January 20, 2016
SOUTH BETHLEHEM
Gov. Wolf visits Benn Franklin Center
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf paid a visit to Bethlehem’s South Mountain Ben Franklin Tech Ventures business incubator campus Jan. 12 in an effort “to learn more about what is going here.” Photo: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf begins his tour of the Ben Franklin Tech Center by viewing a brief video outlining the business incubator’s history and success since its founding in 1983.
By Dana Grubb
BUSINESS
Not your mom’s wedding dress
What bride-to-be couldn’t picture herself in this gorgeous floor-length gown with its swirling layers of figure-flattering organza? More than 100 vendors selling products and services from the engagement to the honeymoon were represented at the two-day Pa. Bridal Expo, making it the largest bridal show in the Lehigh Valley.
By Carole Gorney
BUSINESS
PEEP Store marks grand re-opening
A grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 1 attracts a long line of VI-Peeps dignitaries and Just Born personnel to the Peeps & Company retail store in the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley. Just Born President David Yale and joint Chief Executive Officers David Schaffer and Ross Born cut the ribbon. The Just Born retail store has been open since Nov. 12 when it relocated from a site at the Sands Casino Outlets Mall in South Bethlehem.
By Tim Gilman
BETHLEHEM
Coplay couple’s donation helps mounted patrol
Sue Sacks, who owns the pet sitting service Snug at Home with her husband Michael, hands a $1,050 donation to Bethlehem Police mounted patrolman Mike Leaser on his mount Grey at the Burnside Plantation. Sacks explained that the donation was comprised of contributions from her clients, whom she described as “the best clients in the world.” With Leaser are mounted patrolmen Jason Holschwander on Asa and John Buskirk on Pharaoh.
By Dana Grubb
PEOPLE
Saturday at a Spartan Race
Ever consider doing a Spartan Race? During the holiday football bowl season, you may have seen the ads for a series of such races all along the West Coast. Spartan Races are a series of obstacle runs ranging in length from three miles all the way to marathon distance. Photo: Michael Taylor crawls through a muddy pool on his way to the finish line of a Spartan Race run near Miami.
By Michael Taylor
CLASSROOM
Gov. Wolf ES participates in ‘Pint Size’ program
Governor Wolf ES Principal Theo Quinones is one of the first to donate blood. Here double red cell technician Lisa Walsh preps Quinones. Blood drawn is spun through the double red cell machine in the background, where platelets and plasma are separated from the red cells and returned to the donor.
By Dana Grubb
BETHLEHEM SPORTS
Becahi tops Bergen; falls to Blair
It may have only been a weekend dual-meet tournament, but Bethlehem Catholic’s performance at FLO Wrestling’s Who’s #1 Duals at the Palestra on Saturday will be a day the Golden Hawk faithful will always remember. The Hawks reached Saturday evening’s finals only to lose to national power Blair Academy 36-18, but that didn’t take anything away from the morning the Golden Hawks experienced following their 28-26 upset win over Bergen Catholic, the second ranked team in the country by Intermat’s rankings.
By Peter Car
LV FOCUS
Lush living
Lynnie Godfrey has lived a blessed life. Ask her yourself and she’ll tell you how fortunate she has been in so many ways. A versatile talent, Godfrey has graced stages both on Broadway and off, stateside and abroad, appeared on television, received awards, directed, produced and been mentored by some of the greatest talents of the past century.
By Deb Boylan
OTHER STORIES
Bethlehem: Local Sands leads state in casino revenue
Bethlehem: Martin Tower rezoning leads to land use appeal
Bethlehem: School board readies preliminary budget
Opinion: Supt. Roy has answers for Harrisburg
Bethlehem: Rob Melosky to lead planning commission
Bethlehem: Planners say Boyd ‘blighted’
Bethlehem Authority: PennEast drilling monitored; moths make a comeback
Northampton County: County avoids tapping into $50M line of credit … for now
Lehigh County: Nothstein, Hartzell sworn in as new commissioners
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