Lake News, June-July 2023

LAKE NEWS

Lake News

June–July 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.

E-mail us at lakenewslakeharmony@gmail.com

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.

Space

by Ruth Isenberg

Space can have a multitude of meanings. To a Trekkie, space is “the final frontier,” a place to explore where no human has ever been before.

An astronomer would define space similarly. Space is the vast galaxies that surround our earth. It’s everything outside and unknown.

Space can mean room to grow. When we have enough space, we have a place for everything in our lives. We aren’t crowded with too much in too small an area.

Personal space is the invisible border we set up around ourselves. Family and close friends can come inside, but we get very uncomfortable when someone we don’t know or like gets too close and invades our personal space.

Mental space allows us room to expand our thoughts, to use our imaginations, to see things in new ways and from the perspectives of others. In some ways, this kind of space implies time as much as it does distance.

Summer at The Lake involves crowds and company, but it also creates chances to appreciate space—sitting apart on a porch or a dock, gazing at the night sky, and enjoying our space.

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.

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)

This Month’s Cover

As observant readers will have noted, the photo at left is not this month’s cover. It is, however, another shot provided by Mark Peterson of last month’s Strawberry Moon on June 3 over Lake Harmony, this one taken from the cove. The cover shot and the photo at right were taken from the Split Rock docks.

If you take a great shot of life at The Lake, send it to lakenewslakeharmony@gmail.com.

Lake Harmony Rescue Squad Report

The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad’s ’22-’23 fundraising letter campaign has raised nearly $50,000. Thank you to all who donated to this sum.

If you still 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 online to lakeharmonyambulance.com to make a payment with a credit card.

The campaign raised enough to cover the 2022 payment on the loan for new unit 1760. The rest of the money is going toward repairs, and equipment upgrades like new radios which are now in use.

The LHRS put 1005 miles on the new unit and 901 miles on unit 1761 through the end of May. In

May, crews were out 32 times in Lake Harmony, 5 times into Monroe County, and once into White Haven. Units also went out on 12 fire alarm calls.

The LHRS holds their annual fundraising breakfast at Split Rock Resort Town Center on Sunday, July 2, 8 a.m. to noon. $10 adults, $5 for children, under 5 free.

Volunteers will be selling t-shirts, hats and sweatshirts. There will be a 50/50 ticket, and Parade of Boats tickets will be on sale (cash prizes of $1000, $1000, $500, $500, $250, $250, $100, $100, $50, $50).

NASCAR weekend July 22 and 23, the LHRS will be at Lake Harmony Beverage with their hot dog fundraiser. Stop by for a hot dog and to make a donation.

Summer Concert Series

Leilani Chesonis

Wednesday, July 19 6:30pm

Vocalist and Entertainer, Leilani Chesonis will perform her uplifting, lively renditions of well-known, well-loved Country Classics, spirited Southern Gospel, and variety-genre crowd-favorite songs.

In case of rain, concert will be held inside.

PRE-REGISTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A DOOR PRIZE by calling Rachael or Brittany at 800-224-5173.

Wednesday, July 26 1:30-4:30pm

What are your antiques and collectibles really worth?

Learn more about your items from Josh Drasher, certified appraiser.

Please call Rachael or Brittany at 800-2240-5173 to preregister.

Appointments will be every 10 minutes.

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“I would like to thank the fine voters of Carbon County for their overwhelming support in the May Primary Election.”

Sheriff, Daniel G. Zeigler

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Former Lake Harmony resident Karen Skinner of Lowell, Indiana, visited the area for the Pocono 500 Winston Cup weekend June 6 to 8. She is the daughter of former Lake Harmony residents Ed and Clara Schwitters.

“Piggy’s Restaurant has opened a really neat gift shop with shirts galore with Piggy’s logos…,” tote bags, little piggies, their own jam and more.

NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace stopped by The Hair Gallery for a haircut by Traci. Rusty squeezed in a cut between golf and the big race at Pocono.

Bonnie Druckenmiller and Joyce Bradley drove the second beverage cart during the Lake Harmony VFC golf tournament on June 16. They wore their own fire helmets and blinking fire company necklaces AND collected $200 in tips.

See ARCHIVES, page 12

Archives

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They donated the tip money back to the Fire Company. Both had a great time, and look forward to doing it again next year.

