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East Allen Board of Supervisors Approves Eagle Scout Project By KERI LINDENMUTH “I think it is really going to add Nick Hanna from Boy Scout to the whole area,” said Deborah Troop 318 received approval for his Seiple, Township Manager. Eagle Scout Project at the East AlA plaque will be placed at the len Township Board of Supervisors spot once the project is finished, workshop meeting on Wednesday, which Hanna thinks will take April 12. The high school junior about three months if he begins from Bethlehem gave the board a this summer. Hanna’s Eagle Scout presentation on his plans to land- Project was not the only presenscape and build three Trex benches tation given at the meeting. The along the township’s Nor-Bath 2015 and 2016 Jacksonville Bridge Trail. Hanna believes that his ef- Inspection Reports were also delivforts to beautify the trail will help ered to the board. give people more of a reason to The reports show that there use it. He described his project as a has been a slow degradation of team effort, with his friends, family, the bridge, but there has been no and fellow troop members working downgrade in its safety ratings. alongside him. The township’s pubThere is “nothing critical, nothlic works department will also help. ing safety orientated, nothing high Costs, he estimates, will be less priority,” explained Township Enthan $1,000 and the project will gineer James Milot. be funded from both his personal However, the report does recomscout account and with help from mend a deck repair for the bridge, local businesses and corporations. something that could cost at least The entire Board of Supervisors $20,000, a price Milot says to be unanimously approved Hanna’s Continued on page 7 project.
By JUSTIN SWEITZER Representatives from Pennsylvania Venture Capital Inc. came before Northampton Borough planners on Wednesday, April 12 to run the planning commission over preliminary plans for an assisted living and personal care facility at 27 West 21st Street, Northampton, Pa. Pennsylvania Venture Capital is looking to develop Northampton Manor, a proposed assisted living facility that would run
similarly to other organizations run by the organization, such as Whitehall Manor and Saucon Valley Manor. The proposed two-story facility would feature 135 beds. The proposed sketch plan was presented to receive the guidance and feedback of borough planners, according to Mickey Thompson and David Harte of Pennsylvania Venture Capital.
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Looking by Back Ed Pany Seventh in a seriesChapman’s Quarries United Methodist Church
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(Originally published in 2002)
It was a brilliant sunny February morning when my wife and I drove up to Chapman’s Quarries to attend services at the united Chapman United Methodist Church. A church steeped in history, it was organized in 1868 and became the spiritual home of the borough’s slate workers. The church was dismantled in 1891 because of the quarry expansion and rebuilt at its present Main Street location. The historic edifice is bordered by stately trees, and the white building, in such a serene set-
ting reminded me of rural New England or one of those Central Pennsylvania churches seen on channel 16. You enter the church by some slate steps, which are still as strong as the memory of all the “slaters” who attended church each Sunday. The feeling there is warm and friendly, and we were greeted by and spoke to a number of people which included many parents of students I had the pleasure of Continued on page 4
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The SE corner of Penn and Washington Streets in Bath has undergone many changes. In the mid-1800s it was home to the stucco-over-stone Bath Kirche, a Union Church used as a place of worship by Reformed members and Lutherans. After it was torn down, the brick Bath Public School Building was built on the corner in 1883. In 1912 the present, larger brick school building, now the Borough of Bath offices and Bath Museum, was built. With the borough offices and museum moving to Walnut Street later this year, the corner will change use once again. The Bath Museum has many artifacts from the 1883 Bath Public School on display. It has the 1883 stone date stone, which was high in the front facade over the front door. Also on display is a 1900-1901 catalog, a teacher monthly report ledger from R.E. Yost dated October 1916, and a Bath High School diploma for Jennie M. Edelman dated 1910. There is also a photo of Miss Edelman and her graduating class (all 12 of them) and an accompanying newspaper article describing the commencement event. One of the more unusual items is the key for the front door - it is hinged in the middle and folds in half. The Bath Museum is open and free to the public every third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is currently located on the second floor of the Bath Municipal Building at Penn and Washington Streets. Mark May 20 on your calendar and come out and visit this local treasure.
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GETTING OUT! Moore Township Historical Commission- Monthly meeting at 7 p.m., last Wednesday of the month at Moore Twp. Municipal Building, public is welcome. Governor Wolf Historical Society Monthly Meeting- 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month except August on the GWHS campus, 6600 Jacksonville Road, Bath. Public welcome. For information, govwolf.org.
Governor Wolf Historical Society Museum, 6600 Jacksonville Road, Bath: Open
to the public 1-3 p.m. the third Saturday of the month, with tours of the society’s campus offered. For information, govwolf.org.
Bath Museum-Open every third Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Located in Bath Borough building at Penn and Washington Streets.
Bath Area Fish Committee’s Kid’s Fishing Contest- April 22 and 23 in Bath. Stay tuned for more information.
Borough of Bath Paw Park Basket Social- April 22 from 12 to 8 p.m. and April 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bath Social Hall. For more information call 484-547-9449 or 484-357-4366. 4th Annual Nazareth Jazz Festival- April 29 from 12 to 6 p.m. at Nazareth Boro Park.
Nazareth Farmers Market Opening Day- Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Center Square.
Bath Farmers Market Opening Day- Friday, May 19 at Keystone Park 3 until 7 p.m. Return-
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Whitefield After Dark: Live on the Lawn- Friday, May 26 from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at Moravian Historical Society, 214 E. Center St., Nazareth.
Bushkill Township Veterans Remembrance & Flag Retirement Ceremony- Sunday, May 28 at 1:30 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Flag Pole opposite muni building 1114 Bushkill Center Rd. Nazareth. Call Susan Kirk 610 759-9194.
FIRE HYDRANT FLUSHING BATH AUTHORITY SYSTEM
Week of April 17 to April 28, 2017 Bath Borough Authority Staff will be flushing Fire Hydrants in the Borough of Bath and Redcliff in Upper Nazareth Township, some temporary pressure loss and/or discoloration of water may be experienced.
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Peace of Mind Part Two In our last article, we jumped into a discussion on obtaining peace of mind. I said it before and will again, that this is such a wide-ranging issue and we need to tread lightly. Each person and each situation is unique. However, we are all human and our desire to be at peace is worth pursuing with all our might. You have to make a stand for yourself in this regard. There have been times in my life when I lacked peace of mind, more often than I would like to admit. I suspect this will happen again, maybe even today. None of us can be sure. What I have come to understand however is that instead of peace of mind being a
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temporary condition and chaos/ discontentment being the norm, I can have it the other way around. So can you. This stands in stark contrast to what the world would have you to believe. Continued on page 4
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teaching at Northampton high school. There I met Mrs. Jane Erdo and her son Chris and Steffany Dech, who were excellent students in my classes. Also Mrs. Sandra Dech, Joseph and Rusty Herd, Mr. Joseph George, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Lakey and their daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane Milkovich. Betty Jane is the church organist and we really enjoyed the excellent music. The church choir lifted one’s spirit singing the hymns “Lift High the Cross” and “The Old Rugged Cross.” The organ was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones in memory of their daughter, Jane. When the organ arrived, Betty had only six hours practice to prepare for Christmas Eve services, but she was ready when the first worshippers entered the church that evening. The church is adorned with beautiful stained glass windows.
They remember early families who settled in Chapmans and worked in the quarries, families such as Samuel Radcliffe, Victor Roberts, Edwin Herd, Owen Jones, Earl Chapman, William Jones and James Lowe. There is also a mural donated by Harold Kocher, Sr. I asked Mr. George who was the first pastor of the church. In the Sunday school room, he showed me a slate tablet listing the pastors since 1868, the first being J. Cooper. A number of former church members enter the ministry, namely W. Radcliffe, P. Gregory, J. Lakey Franz, G. Siegfried and P. Williams. The pastor since 1992 is the Reverend Kenneth A. Klingborg. He graduated from Dieruff High School in 1969 and attended the seminary in Madison, New Jersey. Reverend Klingborg gave an excellent sermon entitled, “The Saving Power of Blood,” stressing our faith and aspirations. He also shepherds the Bushkill United Methodist Church, located at 1330 Church Rd. in Wind Gap. The church’s Ministry of Events is filled with activities and fel-
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lowship as covered dish suppers, men's breakfast, spaghetti suppers and basket raffles. One of their most popular events is a fall bazaar. If you can visit the bazaar you won't be disappointed. Rev. Klingborg is also a member of Chapman Borough Council. In my discussions with the good pastor, I was impressed by his knowledge of local history and his efforts to preserve the community’s past. The solemn toll of the church bell has called citizens to worship at the United Methodist Church for 134 years. The ringing serves to remind us of the men who labored in the slate quarries for over a century. Our church attendance was both spiritual and enriching. It calls on us to make another visit. Next time I will be visiting the Lakey family in Chapmans.
