August 30, 2017

SEARCH AND RESCUE

Massive effort under way to locate missing woman

As Midnight approached, and one last sweep in the vicinity of the Woodland Terrace at the Oaks facility, 1263 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, failed to turn up any trace of missing resident Audrey Penn, 78, searchers began to pack up their gear and head home with a sense they had not been able to do what they showed up to do. Salisbury Township police officers had been at it since 8 a.m. Aug. 23, after Woodlands Terrace personnel discovered Penn missing during an early morning bed check. Several police command officers, as well as Salisbury Township Police Department Chief Allen Stiles, were on scene interviewing anyone who might have seen the woman. Police conducted multiple searches in every room and closet in the building. Photo: Fire department and search and rescue teams continue their search activities for a missing Woodlands Terrace dementia patient late into the night of Aug. 23. Photo2: As this edition of The Bethlehem Press went to press Tuesday, Audrey Penn (below) still had not been found.

By Jim Marsh

 

ALLENTOWN DIOCESE

Bishop to be installed Aug. 31

Bishop-elect Alfred A. Schlert will be ordained as bishop and installed as the fifth bishop of Allentown Aug. 31 at a special Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Siena.  The church is located at 18th and Turner streets in Allentown.  The Mass will begin at 2 p.m. The procession of deacons, priests and bishops will lead Schlert to the altar. Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput will be the principal ordaining bishop. Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, will also be in the sanctuary.

 

MINSI-TRAILS

Popcorn sale kick-off

The Minsi Trails Council launched its annual Boy Scout Popcorn Fundraiser with a little assistance from Bumblebee and his arch enemy Megatron at the Aug. 1 kickoff event at Moravian College. More than 250 adults and 150 scouts, representing 180 scouting units, turned out for the event. “Megatron,” the actual Deceptacon Mack truck from the movie “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” courtesy of Mack Trucks, was kept in line by the series’ hero “Bumblebee,” a yellow Chevy Camaro sponsored by Scott Chevrolet. Photo: Boy Scouts ham it up at the kickoff’s photo booth. From left, Jacob Schierer and Hunter Smith from Troop 329 with Justin Gichiengo and Massimo Piscitello from Troop 362. Both scout troops are based in Bethlehem.

By Ed Courrier

 

ED’S WORLD

Graphic commentary
by Ed Courrier

 

PEOPLE

Class of ’67 gather for 50^th

Fifty years after they were the last full graduating class from then Bethlehem HS, nearly 200 graduates of the class of 1967 and their guests gathered for their 50th reunion in early August at the Best Western in Hanover Township. That year, 992 people received diplomas from what was Bethlehem’s only public high school. The following year Freedom HS would open, ushering in the era of two public high schools in the Bethlehem Area School District. Photo: Classmates from so long ago, Chip and Beverly Bartik Walakovits poses with class of 1967 president Fred Robertson. The Walakovits reside in the Bethlehem area and Robertson now resides in Florida.

By Dana Grubb

 

BETHLEHEM SPORTS

Hawks pummel Pocono Valley West

You could say that Bethlehem Catholic’s season opening win over Pocono Mountain West was an opportunity for them to iron out some wrinkles. It also provided evidence as to why the Hawks are primed to be one of the most dangerous teams in the area this season. Running back Tavion Banks displayed his flashy play in the backfield, as he ran for 148 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries to spearhead the running game, while quarterback Javon Clements was an efficient 7-of-11 for 142 yards and a score in the 58-14 victory.

By Peter Car

 

LV FOCUS

Broadway under the stars

Summer is for sitting outside, eating hamburgers and hot dogs, relaxing, kicking back, and in general, just having a good time. Summer nights are for listening to music under the stars, enjoying the cool air and letting the music wash over you as you sit with friends outside on the lawn. I think of places like Tanglewood in Massachusetts, with the Boston Symphony; Wolftrap in the Washington, D.C., area, with the National Symphony, and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the LA Philharmonic.

