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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014

For a review of “Need for Speed,” see Page 3

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Leap in the Lake, Lake Wynonah

From left, Janet Hooper, Ray Hulings, Jeff Seisler and Dana Seisler, all of Lake Wynonah

From left, Siena, Sandra and Ed Heim, Orwigsburg, and Dana Seisler, Lake Wynonah For more photos from the leap, see Page 4

Parade day in Pottsville

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Pottsville parade 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration set for Saturday

BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

“I’m totally blown away. To get it from my peers is really something.”

year after bidding farewell to the parade he helped establish in Girardville, John “Mouche” McNelis will be leading the march Saturday at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pottsville.

“I’m looking forward to it. I’m honored,” McNelis said about serving as grand marshal for the 39th edition of the city’s parade.

Sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians John F. Kennedy Div. 2, the annual celebration of Irish heritage will step off at 11 a.m. on West Market Street. The parade will form at 10 a.m. between 12th and 14th streets. It will travel east on Market to Second Street, then south to Mahantongo Street, east to Centre Street, north to Laurel Boulevard and west to Third Street, where it will end.

Highlighted by the parade, events are planned throughout the day to honor St. Patrick.

The day will kick off with Mass at 8 a.m. at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Mahantongo Street.

The ceremony will honor the deceased members of the men’s and ladies’ divisions of the AOH. A buffet breakfast will follow at 8:45 a.m. at Trippin’ Billie’s, 114 N. Centre St. The meal is open to the public. Tickets are $10 and reservations can be made by calling 570622-1917.

John “Mouche” McNelis, grand marshal for Pottsville’s St. Patrick’s Day parade

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During the breakfast, the Grand Marshal’s Plaque will be presented to McNelis. According to a press release from the AOH, McNelis was unanimously voted to be this year’s grand marshal.

Originally a member of the AOH John F. Kennedy Div. 2, McNelis, Mahanoy City, moved on to become a charter member of the Jack Kehoe Div. 1 in Girardville. For the last 10 years, he has served as chairman of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Girardville. The event has become one of the largest annual celebrations in the region, more than tripling the borough’s population on parade day. In 2008, the parade was attended by former President Bill Clinton.

McNelis said he is not used to receiving recognition for his work.

“I’m totally blown away,” he said. ”To get it from my peers is really something.”

He said the event will be extra special because Humane Fire Company No. 1, Mahanoy City, of which he is a member, received permission to attend the parade. The company is known for its lime green firetruck adorned with shamrocks and a phrase on the back written in Gaelic, “The Irish to the rescue.”

The day’s festivities will conclude with a Grand Irish Party from noon to 4:30 p.m. at Humane

If you go

What: 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade When: 11 a.m. Saturday Where: Downtown Pottsville

Fire Company, Third Street and Laurel Boulevard. Entertainment will be provided by Celtheart, an Irish band from New Jersey.

Admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door the day of the party.

Tickets are available at Murphy’s Jewelers, Trippin’ Billie’s and the fire company. They can also be purchased through members of the AOH and LAOH or by calling parade Chairman Leo Haley at 570622-1917.

Pottsville police have issued parking restrictions for Saturday’s parade.

Police said restrictions will be in place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on the south side of Market Street and the west side of Centre Street.

Police said any vehicles not moved from the designated locations will be ticketed and towed at the expense of the owner if deemed necessary by police.

In addition, minor traffic flow restrictions will be enacted in the area beginning at 10 a.m. Residents should be aware that once traffic

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NICK MEYER/STAFF PHOTO

St. Patrick waves to spectators along West Market Street during last year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Pottsville. This year’s parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday in downtown Pottsville. restrictions are in place, any vehicles parked along the parade route will not be permitted to move until the conclusion of the event to ensure the safety of all those involved.

While St. Patrick’s Day is cele-

brated across the country by many people, McNelis said the day is important for people of Irish decent to show off their pride for their heritage.

“It’s a nice parade and that’s what it’s all about,” he said.

