September 19, 2018
‘Real Men Wear Pink’
Family, friends, supporters, and of course the 20
candidates of the “Real Men Wear Pink” campaign, gathered in the Lehigh Iacocca
dining room Sept. 6 to celebrate the big reveal of the faces of nominees behind
the campaign, and everything they are contributing to the fight against breast
cancer. These men are supporting the American Cancer Society by vowing to wear
pink every day of October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Men in local
businesses throughout the Lehigh Valley community have been nominated by
colleagues and family members to raise funds and appear at several Amerian Cancer
Society events to shed light on the important health concern that has touched
the lives of many of the “Real Men Wear Pink” nominees and an alarming number
of people nationwide.
By Leslie Regan
Hispanic center hosts backpack event
The Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley opened its doors to hundreds of area
students and their families for a back to school backpack giveaway Aug. 25. Several community partners and sponsors
combined their resources to present the event with each student receiving a new
backpack filled with tablets, pencils and pens. Families lined the 500 block of
East Fourth Street in Bethlehem patiently waiting for the 10 a.m. entry to
start. Photo: MEGA Radio
office manager Maria Rivera hands out backpacks to children at the
back-to-school experience.
By Dana Grubb
Ground blizzards, black ice and long-ago injustices
When I moved to Montana, people here asked me if I was used to snow. Was I ready for the winters? I responded that I was from the Poconos in Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian mountain range. Sure, I was ready for winter and snow. Yes, it is true: I am used to snow – snow that comes from the sky and stays put. But in January, I learned about what locals here call a ground blizzard. I knew what a blizzard is. I was living in Allentown in 1996 when a blizzard hit, and we had all the snow piles to enjoy we could handle. I was about 8 years old at the time, and it was amazing to walk to school a week later with the snow still piled high over my head. Here, that same amount of snow is nothing. Photo: A snow plow clears the road to Browning, Montana. Ground blizzards create drifts so high it seems as though snowplows have not been on the road.
By Carina Stoves
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31st Celtic Classic opens Sept. 28
The Celtic Cultural Alliance (CCA) announces the
31st presentation of the Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival Sept.
28-30. The Celtic Classic has blossomed into one of the largest Highland Games
and Festival in North America. Annually, over 250,000 visitors come to Historic
Bethlehem to join in this celebration of all things Celtic. This year brings
many new features that are sure to be crowd-pleasers. From the traditional
Highland Games events and haggis-eating contest, to the junior fiddle
competition and instructional ceili dancing, there is an abundance of fun
activities to experience for festivalgoers of all ages.
Football: Becahi beats Parkland
For nearly 15 minutes of game
action last weekend, or a quarter-and-a-half, the Bethlehem Catholic High
School football team looked like it was going to be another victim of the
Parkland High School football team on its home turf. It could not get anything going and the
Trojans defense, normally stifling to the point of consistently recording
shutouts, had not yet allowed a point to the Golden Hawks.
By CJ Hemerling
Fighting for 100 years
The Great Depression, 1933.
Joseph Zeller and his younger brother Frank are promoting fights for a
gangster. Joe is a lad of 14 and is learning the ropes of human nature and the
difference between what people say and what people do. Joe’s mother, Frances,
has already passed. His father, Carl, runs a tavern in Campus, Illinois, and
later, Godley, Illinois, and the elder Zeller is concerned about the influence
the operation has on the youth so he moves the boys to southern Indiana to live
with their aunt Josephine, who has several farms and supplements her income by
making moonshine, most of which is transported to Chicago. “We had to work hard
and do the best we could,” Joe recalls. “I did what I could on my own.”
By Stephen Althouse
Bethlehem: Auditor clears Charts Arts; condemns current laws
Bethlehem: Roy and LaBelle respond to state auditor’s report
Bethlehem police: Robbers arrested
Bethlehem: Annual Knights of Columbus sale a great success
Fountain Hill: Renovation costs eased by $750K grant
Hellertown: Electric Hero owners honored after closure
Lehigh County: New budget to buy assets, forgo debt
Readers say: The importance of community journalism, local news
Saucon Valley: Board approves rec swimming membership
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