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FIRST BABY OF THE NEW YEAR

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Emilia Cullen made her first appearance at Wayne Memorial Hospital on Jan. 2. More on page 2

Local Flavor Gives Back Sample a “paw-rogie” and help out area pet rescue operations. There are many different ﬁllings to choose. Page 8

What’s Happening See what’s happening with a comprehensive events calendar. Page 2 Around Town Keep up with the latest happenings in our area. Page 4

Turn to Port for Sweet Vintages It’s been a vintage year for port and that means the quality of this years grapes has been outstanding. Page 4

Charity Check Presented Recently a check was presented to the Hope for Strength Breast Cancer Fund. The money represents the proceeds from a charity walk held last fall. Page 3

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First baby of the year at WMH Emilia Cullen made her appearance at 3:10 a.m. on Jan. 2 to become the first baby born at Wayne Memorial Hospital (WMH) in 2019. Parents Sara and Jameson Cullen, from Lakewood, with the help of nurse -midwife Christina MacDowell, welcomed the 8-pound-

8-ounce, 21-inch Emilia to their now family of four. Emilia’s brother Declan was born 22 months ago. Nurse Natasha Freethy presented a gift basket from the New Beginnings Birthing Suites, filled with baby goodies (a variety of

hats, blankets, bibs, book, a bank and even lotion for the new mom).

eat free. Call 610-597-1030 for more information. JAN. 20 Our Lady of Victory Church, 327 Cherry Lane Road in Tannersville, will hold a free community dinner for those in need at the church, 3-4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20. Call 570-629-4572 for reservations and more information. CONTINUING Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is seeking new volunteers to conduct interactive presentations that address situations like home fires, floods, etc. All training provided by American Red Cross in group sessions. You must be comfortable presenting the subject in a classroom setting and enjoy young children. Red Cross will provide necessary additional clearance that may e needed. Also, blood drive ambassadors need to assist with registration and refreshments. Must be positive, upbeat and enjoy meeting new people. All training provided. This is an ongoing volunteer opportunity, called as needed. Additional clearance may be required provided by agency. For these and other volunteer opportunities call 570-420-3747. Office is located at 411 Main St., Suite 102B in Stroudsburg. • The Monroe County Democratic Committee (MCDC) meets on the third Thursday of each month at the MCDC Headquarters, 18 S. Ninth St. in Stroudsburg. The meetings begin at 7 p.m. For more information, visit MonroePADems.com. • Down Syndrome suppor t g roup Pocono Parents of Children with Down Syndrome (PPODS) meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in East Stroudsburg University, Stroud Hall. Call 570-476-1269, visit theppods.org or find Pocono Parents of Children with Down Syndrome on Facebook. • The West End Republican Club, meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at

Cherry’s Family Restaurant, Route 209 in Kresgeville, Polk Township. Republicanminded citizens are encouraged to attend. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. For those wishing to eat prior to the meeting, arrive by 6 p.m. For additional infor mation and directions, visit westendgop.com or call 443-326-5100. • Big Pocono Ski Club: not just for skiers. Biking, golf, kayaking, hiking, tennis, social events, local skiing and ski trips is what we do. You can too, when you become a member by emailing llasher@ ptd.net or calling 570-629-1323. • Business Network Inter national (BNI), an organization known as is “the world’s largest referral organization,” works by creating a group of people from various industries and encouraging regular passing of referrals. Each chapter allows one person per occupational classification, and prospective members must be approved via an application process. The BNI Mountain Chapter — Poconos meets every Thursday at 7 a.m. at the Hampton Inn in Bartonsville. For more information or to attend a meeting contact Yvonne L. Reitemeyer 570-421-7447 x233 or visit their Facebook page, BNI Mountain Chapter Poconos PA. • A meditation group meets on the fourth Sunday of the month, 1:15-2:30 p.m. at Stroudsburg Library 1002 Route 611. Call 570-421-0800. • Pocono Submarine Veterans meet regularly on the third Wednesday each month at Wilson Fisher American Legion, Post 413, Old Route 940, Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. They are a local chapter of the national organization. The purpose of the organization is to perpetuate the memory of shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. Submarine veter-

On the front page, from left: dad Jameson, mom Sara holding Emilia, Pat Konzman and Natasha Freethy.

