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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014

For a review of “22 Jump Street,” see Page 3

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Schuylkill River Sojourn kickoff, Schuylkill Haven

Tamaqua celebrates summer See Page 2

Rebecca, left, and Stephanie Ohnmacht, Pottsville

Mal Bartram, left, Pottsville, and Kurt Zwikl, Allentown For more photos from the launch, see Page 5

Family fun day

Annual Tamaqua Summerfest on Sunday will feature return of train excursions

BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

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What: 24th annual Summerfest When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Along West Broad, Nescopeck and South Railroad streets, Tamaqua.

amilies will fill Tamaqua’s streets Sunday for shopping, food and to learn some history at the 24th Summerfest.

The annual Father’s Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the downtown district. Dale Freudenberger, president of the Tamaqua Historical Society, which runs Summerfest, said the free event is a day for families to spend time together.

“Summerfest is a great way to kick off the summer season and celebrate Father’s Day with dad and the entire family,” he said.

The main feature of Summerfest is a large street fair lining West Broad and Nescopeck streets and a section of South Railroad Street.

Vendors will offer a variety of goods, including crafts, jewelry and clothing. Local organizations will hold fundraisers and sell food, as well.

Freudenberger estimated about 10,000 people attended the event in the past few years, especially if the weather was nice.

“We have been monitoring the weather very closely. Sunday looks like a perfect day to be outside,” he said. “We are usually lucky.”

He said many people use Summerfest as a way to return to the area to spend time with family.

“A lot of people plan their Father’s Day around it,” Freudenberger said. “It’s kind of a homecoming to many locals.”

A popular attraction for fathers on Sunday will be an antique and classic car showcase by the Tamaqua Street Machine Association.

The free show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on South Railroad Street. The top three vote-getters will receive the People’s Choice trophies and a special car will be awarded the Mayor’s Choice trophy.

Registration for the show is also free.

Freudenberger said train excursions will be offered at this year’s Summerfest. According to a press release from the Tamaqua Historical Society, passenger coaches circa 1920s pulled by a diesel locomotive are set to make three trips on Father’s Day. The first trip will leave the 1874 Tamaqua Railroad Station, 18 N. Railroad St., at 11 a.m. and head south to New Ringgold and back. Two afternoon trips are scheduled at 1 and 3 p.m. Also departing from the train station, the excursions will head north through the Tamaqua Tunnel to the “famous High Bridge” north of the borough, then return home.

“This will be the first time summer train excursions are being offered in Tamaqua in several years,” Freudenberger said. “The trips are sponsored by the Tamaqua Historical Society, in partnership with the Reading, Blue Moun-

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Train excursions will return to the schedule of activities at this year’s Summerfest. The festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in downtown Tamaqua. Trains will leave the 1874 Tamaqua Railroad Station, 18 N. Railroad St., at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. tain and Northern Railroad and Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway.”

Tickets can be bought in advance at the Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce office, 114 W. Broad St. Prices are $12 for adults 13 and older and $9 for children ages 4 to 12.

Children under 3 can ride for free with a paying adult. Tickets will be available Sunday on a first-come basis.

Special presentations will be held throughout the day, including blacksmith Don Campbell working

at the forge and anvil at the 1848 Hegarty Blacksmith Shop, Hegarty Avenue. The Tamaqua Anthracite Model Railroad Club will host an open house at its model train display in the lower level of the Masonic Building, Nescopeck Street, and the Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St., will also be open.

For those looking to relax and get off their feet, horse-drawn trolley rides will be offered by Leiby’s famous Belgian Draft horses.

Entertainment scheduled for Sunday includes Polka Joe Manjack of WLSH radio station from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tamaqua Historical Society Museum, West Broad Street, followed by DJ Brandon Fritz. 3 AM will perform in front of M&S Hardware, West Broad and Railroad streets, and folk musician Jay Smar will play at Hegarty Blacksmith Shop.

For more information about Summerfest or the train excursions, call 570-225-1089.

‘22 Jump Street’ a winner

BY CARY DARLING FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

Remember that sinking feeling when the realization hit that “The Hangover II” was just a straight-up shakedown? That it was just a money grab that assaulted and left for dead the audience’s love for the original probably so someone in Hollywood could buy another Tesla?

Well, that’s not going to happen with “22 Jump Street,” an equally unnecessary sequel that has one major saving grace: it has as many laughs as spring in Texas has tornadoes.

