Doors open at 5:30pm, Lecture begins at 6:30pm

Spend the evening sampling the best wine our region has to offer while enjoying a presentation by Joe Lichtinger and Steve Lencer. They will discuss the recent funding received from the IIJA will provide the State of PA millions of dollars to begin to plug thousands of abandoned and orphan oil and gas wells across Pennsylvania. Joe has been a geologist at the Department of Environmental Protection for 15 years, all in the oil and gas program. Prior he worked 10 years for a private engineering firm in York, Pennsylvania.

Joe has a B.S. degree in geology and a M.S. degree in applied geology. Steve has been an inspector supervisor for 13 years, and an inspector for two (2) years, all in the oil and gas program with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Prior Steve worked for three (3) years with a conventional oil and gas drilling / service company, for 10 years operating and managing a landfill and hauling company in Leeper, Pennsylvania and three (3) years in surface coal mine operations in Northwest PA. $10 admission includes a lecture, wine samples, and appetizers. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m.