Naked Man Tasered at 7-Eleven

Yes it did happen, as one reader asked in the comments of a post earlier this week, a naken man in a frenzy outside 7-Eleven, yelled "let's go coppers" jumped on the hood of their car, kicked the windshield and then went after an officer, at which point he was tasered according to a report in the Express-Times (read it here).

Upper Nazareth resident, 32 year-old John Dilli was sent to the hospital and will face multiple charges. Amazingly, idecent exposure was not one of them.

Upper Nazareth to Ban Open Burning

Upper Nazareth Township is preparing an ordinance to ban burning material in drums or open space according to an article in the Express-Times (read it here).

New Schoeneck Moravian Web Site

The Schoeneck Moravian Church has a new web site that includes an extensive calendar of events.

The site is located at: http://www.schoeneckmoravian.org/

Local Soldier Recovering

The Express-Times has an update on the soldier from Upper Nazareth, Daryl Kennedy, who was injured when a bomb exploded in Iraq (read the article here).

Kennedy is in Germany recovering and his injuries are not life-threatening.

Let's keep this soldier, his wife and two year old son in our thoughts and prayers.

Local Soldier Injured in Iraq

A soldier from Upper Nazareth Township, Daryl Kennedy, was injured when a bomb exploded in Iraq on Friday. He is recovering in Germany. He has a wife and two year old son according to the article in the Express-Times (read it here).

Calandra's = Fresh Mozzarella

The Morning Call has a story on fresh mozzarella, in which they have some quotes from Sal Calandra (read the article here).

Anyone that has ever had cheese (any kind) from Calandra's knows there is no reason to look any further - this is as good as it gets!

Polo Demonstration at Edgewood Valley Farm

I came across a blog post by Brigita McKelvie (read it here), which notes an Introduction to Polo Demonstration will be held at Edgewood Valley Farm (located off route 946, behind Gracedale) on Thursday, July 17 at 7 p.m.

Edgewood Valley has held rodeo at their farm for the community for several years, the Intro to Polo sounds like a very interesting event as well.

Wall Street Journal on Martin Guitar

Tomorrow's (Monday) Wall Street Journal will include an article on the Martin Guitar Company's decision to produce a new guitar in the sub $1000 price bracket in response to the current ecomony (read the article here).

The article notes that the new 1 Series, introduced in April has sold out its 8000 production run for this year. The goal was to keep employees from being laid off by introducing a lower cost, yet quality guitar. The article notes that sales were down 20% and retiring workers were not being replaced in most cases.

Seems to be a good strategy the company has employed, let's hope there are no lay-offs.

DEP Public Meeting on Herceg Landfill

The Express-Times reports that the DEP is holding a public meeting on July 15, to discuss the plan to monitor contaminents (read the article here).

The landfill operated for 30 years, unlined and without a permit, with operations ending in 1981. It is located along border between Upper Nazareth and Bushkill.

A Musician's Visit to Martin Guitar

Musician James Lee Stanley (visit his site) recently visited the Martin Guitar Company and made a post on his blog about the experience that stretched from one to six and a half hours (read it here).

Solar Farm Open House Big Success

The Express-Times reports that the solar farm in Upper Nazareth Township by LG Energy Solutions, which had an open house on Saturday drew 150 people including local politicians Rep. Charlie Dent, and State Reps. Craig Dally and Rich Grucella (read the article here).

Solar Farm in Upper Nazareth

The Express-Times reported on Sunday about a solar farm opening in Upper Nazareth Township, which is being developed by Nazareth graduate Tom McDonald (read it here).

The article was posted on Sunday, but notes opening is Saturday from 3-8 p.m. with a ceremony at 4. Wasn't clear on date as it wasn't identified, if someone knows, please post a comment!

Acoustic Guitar Mag Features Martin History

Acoustic Guitar magazine has a great article on Martin History Revisited (read it here).

The author's of the article take a look at Mike Longworth's book Martin Guitars: A History and explore Martin archives to update each era.

There are photos of some of the instruments as well as one from 1912 showing workers at the plant on North Street.

Tuskes Park Opening - Rain Date

Yesterday's grand opening of Tuskes Park was rained out so the new opening will be in 2 weeks on Sunday, May 17 from 1pm - 4pm.

