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terviewed prior to being accepted into the program. Elias Adame is still a few years away from “It was very exciting for me. I thought it committing to a college. would be a really good opportunity for me,” But, The University of Scranton might be said Elias, son of Jennifer Adame and stepan early frontrunner, thanks to the formason of Marco Arrue. (He has two younger tive experience the Old Forge teen had there brothers, Liam Arrue, 2, and Leland Arrue, this summer. 5 months.) Elias, a freshman at Old Forge JuniorThe summer institute was great fun from Senior High School, was among 22 area stu- the start, Elias said, noting he quickly made dents selected to participate in the U of S’s friends with the other kids at the opening University of Success Summer Institute. meet-and-greet dinner. Back in July, Elias, 15, and his cohorts “I ended up being friends with everyone spent two weeks living in the dorms at the there,” he said. “And the counselors were so university as part of the start of their fournice and fun.” year involvement in University of Success, During the institute, the students parwhich is designed to give students the tools ticipated in interactive classes where they they’ll need to gain entry into the college of learned how physics is applied to harness their choice. wind energy. Students begin the program after complet“We were put in groups, and we had to do ing eighth grade and continue throughout a presentation at the end of the program their high school careers. Along the way, on how to conserve energy and make our they get to engage in enrichment courses homes eco-friendly. Our group came in first in study skills, SAT prep, public speaking, place,” Elias said. “It was a lot of fun, and math, science, art and cultural activities. we were learning along the way.” There are also seminars on financial aid The students also visited the university’s and wellness. Loyola Science Center for a lesson that Offered free of charge to participants, Uni- involved live turtles, tortoises and a snake. versity of Success is funded almost entirely And, they got to venture off campus several by corporate and foundation grants from times, with field trips to Pocono EnvironAT&T, Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, mental Education Center, Dorney Park and Dime Bank, Fidelity Deposit and Discount the Franklin Institute. Bank, Kuehner Family Foundation, MetLife In addition, they spent an afternoon Foundation and Overlook Estate Foundavolunteering at St. Francis of Assisi Soup tion, among other entities. Kitchen, which spoke to Elias’ charitable Elias had to write an essay and be inspirit. “I would like to do more volunteering,” he said. “It makes me feel good inside helping people.” Jennifer Adame said it was hard having her son away for two weeks, but she was TS_CNG/TRIBORO/PAGES [T01] | 09/04/19
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Twenty-two students participated in The University of Scranton’s University of Success summer institute. From left: Margaret Loughney, University of Success program director; Elias Adame; Andrea Mantione, director of the Leahy Community Health and Family Center; and Dr. Maria Vital, operations manager at the Leahy Community Health and Family Center. thrilled for him to have such a great opportunity. “I was so excited for him,” she said. “It’s important to me that he’s an outgoing, social person. And when I see him put his mind toward things, I’m a very proud parent. I’m excited about what’s to come for him.” Following the summer institute, the students will return to the university’s campus one Saturday every month throughout their four years in high school. Elias will be fitting the program into a
busy schedule that includes school and running for the Old Forge cross country team. A fan of math and computers, he’s leaning toward pursuing a career in accounting. College is important to Elias, especially because he’ll be the first person in his family with the opportunity to go. He’s got a lot of time and a lot of options until then, but the U of S has already made a huge impression on him. “If I had a choice now,” he said, “I probably would pick The University of Scranton.”
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St. Michael’s Orthodox Church food pantry, 512 Winter St. in Old Forge, will be open Thursday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to noon. This food pantry serves Old Forge, Taylor and Duryea. Anyone needing assistance should call 570-457-3703 or visit the church website at stmichaelof.org.
St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, 320 Vine St. in Old Forge, will host its annual flea market on Saturday Sept. 14, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday Sept. 15 (half price sale), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday Sept. 21 (bag and box sale) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Items for sale will include antiques, jewelry, household items, furniture, children’s clothing and toys and more. A variety of ethnic food items, baked goods and refreshments will also be available.