By Diane Wittry

 

OTHER STORIES

Fountain Hill: Shooting death reported

Bethlehem: YWCA announces new board members

Lehigh County: Cedarbrook analysis provided

Northampton County: Is NORCO ready for the age of aquarium?

Lehigh Valley: Solar eclipse extras

State: Gov. Wolf announces test reductions

 

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August 23, 2017

CHARLOTTESVILLE

Bethlehem’s reply: Holding hands and prayer

Over the weekend, as the 34th Musikfest came to an end, Bethlehem Police Chief Mark DiLuzio had just one word to describe it - “Great!” Over the 10-day festival, over 1.2 million people visited the Christmas City. Only 36 people were arrested, mostly for public drunkenness. But 309 miles away in Charlottesville, Va., a  “Unite the Right”  rally ended in tragedy. Three people are dead. Dozens more are injured. A president first said “both sides” are to blame, then blamed white supremacists and the KKK, and finally returned to saying that “both sides” are responsible. How did Bethlehem respond? By holding hands. By praying.  Photo: Bethlehem officials, clergy, NAACP members and Bethlehem residents join hands and pray for an end to racism in America.

By Bernie O’Hare

 

COMMENTARY: ED’S WORLD

Another kind of eclipse

By Ed Courrier

 

SOLAR ECLIPSE

Earth, the moon and the sun

Mark Twain fans may recall how a total eclipse helps protagonist Hank Morgan escape death and impress royalty and the magician Merlin when Morgan time travels to sixth century England after a blow to the head in Twain’s novel “A Connecticut Yankee in King’s Arthur’s Court.” On Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse, visible to the continental United States, inspired scientists, baffled wildlife and dazzled star gazers with its celestial show. Photo: Phyllis Bailey visited her six grandchildren in Bethlehem this week and they came to the library to take part in the solar eclipse festivities. “With all the things going on in the world, an event like this shows us that God is still in control,” Bailey said. “This is such a phenomenon.”

By April Peterson, Rich Chartrand, Lori p[atrick and Susan Bryant

 

MUSIKFEST

Event sets new attendance record

A record number of performances and performers, several new programming elements and nearly ideal weather conditions combined to attract a record number of patrons to Musikfest and the city of Bethlehem Aug. 4-13. Attendance at the 2017 festival, presented by the nonprofit ArtsQuest, was 1,196,000, up 25 percent from the 957,000 people who attended the event in 2016. The 2017 attendance tops the previous all-time attendance record of 1,152,000 set in 2008 and equaled in 2009. Photo: Folks dancing to Doppelganger’s German version of “Mack the Knife” (“Die Moritat von Mackie Messer”) at Festplatz Aug. 13.

Contributed article/Photos by Tim Gilman and Ed Courrier

 

FREEMANSBURG

Community marks National Night Out

Freemansburg Borough held its National Night Out Aug. 1 at the borough park. The event paid tribute to borough police officers and first responders, while giving visitors the chance to meet those who serve in the community. Visitors were also treated to games, free finger- printing, food and drinks. Photo: Freemansburg Borough Council Vice President Justin LaBar grills up hot dogs for National Night Out visitors.

By Mark Reccek

 

BETHLEHEM SPORTS

Football returns Friday night

Area football teams took part in their season opening scrimmages last weekend, but the lights come on for real this Friday night when the football season kicks off across the state. Bethlehem Catholic and Liberty both begin their season on Friday, as the Hawks host Pocono Mountain West at BASD Stadium, while Liberty hits the road for a contest against East Stroudsburg South. Both games kickoff at 7 p.m., just like Freedom’s Saturday night showdown at J. Birney Crum Stadium when they face Allentown Central Catholic. For the Golden Hawks, Friday will be their first shot at an encore following last year’s state semifinal appearance with head coach Joe Henrich back in charge.

