NEWS & SPORTS
🎉 UPCOMING EVENTS in the New Bethlehem & Redbank Valley Community! Mark your calendars — there’s something for everyone!
📅 JULY
• July 3: Freedom Festival Fireworks @ Gumtown Park
• July 14: History of Alcola Park Presentation @ History Center
• July 27: NY vs PA Corporate Cup Soccer, Pitt Bradford
📅 AUGUST
• Aug. 1, 6p-9pm: Family Disney Night, RV Community Center
• Aug. 11: Local Underground Railroad Presentation @ History Center
• Aug. 24, 9a-3pm: Tractor Sunday, Leatherwood Church
📅 SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 27, 9a: Valley Advantages Golf Scramble
• Sept. 19–21: Peanut Butter Festival @ Gumtown Park
📅 OCTOBER
• Oct. 30: Halloween Parade @ Redbank Valley High School
📅 NOVEMBER
• Nov. 29: Cookie Crawl @ New Bethlehem
📅 DECEMBER
• Dec. 6: Light Up Night & Festival of Trees @ Gumtown Park
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🌟 Save the Date!
• June 14, 2025: Victory in the Valley Christian Music Concert
• May–Oct, Fridays 12:30–5 PM: Gumtown Market — Fresh produce, baked goods & more!
🙏 Monthly Gatherings:
• 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7 AM: Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ Evermoores
• 2nd Thursday @ 8 AM: Women’s Prayer Breakfast @ Evermoores
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Deadline: Mondays by 5 PM | Weekly blasts every Thursday!
👉 Follow along for updates, and join the fun!
#DiscoverClarionCounty #TrailheadToHappiness #VisitPA #NewBethlehem #RedbankValley #CommunityEvents #FamilyFun #ThingsToDo #ShopLocal #SupportLocal
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🎉 THANK YOU for Making Customer Appreciation Day a Huge Success! 🎉
PHOTOS: The Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate local businesses and community pride during our 2025 Customer Appreciation Day! 🙌🛍️🌭
🏆 Congratulations to our Passport Prize Winners 🏆
🎁 Leach Agency – Shannon Nolan
🎁 Leader-Vindicator – Steffene Greenawalt
🎁 Klingensmith’s – Kristina Wolfe
🎁 Auto Parts – Debra Smith
🎁 Valley Advantages – Serena Nolan
🎁 Village Pizza – Lisa Hill
🎁 Library – Sandra Whishelman
🎁 Redbank Chevy – Claire Henry
🎁 Jewelry Shop – Natalie Walters
🎁 Chamber of Commerce – Dallas Wyant
🎁 S&T Bank – Rod Bish
🎁 TechReady – Jasmine Martson
🎁 CCCB – Keaton Mellerson
🎁 Riverside – Erica Tennent
🎁 Heeter’s – Natalie Walters
🎁 Riverside – Ruth Clyde
🎁 Hoak – Kelly McIlhattan
🎉 Junior Grand Prize – Dallas Wyant
🎉 Adult Grand Prize – Steffene Greenawalt
📸 *Photos courtesy of Liz Harmon & Ayla Nolan of TechReady Professionals & RedbankValley.org for capturing the smiles and spirit of the day!
We appreciate your continued support of our local businesses — see you at the next event! 🎊
#CustomerAppreciationDay #RedbankValley #ShopLocal #CommunityStrong #SupportSmallBusiness #NewBethlehem #ChamberEvents #LocalLove
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Behind the Badge: Officer Robert Kelly
NEW BETHLEHEM – The Southern Clarion County Regional Police Department's Officer Robert Kelly brings to the department more than 27 years of law enforcement experience, including over two years of dedicated service to the the force that serves New Bethlehem, Rimersburg, East Brady and Hawthorn boroughs.
Find the full story and more in our special "Behind the Badge" section, included in this week's issue of The Leader-Vindicator, on sale now.
