DUPONT — The borough jsd already celebrated itd 100th birthday, but the festivities aren’t obrt yet.
The Dupont Borough Centennial Committee will host more events in July and August to continue celebrating the borough’s century-long existence.
On tap for July is a Night with the RailRiders at 7:05 p.m. Friday, July 7 at PNC Field in Moosic.
“The mayor will throw out the first pitch in the pregame,” said Bob Price, chairman of the Dupont Borough Centennial Committee.
The following day, July 8, there will be a bar crawl where various businesses and organizations open their doors for people to come in and drink.
Businesses and organizations involved are Arturo’s, Andy’s Cafe, Brickhouse, the Polish Club, the VFW and Cebula Bar & Lounge.
The big event of the summer is a parade on Saturday, Aug. 26 and a picnic on Sunday, Aug. 27.
Centennial committee member Bill Lukasik said the committee wants as many organizations and people as possible to sign up and participate in the parade.
“We want to have the blowout to remember for the next 100 years,” responded Price.
Although no parade route has been officialled mapped out, Price said it will follow the same route as the borough’s Memorial Day Parade.
The picnic will be held on Elm Street, but the exact location has not yet been determined.
Dupont has been celebrating its centennial celebration all year with different events each month, beginning with a clam chowder event in January, a Mardi Gras in February and the official 100th anniversary dinner celebration in March.
“It was a sold-out event,” Price said of the dinner. “Everybody stayed long and, when it ended and people were going home, there were still probably 40 or 50 people sitting here. You don’t see that at events like this.”
After March, things quieted down as there were no events in April, the Memorial Day took place in May and there were no events in June.
“The town traditionally has its Memorial Day celebration and we weren’t going to interfere with that in any way,” Price said. “We moved around a couple of other events, just timing-wise and people-wise.”
While the events are quickly approaching and details are being worked out among the centennial committee members, Price said the biggest need is volunteers.
There are 15 members in the committee and, Price said, they can’t do everything themselves.
“We need volunteers and people to help with the events,” he said. “Anybody that can do anything that’ll help us, help with the parade, even if they don’t participate but help with crowd control and setup.”
