September–October 2022
A CANWIN publication
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I resist Autumn. I cling to shorts, sandals and sundresses for as long as I can. Sunny days find me outside as long as pssible.
But eventually we get a day that’s rainy and chilly time to break out the sweaters and long pants. And even when the sunshine returns, the nights are cooler (and earlier). Suddenly, it’s Fall.
And just as suddenly, I’m ready for it. The cooler weather makes me ready for apple picking and pumpkin carving. Halloween decorations make me smile.
Soups and stews, pies and dumplings are all flavors of Fall. Fairs and festivals provide something to do every weekend. And Fall foliage provides a magnificent backdrop here at The Lake.
So as usual, Fall has crept up on me and overcome my resistance. I remember all the good things about the cooler temperatures, and confess that I’ve actually grown a little tired of the dusty green leaves, and sticky humidity.
My journey through the seasons is back on track, and I’ve fallen for Fall once again.
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Kidder Township Supervisor meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month at the town ship 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.
At Nick’s Lake House
Oct 28th-Kids’ Halloween Bash, 6-8 p.m.
At Shenanigans
Karaoke 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Oct 29th-Halloween Bash & Costume Contest, with Burn the Jukebox band
At Boulder View Tavern
Sept 29th - Andrew Tirado
Sept 30th - Andrew Moses
October 1st- Andrew Moses
October 2nd- Erin McClelland
October 3rd- Bobby Ventura
October 8th- Timmy Fitz & Mark Nourick
October 10th- D’neah
October 13th- To Be Announced
October 14th- Bill Hoffman
October 15th- Justin Skyer
October 20th- Erin McClelland
October 21st- Adam McKinley
October 22nd- Sage Clearing
October 27th- Andrew Tirado
Oct. 28th & 29th - Erin McClelland Entertainers from 6 to 9 p.m. except as noted
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Live music Thursday nights
At Mauch Chunk Opera House
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Fri 30 Robert Kelly (Comedy)
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At Mauch Chunk Opera House
Fri 10/7 Splintered Sunlight (The Grateful Dead)
Sat 10/8 70’s Flashback
Sun 10/9 The Badlees
Fri 10/14 Back in Black (AC/DC Tribute)Sat 10/15 Vanilla Fudge
Wed 10/19 Jacob Jolliff Band Bluegrass 7 p.m.
Fri 10/21 Beginnings - A Celebration of the Music of Chicago
Sat-Sun 10/22-23 TUSK - The World’s #1 Fleet wood Mac Tribute
Thur 10/27 Gadan
Fri 10/28 Slambovian Pre-Halloween Mischief Show
Sat 10/29 Motor City Revue (Motown)
Pa Renaissance Faire, Mt. Hope, PA now-Oct 30
Bloomsburg Fair Sept. 25-Oct. 1
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October 8 – Lita Ford & Great White
October 9 – Sawyer Brown
October 28 – Celebrating David Bowie
November 11 - Foghat Wilkes-Barre Penguins ice hockey Oct.-April
Our end of August was just crazy. There was a pile of newspapers and LAKE NEWS work compressed into a four-day week due to a medical day to see my lead oncologist and surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (5 and a half hours in the Perelman building, plus 4 hours of travel time). We needed a break.
Extended family in Annapolis had invited us to visit. They have a spare bedroom that looks out on one of the little river coves in that city. We gratefully accepted their hospitality for Labor Day weekend. Arriving Saturday afternoon, we enjoyed a quiet evening and the peace of just staring out over the creek, watching the birds and the boats.
On Sunday we enjoyed a relaxed morning, then were treated to boat tour of Annapolis. The tour boat goes out around the Naval Academy and then down the Severn River towards the Chesapeake Bay. It was terrific. As a bonus, there was an Aegis cruiser docked behind the Academy’s sailboat marina. From the water we saw a variety of sail and motorboats, some quite big, and then there was the tourist pirate ship where the ‘pirates’
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(mainly little kids and their parents) were in full attack mode as we cruised past. They had their water guns trained at a pair of staff out in a small boat. Off in the distance, ocean-going container and bulk carriers were moored in the bay, waiting to dock in Baltimore.
When the cruise was over, our hosts gave us a tour inside the Academy grounds (they have a pass onto the secure property). The Academy and its buildings, and the students in their dress whites for trips off campus, are quite impressive.
