Pocono Farms Weathervane October 2018

October 2018

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Turn on the electrodes, raise the platform and throw the switch!

A storm is brewing and you don’t want to miss this hilarious adaptation of Mary Shelly’s classic tale!

Join Doctor Frankenstein and Igor as they “dig up” clues in this horror themed murder mystery.

But don’t worry, we promise it won’t cost you “morgue” then an arm or a leg! So grab your jumper cables, a shovel, and any “body” you can because it’s ALIVE! The forecast? Rain, lightning and the 100% chance of chuckles!

So be warned, FrankenMurder will tickle your funny bone and keep you in stitches but don’t worry, in the end you’ll live happily ever cadaver!

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THE NEXT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IS OCT. 26, 2018 All meeting times are 7pm unless otherwise noted

LAKESIDE GRILL & PUB OCTOBER HOURS

Saturday • Oct. 27, 2018 6:30 pm $38.00 per person

be prepared to be scared Menu so mysterious we can’t even print it!

Call for details Family style 3 course meal served to your table Dinner & Show Presented By:

Riddlesbrood Touring Theatre Company Reservation deadline October 24, 2018 For Reservations Contact Katrina: 570-894-4435 x 132 or katrinaw@poconofarms.com Reservations cancelled after 10/24/18 will result in a $10 cancellation fee

MONDAY

CLOSED

TUESDAY

12pm - 5pm

WEDNESDAY

12pm - 5pm

THURSDAY

12pm - 10pm

FRIDAY

12pm - 11pm

SATURDAY

12pm - 11pm

SUNDAY

12pm - 8pm

Kitchen closes: 10pm Friday and Saturday RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED 570-894-4435 x132 Our menu can be viewed at www.poconofarms.com

IN THIS ISSUE O U R COMM U NIT Y Notes from the Manager

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From Your B.O.D.

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Crime Watch Report

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In the Farms

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Public Safety

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Fall Events

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CA LENDA R OF E V ENTS October Calendar

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SPORTS Fun with Fitness

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Rockin’ Recreation

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Round by Round

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Newburgh, NY 12550 PERMIT NO. 335

182 Lake Road, Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania 18466

PAID

PRSRT STD U.S. Postage

Notes from the Manager

BY DAVE TIMKO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Director Director Director Director Director

Steve Bunker Neil Carlson Collette Houston-Ong Wayne Meyers Richard McCormick Annette Doerr Frank Milano Peter Volpe James Yando

COMMITTEE LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS: • A & B/Environmental / Crime Watch James Yando • Communications / Long Range Planning Annette Doerr • Finance Collette Houston-Ong • Golf Neil Carlson • Recreation / Fitness / Tennis / Pool Richard McCormick

Now that summer is behind us, we look forward to the fall season. Normally we look back on all of the positive things that happened over the summer, make our notes, and move on. There were many positive aspects about the summer season. The amount of rain was surely not one of them. I do not remember a season where we had so much rain. Most of which happened right after the annual meeting and didn’t seem to stop until the high school kids went back to school. Of course then the weather turned to 90 degrees. We were able to open the pool from 3:30 to 7pm during that heat wave as most of our local staff is still in high school. Let’s hope Mother Nature has all of the moisture out of her system before winter!

AD-HOCS Grill & Banquet Room Collette Houston-Ong

DEPARTMENT HEADS General Manager David Timko 894-4435 ext. 100 dtimko@poconofarms.com Controller Thomas Franchetti 894-4435 ext. 103 controller@poconofarms.com Golf Pro Kyle Monahan 894-4435 ext. 110 golfshop@poconofarms.com Greens Superintendent Jeff Lesoine 894-4435 jeffreyl3@poconofarms.com Chef pfchef@poconofarms.com As I write this article (8/31), 894-4435 ext. 130 it’s foggy and rainy – go Food & Beverage Director Katrina Weithman figure. Typically we used 894-4435 ext. 132 katrinaw@poconofarms.com Activities Director Nick Gallagher 894-4435 ext. 113 recdir@poconofarms.com Public Safety & Compliance Director Artie Furman 894-4435 ext. 105 afurman@poconofarms.com Maintenance Dave Winters 894-4435 pfmaint@poconofarms.com Fitness Kristen Aylward 894-4435 ext. 116 fitness@poconofarms.com Communications Susan Nevarez 894-4435 ext. 106 admin@poconofarms.com Pocono Farms Realty Lex Colon 894-0300 lex.colon.realtor@gmail.com