By Peter Car

 

LV FOCUS

Allentown Fair marks 165 year

One of the United State’s Top 50 fairs kicks off Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 4, Labor Day, the unofficial end-of-summer holiday. Fair organizers are touting the milestone-year event as “The Pick of the Season,” saving the best of what summer has to offer for last. Headlining the Fair’s Grandstand shows are ticketed concerts: Thomas Rhett, Aug. 29; Keith Urban, Aug. 30; John Mellencamp, Aug. 31; Rascal Flatts, Sept. 1; Pentatonix, Sept. 2, and Tito Nieves, Ivy Queen, Jose´ Alberto “El Canario,” Sept. 3.

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem: City Council votes against gifts

Bethlehem: LVIP fire likely accidental

Bethlehem Township: Board to survey resident library interest

Freemansburg: Council approves fire co. radio purchase

Valley: Interstate 78 repair work begins

Northampton County: Brown has some good news … and some better news

 

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August 16, 2017

COVER STORY

Administrators against armed staff

The states senate last month passed bill 383, which allows school district staff and faculty who possess concealed-carry permits to carry firearms on school property. Educators across the state have spoken against the bill. Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent  Dr.Joseph Roy said he’d be uncomfortable with guns in the hands of anyone other than trained professionals. He told Lehigh Valley Live anything else raises the risk that some innocent person is going to get hurt,

By Nate Jastrzemski and Ed Courrier

 

LEHIGH VALLEY

Fab Lab: ‘Fabulous Fabrication’

Northampton Community College’s Fab Lab in South Bethlehem will double its space and learning opportunities when NCC’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship opens in May 2018. The initiative is being made possible by a $7 million grant to renovate the first floor of the Fowler Family Southside Center on East Third Street, where the Fab Lab will expand to half of the new space for innovation, and the remaining space will be devoted to entrepreneurship. Photo:  Tobor the Great, named after the robot in the eponymous 1954 film, was designed and built by Fab Lab instructors working together for a total of 10,000 hours. The robotic arm acts under the control of the special glove shown on the arm of the man in the background.

By Carole Gorney

 

MUSIKFEST

Fest comes to a close

Joining hundreds of other Santana fans in lawn chairs or on blankets along First Street, are Kathleen Wentz from Bethlehem Township and Kathy Brown from Bethlehem. They agreed that listening just outside the gated Sands Steel Stage venue is a lot of fun.

Photos by Dana Grubb, Lori Patrick and Tim Gilman

 

PEOPLE

Cub Scout day camp adventures

The occasional cloudbursts couldn’t dampen spirits at the Cub Scout Day Camp at Louise Moore Park in Easton July 14, the last day of a week-long adventure. Fortunately, it was sunny for most of the week while the nearly 100 Cub Scouts from area packs moved among various activity stations to have fun and learn. Staffed by 60 scout leaders and volunteers, these included stations for scouting skills, science, sports, water sports, archery and BB gun marksmanship. Photo: On their last day of the week-long Cub Scout Day Camp at Louise Moore Park, the kids and their leaders still ‘have a ball’ despite some drippy weather.

By Ed Courrier

 

COMMUNITY

Tooth Fairy visits National Night Out

National Night Out, held on the first Tuesday of August, is a chance for police and other first responders to get together with the local residents they serve and show them that they all care. Bethlehem Township has one of best of these community gatherings at its municipal park. In addition to a moon bounce, water slide and all kinds of educational exhibits, there’s also plenty of free food donated by area businesses and restaurants for a crowd of nearly 1,000 people. But the star of the night would have to be the tooth fairy, who flew in before she started work that evening to hand out toothbrushes and pencils to area children. Photo: The Tooth fairy is actually Gabrielle Matejcik, whose toothbrush might be a bit too big for Sophia Bermudez.

By Bernie O’Hare

 

BETHLEHEM SPORTS

Tony’s To-Cat wins TOC

The 28th version of Catasauqua’s Tournament of Champions proved to be an old-fashioned basketball barnburner. Top-Cat, the champion of the nearby Stiles League, defended its title with a tight-knit, 62-59 win over Ohlson’s Landscaping to capture the crown. Derek Hall hit John Amoroso for a layup with roughly 15 seconds remaining in the game to help Top-Cat to the title. It was a close contest throughout the night, as the tournament featured its share of interesting games. Teams from Allentown, Allentown JCC, Bangor, Catasauqua, Catty Over 35, North Catasauqua, Stiles and Summit Hill participated.

