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TOURIST GUIDE

2016

Presented by The Forest City News

Supplement June 22, 2016

Our area’s most iconic landmark is the “old Stone Face” which is located on Stillwater Cliffs, just north of Forest City. Though it is located off the Northeast Rail-Trail, access is restrict-ed due to private property. Over the years it was cloaked in mystery as several stories emerged over just how it was chiseled, what it represented, and who was responsible for it. In the year 2000, after a mention of it in a July story, our outdoor sports reporter, the late Bill Feddock sat down with a longtime Forest City resident, Gus Terchek, and penned the following column:

By the late Bill FeddockLast Wednesday turned out to be one of the nicest afternoons I’ve enjoyed in a long time. Gus Terchek, age 92, a very congenial, lifetime resident of Forest City, is one

of the most informative living and talking encyclopedias of Forest City’s early 20th century history you’d ever want to visit.Gus’s remarkable recollections will floor you. In his mild mannered and humorous way, he easily and accurately fielded every question I had for him. I’d like to thank

his sister Dorothy for her kind hospitality.We decided to write a sequel to the recent July 5th News story of the Great Stone Face by News Publisher John Kameen.During our visit we agreed Forest City’s Great Stone Face lives on, but not really in mystery. Between Gus’s 92 years of living in Forest City and my 79, and my gifted

and ambitious Forest City historian, daughter Peggy Brager (wife of former Mayor Frank Brager), we easily unmasked any “mystery” or contradictions regarding the origins and reasons for our every popular Great Stone Face.

We know a few eye witnesses of the man-made landmark which is located near the well-known Stillwater Cliffs and just off the old O&W Railroad track bed, a short distance north of Forest City.

The sculptor was Andrew Berish, born 1905 at 519 Susquehanna Street. His assistant, who did the “bullwork,” was Stanley Julius, born 1905 at 511 Susquehanna Street. Andy and Stanley were close buddies, both about 16 years of age, when they located the large jut out of rock near the base of Stillwater Cliffs.

Andy was not yet a barber in Forest City, but as a young boy became interested in sculpting after seeing news pictures of some of the early works of Gutzon Borglum. Borglum started work on the Mount Rushmore project in 1927, about 6 years after Andy and Stanley and two boys from Simpson (names unknown) finished the face of George Washington which became popular as the Great Stone Face of Forest City.

My mother, Blanche Julius, sister of Stanley Julius, told me the story of the boys’ carving the head of Washington near Stillwater Cliffs a number of times, when I was a wee tyke in the early 1920s. Her brother Joe Julius repeated it to me a few times in recent years.

Gus Terchek told me the boys tried hard to keep their work on the project a secret. They would walk to the site using different paths and the D&H and O&W Railroads to keep the “Cowtown Gang” from spying on them.

Gus said he finally came upon Andy one day when he heard the “bink-bink-bink” chipping of his hammer and chisel. Gus said he used a ball-peen hammer and a 12 inch chisel in his sculpting.

When Andy first noticed Gus watching through the bushes, he ducked the hammer and chisel under the rock, set down and nonchalantly lit up a cigarette thinking Gus didn’t see him, until Gus left.

Andy and Stanley’s trips up to the worksite, and meeting the two lads from Simpson, were daily occurrences through the spring and summer and began to attract at-tention, but for some time, until it was complete, no one knew what for. After completion of the carving, they landscaped a small level “park.”

Just about everyone in Forest City and the surrounding area during the early days visited the Great Stone Face.Picnicking and Saturday and Sunday visits became very popular, especially with dating couples and young folks. It was often photographed, but few of the photos

seem to still exist.Andy Berish went on to find work in Binghamton where he lived out his life. Stanley Julius became a telegrapher, first in Simpson, then at the Forest City railroad sta-

tion, then in Scranton. He finally became the Superintendent of the large Susquehanna Railroad yard. He died suddenly in 1962.Just an addition to this story, Gus Terchek and Val Swegel built the first “Swinging Bridge” in 1937 to cross the Lackawanna River so they could hunt and fish there. It

was a hundred yards or so above the Water Company’s pump house (dated 1914) near the Brace Brook Creek Tunnel and the old water tank.Rough usage broke the bridge which had only one rope stretched on one side, so they built the second one with two ropes and materials scrounged from the Coal

Company. It lasted well over 20 years.Swinging Bridge got its name because it actually did swing almost uncontrollably as you crossed. A popular sport was to let the girls get half way across and then swing

it wildly to hear them yell and scream in fright.There are so many more interesting stories and facts we can tell of the “good old days.”

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Descend slowly into the earth in a mine car as you enter the old Slope #190. Watch the sky slowly disappear. Soon you’ve reached “the foot”. Then explore 300 feet beneath the earth through an anthracite coal mine originally opened in 1860. Accompany a miner in the winding underground gang-ways and rock tunnel past three different veins of hard coal, past the mule boy and the nipper, past the monkey vein and the dead chute. Listen as he explains the fascinating methods used, and the heroic efforts involved, in deep mining’s history.

The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour is open from April 1 through November 30 and is closed on Easter Sunday and Thanksgiving Day. The box office opens at 10:00 AM. While waiting for your tour you can watch our intro-ductory video about mining in our theater that is located in the interpretive center where the tickets for the tour are sold.

