Carbon County's summer programs are getting ready to begin.

On Thursday, the commissioners approved a number of hires associated with the Liquid Fuels Summer Program and Mauch Chunk Lake Park.Both programs hire students for the summer to do a variety of tasks throughout the county.Liquid Fuels Summer Program• Jesse J. Breiner and Thomas A. Youngkin, both of Lehighton, effective May 23.• Christopher J. Weber of Summit Hill, effective May 25.• Jacob Newton of Jim Thorpe and Jacob R. Snyder of Nesquehoning, effective May 31.• Anthony J. Micholik of Lansford, effective June 2.• Brian A. Fisher, Matthew M. Hudicka, Christopher A. Santore Jr., and Samuel A. Stanko, all of Nesquehoning; Anthony J. Greco of Lansford; Nathan J. Miller of Summit Hill; and Robert Pressler of Weatherly, effective June 6.• Anthony R. Collevechio of Summit Hill and Jeffrey C. Thomas of Jim Thorpe, effective June 13.Summer laborers• Lifeguards, Mauch Chunk Lake Park: Kasaundra L. Barclay and Elena R. Beckett, both of Lehighton; Jacob F. DeMatto of Summit Hill; Samantha R. McCarthy of Coaldale; and Danielle R. Spillman of Jim Thorpe, effective May 28.• Coordinator, Liquid Fuels Summer Program: Emily E. Kattner of Jim Thorpe, effective May 23.• Summer supervisor, Liquid Fuels Summer Program: Robert J. Bevich of Summit Hill, effective May 20.• Summer laborer, Buildings and Grounds: Patrick E. Crowley of Jim Thorpe, effective June 6; and Adam J. Nevenglosky of Nesquehoning, effective May 16.Changes of status• Clair C. Breiner of Lehighton, from temporary parking attendant, county parking; to summer supervisor, Liquid Fuels Summer Program and temporary parking attendant, county parking, effective May 20.• Bernard J. Newhard of Jim Thorpe, from temporary parking attendant, county parking; to summer supervisor, Liquid Fuels Summer Program and temporary parking attendant, county parking, effective May 20.Other personnel actions• Resignation: Thomas J. Grant Jr. of Jim Thorpe, law clerk, court administration, effective Aug. 31.• Resignation: Valerie H. Stuart of Albrightsville, part-time dispatcher, communications center, effective May 11.• Sheriff appointment: Scott A. Gillespie of Lehighton, special deputy sheriff, effective May 16.• Internship: Hannah Bartron of Lehighton, Kutztown University student majoring in social work, Area Agency on Aging, from May 31 to Aug. 12.