Allentown St. Patricks Day Parade

Thank You for another fantastic parade!

Atownaoh — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:30:29 +0000

The 2012 parade is in the books and we couldn’t have asked for nicer weather or better crowds! Thanks to everyone that came out to enjoy the fun, sun and green! See you all at the 2013 parade!

2012 West End Pub Crawl

Atownaoh — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:11:41 +0000

The West End Pub Crawl will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 and will be presented by 10 West End Pubs;

Jack Callaghan’s Ale House
Fairgrounds Hotel
Greg’s West End Saloon
Nino’s Restaurant & Pizzeria
Ringer’s Roost
Stooge’s Bar & Grill
Tavern on Liberty
Roosevelt’s
MiXX Nightclub
Volpe’s Sports Bar

The crawl is $15 per person and includes a t-shirt, beads and other giveaways. This year Geiger Beverage and the Coors Brewing Company are supplying “Free” Coors Cutter (non-alcoholic beverage) to all designated drivers on the pub crawl to promote “Drink Responsibility”. Registration is at any of the 10 participating pubs starting at 6 pm with the crawl departing at 6:30 pm. Funds from the pub crawl help pay for the 10 pipe bands that participate in the Parade.

The 4th Annual Best Legs in a Kilt Contest!

Atownaoh — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:05:27 +0000

The 4th Annual Best Legs in a Kilt Contest will be held prior to the Pub Crawl at Jack Callaghan’s Ale House. The Kilt Contest is free and open to men and women. The Kilt Contest will take place at 5:30 pm with registration available at Jack Callaghan’s Ale House up until 4:30 pm on Saturday, March 10. Judges for this year’s event are as follows: Patti Nappi, Colleen McGinley, Staci Horvath, Andrew Woodward, Dan Marano and Dan Eck. Jack Callaghan’s Ale House is located at 2027 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18014.

The 2012 Parade King and Queen!

Atownaoh — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:34:01 +0000

Here is a link for the Morning Call highlight with the beautiful picture of our King and Queen!

http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/events/mc-st-patricks-preview-0308-20120307,0,5408323.story

2012 Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade King & Queen

Atownaoh — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:55:51 +0000

: 2012 Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade King & Queen Ed & Mary Ward

Ed & Mary Ward

King & Queen 2012 Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade

The Ward Family has been proud supporters of the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade for many years. Having lost their first spouses to cancer, Ed & Mary learned again to celebrate life and family when they met over 20 years ago and married in 1993, blending two sets of daughters and adopting a precious 5 year old son as recent newlyweds. All four girls have attended college and attained advanced degrees in their chosen fields. Adopted son and Emmaus High School graduate Brandon is an IT specialist with the United States Navy stationed, along with 1500 other navy personnel, at Tinker AFB in Oklahoma City. A graduate of William Allen High School, Mary is a lifelong resident of the Lehigh Valley, previously employed by David Stortz and Associates, CPA. Ed and Mary are the proud grandparents to a total of five loving grandchildren to whom Mary devotes an enormous amount of her retirement time.

Ed graduated from Penn State with a B.S.E.E and an MBA degree. After a brief assignment as a Power Consultant with PPL in their Lancaster Division, Ed began his involvement with his first wife’s family-owned printing business, eventually assuming the position of President and CEO. His daughters serve on the board of directors. In his 39TH year with Chernay Printing, Inc, Ed and his family continue to support the Allentown St. Patrick’s Parade.

“We feel honored and privileged to have been chosen as the 2012 King and Queen and are very proud to join the ranks of all the kings and queens that have come before us. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

♥ Ed & Mary Ward ♥

Congratulations to Julie Dinh!

Atownaoh — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:40:03 +0000

Congratulations to Julie Dinh! Julie is in 6th Grade at St. John Vianney and is the winner of this year’s Poster Contest!

Julie Dinh with Art Teacher Angela Faidley and Principal Robin

We’re Back! Get Your Green On For 2012 St. Patricks Day Parade!

Atownaoh — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:19:13 +0000

We had some site issues but we’re back and getting ready for another fun filled Irish Celebration in the Valley! The parade will be held on March 18th, 2012 but check back regularly for more updates and events!