to have a pool party to kick off Labor Day weekend.

It usually rains. So it was decided a few years ago to try an indoor carnival game type of event. Well there were 240+ members signed up to attend this year. That is AWESOME!! To pull off an event of this size takes a lot of time and effort from a lot of people. All staff (admin, pool, recreation, food and beverage) along with a host of members from the community pulled together to make this happen.

The secret is out. We have hired a new Recreation Director. Nick Gallagher was appointed to this position on August 22nd. Some of you may know Nick as he was the assistant pool manager under Jen Pero this past summer.

Together they managed our swim team of over 65 kids.

Looking ahead to the fall season, Nick has his eyes set on developing a wide range

Host Your Event in Your Community’s Picturesque Lakeside Banquet Facility With seating for 20 to 120 people

Contact Katrina 570-894-4435 ext. 132 • katrinaw@poconofarms.com

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Check your emails frequently for what is happening around Pocono Farms or pick up the latest Weathervane.

Enjoy the Fall season

2018-19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE ALL MEETING TIMES ARE 7PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Friday - Oct. 26, 2018 Friday - Nov. 16, 2018 Friday - Dec. 14, 2018 Friday - Jan. 25, 2019 Friday - Feb. 22, 2019 Work Session Friday - Mar. 22, 2019 Friday - Apr. 26, 2019 Thursday - May 23, 2019 Friday - June 28, 2019 Friday - July 19, 2019

Saturday July 20, 2019 • 10am Annual Meeting

182 Lake Road • Tobyhanna, PA 18466 www.poconofarms.com • admin@poconofarms.com

Let us assist you in planning next event your next special event Let us your assist youspecial in planning Baptism ~ Baptism Quinceanera Bar / Bat Mitzvah Rehearsal Dinner Mitzvah Bar / Bat Confirmation Shower Confirmation Family Reunion Sweet 16 First Communion Wedding Reunion Family First Communion Quinceañera WEAT HERVA NE Rehearsal Dinner Shower Sweet 16

of events and activities for all members and all interest levels. Some of these events will be active, some passive, and some partnered with our Food and Beverage department. Please join me in welcoming Nick to his new position and we wish him the best of luck.

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From Your Board of Directors

BY WAYNE MEYERS

Happy October!

Fall is in the air. Halloween is close, with Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner. The air is charged with excitement and anticipation. We won’t talk about that four-letter word that starts with “s” here.

Instead, let’s speak about a six-letter word that begins with “a”: apathy.

Pocono Farms Country Club is a wonderful, amenityrich community. I prefer not having gates blocking the roads, but sometimes I wonder if this encourages people to sometimes forget we do live in a community. To be clear, my personal feelings are no matter where you live, you should always try to give something back, whether that is a residential community such as ours, and/or the larger community, such as the township, or an organization that services your county or region. It could be your religious institution. But try to volunteer as much time as you can carve out from work, family, etc. and do something.

Even an hour a month helping out at a local food bank would make a huge difference to many people.

Focusing on Pocono Farms and the residential amenity community model, keep in mind we all bought homes within this community, not outside it. So, even if you don’t use the pool, eat at the restaurant, or play tennis or pickleball, you remain as much a part of things as someone else who does.

The amenities become an extension of your home in terms of responsibility, and having the amenities raises our property values above a home that is outside our community (as presented during our last annual meeting and shared online).

interior becomes damaged.

