#Northampton county

[thebohemianloner]

Sunflower Garden Blooms 🌻 • August 2023

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Holy Family School - A Decline in Enrollment

In recent times at Holy Family School, our Catholic elementary and middle school in Nazareth, Pennsylvania has experienced a significant shift in its dynamics following the appointment of Mr. Derek Peiffer as the new principal. While every change in leadership brings about a period of adjustment, it's evident that Mr. Peiffer's time with us has left a mixed impact on the school community.

One of the most noticeable challenges has been Mr. Peiffer's communication style, which has been less effective than previous principals at Holy Family. Effective communication is crucial in any educational institution, but the staff, parents, and students have found it lacking under his leadership. This lack of transparent communication has led to uncertainty and frustration among parents and teachers alike.

Furthermore, there are concerns about the accountability of students. It seems that Mr. Peiffer's approach towards discipline and accountability has shifted, causing some to feel that students are not being held to the same standards as before. This shift has altered the positive culture that our small school once enjoyed, as a sense of responsibility and discipline were integral to our community.

The consequences of these changes have been felt deeply within our school. Many dedicated teachers have chosen to leave or are considering doing so, which not only affects the quality of education but also erodes the sense of continuity and stability. Morale among both the faculty and parents is notably low, creating a challenging environment for both teaching and learning.

In the face of declining enrollment and the risk of school closure, it's crucial that the concerns of the school community are heard and addressed. Meaningful dialogue, transparent communication, and a shared vision for the school's future are essential components in rebuilding the positive culture that our school once thrived upon. It's our hope that these issues can be addressed and resolved promptly to ensure the continued success and viability of our beloved Catholic school.

[greenridge823]

It's Always A Nice Hike Along The Scenic Walnutport Canal Spur.

It has  only been four years since I first hiked on the Walnutport Canal Spur in Northampton County. I decided to return Sunday morning. This  spur trail is part of the  D & L Trail and the The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.  This Corridor preserves the history and heritage of the Lehigh Canal which  was  completed along the Lehigh River in 1829.  The canal ended operations in 1931…

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Dog breeder under investigation in Northampton County after SPCA finds 2 dead dogs on property, seizes 13 others | Lehigh Valley Regional News

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Dog breeder under investigation in Northampton County after SPCA finds 2 dead dogs on property, seizes 13 others | Lehigh Valley Regional News

L. MOUNT BETHEL TWP., Pa. – A longtime American Kennel Club judge and 50-year dog breeder is under investigation in Northampton County. That’s after the SPCA found two dead dogs on the property and seized more than a dozen others. Neapolitan Mastiffs roam and are bred at the Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County property. […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/jXg7Q #DogNews #AmericanKennelClub, #NorthamptonCounty

[therealefl]

Cardiff City Striker Makes National League Switch

Cardiff City striker Chanka Zimba has completed a loan move to National League side Maidenhead United, in a deal that was announced an hour before their clash with Oxford City, as confirmed via a statement on the club’s website. The 21-year-old spent last season on loan in League Two, but has now dropped down a division in order to gain more match fitness and improve his consistency in the final…

[snowboyclarkov]

League 2 Countries

Using MapChart, I made a map which looks at the idea of each League 1 football club being a nation. The capitals would be their respective home stadiums. The higher the team is in the table as of 2nd May 2023, the higher precedent it gets for expansion. Expansion begins from the area their stadium is located.

There are versions of this for other English leagues.

Featuring, in order of northern-most point:

Cumbrians - Carlisle United (Capital: Brunton Park)

Pools - Hartlepool United (Capital: Victoria Park)

Strawberries - Barrow (Capital: Holker Street)

Sulphurites - Harrogate Town (Capital: Wetherby Road)

Mariners - Grimsby Town (Capital: Blundell Park)

Bantams - Bradford City (Capital: Valley Parade)

Dale - Rochdale (Capital: Spotland Stadium)

Donny - Doncaster Rovers (Capital: Keepmoat Stadium)

Super White - Tranmere Rovers (Capital: Prenton Park)

Ammies - Salford City (Capital: Moor Lane)

County - Stockport County (Capital: Edgeley Road)

Stags - Mansfield Town (Capital: Field Mill)

Railwaymen - Crewe Alexandra (Capital: Gresty Road)

Boro - Stevenage (Capital: Broadhall Way)

Cobblers - Northampton Town (Capital: Sixfields Stadium)

U's - Colchester United (Capital: Colchester Community Stadium)