By Jeff Moeller

 

LV FOCUS

A cool award

Douglas Wiltraut received a Ruth G. Rosenau Silver Medallion in the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors for “A Cool Sip” (dry brush watercolor, 35 in. x 54 in.).

Wiltraut’s long-time friend, Bob Schaffer, posed for the watercolor near the “Poughkeepsie Bridge,” a 19th-century railroad trestle south of Slatington along the Lehigh River. This is the third time Schaffer modeled for an award-winning work by Wiltraut. The award presentation for “A Cool Sip” was Aug. 4 in Old Forge, N.Y.

By Ed Courrier

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem Area SD: Sage new Freedom assistant principal

Bethlehem: HARB assists with pergola proposal

Bethlehem: YWCA launches ‘Music & Memory’

Lehigh Valley: Task Force thanked for helping veterans

Lehigh Valley: Daycare own pleads in infant’s death

Lehigh Valley: UGI donation benefits are children

Northampton County; Convicted murderer blames lawyer, ex-wife

Solar eclipse viewing: Some do’s and don’ts

Fountain Hill: Firemen, police thanks for blaze response

 

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August 9, 2017

COVER STORY: MUSIKFEST

‘A celebration ... of everything we are’

The opening ceremony for the 34th year of Musikfest was kicked off with a simple question by ArtsQuest President and CEO Kassie Hilgert Aug. 4 at Wells Fargo Festplatz: “Who wants to get a festival started?” But before the 10-day festival could officially begin, Hilgert thanked everyone who continues to make Musikfest possible each year, including this year’s 1,800 volunteers, more than 150 corporate partners and “every department at city hall.” Photo: The new Martin Guitar Co. stage hosts folk singer Carly Moffa from Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 5 for her first Musikfest performance. The 16th and newest stage at the Yuengling Festplatz tent attracted a standing-room-only crowd. The free performance was the right ticket for Musikfest visitors. Festival artists will perform more than 40 acoustic sets and open mic sessions will be available for concert attendees.

By Katya Hrichak and Tim Gilman

 

POLICE

Summer camp takes a turn

It’s a plot line right out of a summertime horror film: Kids playing in a park happily until the monster arrives. In this case, the children were part of a summer camp experience hosted by the Bethlehem NAACP. It was the organization‘s first time offering the camp for young people ages 5 – 18 at Saucon Park on Williams Street in Bethlehem. The monster itself didn’t show up at the camp, but it left its droppings: the head of a dark-skinned baby doll ripped from its body and impaled on a stick. Photo: Grace Spruiell leads campers in a sing-a-long during an otherwise enjoyable camp experience for local children.

By Nate Jastrzemski

 

COMMUNITY

‘Wanting to see neighborhood succeed’

The Bethlehem Area Public Library Southside Branch partnered with New Bethany Ministries to offer a program titled “Fight Hunger and Homelessness” at the library July 27. The program, part of the adult summer series “Build a Better World,” focused explicitly on the impact hunger and homelessness have on Bethlehem and the greater Lehigh Valley.

Kate Cohen, director of development and communications at New Bethany Ministries, began the presentation by introducing both the organization and the prominence of the selected issues within the community. She quizzed the audience on what they knew of current statistics related to food deserts, food insecurity, homelessness and the affordability of housing.

By Katya Hrichak

 

PEOPLE

‘Give thanks for our time together’

Their senior year at the Liberty HS and Bethlehem Vo-Tech schools was marked with noteworthy 20th century events. President Franklin Roosevelt would die suddenly in April 1945, the furious final months of World War II in Europe would conclude in May, and the final push to defeat Japan in the Pacific was gaining momentum. Just a couple of months after they graduated, the first atomic bombs were used in warfare. Their entire generation had grown up through the Great Depression. In June, 40 surviving members of the class of 1945 and their guests gathered at the Palace Restaurant for a buffet luncheon to mark 72 years since they graduated, noting there probably might not be additional opportunities for reunions, as those who organized and attended are mostly nonagenarians. Photo: Reunion committee chairperson Joseph Kricks addresses his classmates and their guests at the reunion held at the Palace Restaurant. Kricks, who attended with his wife, Kathryn, was class president. His family owned the well-known Bethlehem business, Kricks’ Bakery.

