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FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014

For a review of “Noah,” see Page 3

We saw you at...

Girardville’s St. Patrick’s Day parade

Easter Bunny arrives See Page 2

Elyssa Nieddu, Shenandoah, and Jeremy Johnson, Ashland

Lara and Matt Swartz, Ringtown For more photos from the parade, see Page 4

Hop on down

Local malls welcome Easter Bunny’s arrival

BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

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epeddigree@republicanherald.com

he Easter Bunny will be hopping down the bunny trail to two local malls Saturday.

The bunny will be making his grand entrance in style at the Cressona Mall. Festivities will begin at 11 a.m. with the bunny’s arrival in the back of a convertible provided

by Jerry’s Northeast Auto Sales.

After greeting the crowd, the bunny will lead the kids on an Easter egg hunt around the mall. Cynthia Huntsinger, mall manager and promotions coordinator, said the hunt is not like other free-for-all hunts held outdoors.

“The bunny will march around the interior of the mall and the kids will follow,” she said, adding that it’s more like a parade than an egg hunt.

She said the stores will have baskets from which the children will choose an egg. Some eggs will have candy, while others will have tickets for prizes.

Following the hunt, children can get their pictures taken with the bunny until 7 p.m. The Easter Bunny will return Sunday for pictures from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Huntsinger said the bunny will be in the mall for pictures every weekend until April 19 for $5, which includes a 4by-6-inch picture and Easter frame.

Times are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Huntsinger said a craft and Easter bingo will also be available Saturday for the children. She said prizes will be given to every kid 2

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If you go

What: Easter Bunny arrival When: 11 a.m. Saturday at Cressona Mall; noon Saturday at Schuylkill Mall; 11:30 a.m. April 5, Fairlane Village mall who plays bingo.

“Kids are thrilled to get anything,” she said.

For more information on Cressona Mall’s activities, visit the mall’s Facebook page.

At the Schuylkill Mall, the events will kick off at noon with John Cassidy’s “Balloon Freak Show.”

Cassidy is a professional comedian, magician and balloon artist. He has been featured on numerous television shows such as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “Live with Regis and Kelly.”

“We are really looking forward to having him here,” Dana Baker, marketing director, said.

The Easter Bunny will arrive after the show and will take pictures with children until 8 p.m. A second show by Cassidy will begin at 1:30 p.m.

In addition to the bunny, the event will feature a double inflatable slide, balloon animals and treat decorating. Baker said this year’s treat will be cupcakes.

“We always do some kind of celebration to welcome the bunny,” she said.

The bunny will be at the mall every day for pictures until Easter Sunday. The schedule is noon to 5 p.m. March 30, April 6, April 13; 4 to 8 p.m. March 31 to April 4, 7 to 11 and 14 to 16; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 5, 12 and 17 to 19.

Erin Grins of Grins and Grins walks on her husband, Ray, as he is suspended between two chairs during the couple’s performance last year at the Schuylkill Mall before the arrival of the Easter Bunny. This year’s event will feature John Cassidy’s “Balloon Freak Show,” at noon.

JOHN E. USALIS/STAFF PHOTO

Pet photos with the bunny will also be held from 4 to 8 p.m. April 3, 10 and 17, and noon to 5 p.m. April 13.

In addition to Saturday’s event, the mall will be hosting an Easter egg hunt on April 12.

For the more information on events at Schuylkill Mall, visit shopschuylkillmall.com.

The Easter Bunny will hop over to the Fairlane Village mall on April 5. The arrival party will feature a creature feature show at noon and a magic show by Tom Crowl. The bunny will arrive at 11:30 a.m. and will be at the mall daily for pictures until the holiday.

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DAVID MCKDOWN/STAFF PHOTO

The Easter Bunny will arrive in style on Saturday at the Cressona Mall, making his entrance in a convertible provided by Jerry’s Northeast Auto Sales.

Director’s creativity keeps ‘Noah’ from sinking Filmmaker Dar ren Aronofsky specializes in movies about people driven to extremes — by drug addict i o n ( “ Re q u i e m f o r a Dream”), by the quest for glory (“The Wrestler”), by madness (“Black Swan”).

In “Noah,” God Himself is the force driving the hero (Russell Crowe) to build an enormous ark big enough to hold two members of every species of animal on the planet.

Man has grown evil and greedy and lazy and unworthy, and God has decided to reboot, leaving only Noah and his family as survivors.

When they die, so will all of humankind, and the innocents will inherit the Earth.

