2015 General Membership MeetingThe Annual General Membership Meeting will be held on

Saturday October 10, 2015 beginning promptly at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse.

Registration begins at Noon and the doors will close promptly at 1 p.m. Time will be determined by our attorney. Anyone arriving after 1 p.m. will not be permitted to enter until after the voting has been completed.

Voting requirements:You must be a member in good standing, meaning all

outstanding assessments have been paid in full. The office will be closed on Saturday, October 11 for the General Membership Meeting. No payments will be accepted on Saturday, October 11.

There are three positions available at this time.Board of directors term expirations:Donald J. Searfoss, Jr.- Current ChairmanHank George- Current Corporate SecretaryCharles Skrip - Current Director of Buildings & Grounds

Application Process to Run For the Board:• Interested candidates must be a member in good

standing• Submit written intent to run and Resume to the

current Board of Directors by Friday 9/25/15 and agree to be available on the third Friday evening of each month for Board Meetings.

Nominations from the floor at the General Membership Meeting will be accepted if:

• The nominee is present• The nominee is a member in good standing and

accepts the nomination• The nomination is approved by a voice vote of

registered voters

Proxy Votes for Members Who Cannot Attend:The Proxy vote is for members in good standing who

cannot attend the meeting but would like to vote. You must be a member in good standing and the proxy must be notarized to be deemed valid. Mail your proxy to Holiday Pocono Civic Association, Inc. P.O. Box 57, Albrightsville, PA 18210. Proxies must be received by close of business on Friday, October 9, 2015 (4 p.m).

LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Please be advised that due to the increasing costs associated with printing and mailing our Newsletter, we will be reducing the number of mailings to two (2) issues a year effective 2014. We will have limited copies of the Newsletter available at our office. As always, all issues of the Newsletter will continue to be posted on our website www.holidaypocono.com. To learn everything about current happenings in Holiday Pocono and with Kidder Township, visit the “Current Notices” page on our website.

The work on the Holiday Bridge Culvert Project commenced on September 23, 2014 and is progressing according to schedule. We expect the DETOUR to be in effect for at least six (6) weeks while the Bridge is repaired and we thank everyone for their cooperation during this project.

Please DO NOT call the office to request the office to let people into the community on your behalf. Per The Board of Directors, the Office is NOT responsible for and won’t let YOUR visitors, relatives, guests, contractors, or vendors into the community. It is and always has been the responsibility of the property owners to let their visitors, guests, contractors, and vendors into the community. Do not tell people to “follow someone in.” The gate is a fast acting gate and costly damage can occur to their vehicle and to the gate if someone attempts to follow another individual into the community. If you schedule any visitors, relatives, guests, contractors,

or vendors to come to your property then you must do so when you are here to be able to come to the gate and let them in yourselves.

Winter season is fast approaching therefore we are once again reminding everyone that in accordance with our Rules and Regulations, there is no parking on the roads at any time!DIVISION -D PARKING

1 - Parking of vehicles will be restricted to the designated parking areas at the community building and the lakes, or individual driveways.2 - There shall be no parking on the roads at any time.

There have been numerous complaints received at the office about people speeding throughout the community. There are elderly residents and young children walking, riding bikes, and playing on their properties which are near to the roads. With winter upon us there will be inclement weather that affects road conditions.

We urge everyone driving in our community to exercise caution and to please obey the 20 MPH Speed Limit posted throughout our community!!

Many members of our community have called our office to advise you have scrap metal that you want to donate to the Association. If you want to donate scrap metal to us, please call our office (570-722-9464) and we will make immediate arrangements with you to pick up your donations. We thank you for your generosity.

Regarding our various Children Events, we cannot stress enough to you just how important and imperative it is that when you are asked to do so, you follow our request to register your children and grandchildren by the assigned due date(s). This enables us to ensure that we have enough for all participating children. This registration in advance request has been our process for many years now and we have continued to see a growing number of people just showing up for a published event without having registered with the office in advance as required. This causes distress to those who work so hard to volunteer their time and efforts to make things fun for your children and grandchildren when extra kids just “show up” and results in the possibility of our running out of food, candy, etceteras for those that have followed the rules. We are respectfully requesting that you as parents, grandparents, and guardians be more responsible to your children and grandchildren and more considerate of those who work to make these events happen and adhere to our request to register your children and grandchildren accordingly.

