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FRIDAY, AUG. 9, 2013

For a review of “Elysium,” see Page 3

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Gear Grinders annual car show, Primrose

Parker, 14, and Evie Rose, Pottsville

George Earhart, Schuylkill Haven, left, and Ron Wallace, Ashland For more photos from the show, see Page 4

A celebration of heritage

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Ethnic festival Lithuanian Days to feature beer sampling, boilo contest, historical marker unveiling

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or the 99th time, descendants of Lithuania will meet in Schuylkill County to celebrate their roots

and heritage.

Lithuanian Days will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at center court in the Schuylkill Mall, Frackville. The annual event is sponsored by the Knights of Lithuania Council 144, “The Anthracite Council.”

Lithuanian Days is referred to as the longest consecutive ethnic festival in the United States and in its 99th year continues to add to its schedule.

Larry Domalakes, president of KoL Council 144, said the theme of this year’s festival is “Lithuanian food, folklore and folk medicine.” A new event on this year’s agenda features Lithuanian’s “liquid cuisine” — boilo.

A boilo tasting and judging will be held Saturday night at The Screening Room at the Schuylkill Mall Theaters. A special announcement with details for the tasting will be made at 2:10 p.m. Saturday. Domalakes said the tasting will be held after the festival’s 5:30 p.m. closing ceremony. The results of the tasting will be announced during Sunday’s closing remarks at 5 p.m.

In addition to the boilo, Domalakes said Svyturys, the oldest working brewery in Lithuania, is sending beer samples to the event.

Paul Domalakes, KoL Council 144 treasurer, said the brewery heard of Lithuanian Days in Schuylkill County and wanted to participate.

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What: 99th annual Lithuanian Days When: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Schuylkill Mall, Frackville An official from the brewery contacted its distributor in Allentown, which set up the connection.

“I guess Lithuanian Days is going international now,” Paul Domalakes said.

Paul Domalakes, who also serves as emcee for the opening ceremony, said special presentations are scheduled for this year’s ceremony.

Beginning at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, the Pennsylvania National Guard band will play music including Lithuanian military songs. This is the first time the National Guard is bringing its band, Domalakes said.

The Pennsylvania National Guard is celebrating its 20th anniversary as partner with the Lithuanian military. The partnership is part of the U.S. European Command State Partnership Program.

The program connects a U.S. state with a country from the European Theater for security objectives.

There are currently 22 partnerships in the program.

Also during the opening ceremonies, the state Historical and Museum Commission marker deeming Schuylkill County as “Little Lithuania, USA” will be unveiled. Spearheaded by James and Dorothy Setcavich, the marker will be on display at the mall throughout Lithuanian Days before it is moved to a permanent location in Shenandoah. The marker was awarded to the county for its high percentage

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Robbie Soltz, Bloomsburg, spins yarn from sheep wool during last year’s Lithuanian Day at the Schuylkill Mall. Soltz is a member of the Spins & Needles Fiber Guild in Bloomsburg. This year’s festival will be held this weekend. of residents with Lithuanian ancestry.

“You want to see something special, you want to be there for the opening ceremony,” Larry Domalakes said.

Other traditional activities include dance groups Zilvinas, Philadelphia, and Malunas, Baltimore, Md., and entertainment by Sensations, Augis and Varpelis.

In relation to the theme, vendors will provide plenty of authentic Lithuanian cuisine including kugelis (potato pudding), kotletai (meatballs) and

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balandeliai (stuffed cabbage).

Artifacts, arts and crafts and a heritage room will also be on display to teach visitors about past and recent Lithuanian history.

“It’s not only important for descendants to know but for people in Schuylkill County,” Paul Domalakes said.

Proceeds from the event benefit the many charities in which the Knights contribute, including the Lithuanian Pontifical College in Rome.

“It is a major fundraiser for the philanthropic organizations the

Knights are a part of,” Larry Domalakes said.

Also, on Sunday, the festival will get a visit from the Lithuanian ambassador to the United States, Zygimantas Pavilionis.

