Lake News, April-May 2023

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Lake News

April–May 2023

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.

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Call us at 570-215-0204, Seth x1 and Ruth x2

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.

Flying time

by Ruth Isenberg

Spring started early. And like a spring, it released its energy rapidly. Flowers appeared almost out of nowhere. For a change, they were not immediately hit with a killing frost. The grass sprang up, and thanks to heavy rains that made lawn maintenance tricky, soon made grassy areas feel like jungles.

It didn’t take long for temperatures to return to a cooler normal, but the feeling that spring is speeding by is hard to escape. It got me thinking about how time in general moves so quickly. Big changes can come in an instant, and small changes happen every day, often unnoticed until they’ve created a revolution.

Poets deal with the passage of time in a variety of ways. Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote this:

My candle burns at both ends;

It will not last the night;

But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends

It gives a lovely light.

Is it good advice? Should we live life as fully as we can, or should we play it safe? We mustn’t put off that decision, or time will make it for us. Choose wisely, and choose to enjoy all life offers.

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 fourth Tuesday 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.

Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

At Shenanigans

Karaoke in Boomers Fri. & Sat. 9 p.m. -1 a.m.

At Boulder View Tavern

April 27th- Tom Acker

April 28th- Justin Skyler

April 29th- Hannah Noel

May 4th- Brian Roder

May 5th- Andrew Tirado

May 6th- Seize Fire

May 11th- Erin McClelland

May 12th- Regina Sayles

May 13th- Justin Skyler

May 18th- Bobby Ventura

May 19th- To Be Announced

May 20th- Adam McKinley

Entertainers from 6 to 9 p.m. except as noted

Great Tastes of PA Wine Festival at Split Rock Resort June 17 & 18

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – play, free performance June 18, Lake Harmony (details via LAKE NEWS)

The Pub @ the hub

May 5 Tommy Helmer

May 6 Magic Bean Solo

May 12 Andrew Moses

May 13 TBA

May 19 Elizabeth Gillen

May 20 Nina Peterson

May 26 Matt Bednarsky

May 27 Dina Hall

May 28 TBA – all from 6 to 9 p.m.

At Mauch Chunk Opera House

Doors open at 7, shows at 8 unless noted

Fri 4/28 Jingo - Tribute to Santana

Sat 4/29 Velvet Stardust Show cabaret/burlesque

Thur 5/4 Free Range Folk Spring Jam

Fri 5/5 Boat House Row - Yacht Rock Experience

Sat 5/6 Get Poison’d - A Tribute to Poison

Fri 5/12 70’s Flashback

Sat 5/13 Eaglemania - World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band

Wed 5/17 Ana Popovic

Sat 5/20 Classic Stones Live - Tribute to the Rolling Stones

Sat 5/26 Bobby Collins (Comedy Night)

See ENTERTAINMENT, page 10

Mother’s Day Memoirs

by Mark Peterson

Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world, and in the United States we celebrate our moms on the second Sunday of May. Handmade Mother’s Day cards by young children and hard-to-get brunch reservations are hallmarks of the day. Everyone’s mother is special to them, and I hope you will indulge me as I write about my mom, Nancy Peterson a lady many Lake Harmony residents knew.

She was born Nancy Louise Hafner on December 2, 1936, in Rochester, New York and was the youngest of six children. Nancy attended Catholic girls’ schools from start to finish, graduating with a BSN Degree from Nazareth College in 1958. When her then-boyfriend couldn’t make it to the Christmas Formal, her eldest brother arranged a blind date for her. That man, the son of Swedish immigrants, was Fran Peterson.

In a letter to a friend, Nancy wrote about how she met my dad: “I’m now very much in love with the most wonderful guy in the world. He works with Fritz at Borough’s and is really terrific. The whole situation is really funny from the first time

See MOTHERS DAY, page 7

Hanna’s Farm Market

811Stoney Hollow Rd

Pocono Lake

570.442.7045

Open for the season

Artisan Breads Fridays & Saturday; Fresh Baked Goods for the Weekend; Locally Butchered Meat; Charcuterie; Alaskan-Caught Seasfood; Local Dairy; Italian Pastas from Philadelphia; Many More Locally-Sourced Food Items; Fresh Brewed Coffee and Herbal Teas served daily.

