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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 For areviewof“StarTrekIntotheDark-ness,”seePage 3
We saw you at...Night at the Museum,Schuylkill Historical
Society, Pottsville
Heather and Jason Bower, Drums
Bri Amos, Pottsville, left, and Rachael Smith,
Saint Clair
For more photos from the event, see Page 4
CelebratingCelebratingkielbasikielbasi SeeSee
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BY ERIC PEDDIGREE
COPY EDITOR
Thousands of people areexpected in Shenandoah onSaturday to celebrate thecoal region’s ethnic back-ground and favorite meat.
The sixth annual KielbasiFestival, sponsored by Downtown Shenando-ah Inc., will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. onNorth Main Street between Centre andWashington streets. Mary Luscavage, MainStreet manager, expects about 75 vendors toattend the continuously expanding event.
“This is bigger this year. Everyyear we get more and more ven-dors,” Luscavage said.
When the festival began sixyears ago, Luscavage said theyattracted between 1,000 and1,500 to Shenandoah. Lastyear, she said the estimatedattendance was about 5,000.
The highlight of the festi-val will be the kielbasi-mak-ing contest. In previous years,participants have come fromall over the region. Luscavagerecalled a contestant two yearsago who sent his entry by FedExfrom Florida. She said this year’scontest has an entry from Maryland.
Last year, 26 contestants entered to winthe coveted PIG trophy.
“We are expecting the same, if not more(this year),” Luscavage said.
Contestants are allowed to bring a ring ofkielbasi into the DSI office until noon Satur-day to be eligible for judging.
The three “Kielbasi Kings” — Kowalonek’sKielbasy Shop, Capitol Food Market andLucky’s Deli — will be offering their varia-tions on the event’s featured attraction. Mrs.T’s will be operating a stand for its renownedpierogies and the Rescue Hook and LadderFire Company will serve up bleenies, anotherof the region’s favorite foods.
Luscavage said the festival is not onlyabout kielbasi but about honoring theregion’s heritage.
“It is a celebration of Eastern Europeanethnicity,” she said.
In addition to the food, local craft vendorswill sell ethnic treasures including
Matrushka dolls, Lithuanian strawornaments and pottery imported
from Poland.The Shenandoah All-Star
Polka Band will providemusic from noon to 3 p.m. atLegion Memorial Garden.Tables will be set up aroundthe garden and there willbe plenty of space to dance.
“It’s a big party,” Luscav-age said.
Luscavage said while the
organizers try to keep the
festival based around Eastern
European traditions, there will
be vendors offering plenty of
American cuisine, including ribs,
chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers.
DSI will also have a few stands on Satur-
day for ethnic ornaments, throws and kiel-
basi shirts. It will also hold registration for
the Kielbasi and Pierogie Golf Tournament
on June 21.
DSI originally started the festival to bring
more people into the downtown area. It is a
goal they have reached while being able to
showcase the region’s people and traditions.
“It’s a fun day, a great day for enjoying
yourself. It’s different, it really is,” Luscav-
age said.
For more information on the festival and
DSI, visit downtownshenandoah.com.
Kielbasi to be celebratedat festival in Shenandoah
If you goWhat: Sixth annual Kielbasi Festival
When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Where: Main Street, between Centre and
Washington streets, Shenandoah
Ethnic heritage
ANDY MATSKO/STAFF PHOTOS
Janette Lukashunas of Lucky’s Deli in Shenandoah, whips up some kielbasi paninis
at last year’s Kielbasi Festival. This year’s event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday in downtown Shenandoah. LEFT: Mr. Kielbasi made a visit to the festival
last year.
2 FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD
‘Into Darkness’ is missingthat ‘Star Trek’ sense of fun
The giddiness of “StarTrek” is gone, but “Star TrekInto Darkness” maintains itslove of character and pathos,the other great selling pointsof this re-booted sci-fi fran-chise. There’s action in abun-dance and some productiondesign flourishes that are aseye-popping as any sciencefiction ever to hit the screen.
But as our old friend Ricar-do Montalban said 30 yearsago in “The Wrath of Khan,”still the best of the “StarT reks” : “I t is veeerycoooooold in space.” “IntoDarkness,” for all its densetextures and epic scale, leftme cold.