‘Need for Speed’ needed better script For anybody tired of digital movie car chases that, while fast and furious, routinely defy the laws of physics, here’s one where the cars and stunts are real (mostly) and spectacular. A cross-country sprint followed by a daredevil dash through rural California by the superest of today’s supercars, “Need for Speed” is a carlover’s dream, a showcase for everything from Bugatti Veyrons to vintage Camaros.

It’s a “Cannonball Run” throwback, with drivers punching through gears and burning through tires as they dodge the cops in illegal street races. Given state-ofthe-art stunts and 3-D cinematography, it’s a trip.

But “Need for Speed” also makes the journey from video game to big screen without the curse of logic and without the benefit of a punchy, pithy script for its cliched characters to quote.

Dumb? They’ve almost outdumbed the dumbest “Fast and Furious” movie.

Aaron Paul of “Breaking Bad” is Tobey, a car builder and racer from rural New York whose rivalry with the hometown boy (Dominic Cooper) who made it to the Indy 500 reveals the consequences of tearing it up on public highways. Somebody gets killed, on top of all the innocent bystanders and their SUVs, school buses and mommyvans that they run off the road.

Tobey gets out of jail, rounds up his posse (Scott Mescudi, Rami Malek, Ramon Rodriguez) and sets out for revenge.

First, he has to get a car. So he talks a billionaire collector into lending him a Shelby Mustang that he customized. As if that would happen. Tobey’s team includes a pilot (Mescudi) who can tip him off about directions and police lying in wait, and a chase truck that can refuel that thirsty beast on

MOVIE REVIEWS the road. As if that’s practical And the car comes with its own “right seater,” a navigator/co-driver who is the owner’s hot blonde car acquisitions specialist, played by Imogen Poots.

That almost never happens.

They’re dashing from upstate New York, through New York City to Detroit, then Indiana, Monument Valley, Arizona, Utah’s Bonneville salt flats and into San Francisco, where the REAL race will start. Apparently, their sat-nav sucks.

The real race, the DeLeon, is run by a mysterious, manic and motor-mouthed millionaire (Michael Keaton) who broadcasts the races online.

“Nobody knows who he is,” even though his webcasts are on video and we can see him.

But get past those headslappers, give up on hearing any dialogue snappier that “Looks like a scene out of ‘Speed’ down there; hard left in 3, 2, 1 ...” and this is a car fanatic’s dream.

Stuntman turned director Scott Waugh (“Act of Valor”) makes this into a stunt team tour de force. No, nobody ever changes tires, no matter how much Tobey drifts that beefy, 900hp Mustang. And some of the bits where cars get airborne are preposterous outside of an auto stunt show. But these throaty machines are put through their paces, with enough of the driving tricks plainly performed by the cast to make this a car culture picture of which Steve McQueen might approve.

The cast doesn’t have the sassy swagger of the “Fast & Furious” crew. Paul, surrounded by co-stars of the same modest height, isn’t particularly charismatic in this setting.

But the actors are second bananas here — to the Koenigsegg Ageras, Saleens and Shelby Mustang that feed America’s “Need for Speed,” on screen and off. And whatever the screenwriter’s failings, the cars deliver.

“Need For Speed,” a A Touchstone/Dreamworks release, is rated PG-13 for sequences of reckless street racing, disturbing crash scenes, nudity and crude language. Running time: 130 minutes. ★★

“Veronica Mars” It would have been easy for director/writer Rob Thomas to coast through the bigscreen version of his TV series “Veronica Mars.” The film only got made because of a grassroots campaign to

raise money by a loyal legion of “Mars” fans.

That meant all Thomas had to do to assure a hit was sprinkle the film with enough original characters, keep Mars (Kristen Bell) as sharp-tongued as when she was solving crimes on UPN and the CW almost a decade ago, and come up with a crime worth solving.

Thomas does all that, but he also creates a film that will draw in those who never saw the series. For the newbies, he provides the right amount of exposition to explain who all of the characters are — without making the production feel slow to all of the loyal fans.

