watsontown borough newsletter *** 570 · bob frey disposal will be on vacation march 19th &...
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BOROUGH OFFICIALS Greg Miller Dan Folk
Todd Moyer Fred Merrill
Ralph Young Dennis Confer
Mayor - Russ McClintock Chief of Police - Rodney Witherite
Borough Manager - Jay Jarrett Public Works Foreman - Brent Frey Secretary/Treasurer - Brendi Brooke Asst. Sec./Treasurer - Lisa Davis.
PLANNING COMMISSION Chris Myers Jillian Yevics
Chuck Clements Harry Hefty
Dale Chomas Sarah Hanna
ZONING HEARING BOARD Chairman - Hal Crozier
Connie Criswell Linda Daubert Carlee Jarrett
Wayne Greiner FIRE BOARD
Russ McClintock Greg Miller
Watsontown Borough Newsletter www.watsontownpa.info *** 570-538-1000
Issue 2 - February 2020 BOROUGH OFFICE HOURS:
Mon. -Thurs. 7 am - 5 pm & Friday 7 am - 4 pm
Be sure to report power outages! During non-
business hours please call 570-742-8772. If no answer,
CALL 911 !!!
Council Meeting February 10, 2020 @ 7pm
Planning Commission February 17, 2020
@ 7:30 pm Committee Workshop
February 24, 2020 @ 7 pm
These meetings are held at the Borough Building in
Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
Snow and ice must be cleaned from sidewalks
within 24 hours of winter storms. Failure to clear walks will result in a cita-
tion being issued for viola-tion of the local ordinance. We ap-preciate everyone’s cooperation in
keeping Watsontown safe.
The Watsontown Borough is aware of cemetery lots for private sale in the Watsontown cemetery. For more information, please call
the office at 570-538-1000.
Norman Eisley, Tax Collector 196 East 1st Street
Watsontown 570-412-4194 [email protected]
Tax collection will take place in Council Chambers
at the Borough Office. Please note, all payments should be
check or money order, no cash. Arrangements can be made for any-
one needing special accommodations by calling the phone number above.
March through April Tuesday: 10 am to Noon
& 5:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday 4:00 to 8:00 pm
May & June Thursday 4:00 to 8:00 pm
July thru December Mail only. For a re-
ceipt: send a self-addressed stamped en-
velope with your tax bill & payment.
Watsontown Historical Asso-ciation
at 200 Main Street will be open on Sunday
February 16th from 1-4 pm.
Please note, all rentals of the Warrior Run Fire Department Social Hall are now being handled by Russ & Char-
lotte McClintock. Please call 570-817-1811 for more information. NOTE—to prevent the estimation
of your electric bill, please trim bushes and weeds from your elec-tric meter so the Public Works De-
partment can read your electric meter.
Bob Frey Disposal will be on vacation March 19th & March 20th.
March 23rd & March 24th will be a double garbage pickup.
The Watsontown Centennial Lioness Lions Club will be holding their third spring antique -craft-vendor show March 21st at the WRAFD social hall, 2nd Street, Allenwood. Hours are 10:00-3:00. Chinese auction, delicious
homemade soups, sandwiches, sides and desserts will be available. Lots of new and returning vendors, crafters and antiques. There is always something for everyone. Come out and support local small businesses, as well as the WCLLC. As always, we appreciate your continued support enabling us to continue to contribute to many
community programs.
The 4th of July Committee will
meet on February 17th at 7 pm at the Wat-
son Inn. We need volunteers to make this
year’s event happen. We look forward to seeing you
at the meeting !
Have dinner at Wendy’s in
Lewisburg & earn money for the
Watsontown Historical Association on Tues-day, February 18th
from 5-8 pm. The Asso-ciation will earn 10% of all sales during
that time.
The Watsontown Guild, also known as “The Pierogi Ladies” will be having their Lenten Pierogi Sale at Lingle’s Market on Friday, March 20th 3PM until 8PM and Saturday, March 21st from 8AM until 1PM. Pierogies are available for $5.00 a dozen and are
made fresh and can be frozen.
