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APRIL 8-14, 2021
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Quota Club donates to Northampton Regional EMS
Looking by Back Ed Pany Class of 1931, Part 2 of 5
Pictured from left to right: Nickol Tews of the Quota Club, Tom Unger and Maria Wescoe with Northampton Regional EMS, and Anita Achey and Pricilla Koch with the Quota Club. By HOME NEWS STAFF The Quota Club of Northampton recently donated to the Northampton Regional EMS. They donated hoagie vouch-
ers for Galyean’s Deli to every staff member, bottled water and snacks. The Quota Club has been dedicated to serving the hearing impaired, as well as women and
children in need in the community. They are always looking for new members. Northampton Regional EMS thanks the Quota Club for thinking of them.
In re-vote, Bath Council Once again votes to cancel Spuds & Suds planning By KERI LINDENMUTH During the Borough of Bath Council meeting on Monday, April 5, representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and several borough business owners presented their case for moving forward with Spuds and Suds in 2021. The popular event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in March of this year, council voted to pause all planning, thus indicating that the event would be postponed for a second year until the pandemic passes. During April’s meeting, the Chamber returned and maintained that they could hold an event that wasn’t only fun, but safe. However, a majority of
council still believed it was “too soon” to plan such a large-scale event. In a re-vote, they rejected a motion to continue planning with five against planning and two in favor of. “Four school districts have canceled classes because of COVID cases,” said Councilman Barry Fenstermaker. “I do not know where people think this thing is getting better. I see it getting worse.” “Epidemiologists say there is going to be a third and fourth wave,” he continued. “Those strains are coming [and] I’m worried.” Before the deciding vote, Terry DeGroot, Co-Chair of the Spuds and Suds committee, presented
a new festival plan that would expand the event’s area by 60 percent. The event would take up more space, but be smaller in scope, allowing musicians, vendors, and attendees to spread out. He added that hand washing stations and restrooms would be available, along with PPE. Omega Security would also be present to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing. The Chamber has relied on this security company at their other events in Nazareth, Northampton, and Catasauqua. DeGroot even went as far as to suggest that the event could be moved out of the borough altogether. The Chamber had Continued on page 2
Ms. Seidel in her Cherryville Gift Shop, 1950. Photo courtesy of Larry Oberly. In today’s column we will look at some samples of Betty’s work and visit Seidel’s Cherryville Hotel, later Betty Seidel’s Gift Shop in photos. We’ll also view an ad for an old Cherryville business. If you’re interested in learning more, history of Lehigh Township can be found in the Lehigh Township Historical Society’s Eisenhower Birthday Plate, 1953. book, “Images of America: Le- Photo courtesy of Larry Oberly. high Township 2002.” In two weeks we will again 80th Year, Issue No. 14 look at the 1931 Northampton High School Ampitennian and www.homenewspa.com the artwork of one of the art editors who became famous on the gridiron- I wonder who?! Additional photographs on Page 11 USPS 248-700