Lake News
June-July 2024
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Ruth Isenberg, Editor
Seth Isenberg, Ads / Distribution Publishers
(Continuing the work of founders Frank Pieri and Mary Farnschlader, 1995 – 2018)
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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 5:30 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.
Summer started hot…
which is a promising start to the season.
Here we are at the Lake and there’s lots to do including cool swims and cooling boat rides. Ruth and I of LAKE NEWS welcome summer as the time to play. We started with a fine day at Split Rock’s PA Wine Fest, and added some music and nights enjoying professional theater to make for a wellrounded week. The theater is near Allentown, so technically not at Lake thing, but, at under an hour each way, it works.
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is based at DeSales University, an easy trip down the Turnpike and then Route 309 south. So far we have seen The Play that Goes Wrong which was fun, and a Shakespeare comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor, performing now to July 7. Coming up is a musical, The Color Purple, July 17 to August 4, and a rarely performed Shakespeare play, Cymbaline, July 24 to August 4. Compared to shows in New York City, tickets are a bargain. The venue is a fine place to see a show as well. Find out show times, etc. at PAShakespeare.org.
The weather including intervals of rain has made the rhododendron flowers bloom in Hickory Run State Park. The mountain laurel bloom wilted in the heat. Take a ride, even out to Boulder Field, and enjoy the summer flowery show along with the natural wonder.
And … while I know not everyone loves NASCAR, but, the weekend at Pocono Raceway has big time sports right on our doorstep. If you’d like to see what the buzz is all about, attend Friday night’s truck race or Saturday’s Xfinity practices and race. See the Fan Fair booths, enjoy some event food, and get a sample of the roar of the races. NASCAR Sunday is the biggest deal of the weekend, and we are minutes away that day from being at the center of motor racing’s universe. For info, go to poconoraceway.com.
Enjoy the fun and there’s more next month. Seth
Worship at Hickory Run
A non-denominational worship service will be held every Sunday through Labor Day at 9:30 a.m. in the Amphitheater at Hickory Run State Park. The 43 church bodies of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches offers the services for campers and vacationers of all Christian traditions. The program is not sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Chaplain Tammy is an employee of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches as part of the Chaplains in the Parks program.
Entertainment Around Lake Harmony
At Nick’s Lake House
Music 5-9 Fri & Sat, 4-8 Sun
June 29 – Fuzzy Park Band
JULY 4 – Jimmy Lehey & The Grayman Group
5 – Flaxy Morgan (Fireworks)
6 – Mystery City
7 – Bikini Bros
12 – Friends of Roger
13 – Who Knows Band
19 – Harland Tucker Band
20 – Fuzzy Park Band
21 – Timmy Fitz duo
26 – The Benny Band
27 – CC Music trio
28 – John Simonson
AUG 2 - Who Knows Band
4 – Group du Jour
9 – Project 22
10 - Fuzzy Park Band
11 – Parade of Boats
Mystery City More dates at nickslakehouse.com
At Shenanigans
Karaoke, DJs and Dancing in Boomers Night Club
Fri. & Sat. 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
At Boulder View Tavern
Music 6 to 9 p.m.
27 - Bill Hoffman
28 – Bobby Ventura
29 – Zac Lawless
JULY 4 – Harlan Tucker Band
5 - Tom Acker
6 – Ian Kirk
7 - 12:30-3:30 Erin McClelland
11 – Erin McClelland
12 – Tony Alosi
13 – Roy Ramos 12:30-3:30
See ENTERTAINMENT, page 24
Sullivan’s March
by Mark Peterson
It all started on July 3, 1778, with the Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre. During the Revolutionary War, settlers in the Wyoming Valley, located about 30 miles northwest of Lake Harmony, were attacked by forces loyal to the Crown and their indigenous allies. Nearly 300 settlers lost their lives, either in battle or after being captured, tortured and executed by the Native fighters.
The skirmish lasted about 30 minutes, and the Americans surrendered the next day. In the aftermath, the settlers’ buildings were looted and burned, livestock were set loose, and mills were destroyed. Many survivors fled the area by heading east toward Fort Penn, trekking through the “Great Swamp” in the Pocono Mountains to present-day Stroudsburg. Others went to Easton or followed the Susquehanna River downstream to Fort Augusta (modern-day Sunbury).
The British and their allies attacked
settlers again in November of 1778, this time at Cherry Valley, New York. In response, General George Washington devised a strategy to protect the frontier from further incursions. In 1779 he ordered Major-General John Sullivan to march from Easton to Wyoming and follow the Susquehanna River northward to join MajorGeneral James Clinton’s brigade at Tioga, New York.
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Now known as “Sullivan’s March”, in addition to protecting the settlers, the plan was to lay waste to Indian villages and drive them toward the west. A second objective was to cut off the supply routes for the Loyalists and British. The final goal was to capture Oswego and Niagara forts that the British used as storehouses and bases for military operations.
