Business................B5 Classified...............B6 Dining..................A17 Editorial................A18 Focus.....................B1 Lifestyle.................B3 Local......................A5 Milestones.............A4 Police.....................A3 School....................A9 Sports..................A11 Worship..................B4 INDEX USPS 009 - 439 MARCH 29, 2018 Website thewhitehallcoplaypress.com Facebook Whitehall-Coplay Press Twitter @WhitehallCoplay Inside Whitehall chief graduates from FBI academy. See Page A2 Sports A look at the boys volleyball team. See Page A13 thelehighvalleypress.com line 24-7 Volume 25, Issue 34 I N S I D E Whitehall-Coplay Press FOCUS The calendar says it’s spring. Time for get- ting the ground ready for planting. Garden myth busters will help you get started. See the Growing Green column from Penn State Lehigh County Extension. Page B1 Join these local churches for Easter worship services. Pages A6-A7 BY JAMES BUNTING Special to The Press For frequent visitors of Hap- py Valley in the fall, hearing Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caro- line” blasting from speakers and chants of “We Are” in the streets is nothing new. But Coplay residents expect- ing to do their normal Saturday morning grocery shopping at their local Giant were in for a very different experience March 24. It was Saquon Barkley Day in the borough. Thousands of people, many of whom began tailgating hours be- fore the event’s noontime start, lined Chestnut Street and the Co- play Parkway to honor Barkley’s accomplishments at Whitehall High School and at Penn State. The day began with a parade that included the Hokendauqua Eagles, where Barkley played as a youth; WHS football team and Marching Zephyr Band; and members of Penn State’s Le- high Valley Alumni Association chapter. Barkley traveled the route in a Porsche, with his nephew, Kar- son Bickerson, beside him. The parade through the bor- ough was followed by a cele- bration at Saylor Park, where speakers took the microphone to speak of Barkley’s achievements and his character. Bob Hartman, athletic direc- tor at Whitehall, announced the school has plans to retire the No. 21 jersey that Barkley wore in high school. Barkley’s jersey will be the third to be retired at Zephyr Stadium, joining those worn by WHS alums and Super Bowl champions Matt Millen and Dan Koppen. Before the jersey is retired, though, Barkley’s brother Ali, a WHS sophomore and Zephyr football player, will wear No. 21 through his high school career. State Rep. Jeanne McNeill, D-133rd, spoke of a March 14 trip Barkley and his family made to Harrisburg to be honored at the Capitol in recognition of Saquon Barkley Day in the state, a proc- lamation made by McNeill. “When he came out to Harris- burg, Saquon shook every hand that was offered, smiled for ev- ery picture and honestly appre- ciated the love and respect he was shown in the Capitol,” Mc- Neill said. Following the recognition ceremony, McNeill said Barkley asked the driver to pull over so that he could meet with some fans who had been waiting out- side. Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong, who works as an official at every Zephyr home football game, read a proc- lamation that declared March 24 as Saquon Barkley Day through- out Lehigh County. Coplay Councilmen Louis Bodish and Charles Sodl un- veiled sketches of a bronze plaque that will be installed at the Community Plaza, Second What a day! Barkley parade, celebration draw thousands of fans PRESS PHOTOS BY TINAMARIE MARTIN AND SCOTT M. NAGY Saquon Barkley speaks to a crowd of nearly 5,000 during a day hosted in his honor by the Borough of Coplay. Grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family, friends and Zephyr and Penn State faithful, Barkley called the parade and ceremony, held at Saylor Park (below), “truly, truly amazing.” Barkley travels the parade route in a Porsche convertible, with his nephew, Karson Bickerson. The Hokendauqua Eagles organization participates in the celebration. Barkley began his football career with the Hokey youth group. See additional event coverage on page A11. See BARKLEY on Page A5 Barkley signs autographs for fans, who waited in a long line to meet and greet the future NFL player. EASTER WEEKEND MARCH 31 & APRIL 1 LVZOO.ORG , OCR Text: