Written by kathy on August 9th, 2010
From the Times-News:
The Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe hosted some landmark visitors as the total number of people who have now toured the historic lockup reached the quarter-million mark this past Saturday.
The arrival of four family members for the Old Jail tour took the museum past the 250,000 visitor threshold as they passed through its formidable fortress-like doors.
The four visitors were Joseph Romito and his son Joey from Wyndmoor; and his two grandsons Andrew and Michael Eisenhardt, both of Jim Thorpe.
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Written by kathy on August 8th, 2010
From the Times-News:
Two years ago, the Kemmerer Carriage House, located at the end of Kemmerer Park in Jim Thorpe, was on the verge of destruction.
Vandalism and the degradation of time had transformed the once beautiful structure into a health and safety hazard. The Jim Thorpe Borough Council was weeks away from demolishing the structure, when John Drury stepped in with a plan to save the building.
Drury, who is a local entrepreneur and preservationist, also sits on the board of the Kemmerer Memorial Park Association. When he learned of the borough’s plans to raze the Carriage House, he told the Kemmer Park Board that he was willing to put his own money toward securing the building.
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Tags: Kemmerer Carriage House, Kemmerer Park
Written by kathy on August 2nd, 2010
From the Times-News:
Maybe passenger train service will never equal its popularity of past generations, but a comeback from virtually dormancy has occurred. More people are hearing the familiar boarding wail of railroad conductors as they visit small passenger tourist lines across the nation and even abroad.
One needs only to visit Jim Thorpe any weekend between May and December to see the long lines of people waiting to board the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway to know how popular the trains have become.
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Written by kathy on July 16th, 2010
There are positions available on the Jim Thorpe Zoning Hearing Board and the International Property Maintenance Code Board. If there are any residents interested in either of the positions, letters of intent must be received at the borough office by Thursday, July 29. Envelopes should be marked with the position applying for. The address for the borough office is 101 E. 10th St.
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Written by kathy on July 16th, 2010
The Fairview Hose Company will be hosting its annual block party on July 30-31, from 3-11 p.m. Along with live music, amusements, food and more, there will be a bake sale and Chinese auction. The committee for the affair is in need of donations for the bake sale and auction. If you wish to donate any items please contact Alena Fischi, (484) 629-4314.
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Written by kathy on July 16th, 2010
Ebenezer E.C. Church invites the public to attend its Sunday Celebration in the Park. There will be an uplifting service with special guests David and Karen Brickley. A free cookout will follow the service. Join them on Sunday, July 25 at 10 a.m. at Sam Miller Field on North Ave. in Jim Thorpe. Rain location will be at the church at 441 Center Ave. For more information call (570) 325-2855.
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Written by kathy on July 10th, 2010
From the Times-News:
The Jim Thorpe National Bank (JTNB) recently hosted 12 area school students who were winners in the bank’s 14th Annual Community Banking Essay Contest.
The theme of this year’s essay contest was “Bullying is cruel and insensitive and should not be tolerated. How can you, as an individual, address this unacceptable behavior?”
There were 361 entries received and all of them were judged by independent judges not associated with the bank.
This year’s overall winner of the essay contest and “CEO for the day” was Wyatt Easterly, a 10th grade student at Lehighton Area School District.
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Written by kathy on July 10th, 2010
From the Times-News:
Recently, half a dozen artistic reinventions of the community of Jim Thorpe’s namesake, Jim Thorpe, have appeared as silhouettes, cardboard cutouts, and masks, all traceable to a five-day artistic workshop called the Jim Thorpe Project in Jim Thorpe.
The project, the latest in an annual series of storytelling workshops for graphic artists hosted by the Carbon County Cultural Project in Jim Thorpe, was led by Marshall Arisman, chairman of the M.F.A. degree program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and artist and illustrators Victor Stabin and Anthony Freda. Read full story here >>.
The Carbon County Cultural Project is located at: 268 W Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA, www.thecccp.org.
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Written by kathy on July 9th, 2010
From the Times-News:
Noting his heavy load of work and responsibilities, Jim Thorpe Borough Council President Justin Yaich announced his resignation from the post at the end of the council’s regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. This does not mean that Yaich is leaving the board entirely, in fact he will become its new vice-president.
Yaich made the move because vice-president does not carry nearly as many obligations as president. He is also currently campaigning for a seat in the state House of Representatives, a position that is now held by Keith McCall, who is not seeking re-election.
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Tags: John McGuire, Justin Yaich
Written by kathy on July 9th, 2010
From the Times-News:
Jim Thorpe residents were paid a visit by an unlikely guest earlier this week. A 2 foot rattlesnake was found in the backyard of a home on the borough’s East Side July 6.
After being called to the residence by its owner, Jim Thorpe Police called in the assistance of JoAnn McGavin, a trained snake handler formerly employed by the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm. Though McGavin had never handled a venomous snake before, she had no trouble in securing the wayward reptile.
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