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September 8, 2016

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Library Leaps into Fall

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First up: Seeking some creative cooks

by Christopher Cornell

ABINGTON SUBURBAN EDITOR

Something’s always happening at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St. in Clarks Summit, but right now the staff is in search of a few good cooks and bakers from the neighborhood.

It’s time for Tasting by the Book II, following up on the success of last year’s initial fundraising experiment.

“Tasting by the Book II is a way to get involved in the community and support the library by participating in what you love to do: cook or bake,” explained Leah Ducato Rudolph, the library’s director. “This adults-only fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, 7 to 9 p.m., allows you to share your passion with the community by cooking or baking an item to share ‘a taste’ of. You will join 30 other community cooks dishing out bite-sized samples of their specialty to 120 lucky ticket buyers, who then get to bid on items to be prepared at a later date.”

Cooks also provide a quantity (their choice) of the same item to the highest bidder at a mutually agreed upon date before September of 2017. Cooks and bidders make this transaction at the library.

To become one of the featured community cook, visit surveymonkey.com/r/CBFSQ3B. Community cooks will receive one free ticket to the event. Tasting cups, plates, napkins, forks, spoons, table cloths and decorations will all be provided.

While you’re waiting for tickets to go on sale, here’s a list of just some of the activities scheduled at the library for adults.

• Caring Hands: Mondays, 1-3 p.m. Group creates things for the library and for the less fortunate. Yarn provided.

• Always in Stitches: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon. Quilters and sewers.

• Mah Jongg: Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. National Mah Jongg League players. No experience necessary.

• Scrabble: Thursdays 1-3 p.m. No registration necessary.

• Latin language club: Fridays, 1-3 p.m. Discuss and study uses of classical Latin language using grammar, historical and everyday phrases of

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Angela Weinberg, Tasting by the Book II co-chairwoman “hams it up” with Community Cook chairwoman Orna Clum.

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• Quilting: Thursdays, Sept. 8 and 22, from 6-8 p.m. Bring your project or work on one of the library’s.

• Smocking group: Thursday, Sept. 8, 6:308:30 p.m. Bring your current smocking project and mingle with other smockers. Smocking experience is necessary.

• Technology scheduling session: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6-7 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.to noon. Do you need help in computer basics, email, iPad/iPhone, Kindle/Nook, Facebook, Skype, Facetime, basics of the Microsoft Suites (2007) or something else? Stop by and schedule a one-on-one meeting session today.

• Mystery/detective book club: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Selection from The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe. • Creative Writing: Fiction with Carol King: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 21 and 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. This interactive workshop will showcase the importance of word choice to be the most effective communicator to your audience. The workshop will be relevant to poetry and fiction.

• Papercrafting with Maria Pappa: Thursday, Sept. 15, 6-8 p.m. Theme: autumn greet-

ings. Materials cost: $10, paid to the instructor the day of the class.

• Knitting Group: Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30 -8:30 p.m. Bring your current project and knit with others.

• Adult coloring night: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 7-8 p.m. Bring your crayons and colored pencils for a fun night of coloring and mingling. Coloring sheets will be supplied.

• Afternoon book club: Wednesday, Sept.

21, 2-3 p.m. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger.

• Scholarship party with Jennifer Kresock: Saturday, Sept. 24, noon to 3 p.m. Enjoy light refreshments while completing scholarship applications. Scholarship websites and databases will be provided. Students should bring a laptop or tablet.

Event includes prizes, food and scholarship search strategies and tips for winning scholarships.

• Painting class with Sharon McArdle: Monday, Sept. 26, 6-8 p.m. Materials fee of $8 is due to instructor at time of class. Project: Fairy rock houses.

Stop by or call 570-587-3440 to register as necessary for classes and events. Visit lclshome. org/abington, where a calendar is available.

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Green Scene: Work the Land

With Labor Day freshly past, the fundraiser that will be held Thursday, Sept. 8, for community gardens, sponsored by The Greenhouse Project in Scranton, unites the notions of charity and industry. In the national political season, these notions often remain polar opposites. And, in the fever pitch of today’s political climate, two practical topics related to charity and industry emerge: entitlements and refugees.

