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Times may be tough, but a food assistance program is leaving struggling families in Monroe and Pike Counties feeling extremely thankful. We were at Jo’s Pantry in Smithfield Township today for its Thanksgiving meal distribution.

"Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving!"

Gratitude rang out loud and clear today at Light of the World Church in Minisink Hills. Vehicles lined up and wrapped around the parking lot for it’s Thanksgiving meal distribution at Jo’s Pantry. We’re told inflation has taken its toll.

East Stroudsburg Resident Lennox Flowers says, "Times are hard, job is hard, everything is hard, you know?"

Bartonsville Resident David Juskey says, "The economy is very bad right now. I’ve been out of work, not healthy, my wife is not healthy and this is everything for us."

Congratulations to the Bondoc family! Ranniel Bondoc, 10, won the Turkey Raffle sponsored by the Science Olympiad club. Ranniella Bondoc,12,  had the honor of picking up that 18-pound frozen turkey for the trek home as we departed for this 10-day holiday break. Well Done!

To encourage students to become aware of how much time they use apps on their phones, The Mountaineer conducted a small survey in October at Stroudsburg Junior High School. According to this census, 73 percent of students spend approximately 2 hours or more on their phones daily. The app that 50 percent of students use most frequently is TikTok. 

TikTok is a social media app that allows people to view and create bite-sized videos. Users scroll on the “For You Page” feed that is specifically curated to their interests. This app has taken the world by storm, with approximately 1 billion users globally. 

Freshman Jiles Hernandez states, “Tiktok is known to be addictive; after one Tiktok you always want to see the next.” 

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania has selected Sherrise C. Cohen-Hooks, pastor and founder of Reclaimed for Christ Ministries and The Apostle of The Church of A.C.T.S: From Word to Life and Believers to Kingdom Association in Stroudsburg, to be the keynote speaker for the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast. The 27th annual celebration honoring Dr. King is scheduled for Monday, January 15, 2024, at 8 a.m. The theme of this year’s breakfast is Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness, Only Light Can Do That. Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate, Only Love Can Do That.”  The breakfast will be held at Terraview at Stroudsmoor Country Inn.