Meeting change

Due to the schedule of Eldred Township's solicitor, the Eldred Township supervisors' meetings will take place on the second Wednesday of each month, not the first Wednesday the meeting has previously been scheduled.The next meeting of the Eldred Township Board of Supervisors will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Company on Kunkletown Road.Lions BoardThe Western Pocono Lions Club board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. today, at the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville.All Lions are welcome.The club had the Pleasant Valley Leo Club President Lily Knan and secretary Kevin Miller as guests at the club's last meeting.The Leos reported that the Leo Club collected three pickup loads of food for the Effort Methodist Church food pantry and PVEN at Thanksgiving.The Lions Club will be at the high school's annual Night of Unity on Feb. 23.Club President Cindy Rodenbough presented a certificate of appreciation to Lion Zane Burke for his participation in the club's used eyeglass collection. He gave her 120 pairs of glasses but has given many more in the past and will continue to collect them at his place of business, Brodheadsville Eye Care Center in the ShopRite plaza in Brodheadsville.Band parentsPleasant Valley's Band Parents will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the high school.Legion meetingsAccording to the regular schedule of the American Legion in Gilbert, the West End Home Association is slated to meet at 7:30 tonight; the Legion at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.; the SAL at 11 a.m. Sunday; the auxiliary at 6 p.m. Monday; and the Korean War Vets at 7 p.m. Tuesday.The Wise Crackers Comedy show, a fundraiser, is this Saturday, beginning with dinner at 5 p.m. For tickets and other information, call Everrett Shaver at 570-977-8208.Attendees must be 21 years or older.Seniors menuThe Chestnut Hill Seniors meeting at Zion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville will be served Swiss steak on Friday and vegetable lasagna next Wednesday.Those planning to eat lunch should call the site manager by 11 a.m. the day before at 570-242-6770 or 570-420-3735.Free blood pressure readings will be done between 11 a.m. and noon next Wednesday by Allen Lear Home Care.If schools are closed, the senior center will also be closed.Discounted ticketsThe West End Park and Open Space Commission is offering discounted ski tickets. Tickets are available at the Chestnuthill Park office for Blue Mountain, Shawnee, Big Boulder/Jack Frost, Montage and Elk Mountains.A price list is available at

www.weposc.org or on the Facebook page. For more information, contact 570-992-9733 or

bkozen@ptd.net.Men's breakfastPleasant Valley Presbyterian Church in Brodheadsville will hold its next monthly Men's Bible Breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday. Participants come together for prayer, fellowship and food.Library daySaturday is Take Your Child to the Library Day, and the Western Pocono Community Library in Brodheadsville will begin its Family Fun Time Story Time at 10:30 a.m. with stories, songs, coloring, games and lots of fun.The library has shelves of board games available to play in the library while at the site.For more information, call the library at 570-992-7934.Greyhound adoptionPocono Greyhound Adoption will be holding a Meet & Greet from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Tractor Supply, Route 209, Brodheadsville.To learn more about the event, or about adopting a greyhound, visit

www.poconogreyhound.org or call 570-856-0377.Souper BowlArea churches will be celebrating Souper Bowl Sunday on Super Bowl Sunday, which is this coming Sunday.Effort UMC will have soup pots in the narthex for donations of canned goods such as canned fruit, canned pasta, canned vegetables, canned sauces, etc. and nonperishables.And, as usual, there will also be a little competition involving the teams who will be playing in this year's Super Bowl: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers. Each soup pot will have a team name so church and Sunday school attendees can vote for their respective favorite team by placing a donation in that particular pot.Salem-St. Paul's in Kresgeville has announced: Help score a touchdown for PVEN (West End Food Pantry) by bringing cans of pasta sauce and soup, peanut butter, and cereal to church. Money is also welcome.Safe HavenSafe Haven Pet Rescue will hold a dog adoption day 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 Pet Rescue is a small group of dedicated volunteers from the West End of the Poconos who save highly adoptable dogs from high-kill and overcrowded shelters and finds them loving homes.Needed are volunteers to help with adoption days, fundraising, transporting dogs to vets and groomers and fostering homeless dogs until they find their forever homes.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. Join Safe Haven Pa. on Facebook.Softball workoutsThe West End Little League is holding softball winter workouts for age 6 to 10 at 4 p.m. Sunday at the PVHS old gym and for ages 11 to 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the old gym as well.All youth are reminded to always bring a glove.For more information, email

lpvento@icloud.com.Papal visitThe Rev. Mike Quinnan of Our Lady Queen of Peace church in Gilbert will be traveling to Rome on Sunday evening to be commissioned as a Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis. Father Mike will be happy to take the church family's prayer requests with him, especially requests for God's mercy. There is a prayer box by the baptismal font in which worshippers can place their written requests.He will take them to Rome and pray for them in St. Peter's Basilica.Effort UMWThe United Methodist Women of Effort UMC will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. The meeting is a business meeting.Devotions will be led Lisa Magill. Hostesses are Alma Middleton and Lucy Boomer.The invitation to women is: If you are 13 years of age or just shy of 100, come join the group at our next meeting.Currently the UMW is taking orders for two kinds of soup. For more information call the church at 570-629-1890.All Sports ClubPleasant Valley School District's All Sports Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the high school.Needlework groupSalem-St. Paul's Needlework Group in Kresgeville is making cancer pillows for area facilities at 9 a.m. Tuesday.If anyone knows of someone who needs one, contact Sue Potts or the pastor.Knit & crochetZion Lutheran Church in Brodheadsville Knit & Crochet group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday.Ash WednesdayArea churches will be focusing on Ash Wednesday on Feb. 10.Salem-St. Paul's, Kresgeville, will do an Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion service at noon and 7:30 p.m.Zion Lutheran, Brodheadsville, will offer ashes by way of a drive-thru at the church from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. that day. A regular service for Ash Wednesday will be held at 7:30 p.m. including the Sacrament of Holy Communion and the Imposition of Ashes.St. Matthew's UCC in Kunkletown will have an Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 10, with soup at 6 p.m., and the service at 7 p.m.No lectureIn observance of Ash Wednesday, there will be no lecture at the Heritage Center in Brodheadsville this month. The series will resume on at 6:30

p.m.March 9. For more information, call the Heritage Center at 570-402-1906 or the library at 570-992-7934.Breakfast eventMcMichael's UMC is having a donation-only breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Feb 13.Valentine's danceA Valentine's Day dance is set for Feb. 13 at the Kunkletown firehouse. For tickets and information, contact Ann at 610-381-4252, ext. 2.Refreshments will be available for a cost as well as other activities. Limited seats are available, so sign up now to reserve tickets. All proceeds will benefit the Eldred Community Center.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

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

tneditor@tnonline.com.