Without wading deeply into the discussion, it seems that from one angle, both topics can be discussed using the following words: production, productivity, producers and produce.

In the past, it was Karl Marx who popularized the concept that access to the means of production can be a limiting factor for producers — workers — whose productivity supplies the produce but who do not control it.

One well-known solution to this problem was to redistribute the produce and the means of production, irrespective of productivity.

A limiting factor of this solution was that severing the tie between productivity and produce meant a decline in produce: Entire economic systems became poorer.

Much earlier in history, Paul of Tarsus wrote that if someone refuses to work, that a person is not entitled to eat. This maxim retained the tie between productivity and produce, but it does not answer the question of access to the means of production.

Yet for Paul, educated as a rabbi, the ancient Torah provides the context: The Torah prohibited landowners from fully harvesting their fields so that the needy could harvest the extras for themselves.

Thus, no high fences were built to restrict access to the means of production. So the needy could use their productivity to

gain access to produce (and presumably the economic mobility that went with it).

Locally, an organization has a vision that incorporates this union of productivity and produce, industry and charity. The Greenhouse Project has two community gardens in Scranton. Among “lifetime Scranton residents,” subscribers to these gardens include refugees from central Africa, Bhutan and Nepal and immigrants from Mexico and Barbados.

The vision of the community gardens sponsored by the Greenhouse project is that subscribers, including immigrants and refugees, can use these resources to provide for some of their own food. In this case, the fundraiser is not about food donation.

Instead, among the funds raised, some will help to “build boxes, bring in soil and mulch, provide seeds and water, store tools, maintain the properties, etc.”

So, through charity, a dent is made in Marx’s domineering capital. And, through industry, the Torah vision of Paul of Tarsus is retained.

Finally, it seems to me that the additional ingredient of community has the potential to increase both charity and industry.

If you can fit it in your schedule, consider attending the event Thursday, Sept. 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Jack’s Draft House, 802 Prescott Ave. in Scranton. In exchange for your $20, you will savor light fare from locally grown ingredients while you mingle in the industrious green community.

Reach me at josarhuap@aol.com.

Joshua Arp is an ISA-certified municipal specialist, Clarks Summit’s municipal arborist and an operator of an organic lawn and landscape maintenance business.

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EDITOR: CHRISTOPHER M. CORNELL 570-348-9185 ext. 5414 ccornell@timesshamrock.com

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homemade baked goods, a display of antique cars, a basket raffle, a silent auction, a book nook, a white elephant Countryside Community Church, stand and more. Admission is free.

14011 Orchard Drive in Clarks Summit, plans two events this weekend: • On Friday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

The Abington Heights Civic League there will be a campfire featuring music, will start the new year with a banquet snacks (hot dogs and s’mores) and felMonday, Sept.

12, at 6 p.m. at City lowship. Bring a chair and a snack/desCafe, 116 N. Washington Ave. in Scransert to share and perhaps your guitar. ton. information call, 570-587For more • For those who ordered mums 3101. from the church’s fall mum sale, Saturday, Sept. 10, is the day to pick up your flowers on the lower level of the church between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Cub Scout Packs in the area are • The church will hold a Common forming now. Boys in first through fifth Ground Service, a “coffeehouse” wor- grades or ages 6–10 may participate in ship setting Sunday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. events such as camping, hiking, fishing Call 570-587-3206 for more and crafts. information.

• Cub Scout Pack No. 251 will hold its annual registration Wednesdays, Sept. 14 and 21, 6:30-8 p.m., and Our Lady of the Abingtons, 700 W. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 6-7 p.m. at Clarks Main St. in Dalton will host its 49th an- Green United Methodist Church, 119 nual fall festival Sunday, Sept. 11, 11:30 Glenburn Road. For more information, a.m. to 6 p.m., featuring a chicken bar- call 570-815-1279 or 570-499-2269.

