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MAY 4-10, 2023
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Mountain View Family Drive-In Opens its doors to the public
By HOME NEWS STAFF On Saturday, April 29, Mountain View Family Drive-In, formerly Mountain View Drive-In, opened its doors to the public under a new name and new ownership. The Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate and honor the business’s grand opening. Despite the rain, there was a
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mobile petting zoo by Horns & Hooves, food, mini golf, lots of family fun, and of course, delicious ice cream. Patrick and Shea Missmer of Lehigh Township, and Jeff and Nicole Caulfield of Nazareth, are the new owners of the beloved landmark spot located at 602 Jacobsburg Rd. Be sure to visit the new family-owned and operated Moun-
Bath Area Fish Committee holds 68th Annual Children’s Fishing Contest
tain View Family Drive-In and Miniature Golf to see what’s new, get a scoop of nostalgia, and satisfy your sweet tooth. They are open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Find them on social media or for more information, visit mountainviewfamilydrivein. com.
Allen Township Supervisors discuss Chayse, age 6. Wawa’s impact on traffic, By SAVANNAH BROWN The Bath Area Fish Committee Beginning at 8 a.m. on Satur- stocked the creek Friday evening Future subdivision day, April 29, the Bath Area Fish with 506 trout that ranged in size
By KERI LINDENMUTH township’s planning commisDuring the Allen Township sion. It proposes over 80 resiBoard of Supervisors meeting dential units, as well as commeron Tuesday, April 25, supervi- cial frontage. The commission sors reviewed the preliminary fi- ordered developers to revise the nal plans for the expanded Stone plans to include sidewalks. They Ridge Subdivision at Route 329 also ruled that the property’s and Savage Road. However, one developer should be responsible critical component was missing for installing them. from the plans, which caused However, the plan submitted supervisors to table their deci- to supervisors on April 25 did sion altogether: sidewalks. not show sidewalks. Instead, it This plan, which has gone included a note that said sidethrough “five or six” different it- walks would be deferred until erations according to Township land development and provided Solicitor Lincoln Treadwell, was previously reviewed by the Continued on page 8
Committee held its 68th Annual Children’s Fishing Contest at Monocacy Creek with two days of fishing and fun for children up to age 15. Although the forecasted rain made it a dreary morning, families still arrived early to set up their spots along Monocacy Creek and the young fishermen and fisherwomen were brighteyed and bushy-tailed, eager and excited to catch their first fish. Pennsylvania State Representative Ann Flood attended the contest to see the wholesome fun and promptly blared the horn at 8 a.m. to sound the start of the festivities.
from 11 inches to a whopping 18 inches, costing them $3,000, which they raised through donations from businesses and individuals in the community. These donations also allowed the committee to purchase prizes for 20 tagged fish that lucky participants Continued on page 7
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