VOLUME 25 NUMBER 47

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Saucon compromises public input process on teacher contract

By Paul Bealer Of The Valley Voice The public will have a chance to comment when Saucon Valley School Board votes Nov. 7 to accept recommendations by a state mediator in the ongoing teacher contract impasse. But it likely will have little impact. On Oct. 30, Superintendent Sandra Fellin sent a press release to The Valley Voice stating the school board met in executive session Oct. 30 with its labor counsel to review and discuss the recommendations released by fact finder Rochelle Kaplan. After extensive analysis and review, a majority of the board agreed to vote to approve the fact finders recommendations at their next scheduled public board meeting on Nov. 7, Fellins releases states. While the state Sunshine Act permits collective bargaining to occur during an executive session, according to the release, it appears the board majority took a vote behind closed doors. The Valley Voice forwarded Fellins press release to Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association attorney Melissa BevanMelewsky, who said, The vote in this case raises some issues, although there is case law that suggests straw votes are acceptable. The main issue is the fact that the board has admitted it made a decision privately and without public input, Bevan-Melewsky noted. The Sunshine Act guarantees the publics right to give meaningful public comment before votes take place, and in this case, that seems unlikely given the boards apparent decision, she added. The risk is that if the public does comment during the meeting, it will have no bearing on the vote, which ignores the intent of the law. The school boards decision to vote before hearing public comment is problematic for public access. During school board meetings, the public is allowed to comment on agenda items at the start of the meeting, before the items are proposed or discussed by the board, and before each vote. The public also has a chance to comment near the end of the meeting after votes have been taken.

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Construction worker falls from scaffold at Leithsville firehouse site

Above, Lower Saucon Police Sgt. Tom Barndt helps a Dewey EMS crew remove a construction worker who fell from scaffolding Nov. 1 at the Leithsville Fire Station construction site. Scanner reports stated the worker fell about eight feet from the metal and wood structure set alongside the south wall Sgt. Tom Barndt talks with fellow of the structure. fireman Bill Csaszar (left) after All I know is that he the injured worked was carted slipped or stepped off. I have away from the accident scene. heard he will return to work Construction work resumed after next week, Barndt said in the man was taken to the hospital an e-mail after the accident. by Dewey EMS. He apparently He did not say the extent of was not seriously injured in the the workers injuries. Barndt fall, according to Barndt. also serves as fire chief of Se-Wy-Co/Leithsville Fire Company. The Route 412 firehouse is being reconstructed after it was destroyed May 24, 2012 in a vehicle accident and fire that wiped out all equipment in the station. Barndt has said insurance money and community donations are being used to bring life back to Leithsville station. Photos by Paul Bealer

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er history-making season started with a jaw-dropping run Aug. 30 in Bethlehem Township. That is when Hellertown runner Liz Chikotas started the high school season by winning the Moravian Academy Lion Invitational, setting a course record as she outpaced her closest opponent and the rest of the pack by nearly two minutes. She set records on six other Colonial League courses during the season, before winning her fourth Colonial League championship an unprecedented feat at DeSales Universitys course. On that course she ran the second fastest time by any high school girl. Her only District XI title followed. Now, Chikotas has reached the goal she set as a middle school runner, when she was running a 5:25 mile. The Hellertown woman is Saucon Valleys first cross country state champion. She placed 27 seconds ahead of her closest competitor at Hersheys Parkview Course.

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Nov. 9 8 a.m. to noon, Hellertown Lions Clubs aluminum recycling, Wells Fargo Bank parking lot. Nov. 10 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saucon Valley Farmers Market, Water Street Park. 11:30 a.m., Saucon Valley Womans Club Basket and Bag Bingo, The Meadows, Hellertown. Nov. 11 10:30 a.m., Veterans Day service by Hellertown American Legion, Union Cemetery of Hellertown. 1 p.m., Hellertown V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 3094 meets, Hellertown Legion. 7 p.m., Saucon Valley Jaycees meet, 45 W. Water Street, Hellertown. 7:30 p.m., Hellertown V.F.W. Post 3094 meets, Hellertown Legion. Nov. 12 7:30 a.m., Saucon Rotary Club meets, DeSales University. Nov. 13 8 p.m., Saucon Valley Soccer League meets, Braveheart Pub. Nov. 14 6:45 p.m., P.F.I.W. Bingo, Dewey Social Hall, Hellertown. 6:30 p.m., Hellertown Lions Club meets, The Meadows.