Business................B5 Classified...............B6 Dining..................A17 Editorial................A18 Focus.....................B1 Lifestyle.................B3 Local......................A5 Milestones.............A4 Police.....................A3 School....................A9 Sports..................A11 Worship..................B4 INDEX USPS 009 - 439 MARCH 29, 2018 Website thewhitehallcoplaypress.com Facebook Whitehall-Coplay Press Twitter @WhitehallCoplay Inside Whitehall chief graduates from FBI academy. See Page A2 Sports A look at the boys volleyball team. See Page A13 thelehighvalleypress.com line 24-7 Volume 25, Issue 34 I N S I D E Whitehall-Coplay Press FOCUS The calendar says it’s spring. Time for get- ting the ground ready for planting. Garden myth busters will help you get started. See the Growing Green column from Penn State Lehigh County Extension. Page B1 Join these local churches for Easter worship services. Pages A6-A7 BY JAMES BUNTING Special to The Press For frequent visitors of Hap- py Valley in the fall, hearing Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caro- line” blasting from speakers and chants of “We Are” in the streets is nothing new. But Coplay residents expect- ing to do their normal Saturday morning grocery shopping at their local Giant were in for a very different experience March 24. It was Saquon Barkley Day in the borough. Thousands of people, many of whom began tailgating hours be- fore the event’s noontime start, lined Chestnut Street and the Co- play Parkway to honor Barkley’s accomplishments at Whitehall High School and at Penn State. The day began with a parade that included the Hokendauqua Eagles, where Barkley played as a youth; WHS football team and Marching Zephyr Band; and members of Penn State’s Le- high Valley Alumni Association chapter. Barkley traveled the route in a Porsche, with his nephew, Kar- son Bickerson, beside him. The parade through the bor- ough was followed by a cele- bration at Saylor Park, where speakers took the microphone to speak of Barkley’s achievements and his character. Bob Hartman, athletic direc- tor at Whitehall, announced the school has plans to retire the No. 21 jersey that Barkley wore in high school. Barkley’s jersey will be the third to be retired at Zephyr Stadium, joining those worn by WHS alums and Super Bowl champions Matt Millen and Dan Koppen. Before the jersey is retired, though, Barkley’s brother Ali, a WHS sophomore and Zephyr football player, will wear No. 21 through his high school career. State Rep. Jeanne McNeill, D-133rd, spoke of a March 14 trip Barkley and his family made to Harrisburg to be honored at the Capitol in recognition of Saquon Barkley Day in the state, a proc- lamation made by McNeill. “When he came out to Harris- burg, Saquon shook every hand that was offered, smiled for ev- ery picture and honestly appre- ciated the love and respect he was shown in the Capitol,” Mc- Neill said. Following the recognition ceremony, McNeill said Barkley asked the driver to pull over so that he could meet with some fans who had been waiting out- side. Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong, who works as an official at every Zephyr home football game, read a proc- lamation that declared March 24 as Saquon Barkley Day through- out Lehigh County. Coplay Councilmen Louis Bodish and Charles Sodl un- veiled sketches of a bronze plaque that will be installed at the Community Plaza, Second What a day! Barkley parade, celebration draw thousands of fans PRESS PHOTOS BY TINAMARIE MARTIN AND SCOTT M. NAGY Saquon Barkley speaks to a crowd of nearly 5,000 during a day hosted in his honor by the Borough of Coplay. Grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family, friends and Zephyr and Penn State faithful, Barkley called the parade and ceremony, held at Saylor Park (below), “truly, truly amazing.” Barkley travels the parade route in a Porsche convertible, with his nephew, Karson Bickerson. The Hokendauqua Eagles organization participates in the celebration. Barkley began his football career with the Hokey youth group. See additional event coverage on page A11. See BARKLEY on Page A5 Barkley signs autographs for fans, who waited in a long line to meet and greet the future NFL player. 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