• Cub Scout Pack No. 160 will becue, pizza, pierogies, clam chowder, hold registration Monday, Sept. 12, and

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Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church. Call 570-780-2023 or email twheeler@elitenepa.com for more information.

• Cub Scout Pack No. 175 will hold registration Fridays, Sept. 9 and 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center. Call 570-335-7931 or email thevanluvanees@yahoo.com for more information.

• Cub Scout Pack No. 251 will hold registration Wednesdays, Sept. 14 and 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Clarks Green United Methodist Church. Call 570-316-9181 or email oggieone@frontier.com for more information.

‘House of Blue Leaves’

Actor’s Circle will present The House of Blue Leaves Thursdays through Saturdays, Sept. 15-17 and 22-24, at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Sept. 18 and 25, at 2 p.m. at Providence Playhouse, 1256 Providence Road in Scranton. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors; $8 for students (tickets to the Thursday, Sept. 15, preview show are $8; $6 for students).

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For information, visit Gatheringlows the travails of a would-be songwriter struggling with his troubled famliy PlaceCS.org or call 570-563-2402. and some unwelcome house guests.

Praise in the Park

The family and friends of 6-year-old Matthew McDonnell will gather Saturday, Sept. 17, 4-5:30 p.m. in Hillside Park in Clarks Summit for an evening of praise, worship, prayer and music.

Matthew is the son of Patrick and Linda McDonnell. He is a resident of South Abington Twp. and will be starting first grade at South Abington Elementary. He has been battling a rare form of kidney cancer since he was 3. He is undergoing a new treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia using a trial immunotherapy drug.

Family, friends and the community are invited. Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Call 570-947-2474 for more information.

Community Classroom

Abington-Area Community Classroom classes for the second and third weeks in September include a cooking class, Asian Street Food. The folks behind Harvest Catering and Events will share their expertise in the farm-to-table movement when they offer the class Thursday, Sept. 22. Dishes taught will include the classic bun with braised pork belly, quick vegetable pickles, summer rolls and farm vegetable wontons.

The fee is $35.

Coming in October: Chef Paula Lamberton will discuss the current pizza craze, “artisan pizza.”

Later in October: Chef Gene Romaldini

Opening Night Film at Belin Fest Announced

The opening night feature film at the upcoming Belin Film Festival, to be screened at the Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road in Waverly, on Friday, Oct. 14, will be Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha,” starring Carmen Argenziano, Horatio Sanz, Luis Guzman and James Franco, among others.

A collaboration between the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern Calinfornia (USC) and Franco’s Rabbit Bandini Productions, the film was written by a team of eight USC students and directed by a team of 10 students, including local filmmaker Jon YonKondy. It was the first feature film to be produced at USC. Early bird weekend passes to the Belin Film Festival include admission to opening night. This 20 percent discount runs until Tuesday, Sept. 13. Tickets can be purchased at flbaf.org and in the Comm office.

New College Students

• Brian Reese of Clarks Summit has enrolled at Lehigh University.

• Nico Lastauskas of Waverly Township has begun classes at Lehigh University as part of its class of 2020.

• Wilkes University welcomes its class of 2020, including Marissa Lewis of Dalton, Raeva Mulloth of Waverly Township and Ajna Prahalad of Clarks Summit.

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Cross Country Race

The annual Lackawanna County Commissioners Cross Country Invitational Race will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to noon at McDade Park in Scranton, featuring high school athletes from a tri-state area. The top 25 finishers in the boys and girls junior high categories along with the girls and boys varsity divisions will be recognized. Call 570-963-6764 for more information.

From left: Lackawanna County Commissioner Jerry Notarianni, Jack McAuliffe, John DeNunzio, Commissioner Laureen A. Cummings, Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley, Dave Grecco and William Davis.

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County Police Radio Gets Upgrade

Lackawanna County, Scranton Public Safety, 911 and Motorola officials gather at Engine 9 on North Main Avenue in Scranton to “turn on” a new analog radio system, serving the city and county with better communications in times of fire, protection or EMS needs.

