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A Tribute to the Knights of Columbus of Denisco Council

BANGOR- The Pius X community offers congratulations to the Knights of Columbus in honor of the council’s 125th anniversary and their dedication to the students of Pius X High School. The Knights of Columbus of Denisco Council has been the foundation of Catholic education in the Slate Belt area for many years. The members of the Denisco Council give themselves both financially and spiritually through their charitable projects.

The Denisco Council has initiated and completed projects such as memorial donations in honor of deceased members, Theology scholarship monetary awards, wiring classrooms for Internet access and waiving rental fees for spiritual and social activities.

The Knights of Columbus promotes church and community service with the youth of the Slate Belt area through the Squires Youth Program. The Squires of Pius X High School assist Knights of Columbus members with their fundraising projects and activities. The Squires who attend Pius X are (L to R) Nicholas Giovannini, Stephen Reider, Joseph Palma, Jacob Giovannini, Matthew Camilletti, Christian Giovannini, Anthony Martino and Christopher Wall.

If anyone is interested in joining the Knights or Squires, contact Mr. John Dunbar at 610.863.8995.

Relay for Life Slate Belt Team Holding Craft Show Fundraiser

BANGOR- Angels in the Outfield, a Relay for Life Slate Belt team, is holding a craft show from 9 AM to 4 PM at North Bangor Fire Hall on Saturday, March 24. Funds raised at the craft show will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Slate Belt. American Cancer Society’s daffodils will also be sold at the show. The kitchen will be open for a light lunch, soft drinks, coffee and tea. North Bangor Fire Hall is located at 301 Lake Minsi Drive in Bangor. For information regarding the craft show, call Linda at 610.599.9038, Sharon at 570.897.5591 or Tracy at 908.475.8092. For more information about the American Cancer Society, call Rosemarie at 610.921.2329 or email rmurphy@cancer.org.

Upper Mt. Bethel Township Easter Egg Hunt

UPPER MT. BETHEL- The Upper Mount Bethel Township Recreation Board will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 24 at 1 PM. The hunt is open to any child up to age 12 residing in Upper Mt. Bethel Township and Portland. The hunt will be held at the Echo Lake baseball field located at the corner of Johnsonville and Totts Gap Roads. Children must supply a basket or other container to collect their eggs. Prize baskets will be awarded in each age group. The concession stand will be open for snacks and hot chocolate. For more information, call Caryl Andersen (570.897.6606), Larraine Brands (570.897.5659), or Rebecca Decker (610.588.0432) for more information.

Bangor Girls Basketball is holding Basket Bingo on Saturday March 24 at Five Points Elementary School. There will be 20 games of Bingo, one special game, raffles, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Doors open at 5 PM and the games begin at 6 PM. Tickets can be purchased for $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Call Becka Ruggiero at 610.588.4385 for tickets.

Faith Christian School will hold an Open House from 7 PM to 8:30 PM on Tuesday, March 20. The event is being held to showcase why their students receive an outstanding academic and Christ-centered education. The school is located at 122 Dante Street in Roseto. For more information, please call 610.588.3414.

The Miller House is hosting a spring craft show from Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25. The show hours for Friday are 4 to 8 PM, Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM and Sunday 12 to 4 PM. The show will feature a variety of handcrafted items by local crafters. The Miller House is located across the street from Miller’s Paint Store at 12 East High Street in Bangor.

The Wind Gap Area Athletic Association (WGAAA) will hold a general meeting on Monday, March 26. The meeting will be held at the field house and is set to begin at 7:30 PM. The public is invited to attend and each public comment will be granted approximately five minutes. For more information, visit www.wgaaa.org.

The Green and White Youth Association is seeking local businesses interested in purchasing a sign advertising their business that will be hung on the fences of the playing fields at the Green and White Complex located on Main Street in Pen Argyl. The signs are 4 X 8 foot and will be hung throughout the 2007 season. For more information, contact Rich Mutton at 610.863.7615.

Java-2-Go recently opened at 242 East Main Street in Pen Argyl. They sell coffee, tea, cappuccinos, lattes, mini muffins, cookies and brownies. Their business hours are Monday through Friday from 5:30 AM until 2 PM and Saturday from 8 AM to 2 PM.

The Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce is presenting a fashion show at 1 PM on Sunday, March 25 at Wind Gap Middle School. The fashion show is being presented by Bon Worth and features Red Hat Fashions and 2007 spring and summer fashions. Proceeds from the event will benefit the annual Santa’s Elves Holiday Celebration for less fortunate children of the Slate Belt area. Tickets for the event cost $10 and ticket holders will receive a discount on all clothing purchased. Refreshments will be available during the event. Wind Gap Middle School is located at 1620 Teels Road in Wind Gap. For tickets or more information, call the Chamber at 610.863.0315.

The 12th Annual Mt. Bethel Craft Show will be held from 9 AM to 3 PM on Saturday, March 24 at the Mt. Bethel Fire Hall. The event will feature handcrafted items. Call 570.897.5308 with any questions.

St. John’s United Church of Christ will be holding a pastie bake on Wednesday, April 4. Orders can be placed by calling 610.588.1782 before Sunday, March 25. The pasties will be available for pick up at the church between 12 and 2 PM on April 4. St. John’s United Church of Christ is located at Third and Market Streets in Bangor.

The Father DeNisco Slate Belt Area Knights of Columbus will hold their regular meeting at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, March 27 at Council Home.

A Relay for Life Benefit Dance sponsored by Curves of Bangor will be held from 8 PM to 12 AM on Friday, March 30 at the Bangor Elks. Tickets can be purchased at Curves for $10 or $12 at the door. Music will be provided by D.J. Bill Nagy. There will be a cash bar, refreshments, snacks, raffles and 50/50. For more information, call 610.588.4030.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Second Ward Fire Company will meet at 7 PM on Tuesday, March 24 at the Second Ward Fire Hall. The Auxiliary’s mission is to raise funds for the fire company and help the community. The group meets the 4th Tuesday of the month. For more information, call Carol at 610.588.0333 or Lisa at 610.588.6133.

The Bangor Grand Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) will meet at 12 PM on Tuesday, March 20 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Elizabeth Hackett is the chairwoman of the meeting and luncheon. Shannon Davis will lead a program on scrap booking. Members attending are asked to bring two photographs for the session. The Bangor GFWC meets the third Tuesday of each month at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Johnsonville. For more information, call June Hess at 610.588.7100.

The Roseto Senior Citizens will meet at 1 PM on Wednesday, March 21 at Legion Hall in Roseto. Annual dues have increased to $3 and can be paid at the meeting.

Holy Family Parish’s Helping Hands Club is holding a flea market to benefit the American Cancer Society from 9 to 11:30 AM on Saturday, March in the Social Hall (old church basement). Coffee, hot chocolate and baked goods will also be available for purchase. Tables can be rented for $25 with the proceeds being donated to the American Cancer Society. To reserve a table, call Kathi at 610.330.9339 or Robin at 610.746.2902. Social Hall is located on North Convent Avenue and West Center Street in Nazareth.

Waggin’ Tails Pet Rescue, a no-kill all volunteer animal rescue organization, will hold an adoption day on Sunday, April 22 from 10 AM to 2 PM at the American Legion, located 209 in Gilbert, PA. Many wonderful dogs will be available to meet with potential adopters. Anyone interested in adopting a dog must fill out a pre-adoption application with veterinary and personal references and have a home inspection prior to adoption. For more information, visit www.waggintailsrescue.com or call 570.992.4185.

Nazareth Borough will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 PM on Sunday, April 1 at Nazareth Park. The hunt is sponsored by Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 and is for Borough children through 8-years-old. The rain/snow date is Saturday, April 7 at 1 PM.

NCC Hosts Annual Youth Chess Tournament

Northampton Community College's Horizons for Youth Program will hold its Sixth Annual Spring Youth Scholastic Chess Championship on Saturday, March 24 at the College's Main Campus in Bethlehem. The tournament is for non-rated players who are ages 14 and under and United States Chess Federation rated players ages 16 and under. Young competitors from throughout the Lehigh Valley and as far away as York and Atlantic City, N.J. have participated in past tournaments.

Each participant will play five rounds of chess. There will be unrated sections based on the player's age, and rated sections for USCF members. Participants can join the USCF the day of the tournament if they choose to play in the rated sections. Players are asked to bring their own game boards and chess sets if possible. Trophies and prizes will be awarded.

