Journal of the Pocono Plateau, Late June, 2023

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Pocono Mountain Odyssey of the Mind teams earn high marks on World stage

The results are in, and Pocono Mountain School District’s teams earned worldwide recognition in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University over Memorial Day Weekend.

Pocono Mountain’s teams, two from PM East Junior High School and one from PM East High School, earned recognition among their peers from across the United States and around the world by placing 3rd in Problem 5, The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division II, 5th in Problem 1 Pirates and the Treasure Division II, and 9th in Problem 5 The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division III.

“We are very proud of all of our teams who competed in Odyssey of the Mind this year, and exceptionally proud of our three teams who went to the World Finals and showcased their amazing

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talents on the world stage,” said Dr. Catherine Sweeney, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. The theatrical problem team from PM East Junior High made it all the way onto the winners’ podium by placing 3rd out of 65 teams for Problem 5, The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division II. The team, consisting of 8th graders Jenna Pyke, Alorah Badman, Camille Hubbs, Declan Angulo and 7th graders Hayden Christman and Sophia Hernandez and coached by Teacher Advisors, Jennifer Fiore and Galen Smith, earned the highest score of any team in the Problem 5 competition in the long-term problem and style portions of their team scores. The team was also the top finishing team

Two teams from Pocono Mountain East Junior High School competed at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals at Michigan State University over Memorial Day weekend. The teams earned 3rd and 5th place in the competition that included teams from across the United States and around the World. See ODYSSEY, page 2

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from the United States in this Problem and Division at the World Finals. The students competed against teams from across the United States and international teams from Poland, China, Hong Kong and South Korea. This is the highest finish of a Pocono Mountain Odyssey of the Mind team at the World Finals, since the district first began offering the program as an after-school activity for students in 2007.

“It was so amazing to be recognized as the 3rd place team in the world and the first in the United States,” said Hayden Christman. “It was a dream to cross the

stage in front of thousands of people representing countries from all over the world but the best part was working together with my friends to make it there.”

The vehicle problem team from PM East Junior High School earned 5th place in Problem 1, Pirates of the Treasure Division II out of 61 teams from around the world, including Switzerland, Japan, China, South Korea, Poland Mexico and Hong Kong. The team consisted of 8th graders Cole Clifford, Connor Smith, Lucas Angst, William Bock, Justice Cook, Julia Mancini and 7th grader Alissa Gilliland, and was coached by Teacher Advisors Mrs. Fiore and Mr. Smith.

“It was great to work as a

team to engineer a solution that allowed for another student and myself to ride on a homemade vehicle that cost less than $100,” said Cole Clifford. “We also built a vacuum that could pick up smaller props and a cannon that launched plastic bottles that the judges complimented us on. At the competition our performance went perfectly and the whole team did a great job. It was so nice to meet students from all over the country and the world. It was such a great experience and we were so grateful for this opportunity.”

The theatrical problem team from PM East High School placed 9th in Problem 5, The Most Dramatic Problem Ever!!! Division III out of 42 teams around the

world, including teams from Hong Kong and Germany. The East HS team consisted of Seniors Marisa DeLano, Emily Farley, Christopher Fisher, Katherine Gude, Jessica Rinaldi and Lauren Waldstein, and Freshman Kailey Clifford, and was coached by Teacher Advisor Kevin Semian.

“The team was very pleased with placing in the top ten at the World Finals. This team has been resilient all season, always ‘upping’ their game,” said Mr. Semian. “The team consisted of six seniors, for all but one, it was their first time competing at the World Finals. It was an amazing way for them to end their Odyssey of the Mind experience at East High School. I am so very proud of

all of them.”

The path to the World Finals includes intense regional and state competitions. Each team had to score high enough in their problem and division to advance from the Northeast PA competition to the Pennsylvania competition, and then repeat that success at the state competition to go to the World Finals.