Director J.J. Abrams, whohas owned up to not having anemotional attachment to theTV show or the movies itspawned, commissioned hisscreenwriters to do a riff on“Wrathof Khan,”analternatehistory of the Khan myth. Soknowing the classic “Trek”version — dating from a TVepisode in the ’60s, updatedwith the ’80s movie — doesn’thelp in appreciating the newone, or spoil its surprises.
That’s both good and bad— good in its novelty, bad inthe sense that it still relies onthe original series’ back storyto draw on. “Remaking” “TheWrath of Khan” while notactually actually remaking itmuddies the message androbs the villain and the storyof its mythic staying power.
In terms of tone, “Dark-ness” is balanced betweenthe original series and themore pacifist “Next Genera-tion” — an action film with astaggering body count, andcharacters protesting themorality of combat byremote control.
Abrams is intent on deliv-
ering a more democratic“Trek” in which all of theprincipals have big scenes,big moments and seriouscharacter development. ThusLt. Uhura (Zoe Saldana)shows off her linguistic com-petence, and her emotionalattachment to the recklesslyselfless Spock (Zachary Quin-to). Scotty (Simon Pegg)expresses moral objections tothe new ways of war.
And everyone has his orher ethics, courage and con-victions tested by a new vil-lain, a terrorist (BenedictCumberbatch) whose agendais a mystery even more puz-zling if you remember “TheWrath of Khan.”
In a bravura intro, Kirk(Chris Pine) and Spock try tointervene without interven-ing in a primitive, red-foliageplanet whose simple, bellig-erent natives are about to bewiped out by a volcano. Kirkwants to act, Spock wants tolecture him on “the PrimeDirective” (no interference).
Kirk faces demotion, thecrew of the Enterprise maybe broken up, and then themysterious terrorist startsblowing stuff up at Starfleet.Is he connected with the“sworn enemy” Klingons?Can the bad guy be taken outby photon torpedo dronestrikes? Can Kirk convincethe admiral (Peter Weller of“Robocop”) that only he cansave the day?
The 3-D here is stunningand that depth of field is putto good use in space battlesand on alien worlds. Abramsand his writers toss in scadsof offhand references to the“Trek” universe — Dr. Carol
Marcus (Alice Eve) shows up,Nurse Chapel is mentioned,
There’s plenty of humorleavening all the weightyquestions about who is a ter-rorist and who has the moralhigh ground. Chekov (AntonYelchin) kvetches like neverbefore. Scotty has the bestlines, especially when he’shad a few to drink. (“If it isn’tCaptain James Tiberius Per-fect Hair!”)
But the movie’s a muddle, apiece that Abrams seems towant to turn into a “Lost”puzzle that makes more sensein his head than on the screen.The confusing conflation ofpast films and alternate uni-verse story is burdensome.And Cumberbatch makes adecent villain but a much bet-ter TV Sherlock Holmes.
“Star Trek” is still boldlygoing its own way, even as itreferences the classic “Trek”canon. But somewhere alongthe way, Abrams got lost inthe Galaxy of Not Much Fun.
“Star Trek Into Darkness,”a Paramount release, is ratedPG-13 for intense sequences ofsci-fi action and violence. Run-ning time: 132 minutes. ★★½
“Frances Ha”
Greta Gerwig makes “hap-less” a happening thing in“FrancesHa.”Whichisnosur-prise, because she’s spent herbrief career mastering varia-tions on a hapless theme.
Gerwig (“Lola Versus,”“Greenberg”) and directorNoah Baumbach (“Green-berg,” “The Squid and theWhale”) team up to give usthe quintessential Gretatime-capsule picture, a moviethat sums up the navel gazingof Generation Y and sum-mons up every Gerwig char-acter from the era in one gid-
dy yet wistful package.Frances (Gerwig) is an
exemplar of a sort of age-spe-cific form of denial. A Sacra-mento native, she’s settled inNew York to become a mod-ern dancer. She’s gawky anda little awkward, so that isn’treally working out. She can’tcommit to her boyfriendbecause she won’t leavebehind her “same personwith different hair” bestfriend, Sophie (Mickey Sum-ner), her true other half. ButSophie moves out on her.
Frances is 27, under-employed, and hasn’t comeclose to mastering life.
“I’m so embarrassed,” sheexplains, trying to treat afriend to dinner, but lackingroom on her credit card orready cash to pay. “I’m not areal person yet.”