Dr. Clearie Continued from page 3
Now here is the big secret nobody is telling you about obtaining peace of mind once and for all. Ready? You can decide to be at peace. It starts with a decision. Your decision. No one else’s. Once you make this utterly lifechanging choice of your own free will, ‘set your jaw’ and do what needs to be done to stay there. I made the decision to be at peace a long time ago and it has made all the difference in my life and for those around me. To be clear, you and I can have the majority of our lives at peace, even during the most troubling and difficult times of our lives. Again, despite what others might have told you or led you to believe, you can make the decision at this very moment to set your mind on be-
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ing at peace thereby preparing it to handle the rough times as they come and yes, they will come. It is often the case that behind the internal discontent there are feelings at the center of it all. We are human and as such are having this incredible human experience and our individual feelings and emotions, especially when we were children, play such a significant role. Now unless you’re Spock from Star Trek, feelings and emotions go hand and hand with virtually every aspect and moments of our lives. If you allow such things to dictate and drive your thoughts and ultimately your actions, you are making the biggest mistake of your life. Get ahold of these emotions, understand them, and balance them accordingly. Stop saying you can’t as you absolutely can. While we are at it, stop being so easily offended. Speak goodness into your life. This is challenging in the throes of emotion…but not if you made the decision beforehand. Stop saying negative things and berating yourself. Would you constantly berate a friend? If you did, they wouldn’t want to be friends with you anymore, am I right? So stop this self-abuse talk. We all have done it and it has to stop right now. There is just no longer a place for it anymore. It’s given that we would prefer to be closer to a state of feeling love, happiness, and contentment on a consistent basis so why is it that most seem wired to be in a perpetual state of anxiety, fear, guilt, regret, and shame? If you think about it this is truly baffling. I have come to consider that many are in fact addicted to this awful state. It’s almost as if they don’t feel that something is wrong then they don’t feel right. Absurd yet often true. You need to understand that feelings are temporary and change quickly. From morning to night and from one day to another feelings change. If the sun is shining you may feel happy. If it’s raining you may feel sad. If you are tired you may have anger with having to get up and go to work. Somebody cuts you off you may feel rage. How about that bodytingling love on your wedding day and suddenly not so much when she tells you to take out the garbage in the freezing rain… but BLUE MOUNTAIN COMPOUNDING 484-287-6341
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back in love upon your return when she meets you at the door with a dry towel and wry smile. Get the point? In a nutshell, feelings can lie to you. Understanding this alone will assist in keeping you “at the top of the pendulum” instead of mercilessly swinging back and forth. So again, the decision to be at peace is paramount. Once made, you intentionally begin the process of getting there. Let me be clear in that it doesn’t matter how messed up, you are or the horrible things you feel you have done or all the rest that claws at your psyche. What matters now, this very moment, is that you decide you’re turning it all around with the time you have left on earth. If you feel the need, write a letter to yourself about what you have decided. Write whatever you feel needs to be stated. Make your declaration of freedom. Sign and date this document. From now on you never go back past this date looking at all the wrong things you did or had done to you. “That’s so yesterday” as my teen daughters used to say. Your peace of mind starts now. Next time I would like to share some hints, tips and techniques and perhaps some personal insight into maintaining peace of mind. Until then, my best to you. "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.
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I have built my business by networking. Some people love it and some people hate it. Regardless, it works. I had an interesting phone call today, a future client called because he’s getting involved in a great business deal and might need my services. He said when he was meeting with the third party my name came to mind. We met two years ago, and he remembered me. We are in the very beginning of our conversations and we will see where it goes but that’s the real live goal of networking – that someone remembers you.
Seven traits of a super networker
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You must have self-awareness, the ability to read social cues and, more importantly, the ability to step aside and learn about others.
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You must have over the top listening skills. Networking is so much more than talking about yourself, it’s listening to others and being able to discern if there is a future business connection.
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I believe smiling is important. A welcoming personality is always more successful at networking than someone who cannot “put on a happy face.”
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Be a giver - look for opportunities to do something for someone for free, something like a referral, a lunch or maybe a complimentary first meeting.
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Be genuine and believablea sincere delivery will always beat the talking for the sake of talking delivery.
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Show up consistently you cannot go to one event and believe you are an effective networker, try at least once a week.
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Follow-up - without follow-up you might as well have not even attended the event. Call, text or email the next day to keep the conversation going, send a ‘nice to meet you’ card immediately and take the relationship to the next level. Now is the time to offer something with no sales attached. If it’s your first networking event, take your time; think about listening and meeting people with no sales involved. If it’s not your first rodeo, go get ‘em and build the relationship first. A strong trusting relationship will run circles around cold calling and many other tactics that just don’t work. Carol is a Motivational Speaker, Executive Coach, Fundraising Strategist, Social Media Quarterback and Small Business Advisor. She is Lehigh Valley's sought after consultant who assists organizations with results driven growth. Her strategies can be easily adapted to a for profit or non-profit environment. Carol specializes in high impact leadership, million dollar fundraising, smash the box marketing, and creating word of mouth epidemics for her clients. Visit Carol’s website at www.caroltalks.com and “LIKE” Carol at Caroltalks on Facebook. Carol S. Ritter, Past President, National Speakers Association Philadelphia and past board chair for St. Luke’s University Hospital Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice.
April 20-26, 2017 KING NAHH to speak at Northampton Area Middle School Indianland
Submitted by EILEEN BUTLER On Friday, April 28 at 1 p.m., 11-year-old international motivational speaker Nyeeam Hudson, more famously known as King Nahh, will be speaking at Northampton Area Middle School. Nyeeam will talk about confidence and bullying and will host a question and answer session during the assembly. Nyeeam has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, Little Big Shots, and The Dr. Oz Show, just to name a few. His international celebrity has landed him in Huffington Post’s “12 Kids Who Rocked the World in 2016.” Forbes Magazine has featured him in the article, “Meet the Most Motivational Kid in America,” and Nyeeam appeared at the International Day of Happiness Event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nyeeam Hudson has written his first book, We Are All KingsA Motivational Guide for Parents. He shares his journey to encourage young boys to believe in themselves as kings of greatness. Throughout Nyeeam’s global travels, he unselfishly understands the power of positive thinking, and he simply wants to give back. His purpose in touring schools and communities across the country is to deliver his animated words of encouragement, make new friends across the globe, and, most importantly, crown each of them “We Are Kings.” There is no discrimination in his message as he embarks on sharing the same message to young girls in his up-
coming book, We Are Queens Too! The King Nahh assembly is sponsored by the Northampton Area Middle School’s KAB Program (Kids Against Bullying), the PTA, and the School Wide Positive Behavior Support Program. Pre-sale book order forms are available for $14.99 per book. Order forms will be distributed to students at NAMS. Additional information about Nyeeam Hudson can be found at www.kingnahh.com, his Twitter account @KING_NAHH, Instagram account king nahh, FaceBook page KING NAHH, or his YouTube subscription channel King Nahh. For event information or questions, please contact Sally Whittaker-Kahan at whittaks@nasdschools.org or call 610-262-7817, ext. 14335.
Garden Club
Submitted by BEVERLY PUTT Mark your calendar for the next meeting of the garden club which will be the annual plant auction conducted by Dotta Auctions on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The auction will be held at Hope Lutheran Church in the Kuntz Fellowship Hall. There will be a small plant sale plus a raffle. Light refreshments will be available throughout the evening. This is a popular event and well-attended; it is open to the public. It is a great opportunity for you to buy some healthy plants for your home or garden at reasonable prices. It would be helpful if you could bring a box for your purchases. For questions or more information, call 610-767-1622.
Spring Rummage & Bake Sale Friday, April 28, 2017 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Saturday, April 29, 2017 9am – 1:00pm
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Household items, Books, Collectibles, Clothing, Toys, Jewelry, Holiday Items Kitchen open both days.
Gun Show
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Collectors, Dealers, Buy, Sell, Trade, Modern and Antique Firearms, New and Used Firearms, Hunting, Fishing, Archery and Camping Items Plus Reloading Items
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GAB OVER by Pete THE FENCE G. Ossip Easter Sunday was great! It had to be the warmest ever, reaching up into the 80’s. What a great day to go to church at dawn, come home for a festive dinner, and then have a family egg hunt before watching a ball game on TV. . . . Let’s hope the weather is just as good this weekend for all the indoor and outdoor events planned – kids’ fishing contest on Saturday and Sunday, clean-up of the parks in town for Earth Day on Saturday, Moore Township Lions block shoot and meat raffle, Bath Paw Park basket social over at the Bath Fire Co. social hall, Cub Scout Pack 33 pancake breakfast Saturday morning at the UCC church, Bath Lions Football and Cheerleading signups, and meat bingo up at Snyder’s Church. I don’t know if the museums in Bath and down at Jacksonville were open last Saturday because of Easter weekend, ‘cause they’re usually open on the third Saturday of the month. If they were open, I’m sure people enjoyed all the artifacts on display. This area dates back to the 1700’s, so there’s plenty of history to show. . . .With the holiday, folks got a couple days breather over the April 15th deadline for federal taxes and forms to be turned in to the I.R.S. If you were lucky you got a refund from Uncle Sam. . . .Flowers are blooming on the West Main Street bridge in town. I hear Carol Heckman is looking for some more people to sponsor them. Now that spring is here and nearly all the flowers are blossoming, there should be plenty available. Check with Carol. . . .I did note that Saturday is Earth Day, when volunteers will put on their gloves, and bring their rakes and shovels and
other tools, will be gathering at Keystone Park and other parks in town to beautify our borough. Better check with somebody on Council because they list it as April 29th, and my calendar says it’s the 22nd. Whatever the date is, it starts at 9:00 o’clock from Keystone Park at Green and Race Streets. . . . Phillies have been holding their own, but the big three (mostly Harper) at Washington did their best to stop ’em. Ye Ed’s grandson Steve was at Nationals Park when the Phillies won 4-2. The Mets and Reds have been our biggest downfall so far. . . . With everybody having a phone camera these days, Ye Olde Editor would like a little help due to his ailing hip. Take some pictures of all the events on Saturday and get ‘em up to the paper by Monday using J-peg. . . . Enjoy the outdoors, gang! It’s perfect. See you’all next week.
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Creative Corner By KATHLEEN UNGER
Old Time Radio
At a local yard sale, I spotted an old floor-model radio similar to the one my family used to listen to back in the day. Ours was a Philco. This radio was a Silvertone sold by Sears, Roebuck & Company. A little dusty, I examined it and it seemed to be in good condition for its age. The price was reasonable, so I bought it. This radio took me back to the days when I was young, and Mother, Daddy and I would sit around the old radio and listen to the news. “Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. North America and all the ships at sea.” That’s the way Walter Winchell started his evening news report. After supper, we would gather around the radio and listen to Winchell report the latest news. If the president was addressing the nation, we would eat early and were anxious to hear how the war was going in
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Europe. Gabriel Heatter started his newscast with, “There’s Good News Tonight.” We also listened to Lowell Thomas, Fulton Lewis, and Edward R. Morrow. Later, after the news reports, I would get my turn to listen to “The Lone Ranger,” “Henry Aldrich” or “The Baby Snooks Show.” Daddy liked to listen to “Lum & Abner,” “Amos ’n Andy,” and Jack Benny. Mother liked “Fibber McGee & Molly” and “Our Miss Brooks.” For mystery fans, there was “The Shadow,” and “Inner Sanctum.” I remember listening to “Don McNeill’s Breakfast Club” on a Saturday morning. They played march music and Don would say, “Everybody, please march around the breakfast table.” Those were the good times. Do you miss the good old days?
