CLEARFIELD, Pa. — Family, friends and community members gathered at the Raftsman Memorial Park on Saturday to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Novey Recycling. The event was also a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the River Walk, a project made possible in part by the Novey family through their donation of land.
In 2015, Gladys Novey “recycled” the land to Clearfield Borough to create a future park. The construction of the Clearfield Riverwalk and Raftsman Memorial Park, spearheaded by Clearly Ahead Development on the former Novey site, occurred in 2016 and has been well-received by the community.
Over the past 10 years the park has hosted nearly 100,000 visits. According to data provided by Visit Clearfield County and Clearly Ahead the park has entertained over 9,200 visits from 4,100 visitors in 2025 alone.
Special guest speakers for the celebration event included Dr. Martin Novey and his sister Alane Novey Seidel, Novey Recycling Operations Manager, Mike Boal; Rep. Dallas Kephart, Clearfield County Commission, Tim Winters and CEO of Clearly Ahead Development and President of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association, Rob Swales.
Read more on the history of Novey Recycling here.
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Alane Seidel, Tim Winters and Dr. Martin Novey 
Alane Seidel and Dr. Martin Novey 
Dr. Martin Novey, Alane Seidle, Jack Woolridge and Renee Woolridge 
Helen Boal (Mike Butler) 
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Rob Swales, Alane Novey Seidel, Dr. Martin Novey, Mike Boal, Rep. Dallas Kephart and Commissioner Time Winters 
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Alane Seidel, Dr. Martin Novey and Mike Boal
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Dr. Martin Novey, Alane Seidle, Jack Woolridge and Renee Woolridge -
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Rob Swales, Alane Novey Seidle, Dr. Martin Novey, Mike Boal, Rep. Dallas Kephart and Commissioner Time Winters -
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