Bob Hewitt was honored for his more than 20 years of service to the Lake Harmony Association at the group’s annual meeting on June 21.

Editor Mary welcomed Richard Kline to Lake Harmony. He moved here from the Pittsburgh area and was a long-time visitor before that.

Norristown Schools’ teacher retired in June, and is delighted to be chilling out at her home in Lake Harmony Estates.

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King Henry and The Showmen are performing their “Best of the 50s” luncheon

show at The Galleria at Split Rock Resort. Cost was $33.50 including lunch.

Linda Fish contributed a great set of ‘crafting basics’ for getting started with painting, and one great for kids, painting on candles.

A column reviewed the books “Cooking for Dummies” and “Cooking Around the World All-In-One for Dummies.”

In the supervisors’ voting, on the Republican side, Larry Polansky won the

See ARCHIVES, page 13

Archives

from issue of July 2003, cont. from page 12

first nomination with 139 votes, while incumbent Nicholas Pantages and former supervisor Kord Spielman tied with 87. A drawing was held June 6, and Pantages was chosen as the 2nd candidate. He and Polansky will face Democrats Ronald Gallagher and Nancy Pilecki.

Kidder’s sewage management program found

three failing systems in Holiday Pocono (99% compliance). They were taken before the District Court. Two were found guilty and fined. The third is headed to Carbon County Court.

Non-sewered homes around Lake Harmony and in Albrightsville will need to pump their systems by the end of this year. North Kidder Township and Tannery will need to do so next year. Holiday Pocono and Albrightsville did so last year.

Lake Harmony Association is planning road cleanups July 9 and August 20 of North and South Lake Drives, and to the Municipal building.

The ride-along editor Mary Farnschlader had with Kidder Police was with Corporal Bruce Berger.

In this issue, she wrote about being out with Kidder Police officers Neil Yurchak and Matt Kuzma as they conducted commercial truck inspections near the PA Turnpike entrance.

Mary also contributed a two-page spread with great photos of June’s Pocono 500.

See ARCHIVES, page 15

from issue of July 2003, cont. from page 13

Larry O’Rourke’s column was about three rounds of golf played on the longest Monday of the year with ‘local legends’ Jeff Hemming and Al “Spider” Baver at the Mountain Laurel Golf Course, with tee time at 5:45 a.m. First Mulligan himself on the first hole. First Birdie, also himself, on the 12th. He shot 91 for that first

18 the best of the rounds. Hemming shot 85, and Baver 89. And O’Rourke birdied out on the 54th and final hole.

“And why 54 holes in one day? Because we can, Because we’re crazy, Because we’re crazy.”

O’Rourke covers the Philadelphia Eagles and sometimes golf for The Morning Call of Allentown.

As of March of this year, new PA Game Commission regulations are in place that make feeding bears illegal.

570.722.1000 RESidEntiaL/COMMERCiaL

A helpful note on this page …if bears are in the area, bring in your bird feeders at night. If bears already frequent your property, consider limited bird feeding to the period when most bears den up for the winter.”

Among the articles for this issue were 2003 Boating Regs, Kidder Recycling Rules, a list of shows at the Pocono Playhouse, a list of games of The Red Barons, and a list of Pocono events from the Vacation Bureau including a Country Music Train by the Stourbridge Line Rail Excursion.

On the Road

Something I have written about often in this column is how convenient Lake Harmony is to a wide variety of activities. The PA Shakespeare Festival shows are an hour’s drive from here to the theater via the Turnpike. Briggs Farm is well under an hour. The Benton Rodeo is an hour and 15 minutes. Bethlehem and its events is just over an hour, door to door. I’ll write about some very good wineries also nearby in another column, though I will mention that this year’s Taste of PA Wine and Foods Festival right here at Split Rock was a very good time.

Back to convenience…as of this column, Ruth and I have made two easy trips to DeSales University to see PA Shakespeare Festival (PSF) performances of Henry IV part 2 and the musical, In The Heights. These were Broadway level performances, just a short drive away (and, at a fraction of Broadway prices). We intend to see at least three more of their offerings before the end of July next up is The Tempest.

I realize that our prime and peaceful portion of the Poconos is hard to pry ourselves from on beautiful summer evenings, but there are some

by Seth Isenberg

great reasons to do so sometimes for just an evening, and other times for a day trip.

Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy the performance of A Midsummers Night’s Dream on Father’s Day afternoon at Big Boulder ski area. The PSF’s youth troupe put on a fine performance.

See ON THE ROAD, page 16

The “Rude Mechanicals” play within a play in the A Midsummer Night’s Dream performance at Split Rock. LN: Seth Isenberg

On the Road

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Looking ahead, NASCAR weekend means our area becomes the focus of the motorsports world for a short while. I am planning to see all four races and enjoy the atmosphere of motor fueled fun. For someone interested in trying out the weekend, try the ARCA race on Friday night admission $10. Arrive early to see some of the booths. My favorite of the weekend is Saturday with its two races, though the big race on Sunday has no equal.

New York City area and Broadway entertainers come to our area for the Pocono Mountains Music Fest nearby at Buck Hill, Skytop, Mt. Pocono and Stroudsburg. They offer fantastic shows, well worth coming out for.

Looking ahead, Musikfest’s wondrous variety of performances in early to mid-August features national and regional musicians and groups with hundreds of free performances. It’s an hour plus time to find parking, but does feature a lot of walking. I’ll write more in the next issue.

To wrap up Lake Harmony is the perfect launch point for lots of summer fun within a short drive. Enjoy the summer … and get out a bit to find your fun.

Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

At Boulder View Tavern (continued from page 4) also 8th- Timmy Fitz 6:00-9:00

9th- Bobby Ventura 12:30-3:30

13th- Erin McClelland 6:00-9:00

14th- Bandana Brothers 6:00-9:00

15th- Seize Fire 12:30-3:30 also 15th- Tony Alosi 6:00-9:00

16th- Erin McClelland 12:30-3:30

20th- Erin McClelland 6:00-9:00

21st- Bill Hoffman 6:00-9:00

22nd- Andrew Moses 12:30-3:30 also 22nd- Ian Kirk 6:00-9:00

23rd- Jon Pheasant 12:30-3:30

27th- Ashley Marquez 6:00-9:00

28th- Erin McClelland 6:00-9:00

29th- Brian Roder 12:30-3:30 also 29th- Area 52 6:00-9:00

30th- Tom Acker 6:00-9:00

The Pub @ the hub all from 6 to 9 p.m.

July 1st – Elizabeth Gillen

2nd – Andrew Tirado

7th - Magic Bean Duo

8th – Mike Pilgermayer

14th – John Simoson

15th – Matt Bednarsky

21st – Tim Fitzpatrick

22nd – Nina Peterson

28th – Tom Kelmer

29th – Dina Hall

At Mauch Chunk Opera House

Doors open at 7, shows at 8 unless noted

July 1 - Peace Frog - Tribute to the Doors

15 - Billy Bauer Band’s Tribute to Dave Matthews

21 - Deb Callahan Band

22 - BowieLIVE - Tribute to David Bowie

27 (Thurs) - Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster

Gentlemen

28 - Comedy Night with Vic DiBitetto

29 - Bennie and the Jets - Tribute to Elton John

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At Pennspeak.com

July 1st – Becky & The Beasts Deck Party

6th- Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Winger & John

Corabi

14th – moe.

15th-Andrew Dice Clay

21st-Dave Mason

27th-Ted Nugent

28th-Chris Cagle

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Briggs Farm Blues Fest July 6, 7, 8

Wyoming Trail Council Pow Wow

Camp Rotowanis July 15&16

Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

Pocono Mountains Music Festival

July 20th- Variety Show

21st – Disco Celebration

22nd – Christine Andreas

28th – Country Music with Pocono Pops

29th- Student Artists Show

poconoraceway.com NASCAR weekend

July 21st – ARCA evening race 6 p.m.

22nd – Craftsman Truck Series Noon and – Xfinity Series Pocono Mtns 225 5:30 p.m.

23rd – Pocono 400 2:30 p.m.

musikfest.org Bethlehem August 3 to 13

Kirby Center for Performing Arts, WilkesBarre

July 12th - Ann Wilson of Heart

30th – Steve Val

Kirby Center.org

MoheganSunArenaPA.com

July 7 - Thomas Rhett

PPLCenter.com

July 6 - Billy Burr

29&30 Monster Jam

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Summer concert at Heritage Hill

Heritage Hill Senior Community’s outdoor concert series returns to the parking lot at 800 Sixth St., in Weatherly. Enjoy a wonderful evening of good music and wholesome fun on Wednesday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m.— don’t forget your lawn chairs.

