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Farmland preservation moving Forward in Moore Township

By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News

It was reported at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Moore Township Board of Supervisors that the Joseph Csencsits farm was put into preservation on February 3. In addition, the Larry Kemmerer farm appraisal of 95 out of 112 acres was approved. The Farmland Preservation & Open Space Committee noted that out of 200 farm owners contacted, 20 want to join in the preservation effort. There is $548,150 left under the previous year’s commitment of $1-million, and this year there is $700,000, so they will continue to move forward. Glenn Shoemaker of the Environmental Advisory Council announced that June 9 will be the next time for recycling of refrigerators (with or without freon) and a number of other items. There is no charge except for batteries. He asked the supervisors to approve a $500 expenditure for advertising, twice in The Home News and once in The Key, plus distribution of pamphlets, telling when and where, and what can be brought in. . Last year, the local collection of recyclables amounted to 15,726 pounds. Other Matters • Two subdivisions were approved conditionally: the J. H. Hicks land development, which engineer Al Kortze said had met his conditions and the planning commission approved; and the Michael and Colin Frick land development. Although a number of residents were opposed to the latter, the planning commission approved, and Supervisors Chairman David Tashner said all conditions were complied with. • A $98,000 letter of credit

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for Pheasant Ridge Estates, phase two, would be pulled, the board said, if the developer didn’t get an extension by February 8. • The board voted to advertise for bids for stone and asphalt for this year. • It was noted that a considerable amount of brush has been hauled to the First Regional Compost Authority site in East Allen Township. Continued on page 7

Lehigh Elementary kindergarten class enjoyed prizes their teacher Lisa Jones won from the DelMonte Teacher Monday Contest. Ms. Jones received $250 in supplies and $750 which she used to purchase fruit bars for the K-6 students and their families. – Contributed photo

275th Anniversary Corner

Used Clothing Drive & Community Yard Sale It is that time of year again to start thinking about the used clothing drive and community yard sale in the Borough of Bath. The yard sale is scheduled for May 19 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the borough. Permits are $10 and can be purchased through the borough office. The used clothing drive will also happen the weekend of May 19 and May 20. Used clothing, linens, towels, stuffed animals, hard plastic toys, belts, coats and jackets can be dropped off at My Place Restaurant on May 19 and 20th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ONLY. All items must be in a plastic bag. Start cleaning out your closets now to help make 2012 clothing drive the best the borough has seen! Basket Bingo The Anniversary committee has scheduled a Longaberger basket bingo for March 25th at the Klecknersville Fire Co. The doors will open 12 noon and the bingo starts at 1 p.m. For more info, stop by the anniversary store on Saturday from 10 – 1 p.m. or contact MiContinued on page 7

School board discusses next Steps for new middle school By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News

Planning for the projected new middle school was one of the main items on Monday night’s agenda for the Northampton Area School Board. One of the first steps before that part of the campus moves forward is demolition of pod three at the present middle school, along with the field house. Also on Monday, the board approved the contract with KCBA of Hatfield, Pa., to provide architectural services to the district for the new Northampton Area grades 6, 7 and 8 middle school project. They also passed a resolution authorizing the execution of and approval of the agreement of sale for the purchase

of the former Northampton Branch of the VocationalTechnical School at 1417 Laubach Ave. , along with purchasing the title insurance for the property in an amount no less than the purchase price being paid for the property. Two presentations were made, one that noted the general operating budget of Intermediate Unit #20 and the other from district dental hygienist Mrs. Beth Arcury, outlining the program she has in trying to provide good dental health education for children in the district. She will also seek grants to pay for some of the instructional needs. Mrs. Arcury noted proudly that she was selected to be featured on a billboard that is sponsored by the Community College.

At the next meeting, there will be a presentation by the Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech. Other Matters The board accepted the resignation of Robert Edwards, special education instructional assistant, effective Jan. 27. In other personnel actions: • Approval was given for Mrs. Tara Mrazik, Ms. Tara Mushko, Mrs. Ann Harrington, Mrs. Theresa Barrall, and Richard Silvius to attend the Pa. DECA State Conference along with 61 DECA students on Feb. 22-24 in Hershey at a minimum cost of $11,730. • Attendance of Dr. Stephen Kachmar at the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program trainer of trainers program at Continued on page 13

Official gives update on local PennDOT projects

By Joe Korba Special to The Home News

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Ronald Young, a PennDOT District 5 press officer, spoke at a Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce event at The Other Side Restaurant in Neffs. Young described the deteriorating conditions of many state roads and bridges throughout our area. In Northampton County alone there are more than 104 miles

of roads rated in poor condition by PennDOT standards. There are also 62 bridges in the county that PennDOTrates as “structurally deficient,” meaning; “one or more bridge elements have deteriorated to they point that they need to be posted with weight limits or closed completely in some cases,” according to Young. Some road projects are pending, but finding the

funding to do all the necessary work isn’t easy. PennDOT has a fixed budget based on the state’s gas tax and driver’s license and registration fees. While fuel and material costs have risen exponentially PennDOT hasn’t seen an increase in state funding since 1997. The two hurricanes in the fall of 2011 caused major flooding and washed out numerous state roads negating Continued on page 3

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2 THE HOME NEWS Feb. 16-22, 2012

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GOP & Pregnancy One of the positions of Republican presidential candidates that might cost them many votes is their support of limiting a woman’s right to make her childbearing decisions. All Republican presidential nomination candidates are reportedly in favor of overturning the Supreme Court decision of Roe vs. Wade and to restrict a woman’s right to make her own childbearing decisions. If this position becomes law, health care services to many women would be curtailed. This position is not widely publicized or stressed in nomination campaigning. But voters should not be misled. Defenders of current policy and law believe women’s reproductive health should be to a large extent in the hands of pregnant women. Democrats can likely win more support in calling voters’ attention to this difference than Republicans win from those who are seeking to limit women’s reproductive rights.

Letters from our Readers The New F--- Word To the Editor: Vacationing in Florida I just finished reading The Home News opinion Feburary article written by the local President of the Chamber of Commerce, telling us about all the benefits that the new Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale gas industry is creating for the Pennsylvania economy and why the industry should not pay their fair share of taxes. It was very craftily written because it avoided the new and different kind of F-word this industry is creating and as controversial as what it defines. The word is "fracking" — as in hydraulic fracturing, a

technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas from rock, but with constantly new techniques. The newest example is jamming plastic balls into our earth. It's not in the dictionary, the industry hates the word, and even President Obama didn't use it in his State of the Union speech — even as he praised federal subsidies for it. But it is so bad it has its own Occupy movement, videos showing it is causing Ohio earthquakes and how it is tainting drinking water. One of the chants at an recent anti-drilling rally in Albany was "No fracking way!" Tom Sedor Sr. Northampton

Opinion Stopping SNAP Fraud in its Tracks   By Kevin Concannon

Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Americans expect and deserve a government that ensures their hard-earned tax dollars are managed with accountability and integrity. Without that commitment, we risk undermining public confidence in the value of SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – formerly known as food stamps. This critical nutrition program helps millions of people in need put food on the table through tough economic times until they can get back on their feet. In support of this commitment, and as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing Campaign to Cut Waste and root out fraud and abuse in federal programs, USDA announced new steps to strengthen antifraud efforts in SNAP. In that same spirit, I am pleased to report on the first quarter results of our antifraud efforts in 2012. From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2011, we penalized – with fines or a temporary disqualification – more than 225 stores found violating program rules, and we permanently disqualified over 350 stores for trafficking SNAP benefits. While fraud is a relatively limited problem in SNAP – the violating stores represent less than ½ of one percent of more than 230,000 food stores authorized to redeem benefits – we have a zero tolerance policy for fraud. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service conducts ongoing surveillance and investigation, to find bad actors and remove them from the program. In fiscal year 2011, FNS reviewed over 15,000 stores, and permanently disqualified over 1,200 for program violations. As Undersecretary of the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, at USDA - the federal agency that oversees the state administration of the program - and having run

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the program at the state level in Maine, Oregon, and Iowa, I know firsthand the importance of SNAP. I don’t tolerate fraud and abuse in the program, and neither do the American taxpayers. So last December I announced new and expanded anti-fraud activities to strengthen USDA’s commitment to promote and preserve the integrity of SNAP, a critical nutrition assistance

program that feeds more than 46 million low-income and working Americans. To adapt state-of-the-art technology to identify suspicious activity, we awarded a 10-year contract to further develop the next generation of fraud detection systems. We are in the process of developing even stronger sanctions and penalties against retailers that misuse the Continued on page 14

Looking Back By ED PANY Curator, Atlas Cement Memorial Museum

1971

The year 1971 as covered by the Home News was an active one with good and bad news. These are some highlights. Do you remember? When arson was suspected as the Keystone Rod and Gun Club burns to the ground. Stolen $50,000 Freidman’s tractor trailer rig is found in a New Jersey community. David G. Olson, Bath RD #2 is elected Superintendent of the Northampton Area School District. Miss Paulette Druckenmiller, Petersville crowned Queen of 1971 Outdoor Sports Show. Chapman Quarries United Methodist Church honored by first visit of a bishop in its 104 year history. Cement National Bank opens new modern banking institution in Bath. It was revealed today by Penna. Dept. of Transportation that Carl Meixner was named as Northampton County Superintendent of Highways. Brian Rehrig, 235 E. Northampton St., named winner of a National Merit Scholarship. He is the son of my friends Carl and Margie Rehrig, great folk. Northampton Area Schools open on schedule as teachers’ strike is averted. Four persons die and four are saved as a plane crashes on Blue Mountain at Delps. It was the second crash in the

same area within a year. William Kershner, Main St., elected Bath Fire Chief replacing Robert Fields. Clerk at Hartigan’s Cut Rate, Bath, is held up by two youths, who escape with $115.00 Little League fields at Moore Township Community Center are dedicated and called Wisner Field. Bulldozers complete razing of buildings on Main & Walnut Sts. for a new gas station. Michael Ziatyk, Bath #2 is honored by Sacred Heart Church as Young Man of the Year. Michael was an excellent student and athlete at Northampton High School. Dedication begins for St. John’s new building. Penn-Dixie Cement Corp. announces appointment of Werner Ostberg as new President. The company operates Plants #4, #5, #6 in the Bath area. Plant #4 closed in 1979, ending the Penn-Dixie era. I am told Mrs. Paulette Druckenmiller Fritz recently retired from the Wells Fargo Bank in Northampton. A teller, a manager, she served all the banks with a smile. Paulette was in banking for over 40 years. I can still see her preparing history assignments for this writer over at Northampton High School. I’ll have much more for you in a few weeks!

the Fence GabGab OverOver the Fence by Pete G. Ossip by Pete G. Ossip

We’ve had March winds in February, and it’s been cold, but except for a light variety of snow, not bad the past few days. Now it’s supposed to get warmer again this week. What a winter! But I guess we can’t complain too much. . . . Ash Wednesday will be next week and the start of Lent, but the day before is Fastnacht Day, right? I have a different kind of calendar this year, and it doesn’t say anything about these days, so I’m scratching my head to get things straight. It’s rough when you aren’t organized, and calendars help out a lot. Oh well, that’s the part of getting old and rickety, I reckon. . . .If you see Wayne Romanishan from Danielsville riding around on a big all terrain vehicle, I hear he won it at the whitetail deer classic over at Northampton the other night. . . . Looks like that diner that was opened over along 248 by all those monuments isn’t gonna be allowed to stay open, at last until they get the permits they should’ve had. Can’t do much without the legal paper work that’s involved. . . . That sure was a nice program down at the Bath public school last week, praising all the kids who do so well in class. They even had a wolf mascot there, and I hear the youngsters have made up some of their own wolf displays to show off in the lobby. As Ye Ed tells me, that’s called Esprit de Corps. .

