Austin Fireworks Saturday July 3, 2021

 

It's almost time!!! We can't wait for Saturday to get here so we can light up the sky! Hope to see you all there!

The APC (Austin Pride Committee) is pleased to present our Annual Independence Day Fireworks Display on Saturday, 7/3/21 @ the Austin Area jr/sr High School.

Concessions will be open at 5:00 PM and the Display will begin at dark! No charge for admittance.

Concessions / Vendors will include:

- Red Horse Grill (menu pending)

- God's Country Kettle Corn

- Moore Nutrition

- Cotton Candy

- Funnel Cakes

- Big Mamma's Hot Sauces

- The Fish Whisperer - TomBob lures

- Boy Scouts - Hot Dogs!

- Austin Food Pantry

- Austin VFW Auxiliary

- Umana Concessions- Light Up Toys & Glow Sticks!

- Robin Stuckey - Crafts

- Paparazzi!

- Posh!

- Homemade Bench Raffle (Dave Orlowski)

- AVFD 50/50, smoker raffle & lottery tree.

We can't wait to see you all there!!

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B&O Railroad Station Austin Pennsylvania June 1941

 

AHS First High School Band

 

Front Row: David Averill, John Baldwin, David Crosby, Patty Frank, Cliff Stuckey, Bill Starr, George Sharp and Jeff Baldwin

Back Row: John Rees, Sis Dynda, Donna Rees, John Owens, Richard Manning, Ronald Rees, Robert Putman, Janet Starr, Sue Putman and Ms. Jesse Ruvo.

Memories From Day's Past: School Path Lights Replaced on June 8, 2014

 Spearheaded by Borough Councilman Mike Fowler, funds to replace the vandalized lights on the School Path were raised through a GoFundMe fundraiser, and installed labor-free by John "Huggy" Rotello and David Ruberto.

Many of the volunteers who worked on the project are pictured below:

David Ruberto

John "Huggy" Rotello

Ed Corey

Paul Bennett

Don Ayers Sr.

Don Ayers Jr.

Bill Brewer

Angie Fowler

Bernard "Mike" Fowler, Councilman

BEFORE:

Don Ayers Sr.

Paul Bennett

Ed Corey

Fred "Joe" Fowler

AFTER

An updated list of those individuals who either donated their time or money to the project can be viewed by clicking HERE.

Memorial Day 2015 Bridges Named In Honor of Three Local Soldiers KIA

 The 2015 Memorial Day Ceremony held at One Town Square, Main Street, Austin, Pennsylvania.

 During the ceremony Mayor James Setzer read a Proclamation naming the PFC Robert I. Roberts, PVT Perry J. Hooftallen and PFC Fred J. VanWhy Memorial Bridges. These three soldiers were Killed In Action while fighting in the Korean War.

Shelly Graham

                                       

Hooftallen Family

Jim McGuire, Bart and Arlene Greeley

Pastor Steven Small

Jim Hooftallen

Don Lathrop

Barbara Visneski

Front Don Lathrop, Back Kerry Erhensberger

Kerry

Bernard "Mike" Fowler

                                       

                                                    Andrea "Angie" Fowler, VFW Auxiliary

Nancy Glover

Memories of Memorial Day's Past - 2014

 Here are some of my favorite pictures taken at the 2014 Memorial Day Ceremony in Austin, Pennsylvania: