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FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014

For a review of “Edge of Tomorrow,” see Page 3

We saw you at...

Schuylkill Haven Area High School graduation

Rebecca Matz, left, and Tyler Kull, both of Schuylkill Haven

From left, Taylor Kairis, Theresa Hillbish and Megan Hafer, all of Schuylkill Haven For more photos from graduation, see Page 4

Rock the Block in Haven

See Page 2

Rock the Block

Annual festival celebrates art, music, community

BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

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epeddigree@republicanherald.com

rtists will open their studios as runners take to the streets of Schuylkill Haven on Saturday to support the local art culture.

The fourth annual Rock the Block will be held at the Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway. The celebration will be split into two events, a 5K run/walk and an open house at the former shoe factory.

Nena Mazzei-Schmidt, Walk In Art Center executive director, said the event serves not only as a fundraiser, but also as an opportunity to show people what is happening at the art center and in the local art scene.

“It’s a community event more than anything,” she said.

The event will kick off at 9 a.m. with the 5K run/walk around the Schuylkill Haven Historical Trail.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the art center parking lot. Cost will be $25 or $18 if the center runs out of official event T-shirts.

Mazzei-Schmidt said last year’s race drew 220 participants. She said it’s hard to predict how many people will take part in the race every year due to the rush of morning registers.

“We have a lot of people at the last minute,” Mazzei-Schmidt said.

The race will begin at the art center parking lot and progress through the borough’s downtown to The Island. Mazzei-Schmidt said the runners will get the opportunity to watch the paddlers participating in the Schuylkill River Sojourn embark on their journey. The 16th annual trek to Philadelphia begins Saturday from The Island. The 5K participants will then make their 2

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If you go

What: Fourth annual Rock the Block When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Where: Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven way back to the art center for snacks and beverages.

Special medals will be awarded by age group, which will be divided by gender.

The second part of Rock the Block is a open house for artists on the center’s third floor. Admission is free. Mazzei-Schmidt said Rock the Block is an expanded version of the monthly open house, which is held on the first Saturday.

Slated from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the event will feature an art fair, children’s art activities, food and drinks, and live music from acts such as Dave Derbes, Dave Evans and Hank Ahrensfield.

“What we do is to make sure people know we are here,” MazzeiSchmidt said.

Mazzei-Schmidt said the open house was moved inside the art center this year after hot temperatures affected last year’s event. The move also prevents any threat of rain.

“If it rains, Rock the Block is indoors so it won’t be a problem,” she said.

The Walk In Art Center is a nonprofit artist incubator, featuring studios, classrooms, a multipurpose room and museum. Among the center’s goals are education, tourism and historic interpretation.

For more information about the ANDY MATSKO/STAFF PHOTO Walk In Art Center or Rock the Block, contact Mazzei-Schmidt at Jackie Schaeffer, Auburn, and her daughter, Mazie, admire “Funeral Procession” by Kristen Egan, 570-732-3728 or nena@walkinart Robesonia, at last year’s Rock the Block event at the Walk In Art Center, Schuylkill Haven. This center.com. year’s event on Saturday will feature a 5K run/walk and an open house.

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‘Edge’ will keep you there

Finally, after a series of summer popcorn movies that haven’t lived up to their full potential,“Edgeof Tomorrow” is a film to see over and over again. The great thing is you can do that in one screening.

“Edge” takes the familiar genre of alien invasion and gives it a “Groundhog Day” rewind element. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise), a master of public relations, is roped into being on the front lines of a battle with alien invaders where the fate of the world comes down to one big showdown.

Cage’s lack of skills gets him killed minutes into the battle. But that’s just the start of his story. Instead, Cage has picked up the head alien’s ability to reset time. Each time Cage is killed, he pops back to the same moment before the invasion. Along with the help of the military’s best weapon, super soldier Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), who temporarily had the same time-shifting abilities, Cage uses each recurring day as a way to learn how to defeat the aliens.

Director Doug Liman does a marvelous job of creating the time loop while still managing to move the story along.

He doesn’t get bogged down in a complete repetition of the day but offers just enough pieces to keep the movie moving. When he does spend time on one scene, it’s usually a well-crafted battle sequence.

Time travel is always tricky. Once a person goes back in time, the ripple effect of what they do becomes a major concern. It’s a concern that’s embraced in “Edge” as the idea is that the massive number of trips back in time are designed to make changes in the future. Liman even manages to insert some humor into the time traveling through some comical

MOVIE REVIEWS moments for Cage.

