Schnecksville News

Location: Game Preserve Road, off of Route 309, Schnecksville Size: 1,108 acres What you can do: Hike, walk, mountain-bike, horseback ride, bird-watch, picnic, fish and bow hunt in season Dogs: Must be leashed Admission: Free Information: 610- 871-1444; http://www.trexlernaturepreserve.org

Halloween is nearly here and there are still lots of seasonal activities for the little ones this weekend at area attractions.

In all of the excitement in District 1 over who paid for what mailers and the question of a conflict of interest if Jeanne McNeill is elected since her husband is a member of the Cunningham administration, it is easy to forget that there will be major implications for development along Route 309 in that District 1 depending upon how township ...

LEHIGH COUNTY NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP'S Neighborhood Watch meeting will be held at 7 tonight at the Schnecksville Fire Company.

About 500 people visited the Allentown Art Museum for cocktails and visual stimulation Sept.

More than 700 Parkland School District students could wind up in new elementary schools next year as part of a sweeping effort to get widely disparate enrollments at the schools in line with one another.

Labor strife in the Saucon Valley School District might have played a role in Todd Gombos' move to the Parkland School District.

Valley Preferred Cycling Center Hosting 2009 Collegiate Track Nationals The USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships will be held this weekend at Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown.

Kim McFadden won't spend the weekend with her husband, Hugh. Instead, she'll spend it with stars Steve Carell, Hugh Laurie and Tina Fey at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Kim McFadden, of Bethlehem Township, left, and her mother, Marge Drabic, have been chosen as seat fillers for the Primetime Emmy Awards.

FOUND Ellen Miller of Schnecksville sent in an AP Cake recipe for Pat Deysher of Macungie .

Lehigh Carbon Community College will offer a variety of noncredit courses for pet owners and animal lovers this semester.

GOOD CAUSE: The Good Shepherd Golf and Tennis Invitational Monday at Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, will benefit the new Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit, providing acute rehabilitation care to children with serious injuries or illnesses.

Crystal Yuhas, daughter of Francis Yuhas of Slatington, and John and Diane Buis of Laurys Station, became the bride of Joshua Kemmerer, son of Violet Kemmerer of Lehighton, and the late LeRoy Kemmerer, on June 27, 2009 at Blue Mountain Ski Area in Palmerton.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Schnecksville Area will hold the second annual Bark For Life canine mini-relay from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Sept.

The Lehigh County Authority has revised its plans for an intermunicipal sewer system that would serve parts of North Whitehall , South Whitehall, Lowhill, Heidelberg and Washington townships and is now seeking approval from the governing supervisors.

A state trooper fielded questions Tuesday from the North Whitehall Planning Commission and the public about current police coverage in the township and the potential impact of a large commercial center, including a 24-hour Wal-Mart . Land development plans for the big-box retailer and four smaller sites at the North Whitehall Commercial Center -- ...

Summer is drawing to a close way too quickly for me. My son has ready started back to school and many districts are returning this week.

Police escorted close to a thousand motorcycles through the Lehigh valley this afternoon.

The La Leche League of Bethlehem is participating in the World Walk for Breastfeeding on Aug.