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Dash for Dave in Pottsville

Karen Abdo, left, and Lori Guzick, center, both of Pottsville, and Jenny Wagner, Minersville

Classic tale hits local stage See Page 2

Ella Zanis, left, Pottsville, with dog Bug; Ignacio Fernandez, center, Madrid, Spain, and Evelyn Datte, Pottsville For more photos from the Dash for Dave, see Page 4

Dark and humorous ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ by community theater at Tamaqua arts center

BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

· Event: “Arsenic and Old Lace” presented by Tamaqua Area Community Theatre · When: 7 p.m. today and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday · Where: Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua · Tickets: $8 adults; $6 ages 12 and under and those 65 and over · Information or order tickets: Call 570-668-1192

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he Tamaqua Area Community Theatre is tapping into its humorous, yet dark, side in its new production, “Arsenic and Old Lace.”

The group will perform the classic play three times this weekend at the Tamaqua Community More Arts Cenonline For more infor- ter, 125 mation on the Pine St. PerforTamaqua mances Community Arts Center, are scheduled for 7 visit: p.m. today www.tacp. and 2 and 7 info/artsp.m. Saturcenter/ day. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for those under age 12 and over 65.

Director Zane Bachert said the show contains adult themes, and parental discretion is advised.

Written by Joseph Kesselring in 1939, the play has become a staple for theater companies. The story revolves around the “homicidal” Brewster family. Mortimer Brewster is engaged to Elaine Harper, but fears she may not fit in with his family, especially his aunts.

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charity, but underneath is a dark side. The women have taken to welcoming old men into home by inviting them for a cup of elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine and cyanide. Other family members include a brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and another brother who received plastic surgery and looks like iconic horror film actor Boris Karloff.

Bachert said the group started working on the show around the end of March and rehearse three times a week.

“I have a lot of talented actors so it goes pretty smoothly,” he said.

Bachert said he has 10 actors to fill the 14 roles in the show. Although some actors will have to pull double duty on smaller roles, he said the cast for the show usually ranges between 10 and 14, so it is an easy issue

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ABOVE: Chris Pavlick, left, portrays Mortimer Brewster with Aimee Hull as Elaine Harper during a rehearsal of “Arsenic and Old Lace” at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center. The Tamaqua Area Community Theatre will stage three performances today and Saturday. ON THE COVER: Pavlick, center, joins Jessica Schafer, left, who portrays Martha Brewster, and Tim Solarek, right, as Mr. Gibbs. to work around.

For this weekend’s performances, the main cast will include: Candy Kraemer as Abby Brewster; Jessica Schaeffer as Martha Brewster; Chris Pavlick as Mortimer Brewster; Jonathan Rodger as Teddy Brewster; Luke Swierczek as Jonathan Brewster, and

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Jacob Pursky as Dr. Einstein.

Bachert had previous experience with the show, having worked on a production about two years ago in Quakertown.

“It’s one of the better shows I worked on in terms of script,” he said.

Those unfamiliar with the

theater show may know its adaptation to the silver screen.

The 1944 film “Arsenic and Old Lace” starred Cary Grant, and in 2000, the American Film Institute listed the movie No. 30 on its “100 Years … 100 Laughs” list of funniest films in America cinema.

Bachert said the show is a great introduction for a novice to the theater arts.

“If you are new to the theater, this is one of the shows to see,” he said.

For more information or to order tickets, call 570-6681192. Tickets will be available at the door if they are not sold out.

Generic superhero story in ‘Spider-Man 2’ feature

BY COLIN COVERT STAR TRIBUNE (MINNEAPOLIS)

ment with the love story between Garfield’s charming Amazing? Hardly.

Parker and Emma Stone’s and clear. All together, it’s The second film in Sony adorable Gwen Stacy. Their Pictures’ second Spider-Man juuuuust a bit much. scenes together light up the While making a repair at series is OK-ish. I guess the screen with a movie-star adjective specialist at the ad mysterious conglomerate Os- wattage no other sequences corp, Max falls into a vat of agency thought “The Adepossess. Webb gets great electric eels. Yes, really. He quate Spider-Man 2” didn’t emotional moments from pack the wallop they sought. emerges dazed, confused, Sally Field as saintly Aunt phosphorescent blue and full Neither does the film, May, too. Though she’s presof lightning bolts: Sparky which is grandiose without ent to dispense benevolent ASSOCIATED PRESS being exciting. It’s just what Smurf. nuggets of wisdom like a Spider-Man amiably tries audiences expect from a gumball machine, Field nails Andrew Garfield, left, and Emma Stone star in the Sony Pictures release “The to talk him down when Max blockbuster noise machine.