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The descent down the slope takes 3-4 minutes. The walking portion of the tour is approximately a 1/2 mile and lasts one hour.

The mine is handicapped accessible with some restrictions. A handout has been prepared for the hearing impaired who are not accompanied by an in-terpreter. Please call or e-mail for specific limitations on accessibility.

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The town of Pleasant Mount will hold its annual Fourth of July celebration beginning at 10 a.m. Parade Led by The American Flag carried by the Costello-Monahan-Brown American Legion.

There will be a program in the park immediately following the pa-rade. The Pleasant Mount chorus will be singing patriotic songs and there will be vendors at the community center.

The Pleasant Mt United Methodist Church will have a chicken BBQ at 11:30 a.m. until sold out. Take out only.

The Pleasant Mount Library will be having a silent auction.There will be the 4th of July Firecracker 5K Run in the early morn-

ing. Applications can be found on the Pleasant Mt. Community Center

web page at Pleasantmountcc.com.

Fourth of July celebration in Pleasant Mt.

The 154th Wayne County Fair dates are August 5 to August 13, 2016 in Honesdale on Rte 191 North. The $10 Pay-One-Price admission in-cludes free parking, free rides and most grandstand shows.

Rain or shine, a fair week is anticipated and there will be plenty to do and see including the concert event on Saturday, August 6 with coun-try music’s fast-rising artist Kane Brown. He has sold over 1600 tickets to date at the West Virginia State Fair. Check out his Face Book fan page with over 1.7 million followers! Opening his show will be Kendal Conrad, award-winning songwriter. Kendal appeared on MTV and recently sang a duet onstage with Keith Urban. Kendal was featured on Keith Urban’s website as one of his favorite “Raise ‘Em Up” Tour moments.

It is no secret in recent years the fair’s concert venues have proven to be the launching point for some of country music’s rising stars such as Justin Moore, Jake Owen, Craig Campbell and Eric Paslay, Chase Rice. This year will be no different for Kane Brown. Tickets available on line at www.tickets.waynecountyfair.com

New this year will be Wild West Day, Friday, August 12 featuring free shows during the day with the Cowboy Hypnotist and Sour Bridges at 9 pm, both at the grandstand. Get your tickets early for Painted Pony’s live Bull and Bronc Riding Competition and show at 7 PM. This show requires advance tickets and they are available at the main office or also on the website ticket store.

The Wayne County Fair is one of the best entertainment values in the northeast with the Pay One Price of $10 per person, 24 months and older. It offers today’s family, one place to have fun…one price for parking, rides and most shows, and countless memories that will last a lifetime. For more information store visit www.waynecountyfair.com, for the small stage and grandstand schedules and online ticket store.

Wayne County Fair in Honesdale – Aug. 5 - 13 Rides – Games – Shows- Competitions

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A bit of history has been preserved with the development of the D&H Rail-Trail, so put your sneakers on or get out on your bike to ‘Discover the D&H’. The best section to bike is the resurfaced 10 mile section from For-est City, through Union Dale to Herrick Center. Plans are to resurface the next seven miles to Ararat late this year. The non-profit Rail-Trail Council, which owns and operates the D&H Rail-Trail, is continuing to raise funds for match needed for construction of the entire 38-mile trail.

The Delaware and Hudson Railroad opened in October of 1870, when the first load of coal rolled north out of Carbondale on the newly constructed ‘Jefferson Branch’. D&H managers had entered into an agreement with the Erie Railroad to build a connection from Carbondale to Erie’s existing line at Lanesboro Junction, where connections could be made to upstate and down-state New York. With the demand for coal soaring after the Civil War, it was necessary to find an all-season route for coal. Previously coal was shipped over the Moosic Mountains via the D&H Gravity Railroad to Waymart and on to the canals in Honesdale. However, the canals froze in winter. Thus, the Jefferson Branch replaced a 120-mile round-about trip and two costly reloadings, with a 37-mile link between Carbondale and Lanesboro.

The Jefferson Branch traveled over Ararat Summit, a ‘lofty tableland’ at 2040 feet above sea level. Ask any old railroader about the D&H out of Car-bondale, and Ararat will always be the first subject brought up. It took the most impressive assemblage of engine power to be found anywhere in the East to haul coal out of the Lackawanna Valley over Ararat Summit. It re-quired three smoke-belching pusher engines in addition to the lead engine to haul the anthracite-loaded trains. The steepest part of the grade was be-tween Carbondale and Forest City The “Forest City Kicker’ cut off on the fly in Forest City, while the other two pushers continued to Ararat, where one turned off on a side track and returned to Carbondale. The other pusher fol-lowed the freight train to the Cascade Wye, north of Lanesboro, to wait and assist southbounds needing a push back up to Ararat Summit.

There were seven train stations along the Jefferson Branch of the D&H: Forest City, Union Dale, Herrick Center, Ararat, Thompson, Starrucca, and Brandt. The only one standing is in Thompson, and it now houses an ice cream stand in the warmer months. Pictures of other stations can be seen on the historical posters trailside in Union Dale and Starrucca. A carved sign of the Forest City railroad station can be seen just north of the Forest City Trailhead. Plans are to continue historical posters and signage all along the D&H Rail-Trail, following a new signage plan.

