Praise service

The family of Salem-St.Paul's Lutheran in Kresgeville will have a praise service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. It will include a sharing from people who are part of the Mission Group who are slated to return Saturday from Blue Knob. A social hour will follow the worship service.Free concertThe free summer concerts continue at the Chestnuthill Township Park, on Route 715 in Brodheadsville with a performances by Adam Jacob, blending acoustic guitar playing with emotional lyrics and Christina Lenway, a folk/rock soloist at 6 p.m. Sunday.Bring a lawn chair, blanket and bug spray. Free ice cream at all concerts.For more information, contact 570-992-9733 or

bkozen@weposc.org.VBS aheadVacation Bible School will be held at Zion Lutheran in Brodheadsville from 9 a.m. to noon, this Monday through Friday. The theme is Barnyard Round Up.To register a child, call the church 570-992-6988.Hall availableMcMichaels UMC has announced that its fellowship hall is now air conditioned and available for rent. Certain restrictions apply, including no alcoholic beverages may be served.For more information, contact the Rev. Ed at the church at 570-629-1136.Polk SupersThe Polk Township Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the municipal building in Kresgeville.GOP meetsThe West End Republican Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Lakeside Restaurant in Saylorsburg. The optional dinner is set for 6 p.m.The group includes interested Republicans, and others who share the same values, from Chestnuthill, Eldred, Polk, Hamilton, Jackson Township, and other areas.Home repairThis summer Monroe County Habitat for Humanity wants to complete 10 new home preservation projects.These projects will enable struggling homeowners the opportunity to make necessary repairs on their homes.To qualify a family of two must earn less than $44,100 per year, be up-to-date on mortgage, property taxes and homeowner's insurance.For a home preservation application, call Habitat directly at 570-216-4390 or email Kelly at

execdirector@habitatmc.org.Monroe County Habitat is also holding its first "She Nailed It!" competition and social at 5 p.m. on July 27 at MemoryTownUSA in Mount Pocono. There is a cost for single entrants and team groups.For costs and other information, contact Kelly at the above information.New meeting siteThe West End Democratic Club's July 27 meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at a new location at Helen Mackes' home.Anyone needing to contact someone for directions, can call Julia at 570-242-8759 or email her at

hazanna@verizon.net.RSVPs are due to Helen by next Wednesday.Blood driveChestnuthill Park in Brodheadsville will be the next American Red Cross blood drive in the West End. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug.1. One can give both blood and Power Red.WEF contestsThe West End Fair has announced three new contests this year. Among them is a Plein air contest, a Sangria contest and a Bloody Mary contest.For the Plein Air contestants are invited to come and paint their favorite scene of the fairgrounds. Paintings will be displayed all week and then auctioned off on Aug. 26.The deadline for registering for contests is Aug. 7.For the two separate drink contests, contestants bring their ingredients and have a certain amount of time to mix their creation. The details on what they are being judged on and what they are allowed to bring are on the West End Fair website, TheWestEndFair.comClothing swapDon't forget the Pleasant Valley School District clothing swap taking place from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 26 in the PVE cafeteria.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.