LINDA SCOTT
Correspondent
Recycling Center
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New playground equipment
D & C Recreation of Gary, Indiana was at the Tidioute Community Charter School Playground on Monday and began to install the new equipment.
Tidioute Lions Club would like to reach out to the community and ask for volunteers to help at the recycling center.
Due to health issues with many of their members, workers are badly needed.
If you can assist, please come to the recycling center the First, Second and Fourth Tuesday of the month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or anytime in between. Also, on the Third Monday of the Month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Volunteers do not have to become members of the Lions Club just to help out.
Thank you in advance for your willingness to help this very important service to the community.
Senior Center menu
Thursday, July 21 will be barbecue pork sandwich.
Monday, July 25 will be goulash, salad, dessert.
Tuesday, July 26 will be Tuna Noodle Casserole.
Thursday, July 28 will be chef salads, dessert.
Benner Park
In the past people have reserved Benner Park and promised to make a donation without following through with that promise.
In the future, when reservations are made, a donation will be requested two weeks in advance from the reserved date.
Donations are simply to help defray the cost of the Porta-john and a electricity.
Please contact Lions Carmen Fedele or Daisy McDonald at 484-7758 for reservations.
Scramble
Re-scheduled
The Tenth Annual Golf Tournament sponsored by Tidioute Area Volunteer Fire Department has been re-scheduled for Saturday, July 30 at River Ridge Golf Course.
Everything else pertaining to the Golf Scramble will remain the same as it was.
Tidioute Library
Tidioute Library Board met last week and members voted unanimously that charges for any and all delinquent books and movies would be increased.
Starting Aug. 1 delinquent books will be charged $.10 per day and any delinquent movies will be charged $.25 a day.
Please keep in mind that Tidioute Public Library has an endowment fund. This endowment fund provides a permanent source of income for the Library. This is a wonderful way to remember a departed loved one, someone's special anniversary/birthday, or a way of saying thank you to someone.
Playground
equipment arrives
The new playground equipment for Tidioute Community Charter School has arrived and is being installed by D and C Recreation of Gary Indiana.
David Zinn and his crew will be here this week installing all the equipment before moving on to Texas for another playground.
Water alert
There appears to be some type of leak in the borough of Tidioute water system.
The water authority is asking customers to limit the amount of water used for watering gardens, lawns, filling pools, washing cars, etc. until the problem can be found and corrected.
Anyone who notices unusual wet areas on their property or have noticed a drop in water pressure recently should contact the borough office at 484-7424 with this information.
Portions of the water system may be shut off occasionally while the maintenance crew is trying to isolate and ultimately repair the leak.
Your cooperation with this issue is greatly appreciated.
Supervised
playground
The Summer Supervised Playground is still in session at the Tidioute Charter School.
There are several activities happening at the playground area and is not being interfered with by the new playgoung equipment.
Most activities take place at the basketball court and the area between the basketball court and the door leading to the elementary section of the school.
Playground hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Supervisor is Jessica Shaw and she has several ideas for those who are attending.
If attendance is low this year, there may not be a supervised playground next year. So please support this program in Tidioute so we can keep it going.
Raft Race
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 8803, who hosted the "Anything that Floats" Allegheny River Raft Race would like to congratulate the winners for this year and express a big thank you to Maureen McAfoose, Tim Jones, Jack and Chris Shields and all the spotters for all their help and contributions and to chairpersons Melissa Potts and Sonya Shields for making this raft race a success.
There were 25 entries this year with a total of 135 people participating in the race.
A theme of "Disco On The River" was used and the Most Spectacular group was Disco Mamas of Tidioute consisting of Pat Bowles, Sue Shields and Melissa Sibits. The ladies certainly dressed for the part and it paid off quite nicely.
First Place for the Kayaks was Patti Rossi of Meadville, second place was Jeff Musbacher of Meadville and in third place was Theo Warham of Tidioute.
Canoe winner in first place was Flower Power of Tidioute.
Winners in the Drifters were first place-Beer Float of Pittsfield, second place-Disco Skulls of Irvine and third place-Rough n Ready of Wattsburg.
Paddle winners were first place-The Firecracker of Cokebury, PA and second place was Whatever You Wanna Call It of Tidioute.
Oldest rider was John Zajac of Cokebury at age 72 and the youngest rider was Corbin Rodland age two.
Furthest distance traveled to enter was "Clothes Optional" of Raleigh, NC.
VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Post 8803 would like to invite you to plan an entry for next year when the race will held on Saturday, July 14, 2012 with a theme of "Favorite Childhood Cartoon."
Summer reading
One World Many Stories is the theme set for the Book a Trip to the Summer Reading Program which is set for Friday, July 29 at 1 p.m. at the Tidioute Public Library.
Registration is now open for all students in grades kindergarten to grade six.
Also a the book sale ends today, July 20.
Watson Grange
Members of the Watson Junior Grange will meet on Tuesday, July 26 at 6 p.m.
Watson Grange #1068 will hold their birthday dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 followed by their meeting at 7:30 p.m.
They are still collecting glass cups, vases, glasses and such to use in the Dime Pitch Game booth during Fishing Tournament being held Thursday, September 22 through Sunday, September 25. Anyone who has glass for them can contact John Hollabaugh at 484-2242 to make arrangements to deliver it or have it picked up.
Bingo
There will be Bingo at the Tidioute Firehall on Wednesday, July 27 with doors opening at 5 p.m.
For more information please contact Helen Williams at 730-2893
Up coming events:
Summer Playground Mon-Fri. 10 to 4
26 Watson Junior Grange
27 Bingo at firehall
29 Watson Grange