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Friday, January 11, 2019



January 9, 2019


COVER STORY


The whole world’s watching


Peepsfest, the family-friendly New Year’s celebration in Bethlehem, has become as iconic as the yellow marshmallow chick it commemorates. The 2018 Peepsfest marked the 10th anniversary of the popular two-day event that partners ArtsQuest, Just Born Quality Confections and PBS39. It was also the 65th year since Just Born acquired its marshmallow chick line from the Rodda Candy Company of Lancaster. Photo: As soon as the chick drop was finished the sky over SteelStacks lit up with multi-colored fireworks. The pyrotechnics were held at the end of both nights of Peepsfest to mark the 10th anniversary of the event.


By Carole Gorney


 


BETHLEHM TOWNSHIP


Daughter-Daddy dance


Among the many wonderful programs at the Bethlehem Township Community Center – bingo and other activities for senior citizens, yoga, painting classes for people of different ages, to name a few -- the annual Daddy Daughter Dance is quite popular. This year 47 daddy/daughter couples registered to dance the night away on Dec. 1. Before the dance began, fathers and daughters lined up to have souvenir pictures taken. Then it was on to the dance floor where the dads and their dates, ages three to eight, improvised a variety of dance steps. Photo: To the cheers of the girls, a tall dad just makes it under the limbo stick.


By Dorothy and Dennis Glew


 


SPORTS


All State teams named


Bethlehem had a complementary contingent of football players being named to the Pennsylvania Writers 2018 All-State list, as Liberty, Freedom and Bethlehem Catholic had members selected to their respective squads.


By Peter Car


 


FOCUS


Ramsey stirs it up in Allentown


To say Joe Tatasciore is nervous is an understatement. At 8 p.m. Jan. 9, his restaurant,  Shanty on 19th, is featured on the Fox-TV reality show “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back.” The Allentown bistro was given a makeover by the celebrity chef for for his television show, which began its second season Jan. 2. The Shanty is featured on the second episode of the 2019 season. “I’m definitely nervous to see how they portray us,” Tatasciore says. “Let’s just say it’s made for television.”


By Kathy Lauer-Williams


 


OTHER STORIES


Bethlehem: Ringing in the New Year at the Sands


Bethlehem: Santa visits YWCA senior program


Lehigh County: DA Martin says he’ll seek 6th term


Lehigh County: Capehart announces judge candidacy


Lehigh County: Deputy DA Marks seeks Common Pleas seat


Lehigh Valley: State seeks state hospital demolition bids


Lehigh Valley: McNeill takes seat in Pa. House


Northampton County: Early contenders announce


Northampton County: Morganelli requests bail be revoked for Yang


Opinion: Ed’s World by Ed Courrier


Opinion: Schlossberg on state hospital demolition


School: Charter Arts student receives science award


School: Historic look at arts and politics


School: Teens wanted for entrepreneur challenge program


State: Casey takes oath of office


Student profile: Patrick Adams, Liberty HS


High school news: LV Chater Arts by Molly Zimlich


 


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