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The Ice Fishing Derby scheduled for Saturday, 2/11/23, has been cancelled due to the weather forecast for the week before. With temperatures in the 40's, the ice may not safe. Please join us for the Soup Cook-off still planned for 02/11/2023. Hope to see you there.
The 4th Annual Soup Cook-off will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registration and soup setup begins at 10:00 a.m.
Prizes will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place participants.
Restaurants and individuals are encouraged to submit entries.
There is no fee to enter, the public is charged a $5 fee per person to sample all the soups and vote for favorite(s).
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
BOARD MEMBERS
Kathy Murphy Kernoschak - Chair/Treasurer
Valance Miller - Co-Chair
Deanna Flood - Secretary
Jim Richards
Barbara Mihelc
Mark Novak
Rudy Peterka
Brett Pelick
Council Rep: Nick Cost
Anyone wishing to sponsor or participate in any of our events should contact us at fcparksrec@gmail.com
PUBLIC MEETING AT KENNEDY PARK
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022- 7:00 P.M. at Kennedy Park.
Future meetings will be held the last Monday of every month - location to be announced.
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
Josh Faatz
Joe & Adam Malinowski
Andy & Niki Wagner
Rob & Meg Neubert
Bob Finnerty
Nichole Gordon
Dom Jonas
Mike Flood
There will be no meeting for FC PARKS AND RECREATION for the month of September , the next and final meeting of the 2022 season will be October 24th 7:00pm FC borough building ,2nd floor. Meetings will resume January 23rd , 2023 and the 2023 meeting schedule will be announced then.
Thank to everyone who supports us.
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!
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.
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
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.
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!!!’
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)
DownloadAll Parks & Recreation Board Meetings are public and all are welcome. Please click on meeting minutes below to see what the Board is planning.
RIGHT TO KNOW - OPEN RECORDS
Sharon Vannan, RTK Officer - fcboro@nep.net
or mail to 535 Main St., Forest City, PA 18421
(717) 346-9903
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