Preamble - This timeline is far from complete...it's a work in progress, as any timeline is...new entries are always being added.  Nuangola is approaching it's 100th anniversary...that's a LOT of history, with new entries being added all the time; it can't all be recorded by just one person or group.  It must be a collection of "little histories" from many different people, that make up the whole...just like the Borough itself.  Certain other events in history outside of the Borough have also been listed, where relevant, to act as 'placemarkers' in time, and/or because of their effect on life in the area.

Pre-1909 - The area to become Nuangola was bisected by the Wright Township and Slocum Township boundary.  Residents of the area voted, paid taxes, and sent their children to school in Wright Township, and others in Slocum Township.  The land was mostly forested and rocky, due to being located amidst the mountains in the area.

1909 - President Theodore Roosevelt leaves office, and is succeeded by William Howard Taft.

1909 -  The citizens receive the Charter that officially recognizes Nuangola Borough as such.   The new Borough covers 1.28 square miles; including the lake area, and has a population of about 200.  The residents of the new Borough elected a Council, a School Board, and a Tax Collector, along with the necessary committees.  The community goal was to make Nuangola "a good place to live".

Mar 6, 1909 - Decision made that the salary of Street Comm. to be $1.50 per day, for a day's work of nine hours.  Men to receive $1.50 per day, and teams not more than $4.00 per day.  The Council Secretary's salary set at $20.00 per year.

Apr 10, 1909 - Decision made to build a lockup 12 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 8 feet high.

Apr 17, 1909 - Council to borrow $400.00 for five years.

May 4, 1909 - Payment to Atty. F.P. Slattery of $250.00 for procuring the Borough Charter.

June 4, 1909 - H. Arnold gives council the privilege of erecting the lockup on his lot.

June 9, 1909 - Decision made to build a schoolhouse, 24 feet wide, by 36 feet long,  by 12 feet high.

July 14, 1909 - Borrow $500.00 to purchase land and build a school, loan to be repaid by a tax levied from year to year sufficient to pay interest and principal of loan in five years.

July 21, 1909 - Contract awarded to Emory Stair to build school for $900.00 above the wall, $974.00 with foundation.

Aug 7, 1909 - Chief of police reports the arrest of two horse thieves.

Sept 25, 1909 - Pay $56.68 for desks.

Apr 30, 1910 - Pay $0.36 for three boxes of chalk.

May 7, 1910 - Amount in S.(?) fund $75.30 1/2 - to be paid over to the bank on standing debt.

July 2, 1910 - $0.50 paid to J.H. Cross - Blasting rock.

July 30, 1910 - Decision made to let Sam Martz have the grass on the lot for $1.00.

Aug 27, 1910 - Decision made to pay Sam Martz $1.00 for mowing the school lot.

Sept 24, 1910 - Apples on the lot to be sold to the highest bidder.

March 1911 - Pay costs for recording the Deed and release.

Oct 5, 1911 - Street commissioner notified to open the ditches and fix up the worst sections of road at once, or to turn in his resignation.

Sept 23, 1911 - School closed for one week on account of diptheria.

Oct 3, 1912 - Contract drawn up with A.G. Greenburg Iron Co. for road supplies, totaling $176.50, payable June 1, 1913, without interest due.

Oct 22, 1912 - Special Meeting called for consideration of offering a reward of $100.00 for any information leading to the arrest / conviction of Arthur Stackhouse.

Oct 31, 1912 - Pay $3.00 for one load of wood.

1913 - President William Howard Taft leaves office, and is succeeded by Woodrow Wilson.

Mar 1, 1913 - Borough Council to donate the badge of Chief Of Police Stair to Mrs. Stair his wife.

Mar 1913 - Board of Health reported 14 cases of contagious disease: 13 cases of whooping cough, and 1 case of scarlet fever.

Apr 3, 1913 - Council decision to pay $2.00 per day ( 9 hours ), for work on streets.

Apr 7, 1913 - Motion to pay $2.00 for work on streets to be reconsidered - Decision made to pay $1.75 per day ( 9 hours) for work on streets.

July 31, 1913 - Decision in favor of Nanticoke National Bank for $315.00 to pay off Bond and interest on Bond.

June 4, 1914 - Ordinance drawn up to prohibit cattle and hogs from running at large under penalty of $1.00 per head, repayment of any damages done, plus costs.

June 4, 1915 - Council exonerates certain persons from back taxes totaling $2.40.

1917 - The United States enters World War 1.

Apr 5, 1917 - Council orders the street commisioner to cut and construct a road for a Borough Dump.

