Community
Application Deadline For Next Round of Atlantic Sunrise Community Grant Program is March 1
The Atlantic Sunrise Community Grant program has granted more than $2 million to 268 organizations through Pennsylvania since its inception in 2015. Williams is now accepting grant applications for its latest round of grants, which will be the seventh round, and application deadline for this spring cycle is next Thursday, March 1. Two cycles of Atlantic Sunrise grant…
Read MoreAnnual Award Winners Announced at Chamber’s Annual Meeting
Member businesses and individuals of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce were recognized during the organization’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at Rolling Pines Golf Course & Banquet Facility in Berwick, and sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities. More than 200 people attended the dinner meeting, which celebrated outstanding member achievements, elected members to…
Read MoreChamber Announces 2018-19 Board of Directors
The 2018 – 2019 Board of Directors of The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce was announced at the organization’s Annual Meeting held on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Rolling Pines Golf Course & Banquet Facility in Berwick, and sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities. The following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors: Nominated to…
Read MoreColumbia Alliance For Economic Growth Presents Board Candidates & By-Law Changes
The Columbia Alliance for Economic Growth is scheduled to hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m. at The Inn at Turkey Hill. In addition to electing members to the Board of Directors, several changes to the by-laws have been proposed. Members of the Chamber are automatically members of the Alliance and invited…
Read MorePlanning for Spring Festivals Underway
Coordination of the spring festivals that bring people into our communities is well underway. Following Renaissance Jamboree in Bloomsburg on April 28 and Spring Fling in Danville on May 5, Celebrate Berwick will be returning to Market Street in the Borough. A planning meeting for Celebrate Berwick is scheduled for this Thursday, Feb. 1, at 5:30 p.m.…
Read MoreLeadership Central Penn Goes Nuclear
When one thinks about nuclear power it doesn’t usually conjure the most positive images. Whether those images are from movies like Godzilla, or stark reality, like Three Mile Island, Fukishima and Chernobyl, it just never seems to go well. Leadership Central Penn was lucky enough to be hosted by Talen Energy at the Susquehanna Nuclear…
Read MoreState Grant Application Period Now Open For Popular Recreation Program
From State Sen. John Gordner The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) will begin accepting applications for the latest round of grants for community conservation and recreational projects on January 22, 2018, according to state Senator John R. Gordner. “This is a special year, as it marks the 25th anniversary of the Keystone Recreation,…
Read More18 Member Organizations and Individuals Up For Chamber’s Four Awards to be Given at Annual Meeting
A total of 18 member organizations and individuals were nominated for the Columbia Montour Chamber’s four annual awards, which will be given out at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities, on Thursday, Feb. 8, at Rolling Pines Golf Course. Congratulations to the following individuals and organizations on their nominations, and special thanks…
Read MoreGovernor Wolf Declares Heroin and Opioid Epidemic a Statewide Disaster Emergency
On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Governor Tom Wolf signed a statewide disaster declaration related to the heroin and opioid epidemic to enhance state response, increase access to treatment, and save lives. The declaration will utilize a command center at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to track progress and enhance coordination of health and public safety agencies.…
Read More3D Printer Now Available at McBride Memorial Library Aims to Help Promote STEM
Thanks to a grant, there is now a 3D printer available at McBride Memorial Library. The library began using the 3D printer last month with a few special events centered around holiday ornament printing. For now, the 3D printer is only available for public use as a part of similar special events. However, the plan…
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