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Honk if You Like Snow Geese!

Snow geese flock to field in Lower Macungie Township, causing those in passing vehicles to pull over and gawk.

Simply put, they were car-stoppers. A major gaggle of unapologetic snow geese kept coming and coming and coming late Thursday afternoon to create quite a spectacle in a Lower Macungie Township field. It was like the scene out of Hitchcock's "The Birds," only more controlled and totally uninterested -- fortunately -- in attacking humans. Cars alone were the victims of the sheer number of geese. Area car washes will benefit. Many probably heard and then could see a sizable flock overhead in the Trexlertown area. Anyone who cared to further investigate or continued home in the area of Mill Creek, Spring Creek or Lower Macungie roads found an even more astounding scene as the countless number of birds had settled in a cut cornfield between the…

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Lehigh Center Seeks Depression Study Volunteers

Volunteers are needed for a study on depression by the Lehigh Center in Allentown

Lehigh Center for Clinical Research in Allentown is conducting a research study for adults 18 and over with depression, according to a post on Lehigh Valley Craigslist. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you may be suffering from depression. Depression is a medical condition that millions of American suffer from everyday.  Qualified volunteers will receive study related care and medication at no cost. You will also receive payment for time and travel. For additional information regarding this study, please call: 610-820-0342

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Physical Therapy Assistant Excels, Loves her Work

Elaine Toth has worked as a physical therapy assistant for 38 years, including eight years at Lehigh Center in Lower Macungie.

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Physical Therapy Assistant Excels, Loves her Work

Elaine Toth has worked as a physical therapy assistant for 38 years, including eight years at Lehigh Center in Lower Macungie.

Editors note: Elaine Toth was nominated by a Patch reader when Patch asked readers to tell us about amazing workers in our community to celebrate Labor Day 2012. Elaine Toth knows exactly when she decided to train as a physical therapy assistant. While in high school, she knew of a football player who broke his neck, but eventually returned to school because of the excellent medical care he received. Recognizing the role that physical therapy had played in helping the football player, she thought to herself, “Wow, that would be very rewarding.” Toth, 58, has worked as a physical therapy assistant for 38 years even though for the past 14 years she has battled rheumatoid arthritis. She has also had a knee replacement. “Some days my feet hurt…

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