July 2, 1917 - Edith Engler to be elected teacher for the school year beginning Sept 3, 1917.

Jan 7, 1918 - Decision to pay bills received of W.C. Meyers, Poor Director, for 1 load of coal @ $7.72, and groceries @ $26.61 ( $34.43 total ).

Jan 9 1918 - School closed until next regular meeting, on account of the teacher being ill.

Nov 11, 1918 - World War 1 is over.

Sept 10, 1919 - Decision made to order a furnace for the school, and to build a chimney.

Sept 25, 1919 - Decision made to buy hot air heater from the Slocum School board (used one year, good as new), for $120.00.

Oct 30, 1919 - Decision made to pay Ed Vandermark $27.00 to disassemble the heater in Slocum and install it in the Nuangola school.

Dec 29, 1919 - Decision to hire Agnes Raeder as the teacher to finish the current school term.

1920 - Prohibition begins in the United States, making alcoholic beverages illegal.

Jan 6, 1920 - Communication received from the Nuangola Lake Assn. Sec'y John B. Craven,  to take over care of certain streets and lighting from the Borough, and to aid with summer policing met with approval and satisfaction over the close cooperation between the two organizations.

July 1, 1920 - Responsibility for the lighting of 12 street lamps to be given to Mr. Lore Linn for $1.00 per day, with Mr. Linn to furnish the oil and wicks as needed.

1921 - President Woodrow Wilson leaves office, and is succeeded by Warren G. Harding.

June 6, 1922 - The Pres. of Council advises the secretary that in the spring of 1922, care of East Main St. is to be taken over by the county.

Aug 1923 - President Warren G. Harding dies of a heart attack, and is succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge.

Jan 7, 1924 - Council decides that certain persons to be allowed free use of the Boro Lockup as a residence.

May 23, 1924 - Special meeting called to discuss entering into a proposition with Luzerne County to take over oiling of the public highways in the Borough, for payment of $500.00.  The County to do the oiling and supply the oil therefor.

May 6, 1926 - Decision made for the Secretary to purchase an Alladin Hanging Lamp for Council.

June 3, 1926 - Nuangola Lake Association agrees to pay $62.50 per month from June 15th to Sept 15th toward the Policeman's salary; "and permit us to express our appreciation of your cooperation with our Organization in making Nuangola a safe, sane, and delightful place for all concerned" - C. S. Albert, Secretary.

Dec 6, 1928 - A Mr. Bone gave a demonstration, to council, of a pump attached to an automobile throwing a stream of water for firefighting purposes.

1929 - President Calvin Coolidge leaves office, and is succeeded by Herbert Hoover.

Feb 7, 1929 - Council draws an order  for $20.00 to the State Workmens' Insurance Fund for Workmens'  Compensation, for the year 1929.

1930 - Start of the Great Depression in the U.S.

July 2, 1931 - After several lengthy talks by Mr. Jones, Williams, Childs, Shea, Pensil, and members of council on enforcing the Bathing Ordinance.  The majority were in favor of enforcement.

Jan 4, 1932 - Reorganization of Council, as the current Council considered  the last General Election of Luzerne County held Nov. 3rd, 1931 was illegal; in that the four Councilmen were at the time elected by such procedure that was in direct controvention of the General Borough Act of 1927.  As such, the Borough Council declared that no newly elected members were properly elected, and that they must hold over until such proper election takes place.

1933 - President Herbert Hoover leaves office, and is succeeded by Franklin D. Roosevelt.   Prohibition is ended in the U.S. by a 73% repeal vote.

July 11, 1933 - Borough Council moves to apply for federal aid, to be used for the construction of streets.

Sept 6, 1934 - Council to act upon the request of the State Highway Department relative to acceptance of Ordinance to control routes #40024 and #40026.

July 3, 1935 - Council decision to give the Road Foreman a list of unemployed men and give them turns as to work on the road.

Aug 1, 1935 - Burgess report Peddler's License monies:
            Clayton Patterson (Butterine).............................$12.50
            Huntington (Dairy)..............................................$12.50
            John Alias (Greens).............................................$12.50
            Sirkis Mike (Greens)..........................................$6.50
            R. J. Kutz (Baker)...............................................$12.50
            N. Elias Decker (Greens)...................................$8.50
            N. G. Brall (Meats).............................................$12.50

Nov 7, 1935 - Council approves plans by H. R. Draper for project regarding Borough Road from County Highway to Nuangola Lake -- that the Works Progress Administration, District #2, Luzerne County, be requested to furnish the labor and supervision such under no circumstances to be applied to other works than the project, and that the Borough Council furnish tools, materials, supplies, and equipment.  H. R. Draper to be the certifying officer responsible to the Works Progress Administration.