If an amenity requires work, such as fixing a hole in the pool floor, we must use the community account, funded by our dues, to repair the leak as soon as possible. This isn’t an option, as it may be with a homeowner who doesn’t care, but a duty and requirement of our management team to oversee, and the elected Board of Directors to govern.

In turn, we maintain a beautiful community for our families, our children, and our guests to enjoy, and our property values rise.

Returning to my opening point, there is also a less-enforced personal responsibility involved, one that cannot be measured by property values, but is just as important. Besides the money collected in dues, we need to offer time, as part of the same logic set. Fortunately, the time donation does not need to be excessive. It can be a few hours a month, or even a few hours a year, if nothing else is possible. And I get it— for some of us, volunteering regularly just isn’t doable.

lives here, were decided on by this sliver of representation.

Please try to attend next July’s meeting. Your community relies on your involvement.

The Board takes your comments seriously, and we do our best to accommodate suggestions or rectify issues brought to our attention.

Note, you don’t need to wait for the annual meeting to do this. Feel free to speak up at member comments at the beginning of any monthly Board meeting, usually held on Fridays starting at 7pm.

If you have some free time on a monthly basis, please try to join a committee. If you aren’t sure what that requires, stop by the office and ask. We’ve consolidated a few committees together to try and fill them with fewer people, and hope this helps. Committees play a vital role in our community, but I won’t digress in this article any further, other than to ask you to look into it if you can.

Also note, you don’t have to be a committee member to attend a meeting. Stop by and listen in, ask questions, and see firsthand if perhaps you’d like to join

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE POCONO FARMS COUNTRY CLUB ASSOCIATION, INC. PUBLISHED BY NIKI JONES AGENCY, INC. 39 Front Street, Port Jervis, New York 12771 P: 845.856.1266 E: info@nikijones.com Articles appearing in The Weathervane are presented as a community service. They do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher or of the Pocono Farms Country Club Association, Inc. The publisher and the PFCCA disclaim any liability for any advertisements published herein, in no way endorse or guarantee these ads and reserve the right to reject any ads submitted. Position of advertising in the newspaper is not guaranteed.

yourself, before you make any long-term commitments.

If you’d like to do more for your community, but have reservations, or questions, please let us know. The Board would love to figure out how to encourage more members to participate, and perhaps your reason for hesitating is something other people share.

For those of you who do volunteer on committees,

who attend the annual meetings, and join in on the many excellent events we offer, let me say on behalf of the Board, “THANK YOU!” Know how much you are appreciated.

Everyone, have a wonderful autumn in our beautiful community. There is so much to enjoy and appreciate here and in the surrounding Poconos, even when that “s” word begins to fall.

For me, I volunteer (and was elected) to help out on the Board of Directors. Over the years I’ve served on the Board, occasionally community members have come to us and asked how they, too, can be on the Board, and we explain the process: 3 directors off and 3 directors on every year. Then they asked, “how much does it pay?” Well, we explain, it pays nothing. Unfortunately, I do not see their names on the ballots for the next election cycle.

At the last annual meeting, we barely made a quorum, which means we only had people from a little over a hundred households attend. If we didn’t reach a quorum, we could not conduct business such as voting on community issues. This is a real problem, What does this mean? Well, folks. Once a year, the date as you are undoubtedly aware, announced almost a year in a portion of our dues goes advance, your community toward subsidizing these needs a few hours of your amenities, maintaining them time, probably no more than and keeping them operational two. That’s two hours a year. and productive. Are you also Let that sink in. aware, it isn’t an obscure community rule to do so, but Two hours a year, always on the fiscal responsibility we all a Saturday morning. Why don’t we have a thousand agreed to when purchasing households represented? Even a home within a residential five-hundred? Only a tiny community? If the roof on our home needs replacement, fraction of our community made it, and whatever voting we will replace it, otherwise issues were presented, things the home falls into disrepair, that impact everyone who the ceiling leaks, and the WEAT H ERVA NE

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Share Your Pocono Farms Photos With Us! We’d love to publish pictures of our neighbors in Pocono Farms!

