Lake News, December 2022-January 2023

LAKE NEWS

Lake News

December 2022–January 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.

Season of Lights

by Ruth Isenberg

Holiday clothing often glitters at least women’s holiday clothing often glitters. Most times of the year, black is considered the sophisticated fashion choice, but in December tops and dresses are silver and gold, or metallic red or green. They shine, they sparkle, they reflect the light.

At the darkest time of the year, world religions have come up with holidays that feature candles and lights. Homes and businesses illuminate the night, inside and outside. Holiday lights reflecting on the lake don’t compete with the stars on a clear crisp night, they complement them. Throw in a full moon for good measure, and snow to amplify its glow, and the dark midwinter becomes a welcoming spectacle of lights.

December 21 marks the winter solstice, and for the next six months, every day dawn will come a little earlier, sunset a little later. It won’t be long until the longer hours of daylight awaken the buds on the trees, and start the plants stirring beneath the surface of the earth. We, like the trees and the wildlife, need this period of rest. Like them, we’ll be ready to welcome the longer light.

LOCAL CONTACT INFORMATION

Kidder Township Office 570 722-0107

Kidder Township Police (non-emergency #) 570 722-0192

Lake Harmony Vol. Fire Co. (non-emergency #) 570 722-8138

Lake Harmony Rescue Squad (non-emergency #) 570 722-1782

For emergencies, call 911. If you do not live in an area served by 911, call 570 325-9111.

KIDDER TOWNSHIP MEETINGS

Kidder Township Supervisor meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of each month at the township building, and unless otherwise noted, begin at 6:30 PM. Notices of special meetings are posted at the township building and advertised. Planning meetings are held the 1st Wednesday at 6 PM; Zoning meetings, the last Monday at 6 PM; EAC, the second Wednesday at 7 PM. The public is welcome. Some meetings are being held online due to COVID restrictions.

Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

At Shenanigans

Live Bands Saturdays 5-9 pm DJ Dance party 9-1 am

At Boulder View Tavern

Dec 22- Regina Sayles

Dec 23- The Frost Duo

Dec 29- Erin McClelland

Jan 1- SHEnanigans noon-3

Jan 5- Andrew Tirado

Jan 6- Adam McKinley

Jan 7- Tony Alosi

Jan 12- Erin McClelland

Jan 13- Regina Sayles

Jan 14- Timmy Fitz & Mark Nourick

Jan 15- Erin McClelland

Jan 16- Andrew Moses 12:30-3:30

Jan 19- Tony Alosi

Jan 20- Tom Acker

Jan 21- The Frost Duo

Jan 26- Brian Roder

Jan 27- Erin McClelland

January 28- Seize Fire Entertainers from 6 to 9 p.m. except as noted

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Entertainment Around Lake Harmony

At Mauch Chunk Opera House

Doors open at 7, shows at 8 unless noted

Fri Dec 23 B-Street Band (Bruce Springsteen Tribute)

Thu Dec 29 Mystery City (Classic Rock)

Fri Dec 30 Comedy Triple Headliner

Sat Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Dance Party w/ Hunkajunk – 9 p.m.

Fri Jan 13 Unforgettable Fire (Music of U2)

Sat Jan 14 Craig Thatcher Band & Friends

Sat Jan 21 SuperUnknown - Music of Chris Cornell mcohjt.com

At Pennspeak.com

Jan 20 and 21 – The Disco Biscuits

Jan 28 – Jazz is Dead 25th anniversary tour

Mar 2 – Irish Comedy Tour

Kirby Center for Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre

Dec 22 Badlees’ Record Release party

Dec 26 Joe Gatto

Jan 26 Dragons & Mystical Beasts

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Wilkes-Barre Penguins home ice hockey home games Dec 27 & 30, Jan. 4, 6, 7, 18, 20 & 28 –wbspenguins.com

Big Two Anniversaries

by Mark Peterson

This ski season marks 75 and 50 years of schussing at Big Boulder Ski Area and Jack Frost Mountain, respectively. Downhill skiing in the Lake Harmony area began in the early 1940s when Split Rock Lodge opened Hazard Run, starting from the base of the lodge’s namesake rock formation. Not long after that, another slope was carved from nearby Lake Mountain that became Big Boulder Ski Run (named after the large rocks removed to create the ski run). Both slopes were run by the Split Rock Ski Club.

