Journal of Penn-Kidder, Sept.-Oct. 2023

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Fireworks sparked at Penn Forest Township meeting

by Seth Isenberg

Penn Forest supervisors met on Tuesday, September 5 due to the Labor Day holiday.

A proposal to spend $16,000 on fireworks for next year’s township festival at the township park in July set off fireworks of sorts at the meeting, with supervisors dividing as to whether such an event should be paid for in part or entirely by sponsorships from local businesses.

Fireworks at this year’s event cost $10,000, paid for by the township. That fireworks show received high praise. The same show package for 2024 would be $10,700. The $16,000 price is for a longer show, with larger fireworks.

PennDOT has notified Penn Forest and Kidder Townships that they plan to begin replacing the Route 903 bridge over Mud Run starting in 2024. Traffic will be reduced to one lane, with a traffic signal to control the flow. The project could take more than a year to complete.

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Supervisor Dr. Pat Holland felt this money would be better spent to make sidewalks near the park for safer access or walking and bike trails elsewhere in the township. Supervisors Holland, Scott Lignore and Jim Denier, all area businessmen, offered to be first in line to write a check towards the event.

For 2024, the fireworks are planned to be a big ending for a day-long festival at the park. Chairman Roger Meckes and supervisor Christian Bartulovich proposed for the township to pay for the same package at the 2024 price of $10,700, while also recruiting sponsorships to raise money for the event AND the bigger fireworks display. This proposal earned the grudging support of all five supervisors.

In other business, supervisors were unanimous in renewing the winter roads

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maintenance agreement with Towamensing Township, and want to make that it a standing agreement (rather than one that renews each year).

The part-time worker at the Transfer Station found a full-time job. The position is now open. Apply in person to the municipal building on Route 903.

A request by a citizen was aired by chairman Meckes that the Transfer Station should be open on Labor Day, as well as Memorial Day, because folks here for the long weekend find themselves with trash as they head back home, but no place to dump it. Meckes was told that people entered the closed transfer station on Labor Day to dispose of their trash. This was discussed, with Meckes noting that this would be a union issue to open on those days, or other holidays.

The township will begin advertising for tree contractors to trim

offered for bid by the road, starting with the busiest roads examples: ground to sky on full length of Unionville Road, or Stony Mountain Road, etc. The plan is to go road by road, as

contractors are available and funds hold out.

Supervisors unanimously approved the preliminary/ final plans for the Dom N Ali expansion and parking lot improvements, subject to addressing the comments from the engineer’s and Carbon County Planning Commission’s reviews, and the payment of any outstanding fees.

The Penn Forest Park Fall Festival is September 23. Scout Troop 138, Cub Pack 138 and the local Girl Scouts all want to have booths. It was agreed to waive the park fee for the three for the Festival.

Bills for the month were approved for $108,632 from the general fund (largest being to Barry Isett & Assoc. for engineering, short term rentals and zoning of

$15,290, building permits for $2,915, and July zoning services and UCC permits $25,741; U.S. taxes invoices of $5,512 and $5,435; $10,586 to wire the salt shed by WB Electric; $7,446 to Highmark for health insurance), $109,503 from the sanitation fund ($85,129 for the paving project at the transfer station), and $19,524 from the septic fund to Hanover Engineering. Budget meetings were set for Wednesdays October 4, 11, 18 and 25, at the municipal building at 2:30 p.m.

D’Angelo Contracting Services was awarded a line painting project for $44,436, conditional to them completing a repainting of Stony Mountain Road (way off center in places).

Ads will be placed seeking winter snow removal prices

for use of a two-ton, and an eight-ton truck, with drivers.

Roadmaster Meckes reported the work at the Transfer Station on the ramp should be done in November. The railing for the project has arrived and will now get galvanized.

The zoning report from Barry Isett & Assoc. shows 67 permits nine for Short Term Rentals, 85 zoning permits, 19 certificate of occupancies, 52 construction permits with 11 for new homes, and 86 UCC inspections.

There were more verbal fireworks when the idea was raised about buying an $86,000 two-sided digital sign for the Park to be a Community Message Board. Lignore and Holland were strongly opposed.

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Lignore variously called the idea “crazy,” “pricey” and “stupid.” Holland also questioned the effect the lights would have on Bear Creek Lake residences. He proposed a nice twosided “analog” sign with changeable letters as a far less costly solution. Bartulovich is opposed

to a sign with slide-in letters. Holland estimated that the sign, with its costs to extend electricity and for any repairs in the future, could be up to $100,000. He wants a regular two-sided sign, lit for part of the night, and to thoroughly investigate costs. Lignore said he would check with a local billboard company to learn more.

Chairman Meckes called the sign question, asking for a vote which came in with all five supervisors

opposed to buying at this price. The topic will be on next month’s agenda. In public comments, citizens William Miller and Stacey Venetos asked why Short Term Rental businesses are permitted in residential zones. Supervisor Holland commented that STRs should be put into C3 zones.