WHAT’S HAPPENING To have your school, church or nonprofit social event in “What’s Happening,” email: poconotimes@timesshamrock.com. Exact dates must be listed. NO EVENTS WILL BE TAKEN BY PHONE. EVENTS ARE PRINTED ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS. Deadline — noon on Friday for the next Wednesday publication. No faxes or hand-written submissions will be accepted. JAN. 16 Bring your guitar on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. and join Joe on the second floor of Pocono Mountain Public Library for a free guitar workshop. You will learn the melody to Frank Sinatra’s classic “Strangers in the Night” (a great tune to play for your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day.) Children 12 and under up must be accompanied by an adult. It is an intermediate lesson, but beginners are welcome. To register, visit PMPL in Tobyhanna (off of Rt. 611) or call 570-894-8860. JAN. 18 The West End Park and Open Space Commission will host BINGO Night on Friday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chestnuthill Township Park, 221 Rt. 715-Brodheadsville. Doors open at 5:30. 50/50 guaranteed payout. $15 (8 boards); specials; pull tabs and door prizes. Call 570-992-9733 or visit weposc.org. • Church Women United of Monroe County will hold a business meeting on Friday, Jan. 18, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hughes Library, 1002 N. Ninth St. in Stroudsburg. If schools are closed for weather, they will not meet. Call 570-629-0649 for more information.. JAN 19 A roast turkey sandwich dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, dessert and beverage will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, 3-6 p.m. at the McMichaels United Methodist Church, 104 White Church Rd. and Rt. 715.Admission is $8; $4 for children ages 6 to 12; children age 5 and under

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Pink Lights walk returns

From left: Jaime Polster, Lauren Wood, Deborah Arzberger, Jackie Pace of the 1,000 Pink Lights Walk Committee, Mitch Bowyer of Hope for Strength, Steve Cunningham of LVHPocono, Carole’ Ann Bowyer of Hope for Strength, Aalih Hussein of the LVH-P Dale & Frances Hughes Cancer Center and Caroline McConnell of the LVH-P Breast Health. During the month of October volunteers and teams participated in a walk at Moonlit Lake (VIP) at Saw Creek Estates, Winona Falls Road in Bushkill, to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Recently chairperson, Betty Ann Ricci-Gorman and other committee members presented a check in the amount of $4,200 to the Hope for Strength Breast Cancer Fund/LVHPocono Foundation.

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Discounted Ski Tickets

West End Park & Open Space Commission is offering discounted ski tickets for Blue Mountain, Jack Frost/Big Boulder, Shawnee and Elk Mountain. Tickets are available at the Chestnuthill Park office, 221 Rt 715-Brodheadsville. Call 570-9929733 or email bkozen@weposc.org.

awards ceremony will take place Friday, Feb. 8, 4-6 p.m. Prospectus and entry form available online at poconoarts.org/ artspace-gallery/exhibitions. Categories for submission include 2D works, 3D works (sculpture/non-functional), fine crafts (functional) and photography. Cash awards are available for best of show.

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Watershed Stewards Wanted

The Pocono Arts Council has issued a call for student artists to participate in the 25th annual Juried Student Exhibition 2019. The exhibition is open to students in kindergarten through grade 12, in the four Monroe County school districts, as well as private schools. Drop off of artwork is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1-6 p.m. and the exhibition runs Feb. 1 to 23. The student artists’ reception and

Penn State Extension and the Monroe County Conservation District (MCCD) will hold information sessions for those interested in learning about becoming a Penn State Master Watershed Steward in 2019. The program is designed to train people about the basics of water-resource stewardship and create an energized group of citizen volunteers. Stewards receive 40 hours of classroom and field training and

partake in 50 hours of volunteer service. Visit extension.psu.edu/programs/watershed-stewards/counties/monroe for more information. Thursday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. at the Western Pocono Community Library, 131 Pilgrim Way in Brodheadsville; and Saturday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m. at Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center, 8050 Running Valley Road in Stroudsburg. Call 570421-6430 or email jav45@psu.edu or write to 724 Phillips St., Suite 201, Stroudsburg.