Afterwards, we were taken on a trip south along the Chesapeake via country roads to North Beach on the Chesapeake Bay a short ride but a world away. It was like a little Jersey shore or Delaware shore town tucked beside a dune. At North Beach, we walked the boardwalk and went out onto their fishing pier. The little beach was cute, and filled with families and kids. On our way back to Annapolis, we stopped for a few minutes at a tiny spot of sand just off the road to wade in up to our ankles and enjoy the warm water. We took a few
See ON THE ROAD, page 9
before heading back to the city.
we went out for a harborside
our stay, we enjoyed bird-watching, seeing cormorants, herons, lots of gulls, ducks, and a possible merganser duck though maybe a kingfisher. Our return ride on Labor Day took us up over the Bay Bridge and there was a gull floating on the breeze, just barely above us so close
that we almost could touch him as beneath.
During the weekend, we spent time with our hosts watching the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. We were thrilled by the match where Nick Kyrgios defeated #1 Danil Medvedev (but I still prefer watching football.)
As our escape wrapped up, we learned that the Maryland Renaissance Faire was only 15 minutes away from where we were staying. The fair invited senior citizens (us) to attend on Labor Day for free, so we decided to detour on our way home to take a quick look.
It’s huge, and packs a lot of entertainment onto ten stages. It also accommodates lots of people…
they were enjoying a great day with the parking lots just ⅔ full. Food is plentiful and reasonably priced. Paths are packed dirt and stone, with roots and stuff, so it was hard rolling for me. The site is on a slight hill, and walking was not hard and the place was packed. We had to leave after about an hour and a half so we’d not be driving back to the Poconos too long after dark.
We plan to return. The Maryland Renaissance Faire runs weekends to October 23 this year.
We returned home in the dark and took our two happy dogs back to sleep in their own beds again. And us home to sleep very well.
Our road trip calendar these next few weeks starts with the Bloomsburg Fair at the end of September, then apple picking, fall foliage rides, and on a cool October weekend, a trip to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.
So here’s to great foliage and winning football in October and to everyone’s good health.
It is a real pleasure to hike or bike on the D&L Trail in the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and enjoy the natural beauty of our area. The forested slopes of the mountains meet the rushing water of the Lehigh, and there is a new vista around every bend of the river. In the late 1800’s this trail was a part of a vital rail route that connected towns, cities, and villages in Northeast PA. Massive locomotives belched smoke and steam as they pulled their rail cars along the tracks by the rocky river bank. It is difficult to imagine that this sylvan scene was the site of one of the worst train disasters in local history.
On October 10, 1888, members of the Union of Father Matthew Temperance Societies held their annual meeting in Hazleton. The crowd was made up of mostly Irish Catholic immigrants, many of them coal miners, who were unfairly stigmatized as being drunkards. This event was an effort to put that stereotype to rest. Estimates put the crowd at over 20,000 people more than half of them having traveled to Hazleton by train from communities in the Wyoming Valley. It must have been a lively affair with marching bands and
wholesome activities for young and old alike.
At the end of the day, nearly 5,000 celebrants boarded an 87-car series of eight trains. Each segment was pulled by two locomotives to make it up the steep grades along the route. The trains were scheduled to depart every ten minutes, the seventh and eighth trains pulling out last.
About a quarter of the way into their journey, outside the small station at the hamlet of Mud Run, the engineer of the sixth train decided to stop the train around a bend to give more space between his train and the train ahead of him. According to some reports, the flag man of the sixth train walked back to the station and signaled with a red light to the oncoming seventh train, but the train just kept on going “at a lively rate.”
At approximately 7:45PM, tragedy struck as the
See MUD RUN, page 13
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telescoped into one another, splintering into wooden pieces like matchsticks.
seventh train plowed into the rear of the train ahead of it. The passenger cars were
Many people were killed instantly. Some were scalded by escaping steam from
the wrecked engines. Others lay in agony as they bled to death from their wounds. Among the dead were several young boys who played in the drum and bugle corps earlier in the day. Local people rushed to the remote site to aid the rescuers.