Heading into its 100th celebration, Lithuanian Days continues to grow and share the region’s rich heritage.

“It’s not the same old thing over and over again. We keep it evolving,” Larry Domalakes said.

For more information, visit the Knights of Lithuania Council 144 website at kofl144.weebly.com.

‘Elysium’ hits on all cylinders “Elysium,” the second movie from writer-director Neill Blomkamp, isn’t quite as inventive or fresh as his knockout debut, 2009’s “District 9.”

But the new picture is cut from the same cloth —furiously exciting sci-fi, carefully considered and loaded with allegories and social commentary.

Like “District 9,” the central premise is storybooksimple: In the year 2154, Earth’s wealthiest elite have migrated to the eponymous space station, a luxurious and pristine utopia, leaving the rest of mankind behind on a ruined, crime-ridden planet policed by robots where forced labor and slave wages are the norm.

One of those factory workers, the ex-convict Max (Matt Damon), grew up looking at Elysiumfloatingintheskyand dreamed of going there someday. But after he’s exposed to a lethal dose of radiation on the job and is given five days to live, that dream becomes a lifeor-death mission: The medical pods that can cure him exist only in Elysium.

Blomkamp isn’t interested in the 1 percentile that literally floats above the lower class.

With the exception of Elysium’s power-hungry secretary of defense (Jodie Foster), who ruthlessly shoots down shuttles carrying illegal immigrants trying to flee Earth, the rest of the space station’s inhabitants are faceless extras lurking in the background.

“Elysium” would have been a better, more complex film if Blomkamp hadn’t used such broad strokes in his depiction of the upper class (even Foster can’t do much but glare and give off villainous vibes). But there isn’t much time in this lean, fast-paced picture to focus on anything outside of Max’s desperate quest, which is made more difficult by an

MOVIE REVIEWS unhinged government agent (“District 9’s” Sharlto Copley) in relentless pursuit.

The plot of “Elysium” becomes tangled, but it’s never confusing, allowing Blomkamp to stage one suspenseful cliffhanger after another.

There are some effective twists, too, including a tremendously staged setpiece involving a live grenade that takes you by surprise. Arriving at the tail end of a mostly disappointing summer movie season, this is popcorn entertainment of the highest order.

“Elysium,” a TriStar Pictures release, is rated R for strong, bloody violence and strong language. Running time: 109 minutes. ★★★

“Planes” There are funnier cartoons than the “Cars” universe of movies, and smarter ones and animated films with more heart.

But there’s nothing like the “World of ‘Cars’ ” for toy tie-ins, or so the reasoning must have been for “Planes,” the worst of the animated blockbusters to come our way this summer. A bland, joyless plucky-little-plane race comedy, it’s even more starved of jokes than Pixar’s “Monsters University,” as if that was possible.

“Planes” is about a crop duster named Dusty who longs to be more “than just what I was built for. I’ve flown thousands of miles and I’ve never been anywhere.”

His elders (Cedric the Entertainer) might remind him that “You were built for seed, not speed.” But Dusty longs to escape Propwash Junction, and with the help of his fuel truck pal (Brad Garrett) and trusty mechanic forklift (Teri Hatcher), he might just get into

the round-the-world race and win fame and glory.

So it’s “Cars II” with planes.

Or “Turbo” without the snail.

They cast salty comic Dane Cook as the voice of Dusty, and gave him nothing funny to say.

Garrett, Hatcher, Stacy Keach (playing a grizzled World War II F4U Corsair), funnymen John Cleese and Cedric the Entertainer, funny woman Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as a French-Canadian race plane), all great voices playing trucks or planes, none of them with anything amusing to work with.

Like “Cars,” this was based on an idea from studio head John Lasseter, who apparently is surrounded by “Yes” men and women. Nobody was there to tell him that wonderfully detailed animated airplanes — “Skipper,” the Corsair, remembers his combat days in a vivid recreation of World War II at one point — do not a movie make.

