Hecktown Fire Company Receives New Equip

Hecktown Fire Company receives new life saving equipment according to an article in the Express-Times (read it here).

According to the article, the fire company put forth about $6000 and the remaining $60,000 was paid by federal and state grants.

Halloween Parade Results

What a great event on a beautiful fall day!

Many thanks to everyone who ran the event, participated, and attended. And thanks to Carl Strye for getting results out so quickly (see below)!

Yesterday's Halloween Parade was wonderful - best one we've been to. The addition of businesses increased the participation and I know our kids were extremely happy to walk away with as much candy as they get when they go trick or treating.






I obviously can't speak for other communities, but I thought it spoke volumes for the people in attendance who cheered the veterans as they marched along the parade route.

It also seemed that Cub Troop 78 was fairly successful in collecting canned goods as they went (we were at Mitch's Market near the beginning of the parade and their wagons already had quite a bit of food collected.

Finally, thanks to Mark who forwarded the pictures (used here except for the top one which I took). I took some as well but we were in a shaded area and most didn't come out as good as I'd have liked.

Listed below are the results of the 2008 Nazareth Halloween Parade.

The parade is sponsored by the Nazareth Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 and the Nazareth area Kiwanis Club.

Carl Strye, Jr. parade chairman, said the parade featured over 1600 participants, many floats and groups from the Nazareth area. The weather was absolutely great for the parade and the Halloween spirit was alive in the Borough.

Thank you to all the participants and the many who came out to enjoy the parade.

Parade prizes can be picked up on Thursday, Oct 30th at the Nazareth Firehouse located on South Broad street between 6 and 8pm.

BEST APPEARING INDIVIDUAL

• 1st "MacArthur Returns" Connor Regn from Nazareth
• 2nd "Indiana Jones" Michael Termini from Nazareth
• 3rd "Waldo" Joel Machado from Nazareth
• 4th "Einstein" Anthony Termini from Nazareth

MOST COMICAL

• 1st "Police and Prisoner" Joann Vinatta with her dogs Teddy and Rhonda from Nazareth
• 2nd "Cat in the Hat" Freiss Family from Nazareth
• 3rd "Motorized Trike" Sam and Phil Allen from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING SMALL GROUP

• 1st Whitehall Guard Fife and Drum Corps
• 2nd "Chain Gang Cousins" Katie, Charlie, Jack and Annie Hohl : Tori and Gabi Pizzoferrato: Tyler, Nick and Jamie Youngkin from Nazareth
• 3rd Prolific Landscape from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING LARGE GROUP

• 1st Kids Co-op from Bethlehem
• 2nd Jeannie Cardinal School of Dance from Nazareth
• 3rd Action Karate from Nazareth

BOY SCOUTS

• 1st "Robin Hood" Cub Pack 88 from Nazareth
• 2nd "Scouting for Food" Cub Pack 78 from Nazareth
• 3rd "Robin Hood" Cub Pack 44 from Nazareth

GIRL SCOUTS

• "Fairy Tales" Nazareth Area Girl Scouts

BEST APPEARING FLOAT

• 1st "Pirate Ship" Valley Floor Covering from Wind-Gap, Pa.
• 2nd NAPA Trucks and Drag Car from Nazareth
• 3rd Lehigh Valley American Antique Car Association

CHEERLEADERS

• 1st Upper Nazareth Clippers
• 2nd Lower Nazareth Wildcats

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD

• Jennings Transportation

Note: Jennings Transportation donated over $1440.00 to the Nazareth VFW during the parade. They are also donating supplies to our troops in Iraq to help them with their efforts. Some of the supplies are Cell phones to be handed out to our troops so they can call home when they can.

Carnival Opens Tonight

June 18^th to 21^st - Great Nazareth Carnival

The "Great Nazareth Carnival" will be held on Wed. June 18th thru Saturday June 21st at the Nazareth Borough Park . The carnival is sponsored by the Nazareth Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 and the Nazareth Area Kiwanis Club. The carnival will feature live entertainment each night, Bingo and plenty of rides, food and games for all! Proceeds benefit the Nazareth Vigilance Hose Company equipment fund and the Nazareth Area Kiwanis "help us help the kids" fund.

Thanks to the Nazareth Borough Web site where I grabbed this information (visit the site here)

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Fire Company Releases 2008 Event Dates

The Vigilance Hose Company not only serves our community by protecting us through prevention programs and fire-fighting, but they also organize and conduct many events throughout the year.

