Lake News, May-June 2023

LAKE NEWS

Lake News

May–June 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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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.

Colors

by Ruth Isenberg

As we drove through part of Kidder Township this week, I noticed how lush and green it was. In some places, the leaves on the trees were dark emerald, in others bright and grassy.

Green is one of the colors of spring.

The lake was blue, dark blue in spots, slate gray blue in others, and aquamarine in a few places. The sky varied from pure cyan to a dark, purple shade as night approached.

Blue is one of the colors of spring.

Flowers are everywhere this spring, and many of them are shades of pink, red and orange. Magnolias are a gentle pink, forsythia and daffodils are yellow and orange, azaleas are many shades, but especially beautiful in magenta, and mountain laurel are a delicate blush.

Pink is a color of spring.

Memorial Day brings out flags and bunting, red, white and blue, colors that stir us with patriotism and inspire us. These colors will take us into summer at Independence Day, and carry us all the way into November for Veterans Day.

The colors of spring gladden our hearts, and brighten our days. Keep your eyes open to them.

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

June 1- Erin McClelland

June 2- Tony Alsoi

June 3- The Frost Duo

June 8- Regina Sayles

June 9- Justin Skyler Solo

June 10- Bobby Ventura

June 15- Adam McKinley

June 1 June Zac Lawless

June 1July Timmy Fitz + Mark Nourick

June 22- Zac Lawless

June 23- Ian Kirk

June 24- Andrew Moses

June 29- Tom Acker

June 30- Area 52

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

The Pub @ the hub

June 3 – Magic Bean duo

June 9 – Chris Zelenka

June 10 – Dina Hall

June 16 – Tim Fitzpatrick

June 17 – Mike Pilgermayer

June 23 – John Simonson

June 23 – Nina Peterson

June 30 – Andrew Moses

July 1 – Elizabeth Gillen all from 6 to 9 p.m.

Great Tastes of PA Wine Festival at Split Rock Resort

June 17 & 18

See ENTERTAINMENT, page 12

Tour beautiful Lake Harmony. Departing Nick’s Lake House, S. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony Wolf Blackwell, Captain • wolf123@pa.metrocast.net • lakeharmonycruises.com

Friendly Fran

by Mark Peterson

In the previous issue of Lake News, I wrote about my mom, Nancy Peterson, for Mother’s Day. It is only fitting that I should give equal time to my dad for Father’s Day. Readers who have been in Lake Harmony for more than 30 years will remember him. And for those who did not know Fran Peterson, you don’t know what you missed.

Francis Nordmark Peterson was born May 13, 1930, in Hartford, Connecticut to Swedish immigrants. After a brief return to Sweden, the family eventually settled in Philadelphia. Fran was still in high school when they moved to Hornell, New York.

After high school, Fran attended Alfred University where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1957 and got a job working at Burroughs Corporation in Rochester, New York. He was invited to the Nazareth College Christmas formal on a blind date with Nancy, the sister of one of his coworkers at Burroughs. That blind date turned into a romance.

A few weeks after they met, Fran proposed marriage to Nancy, and they were wed in 1959. By this time Fran was now working for the publishing company, William J. Keller, selling yearbooks. His tagline was “Friendly Fran, your Yearbook man!” The young couple moved to suburban Pittsburgh, and the family started to grow. I was born in 1960, followed by Eric, Scott, Julie, Mary, John, Beth, and Nina.

In 1964, Fran and Nancy built a house in Lake Harmony Estates as a retirement home for Fran’s parents. Our family would go back and forth, See FRIENDLY FRAN, page 7

Artisan Breads Tuesdays & Fridays; Fresh Baked Baguettes Wednesdays & Sundays; Bagels, Muffins, Fresh-Baked Pies Too; 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

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between Pittsburgh and the Poconos for summers and certain holiday visits. After one particularly arduous trip, with us kids making all sorts of commotion in the back of the car, my father searched for a way to get some sanity.

His solution was to buy a black Cadillac limousine that sported iconic taillight fins, was 21 feet long, and had one very important feature: a window that you could raise to separate the driver from the back seat. With the window up, we kids could make as much noise as we wanted, and my parents could drive in relative peace. I imagine our family was quite the spectacle driving around in a limousine with a virtual Romper Room in the rear.