Because he finds that balance, “Veronica Mars” is both a loving gift for those who adore the series and a fun and entertaining murder mystery for those

who don’t know Veronica Mars from Bruno Mars.

The film picks up nine years after Mars left Neptune. She’s on the fast track to a job with a prestigious New York law firm. That’s when she is called home to help her old high school friend, Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), who is the prime suspect in the murder of his pop-star girlfriend.

Before you can say Jessica Fletcher, Mars has slipped back into her sleuthing ways while reconnecting with old friends (Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino) and hanging out with her private investigator father (Enrico Colantoni). A class reunion proves a clever way to provide updates on familiar faces in an organic way.

As he did on the TV series,

Thomas cleverly weaves the mystery with the personal life of Mars. It works because Bell jumps right back into playing the character with just the right amount of smarts, sassiness and sensitivity.

Author Thomas Wolfe professed you can’t go home again. “Veronica Mars” proves him wrong. This trip back to her old mystery-solving stomping ground is pleasantly entertaining for the uniformed and a perfect “thank you” to all of the loyal fans.

“Veronica Mars,” a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG13 for sexuality including references, drug content, violence and some strong language. Running time: 107 minutes. Grade: B

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We saw you at ... the leap on Sunday From left, Chuck and Kathleen Lake, both of Lake Wynonah; Joe Lake, Hanover; John Lake, Lake Wynonah

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Music at the Majestic Sunday, March 16, 3:00 p.m.

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THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS TODAY FISH FRY — 5 to 7 p.m., Tremont Fire Company, Middlecreek Road, Tremont.

Call-in orders start 4 p.m. at 570-695-3915.

LENTEN FOOD SALES — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Matthew the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church parish center, 120 Oak St., Minersville. Foods include pierogi, halushki, bleenie, potato soup and red clam chowder.

To place large orders, call 570544-5485 between 9 and 11 a.m. Eat in or take out. Next sale March 28.

LENTEN FOOD SALES — Noon to 7 p.m., Citizens Fire Company No. 2, Mahanoy City. Menu includes seafood platters, subs, soups and appetizers. To order or for local delivery, call 570-773-1750 or visit www.Doorkickers.com.

LENTEN DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., East Norwegian Township Fire Company, 16 Sunshine St., Diener’s Hill, Pottsville. Meal includes fish, shrimp, crab cakes, fries or mac and cheese and vegetables. Adults $8, children $4, senior 55+ special $5.

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LENTEN DINNER — Sponsored by St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, 4 to 7 p.m., Russell building, Ninth Street and Schuylkill Avenue, Pottsville. Prices vary. Takeouts available.

LENTEN DINNER — 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Altamont Fire Company, 215 S. Green St., Frackville. Meals start at $8.25. Dinner includes crab cakes, haddock and shrimp, fries, hush puppies, vegetable, roll and dessert. Eat in or take out. Delivery in Frackville area. Call 570-874-7238.

LENTEN DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., Schuylkill Hose Company, Union Street, Schuylkill Haven. Choice of baked or broiled haddock, crab cakes, shrimp or fish sticks, mac and cheese, scalloped potatoes of fries, applesauce or coleslaw, dessert and beverage. Eat in or take out. Free delivery in town. Call 570-385-0393.

LENTEN DINNER — 5 to 8 p.m., Humane Fire Company, Third Street and Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville. Eat in or take out. Free delivery in Pottsville.

Call 570-622-5891.

MARCH STORY HOUR — 10 to 11 a.m., Ashland Public Library, for children ages 3 to 5. Call library at 570-8753175.

MOCK LOBSTER DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 300 W. Arch St., Pottsville. Cost $10, includes mac and cheese, stewed tomatoes, dessert and beverage; children $4.50, under 5 free.

ST. PATRICK DAY DANCE — 8 to 11 p.m., West End Hose Company, 12th and Market streets, Pottsville.

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Donations accepted.