Perhaps the most exciting sight along the D&H is the Starrucca Viaduct in Lanesboro, also referred to as the “Bridge of Stone”. The oldest stone rail-road bridge (1848) still in use in Pennsylvania stands 110 feet high, 1200 feet long with 17 perfect arches of bluestone. The D&H Rail-Trail passes under-neath this historical and architectural wonder. The Council is now working on an historical interpretational sign with area historians. Plans are to have an unveiling and viaduct celebration this summer

Join in the ‘Discover the D&H’ all season tours. Call for a brochure and map of the trail, or call to get on our mailing list. Call the Rail-Trail Council for information 570-679-9300 or email [email protected]. Check out our website www.nepa-rail-trails.org

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10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Art on the Trail11 a.m. A guided walk back in time with Pat Peltz and Lynn Conrad to learn about the history of Union Dale1 p.m. Children’s (and adult) nature photography class with Sherry Sparks (bring camera)2 p.m. Let’s get wet” an exploration of what live in the water near our trail with Watershed specialist Cheryl Nolan12-4 p.m. Take a trail ride on “The Party Bike”. The bike will be available all day and can be reserved by groups of 8 or more.Exhibit locations:Cable’s Store, Robert Stark’s Susquehanna Studio & the Masonic Lodge

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Clifford Township, PA Churches

Clifford Baptist ChurchP.O. Box 59

(570)222-4701

Clifford United Methodist Church64 Thistle Road(570)222-3331

Community Bible ChurchP.O. Box 406

(570)222-2045Elkdale Baptist Church

45 St. Rte. 2014(570)222-3723

Evangelical Wesleyan Church875 St. Rte. 2067(570)222-2426

Lenoxville Methodist Church4842 St. Rte. 374(570)222-4520

St. John the Baptist R.O. ChurchRte. 247 Dundaff

(570)241-2670St. John Vianney3615 St. Rte. 106(570)222-4209

Welsh Hill Bethel Congregational(570)222-5043

Forest City ChurchesAscension Parish

Delaware St.(570)785-3838

Cornerstone Bible Church520 Marion St., Browndale

(570)785-4441Christ Episcopal Church

700 Delaware St.(570)785-3425

St. John’s Church306 Susq. St.

(570)489-2353

Carbondale ChurchesFirst Presbyterian Church

76 Salem Ave.(570)282-4611

Trinity Episcopal Church58 River St.

(570)282-3620

Covenant Reformed Church47 S. Church St.(570)282-6400

St. Rose Church6 N. Church St.(570)282-2991

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel15 Fallbrook St.(570)282-5172

Carbondale First United Church20 N. Church St.(570)282-5740

Berean Baptist Church33 Lincoln Ave.(570)282-1511

Mainstream Revival Center43 N. Church St. #1

(570)282-0819

St. Basil’s Russian Church33 Midland St., Simpson

(570)282-2314

Waymart Churches

Waymart Church342 Honesdale Rd.

(570)488-5300

Pleasant Mount Churches

St. James Church361 Great Bend Tpke.

(570)448-3838

St. Juliana’s ChurchRock Lake

(570)785-3838

Heritage Reformed Church200 Belmont Tpke.

(570)785-4012

St. Mary’s Church242 Carbondale Rd.

(570)488-6440United Methodist Church

151 Belmont St.(570)488-6885

Clinton Center Baptist ChurchRR 1 Waymart(570)785-5335

Union Dale ChurchUnion Dale United Methodist Church

S. Main St. & Lewis Lake Ave.(570)679-2005

Pleasant Mount United Methodist ChurchPleasant Mount

Sts. Peter & Paul R.O. Church2105 Belmont Tpke.

(570)785-3339

Evangelical Wesleyan ChurchUnion Dale

(570)222-2426

East Ararat UM ChurchArarat

(570)727-2051

Whites Valley UM ChurchWhites Valley

New Life Assembly of God Church7 Old Route 6

St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery175 St. Tikhon’s Rd.

Waymart Presbyterian ChurchBelmont Tpke. (Rte. 296)

Calvary Methodist Church151 Belmont St.

South Clinton Baptist ChurchCorner of Rte. 296

& Stanton Dr.

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Union Dale Fire picnic July 7-9The Union Dale Volunteer Fire Co. will hold its 2016 picnic on July 7, 8 and

9 at the picnic grounds in Union Dale.On Thursday, July 7, fireman’s parade will be at 7 p.m. The Crooked Jack

Band will play from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Dunk tank is sponsored by Arlo’s.On Friday, July 8, fireworks will be at 10:15 p.m. and rain date will be July

9. A medical helicopter demo will be at 7:30 p.m. and Blue London will play from 7 to 11 p.m. Nagel Jr. Racing is the dunk tank sponsor.

On Sat., July 9, there will be lawnmower/tractor pulls at 4 p.m. presented by Power Motor Sports. Rukkus will play from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. there will be basket raffles and 50/50 drawings at 10 p.m. Jonathan Fritz is dunk tank sponsor.