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Lower Saucon police warn to be wary of a scam after a Society Hill resident reported she was targeted. Police said the woman received a $2,595 check with a note informing her she won a $650,000 prize. But to claim the prize the woman had to pay a fee to receive the money, the note stated. Police warn residents to be wary of scams that tell a supposed winner they must pay money to claim a prize; be wary of calls or letters if you have not entered any lottery. . A non-denominational grief support group meets Wednesdays through Dec. 11 at St. Theresa Church Parish Center, 220 Leonard St., Hellertown. Emotional and spiritual healing plus educational support offered. The group meets 1 to 2:30 p.m. Hellertown leaf collection is scheduled next week at: Ellen, Spruce, Henry, Cherry and New streets, Nov. 12; Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Detweiler avenues, Nov. 13; Easton Road,

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Nov. 12 7 p.m., Hellertown Planning Commission meets, Borough Hall. 7 p.m., Lower Saucon Township Environmental Advisory Council meets, Town Hall.

Northampton and Main streets, Nov. 14; Durham, Penn and Depot streets, Nov. 15. Saucon Valley High Schools Fitness Center is open free to Saucon Valley residents, staff, and high school students. The center is open 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. St. Theresa Parishs Autumnfest will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Parish schools Friendship Hall, Leonard Street, Hellertown. There will be raffles, food, vendors, visits by Santa Claus, come-n-go Bingo, theme basket auction and specials. Tickets are on sale for a roast and toast of state Rep. Robert Freeman, hosted by Saucon Valley Community Center. Cost is $35 per person for the Nov. 22 dinner and silent auction. The event is 6 to 10 p.m. at The Meadows. For tickets, call 610838-0722. Proceeds benefit community center programs. Hellertown Police charged Jose Lugardo, 31, of 1411 E. Eighth St., Bethlehem with passing counterfeit money June 4 at Dimmick Parks concession stand. He was charged Oct. 22 by police, who did not announce his arrest until Nov. 4, with coun-

St. Theresa students Roma Dadlani, Taylor Roberts and Madison Wilson clean up cigarette butts along Meadows Road. The Hellertown schools student council members have adopted the road for litter cleanup. Photo by Paul Bealer
terfeiting, theft by deception and receiving stolen property. A spaghetti dinner will be held 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main St., Hellertown. Tickets $8 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6 to 12). Tickets available at the door or call Lisa at 610-703-2290. Springfield Township Historical Society hosts Jeff Donat, a member of the Lehigh Valley Post Card Club, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. Attendees are encouraged to bring in old post cards. This event is free and will be held at the historical societys one-room school on Route 212, Pleasant Valley.

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And the winners are . . . SAUCON REPORT VOTE

A Springtown lawyer and a Lower Saucon conservative with experience working on budgets are the new faces on Saucon Valley government bodies. According to unofficial election results posted by Northampton County, attorney James W. Hill has won a Hellertown Council seat with 427 votes. In May, ousted council President Phil Weber out of contention with a one vote win. Incumbents Thomas Rieger, Gail Nolf and Michael McKenna held onto their seats. They were chal- HILL lenged by Linda Leewright, who garnered 330 votes. In the crowded Saucon Valley School Board race, Lower Saucon resident John Dowling, a Republican, garnered 1,325 votes for a four year term. Incumbents Edward Inghrim, Sandra Miller and Ralph Puerta retained their seats with Puerta garnering the most votes of all candidates, 2,227. DOWLING In the Lower Saucon Council race, incumbents Glenn Kern and Ron Horiszny retained their seats, with Kern being top vote-getter at 1,666 votes. They were challenged by Steel City resident Donna Louder, who earned 929 votes. All results unofficial until certified by county lection officials.

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Saucon Class of 93 to reunite

Saucon Valley High Schools Class of 1993 will reunite 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30 at Se-Wy-Co Paragon Room Banquet Hall, Route 378, Lower Saucon. Cost is $40 per person which includes dinner, cash bar and dancing. Send reservations with payment by Nov. 15 to Rebecca Sturm, 50 W. Sycamore St., Hellertown, PA 18055.

