Coming Events

FRIDAY, MARCH 17—Storytime, 4:30 p.m., Weatherly Area Community Library, sign up 570-427-5085

MONDAY, MARCH 20—Community Outreach by Rep. Michael Cabell’s office, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., White Haven Borough Building, 312 Main Street

SATURDAY, MARCH 25—Easter Egg Hunt, 1 p.m., Eurana Park, Weatherly, register at 570-578-8005 or 570-582-9298

SATURDAY, APRIL 1—Easter Egg Hunt, 1 p.m., Lehigh Park, White Haven, register on White Haven Police Department’s Facebook page

SATURDAY, APRIL 1—Food Truck Frenzy, 12-6 p.m., Crestwood High School Parking Lot

SATURDAY, APRIL 8—Main Street Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 243 Main Street, White Haven

SUNDAY, APRIL 9—Breakfast, 8 a.m.-Noon, VFW Post 6615, White Haven

SATURDAY, MAY 13—Main Street Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 243 Main Street, White Haven

SUNDAY, MAY 28—Memorial Day Parade & Gathering in the Park, White Haven

FRIDAY, JUNE 2—Graduation, 6 p.m., Weatherly Area High School

SATURDAY, JUNE 10—Main Street Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 243 Main Street, White Haven

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 10 & 11—Weatherly HillClimb

SATURDAY, JULY 8—Main Street Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 243 Main Street, White Haven

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9—Car Show, Lehigh Park, White Haven

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 & 10— Weatherly HillClimb

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13—Weatherly Area Community Library Auction preview night, 6-8 p.m., Packer Township Building

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14—Weatherly Area Community Library Auction, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Packer Township Building

I was also able to do some work on last week’s Journal of the Pocono Plateau and this week’s Journal-Herald. Being let out of the hospital on Thursday was an incredible joy. Freedom! The opportunity to get back to eating normally, to be in my own bed, and to be with our dogs. Still, it was tough to adjust for the first two days, basically spent at home healing up from the incision made for the surgery attempt. As of today, things seem to be healing well. I’ll know better when I’m down to Philly later this month for a post-surgery review and a planning session. There’s likely another surgery try in August.

As I finish this writing, outside a Nor’easter blows snow around. We are lucky to be on the western edge. Towards the eye of this, there’s a foot and more of wet snow. I’m watching weather in Worcester, MA, hoping they don’t get hit too hard as the eye was near Cape Cod early on Tuesday afternoon.

At the same time, there’s crazy snow and rainy weather happening in California. For example, Mammoth Mountain reports getting over 560 inches so far which means skiing to at least the 4th of July. The Donner Ski Ranch, up high near the pass and not far from Interstate 80, shows a report that there will be two to three feet of snow through Wednesday from this current storm. Just down the road and downhill at Boreal, just off Interstate 80, they expected over an inch of rain.

We are sharing a nice photo of an eagle, taken by a photographer Joe Ebert (website in InletPhoto.com) with its prey, on a farm field in Lehigh Township.

We had a Keith McCall sighting, as we saw the former state representative dining in Hazleton last week. We had a nice talk, and shared memories.

During the week, we watched WBS Penguins games on AHL-TV. We cheered our guys during the rare goals and generally just commenting on good hockey plays, mostly done by the opposing teams. We lost all three games, often by pulling our goalie in the hopes of closing a one-point gap, and then letting them score one or two more goals.

This week, on the 17th, the Atlantic Division’s number 2 team, the Utica Comets, will be our opponent here in Wilkes-Barre. Our Penguins are at the bottom of our own division. A win against Utica would be a big deal.

This coming Saturday and Sunday is the Eagle Shows gun show at Split Rock Resort’s convention hall. I hope to attend on Saturday as I’ve got more shopping to do.

March Madness is here. Have fun with picking winners, and cheering your favorites. I’m still a UConn Lady Huskies fan they won the Big East Tournament last week and have added depth. The NCAA Hockey Tournament is underway. There is a set of regional games at the PPL Center, admission includes two games each, Friday, March 24 and Sunday, the 26th. Saturday, March 25 is the free Sportsmen’s and Outdoor Festival at Penn Forest Township #1’s fire hall. It is worth the drive from White Haven or Weatherly (White Haven down Turnpike, then down/south on Route 903, Weatherly Route 93 down Broad Mountain, then east on Route 209, then north on Route 903).

The Railriders are slated to begin their season at home in Moosic on the 31st, April 1 and 2. So think about a warm summer’s evening at the ballpark while snow shoveling.

To you all, wishes to keep healthy.