Saddlers - Walsall (Capital: Bescot Stadium)

Exiles - Newport County (Capital: Rodney Parade)

Spartans - Swindon Town (Capital: County Ground)

O's - Leyton Orient (Capital: Brisbane Road)

Wombles - Wimbledon (Capital: Plough Lane)

Gills - Gillingham (Capital: Priestfield Stadium)

Red Devils - Crawley Town (Capital: Broadfield Stadium)

Yellows - Sutton United (Capital: Gander Green Lane)

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https://mpodger.redbubble.com

[bighermie]

UPDATE: PA Voter Describes Votes Caught Being Switched Realtime in Judicial Election - From Republican to Democrat - Was Told Trust that Their Vote Would Be Counted Correctly (AUDIO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

2020 revisited

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Unknown American location, possibly Bethlehem Steelworks in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1941

[thebohemianloner]

Abandoned Estate Historical Ruins • Bethlehem, PA

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

Rating Austen’s first lines (this is a rating of the lines, not the books) (rated based on my thoughts of when I read them for the first time, unaware of what happens later)

1. Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. — Emma

Iconic. Makes you wanna be her in just one paragraph.

2. No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine. — Northanger Abbey

I love this one, I don’t know why

3. A gentleman and a lady travelling from Tunbridge towards that part of the Sussex coast which lies between Hastings and Eastbourne, being induced by business to quit the high road and attempt a very rough lane, were overturned in toiling up its long ascent, half rock, half sand. — Sanditon

Pulls you right in.

4. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. — Pride & Prejudice

It’s a classic.

5. The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. — Sense & Sensibility

Straight to the point.

6. The first winter assembly in the town of D. in Surrey was to be held on Tuesday, October 13th and it was generally expected to be a very good one. — The Watsons

I hope it was.

7. About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park, in the county of Northampton, and to be thereby raised to the rank of a baronet's lady, with all the comforts and consequences of an handsome house and large income. — Mansfield Park

Good for her.

8. My dear brother,—I can no longer refuse myself the pleasure of profiting by your kind invitation when we last parted of spending some weeks with you at Churchhill, and, therefore, if quite convenient to you and Mrs. Vernon to receive me at present, I shall hope within a few days to be introduced to a sister whom I have so long desired to be acquainted with. — Lady Susan

Not the worst.

9. Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somerset, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one; there his faculties were roused into admiration and respect, by contemplating the limited remnant of the earliest patents; there any unwelcome sensations, arising from domestic affairs, changed naturally into pity and contempt as he turned over the almost endless creations of the last century; and there, if every other leaf were powerless, he could read his own history with an interest which never failed. — Persuasion

Didn’t ask about Sir Walter Elliot’s passion for monarchy.

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Tozeuma carolinense, arrow shrimp, 50mm. Cobb Bay, Northampton County, Virginia - 08/19/14. Photo by Robert Aguilar, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.

[heavenlybackside]

An Old Brick Service/Peanut Weighing Station on Old 301 in Northampton County, NC

[therealefl]

The Real EFL 2023/24 League One Prediction

With just over a week remaining until the start of the new League One season. excitement is beginning to build in anticipation of the new campaign. A 46 game season is near impossible to predict, although The Real EFL writers have tried their luck at just who will be celebrating come May. League One has proven to be one of the toughest leagues in English football in recent years, with huge clubs…

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On November 26th we venerate Elevated Ancestor & Hoodoo Saint Mama Sojourner Truth on the 140th anniversary of her passing 🕊

An abolitionist, Womens’ Rights activist, & itinerant evangelist, Mama Sojourner Truth truly lived up to her name as one of the fiercest, relentless, & unstoppable pro-abolitionist voices of the 19th Century.

Given the name, Isabella, at birth, Mama Truth was born around 1797 to Dutch-speaking enslaved parents on Colonel Ardinburgh Hurley's plantation in Ulster County, NY. The actual date of her birth remains unknown. At the age of 9 she was sold away from her parents. She was passed through the hands of several slavers across NY State before ending up with the Dumonts. As was the case for most enslaved folks in the rural North, Isabella was forcibly isolated from other slaves and suffered physical & sexual abuse at the hands of the Dumonts.

