{"id":10504,"date":"2025-10-21T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/10504\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T21:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:10:04","slug":"hellertown-halloween-parade-chairman-announces-retirement-saucon-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/10504\/","title":{"rendered":"Hellertown Halloween Parade Chairman Announces Retirement \u2013 Saucon Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A local man who is known for wearing many hats has announced that he is finally hanging one of them up for good.<\/p>\n<p>Hellertown Halloween Parade chairman David Heintzelman informed the community on Monday that Sunday\u2019s parade was officially his last in that role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with sincere gratitude and a touch of sadness that I announce my retirement from the Hellertown Halloween Parade Committee,\u201d he said in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064878690553\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the parade\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>. \u201cI would like to extend my deepest thanks to my entire family for their unwavering support, and to my business staff for their patience and understanding during the demanding weeks that accompany this event each year. My appreciation also goes to the Borough of Hellertown and to our residents\u2013thank you for your continued cooperation and for graciously accommodating the temporary inconveniences that come with hosting such a large-scale celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his role as volunteer parade committee chairman, Heintzelman is also the current mayor of Hellertown and the owner of Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc. on Main Street in the borough.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250826_181750-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"Heintzelman\" class=\"wp-image-76475\" style=\"width:591px;height:auto\"  \/>Hellertown Mayor David Heintzelman speaks at the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber\u2019s 2025 Honors and Hors d\u2019oeuvres event. (FILE PHOTO)<\/p>\n<p>He noted that when he first become involved with the parade approximately 35 years ago, it was held on the north side of Hellertown and was under the direction of Joseph Chunko and James Sigworth.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the parade is held on the south side of town, where it draws thousands of spectators each year.<\/p>\n<p>Heintzelman called the 2025 parade held Sunday \u201cour largest and most successful yet.\u201d He also noted that a community after-party held in Dimmick Park \u201cwas also an incredible highlight and testament to our shared community pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the 2025 parade were as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Float<br \/>1st Place \u2013 Saucon Valley Youth Sports Lego<br \/>2nd Place \u2013 Bettler Bros. Racing<br \/>3rd Place \u2013 Pichel-McGovern Farms<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Individual\/Small Group<br \/>1st Place \u2013 Crash Victim<br \/>2nd Place \u2013 USA Miss Lehigh Valley<br \/>3rd Place \u2013 Saucon Sewer and Drain<\/p>\n<p>Best Appearing Medium to Large Group<br \/>1st Place \u2013 Saucon Valley Soccer League<br \/>2nd Place \u2013 Saucon Valley Youth Basketball<br \/>3rd Place \u2013 ACS Relay for Life<\/p>\n<p>Judges\u2019 Choice \u2013 Theme Choice (\u201cCelebrating Nonprofits\u201d)<br \/>1st Place \u2013 Hellertown Tattoo Co.<br \/>Runner Up \u2013 Service Electric Cable TV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A local man who is known for wearing many hats has announced that he is finally hanging one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,5735,8452,8453,732,7232,204,6554,910,7174,8454],"class_list":{"0":"post-10504","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","10":"tag-bethlehem-news","11":"tag-chair","12":"tag-committee","13":"tag-david-heintzelman","14":"tag-halloween","15":"tag-halloween-parade","16":"tag-hellertown","17":"tag-parade","18":"tag-resignation","19":"tag-retirement","20":"tag-winners"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}