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Welcome to the FOREST CITY PARKS & RECREATION PAGE

There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site & drop us a line. Anyone wishing to sponsor or participate in any of our events should contact us at fcparksrec@gmail.com 

About FOREST CITY BOROUGH

  

🐍🦎 Save the Date :

Sunday June 25th at Kennedy Park ! 

Start of summer for our local community kiddos with the return of Peter @ P T Reptiles PA , lunch and other things for the kids. 

The event will run from 11:00am-approx 2:00pm 

Hot Dog Lunch at noon , sponsored by Zazzera's Supermarket, Inc. 

Reptile show beginning at 1:00. sponsored by Parks And Recreation Forest City Pa

(Anyone that has any ideas for fun activities this day and would like to volunteer to set up a table with activities for the kids please let us know. 

Also any donations of kids prizes for a raffle would be greatly appreciated.

Fcparksrec@gmail.com 

So SAVE THE DATE !!! 

See ya then 😊

-- 

Kathy
Chairperson FC Parks & Recreation 

Forest City Regional School's 11th/12th Grade Science

  

Councilwoman Joann Matarese sends a huge thank you out to Max Urbas, Hunter Langman, and Johnathan Conlogue under the direction of Melanie Zevan, Forest City Regional School District. Ms Zevan is  the Advisor for the 11th/12th Environmental Science watersheds &  the Envirothon Advisor. The group recently offered their help at the Babe Ruth Dog Park to spread gravel to upgrade the surfaces in the fenced in areas.  The Dog Park is a critical part of satisfying some of the guidelines required for the Borough's MS4 permit for Stormwater Management.  MAY 2023



Find out more about MS4

2023 K.P. VENDOR MARKETS

FC PARKS & RECREATION will be holding 3 vendor markets at Kennedy Park this summer. 

2023 Sunday Dates will be: July 16th & September 17th. from 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

(Gates will open at 8:30 for vendors to setup)


❇️Vendor Market Applications are available by email:  fcparksrec@gmail.com  We can email an application & you can print it from there, applications are also available at the

FC BOROUGH OFFICE,535 Main St., Forest City 

and below on this website "2023 Vendor Mkt Appl"

Any questions you can email us at  fcparksrec@gmail.com


❇️We ask that you get your Application in as early as possible for each event to guarantee you a spot . 

❇️All non refundable $10 payments per event are due no later then 1️⃣week prior to each event. 

❇️We will not be accepting payments or applications the day of the events. 

Thank you!

Kennedy Park Special Events

2023 VENDOR MKT APPLICATION (pdf)Download
Res.#2 2023 K.P. rental fee (pdf)Download
#3 - Ordinance #504_2016 amend #455_Kennedy Park - Special Event (pdf)Download
K.P. PRIVATE SPECIALEVEN_PARTY APPLICATION 2023 (pdf)Download

PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD

Parks & Recreation Board Members

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meetings

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meetings

BOARD MEMBERS

Kathy Murphy Kernoschak - Chair

Valance Miller - Co-Chair

Josh Faatz - Secretary

Deanna Flood - Finance Secretary

Jim Richards  

Barbara Mihelc  

Mark Novak  

Brett Pelick 


Council Rep: Nick Cost  



 Anyone wishing to sponsor or participate in any of our events should contact us at fcparksrec@gmail.com 

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meetings

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meetings

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meetings

 PUBLIC MEETING AT KENNEDY PARK

Future meetings will be held the last Monday of every month - 7:00 p.m. - 2nd fl. borough bldg.

These are public meetings, all are welcome to attend.  Please join us!

Anyone wishing to sponsor any of our events should contact us at fcparksrec@gmail.com

VOLUNTEERS

Nick Cost

Dave Pelick

Joe & Adam Malinowski

Andy & Niki Wagner

Rob & Meg Neubert

Brett Pekarski

Mike Flood

Rudy Peterka

2023 Easter Egg Hunt

2023 Easter Egg Hunt

  

Thank you everyone for coming out to support the FC Parks and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt!!! 

You are why we can do what we do. We appreciate those that stuck around to get the prizes.

We know it was cold and windy. We gave away over 80 prizes to children and families.  

We had over 200 children participate. We would like to thank our sponsors for the Easter Hunt !!! 

Kartri Sales  -  Birchtown Weddings & Horse Events  -  Hornbeck Chevrolet  -  Elegantes FC 

KW Oil  -  NEP Telephone  -  Forest City News  -  Mc Andrew Law  -  Forest City Marketplace

Fox’s Plumbing and Heating.   Thank you to everyone who donated to KP for this event.  

GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! Thank you all!!!🐰💜🐰

Happy Easter! 