Amazing Spider-Man 2” that opens today in theaters nationwide. every scene. sucks the volts out of Times That’s what’s wrong with The screenplay includes a tragic hero. In Webb’s movie, Spider-Man’s nemesis isn’t Empire State Building but a it. Beyond hard-core fanboys, Square’s power grid. Max is flashback that perverts SpiSpider-Man’s powers are the some criminal mastermind. psychologist’s couch. tipped over into supervilnobody thrills at a movie taider-Man’s beginnings. In the result of a toxic childhood: It’s his own father, the man “The Amazing Spider-Man lored to the standard rhythms lainy because — I am not Marvel comic, Peter acquires Peter was picked by his scien- who sowed the seeds of Pe2,” a Sony Pictures release, is and conventions of the comic- making this up — his hero, ter’s mutation. The proper rated PG-13 for sci-fi action/ Spidey, fails to recognize him his powers from a radioactive tist father to be the subject book superhero genre. The spider bite, a random acciwho could experience the ven- scene of Spidey’s next battle violence sequences. Running best, most successful of these from their momentary earlident that transforms him into om-fueled transformation. shouldn’t be the top of the er encounter. You know, time: 142 minutes. 2 1/2 stars movies refresh or subvert an emotionally burdened before he had turned blue. franchise expectations, and In a parallel development, this isn’t that.

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Anna, left, and her father, Eric Lieberman, Pottsville

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THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS TODAY PERFORMANCE — “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a comedy-drama presented by Tamaqua Area Community Theatre, 7 p.m. today and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Tamaqua Area Community Arts Center, 125 Pine St., Tamaqua.

Adults $8, seniors 65 and over and children 12 and under $6.

Tickets available at door or call 570-668-1192.

POTTSVILLE KIWANIS “FORE KIDS” GOLF TOURNAMENT — 1 to 6 p.m., Hidden Valley Golf Course, 1753 Panther Valley Road, Pine Grove.

Cost $70, four-person scramble.

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 570622-6619.

FOOD PANTRY — Hosted by New Life in Christ Ministries, 3:30 to 5 p.m., 217-219 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 570-277-6041.

MEETING — Parkinson’s Support Group, 1 to 3 p.m., Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center, 300 Schuylkill Medical Plaza, Pottsville. Bryan Kiraly, presenter.

MEETING — Schuylkill Amateur Repeater Association, 8 p.m., Schuylkill County Emergency Operation Center, 435 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Meetings open to all who are interested in amateur radio.

MOCK LOBSTER AND HAM DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., Friedensburg Fire Company. Takeouts available.

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

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SATURDAY ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CHICKEN POT PIE DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., Liberty Fire Company No. 4, 223 Columbia St., Schuylkill Haven. Adults $8, children $4,

quarts $6. Menu includes lettuce with hot bacon dressing, bread, desserts and beverage.

Takeouts available. Free delivery in Schuylkill Haven area by calling 570-385-3341.

ANNUAL POTTSVILLE AREA SOAP BOX DERBY — Race starts 9 a.m., Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville. Stock and super stock class.

ART OF THE BREW BEER FEST — 3 to 6 p.m., Hamburg Field House, Pine Street, Hamburg. Advance tickets $32, at door $40, designated driver $10. Live music. Sponsored by Our Town Foundation. Tickets available at Our Town Foundation, 336 State St., Hamburg, or call 610-562-3106.

CHEESESTEAK DINNER — 3 p.m. to sellout, William Penn Fire Company. Cost $8. For orders and free local delivery, call 570-462-0338.

CHICKEN BARBECUE DINNER — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., New England Fire Company, 7 Miller Lane, Tamaqua. Cost $9. For tickets, call 570-277-6606 or 570-668-5340.

CHINESE AUCTION — 1 p.m., doors open 11 a.m.,

Congregational Free Church of Christ social room, 81 McKeans Ridge Road, Orwigsburg. Cost $5 per sheet of 25 tickets. Take Route 443 east from blinking yellow light in Orwigsburg, travel four miles, turn onto McKeans Road.

CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA — 6 p.m. to midnight, Second Mountain Rod and Gun Club, 156 N. Greenview, Schuylkill Haven. Cost $20, includes DJ, food, beverages and prize hunt.

Bring flashlight. Must be 21.

COMMUNITY CRAFT AND YARD SALE — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2568 Fair Road, Auburn.

Seller spaces $10. Sponsored

by St. Paul’s UCC to benefit Schuylkill Haven food pantry.

Call 570-754-7725.

COMMUNITY SAFETY DAY — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mauch Chunk Lake swimming area, Lentz Trail,Jim Thorpe. Call 570325-3274 or 570-325-2788.

CRAFT SHOW — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Annunciation hall, North Broad Mountain Avenue. Frackville. Vendors include Country Crafts, Mialisia Jewelry, Scentsy and more.

FOOD SALE — 11 a.m. to 2

p.m., Annunciation social room, Line Street, Frackville. Takeoutonly menu includes pierogies, bandukies, haluskie and baked goods.

FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENING — 9 to 11 a.m., Outpatient Surgery Center, 200 Schuylkill Medical Plaza, Pottsvile. No registration necessary.

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FREE KIDS MOTHER’S DAY EVENT — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cressona Mall. Kids will make free gifts for mom and can get their picture taken for free.

FREE COMMUNITY SOUP SOCIALS — 4 to 6 p.m. first Saturday of the month, Founders Hall at Trinity United Church of Christ, 22 Lafayette St., Tamaqua. Use lower parking lot entrance to hall.

FREE CLOTHING CLOSET — 10 a.m. to noon, Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 13th and Market streets, Ashland. Name-brand clothes and coats for all sizes and ages.

Call 570-875-3000.

GEAR GRINDERS ANNUAL CHARITY CRUISE-IN — 2 to 6 p.m., parking lot at Advance Auto Parts, Cressona Mall. Mu-

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Rain or shine. Sponsored by Gear Grinders Hot Rod Association to benefit Salvation Army.

Call Gary at 570-366-1958 or Joe at 570-544-3247.

INDOOR YARD AND BAKE SALE — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., West End Hose Company, 1217 W. Market St., Pottsville.

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY — Betting begins 5 p.m., Schuylkill Haven American Legion, Parkway, Schuylkill Haven. Cover $5. Music by DJ Deb starts 9 p.m.

MAY FAIR — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Luther Ridge at Seiders Hill, 160 Red Horse Road, Pottsville. Featuring 35 crafters, home demonstrators, health care screenings, soup and salad bar.

NIGHT OF COMEDY — Doors open 5:30 p.m., Hose, Hook and Ladder Fire Company, One Orchard Street, Pine Grove. Music by DJ, 9 p.m. to midnight. Advance tickets $25, at door $30. For tickets, call Jason at 570-640-8089 or Bob at 570-640-7818 or firehouse at 570-345-4000.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND YARD SALE — 7 a.m. to noon, Minersville Fish & Game, Route 901 and Live Oaks Road, Minersville.

Breakfast $5. Table rentals $10. Call 570-294-9808.

PLOW DAY 2014 — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fehrfields Farm, 205 Ferrebee Road, Pine Grove. Free. Plowing demonstrations and antique tractors. Sponsored by Schuylkill County Ag Museum.

SPRING CRAFT AND VENDOR SHOW — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saint Clair Fish and Game upper pavilion, 808 E. Lawton St., Saint Clair. Vendors include Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Jewelscent and more.

MEETING — Celebrate Recovery, 9 to 11 a.m., Fearnot Assembly of God Church, 1152 W. Mountain Road, Hegins. Free.

Call Brian at 570-205-2813.

OPEN HOUSE — 1 to 6 p.m., Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven.

Visit artists in their studios, see works by featured artist Molly Kantner Reed, Studio 305, music and children’s activity with Lori Remmel.

PET INOCULATIONS — 9 to 11:30 a.m., Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, Main and Coal streets, Shenandoah. Inoculations by Dr. Michele Mattera, DVM, Brookside Animal Hospital. Cost $10 per shot. Other inoculations available at addition-

al cost. All pets must be kept under control by the owner. Cats must be leashed. Sponsored by Shenandoah Rotary Club.