Casting two actors from “Top Gun” to voice Navy jets?

Giving sports announcers Brett Musberger and Colin Cowherd (as a blimp) race coverage announcing jobs?

Real side splitters.

“Planes” looks, sounds and feels like a direct-to-video project, which in an earlier age when people still bought DVDs it would have been. In theaters, it’s nothing more than a laughless 90 minute commercial for toys available at a retailer near you.

“Planes,” a A Walt Disney Studios release, is rated PG for some mild action and rude humor. Running time: 90 minutes. ★½

“We’re the Millers” Multiplex summers have long been the province of lewd comedies, stretching back to the glory days of the ’80s.

The past few summers, however, have been home to ostensibly funny movies for-

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The Warner Bros. Entertainment release, “We’re the Millers,” stars, from Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis and Will Poulter. saking fundamentals — interesting characters, compelling stories, relatively fresh takes on genre tropes — and instead intent on going for broke.

Thankfully, “We’re the Millers” falls into the exception category. Anchored by breakout performances from Jason Sudeikis and Will Poulter, Millers is a raunchy, hilarious and ultimately sweetnatured riff on the tried-andtrue road trip comedy.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber from a screenplay stitched together by four credited authors (Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders and John Morris), the film wastes little time establishing its straightforward premise.

Low-level pot dealer David (Sudeikis) is robbed, and forced by his friend and boss, Brad (Ed Helms), to head south of the border and return an RV full of weed over the Fourth of July weekend.

In order to blend in and avoid suspicion from authorities, David hits upon the idea of recruiting a fake family: stripper neighbor Rose (Jennifer Aniston), troubled runaway Casey (Emma Roberts) and awkward teen Kenny (Poulter). The foursome sets off to retrieve the marijuana,

and all manner of off-color hijinks occur.

As with “The Heat” earlier this summer, “Millers” walks a tricky tightrope between violent action and gaspinducing comedy, albeit more successfully.

“We’re the Millers” is far more concerned with its offkilter nuclear family than the stakes of completing a drug deal, allowing the story to unfold at a more leisurely pace. The film sags in places but shines when the cast, fueled by tremendous chemistry, is allowed to cut loose and tear into a series of juicy comic setpieces.

Sudeikis, in his first film since confirming his exit from “Saturday Night Live,” manages to make his selfish, glib drug dealer sympathetic, as well as humorous, and suggests he could have a future with more dramatic parts.

Aniston, continuing her foray into racy comedic roles, finds nuance in what could have

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But no one else on screen comesclosetotheperformance delivered by the British Poulter, who is all but unknown to American audiences. His Kenny is a figurative and literal punching bag for almost every other character, but Poulter conveys dignity and childlike wonder at every turn, even during some of the most outrageous sequences.

It’s a terrific piece of acting — even his spot-on rendition of TLC’s “Waterfalls”— and like Zach Galifianakis’s turn in the original “Hangover,” one that will mark his arrival in Hollywood.

“We’re the Millers” arrives at a familiar destination, but as summer comedies go, the scenery along the way is riotously, refreshingly funny.

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Don’t walk away Renee

Dear Mark: I was playing roulette, and because I was going to return after a quick bathroom break, I took my remaining 20 $5 chips with me. I then got sidetracked by a couple “paying” slot machines, then went to dinner.

After a few hours, I went to the cashier’s cage to cash the chips in and was told they don’t take roulette chips, and that I must exchange them for casino chips on the roulette table where I was playing. When I laid my chips and asked to change them into casino chips, the dealer said she could only replace them at

real worth at the cage. The cashier was correct in sending you back to the roulette table where you had been playing.

Another issue was that a missing stack of 20 chips can easily go unnoticed. On a jam-up game, the dealer could have overlooked that the table was short one stack, out of 20 stacks, of 20 green chips. Had it been any number other than the standard stack of 20, the dealer probably would have caught it.