Kingdom Kidz, Inc. 11 E Third Street,
Watsontown, PA 17777 570-838-3133
www.hiskingdomkidz.com
COME JOIN US AT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
Monday, Feb. 10 – Devitt House, Lewisburg, 10 am
Tues. Feb. 11 – Vintage Knolls, Danville 1:30 pm
Wed., Feb. 12 – Watsontown Nursing & Rehab. 10:15 am
Sunday, Feb. 16 – Puppet Dinner Theater at the Puppet Home 11 E 3rd St. Watsontown. 12:30 Lunch, 1:15 Pro-gram. Open to Public.
Saturday, Feb. 22 – Christ Church Beaver Springs, even-ing
Sunday, Feb. 23 – Christ Church Beaver Springs, 9:45 am
Have a Birthday coming up? Great! Call Kingdom Kidz for a fun filled and interactive presentation for your
party.
Kingdom Kidz is looking for volunteers who are willing to assist with the sound, lighting and media aspects of our programs. We will train. Clearances are a require-
ment.
Quality Family Programming !!!
Holy Spirit Evangelical Lutheran Church
10275 State Rte 44, Watsontown 570-649-5822
Greetings from your friends at Holy Spirit Evan-gelical Lutheran Church! Here’s what’s happening at
Holy Spirit this month!
February is a quiet month as we continue through the Epiphany season, a time of healing and fellowship, where the Church comes together in the covenant of brotherhood
to love one another as Christ commanded.
Our monthly dinners resume on Saturday, February 8th. We will be serving a full course turkey dinner which in-
cludes turkey and filling, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegeta-ble, dessert and beverage. Adults $9, children $5, Take-
outs are available.
Join us for worship each Sunday at 9:00 as we welcome a new year full of promise.
MONTGOMERY HOUSE LIBRARY Warrior Run Area
Public Library 20 Church Street, PO Box 5
McEwensville, PA 17749 570-538-1381
Shepherd’s Kitchen -
Serving starts at 11 a.m
on Saturday,
February 29th at the Wat-
sontown United Method-
ist Church, 1319 Eighth
St. Drive. Come for a
great meal & fellowship.
Call
570-538-1017
for more info.
NEW Watsontown Book Club on the 1st Tues-day of each month at 1 pm in the Social Hall of First Presbyterian Church on the corner
of 4th & Main Streets. Classics, mysteries,
historical… call Emily at
352-895-3838 or Sherry at 570-768-6677 for more information. Yoga at Watsontown
United Methodist Church, 1319 8th Street Drive, Wat-
sontown Mondays: 5 pm - chair yoga
6 pm - floor yoga
Thursdays: 9 am- floor yoga 10:15 am - chair yoga
Wee Ones Childcare & pre-school is now enrolling chil-dren of all ages! Call us to-
day for more info. at 570-538-5274, check us out
on Facebook or email us at [email protected].
Special Needs Dance at the Watsontown Methodist Church
1319 8th Street Drive Friday, February 21st. Doors open at 6:45 pm. The Dance is 7 pm to
8:30 pm.
Support the Watsontown Historical Association—Pizza Hut will donate 20% of purchases on the 3rd Wednesday of each month of 2020. You may eat anytime of the day & present this ticket to the cashier at the time of pay-ment.
DATE: ______________ Please complete & return to Pizza Hut employee at the time of purchase. MY NAME IS: _______________________________________________ I SUPPORT THE: Watsontown Historical Association TOTAL SPENT: $__________________________________ (to be filled out by Pizza Hut employee & attached to the receipt)
Kids Programs Tuesdays-11am-Books for Babies 12 pm-Pre-K Read & Play
Book Club—Monday, February 10th at 6pm DIY Pinterest Group—Monday , February 24th at 6 pm Quilting -Thursdays at 6 pm Gadget Help—Saturdays from 12 pm to 2 pm
The Library is closed on Monday,
February 17th for President’s Day.
Upcoming Board Meeting on March 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm. Raise the Region coming in March !
The Watsontown Guild’s next meeting will be held Monday, February 17
th at 7PM at the First
Presbyterian Church in Watsontown with fea-tured speaker Susan Payne of Evangelical
Community Hospital who will speak about the Fetal Loss Program and the Empty Arms chap-ter. All women of the Watsontown area are wel-
come to attend..
