OAKS PA – Adults, kids, and grandkids can bounce their day away, and expend their energy, during two amusement-filled weekends in Oaks.

Big Bounce America is an inflatable park of more than 50,000 square feet in size, and includes what is billed as “the World’s Largest Bounce House.” It will open June 27-28 (Saturday and Sunday), and July 3-5 (Friday to Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily on the fairgrounds at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Ave., Oaks PA.

“This isn’t your average weekend outing,” its promoters proclaim. The “inflatable adventure” also includes a 900-foot obstacle course, giant slides, ball pits, climbing towers, sports challenges, and immersive themed zones, it says. The action will be accompanied by live disc jockeys and a “dance party atmosphere.”

Tickets are currently available for purchase online. A one-day (8-hour) admission pass costs $29 each for children (ages 1-15) and guardian bouncers. A visitor pass for non-bouncers costs $5.

Additionally, Big Bounce America will offer a 3-hour (6-9 p.m.) adults-only session pass for $39; anyone age 16 and older will qualify for it. Non-bounce visitor passes also are available for it, also for $5.

Photo provided by the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

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Local Counties Receiving PA Shale Gas Funds

HARRISBURG PA – Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties will benefit from a total of more than $1.9 million in funding from natural gas impact fees distributed Tuesday (June 16, 2026) by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

The local payments are a portion of an overall $243.8 million the commission collected during 2025 from natural gas producers.

Pennsylvania Act 13 of 2012 requires producers to pay fees on what are called “unconventional gas wells.” The wells are most often related to the extraction of gas from shale deposits. The commission is annually responsible for sending those revenues to the counties, some townships and boroughs, and in some cases to state programs.

Act 13 money collected last year is headed to Montgomery County in the amount of $893,637; to Chester, $569,959; and to Berks, $446,332.

“This funding continues to provide meaningful support for our communities,” says 131st House District Rep. Milou Mackenzie. She represents the Montgomery County residents of East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg, and Red Hill boroughs, and Marlborough, Salford, and Upper Hanover townships.

Once distributed, the revenues can be used locally for infrastructure upgrades, public safety needs, environmental projects, and to enhance residents’ quality of life.

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