Supervisor Jim Denier raised the question of installing lights for the parking lot of the Park, to be used only when there

are night events. After some discussion, it was agreed to put this topic on next month’s agenda as well.

Penn Forest Township supervisors will next meet on Monday, October 2, at 7 p.m., at the municipal building on Route 903.

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Four bear cubs returned back into the wild

Game Commission and wildlife rehabilitation facility partner to give bears a second chance

Several Pennsylvania Game Commission state game wardens and two wildlife biologists gathered at the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center near Saylorsburg recently to transport four black bear cubs back to the wild and release them in suitable habitat on state game lands.

Bears under one year of age are considered cubs. Cubs typically stay with their mothers for the first 18 months of their lives; however, black bear cubs are often fully weaned around mid-July, or at about 7 months old, at which time they can survive without their mothers. Cubs that have been orphaned before this age have a lower chance of survival without their mother helping to provide for them and protect them from potential predators and other bears. Thus, the Game Commission will sometimes place orphaned cubs less than 7 months old in a rehabilitation center to help them gain weight and learn important life skills before being released later that same summer.

“While not all cubs found under these conditions are candidates for rehabilitation due to severe health problems, others may receive care and eventually be returned back to the wild,” said Game Commission Northeast Region Wildlife Management Supervisor Kevin Wenner.

If a sow with newborn cubs is killed by a motor vehicle in early spring or reports of abandoned and orphaned cubs are received and verified by state game wardens, a small window of opportunity exists to place these cubs

with surrogate sows that are still denning. The sow rarely recognizes the extra member of her litter and accepts the new addition as one of her own.

However, if a sow is killed after the denning period, and before the first-year cubs become independent, professional care provided at a wildlife rehabilitation facility may provide their best chance of survival.

When a lone cub was seen wandering in a neighborhood of Hazle Township in Luzerne County this past June, State Game Warden Dale Ambosie responded to the area and was able to determine that the cub was alone and had been orphaned for unknown reasons. He captured the 15-pound cub and transported to the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Monroe County. The cub joined three other cubs from Blair County, already at the facility.

The Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 and licensed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pennsylvania Game Commission, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. The center provides humane and professional care for injured and orphaned wildlife with the goal of returning animals back into the wild.

Bear cubs are initially housed in a double-size veterinary cage and provided additional space as they gain weight. A 30-by-30-foot stockade-style enclosure houses the bears when they weigh about 20 pounds. The enclosure contains a section of culvert pipe that

offers protection from the elements, and a massive tree stump allows cubs to practice their climbing skills. Cubs quickly learn to feed from a heavy ceramic dish

filled with whole milk yogurt mixed with fresh or frozen berries. Their solid diet is as varied as it would be in nature. Acorns collected during the previous fall are

scattered about the enclosure to stimulate foraging behavior. Fruits of all description are provided, mostly donated by local produce stands and markets. Fresh corn, cabbage See CUBS, page 5

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and broccoli are favored vegetables.

Human activity is kept to an absolute minimum throughout the whole process to limit the possibility of habituation. Only one person has access to the cubs to place food and remove waste. Observation is provided through a one-way glass.

Game Commission personnel worked quickly to anesthetize all four cubs in preparation for transport. The young bears were weighed, given a

final health examination, and previously fitted metal ear tags that are uniquely numbered and double-checked to make sure the numbers have been correctly reported from their earlier summer captures. All cubs appeared healthy and had gained weights of up to 50 pounds.

Two of the cubs were then transported to a remote piece of State Game Lands in Sullivan County. The remote release site was chosen because it provided easy access to lush food plots, ripening beechnuts, and expansive wetlands. The two remaining cubs were transported back to the Southcentral Region to be released.

“Offering these cubs, a second chance at survival was a rewarding experience,” said Wenner. “The exceptional efforts of Game Commission personnel and Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Education staff made it possible.”

CEO, Professor, and Tennis Ball Boy

by Louis Bolling

Amid the excitement of the recent U.S. Open Tennis Championships, another story is worth mentioning. It is about somebody who appeared on the court, not as a player, but as a ball person. Meet ball person extraordinaire Robert “Bob” Williams.

Hailing from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Williams is more than just a long-serving ball person. He is President and CEO of SlateBelt Safety, a company specializing in personal protective equipment (PPE). “My guiding principle has always been to create an organizational culture based on customer-centric thinking, process improvement, and fact-based

decision-making,” said Williams. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Finance at Millersville University. Of that endeavor, Williams said, “I aim to prepare students for the future, and my goal is to ensure that personal finance is taught university-wide.”

Williams’ thirst for knowledge led him to enroll at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business and at Drexel University, where he completed the Advanced Leadership Program. Then, this spring, he added a new page to his repertoire of skills

by participating in the Pastry Boot Camp and Artisan Breads programs at the Culinary Institute of the Arts.