This would seem to be odd material for a movie, leaving little room for suspense or ingenuity. The Biblical story of the flood is common to many of the world’s religions in one form or another, and although God doesn’t utter a peep in the film (He communicates with Noah through dreams), the movie could be interpreted as a story of faith as easily as it could be a fairy tale.

Throw in some fallen angels (or Nephilim) that have taken the form of giant rock monsters with an unfortunate resemblance to prehistoric Transformers, and the movie starts to seem more like a summer blockbuster than a Sunday school lesson. “The Passion of the Christ,” this is not.

And yet Aronofsky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel and is working on his largest canvas to date, manages to sneak enough difficult questions about following God’s will blindly and the selfish nature of man to give “Noah” enough heft to go along with the giant spectacle.

MOVIE REVIEWS As played by Crowe in his kind-brute “Gladiator” mode, Noah is a man who will not question his Master’s orders, no matter how difficult or illogical they may seem. This doesn’t always sit well with his wife (Jennifer Connelly) or son (Logan Lerman) or their adopted daughter (Emma Watson).

But Noah, like most men possessed by what they believe to be right and true, doesn’t think or question: He simply does as he is told.

This is expected for the first half of the movie, during the building of the Ark and the amassing of the animals, which are spectacularly created by dazzling CGI. But Noah’s faith is tested as deeply as Abraham’s in the second half of the movie, when Aronofsky throws some wrinkles into the story that, while not part of any known theology, deepen the film’s exploration of the relationship between God and man and the lengths to which true believers are sometimes forced to go in the name of their deity.

Even though everyone knows how the story ends, “Noah” is unexpectedly exciting and emotional, and Aronofsky, always a great stylist, constantly does things with the camera that keep the movie visually entrancing (like giving you a point-of-view shot of the first rain drop falling high from the heavens down onto Noah’s face).

Will “Noah” anger some rigid purists and scholars because of the liberties it takes? Perhaps. But the point to take home is the message the movie leaves you with, which works regardless of your faith (or lack thereof).

Humans are inherently

flawed. How we deal with those defects is what truly matters.

“Noah,” a Paramount Pictures release, is rated PG-13 for violence, gore, adult themes. Running time: 138 minutes. ★★★

“Sabotage” Director David Ayer has made two of the best films about the tough lives of cops — Training Day” and “End of Watch” — but his streak ends with the very violent and interestingly cast but forgettable “Sabotage.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger, still on his post-gubernatorial Hollywood comeback trail, is John “Breacher” Wharton, the leader of a tough-as-titanium, renegade undercover DEA team that includes guys

with names like Monster (Sam Worthington, “Avatar”), Grinder (Joe Manganiello, “True Blood”), Neck (Josh Holloway, “Lost”), Sugar (Terrence Howard), and Pyro (Max Martini, “Revenge”), as well as a woman, Lizzy (Mireille Enos, “The Killing”), who’s just as brutish.

Their lives take a turn for the worse when, after skimming $10 million from a raid on a cartel, they start being picked off one by one, horror-movie style. To add insult to fatal injury, they don’t even have the money anymore. When they went back to where it was hidden, someone had beaten them to it. So they’re broke and in the crosshairs. Not a good place to be.

Enter Caroline (Olivia Williams, “An Education”) and Jackson (Harold Perrineau, “Sons of Anarchy”), two local homicide cops investigating who would want to kill Breacher’s buddies.

Meanwhile, Breacher and his diminishing crew are on their own mission to find out who’s doing it.

Ayer creates an appealingly gritty style and there are some nice touches. A car chase through the streets of Atlanta is impressive, Enos displays a fiery intensity and Worthington — head shaved, braided goatee — is nearly unrecognizable.

But, unlike his past films in which it was easy to identify with the policemen’s travails, Ayer (who co-wrote the script with Skip Woods, “A

Good Day to Die Hard”), doesn’t come up with characters to really care about.

They’re all burly bravado with little depth or detail.

Plus, it’s getting harder to believe Schwarzenegger, the 66-year-old former bodybuilder turned actor turned politician turned actor again, as a steely, invincible figure.

Increasingly, he seems out of place with this persona.

Let’s hope this misstep doesn’t mean Ayer has no more compelling cop stories to tell.

“Sabotage,” an Open Road release, is rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive strong language, some nudity/ sexuality and drug use.