Please also keep in mind that the Board of Directors meets monthly on the 3rd Friday of each month. You are more than welcome to attend a monthly meeting. If you have any suggestions for the Board, please put them in writing and address them to the office at PO BOX 57, Albrightsville, PA. 18210. We look forward to hearing from you.

Congratulations to the 2014-2015 Holiday Pocono Board of Directors:

Donald J. Searfoss, Jr. ChairmanRobert S. Fisher, III Vice ChairmanHank George Corporate SecretaryRobert Reczek TreasurerHoward Davis Financial SecretaryCharles Skrip Dir. Bldgs/GroundsArnie Castka Dir. LakesJohn A. Parese Dir. RoadsDorothy Caputo Dir. By-Laws/Elections

VOLUME 11/NO. 2 Holiday Pocono Civic Association, Inc HOLIDAYS 2014

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Certificates of Appreciation issuedAt the Annual General Membership Meeting held on Saturday October 11, 2014, Donald J.

Searfoss, Jr. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Holiday Pocono Civic Association presented 40 Certificates of Appreciation to the following individuals who have gone above and beyond to volunteer their time and efforts for the betterment of our community. Certificates were presented to:Vendors:Charles Jebran, Accountant Jenny Cheng-Serfass, Esq.Board of Directors:Rocky Croce Howard DavisRobert Fisher, III Hank GeorgeTony Masseli Wil McKinleyJohn Parese Robert ReczekDonny Searfoss Charles SkripMembership:Dennis Alonzo George Baldwin, Sr.Wayne Bially John BielarskiMichelle Bielarski Dorothy CaputoFrank Caputo Arnie CastkaMaryAnn Castka Anna Croce Linette Goodchild Vince Goodchild Karen Lazovic Miki Lazovic Marylouise McKillip Thomas McKillip Tracey McVeigh-Mooney Dennis Murphy Laura Parese Ann Probe Joe Puskar Wally Sargent Mike Schutz Michael Searfoss Michele Searfoss Sandy Spotts Anita Strohl Jeff Williams

VFW Post 294 Presents Plaques to Holiday Pocono Civic Association

On Saturday October 11, Gerald Harbin, District 20 VFW Post 294 and District 20 VFW Post 294 Vice-Commander Joe O’Brien, Sr. in the presence of VFW member Arthur Overby presented two plaques to Holiday Pocono Civic Association, Inc. They read as follows:

“Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Presented to Holiday Pocono, Albrightsville, PA. For

Meritorious and Distinguished Service in Furthering the Aims and Ideals of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.”

And“Department of Pennsylvania

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Certificate of Recognition Presented to Holiday Pocono, Albrightsville, PA For Their Outstanding Support to the Pennsylvania Department Veterans of Foreign Wars and All Veterans of Foreign Wars Programs and

Members.”Accepting the plaques

on behalf of Holiday Pocono Civic Association, Inc. was Donald J. Searfoss, Jr., Chairman Holiday Pocono Civic Association, Inc Board of Directors.

Both plaques were subsequently hung in the Holiday Pocono Civic Association Office by Building and Grounds Director Charles Skrip.

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Superior Propane prices for 6/1/2014 through 5/31/2015

Holiday Pocono is delighted to advise our residents that we have received the following quote from Superior Plus Energy Services for the period of 6/1/14 through 5/31/15:

Superior Plus Energy Services is pleased to offer Propane to our residents who are their “Existing Customers” at a rate of $2.899 per gallon for usage UNDER 400 gallons per year and $2.399 for usage OVER 400 gallons per year.

If you are not presently a Superior Plus Energy Services Propane customer and wish to switch from your present Propane provider to Superior Plus Energy Services, you must contact them at 570-443-8444. You must also advise that you are a Holiday Pocono resident so that your account can be identified and you can be included in future group rate discounts.

Editorial PolicyOur newsletter

committee is always in need of new members. Come be a part of this fun and creative project. We need your new ideas and insights.

The Holiday Times will now be published quarterly. (March, June, Sept. Dec.) Closing for submissions will be the fifteenth day of each previous month. Closing for ads will be the first day of each previous month. We are always in need of submissions from property owners. Please share your ideas with us.

