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THE MORNING CALL MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DAY OFF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2006 D3 0 A PWO RITES I Insider tips on exploring our area SHOPPING SCOUT Local shoppers help each other find rare items 4S. a tfiS Ms Photos spot like this one at Easton Cemetery. x- IFYOU EVER SEE A HEARSE 60 by Pete Shaheen The Morning Call familiarity Curiosity, mingle at the cemetery Graves of actress, others in repose await visitors in Easton 'v- i Tl BY, imagine if heading for a sun-dappled tomb of my Lafayette College professor Jim Lusardi, whose love of Shakespeare poured from his pores. In an engraved picture, Flossie Holmes, mother of former heavyweight champion Larry, looks as feisty as her motto: "I Wanna Go Home to Dance." The family of Paul Beers Sr. treats the late cemetery groundskeeper to a Halloween complete with hanged ghoul.

According to Unangst, the celebration isn't quite as flashy as the polka band that performed one January, surrounded by a foot of snow. Driving west, on branching macadam paths, is a lovely, funky arboretum. Near the Easton Memorial is an ancient V-shaped tree crowned by furry pods and Chinese-coin leaves. Near the Odenwelder memorial, which is etched with a cabin by a lake, is an ancient hydrangea pruned to resemble a driftwood jester. No wonder the cemetery was founded by a humane educator named Traill Green.

Heading north are grassy tiers that turn the cemetery into a monumental amphitheater. The berms cascade to a lawn that's truly international and truly delightful. Three Kossifo crosses are sheltered by a splendid Japanese maple. Baseball fan Richard A. Parr is memorialized by a circular stone cut with seams and crossed bats.

Rose DeLuca (1908-1925) appears tragically young in a faded photograph, decked out like a flapper on a I i i i jii iv i iff ii ment's sake, I have a 4-cylinder (Toyota Corolla). Steve Ray: The only statistic we've ever seen for the fuel used at idle is from the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority. It says that the average car uses about 0.15 gallon of fuel per hour of idling. That's about 45 cents' worth of gas. If you do that once a day for 250 days a year, it's $112.50 a year at $3 a gallon.

Tom: So what you need, Steve, is a jack. Jack up one of those front wheels while you're stopped and doing your work, put that baby in drive and let the odometer roll. That way, you'll MAKE money on for your idling time. Ray: No, that's dishonest, Steve. And that doesn't even take into account the pollution you're creating by idling for an hour a day.

A better solution would be to stop at a A WEATHERED CAMEO DECORATES the grave of stage actress Belle Mingle Archer, who was famous in 1898 for replacing a dead performer. i A FOUND Wheelchair: Pat of Coplay has a transport wheelchair she is willing to 'sell to Doris of Wescosville. "It is brand-new, never used," she says. Portable basketball hoop and net: Cindy of Bath has a portable basketball hoop and net she is willing to give to Charmin of Emmaus and the youth group at Old Zionsville United Church of Christ. Shopping Scout will put them in touch.

Coat tree: Kay of Emmaus and Pat of Bethlehem both have wooden coat trees they are willing to give to Karen of Center Valley. Kathy of Nazareth has a "nice, sturdy" metal coat tree for Karen. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Snugli: Christine of Allentown makes soft baby carriers that may be similar to the type of Snugli Linda of Macungie is seeking. Shopping Scout will put them in touch.

Salad shooter: Beth of Allentown has a salad shooter for Glenna of Quakertown. "It was used only once or twice and is in great condition. I even have the instruction book to go with it," she says. Linda of Breinigs-ville has a salad shooter she is willing to give to Glenna. Shopping Scout will put them in touch.

Travel coffee mug: John of Allentown has a travel coffee mug from the former Chesapeake Bagel Bakery that he is willing to give to Ruth of Emmaus. "The mug was never used," he says. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. License plate: Bob of Topton and Al of Allentown both have Emmaus Sentinels Drum and Bugle Corps license plates for Tracy of Emmaus. Shopping Scout will put them in touch.

Doghouse: Pam of Schnecksville has a dog house she is willing to sell to Ann of Allentown. "The dog house was never used," she says. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Owner's manual: Pam of Allentown has an owner's manual for a Harley Davidson Electric Glide FL FLH-1200 that she is willing to sell to Betty of Coopersburg. Shopping Scout will put them in touch.

Crochet headbands: Florence of Palmerton may be able to make the crochet headbands that Elaine of Bethlehem has been seeking for her elderly sister. "If I see one of the headbands, I can make all she wants," says Florence. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Double stroller: Colleen of Easton has a "like new" Peg Perego double stroller for Holly of Lower Nazareth. Mickey of Fullerton has a double stroller she is willing to sell.

"I have a double stroller in very gopd condition," she says. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Amway degreaser: Wilma of Palmer Township can help Donna of Palmerton get Amway degreaser. "I can get her the size she wants andor the 55-gallon container," she says. Lucille of Schnecksville suggests Donna check out www.quixtar.com for Amway products.

"Ask for 'standard' delivery; that's the cheapest," she says. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Kiln: Deborah of Hellertown has a kiln she is willing to sell to Judy of Bethlehem. Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Train table: Theo of Allentown has a 4-by-8-foot HO gauge train table, with some track attached, he is willing to give to Silagh of Bethlehem.

Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Prudential Cookware handles: Stew of Nazareth suggests Deborah check out Ecko Housewares at 800-999-3436 or www.ekco.com. "Some years ago we needed to replace a handle on our Prudential cook pot. We were able to get the handle from Ekco Housewares," he says. Glockenspiel: Lois of Breinigsville has a flat glockenspiel she is willing to sell to Ken of South Whitehall Township.

Shopping Scout will put them in touch. Indian Trail Park memorabilia: Shirley of Northampton has a water-color print of the park carousel and game room done by artist Danette Hummel Gower that she is willing to sell to Connie of Bethlehem. Children's books: Susan of Wal-nutport has a box of books for Donna of Macungie. "I am also a school librarian with a budget. I buy extra books at yard sales, usually only paying 20 By Geoff Gehman Of The Morning Call Last weekend I visited Easton Cemetery on a day so glorious, I was glad to be alive among the dead.

I felt even better after roaming through 99 acres of beautiful trees, creative graves and irreverent shrines. After passing through the entrance gate, a four-turret Gothic Xanadu, I paid my respects to Lucy Minturn Barnet, who lived only 518 days. Her stone self sleeps in a canopied bed, a small pumpkin by her side. Wayne Unangst, who in 1986 succeeded his father as cemetery superintendent, believes the Halloween gift was left by someone who leaves Lucy a token every month. The ritual is Easton's answer to the glass of cognac placed every Jan.

19 at the Baltimore grave of Edgar Allan Poe. A few hundred yards north is another Victorian valentine. The 6-foot-tall stone contains a coin-shaped profile of actress Belle Mingle Archer, who in 1898 became a national sensation after replacing a suddenly dead performer in the play "A Contented Woman." Weather and time have ruined her bronze makeup and breast-heaving epitaph: "To the name Belle Archer, the master leaning reached a hand and whispered 'It is Below Belle is Section which is less florid and more fun. An open book tops the if IF i DAVID CERUlil SCULPTURE the graves of merchants and Eleanor Lipkin. cracked cameo brooch.

Down in Section near Route 22's white-noise rush, is the cemetery's only abstract sculpture. David Cerulli's blooming bronze robustly ribbons the robust spirits of Cecil and Eleanor Lipkin, furniture-store owners, cultural philanthropists and true-blue Easto-nians. Somehow, the gyroscopic curves seem natural near a carved boulder and a pair of Torah tablets. Last Saturday's visit was moving, and momentous. You see, it was my first pilgrimage to a cemetery I've been passing for 48 years, ever since I was 3 weeks old and bound to see my grandmother on Northampton Street for the first time.

Spending three hours between her old house, my father's birthplace and my alma mater, I felt at rest and at home. geoff.gehmanmcall.com 610-820-6516 CLACK i 1 1 i hu4 doughnut shop and do your work in there over a cup of iced coffee. Dear Tom and Ray: My husband and I share a 2002 Subaru Baja, which we love. We often drive it on tough roads in the mountains and deserts of Southern California, and it has never let us down. However, I have noticed that the sidewalls of the tires are becoming worn, and in one place, the black "rubber" coating has been scraped away and a white underlayer is exposed.

My husband and I disagree about the seriousness of this. Could you put my mind at ease? Daphne Ray: No, we can't, Daphne. I'll tell you a story. Once, I had a terrible ringing in my ears. And after a week or so, it was driving me crazy.

Tom: So he goes to the hospital, and he sees a world-famous eye, ear, nose, throat and wallet specialist ll A marks Cecil rr i ii i in it if i I v-i i iuii iii i ivjiv- 1 1 luy v.ujL vu li ii i lavaii I ii II in i i tti i. il jakj yy named Dr. Patel. Dr. Patel does a tnorougn examination ana asKS my brother a bunch of probing questions.

And then he announces his diagnosis, which is that my brother has tinnitus: ringing in the ears. Ray: And I say: "Tinnitus? What causes thnt?" And he savs. "Well. Raymond it could be nothing." Then a look of excitement lights up his face and he adds, "Or, it could be a brain tumor!" Tom: That's the story with your tires, Daphne. It could be something cosmetic, or your tires could be falling apart.

Got a question about car? Write to Click and Clack in care of The Morning Call, or e-mail Car Talk at www. cartalk.com. Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman. "Car Talk" can be heard on WDIY radio (88.1 in AllentownBethlehem; 93.9 in EastonPhillipsburg; 93.7 in Fogelsville Trexlertown and on 90.3 WXLV) 10 a.m. Advice TOM and RAY MAGUOZZI Dear Tom and Ray: My job requires me to spend a lot of time in my car every day not only driving, but parked, working on my laptop.

I esti-' mate that the car sits at idle for one hour a day while I work on the laptop. When the weather is cooler, I turn the engine off and roll the windows down, but during the summer, it's just too hot to sit without the AC going. I am reimbursed for mileage but have the feeling that I am getting the short end of the stick. While I am parked with the engine running, the odometer is not moving. Any guess how much gas I am using while sitting at idle? I am sure this varies based on the size of the engine, but for argu Saturday and 6 p.m.

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