....to the Carbon County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees which is comprised of 250 retired members who were employed at one of five following school districts: Jim Thorpe Area, Lehighton Area, Palmerton Area, Panther Valley Area, Weatherly Area, plus the Carbon County Career and Technical Institute and the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21; or the retirees are Carbon County residents who were employed by public school districts outside of the Carbon County area.

Carbon Chapter joins with Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill Chapters to make up Region 2 (Click here to go the Region 2 Website) of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees. Our members are former school teachers, administrators, counselors, nurses, secretaries, aides, cafeteria workers, bookkeepers, business managers, bus drivers and maintenance staff.

Carbon County Chapter of PASR is meeting the needs of former co-workers and friends, raising money for scholarships, visiting members in nursing homes, doing volunteer work in the community, and lobbying state legislators on issues of importance to school retirees.
If you are not a member of Carbon chapter or of our state association, won't you please join us?

We are waiting for you!

 

Carbon County was created on March 13, 1843, from parts of Northampton and Monroe Counties. Its name alludes to its deposits of anthracite coal. Jim Thorpe, the county seat, was originally incorporated on January 26, 1850 as the borough of Mauch Chunk, an Indian name meaning “bear mountain.” It was renamed in 1954 for the famous Indian athlete who is buried there.

Carbon County was the home of the first railroad in America that was built on any large scale. The “Switchback” railroad, as it came to be known in its glory days, was originally designed to carry coal. The Switchback led a long and active life, first as a coal carrier and then as solely a tourist attraction. In the 1930’s, the railroad carried its last passengers.

The County is located in northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 90 miles west of New York City and 90 miles northeast of Philadelphia, the County is bordered on the north by Luzerne County, on the east by Monroe County, on the west by Schuylkill County and on the south by Lehigh and Northampton Counties. The northern and eastern portions of the County are part of the Pocono Mountains region of the Commonwealth.

The population of the County grew from the early nineteenth century through the 1920s, fell with the declines in the anthracite coal industry through the early 1960s, and has been growing again since then. At the current time, the County is experiencing growth in population and industry primarily related to the westward movement of the East Coast metropolitan area. In the last several years, the growth has been primarily due to the growth of the Pocono Mountain region with the opening of the last portion of Interstate 78 into Pennsylvania, opening up a second and faster direct route into the New York metropolitan area from eastern and central Pennsylvania.

Carbon County is composed of 23 municipalities, each with its own municipal government. The county has 5 school districts and a county wide technical school. Carbon County, covering over 500 square miles, is known for its scenic mountains and rivers. Over 2/3 of the county is State Game Land & State Park Land. The attractive rural landscape attracts thousands of visitors each year to a county rich in heritage & history. The county boasts of its quality of life and it attracts both families and businesses to our region.

 

 

 

 

2007-08 CARBON CHAPTER COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Community Service
Janet O. Hall - 55 Raymond St.-Lehighton, PA 18235 -610-377-3040 - johall@ptd.net

Warren Steigerwalt - 8 Cold Spring Rd.-Andreas, PA 18211 -570-386-5553 - wsteiger@ptd.net

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Educational Support
Lee & Kathy Getz – 22 Stedman Ave.-Lehighton, PA 18235 - 610-377-4723 - klbg@yahoo.com

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Legislative
James Wentz - 314 Bridge St-.Lehighton, PA 18235 - 610-377-4608 - shirleyw@ptd.net

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L- PEC
Joel R. Christman – 103 Renner Rd. - Lehighton, PA 18235 -610-377-3469

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Member Benefits & Services
Sandra L. Kokinda - 225 Gilberts Hill Rd -Lehighton, PA 18235 - 570-386-5970 - slkok@ptd.net

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Membership
Warren Steigerwalt - 8 Cold Spring Rd.-Andreas, PA 18211 -570-386-5553 - wsteiger@ptd.net

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Nominating
Sandra L. Kokinda - 225 Gilberts Hill Rd -Lehighton, PA 18235 - 570-386-5970 slkok@ptd.net

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Pre-Retirement
Carol Ziegenfuss - 377 Rock St.-Lehighton, PA 18235 - 610-377-4696 - cjzig@verizon.net

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Public Relations
Josephine Strausser –183 Panther Run Rd. - Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 -570-325-3929 - janjo@ptd.net

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RECREO
Sharon Elder - 16 Fern Ridge Lane- Lehighton, PA 18235 - 570-386-2530 - coach18235@yahoo.com

Mary Ann Shafer- 80 Daniel Circle – Lehighton, PA 18235 – 610-377- 2347 - jimike@ptd.net

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Resolutions
Vince Spisak - 324 W. Ridge St. - Lansford, PA 18232 – 570-645-4542 - Spisak39@ptd.net

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Social Service &
Memorial Honor Fund
Marjorie Balliet - 565 E. Lizard Creek Rd - Lehighton, PA 18235 - 610-377-4740 - margieb@ptd.net