Plainfield NewsLocal news for Plainfield, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.SCJ Quote of the Week: Do you get more information from bakers or...- July 23, 2008 The baked-goods contest at the Plainfield Farmers' Fair had an interesting twist this year as Man-About-the-Slate Belt Doug Brill of The Express-Times was one of the judges.http://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/07/scj-quote-of-the-week-do-you-get-more-info... This old house might be historic- July 11, 2008 A few years ago, there was a bus that would stop every so often in front of Willard Knitter's house in Plainfield Township.No one would get out; the bus would just sit there, and then move on. The people on the bus were tourists, looking at various historic sites around Northampton County.But how historic is this houseThe Slate Belt Heritage Center thinks the home may have once been a tavern owned by a man named Adam Dietz, who settled in Plainfield in 1745. If that's the case, it's probably...http://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/07/this-old-house-might-be-historic?fromrss=1 In Your Town Easton area- July 9, 2008 THE TATAMY-STOCKERTOWN LIONS CLUB awarded a $500 scholarship over two years to Nazareth Area High School graduate Katelyn Dominguez.http://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/07/in-your-town-easton-area?fromrss=1 In pageant circles, the question is relevance- July 7, 2008 It wasn't the picture of pageant life Rachel Brooks imagined when she first donned the Miss Pennsylvania crown last year and set out for the Miss America title.In the pageant's new reality TV format, Brooks found herself leaping over obstacles in a horse arena, taking heat from judges for failing to spot her state flag, and diving into a pool -- a penalty for failing to answer correctly a question about a 19th century World's Fair invention.''It was definitely not your mom's Miss America,''...http://www.topix.net/city/plainfield-pa/2008/07/in-pageant-circles-the-question-is-relevan... |