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12 P RIDE OF PLACE Butter Valley Golf Course
29 What's Cracking?
16 H OME Beautify Your Backyard 22 H OT TICKET Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery 26 B EST I EVER HAD Copperhead Grille 44 G OOD TASTE Carl's Corner 50 L OCAL COLOR Lehigh Valley Arts Council 54 M AKING A DIFFERENCE First Tee of the Lehigh Valley 58 CALENDAR: AT HOME EDITION 62 SNAPSHOT
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34 Teaching Young Kids Golf 38 Marie Tambasco: An Extraordinary Example of Motherhood
29 CHECK OUT WHAT 'S CRACKING AT THE YOUNG CHEFS ACADEMY
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ot your grandfather’s golf course,” boasts the website for Butter Valley Golf Course, an 18-hole, family-friendly, par72 facility equipped with a small airport in southern Berks County and named after a region traditionally known more for its dairies than its tee times. John Gehman is the second owner of the course and eighth owner of the 190-acre farm, which has been in his family for as many generations, dating back to 1792. The ninth and tenth generation are also present on the property, located at 3243 Gehman Road in Barto, Pennsylvania. “That’s why the address is Gehman Road,” explained Gehman, whose dairy farming and private airplane pilot father first built an airstrip on the property in 1946, then moved it in 1967 in order to accommodate the golf course, which officially opened for business in 1969.
While the Gehman’s Pine Valley Farm had been one of the larger and more progressive dairy operations in the region, the family had realized that revenues were simply not on par with such a large investment of capital and labor and had been searching for alternative business models. Many friends and neighbors had suggested a golf course. The course, which has undergone major improvements in recent years, remains operational—despite challenges in the industry spanning 50 years—both for sentimental reasons and to fill an important niche, Gehman explained. “People who dabble, folks that just want to go out to have fun, is what made the game a booming industry in the ‘70s and ‘80s—It wasn’t mainly for serious golfers back then.” Unfortunately, he said, that segment was left behind, “and that was the downfall of the industry … throughout ‘90s, people were building new golf courses like there was no tomorrow, but they weren’t creating new golfers.” LEH I G H VALLE YM AR K E T PL AC E .C O M
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pride of place In order to encourage an inviting, family friendly experience, Butter Valley Golf Course runs a number of specials, including evening rates starting at 6 p.m. where a family of four —up to two adults and two children—can tee off for $20 total. “I always encourage them to quit before they get tired and cranky and head up the road to Longacre’s Dairy for a chocolate walnut sundae, and you’ve just had fantastic night with the kids,” Gehman said. Other options to keep golfing fun and affordable includes seasonal and other discount passes and programs, winter rates, periodic specials, reasonable cart fees, and lessons for all ages and ability levels with a 50-year veteran of the game. Upgrades have included new greens, tees, and other changes to make the course more challenging. In 1988, a major redesign took place when new holes were added and the course lengthened. Recently, the 6th green was rebuilt and the 3rd hole was made into a par 5, raising the current par for the course to 72. Expansion has included new back tees on the 2nd, 4th, 16th, and 17th holes. Something else that sets this rural golf course apart—besides spacious pastoral vistas as opposed to the crowded-in condos ubiquitous on many golf courses—has been the addition of disc golf. “Done right, they can really complement each other,” said Gehman, adding that the demographic group attracted to the new amenity mirrors the type of golfer that used to be drawn to the traditional game 30 and 40 years ago. “It’s something I haven’t seen for many years.”
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Under the wing of his father, John B. Gehman, John L. Gehman—owner of Butter Valley Golf Course and Butter Valley Golf Port—first took to the skies in 1970 while still attending high school. Back then he flew a Cessna 150 single-engine two seat puddle jumper. These days, when other responsibilities allow, find him aloft in a twin-engine Cessna 310. Gehman, whose father built the initial airstrip on their family farm in 1946, recalls first earning his stripes to fly the more advanced aircraft.
