September 6, 2017
The power of the T-Rex
While school crossing guards were mobilized recently for
the opening of Bethlehem schools to protect community children, no crossing
guards have been available to make sure senior citizens and the disabled can
safely cross Westgate Drive. That is until now. Passing motorists couldn’t help
but notice the T-Rex accompanying Lutheran Manor residents last week as they
continue their safety walk at the intersection of Westgate and Bathgate drives
where they have asked for a lighted crosswalk and a lower speed limit. Photo: T-Rex
(Amy Zanelli) assists Lutheran Manor
walkers as they continue their safety walk at the intersection of Westgate
Drive and Bathgate Drive, where they have asked city officials for a lighted
crosswalk and a lower speed limit.
Contributed story
Sen. Toomey’s Town Hall at PBS39
Fairly or unfairly, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa) has come under heavy criticism for refusing to meet his constituents at a town hall. One group calling itself Tuesdays with Toomey actually camps outside his legislative offices weekly. Last week, it was Thursday with Toomey. It was a one-hour televised town hall Aug. 31 at the Steelstacks’ PBS-39 Studios before a small crowd of 54 people and nine reporters and photographers. Before things got started, about 35 protesters rallied outside the PBS studios. Many of them were Dreamers, the name used for undocumented immigrants who came here as children. Under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, as many as 800,000 dreamers have been granted a reprieve. President Donald Trump could have ended that program as early as Sept. 1, but Toomey said at the end of his town hall that “we should find a way” to help this group. Photo:
Senator Pat Toomey said he is sympathetic to the plight of Dreamers, the name used for undocumented immigrants who came here as children.
By Bernie O’Hare
Food a big industry in the LV
We love our food. Before every snowstorm, we flock to local
supermarkets to stock up with milk, eggs and bread. A trip to the grocery is a
weekly ritual. Holidays are an excuse for a feast, picnic or barbecue. But
amazingly, we only spend about 6.5 percent of our household budget on food.
This is far less than any other country in the world. Europeans spend between
two and three times as much as we do. Russian families spend nearly a third of
their household budget to put food on the table. This was one of the first
points made by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) as it recently
kicked off its national tour with a tour of Hanover Township’s Freshpet
Kitchens, followed by a roundtable discussion and of course, lunch. Photo: Freshpet
Kitchens is where the Grocery Manufacturer Association kicked off their
national tour.
By Bernie O’H are
‘Still send[ing] love’
Family and friends gathered around Gertrude Kuhnsman to
celebrate her 106th birthday at the Moravian King’s Daughters Home on West
Market Street Aug. 26. “She’s always very appreciative and she’s always liked a
party, so she’s happy for this celebration,” said daughter Shirley Bilheimer. The
celebration was marked by live music, a porch full of guests and a visit from a
mounted policeman and two horses. The visit from the horses was in honor of the
horses that Kuhnsman owned earlier in her lifetime. Photo: Daughter Shirley
Bilheimer reads a birthday card to her mother, Gertrude Kuhnsman, on her 106th
birthday.
By Katya Hrichak
Comfort for chemotheraphy patiends one bag at a time
The CHEMO Bag, Inc., a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing gift bags full of comfort
items for chemotherapy patients, held its first major fundraiser in August at
the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course. Founded in 2013 by Leah Walia, a nurse who
herself had gone through chemotherapy, the group now has more than 40
volunteers and sponsors. About 1,000 gift bags were distributed this year, but
Community Outreach Director Judy Swartley says that is only about one-third the
number of patients who undergo chemotherapy annually. “My goal is to provide
for every one of them.” Photo: Bethlehem
resident Susan Chavanne takes home the Pampered Chef grill, one of the
sought-after lottery prizes awarded as part of the fundraiser.
By Carole Gorney
‘Someone else’s junk’
The weather for the fifth annual yard sale at St. Anne’s
Parish in Bethlehem could not have been better. Moreover, its location on
Washington Avenue between Linden Street and Easton Avenue ensured a steady
stream of visitors who stopped when they spotted the sale. And there were great
buys on appliances, baskets and blankets, furniture, kitchen goods, books,
tools and toys, stuffed animals, games, and decorative objects, among other
items. Organized each year by the Parish Knights of Columbus, the sale benefits
numerous charities, including Coats for Kids, Special Olympics, the Soup
Kitchen in Allentown, ARC, Disabled Vets and St. Anne’s. In addition, people
who have had a fire in their home or some other misfortune get help, as well as
individuals in need of hearing aids. Photo: An assortment of goods donated by
St. Anne’s parishioners awaits customers
By Dennis Glew
Family fun at the festival
The 56th Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg Summer Festival concluded its three-day run
Aug. 19. Carnival rides, games and local musical entertainment attracted
thousands of Lehigh Valley visitors to the free event. The festival is known
for its large art and craft tents which feature notable vendors with handmade
and homemade items. The popular summer event is spread out on the hospital’s
Bethlehem area property. Above: After getting his face painted, Charles Mynar
fills a bottle of colored sand in the Kiddie Land tent. Mother Crystal Mynar, a
former Catasauqua resident who recently moved to Arizona, said she was visiting
her sister.
By Tim Gilman
Student-run sports camps aid PCFLV
Students
from Freedom and Liberty high schools volunteered time from their summer break
to run a three-day sports camp for Bethlehem area elementary students July 10,
12 and 14. BASD Mini-Thon members partnered with the Pediatric Cancer
Foundation of the Lehigh Valley to organize the event. Athletes from the
Freedom and Liberty varsity teams provided instruction in the basics of field
hockey, baseball, football, cheerleading, lacrosse and volleyball to the eager
day campers, who ranged in age from 5 to 11 years old. The Monday and Wednesday
activities were held on Freedom’s new turf field, where the kids were cycled
through different sports stations where they received instruction for 25
minutes before Mini-Thon councilors ushered them to another sport. The Friday
camp was moved indoors due to rain.
By Ed Courrier
’Canes coach not happy with loss to Easton
To say that Liberty head coach John
Truby was upset following last week’s 24-7 defeat to Easton would be an
understatement. Truby let his feelings be known about a lost opportunity on the
road against the upstart Red Rovers (2-0), where his team failed to execute,
gave up big plays on defense and lost the turnover battle in their first real
test of the season. “We literally shot ourselves in the foot time after time
after time,” Truby said. “I can’t even begin to tell you how angry I am with
our poor execution overall. It was really just that bad. We had spots where we
could do things and we just couldn’t keep it together. The little things killed
us tonight. I guess I have to preach it a little bit more this week.” Easton
quarterback Scott Poulson and wide receiver Jake Herres proved to be a problem
for the Hurricanes last week, as they hit for a pair of big TDs to distance
themselves from Liberty (1-1).
By Peter Car
‘Heroes of Flight 93’
The terrible trauma of 9/11 made us
family. Images of two hijacked airliners crashing into the World Trade Center
in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, and
the aftermath are indelibly burned into our memory. We recall a third plane
slamming into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Va. And we remember the fourth
plane burrowing into a field in Shanksville, Somerset County. “9/11 And The
Heroes Of Flight 93” by The Media People, whose executive producer is Scott
Stoneback of Alburtis, completed in April 2017, has received two international
awards, the Hermes Creative Platinum award in the category of education, and
the 38th annual Telly Bronze award in the category of documentary. Videographer
and editor was Gregory Roth of Emmaus.
By Paul Willistein
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