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Labrador Retriever Mix Breinigsville Adult Female Medium Coat length: Short Health: Vaccinations up to date, spayed / neutered. Prefers a home without cats, children.
Lacey is about 2 years old, hound/lab mix. She is on the timid side and needs someone who can be patient and give her experiences in a slow fashion. Building confidence would be her goal. No young children, due to her slow to warm personality. A meet with other dogs would be needed and no cats for this girl.
If you are interested in adopting please email dogadoptions@thesanctuarypa.org to fill out an application and questionnaire
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Potato Corgi Walnutport, PA Young Male Small Health: vaccinations up to date, spayed / neutered. Adoption fee: $300.00 Petfinder recommends that you should always take reasonable security steps before making online payments. Potato is a very sweet boy. He is good with other dogs. He is housebroken, neutered, microchipped, current on vaccines and microchipped. You must live within an hour of the rescue in order to adopt. A pply at www.furryfeetrescue.com The Sanctuary at Haafsville 901 Nestle Way, Breinigsville, PA 18031 dogadoptions@ Furry Feet Rescue Walnutport, PA thesanctuarypa.org furryfeetrescue@yahoo.com (610) 767-7096
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The Markell Twins Turn 80!
Written by William G. “Billy” Markell
Marilyn and Billy turned 80 years old on September 3, 2021. Their parents were the late Willard G. Markell Sr. And Elda (Mau) Markell. There were 4 girls and 2 boys. The girls are the late Mae L. (Markell) Kidd and the late husband Dallas Kidd. Margaret L. (Markell) Kresge of Palmerton and the late husband Richard Kresge, the late Martha L. (Markell) Kern and the late husband Harold E. Kern, Marilyn L. (Markell) Rice of Slatington and the late Barry (Bill) Rice. The boys are the late Willard G. “Sonny” Markell Jr. and the late wife Harriet “Carrie” (Strohl) Markell and William G. “Billy” Markell and wife Doris E. (Rau) Markell of Slatington.
Billy recalls his dad telling a story of someone asking him if he was planning to have more children and his answer was “no, now they are coming by the 2’s and it’s time to quit.” When the twins were born on September 3, 1941, mom and dad could not afford to birth them in a hospital, so they were born in the bedroom of their home, which was located on Route #1, Slatington, Pa next to the Keystone Lamp Factory.
Dr. Leiby of Slatington was the doctor who spanked us into life. Both Marilyn and Billy were born with pneumonia. Dr. Leiby had Willard Sr. get a sheet and pillows and a broom stick and placed them in the center and the sheet over the broom stick and tucked under the pillow. Dr. Leiby had Willard Sr. boil water and told him to get all the glass mayonnaise jars he could find, and fill them with boiling water. This made an incubator which made the twins able to breath. Each baby weighed under 3 lbs. Billy recalls his mother telling him much later in life that he and his sister were 1 month premature and so small that each one could fit in a cigar box. Billy was born first and then 1 minute and 52 seconds later along came Marilyn, making her the youngest of the 6 Markell children.
While Marilyn and Billy have multiple health problems and visit the doctors often, they are still able to enjoy a good life with family and friends. But thanks be to God, the twins made it to “80”!
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The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) reported July data showing the tying of a recordbreaking median sales price first seen just one month ago and a new record for days on market, showing that summer isn’t the only thing that is hot around the Lehigh Valley.
“The National Association of REALTORS® reported inventory of homes for sale nationwide rose slightly in June as more sellers list their homes, hoping to take advantage of record-high sales prices across the country,” said GLVR CEO Justin Porembo. “Even with renewed home seller interest, inventory overall from a year ago remains 18.8% lower nationwide, according to NAR, and 18.0% lower here at home.”
With inventory still not at sufficient, comfortable levels – there were just 895 units in July for Lehigh and Northampton counties – the median sales price increased 15.7 percent to $275,000, a tie of a record-breaking price first achieved in June. In addition, homes sold, on average, in 13 days, another new record.
Other notable housing statistics for July include:
New listings decreased just slightly – 0.5 percent – to 1,089.
Pending sales were down 9.0 percent to 897.
Closed sales slipped 4.7 percent to 877.
Months supply of inventory was down 29.4 percent to 1.2 months.
Percentage of list price received went above and beyond, increasing 3.4 percent to 102.6 percent.
Homes sold, on average, in just 13 days, a decrease of 60.6 percent.
“Buyers are still interested and want to own a home, but record-high home prices and the lack of solid choices are causing some to retreat,” said 2021 GLVR President Tim Tepes. Tepes added that he’s seen firsthand – a situation partially caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic – a pressured rush to purchase a property to accommodate a new housing or location preference. “Add to that the pressures of an alreadyestablished intensely hot seller’s market – which has been forcing many to waive contingencies and push their budget to the maximum to have a shot at winning a bidding war – and even the most well-qualified clients can start to get cold feet or feel pangs of regret after a closing,” Tepes said. “Now that life is opening up again, and that rushed pressure is falling away, some buyers could be having doubts.” To help a buyer – or a seller – sort through moments of questioning a decision, both Porembo and Tepes suggest working with a REALTOR®. REALTORS® are a trustworthy, knowledgeable guide who will stand in your corner during negotiations, but will also act as an objective, third party who will help you stay focused on the issues most important to you when emotions threaten to sink an otherwise sound transaction.