A new analog radio system, serving Scranton’s police and fire departments using the Lackawanna County Emergency Services Center, has gone online. Officials say it will provide better communications service to handle the needs of residents throughout the county.

The $3.62 million system enabled operational sites to go from five to 14 and new radios, transmitters, receivers and antennas to be hooked-up to the county’s wireless network, saving revenue and providing enhanced services throughout the county, officials said.

According to David M. Hahn, the

county’s director of the Department of Emergency Services, this radio project has taken more than two years to complete.

All emergency services channels for the county’s fire and EMS were rebuilt from the ground up, and additional channels were added. A new radio dispatch console was added at the Communications Center in Jessup, which was at “end of life” and had to be replaced or upgraded. The new radio system was expanded from five remote sites to 14 to help to gain radio reception to the first responders in areas of Lackawanna County that previously had no or very poor reception.

SportS

High School Seasons Begin

By Dave Lauriha

ABINGTON SUBURBAN WRITER

Lackawanna Trail does not often get to battle Abington Heights in sports events, primarily because the two schools have a vast difference in enrollment figures.

This is the first year the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) has had six classifications based on enrollment size, and as usual, the two schools are far apart, with the Comets at Class 5A and the Lions at 2A. This time, chalk up a win for the smaller school as the Lady Lions downed Abington Heights, 10-1, in a Wyoming Valley Conference field hockey game last Friday.

Courtney Dwyer had a tremendous game for Lackawanna Trail, netting five goals in the league opener for both teams.

The junior scored three goals in the first half, including two late in the half to help the Lady Lions expand their lead from 4-1 to 7-1.

Elizabeth Rodenbach added two goals and one assist while Lauren Beamer contributed a goal and two assists. Madison Lee scored a goal and an assist for the Lady Lions.

Phoebe Sebring scored the lone goal for the Lady Comets, tying the game at 1-1 early in the first half.

Because of realignment changes, Abington Heights and Lackawanna Trail are in Division 1 of the Wyoming Valley Conference.

Laura Notarianni takes over the reins of the Abington Heights program and has a large turnout but the Lady Comets may suffer through some growing pains.

Lackawanna Trail has some scoring punch and seems to be a program on the rise, eager to remind the league powers that they also have a rich history of success.

Cross country The Times-Tribune continued to put together its previews of high school sports, including cross country, where both the boys and girls teams are coming off 17-win seasons.

On the boys side, juniors Kyle Burke and Dan Uhranowski are expected to be the top Comets.

For the girls, junior Katie Dammer, a state medalist last year and the newspaper’s Performer of the Year in track and field, returns along with senior Alex Scheuermann.

After not running as a full team last year, Lackawanna Trail appears to have enough girls this year, led by senior Ashleigh Clarke.

The Lions boys team will try to better last year’s five-win season led by a large contingent of seniors.

On the pitch The biggest news in boys soccer for Abington Heights is on the sidelines as Steve Klingman has stepped down as the Comets head coach after seven years.

Klingman, the long-time men’s coach at the University of Scranton, has been replaced by Frank Dyska. Goalie Jackson Danzig is back in the nets for the Comets.

For the girls, coach Roger Jacobs has a veteran cast as it chases a Division 2 title because of realignment that has put the Lady Comets in the same division as returning division-winning teams Wallenpaupack Area and Scranton Prep.

Gridiron recap Both the Lions and Comets have travelled the same path through two games this season, winning their openers before losing to highly touted teams in their second games.

The Lions fell to state-ranked Dunmore while Abington Heights dropped its game with North Pocono.

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School NewS

University of Success

From left: Andrea Mantione, director of the Leahy Community Health and Family Center; Sarah Pineiro; and Margaret Loughney, University of Success program director.

Local teens were among the 21 rising ninth-grade students who completed The University of Scranton’s University of Success summer institute, held on campus in July. The two-week summer institute is the initial event for incoming members of the University of Success, a four-year, pre-college mentorship program.

During the summer institute, students participated in “hands-on” physics classes where they raced windmills and analyzed water samples at a biology laboratory session in the Loyola Science Center that included interaction with live turtles, tortoises and a snake. The students participated in service projects at the university’s community garden, Leahy Center and the St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen. The students also visited the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour at McDade Park and Pocono Environmental Education Center and learned about how physics is applied for amusement rides at Dorney Park.

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cessfully complete high school and gain entrance into a college or university. The program helps students achieve this goal through a variety of activities and services from their current grade until they graduate from high school. The students who completed the summer institute will continue to meet at the university once a month throughout their high school years.

The University of Success, offered free to participants, is funded almost entirely by corporate and foundation grants. Donors to the program include AT&T, Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Dime Bank, Fidelity Bank, Kuehner Family Foundation, Medico Industries, MetLife Foundation, Overlook Estate Foundation, Peoples Security Bank and Trust, Prudential Foundation, Waste Management, Weis Markets and Wells Fargo.

A local student completing this year’s University of Success summer institute was Sarah Pineiro of South Abington Township, who will attend Abington Heights High School.

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Marywood Boosts Young Architects

Twenty-five high school students made the summer count by earning credits and getting a jump start on course work and preparation for college life at Marywood University’s annual “design your future” pre-college summer workshop.

The workshop is for high school students interested in architecture or interior architecture.

Students who have completed their sophomore year at high school have the option to take the course for three college credits through Marywood’s Momentum Program, which provides high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to get

a head start on college by enrolling in college-level courses. Students can choose from a variety of courses during the fall, spring or summer semesters through to the student’s high school graduation.

In addition to earning credits, “design your future” students are exposed to design processes and innovative applications in diverse studio projects, as well as preparing for the creative exploration of architecture school and with campus life at the university level.

For more information, call 570-3486211, ext. 2763, or email kateoconnor@ marywood.edu.

New Doctor

Crane Joseph Holmes III of Clarks Summit has earned a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from The National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Ore. Holmes is a 2007 graduate of Abington Heights High School. In 2011 he earned a bachelor of science in kinesiology from Temple University. He is the son of Joe and Donna Holmes of Clarks Summit and the grandson of Crane (Butch) and Molly Holmes, and Marie Gavern and the late Nicholas Gavern, all of Scranton.

He will start residency, focusing in general medicine, at The National College of Natural Medicine Clinic.

Baked Potato Soup 4 baking potatoes, about 2½ pounds 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 6 cups 2-percent milk 1 cup reduced-fat extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, divided Salt and black pepper, to taste 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream 3/4 cup chopped green onions, divided 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled Preheat oven to 375°. Pierce potatoes with a fork; bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until tender. Cool and peel; mash and remove skins. Place flour in large pot; slowly add milk, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add mashed potatoes, 3/4 cup cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Stir until cheese melts; remove from heat. Stir in sour cream and ½ cup green onions. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes until completely heated. (Do not boil). Spoon 1½ cups into each of 8 bowls. Top each serving with 1½ teaspoons cheese, 1½ teaspoons green onions and 1 tablespoon cooked crumbled bacon. Yield: 8 servings.

Beef and Noodle Casserole 8 ounces corkscrew pasta, such as rotelle or rotini 3/4 pound Velveeta, cubed, about 3 cups, divided 1/4 cup milk 2 pounds ground chuck 2 cups marinara pasta sauce from a jar 1 (10-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly coat 1½-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta according to package directions, but until slightly underdone, about 7 to 8 minutes. Drain in same pot over medium-low heat. Combine 2 cups Velveeta with milk; cook, stirring often, about 4 minutes, until melted. Stir in pasta; set aside. Heat large nonstick skillet; crumble in chuck, cook, stirring occasionally until browned. Transfer meat

to plate with slotted spoon; drain any fat from skillet. In same skillet combine sauce, vegetables and seasoning; stir in meat. Spread ½ of meat mixture in baking dish; top with pasta mixture, then remaining beef mixture. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil; top with remaining cheese and bake 5 minutes until cheese is melted.

Yield: 10 servings.

