Schnecksville News

North Whitehall officials do not yet know how much the township will have to pay in cost overruns for the Route 309 improvement project, but supervisors last week did not discount talk of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

LOOKING FOR Knights of Pythias information: Phyllis of Bethlehem is looking for information on the Knights of Pythias.

WXLV 90.3 FM in Schnecksville, PA, has won the Broadcast Electronics "Flextreme Makeover" contest, qualifying the noncommercial station for a free BE AudioVAULT FleX automation software for its studios.

LOOKING FOR Photos: Eleanor of Bethlehem is looking for old photos of Vineyard Street, Bethlehem and Gulfs Hill, Fountain Hill.

Alfred L. Shoemaker, visionary co-founder of the first Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Festival, was perhaps the most important force in the post-World War II revival of Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but his fate is a mystery.

Four Parkland High Schoolstudents are among 32 from across the United States and beyond who Monday started a three-week training with the Washington National Opera's Opera Institute, a competitive pre-professional program for high school-aged singers and accompanists.

State police shocked a 26-year-old Schnecksville man with a stun gun yesterday because he disobeyed orders not to interfere with their attempt to serve a warrant on a juvenile, who had barricaded himself inside a house.

A Frenchville man suffered major injuries in an accident over the weekend. According to state police in Clearfield, Jonathon Lupton of Frenchville was traveling south on state Route 1011.

LOOKING FOR Hub cap: Stephen of Emmaus is looking for a replacement hub cap for a 1995 Toyota Corolla.

NORTH WHITEHALL TWP. Theft -- Reported by Christopher M. Schantz of Schnecksville ; knives and handgun ammunition stolen from unlocked vehicle parked at 4531 Park View Road; Thursday or Friday; anyone with information is asked to call state police at Bethlehem, 610-861-2026.

GWEN SHAW will be guest speaker at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. services today, and at 10 a.m. Sunday at Blue Mountain Christian Retreat, 1 Christian Lane, New Ringgold.

A Schnecksville man was arrested after a high-speed police chase through parts of Lebanon and Schuylkill counties Saturday evening.

LOOKING FOR Cookbook: Linda of Coopersburg is looking for a cookbook published by th Emmaus Junior Woman's Club in 1976 or 1977.

LOOKING FOR Scrap wood: Thomas of Slatington is looking for scrap wood. He need pices that measure 2-inches thick by 4-inches wide and 20-inches in length or longer; 2-inches thick by 6-inches wide and 20-inches in length or longer; and 2-inches thick by 8-inches wide and 20-inches in length or longer.

Saving money is on everyone's minds these days, and some experts say a lot of cash is going down the tubes when it comes to insurance.

Scrap wood: Thomas of Slatington is looking for scrap wood. He needs pieces that measure 2-inches-by-4-feet, 2-inches-by-6-feet or 2-inches-by-8-feet. Chest of drawers: Dot of Coplay is looking for a four- or five-drawer chest of drawers.

SCHNECKSVILLE Man charged with dealing marijuana, having bongs A Schnecksville man was charged Friday with dealing marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

It's hard to argue against a plan to give Pennsylvania families more money to help pay for the soaring costs of college.

Agape New Testament Fellowship, 5229 Route 873, Schnecksville, PA 18078, invites you to a night of honoring and encouraging veterans, active members of our armed forces, and their families.

The Living Desert has hired a Pennsylvania zoo director as its new president and CEO.