Williams’ story is about a person who does many things and does many things well. Incredible, isn’t he?

A former NCAA Division I student-athlete, Louis Bolling is the Community Outreach Manager with the United States Tennis Association’s National Office, and he also writes about tennis at The Sports Column. You can read all his work on his blog, louis-bolling.com.

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Seth’s Sightings

My treatments have me tired most days lately. A talk with my oncologists held out the promise of adjustments to dosages…so, here’s hoping. I am otherwise o.k.

Ruth and I took a trip to buy apples at Snyder’s Orchard in Jonas and at Heckman’s in Effort. Our hoped-for Winesap apples aren’t ready yet, so we bought some Macintoshes at Snyder’s and some pears from Heckman’s (which ripened quickly).

Sightings included a small buck that took the opportunity to cross the road in front of us without looking. I was able to stop quickly, without skidding on the wet road, then followed him up the road at his pace until he leapt into the woods.

A beautiful medium sized fox graced us with a run across the road in front of us as we drove towards home on Monday night.

Ruth saw a yearling bear as it crossed Route 940 ahead of her on a trip she made to Pocono Pines on Monday afternoon.

I am feeling good about the weekend’s football games. Penn State won, and so too the Eagles on national TV Thursday a game we watched on Amazon TV. This weekend is the Celtic Classic in Bethlehem, starting Friday. We hope to attend on Sunday afternoon to hear several Celtic band performances and see the massed pipe bands. Attendance is free. Parking is free on nearby streets. For more information, go to celticfest.org.

On Saturday, the L&L VFC is holding a Craft Show that we’ll stop into, and Penn

Forest Township has a park festival during daylight hours we’d like to see. That night is a Night at the Races event at the Tunkhannock VFC in Long Pond where both of us will be volunteers.

The Bloomsburg Fair also opens this weekend, so here’s to a long week with beautiful weather. We still hope to attend on Thursday late afternoon after work but may go Friday or even Saturday if the weather is better.

Knoebels will offer its Hallo-Fun spooky weekends through October, Fridays through Sundays, starting on the 6th.

The end of summer is roughly the start of campaign sign season. A few have

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popped up hereabouts, but with this year’s contests there will be plenty out there competing with the fall foliage. The warm week with cool nights seems to have started area maple trees on their trips from summer green to fall orange and yellow. The fall leaf season should be well under way by next weekend. So rakes at the ready… Also at the ready, hockey shirts, as the temperatures drop and the first WilkesBarre/Scranton Penguins games of the season coming up just after my next column in this Journal. Best regards to those who celebrate Yom Kippur. And wishes of happiness and good health to all of you.

CCAL art show coming in October

If you are an artist or artisan, join the Carbon County Art League (CCAL) in their upcoming 41st Annual Art Show at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center (LGNC) in Slatington, held October 14 to 15, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Art Show is free for the public to attend, and no registration is

required. Artists interested in submitting their work should contact info@ carboncountyart.com . This show is an opportunity to display and sell your work, as well as support CCAL and LGNC.

The monthly membership meeting scheduled for October is cancelled due to the show that week.

Computer Shopping Part II

by Jeremy dePrisco

In my last article, I suggested that when buying a new computer, it’s best to consider what you want to do with it first, then find the machine that will fit the requirements of any programs you want to use. Now we’ll look at some of the most important specs to consider.

The most important specs to consider are:

CPU (Centralized Processing Unit)

Processor speed

These days, for most applications, the CPUs on the market are pretty amazing. Both PC and Mac machines have blazing fast CPUS now, so your choice largely comes down to what you can afford based on your budget, and what is recommended by the program requirements.

Memory RAM (Random Access Memory)

If it’s within your budget,

buy as much as possible. Most machines come standard with 8-16 GB of RAM these days. If you are working with audio or video you’ll want more. Again, refer to your application requirements.

Storage (hard drive space)

Today I suggest a minimum of 1 TB to start, with the caveat that you’ll want a backup option in place for that same amount of space. We’ll cover backups in a separate column.

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Historically, graphics have often been handled by the CPU, but it is now common to have a separate processor for graphics. You’ll find this spec called out on gaming machines. For business machines, this is less of a requirement. For multimedia (including audio, video editing), it’s essential to have a dedicated GPU - the fastest you can afford.

When I buy a new computer, I will spend a few weeks researching the latest machines that are available. I’m

typically in no hurry, because there are always sales.

Arguments over whether to buy a Mac or PC are unproductive. I use both. Both have their pros/cons. I’ve done great work with both. Do your own research and find the fit that is right for you, with as little hype as possible.

If you are fortunate to live by a major computer outlet, take advantage of the opportunity to see machines up close. But don’t feel that you have to purchase anything there. Buying online is usually more cost effective, even with shipping.