Running time: 109 minutes. ★★

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NOAH PG13 12:00P 3:00P

NOAH PXC PG13 6:30P 9:30P

MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN 3D PG 12:30P 3:45P

300 RISE OF AN EMPIRE R 4:00P 9:45P NEED FOR SPEED PG13 1:00P 6:45P DIVERGENT PG13 12:00P 3:15P 6:15P 9:15P

SABOTAGE R 7:00P 10:00P

NOW SHOWING IMAX: NOAH IMAX (PG13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00

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HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS DAILY

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TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOILDER IMAX 3D – THU 4/3 AT 8PM ENVISIONED – FILMED LOCALLY – SUN 3/30 AT 4PM BARGAIN TUESDAYS ALL SHOWS ALL DAY $5.25 (Excluding IMAX, Additional fee for 3D)

FEATURING IN REALD DIGITAL 3D NEED FOR SPEED IN DIGITAL 3D (PG13) 10:00 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE IN DIGITAL 3D (R) 10:00 NOAH (PG13) (1:20, 4:20), 7:20, 10:15 SABOTAGE (R) (1:10, 4:05), 7:20, 10:10 DIVERGENT (PG13) (12:45, 1:05,4:05, 4:20),7:05, 7:25, 10:10, 10:30 MUPPETS MOST WANTED (PG) (12:45, 1:00, 3:45, 4:10), 7:00, 9:40 NEED FOR SPEED (PG13) (1:10, 4:10), 7:10 NON-STOP (PG13) 7:15, 9:55 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (R) (1:45, 4:45), 7:35 MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN (PG) (1:30, 4:30), 7:20, 9:30 SON OF GOD (PG13) 7:00, 10:00 THE LEGO MOVIE (PG) (1:45, 4:45)

CHILDREN UNDER 3 NOT ADMITTEDTO PG13 or R RATED MOVIES AFTER 6PM SHOWTIMES SUBJECTTO CHANGEWITHOUT NOTICE

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We saw you at ... the parade on Saturday

From left, Chuck, Lorelai, Trinity and Sasha Davies, Girardville

Heather Cimino, left, and Alyssa Fallat, both of Mount Carmel

Samantha Pisko, Mount Carmel, left, and Melanie McAndrew, Lavelle

Photos by Andy Matsko

Michelle Wetzel, Media, Pa., formerly of Girardville, and Lady

Bo and Kim Burrows, Milford, Del.

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-------------Saturday, March 29, 9-12

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Saturday & Sunday 7-11 a.m. & 4-8 p.m.

Thursday 5-8 p.m. Seafood & Steaks Breakfast Thursday & Friday 7 a.m.-10 a.m.

Saturday & Sunday 7 a.m.-11 a.m.

“MIND SET”

Coming April 5 - “4 Way Stop”

Guests Accompanied By Members Only – ID a Must Visit Us On Facebook

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Immaculate conceptIon - SocIal Hall Halupkies, City Chicken, Filling, Pierogies, Cole Slaw & Gravy.

Deadline April 11th Pick Up April 18th.

Call to order (570) 429-0302 (570) 429-0581 (570) 628-4676

Sovereign Majestic In Association with The Actors Guild of Schuylkill County

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. Friday May 9, 7 p.m.

Saturday May 10, 7 p.m.

Sunday May 11, 2 p.m.

Tickets Only: $15.00 adults,

$12.00 children 12 and under Based on the 1951 Disney film Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. is presented through special arrangements with Music Theatre International (MTI)

570-628-4647

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Schuylkill County Artists in High School

GALLERY OPENING at Schuylkill County Council for the Arts

drawing • painting sculpture • pottery photography graphics • jewelry

April 6, 2014 1:00 to 5:00pm 1440 Mahantongo Street Pottsville, PA 17901 Call the SCCA at 570-622-2788 for additional information

THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS TODAY ANNUAL CHINESE AUCTION — Shop and drop, 4 to 8 p.m. today,and 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Schuylkill Haven Area High School gymnasium, 501 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven. Prizes include 47-inch TV, laptop computer, Xbox One and PlayStation. Tickets for $4 for 25. Sponsored by Schuylkill Haven PTO. FISH FRY — 5 to 7 p.m., Tremont Fire Company, Middlecreek Road, Tremont. For orders, call in starting at 4 p.m. at 570-695-3915.

FOOD PANTRY — Hosted

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

To qualify for food pantry you must have a PA state-issued ID card and fall at or below the income guidelines. Emergency food pantry available by appointment only, call

Blu Tavern Restaurant & Motel

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Featured Entrees:

•Stuffed Fresh Salmon •Fish ‘N Chips Serving Our Famous Sunday Brunch

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Every Sunday including Easter Sunday

All menu items available for takeout.

