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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email fcnews@nep.net - PAGE 9

Christ EpiscopalChurch hall isavailable for rent

The Christ Episcopal Church hall is now available for use by other groups. Requests are consid-ered based upon application.

Applications are available upon request by calling the church office at 570-282-3620.

In the spirit of community col-laboration and teamwork taught through youth sports, Allan A. Hornbeck Chevrolet Inc. is sup-porting Forest City Youth Soccer through the Chevrolet Youth Soc-cer Program. This sponsorship will include both monetary and equipment donations during the 2016 youth soccer season.

Chevrolet Youth Soccer is a grassroots initiative that establish-es a positive relationship between local dealers and the communities they serve. Allan A. Hornbeck Chevrolet Inc. is sponsoring For-est City Youth Soccer as a part of Chevrolet’s nation-wide commit-ment to support youth sports, one community at a time. Over the course of the season, Allan A. Hornbeck Chevrolet Inc. will donate equipment to the organi-zation which may include: soccer

balls, ball bags, ball pumps, field cones, coach’s kits, corner flags, scrimmage vests, mini pop-up goals and first aid kits.

“We are looking forward to a great season with Forest City Youth Soccer that will be filled with exciting games and an en-hanced experience for the teams through the equipment and cash donations” Chris Stalker, of Al-lan A. Hornbeck Chevrolet Inc. said. “Chevrolet Youth Soccer is just one example of how commit-ted our dealership is to support-ing the youth and families in our community.”

The 2016 program will provide assistance to over 225 organiza-tions in the Northeastern region and Chevrolet dealers will con-tribute over $340,000 in monetary and equipment donations.

Allan Hornbeck Chev. partnering with Forest City Youth Soccer

Lottery calendarnow available

Forest City Emergency Ser-vices Inc. 2017 lottery calendar is on sale now. Play your favor-ite number, based on availabil-ity, for one year for $20. Contact any member of call 570-785-3226 or 570-785-5025.

On September 15th, Tony Ventello, Executive Director of the Progress Authority, the economic development consultants for Susquehan-nana County, testified before the U.S. House of Representa-tives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology about the potential impacts of new Environmental Protection Agency methane regulation. Tony joined a panel of experts debating the relevancy and ne-cessity of the proposed meth-ane regulations.

During his testimony, Ven-tello said the new methane regulations by the EPA would only hinder a natural gas in-dustry that is already moving in the right direction envi-ronmentally. He also stressed there would be significant un-intended consequences from the regulations that the EPA should consider. Specifically he said: “Increased regulation will reverse the established initiatives we have in environ-mental benefits, economic in-vestment and jobs, and energy independence.”

Ventello outlined the inte-gral role that the natural gas industry has had in recent years throughout Northeast Pennsylvania, which includes the support of schools, the

growth of local hospitals, the integration of fueling public transportation, and the sup-port of more than 5,500 jobs among the region’s major em-ployers. Expensive & onerous regulations threaten the fu-ture expansion of all of these things.

Projects of note for Ventello included the development of the Panda and IMG power plants that run on natural gas, which has been among sev-eral other proposals for en-ergy production in the area. Tony also discussed interest in building out virtual pipe-lines to supply underserved or stranded users because of stalled infrastructure projects like the Constitution pipeline.

The most profound, and of-ten overlooked, benefit Ventel-lo stressed concerning natural gas development is the over-whelming impact it has had on agriculture. “One thing I think is extremely critical is that agriculture is on the rise in our area as a result (of natu-ral gas),” said Ventello. “In 2008, it was in a decline in the Marcellus Shale. Since then it has been on an incline. Natural gas has been a complimentary land use and has kept the land and large parcels conducive to agriculture and maintaining

a rural way of life. …Farmers now have some income to re-invest into the farm.”

SC Progress Authority Director Testifies on Methane Emissions

Two quilts of valor were given to Brian and Philip Eltz, Pleas-ant Mount, who served in Iraq together, in recognition of service to their country. When presented, the quilt is wrapped around the shoulders of a service person. The quilt was made and donated by the Pleasant Mount Quilters.