Getting the large number of men and wagons needed for this campaign across the Pocono Plateau required the construction of a new road by widening 28 miles of the existing path between Easton and the Wyoming Valley. 500 men from the 2nd New York and the 5th New Jersey Regiments began work in May of 1779. Nine miles into the road, the builders created an encampment, and due to the lack of provisions, this place became known as “Hungry Hill.” One of the men died and was buried at this spot along the road. A memorial was erected in 1943 to honor this unknown soldier of the Revolutionary War. Located at 135 Sullivan Trail in Pocono Pines, it is about a 20-minute drive from the lake.
Sullivan’s March was marked by brutality and what we would call genocide by today’s standards. However, his campaign secured the frontier for the Continental Army and was one of the most important military movements in the American Revolution. The southernmost segment of General Sullivan’s path became part of today’s Route 115, which is where you will find Peterson’s Ski and Cycle in Blakeslee.
There is nothing revolutionary about PSC, just exceptional service and friendly staff. You can get all kinds of cycling equipment, bikes, skis, souvenirs, T-shirts, hoodies, blankets, gifts and more. Visit us online at www. petersonsskiandcycle.com or stop in and say hello. We hope to “ski” you soon!
Hanna’s Farm Market
811Stoney Hollow Rd
Pocono Lake
570.442.7045
Fresh Produce
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 Monday through Thursday 9-5; Friday & Saturday, 9-6; Sunday 9-4. hannasfarmmarket@gmail.com
BLAKESLEE ROTARY WELCOMES NEW MEMBER: At a recent meeting held at Boulder View Tavern in Lake Harmony, Blakeslee Rotary inducted Kim McKee as a new member. Shown from left are her sponsor, Maggie Flartey-Kaminski, McKee, and incoming District Governor Bill Skinner. Members of Blakeslee Rotary come from around the area, including Lake Harmony, Long Pond, and White Haven. Their service projects range from local scholarships to international health initiatives. To learn more about Rotary, visit blakesleerotary.org
Guided Weekly Tannersville Bog Walks
Wednesdays through September 11, the Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center will be offering weekly walks through the Tannersville Bog at 10 a.m. These 2 ½ hour walks will be guided by an Environmental Educator who will teach you about the Bog, a unique boreal bog owned by the Nature Conservancy. The Bog is filled with bird songs and interesting insect eating plants.
Participants will meet at the Bog parking lot by 10 a.m. Directions: Route 611, at the light at the Wawa, turn onto Cherry Lane Road.
The parking lot is 1.9 miles on your right from Route 611. GPS Address: 552 Cherry Lane Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. Cost is $6 per
person. Exact cash or check preferred (no credit cards). Please wear appropriate footwear for walking in the woods and through fields. Advance
registration is required. Call (570) 629-3061. For information on other programs visit www.mcconservation. org.
Bicentennial Street Festival
Friday, July 26th 4-8 PM • Saturday, July 27th 10 AM - 8 PM
Fireman’s Social Club Presents:
Fri, July 26 - 20lb Head Sat, July 27 - Dirty Hand (Day) & Bounty Hunter (Evening)
Over 40 Vendors & Food Trucks
The Burger Eating Contest Sat, July 27, at 1pm In front of the White Haven Family Diner (Sponsored by the White Haven Family Diner)
The Pizza Eating Contest Sat, July 27 at 5pm Picnic area next to the caboose (Sponsored by Antonio’s Pizza)
Join Us for the final event of the 200th birthday celebrations
Are you planning a vacation in the Lake Harmony area this summer? Looking for Jewish services? We are here to assist you. Whether you need tefillin, Shabbat candles and challah, want to learn more about your Jewish roots, or in need of a mezuzah, etc., we’ve got you covered.
We will be in the Lake Harmony area this summer and would be delighted to assist you. Please reach out to us by phone or text to 718-764-3590. Looking forward to connecting with you and helping you on your Jewish journey.
Warm regards, Rabbi Eliyohu and Mushky Edelman
Flight Fest to benefit new Vern Moyer Aviation Fund
The Vern Moyer Aviation Fund has been established in memory of decades long aviation leader in the MidAtlantic region – Vern Moyer. Paul Morgan of Moyer Aviation, comments, “The Moyer Aviation Fund was established in memory of Vern. He was a strong advocate for teaching budding aviators how to fly and, throughout the years taught thousands of pilots to pursue their career in aviation. To fund the scholarship, we are launching the annual Pocono Mountains Flight Fest with proceeds benefitting the Fund.”
The event will be held at the Pocono Mountains Regional Airport on August 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include Touch-A-Truck; airplane
and antique car displays, a children’s area with hay rides, bouncy house and a candy drop; food trucks where guests can purchase a variety of food and drink; music; and paid airplane and helicopter rides that will benefit the Fund.
Admission is free with a $10 per car parking fee going to the Fund.
Morgan continues, “Vern loved bringing the community into the airport to get them involved with aviation. We have created the day to include kids’ activities, an area to purchase from food truck vendors, displays of trucks, antique cars, and aircraft, and the opportunity to see the
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Pocono Mountains from the sky with helicopter and airplane rides.”
The Vern Moyer Aviation Scholarship Fund has been established to support the development, educational opportunities, and preservation of aviation across Pennsylvania. It seeks to elevate public awareness and inspire individuals to pursue careers in aviation, offer scholarships to individuals pursuing a career in aviation, provide resources and technology to support learning in aviation, endeavors that safeguard aviation heritage, and promote advancements in aviation technology.
