November 8, 2017
A daily reminder
U.S. Air
Force veteran Alan Yuknis and his wife, Carol, honor those in law enforcement
and those who have served in America’s armed forces with this display on the
corner of their property at their Bethlehem Township home.
By Dana Grubb
Helping the broken and hopeless
If you’ve been looking for a home
or apartment in the Lehigh Valley recently, you may have noticed the high
prices. These costs might not be an issue for your family, but housing costs
place a high financial burden on low-income families residing in the Valley. According
to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s “Out of Reach” 2017 report, the
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area is the fourth most expensive area in Pennsylvania
in terms of housing costs. The report states the average monthly price of a
two-bedroom apartment in the Lehigh Valley is $1,038 and that in order to
afford it, an individual would need an annual income of $41,520 or 2.8
full-time jobs at minimum wage.
By Katya Hrichak
100 years of unification
“Today is
truly about Archibald Johnston, our first mayor of Bethlehem,” declared
executive board member and founder of the Friends of Johnston, Inc., Victoria
Bastidas while addressing a gathering at Camel’s Hump Farm on the Johnston
Estate during the Founder’s Day Fair. State Senator Lisa Boscola (D), whom
Bastidas described as the estate’s “patron saint” for her work on helping to
preserve the property, presented a citation from the state recognizing 100
years of Bethlehem’s unification at the event. Photo: Jamie Brekus from
Bethlehem views the back of the 22-room mansion designed by Curtis Lovelace for
Archibald Johnston and his family in 1921.
By Ed Courrier
LHS students take part in ‘Showdown’
When the
touring show Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown comes to the Miller
Symphony Hall on November 30, the Liberty HS String Quartet will have the
privilege of joining the professional musicians on stage to add some orchestral
texture to the evening.
The show pits Rolling Stones tribute band Satisfaction against rival
Brit boys Abbey Road in an all-out musical showdown for rock dominance. The
string quartet will perform seven songs with the bands. Photo: Liberty HS student musicians
Angela Rhee, Vivian Wong, Man Nguyen and Julia Zheng.
Contributed article
Moving on
Despite a rough two-game stretch to close out the regular season,
which included a 21-7 loss in the finale to Bethlehem rival Liberty, Freedom
head coach Jason Roeder wasn’t concerned as his team prepared for the district
playoffs. In fact, it was that recent stretch that Roeder believed would
strengthen his team as postseason football got underway. And he was right. No.
6 seed Freedom went into Emmaus and defeated the No. 3 seeded Hornets, 26-15,
on Friday night in the District 11 Class 6A quarterfinals. The Patriots scored
the game’s first 19 points before holding off a late run from the host Hornets.
By Todd Kress
Galas galore
The season of galas draws to a close as the year 2017 comes to an
end. Two of the most recent fun and fund-raisers benefited the Baum School of
Art and Civic Theatre of Allentown. The Baum School “Fall Gala,” held on
several levels of the school, honored the Baum Family for its support of the
school and celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Russell E. Baum Building,
Fifth and Linden streets, Allentown.The Civic Theatre “90th Anniversary
Celebration” Gala, held at the NB Center Of Automotive Heritage, Allentown,
honored Dr. Barry and Sharon Lee Glassman and celebrated the 90th anniversary
of the Nineteenth Street Theatre, Allentown.
By Paul Willistein
BASD: Proposed legislation concerns board
Bethlehem: City council touts tech transparency answers
Bethlehem: HARB approves massage center sign
Valley: Boscola, Stefano win endorsements for restitution law
Saucon Valley: Homeschooled student’s participation in vo-tech
examined
Fountain Hill: 2018 sewer, garbage fees unchanged
Lehigh County: Commissioners fight to retain cross on seal
Southside: Groups join in to ‘Clean to World’
State: PennDOT to phase in new licenses, ID cards
Classroom: St. Anne School gets Founders grant
Valley: ArtsQuest’s Linny Awards to be presented Nov. 8
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