Permits are needed to install wood stoves and great care is needed in determining placement of the stove. Proper storage of wood should be 12" off the ground. Many fires have started because ashes were not disposed of properly.

As we head into the fall season, now is a good time to replace the batteries in your home and/or business smoke detectors.

Lastly, please make sure you have your residence marked with visible 3" house numbers so that emergency personnel can easily find your location, in the event of an emergency.

For Your Information

Did you know that Aston Community Center and Library is home to Aston's Senior Citizens, Historical Society, and Athletic Association? 

Other clubs and organizations that meet here on a regular basis are; Lions Club, Lioness Club, General Federation of Women's Club, and Boy Scouts. Additionally, our kitchen facilities are used by Meals on Wheels, Monday through Friday, preparing meals for those in need.  

General hours of operation are 9am to 9pm, seven days a week, excluding holidays and Sundays during the summer months. You may call the Community Center directly at 610-497-1255 to verify scheduled events and closing hours.

Kids Corner

Senator Dominic F. Pileggi invites kids of all ages and their families to attend his 3rd annual Kids' Fun Fair on Saturday, October 15,2005. The event is offered free of charge as a community service and will be held rain or shine at Sun Valley High School, from 11am to 2pm. The Philadelphia Zoo will present its Zoo on Wheels "Born in the USA " program and the Franklin Institute will offer its Traveling Science Show, an interactive educational experience. There will also be face- 

painting, a moon bounce, and refreshments. 

The Kids' Fun Fair will also feature representatives from state and local agencies who will provide valuable information on programs and benefits available to families and children.

The Pennsylvania Freemasons Foundation for Children will also be on hand to promote their Child Identification Program (CHIP). This program addresses the growing concern that, over the course of a year, more than one million children are reported missing in the United States. Parents will receive computer scanned fingerprints of their children along with a DNA kit.

For more information about the Kids' Fun Fair, please contact Senator Pileggi's Middletown Township office at 610-565-9100 or stop by the office located at 100 Granite Drive, Suite 105, Media, PA 19063.

From the Public Information Office

A brochure rack has been placed at the Township Building and one at the Community Center to better display information that is available to anyone interested in finding out about community-related events and local areas to visit for family-fun outings. Stop by and take a look!

Public access channel (cable 10) has been given a newly designed format. The transformation from an older format to the one that can be currently viewed, on cable channel 10, will be completed within the next week.

If you would like to list an upcoming special event or meeting date for your club or organization in Township Times, public access channel 10, or both, please contact the public information office either by email: mcurry@astontownship.net or postal mail to: Office of Public Information, Aston Township Municipal Building, 5021 Pennell Road, Aston, PA 19014.