For The Record – August 15, 2013
by Barbara Mastriania
Friday night special …
Don’t forget your lawn chair and to head east Friday for the free concert in Lock Haven featuring Renovo’s own, Bud & The Dynamics, at Triangle Park at 6 p.m. The band will be filling the downtown with favorite songs from 1960s through the 1980s. Guitarist Shane Jones of Hyner will be wearing his sound man hat for the Dynamics. Bud says that if you’re having trouble getting in, just mention that Bud invited you. Rumor has it, not a clue if it’s true, but the big cheese at the Record supposedly heard that Record columnists Barb and Bud will be singing Midnight at The Oasis. But the rumors Up River say that Barb was seen sporting a Maria Muldauer wig and big sun glasses making a get-away. Sources said she hopped a west-bound train as it was leaving town.
Sunday show …
On Sunday Snug will be entertaining on the Floating Deck. Snug is a popular local band that draw a crowd and who enjoyed dancing to their music. Of interest to note is that Snug is Clinton County Commissioner Joel Long’s band. Commissioner Long often attends the Western Clinton County Recreation Authority board meetings. Long and commissioners Pete Smeltz and Jeff Snyder also attend the monthly Community Trade Association meetings in Renovo.
I knew them when …
In last week’s issue of the Record a front page story announced that Richard Morris has filed a petition to appear on the ballot for county Treasurer as an Independent candidate. I find Mr. Morris an interesting personality. I first met him probably 18 years ago when we had a house for sale in Point Breeze. He was the agent who sold the house for us. In the years since, I’ve noted his ongoing interest in local government issues.
Another notable county personality I met way back when is retired President Judge Richard Saxton. We used Attorney Saxton to represent us when we bought the house that Mr. Morris sold for us. When we met him, he was attired in cowboy attire, including fancy leather cowboy boots.
Hidden treasures …
There’s a largely hidden treasure trove in North Bend,
The Red Hill Fossil Museum. The museum built and run by Norman “Doug” Rowe is in the second floor of the Chapman Township Building, the former Chapman Twp. School building.
It is loaded with fossils from Red Hill in Hyner. Red Hill boasts the discovery of the oldest known tetrapod in North America.
Admission is free and by appointment.
Red Hill discoveries include Hyneria Lindae, a 13-foot long predatory fish, placoderms, ray-finned fishes, sharks, plants and invertebrates such as spiders and scorpions.
The discoveries are from the Devonian Period (410 to 356 million years ago.) It has been traditionally referred to as the “Age of Fishes.”
To set up an appointment contact Doug at 570-923-2044 or ndrowe@kcnet.org