2022 HALLOWEEN AT K.P.

  

Winners of the FC PARKS & RECREATION Trunk or Treat Costume contest were: 

SPOOKIEST - 1. Eleanor O’Brien - 2. Colette Dietz

MOST UNUSUAL - 1. Michael Harns - 2. Madison Harris

GROUP - 1. O’Brien Family - 2. Eleanor & Margo Silas Robinson

MOST ORIGINAL - 1. Raelynn Plevyak - 2. Austin Miller Armstrong 

PRETTIEST - 1. Sedona Myer - 2. ? 

We would like to say THANK YOU to our sponsors of the trunk or treat for their generous donations: Kartri Sales, Birchtown Stables & The Roasted Beast, also to all who decorated their trunks and supported us , thank you all so much.                      ALL THE TRUNKS WERE AWESOME !

Big thank you for all that came out, great turnout of over 500 kids in 2 hours 🎃😊🎃

And last but not least,  those who made this all possible, our volunteers for the event, 

Barbara Mihelc , Deanna Flood, Jim Richards, Joe and Adam Malinowski, Amanda Christison, Rudy Peterka, Kathy Murphy, Josh Faatz, Tom Prince  & Dave Pelick, GREAT JOB!

2022 FALL AT KENNEDY PARK - photo courtesy of Tim Madden

NEW BRIDGE AT KENNEDY PARK

  

We like to give a BIG THANK YOU to Pleasant Mt. Welding, Carbondale for their generous donation and installation of the new bridge over the spill way at Kennedy Park. 

Great job by Logan, Brett, Craig & Paul of Pleasant Mt. Welding for the professional installation, great work, thank you! 

Again thanks to our volunteers for getting this project going!Say it here.

In Memory of Stanley Meheltz

  

Plaque honoring Stanley Meheltz  for his many years of service at K.P.  Made & donated by Deb & Ed Wasnock. Presented by John Chernesky & Nick Cost

In honor of Pvt. Alyssa Cahoon

  

FC Parks & Rec send our condolences to the Cahoon Family, Friends & F.C. Class of '23.  R.I.P. Alyssa. May His perpetual light shine upon you.

2022 chicken bbq & fishing derby at Kennedy Park 8.7.22

    Another Great day at KP for the 2022 reptile show!!! With over 100 kids , Peter of P.T. Reptiles PA did a great show enjoyed by all 😊

      We would like to THANK Everyone who came out Saturday for our 1st Easter Egg Hunt @ Kennedy park - It was a huge success.

        2022 EASTER EGG HUNT

        We would like to THANK Everyone who came out Saturday, April 16, 2022 for our 1st Easter Egg Hunt @ KP, it was a huge success and our volunteers were overwhelmed by the amount of people who attended, despite the weather! 

        We had over 200 children participate. Hope everyone had a great time!!! Next year we will better anticipate a large crowd and do pre-registration 😊 

        Winner of the bikes donated by  Kartri Sales & Birchtown Weddings & Events were  Girls : Alyvia Smith & Violet Welfel  Boys: Paisley Davis & Finley D.   Correct Number of Tootsie Rolls was 377 - Winner was Michael Pevec   

        Hope everyone had a great time! 

        Please watch this page for future events at Kennedy Park!  

        Thanks to everyone who donated to FC PARKS AND RECREATION for the Egg Hunt and Raffle.   All of it was Greatly Appreciated !!!!   And once again THANKS to all our volunteers who make these events possible at KP!!!’ 

        2023 PLEDGE CAMPAIGN

        Download our pledge form here to print, complete & submit.  Thank you in advance for your donation, pledge or memorial contribution.  All proceeds will be used for future projects at the Forest City Parks. Upgrades to the electrical and plumbing in the Kennedy Park Building and pavilion are planned for 2023 - please help! 

        Pledge Form 2023 (pdf)

        Download

        PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETINGS

        All Parks & Recreation Board Meetings are public and all are welcome.  Please click on meeting minutes below to see  what the Board is planning.  

        Minutes 10.10.19 (pdf)Download
        P&R MTG 11.14.2019 (pdf)Download
        P&R Minutes - 1-9-2020 (pdf)Download
        P&R Minutes 2.13.20 (pdf)Download
        P&R Note 6.10.21 (pdf)Download
        P&R NOTES 7.21.21 MEETING (pdf)Download
        Aug2021 P&R Notes (pdf)Download
        FCPR Minutes 071122 (pdf)Download
        FCPR Minutes 082922 (pdf)Download

        Babe Ruth Dog Park



        RIGHT TO KNOW - OPEN RECORDS 

        Sharon Vannan, RTK Officer - fcboro@nep.net

        or mail to 535 Main St., Forest City, PA 18421

        RTK form.pdf 

        CitizensGuideFull082011.pdf

        http://openrecords.pa.gov

        (717) 346-9903

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