FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013

For a review of “Fast & Furious 6,” see Page 3

We saw you at...Kielbasi Festival,

Shenandoah

From left, Stephanie Metcalf, Alicia Velousky and

Katie Dower, all of Shenandoah

Arianna Mentusky, left, and Katy Petrushonis,

both of Shenandoah

For more photos from the festival, see Page 4

HonoringHonoringthe fallenthe fallen

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ANNVILLE — Service 2 p.m. Sunday at thePennsylvania Veterans’ Memorial, NationalCemetery. Program is sponsored by Memo-rial Council of Indiantown Gap NationalCemetery. For more information, call 717-865-5254 or 610-927-3887.ASHLAND — Parade begins 9 a.m. nearMay’s Drive-In and will move east on CentreStreet, turn left at Hoffman Boulevard andend at the Mother’s Memorial, where theceremony will be held. The guest speakerwill be state Rep. Neal Goodman, D-123.Sponsored by American Legion Post 434and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7654 ofAshland. In case of rain, programs will beheld at the American Legion post, 505 Cen-tre St.AUBURN — Parade begins 9:30 a.m. Mon-day. In case of rain, the parade will be can-celed and services will be held at 10 a.m.in Auburn Church of God. Sponsored byAuburn VFW.CRESSONA — Parade will form at SAPAparking lot and begin at 11 a.m. Monday. Itwill be held rain or shine. A program will fol-low at Legion Plaza, sponsored by Cresso-na Lions Club, American Legion, CressonaMinisterium and borough council. The fea-tured speaker will be retired Army Lt. Col.

Richard D. “Dick” Barnett.

FRACKVILLE — Parade begins 9 a.m. Mon-

day, with Grant Klock, borough native and

Purple Heart Recipient from WWII, as grand

marshal. Ceremony will follow at 9:30 a.m.

in front of Memorial Park. The guest speak-

er will be Frackville native Attorney Paul G.

Domalakes.

GIRARDVILLE —Remembrance, sponsored

by American Legion Post 309, will begin at

11 a.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral

Home and will end at Veterans Memorial,

Third and Ogden streets.

LLEWELLYN — Parade begins 8 a.m. Mon-

day at Llewellyn Elementary School, Branch

Township, followed by a ceremony at Veter-

ans Memorial. Service will be held at 10

a.m. at Friedens Lutheran Church.

MAHANOY CITY— Church service will be

held at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at First Presbyte-

rian Church, Main and South streets. Patri-

otic music begins at 1:30 p.m., followed by

a program at 2 p.m. at the Veterans Memo-

rial Park, Centre and Catawissa streets. In

case of rain, the program will be held at Cit-

izens Fire Company, 210 Centre St. The

keynote speaker will be Joseph A. Cocco

Jr., Ringtown, who is the commander of the

Department of Pennsylvania of the Ameri-

can Legion. He will also serve as the

parade’s grand marshal. On Monday, the

parade forms at Mahanoy Area Education

Complex at 10:30 a.m. It will be held rain

or shine.

MINERSVILLE — Parade begins 9 a.m.,

ceremonies follow at Veterans Memorial,

South Fourth Street. Participants urged to

assemble by 8:45 a.m.

NEW PHILADELPHIA — Parade begins

8:30 a.m. Monday, followed by a program

at Memorial Square. Events are sponsored

by New Philadelphia American Legion Post

677. In case of rain, the program and

awards will be held at Good Intent Fire

Company.

ORWIGSBURG — Parade begins 8 a.m.

Monday from Memorial Building. Ceremony

follows in M&T Bank parkinig lot. Guest

speaker will be John Hoptak, borough

native who works at Gettysburg battlefield.

PALO ALTO — Service 1 p.m. Sunday at

the Palo Alto monument.

PORT CARBON — Church service 6 p.m.

Sunday at St. Stephen Roman Catholic

Church. Parade begins 9 a.m. Monday, fol-

lowed by a ceremony at Veterans Memorial

Park, near the library.

POTTSVILLE — Parade begins 10 a.m.

Monday on West Market Street between

12th and 14th streets. Ceremonies will fol-

low at Garfield Square.

RINGTOWN — Ceremonies begin 10 a.m.

Monday at the Old White Church, near Ring-

town. Parade follows at 11 a.m., spon-

sored by Ringtown American Legion Harry

A. Kase Post 289 and Ladies Auxiliary.

SAINT CLAIR — Service 1 p.m. Sunday in

the cafetorium of Saint Clair Area Elemen-

tary/Middle School. Sponsored by Saint

Clair Veterans Welfare Council.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Service 1:30 p.m.

