The popular Noxen Volunteer Fire Company Rattlesnake Roundup has been added to the list of events that have been canceled this year due to COVID-19.
“It’s not something we took lightly. We had postponed, hoping to still get it in in late July. It’s just not in the cards,” Chief Lew Hackling of the Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, said.
The competition is usually held in June. Hackling says they were able to follow COVID-19 population restrictions because the event took place on under 20 acres of space. It was canceled to help stop the spread of the virus, especially with the uptick of COVID-19 cases.
“First and foremost is the health and welfare of not only the attendees but the volunteers. We have a couple hundred volunteers that come out just for the weekend,” Hackling said.