So if you haven't made your contribution, please do so and be sure to attend these wonderful events:

ANNUAL BOROUGH EASTER EGG HUNT (For Boro resident kids only 0-8 yrs. old.)

SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH Starting at 2pm @ Nazareth Boro Park-upper baseball field

THE GREAT NAZARETH CARNIVAL:

WED. JUNE 18TH thru SAT. JUNE 21ST @ Nazareth Boro Park

VIGILANCE HOSE COMPANY ANNUAL ROAD RALLEY + FIREWORKS

SATURDAY JULY 19TH. ROAD RALLEY AT 4:30, FIREWORKS AT 10pm @ Nazareth Boro Park

NAZARETH HALLOWEEN PARADE

SATURDAY OCT. 18TH STARTING AT 1PM

RAIN DATE SUNDAY OCT. 19TH AT 1PM

(Registration dates to be announced)

Parade lines up at Shafer Elementary School

Parade route: Starts at Elementary School travels west on Belvidere Street to Main Street. North on Main Street to the circle. East on Center Street to the Nazareth Senior High School.

Judges stand in front of Library.

Halloween Parade 2007

Many thanks to Carl Strye of Nazareth Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 for forwarding the results of this year's Halloween parade. I can't remember a warmer day or more cars parked along Prospect and New Streets for the event.

The parade featured fire and police vehicles, candidates and politicians, five bands, and many groups, organizations, and individuals vying for costume and float prizes.

Congratulations and thanks to all who participated for making this a great event - and my girls would like to thank everyone who threw candy!

2007 NAZARETH HALLOWEEN PARADE

RESULTS

The results of the annual Nazareth Halloween parade are listed below. The parade featured 5 bands and over 1300 participants. The parade is sponsored by the Nazareth Vigilance Hose Company No. 1 and the Nazareth Area Kiwanis club.

All parade cash prizes can be picked up at the Nazareth Firehouse located on South Broad Street in the Borough on Thursday, Nov. 1^st between 6 and 8pm.

BEST APPEARING INDIVIDUAL:

• 1^ST Joel Machado “Mail attack dog” from Bushkill Township
• 2^nd Joann Vannatta with her 2 dogs Rhonda + Shelly from Nazareth
• 3^rd Natalie Frisch “Cinderella” from Forks Township
• 4^th Bestinee-Lynn Cashmere “Little baby leopard” from Nazareth

MOST COMMICAL

• Jennings Transportation “School Days” from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING SMALL GROUP

• 1^ST “Christmas Cousins” From Nazareth, Easton and Northampton
• 2^nd 1960 Farmall Tractor Robert Stanke from Bushkill Township
• 3^rd “Star Wars” Frace Family from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING LARGE GROUP

• 1^st Flipper Gymnastics “Zebras” from Phillipsburg, New Jersey
• 2^nd Action Karate from Nazareth
• 3^rd Nazareth Varsity swim and diving team from Nazareth High School
• 4^th Jeannie Cardinals school of dance from Nazareth
• 5^th Nazareth Montessori Pre School from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING BOY SCOUTS

• 1^st Cub Pack 78 “Roman Coliseum” from Nazareth
• 2^nd Cub Pack 55 “Down on the Farm” from Nazareth
• 3^rd Cub Pack 44 “Roman Soldiers” from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING GIRL SCOUTS

• 1^st Nazareth Area Girl Scouts Brownie troops “Cookies and Smores” from Nazareth
• 2^nd Nazareth Area Girl Scouts Daisy troops “Zoo Animals” from Nazareth
• 3^rd Nazareth Area Girl Scouts Cadettes “Living in the 50’s” from Nazareth
• 4^th Nazareth Area Girl Scouts Junior Troops “Favorite Sports Teams from Nazareth

BEST APPEARING FLOATS

• 1^st Troop 74 “50^th Anniversary” from Nazareth
• 2^nd Automobile Club of America Lehigh Valley Chapter
• 3^rd Cub Pack 78 “Leave no trace camping” from Nazareth

CHEERLEADER AWARD

• Nazareth Clipper Cheerleaders

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD

• Troop 74 “50^th Anniversary” From Nazareth

Camper Fire in Borough

Both the Express-Times (read it here) and Morning Call (read it here) have reports on the camper that caught fire on the north end of Main Street on Tuesday.

According to the reports the fire was contained to the trailer and quickly under control by the fire department.