Lake News, May-June 2021 by canwinjournal

LAKE NEWS

VOL. 27, NO. 5

Lake Harmony PA

MAY–JUNE, 2021

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Lake News May–June 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 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.

We Remember

by Ruth Isenberg

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer season—a time for fun and sun. Most people have a long weekend to enjoy, and we see lots of visitors making their first seasonal stay at The Lake. Memorial Day is much more. Memorial Day is a time to take stock, to remember the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in the service of their country. Without their selflessness, we would not now be enjoying beaches, barbecues and fun. War is serious business, and most of us would like to see our nation avoid it as much as possible. But some wars have been necessary. From the Revolution that made us self-governing, to the Civil War that established us as one country that did the right thing (even if late) in abolishing slavery, through two World Wars that put us in the position of defending freedom not just for ourselves, but also for those in other countries who were being oppressed, our military has done what it must to prevail — and lives have been lost. More recent conflicts have been unpopular politically or ignored, but that doesn’t lessen in any way the thanks we owe the men and women who have served, and especially those who gave their lives. On Memorial Day, we must remember.

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.

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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 At Shenanigans Boomers is Open w/ Karaoke from 9 p.m. -1 a.m. At Boulder View Tavern all times are 6 to 9 p.m. Strawberry Jam every Thursday AND May 21, Regina Sayles May 22, Andrew Nicholas May 28, Ian Kirk May 29, Brit and Kenny June 4, Erin McClelland June 5, Tony Alosi June 11, LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) June 12, Bill Hoffman June 18, Walter Lee June 19, Regina Sayles June 25, Timmy Fitz June 26, Ian Kirk BVT’s outside patio opens Memorial Day weekend

At Mauch Chunk Opera House Most shows doors open 7, show at 8 p.m. Sat. May 29, Boat House Row (Yacht Rock) Sun. May 30, Rock Royalty, show at 6 Fri June 4, Caligula Blushed (Smiths/Morrissey) Sat June 5, Jim Florentine (Comedian) Sat June 12, Lotus Land (Tribute to Rush) Fri June 18, Eaglemania (Tribute to The Eagles) Sat June 19, British Invasion Years Fri June 25, Experience Janis (Janis Joplin show) Sat June 26, Kashmir (The Led Zeppelin Show) See ENTERTAINMENT, page 6

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by Mary Farnschlader

It is with deep regret that the officers of the Lake Harmony Fire Company announce the passing of Life Member and Fire Police Captain, Stanley Kostro. Stan passed away in the hospital this morning. At this time no arrangements have been made. Please keep Maggie and Joey in your thoughts and prayers. Ben Saxon recently graduated from Seton Hall University and is headed to University of Lynchburg for PT. Ben is the son of Sr. Mark and Kathy Saxon of Lake Harmony. Congrats to Ben! Thinking about trying fishing? Pennsylvania Fish & Boating Commission will host the first of its two annual Fish for Free Days on Sunday, May 30. On Fish for Free Days, anyone, residents or non-residents, can legally fish in Pennsylvania waterways without a license. Busy on May 30? The 2nd Fish for Free Day is Sunday, July 4, 2021.

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Another warehouse moves towards construction in Kidder by Seth Isenberg Kidder Township moved a step closer to having a second warehouse under construction along Route 940. At Kidder’s May 20 monthly supervisors meeting, the Richard Henry partners warehouse plan, for a 739,050 square foot facility, was given conditional approval of its preliminary land development plan, subject to waivers and conditions. Supervisors also gave conditional approval to the

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final minor subdivision plan for lots in Split Rock Country Club section H, Phase 3A, for five lots on the sewer and water system — a total of 5.66 acres. With the warehouse, the newest plan adds a second access road from Route 940, which can be opened in an emergency. The facility projects having a tenant with 140 employees, with a septic field to accommodate that number. Conditions include obtaining a Highway Occupancy Permit from PennDOT, a traffic study, a soils & sedimentation control plan, and getting approvals for wetlands work around the 117 acres site (66 of that developed). The project was granted a LERTA tax reduction from the Weatherly Area School District earlier this month. A final subdivision plan for John Patrick Toner was tabled. Supervisors were to open bids from tree trimming companies at this meeting. Ads placed in a daily newspaper brought no bidders. It was decided to readvertise. Bills of $305,272 were approved. Of that, $183,111 was for the fire companies and ambulance, and into the fire equipment fund. See KIDDER TWP, page 14

