Peanut Butter Factory

Tonight our local Smucker's Peanut Butter Factory has caught on fire. Apparently the fire is really bad with flames coming through the roof. Fire companies have been called to battle the flames from all over. We may lose the only real attraction left in our town tonight.

Local Slang

Here is a list of local slang used in and around New Bethlehem.
Gumbands (rubber bands), crick (creek), beside himself (upset), he is not all there (dumb), warsh (wash), younz (you guys), restrant (restaurant), and sweeper (vacume).

Fishing

My dad and I love to fish. I remember always going to the New Bethlehem Dam on Fish for Fun Day when I was little. On these days parents could fish with their kids even if they didn't have a fishing license. It always would draw a huge crowd. Since the new dam was put in, people are no longe allowed to fish, wade, or basically even look at the new dam. I feel it is very sad that the tradition of Fish for Fun Day has ended because of the new dam.

Waiting

Waiting for the group of golfers ahead of me to finish playing the hole so I can hit my next shot... 5 minutes 48 seconds.

Race Portrait

My town of New Bethlehem is very small and very rarely sees any other race but Caucasian. I would say about 98% of my town is Caucasian. The remaining 2% consists of African Americans and foreign people. In my school we only have a handful of African Americans and usually our foreign students are foreign exchange students. For the most part my community accepts people of different races.

Proverb

The river rushes steadily through the mountians.

New Bethlehem

My home town is New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is located about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh. Local small towns are Distant and Hawthorn. It has an area of one half of a square mile and a population of about 1,000 people. I live just outside of town, away from all of the buildings and people. My house is nestled between beautiful lush green hills and forest. New Bethlehem is very small and closely knit. It is an old railroad town, though recently the railroad tracks were taken out and made into a walking trail. The railroad had been built to navigate through the mountains and was often used to haul coal or even people. There is also evidence that Indians once inhabited the area along the creek. A local archaeologist uncovered artifacts including pottery at a site called Fishbasket which is just out of town. New Bethlehem is made up of working class people. My town is very friendly. I love being able to go to town and see familiar faces.