Pleasant Mount NewsBy Theresa Opeka

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PAGE 2 - THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email fcnews@nep.net

LETTERS TO EDITOR

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LETTER TO EDITOR

Dear Editor: Please find enclosed my

check for another year’s sub-scription for the News. I al-ways look forward to receiving my copy of the News in the Mail.

Merry Christmas and Hap-py New Year to all.

Josephine TerchekRoselle Park, NJ

The following elementary students at Mountain View Elementary were chosen as No-vember’s students of the month.

Row 1:Ezekiel Hoehle, Morgan Parisot, Scotland Davidson, Adalynn Urda, Elizabeth Masters, Alex Price, Ryker Mead, Colin Miller

Row 2: Isabella Fletcher, Rudolph Borove, Rozalyn Jagger, Aubrey Urda, Kaitlyn Beach, Ada Chamberlin, Samantha Jarnagin

Row 3: Principal, Dr. Christopher Lake, Coe Masters, Gage Mead, Gianna Gravine, Kara Diaz, Vivian Sedlak, Dimitri Yasnovitch, Jack Curtis, Joel Tigue, Addison Kilmer

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Mt. View November Students of The Month

Suicide Loss Support Meeting Thur., Jan. 23

The Wayne/Pike Suicide Awareness Committee will hold their monthly meeting on Thur., Jan. 23, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, 601 Park St., Honesdale, beginning at 7 p.m. in Conference Room #3, 2nd floor.

The support group is a posi-tive support time to help deal with suicide and loss of a loved one. Individuals 16 years of age and older are invited to at-tend.

Don’t forget their 2020 Awareness Walk will be held on Sat., Sept. 26.

For more information or to volunteer, please call 570-253-9200. In case of inclem-ent weather the support group will not meet.

FCR’s December Mighty Forester presentation was held on Thur., Dec. 19 with the fol-lowing students recognized:

Left to right: Grade 5, Kamryn Gardner with Mrs. Sue Kulasinsky; Grade 4, Mia Priebe with Mrs. Kelsey Bryer; Gr. 3, Maria Serge; Grade 2, Emmaline Weaver with Miss Kay-leigh Crockenberg; Grade 1, Bailey Carter with Mrs. Kristen Bilsky; Kindergarten, Boden Wielebinski with Mrs. Kelly Nebzydoski; Pre-K, Bradley Burns with Mrs. Tara Palickar

Absent from photo: Grade 3, Maria Serge with Mrs. Sara McGraw and Grade 6, Grace Lane with Ms. Julie Bouse

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FCR December Mighty Foresters

Grant Writ-ing Workshop Thurs., Jan. 16

Penn State Extension will be of-fering a grant writing workshop at the Montrose Library on January 16, 2020 from 9:15 to 4:00 p.m.

The fee is $50 which covers ma-terials and lunch. This workshop is for new and experienced grant writers and addresses the follow-ing topics:

*How to write an effective grant proposal

*How a grant proposal is re-viewed

*How to search for grant oppor-tunities

*Grant writing and fund-raising options

*How to respond quickly to RFPs

*How to work effectively with foundations

Registration Deadline - January 14, 2020. Please register using the link below.

https://extension.psu.edu/get-ting-the-most-from-your-grant-writing-efforts

For more information contact: Linda Falcone, lxr6@psu.edu, 570-905-7752

Me and My Guy Dance Jan. 31

Girls grab your special guy...Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Papa, Uncle, Brother or special friend and enjoy dinner, entertainment, dancing and a photo on a special night out, Friday, January 31st at the Anthracite Hotel Banquet Hall in Carbondale. Photos start at 6:30pm with dinner to follow.

$50 per couple benefits Lyn-nette’s Twirlerettes. For reserva-tions phone 570-281-9797 by Jan 24th.

Ski for Colin Fundraiser at Elk Sun., Jan. 12

The 7th annual Ski for Co-lin fundraiser will be held at Elk Mt. Ski Resort on Sun., Jan. 12 at 12:30 p.m.. Both skiers and non-skiers are in-vited to attend and support this worthy cause.

Enjoy live music from 3 to 6 p.m., and any raffle dona-tions (gift baskets, gift certifi-cates, etc.) would be deeply appreciated.

For more information, or to reserve your $25 1/2 day or evening lift tickets, call 570-575-8814 or check them out on facebook.

All proceeds will be used to support suicide preven-tion and family support.

LETTER TO EDITOR

Dear Editor:I got here in 2012, and it was

a privilege to be your Lack. Col.Commissioner for eight years and to also serve as Chairman for four years. My goal was to provide opportunities to help people to prosper, and I be-lieve I’ve accomplished that.

The adage of “what did you do when you had the power” can be witnessed by the mul-titude of successes of this ad-ministration.

No tax increases, sizeable fund balance, A stable bond rating, eliminated the surveil-lance fee, moved the appeals deadline for more review time, provided over $6 mil-lion in veterans benefits, and refinanced several bond series, saving nearly $30 million with-out extending the terms.

We also created the Land Bank and put 125 properties back on the tax roll generat-ing $75,000+, triggered over $8 million in public/private partnerships via 247 Commu-nity Re-Invest projects, and upgraded both our parks and roads and bridges.

