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Southern Clarion Police Association hosts annual banquet
NEW BETHLEHEM – The Southern Clarion Police Association celebrated its third annual banquet on Friday evening, Nov. 14, at the New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.
The theme of the evening focused on teamwork among police officers, legislators, probation, crime lab and human service providers.
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NEW BETHLEHEM – The Southern Clarion Police Association celebrated its third annual banquet on Friday evening, Nov. 14, at the New Bethlehem Presbyterian Church.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🎄❤️ UPDATE: 50 STUDENTS STILL NEED SPONSORS ❤️🎄
Our hearts are overflowing in Redbank Valley today. Kyle Hicks from Redbank Valley School District shared a beautiful update on the 2025 Angel Tree Program. More than 170 students across 65 families requested Christmas support this year, and thanks to the incredible generosity of our churches, organizations, and community members, most tickets have already been claimed and shopped for. What a blessing!
But we are not done yet. We still have 50 students waiting for a sponsor, and we want to make sure every single child receives a joyful Christmas morning.
If you or your organization feels led to help, please contact Kyle Hicks at [email protected] right away so you can receive the remaining student names in time to shop before the gift deadline.
🎁 Key Dates
• Family request forms accepted through 11/21/2025
• All student tickets distributed by 12/1/2025
• Wrapped gifts due to RVHS by 3:00 PM on 12/15/2025
• Family pickup date is 12/16/2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the high school lobby
🎁 Gift Guidelines
• Wrap all gifts
• Bag gifts together by student
• Clearly label each bag with the Angel Tree number
• Drop off at your organization or directly at RVHS from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
🎁 Need More Tickets?
Organizations who want to sponsor additional students or have unused tickets should reach out by 12/10/2025 so that every remaining child can be matched.
Our Bulldog community is known for its compassion, its faith, and its open hands. Thank you to every person who has stepped up to bless our students this Christmas. Together, we can ensure that every single child has a Christmas they will never forget.
For questions or support:
📧 Kyle Hicks: [email protected]
📧 Dr. Michael Guidice: [email protected]
Let’s finish strong, Redbank Valley. ❤️🐾🎄
#RedbankValley #BulldogPride #AngelTree #CommunityStrong #FaithInAction #GiveJoy #SupportLocalFamilies #Christmas2025 #NewBethlehemPA
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🎉 UPCOMING EVENTS in the New Bethlehem & Redbank Valley Community!
📅 NOVEMBER
• Nov 23, 7P: RVCA Community Thanksgiving Service @ First Baptist Church, New Bethlehem
• Nov 24, 5P: Primitive Snowman Bottle Craft Class (14 spots) @ Redbank Valley Public Library
• Nov 27, 8A: 15th Annual Kessa’s Blessings Turkey Trot 5K Walk/Run @ Redbank Valley Trailhead, New Bethlehem
• Nov 29, 5:30A-9A: Hunter’s Breakfast @ Leatherwood Church Fellowship Hall, 889 Church Rd., New Bethlehem
📅 DECEMBER
• Dec 1, 6P-9P: Reindeer Hanger Painting Class @ Redbank Valley Public Library
• Dec 5, 6:30P: Keridwyn Celtic Christmas Concert @ Redbank Valley History Center, doors 5P for Charity of Trees
• Dec 6, 6P: Light Up Night Annual Christmas Parade (lineup 5:30P @ Redbank Chevy, parade on Broad St., New Bethlehem)
• Dec 7, 7P: RV Church Association Christmas Festival of Carols @ Oakland Church of God, Distant
• Wednesdays in Dec, 6P-8P: Clarion Model Railroad Club Christmas Model Train Displays @ 515c Main St., Clarion
• Saturdays in Dec, 10A-4P: Clarion Model Railroad Club Christmas Model Train Displays @ 515c Main St., Clarion
• Sundays in Dec, 12P-4P: Clarion Model Railroad Club Christmas Model Train Displays @ 515c Main St., Clarion
📅 FEBRUARY 2026
• Feb 22, 11A-4P: 3rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for Mending Hope Equine Rescue
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🌟 Save the Date!
