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Night and day
Two annual gatherings are scheduled BY CHRISTOPHER CORNELL ADVANTAGE EDITOR
nonprofit groups that are part of our great community,” said Kayla Sunny summer days and Sweeney, facility director at the warm summer nights are what’s Dickson City Civic Center. expected this time of year, and • Also this weekend, the it seems like every weekend Blakely/Peckville Crime Watch and the Blakely Borough Police somebody is having an event to take advantage of it. Department will hold its annual Two notable annual parties will Night Out event on Friday, Aug. 2. be held this weekend and you can It will begin with a parade, that visit both. will step off at 7 p.m. from Blakely • This year’s Dickson Days Hose Co. No. 2 (marchers should festival will be held on Friday and assemble at 6:15 p.m.). Festivities Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3, at Bernard will follow the parade at the Seminski Park, Elm and Dewey Blakely Borough’s Recreation streets. Music will be provided by Complex, 100 Keystone Ave. Mike Walton Entertainment on DJ Chris Sheridan will provide Friday night and Sarah Marie and the music and there will be free Joseph on Saturday. hot dogs, pizza, cookies, cupcakes, On Friday, there will be a beverages, music, games for kids showing of the movie “Ralph and face painting. The BlakelyBreaks the Internet 2,” at 7:45 Peckville Lions Club will offer p.m. After a few years’ hiatus, the free vision screening. The Lions annual big ball tournament will be will also collect used eyeglasses back on Saturday. and hearing aids. There will be a demonstration by The event is part of the National the Dickson City Fire Department Night Out event that is held at 2 p.m. Saturday and at 3 p.m. in communities around the the rubber duck race will begin. country, National Night Out is The event closes with fireworks at an annual community-building dusk. campaign that promotes police“Dickson Days is our town’s community partnerships and annual two-day event where many neighborhood camaraderie to get together with family and make neighborhoods safer, more friends to enjoy some great food, caring places to live. Officials say music, fireworks and more, while National Night Out enhances the supporting some of the wonderful relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Millions of neighbors take part across thousands of communities from all 50 states. TS_CNG/ADVANTAGE/PAGES [A01] | 08/01/19
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Blakely/Peckville crime watch and Blakely Borough Police Department join forces to present National Night Out, which begins with a parade.
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Organizers of the Dickson Days event include, from left, first row: Mark Scone, Christopher Talluto, Jack Horvath, Georgia Adamitis, Ann Marie Scinicariello, Joe Scinicariello, Sean Mancuso, Ann Domski and Jerri Prushinski. Second row: Mike Fedorisin, Jerry Kasper, Mark Wallo, Jack Evanik, Amy and Isabella Yurkanin.
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The projects that were approved during this round of funding include: St. Cyril’s and Methodius Ukrainian • Archbald Borough Veterans Catholic Church will hold its second Monument Park. Amount from CRP: annual fundraiser furniture sale, on $10,000 Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. • Hiricak-Mcandrew American Cyril’s school gym, 133 River St. in Legion Post 869 (Archbald). Expand Olyphant. kitchen area for improved community services. Amount from CRP: $10,000. Rock the Night • Greater Carbondale YMCA. Project Veterans Promise will present its Rock Description: YMCA Community Park the Night fundraiser on Sunday, Aug. 4, at Hose Co. barbecue development and connection to the River Genetti Manor in Dickson City, 2-6 p.m. Mayfield Hose Co. No. 1 will host its Heritage Trail. Amount from CRP: $10,000 Motorcycle flag retrieval begins at Gander annual chicken barbecue on Sunday, Aug. • Olyphant Borough. Purchase of Outdoors in Dickson City at 9:30 a.m.; 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the station, 900 surveillance camera systems for borough kickstands up at 11:30 a.m. The goal is to Maple St. in Mayfield. Eat in or take out. building, police station, borough garage, raise awareness of the 20-plus suicides that Cost is $10 per dinner and includes a half and two public parks. Amount from CRP: occur each day in the veteran community chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, corn on $5,000 