West End news
Lusitania sinking
The Heritage Center's lecture series continues at 6:30 p.m. today with Rick Smith presenting The Sinking of the Lusitania.This lecture is free and open to the public. All lecture series programs require preregistration, so call the Heritage Center at 570-402-1906 or the library at 570-992-7934 to reserve a seat.WESL registrationThe West End Soccer League will have an in-person registration for fall from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the PVE fields in Kresgeville.For more information email
wesl@wesl.us.That will be repeated next Tuesday.Pocono ghostsLocal author L'Aura Hoffman from Saylorsburg will do a presentation on her 2017 book, "Ghosts of the Poconos," at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Eldred Township Community Center Kunkletown.The program is free, but donations will be appreciated. For more information, contact Ann 610-381-4252, ext. 2.Art awardsPleasant Valley High School Performing Arts awards will be presented at 6 tonight.School boardThe Pleasant Valley School District Board of Education meets at 8 p.m. Thursday at the district's Administrative Center in Brodheadsville.Polk yard saleThe Polk Township Historical Society will hold its annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Polk Township Municipal Building in Kresgeville.Donations of clean usable items will be accepted and greatly appreciated after 8 a.m. today and Thursday and during the sale on Friday and Saturday at the Municipal Building. For additional information, call Pat at 610-681-8984.Blue and whiteThe Pleasant Valley Middle School will celebrate blue and white day Friday. Those colors were chosen when the Pleasant Valley High School opened in 1961.Friendship DayChurch Women United of Monroe invites everyone to May Friendship Day on Friday, being hosted by St. Matthew's Catholic Church in East Stroudsburg, beginning at 11 a.m. There will be a covered dish luncheon after the program. Attendees are asked to bring the food to the kitchen at the back of the church.They are reminded to bring their pennies for the Fellowship of the Least Coin. Also as part of CWU project for 2017, nutritious snacks for children in the community are being collected.Blood drivesAmerican Legion Post 927 is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the post home on Route 209 in Gilbert.Both blood and Power Red donations will be accepted.A Miller-Keystone blood drive will be held at the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville at noonMay 17.PANDAS meetEffort UMC's youth group, the PANDAS, meets at 7 p.m. Friday, a new time for them.FromMay 20 throughMay 21, the youth will have a lock-in.Pastor Ken Edwards is the youth director. He can be reached at the church at 570-629-1890.PIC cleanupPride in Chestnuthill will have a township cleanup day Saturday.Driving reviewA four-hour safe driving class to refresh senior drivers' skills will be held Saturday at the Chestnuthill Township Park building, beginning at 1 p.m. There is no cost, attendees must have proof of having taken the eight-hour course within the past 36 months.To register or for more information, call the volunteer instructor at 570-619-4006.Mom's flowersThe West End Park and Open Space Commission will host a Mother's Day craft event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Ross Township Park, Anchorage Road, Saylorsburg.Kids will get everything they need to decorate a flower pot, fill it with potting soil and add a growing plant for Mom.For more information contact 570-992-9733 or
bkozen@weposc.org.Pantry openEffort UMC's food pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.Riders meetingThe American Legion Riders have their monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the American Legion Post 927, Route 209 and Fairgrounds Road, Gilbert.For more information, contact President Everett Shaver at 570-977-8208 or
everett.shaver@yahoo.com.Shawl ministryThe Prayer Shawl ministry at Effort UMC will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church Tuesday.Players groupSalem UCC, Gilbert, is hosting a players group from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday. The purpose of the group is to either sit and talk or play games. It is held the third Tuesday of every month.Installation meetingGFWC Western Pocono Women's Club will hold its monthly meeting at the Hamilton in Saylorsburg at 6 p.m. Tuesday. At this special May banquet, the club will install its newly elected officers for the 2017-18 club year. Beth Larson of Albrightsville will be installed for her fourth year as president. Paulette Percey of Effort will be installed for her first year as vice president. Mary Minnucci of Saylorsburg will be installed for her first year as treasurer. Denise Sedorchuk of Kunkletown will be installed for her third year as secretary.The Western Pocono Women's Club meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month, March through December, at the Effort United Methodist Church on Merwinsburg Road in Effort. It is open to all women 18 years and older. For more information about this service club, see
www.westernpoconowomensclub.org, email
wpwomensclub@gmail.com or call 610-681-4967.Crochet classesEldred Township's Community Center on Kunkletown Road continues its crochet classes from 7 to 8 p.m. the next three Tuesdays. Beginners and experienced crafters welcome. Needles, hooks and yarn will be supplied by instructor Dottie Jeker.There is no fee, but donations will be appreciated. For more information contact Ann at 610-381-4252, ext. 2Election DayThe Chestnuthill Township Supervisors meeting for Tuesday is canceled because the building is in use for Election Day.The planning commission will meet at 7 p.m. the next day at the municipal building.PVMS concertThe Pleasant Valley Middle School spring chorus concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.PTO/PAC meetsThe Pleasant Valley Middle School PTO/PAC will meet at 9:30
a.m.May 17.Lions meetThe Western Pocono Lions Club will hold its monthly dinner meeting at 6:30
p.m.May 17 at the Old Mill Pizza in Sciota. The speaker will be Dudley Mann, Individual, Medicare and Senior Products Adviser, BB&T Insurance Services.Sub vets meetThe U.S. Submarine Veterans, Pocono Base, meets regularly on the third Wednesday of each month at the Wilson Fisher American Legion, Post 413, Old Route 940, in Pocono Pines. They are a local chapter of the national organization U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. This month's meeting will be at 7
p.m.May 17.For additional information and directions, visit
http://poconosubvets.org or call 610-681-2606.Flea marketSt. Peter's UMC, Saylorsburg, is holding its spring flea market from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.May 20. The rain date is June 3.Vendors are wanted, Call 570-992-6930 for availability and information.Refreshments and lunch will be available.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or
arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or