By Maria Cascario
By Maria Cascario
By Maria Cascario
Authentic
fashions
reflecting the culture
and styles of the late
1800s were modeled
recently at a fashion
show held at Eunikue
Fashion, located at 31
Broadway in Bangor.
The event was the first
of many that will take
place throughout the
year in commemoration
of the 140th anniversary
of
Bangors
incorporation.
Bonnie
LaBar
welcomed everyone to
the show. In addition to
being one of the
organizers of the event,
Bonnie also modeled a
Hopesprings
Community of Faith, a
non-denominational
Christian fellowship
serving the Slate Belt
and
beyond,
is
welcoming you to join
them for coffee at
10:15am and gathering
at
10:30am
on
Sundays. Visit www.
hopespringscommunity.
org for more information, upcoming events,
links and podcasts.
Leck
Veterinary
Hospital is in need of
blanket donations to
help pets in need.
Please drop off donations to 115 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Rt.
512 in Pen Argyl.
Windham,
Ryder:
Switching Gears.
Large Print Fiction:
Barclay, Linwood: Too
Close To Home.
Young Adult Fiction:
Cast, P.C.: Redeemed.
Young Adult Nonfiction: Hiber, Amanda:
Sexual
Violence;
Merino, Noel: Abortion; Miller, Debra:
Global Warming; Snedden, Robert: Environmental
Engineering
And The Science Of
Sustainability; Sundem,
Garth: Real Kids, Real
Stories, Real Change:
Courageous
Actions
Around The World;
Zott, Lynn: Hacking
And Hackers.
On Tuesday, February
3rd, Faith United Presbyterian Church hosted
a regional gathering of
Presbyterian
Church
leaders in the Slate Belt.
The purpose was to
solicit input from local
congregations on how to
best use resources for
common
mission
initiates.
The meeting was
hosted by Reverend
Ruth Ann Christopher,
Pastor of Faith United,
who introduced Reverend David Duquette as
the newly elected Moderator of the Lehigh
Presbytery, a geographic
governing body comprised of 32 congrega-
American standards
and original compositions. The only thing
missing to make this
evening a perfect one is
you!
Allen Carrescia and
his band are no strang.
Allen is an accomplished
performer,
composer and producer
that has the vibe of a
modern day Sinatra or
Tony Bennett, but with
a fresh, original sound.
Enjoy dinner and
music from 6:30pm
until 8pm on February
14th,
at The Red
Thread Cafe, 301
Market St. in Bangor.
Space is limited for
this special event so
don't
delay!
To
purchase your tickets,
send an email to
[email protected]
om.
(NAPSI)If
youre
worried that you havent
saved enough for retirement, you are not alone.
As they near retirement, many people find
they are less than confident that their savings or
monthly Social Security
check will be adequate
to meet their financial
needs.
Fortunately, if you are
in your 40s or 50s and
have a decade or more
before retirement, you
still have time to take
meaningful steps toward
building your retirement
nest egg.
To help, here are some
tips from the experts at
First Investors.
First Things First: To
start, you should evaluate the potential sources
of
your
retirement
income. Social Security
is one traditional source.
To get an estimate of
your Social Security
benefits,
visit
the
programs website at
www.ssa.gov/mystatem
ent.
Company
pensions
(NAPSI)Small
businesses create jobs,
help sustain communities
and are a driving force
behind
the
U.S.
economy. What you may
not know is that many
take the leap to business
ownership as an alternative to traditional retirement.
In fact, 62.2 percent of
almost 1,000 smallbusiness clients surveyed
by Guidant Financial are
50 or older, with the
highest percentage of
new
entrepreneurs
between the ages of 51
and 58.
Why are many baby
boomers leaving corporate
Americaor
postponing retirementand turning to business
startups? According to
the survey, approximately 10 percent of
Get
with
the
programIts always a
good idea to use taxadvantaged programs. If
your employer sponsors
a retirement plan, such
as a 401(k) or SIMPLE
IRA,
you
should
consider enrolling. If
youre self-employed,
look into establishing a
your spouse.
Go on automatic
pilotThe old adage of
pay yourself first is
still a valid idea, particularly with investments.
One way is to sign up
for a systematic investment plan, whereby a
fixed amount of money
is automatically transferred on a regular basis
from your paycheck or
bank account into your
investment account.
Consider variable
annuitiesIf
youve
reached the annual
contribution ceilings of
your
employersponsored plan and IRA,
you can further supplement your retirement
funding with annuities.
A variable annuity is a
contract with a life
insurance company that
allows you to accumulate money on a taxdeferred basis. And,
unlike
other
taxadvantaged
vehicles,
variable annuities do not
have an annual contribution limit.
Get the balance
(NAPSI)Spring is on
its way, and soon, home
and business owners
will be cleaning and
preparing lawn and
garden equipment.
Many are so eager to
pull out lawn and garden
equipment once spring
arrives that they sometimes forget basic steps
to ensure the powerhouse
of
the
equipmentthe
engineis in good
working order, said
Kris Kiser, president and
CEO of OPEI.
One challenge is that
most fuel contains some
level of ethanol, which
contains
corrosive
alcohol. If you left that
fuel in the tank over the
winter months, you
dont want to use it in
the spring. It may
damage your equipment.
You need to drain it and
put in new fuel that is
E10 or lower, advises
Kiser.
Whether its a mower,
trimmer, blower, chain
saw or pruner, the
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
offers tips to help users
avoid fuel-related problems and ready their
equipment to operate
safely.
Check the fuel tank. If
fuel has been sitting all
By Jennifer Lively
Ciao Amici,
One of the most popular soups we make is
Italian Wedding Soup.
The ingredients are
greens like spinach,
escarole, endive, kale or
dandelion greens and
meat usually little beef
or sausage meatballs,
and sometimes shredded chicken in a clear
chicken stock. The soup
also contains a soup cut
pasta like acini di pepe
[peppercorns], semi di
melon [melon seed],
orzo [barley shaped]
pastina [small bits]
anellini [little rings] or
ditalini [little thimbles].
You would think the
word has to have something to do with an
Italian Wedding but the