (AFUE) for
furnaces and heating
seasonal performance
factor (HSPF) for heat
pumps. The higher the
AFUE or HSPF, the
more efficient the unit
and the less energy it
requires to heat your
home.
Adjust your thermostat. By lowering it just

a few degrees in cooler

temperatures, you can
help your heating
system work less to
maintain a comfortable
indoor temperature.
Think about installing a programmable
thermostat. Programming your thermostat
to accommodate your
familys time away
from home and sleeping schedule will help
to ensure that your
system is operating
only when you need it.
Learn more. To learn
more about efficient
products that can help
you conserve energy
and save money, or to
find a heating and cooling contractor near
you, visit york.com.

urethane finish on it; if

it does, give it a light
sanding with fine-grit
sandpaper and remove
sanding dust.
Using a naturalbristle brush, apply a
one-step product such as
Minwax
PolyShades
according to its application instructions. Its
available in 13 colors
ranging from the light
wood tones of Honey
Pine or Classic Oak to

the deep, rich colors of

Espresso or Bombay
Mahogany.
Apply a thin, even
coat. To deepen the
color, a second or third
coat can be applied.
For a dramatic
change, choose a darker
color than your original
finish to really see the
difference.
For more inspiration,
visit www.minwax.com
to see videos on the
color
transformation
possibilities.

Hello fellow readers!

I always feel sad when
I see retired Christmas
trees curbside. It feels
wasteful, even though
theyve served their
intended purpose, to toss
them out in the trash
when there is still more
these beauties can do. Its
true many towns have
programs of gathering
used Christmas trees
they turn into mulch.
Thats useful. But before
tossing them at the curb,
check with your town to
find out if they have
collection drives and
wait for that day rather
than putting them out
early. Its more respectful than having them
blow around in the
streets.
Another option is to cut
the branches off the
trunk and use them
around your plants to
protect
them
from
winter damage. Better
yet, why not move your
undecorated tree outside
and keep it in the stand.
Then add heart-shaped

ornaments
for
Valentines Day, shamrocks for St. Patricks
Day, or any other
wintery decorations that
tickle
your
fancy.
Maybe youll start a
trend?
Or embellish with cut
dry things from your
gardens as we did for
our winter window
boxes and have fun
extending the joy. Im
not suggesting you keep
your cut tree inside all
winter though. Itll
become dry and a fire
hazard.
Some like to adorn
their trees with bird food
such as suet and
birdseed made into
ornaments. Even unbuttered strung popcorn
looks charming. I would
only caution that you
place your bird food tree
where other critters will
stay clear.
After youve enjoyed
your Valentines-turnedSt.-Patricks-Day tree,
turn it into an animal
shelter come spring. If
you have a wooded area
or permission to add to
someone elses, simply
place it in a brush pile.
Or, create a habitat for
fish or water insects by
sinking your tree in a
pond; asking permission
from the pond owner
first of course.
Jason from Washington, NJ saves his tree to
use as a structure on
which to grow climbing
beans or cucumbers.
Great idea, Jason! Santa
would be proud!
Garden dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

Residents living in and

around the Pen Argyl,
Pennsylvania can learn
about their risk for
cardiovascular disease,
osteoporosis, diabetes,
and other chronic,
serious conditions with
affordable screenings
by Life Line Screening.
St Elizabeth of Hungary
Parish will host this
community event on
1/23/2015. The site is
located at 300 W
Babbitt Ave in Pen
Argyl. Joanne Higgins
of Hanover, PA attended
a Life Line Screening

and said, "I probably

wouldn't be here if not
for Life Line Screening".
Screenings can check
for:
The level of plaque
buildup in your arteries,
related to risk for heart
disease, stroke and
overall vascular health.
HDL and LDL
Cholesterol levels
Diabetes risk
Bone density as a
risk for possible osteoporosis
Kidney and thyroid
function, and more

Screenings are affordable, convenient and

accessible for wheelchairs and those with
trouble walking.
Free parking is also
available.
Packages start at $149,
but consultants will
work with you to create
a package that is right
for you based on your
age and risk factors..
Call 1-877-237-1287 or
visit our website at
www.lifelinescreening.
com.
Pre-registration
is
required.

By: Jennifer Lively

How can you tell if your

child is at risk to use
drugs or alcohol? We
hear the expression at
risk youth but what
does it really mean? How
can we identify an issue
with drug use before it
becomes an addiction?
The teenage and pre-teen
years are difficult times
but with awareness, an
open mind and current
information you may be
able to gently guide your
child through these
rough and challenging
years. Have an open
mind. Anyone, and yes

even your child can be

experimenting and even
become addicted to
drugs. Anyone. Addiction does not discriminate. Doctors, lawyers,
truck drivers, teachers
and even straight A
students can become
addicts. It is statistically
proven that the earlier a
person starts using drugs
or alcohol the more
likely they will progress
into addiction. Pay
Attention. Yes, you want
to encourage independence but stay involved
in your childs life.
Know your childs

friends...know
their
parents. Subtle but early
signs that your child is
at risk may start with a
change
in
friends,
change in activities, or
change in attitudes.
Communicate, communicate, and communicate. Stay involved by
asking questions and
participating in your
childs life. Sometimes
parental
involvement
can be the main deterrent to drug use and
dependence. Need more
information? Visit a
Clean Slate recovery
center in Bangor.

Ciao Amici,
When the north wind
begins to blow I am
reminded of the winter
meals
Grandmom
made. One of our
familys favorite in
winter was pane cotto
[cooked bread]. This

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meal was very thrifty

and satisfying all at the
same time.
You start with day old
good Italian bread.
Matts five cent loaf was
the best. Dont bother
with Amedigan bread; it
will disintegrate.
Always start with a pot
of boiling water, then
add salt. Cut your bread
and place it in your
skull di macaroon
[colander] into the sink
to await its bath. Put the
broccoli rabe in the
boiling water. In a large
frying pan, add your
favorite olive oil, then
garlic and saut until
golden.
Sometimes
Grandmom would also
use pancetta, gancuile,
bacon or salt pork in this

recipe
for
added
richness.
Once the broccoli is
cooked and strained in
the colander, add and
mix in the bread. Serve
onto a platter and add
the sauted olive oil and
garlic. Ah, what humble
substance for a stickto-your-ribs kind of
meal.
They also enjoyed
making a similar dish
called Ciambotto. The
same process, but the
ingredients were potatoes, cabbage, cannellini beans and the bread.
As a youngster eating
this I would remember
having to wait at the
dinner table to get up
because of the actual
weight of the meal.

When I finally stood up

to leave the table Id see
the smiles and laughter
of
Grandmom
and
Grandpop
saying,
What is wrong Josie,
are you full? Id think
to myself, Next time
Ill eat slower. But next
time the same thing
would happen because it
was so good. Every
meal, sitting around the
dinner table, I could see
that familiar look in
their eyes; the look of
love, gratitude, pride
and happiness of la
familia [our family].
On Monday, January
19th at 3pm I will be
doing a free cooking
demonstration on how to
make pane cotta at the
shop. Seating is limited

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so call 610-588-6991 for

reservations.
"Il problema di mangiare cibo italiano di 5 o
6 giorni dopo sei
affamato."
"The trouble with
eating Italian food is
that five or six days later
you're hungry again."
-George Miller, British
writer.
Con cordiali saluti,
Joe
My book, Growing
Up in the Butcher Shop
is available at the shop

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