Open Tuesday through Saturday 9-5; Sunday 9-2. Closed Mondays until Memorial Day. hannasfarmmarket@gmail.com

Mother’s Day

Continued from page 6

I met him I knew he was just great.” It was love at first sight. Not long after they met, Fran proposed to Nancy, and they were married on April 4, 1959. The young couple moved to Pittsburgh. Soon after, on July 1, 1960, I was born. Then came Eric in 1962, followed by Scott in 1963, Julie in 1965, Mary in ’66, John in ’67, Elizabeth in ’69 and finally, Nina in 1971. Between the ages of 23 and

34, my mom gave birth to eight children no one could claim she was an underachiever!

In 1965 Fran and Nancy built a house in Lake Harmony Estates and our family traveled from Pittsburgh to spend summers and holidays at the lake. We finally moved to Lake Harmony full-time in 1973 after my parents’ ill-fated attempt at running a restaurant in Bear Creek called Shades Glen Inn. The move to the Poconos was certainly an adjustment for Nancy,

See MOTHER’S DAY, page 9

Nancy and Mark Peterson

Mother’s Day

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who was used to a more suburban lifestyle. The 1970s were a difficult time economically for many families, and ours was no exception. Nancy went to work to help make ends meet while my younger siblings were still small. She held a couple of different jobs before beginning her long career as a nurse at Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital in Lehighton. Fran passed away in 1993 and Nancy joined him in 2021.

As I write this, I realize that I could go on and on about my mom’s struggles and triumphs, her humor and wit. She was a loving person but had to be tough at times (go ahead try to get eight kids ready for school five days a week for nine months of the year). When she needed to keep us in line, she reminded us that she “had three older brothers” and that we were no match for her. Nancy made everyone feel loved and there was always room at the table for one (or more) of our friends.

For anyone who has lost their mother, I think you understand me when I say there are so many things I could write about. But when I think of Nancy, my mom, what I remember most fondly about her are her warm hugs (with a pat-pat-pat on the back) and the softness of her cheek when I planted a kiss on it. Give your mom a hug and a kiss whenever you can. You won’t regret it.

And if you’re looking for a gift that you know your mom will love for Mother’s Day, check out Peterson’s Ski and Cycle in Blakeslee. You will find everything there from beautiful souvenirs and T-shirts to the latest in e-bikes. Stop in and say hello or check us out online at www.petersonsskiandcycle.com Happy Mother’s day we hope to “ski” you soon!

Entertainment

Continued from page 4

At Mauch Chunk Opera House

Sat 5/27 The Breakers: A Tribute to Tom Petty mcohjt.com

At Pennspeak.com

5/5 Randy Houser

5/18 Travis Tritt

5/19 Warrant & Firehouse

Coming: Los Lobos 6-9, Happy Together 6-15, America 6-16, Three Dog Night 6-23, Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre 6-24

Kirby Center for Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre

5-6 60’s Rock n Roll

5-13 Louis Fouche

5-20 Fortune Feimster

6-9 Ricky Skaggs Kirby Center.org

MoheganSunArenaPA.com

5-5 to 7 Monster Jam

5-13 Zach Bryan

5-18 Breaking Benjamin

6-2 WWE Smackdown

Poconos Park, Bushkill, PA

Lost Highway Motorcycle Show and Concert

Lynyrd Skynyrd – May 19

May 20 & 21 – Marshall Tucker Band Rick Monroe & The Hitmen, more losthighwayshow.com

parenfaire.com Celtic Fling June 24 & 25

poconoraceway.com Great Pocono Air Show May 27 & 28 NASCAR weekend July 21, 22 & 23

briggsfarm.com Briggs Farm Blues Fest July 6, 7, 8

knoebels.com May 7 WVIA Day, The Avalons June 19-25, Burn the Jukebox June 29 & 30, Brad Crum’s Elvis July

2-4, Rick K July 10-16

Great Pocono Raceway Airshow is back

The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow returns on May 27 and 28. The Show will be headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Same great show, both days. Shows start at 1 p.m.