UNBAKED LENTEN PIZZA SALE — 4 p.m. to sellout today, March 28, April 4, 11, Liberty Fire Company No. 4, Schuylkill Haven. Pizza from Pottsville Pizzeria, $6. Advance orders accepted. For more information, call 570385-3341.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fairlane Village mall, Pottsville, storefront across from Super Shoes. To make an appointment, call 800RED-CROSS or register at www.redcrossblood.org.

ART SHOW — Celebrating great outdoors, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., deer country exhibit at Cabela’s, Hamburg. Featuring Hamburg Area Arts Alliance members’ wildlife inspired works. Sponsored by Our Town Foundation.

CHINESE AUCTION — Shop and drop 2 to 4 p.m. today, Shenandoah Area Historical Society, 201 S. Main St.,

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CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER — 1 to 6 p.m., Salvation Army, 400 Sanderson St., Pottsville.

Adults $5, children 12 and under $2.50, children 2 and under free.

DANCE — 9 p.m. to midnight, Newtown Volunteer Fire Company, 36 Wood St., Zerbe. Music by New Individuals.

Cost $5. Call 570-695-3777.

DINNER — Ham and cabbage soup and corned beef and cabbage dinner, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church of North Parish, 13th and Market streets, Ashland. Quart of soup $6, dinner $6. Takeouts only.

GORDON FREE COMMUNITY SUPPER — 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Simpson United Methodist Church, 119 E. Biddle St., Gordon. Soup and hogs dogs, hosted by Sunday school students.

LENTEN BREAKFAST SERIES — 7 to 8 a.m., St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 1382 W. Main St.,

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WING NI T E

UNBAKED LENTEN PIZZA SALE — 2 to 6 p.m. every Friday, West End Fire and Rescue, 700 W. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City. Whole cheese $12, half cheese $6 with toppings mushroom, onion, sweet and sassy peppers, pepperoni or ground sausage, $1.25 whole, $.75 half. Garbage pies whole $16, half $8. To place an order, call 570-773-6118.

Walkins welcome.

WINE WALK — 6 to 8 p.m., starts at 355 State St., Hamburg. Tickets $12. Sponsored

by Our Town Foundation.

BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — 7 to 9 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Centre Street and Howard Avenue, Pottsville (use Second Street entrance). Sponsored

by Pottsville Recreation Commission. Call 570-622-6619.

FOOD PANTRY — Hosted

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Dear Mark: No matter what you write, you will never get me to believe that slot machines are rigged. That said, I still enjoy your column, so keep trying to convince me.

Chet H. Hey, Chet, here’s the deal.

The likelihood of winning is less than the likelihood of losing when playing slot machines. Thus, slot machines are “rigged” in favor of the house. To illustrate, say you and I (the house) flip a coin, a dollar a pop.

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All slot machines are set up the same way. For every dollar inserted, the long-

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give you a whole lot more in return than when you happen to get a lucky pull.

inside, $1,000 maximum outside.”

Outside bets include red, black, odd, even, 1-18 and 19Deal Me In Table limits 36, which pay even money as Dear Mark: well as column and dozen Can you please explain bets that pay 2 to 1. how the table limits, both Inside bets are the individminimum and maximum, ual numbers, which pay 35 to work at roulette?

1 and groups of adjoining Dave P. numbers, which pay variousterm return to the player can Have a seat at any roulette ly from 5 to 1 to 17 to 1. be as little as 80 cents. The Table maximums usually premium the casino rakes in table, Dave, and you will are lower on inside bets is the cost of you playing the notice that each roulette game carries a placard because of the higher paygame. offs offered. Although the All the risk here is on you, describing the minimum odds are exactly the same as Chet. You put up money; the and maximum bets at the an outside bet, 5.26 percent, casino gladly takes it simply table. It might read something like, “$1 minimum — the last thing the house in return for providing you inside bets, $5 minimum — wants is a player walking up the action of yanking a hanoutside bets. $100 maximum and taking one shot at the dle.

All casino games, Chet, operate in this same manner.

