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WINTER • 2017 your arborcreek ...something for everyone! William C. Frazier Joan Barlow Roy B. Ahlgren Sam Garwig Marilyn Beard Garwig George Humes Six Harborcreek Artist’s Work Hangs at Gifford-Blanchfield House – See pages 9-10 Reclaim Your Life Serving Harborcreek for 14 years. 814.898.2346 krauzachiro.com 4190 East Lake Road | Erie, PA 16511 your arborcreek magazine WINTER • 2017 — Volume 2 • Number 4 It’s time to wish yourHarborcreek Harborcreek Township Magazine a Happy 2nd Birthday! 8 fantastic 5601 Buffalo Road issues since it all began in 2016. And so many Harborcreek, PA 16421 CONTENT great things to cover. From Community www.harborcreektownship.org Concerts to great Academic and Athletic In The Community .................... 2-6 Accomplishments from the Student Body at Harbor Creek High School to the unveiling of “Park It” ..................................8 the new home of the Harborcreek Historical Normal Business Hours: Historical Society ....................9-10 Society–Harborcreek Township surely is a great Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm place to live, work, and play. Thank you very Fire Departments .................. 12-14 much to all those that have aided in helping to Closed Weekends and Holidays continue a great magazine. 2018 promises to Development Update .................. 16 be another busy year for the township, from Reclaim Your Life Husky Happenings ................. 18-22 paving projects and parks improvements to the Supervisors: potential for exciting new developments in the Tim May, Joe Peck, Dean Pepicello Healthy Around Harborcreek ......... 24 township. yourHarborcreek Magazine would like to Connie Cruz - Zoning Administrator thank all past and present advertisers– and we Shelley Hull - Board Secretary ask that you continue to support them when Local Government Offices: possible. Steve Seidler - Comptroller Dave Eades - IT District Justice Mark Krahe Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Brian Benovic - EMA 3921 Buffalo Road from yourHarborcreek Magazine. Krista Kane - Code Enforcement and Erie, PA 16510 Harborcreek Township... Parks Coordinator 814-451-6516 Something for Everyone Michelle Hannold - Receptionist/Roads State Representative Tim, Joe, and Dean Secretary Curt Sonney - 4th District Wayne Boyd - Operations Manager District Office K-Mart Plaza Interested in advertising in “your 4457 Buffalo Road Harborcreek” magazine and reaching The Road & Parks Crew: Erie, PA 16510 over 17,000 residents of Harborcreek Mike Bean Mike Harrington 814-897-2080 Township? Kurt Heidecker Dave Zellefrow State Senator Dan Laughlin Please contact Stacey Stranko at Bob Hoover Steve Brainard 1314 Griswold Plaza [email protected] John Pearson Ray Beer Erie, PA 16501 or call: 814-636-4419 Wayne Peterson Tom Berlin 814-453-2515 Greg Rzodkiewicz Don Erbin Would you like to contribute content to Steve Salow Ted Harmle “yourHarborcreek” magazine? Please Nick Taccone George Erbin forward information and pictures (if Bryer Sonney applicable) to YourHarborcreek@ harborcreektownship.org or call 814-899-3171. Harborcreek Township Harborcreeek Township Sewer maintains full editorial rights and will Authority include content when content room is 814-899-9191 available. Brian McNamara, HTSA Manager MAGAZINE DEADLINE: The next deadline to submit content to Harborcreek Senior Center/AARP be considered for “yourHarborcreek” Chapter Serving Harborcreek for 14 years. magazine is February 15, 2018. Located in lower level of HC Municipal Building — Hours - Monday & 814.898.2346 Photo credits in this issue of “your Wednesday — 12:30pm to 4:30pm Harborcreek”, all or in part, courtesy Monthly meetings normally held the krauzachiro.com of John D. Fox Photography and Kevin first Tuesday of each month @ 1:00pm. 4190 East Lake Road | Erie, PA 16511 Soles. Please call 814-899-3171 to confirm. 1 In The Community Christmas tree recycling for Behrend pitches in to clean up Harborcreek Township residents Harborcreek Township residents can drop off and recycle their undecorated Christmas trees in the marked bin located adjacent to the Township Municipal Garage. Trees must be free from tinsel, garland, lights, and all other decorations. Artificial trees and other holiday plants are not accepted. Recycling totes Lots of Christmas wrapping paper The Circle K Club from Penn State Behrend is sponsored by the and cardboard to recycle from the Kiwanis Club of East Erie County based in Harborcreek. Kiwanis is a holidays? Pick up your recycling Global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one totes at the HC Municipal Building child and on community at a time. Recently, members of the Circle K for only $35.00. participated in a cleanup along the Bayfront Parkway. Those that joined Advisor of the Club, Randy Geering of Penn State Behrend, were: Tyler Perenic, Will Kirkpatrick, John Brittner, Brandon Smail, Ryan Hamm and Mariah Knott. East Location Route 20 | Harborcreek 814.899.5424 West Location West Lake Road | Millcreek 814.835.6960 Homegrown Poinsettias Fresh Hand Made Wreaths Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Gifts for the Gardener Gift Cards www.stansgardencenter.com 2 3 A reminder on how to correctly install your mailbox Mailbox regulations in accordance with the diagram: 1. The support post should not be placed in the drainage ditch. If the berm is too narrow, the post should be placed on the backside of the drainage ditch. 