“Frances Ha” follows usthrough a turbulent year inher life — Sophie driftingaway, the rich hipsters (AdamDriver, Michael Zegen) Fran-ces moves in with, the “Youdon’t have it” hints from herchoreographer (Charlotted’Amboise), the too-brief tripto Paris she takes on “a credit
card I got in the mail,” just to
impress others at a dinner
party where she sticks her
foot in it, time and again.
The always charming Ger-
wig, sort of a ungainly girl
next door (“I can’t account for
my bruises.”) turns Frances
into a tour de force — impul-
sive and needy, chatty and
unread, hopeful but regres-
sive. Random bits of her dia-
logue capture a childish wom-
an on the cusp of realizing
just what she hasn’t realized.
“Sometimes, it’s good to do
something when you’re sup-
posed to do it.”
“I should read the news
more.”
“I’m trying to be proactive
about my life.”
Baumbach shot the film in
black and white, and he amus-
ingly (and portentously) gives
exact street addresses for
every setting — Brooklyn,
Washington Heights, Pough-
keepsie, Sacramento, Paris.
He sets a lovely sprint through
the city sequence to David
Bowie’s “Modern Love,” a
1983 tune that encapsulates
the bouncy desperation of the
citybound and the single.
“Frances Ha” turns melan-
choly and almost painful to
watch in its last act, as she
and we see the dead end dead
ahead. And the film doesn’t
seem to earn the finale the
two of them cooked up for us.
But Frances, in Gerwig’s
hands, is never less than
unforgettable, even at her
most “undateable” and
unteachable.
“Frances Ha,” a IFC Films
release, is rated R for sexual
references and language.
Running time: 86 minutes.
★★★
MOVIE REVIEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greta Gerwig, right, and Adam Driver star in theIndependent Film Channel release “Frances Ha.”
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We saw you at ... Night at the Museum on Saturday
Barbara and Steve Conage, Schuylkill Haven Mark and Carole Schlegel, Valley ViewMary Sacavage, Hegins, and PeterCieslukowski, Shenandoah
JeanDellock,Frack-ville,left,DottieLoy,Potts-ville
Leo Haley,Pottsville,and Mary
LouBoyer,
Blandon
Photos byAndy Matsko
Saturday, May 18th
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36TH ANNUALPottsville Area High School Stage Band Concert
-The Dave Stahl Big Band-The Pottsville Area High School Stage Band
-The Krimson Kats Jazz Improvisation Group
Thursday, May 23, 2013 • 7:30 PMPottsville Area High School Auditorium
Admission: ADULTS $5, STUDENTS $3Admission: ADULTS $5, STUDENTS $3
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THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS
TODAY
ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
— Sponsored by Care Net ofSchuylkill County, 9 a.m. to 2p.m., Schuylkill Country Club,Orwigsburg. Registration 8a.m. Cost $75 per person,$300 per foursome, includesgreen fees, cart and cateredlunch. Chinese auction willbe held. Call 570-624-7244.
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNA-
MENT AND DINNER — 11a.m. to 7 p.m., Mountain Val-ley Golf Course, 1021 Brock-ton Mountain Drive, Barnes-
ville. Registration 11 a.m.,buffet lunch 11:30 a.m.,shotgun start 1 p.m. Ben-efits St. Joseph Center forSpecial Learning, Pottsville.Call 570-622-4638.
ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY
— Friedensburg Fire Com-pany, mock lobster dinner, 4to 7 p.m. today, food standsopen 6 p.m., music by Reck-less, 7 p.m.; Hose and Barrelcompetition, 11 a.m., foodstands open 6 p.m., musicby Sapphire, 7 p.m. Saturday;line dancing with music byChicken Nugget, 4 to 9 p.m.,food stands open 4 p.m.,
cash drawing of $10,000 win-ner pulled at 8 p.m. Sunday.
BINGO — 6 to 8 p.m.,doorsopen 4 p.m., St. Jerome Ro-man Catholic Church Hall,266 W. Broad St., Tamaqua.
BINGO — 6:45 p.m., doorsopen 5:30 p.m., Summit Sta-tion Fire Company, Summit
Station. Smoke-free. Foodavailable.
CHINESE AUCTION —
Browse and bid, 4 to 8 p.m.today, auction, 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday, John S. ClarkeElementary Center gymna-sium, 601 N. 16th St., Potts-
ville. Prizes include KindleFire, bicycle and television.Sponsored by John S. ClarkeElementary Center PTO.