For more info www.blutavern.com

570-277-6041.

FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK — 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Schuylkill Haven Senior Community Center, rear of 121 Main St., Schuylkill Haven. Call 570-624-3017.

LENTEN DINNER — 11:30 to 6 p.m., St. Michael Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church social hall, 110 N. Morris St., Saint Clair. Adults $10, children $6, include breaded or baked fish, stewed tomatoes, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll, coffee or tea and dessert. Eat in or take out. Delivery in Saint Clair available. Halushki available, $3. For takeout and delivery, call 570-429-2138.

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 WE DELIVER

GIORGIO’S PIZZA RESTAURANT

$8, children $4, senior 55+ special $5. Eat in or take out.

Free local delivery.

LENTEN DINNER — Sponsored by St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, 4 to 7 p.m., Russell building, Ninth Street and Schuylkill Avenue, Pottsville. Full-course dinner includes choice of baked haddock, salmon or baked jumbo lump crab cakes, homemade New England clam chowder, full salad bar, choice of vegetables, choice of macaroni and cheese, baked or mashed potatoes, beverages and homemade desserts. 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 takeout. Delivery in Frackville

area. Call 570-874-4384.

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.

LENTEN FOOD SALE — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Matthew the Evangelist parish center, 120 Oak St., Minersville.

Foods include pierogi, halushki, bleenie, potato soup and red clam chowder. To place large orders, call 570-5445485 between 9 and 11 a.m. day of sale. Eat in or take out.

NOW OPEN FOR SUNDAY BREAKFAST 7 a.m. - noon

Next sale April 11.

LENTEN FOOD SALE — 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 FOOD SALE — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Ryan Township Fire Company, 945 Barnesville Drive, Barnesville.

Platters $10, includes haddock, shrimp or crab cakes with choice of macaroni and cheese or french fries, green beans or corn, roll and coleslaw. Halushki, pierogies and clam chowder also available.

LENTEN PIZZA SALE — Pick up 5 to 8 p.m. or sellout, Ringtown Valley Fire and Rescue Company, 46 W. Main St., Ringtown. Cost $10 each, $1 for each extra topping. Delivery available in Ringtown area.

To order, call the firehouse at

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“Steve & Jimmy” Starting at 8pm

Every Friday During Lent Alaskan King Crab Legs

Palm Sunday Brunch April 13th • 11:00am to 2:00pm Reservations Suggested Four Course Charles Krug Wine Dinner May 1st • Reservations Required

Please see CALENDAR, Page 6

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THE MIXER IS FIXED. WE ARE OPEN.

FRIDAY LENT SPECIALS Macaroni w/Cheese & Fish Haddock Dinner Crispy Fish Sandwich 4 Pcs. Fish-N-Chips

570-889-3245.

LENTEN PIZZA SALE — Noon to 5 p.m., Good Intent Hose Company, 12 Silverton Road, Llewellyn. Cost $7 for 12-inch round, unbaked, cheese only.

ORDER DEADLINE FOR ANNUAL HOMEMADE EASTER EGG SALE — Pick up at First United Methodist Church, Oak and White streets, Shenandoah. Flavors include cherry, coconut, butter cream and light peanut butter, cost $1 each and $12 per dozen. Specialty eggs, butter cream, dipped in chocolate, rolled in nuts, $2 each. Call 570-462-1509.

PERFORMANCE — “Damn Yankees,” 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Mahanoy Area complex auditorium, 1 Gold Bear Drive, Mahanoy City. Advance tickets $5, at door $7. For tickets, call 570-773-3443, ext. 4014.

Hours 9-12 or 9-2

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Minersville Jr./Sr. High School Proudly Presents Music and Lyrics

by Cole Porter Book by Guy Bolton & P.G. Wodehouse and Howard Lindsay & Russell Crouse Thursday, March 27th -7:00 pm Friday, March 28th -7:00 pm Saturday, March 29th -7:00 pm Minersville High School Auditorium $8.00 - Adults • $5.00 - Students & Senior Citizens Tickets available at the door

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Produced by special arrangement withTams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

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CALENDAR Continued from Page 5

SHENANDOAH AREA FOOD PANTRY — 10 a.m. to noon last Friday of odd months, Francis Cardinal Brennan Knights of Columbus Council 618, 201 W. Cherry St., Shenandoah. Pantry serves Shenandoah and Gilberton boroughs and West Mahanoy Township. Primary site contact, Jason Schally of Schuylkill Community Action, at 570-622-1995.