Thank you from Ahart’s Market Submitted by AHART’S Ahart’s Market would like to thank the community and everyone who donated to our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. This event could not have been a success without the donations from the companies/organizations listed below: Daniel G. Spengler, Fran Tomalis & Son, Bath Chemical Engine & Hose, MS Techz, Bath Supply, Simply Taxes, International TV Sales & Service, Ed Roeder, Tri-State Tanks, Lawns by George, PC Beverage, Red Wolf In, Town & Country, Antiques & Artisans, Ladies Aux. of Bath Fire Fighters, and First Northern Bank (Donna, Jess, Fae, Aaron, Donna and Pam). The signs for this year’s event were donated by the Jenkins Machinery, Bath Supply and MS Techz. Thank you to the Klecknersville Fire Company for the use of their kitchen to prep and dye the eggs for the hunt. We would also like to thank the Bath area youth groups that put in all their hard work to make this event possible: Brownie Troop #8606 Junior Troop #8219 Cadets #8542 Troop #33 Pack #33 A special thank you to Blaine and Gloria for donating their time and help with gathering the donations throughout the community. Again, we thank you all for your generosity and support. We hope to see you all next year.
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By Justin Sweitzer Allen Township supervisors moved to explore improvements to multiple township locations at their April 13 meeting, with the township’s municipal offices, dog park and Howertown park poised to see some upgrades. Supervisor Bruce Frack made a motion to proceed with a Safe Meeting Room Project funded by an LSA Monroe Grant. The project would feature three primary aspects to help ensure a safe environment at the township’s municipal offices: security cameras, a sealed door to the municipal office meeting room, and an emergency exit door inside the meeting room. “We would look into renovations to install additional security cameras and, actually in this meeting room, a monitor to see the front of the building while we’re in a meeting,” Township Manager Ilene Eckhart said. Eckhart also said that the plan would include a sealed door to the meeting room with a panic lock mechanism, as well as an emergency access door in the municipal office meeting room. Eckhart said she would get more detailed estimates for the security measures and report back to the board. In other news, following a motion from Supervisor Alfred Pierce, the board will also look to implement new play structures at the dog park along with saplings and some form of artificial shade to offer visitors a place to shield themselves from the sun. The saplings would be planted inside the fenced-in area, with the township looking into purchasing local red maple trees. “The dog park, being as popular as it is, needs some other things,” said board of supervisors chairman Larry Oberly. The obstacles, including various types of ramps, were described as being “easy to assemble” and would cost the borough $800 each to make, compared to a cost of about $2,300 per obstacle if purchased. The township is also seeking a grant from Giant Food Stores for benches in the park made from recycled grocery bags, but did not have an update on the status of the grant. The board made a motion to make concrete repairs to two pavilions at Howertown Park, as well as implementing netting near the concession stand to protect spectators from foul balls during baseball games.
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Continued from page 1 cautious of. “[I would] be wary to think that we could have this done for $20,000,” he told the board. “Ultimately we know it is merely a Band-Aid.” He explained that the township is dealing with a bridge that has a limited lifespan. He said repairs would have to be done very carefully and recommended core sampling, as well as a budgetary plan, before any final decisions are made. The board was in agreement, signaling that it would like to see numbers laid out before moving forward. The engineering firm that carried out the inspection will return this summer to conduct another report of the bridge, during which time the township seeks to acquire clearer, more concrete answers on the bridge’s replacement value. Other business during the workshop meeting included news that a grant has been awarded to the township. This grant will go toward the costs of demolishing the buildings on the property of the former juvenile detention center on Weaversville Road. The board also discussed plans for renovating Jacksonville Park by potentially applying for a grant. It is a project Seiple told residents “has not been
lost,” but one that the township is trying to find funding for. In addition, a parks committee is being established to help the township plan for the future of its several large parks. Seiple hopes that the parks committee can find ways to make the parks multi-generational so that residents of all ages can find recreational activities to enjoy. The next regular Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on April 27. The next Board of Supervisors workshop meeting will be held on May 10, during which time Rock Lehigh Valley, LLC will finally hold its zoning hearing before the board for its Weaversville Road warehouse project.
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Thompson, the chief operating officer of Pennsylvania Venture Capital, said that the maximum amount of staff on hand during the facility’s busiest hours would be around 40 to 50 employees. He said that Pennsylvania Venture Capital always strives to exceed state staffing requirements. “We want to make sure we have adequate coverage,” Thompson said. With the site formerly being
the home of a garment factory, Planning Commission member Robert McHale asked the two representatives if they would be open to preserving some of the site’s history through a commemorative plaque or photos documenting the site’s history. “It’s imperative that the young people of the community know the history of that site,” said Northampton Borough Council member Ed Pany, who was also in attendance. Thompson was open to the idea, saying he would “absolutely love to have something like that.”
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Thompson also looked to quell concerns that the commission had about parking and traffic problems that the development could cause. “Typically if we have residents here, you might have two or three cars. Right now in Whitehall Manor we have 200-plus beds, and right now we have one resident that has a vehicle,” Thompson said. “But a facility like this—if you have one resident that had a car, that would either be the norm, or higher than the norm.” Thompson said most residents who move into such facilities don’t have a need for personal vehicles. Anthony Lopsonzski, Sr., another member of borough council present at the meeting, voiced his concern over potential traffic issues that could arise due to the abundance of alleys near the property. Lopsonzski said that if the roadwork is not properly thought out, it could lead to a lot of accidents in the area. “The streets that are there are basically cartways—alleys. West Alley cannot handle the type of traffic that’s going to be coming in and out of there without some type of drastic improvement,” Lopsonzski said. “I would think that you definitely need to do a lot of homework with traffic-related situations.” Thompson looked to calm stress about potential traffic problems, citing Saucon Valley Manor and Route 412 as an example of the type of facility’s minimal impact on traffic. He said that Pennsylvania Venture Capital is willing to work with the community to prevent traffic issues beforehand. “We will certainly try to marginalize any of those [traffic] issues so that we don’t have a negative impact on the area,” Thompson said.
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Outstanding senior Awards program submitted by KIM NICHOL The Advisory Council of the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging will honor twelve individual older adults, and one group, who have contributed their time and talents for the benefit of others in the community. The “Outstanding Senior Awards” Program will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 2540 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA. Frances Greene, Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council President, said “The Area Agency on Aging, under the leadership of its’ Advisory Council, believes it is very fitting to recognize the older adults who have helped to make our community what it is today and to provide an example for future generations to follow.” John R. Mehler, Area Agency on Aging Administrator, noted that, at the ceremony, which the Area Agency on Aging initiated in 2004, short essays which highlight each person’s passion for helping others, whether by outreach, personal action, public service, or sharing of time and talents, will be shared with the public as a means of recognizing the contributions of those being honored. The Northampton County Area Agency on Aging is that part
of County government which exists to maintain and enhance the independence and dignity of adults age sixty and over. Harriet Abt of Washington Twp. volunteers daily in the Washington Township office, and was a member of the Washington Twp. Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary. Suzanne Boundy of Bethlehem has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity for over twenty years, and has traveled to Mississippi at least twice to assist with rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina. The Bethlehem Public Library Book Drive, WDIY Public Radio, and the “Well Read Hatters”, are among other groups benefitting from Ms. Boundy’s volunteerism. Shirley Cline of Bangor has served as Chaplain of the Residents Association of the Bangor High Rise, and is now President of that group, as well as the Friends of the Bangor Public Library. Ms. Cline is also a faithful volunteer at her church. Betty Gailey of Hanover Twp. Northampton County, has volunteered at Meals on Wheels of Northampton County since 2014 delivering 3-5 day/week, and also volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank, The Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, and Miller Keystone Blood Bank. A serious health problem intervened, but
Ms. Gailey is getting back to doing what she loves. Sherman LaBarre of Portland is the volunteer Executive Director of the Portland Upper Mount Bethel Food Pantry (PUMP), as well as a Trustee of his church. Beverly Lambert of Forks Township has provided over 2,100 volunteer hours at Gracedale Nursing Home, transporting residents to therapy and assisting with special events. She is also quite active at her church. Mary Jane Long of Palmer Township is the Regional head Volunteer for AARP, and has served as President of the Palmer Township Chapter. She has also served, in the past, on the Advisory Council of the Northampton County Area Agency on Aging, including serving as President, and chairs the AAA’s Annual Centenarian Celebration. Warren Hospital is also a beneficiary of Ms. Long’s volunteerism. Ruth Mary McIlroy of Bethlehem Township volunteers weekly in the Guidance Office at Wilson Area High School, and has done so for approximately four years, providing general secretarial support. Ms. McIlroy is also a Past Matron of the Eastern Star, Easton Branch, and also volunteers regularly at Safe Harbor Easton and at her church. Mark W. Queen, Walnutport, has faithfully served the American Legion for over fifty years, beginning with holding the post of Commander of the Allen O. Delke Post, and had two additional leadership positions in the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania. Mr. Queen has also served the Diamond Fire Company and the Water and Sewer Authority Executive Board of the Borough of Walnutport. Linda Roberts of Easton has volunteered for eleven years at what is now the Easton Area Lifestyle Campus, managing all of the reservations and transportation for participants, and making all of the table signs. Ms. Roberts is also very active in her church, serving on the Missions Committee, handling the church’s publicity, and working at all of the dinners and rummage sales. Marlene Walker of Bethlehem volunteers every Thursday at Fountain Hill Elementary School, spending thirty minutes each with five students whom she serves as a mentor. Joan McBride is receiving an Intergenerational Award. Ms. McBride is active as a Parish Nurse, with varying responsibilities, and is active in the Ladies Knitting Group, including enlisting the assistance of knitters who cannot join the group, but who can knit at home. Ms. McBride is a volunteer literacy teacher at ProJect of Easton, where she has served for several years. Ms. McBride is also a volunteer at the Easton Farmers Market, and performs a myriad of duties there. The Sit & Sew Group of the
Easton Area Lifestlye Campus, Forks Township, has one goal in mind. To help others by utilizing their combined talents. They have produced “Fidget Quilts” for individuals with Alzheimers Disease, and have crocheted sleeping mats for the homeless from grocery bags. Working with ACCESS Services, the Sit & Sew Group has taught some young people with disabilities how to sew. They also produce and donate hats for those receiving chemotherapy.
