January 24, 2018
Chaos or Community?
Although it was frigid outside Jan. 15, those gathered inside the
Cathedral Church of the Nativity’s Sayer Hall felt the warmth of friendship and
purpose while celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The free annual breakfast
event was co-sponsored by the NAACP’s Bethlehem branch and the Bethlehem YWCA. Rev.
Thomas Sweatt, pastor of St. James A.M.E. Zion Church in Allentown, served as
keynote speaker. He expressed gratitude that the celebration of Dr. King’s
memory “could bring together such a multi-ethnic, inter-generational,
cross-section of community.” Sweatt said through these gatherings, “We shall be
changed, we shall be elevated, and we shall overcome. Photo: Winston Alozie from St. John AME
Zion Church plays “God Bless America” as the audience stands and sings along at
the Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Cathedral Church of the
Nativity’s Sayer Hall.
By Ed Courrier
Bethlehem hosts Pa.’s first medical marijuana site
The very first medical marijuana site in Pennsylvania has officially
opened, and it is in Bethlehem. Keystone Canna Remedies’ new dispensary on Stefko
Boulevard will soon offer an array of cannabis products to those suffering from
various ailments from multiple sclerosis to PTSD. It’s also the first of four
planned KCR dispensaries in the state, which should by mid-February begin to
serve some of the 12,000 Pennsylvanians already registered for the program.
Forms of the medicine allowed to be dispensed in Pennsylvania and to be
dispensed from Keystone Canna Remedies include oils, topical agents, pills,
vaporization, tinctures and liquids. Photo: Keystone Canna Remedies is now open on Stefko Boulevard and offers
educational workshops to the community.
By Nate Jastrzemski
‘Art that’s active’
The Ice House was alive with artistic expression during Northeast Middle School’s (NEMS) Rally 4 Peace Jan. 15. NEMS students and alumni came together to present a program centered on injustices in the world and pathways to peace.“It’s a variety of media making their way out from our middle school children and seeing what they’re seeing, and they’re giving us their glimpse [of] the traumas, the successes, the hopes, all of that,” said Denise Parker, vocal music teacher at NEMS. “Some of it will be inspirational, some of it will be graphic, some of it will be unsettling, and it’s what our kids are seeing today.” Photo: Nela Collier presents an empowering spoken word message, “You will be okay.”
By Katya Hrichak and Dana Grubb
Seminary blanks Bethlehem Catholic
There’s one thing you never see from a wrestling boxscore and
that’s Bethlehem Catholic having a zero beside their final score. For the first
time in Jeff Karam’s 10 years as head coach of the Golden Hawks, a team shut
them out over the weekend. Wyoming Seminary’s 56-0 victory over the Hawks on
Saturday night was certainly an eye-opener, even for the most seasoned Becahi
observer. Facing the third-ranked team in the country on the road was never
going to be an easy task, but not coming away with a victory certainly humbled
the Hawks (7-1) in their first defeat of the season.
By Peter Car
Artistic inspiration
I think that some of the best
music ever written was often inspired by a picture, a story or a melody that
someone else wrote. That leads us to question: Where does artistic inspiration
come from? We often think of the artist,
the composer, or the writer sitting in his or her little hovel, desperately
trying to come up with some new creative idea that will set the world on fire. In
reality, though, many artists, writers, and musicians are often inspired by
other creative people, and they build upon artwork, stories, or music of the
past.
By Diane Wittry
Bethlehem: Evans resigns from council; takes city job
Bethlehem: HARB elects officers; signs off on signs
Bethlehem: HARB elects officers; signs off on signs
Bethlehem: Rotary speaker stresses teamwork
Bethlehem: Library book sale opens Jan. 24
Bethlehem: Santa visits YWCA daycare
Hanover Township: New commissioner seated
Saucon Valley: AP chem changes despite pushback
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