The Belt and Beyond | September 22nd, 2016

FALL EVENTS
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The Slate Belt Rotary
presents the
The Slate Belt Heritage Center Presents 5th Annual Ghost Tour
The Slate Belt Heritage Center presents their 5th Annual Ghost Tour entitled
“Dinner with The Dead” on Thursday, October 13th, 7:00pm. Come and hear
the spooky stories of noted deceased Slate Belt residents. Advanced ticket
purchases of $10.00 can be made at Heard’s Meat Market, 501 South Main
Street and Bray’s Newsstand, 36 Broadway, both in Bangor. The Heritage Center
is located at 30 North 1st Street, Bangor, PA. For additional information contact:
Karen Brewer 610-588-8615.
Creatures of the Night
Grand Central Environmental Education Center (891 Grand Central Road Pen
Argyl, PA) will host Creatures of the Night with The Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation
Center, Saturday October 15th, 10:30am – 11:30am rain or shine. Live
Nocturnal Animals, Fall Treats and don’t forget to wear your costume there
will be fun for all ages. Registration appreciated, but no required. For more
information, contact Adrienne Fors afors1@wm.com . Note Grand Central Road
is closed at Mack Road entrance, go around “Road Closed” sign and watch for
the Education sign on the right.
Bangor Elks Halloween Parade
The Bangor Elks Halloween Parade will be held Thursday October 20th, at
7:00pm. This year’s theme is “Back to the 50’s”. Parade participants may register
at Bray’s Newsstand, 36 Broadway, Bangor, Heard’s Meat Market, 501 S.
Main Street, Bangor or the Bangor Public Library. The sign-up deadline is Saturday
October 15th at 3pm. Late sign-ups will be held at the Bee Hive Community
Center on Thursday October 20th at 5pm. For more information, please contact
Keith Heard, Parade Marshall, at 610-588-1195 or 610-588-3183.
Open Gate Farm Tours in Northampton and
Lehigh Counties Have Been a Local Tradition
for more Than Four Decades.
Come discover the wide array of farms in your county that are doing everything
from growing fruits and vegetables, making cheese and yogurt, training
horses, raising alpacas, plant production and so much more. Learn how they
operate, get to know the farmers, explore local agriculture, taste local foods,
enjoy a hayride through their fields, have fun at a petting zoo and more.
This year there are 19 farms on the Northampton County Open Gate Farm
Tour and is scheduled for Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th from
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on both days. For a list of the farms and detailed descriptions
visit extension.psu.edu/northampton or follow us on Facebook: Open Gate Farm
Tours.
The Lehigh County Open Gate Farm Tour has 21 farms and is scheduled the
following weekend on Sunday, October 16th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. For a list of
the farms and detailed descriptions visit extension.psu.edu/lehigh or follow us
on Facebook: Open Gate Farm Tours.
Take advantage of this once a year opportunity, to meet your local farmers.
There is no charge to go to any of these farms. Visit as many or as few as you
like. Both events are rain or shine.
Trunk or Treat at West End Fire Co.
Trunk or Treat will be held Monday October 31st from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the
West End Fire Company Rte. 715 in Brodheadsville (Behind WaWa). Public is
welcome to join in, all candy must be wrapped and participants should arrive
before 6pm. For more information please contact the firehouse 570-992-4121