Sponsors of the event include Papillon & Moyer Construction, Moyer Aviation, Hi-Tech Helicopters, Kalahari Resorts and TreeTrails Adventures. The event will be staged on the north side of the airport located on Rt. 611 at 188 Airport Road, Tobyhanna.
For information, vendor applications, sponsorship information, and schedule, go to PoconoFlightFest.com or call 800-321-5890.
The buzz about Bugfest 2024
Join us on Saturday, July 13 for our annual Bug Fest event at Kettle Creek. This family friendly event is co-hosted by Kettle Creek and Monroe County 4H Insects Are Us Club.
We’ll enjoy a day full of fun and educational stations all about our creepy crawly friends. Your passport to Bug Fest will guide you to stations such as our insect zoo, build-a-bug craft, free face painting, make your own antennae, outdoor insect safari, live butterfly tent and many others. At the end of the session, turn in your stamped passport to receive a special prize.
During the visit, children will have a blast at the interactive stations with volunteers from the Monroe County Bee Keepers Association, Master
Gardeners, Penn State Extension and more. There will be skit by the Insects are Us Club followed by Insect Olympics games in the field taking place at 11 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. Participants for our afternoon session can enjoy the release of our monarch and painted lady butterflies at the end of the day.
The cost for children ages 3-12 years is $5 and any child wearing a bug costume will receive $1 off admission. Anyone under 3 years or above 12 years of age may attend for free. Please register for either the morning session or afternoon session by calling the office at (570) 629-3061.
For information on other programs visit www. mcconservation.org.
Pocono Raceway voted #1
Pocono Raceway has earned the esteemed title of ‘Best NASCAR Track’ in the recently released 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards by USA TODAY. The ‘Tricky Triangle’ was nominated by an expert panel at USA TODAY and the fans voted over a four-week period throughout April to determine the winner.
Pocono Raceway earned the top spot and was followed by the Chicago street race, Sonoma Raceway, Michigan Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway, respectively, to round out the top five tracks.
“We are blown away by the response from our loyal fans and the NASCAR community to earn this honor,” Pocono Raceway President Ben May said. “Our vision for Pocono Raceway is to become the most beloved motorsports facility while embracing our uniqueness, character and delivering an unmatched level of guest service. We are humbled, thrilled and grateful that Pocono Raceway delivered for our guests, and we can’t thank our fans, partners and staff enough for believing in and supporting The Tricky Triangle. I’m extremely proud of our entire staff for their dedication and effort to enhance the fan experience. This award is shared by many and will be celebrated by all.”
Pocono Raceway, which has hosted NASCAR events since 1974, enjoyed a highly successful race weekend last season that earned the track the ‘2023 Event of the Year’ by the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association. The Tricky Triangle sold out its main frontstretch grandstand and all premium seating and suites at the NASCAR Cup Series race for its largest race-day crowd since 2010. The raceway also sold out all of its infield camping inventory.
“Pocono Raceway is the epitome of family fun, high octane entertainment and a dedication to sharing in the Pocono Mountains experience with countless fans throughout generations,” said Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau Present/CEO Chris Barrett. “We look forward to yet another exemplary weekend of NASCAR Cup racing at the Tricky Triangle this year and for many, many years to come!”
Pocono Raceway is preparing for NASCAR’s return this season with a July 12-14 weekend featuring all three national series. The weekend opens with the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series CRC Brakleen 175 on Friday, July 12, at 5:30 p.m. ET
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and followed by the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 on Saturday, July 13, at 3 p.m. The race weekend culminates Sunday, July 14, with the Cup Series Pocono 400 at 2:30 p.m.
For more ticket information and news, please visit www.poconoraceway.com
About Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway, also known as ‘The Tricky Triangle,’ is family-owned and situated in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. In business for over 50 years, the Raceway hosts multiple, national motorsports events including the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series events each year. The facility’s calendar also consists of over 200 events including Elements Music & Arts Festival and a wide range of non-motorsports entertainment, car clubs and racing schools. Pocono Raceway is recognized as the world’s first, privatelyowned solar-powered sports facility. Their 25-acre, three-megawatt solar farm provides the energy needs of the Raceway, as well as, adds electricity to the local power grid. Each member of our raceway staff is committed to creating exciting experiences and lifelong memories. For more information, please visit www. poconoraceway.com.
Pocono Mountains Music Festival season highlights variety of talent and performances
The Pocono Mountains Music Festival 15th season returns, July 15 through 27, featuring five productions, including the return of Festival favorite performer, Liz Callaway. Capping off the season is a Roaring 2020s Speakeasy Fundraiser event, featuring Carole J. Bufford and her band. Performances will take place across Monroe County at venues including Stroudsburg’s Sherman Theater, Buck Hill Falls, Skytop Lodge, and the Barrett Administrative Recreation Complex (BARC). The Festival’s highly recognized Performing Arts Camp Experience (PACE) begins July 15.
Opening the season is “The Line Up with Susie Mosher” on Friday, July 19, at Buck Hill’s Tennis Tea venue. This is Susie’s fourth year opening the Festival with her raucous, anything goes variety show. Broadway performers take the stage alongside local stars and graduates of PACE to preview the upcoming season.