across our nation. This year the event will the cob, roll and dessert. Tickets may be • Ambrose-Revels American Legion honor Cpl. Lewis Gardner. purchased from any hose company Post 328 (Archbald). Project Description: member, at the Mayfield Borough Building Remove and replace ceiling in the Legion. Mayfield Night Out or by calling 570-766-2063. Amount from CRP: $10,000. Mayfield Crime Watch’s Night Out will • Archbald Borough. Purchase be on Thursday, Aug. 8, 6-9 p.m. at the Pain reduction workshop playground equipment. Amount from CRP: William Walker Hose Co. 803 Penn Ave. The Greater Carbondale Chamber of $6,100. Parade begins at 6 at Rushbrook St. and Commerce will host a free pain reduction • Archbald Athletic and Sportsmen’s Washington Ave. and will proceed to workshop, focusing on foot and ankle pain Club. Renovations of existing restrooms, William Walker Hose Co. Festivities start on Tuesday, Aug. 13; There will be two after the parade, including games, food and sessions: 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. To register, call kitchen and pavilion. Amount from CRP: $4,200. entertainment. 570-208-2787. • Black Diamond Hose Co. #2. Wine festival Purchase an emergency generator to Reunion meeting provide safe shelter for emergencies. Jessup Hose Co. No. 2, Station 25, is The Archbald High School class of 1969 hosting its eighth annual summer wine will hold a reunion meeting on Wednesday Amount from CRP: $9,800. • Jessup Hose Co. #1. Building and festival on Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Aug. 14, at Joseph’s Restaurant, 1546 Main grounds beautification project, including company’s carnival grounds on Hill Street, St. in Peckville. The reservation deadline sidewalk and curb replacement and 2-7 p.m. Ten Pennsylvania wineries will has been extended to Monday Sept. 9. The interior ceiling tile replacement. Amount have their products available for tasting reunion is Saturday, Sept. 28 and will from CRP: $10,000. and sale. In addition, more than 30 crafters, feature a buffet dinner, causal attire and • Queen City Hose Co. (Olyphant) specialty item vendors and food vendors, cash bar. For more information, call 570. Upgrade the self-contained breathing offering everything from cakes to pizza, 575-0651 or email annie813@comcast.net or apparatus face pieces with Scott Sight will be in attendance. There will be live roxygoers13@comcast.net. in-mask thermal imagers. Amount from entertainment, a basket raffle and other Envelope drive CRP: $10,000. attractions available all day. • Olyphant Borough. Purchase and Tickets are $15 in advance and $25 at the The annual envelope drive by Eureka install a granite base for the Freedom gate on the day of the event. Advanced Hose Co. No. 4, 717 E. Grant St. in Fighter statue. Amount from CRP: $5,000. tickets are available from hose company Olyphant, will be conducted during • Olyphant Borough. Excavate, backfill members or at the fire station on Hill August. Residents, as well as commercial Street on Tuesday, Aug. 7 and 8, 6-8 p.m. or and industrial occupants, have been mailed and landscape the area around the Freedom Fighter statue. Amount from by visiting Jessup Hose Company No. 2 on donation material and return options. CRP: $5,000. Facebook or emailing Jessupwinefestival@ Proceeds will be used to defray cost of • Eureka Hose Co. (Olyphant): gmail.com. Tickets can also be purchased personal protective equipment, station and Expansion and renovation of the kitchen online at LocalWineEvents.com. For vehicle insurance and maintenance. facilities, including plumbing, electrical additional information call or text 570-335Community investments and carpentry. Amount from CRP: $10,000. 4469. Projects will continue to be reviewed and Municipal projects focusing on social Historic train ride funded throughout 2019. Boroughs, service, education, youth, public safety, On Saturday, Aug. 10, learn about the municipalities, townships and nonprofit veterans and outdoor improvements were early Gravity Railroad while enjoying a entities are encouraged to submit approved for funding by the Lackawanna train ride through the Mid-Valley. The applications for projects that are “ready to County Commissioners through their excursion departs at 10 a.m. (be at the Community Re-Invest Program (CRP). The start” so that the Community Re-Invest Steamtown Historic Site in Scranton at public-private partnership investment this Program can help to successfully complete year is $1,555,215. 9:45 a.m.) and returns to Scranton at 3:30 and reimburse them.