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Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company Chief Ralph Lennon shared that their new rescue truck is now state certified (see separate story). The LHVFC is working to get QRS certification in order to respond to medical incidents when the LH Ambulance is not available. He reports that Carbon County is actively working on a solution for the poor emergency radio reception within the fire house. He repeated his request for the township to move Lake Harmony Estates along with their promise of a dry hydrant, and on the idea of lake access using bollards that can be unlocked in an emergency. Chief of Police Matthew Kuzma was asked to look out for speeding cars during school bus pickup times. He was also alerted to ATVs speeding and being nuisances within Holiday Pocono. Roadmaster Bruce Berger reported that the township is waiting on contractor Shiffer to come out with their vacuum truck to clean the catch basins. Also, ahead of paving North Lake Drive, the township is waiting to get a couple of easements. Gene Getz of Albrightsville told the meeting about a big hole on State Road, and asked Chief Kuzma

to look at it in order to report it to PennDOT to get them to fix it. The Chief agreed to “check it out.” Chief Kuzma, in his police report, asks residents to call 911 for loud noise and any fireworks, noting that “you are not bothering us” when you make these calls. Township manager Suzanne Brooks summarized the May 13 public workshop about Short Term Rentals (see separate story). It was agreed to meet again for another public session on Thursday, June 10 at 6 p.m. in the municipal building. Brooks also reported that eight properties have been bought from the Carbon County tax repository, and supervisors voted all in favor of returning these to the township tax rolls. Brooks also noted that a workshop about a Food Truck Ordinance was held on May 6.

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On The Road by Seth Isenberg The weather has been wonderful for this time of year. We have been treated to hints of summer, and the result is an awesome May flowers display. Summer feels so very close. As Lake Harmony and the nearby Poconos open back up after Covid, options for fun multiply. Summer activities denied us last year are becoming available again, like the food and wine festival at Split Rock in mid-June. In late April and again in early May, Ruth and I went to Knoebels Grove for some fun with the dogs. Knoebels is an hour west of here via Interstate 80, then south past Bloomsburg on good roads (though watch your speed as the local police around Bloomsburg are strict). Knoebels is a fullfledged amusement park, with the added bonus of having free parking and free admission, as well as being dog-friendly. Entertainment is also free. You pay for individual rides by buying ride tickets, or you can get a ride wristband package if you have people in your group who will do a lot of rides. There’s picnic groves in the woods along the creek if you want to bring your own food, or the park has many food stands. Ruth and I took our two dogs opening weekend in late April. The park is not only pet-friendly but also allows pets onto certain rides. The Pioneer Train Ride, a favorite ride of ours which passes under their giant wooden coaster and then goes into the woods alongside their campground before returning, is our #1 when it comes to riding with a dog. The little bench seat fits a person and a big dog easily, with Ruth riding with Bull while I took Spookie with me. By our second visit, the dogs knew the routine, and relaxed to enjoy the nearly 7 to 10 minute round trip. We also took the dogs onto the chariot benches on the historic carousel. We think the dogs liked the train ride better. I will also note that I had my first ride of the season on the Knoebels bumper cars. These are, according to many knowledgeable amusement park buffs, the best bumper cars in the country. It’s an opinion I agree with — big old cars that deliver a solid thud — not a ride for little kids. We’ll be back at Knoebels to see some of the entertainment as the season goes along. Knoebels opens seven days a week after Memorial Day, though do check the park website for hours. While returning to the Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe is not really ‘On The Road,’

it’s to be noted. We finally were in the house to see a live show since the COVID closures. We saw a seven-piece band perform some rock and soul classics, and had a really good time. Looking ahead, we will be attending the Wine and Food Festival at Split Rock Resort, so are hoping for good weather for both days. Also, the last weekend in June is NASCAR weekend and I plan to be in the stands for most of it. Ruth will join me for some of it. I offer this advice for folks who are semi-interested in what a stock car race is like, but who don’t want to make a full day’s commitment. On Friday evening the 25th, there’s an 80-lap ARCA race to get the feel for it. Tickets are reasonable, and you can spend a couple of hours enjoying the feel of Race weekend, and seeing a national-level race. Some final notes: Festivals are getting back on the schedule. The Celtic Fling at Mount Hope in Lancaster County returns in late June, followed in August by the PA Renaissance Faire on the same site. Triple A baseball is underway in Moosic, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders (Yankees) are a low cost evening of fun. Check their website for when they are playing at home. Starting the last week in June, the PA Shakespeare Festival returns after its COVID year off, with the very exciting new feature of an outdoor stage where they will be performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and various indoor performances including How I learned What I Learned, and An Iliad. I’ll write more about this next month. Enjoy these beautiful weeks…

