What is Happening in our Community
Office Closure Dates
November 3 - General Election Day 7 a.m.-8 p.m. - All districts vote at the Borough Building November 26 and 27, Borough Office closed, Thanksgiving
December 24, 24 - Borough Office closed December 31, January 1 - Borough Office closed
Marmo Park
Upcoming Events
October 24 - Halloween Parade, 10 a.m. line up at Pennsylvania Avenue
Residents 12 and Under register at the Borough Office for costume judging
December 6 - Light-Up Night 5-8 p.m. at the Borough Building
WHEREAS, Mike Fincke has retired from NASA after thirty years of service, having flown four missions, spending a total of 549 days in space completing nine spacewalks in support of the International Space Station;
WHEREAS, Mike Fincke ranked fourth among NASA astronauts in accumulated time in space, and his spacewalks total 48 hours and 37 minutes; WHEREAS, Mike Fincke previously served his country in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Colonel and as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; having accumulated over 2000 flight hours in more than thirty types of aircraft;
WHEREAS, Mike Fincke has excelled in his academic career earning Bachelor Degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also studied in the Soviet Union through an exchange program with Moscow Aviation Institute; he earned Master Degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and in Planetary Geology from the University of Houston;
WHEREAS, Mike Fincke has inspired younger generations of aspiring scientists with appearances on the television shows Arthur, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, The Wiggles and Star Trek: Enterprise, and by lending his spacesuit along with other personal items to the Kamin Science Center;
WHEREAS, Mike Fincke has represented his hometown of Emsworth, PA with dignity and honor in his life and profession.