Leilani Chesonis is a high-spirited and engaging country/folk vocalist performing country classics and various crowd-favorite songs. Complimentary refreshments will be available, courtesy of Heritage Hill. Preregister for a chance to win a door prize. If inclement weather occurs, the concert will move indoors.

RSVPs are appreciated; please call Rachael or Brittany at 570-427-4500 or email rtimm@heritagehillsenior.com.

knoebels.com Brad Crum’s Elvis July 2-4, Rick K 10-16, Main St Cruisers 21-22, Parrot Beach 24-27, Mahoney Bros

Aug 1-6

In the Heights a moving portrait of moving…and coming home

by Ruth Isenberg

In the Heights is about movement—and about moving. The annual musical performance at the PA Shakespeare Festival at DeSales University is always popular, always fun, and always a showcase for talented singers and dancers. In the Heights checked all those boxes, with energetic dancers at the top of the list.

Co-written by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights is set over a Fourth of July weekend in New York’s Washington Heights. The plot isn’t the point, exactly. Every character is an immigrant, or the son or daughter of an immigrant, and every character faces challenges and opportunities in the vibrant city neighborhood that is their home.

The cast is multi-ethnic, reflecting the makeup of the part of Queens they portray. The set is stark, at first glimpse, but more complex as the action unfolds, and reflects the colorful mix of people.

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Usnavi, played by Ryan Reyes, is the center that holds the show together. His corner bodega is a hub for the community, and the center of the action. He is an alumnus of the DeSales University theatre program and PSF’s Young Company, and says it is a role he relates to, “not only with my

See IN THE HEIGHTS, page 24

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Boricua roots, but also growing up knowing the struggles of running a business alongside my parents and siblings.”

Danny Bolero plays the other main male role, the taxi company owner Kevin Rosario. Bolero has a long history with the show having played the replacement role of Kevin Rosario in the original Broadway production and originating the role in the 1st National Tour. “It’s very seldom that there’s a musical that speaks to Latinos,” Bolero says. “My parents, who were Mexican, came here with very little education, my dad worked three jobs, and together my parents worked to get us a house and put us through private school. It’s that same immigrant story that’s in the show. I had to be a part of it.”

The whole cast is outstanding, with special mention of a few of the female roles— Ariana Valdes as hair salon owner Daniela has a strong voice and is given some great songs to show it off, and Tauren Hagans’ number where she runs out of patience with her husband Kevin and her daughter brought spontaneous applause on

opening night because of its spot-on delivery.

The mix of dance and music, the colors, the energy, all combine to create a joyful explosion of storytelling. The tale is one of change, of growth, and of finding home.

Performances continue through July 2 at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of DeSales University. Tickets are available at pashakespeare.org, or by calling 610.282.WILL [9455].

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Local Native American group to hold Pow-Wow

The Native American organization, The Wyoming Trail Council of Pennsylvania’s Native Americans, will be hosting a Pow-Wow on July 16 and 17 at Camp Rotawanis in Drums near the town of St. Johns. This event is open to the public and will run from 10 a.m. till TBD on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with grand entry at Noon both days.

American Indians of many tribes will be representing their style of ancient and modern dance while wearing the beautiful regalia

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associated with the various dances and tribal customs. Grand entry begins with all dancers entering the dance arena led by flag bearers carrying the American flag, POW/MIA flags and Native American staffs and flags representing the different Indian nations and groups attending. Following the flags will be the head male and female dancer who lead all the dancers.

The second dance of grand entry is a flag song with the purpose of saluting or honoring the flags,

See POW-WOW, page 28

Check out the wide variety of treats on our Treat Shelf

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and the final song of grand entry is the veterans dance honoring all veterans of all races throughout all the conflicts in American history. At the start of this dance all veterans from the public are invited into the circle to be honored at this time.

At the conclusion of grand entry, the entire day’s dancing will commence with many different dances performed, some of which are old traditional style, some social dances, and many throughout the day that the public is invited to participate in. There will be a hoop dancer.

