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10 Give: Party for the Hungry 12 Give: A Five Finger Glove Giveaway 14 Give: Mady’s Angels 16 Celebrating Winter in Hawley

18 Village Crafter’s Gallery: Where Arts & Crafts Collide 20 Stone Bar Inn’s Artisan Chef Pairing Appetites with New Menus 22-32

The 2012 Shop LocaL hoLiday Guide

34 Out & About: Pocono Mountains Visitor’s Bureau Luncheon and A Taste of the Town for the Arts

36 Out & About: The 2012 Harvest Lake Stroll and the Hope is on the Horizon Luncheon

40 Cents and Sensibility Cover photo by Stephen Lippay

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