Lake News, February 2021

LAKE NEWS

VOL. 27, NO. 2

Lake Harmony PA

FEBRUARY, 2021

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Lake News February 2021

A CANWIN publication

Ruth Isenberg, Editor Seth Isenberg, Ads / Distribution Publishers (Continuing the work of founders Frank Pieri and Mary Farnschlader, 1995 – 2018) Lake News is published monthly for the enjoyment of Lake Harmony area residents and visitors. Copies are free and are mailed to Lake Harmony box holders.

Find additional copies at The Country Peddler and at selected area businesses.

Subscriptions are also available, for $24 by first class mail, or $15 as a PDF via e-mail. Mail your check to CANWIN at 211 Main St., White Haven PA 18661.

E-mail us at lakenewslakeharmony@gmail.com Call us at CANWIN’s office, 570-215-0204, Seth x302 and Ruth x304 To submit an article or photo, use the above e-mail, or give us a call. Articles may be accepted or rejected. If accepted, they will be edited.

Submitted items can be returned by arrangement.

Articles appearing in Lake News may not be reprinted without permission of Lake News or CANWIN newspapers.

Mailing address is 211 Main St., White Haven PA 18661.

Spring Is Coming

by Ruth Isenberg

It may be hard to believe in the midst of ice and snow storms, but spring is not that far away. Buds are starting on branches. It’s light a little longer every day. In less than a month, Daylight Savings returns, extending our evenings by a whole hour.

Though this current weather pattern has brought us more than our share of cold and snow, it brings with it a sense of familiarity. This year is more like the winters I remember as kid—and it will make spring even more special when it arrives.

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LOCAL CONTACT INFORMATION Kidder Township Office 570 722-0107 Kidder Township Police (non-emergency #) 570 722-0192 Lake Harmony Vol. Fire Co. (non-emergency #) 570 722-8138 Lake Harmony Rescue Squad (non-emergency #) 570 722-1782 For emergencies, call 911. If you do not live in an area served by 911, call 570 325-9111.

KIDDER TOWNSHIP MEETINGS

Kidder Township Supervisor meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at the township building, and unless otherwise noted, begin at 6:30 PM. Notices of special meetings are posted at the township building and advertised. Planning meetings are held the 1st Wednesday at 6 PM; Zoning meetings, the last Monday at 6 PM; EAC, the second Wednesday at 7 PM. The public is welcome. Some meetings are being held online due to COVID restrictions.

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Entertainment Around Lake Harmony LAKE NEWS entertainment for this issue remains light this month, with the Boulder View Tavern the only venue scheduling regular live music at the Lake.

BOULDER VIEW TAVERN all performances are 6 to 9 p.m.

Feb 18, Strawberry Jam Feb 19, Regina Sayles Feb 20, Bill Hoffman

Feb 25, Strawberry Jam Feb 26, Andy Sleboda Feb 27, Erin McClelland

Mar 4, Strawberry Jam Mar 5, Tony Alosi Mar 6, Brit and Kenny

Mar 11, Strawberry Jam Mar 12, Bill Hoffman Mar 13, Walter Lee

Mar 18, Strawberry Jam Mar 19, Regina Sayles

Mar 20, Timmy Fitz

Mar 25, Strawberry Jam Mar 26, Adam McKinley Mar 27, Erin McClelland A short drive away is the Mauch Chunk Opera House in downtown Jim Thorpe. They will restart live shows in March. On their schedule are: Mar 12, Kilmaine Saints Mar 13, AM Radio Mar 19 & 20, 70’s Flashback Mar 27, comedian Rich Vos Also a short drive away, Penn’s Peak, off Route 903 south on Maury Road in south Penn Forest Township, resumes live performances as well. On their schedule is: Feb 27, Triple Rail Turn Mar 6, A Proud Monkey Mar 12, Best Friend’s Girl Mar 13, Jokes on Us comedy Mar 19, Double Vision Mar 20, Mystery City

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Lake Harmony Post Office Notes Another month closer to SPRING & Daylight savings begins Sunday March 7Th. Can you tell I’m not a fan of cold weather?

by Christine Gilliar

New stamps USPS announces additional releases

USPS has announced, clockwise from left, Castillo de San Marcos, Barns and Brush Rabbit stamp releases.

Three stamp releases will be part of this year’s

price changes, the Postal Service announced Jan. 5.

