Volume 1, Issue 1
March 24, 2017
Bringing People and Communities Together
This weekly newsletter /magazine is an alternative to the BIG newspapers. It contains positive and encouraging
information.
You can navigate to websites & email addresses by clicking on links & logo’s in this newsletter.
“The Star-Spangled Banner” Becomes Official National Anthem of
the United States
On
March 3, 1931,
President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional
act making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the
official national anthem of the United States.
Francis Scott Key, an American lawyer, composed the lyrics on September 14, 1814 witnessing the overnight British bombardment of
the Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War
of 1812.
He watched the siege while under detainment
on a British ship, and penned the famous words
after observing that Fort McHenry’s flag had
survived the 1,800-bomb assault. The poem
first began circulating as a handbill before being published in a Baltimore newspaper on September 20, 1814. The words were later set to
the tune of “To Anacreon in Heaven,” a popular
English song. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was
regarded as the national anthem by most
branches of the U.S. armed forces and other
groups, but it was not until 1916, and the signing of an executive order by President Woodrow Wilson, that it was formally designated as
such. Congress passed an act confirming Wilson’s presidential order and President Hoover
signed it into law.
www.farmersagent.com/tmaxwell
ENTER TO WIN A
$25 WALMART
GIFT CARD!!
Random drawing will
be held on
April 28, 2017
One Entry Per
Person Only
Go to online entry
form on page 5
Pay attention to your dreams God's angels often speak directly to
our hearts when we are asleep.
Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen
Elias Freeman, 1994
Email: [email protected]
Page 2
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR
OLD CLOTHES
http://www.signaturehomestyles.biz/loriglunt
I can help transform an area of your home by showing you how you
can get organized, add color and accessories in a few easy steps!
HELPFUL HINT
Use a lightweight pot for boiling pasta;
water will come to its initial boil faster and
will return to the boil faster, too, saving
time and preventing the pasta from clumping at the bottom of the pot.
Soften hard glues with warm
distilled vinegar. Apply it directly to furniture joints with an
eyedropper. The vinegar will also
loosen glue stains on fabric.
Cut out the pockets of shirts and sew them
into strips of hemmed material or glue them
to cardboard or plastic. Use this for incoming and outgoing mail or messages.
Used cotton items can be cut and hemmed
to use to clean mirrors, polish chrome or dry
dishes and countertops.
Soft materials such as knitted t-shirts make
excellent, washable ‘facial tissues.’
"Dreamt" is the only English
word that ends in the letters
Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty
United States to list their web site URL on a
license plate.
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the
number of variety of pickles the company once had.
It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write “War &
Peace”.
There are 10 body parts that are only 3 letters long.
They eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip and
gum.
A skunk’s smell can be detected by a human a mile
away.
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the
fastest to dry.
Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump.
Page 3
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
2262 Quaker Valley Rd, Fishertown, PA 15539 |
P: 814-839-9950 | F: 814-839-9952
Mon-Fri: 9a.m.-5p.m. | Sat: 9a.m.-12p.m.| Sun: Closed
BARB-Q-BEEF
1 lb ground beef or sliced
beef
1 bottle chili sauce
2 tblsp. brown sugar
1 tblsp. vinegar
1 large onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
Put the ground beef or sliced beef in a large saucepan.
(I experienced a medium size and this does get messy
after wards I wished I would have used a large saucepan). Brown the ground beef or sliced beef throughly
before adding all the ingredients and cut heat down to
medium low heat and let simmer for 1 hour to 1 1/2
hours.
Spoon on rolls and you can sprinkle with shredded
cheese or put on a whole slice of cheese. You can have
this ready ahead of time and just reheat and serve. This
will serve 4.
Share your favorite recipe.
Email to: [email protected]
You can place your
Happy Ad for FREE!
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Graduations
Celebrations of any kind including a
photo.
Email to [email protected]
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except
her loving boyfriend. He was always there for
her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see
the world, I will marry you.'
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to
her. When the bandages came off, she was able
to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her, 'Now that you can see the
world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at
her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The
sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them
the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry
him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and days later
wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of
your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours,
they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works
when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was
always by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
*Today before you say an unkind word, Think
of someone who can't speak.
*Before you complain about the taste of your
food, Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
*Before you complain about your husband or
wife, Think of someone who's crying out to
GOD for a companion.
