Monday, January 14, 2013
Harry Adams, 88, of Nazareth receives the '2012 Mayor’s Award for Citizens in Service to Our Borough.'
What will you leave behind as the legacy of your life? Harry Adams, 88, of Nazareth is still building his legacy, but it’s already meaningful. The beloved father, gardener, veteran and defender of the American flag was recognized at Nazareth Borough Council’s Jan. 7 meeting for his role in making the “borough a better place [to live and work].” Adams received the “2012 Mayor’s Award for Citizens in Service to Our Borough,” an award given to a deserving citizen who has made an appreciable difference in the community but has gone unrecognized. Nazareth Mayor Fred Daugherty Jr. was overcome with emotion as he read a resolution that detailed the community and volunteer work of Adams: “The borough is most proud to honor Harry Adams for his …
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Nazareth Borough Council Chambers
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Local volunteers step up to help care for the Memorial Garden at Shafer Elementary School.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance,” said Kathy Heller, a committee member for the Memorial Garden at Shafer Elementary School in Nazareth, recalling a quote by Thomas Jefferson. The message of this quote is why she decided to get involved with the Memorial Garden -- again. Heller, an original member of the Memorial Garden committee, was involved with the project more than 20 years ago, when Shafer Elementary teacher Bob Johnson first started working on the idea of the garden. After Johnson retired, Harry Adams, now 88 years old, took over and has maintained the garden for 16 years. Last spring, he made a public request for helpers -- he had finally decided it was time to retire. Heller, who is now a retired kindergarten teacher …
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Shafer Elementary School
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Harry Adams, 87, a veteran and retired caretaker of the memorial garden at Shafer Elementary School, holds out hope for a replacement.
After 15 years of volunteering his services, Harry Adams, 87, retired as the caretaker of the Shafer Elementary School Memorial Garden -- and he hopes an individual or group will replace him. Adams took over the garden after teacher Bob Johnson retired from Shafer. Johnson served in the Army Tank Corps in World War II, according to Adams. Johnson created the memorial garden in dedication to all of the men and women in the U.S. armed forces -- he wanted the garden to be a place for people to “rest, reflect and respect," Adams said. Adams retired from taking care of the garden on July 1, and is "very disappointed that no one has stepped up to the plate." Also a WWII veteran, Adams served in the U.S. Navy. His motivation to keep the garden …
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Shafer Elementary School
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Franklin Houser
3:04 am on Monday, May 28, 2012
Folks, on behalf of the memorial garden comittee, thank you for the kind words. We did what we could for those who served, are serving, and will eventually serve our country. Frank Houser more ›