Lehighton Senior Center went all out to celebrate the center's 35th anniversary.
The Lehighton center was the second center to open in Carbon County in 1974.
Members of the Lehighton Senior Center planned the celebration and decorated the room," said Patty Schmalzriedt, Lehighton manager. "The planning has gone on for several months."
Lehighton didn't keep the party close - instead they opened up the celebration to all Carbon County Senior Center members. The room was festive with gayly decorated tables, topped with colored balloons.
Linen from flax, once the fabric of choice for summer garments, undergarments, and even for wrapping Egyptian mummies, rose to its peak around the time of the American colonies, then was largely replaced by King Cotton.
Flax continues to be grown for its oil, used as linseed oil in paints, and its seeds, used as a dietary supplement because of its fiber and Omega-3 fatty acids. But in the United States, both cotton and synthetics have made it uneconomical to manufacture linen from flax.
The dawning of what would become the United States began 400 years ago at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America. Although Spanish, the Native Americans, and even English settlers had lived on these lands, it was the settlers at Jamestown who would survive, create a fledgling democracy, and lead colonial America.
When I first arrived in China last May, I was constantly harassed by nightmares. The sequence was always the same I'd find myself back in the States, amongst friends and family.
“But why am I home?" My dream-self would ask. “I'm supposed to be in China."
“Oh, you didn't like it so you came home," the group would say, with no other explanation.
Like Luke Skywalker finding out Darth Vader was his father, I'd shout: “No. That's not true. That's impossible! I love China," as I tried to figure out what really happened. Then I'd wake up, my heart beating.
Christ United Church of Christ, Rush Township, continued its 200th anniversary celebration with an "Old Time Worship" service recently.
Because of inclement weather, the service which had been planned to be held outdoors with the exception of the "preacher and his wife" coming on horse and buggy had to be moved indoors. Except for the weather, everything else went perfectly and everyone had a wonderful time.
Jim Thorpe Borough is one heck of a community, according to the candidates for mayor and borough council who appeared in a two-hour Candidate's Debate Wednesday evening at the Mauch Chunk Opera House.
The forum, hosted by the Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce, invited all the borough candidates to sit at a common table and answer questions from the public.
The debate, organized as written questions from the audience with responses from two randomly selected panelists, was anchored by Dan Hugos, president of the Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce.
It was the American Industrial Revolution, a time when the Lehigh and Delaware Canals bustled with activity.
Though well before their time, fourth-grade students at Slatington Elementary School were able to gain some insight into that important period of our history.
Dennis Scholl, Outreach Coordinator from the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, visited the school on Tuesday to introduce his book, "Tales of the Towpath," Adventures Along the Lehigh & Delaware Canals.
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