Your gambling timeline also became a factor. A change of dealers, swap of a pit boss or two, or a change of shifts, and you fell

through the cracks.

It could have also played out that the dealer noticed she was short a stack, told the pit boss that 20 green chips are out with a value of $5.

The pit boss would have made note of it at the pit stand, so upon your return, your chips would have been redeemed at full value. She didn’t, so the casino looks at this exchange as someone buying something on sale, then returning it to the store for full value.

One solution could have been to roll the proverbial tape. Observation could have been recording that game, and if given an approximate time of your buy-in, they

should have been able to observe your initial transaction. I am a bit surprised it wasn’t suggested as a resolution. To keep you as a satisfied returning customer, that would have been my course of action playing pit bull.

What your transaction was not, is some grand conspiracy between the cashier’s cage in cahoots with a table games supervisor.

The simple lesson here is don’t Walk Away Renee (Left Banke, 1966) without having the dealer exchange your roulette chips for regular casino chips.

(Pilarski can be reached at pilarski@markpilarski.com)

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Your problem, Renee, was Was this some sort of colluthat each colored chip will sion between the cashier’s have several different values cage and the roulette table to over the course of the day pay me only the minimum depending on the per-chip amount? price the player paid. The Renee S. cashier would have no way When you buy into a rouof knowing their value durlette game, you are given ing your table stay so your roulette chips would have no your own color of chips for

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Inaugural music fest set for this weekend at new venue in Greenfield Township

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When kicking off a new music festival, it helps to have a local blues legend on your side.

Organizers of the inaugural Mountain Sky Blues Fest find themselves in just that situation, ready to welcome fans to the Greenfield Township, Lackawanna County, venue this weekend with musician Clarence Spady as the festival’s host.

“It’s just great that they’re having an event like this here in our backyard,” Spady said.

Mountain Sky opened in the spring and already has hosted several events and concerts. And the venue’s partners — Mike Rogowski, Mike Savaro and Bill Buckley — expect the blues festival to be part of many events to take place on the 117-acre property at the foot of the Endless Mountains.

“We’re trying to make it a music venue, artists retreat (and) camping (facility), and hopefully next year we’ll have a garden going,” Rogowski said.

will look out at a crowd and decide what to play from there.

Doing a live festival like this gives musicians a sense of freedom and a chance to “let your hair down,” Spady said.

“It kind of just makes it more connected and rounded with nature, which makes the music a little more pure,” he said.

The festival also will include performances by Mountain Sky Orchestra, the Woody Browns Project, Merchants of Groove, and Teddy Young and the Aces SUBMITTED PHOTO on Friday night. On, SaturClarence Spady will headline the Inaugural Mountain day, Phyllis Hopkins Electric Sky Blues Fest set for Friday and Saturday in Greenfield Trio, Mojo, A.J. Cimino & the 357s, and Popa Chubby Township, Lackawanna County. will play.

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brains, too. He sometimes comes across musicians who studied with him 20 years What: Inaugural Mountain ago, and now it is their turn Sky Blues Fest to pass on what they have When: Friday and Saturday learned.

Where: Mountain Sky, 63 “It’s an even trade off,” Still Meadow Lane, Greenfield Township Spady said. “I guess it’s Details: Tickets are $15 in encouraging for all of us advance and $20 at the because maybe some of us gate on Friday, and $25 in have reached plateaus some advance and $30 at the of us are still trying to get gate on Saturday. Weekend to.” passes are $35 in advance In addition to the music, and $40 at the gate. Tickguests can check out the sevets are available online at eral vendors who will be on www.mountainsky.net. hand for the family-friendly festival, which will have Spady said, and he would rank a lot of local musicians clowns with balloons and face painting available. And on the same level as those he they can relax while enjoyhas come across at major ing the view, too. festivals and in his tours “We’re literally on top of around the world. And while the mountain,” Rogowski Spady shares insights from said. “It’s sick. The sunsets his career with other perand the stars are just amazformers, he also picks their ing.”