Sales people have a motive: they want to sell you

something. That doesn’t always mean that they have your best interests in mind.

Salespeople at big box stores may or may not have the training or experience required to truly guide customers through a purchase.

The nice thing about online shopping is that you can focus on the task at hand with little interference from a sales person.

What about Chromebooks? They can be a great option for some people, but will not completely satisfy many people given their limitations. As we saw in the application requirements of my last article, Chromebooks were not even mentioned. That is because they generally do not have the specs needed for anything beyond basic business use. To be fair, that is chang-

ing every year, and I really enjoy our Chromebook. My wife uses it almost exclusively for all of her lesson planning and teacher work when working from home.

What about Linux? According to a recent count, Linux makes up less than 5% of the global computer market.* I’m going to admit that I have very little experience with Linux, so I’d steer folks toward any number of great tutorials on YouTube that cover the ins and outs of that operating system. Anecdotally, I have found most Linux users to be folks who already have significant experience with Macs and PCs.

*SOURCE: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-marketshare/desktop/worldwide

Family Fun Day a chance to help put an end to homelessness in Carbon County

by Lori R. Cooper

Sometimes it’s all fun and games! When it’s a fundraiser for a great cause, that is. A family fun day was held on September 9 at Penn Forest Recreational Park to benefit Family Promise of Carbon County. The organization has been providing shelter, food and family services for homeless children and their families in and around Carbon County since 2011. The goal is for families to stay safely together while being provided meals and shelter.

Events/Fundraising Chair Denise Miller noted, “This event brings awareness to homeless families. We recently purchased a church that houses 20 people and it is in need of renovations.”

Events included a walk or run around the 9-mile track

with participants able to choose how many times they go around the track. Runners and walkers were able to create a personal fundrais-

ing page to have family and friends as sponsors. There was a $10 entry fee.

Activities for the kids included a bouncy house, sack

races and other games with lots of prizes.

A 3-point basketball tournament, cornhole and a pickleball kept everyone entertained.

Steven Fantina has participated in a cycling event held by Family Promise for 5 years but today he was playing cornhole for the first time and scored on his first throw.

Cathy Lamm, executive director since February shared, “In today’s economy, more and more families and

children are displaced. We help reset, rebuild and get them back on their feet. We connect families with other services to maintain sustainable housing.”

The organization hopes to expand and open a warming center. The average stay at the current church in Nesquehoning is 90 to 120 days but often stays go beyond this due to lack of affordable housing. Currently there are 30 families on the See FAMILY PROMISE, page 9

Walkers Melody Mertz, from Albrightsville, and Kathy Ahner, Packerton

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waiting list.

A basket raffle, with prizes donated by local businesses included car care kits, waffle maker and a gift certificate to The Country House.

how delicious the homemade chili was. Massay noted, “Serving the community is in my heart, it’s one of my happy places. I’m grateful to give back to people in need.”

Steven Fantina gives cornhole a try

Breanna Eckley had her Breeze massage stand available. She gives at least half of the proceeds back to the organization.

Board member Amanda

Massay and her 14 year old daughter Aleena Manoyrine manned the concession stand, which included a breakfast and lunch menu. People were talking about

To donate to Family Promise or volunteer call 610-3794757. In addition to cash donations the organization accepts gift cards to supermarkets and additional items as needed.

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Volunteer Katie Bear with board members Heath Markley, Kayla Semmelweis & Brandy Frey

2 year old Jayden Gaines, ready for basketball.

Event Coordinator Denise Miller with 8 year old granddaughter Adrianna Lovett

Police Beat

9-14, 4:31 p.m., the Kidder Township Police responded to a two-vehicle head-on crash with entrapment on Route 940 near the entrance to the Francis Walter Dam. A Chevy Blazer driven by 60 y/o Michael Hotton of Lehighton, collided head on with a Suzuki SX4 driven by 79 y/o Raymond Dugan of White Haven. Both drivers were extricated by firefighters from Lake Harmony, Albrightsville and Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Companies and transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital where Raymond Dugan was pronounced dead. Charges against Hotton are pending results of blood tests.

9-13, a Sierra View, Effort woman reported to PA State Police – Fern Ridge that thieves had drained all but 1¢ from her SNAP card ($520). Police advise that consumers use the cards as Credit Cards, and not as

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Debit Cards requiring a pin number.

9-3, 7:27 a.m., local driver on Route 534 in Penn Forest Twp. swerved to avoid a deer in the road and ended up in a roadside ditch. She was unhurt.

9-1, 1:23 p.m., two tractor trailers and two cars were caught up in a rear-ender on Exit 277 off Interstate 80, where a tractor trailer driver hit the truck in front of him, pushing it into the cars. No one was hurt. Only the struck tractor trailer needed to be towed. Charges on the crash are filed against the driver who started the wreck.