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“I’m a basketball referee, and during the early years I earned $1800 reffing one entire season. I thought to myself “What do I want to do with this $1800?” Options in the young man’s mind included obtaining a helicopter pilot’s license or advancing the license he already had to include a twin-engine rating. He opted for the latter. “When I was all done, I had $80 left.” Gehman has paid his knowledge and his passion forward, recalling one employee who started out working as a cart boy at the adjoining golf course, then moving up to work as a clerk in the pro shop. “He loved to go flying with me any chance he could. He eventually got his pilot’s license, and now he’s an examiner administering flight tests and giving people their license. It’s fun to know you might have had a little bit of a part to play in that,” Gehman said. Gehman is also a longtime participant in Angel Flight East, a volunteer program providing free flights to passengers in need of medical treatment far from home. Over the years Gehman has flown many small aircraft models into and out of the small family airport that charges no daytime parking or landing fees. “We don’t charge for cars to come in the parking lot, so we don’t charge for airplanes,” said Gehman, adding that pilots and their passengers are free to fly in, play a round of golf, and fly out.
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Once you’ve established those general parameters, you can focus on the project itself. “One thing seems to be always popular,” Talago said. “And that’s some sort of hard surface, like a deck or patio, because it provides extra space for homeowners to enjoy the outside.” Even the simplest can be a good gathering place for friends and family. Adding a roof or other form of barrier can mitigate inclement weather, and a heater allows use of the space during cooler months. Two elemental forces—fire and water—are often incorporated into backyard makeovers. But complex water features, such as elaborate fountains, ponds, and falls, are declining in popularity. “People still like the sound of water, so a bubbling decorative urn can be a good substitution,” Talago said.
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When a target date’s been established, his crew develops a reverse timeline, factoring in design time, permit acquisition, materials purchase and delivery, construction hours, and other necessary activities. “That way, we come up with a realistic schedule, and sometimes the proposed target date just isn’t feasible,” he said.
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Broadening gustatory preferences is also a plus for families with picky eaters: Foods that might be refused at home often gain appeal when kids go hands-on with preparations in the super-clean and attentively supervised kitchen. “It’s amazing,” says Lead Chef Instructor and YCA Allentown Manager Christina Kjellberg. “And their tastes keep getting bolder.”
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The first Pennsylvania participant in the YCA franchise opened at the Tilghman Square Shopping Center in late 2018, offering weekly classes, birthday parties, and field trip experiences for youth groups. Class levels determined by age start with KinderCooks for those 5 (or nearly so, depending on maturity) to 7, then move to JuniorChefs for students 7 and up. The SeniorChefs class level is attained by abilities. (A viewing window gives adults the option to watch classes before being invited to sample results.) Students receive a binder to keep printed recipes from each class, and Kjellberg—who has formal training as a dietitian and nutritionist—is delighted when kids report tweaking and experimenting with the recipes at home.
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ew things compare to the beautiful sound of a club crisply meeting the ball before launching cleanly into the air with radar locked on the distant pin. Sharing and fostering that love of the sport with the children in your life can be equally as priceless.
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At Brookside Country Club, juniors begin learning golf between 7 and 10 years of age, focusing on short game and putting. Assistant Golf Professional Ross Moyer says they start with a lot of flexibility and let kids explore golf their own way. By age 10, the lessons become more technical, focusing on more specific techniques. “When just beginning, we really focus on short game, pitching and chipping, short shots 10-50 yards away, and we focus more on putting,” Moyer says. “Once they’re a little older,” he adds, “they start playing a little bit, and we might start working on a skilled area or a specific technique.” The family-oriented golf club coaches about 30-50 students in a season, typically from June through the end of August for school-aged students. Brookside also runs two-week-long golf camps during the summer with morning and afternoon options. “The Lehigh Valley has a pretty strong junior’s program, thanks to Karl Gilbert. He’s a huge influence in the valley as far as junior golf goes,” Moyer says. Gilbert serves as executive director and founder of the Golf Association of the Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour, which began in 1994 Each year, the organization hosts tournaments with many opportunities for young golfers to play. The 2020 Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour has lined up 29 tournaments for boys and girls ages 9-11, 12-13, 14-15, and 16-19. Last year saw more than 160 kids participate. “The purpose of the Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour,” Moyer says, “is to expose young men and women—ages 9 through 19—to competitive golf. An integral part of this mission is exposing youngsters to proper golf course etiquette, scoring procedures, sportsmanship, and an appreciation for the traditions of the game.”
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A Lehigh Valley Golf Hall of Fame inductee himself, Gilbert encourages parents to embrace and act upon their children’s interest and talents in the sport of golf. He says the Lehigh Valley offers great youth clinics and golf lessons across its many golf courses and golf facilities. He’s a proponent of kids getting an early start in golf.
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“For every minute a child spends practicing their golf swing, they should correspondingly spend 2 minutes on practicing chipping and putting,” he says. “The Junior Golf Tour offers a positive and structured environment in which children can compete,” Gilbert says. The Lehigh Valley Junior Golf Tour has enjoyed many great achievements over the years. Notably, many accomplished high school, collegiate, and professional golfers went through the program, including five boys’ and girls’ state high school golf champions. Numerous golf students also received golf scholarships, won regional and state amateur tournaments, and even scored four regional golf open championships, along with a seemingly endless list of other accolades in and around the Lehigh Valley’s golf scene.
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BENEFITS OF GOLF FOR YOUTH Lehigh Valley golf aficionado Karl Gilbert shares that golf offers many health benefits for children who are interested in the sport. Here are some of the key life lessons kids can learn by taking up golf. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFORT, COMMITMENT, AND POSITIVE RESULTS. “Children can learn from golf and youth sports that if they have some talent for a particular sport, and if they are willing to work hard to develop their talents, they can earn accomplishments,” Gilbert says. THE POWER OF CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK “A positive relationship between a golf instructor and a child can help the child learn how to accept constructive mentoring and teaching throughout his or her life,” he states. INTEGRITY ON MULTIPLE LEVELS “Children learn integrity from competitive sports,” Gilbert notes. As they learn the rules of the game, honesty and healthy competition can be ingrained as well. RESPECT FOR THEIR HEALTH AND BODIES “Children who participate in golf and youth sports learn that proper nutrition, exercise programs, good hygiene, good sleep habits, and consistent commitment to an activity can lead to healthy fitness habits for their entire lives, and these lessons can be carried over to be successful at any constructive endeavor in life,” Gilbert advises. HOW TO RESPECTFULLY WIN AND LOSE “Winning an athletic competition or celebrating an important life accomplishment with proper perspective is important,” Gilbert says. He adds that kids can strengthen their futures by learning to accept loss or disappointment, developing the resolve to keep working hard, and evaluating different steps for better outcomes in the future. The result is a stellar lesson in commitment and determination.
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Marie Tambasco An Extraordinary Example of Motherhood BY LENORA DANNELKE
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uring a lifetime that stretched from 1905 to 2001, Marie Tambasco was witness to a period of history that brought astonishing changes to nearly every aspect of existence. However, this Shenandoah native was usually far too busy with her natural calling to take much note of the evolving world outside the anthracite coal-mining community in Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill County. Raising her own 12 children and caring for 5 younger siblings was a more than full-time occupation for this remarkable and resilient woman. During an interview with a Pottsville newspaper in the final year of her life, Tambasco stated a belief that it was “her Godgiven role in life to be a mother.” And there’s ample evidence to support that conviction. As daughter and eighth-born child Julia Tambasco McLaughlin recalls, “She was strong and jolly— and never complained.”
A MATCH MADE IN SHENANDOAH When Marie Panzariello married at just 15 years of age—not unreasonably young in that place and time—her husband Joseph Tambasco was 21. He had arrived in the U.S. at age 16, accompanied by his father. The two planned to work a few years while staying with relatives, save money, and return to the family that remained in Italy. But Joseph chose to stay in America and never set foot in Italy again. When he began to court Marie she was not quite 14. Her mother Maria objected to Joseph’s attentions due to his reputation as an alleged “womanizer.” (Good looks and an outgoing personality are assumed to be all the fodder needed for local gossipmongers to start whispering.)
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After church one Palm Sunday, Joseph presented Marie with a tiny cross adorned with two hearts he had woven from the palm leaf given to worshippers that day. An epic mother-daughter battle ensued, with Maria insisting the gift be returned and Marie refusing to follow orders. In this instance, the otherwise obedient daughter prevailed: Marie cherished the handcrafted token throughout her life—usually carried in her purse—and requested to have it placed in her casket when she died. (In an odd footnote, one of the two hearts fell off the palm leaf cross the day Joseph died in 1976 and, despite intense searching, was never found.) Fortunately, Marie’s father Giovanni was eventually convinced of Joseph’s honorable intentions and his approval outweighed Maria’s misgivings.