. . Also great to see that clubs are giving some money to help out – like the fire company social club in town helping pay some of the costs to repair or rebuild the pavilion down at the park and the Quota Club over Northampton way helping the fire fighters buy a piece of equipment that can save people if they can get to ‘em early after a heart attack. . . .The music world was rocked this week at the death of Whitney Houston. It was the day before the Grammys, so they had a wonderful tribute to her. I didn’t remember that she had performed at Stabler Arena down at Lehigh University in the past. To see her on TV the other night, she did have a great voice. She’s gone, but her music will stay with us. It’s hard to accept when people die so young, and we don’t know the circumstances, but that’s life, I guess. . . . It was nice to see the crowd give a standing ovation to Berks County’s own Taylor Swift after she sang a song. You could see her say to herself, “Wow!!” . . . . I hope all the gals had a nice Valentine’s Day this week. A hug and a kiss, and maybe some candy or trinket would have been just right. Happy Valentine’s Day, Elmira! . . . Gotta do some work around the house, and maybe helping her out with some cleaning might be a good thing, too, for my valentine. See ya!!

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the savings on salt and road maintenance during the unusually mild winter. With a limited budget and a rapidly deteriorating infrastructure PennDOT is often left playing catch-up. “We’re posting [weight restrictions] weekly. For every one road or bridge we get off the bad list, it seems like two more go on,”Young said. Some upcoming projects in Northampton County are repaving of parts of Rt. 33 and a redesign of the Rt. 33 and Rt. 512 onramp. The repairs on the Rt. 946 bridge over Hokendaqua Creek are tentatively scheduled to be finished in the fall of 2012.

Fisher House Benefit

THE HOME NEWS There will be snacks, finger foods and beverages as well as a cash bar and door prizes. With all proceeds benefiting the Fisher House Foundation, tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased by calling 610-573-9098 or 610-442-6837. There is at least one Fisher House at every major military medical center to assist families in need and to ensure that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment. Annually, the Fisher House program serves more than 11,000 families and have made available nearly three million days of lodging to family members since the program originated in 1990.

The second Brigade Motorcycle club is holding their 5th annual Fisher House Benefit on Friday, February 24 at Moore Twsp. the Rodeway Inn Conference Center in Allentown from 8 Walkers/Runners Wanted p.m. to 1 a.m. Music will be The Lehigh Township Rails provided by DJ Hammer. to Trails organization would

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like to extend an invitation to join their group to those residents of Moore Township who enjoy walking and riding on local rail-trails. The goal is to develop a trail running across the township. At the west end it will join with trails in Walnutport and Slatington. At the east end it could join with trails in Moore Township. They invite interested persons to attend one of their meetings, which are held the third Wednesday of each month at the municipal building on Municipal Drive in Lehigh Township. In many areas, a number of municipalities join forces to develop a system of trails. For example, the Ironton RailTrail is one such local trail that has been very successful. It would be wonderful if a trail such as theirs could be developed here. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Meg at 610 760-1117, mschell@yahoo.com, or by visiting our website, ltrt.org.

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Natural Perspectives For the Health-Minded Individual DR. GLENN CLEARIE DC www.drclearie.com

Protein and Immediate Health Improvement So you want to feel better, look better, have more energy and become a bit leaner? Get in line! Truth is millions of people want to as well. Never have I encountered a person who wants to feel lousy, remain fatigued, and keep getting heavier. But that’s exactly what happens to the majority. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? We could spend the rest of this week’s Natural Perspectives™ article debating the factors such as economical, time, heredity, or otherwise, yet we will not. Know that whatever situation may have taken you to a place you didn’t want to end up, you can make a decision to reverse course immediately. Top of my list to right many wrongs is the consumption of water. Hydration is paramount. Moving beyond this is removing grains from the diet. If this is the first time you have heard me speak of reducing grain consumption then you might be a little shell shocked right now. If so, please review multiple articles on our website on this topic. Moving forward the single greatest thing you could do next is to eat more protein. From my experience, individuals eat minimal protein altogether. I recommend that eating just about one gram of protein per pound of weight is a good baseline to start from. So for a one hundred fifty pound female they should consume about one hundred fifty grams of protein. Does this sound a bit crazy? Why? The biggest concern I hear from people is the possibility of kidney failure from too much protein. To be clear, I do

not know how many people actually suffer from kidney issues as related to too much protein yet I can tell you that millions more suffer from too many carbohydrates. It’s called diabetes type two, and complications shut down the kidneys….. Could you imagine how much better your life would be if you would even dare to increase your protein intake and reduce grain intake? In all my years of counseling the above sentence could be the most powerful key to regaining health across the United States. Is there more to it? Of course. Everybody is different with various health concerns. However, at the end of the day, the easiest way to jump start your health is doing exactly as I mentioned above. It’s not for debate. It works. For breakfast, protein whey powder is a must. It’s quick and easy. Skipping this invites failure. Twenty to thirty grams of protein powder in water with ice and a couple pieces of fruit is incredible. Following up with a hardboiled egg and a few raw almonds is a great start to the day. For in-between snacks, go with a protein bar that’s around two hundred fifty calories or so with about twenty grams of protein. Lunch needs to be sizable and a whole can of tuna on mixed greens is simple. Dinner is chicken. Get used to it! At least for a while. Although quite simple, some would make it confusing. It doesn’t need to be that way. Find items that are healthy proteins and consume them often and regularly. As an example, some six weeks ago I ran into a man in his fifties that was suffer-

“Natural Perspectives” is a health commentary only and does not claim to diagnose and/or make treatment recommendations. Always seek the advice of your health care professional.

Turning 90!

Gladys Bensing turns 90 years old on February 19, 2012. She was married to William W. Bensing who passed away on January 1, 1994. Gladys has two daughters, Joanne Hugo of Bath and Lora Wyman of Steamboat Springs, CO, one son, William H. Bensing, Sr. who passed away on 12//2/11 and a daughter-in-law, Sandra of Nazareth. Gladys also has five grandchildren, twostep-grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Gladys' secret to longevity is hard work. She worked in the garment industry for many years. She's a member of the Salem UCC in Moorestown and is still independent at home.

Dean’s Lists

Thomas Jefferson University – Nadine Keller of Northampton a radiologic sciences, medosimet student was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Thomas Jefferson University. Cedar Crest College – Named to the dean’s list at Cedar Crest College in Allentown were Carly Athanasatos, Jennifer Bicknese, Morgan Keschl, and Sandra Rex of Bath; Claire Sigafoos and Lori Stauffer of Nazareth; Jennifer Kerns and Diane Treichler of Northampton. East Stroudsburg University – Mary K. Dziadual of Moore Township was named to the dean’s list at East Stroudsburg University. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - The following students from Northampton County have been named to the fall 2011 dean’s list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Students achieve dean’s list status when they are full-time (12 or more credits) with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher. Bath: Jessica Marie Paulus, Beacon Road, B.S. in Interior Design Danielsville: Cassandra Grace Hanley, Bayberry Drive, B.A. in Biology Nazareth: Amanda Marie Bohn, Moravian Street, B.A. in Criminology; Jeffrey Paul Fehnel, Redwood Lane, B.S. in Management/General; Stacey Amber Haverstock, Sycamore Street, B.S. in Fashion Merchandising; Stepha-

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program for therapy dogs at the library from 4-6 p.m. every Tuesday. Participants may be K-6th grade. The Civil War Discussion Group will be meeting at the Northampton Area Public Library on Wednesday, February 15, at 6:30 p.m. The topic of discussion for February is "George Armstrong Custer: no guts, no glory!" The group meets the third Wednesday of every month and is free and open to the public. Contact Dick Stewart at 610-261-4331 if you have any questions.

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nie Marie Prekopa, Donato Court, B.S. in Hospitality Management; Amy Elizabeth Rydeen, Colver Road, B.S. in Chemistry; Ali M. Stoudt, Creekside Drive, B.S.Ed. in Family and Consumer Sciences Education Northampton: Megan E. Yezzo, East 9th Street, B.S.Ed. in Middle Level Education/ Mathematics Walnutport: Jaclyn Irene Donohue, Spruce Street, B.S. in Fashion Merchandising; Lauren Lee Miller, Apricot Drive, Undeclared College of Education and Educational Technology Wind Gap: Amanda Leigh Bennett, Hildenbrandt Road, Undeclared College of Health and Human Services; Joseph Patrick Givens, Miller Road, B.A. in Political Science; Erin M. Hilbert, 8th Street, Physics/Pre-Engineering Rider University - Michael DeBonis of Nazareth, a sophomore Business Administration major, Cheyenne Trimmer of Nazareth, a sophomore Secondary Education major, Ashley Hunter of Northampton, a junior Elementary Education major Ithaca College - The following local residents were named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College for the fall 2011 semester: Victoria Weber, daughter of Robert Weber II and Cynthia Weber of Nazareth, a sophomore Occupational Therapy major, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. Eric Flyte, son of James and Diane Flyte of Bath, a sophomore Performance/Music Education major, was named to the dean’s list at Ithaca College’s School of Music. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Courtney Bishop, of Nazareth, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College at Florham, located in Madison, N.J. has been named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2011 Semester. Erika Livermore, a resident of Nazareth, and a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus, located in Teaneck and HackContinued on page 5

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Grow Your Small Business - Reinvent Yourself