8-20, 3 a.m., the 45 y/o driver of a 1998 Camaro drove off Route 115 into a mailbox, a large boulder and then a second car. Troopers arrived to find an intoxicated driver. He was hurt and needed an ambulance via LVHEMS to LVH-Pocono.

PennDOT

Major paving work is underway on the PA Turnpike between Mahoning Valley and Wilkes-Barre. Some work restricts traffic to a single lane.

Be alert for bridge inspection teams on the Interstates. A crew is active in Monroe County doing drainpipe cleaning.

Milling and paving work is nearly done on Route 534 in Carbon County.

Also on the Turnpike, a pair of huge cranes are beginning to move large metal bridge struts into place to span the Lehigh River. It’s worth the toll to drive by to see this huge project – go in the early afternoon to see activity.

PennDOT job fairs are underway to recruit plow drivers and winter staff, but also to find good year-round people. If you missed the events, go to PennDOT.gov and locate Job Opportunities.

Fire Company Reports for September

Penn Forest Township

VFC#2

Sept 14, 4:31 p.m. Rescue 2255, Engine 2210, and Brush 2244, with sixteen volunteers, responded to a motor vehicle accident with heavy entrapment

on Route 940, Kidder Township. Crews assisted with extrication upon arrival. Lake Harmony and Albrightsville VFDs, Lake Harmony EMS, and Lehighton ALS also responded.

Sept. 11, Evening’s drill consisted of vehicle extrication review with newer personnel.

Sept. 7, Carbon County 911 outage. Residents directed to 911 again after 8 p.m. In the hours prior to that, calls

went to Monroe County dispatch.

Sept. 4, Volunteers and their families enjoyed an afternoon cook-out.

Sept. 2, 6 p.m. Engine 2210 and Tanker 2233 established a landing zone for LifeFlight 6 on Meckesville Road.

PFTVFC#1 and Lehighton ALS also responded.

2255, and Ladder 2222, with twenty-one volunteers, responded to a working structure fire on Route 903. Engine 2210 assisted with its deck gun and one handline for extinguishment and exposure protection. PFTVFC#1, Jim Thorpe FD, and Lehighton ALS also responded.

Sept. 2, Fire Police assisted PSP with traffic control near Towamensing Trail on Route 534 due to a motor vehicle accident.

Aug. 31 - CO alarm on Henley Way, Towamensing Trails.

Aug. 29 - As the students of the Jim Thorpe Area School District go back to school today, we would like to wish everyone a great and safe year. We also want to remind everyone to stop when the lights are flashing on the school bus.

Aug. 28, 9:52 p.m. Engine 2210 and Tanker 2233 to a fire alarm on Yellow Run Road, Penn Forest Streams. PFTVFC#1 also responded.

Aug. 28 - Engine 2210 to a fire alarm on Kilmer Trail, Towamensing Trails with PFTVFC#1.

Aug. 27 - Engine 2210 and Tanker 2233 to a fire alarm on Bishop Circle, Towamensing Trails with PFTVFC#1.

Aug. 27, 1:09 a.m. Engine 2210, Tanker 2233, Rescue

Aug. 25 - Engine 2210 recently responded to a fire alarm on Mindy Lane, Valley View Estates with PFTVFC#1.

Aug. 25 - Tanker 2233 and Engine 2210 to a possible dwelling fire on Oneida Trail, Mt. Pocahontas. PFTVFC#1 and Lehighton ALS also responded.

Aug. 23, 4:40 p.m.Rescue 2255 and Engine 2210 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Maury Road. PFTVFC#1 and Lehighton ALS also responded. and Engine 2210 and Rescue 2255 assisted Lehighton ALS on Crane Road, Towamensing Trails. PFTVFC#1 also responded.

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52. Prodigal ____

53. Slips up

DOWN

1. New England cape

2. Go ____ over

3. Hoover or Aswan

4. Roofing materials

5. Ocean motion

6. Get an A on

7. Cardinals

8. Gambling house

9. Pause in the action

10. Saharan

11. Sweet potatoes

16. Profit

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21. Actor Guinness

22. Unaccompanied

23. ____ one’s wheels

24. Mr. Claus

26. Simpleness

27. Empty of water

28. Looked at

29. Uses a needle

and thread

31. Bandleader Arnaz

34. Having more height

35. Sailor’s trip

37. Hold close

38. Explosive device

39. Canal of song

40. Dash

41. Vanilla or jelly

44. MGM lion

45. Also not

46. Sedan

47. Some railways, for short

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Carbon County property transfers through September 3

Kidder Township

Alexious Karagiannis to Donald Kaiser, Jackson, New Jersey, property at 198 Westwoods, Lake Harmony, $203,000.

Robert G. Gautreau to David R. Gautreau, Phoenixville, property at 103 Telemark, White Haven, $1.

