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Issue 30 — Thursday, March 4, 2010
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PCBA Holds
Home Show Seminar

DINGMANS — The Pike County Builders Association (PCBA) will hold a seminar on home show ideas. Find out how you can become more successful at shows, improve your follow up procedures and move your company to the next level in effectiveness at trade shows and expos. Find out what the consumer is looking for and would like to see at your booth. Jay Young, Exhibit and Training Consultant of Studios-Nimlock of Central Pennsylvania, will present this presentation.

The PCBA seminar and dinner will be held on March 9 at the Failte Steak House 1492 Route 739 in Dingmans Ferry PA at 4 p.m. The cost is $25 member and $35 non-member, which includes dinner.

The PCBA will hold their annual show on March 20-21 at the Delaware Valley High School Sat 10 – 6 and Sunday 10 – 3. Seminars, Pike’s Bob The Builder, Silent Auction and the John J. Kurz Smokehouse will be some of the features of the new show location.

Create A World With Less Cancer By Giving Daffodils

MILFORD ­— For more than 35 years, the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days® program has been making a difference in the fight against cancer and providing hope for those facing the disease. Although Daffodil Days involves offering daffodils to donors every spring in appreciation for their contributions, it is about more than just giving beautiful flowers; it is an opportunity to share hope for a world with less cancer and more birthdays, where cancer never steals another year from anyone’s life. The 37th annual Daffodil Days campaign will take place across Pennsylvania during the week of March 15-21.

Daffodil contributions provide the Society with much-needed dollars to help people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; help people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking research; and fight back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and rally communities worldwide to join the fight against cancer. Daffodil Days is the perfect way to fight back in your community, local companies, schools, places of worship, and with friends and family.

A bunch of 10 beautiful daffodils is available for a donation of $10. A special part of this year’s Daffodil Days, Birthdays R. Hope, is a limited-edition Boyds® bear designed exclusively for the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Bear and a Bunch. She is available for a donation of $25 and comes with a bouquet of 10 daffodils. A Daffodil Days vase with 10 flowers or Vase and a Bunch is also available for a donation of $15. In addition, you can help give comfort to a child in need in your community by delivering an anonymous bear with a donation of $25 to Project Care.

Gift of Hope, another new statewide product offering, provides donors a chance to send an anonymous bunch of daffodils and cancer information to a local cancer patient or caregiver with a donation of $25 or more.

To place your order, please contact your local American Cancer Society office by calling 1-800-227-2345 or visit us online at cancer.org/daffodildays.

Twp. Outlines Plans For New Building Site, Adjacent Parcel
By Ken Baumel

LACKAWAXEN — Township supervisors took initial steps towards renovating a building to be dedicated as a future township administrative center on Urban Road and first steps to tap grants to acquire land adjacent to the building.

The township proposes relocating the current township administrative building to the former riding arena building on the 32-acre former Urban-Shook property.

The township plans to site a township garage, vehicle maintenance, and vehicle storage area there also, according to Supervisor Rich Krochta, who discussed the issue at the most recent township meeting held at the township building on Township Road.

Krochta said that the township will keep the existing driveway leading to the arena, but will modify the interior. Initial modifications include the mechanical (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) and electrical systems.

The township proposals are currently under review by the township Planning Commission.

Meanwhile, Township Solicitor Tony Waldron reported on the status of the adjacent 148-acre undeveloped parcel adjacent to the arena property that the township has an option to buy. The township plans on dedicating that property as a public park and recreation area. The township seeks state and county grants to defray purchasing cost.

Waldron reported that Lackawaxen is submitting an application for a Pike County Scenic and Rural Character Preservation grant. That grant would be for 40 percent of the appraised value of the property adjacent to the one containing the arena. The 40 percent would be a maximum of $440,000, noted Waldron. Waldron said that he anticipates the timing for applying now is better than if the township applied last year. Last year multiple applicants were competing for a piece of the county grant pie...for complete story, get this week's issue.



Sewage Violation Pending At Route 739 McDonald’s
By Lisa Mickles

BLOOMING GROVE — The McDonald’s in Lords Valley off Route 739 has pending violations due to the malfunctioning of their sewage beds.

On Monday, Blooming Grove Supervisor Chairman Fred Hatton read the sewage enforcement officer’s (SEO) report, which stated that the two sewage beds at the fast food restaurant are in disrepair and the sewage system cannot be used until the beds are replaced.

Hatton said the beds are completely saturated, blown out, and can’t be repaired. He explained they are in close communications with the manager, regarding the sewage violations, but are waiting for upper management to approve the bed replacements. Until then, they will be required to cease using the sewage system and have the tanks pumped out on a daily basis in order to remain open.

He explained the management company should act quickly since it would be very costly for daily pumping until the disposal system is repaired. He also alluded that they might have to go to court if the matter is not addressed immediately.

In related matters, SEO Glen Martin attended two PA Dept. of Environmental Protection seminars relating to the pending changes regarding mandatory three-year sewage pumping plans for on-lot sewage systems before any future planning modules are approved by DEP. The majority of township residents reside in Hemlock Farms private community, which has their own sewage maintenance plan in place.

Hatton was concerned that if the township were to be held responsible for seeing that the sewage systems are pumped on a three-year basis, it would require a new employee to handle the program...for complete story, get this week's issue.



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