REUNION BREAKFAST — Pine Grove High School Class of 1969, 9 a.m., Red Lion Cafe, Deturksville. Call 570-345-8683. Group meets first Saturday of each month.

SEMINAR — “Stand,” 2014 Shenandoah Valley Mantour, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Zion Baptist Church, 400 E. Market St., Mahanoy City. Admission $20.

SPRING FLING HOME PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Schuylkill Mall, Frackville.

SUNDAY ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 8 to 11:30 p.m., Frackville Elks, 307 S. Third St., Frackville. Adults $8, children $4, mackerel available. Eat in or take out.

AMERICAN GIRL DOLL BINGO — Doors open at noon, bingo starts at 1:30 p.m., early bird games begin at 1:15 p.m., St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church hall, 300 W. Oak St., Shenandoah. Admission $20. All players must purchase an admission ticket. Winner receives their choice of doll. Advanced ticket holders will be entered in a drawing for an American Girl accessory. Bring a non-

perishable food item or paper product and get chance ticket for each item donated for a special raffle. For tickets or more information, call the rectory at 570-462-0809.

BASKET MAKING — 1 to 4 p.m., Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven.

Make Choctaw friendship basket. Cost $30. Call 570732-3728, ext. 303.

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.

BLING AND FLING BINGO — To be held noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Saint Clair Lions Club, McCord Avenue, Saint Clair.

Advance tickets $20, at door $30. Benefits Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center of Schuylkill County. For tickets, call Phyllis at 570-366-2632.

BREAKFAST AND BAKE SALE — 8 a.m. to noon,MaryD Fire Company, North Main and Walnut streets, MaryD. Adults $7, children $4, mackerel $8.

Last breakfast until October.

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.

CHINESE AUCTION — Shop and drop noon to 1 p.m., auction starts 2 p.m., Mahanoy City Elks Lodge, 135 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City. Tickets $3. Sponsored by employees of Progressive Vision Institute to benefit cancer fund of Jeff Keck, Barnesville.

CHINESE AUCTION — 1 p.m., doors open 11 a.m., Congregational Free Church of Christ social room, 81 McKeans Ridge Road, Orwigsburg. Cost $5 per sheet of 25 tickets. Take 443 east from blinking yellow light in Orwigsburg, travel four miles and turn onto McKeans Road.

COAL CRACKERS POLKA DANCE — 2 to 6 p.m. Pine View Acres, Chamberlaine Avenue, Pottsville. Music by Swing Masters. Call Joe at 570-622-3321 or Ann at 570-462-9355.

DOONEY AND BOURKE BINGO — Trinity Academy, 233 W. Cherry St., Shenandoah. Doors open at noon, games begin 2 p.m. Cost 25

for 20 games. Pre-order tickets by calling school office at 570-462-3927. All pre-sale tickets will be entered to win a special prize. Seating limited.

FAMILY FUN FISHING EVENT — Food available 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., registration deadline 1:30 p.m., Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, Pine Grove. Also, Bucket raffle, silent auction, canoe and kayak rentals. For more information, call 570-739-2627.

FREE COMMUNITY DINNER — 4 to 5:30 p.m., Grace Evangelical Free Church, 101 Graeff St., Cressona.

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. 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.

OPEN HORSE SHOW — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, 2270 Fair Road, Summit Station (horse ring across from quarry entrance).

Local and 4-H equestrians compete for year end championships. Free to public, $6 per class for competitors. Sponsored by Bridle Wild 4-H Club.

OPEN HOUSE — 1 to 4 p.m., Frackville Museum, Frackville Borough Building, 42 S. Centre St., Frackville.

Guest speaker Lorraine Stanton, 2 p.m., on history of Frackville. Call 570-874-3531.

PERFORMANCE BY RONAN TYNAN — 2 p.m., Pottsville Area High School auditorium, 16th Street and Elk Avenue, Pottsville. Tickets $40. Sponsored by Schuylkill County Medical Professionals. Call 570-5444674.

Anne's Bakery and More

Middleport Inn

Sovereign Majestic

Call 570-544-5105

• Prime Rib • Chicken Parmesan • Lemon Pepper Haddock • Italian Wedding Soup

Branchdale

We Have Mackerel Weekend Special

Pepperoni-Provolone Omelet with Homefries Taking Mother’s Day Breakfast Reservations

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

Coal St., Middleport

Friday Specials

Open Mother’s Day. Make Your Reservations Today!