“Through the years I’ve had the privilege to see the impact that OOTM has had on our students even after graduation,” said Mrs. Fiore. “Odyssey of the Mind truly prepares students for tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities by fostering a diligent work ethic, creative problem solving, confidence, and leadership skills.

See ODYSSEY, page 3

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Some of our proud alumni include research scientists, educators, computer engineers at Google, and

a chief navigator for the United States Navy.”

Pocono Mountain School District offers Odyssey of the Mind as an after-school activity open to students in grades 4 to 12. Students try out to be part of these creative problem-solving teams. Each student brings their own individual talents to the team, which may

include mechanical or building skills, artistic skills, problem-solving skills, and many other Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) skills and talents needed to take on the challenges of the Odyssey of the Mind problems that change every year.

Flower Show & Plant Sale blooms July 8

The Pocono Garden Club’s popular Flower Show and Plant Sale is set for Saturday July 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 158 Fish Hill Road, Tannersville.

Titled “Lights on Broadway,” the show will feature floral arrangements, made by members, depicting Broadway show themes like “Lion King”, “Hamilton”, “Madame Butterfly”, “Jersey Boys”, “Romeo and Juliet” and others.

Samples of club members’ prized horticulture and houseplants will be on display.

All the entries will be judged the day before the show. Ribbons and judges’ comments offer insight into what makes an arrangement, specimen or plant particularly special.

Speakers

Speakers will be Pamela Hubbard at 11 a.m. on “A native pollinator garden”; Master Gardener Sharon Carey at noon, “Houseplant Questions and Answers”; and Jacki Lash Idler at 1, “Gone

to Pot With Herbs: Container Gardening With Herbs.”

Hubbard is a noted author, speaker, educator, garden coach and a specialist in English-style gardening. Born in England, Hubbard owns Pam’s English Cottage Gar-

den in Effort. She writes an award-winning blog, and her monthly newspaper articles, Gardening in the Poconos, earned a Garden Comm 2019 silver medal. Pamela, a master gardener emerita, is frequently asked to train new gardeners for Penn State Extension. Her gardens have received three blue ribbons from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and were featured in the Summer 2020 edition of Country Gardens Magazine.

Jacki Lash Idler, self-described “Plantaholic on the Road to Recovery,” lives and gardens in Belvidere, N.J., with her husband and two canine companions. She is a past president of the Po-

cono Herb Club and has held many positions in gardening organizations over 30 years. She has volunteered for numerous conservation groups and worked professionally in horticulture for more than 10 years. A gardener, plant enthusiast and environmental advocate, Idler grew up on “ancestral ground” in Denville, N.J.

Sharon Carey of Stroudsburg is a Master Gardener, longtime club member and former club officer who has extensive experience with all types of plants. She has spoken at past flower shows on such topics as creating a butterfly garden and gardening in a warming climate. She

See FLOWER SHOW, page 5

Peg Zukawski of Blakeslee teaches Jeanette Gupko of Tannersville how-to make a horizontal floral arrangement.

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also often gives educational programs at club meetings. This year, we will learn from her vast experience with houseplants.

Plant sale

The club’s extensive plant sale will be held throughout the day. A crowd favorite,

the Pocono-grown plant sale offers perennials, trees, shrubs, houseplants, herbs and more grown by club members and local friends in their own gardens and homes. Club members have been busily digging up and potting plants that have flourished in their own yards in hopes they will flourish in yours. This year’s offerings include curly willow, lilacs, Rose of Sharon, Shasta daisy, foxglove, hostas, lambs’ ear,

sedum, lilies, thyme, and many more.

The Marketplace offers assorted new and gently used garden- and plant-related items at bargain prices.

At the Tricky Tray silent auction, you can bid on a gamut of themed baskets. Door prizes, a raffle, bake sale and more complete the day. The winners for raffles and the silent auction will be announced at 3 p.m. Proceeds help support

the Garden of Giving, which grows fresh produce for food-insecure local people. The club also supports youth camp scholarships to Quiet Valley Living History Farm and the Monroe County Conservation District. In addition, the club provides a $1,000 scholarship to a horticultural student at the Monroe Career and Technical Institute for continued learning.

