www.bluevalleytimes.com Blue Valley Times FREE VOL. 22 NO. 46 Honor Veterans pg. 3 SERVING THE SLATE BELT AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES NOVEMBER 18, 2014 Honoring Those Who Protect our Freedom Veteran’s Day Santa Arrives pg. 7 Precision Air Drop pg. 9 By Michael Ortoski BANGOR- Veteran’s Day was held on Tuesday, November 11th. At Bangor Memorial Park, a Veteran’s Day Community Service was held to honor all those have served in our military. Donald Jones was the master of ceremonies. The Bangor Middle School Band played the na- tional anthem as well as other selected songs. Rev. Franklin Stinner of the Trinity Lutheran Church gave the invocation and benediction and Bangor Mayor Joseph Capozzolo and Roseto Mayor Joseph Angelini both gave welcoming remarks. Guest speaker for the service was Mr. Duane Miller. Representatives of the VFW Fall Open House at Horn’s Outdoor & Legion Posts, Bob Steltz and Gene Trigiani participated in the wreath presentation. Merlin Repsher, Roseto Legion Post 750 and Steve DeFranco, commander played Taps and did the Firing Squad Salute. A luncheon was held at the Bangor Elk’s after the ceremony. Continued to page 2 Reader Photos page 7 TGAI 3rd Annual Scholarship Dinner Utility vehicles on display at Horn’s Outdoor District Champions Pius X Page 7 By Quinn Becker, Intern BHS BANGOR- Horn’s Outdoor Inc, held their Fall Open House this past weekend with free food, drinks and a raffle drawing. Tours through their showroom, parts and service departments were conducted along with test drives of their products to prospective buyers. Customers were able to preview the new 2015 snowmobiles. Continued to page 4 Have you logged on... . bluevalleytimes.com Your local informational website FREE access to 24-7 2014 Cub Cadet Log Splitter R N’S HOUO TDOOR Cub Cadet•Scag•Yamaha INC Husqvarna•Polaris•Ski-Doo•Can-Am 1169 MOUNT BETHEL HWY, MOUNT BETHEL, PA 18343 See Our Ad On Phone:(610) 588-6614 Fax:(610) 588-2343 Back Cover www.hornsoutdoor.com email:info@hornsoutdoor.com By Michele Hanna BANGOR- It was festive night Saturday at Totts Gap Arts Institute, as the community arts center hosted their 3rd annual scholarPhoto on top right- Gordy Wilson, Jim Gloria ship dinner. Over $3000 was raised through (TGAI Dir.), Janet Wilson, Angeline Gloria. ticket sales and a silent auction. Photo above was a piece of art for auction Continued to page 5 an antique desk with a hand painted image To The Y Holiday Concert Featuring the Rock Band TWELVE TWENTY FOUR Saturday, November 22, 7:30pm Bangor High School Craig Paine Theatre SEE PAGE 2 FOR DETAILS PAGE 2 A Row of flags. Continued from pages 1- Veteran’s Day Pius X Jr/Sr High School commemorated Veteran’s Day at an assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Richard Black will be the guest speaker for the 9:00am assembly. Mr. Black was stationed aboard the USS Ogden and USS Durham. He was assigned to SEAL Team Two and SEAL Team Eight in Norfolk, VA. Mr. Black is a retired Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer. His enlistment began in 1981 and he remained on active duty until his retirement in 2005. He was a Senior Enlisted Leader at the US Naval Academy, Command Career Counselor and SEAL Platoon Leading Chief Petty Officer. He also held the positions of Military Freefall and Static Line Jump Master, Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper Honor man, Emergency Medical Technician and Special Operations Parachute Rigger. As an instructor and mentor at the US Naval Academy he trained midshipmen in leadership, physical fitness, basic war fighting skills, basic parachuting techniques and taught classes such as swimming and rock climbing. He taught midshipmen selected for the Naval Special Warfare the basics of SEAL Junior Officer Duties and responsibilities, world geography and other aspects of special operations. Continued to page 3 BLUE VALLEY TIMES NOVEMBER 18, 2014 Treat Your Family to a Holiday Concert Y Holiday Concert 11/22/14 Holiday Concert Featuring the Rock Band Twelve Twenty Four Saturday, November 22, 7:30pm Bangor High School Craig Paine Theatre Tickets are $20 per person Call SBCC at 610-588-1000 For Tickets & Info Tickets also available at Merchants Banks Nazareth Y, Lucy Flinn State Farm in Wind Gap All Proceeds Benefit The Slate Belt Y Blue Valley Times 900 N. Main St., Bangor, PA 18013 Published Weekly / Every Tuesday By Michael Ortoski BANGOR- On Saturday, November 22nd at 7:30pm at the Craig Paine theatre at Bangor High School the rock band Twelve Twenty Four will be performing in a holiday concert to benefit the new Slate Belt Y, which is slated to open by the end of this year. Bring your family to this wonderful concert and create a holiday tradition, where in doing so you will be helping to build the Y for your family. Their music is inspired by the well-known band ‘Trans-Siberian Orchestra’ and their show is more than just music with a total of 17 performers – a six-piece rock band, four-piece string section, six lead vocalists, and an angel storyteller – Twelve Twenty Four brings the magic of Christmas alive to their show. Established in 2002, Twelve Twenty Four will performs its Christmas music with a theatrical, rock edge and combines it with a narrated storyline to create a family-friendly holiday show suitable for all ages. Tickets are $20 per person and are available at Slate Belt Chamber Office (610-588-1000), Merchants Bank locations, State Farm Lucy Flinn office in Wind Gap and the Nazareth Y, doors will open at 7:00 pm concert starts at 7:30pm. Blue Valley Times ticket giveaway winners were Janet Herr, Sandra Palmisano, Rhonda Anderson, Ceci Cory, Brian Palmisano, Linda Michael, Maralee Pysher and Gail Pfeiffer. Phone- 610-452-9234 Fax-610-452-9236 E-mail: bvtimes@rcn.com News / Advertising Deadline 12 noon Thursdays Owner- Michael Ortoski Publisher- Michele Hanna Sales- Michael Ortoski & Anne Brown Asst. Editor- Anne Brown Graphic Design- MM4 Corp Photography- MM4 Corp Feature Writers- Peg R. Berger InternsWeiss, Bangor East Stroudsburg Interns- Krista Quinn Becker, High School University; Ryan Hutchinson, Northampton Community College; George Ike, Bangor Area High School Available on the web 24/7 @ www.bluevalleytimes.com