Little Miss Strawberry Winner crowned during Annual contest

Submitted by KARLA BUCKWALTER

The Bath Farmers Market held their annual Little Miss/ Mr. Strawberry Contest on Saturday, June 3. Contestants and their parents arrived at the market with a total of six participants registered. At 10 a.m. the contestants, dressed in their strawberry best, walked around the park to each vendor’s tent for voting. All contestants were very fashionable and adorable, sporting lots of pigtails, ribbons, tulle, reds and pinks, and of course strawberry prints.

The winner with the most votes was 18-month-old Sum -

• mer Penberthy. Summer was accompanied by her parents, Stephanie and Adam Penberthy, from Newfoundland, Pa. In addition to snagging the title of Little Miss Strawberry, Summer also won some special prizes donated by market vendors.

The market’s next event will be a pie contest on Saturday, June 17. Bring your best homemade pie to enter to win a prize that will be announced on social media. Please check back on our Facebook page or Instagram at “bathfarmersmarketpa” for more details.

On Saturday, June 10 our attending vendors will be: Bi -

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Northampton Fire Dept. to Host youth Summer camp

By CATHERINE STROH

Children in the Northampton Borough, ages 12-15, are invited to attend the fire department’s first youth summer camp.

Northampton Fire Department 42 will host the summer camp from Monday, July 10 through Friday, July 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Children attending the camp can look forward to events such as hands-on training, team building exercises, learning what a firefighter does and more. The week will conclude with a graduation ceremony on Saturday, July 15.

The camp is open to children ages 12-15 who reside in Northampton Borough and the cost to attend is $25 per child. Applications can be picked up and returned to the borough

• No cost to you!

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For more information and additional senior centers in Northampton County, visit www.northamptoncounty.org.

Cherryville- Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., 4131

Lehigh Dr., Cherryville. FMI call 610-767-2977.

Lower Nazareth- Open Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 306 Butztown Rd., Bethlehem. FMI call 610-297-3464.

Nazareth- Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 15 S. Wood St., Nazareth. FMI call 610-759-8255.

Northampton- Open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 902 Lincoln Ave., Northampton. FMI call 610-262-4977.

Lehigh Township To host pet Vaccine clinic

Submitted by ALICE REHRIG

Lehigh Township will be offering dog and cat inoculations on Saturday, June 17 at the township municipal building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pet registration and release forms must be completed by owners prior to inoculations.

Due to the generous donation of time, Dr. Benjamin Shelly of the Blue Ridge Veterinary Clinic will be administering distemper and rabies shots to dogs and cats at a minimal cost.

A rabies vaccine will be available for $30 and distemper for $35.

Pets can only receive a 3-year rabies vaccine if their previous rabies vaccine certificate is presented to show dates.

Pet registration is preferred but not mandatory. The registration form can be found online at lehightownship.com. Completed