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Saturday,August 10th

Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

Sonny’s Smoked & Tiki Bar Now Open

SPECIALS

FRIDAY SEAFOOD BUFFET

“LEGENDS”

King Crab Legs-Steamed Clams Haddock-Shrimp (Fried & Cocktail) Includes Dessert & Salad Bar & 12 other items

Sundays Big Breakfast Buffet

AUGUST SPECIAL

Oldies Band

(Fruit Filled Crepes, Cinnamon Bread, Creamed Chipped Beef, Biscuits, Scrapple, Ham, Potatoes, Sausage & Kielbasi)

$19.95

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ter, 435 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Meetings open to all ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY who are interested in ama— 4 to 11:30 p.m. today teur radio. and 2 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Delano Fire Company, 1 SATURDAY Birch St., Delano. Music by ANNUAL GREAT POTTSToolshed Jack, 7:30 p.m. toVILLE CRUISE — Staging day; Another Side, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday. Truck parade, 6 begins 3 p.m., car show, 4 to 9 p.m.; music, 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY p.m., downtown Pottsville.

— 6 p.m. to midnight, Hu- Cruise-in to Jerry’s Classic mane Fire Company, Potts- Cars and Collectibles Museville. Music by Hooligan. Fire um, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; meet Dennis Cage, guest star of truck rides.

BLEENIE SALE — 11 a.m. “My Classic Cars,” 11 a.m. to sellout, St. John the Bap- to 3 p.m., 394 S. Centre St., tist Polish National Catholic Pottsville. Raffle Run, 9 a.m.

Church parking lot, Third to 4 p.m. Advance registraand Oak streets, Frackville. tion for cruise $15, day of Cost 75 cents each or $8 a event $20. Call Jerry Enders dozen. For more information, at 570-622-9510, Dave call 570-874-1960 or 570- Clews at 570-628-4561 or visitors center at 570-622874-1011.

INDOOR YARD SALE 7700 or visit www.thegreat — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today pottsvillecruise.com.

ANNUAL LITHUANIAN and Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 38 E. Oak DAYS — 11:30 a.m. to St., Shenandoah. Light lunch 5:30 p.m. today and noon and baked goods available. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Schuylkill MEETING — Schuylkill Am- Mall. Frackville. Sponsored ateur Repeater Association, by Knights of Lithuania An8 p.m., Schuylkill County thracite Council 144. OpenEmergency Operation Cen- ing ceremonies 12:15 p.m.

today. Special guest Lithuanian Ambassador Zygimantas Pavilionis. Homemade ethnic food, Svyturys and Utenos beer at the Screening Room Bar and Lounge inside the mall, boilo contest, entertainment, cultural exhibits and vendors.

ANNUAL FUR RUN AND WALK — Registration starts 7:30 a.m., Schuylkill Racquet Club, Orwigsburg. Race and walk begin 9 a.m., pet walk 11 a.m., Bartram Trail, Landingville.

Registration $15, includes T-shirt. Proceeds benefit Hillside SPCA. ANNUAL BOOTLEGGER’S INDEPENDENT COAL MINERS PICNIC — Starts at noon, Hegins Park. Cost $20, includes hot meal at 4 p.m., music by DJ Gold Dust and band Old Gold, and Breaker Boys. Rain or shine.

For tickets, call David A. Lucas at 570-682-9140.

CAR WASH — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Washington Hook and Ladder Fire Company, 35 E. Mahanoy St., Mahanoy City. Cost $5 for exterior only, or $15 for exterior and interior.

CHICKEN BARBECUE — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Ringgold Fire Company grove, Railroad Street, New Ringgold. Cost $8. Eat in or take out. Sponsored by Little Schuylkill Lions Club.

COMBINED GORDON SCHOOL REUNION AND HOMECOMING — 5 p.m., Gordon Municipal building social hall, Plane and Otto streets, Gordon. Cost $25 per person, includes catered meal by Hess Catering and entertainment by Jay Smar.