In the early days, Big Boulder Ski Run was touted as “the only one if its kind south of New England” with a summit elevation of 2,175 feet and a vertical drop of 475 feet. Skiers were transported to the top of the mountain by a T-Bar Constam Alpine Ski Lift 2600 feet long with capacity of 700 skiers per hour. The Ski Club organized special weekend and one day trips from New York and Philadelphia.

After the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company sold Split Rock Lodge in 1949, Big Boulder became

Big Boulder Main Chalet postcard

a commercial ski area, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. Another first for the Poconos was reliable snowmaking, beginning in the winter of 1956-57. Thanks to innovations by legendary snowmaker John Guresh, Big Boulder proudly claimed to be the ski area “where snowmaking is an art.”

As skiing increased in popularity, a companion

See BIG TWO ANNIVERSARY, page 8

Big Two Anniversary

ski area six miles from Big Boulder was opened in 1972. Designed by skiers for skiers, Jack Frost Mountain boasted a 600-foot drop with an elevation of 2,000 feet at its summit. Unusual for most ski areas, the lodge was at the top rather than at the base of the mountain.

From the beginning Jack Frost was destined to be more than just a ski resort. Slope-side townhomes at Snow Ridge Village and adjacent Jack Frost National Golf Course completed the package. A brochure from the recently opened resort promoted “100% snowmaking, childcare facilities, children’s programs, top notch instruction and more at this full-service ski area...a first-class family resort.” Together, “The Big Two,” now known as JFBB, offered a variety of terrain and facilities in the Poconos that remain unmatched to this day.

What did it cost to go skiing in those days? For the 1973-74 ski season, passes that combined both mountains were priced at $160 for individuals and $125 for students. Weekend rates were $7.25 for lift tickets, and $5 for a two-hour group lesson. The rate to rent wood skis, boots, and poles was $5.50. For metal skis, boots, and poles it was $7. Tuesday was Ladies’ Day, Wednesday was Men’s Day, and College Day was every Thursday. On these special days, lift tickets and group lessons were offered at $4 each.

In February of 1989, fire destroyed the Main Chalet at the base of Big Boulder Slope. Built in 1947, the Main Chalet had an unparalleled view of the mountain and was Pennsylvania’s oldest public ski lodge at the time. The Glass House then took over as the main lodge and remains so to this day. At both resorts you can enjoy a variety of restaurants and bars, listen to live music or just ‘chill.’

Over the years, the ski areas have been host to various kinds of ski races, holiday celebrations, torchlight parades, ski clinics and all sorts of events. The ski schools have been on the cutting edge of instruction, and both ski areas continue to update, with new facilities being added, chairlift upgrades, and new terrain, including tubing and park features.

We are now in a new era of JFBB, with Vail Resorts taking over from Peak Resorts in 2019. This change has expanded the possibilities of local skiers to visit other ski areas in the Vail portfolio with the Epic Pass. It also gives team members opportunities to work at other ski resorts as a larger network of employment options becomes available.

The skiing community in our area is like a family and has a long history. Peterson’s Ski and Cycle is proud to be a part of that family for over 30 years at our location in Blakeslee. We are a one-stopshop for all your skiing and snowboarding needs, from clothing, to equipment, to tuning and repair. We also have an amazing selection of Pocono Mountains souvenirs. Stop by and say hello or visit us online at petersonsskiandcycle.com. We hope to “ski” you soon!

No new taxes in Kidder’s 2023 budget

by Seth Isenberg

At Kidder Township’s November supervisor’s meeting on the 22nd, supervisors had “a light month,” chairman Ray Gluck remarked. Supervisors granted conditional approval for the final subdivision plan for the Mountain Laurel Resort, and Blue Ridge Real Estate was granted a two-year extension on their Lakeshore Development on Boulder Lake’s final plan review.

The 2023 budget was approved to be advertised for adoption at the December meeting. Manager Suzanne Brooks reported that the budget is available for inspection at the township building. 2023’s general fund budget totals $2,293,747 with no tax increase.

