Poconos Definition–noun | a mountain range in NE Pennsylvania: resort area. ab. 2000 ft. (610 m) high. | |
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Mountain Definition–noun | 1. | a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). | | 2. | a large mass of something resembling this, as in shape or size. | | 3. | a huge amount: a mountain of incoming mail. | | 4. | (initial capital letter ) a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. | | 5. | Also called mountain wine. British Archaic. a sweet Malaga wine. | –adjective | 6. | of or pertaining to mountains: mountain air. | | 7. | living, growing, or located in the mountains: mountain people. | | 8. | resembling or suggesting a mountain, as in size. | —Idiom | 9. | make a mountain out of a molehill. molehill (def. 2). | |
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Related topics from BritannicaPocono Mountains
highland region in Wayne, Pike, Monroe, and eastern Carbon counties of northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. The Poconos are bounded on the west by the Lehigh River; on the northwest by river valleys ...
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Related topics from Ask NewsSnowboarding, skiing still racing to be king of Poconos winter ...
Pocono Record - Found Jan. 1, 2009
... at Shawnee Mountain Ski Area. FILE PHOTO/Pocono Record For the Pocono Record When it comes to winter sports and mountain resorts in the Poconos...
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Ski areas open their slopes for winter fun
Pocono Record - Found Nov. 27, 2008
Ski areas throughout the Poconos including Blue Mountain, Ski Big Bear, Alpine, and Shawnee open their slopes today.
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Poconos Police Blotter: Saturday, Jan. 3
Pocono Record - Found 18 hours ago
POCONO MOUNTAIN REGIONAL POLICE Alex Kim, 19, of Flushing, N.Y., was charged with marijuana paraphernalia possession during a Jan. 2 traffic...
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The Exchange Club of the Pocono Mountains recently honored the ...
Pocono Record - Found 6 hours ago
Exchange Club honors five Poconos high school students January 06, 2009 6:00 AM ... Mountain East in varsity cross country, varsity soccer, Pocono ...
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Poconos school boards reorganize for '09
Pocono Record - Found 17 hours ago
17 seats are up for grabs on the boards of East Stroudsburg, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain and Stroudsburg school districts.
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Poconos thrift stores see more customers in tight economy
Pocono Record - Found 8 hours ago
Another service that Kropp offers is a community service for her church, Church of the Mountain in . 'All of the money from the sale of the...
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Deal: Ski Lodging Packages, From $138
Budget Travel - Found Dec. 27, 2008
You can choose a pass to either Blue Mountain or . Jim Thorpe, Pa., is in the Poconos Mountains, about an hour's drive from Allentown.
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Exchange Club honors Poconos students of the month
Pocono Record - Found Jan. 4, 2009
Amberly Warner, Pocono Mountain West High School; Hong DeSa, Notre Dame High School; and Sarah Menio, East Stroudsburg High School-South.
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Tracing Poconos' old ice industry
Skier is a business 'Natural'
Concord Monitor - Found Jan. 5, 2009
... in the fall, the Poconos's gain may be New England's loss. The 17-year-old Hanover High senior has yet to select a new home mountain for the...
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Things I am grateful for: a warm fire and my curly tail girls who don't have a problem with enjoying the fire either. I'm off journaling by hand and cleaning. Who knew the cleaning bug would strike? It just flew in and I now have spare flat surfaces in my office and a sparkly nice place to make jewelry. I had my inside studio all straightened up to receive my bead making apparti (appartuses?) and Husband woke up the next morning and said: you should do your beads in the garage because Typo de Virginia
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Winter Weather Advisories Philly's North & West Burbs & Trenton Area 6 AM - Midnight FridayWinter Storm Warning Lehigh Valley, Berks, PoconosA potent ball of energy is moving towards the Delaware Valley and if this were horseshoes or hand grenades the snow starved would appreciate being close to the rain/snow line. Unfortunately, with the low tracking essentially between Philadelphia and Allentown as it moves through our part of the world close is not going to cut it as being south of the low lNot A Big Snowfall, But...