The final toll of the Mud Run Disaster was 50 people wounded and 64 people killed. The small borough of Avoca, located between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, had the most casualties. In the following days, mass funerals were
held for the victims. News of the tragedy caused a sensation and was widely reported. Charges were filed against the railway workers. Through the investigation, it was determined that the driver of the seventh train was inexperienced and did not understand the warning signal. All the people charged were acquitted in subsequent trials, and changes were made to improve the safety of passenger rail cars.
Today’s hikers and bikers do not usually think about the past as we make our way along trails in our area. But history is all around us. At Peterson’s Ski and Cycle, we have our own history. This is our 30th year serving visitors and residents of the Pocono Mountains. We invite you to stop by our Blakeslee location on Route 940, or visit us online at www. petersonsskiandcycle com.
We hope to “ski” you soon!
The Mountain Laurel Resort at the Turnpike in Kidder Township came before the Kidder Planning Commission on September 7 to present a subdivi sion plan for their 136-acre property. The Resort proposes to divide the western-most 49 acres off to create a piece that can be collateralized. The Resort has no plans to develop this piece at this time.
Planning Commission members had questions about right-of-ways into the lot, about a driveway from Route 940, and about sewer connections. Current access to the western side of the property is via a dirt road. The answers to these questions were that if the subdivision occurs, there will be a right-of-way from the resort property including a utility right-ofway for a sewer connection – when needed. It was repeated that there are no development plans.
No action by the Planning Commission was needed.
The other item of business that night was a twolot combination for properties on South Lake Drive at Alder Lane. The combination was approved. The owner of the combined property has no development plans at this time.
The Kidder Planning Commission will meet next on Wednesday, October 5.
This issue had a page of photos and another of stories from the parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company on August 24 (2002). The event, held in a drizzle that day, attracted over 50 pieces of fire and rescue apparatus, plus two antique tractors from Albrightsville.
The party had to be moved inside, welcomed into the Split Rock Resort at the last moment by Jack Kalins who gave them the Keystone Room at no charge.
“The party was phenomenal,” wrote editor Mary Farnschlader – a township supervisor at the time. She notes the free hot dogs, commemorative mugs, and turtle races.
State Representative Keith McCall presented a citation from the PA House of Representative.
During the celebration, Fire Chief Al Klitsch and the LHVFC volunteers christened their new tanker – a 2002 International 7400 with a 2,400 gallon poly stainless steel tank.
The hard work paid off, and the event raised over
$11,000. A thank you to co-chairs Ann and Dave Carew, Joyce Bradley, and their volunteer team.
24 volunteers from around Lake Harmony got together ahead of the parade, on Aug. 21, to do a trash cleanup along Lake Drive. Afterwards, par ticipants were invited to enjoy an ice cream cone at Hog Heaven compliments of Bette and Paul Davidson – followed by a social at the Fire House. The cleanup was one of three that year sponsored by the Lake Harmony Association.
Over 200 people attended the annual Preserve the Lake benefit, held July 31 at Nick’s Lake House. Entertainment was by John Peterson’s All Star Band, and also Brad & Luke. Thanks to Nick Pantages, who supplied the food, and to Nick’s Executive Chef Artie Colella for a fantastic job.
New advertisers in this issue were KP Heating & Air Conditioning, Mountain Landcrafters, and Roddin Home Improvements.
Mary Farnschlader spent a week in Watkins Glen in August, and then a week at Richmond International Speedway in September while researching a story into NASCAR.
Bill and Kathy Brior celebrated their 25th anni versary in August. A party was held on August 23.
Mary (Martino) and Al Petrella are the proud parents of twin boys, born August 6, 2002. Thomas John was born at 6:29 p.m. and Jonathan James at 6:30. All are home and well.
Cheryl Peters submitted a thank you to all who participated in “The 2nd Annual Hunt for Jazmyne.” The Peters’ 10 year-old black Standard poodle, Jazmyne, fled their house after some fireworks outside. The Jones team and Cheryl “were hot on the trail within minutes. Thanks to them and many friendly spotters (especially the gentleman riding the white Jaguar), our successful search ended an hour and a half later.” They found a tired Jazmyne and returned home. “We hope
there won’t be a third event, but…We are grateful for the friendships that we have shared since we joined the community.”
Katie Klotzman, recently graduated from Kutztown University, is now employed as an Environmental Scientist with EarthRes Group in Pipersville. Her brother, Jake, is now attending Kutztown U.