The transfer of a liquor license from the Mountain Laurel Golf Club in East Side Borough to Madira Holdings (High Elevations property) in Kidder Township was approved after a hearing just before the meeting started. Supervisor Louis Pantages abstained, since he has three liquor licenses. The new owners were wished the best of luck.

Karen Rushatz of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Albrightsville presented checks of $250 each to Al-

brightsville Volunteer Fire Company, Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company, and the Lake Harmony Rescue Squad. The donations were generated at See KIDDER, page 11

Karen Rushatz, center, presented checks to (from left) Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company fire chief Ralph Lennon, Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company assistant fire chief Alexander Blew, and Lake Harmony Rescue Squad’s director of operations Scott Wuttke.

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a highly successful bake sale and yard sale held by the church October 8.

Eligible township retirees will receive a 7.7% cost of living increase. Supervisor Bruce Berger abstained from that vote, as he is one of the retirees. A conditional approval was granted to add a management report software program for the po-

lice department systems, at a cost not to exceed to $45,000. (It is likely to cost less, per Chief Matthew Kuzma.)

The collective bargaining agreement for police for 2017-2023 was revised to continue offering dental care with a different provider. That new provider will also be in place for the full-time township staff.

Bills of $124,346 were approved for payment. The Carbon County Board of Assessment requested a refund of $634 in property tax paid on two properties now owned by VALOR (west of the Turnpike). This was approved unanimously.

Roadmaster Berger reported that the trucks are ready for winter.

In the police report, township solicitor Robert Yurchak said that enforcement notices have been filed at Carbon County Court against the offending property owner of lot A-10.07 on Laurel Lane in Albrightsville.

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:

On the Road

Philadelphia

I wish our road trip this past month was for fun, but it was to go to tests and appointments at Penn Medical. We decided that it would be fun to overnight instead of getting up with the dawn and dealing with rush hour traffic.

After looking at the hotels nearest to the hospital or in the downtown, we chose a bed and breakfast under 10 minutes from the complex. Nearly all the hotels piled on a substantial parking fee making the night about $200 for the

night no matter which choice we made.

That is how we

by Seth Isenberg

ended up as the only customers in one of the 10 rooms in The

Gables the Sunday night ahead of the See ON THE ROAD, page 15

On the Road

From page 14

medical morning we’d planned.

Our trip in from the Poconos went smoothly, with only a little traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway. For a while, we were slow-going beside a tractor trailer marked “Radioactive” being escorted by a Homeland Security vehicle…we backed off

as quick as we could.

We had stayed at The Gables once before, as a gift from Ruth’s sister-in-law and brother. It’s a beautiful Victorian mansion on a large lot on Chester Avenue, in a nice neighborhood. My memory of its location was good enough to find it on our first try.

When we rolled in,

we were greeted by the proprietor, who took our bag (yes, just one) and brought it to our room. The place was decorated for Christmas really beautifully. Our host offered us some soup as we’d not had much of a dinner, and he and his three tiny dogs kept us company. Falling asleep in the big Victorian bed in our room, we could hear the rumble of the

trolley that passed by The Gables’ front door every 15 minutes or so.

The next morning, we were up for a wonderful scratchmade breakfast, and out the door into the chilly morning for the quick ride into PennMed. I was on time for my CT scan, but then both appointments ran late. I’m being set up for a major surgery to go after the rare cancer that I host.

I am beating the cancer and this surgery should get most of the cancer cells out of me.

Once freed after seeing both doctors, we were out just in time for some early rush hour traffic on the Schuylkill Expressway. We made okay time, and were able to meet up with friends on for a truly fine Mexican meal in Norristown, a feast really, at a place called Rey Azteca that included a Mojito with our dinners.

We made it back to Albrightsville after the dinner, just in time to cover the Penn Forest Township supervisors’ meeting making it a really long day… ahh the newspaper business.

My next On The Road may get written from HUP hospital after my surgery in mid-January, likely about a short escape from the Poconos that Ruth and I are planning over the holidays.

What Rotary is?

Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problemsolvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change –across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Who Belongs to Rotary?

