Wil. E. Coyote Forgoes Acme Corp. for Sears in Lower Nazareth

From the Morning Call:

"Wildlife officers removed a coyote from the Sears Appliance & Hardware store in Lower Nazareth township this afternoon.The animal had been inside the main vestibule of the store located along Route 248.It was tranquilized and carried out of the store in a pet carrier by Northampton County Wildlife Conservation Officer Bradley Kreider and Deputy Officer Kevin Halbfoerster. A representative from the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed the animal was a coyote."

Photo: Harry Fisher/The Morning Call/December 8, 2008

2008 Nazareth Halloween Parade

photos by MATT

Boomerang Hot Dogs?

A weird story found in the Express-Times this morning:

An Easton man was cited on Sunday afternoon after he allegedly threw pieces of hot dogs at Wal-Mart customers, Colonial Regional police Officer Michael Kovach said.
Kovach was called to the Wal-Mart on Route 248 in Lower Nazareth Township about 4:15 p.m. for a report of a man who was intoxicated and throwing hot dogs, Kovach said.
When Kovach arrived he said he found Harvey Clymer, 35, of the first block of North Third Street, highly intoxicated inside the lobby of the store.
Clymer's blood-alcohol content was .39 percent when he took a preliminary breath test, Kovach said.
He said there was a fundraiser selling hot dogs outside the store and Clymer went inside to eat them.
Clymer was cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was taken to an area hospital for alcohol poisoning, Kovach said.
Story/article courtesy of The Express Times Michael Buck
Photo courtesy of Agmilmoe

This Ginko Tree Should Put Some Pants On

Seen at the NW corner of West Center and South Church Streets.

Nazareth Hot Dog Guy

You may have seen the hot dog guy at center square, at little league games, or community events selling his dogs. You can't miss him because of the weird hat.

He is Ray Arthur of Ray's Rocking Dogs, a business he started after abandoning his trucking job. When you get a chance, visit Ray and get a hot dog.

Smokestack Demolition

200 ft. stacks at Nazareth 3 plant demolition

Nazareth Man Catches Really Big Fish

Resident George Wambold caught a really big salmon. Here is the story from the Clarion of Peninsula, Alaska:

August 4, 2008
By Joseph Robertia Peninsula Clarion
For the second time this season, an angler has brought a Kenai River king salmon into the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as a potential trophy, and while this most recent fish fell just shy of the 75-pound minimum requirement, like the last one, it will still go on record as being the largest legal king caught all season.
"Before we came, we watched videos of people catching Kenai kings, and I thought holy mackerel those are big fish. I never thought I would get one that was even bigger," said George Wambold, 70, from Nazareth, Pa., who captured the mighty chinook Wednesday, two days before the king season closed.
Fish and Game recorded the monster fish, which was just beginning to blush, at 54 inches long, 32 inches in girth and weighing 72.75 pounds.
"It might have been a trophy had we brought it in immediately, but it sat in the boat for hours while everyone on board got a chance to catch their fish," said Arlene Sterner, 66, Wambold's friend and fellow Pennsylvanian.
The two had started their trip in the saltwater of Cook Inlet, and landed numerous halibut before even taking to the Kenai River.
"We went out of Deep Creek, and we all got our limit. I got the biggest fish at 57 pounds," Sterner said.
The two thought her bottom-dwelling, flatfish was going to be the behemoth of the trip, but Wambold's whopper surpassed it with several more pounds of ruby, red flesh for the eating.
"Our guide, Mike Hopley of Alaskan Adventures Charters, took us to the spot," Sterner said, referring to a popular hole on the lower Kenai known as Mud Island.
It ended up being a lucky location for just about everyone on board that day. Another client on the boat caught a 35-pounder almost as soon as they got there at 6:15 a.m., Wambold had his hawg by 10 a.m., and Sterner also caught a 30-pounder just after noon.
Wambold said he knew immediately his fish was going to be a big one.
"It was no small bump. The rod was in the rod holder when it just suddenly bent -- and I mean really bent -- straight down. I grabbed it up and felt a hard pull, then it started stripping out line upstream," he said.
"The 'ziiiiiiing' of his real was so exciting," Sterner said.
They said everyone in the boat, and on the water, went out of their way not to interfere with the battle.
"We all reeled up our lines, and as soon as the net went into the air, other boats started moving out of the way," Sterner said.
"It seemed like a lot of respect from the other guides on the water," Wambold said.
After roughly four long runs and 15 minutes of fighting, Wambold wore the king out enough to get it near the boat and into the net. They said they couldn't believe its size or that of all the people fishing, Wambold was the one to catch it.
"In the stretch we were fishing, there had to be 1,000 lines in that two-mile section, so it was just being in the right place at the right time that it hit his line," Sterner said.
Wambold said he's no stranger to outdoor adventure, but his previous piscatorial pursuits pail in comparison to his past week.
"Back home, we hunt, snowmobile and fish for bass, walleye and other salmon, but it's no comparison to fishing for Kenai kings," he said.
The two said they had been planning their trip to Alaska for a long time, and it was worth the wait and the distance they had to travel.
"We had been saying for years we wanted to come up and fish the Kenai River, which we had read about in books," Sterner said. "We drove 8,000 miles to get here, but it's been the trip of a lifetime."
Joseph Robertia can be reached at joseph.robertia@peninsulaclarion.com

Martins on Main Street

The community of Nazareth celebrated the 175th anniversary of Martin Guitars in the downtown area today. It was a nice event. However this was the only weird thing I saw.

PHOTO CREDIT: Jay

July 4th: At least the kazoos we free.

As posted by the Express Times:

Nazareth celebrates Independence Day with kazoo parade
July 5, 2008
Whether you sang a patriotic song Friday or heard
one performed, chances are it wasn't on a kazoo. Unless you were in Nazareth to
celebrate Independence Day. A group of 200 who paraded through the borough
proved America's melodies send the same message whether or not they have
harmony.
The crowd used free kazoos to toot songs such as "The Yellow Rose
of Texas," "Yankee Doodle" and "You're a Grand Old Flag." Their band director,
Todd Silvius, mastered the challenge of keeping the crowd in sync.
"Get ready for the big time," he yelled. "This is what we've been practicing 10 to 15
minutes for."

Express-Times Photos JIM MIDDLEKAUFF

Tepees at Black Rock Woods

A borough resident built huts of bark and branches throughout the park. The authentic-looking bark-covered tepees started appearing, one by one, in Black Rock Woods at the Borough Park in early 2008. We found three tepees during our visit to the park.

Know the whole story of these tepees? Leave a comment below or e-mail us.

2008 Nazareth Adult Soap Box Derby

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

The first, and hopefully annual, Nazareth Adult Soap Box Derby occurred on Saturday May 5, 2008. This was a very weird and fun event. There were a ton of interesting entries. Nazareth is home to many very talented craftspeople, mechanics, and creative types. If you missed it this year, look out for it in 2009.

Check out the official website HERE.