FOF FFE FI EFFIPFFEEFEFFIIR FIFE PEF FFF ZF EFFI, The Dallas Post it ut nd Rattlesnake Roundup offers four days of fun By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer : The fourth annual Noxen Rat- tlesnake Roundup will begin Thursday, June 13 and run through Sunday, June 16 with a full slate of activities on the fire hall grounds in Noxen. .» Lew Hackling, Jr., chairman of the event, is enthusiastic about the many activities scheduled for the four days. “If the weather coop- erates this should be a great week- end,” said Hackling. : The roundup is a major annual fundraising event for the Noxen fire company and more than 10,000 people are expected to stopand see the sights and take part in the events. ““There is going to be something for éveryone,” said Hackling. “This really is a family affair and it is always good to see a large crowd which. ‘shows its support to the area and the fire company.” # The action begins at 6:00 p.m. Thursday and will last until 11:00 p.m. On Friday the hours are 6:00 pun. until midnight. On Saturday nts will last from noon until Jdnight and things will wrap up 1 Sunday from noon until 11:00 LIT]. R ! Again this year there will be amusement rides, games, food and refreshments all four days. There will also be musical entertainment each night. | The stars of the weekend will undoubtedly be the snakes. The annual roundup will take place Friday and Saturday as snakes are . caught live and unharmed and brought to the grounds to ‘be judged. : Hackling stressed that all the Te are treated properly and RE Recycling scontainers coming June 17-21 By CHARLOT M. DENMON pet Writer Dallas Area Municipal Au- ony plant manager Tom agley said June 7 that Dan- ella Environmental Technolo- gies will begin municipal gar- we pickup and recycling July | 1 in Dallas Borough, Dallas " Township and Kingston Town- ship. “Kingston Township super- visors have already adopted its garbage and recycling ordi- nance and Dallas Borough will adopt its ordinance ata special meeting Wednesday, June 12. Dallas Township supervisors will pass its ordinance at their June 18 meeting. These are the final papers to be adopted be- re the collection begins,” said gley. 4 The garbage and recycling collection will cost $135 annu- ally or $11.25 per month pay- able in advance for the total of $33.75 per quarter. i “Containers for recycling will be distributed the third week in J une,” Bagley said, “And in- structions will be attached.” i “All recyclables may be co- mingled with the exception of newspapers which should be stacked and tied in bundles or inserted neatly in brown paper bags. Other recyclables to be i i include white or col- d glass; plastic containers os. one, two and three (hum- bers on bottom of containers); aluminum and bi-metal cans; office paper, and corrugated cardboard,” Bagley explained. * The garbage will be picked up weekly, recyclables will be collected every other week. Pop ak ia af sk ab apg oF vd ed ed ON ALL PS ea ead JEWELRY % + pe & EY 3 t COINS & JEWELRY 18 Church Street EEE ISIE LIES (Next to Rea & Derick) Ei REA ERT are unharmed throughout the weekend. “We get a lot of snakes and they will be on display for the public to see,” said Hackling. “Everyone dealing with the snakes knows how to handle them for the public's safety and the snakes well- being.” The judging for the snake con- test will take place on Sunday with awards presented at 5:30 p.m. Another highlight on Sunday will be an “all you can ride” special from 1:00 until 4:00. Visitors can ride all that time for just $6. The roundup will conclude Sunday evening with a fireworks show that will begin at 10:00 p.m. Some of the excitement of the roundup has alreadybegunas area school children took part in a drawing contest to create thisyear’s emblem for the fire company T- Shirt and a special Post Office cancellation. The contest was open to chil- dren from all area schools and was a big success, according to Post personnel. Dawn Traver, a clerk at the Noxen Post Office, said that the contest drew a large response for only its second year. “This is some- thing everyone looks forward to,” said Traver. “The kids enjoy it and we at the Post Office love the draw- ings.” The winner of the Post Office Contest was Brandon Warner of Dallas whose slogan was “I wound up at the Roundup.” The slogan and drawing will appear on the Post Office cancellation for the weekend of the event. A Post Office cancellation is the mark used when a stamp is cancelled after it is mailed. Other winners of the contest were: Natalle Felten of Dallas, Thursday, June 13 6:00-11:00 p.m. Games, rides and events open to public 8:00 Presentation of awards to winners of children’s art contest Friday, June 14 6:00 p.m.-midnight 7:00 Firemen’s parade 8:00 Presentation of awards from firemen’s parade 8:00 Great Rock Scare Saturday, June 15 12 Noon-midnight snakes on display throughout the day 8:00 Strawberry Jam Sunday, June 16 12 Noon- 1:00 1:00-4:00 p.m. All you can ride, $6.00 5:30 Presentation of awards for snake roundup 6:00 Schooley Mountain Boys 10:00 Fireworks display second place: Tracy Long of Lake- Lehman, third place. These chil- dren will receive postal t-shirts or posters. The winners in the fire com- pany’'s contest were: Tracy Long, who placed first, Angie Stone of Tunkhannock placed second. The runners up were Dusty Shedlar- ski, Evans Falls; Erin Warner, Dallas; Natalee Felten, Dallas; John Barillo, Dallas; Justin Warner, Dallas; Jeff Traver, Evans-Falls and Stacey Wagner, Shavertown. The children will all receive prizes presented at the Roundup on Thursday, June 13. OPEN FOR BUSINESS - Steven Leonardo stands next to some dry cleaning at his new shop at the Country Club Shopping Center in Dallas. Leonardo opened his shop two weeks ago and is thrilled with his success so far. (Post Photo/Rich Johnson) Cleaner says he's off to good sw fereh