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Free Tea and Play Event for Moms and Tots

River Valley Waldorf School is offering a free Tea and Play event every first Monday of the month from 10 to 11 am. It is held in one of River Valley’s lovely early childhood classrooms, where you will find all kinds of natural and simple play things, including silk capes, wood blocks and cotton dolls. It is a paradise for an inquiring child’s exploration. The Tea and Play event is designed to welcome community members with small children to experience the beauty and tranquility of a Waldorf pre-school classroom.

While the children play, parents have an opportunity to visit with a River Valley pre-school teacher, discuss what Waldorf early-childhood education is all about and have any questions answered. Most importantly, it is a welcoming space for parents and children to spend time together in a place apart from the stress of everyday life. The Tea and Play event is open to the community with children birth to four years old.

Location: 1395 Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA. For more information and to reserve a space, call 610-982-5606.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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