No articles will be published for the purpose of commercial gain for an individual or group.

No article will be published that contains profanity as determined

by the Committee or that demeans any race, religion, demographic group or individual public or private.

Articles of general interest will be published if the member is in good standing, name and address of the writer are included with the article, and space is available.

Holiday Pocono reserves the right to edit all articles. The writer must accept the editing of the Newsletter Committee. H.P.C.A. is not responsible for errors occurring in this publication. Articles must be submitted in a format that can be readily utilized by the Committee: typed, clearly written, via e-mail or on a disk with compatible software. Original data will not be returned.

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS

FIRE- AMBULANCE- POLICE 911

CARBON COUNTY COMMAND CENTER 570-325-9111

ALBRIGHTSVILLE POST OFFICE 570-722-9493

ALBRIGHTSVILLE FIRE COMPANY 570-722-8325

ANIMAL CONTROLDOG CONTROL (CARBON COUNTY) 570-325-4828PA GAME COMMISSION 570-675-1143

HOSPITALSGEISINGER-WYOMING VALLEY 570-826-7300GNADDEN-HUETTEN HOSPITAL 610-377-1300PALMERTON HOSPITAL 610-826-3141POCONO MEDICAL CENTER 570-421-4000

HOLIDAY POCONO OFFICE 570-722-9464

KIDDER TOWNSHIP (TRASH) 570-722-0107

PENN KIDDER SENIOR CENTER 570-325-4980

SCHOOLSJIM THORPE DISTRICT OFFICE 570-325-3691JIM THORPE JR. HIGH SCHOOL 570-325-2771JIM THORPE SR HIGH SCHOOL 570-325-3663LB MORRIS ELEMENTARY 570-325-2703PENN KIDDER ELEMENTARY 570-722-1150

UTILITY COMPANIESBLUE RIDGE CABLE 1-800-622-8925PPL 1-800-342-5775VERIZON 1-800-479-1919

Holiday Pocono Gate Card PolicyGATE CARDS ARE ISSUED TO HOME

OWNERS AND LOT OWNERS ONLY AND MUST BE PICKED UP IN PERSON. YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AT THE OFFICE WHEN OBTAINING ALL GATE CARDS.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOME OWNERS WHO ARE RENTING THEIR PROPERTIES TO PROVIDE GATE CARDS TO THEIR RENTERS. THE OFFICE WILL NOT PROVIDE GATE CARDS TO RENTERS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

WHEN SELLING YOUR HOME, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELLER TO TURN OVER ALL GATE CARDS TO THE NEW OWNER(S). BEFORE DOING SO, PLEASE NOTIFY THE OFFICE SO WE CAN UPDATE OUR SYSTEM TO REFLECT THE PROPER OWNER OF THE GATE CARD(S). NEW OWNERS ARE URGED TO NOTIFY THE OFFICE WHEN YOU RECEIVE GATE

CARDS SO WE CAN ENSURE OUR SYSTEM IS UPDATED ACCORDINGLY. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN YOUR GATE CARDS BEING TERMINATED.

PER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS OF APRIL 1989 AND AS PUBLISHED IN THE APRIL 1989 NEWSLETTER: “HOME OWNERS WILL RECEIVE TWO (2) CARDS. LOT OWNERS WILL RECEIVE ONE (1) CARD REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF HOMES/LOTS OWNED. THERE IS A LIMIT OF SEVEN (7) CARDS PER HOMEOWNER AND THREE (3) CARDS PER LOT OWNER. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CARDS IS THE SAME AS VOTING UNDER THE BY-LAWS. THAT IS HOMES/LOTS UNDER SAME OWNERSHIP.”

THERE IS A $25.00 CHARGE FOR ADDITIONAL/REPLACEMENT GATE CARDS.

We want to hear your news!If you have any articles or news that you would like to

have published in our Newsletter and on our website, please submit them to us at the following email address: hpcainc@ptd.net

Please note all articles will be reviewed and approved by the HPCA Board of Directors before they will be published in our Newsletter.

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In grateful appreciationHoliday Pocono would

like to take this time to thank our Volunteers and Members of our Community that assist with our various events.

Thank you to Joe Puskar for continuing to collect and take all aluminum cans to turn them in for scrap metal. We greatly appreciate all of your efforts Joe!

