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NOVEMBER 11-17, 2021
Holiday History Festival At the Governor Wolf Historical Society
Submitted by CAROL BEAR-HECKMAN The Holiday History Festival will be held on Saturday, December 4 and Sunday, December 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These two days will be filled with activities, historic crafters who will explain their work as you watch or try, and juried quality crafts from artisans you can
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purchase. Over the next four weeks leading up to the festival, we will feature some of the unique things to do and see at the festival in the Home News. One of the favorite activities at the festival is hearth cooking. There are only two times a year when you can observe, and taste, this 1800s activity – the Holiday History Festival and the Antiques Show in March. It starts early in the morning with lighting the fire in the 10’ wide hearth at the north end of the Ralston-McKeen House. Only hardwoods are used to create the coals which are used to cook throughout the day. Continued on page 3
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Bath Borough honors Dedicated employee and Long-standing local business By KERI LINDENMUTH During the Borough of Bath Council meeting on Monday, November 8, Mayor Fiorella Mirabito presented two honors: one to a hardworking borough employee and another to a local business with over 60 years of history. Mayor Mirabito was asked by Northampton County to nominate an Outstanding Employee of the Year for Bath Borough. This year, her nomination went to office secretary Tanya Lamparter. “Tanya has always been very dependable and efficient,” Mirabito said as she presented the award to Lamparter. “Her skills along with her personal demeanor are a perfect combination for our office.” Mirabito praised Lamparter’s “excellent people skills” and “true professionalism.” Lamparter also received a certificate of special congressional recognition from Representative
Mayor Mirabito with Tanya Lamparter.
Susan Wild. Bath Supply Company received Mirabito’s second honor of the evening. The business is celebrating its 60th year in the borough. Paul Connolly, Jr, the son of founder Connolly, Sr; PJ Connolly, the son of Connolly,
Jr; and employee Dick Creyer were in attendance to receive the award. Bath Supply Company was founded in 1961 when Connolly, Sr. purchased a burned-down
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NASD superintendent addresses Seemsville Road project and violence in schools By CHRISTINA SANTO At the November 8 NASD school board meeting, superintendent Joseph Kovalchik discussed the Seemsville Road project and violence in district schools following questions from residents.
East Allen Township resident Maggie Kemp lives near the potential Seemsville Road project and questioned the student capacity of the potential school, as well as the board’s intention for other elementary schools and the administration building.
In 2018, the board began looking into facilities concerns across the district using information from a 2000 study. The middle school and Lehigh Elementary were the first two legs of that study and have been Continued on page 7
PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST DECEMBER’s theme is CHRISTMAS/HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Deadline - DECEMBER 20 • Winner featured in DECEMBER 23 issue. Email photos to cstroh@homenewspa.com to enter Please include: Contact info, description of photo and date and location taken.