June 20, 2018
Celebrating Portuguese culture
The
Portuguese community of Bethlehem hosted the annual “Dia de Portugal,”
Portuguese Heritage Day, the weekend of June 8 and 9. Featuring a colorful
parade of participants who marched from city hall, the event attracted an
overflow crowd to the hall and yard of Holy Infancy Church on the Southside. A
highlight of this year’s festival was the presence of three groups of dancers
and musicians from different parts of Portugal. Photo: Dancers from the Al
Garve region of southern Portugal twirl in a dance traditional to their part of
the country.
By Dorothy and Dennis Glew
Community wellness center opens
Following
three years of work and $2 million in fundraising, a broad partnership of
various city and Southside organizations finally celebrated the opening of a
new Community Wellness Center on East Fourth Street. “This is a vision for a
renaissance in the Southside,” said Hispanic Center board President Donna
Taggart, who listed St. Luke’s University Hospital, Pinebrook Family Solutions,
Lehigh University, the Fowler Foundation and the city’s Health Department as
but a sample of the cooperative effort in play. Photo: The Center’s side
entrance off Fourth Street.
By Nate Jastrzemski
‘It’s good to be alive’
There was no time like the present for 184 proud seniors at Saucon
Valley HS June 8, when the class of 2018 took the auditorium stage for one
final exercise – commencement. The
graduates’ chosen faculty presenter, Gerald Demko, encouraged them to relish
their commencement in accordance with the students’ chosen theme for the
ceremony, “In the Moment.” “After all your hard work, take a deep breath and
relax. You made it,” Demko joyfully relayed to the graduates. Photo: Saucon Valley’s Class of 2018
stands on stage at the beginning on the commencement ceremony. The class
consisted of 190 students, with 39 of whom receiving student awards.
By Liz Kemmerer and Mark Kirlin
‘Life is not all about you’
With the
world going one way, the Lehigh Valley Christian HS’s class of 2018 was told to
go another. “Our culture is mostly focused on promoting ourselves,” Royce
Seifert, a teacher at the institution, told graduates during the school’s 30th
year commencement June 9 at Calvary Temple Church in South Whitehall Township.
“Even on this day of accomplishment, life is not about you,” he said. Rather the 15 graduates were
told ultimately their lives should center around God’s vision and not theirs.
Photo: “We’ve laughed, we’ve cried, but mostly we’ve grown,” said salutatorian
Emily Mikhaiel during Lehigh Valley Christian HS’s 2018 Commencement held June
9 at Calvary Temple Church in South Whitehall Township.
By Stephen Althouse
‘A rose to be cherished’
With decorated caps and broad smiles, the 149 members of the Lehigh
Valley Charter HS for the Arts class of 2018 marched down the aisles of Miller
Symphony Hall in Allentown and up to their seats on the stage. The June 11
ceremony celebrated the largest graduating class in Charter Arts’ history. “You
now have the joy of seeing your kids graduate from what U.S. News & World
Report has proclaimed the best school in the Lehigh Valley,” Board of Trustees
President Mario Acerra told parents in the audience, “But you guys already know
that, because you have experienced it firsthand.” Photo: After commencement these Charter
Arts graduates happily show off some of their diplomas. Each graduate also
received a rose.
By Katya Hrichak and Dana Grubb
Hawks fall in state final
Punxsatawney pitcher Kylee
Lingenfelter was able to keep Bethlehem Catholic’s batters off balance just
enough for the Chucks to defeat the Hawks, 2-0, in the PIAA State Class 4A
Softball final last Friday at Penn State. Kylee Lingenfelter, who will attend
Penn State this fall, had 15 strikeouts. “She was everything we heard she was,”
said Becahi coach Rich Mazza. “Penn State doesn’t offer a full scholarship as a
pitcher if she’s not pretty good.” The Chucks scored both of their runs in the
third inning, one on an RBI double by Lingenfelter and one on an RBI single by
Madison Stonbraker.
By Katie McDonald
Dancing in the
seats
Maybe you saw the movie “Dirty
Dancing” with your friends when it opened in theaters in 1987, or maybe you
became a fan when you saw it on television one night. However you came to love
“Dirty Dancing,” and you know who you are, there’s no denying the power of the
iconic love story and the hold it has on fans’ hearts. “Dirty Dancing: The
Classic Story On Stage,” with all of the music, romance and dancing of the
movie, plus more, stops during its 30th anniversary North American Tour, 7:30
p.m. June 21 and 22, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton.
By Dawn
Ouellette
Bethlehem: School board reluctantly approves charter
Bethlehem: City resident gets AARP recognition
Bethlehem: Tourney honors Dave DiGiacinto’s memory
Bethlehem Township: Sports field potty No. 1 issue
Bethlehem Township: Residents favor access to library
Lehigh County: Consultant contract amended despite public
contention
Lehigh Valley: Cancer Support Community offers education, support
Lehigh Valley: Volunteers charge picket fences at Gettysbug
South Bethlehem: Stepping outdoors at SteelStacks
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