Monday at the Vietnam Memorial, Route

61.

SHENANDOAH — Parade assembles at

8:30 a.m. Monday. Program, hosted by

Combined Veterans of Shenandoah, will fol-

low at Veterans Memorial, Main and Wash-

ington streets. In case of rain, the program

will be held at 10 a.m. in the Shenandoah

Valley High School auditorium.

WICONISCO — Service 8 a.m. Monday at

the Honor Roll. Keynote speaker will be

state Rep. Mike Tobash, R-125. In case of

rain, program will be held at Calvary United

Methodist Church, Pottsville Street.

Memorial Day events

Lestwe forgetCommunities prepare for annual Memorial Day ceremonies

BY ERIC PEDDIGREE

COPY EDITOR

epeddigree@republicanherald.com

Communitiesaround SchuylkillCounty willremember the fall-en U.S. servicemen and women

with ceremonies and paradesthroughout the Memorial Dayweekend.

On Monday in Orwigsburg, aspecial tribute will be made at eachcemetery along the parade route.The parade, which begins at 8 a.m.,steps off from the Memorial Build-ing and travel down Washingtonand Franklin streets. BoroughManager Mike Lonergan saidthere are four cemeteries along theroute at which the guard will stop

and perform a 21-gun salute.A ceremony follows in the M&T

Bank parking lot where another 21-gun salute will be fired. This year’sguest speaker will be John Hoptak,a borough native who works at theGettysburg battlefield.

Lonergan said the event is alsospecial because many family mem-bers and former residents who leftthe area return to celebrate the hol-iday.

“That’s the neat part about it,”Lonergan said. “They come homefor the parade.”

On Sunday, the Orwigsburg Fes-tival Choir will perform a concertof patriotic songs at 6 p.m. at St.Paul’s Lutheran Church, 215 N.Warren St. The concert is free tothe public and freewill offeringswill be received.

Memorial Day is observed on thelast Monday in May to honor thosewho have died serving in the U.S.military. The holiday was original-ly called Decoration Day and beganin the period shortly after the CivilWar. It became an official holidayin 1971.

In Pottsville, the annual paradebegins at 10 a.m. Monday on WestMarket Street between 12th and14th streets. It will travel east toCentre Street, north to Arch Streetand west to Third Street beforeheading south to Market Street andwest to Sixth Street. A memorialceremony will follow at GarfieldSquare.

Also in the city, the eighth annu-al Pottsville Mile will begin at 8:45a.m., with race day registration

JOHN E. USALIS/STAFF PHOTO

The firing squad of the Anthony P. Damato American Legion “Medal

of Honor” Post 792 provides a three-volley rifle salute during last

year’s Memorial Day program at the Veterans Memorial near

Shenandoah Borough Hall. This year’s events begins at 8:30 a.m.

Monday with a parade, followed by a service at the memorial. Please see MEMORIAL, Page 8

2 FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

‘Fast & Furious 6’ dumb funBad movies are rarely as

much fun as these “Fast and

the Furious” pictures. And

make no mistake about it —

they’re bad.

They stick to a rigid for-

mula of hot cars, street races

where skinny supermodels

make up the audience, and

impossible (and impossibly

expensive) road heists.

Fans know that every char-

acter will have his or her

moments to show off and that

no beloved character will be

killed off and stay dead. Fans

know the cast keeps growing,

just like the lineup of vintage

and modern day hopped-up

rides that power slide, drift

and burn rubber through the

digitally assisted chases and

crash-ups. Bystanders’ vehi-

cles may be crushed and

squashed as collateral dam-

age, but you never see the

blood of innocents.

And fans know to stay

through the credits, where

the movies’ gift to cinema car

culture just keeps on giving.

“Fast & Furious 6” pulls our

boys Dom and Brian (Vin Die-

sel and Paul Walker) out of

retirement one more time to

helpthefeds(DwayneJohnson

and Gina “Haywire” Carano)

nail a British villain (Luke

Evans, well cast) bent on world

domination.He’sstealingparts

for a “Nightshade” device that

will knock out a nation’s com-

munications, and he’s doing it

with wedge-shaped ramp cars

and such.

Dom and Brian leave their

lovely ladies, Brian’s newborn

baby and their Canary Islands

retirement for London. And

they get the team — played by

Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang,

Ludacris and Gal Gadot —

back together. The added

incentive? Dom’s late love Let-

ty (Michelle Rodriguez) is still

alive and apparently one of

the bad guy’s minions.

