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PAGE 2 - THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email fcnews@nep.net
LETTERS TO EDITOR
LETTER TO EDITOR
The Christ Episcopal Church choir is shown with choir director Dawn Pentecost as they
practiced on the electronic organ recently donated to the church by the Forest City Area Historical Society. It moved just few hundred feet from the former United Methodist Church
to the church known as “The Little Stone Church”. Pictured from left are: Gavin Herman,
Eli Sauls, Organist Dawn Pentecost, Ruth Nibblick, Father Peter Pearson, June Arrowsmith,
Shirley Wallace, Fern Cornall and Juliann Doyle, secretary of the Forest City Area Historical
Society. Missing when photo was taken was choir member Bill Bush.
Methodist organ to Praise
the Lord at Christ Church
An organ which served the
Forest City United Methodist Church for more than 30
years is now serving Christ
Episcopal Church, only a block
away. It was donated to Christ
Church by the Forest City Area
Historical Society.
The Yamaha Electronic organ
was no longer needed at the
Society headquarters which
is in the former Methodist
Church. Any of the area musical groups who present programs at the museum bring
their own electronic keyboard,
a device much more versatile
than an organ.
The Society had advertised it
for sale for the last year but got
no inquiries. Recently Dawn
Pentecost, organist and Choir
Director of Christ Episcopal
Church, expressed an interest
in securing the organ to replace a much older, and now
not repairable, organ in the
Church’s Undercroft.
Ms. Pentecost stated that
choir practice, Saturday evening church service and some
other church activities are held
in the undercroft (basement)
rather than in the Main Church
especially in the summer time
when the church gets very hot.
Ms. Pentecost also extended
her thanks to Allan Hornbeck
of Allan Hornbeck Chevrolet,
who supplied the use of his
truck and three workers to
deliver the organ to its new
home.
The Forest City Methodist Church was established in
1886, while the local Episcopal parish was formed in 1887.
The Episcopal parish was
known as the Church of the
Good Shepherd when it was
fully organized in 1888. However when the church structure
was built in 1891 the Vestry
changed the name to Christ
Church.
Since the front of the completed church was made of native quarried stone, it became
known through the years as
“The Little Stone Church,” at
600 Delaware Street.
The Forest City Church and
Trinity Parish in Carbondale
merged in the 1980’s for the
purposes of sharing clergy and
administrative expenses, but
each church maintains its own
Vestry.
The current Vestry members
are: Sr. Warden and Joint Ministry Treasurer Jack DeMark,
Jr. Warden and treasurer Rick
Kulasinsky, Juliann Doyle,
Bob Schreiber, Susie Schreiber,
Karen Toolan and Peg Wirts.
Recently, the Rev. Donald
Schaible, who served as Rector
of the two churches, accepted a
ministry as Rector of St. Ann’s
Church in Trexlertown, PA,
one of the larger parishes within the Diocese of Bethlehem.
A luncheon in his honor was
held in May.
Christ Church Senior Warden
Jack DeMark then announced
that they had secured the services of Father Peter Pearson
as a summer experiment. As a
result he would lead a 5:30PM
Saturday evening service beginning on May 28th.
The regular Sunday morning
Mass was replaced by a 9AM
Morning Prayer service conducted by Christ Church Lay
Ministers. The arrangement
will be re-evaluated in August.
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, Bishop Provisional of the Diocese
of Bethlehem, made a pastoral
visit to the Church on Saturday, June 4th, and was honored with a reception in the
Undercroft.
The church also began in
February serving a Free Community Meal on the fourth Saturday of each month. All the
food is prepared and donated
by the parishioners, with the
menu varying each month.
The meal is advertised each
month in the local newspapers and cable channels, and
is now served from 12 noon to
1:00PM.
For information on Christ
Episcopal Church, you can
view the website at www.
christchurchforest city.com or
email at www.christchurchparishforestcity@gmail.com.
$87 million pipeline in Clifford/Lenox
Is announced by Tennessee Gas
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., a Kinder Morgan
Company, is proposing to construct, install, modify operate and
maintain the Triad Expansion
Project facilities to increase transportation capacity on its existing
system in order to provide additional natural gas to serve the new
Invenergy electric power plant to
be constructed just off the Casey
Highway in Throop, Lackawanna
County.
The proposed project involves
the construction of approximately
seven miles of new 36-inch pipeline, looping along the existing
Tennessee pipeline right-of-way
in Clifford and Lenox Townships,
Susquehanna County. The Tennessee gas line travels through
Union Dale with connection to a
pipeline on the Rail-Trail.
The project will cost approximately $87 million and is expected
to generate about 100 temporary
construction jobs at his peak. The
economic impact of construction
will be significant as workers will
reside locally and rely upon local
businesses, housing and support
services during the period of construction.
