December 2nd - Old Fashioned Christmas

Schedule of Events: https://www.lehighvalleychamber.org/emmausofc.html

12:00 - 5:00  - Cheers Trail presented by Kleckner & Sons and ServPro of Allentown
12:00 - 4:00  - Candy Cane Lane
3:00 - 4:30 - FREE entry to Emmaus Theatre for Holiday Movie with a donation of canned goods presented by Edward Jones
4:00 - 7:00 - Old Fashioned Christmas Festivities at Triangle Park

Emmaus Winter Market Opens December 3rd

The market will be open on Sundays for all of December from 10 am-12 noon with over 25 vendors on Fourth Street and in the Triangle. Come on out and support our local vendors.

Red Pandas Coming to the Lehigh Valley Zoo

In 2024, Lehigh Valley Zoo is preparing to introduce red pandas into an area that was previously occupied by North American prairie dogs. Collaborating closely with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and its species survival plan, the Zoo is carefully selecting the red pandas for their new habitat.

Contrary to popular belief associating them with giant pandas, red pandas, share more genetic traits with raccoons, weasels, and skunks. With fewer than 10,000 red pandas remaining in the wild, they are categorized as endangered, according to WWF UK.

Tidbits

• Home sales were low due to higher interest rates in 2023. Predictions say that the rates will come down in 2024 therby making more homes available.

• 500 pounds of food stolen from Cherished Friends in Germansville - a facility for senior animals.

• Rapper Ludacris is the first headliner announced for next year's Musikfest.

Emmaus HS Girls Field Hockey - Champions

This team had another spectacular year with a 26-1 record, 14-0 Conference Record, and #1 ranking in Eastern PA. By every measure, this team was the cream of the crop. Let the success continue into next season.

Emmaus HS Football - A Good Year

The Green Hornets football team had a good year. They will have a couple of seniors leaving after this year but hopes are high that next year will also be successful

Eagles Football - Rolling Bigger and Bigger

Have the Eagles secured a spot in the playoffs?
It sure seems like the Eagles are in an excellent position to make the playoffs. It is not an overstatement to say that Eagles fans are having “Super” dreams.

Tree Lighting Ceremonies In the Lehigh Valley

Slatington Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 1, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
509 Main St., Slatington
Hanover Township Tree Light Ceremony Dec. 1, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
3660 Jacksonville Rd., Bethlehem
Allentown Tree Lighting Celebration Dec. 2, 4-7 p.m.
20 N. 5th St., Allentown
Emmaus’ Christmas Dec. 2, 4 -7p.m.
Triangle Park, Main St., Emmaus
South Whitehall Township Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 2, 5:30 p.m.
Covered Bridge Park 2465 Wehr Mill Road
Forks Township Tree Lighting Dec. 3, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
1606 Sullivan Trail, Easton
Whitehall Township Tree Lighting Dec. 6, 6:30 p.m.
3219 MacArthur Rd., Whitehall
North Whitehall Township Tree Lighting Dec. 10, 5-7 p.m.
3256 Levans Rd., Coplay

Soul Sisters’ Studio 
Snow Globe Photo Ornament December 1st - 6:30 to 8:30 pm
https://www.soulsistersemmaus.com/events/

Entertainment

Winery Comedy Tour At Sleepy Cat
Fri Dec 29 2023 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
Sleepy Cat Urban Winery, West Allen Street, Allentown, PA

Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48½ Anniversary
Sun Dec 03 2023 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm
The Emmaus Theatre, 19 S. 4th Street, Emmaus

The Grinch (Free Screening w/ Canned Food Item)
Dec 2 at 3 PM
The Emmaus Theatre, 19 S. 4th Street, Emmaus

Emmaus Spotlight Polls

This Day in History

2001 - George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the age of 58.
1997 - In a ceremony that was broadcast around the world by satellite, some 28,000 couples gathered for a “wedding” conducted by Sun Myung Moon.
1991 - Dr. Conrad Murray receives a four-year sentence for Michael Jackson’s death
1963 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
1947 - United Nations resolution for the partition of Palestine
1929 First flight over the South Pole. American explorer Richard Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole. The flight took just over 18 hours.

Really?

Millvina Dean, the youngest passenger aboard the Titanic at just two months old, survived the tragic collision with an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Her family had plans to start a new life in Kansas City. Despite losing her father in the disaster, Millvina, along with her mother and brother, managed to survive.
In her later years, financial struggles led her to sell her precious Titanic-related possessions. Sadly, she passed away in May 2009 at the age of 97. Prior to her death, facing destitution, she found support from Titanic movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, who generously assisted in covering her nursing home expenses.

Humor

A Jewish son tells his father he is moving out. The son returns a year later and tells his father that he has converted to Christianity. The father is upset and calls his friend who is also Jewish. “You won’t believe this, my son David moved out for a year and came back and told me he converted to Christianity.” His friend says, “you won’t believe this...my son Benjamin moved away for a year and when he came back HE converted to Christianity too”!
Both upset, they call their rabbi and explain what happened. The rabbi says, “You won’t believe this, my son Joshua moved away and when HE came back he told me he converted to Christianity too”! The rabbi suggests they call God and tell him. The rabbi tells God that all three men had sons who moved away and converted to Christianity and didn’t know what to do. God says to them, “you won’t believe this...

This Day in History

2001 - George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the age of 58.
1997 - In a ceremony that was broadcast around the world by satellite, some 28,000 couples gathered at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., for a “wedding” conducted by Sun Myung Moon, leader of the Unification Church.
1991 - Dr. Conrad Murray receives a four-year sentence for Michael Jackson’s death.
1963 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
1947 - United Nations resolution for the partition of Palestine.
1929 First flight over the South Pole. American explorer Richard Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole. The flight took just over 18 hours.

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