Pork Chops with Scalloped Potatoes 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour Salt and black pepper, to taste 1 (14 ½-ounce) can chicken broth 6 rib pork chops (3/4-inch) 2 tablespoons cooking oil 6 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes 1 medium onion, sliced Paprika and chopped fresh parsley, optional In a saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper. Add chicken broth; cook and stir until mixture boils. Cook for 2 minutes; set aside. Brown pork chops in oil; season to taste. In lightly greased 13-by-9by-2-inch baking pan, layer potatoes and onion. Pour broth mixture over potato and onion mixture. Place pork chops on top; cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. Yield: 6 servings.

3 hours or overnight. Drain, do not rinse.

In large kettle, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard seed, celery seed and grated ginger. Bring to a boil. Add cucumbers and onions; continue cooking. Let them get scalding hot, but do not boil. Place pickles into sterilized jars. Cover with cooking liquid and seal. Cool and refrigerate.

Spice-Roasted Vegetables 2½ cups zucchini, sliced ½-inch thick 1 cup carrots, sliced ½-inch thick 1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces 1½ cups yellow squash, sliced ½-inch thick 1½ red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch square pieces 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1½ tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon dried basil ½ teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon dried parsley ½ teaspoon dried tarragon ½ teaspoon dried thyme ½ teaspoon dried rosemary 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped Preheat oven to 400°. Place all ingredients in 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan; stir gently to coat well. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 40 to 45 minutes until all vegetables are tender. Yield: 9 servings.

Bread and Butter Pickles (Everyone’s favorite, many requests) 12 large pickling cucumbers (not waxed) Peach Glazed Pie 6 large onions 1 cup chopped peaches 1 cup salt 1 quart sliced fresh peaches 1 gallon cold water 3/4 cup water 7 cups vinegar 1 cup sugar 7 cups sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch 4 teaspoons mustard seed 1 tablespoon lemon juice 4 teaspoons celery seed 1 tablespoon butter 2 teaspoons grated ginger Pinch of salt Slice cucumbers and onions 1/4-inch Baked 9-inch pie shell thick. Pour salt and water into a large glass Whipped cream or Cool Whip bowl. Add onions and cucumbers. Weigh Add water to the 1 cup of chopped down with a plate to make sure cucumbers and onions are immersed. Let stand peaches; cook 4 minutes. Mix sugar and

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cornstarch; add to peach and water mixture. Cook until thick. Remove from heat; add lemon juice and butter; blend well. Place 1 quart sliced peaches in baked pie shell, then pour cooked peach mixture over it; chill until set, 4 hours at least.

Better if prepared and eaten the same day.

Brown Sugar Pound Cake 3½ cups sifted all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 2 sticks butter, softened ½ cup (1 stick) vegetable shortening 1 package (1 pound) plus 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 5 eggs, room temperature 1 cup milk, room temperature Butter pecan frosting (recipe follows) Preheat oven to slow 325°. Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. Sift flour and baking powder onto waxed paper. Beat butter, shortening and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until mixture is fluffy. Add flour mixture, 1/3 at a time, alternating with milk just until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Loosen around edge and tube with knife; invert cake on wire rack; remove pan and cool cake completely. Prepare frosting. Spread frosting over top of cake, allowing it to drip down sides and center. Yield: 24 servings.

To prepare butter pecan frosting: Brown 1 cup chopped pecans in 1 stick butter in a heavy, medium-size saucepan. Let cool. Stir in 2 cups sifted powdered sugar.

Stir in enough milk so frosting is creamy.

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Bridge Day: Nicholson Bridge Day will be Sunday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Route 92 and Main Street in Nicholson, featuring vendors with arts, crafts, antiques and food; live music and entertainment; children’s games and carriage rides.

There will be an open talent show beginning at 10 a.m., carriage rides from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., a chicken barbecue from 11 a.m. until sold out, a performance by the Mountain View High School band at noon, a performance by students of Whipples Dance Studio at 2 p.m. and a raffle drawing at 3 p.m.

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