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AUGUST 12-18, 2021
Looking by Back Ed Pany Kohl-a-daal series Part 6
The farmhouse on Stagecoach Road housed generations of the Vogel and Sabia families. Photo courtesy of Larry Oberly. This series is dedicated to the memory of Leona Sabia whose life is a major part of this series. In this sixth column, we continue to share the memories of Mrs. Leona Sabia, a descendant of Heinrich Kohl, a former farmer and Revolutionary War veteran who resided north of Kreidersville. While being employed at Vultee Aircraft in Allentown, she met a fellow employee, Thomas Sabia, who lived in Coplay. He would walk from Coplay each week to visit Leona. Tom didn’t have an automobile. They dated for five years. One day, with a smile on her face, Leona said, “Tom, if you don’t buy a car, I won’t date you anymore.” Well, he did purchase a car, and wedding bells rang Sept. 28, 1948. The wedding was held in Tom’s hometown of Hazleton. When Vultee closed at the end of the war, the married couple moved to Penn Dixie Road in Nazareth. Mr. Sabia was fortunate to be hired by Penn Dixie Cement Company.
Leona recalled, “We moved into a company row home. The rent was $15 a month. Later, we moved into a two-story company home. The rent was $30 a month.” Leona and Thomas had three children, Lila, Thomas Jr. and Timothy. Lila said, “I attended and graduated from Nazareth High School.” Her brother Timothy was a student of our loyal photographer, Larry Oberly, who taught in Nazareth for 35 years. Mr. Sabia was a kiln burner at Plant No. 5 of the Penn Dixie. He was employed there for 20 years. The historic company closed all their plants, so once again Thomas was unemployed. His last job would be at Kraemer Textiles in Nazareth. The family moved back to Stagecoach Road in Kreidersville. Lila’s other brother, Thomas, would graduate from Northampton High School in 1979. Continued on page 2
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Nazareth community Comes together to Support police and Emergency services
By JASON KAMERY Local community members came out to support the Nazareth Police Department and emergency services at the inaugural Nazareth National Night Out held from 6 to 9 p.m. on August 3 at the Nazareth Borough Park. St. Luke’s University Health Network, Evening Sun Entertainment, K & J Party Rentals, VFW
Post 4366, Giant Food Stores and Erin Roe sponsored the event. Officer Raquel Santos of the Nazareth Police Department explained the importance of bringing the community out for events like this. “Especially with COVID and everything that has been happening, I think it’s important to bring the community together to meet their emergency personnel,”
Officer Santos said. “Nazareth hasn’t had this event ever; this is our first year ever doing it. We attempted to do it last year but because of COVID, we couldn’t do it. It’s extremely important because, again, this is a community, and this is all based on community. This event isn’t just Nazareth Borough, but it’s the neighboring Continued on page 8
Northampton School Board Discusses book donations, masks By CHRISTINA SANTO Book donations from The Conscious Kid and masks were two highly-discussed topics at the Northampton Area School District board meeting on August 9. The Conscious Kid book donations were first brought up at the March 8 meeting, and were tabled to ensure compliance with Policy 109 and readdressed at the July 19 meeting, where it was met with opposition; the matter was tabled again and brought up again on August 9.
School board president David Gogel stated that the book donations comply with Policy 109. To summarize, Policy 109 states that “resource materials shall be chosen based upon the interest and learning value for students in the community,” and “shall not be discriminatory in nature.” Further, “resource materials shall be provided which present all points of views.” Gogel went on to explain that the books comply with the policy for many reasons, including that they
address diversity, which is both timely and important. He also stressed that the books will be placed in the library and will not be required as part of the curriculum. Continued on page 11
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