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Penn Forest’s Park to host veterans’ monument by Seth Isenberg
in coordination with township engineer Hanover Engineering to make bid specs. The insurPenn Forest Township’s park is getting a couple of new ance needs of hosting a pump park will be reviewed ahead of additions, including a veteradvertising for bids. ans’ monument. Supervisor Supervisors agreed to spend Judy Knappenberger proup to $1,000 to buy four dog posed that the township buy waste bag dispensing posts a black granite monument, for the park, along with some stone, 42″ tall by 24″ wide. It would be placed on a concrete bags. The posts will be installed by the township crew. pad between the flags at the The park will get an extratownship park. She said it was heavy spread of grass seed something she has wanted to ahead of the fall lime fertilizsee in the township for a long time, and feels that now is the er treatment, in order to get time to get it done. Her fellow thicker grass on the fields. Cost is not to exceed $3,500. supervisors agreed, and allotThere will be a trunk or treat ted $5,300 for the monument, event at the park on October and committed the township 31 between 5 and 7 p.m. The crew to the job of putting in park commission and its volthe concrete pad for it. unteers were given a budget Knappenberger will work of up to $500 for decorations with the monument company and candy. to get some designs for art to A discussion as to having a be etched onto the stone. The words will also be chosen, and food truck at the park led to an agreement with the truck both art and words presented for supervisors’ approval. It is owner, and a likely start date as early as late March. The expected the monument can PRIZES GALORE went to Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company for their non-exclusive agreement will arrive next year, and an apappearance at the 142nd State Convention held last month in Limerick. Shown with propriate date for an unveiling be for three months, and is some of the trophies are, in front, twins Dylan Bellas and Cayden Bellas; and in renewable. event will be chosen dependback Nick Lilick, holding the trophy for the Best Appearing Engine, 2005-2008, In other business, the ing on when the stone is ready. twins Emma Bruder and Karl Bruder, and Nathan Farley, holding the trophy for township will pour a pad for a The long-time proposed the Best Appearing Float or Trailer. According to Fire Chief Bruce Berger, this was pump park, advanced by park fourth compactor at its transthe first time the department marched and entered the competition on its own. He fer station. The township crew committee chairman Todd credited the decision to hire the Colonial Musketeers Junior Fife & Drum Corps to will do the work, and conFox, has taken a step toward accompany them as part of the reason they did so well in the competition. He also crete will come from Rock Hill being part of the township’s noted that the junior firefighters in particular worked hard for 2 to 3 months, not Concrete at a cost of no more only to get the apparatus and uniforms ready, but also to raise the money needed to park. Fox brought a proposal than $1,800. Supervisors are from a local pump park decompete, approximately $1,100 through bingos and breakfasts at the fire house. JPK: Ruth Isenberg signer for a preliminary design looking to order a new comat a cost of $3,000, to be used See PENN FOREST, page 2