Barns, four 36-cent postcard stamps; Brush Rabbits, a 20-cent additional ounce stamp; and Castillo de San Marcos, a $7.95 Priority Mail stamp, became available beginning Jan. 24, when the price changes took effect.

The Barns stamps, announced in November, features digital paintings of four types of iconic barns found in the rural American landscape.

Each piece reflects a different season: a round barn surrounded by the hazy light and warm colors of fall, a gambrel-roofed barn in summer, a forebay barn in early spring and a Western barn on a winter’s night.

The Brush Rabbit stamp, also part of last November’s announcement, features an image of a small brownish cottontail rabbit of the U.S. West Coast and Baja California, Mexico. The stamp is available in panes of 20 or coils of 100.

The new Castillo de San Marcos stamp, which bears the new Priority Mail price, celebrates the See PO NOTES, page 7

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nation’s oldest masonry fortification, located in St. Augustine, FL. The stamp features a digital illustration of the fortress based on a contemporary photograph.

The Postal Service’s new prices, which regulators approved in December, raise Shipping Services product prices approximately 3.5 percent for Priority Mail service and 1.2 percent for Priority Mail Express service, while Mailing Services product prices rise approximately 1.7 percent.

There will be no national dedication ceremonies for the new stamps, which will be available at Post Offices and usps.com Like everything else, are stock is being delayed also, so please be patient with us. If there is something you would like feel free to call us 570-722-8524 and we will hold the stamps for you when they come in. Since everything is limited unless you need a certain amount that we can order for you, it’s a good idea to give us a call. The Post Office is working hard to get caught up from the holidays but since it’s so easy to order online (including for me) we are not 100 percent caught up yet. If we don’t have the stamps the day or even week they come out please be

Lake News, February 2021 —7 patient, I understand. It’s very frustrating for us also.

Fun Fact: Every Post Office everywhere should hand you a receipt after every transaction and the Post Office values your opinion, good or bad. So please take the time to take advantage of voicing your feelings. You do NOT use your name or address.

You can file one monthly on one device. So if you use your phone then you have to wait a month to take the survey again. If you have a laptop and phone then you can do two a month, one on each device. Its very easy and only takes a few minutes. So please take the time to take it.

Thank You!

I’d like to thank the customer who left the comment shown at the top of the next page, also all the other really nice comments in the past since April and I have taken over. We really do appreciate it.

Are you or someone or know someone who is a Star Wars fan? This make a great gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthday or just because you were thinking of someone.

My son still has his dinosaurs one framed from when he was a child from my Dad and it’s something he will keep forever See PO NOTES, page 8

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since it was a gift that means so much to him since my Dad is no longer with us. Just so you know I bought the last Star Wars Stamps that came out for the 30th anniversary and framed them as a gift, thanks to my Dad.

axy and the imagination that brings these technological marvels to the screen.

The pane of 20 stamps will feature 10 droids that represent more than four decades of storytelling: IG-11, R2-D2, K-2SO, D-O, L3-37, BB-8, C-3PO, a GNK (or Gonk) power droid, a 2-1B surgical droid and C1-10P, commonly known as Chopper.

The characters will be shown against backgrounds representing memorable Star Wars setSee PO NOTES, page 10

Steven Wasko, D.D.S. Accepting New Patients Evening Hours Available The new stamps will feature 10 droids that represent more than 40 years of Star Wars storytelling.

The Postal Service will release stamps this spring that salute beloved droids from the Star Wars gal-

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tings. The selvage will feature a passageway from the floating Cloud City above the planet Bespin, introduced in “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.”

Greg Breeding designed the stamps, while William Gicker was the art director.

The stamps will help mark this year’s 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm, the studio that created the “Star Wars” franchise. Additional details, including the release date, will be revealed later this year.

Garden Beauty Garden Beauty celebrates America’s love of flowers and gardens with 10 new stamp designs in a booklet of 20. The stamps include a pink flowering dogwood; a rose-pink and white tulip; an allium, or ornamental onion; a pink and white Asiatic lily; a magenta dahlia; a yellow and pink American lotus; a pink moth orchid with mottled petals; a pink and white sacred lotus; an orange and yellow tulip; and a yellow moth orchid with a pink center. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps with existing photographs by Allen Rokach. Available on 2/23/2021 UPDATE: For anyone who remembers John Pickle, the Postmaster who hired me in the 1990s sent me a letter recently. John has has been suffering from ALS for five years, and is now in the care of the Emmanuel Center for seniors. He is in good spirits, however the disease has taken his speech and he is now spending his days in a wheelchair. If you would like to send him a “Thinking of You” card and a memory of something that will make him smile or just a friendly Hello, I’m sure it will make his day. John was not only my mentor the first five years of working here in Lake Harmony as a P.M.L.R. (Post Master Relief), John was so caring that when my children had a soccer game, he would insist on covering for me on a Saturday so I could attend their games. Who does that? John and I hit it off not only as co-workers but remained friends all these years. Many good times with many of our customers also. John also pushed me to take the test to become career P.O. to better myself for my children, since I was making less than the cleaning lady back then, with no benefits either. So I thank John for that and much more.