Most casino games, though, Friday

Mark Pilarski

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014

Baked Cod Oreganatta $8.95 Linguine with Clam Sauce $9.95 Grilled Chicken & Shrimp Skewers $11.95

St Pat’s Saturday

116 Ringtown Blvd Ringtown

Bangers & Mash- Irish sausages and mashed potatoes $8.95 Corned Beef & Cabbage with Parley Potatoes $10.95 Chicken Oscar- topped with crab, asparagus and hollandaise $14.50

570-889-2357 Join Us This Weekend!

Shepard’s Pie $8.95 Honey Dipt Chicken $9.95 Blackened Tuna Steak $10.95

Sunday

Sunday Breakfast

Creamed Chipped Beef Irish Eyes are Smiling- 2 eggs on a bed of corned beef hash with red skin potatoes

Elvis Stuffed French Toast

Family Fun!!

M&T MOVIES AT THE MAJESTIC

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ll March 15, 2014 Starting at 7:00pm

TAMAQUA COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER THE VELVETEEN RABBIT

March 14,2014 at 7:00pm and March 15,2014 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm HAWK MOUNTAIN

Shamrocks for Hawks March 16, 2014 Starting at 9:00am

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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casino with a $1,000 bet, making for a $35,000 payday.

Although the listed minimums for inside and outside wagers can be the same ($5 and $5), the rules are different.

A player betting the $5 minimum on inside wagers is allowed to spread five $1 chips around on different bets on the inside.

However, the minimum for outside bets means the player must wager the entire $5 on an individual outside bet. Betting $2 on red, $1 on the first 12, and $2 on the second column does not satisfy the minimum.

Also, Dave, you cannot

combine your inside and outside bets together to meet the table minimum requirement.

If the minimum bet is $5, you have to bet $5 on the inside and/or $5 on the outside. The croupier will not allow you to wager $3 inside and $2 outside.

Gambling wisdom of the week “Lying in wait is the secret of success in poker.”

— R.A. Proctor, “Poker Principles an Chance Laws” (1880s) (Pilarski can be reached at pilarski@markpilarski.com)

Pine View Acres SUNDAYS BIG BREAKFAST BUFFET Open Saturdays 4 - 8 pm Open Tues Thru Fri 11:30 am - 8 pm Line Dancing Every 2nd Friday of the Month Sat., Mar. 15th.

“FALLEN PRIDE”

Mon., Mar. 17th. St. Pat’s Day 4-8 pm

Corn Beef & Cabbage & Whole Red Potatoes $3.00

Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

SPECIALS FRIDAY SEAFOOD BUFFET

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

$19.95 MARCH SPECIALS

Catfish (Plain or Cajun) $9.95 Deep Fried Yuengling Scallops $9.95

LUNCH SPECIALS Corn Beef Sandwich $4.95

Chicken Wings $6.95 doz. Everyday

Now Accept 570-628-3207 • Chamberlaine Ave., Pottsville WeEBT Cards

315 N. Centre St., Pottsville 570-628-4220 www.thegstone.com FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH

“Jones Haven” Starting at 8pm

Pottsville’s St. Patty’s Day Party

Saturday, March 15th • 4:00pm to 10:00pm

Prizes and Giveaways Featuring DJ Chubb Spinning Your Favorite Irish Tunes 50¢ Drafts All Day PLUS a Grand Irish Buffet and a Traditional Bagpiper *Call or stop for ticket info*

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Valley View. Prepared and served by church’s Bible class. Speaker the Rev. Rick Newman, chaplain in Prison Ministry. Next breakfast March 22. Call 570-5739467.

LENTEN SEASON BREAKFAST — 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., Outwood Lutheran Church Pavilion, 934 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove. Featured item, pancakes and sausage.

Adults $6, children 10 and under $3. Proceeds benefit Pine Grove Area Church School, Outwood Sunday school and Jacob’s-Outwood Mission Fund.

MEAT BINGO AND CHINESE AUCTION — 1 p.m., doors open at 11 a.m., First United Church of Christ, 110 Route 61 South, Schuylkill Haven. Tickets $10. Call 570-385-2049.