You’ll have the time of your life on Saturday, July 20, when “Dancing Queens” rocks the Sherman Theater. Dancing Queens brings the heartpounding, disco beats of Cher, Madonna, and other female music icons to life backed by PMMFs own Pocono Pops! Orchestra.
“Tea & Symphony” on Sunday, July 21, at Skytop Lodge is guaranteed to transport you to the most elegant Mayfair tearoom sipping tea and nibbling on scones while you listen to dazzling operatic performances.
The vocal virtuosity of Liz Callaway lights up Pocono Mountain East High School on Friday, July
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26, with her one-woman cabaret, “Broadway and Beyond.”
“The Room Where It Happens” Performing Arts Camp Showcase has our student artists strutting their stuff on Saturday, July 27, at a special matinee performance at PMEHS. The Jazz age is infused in this performance with songs from the 1920s remixed for our modern audiences.
The Barrett Administrative Recreation Complex will be transformed on Saturday, July 27th as we celebrate a successful 15th season with a “Roaring 2020s Speakeasy.” You’ll be transported back in time, enjoying sumptuous food, and a performance by Festival favorite chanteuse, Carole J. Bufford.
Audience Extras return for a second year with “Pocono Performs!” on Tuesday, July 16th. Pocono Performs! features local theater companies performing selections from their summer productions at the Sherman Theater. “Behind the Curtain – An Insider Event” takes place on Tuesday, July 23rd at Pocono Mountain East High School. Donors are invited to get an up-close look at PACE and the student artists their donations support. This year’s “Pocono Page Turners” book club on Wednesday, July 24th at BARC, partners with NEPA’s NPR station, WVIA, to explore Jazz through the work of Jazz Pioneer, Eddie Durham. Jazz historian, Loren Schoenberg, will be on hand to show selections from his documentary on Durham and discuss the book “NPR Listener’s Guide to Jazz.”
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at www.poconofest.org
Learn more about the Pocono Mountains Music Festival and our Performing Arts Camp Experience at www.poconofest.org.
Celebrating Spirits
by J. Sepcoski, Executive Bourbon Steward Distiller, Holy Ghost Distillery,
990 S.R. 940 White Haven
Inc.
We’ve all tried London Dry Gin or heard of it. When someone asks for gin, they often think of this style. Clean and crisp, London Dry spirits are characterized by pine-forward notes of juniper.
London Dry Gin does not have to be made in London even though it was created there in the 19th century. Nearly every country produces it.
But did you know that a Gin existed in England before London Dry? In the line of Gins, it is the “Missing Link.” It would have been impossible for the British to cultivate their desire for gin without the Dutch. It was the Dutch who first made Genever, the ancestral spirit of gin, in the late 1500s. Compared to British gin, Genever is more malty and less juniperforward. The English made Old Tom gin based on their love of Dutch Genever and it’s often considered the link between the old Dutch formula and modern gin that’s made in England now.
Old Tom is a slightly sweetened style of gin, and predates London Dry. Many 19th century drinks specifically called for Old Tom gin, and although the style had been nearly forgotten in subsequent decades, it was revived in the U.S. during the cocktail renaissance of the 2000s.
I find that most barrel aged Old Toms make better cocktails, especially in drinks like the Martinez, the Negroni and especially the Tom Collins that by definition and its name, should always use Old Tom Gin.
If you have a hard time drinking gin or don’t like its bracing botanical sharpness, you may actually prefer the Old Tom style. You can taste a traditional slightly sweet, less juniper forward, barrel-aged dark Gin. Stop in at Holy Ghost Distillery this summer and give their Old Tom Gin a try.
Entertainment Around Lake Harmony
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At Boulder View Tavern
Music 6 to 9 p.m.
13 – Friends of Rodger
14 - 12:30-3:30 Andrew Tirado
18 – Be Easy Band
19 – Erin McClelland
20 – Andrew Moses 12:30-3:30
20 – Walter Lee “Ribs” Ian
21 - 12:30-3:30 John Simoson
25 – Erin McClelland
26 – Bill Hoffman
27 – Hannah Noel 12:30-3:30
27 – Bobby Ventura
28 - 12:30-3:30 Brian Roder & Ashley
Marquez
AUG 1 – Zach Kelsch
3 – Gracie Jane 12:30-3:30
3 – The Two Taboo
4 - 12:30-3:30 Ashley Marquez band
The Pub @ the hub
Music Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.
July 4 – Friends of Roger
5 – Hanna Noel
6 – Justin Skylar
12 - Solkatana
13 - Nina Peterson
19 – Chris Thomas
20 - John Simoson
26 - Andrew Moses
27 – Dina Hall
At Holy Ghost Distillery & Tasting House on Route 940
Entertainment, tasting experiences Singer/Songwriter series
Saturdays 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
July 6 – John Lukas
Also July 6 – Drunken Storytellers 6:30 – 8 p.m. Buy tickets.