All around the dance circle will be Native American vendors selling their beautiful hand crafts which usually include blankets, furs, jewelry, knifes and art, and of course food vendors with various native and other foods, as well as a

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Proceeds of the event will benefit Camp Rotawanis and the Wyoming Trail Council.

Pow-Wow signs will be posted leading the public to the camp from Mtn Top exit of Rt I-80 to 309 S to the Saint Johns Road or 309 N from Hazleton to Saint Johns Road.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Pets must be on a leash. No drugs or alcohol are permitted on the grounds.

For more information or to make donations, contact Jeff Yellow Fox 570-764-7344. Donations can also be mailed to WSM at 292 Buck Mt Rd, Weatherly, PA 18255. Make checks payable to WSM.

From opera to disco

Pocono Mountains Music Festival has it all

The Pocono Mountains Music Festival 14th season will feature six musical performances and three “audience extra” special events.

The 14th season will launch July 20 with The Line Up hosted by NYC’s Susie Mosher at Buck Hill Falls Tennis Tea venue. This wild, anything goes variety show, spotlights professional and local vocalists providing a taste of what’s to come at the Festival.

Disco Inferno – a 70s Celebration rocks the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on July 21. It’s a groovy night of the hottest disco

hits with a cast of New York’s top performers singing, dancing, and celebrating disco days

and boogie nights. Weekend one of the Festival continues with

Christine Andreas, Live and In Concert on Saturday, July

See PMMF, page 31

PMMF

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22 at Pocono Mountain East High School, Swiftwater. Audiences will experience this performance in an intimate, on stage setting perfect for Ms. Andreas “distinctive and gorgeous” voice. Sunday, July 23 brings the elegance of Bridgerton to Skytop Lodge with Tea and Symphony – An Elegant Tea and Classical Music Afternoon. Dainty savories, scones with clotted cream and jam, and luscious sweets are accompanied by a live performance of classical

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music and opera selected to complement this very sophisticated afternoon.

Fans of country music won’t want to miss Country Music with the Pocono Pops! Orchestra at the Sherman on Friday, July 28. It’s a toe-tapping evening filled with the glory of country music from classics of the 1950s all the way up to the hottest contemporary hits.

We close on Saturday, July 29 with the raisethe-roof showcase, The Room Where It Happens! starring the student artists of our Performing Arts Camp Experience. This concert always brings the audience to its feet.

New this season are Audience Extras

See PMMF, page 33

PMMF

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celebrating the Performing Arts in our highly talented Pocono community, a local author, and an exclusive experience for donors. Pocono Performs! on Monday, July 24 brings companies from The Shawnee Playhouse, Rebel Stages, and In2YouArts to the Sherman to perform highlights from each of their summer productions. Tuesday, July 25 we invite donors to a behind-the-scenes look at our Performing Arts Camp Experience – Behind the Curtain. Our very own book club, Pocono Page Turners, meets on Wednesday, July 26 at the Barrett Paradise Friendly Library to discuss local author Susan Jordan’s delightful mystery, The Case of the Carousel Killer. Sue’s book will be brought to life with performances by local vocalists and actors.

The Pocono Mountains Music Festival is proud to be recognized for its ongoing support of the performing arts and commitment to the student artists of the Poconos. We’re thrilled to perform in venues across Monroe County with a season spanning a broad mix of musical genres. We invite all ages to join us July 20 – 29 to experience our spectacular 14th season. For tickets and more information, go to http://www.poconofest.org

About The Pocono Mountains Music Festival. Originally founded in 2009 as the Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival by Buck Hill resident, David S. Mazza, M.D., the Festival has presented world-class performers from a wide range of performing arts disciplines. The mission of the Pocono Mountains Music Festival, together with its Performing Arts Camp is to engage world-class talent from all musical genres to entertain, enrich and educate.

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Post Office Notes

by Christine A. Gilliar-Feller

U.S. Postal Service honors the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis with a stamp

July 21, John Lewis. One (63¢) forever commemorative stamp, pane of 15; Atlanta, GA 30304. Civil rights giant and former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who spent decades fighting for racial justice, will be honored with a postage stamp..

In a Tuesday announcement, the U.S. Postal Service said the stamp “celebrates the life and legacy” of the leader from Georgia, who risked his life protesting against segregation and other injustices in the violent Jim Crow-era South.