By Dana Grubb

 

IIRP’S 2017 SUMMER SEMINAR

Dealing with cultural trauma

Racism, and dealing with the trauma that it causes, was one of more than a dozen related subjects discussed at the International Institute of Restorative Practices’ 2017 Summer Symposium at the Hotel Bethlehem in July. A total of 78 people from around the world attended the three-day event titled, “A Restorative Journey: Transforming Relational Harm.”

Photo: Presenter Kevin Jones works with traumatized students in transition schools, as well as being a student and family services school administrator. After providing restorative practices training to his school, he says the climate there has improved tremendously, including dramatic changes in student behavior and improved attendance.

By Carole Gorney

 

BETHLEHEM SPORTS

Football teams get on the field

Monday may have been a dreary day across the region, but for football fans, it was a joyous occasion as the official first day of camp opened for high school teams across the state. With the heat acclimatization period kicking off, Monday’s weather provided reprieve from any hot temperatures, as the overcast sky provided a cool and damp opening day, setting the stage for a moderately warm week for players and coaches to get their bearings on the new season.

By Peter Car

 

LV FOCUS

Eyes wide shut

Despite what many are claiming, this year marks Jethro Tull’s 49th anniversary, not its 50th anniversary. “I come across that all the time. People just seem to want to jump the gun,” says Ian Anderson, lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist, and founding member of Jethro Tull. “But honestly, even if it was, this has been just another tour. It’s been just another tour since the beginning. I’m not an anniversary guy. It’s just not on my mind. I don’t think that way.” Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson is touring the United States in 2017, playing some of its biggest hits, including “Locomotive Breath,” “Living In The Past,” “Bungle In The Jungle” and “Aqualung,” with a Musikfest concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13, Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza, SteelStacks, Bethlehem.

By Luke Muench

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem: Council meeting done in minutes

Bethlehem: HCC tables ‘pencil-like structure’

Bethlehem: Wesley Church-‘We’ve Got Your Back Covered’

Northampton County: Bethlehem wants tax breaks for northern neighborhood

 

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Aug, 2, 2017

COVER STORY

Dog tales wag tails

A Read to Dogs program attracted 25 children to the June 26 session at the main branch of the Bethlehem Area Public Library on Church Street. The young readers are paired with gentle and attentive trained therapy dogs during four 15-minute sessions. Six canines and their local owners showed up for the special event, which has been offered by the library for 10 years, according to Pat Mickowski of Bethlehem, local community coordinator for the program. Photo: Beverly Raymond’s bassett hound patiently listens to a book being read by Javien Cortes, who was participating for the first time, according to his mother, Amber Cortes of Bethlehem.

By TimGilman

 

BETHLEHEM

Police, fire departments hold joint ceremony

In a rapid ceremony July 21, during which the Rotunda was packed with city officials, family, friends, media and fellow uniformed public servants, 10 people were honored with promotions or welcomed into their ranks. Mayor Bob Donchez announced, “Bethlehem’s approach to safety has seen many changes over the years. The implementation of new technology and training techniques. They have improved the equipment that is used. But that cannot change the critical factor that one needs to be a police officer or firefighter, and that is character. Photo: In a joint ceremony of the police and fire departments, four new police officers are sworn in by Mayor Bob Donchez.

By Nate Jastrzemski

 

ANIMAL ASSISTED STRAEGIES

Going to the dogs for help

Downtown Bethlehem went to the dogs one Tuesday in June, when mental health clinician Lynette Reed used service and therapy dogs to demonstrate how they and other animals are being used to help people suffering the effects of trauma. The demonstration was part of Reed’s presentation on “Animal Assisted Strategies in Creating Safety” during the International Institute for Restorative Practice’s three-day 2017 Summer Symposium at the Hotel Bethlehem. Photo: Jingles is a therapy dog owner Joyce McGettigen of Churchville uses in school reading programs. Animals provide a bridge between teachers and students and can help relieve stress in the classroom. Jingles has been trained to work in many different settings and conditions.