These movies are a collec-

tion of epic chases, epic

brawls, dialogue zingers and

guilty pleasures. Yeah, Die-

sel’s still a stiff, something

that adding the colorful ex-

wrestler Johnson to the mix

only underlines. You can be

muscle-bound and expres-

sive, at ease in your skin. Not

that Roman (Gibson) notices

that. Given most of the funny

lines, Gibson announces

Johnson’s entrance with,

“Why do I smell baby oil?”

The gang they’re battling

is the spitting image of their

own. “It’s like we’re hunting

our evil twins!”

The cars? Cooler than ever,

with Dom’s passion for

Chrysler / Plymouth / Dodge

products extending to a big-

winged Plymouth Road Run-

ner Superbird of 1970s vin-

tage. He’s chasing Letty, who

drives a souped-up 1970s Brit-

ish Jensen Interceptor. And

those are just for starters.

Every law in the book will

be broken, from traffic infrac-

tions to laws of physics. It

runs out of gas for 30 min-

utes or more in the middle of

everything. But the easy bon-

homie of the cast, the jokey

tone of the script and in-

your-face slam-bang action (a

girlfight for the ages) make

this junk food that goes down

easily, no matter how little

nutritional value it has.

“Fast & Furious 6,” a Uni-

versal release is rated PG-13

for intense sequences of vio-

lence and action and may-

hem throughout, some sexu-

ality and language. Running

time: 130 minutes. ★★

“The Hangover Part III”

Slow, sentimental and

somewhat sedated, the third

“Hangover” movie isn’t so

much exhausted of outra-

geous “Oh no, they DIDN’T!”

ideas as it is spent of energy.

And they knew it, too. The

only raunchy moment is

stuffed into the closing cred-

its, a “we forgot to do that”

afterthought.

They know they’re done.

They just want to make sure

we know.

“The Hangover Part III”

becomes a fairly convention-

al caper comedy with the

capers driven by the still-

cackling, far-less-manic Mr.

Chow, played right to the

edge of caricature by the

irrepressible Ken Jeong.

It begins with the Alan

(Zach Galifianakis) buying

and accidentally decapitating

a (digital) giraffe, driving his

doting dad (Jeffrey Tambor)

to a heart attack. And that’s

just the first death.

Ditzy Alan needs an inter-

vention, and that’s when the

“Wolf Pack” (Bradley Cooper,

Ed Helms and Justin Bartha)

are commissioned to deliver

him to a rehab facility in Ari-

zona. On the way, they’re car-

jacked by a mobster (John

Goodman) who takes hapless

Doug (Bartha, who’s had the

“missing” role in all three

films,poorfellow)hostage.The

Wolf Pack has to track down

the thieving Chow, who has

escaped from a Thai prison.

“Youintroducedavirusinto

my life, Mr. Chow,” the mob

boss bellows. Go fetch him.

The boys promise to “take

him out” to save Doug. That

leads us to Tijuana and even-

tually back to where all this

started — Las Vegas.

There’s only one funny

cameo, and funny lines are

rare and random this time —

references to past escapades

(“Did you get tested?”) and

Mr. Chow’s peccadilloes

(“Gimme some sugar.”).

As “Hangovers” go, “Part

III” isn’t challenging or

unpleasant, just instantly for-

gettable. It won’t take much

to sleep this one off.

“The Hangover Part III,” a

Warner Bros. release, is rated

R for pervasive language

including sexual references,

some violence and drug con-

tent, and brief graphic nudi-

ty. Running time: 100 min-

utes. ★★

“Epic”

Derivative as all get out and

plainly concocted by a com-

mittee, “Epic” is a children’s

animated film that is more

entertaining and emotional

than it has any right to be.

Characters make sacrifices

and die, miss their parents

and mour n. And we’re

touched. At least a little. Hard

(if over-familiar) lessons are

learned and laughs land on

queue. Throw in some truly

gorgeous animation and Blue

Sky, the studio that made it,

delivers more proof that it’s

moved on from the junky

cash-machine “Ice Age” mov-

ies, even if this one doesn’t

rise to the charms and wit of

“Rio.”

Taking characters from

William Joyce children’s nov-

el about “Leaf Men” and

“Brave Good Bugs,” a team

of writers has borrowed from

“Antz” and “A Bug’s Life,”

and even “The Spiderwick

Chronicles,” for a story about

the fairy forces of life in a for-

est, the Leaf Men (and wom-

en) and their allies, in battle

with the rotting reptilian

bog-dwelling forces of decay.