Advance Prices:

200 Level General Admission – $25 Adults/ $10 Kids 12 & Under

300 Level (Shaded) General Admission – $50 (Sold out)

Performers

U.S. NAVY BLUE ANGELS

The Blue Angels is a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world. Flying Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, the mission of the Blue Angels is to showcase the teamwork and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 500 million fans. For more information about the Blue Angels visit www. blueangels.navy.mil.

F-22 RAPTOR DEMONSTRATION TEAM

The Air Combat Command F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the world’s premier fifth-generation air dominance fighter aircraft.

Vampire Airshows

Vampire Airshows mission and our Airshow is about the merging of Entertainment and Education. The Vampire is unique to the Airshow circuit and brings Speed, Noise, Jet Warbird Aerobatics, and a profile that grabs the audiences attention. In the process, while Jerry “Vlad” Conley flys the aircraft his banter with the announcer draws the crowds into learning about the aircraft. The aircraft

See AIRSHOW, page 13

Airshow

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is fully aerobatic performing rolls, Cuban eights, Shark tooths, inverted flight, high speed passes, and all with a killer smoke system. The Vampire, being the beginning of ALallL modern jet aviation, is truly inspiring to watch fly.

Rob Holland – Ultimate Airshows

Based on the popular MXS, the MXS-RH is a one-of-a-kind, all carbon-fiber masterpiece. This single seat, competition and airshow –ready aircraft is designed and built by MX Aircraft in North Carolina, and incorporates design modifications suggested by Rob himself. Powering this aerobatic monster is a Lycoming engine producing 380 horsepower. Weighing in at a minimal 1200 pounds, this state-of-the-art aerobatic masterpiece boasts astonishing performance, is capable of pulling 16 positive and negative Gs, and rolls at nearly 500 degrees per second. In the skilled hands of a master like Rob Holland, the MXS-RH’s performance is “game-changing” and allows him to perform the innovated maneuvers unequalled on the airshow circuit.

Rick

Volker Airshows

Rick Volker chose Trig to equip his Sukhoi SU-26M aircraft – flown at airshows across North America and Canada. He demonstrates complete mastery of the aircraft’s flight envelope – pushing the boundaries of both low and high-speed flight in a tight display, that superbly shows off this remarkable aircraft.

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On the Road

I like to write about how convenient the Lake Harmony area is to fun activities, and when needed, health care and the like. It has not been a bad place to live when it comes to driving farther afield.

by Seth Isenberg

My Mom passed when I was in high school, and my Dad took ill, and a good-hearted couple stepped up to provide me a safe place. I consider them part of my family. So when she asked Ruth and I to attend her Passover first night dinner, we told her we would do our best to get there.

That day we packed up the dogs and an overnight bag, and hit the road. Over the years we’ve considered a nice long road trip as a way to become free of our ties, even for a day. This trip was potentially up to Worcester, Massachusetts and back, with an overnight.

We broke up our journey by making a stop at a Columbian bakery and restaurant in Newburgh, New York, and had our timing under control until we reached the Interstate 384 merge, and traffic became stop and go. Normally these bouts of heavy traffic clear after several miles, but this did not, and it was stop and go almost to Waterbury, Connecticut. Our timing went from arriving at the beginning, to merely arriving at some point.

We finally cleared stop and go, and nearly all of our daylight. Traffic was through Hartford when we got there, and the only volume we found was in Massachusetts.

We arrived after much of the early seder ceremony, but not too long after the actual dinner portion started… so right to the food. We enjoyed everyone’s company and the ending portion of the seder, then visited for a while including some time with their two dogs ours remained in the car.