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Reunion meeting The Old Forge High School class of 1964 will hold a meeting to finalize plans for its 55th-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 12. The meeting is on Tuesday Sept. 24. at 6 p.m. at Arcaro and Genell in Old Forge. All classmates who are able to attend this meeting are encouraged to do so.
New college student Northampton Community College welcomes new and returning students to campus for the fall semester. Among them is Sha-Kwon Knights of Old Forge.
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The term “mulch volcanos” has become common: “When you mulch trees, you want to avoid making ARP mulch volcanos.” The volcanic picture of a little cone of mulch around a tree is a good one, but I think that sometimes the better a term is at creating a picture, the worse a term is for prompting thought. So let’s discuss the bigger picture for the why’s and why not’s for creating mulch volcanos. Why do people build mulch volcanos? Maybe some people heard that trees should be mulched, so they thought, “If some mulch is good, more must be better.” Or maybe they figured out that the 3-D look of a cone shows off their red mulch job better. But the best reason for piling a small amount of mulch around the trunk of a tree is to protect it from lawn mowers and trimmers. Look at the unmulched photo. There is a chunk of bark missing from mower damage, and there is bark damaged by a trimmer. Missing bark is a major problem on a tree trunk. Aside from inviting decay and structure weakness, missing bark means missing meals. In contrast to your flesh-and-bone protected esophagus, just underneath the dead bark of a tree is its phloem (food transport) and xylem (water transport) system. When you break bark off a tree, and you feel slimy wood, you are actually touching the tree’s digestive organs. If the tree’s diet ends due to loss of bark, it either suffers or doesn’t live. This might be why that tree you planted lingers but never really seemed to grow. So it is wise to use mulch to fend off the mowers. But let’s not replace one problem with another. Pull the mulch back from the trunk on that old mulch volcano of yours. What does the trunk look like? The bark is wet and slimy, right? Where do we want wet and slimy? Not on the trunk—look up, trunks are designed to contact air and be dry—no, we want the roots to be wet. (Slimy might mean that decay has already begun). So keep the mulch away from the trunk, and keep both the mowers and the decayers away. It is not only the mowers
Diwali is an ancient Festival of Lights observed around the world by Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus, and Jains. It is a colorful and joyous time when family, friends, food, and a display of lights herald good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The Everhart’s Diwali celebration will be a feast for the senses filled with the sights, smells, and sounds of this ancient tradition.
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A ‘mulch volcano’ surrounds a tree. that can damage the bark and diet of a tree. Now what about mulch? Mulch does replicate a forest floor with its cool, moisture-conserving, air-encouraging environment. And, studies have shown that a properly mulched tree out grows trees grown in turf or on bare soil. But does an 18” diameter mulch ring help a tree grow? Not unless we are talking about a seedling. Remember the tree’s feeder roots are at least as far from the tree as its drip-line. So mulch your trees. Use three inches of natural mulch, and keep it two inches away from trunk contact. Joshua arp is an iSa-certified municipal specialist, Clarks Summit’s municipal arborist and an operator of an organic lawn and landscape maintenance business. reach him at josarhuap@aol.com.