13 – Sugar Ray
20 - Just Nick
27 - Chuck Paul For details, www.holyghostdistillery. com
At PoconoOrganics.com, Long Pond
Guided Farm Tours Saturdays and Sundays
At The Sand Bar/Thirsty Moose
All from 8 to 12 midnight
More at splitrockhotel.com/live_ music/
July 5 – Fireworks at Split Rock
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At Mauch Chunk Opera House mcohjt.com
Doors open at 7, shows at 8 unless noted
Thursday, 27 - Victor Wainwright & the Train
Friday, 28 - WXPN Welcomes Lizzie No
Saturday, 29 Comedian Mike E. Winfield from America’s Got Talent (6:30 and 8:30 p.m.)
Friday & Saturday, JULY 5 & 6 - Peace Frog
Saturday, 13 - 33 1/3 LIVE’s Killer Queen Experience
Saturday, 20 - Grateful Dub: Reggaeinfused tribute to The Grateful Dead
Friday, 26 - The Hypochondriacs
Saturday, 27 - Bennie & the Jets
Sunday, 28 - Stillhouse Junkies
Friday, August 2 - Serene Green
At Pennspeak.com
28 – Los Lonely Boys
July 5 – Tyler Farr
6 – Mike Delguidice
12 – Little River Band
18 – Marty Stuart
Aug 18 – Little Feat
23 – Travis Tritt
Summer Deck Parties and more acts on website
MoheganSunArenaPA.com
Aug 10 & 11 – Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
PPLCenter.com
June 28 – Brooks & Dunn
Sep 18 – Doobie Bros.
www.PoconosPark.com, Bushkill
July 3-6 Let Freedom Ring celebration & carnival
20 – Totally Tubular Festival –from 4 p.m.
(Thomas Dolby, Modern English, Men Without Hats, Tommy Tutone, Bow Wow Wow, The Romantics & more)
Kirby Center for Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre
KirbyCenter.org
Sep 12 – Pete Davidson
21 – Chubby Checker, Vogues, Duprees +
mountairycasino.com
Glass Bar, Fridays & Saturdays from 9 p.m.
July 6 – Dancin’ Machine 70’s dance party
20 - Marshall Tucker Band
Aug 6 – British Invasion Years
Archives – July of 2004
The front page of this black and white issue was of the crowd at the 2003 Blues Festival at Big Boulder.
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Congratulations to David Mason, recently hired as a full-time police officer, AND Brian Dalesandro was promoted to full-time officer.
Anne Martino is having a gallery show opening at the Under the Stairs Gallery in Jim Thorpe in August.
Donna and Tom Walz will again ride 62 miles on their bicycles to raise money to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Jesse and Don McIntire celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the Split Rock home of their daughter and son-in-law Lynn and Bob Riley. About 65 people attended.
Jocelyn Jaccobacci of Lake Harmony was recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society during a dinner for family and
The Treasure Shop
friends at the Carbon County Vo-Tech in Jim Thorpe. She is a student in cosmetology, and ranks 7th in her class of 110. She is seeking to attend college for a Criminal Justice degree.
Jack and Joan Curry in Split Rock were the first residents to make “the first flush” into the new sewer system.
Adam Atkinson of Lake Harmony and Chris Cardoni of Blakeslee left for the Slopestyle summer camp on Mt. Hood, Oregon.
Nicole Gilotti was notified of her acceptance into the MBA program at Stanford University. She received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 1999. She works for 3M, and is now at their Austin, Texas division as an e-Negotiation Lead. & & &
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Members of the Penn-Kidder Senior Center brought home 138 medals in various competitions at the Carbon County Senior Games. John Di John came home with gold medals in shuffleboard, bean bags, and softball throw in the 60-64 category and gold in the slow dance with his wife Connie, silver in the Jitterbug with his wife Conie, plus bronze in bowling and the mile walk. Dawn Sheckler brought home gold in the softball throw and bean bags, silver in bowling and bronze in the basketball shoot. In the 75-79 category, Harry Guardiola brought home silver medals in shuffleboard, bowling, and softball throw.
There was a road rally and clam bake planned for July 18 (2004) at Arturo’s Wilde Fern Restaurant to benefit the Dennison Township Volunteer Fire Co.
Marilyn Hertz of Tannersville, who directed ski schools for 26 years, was among those recently inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame. She was the first woman hired to direct a ski school at a major
ski area in the United States. She was honored for her innovative teaching techniques and her contribution to the growth of skiing in the Poconos.She was honored in various Who’s Who publications and is featured in the book “Women Who Made History in Monroe County.” She skied in a film that promoted Pennsylvania skiing at the New York World’s Fair. She started as an instructor at Camelback, and went on to direct ski schools at Timber Hill, Big Boulder and Jack Frost. At Boulder, she formed an amputee ski school to teach veterans of the Viet Nam war.
Pages were devoted to this year’s Blues Festival featuring Bobby Bland, Billy Branch and Kenny Neal; and to Pocono Raceway and the weekend events they host from the Metro Porsche Club, the Sports Car Club of America, the Ferrari Club, and Eastern Motor Racing. At Pocono Raceway, the next NEXTEL Cup NASCAR race would be August 1.
Columns featured news of the Red Barons
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baseball team, water safety rules, sewer information, golf tournaments, and plays at the Pocono Playhouse this summer.
