December 5, 2018
COVER STORY
Tucker’s ride
Over 600 bikers from the Lehigh
Valley and beyond enjoyed a ride to the St. Luke’s Fountain Hill campus for the
eighth annual Tucker’s Toy Ride on a breezy, sunny November day. Delivering
well over 1,000 toys, which are collected throughout the year, the event is run
through the Lehigh Valley Community Benefit and it remembers Tucker Stuart, who
died in a motorcycle crash in 2011. PHOTO: Over 600 bikers arrive at the St.
Luke’s Fountain Hill main campus to deliver toys collected in Tucker Stuart’s
memory. They had started out at the Tri-Boro Sportsmen Club in Northampton about 40 minutes before.
By Dana Grubb
'Tis the season
The
Christmas City officially opened the season of holiday revels with its annual tree
lighting festivities at Payrow Plaza Nov. 23. Administrators, sponsors,
performers, school students and thousands of residents braced the toe-numbing
chill with free cookies and hot chocolate during performances and sing-alongs. Mayor
Bob Donchez said he is proud of a city “that celebrates Christmas in a thousand
ways with lights and goodwill.” Police Chief Mark DiLuzio, who acted as emcee,
said the holiday is in the very fibre of the community. “Celebrating Christmas
is part of our culture and tradition,” he told the chilly throng. Photo: Pennsylvania
Youth Ballet dancers brave the cold for the annual candy cane dance from “The
Nutcracker” on the steps of the Bethlehem Area Public Library.
By Nate Jastrzemski
Elementary students help usher in season
A total of
109 third-grade students from Clearview and Thomas Jefferson elementary schools
may well have saved Christmas around Bethlehem City Hall this year. Mayor
Robert Donchez, who is busy running the city, didn’t have time to make
ornaments for his official Christmas tree. Thankfully, these youngsters stepped
up and stepped in by creating their own ornaments for the tree decorating.
Photo: Santa Claus listens to gift requests from Clearview and Thomas Jefferson
third-graders while Mrs. Claus looks on during the mayor’s tree decorating
event held Nov. 30 at Bethlehem City Hall.
By Stephen Althouse
Freedom presents ‘A Christmas Carol’
The Freedom
HS Theatre Company presented “A Christmas Carol” at four performances Nov. 29
through Dec. 2. Adapted from the 1843 Charles Dickens novel by Charles Ludlum
for stage, the production was directed by Justin Amann, who was assisted by
Natalie Parker on production, Denise Parker on vocals, Daria Hill with
costumes, Christopher Domanski on set design, Priscilla Salazer on props and
set painting, and Elliot Bond on special effects. A cast of over 50 students
performed in the Christmas classic that sees a miserly old Scrooge reverse his
greed filled ways after visits by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and
Future. Photo: In his typical humbug fashion, Scrooge (Ryan Hill) chases a
group of carolers from the front window of his counting house.
By Dana Grubb
Steelstacks hosts non-profit panel
Nov. 11 is a
day we spend honoring our current and former Armed Service members in many
different ways. This past Veterans Day, Jenny Pacanowski, U.S. Army, founder
and director of the nonprofit Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving, did so by
hosting a featured panel of women veterans sharing stories, experiences, and
challenges faced during deployment and after returning home. The panel was held
at the ArtsQuest Center at Steelstacks and featured 3 women, Pacanowski,
Corinna Louise Brown, U.S. Army, and Cheryl G. Ites, U.S. Marine Corps. The
Q&A panel was hosted by veteran Tammy Barlet, U.S. Coast Guard, featuring
questions regarding the transition home, women in combat roles, advice for
other military women, and more. Photo: Jenny Pacanowski, sitting between
Corinna Louise Brown (left) and panel host Tammy Barlet (right), explains her
delpoyment and transition back home, which led her to establishing Women
Veterans Empowered and Thriving.
By Alli Pozcak
New monument honors those who served
Fountain Hill American Legion
Post 406 revealed a new Veterans Monument at the Stanley Avenue Memorial Plot
during Nov. 11 ceremonies. Guests attending and participating in the ceremony
included Gerhart C. Bassett, commander Post 406; James B. Taglang, Post 406
finance officer; John L. Spadaccia, judge advocate Post 406; Jose Rosado,
former Fountain Hill mayor; Mayor Carolee Gifford; Boy Scout Troop 146;
Fountain Hill Borough Council members; Lisa Lynch, Fountain Hill ES principal;
Ned Fink, Fountain Hill mayor from 2007-10; and Francis J. Ferrincen, Fountain
Hill mayor from 1994-98. The new memorial is given to Fountain Hill by the
American Legion Post 406. Photo: The new memorial on Stanley Avenue was given
to Fountain Hill by American Legion Post 406.
By Tracy Rice
Hawks fall to Imhotep
Bethlehem Catholic was full of
hope heading into their third straight PIAA 4A semifinal with Imhotep last
Friday night, but the hope turned into reality quickly in Northeast
Philadelphia, as the Panthers jumped ahead early and never looked back in a
43-6 rout. It was the third straight year Becahi fell to Imhotep at this stage
of the state tournament, but this year’s result was the most convincing score
in the recent series.
By Peter Car
Pip the mouse is back
“Pip: The Mouse Before Christmas” has returned to its vintage stage for
the 15th season at Allentown’s Liberty Bell Museum. Pip and his holiday puppet
show premiered at Hess’s, Ninth and Hamilton streets, in 1962. After the iconic
Allentown department store closed, puppets, props and stage found a home at the
Liberty Bell Museum where the seasonal show has been going on since 2003.
By Ed Courrier
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Bethlehem Area SD: Language guides get raise
Bethlehem Area SD: Partners sought to combat lunch debt
Bethlehem: HARB approves Rotunda plaza sign
South Bethlehem: CADCB briefs task force on projects
Student profiles – Isabella Trauger, LV Academy
High school news reports – LV Academy notes
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