Bridge work to resume Thursday
DANVILLE - Preservation work on the (Route 54) Danville-Riverside Bridge in Montour and Northumberland counties will resume this week.
The work planned on the 1,440-foot-long bridge over the north branch of the Susquehanna River is scheduled to resume Thursday pending favorable weather. The work for this phase of construction is the epoxy and stone-chip overlay of the bridge deck.
Prime contractor HRI Inc. will be using daylight traffic control starting at 7 a.m. daily. The contractor will maintain two lanes of traffic and put the traffic signals on flash while flagging personnel maintain traffic movements. The epoxy overlay work is scheduled to take nine working days. This is part of a five-bridge, $1.3 million contract begun in April and scheduled for completion by Friday.
Pig roast for 'Little Eddie' Saturday
COAL TOWNSHIP - The annual pig roast to raise money for the Little Eddie Griffiths Scholarship Fund will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Gun Club.
The cost for an all-day ticket is $15; $8 for a platter only.
A benefit motorcycle ride will begin at noon in memory of Bill "Wild Willie" Campbell. Registration for the 70-mile ride begins at 11 a.m. at West End Fire Co. on Pine Street in Shamokin. Cost is $25, or $30 with a passenger. There's an additional $5 for the poker run. Cost of the benefit ride includes an all-day ticket for the pig roast.
The menu for the pig roast includes a pork sandwich, baked potato, baked beans and cole slaw. There will also be soft drinks and beer.
A DJ will play music throughout the event, and prizes will be raffled off. Horseshoes will also be played.
For tickets to the pig roast, call Jeff at 492-0875. For information on the motorcycle ride, call Frank at 648-7130.