SHAMOKIN - A number of local residents turned out Saturday to participate in a project to remove weeds, tall grass and other distractions at Shamokin Cemetery.
The spruce-up by the Shamokin Cemetery Committee, Soldiers Circle Veterans Association, District Judge John Gembic III's Community Service detail and other volunteers was held in advance of the Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26, which includes tours at the cemetery.
The cleanup was under the direction of Sol Bidding from the veterans association.