MEN OF MARIAN ANNUAL

CHINESE AUCTION — Preview 6 to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Marian High School gymnasium, Tamaqua. Live broadcast by Polka Joe Manjack, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds used for programs to benefit Marian students. Call 570467-0641 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. or 570-582-0021 after hours.

M&T MOVIES AT THE MAJESTIC — “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” 7 p.m., Sovereign Majestic Theater, 209 N. Centre St., Pottsville.

Free admission and popcorn.

Hosted by Pottsville Recreation Commission and sponsored by M&T Bank.

PINEWOOD DERBY — Keller’s Cabin Cub Pack 622, 3 p.m., Cressona Mall.

PORK AND SAUERKRAUT DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., Bethany Church, 102 Front St., Cressona. Adults $7.50,

children 12 and under $4.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE — Starts 11 a.m., forms at 12th and West Market streets, Pottsville.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DANCE — 7 to 10 p.m., Robert E. Baker Post 38 American Legion, Schuylkill Haven. Cost $5, ID required. Music by DJ Deb. ST. PATRICK’S DAY BASH — 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Mahanoy City Elks, 135 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City. DJ Sterling, 8:30 to 10:30; music by Atomic Pop Band, 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Cost $5.

VERA BRADLEY/COACH BING0 — 1 p.m., doors open 11 a.m., St. Ambrose Parish Center, Randel Street, Schuylkill Haven. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at door.

Sponsored by St. Ambrose parish. For tickets, call 570527-5787.

SILENT AUCTION — Doors open 11 a.m., auction 2

BUFFET BREAKFAST East Norwegian Twp. Fire Dept.

570-366-1914

570-429-0867

1240 Centre Turnpike Route 61 Orwigsburg, PA • 570-366-1914

PINE GROVE

LEGION POST 374 42 S.Tulpehocken St. Pine Grove

570-345-8050 FRIDAY 4-7 PM Corn Beef & Cabbage Seared Scallops Haddock BAR BINGO 7 pm sharp SAT., BREAKFAST 7-11 AM

SAT. MAR. 15TH. 8-11 pm

ST. PATTY’S DAY DANCE

“RECKLESS” SUNDAY BRUNCH 8 - 11 am SUNDAY SPECIAL Pig Wings COMING FRI ., MARCH 21ST.

“TOMMY ZITO” Everyone Welcome

Reservations 570-345-8050

Diener's Hill

Lakeside Ballroom

p The Restaurant at

Sunday, March 16, 7:30 a.m. -12 Noon

Fri. Mar. 14th "DAVE HARTRANFT"

p.m., First United Methodist Church, Fourth and Mahanoy streets, Mahanoy City.

Fee $2 for auction number.

Items include heating oil, ton of coal, Vera Bradley and Dooney and Bourke. Parking lot across from church. Benefits church’s 150th anniversary.

WING NIGHT — 5 to 8 p.m., Citizens Hose Company, Maple Avenue, Mar Lin. MEETING — Celebrate Recovery, 9 to 11 a.m., Fearnot Assembly of God Church, 1152 W. Mountain Road, Hegins. Christ-Centered and Bible based program focusing on dealing with life’s hurts, habits and hangups.

Free. For more information or directions, call Brian at 570205-2813.

FREE CLOTHING CLOSET — 10 a.m. to noon, Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 13th and Market

Presents

Co-ed Kickboxing Doors open 5:30pm Event begins 7:00pm

Dinner Specials

March 15th

Flaming Dick and the Hotrods Doors open 7pm Band plays 8pm - 11pm

$15 per person $25 per couple March 29th

SSA Back Splash 70’s Power Trio 70’s, 80’s, Blues and Rock The Best Around

$5 cover

40 Crystal Lane • Barnesville • 570-467-2630 www.lakesideballroom.net

MEAL — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. third Saturday of every month, Restoration Fellowship Church, 201 W. Oak St., Shenandoah.

