Karl Ehmer is a food vendor at ArtsQuest\u2019s annual Christkindlmarkt<\/a>, an expansive\u00a0holiday market at the SteelStacks campus in south Bethlehem.<\/p>\nIn its most recent Facebook announcement on Wednesday, Karl Ehmer noted that all inventory is first come first serve, while supplies last, and all orders should be picked up by Nov. 22.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop by to wish Leo a much deserved retirement,\u201d the online post continues.<\/p>\n
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Leo Osanitsch Sr. opened the shop with his wife, Lina, and sons, Fred and Leo Jr., in 1975, according to the business\u2019 website.<\/p>\n
Leo Osanitsch Jr. continues to lead the business today.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe decision is bittersweet though it is time to enjoy a well deserved and long overdue retirement,\u201d the September announcement reads. \u201c\u2026 We\u2019d like to thank our community and staff for their loyalty over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s social media post announcing Nov. 29 as the business\u2019 last day of business garnered several comments, primarily from longtime customers extending warm wishes to Osanitsch Jr.<\/p>\n
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Karl Ehmer Quality Meats owner Leo Osanitsch Jr. chats with a 69 News reporter at Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt was bittersweet to pick up our last goods,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cWe love you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLeo! Good for you!\u201d another person commented. \u201cIt\u2019s time! Make new memories buddy!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy retirement\u201d another person stated. \u201cYou will be missed!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2013 A longstanding Lehigh Valley meat market and deli will close its doors later this month.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,23763,23761,1515,23769,23760,12262,23759,23766,433,157,23767,23771,23768,23764,23765,28,19499,23770,23762],"class_list":["post-39154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-allentowns-karl-ehmer-quality-meats","tag-delicatessen","tag-food","tag-fred","tag-german-cuisine","tag-italian-cuisine","tag-jewish-cuisine","tag-karl-ehmer","tag-lehigh-county","tag-lehigh-valley","tag-leo-osanitsch-jr","tag-leo-osanitsch-sr","tag-lina","tag-oktoberfest","tag-online-post","tag-pennsylvania","tag-social-media-post","tag-steelstacks-campus","tag-sultanate-of-deli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39154","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=39154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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