Alvin K. Herring to Camp Flying Bull Trust, Douglassville, property at 14 Dirt Road, Weatherly, $1.

Harry Pegg to 70 Lupine Drive, LLC, Roseland, New Jersey, property at 70 Lupine Drive, Lake Harmony, $560,000.

Frank A. Bohar to Heather Urban, West Chester, property at 95 Ruffed Grouse Court, Lake Harmony, $375,000.

Jonna Pento to Stephen L. McIntosh, 485 Moseywood Road, Lake Harmony, property at 485 Moseywood Road, $250,000.

Nicmar 25 Skye, LLC, to Fanelli Acquisitions, Downingtown, property at 25 Skye Drive, Lake Harmony, $520,000.

William Chi to Adam Luginbuhl, 6 Hickory Road, Lake Harmony, property at 6 Hickory Road, $618,000.

Daniel George Guadlianone to Patrick Brian Auth, Hoboken, New Jersey, property at 92 Rock Ridge Rad, Lake Harmony, $600,000.

Patrick John Hanahan to Prerak Patel. South Brunswick, New Jersey, property at 18 New Birch St., Lake Harmony, $517,000.

Margaret A. Higgins to J Thirty Six Group, LLC, Buffalo, New York, property at 3 Trapper Trail, Lake Harmony, $35,000.

J Thirty Six Group, LLC, to Pocono Estates VI, LLC, Long Island City, New York, property at 3 Trapper Trail, Lake Harmony, $85,000.

Penn Forest Township

Marylee Montgomery to Barbara B. McConnell Family Trust, Malvern, property at 537 Bear Creek Lake Drive, $750,000.

Deborah L. Schlater to Happy Neighbor, LLC, 1787 State Route 903, Jim Thorpe, Lot 572, Section F, Pleasant V alley West, $250,825.

Paige Coburn to As Twenty7, LLC, Voorhees Township, New Jersey, property at 129 Parker Trail, Albrightsville, $215,000.

Ellwood W. Paschall to Daniel L. Barnes, 71 Mindy lane, Albrightsville, Lot 1001, Section A, Indian Mountain Lakes, $8,500.

Randall C. Williams to Robert Williams, 104 Rhododendron Trail, Jim Thorpe, property at 104 Rhododendron Trail, $1.

Fernando L. DeJesus Jr. to Drew A. Oswald, 13 Hawk Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 13 Hawk Lane, $325,000.

Chevon Richard Mitchell to David Miller, Lansdale property on Stoney Mountain Road, $1.

Paul Hackney to Linda Brady Chernow, 25 Pautuxent Trail, Albrightsville, Lot 1285, Section 6, Mt. Pocahontas, $1.

Vasilios A. Yialamas to Vasilios A. Yialamas, 77 Lucretus Trail, P.O. Box 1539, Albrightsville, Lot V1725A, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $1.

Regina Lee Arthur Yaich to Damien G. Sobel, Drexel Hill, parcel No. 36-51-A8.03, $62,000.

Michael Castelli to Deborah L. Schlater, P.O. Box 1815, Albrightsville, property at 117 Lindbergh Circle, Albrightsville, $342,500.

Christopher R. Detweiler to Robert Baker III, 52 Engler Lane, Jim Thorpe, property at 52 Engler Lane, $175,000.

Volodymyr Mykytyshyn to Vadym Kysliak, Staten Island, New York, property at 72 Keats lane, Albrightsville, $529,000.

John F. Carroll to Mark J. Bogdanowicz, North Arlington, New Jersey, Lot 1 Section VI, Towamensing Trails, $11,544.

Jacob M. Miller to Walter Peregrim, 33 Black Bear Road, Albrightsville, property at 33 Black Bear Road, $480,000.

Matthew J. Miller to Walter Peregrim, 33 Black Bear Road, Albrightsville, Lot 79, Section A, Lennox Drive, Penn Forest Acres, $5,000.

Daniel E. Finn to Layla Diaz Ortiz, 44 Ute Trail, Albrightsville, property at 44 Ute Trail, $200,105.

Equity Trust Company to Walter Peregrim, 33 Black Bear Road, Albrightsville, two transactions, lots 76, 77 and 78, Section A, Lennox Trail, $15,000, and Lot 64, Section A, Lennox Trail, $5,000.

Richard G. Smith to Kimberly Kupka, Gladwyne, property at 14 Longfellow Circle, Albrightsville, $1,100,000.

Maria Milkowski to Anna Lee, Edison, New Jersey, property at 113 Meckesville Road, Albrightsville,

$290,000.

Marilyn Reilly to Robert Dishon, Dundalk, Maryland, Lot 143, Section 12, Penn Forest Streams, $14,900.

James M. Dirado Sr. to Theodore J. Searfoss, 41 Leisure Lane, Jim Thorpe, lots 179 and 180, Hickory Run Forest, $20,000.