Whether it’s a community event, your family and friends enjoying our beautiful amenities, or your seasonal photos around the Farms.

Let’s spread the good news!

PRIME RIB NIGHT Saturday, October 20, 2018 5-10 PM Dinner Includes: Fresh Baked Artisan Bread Choice of: Pumpkin Soup or Mixed Green Salad

Slow Roasted 12oz Prime Rib of Beef

Choice of: Home style Mashed Potatoes with Gravy or Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallow Topping Served with: Grilled Zucchini Dessert: Apple Crisp Ala Mode

Reservations Required

by October 16, 2018

2495

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plus tax & gratuity

Contact Katrina 570-894-4435 x 132 or email katrinaw@poconofarms.com

Enhance your meal by adding Half Pound of Snow Crab Legs $11.95 or Crab Cake $10.95

If you’d like to see your photos published in the Weathervane or on Pocono Farms Facebook page, please email Admin@poconofarms.com

All images must be high resolution (300 dpi) jpegs for print and include the name of each person in the picture.

Crime Watch Activity Report

BY RUSS KELLY

October starts the real change of seasons here in the Poconos. People notice the colors we are surrounded with and wonder how soon they can put away the lawn mower and start tuning up the snow blower. The children are looking forward to Halloween and adults are wondering when to buy new snow tires or when to get the tires in their sheds mounted. Snow seems to find its way around Halloween here in Pocono Farms.

The crime watch drivers will stop reporting high grass but will be looking at things that may be blocking the cul-de-sac such as basketball nets, or cars parked on the side of the road. Of course, they will always report garbage cans at the side of the road and trash left lying about a property.

One concern during this time of year should be the possibility of fire, due to the dryness and the piles of falling leaves. Pocono Farms has a yearlong restriction on burning, and the township will post burning restrictions when there are dry periods. Recently a resident was told by a neighbor that burning was against the rules in Farms. He said he did not care, but stopped burning when he was told the smoke was filling the neighbor’s house. Rules against burning I am sure were put in place by people realizing in a wooded area, fire can easily get out of hand.

We all should remember, rules of our community were put forth by its residents, not a remote council, uninformed of the community’s wants or needs. With the combining of the Architectural and Building committee, the drivers will be asked to be more vigilant in reporting violations of community rules. All drivers are not happy about reporting on fellow residents, but do realize keeping properties in compliance benefits the entire community.

Soon the call of the sun will begin the yearly migration of our snowbird drivers. So, a few more open slots occur in the patrol schedule. Maybe this is the year you give it a try. If you are interested, call the office or Russ Kelly at 570-894-4034.

TO ADVERTISE CALL 845.456.1218 OR EMAIL POCONOFARMS @NIKIJONES.COM

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idea@poconofarms.com Our community needs a means by which the membership can freely and easily communicate with the Board of Directors.

The Board has created an email address that residents may use to submit comments, questions, and suggestions.

Valid emails, must include the full name and Pocono Farms address of the sender. Which will then be forwarded to a current board member.

Responses to emails will be sent directly to the sender and periodically published in the Weathervane or included in regular email blasts.

Publication of submitted questions and answers will help you and your fellow community members stay current with what is happening within the community. Two-way communication is vital to a healthy and inclusive community. We hope you find that this is a helpful means to stay in touch with your board of directors.

idea@poconofarms.com Public Safety

BY A. FURMAN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY PFCCA

Hello everyone. October, the change of the season and all of the things that fall brings to us here in the Poconos.

The changing colors (more tourists), the falling leaves

(my poor back from raking), Halloween (my ever expanding waistline), the cooler weather (more heating costs). I think I’m starting to sound like my Grandfather, lol.

Seriously though there are things we should do. Give your lawns their last few mows to prepare them for winter. Those “things” in the front of your yards, the swales, please keep them clear from leaves and limbs.

These things will lead to the clogging of your drainage pipes and that will result in a damming affect.

For those who snowbird, remember to take the steps for your departure that makes it seem you have never left.

Your newspaper delivery, your mail, your mowing or shoveling if needed ( let’s hope not) . All of the things you would normally do if you were home. I will have to try to behave for Halloween this year because if I don’t my costume next year will be Jabba the Hut. As always if you have questions or concerns feel free to call or stop by, my door is always open.

IN THE FARMS PFCCA OFFICE HOURS Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm & 1:00pm - 4:30pm ID Badge Picture Hours: 8:30am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm Capital Improvement Fees on transfer of property: House: $1,350 Lot: $675 BUILDING REGULATIONS: Permits are required from the township and from PFCCA. Please check with the office (570-894-4435) as to your specific needs.

• Building permit required from respective township and PFCCA before construction begins • Construction permitted from 7am - 7pm Monday- Saturday – excluding major holidays • Resale certificates are required. Fee is $300.00. Resale and other related documents can be obtained at www.homewisedocs.com REFUSE COLLECTION: Curbside pick-up of household trash and recycling is done on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning at 6:00am by County Waste.

County Waste will only pick up household trash and accepted recycling. If you have any other items to discard, please call them at 570-382-3304 to set up arrangements.

Major Holidays that will affect your collection days are: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Christmas. When those holidays fall on a Monday or Tuesday, garbage collection will shift by one day.

ANIMALS: Dogs must be leashed or on owner’s property at all times. Wildlife, such as deer and black bear, are common at Pocono Farms. We ask that you NOT FEED any wild animals.

EMERGENCIES: For ALL emergencies including medical or fire please contact 911 first, then contact Public Safety at 570-894-4435 x105.

WEATHERVANE DEADLINE NOTICE In order to produce a better newspaper for the Community, a Weathervane submission deadline has been established. All articles, announcements, classified ads, etc. must be submitted to the Newsletter Coordinator on or before the 1st of each month for publication in the next issue of The Weathervane. Submissions made after this date will not be considered until the following month.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Publication of articles is subject to the approval of the Communication Committee.

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ADVERTISERS

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at the Pocono Farms Behind the Clubhouse

Saturday, October 6, 2018 1:00 - 3:00pm

Assemble your team of “experts” and come to the Lakeside Grill & Pub! Go head to head with other teams (of up to four players) in a live team trivia challenge!

Don’t have a team?

Stop by anyway, partial teams are paired up the night of trivia It’s Different, It’s Competitive…It’s Fun

(all carving tools & templates provided)

Cash or check only

Contact Katrina to reserve your table!

570-894-4435 x 132 katrinaw@poconofarms.com

Saturday October 6, 2018 12 - 6 pm

Saturday ~ October 6, 2018 12 - 6 pm Beer Stein Olympics ~ Keg Toss ~ Beer Chug ~ ~ Beer Stein Lifting ~ Pumpkin Picking-n-Carving Bouncy House Hay Wagon Rides Halloween Crafts Candy Corn Bingo Halloween Movie

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Must be 21 and over to enter

6oz Hamburger $6.75 Hot Dogs $2.75 Grilled Bratwurst $4.75 Beef & Cheddar Brats $5.25 Beer & Cheddar Soup $4.00 Pumpkin Soup $4.00 Saturday October$4.50 6, 2018 Oktoberfest Chili (with bratwurst ~ & sauerkraut) Sweet Soft Baked Pretzels $2.50 6 pm 12 Chicken tenders $3.75 Wet Beef Sandwiches (thinly sliced beef in au jus) $5.75 Seared Pork with Apples $6.75 Beer Stein Olympics Home style macaroni and cheese ~ Keg$2.75 Toss ~ Beer Chug ~ 2 Cookies Pumpkin Picking-n-Carving Pumpkin Pie Parfait Bouncy House Sweet Potato Pie Hay Wagon Rides Hot Chocolate Apple Cider Can Soda Bottled water Juice