Bible Study Bible study based on the movie “The Shack” will be held Tuesdays, Jan. 22 and 29 and Feb. 5 at McMichaels United Methodist Church, 104 White Church Road in McMichaels. Note: time has been changed to 7 p.m. Call 610-597-1030 for more information.

Turn to Port for Local slightly sweet vintages Enlistee By DaviD FalChek EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY

We have another reason to remember 2016: the majority of producers of porto, or port, declared it a vintage year. A big deal in Portugal, vintage years are called when the quality of the grapes and pre-release port are outstanding, which has occurred just four times since 2000. Ports are generally crafted from aged wine from several vintages. But in great years, they’ll declare a “vintage” the wine will be from that year. These are pricey, usually starting at $100 per bottle, and once purchased, people sit on them for decades, waiting for them to improve. But port comes in many drink-it-now styles and prices, although the category suffers from the stereotype that it is an old person’s sweet hooch, a tasty vehicle for a buzz. If you aren’t drinking port, however, you should give it a try. The best ports taste only slightly sweet. Aged in barrels and full of potent fruit and tannins, port is finished off with brandy to get the alcohol level to about 20 percent. Everything is turned up to 11. One way to get an idea of a vintage port is to try a Late Bottle Vintage, or LBV, port,

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made from wine from a single year rather than a multi-year blend. Dow’s 2012 Late Bottle Vintage Porto is smooth, bursting with blackberry jam, raisin/prune and licorice. This wine has very easy tannins and a soft landing. The 2011 is available in Pennsylvania for $25. ★★★★1/2 With new packaging, the classic Warre’s Otima 10-Year Tawny is enjoyable, offering walnut, caramel and fresh berry with a distinctly sweet finish. $30 for a 500 ml bottle. ★★★1/2 Drink port slightly chilled. Three or four ounces is considered a serving, so a bottle can go further than a table wine. Enjoy port as dessert or pair it with pie, cheesecakes or blue cheese. Feel free to refrigerate it after opening. An open bottle will keep for weeks or more, but don’t push it. GRADE: Exceptiona l ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ , A b ove average ★★★★, Good ★★★, Below average ★★, Poor ★.

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Snapshots Monsignor McHugh Elementary School in Cresco recently invited state troopers to play basketball with students in honor of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Corporal Christian Saldibar and Troopers Dario Korpita, Seth Brown and William Jenkins attended practice and played with the students. “It’s very important to build a strong connection with the community and we wanted to take the opportunity to show gratitude and support to the troopers,” said principal Dr. Becca Torregrossa. “Building a connection between law enforcement and the children is beneficial for all involved. It fosters a sense of community and connection among schools and organizations that work together to enhance and sustain safe learning environments.”

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Going to the dogs Animal rescues benefit from annual Paw-rogi sale

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hen it comes to food-based fundraisers, Local Flavor is like a dog with a bone. Through Local Flavor Gives Back, we’ve been able to donate to almost a dozen nonprofits and organizations and feature a tasty recipe from each. This week, it’s time to help out a different group in need: o u r f u r r y, fo u r- l e g g e d friends. Leslie Livingstone came up with the idea for Pawrogies several years ago with her sister, Lauren, as a way to give back to regional animal rescues by making and selling batches of pierogie — some like the cheese- and potato-filled pierogie they grew up eating, and some with more daring flavors, such as Buffalo chicken. Though her sister moved out of the area, Leslie Livingstone and her wife, Lindsey, have kept up with the sale over the years. The animal lovers, whose Forty Fort property is home to a host of animals — including pit bulls Zeus and Aries and cat Hazel — make all of the pierogies in their kitchen. Leslie Livingstone’s mom, Helen, also lends a hand. The pierogies they make are for humans, but Paw-rogi donates its proceeds to animal rescues around the region, with the benefactor changing each year. The menu of pierogie fillings changes, too. Allow us to introduce one of the newest Paw-rogi menu items: reuben pierogies. The recipe earned Paw-rogi a $50 grocery gift card, which Paw-