Regina Lee Arthur Yaich to Ben Robert Arthur, 34 White Pine Road, Jim Thorpe, Lot 42, Stoney Creek Acres South, $1.

Gbolahan Taiwo to Anna R. Taiwo, 15 Minisink Trail, Albrightsville lots 2304 and 2323, Mountain View Section Mt. Pocahontas, $1.

Gbolahan Taiwo to Damola O.A. Taiwo, 15 Minisink Trail, Albrightsville, Lot 2323, Section Mountain View, Mt. Pocahontas, $1. See TRANSFERS, page 15

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Richard P. Forcinito to Thomas Ubhaus, Mount Arlington, New Jersey Holiday Poconos Lot 2236, Section Tall Trees, $4,400.

Frank J. Sylvester to Cynthia L. Summers, Bogota, New Jersey, property on McKuehn Way, Albrightsville, $2,500,. Swat Enterprises, LLC, to Rosanne Garofalo Bonnin, 1840 US Rt. 209, Brodheadsville, property on Navajo Trail, Albrightsville, $10,000.

Albert J. Vitarelli III to Albert J. Vitarelli III, Madison, New Jersey, lots 105 and 106, Section D, Indian Mountain Lakes, $1.

Tomasz Sidorowicz to Bryan Stengel, Levittown, New York, property at 58 Hunter Lane Albrightsville, $187,070.

Francesco Lo Basso to Brian Demild, Douglasville, Lot V1217, Section V, Towamensing Trails, $15,500, The Lot Investments to Ulises A. Rodriguez Barboza, Hamilton, New Jersey, Indian Mountain Lakes Lot 732, Section N-I, $8,000. The Lot Investments to

Marvin Rodriguez, Hamilton, New Jersey, Indian Mountain Lakes Lot 819, Section D, $24,000.

RAC Homes, LLC, to Andrew Glut, Ronkonkoma, New York, Towamensing Trails Lot 1716, Section IV, $20,000.

Edward Charles Bullen to Karen Lynn Murphy, Berwyn property at 224 Petrarch Trail, Albrightsville, $1.

Gabriel Stoler to Yevhenii Sliusarenko, P.O. Box TT5, Albrightsville, property at 76 Meckesville Road, Albrightsville, $218,000.

Daniel S. King Jr. to David Ian Polk, Pleasant Hill, California, property at 157 Wylie Circle, Albrightsville, $460,000.

Madeline Zaino to Jeffrey Hunter, 167 MacCauley Road, Albrightsville, property at 167 MacCauley Road, $245,000.

Michael J. Evan to Damien Jordan Vrontisis, East Norristown, property at 884 Marragansett Trail, Albrightsville, $8,417.50.

Chris L. Rau to Wade L. Oddy, 144 Indian Trail, Jim Thorpe, property at 1868 State Route 903, Suite 3, $250,000.

Mervin McConney to Noontime Painting, LLC, South Amboy, New Jersey, property at 155 Longfel-

low Circle, Albrightsville, $285,000.

Frank Viscardi to Laura R ola, Philadelphia, property at 34 Mansi Drive, Albrightsville, $268,000.

Robert H. Adams to

Thomas M. Malloy, Fairless Hills, property at 43 F ox Hill Road, Albrightsville, $175,000.

Hernan Ojeda to Hassan Bouab, Newton, New Jersey, property at 101 Old

Stage Road, Albrightsville, $55,000.

Lillie Brown to James Brown Jr., Bronx, New York, property at 93 Nathan Way, Albrightsville, $1.

Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Carbon County officials announce return of $5,000 in unclaimed property to Carbon County

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, County Commissioner Chairman Wayne E. Nothstein and Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Donna L. Gentile have announced the return of more than $5,000 in unclaimed property to the county. Senator David Argall (R-29), Representative Doyle Heffley (R-122), and Carbon County Commissioners Rocky C. Ahner and Chris L. Lukasevich also took part in a recent check presentation.

“It’s great to be back in Carbon County to return this money, especially knowing that it will be used by the county to benefit its residents,” Treasurer Garrity said. “I visited Jim Thorpe and Beaver Meadows last year, and it’s clear to me that the residents here want to know that every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely. This money was earned by the hardworking people who live here. One of the best parts of my job is returning unclaimed property, and I hope this inspires other Pennsylvanians – including companies, organizations, and government agencies – to search for unclaimed property.”

“It never crossed my mind to inquire about unclaimed property until Treasurer Garrity encouraged us to do so while speaking at the 2022 Recorder of Deeds

Conference,” Recorder of Deeds Donna Gentile said. “I was able to recover nine properties worth $489, and then Treasury reached out with more than $5,000 owed to Carbon County. I worked closely with our Commissioners’ office to authorize filing the claims for these funds. I’m thrilled to be part of recovering this money for our local taxpayers.”