A dotty scientist has sur-

veillance cameras covering

the forest where this struggle

is going on and suspects

there are little people out

there, riding into battle on

hummingbirds and crows,

armored and armed with

bows and arrows.

But it’s his daughter, M.K.

(Amanda Seyfried), who

finds the proof. That happens

when she’s magically shrunk

by the Queen (Beyonce

Knowles) and tasked with

ensuring that this one lily

pod blooms and renews life

by the light of the full moon.

M.K. struggles to survive

this brave (tiny) new world,

where warriors like the

rebellious Nod (Josh Hutch-

erson) and mission-focused

Ronin (Colin Farrell) must

fend off the reptilian designs

of Mandrake (Christoph

Waltz), who is determined to

upset the balance between

new life and decay and thus

take over the forest.

M.K. is assisted in her

quest by a very funny snail

and a slug (Chris O’Dowd,

Aziz Ansari), who know how

to keep the pod alive until it

blooms. And they are guided

by the daffy six-legged Nim

(Steven Tyler), the “scroll-

keeper” who sings and stud-

ies records from the past to

figure out how to carry out

the pod-blooming ritual.

The film’s 3-D makes excel-

lent use of depth of field,

delivering eye-popping next

generation animation that,

among other things, gives the

forest and its creatures won-

derful shadings and detail,

and makes the cartoon

humans even more lifelike.

But that’s the sort of thing

critics mention when the sto-

ry is kind of all over the

place, a real patchwork of

ideas and inventions bor-

rowed elsewhere.

“Epic” isn’t epic, but it

isn’t half bad, either. It’s just

that as high as the bar has

been raised on this sort of

animation, this is more evi-

dence that a strong story is

worth more than any next-

generation software.

“Epic,” a Blue Sky/Fox

release, is a rated PG for mild

action,somescaryimagesand

brief rude language. Running

time: 102 minutes. ★★½

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BY ROB WHEARY

STAFF WRITER

rob_w@newsitem.com

SHAMOKIN — When the

Anthracite Heritage Festival

of the Arts started in 2006,

organizer Jeanne Shaffer

hoped it would trigger “a

revival of community pride.”

As the festival continues to

pickupsteaminitseighthyear

in 2013, it seems that “revival”

has indeed occurred.

Shaffer knows the credit

belongs to many people and

it’s difficult to gauge how

much of a role the festival

itself played, but either way

she’s excited with the commu-

nity’s recent burst of activity.

“What the arts council has

started, I hope, has been

looked on as an encourage-

ment for others to join in,” she

said. “We always hoped that

what we do would inspire oth-

ers, and it’s being seen today.”

Shaffer, executive director

of the Northumberland

County Council for the Arts

and Humanities, noted the

formation of Citizens for a

Better Community in 2008

and Coal City Revitalization

Inc. last year.

CBC has kept Shamokin’s

July Fourth fireworks dis-

play alive, reviving it as a

major event after a few lean

years, and is also responsible

for the new veterans banners

that were installed last week

in downtown Shamokin,

among other projects. The

revitalization group, mean-

while, sponsored a popular

“Zombie Run” last Hallow-

een, the recent coal region

adult prom, a number of

cleanups and other events.

Other existing organiza-

tions and less formal groups

have also carried out commu-

nity projects and cleanups

over the past several years.

And, a committee has

formed to celebrate Sham-

okin’s 150th anniversary in

2014. The group has conduct-

ed a number of fundraisers,

including train rides at Satur-

day’s festival.

Small but mighty

Shaffer appreciates what

groups such as CBC and Coal

City have done, knowing

firsthand the effort and vol-

unteer cooperation it takes to

pull off community events.

Shaffer is supported by a

committee of just 15 who

have organized what’s

become the city’s largest

annual public event.

The two-day festival kicks

off with a parade, music and

veteran and luminary ser-

vices Friday night and runs

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-

day (with an associated 5K

run starting at 9 a.m.). There

are 110 booths this year that

will fill three blocks of Mar-

ket Street (Route 125), with

related events spilling into

other areas of the communi-

ty.

“That’s the amazing part,

that we get everything done

with so little help,” Shaffer

said. “One member, Garth

Hall, has documents showing

city anniversary celebrations

that were planned by between

200 and 500 people. No one

has those numbers today, but

we are seeing events of that

magnitude happen in today’s

Shamokin and Coal Town-

ship.”

