NOVEMBER 13-19, 2014 Your Local News
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SEAN BROWN With fall's arrival, PennDOT is reminding motorists to use caution and be alert for seasonal travel hazards like sun glare, frosty mornings and wet leaves. Sun glare can affect morning and evening commutes as sunrise and sunset coincide with rush-hour traffic. As intense sun glare can affect a driver's vision, motorists can prepare by keeping a pair of sunglasses within reach, removing items from vehicle sun visors and by keeping vehicle windshields clean. As overnight temperatures approach freezing, motorists should watch for frost and icy spots, especially on bridges, overpasses and shaded areas on roadways. Drivers should also be certain that their vehicles' windows are clear of frost before driving. Wet leaves are extremely slippery and can obscure traffic lines and pavement markings. Drivers can help reduce their risk of a crash by slowing down and using extra caution on leaf-covered roadways, especially on narrow or winding roads. PennDOT offers these additional fall driving tips: •Check your vehicle's headlights, taillights and turn signals to ensure they are working properly, since darkness will be part of many drivers' morning and evening commutes. •Have your vehicle's heating and wiper systems checked to ensure they are working properly. Pennsylvania law requires you to turn on your headlights if your wipers are in use. •Be sure you have tires with sufficient tread depth in case of an early season snowfall. •Watch for students walking or waiting for their buses along your commute route.
STATE REP. Marcia Hahn, along wth local veterans, dedicate a road honoring their service.
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Bushkill Center Road now Veterans Memorial Highway By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
On Monday, a road in Bushkill Township was re-named to honor veterans of all wars. A number of veterans were present as a sign along Bushkill Center Road was unveiled by PennDOT workers with its new name, Veterans Memorial Highway. The move was made possible when State Representative Marcia Hahn introduced H.B. 2099 in the Pa. General Assembly. She had opening remarks in Monday’s ceremony. “Today we honor the men and women who gave of themselves for our freedom,” she said. The
idea for the new name came about a year ago when she and local patriot Bill Brackbill said they wanted to do something to honor veterans. PennDOT District 5 Executive Michael W. Rebert said, “It’s a great honor to be involved.” He noted that President Dwight Eisenhower changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day and it was he who started the interstate highway system. Rebert went on to note that there are 19.6 million veterans in the United States; Governor Tom Corbett signed on to Act 176 which identifies veterans on driver licenses, and that the Pennsylvania Veterans Trust Fund
comes from sale of license plates. Bushkill Township Supervisors Chairman Brien Kocher introduced other supervisors present for the ceremony. The board formed a committee in 2012 that led to the township celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2013. Out of that grew the idea for Veterans Memorial Highway, for he said, “Veterans shaped our freedoms.” Brackbill thanked all those who helped make the project possible in re-naming the road. Rep. Hahn added that 200 cards were sent to veterans in hospitals, and concluded, “What our veterans Continued on page 2
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