• May-Oct, Fri 12:30-5P: Gumtown Market @ Gumtown Park
🙏 Monthly Gatherings
• 1st & 3rd Thurs 7A: Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ Evermoores
• 2nd Thurs 8A: Women’s Prayer Breakfast @ Evermoores
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🌼 COMMUNITY PRIDE ON BROAD STREET 🌼
A heartfelt thank you to all the amazing businesses who sponsored the Broad Street planters this year. Your generosity helped bring beauty, color, and that “something special” to New Bethlehem all summer long. 🌸💛
Special thanks to our sponsors: Village Pizza, Clarion County Community Bank, The Charles P Leach Agency, Hoak Insurance, The Community Center, Fraternal Order of Eagles, The Leader Vindicator, Toy Drilling, Canyon Coffee, BGM Custom Wear, and The American Legion. 🙌🌿
Grateful appreciation also goes to Shannon Polka, Kendra Traister, Matt Green, Mary Lou Shingledecker, EmmaLeigh Rupp, and Mayor Gordon Barrows for teaming up with Gennie Gerow to clean out the planters and store them for winter. Your teamwork reflects the heart of our community. 💚✨ -President John Gerow
Thank you for helping make New Bethlehem shine brighter each season. 🌞🌷
#NewBethlehem #CommunityStrong #BroadStreet #LocalLove #SmallTownPride #Gratitude #ThankYouSponsors #BeautifyNB #RedbankValley
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⭐️🇺🇸 NEW BETHLEHEM 🇺🇸⭐️ Monthly Mayor’s Report for November 2025 published under ‘reports’ tab on mayoral websites: NewBethlehemBoro.com/mayor or GordonBarrows.com/mayor -Mayor Barrows
#Community #Economics #MonthlyReport #Mayor #NewBethlehem #RedbankValley
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🍳 BREAKFAST BENEFIT FOR DEVIN BOWSER & FAMILY 🍳
Join us for a warm and hearty Hunters Breakfast to support Devin Bowser and his family as he recovers from serious injuries after a fall from his tree stand. He is facing multiple surgeries and a long road to healing. Your support means so much. ❤️🙏
🥞 Breakfast Menu: Scrambled eggs, smoked sausage, breakfast potatoes, pancakes, and sausage gravy over biscuits
📅 Date: November 29, 2025
⏰ Time: 5:30 AM to 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Leatherwood Church Fellowship Hall, 889 Church Road, New Bethlehem PA 16242
💵 Cost: Adults $12, Children 5 to 12 $6, Children 4 and under free
Bring your appetite and your kindness as we come together to bless a family in need. 🤝💛
#HuntersBreakfast #SupportLocalFamilies #CommunityStrong #RedbankValley #NewBethlehem #FaithInAction #PancakeBreakfast #BlessAndBeBlessed
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✨ LIVING NATIVITY UNDER THE STARS ✨
Join us Friday, December 19 from 6:30 to 8 pm at Springside Baptist Church for a beautiful Living Nativity scene 👶🐑. Enjoy caroling by the New Bethlehem Area Community Choir 🎶 plus cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee inside the church ☕🍪. Bring your family and friends to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas together ❤️🌟
#livingnativity #springsidebaptistchurch #NewBethlehem #communitychoir #christmascaroling #familyevent #ChristmasJoy #KeepChristInChristmas
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HONOR HEROES W/ WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 🎄🇺🇸
Remember and honor our veterans this Christmas by sponsoring a $17 wreath to be placed at their gravesite. The community ceremony will be held Dec 13 at 1 PM at the Redbank Valley Veteran Memorial Park, 407 Arch St., New Bethlehem where each veteran’s name will be spoken aloud. 🙏❤️
Applications due Dec 1. Mail to: American Legion Post 354, Attn: Wreaths Across America, P.O. Box 244, New Bethlehem PA 16242. Donations are also welcome for veterans without local family. See attached flyer for details.
Let’s ensure every hero is remembered. 🎄🇺🇸
#WreathsAcrossAmerica #HonorOurHeroes #Veterans #NewBethlehem #RedbankValley #NeverForget #AmericanLegionHONOR HEROES W/ WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 🎄🇺🇸
Remember and honor our veterans this Christmas by sponsoring a $17 wreath to be placed at their gravesite. The community ceremony will be held Dec 13 at 1 PM at the Redbank Valley Veteran Memorial Park, 407 Arch St., New Bethlehem where each veteran’s name will be spoken aloud. 🙏❤️
Applications due Dec 1. Mail to: American Legion Post 354, Attn: Wreaths Across America, P.O. Box 244, New Bethlehem PA 16242. Donations are also welcome for veterans without local family. See attached flyer for details. 