Old favorites return this

year — trolly and horse-

drawn tours, historical char-

acter reenactments at Sham-

okin Cemetery (this year

including Max Schmidt) and

the train rides, but there are

fresh, new attractions as well,

including a butterfly house, a

performance by an African

drum ensemble and a concert

by Stanky and the Coal Min-

ers.

Shaffer likens the festival

planning structure to that of

an umbrella.

“I’m at the point of the

umbrella, the top of it, but

then it all branches out to

people in different directions

who work on their events and

get it all done,” she said.

Showcasing the region

Pamela Burns, president

of the Brush Valley Regional

Chamber of Commerce,

which actively supports the

festival, said it has become a

great means through whichto “showcase” what theregion has to offer.

“We enjoy fostering andpromoting these events, tohelp them grow and continuein the future,” she said.

Shaffer said members ofthe festival committee workhard at making the event suc-cessful and keeping it goingfrom year to year, and theyalways have the overallhealth of the community inmind.

“I learned something inSunday school a long timeago. Any group you are a partof is only as good as the lead-er you are following,” shesaid. “If the leader has aweak vision or a lack offocus, that all trickles downto those underneath them.With the festival, we hope toinspire the area and its peo-ple to make the communitybetter.”

Shamokin ready for annual festival

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A new line of decorativebrick door stops, createdand painted by local artists,will be on sale Saturday atthe Anthracite HeritageFestival of the Arts, MarketStreet, Shamokin.

Fast Frank'sFriday, May 24

Lager & LagerLite Bucket of Cans,

5 Cans for $6

Clams, $3.95/Dozen

Cheesesteaks, $5.95(Approximately 12”)

Saturday, May 25Jason Mitchell Acoustics

9:30PM - 12.:30AM

$1 Shot Specials

Sunday Breakfast BuffetAll You Can Eat, $6.95

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Chuck CahoeStarting at 9pm

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Local Hot House TomatoesOpen Memorial Day 9-4

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Middleport Inn

Thursday - Wing Night

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Mon-Thurs 5-7 p.m.Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials

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Did I actually say that?Dear Mark:

I recently heard you on a

radio show where you stated

that your No. 1 gambling tip

was “Don’t gamble.” I took it

as lighthearted advice, but

really, is that your number

No. 1 tip when it comes to

gambling?

Doug D.

From time-to-time, talk

radio stations will call and

ask if can I spare a few min-

utes and yap about gam-

bling. Being a bit of a loose

cannon, I can’t predict what

malarkey will flow from my

mouth, but in this case, you

heard me correctly. Well,

sort of.

Yes, Doug, I was being a

tad flippant. But the reason-

ing behind my “lightheart-

ed” statement was that after

almost 35 years in the casino

business, I know that more

than 95 percent of casino

patrons who frequent the

Green Felt Jungle do not

cope successfully against an

industry whose sole profes-

sional purpose is to send

them home empty-handed.

Moreover, the common

denominator among that

same 95 percent of players is

that they are all making bets

they shouldn’t be making;

which dooms any chance of

their success against the

house. Therefore, what are

my three favorite tips that

will instantly move a player

from the 95 percent up into

the top 5 percent?

• Only make bets that have

less than a 2 percent house

edge.

• Only bet what you can

afford to lose.

• … and a simple principle

I offer to all those who gam-

ble; The smarter you play

the luckier you’ll be.

Of course, Doug, there are

a whole lot more tips where

those came from. So, if you

are interested, I just released

in audio format, “Casino

Tips That Will Save You

Some Serious Ka-ching.”

“Casino Tips That Will

Save You Some Serious Ka-

ching” is jam-packed with

tips on money management,

the three most popular casi-

no games (slots, video poker

and blackjack), the best and

worst bets in the casino, get-

ting your fair share of

comps and much more. The

soundtrack has more than

100 minutes of my favorite

casino tips, all for less than

one yank of a slot handle –

99 cents.

I suggest you, and other

savvy readers, scrounge up

four quarters easily found in

the cushion of your Lazy

Boy chair, and digitally

download “Casino Tips That

Will Save You Some Serious

Ka-ching” at cdbaby.com.

Just search “Mark Pilarski”

or by the title for the MP3

download.

For those of you without

an MP3 music device or

internet access, solicit the

13-year-old kid across the

street who overcharges you

$30 to cut your lawn, hand

him a dollar so he can down-

load a copy, and he’ll be able

to burn you a CD.

Show him this column,

and he will know exactly

what I’m talking about.