2. Support arms longer that 4 feet should have angle supports which do not extend into unobstructed area which allow for snowplows. 3. The newspaper box should be attached to the support arm. This box should also not extend into the unobstructed area for snowplows. Harborcreek Township will not repair and will not be responsible for any damage to mailboxes which are not installed to these specifications. Winter parking regulations Harborcreek AARP happenings A reminder to all residents and guests of Harborcreek The AARP Christmas Party will be held Tuesday, December 12, Township that Winter Snow Parking Regulations are in effect 2017 at Nunzi’s Restaurant on East 38th Street. The luncheon will from October 15th-April 15th of each year. During this timeframe, start at Noon and tickets are $12.00 – they can be purchased in the it is unlawful to park on any street or adjacent road right of way AARP office located in the lower level of the Harborcreek Municipal (including sidewalks) within the township. Building. The purpose of Ordinance #39-1966-1 is to help make snow The Harborcreek AARP 2018 Tax Aide Program will once again be removal, which at times can be a very dangerous and daunting held in the Harborcreek Municipal Building lower level. process, safer and more efficient for the Township Workers as well as for the citizens of this community. Violators of this Free Income Tax Preparation services will be offered on ordinance may be liable to pay a fine of $100.00. Mondays and Wednesdays beginning February 5th until April16th. Appointments will be scheduled for Monday,Tuesday, Rain barrels and Wednesday afternoons. Harborcreek Resident and Eagle Scout Candidate Alex Rupp recently completed his Eagle Scout Project for Harborcreek Township. Appointments are necessary and will be taken beginning Alex designed and painted 4 rain barrels that will be used throughout Monday, January 22nd. To schedule your appointment, please call the Harborcreek Township Parks Department. 899-3171. The next AARP Chapter Meeting will be held Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 at 1 PM (there is no January 2018 meeting) www.abcglassoferie.net 3 In The Community You’re Invited to Harborcreek Township’s Christmas Light Up Night Friday, December 8th, 6-8pm at the HC Municipal Building Santa will arrive by 6:15pm to light all the lights throughout the township grounds and then visit with the children in Santa’s Workshop. Horse drawn trolley rides, the fantastic sounds of the Harbor Creek Vocal Ensemble, warming stations with hot cocoa and cookies, kettle corn and Christmas crafts will help put you in the holiday spirit. And of course, reindeer from Santa’s Flight Crew! New this year, The Harborcreek Historical Society will be joining in on the festivities and hosting guests into the Blanchfield home for small tours. Widget Financial will be providing free photos of your children with Santa in his workshop. During the event, Harborcreek Township will be accepting non-perishable food items and grocery gift cards for the Ella Cochran Harborcreek Pantry which assists over 170 families in the Harborcreek area. Please consider helping the less fortunate. 4 You’re Invited to Harborcreek Township’s Friday, December 8th, 6-8pm at the HC Municipal Building All the amenities you need, plus the activities you want. Come enjoy senior living today! 5 In The Community Improvements Are Coming to Wintergreen Gorge at Penn State Behrend Many of you may be familiar with the walking trail that meanders to the parking lot adjacent to Behrend’s Fasenmyer Building, and then through Wintergreen Gorge. In 2015, Penn State Behrend completed a along the gorge wall, until it reaches the parking lot near the college’s Trail Sustainability Master Plan for the gorge. This plan was funded in Ohio Hall. part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR). The first phase of trail improvements is being designed by the Pittsburgh landscape architecture firm of Pashek + MTR. The firm Fast forward to today. Penn State Behrend has received a is being assisted by Dahlkemper Landscape Architects and Sanford total of $401,500 in grant funding from PA DCNR, the Pennsylvania Surveying and Engineering, both located in Erie. Department of Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Recreation and Trails program, and the Erie County Gaming Revenue Ann Bolla Quinn, researcher at Penn State Behrend, and Dr. Authority. This, along with a commitment from Penn State to use Michael Naber, associate teaching professor of geosciences at the $187,500 of University Campus Beautification Funds, will allow college, have been instrumental in advancing this project, from preparing Penn State Behrend to implement the first phase of improvements in grants for funding of the master plan to subsequent grants to fund the gorge.