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The couple’s first daughter, Carmella, was born the next year when Marie was 16. By 17, her responsibilities increased dramatically. On July 2, 1922, Maria died while giving birth to a sixth son, and the eighth child, who was stillborn. As the oldest child, the care of her four younger siblings fell on Marie’s youthful shoulders, and the situation was complicated further when widower Giovanni departed for his hometown of Catona, Italy, shortly after his wife’s death. Although Marie’s three brothers and one sister were able to sleep in their parents’ home, located only a few doors from her own house, their everyday needs immersed her in a non-stop cycle of cooking, cleaning, laundry, and other assorted chores. Now, while most people are familiar with these terms and tasks, bear in mind that cooking included growing food in a huge garden which fed the family throughout the year—produce was often
canned and preserved, especially tomatoes—raising rabbits, chickens, and ducks for meat and eggs, using a wringer washer—and first making the soap required—and line drying everything before spending a day ironing each item with a flat iron heated on a coal stove. Then there were the goats: Marie rose each morning at 4 a.m. to milk them in order to craft the ricotta cheese so necessary for a proper Italian table. To clarify, the family lived in a modest row home, not a farm. Shenandoah residents were able to rent (and later purchase) individual one-acre plots on a large tract of land in town, located near the Tambasco dwelling. Planting a grape arbor enabled Joseph to produce wine, and also provided him with a shady getaway. Essentially living off the land by necessity, the family consumed organic, sustainable foods that are chic, trendy, and pricey today. Baking copious loaves of rustic bread from scratch three times a week was another arduous task—one daughter who recalls being envious of the storebought Wonder-type bread she watched other kids at school eating—and flour was delivered in 50 or 100-pound sacks. Since nothing was ever wasted, these cotton bags were then made into dishtowels and underwear for the children. Clearly, Marie was a recycling pioneer. And life proceeded apace, with Joseph walking several miles to and from work in the mines each day—the family never had a car—and a new baby arriving about every two years or so. Life was busy and quarters were tight. Youngest child Anna Marie Tambasco O’Haren recalls sleeping in a crib until she was 10 years old, while the older children slept two or three to a bed, single or double, respectively. Marie’s father, by the way, did return from Italy with a new wife, Mariannina, and the couple went on to have 5 children, 3 sons and 2 daughters. Maria’s children would jokingly refer to their stepmother and half-siblings as the “second batch” family.
A CONTINUING JOURNEY Marie, whose formal education ended after fourth grade, masterfully took care of household needs, doctored the children, counseled them with calm, intuitive advice—for example, if there was a heated disagreement with a friend, she would say, “You cannot argue with stupidity” and recommend that
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they let go of the issue—told them stories, and had hot chocolate waiting after they played in the snow. At a time when spanking was the norm, this no-drama mama instilled discipline in the children. She was always generous outside the family, too, making extra baked goods on weekends to share with friends and neighbors. And if a mother in need asked to buy goat’s milk for a child, Marie would gladly give it without taking a dime. “Treat neighbors like you treat yourself” was her personal maxim.
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While life was tough, especially during the Depression years, the kids never felt neglected or underprivileged. Simple pleasures included listening to the radio, skipping rope, and playing jacks on the front porch. (From an early age they also did odd jobs and cleaning chores for people in town, earning money to buy nice clothes and other personal items not in the family budget.) And the children were certainly well fed, particularly on Sundays, when Marie made a variety of homemade pastas. Since Joseph favored spaghetti, that was always part of the mix, and ravioli was put together assembly-line fashion with assistance from the girls. The Tambascos later purchased a double house across the street and Joseph used his abundant skills in carpentry, masonry, plumbing, and electrical work to convert it to a larger single home. Although the number of children at home was thinning out, extra accommodations were needed when grown children who had left the area returned to visit with their families. The new home also brought the modern convenience of an electric stove. Marie never felt comfortable using this appliance, so Joseph installed the old coal stove in the basement to provide a familiar cooking backup. After Joseph passed away in 1976, Marie—a woman who had never experienced a vacation or a trip much beyond the borders of Shenandoah—began to consider the idea of visiting family. In 1982, she traveled back to Italy along with Rose and Ciro Pepoli—her daughter and son-in-law—and grandson Gerard. During a month-long stay she became acquainted with her departed husband’s family and members of her own Panzariello clan, and relished answering the many questions the children had about life in America. While Joseph had shared memories of a poor country where life was difficult, Marie was delighted to find the
family he left behind had found prosperity and happiness in the decades after his departure. Although the self-sufficient Marie remained in her home for many years by herself, she eventually conceded to moving into an assisted living facility in Pottsville to avoid having her care become burdensome to her children. As she told the reporter in that newspaper interview toward the end of her life, “. . . the one thing I hope they remember about me is this: ‘She was a good mother.’” They do, and she was.