By Carole Gorney

 

PEOPLE

Breathing life into the discarded

Award-winning Lehigh Valley pastel artist Jacqueline Meyerson has added yet another honor to her impressive list of prizes and recognition by being selected to exhibit her painting, “Locked Up,” this September at the National Arts Club’s 45th annual “Enduring Brilliance” competition in Manhattan.  To compete, Meyerson’s painting had to be juried from among 1,300 entries, with only 180 being selected. “This is the crown jewel of pastel exhibitions, and to go to this event is very exciting,” Meyerson says. Photo: Pastel artist Jackie Meyerson creates her wonders in her studio in the basement of her Macungie home. She has shown in 16 exhibitions this year, from local galleries to international competitions.

By Carole Gorney

 

LEHIGH VALLEY

Dent recognized Military Academies Class of 2021

Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15th) held his 12th annual send-off reception for high school students from his district who will be attending one of the United States Service Academies this fall June 19 at his 3900 Hamilton Boulevard office in Allentown. Photo: Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15th) stands with Class of 2021 U.S. Service Academy students Caleb Vargo of Palmyra (U.S. Naval Academy), Vincent James Jenkins of Bethlehem (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy), Michael Schnabel of Macungie (U.S. Naval Academy), Reilly McGinnis of Macungie (U.S. Military Academy at West Point), Serena Johnson of Orefield (U.S. Naval Academy), Andrew Posch of Bethlehem (U.S. Military Academy at West Point), and Konstandinos Zaharakis of Bethlehem (U.S. Naval Academy) at the Congressman’s 12th annual U.S. Service Academy send-off reception at his Hamilton Boulevard office in Allentown.

By Aaron Berger

 

COMMUNITY

Church connects with art

Children shared creativity and laughs at Fritz United Methodist Church during the church’s first summer art camp. Twenty-one children ages 5 to 12 spent each night learning different art techniques and practiced their new skills on a variety of projects. After the five-night program, running from July 24 to 28, students gained a better understanding of art, took home art creations of their own and made some new friends. Each night started off with dinner, followed by some free time outdoors with activities such as relay races, jump rope and chalk drawing.  After the outdoor fun, the art lessons began. Photo: Before the painting begins, students have a brief lesson about famous landscape artists and the techniques used in their works. Students then utilize their new knowledge when it is their turn to paint.

By Allison Poczak

 

BETHLEHEM SPORTS

FHS: Athletes of the Year

Callahan overcome injuries his senior year

By Peter Car

Swint was all-round great person, athlete

By Katie McDonald

 

LV FOCUS

The Musikfest experience

The 34th annual Musikfest, Aug. 4-13, features more than 400 performers from the United States, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, The Netherlands, Scotland and South Korea, performing on 16 stages on the north and south sides of Bethlehem. Headlining the Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza are ticketed concerts: Carlos Santana, Aug. 4; Chicago, Aug. 5; Father John Misty, Aug. 6; Live, Aug. 7; Aloe Blacc, Aug. 8; Godsmack, Aug. 9; Toby Keith, Aug. 10; The Band Perry, Aug. 11; Lee Bice, Justin Moore, Aug. 12, and Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson, Aug. 13. Musikfest highlights include the new Experienceplatz venue featuring the Architects of Air attraction, the Martin Guitar Stage at Yuengling Lagerplatz, and expanded visual arts activities at the Spark Orthodontics Familienplatz family venue, now in the Colonial Industrial Quarter.

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem: HARB board approves solar panel installation

South Bethlehem: Mayor’s Task Force reviews police survey

Northampton County: Boscola, Brown hail P3 prison legislation

Northampton County: Judge Dally on problem solving courts

Lehigh Valley: Blood shortage hurts hospitals

 

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