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Mariska Robinson receives Girl Scout Bronze Award

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Potato pancakes available Saturday at Transfiguration Church

<p>The Second Annual Gary A. Michak Lake Fest Ride 2019 is a charity bicycle event to support the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA. The charity ride will be held in conjunction with Lake Fest at Harveys Lake Saturday, Aug. 3 beginning at 8 a.m.. Start location will be at the Harveys Lake Beach Club, Harvey&#8217;s Lake (Pole 186). (Registration online or on location at 7:30 a.m.</p><p>All cycling enthusiast and friends are invited to participate. Triathletes are welcome to swim and run pre and post ride. It will also be a day of fun at the Harveys Lake Beach Club with music, food and festivities. The bicycle ride and family fun day in honor of Gary A. Michak will be a rewarding experience as we raise funds towards helping single parent families obtain day care at the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA.</p><p>Michak dedicated his life to giving back to others. He taught martial arts to children and adults, ran a successful law practice, and during the last year of his life campaigned for a Magisterial District Judge position in the hopes of creating a safer, stronger Back Mountain community.</p><p>Anyone wishing to help carry on Michak&#8217;s legacy by supporting the Gary A Michak Lake Fest Ride 2019 as a rider, sponsor or donor can sign up online at rideforgary.org. The goal is to raise $20,000 for children at the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA.</p><p>The &#8220;Ride for Gary&#8221; committee is collaborating with Lake Fest, the YMCA, and numerous bicycle clubs, and is expecting a tremendous turnout for the event. We will also have a vendor table at Lake Fest for promotional items to be distributed to the larger community throughout the day.</p><p>For additional information, call Courtney Michak at 570-255-5503, or log on to the committee&#8217;s website at rideforgary.org</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">&#8216;Ride for Gary&#8217; committee members shown inside the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA are, from left, Randy Kemmerer, Courtney Michak, and Jim Thomas, chief executive officer. Absent at the time of the photo were Shelby Maxwell, Gary A. Michak Memorial Scholarship Fund recipient; committee members Charlie Hayes, photographer; Lauran Hall, Jennifer Abruzzo, Sean McGrath, Rich Brown, Joe McHugh, Frank Picchi, Sue Grabowski, Thomas Michak, Ariana Michak, Jennifer Brennan, YMCA Director of Education and Child Care Services; and Mike Rush, Lake Fest chairman. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/web1_2nd-Annual-Ride-for-Gary.jpg</photo0><caption0>&#8216;Ride for Gary&#8217; committee members shown inside the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA are, from left, Randy Kemmerer, Courtney Michak, and Jim Thomas, chief executive officer. Absent at the time of the photo were Shelby Maxwell, Gary A. Michak Memorial Scholarship Fund recipient; committee members Charlie Hayes, photographer; Lauran Hall, Jennifer Abruzzo, Sean McGrath, Rich Brown, Joe McHugh, Frank Picchi, Sue Grabowski, Thomas Michak, Ariana Michak, Jennifer Brennan, YMCA Director of Education and Child Care Services; and Mike Rush, Lake Fest chairman. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>

Gary A. Michak Lake Fest Ride 2019 set for Aug. 3