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One spot not to be missed here is the beautiful and inspiring Pennsylvania An-thracite Coal Miners and Their Families Memorial on Main Street. It was built with funds raised by the Forest City Area Rotary Club and was dedicated September 3, 1995.

It is a cast bronze high relief panel almost 4 foot high by 17 foot long, segmented into four sections and arranged in a semi-circular configuration on a masonry base.

It tells so many stories, from the intrepid miners, to their hard working wives, to their industrious children, all in an era which was both difficult and dangerous. More than 280 men and boys died in the mines of the Forest City area during the 40 years of mining here.

A history of the four communities of Forest City, Browndale, Vandling and Rich-mondale, entitled “Primeval”, was written last year by former Forest City resident Mark Walsh. In it he looks back on the daring establishment of Forest City by lum-berman William Pentecost in 1864.

He then documents the rising and falling of the economy with a peak of 6,000 in 1920 in the heyday of the coal mining industry. He also compiled the names of over 280 men and boys who died in and around the mines.

The author ends the book with a vision of a recreation-oriented area which, he feels, will be the future of Forest City Country.

Copies of the book are available at a cost of $49.95 plus tax from The Forest City News. (see ad on this page).

Memorial to Coal MinersNot to be missed

The History of Four Anthracite Townsand their Struggle for Survival

Forest City VandlingBrowndale Richmondale By Mark Walsh

Follow these towns from their birth in dense hemlock forests, to their peak in the 1920’s when Coal was King. Then see how the Author protrays their economic slide to the present days, and how he charts a course for their rebirth.

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Area’s history Published in“Primeval”

Welcome to the Tri-County area known as Forest City Country. This diverse area covers sections of Susquehanna, Wayne and Lackawanna Counties.This is the first edition of the summer Tourist Guide and Business Directory to be published by The Forest City News.Susquehanna County has 42,286 residents while Wayne with 52,822 and Lackawanna at 213,931 provide a combined population of over 300,000Our section of these counties, which is referred to as “Forest City Country,” has a population and marketing area of more than 10,000, encompassing an area

from Thompson on the north to Carbondale on the south, and Honesdale on the east to Interstate 81 on the west.The Greater Forest City Area is the heart of a vast recreation area which includes numerous lakes, ponds, streams, woodlands, Pennsylvania Game Commission

Game Lands and tourist attractions, providing many outdoor experiences. The communities of Forest City, Vandling, Browndale and Richmondale, which comprise the core of Forest City Country, have about 4,000 permanent residents.The main highways thru Forest City Country are State Route 171 (north and south) and State Route 247 (east and west). Forest City is five miles from the inter-

change of the Robert P. Casey Highway and Route 6. It is a 25 minute drive to Scranton and the intersection of Routes I-81, I-380 and I-84.It is 10 minutes to Carbondale, a 25 minute drive to Honesdale or Scranton, and 50 minutes from Binghamton, NY. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International

Airport is just 35 minutes away. The metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia are just 2 ½ hours away. Pocono International Raceway is only 1 ½ miles distant.

Central to the recreation opportunities is a 32 mile rail-trail corridor, accessible to the public, extending from here to the New York State border. It is owned and operated by Rail-Trail Council of Northeast PA. A trailhead, with parking, is located just off Route 247 in Forest City. Another trailhead and the Rail-Trail office are located in Union Dale.

The Rail-Trail Council has developed the former railroad track bed into a four season corridor for walking, running, biking, horseback riding and even snow-mobiling in the winter. It has erected many informational signs along the trail highlighting much of the railroad and mining history of the area.

A recently published map and brochure by the Greater Forest City Business Alliance lists the names of over 100 businesses and services available here. The Al-liance is dedicated to seeing our communities prosper by helping its member businesses to succeed.

Nature has brought vast changes here over the past 250 million years resulting in the later formation of rich deposits of anthracite coal which fueled the Ameri-can industrial revolution. More recently the Marcellus Shale natural gas discoveries have resulted in the release of huge quantities of energy which are leading toward energy independence for the United States.

We hope you find this Tourist Guide interesting and informative, and take advantage of the many opportunities presented inside. It is here in our corner of the state that you can experience the beauty of the four seasons and so much more.

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Saturday, June 25th (See ad on page 8) 10 AM: Art on the Trail/25th Anniversary sponsored by The Rail-Trail

Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania from 10AM-4PM and anniversary celebration from 4-6 PM at the Rail-Trail Office/Cable’s Deli, 948 North Main Street, Union Dale, 18470. Exhibit locations: Rail-Trail Council Office,Robert Starks’s Susquehanna Studio and the Masonic Lodge. RSVP: Please RSVP by calling 570.679.9300 or email [email protected]. Look for the signs and balloons

Sunday, July 31st10 AM “Secrets of the D&H” bike ride with the Southern Tier Bike Club.

The ride starts on the Union Dale Trailhead with a brief history of the D&H Railroad before heading out on the trail for an interpretative bike ride. Take a bike ride back in time when mining, processing and transportation of coal fueled the economy of our region.

