Give & Take Day

A free PA Earth Day activity will take place at the Monroe Campus of Northampton Community College Route 715 in Tannersville. It is the Close the Loop’s 10th Annual Give & Take Day on April 21, and is for Monroe County residents only.

Bring good things you no longer need between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. then take away anything you wants from 1:30 to 3 p.m. You do not need to bring something in order to take something. It is all free.

Examples of items being accepted include: household goods, pots/pans, toys, bric-a-brac, bikes, plants, kitchenware, garden tools, small furniture (must be in good shape to be accepted), gently used clothes, etc.

Examples of things that will not be accepted: electronics — except for recycling computer devices, TVs, computer monitors, tires, household hazardous waste, etc.

Provide your own vehicle for transporting items. Volunteers will be assisting and reviewing the items being dropped off.

For more information, contact Close The Loop at 570-629-8414 or www.closetheloop.com.

Other events happening are: Tire Amnesty — Monroe County residents can drop off up to eight passenger tires (no cut tires will be accepted); E-Cycling collection — Monroe County residents can drop off TVs/computers, up to eight items total.

View a complete list at www.thewasteauthority.com or call the Waste Authority at 570-643-6100 for additional information.

No commercial/businesses permitted.

The site www.mcearthday.org lists other exciting things that will be happening, including exhibitors, workshops, live music, guest speakers, and more.

Eldred tax office

The tax collector’s office will be closed on April 24. The office will reopen at 1 p.m. April 26.

Payments can be mailed to: Laura Hoffman, tax collector, P.O. Box 430, Kunkletown, PA. 18058

April 30, is the final day for the discount period. The office will be open from 2 to 6 p.m.

May bike blessing

At noon May 6 is the new time set aside for the annual Blessing of the Bikes for the American Legion Riders Chapter 927. It will take place at the Legion Post Home in Gilbert, on the corner of Route 209 and Fairgrounds Road.

The public is invited.

Relay for Life

The West End Relay for Life will take place June 2 at the Pleasant Valley High School beginning at 10 a.m.

For more information contact Lisa Hoey at 570-421-7939 or Lisa.Hoey@cancer.org.

Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or arargot3@verizon.net. Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or tneditor@tnonline.com.