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Friday at 8 a.m, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Confession: Saturday 3:15-3:45 p.m.; anytime upon request. Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. miraculous medal novena: Wednesday following the 7 p.m. Mass. First Friday healing Mass: First Friday of the month at 7 p.m. 570-457-3412. staff@queenoftheapostles.com. queenoftheapostles.weconnect.com. facebook. com/qapavocapa. St. George’s Orthodox, 745 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor. Weekday Divine Liturgy at 7:30 a.m. Moleben to the Mother of God Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. with Sunday school following liturgy. 570-562-2090 (church); 570-563-1170 (rectory). Fr.mal@comcast.net. StGeorgesTaylor.com. Very Rev. Protopresbyter Mark Leasure. St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic, 700 Oak St. in Taylor. Services: Sunday 11 a.m. Feast days 6:30 p.m. on the evening before the feast day. Rev. Eduard Shestak is pastor. 570-457-3042. St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic, 200 Stephenson St. in Duryea. Holy Mass Sunday 9 a.m.; daily Mass 8 a.m. Holy days 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Rev. Fr. Carmen G. Bolock is pastor. padre@saintmaryspncc.org; saintmaryspncc.org. 570-457-2291. St. Michael’s Orthodox, Church and Winter streets in Old Forge. Saturday: Vespers 5 p.m. Sunday: Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. (The Hours 9:10 a.m.) 570-437-3703. peterehenry@yahoo.com; stmichaelof.org. Rev. Peter Henry is rector. St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic, 140 Church St. in Old Forge. Services: Saturday at 5 p.m.; Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (feast days at 9 a.m.). Rev. Eduard Shestak is pastor. 570-457-3042. St. Paul’s Independent Bible, 401 W. Grove St. in Taylor. Sunday service at 11 a.m.. Children’s Sunday school during the service. Pastor is Norm Demming. 570-562-2200. St. Stephen’s Russian Orthodox, St. Stephen’s Lane and Hickory Street in Old Forge. Divine Liturgy Sundays and Feast Days: 9:30 a.m. Vigil service: 5:30 p.m. on the night before Liturgies. 570-457-3384. Email: StStephensROChurch@gmail.com. Pastor is Rev. German Ciuba. Stewart Memorial United Methodist, 174 N. Main St. in Old Forge. Sunday Service at 10:15 a.m. Sunday school at 11:15 a.m. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-4571109. ALP007@aol.com. Taylor Primitive Methodist, 153 S. Keyser Ave. in Taylor. Sunday service: 11 a.m. Pastor is James P. Whitman. United Baptist of Taylor, 125 Church St. in Taylor. Sunday worship service: 10 a.m. Sunday school: 11:15 a.m. Bible study: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 570-562-1331. Rev. Dr. David Barrett is pastor. Unity in Christ Parish, at Moosic United Methodist Church, 609 Main St. in Moosic. Sunday worship is at 9 a.m., followed by a fellowship time. D’s Food Pantry, serving the four–borough area, is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Pastor is Rev. Michael Shambora. 570-457-2499.
Snapshots Hangin’ at La Festa Italiana
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From left: Nicole and Victoria Johnson of Duryea and Yanna Daiello of Pittston attended La Festa Italiana in downtown Scranton.
Tom Cusumano of Old Forge, owner of Angeline Garzon of Taylor sprinkles flour Cusumano, serves pasta during La Festa Ann Marie Hughes of Old Forge, left, and Nikki Rasmus of Old Forge performs Italiana. Nancy Holovack of Taylor onto dough at Cusumano’s stand. with a Connie Francis tribute band.
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t’s officially September, and that means it’s time for comfy, cozy foods. While Susie Blum Connors’ Roasted Tomato Soup with Croutons makes for the perfect lunch on a chilly afternoon, the cause behind it is sure to warm the soul. The Scranton woman’s recipe earned the Erin Jessica Moreken Drug & Alcohol Treatment Fund a $50 grocery gift card for Riccardo’s, 1219 Wheeler Ave., Dunmore, through Local Flavor Gives Back. Founded in memory of its namesake, a 28-year-old Scranton High School alumna who died of a heroin overdose in 2002, the nonprofit group aims to help others struggling with recovery from drug addiction. “The foundation is near to my heart,” Connors said on a recent afternoon. “It’s very important work, too.” The recipe — which Connors created through a few different tomato soup recipes — is just as communityminded, since almost all of its fresh ingredients come from local farmer’s markets, down to the bread used to create the homemade croutons. “Susie and I always say this is a wonderful city to do (things),” said her husband of 39 years, former Scranton Mayor Jim Connors. “Whether it’s supporting local businesses or organizations, there’s so much good going on here.” While the soup tastes creamy, it has no cream in it. Rather, Connors uses sweet potatoes to give it a thicker consistency. This makes it not only lighter in calories but also veg-friendly, as her husband is a vegetarian. (Connors also uses vegetable broth.) She uses any kind of tomatoes and also adds in herbs like different veggies such as red bell pepper and carrots, but said that’s up to the cook’s preference. The soup burst with flavor from all the different vegetables and tasted hearty without being too heavy.