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Halloween Crafts

Candy Corn Bingo Halloween Movie

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~ Beer Stein Lifting ~

$1.50 $3.50 $3.00

Must be 21 and over to enter

$1.75 $1.75 $1.25 $1.50 $1.00

The program is designed to have children interact with other children & become prepared for pre-school Give parents a chance to socialize with other parents of pre-school children Bring your children to the community room (entrance at the lakeside door)

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Open all Moms Open totoAll Moms& Dads & Dads

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This program offers snack, activities, The program offers aa snack, activities, craftscrafts andand learning fine motor skills learning fine motor skills

September 11, 2018 - May 9, 2019 COME JOIN US! Tuesdays - Wednesdays - Thursdays 10:30 am - 12:30 pm In the Community Room

BUS TRIPS!

Questions: Contact Nick Gallagher 570-894-4435 x113 or recdir@poconofarms.com

The program is designed to have children interact with other children & become prepared for pre-school Gives Parents a chance to socialize with other parents of pre-school children Bring your children to the community room (entrance at the lakeside door)

September 11, 2018 - May 9, 2019

Tuesdays ~ Wednesdays ~ Thursdays 10:30am - 12:30pm in the Community Room

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Questions: Contact Nick Gallagher 570-894-4435 x 113 or recdir@poconofarms.com

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Are you receiving our e-mail blasts?

If not please check the following:

1. Make sure we are not going to your spam or junk folder 2. Make sure we are an approved recipient on your list (just add us to your address book ~ webmaster@poconofarms.com)

If you are still not receiving e-mails let us know at admin@poconofarms.com or call the office: 570-894-4435 or drop us a line at: Pocono Farms Country Club - 182 Lake Rd., Tobyhanna, PA 18466

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Look for these upcoming events in future issues...

• Wine Tour • Paint & Sip • Family Trivia • Tree Lighting • Holiday Party • New Year’s Eve featuring LONG TIME COMING!

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Fun With Fitness

THIRSTY THURSDAYS

BY KRISSIE AYLWARD, PFCCA FITNESS DIRECTOR

6:00—8:00pm

It’s Oktoberfest All Month Long at the Farms!

OCTOBER 4th Chicken Schnitzel $11.95

Breaded and fried chicken cutlets topped with a mushroom sauce. Accompanied by egg noodles, green beans with bacon, mixed green salad and fresh baked bread.

OCTOBER 11th Beef Sauerbraten $12.95

A German style pot roast of beef, marinated before cooking in a mixture of vinegar and seasonings. Served with boiled potatoes, apple spiced red cabbage, mixed green salad and fresh baked bread.

OCTOBER 18th Jagerschnitzel $11.95

Pork cutlets pounded thin and sauteed in bread crumbs and topped with a brown gravy then joined with roasted brussel sprouts, red skin mashed potatoes, potato leek soup and sourdough bread.

Helloooo FALL!!! The beautiful weather is upon us. The trees are turning their bright reds, oranges and yellows. The air is beginning to get crisp and our bodies begin adapting to the colder weather. Crockpots are dug out from their tucked away spots. Tea and coffee becomes a morning staple to warm our bodies and maybe rev our inner engines. Comfort food and soup recipe ingredients are scratched on our grocery lists. The wonderful smells fill our kitchens and our bellies.

We begin to get comfortable ourselves in our sweatshirts and yoga pants. Wrapping ourselves in big blankets and hanging out on the couch watching movies or maybe reading a good book. Our love of fitness begins to dwindle and our motivation goes down the drain. I know all too well how this cycle goes as I have lived it most of my life. Falling off that proverbial wagon and not paying attention to what I’m eating and my lack of exercise until it’s time to put on those cute shorts and t-shirts and they just don’t fit.

To avoid the frustration I encourage you to stay active, stay hydrated and watch what you eat. There are so many fun ways to clean up your eating and still enjoy those comfort foods.