MEETING — Black Diamond Writers’ Network, 10 a.m. to noon third Saturday of each month, Tamaqua Public Library, 30 S. Railroad St., Tamaqua. Call Kathy at 570-645-3059.

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PUBLIC GOLF COURSE | SEASONS RESTAURANT & BANQUET VENUS

ST. PATTY’S DAY CELEBRATION Saturday, March 15 | 7-11 p.m. featuring TOOLSHED JACK doors open at 6 p.m.

FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS BEGINNING APRIL 1 Serving Lunch & Dinner MONDAY to SUNDAY | 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Call for reservations 1021 Brockton Mountain Drive, Barnesville, PA (570) 467-2242|http://www.mtvalleygolf.com

St.Patrick’s Day Specials

Available Saturday, March 15th through Monday, March 17th 11AM to Close

Call for Tickets March 22nd

streets, Ashland. Namebrand clothes and coats for all sizes and ages. Call 570875-3000.

FREE CLOTHING AND FREE MEAL — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. third Saturday of every month, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1931 E. Wiconisco St., Reinerton. Call Dale Oxenrider at 570-617-1530 or 717-647-4855.

FREE KITCHEN KETTLE

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Corned Beef and Cabbage 99 • Irish Stew 99 • Grilled Reuben

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Dessert Specials

69 2 SAY IT THREE TIMES and its on us!* $ • Shamrock Shake 3

• Green Dream Supreme Pie

* While supplies last.

Available only at North, East, Pottsville, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and Dover.

FEATURING

Cash & Irish Themed Prizes Sunday March 16th Nativity BVM High School Lawton’s Hill, Pottsville DOORS OPEN AT 11:30 AM BINGO STARTS AT 1PM $25.00 ADMISSION INCLUDES: 15 REGULAR GAMES & 4 SPECIALS ALSO SPECIAL JACKPOT GAME (ADDITIONAL FEE)

HOMEMADE FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE SPONSORED BY THE NATIVITY GREEN AND GOLD BOOSTER CLUB

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OPEN HOUSE — Tremont Area Historical Society, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., borough building, 19 N. Pine St., second floor, Tremont. Society open third Saturday of each month.

MCADOO AREA FOOD PANTRY — 9 to 11 a.m. third Saturday of odd months, Van Hoekelen Greenhouses Inc., 220 S. Hancock St., McAdoo. Pantry serves McAdoo borough and Kline Township.

Site contact, Marion DeBalko, 570-929-1628.

Schuylkill Community Action facilitates food pantry.

NUREMBERG AREA FOOD PANTRY — 9 to 11 a.m. third Saturday of each month, North Union Township Municipal Building.

Pantry serves Nuremberg and parts of Union, North Union and East Union townships. Site contacts are Joe Markoskie at 570-384-4130, and Susan Driscoll at 570-384-4342.

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bage or corned beef and cabbage, noon to 5 p.m., Humane Fire Company No. 1, Mahanoy City. Cost $9, includes potatoes, green beans and dessert. Eat in or takeout. For tickets, call 570773-2223 or 570-773-2840.

LUCK OF THE IRISH BINGO — 1 p.m., doors open at 11:30 a.m., Nativity BVM High School, Lawton’s Hill, Pottsville. Cost $25. Cash and Irish-themed prizes.

Sponsored by Nativity Green and Gold Booster Club. Call Diane at 570-294-0551.

MUSIC AT THE MAJESTIC — 3 to 5 p.m., headline singers Jenna McBreen and Christopher Brossman, Sovereign Majestic Theater, 209 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Also Mahanoy Area Middle School special choir and Keiffer and SUNDAY Gabrielle Quandel with piaCANCELLATION — Bingo, nist Bruce Marianelli. Tickets Newtown Volunteer Fire Com- $15. Call 570-628-4647. pany, 36 Wood St., Zerbe.

Call 570-695-3777.

DINNER — Ham and cab-

facilitates food pantry.