Aug 6, 1936 - Payment of bills for equipment: clay picks, pick handles, sledge hammer handles, 6lb hammer, 5lb hammer, 3 garden rakes, 1 wheelbarrow, & 3 sprinkling cans - $22.95.  Also, the second half of May Payroll to be paid (21 persons) - $809.05

Dec 3, 1936 - Council to grant the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the right to adopt and acquire a certain unimproved public dirt road.

Feb 4, 1937 - The Committee on Fire Protection reported that they had met with Newport Township Council, and had come to an agreement with them relative to the giving of fire protection to the Borough.

July 2, 1938 - The Borough asked the Luzerne Telephone Company's consent to install a fire alarm switching device in the Telephone Company's central office; and for the telephone operators, when advised of a fire, to actuate the device.

1939 - The Great Depression ends in the U.S., and the Second World War starts overseas.

May 22, 1939 - Committee to see Mr. Harry Williams of the W.P.A. about why Clarence Engler can not get the job as foreman on the project, and also if the committee can't get any satisfaction they would pursue the issue with Harrisburg officials.

Aug 3, 1939 - Solicitor to see the County Treasurer relative to the payment of Liquor Licenses now due the Borough.

Dec 8, 1939 - A Mr. Stanley Goliembieski, representing the N.Y.A., spoke with Council regarding a project for youths from 18-25 on North End Road, Borough to furnish a truck for transportation, tools, and supervision -- Street Committee to find out the differences between N.Y.A and W.P.A.

Jan 4, 1940 - Finance Committee empowered to pay bills to the extent of the money.  Report on N.Y.A and W.P.A. given, the Council finding that W.P.A. is less expensive to the Borough.

Mar 7, 1940 - Council to contact W.P.A. officials in Scranton to see if they can get some money transferred to a roller.  Council decision to switch banks as soon as possible, on account of current bank losing cancelled checks.

June 6, 1940 - Council decision to have the Dump Road cleaned up so it is passable for people to empty their cans.

Dec 5, 1940 - Secretary to write to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Highways & instruct them to plow and ash roads in the Borough.  Also request permission to put up speed limit signs.

June 5, 1940 - Officer to notify all motor boat operators to stay at least 20 feet from boats, canoes, and swimmers.

Sep 4, 1940 - Paperwork of North End Road presented for approval, due to the project being completed by the W.P.A.

Dec 7, 1941 - Japan attacks the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, bringing the U.S. fully into World War II.

Sep 3, 1942 - Council to give the Civil Defense Program the OK of the Borough to let them come in and organize.

Apr 1, 1943 - Letter received by Mr. Foster Storm stating that the W.P.A. project will be shut down April 1, 1943, due to operations being finished.

June 3, 1943 - Secretary to inform  Nanticoke Fire Company to ignore all calls for fire trucks, unless the orders come from Mr. Royal Stout, or Mr. Foster Storm, who are authorized by Council, and only from Nuangola Borough, and not from anyone outside Nuangola.

Apr 6, 1944 - Agreeement to purchase the premises at the corner of County Highway and Lake Avenue from the heirs of Elizabeth Raeder for the sum of Ten Hundred ($1000.00) dollars, for the purpose of providing premises which will later be used as a community center for the Borough.

Aug 3, 1944 - There was a talk about Pumpers, and about a chemical tank mounted on a LaFrance chassis, backed by the Nuangola Lake Association, if necessary, to purchase the equipment.  There was also talk about housing such equipment in the Lake Association garage at Mr. George Check's, to have Harold Rule act as the temporary Fire Chief, and to organize a Fire Company.

Dec 7, 1945 - Mr. Harold Rule to be paid $1.00 an hour for plowing snow.

Apr 1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage, and is succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.

June 5, 1945 - From the Treasurer's Report: Motor License Fund Balance $799.60

Aug 1945 - The United States drops the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, essentially ending the Second World War.  Japan officially surrenders on September 2, 1945.

July 3, 1947 - Secretary to write to the State Police in Shickshinny, requesting that they enforce the motor boat laws on Lake Nuangola, and to give it their immediate attention.

Sep 25, 1947 - Ordinance proposed to increase the indebtedness of the Borough by the amount of $15000.00 for the construction of a Community Building was voted down 2 to 4.

