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SERVING CARBON, COLUMBIA, LUZERNE, MONROE & SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES THE PROGRESS Neighborhood Happenings & Events Magazine March 2021 • Volume 8 • Issue 3 FREE Promoting Local Small Businesses & Events at an Affordable Price In - • Albrightsville • Bear Creek • Beaver Meadows • Berwick • Blakeslee • Conyngham • Drums • Freeland • Hazleton • Hometown • Jim Thorpe • Lake Harmony • Lehighton • Long Pond • McAdoo • Mountaintop • Mount Pocono • Nescopeck • Pocono Pines • Sugarloaf • Tamaqua LadiesLadies Beware!Beware! • Tresckow • Weatherly • West Hazleton SeeSee pagepage 33 • White Haven THE PROGRESS MAGAZINE PAGE 1 To submit an article/event/ad/photo to “The Progress” please contact The PROGRESS Shari Roberts Neighborhood Happenings & Events Magazine Editor/Publisher/Sales.................................(570) 401-1798 [email protected] L etter from the Editor Regina R. Drasher........................................ (570) 472-1029 Writer/Sales [email protected] Hello Everyone! I hope you are all doing well. It’s beginning to look and sound a lot like Spring is on its Ron Harkins way. As I write this, the temperature is expected to be Contributing Staff ...................................... (570) 751-3287 in the 60’s today. I wish I had time to head down the Frank Balon ........................................... Contributing Writer Hometown Auction, but I have too much work to do. I see 16 states have done away with their mask Joseph R. Barna ......................................... Veterans Journal mandates and have opened up their states. I hope it Kris Birshell ............................................ Vegetarian Cuisine doesn’t take much longer before Pennsylvania starts Aerial Drone Photo to get back to normal. I for one, cannot wait. I am even Melissa Deutsch.................................. Mental Health Article down to 1 covid test a week at work because the Pennsylvania numbers are down. “LOVE” ...................................................... Christian Article Do you like to run? I am in the process of working Ron Marchetti........................................ Sports Trivia Treats on a “Spring Shuffle” 5K Run/Walk to benefit Camp Louise & the Summerhill Fire Co. The members of Bert McNamee....................................... Contributing Writer Summerhill have helped us out at Camp numerous Mystic Jim......................... Horoscopes, Contributing Writer times. We are hoping to kick off Spring with a successful fundraiser. Race application on back cover Walt Shubilla..................................................... Time Travels or you can register online at - Lee Ann Davidovich ..................................... (570) 582-0981 https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/Berwick/Spring Contributing [email protected] Shuffle5k. 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Drasher In early February, warnings began appearing on Facebook E L S I S L E L O V E Y C A S T S A C about a possible human trafficker at a local fitness center. C N C D Y E L S I B T S A C N E L S I Due to the seriousness of this issue, and concerns of and T S A O T N A R G I A G T O A S B R S promises to the people I spoke with, I will not use names in this N W R G S I E L S R I C S A N O J E A article. Young women were working out at a local fitness center, N T E L I P S E J N S N K W B S I F N when a man approached them. He was dressed in appropriate A S L S P L I E G I H S E U E L M A I attire for a fitness center. Per CDC guidelines, he was wearing a Y A I I I L L E W O H N O T S R U H T mask. He claimed he had been at the center for about an hour. R C K T A A R I J E T E S I U O L C S But he did not appear to have been working out, he was not A S S T H E T S G W L S I S S E L S I sweaty, he carried no water bottle, etc. M A A N V S P R O F E S S O R L E S S† Obviously, he had a membership, and approached more C N A N A S A R A S R E M M U S L S L than woman. N L E C A S T S I S L E I S L E S E E He asked the women if they would like to go to New York A D S A C H I N K L E Y B†M U R G I W and model in provocative clothing. He showed them a large amount of money. When the women declined, he suggested that LOVELY LOUISE† they were college girls and this venture could really help them WENTWORTH JIM out. One of the women wisely contacted her parents, who told SKIPPER BACKUS her to stay inside, and they immediately drove to the fitness JONAS NATALIE center. As the parents parked near their daughter's car, they noticed that the car next to hers had New York license plates. GRUMBY SCHAFER Chilling. GINGER† DAWN True, there are many cars in the Hazleton area with New GRANT WELLS† York license plates, but due to the phone call they had just received, this was very unsettling for the parents. PROFESSOR ALAN HALE JR Parents and daughter went to the nearby police and left a ROY RUSSELL report. They were later contacted by the police and told an investigation would be started. HINKLEY JOHNSON Apparently this man had approached at least young ladies MARY ANN CAST - 5 times† at the fitness center. He is described as white, approximately 5'9", blue/green SUMMERS ISLE - 7 times eyes and wearing white sweat pants and a hoodie. He had been GILL there numerous times before, and "Did not seem like the type ." Posts began to pop up on Facebook. All the stories were consistent. Go to New York, model in provocative clothing. A large amount of cash displayed. Persistence on the part of the man. Suggestions of them being in college and this helping them out. He also pitched, at least one time, that he was making a documentary for his You Tube channel. Fortunately, these attempts were reported to the center and the center has taken steps to protect both members and employees. The man's membership was cancelled. Of concern is an exterior door - it is locked so that it cannot be opened from the outside, and has a camera, but no alarm. These young ladies were intelligent and savvy. They protected not only themselves, but also other patrons of the fitness center. (Continued on page 5) THE PROGRESS MAGAZINE PAGE 3 184 South Hunter Highway • Drums, PA (570) 788-6292 • Sales Tax Filing • Payroll Processing • Bookkeeping • Tax Planning • Financial Statements • Tax Preparation QUICKBOOKS Set Up and Support - Certified Pro Advisor Patti has a Masters Degree in Taxation We prepare all types of taxes • Income • Estate • Payroll • Sales • Mercantile Unhappy with your PAYROLL SERVICE? We offer complete payroll service to small businesses with no extra charge for quarterly taxes or year end W-2’s. We provide local customer service at competitive prices! NOW IS THE TIME TO CALL!! THE PROGRESS MAGAZINE PAGE 4 March is the Month of: March 2021 • Irish American Heritage Month BIZARRE & UNIQUE HOLIDAYS • Music in Our Schools Month 1 National Pig Day • National Celery Month Peace Corps Day World Compliment Day • National Craft Month 2 Old Stuff Day • National Frozen Food Month 3 Caregiver Appreciation Day If Pets Had Thumbs Day • National Irish American Heritage Month National Anthem Day • National Nutrition Month 4 National GI Day 5 Employee Appreciation Day • National Peanut Month World Day of Prayer • National Women's History Month 6 Dentist's Day National Oreo Cookie Day • Red Cross Month 7 Namesake Day • Social Workers Month 8 International (Working) Women's Day National Proofreading Day 9 Barbie Day Ladies Beware! Continued Get Over It Day Regina R. Drasher 10 International Day of Awesomeness International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day In speaking with a mother, she said she and her daughter 11 Popcorn Lover's Day were happy with the center, but the mother was shocked that 12 Girl Scouts Day this was happening in Hazleton.

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