OBITUARIES Civil Rights Leader John Lewis Never Gave Up Or Gave In

“Lewis spent more than 30 years in Congress steadfastly defending and building on key civil rights gains that he had helped achieve in the 1960s. Even in the face of hatred and violence, as

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well as some 45 arrests, Lewis remained resolute in his commitment to what he liked to call ‘good trouble,’” USPS said in a news release.

In March of 1965, then-25-year-old Lewis led a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery alongside other civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. The peaceful protest calling for equal voting rights came to be known as “Bloody Sunday” after Alabama State Troopers descended on the nonviolent demonstrators in a brutal attack that left Lewis with a cracked skull.

His public service career spanned nearly 60 years. As a young student he joined lunch-counter protests; later, he became a member of the Freedom Riders; and at 21, he was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. After serving on the Atlanta City Council, Lewis was elected to Congress where he spent more than 30 years representing the Atlanta area in the House of Representatives.

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NATIONAL Calls Grow To Honor John Lewis In Ways Both Symbolic And Concrete

He died at age 80 in 2020 after suffering from advanced-stage pancreatic cancer.

USPS said the stamp features a portrait of Lewis taken by Marco Grob for Time magazine.

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Kidder Supervisors June meeting

Kidder Police bargaining agreement approved

by Seth Isenberg

The collective bargaining agreement between Kidder Township and its police union was unanimously approved by supervisors at their June meeting on the 27th. Negotiations were primarily about pay/cost of living, and were “cordial,” according to supervisors’ chairman Ray Gluck.

Quick work was made of the other business on the agenda, including approval of an extension for the Reflections at Lake Harmony minor subdivision, to December; approval of the township insurance policy from Joyce Insurance; approval of the audit of the 2022 township finances by CPA firm Kirk, Summa; conditional approval of the release of the Koberlein fire escrow ($41,598); and approving a waiver of permit fees for the Albrightsville Fire Company to extend their building.

Ten lots were welcomed back onto the tax rolls, bought from the Carbon County Tax Claim Bureau’s repository for unsold properties. These are primarily in the Holiday Pocono development.

Citizen Tom Seva of Lake Harmony Estates spoke to supervisors about getting a crosswalk approved between Nick’s Lake House and their parking lot so that traffic can be better controlled. Manager Brooks noted that the township has

approached PennDOT about doing this and was turned down.

Property owner and supervisor Louis Pantages said that he has also approached PennDOT and was turned down. It was agreed to try again, including involving state representative Doyle Heffley.

Kidder Police will be out with extra patrols over the 4th of July week. Chief Matthew Kuzma reminds residents to not “hesitate to call (911) about fireworks.” It was also relayed to Kuzma and his officers that the Carbon County Agency on Aging really See KIDDER, page 41

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likes working with all members of his department. Roadmaster and supervisor Noel Torres noted that there is some work to be redone on the Harmony Road project.

$626,776 in bills were paid. Skewing the numbers high were $420,967 paid to emergency services for vehicles and operating costs, as well as items like the once a year payment on insurances for $41,490, and $77,061 in regular taxes and monthly insurance payments.

Kidder Code Enforcement – May

75 calls about accumulation of trash – one citation; 12 calls about high grass/ plants; 3 on unregistered vehicles; 61 storing trash in containers. Officers made 18 home and 58 other inspections.

Kidder Supervisors meet the 4th Tuesday of each month at the township building, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Out in the Open

Mosquitoes

by Alex Zidock

Revenge! I took a clear shot glass and inverted it over the mosquito on my forearm. She was gorging herself on my blood. “I’ll fix you, you little bloodsucker,” I told myself. I flexed my muscle because I heard somewhere that you can trap a mosquito’s proboscis in your skin while she’s sucking your blood. The theory is she will eventually explode.

Sounds reasonable! Really?

Mosquitoes have two little pumps in their heads to extract blood using six micro-needles she sticks into your skin. She also has a nerve in her abdomen that shuts off the pumps in her head to stop filling her belly when it’s full. I say “she” because only the female bites for blood.

As long-ago news commentator Paul Harvey would say, “Now for the rest of the story.”

You cannot make a mosquito explode by trapping its proboscis in your skin.

However, when researchers severed the nerve in one of the bugger’s abdomen, her little pumps kept pumping, and the bloodsucker did overfill and explode.