See ON THE ROAD, page 16

On the Road

Continued from page 15

We stayed in a pet-friendly hotel in the community of Sturbridge. Our hosts slept in, so we took it easy for the morning, catching breakfast in town. We rolled back into Worcester for our afternoon visit before hitting the road again.

On the way out of town we made a cemetery visit.

There was going to be a lot of highway driving, so we drove the local roads back to Interstate 84, avoiding the Mass Pike.

As it began to get dark, we began to get hungry so made a stop at one of our favorite restaurants in Connecticut Rein’s Deli in Vernon. The meal allowed us to decompress a bit.

It started to rain just before dinner. The long night drive on the interstate in the rain started to wear me out. I was the only driver on this trip, Ruth still recovering from her broken leg. Once in New York state, we decided the smart thing would be to call it a night, so we set about finding a dog-friendly motel and learned there was a Red Roof Inn on our route. We

weren’t clear as to where it was and called their reservation line. They passed us along to the local phone number.

There, we got a good rate and confusing directions…I thought it was one place, north on Route 9E toward Poughkeepsie, and Ruth with her Google Maps, thought it was near Stewart Airport four exits west over the Hudson on Route 9W. After a ‘discussion,’ we headed west and arrived at a nice motel on a hill, then checked in quietly to not disturb a dog in a room several doors up from our own. It turned out there was another Red Roof north of Poughkeepsie and this one was glad to see us appear off the road.

The next day, we awoke rested. The rain had passed. Up to walk the dogs, I was amazed to see the hillside motel overlooked a gorgeous old upstate NY reservoir and dam. We were a couple of exits west of the Columbian restaurant, so had breakfast there and then headed towards Lake Harmony and home.

Gas prices went up a bit after this trip. We have another road trip for May, and at least one day at Knoebels, so we have some hopes that those gas prices will drop.

Old Fashioned Service With Today’s Technology

Pocono Mountain Lakes Realty began modestly, with five agents in a small office in Brodheadsville in 2008. In the 13 years since, PMLR has grown exponentially. As of April 2021, Pocono Mountain Lakes Realty has offices in three highly sought after locations: The Jack Frost/Big Boulder Resort Area on the 940 Corridor in Blakeslee; Corner of Owego and Purdytown Turnpikes in Hawley, serving the entire Lake Wallenpaupack Region as well as the northern tier and NY state; and an office in New Milford, Susquehanna County, serving the Endless Mountains Region, up to and including New York state.

PMLR has 36 Full-Time Realtor Agents including 4 Broker Level Agents covering every territory from the foothills below Jim Thorpe through the Poconos and Endless Mountains, with multiple NY State Licensed agents as well. This Rock Star team of Realtors has access to state-of-the-art tools, as well as access to MLS in the following counties: Monroe, Carbon, Pike, Wayne, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Bradford, and Sullivan. The expert agents at PMLR are perfectly equipped to handle sellers and buyers in all of these areas.

Pocono Mountain Lakes Realty prides itself on the basic operating principle: Provide professional, good old-fashioned neighborly service, while using the most up-to-date and modern technology to get the job done. This guiding principle has brought PMLR success in both Sales Volume and Team Growth, and in the past three years has ranked the company, according to PMAR statistics:

#1 Non Franchise Real Estate Office for Closed Sales Volume in the Pocono Mountains Association of Realtors - #9 Overall out of over 200 offices for Year 2021

Blakeslee Office 570-234-0633

(Jack Frost/Big Boulder/ Lake Harmony Area) Hawley Office 570-234-0634

(Lake Wallenpaupack & Northern Tier Region)

New Milford 570-267-1565

(Endless Mountains Region)

The Rock Star Realtors at PMLR are just getting started, and the company looks forward to future success!

Birding at the Bog Programs planned at

Tannersville

Join Kettle Creek EE Center on May 10 or 17 for a morning of birding in the Tannersville Bog. Combine one of the most unique natural settings with one of the most spectacular natural phenomena and you get a morning of migration birding at the Bog.

