West End news
Blood drive
Miller-Keystone Blood drives continue each Wednesday at the Western Pocono Community Library. They are held from noon to 6 p.m. weekly.Walk-ins are welcome.Program wrapThe 2016 reading program special events at the Western Pocono Community Library feature a Bear Mountain Butterfly program at 1 p.m. today.Home AssociationThe West End Home Association is slated to meet at 7:30 tonight at the Post 927 home in Gilbert. The Legion itself meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.The
S.A.L. gathers at 11 a.m. Sunday; the Korean War vets meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.The Auxiliary will meet at 6
p.m.Aug. 10.Upcoming is the start of the shuffleboard league, beginning Aug. 12. That event will be held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m.Sign-ups are due at the Post.Lunch menuSeniors attending the Monroe County Senior Center in Brodheadsville, at Zion Lutheran's Fellowship Hall, are being offered barbecue pork chop on Friday and Swiss steak next Wednesday.Call the site manager before 11 a.m. the day before at 570-242-6770 or 570-420-3735.Greyhound eventPocono Greyhound Adoption will be holding a Meet & Greet at Tractor Supply, Route 209, Brodheadsville, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.To learn more about the event or about adopting a greyhound, please visit
www.poconogreyhound.org or call 570-856-0377.Meet and greetSafe Haven Pet Rescue will hold a dog meet and greet from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Ace Hardware, Route 209, Brodheadsville (next to Dunkelberger's).The group will have many young dogs available to meet and get to know. Safe Haven requires a pre-adoption application with references and a home visit before adoption.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. Help save homeless dogs.For more information about Safe Haven, and to find a list of dogs available for adoption and adoption applications, visit
www.SafeHavenPa.org. Contact Safe Haven at
SafeHaven@epix.net or join Safe Haven Pa. on Facebook.Knit & CrochetZion Lutheran's Knit & Crochet group will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Newcomers are welcome.UMW meetsEffort United Methodist's United Methodist Women will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Devotions will be led Janet Pierson. Hostesses will be Reta Romanco, Arvilla Bodemar and Ann Sanders.Touch of HomeThe next meeting of the Touch of Home group will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion Post 927 home in Gilbert.WEPOSC meetsThe West End Park and Open Space Commission will meet at 6:30
p.m.Aug. 10 at the Chestnuthill Park Building on Route 715 in Brodheadsville. Friends of WEPOSC will meet at the same place at 6:45 p.m.Gourd artThe Arts in Eldred brings a new creative opportunity in a Decorative Gourd Art event from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 10.There is a fee, which includes all materials. Class size is limited, so sign up soon. Contact
stpekala@yahoo.com to register.There will also be a youth arts class with Susan from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday. There is a fee.Garden Club eventThe Monroe County Garden Club will hold its annual Picnic and Plant Sale at noonAug. 10 at Brodhead Creek Park, Route 191, Stroudsburg. The park is on Route 191 north of the Big Wheel Roller Skating Rink. It is a 34-acre property that encompasses a pristine stretch of the Brodhead Creek, which is perfect for observing nature and for fishing. There is a small pond for children under 12 to fish in.Everyone interested in gardening is invited to attend, along with your families. Please bring a dish to share, and a plant to raffle off.Art workshopFolks can create their own colored pencil and stencil design of the favorite story: Footprints in the sand, at a summer art workshop being held at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in the Cafe. It will be held from 10 a.m. to noonAug. 11.There is a cost. Call the church office at 610-681-6137 for information and for registering.Cookies comingThe Western Pocono Women's Club will be visiting the Getz home in Jonas with sweet treats as they do monthly. The cookie social will be held at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 10.Christmas in AugustSalem-St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kresgeville, will be celebrating Christmas in August by having the church family and friends bring in new white or black socks and underwear for all ages onAug. 14, to be donated to the PVEN.Free concertThe free summer concert series continues at the Chestnuthill Park, 221 Route 715, Brodheadsville onAug. 21, with a performance by Riverside Blues Band. The show starts at 6 p.m. and there will be free ice cream for everybody. Riverside plays a mix of blues and classic rock, including Clapton, SRV, BB King, The Band, George Thorogood and more.For more information contact 570-992-9733 or go to
www.weposc.org.Hearts for HungerThe 2016 Hearts for Hunger fair will be held on the grounds of Stone Lake Inn on Greenview Drive, Saylorsburg, on Sept. 17. The fair is open to the public and will feature local artists and vendors, plus activities for kids and adults.Proceeds benefit PVEN food pantry and clothing closet.For costs to set up a vendor space or other information, contact Mary DiMichele at 570-730-7244.Theater tripThe West End Park & Open Space Commission is sponsoring a charter bus trip to see Disney's "Aladdin" at the New Amsterdam Theatre. The bus leaves Chestnuthill Park, 221 Route 715, Brodheadsville at 7
a.m.Oct. 22 and returns at 7:30 p.m. Arrival in New York City is at 9:30 a.m.Show time is at 2 p.m. Call 570-992-9733 or
bkozen@weposc.org for costs and for more information or to register.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or
arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or