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The Pleasant Valley School District Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday in the district office.Menu selectionChestnuthill Seniors attending the West End Monroe Seniors Center meeting can order taco salad for the Friday luncheon and crispy baked fish for the Jan. 18 meal.Orders must be placed by 11 a.m. the day before with the site manager at 570-242-6770 or 570-420-3735.Family Fun NightThe Pleasant Valley Intermediate School is holding its family fun night beginning at 7 p.m. Friday.Snowshoeing introThe West End Park and Open Space Commission is offering Introduction to Snowshoeing at the Chestnuthill Park in Brodheadsville from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.Learn the basics of snowshoes and enjoy a winter stump around the park. No experience necessary. Limited equipment will be available.Registration is required. Call 570-992-9733 or contact

bkozen@weposc.org.Free ESL classThe Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville offers English as a Second Language class every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, weather permitting.The class is free and no preregistration is required.For more information call the library at 570-992-7934.Breakfast servedOur Lady Queen of Peace Church will have a free community breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday.OnJan. 18, a lunch will be served from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.School closedThe Pleasant Valley School District will be closed for students Monday in light of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Offices are to be open.PVI Book FairThe PVI PTO book fair will be ongoing at the school from Tuesday throughJan. 20. Evening hours are also scheduled for Wednesday.PVE PTOThe Pleasant Valley Elementary PTO will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday.Chestnuthill SupersThe Board of Supervisors of Chestnuthill Township will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Municipal Building on Route 715 in Brodheadsville.Council membersJeanie Anewalt, Penny Hawk, Pat Martin, Tony Palermo and Dean Zacharias are new council members at St. Matthew's UCC in Kunkletown.The church's Sunday school and nursery are back in session on Sundays.On Sunday the youth group heads to Sky Zone in Bethlehem following Sunday school.Help soughtMeals on Wheels of Monroe County is in great need for additional volunteers in three geographic ares due to service requests, including the West End.Anyone who can help with delivery of meals is asked to contact the RSVP office at 570-420-3747 as soon as possible.Volunteers must have a reliable vehicle, a current Pennsylvania driver's license and carry a minimum of $100K/$300K auto liability insurance.Accurately tracked mileage is tax deductible.Blood driveMiller-Keystone Blood Center will be at the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville, from noon to 6

p.m.Jan. 18. Walk-ins are always welcome.For more information or to make an appointment, call 800-223-6667.Monthly meetingThe Western Pocono Lions Club will hold monthly dinner meetings during January, February and March. The board meetings for these three months will be held at 6:30 p.m. before the monthly dinner meetings.The next combination meeting night will be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Old Mill Pizzeria on Business Route 209 in Sciota. All members are invited to the board meetings as well as the regular meeting.New exhibitA new exhibit, Old Time Delaware Water Gap, is on display through February 2017 at the Heritage Center in Brodheadsville. This exhibit consists of old photographs of the Railroad Station and buildings that are still standing today. It also showcases artifacts from the Pocono Wild Animal Farm. The Heritage Center is located at 149 Bond Lane. Call the Heritage Center at 570-402-1906 or the library 570-992-7934 for more information.Chili cook-offSalem United Church of Christ, Gilbert, will be holding a chili cook-off from noon to 3

p.m.Jan. 28, weather permitting. Inclement weather date isJan. 29. There is a small entry fee. Contact the church office Monday, Tuesday or Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. if interested in participating at 610-681-4733. There will also be a bake sale along with drinks and hot dogs.Starting Feb. 2, AARP will be available at Salem to do taxes. Workers 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 there is only a two-hour delay, they will be here at the regular time.Farm AnimalsThe 2017 Farm Family Appreciation Celebration is being heldMarch 18 at the Hamburg Field House in Hamburg. Invitations include Monroe and Carbon farm families as well as those in Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties.Registration forms are due by March 1.For more information call 610-378-1327 and ask for Lisa or go to

www.godslove.org/calendar.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

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

tneditor@tnonline.com.