Chef Paul Krawitz penned a page with tips for home cooks about having their preparing area
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all in order utensils, ingredients, and cooking surfaces. He tells an amusing tale of a dive-right-in cook who got part way into his soup preparation before realizing he has no salt, and no opener for the wine to be part of the sauté and ended up burning the vegetables, and having to start again. “The thought and effort a cook puts into preparing to prepare always comes out in the final product.”
A page was devoted to the coming of the cicadas.
Lake Harmony Fire Chief Al Klitsch reminded readers that smoke detectors should be in each habitable room, and a carbon monoxide detector should be on each floor of your home. Batteries in these should be checked when you change your clocks in the Spring and Fall. There should be a fully charged fire extinguisher handy. Chimneys should be cleaned once a year. Discard any fireplace ashes in a noncombustible container, away from any structures. Your house number should be displayed clearly visible from the street to help emergency personnel.
This Month’s Cover
Michael Pikman took this month’s cover photo during a spring walk, and had this to say: “Nature is so beautiful by the Big Boulder Lake, all we have to do is take a full breath of clean mountain air, pause, look around and notice the colorful, minute details that are there for us to see. Fluffy bumblebees were buzzing around, and as long as you’re not afraid to get up close and personal, you’re going to be in for a spectacular miracle of nature pollination. You will be able to see how the hard working insect carries that pollen on her body from flower to flower! What a wonderful sight to behold!”
If you’d like to share your photos (and stories) sned to lakenewslakeharmony@gmail.com
Kidder approves curative amendment to send to Carbon County Planners
by Seth Isenberg
Kidder Township supervisors approved the draft curative amendments to the township zoning ordinance at their monthly meeting June 25. The 14-page document was approved to be sent to supervisors earlier that afternoon by the township planning commission. It will be sent to the Carbon County Planning Commission for their review and comments.
The draft provides definitions and regulations for warehouses, distribution centers and truck terminals. Lot minimum sizes and area requirements, protections for natural resources, riparian forest buffers and their management, parking, and more are covered. An example of this is that for buildings 100,000 to 249,999 square feet in size, “a minimum of 75-foot buffer shall be provided the entire length of any street frontage…” Another example is that with a truck terminal, one truck parking space will be required for every two tractor-trailer loading docks. A table sets forth minimum lot areas for non-residential uses, setbacks, maximum heights and more.
During public comments, Kidder’s Planning Commission was commended by citizen Linda Christman on their work on the curative amendments.
A public meeting on the draft of the curative amendment will be advertised for
Monday, July 29 at 5 p.m.
A new set of rules will be in place for public comment periods to help keep order. The resolution, passed unanimously, adds a sign-in sheet, and among a dozen other rules adds that comments may be limited to Kidder residents and taxpayers, that comments must be made in a respectful manner to the presiding officer, and that the presiding officer may defer a lengthy comment period to the next regular meeting.
Other business included extending land
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development approvals for the Jack Frost National Golf Course residential development Phase 1 for two years to July 29, 2026, and extending Mora Solar’s 500-acre solar farm proposal for six months to January 4 of 2025.
George Spencer has resigned as an alternate to the planning commission. Interested citizens should contact the township office to be considered for the vacancy.
The Flying Locksmiths were approved to install a microphone system in the meeting room to connect to the built-in speakers to help the audience better hear what’s being said from the podium. The Flying Locksmiths will also add a
monitor in the police department for them to see the feeds from the cameras mounted outside the building. Cost for both is $6,975.
The township will pay $5,488 for Signal Service to install a new controller for the traffic signal on Route 903 at South Lake Drive. Fixing the traffic signal on Route 940 at Moseywood was discussed. With PennDOT still tarring and chipping the road, no action was taken.
The Ledgestone development has completed its required tasks so asked for the release of escrow money in the amount of $42,137, leaving $7,436 to be held for a year. Supervisors approved the release from the escrow account.
FINANCES
Cost for township insurances for the year will be $87,954 from Joyce Insurance/Risk Management. Bills of $585,382 were approved, $429,115 of which goes to support the fire and ambulance services. Of the rest, bills of note were $24,943 to the IRS, $24,609 to Highmark for health insurance, $9,342 for township insurances, $7,961 in engineering fees to ARRO Consulting, $12,103 to Building Inspection Underwriters, $28,599 for trash pickup to Casella Waste, and $3,669 in gasoline and diesel fuels.
POLICE
Kidder Township police reported making 345 calls in May. 115 of those were tickets and 28 were warnings. Tickets include 4 for speeding, 3 moving violations, 5 license violations, 22 for STOP sign running, and 81 for truck equipment violations (70 on Route 940). Of the rest, of note were 15 assists to EMS agencies, 18 false alarms, 6
disturbing the peace, 2 fireworks complaints, 2 loud noise, 2 fights, 1 harassment, 2 trespassing, 1 sex offense, 1 missing person, 1 overdose, 2 frauds, 3 thefts, 7 welfare checks and 4 times where wires or poles were down due to storms or crashes. The department had four vehicles on the road,
patrolling 9,848 miles for the month.
Kidder residents are reminded that an electronics recycling truck will be at the township building Saturday, July 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. See the township website for a list of fees on certain items, and what is free.
