TURKHANNOCK (Wyoming Co.) It's over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we g0...1f your grandchildren are going to be visiting for the holidays, you should work on child proofing your home before they arrive. • Run a safety check of your home, especially if it's been a while since children have lived or visited your house. Move all breakables and dangerous objects including anything that could cut, burn , or otherwise harm a curious child. Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser Our church recently held a fair. There were more than 40 different organizations that dis played literature. Within our 2,000-member church are many special interest groups. Some concentrate on personal ministry, some on handiwork, some on mission, some on Bible study. There is a “Peace and Justice Committee,” a “Market Share Project” and also “Earthkeepers.” The “Noah’s Ark Project” pro vides a place for children to go after school. They provide a meal and also various crafts are enjoyed. All of this takes a lot of planning, but it is held in the inner-city and is needed there. Our church hhs several social groups. One of for younger mem bers and another for senior citi zens. The very young enjoy a softball team. Music is not forgotten as there are 75 members in the adult choir. There is also a Children’s Choir and a Cherub Child-Proof Home Before Grandchildren Arrive •Place all medicines and household chemicals in locked cabinets. Remove all ant traps or poison rat bait. •Do not leave pesticides on the floor or a low shelf in the basement or garage, assuming that no one will enter those buildings. Place them in a locked cabinet. Put away garden sprayers and dusters. Place gasoline and other petroleum products out of reach. •Put away and out of reach cigarette lighters and matches. •Buy outlet protectors to pre Choir, plus an orchestra and a Bell Choir. The building is a busy place as it also houses a nursery school. A retired citizen’s group also meets regularly in the building as does the Embroiderers’ Guild. There are. two “Men’s Breakfast” groups that meet regularly elsewhere. So even though we have a large congregation, there are small groups where you can find people with interests similar to yours. In this way you can get to know others much better. The youth group has their own leader for Christian education. They often travel to other states on work camps. Everyone can find a place to fit in if they real ly want to be active. Soon I must shift gears and think Christmas. The invita tions have gone out for our fam ily get-together at our home. Now I must write Christmas cards and decorate the house. vent young children from poking their fingers or other objects into electrical sockets. •Although most holiday plants are safe, holly, mistletoe, and azaleas can be toxic if ingested. Poinsettias do not Monroe County Holds Holiday "Program STROUDSBURG (Monroe Co.) The program theme for the annual Monroe County Cooperative Extension Holiday program to be held Thursday, December 3 is “A Wealth of Creativity.” Topics included in the program are Mutual Funds, Plants for the Holidays, Wrapping Up Your Creativity, Shopper’s Survival Guide, Money 2,000, and Pennsylvania Electric Choice. In addition, you can choose to participate in three of the 17 holiday work shops offered, to help prepare you for decorating the home dur ing the holidays or to use as gift giving ideas. The event will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, Strouds burg, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and is handicap accessible. For ga, FISHER’S PAINTING & gyr»V, FISHER'S PAINT OUTLET STORE WfckSSaL: QUALITY PAINTS @ REASONABLE PRICES ■ ALL TYPES OF INTERIOR & EXTERIOR S 3 Up PAINTING ■ SANDBLASTING N ROOF COATING ■ RESTORATION & WATERPROOFING ON STONE & BRICK BUILDINGS HOUSES - BARNS - FENCES - FACTORIES ■ ETC. Specialists In Sand Blasting/Spray Painting Farm Buildings, Feed Mills, Roofs, Tanks, Etc. With Aerial Equipment | WE NOW REPAIR SPRAY GUNS AND PUMPS J 4056 A Newport Rd., Kinzers; PA 17535 717-768-3239 On Rt. 772 Across From Pequea Valley School