Cost is $6 per person. Registration is required by calling 570-629-3061.

Directions: Route 611, at the light at the Tannersville Inn turn onto Cherry Lane Road. The bog parking lot is 1.9 miles from 611 on the right.

For more information, call (570) 629-3061. For information visit www.mcconservation.org.

May 2003 Issue

On the cover, in blue, Fishing at the falls at Fern Ridge Campground.

From 18624

This was a particularly rough winter, for a yriad of of reasons. Two docks, one 3 w x 5 l and the other 3 w x 14 l, apparently broke loose and floated down the lake. The larger of the two ened up a the Lake Harmony Estates Marina and the smaller, at the spillway. If you think these may be your docks, call Linda at xxx-xxxx.

If you thought it was a tough winter, how about spring? The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons and Rochester Red Wings had to postpone the scheduled doubleheader for Tuesday, April 8, due to cold/snow/ice on the field and in the seating areas.

The Kidder Police are happy to report that “Mr. Bear” has vacated the premises on Pine Knoll Drive.

Debbie Schwartz and Kathy Dreisbach were pictured on the first day of trout fishing season.

See ARCHIVES, page 24

Archives

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May 2003 Issue (from 18624)

Lake News recently heard from Tony Valusek who e-mailed us from Kosovo.

A page was devoted to the new PA Game Commission regulations banning bear feeding. Tips were listed to prevent bird feeders from attracing nuisance bears, including hanging bird feeders at least 10 feet above the ground, and four feet away from anything a bird could climb such as a tree or pole, avoid using feed bears would like, such as suet or peanut butter, and take your feeders in at night.

See ARCHIVES, page 28

A personal watercraft survey report from the Lake Harmony Group was published in this issue. As a result of the survery, the LHG Board voted to purchase and install three “No Wake” buoys at the east end of the lake.

Among the advertisers were Rick Robinson All Home Repairs & Remodeling; The Endeavor Group, “Utilizing Our Natural Resources”–Buyers of Standing Timber; Bagel Gourmet in Hawley, Honesdale & Albrightsville;The Computer Emporium; KP Heating & Air Conditioning, and Hotel Jonas.

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Continued from page 24

May 2003 Issue

Larry O’Rourke wrote a column about Michael Jordan’s retirement and reminiscing about the NBA 1988 through 1992.

Pocono Mountains Marketing Day was scheduled May 7 at The Resort at Split Rock. Executive Director of the PMVB Bob Uguccioni, said the ninth annual conference would feature Diane LaSalle, co-author of Priceless-Turning Ordinanry Products Into Extraordinary Experiences.

One of the inductees to the Pennsylvania Ski and Winter Sports Museum’s Hall of Fame was John Guresh, of JimThorpe, who was instrumental in building the Big Boulder Ski Area and developing the firs snowmaking system, a critical factor in the history of skiing. Among those who were attending the luncheon was Ray Panella of Ambler and Lake Harmony, who has had a storied career as a ski instructor, ski writer, owner of several ski shops and supporter of ski council programs.

The 17th annual Jack Frost Mountain Celtic Festival was slated for Memorial Day Weekend, featuring Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Sould, The Glengarry Bhoys, Seamus Kennedy, Blackwater the The MdKrells.

Monica Martino’s recipe for potato candy was published. It had proved very popular at a party held for daughter Anne at The Mountain’s Edge.

Post Office Notes

by Christine A. Gilliar-Feller

Mail kept feds connected during war

When World War II separated Farm Credit Administration (FCA) employees-turnedsoldiers from their colleagues back home, the mail kept them together.

tribute to its World War II service members.

The video tells the story of the war

See PO NOTES, page 31

Sally Bourrie, writer and editor with the Farm Credit Administration, wrote the script for the “Letters from the Grapevine” film, which tells the story of World War II through the letters written by FCA servicemembers.