The whole thing — from the mock, TV-episode opening (“previously on ‘21 Jump Street’”) to the wickedly inspired closing credits imagining future sequels — it’s almost as nice as a surprise as finding out someone has deposited a thousand

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It helps that the original directors (Phil Lord, Christopher Miller), main writer (Michael Bacall), and the core of the cast (Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube) are back.

It helps that they’ve returned with tongues so far in cheek they might have swallowed them, coming up with a movie that is both a stone-head stupid and whipsmar t commentary on sequels in a summer season full of them. More than that though, it’s just plain funny.

Once again, Tatum and

Hill are Jenko and Schmidt, undercover cops who — after the death of a student linked to a new synthetic drug — are infiltrating a campus to find out who’s dealing, except this time it’s in college, not high school. If that sounds suspiciously like the plot from the first film, well, that’s the point.

In the process, Jenko becomes a football star and finds a new BFF in teammate Zook (Wyatt Russell), who also just happens to be one of the main suspects.

And Schmidt falls in wideeyed love with Maya (Amber Stevens), who just happens to live across the hall from where the deceased lived and

has even taken in her former neighbor’s roommate, Mercedes (a hilarious Jillian Bell, the TV series “Workaholics”).

All the while, Jenko and Schmidt’s humorless boss (N.W.A.-mean Ice Cube, not “Are We There Yet?” Ice Cube) is on their tail for results. Cube almost steals the movie with a brief but brilliant scene in a restaurant buffet line.

But the Cube has a lot of competition for most memorable moment: Hill’s version of slam poetry, for instance.

It’s very much the comedic chemistry between Tatum and Hill — whether it’s in their wordplay or physical

humor — that really makes “Jump Street” explode.

While it’s easy to knock Tatum in other roles, he’s pitch-perfect here as the jock sidekick.

It all ends — as every summer sequel worth its stuntmen budget should — with a big chase and shootout and that aforementioned promise of at least a decade’s worth of sequels. (Be sure to stay through the credits and keep an eye out for a few cameos.)

Maybe it shouldn’t be shocking that 22 Jump Street is as good as it is. After all, Lord and Miller are responsible for the well-regarded children’s films “Cloudy

with a Chance of Meatballs” and “The Lego Movie.”

They have pop-culture smarts and a sense of visual energy, know a thing or two about comedic timing, and certainly seem to be on a roll.

But they probably really shouldn’t push their luck and make any of those “Jump Street” sequels. Anyone up for watching “The Hangover III” again? Yeah, didn’t think so.

“22 Jump Street,” a Sony/ Columbia-MGM release, is rated R for strong language throughout, sexual content, drug material, brief nudity, some violence. Running time: 112 minutes. ★★★★

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Keep kids occupied in the kitchen

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If you’ve got little kids, you know that making meals can be one of the toughest times of the day. The kids want all of your attention —right now — and you want to keep them clean and occupied so they don’t become a danger to themselves or anyone else.

One of the best ways to keep kids busy in the kitchen is to let them “help” you with meal prep and cooking. You could give them an actual pot full of water, but your toddler or preschooler will turn that into a slippery mess in 30 seconds.

A better (and far less messy) option is to set your child up at the kitchen table

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This rule offers distinct advantage to player Dear Mark: Another player on blackjack game roundly chastised me because I “doubled for less.” It was a $20 bet, and I only put out $10. You would have thought I was responsible for all the bad luck he was having. What are your thoughts on doubling for less?

Gary P. For starters, it’s your money on the layout, so you ought to be able to play your hand, and bet, any way you choose. How you play your hand only affects the overall outcome of the hand you were dealt, and not that of some buffoon having a bad day. Your play has no effect on the game in general, especially his misfortune.

That said, unfortunately, it does influence the outcome of “your hand.”

Doubling down allows you to double your initial wager and receive one, and only one, additional card for your hand.

An example of a doubling opportunity is when you are dealt 11 (6-5, 7-4, 8-3, 9-2) against

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hand are better than that of the dealer’s. By betting more when the casino is at a distinct disadvantage, you will increase your potential return more than if you were to just hit your hand.

I believe the only time you would ever want to double for less is when you are down to your last chips and can’t afford a full double down. I wouldn’t call this move any kind of an optimal strategy. Still, you will at least know you are doing it when you will win more often than you will lose.

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Burn cards are typically placed face down next to the discard pile.