The entrance fee is $25 in advance or $30 at the door. On-site registration begins at 8 AM the day of the event and closes promptly at 9 AM on the second floor of NCC's College Center at 3835 Green Pond Road in Bethlehem Township. The awards presentation will take place at 4:30 PM.

For more information, call 610-861-4120 or visit www.northampton.edu/youth, click on the chess tournament link and then on the registration link to print a form. To request a registration form by mail, call 610-861-4120.

The annual Tack Swap at the Northampton County 4-H Center will be held on Saturday, April 14 from 11 AM to 2 PM. The tack swap is open to anyone who wishes to come to sell or to buy a wide variety of horse related items, apparel and tack. All sellers must have a table area, no consignment items will be sold at the tack swap. Sale areas will be offered to the public for a fee in the indoor area, in the pole barn area, and in the outdoor arena, weather permitting. Anyone wishing to sell during the tack swap must pre-register for spaces in the indoor and pole barn areas; outdoor areas will be allocated on the day of the event. Any size item may be sold. No live animals, pets or dogs are permitted at this event. Vendors are not allowed to sell food items. Persons with large equipment to sell are welcome to display on the open grounds for the registration fee. Food will be available during the tack swap courtesy of Backtrackers 4-H Horse and Pony Club. The Northampton County 4-H Center is located on Bushkill Center Road in Nazareth. Anyone wishing further information, directions or registration for this event is encouraged to call 610.837.7294.

Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning "Love! Valour! Compassion!" arrives March 30 on the stage of Civic Theatre of Allentown's Theatre514 black box performance space. Presented in its Lehigh Valley premiere, the play is one of several that Civic Artistic Director William Sanders worked on in their New York debuts, which he subsequently directed for Civic.

Sanders was the assistant director for the original 1995 Broadway production of "Love! Valour! Compassion!" which won the Tony Award for Best Play. Other plays he has reinterpreted for the Civic stage after working on them in New York include: "Neil Simon's Proposals," "A Man of No Importance" and "The Vagina Monologues." Still other Civic productions have been enhanced by his relationship with the shows' composers, playwrights and directors.

Often, Sanders has collaborated with friend and colleague Joe Mantello, the Tony Award-winning director who helmed the original "Love! Valour!" production.

"Love! Valour! Compassion!" is the story of eight men who hash out their passions, resentments and fears, over the course of three summer weekends spent at a beautiful country estate. The group of present and former lovers and friends grapple with their developing emotions about each other -- and with the AIDS crisis that was reaching its height at the time, when an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence.

"It's an emotionally complicated play," Sanders says. "It's hilarious, but it's tragic, too. All of the humor and warmth the characters experience is undercut by the cruelty of this epidemic -- and often by their own cruelty. You end up feeling hopeful and heartbroken all at once."

The production features: Gerard Lebeda as Gregory, the choreographer who owns the estate, and who struggles with a lisp and an aging body; Gary Gaugler as Bobby, Gregory's young lover, who is blind; Mike Febbo as Arthur and Wayne Gmitter as Perry, a committed couple who have mostly grown comfortable together; Robert Callan Adams as Buzz, aficionado of the Broadway musical and HIV-positive; Troy Dwyer as twins John and James, one an embittered composer and accompanist, the other sweet-natured and succumbing to AIDS; and Adrian Anchando as Ramon, the young Latino dancer whom John brings along for the weekend and who shakes the others loose of their various convictions. Lebeda appears as an Equity Guest Artist, courtesy of Actors Equity Association. Caitlin McCown serves as production stage manager. Noah Herman is assistant director.

"Love! Valour! Compassion!" runs March 30 through April 21 in Civic's Theatre 514. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday, April 1 and 15 at 2 PM. Tickets range from $20 to $24, depending on the day, with discounts available for students and seniors. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more, including 40% discounts for opening weekend. This production is recommended for mature audiences. The performance on Wednesday, April 18, is interpreted in American Sign Language. Because of the confines of Theatre514, the ASL interpreters will be located prominently on stage.

Tickets and information are available at 610.432.8943, or online at www.civictheatre.com

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