Everything about the way Liman presents this timetripping tale is done on a grand scale. Soldiers are equipped with a massive robotic skeleton of weaponry to fight the aliens and their foes are a grizzly mass of spaghetti-like creatures with the temperament of rabid dogs.

Cruise redeems himself after the slow-moving sci-fi offering “Oblivion,” which also covered a short time period but seemed an eternity long. “Edge” gives him the chance to play the intense action hero that he’s embraced from “Mission: Impossible” to “Jack Reacher,” while still having time to show off his boyish (the word mannish seems wrong) charms.

The relationship between Blunt and Cruise works not because of some forced romantic element but from the comradeship that comes out of countless tours of duty together. Granted, Cage dies hundreds — probably thousands — of times, so their tour is technically one day. Liman stops the clock long enough for them to share some sweet moments but never long enough to disrupt the tempo.

There are only two weaknesses: The ending is too safe, and the 3-D offers nothing more than a reason to charge moviegoers more money. Otherwise, “Edge of Tomorrow” is the kind of film that can be enjoyed time after time.

“Edge Of Tomorrow,” a A Warner Bros. release, is rated PG-13 for sci-fi action, language. Running time: 113 minutes. Grade: B-plus

“The Fault in Our Stars’ Last summer, “The Spectacular Now” was the teentrauma film of note, being

based on a well-regarded bestseller and starring an up-andcoming Shailine Woodley.

This year, it’s “The Fault in Our Stars,” which shares many attributes with its predecessor including having roots in a popular youngadult novel, screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and a much-better known Woodley, who moved up to star status with “Divergent” earlier this year.

Like “Spectacular,” it walks that fine line between moving and mawkish without falling too far over to the latter side. Unlike that earlier film, though, which didn’t make a huge splash in the mainstream, “Fault” looks to become the teary alternative to all the boom and bang of

the summer superheroes.

Woodley plays Hazel, the typical outgoing teen-nextdoor living the middle-class life in suburban Indiana.

Except she has cancer, and has to travel with an oxygen tank wherever she goes. One of those places is a youth support group where she meets newcomer Gus (Ansel Elgort, also from “Divergent”), who has lost a leg to his disease.

They strike up a friendship that quickly escalates into something more as they wrestle with issues of fate and mortality. As with “The Spectacular Now,” it’s refreshing to see teenage relationships handled with grace and depth instead of the usual snark and cynicism. Director Josh Boone

(“Stuck in Love”) stays out of the way stylistically and lets the considerable naturalistic chemistry between Elgort and Woodley be the draw.

T heir conversations, wavering between youthful bravado and grim determinism, feel authentic as does their budding romance.

That’s no doubt due in some part to John Green’s book on which the film is based.

Nat Wolff (“Palo Alto,” “Admission”) as mutual friend Isaac, a support-group member who is losing his sight because of cancer, seems at first an awkward attempt at comic relief, but his role deepens as events become more serious.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t moments that ring false.

Laura Dern, as Hazel’s con-

cerned mom, is one-dimensional while Willem Dafoe as Van Houten, an author who has been inspirational to Hazel, is painted in such cartoonish strokes that he seems more like a convenient plot point than a real person. Also, at just over two hours, “Fault” sometimes moves slowly and veers frustratingly close to TVmovie-of-the-week territory.

Still, that doesn’t dim the bright light at the heart of the story. That’s really the only special effect that this film requires.

“The Fault In Our Stars,” a Fox Searchlight release, is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality, brief strong language. Running time: 125 minutes. ★★★

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We saw you at ... graduation on May 29 Alexandria Spitler, left, and Johannah Bliansky, both of Schuylkill Haven

Ben Hafer, left, and Michele Yost, both of Schuylkill Haven

Photos by David McKeown

From left, Sage Garvey, Brandon Haeseler and Morgan Bates, all of Schuylkill Haven Krista Raymond, left, and Shana Rodgers, both of Lake Wynonah

From left, Kaitlyn Hossler and Jonna Lyn Roberts, both From left, Kasey Wessner, Taylor Madenford and Trina of Schuylkill Haven; Rebecca and Abigail Kokitus, both of Landingville Stankiewitch, all of Schuylkill Haven

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Firetruck Parade- Saturday at 3 pm As usual GREAT FOOD, GAMES & ENTERTAINMENT for all ages!

THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS TODAY BLOCK PARTY — 4 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday, Ryan Township Fire Company, 945 Barnesville Drive, Barnesville. Entertainment 7 to 11 p.m. by Farmers Daughter today and Sapphire, Saturday.

Firetruck parade 3 p.m. Saturday, music by Flipkick.

