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APRIL 5-11, 2018
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Families attend East Allen Egg Hunt
By KERI LINDENMUTH The East Allen Township Volunteer Fire Department held its annual egg hunt on Saturday, March 31 at Bicentennial Park. The event had previously been postponed due to some unusual winter weather that left the park unsuitable for an egg hunt.
However, on Saturday, the warm weather was out and the sun was shining when between 150 and 200 children excitedly waited to fill their baskets with colorful plastic eggs and candy. The egg hunt was held for four different age groups: ages zero to two, ages three to four, ages five
Looking by Back Ed Pany Keystone Cement 1937
to seven, and ages eight to 10. About 2,000 candy-filled eggs were up for grabs (500 for each group), including several gold, prize-winning eggs. Children bounded through the park, gathering as many eggs as they could. While only a few walked away with special prizes,
there were smiles all around. Every single participant was given a bag of candy, which was donated by Josh Early Candies, Giant, Wegmans, and several other local businesses. Meanwhile, the Easter Bunny was there to greet families and take plenty of photos.
The plant itself is principally located at the Steckel farm, the quarry on the Dech farm. The quarry rock or raw material as required for the manufacture of Keystone Portland Cement belongs to the Jacksonburg formation, better known as Lehigh Valley Cement Rock, which is acknowledged to be the best material available for the manufacture of Portland Cement. The construction of the plant started shortly after the company was incorporated and the first unit consisting of one kiln was placed in operation on July 21, Continued on page 3
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New council member Sworn in and fire chief Resigns in Bath Borough
(Originally published in 2006)
I found this history of the Keystone Cement Company in “Doorways and Dormers”, the 1937 Bath Bicentennial book. I hope my friends over at Keystone read this column. The Keystone Cement Company was incorporated as a Pennsylvania corporation in 1926. Shortly thereafter they purchased practically 500 acres of land partly situated in the Borough of Bath and partly just south thereof. These properties were purchased from Daniel and Henry Steckel, Josiah Dech, Frank Edelman, James Rugo, Lewis Siegfried, Mike Strongofsky and John Temos.
Shredding Event
Mayor Mirabito swears in Frank Hesch.
By KERI LINDENMUTH During the Borough of Bath Council meeting on Monday, April 2, council members and residents welcomed a new face and said goodbye to a familiar one. At the meeting’s start, Frank Hesch was sworn in as council’s
newest member, filling in the seat left vacant by former councilwoman Cynthia Anderson. Hesch had interviewed for the open seat alongside Mike Reph and Harrell Geter. After the interviews, council voted on which candidate they believed should fulfill the roll.
Councilman Tony Kovalovsky, Councilwoman Carol BearHeckman, and Councilwoman Michele Ehrgott all voted for Geter. Councilman Mark Saginario, Councilman Barry Fenstermaker, and Councilwoman Phyllis Andrews voted for Hesch. With council split 3-3, Mayor Fiorella Mirabito served as the tie breaker, casting her vote for Hesch. “All three candidates were very difficult to choose from,” said Saginario. Continued on page 2
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