Always a dreamer, and with a love of cooking, in 1971, my dad packed everyone up and moved us to the Poconos, opening a restaurant on Route 115 in Bear Creek called “Shades Glen Inn.” My sister

Beth was still a baby, and my mother was pregnant with my sister Nina, so perhaps the timing of this major life-changing event was not the best. Fran was determined to make it succeed, however. But he hadn’t counted on 1972’s Hurricane Agnes causing major flooding in our area. That destroyed the business, forced the sale of the restaurant, and we moved to the lake permanently in 1973.

After that, Fran sold college rings, gold jewelry, real estate, and time shares. Always trying to “build a better mousetrap,” he held two US Patents: one

The Peterson Family circa 1967: Julie, Scott, Eric, Mark, Nancy and Fran Peterson See FRIENDLY FRAN, page 9

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for “Photo Scaler,” a measuring device for cropping photographs, and “Trac-Mat”, a rubber traction mat that you could keep in your car to get you out of a rut. He also helped my brother establish a particular business in Blakeslee called Peterson’s Ski and Cycle. This year marks the 30th anniversary of his passing away due to cancer, but his wit, humor, and love of his family live on.

For Father’s Day, give “dear old Dad” a hug and head over to Peterson’s Ski and Cycle in Blakeslee for a special gift. You will find a lot of cool souvenirs, T-shirts, sportswear, bikes, skis and so much more. If you can’t figure out what to get, gift certificates make great Father’s Day presents too. Stop by and check us out or go online to www. petersonsskiandcycle.com. We hope to “ski” you soon!

Our five health institutes. Where what’s next happens.

At our five specialized health institutes, we’re always evolving. Here, you’ll find advanced medical techniques and technologies, the latest clinical trials through alliances (with innovators like Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and a dedicated team – your team – focused on getting you better. Five institutes. Five more reasons why we’re the leading health network in the region. Learn more at LVHN.org/institutes.

John Stapleton, DPM Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute

Patchtown Days Festival Returns to Eckley

Visit Eckley Miners’ Village on Saturday, June 17, for the museum’s annual Patchtown Days Festival, an immersive event for the entire family celebrating Northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite heritage sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Eckley Miners’ Village Associates.

Festival highlights include traditional craft demonstrations, handmade goods for sale, a Ukrainian cultural display, and a 1 p.m. lecture by local historian Vince Hydro. Live musical performances will feature Russ Rentler, Norm Williams, Dave Matsinko, Anne & Mike Baglione, the Faculty Brass, and Hazleton’s historic Liberty Band.

The village will also host several food trucks and, premiering this year, a craft beer garden by Conyngham Brewing Company. The museum exhibitions will be open and air-conditioned, and interpreted houses will be open for viewing.

Eckley’s Patchtown Festival will run on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission to the event is $10/adult, $9/senior, and $8/youth. Children under 3 enter for free.

Eckley Miners’ Village is committed to preserving and interpreting the lives and culture

of people from around the world who came to Northeastern Pennsylvania to mine anthracite coal and fuel America’s early industrial might. The village is located in Foster Township. Follow Route 940 west from Lake Harmony through White Haven, and west again to Freeland, then look for the signs to the museum.

Eckley is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Commonwealth’s official heritage agency. For more information, go to eckleyminersvillage.com.

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)

Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – play, free performance 2 p.m. Sunday, June 18 at Big Boulder, Lake Harmony –donations welcome for ambulance and fire companies. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

At Mauch Chunk Opera House

Doors open at 7, shows at 8 unless noted

Thurs June 1 Jacob Jolliff Band

Fri June 2 Blues Brotherhood - Tribute to the Blues Brothers

Sat June 3 Awaken - The Music of YES

Thurs June 8 Aunt Mary Pat (Comedy Night)