Admission is $4 for adults.

For more information on the show or the club, contact club President Nell Cadue at poconogardenclub@ gmail.com or visit the club’s Facebook page.

The Pocono Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of most months at the Monroe County Conservation District, 8050 Running Valley Road, Bartonsville. Membership is $15 per year. Guests are welcome at meetings.

Seth’s Sightings

On our way home from enjoying a meal in Bethlehem as part of Downtown Bethlehem Restaurant Week last Sunday, we drove into the sunset. The day had been damp. We’d driven through a thunderstorm to get to our destination, and now, as light faded, there were fantastic cloud formations rising up from the dense woods that we could see off in the distance. Some of these formations hugged the hillside, making for wispy white blankets reaching up toward the ridge tops.

One of the more interesting was a version of this as we came through the Lehigh River gap near Palmerton while driving Route 248. The clouds hugged the base of the mountain, and then

rose slightly, it seemed, to let the Turnpike tunnel road in. The glow of the tunnel lights illuminated the bottom of the clouds, and then out towards our direction across the river.

At the Palmerton Gap, the Appalachian Trail comes down to the road. We noted that the heavy rains had washed a substantial amount of stone from the trail out onto the roadway. There must have been a gulleywasher, as there was debris all along the roadside for about a quarter mile.

It looks like we’ll be seeing more thunderstorms through the week.

For sightings, Ruth and I spotted a doe and her daysold fawn on the hillside overlooking Big Boulder. Other

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critters include a healthy, tubby porcupine, groundhogs of all sizes, a turkey and the first of summer’s fireflies. On one of our evening rides home from White Haven, driving after dark, I sighted a fox seated at a little opening at the bottom of a tree. We’d slowed to see a deer pass when I sighted the fox, sitting or standing there, thinking it was well hidden. It was watching the deer, paying no mind at all to us.

It’s also the season for wildflowers. We are seeking to identify an orange/red bell-like flower with a yellow accent that we sighted. There’s joy in sighting thick stands of flowering mountain laurel, including Routes 940 and 534. It’s a good year for the laurel bloom.

On our ride into the office on Monday we drove through a hailstorm. Our sure-footed Kia encountered some trouble in deep spots of water.

Congratulations to Ross Chastain for his NASCAR win at Nashville – celebrated with his signature watermelon smash. Also of note, U. of Florida put on an offensive show versus L.S.U. in the men’s college world series –24-3.

This weekend we are planning to see The Complete Works of Shakespeare, Abridged, Revised, Again, performed outdoors at the PA Shakespeare Festival (so no rain, please). We’ll include a farmers’ market stop on our

way.

Next weekend, along with the Briggs Farm Blues Festival Friday and Saturday, we’ll do some blueberry picking out towards Berwick. Mid-month we plan to take a trip for an evening at the Benton Rodeo, and also enjoy an afternoon at the Pow Wow in Drums.

Looking far out, we plan to see more performances at the PA Shakespeare Fest, some of the shows of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival, and attend all the races at NASCAR weekend at Pocono Raceway.

It’s going to be a busy as summer gets into full swing. Good health to all…

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Free live entertainment continues on the Plateau

Join us as we jazz up July. The 2023 Pocono Mountain Summer Concert Series continues with award winning singer and song writer Beth Goldwater on Sunday, July 16 at 7 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Blakes.ee.

Beth Goldwater has performed original compositions and jazz standards across the United States and throughout Europe, bringing depth and emotion to every performance. After being named Best New Artist by WSTW in 2013, Beth has played for The House of Blues in Hollywood, The Blue Moon in Seattle, Chris’s Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, and World Cafe Live in Wilmington, Delaware where she opened for Suzanne Vega.