Frank Perrini was honored September 17 with a retirement golf trip to the Mountain Laurel Golf Resort. He retires after 31 years working for the NYFD. He and the gang from Ladder 82, Engine 162 and Battalion 23 on Staten Island joined in the golfing, and then a dinner at Murphy’s Loft then overnighting there.
On the front page of this issue is Marty Martz, pictured duck hunting on Lake Harmony in 1912. The photo was courtesy of Arlene and Robin Rehrig.
USPS: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct. 1
The Postal Service will mark Breast Cancer
Each year in the United States, about 245,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women and about 2,200 in men, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 41,000 women and 460 men in the United States die each year from breast cancer.
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U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is reminding customers they can help fund the cause by purchasing the Breast Cancer Research Stamp. These 65-cent self-adhesive semi postal stamps are available year-round in sheets of 20 to help raise funds for breast cancer research.
USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of plans to temporarily increase some package product prices for the peak holiday season.
If approved by the commission, the increases will affect Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select and
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The temporary price bump would go into effect Oct. 2 and remain in place until Jan. 22, 2023.
The seasonal adjustment will bring prices for the organization’s commercial and retail customers in line with competitive practices.
Delivering for America, the Postal Service’s 10year plan for achieving financial sustainability, calls for appropriate pricing initiatives.
Here’s a list of the planned increases:
• Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express: Com mercial: 75-cent increase for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Boxes and Enve lopes; 25-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; 80-cent increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 75-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $2.80 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; and $6.50 increase for zones 5-9, 2670 lbs. Retail: 95-cent increase for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express Flat Rate Boxes and Envelopes; 30-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; $1 increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 95-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $3.20 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3.25 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; and $6.45 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
• First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground and USPS Retail Ground: Commercial: 25cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; 40-cent in crease for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 75-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $1.60 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; and $5.50 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs. Retail: 30-cent increase for zones 1-4, 0-10 lbs.; 60-cent increase for zones 5-9, 0-10 lbs.; 95-cent increase for zones 1-4, 11-25 lbs.; $2.70 increase for zones 5-9, 11-25 lbs.; $3.25 increase for zones 1-4, 26-70 lbs.; $5.85 increase for zones 5-9, 26-70 lbs.
• Parcel Select Destination Delivery Unit (DDU): Starts at $3.50 (current), 25 cents (planned increase)
• Parcel Select Destination Sectional Center Facility (DSCF): Starts at $3.77 (current), 75 cents (planned increase)
• Parcel Select Destination Network Distribution Center
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The Postal Service has announced dates for more stamp releases, along with the cities where the dedication ceremonies are scheduled:
• James Webb Space Telescope, Sept. 8, Washington, DC;
• Holiday Elves, Sept. 15, North Pole, AK;
• Virgin and Child, Sept. 22, Boston;
• Charles M. Schulz, Sept. 30, Santa Rosa, CA;
• Kwanzaa, Oct. 13, St. Louis;
• Women Cryptologists of World War II, Oct. 18, Annapolis Junction, MD; and
• Hanukkah, Oct. 20, Chagrin Falls, OH.
Additionally, the Snowy Beauty stamps will be released Oct. 11, but with no dedication ceremony
Thank you all who sent well wishes on our marriage. The cards & gifts were extremely thoughtful also & so kind of you. Bob & I are truly blessed to have found each other to spend the rest of our lives together, a true Love story for sure.
I got into a mess as sticky as grape jelly on a tod dler’s bib. I’m going to die, I thought.
I’m a fisherman, sometimes a fly-rodder in and around Pocono waters and wherever I travel. The 9-weight rod I take to the Salmon River in New York is hefty enough for some of the larger piscato rial species found around the Florida Keys. That’s where it happened.
On U.S. 1, at about mile marker 80 is Islamorada, the sport fishing capital of the world. My place for real fishing fun. After a morning wrestling match with a 70-pound tarpon on light tackle from a guid ed boat, I wadded the turquoise water in front of the resort. My rod loaded with wire leader and a big, white Lefty’s Deceiver tied on a 2/0 hook. I wadded, casting, wadding further and further.
