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OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6, 2019
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Keystone Cement Presents $2,000 donation To Atlas Cement Museum LEGION Act Passed Page 4
Hayes Flowers small float.
Bath Halloween Parade Delights despite rain date
by ERIN FERGUSON The 30th Annual Bath Halloween parade, originally scheduled for Oct. 22, was rescheduled to Oct. 23 due to rain. The parade turned Broad Street, Main Street, North Chestnut Street and Barrall Street into a spooktacular evening of ghouls and goblins, laughs and cheers for all who attended. With over 40 participants, the Bath Volunteer Fire Department put on a parade filled with local businesses, school organizations, groups and sports teams, scout squads, gymnasts doing ariel cartwheels and first responders flashing their lights and sounding their horns. Residents played the music to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as participants began walking by in their best Halloween attire. From the Mad Hatter to Princess Ariel, Batman to Scooby Doo, the feeling of Halloween was in the air. There was even a doggie parade, presented by the HanoverView Animal Hospital, with pooches decked out in Halloween costumes. One little girl said, “This is great! I feel like it’s Halloween,”
as she filled her bag with candy being tossed to the crowds as the floats passed by. Hayes Flowers, located at 251 East Main Street, Bath, put together a float that read, “In a World Full of Roses Be a Sunflower,” with pictures of Snoopy and flowers throughout, a little reminder to us all. There were vendors pushing shopping carts filled with cotton candy, candy apples, popcorn and flashing wands that light up with colors of red, blue and green for parade goers to purchase. The Red Hawk Cheerleaders cheered as they passed by, as did all the people in the crowds, during this annual event that begins the holiday season in downtown Bath. The winners of the parade are as follows: Judge’s Choice- St. John’s Lutheran Church Best Small Float- Hayes Flowers Best Large Float- HanoverView Animal Hospital Best Scout- Cub Pack 33 Trick or Treating will be held on Oct. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Ed Pany accepts the donation from plant manager Stuart Guinther.
submitted by As you may know, Mr. Pany ANTONIO MADRAZO is an ardent supporter of the Keystone Cement recently pre- Lehigh Valley’s cement industry sented a $2,000 donation for the and is devoted to preserving the Atlas Cement Museum. Mr. Ed memory of the old Atlas Cement Pany was present to accept the Company plant in Northampdonation on behalf of the mu- ton. For many years, this plant seum. Continued on page 9
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East Allen Supervisors Take stand against Keystone deeper drilling By KERI LINDENMUTH During their meeting on Oct. 24, the East Allen Township Board of Supervisors officially took a stance against Keystone Cement’s plans to drill deeper into the ground (about 150 feet above sea level). The cement company is currently in the permitting process with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, but has remained tight-lipped with township officials and residents. Hanover Engineering, the engineering firm for the township, con-
ducted a geological study. The firm has strong concerns about water drawdown for residents south and southeast of the drilling area. All residents along Jacksonville Road would see their wells affected. When township manager Brent Green asked Keystone officials to hold a public meeting with residents, they expressed reluctance. According to Green, the company felt the township was dispersing false information to residents. Continued on page 3
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