570-277-9015

In Association with The Actors Guild of Schuylkill County

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.

Fri. & Sat. May 9 &10, 7 p.m.

Sun. May 11, 2 p.m.

Adults $15, 12 & under $12

M&T Senior Movies at the Majestic Thursday, May 15, 10:00 a.m.

Free admission.

M&T Movies at the Majestic Saturday May 17, 7:00 p.m.

Free admission and popcorn.

The Majestic Awards

Monday, May 19, 7:00 p.m.

North Schuylkill High School Tickets: $8.00

570-628-4647

28 S. D Street, Mahanoy City

Jerry's Classic Car & Museum 2014 Opening Day

Fri., Sat., Sun. Specials

Plow Day 2014

570-773-1195 Grilled Filet Mignon Seafood Combo

Jumbo Lump Deviled Crab Plus Regular Menu Make Your Mother’s Day Reservation 6

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Saturday, May 3,2014 • 12:00pm

SUMMER IS COMING! NEED EXTRA CASH?

Pick-up A Summer Employment Application At Your High School Guidance Counselor’s Office & Sign up for Summer Employment. For more info contact Tommie Ann McShaw at 570-622-5253 Ext. 147 PA CareerLink® Schuylkill County 203 E. Arch Street, Pottsville, PA 17901 Equal Opportunity Program/Employer Auxiliary Aids & Services Available Upon Request to Individuals with Disabilities.

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Saturday, May 3,2014 • Starting 10:00am

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BLUE RIDGE HOTEL BAR AND GRILL

Family Fun Fishing Event Sweet Arrow Lake, Pine Grove

FRIDAY BLUES NIGHT

Sunday, May 4,2014 • Starting 8:00am

NICK MICHELS 8-11 PM

Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau

OUTSIDE BAR AND PATIO WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEKEND!

MONDAY - FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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

WITH

570-754-7259 • Summit Station

For May, it’s mothers, good eats, outdoors It’s May already. Are you behind the 8-ball? I know I am.

Lately, my thoughts revolve around juggling my family and job, enjoying regional activities and upcoming events and getting my outdoor living space ready for summer’s various soirees. I get tired just thinking about it!

Did you know May is National Barbecue, Bike, Hamburger, Salad and Photo Month?

No? Well it is. Since it is, we’re going to talk about it, among a few other things.

As I sit here at my desk writing this, the sun is shining through my office window while I munch a pulledpork barbecue sandwich I brought from home for lunch (anyone who knows me will tell you I’m all about food!).

It’s darn good, if I do say so myself, but it doesn’t come close to what our friends at It’s Just Barbecue can do. If you’re planning upcoming cookouts or just feel like having the “real deal,” the folks at It’s Just Barbecue have got you covered.

Potter’s Farm, Little Peace Farm, Hope Hill Lavender Farm (yes, you can eat it and yes, it is good!) and Herring’s Green Grass Farm also have your back when it comes to planning barbecue and salads for your cookouts. I assure you that the fresh local

nities whether on a bicycle, motorcycle or on foot.

Regina Our online calendar of events is loaded with hikes, Gargano concerts and Mother’s Day specials at restaurants all over the county that are sure to please. Call us at 570-6227700. We’re happy to help you find the best local shopping and dining for any occasion.

I say this often, but it bears ingredients these folks offer repeating so I will repeat it. will make any gathering Shopping locally is more you’re planning a delicious success. Be sure to tell them than just convenient. When you shop at locally owned we sent you!

May ushers in warm sun- businesses in your commushine and bright skies, which nities, you put revenue back also make it the perfect time into your community.

Studies show that for for bikes (and taking photos every $100 spent at a chain for that matter). The imporstore, a mere $13 goes back tant thing is to get outside! into the community. ConIf you go to www.schuylversely, the same $100 spent kill.org or stop by the visiat a hometown business cirtors center, you’ll find the culates $45 back into the online Schuylkill Trail Directory, Schuylkill County community.

Unique, high-quality gifts Outdoor Recreation Map, benefit our communities and Appalachian Trail Map, Schuylkill River National & way of life. What better way to truly give! Maybe mom State Heritage Area Map, would like art lessons at Schuylkill River Trail Map Walk In Art Center in and State Parks brochure.