EVERYONE! You do not need to be a business owner to join Rotary. You just need to have a desire to help your community.

Come check out your local Rotary Club: Blakeslee

by Christine Gilliar-Feller

The Postal Service has announced holiday hours for Post Offices and blue collection boxes.

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve: Some Post Offices may have extended hours leading up to the holidays, while others may have limited hours on Saturday, Dec. 24. There are currently no plans for limited hours on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31. Customers are advised to always check with their local Post Office for hours of operation.

Blue boxes with final collection times before noon will not be affected by an early closing Dec. 24. If a box has a final collection time after noon, its mail may be picked up earlier. For mail pickup on Dec. 24, customers are asked to either put their mail into a blue collection box by noon regardless of the final collection times posted on the box or take their items to one of the more than 34,000 Post Offices.

Customers who are unable to mail items before the scheduled collection box pickup times on Dec. 24 should use the online Postal Locator tool to find Post Office locations that may be open late.

Christmas Day and New Year’s Day: This year, both federal holidays fall on Sunday when Post Offices nationwide are regularly closed. In observance of the two holidays, Post Offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2. Blue collection boxes will not be serviced these days and there are no residential or business deliveries except for Priority Mail Express, which is See PO NOTES, page 20

delivered 365 days a year in select locations for an additional fee.

Post Offices will be open for business and regular mail delivery resumes on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and Tuesday, Jan. 3.

USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of plans to adjust prices on market-dominant products and services. This includes raising certain First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Marketing Mail, Package Service and Special Services prices. The price of a Forever stamp will increase by 3 cents from 60 cents to 63 cents.

If favorably reviewed by the commission, the prices would take effect January 22, 2023. The change reflects an increase of roughly 4.2 percent and is being proposed to offset rising inflation. The proposed changes include:

• Letters (1 ounce): 60 cents (current) 63 cents (planned)

• Letters (metered 1 ounce): 57 cents (current) 60 cents (planned)

• Domestic postcards: 44 cents (current) 48 cents (planned)

• International postcards: $1.40 (current) $1.45 (planned)

• International letters (1 ounce): $1.40 (current) $1.45 (planned)

The single-piece additional-ounce rate will remain unchanged at 24 cents.

USPS is also seeking price adjustments on special and ancillary services, including Certified Mail, Post Office Box rental fees, money order fees and insurance. Even with the changes, the Postal Service’s letter-mail postage rates will continue to be among the lowest in the world.

The complete USPS price filing can be found on the commission’s website. The latest proposed changes are found in Docket No. R2023-1. Price tables are also available on the Postal Explorer website.

As always, we thank you for your business.

April Shaner, Postmaster Christine A. Gilliar-Feller, Sales Service Associate (fancy for clerk)

Window hours

Monday–Friday 8–11:30 a.m | 1–4:45 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Lobby hours 6 a.m.–8 p.m., 365 days a year, 7 days a week 570-722-8524

Kidder Police Report

Kidder Township Police responded to 129 calls for service in October ‘22. The department’s four vehicles patrolled 6,252 miles through the month.

Traffic enforcement details included 19 incidents, 7 motorist aid, five parking issues, four vehicle accidents, two warnings, two traffic offenses, a summons, an unauthorized use of a vehicle, and an impounded car.

There were five reports of disturbing the peace, one report of disorderly conduct, a trespassing, one harassment, a theft, five false burglar alarms and seven fire alarms;

10 suspicious persons or vehicles; nine service calls and three motorist assists;

Three domestic incidents, one fight; eight medical emergencies, a suicide attempt; a warrant served.

Police were called to 4 medical emergencies, a mental health incident, a death, and to investigate hazardous conditions eight times.

Police assisted other police three times, the fire companies once, and once for other agencies during the month. There were three investigations of 9-1-1 hang-ups, and four welfare checks.

Call 9-1-1 for loud music or noise or fireworks Kidder Police will respond.

January 2003 issue

The front page of this issue, shown at right, featured a picture from 1932 of a wingless small plane on skis, parked in front of the Smith cabin on frozen Lake Harmony. The picture is from a postcard provided by Bob and Jean Smith.