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Susie Blum Connors’ Roasted Tomato Soup with Croutons The homemade croutons were crunchy enough but never too hard and made for the perfect topping. In addition to cooking and baking, especially creating recipes passed down from her mother, Fern Blum, Connors can be found crafting or spending time with the couple’s five granddaughters, Maggie, Quinn and Tricia Hemphill and twins Aylah and Avery Connors. The Scranton woman’s main mission is to give back to the community. Connors has been part of Erin’s Fund since the beginning and has done work through its annual event, the Tour de Scranton, a fundraising bicycle ride and walk through the valley. Any time she can combine her creativity and giving spirit makes for a job well done. “So many people are unfortunately affected by (addiction) now,” Connors said. “This is an important fundraiser, and it means a lot to be able to give to those who need it.” Contact the writer: gmazur@ timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9127; @gmazurtt on twitter
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For the soup: 2 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes 6 cloves garlic, peeled 1 large or 2 small yellow onions, sliced in quarters or eighths 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground pepper 1 quart chicken or vegetable broth 2 bay leaves 4 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (optional) Red bell pepper, carrots and sweet potato (optional) Preheat oven to 400 f. Wash, core and cut tomatoes into quarters or halves depending on the size. Spread the tomatoes, garlic and onions onto a foil-lined baking tray. if using peppers, carrots or potato, cut those into quarters or halves and add to baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. roast for 25 to 30 minutes or until caramelized. remove vegetables from oven and transfer to large stock pot. add chicken
or vegetable broth, bay leaves and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or until liquid has been reduced by a third. remove the leaves. Wash and dry basil leaves and add to pot. Use an immersion blender to purée the soup until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. For the croutons: 1 loaf French bread 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons butter, melted 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning Preheat oven to 350 f. Cut bread into small cubes. Combine remaining ingredients in a medium bowl. add cube bread and toss lightly. Put cubes in single layer on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned.
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Community Calendar Email your organization’s events to triborobanner@timesshamrock.com. Please have them in by noon on Friday to have them included in the following Thursday’s edition. Visit the thetriborobanner.com for the complete calendar listing. Farmers market: The Old Forge Borough farmers market will be open every Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. at 620 S. Main St. (the former Saint Lawrence rectory). For more information, call 570457-8852. Bus Trip: Knights of Columbus Council No. 5940 is taking reservations for a bus trip to New Haven, Conn., to see the Knights’ headquarters and museum, as well as Father McGivney’s Tomb and Gallery. The cost is $45 per seat. The bus will depart at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, from Queen of the Apostles Parish Hall and should return around 8:30 p.m. For reservations or more information, call 570235-1738. Hunterdon Hills bus trips: There will be a bus trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse
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on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to see Neil Simon’s hit play “Barefoot in the Park.” This is a fundraiser for the First United Methodist Church of Old Forge. Price of the trip is $100 (includes, bus, entree, coffee, hot tea, show, tax, gratuity and driver tip). Bus leaves the Pittston Plaza at 9 a.m. To make a reservation or for additional information, call 570-603-1915 or email cathyg7@ msn.com. • Taylor Community Library will run a bus trip to “Frozen: The Broadway Musical,” on Saturday, Sept. 14. Bus will leave the library, 710 S. Main St., at 7:30 a.m. and depart New York City at 7 p.m. (Showtime is 2 p.m.) Cost is a non-refundable $135 per ticket (includes bus transportation and the show). Reservations will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis. (Reservations are confirmed when payment is received.) Call the library at 570-562-1234 for information. Seeking artifacts: Riverside School District is seeking artifacts depicting the history of the district, including the former Taylor and Moosic School Districts, for display purposes at Riverside JuniorSenior High School. Email smurphy2@riversidesd.com or call 570-239-5720 with information. Food bank donations: Non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the Commission on Economic Opportunity Weinberg’s food bank will be collected during the month of April at the Taylor Branch of Citizens Savings Bank, 137 S. Main Ave. in Taylor. Recycling containers: Taylor Borough is distributing new recycling containers to borough residents at the Taylor Community Center, 700 S. Main St. and will continue weekdays, 1-8:30 p.m. Residents will be required to show proof of residency via tax bill, utility bill or photo ID. Seeking Legion members: The Taylor American Legion is searching for new members. Without a regular infusion of young veterans, many Legions and VFWs have had to close, as there weren’t enough regular members to support and manage their facilities. The Legion is at 210 S. Main St. in Taylor. Call 570-562-9920 or email taylor_legion@yahoo.com. The Commander is Jacqueline Colburn, and the regular Legion meetings are on the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Tax collector days: Tax collector days in Taylor will be Mondays and Wednes-