Saturday, August 13th10 AM “Secrets of the D&H” Hike. This summer we discover secret areas

on the northern end of our trail. Details TBA. Sunday, September 11th

9 AM The 9th annual D&H Distance Run/5K. The weather is finally look-ing like Summer so dust off those running shoes and start training for the 2016 D&H Distance Run/5K. This half marathon/5K is RTC’s major fund raiser and 100 % of the proceeds go to trail maintenance and improvements. It takes a small army of volunteers to make the race a success so if you would like to volunteer or become a sponsor please contact the Rail-Trail Office. You can register online at GetMeRegistered.com, dhdistancerun.com or our website.

Rail-Trail Council lists eventsThis year The Salvation Army is once again, honored to be hosting the 14th

Annual Veterans Salute Open House at Ladore Conference Center, Waymart, to honor all veterans. We take seriously this awesome responsibility to thank, honor and to support these men and women who have made the ultimate per-sonal sacrifice to defend the great blessings of freedom and personal rights that each of us enjoy today. We invite you to come out and join in this special cel-ebration.

The day will be packed with all sorts of great things to do: 10:00 am the American Legion Post #807, Waymart, and others from the surrounding area will present a service honoring the past and present veterans. Following the program there will be display of classic cars and motorcycles - trophies will be awarded. Tom McDonald from the Office of Veteran’s Affairs of Wayne County will be on hand as well as the traveling VA Bus to help with any questions. While you’re here check out all the new and exciting changes at Ladore.

Enjoy some great toe tapping music along with a cup of fresh coffee and do-nuts supplied by the The Salvation Army – if you have ever been in the military service you know the SA knows how to make coffee. Don’t forget to stop by the flea market/yard sale where there is always a bargain to be had and something you could certainly use.

A picnic lunch (freewill donation) at noon will be provided for all who attend. This is a great opportunity to enjoy some good food and fellowship. After lunch Officer Dave Kaneski, of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission will present his informative program, which is always a big hit.

This Open House will be held Wed., Aug. 3, between the hours of 10 am and 3 pm at The Salvation Army’s Ladore Conference Center; located at 398 South Street in Waymart, PA. Call us today (570-488-6129) to reserve your spot for lunch or to pre register your classic car or motorcycle. We look forward to see-ing you there.

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Summer is finally here and for many that means planning vacations, activities, and family outings . . . and, yes, the Harford Fair, August 22 – 27, 2016. With such a mild winter, it gave avid fair exhibitors more time to work on their fine handcrafts, photog-raphy, and art work. If you are one of the many exhibitors in any of the twenty-three departments, you have probably already visited the website www.harfordfair.com. If you are one of those people who want to check out the entertainment for the fair, you, too, have undoubtedly checked out the website. All aspects of the 159th Harford Fair, from submitting entries to purchasing tickets, is available on the website.

The Harford Agricultural Society is continuing to develop the south end to be a bustling extension of the Harford Fair grounds. New this year in the south end is ex-tensive blacktopped paths and many new vendors. Panfilov’s Performing Pets which features cats and dogs like you have never seen them perform before will offer three free shows daily. The annual profits from the fair, once expenses are paid, are utilized for making such improvements and maintenance. These things will be very obvious to fairgoers when they visit the fair the third full week of August.

This year is the 25th anniversary of the Harford Fair Queen coronation. As a part of the celebration, the competition will begin on Sunday afternoon with the crowning of the 2016 Harford Fair Queen in the main arena beginning at 7:00 PM. The winner becomes the ambassador for the fair throughout the week and will represent the fair at the Pennsylvania State Fair Queen competition in Hershey in January. It is also the 25th anniversary of the ever popular Kiddy Tractor Pull.

Chris Janson and Old Dominion are Thursday night’s featured concert. Tickets are available on-line for purchase now. Every day of the fair offers a variety of exciting events in the main arena which include truck and tractor pulls, horse pulls, garden tractor pulls and a woodman’s contest. The traditional events will feature the rodeo on Friday night and the $$Jack Pot$$ Demolition Derby will wrap up the fair on Sat-urday evening.

This year the Draft Horse and Pony Show will be on Sunday instead of Monday, at 2:00 PM with free admission to the fair that day. Free shows and exhibits abound in every corner of the fairgrounds all week long. Brunon Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tigers provide three free educational and entertaining stage shows daily in the North Arena. Houghton Enterprise Amusements returns with new as well as traditional rides some of which will be featured in the new property area. Chainsaw carver Kevin Treat will demonstrate each day and his menagerie of creations will be auctioned off to the pub-lic on Saturday at 4:00 PM. The Harford Fair Pie and Cake Auction will be at 6:00 PM this year in the Shade Pavilion where the highest bidder goes home with one of the first and second prize winning cakes, pies or breads. This is the fourteenth year that the proceeds from the auction go to the Harford Fair Scholarship Fund. Last year the fair awarded eight $1,000 scholarships to college-age students who have participated in the Harford Fair. Scholarship information and applications are available again this year on line.

The queen contest, the baby contest, the animal costume contest, design the book cover contest, and baking contests offer opportunities for community members’ par-ticipation.

Additional paved paths around the grounds make for easy accessibility for ev-eryone. Every day there is free entertainment in the Shade Pavilion which includes a variety of country and gospel music. Windwood Hill Dance Academy, the Old Time Fiddlers, the Mountain View Chimettes, and Illusions by Jeremy are a few of the many local performers. Consistently performing since 1939 is the Lenoxville Community Band.