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This is the fifth in a series of articles with bullet proof, completely tested ideas for growing your small business. I recently walked into Starbucks for my usual, a small cup of coffee. I walked toward the gal who would take my order. Wasn’t paying much attention then I looked up and I saw “YELLOW”. It was so obvious it made me curious, so instead of ordering my coffee I went to see what the “YELLOW” was all about. It was the new Starbucks Blonde campaign, blonde coffee, blonde travel mugs, blonde ceramic mugs and new blonde packaging. What a great idea! When we walk into Starbucks we generally see green and during the holidays we see red. As customers we are used to the consistent brand Starbucks offers. But we are not used to “BLONDE” and “YELLOW” it’s not the normal color you see when you stop in for your cup of Joe. Reinventing yourself is as critical as creating a sense of urgency for your business. Consumers get tired of the ‘same old same old’ real quick. It doesn’t matter if you are a dentist, an auto repair business or whether you are a

small bank, you can and must reinvent yourself a minimum of once a year. 6 Basic Reinvent Yourself Ideas for Any Business- Give’em a HOOK A Dentist can take his or her practice on the road, network and sponsor events Auto Repair can begin BIG Inspection Thursdays $10 off if you bring car in on Thursday or give away free lunch to first appointment of the day A Bank can start Charity months, pick a charity each month and match what your customers donate Restaurants - Mad Mondays - Create a Monday menu with meals you don’t usually carry Printing - offer free business cards for every new customer on Fridays Any business can partner with another like business, if you buy from me get a coupon to shop with a partner biz Who would have thought that “YELLOW” could be so prominent and create so much curiosity? My guess is that the coffee is the same, the travel mug style has been sold before but now that it’s the ‘blonde’ campaign and packaged so uniquely; it’s new and exciting. Maybe you could take your business “BLONDE”; I heard it’s more

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ensack, N.J., has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 Semester. Honors List; Shane Siebler of Nazareth, Loren Rich of Northampton. Gwynedd-Mercy College - Daniel Ressler of Northampton has been named to Gwynedd-Mercy College’s fall 2011 dean’s list. This recognizes one of the highest forms of academic excellence within a specific area of study. Saint Joseph’s University - the following residents earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2011 semester at Saint Joseph’s University: Taylor Rizzolino of Naza-

THE HOME NEWS reth is majoring in English, Matthew Kollar of Nazareth is majoring in Undecided Business.

Antique Show Set for March

The Governor Wolf Historical Society will hold its fourth annual antiques show and sale Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, at the Historical Society campus in East Allen Township, just off Route 512 south of Bath, with 30 quality antique dealers featuring 18th, 19th and early 20th century American, English, primitive and period furniture, folk art, pottery, textiles, jewelry, tin, toys and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Many of the antique dealers who took part in previous years are returning this year, with displays in all three historic buildings at the Governor Wolf Historical Society Park. Highlights of the show include historic room settings, hearth cooking and sampling, and refreshments for sale at the Schoolhouse Café, where Jen and Allen George of “the Daily Grind” in Bath will be serving coffee, sandwiches and more. One speaker has been scheduled for Sunday: Janet Kline of Bath speaking on “Victorian Knife Rests.” Again this year, the show is

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aligned with the Heart of the Valley antique show in historic Bethlehem. The Governor Wolf Historical Society campus is located at 6600 Jacksonville Road, Bath. It’s just two miles south of Bath. There is an admission charge, but parking is free. For a discount admission card and more information, go to www. govwolf.org. All proceeds benefit the society and the preservation of its historic buildings. For more information, call Carol at 610-390-0555, or GWHS at 610-837-9015 or visit otheir website.

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The recent Australian Open convinced many tennis fans men’s finals in tennis tournaments should be limited to three sets. That’s partly because several top players today waste too much time. The world’s number one, Novak Djokovic, bounces the ball slowly a dozen times be-

fore he serves! And he and the world’s number two, Rafael Nadal, can survive so long on points they make a match run to almost six hours! What network will televise such a match? It would probably not be possible to sell enough TV commercial time for such a lengthy match. With women’s finals limited to three sets, why not the same for men? Tennis is no longer the game it once was. There is acting, grimacing, sit-downs and other physical gyrations by too many players today. And too many female players scream at each other on every point of a match. Limits are needed.

With a three-game sweep of Messiah Lutheran of Bethlehem, St. Paul’s U.C.C. of Northampton vaulted back into first place on Monday in the Suburban Inter-Church Dart Baseball League. They won 8-2, 4-3, and 4-1 with Rich Kern and Jason Gross, both 6 for 12; Zack Kern and Debbie Hughes, both 4 for 13 and a home run each. Messiah: Mike Daly, Jr., 6 for 12 with a homer; Todd Jones and Jim Segesdy, both 5 for 12, and Mike Daly, Sr., 4 for 12. St. Stephen’s Lutheran of Bethlehem knocked DrylandTrinity of Hecktown out of the top spot, winning 5-4 and 8-2 in 10 innings sandwiched around a 4-3 loss. St. Stephen’s: Travis Beahm, 7 for 14; Alan Beahm and Gary Buczynski, both 6 for 14; and Ryan Hoysan, 4 for 11. Hecktown: Larry Golick, 5 for 13;

Bruce Vollman, 4 for 11, and Earl Sigley, a pair of homers. Christ UCC of Bath swept visiting Ebenezer of Bethlehem, 4-3, 5-3 and 9-2 behind Garry Hunsicker, 7 for 13; Dave DalCin, 7 for 12 and the cycle; Darius DalCin, 5 for 13; Jarod Pokorny, two homers, and Joe Hunsicker, a solo round tripper. Ebenezer: Rich Pacchioni, 5 for 11; Frank Marzigliano, 3 for 11; Carl Fraley and Leroy Wilcox, both with two homers. Bath Lutheran topped Salem UCC at Moorestown 3-1 and 3-1 before losing 9-7, with “Doc” Cavallo, 6 for 11; “Botchy”, 5 for 9; Lee Creyer, 5 for 13 and a homer; and Matt Creyer, 4 for 13. Salem: Larry Bush, 7 for 12 with two home runs, and Rachel Krause, 4 for 11. Trinity Lutheran of Bangor topped St. John’s Union

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of Farmersville in a trio, 112, 4-3 in 14 innings, and 2-0, with Judy Hoffert, 8 for 15; Larry Fehnel, 7 for 15, and Joe Smith, a homer. Farmersville: Kyle Campbell, 5 for 13; Wade Chilmonick, 4 for 14; Tom George, 3 for 13, while Dave Campbell hit into a triple play. Emmanuel EC of Bethlehem lost 3-2 in 11 innings, thanks to a 2-run homer by young Jacob Hoffert of Salem Lutheran of Bethlehem, but then Emmanuel won 4-3 and 6-3. Emmanuel: Bruce Damluk, 8 for 14; Jim Hill and Eric McCauley, both 5 for 13. Salem: Jacob, 4 for 10 with that homer; Walt Hoffert and Tim Eichman, both 5 for 13, and Scott Hoffert, 5 for 14.

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SCHEDULE: Feb. 20 – Lehigh Valley All-Star Games: Suburban vs. City League at Hellertown.

K-Kids girls’ Basketball team Wins LV North title

To the “anti” crowd, here are some facts and figures to show that hunters have done much in the way of habitat improvement and conservation of natural resources. License revenues fund nearly half the budget, on average, for state fish and wildlife agencies. The money supports management and restoration programs. Excise taxes on sporting equipment such as firearms, ammunition and fishing tackle provide more than onefifth the revenue for agencies like the Pa. Fish & Boat Commission and Pa. Game Commission. The funds are used to acquire, maintain and improve wildlife habitat and to make the nation’s lands and waters more accessible and enjoyable to ALL its citizens, sportsmen and non-sportsmen alike. Other revenue sources include special taxes and receipts from the sale of Duck & Wildlife stamps ($81 million), and dues and contri-

butions ($527 million) from sportsmen to conservation groups. Duck stamp proceeds are used by the government to buy or lease wetland habitat for ducks, geese and hundreds of non-game birds and animals. Sportsmen contribute more than $2.8 billion annually for conservation. Hunters and target shooters have paid $6.8 billion in excise taxes, since the inception of the PittmanRobertson Act in 1937. Hunting is big business – generating 600,000 jobs in the U.S. In summary, hunters and anglers promote more than 75% of the annual funds of the 50 state conservation agencies. Sportsmen are clearly the largest contributor to conservation, caring for programs that benefit all Americans and all wildlife. Now let’s talk about how the population of wildlife has grown, even with all the hunting seasons that states like

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With just 13.5 seconds remaining in the game, Alesha Marcks scored a layup that defeated Parkland 36-35 for the Lehigh Valley Conference North Division girls basketball title last Tuesday. They finished their regular season with a 50-40 win over the Nazareth Blue Eagles girls’ team on Friday. Last night the Northampton girls hosted the Becahi team in a re-match in a league semi-final match. The last time they played, Northampton won 50-24. (Results of the Wednesday night game came after press time.) The semifinal winners are scheduled to play at Allen High School this Friday at 6 p.m.

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Team 6 Loses, But Still First in Bath Die Hards League Team 6 got socked 1 to 3 again on Feb. 8, but they’re holding first place by a half point in the Bath Die Hards League. Scoring for them were Terry Bartholomew, 677; Ken Grube, 632; Kathy Grube, 496; Judy Edwards, 403. Closing in on them is Team 2, a 3 to 1 winner with Michelle Tirrell, 492, and Art Bruch, 445. Also winning 3 to 1 was Team 4, led by Polly Kosman, 478; Randy Kessler, 453; and BobbyLou Snyder, 419. But not to be outdone was Team 1, another 3 to 1 winner with Bob Kosman, 577; Joe Bachman, 449; Shirley Ar-

nold, 415, and Marie Harring, 413. Continuing on the losing side were Teams 3 and 5. Team 3 lost 1 to 3 with Jim Stevens, 494; Rick Deily, 491, and Dick Deily, 474. Team 5 had Bob C. Kosman, 545, and Charles Kosman, 404.