Shuffling my feet forward until the water splashed above the waistband on my shorts and I could cast the Deceiver to the edge of the wooden pilings, the barracuda did not disappoint. Sud
denly, I was surrounded by a large pod of jellyfish. Some looked as big as grapefruits cut in half dan gling angel hair pasta. All wrapped up in catching and releasing these voracious 2 to 4-pounders, I was having fun until that happened. I was sure I would die, stung to death in paradise, and unno ticed by the tanned-skin bikini princesses bask ing on blankets in the sand. I could become shark snack.
Feeling a ting, but not a sting, I held my rod high and my breath long as I slowly slid my clogs closer to the beach. The pod of jellyfish seemed to escort my journey almost until my knocking knees cleared the brine. I made it. For the next several hours, my lower body tingled. Psychological? I’m thinking it was a reaction from the toxic pod of jel lyfish sweating as much as I did.
After several soapy showers, then later relaxing at the poolside, I could imagine my Pocono fishing buddies reading the headline in this newspaper, “Sport Fishing Capitol of the World claims longtime writer as he fails to get out of a jellyfish jam.”
The Weatherly Area Community Library basket raffle will be held on Saturday October 1, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Packer Township Municipal Building, 2234 Hudson Drive, Weatherly. Drawing begins promptly at 1 p.m.
Preview night will be Friday, September 30, from 6-8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at that time. Winners need not be present.
There will be over 100 baskets for some lucky winners, along with bigger ticket items, lottery tree and large Jar of Money valued over $100 up for grabs.
Kitchen will be open with hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage & peppers, bar b que, turkey bar b q, haluski, baked goods, and more.
Please come to support the Weatherly Area Community Library and win some great prizes.
It’s a short drive away through pretty country. From Lake Harmony, take Route 940 through White Haven. Take the left fork at Lehigh Gorge Drive after you cross over Route 80. Stay on that road through the town of Weatherly, turning left after you cross the metal bridge. Stay on this road until you reach Route 93, then turn left. The Aution will be located in the complex of brick buildings to the left.
Coming in October, the Lake Harmony Rescue Squad’s new four-wheel drive ambulance will arrive and be put immediately into service. The crews and LHRS volunteers are really looking forward to the new unit.
The unit that’s being replaced, #1760, has already been sold. The Bushkill Fire Company Ambulance bought it for $35,000. As soon as our new ambulance is here, Bushkill volunteers will be on site to pick up their “new” unit. They field three vehicles, but two have been down lately so old 1760 will be right out there, delivering help to their corners of Monroe and Pike Counties (the company is right at the county line).
The money from the sale of 1760 will go towards paying the loan on the new unit.
LHRS has bought the life-saving Lucas CPR compression system, at a cost of $18,300. The LHRS is buying another new dual band radio at $8,600. These are to accommodate a switch by
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both Monroe and Luzerne County Communication Centers to a p25 Phase 2 system. Thanks to the generosity of LHRS supporters, these keep the LHRS among the best responders in northeast PA.
The monthly call report will be in the next LAKE NEWS.
The 2022-2023 donation drive let ters went out the last week in September. In Lake Harmony, White Haven and Albrights ville, if you did not get a letter by the time you get this LAKE NEWS, be in touch with the LHRS – or better yet –send your donation to: Lake Harmony Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 564, Lake Harmony, PA 18624 to help get a fast start for the campaign.
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September scene was supplied by Nonna Vassilieva; here is the whole shot including the beautiful clouds. Nonna says she has lived at Lake Harmony for a long time, having come from Russia 20 years ago. She walks a lot and takes pictures, often of wildlife, but also domestic pets like her goldfish and African Gray parrot. Even her photos of slugs are amazing, though I decided not to use
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in angle to catch the best light, put on poles above the ground. The panels will be linked together, then linked to a substation that will sit beside the trunk power line.
The solar panels will be 18″ to 24″ off the ground, and can stand 8 to 9 feet tall. Grasses will grow underneath. Trees and bushes will remain on the proper ty near the property’s substantial wetlands. The farm itself will also have a 500-foot-wide wooded buffer at the outside of the devel oped area, all around the site.