Congratulations to Hell Mountain, New Jersey, as I'm sure it was not heaven to navigate around 4.2" of snow from yesterday's storm system. They were the winners of the "golden snow shovel" for the last storm event, which blanketed the northern suburbs of Philadelphia with anywhere from coatings to nearly 3" of snow.With another storm system on the way in just 36-48 hours from now, this snowfall may be a distant memory as another blanket of snow may be forthcoming for many to the north of PhiladProtecting Future Generations By Protecting Air, Water & Wildlife
CHERRY VALLEY AND KITTATINNY RIDGE It is easy to forget in these troubled times that government can help good people do good things. This post is predicated on that notion, and includes the tales of two personal odysseys with government-assisted happy endings some 35 years apart that I would like to share in this Thanksgiving season.The first odyssey began back in the early 1970s. I was riding my bicycle into the White Clay Creek Valley, a pristine area in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern The Poconos: Of Lenapes & Luminaries
The biggest lie told about the Pocono Mountains is that they are mountains. While that technically is true, they aren’t mountains in the sense that the Colorado Rockies are mountains. The Poconos are more like worn down nubs, the result of a geologic bump and grind that began 900 million years ago and continues to this day. It was during the Precambrian Era that this dance began. Earth's continents collided, creating an immense supercontinent and the first Appalachian mountain range. Almost as Sunday's Storm Approaches
Sunday's storm will likely be rain for Philadelphia and the coastal plain, which isn't a big surprise. Moisture that is pooling to our south with a stream of southern energy will work its way northward over the next 24 hours and into our region on Sunday. As rain moves into the Philadelphia region on Sunday morning, the higher elevations of Chester, Montco, and Bucks as well as the Lehigh Valley could see a few sleet pellets at the onset of precipitation but the suburbs as a whole should see rNovember 29th and 30th, 2008 Forecast
A beautiful Friday is under way with a good dose of sunshine and temperatures that are working their way towards or into the lower 50's. This weekend will start off nice but as a storm system works its way up the coast on Sunday we'll have rain to deal with as we close out the holiday weekend.Friday Night: Skies will be party cloudy with lows ranging from the mid 20's in the Lehigh Valley and Pine Barrens to the lower 30's in the city. Winds will diminish after sunset to under 10 mph from theTracking Tonight's Rains
Tonight's rainfall will move in after around the dinner hour or shortly afterwards north and west of Philadelphia, likely after 7 PM in Philadelphia and later than that at the Shore. Temperatures tonight will stay mild ahead of the frontal passage, mainly in the 40's across the Delaware Valley.Rain should total between 1/3"-2/3", with a little more than that possible in some places, with most of the rain ending by Tuesday morning's commute although a chance of rain and snow showers will continuPoconos ski resorts opening early in eastern Pa.
Poconos ski resorts opening early in eastern Pa. Posted in Arts and Entertainment, News on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:05 pm by Web content assistant editor David Rauch ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Ski resorts in the Pocono Mountains in eastern Pennsylvania are getting ready for an early opening, thanks to the recent cold weather and snow. Big Boulder opened its Freedom Park, a terrain park, Thursday night. Bear Creek Resort in Berks County plans to open its terrain park Friday and additional ski runSummer Camp
Many people in the world desire to go for a camp. You can learn lot of new things in a camp. If you want to move for summer camp, you have look into many factors which are important for a camp. All the essential facilities for a summer camp were available at the Camp Kresge. It is situated at the mountain foot of Yeager of about 1800ft below and upon the shore of the Beaver Lake. Special cabins were available for your stay. Book your tickets for Poconos Summer Camp at campkresge.com. It is possiYears Later, She Memes in Return
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results. 1. Venison 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare - and I gloried in it, carnivore that I am 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht 10. Baba ghanoush - the fragrances, the visual fEarly Voting needed in Pennsylvania
Over the past few weeks of this election it's started to feel like Pennsylvania is the only state (well "commonwealth", technically) in the Union that doesn't have some sort of early voting. Oh, we have absentee ballots, but those can only be legally used if you are not going to be in your home voting district on Election Day. I used one once when I was going to be in Florida to see a shuttle launch around Election Day, and a friend of mine just sent her absentee ballot in, so she's already vote“Surprise” nor’easter wets the state
If you were surprised by the overnight rain and the cold, damp morning you found on your doorstep today, you were not alone. I had this in my inbox this morning: "Frank, I enjoy reading your blog. How could the forecasters have totally missed this storm we're in the middle of. I live on the eastern shore and it's been raining since Monday afternoon!! As of Sunday night, the forecast called for no rain on Monday or Tuesday. How could they have been so wrong on this one??" -David Indeed, SalisbuOctober 25th and 26th, 2008 Forecast
A Saturday soaker is on the way as low pressure and a pretty decent storm system move east through the Mid Atlantic, bringing in a pretty strong influx of moisture from the tropics as low pressure develops in the Carolinas and rides north along the front. Rain will move in from the west late Friday night and early Saturday, spreading across the Philadelphia region during Saturday morning, and across the coastal regions Saturday afternoon. Rain will be heaviest during the late afternoon and inDolly Parton puts on the kitsch in Clearwater
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Okay, so....the last several days, John and I have been kicking around the idea of what to do with a rare day off on a beautiful autumn weekend. The choices included: A day up in Bucks County, PA (New Hope, Peddler's Village, etc.) FaerieCon (huge faerie convention at the Philadelphia convention center - John shot this one down pretty quickly, lol.) A drive up to the Poconos, specifically the scenic and artsy little town of Jim Thorpe, where a Fall Festival was happening. Since Bucks county Allen-Dieruff column drew reaction
My column in the newspaper on Tuesday morning, expressing my feelings that the Allen and Dieruff football programs would be better served by applying for admission into the Mountain Valley Conference or playing an independent schedule, drew a big reaction. Many agreed with me, many did not. But to me, the important thing is starting a dialogue, and continuing to talk about it. What is going on with these programs and what has gone on with these schools over much of the past decade is not goodA Reprint From Judie (Please Read This Post And Let It Melt Your Heart)
A LITTLE ROOM FOR ART.....AND OTHER STUFF! A PLACE FOR FRIENDSHIP REMEMBERING ALETAIn the late evening hours of January 7, 1968 a star was born. Two minutes later, another star was born. And from that moment on my life was catapulted into the hectic days and nights and months and years of raising twins, along with their older sister, the first star. And the first-born twin was Aleta. She was beautiful, with eyes that sparkled and twinkled, a laugh that tinkled, and a hearthat wen |
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