rogi, in turn, donated to Scranton-based One Life to Live Pet Rescue & Adoption Inc., which was the group’s fundraiser recipient in 2018. Leslie Livingstone said the recipe is easy, and she assured cooks that measurements for the Reuben filling don’t have to exact. “It’s really about your taste and what you like or don’t like,” she said. “There’s always room to adjust.” We couldn’t believe it’s taken this long to enjoy fresh corned beef, melted Swiss and tangy sauerkraut all wrapped up in a pierogies drizzled with thousand island dressing. Local Flavor will be dreaming about the reuben pierogies for a long time — or at least until next year’s Paw-rogie sale. Paw-rogie is over for the season, as the sale takes

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How to help Paw-rogie is closed for the season and typically begins taking orders in November. for more information, email pawrogi@gmail.com.

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place during the holidays. It all begins with crafting the menu. Cheese and potato and sauerkraut and potato fillings are staples, as is the Apollo, named for the couple’s late pit bull and stuffed with barbecue chicken, bacon, cheddar and onion. Batches range from Lucky Dog, made up of 13 pierogies, to Puppy Plate with six pierogies and Toy Dog, which is made up of three pierogies. In the past, Paw-rogi has offered Crab Rangoon varieties and even an apple cheesecake dessert pierogie. The fillings typically are products of Leslie Livingstone’s culinary creativity, her wife said. “She always comes up with the craziest and most different stuff,” Lindsey Livingstone said. “Even when we’re just coming up with dinner, I can’t believe the things she can make out of anything. That’s her.” After the menu is curated, the Livingstones begin collecting orders in November. From then on, weekends are spent making the pierogies by hand. Juggling the pierogie making with full-time jobs; two children, Juliana and Christopher Camp; and taking care of their own animals is tough, but the hard work is worth it. Paw-rogi has donated approximately $2,000 to local rescues over the years. “Anything we can do to help and give back to the animals,” Leslie Livingstone said. “It’s all for them.” Contact the writer: gmazur@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9127; @gmazurtt on twitter

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Forty Fort residents and Paw-rogi fundraiser organizers Leslie, left, and Lindsey Livingstone, whose Reuben Pierogi won this week’s Local Flavor Gives Back recipe contest, donated their grocery gift card to One Life to Live Pet Rescue & Adoption Inc.

Paw-rogi’s Reuben Pierogies For the dough: 4 1/2 cups all-purpose ﬂour 2 teaspoons salt 2 cups sour cream

2 eggs 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons melted butter

in a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt. in a separate bowl, whisk together wet ingredients. Stir the wet ingredients into the flour until well blended. Cover the bowl with a towel, and let stand for 15 to 20 minutes. For the filling: 1 large can sauerkraut 1 medium onion, chopped Garlic powder, to taste Onion powder, to taste

Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 1 pound corned beef, shredded 1 (8-ounce) bag shredded Swiss cheese

Saute sauerkraut with onion, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper and set aside. in a separate pan, saute corned beef. Combine sauerkraut and cheese. Separate pierogie dough into two sections. roll out one piece at a time on a lightly ﬂoured surface until thin enough to work with, but not too thin that it tears. Cut into circles using a cookie cutter or a glass. add about 1 tablespoon of ﬁlling mixture to center. fold the circles over into half-circles, and press to seal the edges with fork. to cook, boil pierogies until they rise to the top. they are fully cooked at this point to eat, freeze, refrigerate or cook to one’s liking.

