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Contents 1 Moravian Star 2 Stephen Vincent Benet 3 Oktoberfest, The Chicken Dance, Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect 4 Media 5 Musikfest 6 Michael Behe 7 Correct Municipalities 8 Just Born and Peeps

[edit] Moravian Star

There should be a image of a moravian star on this page since it is nearly a icon of the community, not to mention a article on the star its self. The large Star of Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA is mentioned in the article on that city with little mention of moravians and their star.

[edit] Stephen Vincent Benet

Stephen Vincent Benet was not born in Bethlehem, nor did he ever live in Bethlehem (as far as I know). You can make an argument that his name shouldn't even appear on the Bethlehem page; however, I'd argue that including his name helps to clarify the common misconception that he's from Bethlehem and helps point people in the right direction. Search the web and you'll see that his birthplace is commonly listed as Bethlehem. As I recollect, his parents were staying at the Eagle Hotel (site of the current Hotel Bethlehem) just prior to his birth, but headed to Fountain Hill for the actually delivery. If I'm wrong about any of this, please, by all means correct. Nyutko 01:32, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

If he has no affiliation with Bethlehem, then he should come off the page; he is on the Fountain Hill and Lehigh Valley ones, which are appropriate. PAWiki 02:40, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oktoberfest, The Chicken Dance, Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect

I moved to Bethlehem as a child and Oktoberfest, The Chicken Dance, Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect, the Christmas Putz were all very distinctly Bethlehem events that caught our attention. I think they warrant mention.

[edit] Media

I noticed the article says the Globe-Times stopped publishing in 1991. But, didn't it actually merge with the Easton Express to form the Express-Times? Or, did they just tack on part of the name after the Globe died? --Free-world 00:28, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Musikfest

The article fails to mention Musikfest at all. Considering it draws over one million people to Bethlehem per year, shouldn't it be mentioned? --Cory Kohn 00:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Behe

I am deleting Behe from the notable people from Bethlehem section. He was Not born in Bethlehem. He moved here in 1985. --Cory Kohn 00:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I put him back in. I think that anyone who has lived in a town for 22 years counts as a resident and can say he's 'from' Bethlehem. Vickihaller (talk) 03:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Correct Municipalities

It is my understanding that Freedom High School and Northampton Community College are both in Bethlehem Township, not Bethlehem City. They are two completely separate municipalities. Does anyone agree these citations should be deleted from Bethlehem City? Jschnalzer 23:07, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

NCC is definitely in Bethlehem Township (see http://www.northampton.edu/Welcome/locations.htm), and I believe you're correct about Freedom as well (and I think also the Green Pond campus of Moravian Academy). I think both schools are worth mentioning in the context of Bethlehem, however; just add verbiage indicating their location. Perhaps you could beef up the boilerplate Bethlehem Township article, also. --Free-world 03:29, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I like the idea of leaving references in Bethlehem City. I updated the information for both Freedom and NCC. I don't know enough about Bethlehem Township to add anything significant. Not to mention I'm not quite familiar enough with editing in Wikipedia to take on such a task at this point. Jschnalzer 17:19, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Just Born and Peeps

I'm wondering why the Just Born factory, the only one in the world, is not mentioned in the article. Peeps are known nation-wide and perhaps even world-wide. Former President Ronald Reagan was an avid lover of Just Born jelly beans. Other than Bethlehem Steel, Just Born is the most well known part of Bethlehem, PA.PokeHomsar (talk) 15:24, 30 May 2008 (UTC)