NOTE: We will be collecting Toys at our Office throughout all of 2015!

NOTE: We will continue to collect food and sundry items throughout all of 2015!

Thank you to those of you who have so generously donated food for the Food pantries. On July 15, five cartons of food were delivered to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The Church was very appreciative

of the donations received which aid them in feeding members of our community.

Thank you to all the men and women Emergency Responders including but not limited to: Kidder Township Police, Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company, Lake Harmony Rescue, Lehighton Ambulance, DCNR, PA State Police, and Carbon County Sheriff’s Department who are so dedicated to protecting and serving our community. We greatly appreciate all you do to keep us safe!

Thank you to our members and their families who support the Albrightsville Volunteer Fire Company weekly Saturday night Bingo and monthly “All you can Eat” Breakfast held the first Sunday of each

month. The Firehouse greatly appreciates your involvement and support.

REMINDER: Please make sure if you plan to attend any of our Holiday Pocono Events when you are asked to do so, please make sure that you contact our office at 570-722-9464 to register your participation by the requested due date. That enables us to ensure we have enough of everything for everyone attending.

Finally, thank you to all our community members for their continued support, cooperation, and assistance with all Holiday Pocono Events. We greatly value your involvement in our community!

HOLIDAY POCONO CIVIC ASSOCIATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Holiday Pocono has nine Directors on its Board, all of which are strictly volunteer positions. We have been fortunate through the years to have some very dedicated and concerned residents serve on our Board, and we are very proud and appreciative of all their work.

The Board of Directors meets on the third Friday of each month, at 8:00 P.M., in the Clubhouse. Members are encouraged to attend! What better way to know what’s going on in YOUR Community, and what decisions are being made which may effect YOUR life here in Holiday Pocono and Albrightsville!

Our Current Board Members:

Donald J. Searfoss, Jr. ChairmanRobert S. Fisher, III Vice ChairmanHank George Corporate SecretaryRobert Reczek TreasurerHoward Davis Financial SecretaryCharles Skrip Dir. Bldgs/GroundsArnie Castka Dir. LakesJohn A. Parese Dir. RoadsDorothy Caputo Dir. By-Laws/Elections

Correspondence to the Board may be mailed to: P.O. Box 57 Albrightsville, PA 18210.

HOLIDAY POCONO OFFICE INFORMATION

OFFICE HOURS: The office is open on Saturdays and Mondays from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., and Tuesday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Our Office Staff:

Marylouise McKillip Administrative Secretary

The office is closed on the following holidays:

New Year’s Day Memorial Day July 4th

Labor Day Thanksgiving Day and day afterChristmas Eve Christmas Day New Years Eve

You may contact the office by calling 570-722-9464, by fax: 570-722-3285, by mail: PO Box 57, Albrightsville, PA 18210 or you can e-mail us at hpcainc@ptd.net or contact us on the web at www.holidaypocono.com

GATE NOTICEPlease DO NOT call the office to request the office to let

people into the community on your behalf. Per The Board of Directors, the Office is NOT responsible

for and won’t let YOUR visitors, relatives, guests, contractors, or vendors into the community.

It is and always has been the responsibility of the property owners to let their visitors, guests, contractors, and vendors into the community. Do not tell people to “follow someone in.” The gate is a fast acting gate and costly damage can occur to their vehicle and to the gate if someone attempts to follow another individual into the community.

If you schedule any visitors, relatives, guests, contractors, or vendors to come to your property then you must do so when you are here to be able to come to the gate and let them in yourselves.

YOUR COOPERATION IS APPRECIATED.

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IN MEMORIAMHoliday Pocono offers

our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who have recently left us.

Al Lafferty of Stoneybrook Drive passed away after a long illness on Friday, July 11, at his home. Mr. Lafferty was a long time resident of Holiday Pocono. He will be greatly missed by his family friends, and neighbors.

Robert F. Fernandez Sr. 81, of Albrightsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, with his beloved wife of 57 years at his side. They would have celebrated their 58th anniversary on Sept. 1.

Robert was a man of integrity and honor. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, grandfather, and friend, having loving relationships with all.

Robert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on April 5, 1933. He was the son of Henry and Catherine

(Moleski) Fernandez. Robert had proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee.