MINING TOWN MELTING POT If geography can define destiny, Shenandoah hit the mother lode atop the Mammoth Vein—the largest anthracite deposit of Pennsylvania’s Middle Western coalfield. The first colliery opened in 1862, preceding the town’s incorporation into a borough by four years. Initially operated by primarily English and Welsh transplants, the burgeoning mining industry soon attracted Irish and German immigrants. By the late 1870s, waves of arrivals from many European countries created an astonishingly diverse population. At its industrial peak—railroads and textiles soon contributed to the town’s economic vitality—some 35,000 residents packed the 1-square-mile boundaries of the community. Anna Marie Tambasco O’Haren, youngest daughter of Marie and Joseph Tambasco, recalls a procession of church bazaars delivering excitement on weekends from late spring to early fall—noting with pride, “Ours was the only church with fireworks.” Every celebration featured a riotous array of culinary specialties, from blinis and halupkies to paczki and pierogies. (It’s notable that Mrs. T’s Pierogies originated in Shenandoah.) O’Haren’s mother easily incorporated dishes from assorted nationalities into her traditional Italian cuisine, earning her the family nickname of “our Mrs. T.” Although Marie’s offspring might not be able to see the world as children, they at least enjoyed its very best flavors.
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The Weintraub family had embraced this destination for both celebratory occasions with kids and quick take-out meals. However, Carl’s Corner held special significance for son David, now nineteen years old, who has autism: David loved sharing a “boys’ night out” there with his dad. When Cindy learned that founders Carl and Betsy Souders were hoping to retire and would probably close by summer 2018, Matthew’s response went way beyond unexpected: “I don’t think we should let that happen. Are you up to owning a restaurant?” (Note that between them, only Matthew had several years of restaurant experience managing a local Domino’s Pizza shop during his college years. Cindy worked in Bethlehem when she began stopping by Carl’s Corner for lunch in the late ’90s, and Matthew—a former Bethlehem paramedic and volunteer firefighter—is currently a MedEvac flight nurse at Lehigh Valley Hospital.)
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While the Weintraubs were able to retain the longtime staff members of Carl’s Corner— who are famous for knowing their guests and greeting them by name—the fledgling restaurateurs went hands-on in operating the 6-days-a-week business. While daughters Molly, Alexa, and Lauren pitch in to help from time to time, David and some of his peers are learning solid job skills. Working together, this enthusiastic family is able to “continue the legacy” and “preserve the vision” of the Souders. “We haven't changed the menu,” Cindy attests. Hungry fans applaud the seamless transition.
VALUE-DRIVEN DELICIOSITY Signature steak sandwiches, made in regular or giant sizes, still arrive topped with Carl’s proprietary house-simmered “special” sauce. Well-filled rolls from Amoroso’s in Philly include sliced chipped beef, sautéed onions and optional cheese. Or shake up your taste buds by trying a Pepper Steak, with pickled sweet peppers cooked in the beef, a Steak
COMMUNITY CHEERLEADERS This community-minded business, which supports multiple fundraising causes, created a program honoring “Hometown Heroes.” Customers could buy a “Golden Ticket” for $5 (for a meal valued at $8 or $9, with the difference in price gifted by the owners) and post it on a bulletin board. First responders and veterans visiting Carl’s Corner could take a ticket and receive a free meal as thanks for their service. Another innovative event hosted periodically is “Special Needs Sunday,” which provides a relaxed social environment for those with autism and their families.