Burning a card is done between each betting round and before dealing the next community card(s).

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WINE TASTING JUNE 21, 2014, 4:30-7:30 PM

Reading Railroad Heritage Museum 500 South Third Street • Hamburg, PA 19526 Come Out and Join Your Friends and Neighbors as the RCT&HS Embarks on our First Wine Tasting. Sample the Fine Wines and Explore our Collection Of Vintage Reading Company Equipment and Artifacts.

Cheese, Crackers and Snacks included in Admission.

Advance Purchase Tickets $20.00, 2 for $35.00 $25.00 at the Door All Proceeds to Benefit our Building Fund. Help us on our Mission to Preserve the Past for the Future Send checks to: RCT&HS Wine Tasting P.O. Box 15143 Reading, PA 19612-5143 Telephone (215) 721-3006 for further information

THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY — 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today and Saturday, Altamont Fire Company, Morea Road, Frackville. Truck parade 7 p.m. today. Music 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Toolshed Jack, today; Another Side & Friends, Saturday.

ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY — 5 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday, St. Michael the Archangel Church grounds, Lewis Street, Minersville.

Music by One Last Rider today and Sapphire Saturday.

BLEENIE SALE — 11 a.m. to sellout, St. John the Baptist Polish National Catholic Church, 414 W. Oak St., (Route 61), Frackville.

DIVINE REDEEMER PARISH FESTIVAL — 5 to 10 p.m. today and noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, parish picnic grounds, Mount Carmel.

Music by Shoreliners today and The ’60s Boys, (formerly known as The Mudflaps).

FOOD PANTRY — Hosted

by New Life in Christ Ministries, 3:30 to 5 p.m., 217219 Market St., Cumbola.

Emergency food pantry avail-

able by appointment only, call 570-277-6041.

HOSE, HOOK AND LADDER CARNIVAL — Today and Saturday, Firemen’s Park, Pine Grove. Entertainment by Mind Set, today; Reckless, Saturday. All rides today $1. Wristbands 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Fireworks today, rain date Saturday. No animals permitted on carnival grounds.

PERFORMANCE — “Murder at Ford’s Theatre,” 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday, June 20-21 and 2 p.m. Sunday and June 22, The Strawberry Playhouse, 60 Church St., Tuscarora. For more information, call 570325-4368 or visit www.strawberryplayhouse.com.

RESERVATION DEADLINE FOR BUS TRIP — Haven Day at the Phillies vs.

Diamondbacks, game starts 7:05 p.m. July 26. Cost $75 per person. Call Sandy at Hess Catering at 570-6177252 or 570-385-4408 or Gloria at Schuylkill Haven Borough Hall at 570-3852841. Email bookkeeper@ schuylkillhaven.org.

RESERVATION DEADLINE FOR BUS TRIP — Resorts ca-

sino, Atlantic City, July 13-15, sponsored by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church, Mahanoy City. Cost $280 per person (double occupancy), single pricing also available. For reservation or more information, call 570773-0838 or 570-773-0378.

SMOKE-FREE BINGO — 6:45 p.m., doors open 5:30 p.m., Summit Station Fire Company, 88 Firehouse Road, Summit Station.

SummitFire34@comcast.net for more information.

SATURDAY ANNUAL COAL CRACKER 10K AND FUN RUN — Registration begins 7:30 a.m., Downtown Shenandoah Inc., 116 N. Main St., Shenandoah. Fun Run begins 9 a.m., 10K race starts 10 a.m., from first block of North Main Street. Sponsored by Shenandoah Flites Running Club.

BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS — 9 to 11 a.m., First United Methodist Presbyterian Church, 200 N. Ninth St., Ashland. Distribution of non-food, personal care items for struggling families. A valid driver’s license or photo ID for adults and children required.

CAR WASH — 9 a.m. to noon, Washington Hook and Ladder Fire Company, 35 E. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City.

Cost $5 for exterior only, or $15 for exterior and interior.

Next car wash June 28.

CLEANUP DAY AT FIRE COMPANY — 10 a.m., Newtown Volunteer Fire Company, 36 Wood St., Tremont. Bring buckets and rags. Children needing community hours welcome. Call 570-695-3777.