Make your plans now by visiting the website www.harfordfair.com for details and schedules and to submit entries and to buy tickets. Take Exit 217 off route I-81 for good family fun, park free, and pay only $6.00 for 12 and over. See you at the fair!

159th Harford Fair features Chris Janson and Old Dominion

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Friday, August 5th

One Shotgun Start9:00 A.M.

Cost: $75.00 per person

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Cruise-in onFri., July 15

There will be a Cruise-In from 5 pm – 8 pm at the United Methodist Community Church, Main Street, Great Bend. Rain or Shine. Enjoy the vehicles on display or bring your own! Cars, trucks, motorcycles; anything with wheels is welcome. Music, Scavenger Hunt, People’s Choice Awards, spiedies, ice cream, baked goods. Proceeds benefit Great Bend Hose Company #1 Questions? Call 570-879-2933 or 570-879-4506

Founder’s Day tobe held June 25

Tunkhannock will hold its Founder’s Day celebration on Sat., June 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Outdoor street event features 150 spe-cialty vendors, demonstrations, entertain-ment, and great regional food. Additional activities include car shows, Shakespeare in the Park and Historic Tunkhannock Walking Tour.

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Coal Cracker ¼ marathon& 2 Mile Run Aug. 6th

The Coal Cracker ¼ Marathon and 2 Mile Run will be held August 6th on the D&H Trail off Commerce Drive in Forest City. The ¼ Mara-thon (6.55 miles) is a perfect distance for runners training for their first ½ marathon. Both the ¼ marathon and 2 mile run start near the Forest City Trailhead and follow gentle grades and beautiful scenery.

Registration opens at 8:00 AM and the race begins promptly at 8:30. Registration is $10 for the 2 mile and $20 for the ¼ marathon. The Coal Cracker is sponsored by the Forest City Regional Cross Country Team and Rail-Trail Council of NEPA and is part of Forest City’s Old Home Dayz celebration.

For a registration form email Luke Nevins at [email protected]. All proceeds benefit the For-est City Regional Cross Country Team.

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This project of the Forest City Area Rotary Club pays homage to the miners and families of the coal region while exhibiting the inherent characteristics unique to Forest City, Pennsylvania.

Our ancestors’ journeys to the coal region were economical, social, political and/or personal. For what-ever reason, the fact remains, coal miners and families from diverse cultures began a hard working way of life in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They established the heritage the world acknowledges as the “coal region” and it is appropriate to commemorate their livelihood.ARTIST STATEMENT

Forest City’s memorial for the miners and families depicts anthracite coal mining life. The memorial is a cast bronze high relief panel 3’9” x 17’, segmented into four sections and arranged in a semi-circular configuration. The project is situated on Main Street in front of the William Penn Apartments.

The visual information of the design is composed making use of exaggerated perspective and a dra-matic organization of space. The very nature of this “panoramic collage” allows for the vast amount of information to be exhibited in a seemingly limited space. To enhance the bronze relief, the elements within the panel are emphasized and de-emphasized according to importance and artistic judgment. All information within the design will be sculpted in their respective places.THE PANEL DESIGN

In the early days of mining, as today, women played a vital role ensuring that home life was main-tained. While young boys and men would work many hours mining, women would work many hours diligently taking care of daily chores.

Rising very early every morning, they would have breakfast and lunch pails prepared for boys and men, as well as other boarders residing in the company-owned homes. The nature of the mining industry left the women with the never ending task of cleaning and washing.

On the far left of the design, two women are viewed on the porch. While one watches her husband set off for the day’s work, the other helps scrub the dirt from her husband’s back. The panel is a custom de-sign unique to Forest City. This is evident as the viewer recognizes the many churches and homes found in the wooded landscape of the area.

To the right of the landscape, a detailed view of the Clinton Breaker and train station, once landmarks of Forest City, are now preserved in bronze. Above the landmarks and within the clouds, are the indica-tions of supporting timbers and a series of miner’s faces. The miners are wearing oil, carbide and electri-cal lamps typical of various time periods.

The coal region is a melting pot of many cultures; every possible ethnic background has in some way contributed to its history. However, certain towns and patches were developed and are known to be dominated by specific cultural heritages. The Forest City Miners’ Memorial displays miners and families of different ethnic backgrounds. To further enhance Forest City’s uniqueness, individuals who resided in Forest City were used for some of the faces within the memorial. These individuals represent the pride and ethnic diversity found within Forest City.

To become a Miner, many tasks were required. Young boys, approximately 7-12 years of age, would begin to work as Slate Pickers or Breaker Boys. As displayed in the design, below the miners, these boys would spend their time removing debris from the anthracite. The spraggers, also displayed, were usually teenage boys who would have the dangerous jobs of stopping the coal cars. By running along side of the moving car and jamming a piece of wood into the wheels, they accomplished their task. The Mule Driver was assigned to the care and welfare of the mules. Many young men and boys were hurt or killed before they were considered “Coal Miners.”

On the far right of the design as the experienced miner sends coal down the chute, the apprentice loads the coal car by hand. Like most of the people who grew up in the coal region, I could recall my father coming home covered with coal dirt, or listening to the many stories miners would tell. These are important memories that enhance the quality of this memorial’s design.

