ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA CO. \u2014 The extreme cold is freezing more than just temperatures; it\u2019s freezing weekend plans in Archbald.<\/p>\n
In response to the dangerously cold temperatures across the region this weekend, the Archbald Borough Winter Carnival scheduled for yesterday has been postponed to a later date.<\/p>\n
Hosted by the Archbald Borough Association<\/a>, the carnival celebrates Archbald\u2019s 150th anniversary and is set to feature police demonstrations, touch-a-truck activities, crafts, games, and more.<\/p>\n Noting that the bitter chill was hitting the area, Kayleigh Cornell, co-founder of the Archbald Neighborhood Association, explained why they decided to reschedule the carnival. <\/p>\n \u201cWe heard that there was an Arctic blast coming. So, unlike snow, which could miss us, Arctic fronts usually kind of stay their course. It was specifically targeted for children. We rather be on the side of caution and move it to our backup date,\u201d said Cornell.<\/p>\n Cornell shared what the community will expect in the Archbald Winter Carnival’s first upcoming event. <\/p>\n \u201cWe really try to involve as many organizations, groups, businesses as we could. We actually we got a grant from Lackawanna County Arts and Culture. We’re going to have free horse and carriage rides with Brook Valley Farms. About ten different outdoor games for the kids, and families to participate in,\u201d said Cornell.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a photo op from the Lions Club. We have crafts inside. I know the Valley Community Library is going to be hosting a craft. Mayor Barrett donated s\u2019mores. So we\u2019ll have the fire department putting out fire pits to roast marshmallows. We have touch-a-trucks. Fire departments are going to bring the fire trucks. We have local bakery Ginger\u2019s pies coming as well,\u201d said Cornell.<\/p>\n Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n The Archbald Borough Winter Carnival is rescheduled and is now set for Saturday, February 14, at Archbald\u2019s Borough Building<\/a> and High School Plaza Park.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA CO. \u2014 The extreme cold is freezing more than just temperatures; it\u2019s freezing weekend plans in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-108651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}