1st Annual Lackawanna College Lake Region Scholarship Golf Tournament

09/15/2010

1st Annual

Lackawanna College

Lake Region Scholarship Golf Tournament

The First Annual Lackawanna College Lake Region Center - Scholarship Golf Tournament was created to develop a scholarship fund at Lackawanna College specifically for providing tuition assistance to students attending The Lake Region Center at the new Silk Mill location.

We encourage you and members of the local community to support our students through tournament participation, sponsorship, or by making a donation to the new scholarship fund. More information will be mailed to you in the near future.

Together we can make a difference for our students!

 

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED:

Become an event or hole Sponsor

Donate a prize or raffle item

Play on a team

Sign up as a volunteer

For more information please contact Wendy Evans:

570-955-1456  - EvansW@Lackawanan.edu

www.lackawanna.edu/LRTournament <http://www.lackawanna.edu/LRTournament>

ATTENTION VENDORS: RESERVE SPACE IN CHAMBERS’ ARTS & CRAFTS FAIRS IN BINGHAM PARK!

09/11/2010

HAWLEY, PENNSYLVANIA—The Pocono Lake Region Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Arts & Crafts Fair in picturesque Bingham Park on Saturday, September 11, 2010.  Enjoy the talents of artists and crafters displaying their fine wares.  The Fair will host over 100 vendors with truly unique handcrafted items. These accomplished merchants travel from near and far with distinctive gifts for that special someone or yourself!!!  The hours are 9 am until 4 pm for browsers and shoppers, rain or shine, and admission is FREE.  The cost to participate as a vendor is $45.00 for a 15' X 15' space, and remember, crafts must be hand made, not manufactured.  Applications are available through emailing the Chamber at maureen@lakeregioncc.com or phone 570-226-3191 for further information on these and other upcoming events and activities.

Wally Lake Fest Friday Night Music Tour & Open Market Fair

08/27/2010

Hawley, PA, July 27, 2010. Downtown Hawley Partnership is excited to announce the Open Market Fair & Friday Night Music Tour as part of the 1st Annual Wally Lake Fest. This weekend long festival features events located throughout the Lake Region including the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center, Downtown Hawley, the NEW Lake Wallenpaupack Nature Trail, area businesses and on the lake.  

 

Visit Wally Lake Fest on Friday Night, Aug 27 for an exciting line up of music and theater including:

 

• The Settlers Inn, come to an end of the summer outdoor event with live Jazz music, craft brews and food pairings beginning at 6pm
  
• Ehrhardt’s Pub, enjoy a cocktail and listen to rock and roll with Wally & The Paupacks at 9pm in Ehrhardt’s Pub.
  
• The Boat House, listen to a great band starting at 10pm
  
• Don’t Dress for Dinner, a Comedy Theater Performance at the Ritz Theater, Friday, Aug 27 at 8pm
  
  

On Saturday, August 28, stop by the lawn of the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center for the Open Market Fair from 10am – 6pm sponsored by the Pocono Lake Region Chamber of Commerce. The Fair has a wide array of exhibitors including:

 

Organic Cotton Napkins & Bags (Two Green Witches), Lake Wallenpaupack Tye Die Clothing & Handmade Baskets (A Custom Signs), Nature & Landscape Photography (Westner), Wood Lawn Ornaments (Bald Eagle Construction), Soy Candles (Unique Classic Candles), Fresh Cooked Kettle Corn & Bavarian Nuts (Pocono Kettle Korn), Photography & Window Frames (Canyon Moon), Hand-Hammered Bracelets & Jewelry (Crystal Dreams), Hand Crafted Soaps & Bath Products (Butterfly Creations), Fused Glass Jewelry (Melody Designs), Kites & Banners (Fun Kites), Floral, Shell & Candle Arrangements (SenSational Tropics), Handmade Jewelry & Wooden Toys (JC Crafts), Alpaca Yarn Making (Kuhn’s River Country Alpacas), Decorative Pottery & Fiber Arts (Goldner), Maple Syrup Products (Shemanski Maple Syrup), Handcrafted Wooden Signs, Picnic Tables, Wood Products (Old Gravity Traditions), Wheel Thrown Stoneware & Porcelain Pottery (Lakehouse Pottery), Demonstrations by Wayne County Arts Alliance and Fine Art Paintings & Limited Edition Gidee Prints (Ash Art Studio).

 

Other weekend events include a boat parade, boat/watercraft/ATV show, dam tours, kayak lessons, kite flying, art auction, ice cream social & marching band, sailboat rides, souvenir photo, stores open lake, golf challenge, bike tour, Art Extravaganza and more!