DANCE/LUAU — 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., doors open 7 p.m., Hometown Fire Company. Tickets in advance $15, at door $20. BYOB, bever-

30 North Claude A. Lord Blvd.

Rt. 61, Pottsville, PA - 570-622-2324

SUNDAY, JUNE 15 - FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL

Prices in Effect

Buy 1 Entree - get 2nd Entree of equal or lesser value for 50% off

June 12th to June 15th

Deck Party - 7-10 p.m. Featuring The Boys Upstairs

While Supplies Last!

Open Father’s Day June 15 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

MONDAY - SUNDAY LUNCH & DINNER 11 am to 9 pm SUNDAY BREAKFAST 7 am to noon

(24pk) 12 oz. cans

(30pk) 12 oz. Cans

15.99

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Visit our Website or Facebook Page for Full Menu

Premium & +tax Prem Light

Father'S Day Dinner • Roast Beef • Sausage • Halupkie • Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

• Vegetable • Rolls • Coffee/Tea • Dessert

Sunday, June 16, 2013 • 12:00 Noon (One Seating Only)

$15.00 Per Person, Children $6.00 Reservations Required - Take Out Available Call (570) 429-2138 for Tickets and Information St. Michael’s Social Hall, 110 North Morris Street, St. Clair, PA

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THE AREA’S LARGEST SELECTION OF DOMESTIC, IMPORTS, MICRO/CRAFT & VARIETY CASES

NOW ACCEPTING NEW BAR/RESTURANT ACCOUNTS SAME DAY DELIVERY, OVER 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE

ages and food provided. All proceeds benefit Relay for Life Team Luther’s Angels.

Music by Toolshed Jack. Call 570-668-3030.

FREE CONCERT — Presented by Cressona Band in honor of veterans, military members and First Responders, 6:30 p.m., Admiral Boone Park, South Third Street, Saint Clair. Bring lawn chair.

Rain location Saint Clair Area Elementary/Middle School, 227 S. Mill St., Saint Clair.

FREE MOVIE NIGHT — 7 to 9:30 p.m., Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville. Free pizza, snacks and soft drinks. Call 570-874-1585 or 570-6223587. Movie every second Saturday.

INFORMAL WRITING SESSION — Pottsville Open Writers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pottsville Free Public Library, 215 W. Market St., Pottsville.

Bring pen and paper. For information and current topic, visit www.pottsvillelibrary.org MEAT BINGO — 7:30 p.m., doors open 7 p.m., Mahanoy City Elks, 135 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City.

MEETING — Celebrate Recovery, 9 to 11 a.m., Fearnot Assembly of God Church, 1152 W. Mountain Road, Hegins. Free. For more information or directions, call Brian at 570-205-2813.

MOTORYCLE/CLASSIC CAR POKER RUN — Registration starts 9 a.m., run begins 10:30 a.m. at Redner’s Warehouse Markets, Shenandoah, and ends at Towers Bar & Grill, Fern Glen. Driver $20, passenger $10. Proceeds donated to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of Paige Murphy. Call Alicia at 570-205-8052 or Jon at 570233-2558.

Please see CALENDAR, Page 8

The Restaurant at

All You CAn EAt

TODAY

All You CAn EAt (In Restaurant Only)

Thursday Night • 3 PM to Close

Chicken Wings

9.99

Choice of sauce served with blue cheese and celery sticks.

Friday Night • 3 PM to Close

Fish Fry

7.99

Batter Dipped Cod

Served with French fries and cole slaw.

Stop by and enjoy!

Also serving dinner platters.

See What’s Cooking Tonight!

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014

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CALENDAR Continued from Page 7

PRESENTATION — Genealogy and DNA, noon to 2 p.m., Ss. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, 107 S. Fourth St., Minersville.

Presented by Jim Huratiak.

Free. Sponsored by CarpathoRusyn Society Eastern PA. REGISTRATION FOR PORT CARBON FOURTH OF JULY PARADE — 3 to 5 p.m. today, June 21 and 22, Turkey Hill, Port Carbon. Open to children ages 12 and under. Call Deniece at 570-573-1946.

SUMMER READING PROGRAM — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through July, Shenandoah library, 15 W. Washington St., Shenandoah.

YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to noon, New Hope Wesleyan Church basement, 32 S. Spencer St., Frackville. Food and baked goods will be available.

YARD SALE — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bubeck Park, Stoyer’s Dam, Washington Street, Schuylkill Haven. Benefits Ruth M. Steinert Memorial SPCA, Pine Grove. Rain date June 28.

SUNDAY ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST — 8 a.m. to noon, St. Mary’s Center. Pine and D streets, Mahanoy City. Adults $8, children 12 and under, $5.