The Sunshine Act does not require advanced tion and the need for our faculty to be paid fairly. notice to the general public about executive sesSchool board negotiating team chairman Ed sions, but it does require that agencies publicly Inghrim said of the middle ground report, It does announce the reasons for executive session either reflect a significant modification from the table before the session takes place or at the next public positions of Saucon Valley Education Association meeting immediately after the session takes place. and the [school] board. The negotiating team is Fellin said the Oct. 30 executive session was absolutely convinced that this report represents not advertised to let the public such as taxpay- where both parties need to move to get to a fiscally ers that foot the bill for teacher contract perks sustainable settlement. That is and, will be, our know it was taking place. So, board President recommendation at the Nov. 7 meeting. Michael Karabin should mention the purpose of If both sides accept the report, it becomes the the session on Thursday. And his comment should new contract and negotiations end. If either side go beyond his usual reading of the agenda state- rejects a fact finder report, Pennsylvania Labor ment that the board met in executive session to Relations Board makes the report public on its discuss legal, negotiations and personnel. website and gives the sides 10 more days to take The report details will not be released to the another vote. public until after the board majority affirms its If either side again rejects the report, negotiavote in public. Working without a new contract for tions continue. more than a year, the school district teachers The school board and the teachers union splits union in September requested that a fact-finder half the cost of fact-finding. The state covers the intervene in negotiations. other half. Union President Theresa Andreucci said the Saucon Business Manager David Bonenberger report was shared with union members to review said he has not yet received the bill for the fact and vote. As of Tuesday, whether a favorable vote finders work. occurred was not released by the union. Andreucci The school board meets to vote publicly on the said she expected a vote by Nov. 7. report 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the high school When both sides were granted a fact-finder audion. intervention, the union posted on its website, Were confident LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT that our proposal is fair and BOROUGH OF HELLERTOWN that the obstacles delaying 685 MAIN STREET settlement are issues that were resolved in 2008 when teachers HELLERTOWN, PA 18055 agreed to board proposals on reAVAILABILITY OF PROPOSED BUDGET tirement and graduate credits. In the release by Fellin, Notice is hereby given that the 2014 proposed budKarabin said, Though the neget is available for public inspection during normal gotiating team was not pleased business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to with all of the recommendations, on balance we believe that the 4:30 p.m. at Hellertown Borough Hall, 685 Main St., fact finder did an excellent job in Hellertown, PA 18055 or on the boroughs web site at balancing the need of our com- www.hellertownborough.org munity to have responsible taxaCathy Hartranft,Borough Manager

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Are you ready for less academics?

NOBEL and then only because they couldnt get any other job. Of laureates than the starting quarterbacks for Division course, said the president, a few dozen of our graduates enter I college teams. To find out why, I went to Green law and med school every year. Valley College where the regional chief accreditor, unable to HE ACCREDITORS FACE FINALLY LIT UP. OH, SO YOU DO HAVE find a tailgate party, was grilling the president. wealthy alumni! Why didnt you say so! The presi Hows your football team doing this season? was the first dent shook his head. Most of our alumni lawyers are question. into consumer law, and our med school graduates usually Our football team? asked the president. become family physicians or work with the poor. Yes, your football team. The most important part of any Not a good sign. Not a good sign at all. Also not a good sign major college. was the social atmosphere on campus. I didnt see fraternity or Were 1-and-5 and very proud of our team, said a beaming sorority houses on campus. In fact, hardly anyone even knows president, noting the players had the fewest penalties of any where the nightly parties are. team in the conference. I guess that isnt helping our cause for reaccreditation, is it? You have a full allotment of NCAA scholarships and youre asked the president. He didnt have to ask since the accreditor still only 1 and 5? was now writing furiously. We diverted our athletic scholarships to Your building fund? Any ANDERINGS academic scholarships. new recreation or student This is serious. I assume youre planning union buildings? By Walt Brasch to replace your coach. Were planning a new Valley Voice guest columnist We hadnt thought about it, said the building to house our compresident, mystified by the inquiry. Coach munity service programs. Samuels is one of the nations most respected The accreditor hardly looked environmental physicists, teaches a full load of courses, and up he was so disgusted. The average SAT of incoming freshthen works out the team an hour or two in the evenings. men is 1200, blurted the sweating president. We had two An hour or two? said the accreditor, mockingly. No wonder Rhodes Scholars and one Danforth fellowship last year! One of your school has such a dismal record! Most colleges have twice- our profs just won a Pulitzer. Ninety percent of our faculty hold a-day drills for two or three hours at a time, and then spend the the doctorate! rest of the day in the weights room or watching game films. The Any of them All-Americans? students dont even go to class in the Fall. Your coaching staff Our Intercollegiate Debate Team was national champion last year! The Student Social Welfare Club led the fight against must be lazy not to work your athletes more. We only have two assistant coaches. One teaches sociology, conversion of apartments into condos! Redeem yourself with committees, shouted the accreditor. the other is an anthropologist. Most colleges have a dozen coaches, said the accreditor. Do you have more committees than scholarships? How can you not have assistant coaches for ends, backs, and We believe most committees are wastes of time that encourage their members to be arrogant and act irrationally. nose guards? The accreditors aide calmed him down long enough so he We have a good staff in our anatomy and physiology labs, said the president, adding that with additional assistant direc- could ask a final question. How much of your budget is spent tors in Music and Theatre, the college produces professional- on sending your administrators and faculty to phony academic conferences to schmooze and pat each others behinds? class musical comedies. None, wept the president, our budget usually goes to Who cares? How many of your athletes went on to professional NFL careers? The president beamed, and excitedly improving instructional supplies to keep our students and told the accreditor about alumni who went into the creative faculty current in their fields. The accreditor slammed his notebook shut and walked away. arts, others who are leaders in social work and environmental science, and of graduates who are among the nations leaders in The president called after him, When will we know whether we have been reaccredited? almost every field of scientific research. The accreditor stopped a moment, turned around, and Business! roared the chairman. How many of your gradushouted, When you become a real educational institution. ates are in high paying corporate jobs! Editors note: Brasch, who admits to having once been an The president thought hard, but could think of only a half dozen of his recent graduates who went into corporate business, athlete, is a former college professor and a sedentary journalist.
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HE REVELATION THAT OUR GOVERNment has been listening in on phone calls of various countries, including our allies, is somewhat shocking. I might further expect that many of those countries are doing likewise to our countrys phone calls.