ANDY’S CORNER By ANDY WEAVER The Nazareth Baseball team went to Phillipsburg on April 10 and fell short. The team then went to Sam Ballet Stadium on April 11 to play Central Catholic and fell short again. Afterwards they went to East Stroudsburg South and got a win. The boys will travel to Easton on April 20, Northampton on April 22 and will then host Whitehall on April 24. The Nazareth Softball team is 7-0 as they hosted Pleas-
ant Valley and won on April 10, went to Pates Park on April 11 to beat Central Catholic, went to East Stroudsburg South and won, next will travel to Easton on April 20, then Northampton on April 22. The Nazareth Boys Tennis team played Emmaus at home on April 10 and won, played Whitehall at home on April 11 and won, went to Parkland on April 12 and got a huge win, then went to Central Catholic on April 13 and won yet again. The Nazareth Boys Volleyball team hosted Emmaus on April 11 and lost. The boys will travel to Allen on April 20 and to Pocono Mountain West on April 24. The Nazareth Boys Lacrosse team played Pleasant Valley at home on April 11 and won, then went to Liberty on April 13 and got a big win. The boys will host Easton on April 20. The Nazareth Girls Lacrosse team played Parkland at home on April 10 and lost, then hosted Emmaus on April 13 and lost again. The girls will travel to Northampton on April 20 and will then host Central Catholic on April 22. For up to the minute news check out https://nazarethsports.wordpress.com/.
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Church Dir. The Home News Church Directory is an alphabetical listing of community churches and synagogues. If you would like to submit a press release or calendar item for your church, please email it to: editorial@homenewspa. com or mail it to us at The Home News PO BOX A, Walnutport, PA 18088. The Church Directory is always available on our website at www.HomeNewsPA.com ASSUMPTION BVM PARISH, Northampton. 610262-2559 Sun. – Mass 8/10:30 a.m., Mon. – Mass 8 a.m., Tues. – Mass 8 a.m., Wed. – Mass 8 a.m., Thurs. – Mass 8 a.m., Fri. – Mass 8 a.m., Sat. – Mass 4 p.m. ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCh, Northampton 610262-2882 Sat. - Vesper services 5 p.m. Sun. - Divine Liturgy 9 a.m. BETHANY WESLEYAN, Cherryville. 610-767-1239 Sun. – Worship 9/10:45 a.m., Sat. – Worship 5 p.m. BUSHKILL UNITED METHODIST, Bushkill Twp. 610-759-7132 Sun. – Worship 9:15 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Mar. 5 11 a.m. W, HC CARPENTER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH, Nazareth. 484-285-0040 Sun. – Worship 10 a.m. CHAPMAN QUARRIES UNITED METHODIST, Bath. 610-837-0935 Sun. – Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. Mar. 5 11 a.m. W, HC CHRIST CHURCH OF BATH, U.C.C., S. Chestnut St. Bath. 610-837-0345 Sun. – Worship 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. CHRIST U.C.C., Schoenersville. 610-264-9325 Sun. – Worship 10:15 a.m. CHRIST U.C.C. LITTLE MOORE, Danielsville. 610837-6051 Sun. – Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH Northampton. 610-262-8500 Sun. – Worship 9 a.m. with HC, Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
COVENANT UNITED METHODIST, Bath. 610837-7517 Sun. – Worship 8/10:30 a.m. HA, Sunday School 9:15 a.m. DRYLAND U.C.C., Nazareth. 610-759-4444 Sun. – Worship 8/10:15 a.m., Sunday School 9 a.m., Wed. – Worship 7 p.m. EGYPT COMMUNITY CHURCH, Whitehall (Egypt) 610-262-4961 Sun. – Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. EMMANUEL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Bath. 610-837-1741 Sun – Traditional 8 and 10:45 a.m. and Contemporary 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. FAITH REFORMED, Walnutport, 610-767-3505 Sun. – Worship 10 a.m. GOD'S MISSIONARY CHURCH, Northampton. 610-262-4412 Sun. – Worship at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wed.- 7 p.m. BS GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, Northampton, 610-262-9517 Sun – Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15-11 a.m. GOSPEL CHAPEL WESLEYAN CHURCH, Northampton, 610-262-8101 (N) Sun. – Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m., Sat- 5 p.m. GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Nazareth 610-759-7036 Sun. – Worship 9:30 a.m. GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nazareth 610-759-9080 Sun.- Worship 9 a.m., Confirmation 10:30 a.m. GRACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Northampton 610-262-7186 (HA) Sun. – Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Pen Argyl. 610-863-4811 Sun. – Worship 8:30/10 a.m. HOLY CROSS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, Nazareth. 610759-7363 Sun. – Worship 8/9:30 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m., HC 1st & 3rd Sunday
HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Nazareth. 610-759-0870 Sun. – Mass 7/9/11 a.m., M-F – Mass 8:30 a.m., Sat. – Mass 5 p.m. HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Northampton 610-262-2668 Sun. – Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. HOLY TRINITY SLOVAK LUTHERAN, Northampton Sun. – Worship 8:30 a.m. HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Cherryville 610 767-7203 Sun. – Worship 8/10:30 a.m., SS 9:15 a.m. MOUNTAIN VIEW WESLEYAN CHURCH Bath 610-759-7553 Sun. – Worship 10:30 a.m. SS 9 a.m. NAZARETH MORAVIAN CHURCH, Nazareth 610-7593163 Sun. – Worship 8:15/10:45 a.m., SS 9:30 a.m. NORTHAMPTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Northampton 610-262-5645 Sun – Worship 10:45 a.m./6 p.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Wed. – Worship 7:30 p.m. QUEENSHIP OF MARY CHURCH, Northampton 610-262-2227 Sun. – Mass 7:30/9:30/11:30 a.m., Mon. - Fri. – Mass 8 a.m. Sat. – Mass 4 p.m. RADIANT CHURCH, Easton/Nazareth. 484-5971440 Sun. – Worship/meeting 10 a.m. SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, Bath. 610-8377874 Sun. – Mass 6:30/8/9:30/11 a.m., Mon.-Thurs. – Mass 8 a.m., Fri – Mas 8:30 a.m., Sat. – Mass 4:30/6 p.m., Holy Days – Mass 7/8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. SALEM U.C.C. Moorestown 610-759-1652 Sun. – 8/10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. SALEM UNITED METHODIST, Danielsville. 610-767-8003 Sun. – Worship 9:30 a.m., SS 11 a.m. ST. BRIGID’S EPISCOPAL Nazareth 610-746-3910 Sun. – Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., SS 9:45 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Bath. 610-8371061 Sun. - Worship 8/10:15 a.m. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH, Nazareth 610-759-3090. Sun. - Worship 8/10:45 a.m., Sat. – Worship with HC 5:30 p.m. ST. JOHN’S U.C.C., Howertown. 610-262-8666 Sun. - Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m. ST. JOHN’S U.C.C. Nazareth. 610-759-0893 Sun. – Worship at 8/10:45 a.m., Wed.- 11 a.m. ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Walnutport. 610-767-3107 Sun. – Mass 8/9:30/11 a.m., Holy Day – Mass 8:30 a.m. & 7 p.m., Sat. – Mass 4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.- 8:30 a.m. ST. PAUL’S UCC, Northampton, 610-261-2910. HA. Sun. – Worship 10:15 a.m. (with child care), Sunday School 9 a.m. ST. PAUL’S U.C.C., of Indianland, Cherryville 610767-4572 Sun. – 9 a.m. Christian Hour Education, Worship at 10:30 a.m.
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ST. PETER’S U.C.C., Northampton 610-837-7426 Sun. – 10:15 a.m., SS 9 a.m. VALLEY VIEW BAPTIST, Northampton 610-837-5894 Sun. – Worship 10:45 a.m./6 p.m. BS 9:30 a.m., Wed.- BS and Prayer 7 p.m. WALNUTPORT SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 610-767-8939 Sat. – Sabbath School 10:45 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. ZION’S STONE U.C.C., Kreidersville 610-262-1133 Sun. – SS 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m. ZION E.L. CHURCH, Northampton, 610-262-6636 (N) Sun. – Worship 10 a.m., SS 8:45 a.m. KEY –W- Worship, M – Mass, S – Services, SS – Sunday School, CE – Christian Ed, BS – Bible Study, CC - Child Care, HC – Holy Communion, H/A – Handicapped Accessible, VBS – Vacation Bible School
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Obituaries Dorothy W. Miller Gray
OCT. 20, 1915 – APRIL 17, 2017 Dorothy W. Miller Gray, 101, formerly of Moore Township, died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Moravian Hall Square in Nazareth. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Miller for 32 years before he died in 1973. She later married C. Pearce Gray, who died in 1988. She worked in the meat department of the former Keppel’s IGA in Bath from 1973 to her retirement in 1980. Born on Oct. 20, 1915 in Heidelberg Township, she was a daughter of the late Harvey E. and Cula (Werner) Shireman. Dorothy was a lifelong active member of Covenant United Methodist Church in Klecknersville, where she served as the organist, choir director, Sunday school teacher, and on various committees throughout the years. Among her favorite pastimes were gardening, flowers and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Surviving are her children, James R. Miller, Sr. of Moore Township and Rita Miller Haines of Hagerstown, Md.; five grandchildren, Pamela Szivos of Moore Township, James R. Miller, Jr. of Bethlehem, Jennifer Longenbach of Moore Township, and Alexander and William Haines, both of Hagerstown; two great-grandchildren, Lauren DeFiore of Moore Township and Jakob Miller of Bethlehem; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Frances (Sensenbach) Miller; two brothers, Carl and Harvey Shireman, and four sisters, Irene, a toddler, Miriam Blose, Beatrice Bensing, and Lottie Rapp. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 18 in Covenant United Methodist Church, Klecknersville. Interment will be private. Arrangements were by the George G. Bensing Funeral Home, Moorestown.
