June 21, 2017
‘A grand tasting’
Thirty-two top restaurants from throughout the Lehigh
Valley served up samples of everything from yellow fin tuna to lamb sliders to
kourabiedes (Greek cookies) at the eighth annual Food and Wine Festival in June
at the Sands Event Center. The weekend
fundraiser for the Northampton Community College (NCC) Foundation attracted
more than 3,000 food enthusiasts who bought tickets to taste some of the area’s
unique cuisines, and sample wines from around the world. The event raised approximately $250,000 for
scholarships for NCC students.“With our low tuition, that’s about 250
scholarships,” said NCC President Mark Erickson. Photo: Ticket holders for the
Food and Wine Festival received a commemorative wine glass in which to sample
the more than 40 different wine types from around the world.
by Carole Gorney
Municipal ethics reform in Pa.
The efforts of Councilwoman Olga Negron and Councilman
Michael Colon to produce a strong comprehensive ethics ordinance for City of
Bethlehem public officials have captured the attention of the League of Women
Voters (LWV) throughout the Commonwealth. During the League’s statewide
conference, held at Pocono Manor from June 2 to 4, a workshop titled “Municipal
Ethics Reform in PA: Tales from the Trenches,” featured Negron, Lehigh
University Associate Professor Breena Holland, and City of Reading Ethics
Commission solicitor Edward Stock. The session was facilitated by outgoing
Northampton County LWV President Beverly Hernandez and attended by incoming
president Margaret Skaarup. In their presentation each touched on the different
challenges of enacting ethics legislation to promote and ensure good government
practices. Photo: Seated are Reading Attorney Edward Stock, Bethlehem City
Councilwoman Olga Negron and Lehigh University Associate Professor Breena
Holland, each of whom presented a talk on ethics issues in local government.
Standing are Northampton County League of Women Voters incoming president Margaret
Skaarup and outgoing president Beverly Hernandez, who arranged for the local
government ethics workshop at the Pennsylvania League’s annual conference.
By Dana Grubb
‘A place where you belong’
It was a beautiful evening outside and inside Saucon Valley
HS as 174 seniors took to the auditorium stage for their last official high
school function. Family and friends watched June 9 as the senior class members
of 2017 took their places among Saucon Valley alumni. The evening was full of
laughter and bittersweet tears as student and faculty presenters shared
cherished memories of the tight-knit class, going as far back as middle school,
and fortifying words for the future. Photo: Dr. Michael Krentz ushers the
graduates into the auditorium to an organ arrangement of “Pomp and
Circumstance.” All in all, there were 174 graduates June 9 at Saucon Valley HS.
By Liz Kemmerer
‘A most powerful weapon’
Notre Dame Catholic HS of Green Pond graduated
122 seniors at its 51st commencement earlier this month in an outdoor ceremony
attended by over 700 people at its Bethlehem Township campus. Unlike some
previous years, in which periodic downpours soaked everyone, this year’s
graduation was under sunny skies with no hint of rain. Class of 2017 honorees
included Dannielle Hibshman, the school’s valedictorian, who will be attending
Syracuse University, and Salutatorian Sophia Macchia, who will attend Drexel
University. Photo: The processional of Notre Dame HS commencement as
candidates enter the football stadium for the June 10 graduation ceremony.
By Bernie O’Hare and Tim Gilman
‘We hold each other up’
For the
14th and final time, Lehigh Valley Charter HS for the Arts students, faculty
and proud families endured the sweltering echo chamber of Packer Chapel to
celebrate a graduation ceremony June 12. The successful and expanding school
will require a larger venue next year, but for 116 young men and women, this
was a joyous sendoff. “What a class,” began Executive Director Diane LaBelle. Photo:
After commencement, members of the Charter Arts Class of 2017 leave the Packer
Memorial Chapel to the applause and cheers of their families and teachers.
By Nate Jastrzemski and Dana Grubb
Marvine ES presents ‘Annie KIDS’
For the first time in
Marvine ES history, students in the school’s drama club presented a musical,
“Annie KIDS,” with a free performance June 1. Bolstered by support from Just
Born Inc., which provided a sound system and the costs for the scripts and
royalties, a cast of 50 began rehearsals in February with students from grades
one through five participating. Photo: Surrounded by a chorus of
orphans, Annie (Yerianiz Rosado) and Molly (Daisy Rodriquez) perform “Maybe” in
the opening scene.
By Dana Grubb
Gold rallies for win in McDonald’s All-Star game
Nick
Petros had a knack for making clutch catches during his senior season at
Bethlehem Catholic and he came through again in his final high school football
appearance during last week’s 47th annual McDonald’s All-Star Football Classic.
Petros hauled in the winning 12-yard touchdown from Freedom quarterback Joe
Young with 40 seconds left in the contest to push the Gold team to a 37-34
comeback victory over their Red counterparts at Nazareth’s Andrew S. Leh
Stadium.
By Peter Car
Legacy of the Lenape
A new
exhibit, “Native Americans: A Diverse & Evolving History,” opened recently
at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, Allentown. “The history of American
Indians is shrouded in folklore and stereotypes from Western movies,” says
Joseph Garrera, Executive Director of the Museum. “Much of their history has
been written by the cultures that conquered them and took their lands.” Museum
officials contend that the new exhibit humanizes Native Americans, portraying
them as people in the context of their cultures, families, and destroyed
civilizations. The exhibit seeks to inspire visitors to reconsider the proud
history of the Native Americans. They were the first to inhabit the Lehigh
Valley and all of America. Indians’ love of the land and respect for nature
made them North America’s first conservationists.
By Paul Willistein
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