If you feel you are a know-

it-all gamester who doesn’t

need oodles of essential tips

to avoid being wrung dry by

the gambling industry, then

at least revert to my original

tip; “Don’t gamble.”

Biggest advantageDear Mark:

What is the biggest advan-

tage that the casino has over

the player in the game of

blackjack?

Ed C.

The ONLY advantage the

casino has over the player in

blackjack is that the casino

plays last. If you bust, and so

does the dealer, the house

already has your hard-

earned money in the tray,

with the casino all smiles.

To wipe that grin off their

face, player skills are actual-

ly what determines your

success at blackjack. The

dealer isn’t going to beat

you; he or she merely gives

you the opportunity to beat

yourself.

Gambling wisdom

of the week

“Casinos don’t like to use

the word “gambling” any-

more. The euphemism of

choice is “gaming.” But

you’re not there to play

games. You’re there to gam-

ble, with all the inherent

risks. Don’t be fooled by the

casinos little word games.”

— John Gollehon, “A

Gamblers Little Instruc-

tion Book” (1994)

(Pilarski can be reached atpilarski@markpilarski.com)

MarkPilarski

Deal Me In

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RESERVENOW!Golf Tournament isfilling up fast!!

Day Trip to Hyde Park, New YorkTour the Culinary Institute of America andFranklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site

Wednesday, September 18th ∞ Departs Boscov’s PottsvilleDeluxe Motorcoach Transportation ∞ Guided Tours

Full Course Luncheon ∞ Only $109 per person

For more information, contactBoscov’s Travel at Fairlane Village Mall:

570-628-5790

Join UsThis

Weekend!

116 Ringtown BlvdRingtown

570-889-2357

WEEKEND DINNER FEATURESFriday

Baby Shrimp Parmesan 8.50Cajun Grilled Catfish 9.50Hawaiian Spare Ribs 10.95

SaturdayJr Jim Brady 8.50

Herb Crusted Salmon 11.50Strip Steak Luigi - garlic & oil rubbed stripsteak grilled & topped with mozzarella &

pepperoni 12.95Sunday

Roast Fresh Ham 8.50Italian Triple Play- pasta alfredo, sausage &

peppers and crispy in garlic butter 12.95Haddock Bella Vista 10.95Sunday Breakfast

Chipped beefBlueberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

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Fri. 4-8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. 7-11 a.m. & 4-8 p.m.Sunday Breakfast Buffet

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“MINDSET”Guests Accompanied By Members Only – ID a Must

Sat. May 25, 9-12

Coming July 20th - “Sapphire”

DanceMt. Pleasant Hose Co.

“Reckless”Saturday May 25th

9pm - MidnightCover ID a must

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NEW SPECIALSundays Big Breakfast Buffet

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Ham, Potatoes, Sausage & Kielbasi)

SPECIALSFRIDAY

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Sun., May 26th, 2-6pm

“TONYBLAZONCZYK”

Polka BandSTUFFED

PORK CHOPS $13.952ND DINNER

$6.95

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THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTSTODAYSOLO PIANO CONCERT

— Presented by JohnathanSnatchko from Duquesne Uni-versity,7p.m.,St. Paul’sChurchof Port Carbon, 213 Coal St.,Port Carbon. Seating begins5:45 p.m. Admission $10.

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.

RUTH M. STEINERT ME-MORIAL SPCA THRIFT BOU-TIQUE — Open 11 a.m. to 4p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday, one mile southof Pottsville Dunkin’ Donutson Route 61, turn into Auto

Liquidators lot. Look for signwith red balloons. Donationsneeded. Call 267-334-4220.

SATURDAYENVIRONMENTAL EDUCA-

TION PROGRAMS — SilverCreek Hike, 1:30 to 4:30p.m., Locust Lake State Park,Barnesville. Hike 6 miles andmoderate to difficult. Meet atparking lot located beforecontact station. All pets mustbe leashed. Shine only. AlsoCreature Feature, 6 to 8 p.m.,Locust Lake amphitheater.Free, donations welcome.Call Robin at 570-467-2506.

FRACKVILLE POOL —Open 12:30 to 6 p.m. todayand 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Me-morial Park, Frackville. Regu-lar schedule starts June 1.

INDOOR YARD SALE — 8a.m. to noon, St. MichaelUkrainian Catholic Church,300 W. Oak St., Shenando-

ah. Rain or shine. Call 570-462-0809.

MEAT BINGO — 7:30 p.m.,doors open 7 p.m., MahanoyCity Elks, 135 E. Centre St.,Mahanoy City.