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p.m. Tickets are $24 for adults ages 16-61; $22 for seniors ages 62 and older; and $17 for children ages 6-15. Children 5 and under require a free ticket. There will also be environmental and other programs presented by partners along the Lackawanna Heritage Trail. Upon arrival in Archbald, refreshments will be provided by the Archbald Historical Society.
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The group crowded into Room 3 on the second floor of the former Miners & Mechanics Bank building on a spring evening in 1946 had one purpose in mind – seeing that all the plans for Carbondale’s entry into organized baseball came off without a hitch. Under the banner of the newly incorporated Carbondale Baseball Association, the group had accomplished much during the year since it had accepted an invitation to join the Class D North Atlantic League, one of 28 minor leagues to spring up in 1946 after the end of World War II. The city hadn’t had a professional baseball team since 1895-1896 when the Carbondale Anthracites played in the Penn State League. It appeared the time was ripe for another try which had the support of Mayor Billy Monahan and other city leaders. Thanks to Joe Reardon, the Philadelphia Phillies farm director, the team had a major league affiliation and a manager, Pat Colgan, the popular former Scranton Red Sox catcher just home from the Navy. As I remember it, the team was already undergoing spring training with other Phillies farmhands at Milford Delaware. Work on converting Russell Park from the monstrosity constructed during the WPA days into a modern lighted stadium with a covered grandstand behind home plate and bleachers along the first and third base lines was well underway.
What’s more, the outfield fences were drawn in to more respectable distances. The park could hold 3,400 and advance ticket sales were showing promise. I don’t remember all who attended that meeting, but I am sure Art Chabott, the association president; Marcus McDonough, the business manager; Harry Kamsler and Jimmy Hughes, the Olyphant resident who had been appointed the league’s umpire in chief, were there. So was the 16-year-old high school junior who was sports editor of the city’s daily newspaper, the Carbondale News – Edwin Rogers who hadn’t yet adopted the Ed E Rogers byline that would be his professional moniker for the next 70 or so years. At one point in the meeting, the subject of an official scorer came up. It didn’t take much discussion to decide that the town’s sports editor should have the job. The next day I was at Tom Taylor’s in Scranton buying an A.G. Spalding baseball score book. The Pioneer Blues opened their season on May 8 with a 6 p.m. game at Stroudsburg that had to be called with two out in the top of the eighth inning because of darkness which the venerable Chic Feldman wrote “made it impossible to count one’s fingers let alone a pitched baseball.” The action wiped out a Carbondale lead and Stroudsburg won 4-2. Stroudsburg Manager Joe Antolick, a former Phillies catcher, Please see CARBONDALE, Page 5
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was behind the plate and, as the shadows deepened, attempted to feign a passed ball on a pitch from Johnny Jaust. It didn’t work; Colgan saw what was happening and alerted his batter. Two days later (another late afternoon game because lights hadn’t been installed yet) the Pioneer Blues opened their home season at Russell Park with Mahanoy City. That’s when I learned that I not only was the official scorer but the public address announcer as well. There were impressive ceremonies with an American Legion color guard, flag raising and the Benjamin Franklin High School band playing the National Anthem while everybody, including the players, stood It wasn’t much of a game - the locals won 18-0 – but the 1,600 or so fans had a chance to see their new ball park, meet the players and enjoy a hot dog and soda from Joe Cohen’s concession stand behind the grandstand. The Pioneer Blues ended their first season with 69 wins and 48 losses,
fourth in the league standings. In the post season playoffs, they beat Nazareth four games to one in the semifinals but were edged out by Peekskill four games to three in the finals. An average of about 1,000 fans per game passed through the turnstiles for a season total of 62,617. Pat Colgan, the Phillies, Leon Helk, the Star Spangled Banner and yours truly were back again the following spring for a repeat performance. It was to be my last since I had signed on with The Tribune as its Wayne County correspondent. The North Atlantic League would continue through the 1950 season, then with attendance sagging, television beginning to give fans a reason to stay home and the Korean War siphoning away players, called it quits. It was great while it lasted. Ed E Rogers is a Carbondale native who spent more than 70 years as a reporter and editor for regional newspapers. He frequently shares his memories of his home town with Advantage readers. He can be reached at EdERogers@aol.com.