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On Nov. 1, St. Theresa sixth graders dressed as and recited a history of saints for parishioners at the Hellertown church. Above, Declan Fitzgerald as St. Declan of Ardmore leads other saints including St. Mildred, St. Angela Merici and St. Patrick into the All Saints Day service. Right, Sean Walshe portrayed St. Patrick.

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Saucon, Japanese youth artists to work on mural

Saucon Valley Elementary first graders in Vivian Demkos class are among eight American classrooms tapped to participate in the Art Mile program, a cultural exchange art project involving 28 countries Demkos class is partnered with a second grade class of 31 students from Takasago Elementary School in Soka, Saitama Japan. Through the program, students of each class conduct research on a global theme, use the Internet to study the topic and share what they have learned. The Saucon and Japanese students will then express what they have learned by creating a mural, about 5 to 12 feet long, with students from Saucon creating half of the mural. Demkos class has started communicating with the Japanese class to decide on a theme for their mural. After that decision is made, the students in Japan will start their artwork. In January, the mural will be sent to Saucon Valley Elementary, and our students will begin working on their half of the mural.

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VETERANS DAY MONDAY, NOV. 11

By Lee Weidner On a recent Sunday morning, as I reached outside to pick up the newspaper, the troops landed on Main Street, Hellertown. This experience was not an everyday occurrence. I grabbed my camera, jogged across the apartment complex parking lot and across the not-so-busy thoroughfare to meet a soldier who was part of a convoy parked in front of the old high school. I welcomed him to Hellertown. I thanked him and his ACU Army Convoy cohorts for serving our country in the hardest way. He told me that they had come to Pennsylvania to camp and that they were heading back to the New York City area. Since they exited at I-78 and Route 412, they were looking for a suitable place to park their vehicles without filling a parking lot. The 7-Eleven at Main Street and Thomas Avenue served as a

11TH HOUR OF 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH OF 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as the Great War. Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, Nov. 11 became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars. When their service ended, most veterans quietly returned home, folded their uniforms and resumed their lives. Some, gravely wounded, could not. Congress thought enough of veterans to create a day of recognition for them. Area events are slated to say thank you to veterans. ELLERTOWN AMERICAN LEGION MEMN THE THE

The soldiers give a thumbs up to Lee Weidner as they take a lunch break in their military Hummer, which stopped in Hellertown.

