NOVEMBER 2016
CUSTOMER
CONNECTION
Gobble up the savings with Palmerton Telephone DSL,
Just ask your neighbors, they’ll say it works well.
It’s a constant connection to the Internet The only question is “Don’t you have it yet?”
Turkey, potatoes or something sweet,
Look up a recipe that’s sure to be a treat.
Impress your family with all that you make
You’ll quickly find answers for whatever you bake.
But it’s not just for food, shopping, games or the like,
You can stay in touch with your cousin Mike,
And his wife Martha, or Sally or Sue;
Or maybe you’ll choose to meet someone new.
Want to know more, just give us a call,
DSL’s on your “To Do List” this fall.
Always connected, reliable too,
Fast Internet access for all that you do.
SERVING THIS AREA SINCE 1900
465 Delaware Avenue • Palmerton, PA 18071 • www.ptelco.com
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Customer Service:
Business Office:
Repair Service:
Gilbert Office:
610-826-6650
610-826-2115
610-826-3444
610-826-9321
From the
Manager’s Desk...
Dear Valued Customers,
Since 1985, the Lifeline program has provided a discount on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers to ensure that all Americans
have the opportunities and security that phone service brings, including being able to connect to jobs, family and emergency services.
Lifeline is part of the Universal Service Fund. The Lifeline program is
available to eligible low-income consumers in every state, territory,
commonwealth, and on Tribal lands.
There are several upcoming changes that will streamline the Lifeline
Program for everyone involved, including Palmerton Telephone and
our customers. Beginning December 1, 2016, individuals can qualify for
a Lifeline benefit by participating in one of these assistance programs
or by income-based eligibility (subscribers at or below 135% of the
Federal Poverty Guidelines):
> Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
>Medicaid
> Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
> Federal Public Housing Assistance
> Veteran’s Pension & Survivor’s Pension benefit
Please note, eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and
the National School Free Lunch Program no longer qualify for automatic Lifeline Program approval. However, recipients of Veteran’s Pension
& Survivor’s Pension Benefits may now qualify for Lifeline Assistance.
In addition, the timelines for recertification will change after January
1, 2017. All subscribers must be recertified every 12 months from
the subscriber’s date of enrollment. For subscribers enrolled prior to
January 1, 2017, rolling recertification requirements will begin on July
1, 2017.
Existing Lifeline recipients will not be affected by these changes until
their anniversary date. In other words, if you have recently recertified
(as most did in September), your eligibility will not be reviewed under
the new guidelines until your current existing benefit year ends.
If you have questions about this program or would like to apply, please
call our Business Office at (610) 826-6650.
Thank you for choosing Palmerton Telephone Company.
Sincerely,
Tim Hausman
General Manager,
Palmerton Telephone
465 Delaware Avenue
Palmerton, PA 18071
www.ptelco.com
Do you know that Palmerton
Telephone has been serving the
area since 1900?
NOTICE:
Palmerton Telephone Company
now charges a fee of $20.00 for
returned checks.
NOVEMBER 2016 RECIPE
Leftover Turkey Soup
Ingredients:
> 1 turkey carcass
> 1 cup butter, cubed
> 1 large onion, chopped
> 2 large carrots, diced
> 2 stalks celery, diced
> 1 cup all-purpose flour
> 2 cups half-and-half
> 4 ounces fettuccine, broken into 2-inch pieces
> 1/4 cup prepared stuffing, or more to taste
> 2 teaspoons salt
> 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
> 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
> 1 pinch poultry seasoning, or to taste
> Add all ingredients to list
Directions:
Place turkey carcass in a large pot or Dutch oven and cover
with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover,
and simmer for 1 hour. Remove carcass and allow to cool.
Separate turkey meat from the bones. Cut meat into bite-size
pieces; discard bones. Reserve about 12 cups turkey broth in
a large bowl. Save remaining broth for another use.
Melt butter in another large pot or Dutch oven over medium
heat; cook and stir onion, carrots, and celery in melted butter
until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir flour into vegetable mixture; cook and stir until smooth, about 5 minutes. Gradually
stir in about 1/3 the reserved turkey broth. Bring to a boil;
cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes.
Stir remaining turkey broth, turkey meat, half-and-half, fettuccine, stuffing, salt, chicken bouillon, pepper, and poultry
seasoning into half-and-half mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until noodles are tender, about
10 minutes more.
Featured Feature
Voice Mail in Your Email
We can add convenience to your life!
Unified Messaging sends your Voice Mail messages to your email address, where they
appear as a .wav file. That way, all messages are stored in one place, and you have the
choice of listening to voice mails with your telephone, your wireless phone or your computer. Unified Messaging can be invaluable, especially for customers with a Smartphone
or similar devices that receive email. It’s also beneficial to customers who prefer to hand
out their home phone number instead of a wireless phone number.
This great service is available as a FREE feature to all Palmerton Telephone Voice
Mail customers (and Voice Mail is included in our Val-YOU Package), so call us today
to add Voice Mail with Unified Messaging to your phone line.
Join Dream Come True
AT PENN’S PEAK FOR THEIR ANNUAL TELETHON!
What is a child’s dream? Sometimes it’s a dog, a family trip to Disney, meeting an
entertainer or sports figure, a cruise, a redecorated bedroom, or even a computer or tablet.