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VNA Hospice and Home Health will sponsor a Community Health Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its office, at 301 Delaware Avenue in Olyphant. Free health screenings will take place including blood pressure screenings, vision checks, hearing tests and stroke screenings. Educational sessions will also be held throughout the day. Some of the guest speakers include state Rep. Kyle Mullins, who will discuss services p rov i d e d t o s e n i o r s a s we l l a s
veterans in his office; Lackawanna County Sheriff Mark McAndrew, who will talk about internet safety for children as well as seniors, a staff of the Lackawanna County Recycling Center who will discuss the do’s and don’t of recycling and many local healthcare vendors including skilled nursing, assisted living, personal care homes, elder-law, etc. will also be in attendance. Holy Cross High School c h e e rl e a d e r s w i l l p r ov i d e f a c e painting for the children.
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Mid- and Up-Valley fire company volunteers joined departments from all over the region in the Dalton Fire Company’s annual firemen’s parade Friday evening, July 12.
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Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, 200 Delaware Ave. in Olyphant, will hold its annual chicken barbecue on Sunday, Aug. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church parking lot. Dinner tickets are $10 and can be purchased before and after the weekend Masses and at the rectory. Children’s dinners are $5. There will also be a cash raffle, a basket raffle, children’s games, bingo, a bake sale and music by John Quinn. For more information, call 570-489-0752. From left: Monsignor Michael Delaney, seminarian Michael Boros, Bill Griggs, Mary Ann Gonglieski, Mary Ann Watters, Tom Kearney, Mary Kearney, Linda Pluciennik, Debbie Calvert, Carmen Dolan, Fran Ferrese and Judy Novak.
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Rules: 1. Only 2000 tickets can be sold. The drawing will be on AUGUST 17th, 2019 beginning at 6:00pm at our fire station, Lackawanna Avenue, Olyphant, PA. 2. If all 2000 tickets are not sold by 5:00pm on August 18th, the Company will pay out 74% of the total take. 3. Your presence is not necessary to win. The winnings will be mailed no later than two weeks after the drawing. 4. Fill out the application at the bottom of this page and send it back with a money order or check made payable to Excelsior Hose Co. #1. Your ticket stub, along with a copy of this form, and wristbands (MAX. 5 PER TICKET) will be mailed back to you. 5. Up to five names can be on an application with only one person being the captain. The ticket stub and wristbands will be mailed to the captain. 6 The wristbands will allow everyone to enjoy food and refreshments the night of the drawing from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. 7. You must have your wristbands on to be served food and refreshments. 8. The drawing starts at 50th prize and works down to 1st prize by 9:00PM. 9. If your ticket is drawn for any prize it will be put back in until all 50 prizes are pulled. (This means you can win multiple times). 10. Donation is $100.00 and is TAX DEDUCTIBLE. 11. Please feel free to make copies of this form, and pass it on to friends. The more tickets sold means bigger prizes.