June 3, 1948 - In a discussion of blocking off Borough road on the North Side, a motion was entered by Mr. Foster Storm, seconded by Mr. Walter Reese to draw up an ordinance preventing the blocking of any Borough road without the consent of Council.  Motion was carried.

Sep 7, 1950 - Motion to authorize Atty's Shea and Teller to draw up proposed ordinance concerning zoning of Borough properties.

Apr 3, 1952 - The Committee reports that "if a newly elected Councilman fails to be sworn in and misses  the first meeting of his term, the Council can appoint someone else to fill the vacancy", and also reports "the Council cannot donate toward the purchase of a 'Stoker Unit' for the school building".

June 3, 1952 - The Borough grants permission to the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters to cut a fire-line from the corner of Vandermark Ave. and Lance St., traveling along Vandermark Ave. to the outlet of the lake.

Oct 2, 1952 - Decision made that Rent Control be continued in the Borough.

1953 - President Harry S. Truman leaves office, and is succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Mar 15, 1953 - Council accepted the invitation of Mr. Russell to deal with the Humane Society and to turn over to them any dogs the Council may deem advisable.

July 7, 1953 - Solicitor informs Council that the Borough has controlling rights at the end of public roads.

Mar 4, 1954 - A resolution for Voluntary surrender of administration of Public Health to the State Department of Health.

Sep 1, 1955 - Solicitor to contact Mr. James Gray concerning the annexation of his property to Nuangola Borough.

Dec 6, 1956 - Decision made to burn off the Borough Dump once a week on Mondays.

Aug 1, 1957 - The Safety Committee reported that no law enforcement was possible in the Borough unless a Justice of the Peace be appointed.

1958 - The Nuangola Volunteer Fire Department is organized and officially established.

June 4, 1959 - Report of several buildings ready to collapse.  Owners notified to remove them within 30 days or they will be removed by Council, with costs charged to the owners.

Aug 4, 1960 - Site used as Borough Dump to be purchased from Glen Alden Corp. for the sum of $1500.00

1961 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower leaves office, and is succeeded by John F. Kennedy.

May 4, 1961 - Report from Department of Forests & Water: The dam at the outlet of the lake is being raised and lowered by residents to suit their fancy & suggests a permanent structure but cannot supply funds.  Any group or individual found tampering with the dam is subject to prosecution.

June 1, 1961 - Lake Association requests a Sunday swimming curfew enforced, and in return will police all motor boats.  Council agrees to enforce swimming curfew if the Lake Association can do something about the boats.

Aug 3, 1961 - Request by Council to the State to remove some of the beavers, as they obstruct the lake outlet and cause property damage.

Aug 2, 1962 - Request by Council to the Department of Forests and Water, and the Fish Commission to inspect properties of owners allegedly filling in the lake shore and changing the contours of the shoreline, causing a decrease in the size of the lake and destroying fish spawning areas.

May 2, 1963 - Purchase of book "This Is Luzerne County" from the League of Women Voters.

Nov 1963 - President John F. Kennedy is shot and killed by an assassin while traveling through Dallas, Texas, and was succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.

May 6, 1965 - First installment of State Aid received by the Borough, in the amount of $1587.51.

Feb 3, 1966 - Solicitor to inquire into the purchase or condemnation of the Arnold Smith plot of the Vandermark Estate.

Apr 7, 1966 - Request by Council to the Fish Commision to include Nuangola Lake in the stocking program.

Sept 1, 1966 - Mr. Luther Kaiser requested that Council appoint him Patrolman to enforce motor boat laws.  The legality of this was questioned, but the Mayor was instructed to swear him in.

Nov 3, 1966 - Mr. Matt Leib requested permission of Council to cut a trench across Van Avenue to lay an underground power cable leading to his development at Laurel Lakes.  Permission was granted, with the understanding that the street surface would be restored and Council would assume no liability.

Apr 6, 1967 - A request was received by Council from the Department of Health, that Council appoint someone to enforce new septic tank laws.  Secretary instructed to contact Mr. Leib requesting immediate action on the restoration of the road over the trench on Van Ave.

July 6, 1967 - Mr. Luther Kaiser appointed as Sanitation Officer to enforce the new septic tank laws.  A Special Meeting was called for the next day to discuss a Beautification Program, and also to discuss fire and health hazards.

Nov 2, 1967 - Decision made to accept all roads deeded by Mr. C. P . Storm to the Borough.  The roads accepted are Myers Street, Ridge Street, Bridge Street, and End Street.

Jan 4, 1968 - State puts Sewage Act 537 into effect.  This act gives the County the authority to act on behalf of a municipality.