COFFEEHOUSE — 7 to 9p.m., God’s Mountain ActivityCenter, Cadbury Street, Palo
Alto. Free.DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m.,
choice of steak, grilled ham,grilled pork chops or fish(baked or deep fried), PineGrove Masonic Lodge, 23Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove.
Cost $11. For children’s pric-es, information or takeouts,call 570-345-0165.
FOOD PANTRY — Hosted
by New Life in Christ Min-istries, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,217-219 Market St., Cum-
bola. To qualify for food pan-try you must have a PA stateissued ID card and fall at orbelow the income guidelines.Food pantry open third Fridayof each month. Emergencyfood pantry available by ap-pointment only, call 570-277-6041.
MEETING — Stroke andBrain Injury Support Group,12:30 p.m., Schuylkill Re-habilitation Center, 300Schuylkill Medical Plaza,Pottsville. Call 570-621-9500.
PIEROGIE SALE — 8 a.m.to noon, Holy Ascension Or-thodox Church, Frackville.
Choice of boiled with butterand onions, deep fried or fro-zen. Call 570-875-7532.
PRESENTATION — “TheLittle Mermaid,” 7 p.m. todayand Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday,Sovereign Majestic Theater,209 N. Centre St., Pottsville.Adults $15, children 12 andunder $12. Call 570-628-4647 or www.sovereignma-jestic.com.
TEEN AND TWEEN TIME
— For children grades 5through 12, 3:45 to 4:45p.m., Schuylkill Haven FreePublic Library, 104 St. JohnSt., Schuylkill Haven. Par-ents welcome. Call 570-385-0542.
VENDOR EVENT AND CHI-
NESE AUCTION — 4 to 9p.m., Pine View Acres, 145Chamberlain Ave., Pottsville.
Admission $3. Benefits WalkNow for Autism. Call 570-628-2725.
SATURDAY
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAK-
FAST — 8 a.m. to noon,St. Joseph Roman CatholicChurch Hall, 462 W. LudlowSt., Summit Hill. Cost $7,includes eggs, bacon, ham,sausage, pancakes, FatherJim’s mess, breakfast sand-wiches, toast omelette sta-tion, waffles, cake, coffee,juice and tea. Breakfast heldthird Sunday of the month.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAK-
FAST BUFFET — 7:30 a.m.to noon, Independent HoseCompany, Diener’s Hill, Saint
Clair. Cost $7 adults, $3.50children. Eat in or take out.
Call 570-429-0867. Break-fast held third Sunday of themonth.
ANNUAL BICYCLE SAFETY
DAY — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,Blue Mountain ElementaryEast, 675 Red Dale Road,Orwigsburg. Open to childrenof all ages. Children asked tobring their bicycle and a re-sponsible adult to participate.Sponsored by Schuylkill Coun-ty Safe Kids Coalition, in con-junction with the OrwigsburgBorough Police Department.
ANNUAL FISH FOR FUN
DAY — 9 a.m. to noon, Park
Place Dam (“The Cementy”),Mahanoy Township. Childrenup to 15 years accompaniedby parent or guardian wel-come to fish for free and winprizes. Food available. Afterrodeo ends at noon, damopen to anyone with 2013Pennsylvania fishing license.Dam closes at dusk. Spon-sored by Mahanoy Township150 Club.
ANNUAL HAMBURG ARTS
FEST — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,downtown Hamburg. Spon-sored by Hamburg Area ArtsAlliance. Free admissionand parking. Rain date Sun-
day. Call 610-562-3106 [email protected]
ANNUAL PLANT SALE
— 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,46 Avenue C, Schuylkill Ha-
ven, behind Medical Artsbuilding. Sponsored by SouthSchuylkill Garden Club. PennState Master Gardeners onsite to answer questions.
BENEFIT CONCERT — 3p.m., Tamaqua CommunityArts Center, 125 Pine St.,Tamaqua. Freewill offering ac-cepted. Call 570-325-4794.
BENEFIT DANCE — 7 p.m.to midnight, Humane FireCompany, 200 Humane Ave.,Pottsville. Music by classicrock band, Between Floors,starts 8 p.m. Advance tickets$15, at door $20, includesfood and beverages. Must be18 or older to attend. Spon-sored by Schuylkill CountyLaw Enforcement, EMS andfirefighters to benefit Ol-ivia Bensinger and SchuylkillCounty Therapeutic Ridingprogram. For tickets, call 570-622-5891, 570-527-7437,570-294-3657 or 570-527-1044.
