IN Ross Township Winter 2017 | Page 62

COMMUNITY Public Service – Organizations, People and Programs In and Around ROSS ROSS Township HISTORICAL SOCIETY Share The Memory Friday, January 19th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ross Township’s historical society will meet on Friday, January 19th at 6:30 at the Township Community Center. Come and share a memory about your personal history and/or bring a meaningful artifact. The Historical Society meets in January, March, May, September and November. Please join the historical society for their bi-monthly meetings at the Ross Municipal Building. All meetings are free and open to the public. Please join us! For more information, call Susan Campbell at 412-364-6021. Ross Township Business and Economic Development Corp. “RED” The RED (Ross Business and Economic Development) welcomed our Ross Township Police Department K-9's and their handlers to our luncheon. Sgt. Matthew Grubb introduced our newest member Jimy. The K-9's showed us how well they have been trained to obey commands, search for marijuana, and follow orders from their handlers. The business people that attended were very impressed with the k9's and feel safe in the Township with our K-9's protecting us. We thank Sgt. Grubb for coordinating this event for us. For more information on the Ross Business Association, that is open to all Ross businesses, please call Commissioner Grace Stanko at 412 855 9598. St. Teresa of Avila Church St. Teresa of Avila Church is celebrating their 150th Anniversary on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Great Hall. The original church was in the same space as the Great Hall and commonly referred to as the little red church. The church began with two hundred families and today proudly serves over 2700 families under the direction of Father Robert Vular. The Ross Township Board of Commissioners congratulates Saint Teresa of Avila Church on their 150th Anniversary. 60 Ross Township STATE REPRESENTATIVE Dom Costa From the office of State Representative Dom Costa: If you are not aware, Governor Wolf has extended the 2016 Property Tax Rent Rebate until December 31st, 2017. Home owners or renters that have not filed may be eligible for a rebate if your annual income does not exceed $35,000 as a homeowner or $15,000 as a renter. The program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people that are 100% disabled ages 18 and older. Applications are available at our office. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will reopen November 1, 2017. It helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income families pay their heating bills. LIHEAP is a grant. You do not have to repay it. The 2017-2018 income guidelines are $18,090 for a single household and for each additional person add $6,270. If you have received assistance in the past look for your application that should be coming soon or if you think you may qualify but are not sure contact our office for assistance. I am often asked how to be added to the DO NOT CALL LIST. It is strongly recommended that you contact the National Registry at 1-888-382-1222 and the State Registry at 1-888-777-3406. You may need to register more than once if you enter a contest or sign-up for a promotion as this cancels your Do Not Call registration with that business since authorization to call you was given and a business relationship has commenced. There are also exceptions to the Do Not Call law as it allows politicians, charitable organizations, and entities with whom there is a business relationship to be able to place calls to your phone number. However, Consumers can revoke or cancel the business relationship by requesting placement on the business' internal Do Not Call List. Also it is recommended that all adults in a household individually register under Do Not Call, even though they will be listing the same home phone number. For more information on the items listed above or for assistance with any state related issue please call my office at 412-361-2040. Father Robert Vular , Pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Church and Commissioner Grace Stanko