Fri June 9 The British Invasion Years

Sat June 10 HunkaJunk - Funk, Soul, Dance with a special set of Stevie Wonder

Thur June 15 The Outcrops - Rock & Roll, Blues & Soul

Fri June 16 Mullett - The Premiere 80’s Rock

Experience

Sat June 17 Dean Ford’s Tribute to Prince

Thur June 22 The Hypochondriacs

Sat June 24 Who’s Next - Tribute to the Who

Thur June 29 The Lovin Spoonful

mcohjt.com

At Pennspeak.com

June 2 Leonid & Friends

June 3 Magical Mystery Doors - tribute

June 9 Los Lobos

June 15 Happy Together

June 15 America

June 22 Billy Bob Thornton

June 23 Three Dog Night

June 24 Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre

Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

Kirby Center for Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre

June 3 Laura Gilbert

June 9 Ricky Skaggs

June 10 1964 Beatles tribute

July 12 Ann Wilson of Heart Kirby Center.org

MoheganSunArenaPA.com

June 2 WWE Smackdown

July 7 Thomas Rhett

PPLCenter.com

June 6 Billy Burr

June 29-30 Monster Jam

Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s 32 annual World War II Weekend, Reading, PA

June 2, 3, & 4

briggsfarm.com Briggs Farm Blues Fest

July 6, 7, 8

parenfaire.com

Celtic Fling June 24 & 25

poconoraceway.com

NASCAR weekend July 21, 22 & 23

CCEEC Summer Scavenger Hunt

June 10 10 a.m.

The Carbon County Environmental Education Center will host a fun scavenger hunt in search of signs of summer. Join Jeannie Carl for an easy trek along ECC’s trails. June is a great time to look for baby bird fledglings, butterflies, and summer’s first wildflowers.

The program is free for members of the EEC and non-members alike.

The Center is located at the west end of Mauch Chunk Lake Park, along Lentz Trail just outside Jim Thorpe.

Waterproof footwear is recommended. For more information or to register, please call 570-645-8597.

knoebels.com The Avalons June 19-25, Burn the Jukebox June 29 & 30, Brad Crum’s Elvis July 2-4, Rick K July 10-16

On the Road

The newspaper business that produces LAKE NEWS and our weekly to monthly Journals is a member of several newspaper organizations, one of which held its annual conference in Charlotte in mid-May. My sister and brother live in and near Charlotte, so Ruth and I could fit in some learning then follow up with family visits before heading home.

Flying in was too complicated and expensive

Steven Wasko, D.D.S.

by Seth Isenberg

due to the need of a rental car so we drove. We took to the road on Wednesday, even while completing May’s Journal of Penn-Kidder. On our drive south on Interstate 81, we stopped to finish the pages at an accommodating Cracker Barrel in Staunton, Virginia, which had a good internet connection. That newspaper was distributed by the Journal team here at home the next day while we continued south to the conference.

Our trip on day one was supposed to end with an overnight in Roanoke, but the booking systems we use couldn’t find a room. It turned out to be Virginia Tech’s graduation weekend, and there were no rooms available in the entire valley, then almost all the way to North Carolina on our route.

I decided to try our luck by driving south to Martinsville the NASCAR race town. The first hotel there was full (and creepy), but the second one right up the road, a Quality Inn, had a nice room for us. Sleep came easy.

It was an easy few hours to Charlotte the next day, where we went straight into the conference’s meetings. Thursday was a busy day, including a

See SIGHTINGS, page 16

Joe Stanky & The Cadets

Location: Heritage Hill Senior Community Parking Lot

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presentation by me as a part of an idea exchange. Ruth, meanwhile, juggled classes and the networking dinner while also completing the Journal of the Pocono Plateau.

The conference filled Friday, then ended just after 5.

Then it was family time.

My brother Matthew, his wife Elsie, and my sister Elise took us out to A Piece of Havana restaurant, where we enjoyed Cuban and Latin American food, and some terrific music with live performers. As the evening progressed, there was dancing, including by us. Elise drove us back to our hotel.

Saturday we did more visiting, and also went out to the Lodge Cast Iron cookware outlet store (bought a big frying pan) with Elise, then had lunch with Matthew and Elsie at the Original Pancake House in downtown Charlotte. We returned to the hotel with the expectation that we’d go swimming, since it was 80 some degrees and humid. Sadly, the hotel’s outdoor pool doesn’t open until Memorial Day.

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Our evening was a family meal at Matthew and Elsie’s home.

Sunday we were off from Charlotte and headed to the Raleigh area to visit my niece Hanna and her husband James, along with our nephew Chris. They took us out to lunch to something new (for us), a hotpot restaurant. A pot of boiling soup is placed on a burner in the center of your table. Meanwhile you order a variety of meats, seafood, eggs, tofu, vegetables, and more. That comes on huge platters served on a giant tray, then off-loaded to practically fill the large table. Items are very quickly cooked by immersing them in the boiling soup. It helped that James was expert at this, and he and Hanna led us through a fine and fun meal.