By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer People have many different rea- sons for coming to the Back Moun- tain. For Steven Leonardo it was a chance to be closer to his family and maintain a business at the same time. Leonardo is the owner of the newly opened Town and Country Cleaners in the Country Club Shopping Center in Dallas. The dry cleaning store opened two weeks ago and Leonardo is pleased with his business so far. “Things have gone very well,” he said. “There is plenty to do but the SUMMER REC LEADERS - Kingston Township officials are preparing to begin the 1991 summer recreation program for area children. Shown above from left are William Wilson, councilman; Bill Runner, summer rec. director; Kristen Gladey, summer rec. counselor; Shirley Moyer, recreation board member; Jeffrey Box, township manager; and Ben Franklin, councilman. (Post Photo/Rich Johnson) Kingston Twp. park has fun for Kids By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer As summer quickly approaches area children are looking forward to many hours of enjoyment out- side. In Kingston Township, the children will again have the op- portunity to participate in many activities during the Summer Recreation Program at the Center Street Park. According to Bill Runner, di- rector of the summer program, a variety of activities are planned and they will provide enjoyment and education to the kids. “We want to make this a great summer program,” said Runner. “We have many things planned including trips to Frances Slocum Parkto swim and maybe other trips to museums or amusement parks.” The summer rec program be- gins onJune 17 and will run each weekday until August 9. For the kids the day will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. “Each day will be something different,” said Runner. “We want FOR ALL THE GRADUATES 25% OFF ‘14 KARAT GOLD AND © STERLING SILVER Drive A Little - Save A Lot! 675-5872 Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat 10-5; Thurs., Fri. 10-8:30 Next to Rea & Derick 18 Church St., Dallas the kids to enjoy themselves and this is a way we can give some- thing back to the taxpayers and show them that their tax money is doing some good.” Runner, of Trucksville, has experience working with children as he has spent time working ata camp run by the YMCA. “I liked what I did with the Y’ and now I can bring some of that experience to the kids,” he said. The experience of the staff will be a plus for the children, accord- ing to Township Manager Jeffrey Box. “We are very fortunate to have some very good young people to run our program,” said Box. “We have, on many occasions, had employees return and that helps the kids.” Helping Runner this year will be Kristen Gladey and Melissa ° Kohli, both of Shavertown. Kohli has worked with the children for twoyears and is studying elemen- tary education at Bloomsburg University. The summer program is open to resident children of Kingston Township entering first grade through those leaving fifth grade. Registration for the program will be held at the Center Street Park Pavilion on Saturday, June 15 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Kingston Township Board of Supervisors and Box said that the board encourages all resident families to take advantage of the opportunity. people have really treated me well.” Leonardo brings 15 years of dry cleaning experience to the area. He moved here from New York and is just getting settled. “I have family in Wilkes-Barre and when my father retired from the business I thought I would , open up shopin this area,” he said. “The Back Mountain is a great place and I decided to try it here.” Things have been busy for Le- onardo getting set up in his new business but he is receiving some help from his father, who stops in daily to offer a hand. The store offers dry cleaning and shirt alteration services along Dallas, PA- Wednesday, June 12, 1991 with suede and leather cleaning. There are same day and next * day dry cleaning options but, beng picky about his work, Leonardo suggests three days for “ opti: mum quality.” The store is open Mondéy through Friday from 7: O0O0a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. 3 Even though he is still new to! : . the area Leonardo is optimistic i) about his future. “I have my work cut out for me like most who are 1 new, but this area is nice and I've | 4 been accepted well sol think thingy are going to work out,” he said. - Harveys Lake prepaiesy new recycling program By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer Harveys Lake residents will soon begin the first step of a weekly curbside recycling program. The borough will be providing special recycling containers to all residents, who are being asked to pick up the containers beginning June 20. The borough recently purchased nearly 1,700 containers, a new pickup truck and a special recy- cling trailer for the program. . The cost for the equipment was more than $54,000 which was paid for by a grant from the state De- partment of Environmental Re- sources. David Abod, the recycling coor- dinator,'is pleased with the time schedule to begin the curbside program. It 2 A “We've been working towards this for some time now and it looks " like we will begin picking up items x in less than a month,” said Abod. The residents are being asked or y pick up the special recycling con- tainers and a pamphlet which explains the . curbside program. beginning June 20 at the borough recreation center across from the Hb Lake-Noxen Elementary. 4 Any resident who receives a garbage bill will receive a recycling container. Residents are asked to 1 bring proof of identification when © picking up the container. The containers will be passed out from June 20 through July 6. Curbside pickup willbeginJuly 8. Anyone with questions on the. program can contact Abod at 639- 2113 or 639-5041. ~ ve . 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