The next supervisors meeting is Tuesday, July 23, at 5:30 p.m. at the township building on South Lake Drive at Route 903 in Lake Harmony.
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Post Office Notes
by Christine A. Gilliar-Feller
USPS to honor Hank Aaron with a stamp
The Postal Service will release a stamp this year to honor baseball great Hank Aaron, who rose from humble beginnings to rewrite the record books while prevailing in the face of racism.
The stamp was announced April 8, the 50th anniversary of the game where Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record.
The stamp art features a digital painting of Aaron (1934-2021) as a member of the Atlanta Braves, showing his famous right-hand batting stance.
The side of the pane has a large illustration of Aaron on April 8, 1974, watching the ball he had just hit for his record-breaking 715th home run.
Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamp and pane with original art by Chuck Styles.
BILL JONES BUILDER & HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR
The Hank Aaron stamp will be available in panes of 20 at Post Offices and usps.com.
USPS recommends new prices
USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 14.
The proposed adjustments, approved by the Postal Service governors, would raise mailing services product prices approximately 7.8 percent.
The commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect. If favorably reviewed, the changes would include:
• Letters (1 ounce): 68 cents (current), 73 cents (planned)
• Letters (metered 1 ounce): 64 cents (current), 69 cents (planned)
• Domestic postcards: 53 cents (current), 56 cents (planned)
• International postcards: $1.55 (current), $1.65 (planned)
• International letters (1 ounce): $1.55 (current), $1.65 (planned)
The additional-ounce price for single-piece letters would increase from 24 cents to 28 cents.
The Postal Service is also seeking price
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adjustments for Special Services products, including Certified Mail and money order fees.
There will be no price increase for PO Box rental fees, and USPS will apply a price reduction of 10 percent for postal insurance when mailing an item.
The price adjustments are needed to achieve the financial stability sought by the Postal Service’s Delivering for America 10-year plan. USPS prices remain among the most affordable in the world.
The complete USPS price filing can be found on the commission’s website. Price tables are also available on the Postal Explorer website.
As always, We thank you for your business
April Shaner, Postmaster
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On the Sly Celtics raise 18th banner, NBA champions again
by Steve Stallone
On the anniversary of their last title 16 long years ago, the Boston Celtics were crowned NBA champions once again.
Playing in front of their title-starved fans at rocking TD Garden, the Celtics took control early in Game 5 and pounded the upset-minded Dallas Mavericks 106-88, winning the series 4-1 and capping one of the top seasons in both team and league history with their 18th championship.
The Celtics became the winningest franchise in league history, passing the Los Angeles Lakers (17) for most championships.
Boston’s title-clinching victory in Game 5 was a microcosm of the entire 2023-24 season, a season that was all about team, and never about the talented individuals that made up this special group.
Six players scored at least eight points, with Jayson
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Tatum dropping 31 points and 11 assists, and NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown adding 21 points to the cause. Off-season acquisition Jrue Holiday was clutch with 15 points and 11 rebounds, Derrick White added 14 points and eight boards, and Al Horford pitched in nine points and nine rebounds as he won his first NBA championship in this, his 17th season, after playing in 186 career playoff games.
There was no “I” on this team. These Celtics checked their egos at the door from Day 1, brought
their lunch pails and hard hats, and went to work. And despite wearing the hat as favorites and the bullseye on their backs all season, they never flinched.
“We didn’t skip any steps,” said White, describing the team’s drive to the title.
They blitzed through the regular season with a 64-18 record, 13 wins more than their nearest competitor. And in the playoffs, the Celtics went 16-3 (7-1 on the road), taking out rivals Miami, Cleveland, Indiana and finally, the Mavericks, to secure the team’s 18th championship and first since Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnet, Ray Allen and the guys in green won it all in 2008.
With most of their key players under contract including star center Kristaps Porzingis these Celtics appear poised for a long run together and perhaps a few more banners for the TD Garden rafters. Florida avoids meltdown, wins Stanley Cup in Game 7 thriller
The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions. And for the team’s success-starved fans, it wasn’t easy.
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After enduring 25 years between playoff series victories, coming up short in last year’s final, and facing an Edmonton team looking to end its nation’s own futility streak, the Panthers prevailed.
Their 2-1 victory over the Oilers in Game 7 capped a year-long quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup, as the Panthers became just the third team in the past 40 years to win the NHL championship after losing in the final the previous season.
For Canadian hockey however, a streak continues.
Led by Connor McDavid’s heroics, the Oilers climbed out of a 3-0 deficit to win three straight games and set up Monday night’s Game 7 winner-take-all contest in Sunrise, Fla. He and his teammates were trying to become the first Canadian team in three decades to raise the Cup, following the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.
Instead, Florida avoided becoming just the second NHL team along with the 1942 Detroit Red Wings to lose in the final after winning the first three games.
ANOTHER LEGEND PASSES Former star player and longtime NBA executive Jerry West passed recently at the age of 86. West played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, a perennial all-star and Hall of Famer who won a title alongside Wilt Chamberlain after finishing a runner-up to Boston for several agonizing seasons.
