Despite rainy weather, annual Dawson Homecoming a success
DAWSON – Despite the rainy weather, the annual Tri-Town Historical Society Homecoming celebration was one of the best, according to Patty Lint, borough council president and president of the Tri-Town Historical Society. Lint, along with council members Donna Martin and John Nudo, said last weekend’s events went off without a hitch.
“We were pleasantly surprised with the turnout at the 12th annual event, in spite of the weather,” said Lint. “The rain didn’t deter participation. We had about 145 people for the Senior Salute dinner on Friday night, and a lot of people came out for the Saturday morning auction and stayed for the parade.”
Martin said the weekend events were well-organized and participants and visitors appeared to have a good time.
In other unrelated matters, resident Donna Graft asked council to change the town curfew from 9:30 to 11 p.m. Council agreed to the change, but only to extended the curfew by 30 minutes (until 10 p.m.) from Memorial Day until Labor Day. After Labor Day, the curfew will revert back to 9:30 p.m.
Mayor Barbara Wilhelm said she discussed the curfew matter with police officer Roger Adams, and Adams was against a change in the time. Wilhelm said most kids who break curfew stay out far past the 9:30 p.m. limit.
Council agreed a couple of months ago to revise the curfew ordinance, at the request of Adams, to eliminate one of two parental warnings prior to filing citations against violators at the district justice’s office.
Solicitor Richard Husband said he is working on the ordinance revision and will add the new 10 p.m. curfew restriction to the official paperwork.
In other matters, council learned from Dawson Volunteer Fire Company chief James Rearick Jr. that the fire company purchased a new $1,800 multigas detector. Rearick said the detector measures the oxygen in a small area and can detect gas and carbon monoxide.
Rearick also asked council for a $616 donation to help defray the cost of the detector and said that Lower Tyrone Township will give an equal donation and that the fire company will also kick in $616.
Nudo said although council will more than likely pay the money, he would have like to have been informed about the cost prior to the purchase.
“We simply don’t have the money, right now,” said Nudo. “In the future, I would hope that you would let us know when you are going to make a purchase like this, so we can plan for it, since we are using taxpayer money.”
Rearick said he would and council agreed to pay the money to the fire company sometime within the next couple of months.
In other business, Wilhelm agreed to have Adams talk to a group of kids about riding their bicycles on main roads and stopping traffic.
Graft told council that the kids on bikes have become a big problem and said if the situation isn’t stopped, “someone is going to get killed.”
Council also approved a list of six new fire police officers. They are Richard Reggin, Amanda Huffine, Don Galley, Cathie Muzelak, Wannona Colbert and Josie Lynn.