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.

SPRING MUSICAL — “Oliver,” 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Pottsville Area High School auditorium, 16th Street and Elk Avenue, Pottsville. Adults

Lenten Dinner Humane Fire Co Third and Laurel Blvd.

Pottsville, PA

Every Friday Night

DURING LENT 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Large Menu Selection Dine In or Take Out Free Delivery in Pottsville For Take Out or Delivery call

570-622-5891 AMERICAN GIRL

ticket holders, deer or beef dinner, 6:30 p.m., Seltzer Hose Company. Music by Boys Upstairs. Cost $25 per person, includes draft beer and mixers. Must be 21 to attend. For tickets, call 570544-6448.

ANNUAL PROJECT 113 SLIDE SHOW — 9 a.m., doors open 8 a.m., Christy Joy Catering Service, 141 Bulls Head Road, Pottsville. Cost $30 per person. Call 570-544-8300.

All proceeds benefit CNJ 113 Locomotive Fund.

BLOCK SHOOT — 1 to 5 p.m., Mechanicsville Game and Fish, 925 First St., Mechanicsville.

Benefits Kids Trout Rodeo. Call 570-351-5628.

CABIN FEVER KARAOKE — Doors open 6 p.m., DJ starts 7 p.m., East NorweSATURDAY gian Township Fire Company, ANNUAL DEER ROAST 16 Sunshine St., Diener’s — Doors open 6 p.m. for Hill, Pottsville. Cost $4.

$8, students and senior citizens, $5.

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

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 570778-6118. Walk-ins welcome.

11:30 am - 2:30 pm Adults $800 Children under 8 $300 Takeouts Available Advance Reservation Suggested for more info

(570) 429-0302 or (570) 429-0581

DOLL

Jersey Acres Market Stone Mountain Wine Cellars Wine Tasting Daily

WEST END FIRE CO.

SPRING FEVER WEEKEND Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30

700 W. Manahoy Ave Mahanoy City

Sunday, April 6 Doors Open 12:30 pm Bingo Starts 2 pm

Featuring Newest Doll

Caroline Abbott 2014 Doll Isabelle, Julie’s Car Wash Set & The Rest of the American Doll Line Refreshments, Hot Food & Baked Goodies Available $20.00 Admission Questions 570-778-6118 A. Gavala

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LENTEN FISH DINNERS

Broiled Fresh Tilapia stuffed with our Creamy Crab Meat Imperial topped with a White Wine Lemon Butter Sauce $20.95 Includes our all you can eat Soup, Salad & Bread bar.

11am-5pm Let spring fever entice you...release of new vintages and Muscato wine. Complimentary tastings, snacks.

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(570) 739-4418

1615 Panther Valley Rd., Pine Grove, PA 3 miles NW of Friedensburg Follow signs to Jersey Acres Market & Winery

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014

Friday

Every Friday During Lent 4pm to 7pm

Choice of: Baked or Broiled Haddock, Crab Cakes,, Shrimp & Fish Sticks Sides: Mac & Cheese, Scalloped Potatoes or French Fries and Applesauce or Cole Slaw Dinner includes Drink & Dessert Prices vary depending on platter

Eat in or Take Out • Free Delivery in Town CALL 570-385-0393 TO ORDER

GET OUT!

Opening Day of Trout Breakfast SWEET ARROW LAKE COUNTY PARK

March 29, 2014 - 6:00am to 10:00am

Spring Fever Weekend STONE MOUNTAIN WINE CELLARS PINE GROVE

March 29 & 30, 2014 - 11:00am to 5:00pm

Please see CALENDAR, Page 8

Weekend Specials

UNION St., Schuylkill Haven

Immaculate Social Hall 16 E. Caroline Ave. Saint Clair ICC Catering

FAST — 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., Outwood Lutheran Church Pavilion, 934 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove. Featured item, chipped beef on toast. Adults $6, children 10 and under, $3.

Proceeds benefit Pine Grove Area Church School, Outwood Sunday school and Jacob’sOutwood Mission Fund.

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.

MUSICAL EVENT — Ricky and the Ricardo’s, 9 p.m. to midnight, Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St., Frackville. Cover charge $5, with cash bar.

OMEGA HEALTH SCREEN — Performed by Quest Diagnostics, 7 to 9:30 a.m.,

Church,PineandMauchChunk streets, Tamaqua. Sponsored

by Luther’s Angels Relay for Life team. Lunch available.

Call 570-668-3030.