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As always “We thank you” for your business.

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This Month’s Cover tage in the 60s. He was so surprised to see it at the post office last weekend when he came to gather his personal belongings.

The cottage closed sale today.

Here’s the whole of the the photo Rob Hill sent of the Split Rock in snow. It’s a gorgeous, if slippery, scene.

Last month’s cover shot was taken by Ruth Isenberg. After the issue appeared, we received this email from Lucille Richmond at Century 21 Select: The home on this month’s cover belongs to my client Henry Freedman. His parents built the cot-

If you have a photo of The Lake to share, send a jpeg to lake newslakeharmony @gmail com.

Please include information about where and when the photo was taken.

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On The Road

Another snowfall this week has freshened up the winter wonderland look that we gained from last month’s big snow. The two feet left by the recent Nor’easter really changes the look of our community. Looking through the archives, I see plenty of winters where Lake Harmony enjoyed a blanket of snow such as this.

As for being “On The Road,” Ruth and I are celebrating our anniversary this month. In celebration, we drove to historic downtown Bethlehem which is a bit more than an hour’s drive south. We went to take advantage of a promotion that the Historic Downtown Bethlehem organization puts on — winter restaurant week, which features special fixed price dinners at about a dozen of the best restaurants in town. While several of these meals looked awesome, I booked us a meal at the Hotel Bethlehem, where we had not dined before. It was to be a great meal, in a historic old hotel.

Arriving early, we did a little shopping ahead of our dinner. Across the street from the Hotel Bethlehem is the Moravian Book Shop, by Moravian College. The bookstore, America’s oldest —

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It also claims to be “the oldest continuously operating bookstore in the world.” We browsed through the store, finding a book to buy and a gift.

The Book Shop was also a stop along the chocolate tour that Historic Downtown Bethlehem was hosting for two weekends ahead of Valentine’s See ON THE ROAD, page 14

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Day. There were some happy chocolate-stuffed people who came through as we were in the gifts section – they all got a bag of goodies and we’d see groups of them on the sidewalks as they walked to their next stop.

After the bookstore, we did a little window shopping. A family walking their three big Leonberger dogs on the sidewalk, and we were stopped to fuss over the dogs. After that, we went in for dinner.

We were given a window seat overlooking Main Street. I enjoyed time watching the shoppers and chocolate seekers. Across the street, an actor disguised as a living tree set himself up in front of a store. He would sit very still, then move or make noise to startle kids and adults. He made people laugh, and seemed to be making some good tips.

The other thing we watched was the frantic comings and goings of Bethlehem’s roads and parks vehicles, hauling truckloads of snow from intersections around the downtown, trying to

get ahead of the forecast of more snow. From the big blizzard, Bethlehem received around 27″, so needed to clear space for the snows forecast to come.

The three-course meal was absolutely wonderful.

Service was superb. We are eager to return.

As for our next road trip, with the COVID numbers dropping, our options are expanding.

Our only other issue, in looking ahead these next few weeks, might be the weather.

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The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey season is underway. Games can be heard on local radio station WILK, or watched on AHL TV for a low cost for a day, or a season. We bought a season’s viewing. The locals lost their first two games, then came back with a five goal barrage to win their first of the year. Here’s to many more wins. There is a chance that fans will be allowed into the stands in March, in limited numbers.

The Sunday of Super Bowl, I watched the game while Ruth listened, sometimes drifting in to see something exciting. For me, it was about Tom Brady and other ex-Patriots. When Brady passed to Rob Gronkowski, it was a return to old times… with a new team. I’m surprised at the Buccaneers win, and happiest for the old veterans.

As for the G.O.A.T. and future Football Hall of Fame quarterback — he’s got cute kids to take to Disneyland. Gronk is likely to be in the Hall as well.