Tennessee Gas has signed a
binding agreement with the Lackawanna Energy Center LLC, for
all of the incremental firm transportation capacity that will be
created by the project’s proposed
facilities.
The project has an in-service
date of Nov. 1, 2017.
Family game night Donations for
& ice cream social Back-to-School
On Wednesday, August 17th Carnival sought
from 7 to 9 p.m., Pleasant Mount
Library is hosting its third annual Family Game Night and
Ice Cream Social. Bring your best
friend and your favorite board
game. Whether you land on
Boardwalk with a hotel or get a
triple word score, ice cream is on
the house.
This program is offered free of
charge courtesy of the Friends of
Pleasant Mount Library.
The Forest City Regional
School District seeks donations to support their Back-toSchool Carnival on August 25,
2016. Please contact Darlene
Hamlyn at 570-785-2483 if you
are interested in making a donation. Thank you in advance
for your support of our school
community!
A number of federal and state
agencies will be involved with
the approval and oversight of
the project including the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
Kinder Morgan recently presented a $32,000 check to the
Forest City Baseball and Softball
Association to help renovate the
Upper Field at Kennedy Park into
a multi-use field for softball and
baseball.
The Company is the largest
midstream and third largest energy company in North America
and is the largest natural gas transporter and storage operator in the
U.S.
Dear Editor:
I am trying to write a letter to the Forest City Council
about the garbage contract that
ends in December. The current
bag system should be voted
out and the taxpayers of the
town should be able to vote on
a garbage contract.
The current bag system costs
us approximately $172.80, if
you only put one bag a week
out. If you put two bags out,
the cost is $345.60 a year.
Our neighboring town of
Vandling has a garbage contract that they can put out two
cans a week and big garbage
(example a couch or washer)
once a week for only $245.00 a
year.
The majority of the town is
not the older generation anymore, it is families of at least
three or more and people just
can’t afford to pay to put garbage out when it costs that
much.
That is a major reason why
we have garbage on the back
roads and couches and mattresses and other things all
over the sides of the roads.
I ask the council to really
look into changing the current
garbage contract to one that
will benefit every one of the
taxpayers, not just some.
Please let the people of the
town vote in your paper as to
which one will work for everyone. In this day and with
everything going up for the
taxpayers, we the people have
to save as much money as we
can wherever we can.
Forest City Taxpayer
Tracey Lazier
Forest City
Class of 1976
40th Reunion set
The Forest City Class of 1976
will be celebrating its 40th
class reunion on Saturday,
September 3, 2016. Cocktails
from 5 to 7 PM at a classmates
home and dinner at the Crystal
Pines, Route 247 Crystal Lake
beginning at 7 PM.
Menu choices are: Salmon,
Chicken Parmesan and Prime
Rib. Please RSVP by August
29th to Karen Goskowski
Polednak at Karen@kartri.com
or 570-233-0082.
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Pleasant Mount News
By Theresa Opeka
570-679-2065
Happy Birthday to: Ryan Kilker, Jarrod Burleigh, James Watson,
Matthew Terry, Steve DeGennaro,
TJ Knapp, Stacy Davis, Justine Ellis,
Ryan Branning, Mary Risboskin,
Joe Wildenstein, Jason Saam, Jeffery Mead, Judy Cordts, Dave
Cordts, Pat Biondo, Alice Sampson,
Andy Geuther, Morgan Saul, Patrick Watson, Martin McHale, Ashley Kneier, Renee Chrisle, Raegan
Eltz and Cole Ellis.
Happy Anniversary to: Jim and
Bobbie Kalbaugh, Charles and
Joyce Megivern, Eric and Jennifer
Bonham,Tom and Amy Borsheski
and Chris and Sara Cox.
It certainly came as a shock last
week about the passing of Father
David Delzell. Father Dave served
the churches in Pleasant Mount,
Rock Lake and Forest City after his
retirement from the priesthood in
New Jersey. He also had a weekly
Mass at the Forest City Personal
Care home and made many visits
to the sick and elderly. His obituary in last week’s paper listed his
many works and accomplishments, too many to mention here.
A few things stand out for me: his
love of the Latin Mass. I actually
got to interview him when I was a
radio news director about saying
the Mass at St. Cecilia’s in Hilltop
and Shohola, Pike County. He had
a true passion for that form of the
Mass. I also remember “the singing priest” singing many hymns
and songs after Mass, including “O
Danny Boy”, “Immaculate Mary”
and songs for Mother’s Day and
Father’s Day. I also remember coming upon his vehicle, most likely on
Route 171 and seeing the license
plate “Soul Doctor” and knowing
who it was and felt I was in good
company. He had also concelebrated my father’s funeral Mass with
Father Patrick Albert. A life well
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lived by a man who served God
and the church well. Godspeed
Soul Doctor, Godspeed.
A fabulous car show was held
on Sunday, August 7th at the
Crankers collection of Mechanical Marvels in Pleasant Mount.