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Penn-Kidder Library/Dimmick Library annual fund drive is underway Did you know there is a full-service public library right here in this community? The Penn Kidder Library opened in 2013 and was run entirely by volunteers! The library was housed in Pine Point Plaza, but in 2019, moved to 2588 Route 903, by the Dollar General. Penn Kidder Library is open five days a week to serve this community. One year ago, the Penn Kidder Library was made a branch of the Dimmick Memorial Library in Jim Thorpe, PA. What does that mean for you? By support of the Dimmick Memorial Library, a huge number of resources are now available for the community using Penn Kidder Library. The Penn Kidder Library, as a Dimmick branch, has access to the book and DVD collections of the full Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative, also known as the LCLC. Patrons are now able to check out items from the eleven other member libraries of the LCLC. This resource sharing allows Penn Kidder Library patrons to request items from the other LCLC libraries and receive them in just a few days! In addition, patrons are able to access electronic resources with just their library card and a computer. The library website gives totally free access to language learning software, study and online tutoring resources, genealogy research databases, and multiple thousands of E-books, audiobooks, and magazines.

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The Penn Kidder Library also offers on-site WiFi, computers for patron use, printing services, and, of course, assistance finding your next favorite book! Right now, the Dimmick Memorial Library and the Penn Kidder Library are in the middle of a fundraising drive to secure library services for the next year. The libraries receive a lot less from the government than you might think. Only a portion of their funding comes from state, school district, and municipal sources. They rely on generous donations from individuals like you to continue their important work in the local community. In order for the Dimmick Memorial and Penn-Kidder libraries to continue offering valuable library services in this community, they need your help. Consider supporting the library by donating online at dimmicklibrary.org, or, by mailing a check payable to Dimmick Memorial Library, 54 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA, 18229. And, if you want the funds to go directly to the Penn Kidder Library, simply designate that in the subject line. Every day brings new challenges, but throughout it all the Dimmick Memorial and the Penn Kidder Libraries continue to serve our community. With safety at the forefront of their focus, they continue to provide valuable services to a growing number of library patrons. How can you be a part of this organization? Check out the library website, get your library card, and go visit the library itself!

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Kidder Township Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) is seeking new members The purpose of the EAC is to advise local governmental agencies such as the Kidder Township board of Supervisors, the Planning Commission and the Zoning Hearing Board on matters dealing with the protection, conservation, management, promotion, acquisition and use of natural resources. EAC members must reside in Kidder Township. All members serve on a voluntary basis. Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Kidder Township Municipal Building. If you have an interest in maintaining the clean air, pure water, natural sce-

nic features and the flora and fauna our area has to offer, please consider attending an EAC meeting. All meetings are open to the public. The members of the EAC have produced an environmental resource manual, Kidder Township Green & Blue Pages, available at the municipal building.

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tions, rubber stamps, copy, fax and more… in the Liberty Plaza in Pocono Lake.

Tris Sutrisno, Rental Manager at The Big Two, organized a spring skiing trip to Club Med at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Among those going along was the LAKE NEWS’ own Frank Pieri.

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The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad sent in an article about their 1997 membership drive that is underway. “During 1996, the squad answered well over 400 calls. The squad purchased its second AED unit so now both ambulances have one on board at all times.” The letter asks that people send in their membership form, and if time allows, to volunteer for the LHRS. “The future of the squad belongs to you.”

18624 Editor Mary Farnschlader listed some of the travels of Lake Harmony locals over the past months. The Kresges went to Disney World in April, the Murphys toured Italy, the Williams took a trip to Paradise Island — and John got a hole-inone on the sixth hole there, and the Sloss family went on a spring skiing trip to Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont. The Woodeshicks and friends vacationed in the Florida Keys, then on the way back, stopped

Congratulations on the 2nd wedding anniversary of the Ginopolases. On May 1, the Lake Harmony Association stocked Lake Harmony with 867 large-mouth bass, 4″ to 10″ in size, at a cost of just over $2,000. Scott Kinney graduates from Jim Thorpe Area High School in June. Honey and John Barni celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in April. Honey Bock celebrated her 80th birthday on April 11 at a party at the Village Squire. Editor Farnschlader joined JT Junior High School teachers Joann Smith and Mary Dobash on a field trip to the Philadelphia Art Museum with See ARCHIVES, page 28

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Lake Harmony Post Office Notes by Christine Gilliar Some Fun Facts I came across. I was a little surprised but then again it was so much different back then then now obviously.