BLOCK PARTY — 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today and noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, Columbia Hose Company, 742 W. Centre St., Shenandoah. Truck parade 7:30 p.m. today. Entertainment 7 to 11 p.m. by Atomic Pop today, and Ghost Country Saturday.

BLOCK PARTY — 5 to 11 p.m. today and 4 to 10 p.m.

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DAY WALK — 10 to 11:30 a.m., Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, Pine Grove. Led by “Porcupine Pat.” Meet in Waterfall Road parking lot. Suitable for all ages. Free.

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MEETING — Parkinson’s Support group, 1 p.m., Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center, 300 Schuylkill Medical Plaza, Pottsville. Presenter, Susan S. Schuettler, on botox treatment used for treating Parkinson’s disease.

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Next car wash June 21.

CHINESE AUCTION — Shop and drop, noon to 2 p.m. today, auction starts 2 p.m., doors open at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Zion’s Lutheran Church, Donaldson.

FIRST RESPONDER APPRECIATION BARBECUE — 1 to 6 p.m., Simon Kramer Community and Recreation Center, 15 Alliance St., New Philadelphia.

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HAWK MOUNTAIN ARTS TOUR AND SALE — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Drehersville. Variety of art, including weaving, paintings, jewelry, stained

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KAUFFMAN’S CHICKEN BARBECUE — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Minersville Fire and Rescue, North Street, Minersville. Cost $7, includes baked potato and roll. Tickets available from any member or at door.

NIGHT WITH ELVIS — 8 p.m., doors open 5 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., Newtown Volunteer Fire Company, 36 Wood St., Newtown. Cost $25, includes show and meal. Call 570-695-3777.

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“Colors of Cancer” fun run, open to ages 10 and older, with paint throwing. Cost $25 per person, $45 per family.

Followed by First Responders Appreciation Barbecue.

PINK WEEKEND — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, Pine Creek Country Gardens and Landscaping, 1425 Long Run Road, Friedensburg. Raffle, bake sale, local vendors, Stone Mountain wine tasting and music by Sterling Koch Trio, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No admission charge. Benefits Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

PENNY AUCTION — 2 p.m., doors open 1 p.m., Locustdale Fire Company, Fire House Hill, Locustdale. Admission $2 plus gift.

PORT CARBON YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 124 Canal St., Port Carbon.

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AND MUSIC FESTIVAL — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven. Featuring studio artists, art vendors and children’s activities.

TOWNWIDE YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mahanoy City. Cost $5. Maps available at Mahanoy City Public Library.

Registration forms available at Borough Hall, 239 E. Pine St., Mahanoy City. Sponsored by Mahanoy Downtown Inc. TOWNWIDE YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., sponsored by Ashland Recreation Committee. Rain or shine.

List of addresses for all participating sellers available at Eureka Park day of sale. For more information, call Patti at 570-875-4734.

TOWNWIDE YARD SALE — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., throughout Minersville. Sponsored by and benefits Minersville Area Skatepark Association.

SUNDAY ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 8 a.m. to noon, Ringtown Valley Fire and Rescue Company, 46 W. Main St., Ringtown. Adults $8, children 12 and under, $4. Call 570-889-3245.

BINGO — 1 p.m., Sheppton-Oneida Fire Hall, 900 Center St., Sheppton.

BINGO — 2 p.m., doors open at noon, St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church Hall, Main and Oak Streets, Shenandoah. Hall accessible to handicapped. Food available. Sponsored by Francis Cardinal Brennan Knights of Columbus Council 618.

BREAKFAST — 8 a.m. to noon, Holy Cross Hall, New Philadelphia. Eat in or take out.

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BUTTERFLY RELEASE — Sponsored by Covenant Home Care’s Friends of Hospice board to honor lost loved ones, 1 p.m., St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 94 Walnut Road, Hamburg.

COACH PURSE/UGGS FOOTWEAR BINGO — 2 p.m. Sunday, doors open at noon, West End Fire & Rescue, 700 W. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City. Tickets $25, includes meal and dessert buffet. For tickets, call Ann at 570-778-6118.

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Christ, 8 Church St., Landingville. Presented by choir members of Trinity United Church of Christ, Pottsville; Faith United Church of Christ, Landingville; Zion Lutheran Church, Minersville; Trinity Lutheran Church, Pottsville; and First United Church of Christ, Schuylkill Haven. Freewill offering accepted.

FRACKVILLE MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE — 1 to 4 p.m., Frackville Borough Building, 42 S. Center St., Frackville.

Speaker Donald Bricker, 2 p.m., on Dixon’s Dam, Wagner’s Dam and the Blue Canyon.