 

We are incredibly grateful to the sponsors for the 1st Annual Wally Lake Fest: Downtown Hawley Partnership, Lighthouse Harbor Marina, PPL, PMVB, Woodloch Resort/The Boat House, Kiley Associates LLC, The Honesdale National Bank, Wallenpaupack Scenic Boat Tour, The Settlers Inn, The Dime Bank, Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Resort, Wayne Bank, 1st Klas Marina, Lackawanna College, Costa’s Family Fun Park, AMSkier Insurance, Davis R. Chant Realtors, Gresham’s Chop House, IGA, The News Eagle, Spencer Printing, and Bold Gold. We welcome additional sponsors – call 570-226-2141.

 

For a complete event schedule visit: http://www.VisitHawleyPa.com.



For more information, contact the Wally Lake Fest committee at 570.226.2141 or info@visithawleypa.com.  

 

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MEDIA:

 

info@visithawleypa.com

 

Bridget Gelderman

570.840.1314

 

Keith Williams

570.226.2141

BUILD A CASTLE ON THE BEACH AT LAKE WALLENPAUPACK

07/24/2010

BUILD A CASTLE ON THE BEACH AT LAKE WALLENPAUPACK

LAKE WALLENPAUPACK, PENNSYLVANIA- Do you love to play in the sand? Well then come down and participate in the 2nd Annual Sand Sculpting Contest sponsored by the Pocono Lake Region Chamber of Commerce and the Palmyra Public Beach at the Public Beach on Lake Wallenpaupack, Route 6 on July 24, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The rain date is scheduled for July 25, 2010 at the same times.

 

A Huge Thank you to these generous co-sponsors to date including Wilsonville Recreation Area, Weichert Realtors Paupack Group, Debbie Friese @ Weichert Realtors Paupack Group, Lake Region IGA, Paupack Insurance Agency, The Kitchen and Bath Showroom Inc., G. Anderson Homes Inc., Statewide Abstract Co. Inc., Spall, Rydzewski, Anderson, Lalley, Tunis, P.C., Stephens Pharmacy, Affordable Home & Building Inspections, Galasso / Kimler / & Muir, P.C., Paupack Abstract Co., Inc., and Roaring Brook Abstract Co., Inc.



Also alongside the contest, the Chamber is sponsoring a “Fun in the Sun Summer Basket Raffle”, which consists of a wonderful array of summer essentials and a hand woven basket filled to the rim! It is currently on display at Honesdale National Bank’s Lake Wallenpaupack Branch, so just stop in to take a chance to win!  The Chamber also thanks Judy Rodonski from Weichert Realtors Paupack Group and Lori Hopkins from Wilsonville Recreation Area for their generosity.

 

The cost to enter the sand sculpting contest is just $5 per person or $10 per team and no advance registration is necessary. Just show up and tell the beach personnel that you are entering the contest. The entry fee is payable when you show up for the contest. Rules state that the sculpted object must be a “castle” this year.

 

Prizes will be awarded for: Best Overall, Originality, and Who Traveled the Farthest.

 

This will be fun for the whole family so bring your shovels and other tools and enter the contest. There will be plenty of prizes and food available.

 

All proceeds will benefit the beach. For more information on entering or sponsoring the contest, call the Pocono Lake Region Chamber of Commerce at 570-226-3191 or the Beach at 570-226-9290 or visit www.lakeregioncc.com <http://www.lakeregioncc.com/>  

 

POCONO LAKE REGION CHAMBER OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP

05/07/2010

The Pocono Lake Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that a $500 scholarship will be presented to a 2010 high school graduate.  This annual scholarship will be awarded to a local student, randomly picked, pursuing post secondary education.  The student attending any local district must also have an affiliation to a member of the Pocono Lake Region Chamber of Commerce.  Please contact the Chamber office at 226-3191 or email hlwchmbr@ptd.net to request an application.  Applications must be received by May 7th.

Hawley Silk Mill Launches Welwood Avenue Closure Public Awareness Campaign

04/30/2010

Hawley Silk Mill, LLC, committed to public safety during the development of the Hawley
Silk Mill project, has launched a voluntary public service awareness campaign to inform
the public of the temporary closure of a portion of Welwood Avenue. The street closure
is scheduled to begin Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 6:00 am. This is a temporary
closure pending the permanent closure of the same portion of Welwood Avenue
scheduled to take place later this summer.

Beginning on May 26th, a section of Welwood Avenue between the intersection of
Welwood Avenue and Route 6 to the intersection of Atkinson Avenue and Welwood
Avenue will be closed to all bike, pedestrian, and vehicular traffic.

