BETHLEHEM PRESS

August 29, 2018

COVER STORY

It was the day SPEEDY DELIVERY came to Bethlehem

It’s the 50th anniversary of  ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ a children’s program on PBS which ran from 1968 to 2001 and can still be viewed today on PBS and Amazon Prime. Children sharing this masterpiece today will learn about kindness, doing what’s right, and making sense of the world around them. Fred Rogers accomplished all of this through puppetry, make believe, one-on-one talking and ending his show every time with the notion “I like you just the way you are” so all children could feel important and special. Photo: Donning his Speedy Delivery hat from the series, David Newell poses for the camera in his standard at the door position when Fred Rogers would open it upon ‘Mr. McFeeley’s’ knock.

By Lori Patrick

 

LEHIGH VALLEY

Help available for abuse victims

The Aug. 14 release of the grand jury report on decades-long abuse in Pennsylvania by over 300 Catholic priests was a double-edged sword for victims of sexual abuse. More than 1,000 victims referenced in the report got the closest thing to justice, but the healing process is far from over. “Any time there is large amounts of news media coverage, it isn’t uncommon for people to feel reminded of their own experiences of abuse,” said Ali Mailen Perrotto, president of the Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center in Lebanon and Schuylkill counties. “It is one of the trauma echoes, right along with hearing something, seeing something or smelling something that takes a victim back to those horrible memories.”

By Jarroa Hedes and Nate Jastrzemski

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Pope’s apology, a call for solidarity, reform

Bishop’s letter read to congregations Aug. 19

Church must examine itself

 

COMMUNITY

Summer fun at the library

If it’s a Tuesday evening during the summer, it’s game night for children at the Bethlehem Area Public Library. Perhaps because it was raining or maybe because Musikfest was in full swing, the group that gathered Aug. 7 was small, but everyone seemed to be having a great time. Photo: Socializing is a big part of kids’ activities at the library. Here, Jennifer Rios of Bethlehem (right) and her daughters, Margaret Riebe (left) and Mary Riebe (right), welcome Le-Le to a game of Candy Land.

By Dorothy and Dennis Glew

 

MOUNTED POLICE

Volunteers save taxpayers plenty

It’s a little before 6:30 in the morning, and volunteers Mike Duffy and Jamie Kaintz are already at Quadrant Private Wealth Stables, set to get Pharaoh, George, Asa and Grey ready to face another day of duty. Duffy and Kaintz are joined by Sgt. Mike Leaser of the city of Bethlehem’s Mounted Police Patrol. Their duties include mucking the stalls, feeding, ensuring there is plenty of fresh water for each mount, looking for any apparent injuries and making sure the barn is clean. The same process will be repeated in the evening by another set of volunteers. Photo: About 25 area residents contribute their time to assist the city of Bethlehem’s Mounted Patrol in a variety of ways saving city taxpayers over $400,00 in the process since 2014, according to police chief Mark DiLuzio.

By Dana Grubb

 

LIVING BY FAITH

North, south, east, west

Oki! Let me take you back to the month of August 2017. In my first piece, I discussed my feelings as my family drove away and left me to my new path in Montana. During that month, I found my neighbors to be a little standoffish. Only a few would talk to me, and they only had tales of terror about my new home, Browning. One neighbor even went so far as to say that I am too white to teach in Browning, and I needed to be stern, strict, and hide all my feelings in the hopes that my students and their families would be OK with me. Photo: Traditionally, the lodge, what they call niitóyis, we would say tipi, was placed so that the door would face east, in the direction of the sunrise.

By Carina Stoves

 

SPORTS

FHS rolls; eyes showdown with Becahi

“We got off to a fast start,” commented head coach Jason Roeder following the Freedom Patriots’ 68-14 season opening victory over the East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves at BASD Stadium Friday night. Showing a veteran coach’s gift for understatement, Roeder’s team started the game by holding ESN to a three-and-out following the opening kickoff. The next four plays from scrimmage were: a blocked punt recovered by Freedom at the 12, a 12-yard TD run by Sebastian Gibbs, an interception returned to the ESN 11, and an 11-yard TD pass from Jared Jenkins to Vincent Reph.

By Tom Wenborg

 

LV FOCUS

Allentown Fair brings summer to a fun close

The Great Allentown Fair, Aug. 28-Sept. 3, brings the summer season to a fun,
entertaining and educational close with a lineup of Grandstand shows, farm exhibitions, arts and crafts contests, culinary demonstrations, midway rides and more at the Allentown Fairgrounds 17th and Chew and Liberty streets, Allentown.
This year’s 166th edition of the Allentown Fair is sure to be another Lehigh Valley classic.

 

OTHER STORIES

BASD: State offers safety grants, but questions remain

BASD: ‘Bethlehem Built’ kicks off new school year

Lehigh Valley: SafeSports clear Nothstein of allegations

Northampton County: Magistrate directed to return court fee

Saucon Valley: Asst. Supt. leaves for Pleasant Valley

 

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