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71st Year, Issue No. 30 USPS 248-700
JULY 26-AUGUST 1, 2012 A General Circulation Newspaper Serving The Community Since 1942
SERVING BATH, CHAPMAN, NORTHAMPTON, NAZARETH BOROS; ALLEN, E. ALLEN, MOORE, LEHIGH, BUSHKILL, LOWER NAZARETH & UPPER NAZARETH TWPS.
Resident opposes farmland preservation At Northampton School Board meeting By Alice Wanamaker The Home News
Nearly 100 bikes ready to start the "Bikers Remembering Bikers - Making Dreams Come True" ride line up at Bath Fire Social Hall last Saturday. – Home News photo
Bath Social hall poker run Benefits Dreams Come True
Jimmy Pasquariello said that the event grows each year and The Bath Fire Social Hall they are happy to host it at the was host to the 7th annual club. “We are just trying to do “Bikers Remembering Bik- good, that’s all” he said of the ers – Making Dreams Come growing success of the event. True” ride this past Saturday. “We couldn’t do it without the The event, organized by Al volunteers and everyone who Werner, and the social hall donates their time, including raised more than $3,100 for my wife.” He also extended Dreams Come True. Over 120 his thanks to everyone who riders on more than 85 bikes helped with the event and joined the ride, which started made a donation: Al Werner, and ended at the social hall. Bikers Against Abused ChilParticipants were from all dren, the donated space from parts of our region including the firehall, Ahart’s Market, Bath, Northampton, Naza- the Bath Republican Club, reth and beyond. Prugal the band and every Everyone involved in help- single person who helped ing to raise money to sup- and/or donated. One hunport terminally ill children by dred percent of the proceeds making one of their dreams from Saturday’s ride goes tocome true was happy to do ward Dreams Come True. so. People not only paid the registration fee but many helped by making cash donations. Following the ride, participants gathered back at the The third annual Great social hall to enjoy live music by Prugal. Bikers Against Bath Duck Race run by the Abused Children organized Bath Farmers Market will be the tricky tray, which includ- held this Friday from 3 p.m. ed great prizes. They raised – 7 p.m. at Monocacy Creek $180 that was split with their Park on W. Main St., Bath. organization, which works to The race benefits the farmers protect children from abuse, market and the Bath Business & Community Partnership. and Dreams Come True. Participants can adopt a Social Club representative duck for $5. Local businesses will be contributing prizes inINSIDE THIS WEEK: cluding cash, gift certificates, and more. The duck race will Hahn Reaches out to Vets ... 2 begin when all ducks have been adopted or at 5:30 p.m. Bath wins Legion title..... 6 Prizes will be awarded for ducks that cross the finish Jr. Conservation line first. The grand prize is $250 for the first lucky duck School Wrap-up ............ 15 Continued on page 7
By Alice Wanamaker The Home News
On your mark, get set… Waddle
At the Northampton Area School District board meeting held Monday night at the administration building, Mr. John Szazdi, a Borough resident, spoke out against the farmland preservation act or Act 4 in the school district and the borough. Mr. Szazdi told board members that he believes the act supports tax breaks from farmers and shifts the burden to residential property owners. Mr. Szazdi urged board members to vote no to Act 4. The NASD Board will hold one more hearing on Act 4 in the district. In other matters, the Middle school leadership team is conducting bi-weekly meetings on the progress of the design of the new building. An Act 34 hearing will be held on August 16 at 6 p.m. at the administration building to further discuss the middle school project. In addition, they are looking at other area schools for turf and aesthetics planning. The facilities within the school district were also addressed by Supt. Kovalchik who noted that the Athletic Director, Mr. Todd Bowser, is working with East Allen Township Parks & Recreation to secure a practice field at Bicentennial Park for the fall boys and girls soccer teams. Current facilities at the district, he said, are not enough to handle the volume of fall games and practices between the different sports. The athletic department is waiting on a financial cost from the transportation department before moving forward. The board approved the fol-
lowing ; Jose Yunez will begin as the Assistant Girls Soccer coach and Katie Biechy will serve as a LTS Special Education Teacher at the Middle School through December. They also accepted a donation of a Spinet piano from Mechelle Keller, agreed to continue the Head Start program at George Wolf for
2012-2013 school year, accepted Northampton Area School District’s tax exempt status for real estate taxes in 2012 and authorized three board members to attend the PSBA conference in Hershey in October. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday August 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Gov. Wolf historians to host “Passport” tours on Sunday The Governor Wolf Historical Society in Bath will be hosting its share of the Northampton County “Passport to History” this Sunday, July 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to a FREE open house tour of the buildings the Gov. Wolf Historical Society owns and has restored. They include the Circa 1786 Wolf Academy and adjoining 1796 Ralston-McKeen House along Jacksonville Road in East Allen Township, and the Siegfried Log Cabin on W. Main Street in Bath. Also included on the local tour is the Bath Museum at Penn & Washington Sts. in Bath. County History The Passport program was launched in conjunction with the opening celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the county courthouse at its present location at 669 Washington St., Easton. This year of 2012, Northampton County is celebrating its 260th anniversary. Totaled together, the historical societies and organizations in the county will be offering 260 years of history
in 26 stops throughout the year 2012. The limited edition passports are being offered free of charge by 19 participating organizations. As passport holders visit each site during 2012 they will present their “passports” to be stamped. When holders have successfully visited every location, the full passport and their successful travel throughout Northampton County will be documented. Awards will be given to those well-traveled visitors at a special Northampton County History Day in March 2013. Twenty-two other participating historical societies and organizations will be exhibiting besides the Gov. Wolf Historical Society. For the latest information, visit www.govwolf.org The locations where those tours are being offered this year include the following: • Whitefield House, Nazareth • Pennsylvania Long Rifle Museum, Nazareth area • Martin Guitar Museum, Continued on page 7
31st Year for School
Jr. Conservation School, Class of 2012 (Story on Page 15.)