STANDINGS Team 6 Team 2 Team 1 Team 4 Team 3 Team 5

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Moore Pizza Now In Front by Point in Bath Commercial Week 22 of the Bath Commercial League found another team out in front by a game, Moore Pizza, after they won 3 to 1 over Bath Supply, keeping them in the cellar. Pizza: Rollie Meixsell, 278-217–684; Gerry Eckhart, 222–589; Dave Chuss, 231–512. Supply: Harvey Rissmiller, 268-213–669; Brent Connolly, 223-245–629; Steve Kerbacher, 234–625; Lester Steigerwalt, 212–581; Jeff Kerbacher, 545. Old Dairy made it to second place with a 4 to 0 sweep over Valley Inspection Service, led by Bill Neidig, 227-279–698; Rich Ehrhart, 244-217–648; Rich Trucksess, 246-213–645; Ed Bernatovich, 213–567; John Kerbacher, 202–560. Inspection: Terry Bartholomew, 211215-213–640; Ed Musselman, 229-236–627; Craig Madtes, 223–572; Lane Rundle, 203–

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• Time extensions of one year were granted for improvements by S & S Custom Homes and the Sacred Heart Parish of Bath. • Four resolutions were okayed: Non-uniform, pension rate of $2.50 an hour for 2012; naming of Tashner as the non-uniform pension plan chief administrator; notice of tree and shrubbery removal along township rightsof-way; ag security of 25 acres on the Alfred Pierce property; and allowing the road crew to drive beyond 11 hours during emergencies such as persistent snowfalls of six inches or more. • A junkyard ordinance will be given further review, in which it allows the zoning officer to collect a large fee for inspections of vehicles that are left on properties. • Edwin Keller asked the supervisors if they were concerned about the Neighborhood Improvement Zone in Allentown, in which the city will collect new earned income taxes from people who work there but live in other townships or boroughs. The money will be given toward

the new hockey arena that will be built at 7th & Hamilton Sts. in Allentown. Secretary-treasurer Richard Gable said he would be attending a meeting when area municipalities will seek answers. Reports Sterling Laubach reported the reorganization of the recreation commission. They include: Dan Piorkowski, chairman; Tom Fogel, vice chairman, and Laubach, secretary. The Moore Township Police Department report for January showed: 294 total incidents; 39 warnings / verbal and written notice; 47 traffic citations; 6 arrests (2 theft, 1 DUI, 1 DUI/MVA, 1 harassment, 1 simple assault); 8 reportable and 9 non-reportable accidents. Of the $2,220.70 in cash receipts, $180 was from police and accident reports, $1,371.01 from magisterial district court, $169.69 from the county criminal division, and $500 in junkyard renewal permits. Klecknersville Rangers Vol. Fire Co. had this report for January: The firefighters responded to 11 fire calls (3 fires, 3 accidents, 1 automatic fire alarm, 1 mutual aid, 1 wires down, and 2 carbon

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chelle 484-892-9627 or Tiffany 484-896-8071. Oldies Dance The oldies dance has been rescheduled for Saturday April 28 at the Bath Fire Social Hall. Anniversary Store will again open on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 8pm. Thursday hours will begin this week. The regular Saturday hours will continue 10am to 2pm.

Konkrete Kids Konnection Name the Mascot

Students at Moore Elementary are invited to submit their entries for the Name the Mascot Contest. The school mascot, a mountain lion, is asking for students to submit their best names for him. Entry forms can be completed in school and dropped in the entry box by the main office. Entries are limited to one per student. The list will be narrowed to the top ten and students will vote the week of February 27. The new mascot name will be announced on March 12.

Evangelist to speak At Revival Services March 4-7

Evangelist David Brady of Ligonier, Pa. will be the guest speaker for revival services beginning Sunday, March 4, and continuing through Wednesday evening, March 7, at Northampton Assembly of God, 3449 Cherryville Road, Northampton. Services will be held at 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Evangelist Brady has previously conducted revival meetings in the church. He effectively communicates the Gospel through a lively and often humorous preaching style as he paces the platform and proclaims the truths of God’s Word relating to man’s need of salvation from sin, healing, deliverance from evil habits, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Brady grew up in a dysfunctional and alcoholic home and by the age of 15 he was on the streets using drugs and alcohol. One night, while drinking with his friends in the woods, he felt empty inside. He recalls, “The more that I drank, the more empty I felt. I began smashing beer bottles against

the trees yelling ‘There has to be more to life than this!’” That Sunday morning, as he returned home from drinking all night, he heard the bells of a church compelling him to come. There, at the age of 18, he heard the message of salvation and came to Christ. The Lord set him free from drugs and alcohol and called him into the ministry. The services will also emphasize joyful congregational singing, praise, and worship to God with special times of prayer and seeking God around the altar. Pastor Daniel E. Lundmark cordially invites the public to attend.

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Mon. 2/20: School Closed – Presidents’ Day Tues. 2/21: Chix Tenders; Whipped Potatoes; Alt: Calif. Burger; Grill: Hot Dog w/ Cheese; Chix Caesar Salad Wed. 2/22: Grilled Cheese (2); Tomato Soup; Alt: Bacon Cheeseburger; Grill: Hot Ham & Cheese; Tuna Salad Thurs. 2/23: Cheese Steak; Fries; Alt: Hot & Spicy Chix Patty; Grill: Mac & Cheese; Aloha Chix Salad Fri. 2/24: Cheese Quesadillas; Seasoned Noodles; Alt: Popcorn Chix; Grill: Fish Patty on Bun; Tuna Salad

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Mon. 2/20: School Closed – Presidents’ Day Tues. 2/21: Chix Tenders; Whipped Potatoes; Alt: Calif. Burger; Grill: Hot Dog with Cheese; Chix Caesar Salad Wed. 2/22: Grilled Cheese (2); Tomato Soup; Alt: Bacon Cheeseburger; Grill: Hot Ham & Cheese; Tuna Salad Thurs. 2/23: Cheese Steak; Fries; Alt: Hot & Spicy Chix Patty on a Bun; Grill: Mac & Cheese; Aloha Chicken Salad Fri. 2/24: Cheese Quesadillas; Seasoned Noodles; Alt: Popcorn Chix; Grill: Fish Patty on Bun; Tuna Salad

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Supervisor William Holmes raised a question at Thursday night’s meeting of the Allen Township Board of Supervisors. Why is the gate down at the county park? He said

several residents asked that question because they want to use the facilities. Even so, people have been parking their cars in front of the gate and along Willow Brook Road, and they walk on to the park grounds. Holmes said the park, which was dedicated last year to the late Wayne Grube, a former member of County Council, is supposed to be open from dawn to dusk. The supervisors will check into it. Other Business • The supervisors had a discussion on what to do about the Salloum property that had a fire recently. It needs to be determined by a structural engineer if it is structurally unsafe. If so, the township will notify the owner that they want to tear it down. Estimate of the cost will be obtained until demolition after permission to do so. Solicitor Lincoln Treadwell said the owner wants to rebuild. There was an investigation after the fire. • The City of Bethlehem has made a P.U.C. application for transfer of the East Allen Township water works, it was noted. • Approval was given to update of the township ordinances. • Asked what progress has been made in settling a dispute with the Northampton Borough Authority on sewer litigation, Treadwell

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and have worked at a variety of jobs. My Supervisor is Trevor Stone, and I have a good working relationship with all my co-workers and supervisors.”

many people are struggling to make ends meet, the food bank has an important role to help those less fortunate in our community. We are hoping to fill several boxes for the food bank. Also mark your calendar for the LTHS annual basket social which will be held at the Lehigh Township Fire Company in Cherryville on Sunday, April 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. This is an annual spring fundraiser for the society and if you would like to contribute an item for the basket social or volunteer to help in any way, it would be appreciated. For more information, please call 610-767-5989.

The Home News is proud to honor said, “We’re getting closer.” and recognize a local cement worker Northampton Mayor Tom Re- each month. enock, who was present, had no comment on the issue that has come up before borough Food bank program council several times. At Cherryville church • The January report of the Allen Township Fire Col. Mark your calendar for the showed 27.6 alarm hours, 150 next Lehigh Township Histraining hours, 12 alarms (1 torical Society program to be airport alert, 2 auto accidents, held on Monday, February 2 automatic fire alarms, 1 CO 27, at 7 p.m., in Hope Lutherdetector alarm, 5 dwelling an Church Fellowship Hall, fires, 1 structure fire). Cherryville. A representative from the Northampton Area Food Bank will be the Flattered speaker. The program is “This robbery was carried free but it would be appreciContinued from page 8 out very cleverly,” said the ated if you would bring one career at the Universal Atlas or several nonperishable judge. “Come on judge, no flattery in Northampton. “I was both items along with you to doa utility man and on the elec- nate. In an economy where please,” replied the blushing prisoner. trical gang; I loved the place and could not believe the plant would close in 1982.” He continued his cement odyssey with Martin-Marietta (Dragon Cement) working with his brother Jonathan who t would later become an excelan-Ea C u o lent union representative, All-Y also Joseph Kovalchick whose son is now Superintendent of the Northampton School District. Dragon would also close, so Shifty was hired by Third Sunday OF each MOnTh Hercules, now Buzzi Unicem in Stockertown. The veteran Marine has worked at the plant for 30 Eggs • Potatoes • (6) Meats • Pancakes years; today he is a Process French Toast • Juice • Cereal • Fruit • Refreshments Attendant helping the plant operate in a safe and producAdults - $7.00 Seniors - $6.00 Child - $4.00 Under 5 Free tive manner. He said, “I have over 40 years in the industry

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as Third Eye Blind, Vertical Horizon, Katherine McPhee and Bowling For Soup. Taking most of his inspiration from the alternative 90’s movement, White’s titles include “Walking Clean” ,“September”, “Before I Go Out”, and “Maybe Amy” among others. The performance included

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covers from Van Morrison, Smashing Pumpkins and Matchbox Twenty. Jordan has enjoyed playing local gigs at Sugars as well as his favorite First Friday performances in Bethlehem. He most enjoys playing at Beaches in Ocean City, NJ. His music nominations include “Best Songwriter and “Best Male Vocalist” by Lehigh Valley Music Awards as well as many others. You can catch up with Jordan and find local shows online at ww.jordanwhitemusic. com. He is scheduled to perform on WFMZ-TV on March 5 at 8:30 a.m.

Energy talk has Japanese origin ‘Experience Energy Medicine’ is the Senior Pathways program 10:30 am, Tuesday, February 28 in Kortz Hall of Moravian Hall Square, 175 W. North St., Nazareth. Paula Michal-Johnson PhD and Mary S. Howe RN, BA, of Classical Reikki will present the Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation, which also promotes healing. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is required by calling 610.746.1000 or online at www.moravian.com.

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Mon. 2/20: “President’s Day!” Tues. 2/21: Teriyaki Chix w/ Veg. over Brown Rice; Peaches; Vanilla Pudding; Taco Bar Wed. 2/22: Stuffed Crust Pizza; Curly Fries; AppleOrange Wedges; Fresh Fruit; Alt.-Veg. Quesadilla Thurs. 2/23: Pulled Pork on Roll; Caesar Salad w/Croutons; Pineapple Tidbits; Fruit; Pasta Bar Fri. 2/24: Creamy Mac & Cheese; Bread; Carrots; Fruit Mix; Fruit; Alt.-Egg & Cheese Muffin

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Alt.-Chicken Tacos Mon. 2/20: “President’s Day” Tues. 2/21: Slider Burgers; Mexican Rice; Carrots; Apple-Orange Wedges; Fruit Selections Wed. 2/22: Creamy Mac & Cheese; Roll; Broccoli; Fruit Mix; Fruit Choice Thurs. 2/23: Popcorn Chix Caesar Salad; Bread Stick; Onion Rings; Peaches Fri. 2/24: Veg. Quesadilla w/Salsa; Refried Beans w/ cheese; Pineapple Tidbits; Chocolate Cake

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The first 5 presidents Walter Eckman Author of ‘Meet the Presidents’ Kortz Hall Moravian Hall Square 175 W. North St., Nazareth

