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April 1999, Continued from page 17

“Frank and Debby Schwartz hosted a January skating party on the frozen lake in front of their home. Cooking out under the snow was a new experience.”

“Joyce and Tom Bradley celebrated St. Patty’s Day with a party at their home on Saturday, March 3, following the Daisy Jug Band’s performance at Split Rock Resort.”

“Ginny and Dan Wolfe returned from an M&M collectors convention in Las Vegas, where Ginny was elected President of the organization.”

Area residents went to the Philadelphia Flower Show: Claire Farnschlader on Tuesday, Fran and John Wargo on Wednesday, and Gloria Raynock and Mary Farnschlader on Thursday.

Timberline Ski ‘N Sport recently bought Pocono Boat House. Both businesses will be located at the Timberline location on Route 940.

Pop’s Sport Spot in Pocono Lake will be open until midnight on April 16, the night before the open of this year’s trout season.

Carbon County is conducting a reassessment of all 46,000 properties in the county. The last reassessment was in the late 1960s. Data collectors with picture I.D.s, wearing “Carbon County Reassessment” baseball-style caps, will be out gathering the basic information to begin developing market values. Every property in Carbon County will be visited.

The Lake Harmony Association announced road clean-ups for 1999 on Saturdays April 24, July 31 and September 18.

Editor Mary attended the second annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Jim Thorpe on March 14. She was part of a crowd of “several thousand”

See ARCHIVES, page 20

April 1999, Continued from page 18 who lined Broadway to enjoy bagpipe and drum bands, high school bands, “numerous chapters of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the horse drawn Yuengling Beer Wagon, the McCune School of Irish Step Dancing, Saint Patrick himself (more than one of him…), unicyclists, and many others too numerous to mention.”

“Snowflakes did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of the spectators. Maybe it was the beer? Many spectators imbibed at the Molly Maguires before the parade.

“The group that I was part of watched the parade from in front of the home of Pete and Nancy McGinley. The beer truck was parked behind the house and the food was fantastic…”

The Pocono Ramada Inn’s pool is the site for a great workout in water aerobics led by Barbara Cuspilich Tuesday through Friday for an hour, starting at 9:30 a.m. A Monday night session was recently added, starting at 7. Cost is $2. Register at the Front Desk.

See ARCHIVES, page 21

April 1999, Continued from page 20

The ad for Country Peddler –“Serving Lake Harmony for over 20 years…

WE DO HOAGIES!!!

Lake Harmony’s ALL IN 1

Convenience Store & Deli

Ice – Wood – Propane – Ts Hoagies – Sundries – Fundies – Undies”

The 1999 Big Boulder and Jack Frost music festival schedule begins Memorial Day Weekend with The Poconos Greatest Irish Festival at Jack Frost. Mid-summer, the Pocono Blues Festival will fill Big Boulder on July 31 and August 1, followed by the Musical Gathering on the Mountain (60s music) August 8 & 9, and closing with the Pocono Biker Music Rally on August 14 & 15 (featuring John Kay & Steppenwolf).

Fiddler on the Roof comes to Pocono Playhouse for three weeks this summer, June 23 to 27, and again from August 11 to 22. The Playhouse’s Children’s Theatre Series presents Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory June 26 thru July 10, followed by The Wizard of Oz July 17 to August 7.

The Village Squire Steak House advertised Mother’s Day Dinner with a special full course holiday menu.

Joey Dee’s Italian-American Restaurant in Albrightsville advertised pizzas and Italian foods, and the Jubilations Pub, featuring four TVs plus a giant ten foot TV screen – home of the exciting band “Jam”

The issue was 32 pages in black and white.