PRESS PHOTOS BY JIM WEBER Local students are ready to help during a Whitehall Township recycling event, held June 26 on the Whitehall-Coplay School District campus, MacArthur and Mechanicsville roads. Responsible Recycling Services supported the effort.

Robert Miller, of the Whitehall Historical Preservation Society, assists in the recycling effort by supplying helpers with well-deserved beverages.

Whitehall Township Mayor Michael Harakal Jr. directs vehicle traffic as it winds through the campus and checks residents' IDs. The event was for township residents only.