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JUNE 1-7, 2023
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Nazareth Memorial Day Parade
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Moore Elementary student Cassie Tampier places 2nd In stock market competition
By CATHERINE STROH The annual Spring Stock Market Challenge recently concluded with a student from the Northampton Area School District triumphing once again. Moore Elementary fifth grader
Cassie Tampier won second place in the elementary and middle school division for Northampton County. Cassie is the third student from Moore Elementary to place in the top three in eiContinued on page 4
Memorial Day services honor those Who gave the ultimate sacrifice By KERI LINDENMUTH Memorial Day services were held throughout Northampton County over Memorial Day weekend, with residents, veterans and families of service men and women gathered together at churches, cemeteries and monuments to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. The Sons of Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic held ten services over the holiday weekend across the Northampton area, including at Allen Union Cemetery on the morning of May 29. The group, made up of men who are descendants of Civil War Union soldiers, was accompanied by the TriCommunity Marching Band. The cemetery service was led by Richard Webster, superintendent of the cemetery, and also featured an address from Reverend Patrick Lamb, pastor of the Queenship of Mary Church in Northampton. “Sadly, too often, we take our freedom for granted,” Pastor Lamb told the assemblage. “None of us gets to where we are in our lives alone.” He shared the story of Captain Charlie Plumb, a U.S. soldier in Vietnam who was held as a prisoner of war after his fighter jet was shot down. Plumb survived and, years after the war, met the
soldier who packed his parachute that day, saving his life. “Who is packing your parachute?” Pastor Lamb asked the assemblage. “Who has gone on before us to help us get where we are today?” Continued on page 2
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