FREETHINKER RECOVERY GROUP — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Schuylkill Unitarian Universalists Church, 2400 West End Ave., Pottsville.

12-step recovery group for

atheists, agnostics, Buddhists and others ages 21 and older. Contact Barb at bwp1975@yahoo.com.

MAHANOY PLANE TREK — Sponsored by Schuylkill, led

by John Domalakes, 3-hour, 3-mile hike to visit site of onetime largest steam engine, walk to plane ruins and down to tunnel. Participants will leave 1:30 p.m. from Frackville Free Public Library, 56 N. Lehigh Ave., Frackville. Email Patrick “Porcupine Pat” McKinney at porcupinepat@ yahoo.com or call 570-6224123, ext. 113.

PROGRAM — Presented by Teen Challenge Choir, 10:30 a.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 215 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven.

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Open Saturdays 4 - 8 pm Open Tues Thru Fri 11:30 am - 8 pm Line Dancing Every 2nd Friday of the Month Every Thursday “DJ PARTY TYME” Sat., June 7th.

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

$19.95 JUNE SPECIALS

Chicken Parmigiana w/ Spaghetti only $9.95 Chopped Sirloin w/ Caramelized Onions $9.95

LUNCH SPECIALS Hot Turkey Sandwich $4.95 w/ Fries or Mashed $6.70

Chicken Wings $6.95 doz. Everyday

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National Trails Day Walk

At Sweet Arrow Lake Saturday,June 7,2014 Starting at 10:00am

Art Tour & Sale

Hawk Mt. Sanctuary Saturday, June 7,2014 All Day

A Night in the Country Concert Series Featuring Jay Smar Saturday, June 7,2014 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Second Sunday Brunch

At The Maid’s Quarters Bed & Breakfast Sunday, June 8,2014 Starting at 11:00am • Reservations Required

Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau MONDAY - FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Did player deserve to be tossed from casino?

Dear Mark: I was asked to leave a casino by security for, if you can believe this, playing someone else’s left over $12 worth of credits that they had left on a slot machine and didn’t cash out.

Although not banned for life, I was “rudely” told it was against the law, made me return the $12, and told not to come back for 30 days.

You have got to be kidding me!! Whatever happened to “finders keepers, losers weepers?”

Matt N. For starters, Matt, the casino made you give back the money simply because it didn’t belong to you. “Finders keepers, losers weepers” is not a defense for taking credits discovered on a slot

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machine. You are basing your newly found booty on the premise that when something is abandoned, whoever finds it can claim it. Unfortunately, within the casino walls, this raises ethical and legal challenges.

On the casino floor, credits left on machines do NOT belong to the person who finds them, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that they belong to the casino either.

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don’t forget to press the cash-out button.

As for you being 86’d from the casino, well, that might have been a bit over the top. I have never heard of any leftover-credits-playing player given the heave-ho.

That said, that doesn’t mean there are not swindlers who make a living scavenging the millions lost each year by gamblers who forget their stored credits (winnings).

The pretender who purposively circles the casino floor looking for orphan credits on a slot machine, or even change on the floor for that matter, can warrant the dreaded permanent 86 for making a full-time occupation of cruising the casino eyeing easy pickings. That

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Casinos, as well as some gaming jurisdictions, have specific policies on how to handle abandoned credits.

The children’s rhyme, “finders keepers, losers weepers” may apply in children’s games but doesn’t pass muster in gambling establishments.

Like a pair of sunglasses left at a blackjack game, in the joints where I worked, we regarded credits left on a slot machine specifically as “lost property” and did our best to find their rightful owner. Today, especially if one uses his or her Player’s card, it is relatively easy to track the previous player.

Nevertheless, a tip to you and other slot-playing patrons: before you walk away from any slot machine, 236 Sunbury Street, Minersville PA 17954 • (570) 399-5110 www.myrtlemayscafe.com

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Summer Arts & Academic Camp VISUAL ARTS • MUSIC • PERFORMING ARTS

Exciting Art Courses with Experienced Instructors for Age Groups 3-5, 6-14,Teen & Adult

Course Calendar Session I - June 16-19 & 24-26 Session II - July 21-24 & 28-31 Ages 3-5 Seedlings Camp Featuring a Blend of Art, Music, Science & Nature

Ages 6-14 Featuring Sculpture, Art to Eat, Drawing & Painting, Theater, Music & Performing Arts (Vocal/Instrumental) Teen & Adult Featuring Drawing Class, Painting Class To Register Call 570-622-2788 Schuylkill County Council for the Arts 1440 Mahantongo Street • Pottsville www.sccarts.com • 570-622-2788 x24

New Adult and Teen Classes

said, I will buy that you weren’t a credit conniver looking for an easy score.