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Recently we have had several people contact the Society to donate some very interesting items to our museum. We thank them for thinking of us before tossing items that can find a forever home with us. We received an old wall telephone from a local resident. We also were given a framed diploma for a Master’s degree from Millersville State Normal School in 1896 belonging to a Samuel Griffith who at one time was a teacher in Danielsville, Lehigh Township. These are wonderful examples of items for our Historical Centre Museum. If you come across unique items from the past, please give us a call at 610-440-0151 (leave message) so we can arrange for you to donate to the museum. Although we still do not have visitation hours at the museum, we are busy working on plans for our Schoolhouse opening as well as our upcoming fundraising events. In the classified events section of this Gazette you can find details about our Annual Fall Mum Sale scheduled from 9 am to 2 pm on Saturday, September 11th. Later in September we are holding our Finally Fall Basket Social which was originally scheduled in March 2020. Time and location are in the ad in the classified events section in this issue of the Gazette. If you wish to donate an item or gift basket for the event, please give us a call. If you have any free time on your hands, we are looking for volunteer helpers at the museum to help organize and file donated items. Although we are not open for visitors at the Historical Centre at this time, if you have something to donate give us a call at 610-440-0151 (please leave a message) so we can set up an appointment time for us to receive them. We hope to see you soon! Jack Follweiler’s Garage
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For three years a volunteer committee of twelve For three years a volunteer committee of twelve has been designing and building a veteran’s has been designing and building a veteran’s memorial to honor residents of the four Townships memorial to honor residents of the four Townships in the Northwestern Lehigh School District, in the Northwestern Lehigh School District, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania.
The memorial has been designed to recognize The memorial has been designed to recognize our living Veterans and honor Veterans who have our living Veterans and honor Veterans who have passed on since the Revolutionary War to the passed on since the Revolutionary War to the present time, with provisions to add names in the present time, with provisions to add names in the future as our children answer their call to serve. future as our children answer their call to serve.
Architect’s Rendition of the Northwestern Lehigh Architect’s Rendition of the Northwestern Lehigh Veterans Memorial-Symbolism includes a circle of Veterans Memorial-Symbolism includes a circle of eleven six-foot high granite panels, engraved with eleven six-foot high granite panels, engraved with Patriotic Quotations and War Periods with names in Patriotic Quotations and War Periods with names in alphabetical order listed in the war they served, alphabetical order listed in the war they served, clockwise from the Revolutionary War to the War on clockwise from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism, Bronze American Eagle guarding the Terrorism, Bronze American Eagle guarding the entrance, twenty-one-foot diameter white Star with entrance, twenty-one-foot diameter white Star with Pentagon supporting the U.S. Flag. Pentagon supporting the U.S. Flag.
The memorial is designed-by-Veterans-forThe memorial is designed-by-Veterans-forVeterans. The design includes historical quotations Veterans. The design includes historical quotations engraved in granite with the 2459 names of our engraved in granite with the 2459 names of our area veterans and is rich with military symbolism. area veterans and is rich with military symbolism. Eleven (WW-I Armistice) six-foot-high granite Eleven (WW-I Armistice) six-foot-high granite panels are placed in a circle surrounding a twentypanels are placed in a circle surrounding a twentyone -foot White Star (21 one -foot White Star (21 Gun Salute) with a Gun Salute) with a Pentagon base (US Pentagon base (US Military HQ) supporting Military HQ) supporting a flagpole flying the Stars a flagpole flying the Stars and Stripes. On Sentinel, and Stripes. On Sentinel, at the entrance, a fourat the entrance, a fourfoot, majestic, bronze American Eagle is perched foot, majestic, bronze American Eagle is perched to greet visitors. The granite panels are set in a to greet visitors. The granite panels are set in a radial pattern with no front or back beginning on radial pattern with no front or back beginning on the left with the American Revolution at the the left with the American Revolution at the entrance continuing clockwise to the present time. entrance continuing clockwise to the present time. Names are listed in alphabetical order under the Names are listed in alphabetical order under the war or period served. There is no rank or branch war or period served. There is no rank or branch of service listed indicating the unity and of service listed indicating the unity and brotherhood of all who served. Quotes from brotherhood of all who served. Quotes from Generals, Presidents, Patriots, Jesus Christ, Sun Generals, Presidents, Patriots, Jesus Christ, Sun Tzu, philosophers and soldiers, are etched at the Tzu, philosophers and soldiers, are etched at the top of every war period providing an historical top of every war period providing an historical context for our Nation’s Veterans. context for our Nation’s Veterans.
In addition to the solemn, physical memorial In addition to the solemn, physical memorial located in beautiful Ontelaunee Park, we have a located in beautiful Ontelaunee Park, we have a website https://nwlehighvetsmemorial.org. that website https://nwlehighvetsmemorial.org. that list all the veterans in alphabetical order with their list all the veterans in alphabetical order with their branch of service, dates served, highest rank and branch of service, dates served, highest rank and any personal military experience that was any personal military experience that was submitted. submitted.
The memorial has a $400,000 budget, funded by The memorial has a $400,000 budget, funded by local businesses and service organizations. To local businesses and service organizations. To date we have raised 58% of the funds needed to date we have raised 58% of the funds needed to complete construction with the dedication set for complete construction with the dedication set for Memorial Day 2022. Please visit our website for Memorial Day 2022. Please visit our website for more information, construction pictures, more information, construction pictures, symbolism, quotations and to donate to this symbolism, quotations and to donate to this beautiful tribute to your brothers and sisters in beautiful tribute to your brothers and sisters in arms. arms.
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