Brownsville
Fire dept. to sell Kennywood tickets during open house BROWNSVILLE – The Brownsville No. 1 (North Side) Volunteer Fire Department is using this year’s Kennywood Day ticket sales as an opportunity for a four-day open house celebrating the department’s 100th anniversary.
According to the department’s president, Jack Lawver, memorabilia, photos and equipment used by the department over the past 100 years will be on display in the social hall Aug. 1-4 while the firefighters are selling tickets for the Kennywood Day on Aug. 5.
“We figured that would be the best way, since everyone will be stopping by the station anyhow,” Lawver said.
This is the 97th year for Brownsville’s Kennywood Day. Brownsville No. 1, South Brownsville and West Brownsville all sell tickets for Kennywood Day, using the event as a fundraiser to help cover the general expenses of the departments, said Art McClelland of the South Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department and the chairman of this year’s event.
“It helps us quite a bit. Every little bit helps now. It’s really hard these days to raise money,” McClelland said.
While the tickets officially go on sale Aug. 1 starting at noon and going until 8 or 9 p.m., McClelland said they are already available.
“Stop either at our fire house or North Side’s fire house if there’s somebody there. We’ll get them for you,” McClelland said of the tickets.
McClelland said the departments will also accommodate area residents who decide to go to Kennywood at the last minute by offering ticket sales the morning of Aug. 5.
“We’ll be up at North Side station from 8:30 a.m. until noon for anyone who gets missed and wants to get them there,” McClelland said.
The departments traditionally sell about 2,000 tickets for Kennywood Day in a town that has a population of approximately 2,800 people.