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ournal-herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022 • Volume 41 – No. 52 ©2022, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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Citizens to celebrate 125 years, new apparatus at Weatherly Festival
SOUTH OF 40 playing with North of 40: Cameron Albersworth is only 10, but he was an enthusiastic air guitarist at the North of 40 performance at the White Haven Firemen’s Social Club on Saturday. Cameron lives in Weatherly, and is the son of Brianna Dotter and Nicholas Albersworth. Below, part of the crowd that attended the event. JH: Ruth & Seth Isenberg
Citizens Fire Company #1 of Weatherly will participate in this year’s Festival in the Park at the Weatherly Eurana Park August 26 & 27. The fire company will dedicate its new 2022 KME Rescue/Engine 2051 at this year’s Festival on Saturday, August 27, after a fire truck parade at noon. This is the last rescue/engine built at the Nesquehoning plant before its closure. The fire company will have its annual Beef & Brew stand
and a dunk tank. This event will also commemorate the 125th anniversary of Citizens Fire Company. There will be other vendors and organizations offering food, games and crafts. Music on August 26 will be by The Legends, 6-9 p.m. August 27 will feature a polka band from 1 to 4 p.m. & North of 40 from 5-9 p.m. For further information visit the Citizens Fire Company Facebook page, or the Weatherly Festival page.
Packer Township garbage bills to double by Jim Hunter and Seth Isenberg Packer Township residents will see their garbage fee double in 2023, thanks to a new garbage collection contract. Township supervisors voted unanimously at their
August 2 meeting to approve a three-year agreement with GFI, the present hauler. The $607,994 pact equates to $206,664 per year, which Supervisor Bob Selert said means the quarterly garbage fee will have to rise from $55 to $115. “It’s been in
the newspaper,” he said. “Everybody’s (garbage cost) is going up.” GFI also bid $194,779 for one year, and $1,054,175 for See PACKER, page 3