The FCA is an independent federal agency that regulates the financial institutions of the Farm Credit System, which serves the credit needs of the nation’s farmers, ranchers and agricultural cooperatives. Last Veterans Day, the agency released an original film titled “Letters from the Grapevine” to pay

(Photo by Sherrell Carr, Farm Credit Administration, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs)

PO Notes

From page 30

through letters FCA service members mailed to their colleagues for publication in an employee newsletter called the Grapevine.

Letters were written from all over the world, including the frontlines of historic battles such as Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Normandy. Published from 19421950, the biweekly publication also featured articles, announcements and

updates about events and activities at the agency and on the homefront.

“FCA was and is like a family,” said FCA writer-editor Sally Bourrie, who drafted the script for the film.

Copies of the newsletter were mailed

to every employee in the agency, including the approximately 200 men and women serving overseas, as well as those who had been temporarily relocated from Washington, DC, to Kansas City, MO, during the war.

The 22-minute video features excerpts from letters narrated by approximately two dozen current FCA employees who are also military veterans. The film includes footage from the National Archives and Library of Congress.

“The courage and selflessness of these young men and women shine through in their letters,” said FCA Board Chairman Vincent Logan in

See PO NOTES, page 32

PO Notes

From page 31

a news release announcing the video.

According to the release, employees served in every theater of the war. In their letters, some members even made sure to note differences in farming practices they observed between different countries.

While the letters contained their share of color, “please tell the gang that I said hello” was a common refrain, Bourrie said.

Copies of the Grapevine newsletter are available on the Internet Archive, and the FCA video is available on the agency’s YouTube channel.

Scouting for mail

Barefoot Mailman Hike

A statue in Hillsboro Beach, FL, memorializes James Hamilton, the third and most famous of the Barefoot Mailmen.

Neither rain nor wind nor gloom of night could stay roughly 200 Boy Scouts, their leaders and others from their annual Barefoot Mailman Hike in South Florida.

As fate would have it, rain, wind and gloom of night were part of the equation this year, but the scouts soldiered on.

The February hike is a 35-mile, two-day event that

pays homage to Florida’s “barefoot mailmen” of the 19th century.

These intrepid souls (there were roughly 15) handled the first U.S. Mail route between Palm Beach and Miami — then a roadless expanse — from 1885 to 1892. Carriers had to deliver barefoot on the beach, using rowboats to cross the inlets that connected the various locales.

A round trip was 136 miles — 56 by boat, 80 by foot — and took six days.

The journey was rife with perils. James Hamilton, the third and most famous of the barefoot brigade, disappeared from the route in 1887.

This year’s hike began in Pompano Beach, with scouts carrying actual letters. These were stamped with a special pictorial postmark at the end of the hike in Miami’s South Beach.

The postmark was available through April. I sent one in because I was curious plus I wasn’t getting the article in on time to get your own.

As always, We thank you for your business April Shaner, Postmaster

Christine A. Gilliar-Feller, Sales Service

Associate, fancy for clerk

Window hours, Monday–Friday

8 -11:30 a.m., 1 to 4:45 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Lobby hours 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. 365 days a year,7 days a week

570-722-8524

Mother’s Day is May 14

Pamper Mom with a Spa Day

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April meeting features Ambulance Honorees for Kidder Supervisors

by Seth Isenberg

Kidder Township’s April meeting led off with some happy news, as the Lake Harmony Rescue Squad was given a moment to recognize businesses who stepped up in 2022 and 2023 with money and time towards ambulance company operations. Recognized were Louis Pantages of Nick’s Lake House, Shenanigans and Louie’s Prime Steak House; Split Rock Resort; Vail Resorts; Harmony Beverage and Seth & Ruth Isenberg of this publication, Journal of Penn-Kidder and The Journal-Herald.

Under old business, readvertising twice more for tree trimming bids in the Lehighton daily still brought no bidders. Township solicitor Robert Yurchak advised that the township can now contract for the work. No new results came from readvertising for engineer services proposals, again

twice. The township will negotiate with the three firms that replied to the first ad.

