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First Posted: 6/13/2014 This year&#8217;s Tunkhannock&#8217;s Founder&#8217;s Day on Saturday, June 21 will feature some big changes to the event.
&#8220;We&#8217;re focusing on the fact that Founder&#8217;s Day has truly become a community celebration,&#8221; said Nancy Parlo, coordinator for the Tunkhannock Business and Professional Association (TBPA).
In addition to more than 150 vendors that are participating, visitors to Tunkhannock can take part in Gay&#8217;s True Value&#8217;s 101st Anniversary celebration, enjoy the unique historical displays at the Historical Society and Dietrich Theater, car shows at Sherwood Chevrolet and Gateway Ford, take part in the live mural drawing at Ebb&#8217;s Landscaping and Candy Jar, and top the evening off with theater in the park.
A big change this year is that Tioga Street will be closed to traffic from Warren Street to McCord Street, allowing visitors better access to the car shows . To reduce the amount of traffic coming into Tunkhannock, a second shuttle pick-up spot and parking lot will be located at the little league fields.
Vendors will be offering a unique variety of metal crafts, art, fabric crafts, woodworking, jewelry, home d&#233;cor, photography, and other unique trades and professions. Several non-profit and service groups are expected to provide information.
Volunteers from Triton Hose and the Ambulance Association will be on hand with a variety of rescue equipment. Medical personnel will also be on hand to answer any questions about the organizations.
A local community theater group, the Wyoming County Players, has announced a full schedule with everything from twirlers to barber shoppers along with comedy, music and audience participation at the entertainment area in front of People&#8217;s Security Bank on Tioga Street.
The Wyoming County United Way will hold its annual Duck Derby. With several thousand dollars of prizes, the drawing is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the duck pond. Artists from the Endless Mountains Council of the Arts will be exhibiting paintings, offering many for sale.
Ebb&#8217;s Landscaping and Candy Jar is hosting Ted Michalowski who will be coordinating a Live Mural Drawing with crowd participation. Ebb&#8217;s is also hosting Operation Christmas Child, a non-profit group that gathers shoe boxes filled with donated items that are taken to needy children around the world. The group will be offering information, accepting donations and providing face tattoos, and balloons.
The Wyoming County Historical Society will participate in the annual celebration with tours of the genealogical library and museum. Since 1976, the Wyoming County Historical Society has worked diligently in the preservation of records, both vital and historical, pertaining to the heritage of individuals who have lived in and around Wyoming County. The historical society is located at the corner of Bridge and Harrison Streets.
This year, with two shuttle locations, TBPA is using small school buses instead of the shuttles that have been supplied in the past by the Wyoming County Kiwanis and Bartron Supply.
&#8220;The tradition of having the student members of the Future Farmers of America provide transportation was great and we look forward to them having a more prominent spot during Founder&#8217;s Day with an event booth to educate the public about their organization,&#8221;Parlo said.
The festivities continue into the evening with a free performance of Shakespeare in the Park at Lazybrook Park. Gamut Theatre Group will present a 90-minute performance of &#8220;Macbeth&#8221; at 7 p.m. All are invited to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to enjoy theater under the stars.
For more information: www.tunkhannockbusiness.com

Tunkhannock celebrates Founders Day