days, 6-8 p.m. Clothing dropbox: Moosic Alliance Church, 608 Rocky Glen Road, in cooperation with St. Paul Textile, is sponsoring a clothing drop-off shed as a fundraiser to send youth to camp. The youth at Moosic Alliance Church will receive $40 for every 1,000 pounds of clothing donated. Aid for veterans: Temporary emergency funding to support either Pennsylvania veterans or nonprofit groups that serve veterans, is available through the Lackawanna County Veterans Affairs Office. An application needs to be filled out and submitted along with support documentation. Office staff are able to provide assistance in completing the application. They review the paperwork and generally provide an answer in two or three business days. The average grants are about $1,000, depending on need. The staff may also be able to suggest other forms of assistance and benefits that may be available. For more information, call 570-963-6778. Pet notice: Old Forge residents are reminded that the borough has an ordinance governing the curbing of pets and other animals and the responsibility for the removal of all animal waste. This ordinance applies to all borough parks. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to fines. Flag disposal: American Legion Post No. 306 reminds residents that a dropoff box for unserviceable, worn, torn, discolored or faded flags is on the front porch of the post home at 208 S. Main St. in Taylor. A ceremony is held annually at the Taylor Memorial Cemetery to properly dispose of the collected flags. For more information, call 570-562-9920. Senior passes: The Old Forge School Board golden-age policy passes, allowing borough residents 65 and older free admission to district-sponsored athletic events, are available in the high school office, 300 Marion St., Old Forge. Yard waste notice: Moosic Borough can no longer accept grass and leaves in any type of plastic bag (biodegradable or not). This is a requirement by the Department of Environmental Protection. Grass and leaves must be placed in separate open containers, weighing no more than 35 pounds. Brush and tree limbs cannot be mixed with grass and leaves. They can be bundled together or placed in open containers.
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“All the Forgiveness” by Elizabeth Hardinger Growing up on a farm in rural Kentucky, 15-year-old Albertina “Bertie” Winslow has learned a lot from her mama, Polly, but what she doesn’t know is how to look after children as a mother should. When Polly dies after a long illness, Bertie takes on responsibility for her four younger siblings and their unreliable daddy. No matter how hard she tries to hold the family together, the task is overwhelming. Nine-year-old Dacia, especially, is resentful and stubborn, hinting at secrets in their mama’s life. Finally, Bertie makes the only choice she can, breaking up the family for its own survival, keeping the girls with her, sending the boys off to their grown brothers, long gone from home. Bertie marries young, grateful to find a husband willing to take on the care of her sisters, and eventually moves to the oil fields of Kansas. However marriage alone cannot resolve the grief and guilt she carries over a long-ago tragedy, or prepare her for the heartaches still to come. Only by confronting truths can she open herself to joy and learn how to not only give, but receive love. “The Escape Room” by Megan Goldin Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive. In the world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie and Sam are at the top of their game. They’ve mastered the art of the deal
and celebrate their success in style, but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost. Invited to participate in an escape room challenge as a team-building exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high-rise building, eager to prove themselves. When the lights go off and the doors stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition, they’re caught in a dangerous game of survival. Trapped the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. As the game begins to reveal the team’s darkest secrets, they realize there’s a price to be paid for the terrible deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. As tempers fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle, which one of them will kill in order to survive? “Hid from Our Eyes” by Julia SpencerFleming 1952, Millers Kill police chief Harry McNeil is called to a crime scene where a woman in a party dress has been murdered with no obvious cause of death. 1972. Millers Kill police chief Jack Liddle is called to a murder scene of a woman that’s very similar to one he worked as a trooper in the ’50s. The only difference is this time, they have a suspect. Young Vietnam War veteran Russ van Alstyne found the body while riding his motorcycle and is quickly pegged as the prime focus of the investigation. Present-day. Millers Kill police chief Russ van Alstyne gets a 911 call that a young woman has been found dead in a party dress, the same MO as the crime he was accused of in the ’70s. The pressure is on for Russ to solve the murder before he’s removed from the case. He will enlist the help of his police squad and Reverend Clare Fergusson, who is already juggling the tasks of being a new mother to her and Russ’ baby and running St. Alban’s Church, to finally solve these crimes.
“Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry” by Mary Higgins Clark When talented journalist Penelope “Casey” Harrison starts to research a piece about the #MeToo movement it includes an incident in her own life that she has been trying to put out of her mind for years. Stunned, she didn’t realize the young man who drugged and assaulted her at a fraternity house party in college is now a wealthy, powerful industrialist. Now on the eve of a merger that will make him a billionaire, he will do anything, even murder, to cover his tracks. “Memories and Murder” by Lynn Cahoon It’s October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for Jill Gardner’s elderly aunt, who just dumped her besotted fiancé and she won’t say why. When Jill hosts a talk at her shop on the topic of elder abuse, all that’s really on her mind is lunch. The topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls. Jill’s certain the caller is a con artist, of course, but her feisty aunt claims to understand this, though she’s still shaken and Harrold’s still heartbroken. Who’s behind the scam and why was her aunt targeted? When a volunteer from the Senior Project is found murdered, Jill’s detective boyfriend is on the case and it soon becomes clear no one is safe when a caller from beyond becomes a killer in their midst. “A Stranger on the Beach” by Michele Campbell Caroline Stark’s beach house was supposed to be her finest achievement, a lavish, expensive space to showcase what she thought was her perfect family. After a very public fight with her husband, she realizes things may not be as perfect as they seem, her husband is lying to her, the money is disappearing, and there’s a stranger on the beach outside her house. As Caroline’s marriage and her carefully constructed lifestyle begin to collapse around her, she turns to Aidan, a total stranger, for comfort and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caro-
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line and everything to him, Aidan’s infatuation with Caroline, her family and her house becomes more and more destructive. Who is manipulating whom in this deadly game of obsession and control? Who will take the blame when someone ends up dead and most important of all what is Caroline hiding? “The Chain” by Adrian McKinty Your phone rings. A stranger has kidnapped your child. To free them you must abduct another child. They will be released when your victim’s parents kidnap another. If any of these things don’t happen, your child will be killed. You are now part of the chain and the chain must remain unbroken. “The Christmas Boutique” by Jennifer Chiaverini Just weeks before Christmas, wintry weather damages the church hall which is hosting the Christmas Boutique that supports the county food pantry. Determined to save the fundraiser, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson offers to hold the event at Elm Creek Manor, her ancestral family estate and summertime home to Elm Creek Quilt Camp. In the spirit of the season, Sylvia and the Elm Creek Quilters begin setting up market booths in the ballroom and decking the halls with beautiful hand-made holiday quilts. Each of the quilters chooses a favorite quilt to display, a special creation evoking memories of holidays past and dreams of Christmases yet to come. Sarah, a first-time mother expecting twins, worries if she can handle raising two babies, especially with her husband so often away on business. Cheerful, Agnes reflects upon a beautiful appliqué quilt she made as a young bride and the mysterious, long-lost antique quilt that inspired it. Empty nesters and occasional rivals Gwen and Diane contemplate family heirlooms and unfinished projects as they look forward to having their children home again for the holidays. While the Elm Creek Quilters work tirelessly to make sure the Christmas Boutique happens, it may take a holiday miracle or two to make it the smashing success they want it to be.
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