West End news
Meeting tonight
The West End Park and Open Space Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. today. Friends of the West End Park and Open Space Commission will meet at 6:45 p.m. at the Chestnuthill Park Building in Brodheadsville.Band concertThe Pleasant Valley High School band concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. today at the high school.Jr. honor societyPleasant Valley Middle School will hold the National Junior Society induction ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Old Gym.Seniors menuBeef tips with gravy is the menu for the seniors attending the West End Center at Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville on Friday. Next Wednesday it is a cheeseburger.Those lunching are asked to call the site manager by 11 a.m. the day before.Santa visitsSanta will visit Chestnuthill Township Park, 221 Route 715, Brodheadsville from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.Music, hot cocoa and cookies are part of the visit. Families are advised to bring a camera for pictures with Santa.Nonperishable food items for PVEN and new unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots will be collected.For more information contact Bernie Kozen, WEPOSC, Executive Director at 570-992-9733 or check
www.weposc.org.Clauses visitMrs. Bush's in Kunkletown is hosting a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The event will include free pictures with Santa and storytelling by Mrs. Claus.Contact Carrie Shafer at 610-381-1009 or
carrie@mrsbushcares.com for more information or to respond.Christmas partyThe West End Democratic Committee is holding its annual Christmas party on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. at the West End Fire Company in Brodheadsville.There is a cost.For more information contact Helen Mackes at 610-381-3016.Christmas concertThe Pleasant Valley Choral Society will present its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Pleasant Valley High School auditorium in Brodheadsville.There is a suggested donation for adults; children are free.For more information, call 570-402-2026.Christmas musicalMiddlecreek Christian Church, 343 Dorshimer Road, Kresgeville, will celebrate the coming king with the musical program "Waiting Here for You" at 7 p.m. Saturday.All are welcome to join a time of fellowship and light refreshment following the program. For more information call 570-629-4066.Wrap-a-thonThe Youth Group of St. Matthew's UCC, Kunkletown, will hold a Wrap-A-Thon fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. They will wrap presents, add a name tag and adorn a bow for a cash donation of your choice. They will also serve free hot cocoa and cookies. For more information, contact: 610-951-4214 or
stacigeorge0317@gmail.com.Christmas programThe Sunday school of Zion Lutheran, Brodheadsville, will present its annual Christmas program during the 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday.Christmas partySalem-St. Paul's Lutheran Church Sunday school, Kresgeville, will hold its Christmas party Sunday beginning at 10:45 a.m.Family tableSt. Matthew's UCC, Kunkletown, will hold a special church service at noon on Sunday. It is a family table Christmas with country, and bluegrass music to celebrate the Lord. Communion is served and there will be a visit from Santa Claus with pictures afterward.UMW meetsEffort UMC's United Methodist Women is celebrating the annual Ladies Night Out at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Wesley Hall. Attendance is by reservation only.A general involvement in UMW includes an invitation extended to those who are 13 years of age or just shy of 100. For additional information about the UMW contact Dee Juris at 610-681-8217 or email
deedlebug24@gmail.com or Jan Decker at the church office 570-629-1890.All Sports ClubThe Pleasant Valley All Sports Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.Knit & CrochetEffort UMC's Prayer Shawl Ministry will next meet Tuesday at 10:30 am. Anyone who knits or crochets or would like to learn, is asked to join the ladies they would love to welcome newcomers and be happy to have others join the group in making gifts for those who need to be warm in many ways.Lioness meetThe Western Pocono Lioness Club will meet one week early, this coming Tuesday, due to the upcoming Christmas holiday, at the American Legion in Gilbert. The meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m., will include a cookie exchange and a gift exchange and a game: Now You Have it, Now You Don't.For additional information about the Western Pocono Lioness Club, contact co-presidents Lioness Cynthia 570-629-1505 or Lioness Georganna 570-620-2472.West End GOPThe West End Republican Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cherry's Sunset Family Restaurant in Kresgeville. The optional dinner is one hour earlier.Chestnuthill supervisorsThe board of supervisors for Chestnuthill Township will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the municipal building on Route 715, Brodheadsville.Choral concertThe Pleasant Valley Middle School's Old Gym is the site for the PVMS Christmas program choral concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday.Christmas concertSt. Matthew's UCC, Kunkletown, & Effort UMC will present the Christmas cantata: "Joy, Joy, Joy." St. Matthew's will host at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, and Effort UMC will host at 6 p.m. Dec. 19.Christmas partyThe American Legion Auxiliary of Post 927, Gilbert, is hosting a community children's Christmas party from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, for children to 10 years of age joined by no more than two adults.The sign-up book for the party is available through Dec. 15. Space is limited. No phone call reservations will be taken. Santa will be there.Food distributionEffort UMC's food pantry will do its Christmas basket distribution from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 19.There will be no distribution on Dec. 26.Christmas festivalOur Lady Queen of Peace Church will have a Christmas family Festival at 1 p.m. Dec. 20. It will include a visit with Santa, food, crafts, a Christmas store for children and a Christmas pageant by Blessed Beginnings Preschool.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or
arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or