Memorial contributions may be made to Covenant U.M. Church, 2715 Mountain View Drive, Bath, PA 18014.
Jean M. Karlowitch
JULY 17, 1933 – APRIL 13, 2017 Jean M. Karlowitch, 83, of Nazareth, died on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, Bethlehem. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Karlowitch, who died on August 3, 2001. A 1951 graduate of Nazareth High School, she became the first secretary at Holy Family School, where she worked from 1969 to 2005, and was the first crossing guard for 32 years on the corner of Convent Ave. & Mauch Chunk St. in Nazareth. She was born on July 17, 1933 in Fountain Hill, a daughter of the late Stanley and Alverna (Schneck) Woodring. Jean was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and its Altar & Rosary Society. Surviving are two sons, Frank Karlowitch, of Nazareth and Thomas Karlowitch, with whom she resided; three daughters, Nancy Acton of Nazareth, Jane Dailey of Palmer Township, and JoAnn Dischinat of Nazareth; six grandchildren, Ryan Karlowitch, Brett Karlowitch, Christopher Dailey, T. J. Dailey, Steven Acton, and Nicki Dischinat; and two great-grandchildren, Connor and Kayla Karlowitch. She was predeceased by a grandson, Jeff Dailey; three brothers, Stanley, Gerald and Robert Woodring; and four sisters, Dolores Sipos, Margaret Kellow, Kathryn Schlamp, and Elaine Doyle. Services were on Tuesday, April 18 in the Joseph F. Reichel Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Family Church. Burial was private. Memorial donations may be made to Holy Family School, c/o the funeral home at 220 Washington Park, Nazareth, PA 18064.
James Everett Kern, Sr.
James Everett Kern, Sr., 87, of East Allen Township, died on Monday, April
10, 2017 at home. He was the husband pf the late Joyce (Lazar) Kern, who died in 2010. He worked 40 years as a bricklayer and electrician for the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. before retiring in 1991. He served his country as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1947 to 1950. In 1948, he was a member of the United Nations staff engaged in supervising the application of the truce in Palestine under the authority of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine and the Security Council Truce Commission, acting in the capacity of mechanic. Born in Coplay, he was a son of the late James T. Kern and Mary (Everett) Kern. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing in his quarry. Bird watching and photographing wildlife were his favorite pastimes on his farm in Seemsville. Surviving are two daughters, Debora Evans and Diane Schoch; a son, James E. Kern, Jr.; four grandchildren, Blake, Cody, Kristen and James; five greatgrandchildren, Jacob, Brylee, Henry, Emily and Leilani. He was predeceased by a sister, Althea Sterner, and a grandson, Joel Evans, in 2003. The family received friends on Saturday afternoon, April 15 in the Schisler Funeral Home, Northampton, followed by a military honor guard remembrance at the funeral home. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family in Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Allentown. Contributions may be made in his memory to the American Legion Post #353, Northampton, c/o the funeral home at 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, PA 18067.
Dr. Robert A. Tilwick
NOV. 19, 1940 – APRIL 10, 2017 Dr. Robert A. Tilwick, D.D.S., 76, of Nazareth, died on Monday, April 10, 2017 at home. He was the husband of Jean (Volkert) Tilwick for 52 years. He served in the U.S. Army as a captain in the Vietnam era. A graduate of Easton High School, he continued his education at Temple University, where he earned his D.D.S. degree at Temple Dental School. Born on Nov. 19, 1940 in Phillipsburg, N.J., he was a son of the late Carl and Kathryn (Pfannenschlag) Tilwick. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Nazareth. Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, William Tilwick of Pennsburg, Christopher Tilwick and Keith Tiilwick, both of Nazareth; a daughter, Tammy Mitchell, of Slatington; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild who is due in July. He was preceded in death by a sister, Carolyn Rice. Services were on Monday, April 17 in the Joseph F. Reichel Funeral Home, Nazareth, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Family Church. Burial will be private. Donations may be made to
the American Cancer Society or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, c/o the funeral home at 220 Washington Park, Nazareth, PA 18064.
Mae Ellen Lieberman Koch Trexler
OCT. 3, 1918 – MARCH 15, 2017 May E. Koch Trexler, 98, of Bethlehem Township died at home on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. She was the wife of the late Harold Koch (1955 and Fred J. Trexler (1991). Earlier in life, Mae worked as a stock examiner for the former Kraemer Hosiery Mill in Nazareth. She was last employed as a bag stacker for the former St. Regis Paper Co. in Nazareth for eight years before retiring in 1957. Born on Oct. 3, 1918 in Bushkill Township, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Grace (Corell) Lieberman. Mae was the best mom a daughter could have! She loved life and greeted everyone with a smile. She was a proud, stubborn Pennsylvania Dutch lady. Worked hard on the farm and picked potatoes for other farmers. Enjoyed snipping and cutting fresh vegetables for canning. She was famous for her pickled beets. Loved cats, flowers, square dancing, listening to old songs and hymns. Playing pinochle, hoss and pfeffer, hot air balloon rides, dressing up for parties and traveling the country. She was the oldest living member of Dryland United Church of Christ in Newburg and a member of the Pink Heals Lehigh Valley. In addition, she was a breast cancer survivor of 18 years. It was a blessing to have known her. Her fun, loving memories will live on. Surviving are two children, Linda Trexler, with whom she resided, and son James Koch, Sr. of Louisville, Kentucky; two brothers, Ray and Kenneth Lieberman; two sisters, Anna Uhler and Hilda Kocher; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren, with three more on the way. She was predeceased by a son, David E. Koch, and two brothers, John and Edward Lieberman. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning, March 22 in the Schmidt Funeral Home, 407 Belvidere St., Nazareth, with the Rev. David Quinn officiating. Burial followed at Hope Cemetery in Hecktown. Memorial contributions in Mae’s name may be offered to the Pink Heals Lehigh Valley Chapter, 4434 Rosebay Court East, Bethlehem, PA 18020.
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Vincenza A. “Dolly” Walters
NOV. 12, 1928 – MARCH 21, 2017 Vincenza A. “Dolly” Walters, 92, of Nazareth, died on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Alexandria Manor, Nazareth. She was the wife of the late Lester Walters, who died on May 16, 2012. A 1942 graduate of Nazareth High School, she attended Moravian College, Bethlehem. For 40 years she worked for her brother, Atty. Dominic Ferraro, as his legal secretary. Born on Sept. 26, 1924 in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Marianna (Cuccaro) Ferraro. Dolly was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Nazareth, and its Altar & Rosary Society. She was a member of the Northampton County Republican Women. She enjoyed dancing, reading and playing pinochle. Surviving are a step-son, Bruce Walters, of California; granddaughters, Mary Kate and Amber Rose Walters; great-granddaughter, Jazmine Rose; nephews, Michael Ferraro of Nazareth, Mark Ferraro of Mount Dora, Fla.; niece Mary Alice Einfalt of Nazareth; great-nieces and greatnephews, and sister-in-law, Peggy Ferraro. She was pre-deceased by a brother, Atty. Dominic Ferraro. Services were on Thursday, April 20 in the Joseph F. Reichel Funeral Home, Nazareth, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Family Church. Donations may be made to the Holy Family Church capital campaign, c/o the funeral home at 220 Washington Park, Nazareth, PA 18064.