Call 570-544-8156.

FIELD TO FORK — 9 a.m. to noon, Hope Hill Lavender Farm, Cressona. Sponsored

by Schuylkill County Extension Master Gardeners. Gardening questions answered.

Taste vegetables and herbs for 50 cents each. For more information, call 570-6224225, ext. 23 or email schuylkillmg@psu.edu.

INAUGURAL LOGAN FARR MEMORIAL DIESEL TRUCK SHOW — 1 to 5 p.m., Heisler’s Dairy Bar, Lewistown Valley. Vehicle entrance donation $10.

BLOCK PARTY

DELCAMP’S

14-16 Sunbury St. • Minersville

Humane Fire Company

Pottsville August 8th and 9th 6 PM till Midnight Thursday don't miss the Fire Truck Parade Thursday night entertainment by DJ Airwaves Friday night entertainment by Hooligan

HOMEMADE ETHNIC FOOD • FUN • FABULOUS BLEENIES Fire Truck Rides Nightly

Seedlings Preschool

Schuylkill County Council for the Arts

Friday

Deviled Crab Dinner..............$5.99 Taco Salad......Sm. $3.50 Lg. $4.50

St. Clair • 8AM to 8PM • 570-429-1470

STEVE’S WEEKEND SPECIAL

Eggs, Ham & Homefries Breakfast Served All Day

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 5:30 am to 2 pm We Accept Credit Cards

315 N. Centre St., Pottsville ille 570-628-4220 www.thegstone.com AUGUST 9TH

“ JEM “

Starting at 9:00pm

For An Appointment or to Register Call Pa Department of Education Certified

Thursday, August 15th Outside Patio Party

3 Years Old Tues & Thurs 9-12 4/5 Years Old Mon/Wed/Fri

Hours 9-12 or 9-2 Language Arts, Math, Social Studies & Science

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“Tommy D”

Locust Lake State Park Amphitheater, Barnesville. Presented by naturalist George Gress. In case of inclement weather, presentation will be held in the program shelter near the camp store.

REGISTRATIONDEADLINE FOR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT — Sponsored by Summit Station Fire Company, to be held Aug. 24, Blue Mountain View, 628 Mountain Road, Fredericksburg (behind Esther’s Diner on Old Route 22). Cost $60 per golfer, $240 per foursome.

Rain or shine. Call 570-7543491.

RUMMAGE SALE — 9 a.m. to noon, Salvation Army, 400 Sanderson St., Pottsville.

Call 570-622-5252.

RUMMAGE SALE AND BREAKFAST — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Diener’s Hill East Norwegian Township Fire Company, 16 Sunshine St., Saint Clair. Vintage costumes, jewelry, old coins, collectible dolls, household items, etc.

For directions, call 570-4290867.

Please see CALENDAR, Page 8

SOUTH CASS FIRE CO.

570-544-6096

Saturday, August 10th Welcome Cruisers!!!

Spin your wheels with DJ Chubb 1:00pm TILL 5:00pm Opening for LUNCH at 11:00am & Dinner 5:00pm till 10:00pm

Register For Register for 2013-2014School School Year Year 2012-2013

50/50 drawing and prizes.

Proceeds benefit Four Diamonds Fund and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.

INDOOR YARD SALE — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Salem E.C. Church, Fourth and Center streets, Mahanoy City.

LEO JAMES CHINESE AUCTION — Shop and drop, 5 to 8 p.m. today, starts 11 a.m. Sunday, Llewellyn Fire Company, Silverton Road, Llewellyn. All proceeds benefit Lou Gehrig Disease Foundation. Cost $5 for sheet of 25, or $20 for five sheets.

Call 570-544-2445.

MEAT BINGO — 1 to 4 p.m., doors open at noon, First United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 110 Route 61 South, Schuylkill Haven.

Tickets $10. Call 570-3852049.

MOVIE NIGHT — 7 to 9:30 p.m., Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville. No admission.