As our visit wrapped up, we were taken to a local strawberry patch, and got wonderful, beautiful fresh-picked strawberries to take home.

I drove through the sunset that night, ending up in Lynchburg, Virginia. This hotel had an indoor pool. Before we left on our ride north on Monday, I enjoyed some quality pool time.

Off through Virginia’s wine county we went, eventually getting back to Route 81. We made

a stop in Harrisonburg to get some tourist information, but otherwise mainly stuck to the Interstate, getting home after dark.

We enjoyed a funny encounter as we travelled across the center of North Carolina on Sunday. We stopped at a Bojangles to buy biscuits for breakfast. A man had just pulled his truck in behind us hauling a big black bull in his trailer. I complimented him as he walked past. He said he’d just bought him, having recently sold his former bull, wanting to switch up the genetics and improve his herd. The bull was 1200 pounds of gorgeous.

As I finished this column, we were also finishing the North Carolina strawberries and will have to wait a month for the local strawberry season to start at Heckman’s in Effort.

Our On The Road for June is yet to be planned, but festivals season gets started as the 4th of July approaches. The Great Tastes of PA Wine and Food Festival at Split Rock is a big one without having to leave home. We’re considering Upstate New York into the wine country, with a visit to the Corning Glass Museum, but are open to new adventures.

Hickory Run Happenings

Registration is not required for these programs. For more information, call 570-403-2006 or visit our calendar of events at http://events.dcnr. pa.gov.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 REPTILES

-GUEST SPEAKER, Hickory Run State Park

Amphitheater, 7 p.m. 1.5 Hours

Join the Carbon County Environmental Education Center (CCEEC) staff to take a close look at reptiles of Pennsylvania. This program will include live animals. In the event of rain, this program will be held at the Visitor Center porch or classroom.

SATURDAY, JULY 1

BIRDS OF PREY- GUEST SPEAKER

Hickory Run State Park, Amphitheater

9 a.m. 1.5 Hours

Join the Carbon County Environmental Education Center (CCEEC) staff to explore birds of prey. This program will include live animals. In the event of rain, this program will be held at the Visitor Center porch or classroom.

Provided Services:

Kidder Township Supervisors Wood Street dry hydrant contract approved, new developer for “Henry” property visits

by Seth Isenberg

The long-awaited installation of a dry hydrant on Lake Harmony where Wood Street extends toward the lake is now funded. Larry Kresge Excavating and Trucking was unanimously awarded the contract to install the hydrant at a cost of $8,900, with the project likely to be complete in late June.

New builders for the “Richard Henry” tract on Route 940 came before supervisors at the May 23 meeting asking to change some items such as the amount of bonding. They gave a presentation, but the short time between the information being received, and the meeting, led to these requests being rejected. Supervisors invited representatives of the new developer to return to talk some more.

Supervisors continue to review engineer services proposals, so tabled a decision until the June meeting.

Supervisors approved a permit for Split Rock to hold its fireworks display on July 3, and waived an $800 zoning variance fee for the Lake Harmony Fire Company to erect an electronic sign on their property.

Bills of $200,064 were approved $75,690 to fire and ambulance; $57,860 and $31,152 for insurances, professional fees, taxes, fuel…; $28,589 for garbage.

Contract negotiations are underway with the police officers’ bargaining unit. The contract is up in December. A meeting is scheduled for late May.

Police Chief Matthew Kuzma reminds citizens that Kidder Police will have “extra guys out for the holiday weekend.” He asks that if citizens are disturbed by noise, or fireworks, that they please call 911.

Roadmaster Noel Torres noted that the North Lake Drive roadwork is complete with the installation of barriers near Piggy’s to direct the stormwater.

Township manager Suzanne Brooks congratulated the Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company on their receipt of a $70,000 LSA grant to be used to buy equipment to fight electrical fires.

Kidder supervisors will hold their next official meeting on June 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the township building on Lake Avenue.

