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Aston
AA football registration begins at the end of this month for 5- to
15-year-olds. Team
divisions are:
5-6
year olds
Flag Football
6-8 year olds
Pee Wee
9-10 year olds
Midget
11-12 year olds
Junior
13-15 year olds
Senior
Note…in
the senior division, the age limit is 15 years of age.
Registration fees are $50 for flag football; $80 for 1
child; $110 for 2 children; and $140 for 3 children.
Registration dates are scheduled at
the football field house located on Concord Road on the following
dates:
Friday,
July 28; 6pm to 8pm
Saturday, July 29; 10am to 12 Noon
Sunday, July
30; 12 Noon to 2pm
Monday, July 31; 6pm to 8pm
First practice will be held on
Tuesday, August 1. A
$10 late registration fee will be required after August 12, 2006.
If you are unable to attend any of
the scheduled registration dates, please go to our website at:
http://www.eteamz.com/AstonAA,
click on football, then click “my site news” and download the
registration form. Also
for your convenience you may contact Gene Johnson at 484-557-6933
for more information.
Please join us on July 4th
(Tuesday) for our annual fireworks display.
The fireworks begin at dusk and are held on the field at
Sun Valley High School.
Aston
AA football cheerleaders are looking for coaches to assist in the
cheerleading program for the upcoming 2006 football season.
If you are interested in learning more about this
tremendous opportunity please call Maria at 610-358-6004.
Municipal
News
Reminder…recycling
items will be picked up during the weeks of
July
10 –14 and July 24 – 28.
Please note your calendars.
If you have any questions you may contact the township
office at 610-494-1636.
The
schedule for the second trash pick up became effective May 1,
2006.
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Regular
trash pickup on Monday is scheduled for second pickup on
Wednesday; Regular trash pickup on Tuesday is scheduled for second
pickup on Thursday; Regular trash pickup on Wednesday is scheduled
for second pickup on Friday; Regular trash pickup on Thursday is
scheduled for second pickup on Monday; and Regular trash pickup on
Friday is scheduled for second pickup on Tuesday.
If you have any questions regarding
the trash schedule for second pickup please
contact: Aston Township Public Works Department at 610-494-8005,
7am to 3:30pm - Monday through Friday.
Due
to the 4th of July holiday trash normally collected on Tuesday,
July 4th, will be picked up on Wednesday, July 5th.
There will be no second trash pick up on Wednesday, July
5th.
Meetings
and Special Events
July 4, 2006 (Tuesday)
Dusk
Fireworks
Display
Sun
Valley High School Field
July 10, 2006 (Monday)
6:30pm
Public
Works Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
July 10, 2006 (Monday)
7:30pm
New
Construction Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
July 18, 2006 (Tuesday)
6pm
Veterans
Memorial Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
July 19, 2006
(Wednesday) 7pm
Commissioners
Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
July 24, 2006 (Monday) 7pm
Southwest Delaware County
Municipal
Authority Public Meeting
SWDCMA, 1 Gamble Lane,
Aston
July 25, 2006 (Tuesday)
7:30pm
Zoning
Board Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
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July
26, 2006 (Wednesday) 7pm
Planning
Commission Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
History
of Old Glory and the
National Anthem
To
most Americans, the name Francis Scott Key is synonymous with,
“The Star Spangled Banner.”
But…how did his inspiration come to be?
Where did it take place?
And, what were the surrounding circumstances?
Francis Scott Key was a young lawyer
living in Georgetown, Maryland.
From 1804 to 1833 he and his wife Mary, and their 11
children, lived just a few miles from the White House.
By 1812, war had broken out between
Great Britain and the United States concerning American shipping
practices. On August
19, 1814, the British sailed into Chesapeake Bay and on August 24
they had invaded and captured Washington, D.C.
They set fire to the Capital and the White House and flames
could be seen 40 miles away in Baltimore.
Key had heard that the elder and much
beloved physician Dr. William Beanes had been carried off by the
British soldiers and was held prisoner on the flagship, Tonnant.
Townspeople feared that Dr. Beanes would be hanged so Key
and agent-in-charge of prisoner exchange, Col. John Skinner sailed
a sloop, a small sailing vessel, out to the British flagship to
intervene on behalf of their friend, Dr. Beanes.
On September 7, Key and Col. Skinner
boarded the Tonnant and pled for the release of their
revered doctor. Initially,
British General Ross and Admiral Alexander Cochrange refused their
request. But, when
the two Americans produced letters attesting to the humane medical
treatment dispensed by Dr. Beanes, the British agreed to his
release.
The British planned to attack
Baltimore that night so the three Americans were placed under
guard upon the H.M.S. Surprise and were eventually allowed
to return to their sloop where they would have to wait out the
British assault.
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