Krysta Hankee, of Heidelberg Township, will be featured on the 2014 Donate Life float set to appear in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day, honored by the Gift of Life Donor Program. As a memorial, Hankee’s family and friends created a “floragraph” of her for the Donate Life float. The floragraph, based […]

If you’ve got 10 acres of farm or grassland and are have any interest at all in birds or endangered species, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton is looking for your cooperation to help watch for and report on four species of farm-friendly birds, three of which are in sharp decline. Farmer and rural landowners can […]

It’s fun to decorate for the winter holidays, but holiday decorations can increase your risk for a home fire. As you deck the halls this season, be fire smart. Keep candles at least 12 inches away from anything that burns. This holiday season, consider using battery-operated flameless candles. They look and smell real! Make sure […]

Food assistance available to residents of the Northwestern Lehigh School District Christ’s Church at Lowhill Food Pantry is open the first Saturday of each month from 9 am to Noon and third Thursday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Seniors are the Wednesday before that Thursday from 10-12 Noon. The Blessings Shop distributes clothes, toys, […]

From the Northwestern Press By ELSA KERSCHNER ekerschner@tnonline.com Kyle Watson joined the Goodwill Fire Company, Germansville, at age 13. Well, not really, because junior firefighters have to be at least age 14. But, thanks to Assistant Chief Randy Metzger, Watson, now a senior firefighter, began hanging out at the fire station when he was 13. […]