March 2013
V.F.W. Post #4947 brunch
Celebrate spring at the Historic O & W Train Depot & support the veterans of V.F.W. Post #4947 with a Sunday brunch, 8am-1pm. Cost: $8 per person, children 6 yrs & under free. 845/647-8722 or 733-5811.
Email this pageAlternative prom
The Upper Delaware GLBT Center presents the Alternative Prom at the Best Western Inn at Hunt's Landing Ballroom, 7pm. Theme: Over the Rainbow. Tickets: $40 adults, $25 youth ages 14-20. Visit www.udglbt.org or call 570/491-2400.
Kiwanis Club Annual Opening Season Breakfast
Roscoe Kiwanis Club will host its annual breakfast at The Roscoe Community Center (former Kirchner building), 7am-12 noon. The menu will include pancakes with real maple syrup (produced locally), eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Free will offering.
Sullivan issues detailed on Survey Monkey; potential advisory committee members polled
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — In an effort to create a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategic Plan, Sullivan County is seeking input from potential members of an advisory committee. The potential members were drawn from the list of residents who attended public meetings in September 2012 regarding the future of economic development in Sullivan County. Read more
Our Country Home Spring 2013
Published quarterly, Our Country Home is chock full of stories, ideas and ways to help readers make the most of their country living experience. From showcasing area businesses, homes and gardens, to offering design tips and recipes, to DIY projects and support for sustainable living, Our Country Home is the go-to place for creating the haven of your dreams in the Upper Delaware River valley. The magazine appears as a stand alone and on line, and its beautiful presentation is sure to inspire renewal and creativity. Read more
A Modern Homestead in Welcome Lake
It was a cold and blustery March morning, and as I made fresh tire tracks through the light dusting of snow, I saw a mink dart across the driveway and under a rock along one of the three ponds at the Augusta Acres homestead in Welcome Lake, PA. It was too cold for the sap to be running yet, but the plastic tubes and hundreds of buckets lining the way to the house were ready for the sap to flow as soon as the temperature rose above freezing. In the distance, a small flock of ducks waddled along the bank of the frozen pond as if also wondering whether the ice would melt soon. Read more
Food Traditions - Jewish
Some people don’t have warm and fuzzy feelings about the holidays. Some people aren’t religious. My father is the first one and I am the latter. Now that the holiday season is approaching, what am I to do? As a daughter of a dad who is from a Jewish family, a mom from a Unitarian Universalist family and I not identifying with either, when I just want to enjoy some of the traditional foods associated with Hanukah? Answer: create my own “holiday.”
And that’s exactly what I did. Read more
Design and advertising firm wins award
HONESDALE, PA — Bailey Design & Advertising has been named the winner of the 2012 American Graphic Design Award given by Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) for the Discover Pike PA visitors’ guide. The award was given in the category of editorial design.
“In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s a challenge to be heard, seen and remembered,” said Deb Bailey. “It is a pleasure to work hand in hand with the Pike County Hotel Tax Board member Bridget Gelderman and all of the Hotel Tax Board members, as well as the Pike County Commissioners.” Read more
Food Traditions - Italian
A smile comes to my face as I remember past Christmases spent with my Italian family. We were lucky to have everyone—my grandparents, aunts and uncles as well as cousins from both sides—come together for the joyous occasion of Christmas Eve. Read more
