Fourth of July weekend - time to sit back, 
relax and reminisce!

Courtesy http://www.halloweendayquotes.net

If you're curious about life before smartphones, DVD's and HDTV's ... 
enjoy this collection of photos showing how things have changed in NJ.
             
Click this link & #52 on the first image seen.
Montague Township's Historical Society, MARCH,
 starts its summer season today - June 25th

Open House Museum Tours will be offered 1- 4PM
 at the Foster-Armstrong House [FAH] and the Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse.  
Courtesy of MARCH Facebook site

6/25 featured featured exhibit: 
 Covered Bridges with Bill Coughlin, who created each scale model on display.
One side  of each model reflects the actual appearance of the 
particular bridge is its modeled on, 
the other side shows the truss style used in that particular construction.
Mr. Coughlin can explain the significance of each.

         Courtesy http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/nj-wwi-facts.html
More than four million American families 
sent their sons and daughters 
to serve in uniform during the Great War.

116,516 U.S. soldiers 
gave their lives in combat. 

Another 200,000 were wounded,
a casualty rate
 far greater than in World War II.


More than 350,000 African Americans served in the U.S. military, 
as did Native Americans 
and members of other minority groups. 

And, for the first time, 
women joined the ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
Posted by http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/
   Ticks are making the news 
      & not in a good way!
Photo Courtesy of Calif. Dept of  Public Health
Deer ticks shown at different stages on a finger. 
L-R: Larvae, Nymph [aka seed ticks ]; Adult male; Adult female.
                                              
Courtesy

   American Lyme Disease Foundation

Life Cycle 

(click above titles for info)

The life cycle of a deer tick takes approximately 2 years to complete. Their development is dependent on both environment and availability of hosts. They may, however, be capable of developing in less than one year.

All three of the development stages require a blood meal from hosts. Deer ticks attach themselves to and feed on a single host during their larval stage, another during nymphal stage, 
and the third during adult stage.  
The tick larvae and nymphs both molt after feeding.

After laying eggs, the female adult deer ticks will die. 
One female is capable of laying up to 3,000 eggs. 

Six-legged larvae emerge from the eggs & begin search for a host. 
A larvae then feeds for about 4 days before dropping to the ground to molt and become a nymph. 
Nymphs have eight legs and once again search or hosts. They will the feed and molt into an adult.

Larvae
Larval and nymphal stage deer ticks prefer small hosts and are most likely to feed on rodents. Adult ticks are fond of white-tailed deer and sometimes feed on human hosts. Diseases are transferred to humans and animals during their nymphal and adult stages.

Eggs
Females lay eggs in suitable areas close to vegetation. Emerging as larvae, they immediately begin to search for hosts, which tend to be small, e.g.,  mice. During these early feeding stages is when ticks contract diseases such as Lyme. 
The diseases are transmitted to hosts during future feedings.


De-ticking clothes is best accomplished by throwing everything into a hot dryer for 15 minutes, even before washing. 
Washing clothes first does not kill them but drying does.

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