Let’s ensure every hero is remembered. 🎄🇺🇸
#WreathsAcrossAmerica #HonorOurHeroes #Veterans #NewBethlehem #RedbankValley #NeverForget #AmericanLegion
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🏃♂️🦃 Join the Turkey Trot for a Cause! 🦃🏃♀️
This Thanksgiving morning, our community is coming together for the 15th Annual Kessa’s Blessings Turkey Trot to support two local families in need. 💛 Come walk or run the Redbank Valley Trail as we lift up Becky Doverspike and Landon Culp during their health battles. Your donation in place of registration will make a real impact.
📅 Thursday, November 27 at 8 AM
📍 Rails to Trails Trailhead, New Bethlehem (beside Zack’s and Valley Flowers)
🙏 Check out the flyer for full details, photos, and Scripture that inspires this special community tradition.
#TurkeyTrot #CommunityStrong #RedbankValley #NewBethlehem #SupportLocalFamilies #ThanksgivingRun #FaithInAction 🧡🏃♂️🦃 Join the Turkey Trot for a Cause! 🦃🏃♀️
This Thanksgiving morning, our community is coming together for the 15th Annual Kessa’s Blessings Turkey Trot to support two local families in need. 💛 Come walk or run the Redbank Valley Trail as we lift up Becky Doverspike and Landon Culp during their health battles. Your donation in place of registration will make a real impact.
📅 Thursday, November 27 at 8 AM
📍 Rails to Trails Trailhead, New Bethlehem (beside Zack’s and Valley Flowers)
🙏 Check out the flyer for full details, photos, and Scripture that inspires this special community tradition.
#TurkeyTrot #CommunityStrong #RedbankValley #NewBethlehem #SupportLocalFamilies #ThanksgivingRun #FaithInAction 🧡
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🎉 Thanks for Supporting Shop, Look & Listen! 📚🍁
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Redbank Valley Public Library for today’s Shop, Look & Listen event! Your support made the day a wonderful success. 🙌❤️
We appreciate our amazing vendors, crafters, and community members who filled the library with holiday spirit through great food, raffles, the Chinese auction, 50/50, and the lottery ticket wreath. 🎄🛍️✨ Thank you for supporting your local library! 📚💛
📸 Photos courtesy of Liz Harmon of TechReady Professionals & RedbankValley.org.
#RedbankValley #ShopLookListen #SupportLocal #CommunityStrong #LibraryLove #HolidaySpirit #NewBethlehem #Library
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Get the latest news & announcements from the Redbank Valley’s Boroughs and Townships, including New Bethlehem, South Bethlehem, Hawthorn, Redbank Township, Mahoning Township, Porter Township and Madison Township. To contact a government directly, please see the list of ‘Government Links‘ on this page.
New Bethlehem Borough
Clarion County
210 Lafayette Street
New Bethlehem, PA 16242
P: 814.275.2003
F: 814.275.4269
E: [email protected]
W: www.NewBethlehemBoro.com
South Bethlehem Borough
Armstrong County
217 West Broad Street
New Bethlehem, PA 16242
P: 814.275.4079
F: 814.275.4079
E: [email protected]
W: www.co.armstrong.pa.us
Hawthorn Borough
Clarion County
Mail: P.O. Box 52
Hawthorn, PA 16230
P: 814.365.2494
E: [email protected]
W: www.HawthornBoro.org
Redbank Township
Clarion County
Fairmount City, Oak Ridge, Alcola, Mayport
P.O. Box 47
Fairmount City, PA 16224
P: 814.275.4045
F: 814.275.4045
E: [email protected]
W: www.clarioncountyato.org/redbank
Mahoning Township
Armstrong County
Physical: 2237 Madison Road
Distant, PA 16223
Mailing: 987 State Route 1025
New Bethlehem, PA 16242
P: 814.275.4334
F: 814.275.3059
E: [email protected]
W: www.co.armstrong.pa.us
Porter Township
Clarion County
9485 Curllsville Road
New Bethlehem, PA 16242
P: 814.275.2500
F: 814.275.2500
E: [email protected]
W: www.clarioncountyato.org/porter
Madison Township
Armstrong County
1183 Madison Shop Road
Rimersburg, PA 16248
P: 814.473.6307
F: 814.473.2228
E: [email protected]
W: www.clarioncountyato.org/madison