A request from a short-term rental property owner for a partial refund due to selling the property was denied, as there is no language in the STR ordinance to give such a refund.

In new business, supervisors were unanimous in approving a resolution opposing any land application of sewage sludge in Carbon County. They were unanimous in approving a resolution supporting PA’s plans for the U.S.A.’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

Supervisors approved 4-0 the transfer of a liquor license from Lansford to the property where the Arby’s is located. Supervisor Pantages abstained from the vote.

Contract negotiations are underway with the police officers’ bargaining unit. The contract is up in December. Kidder Police answered 152 calls in March, and patrolled 7,321 miles with their four vehicles.

Traffic lights had some of their systems upgraded to get the fire companies’ emitters installed on them, likely done before summer.

In a bit of housekeeping, supervisors approved the disposition of records held by the township tax collector tax certifications, tax bills and paid receipts, change of address records, real estate property transfers, and sheriff property sales tax records for 2020; exoneration certificates and lists for 2017; tax collector’s duplicates and general ledgers, monthly reports to taxing districts, and delinquent/tax lien records for 2015. Also in this resolution “that all electronic recordings of public meetings shall be destroyed…upon final approval of the official written minutes of the meeting.”

Two vacant properties on Stony Brook Drive in Holiday Poconos were bought from the Carbon County Tax Claim Bureau by a North Carolina investor.

Code enforcement reports being out 59 times on accumulation of trash incidents citing two properties (the rest were cleaned promptly). There were also 33 related incidents of storage containers for trash…not doing their job. These were also all cleaned up before getting cited. Officers did 10 home inspections on STRs. They also issued 11 tree ‘preservation’ permits.

Bills of $223,701 were approved mainly on services; gas, propane and diesel; the snow plowing contract; pensions; tax collection; Times News ads; the IRS $18,458; and insurances totaling nearly $19,000 all totaled $60,458. $102,125 was paid to the Rescue Squad and Fire Companies, and into the fire equipment fund. The garbage fund paid out $28,798.

Supervisors meet next on Tuesday, May 23.

Bach and Handel Chorale to perform final concert of 38th season

The Bach and Handel Chorale and Festival Orchestra, based out of Jim Thorpe, will perform its final concert of their 38th season on Saturday, June 3, in Historic St. Mark’s Episcopal Church beginning at 3 p.m.

The last of four concerts for their season will be accompanied by the 21 member Bach and Handel Festival Orchestra. The concert will open with the Double concerto for Oboe and Violin, BWV 1060 R by J. S. Bach, followed by the opening chorus and closing chorale of Cantata BWV 41 “Jesus, nun sei gepreiset”, the accompanied chorale from Cantata BWV 167 “Ih Menschen, ruhmet Gottes Liebe” and the opening chorus from Cantata BWV 172 “Erschallet! Ihr Lieder, all bt J. S. Bach. The concluding piece of part one will be “Hallelujah Amen” from Judas Maccabeaus, HWV 63 by G. F. Handel.

Part two will begin with the opening chorus of Cantata BWV 149, “Man singet mit Frueden..” by J. S. Bach, followed by the Coronation Anthem No. 3, “My Heart Is Inditing”, HWW 261 by G. F. Handel, followed by the opening chorus of Cantata BWV

70, “Wachet! Betet!” and “Sanctus in C Major”, BWV 237 by J. S. Bach.

Randall Douglas Perry, founder and artistic director of the chorale will conduct the performance.

For information on admission to the concert and other pertinent information, please visit the chorale website – www.bhchorale.org .

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The Lake Harmony Fire Company’s new Spartan ER tanker/ pumper arrived at station here in Lake Harmony in mid-April and is now in service. The Spartan responds to the scene with 2,500 gallons of water, with ample storage compartments equipped with rescue and firefighting gear by the Lake Harmony Fire Co. It has a 2000 gpm pump, and a deck gun for added firefighting.