When People Used the Postal Service to Mail Their Children Author: Becky Little In the early days of U.S. parcel service, there weren’t clear guidelines about what you could and couldn’t mail. In January 1913, one Ohio couple took advantage of the U.S. Postal Service’s new parcel service to make a very special delivery: their infant son. The Beagues paid 15 cents for his stamps and an unknown amount to insure him for $50, then handed him over to the mailman, who dropped the boy off at his grandmother’s house about a mile away. Regulations about what you could and couldn’t send through the mail were vague when post offices began accepting parcels over four pounds on January 1, 1913. People immediately started testing its limits by mailing eggs, bricks, snakes and other unusual “packages.” So were people allowed to mail their children? Technically, there was no postal regulation against it. “The first few years of parcel post service — it was a bit of a mess,” says Nancy Pope, head curator of history at the National Postal Museum. “You had different towns getting away with different things, depending on how their postmaster read the regulations.” Pope has found about seven instances of people mailing children between 1913 and 1915, beginning with the baby in Ohio.

It wasn’t common to mail your children, yet for long distances, it would’ve been cheaper to buy the stamps to send a kid by Railway Mail than to buy her a ticket on a passenger train. In addition, people who mailed their children weren’t handing them over to a stranger. In rural areas, many families knew their mailman quite well. However, those two viral photos you might have seen online of postal workers carrying babies in their mailbag were staged photos, taken as a joke. A mailman might have carried a swaddled child who couldn’t walk, but he wouldn’t have let a diaper-wearing baby sit in a pile of people’s mail.

May Pierstorff, who was sent through the mail. (Credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum) In the case of May Pierstorff, whose parents sent her to her grandparent’s house 73 miles away in February 1914, the postal worker who took her by Railway Mail train was a relative. The Idaho family paid 53 cents for the stamps that they put on See PO NOTES, page 23

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Continued from page 22 their nearly 6-year-old daughter’s coat. Yet after Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson heard about this incident — as well as another inquiry someone had made that month about mailing children — he officially banned postal workers from accepting humans as mail. Still, the new regulation didn’t immediately stop people from sending their children by post. A year later, a woman mailed her 6-year-old daughter from her home in Florida to her father’s home in

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Virginia. At 720 miles, it was longest postal trip of any of the children Pope has identified, and cost 15 cents in stamps. In August 1915, 3-year-old Maud Smith made what appears to be the last journey of a child by U.S. post, when her grandparents mailed her 40 miles through Kentucky to visit her sick mother. After the story made the news, Superintendent John Clark of the Cincinnati division of the Railway Mail Service investigated, questioning why the postmaster in Caney, Kentucky, had allowed a child on a mail train when that was explicitly against regulations. “I don’t know if he lost his job, but he sure had some explaining to do,” Pope says. Though Maud seems to be the last successfully mailed child, others would later still tried to mail their children. In June 1920, First Assistant Postmaster General John C. Koons rejected two applications to mail children, noting that they couldn’t be classified as “harmless live animals,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Becky Little is a journalist in Washington, D.C. Follow her on Twitter at @MsBeckyLittle. See PO NOTES, page 26

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Continued from page 23 Significant Dates A quick glance at events. 1775 - Benjamin Franklin appointed first Postmaster General by the Continental Congress 1847 - U.S. postage stamps issued 1855 - Prepayment of postage required 1860 - Pony Express began 1863 - Free city delivery began 1873 - U.S. postal cards issued 1874 - General Postal Union (now Universal Postal Union) established 1893 - First commemorative stamps issued 1896 - Rural free delivery began 1913 - Parcel Post® began 1918 - Scheduled airmail service began 1950 - Residential deliveries reduced to one a day 1957 - Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee established 1963 - ZIP Code inaugurated 1970 - Express Mail® began experimentally 1971 - United States Postal Service® began operations 1971 - Labor contract negotiated through collective bargaining, a federal government “first” 1974 - Self-adhesive stamps tested 1982 - Last year Postal Service™ accepted public service subsidy 1983 - ZIP+4® Code began 1992 - Self-adhesive stamps introduced nationwide 1993 - National Postal Museum opened 1994 - Postal Service launched public Internet site 1998 - U.S. semipostal stamp issued 2004 - Priority Mail® flat-rate box introduced 2006 - Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act signed