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Luck goes south for this slot playerDear Mark:
My luck with slots has
gone kaput. I am to a point
where I feel slots don’t pay at
all. What is an old-time slot
player to do?
Ted Y.
I can tell you, Ted, with 100
percent certainty that all slot
machines dependably pay.
They pay the casino’s mort-
gage, those neon light bills,
and all the employees’ sala-
ries.
They also pay millions in
profits to the casino owners
and stockholders. Unfortu-
nately, being an “old-time”
slot player, you just happen
to be on the bottom end of
that food chain.
I feel your pain, Ted. Now-
adays, you insert a coin, pull
the handle, and then reach
into your wallet for more
money. You should come to
expect that result when the
house has such an enormous
built-in edge on slots com-
pared to the other games the
casino offers.
The only slots you should
be playing are at casinos that
advertise machines that have
a 98-plus percent payback.
True, it’s a treasure hunt
finding these high payback
machines with no real trail
of clues.
If you look closely at the
advertisement, it will proba-
bly say, “on select machines.”
What’s more, the payback
percentage probably won’t
be posted on the machine
itself, and can be limited to a
single bank of machines
within the casino. To find
them, you need to ask a slot
employee, and if he or she
doesn’t know, have one of
them ask a direct supervisor.
I don’t play slots, Ted. It
goes against my creed: “Only
make bets that have less than
a 2 percent house edge.”
I do know that in gaming
jurisdictions locals typically
don’t play dog machines, and
usually play machines with
the most cluck-for-the-buck.
So when searching for high
payback machines, ask a few
employees where the locals
find the best slot value.
My other recommenda-
tion, Ted, is that since you’re
playing these electronic giz-
mos anyway, how about play-
ing video poker instead?
Even poor play on a video
poker machine will have a
better payback than most
“reel” slot machines.
Casino advantageDear Mark:
Where I play, on the week-
ends they bump up the mini-
mum table limits at black-
jack to $10, and sometimes
even as high as $25. The table
maximum on some of these
same games is $500. I know
that I am not getting the bet-
ter of it with these high table
minimums, but is restricting
my play to a $500 maximum
wager to my advantage, or
the casino?
Chuck D.
All the advantage of high
table minimums and a low
table maximum goes to the
casino, Chuck, and here’s
why. Casinos win for two rea-
sons. First, they have statisti-
cal edge on every game, and
second, they have a bigger
bankroll than you do.
As for the latter, Chuck,
it’s a simple concept called
“gambler’s ruin.”
Essentially, it’s how long
will it take you — with your
limited finances—to lose
everything to a casino,
which has a relatively infi-
nite wad of cash.
Even a short-term win-
ning streak against the
house is no match against a
casino with an infinite stake.
The casino can, and will, out-
last you.
Another problem with
playing the high minimums/
low maximums limits, is
that this scenario eliminates
low-stakes betting with those
high minimums.
In addition, the ability to
parlay your winnings by
increasing your bets is
removed with the low maxi-
mums.
My concern here, Chuck,
is that when you play under
these conditions, and you
happen to be a low roller,
with the slightest swing
going the wrong way, you’re
tapped out in mere minutes.
Gambling wisdom
of the week
Gaming is an enchanting
witchery, gotten betwixt idle-
ness and avarice; An itching
disease, that makes some
scratch the head, whilst oth-
ers, as if they, were bitten by
a Tarantula, are laughing
themselves to death:
— Charles Cotton “The
Compleat Gamester” 1674
(Pilarski can be reached [email protected])
MarkPilarski
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Friday Specials
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Fri., May 17th • 4-9pm
Benefit for Kristina BoranSat., May 18th
“NEW INDIVIDUALS”Sun., May 19th • 1-6pm
Bingo BenefitHeather Keller
Pottsville CommunitySenior Center
Benefit Dance201 North Centre St.Friday, May 17, 20137:00pm to 10:00pm$5.00 Cover Charge
FeaturingThe Dancing D.J. Ed Zelonis60's thru 80's Rock Music
Downtown Shenandoah, May 18th, all day!!Bear Creek Festival, Schuylkill County
Fairgrounds, May 19th, 12:00pm-4:00pm
What a way to Kick off theSummer! STO LAT!