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lunch spot. Several of his buddies returned with soft drinks and sandwiches. I shook hands with everyone before they headed home, and snapped some photos. It seemed they were glad to be welcomed. I thank God for this opportunity. I will pray for all military whom I know and those millions never met.

Veterans Day 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at Union Cemetery of Hellertown, Main Street. A volley salute will be fired by the legion firing squad at 11 a.m. to mark the moment World War I ended. Guest speakers will be Hellertown Mayor Richard T. Fluck, state Rep. Robert Freeman and a representative from Northampton County Veterans Affairs office. Hellertown Legion Commander John Higginbotham will preside and Hellertown Legion Auxiliary President Verna Wambold will place memorial wreaths at the cemetery soldier monuments. COMMUNITY COLLEGE in Bethlehem holds a Veterans Day observance 11:30 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 12. A Tribute to the Troops will be held in the Green Pond Road colleges Veterans Plaza Tribute Garden. On Thursday, Nov. 14 a panel featuring NCC student veterans will be held 11 a.m. in College Center Room 146. At 7 p.m., veterans will share their stories from 1940s to present in Lipkin Theatre. ILLIAMS T OWN SHIP WILL RECOGnize veterans at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 during a service at the Veterans Memorial, 655 Cider Press Road, Easton.

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THE VALLEY VOICE / November 8, 2013

Hellertown Council told to make wish list for casino cash

By Ann Marie Gonsalves Of The Valley Voice Northampton County Gaming Revenue Authority may be tightening reins on casino giveaway money. Each year, five municipalities contiguous to Bethlehems Sands Casino vie for grant money to be used to alleviate the impact of the casino. Hellertowns authority representative, David Heintzelman, urged Borough Council Monday to apply for money for projects and needs that show impact. By that he means any negative impact caused by the casino on the borough. The 2014 grant applications will be reviewed Jan 2 to March 3 for restricted funds money destined for the five contiguous municipalities, which also includes Lower Saucon Township. Any leftover money and money not awarded goes into a pile called unrestricted funds and another round of grant applications are considered to award the leftover cash.. Heintzelman said salaries of two Hellertown police officers hired a few years ago, and paid for by casino grant money, could be considered a need showing 100 percent impact. Councilman John Bate said that Dewey EMS has been successful in the past snagging grants. We really didnt need anything this year, said Bate, who is Dewey EMS captain. Heintzelman suggested council look long-term and put a plan together to show impact. He suggested council move quickly on its study concerning the lack of space for the police department. Council has been tinkering with an engineering report that outlines the space needs of the police department and borough administration. That report was tabled until January. Heintzelman said building needs could fall under the banner of impact. Freemansburg was awarded money to build a new police department. In other business, council appointed Michael Maguire assistant chief at Dewey Fire Company. Fire Chief Rick Delmore said Maguire has been with the company for three years and has 20 years emergency services experience. Maguire is a full-time paramedic employed by the City of Bethlehem.

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Upstart youth softball team wins a championship

This group of girls had not played softball together before fall ball. But according to softball Mom Jennifer Nuss, something clicked. It might have been Coach Pam Patton, or the drive and fun they had all season, Nuss said. This Royal Blue Rippers team plays Sunday softball in the Eastern Lehigh Valley Softball League. The crew won the leagues Major League Fall Ball girls championship, 4-3, after 9-1/2 innings against the Maroon Team, comprised of players from Forks Township. The Rippers includes players ages 10 to 12 from Hellertown, Nazareth, Bethlehem Township and other areas. The team finished the season with an 11-1 record. Pictured are Hellertowns Katie Nuss, Elena Hume, Zoey Anchor Riefinger, Savana Patton, Hana Riefinger, Maggie Donavan, Camilla Hedlund, Jordan Newquist, Erica Anderson, Brooke Lubarsky, Lower Saucons Megan Patriarca, Lindsey Swanson, Head Coach Pam Patton, Coach Matt Donovan. Missing from photo is Amber Buskirk.
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Saucon hands Evancho a winning season

Going on a 20-0 second half tear in the Colonial League closer, Saucon Valleys football team blasted Palisades, 40-14, to win the Bicentennial Cup. Nick Savant had five touchdowns in setting a school record 323 rushing yards. Andrei Gausling had 101-rushing-yards. Right, Coach Matt Evancho leads the team back to the field after halftime. The Panthers handed Evancho his first winning season since 2008. Photo by Paul Bealer

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