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OCTOBER 25-31, 2018
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70th Annual Jack Frost Parade Marches through Northampton by KERI LINDENMUTH The Jack Frost Parade, a Northampton tradition since 1948, marched through the borough on Thursday, October 18. The weather was chilly as children sat bundled in blankets and coats, their candy buckets at the ready. The parade was led by the Northampton Fire Department’s new Piece Enforcer Pumper. Lights flashing and sirens blaring, it led a group of fire trucks from in and out of the borough, including fire trucks from Laurys Station, Coplay, and Allen Township. Northampton’s clubs, organizations, businesses, and sports
teams all showed off their spooky floats. Football teams and Scouts threw candy while dance teams opted for backflips down the parade route. Zombies, ghouls, and clowns from Dorney Park and Whitehall’s Haunted Parkway had some young parade goers hiding behind their parents, while a much friendlier Cinderella and Princess Belle danced, sang, and waved to their fans. The sounds of snare drums, trumpets, and tubas wafted through the borough and brought energy to some chilly parade goers. The Northampton Area High School Big N Band, as well as
Looking by Back Ed Pany Allen Township Memories
Back row (left to right): Julie Unangst Bartocci holding Henley Bartocci (5 weeks old), Sue Unangst, (of Unangst Tree Farms) Mark Bahnik. Front row: Harper Bartocci (2.5 years old). Story on page 10.
Today, I am writing a column for our friends in Allen Township. As you know, the township is home to Catasauqua High School. The township dates back to 1720 with the Scotch-Irish Settlement, the first settlement in Northampton County. The leader was James Craig, so it was called the “Craig Settlement.” Tradition has it that when the first settlers arrived a Native American provided them with some cool spring water. This led to the discovery of a fine spring, the finding of which led them to
select a location for their future homes. Later the village was named Weaversville. A number of years ago “Woody” Kleppinger, former owner of the Weaversville Hotel, restored the stone building where the spring was found, however the spring no longer flows. The Weaversville Inn today continues to serve area residents in a structure that dates back to the American Revolution. During the French and Indian Wars, Benjamin Franklin and daughter Sally stayed there. He was inspecting the system of forts in the area and organizing a
the Northampton Middle School Marching Band, performed. The Allentown Hobo “Almost” Marching Band also made an appearance before the parade concluded with a Mummers band strutting down Main Street.
primitive early postal service. Few of the original, if any, of their descendants remain. Names from the past who made their home there were the Craig family, Thomas Armstrong, James King, John McNair, Robert Gregg, Robert Walker, James Ralston, John Hays, Arthur Lattimore and James Horner. All were staunch Presbyterians and soon after their arrival erected a small log church. The church is gone but their second church still remains as a house of worship, God’s Missionary Church. The most famous traveling Continued on page 3
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