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Northampton High School third Marking period honor roll Submitted by CARRIE GRUBE Grade 9 Distinguished Honors Carmen Azar, Lanai Barker, Michael Bartlett, Katlin Beenders, Jessica Begliomini, Matthew Bickel, Kennedy Bigelow, Lauryn Bodish, Cassandra Borzillo, Nicholas Caiazzo, Collin Christein, Jacob Christman, B Abigail Czarnecki, Zandra Dayoub, Aaron Denker, Daniel Ehritz, Madison Eisenhart, Destiny Fenstermaker, Dylan Fodor, Madison Fraley, Pauline Francisco, Justin Fry, Jordan Geroulo, Tyler Gora, Zachary Gula, Macy Hafner, Miranda Heffelfinger, Sydney Heffner, Angelina Hock, Henry Hoffman, Dylan Holland, Isabella Huertas, Gavin Kocher, Payce Korpics, Lois Krieger, Lena Kugelman, Michael Kuzio, Lauren Lalik, Broderick Lane, Jennifer Le, Claire Lewis, Zachary Maiella, Erin Markulics, Leah McCann, Jordan McCarthy, Madison McCloskey, Caitlin McCullough, Alexis McDonald, Courtney Milisits, Bailey Miller, Jonathan O'Rourke, Sophia Passarella, Sarrah Ramos, Joshua Rehrig, Jordan Reuber, Georgous Sankari, John Sankari, Benjamin Schaffer, Lauren Schaller, Rose Sharga, Madalyn Stoltz, Anna Svolos, Miriam Tarkochev, Alex Tews, Morgan Thomas, Dario Walnock, Danielle Weaver, Emily Wegrzyn, Adeline Weitknecht, Stephanie Weller, Colin Werkheiser, Suhas Yalamarti, Angel Yelles
High Honors Tyler Antonis, Laura Bealer, Melissa Bernatovich, MaKenzie Bernhard, Kayla Best, Madison Biechy, Isabella Bordonaro, Jake Clause, Skyler Coffin, Marques Cofre, Cameron Cooper, Cydney Dauscher, Alexa Ehrgott, Matthew Fenstermaker, Bryce Fisher, Ashley Frankenfield, Vince Gallagher, Jacob Galle, Jordan Gebhardt, Reagan Geil, Macy Gilbert, Cheyenne Gross, Jaylin Guerrera, Mikayla Hartley, Alanna Hartzell, Paige Heffner, Raymond Hicks, Kenneth Hoelle, Marissa Holzer, Elizabeth Hozza, Damon Hudak, Ayden Hughes, Riley Jones, Michael Kapustic, Aidan Kromer, Gavin Lalik, Dylan Lampi, Evan Lapp, Lukas Lederer, Alexa Madurski, Emily Marakovits, Jada Martinez, Lexia Meckes, Marissa Mele, Charles Messina, Janie Miller, Madison Miranda, Haley Mo-
rales, Edward Novoa, Autumn Orlando, Evan Parker, Patrick Perrin, Olivia Rigo, Michael Rimbey, Brooke Rockovits, Traisach Roland, Drue Russell Rubi, Damien Ruth, Angi Sayid, Sean Schaper, Jacob Schwartz, Abigail Sherry, Amal Shokr, Michael Sintes, Cecelia Sommers, Olivia Sorrentino, Jacob Steger, Brady Terefenko, Salvatore Torelli, Leah Trimmer, Isaiah Tyler, Rebecca VanBlargan, Hannah Werkheiser, Molly Wiesner, Madelyn Yost
Honors Jasmine Bond, Joseph Booth, Haley Bruch, Zachary Christman, Spencer Cole, Jacqueline Collo, Justin Fazakas, Taylor Fegley, Brooke Geist, Mason Gunkle, Emily Heller, Jada Johnson, Colby Judd, Seth Klausen, Austin Knoll, Cameron LaBarge, Blake Lambert, Carlina LeBus, Gabriella Mercado, Madison Meyers, Dakota Mills, Haley Muschlitz, Marcus Newhart, Brady Rimple, Jillian Scheel, Destiny Stumpf, Justin Taylor, Alexis Temos, Joseph Tiwold, Caitlyn Tomaro, Krystal Vasquez, Jarrett Weiss, Breann Winkle, Savannah Wood Grade 10 Distinguished Honors Amanda Adams, Caitlyn Ahner, Andriana Andrews, Zachary Angerman, Taylor Atiyeh, Jacob Auger, Billy Bachiashvili, Elaina Bastow, Nathan Bendekovits, Dahlia Bittenbender, Holly Brunst, Vaughan Bryant, Luke Cantrel, Grace Clayton, Andrew Cochrane, Paul Connolly, Jamie Cook, Ana Cruz, Jacob Czarnecki, Zoe Davis-Luizer, Gabrielle Demchak, Kirsten DiBucci, Cameron Eaton, Aaron Eberts, Sean Fisher, Jacob Flood, Sara Gantz, Emily Gehris, Camerone Giancaterino, Evan Gillette, Haley Gonsalves, Katelyn Graver, Emma Gundrum, Elizabeth Heffelfinger, Elizabeth Jones, Michael Kistler, Jaide Korpics, Nikolas Kovacs, Mason Leh, Blake Leopold, Taylor Mast, Tanner Melinsky, Valencia Mercadante, Tranajah Mercer, Bianca Minera, Kien Nguyen, Haley Novobilski, Lauren Pague, Jenna Rogers, Paige Ruch, Trinity Schoeneberger, Matthew Schultes, Nicole Secara, Becca Snyder, Gabrielle Sommer, Aaron Strawn, Grace Tepes, Arianna Troxell, Lucas Troy, Hunter Werkheiser, Abby Wheeler, Jillian Wiswesser, Kyle Woomer, Jaycee Young
High Honors Summer Aicher, Heather Albanese, Keyon Arrington, Caroline Bischof, Evelyn Bodnar, Brooke Brida, Amelia Cesanek, Charlotte Cherry, Cameron Chuss, Andrea Cohen, Dillon Correll, Misty Csanadi, Mikayla Davidson, Ethan Deater, Avitamarie DeMieri, Destiny Dickey, Anthony DiSipio , Dalton Domchek, Alexia Drey, Alexa Ebert, Faith Farnack, Brandon Fedio, Ashley Gallagher, Tyler Gilliard, Madelyn Gilmore, Madison Graver, Samuel Hanley, Parker Hanuschak, Katelyn Heffelfinger, Parker Heffner, Regann Hobby, Andrew Hozza, Kaylee Kauffman, Albert Kerekes, Olyvia Koch, Kaitlin Kolonia, Andrew Kovalchik, Amanda Kunsman, Lydia Kuntz, Madison Lebish, Mia Lidestri, Sarah Lieberman, Piper Malehorn, Kyle Marshall, Tinuade McClish, Ireland McGinnis, Hailey McMorrow, Hunter Miller, Logan Minnich, Madison Musselman, Kimberly Newhall, Madison Nika, Kaitlyn Perl, Abigail Piotrowski, Samantha Reiss, Madison Reszek, Elisa Rivera, Brynne Rockovits, Madison Saladino, Colin Schmall, Myles Schoenberger, Matthew Schubert, Sarah Schwartz, Allison Serensits, Reem Shadid, Madison Shehab, Mary Shetayh, Brianna Soltis, Emma Statler, Abigail Stoudt, Amy Swierczek, Matthew Tretter, Cody Turpin, Maxx Venzke, Rebecca Volk, Madison Watson, Madalyn Yorke, Korina Zambrano Honors Dillon Azar, Maximus Bauer, Paige Beil, Laura Betzenberger, Hannah Boggs, Devon Britton, Tyler Brown, Michael Burns, Owen Buschi, Alexus Cabanela, Zachary Dinan, Celia Doll, Corinne Egan, Allison Fandl, Abby Franke, Aubrey Gallagher, Anthony George, Rachel Hartzell, Sabrina Heffelfinger, Nicholas Hudak, Kyle Jones, Victoria Keenan, Rachel Kichline, Taylor Klucsarits, Kristopher Knauss, Elizabeth Kornhausl, Falcon Kunkle, Isabella Mangos, Aaron Marth, Maxwell Martinez, Brooke Masonheimer, Patrick McShane, Jaime Mello, Brooke Mishko, Megan Moser, Samantha Odenwelder, Sarah Reszek, Melissa Ricca, Caitlyn Roller, Lauren Rota, Cole Rufe, Hope Schoeneberger, Julia Seiling, Jacob Shumanis, Paige Sommers, Maxine Tassie, Cassandra Tembo, Garret Transue, Isaac Tucker, Matthew Urban, Brianna Viera, Kevin White, Daniel Yellen, Myranda Yost, Kasey Zelienka Grade 11 Distinguished Honors Beth Albright, Samuel Arnold, Skye Bachman-Haftl, Erica Belovich, Chandler Biechy, Mason Bunce, Gavin Buss, Alyssa Chomitzky, Kayla Christopher, Bran-
di Davidson, Jenna Diefenderfer, Capri DiSaverio, Natalie Filchner, Hannah Flaven, Nicholas Franko, Faith Fritz, Karissa Fritz, Erik Fulks, Eileen Gallagher, Victoria Gardineer, Spencer Gerhard, Mackenzie Harry, Ashley Hildebrand, Sydney Hillborn, Eric Hinkle, Carissa Kern, Nicholas Kern, Julia Kester, Antonio Landi, Lane Markulics, Meghan McGraw, Janessa Meixner, Ketlen Nikritin, Anthony Primeau, Shannon Reinhard, Laura Rex, Naomi Rubi, Nicole Somers, Hailey Souders, Julia Spengler, Kelsey Stevens, Cory Weisenberger, Emily Ziegenfuss
High Honors Maryim Abbas, Zackery Acevedo, Heather Alich, Jadon Barnett, Gina Bartlett, Aubrey Bealer, Megan Beers, Jennah Best, Mitchell Bozik, Jenna Buskirk, Brianna Cattano, Chase Clapp, Drew Filchner, Austin Frey, Jarin Gaumer, Megan Giangiulio, Donovan Gill, Brianna Glose, Nicholas Hanna, Krystal Heffelfinger, Alexandra Horvath, Carson Keefe, Lauren Kemmerer, Sammy Khalouf, Cole Kleppinger, Daniel Krieger, Kevin Laudano, Molly Laury, Kaitlyn Leh, Olivia Lucas, John Markle, Kolton Mast, Daniel Mele, Gregory Milnes, Richie Montalvo, Elizabeth Moore, Christian Nemeh, Logan Ninos, Bailey Patterson, Makenzie Reinhard, Mason Ruff, Vito Russo, Olivia Saylor, Sydney Schmall, Sarah Schmidt, Hope Scott, Andrea Sharga, Lila Shokr, Sarah Shook, Gretchen Stein, Christian Stezelberger, Nolan Strauss, Joseph Stumer, Lauren Thomas, Tori Unangst, Hunter Wacik, Matthew Weber Honors Angela Barhoum, Emily Bartholomew, Rachael Bauer, Tyler
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Bell, Aliza Bodzin, Brandon Caffrey, Kara Campbell, Anthony Capwell, Kyle Clark, Ashley Coughlin, Olivia Daniels, Lauren Dorney, Jordan Druckenmiller, Aidan Ellwood, Alexandra Farkas, Elizabeth Fehnel, Anthony Fronti, Rita Giangiulio, Megan Gober, Vanessa Gonzalez, Nicholas Herman, Yusuf Horuz, Nathaniel Jones, Seth Laky, Zechariah Lambert, Courtney Muick, Morgan Mullen, Rylee O'Donnell, Payton Orlando, Alexis Praetorius, Shawna Reese, Keaton Reeser, Ian Riccelli, Jade Rindock, Trey Rubino, Jillian Schreiber, Mikayla Siegfried, Kendra Sommers, Victoria Sousa, Nicole Spohn, Ian Stout, Jenele Vadelund, Autumn VanHorn, Zachary Vilkauskas, Emilie Walter, Emily Weindel, Justin Wenz, Kyle Whiteman
Grade 12 Distinguished Honors Emma Angle, Tyrus Bahrman, Dylan Baird, Anthony Bickel, Dakota Bilder, Sophie Bischof, Francesca Boschi, Lee Bryant, Myranda Burkit, Brielle Caleca, Alexis Christein, Logan Christman, Sarah Covert, Christopher Croll, Patricia Dalton, Alexandra DaRoja, Sara Demczyszyn, Emilie Ernst, Larry Eyre, Jessica Fantasia, Morgan Fehnel, Anna Filchner, Zachary Fisher, Alexis Frey, Lyndsey Gallagher, Gabrielle Gallo, Ariana Gambler, Carson Gantz, Kaitlyn Gardineer, Vincent Gehret, Sarah Grube, Mia Guadagnino, Gabrielle Guerrera, Lauren Haggerty, Eric Hammer, Keith Hartman, Courtney Hartzell, Morgan Heffelfinger, Jessica Hendricks, Bryanne Horn, Elizabeth Horn, Dominic Jackson, Tara James, Conlan Keefe, Taylor Keeney, Continued on page 16
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PUBLIC NOTICE-LEGAL ESTATE NOTICE Estate of SIMON C. BANDZI, JR., deceased, late of 743 Washington Street, Walnutport, County of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, Letters Testamentary have been granted to the undersigned, who requests all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the Decedent to make the same, and all persons indebted to the Decedent to make payments without delay to: Executrix: Karen L. Bandzi Address: 743 Washington Street Walnutport, PA 18088 Or to her Attorney: Joshua D. Shulman, Esquire SHULMAN & SHABBICK 1935 Center Street Northampton, PA 18067 (4/6-4/20) MOORE TOWNSHIP ZONING HEARING BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE HEARING/MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Moore Township Zoning Hearing Board will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 7 p.m. Rain date (if needed) is May 10. The meeting will be held at the Moore Township Municipal Building, 2491 Community Drive, Bath, PA 18014. Specific items on the agenda include: 17-ZHB-680 The applicant(s), Jonathan and Jen Tracey, applicant(s) of the property located at 2452 Yost Road, Bath, Moore Twp. PA 18014 request the following relief: a variance to construct a new detached garage, within the front yard setback area. The section(s) of the ordinance cited for this application are as follows: 200-17G Minimum Yard Requirements (Setbacks) Front Yard, 200-31 Establishment of Future Right of way widths, as well as any other section in which relief may be needed upon review by the Board. The
