In this Emmaus Spotlight Issue…

• Local News

  • No Tax Increase

  • Take a Selfie This Halloween- I Will Post It

• 🌞Emmaus PA Weather

• Local Events

  • Local Holiday Festivities

• Sports

  • Jalen Hurts Set to Play on Sunday

• Trivia / Humor

Christmas Comes Early to Lehigh County - No Tax Increase

𝐋𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Last Night we passed 𝐚 𝟓𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐋𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭.

The budget includes 𝐍𝐎 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞.

More importantly, the financial models that informed the budget project 𝐧𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐱 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. Funding for the budget includes $119 million coming from county real estate taxes, while the rest will come from the state and federal government. The state and federal funds help pay for areas the County is required by law to provide including Health and Human Services.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? $57.6 million is allocated for courts and corrections. These "Law & Order" expenses include the Sheriff, District Attorney and several other offices. $7.5 million for "quality-of-life" issues, including veterans affairs, parks and trails, public transit planning, and the county's voter registration office. $25 million in the stabilization fund. $3.6 million for the public defender's office. $3 million for farmland preservation. $1.5 million to continue the $67 million upgrades that include building a four-story, 240-bed addition. This renovation allow Cedarbrook to reduce the number of residents sharing a room from 3 or 4 to 1 or 2, and it will eliminate communal restrooms by providing in-room bathroom facilities.

Emmaus Halloween Parade

The Emmaus Halloween Parade is scheduled for Saturday, October 21st, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m. All entrants must be registered for the parade. Registration forms are available on the Borough website (www.emmauspa.gov ) or the parade website (www.emmausparade.com ). The deadline for registration is October 9th, 2023.

• Local Festivals

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  1. Seiple Farms Fall Festival

     • Dates: Weekends through Oct. 29

     • Activities: Hayrides, pumpkin patch, corn mazes, farm animals, pony rides, amusement rides, food trucks, vendors.

     • Website: seiplefarms.com/autumn/

  2. Hausman Fruit Farm Fall Festival

     • Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 30 to Oct. 29

     • Activities: Free admission, hayrides, pony rides, corn maze, live music, food and drink options.

     • Pricing: $2 to $5 for kids' activities, optional wristbands available.

  3. Harvest & Haunts Fall Festival

     • Date: Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

     • Activities: Vendors, crafters, historical tours, ghost tours at George Taylor House in Catasauqua.

  4. PA Bacon Fest

     1. Dates: Nov. 4-5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

     2. Activities: Bacon-flavored foods, pig and weiner dog races, contests, live music, 5K race, and more.

  5. 49th Annual Antique Bottle & Antiques Show & Sale
     9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Admission is $3.00 for the public (Children under 12 admitted free). Macungie Park, 50 Poplar St, Macungie, PA, 18062

  6. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=sdep

     

• Macungie Minstrelaires upcoming production “A British Invasion”. Show dates are October 27 & November 3 @7:00pm and October 28 & November 4 @2 pm & 7pm at Lower Macungie Middle School. A portion of proceeds will go to The Kindness Project (LV). Tickets are available at www.macungie-minstrelaires.org, at 484-353-2331 or at the door.

• The Great Pumpkin Fest
  Great Pumpkin Fest at Dorney Park offers one-of-a-kind Halloween events for kids and families! Through October 29.
  discoverlehighvalley.com/event/the-great-pumpkin-fest/55642/

• THE HOUSE AND BARN HALLOWEEN SHOW WITH BURN

  Sat Oct 28 2023 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm The HOUSE and BARN, 1449 Chestnut Street, Emmaus,PA.

• The EHS Theater Department presents… Little Women

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  The Emmaus High School Theater Department will present Little Women by Kate Hamill. The play, an adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, will be presented on November 2,3, and 4 at 7:00 PM in the EHS auditorium. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens, and can be reserved online via the EHS website beginning October 18. Tickets will also be available at the door. Senior citizen gold card holders may present gold cards in the EHS main office or at the door to receive a complimentary ticket to any performance.

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Emmaus Newsletter Notes*

A Way To Remember
If you are looking for a creative gift for a special someone, the Emmaus Remembrance Garden is selling engraved bricks to be placed at the lovely Remembrance Garden next to the Knauss Homestead. There are many options to choose from - wedding, anniversary, birthday, retirement, Eagle Scout, veteran's service, community heroes, graduation - the possibilities are endless for brick-giving! Bricks offered are 4x8 and 8x8, symbols available for an additional charge. Cedar benches are also available for purchase, this is a unique way to enhance the beauty at the Remembrance Garden while honoring a loved one. Ordering available online.

Come Visit!
The Emmaus Remembrance Garden is located at 164 E. Main Street. A sign to the garden is at the driveway of Cintas and the Garden entrance is on the right side of the parking lot next to Knauss Homestead. We have a beautiful space set aside in a unique place of reflection. The Garden offers an area to honor those we love, those we have lost, or to pay homage to a person, a time or a place.

Honoring Our Memories, One Brick at a Time
Are you a Veteran, Emmaus Church or Emmaus Emergency Services (Community Hero)? Contact us for a special discount.
emmausremembers.org •  484-274-2089

*reprinted from Emmaus Newsletter with permission