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MAY 16-22, 2019
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Mid County Senior Center Celebrates Mother’s Day Fun and celebration for mothers at the Annual Mother's Day Tea at Mid County Senior Center in Bath was held on May 9. Tea and many delectable pastries were served followed by a lovely luncheon.
Audrey Jones of Mid County Senior Center is their famous puzzler. She can be found most of the week at her puzzle; she only takes a break for exercise, lunch and bingo.
Stuart Guinther
Cement worker of the Month- Stuart Guinther
by ED PANY Mr. Stuart Guinther was born in Boston, moving to Kutztown in his youth, graduating from Kutztown High School in 1980 recalling, “I enjoyed all the math courses, they were taught by Mr. Gougler, a real perfectionist!” Stuart pursued his education at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Indiana, earning a degree in Chemistry. Mr. Guinther’s remarkable cement odyssey started as a chemist at Lone Star in Nazareth. He then moved to Michigan and was hired as a process engineer at St. Mary’s Peerless Cement Co. A few years later he returned to Essroc as a process engineer and production manager. There he visited seven company plants to improve plant operations. He has also served as a process engineer at Medusa Cement in Cleveland, Ohio and plant manager of the dragon plant in Maine. This plant was a sister plant to the old Dragon Cement plant in Northampton which closed in 1983. In Maine the Dragon plant was
modernized, changing from a wet to dry process operation. Guinther has also served as plant manager at the Glen Falls, NY plant of Lehigh Cement and vice president of Penta Engineering in St. Louis. He recalled, “After all of these experiences, we wanted to return home and I was happy to be hired by Keystone in 2017. Our local plant is a diamond in the rough and our goal is to improve operations to reach full capacity.” “The plant has many dedicated workers, some family members have worked here for generations. Another objective is to develop a good relationship with the community.” Mr. Guinther has visited 83 cement companies all over the globe, from Latin America to Europe, Russia and India. Stuart is an encyclopedia of the cement industry, one of the most knowledgeable gentlemen I have interviewed in the last 25 years. He said, “The cement industry is
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Borough Of Bath Learns about Emergency Management
By KERI LINDENMUTH During the Borough of Bath’s Neighborhood Watch Group meeting on Wednesday, May 8, representatives from Northampton County Emergency Management Services spoke to residents and helped them discover the inner workings of emergency management and preparation. Thomas Guth, Northampton County hazard mitigation/disaster recovery manager, walked residents through how the county prepares for emergencies, while Chad Marsh, 911 center operations and training manager, gave residents a look at the daily operations of 911 dispatchers. Emergency Management Services assists over 304,000 residents in Northampton County, 38 municipalities, four local colleges, 30 police stations, and 40 fire and rescue stations. The organization also assists local school districts. From the Emergency Operations Center, mobile response unit, and on-the-ground staff, the organization responds to dangers and emergencies like fires, floods, chemical spills, and more. Representatives are also present at mass gatherings, like Musikfest. There are four levels of emerContinued on page 2
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