THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email fcnews@nep.net - PAGE 3

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Vandling Tax Office Hours

The Vandling Borough Tax Office will be open May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Payments can also be mailed to Vandling Borough Tax Collector, c/o Mary Ann Risboskin, 433 Clinton Street, Vandling, PA 18421.

Flea market tobe held May 28

The VFW Post No. 4712 Auxiliary, 500 Main St., Simp-son, will hold a flea market on Sat., May 28, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the VFW grounds.

Table are available for $15. Please contact Kerrie at 570-281-3826 before May 14. Bas-ket raffles and refreshments will be available.

Free Hearing Screenings in Vandling May 17

The Wayne Memorial Hear-ing Solutions Mobile Audiol-ogy Van will be at the McAn-drew Family Health Center, 111 Main Street, Vandling on Tuesday, May 17, from 9 am to 11 am. Robert Gwyn, Doc-tor of Audiology, will perform free screenings in the fully equipped mobile clinic. In ad-dition to providing hearing ex-aminations and audio devices at Wayne Memorial Hearing Solutions, an outpatient facil-ity on Main Street in Hones-dale, Dr. Gwyn utilizes the mo-bile van to offer outreach such as screenings and evaluations throughout Wayne Memorial’s service area. No appointments are necessary for the May 17 screening. Call 570-253-8390 for more information.

Amer.-Slov. Clubto meet May 15

The American-Slovenian Heritage Club will meet Sunday, May 15, at 1 p.m. at Elegante’ Restaurant. Mem-bership in the club is open to all nationalities.

RABIES CLINIC

Co-sponsored by Clifford Volunteer Fire Company & Acre Lake Veterinary Hospital

CLIFFORD TWP. VOL. FIRE COMPANY on RTE. 106

May 149 a.m. to Noon

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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Mary Lee Martines CateringCatering for all occasions!!!

(Graduations, Communions, Birthdays, Showers)

Let your guests experience our homemade cuisine.

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Catering at Formels Catering Hall, The Lodge at Keen Lake or your favorite venue!

The FCR Connections to Our Community Team taught grades K-2 a lesson on poison ivy and poison oak. Students, from left, Madeline Bailer, Justin D’Antuono, Corey Daniels, Carmine Gi-gliotti, Ryan Bennett & Kyle Kuruts. Advisor- Mrs. Zevan

On April 18, The FCR watersheds team and the Connections to Our Community team demon-strated samples of macrovertebrates from the lake. Students in grades 3 & 4 lined up to take a close look at the samples. Adviser- Mrs. Zevan

FCR Watershed teams

The FCR watersheds team toured the BP windfarm in Mehoopany, PA.; From left are Thomas Piotrowski, Cody Tomlinson, Collin Ennis, Laura Statkun and Lee Clarke. Group advisor is Mela-nie Zevan.

Sponsored ByCarbondale Veterinary Hospital

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Pet of the Week

Greg Kowalewskiplaces third nationally

For the second consecutive week, a Lackawanna College Softball Player, Katie Yale, has been named the Eastern Penn-sylvania Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week.

Yale a pitcher/ first base-men from Union Dale, Penn-sylvania, led the Falcons to an 8-0 win/loss record for the week ending on April 24th. She hit .478 during that week and was the winning pitcher in four games. At the plate she had eleven hits, four of which were doubles and one a triple, in twenty three at bats. Yale scored nine runs and drove in eight.

On the mound, she won four games without a loss, two of which were shutouts. During those four games, she allowed only sixteen hits, four runs, two walks and had nine strike-outs.

Katie is the daughter of Mary and Tom Yale of Union Dale.

Katie Yale namedAthlete of the Week

Pulled pork dinnerset for Sat., May 21

The Clinton Baptist Church will hold a pulled pork dinner $10 on Sat., May 21. There will be macaro-ni salad, baked beans, roll dessert, and drink. Take-outs only noon to 4 p.m.

For more information and tick-ets call Mike at 570-470-5996; Janet - 570-960-1166; or Teresa- 570-280-8640.

Greg Kowalewski, son of Judy and John Kowalewski, Forest City, recently placed third out of 66 students in the individual category of the Southwestern Intercollegiate Meat Judging Con-test held at the University of Kentucky on April 7 through the 9. Greg is a student at Penn State’s Main Campus. Penn State and 12 other colleges participated from around the country and the university placed first overall in the competition.

The FCR watersheds team visited the Old Forge Bore Hole to study mine drainage. Students pictured- Laura Statkun, Collin Ennis, Tom Piotrowski & Lee Clarke. Advisor- Mrs. Zevan

FCR students visit bore hole

FOREST CITYYARD WASTE PICK UP

Monday, May 16th, 2016 &Thursday, May 19th, 2016

CURB-SIDE COLLECTION OFLEAVES, GRASS, PLANTS OR

OTHER GREEN YARD WASTEMust use biodegradable bags.

Must weigh less than 40 pounds.TREE BRANCHES

Branches up to six foot in length and 6 inches inDiameter are accepted. Bundle or place

small branches and twigs in cans or containers

Do not mix rocks, dirt, cat litter or any other type of trash or recyclables with your yard waste.

HAVE ALL YARD WASTE AT THE CURB BY 7:00 AM.NO PLASTIC BAGS

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5, Max Deli invited a Mariachi Band to entertain diners during the lunch hour. A large crowd was on hand to celebrate the day.

Cinco de Mayo celebrated at Max Deli

Scholarship Available at FCR School

The David Cavalieri Memo-rial Scholarship is seeking ap-plications from current seniors at Forest City Regional. Appli-cants need to have been active in at least two sports. They also must be able to show evi-dence of good character and compassion towards others. Applications are due June 1.

For additional information or to receive an application contact Dan Nebzydoski (570-785-2449 or dnebz@fcrsd.org) or the FCRHS guidance office (570-785-2420).