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Bill Barkby, partner in Nostalgia Miniatures, New Oxford,
PA, has been contracted to provide the miniature replica clocks
that are being sold as part of the fund-raising campaign. “Each
miniature clock will be hand-crafted out of pewter with two watch
movements. They are an exact replica of the Aston street clock.”
Barkby said.
Each miniature replica
includes the name of Aston Township as a header; these miniatures
are being sold by The Aston Business Association.
Information on how to purchase the clock is
available at the Community Center, Township building and on
the Web site at www.astonbsn.com
or www.astontownship.net.
Clocks will be sold at First Keystone Bank on Pennell Rd or
Iron Workers Bank on Concord Rd. Please, help support our campaign
as a sign of pride for our community.
Library
Summer Activities ……
This summer is full of program activities at
Aston Community Center Library. Special summer reading programs,
“story time” sessions, Friday “movie + craft”, science in
the summer, and
plenty more. Call the program coordinator at 610-494-5877.
31st Annual Delaware County
Fair…
The Delaware County Fair is being held June 5-10
right here in Aston at the Green Ridge Fire Company. Hours are
Tuesday thru Friday - 6 pm to 10 pm, Saturday - 12 noon to 10 pm,
and Sunday - 12 noon to 6 pm. Ask for “School Fundraiser “
discount tickets and help support your local school!
Meeting and Special Events
June
2, 2007
(Saturday) 7am-2pm
Aston Lioness Club
Flea
Market (Rain or Shine)
Aston
Community Center
June
7, 2007 (Thursday)
6:30pm
Aston
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
St. James Episcopal
Concord
Road
June
7, 2007 (Thursday)
7pm
Aston
Lioness Club
Board Meeting
Aston Community Center
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June
11, 2007
(Monday) 6:30pm
Public
Works Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
11, 2007 (Monday)
7:30pm
New
Construction Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
11,
2007
(Monday)
7pm
General
Federation of Women’s Club Board of Directors Meeting
Aston Community Center
June
12, 2007 (Tuesday) 9:30am
Aston Senior Citizens
Board of Directors Meeting
Aston Community Center
June
12,
2007 (Tuesday)
6:30pm
Police
Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
12,
2007 (Tuesday)
7:30pm
Executive
Committee Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
14, 2007 (Tuesday) -Flag
Day
June
14, 2007 (Thursday)
Noon
Aston Senior Citizens
Special Luncheon-Concordville
Inn
June
14, 2007 (Thursday)
6pm
Sun Valley High School Graduation
Sun Valley High School
June
14, 2007 (Thursday) 7pm
Aston
Lions Club
Board Meeting
Aston Community Center
June
17, 2007 (Tuesday) -Father's
Day
June
18, 2007
(Monday)
7pm
General
Federation of Women’s Club General Meeting
Aston Community Center
June
19, 2007 (Tuesday) 7pm
Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority
Public Workshop
SWDCMA, 1 Gamble Lane, Aston
June
20, 2007 (Wednesday) 7pm
Board
of Commissioners Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
21, 2007 (Thursday)
6:30pm
Aston
Lions Club Dinner Meeting
St. James Episcopal
Concord
Road
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June
26, 2007 (Monday) 7pm
Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority
Public
Meeting
SWDCMA, 1 Gamble Lane, Aston
June
26, 2007 (Tuesday) 7pm
Zoning
Board Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
26, 2007 (Tuesday) 7pm
Ordinance Committee
Aston
Township Municipal Building
June
27, 2007 (Wednesday) 7pm
Planning Commission Meeting
Aston
Township Municipal Building
Community
Profiles
It was a long walk
even for a sunny May day. The breeze made a sports jacket seem
appropriate. Cemeteries are always sad places – nothing is going
to change that. Looking around, the Flags seem to create a red,
white and blue blush across the horizon. Another service about to
begin. These services at graveside are always emotionally moving
events. The members of the ‘honor guard’ are gathered. Clad in
starched white shirts, pressed trousers. Twenty or so men are
gathered here to honor a comrade. Some don red, others blue, hats
labeled with their chosen branch of service and their affiliated
group. Their shirts are filled with ribbons and medals from which
the history of this great Nation could be extracted.
Who are those guys?
Did you ever wonder who are the men conducting these services in
honor of our nation’s servicemen? It only seems fitting with the
thought of Memorial Day fresh and Flag Day around the corner, that
their story be told.
Today I am the guest
of Dick Phillips, one of these men and a resident of Aston
Township. As he introduces me to his fellow Veterans, I look them
in the eye and feel the strength of their commitment, and as I
shake their hands, feel the warmth of their dedication. Each one
in turn, a hand shake and a welcoming smile.
Not young men, but spirited and rock solid. The kind of men
that Brokaw and Russert write about when they try to describe the
intangible mettle of that generation.
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