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does not reward its owners with lovely foliage. “Good fences make good neighThe next step to building a hedge is bors.” to buy and plant the plants. I did a bit of research to The more plants you buy, find out if Robert Frost the faster you will have a agreed or disagreed with dense hedge. After planting this maxim. But his poem, the hedge, you have to wait. “Mending Wall,” leaves I’m sorry. things a bit ambiguous. And You have to wait at least a both within and without year to let the roots grow. the poem, the notion of the From a biological perspecironic neighborly benefit tive, clipping the hedge sooner of fences seems to well prewill subtract from root growth cede the 1914 publication of which will eventually slow Frost’s poem, with similar concepts shoot growth. in Benjamin Franklin and even SoloAfter waiting a year or two, it’s mon. time to clip the shoots. The junior Now, if Frost really meant that varsity way to clip is with “hedge “good fences make bad neighbors,” clippers” or shears. Yes, you can use then logically only bad them next year or the neighbors would need after, but they do not “For several year A privet hedge before clipping. doorbells and locksmiths. allow interior cuts. The reasons, the Ironically, there is somevarsity way to clip a new thing communal about hedge not only cuts back best formal proper separation. the shoots to the desired I think foliage is the hedge will be shape, but also pinches most neighborly tool for clips each shoot tip composed of or creating this type of sepathroughout the entire ration, and hedges are only one kind of plant from bottom to top. the most space-efficient, Because this interior plant. While the clipping plant-based wall there is. doesn’t change But there are no hedges majority of trees the look much, it may for sale at nurseries. like a waste of time. and shrubs can seem Instead, they have to be But it helps to remember built. Hedges must be be trained into that building a hedge is cultivated, and this takes opposite of pruning hedges, the best athetree. time and effort. With a hedge we So, how do you build a hedging plants are not trying to prune hedge? a natural-looking, safe will sprout The first step is to select crown. Instead, we want the plants. vigorously from to force dense foliage For several reasons, growth throughout the latent buds the best formal hedge plant. By cutting off terwill be composed of only when trimmed.” minal buds and removing one kind of plant. While natural central leaders, the majority of trees and we are able to use the shrubs can be trained into hedges, plant’s own growth response to crethe best hedging plants will sprout ate that warm-looking, communityvigorously from latent buds when preserving wall of foliage. trimmed. The more vigorous the Joshua arp is an iSa-certified municipal spesprouting, the denser the hedge. At cialist, Clarks Summit’s municipal arborist and the same time, a plant like forsythia an operator of an organic lawn and landscape is undesirable for hedges because it maintenance business. reach him at josarhuap@aol.com. sprouts so often, grows so fast, and A privet hedge after clipping.
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The Jermyn Events Committee, in conjunction with the Lackawanna County Cultural Arts Dept., held its annual free community concert in Mellow Court, Callahan Recreation Park. Music was provided by Ron Morgan with Crossroads. There were free hot dogs, sodas and Rona Morgan and the Crossroads perform at Callahan Recreation Park. ice cream for all those in attendance.
Morgan and the Crossroads performing a free concert at Callahan Recreation Park.
From left: Sarah Mihalick, Barb Semian and Joyce Hatala.
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The Wright Center for Community Health Auxiliary, in collaboration with The Wright Center for Community Health’s patient engagement council, hosted lunch giveaways for children recently, serving lunches to community members in Jermyn. An additional lunch giveaway is scheduled in Jermyn. Backpacks and supplies for school-aged children will also be distributed on Thursday, Aug. 15, 1-3 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health’s Mid Valley Practice, 5 S. Washington Ave. in Jermyn. There is no charge to receive a lunch or backpack. For additional details, call 570-267-4199. Members of The Wright Center for Community Health Auxiliary and patient engagement council include Helayna Szescila, left, and Gerri McAndrew.
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Planning efforts are under way at the Valley Community Library, for its upcoming fundraiser, “Putt” Your Money Where Your Books Are. Scott Greens Golf Club, 455 Green Grove Road in Scott Township, will hold the event to benefit the library. Putting will take place at your scheduled time from Aug. 3-11. Fee is $20. Winners will be announced at the closing event on Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Valley Community Library in Peckville. Tickets will be available at Scott Greens. From left: Louis Margotta and Jill McAlarney of Scott Greens Golf Club, Bailey Bevan, Donna Simpson and Michelle Georgetti.
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kets, prizes, games, concessions and a bounce house. All proceeds from this event will help to grant the wishes of local children diagnosed with critical illnesses. “Wishes transform the lives of sick children, giving them the opportunity to expe-
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Last weekend in Olyphant, a red, white and blue spectacular took place in honor of Olyphant hometown hero banners. It was also a fundraiser for the borough’s Freedom Fighter statue. There was a parade, a “battle of the bands,” a salute to veterans, a wing eating contest between police, firemen, council and the mayor. “When we started this event, I don’t think people really thought we had a statue until we started showing it around,” said Kim Onda Atkinson, one of the main organizers. “When you see it in person, it’s just spectacular. When you look into its eyes, you feel like its staring back at you.” Members of the Olyphant American Legion and VFW.