Alone in the nearby woods, she found peace. Here, she'd speak to Spirit/God. Inspired by her many conversations with Spirit, one day in 1826, she walked away from Dumont Farm to freedom. Although the journey tempted her to return to the Dumonts, she stayed the course after she was struck by a vision of a man she identified as Jesus, during which she felt "baptized in the Holy Spirit," and thus gained the strength & confidence to push on. Like countless Ancestors before her, Isabella called on Spirit & supernatural forces for the power to survive her conditions.

Eventually, she married & birthed 5 children. On July 4, 1827, the NY State Legislature emancipated the enslaved, including Isabella & her children. Yet the Dumont family who "owned" her, refused to comply. Before dawn the next morning, with her youngest baby cradled in her arms, she sought refuge 5 miles away with an abolitionist family. During her time there, she converted to Pentecostal and joined their local Methodist church.

She later then moved again, this time with one of her eldest sons, Peter, in NYC wherein by day she worked as a live-in domestic. Here she found & joined a religious cult called, The Kingdom. It's leader, Matthias, beat Isabella and forced her to take on the heaviest workload. Soon thereafter she became a Pentecostal preacher. Her faith and preaching along with her life story as an emancipated slave drew the attentions of abolitionists & women's rights crusaders. Her speeches were not political by nature. They were based on her unique interpretation - as a woman and a former slave -of the Christian Bible.

On June 1st 1863, Sojourner Truth was born. Isabella took on this new name for herself as she headed East to, “exhort the people to embrace Jesus, and refrain from sin". She lived in a utopian community called, The Northampton Association for Education & Industry, which was devoted to transcending class, race, & gender. She preached at camp meetings for a few years before the community was dissolved. Even though the community lasted less than five years, many highly influential & reform-minded individuals visited the Northampton community; including prolific abolitionist leaders such as Frederick Douglass & William Lloyd Garrison.

Through these connections, she began to speak at public events on behalf of slave abolition and women’s rights. Eventually, this compelled her infamous 1851,“Ar’nt I A Woman” speech at a Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, OH. This was a significant moment in the sociopolitical climate of the country at the time because, for the first time for most, "slave" became equated to women & "woman" became equated to Black. She became increasingly involved on the issue of Women's suffrage, but eventually separated her voice from leaders such as Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton one they asserted that they would not support the Black vote if Women were not also granted the same right.

In 1857, Mama Truth purchased a house with the help of friends in a small Spiritualist community called, Harmonia, near Battle Creek, MI. Here she lived thriving the years of supporting hwrself thrift paid speaking events, selling photographs of herself, publishing her book titled, "Narrative of Sojourner Truth" which was written by an amanuensis, as she was illiterate.

Once the Civil War began, Mama Truth pushed for the inclusion of Blacks in the Union Army, which was not intitially the case. She then poured her energy into gathering food & clothing supplies for the underserved volunteer regiments of Black Union soldiers. This is when the plight freed slaves captured her attention, as many of whom were living in refugee camps in Washington D.C.. Mama Truth embarked on a round-trip journey from her home near Battle Creek,MI to D.C. to meet with President Abraham Lincoln to discuss the conditions of the freedmen refugees in D.C. & across the North.

After the Civil War, she championed the idea of a colony for freed slaves out West where they could galvanize their desires to become self-reliant. Mama Truth garnered numerous signatures for her petition urging the U.S. Government to provide land for this endeavor. Although she presented this petition to then President Ulysses S. Grant, her mission never materialized. Nevertheless, in the Fall of 1879, a large migration of Southern freedmen ventured westward to start begin life anew. Mama Truth saw this as God's Divine Plan for our people. Despite her old age, Mama Truth traveled to Kansas to help them. Four years later, Mama Sojourner Truth passed away at her home near Battle Creek, MI. She was believed to be 86.

"How came Jesus into the world? Through God who created him and woman who bore him. Man, where is your part? But the women are coming up blessed by God and few of the men are coming up with them. But man is in a tight place, the poor slave is on him, woman is coming on him, and he is surely between a hawk an' a buzzard." - Sojourner Truth @ the 1851 Ohio Women's Convention.

We pour libations & give 💐 today as we celebrate Mama Truth her selfless service and pioneering vision for the freedom & self-determination of our people. May her life be a reminder of: the power of stillness & deep meditation, to lead with Spirit, & the grit of perseverance that's alive in our blood.

Offering suggestions: woodland soil, water, Pentecostal prayers/ scripture, read/share her speeches & written words.

‼️Note: offering suggestions are just that & strictly for veneration purposes only. Never attempt to conjure up any spirit or entity without proper divination/Mediumship counsel.‼️

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