*Today, before you complain about life, Think
of someone who went too early to heaven.
*Before whining about the distance you drive,
Think of someone who walks the same distance
with their feet.
*And, when you are tired and complain about
your job, Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
*And, when depressing thoughts seem to get
you down, Put a smile on your face and
think: you're alive and still around.
Received by email: Thanks Karen
It DOES make you think!
Page 4
Chestnut Ridge Youth
Softball League
UPCOMING EVENTS
Chestnut Ridge High School
Class of 1959
Will meet for lunch at Noon on
April 12th at Ed’s Steakhouse.
All Classmates are welcome.
SPRING CRAFT SALE
April 8th from 9 am-4 pm
East St. Clair Twp. Building
Hosted by The Crafty Ladies
Anyone interested in wanting to
set up at the show should call
814-276-0070
BAKE & SOUP SALE
FUNDRAISER
April 1st from 9 am to 1 pm
at the Chestnut Ridge Ambulance building located along Rt.
56 in Pleasantville (Alum Bank)
Sponsored by the Ridge Walkers
Relay for Life Team
Various baked goods along with
Stuffed Pepper Soup & Potato
Corn Chowder will be available
to purchase.
You can submit your upcoming
events FREE by emailing them to
Karen at [email protected]
Please submit them at least one
week in advance.
Alexandria
Bellwood
Community
Ebensburg
Imler
Martinsburg
Osterburg
Puzzletown
Saxton
Towns
Williamsburg
Altoona
Centerville
Cresson
Fishertown
Johnstown
New Paris
Roaring Spring
Tyrone
Windber
Bedford
Claysburg
Duncansville
Huntingdon
Lovely
Newry
Portage
Ryot
Weyant
BEDFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DID YOU KNOW . . .
At 12:01 am on October 1, 1940,
the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened
to the public. It was the first of its
kind called the “Superhighway.”
Page 5
$25 WALMART GIVE AWAY
Sponsored by
Our Community Connection
No information provided will be
given or sold in anyway. Its strictly
used as give away contest ONLY.
Please fill out this entry form and mail, fax or drop off to win
your $25 FREE WALMART GIFT CARD. Give Away entries
must be received by April 28, 2017. One Entry per week. New
GIVE AWAY every 6 weeks. You will be contacted by phone
and/or email and prize will be available to pick up or be mailed
to you.
“Looking on the
bright side not
only makes us
smile more ~ it
can lead to
more friends,
a better job
and great
health!”
Please submit the following information on a 3x5 Index Card
Name:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
Email:
What would you like to see featured in future issues?
What do you like about THIS issue?
Comments
Mail to: Our Community Connection, c/o Karen S. Hite
PO Box 54, Fishertown, PA 15539
Phone/Fax: 814-839-28960
Or drop off at my office: Our Community Connection
183 Sawmill Road, Fishertown, PA 15539
Or Enter by Email using this link
FAX &
PHOTOCOPIES
Beginning
April 3rd
10 am—4 pm
By Chance or
Appointment
183 Sawmill Road,
Fishertown
Phone/Fax
814-839-2860
Email Karen
[email protected]
You can place your Happy Ad for FREE!
Birthdays ~ Anniversaries
Graduations, etc
Celebrations of any kind including a photo.
Email to [email protected]
Page 6
ADVERTISING CHART AND PRICES
Call Or Fax Karen @ 814-839-2860
*Ads sent by email in JPG or BMP format in
the correct size will receive a 15% discount
when placing ad for 2+ issues of same ad.
Business Card
**Startup and small business of less than
3 employees receive 20% off up to 8 issues.
3 1/2 x 2 inches
$3.00
Ads to be designed from information
given are regular price per issue.
(unless you qualify for discounts mentioned).
***Photo’s can be placed in paid ads. For other
advertising prices, please call or email.
Send to: Our Community Connection
c/o Karen S. Hite
PO Box 54, Fishertown, PA 15539
Email: [email protected]
Ad information may be faxed, call for details and number.
Advertising MUST be submitted NO MORE
THAN 6 DAYS prior to issue date.
4x4
3x3
$7.00
$5.00
Full Page/Flyer
$17.00
4x2
$4.00
Half Page Ad
$10.00
Before discounts
2x2
$2.00