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Real or artificial? Hellertown Borough Council answered that question Tuesday when it voted unanimously to approve the purchase of a 14-foot tall artificial Christmas tree, which will be used for the annual Light Up Night tree-lighting celebration in Dimmick Park in November.
Imagine the joy of a child opening a Christmas present to find inside the wrapping paper the thing he most wanted Santa to bring him. Then imagine that joy turning to despair, as the gift disappears, along with some of the magic of Christmas.
The Springtown Volunteer Fire Company’s annual Santa Run will be held Saturday, Dec. 22 beginning at 3 p.m. The trucks will take Santa around town, starting in Pleasant Valley continuing through Springtown and ending at Hawk Road.
Volunteers will be on hand to accept dropped-off donations of food at the New Jerusalem Lutheran Church food bank on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 4 to 7 p.m.
It was an evening filled with food, fun, friendship and festivity at the Heller-Wagner Grist Mill Friday, where the Hellertown Historical Society hosted its annual Holiday Open House in the building’s Tavern Room.
In addition to photos with Santa there will be a free small gift for children and pups while supplies last! Enjoy complimentary snacks, hot drinks, warm hearts and big smiles. Bring a canned food item to donate to a local food bank.
A new tradition will begin at Christ Lutheran Church, 69 Main St., Hellertown, on Friday, Dec. 7 with a Christmas tree lighting event from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. that the community is invited to attend.
Join with friends at Hellertown Historical Society’s Tavern Room in the lower level of the historic Heller-Wagner Grist Mill for some holiday spirit on Friday, Dec. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Hellertown Mayor David Heintzelman Monday issued a challenge of sorts to both himself and others involved in organizing the borough’s annual Light Up Night event, which kickstarts the holiday season in Saucon Valley and this year was attended by several thousand people.
The annual Fountain Hill Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be held at Tinsley Triangle (Broadway and N. Lynn Street) on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend.