Dunmore
Two experts will present a history of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. Gravity Railroad at the Dunmore Historical Society at noon on Saturday, June 8.
The presentation by Salvatore Mecca and Victor Capooci will be held at the historical society's 126 Barton St. headquarters.
Mr. Mecca described the Gravity Railroad, which ran between 1850 and 1885, as integral to the development of Dunmore and the local coal industry.
"Before the 1840s, there was practically nothing in Dunmore," he said. "The Pennsylvania Gravity Railroad hauled millions of tons of coal out of the Lackawanna Valley."
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Honesdale
The Tabernacle Bible Church will celebrate its 70th anniversary today.
The church will hold a special service at 10:30 a.m. at its 455 Grove St. location.
During the church's first meetings, World War II was in progress. The church has never held fundraisers, according to a news release; needs are met through tithes and the generosity of parishioners.
Jermyn
The annual Memorial Day parade will have a celebrity guest Monday.
Paul Big Bear will sing three patriotic songs and address the crowd after the parade, which will end at the borough cemetery. Mr. Big Bear is a former professional actor whose credits also include writing and singing.
"We'd like to get a banner crowd," said his cousin, Richard Muehleisen, 78, commander at American Legion Post 465.
Two students will also be honored for an essay contest at the event, he said.
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La Plume Twp.
By pouring hot molten iron into molds, local high school students hope to replicate the work done years ago at the Scranton Iron Furnaces.
As part of the fourth annual Arts on Fire Festival, students who are participants in the Keystone College Iron Works and Art Engage Program have the opportunity to create their own iron designs.
The festival runs from June 7 to 9 at the Scranton Iron Furnaces, 159 Cedar Ave. The first night's events kick off at 8 and end at 11.
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Moscow
Jazz duo Nancy Reed and Spencer Reed will perform at the new North Pocono Public Library at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 24.
The pair live in the Pocono Mountains, have recorded four albums together and have played in several countries.
The event is sponsored by the North Pocono Cultural Society and will take place at the new library building, which will soon open at 1315 Church St.
"This is definitely the kind of thing we're going to be doing now that we have the space," North Pocono Library Director Susan Jeffery said.
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South Abington Twp.
Students at South Abington Elementary will pose as wax figures as part of the school's living wax museum.
Held on Thursday at the South Abington Elementary School's all-purpose room, 640 Northern Blvd., the event will allow third-grade students to pose as some of the historic people they have researched.
The hourlong living wax museum kicks off at 6 p.m.
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