The Cocoon Coffee House will remain open during construction and safe public access
to the Cocoon and parking will be maintained.

This closing is being done with the approval of Hawley Borough as part of the Street
Vacation Ordinance approved by the Borough Council in November 2009.
Signs will be posted approximately seven days prior to the Street Closure, on Route 6 to
the South of the Welwood intersection and on Route 590 at the Eddy Bridge. Detour
signs will also be posted once Welwood Avenue is closed, to direct traffic to and from
Route 6 and Route 590.

Permanent signs prohibiting through traffic on Atkinson and Academy Streets will also
be posted. These streets are not to be used to make the connection between the two
highways and violators will be prosecuted. Please observe and comply with all traffic
signs and posted speed limits entering and leaving the Borough of Hawley.

The costs for advertising the street closure, posting the temporary and permanent signs,
the temporary and permanent barriers, as well as any police that may be necessary
when the street is initially closed, are all being paid by Hawley Silk Mill, LLC.

To learn more about the Hawley Silk Mill adaptive reuse project or questions related to
the road closure, visit www.hawleysilkmill.com or call Project Executive, Troy Bystrom at
646-236-3400.

Downtown Hawley Partnership Announces Wally Lake Fest - August 27 - 29, 2010

04/19/2010

Downtown Hawley Partnership is excited to announce its newest event for the summer season, the 1st Annual Wally Lake Fest. This festival will feature events located throughout the Lake Region including the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center, Downtown Hawley, area businesses and on the lake itself.  The Lake Fest committee’s goal is to create a weekend full of events that embraces the pristine natural beauty and fun atmosphere of the lake as well as provide opportunity for local business to showcase products and services, stimulate tourism and strengthen the community.
 
On Saturday morning, August 28, there will be a celebration of talent at the Open Market Fair at the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center.  The Market will feature independent art, music, food and design. Exhibits will include: Pottery, Woodcrafters, Painters, Photographers, Emerging artists. Local jewelers, Organic farmers, Musicians, Cheese makers and many more.
 
Lake Fest will also be host to a variety of outdoor experiences taking place along the shore and across the NEW Lake Wallenpaupack Nature Trail. Visitors will learn about kayaking, canoeing, boating safety and more.
 
The grand Boat Parade, a Wallenpaupack favorite of years past, will be another exciting addition to the future traditions of Wally Lake Fest.  Individuals are encouraged to decorate their boats and enter into the judged parade on Saturday.
 
On Saturday night, people are encouraged to visit the quaint Downtown Hawley to shop and dine at some of the best restaurants in the region.
 
We are looking for events to be hosted at various businesses and locations in the area. For more information on sponsorships, hosting an event, decorating your boat for the parade, keeping your business open late on Saturday night, a booth at the Open Market Fair and/or facilitating an outdoor experience, contact the Wally Lake Fest committee at 570.226.2141 or info@visithawleypa.com. 
 

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE TO MAKE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING LAKE REGION CENTER

04/12/2010

SCRANTON - Lackawanna College will be holding a press conference on Wednesday, April 14 at 2:30 p.m. at the Hawley Silk Mill to make a special announcement regarding the new Lake Region Center.

One of the featured guests of College President Raymond Angeli is Senator Robert Mellow. Also in attendance will be representatives for Senator Arlen Specter, Senator Robert Casey, State Senator Lisa Baker, State Representative Mike Peifer and representatives from Wayne and Pike Counties.

Lackawanna College will be expanding it's presence in the Lake Region area of Wayne County by moving it's center from Honesdale to the soon-to-be renovated Hawley Silk Mill. The College will be occupying all 16,000 square feet of the third floor and will offer all of its degree programs. Lackawanna will also be adding some new degree programs that encompass the region's workforce needs including Hospitality/Tourism, Environmental Science and Physical Therapy Assistant. The College plans on opening Fall of 2010.

Hawley Silk Mill, LLC is an investment group made up of local investors who have a vested interest in the community of Hawley. Each member of the group is a member of the community and has strong family ties to the Lake Region. The focus of the team is to make the Hawley Silk Mill a viable and successful location to conduct business and preserve the historic character of the building for generations to come.