The Kielbasi Festival will not only featureplenty of our most beloved sausage, butalso haluski, halupki, babka, bleenies andother eastern European delicacies. Ethnicmusic and crafts including Polish pottery,Matrushka and Pysanky abound.
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SECONDMOUNTAIN
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Saturday, May 18“FOG”
10 p.m. - $5 Cover
Thursday, March 23Karaoke with
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TOOM’S PUB(Formerly Longboards)
204 Peacock St., Pottsville • 570-622-8920
Guinnesson Tap
Open Mon., Thurs. 6pmSat., Sun. 4pm • Fri. 3pmSaturday, May 18th, 9pm
"DJ 1:01"
Saturday, June 1st"BOY’S
UPSTAIRS"
Saturday, May 25th"RUSTY FOULKE"
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BINGO — 6:30 p.m., doorsand kitchen open 5 p.m.,Coaldale Ambulance build-ing. Call 570-645-2050.
BINGO — 6:45 p.m., Amer-ican Legion, 3 E. Spruce St.,Minersville.
BOOK SIGNING — Judy D.Swope, author of “Of Roots &Wings,” about life in St. Fran-cis Orphanage, Orwigsburg,10 a.m. to noon, PottsvilleFree Public Library, 215 W.Market St., Pottsville.
BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER
— 7 to 11 a.m. today and 7a.m. to noon Sunday, Ameri-can Legion Post 434, 505W. Centre St., Ashland. Costfrom $2 to $7.
CHICKEN BARBECUE — 11a.m. to 4 p.m. or sellout, NewEngland Fire Company, 7 MillerLane, Tamaqua. Cost $8. Take-outs only drive thru. Advancetickets available at fire compa-ny, or call 570-277-6606.
CHILDREN’S FISHING RO-
DEO — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to-day and Sunday, Fisher’s Dam,Market Street, Orwigsburg.
Free for children ages 2-15.DOGGIE DAYS FESTIVAL
— 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., ChristChurch McKeansburg, 1751Chestnut St., New Ringgold.Table rentals $20 for vendors,yard sales,animal rescue andanimal businesses. For moreinformation or to register,email or call Patti Quinn at570-640-6986 or [email protected].
DOLLKLINGERMEMORIAL
FUNDRAISER — noon to 6p.m., Porter Tower Lions Club,525 W. Grand Ave., Route209, Tower City. Music, food,Chinese auction, games and
Zumba class. Rain or shine.All proceeds benefit ALS re-search. Call 717-439-1405.
FREE CONCERT — 8 to 11p.m., Pottsville Club, 201 S.26th St., Pottsville. Music byMIXX. Open to public. Propercasual attire. Bar menu avail-able until 10 p.m. Call 570-622-3850.
FUSED GLASS WORKSHOP
— Create your own pendant,instructed by glass artist,Amy Weidensaul, 5 to 7 p.m.,The Arts Barn, 3 Berry Road,Schuylkill Haven. Cost $35, in-cludes all materials, tools andsnacks. Call 570-366-8736.
GOLF TOURNAMENT — 8a.m. to noon, Mountain ValleyGolf Course, 1021 BrocktonMountain Drive, Barnesville.
Cost $60. Benefits MahanoyCity Library. Call Bill Brayfordat 570-467-3601 or signupat golf course.
GOSPEL CONCERT — 6p.m., Primitive MethodistChurch, 113 N. Mill St., Saint
Clair. Music by Witness. Free-will offering taken.
HAVENCOMMUNITYYARD
SALE — 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.,throughout Schuylkill Haven.Sponsored by Schuylkill Ha-ven Borough Day Committee.
INDOOR YARD SALE
— 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., SalemEvangelical CongregationalChurch, Fourth and Centrestreets, Mahanoy City.
MISSION FUNDRAISER —
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., First Unit-ed Methodist Church, 420Saylor St., Schuylkill Haven.
Pancake and sausage break-fast, 8 to 10 a.m.; yard sale,baked goods and soup sale,8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Kauffmanchicken barbecue, 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Cost $7.50.OPEN PIT CHICKEN BAR-
BECUE — 4 to 7 p.m., Beth-any Evangelical Congrega-tional Church, 102 Front St.,Cressona. Eat in or take out.Call 570-385-0609.