It was a perfect day attended by
hundreds of people. Costello-Monahan-Brown Post 964 provided
the refreshments. A generous donation was made by Pat and Hank
Antoniolli and Masami and Akiko
Tawara. Everyone looks forward to
next year.
Upcoming programs at the
Pleasant Mount Library: Wednesday, August 17, 7-9pm, Friends of
the Pleasant Mount Library Game
Night and Ice Cream Social. Bring
your favorite game; Saturday, August 20, 9am-3pm, Quilts of Valor,
Making Quilts for Veterans; Tuesday, August 23, 6:30-8:30pm, Making Quilt Blocks of the 1920’s with
Lorraine Fenstermacher - $5 per
class.
A lawn supper will be held
Thursday, August 18 at the Starrucca Baptist social rooms beginning
at 5 pm. There will be wimpies,
etc. A donation plus a food pantry
item is appreciated. The public is
welcome.
Don’t forget: The Rock Lake
Picnic, sponsored by St. Katharine
Drexel Parish will be held on Saturday, August 20 at St. Juliana’s
Church, Route 247, Rock Lake.
The Turkey and Ham Family Style
Dinner will be held from 11:30am3:30pm. Takeouts will be available.
Supper will be served at 5pm. Mass
will be celebrated at 6:30pm. Music
will be by Just Us from 8-11pm and
is being donated by Ed Howell.
There will be games, prizes, bingo,
refreshments and a giant flea market. Everyone is welcome!
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Smoke Detectors
Available For
Clinton Township
and Vandling
Residents
Browndale Fire Company is
proud to now offer free smoke
alarms, along with education on
safety to our first due area of Clinton Township, Wayne County
and Vandling Borough, Lackawanna County.
The smoke alarms were donated by Kidde for distribution by
the Browndale Fire Department
for residents who do not have an
operating smoke alarm in their
home.
Members of the Browndale Fire
Department will supply a smoke
alarm and educate your family on
how to properly operate it.
To pick up your smoke alarm,
call us at 570-785-5300 or send us
an email at browndaleco43@gmail.
com. We request an appointment
be made to ensure you are provided the education on proper smoke
alarm placement.
“Our Family Protecting Your
Family” since 1913.
Union Dale * Phone: 570-679-2151
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The East Ararat United Methodist Church, 370 Crosstown
highway, will hold a “Raise the Roof” fund-raiser on Sunday,
Aug. 21, from noon to 5 p.m. If you are interested in being a vendor or donating basket, please email Kristen Theobald at jamwithkiki@yahoo.com. All proceeds will benefit the funding of a
new roof!!!
LETTER TO EDITOR
Your donations will be proudly
displayed for all to see.
Dear Community,
Please feel free to contact Thea
East Ararat United Methodist Correll @570-881-6384 with any
Church is located in Ararat Town- questions or on pickup of a doship, Susquehanna County. It nation. Any monetary donations
has been the home to many gen- may be made to East Ararat Metherations for over 130 years. As you odist Church. We will supply a
probably already know, small Thank You letter for your donacongregations are having a diffi- tion upon pickup so you may use
cult time keeping their attendance it as a tax donation as well.
up and doors open, as well as the
You may contact Kristen Theoup keep.
bald @570-352-5625 for a vendor
This year we are looking to application.
replace the roof in our Raise The
We thank you for all your
Roof fundraiser and we need your support in our Raise The Roof
help! We are looking for baskets, fundraiser. We could not do this
gift certificates, raffle items, and without the support from you in
of course monetary donations are achieving our goals.
always greatly appreciated.
With Kind Regards,
On August 21, the church will
Carol Cottrell
be holding a Chinese Auction,
Church Treasurer
Bake Sale, and Vendor Event.
Hat Show Winner
Order Party Platters for your Events!
OPEN DAILY 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. CLOSED Wednesdays
Free coffee, cookies, hot dogs & giveaways!
LIVE MUSIC
EVERY WEEKEND
GREAT FOOD EVERYDAY
* Monday: In House Horse Shoe League
* Tues. - Trivia Nite/Bar Bingo
* Wed., Aug. 17 - Bike Nite w/Live Music 6 p.m.
*Sat., Aug. 20 - Teddy Young & the Aces (7-11 p.m.)
*Sun., Aug. 21 - Crimson Tears (4-8 p.m.)
**Stop in the tavern and ask about Pub Poker USA
coming to Arlo’s Tavern very soon!
CHET’S PLACE
Uniondale, PA - 570-679-2129
www.chetsplace.com
Dinner Specials Every Friday Night
Music Every Wednesday 5-9 p.m.
Ariana Johnson, age 8, Barneveld, NY, was the winner of the
Hat
* Show held at Kennedy Park on Saturday, August 6 at Kennedy Park. The event was sponsored by Bloom.