Beth’s song, L’Amour Fou, was featured in the documentary film, Hawk, and

her composition The Ravine can be heard in the Indy horror film Slew Hampshire and at Sundance 2016. Mark your calendar and join us as Beth entertains us with standards from the ‘Great American Songbook’.

Faith Lutheran Church in Blakeslee is the proud host of the Pocono Mountain Summer Concert Series, bringing free family-friendly entertainment to our shared community for 20 years. Our Sunday evening performances are held rain or shine in the church sanctuary, and are supported through the generosity of our sponsors and free will offerings from our audiences. Don’t miss the rest of our 2023 Season featuring Better Together at 7 p.m. on August 13 and

Michael Lewis at 3 p.m. on September 17.

Faith Lutheran Church is located at 550 Route 940, Blakeslee, 1 mile east of Blakeslee Corners and 6 miles west of Pocono Pines next to Matirko Hardware. GPS users enter 550 Route 940, Pocono Lake, PA for

best directions. The venue is air-conditioned and fully accessible to persons with disabilities. For more information, call 570-646-0309, visit www.faithlutheranblakeslee. org and like us on Facebook at Faith Lutheran Church, Blakeslee PA.

From opera to disco, Pocono Mountains Music Festival has it all

The Pocono Mountains Music Festival 14th season will feature six musical performances and three “audience extra” special events.

The 14th season will launch July 20 with The Line Up hosted by NYC’s Susie Mosher at Buck Hill Falls Tennis Tea venue. This wild, anything goes variety show, spotlights professional and local vocalists providing a taste of what’s to come at the Festival.

Disco Inferno – a 70s Celebration rocks the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on July 21. It’s a groovy night of the hottest disco hits with a cast of

New York’s top performers singing, dancing, and celebrating disco days and boogie nights.

Weekend one of the Festival continues with Christine Andreas, Live and In Concert on Saturday, July 22 at Pocono Mountain East High School, Swiftwater. Audiences will experience this performance in an intimate, on stage setting perfect for Ms. Andreas “distinctive and gorgeous” voice.

Sunday, July 23 brings the elegance of Bridgerton to Skytop Lodge with Tea and Symphony – An Elegant Tea and Classical Music Afternoon. Dainty savories,

scones with clotted cream and jam, and luscious sweets are accompanied by a live performance of classical music and opera selected to complement this very sophisticated afternoon.

Fans of country music won’t want to miss Country Music with the Pocono Pops! Orchestra at the Sherman on Friday, July 28. It’s a toetapping evening filled with the glory of country music from classics of the 1950s all the way up to the hottest contemporary hits.

We close on Saturday, July 29 with the raise-theroof showcase, The Room Where It Happens! starring the student artists of our Performing Arts Camp Experience. This concert always brings the audience to its feet.

New this season are Audience Extras celebrating the Performing Arts in our highly talented Pocono community, a local author, and an exclusive

experience for donors. Pocono Performs! on Monday, July 24 brings companies from The Shawnee Playhouse, Rebel Stages, and In2YouArts to the Sherman to perform highlights from each of their summer productions. Tuesday, July 25 we invite donors to a behindthe-scenes look at our Performing Arts Camp

Experience – Behind the Curtain. Our very own book club, Pocono Page Turners, meets on Wednesday, July 26 at the Barrett Paradise Friendly Library to discuss local author Susan Jordan’s delightful mystery, The Case of the Carousel Killer. Sue’s book will be brought to life with performances by local vocalists and actors.

The Pocono Mountains Music Festival is proud to be recognized for its ongoing support of the performing arts and commitment to the student artists of the Poconos. We’re thrilled to

perform in venues across Monroe County with a season spanning a broad mix of musical genres. We invite all ages to join us July 20 – 29 to experience our spectacular 14th season. For tickets and more information, go to http:// www.poconofest.org

About The Pocono Mountains Music Festival. Originally founded in 2009 as the Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival by Buck Hill resident, David S. Mazza, M.D., the Festival has presented world-class performers from a wide range of performing arts disciplines. The mission of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival, together with its Performing Arts Camp is to engage world-class talent from all musical genres to entertain, enrich and educate.