The concept for the memorial was generated by the people who recognized and respected our rich heritage. Personally, my family and friends have inspired me in this endeavor. In fact, they have been the richest sources of research and development for me. The coal region environment has allowed me the access to original tools, equipment and clothing as well as the experiences of the people, for which this memorial is being created.

Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Miners (and their families) Memorial – Forest City, Pennsylvania. Dedication Labor Day weekend September 3, 1995, by Forest City Area Rotary Club.

Forest City Area Rotary ClubAnthracite Coal Miner’s Memorial

Big events Sat., July 2, in WaymartOn Saturday, July 2nd, at noon, the Waymart Lions Club will dedicate the re-

cently rebuilt tennis courts located next to the Bob Wilson Softball Field, Waymart. This project is a joint effort between the Lions Club and the Borough. Matching money was awarded from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The total cost $70,000. Following the dedication ceremony a lunch will be served to those attending.

From 1 to 3 p.m., (check ad on page 11 ) there will be an Open House at the Waymart Borough Building dedicating the new addition to the building funded by a grant from the Department of Community& Economic for $87,500. An addition was added for the Secretary, Treasurer and Zoning Officer. Also the grant covered a new roof on the entire building plus new tables for the Council Room. Both grants were written by Council member Jane Varcoe.

The Waymart Police Department will also show their renovated Police depart-ment offices.

At the same time, 1 to 3 PM the Waymart Area Historical Society located next door to the Borough Building will have an Open House featuring the recently in-stalled D&H Gravity Railroad Model which shows coal cars coming from the mines in Lackawanna Valley up the Farview Mountain through Waymart and on to Hon-esdale and the awaiting canal boats in Honesdale.

Lackawanna County events● La Festa Italiana of Lackawanna County: This Labor Day Weekend tradition on

Courthouse Square usually brings over 100,000 people to downtown Scranton for a vari-ety of Italian foods and music. ● The Peach Music Festival: For five days in mid-August, Montage Mountain in Scranton hosts a huge outdoor music festival featuring major acts such as the Allman Brothers Band, the Trey Anastasio Band and Bob Weir. Onsite camp-ing lends the event a Woodstock feel.

● Scranton Jazz Festival at the Radisson Hotel: This three-day event in downtown Scranton takes place in August and features more than 100 musicians and artisans.

Fall/Winter ● Scranton Fringe Festival: Downtown becomes the epicenter for uncen-sored, thought-provoking visual, recorded and live performance art in early fall, open by application to regional and touring artists. ● PA Oktoberfest: One of the nation’s top ten Oktoberfest celebrations, this annual festival celebrates Scranton’s German heritage with beer, food and live music. ● Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces: Lackawanna County cel-ebrates its cultural diversity driven by the iron industry by holding an annual bonfire at the old iron furnace. Recently added to the cultural offerings is a celebration of the Mexican Feast of the Dead, including an ofrenda alter. ● Steamtown Marathon: This an-nual event takes place in October and benefits the children and residents of St. Joseph’s Center in Scranton. It’s also an official qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

There are seven golf courses within 15 miles of Forest City. Panorama Golf Course, at Crystal Lake, is a public 7,200 yard, par 72, championship course; Fern Hall Inn Golf Course, is a challenging public/private, 3,200 yard, par 35, layout, on the rolling hills near Crystal Lake with views of Elk Mountain; The mountains and valleys near Pleasant Mount feature the public nine hole, 3,600 yard, Memorial Links Golf Course.

There are three other public courses outside Carbondale, in and around Green-field Township. They are Homestead, Sleepy Hollow, and Lakeland. Two other area public courses are Rock Creek Golf Course, Nicholson, and Red Maples, Waymart.

Elkview Country Club, along the shores of Crystal Lake, is a private, member-ship only, 18 hole course which was designed by noted golf course architect Donald Ross.

7 Golf Courses dot theLandscape of FC Country

By Jennifer Butler

A snowless winter will not keep the beauty from blooming at Lambertson’s Daylilies in Thompson Township on Ararat Road.

Richard and June Lambertson are once again hard at work in their day lily gardens making the world a more beautiful place to be! “The lack of snow cover was hard on the plants, the freez-ing and thawing and bad weather in May did not help matters either,” said Mrs. Lambertson. However, with some babying from the owners the blooms should be right on time by mid-July.

The farm each year comes alive just about the beginning to middle of July with such great beauty that passersby will have no choice but to stop and gaze in awe.

The couple has created their own world of beauty which they are more than happy to share with others. The couple grows day lilies, a rugged, adaptable, vigorous perennial which endures in a garden for many years with little or no care and produces an abundance of flower buds that open over a long period of time.

Lambertson’s Daylilies offer hundreds of different kinds of day lilies for sale as well as to just gaze at and has a large variety of perennial homegrown plants to view and purchase.

Born in New York, Mr. Lambertson purchased his property in 1969 and has spent most of his life in the area. He began farming when he was first married, but said he got “tired of being tired,” so he became employed at Hallstead Magnetics until his retirement 14 years ago.