Also in sports, UConn’s Lady Huskies toppled #1 South Carolina, and are playing like some of the old Husky teams. I continue to think the team gets better by the game and have hopes of another run for this year’s NCAA championship. They might make it to the championship if their bench production improves.

And one last thought, as I have had some free time, I have been reading some mysteries. My latest book is the new Bruno, Chief of Police, novel by Martin Walker, Shooting at Castle Rock, written in 2020. I am also reading something old by Louis L’Amour. Next up is an Inspector Gamache mystery by Louise Penny.

Stay warm and well — enjoy the beauty of winter.

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Obituary

JOSEPH J. LEHMAN JR. Joseph J. Lehman Jr., 71, of Lake Harmony, formerly of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, died on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono in East Stroudsburg. He was the loving husband of Cheryl (Elwell) Lehman. They were married 36 years.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Joseph J. Sr and Dorothy (Dorley) Lehman.

Joseph was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, a retired machinist, and a former member of the Philadelphia Modifiers Street Rod Club.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons Shawn Lehman and his wife, Jessica of Cresco, and Jeffrey Lehman and his fiancée, Danielle Bradley of Swiftwater; brother Jim Lehman and his wife, Shirley of Scotrun; sister Kathy Krawczyk and her husband, Mike of Mohnton; granddaughter Juliana; several nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Kimber. He was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Brian Lehman.

Reverend Father Gregory Loughney celebrate a blessing service February 4 at Bolock Funeral Home, 6148 Paradise Valley Road, Cresco.

Interment with military honors followed at St.

Paul’s Cemetery in Swiftwater.

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Lake News Archives February 1999

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On the front page is a photo of NBC10 sportscaster Vai Sikahema playing the washboard with The Daisy Jug Band at their Happy Hour performance at Split Rock Resort. Vai had been challenged to snowboard at Big Boulder in the afternoon, then play the washboard with the group.

It was standing room only at the bar when LAKE NEWS caught up with them. Later, Vai led a conga-line through the tables while playing homemade instruments, then hopped back on stage to sing several songs with the band.

About 75 PA House GOP members spent three days at Split Rock Resort in mid-January for their biennial retreat to discuss the party’s agenda for the upcoming two-year legislative session.

Police Chief Ron Gallagher’s retirement party was held January 15 at the Galleria. Over 100 people braved the ice to enjoy the night.

A thank you dinner was held January 16 for all the volunteers and personnel who make the Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company the success it is. For the first year in memory, volunteer firefighters finished their meal and did not get called out to any fires.

Joyce & Tom Bradley and Pat & Vic Paul recently enjoyed a day in NYC attending a matinee performance of Jekyll and Hyde.

Ray Pacelli is celebrating his silver anniversary at Jack Frost this year. Ray has tended bar there every season for that many years, and surprisingly, has not many gray hairs to show for the effort.

Editor Mary Farnschlader reported that there was a ‘pignapping’ at Piggy’s Restaurant late on a January Saturday night. Thanks to prompt action

by Kidder Township Police, the pig was returned.

The anticipated opening of Nick’s Lake House is See ARCHIVES, page 22

This is the last issue of LAKE NEWS where the old 717 area code applied. Our area was split off into the new 570 area a few weeks after this issue printed.

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St. Patty’s Day weekend. The exterior renovations look great, and the interior is in the process of getting a facelift.

Hope and Marty Frankel escaped the chills by flying to Cancun for four days last month.

The 1999 Philadelphia Flower Show was held March 7 to 13 (and in 2021, is slated for June 5 to 13).

Specials at The Village Squire Restaurant in Blakeslee feature Breakfast from $1.99, Lunch from $3.95 and Dinner from $8.95 Plans are underway for the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Jim Thorpe, from 1 p.m. on March 14.

March’s Murder Mystery weekend is “Disco to Death” at Split Rock Resort, March 26 & 27.

WMMR Day at Jack Frost is March 5.

This LAKE NEWS issue was 32 pages, printed with dark green ink.

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Kidder waives mechanical device tax for this year

by Seth Isenberg Kidder Township Supervisors met Friday afternoon for a short special meeting, and voted unanimously to waive the mechanical device fee for this year. The fee, normally $50 per vending machine, arcade machine, or the like, raised $4,550 for the township in 2020.

Given the effects of COVID-19 including shutdowns and other restrictions on the businesses that host these devices in Kidder, supervisors voted to give those businesses relief from the fee for one year.

