Spring 2009 - Upper Saucon Township

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Upper Saucon Township Environmental Advisory CouncilUpper Saucon Township Clean Up DaySaturday, April 18th, 2009Help Clean up our Natural AreasPlease join us in cleaning up littered areas along the Saucon Creek andsoon to be Rail Trail. Meet at the Upper Saucon Township CommunityPark at 8:30 a.m. Materials will be provided.Recycle Your Old ElectronicsDispose of your electronics appropriately by dropping them off at theTownship building parking lot at 5500 Camp Meeting Road, betweenthe hours of 10 am—2 pm. The fee for disposal of computers is $10and $5 for monitors; all other electronic equipment is free.Native Plant SaleSunday, June 7, 2009In addition to creating a beautiful landscape, native plants providewildlife with much needed habitat, reduce the need for watering andfertilizers, and improve the community’s air, water and soil with littlemaintenance.Pick up an order form at the Township building or navigate to the newEAC website from www.uppersaucon.orgPlants can be picked up on Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 10 am—2 pm atthe Township building.Plants provided by Edge of the Woods Native Plant NurseryTHIS SUMMER, GO NATIVE!For more information about either of these events e-mail the EAC atuppersauconeac@gmail.com or call the Township at 610-282-1171 ext 3.Upper Saucon Township Newsletter Spring 2009 Page 4
Board of Supervisors Honors Four Local Eagle ScoutsOver the past year, the Upper SauconTownship Board of Supervisors hasrecognized four young men for attainingthe rank of Eagle Scout by passing resolutions in theirhonor.Gregory D. Anderson, Patrick Alan Kitchen,Daniel A. Grekula, and Anthony C. Bucha each received acopy of their resolution, which declared that each youngman was “recognized and commended for attaining the Rank ofEagle Scout, and for the tremendous honor he has brought to hisfamily, his troop, and his community through his achievements.”The first to be recognized in 2008, Gregory D.Anderson, the son of Bruce and JanetAnderson, was honored at the July 14, 2008Board of Supervisors meeting. Serving Boy Scout Troop301 as Quartermaster, Librarian, and Assistant PatrolLeader, Gregory earned 28 merit badges, the Ad Altare Deireligious award, and became a member of the Order of theArrow.And as all Eagle Scouts must, Gregory took on aproject that demonstrated his leadership skills anddedication to helping others. Gregory facilitated theinstallation of a concrete handicap ramp at the VFW postin Coopersburg by contacting local businesses to acquiredonations of materials, labor, and equipment.The project took 275 volunteer hours to completeand required the removal of the existing sidewalk, theconstruction of the new ramp, and the landscaping of thearea around the ramp.Gregory now attends Worcester PolytechnicInstitute in Massachusetts where he studies chemicalengineering.Patrick Alan Kitchen, another member of BoyScout Troop 301, was also honored on July14, 2008. A scout since 1997, Patrick earned23 merit badges, as well as the Ad Altare Dei religiousaward. In addition, Patrick held several positions in histroop, such as Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior PatrolLeader, and Senior Patrol Leader before tackling his EagleScout project.A senior at Allentown Central Catholic HighSchool, Patrick found the theatre department’s costumestorage room in need of work. So with the help of fellowscouts, family, and friends, Patrick spent 150 hourspainting the room, building a sizable shelving unit, andsorting, categorizing, and reorganizing the costumes andprops.Patrick, the son of Alan and Mary Ellen Kitchen,now studies Theatre Arts with a concentration in technicaltheatre and set design at West Chester University ofPennsylvania.The third young man recognized for attainingthe rank of Eagle Scout was Daniel A.Grekula of Boy Scout Troop 191. The Boardof Supervisors approved the resolution honoring him atthe October 23, 2008 meeting.(Continued on page 8)The 2009 Women’s U.S. Open is coming to the Saucon ValleyCountry Club July 6 th through 12 thThe Championship Office wants to make Upper Saucon residents aware of parking provisions andchanges in traffic patterns in the area around the Club in order to minimize any inconvenience.ParkingGeneral spectator parking is sited at 1) Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus and 2) OldBethlehem Pike Cornfield on the south side of Center Valley Parkway west of Route 378. Ticketedcustomers will be assigned to one or the other lot based on their home location to avoid excesstraffic crisscrossing Upper Saucon Township. Because access to the Cornfield lot is on OldBethlehem Pike, the Open will be able to avoid additional traffic on Route 378.All spectators will be dropped off for the Championship in the Cornfield bordered on the south by Saucon ValleyRoad and on the west by Route 378 and they will cross Saucon Valley Road to enter the Championship.Women’s Open volunteers and Saucon Valley Country Club members will be parking in the Cornfield on the eastside of Route 378 at Center Valley Parkway. This lot will be accessed by the cars from Route 378 just north of the(Continued on page 8)Upper Saucon Township Newsletter Spring 2009 Page 5
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