Blood Drive at Shafer

What: Shafer Elem. Blood drive via Miller-Keystone

When: Friday, May 15, 2009 (early dismissal day) 1pm to 7:30 pm

Where: in Shafer Elem gym- enter back of building

Why: to honor those children (& their families) in the NASD that are battling blood-related cancers

to sign up/ questions:

Sally Santi

sallysanti@yahoo.com

610.365.2833

Tuskes Park Grand Opening

Want to thank Upper Nazareth Township's Recreation Board Chairman, Scott Sylvainus for forwarding to me this release on the opening of the Tuskes Park in the Township:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 29, 2009

Upper Nazareth Township – UPPER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF “TUSKES PARK OF UPPER NAZARETH”

The Upper Nazareth Township Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the public grand opening of “Tuskes Park of Upper Nazareth” on Sunday May 3, 2009 from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend and activities will include free hot dogs, soda, Rita’s ice; face painting; karate demonstrations by Action Karate; and music by The Deadliners as well as, prizes for the kids. The Upper Nazareth Township Fire Department will have fire trucks and their safety/smoke demonstration trailer for residents to see firsthand, while the Upper Nazareth Township Police Department and EMS will provide information to residents regarding safety procedures and other programs.

“We want to encourage as many people as possible to attend the grand opening, so the residents of Upper Nazareth can see first-hand and take great pride in, what so many people have worked so hard to achieve,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Joe Emrick.

The park is named after Charles Tuskes of Tuskes Home Builders, who provided the 33 acres of land upon which the park now rests. Some amenities of the park now include, a men’s baseball field with lights, 2 softball fields, one with lights, one soccer, one football and one lacrosse field, a walking path, a playground, volleyball court, a refreshment stand and storage building and 2 parking lots.

According to the 2006 Nazareth Area Multi-municipal Comprehensive Plan, Upper Nazareth Township owned just 4.8 acres of recreational open-space. A goal and recommendation of the plan stated that the township should own at least 48 acres of such open-space and the development and dedication of this park has gone a long way toward achieving that goal.

“Open-space preservation is a major issue for the residents of our township. This is a tremendous step toward achieving our goal of preserving space all Upper Nazareth citizens and their children can look forward to for years to come,” said Emrick.

The park is located between Nazareth and Bath on Route 248 one half mile west of the traffic light at Route 946 (Daniels Road) and Route 248. A rain date is set for Sunday May 17.

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CF Martin Tour Video

Got a tweet from LehighValleyPA containing information on tours of Martin Guitar, followed by a link to view a tour of the plant on YouTube.

To watch the tour - click here.

Book Sale to Benefit Make a Wish Foundation

Received a note from Monique Ohrwashel, whose children are going to hold their 3rd annual book sale to benefit Make A Wish Foundation. The past two sales have raised over $5000 for the charity. Thanks to all who donated books and made purchases!

Information on donations and the sale:

Book donations for the 3^rd annual book sale benefiting The Make-A-Wish Foundation are now being accepted. Please drop books off at our house at 143 1st Street, Nazareth. We are accepting children and adult books, but please no text books. The sale will be held on June 12^th and 13^th from 9am-2pm at 143 First Street, Nazareth. Thank you for your support.

Upper Naz Woman Charged w/Stealing

The Morning Call reports that an Upper Nazareth woman was charged with stealing $94,000 from her employer (read the article here).

The woman used company checks to pay personal bills for a total of $60,000 and hit the petty cash for a total of $34,000.

Clippings and Yard Waste No Longer Accepted

Got a note from a reader in Upper Nazareth Township that has Herceg Hauling as its trash collector.

According to the email, Herceg Hauling posted on bills this month that they will no long accept grass clippings and yard waste.

The individual called Herceg Hauling who told them to contact the township.

The township was called and said the more people who are affected by this and contact the township, the better the chance it could be changed.

The request to me was to make this post and ask anyone in Upper Nazareth who has Herceg Hauling to email untw@rcn.com and state your displeasure with this new policy.


The Upper Nazareth web site notes they do not contract with a hauler and it is up to each resident to determine which hauler to use (read the info here) and there was a link to contacts, which showed haulers to choose from, but the page wouldn't load for me.