BETHLEHEM PRESS

January 1, 2020

COVER STORY

The year in review

Each year the Bethlehem Press reflects on the events, big and small, good and bad, that affected our community. Here are a few of the many stories and images we’ve covered in 2019. Photo: MAY: The Lehigh Valley’s tallest building and former executive site of the vast Bethlehem Steel corporate empire is demolished, representing in seconds the company’s decades-long collapse.

By Nate Jastrzemski

 

ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Marking 90 years of worship, service

Clergy and parishioners of St. Anne’s Catholic Church gathered at noon Nov. 10 to celebrate a special Mass of Thanksgiving. The occasion was the 90th anniversary of the parish’s founding. Photo: More than 200 members and friends of St. Anne’s gather for dinner at Blue. Several guests afterward commented on the fine meal and excellent service.

By Dorothy and Dennis Glew

 

BETHLEHEM GARDEN CLUB
Honoring Betty Bartron

Bethlehem Garden Club hosted its November meeting at Advent Moravian Church, with celebrity guest speaker Jane Godshalk, AIFD, and invited other regional garden clubs to attend. The event brought out approximately 200 gardeners eager to learn from the design expertise of Godshalk, who created seven designs on stage following the looks of  “modern mass” and ‘”armature” designs. The arrangements went home with attendees by raffle. Photo: Bethlehem Garden Club hosted its November meeting at Advent Moravian Church, with celebrity guest speaker Jane Godshalk, AIFD, and invited other regional garden clubs to attend. The event brought out approximately 200 gardeners eager to learn from the design expertise of Godshalk, who created seven designs on stage following the looks of  “modern mass” and ‘”armature” designs. The arrangements went home with attendees by raffle.

By Lori Patrick

 

SPORTS

Winter Classic set for Jan. 25

The annual Lehigh Valley Winter Classic will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Bethlehem Municipal rink located at 345 Illick’s Mill Rd, Bethlehem. The Winter Classic is an all-day ice hockey celebration with all the proceeds going to the SPHL (Special Hockey of the Lehigh Valley) Polar Bears team. The event started back in 2014 and continues to grow, raising $3,000 its first year to a record $44,000-plus in 2019.

By Scott Pagel

 

FOCUS

14th annual ABEs salute Lehigh Valley stage

Lehigh Valley regional theater continued to delight, surprise and impress in 2019. The ABEs, as in Allentown Bethlehem and Easton, is an attempt to encapsulate a year’s-worth of plays and musicals produced by Lehigh Valley nonprofit theater companies. This is the 14th annual ABEs. The overview is based on stage shows seen and-or reviewed by myself and Carole Gorney. Admittedly, we didn’t see every show in 2019.

By Paul Willistein

 

OTHER STORIES

Bethlehem (BASD): Charter school makes request

Bethlehem (Planners): Short-term lodging faces new limits

Bethlehem: Casino workers share holiday spirit

Bethlehem: Hispnaic Center hosts Santa

Fountain Hill: Borough living will get more costly

Fountain Hill: Wreaths Across America

Fountain Hill: Tree lighting at new site

Mama’s Musings: Making decisions

Student profile: Matthew Thomsen, Freedom HS

High school news: LV Academy by Destiny Negron

 

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Around town community calendar

Police logs

Area obituaries

Center for Animal Health and Welfare

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