Only one business had paid their fee so far in 2021, and that money will be returned.

The regular Kidder Township supervisors meeting is the Thursday of each month..

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Warehouse site being cleared in Kidder Twp

by Seth Isenberg

Route 940. It’s offered with 187 dock doors, and parking for over 300 trailers, plus nearly 290 parking spaces for employees. Construction was estimated to take a year.

Building contractors are expected on site soon after the end of winter weather.

The Exeter Property Group has a second warehouse site across Route 940. Road work for this project will also prepare an entrance to that property. There is a third warehouse proposed for Kidder, also on Route 940 near the eastern edge of the township, by a different developer. That project may also be under construction later this year.

Tree clearing has started ahead of the construction of the Exeter Property Group’s first warehouse along Route 940 in Kidder Township. The property is about a mile east of the Pocono Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike where it meets Interstate 80.

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8. “____ Like it Hot” movie 12. Walkie-talkie word 13. Wild hog 14. Blender setting 15. Coniferous tree 16. Of long ago 17. Gastric problem 18. *A show that had a Ball 20. Surveyor’s map 21. Changes to a manuscript 22. Mai follower 23. Get a move on 26. *Superman portrayer 29. Knot-tying words 30. Like unskilled work 33. Play with a bow 35. New Mexico’s state flower 37. Will Ferrell’s Christmas classic 38. On the radio 39. Nobel Peace Prize capital 40. Beat around the bush 42. Toddler 43. SAT administrator 45. Software plug-ins 47. Facebook photo option 48. Indulgence of impulses 50. Brees or Barrymore 52. *”Dragnet” sergeant 56. Old Brazilian coins 57. Pakistan’s official language 58. *”Your Show of Shows” comedian Reiner 59. Novelist Zola 60. Not made up 61. *”The ____ of Night” 62. Extinct bird 63. Call minus c 64. Gloom’s companion DOWN 1. Arizona tribe 2. Bad to the bone 3. Nevada city near Lake Tahoe 4. Warrant for officer promotion with no pay 5. As opposed to stay in 6. Chagall and Anthony 7. 3-pointer in basketball

8. *”Toast of the Town” host 9. Willy of “Free Willy” 10. Track event 11. Always, to a poet 13. Reference to the writer 14. Between larvae and adults 19. Allergic reaction to bee sting 22. ____ Aviv 23. *Ranger’s call to Silver 24. Sunbaked, archaically speaking 25. Wall or pedestal support 26. Kon-Tiki, e.g.

27. One of the Muses 28. Offspring 31. Getting warm 32. Not in good health 34. Tiny leftovers

36. *Abbott’s comedic partner 38. Online purchase 40. *Marjorie Reynolds in “The Life of Riley” 41. Scolding 44. Schoolmarm’s whip 46. Defrosted 48. Popular winter boot brand 49. Put it to the metal 50. Audition tape 51. SWAT attack 52. France/Switzerland border mountain range 53. Carpenter’s groove 54. Ben Affleck’s 2013 Oscar winner 55. Original matter 56. *Buttons or Skelton

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BOXHOLDER 244 Lake Harmony Road, Lake Harmony, PA 18624

570-722-3990

Traditional New York Style Steakhouse Fine Dining in a casual atmostphere All Major Credit Cards Accepted

Closed Monday & Tuesday Sun., Weds., Thurs. 4-9:30 pm Fri. & Sat., 4-10:30 pm www.louiesprime.com Eventually Everyone Shows Up At

SHENANIGANS FOOD • FUN • SPORTS

286 Lake Harmony Road, Lake Harmony, 18624

FOR INFO & DIRECTIONS:

570-722-1100

www.shenaniganslh.com

20 S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony

Women & Wine march 10 & april 14 Thursday – Taste of Italy Indoor dining at 50% Capacity (Reservations Recommended)

All Sports on 12 TVs Boomers Dance Club CLOSED due to pandemic

Tuesday: $6 Appetizers Wednesday: 2 for $30 Dinner Special Thursday: $7 Burgers

Take-out food & cocktails — Call 570-722-2500 during business hours

Open 7 days a week for dinner, 4 pm

Lunch Saturday & Sunday

Indoor dining at 50% Take out available

Serving the Best Sunsets!

www.nickslakehouse.com

Open 7 Days a Week for Dinner

Lunch Thursday-Sunday | Breakfast Sunday 8:00-11:45 am Indoor Dining at 50% Capacity (Reservations Recommended)

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