Salisbury Press

PRESS PHOTOS BY DEBBIE GALBRAITH

The student government association at Salisbury High School organized a dodgeball tournment March 14 with students and staff battling the courts.

PRESS PHOTOS BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND

Students in first and second grade at Harry S Truman Elementary School hold their spring concert March 12.

PRESS PHOTOS BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND

Western Salisbury Elementary School first and second grade students hold their spring concert March 13.

To the Editor:

Five seconds that's all it takes. Looking at one text can be the difference between life and death. Five seconds of inattentiveness while going 60 mph is equivalent to closing your eyes and driving 100 feet.

Vehicle accidents are the number one killer in people aged 15 to 20. The National Safety Council estimates 28 percent of all recorded traffic crashes, 1.6 million crashes a year, involve drivers texting.

Thirty-four percent of teens admit to texting while driving. Teens who text spend about 10 percent of their driving time outside of their lane.

Star of the Day Event Productions will hold the second annual high school vocal scholarship competition its June 6 at the Allentown Brew Works.

The contest is for junior and senior high school students. For information, contact starofthedayprods@yahoo.com.

PRESS PHOTO BY TIM SINGLES

Betty M. Marsteller, 84, of Trexlertown, died March 20, 2013, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Marsteller. Born in Breinigsville, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Edna L. George.

She along with her husband owned and operated Marsteller Grain and Farms Inc. for over 60 years, where she worked as the bookkeeper.

She was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Old Zionsville.

Linda M. Anewalt, 65, of Salisbury Township, died March 21, 2013, with her loving husband and children by her side. She was the wife of Richard Anewalt. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of Mary J. (Matzo) Mumbauer and the late Linwood Mumbauer. She was a homemaker for most of her life. Later in years, she worked at Cherrydale Chocolate factory, then B. Braun Medical from where she retired in 2009.

She loved being around her family and enjoyed the outdoors.

What happened on South Fifth Street in Emmaus on Sunday March 17 was a tragedy. Four Emmaus residents lost their lives in a horrific apartment building fire.

The tragedy has numerous tentacles.

Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters, workmates, classmates, church family, friends and relatives mourn their loved ones.

Many have heartache that time will help diminish but will never ever heal.

A community mourns the tragedy happened in their small close-knit town.

An "Entrepreneurial Communities; Increasing Regional Prosperity through Entrepreneurism" seminar will be held April 12 at the Fowler Center, South Bethlehem.

The speaker for the all day event is Dr. Michael Fortunato, research associate and lecturer at Penn State University. Four local individuals will discuss how they get input about needs from entrepreneurs and what challenges they encounter.

To register, visit http://extension.psu.edu/ecd/events and scroll to April 12 where the conference details and registration are listed. Early bird registration deadline is April 1.