Sub laden with lettuce-onion-and-tomato, or a chicken steak or cheesesteak, also available California style. Subs are the next mainstay category and come packed with top-quality meats and cheeses sliced to order—and the shredded lettuce and sliced onions and tomatoes are prepped fresh each morning. (A daily mix-and-match special features two 14-inch Italian, American, or Ham & Cheese subs for a modest $12.49, plus tax. Also check out priced-right combo deals always on offer.) Other cold varieties include a meat-free Cheese Sub and a wildly popular Tuna Salad Sub. Hot subs and sandwiches run a tasty gamut, from a Veal or Meatball Parm with melted provolone to a Crab Pattie sandwich or Hot Beef & Swiss on a Kaiser roll—and lots more. Burgers come in two sizes with multiple gourmet adornments, plus there are wraps, hot dogs, wings, and salads to satisfy mostly every appetite. Carb-averse eaters can even opt to simply have the contents of a sandwich or wrap packaged in a box. Fryer-food addicts, on the other hand, will not be disappointed by the straight-cut or seasoned curly fries—which may be topped with a cheese sauce customers frequently refer to as “liquid gold”—onion rings, breaded mushrooms, Mozzarella Sticks and Mrs. T’s Pierogies. ITALIAN SUB CINDY & MATTHEW WEINTRAUB
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Although primarily a take-out eatery (offering curbside delivery during the Coronavirus mandate), nine tables accommodate sit-down diners under normal circumstances. On a tight lunch schedule? Call ahead and your tray of food will be ready upon your arrival. The Carl’s Corner crew stands dedicated to making you and your tummy happy.
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The study, which the council conducts every five years, showed a steady increase in both attendance and income until 2017, the latest year it was conducted, when it showed a decrease in attendance of about 1.4 million and a decrease in income from $208 million to $186 million. The decrease is not the result of a decrease in the number of cultural events in the area; in fact, it’s just the opposite. “There’s been an increase in competition,” Forte says, adding that the nonprofit arts and entertainment organizations are now competing with the offerings of educational institutions such as Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center and Lafayette College’s Williams Center; for-profit arts organizations that bring in outside performers, such as Wind Creek Casino Event Center; and sporting organizations such as the IronPigs and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. “The area has had a tremendous growth in the opportunities for people to spend disposable income,” he says. Forte notes that while the small and midsized producing organizations and the larger presenting organizations are combining to offer patrons more variety than ever, their effects on the community differ. The producing organizations “work with local talent and make use of local business vendors,” he says, adding that “the money stays in the communities.” Forte also notes that many organizations have built or expanded facilities in their local communities, often at great cost, without considering the effect on the region as a whole.
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“We need to try to strike a balance and get people to work together,” Forte says, adding that each type of organization brings something unique to the table. “Having a regional cultural plan would be helpful so we look at what we have and what we need.”
ARTS AND ACCESS ALWAYS One of the Lehigh Valley Arts Council’s newest programs, Arts and Access Always, is designed to provide people with disabilities greater access to the arts. The program, which began in 2014 as a yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, offers matching grants for organizations seeking to accommodate an underserved population in its audience, to contract with a disabled artist for a public performance and to teach an artistic practice culminating in a public performance or exhibition by a group of people with disabilities. Among the events the program has supported are public performances in American Sign Language, audio descriptions of the visual arts, and dance programs for those with physical disabilities.
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“Greater access empowers everybody and makes the arts more relevant to the community they’re serving as well,” says Forte.