property, County PIN# H6-176 contains approximately .58 acres and is zoned, Rural Agricultural (RA). 17-ZHB-681 The applicant(s), James Bennett of Mobilite, LLC, applicant(s) of the property located at 2420 Plaza Court, Bath, Moore Twp. PA 18014 request the following relief: a special exception and/ or variance to construct a Wireless Utility Pole in Right of Way of Moorestown Drive, (PA Route 512) within the front yard setback area. The section(s) of the ordinance cited for this application are as follows: 200-22 (F-4) Commercial Communications Tower of Antenna, 200-22 (F4) 3 (b) 1 Setbacks, as well as any other section in which relief may be needed upon review by the Board. The property, County PIN# J6-6-11 contains approximately 2.06 acres and is zoned, Industrial (I). 17-ZHB-682 The applicant(s), Michael Kuchavick, applicant(s) of the property located at 291 Moorestown Drive, Bath, Moore Twp. PA 18014 request the following relief: a special exception to establish an auto business, replacing previous construction business, which was approved in previous zoning decision 90ZHB-236 allowing two principal uses on property. The Single Family Residence will remain which is a legal nonconforming use, The section(s) of the ordinance cited or this application are as follows: Zoning Hearing Board decision 90-ZHB-236, 200-20 Industrial Zoning District Uses, 200+26 Limitation of Principal Uses, 200-33 Nonconformities, 200-33C (3) Nonconforming Uses, 200-33G Changes, as well as any other section in which relief may be needed upon review by the Board. The property, County PIN# J6-5-6 contains approximately 1.97 acres and is zoned, Industrial (I). Jason L. Harhart Zoning Officer Moore Township (4/20 & 4/27) HESCH SERVICE STATION, INC. 3028 S. FRONT STREET WHITEHALL, PA 18052 Accepting sealed bids on April 20, 2017 for the following vehicle(s): For the following vehicle(s): 2015 Hyundai VIN: KMHTC6AE3FU233384 2000 Plymouth VIN: 1P3ES46C0YD835092 2004 Infiniti VIN: JNKCV51F34M706746 (4/20) PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified that the Board of Supervisors of Moore Township shall hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 commencing at 7 p.m. at the Township Municipal Building, 2491 Community Drive, Bath, Pa. for the purpose of enacting the following ordinance, which is summarized below. Copies of the complete text of the ordinance are available at Moore Township Municipal Building and The Home News and may be examined during regular business hours. AN ORDINANCE ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MOORE TOWNSHIP, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, PROVIDING FOR RIGHTOF-WAY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; REQUIRING REGISTRATION FOR USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHTSOF-WAY; ESTABLISHING EXEMPT AND NON-EXEMPT ENTITIES; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN REGULATIONS FOR USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTSOF-WAY; PROVIDING FOR STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ENTITIES USING PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN RIGHT-
OF-WAY MANAGEMENT AND RENTAL FEES; ESTABLISHING SURETY PROVISIONS FOR USE OF PUBLIC RIGHTSOF-WAY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SAID REGULATIONS.
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All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent with the act shall be repealed. David M. Backenstoe, Esquire Solicitor, Moore Township 148 Main Street Hellertown, PA 18055 (4/20) BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON, PA NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING 2018 CDBG PROGRAM 1. Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing to be conducted by the Council of the Borough of Northampton, PA, will be held on April 20, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Northampton Borough Municipal Building located at 1401 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, PA 18067-0070. 2. This Public Hearing is necessary for the purpose of establishing a potential program to provide neighborhood street improvements in low/moderate income census tracts that could be funded through Northampton County DCED. 3. The Northampton Borough Municipal building is accessible to the handicapped. Persons with disabilities who require special accommodations to permit participations at the Public Hearing may make such arrangements by calling the Borough Manager at 610-262-2576. LeRoy E. Brobst Borough Manager
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BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON EXECUTIVE MEETING Notice is hereby given that Northampton Borough Council will meet in an executive session on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. The purpose of this executive session is to discuss personnel matters. LeRoy E. Brobst Borough Manager
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ESTATE OF DAVID BRYANT OAKLEY Oakley, David Bryant , (aka David B. Oakley), dec’d., Late of Palmer Township, Northampton County, PA Administrators: Alecia M. Fehley and Ronnita M. Fern c/o Dennis P. Ortwein, 5201 William Penn Highway, Easton, PA 18045 Attorney: Dennis P. Ortwein, Esquire, 5201 William Penn Highway, Easton, PA 18045 (4/20- 5/4) PUBLIC NOTICE The Moore Township Board of Supervisors will be conducting a survey of all Township Roadways this Friday April 21, 2017. Results will be used to determine what roads will be worked on this coming year and a time line for what will be worked on in the future road plan. Richard K. Gable Secretary/Treasurer
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MEETING NOTICE The Traffic Impact Advisory Committee of Lehigh Twp will be holding a meeting on Mon. Apr. 24 2017 at 6:00 pm. The Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building, 1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport, Pa. All meetings are open to the public. Alice A. Rehrig, Manager Lehigh Township, Northampton County (4/20)
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Historical Society to hold First meeting of the year
A message from Bath Council President
Submitted by IRENE URBAN The Northampton Area Historical Society will have this year’s first general meeting, open to the public, on Wednesday, April 26, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in Northampton Borough Hall, 1401 Laubach Avenue in Northampton. The featured presenter will be Bud Cole, a writer of books and articles about nature. His articles have been printed in local newspapers. The topic for the evening will be “Wildflowers,” something enjoyed now by us and also, in the past, by our ancestors. The Siegfried Railroad Station, the home of the historical society, will begin its monthly open houses on Sunday, May 21, from 1 until 4 p.m. The station will be open on the third Sunday of every month from May until October. The station is a museum
Submitted by MARENA RASMUS Borough officials are considering a shift in police service coverage. This issue has been of discussion since mid-2016. While the Colonial Regional Police Department (CRPD) has served Bath’s community with honor, dignity, and loyalty for more than 20 years, the time has come to reassess our business relationship and the financial outlook of police services. The Borough of Bath and the business relationship between CRPD administrators and municipal members is missaligned. Lower Nazareth Township and Hanover Township have expressly unique demographics, visioning, and purchasing power of police services that Bath struggles to compete with. Borough officials understand a new role our municipality can participate by contracting for police services—providing police protection at an affordable and sustainable pace. Council is struggling with an evident tax increase for 2018. Council has reduced or cut most line item spending in the annual budget except police services. In order to stabilize the property tax rate for years to come, the only next logical step is to address police services. Bath dissolved its original police department in 1995 because the costs to maintain a municipal force were exceeding revenues the Borough collected. It was economically unsustainable. Regionalization of the police department was an efficient and cost effective way to provide police service to Bath residents. Now, more than 20 years later, the financial strains of a growing police department are once again front and center.As police service costs grow, those expenses encroach upon and se-
housing artifacts of Northampton and the surrounding area. More restoration has been done at the station. The public is invited to see the work that was done. There are several permanent exhibits at the station. Each year there are special exhibits shown. One of these is a display of decorative eggs. Many were made by the society’s president, Harold P. Smith. For the next four years the society will be saluting the four wards of the borough. This year the first ward and its businesses and points of interest will be featured as another special exhibit. Anyone with memorabilia or information pertaining to the first ward is asked to share it with the society by calling 610-851-0154 or 610-262-8198. For more information call either of the above numbers.
Culprits found in Bath tire slashing On April 10 the CRPD received reports from 17 residents that they had their tires of their parked cars stabbed while they parked in the borough of Bath. There were a total of 25 tires that were stabbed in the early morning hours of April 10. The CRPD
were able to identify all the individuals that were responsible. The individuals were all juveniles and the charges of criminal mischief and criminal conspiracy will be handled through Northampton County Juvenile Court.