He retired from David Brearley Regional High School as a custodian and spent his retirement years in Pennsylvania.

Robert had a lifelong passion, from the tender age of 6 years old, for “The sweet science”. . . boxing. He authored two books on the subject: “Four Crumbling Houses Ten Count,” and just released weeks before his passing, “Boxing in New Jersey, 1900-1999.” These works were true labors of love for Robert. He was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, and of this, he was so proud. He was also a member of IVBA Ring No. 25.

Robert is survived by the love of his life, Mary Ann (Lenard). He is also survived by his children: Robert, Sandra and her husband, Scott, and Lynn; and his loving grandchildren: Karen and her husband, Jeremy,

James Robert, Catherine, Stephanie and Steven. He is survived by his brothers, Henry and Ronald and his wife, Arlene, and many nieces and nephews; his beloved “granddogs:” Bone, Nell, Sadie, Kelso, Violet, Ace, Twist and Rayne, and his cats, Ziggy and Mitzie.

Private services were held for Robert and cremation was entrusted to Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg.

Memorial contributions may be made in Robert’s name to the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, 59 Kill Ave., Lodi, N.J. 07644.

Peggy J. (Derstine) Ronnie, 82, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in her Pottstown home. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Donald S. Ronnie. Born on Jan. 16, 1930, in Perkasie, Peggy was a daughter of the late Abram N. and Ruth H. (Landis) Derstine. In addition to her husband, Peggy is survived by her four children, Derek S.

Ronnie, Pottstown; Cynthia J., wife of Kenneth J. Kirschner, Franconia Twp.; Kirk Y. Ronnie, Nashville, TN, and Tad D. Ronnie, Reading; her two grandchildren, Kirsten G. Kirschner and Sean S. Kirschner; and her siblings, Ruth D. Frech, Mifflinberg; Joyce E. Bauer, Pleasant Hill, TN, Helen A. Brown, Maysville, GA, and Rev. William A. Derstine, Pleasant Hill, TN. She was preceded in death by her brother, Jac D. Derstine. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mennonite Heritage Center, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA.

Donald S. Ronnie, husband of the late Peggy J. (Derstine) Ronnie, died Monday, May 26, 2014 in his Pottstown home. Don, or Donnie as his mom always called him, was born April 9, 1931, in Maplewood, N.J. He was a son of the late Stephen Y. and Florence (Buob) Ronnie. As a lanky, 6’3” star basketball player at Columbia High School, Don earned the nickname “Needle.” He was a standout in basketball and baseball at Colgate University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1954 and a master’s degree in 1955. After college, he spent a summer playing semi-pro baseball in Iowa. He declined an offer to pitch in the minor leagues and chose to follow his dream of coaching high school basketball. Don fulfilled that dream when he was named The Hill School’s head varsity boys basketball coach in 1955. Coach Ronnie guided the program to more than 400 wins during his 36 seasons on the bench. He stepped down in 1992 but continued to help the

program as an assistant for another 17 seasons, a career of more than 50 years on the sidelines of Hill basketball games. Fittingly, it was through that dream position that Don met his loving wife, Peggy, who was working as a secretary for The Hill’s athletic department in the 1950s. Mr. Ronnie taught mathematics at The Hill until his retirement in 2001 after 46 years, a tenure that also included time as Dean of Students, varsity golf coach and assistant baseball coach. In 1993, Don was inducted into the Tri-County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. In 2001, the center circle of Gillison Court was named in his honor. In 2012, Don was inducted into The Hill School Athletics Hall of Fame. Don was a life member of the Pottstown Elks lodge, where he enjoyed many seasons of league bowling. He was a tenacious blood donor and an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles and college basketball. His summers were often spent in the Poconos operating a one-man lawn-care business well into his 70s. Don is survived by his children, Derek S. Ronnie, Pottstown; Cynthia J., wife of Kenneth J. Kirschner, Franconia Twp.; Kirk Y. Ronnie, Nashville, Tenn.; and Tad D. Ronnie, Reading; grandchildren, Kirsten G. and Sean S. Kirschner; and his brother, Stephen Ronnie, Ashland, N.Y. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Glenn Ronnie and Gail H. McCloskey. Memorial contributions may be made to The Hill School’s Donald S. Ronnie Scholarship Fund.

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