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Celebrating summer
Blakely Borough plans seventh annual JuneFest BY CHRISTOPHER CORNELL ADVANTAGE EDITOR
Sometimes you just want to throw a party. No reason for it. No special occasion. Sometimes you just like to get together on a warm summer evening, have some refreshments, enjoy some music and generally unwind after a busy work week. That is pretty much what Blakely Borough Mayor Jeanette Acciare-Mariani had in mind, back in 2013, when she cooked up JuneFest. Now, it’s a summertime tradition in Blakely, though the mayor would love to see more people attend. The party this year will be on Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, 5-11 p.m. at Ritz Tech, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Peckville (behind Joe Beerman). There will be food, beverages and games for kids. Friday will feature a firefighters parade (those participating in it should assemble at 6 p.m. at the Cougar Stadium parking lot) that will step off at 6:30 p.m. The band Kartune will perform beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday will include music by the band Bliss and fireworks at dusk. The rain date for the fireworks is Sunday, June 23. “As Mayor, I noticed that Blakely/ Peckville did not have a yearly event for recreation for its residents,” recalled Acciare-Mariani. “I got together with a few people and had our recreation committee
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A firefighters parade is scheduled for Friday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. put together this event. After much consideration, we named it Blakely/Peckville JuneFest.” Admission to the event is free, and the mayor hopes you’ll pay a visit. “We are working hard for our residents to have recreation,” she said. “We provide a firefighters parade and free entertainment.” The fireworks are paid for jointly by the recreation committee and by the borough itself. “I’m asking residents to please support efforts by attending. Come to our parade and fireworks display instead of watching from your porch or a nearby road.”
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The Blakely/Peckville JuneFest committee includes, from left, front row: Frank Lesnefsky, Mayor Jeanette AcciareMariani and Jo Ann Berta. Second row: Donna Lesnefsky, Tony Garbarino, Pete Puhalla, Jim Randalunas and Rick Evans. Kathy and John DeLeo are also on the committee.
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