PINE GROVE AREA FOOD PANTRY — 9 a.m. to noon, third Saturday of each month, PGACC Church School, 200 School St., Pine Grove. Pantry serves Pine Grove borough and Washington and Pine Grove townships. Site contact is Cathy Nagle at 570-345-3033.

Schuylkill Community Action facilitates the food pantry.

RINGTOWN VALLEY FOOD PANTRY — 9 to 11 a.m. third Saturday of each month,Union Township Municipal Building, 155 Zion Grove Road, Ringtown. Pantry serves Ringtown borough and parts of East Union and North Union townships. Site contact is Suzie Drukker at 570-889-3755 or 973-906-9636.

Middleport Inn

Call 570-544-5105

• Corned Beef, Cabbage & Potatoes • Basil Cream Scallops Over Pasta • Mac & Cheese • Haluskie • Maryland Crab Soup Kitchen Now Open Saturdays 3 PM - 8 PM

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We Have Mackerel Weekend Special

Cheese Omelet with Ham & Homefries

- Bakery Feature Irish Soda Bread

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

ets $30 in advance, $40 at door. Sponsored by Schuylkill County medical professionals. Call 570-544-4674.

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 8 a.m. to noon, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church Hall, 462 W. Ludlow St., Summit Hill. Cost $7, includes eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, pancakes, Father Jim’s mess, breakfast sandwiches, toast omelette station, waffles, cake, coffee, juice and tea.

BREAKFAST BUFFET — 7:30 a.m. to noon, East Norwegian Township Fire Company, 16 Sunshine St., Diener’s Hill.

Cost $7 adults, children 12 and under, $3.50, free for children 5 and under. Breakfast held third Sunday of the month.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY — 5 to 6 p.m., Faith Church, 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, Orwigsburg. Biblical and balanced program created to

Get your St. Patrick’s Celebration Started at Brewer’s Outlet

Anne's Bakery and More Branchdale

OLD-FASHIONED GAME NIGHT — 4 to 6 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 141 East St., Williamstown.

Free.

PERFORMANCE — “Damn Yankees,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Mahanoy Area High School auditorium, 1 Golden Bear Drive, Mahanoy City. Tickets $5 in advance. Call 570-7733443, ext. 4014.

SING-A-SONG CONCERT — Presented by Re-Creation USA, 6 p.m., St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 1235 Summer Hill Road, Auburn. Free.

SUNDAY BREAKFAST — 7:30 a.m. to noon, Mountaineer Hose Company, Third and South streets, Minersville.

TICKETS FOR RONAN TYNAN PERFORMANCE — Noon to 2 p.m., BG’s Value Market, King’s Village Plaza, Minersville. Performance at 2 p.m. May 4, Pottsville Area High School auditorium. Tick-

LENTEN DINNERS Fish, Shrimp, Crab Cakes

East Norwegian Twp. Fire. Co. Diener’s Hill 570-429-0867 Eat In • Take Out • Free Local Deliveries

Adults $8, Children $4

Sr. Citizen Special (over 55) $5 (Fish Sticks and Mac & Cheese)

STEVE’S 570-544-6096 Weekend Special

Friday Specials

Bacon Cheese Omelet & Homefries

Show Us Your Smiling Irish Eyes for

Breakfast Served All Day

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

$1.00 Discount

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Off Our Everyday Low Prices on These Irish Favorites!

May the Luck O’ the Irish be with You!

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help people overcome life’s hurts, habits and hangups.

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

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. 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. Full meal for families in need. 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.

Brewers Beer Madness-Stop in for our Beer taste testing every Friday through April 4 for free samples and giveaways.

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Tuna Hoagie sm. $3.99 lg. $5.99

St. Clair • 8AM to 8PM • 570-429-1470

BLUE RIDGE BAR AND GRILL

St. Patrick’s Day Weekend FRI, THE 14TH: BLUES CITY BLUES BAND SAT, THE 15TH: ONE INCH GAP

Coming This Spring!

Wednesdays Country Line Dancing with DJ Chicken Nugget 570-754-7259 • Summit Station