West End news
Home Association
The West End Home Association is slated to meet tonight at 7:30 at the Legion Post home on Route 209 in Gilbert.
ID safety forum
Sen. Mario Scavello, with co-hosts Reps. Jack Rader, David Parker and Rosemary Brown, will hold an Identity Theft and Cyber Safety forum from 6 to 8 tonight at the Chestnuthill Park Building in Brodheadsville.
Representatives from the Office of the Attorney General will address: Understand the dangers of surfing the Internet, tips to protect children from cyberbullying and sexual predators, reducing access to personal information, protecting your identity from being stolen, what to do if your identity is stolen, and other safety issues.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information and to register for the forum, contact Scavello's office at 570-620-4326 or email Grace Marks at gmarks@pasen.gov.
Yard sale
The Chestnuthill Township Historical Society will hold its fourth annual yard sale Trinkets, Treasures and Treats from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chestnuthill Township Park in Brodheadsville.
Refreshments will be available for purchase.
For more information call 570-992-7247 or email dajami86@epix.net
The group's next meeting is 7 p.m. May 20 at the Chestnuthill Township Park Building.
Greyhound adoption
Pocono Greyhound Adoption will be holding a Meet & Greet at Tractor Supply Co., Route 209 in Brodheadsville, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Visit www.poconogreyhound.org or call 570-856-0377 to learn more about this event or adopting a greyhound.
Chicken barbecue
Effort UMC will hold its spring chicken barbecue from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The menu includes one half barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, homemade cole slaw or applesauce, gravy, roll and butter, a beverage hot or cold, and fresh homemade dessert.
For costs, call the church at 570-629-1890. Children 3 and under eat for free.
The church is air-conditioned and elevator accessible.
Eldred Open House
There will be an open house at the Eldred Township Community Center (formerly the Eldred Elementary School), in Kunkletown, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Township personnel invite you come and meet friends and neighbors for refreshments and fun and tour the building.
The old school has great history, and former students, faculty and administrators are expected to be on hand to help celebrate the event. The township is hoping to have historical school photos to hang in the hallways, and one blackboard still has messages from one of the last elementary classes from 2010.
Vendors and political candidates will be on hand to share products and information. The YMCA, currently housed in the building, will also be open for a tour that day. Anyone interested in a table is asked to contact Darcy Gannon at d.gannon@eldredtwp.org or 610-381-4252, ext. 2, for more information.
Carey Krum, who is Eldred's building manager and also the music room coordinator, has offered free acoustical music lessons on most stringed instruments to township residents. There will be a sign-up sheet at the open house for those who are interested in free lessons. Times and dates to be assigned.
Currently, Krum supervises a jam session each Monday at noon at the music room in the Community Center. Visitors are invited to attend and listen or participate.
Gun Show
The West End Volunteer Fire Company will hold the first of its two gun shows for the year this Sunday at the West End Fire Hall on Route 715 in Brodheadsville.
The doors open for the public at 9 a.m. There is a cost, although children under 12 are admitted free with an adult.
It is a time to buy, sell or trade firearms.
There will be an ATM inside as well as food. Parking is free.
For more information, contact Ray Achey at 570-977-7822 or at Achey3rd@ptd.net, or call the firehouse at 570-992-4121.
Dog adoption
Safe Haven Pet Rescue will hold a dog adoption day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, at Ace Hardware, Route 209, Brodheadsville (next to Dunkelberger's).
This small group of dedicated volunteers from the West End will have many young dogs available. Safe Haven requires a preadoption application with references and a home visit prior to adoption.
For more information about Safe Haven and to find a list of dogs available for adoption and adoption applications, visit www.SafeHavenPa.org. Contact Safe Haven at SafeHaven@epix.net or join Safe Haven Pa on Facebook.
Ross Supervisors
The Ross Township supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Municipal Building on Anchorage Road in Saylorsburg.
Chestnuthill Supervisors
Chestnuthill Township Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building in Brodheadsville.
