August 30, 2017
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
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.
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
Graphic commentary
by Ed Courrier
by Ed Courrier
Class of ’67 gather for 50th
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
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
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
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