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olf can be many things. For some, it’s a passion; for others, it’s a livelihood, a road to doing business, a hobby. (And Mark Twain supposedly called it “a good walk, spoiled.”) But for The First Tee of the Lehigh Valley and Berks County (FTLV), golf is the perfect vehicle for imparting valuable lessons to young players, preparing them for the all-important game of life. The national First Tee program began in 1997, as a partnership among the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the Masters Tournament, the Professional Golfers’ Association of America, the PGA Tour, and the United States Golf Association. It was intended to promote the game to non-playing youth—but it soon became apparent that the sport’s rules applied to many life and leadership skills. The idea caught on; today there are First Tee chapters in every U.S. state and several international spots, and millions of kids and teens pass through the program each year. The Lehigh Valley chapter began in 2000 as “Embrace Your Dreams,” a local group that taught youth tennis at Jordan Park in Allentown. That organization connected with First Tee around 2004, said FTLV executive director Fred Keller, and offered a combination of tennis and golf. Over time, the tennis aspect faded away, and the group adopted its current name in 2018. FTLV now offers summer programs at golf courses, as well as after-school programs during the spring and fall throughout its service area. “National research has shown that kids who participate in these programs do better in school, have higher graduation rates, and participate in more community activities,” Keller said. “We teach the basics of golf, but our real intent is to mold better people by promoting First Tee’s nine core values,” Keller said those ideals include honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgment.
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making a difference Rick Kline, FTLV board president and owner of Sittler Golf Center in Sinking Spring, explained that golf is an excellent vehicle to help instill these values. “In football or baseball, there are umpires, referees, and scorekeepers to oversee the game. But when you play golf, you’re the only one that enforces the rules.” Thus, each player reflects honesty by accurately recording the score; judgment when evaluating the next shot; perseverance during a difficult round; and all these values transfer to everyday life.
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FTLV’s core audience is youth aged 8 to 18, but the biggest group is made up of 8-to-12-yearolds. In its early days, the program focused on inner-city kids but, in keeping with its mission—“To impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf”—it has become much more diverse. “We run our programs at various golf courses and country clubs,” Keller said, “such as Manor Golf Club in Sinking Spring, Allentown Municipal, Sittler Golf Center, the Bethlehem Golf Club and Riverview Country Club. And our participants at each location come from its surrounding area. Everyone is welcome to sign up.” There are two four-week sessions during the summer months, and students in each receive at least 20 hours of basic golf instruction; the core values are woven throughout the lessons—while walking to the next tee, setting up a shot, or as a wrap-up discussion. Although the program fee is $120 per session, “Part of the registration process includes household-income information,” Keller said. “When appropriate, The First Tee will provide students with the gear they need to participate.” He added that up to 75% of the summerprogram participants are fully subsidized.
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Kline has also coached for the program, and said, “I’ve worked with kids from all walks of life, and it’s rewarding to watch them grow and mature. I’ve seen some of them come back years later to work with us.”
One of them is 14-year-old A. J. Moncman. He’d participated in golf camps prior to First Tee, but his experience with that program has been special. “I learned about playing, and about the core values. But the main benefit to me has been interacting with different people. At my school, we all live in the same area and have the same background,” he said. “With First Tee, though, I met people from different schools and different areas. “I’m not old enough to be an assistant coach, but my mom [Kim Moncman] has helped start First Tee branches at Marvine and Clearview schools. I like to go with her and be a good demonstrator and role model for them.” Kim’s a Level 1 coach, and endorses the program. “So many of our kids play ‘travel sports’, with a lot of emphasis on winning. I think they’re losing sight of what sports should be about. First Tee teaches them some realworld values, and I wish it could be part of everyone’s gym classes,” she said. “There’s a lot of negativity in the world,” Kline said. “I really feel blessed to be part of a program that can have such a positive influence on kids.” First Tee of the Lehigh Valley and Berks County has an ambitious goal for 2020: boosting its enrollment to 500, and expanding its reach. As a self-funded organization, donations of time, money and in-kind offerings are always welcome. For more information, visit firstteelehighvalley.org/ways-to-give/ or contact Fred Keller at 610-868-5290 or info@embraceyourdreams.org.
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HONEST TRAV’S VIRTUAL DIVE BAR As a result of bars being shuttered, musicians have lost their main source of income. A mysterious person named “Honest Trav” came up with a virtual bar so musicians from all over the country could continue performing live through Facebook and put out the virtual tip jar to sing for their supper. In just one-month, Honest Trav’s has already reached over 53K members aged 21 and over and allowed locals to support their favorite singer/songwriters like Sarah Ayers, and those hailing from Iowa like Jenny Lynn Stacy and The Dirty Roosters. Continue supporting your favorite musicians and take in some new live concerts from a far through Honest Trav’s Virtual Dive Bar.
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