“On behalf of Carbon County, we wish to thank State Treasurer Stacy Garrity for working hard trying find the 29 individuals property owners and returning the funds to Carbon County, where it will be put to good use in our Archives Department in maintaining historic records,” Commissioner Nothstein said.

The $5,038.09 returned to Carbon County includes 29 individual properties ranging in value from $0.07 to $2,564.48. The oldest property dates back to 2000, while the most recent is from 2018. Properties returned include funds from accounts payable checks, cashier’s checks, claims payment checks, credit balances, uncashed checks, and other forms of unclaimed property.

“I would encourage everyone to check to see if you have unclaimed property,” Sen. Argall said. “The process could soon be even

easier if our Money Match legislation, Senate Bill 24, is passed by the House. The Senate approved this commonsense bill unanimously.”

“One of our jobs as state legislators is overseeing state agencies to ensure that they’re serving the public,” Rep. Heffley said. “It’s clear that Treasurer Garrity and her team are working tirelessly to return unclaimed property not just to individuals, but also to local governments – where every dollar absolutely helps. I thank her for that great work and for returning this money to the taxpayers of Carbon County.”

Treasurer Garrity has returned more than $15.6 million to 57 local governments, including counties and municipalities, since taking office.

In fiscal year 2022-23, Treasury set a new record for the most unclaimed property returned in a single year: nearly $274 million.

Treasury is working to return an additional $4.5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners. About one in ten Pennsylvanians is owed unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth about $1,600.

To make returning unclaimed property even easier, Treasurer Garrity is working with the General Assembly See PROPERTY, page 16

Property

Continued from page 15

to enact Pennsylvania Money Match (Senate Bill 24). Money Match would authorize Treasury to automatically return single-owner property for living individuals valued up to $5,000. Treasury would return the property to rightful owners after a thorough identification and verification process. At least 14 other states have successfully enacted similar programs.

The legislation to enact Pennsylvania Money Match passed the full Senate unanimously in June and was referred to the House Finance Committee.

Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance policies, contents of forgotten safe deposit boxes and more. State law requires businesses to report unclaimed property to Treasury after three years of dormancy. Treasury keeps tangible unclaimed property for about three years before it is auctioned. Auction proceeds are kept in perpetuity for owners to claim. Military decorations and memorabilia are never auctioned.

To learn more about unclaimed property or to search Treasury’s database, visit patreasury.gov/ unclaimed-property

Fire Reports

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safety, etc. Volunteers can receive certain department and township benefits when criteria is met. We provide the training and no experience is necessary. Feel free to contact us today for more information or stop by on a Monday night!

Penn Forest TVFC#1

Penn Forest Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. #1 did not update their fire calls from mid-August on.

PFTVFC#1 has openings:

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Come out to our monthly breakfasts at the Fire House the second Sunday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon. Email us for additional information at pennfor@ptd. net or visit us on a Monday night at 7 p.m.

Safety Tip: Oven Cleaning

According to the NFPA, approximately 16% of home fires are caused by ovens each year and is the cause for 4% of home fire deaths.

It is recommended that an oven is cleaned every three months to remove grease, fat, and food scrapes left behind from cooking. If not removed, the build-up of these can cause smoke or even catch fire.

Albrightsville VFC

Sept. 9 - #1651 made a trip to the Carbon County Emergency Services training building to meet elected officials and show how the facility operates.

Sept. 7 - All Emergency 911 lines are down. Fire Companies have been asked to staff their fire houses through Carbon County. Any emergency in Kidder Township call (570) 7228325 and also Kidder Township Police at 570-7220192

Sept. 2 - A big shout-out to Escape Powersports Plus for working with Albrightsville Vol. Fire Co. In ordering our 8 1/2 by 24 foot enclosed trailer to haul 2 UTVs. Thank you so much for your professionalism.

August 19 - Pentheon Tool delivery to Albrightsville Fire Company of:

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PCU 50 Incline cutter

PTR 50 Ram with extension

2-PCT 14 Combi Tools

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August 18 - 1651 and 1674 and 1633 responded to a commercial structure fire in Blakeslee. Thank you to Palmerton Fire Department for covering as we operated in Monroe County. And a special thank you to Bella Mia Pizzeria and Ice Cream for donating three pizzas to our volunteers.

Come and enjoy our AllYou-Can-Eat Breakfasts at the Fire House on Route 534 first Sunday of each month. Bingo Saturday nights at AVFC. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Kitchen opens at 5. Bingo starts at 6. Small package is $28, Large package $33. Quickies cost $5.

If your birthday falls on the week of our bingo night Sunday to Saturday and you win you will get an extra $10. We will be doing a progressive jackpot, which starts at $500 if you bingo in 50 numbers. Every week it progresses up $20 per week as well as a number a week. Kitchen specials each week.