2007 - “Forever” stamp issued 2008 - Competitive pricing for expedited mail began 2009 - Free usps.com iPhone app offered 2011 - Every Door Direct Mail® introduced 2013 - Sunday package delivery expanded 2014 - Informed Delivery® tested 2017 - Informed Delivery available nationwide

2021 - Today, the United States has over 40,000 post offices and the postal service delivers 212 billion pieces of mail each year to over 144 million homes and businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the American Virgin Islands and American Samoa. The postal service is the nation’s largest civilian employer, with roughly 500,000 career workers. The postal service is a notSee PO NOTES, page 27

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Continued from page 26 for-profit, self-supporting agency that covers its expenses through postage (stamp use in the United States started in 1847) and related products. The postal service gets the mail delivered, rain or shine, using everything from planes to mules. I continue to learn about the history of my job and how it was established. It’s very interesting to me, because I enjoy my job and love what I do. I hope you all enjoy the beautiful weather — we deserve it! More stamps being released this year: Western Wear, July 23 Ursula K. Le Guin 3 ounce, July 27 Raven Story, July 30 Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses, Aug. 6 Missouri Statehood, Aug. 10 Backyard Games, Aug. 12 Happy Birthday, Sept. 9 Message Monsters, Sept. 24 Day of the Dead, Sept. 30 A Visit From St. Nick, Oct. 7 Otters in Snow, Oct. 12 You can check them out on Stamps | USPS.com

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Vendors are sought for a Flea Market at Penn Forest Fire Company #1, Route 903, on Saturday, August 14, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine. Cost is $10 per table inside or $15 outside (double space without table). Kitchen will be open for breakfast and lunch, and there will be a bake sale. Call 570-732-4325 for more information or to reserve a spot.

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Continued from page 20 the Language Arts classes from JTJrHS and their teachers and parents. Jim Mertz returns as Split Rock’s tennis pro, beginning Memorial Day weekend. Shirley and Bob Hewitt’s twin granddaughters Kristen and Lisa Hoffman graduated in May from Penn State University. Bob St. graduated PSU in 1948. The twins’ mother Susan graduated in 1972 and Bob, Jr. in 1976. A weekend celebration was held at the Toftrees Resort at Penn State for the old alumni and honored graduates. Editor Mary writes that Susan spent many summers as a waitress at Split Rock, and Bob Jr. taught water skiing and ran the snackmobile at Split Rock. Bob Jr. has two sons, Christopher, 7, and Tyler, 4 — so maybe Penn State hasn’t seen the last of the Hewitt Family. Wind Gap is recruiting members for its Drum & Bugle corps. The group gathers for practice once a week. Local contact is Stephen Creutz at his Lake Harmony office. A new shopping experience, The Terra Cottage Gift Shop, will open next to the Country Peddler on May 24th. Split Rock Lodge has torn down its old deck, and replaced it — the new deck should be open in early June, and the new bar should be completed about the same time. The Colonial Rottweiler Club hosted their Rottweiler Specialty Show at the Mountain Laurel Resort on April 29. Approx. 500 Rottweilers competed for various honors. Coming on June 21 & 22, the X-tremely Alternative Festival at Jack Frost Mountain. There’s a new date for the Pocono Funk Festival, Aug. 23 & 24, at Big Boulder.

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PKL plans golf tourney

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3920 State Route 903 Lake Harmony PA 18624

Penn-Kidder Library Center will hold its third annual golf tournament on Monday, June 28, at Jack Frost National. PKL is looking for hole sponsors at $50, and the donation of prizes for basket raffles. To learn more, or to sign up to golf, email maryfarn@verizon.net

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A Pair of Cryptograms

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Kidder Emergency Services Report Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company had 41 calls in April – up 11 from 2020. 26 of these were mutual aid. Nine of these were QRS responses. Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company had 33 calls in April. 15 of these were smoke detector activations. 14 were calls to the Mountain Laurel Resort. Five were on Interstate 80 or the Turnpike. Three were vehicle accidents. The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad was out for 38 calls in April – up from 24 last year. Most of these calls were in Lake Harmony, with two into White Haven. The LHRS also alerted on 10 fire alarms.

Kidder Code Enforcement May 2021 May code enforcement actions were mainly about rubbish — there were 42 visits to properties about accumulation of rubbish. Two tickets were issued. There were also three visits about storage containers for trash — and two more tickets issued. Other actions included three visits about unregistered or abandoned vehicles — with two tickets issued, and a visit about high grass and weeds. Nine tree preservation permits were issued. Five home inspections were done.