Painted by Mark Zinskie and Edward Kuha.
Guest speaker Earl Granville brings awareness to the public about the adversity and struggles in society from his personal experiences.
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Jerry Tully (left) accepts his trophy for the hot-wing eating contest from Kim Onda Atkinson.
Dani-Elle Kleha performs at the Battle of the Bands
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Veteran Larry Boyarsky enjoyed the festivities.
sport s & F itne ss Throop Civic Center Throop Civic Center, 500 Sanderson St., hosts aerobics classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9-10 a.m. Lowimpact aerobics classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to noon. Call 570-383-7906 for more information.
Yoga in the Park Quest Studio will hold its third annual Yoga in the Park summer series, a slow-flow yoga class, every third Wednesday of the month, 5:306:30 p.m. at the Station Park Pavilion on Church Street in Jessup. Admission is free and it’s open to all levels. Bring your own mat. A class will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18. If you need a mat or would like more information, call 570-815-4655 or email talia@myqueststudio.com.
Cheerleading camps The Olyphant-based Pine Forest Cheerleading Camp will celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer.
Students from Valley View, Mid Valley, Carbondale Area and Lakeland have attended in the past. There will be 15 different camp sessions, all taking place at facilities in the Poconos. Visit cheerleadingcamps.com for more information.
DCCC fitness At the Dickson City Civic Center, 935 Albert St. • Senior Fitness: Betsy’s lowimpact fitness class for seniors on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. Classes are free for Dickson City residents. Non-residents may join for a $10 annual fee. • Betsy’s Boot Camp: fitness classes combine cardio, step, kickboxing and weight training to help you reach your fitness goals. Classes run Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Call 570-383-1813 for more information on any of these programs.
ESTATE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters of Administration have been granted in the ESTATE OF PETER V. PICERNO, Deceased, late of Scranton, PA who died on April 14, 2019, to Kristopher Arheart. All persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent shall make them known and present them, and all persons indebted to said decedent shall make payment thereof without delay to the Administrator, Kristopher Arheart, 1428 N. Webster Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505, or to Michael J. Krushinski, Esquire, Attorney for the Estate at 418 Main Street, Dickson City, PA 18519.
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Community Calendar School reunion: The annual Scott High School reunion will be held on Friday, Aug. 2, at Lakeview Lounge, 1708 Lakeland Drive in Scott Township. Call 570-587-3120 for more information. Pierogie sale: All Saints Orthodox Church, 211 Willow Ave. in Olyphant, sells frozen pierogies Fridays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., and Sundays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Price is $6.50 per dozen. Call 570-383-0785 or 570-489-5591 for more information. Farmers market: In Jermyn, a farmers market will be held on Fridays and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bridge Street and Washington Avenue, at the World War I Veterans Park. Rummage sales: First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale, 76 Salem Ave., will host rummage sales every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A sign will be in the church yard if the sale is open. Donations will be accepted only if the items are clean and in working order. No clothing will be accepted until further notice.
Library snacks: The Carbondale Public Library, 5 N. Main St., will offer a morning (11-11:30 a.m.) and afternoon (3-3:30 p.m.) snack to all children 18 and younger. Summer swimming: The lakes at Lackawanna County’s parks are open daily through mid-August. They include Aylesworth Lake in Archbald and Merli-Sarnoski Lake in Carbondale. All of the locations are staffed with lifeguards. The swimming areas are open daily, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For additional information, call 570-963-6764. Musical concert: The Forest City Area Historical Society will host a “Music Americana” concert by the Penn Dixie Band and the Tri-State Gospel Singers on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 4 p.m. at the Historical Society Museum, Main and Dundaff streets in Forest City. Admission to the concert is free, and will be a part of the two-day Trail Town Festival in Forest City. Call 570-785-3800 for more information. Marine meeting: The Northeastern Detachment Marine Corps League will hold its monthly meeting on Sunday Aug. 4, 2 p.m.