Oct 3, 1968 - Zoning officer instructed not to accept and applications for new buildings until the On-Lot Septic System has been approved.

1969 - President Lyndon B. Johnson leaves office, and is succeeded by Richard Nixon.

June 5, 1969 - Council gives authority to Luzerne County to do the planning for the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act #241.

Apr 6, 1970 - Resolution passed allowing for the awarding of an exclusive contract to haul garbage and refuse from the Borough to Miller & Miller.

May 7, 1970 - The Borough Dump is declared closed.

Aug ?, 1970 - Mr. Allen Stephen of the PA Department of Health has taken steps to check the condition of the lake in regard to pollution, and will use all legal means to force persons to accept dye-testing of wastewater systems.

Sept 10, 1970 - Mr. Louis Konopelski and Mr. Vic Giannone, representing the Laurel Lakes Homeowners Association, discussed with Council the possibility of annexing Laurel Lakes Village to Nuangola Borough.  A Mr. Yarmel raised questions at the meeting on what could be done to stop construction of dwellings without sanitary facilities.     The Board of Review hands down a decision in favor of the Borough on land condemned for Project 70; owners to have 30 days to file an appeal.  The land was valued at $3500.00.

Oct 1, 1970 - Solicitor reported that prosecution of Ordinances is no longer the responsibility of the Mayor, but of the local Magistrate.

Nov 5, 1970 - Motion made to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow use of the Cross property for a delicatessen.  Solicitor reported action on Project 70 scheduled to go to court.

** More Coming Soon ** Data from 1970-present must be researched from the original records... Current historical information will continue below.

Aug 9, 1974 - President Nixon resigns from office, after pressure of impeachment following the "Watergate" scandal. He is succeeded by his Vice President, Gerald Ford.

Jan 20, 1977 - President Gerald Ford leaves office, after being defeated by his opponent Jimmy Carter in the presidential election. Carter's speech on Inaguration Day began by thanking former President Ford for his service to the country.

Jan 20, 1981 - President Jimmy Carter leaves office, after being defeated by his opponent Ronald Reagan in the presidential election.

Mar 30, 1981 - President Reagan is shot by John Hinckley Jr, in front of the Washington Hilton Hotel. Three others (Presidential Press Secretary James Brady, Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy, and Metropolitan Police Officer Thomas Delahanty), were also hit in the attack. President Reagan survives (the bullet narrowly missed hitting his heart), and even managed to joke with his doctors within hours of the shooting.

Jan 20, 1989 - President Ronald Reagan steps down after two terms as President, following the election of his Vice President, George Bush.

Jan 15, 1991 - Following conflicts in Kuwait (invasion by Iraq on Aug. 2, 1990), Kuwaiti requests for assistance , and attempts at "peacekeeping" by US forces in the Gulf, Iraqi forces fail to heed the UN deadline for withdrawal, and military attacks follow. The conflict is named the "Gulf War". Allied attacks begin on Jan 17. The first American air attacks are launched on Jan. 18 from Turkey.

Feb 28, 1991 - A cease-fire declared in the Gulf War takes effect at 8AM. Most POW's are released on March 5, and a victory parade is held in Washington on June 8.

Jan 20, 1993 - President Bush leaves office, after being defeated by his opponent, William Clinton, in the presidential election.

Jan 20, 2001 - President Clinton steps down after two terms as President (marred by a scandal that nearly resulted in his impeachment), following the election of his opponent, George W. Bush (son of former 41st President George Bush).

Sept 11, 2001 - Terrorists hijack four US passenger planes, and crash them into the World Trade Center's twin towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed down in a semiwooded area in Pennsylvania; the plane may have been intended for the White House, but was brought down after passengers confronted the hijackers. Over 3000 lives are lost, and damages from the attacks are estimated at nearly $100 billion. The true costs may never be known.

Oct 5, 2001 - Pennsylvania's Governor Tom Ridge is appointed as head of the 'Office of Homeland Security' by President George W. Bush.  He is sworn in to his new office on Oct. 8, 2001.  His former position as PA Governor is assumed by his Lieutenant Governor Mark Schweiker.

2002 - The US continues it's "War on Terrorism", following the 09/11 attacks, and subsequent attacks using anthrax biological toxins. Terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden, among others, are pursued as being responsible for the attacks.

Sept 4, 2002 - President Bush issues a proclamation that September 11 of each year shall be known as "Patriot Day", a day of vigil and remembrance. This was decided pursuant to a joint resolution of Congress approved Dec. 18, 2001. This resolution was signed into law by President George Bush, as Public Law 107-89.