Dream Come True is a tax exempt nonprofit organization which seeks to fulfill the dreams of
children who are seriously, chronically and terminally ill. The Blue Ridge Chapter serves the
areas of Carbon County, Eastern Schuylkill County (McAdoo, Kline, Rush, West Penn Townships, Boroughs of Tamaqua and Coaldale), Northern Lehigh County (Washington Township,
Borough of Slatington), and Western Monroe County (Polk, Chestnut Hill, Eldred, Hamilton
and Ross Townships).
Dream Come True relies on individual donations, business sponsorships, corporate giving,
grants, planned giving, memorial tributes and various fund raising events. Dream Come True
also relies on in kind contributions to help us lower the cost of dreams.
A nice portion of Dream Come True Blue Ridge Chapter’s fundraising comes from a sausage
stand at the Palmerton Community Festival as well as the Hunter Wolfe Memorial Golf Tournament, the American Legion Post 927’s annual United Dream Ride, and an annual Dream
Come True bike run organized by Al Warner and Jim Pasquariello in Bath. This year, the Dream
Do you know that Palmerton Telephone
copper wires, connected end to end,
circle the earth 4 times at the equator?
Brain Teaser
September 2016 Winner
Congratulations to Mary Svetik of
Palmerton, Pa. Mary was the
winner of a $25 Gift Card to Claude’s
Creamery in Palmerton, Pa.
Many things can create one, it
can be of any shape or size, it is
created for various reasons, and
it can shrink or grow with time.
What is it?
Answer: a hole
Come True volunteers will also be selling hot dogs at
Winterfest in the Palmerton Park on December 3rd
from 12 PM – 5 PM.
Their biggest event is the annual telethon, with an annual goal of surpassing the previous year’s total. In
November 2015, that amount was $87,522, well above
the $78,660 raised in 2014. This year’s telethon will
be held on November 13, 2016 from 5 PM – 9 PM at
Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe. The evening will feature
inspiring stories and appearances by past and future dream recipients, a variety of entertainment and
check presentations. The public is welcome to attend.
The telethon will also be televised live on Blue Ridge
Communications TV13.
Sound the Buzzer: Palmerton Bomber Boys’ Basketball
is Celebrating Their Centennial Season!
It’s a tradition of excellence. Palmerton Boys’ Basketball has
begun their 100th year and is also celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Bombers’ 1956 state finalist team. With 20 league
championships and seven district championships on their resume,
the basketball program has plenty of reasons to be proud.
1956 Bomber State finalist team after defeating William Allen
58-57 for District Championship
Ken Termini, the program’s new boys’ basketball coach, will lead
the team in their 2016-17 season opener as they have home
court advantage against local rival Lehighton on December 9th.
FUN FACTS
November 2016
Product Feature
The peacock is the national
bird of India.
Personal Emergency Alert
Do you live alone?
If you were to fall, would you be able to return to your feet without
assistance?
The hair on a polar bear isn’t
white, it’s transparent.
Women blink twice as often as men.
Do you have an injury or medical condition that makes a fall likely?
Do you take medication that makes you dizzy or drowsy?
If you answered “YES” to any of the above, Personal Emergency
Alert might be a good option! Check out this chart to compare our
rates and service---you’ll see others don’t compare to us!
Palmerton Telephone*
Philips Lifeline
ADT
As low as $17.95/mo.
(That’s a savings of $10 or
more each month over the
other providers!)
As low as $29.95 plus a
monthly invoice fee if not
enrolled for automatic
payments. $50 activation fee.
As low as $29.99/
mo.
Free
Professional
Installation
YES – A local Palmerton
Telephone technician will
come to your home to
install at no charge.
NO – $19.95 for self-installation shipping fee or $99.95
for a technician to visit the
home.
NO – Customer
installation only.
Equipment
Charge
One-time fee of $99.95
Equipment remains the
property of Lifeline, no
matter how long you keep
their service.
Fees vary according to extra “add
on” features.
Contract Term
Monthly or yearly
Monthly
Monthly
LOCAL 24/7
Operators to
monitor calls
and dispatch
assistance
YES
NO
NO
Monthly Cost
The sound of thunder travels about
1,100 feet per second.
It is the impurities in gemstones which
give them their color.
As a child, Queen Victoria was trained
to keep her chin up. A sprig of holly
was placed beneath her collar.
Fireflies like to light up together. Two
fireflies found near each other will
eventually start lighting up at the
same time.
You need approximately 2,000 berries
to make one pound of coffee.
Palmerton Telephone is giving away your choice of $25 Gift Card to Claude’s
Creamery or Computer Patrol “The Store” both in Palmerton, Pa.
Good Luck! Palmerton Telephone
Turtles can breathe through their
rear-ends.
The great horned owl can turn its
head 270 degrees.
Brain Teaser
To enter, e-mail the correct answer to
[email protected] or send a 3” x 5” index card to
465 Delaware Ave. Palmerton, PA 18071. Please
include your name, address, daytime
telephone number (to call only if you win), and
the Brain Teaser answer. All entries must be
received by 11/20/16.
There are more chickens than
people in the world.
This old one runs forever,
but never moves at all.
He has not lungs nor
throat, but still a mighty
roaring call. What is it?
A standard garden hose can put out
as much as 20 gallons of water per
minute. A hose left on by mistake can
waste as much as 28,000 gallons in just
24 hours.
Jupiter is the most massive planet in our
Solar System, meaning it also has the
highest gravity. Although you cannot
stand on Jupiter because it does not
have a solid surface, you would weigh
two and a half times what you would
on Earth.