at the Detachment, 1340 Alder St. in Scranton. Music in the park: The 19th annual Music in the Park, supported by area churches, will be presented on Sunday, Aug. 4, beginning at 10:30 a.m. with worship service with special speaker Ray Hamill, followed by contemporary and traditional Christian music, 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain or shine) at the Clifford Fireman’s Fairgrounds on Route 106 in Clifford. Library talk: Local author Paula Donson will speak at Valley Community Library Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 6 p.m. regarding her book “This Kind of Courage,” which is about her grandmother, Anna Donson. In the book, Donson tells the story of her grandmother’s life in the Mid-Valley area in the early 1900s. No registration is required for this free event. For more information, call the library at 570-489-1765, or visit lclshome.org/valley. CPR Certification: The Greater Carbondale YMCA will hold a basic CPR course on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. The certification includes basic life support for infant, children and adult and practice with the
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Car cruises: The Coal Cracker Cruisers Car Club will hold monthly cruises 5-8 p.m. at the Advance Auto Parts store on Route 6 in Carbondale. There will be music and door prizes and a 50/50 and trophies will be awarded. Call 570-876-4034. The cruises will be held on the third Saturday (next cruise: Aug. 17) of each month through September. Veteran outreach: Veteran Outreach at state Rep. Kyle Mullins’ office will be held on the fourth Monday of the month, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the office, 520 Burke Bypass, Suite 1, in Olyphant (next outreach: Aug. 26). An American Legion department service officer will be available to assist veterans, as well as their spouses and dependents, with a variety of issues including VA compensation, pensions, death benefits, health care and other veteran issues. Appointments can be made by calling 570383-9795. Church outreach: At Rescue and Restore Church, 125 Lackawanna Ave. in Olyphant, the monthly food distribution will be held on the first Monday of the month (next distribution Aug. 5), noon to 3 p.m. Clothing distribution is temporarily suspended. A free community meal will be held on the last Thursday of every month (next meal Aug. 29) at 5:30 p.m. Water camp at the library: Pennsylvania American Water is again partnering with the Lackawanna River Conservation Association for its fifth Water Camp at the Valley Community Library, in Peckville on Monday through Thursday, Aug. 5-8. Registration ends Wednesday, July 31. For forms, visit lrca.org, call 570-347-6311 or e-mail program_manager@lrca.org. Free for Pennsylvania American Water customers, the camp, for children ages 7-11, combines outdoor fun with learning about water. Registration is limited to 25 campers. A deposit of $10 will hold a child’s space, and the deposit will be refunded at the end of camp. Cookbook club: The Valley Community Library, 739 River St. in Peckville, has a cookbook club, which meets on the first Wednesday of each month (next meeting Aug. 7) at 6 p.m. Registration is required and may completed in person at the library, where the current month’s cookbook is available for viewing. For more information, call 570-489-1765 or visit the library’s Facebook page. Bus trip: Christ Episcopal Church in Forest City will sponsor a bus trip to the Bloomsburg Fair on Thursday, Sept. 26. Bus leaves Forest City at 10 a.m., arriving at the Bloomsburg Fair approximately at noon and leaves the fair promptly at 6 p.m. arriving back in Forest City at 8 p.m. Cost