West was the inspiration for the NBA logo. He was a coach and front office whiz for the Lakers and L.A. Clippers, among other teams.
West’s passing marked the second NBA legend to die in recent weeks, as former NCAA and NBA champion Bill Walton also left us.
STADIUM UPGRADES SLATED The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders baseball team and county leaders have announced plans for a $13.5 million renovation to the team’s stadium, PNC Field in Moosic. Within the next few months, PNC Field will undergo modifications developers say will bring the facility up to code with Major League Baseball’s Professional Development League standards by the start of next season.
“The project is expected to begin immediately following the conclusion of the RailRiders’ home schedule September 15, with a target date for completion set by the start of the 2025 campaign,” said Frank Tunis, solicitor of the Lackawanna County Multipurpose Stadium Authority. The authority owns PNC Field and leases it to the New York Yankees.
It will be the latest in a series of major renovations at the ballpark since its construction in the late 1980s. The scheduled upgrades include a 2,500-square-foot weight room, an expanded and modern training room complete with hydrotherapy equipment, a 5,000-square-foot addition to the home clubhouse that will clear room for larger batting cages, women’s locker rooms and a 600-square-foot dining facility.
AROUND THE HORN Bryson DeChambeau edged Rory McIlroy by one stroke to win the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pinehurst number 2. It was DeChambeau’s second U.S. Open title, while McIlroy is still seeking his first…The redhot Philadelphia Phillies, fresh off their two-game performance in London, returned to Philly and pounded the San Diego Padres 9-2 that Monday. The Phils have the best record in the National League and lead the NL East by eight games over Atlanta…Katie Ledecky won the women’s 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. Swimming Trials, securing her fourth Olympic berth. The Paris Games will begin July 26.
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Lake Harmony Rescure Squad report
The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad held successful fundraisers in May with the breakfast at Split Rock, and in June at the Wine Fest. LHRS’ next fun-raiser is the annual Hot Dog fundraiser July 12 and 13 at Harmony Beverage on Route 940. Stop by and donate and get a hot dog, and also consider buying one of the new look LHRS t-shirts (very attractive).
The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad’s ’23-’24 fundraising campaign letters were mailed last fall. People have been generous. As of June 21, response from the letters and additional donations in 2024 have raised almost $55,000. The 2024 goal to reach on September 1 is $60,000.
The LHRS is buying another 4-wheel drive ambulance, same specs as #1760. Cost of the new unit is over $260,000. It should arrive late this year if all goes well with the order and customizing. The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad will have the most modern fleet in the area by year’s end and we’ll all be safer for it.
In May, the units were out a total of 1,314 miles,
making 14 calls in Lake Harmony, two in the White Haven area, one in Tobyhanna Twp. and one into the Weatherly area. The LHRS was also out 8 times with the fire companies on alarm calls.
The LHRS is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If you wish to donate to help the LHRS meet its 2024 campaign goal, 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.
THEME: THE 4TH OF JULY
ACROSS
1. South American palm berry
5. Chi preceder
8. Tatted cloth
12. *”Knee high in July”?
13. Hole-making tools
14. Sign in (2 words)
15. Discharge
16. Violin’s Renaissance predecessor
17. Nursemaid in India, pl.
18. *On the grill on the 4th?
20. Tropical tuber
21. Propelled like Argo
22. “Fresh Prince of ____Air”
23. *#18 Across, picnics and such
26. Yellow ride
30. Not well
31. Heavy lifting injury
34. “Brave New World” drug
35. Feudal estates
37. Storm center
38. Rand McNally book
39. Singer-songwriter
Amos
40. Deserving veneration
42. Giant “Master Melvin”
43. Y on Periodic Table
45. Unkind one, slangily
47. Clairvoyant’s gift, acr.
48. “____ under the rug”
50. Cry like a baby
52. *Number of stripes on Old Glory
55. Birch bark vessel
56. Object of Frodo’s obsession
57. Norse war god
59. Cut mission short
60. Fairy tale beginning
61. Tangerine/grapefruit hybrid
62. MTV’s “____’d” (20032015)
63. Like Willie Winkie
64. “Team” homophone
DOWN
1. Fighter pilot
2. Toothy groomer
3. Operatic solo
4. Openings
5. Between once and thrice
6. Viva voce
7. Maroon’s home
8. *As opposed to Patriot
9. Lab culture
10. Type of salmon
11. Short for ensign
13. Not sympathetic
14. Potentially allergenic glove material
19. Tubs
22. Farm cry
23. *Number of stars on Old Glory
24. “The Waste Land” poet
25. Heads-up
26. Wedding cake layer
27. 2-dotted mark
28. Stradivari competitor
29. Moisten, as in a turkey
32. 500 sheets
33. *Largest Fourth of July pyrotechnics display loc.
36. *Celebratory combustible
38. Highly skilled
40. Break bread
41. Come into view
44. Even smaller than #7
Down
46. Dined elsewhere (2 words)
48. Use a shoe polish
49. Grimace in pain
50. Hindu Mr.
51. Before long, to Shakespeare
52. Think, arch.
53. Part of a seat
54. World’s longest river
55. Upper limit
58. Jodie Foster’s “____’s Island”
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