Bob remembers seeing the plane as a child. Mary Farnschlader researched this, and found that the plane belonged to “Dutch” Donahue, who had it trucked in. He added the skis and enjoyed riding around the lake, to the delight of area residents.

In this issue also is a photo of Jessica Detweiler upon her paint horse, Puzzle. She won her age division of the Eastern PA Gymkana Association for the year 2002. Gymkana is timed western events such as cloverleaf barrel racing and pole bending. Jessica, the daughter of Pat and Ken

See ARCHIVES, page 26

Mark McBrien Construction

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The Pennsylvania Lake Management Society awarded the Lake Harmony Concerned Citizens with two awards at their 2002 annual conference. The first award was for their work researching, analyzing and developing a model for the 485-acre watershed of Lake Harmony. The second award went to Lorraine Sloss for her work managing the project of building the watershed model.

Detweiler, was awarded her trophy in November. She began riding two years ago when she went to horse riding summer camp in Long Pond. “She loves to ride and plans to continue.”

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George “Fast Tax” Morris took his staff for two weeks on the island of St. Martin. The vacationers enjoyed wave running, snorkeling, dining and shopping …

Globetrotting Mary and Bill Davis sent a postcard from Ireland.

Rob Silwa, a former ski instructor at Big Boulder (1994 to 1996), now a resident of Deland, Fl, and a commercial pilot, was seen on the slopes of Big Boulder in December. He has also made a few cameo appearances in the TV series “Touched by an Angel.”

The Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company celebrated their 25th anniversary with a celebration and truck dedication at the fire house on December 7, followed by a great Christmas party on December 13.

Many volunteers have helped with the watershed analysis, gathering data. The LHCC thanks everyone who helped make the project possible to win this award.

The Mountain’s Edge advertised a prime rib buffet, and Skiers Welcome!

As Kidder Township prepares to get homes connected to the new sewer, the township issued a list of recommendations for on-lot systems from limiting use of garbage disposals and reducing water flows. The article ends with a reminder that the township recommends pumping your septic system a minimum of once every three years.

Arturo’s Wild Fern is chef-owned, vegetarian friendly.

Larry Close submitted an article about PA black bears. He tells of bears in the area usually being 140 to 400 pounds with some much bigger. In

Continued from page 24 (January 2003) See ARCHIVES, page 27

1994, a bear was hit on Route 903, and weighed at 775 pounds. An over 800-pound bear was taken the previous hunting season.

Carbon County promoted a program to recycle old computers and ink jet cartridges. The Kidder Township Voluntary Recycling Committee was Kevin Nally, Cheryl Jones, Shelly Kalins, Duane Dellecker, Joe Geiser and Mary Farnschlader.

Big Boulder Ski Area will host tribute bands Saturday nights through the season, their Saturday Night Lightning Concert Series.

Alpine Mountain will host its Winterfest Carnival January 2 to 12.

Frannie Rink of Lake Harmony Group sent a list of dangers about activity when the Lake freezes, about ice stability, thickness, and a healthy list of things to look for when venturing out on the ice.

Mountain Landcrafters offers snow plowing and snow removal.

Sports Writer Larry O’Rourke who writes for the Allentown Morning Call, and lives near to us, wrote a column for this LAKE NEWS where he jokingly blames Harry Devine for a story that jinxed Donovan McNabb of the Eagles with an injury. He also wrote that when talking with Nick Pantages, Nick would often reply to an O’Rourke opinion about a Notre Dame team doing well, that it’s “over-rated by *&$s#ing Irish sports writers.”

O’Rourke notes: The Expos are going to play some of their games in Puerto Rico this summer. He also writes that Bob Gorski is getting ready to cheer the Wilkes-Barre Pioneers for their second year in the Arena Football 2 league.

This issue has a story and information about raccoons, three pages long, from the PA Game Commission.

There were also pages of recipes including a chili recipe sponsored by Hormel, olive oil tips from the International Olive Oil Council, and a page about proper footwear submitted by the America Podiatric Associations all from NAPS.

The Nature Conservancy submitted an article and an invitation to get involved in their local work. TNC has a local office in Long Pond.

A column written by Mary Farnschlader promoted attending a 76ers game in Philadelphia.

