Schnecksville News

President Barack Obama's Dec. 4 visit to Allentown might include a stop in Schnecksville .

COOKING CLASSES If you're planning some entertaining, you can brush up on specialized cooking skills at Lehigh Carbon Community College , which is offering Italian cooking classes and seasonal cooking sessions .

At 6:18 a.m. Sunday, Fred Speaker, 21, Camp Hill, was found intoxicated after he pounded a door of a residence at 333 North Eighth St., according to borough police.

Alonzo A. Williams, 18, of Washington, D.C. ; with disorderly conduct; allegedly ran away from Kidspeace Campus in Orefield at 10 a.m. Wednesday; cited by state police for creating potential hazard to public and motorists while running across Route 309.

Graydon ''Woody'' Woods grew up on a western Pennsylvania farm, married an Allentown girl during World War II and went to Europe with the Army's 28th Infantry Division.

Location: Game Preserve Road, off of Route 309, Schnecksville Size: 1,108 acres What you can do: Hike, walk, mountain-bike, horseback ride, bird-watch, picnic, fish and bow hunt in season Dogs: Must be leashed Admission: Free Information: 610- 871-1444; http://www.trexlernaturepreserve.org

Halloween is nearly here and there are still lots of seasonal activities for the little ones this weekend at area attractions.

In all of the excitement in District 1 over who paid for what mailers and the question of a conflict of interest if Jeanne McNeill is elected since her husband is a member of the Cunningham administration, it is easy to forget that there will be major implications for development along Route 309 in that District 1 depending upon how township ...

LEHIGH COUNTY NORTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP'S Neighborhood Watch meeting will be held at 7 tonight at the Schnecksville Fire Company.

About 500 people visited the Allentown Art Museum for cocktails and visual stimulation Sept.

More than 700 Parkland School District students could wind up in new elementary schools next year as part of a sweeping effort to get widely disparate enrollments at the schools in line with one another.

Labor strife in the Saucon Valley School District might have played a role in Todd Gombos' move to the Parkland School District.

Valley Preferred Cycling Center Hosting 2009 Collegiate Track Nationals The USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships will be held this weekend at Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown.

Kim McFadden won't spend the weekend with her husband, Hugh. Instead, she'll spend it with stars Steve Carell, Hugh Laurie and Tina Fey at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Kim McFadden, of Bethlehem Township, left, and her mother, Marge Drabic, have been chosen as seat fillers for the Primetime Emmy Awards.

FOUND Ellen Miller of Schnecksville sent in an AP Cake recipe for Pat Deysher of Macungie .

Lehigh Carbon Community College will offer a variety of noncredit courses for pet owners and animal lovers this semester.

GOOD CAUSE: The Good Shepherd Golf and Tennis Invitational Monday at Saucon Valley Country Club, Bethlehem, will benefit the new Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Pediatric Unit, providing acute rehabilitation care to children with serious injuries or illnesses.

Crystal Yuhas, daughter of Francis Yuhas of Slatington, and John and Diane Buis of Laurys Station, became the bride of Joshua Kemmerer, son of Violet Kemmerer of Lehighton, and the late LeRoy Kemmerer, on June 27, 2009 at Blue Mountain Ski Area in Palmerton.

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Schnecksville Area will hold the second annual Bark For Life canine mini-relay from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Sept.