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~ t:::: Do you remember the road opening of North Balliet street in ::.:~':~:~'):' July 1938? The neighbors were so thrilled to have the road paved :':~:}':~:'

they held a neighborhood picnic.~ ~~~~ Some residenfs still remember the good times they had in the ~~~~;::: old days! Men of the families furnished music with harmonicas ;::::::: and violins and the women danced on the streets. ~~~ ~:::: Several company houses were located on the northeast side :::~~~: of Balliet street and c:I'groupof Italian families lived here. Most of ~~;.:.: these men worked at the Mahanoy Plane House and because of :.:I ~I~:~'1~~~I~~::~~g:~und,"believe itor not," thatis how "Glnney I.:~ Many residents remember the road opening and the grand:':~~ji time they had. Hot dogs, soda, beer, and bean soup were served. ~~1:::: The men in charge were J. Clark and Pat Youch. Pat's Cafe was ::::::: located at 246-248 North Balliet street and many residents recall :::::;:! the good times they had there. I :;:;

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~ Frank Kiefer shool1ngoff gun to st.rt the les!lvlt1as; Ben I;;~ Bretz, oldest resident of North Balliet street cutting the ribbOn; i::: Noel Curry and John Kowker beating the drums. ~.~ I··~:.:.:.x ~~ h~ ~~ *~ ~~ ~N ~~ ~N ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~:::: ....~ ~~ ~~ ~N ~N ~~ ~N ~~ ~~ ~·.~.r.: ~.•..x ~h ~V ~~ ~::: John Kessock in overalls; Mrs. Anna Rakowsky holding *:v ~;:; daughter, Vera; Mrs. Mary Pinchot; Eva Kessock; Mrs. :::;::: Mathi Ida Petruski and son, Donald; Mrs. Petronella Kowker; ~ ::::

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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1976

Big porode Saturdayopens boro centennial'

On April 10, 1876,Frackvillewas officially incorporated as aBorough. On Saturday, April10, 1!r16, in celebration of the100thbirthday, Frackville will-be the scene of the CentennialKick-offParade and the grand.opening ceremonies of theFrackville CentennialHeadquarters .

The parade will begin at 1p.m. All . churches of thecommunity are asked to ringtheir bells to signal the start ofthe parade.

Among .the groups in theparade, will be the following:North Schuylkill Spartan HighSchool Band, Cardinal Bren-nan High School Band,Shenandoah Valley HighSchool Band, Hazleton HighSchool Band, Williams ValleyHigh School Band, HazletonHighlander Drum and BugleCorps, the Shenandoah AmvetsBand, Hanover Lancer's Drum

and Bugle Corps, St. ClairTwirlettes, Schuylkill CountyMotor Cycle Group, Wachter'sFamily cars, Minersville.

Also planning to be in theparade are: Frackville BoyScout Troops and Cub Scoots,Frackville Girl Scouts andBrownies, the Little Leaguers,Centennial Belles, Brothers ofthe Brush, the CentennialQueen Contestants, antiquecars of Walter Baran, andlocal fire trucks .

Grand Marshal I of theParade will be Jess Frack,descendant of Daniel Frack,one of the original founders ofthe Borough of Frackville.

People along the followingstreets are asked to have theircars removed bv 12 noonSaturday until after theparade.

The Parade route is asfollows: Pine Street-fromMemorial Field to Second;Second Street-from Pine to

Frack; Frack Street-fromsecond to Balliet;' BallietStreet-from Frack to Arch:Arch St.-rBalliet to Lehigh;Lehigh Avenue-from Arch toSpring; Spring Street-fromLehigh to Broad Mountain;Broad Mountain-from Springto Oak; Oak Sreet-fromBroad Mountain to CentennialHeadquarters .

The parade will Lculminateat 3 p.m. at the centennialHeadquarters for the GrandOpening and Ribbon CuttingCeremonies.

The National Anthem will beplayed by-the North Schuylkilland the Cardinal Brennan HighSchoo] Bands. Invocation willbe offered by Rev. J. RobertKehrli, pastor of ZionLutheranChurch, followed by a momentof silence for' the deceased sonsand daughters of Frackville.

