MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2014 Your Local News
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Number of efforts Underway to help Bath fire victims By THE HOME NEWS STAFF
On Sunday, April 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., a picnic style luncheon will be held in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bath to benefit the Briele family of eight, who had a fire that destroyed their home on March 3. One hundred percent of the donations received that day will go the Briele Family Fire Emergency Fund. Matching funds in support of the luncheon and fundraisers will be received from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The picnic luncheon will consist of beef/turkey barbecue, hot dogs, macaroni and potato salads, baked beans, and potato chips. Dessert and a bake sale prepared by local churches will be sold separately. Donations for baked goods for the bake sale will be greatly appreciated. A benevolent fund has been established for the Briele family at Christ U.C.C. Church to accept monetary donations. Tax deductible
contributions can be made to the church on behalf of the family. Checks should be made payable to the church with “Briele Family” on the memo line. A Tastefully Simple fundraiser will also be held. To order, go to http://www. tastefullysimple.com/web/ cgrube1 and go under the “Briele Family Fundraiser”. All items ordered will be directly shipped to the person ordering, and 20% of the sales will go to the Briele Family Fire Emergency Fund. Anyone wanting to know more about the community relief fund should go to the Facebook page, Briele Family Fire Emergency or see Jeannie Judd Wagner (610-392-1199) or Jessica Kraemer. John and Kelly Briele and their six teenagers (five girls and one boy) suffered a devastating fire which destroyed their home on Chestnut St. and all of its contents. Kelly is a member of Christ Church and a volunteer at the Bath Area Food Bank.
PennDOT announces Start to replace two bridges
Submitted by RONALD YOUNG
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) this week announced work is expected to begin March 31 to replace the PA 191 Bridge over Waltz Creek and the PA 191 Bridge over an unnamed tributary to Waltz Creek in Washington Township, Northampton County.
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During construction PA 191 will remain open to all traffic except trucks, and the road will be reduced to a single lane with alternating traffic being controlled by temporary traffic signals. The posted detour for truck traffic will utilize PA 512 and PA 33. The project is scheduled to be completed in December 2015. All schedules are subject to change. Bi-State Construction, Inc. of Easton, Pa. is the general contractor on the $1.58 million project. The PA 191 Bridge over Waltz Creek is a steel I-beam bridge constructed in 1932. Continued on page 15
These seven middle school students were video winners in the L.V. Skill Up Partnership “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” contest. – Home News photos
School Board lauds winners in Skills USA and video contest
By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Four presentations were made on Monday night at a meeting of the Northampton Area School Board. The first was a report on results of the Series A and B Bond sales by Mrs. Jamie Doyle. She had reported earlier than the bond market has been favorable. The second was a series of Power Point slides on the well-rounded programs that are offered and which equal success for the students once they graduate from Northampton Community College. That was by Dr. Mark Erickson. There are presently 744 students at NCC. The slides showed some of the students who come from the Northampton Area School District, three of whom are Presidential Ambassadors. The bottom line of his presentation was the 2014-15 budget, with NASD’s share increasing by 1.5% or $727,675 in the $57,010,833 budget.. The third presentation was by two Skills USA District 11 competition winners, led by Ms. Kimberly Levin. Paige
Denton took third place in advertising design. Michael Henne won a first place award in Quiz Bowl. After the two students explained briefly what they had done, both were congratulated and received a handshake from all the directors. Ms. Levin said, “I’m really proud of the work
the students did.” The same plaudits went to a group of Middle School 2014 Lehigh Valley Skill Up Partnership students in the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” video contest. All were winners in the group Continued on page 15
Skills USA first place winner Michael Henne with teacher Ms. Kimberly Levin.
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Northampton High School DECA students Head to Nationals Nicole Persa and Caroline Ferreri take first place at states! Page 4