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65 Eddie Murphy’s role in “Beverly Hills Cop” 67 Adrien of “The Pianist” 68 Adjust, as banjo strings 69 Dory helped ﬁnd him 70 Heavy items dropped in cartoons 71 ___-Pekka Salonen (conductor soon to lead the San Francisco Symphony) 72 Cable channel since 1979 Down 1 Rocksteady precursor 2 “Never Tear Us Apart” band 3 Global extremity 4 Ancient stone slab (anagram of TESLA) 5 State of change 6 Snippets, like those shown on 21-Across 7 Core group 8 Vinegar variety 9 Spring bloom 10 Credit counterpart 11 “The Smartest Guys in the Room” company 12 Cardiologist’s dilator 14 Heighten 17 Excruciatingly loud, in sheet music 20 Roth of “Inglourious Basterds” 24 Nervous spasms 25 “Rebel Yell” singer Billy 26 Inbox item 28 “thank u, ___” (Ariana Grande song) 30 Farm residents? 32 Venmo and Hinge, e.g. 34 Egypt’s cont. 35 Kardashian matriarch 37 Scrabble piece 38 Sheared stuff

39 They’re “on” in binary 41 They’re always in February 42 Good-natured 47 “___ Poetry Jam” 49 Double ___ (Oreo variety) 51 Q-Tip ends 52 Ancient city in Jordan 53 With an ___ distinction 55 Bring delight to 56 High-end Toyota 58 Make good (for) 60 Six Flags attraction 61 TV “Warrior Princess” played by Lucy Lawless 62 Acapulco accolades 63 1996 veep candidate 66 Hither and ___

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ans from all eras are welcomed. Meetings begin at 7 p,m. For additional information, their website is poconosubvets.org, or call 610-681-2606. • Monroe County’s 175th anniversary book is now on sale at the Monroe County Archive Office and the Treasurer’s Office for $10. Call 570-517-3102 for additional information. • The Pocono Mountain Division of the Fire Department New York retirees will meet on the last Thursday of the month, March through November, at 2 p.m., at the Eagles Lodge at 1210 N. Fifth St., Rte. 191, Stroudsburg. All active and retired members are invited to attend. For further information call 610-588-2623. • Waggin’ Tails Pet Rescue needs volunteers to help save more dogs. Waggin’ Tails Pet Rescue is a group of volunteers based in the West End of the Poconos, who have been rescuing and re-homing dogs for years. Volunteers are needed to help with adoption days, animal transport, fundraisers, and more. Foster homes are also urgently needed in order to save even more dogs and cats. You can learn more about Waggin’ Tails by talking with the volunteers or by visiting the website waggintailsrescue.com. You will find the dogs that Waggin’ Tails has for adoption, Volunteer and Foster Applications and more. For more information, email information@waggintailsrescue. • Western Pocono Community Library needs your help in collecting items for the Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network (PVEN). PVEN offers assistance to low income families or families that have hit hard times by providing food, clothing, or other assistance as necessary. To donate non-perishable food items at the library for PVEN, stop in and place items in the red wagon near the entrance. • Notre Dame Elementary, 60 Spangenburg Road, East Stroudsburg, hold bingo (all paper games) special games and progressive jackpot the last Saturday of the month at 7 p.m. Doors and Kitchen open at 6 p.m. • Downtown Stroudsburg will host “First Saturday in the Burg” events for people of all ages the first Saturday of each month in downtown Stroudsburg. The monthly event will include sidewalk sales, food and drink specials, live music and art at participating businesses all day on Main Street and neighboring streets in Stroudsburg. • The Monroe Animal League (MAL) can now be contacted via email at monroeanimalleague@gmail.com. MAL sells Shoprite and Weis Markets gift cards in many denominations and receives 5 percent from each gift card sale. Also, MAL

collects Weis Markets and Kinsley’s Shoprite register tapes and Dad’s proof of purchase seals and receives 1 percent as proceeds of tape total. (You must send complete tape in order for credit). Proceeds collected from gift card sales and register tapes help raise funds for the spay/neuter, emergency vet care and feral cat programs. MAL is also in need of new members/volunteers. For meeting locations and to order gift cards, call (570) 421-7775. • A noon day prayer is held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Full Gospel Holiness COGIC, 169 Summit Ave., Pocono Summit, (one block from Salva-

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