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Pocono Raceway back at full capacity for NASCAR weekend With the recent Pennsylvania state issued mandates, Pocono Raceway is allowed to operate at 100% capacity for all four NASCAR races. CRC Industries has partnered with Pocono Raceway this year to be the naming sponsor of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race during the 2021 NASCAR Doubleheader. On Saturday, June 26 the raceway will host both the CRC Brakleen 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Noon followed by the first NASCAR Cup Series Race of the weekend at 3 p.m. Saturday ticket holders and purchasers will get the chance to watch two back-to-back NASCAR races in one day for one ticket price starting at $45. Kids, ages 12 and under, are free. CRC is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its flagship brand, Brakleen®, the number one selling brake parts cleaner worldwide. Their celebration aligns with Pocono Raceway’s ’50 Years of the

Tricky Triangle’ anniversary. Next month will be a time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our great partner and the rich five-decade-long history of the track.

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This Month’s Cover

Seth Isenberg shot this month’s cover. We found the Williamsons sitting by their campfire along the lake after we’d enjoyed a birthday dinner for him at Louie’s Prime Steakhouse on Sunday night. We learned that Mrs. Williamson had celebrated her birthday there that evening as well. This is my (Ruth’s) shot of the same scene—you can see Seth in the lower righthand corner, and the moon rising in the upper righthand corner. We chose the other shot for the cover because we liked the flag motion (and because Seth didn’t want to be on the cover). Now it’s your turn to submit shots. Send your photos to lakenewslakeharmony@gmail.com along with a description and your contact information. Tell us your story of living at The Lake.

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THEME: 1970s LYRICS ACROSS

1. *Carole King: “But you’re ____ ____ away” 6. “I Thee ____” 9. Ring practice 13. Hacienda brick 14. *Billy Joel: “I love you just the way you ____” 15. What speakers do 16. Leg of lamb 17. Styling goo 18. Spooky 19. *Rod Stewart: “Oh, Maggie, I couldn’t have tried ____ ____” 21. *Stevie Wonder: “Very superstitious, writing’s on ____ ____” 23. Type of constrictor 24. Can of worms 25. *”____ Cola, what a beautiful drink” 28. Capital of Peru 30. *Carly Simon: “I had some dreams, they were ____ in my coffee” 35. Bad luck precursor 37. Swing seat, possibly 39. Macaroni shape 40. Capital on the Baltic Sea 41. Figure with vertex and rays 43. Venetian magistrate 44. Not fitting 46. Sealed with a handshake 47. Wise man 48. Annotator and commentator 50. Facts and figures 52. Bambino 53. Chinese monetary unit 55. International Labor Organization 57. *The Knack: “M M M My ____” 61. *Sister Sledge: “We are family, get up everybody ____ ____” 65. Last European colony in China 66. Pastrami’s partner 68. Sheik’s bevy 69. Movie premiere, e.g. 70. Gunk 71. Ancient assembly area 72. Used to be wild? 73. Attila, e.g. 74. Part of mortise joint DOWN 1. Long story 2. War god in Norse mythology 3. Same as fogey 4. J. Robert Oppenheimer’s project 5. Reorganize or modify 6. $7.25/hour, e.g.

7. Old fashioned ‘before’ 8. Nile’s mouth 9. Boatload 10. What paralegal and parachute have in common 11. Seed covering 12. Angler’s spool 15. Punch buggy car 20. Indian cuisine yogurt staple 22. Drunkard’s sound? 24. Enter uninvited (2 words) 25. *Bruce Springsteen: “Tramps like us, baby we were born ____ ____” 26. ____ acid 27. “And Seth.... ____ Enos” 29. *Eric Clapton: “Darling, won’t you ease my worried ____” 31. Oldsmobile founder 32. Lusitania’s destroyer 33. Grown-up pupper, in social media 34. *ABBA: “Dancing queen, young

and ____, only seventeen” 36. Back of the neck 38. Dashing style 42. Spritelike 45. Test (2 words) 49. *Terry Jacks: “We had seasons in the ____” 51. One tritely familiar 54. Frustration, in print 56. Missouri River tributary 57. Old World duck 58. *Creedence Clearwater Revival: “____ you ever seen the rain?” 59. They’re hidden up a sleeve? 60. Goes with rave 61. Eon, alt. sp. 62. *Black Sabbath: “I am ____ man” 63. Infamous Roman emperor 64. J. Edgar Hoover’s man 67. *Queen: “Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will ___ do the Fandango”

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Lake News, May–June 2021 —39

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Cryptogram Answers To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June — Jean Paul Sartre It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise.— Mark Twain

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