Church Directory ADVENT MORAVIAN, (610) 8680477, Bethlehem. Sun 8:30am Worship; 9:30am Sun School; 10:45am Worship ASSUMPTION BVM PARISH, Northampton. 610-262-2559. Sun 8/10:30am Mass; Mon, Tue, Thurs & Fri – 8am Mass; Wed– 7pm Worship; Sat – 4:00 pm BANGOR CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, Bangor. 610-588-6929 Sun 9:30am SS for all ages; 10:40am Worship; Children’s Church Tues. 6 p.m. Young ladies bible study, 7 p.m. young men’s bible study BETHANY WESLEYAN, Cherryville. 610-767-1239. Sun - 9/10:30am Worship BUSHKILL UNITED METHODIST, Clearfield, Bushkill Twp. Sun 9:15 a.m. worship, 10:30 a.m. SS CARPENTER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH, Nazareth, 484-285-0040 Sun 10am Worship CHAPMAN QUARRIES UNITED METHODIST, Bath. 610-837-0935 10am SS, 11am Worship CHRIST U.C.C., S. Bath. Sun. Worship 10:15 am w/nursery. SS 9 a.m. Mission Church 2 p.m. ASH WEDNESDAY 7pm CHRIST U.C.C., Allentown. Schoenersville. Sun. Worship 10:15 a.m. CHRIST U.C.C. – LITTLE MOORE, Danielsville. Sun 9am Worship Sunday, 10:30 SS CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH Northampton Sun 9am Worship, 10:30am SS & Bible Class COVENANT UNITED METHODIST, Bath. 610-837-7517. HA Sun. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:15 a.m. SS, Wed. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES 1pm and 7pm DRYLAND U.C.C., Nazareth. 610759-4444 Sat – 6pm Worship Sun – 8/10:15 am Worship, 9 am SS ASH WEDNESDAY 7pm Worship EGYPT COMMUNITY CHURCH, Whitehall (Egypt) 610-262-4961 Sun. – Worship - 10:30 a.m. SS 9:00 a.m., HCA EMMANUEL’S LUTH Bath. Sun – 9:30am Cont. Worship 8/10:45am Trad. Worship S.S. 9:20 a.m Wed – Cont. Worship 7pm ASH WEDNESDAY 10:30am & 7pm Service - Sanctuary FAITH REFORMED, Lehigh Twsp. Sun - Worship 10 am. GOD’S MISSIONARY CHURCH, Northampton. Sun – 9:30am SS (children & adults);

10:30am & 7pm Service; Sunday Evening Youth 6:30pm. GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, Northampton Sun – 8/10:45 a.m. SS 9:30 a.m. GOSPEL CHAPEL, Northampton Worship 10 a.m. GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Nazareth 610-759-7039 Sun. 9:30 a.m. Worship, SS 10:30, Evening Worship 6 p.m. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Pen Argyl Sun –Service, 8:30am & 9:45am HOLY CROSS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, Nazareth. Worship 8/9:30/10:30 am, SS 9:15 a.m.. Tues. 6:30 Bible Study ASH WEDNESDAY 12pm & 7pm Service/ Holy Communion HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Nazareth Sun – 7am/9am/11am Mass, Tues. 6:30 bible study HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Northampton 610-2622668 Sun. – 10:30 a.m. Worship. Communion 1st Sun. of the Month. SS 9:15 a.m. HOLY TRINITY SLOVAK LUTHERAN, Northampton Sun Worship - 9am; SS, 9am HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Cherryville 610 767-7203 Sun– 8:00/10:30 am, SS. 9:15 am MOUNT EATON CHURCH Saylorsburg, PA 570-992-7050 Sat. 6:30 pm Worship, Sun. 8/10:30 a.m Worship. 9:30 SS, Wed. 7 p.m. Bible Study, NAZARETH MORAVIAN CHURCH, Nazareth 610-759-3163 Sun- 8:15/10:45a.m. Worship. 9:30 SS ASH WEDNESDAY 7pm Lenten Worship (held at Naz. Moravian-combined w/Schoeneck) NORTHAMPTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Northampton Sun – 10:45am & 6pm Worship; 9:30am SS; Wed – 7:30pm Worship QUEENSHIP OF MARY CHURCH, Northampton 610-262-2227 Sun. – 7:30/9:30/11:30 a.m. Service. Holy day & Vigil – 6:30, 9 a.m.; Vigil 7 p.m. SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, Bath. Sat Vigil– 4:30pm/6pm Mass, Sun Masses: 6:45/8/9:30/11am; child care during 9:30am Mass; Mon– Thurs 8am Mass; Fri – 8:30am Mass Morning Prayer Mon-Thurs 7:30am Fri. 8:00am. SALEM U.C.C., Bath. SS 9 a.m., Worship 8/10:15 a.m SALEM UNITED METHODIST, Danielsville.

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3449 Cherryville Rd., Northampton • Sun. 10:45 am & 6 pm; Wed. 7:30 pm

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“If My People…Humble Themselves”

In preparation of coming revival meetings, March 4-7, with Evangelist Dave Brady, I spoke recently on meeting God’s primary requirement of humbling ourselves as He stated, “If my people…shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven…” (2 Chronicles 7:14). The first thing God required is that His people “humble themselves.” This is the key to His other conditions which I plan to address next. Only if people “humble themselves” will they “pray…seek” the face of God and “turn from their wicked ways” and if they do, God promises He will “hear from heaven…forgive their sin, and…heal their land.” Genuine revival begins with us humbling ourselves before God. Pride is the opposite of humility. Pride is the expression of self-will and the essence of sin. It elevates self rather than God. A proud person does not seek after God, but rather ignores Him and leaves Him out of his life as Psalm 10:4 says, “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” Consequently, God opposes the proud person. “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble” (James 4:6). God hears and responds to the prayer of the humble. “LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear” (Psalm 10:17). When God sent Jonah to Nineveh with a message of certain judgment, the world’s greatest revival occurred. Every person in that city of over 120,000 humbled themselves through fasting and crying out “mightily unto God” for mercy as they “turned from their evil way” and God heard them (Jonah 3). If God sees His people today “humble themselves” on their knees with tears and repentant hearts, He will “hear from heaven…forgive their sin, and…heal their land.”

Sun – Worship 9:30 a.m. ST. BRIGID’S EPISCOPAL Nazareth Sun –10 a.m., SS 9:45 a.m. ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Bath. 610-837-1061 Sun 8am/10:15 a.m. Worship – Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERN CHURCH, Nazareth 610-759-3090. Sun. –9 a.m. Sat. 5:30 p.m. No SS in Summer ST. JOHN’S U.C.C., Northampton. Sun –8/10:15am Worship, 9 am SS ASH WEDNESDAY 7pm Holy Communion ST. JOHN’S U.C.C., Nazareth. 610759-0893 Sun –- 8/10:45am Worship, 9:15am Christian Ed ASH WEDNESDAY 7:30 pm Service ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Walnutport. 610-7673107 Sun Masses at 8/9:30/11am and Sat evening at 4:30pm Daily Mass at 8:30am ST. PAUL’S UCC, Northampton, 610-261-2910. HA Sun. 10:15 am Worship, Communion. 1st Sun. of Month. SS 9 a.m. ST. PAUL’S U.C.C., of Indian land, Cherryville. Sun - Adult & youth SS, 9am; Worship, 10:15am ST. PETER’S U.C.C., Northampton .PA Sun- 9:00 am SS, 10:15 Worship VALLEY VIEW BAPTIST, Northampton Sun - Bible study, 9:30am; Morning worship, 10:45am WALNUTPORT SEVENTH-day ADVENTIST, Sat – 9:30am Worship, - 10:45am Sabbath School ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERN CHURCH, Northampton 610-2611812 ZION’S STONE U.C.C., Kreidersville. Sun- 9:00 am SS, 10:15 Worship ZION WESLEYAN, Pt. Phillip. Sun- 9:00 am SS, 10:15 Worship * Please send Church Schedules and activities to editorial@HomeNewsPA.com. Or mail bulletins to PO BOX 39, BATH PA 18014. Church Directory is a free listing of area Churches in alphabetical order and includes: Services, Sunday school and Bible Study regular schedules. Please call the office for directions or more information. *SS – Sunday School, H/A – Handicapped Accessible.

Lenten Services at St. Nicholas Parish

Ash Wednesday falls on February 22 this year. The Old Testament “Reading of the Day” for Ash Wednesday comes from the prophet, Joel. He is clearly trying to get our attention. “Blow the trumpet… Call an assembly, gather the people, notify the congregation…” His message is that the Lord is calling. “Now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart!” The Catholic parish of St. Nicholas at Berlinsville extends this same invitation. Join them on Ash Wednesday and begin the journey through Lent. Masses are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. A prayer service will be

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The Calm and Silence “He who has ears, let him hear” (Matthew 11:15) One day, last week, I parked my car in our driveway, shut off the engine, opened my door and stopped. I was suddenly aware of the relative silence that greeted me. Yes, nowhere in our community—especially outside—can one find absolute silence, but, relative quiet is possible. As I sat on the edge of my car seat, one leg out on the ground, I paused to just take in the silence. It was both refreshing and calming. It seems that we are assaulted with non-stop noise every minute of every day. Some of that noise is selfgenerated; other is imposed upon us by people and the environment in which we live. Our brains can get so accustomed to the constant barrage of noise that we tune out a good portion of it. In so doing we do risk not hearing something important. Yes, we’re all guilty of occasional “selective hearing.” What I’m pointing out is not hearing simply because there is too much to hear. Perhaps this is one of the dangers of our information age…our 24 hour news cycle…our social media…and many other modern “advances.” Now, I’m not against our modern world and its many improvements to our way of living. I’m just wondering if so much constant noise is a good thing. Jesus’ voice was not the only voice to be heard on the subjects he spoke about or the lessons he taught. There were other voices…other teachers…other “messiahs” dotting the country side. His listeners had to choose which voice they would pay attention to and follow. To make a good choice they had to listen with discernment to what was being said. They had to choose to truly hear Jesus’ words and not allow the words of others to drown him out in their heart, mind, and soul. As we prepare (Feb. 22nd) to move into another season of Lent, it might do us good to tune out some of our world’s noise and listen to the words of our Lord. Take time for the silence and let God’s still, small voice be heard above the din of modern life. Amen. held at noon. Ashes, a sign of repentance and a desire to turn one’s heart and life to the Lord, will be distributed at both the masses and the noon prayer service. All are welcome. During the remaining Wednesdays of Lent, the church will be open at 6:30 p.m. for personal prayer and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. During that time, Msgr. Thomas Durzak will be available to hear confessions. Stations of the Cross, a meditation on our Lord’s passion, will follow at 7 p.m. Daily mass is at 8:30 each weekday morning. St. Nicholas Church is located at the corner of Route 946 and Oak Road in Berlinsville. Call 610767-3107 or visit www.StNicholasWalnutport.ParishesOnLine.com.