Father & son receive quilt of honor

LIVESTRONG participants from left to right: Jean Virbitsky, Kathleen Evola, Kim Wallace, Jean Jones, John Evola

Events at the Greater C’dale YMCAGIVE MORE THAN LIFE. GIVE LIFE. – Blood Drive

at the YMCA The American Red Cross,

along with the Greater Car-bondale YMCA and ProCare Physical Therapy is having a Community Blood Drive on Wednesday, October 19th from 11:00am - 4:00pm in the Totsky Gym at the YMCA. This blood drive is held in honor of the Y’s LIVESTRONG Cancer Survivors. Everyone knows a cancer survivor so please donate blood in their honor. Sign up at the YMCA,

by calling 1-800-Red-Cross, or visit www.redcrossblood.org.DESIGNER PURSE BINGO –

benefits the Greater Carbondale YMCA

Get your BINGO VOICE ready as the Greater Carbon-dale YMCA hold a Designer Purse Bingo on Sunday, Octo-ber 23rd at 3:00pm (doors open at 2:00pm) at the Scott Twp. Firehouse Station 36, Montdale Rd Route 438. Any group pur-chasing 10 or more tickets gets a reserved table with each per-son receiving a free raffle ticket for the centerpiece. Advance

purchased tickets are $20 and can be bought at the YMCA or at the Scott Twp Firehouse. Tickets at the door will be $25. Each ticket entitles you to 16 cards and door prizes. In the spotlight will be Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach and more! Enjoy all the bingo fun along with basket raffles, 50/50 tick-ets, refreshments and so much more!

Call the Y for more informa-tion 570-282-2210.

Radisson Joins BikeScranton asA Share site For trail bikes

Now in its second season, Lackawanna Heritage Val-ley’s free bike share program, BikeScranton, has expanded to include the Radisson Lacka-wanna Station. Located at 700 Lackawanna Avenue in down-town Scranton, the historic ho-tel now offers the program to its guests as well as members of the community.

More than a thousand peo-ple have borrowed bicycles through BikeScranton, which launched as a pilot program in the spring of 2015.The goal of the program is to encour-age people to adopt cycling as a form of regular exercise, and to explore the City of Scran-ton, and the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail (LRHT) in a whole new way. The program was made possible through funding from the NEPA Health Care Foundation.

Participating in the program is easy. Bicyclists can visit one of five share sites in the city, including Lackawanna Heri-tage Valley headquarters at 213 South 7th Avenue in Scranton; the Hilton Scranton and Con-ference Center at 100 Adams Avenue in downtown Scran-ton; Strive Multisport (for-merly Cedar Bike & Paddle) at 629 Pittston Avenue in South Scranton; or the Weinberg Me-morial Library at The Univer-sity of Scranton, on the corner of Monroe Ave. and Linden St. Participants must be age 18 or older, present a valid driver’s license or valid identification, and sign a liability waiver in order to borrow a bicycle. Hel-mets are provided.

Bikes may be borrowed for a few hours or a full day, de-pending on the hours of the bike share site. To help them plot a course for their adven-ture, cyclists will be given a map of downtown Scranton and information about the trail system.

To learn more about the pro-gram, visit lhva.org and find Lackawanna Heritage Valley National and State Heritage Area on Facebook.

Kayla Jonas, Pleasant Mount, and her homebred pig Man-ny were chosen as the Grand Champion Showman and Grand Champion Market Hog at the recent 2016 GDS Fair in New-foundland. Kayla is the daughter of Don and Karen Jonas and is a senior at Forest City Regional. Pictured are judge Devin Cunningham, Kayla, Manny the pig, and Don Jonas

K. Jonas GDS Fair Grand Champion

UDVFC 2016event dates set

The Union Dale Volunteer Fire Co. announces 2016 event date *Fall chicken BBQ Sunday, Nov. 6th, 2016

Also the picnic grounds are available for rent. Information is available on our web page www.uniondalefire.com

If interested in renting the grounds print off a contract, fill it out, and get it in to the next fire company meeting.

Meetings are the 2nd Wednes-day of each month at 7 p.m.

RABIES CLINIC

Co-sponsored by Greenfield Twp. Volunteer Fire Company & Acre Lake Veterinary

Sat., Oct. 228 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Only for Canines & Felines. All pets are asked to be onleashes or in carriers and controlled by their owner.

- CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS -

RABIES VACCINATION: $10 RABIES/DISTEMPER SERIES: $20

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You can helpTo Protect fromWest Nile Virus

West Nile Virus appeared for the first time in Pennsylvania in 2000, in birds, mosquitoes and a horse. It is transmitted by mosquitoes.

You can do your part to remove breeding places for mosquitoes by getting rid of stagnant water on your property. This could mean cleaning out ditches where water lies. These are notorious for producing mosqui-toes. The best solution is to create a drainage path that allows the water to flow freely.

State DEP and county mosquito control professionals have been us-ing Bti for a long time. It is a natu-rally occurring bacteria. This is now widely available in lawn and gar-den, and outdoor supply stores. It kills only mosquito and black fly larvae.

Bti can be purchased in small, doughnut-shaped form, often called “mosquito dunks.” They can be used in small areas of standing wa-ter, such as birdbaths or small pud-dles of water that may gather in a low spot on your property.

A granular form of Bti is avail-able, and effective for larger areas, such as backyard ponds. It is not harmful to people, pets, aquatic life (such as fish), or plants.