Local briefs
Local native honored William P. Kaas, a former educator at German Township High School and a former resident of Masontown, has been awarded the highest honor a Lions Club member can receive.
Kaas, now living in Syosset, N.Y., was awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship, the highest award given to an active Lion member. He was presented with a plaque, a fellowship pin and a certificate of membership in the Melvin Jones Fellowship Foundation.
He is a member of the Jericho/Brookville Lions Club of New York. Originally, he joined the Syosset, N.Y., Lions Club in 1976, sponsored by state assemblyman Frank McCluskey.
He, along with his wife, Bernese, daughter Carolyn and her husband, Frank, and grandson James, were guests of the 10K2 Lions Club District of Nassau County, Long Island, at an awards night affair honoring deserving Lions members for various awards.
Assistance sought
The National Pike Water Authority has applied for financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to extend 21/2 miles of water line from Hawes Road to the entrance of Fort Necessity National Battlefield and from Route 381 south to Wharton Township Park.
The proposed action is available for review at the authority office, 2920 National Pike, Markleysburg.
Any person interested in commenting on the proposed action may do so by sending comments within 30 days to USDA Rural Development, Rural Utility Service, RD 12, Box 202A, Greensburg, Pa. 15601.