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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 THE ABINGTON JOURNAL♦CLARKS SUMMIT, PA WWW.THEABINGTONJOURNAL.COM PAGE 3A

SCRANTON - The wearingof medieval costumes andmasks to the upcoming Chil-dren’s Advocacy Center ofNortheastern Pennsylvania’s(CAC/NEPA) MasqueradeBall Oct. 27, is strongly en-couraged.Organizers of the event

invite the public to immersethemselves in an evening ofmagic, royalty and fun atCamelot Restaurant and Inn,17 Johnson Road, Clarks Sum-mit, 6 to 11 p.m., while help-ing raise money for the CAC/NEPA, Scranton, which pro-vides services to children andadolescents who have beensexually and/or physicallyabused and/or neglected.According to Elizabeth

Pascal, CAC/NEPA, devel-opment coordinator, the CAC/NEPA provided services to843 children from Northeast-ern Pennsylvania in 2011, andthe center anticipates servingmore than 1,000 children bythe end of this year.“So support from the com-

munity is essential,” said Pas-cal.She added, “Since the mis-

sion of the CAC/NEPA is,ultimately, about hope andtruth telling, the notion and

image of Camelot (“a symbolof hope, truth and of loyalty toanother above self ”) is partic-ularly appealing.“It speaks to our vision of a

community where children areheard, supported and safe.”Planning for the masquer-

ade event was conducted withthe support of volunteers andstudent interns.Tickets for the event are $70

for adults and $35 for stu-dents. This includes an eve-ning with a complimentarycocktail hour; drink specials,live music/DJ, prizes for cos-tumes, complimentary Tarotcard readings by Angie Scal-zo, roving entertainment, mu-sical selections performed byUniversity of Scranton stu-dents, a buffet menu of chick-en, rice pilaf, Mediterraneanvegetables and pasta with anassortment of sauces andcake, coffee and tea for dess-ert.A selection of brews will be

provided by Oskar BluesBrewery, Colorado. A cashbar will also be available.Seating is limited, but tick-

ets will be available at thedoor.Reservations can be made

by calling 570.969.7313.

Costumes just partof the fun at BallBY JOAN MEAD-MATSUIAbington Journal Correspondent

ABINGTON JOURNAL/JOAN MEAD-MATSUIShown, from left, event planners and Children’s Advocacy Center ofNortheastern Pennsylvania staff members Kaitlin Giunta, Cindy Pintha,Eli Pascal, Julie Rudolf and Lindsay Fulton.

Kids in search of free Saturdayfun were able to visit down-town Clarks Summit and Heri-

tage Baptist Church Oct. 20.Pony rides, scarecrowmaking and

giant pumpkin carvings were onlypart of the offerings at Fall Fun Day,organized as a gift to the communityby the Abington Business and Profes-sional Association (ABPA) and Heri-tage Baptist Church.Event sponsors included Everything

Natural, My Gym, Summit Frame-works and The Abington Journal.

AT LEFT: Captain America, Cooper Cottell, 3,Clarks Summit snuggles with his mom duringthe ABPA Fall Fun parade.

ABOVE: Vampire Queen, Olivia Turner, 9,Blakely, with dog, Henry the baby.

Sarah Gunnels of Clarks Green and her three-year- old son Michael prepare for ABPA FallFun Day costume parade.

ABINGTON JOURNAL PHOTOS/DANIELLE ANTONELLO-SMOLLEY

Jordin Giovagnoli, 9, Waverly, gets in to character during the Child and Pooch costume parade during ABPA Fall Fun Day Oct. 20 indowntown Clarks Summit.

Ferocious dragons Tom Scott, 8, ofScranton and Diego.

Joseph Morrow,7, MadelineMorrow, 4 withtheir aunt, Da-nielle Palumbo ofClarks Summitduring ABPA FallFun Day at Heri-tage BaptistChurch.

Grace Bennett, 4, of Newton Townshipgathers a handful of hay to stuff herscarecrow at Heritage Baptist Church.

Emma Standley, 7, of Clarks Summitsmiles at her mother before her ponyride at Heritage Baptist Church Oct. 20.

Superhero brothers, Gage, 1, Clark, 4 and Bryce Defendorf, 3, choose a treat from AnneArmezzani’s tray on behalf of the Abington Area Community Classroom during ABPA FallFun in the Abingtons.

Free FUN

Morgan Hiza, 5, of ClarksSummit puts the finishingtouches on her UFO at theABPA Fall Fun activities. UFOcraft was hosted by GirlScout Cadet Troop 50-273

Ava Ramsey, 7, South Abington, Lorelei Ancherani, 5,Clarks Summit and Hailee Kinney, 3, Clarks Summit playin the hay at Heritage Baptist Church Oct. 20 duringABPA Fall Fun Day.

Neil Trimper, of Sculpted Ice Works, with apumpkin he carved in front of an audienceat The Abington Journal Oct. 20 duringFall Fun in the Abingtons.

GLENBURNTWP.- Envi-ronmental Protection Agency(EPA) officials will exhibit anew online database that dis-plays information on contin-uing efforts to clean up contam-ination at the Precision Nation-al Plating Superfund site, Glen-burn supervisors announced ata meeting Oct. 15.The demonstration will take

place 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1at the township’s municipalbuilding, 54Waterford Road,Dalton.The database, a public re-

source, will provide extensiveinformation on the history ofcleanup efforts at the site inaddition to current data. In-cluded will be updates on on-going measures taken to com-bat hexavalent chromium con-tamination, including the re-sults of tests at governmentwells around the site. Hexava-lent chromium, a toxic com-pound that can cause cancer inhumans, was leached into thesoil during operations. Theplant shuttered for good in1999.“EPAwill present a short

demo on the viewer and thenwill have several people avail-able to assist in a hands-onsession,” said Ann DiDonato,EPA on-site coordinator for thePrecision site.In other business, Glenburn

supervisors signed on to a new-ly-formed coalition of 30 Lack-awanna County municipalitiesunited against the City ofScranton’s recently-passedcommuter tax increase. Thecoalition—named S.T.O.P., orScranton Taxing Our People—launched its first attacks in thefight against the tax: setting up

a legal fund to fight the tax incourt and urging all municipal-ities to pass resolutions request-ing that the state amend regu-lations that allow financially-distressed municipalities toassess levies on nonresidentworkers’ earned incomes.Supervisor Bill Wicks, who

was appointed to the group’slegal committee, said the taxwould saddle nonresidentworkers with an undue burden.“They already pay one per-

cent to Glenburn Twp.,” he saidof Glenburn residents whowork in Scranton. “They’rebeing asked to double theirtax.”Wicks noted that opposition

to the tax had been mountingbefore it was even passed. Now,however, “the sense of urgencyis a little bit greater,” he said.The board unanimously ap-

proved allocating $200 toS.T.O.P.’s legal fund and adopt-ed a resolution requesting thatthe state amend the rules gov-erning distressed municipal-ities’ taxing power.In other business, the board

issued a “memorandum ofunderstanding” to the AbingtonRegionalWastewater Authorityto help secure a loan from thePennsylvania InfrastructureInvestment Authority for up-grades to the authority’s facil-ities. Solicitor MalcolmMcGregor called the memo a“very general agreement—more of a statement of interestto proceed” with the process ofdrafting a formal agreementbetween the township and theauthority to treat wastewater.The ARWA secured a $9.7million loan Oct. 23 from thePennsylvania InfrastructureInvestment Authority at a onepercent interest rate.

EPA database to providecleanup informationBY GERARD E. NOLANAbington Journal Correspondent