| VOLUME XXX No. 47 | Narrowsburg, NY | November 18 - 24, 2004 |
Honesdale for the holidays HONESDALE, PA—Historic Honesdale offers up their famous holiday hospitality on Friday, November 26 and Saturday, November 27 during the annual Honesdale for the Holidays celebration. Honesdale’s Main Street is lined with stores and restaurants for holiday shoppers to enjoy. As shoppers bustle up and down the streets, the Fred Miller Pavilion will be the center for live Christmas music from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Honesdale’s Annual Santa Parade will march through town on Friday, November 26, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Main and Fourth Streets and proceeding up Main Street and down Tenth Street to Central Park. Once in Central Park, activities include the lighting of the Star on Irving Cliff, the lighting of the Christmas tree in the park and Christmas caroling. | |||||
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What's at the Movies by Ian Pugh ‘Polar Express’ an early Christmas delight There’s a little sadness to be had when we stop believing in Santa Claus; it is the final death knell of Christmas innocence. Robert Zemeckis’ latest pic, “The Polar Express,” understands that sadness and encourages you to forget all about it and believe again, even if it’s just for a little while… because it knows that the belief alone carries a wonderful feeling. |
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Community steps up to support troops MONTICELLO, NY—On November 14 boxes lined the floor and covered the tables at the Monticello Elks Lodge as parents, friends and community members volunteered to help Operation Support Our Troops, a group that sends goods to soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. Each box contained approximately $50 worth of merchandise, ranging from personal care products to newspapers and DVDs. Letters from family and community members as well as elementary-aged children help boost the moral of soldiers, said Stephanie Johnson, organizer for the local branch of the operation. |
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