Jersey Acres Market

Stone Mountain Wine Cellars Wine Tasting Daily

9TH ANNUAL

ANNUAL FATHER’S DAY HAM AND EGG BREAKFAST — 5 to 7 p.m., Valley View Park, Gap Street, Valley View. Donations accepted.

Sponsored by St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church Men’s Bible Class.

ANNUAL FLAG DAY — 2 p.m., conducted by Frackville Elks Lodge 1533, lodge parking lot, 307 S. Third St., Frackville.

BINGO — 2 p.m., doors open 12:30 p.m.,Newtown Volunteer Fire Company, 36 Wood St., Zerbe. Call 570-695-3777.

BREAKFAST BUFFET — 7:30 a.m. to noon, East Norwegian Township Fire Company, 16 Sunshine St., Diener’s Hill. Cost adults $7, children 12 and under $3.50, children 5 and under free.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY — 2 to 3 p.m., Faith Church, 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, Orwigsburg. Free. Mailing address P.O. Box 323, Orwigsburg, PA 17961.

CONCERT — Presented

by Christopher Brossman, 7 p.m., St. John’s United Church of Christ, 232 E. Market St., Orwigsburg. Freewill offering accepted.

FATHER’S DAY DINNER —

Release of new vintage of Cherry & Blackberry wines.

JUNE HOURS: Weekdays: 8am - 4 pm Saturday: 9 am - 2 pm Sunday: CLOSED 2 Park St. - Pottsville, Pa 17901 (570) 622-7368

Sunday, June 15th.

2820 Pottsville Minersville Hwy Minersville, PA

Bring chairs. No other alcoholic beverage permitted on our premises.

1615 Panther Valley Rd. Pine Grove, PA

3 miles NW of Friedensburg Follow signs to Jersey Acres Market and Winery

Phone 570-739-4418

www.stonemountainwinecellars.com 8

Spring Bedding - Flowering Baskets - Annuals - Perennials - Herbs - Geraniums - And MORE!!

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT & CANTINA

Music 1-4 p.m.

Sat. - Jim Thompson Sun. - Sterling Koch Trio

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014

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. Call 570-277-6041.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WORKSHOP OF WONDERS — 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today through Thursday, St. Mark’s United Church of Christ, 30 Pottsville St., Cressona. Open to all children age 2 to 12.

Come In Today For All Your Spring Gardening Needs!!

Rancho GRande Father’s Day!

WINEBRATION

Sat. June 21 & Sun. June 22 11am-5pm

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cressona Fire Company, 59 S. Second St., Cressona. Choice of roast beef or roasted chicken breast.

Adults $10, children 10 and under, $5. Takeouts available.

Call 570-385-2249.

FREE DINNER, BREAD, PASTRY, ROLLS AND FOOD ITEMS — 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville.

Call 570-874-1585.

Call to reserve a table

570-544-9300

www.facebook.com/EatAtRancho

We will be having

Father’s Day Specials POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

ALTAMONT FIRE FIRE CO. CO ALTAMONT Party MoreaBlock Road, Frackville Morea Road, Frackville

TH TH JUNE & 14 16TH JUNE 15 13TH & 11 p.m.

11 a.m.-11 a.m.-11 p.m.

FOOD - GAMES - MUSIC & MORE!!

FRIDAY 7PM - FIRE TRUCK PARADE MUSIC BY: TOOLSHED TOOLSHEDJACK JACK 7 p.m.

11 p.m.

8 to– 12

SATURDAY MUSICMUSIC BY: ANOTHER BY: SIDE (JOE JORDAN OF THE JORDAN ANOTHER SIDE BROTHERS WILL PERFORM WITH & FRIENDS ANOTHER SIDE) 7 p.m.

– 11 8 to 12p.m.

DELCAMP’S

Friday

Tuna Casserole....................$4.99 Chicken Sandwich...............$2.50 St. Clair • 8AM to 8PM • 570-429-1470

Coal Mine Tap Room

2 N. Third St. St. Clair 570-429-0825

Wed. Wings & Yuengs $1.75 Lager Bottles Fri. Burger & Fries & 16 oz. drafts/Soda $8.95

Benefit Breakfast Father's Day

Sunday, June 15th 7:00 till Noon South Cass Picnic Grove All proceeds to benefit our friend and neighbor Sam Pellish