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This Month’s Cover

Submitting her fabulous hummingbird photos, Lisa Bunkowski wrote: “These were taken at my house in Albrightsville, just a phone camera. I am from Philly, still travel to work there as a sleep tech. We moved to the Poconos for the peace and natural beauty, and it was the best decision moving up here. The animals and birds are just breathtaking and I am learning a lot. Hoping to keep the Poconos a home for nature!” Send your photos to lakenewslakeharmony@gmail.com

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Model RR Society plans Christmas in July open house

The Carbon Model Railroad Society will hold its Christmas in July Open House at 529 Ore Street in Bowmanstown (PA 18030) on Saturdays and Sundays, July 9 & 10 and 16 & 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. The building is also open on Thursday, July 14, from 7 to 9 p.m.

The HO scale displays are in various stages of completion and are excellent learning tools. The club’s HO and N scale displays will also be in operation on the second floor along with new and pre-owned trains and accessories for sale. The club’s Traveling Caboose with its HO Scale operating display can be visited in the back yard. Admission is free; donations are welcome. The building is air-conditioned. Visit www@cmrs.info or call Garry at 610-826-6636 to learn more.

Heritage Hill receives Best Senior Living recognition from U.S. News & World Report

For the second consecutive year, Heritage Hill Senior Community is recognized as Best Assisted Living and Best Memory Care by U.S. News & World Report, a multifaceted digital media company known for its rankings and consumer advice.

The “Best” ratings recognize senior living communities in the following categories: independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement community.

Assisted living is sometimes referred to as personal care, as is the case with Heritage Hill, which provides personal care services for seniors needing assistance with activities of daily living and medication management. The community also has a dedicated memory care neighborhood to support those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

U.S. News produced the Best Senior Living ratings from consumer satisfaction survey data derived from resident and family member responses. To be included in the analysis, a senior living community had to participate in a consumer satisfaction survey between April and November 2022 and meet eligibility criteria, as defined by U.S. News.

Residents and their families of Heritage Hill noted excellence in value, activities and enrichment, management, safety, care services, food and dining, location and environment, and staff and hospitality.

Within those surveys, family members and loved ones commented on their overall experience.

One resident’s family said, “I am very pleased with Heritage Hill! The administrators were so compassionate with me when I had to make that BIG decision of moving my dad to a personal care facility. It was extremely difficult at first, but I now feel confident that he is safe and well cared for. The staff is very kind to the residents. It is obvious that they care about their well-being and the well-being of the residents’ loved-ones!”

Lisa Perla, Executive Director of Heritage Hill, noted how much her staff appreciates the recognition and the wonderful words from those they care for and their families.

“Thank you to our residents and families for recognizing the care we provide. Your support has allowed the Heritage Hill team to once again receive national recognition. We are honored to serve our residents and become part of their

See HERITAGE HILL, page 32

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family; the family-like atmosphere is what makes senior living at Heritage Hill so special.”

# # # About Heritage Hill Senior Living

Heritage Hill Senior Community is a unique, award-winning Personal Care and Memory Care community located at 800 Sixth St., Weatherly (PA 18255). Personal Care and Memory Care accommodations are available on an affordable month-to-month lease with no buy-in fees. Resident services include assistance with daily living, meals, housekeeping and laundry, medication management, social events and transportation. Winner of the 2023 Caring Super Star by Caring.com, 2023 Best of Senior Living Award from A Place for Mom, and 2023-24 Best Assisted Living and Best Memory Care by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, call Rachael Timm, marketing director, at 570-4274500 or visit www.heritagehillsenior.com.

From the Issue of June, 2003

Performing this month at Split Rock’s rock bar were George Wesley and Zydecoal.

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The Mountain’s Edge was host to a flea market and pet parade on May 3 to benefit the Lackawanna County Humane Society. Honey and Karen Barni and Brenda White organized the event, which raised over $600.

Over 100 friends and family gathered at the Mountain’s Edge on May 10 to celebrate Brenda White’s 50th birthday.

Ed Murphy has retired from his co-ownership at Murphy’s Loft. He plans on relaxing and traveling.

Laureen Sendel-Grant, twin sister of Lorraine Sloss, was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Corps of Engineers. Because of the war in Iraq, she has been mobilized for active duty, responsible for operations and training of a 500 soldier brigade with the 78th division in Edison, NJ.

Albrightsville Fire Company’s benefit horse show is will be June 29 at Getz’s Farm.

trenches and under road holes in Lake Harmony Estates. Loans are available to assist in paying the $7,500 cost to hook up to the sewer.