Local Native American group to hold Pow-Wow

The Native American organization, The Wyoming Trail Council of Pennsylvania’s Native Americans, will be hosting a Pow-Wow on July 16 and 17 at Camp Rotawanis in Drums near the town of St. Johns. This event is open to

the public and will run from 10 a.m. till TBD on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with grand entry at Noon both days.

American Indians of many tribes will be representing their style of ancient and modern dance

while wearing the beautiful regalia associated with the various dances and tribal customs. Grand entry begins with all dancers entering the dance arena led by flag bearers carrying the American flag, POW/ MIA flags and Native American staffs and flags representing the different Indian nations and groups attending. Following the flags will be the head male and female dancer who lead all the dancers.

The second dance of grand entry is a flag song with the purpose of saluting or honoring the flags, and the final song of grand entry is the veterans dance honoring all veterans of all races throughout all the conflicts in American history. At

the start of this dance all veterans from the public are invited into the circle to be honored at this time.

At the conclusion of grand entry, the entire day’s dancing will commence with many different dances performed, some of which are old traditional style, some social dances, and many throughout the day that the public is invited to participate in. There will be a hoop dancer.

All around the dance circle will be Native American vendors selling their beautiful hand crafts which usually include blankets, furs, jewelry, knifes and art, and of course food vendors with various native and other foods, as well as a tomahawk throw.

Proceeds of the event will benefit Camp Rotawanis and the Wyoming Trail Council.

Pow-Wow signs will be posted leading the public to the camp from Mtn Top exit of Rt I-80 to 309 S to the Saint Johns Road or 309 N from Hazleton to Saint Johns Road.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Pets must be on a leash. No drugs or alcohol are permitted on the grounds.

For more information or to make donations, contact Jeff Yellow Fox 570-764-7344. Donations can also be mailed to WSM at 292 Buck Mt Rd, Weatherly, PA 18255. Make checks payable to WSM.

Police Beat

Between May 12 and 19, the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department underwent its 5th Accreditation Assessment by the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (PLEAC). The assessment team analyzed from June of 2020 to June of this year the 139 standards that encompass recommended best practices within a law enforcement agency. This involves an assessment team of career law enforcement professionals evaluating the policies and operations through data submission and a physical inspection. The PMRPD had to demonstrate and show proof that the 139 best practice standards are policy and are being followed.

The Department has previously been accredited in 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, and now 2023. Given that this is the 5th Re-Accreditation, the PMRPD will be recommend-

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ed for Premier Accreditation Status at the quarterly PLEAC Meeting held during the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Conference in July. Only 28 of 1207 Pennsylvania Police Agencies hold Accredited Premier status.

6-12, PMRPD is looking for a red SUV with red and blue police-style lights whose driver was trying to stop motorists on Route 447 in the Canadensis area. The SUV may be an older Ford Escape or a pickup with a cap, and has an out-of-state license. Anyone who has information is asked to call PMRPD HQ at (570) 8952400.

6-10, a pair of Towamensing Trails property owners, 58 and 34, got into a property line dispute and PA State PoliceFern Ridge was called. Troopers sorted things out, citing both for harassment –for threatening to harm each other.

A 38 y/o Albrightsville driver suffered a medical incident while driving Twisted Oak Lane on Effort Mountain at 8 p.m. on 6-7. He ended up backing his car into the woods some 40 feet in before his bumper hit a tree. A passer-by went to see if he was okay, and found the driver unresponsive then woke him up. The driver did not know how he got there, or who he was. LV-Pocono West End ambulance arrived as did West End VFC. The EMS unit took the man to LVHospital-Pocono for evaluation. The car was able to be driven out.

6-6, a pair of Sierra View property owners, 45 and 43, got into a property line dispute and PSP was called. Troopers sorted things out, citing both for harassment, and one for taking his neighbor’s property markers.

