WEPOSC meeting

The West End Planning and Open Space Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Chestnuthill Township Park Building in Brodheadsville.Next Wednesday the Chestnuthill Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 15.PresentationA panel presentation on human trafficking will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Gilbert.Panelists include Pastor Angelique Labadie, Mission Pastor at Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church, who will define human trafficking; Detective Kim Lippincott, with the County Attorney's Office, who will describe human trafficking in Monroe County; and Beth Weeks, member of Mission Possible: End Human Trafficking, who will outline what people can do to protect themselves and their children and end the scourge of human traffickingPVEN BoardThe Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network board of directors will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran.The group is seeking a new director as Jennifer Strauch resigned from that position at the end of 2016. Tom Campbell, the board secretary-treasurer for PVEN, is serving as interim director.PVEN will host a spaghetti dinner and basket auction from 5 to 8

p.m.Feb. 18 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Gilbert.For more information, including costs, call PVEN at 570-992-3136.Tickets can be purchased at the door or from any board member.Tax helpSalem United Church of Christ in Gilbert will be the location for the AARP being available to do taxes beginning Thursday.Volunteers will be here from 9 a.m. to noon every Thursday until April 13. If schools are completely closed due to the weather, AARP will also close for the day. If it is only a 2-hour delay, volunteers will be there at the regular time.Mission mealThe West End Mission Meal for those in need will be served from 4:40 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Gilbert.Other meals, all free, being offered there include a breakfast on Saturday, a Sunday supper from 3 to 4 p.m. and a luncheon at 12:30

p.m.Feb. 15.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

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

tneditor@tnonline.com.