HOAGIE SALE — 9 a.m. to sellout, Continental Hose Company No. 3, Main Street, Gilberton. Regular, ham and cheese, Italian or meatball, $6 each.

KETTLE SOUP SALE — 11 a.m. to noon, Manbeck’s Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, 110 Wild Cherry Road, Schuylkill Haven.

Choice of vegetable beef and bean, $6 per quart.

LENTEN BREAKFAST SERIES — 7 to 8 a.m., St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 1382 W. Main St., Valley View. Prepared and served by church’s Bible class. Speaker the Rev. Kenny Smith, Wesleyan Church, Pine Grove. Call 570-573-9467.

LENTEN SEASON BREAK-

SCHUYLKILL HOSE CO.

HALUPKI DINNER Sunday, March 30th.

CANCELLATION — Opening day of trout breakfast, clubhouse at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, Pine Grove, due to unusual amount of persistent ice cover.

DOUBLE CONCERT — 7:30 p.m. today, Bear Crossing Recital Hall, 156 Indian Run Road, New Ringgold.

Presented by Simon Maurer, baroque violin; Hedi Salanki, harpsichord; David Moulton, baroque cello. Admission $12. Also, concert at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Wesley Church, 2540 Center St., Bethlehem. Call 570-640-9285.

EASTER BUNNY ARRIVAL — 11 a.m., Cressona Mall, with Easter Egg parade and photos with Easter Bunny, $5. Call 570-385-5657.

FUNDRAISER — Craft and vendor fair, homemade soup and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran

Baked Mac & Cheese with Stewed Tomatoes $8.95 Tilapia Oreganatta $9.95 Crab Cakes $11.95

116 Ringtown Blvd Ringtown 570-889-2357 Join Us This Weekend!

Saturday

Swedish Meatballs $8.95 Grilled Cajun Catfish $9.95 Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya 1295

Sunday

Stuffed Chicken Breast $8.95 Pork Chops Marsalla $10.95 Flounder Almondine $11.95

Sunday breakfast

Hamburger Steak and Eggs Banana Split French Toast

Pine View Acres SUNDAYS BIG BREAKFAST BUFFET

Gone for Another Day FREE Spring Lecture

Open Saturdays 4 - 8 pm Open Tues Thru Fri 11:30 am - 8 pm

Scott Weidensaul

Line Dancing Every 2nd Friday of the Month Every Thursday “DJ PARTY TYME”

by Pulitzer prize nominated author,

HAWK MOUNTAIN VISITOR CENTER

March 29, 2014 - 4:00pm

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

570-622-7700 • www.schuylkill.org One Progress Circle, Suite 100, Pottsville

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

Sat., March 29th “RECKLESS”

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

Loose slots and loads of goodies Dear Mark: Do you have a favorite place to play quarter slots in Las Vegas? What casino has the best returns? I am going there next month.

Meri W. When it comes to slot machines, there is no definitive return for slot paybacks at any one particular casino like those for video poker just by using one’s noggin and analyzing a paytable. Luckily, the grind joints in downtown Vegas are competitive and liberal with their returns.

In Las Vegas, The Strip theoretically returns 91.37 percent on 25-cent slot machines, whereas the Downtown casino slots return 94.77 percent.

As you can see, Meri, the quarter slot machines down-

Mark Pilarski Deal Me In

town pay out slightly more than those located on the Las Vegas Strip. Not only are those returns among the best in the Las Vegas area, they are among the best payback percentages anywhere in the U.S. Playing quarters, puts you in the category of the low roller. So, what you want to do is not only play downtown, but choose a casino with liberal player benefits.

The Schuylkill Haven Area P.T.O.

BASKET RAFFLE March 28 & 29 (CHINESE AUCTION)

Schuylkill Haven High School Gymnasium

OVER 400 BASKETS

Friday, March 28

Drop and Shop - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday, March 29

Drop and Shop - 11:00 am to 3:30 pm Raffle begins promptly at 3:30 pm (You do not need to be present to win)

General Tickets:

$4.00 for 25 tickets & door prize

** There will also be tickets for theme baskets, large prizes and grand prizes available to purchase. **

* * * * * *

AMAZING LARGE / GRAND PRIZES! $$$ Money Tree * XBOX ONE Gift Card Tree * 47” Flat Screen LED TV PLAYSTATION 4 * Laptop Computer Outdoor Gas Grill * Recliner Catered Easter Dinner for 10 * 7 pc. Patio Set Sterling Silver 5-Stone Journey Necklace * Homemade Wooden Porch Swing

501 East Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972

So, what is my favorite? I believe the best cluck-for-thebuck can be had at the El Cortez. The El Cortez is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in Vegas, widely considered by locals as a decent low-end comp house, has a slew of the Las Vegas Review BEST OF LAS VEGAS AWARDS, and yes, some of the loosest slots in town.

