MAY 1-7, 2014 Your Local News
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The Home News
Pa. State DECA competition Winners meet school board
By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
NYE GARDEN at the rear of the Wolf Academy is still a bit drab from the winter, but will soon bloom in time for the Country Garden Faire on May 16 and 17. –Home News photo
Historical society dinner and garden Faire scheduled; report to E. Allen Submitted by Gov. Wolf Historical Society Hometown New The annual meeting and buffet dinner of the Governor Wolf Historical Society will be held this Friday, May 2. It will begin at 6 p.m. in the Wolf Academy, which is part of the Gov. Wolf Historical Society Park at 6600 Jacksonville Rd., Bath. Guest speaker for the evening will be Gordon T. Ward,
on the subject, “Rediscovery & Inspiration Along the Lewis & Clark Trail.” Garden Faire On Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17 the society will have its second annual Country Garden Faire at the society’s campus. Vendors will be set up in the Monocacy School, Ralston-McKeen House, and in the Governor’s Continued on page 4
East Allen Supervisors affirm PC-2 zoning for land along 512 By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
A petition by Richard and Rhonda Bartolacci to amend the zoning ordinance for 15 acres of land that they had planned since 2005 to turn into a development of upscale homes called Locus Manor was turned down on Thursday by the East Allen Township Board of Supervisors. They voted to have the land zoned PC-2 or planned com-
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mercial rather than A/RR agricultural/rural residential. Civil engineer Michael Russak went through three pages of correspondence and decision making from 2005 to 2010 that went through the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board and Supervisors, and finally ended on Thursday. The Bartolacci’s had appealed the ZHB decision in 2010 to make it A/ RR, but the board upheld the PC-2 ruling that was made earlier. Russak said it meant “the end of the road” for the Bartolacci’s plans of a nine-lot subdivision. Part of the correspondence showed that some of the land would be allowed for a selfContinued on page 3
The students who participated in State DECA competition came to the meeting of the Northampton Area School Board on Monday. They literally filled the meeting room, and winners of the state competition were shown on slides and then had remarks about their projects that made them winners. Among the many projects: Creative Marketing, Merchandising Operations, Finance Operation Research, Advertising Campaign, Entrepreneur Innovation and Modeling. DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is directed in Northampton by Ms. Tara Mrazik, and she accompanied them to the meeting. Before each of the students shook hands with the school directors, Supt. Joseph
DECA students shake hands with director Darin Arthofer and other board members after they told about the state DECA competition on Monday. – Home News photo Kovalchik commended Ms. Mrazik for putting in 20/7 of her time to the program and the students. He remarked
that they raised $30,000 for their trip to the National Continued on page 9
Former Andretti home hit by fire By BILL HALBFOERSTER & JOE KORBA The Home News
A State Police fire marshal from Troop M has said that the fire that heavily damaged a Nazareth home last Thursday was sparked by a lawn mower whose engine was still hot as the mower was put next to combustible materials in the garage. The report was issued by
Cpl. William Brett, who said the homeowner had just finished mowing the lawn at 53 Victory Lane about 6:15 p.m. and pulled the mower into the garage next to the wall of the home. The fire was reported at 7:04 p.m. Now owned by Jamie and Shelley Kardelis, the home was built originally by racing legend Mario Andretti in 1967. It was then called Market St.,
but the name was changed to Victory Lane after he won the Indianapolis 500 race in 1969. Vigilance Hose Co. of Nazareth first responded to the fire, bringing it under control in an hour, but the interior of the stone home was believed a total loss. The Kardelis’ have two children, Tabitha and Tanner. No one was injured and two family cats were saved.
Smoke and fire can be seen at Nazareth home fire on Thursday. –Photo by Tracy Berger-Carmen
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