St. Lukeās Nurse Honor Guard, which pays tribute to nurses who have left this life with the Nightingale Ceremony, has honored more than 120 former nurses since the group was founded last year.
Rachael Martinās graduation from St. Lukeās School of Nursing (SON) took a surprising and heartwarming turn when the 23-year-oldās grandmother--a 1958 SON graduate--rose to her feet to join in the traditional āpinningā ceremony.
Hellertonians and others attended the Edward H. Ackerman American Legion Post 397's Veterans Day ceremony in the borough's Union Cemetery Saturday morning. The ceremony was an opportunity to say "thank you" to local veterans as well as to remember the service and sacrifices endured by all members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The Saucon Valley Alumni Association, in conjunction with Saucon Valley School District, will be recognizing two distinguished alumni for inclusion on the district's Wall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 16 at noon in the Auditorium at Saucon Valley High School. The 2023 recipients are Dr. Nicholas Kalynych (Class of 1977), founding and managing partner and Chairman of the Board for Sunbelt Health Solutions/Sunbelt Anesthesia Services, and Glenn Hetrick (Class of 1990), an Emmy Award-winning special makeup effects artist and television star.
The recent listing of Hellertown's historic Pony Bridge on the National Register of Historic Places will be the focus of a special event hosted by the Hellertown Historical Society in October.
The mortal sacrifices made by Americans in service to their country were remembered and honored at the Edward H. Ackerman American Legion Post's Memorial Day service in Hellertown's Union Cemetery Sunday.
Many local communities are observing Memorial Day with commemorative services and other activities this weekend, including Hellertown, Upper Saucon Township and Fountain Hill.
DeSales University will honor Vietnam War veterans and their families in a special Vietnam War Commemoration Ceremony this Wednesday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Commonwealth Room of the University Center on the school's Center Valley campus.
The Southern Lehigh community came together to usher in the 2022 holiday season at Coopersburg's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Saturday evening.
Veterans Day 2022 turned out to be a wet one, but the rain that began falling Friday morning didn't deter dozens of local residents from gathering at Union Cemetery in Hellertown to recognize the sacrifices made by their hometown heroes.