Being the “old schooler” that I am, I find El Cortez to be one of the few places in Vegas where patrons can

still enjoy classic coin-operated machines. There is nothing better than the sounds of winning as quarters hit the drop bowl.

Loans billion dollar grand prize, where filling out a perfect bracket and predicting the correct result of all 63 games was one in two to the 63rd power, which just happens to be March madness one in nine million trillion (1/9 ,000,000,000,000,000,000).

Dear Mark: So picks here, sorry Jason, Any chance you can share I have none. I decided this with us your Final Four time to just root for teams picks and the eventual winwhere I have paid/pay my son ner of your NCAA Bracket.

Jason K. Nick’s tuition: University of This year was the first that I Cincinnati, University of have not filled out a bracket in Michigan and Duke. Currentmore than 30 years. I certainly wasn’t induced by Quicken

SECOND MOUNTAIN

ROD & GUN CLUB 156 N. Greenview Rd., Sch. Haven

Saturday, March 29

“One Last Rider” 9:30 p.m. - $6 cover

Sunday, March 30

Meat Wheel

12:30-5 - $5 Cover I.D. A Must

Lakeside Ballroom Presents

March 29th

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

$5 cover April 19th

MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Starting at 7pm Doors open 5:30pm

April 26th

The Legends (Best of 50’s, 60’s, 70’s Music) Playing 8pm-11pm Doors open 7pm 40 Crystal Lane • Barnesville • 570-467-2630 www.lakesideballroom.net

18 N. Delaware Ave. Minersville, PA

FRIDAY LENTEN SPECIALS Dine In or Take Out

Haddock • Mac & Cheese Shrimp • Crab Cakes • Clams SATURDAY- STEAK NIGHT New Menu Items Open at 4pm (570) 544-5442

PINE GROVE

LEGION POST 374 42 S.Tulpehocken St. Pine Grove

570-345-8050 FRIDAY 4-7 PM Platters

Italian Sausage w/ Penne Pasta Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Haddock w/ Mac & Cheese SATURDAY: FISHERMEN’S FIRST CATCH OF THE DAY MACKEREL BREAKFAST 7 AM - 11 AM

SUNDAY BRUNCH 9 AM - 1 PM Pig Wings Peanut Bar & Draught Specials Patriot Room open to public ( Fine Dining)

COMING SAT ., APRIL 5TH

“ROCKVILLE REVUE” Everyone Welcome

Reservations 570-345-8050

Open for Lunch and Dinner Tuesday Thru Sunday Breakfast Saturday and Sunday 7am-12pm Saturday March 29th 10pm-1am Three Band Showcase Featuring "Red Halo" Playing the best party rock songs "Somewhere Beyond Sunday" a great Rock band from Bloomsburg and "Room for Error" playing original Rock Songs For Our Full Menu and List of Events Check Our Website www.mineshaftcafe.com

1120 Centre Street, Ashland • 875-3292

Sports Bar & Grill 337 Peacock St., Pottsville

Easter Buffet

11:30 am to 3:30 pm Ham, Halupkies and more plus the trimmings...

Dessert, Soda and Coffee 95 Included! $

ly he is on the long road to a Ph.D, so I just may need to reconsider and take a shot at that Quicken Loans bracket.

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

TOOM’S PUB 204 Peacock St., Pottsville

570-622-8920

OPEN FRI. 3 PM, SAT. & SUN. 6 PM CLOSING WEEKEND FRI. 9 PM "PARTY TYME DJ

& KARAOKE"

SAT. 9 PM

“DJ JOE DEVINE”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE! Guinness on Tap Friend us on Facebook

SOUTH CASS CITIZENS FIRE CO.

ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, March 29th Doors Open 7pm (Bring your own flashlight)

Hunts starts @ Dusk Must be 21

“DJ HITMAN JEFF” Homemade food available

$10.00 Per Person

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Call 570-628-9793

BLUE RIDGE BAR AND GRILL Friday “The Boys Upstairs” 9 - 12 Midnight No cover.

Coming This Spring!

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

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

Fine Dining

28 S. D Street, Mahanoy City

570-773-1195

Broiled Haddock Jumbo Lump Deviled Crab Stuffed Shrimp w/ Lump Crab Meat Open Monday thru Sunday BLEENIES & HOMEMADE PIEROGIES 11-4 Friday ONLY!

