The Jim Thorpe Lions Club, in a letter sent to borough council last week, announced its decision to terminate a caretaker agreement for the historic Asa Packer Mansion, which it had overseen for the l.
A month after a Jim Thorpe Borough Council decision to leave management of the Asa Packer Mansion in the hands of the Jim Thorpe Lions Club led to a mass tour guide resignation, the popular attraction.
The historic Asa Packer Mansion in Jim Thorpe is set to usher in a new era without the veteran guides who have shared its stories for the last several decades.
On the day after the town’s borough coun.
The Jim Thorpe Lions Club will remain the sole caretakers and administrators of the Asa Packer Mansion for at least the remainder of the calendar year after a 5-1 vote by borough council Thursday nigh.
Less than a month ago, state legislators gathered in Jim Thorpe to celebrate $300,000 in grant money secured for major repairs to the Asa Packer Mansion, including a roof replacement.
Now, one of the .