Eldred Supervisors

Supervisors for Eldred Township will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the municipal building in Kunkletown.Home AssociationThe West End Home Association for West End Memorial Post 927 is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m.Band parentsPleasant Valley Band Parents will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school band room.All Pleasant Valley schools will be closed Friday and Monday, Labor Day.Legion meetingThe American Legion Post 927 is slated to meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.Monroe SeniorsThe Chestnuthill group of the Monroe County Seniors will gather on Friday and again next Wednesday at Zion Lutheran's Parish Hall in Brodheadsville. The doors open at 9 a.m. The menu for lunch Friday is Swiss steak and next Wednesday it is a cheeseburger.Next Wednesday, a special presentation on legumes (Eat your Beans) will be presented at 11 a.m. Free blood pressure readings will be taken that day by Allen Lear Home Care.Butterfly presentationA monarch butterfly presentation will be given from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Eldred Township Community Center in Kunkletown by Shirley and Jane Kuehner. Refreshments will be offered.On Tuesday pinocle will be led at 9 a.m. by Shirley Kuehner.Church campingPleasant Valley Assembly of God, Brodheadsville, invites its families Sunday for a picnic and movie night beginning at 6:30 p.m. The church will provide the dinner and participants can bring a dessert and snacks.It is to be a great time of fellowship.Participants are reminded to bring lawn chair and/or picnic blanket.Also, those who would like to camp over night, should RSVP to Olga Schillinger, church administrator, as soon as possible and no later than Thursday.Folks will need to provide their own tent and camping equipment. Set up will take place at 4:30 in the afternoon.Dog adoption daySafe 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).Many young dogs available will be available for meeting and getting to know.Safe Haven does require a pre-adoption application with references and a home visit before adoption.Volunteers are needed to help with adoption days, fundraising, transporting dogs to vets and groomers and fostering homeless dogs until they find their forever homes.For more information about Safe Haven, and to find a list of dogs available for adoption and adoption applications, please visit

www.SafeHavenPa.org. Contact Safe Haven at

SafeHaven@epix.net or join Safe Haven Pa on Facebook.Parent meetingThe Pleasant Valley Middle School Fall Title 1 parent meeting will be held at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday.Knit & CrochetZion Lutheran Church's Knit & Crochet group will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Parish Hall in Brodheadsville.New members are welcome.Open HouseThe Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Kresgeville, will hold an open house and a book fair for grades K and 1 on Tuesday, beginning at 6 p.m.Korean Vets meetThe local Korean War Vets group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion Post Home in Gilbert.AuditionsStorybook Theatre, Western Pocono Community Library's Teen Drama Club, will be holding open auditions for the 2015-16 season. This drama club is open to anyone between the ages of 13 and 18 or seventh grade to 12th grade.Anyone who is interested can contact Patti at 570-992-7934 for auditions dates and information. Singing is not required but always helpful.PVEN needsDonations the Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network can use include: school supplies, school sneakers in black or white in all sizes for students in grades K through 12, school socks in all sizes for the same students agewise, children's underpants and undershirts, and girls and ladies bras.Donations may be taken directly to the PVEN at 279 Greeview Drive Brodheadsville, or turned in at a PVEN-supporting church. The PVEN will accept donations of food and clothing Tuesdays and Fridays, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment.To reach the PVEN call 570-992-3136.Member mournedThe Eldred Township Planning Commission lost a dedicated member this month when Philip Marano died in August. He served on the Planning Commission for more than 20 years.There is now a vacancy on the Planning Commission Board. Any residents interested in serving as a township planner are asked to submit a resume and letter of interest with qualifications to:Eldred Township board of supervisors, P.O. Box 600, Kunkletown, PA 18058 or via email to:

s.solt@eldredtwp.orgLong-term care topicMrs. Bush's in Kunkletown is offering a program on preparing for long-term care at 6 p.m. Sept. 9.The presentation will be done by Thrivent Financial.Refreshments will be served.RSVP to Carrie at 610-381-1009 or

carrie@mrsbushcares.com.Heritage Center lectureThe lecture series at the Heritage Center of the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville continues with: Field Life of an American Grunt, Vietnam 1970-1971 American Division 196th

L.I.B. Co "A" 3/21 Infantry Division U.S. Army as presented by Glenn Lippincott from Valor Clinic at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Heritage Center.Preregistration is required, so call the library at 570-992-7934 or the Heritage Center at 570-402-1906.PIC meetsPride in Chestnuthill will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Chestnuthill Township municipal building on Route 715 in Brodheadsville. Additional volunteers are welcome.Free Youth Field DayRegistration is closed for the free Monroe County Youth Field Day happening at Camp Trexler in Jonas Sept. 12.All youths, with their accompanying adults or legal guardians, should check-in before 7:15 a.m. at designated tables clearly marked and located in Camp Trexler, past the designated free parking areas. Other family members and siblings who wish to attend the event as spectators are welcome to join in the excitement.RSVP dueMonroe County Habitat for Humanity's Volunteer Appreciation Event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 15, at Water Gap Country Club.Anyone who has volunteered one time in the past year is invited free of charge. A light dinner will be served with coffee, tea, soda and desserts. There will be a cash bar.Anyone who did not a volunteer but would like to attend, tickets are available. Contact the office for more information, including costs, as well as to learn about volunteer opportunities, at 570-476-9846.RSVPs are due by Sept. 10.Free stargazingThe West End Park and Open Space Commission, as part of the Parks for Good Living partnership (HJP & SROSRC Parks/Recreation Commissions along with the Pocono Medical Center) will sponsor a stargazing event with Astronomer Rich Grebb at the West End Regional Park on Sept. 11.Participants should meet at the Chestnuthill Park Building on Route 715 in Brodheadsville at 7:15 p.m. The free program will include telescopic views of Saturn with its moons and rings, Hercules Start Cluster, constellations and more.Dress to be outside, bring a lawn chair, blanket and bug spray. The program is recommended for adults and children 6 years and older. Call 570-992-97233 or

bkozen@weposc.org to register.Eldred car showOn Sept. 12 there will be a car show in Kunkletown from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Bill or Sharon Solt at 570-856-7167 after 4 p.m.Ross Community DayRoss Township Park Committee will host the seventh annual community day on Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the VanBuskirk-Haney Community Park on Anchorage Road in Saylorsburg.There will be games, demonstrations, entertainment, food and drink and more.It's a wonderful opportunity to promote an organization, recruit new members and raise funds.For more information, including a registration form, call contact Bernie Kozen at 570-992-9733 or at

bkozen@weposc.orgFree concertMonroe County Area Agency on Aging has been offered complimentary tickets for the opening concert of L'ARCHET for the Cohen Hall Series 2015-16.Domenic Salerno, violin, and Stephen Whale, piano, will join forces for a duo recital at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19.Call Judy at 570-420-3735 to reserve.Gift card bingoEldred Township Historical Society gift card bingo will be held Oct. 11 in the Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Company building. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and bingo begins at 1 p.m. Food will be available. For more information, contact Jalene at 610-381-3100.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.