REGISTRATION FOR TAM-AQUA INDIANS YOUTHFOOTBALL — 12:30 to 2:30p.m., West Penn Rod and GunClub, Clamtown. Sign ups forpee wee, mini and flags ac-cepted. Cost $50,flag footballparticipants, $25. Bring copyof child’s birth certificate.

SHOW AND CRUISE — Forcars, trucks and motorcycles,registration noon to 3 p.m.,judging 3 to 6 p.m., cruise6 to 7 p.m., pig roast noon

to sellout. Sponsored by Ma-

hanoy City Citizens Fire Com-pany and Mahanoy City EMSto benefit annual SchuylkillCounty Volunteer FirefightersAssociation’s Convention.Registration fee $10. Forregistration forms, call 570-573-4877, 570-449-9404 or570-773-5100.

SOLO PIANO CONCERT— Presented by JohnathanSnatchko from Duquesne Uni-versity,7 p.m.,St. Mary Churchof Branchdale, Route 72,Branchdale. Seating begins5:45 p.m. Admission $10.

SPRING CRAFT AND VEN-DOR SHOW — 10 a.m. to7 p.m., Fairlane Village mall,

Pottsville. Events include petphotos, basket raffle, 50/50chances and Chinese auction.Benefits Hillside SPCA, Potts-ville. For vendor information,call Josi at 570-205-5902.

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.

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. Breakfastavailable every weekend.

SUNDAYALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAK-

FAST — 8 a.m. to noon,Home-town Fire Company, Route 54,Hometown. Eat in or take out.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAK-FAST — 8 to 11 a.m., Al-tamont Fire Company, MoreaRoad, Frackville. Adults $8,children $4. Takeouts avail-able. Call 570-874-4384.

ANNUAL CAR SHOW— Sponsored by MinersvilleRotary Club, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,McCann School of Business& Technology, 2650 Woodg-len Road, Pottsville. Basketauction all day.

Please see CALENDAR, Page 8

Anne's Bakeryand More

BranchdaleCall 570-544-5105We Have MackerelCLOSED MEMORIAL DAY

Thur.-Fri.-Sat.-Sun. 6 a.m.-12 noon

Dine In or Take Out28 S. D Street, Mahanoy City

570-773-1195

Monday thru Sunday

Specials for Friday,Saturday and Sunday

Sauteed Sea ScallopsBreaded Oysters

Grilled New York StripStuffed Haddock

Plus Regular Week!

42 S.Tulpehocken St.Pine Grove

570-345-8050

PINE GROVEAMERICAN LEGION

PICNIC W/ US@ AMERICAN LEGION

FRI.4-7PMFRIED CHICKEN

RIBSHADDOCK

VARIOUS SALADSSATURDAY 7-11 AM

BREAKFAST9PM-12AM

“ROCKVILLE REVUE”Open Memorial Day @10 am

“Hey Kids”Teen Paranormal CampJuly 15-19, Noon-4PM, Ages 10-17

Learn To Investigate!Field trip to the most haunted location,

“Gettysburg”Limited Registration

Camp Location:The Barn, 473 Dieberts Valley Rd.,

Schuylkill HavenOnly $125-Pay in full or Payment Plan

For More Info CallJodi @ 570-294-2195 orTerry @ 570-573-5416 orJim @ 570-294-8997or

Calandra @ 570-294-9201

Summer Arts & Academic CampNew AdultandTeenClasses

Exciting Art Courses with ExperiencedInstructors for Age Groups 3-5 and 6-14

VISUAL ARTS • MUSIC • PERFORMING ARTS

Course CalendarSession I - June 17-20 & 24-27Session II - July 15-18 & 22-25Session III - July 29-August 1, & August 5-8

Ages 3-5 Seedlings CampFeaturing a Blend of Art,Music, Science & Nature

Ages 6-14 Featuring Sculpture,Art to Eat, Drawing& Painting, Theater,Music & Performing Arts(Vocals/Instrumental)

To Register Call 570-622-2788Schuylkill County Council for the Arts1440 Mahantongo Street • Pottsvillewww.sccarts.com • 570-622-2788 x24