Pocono Raceway hosts a NASCAR weekend on June 8, and will do so again on July 27.

From editor Mary:

“We’ve been accustomed to some close races when it comes to supervisor in Kidder Township. Elections have been won by 2 to 5 votes in the past five years.

“But this one was for the books a tie in the Republican primary…

“On the Republican side, Larry Polansky won the first nomination with 139 votes, but incumbent Nicholas Pantages and former board member Kord Spielmann both finished with 87 votes. (They) will break the tie on June 6 we understand it will be a drawing of pink ping pong balls from a hat.”

The fall election will be Polansky and whomever emerges from the tie-breaker, versus Democrats Nancy Pilecki and Ronald Gallagher.

Editor Farnschlder wrote about a ride-along with Kidder Police that she did the Friday before Memorial Day , with officer Neil Yurchak. The ride was routine, with only one call a semi-naked man who had walked into a fast food restaurant on Route 940 near the turnpike. When police arrived, the man, who was wearing just a bomber-style jacket, was gone. It appears as he was doing this on a dare as college kids are heading home after their semesters ended.

The issue has several pages on 2003 boating regulations.

Martin Frankel, 60, of North Lake Drive in Lake Harmony, died on May 7 at home. He was a real estate agent for Wilkins & Associates, and former owner of Pocono Mountain Sweater Mills with his wife, Hope.

See ARCHIVES, page 34

Contractor Linde Enterprises is boring sewer line

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From the Issue of June, 2003

Ads in this 56 page black and white edition included Carlson’s Country Treasures, Blakeslee Sports Shop, Matson’s Sandwiches and soft ice cream, Pet Supplies Unlimited, Nu-Tech Towing, The Blakeslee Inn, The Gardenhaus, Pop’s Sports Spot, Albrightsville Supply, Castle Cards & Gifts, Video Time, Pocono Lake Plumbing Supply, and Hotel Jonas with a full page ad

The Red Barons are home against the Norfolk Tides June 7-10, Durham Bulls 20-22, and Indianapolis Indians the 24th to 27th.

Larry O’Rourke wrote about a time in the 1990s where he was on assignment to the Nets-Bulls game, and Donald Trump and Marla had come. After the game, The Donald and Marla were invited to the Nets locker room. Marla ended up with the reporter pack that O’Rourke was with, to interview the coach. O’Rourke said Marla, who was ‘looking good,’ worked the meeting in the coach’s office as a female member of the New York media. He told two stories of pickup 2 on 2 basketball games played at arenas around the NBA, and shared a golf story. He also claims that a band of

locals have planned to play 54 holes of golf on the longest day of the year.

Coming up at the Pocono Playhouse L’il Abner July 2 to 6, then Victor Victoria July 9 thru 13.

Two pages were devoted to the care and feeding of hummingbirds, reprinted from the PA Game Commission.

From The Geek Desk

by Jeremy dePrisco

I thought I’d start this column with everyone’s favorite topic: passwords. Let’s review a few best practices for selecting a password. With a little forethought, you can save yourself some time and make the process less difficult for yourself.

Gone are the days of our old standby “abc123.” In addition to numbers and capital letters, most gadgets and applications require a password with a “special character.” That is, some sort of symbol that is not a letter or a number. These are typically found by using the SHIFT key on your keyboard in combination with a number or other key. But “Abc123!” is still not good enough. In fact, please don’t use any form of “abc123” for anything, as it is one of the first passwords hackers will try.

Due to the sophistication of hacking technologies, short passwords are giving way to pass phrases or even sentences. More characters means more combinations that a computer hacking program has to try. A passphrase might

be something like “IloveMyDogFido95#” or “WhenInRomeEat$100Pizza”. While these may seem hard to remember because they are longer, they actually become easier to remember because they are more conversational.

Sometimes folks try to overthink this process, and end up locking themselves out of things they need to access. If you really like Fido and pizza, then you are more likely to remember the above examples over something more cryptic like “$h$h#nn#@”. Keep it simple, and don’t overthink it.

One 2017 study found that “the average American Internet user has 150 online accounts.”* How does one manage that many passwords? One strategy is to use the same password for all of your sites. That may seem like a good idea at first, but it leaves you open to security breaches if that one password is discovered. Sites often require you to change passwords after a certain amount of time, so it’s not likely you’ll be able to keep them all in

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sync for long.

