November 28, 2018
Christkindlmarkt brings in another holiday season
With the
busy holiday season upon us, shoppers hoping to start Christmas early headed to the four enormous heated tents at
SteelStacks known as ArtsQuest’s Christkindlmarkt Nov. 16, the day it opened. There they found a huge collection of goods
to choose from, including, but not limited to, apparel for people of all ages,
toys, jewelry, dolls and doll clothes, soaps and lotions, wine, candy, and all
manner of decorative objects. As in previous years, visitors pored over Käthe
Wohlfahrt’s huge collection of beautifully crafted wooden hand-painted
Christmas ornaments, including creche scenes, Christmas tree ornaments and
cuckoo clocks. Photo: Everything Wendy Jones sells, from frogs to wolves, makes
the sound of its species, from tiny croaks to loud howls.
By Dorothy and Dennis Glew
Graphic commentary by Ed Courrier
A personal Eagle project
Two years
ago, Christopher Fereno earned his Eagle Scout badge, the highest rank
attainable. Now it’s his brother Zachary’s turn. Zachary did his project in
honor of his cousin, who passed away at York Hospital’s neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) when she was just 2 months old. It’s called “Gifts from Angels: In
Memory of Audrey Grace.” Photo: Zachary Fereno with Lehigh Valley Hospital neonatal
intensive care unit staff members and the 1,826 caps the scout delivered as
part of his Eagle Scout project.
Club that beats the streets
Some 160
people, young and old, from many cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds,
gathered in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Bethlehem to celebrate an
institution that serves all young people and binds them together, the Boys and
Girls Club of Bethlehem, now 88 years old. Built next to the Marvine/Pembroke Village Housing Development,
the club is open to kids ages 6-18.
Photo: When
the kids arrived for dinner, things got lively. Did they want to have their
picture taken with legendary Phillie Larry Bowa? You be the judge.
By Dennis Glew
Hawks are moving on
You can’t really label a series
of games between two teams as a rivalry unless one side has tasted defeat, but
perhaps from a Bethlehem Catholic point-of-view, this week’s matchup with
Imhotep Charter in the PIAA 4A state tournament is just as big, or bigger than
any Liberty or Freedom city showdown. The Golden Hawks (11-3) will make another
trip down the turnpike this Friday night to Northeast High School to face
Imhotep (11-2) for the third straight year in the state semifinals at 7 p.m.
By Peter Car
‘26 Pebbles’
A Parkland High School
production of “26 Pebbles,” a play about a very difficult topic, the 2012
shooting of 20 students and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary
School in Newtown, Conn., will get a statewide audience Dec. 1. Mark A Stutz,
Director of Visual and Performing Arts, Parkland School District, is hoping the
student production could even reach a national audience. “We felt it was a
message that needed to be brought to as many people as we could,” Stutz says of
the Parkland production, which he directed.
By Kathy Lauer-Williams
OTHER STORIES
Bethlehem: Last book sale of year opens Nov. 28
Bethlehem Area SD: Worker’s comp costs increase
Bethlehem Township: Viet vet keynote speaker at service
Bethlehem: Social Still llauded for donation
Fountain Hill: Bacchanalia committee give back
Hellertown: Lott leaves for NORCO Council
Lehigh Valley: Election results mixes, columnist says
Lehigh Valley: LVHN receives hugh gift; renames children’s
hospital
Lehigh Valley: Eagles land at Martin Guitar
Lehigh Valley: Meals on Wheels merger
Lehigh Valley: Area residents in Players production
Student profiles – Mary Frances Scheidel
High school news reports – Bethlehem Catholic HS
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