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JULY 7-13, 2016
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three shifts 24 hours daily. We know what must be done and we do it.” Ronnie Hess, Tony Plucker, John Folk, and Branden Evans are Todd’s coworkers. Safety is a priority. There are safety meetings each day. The plant is very busy with trucks constantly moving through the plant. The men must be alert, they want to go home at the end of each day. Mr. Wesner said, “We push safety hard. We don’t want any accidents.” A dedicated cement worker, Todd is married to the former Kelly Brown for 25 years. They are proud of Cole, Connor and daughter Melissa. He appreciates Continued on page 3
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by ED PANY Mr. Todd Wesner was born in Reading and attended Lower Pottsgrove High School. His father was employed by MCI so the family was on the move to New Jersey, Massachusetts and back to Pennsylvania. Wesner’s cement career started when he was employed by an independent contractor to work in the pack house. In 1990 he started to work for Allentown Cement, now Lehigh Heidelberg. His cement experience covers a variety of positions from bulk silo loader to maintenance. Todd said, “Today I operate a loader moving thousands of tires used as kiln fuel, slag, iron ore and coal. The loaders operate 364 days,
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The annual Kazoo Parade was held on Monday morning to mark the fourth of July holiday in Nazareth Borough. More than 125 people played the kazoos and made their own music to celebrate as they walked from Nazareth High School to the borough’s municipal building. They were led by two World War II Jeeps, and the marchers wore plenty of red, white and blue to mark Independence Day. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned by the Bath – Nazareth Regional Chamber of Commerce. Long delays of time without anything happening resulted in most of the crowd departing for home. Lance Collangelo of the Cham-
ber thanked a number of businesses and people for the kazoos and other items that were provided. He also thanked the people who came out for the ceremony after the parade. Cynthia Rodriques sang “This Land Is Your Land” to open the program, and later the “Star Spangled Banner,” as the 240th anniversary of this nation was commemorated. State Representatives Joe Emrick and Marcia Hahn had brief remarks, thanking those who came out, and expressing thanks to the veterans who served their country in the cause of freedom. Ms. Hahn also said, “I wish there were more young people, because it’s so important that we never forget.” A patriotic decorated Jeep at the Nazarath Kazoo Parade. –Home News photo Continued on page 10
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