Old Bath- The Railroad (1950s) By CHARLES MCILHANEY, JR. I grew up on N. Chestnut Street in Bath, where just across the Monocacy Creek, the Lehigh and New England Railroad freight trains passed on a daily basis. My earliest memory as a child is lying in my crib and hearing the air horns of an approaching train going through the street crossings of town. As a boy, that same horn signal (two long, a short, and a long) beckoned my friends and I to run across the creek-bridge and scramble to the top of a rail-side embankment to greet the train up close and personal. It always afforded a rush to feel the thrust of those awesome diesel motors inside the massive black and white cab-forward engines. We’d
give an arm gesture to the engineer to blast the horns for us, which he usually did. Then came the squeaks and the squeals and clamor of the freight cars rumbling by, each lettered by its respective railroad company. Finally, a friendly wave to the brakemen riding the caboose, who sometimes threw us some broken pieces of chalk as the train made its way into the distance. Then we’d gather up the penny or two we had placed on the rail, now flattened by the track wheels into good-luck charms. Alas, long gone the day Children paused from their play To watch the freight trains roll. Whereupon the rails of old, To oblivion rolled away.
submitted by DAVE CARL The Delaware River Shad Fishermen’s Association will present the 11th Annual Youth Outdoor Adventures program on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Our goal is to provide education to the first 100 registered children between the ages of 8 - 15, free of charge! The day begins at 8:00 am with a free breakfast, full day of events, free lunch, t-shirts and hats and awards and prizes. Our day wraps up around 5:00 pm with a full day of fun and education
for our youth. Those interested can go to drsfa.org and clink on the Youth Outdoor Adventures link to register. Our schedule for the 2017 event includes: Casting, Trapping, Mason Bees, Canoeing, Fishing, Archery, Knot tying, Lure making and a Mystery station. Any questions or if you need more details, please contact David Carl at fisherman_dcarl@ yahoo.com or by calling 570325-4336.
verely limit spending in necessary capital infrastructure. The Borough is re-structuring and moving into a much smaller and more efficient municipal building that will reduce cost over time. The Borough must focus on fixing a dilapidated municipal street inventory, which was estimated at $5.5 million in 2012. Finally, the Borough is subject to unfunded mandates by the state and federal governments to improve storm water protection systems. All of these capital projects come with incredible financial burden requiring innovative and forward thinking on how to re-allocate tax revenues and annual income. The Borough administration wants you to know that this issue is being examined from all possible angles. As Council President, I have formed a Citizens Police Advisory Panel, which is tasked with fact-finding and evaluating police service options. This panel consists of Borough residents from Old Forge Estates to Holiday Hill. This panel, or focus group, will offer a recommendation to Borough Council from the information and interviews held with
area police departments. In addition, I have invited members of the community to attend Council meetings to discuss this matter during the meeting’s public session forum. Council plans on establishing Town Hall meetings in the near future as well. It is the goal of Borough Council to have a decision whether to remain with CRPD or withdrawal membership by December 15, 2017. While this is a significant social policy adjustment, please know Bath officials are committed to providing Borough families with police protection and services. Borough Council will be evaluating expenses, revenues, crime trends, social impact, and the human capital behind making an extremely difficult decision such as staying with or leaving CRPD. Council is fully aware that maintaining CRPD going forward is likely to require a year-over-year tax increase for police services on our struggling families. The Borough's administration is steadfast to preventing or minimizing future property tax liabilities. We encourage your participation in this important discussion. Thank you, Mark A. Saginario, Bath Council President
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Honor Roll Continued from page 13
Skyla Kunkle, Ashley Kunsman, Nicholetta Lambrinides, Cecelia LeBus, Sara Lechner, Jonathan Liggio, Carly Masonheimer, Adrian Mast, Kyle McLaughlin, Alexis Meixsell, Lauren Mickley, Nickolas Miller, Daniel Moran, Brandy Moser, Cassandra Motyka, Hallie Muffley, Kristin Nasatka, Nicole Peploe, Rebecca Reese, Kenley Rogers, Joshua Rumble, Caleigh Savage, Sarah Schaffer, Cori Schiffert, Sarah Schisler, Sadie Schlichting, Colin Schucker, Kyle Serman, Ruth Sharga, Alexander Skrapits, Teague Smith, Danielle Straub, Daniel Thomas, Alyssa Tomsic, Austin Trunzo, Ryan Weisenberger, Caleb Wuchter
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High Honors Selena Abdouche, Mary Angle, Alyssa Asdourian, Gabriella Asencio, Caleb Bealer, Anthony Belsky, Hannah Billig, Tierra Brandon, Maya Costanzo, Tyler Diaz, Amanda Dietz, Benjamin Fickinger, Ryan Foster, CarolAnn Gillish, Austin Graver, Kamryn Grube, Ethan Hartley, Madison Heffelfinger, Taylor Heffner, Jonathan Helm, Kassidy Hengst, Emily Henry, Brianna Herstine, Kennedy Jamicky, Francine Justice, Nicholas Longenbach, Andrew Marx, Kelly Maxwell, Dylan Miklas, Dana Miller, Richard Moore, Dana Morykan, Jillian Muthard, Michelle Neetz, Kevin Nguyen, Hanna Novobilski, Alexis Peploe, Falisity Rarick, Ryan Reed, Naomi Rieth, Ryan Rimple, Meredith Roe, Zachary Rooks, Vincent Rossi, Devon Saul, Emily Schieferstein, License # PA003267
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Lehigh Township Historical Society News Dawson Silfies, Hailey Silfies, Jayda Smith, Hannah Snoke, Ciarra Snyder, Micayla Snyder, Chelsey Stover, Ayden Sylvester-Harms, Julia Taby, Dana Tiderman, Hailey Traupman, Paighton Wagner, McKayla Zimmerman
Honors Jared Angerman, Alexis Anthony, Kelsey Anthony, Amy Bauer, Patrick Bodnar, Kathryn Boehm, Shane Bollinger, Logan Buskaritz, Kayla Cabrero, Anthony Caiazzo, Justin Dean, Devon DeHaven, Kaitlynn Ebert, Lucas Foulk, Trevor Frana, Deja Frazier, Karissa Frey-Woroniak, Jared Fries, Lynette Garcia, Emily Glass, Vincent Gonsalves, Alexandra Granitz, John Grather, Tanner Hahn, Ciana Heckman, Adriana Huaman, Matthew Hutchins, Brooke Ingram, Anna Keffer, Dante Kintz, Haylie Klausen, Natalie LaCoe, Katelyn Lahr, Grace Lewis, Joshua Lorah, Melvin Nguyen, Frank Sain-Mellner, Jacob Savage, Alexander Scheel, Maaz Siddiqi, Hunter Smith, Trent Smith, Brandon Strait, Mackenzie Strunk, Michael Sutton, Owen Thoma, Conor Timmerman, Eliamar Vazquez Torres, Steven Volk, Genna Wetzel, Steven Yost
Submitted by RUTH HALL KENT Many thanks to all of the businesses and individuals who gave donations of cash, gift cards or certificates and baskets to our annual Finally Spring Basket Social held on Sunday, April 2nd. We thank the Blue Mountain Fish & Game Assn. for providing the use of their hall for the event. LTHS appreciates everyone’s help and support to make this year’s Basket Social a success! The first Open House of 2017 will be held at the Historical Centre, 3811 Lehigh Drive, Northampton, PA (next to Indian Trail Park just east of Cherryville). We are open on Sunday, May 7th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm with a special exhibit of items from former department stores in Allentown. If anyone has items from Hess’s, Leh’s or Zollinger’s
that are no longer wanted, please consider donating them to our collection. Call the Centre at 610-440-0151 to arrange the donation. Remember that we are open the first Sunday of every month from May through September from 1-4 pm. Stop by and visit the museum to see some ‘really neat old stuff’. Check out our Facebook page and website for more information about upcoming events. Details about our popular annual event involving food to be held this year on May 20th can be found there! Call the Historical Centre at 610-440-0151 for more information. Also check out our website at www.lehightownshiphistoricalsociety.org for more details about our September 23rd event: “Once Around the Township” and the Open House at St. Paul’s Schoolhouse.
Northampton Senior Center submitted by KRISTA AMBROSINO Spring has arrived! It is time to shake up area seniors to leave hibernation to join us at the Northampton Senior Center. We offer a variety of daily activities, socialization and meals. Our Moravian Nursing students will
be having a Health Fair on Thurs., April 27, from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. It will be held at the Northampton Senior Center, 902 Lincoln Ave., Northampton. The Health Fair will include a Blood Pressure Screening, Chair Zumba Class, prizes, and much more! Call 610262-4977 for more info.
A Proclamation Designating April 21, 2017, as “Power Talk 21 Day” and join with “Mothers Against Drunk Driving” (MADD) by reaching out to our residents for help in making the prevention of underage drinking a community-wide priority in the Borough of Northampton. Whereas, the Borough of Northampton recognizes the importance of parents talking with their teens about alcohol in order to reduce the risks and dangers to teens and communities, and Whereas, as Mayor of Northampton, it is my pleasure to work with, assist and encourage parents and caregivers to embrace their important role in influencing America’s youth and their decisions about drinking alcohol; and in addressing the serious problems that alcohol is impacting in our community and communities across the United States, and Whereas, 27% of middle school students try alcohol before graduating from 8th grade, increasing the risk that they will develop alcohol problems later in life; teen alcohol use kills 4,700 people each year, more than all other drugs combined, and Whereas, at last year’s Power Talk 21, MADD discovered, through groundbreaking research and a nationwide public opinion survey at Penn State University, that teens make the decision to ride with impaired drivers depending on how the teen sees his or her parents act in regard to alcohol, and Whereas, the majority of our children say their parents are their primary influence when it comes to decisions about drinking alcohol, and Whereas, last year, Pennsylvania led the nation with 34 mayors across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that issued a proclamation in advance of Power Talk 21 Day, and Whereas, in 2017 MADD will kick off “21 Days in Support of 21,” beginning on April 1st and culminating on Power Talk 21 on April 21st, as part of Power of Parents program to create a sustained and prolonged conversation about underage drinking among middle and high school students, and
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Whereas, MADD Pennsylvania will provide events, workshops and online information to give parents the tools to effectively talk to their children about alcohol to protect them. NOW, THEREFORE, I Thomas D. Reenock, Mayor of Northampton, Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim Thursday, April 21, 2017 as “Power Talk 21 Day” in the Borough of Northampton, and I encourage all citizens of Northampton and surrounding communities to join me and help to end underage drinking, often a gateway to drug use and deadly consequences. Start talking early and often with children, a conversation that can and will save lives. _____________________________
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