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Frackville Area Senior Citizens Center, Frack Street and Broad Mountain Avenue, Frackville. Basic cost $55.

Additional tests available at costs ranging from $20 to $30 each. To register in advance, call 800-776-6342.

Sponsored by Frackville Rotary Club.

SUNDAY ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 8 a.m. to noon, American Legion Post 74, 108-110 E. Center St., Mahanoy City. Adults $8, children

$4. Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary.

ANNUAL CHINESE AUCTION — 2 p.m., doors and kitchen open at noon, St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, Girardville. Homemade food available. Admission $2.

ANNUAL MAKE-A-WISH BINGO — 1 p.m., doors open at noon, Good Will Hose Company, 34 S. Sillyman St., Cressona. Featuring Vera Bradley and Longaberger baskets as prizes. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at door.

Sponsored by Make-A-Wish Softball Team Blue Mountain Family Chiropractic. For tick-

DELCAMP’S

Friday

Devil Crab Dinner........................$5.99 Chicken Finger Dinner.................$4.99

STEVE’S

14-16 Sunbury St. • Minersville

570-544-6096 Weekend Special

Fri. March 28 - "CHUCK CAHOE" Sat. March 29 - "AMOS STONE" 570-366-1914

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

St. Clair • 8AM to 8PM • 570-429-1470

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ets, call 570-573-1532.

CHINESE AUCTION — Noon to 2 p.m., ShepptonOneida Fire Company, 900 Center St., Sheppton. Admission $6. Proceeds benefit Helping Hands Society.

CONCERT — 4 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 S. Second St., Pottsville. Presented by Stephen Williams, organist at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Allentown. Reception will follow. Handicapped accessible at Howard Street entrance. Freewill offering accepted. Call 570-622-8720.

MEMBERSHIP MEETING — Park Crest Fish and

Eggs, Homefries & Sausage Pattie Breakfast Served All Day

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

Game Protective Association, 2 p.m., Brandonville clubhouse.

SINGSPIRATION SERVICE — 6 to 8:30 p.m., Bible Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, William and High streets, Schuylkill Haven.

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

THEME BASKET BINGO — 1 p.m., doors open 11 a.m., Saint Clair Lions Club building, McCord Avenue, Saint Clair. Cost $20. Sponsored

by Rescue Hook and Ladder Fire Company. Call 570-4290549.

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

CELEBRATE RECOVERY — 5 to 6 p.m., Faith Church, 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route

Coal Mine Tap Room

Middleport Inn Coal St., Middleport

Friday Specials

•FishTacos •Deviled Crab •Chicken Puttanesca over Pasta Family Fridays & Saturdays Kids Under 12 Eat for $3.99 from our New Kid’s Menu

570-277-9015

Sat., Mar., 29th 9 pm - 2 am "TUSKO”, "AMERICAN EVIL", "SHANE SPEAL SNAKE OIL BAND" & more

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 SUNDAY DINNER — 12:20 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.

Anne's Bakery and More Branchdale

Call 570-544-5105

$5.00 cover

We Have Mackerel Weekend Special

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

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

Ali Omelet with Homefries

Open 24 Hours Breakfast, Senior and Kids Menu, Plenty of Sandwiches and Entrees, Salad Bar and Fresh Soups Daily

BREAKFAST SPECIAL 6 AM – 11 AM

Two eggs, homefries & toast w/complimentary coffee 11 AM - 2 PM

Sandwich with cup of soup Includes entree, soup & salad, plus desert

11 AM - 6 PM 17 Entrees To Choose From

Dinner Special: Friday and Saturday Only Buy One Dinner Special Get One $2 Off Expires 4/19/14

600 Shoemaker Ave (Next To Sheetz) Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania 19555 Phone: (610) 562-0700

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

Friday, April 4, 2014

Hamburg Area High School

7:00 PM Doors Open at 6:00 PM

701 Windsor Street, Hamburg, PA

Meet Your Favorite Eagles Players!

Previous events included DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy For information, email shagra@hasdhawks.org or call 610-562-2241 x5501

Autograph Session After the Game!

Adults $10.00 | Seniors (62 & over) $8.00 | Students $5.00 Cash and Personal Checks only.

Proudly sponsored by

Hosted by the HAMBURG AREA EDUCATION FOUNDATION, a non-profit organization. All proceeds from this event help provide grants and educational opportunities for students and adults in the Hamburg Area School District.