About Carbon County, PA

Shananigans in Lake Harmony is hosting another golf tournament to benefit the Helping Hands Society. THis a great childrens oriented group and the event is a wonderful way to suppirt their efforts. Registration starts at the Lake Harmony area restaurant with coffe and a continantal breakfast buffet followed by a shotgun start scramble at Split Rock Country Club then a one hour open bar back at Shananigans followed by a wonderful dinner. Golf results prizes and door prizes are also awarded at the dinner. This is a well attended event every year so if you want to participate, call Shenanigans at 570-722-1100 for your reservation and costs information.

We (The Bradley REALTORS^® Team at Century21 Select Group in Lake Harmony) are a Silver Sponsor once again for the upcoming SJRA Golf Tournamnet to be held on Sept 19th. This tournament benefits the local school (in Jim Thorpe) by raising funds via the event which is held at Blue Ridge Country Club in Palmerton, Pa. Attended by people from all over Carbon County as well as outside the area (one player comes in from Canada every year!) the day provides an active list of things to do - there is registration (and of course raffles, 50/50 drawings and such) lunc before the shotgun start scramble tournament, followed by dinner and prizes after thge golf (also at the Country Club). All participants receive door prizes and a chance to give to a owrth cause while having a great time that day. If you are in Carbon County, please consider attending this event for the golf (the golf sells out quickly so contact us or the SJRA ASAP) or for the dinner held afterwards.

Lake Harmony Resuce Squad held its first Annual Family Fun Day and Clam Bake on Saturday 7/19/08 from noon to 10 PM. The event was staged at Nick's Lake House, organized by Joyce Bradley and Maureen Kemmedy and sponsored by the Penn-Kidder Council of the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to a CoinToss for passing motorists, the event featured a bake sale with many tasty treats donated by the accomplished bakers in the area, Hot Dogs and drinks, make your own ice cream sundaes, various booths and displays by area vendors and residents, a Rock Climbing Wall and was ended with a Clam Bake with music and dancing.

The booths sold everything from books, tee shirts and sweat shirts, ice cream sundaes, hot dogs, popsicles, candy pops, temprary tatoos, face painting, basket auctions, a basket of cheer raffle, a fifty-fifty raffle, a gourmet Charmglow gas grill raffle, psychis readings, children's craft activities, to Tupperware! Carbon County Commissioner Wayne Nothstein came and seemed to enjoy the activities, especially the Rock Climbing Wall.

The event had something for everyone from the young and fit on the rack wall --

To those older and perhaps less fit seeking relief from the sun ==

the day was hot and humid for the Pocono Mountains but the event was well attended, raised a significant amount of money for the rescue squad and will be held again next year. Maybe we will see you there then!

Albrightsville Fire Co Blood Drive

The Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Co is having another blood drive. This one will be from 1 to 7PM on August 4, 2008. Contact the fire company for more details or contact Carol Meeker from Donor Services at the Miller-Keystone Blood Center 610-926-6060 extension 125 or call toll free at 1-800-486-2566. You can visit their website at http://www.giveapint.org/ for more information on the company or to see their donation and event calendar.

The new indoor water park at The Resort at Split Rock continues to move toward completion which is set for Fall 2008. Seems that the name will be H₂O..oooh. The new entrance has been connected to the existing Galleria building as seen here below and the building enclosed.

The slide tower is enclosed now and the internal equipment is starting to makes its way indoors as well

The opening should be a gala event for the Resort and the area. I am still trying to be the first one down a slide but know full well that this is an impossible request, I sure plan to be there on opening day and be one of the first day's sliders for sure.