Pack 33 Cub Scouts attend UCC church

Members of Cub Scout Pack 33, their leaders, parents and siblings attended Sunday morning worship in Christ U.C.C. Church, Bath, this week. Not only did they attend, they participated – reading scriptures and taking the offering, as well as reciting the Scout Law, led by Barbara Wetherhold, and taking part in a responsive reading of the scout oath led by Doreen Davidson. At the beginning of the service, after two Cubs brought in the colors, Mrs. Wetherhold presented the pack charter to Consistory President Linda Hahn. All the Cubs joined with The Rev. Frances Merkel, pastor, as she gave them the children’s message of the day. Her sermon was on “Team Building,” relating much of 8142 Valley View Road • Seemsville, Northampton St. Peter’s U.C.C. scripture in the Bible to what 610-837-7426 8142 Valley View Rd. Scouts do in making them Seemsville, Northampton better human beings. 610-837-7426 9 a.m. Sunday School The next big event for Pack 33 will be their annual Blue & 10:15 a.m. Worship Gold Banquet, set for 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in the fel“There Are No Strangers Here, lowship hall of Christ Church, St. Peter’s U.C.C. 8142 ValleyOnly View Rd. Friends We Haven’t Met!” S. Walnut St., Bath.

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Obituaries Albert M. David, Jr.

Oct. 17, 1937 – Feb. 4, 2012 Albert M. David, Jr., 74, of Northampton died Saturday, Feb. 4 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Bethlehem. He was the husband of the late Helen M. (Bundra) David. He worked at the former Cross Country Clothes in Northampton as a supervisor and retired in 2001 from Sears in Phillipsburg, where he worked for several years. Born Oct. 17, 1937 in Northampton, he was a son of the late Albert, St. and Emma (Solderitz) David. He was a member of Queenship of Mary Catholic Church, Northampton. He was also a member of the Tri Boro Sportsmen Club and American Legion Post #353, both in Northampton. Surviving are two sons, Daniel of Northampton and Albert III of Jonas, Pa.; a daughter, Monica Salash, of Whitehall; a brother, John David, of Wind Gap; two sisters, Janet Saganowich of Coplay and Mary Horn of Albrightsville; and five grandchildren. A Burial Mass was celebrated last Thursday in Queenship of Mary Church, followed by interment in Our Lady of Hungary Parish Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Reichel Funeral Home, 326 E. 21st St., Northampton, PA 18067, where memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society may be sent.

Church and its Holy Name Society in Nazareth. He was also a member of Knights of Columbus Council #4282, where he served as treasurer. He was named Knight of the Year in 1971 and was a 4th Degree Knight with the Pius XII Council in Easton. Surviving are a daughter, Kathleen Huttie, of Lehighton; a son, Eugene, of Clifton, Va.; a sister, Charlotte Vigue, of Cedar Grove, N.J.; and three grandsons. Preceding him in death were a brother, Chester, and a sister, Genevieve Cistone. Services were on Friday morning in the Reichel Funeral Home, Nazareth, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Hioly Family Church, and interment in the parish cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the church, c/o the funeral home at 220 Washington Park, Nazareth, PA 18064.

Mary C. Gabryluk

Jan. 23, 1923 – Feb. 7, 2012 Mary “Mitzi” C. Gabryluk, 89, of Northampton died Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Gracedale. She was the wife of the late Bernard T. Gabryluk, who died April 5, 2011. She worked in various garment factories for several years, and was well known for her baking. Born Jan. 23, 1923 in Bath, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Eberhardt) Mirakovits. Surviving are two sons, Stanley C. Milunec Bernard, Jr., of Bath and Thomas of Orlando, Fla.; two July 24, 1921 – Feb. 6, 2012 daughters, Mary Ann Krisa Stanley C. Milunec, 90, of of Jermyn, Pa., and Veronica Nazareth died Feb. 6 in St. Hertzog of Moore Township; Luke’s Hospital, Anderson 11 grandchildren and nine Campus. He was the husband great-grandchildren. of the late Josephine (IsworShe was preceded in death ski) Milunec, who died Dec. by a son, Paul, and two broth3, 1987. ers, Paul and John Mirakovits. A 1939 graduate of Bangor Services were held SaturHigh School, he was a ma- day morning in the Reichel chinist at the former Nazareth Funeral Home, Northampton, Cement Co. before retiring. followed by burial in Allen Born July 24, 1921 in Bay- Union Cemetery, Northamponne, N.J., he was a son of the ton. late Alexander and Catherine Memorial donations may (Michniewicz) Milunec. be made to the Northampton He played golf with the Area Food Bank, c/o the fuGrasshopper League in neral home at 326 E. 21st St., Nazareth, and was a mem- Northampton, PA 18067. ber of Holy Family Catholic

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Louise E. Oberly

Dec. 11, 1921 – Dec. 7, 2011 Louise E. Oberly, 89, of Northampton, died December 7, 2011 in Gracedale. She was the wife of the late Lawrence R. Oberly, Sr., who died in 1977. She was a member of St. John’s U.C.C. Church, Howertown, and was an active member of the Allen Township Fire Co. Auxiliary for many years. She served as the Judge of Election in Allen Township for more than 40 years and enjoyed volunteering her time at the fire company and her church. Born Dec. 11, 1921 in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Hilda (Schmoyer) Egge. Surviving are her son, Lawrence, Jr., of Northampton; a daughter, Linda Majeski, of Custer, Mich.; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 at 11:15 a.m. in St. John’s U.C.C. Church, 22 Atlas Rd., Northampton. Memorials may be sent to the church.

Evelyn Schisler Evelyn “Grager” M. Schisler, 89, of East Lawn Rd., Nazareth (Upper Nazareth Township) died Thursday morning, Feb. 9, 2012 in Alexandria Manor Assisted Living, Nazareth. She was the wife of the late Alfred E. Schisler, who died in 2003. She was a receptionist for the former Dr. Frank Kessler, Nazareth, retiring in 1980. Previously, she worked for the former Magnetic Winding Defense Plant, Nazareth. Born in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late William and Minnie M. (Shearer) Engler. She was a member of St. John’s Evan. Lutheran Church, Nazareth. An avid bowler, she was a member of the YMCA Ladies League, Nazareth, and the Senior Legion League in Bath. Surviving are a daughter, Karen K. Hess, of Douglassville, Berks County; two grandsons and two greatgranddaughters. Services were held on Tuesday morning in the Bartholomew-Schisler Funeral Home, 211 E. Center St., Nazareth, followed by interment in Hope Cemetery, Hecktown. Contributions may be made

to the memorial fund of the church, c/o the funeral home.

Jay T. Wenborg

May 14, 1939 – Feb. 11, 2012 Jay T. Wenborg, 72, of Nazareth, formerly of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 11 in St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus. He was the husband of Carole A. (Whalen) Wenborg. A graduate of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn., he later attended the University of Minnesota and served in the Air Force. He formerly worked for C. F. Martin Guitar as a sales manager. Born May 14, 1939 in Minneapolis, he was the son of the late Erland “Earl”V. Wenborg and the late Mamie “Mae” L. (Young) Wenborg, who died on Jan. 7, 2012. He was a Master Mason and a member of St. John’s U.C.C. Church, Nazareth. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Thomas J. Wenborg, of Northampton, and a daughter, Judy Martin, of Nazareth; and two grandsons. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Jansen, in 2004. Services will be private at the convenience of the family, with arrangements made by the Geo. G. Bensing Funeral Home, Moorestown. Memorial donations may be made to St. John’s U.C.C. Church, 183 S. Broad St., Nazareth, PA 18064.

Rachel Meckes Rachel Meckes, 80, of Northampton died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Allentown. She was the wife of the late Llewellyn J. Meckes, who died in January 1999. A homemaker, she worked part-time for the former H. Leh & Co. Department Store in Allentown for several years and also at the former Bretz’s Cleaners in Northampton. Born in Laury’s Station, she was a daughter of the late Birdville and Gerda (Peters) Snyder. She was an active member of Emmanuel’s Lutheran Church, Emanuelsville. Mrs. Meckes was also a former assistant Girl Scout leader with the troop in Pennsville for many years. She took an active interest in education with her memberships in both the Lehigh Elementary and George Wolf Elementary PTA’s. She was also a former member of the Disabled American Veterans Ladies’ Auxiliary, Allentown. Surviving are a daughter, Kelly A. Beil, of Northampton; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were a daughter, Robin D. Beil, in November 1996; a son, Robert A. Meckes, in September 2008, and four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning in Emmanuel’s Lutheran Church, with The Revs. Barry and Elizabeth Mitchell officiating, followed by interment in Valley View of Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Bath.

Arrangements were made by the Schisler Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to the church memorial fund, c/o the funeral home at 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, PA 18067.

Frederick W. Hahn Frederick W. Hahn, 68, of Redwood Dr., Northampton (Allen Township) died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Bethlehem. He was the husband of Karen S. (Phillips) Hahn. He worked as school psychologist for the Parkland School District for the past 37 years. A 1961 graduate of Pen Argyl High School, he graduated from MoraContinued on page 13

Cynthia A. “Cindy” Brubaker

Aug. 28, 1948 – Jan. 29, 2012

Cynthia A. “Cindy” Brubaker, 63, of Moore Township, formerly of Nazareth, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012 in the care of hospice at Gracedale. She was the wife of the late Richard L. “Dick” Brubaker. Cindy was a graduate of Northampton High School class of 1966. She worked as a machine operator and fabrications department head for S & L Plastics for 43 years before retiring in 2010. Born in Fountain Hill on August 28, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Claude S. and Hilda C. (Barrall) Williamson. Cindy was a member of the Allen Township Volunteer Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Moorestown. Surviving are a daughter, Tracy L. Haydt; five grandchildren; brother, Dale Williamson of Bushkill Township; sister, Michele Meixsell of Moore Township, along with nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held on Friday, February 3 in the George G. Bensing Funeral Home, 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown. Friends and relatives were invited to call on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment was private. Contributions: may be made in memory of Cindy to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, 1275 K Street NW, Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20005.

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vian College and achieved a Masters Degree from Lehigh University. He had served in the Army during the Vietnam War with the 3rd Armored Bn., attaining the rank of corporal. Born in Pen Argyl, he was a son of the late Walter F. and Dorothy (Cowling) Hahn. He was a member of Charles Nelson Lobb American Legion Post #502, Pen Argyl. His Masonic affiliations were Pen Argyl Lodge #594, F. & A.M.; Past High Priest, Royal Arch Chapter #292, Slatington; Past Commander, Packer Commandery #23, Jim Thorpe; Lodge Council Chapter; Consistory, Valley of Allentown; Rajah Shrine, Blandon; member of Rajah Chanters choral group; Rajah Legion of Honor, and the Hillbilly Clan #9, Allentown. Frederick was also a life member of National Eagle Scout Assoc., and served as a page in Washington, D.C. for the House of Representatives. He attended the First Presbyterian Church of Pen Argyl. He is survived by his wife, nieces and nephews. Services were held this (Thursday) morning in the Schisler Funeral Home, Northampton, where a Masonic services was held last night. Interment with military honors was in Fairview Cemetery, Plainfield Township. Memorial contributions may go to the Shriners Children’s Hospital, 3551 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140-4131.