is $40 and includes the bus ride, driver’s tip, entrance to the fair, parking and water on the bus. The trip is rain or shine and benefits Christ Episcopal Church’s community projects. Your money will be refunded only if your seat can be filled. No refunds after Sept. 3 for any reason. For reservations, call 570-499-4908 or email jdoyle@nep.net. Reunion planned: The Fell High School class of 1969 will hold its 50-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 12. at the annual Harvest Hop at the Trinity Banquet Facility, 37 Prospect St. in Simpson. The price is $30 per person which includes a buffet dinner with musical entertainment supplied by a DJ. Beer and wine are included and mixers will be available for those wishing to BYOB. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The organizers ask that class members pass this information on to any class member. Call 570-785-5059 or 570-7855606 for more information. Archbald curbside pickup: Archbald Borough DPW has begun picking up yard waste curbside in biodegradable bags and will continiue on your recycling day every other week. Grass clippings and leaves are accepted by the borough only if they are in biodegradable bags. Lawn and leaf bags can be purchased at home and garden stores or the borough office for $2 for five bags. No plastic bags are allowed for this service. Vegetation set out in plastic bags will not be picked up. There can be no commingling with any other materials; that is no brush or branches, no garbage animal waste, dirt, construction material or other recyclables. Branch chipping is done Mondays and Tuesdays only. Call 570-876-1800 to be put on the list for branch chipping. Ashes will be picked up Tuesdays during the following weeks on your recycling day: July 22, Aug. 5 and 19, Sept. 2, 16 and 30, Oct. 14 and 28. Lunch at the Civic Center: The Throop Civic Center has been expanding the Senior Center and will be offering lunch on Mondays, to be served at noon. Reservations are needed by the Thursday prior. Contact the Throop Civic Center at 570-383-7906 for reservations and details. Classmates sought: Members of the Mid Valley Class of 1970 have formed a 50th anniversary class reunion committee and are seeking current address of classmates. Call 570-780-3095 or email drut4@ msn.com with any information you might have. Avoiding event conflicts: Mayfield borough officials are seeking the cooperation of all civic groups in Mayfield with scheduling of fundraising activities for 2019.
Bowling Scores Idle Hour Lanes July 16 Lane Sharks: Liam Feeney 428, Joseph Krott 360, Brett MOnelli 329, Paul Delicati 306, Joel Minnich 256, Shannon O’Malley 245 and Alex Lloyd 153. Alley Gators: Benjamin Cockerill 405, Ayden Tempesta 401, Tommy Doran 392, Savanna Sherman 352, Sean Pezak 333, Jesse Marks 297, Odin Marro w- 244, Audrey Marrow 201, Connor Pribula 183, David Grossi 176 and Liam O’Malley 167. Guppies: McKenzie Beere 111-195, Brielle Esken 102-193, Tyler Ruddy 174, Alexander Hapstak 169, Blake Pribula 157, Peyton Giuliani 146, Lazarus Mulrine 137, Maggie O’Malley 137 and Sagan Suda 111. Tadpoles: Damie’n Taylor 85, Natalie Kovalchik 74, Alexander Seffrin 69, Stephen Shigo -66, Sarah Feeney 58, Bryson Hospodor 54 and Peyton Maas 47. July 21 NASCAR Summer 19: Paul Carr 501 and Pete Czulada 413. Have It All Youth/Adult, Youth: Michael Bidwell 356, Gavin Mercado 343, Mary Melnikoff 216, Ryan Repecki 195, Madison Kreidler 151 and Aiden Kreidler 111. Have It All Youth/Adult, Adult: Craig Kreidler 207-414, Michael Mercado 207-404, Jeanie Repecki 203-340, Christine Kreidler 2995, Don Bidwell 292 and Erin Wanick 170. July 22 Summer Scratch League: Keith Griffiths 255708, James Durland 227-638, Stephanie Sheridan 222-623, Chris Kovalchik 234-615, Paul Beaudoin Jr 205-608, Jim Bingham 222595, Becky Decker 218-569, Brian Cowley 214-565 and Mike Markis 240-562. July 23 Tadpoles: Damie’n Taylor 98, Stephen Shigo 85, Peyton Maas 78, Natalie Kovalchik 68, Bryson Hospodor 62 and Sarah Feeney 57. Guppies: Peyton Giuliani 178, Brielle Esken 172, Tyler Ruddy 170, Colton Thomas 157, Alexander Hapstak 153, McKenzie Beere 151, Maggie O’Malley 148 and Sagan Suda 122. Alley Gators: Benjamin Cockerill 372, Ava Groossi 338, Savanna Sherman 329, Ayden Tempesta 318, Sean Pezak 317, Jesse Marks
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