A report of a Megan’s Law violation came in to PSP-F on 6-16. The investigation that followed found that an

independent contractor was doing repairs for a property company in Chestnuthill, and he was using an alias. The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office made the man update his registration info in lieu of charges, and also list the property company as someone he works for.

Someone left a loaded pistol at the St. Luke’s clinic in Brodheadsville the afternoon of 6-19.

PSP-F was called to a Jackson Twp. home regarding an unresponsive 71 y/o woman. Investigation determined she died at the scene, and she was pronounced dead by the Monroe County Coroner – 5-15.

The Plateau is not HIGH enough for some

There were a few DUIs and a DUI crash, plus stops where marijuana was present.

An 18 y/o had his license suspended, then modified and a vehicle interlock device installed (blow and you can go if…). He was caught driving while drugged AND in possession of drugs.

Keeping

the Rubber Side down

6-13, 9:10 a.m., a 40 y/o Coal City, IL, driver on Interstate 80 east in Kidder Twp. hit a deer with his Transit van. No person was hurt.

6-4, 8:14 p.m., the driver of a Suzuki motorcycle hit a deer while on Toll Road on Effort Mtn. The cycle slid 80′ onto the shoulder, then caught fire. The cyclist fled. J&J Towing came and picked the bike up. PSP did not know if the cyclist was hurt.

5-27, 1 p.m., a WilkesBarre area driver eastbound on Interstate 80 in his

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Prius hit a deer. The impact disabled the car. No injuries were reported. The list includes some fender benders (turning violations that “turn” into crashes), plus a rearender on Route 209 in Brodheadsville.

Stealin’

6-24, a Sierra View, Effort Mountain man interviewed for a job online, and then was issued a check to deposit. He contacted PSP about a possible scam.

A 71 y/o Effort woman did get scammed by someone who contacted her on Facebook saying that they were holding a FedEx package for her and needed

gift cards for payments she bought two $800 total and provided the card information to the scammer.

6-20, PSP-F investigated a stolen (or lost) license plate from a vehicle parked on Marshall Lane in Chestnuthill Twp.

6-7, a 20 y/o Effort local used Zelle to send a $2,500 deposit towards an apartment rental, but there

was no apartment and she’s out the money.

Discovered 6-7, someone forced entry into a S. Sycamore Drive, Hickory Run Forest, Penn Forest Twp. summer cabin. Owner determined nothing was stolen.

5-29, thieves first stole security cameras from 293 Valley View Drive, then went back and broke in and ransacked the place. PSP is investigating and all help is welcome. Contact PSP-F HQ at (570) 646-2271.

5-20, a Jeep was stolen from Matts’ Garage in Effort reported to police at 1 p.m., and seen in Lansdale, PA, later that day. PSP is seeking information.

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Area Funerals

GRACE E. EVERETT

Grace E. Everett, 94, of Kunkletown, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Mrs. Bush’s Personal Care Home, Kunkletown.

She was the loving wife of the late Wilmer S. Everett. They celebrated 61 wonderful years of marriage together before his passing in 2011.

Born in Kunkletown, she was the daughter of the late Almer Kresge and the late Bertha (Hawk) Kresge.

Grace was a member of St. Matthew’s UCC in Kunkletown. She worked in the garment mill industry for 40 years as a sewing machine operator. She began working at the former Barson and Bishop Factory, and later went on to spend the rest of her career at Scotty’s Fashions.

Grace was great PA

Dutch baker and was an avid crocheter in her younger years. Most of all, she was a sweet, loving, and caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She will be deeply missed by all her friends and family.

She is survived by a son, Rodney “Butch” Everett; two daughters, Devoe Breinich and her husband Darryl, and Renee Rapa and her husband Frank; two brothers, Sterling Kresge and his wife Ellen, and Delbert Kresge and his wife Sandra; five sisters,

Cinderella Kresge, Esther Kuntzman, Betty Snyder and her husband David, Sandra Kresge, Darlene Beers and her husband Robert; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Wilber Kresge, and two sisters, Dorthea Kresge and LaRue Borger.