Schuylkill Haven or a memThese resources will help bership to the Schuylkill you with your plans to get County Historical Society or out and enjoy our plentiful outdoor recreation opportu- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary?

Coal Mine Tap Room

570-628-3207

Chamberlaine Ave., Pottsville

Pierogies.....3/$1.50, $4.49/doz.

Tuna Hoagie...................$3.99

St. Clair • 8AM to 8PM • 570-429-1470

Friday

Baby Shrimp Parmigiana Over Angel Hair $8.95 Cajun Ocean Catfish $9.95 BBQ St Louis Ribs 1/2 Rack $10.95 - Full Rack $15.95

BUFFET DINNER

Reservations Only

Friday

Weekend Specials

PINE VIEW ACRES

RESTAURANT & COCKTAIL LOUNGE

Tues., May 6th 4-7:30 pm Roast Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Cole Slaw & Corn Bread $6.00 plus tax

DELCAMP’S

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

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

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

Perhaps she’d enjoy a beautiful work of art from Mud & Maker or, better yet, lessons!

There are all sorts of gifts on hand in Schuylkill County. You could grab mom tickets to the next Gabriel Chamber Ensemble concert. Personally, I would love a gift certificate from Pristine Cleaning or The Beehive Salon & Spa. I’ll bet your mom would, too!

Golf lessons or certificates from Mountain Valley, Hidden Valley & White Birch make great gifts, memories and experiences. There’s really no limit to the selection of exceptional gift choices that will make mom happy and keep you shopping locally. When shopping locally, you’re investing locally.

Along more traditional lines you can shop an abundance of county retailers for a host of festive gifts, including Mach’s Gut Candle Barn, The Arts Barn, Pioneer Evergreen & Forget-Me-Not Florist, Framing Mad, Murphy Jewelers, Healthy Habits Natural Market, Lessie’s Garden & Gift Shop, Peace Frog, Reading Stove Co., Shakey’s Gun Shop, Emma’s Friends

Saturday

3 Cheese Cavatappi with Bacon & Broccoli $8.95 Breaded Pork Chops $9.95 Steak Tips- with Onion & Mushroom $12.95

STEVE’S

14-16 Sunbury St. • Minersville

Fri. May 2 - “Accouco” Sat. May 3 - “Nick Chikotas” 570-366-1914

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

SUNDAYS BIG BREAKFAST BUFFET

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

Sunday

Sunday Breakfast

Sat., May 3rd “LOOKER” Sun., May 4th.

“SWINGMASTER POLKA BAND”

Creamed Chipped Beef Sticky Bun French Toast

570-544-6096 Weekend Special

Eggs, Homefries & Ham

Breakfast Served All Day

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

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

Chicken & Waffles $8.95 Pot Roast $9.95 Fried Flounder & Shrimp $12.95

Soaps & Lotions, Schaeffer’s Harley-Davidson, Hawk Valley General Store & Garden, The Crafty Fly Gift Shop with Liza-Beth’s Tea Room and Pine Creek Country Gardens, among others.

Don’t forget to take mom out to eat. There’s nothing I like better than a lovely meal that I didn’t cook. Places like 3C’s Family Restaurant, Oak Hill Inn, Myrtle May’s Cafe, The Red Lion Cafe, Raudy’s Tavern, Francesco’s Ristorante, The Greystone, Roma Pizzeria & Restaurant, The Brickhouse Grill, Vito’s Coal-Fired Pizza, Port Clinton Hotel (fabulous burgers!) and so many others have wonderful Mother’s Day specials that are sure to please.

May brings us a juggernaut of activities and events that span a wide range of interests for all ages. Here are just a few: Kiwanis’ Fore Kids Golf Tournament at Hidden Valley today; Schuylkill County Predators Football at the Simon Kramer, Saturday; Warbler Weekend at Hawk Mountain, today through Sunday; Family Fun Fishing Event at Sweet Arrow Lake County

