KEYSTONE CLIPS Rain leaves a soggy September

This continues to be a very damp year in the Shenango Valley. The Shenango Valley Division of Consumers Pennsylvania Water Co. reported that precipitation for the month of September totaled 6.46 inches, nearly double the average of 3.84 inches for the month. Total precipitation for the first nine months of the year reached 41.12 inches and that's well above the average of 30.53 inches for that period. This year's precipitation could easily surpass the 45.85 inches recorded in 2002. The annual average for the Shenango Valley is 39.55.
The hunt is on
Can you find a cigar box purse, grandma's tatting basket, a picture of two chairs under a tree or an Uncle Sam mechanical bank? If you can, you stand a good chance of winning one of four gift certificates to be given away in this year's Fall Scavenger Hunt sponsored by the Civic Committee of the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce. To make it easier, the participating businesses have the items somewhere in their stores. The hunt is open to anyone 18 years or older and it runs now through Oct. 31. Scavenger hunters can visit one of the eight participating businesses, pick up a game form, find the requested item and have their form stamped by a store clerk. Participating businesses are: Courthouse Square Drygoods Co., Dotty's Sewing & amp; Alterations, The Gallery, Jodi's Hair Styling Salon, Mercer Mercantile & amp; Soda Shoppe, Mercer Hardware, Shannon's Kandy Kitchen and Showtime Video.
PA CleanWays honorees
The Lawrence County Chapter of PA CleanWays honored sponsors and volunteers at its annual banquet Sept. 18. This year's sponsors helped with the cleanup of Hawthorne Road in Taylor Township, Plank Road in Neshannock Township and Jockey Moore Road/Line Avenue in Wayne Township. In addition to the cleanup, the chapter also collected unwanted tires. Sponsors are: Bessemer Supply, Domino's Pizza on Wilmington Road, Laurel Conservation Club, Lawrence County commissioners, Lawrence County Recycling and Solid Waste, New Castle Junior Woman's Club, PA CleanWays Inc., Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Slippery Rock Salvage, Taylor Township supervisors, Telephone Pioneers-Fort Pitt Chapter, Tri County Industries, Verizon Foundation, Wal-Mart Super Center, Wayne Township and Wilmington Township supervisors. Individual awards for outstanding service were given to Paul Johnson, Robert Kasperowski, Nancy Bergey and Everett Bleakney.
XCONTRIBUTORS: Harold Gwin and Laure Cioffi, Vindicator Pennsylvania staff.