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553; Gerald Bartholomew, 552. The Rice Family split 2 to 2 with Daku Auto Body, as Jack Rice had 204–583; Dale Fye, 530; and Mark Rice, 223–526. Daku: Al Davidson, 258-227228–713; Rich Mutarelli, 214– 594; Scott Bortz, 200–539; Bob Faustner, 509. Maxx Amusements covered Sunnieside Landscaping, 3 to 1, behind Andy Edelman, 237-205-279–721; Randy Frey, 246-203-226–675;

George Hyde, 210-223-237– 670; Bill Bachman, 223–574. Sunnieside: Rodney Knighton, 256-226–650; Anton Boronski, 201-224–624; Adam Anthony, 244–623; Ryan Flick, 203-224–564; Tony Holva, 206– 534. STANDINGS Moore Pizza Old Dairy Rice Family Daku Auto Body Sunnieside Land. Valley Inspection Maxx Amusements Bath Supply

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Bath Legion Rises To Top of Bath Nighters League There’s a new team at the top of the Bath Friday Nighters League, none other than the Bath Legion, after they downed Team YTTIHS, 3 to 1, behind Dave Shaver, 656; Bob Adams, 616; Paul Durnin, 595; Cory Brown, 589; and Marty Beal, 520. Their opponents were led by Brent Bartholomew, 652; Erric Trinkle, 521; Kyle Reaser, 588; Richard Giering III, 518; and Jeff Hertzog, 437. Next in line is G & L, although they suffered a 1 to 3 loss at the hands of Palmer Snowflakes. The latter team had Terry Bartholomew, 674; Gerald Bartholomew, 565; Jerry Fogel, 544; Jim Chillot, 538; and Mike Swope, 486. G & L: Ty Pagotto, 538; Ed Reynolds, 535; Mike Bower, 487; Scott Bower, 429; Terry Koch, 417. The Young Bucks prevailed against Bensing’s, 3 to 1, with Christian Vazquez, 618; Kyle Krywonis, 611; Allen Smith, 592; Ryan Cameron, 562; and Brandon Jacoby, 546. Bensing’s: Bill Kocher, 628; Art Flegler, 552; Ryan Buss, 542; Jared Kocher, 516; and Ernie Keller, 346. P C Beverage doused Herman’s Hermit’s, 3 to 1 also behind Ed Musselman’s strong 741; Craig Madtes, 597; Dave Jacoby, 584; Jim Schoenberger, 486; and Mike Knoble, 470. Hermits: Lynn Grube, 639; Herman Petersen, 576; Joe Cortright, 546; Pete Curto, 396. STANDINGS Bath Legion G & L P C Beverage Team YTTIHS Herman’s Hermits

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Old Dairy Only One At Top of Bath Industrial League The top three teams in the Bath Industrial League kept pace with each other in week 21, all knocking off their opponents by 4 to 0. Old Dairy ripped Scherline & Associates behind Scott Ackerman, 225-215–634, and Warren Nelson, 200–5761. Scherline: Frank Yeakel, 212201–606; Andy Edelman, 222– 584; Steve Kerbacher, 236–572; Jeff Kerbacher, 214–564; John Kerbacher, 201–541. Taylor Honey bowled over G&L Sign Factory with Ed Taylor, 263-235–658; Gary Miller, 219–556; Jack Troxell, 531; Bob Bechtel, 509. G&L: Jason Eberts, 268-206–644; Mike Reese, 234-224–609; Paul Duda, 202–545. Arndt Construction nailed down Hecktown Fire Co., led by Ed Musselman, 289215-204–709; Bob Meixsell, 235-232-213–680; Bob Adams, 232-214-204–650; Tim Graver, 223–598; Don Arndt, 201–571. Firemen: Matt Paulus, 234201–616; B. J. Doncsesz, 240203–603; Stan Zurowski, 223– 560; Terry Koch, 500. In the battle of the cellar dwellers, Harhart’s prevailed over S L Plastic, 3 to 1, behind Travis Oplinger, 232-202–602; “Butch” Holland, Sr., 211-203– 597; Brandon Frey, 215-207. S L: Kyle Reaser, 229-222-208– 659; Rich Trucksess, 211–591; Evan Rehrig, 236.

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Howell Team Trips Csencsits in East Bath Sportsmen Team Howell won 3 to 1 over Team Csencsits on Feb. 7 in week 16 of the East Bath Sportsmen’s League. Team Howell: Eddy Jo Marshall, 620; Lyle Howell, 588; Dave Guest, 572; Earl Grube, 541; Armie Fioranelli, 515; Earl Spooner, 506; Herb Guest, 429. Team Csencsits: Marty Csncsits, 586; Marty Beal, 553; Shawn Klump, 536; Tom Lambrect, 480; Tom Hawk, 461; Art Hamm, 409; Frank Dest, 389. STANDINGS Howell Csencsits

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But it was a different story in Week 22 as only Old Dairy came out on the winning side, going 3 to 1 over Taylor Honey. Old Dairy: Nelson, 226– 597; Scott Ackerman, 203–567; Joe Schwartz, 237–561. Taylor: Jack Troxell, 245-216-212– 673; Ed Taylor, 2043-200–584; Gary Miller, 236–545; Scott Frieboln, 519. Harhart’s won 2-1/2 over Arndt Construction, 1-1/2, with George Hyde, 234–618, and Travis Oplinger, 215205–575. Arndt: Bob Adams, 225-213-210–648; Marty Beal, 561; Bob Meixsell, 201–558; Ed Musselman, 233–540; Don Arndt, 208–538. G & L Screen Printing beat up Scherline & Asasociates, 3 to 1, behind Jason Eberts, 244-233-201–678; Paul Duda, 237–612; Mike Reese, 213–589. Scherline: Andy Edelman, 248-225-216–689; Harvey Rissmiller, 667; Steve Kerbacher,

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Bath Museum The Bath Museum located on Penn and Washington Streets (Bath Borough Building) will be open on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. We invite school groups, scout troops, senior citizen groups to tour our museum at no charge. We are handicapped accessible. Volunteers are welcome. Interested persons may contact Marjorie Rehrig at 610-8370624. (2/16-2/23)

IN MEMORY OF In Loving Memory of Larry M. Brown 5/27/74 – 2/18/92 It has been 20 years since that horrible night but it seems like yesterday. The pain has eased but there are still some days that are hard to get through. We often wonder where you would be now and what you would be doing. Though you are no longer with us you are forever alive in our hearts and memories and we know that someday we’ll all be together again. We miss you, Mom, Dad, and Linda Also remembering Shawn White and Christopher Reiss who lost their lives on that tragic night. (2/16)

PUblic notice-Legal LEGAL NOTICE BOROUGH OF NAZARETH SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, FEB. 21, 2012 The Borough of Nazareth will hold a Special Public Meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm at Council Chambers, 159 Wet Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. The purpose of the Public Meeting is for a possible contractual real estate issues. This meeting will be an “executive session” meeting for real estate and will not be open to the public. Danile Chiavaroli Council President Borough of Nazareth (2/16) BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON EXECUTIVE MEETING Notice is hereby given that Northampton Borough Council will meet in an executive session on Thursday, February 16, 2012. at 6:45 P.M. in Council Chambers. The purpose of this executive session is to discuss pending legal matters. Gene Zarayko Borough Manager (2/16) NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Borough Council of the Borough of Northampton will receive sealed bids at the Municipal Building, 1401 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, Pennsylvania, until seven-thirty (7:30) P.M., on March 1, 2012 for the disposal of dewatered sewer sludge including transportation from the Borough of Northampton wastewater treatment plant beginning May 1, 2012 and continuing for 3-year period. Copies of the Detailed Specifications may be picked up at the Municipal Building, 1401 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Proposals must be submitted on regular forms prepared by the Borough Manger and must be sealed in an envelope identified with the bidder’s name and plainly marked “PROPOSAL FOR DISPOSAL OF DEWATERED SEWER SLUDGE INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION.” Proposals must be directed to the Borough Manager, 1401 Laubach Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Northampton, Pennsylvania 18067. Bidders are required to provide with their Proposal a Bid Bond in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the Proposal. The Borough Council of the Borough of Northampton re-

serves the right to reject any or all bids Gene Zarayko Borough Manager-Secretary (2/16-2/23) Notice of LLC Registration NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Certificate of Organization has been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Organization for a Limited Liability Company organized under the provisions of title 15, Corporations and Unincorporated Associations at 15 Pa.C.S.A. §8901 et seq. Approved December 7, 1994, P.L. 703, No. 106(4). The name of Limited Liability Company is: Stone Post Digital, LLC

The Certificate of Organization has been filed on January 23, 2012. Attorney John L. Obrecht 1731 Main Street Northampton PA 18067 (2/16) Fictitious Name Registration NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 25, 2012, an application for Registration of Fictitious Name was filed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State for: BROADCAST GEAR And which business address is owned by Stone Post Digital, LLC, both having the business address of 6090 Stone Post Road, Bath, Pennsylvania, 18014-9091. Attorney John L. Obrecht 1731 Main Street Northampton PA 18067 (2/16)

Police Blotter Colonial Regional Retail Theft

On Feb. 3, CRPD was called to the WalMart in Lower Nazareth Township for a retail theft. When police arrived, Loss Prevention had a man in custody. Police identified him as Joel Richline, 26, of Easton. According to Loss Prevention, Richline went back to the electronics section of the store and selected DVD’s. He then brought them to another area of the store and broke them out of their cases and concealed them on his person. Richline was stopped as he tried to leave the store. When searched by Loss Prevention, the DVD’s were recovered and so were several packs of “Magic” cards. The total of the stolen items was $126.74. Richline was issued a non-traffic citation and released.

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program, we are increasing documentation requirements to verify identity and assure business integrity as well as researching high-risk stores using tax and business databases, and we recently updated our policies to clarify that advertising the sale of benefits through social media is a violation. To round out our aggressive steps to combating fraud and trafficking, we recently launched a Fighting SNAP Fraud website ( www.fns.usda.gov/ fightingsnapfraud) help raise awareness of the issues and provide a direct portal to report suspicious activities. Public assistance is vi-

Pair of Drug Arrests

Colonial Regional Police arrested Scott Deater, 20, of 1044 Crawford St., Bethlehem after he appeared for a preliminary court hearing on a drug charge at District Judge James Narlesky’s office. He was found to be under the influence and in possession of marijuana during the court hearing. Deater was transported to the Northampton County Prison under $1,000 bail. Joseph Stofko, 20, of Bonnie Dr., Bethlehem was stopped for traveling at a high rate of speed on Schoenersville Rd. in Hanover Township, Northampton County, at 10:33 p.m. Feb. 2. A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found in his car. Charges will be filed through DJ Narlesky’s office for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and driving a safe speed. tal to wiping out fraud and trafficking. If you see suspicious activity, report it. Or persons can always call our fraud hotline, at (800) 4249121. Taken together, these steps underscore USDA’s commitment to combat fraud, waste and abuse and inspire the confidence in government Americans deserve. I’m proud to say that USDA takes protecting taxpayer dollars very seriously and we are working hard to make sure others do, too.