Behind the Badge: Officer Robert Kelly
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NEW BETHLEHEM – The Southern Clarion County Regional Police Department's Officer Robert Kelly brings to the department more than 27 years of law enforcement experience, including over two years of0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🎉 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY at TechReady Professionals! 🎉
📍 311 Lafayette St, New Bethlehem, PA
🗓️ Friday, June 27 • 9AM–3PM
Stop by TechReady Professionals during the Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce Customer Appreciation Day for food, fun, and freebies! Here’s what’s happening at our headquarters:
✅ Get your passport stamped
🎁 Grab a FREE goodie bag
🌭 Enjoy a FREE hotdog starting at 11:30!
💬 Meet our team:
• Debra Green (Matt’s mom!) will be greeting you at the front desk
• Brad Bowser (CEO of MPS Pro Services) will be grilling hotdogs
• Matthew Green (CEO of Calico Systems) & marketing guru Benjamin Demers are available to help with all your tech & internet marketing needs
• Rev. Dr. Gordon V. Barrows, President of TechReady & Mayor of New Bethlehem, will be offering photo ops, office tours + local tourism info!
📸 Look for our team’s photographers Liz Harmon & Ayla Nolan snapping pics of happy customers around town – make sure to smile! 😄
🎊 Come celebrate, connect with local businesses, and enjoy some hometown hospitality!
#CustomerAppreciationDay #ShopLocal #RedbankValley #TechReady #MPSPro #CalicoSystems #SupportSmallBusiness #NewBethlehem #CommunityStrong
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🎉 CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY IS HERE! 🎉
Join us in celebrating YOU — our amazing customers — during this special event hosted by the Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce! 🛍️❤️
📅 Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Passport Pick-Up Location: Alltel/Windstream Building, 212 Lafayette Street, New Bethlehem
🗺️ Pick up your Customer Appreciation Passport and visit participating businesses for fun, deals, and giveaways!
✅ One passport per person (ages 12+)
✅ Your passport will be stamped at each stop throughout town!
🎁 Complete your passport and be entered to win some awesome prizes — just our way of saying THANK YOU for supporting local! 🙌
📞 Questions? Call us at (724) 525-9844
Let’s show some love to our local businesses this summer! ☀️💼
#CustomerAppreciationDay #ShopLocal #RedbankValley #SupportSmallBusiness #CommunityStrong #VisitNewBethlehem #RedbankChamber #ThankYouCustomers #NewBethlehem
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🚨 HEAT WATCH EXTENDED 🚨
The extreme heat advisory for New Bethlehem & surrounding counties is now in effect through 8PM FRIDAY 🥵 Heat index values may still reach up to 100 F!
🔥 Stay Safe:
💧 Hydrate often
🏠 Stay in AC
🚗 NEVER leave kids/pets in cars
👵 Check on neighbors
⚠️ Heat stroke signs:
🌡️ High body temp
🤒 Confusion
🚫 No sweating
😵 Dizziness/fainting
📖 Full alert: redbankvalley.link/CwByy
📚 Safety resources: redbankvalley.link/heat
#HeatWave #HeatAdvisory #StayCool #NewBethlehem #HeatSafety
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Time just flies right on by! Can’t believe this takeout night is this coming Thursday!
June 26th. Got some more details for you!
Steak salad with a breadstick $15
• Two dressing options will be available. Ranch and Honey Balsamic.
Steak wrap with fries $15
• Ingredients to include peppers, mushrooms, and onions, mozzarella cheese, A1 Aioli, and lettuce.
Tenders and fries $10
• Two tenders and fries. Sauces to choose from will include ranch, buffalo, sweet buffalo, and bbq.
This does not mean the restaurant is open again. We will not be seating guests inside. The outdoor dining deck will be available to anyone who’d like to stick around and eat their food on site. Food will be ordered and picked up through the “Trailside Takeout” windows. Thus the name of the event, Trailside Takeout.
If you’d like to preorder before the evening of June 26th, please call 814-221-5617 and give us a time you’d like to pick up.
If you’d like to call in your order the day of or the evening of, please call 814-275-4100 and give us a time you’d like to pick up.