Free pizza, snacks and soft drinks. Call 570-874-1585 or 570-622-3587.

PROGRAM — “On the Trail of a Bog Turtle,” 8 p.m.,

RT. 901 PRIMROSE

Tonite “CHUCK CAHOE” Saturday “PAT BURNS” 1240 Centre Turnpike Route 61 Orwigsburg, PA • 570-366-1914

BREAKFAST Sunday, August 11th 7:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Let’s Cruise 20th Annual Great Pottsville Cruise Saturday, August,10th Starting At 11:00am 99th Annual Lithuanian Days At The Schuylkill Mall, Frackville August 10th and 11th Starting At 11:30am Both Days Send us your events for our online calendar at www.schuylkill.org

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Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM 570-622-7700 • www.schuylkill.org One Progress Circle, Suite 100, Pottsville

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KIDS FUN DAY — 6 p.m., Bicentennial Park, Herald Road, Shenandoah.

Sponsored by Shenandoah Community Watch. A family-friendly fun event, all are welcome.

BINGO — 6:30 p.m., doors and kitchen open 5 p.m., Coaldale Ambulance building. Free coffee and tea and weekly door prizes. Call 570645-2050.

BINGO — 6:45 p.m., American Legion, 3 E. Spruce St., Minersville.

YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to noon, New Hope Wesleyan Church basement, 32 S. Spencer St., Frackville. Food and baked goods will be available. Sales held second Saturday of each month.

SUNDAY ADVANCE TICKET DEADLINE FOR STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST OR ROAST BEEF DINNER — 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24, St. Mark’s (Brown’s) Church, 151 Summer Hill Road, Schuylkill Haven. Cost $9. Music by the Miller family will follow.

For tickets, call Polly at 570754-7886.

A L L - YO U - CA N - E AT BREAKFAST BUFFET — 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception Social

Hall, Saint Clair. Cost $6 for adults, $3 for children under 8. Takeouts available. Benefits St. Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Church.

KAUFFMAN’S CHICKEN BARBECUE — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Liberty Fire Company No. 4, Columbia and St. James streets, Schuylkill Haven. Cost $7 for dinner, $5 for just chicken. Dinner includes potato, roll and butter and applesauce. No advance tickets needed.

Takeouts only. For more information, contact firehouse at 570-385-3341.

OPEN HOUSE — Frackville Museum, 1 to 4 p.m., Frackville Borough Hall, 42 S. Centre St., Frackville. Guest speaker, Donald Bricker, will share memories of mayors and police at 2 p.m.

THIRD ANNUAL PIG ROAST/BLOCK PARTY — 5 to 11 p.m., Auburn Fire Company. Cost $20 for pig roast.

Firetruck parade 5 p.m., DJ Kevin Sibbett 6 p.m.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — Kline Township Beautification Committee work session, noon, Kelayres playground. Any resident willing to lend a helping hand to finish painting the playground equipment would be appreciated. Committee meets 7 p.m., first Monday of the

month, Kelayres Town hall.

FLEA MARKET — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday, Renninger’s Market, Schuylkill Haven. Benefits Ruth M. Steinert Memorial SPCA, Pine Grove. Donations of clean usable clothing and household items needed.

Call Lee Yeager at 267-3344220 or shelter at 570-3453540 and leave message.

FREE BREAD, PASTRY AND ROLLS — 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., pick up at Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville. Accepting non-perishable food for redistribution. Call 570874-1585.

FREE FEEDING PROGRAM — Soup kitchen open 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Sunday, New Life in Christ Ministries, 217-219 Market St., Cumbola. Full meal for families in need. Call 570-277-6041.

MEETINGS — Alcoholics Anonymous, noon and 7 p.m.

Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday; noon to 8 p.m.

Tuesday; noon Wednesday and Saturday, St. Stephen Center, 45 W. Fourth St., Mount Carmel.

A great way to find the items you need at bargain prices. To find a yard sale check the yard sale section of the classifieds.

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