Remarks will be made by thefollowing: Sen. Fred Hobbs,Mayor James Nahas, Council

President Joseph Probition,Reo. James Goodman, JamesE. . Hahn, Centennial Chair-man. Charles Mi1ler,Esq. willdeliver the Centennialremarks.

Appropriate ceremonies forthe burying of the razor,followed by a eulogy will beconducted by Ted Souchack,Chairman of the Brothers ofthe Brush.

The Ribbon CuttingCeremonies, officially openingthe Centennial Headquarters,will be done by James E. Hahn,assisted by Paul Malinchokand Ann Dougherty,Headquarters Chairmen. Theheadquarters is stocked withCentennial attire andsouvenirs.

Benediction by Rev. JosephRapczynski, St. Ann's Church,followed by the selection "GodBless America" will concludethe program. John Domalakes,

Esq. will be the master ofceremonies.

Queen contestantspromote centennial

Six contestants for Frack-vlUe centennial Queen areseJIiDg tickets for the June 12COI'OBationball in AnnunciationHaD and taking orders forcenteDniallicense plates. Salesof these items will credit thegirls with points toward thequeenship, as will cashdonations they collect.

~ girls Ediscontinuetickft"'Jtw . 28, when~ Wi Etheringtonwill distribute remainingtiC!tets to the centennialClIIIlIDitteemembers.

'1'tle contestants are:-Theresa Karie "Tina"

BI'eDDan, daQlbter of Mr. andMrs. James Brennan, 4'24Washington street, a northSchuylkill junior, a bandmember, mat maid,. chorus

mber, former jayveeeerleader who plans to be adical seeretary. Her

. sponsor is the Union of PolishWomen.

knitting and sewing. She hopesfor a real estate career and hersponsor is Harvey Cresswell.

-Dorothy Ann Truskowski,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.William Truskowski, 1110North Broad Mountain avenue,a North Schuylkill senior, bandfront member, on yearbookand problem committee, active

.In volleyball, painting,swimming and appeared with

\ the Dixon Dancers on SteelPier. Her sponsor is ReclaTransmission of Oneida.

A highlight of the centennialkickoff on Saturday will beawarding the big cash prizesfollowing the post-paraderibbon cutting at CentennialHeadquarters. Chairman MikeDenchak says a few tickets areavailable and anyone still in'the market for one may contacthim. All returns by ticketholders should be turned intohim by tonight, he said, inorder that the few remainingtickets may be made availableto interested purchasers.

The Frackville CentennialAssociation awarded itscommunity decorating con-tract to Reuben Siswein ofShenandoah, a veteran in thisField. The firm also willdecorate private homes withcentennial emblem and bun-ting on each side of a IS-footfront for $18.50.

-Karen Celeste Cameron,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Robert Cameron, 112North 4thstreet, a Cardinal Brennanjunior, hostess at the DutchKitchen, active in swimming,reading, guitar playing andplans a career in business. Hersponsor is Central High OilCompany.

-Nancy Cicioni, dS'Jghter ofMr. and Mrs. Jack Cicioni, 137South Centre street, a fresh-man at Penn State SchuylkillCampus and sponsored byMiller's Service Station. She isactive in volleyball, tennis,bowling, was a senior lifeguardat Frackville pool, and looks toan office or banking career.

-Barbara Jo Hahn,daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Graham Hahn, 234South Nicestreet, a North Schuylkilljunior, band ftUnt captain, apianist and adi'te in swim-ming, horreback riding,waterskiing, crocheting,

-Kathy Ann Woodring,daughter of Mrs. ShirleyWoodring, 225 South Spencerstreet, a Shenandoah Valleyjunior, a nurse candystriperwhohopes for a nursing career.9te is on the yearbook staff,dance committee, nurse club,participated in the walkathonand window painting. Hersponsor is the Good Will FireCompany Auxiliary .

