Panther Valley news
Lansford
Golden Agers
The next meeting of the Panther Valley Golden Agers will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's Slovak Lutheran Church, 1 E. Abbott St., Lansford.
Members are asked to bring in Thank You or Thinking of You greeting cards to be sent to veterans.
Sewage fees
Lansford residents are reminded that the $4.50 penalty on the Yearly Sewage Transmission fee will be added to all unpaid balances on Sept. 16. The yearly fee is payable at the Lansford Borough Office, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Anyone with questions about their bill may call 570-645-3900.
Summit Hill
Fall cleanup
Summit Hill will host its annual fall cleanup in the upcoming weeks.
Knepper's Trailer Court, East and West White Bear Drive and the east side of the borough will be picked up on Sept. 17; while the west side of town along with Laurel Drive and East and West Mountaintop Road will be picked up on Sept. 24.
Make sure all items are placed out the night before.
Items to be picked up include: no more than five tires, tire rims, auto body parts, refrigerators, freezers, vending machines, dehumidifiers, water coolers, heat pumps, washers, dryers and stoves.
All items must have all chemicals removed and doors taken off. Freon must be removed from refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. and tagged or they will not take them.
In addition, up to 10 bags of garbage will be collected.
No electronics such as televisions, computers, keyboards, monitors, etc., will be picked up at this time.
Flag program
The Summit Hill Lions Club is continuing its American flag program. Throughout the good weather months, the flag will fly in Ludlow Park in memory or honor of veterans from the community.
During the week of Sept. 8, the flag will fly in memory of Joseph E. O'Gurek.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served as a technician 4th grade with Battery A in the European Theater of Operations.
Family members of veterans, or veterans themselves, can request to have the flag flown in honor or memory of any town veteran. The program typically runs through the end of November, although there currently are no more requests to be scheduled. For more information, contact Joseph O'Gurek at 570-645-5171.