Coffee and tea can dehydrate us if we drink too much so I encourage you to be sure that you drink your water, and if you are working out, you need to replace your electrolytes just like you do in the heat of summer. Joining the fitness center is an easy way the stay active during the fall and winter months. We are offering a couple of new fall and winter classes to keep you motivated and change things up a bit and I am putting together a healthy eating recipe book to share with you as well.

Stop in today and join us for a fun filled fall season at the fitness center. As always I thank you for your support and appreciate all your kind words.

OCTOBER 25th Bier & Bratwurst $10.95

Grilled bratwurst variety served with sub rolls and sauerkraut. Served with German potato salad and pretzels with cheesy beer dip.

Try Our Expanded Tap Selections Sam Adams Oktoberfest Draft Barley Creek Fallfest Draft To reserve a table call Katrina at 570-894-4435 x132 or e-mail katrinaw@poconofarms.com

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Rockin’ Recreation

BY NICK GALLAGHER

Greetings to the Pocono Farms Community! I want to officially introduce myself as the new Recreation Director at PFCCA. I am eager to use my degree in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg University as a tool to create enjoyable and welcoming events for the community to stay active, socialize, and enjoy the phenomenal resources here in northeast PA. I have already had the pleasure to meet many of our community residents over Labor Day weekend and look forward to meeting many more!

Please feel free to contact me at (570)894-4435 EXT. 113. I would love to hear some feedback from the community members. With the fall season in full effect, it’s time to bring out the cider, sweaters, and pumpkin spice! Here are the upcoming events for October!

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Longtime resident Joan Antola presenting Michael DeLuise, Veteran and food and beverage employee, with the quilt she handmade as part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Since its founding, Quilts of Valor has awarded over 195,000 quilts to American Veterans and Military Personnel. Quilts of Valor is a non-profit foundation whose goal is to cover ALL service members with a freedom quilt, honoring them for their sacrifices. Michael was presented his quilt at the dinner portion of the Play for Pink golf event held on August 26th in the banquet room at Pocono Farms.

Round by Round

Bowling League starts October 3rd 7:00pm

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Harvest Fest October 6th 12-6pm

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Murder Mystery Dinner and Show October 27th 6:30pm

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Halloween Party October 28th 2-4pm

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Trunk or Treat October 28th 4:30pm

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BY KYLE MONAHAN

If you step outside you can just about smell it. The smell of the fall, and it’s just about here. This season has surely been a wet one. We can’t control Mother Nation but we can try to make the best of it. Fall golf is just around the corner.

This is my favorite time to play. Leaves will start changing and the course plays at its best. The weather stops stressing the golf course, greens become a bit firmer, and putts roll faster. There is plenty more to this golf season. Do yourself a favor and get out and play.

Just because the golf season is nearing its end here in the Northeast doesn’t mean you should stop learning. Get out and start working on the game. Summer temperatures normally effect practice sessions. No one likes to hit golf balls when the sun is beating down on you and the humidity is at its worse. Make a plan to work on the game at least 2 days a week. When I say work on your game it doesn’t necessarily mean hitting golf balls at the driving range.

Playing out on the course also is a form of practicing. I personally prefer playing over beating balls at a range.

There are two types of practice players. Those like VJ Singh who hit about 1000 balls a day and those like Arnold Palmer who just enjoyed playing the game. Whichever one you are, take advantage of fall golf and get out and play.

A few days ago we had the Play for Pink here at Pocono Farms Country Club. We were able to raise over $2,000.00 for the cause. Thank you everyone who came out to play.

Also I want to thank those who donated through tee, hole, and cart sponsorships, as well as other donations. Every little bit goes a long way.

I am looking forward to seeing you out on the golf course.

Please stop on by the Pro Shop if you have never been.

We have a lot to offer here and would love to have the opportunity to share our passion of golf with each and every one of you. See you all soon!

Your PGA Head Golf Professional and friend, Kyle Monahan

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