Mark McBrien

Photos by Seth Isenberg

Trout Festival planned for White Haven

The first White Haven Trout Festival sponsored by Western Pocono Trout Unlimited will be held at the White Haven Library and adjacent Railyard Park, 121 Towanda St., White Haven, on Saturday, June 3, from noon to 6 p.m. (rain date June 4). The public is invited to this free, family friendly event that celebrates the Lehigh River trout fishery and all the waters of the Poconos.

As the Lehigh River flows from its source near the town of Gouldsboro in the northern Poconos through White Haven and on to the junction with the Delaware River at Easton, wild trout can be found. White Haven is uniquely located in the middle portion of the river and has long been a focal point for river commerce, recreation, culture and history.

Western Pocono Trout Unlimited is pleased to present this event at the beautifully restored and historic White Haven Library/Community Center and Railyard Park. The festival highlights the importance of conservation and promotes the great work that both public groups and local businesses do in maintaining the special quality of the river’s trout fishery that is so important in providing

recreation and economic opportunities to all the communities in the Poconos.

A variety of exhibitors will be showcasing their work that includes: conservation organizations, fly shops, river guides, artists, crafts people, expert trout fishing speakers, natural resource groups among others.

Personal fly tying and fly casting demonstrations will be given throughout the day, along with nature hikes on the nearby Delaware and Lehigh Canal river trail. Food and music will be available.

The event will appeal to newcomers to the river and fly fishing, as well as veteran fishermen.

Call 570-454-4862 or the library at 570-4438776 for more info or if your outdoor organization is interested in setting up a free table provided by the library as an exhibitor.

The day long event is free. Help us celebrate the great natural resource that the Lehigh River trout fishery represents to the Pocono communities like White Haven, the rich history of trout fishing here and the protection of the river for future generations.

Lake Harmony Rescue honors businesses that helped with fundraising

The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad’s ’22’23 fundraising letter campaign is nearing its $55,000 goal. Thank you to all who donated. Donations have covered this year’s payment on the loan for new unit 1760, with funds now going toward equipment upgrades and repairs.

If you did not receive a letter and wish to donate, please send a check to:

LAKE HARMONY RESCUE SQUAD AND AMBULANCE CORPS, INC. P.O. Box 564 Lake Harmony, PA 18624, or lakeharmony ambulance.com to

make a payment with a credit card.

The LHRS put 983 miles on the new unit in March, and 862 miles on unit 1761. Crews were out 22 times in Lake Harmony, and twice each in Penn Forest and White Haven. Units also went out on 10 fire calls.

The LHRS honored Lake Harmony businesses at the April Kidder Township supervisors meetings.

Trent Poole receives a plaque from operations director Scott Wuttke

Receiving plaques were Trent Poole, manager, Vail Resorts’ Jack Frost & Big Boulder; Paul Wisnieski of Harmony Beverage, Louis and Cyndi Pantages of

See RESCUE, page 43

Rescue

From page 41

Nick’s Lake House, Shenanigans and Louie’s Prime Steak House restaurants, Roberto Diaz, General Manager of Split Rock Resort, and

Seth & Ruth Isenberg of this publication and Journal of Penn-

Kidder and the Journal-Herald.

The LHRS will be at selling t-shirts, hats and sweatshirts at the Taste of PA Wine Fest at Split Rock

June 17 and 18, at the Midsummer’s Night Dream performance on the 18th, and the annual fundraising breakfast at Split Rock on July 2.

Paul Wisnieski with Wuttke

Roberto Diaz with Wuttke

Louis Pantages with Wuttke

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Dorothea Schaefer sent us photos of some beautiful spring flowers, including this one.

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“You have to remember to be thankful. But in May, one simply can’t help being thankful that they are alive, if for nothing else.”

– Lucy Maud Montgomery

“I’m only wishing to go a-fishing;

For this the month of May was made.”

– Henry Van Dyke