Smart Driver course

The former 55 Alive, now the Smart Driver safety class offered by AARP, is being offered at the Chestnuthill Township park building beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday. This offering is the refresher 4-hour course.Participants must prove attendance at an 8-hour course within the past three years.For more information or to make the required registration call 570-619-4006.Paint for PuppiesThe West End Park and Open Space Commission will host a Paint for the Puppies event at the Chestnuthill Park building, 221 Route 715, Brodheadsville from 7-9 p.m. Saturday. Participants will get everything needed: canvas, brushes, paints and painting lessons to create their own masterpiece.Light refreshments or bring your own. The participation fee benefits the future West End Dog Park.For more information contact 570-234-6545 or 570-992-9733. Register online at

www.ccreationscrafts.weebly.com.Craft/vendor showThe Eldred Community Center in Kunkletown, formerly the Eldred School, will host a craft and vendor show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.No crafts/vendors accepted the day of the event.Halloween partyThe American Legion Auxiliary Unit 927 will host a children's Halloween party from 1-4 p.m. Saturday. If interested, parent must call the Legion at 610-681-5838 now and let them know the child's name and age. The event is by donation only. It is to include food, games, contests for costumes and so much more.Making a terrariumMembers and friends of McMichaels UMC will be making terrariums Saturday. The fun and learning event is set for the morning. Pat Wilkens is in charge.On Saturday, the church will be serving at the Stroudsburg soup kitchen under the leadership of Marie and John Link.Clothing distributionA gently used clothing distribution to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Countryside Alliance Church, 126 Countryside Drive, Brodheadsville. A variety of men's, women's and children's clothing is available. Everyone is welcome.Pet ParadeWest End Park and Open Space Commission will host this year's Pet Costume Parade at the Ross Township Park, Anchorage Road, Saylorsburg at 11 a.m. Saturday. Owners and pets can be in the parade and there will be prizes for the Scariest, Cutest, Most Original and Pet & Owner Look-a-Like and more. For more information, call 570-992-9733 or

bkozen@ptd.net.Organ dedicationSt. Matthew's Church in Kunkletown will hold the dedication of the Dubbs organ at a 4 p.m. service Sunday. Daniel Smale has some great music planned. Dottie Hemmerly, the former organist at Dubbs, will be present as will many of the Dubbs former choir members.The two choirs will be joining members of Effort UMC for the anthems. There will be lots of favorite hymns to sing. A bagpiper will be playing and Randy Cramer on fiddle will also be playing. After the dedication service, there will be a time of refreshment in the fellowship hall.Program endingEldred Township's Electronics Recycling Program was another huge success this time around. It is ending on Oct. 30.Residents are advised not to miss out on the chance to clear out old computers, radios, TVs and other electronic recyclables.The items are collected in the back of the township building and can be dropped off during normal business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.Diversity TaskforcePleasant Valley School District's Diversity Task Force will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the District Office.Polk SupervisorsThe board of supervisors for Polk Township will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the township building in Kresgeville.Knit & CrochetZion Lutheran's Knit & Crochet group will meet again at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Parish Hall in Brodheadsville. Newcomers are welcome.Lioness meetThe Western Pocono Lioness Club will have their next meeting on Tuesday at the American Legion in Gilbert. Social time will be at 6:30. The Western Pocono community Library will discuss e-books. The meeting will follow.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 at 6 p.m.Toys for TotsEldred Township has a drop off box for Toys for Tots at the township building. Toys should be new and unwrapped.There is also a collection box for nonperishable food items for the new food pantry.Contact Adele Argot at 717-933-4028 or

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

tneditor@tnonline.com.