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Pleasant Valley Middle School's Emma Barrett won the junior division of the Russell Hughes Spelling Bee held at East Stroudsburg High School South.Session TwoThe Zoning Hearing Board of Eldred Township will meet at 7 p.m. today for session two at the Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Company building in Kunkletown.Busy Post HomeSeveral meetings are scheduled at the American Legion Post Home in Gilbert this week.The Legion itself is slated to meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday the SAL at 11 a.m. Sunday and the West End Home Association at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday.Novena continuesOur Lady Queen of Peace Church, Gilbert, continues to offer opportunities to be part of the nine-day Novena of Divine Mercy, which began on Good Friday afternoon and will culminate with a special celebration on Sunday afternoon.The schedule includes participating through Easter Thursday, 6:30-7 p.m. in the church as a community.Easter Friday, April 1, 6:15- to 6:45 p.m. in the church as a community.Easter Saturday, April 2, 3 to 3:30 p.m. in the church as a community.Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3, 2:45-3:45 p.m. in the church.On Sunday afternoon there will be Sacred Music, the Divine Mercy Image, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, time for Adoration, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Benediction and Reposition.Senior menuThe Chestnuthill Senior Center, held at Zion Lutheran Church, Brodheadsville, will be able to enjoy chicken and sausage bake at the lunch on Friday.Those seniors who want to eat are reminded to call the site manager at 570-242-6770 or 570-420-3735 by 11 a.m. the day before.Next Wednesday, the planned lunch is lemon pepper fish.A special program on Wednesday for the Chestnuthill group will be an Aging & Alcohol presentation by LaTania R. Jones at 11 a.m.Programs are open to the public. For information, call 570-420-3746.Meet & GreetPocono Greyhound Adoption will be holding a Meet & Greet from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Tractor Supply, Route 209, Brodheadsville.For information, visit

www.poconogreyhound.org or phone 570-856-0377.Paint for PuppiesThe West End Park and Open Space Commission will host a Paint for the Puppies event at 1 p.m. Saturday. Participants will get everything needed including painting lessons to create their very own masterpiece.Light refreshments or bring your own. The event benefits the future West End Regional Dog Park. For more information call 570-730-9887. Register online at

www.ccreationscrafts.weebly.com.Mission auctionEffort United Methodist Church will be sponsoring its annual outreach missions auction on Saturday. The auction begins at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall and will feature Pastor Robin Fisher and Mark Wells as auctioneers. The proceeds from the auction will benefit church-sponsored local, national and worldwide missions.Items up for auction include: handmade knotted quilt, hand-quilted wall hangings, machine-quilted pillows and baby blanket, handmade gourd lamp, and gift certificates to local eateries as well as theme baskets, handmade wooden or ceramic items, homemade cookies, cakes, breads, candies as will and knitted or crocheted items. Gift certificates from local merchants will also be auctioned off.Complimentary desserts, healthy snacks and beverages will be available throughout the evening.The church is at 178 Merwinsburg Road in Effort, and is handicap accessible. For more information contact the church office at 570-629-1890.CommunionMcMichaels UMC will celebrate Holy Communion as part of this Sunday's worship service.The service begins at 9:30 a.m.Dogs to meetSafe Haven Pet Rescue will hold a dog Meet & Greet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, at Ace Hardware, Route 209, Brodheadsville, next to Dunkelberger's.Safe Haven will have many young dogs available. Safe Haven requires a pre-adoption application with references and a home visit before adoption.A West End group, Safe Haven Rescue needs volunteers 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 and to find a list of dogs available, visit

www.SafeHavenPa.org. Contact Safe Haven at

SafeHaven@epix.net or join Safe Haven Pa on Facebook.VBS planningThe first planning session for VBS 2016 being hosted by at St. Matthew's UCC in Kunkletown will be 6:30 p.m. Monday. Adult and youth volunteers are invited to the meeting. Discussed will be the theme, decorating ideas, a potential afternoon field trip and more. Vacation Bible School will be held in the grove July 11-15 for ages 3 and up.PTO book fairPleasant Valley's Middle School book fair begins Tuesday and runs for four days.Breakfast, dinnerMcMichaels United Methodist Church, Route 715 and White Church Road, will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. onApril 9, serving a complete breakfast with pancakes and beverages. It is by donation only, not a set cost. The church is handicapped accessible. It is open to everyone. Call 570-629-1136 for more information.From 4-7 p.m. the church is holding an all-you-can eat spaghetti dinner. The meal includes pasta, meatballs, sauce, bread and butter, salad, beverages and homemade desserts. Glenn Hinton is the sauce maker.For costs, call the church at the above number.SupervisorsThe Chestnuthill Township Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building in Brodheadsville.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

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

tneditor@tnonline.com.