May 23, 2018
Coping with a revolving door
Twenty-five years ago, Sister
Virginia Longcope opened the doors to a halfway house that would eventually
serve more than 272 men returning to the community after incarceration.
Stephen’s Place, located in Bethlehem, was Longcope’s answer to what she called
the “revolving door.” As described by Stephen’s Place Program Director Daniel
Massaro, “Stephen’s Place is a halfway house for men returning to the community
after incarceration. We provide faith and [a] spiritual environment for them to
address the issues that come along with early recovery from substance abuse.”
By Katya Hrichak
'It's about having a purpose'
The legendary Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash brought a packed house to its feet in Moravian College’s Johnston Hall during a March special concert benefitting the BEST Scholarship Program. BEST (Building Educational Support Teams) Inc. is a local nonprofit that specializes in developing, mentoring and funding disadvantaged Lehigh Valley students to attend and succeed in college. Tribute artists Josie Waverly as Patsy Cline and Terry Lee Goffee as Johnny Cash did not disappoint fans of these sweeping artistic icons at BEST Inc.’s first “Cash & Cline” concert, sponsored by Cohen, Feeley, Altemose & Rambo. The event drew a crowd of 374 people and, between ticket sales and donations collected throughout the evening, raised a total of $18,000 with the help of 34 volunteers. Photo: Board members and BEST scholars can finally relax and enjoy the Cash & Cline concert they put together. From the left are; board member Kim Forsyth, BEST website designer and digital marketing specialist Jay Vega, board member Troy Walker, co-founder Billy Staples, BEST scholar Sabrina Lin, BEST graduate Taylor Shafer, board member Keith Gargone, co-founder Judy Tierney and board member Mary Charon.
The legendary Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash brought a packed house to its feet in Moravian College’s Johnston Hall during a March special concert benefitting the BEST Scholarship Program. BEST (Building Educational Support Teams) Inc. is a local nonprofit that specializes in developing, mentoring and funding disadvantaged Lehigh Valley students to attend and succeed in college. Tribute artists Josie Waverly as Patsy Cline and Terry Lee Goffee as Johnny Cash did not disappoint fans of these sweeping artistic icons at BEST Inc.’s first “Cash & Cline” concert, sponsored by Cohen, Feeley, Altemose & Rambo. The event drew a crowd of 374 people and, between ticket sales and donations collected throughout the evening, raised a total of $18,000 with the help of 34 volunteers. Photo: Board members and BEST scholars can finally relax and enjoy the Cash & Cline concert they put together. From the left are; board member Kim Forsyth, BEST website designer and digital marketing specialist Jay Vega, board member Troy Walker, co-founder Billy Staples, BEST scholar Sabrina Lin, BEST graduate Taylor Shafer, board member Keith Gargone, co-founder Judy Tierney and board member Mary Charon.
By Elizabeth Kemmerer
‘Swan Lake’ on ice
Lehigh Valley Charter HS for the Arts brought its production of “Ballet
Sur Glace - Swan Lake” to the ice. The figure skating department of the school
skated the scenes at Steel Ice Center in Bethlehem. Thom Mullins is the department and production
director. “Producing a ballet on ice is a particular challenge, since skaters
are accustomed to performing a routine, then leaving the ice for a costume
change, returning many songs later,” Mullins said. “With a ballet, the skaters
are on the ice for six or seven songs before leaving the ice. So the
performance takes more focus and stamina.” Photo: The swans end a sequence dance in Act 1 during their Swan Lake
performance.
By Lori Patrick
Seabrooks takes first
Bethlehem Catholic sprinter
Zaheer Seabrooks clinched the gold medal in the 100 meter dash at the District
XI Class 3A Boys Track and Field Championships last Wednesday at Whitehall High
School.“That was my best race all year. I was a hundred percent, and when I
crossed the finish line, I looked at my teammate Joe Kurtz, and he was proud of
me, and I was proud of him,” Seabrooks said.Kurtz placed fourth with a time of
11.32. Seabrooks’s time was 11.25.
’Canes Greta Stuckey take first
in 800
Liberty distance runner Greta
Stuckey clinched the gold medal in the 800 meter run last Thursday at the
District XI Class 3A Girls Track and Field Championships at Whitehall High
School. “It was good,” Stuckey said. “I knew [Katherine Ellmaker] was very
close, especially the last lap. I could feel her right next to me, and I knew I
had to go because my first lap was slower.” Ellmaker, who is from Easton, came
in second with a time of 2:19.25 to Stuckey’s time of 2:18.55.
By Katie McDonald
Mayfair heads for Cedar Crest
Mayfair returns to its roots this
year as a free community festival, but at a new location. Last year, Memorial
Day weekend was left without the annual Allentown music and arts festival when
Mayfair was canceled after nearly 30 years. Now Cedar Crest College has taken over the
reins and will present the three-day festival admission-free, noon-10 p.m. May
25-27, on its 84-acre, tree-lined campus at Hamilton and Cedar Crest
boulevards.
By Kathy Lauer-Williams
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Bethlehem ASD: Charter suit strains district, taxpayers
Bethlehem: Solar lights install at King Memorial
Bethlehem: Trinity Knights of Columbus mark 120th anniversary
Bethlehem HARB: Christmas City Spirits light up meeting
Fountain Hill: Little League’s opening day
Hellertown: Chamber, authority updates reviewed
People: Bethlehem native Nick Hawkey named Distinguished Citizen
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