The vision for the project includes reestablishing the building as a regional economic engine, creating a workforce development and education facility, and building a lifestyle retail center. To that end, Lackawanna College will relocate and expand into the 16,000 square foot top floor of the building and serve the region as a workforce-training center and continuing education facility. The second floor of the building will provide office space, including individual office suites, providing shared services for professionals looking to open branch offices or secondary offices in the region. A lifestyle retail center will be created on the first floor to provide products and services currently unavailable in the community, such as gourmet foods, a local produce food market, outfitter, bike service and sales shop, clothing stores, sporting goods, locally produced artisan goods, and technology products. Proposed uses for other spaces available in the building include a STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Experiential Learning Center, STEAM Center (STEM center including the Arts), business incubator space, and a museum dedicated to the effects of the Wayne County Silk Industry on national labor laws.

Members of the media wishing to attend may RSVP with Director of Communications Chris Kucharski at 570-961-7856. Tours of the Hawley Silk Mill will be offered after the announcement.

For more information on the Hawley Silk Mill Project please visit www.hawleysilkmill.com and to learn more about Lackawanna College visit www.lackawanna.edu.

Lackawaxen River of the Year and 2010 Lackawaxen Sojourn planning underway

02/13/2010

Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, named the Lackawaxen "River of the Year 2010" "A recreational treasure renowned for its fly-fishing and canoeing, the Lackawaxen harbors a wealth of bird and animal species". said DCNR Acting Secretary John Quigley. "Selecting the Lackawaxen River better enables DCNR to stress the value of healthy forests and greenways and encourage stream-side planting under its Tree Vitalize program", said Acting Secretary Quigley."Whether it's educating the public on issues impacting the Pocono Plateau, such as gas drilling's impact on the environment and water resources, or touting tree planting, the Lackawaxen is an excellent teaching tool. This award is special because it’s the first time a smaller stream or river has been honored.

The Lackawaxen River Conservancy (TLRC) and it's partners will organize several events throughout the year 2010, including a paddling trip and a river clean up in partnership with the Wayne County Historical Society.  The first ever Lackawaxen River Sojourn is planned for June 12,13,14th 2010. Dick Rhodes is chairman of the sojourn planning committee for the Conservancy. A number of events, in addition to the sojourn, are planned to celebrate the River of the Year designation including a partnership with the Eagle Institute, a tour of the dams and headwaters of the Lackawaxen, a fall foliage train ride and a river clean up day.  The TLRC is working to make these events river awareness activities, as well as  recreational celebrations honoring this prestigious designation.

For more information, please visit www.lackawaxenriver.org in the coming months for Sojourn & River of the Years Events.

Photos from Winterfest 2009

02/10/2010

Enjoy some photos from Winterfest 2009!

Mayor Hawk has been sworn in - welcome!

01/04/2010

Lackawanna College to Open New Education Center in the Hawley Silk Mill by Fall Semester of 2010

11/21/2009

At a community outreach event held in Hawley, Pennsylvania on Thursday,
November 19th, Lackawanna College announced plans to open a Hawley Center
in the Hawley Silk Mill Building by fall of 2010.

With initial plans to lease 7500 square feet, Lackawanna College plans to offer all
23 of its current degree programs at the new location. In addition to the existing
programs, a number of new degrees are being considered including Hotel &
Restaurant Management, Recreational Management, and even the possibility of
a Sales Institute. The college expects to grow quickly occupying the entire
16,000 square feet available on the third floor. The name of the new center is
still to be determined.

Hawley Silk Mill Partner John Shuman stated, “We are pleased to partner with
Lackawanna College to bring education to the Borough of Hawley. We
purchased the building with the intent of creating a project that would provide
education, jobs, and economic growth to the region. We couldn’t stand by and
allow this historic anchor building in our community to become a mini-warehouse.
Lackawanna College shares our vision for the property and we are excited to
work with them to create a new education center in this historic landmark.”

Borough Council President, Don Kyzer remarked, “On behalf of the Borough of
Hawley, our community, and all residents, the council welcomes you to our
community and we look forward to working with Lackawanna College to provide
educational opportunities to our residents. We pledge our full support.”

Lackawanna College President, Ray Angeli stated, “We are coming to Hawley
and will open the doors of our new Hawley Center by fall of 2010. We are
excited by the many possibilities the new location will offer.”

Community support for Lackawanna College is very high with several local
businesses pledging to work with the College to tailor programs to train
employees in several industry sectors. Many businesses and residents offered
to help acquire equipment, develop programs, fundraise, and even lend their
expertise and experience to teach at Lackawanna College.

For more information on Lackawanna College visit www.lackawanna.edu or
contact Chris Kucharski at 570-961-7856. To learn more about the Hawley Silk
Mill adaptive reuse project, visit www.hawleysilkmill.com or call Project
Executive, Troy Bystrom at 646-236-3400.