The Food Pantry

By: Bethany Day The food pantry has played a huge part in the Wallenpaupack Area School District. The pantry started about seven years ago by Mrs. Martynuk and a few other assistant teachers when they discovered the situation that many of the students in the district were facing. After they started the pantry, it started…

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Run to Read 5k

By: Jewel Dickerman The Hawley Public Library’s 14th annual Run to Read 5K took place on Saturday, September 21, in Bingham Park. Established by library board member Susie George, the race continues to raise money for the library while fostering a strong sense of community. This year, more than 70 walkers and runners, ranging in…

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Governor’s Breakfast Champions Challenge

By: Jewel Dickerman On Wednesday, September 18, members of the Wallenpaupack Area School District visited the Governor’s Residence to celebrate a special honor, recognized by Governor Josh Shapiro for being one of the Top Ten schools in Pennsylvania to complete the 2024 Governor’s Breakfast Champions Challenge. South Elementary School Principal Mark Kirsten and Wallenpaupack High…

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Suicide Prevention Walk

By: Jewel Dickerman The Suicide Prevention Walks, which began in 2007 through the efforts of Jody Miller in affiliation with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), have long served as a beacon of hope and awareness in the community. Originally held at Promised Land State Park under the name *Out of the Darkness*, the…

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Honeybee Festival

By: Jude Mautz Taking place on Saturday, September 21, the Narrowsburg Honeybee Festival is an event held in Fort Delaware in Narrowsburg, NY, a charming river town in the upper Delaware Valley between the Pocono and Catskill mountains. The festival, designed to “Promote awareness, demonstration, and education about our declining honeybee population,” by promoting vendors…

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