READING RAILROAD HER-
ITAGE MUSEUM ANNIVER-
SARY CELEBRATION — 10a.m. to 4 p.m., 500 S. ThirdSt., Hamburg. Rain datenoon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call610-562-5513 or visit www.ReadingRailroad.org.
SPIRIT ELITE ALL-STARS
REGISTRATION — 9 to 11a.m., Spirit Elite All-Starsgym, 441 S. Nicholas St.,Saint Clair. Open to boys andgirls ages 5 to 19 interestedin competitive cheerlead-ing. Registration fee $15,first months tuition $50,
uniform deposit, $50. Formore information [email protected]
SPRING FESTIVAL — 7a.m. to 1 p.m., St. John’sUnited Church of Christ, Mainand Dock streets, Schuylkill
Haven.
SUNDAY
ANNUAL BEAR CREEK
FESTIVAL — Noon to 4 p.m.,Schuylkill County Fairgrounds,Summit Station. Free andopen to public. Family-orientedwatershed celebration event.
ANNUAL MAY FAIR —
Starts at noon, downtownPottsville. Music and rides.
BENEFIT FOR SUE KOURY
KENNEDY — 2 p.m., Ra-mada Inn, 100 S. Centre St.,Pottsville. Featuring Kauff-man’s barbecue chicken, livemusic, silent auction, 50/50chances and basket raffle.Adults $12, children 10 andunder $6. Tickets available atGoodwillChristianBookStore,310 N. Centre St., Pottsville,570-622-2243, or SchuylkillCounty Art and Ethnic Center,1440 Mahantongo St., Potts-ville, 570-622-2788.
BINGO — 2 p.m., doorsopen 12:30 P.M., NewtownVolunteer Fire Company, 36Wood St., Newtown. Call570-695-3777.
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Dine In or Take Out28 S. D Street, Mahanoy City
570-773-1195
OPENMonday thru Sunday
Specials for Friday, Saturday and SundaySauteed Sea Scallops
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116 Ringtown BlvdRingtown
570-889-2357
WEEKEND DINNER FEATURESFriday
Salmon croquettes 8.95Stuffed flounder with a scallop
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BLT Pasta 8.95Asian BBQ boneless ribs 9.95
Chicken Parmesan rollentine 10.95Sunday
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Sunday BreakfastChipped beef
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Sat. May 18, 9-12
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315 N. Centre St., Pottsville570-628-4220
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Also Enjoy OPEN MICSponsored By Foltin Music Center
7pm to 9pm
Wednesday, May 22ndLAST GIRLS NIGHT OUT FOR 2013
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Enter Every Week To Win The Grand Prize... A Cocktail Party For 25!!
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Featuring Steve & Jimmy
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Corner Nice & Spring Sts.Frackville • 570-874-4496
Serving DinnersFri. & Sat. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
•SEAFOOD •PASTA •WINGS•PIZZA •SANDWICHES
•OTHER SNACK FOODS ETC.Lobster & Sauteed
Shrimp Combo$19.95
Delmonico Steaks16 oz. $16.95
Dining Room is now Smoke Free
Seven Exciting Art Courses with ExperiencedInstructors for Age Groups 3-5 and 6-14
Ages 3-5 Seedlings CampFeaturing a Blend of Art,Music, Science & Nature
Ages 6-14 Featuring Sculpture,Pottery, Art to Eat,Drawing & Painting,Theater, Music & PerformingArts (Vocal/Instrumental)
To Register Call 570-622-2788Schuylkill County Council for the Arts1440 Mahantongo Street • Pottsvillewww.sccarts.com • 570-622-2788 x24
Course CalendarSession I - June 18 - 21 & 25 - 28Session II - July 9 -12 & 16 -19Session III - July 23 -26,30,31 & August 1,2
VISUAL ARTS • MUSIC • PERFORMING ARTS
ProfessionalPerformanceat the End of
Every Session!
SUMMER CAMP
Art to eEat, Drawing& Painting, Theater,Music & Performing Arts(Vocals/Instrumental)
June 17-20 & 24-27July 15-18 & 22-25July 29-August 1, & August 5-8
Exciting Art Courses with ExperiencedInstructors for Age Groups 3-5 and 6-14
Summer Arts & Academic Camp
Sovereign MajesticIn Association with The Actors Guild
of Schuylkill CountyDisney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.
Friday, May 17 7:00 p.m.Saturday, May 18 7:00 p.m.Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m.