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 MAY SPECIALS

Cranberry Chicken $9.95 Pork Chops $9.95

LUNCH SPECIALS

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich $4.95 w/ Fries $6.70

Chicken Wings $6.95 doz. Everyday

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Park, Sunday; Minor Notes Chorale Concert at Trinity Episcopal, Pottsville, Saturday; Spring Wildflower Walk at Frog Hollow in Friedensburg, Saturday; Wee Ones Walk at Hawk Mountain, May 8; Schuylkill Choral Society Goes Country, May 10 at Schuylkill Haven Area High School; Sovereign Majestic presents Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” May 9 through 11; Mother’s Day Plant Sale at Hope Hill Lavender Farm, May 10 and 11; Second Sunday Brunch at The Maid’s Quarters, May 11; Spring Bird Walk, May 11 and Photo Safari, May 13, both at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park; Mother’s Day Breakfast at Mountain Valley, May 11; Schuylkill County Historical Society’s Who do you think you are? Genealogy Class, May 17; Frog Hollow Fun Day, May 17; Bear Creek Festival, May 18 at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, Summit Station; Spring Fling at Benigna’s Creek Winery and Please see MAY, Page 8

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LEGION POST 374 42 S.Tulpehocken St. Pine Grove

570-345-8050 FRIDAY 4-7 PM

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Haddock w/ Mac & Cheese Smoked Chicken Fettuccine Pig Wings SATURDAY MACKEREL BREAKFAST 7-11 AM SATURDAY 8-11 PM

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Big dreams chased at casino

Dear Mark: My wife plays slots only one way. She chases a highend jackpot. If that does not happen — which it has not in more than 20 years since she last won $20,000 — she always ends up going home broke. Any chance you can write a column on her playing style? I hope that it will help change her ways.

Norm L. All players who enter the friendly confines of a casino have but one incentive: the expectation of winning some money. For most, it usually involves just coming out ahead. For others, like your wife, winning money only means hitting a substantial jackpot.

The problem with her style of playing is that her expectations are set far too high.

Sizable jackpots, Norm, are not easy to hit. When you start chasing them, the consequences are coming home tapped out, and an unhappy camper to boot. When it comes to winning, your wife has arbitrarily upped the ante to a significant jackpot, and nothing else.

Your wife could have more fun if she would change her mindset to that of, if you win a little, or only break even, then that’s a win. Let the jackpots come when they may.

Going for broke every time you visit a casino will result in just that, going broke.

The determination to preserve profits from a gambling

Mark Pilarski Deal Me In

session requires discipline.

One strategy is to always set loss limits and REASONABLE win goals. You do this through control and learning to walk with $200-$300 in winnings, meager as that may seem in her El Dorado theory of winning.

It is crucial to never allow the casino’s biggest ally, greed, to dictate your gambling character. Greed will never allow you to quit when you are ahead. Winning $200, $300 or even a bit more is possible, but prudently walking with it is far more difficult.

When you are ahead against the casino, the house doesn’t beat you, you end up beating yourself.

Lady Luck, Norm, is very fickle. When it strikes, it means that for that one moment, someone just happened to be in the right place, at the right time.

she comes out ahead.

Anne C. Within the casino, Anne, you see it all the time, the slot player who filters winloss information. Your friend seems to be focused only on her wins and is losing track of how much she is actually spending. This creates a skewed view on the amount that she won, compared to what she spent for playing.

Walk up behind many a player and they will vociferously proclaim “I’m up,” by simply pointing to the credit meter. Yet, if this were true, then how could you explain the huge profits made by casinos, especially with their highest return coming from slot machines?

In reality, far too many players are surprised when they find out just how much they have actually invested into a machine versus what they actually won.

A simplified, verifiable accounting method is this. I walked in the casino with X number of dollars, and I walked out with this amount. Guesstimating, Anne, always makes for poor bookkeeping.

Gambling wisdom of the week

“I don’t believe in hunches. Hunches are for dogs Dear Mark: making love.”

Why does my friend always — Amarillo Slim, think that she wins at slots in Fast Company (1975) the casino? Personally, I think (Pilarski can be reached at she loses far more often than pilarski@markpilarski.com)

Focused on wins

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Vineyard, May 17; Galen Glen “Winery Wine in Bloom Tours,” May 17 and 18 and No. 9 Mine’s Miners’ Oldfashioned Memorial Day Picnic, May 25.

Finally, don’t forget the kielbasi! The annual Kielbasi Festival, an event designed to celebrate our region’s most popular eastern European dish, is May 17 in Shenandoah!

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The winner of which takes home the much coveted pig trophy. What a way to kick off the summer! STO LAT!

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