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3 NASD teams advance to State finals in Odyssey of the Mind Tournament
Nazareth teen gives Back to community; now They’re paying it forward
Wyatt Selzer, left, with Wrenchtec owner Dave Fiore Northampton Area High School Grades 9-12 Submitted by MELINDA MCCANN On Saturday, February 24, seven Northampton Area School District teams competed in the Northeast Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament. Odyssey of the Mind is a teambased creativity competition incorporating many skills and talents. The program is an international educational program whose mission is to provide creative prob-
lem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Through solving openended problems, students develop creative-thinking skills that can be applied to real-life situations. Teams from throughout the U.S. and more than 20 other countries participate in the program. Students learn the real workworld skills of defining the problem, developing many possible solutions and establishing criteria
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to evaluate the process. They then decide, as a group, how to implement their solution in a creative way. Not only do they learn what is required, they learn to budget time, resources and materials Moore Elementary, Northampton Middle School and Northampton High School will be advancing to the state level on Saturday, April 6 at Pocono Mountain East High School. Additional photos are on page 11.
Maybe you’ve seen your mail carrier on occasion and said hello or waved to them as they made their rounds, or maybe you’ve never encountered them at all. Either way, it is somewhat strange to think about how our mail carrier stops at our residence almost every day of the week, and yet we may not even know their name. So, let’s get to know them! Nazareth resident and Northampton native, Justin Gross, works as a rural carrier for the Northampton Post Office. Shortly after Justin graduated from high school, his mom saw an advertisement for a temporary position at the Northampton Post Office. Unsure what he wanted to do with his life, he took his mom’s Continued on page 12
By HANNA O’REILLY Borough resident’s driveway, “I’m beyond grateful that they completely free of charge. are helping me,” said Wyatt SelThat Facebook post caught the zer. eye of Brenda Basenese, the comWyatt Selzer is an 18-year-old munity liaison and advertising volunteer firefighter from Naza- representative for Wrenchtec, the reth whose focus is to give back to automotive repair shop on East his community. Lawn Road in Nazareth. She was “I’ve always felt happy when I blown away by Selzer’s selfless ofhelp others,” said Selzer. fer, and wanted to figure out a Selzer’s love for service became way to give back to him. evident during the area’s last snow “I called Dave Fiore, the storm. He posted on Facebook offering to shovel any Nazareth Continued on page 8
Former Bath Residents pen Local-based memoir
Submitted by TIM HERD While still in elementary school, Tim Herd moved with his family from a Moore Township farm into the Bath Borough, when his dad, Joe Herd Jr., opened his Nationwide Insurance office in a historic home on South Walnut Street. The Herd family became involved in many aspects of their new community. Joe joined the Manoquesy Masonic Lodge, eventually serving as Master. He and his wife Rusty were active for many years with Meals On Wheels and as board members
of the Governor Wolf Historical Society. Tim joined Boy Scout Troop 33, sponsored by the Bath Lions, and earned his Eagle Scout award. He moved away after college, but when he and his wife
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