A viewing will be held on Friday, June 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Kresge Funeral Home, 1763 Route 209, Brodheadsville. Funeral services will follow at 7:30 with the Rev. Robin Fisher officiating. The cremated remains will be interred on a later date at the convenience of the family in St. Matthew’s Cemetery, Kunkletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Matthew’s UCC, 102 Church Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058.

www.kresgefuneralhome. com

GAYLE SHEILA DUNCAN

Gayle Sheila (Cornfeld)

Duncan, 89, of Long Pond passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in her home. Born in Egypt, PA and raised in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Marie (Stofflet) Cornfeld.

Gayle worked in customer relations for many years. She was an animal lover who had many different animals over the years. Gayle put her faith and family above all and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Gayle will be lovingly remembered by her

daughters, Denia Budhan, Jacqueline Rodgers and Sheila Antonoff; brother, Michael Cornfeldt and his wife Carol; nephew, Jeremy Cornfeldt; grandchildren, Tamara, Marie and her husband Pierre, Diana and her husband James, Eric and his wife Erica, and Justin; great-grandchildren Paris, Persia, Amara, Lyla, Kyle, Logan, Sebastian, Kiara, Ella and soon expected Zoέ. Gayle is preceded in death by her son, James Duncan, Jr. Private cremation services have been entrusted to Bolock Funeral Home.

DONALD L. SMALE

Donald L. Smale, 60, of Kunkletown, passed away Sunday, June 4, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono.

Born in Lehighton, he was the son of the late Layton L. Smale and the late Mary (Brands) Smale.

Donald was a handyman for Camp Akiba for many years until its closing. He then became a painter by trade and worked for several companies until his illness caused him to go on disability.

Donald is survived by a sister, Lori Halloran and her husband Joseph of Neola; a brother, Kevin Smale and his fiancée Lisa Weisbruch of Kunkletown; three nephews, David Miller and his wife

Donna, Christopher Miller and his wife April, Shawn Melone and his wife Melissa; and several great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Betty Melone and her husband Billy. A celebration of life will be scheduled on a later date at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to A.W.S.O.M., P.O. Box 13, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.

The Kresge Funeral Home, 1763 Route 209, Brodheadsville, is in charge of the arrangements. www.kresgefuneralhome. com

JOHN WILLIS BRACY

John Willis Bracy was an early Christmas Gift to his parents Harden and Nellie Bracy, and older sister Brenda. He was born December 22, 1950 in Burlington North Carolina. Early in John’s and Brenda’s childhood the family relocated to New York City, eventually settling in South Jamaica Queens; but they spent joyful summers in the Carolinas at the homes of varied family members.

A huge fan of Jim Brown, John excelled as a running back, playing in high school, college, semi-pro for the Saint Albans Chargers, and tried-out for the New York Jets; but as is common to the sport, his football career ended with a knee injury.

John worked varied jobs, including as a cab driver, car cleaner/mechanic for the NYCTA, and as a long- and short- haul and regional truck driver, before finding the call to teach as

a CDL Driver Instructor at Northampton Community College in Mount Pocono. But his favorite job was that of dad to his three boys, Shomari, Hassan, and DiJon. Their mother, his first wife Dolores, preceded him in death in 2019.

After a month-long hospitalization for multiple ailments, John went home to God on the night of June 5, 2023. He is survived by his sons, his sister and family, brother-in-law Herb Lewis Jr and family, his wife JoAnn WitmoreThomas and family, close childhood friends Randy Davis and Butch Siggers, and a multitude of nieces, nephews, neighbors, and friends who mostly referred to him as Uncle John.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Bolock Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be shared at bolockfuneralhome.com for the Bracy family.

JOYCE MARIE ANDERSON

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Joyce Marie Anderson, 82, of Snydersville, passed away at home on June 8, 2023. Born on November 14, 1940 in East Stroudsburg, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Frances (Hoffman) Heller.