Willard Long, right, of Model Garment panypresents a check for $3,000 for the Frackville Gen-tennial Fund to Chairman James Hahn. (Kllnefoto)

r Around FrackvilleCancellations

The Frackville Free PublicLibrary childrens' film hourfor Saturday, April 10at 2 p.m.has been cancelled due to theCentennial parade and isschedulea for Saturday, May 8.

There will be no bikeregistration in Frackville thisSaturday because of theCentennial kickoff parade.Registration- will resume thefollowing Saturday, April 17.

BrowniesBrownie Troop 69 held its

regular meeting in the TrinityEC Church Hall on MQndayevening and began work on aproject entitled "See the USAwith the GSA" The states thescouts will be working on areMinnesota and Illinois. Thisproject will be done by girlscouts throughout the neigh-borhood and the results will beon display at the MemorialPark on May 16th.

The highlight of the meetingwas the presentation of thebadges' to the following girls:Lisa Runkle,' Kathy Giba,Denise Bolinsky AndreaTreshock, Beth Palsgrove,Barbara Bricker, KathyMcCauley, Renee Palina,Virginia Andrewsky and ~ellyConroy.

The meeting was openedwith a flag ceremony and theflag bearers and guards wereSandy Becker, VirginiaAndrewsky, Lori Brutto andAndrea Treschok. The callerwas Barbara Bricker.

The girls were asked to meetat 12:30 on Saturday at theMemorial Field to participatein the Bicentennial Parade. At4p.m. they will take part in theEaster egg hunt at St. Ann'sGrove.

On Monday, April 12, thebrownies will meet at theTrinity Church at 6 p.m. to goroller skating. The scouts musthave signed permission slipsfor all of the mentioned ac-tivities. Leaders present wereMrs. Barbara Bolinsky andMrs. Kathy Runkle whothanked Celine Buerer andD{)nna Horanicik for theirassistance with the meeting.

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Frackville SPOJNIA Belles of St. John the Baptist Church recently presentedtheir chaplain, Rev. Edward Tomczyk, with the club's c;harter. Pictured at thepresentation are (seated, from left) Louise Gursky, writing belle; Jean Keim,main belle; Rev. Tomczyk; (standing) Hilda Tomczyk, money belle; andmembers Christine Pukas; Sarah Powanda; Carolyn Boychak; and SuePascavage.

Pictured at the grand opening of Rae's Hat Shop on Lehigh avenue, Frackville,are (from left) Mayor James Nahas, Councilmen Joseph Probltlon and JohnChuma, Businessman Randy Neyer, owners Ron and Rae Gilmore, merchantEdgar Herwick. (Klinefoto)

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1Rotary clubAtwood Freed, of the

Schuylkill County ConsumerProtection Agency, recentlygave Frackville Rotarians alook at the agency'soperations.

Freed pointed out the agencywas created by the countycommissioners to aid, protect,and inform residents againstunethical, false, andfraudulent business practices.It is a one-stop convenience forfiling complaints concerningpurchases, merchandise,services, or advertising.

The department serves as amediator in consumer disputesand is a referral agency forother government officesgeared to aid the consumer onthe local to federal level, hesaid. Several cases handled bythe agency were cited to give aclearer picture.

Toby Shimer, manager of theKeystone Water Company, wasinducted into Rotary by ·pastpresident Willard Long, whogave a brief synopsis on themeaning of being a Rotarian.

16th birthdayDorothy Ann, daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Humpf, 136South Nice street, was toastedat a surprise party for her 16thbirthday. The rooms weredecorated with streamers andpsychedelic sweet sixteenposters. Centerpiece for thesnack table was a sugar andspice floral candlearrangement, with cakesbaked by Mrs. Joseph Deanand Mrs. Joseph Mitchell, aunt.and grandmother of DorothyAnn. Attending were BonnieFoose, Dee Ferris, JaninePleva, Marlene Kruk, HelenMarie Luciani, MaxineMarkowski, Carolyn Malloy,Christine Kahiler, KarenMcCauley, Sharen McCauley,Carol, David and PatrickHumpf, all of Frackville;Jackie Crane, Kathy tncheski,Girardville; John Shagrue,Martin McGinley, Ashland,Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mitchell,Cressona.

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