If you want to just show up and poke your head in the window without calling, you’re welcome to do so.
We’re very glad you’re all abuzz about the event. Looking forward to serving you all once again. Take care! See you soon!
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📣🗑️GARBAGE NOTICE: 🗑️📣
Kunselman Sanitation has asked to have garbage pick up changed from Friday 7/4/25 to Thursday 7/3/25 for South Bethlehem Borough.
-SB Borough Council
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🎉 Get Ready for Summer Fun in Redbank Valley! 🇺🇸🍦🛍️
The Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce has TWO exciting events coming up—and you won’t want to miss them! 👇
📍 Customer Appreciation Day
🗓️ June 27, 2025 | 9 AM – 3 PM
📍 Altel Building, 212 Lafayette Street, New Bethlehem
Come out and celebrate our amazing local businesses! Grab your passport (ages 12+), visit participating stops, and enjoy giveaways and community spirit ❤️
☎️ Questions? Call (724) 525–9844
🎆 Freedom Festival – An Evening in the Park
🗓️ July 3, 2025 | Starting at 4 PM thru Fireworks
📍 Gumtown Park, New Bethlehem
Celebrate 249 years of America with music, food, friends, and FIREWORKS! Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a magical evening! 🎶🌭🎇
🟡 Don’t forget…
🥜 The Peanut Butter Festival is just around the corner (September 19–21)! From the Rubber Duck Race to the 5K, Half Marathon, Queen Contest & more, we’ve got something for everyone! 👑🏃♀️🦆
Stay tuned—more event flyers will be posted soon!
📅 Other 2025 Highlights:
🎃 October 30 – Halloween Parade
🍪 November 29 – Cookie Crawl
🎄 December 6 – Light Up Night & Festival of Trees
Let’s make the most of this summer & fall in the beautiful Redbank Valley! 💚
#RedbankValley #CustomerAppreciation #FreedomFestival #PeanutButterFestival #VisitPA #CommunityStrong #TrailheadToHappiness #SupportLocal #NewBethlehemPA
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🎉🥜 Get Ready for the 2025 New Bethlehem Peanut Butter Festival! 🎪🏃♀️👑🦆
Mark your calendars — one of the biggest weekends in the Redbank Valley is almost here! The Peanut Butter Festival returns September 19–21, 2025 at Gumtown Memorial Park in New Bethlehem, PA! 🎈🎶
👇 Check out just a few of the exciting festival events already announced:
🚨 4th Annual “Sound the Sirens!” 5K Race, Fun Walk & Half Marathon
👟 Hosted by Distant Area Volunteer Fire Dept
🗓️ Saturday, Sept. 20 | ⏰ Race starts at 8:30 AM
🏃♂️ Medals awarded across multiple age groups
💲 $30 5K/Fun Walk | $40 Half Marathon (Pre-Reg)
🎽 Guaranteed T-shirt if registered by Sept. 6
📍 Register at South Bethlehem Borough Building (7:30 AM)
🖱️ Sign up: RunSignUp.com
👑 Peanut Butter Festival Scholarship Pageant
✨ Calling all young women:
• Queen (16–19 yrs) — 💵 $2,000 Prize
• Princess (13–15 yrs) — 💵 $300 Prize
📌 Apply by August 14, 2025
📍 Applications: Redbank Valley High School, Public Library, or redbankchamber.com
🦆 Rubber Duck Race
🎉 Held on Sunday of the Festival
🦆 $3 each or 2 for $5 (Early Pricing)
🏁 Pick your duck and cheer it on to the finish line!
📢 More Peanut Butter Festival flyers will be added and promoted as they become available — stay tuned for updates on food, vendors, entertainment, and family fun!
📣 Follow the Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce on Facebook for the latest updates!
#PeanutButterFestival #RedbankValley #NewBethlehemPA #RunForTheSirens #RubberDuckRace #ScholarshipPageant #CustomerAppreciationDay #VisitClarionCounty #TrailheadtoHappiness #SupportLocal #CommunityEvents
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