Another solution is to have only a few that you use, and have the passwords themselves contain something that reminds you of the site for which they are used. For example, you might use “Welikebanking99#” as the password for your bank site, but “Welikeshopping99#” for your online shopping sites.

What about password saver apps? To be honest, in 30 years of computing in many different environments, I’ve never used them and never trusted them. Recent breaches at some of those companies seem to support my position, but that’s beyond the scope of this article. Using the method above, tying the site type to the password I use, I am able to easily recall most of the passwords I use on a regular basis. As I get older, that may not always be the case, so I do keep a log elsewhere (not online).

I also highly recommend never saving passwords in your browser. For people who do not share their computer, and who don’t travel much, saving passwords in the browser might not be too risky.

However, for those working on shared devices, or those that travel, this habit can get you into trouble. Even if the browser saves your password in an encrypted form, there have been cases where browser flaws have been exploited to recover that information.

While efforts are underway to eliminate the need for passwords to access our various devices and applications, we’re not likely to see passwords go away any time soon. If Ben Franklin were to visit us from the past, he’d probably amend his saying to, “Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and passwords.”

*SOURCE: https://blog.dashlane.com/worldpassword-day/

Questions or ideas for future topics can be sent to info@mindspeak.com

Jeremy dePrisco is a technologist with over 30 years of experience in home computing, healthcare IT, and music technology. In the early 90s Jeremy worked in sales and wrote the Arts in Society column for Journal Newspapers.

Post Office Notes

by Christine A. Gilliar-Feller

Endangered Species

Under the Endangered Species Act, which marks its 50th anniversary in 2023, more than 1,300 imperiled plant and animal species are safeguarded

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to increase their chances of survival. With this pane of 20 stamps, the Postal Service presents a photographic portfolio of 20 representative endangered animal species. Those featured are found within the 50 states and U.S. territories and possessions or living near U.S. borders. The images are among more than 13,000 in photographer Joel Sartore’s “Photo Ark,” his project to document as many animal species as possible. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamps with Sartore’s existing photographs.

U.S. Postal Service

Files Notice with PRC for New Mailing Services

Pricing

Actions taken to address continued elevated inflation and

prior years defective pricing model

· New prices scheduled to take effect July 9

· Postal Service prices remain among the most affordable in the world

The United States Postal Service filed notice on April 12 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect July 9, 2023. The new rates include a threecent increase in the price of a First-Class

Mail Forever stamp from 63 cents to 66 cents.

If favorably reviewed by the Commission, the proposed increases will raise First-Class Mail prices approximately 5.4 percent to offset the rise in inflation. The price changes have been approved by the Governors of the U.S. Postal Service.

The price for 1-ounce metered mail will increase to 63 cents, and the price to send a domestic postcard

will increase to 51 cents. A 1-ounce letter mailed to another country would increase to $1.50. There will be no change to the single-piece letter and flat additional-ounce price, which remains at 24 cents. The Postal Service is also seeking price adjustments for Special Services products including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, money order fees and the cost to purchase insurance

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The proposed Mailing Services price changes:

scheduled to take effect. The complete Postal Service price filing, with prices for all products, can be found on the PRC website under the Daily Listings section at prc.gov/dockets/daily. The Mailing Services filing is Docket No. R2023-2. The price tables are also available on the Postal Service’s Postal Explorer website at pe.usps.com/PriceChange/Index.

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As operating expenses fueled by inflation continue to rise and the effects of a previously defective pricing model are still being felt, these price adjustments are needed to provide the Postal Service with much needed revenue to achieve the financial stability sought by its Delivering for America 10year plan. The prices of the U.S. Postal Service remain among the most affordable in the world.

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Lake Harmony Rescue Squad Report

The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad’s ’22-’23 fundraising letter campaign is just shy of its $55,000 goal. Thank you to all who donated. 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 go on to lakeharmonyambulance.com to make a payment with a credit card.

Donations these past months have covered the 2022 payment on the loan for new unit 1760. Funds are now going toward repairs, and equipment upgrades like new radios which are now in use.

The LHRS put 988 miles on the new unit through the end of April, and 658 miles on unit 1761. Crews were out 28 times in Lake Harmony, and once into White Haven. Units also went out on 10 fire calls.

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.

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