Both born with green thumbs, having grandparents who were great gardeners, the farm shows it with meticulously planted gardens of a large variety of plants, and not a weed in sight! While the day lilies are easy to grow, Mr. Lambertson says he and his wife begin in the spring, usually after the snow melts, working in the garden daily for many hours.

“It is easy to hybridize day lilies and it is a very good area to grow them in,” he noted. Al-though not true lilies, day lilies bloom from mid-June until the autumn.

“They are perennials which are wonderful to use in landscaping, adding colors where oth-ers don’t,” said Mrs. Lambertson, who has been an RN for more than 40 years and continues to work part-time in the field. Her grandmother was the first woman to graduate from Penn State from Susquehanna County with a degree in horticulture.

This year, the business has an additional 1,500 of the couple’s own hybridized plants for blooming for the first time.

The business has also donated plants to the Lackawanna College Beautification Project; Rail-Trail trail heads; and this year, the Thompson playground.

Stop in and introduce yourself to the Lambertsons and view the great beauty on the farm, including a pond, gazebo and more - a great spot for photographers!

In addition, in the lower level of the barn, Mrs. Lambertson has begun to showcase and sell her beautiful photography as greeting cards, a variety of different size prints as well as print to canvas gallery wrap works under the name of Brookside Pics.

To find our more visit Junelambertsonphotography or Brooksidedaylillies on Facebook.The business will be officially open daily on July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed Mondays

and Tuesdays the first week in July. Gift certificates are available for both businesses and credit cards are accepted. For more information call 570-727-4607.

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This summer, officials at the Priesthood Restoration Site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oakland Township, near Susquehanna, expect that upwards of 35,000 people may visit this site which is one of the most important historical sites for the Church. From September 2015 when it opened, to May, over 9,000 have visited the beautiful facilities located on 150 acres along Rte. 171 just 25 miles north of Forest City.

The opening and dedication took place in September 2015, at which time Elder Walker took over a two year term heading the facility. A corps of 12 young sister missionaries, serving 18 month missions, are guides for the individual families, or busloads of visitors, who come there daily.

It took more than 25 years for the Mormons to develop this piece of their his-tory where LDS founder Joseph Smith Jr. translated the Book of Mormon from gold tablets in 1827. One of the original printed volumes of the Book of Mormon, one of approximately 80 known existing copies, is on display at the beautiful visitor’s center, one of three culturally significant structures on the beautiful manicured site.

In addition to the very large and ornate visitor’s center, which is staffed year round, seven days a week, the home of Joseph and Emma Smith, and the home of Joseph’s wife’s parents, Isaac and Elizabeth Hale, have been faithfully reconstructed and restored.

The length of time required to accomplish the project was caused by the necessity to secure the land, reconstruct a long section of PennDOT Route 171, and complete a major reclamation project required because of wetlands issues on the site.

The site is open not only for LDS members but for anyone interested in viewing and learning about the history of the location and Mormonism. In 1827 Joseph Smith, assisted by Oliver Cowdery as scribe, began his translation of gold tablets. During the translation the two wanted to learn more about the ordinance of bap-tism. They retired to a maple grove located on the Smith property and, in answer to their prayers, John the Baptist, in his resurrected form, appeared and conferred the Aaronic priesthood on them. He then instructed them to baptize one another in the Susquehanna River and ordain each other to the priesthood.

Later, the resurrected Apostles Peter, James and John appeared on the banks of the river and conferred on Joseph and Oliver the Melchizedek Priesthood.

Visitors to the site will be rather amazed to see the beautiful and ornate restored dwelling (see photo attached) which was the early 1800s home of Isaac and Eliza-beth Hale, the parents of Emma, Joseph’s wife. The elder Hale moved there from Vermont and became a very successful and prosperous businessman who harvested deer, smoked the venison, and sold it by transporting it down river.

Also restored is a much more humble abode (photo attached) which was the home of Joseph and Emma, on the exact spot where the Book of Mormon transla-tion was completed. Stones from the original foundation were used to build a rock wall in front of the home.

The interiors of both homes have been painstakingly restored with furniture and artifacts of that time period. Elder Walker gives great credit to the Susquehanna County Historical Society for providing some of the items as well as their expertise on the materials used in the early 19th century.

Visitors are invited to come to the visitor’s center and view the many exhibits documenting the history of the Mormon faith, including a 25 minute movie which is shown at varying times. Interactive exhibits show the life and times of that time period.

Elder Walker stated that they are presently working with PennDOT for signage to direct visitors from I-81 to SR 171. He noted that even GPS navigation systems were failing to direct visitors to the correct location. He also said they are working with local and area people who can provide camp sites, lodging and food for the influx of visitors.

The Susquehanna County Economic Development Board recently toured the site in order to determine what the county, and local governments, can do to assist that area in providing for the commerce and facilities needed to handle the influx of visitors. Tony Ventello, executive director of the Progress Authority, told Mormon officials that the county and the Economic Development Board are very anxious to assist in the area of commercial development of the area resources.

Mormon Aaronic Priesthood site invites visitors

The reconstructed home of Mormonism founder Joseph Smith and wife Emma.

The reconstructed ornate home of Emma Smith’s parents, Isaac and Elizabeth Hale.

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