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Becoming a pastor: Sharon Frye ordained by UCC by Ruth Isenberg
The Rev. Sharon Frye, right, was ordained in services Sunday afternoon at Salem United Church of Christ. Taking part in the service, from left, were the Rev. Nancy Light Hardy, the Rev. Debra K. Hess, and the Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates. JH: Ruth Isenberg
Pastor Sharon Frye has been serving the congregations of Salem United Church of Christ in Weatherly and St. Matthew’s United Church of Christ in Packer Township. That didn’t change on Sunday, April 21. What did change was her status and her title. With formal ordination, said Penn Northeast Conference Minister the Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates, she can now go anywhere in the United States or Canada and serve a congregation—not that she’s going to. And she can now be addressed as the Rev. Sharon Frye. She earned that title, Dr. Bates said, by years of study and examination. The service
at 3 p.m. in Salem UCC was an acknowledgement of her hard work, and a celebration of its completion. The well-attended service included music, prayers, and a service of communion. In her Reflection, the Rev. Nancy Light Hardy, who had served Salem and St. Matthew’s as an interim pastor in the past, spoke about becoming…both the process of becoming the person one is called to be, and the idea that actions can be considered becoming in a person or an institution. Representing Salem’s Consistory and St. Matthew’s Consistory, presidents Linda Garber and Sandy Snyder requested that the Penn
See ORDINATION, page 5
White Haven
Wide range seen in garbage bid options by Ruth Isenberg Ranging from a low of $758,100 from Anthracite Waste to a high of $1,119, 376 from JP Mascaro, bids for five years of basic garbage collection opened at the April 22 White Haven Borough Council meeting provided plenty of options. Four firms bids on three options. Also providing bids for basic garbage collection only were Casella at $811,108, and Waste Management at $879,633.60. Bids were also provided by all four firms for refuse
collection plus recycling, ranging from $956,346 (Casella) to $1,567,788 (JP Mascaro. The add-on of bulk item pickups four times each year ranged from $66,000 (Anthracite) to $165,645.04 (Casella). On the advice of solicitor Donald Karpowich, the bids were tabled for review. Council has 45 days to act. A decision is likely at the May Council meeting, which is scheduled for Monday, May 20, a week earlier than usual because of Memorial Day. More about this meeting in next week’s issue.
ALREADY ON THE JOB: White Haven’s newest part-time police officer Gilbert Diaz was recently sworn in by Mayor Fred Meier, left. Diaz was appointed in March.