Crafternoon soon

The Western Pocono Community Library has announced its January Crafternoon as being tissue flowers. This will take place at 3 p.m. Jan. 20. Adults only is the request. Registration is required.

OTOH reminder

Operation Touch of Home has announced the group will not be meeting regularly in January or February. The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 8.

March for Life

Knights of Columbus Council 7141 will be sponsoring a bus to take part in the March for Life in Washington, D.C.

For costs and additional information contact John Blundetto at 570-807-7973. johnblundetto@hotmail.com.

Next supper

Our Lady Queen of Peace canceled this past Sunday’s community supper. The next one is set for Jan. 23.

Eagle watch trip

The Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center has announced three Eagle Watch field trips for Jan. 25, Feb. 4 or Feb. 11 for a field trip to the upper Delaware River in search of the national symbol, the bald eagle.

For cost and times, contact the KCEEC at 570-629-3061, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and some Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Ross Supervisors

The Ross Township Supervisors held a special meeting on Jan. 10. The next regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the township’s municipal building on Anchorage Road in Saylorsburg.

Local supporters

The group 1% for Nature has various West End members which are part of it, such as Kinsley’s ShopRite, Dunkelberger’s, Argot Hardware, Saylorsburg Lumber and Blue Ridge Winery.

The organization is celebrating its third year in business in Monroe County, with its purpose being to permanently preserve and enhance special places in the Pocono Mountains of Monroe County.

Municipalities and nonprofits are invited to apply for grants up to $2,500 in January 2022 to perform projects in Monroe County that preserve or connect people to nature. In January 2020 three grants were made for almost $2,100 for trail signage and a bike repair station along an on-road bike trail.

This year the funding pool will be $10,500. That is $3,000 more than in Jan. 2021. The program’s goal is to grow the capability to provide grants for larger projects every year.

For more information call 484-519-1517 and speak to Samantha Holbert, Director or email Director@1%fornature.

WEPOSC cook-off

Registration and entry fee for the first West End Park and Open Space Commission’s chili cook off set for Feb. 12 are due by Feb. 1 at Friends of WEPOSC, PO Box 243, Brodheadsville PA 18322 or dropped off at the Chestnuthill Park in Brodheadsville.

For full details about the Feb. 12 event at the Chestnuthill Park, contact Bernie Kozen or Kim Tuin at 570-992-9733 or go to www.weposc.org.

Soup and bake sale

McMichaels UMC has announced it will hold a homemade soup and bake sale on Feb. 19. Baked goods will be sold whole or by a single piece.

Attendees are asked to wear a mask to drop by and make their selections.

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