Send us your eventsfor our online calendarat www.schuylkill.org

MEMORIAL DAYMEMORIAL DAYWEEKENDWEEKEND

Hippie Daze At LongTrout Winery & Disc Golf, May 25thHillside SPCA Craft Show At Fairlane Village Mall, May 25thVictorian Fashion Show At Eckley Miner's Village, May 25thOld Fashioned Miners Memorial Day Picnic At No. 9 Mine, May 26thGalen Glenn Memorial Day WeekendTours & Slushy Season, May 25th- 27thHeroes Memorial Weekend At Hawk Mountain, May 25th - 27thSummer Kick-off Concert At Pottsville Lions Amphitheater in Joulwan Park, May 26thOrwigsburg Bicentennial Memorial Day Parade, May 27th

Schuylkill County Visitors BureauMONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM570-622-7700 • www.schuylkill.org

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NASCAR LEAGUEStarts Sunday, June 2nd

All Bowlers Receive aT-Shirt, Lanyardand a GrandstandTicket to Pocono

Raceway for August Race.WinningTeam Each Get A VIPTicket.

For more info call

Coal Creek Plaza, Saint Clair

570-429-1888

Catering available on and off siteAsk about our “Customer Loyalty” card.

10% OFF(if you wear anything red)

WEDNESDAYSAll New

LADIES HAPPY HOURFeaturing:

Skinny Girl Drink MenuSpecial Dinner MenuLive Entertainment

Patio & New DiningRoom Now Open

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from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Club18, 18th and West Marketstreets. Sponsored by NotreDame Club of SchuylkillCounty, registration is $20 forthe first family member and$12 for additional familymembers. The registrationfee for walkers is $15.

The state parks will alsobe hosting Memorial Dayevents for families to enjoythe outdoors.

Locust Lake Park, Barnes-ville, will host a Fish for FreeDay from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Mon-day. No fishing license isrequired, although all regu-lations apply. Anglers willneed to bring their own bait.A demonstration on filletingand frying fish will follow.

Naturalist Robin Traceysaid the holiday weekend isthe unofficial start to thesummer season.

“Memorial Day is my bigkickoff,” Tracey said.

She said in previous years,the park has seen about 1,000visitors for the weekend andthe park’s more than 280campsites fill up.

“They get heavily used,”Tracey said.

Also, a Long Loop Hike isscheduled for 1 p.m. Mondayat Tuscarora State Park,Barnesville. The 7-mile hikewill combine the Crow, LakeView and Spirit trails. Hik-ers will meet in the CrowTrail parking lot. Dogs arepermitted, although theymust be leashed and friendlyaround other dogs andhumans.

All events at the parks areweather permitting. Formore information, call Trac-ey at 570-467-2506.

MEMORIAL CALENDARContinued from Page 7

ANNUAL POTTSVILLE

MILE — Registration 7:30to 8:30 a.m., Club 18, 18thand West Market streets,Pottsville. First heat, 8:45a.m. Registration fee forfirst family member $20, ad-ditional family member $15,walkers $12. Sponsored byNotre Dame Club of SchuylkillCounty to benefit St. JosephCenter for Special Learning.

EARLY MORNING BIRD-

WALK — 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.,Locust Lake State Park,Barnesville. Meet at LocustLake Contact station. Bringbinoculars. Sponsored bySchuylkill Conservancy. Shineonly.

KIDS NITE — 6 to 7 p.m.,Covenant United Method-ist Church, 215 E. Main St.,Schuylkill Haven. Open tochildren 6 to 12 years of age.

COAL CRACKERS POLKA

DANCE — 2 to 6 p.m., Pine

View Acres, Chamberlain Ave.,Pottsville. Music by Tony Bla-zonczyk. Call Joe at 570-622-3321, John at 570-455-7676or Ann at 570-462-9355.

SINGSPIRATION — 6 p.m.,Bible Tabernacle, MargarettaStreet, Schuylkill Haven.

SPRING CONCERT — Pre-sented by Patriots Chorale, 2to 3 p.m., Schuylkill ChristianChurch, 780 South Route183, Schuylkill Haven. Free.

SUMMER KICK-OFF — 5to 10 p.m., Lions Club Amphi-theater, Pottsville. Entertain-ment by Red Halo, Bad Habitand Sterling Koch. Cost $5.Proceeds benefit Pottsvillefireworks display.

PATRIOTIC CONCERT —

Presented by Orwigsburg Fes-tival Choir, 7 p.m., St. Paul’sLutheran Church, 215 N. War-ren St., Orwigsburg. Free andopen to public. Freewill offer-ing received. Final concert inSt. Paul’s Concert Series.

OPEN SUNDAY 9am-5pm,OPEN MEMORIAL DAY 9am-3pm

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Prices in effectThursday- Monday 5/23 - 5/27 2013

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