Despite the numbers, there were plenty of questions for the representatives of the developers. To start were questions about whether the panels will produce glare no, the materials used reduce it; whether there would
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be noise some buzzing of electronics that should not be heard outside the property; and what the property would look like after the site is cleared of panels after the 40 years lease is up. Regarding the noise, a low buzz during high periods of electricity generation, an acoustic study was promised. It was noted that the sound of trucks from the interstate will be far louder. Regarding the end of use clean up, it is believed the panels will be of value so they get salvaged, and all other poles, parts, pipes and pilings will be removed with the possible exception of up to four deep pilings where the top would be removed to perhaps four feet down, then buried. On the pilings question, it was conceded that these can get fully removed.
There was also a detailed discussion on crossing the gas/fuel pipeline at one end of the site. Some of the panels will be east of the pipeline, and there
See SOLAR, page 34
The proposed Mora Solar Farm project would be built on private property tucked in against PA Gamelands, nearly a half mile south of Interstate 80, and not closer than a quarter mile from some homes in Split Rock. The panels are placed around wetlands.
will be a well-engineered crossing for construc tion vehicles, and then the electricity conduit from
units.
The developers were asked if any hazardous material is involved. There is none, they replied. Also asked was what training would be provided. The company will train the local fire company. It was also explained that there would be various safety shut off systems. In an emergency, the farm would shut down, and “can’t be stuck in the ‘on’ condition,” explained engineer Christopher Baralus of the project’s parent company, Cypress Creek Renewables.
Citizen Raelene Eckley was the sole objector in attendance. She asked a variety of good questions (notes above) and made an emotional closing statement as the meeting ended. She asked for supervisors to “protect this area…as a recreation al destination.” She questioned the impact of the project on the site, and what it would do to it after 40 years.
The next step will be to prepare more paperwork for “another series of approvals,” and then return to Kidder “in about six months” for township plan ning commission meetings and reviews.
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:
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Foam-at-themouth display
Agenda entries
*League with most World Series wins
Oldsmobile founder
Two-door car
Legal org.
*2018 World Series champs famous for Green Monster
Dockets
Paul is to Simon as ___ is to Gar funkel
Household
____-a-whirl fair ride
Kills a dragon
U.N. labor standards grp.
Follows a cut?
Certain party garb
Closed book
Repeated Latin dance step
Catch in a trap
Not like The Fonz
CrËme de cassis plus wine
Faquir, alt.spell ing
*Only 3 World Series games in history ended in these
*Play-in game entry
Sticker on a jar
Rod of a hot rod
Sodium hydrox ide
Falstaffian in body
Not quite an adult
World’s longest river
Formal wear, col loquially speaking
Put to the test
Big Bang’s original matter
Not quite right
Caffeine-producing tree
Paper unit
Characteristic to consider
W.E.B Du Bois’s org.
Pool problem, pl.
“Rhinestone Cow boy” singer
Passed with flying colors
*Baseball bullpens always need good ones
“For ____ a jolly ...”
Three in one
She turned to stone, mythology
*Hometown of last year’s World Series champs
Hotel’s offering, pl.
It shows over time
Moisten a turkey
Acrylic fiber
Bambi and Rudolph
Bug-eyed
‘70s music genre
Poetic although
*Objectionable action encouraged on a diamond
*Number of play ers in the field
Baba of “One Thousand and One Nights”
*1949-1953
Series winners
Go to pieces
Be off base
a.k.a. Shenyang
Bridal path
Nook’s partner
____-upper, as in house
Bradley Cooper’s 2021 movie “Night mare ____”
Taboo, alt. spell ing
Wild goat
Light bulb unit
Train track
Dish out
Parking surface
Skirt bottom
bear biking birdwatch BloomsburgFair boating branches celebration chilly codes cookout deer
dogs drafts drought Eagles enforcement Faire family firecompany firepit fishing Flyers
foliage football friends fundraise Giants guests Halloween hearing hiking hiring holydays
homecoming huntingseason Jets Kidder leafpile leaves mapletree meetings moonrise neighborly newambulance
noise Owls parade Patriots Penguins planning police pontoon poodle quiet rainstorm
raking Renaissance rentals repairs Rescue RoshHashana runoff search smallgame solar SplitRock
sports stargaze students sunset supervisors Township trails travels visitors
is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
Camus
ends, and Autumn comes,
he who would have it otherwise
have high tide always and a full moon every night.
Borland