So, playing slot manager for just a moment, my casino management style would not have even warranted a wrist slap. I was one to operate more in the spirit of the law, not the letter of, although, I must acknowledge that every gaming supervisor will handle your scenario their own way.

All I would have told you was that the next time you find credits remaining on the machine, you should inform some slot floor personnel, and then I would have gone on my merry way.

Had we found the previous player, I just would have credited him or her $12.

Now let’s look at the posi-

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tive here, Matt, of which there is one. For the next 30 days, you won’t be playing on a machine that has a house edge of up to 20 percent.

Gambling wisdom of the week

“I have seen a pregnant woman stand at a 21 game, oblivious to labor pains, until we thought we were going to become midwives, and leave only when we summoned an ambulance.”

— Harold S. Smith Sr., “I Want to Quit Winners” (1961) (Pilarski can be reached at pilarski@markpilarski.com)

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Call 570-544-5105 We Have Mackerel Weekend Special

Raisin Bread French Toast with Bacon Thur.-Fri.-Sat.-Sun. 6 a.m.-12 noon

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

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SPRING CONCERT — Presented by Tri-Valley Community Band, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Tri-Valley High School Auditorium, 155 E. Main St., Hegins. Free.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY — 2 to 3 p.m., Faith Church, 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, Orwigsburg. Biblical and balanced program created to help people overcome life’s hurts, habits and hangups.

Free. Mailing address P.O. Box 323, Orwigsburg, PA 17961.

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.

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.

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

Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday; noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday; noon Wednesday and Saturday, St. Stephen Center, 45 W. Fourth St., Mount Carmel.

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screening of ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ FROM STAFF REPORTS

MILLERSBURG — The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art announced the next installment of the brand-new Starlight Outdoor Family Film Series. The 2009 animated film “Fantastic Mr. Fox” will be shown June 28 at the Ned Smith Center parking lot. Admission is free, and screening will begin at sunset, approximately 8:30 p.m.

Featuring the voice talents of George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray, this Oscar-nominated, familyfriendly film is directed by the acclaimed Wes Anderson (“The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Rushmore”) and is an adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl story of the same name.

Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son, Ash, and visiting young nephew, Kristopherson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky

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Featured Entrees: • Prime Rib of Beef Aujus • Chicken Scaloppini & Pasta Sunday Brunch 10 am - 2 pm Taking Reservations for Father’s Day Brunch

All menu items available for takeout.

M&T Movies at the Majestic

Saturday, June 21 Free Entry In Association with Pottsville Gymnastics and Theatrical Center, Inc. Lil’ Bits of Broadway Sunday, July 13, 3:00 p.m.

Tickets: $15.00 Raymond The Amish Comic Saturday, July 26 Make Your Next Event Majestic Rent the theater $225

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What: “Fantastic Mr. Fox” When: Sunset June 28 Where: Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art parking lot, Millersburg. chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers — Boggis, Bunce and Bean — who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost.

Families are encouraged to attend this special free outdoor film event together. Bring your own chairs or blanket, and a picnic to enjoy. Free popcorn and bottled water will be available at the event.

For more information, please visit www.nedsmithcenter.org.

Open for Lunch and Dinner Tuesday Thru Sunday Breakfast Saturday and Sunday 7am-12pm Don’t Forget To Make Reservations For Fathers Day June 15th Open 7am until 7pm!

Come Try One Of Our New Appetizers Boneless wings, Onion Petals, or Delicious Burger Sliders!

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BLUE RIDGE HOTEL BAR AND GRILL friday: “mr. Z and tHE nigHtsHift” 7-10

saturday: KEystonE iron warriors fundraisEr. organiZation HElPs ProvidE disablEd vEtErans witH sErviCE dogs.

EvEnts: vollEyball and HorsEsHoE tournamEnts, K9 dEmonstration, dJ and Playboy modEl, saraH Clayton will bE tHErE signing autograPHs. EvEnts start at 3Pm. rEgistration for tHE vollEyball and HorsEsHoE tournamEnts starts at 2.

ProCEEds will go to tHE CHarity.

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Used Book Sale Please, no Reader’s Digest condensed books, encyclopedias or textbooks older than 5 years.

Books should be in good condition.

COLLECTING BOOKS THROUGH July 4.

drop off locAtionS THE REPUBLICAN-HERALD 111 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

201 Bull’s Head Road, Pottsville M-F 7 a.m to 4 p.m. (leave on dock) 19 N. Main Street, Shenandoah M-F 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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