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Serving Carbon, Columbia, luzerne, monroe & SCHuYlKill CountieS EE FR Established TThhee FFrreeeellaanndd PPrrooggrreessss October 2013 JULY 2018 • VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 7 FREELAND AND WHITE HAVEN MEMORIAL DAY PARADES! Photos By: MARY T. PAGANO/for The Freeland Progress Hazleton Area High School Marching Band played a selection The baseball players from the Freeland Little League joined in of patriotic songs as the parade move along its route in White the festivities of the day. See page 37. Haven. See page 39. Cosplay for the Cause was held at The Laurel Mall on June 9th Photo By: MARY T. PAGANO/for The Freeland Progress Children as well as “Summer” children-at-heart by turned out for a day of Mackenzie fun. Many brought their camera to take Comly-Duffy pictures with their age 7 favorite super heroes. Willow Grove, Vada and Alex Timko PA were amazed when they met Voltron, Legendary Defender of the Universe (Law Asumcion, Paramus NJ). The kids are the Your child’s seasonal/holiday drawing can be on the children of Tim Timko “Progress” cover too! Mail to: Freeland Progress, and Sandy Collum, 103 Rotary Drive, West Hazleton, PA 18202 or email a Hazleton. pdf to [email protected] See page 62. PROMOTING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES & EVENTS AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE IN • Albrightsville • Conyngham • Jim Thorpe • Mountaintop • Tamaqua • Bear Creek • Drums • Lake Harmony • Mount Pocono • Trescow • Beaver Meadows • Freeland • Lehighton • Nescopeck • Weatherly • Berwick • Hazleton • Long Pond • Pocono Pines • West Hazleton • Blakeslee • Hometown • McAdoo • Sugarloaf • White Haven THE FREELAND PROGRESS PAGE 1 To submit an article/event/ad/photo to “The Freeland Progress” please contact The Freeland Progress Shari Roberts Editor/Publisher/Sales .................................(570) 401-1798 Letter from the Editor [email protected] Ron Harkins Hello All! I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather Sales / Writer ............................................. (570) 751-3287 that has finally shown up. Now that school is out, remember to pay attention to kids walking and riding bikes along the Mary T. Pagano streets - they aren’t always watching for you. Contributing Photographer ......................... (570) 233-1851 One more bit of advice - Tick Checks! Be sure to check Frank Balon “LOVE” for ticks after spending time outdoors. I found my first one Contributing Writer Christian Article on my ankle recently. I must have picked it up while I was out watering the garden. Luckily it wasn’t attached yet. I know Joseph R. Barna Ron Marchetti several people of various ages who have been affected with Veterans Journal Sports Trivia Treats Lyme Disease from being bit by one of these little buggers. They can cause some serious problems. Take a quick look at Kris Birshell Bert McNamee yourself, your kids and your pets. Vegetarian Cuisine Contributing Writer I can’t believe it is July already. Summer just flies by Stuart Cameron Mystic Jim with all the events and goings on, plus trying to fit in all the Home Maintenance Horoscopes, Writer things we can’t do in the winter. I personally am hoping for a Message weekend camping trip to Lancaster in July. There are lots of Mary Novotnak & things to see and do and it isn’t that far away. LeeAnn Davidovich Nick Evancho If you’re looking for a good time, stop by the Third Contributing Staff Aerial Photo Annual WWII Weekend in Berwick on the 21st & 22nd. We go Regina R. Drasher Walt Shubilla every year. Cool things to see and a wide variety of food Kid’s Games/Writer/Sales Time Travels / Trivia vendors. Admission is free. Remember to stop by your local farm markets for fresh Eileen Lambert Lorraine Magula Smith produce! 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TToom McLaughlin [email protected] 570-350350-9675 6WXDUW7DQN 0HPRULDO $VVRFLDWLRQ THE FREELAND PROGRESS PAGE 3 Briggs Farm Blues Fest By Daniel Burnett IF YOU GO - Destination: 88 Old Berwick Highway, Nescopeck. Site is four miles off Interstate 80’s Exit 256. Take Route 93 north and follow signs to festival. Tickets: One-day tickets for Friday or Saturday, $30 advance, $35 day of show and $25 advance and $30 day of show for Sunday’s gospel show. Multi-day packages available on website, A crowd of appreciate music fans has fun at last year's Briggs Farm Blues Festival in www.briggsfarm.com, click tickets. Nescopeck. Photo courtesy of: Mike Gendimenico. To bring: Coolers and food allowed (food From July 5-8 a nearby lush farm in shelter and counseling center in Berwick. vendors also on site). Lawn chairs and Nescopeck will take on shades of The tradition started four years ago blankets recommended. another hue for the 21st Annual Briggs because of the increased incidence of Prohibited: Glass bottles, pets, fireworks, Farm Festival. domestic violence in the region. sky lanterns. Featuring 21 international and Parking: Free. regional acts, the festival offers a Camping: Available, see www.briggs - powerhouse of talent, ranging from farm.com, click tickets for package prices. delta-style blues to soulful bands to the Showers available to campers. next generation of players apt to sprinkle Thursday, July 5: The Mighty funk into the mix. This year’s star power Susquehannas & Friends perform Eric includes Grammy Award winner Mike Clapton’s “Slowhand in the Woods” blues Farris, folk-blues artist Amy Helm at Stage in the Woods. Show available (daughter of The Band’s famed drummer only to 4-day campers and 3- and 4-day Levon Helm) and hard-driving, blues general admission ticket holders. guitarist Samantha Fish, a rising star on Friday, July 6: Gates open at noon and the national scene. Blueswoman Vanessa Collier serenades music starts at 1:40 p.m. Headliner Keeping with tradition, the festival a young fan at last year's Briggs Farm Samantha Fish takes stage at 9:45 p.m. also showcases Luzerne County-based Blues Festival in Nescopeck. Collier is Other acts include; Gabe Stillman Band, musicians as well, including Teddy return for this year's show on Friday, Launch PAD, Miz, Dustin Arbuckle & Young & The Aces and Ed Randazzo & July 6 on the main stage. The Damnations, Swampcandy, Shawn Holt and The Teardrops, Vanessa Collier Friends. Both bands have been regulars Photo courtesy of: Mike Gendimenico. at the festival in recent years. and The National Reserve. Since its humble debut show in 1998 The music, as aways, is the main Saturday, July 7: Music starts at noon -- then featuring only six acts on one draw for the 10,000 fans expected this and headliner Amy Helm takes main stage stage -- the festival consistently has year over the four days. Briggs veteran at 9:30 p.m. Other acts: Mike Farris & grown in size and stature. It now offers Vanessa Collier, a Berklee grad who The Roseland Rhythm Review, Selwyn Birchwood, Jj Thames & The Violent camping packages in a wooded area of deftly integrates the saxophone into her Revolt, Amanda Fish Band, Ursula Ricks, the 250-year-old farm, three stages, a blues act, will introduce her new album, Teddy Young & The Aces, The Mighty variety of vendors and an array tasty “Honey Up,” when she takes the stage Susquehannas, Third Street Blues Band. treats, including soul food like Friday. Her funk-rock-soul fusion netted jambalaya, fried catfish, collard greens her two Blues Music Awards this year. Sunday, July 8: Gospel blues show starts at 11 a.m. with and locally grown corn. Blues purists should appreciate the Ed Randazzo & Friends; Mike Farris at 1 The festival also will have drawings guitar work of Shawn Holt and the p.m. Gates close at 4 p.m. for guitars and amplifiers -- including a Teardrops. Holt is the son of the late of C.F. Martin Guitar -- to raise money for the late Magic Slim, who slipped away Other