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MAY 9-15, 2024
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Cement Worker of the Month:
Joseph Liskanich, Keystone Cement
Nazareth Borough Council honors Blue Eagles Football team for championship season
By SAVANNAH BROWN On Monday, May 6, the Nazareth Borough Council honored the Blue Eagles football team with a resolution for their exceptionally successful 2023 championship season in which they won
another district title over the undefeated Parkland High School football team, as well as victories over all but one conference opponent. The resolution presented by Mayor Lance E. Colondo noted
Coach Tom Falzone’s patient guidance for helping the team accomplish so much, both on and off the field, and that “despite the team’s quarterfinal loss, they Continued on page 11
U.S. Rep. Susan Wild visits Atlas Cement Museum By ED PANY Mr. Joseph Liskanich was raised in Northampton, graduating from Northampton High School in 1976. In high school he especially enjoyed science classes. Joe was a wrestler in the 126-pound class and won fourth place in district wrestling. In football, he played cornerback and was part of the Konkrete Kids 1975 Lehigh Valley League Championship team. The Thanksgiving Day game with Catasauqua was always a highlight of the football season. His football coaches were Lou Wolf and Charlie Wogenrich. During high school, Joe worked summers with Glen Butler and Pete Schneider, his high school teachers, doing painting and roofing. After high school, Joe was hired by the New Jersey Zinc Company in Palmerton at a wage of $5 an hour. His cement odyssey began at Whitehall Cement. Later, he was hired by Keystone Cement as a mill room attendant. Joe’s employment progression
took him to the packhouse, shift maintenance, burner helper and burner. Old-timers who shared their skills with him were Frank Marx and Joe Domitrivits, who was also his Midget League baseball coach. Presently, Joe works as an Expeditary A with Bob Litch in the control room, the heart of the plant. He recalls, “In my 39 years at the plant I have seen many technological changes, as we changed from a wet process to a dry process plant.” Joe has been married 42 years to the former Tina Werkheiser. They are very proud of their daughter Heather and twin grandchildren Joseph and Gianni. In his spare time, you can find Joe hitting a golf ball at Iron Lakes Golf Course. A very amiable man, he is a dedicated employee working with his coworkers to produce quality cement. We wish Mr. Liskanich and all our friends at Keystone Cement a safe and prosperous year.
From left to right: Assistant Curator Sally Madden, Curator Edward Pany, Rep. Susan Wild, Northampton Mayor Tony Pristash and Larry Oberly Submitted by SALLYANN MADDEN On Friday, April 26, U.S. Representative Susan Wild toured the Atlas Cement Memorial Museum in Northampton. Rep. Wild serves on the Congressional Cement Caucus, a bipartisan committee. This committee is very important to our local cement industry. Four companies and five plants in the Lehigh Valley produce
quality cement; these companies are impacted by decisions considered by this committee. The four cement companies are Holcim, formerly Lafarge, Keystone, Heidelberg Materials and Buzzi Unicem. Holcim’s history traces back to 1899, and this year they will celebrate their 125th anniversary. Keystone in Bath was founded in 1928 and is now owned by Elementia. Heidelberg
Materials operates two plants, one in Nazareth and the other in Continued on page 2
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