Advertisers in the back include Lake Harmony Realty, Harmony Landscaping, Penn Forest Physical Therapy, Gas Man and Blakeslee’s Madison Inn restaurant and lounge.

Lake Harmony Rescue Squad Monthly Report

The two LHRS ambulances were out on 45 calls in October. 36 of those calls were in Lake Harmony, 1 in Penn Forest, 4 into Monroe County, and 4 into the White Haven area. The LHRS also turned out for 15 fire calls. The units were on the road 4,356 miles.

The new ambulance is at the shop for lettering and has been delayed. It should arrive in the next few weeks.

The ’22-’23 donation letter campaign has raised nearly $45,000 of its $55,000 goal. The letter was mailed in September. If you did not receive a letter, please send a check directly 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.

This money will be used towards this year’s payment for the new ambulance, and for the new Lucas CPR Compression System.

LHRS T-shirts are for sale for $20 each, in purple or navy blue via the website. (They are attractive – and make a nice gift. I proudly wear one. – Seth)

One more way to help - when you make purchases from Amazon through Amazon Smile, you can also send donation to the LHRS. When you buy, choose Lake Harmony Rescue Squad for Amazon’s donation.

Zeigler seeks election as sheriff

Carbon County Sheriff Daniel G. Zeigler, a former resident of Lake Harmony who is currently fulfilling the unexpired term of retired Sheriff Anthony Harvilla, has announced he will seek election to a full four-year term of office in 2023.

He will seek the Republican nomination in the May 16 Primary Election.

Zeigler, who was sworn-in on Jan. 10 by Judge Joseph J. Matika, said, “It has been my pleasure to serve the residents of Carbon County for the last 11 months. I hope to build on the positive momentum and many accomplishments we have achieved. I will continue to focus on improving safety, efficiency and effectiveness in the Sheriff’s Office and will do everything possible to increase safety in our communities to create a better future for our children.” Zeigler currently chairs the county Security Committee and sits as a member of the Prison Board, as well as multiple other committees.

A Franklin Township resident, formerly of Lansford, Zeigler is a 1993 graduate of Panther

Valley High School who attained a bachelor’s degree in the Administration of Justice from Penn State University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Devry University.

He began his employ with the county in 2020 when Harvilla appointed him to the captain’s position, and was promoted a few months later as the sheriff’s chief deputy. Prior to that, he worked for the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office for six years and was the Deputy Commissioner of Social Services in Yates County, NY as well as the Director of Residential and Community-Based services for Glove House, Inc. located in Elmira, NY.

“I feel I am uniquely qualified for this position,” Zeigler said. “In addition, the experience I gained as the sheriff, I have 24 years of experience in the Criminal Justice Field which, I believe, has prepared me to continue to serve the residents of Carbon County with integrity and honor.”

Zeigler is the son of the late Atty. Daniel F. Zeigler, a former longtime member of the Carbon County Bar Association, former Solicitor and Domestic Relations Master.

More information on Zeigler’s candidacy can be obtained at his Facebook page, Daniel G. Zeigler for Carbon County Sheriff.

Fall Classic golf champs for 2022

The third annual Lake Harmony Fall Classic Golf Tournament was held at Split Rock Golf Course the day after Thanksgiving. In a tough competition that didn’t disappoint, the team of Marc Cuesta, “Count Chocula” Giovannone, and Benny “Hanna” Melone took down the closest challenger with a stellar effort. Coming in a distant second was the team of Jake Dembinski, Matt Dembinski, and Jim Blymer.

Code Enforcement

Kidder Township’s code enforcement officers, Noel Torres and Andrew Ray, made 169 reports in October. 68 were about accumulating rubbish around properties, and 16 were for not using proper waste containers - all resolved.

There were 45 ‘other’ violations investigated and resolved.

Torres and Ray conducted 24 home inspections, and made 15 visits regarding a tree permit.

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I’m staying in shape this winter by wearing enough layers to be constantly sweating.

I love the first snowfall of the year; with the arrival of winter I feel close to home. We have our Christmas rituals and family dinners. And as I reflect, I smile at the nostalgia of my life.

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