Phillies trip

The East Allen Township Parks & Recreation is hosting a bus trip to see the Phillies play the Atlanta Braves on July 8. For more info or tickets; call Chuck Frantz at 610-262-4957 or 484-2392090.

be held on Saturday, June 2. The next Jr. Conservation School for up to 35 boys and girls aged 13 to 17 at the Northampton County 4-H Center will be the week of July 15 to 22.

THE HOME NEWS United States and Canada. Just look at how the Canada geese are thriving. You’ll see them in flight almost yearround now, and find them swimming in local ponds or resting and sunning themselves on lands nearby. The PGC tells us that more than 100,000 snow geese, 10,000 tundra swans, and 10,000 Canada geese and a wide variety of ducks have stopped at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster and Lebanon counties while pushing north to their

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Awards presented at 9th Whitetail Deer Classic Several plaques were awarded to individuals as the ninth annual Whitetail Deer Classic was held Saturday night in the Northampton Memorial Community Center. With almost 575 persons in attendance, chairman Richard Tobias presented these awards: to Richard and Nancy Anderson, a plaque for all the time and efforts they have given to the Classic and to Youth Field Day, as they retire; to Bruce Weidner of Raubsville, for his outstanding efforts in promoting the

BRUCE WEIDNER earned an award for selling so many tickets for the banquet each year.

Classic; and to eight persons who have either been sponsors or donors in making this annual event a success. Among dignitaries introduced by Tobias and co-chairman Gerald Seyfried were Congressman Tim Holden, State Representatives Joe Emrick and Marcia Hahn, and Judge Craig Dally, along with former Northampton County Councilman Ron Engle. Also introduced were two Wildlife Conservation Officers, Brad Kreider for Northampton County and Kevin Halbfoerster for Lehigh County. The crowd was welcomed by Mike Topping, president of the Northampton County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. More than $50,000 was raised in a single night, with funds going to support the Northampton County Junior Conservation School, Youth Field Day, and the Northampton County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs as they and the Classic committee select various organizations or groups to receive $500 grants for projects associated with the outdoors. It was announced that the next Youth Field Day with up to 200 boys and girls participating in shooting, fishing, and trapping events at Stockertown Rod & Gun Club will

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RICHARD AND NANCY ANDERSON were honored for their years of service on the Whitetail Deer Classic committee. It was presented by chairman Richard Tobias. – Home News photos

Pennsylvania have. Whitetail Deer – In 1900, less than a million whitetail deer remained in the nation. Today, conservation programs have returned the whitetail populations to some 32 million. Wild Turkeys – In the early 1900’s, encroaching civilization ad habitat loss may have reduced the wild turkey population to under 100,000. Today, conservation programs by the National Wild Turkey Federation and its affiliates have restored the population to more than 7 million birds. Ducks / Waterfowl – In 1901, few ducks remained. Today, there are more than 44 million ducks populating the

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Police Blotter Colonial Regional D.U.I. Driver Had 0.23% Reading

Colonial Regional Police on Jan. 31 responded to the parking lot of Trains and Lanes on Northwood Ave., Easton (Lower Nazareth Twsp.) for the report of a man who was intoxicated and had gotten his car stuck on a parking lot concrete block. Several witnesses reported seeing the man attempting to leave the scene, but he wasn’t able to, due to the vehicle being hung up on the concrete. Officers arrived and located the male, who appeared to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Several field sobriety tests were given to the man identified as Stephen J. Zappas of Juniper Lane, Bethlehem. He was taken into custody for DUI. Zappas was transported to the Easton DUI Center for processing and his car was towed from the scene by Knecht’s Towing. The blood alcohol content reading on Zappas was 0.23%, almost three times the legal limit. Charges are to be filed through District Judge Joseph Barner’s office for DUI.

Possession of Alcohol and Drug Paraphernalia

On Feb. 4 at 9:40 p.m., Colonial Regional Police responded to the area of 5300 Northgate Drive, Bethlehem (Traditions of America) to investigate a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot. They found a blue Nissan sedan occupied by 20-year-old Yamma R. Ramin of 4541 Homestead Dr., Nazareth. In plain view in the car was a plastic bag containing suspected marijuana, and officers smelled the marijuana. Also in the car was a half consumed bottle of Johnny

Walker whiskey and a marijuana smoking device. Rabin was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges were filed with DJ James Narlesky.

Theft by Deception With Bad Check

Colonial Police allege that Rebecca Vega, 19, of Allentown had an unknown man deposit a $5,000 bad check into her account at the ATM located at First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, 257 Brodhead Rd., Bethlehem. Police further allege that she was able to withdraw $4,500 from her account before the bank was notified that the $5,000 check was drawn from insufficient funds. Ms. Vega was charged with theft by deception and receiving stolen property. She was arraigned in front of District Judge James Narlesky, who set bail at $50,000 10% cash. Ms. Vega was committed to Northampton County Prison when she couldn’t post bail.

Two D.U.I. Arrests

On Nov. 26, 2011 Colonial Regional Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Poplar St. in Bath. At that time the driver of the car was found to be D.U.I. He was identified as Jay M. Colon, 26, of 1761 Chester Rd., Apt. 7, Bethlehem. Charges were filed through District Judge John Copobianco’s office. Officer Mahalick of CRPD stopped Joshua Fehnel, 21, of W. Highland St., Allentown, for careless driving on Rt. 512 in Hanover Township on Feb. 3 at 1:45 a.m. . He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and showed signs of impairment on field

sobriety tests. Fehnel was placed under arrest for suspicion of D.U.I. and released to the Bethlehem DUI Center. Charges to be filed with District Judge James Narlesky’s office pending blood alcohol testing results.

PGC gives bald Eagle pair a Little help

While most people try to avoid home improvement projects in the winter, a pair of bald eagles got some much needed help recently from a team of Pennsylvania Game Commission land managers with a very important and timely renovation project.  A sycamore tree on Haldeman Island has been used by at least three mated pairs as a nesting site since 1989. The island is just upriver of the confluence of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers north of Harrisburg, and the tree stands just across a pond from one of three hacking towers the Game Commission used at two locations in its bald eagle recovery program. About two weeks ago, one of the limbs supporting the nest collapsed under the weight of the nest.  On Friday, Steve Bernardi, Game Commission Land Management Group Supervisor for Juniata, Mifflin, Perry and Snyder counties, was joined by Terry Willow, Game Lands Maintenance Worker with the River Island Food and Cover Corps Crew, and Scott Bills, Land Management Group Supervisor for Dauphin and Lebanon counties, to construct a platform to encourage the bald eagle pair to reuse this nest site.  The three men measured and cut lumber, used hammers and nails, as well as screws and drills, to secure the lumber in place, and then placed branches and sticks on the platform to encourage the bald eagles – who were watching the activity while perched in nearby trees – to begin rebuilding a nest.  “A pair built a nest in this tree in 1989, and had their first young in 1990,” Bernardi said. “A storm blew the original nest out of the tree in 1995. Scott Bills, who was the Wildlife Conservation Officer in Dauphin County at that time, worked with a Food and Cover Corps crew and PPL to erect the first platform similar to what we put in place on Friday.  “Adult bald eagles are preparing to nest, and hopefully they will come back and reuse this platform just like they did back in 1995.”  Haldeman Island played a key role in the recovery of bald eagles in Pennsylvania. In the 1980s, it was one of two locations used for reintroduction of eagles brought by the Game Commission from

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BALD EAGLE is shown devouring a carcass of a fallen deer near Cherryville Rd. in Northampton County. – Photo by “Jiggs” Silfies Canada, in the early years of restoration of eagles to our state. About 40 eaglets were released at the Haldeman Island tower overlooking the ponds on the north side of the island by 1989.  When the reintroduced birds successfully raised young at a nest on Haldeman in 1990, the whole state had only seven nesting pairs. And, there has been an active eagle nest in that spot every year since, except 2004, when the birds took a year off.  “While we don’t know if the same pair have been active that whole time, the same old sycamore tree has been used during this period, and that nest has produced more than 40 young over this period,” said Dan Brauning, Game Commission Wildlife Diversity Division chief. “Since the site is well-protected, on a Game Commission island with limited access, this site has particular value to us.  “Continued support for this nest will help sustain this historic location in the recovery of bald eagles in Pennsylvania.”  In 1983, the Game Commission began a seven-year bald eagle restoration program in which the agency sent employees to Saskatchewan to obtain eaglets from wilderness nests. The Richard King Mellon Foundation of Pittsburgh and the federal Endangered Species Fund provided financial assistance for this effort. In all, 88 bald eaglets from Canada were released from sites at Dauphin County’s Haldeman Island and Pike County’s Shohola Falls. The resurgence of eagles in Pennsylvania is directly related to this program, which also was carried out in other states in the Northeast.  When the restoration program began in 1983, only three Crawford County nests remained in the state. By 2006, the agency announced that the state had surpassed the 100 bald eagle nest mark. Just five years later, in 2011, the number of known bald eagle nests had doubled to 203 spread out over 50 counties.  Residents aware of a bald eagle nest – which are among the

largest nests of all birds – in their area should consider reporting it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The easiest way to contact the agency through: pgccomments@pa.gov. Use the words “Eagle Nest Information” in the subject field.  The Game Commission continues to further the public’s understanding of bald eagles. In 2010, a comprehensive “Bald Eagle” threatened species account and “Bald Eagle Nest Etiquette” guide were added to the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) and can be accessed by putting your cursor on “Wildlife” in the banner menu bar, then clicking on “Endangered Species.” Eagle Watchers  In 2011, the agency launched its series of “Eagle-watching in Pennsylvania” guides, that will help direct those interested in viewing bald eagles in the wild on where to go, how to get there, what to expect and other wildlife viewing opportunities available at each site. Currently posted are eagle-watching guides for Erie National Wildlife Refuge, Crawford County; Conneaut Marsh, Geneva Marsh, State Game Land 213, Crawford County; Raystown Lake, Huntingdon County; State Game Land 180, Shohola Lake, Pike County; Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Lebanon and Lancaster counties; Bald Eagle State Park, Centre County; Glendale Lake, Price Gallitzin State Park, Cambria County; John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia and Delaware counties; Lower Susquehanna River, Lancaster and York counties; Moraine State Park, Butler County; Pine Creek Valley, Lycoming and Tioga counties; Promised Land State Park, Pike County; Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford County; and the Upper Delaware River in Pike, Wayne and Monroe counties.  The Game Commission currently classifies the bald eagle as a threatened species in Pennsylvania. They were removed from the federal endangered species list by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2007, because delisting goals had been achieved.