She graduated from Stroudsburg High School in 1958 and worked at several jobs including banquets at the Saylorsburg Inn, The Lake House in Saylorsburg and Sciota Manufacturing. Later she worked at Pleasant Valley Manor in Snydersville, the office at Whillis & Paul and Valerie Fashions in Wind Gap.

Afterwards, she owned and operated the Wonder Bar in PenArgyl for 10 years before working at Keystone Foods in Easton until 2004.

Joyce enjoyed traveling, country music, cooking, and baking zucchini breads, cookies and pumpkin rolls for many family members, neighbors and friends. She also enjoyed spending holidays, picnics and many dinners with her family members and friends as well. She was a member of St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Saylorsburg. Joyce will be remembered for her kindness, compassion and love she had for her family and friends.

Joyce was pre-deceased by her two ex-husbands, Frank Ventre and Rodney

Anderson, as well as her sister, Nancy (Heller) Bowen. She is survived by her sons, Michael Ventre and his long-time companion, Carole Kostner of Mansfield, Leonard Ventre and his wife, Cynthia Ventre of Saylorsburg; her daughter Rhonda Anderson, also from Snydersville. She is also survived by her two brothers, Harvey (Skip) Heller and his wife, Marie of Saylorsburg and Richard Heller and his wife Beth from New Tripoli; and her grandson, Zachary Farleigh.

A memorial service was held at the St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Saylorsburg on June 17. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 323, Saylorsburg, PA 18353.

The William H. Kresge Funeral Home, 1763 Rt 209, Brodheadsville has been entrusted with arrangements. www.kresgefuneralhome. com

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Pocono

Pines cordially invites parishioners, friends and neighbors to a free Community Dinner at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 6. Sponsored by the parish’s Social Concerns Committee, the hearty meal will be served downstairs in Our Lady of the Lake Hall, which is handicap accessible. With limited seating available, reservations are required and can be made by calling 1-727-542-2280; kindly leave a message and your call will be returned as soon as possible. If you prefer, you may stop by the Parish Office Monday through Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to reserve your place on the Sign-Up Sheet. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, August 2.

The Parish Family of St. Max is looking forward to welcoming you for friendly conversation and a delicious meal. Our dedicated volunteers will be preparing a complete dinner (salad, entrée, potato, vegetable, roll & butter, homemade dessert, and beverages), made with love and served with a smile.

Funding for all community dinners is provided by the generosity of members and friends of St. Max and from proceeds of the committee’s three annual Lenten Dinners.

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish is located at 5112 Pocono Crest Road, Pocono Pines.

Poconos Corpus Christi Procession held at St. Maximilian Kolbe

submitted by Desiree Schulz

Sunday June 11, marked the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—Corpus Christi for the U.S. Catholic Church. In the words of Pope Francis, “Every year the feast of Corpus Christi invites us to renew the wonder and joy for this wonderful gift of the Lord, which is the Eucharist.”

This year, however, is even more pronounced. In the United States, Corpus Christi Sunday was the kickoff of the Year of the Parish Eucharistic Revival, the 2nd of three parts of the National Eucharistic Revival.

Through July 2025, the Church will experience profound renewal in Eucharistic faith and love

of this most precious gift. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Our Lord promises to reinvigorate our communities with his Real Presence, setting our hearts on fire with his love and lavishing new graces upon our communities.”

Parishioners of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Pocono Pines remembered the Feast of Corpus Christi and kicked off their Year of Parish Revival with a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament along Route 940. More than 100 members, liturgical ministers, altar

servers and communicants followed Fr. Paschal Mbagwu as he carried the Holy Monstrance bearing the Blessed Sacrament. Catholics see the real presence of Jesus’ body, blood, soul and

divinity in the Sacrament known as the Eucharist. For more information on the National Eucharistic Revival, visit www. eucharisticrevival.org