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I and mosquitoes have a lot in common. We like beer and women, and we operate best at 80 degrees. But they love me, and I hate them.

There are upwards of 3,500 species of mosquitoes worldwide, and about 150 different species have been identified in the United States. While most mosquitoes are vegetarians and rather suck sugar from plants, only the female is a bloodsucker. They bite, and I welt up. I get

welts on my arms so big my friends think I’ve been bulking on Wheaties and weights. Mosquitoes, like all insects, are coldblooded and, as a result, cannot regulate their body temperature. Basically, their temperature is the same as their surroundings. They hibernate in winter, can’t function below 50 degrees F but relish the balmy 80s. From the first warm summer afternoons, the pregnant females fly with a mission. They need protein in mammal blood to nurture their eggs to

maturity.

As soon as I open the patio door, females detect my body emitting carbon dioxide from 100 feet away. They attack. They land. They stick their proboscis through my epidermis. If I’m lucky, I swat before they spit saliva into me. If I’m slow on the swat, that saliva contains an anticoagulant that keeps my blood from clotting while they suck it up. Other allergic stuff in the spit triggers a release of histamine that causes itching and swelling.

And I’ve learned female mosquitoes are more attracted to those who drink beer and

to pregnant women. Studies are unsure why they like beer drinkers, but it seems pregnant women produce more carbon dioxide, attracting mosquitoes. Their body temperature is higher, and that also attracts mosquitoes. Besides the bumps and itching, mosquitoes transmit at least five different diseases. The best known is Malaria. West Nile virus is on the rise in North America. Lesser known conditions include dengue fever, yellow fever, and encephalitis. You can do lots around your house, like making sure there are no old tires, tin cans, or other vessels that collect rainwater where females deposit eggs for incubation. If it’s a small pond or birdbath on your property, you can buy a product that is harmless to birds and animals but kills the mosquito larva. Swat!

Kidder Twp. Police Report

It’s beginning to get summertime busy in Kidder Township. In May, police were out for 10 medical emergencies, 8 disturbing the peace plus one fireworks complaint, 6 trespassing, 6 mental health

reports, 6 harassments, 3 domestics and 1 fighting, 3 hazardous conditions, 3 welfare checks, 2 civil complaints, and a suicide. There was a drug possession incident, and an overdose non-fatal.

There were 8 false alarms for homes and 4 for businesses. There were 2 burglaries into homes, and one fraud report. Four theft incidents were investigated. KTP also investigated 5 suspicious activity/ person reports.

There was a missing person –adult, and a runaway – juvenile. Police responded to a barking dog and 2 other animal complaints.

There was an accident with injuries, and 4 accidents with nothing additional to report. Police reported 2 DUIs, and wrote 45 traffic summons. Officers assisted motorists 6 times. There were 5 parking incidents and a variety of other traffic incident.

In addition, there were agency assists, warrants and 9-1-1 hang ups. Including all this, there were 201 calls for police in May.

KTP’s four vehicles were out on patrol 11,906 miles.

Kidder Police encourage citizens to call 9-1-1 when there is an incident, loud noise or fireworks.

HAZLETON • PHILADELPHIA

CROSSWORD

29. Oceanic movement

39. Unwrapped

42. Skirt type: hyph.

43. Replant

44. Ships’ hands

47. Zilch

49. Ticks off 50. Volcanic dust

51. Hall and Oates, e.g.

52. Chop down

53. British beverage

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6. Modifies

beach

BigBoulder

boatride

canoe children codes

construction

cookout

deckparty

deer

dinein

dream ducks

flowers friends

gardens

geese

golf

grandchildren

harvest

hawks

hiking

holeinone

hotdays

hummingbirds

icecream

jetski

July

June

kayak

Kidder

LakeHarmony

LAKENEWS

lakeside

moonrise

mountainbike

music

NASCAR neighbors

noise

patiodining

peace

pedestrians

picnic plays

police

pontoon

quiet refuge

renters

robins

rules

Shakespeare

smores

solstice

strawberry

sunbathe

sunburn

takeout

tanning

thunderstorm

Township umbrella

vacation visitors

walking waterski welcome woodpeckers

Puzzle Solutions

Cryptogram

When I was little I thought, isn’t it nice that everybody celebrates on my birthday? Because it’s July 4th.

Gloria Stuart