Our staple project was con-solidating government offices/services via the purchase and renovation of the former Globe Store. This effort saved over $1 million in lease payments and brought new life to the 100 block of Wyoming Avenue.

We fought for both jobs and the continued operation of SCI Waymart in Harrisburg, sued the pharmaceutical companies over the opioid crisis, and let the citizens decide about reas-sessment. When the State had a budget impasse, the County made sure its employees were paid on time.

Held electronics and tire recycling events, upgraded radio signals for first respond-ers, and installed programs for both better corrections, courts and probation cases and prop-erty management.

We also purchased a new lo-cation for Central Court, kept the Triple A RailRiders here until 2044 to impact our qual-ity of life and economy, orga-nized craft markets and a Heri-tage Fair, and so much more.

It was a job well done, and I was honored to be a part of it.

Thank you. Patrick M. O’MalleyLackawanna County

Commissioner

Happy Birthday to: John Gooler, Beth Spinelli, Lori Peake, Kathleen Bennett, Crystal Anderson, Mark Sampson, Debra Knapp, Na-than Giles, Steve Kowalsky, Tony Walbach, Katherine O’Neill, Lorraine Terry, Andy Travis, Ryan O’Neill, Nicho-las Paradies, Austin Chrisler, Lylah Horton, Alexander Burleigh and Russ May Sr.,

Happy Anniversary to: Mark and Tina Sampson, Bill and Karen Woodward and Alfred and Louise Cookson.

January 18th Lunch at Cold Spring Chapel. Yes, it is 2020 and they begin the new year at the Chapel Com-munity Kitchen with a tra-ditional roast pork dinner. On the menu with the roast pork are: homemade gravy, mashed potatoes, homemade spaetzle, rutabaga, red cab-bage, and applesauce with homemade bread. Cupcakes will be their featured dessert for this New Year’s Dinner. They say, “Let’s begin 2020 with a resolution to enjoy more friendship, more fel-lowship, and great food in a spirit of togetherness that has so long been a hallmark of Cold Spring Chapel.” The kitchen is located in fellow-ship hall of Cold Spring Cha-pel. It is located at the cross-roads of Upper Woods Road and Great Bend Turnpike

(371W), Lebanon Township, Wayne County. The luncheon begins at 11:30 am till 1:30 pm and is free of charge. All are welcome to attend. For more information on events at Cold Spring Chapel, check them out on Facebook.

Had a nice chat with Ken Swan last week. He is on a mission to find out more information on his and his wife’s relatives. Swan, former Commander of American Legion Post #889 Waymart, and Chaplain of the Hon-esdale VFW Post 531, is a great-great-great-great-great grandson of John Honey-man, an American spy and British informant for George Washington. He was primar-ily responsible for spreading disinformation and gather-ing the intelligence crucial to Washington’s victory in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. His wife, Helen Jane (Bowell) Swan, is a descendant of Joseph Potter, a private in the Continental Army who would later be-come a Captain. He is buried in a private cemetery in Gib-son, Susquehanna County. The descendants of the Potter and Washburn families still meet in that area each year for a reunion. If you or anyone you know has more informa-tion on any other relatives of the Swan’s, let me know so I can pass the information on to them. Soup sale in

Jan. at Trinity Church C’dale

Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River Street in Carbondale is having a Homemade Soup Sale for the month of Janu-ary. Take out only.

$5 Pints and $9 Quarts. List of soups are: Clam Chowder, Italian Wedding, Minestrone, Split Ham & Pea, Beef Barley, Chicken Noodle, Broccoli & Cheddar. Pickup time is Monday - Friday; 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Call church office at (570) 282-3620 to request a different pickup time.

No Lucheons at Christ Church Until April

Due to winter weather issues and to ensure the safety of ev-eryone, Christ Church in Forest City will not be holding their monthly free Community Lun-cheons in January, February, and March of 2020.

The luncheons will resume on April 25, when everyone is invited to join them for a hearty lunch and friendly camaraderie.

An independently pub-lished 2020 calendar, places of worship, features four-teen churches in Lackawanna County and beyond for their beauty, architecture and heri-tage. From two room coun-try churches that recalls their New England heritage to the elaborate and sometimes flam-boyant city counterparts that speak to European ethnicity and faith.

The unique design and his-tory of each church is described beneath its full-page color pho-to. Christ Episcopal Church in Forest City graces the month of April. Additionally, a montage of colorful domes and spires displays the abundance and variety of religious buildings in NEPA. Architect Richard Le-

onori, AIA, hemmler+camayd, wrote the introduction, marry-ing the region’s industrial his-tory with churches.

The Calendar is published by FOTO FACTORY, a collabo-ration between Julian Spara-cino, photographer and musi-cian, and Mary Jasch, freelance writer, author and publisher of DIG IT! Magazine, the Art & Science of East Coast Garden-ing, online.

The 2020 places of worship calendar is available at: For-est City News Office, and in Scranton at Library Express (Steamtown Mall), Vincenzo’s Pizzeria, Judge Lumber, Lack-awanna River Conservation Association, Vitali’s Market, Caitz Cuttz (1022 S. Main Ave.). Cost: $12

2020 Calendar Features Religious Architecture in NEPA

Christ Episcopal Church, Forest City