Tickets Only: $15.00;$12 for children 12 and under
Sovereign Majestic AwardsNorthSchuylkillHighSchoolAuditorium
15 Academy Lane Route 61, AshlandThursday, May 23, 2013 7:00 p.m.
Tickets Only: $5
Call: 570-628-4647
ELECTION DAYELECTION DAYPORK
& SAUERKRAUTDINNER
APRIL 24th
St. Clair Lions Club Building
Take Outand Delivery Available
Bob 570-429-0549Information Call
McCord Avenue11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Continued from Page 7BINGO — Sponsored by
Knights of Columbus FrancisCardinal Brennan Council 618,2 p.m., doors open at noon,St. Stephen Roman CatholicChurch Hall, Oak and Mainstreets, Shenandoah. Call 570-617-2000 or 570-590-1188.
BINGO — 1 p.m.,Sheppton-Oneida Fire Hall, 900 CenterSt., Sheppton. Sponsored byand benefits Sheppton-Onei-da Volunteer Fire Company.Various packages available.
BENEFIT — Bowl for theAngels, doors open at noon,Strike Zone Alley, Pottsville.
Admission $20, includes en-tertainment and food, chil-dren under 12 eat free. No-Buy-In Poker tournaments,1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.Bowling for adults $10 andchildren 12 and under $7.Kid Bowl, noon to 4 p.m.Benefit for Victoria Place andfamily of Carianna Kroh andCatrina Williams. Call Carolat 570-622-0213.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
— 5 to 6 p.m., Faith Church,1168 Centre Turnpike, Route61, Orwigsburg. Free. Mail-ing address is P.O. Box 323,
Orwigsburg, PA 17961.CONCERT — 4 p.m., Trin-
ity Episcopal Church, 200 S.Second St., Pottsville. Per-formed by operatic bass Da-mian Savarino accompaniedby Dr. Patricia Ewoldt, bothof Messiah College. Free andhandicapped accessible.
EVENING OF MUSIC — 7to 8 p.m., Friedens UnitedChurch of Christ, ChestnutStreet, Hegins. Featuringorganist Jack Umholtz withchurch choir, handbell ringersand guest soloists, JenniferEshelman Shaffer and LeeShaffer. Free.
FRACKVILLE MUSEUM
OPEN HOUSE — 1 to 4 p.m.,Frackville Municipal and Com-munity Center, 42 S. CenterSt., Frackville. Guest speakerDon Bricker, 2 p.m. If you haveany items you would like todonate, call Lorraine Stantonat 570-874-2814 or KathyKraft at 570-874-3531. Handi-capped accessible, enter atrear of building.
HYMN SING — 3 p.m.,Good News Bible Church,221 Main St., Locustdale.
Free and open to public.ICE CREAM SOCIAL — 5
to 7 p.m., St. Paul’s UnitedChurch of Christ, 100 E. MainSt., Ringtown. Food itemsinclude pierogies, barbecue,soup and hot dogs. Open topublic.
LONGABERGER BASKET
BINGO — 2 p.m., doors open12:30 p.m., Columbia HoseCompany, Shenandoah. Buf-fet lunch included. BenefitsWilliam Penn Fire Company.Call 570-462-2242.
TURKEY DINNER — 11a.m. until sellout, Mountain-eer Hose Company, Third andSouth streets, Minersville.
Cost $9. Eat in or take out.For tickets, call 570-544-2313 or 570-544-9622.
WILDFLOWER AND WAR-
BLER WALK — 1 p.m., ledby conservation volunteer,“Pap” Knauss, TuscaroraState Park, 687 TuscaroraPark Road, Barnesville. Trailis 4.5 miles, and moderatein difficulty. Bring binoculars.Meet at upper beach park-ing lot near Spirit trail head.Shine only. No pets allowed.Advance registration requiredby calling Robin at 570-467-2506 or sign up online [email protected].
May 18, 201310am-4pm
Rain date: May 19thDowntown Hamburg
A FREE admission, familyfun day featuring the arts,entertainment, and more!
For more information, please contact theHamburg Area Arts Alliance at
610-562-3106
Art and Craft Displays • Performing ArtistsStreet Corner Musicians • Children’s Activities
Silent Art Auction • Artists’ ContestAntique and Classic Car Show.
Also visit the RR Heritage Museum for their5th Year Anniversary Celebration.
No professional photographers please.
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