October
2, 2019
Bridles
and badges
Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted
Police, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that provides support for the City of
Bethlehem’s Mounted Police Unit, held a 10th year celebration and open house
Sept. 7 at the mounted patrol stable to mark the anniversary. The ‘Bridles and
Badges’ event offered music by “The Verdict,” a barbecue meal, activities for
kids, food and refreshment vendors, and a demonstration by the officers and their
mounts, Gray, Asa, George and Pharoah. A proclamation from Mayor Bob Donchez
and an Outstanding Citizenship Commendation from police chief Mark DiLuzio were
presented to board chairwoman Diane Mack. Photo: Sponsors Pat and Sandra
Corpora leave the new riding area for the mounted patrol. The two were recognized
for their financial support
By
Dana Grubb
Festival
Unbound: Just Make Art
When Touchstone Theatre members started to
think about what to include in the 20th anniversary reflection of their first
major community festival (SteelBound in 1999), the artists considered what
issues needed to be represented, and what voices need to be heard. Education
director and ensemble member Mary Wright said, “It needs to have kids’ voices.”
By
Silagh White
Schools
host back to school party
Students and their families at both
Donegan and Fountain Hill elementary schools attended open houses Sept. 5,
meeting educators, gathering information, and relaxing afterward at a block
party. At Donegan, they were welcomed by principal Erin Medina and BASD
superintendent Dr. Joseph Roy while enjoying pizza and refreshments courtesy of
Wind Creek Hospitality, followed by a block party on the school’s outdoor
recreation area, which was sponsored by Graceway Community Church. Booths
offering a variety of services and opportunities lined the walkway and a
variety of games and play events entertained students and their families, as
the aroma of popcorn wafted through the air. By visiting eight resource tables
and completing a passport, attendees had a chance to win a $50 C-Town gift
card. Photo: Jennifer Amin, a volunteer with block party sponsor Graceway
Community Church, hands a bag of popcorn to Selina, a second grade student at
Donegan.
By
Dana Grubb
Freedom
preps for Easton
Freedom and Bethlehem Catholic both took steps
in the right direction following victories last weekend to open up the second
half of the regular season. The Patriots (5-1) dispatched Pocono Mountain West
easily last week 42-8 and Bethlehem Catholic (4-2) bounced back from their
uninspiring defeat to Nazareth the week before to handle a winless Whitehall
squad to the tune of 42-17.
By
Peter Car
‘The Secret’
is out
“The Secret,” a new mixed-media play by the
Mock Turtle Marionette Theater about H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), the Bethlehem
native and poet, has its world premiere, Oct. 5 - 8, Touchstone Theatre, as
part of “Festival Unbound.” “The Secret” is part of “Finding H.D., A Community
Exploration of the Life and Work of Hilda Doolittle,” a year-long series of
events organized by the Lehigh University English Department, Bethlehem Area
Public Library, the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown and Mock
Turtle Marionette Theatre. The play’s title, “The Secret,” is taken from the
name of a chapter in “The Gift,” H.D.’s childhood memoir set in Bethlehem. H.D.
wrote her epic poem, “Trilogy,” and the childhood memoir while living in London
during The Blitz air-raid bombings by Nazi Germany.
By
George Vandoren
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