Author volunteers at train display
DANVILLE - A former Bloomsburg University professor who is the author of a nationally published book on model trains has become a volunteer partner in Danville's Saturday Trains program. The air-conditioned train program at Christ Memorial Episcopal Church, Pine and Market streets, will have extended hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today for the Iron Heritage Festival.
Dr. David Greenwald, who taught sociology at the university for 37 years, has already made important improvements to the model train programs at Christ Memorial Episcopal Church in Danville and to the Wheelchair Engineers program at the Columbia Mall near Bloomsburg, said Bob Bomboy, who founded the program in 2005.
Greenwald is the author of "Easy Electronics Projects for Toy Trains."
The free Saturday Trains full-size model railroad display includes snow-covered mountains, more than 400 evergreen trees, four tunnels, a lighted ski slope, a farm, two villages, and two frozen lakes with ice skaters. Children and adults can now run five O-Gauge trains on 18-foot loops of track and use the more than 20 buttons that operate accessories. More than 1,000 icicle lights decorate the train room.
Food surplus distribution set for Friday
KULPMONT - The borough will be holding a food surplus distribution from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, July 26, in the borough garage. Residents enrolled are reminded to bring their bags.